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In praise of hemp – as textile, as paper, as food source
Seeing the above graphic on Facebook recently (source wasn't credited) reignited my longstanding frustration over our global failure to switch (back) to hemp as a major source for textiles, paper and food. (This article is about the hemp plant, not the marijuana plant. See more comments on this at bottom.)
I use hemp fabric in my textile work, but I find it far too difficult to source. Hemp is in some ways similar to linen, though I find that it's less wrinkly, it's very strong, it improves with washing, and it has a more modern look. I use it as the backing for geometric quilts that I produce as well as for other purposes. But if I want to order it, I usually have to buy fabric that's imported from China. And the selection of colours and suppliers is small.
I find hemp's rarity extremely disturbing considering that hemp production could solve many of the environmental problems we now face. Hemp is an extremely productive plant with a small carbon and environmental footprint. Its seeds are remarkably nutritious, it produces some of the best and strongest fibre around for both textiles and paper, it is extremely insect and disease resistant (unlike cotton), and requires far less irrigation and energy to grow. And yet it has been the victim of idiotic legislation and (apparently) lobbies from competing industries.
As someone commented on Facebook about the above graphic, "With record drought and water bans throughout North America this summer, growing hemp requires a tiny fraction of the water that cotton does. So it's a great crop in coping with the consequences of climate change." Not to mention helping with the causes of that climate change.
On a related note, people in the developed world need to stop buying throwaway clothes made from poor fabrics with no longevity. On average, we each buy and discard 60 kg each of textiles each year, and almost all of them are made in an extremely toxic and energy-unsustainable manner. 60 kilograms! I have never understood why the textile industry gets such a free ride on this in the arena of public opinion. Elizabeth Cline's book Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion deals with this topic. If you're interested there is an very good Metafilter thread on this topic, full of resources.
There is a working farm near Grand Forks, BC where they have been slowly hybridizing hemp for their own local climate, and promoting hemp fabric and clothing. I have written about Joybilee Farm before. The owners also host North America's only English-speaking hemp festival (which means there must be one in Quebec too). The two photos of hemp here are courtesy of Joybilee Farm. The photo below shows the old hand method of "rippling" hemp plants.
NOTE: for those who don't know, the hemp used to produce textiles, paper and nutritional seeds does not contain THC or at least any amount that's chemically significant or can produce mind-altering effects. However, it has long been suspected that the relationship between the hemp plant and the marijuana plant acted as a deterrent to the domestic hemp industry. It is worth reading this discussion by David P. West, a US plant expert and author of Fiber Wars: the Extinction of Kentucky Hemp. The discussion was commissioned by the North American Industrial Hemp Council.
Hemp growing is now technically legal in Canada, but they don't make it easy. The Government of Canada has put out a FAQ on hemp production. If you look closely, it's not nearly legal enough:
"Hemp production was prohibited in Canada in 1938 under the Opium and Narcotic Drug Act as part of a combined international battle against the abuse of THC and other controlled substances. Although the prohibition was relaxed briefly during World War II when traditional sources of fibres were unavailable, the prohibition was renewed after the war. Since 1961, Health Canada has allowed limited production in Canada for scientific research purposes."
If the close relationship between hemp and marijuna is preventing serious agriculture of the former, it's yet another reason to legalize marijuana. This post isn't a thinly disguised personal mission to legalize pot for personal reasons (I'm allergic to it and would always rather have a cocktail). But I believe strongly in its legalization—and so do the former mayors and police chiefs of Vancouver. The fact that marijuana is B.C.'s 2nd largest industry but cannot be taxed is producing problems of epic proportions for our province. You can't have an illegal industry of that size without experiencing high levels of organized crime, related political corruption, the distorted policy of building money-laundering casinos everywhere as a form of covert taxation, fantastically expensive police and court costs, and an empty treasury.
I have a question for people who know about this: were marijuana production to be legalized in Canada, could some of its byproducts also be used in the textile and paper industries, or are they ill-suited to that use? The marijuana crop in BC is huge yet only a portion of the plant is used in drug production. What about the rest? Anyone?
Hemp shirt, hemp pants by design label Kuyichi
Hemp fabric by Ecoki. This is a traditional rough milled look; hemp can also be very fine.


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A 21 y/o man presents to the ED with pain in right low quadrant (RLQ) , anorexia, nausea and vomiting. His abdomen is soft, with a mild tenderness in RLQ, the psoas sign is positive. The pain is aggravate by cough. You perform kindly a rectal examination with pain.
Are this signs useful for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis?
No clinical signs alone is able to rule in or out an acute appendicitis. Rectal examination, still diffused, is not of any utility.
May we need somwthing else?
Meta-analysis of the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of appendicitis
British Journal of Surgery 2004; 91: 28-37
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Dikembe have confirmed details for their upcoming album, Mediumship. The sophomore full-length is slated to be released this summer via Tiny Engines. A teaser for the record, along with the official tracklisting can be seen below. Tell us what you think!
Mediumship tracklisting
1. Even Bother
2. Hood Rat Messiah
3. Pelican Fly
4. Las Vegas Weather
5. Snakes In My Path
6. 24 Karats
7. Mad Frustrated
8. Donuts In A Six Speed
9.Gets Harder
10. Throw Lips
Pre-order information will be announced soon.


text: Capuchin Posted August 13, 2015 Amazing Cappy, that you caught one & was bitten by it. Stuff of nightmares! It was surprising, and a bloody nuisance, but not really frightening. He was just biting the fleshy bit between thumb and hand, probably because I was squeezing him too hard before I realized what was happening. It was kind of what might happen with a tiny kitten. The real question is, what happens now? If you die from a bat bite, you come back as a vampire. But what if it doesn't kill you? I know if you survive being bitten by a werewolf, you change into one at the next full moon. Is there a similar rule for bats? There have been many full moons and a few blue moons since then, with no effect. I've even been, technically, dead (heart and lungs stopped for valve replacement) but, to date, no fangs or lusting after the pale necks of beautiful virgins (well . . . no more than before I was bitten). What does it take for a bat bite to kick in, or am I waiting in vain? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Multiple sclerosis, often called MS, is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system – the brain and spinal cord.
According to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, the exact cause of this disease is unclear. However, experts believe that the immune system plays a role in multiple sclerosis by attacking myelin, the fatty substance that coats and protects nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.
Without myelin, the brain and spinal cord cannot communicate properly with the nerves in the rest of the body.
Multiple sclerosis most commonly is first diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 and 40, but people can develop this disease at any age. Women are at a higher risk of developing the disease than men.
Other factors that may increase your risk of developing multiple sclerosis include family history, viral infections, vitamin D deficiency, living in a temperate climate, smoking and certain autoimmune diseases like thyroid disease, Type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.
There are many symptoms of multiple sclerosis that may appear depending on the location of the affected nerve fibers. In addition, symptoms may differ from person to person.
Common symptoms include numbness or tingling sensations in the limbs, fatigue, muscle spasms, fuzzy or blurred vision, dizziness, loss of bladder and bowel control, urinary tract infections, slurred speech, lack of concentration and balance problems.
There is no proven cure for multiple sclerosis. However, your doctor may prescribe certain drugs to slow the progression of the disease and prevent and treat attacks. Plus, lifestyle changes and home remedies can help speed recovery from attacks and manage symptoms.
Here are the top 10 home remedies for multiple sclerosis.
1. Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar is beneficial for your health when you are suffering from MS. Its acetic acid content helps your body absorb more vitamins and minerals from the food you eat. It helps keep the body healthy and control infections that may trigger MS flares.
Add 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to a glass of water.
Mix in a little honey.
Drink this 2 times a day for a few days.
2. Ginger
Ginger can also help you deal with many symptoms of MS. Moreover, it plays a substantial role in guarding against brain oxidative stress and neurological diseases. This means regular use of ginger may even prevent MS.
Drink up to 3 cups of ginger tea daily. Add 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger root to boiling water and steep for a few minutes. Strain and add honey.
You can also add freshly grated ginger to salad dressings and marinades.
3. Chamomile
Chamomile is another popular remedy for MS due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting properties.
Add 2 teaspoons of dried chamomileto a cup of hot water. Cover and steep for 5 minutes, then strain it. Drink this relaxing tea twice daily.
You can also try chamomile baths to reduce tension and relax your muscles. Steep a handful of chamomile flowers in a small jar of hot water for 10 minutes. Pour the water into the bath. Soak in it for 15 to 20 minutes. Enjoy this bath a few times a week.
4. Indian Gooseberry (Amla)
In Ayurveda, amla is useful for treating symptoms of MS. It is rich in valuable nutrients and contains a high amount of vitamin C, a powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent. In addition, it strengthens the immune system to enable it to function optimally.
Eat 1 to 2 amla fruits daily. If the fruit is not available, drink 2 tablespoons of amla juice.
Another option is to have 1 teaspoon of dried amla powder with a glass of water every morning on an empty stomach.
5. Turmeric
Turmeric is a popular spice with neuro-protective and anti-inflammatory properties that can help alleviate MS symptoms and other autoimmune diseases.
According to a 2011 study published in the journal International Immunopharmacology, the compound curcumin in turmeric has bright prospects for the treatment of MS.
Include turmeric in your regular diet. You can take about 1 teaspoon of turmeric daily.
You can also take turmeric supplements, but only under the guidance of a doctor.
6. Ashwagandha
Another popular Ayurvedic herb used to treat MS is ashwagandha, also known as withania somnifera or Indian ginseng. This herb helps stimulate the brain and boost immune power. Moreover, it helps reduce symptoms like pain, fatigue, stress and anxiety.
Mix 1 teaspoon of ashwagandha powder in a glass of warm milk or water and drink it every morning.
Another option is to take this herb in supplement form after consulting your doctor.
Note: Do not use ashwagandha if you have high blood pressure.
7. Ginkgo Biloba
Several herbalists believe that ginkgo biloba is also effective in the treatment of various MS symptoms. It can help fight fatigue, reduce muscle pain and improve cognitive functions.
Most people can safely take ginkgo biloba in supplement form. The standard dosage is 40 to 80 mg 3 times daily. However, as ginkgo biloba may interact with certain medications, it is best to ask a doctor before taking this supplement.
8. Omega-3 Fatty Acids
According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), a type of omega-3 fatty acid called DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) helps improve blood flow, muscle activity and brain function. In addition, DHA helps protect the central nervous system, hence it is useful in the treatment of MS.
Take fish oil supplements daily. You can also take DHA supplements under the guidance of a physician.
Include more fatty fish, eggs, cheese, milk, yogurt, walnuts, flaxseeds, and pumpkin seeds in your diet to increase your intake of essential fatty acids.
9. Vitamin D
A proper level of vitamin D in the body can help in both prevention and treatment of MS. Vitamin D deficiency can contribute to the onset of MS as well as symptom flare-ups. Moreover, the body needs vitamin D to absorb calcium and fight osteoporosis, a common MS complication.
The main source of vitamin D is the sun. Enjoy 15 to 20 minutes of early morning sunlight daily.
Also, include foods high in vitamin D in your diet. Some good sources of vitamin D are fatty fish, mushrooms, fortified milk, fortified cereals, orange juice, and cod liver oil.
You can also take a vitamin D supplement to help you get your proper daily dose. Consult your doctor for the correct dosage.
Note: Those suffering from MS must check their vitamin D level every 3 to 6 months.
10. Exercise
Regular exercise will help lower stress, help you be more relaxed and increase energy, balance and flexibility. In addition, regular exercise helps strengthen muscles and reduce spasticity.
Do mild exercises like walking, stretching and strengthening exercises.
You can also do low-impact aerobics and stationary bicycling.
Swimming or other water exercises are also good options. Avoid swimming in heated pools, though.
You can exercise on your own or with the help of a physical therapist.
Additional Tips
Avoid getting overheated as it can worsen the symptoms. Regularly drink cold beverages, stay indoors and avoid hot tubs.
Do not smoke and reduce your exposure to second hand smoke.
Eat plenty of fresh, organic fruits and vegetables.
Eat small meals at regular intervals to avoid fatigue from eating heavy meals.
Some people even suggest bee venom therapy for treating MS symptoms. However, before trying this, make sure that you are not allergic to bee venom.
Dilute ¼ cup of 100% unsweetened cranberry juice with 1 cup of water. Drink it once daily to prevent bladder infections.
Include yogurt in your diet to get calcium, an important mineral for a healthy nervous system.
Meditate to reduce fatigue and pain. Meditation involves using deep-breathing exercises that help keep you calm.
Yoga, tai chi and listening to music can also be beneficial in reducing MS symptoms.
Try acupuncture, acupressure and massage therapy to help reduce pain and induce relaxation.


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West Virginia chemical spill a blow to the economy
4 hospitalized, thousands remain without water
On the third day without clean tap water, business owners with empty dining rooms and quiet aisles of merchandise around West Virginia's capital were left to wonder how much of an economic hit they'll take from a chemical spill.
Most visitors have cleared out of Charleston while locals are either staying home or driving out of the area to find somewhere they can get a hot meal or a shower. Orders not to use tap water for much other than flushing toilets mean that the spill is an emergency not just for the environment but also for local businesses.
A water company executive said Saturday that it could be days before uncontaminated water is flowing again for about 300,000 people in nine West Virginia counties. The uncertainty means it's impossible to estimate the economic impact of the spill yet, said the leader of the local chamber of commerce.
Virtually every restaurant was closed Saturday, unable to use water to prepare food, wash dishes or clean employees' hands. Meanwhile, hotels had emptied and foot traffic was down at many retail stores.
"I haven't been able to cook anything at home and was hoping they were open," Bill Rogers, 52, said outside a closed Tudor's Biscuit World in Marmet, just east of Charleston. "It seems like every place is closed. It's frustrating. Really frustrating."
In downtown Charleston, the Capitol Street row of restaurants and bars were locked up. Amid them, The Consignment Company was open, but business was miserable. The second-hand shop's owner said she relies on customers who come downtown to eat and drink.
"It's like a ghost town," Tammy Krepshaw said. "I feel really bad for all my neighbors. It's sad."
It's like a ghost town.- Tammy Krepshaw, Charleston resident
The person she doesn't feel bad for is Freedom Industries President Gary Southern, who told reporters the day before that he was having a long day and quickly wrapped up a news conference on the chemical spill so he could fly out of the area.
"People want answers. They deserve answers," Krepshaw said.
At Charleston's Yeager Airport, a combined 7 inbound and outbound flights were cancelled. The reason for the cancellations was an agreement between the airlines and unions for flight crews and pilots that hotels meet a certain threshold of service, and the lack of water violates the agreement, said airport spokesman Brian Belcher. Arrangements were being made to house flight personnel in hotels about 65 kilometres away.
Licorice-type odour in tap water
The emergency began Thursday, when complaints came in to West Virginia American Water about a licorice-type odour in the tap water. The source: the chemical 4-methylcyclohexane methanol that leaked out of a 150,000 litre tank at a Freedom Industries facility along the Elk River. State officials said Saturday they believe about 28,000 litres leaked from the tank — boosting their estimate by more than 7,500 litres from previous days. Some of the chemical was contained before flowing into the river; it's not clear exactly how much entered the water supply.
It could take days for clean tap water to flow again. First, water sample test results must consistently show that the chemical's presence in the public water system is at or below 1 parts per million, the level recommended by federal agencies, West Virginia American Water President Jeff McIntyre said Saturday at a news conference.
Thirty-two people sought treatment at area hospitals for symptoms such as nausea. Of those, four people were admitted to the Charleston Area Medical Center but their conditions weren't available Saturday.
Federal authorities, including the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, opened an investigation into Thursday's spill.
By Saturday morning, FEMA said it had delivered about 50 truckloads of water, or a million liters, to West Virginia for distribution at sites including fire departments.
Businesses take financial blow
There's no question businesses have been hurt — particularly restaurants and hotels, said Matt Ballard, president of the Charleston Area Alliance, the state's largest regional chamber of commerce.
"I don't know that it can be quantified at this point because we don't know how long it will last," Ballard said. "I'm hoping a solution by early next week so business can get back to normal."
While restaurants are having the most trouble, the effect ripples to other businesses, Ballard said. When people go out to dinner, they also shop. And restaurant workers who miss paychecks aren't spending as much money.
The Alliance is urging business owners to check their insurance policies to see if they can make claims over lost sales. It plans to hold workshops to assist businesses with those issues, Ballard said.
State officials were working Saturday on alternative sources of water that may allow restaurants to reopen. Several businesses that had arranged other sources of water were inspected Saturday.
"We will work around the clock, 24-7, and try to open ... as many businesses as possible in the next couple of days," said Dr. Rahul Gupta, health officer for the Kanawha-Charleston and Putnam County boards of health.
Bottled water shortage
Authorities' efforts to provide water weren't enough to quell some residents' anger toward the company.
Patricia Mason, a retired 54-year-old teacher, searched all day Friday for bottled water, but didn't find any until the next day. She was frustrated and blamed the company.
"It seems like no one watches these companies. They get away with this all the time, and we're the ones who pay for it. We're the ones who are suffering. It's just wrong," she said.


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By Lauren Benedict
As she was tucking her five-year-old son into bed, Cathy told him he should pray. He responded, "Mom, God doesn't answer prayers." He was referring to his unanswered prayer for God to help starving kids in Africa. Shocked, Cathy replied, "Sometimes we have to be the answer to prayer. Sometimes we have to be part of the answer." Convicted by her 5-year old son's prayer to help others, she began her journey of being God's hands and feet, in particular, through advocacy!
In the spring of 2010, Cathy attended a Women of Vision – a volunteer ministry of World Vision – Heart of the Matter Study, where she learned why God sent Jesus into the world: "The Spirit of the Lord is on me because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free" (Luke 4:18). She also learned about mothers around the world who, just like her, wanted fullness of life for their kids. As a mother of four young children, her heart was broken by the injustices, and she recognized that the Spirit of the Lord is upon her, too.
With organizations like World Vision supporting her, Cathy finds advocacy easy to do, even amongst the chaos of daily life. By subscribing to the World Vision Advocacy Newsletter, Cathy receives emails about the issues and is prompted to take action. With the click of a button, she can easily sign a petition, send her Congressperson an email or tweet, or call them using a phone script in between her activities. Advocacy is also something she can share with her friends and family, which makes it enjoyable! By simply educating them about the issues, they were eager to learn more and help. Her family has gotten involved in all kinds of ways, including writing letters to the President, organizing community events, and publishing pieces in their local paper! Cathy also has a group of friends through Women of Vision, where they have a monthly advocacy call and promote advocacy actions via social media. Cathy says, "Organizing a circle of like-minded individuals to tackle these projects is fun and less burdensome. Ask God to connect you with like-minded believers then hang on for an adventure!"
One of Cathy's favorite ways to advocate is to call or meet with her federal Congressional Representatives. She'll admit that it was intimidating at first, but the reality of it is that most elected public servants appreciate hearing about bills regarding important humanitarian issues. Plus, your one phone call or meeting is often worth 100 since many people do not call, yet still feel the same way you do.
Cathy's efforts are not wasted – she was able to help make the Girls Count Act, Water for the World Act, and Trafficking Victims Prevention Reauthorization Act become laws through her advocacy!
If you are considering advocacy, but are still hesitant, Cathy wants you to know that even though the overall outcome is God's responsibility, He is asking us to be available and get involved as He leads.
Photo: (Photo courtesy of Cathy White.)


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NOTE: Before applying, review this document.
About Tutoring
Tutoring is an excellent way to improve communication and people skills, to learn to work in groups to set and accomplish goals, and to learn teaching skills that will be beneficial for future internships or jobs in academia or industry.
- Tutors work closely with faculty who can become mentors and references.
- Tutors play an important role in providing a quality education for other undergraduate students, and achieving the educational goals of the course.
- Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm, to mention just a few, have told us that the tutoring experience on a resume is highly valued, both for internships and for post-graduation job placement.
Position Description
A Tutor assists the instructor by providing tutoring to individual students or small groups of students who require additional help. A tutor, as needed, is expected to facilitate small group discussions, hold office hours and be accessible to students.
Minimum Eligibility Criteria:
- Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Must be enrolled in at least the second quarter at UCSD prior to APPLYING for a tutor position for the following quarter
- Earned a minimum grade of B in the course (or its equivalent) to which they are applying
- A student may not assist in a course in which they are enrolled
- Must be present ON CAMPUS beginning the first day of the quarter through the eGrades submission deadline.
- Note: the first day of the quarter does not always coincide with the first day of instruction. Please review the calendar here. You must be on campus no later than the date that corresponds with "___ Quarter begins"
- You are expected to stay on campus through the eGrades submission deadline. You may view the deadlines here.
- All students must enroll in CSE 95 the first quarter of being a Tutor in a CSE course
Application Timeline
Please note that all timelines are approximate, unless otherwise stated.
|For participation in:
|Application Opens
|Applicants Notified of Decision
|On or around Monday of Week 7 in Spring Quarter
|On or around Friday of Week 1 of Summer Session II
|On or around Friday of Week 5 of Fall Quarter
|On or around Friday of Week 9 of Fall Quarter
|On or around Friday of Week 5 of Winter Quarter
|On or around Friday of Week 9 of Winter Quarter
|On or around Monday of Week 3 in Spring Quarter
|On or around Friday of Week 9 of Spring Quarter
Application Process
- Determine if you are eligible to serve as a tutor by reviewing the criteria above.
- After determining your eligibility, before doing anything else, be sure to review instructors contact preferences here.
- Review your planned academic schedule for the upcoming quarter to help mitigate scheduling conflicts.
- Apply online. The link can be found at the bottom of this page, and it is updated quarterly.
- Thoroughly complete the online application.
- List your course preferences.
- Submit your application prior to the priority deadline. The priority deadline will be listed below each quarter and will be updated accordingly.
- Instructors review applications.
- Applicants are notified roughly according to the schedule outlined above.
- Please note that a verbal offer or offer via email from an instructor does not constitute an official offer of employment or any other type of employment contract. The only official notification is via the IA System (formerly ASES)
- Instructors indicate hiring preferences, but the Department makes the ultimate hire. An instructor promising you that you will be hired is not a guarantee of employment. You have not received any employment offer until you receive an email with a link to your appointment letter in the IA System. If you do not receive such an email, you have not received an employment offer.
- If you are selected for a position, you have seven days to respond to the offer before the offer is revoked.
- You must reply via the link in the email, i.e. you must indicate your acceptance or rejection of the position via the IA System. No other response will be recognized.
- If this is your first time serving as a tutor, you will need to complete new hire paperwork and enroll in CSE 95
- Please note that if you are not able to complete new hire paperwork prior to the start of your appointment, your offer may be revoked. Please be extremely conscientious of this when planning travel. If you are unable to complete new hire paperwork before the first day of classes in a given quarter, give serious thought as to whether you should apply.
Tutor Duties & Responsibilities
Actual duties for a particular course may vary and will be defined by the supervising instructor. Typical duties may include:
- Attend lectures and lab/discussion sections, where applicable
- Hold office hours and review/problem solving sessions, as needed
- Participate in review sessions using written content/slides generated by the instructor
- Proctor and grade exams
- Answer student questions related to course material transmitted via email, asked in person, or posted in an online forum, e.g. Piazza
- Meet regularly with the instructor
- Attend Instructional Assistant meetings, i.e. tutor and TA meetings
- Other applicable duties as assigned by the instructor
Tutor Performance Expectations
Tutors are evaluated by the instructor of the course and by the students enrolled in the course via online evaluation surveys conducted at the end of the quarter.
Tutors are expected to be punctual, communicative and respectful. Tutors are expected to be present for all mandatory meetings and are expected to be physically on campus for the entire time period as outlined in the appointment letter. If a tutor is not available for any amount of time in the appointment period, they are subject to dismissal or having their application cancelled. To clarify, tutors must be present ON CAMPUS beginning with the first day of the quarter through the eGrades submission deadline. Please note that the first day of the quarter does not always coincide with the first day of instruction, it is often before then. Please review the calendar here. You must be on campus no later than the date that corresponds with "___ Quarter begins." Additionally, you are expected to stay on campus through the eGrades submission deadline. You may view the deadlines here.
Tutors must read, understand, and abide by the UC San Diego Principles of Community.
Tutor Workload
Undergraduate Tutors typically commit an average of 5-10 hours per week to their assignment (55-110 total hours in the quarter). However, some appointments are for fewer than 5 hours per week. Appointments should not exceed 10 hours per week, on average. Most of the hours are accrued during the 10-week quarter and finals week. If your instructor asks that you work BEFORE the start date on your appointment letter, contact the department IMMEDIATELY. Do NOT work before the start date outlined in your appointment letter.
Your appointment percentage will represent a weekly average, e.g. 25% is 10 hours per week on average. However, some weeks you may work 20 hours and some weeks you may not work at all (both cases are rare, but this is to illustrate a point).
Do NOT exceed your total quarterly hours. If you feel that your faculty supervisor is requesting more time than you have been assigned, please contact the department immediately for a confidential consultation. Be very conscious of your time cards, and be honest and accurate in your time reporting. Record and report actual time worked. Do not report average or expected time worked. Time cards should only reflect hours actually worked. Submit your time cards on time so that you can be paid on time.
CSE 95 - Tutor Apprenticeship
A 2-unit course, CSE 95 - Tutor Apprenticeship, is required of all first-time tutors in the CSE Department, regardless of past experience. In CSE 95, tutors receive individual and group mentoring and training on how to be an effective tutor. This course helps tutors develop the skills and tools necessary to be effective in their roles. To be eligible to take CSE 95 you must have been offered and accepted a position as a tutor in the CSE Department.
CSE 95 is never waived under any circumstances. If you want to serve as a tutor, it is extremely important that you schedule your courses around CSE 95. There are no exceptions for waiving or delaying CSE 95 if it doesn't "fit with your schedule." Additionally, a requirement of CSE 95 is that you attend the course you are tutoring for, so you will need to make sure that both CSE 95 and the course that you are tutoring for fit into your schedule.
Employment Information
- NEVER, under ANY circumstances, work before you receive an appointment letter and before you are hired or rehired. If you are not sure if you need to complete new hire or rehire paperwork, before doing ANYTHING else, please contact the Tutor Coordinator at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- A CSE team member will contact you by email if you must attend an employee new hire or rehire session. NOTE: Even if you have worked for CSE before, or anywhere else on campus, does not mean you are still active in the Payroll system. Typically students are separated from Payroll over summer and need to be rehired in Fall. Please take this into account when planning your return to campus in Fall Quarter.
- Undergraduate Tutors employed in title code 2860 are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between UC San Diego and the ASE/UAW.
- Undergraduate Tutors are paid biweekly and must submit time cards via MyTime. A team member will provide information on pay dates and time card submission.
- Names and addresses of all Academic Student Employees (ASE) are released to the UAW each quarter as a condition of employment in title code 2860.
- See the Graduate Division website for additional information concerning Academic Student Employment (ASE).
Required Trainings
New tutors are required to complete the following MANDATORY trainings prior to working:
- UC Cyber Security Awareness Training
- UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Staff
- General Compliance Briefing: UC Ethical Values and Conduct
- Injury and Illness Prevention Program


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Tournaments are the soul of quizbowl. Big or small, a well-run tournament with a competitive field is is what makes all the hard work coaches and players put into quizbowl worthwhile. GATA is committed to helping coordinators host well-run tournaments.
GATA has several documents available for download that the aspiring tournament host could find useful, including our tournament hosting guide, rules and formats guide, and our tips for readers and scorekeepers. Additionally we try to put potential hosts in touch with members who have experience hosting tournaments, as well as volunteers to help make sure the tournament runs smoothly.
GATA also hosts several tournaments throughout the year. GATA rules allow up to 5 players per team. High School tournaments include extra points for very early buzzes (powers), but no point deduction for early misses (negs). For more information, you can find a copy of the GATA tournament rules here.
List of Tournaments in Georgia
This is a list of tournaments that includes both GATA and non-GATA tournaments. While most are in Georgia, some tournaments that Georgia teams may want to attend are also included.
GATA Tournaments
Information about tournaments hosted by GATA, including the state championship tournaments.


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Places to visit in Chittorgarh
The city of Chittorgarh is a very popular state of Rajasthan. The name itself implicates royalty. But along with this it is also very popular for its sacrifice and bravery stories. You will get to hear lots of stories related to the heroism of the Kings and rulers of this place. These legends are not only men but many women legends are included in the list. If you are planning to make a trip to Rajasthan then do not skip this beautiful place. The best place when you can visit Chittorgarh is winters. You will be able to enjoy the most in this climate.
Monuments / Historical Places / Sightseeing in Chittorgarh
Chittorgarh have lots of destinations that must be visited on your journey.
The Chittorgarh Fort is one such fort of Rajasthan that still have the feel of heroism and sacrifice in it. You will be able to feel it once you enter the fort. Passing by a zigzag road of about a kilometer you will get to see the entrance of this gigantic fort. Before reaching the main gate, which is known as Surajpol, you will have to first pass by seven huge gates. In between you will get to see cenotaphs which were build in the honor of Kula and Jaimal who died in mid 15th century.
The next destination that you can visit in Chittorgarh is Vijay Stambh. This is a tower build by the well known Maharana Kumbha in about 14th century. This tower is a 9 storey one which is about 37 meters high. In order to reach the terrace you will have to climb up around 160 steps. You will be able to see the most amazing view of Chittorgarh from the terrace.
Then you have another tower which should not be skipped at all. It is the Kirti Stambh and it was constructed as a dedication of Lord Aadinath who is the First Jain Tirthankar. This is a seven story building and is more than 20 meters in height. It was built in 12th century by a Jain merchant.
Within the Fort of Chattisgarh you will find a very huge monument known as Rana Kumbha Palace. The queen Padmini self immolated herself along with many other women so that their pride is protected.
Then you have Padmini Palace which is a palace where Alauddin Khilji saw the strikingly beautiful manifestation of the Queen and decided to win her at any cost. This led to the Jauhar, which is self immolation, of the queen at the Kumbha Palace.
Tourists Attractions
Chittorgarh Tourist Places
How to reach
In order to reach Chittorgarh you need to choose either the rail route or the roadway because there is no airport near by except for Delhi. Therefore if you land at Delhi you will either have to take a rail route or reach there via roads. There are frequent trains passing from Chittorgarh and have a very frequent bus service from Kota. Ajmer, Udaipur, Bundi etc.


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Pete currently holds the Series 7 and 66 security registrations through LPL Financial, as well as licenses to represent life and health insurance products. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and holds a Master of Engineering, both from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is currently pursuing the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation. Pete and his family live in the Overland Park area. He is active in the community through serving as the Treasurer and board member for the Thomas P. O'Sullivan Family Foundation and volunteering with the Girl Scouts of America's outdoor activities programs. Pete enjoys cycling, golf and tennis.


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How will you protect your client's network?
Learn why protecting your network is an essential part of good network design. Network protection goes beyond firewalls to include business rules, policies and procedures.
Q: How will you protect your client's network?
When people hear that question, most people think about firewalls and their [company's] connection to the Internet. But protecting the network is something that needs to be thought of throughout all parts of design -- it affects more than just how you connect to the Internet. Security really can't be an afterthought. For example, yes, there should be a firewall between the company and the Internet, or maybe distributed firewalls, where you have a firewall in each office. But how do you provide VPN access? How do road warriors connect back into the network? Are you doing it in a secure, encrypted way so that you're not exposing the company?
There are other [network] protection issues. For example, how are your technicians going to connect to the equipment to do maintenance? Are they going to type passwords in plain text, or will they use encrypted protocols? And if your technicians have passwords to these boxes, how do they share those passwords?
Also, do you have some sort of password escrow policy? Every time you change the password, do you give it to the client? And then there's issues with how you give it to them: Do you email it? Do you email it using an encrypted email client? Do you put it in a sealed envelope and put it in your safe?
Finally, how are you going to do security patches? It used to be that we didn't think so much about patching hardware, but now hardware has more software in it than a lot of our PCs: the largest of the Cisco routing products have a more complicated operating system than on my laptop. These operating systems often have high-priority security patches, so it's important to come up with some kind of security policy. Typically machines that are exposed to the Internet need to be patched faster than other machines, so I've been at sites where there's a service-level agreement (SLA) created that [indicates] equipment with direct Internet access would be upgraded within hours or days of a new patch, while with the other equipment there's a monthly or quarterly patch cycle. Or maybe the vendor was more risk-averse and just decided that the internal equipment would only get a patch for either some kind of emergency or if there was a specific fix that was needed. Otherwise the software would just [be left] alone.


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When it comes to collaborate with local communities to think, design and code the apps people need, the city of Hong Kong has launched several initiatives fully aligned with SCAH's mantra (e.g. to use the city as a platform where public interest services are developed and offered by citizens to citizens and where the use of open data and open platform enable to mobilize the local community into finding solutions to local problems in a constructive entrepreneurship-driving process).
In their own words:
"The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) launched the public sector information (PSI) portal in 2011 to make available PSI in digital formats facilitating commercial or non-commercial re-use free-of-charge.
This initiative helps open up new business opportunities, bring convenience to the public, enhance the quality of living and even generate social benefits. Many popular mobile apps in Hong Kong make use of PSI to deliver cherished information and services on a user-friendly platform. The most common data used include traffic snapshots, weather, air quality, etc. Through these apps, users can plan their routes based on real-time traffic situation or their activities based on weather and air quality information. So far, over 70 mobile applications or solutions have been developed by the industry and most of them are free for download.
The HKSAR Government had rolled out two publicity campaigns in 2012 and 2014, comprising a series of PSI promotional activities, talks, training courses, application competitions and exhibitions. The campaigns aimed to raise the awareness of PSI among application developers, tertiary students and the general public, and to encourage its re-use. More than 4 000 people participated in the events.
To further step up the release of PSI, the Financial Secretary of HKSAR Government announced in the 2015-16 Budget that from 2015 onwards, all free online government information will be released in digital formats. In order to provide a larger and more flexible platform for departments to release data, the HKSAR Government launched the revamped PSI portal "data.gov.hk" in early 2015 to encourage more creative re-use of data. The portal now provides more than 4 000 datasets in 18 broad categories such as weather, health, population and transport."


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Have you ever thought about selling on eBay to make a bit of extra cash? If you ask anyone I know, they'll tell you I'm a big fan of eBay.
Why do I love it so much?
You can sell pretty much anything on there, that's why and it's so easy!
Do you want to start making money by selling on eBay as well? But you're not sure where to start? Hopefully, this guide will help you out!
I started selling on eBay by flipping a Primark handbag.
The bag was on sale for £1 in one of their bargain bins back in college (yes, Primark has sales and bargain bins!)
It turns out it was a bit of an impulse purchase and not my style one bit.
I didn't just want to throw it away, so I decided to stick it on eBay and see what happened.
So put it on auction and got £12 for it in the end and from that point on, I was hooked! Since then I've been flipping anything I can find on eBay.
Things to do before you start selling on eBay
1. Have a massive declutter
To start selling on eBay, you're going to need some stuff to sell. If you're looking for things to flog on eBay, your home is a fab place to start.
You can sell anything from clothes to electronics and even unwanted toiletries! If you have a few things you'd like to sell on, I think a decluttering session can be really useful.
Every now and then, I like to have a good decluttering session to sort my life out. I get everything out, throw it all on the bed and then go from there.
Then I put things into four boxes when I do this:
- Keep
- eBay
- Car boot / donate
- Throw away
It's a great little system that will stop you feeling overwhelmed if you have a lot to go through. Now I'm not saying go and sell everything you own.
Just look at things you've not worn in let's say a year or unwanted pressies that are gathering dust in your loft.
Think about all the times you've said to yourself:
'I'll keep hold of this dress in case I lose a few pounds and can fit back into it'
'My parents got me this camera for my birthday 10 years ago, I can't possibly sell it!'
'I'll keep this box of stuff in the cupboard because I'll probably need it in case (insert denial here)'
Sound familiar?
You have to be pretty strict on yourself when you're decluttering!
Just think about all the lovely cash you'll make and all the room you'll have for items you actually love in your home.
2. Set up your eBay & PayPal account
Before you get started selling on eBay, you'll need an eBay and a PayPal account.
Both are free to join and most buyers and sellers only accept PayPal payments.
So this is basically like your eBay currency and bank account, all rolled into one.
How to set up an eBay account:
Firstly, set up your eBay account and choose a username. This can be something quirky or simply your username with a few numbers.
Now it's time to set up your PayPal account.
You'll also need to link up your PayPal account to your eBay account which literally takes less than a minute:
- Go to 'My eBay' at the top of most eBay pages when you're logged in
- Click the Account tab
- Follow the 'PayPal Account' link on the left side of the page
- Click the Link My PayPal Account button
- You'll be asked to log into PayPal to finish linking your accounts
Now you're all set to start the fun part!
3. Research similar items selling on eBay
Before you go to all the effort of listing your item, it's good to check the demand is there.
After all, a quick sale means less clutter in closet and more cash in your pocket! To have a sneak peek at what similar items have sold for:
- log in to your account
- search for your item in the top search bar
- click the 'sold' and 'completed' section
This is a good way to get an idea of how to price your items and see what people are willing to pay.
You can also look at best-selling items on eBay on the homepage when you scroll down to trending items.
4. Take quality photos on your phone
I cannot stress how important photos are when selling on eBay.
They are the first thing that will entice your buyer so make sure your pics catch their eye.
You don't need a big fancy camera for this, you can take nice photos of your items on your phone.
I have an iPhone 7 and the camera on that is good enough for me
. I've used my iPhone 4 and 5 previously and even they've been fine for selling on eBay. Here are some of the ways you can take your best pics.
Find the natural light in your home
Finding natural light is the best advice I can give, plus it doesn't cost a thing!
For me, the natural light comes through my kitchen window so I set up to takes pics there.
It stops your pics looking yellow and really helps your products look better to buyers.
Use a plain backdrop
Using a plain, light background will help catch the light and won't distract your buyers from looking at the lovely details on that fancy skirt or lovely tea set you're flogging.
Again, you don't need to rush out and buy a fancy backdrop. I use my white wall in my kitchen as a background for my pics for selling on eBay.
Take advantage of the 12 free photos
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words so imagine what story you can tell with 12 free photos??
Try and use all 12 photos or at least try to cover the details.
Say for example you're selling a dress, take the following pics:
- Front
- Back
- Sides
- Labels
- Any zips
- Quirky details like collar or embroidery
- Close up of any imperfections like marks
- Any pockets
- Buttons
It sounds like a lot of effort, but it's worth it to sell your items quicker!
Showcase any special features
If there's any unique element to your product, make sure you photograph it.
If you're selling a Moroccan print rug, have a close up of the print.
Selling a Beanie Baby that has a tag error? People are going to want proof. You get the idea 🙂
Include pics of any flaws
Just like showcasing your item's features, you'll also want to be completely transparent about any flaws.
If your item has a mark or a hole, you can still sell it most times.
Your item just might not go for as much. It's better to be completely honest, though.
Style your items
This is completely optional but sometimes if I have a nice skirt, I'll pop a shirt on with it or add a bag with a jacket.
I find this really helps buyers see themselves in the clothes I'm selling on eBay.
Always remember to put in your description the items that are and aren't included to cover yourself. E.g. bag not included.
Just in case they think they're getting the whole outfit!
5. Work out your fees before you list your items
You get 20 free listings on eBay every month.
After that, you'll be charged an insertion fee for selling on eBay (35p) and 10% of the final value of the item when it sells.
There also PayPal fees, which are 3.4% of the entire transaction plus 20p. Different fees apply to different categories, such as eBay Motors, so be sure to check the fees for every eBay category.
It's so important to get these right so that it doesn't cut into your profit.
I got so giddy when I started selling that I completely forgot to factor in fees. Oops!
Your fees are definitely something to think about if you're looking to sell your item at auction, starting at 99p.
This can work really well if your item is a popular brand, but it can also mean your auction could end at 99p as well.
Think about it like this:
You sell a pair of shoes on auction but they only go for the 99p starting bid. Not a great start! Here are your fees from that sale:
- Insertion fee: 35p
- Final value fee: 10p
- Paypal fee: 23p
TOTAL = 68p So out of 99p, you've made a shocking 31p. Not much to show for all your hard work, eh?
If you're struggling with calculating your fees, I use this handy eBay fees calculator to make sure I get it right.
Expect an invoice from eBay every month with a total of your fees and just make sure you keep some of your funds aside to pay this.
5. Measure & weigh your items
A lot of couriers will ask you about the weight and size of your parcel so they can charge you the right amount.
It's best to have all this information ready before you list your item. I also use this handy Royal Mail size guide my sister got me for Christmas (bless her!) This helps me determine whether I can send my items as a large letter or a small package. You can use a number of couriers, but here are the prices of the most popular ones:
Using standard scales like these should suffice to weigh your general household items like clothes and electric stuff.
6. Stock up on postage & packaging supplies
It's good to stock up on some basic supplies before you head to the post office. What they charge for jiffy bags and parcel paper is absolutely ridiculous!
- Polybags – I like to use these cute polka dot ones but if they're too much for you, you can also get these grey ones
- Jiffy bags – I have a pack of these eBay branded padded jiffy bags for things that will fit through as a large letter
- Boxes – you can pick these up for free or ask friends and family, but if not then there are lots of boxes available on Amazon depending on what you're selling
- Tape – I buy tape in bulk so I've always got it, but you can pick it up from Poundland
- Parcel Paper – for bigger items, I wrap them up in this parcel paper from Amazon. It's really strong and thick so won't tear
- Bubble wrap – again try and get this for free, but if not pick up this one from Amazon to make sure you never run out
Listing your items for selling on eBay
Once your items are all good to go, it's time to start listing! Log in and at the top of your toolbar, hit 'sell' to get started.
Choose a category for your item
Enter some keywords and click search to look at the categories and select the one most relevant to your item.
You can only pick one for free so make sure you select the right one, which is often the one that eBay recommends.
Write descriptive titles with relevant keywords
Buyers will search for brand, name, size, condition and even the style of clothing.
If you want them to find your item, always think about what you would search for if you were looking for it yourself.
Words like 'authentic' 'vintage' and 'genuine' will glam up your title and people are more likely to look at a listing with an attractive title.
It's also good to learn the lingo, like a few eBay acronyms and buzz terms.
Here are the most popular eBay acronyms I like to use:
- BNIB (brand new in box)
- BNWT (brand new with tags)
- BNWOB (brand new without box)
- BIN (Buy it now)
- NWT (New with tags)
- VTG (Vintage)
Put it this way, what looks better to you? 'Ladies Marks & Spencer Twiggy Vintage 60s Dress Size 10 BNWT' OR 'ladies dress' I think I know which one I'd bet on for selling first!
Plus, you get an 80 eBay title character limit so it's best to fill this up with as much detail as possible.
Ditch words like 'pretty' or 'lovely' – they take up your character limit and won't necessarily drive viewers to your items.
List your items in season
You'll get more for a pair of sunglasses if you list them in Spring / Summer than you would in November.
Likewise, any Winter coats or jumpers will sell well around October – Feb rather than June.
Write a good, honest description
Like I said before, it's best to be honest and include as much detail on your item as possible.
Include a description of your item and make sure you include things like the size and any other relevant features. To measure your items, pick up a fabric measuring tape like this and lay your items out flat on the floor to measure dimensions:
- Bust
- Waist
- Hip
- Length
Check out this helpful guide from Andrea and Nic over at Adventures in Reselling to help you measure clothes if you're a bit stuck or unsure
. I always put myself in the shoes of my customer and think how gutted I'd be if I bought something that wasn't in the condition they listed it as.
Unlike your title, I find it's good to add more personality here.
After all, people buy from people and this will really help them visualise themselves using your item.
Select the condition
The condition is another mandatory field to help buyers find your stuff. Choose from either:
- New – brand new item with tags
- If it's new with defects – brand new with defects (maybe not with the original box or a mark somewhere)
- is it new without tags? – a brand new item not with original tags
- Used – previously worn or used item
Again, honesty is key! The buyer will be able to tell as soon as they receive their item in the post whether it's new or used.
Don't discard really used items
You'd be surprised what people buy! If your item looks like it belongs in a bin to you, someone might love it. One man's junk and all that…
Upload your pics
Remember those stunning pics you took? It's time to upload! Remember to upload all 12 for better sales 🙂
Name your price
It all depends on the format you choose to list your item as. Auction prices should be the minimum you want for your item, whereas buy it now should be the maximum you're willing to take.
Auction vs buy it now for selling on eBay
There are two main options for selling on eBay, auction and buy it now. It all depends on what you're selling and how quickly you want to get rid of your stuff.
As a rule, you should really only opt for auctions if you know your item will attract a lot of attention.
If it's a good brand I know will attract attention like Hobbs, I pop my clothes on auctions.
With bids, people tend to panic in the last few seconds and bid more.
This way, your item price could skyrocket if bidders end up in a bidding war, such a satisfying feeling!
You could get a really duff price for your item, but that's the risk you take with auction items.
I personally would never start an auction at 99p, like eBay often recommends. This is very risky!
Buy it now
With electronic or general household items, I'll choose 'Buy it now' with the 'accepts offers' option.
With buy it now you can also choose the option to make them pay as soon as they offer a price. (you can't do this on auction and people might never pay you!)
This is great because it means you can ship it out quicker and make some quick cash AND room in your home.
If you're thinking you'll get some silly offers for way lower than it's price, don't worry.
You can choose to auto-decline any offers under a certain amount. If you can't decide, you can do both! I think it costs a couple of pence more but it's worth it.
Set a reserve on really valuable items
To avoid disappointment in price, you can set reserve prices on valuables like cars and watches.
I've never done this personally but check out this useful guide on how to set a reserve price on eBay to find out more.
Select a start time & how long you want to list your item
You can choose between 1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 days when selling on eBay via auction.
If you're selling your item using a fixed-price format, you can also choose a 30-day or Good 'Til Cancelled listing. List your auction items for at least 7 days so it gets more exposure. I usually put my buy it now on for 30 days. I used to do 'good till cancelled' but having it on 30 days means I can re-evaluate if my item's not sold by then.
It's also good to check the 'auto relist if my item doesn't sell' to save time going back in and doing it manually.
If you're going for the auction option, I'll let you in on a little secret. It's a well-known fact that eBay auctions ending on a Sunday evening are the most profitable and popular time to schedule your listings to end.
Listing on a Thursday for 10 days at around 8-9pm means you will get ultimate exposure over two weekends and loads of weeknights.
This is when most people browse and not distracted by the soaps or having their dinner, winning! If you're going for the 'buy it now' option, it can also help to try and schedule these to end on a Sunday, too.
Use the 'sell one yourself' function to save time
If you're unsure about the specifics of your item, it can be a right pain trying to research these and it can also waste your valuable time. Instead, why not search for it on eBay and check under the photo for the section where it says 'sell one yourself' and all you have to do is add your own pics and fill in the description. It auto-fills all the specifics for you! That's a pretty great feature, right?
Selling on eBay – bundle similar items together
Speaking of saving time, if you've got lots of similar items, sometimes it's worth selling them together in the same lot. Selling in bundles has worked really well for me in the past with items like:
- magazines
- free samples
- clothes that are the same size
- toys
Stuff like this 🙂 Make sure you take a photo of the items together, then singular photos so that buyers can see everything that is included in the listing.
I'd also list each item in the description, although sometimes it's just not worth it, especially if you want a quick sale and you've taken lots of photos.
Also, use key terms like 'bundle' 'job lot' and so on in your title to attract buyers.
Ship globally with eBay's global shipping programme
It's a great scheme by eBay where your item can be seen by more people worldwide without any risk on your part.
Ship it to a UK eBay shipping point and they'll post it on from there. Fab! Find out more about eBay's global shipping programme.
Pick your postage & dispatch time
There are a number of options for sending parcels on eBay. Going off the weight and size of your parcel, pick an option and make sure you select a dispatch time that you can actually stick to. Then hit list and wait for the money to roll in!
Posting your sold eBay items
You've made your first sale, how exciting! Now it's time to ship off the item to its new owner.
If you've never posted a package before, it can be a bit of a minefield! Hopefully, this next section will help you suss it out.
Ship your items ASAP
DO NOT ship your item until the buyer has paid when you're selling on eBay. Once you receive payment, don't hang around to send it. Package it up and head to your nearest courier to ensure they receive it within the time you promised to dispatch it.
Which courier should I use for eBay items?
Sometimes I post my items via Royal Mail and I think it's still one of the most popular choices for shipping eBay items.
That being said, eBay has recently launched their new eBay Shutl' programme, where you can buy small package post labels from as little as £2.85.
This is great because you can choose from couriers like Collect + and Hermes, and you can also opt for a pickup or drop off service. If you work full time like I used to, you can get them to pick up the item from your workplace, or you can drop yours off after work at handy drop off points like the Co-op or McColls.
As the post office shuts at 5.30pm and always seems packed at lunch at my local one, it's not as flexible as eBay Shutl options when you're selling on eBay.
Print your eBay labels in advance
eBay lets you purchase and print your labels in advance. Again, this is why it's great to know your exact weight in advance to help you get the right cost before you send your items when selling on eBay. Buying your labels in advance has sooo many advantages, including:
- Less time queuing at the post office (you can just hand in your items and get them to print a receipt straight away)
- Cheaper pricing on eBay – this won't save you a fortune but every penny counts (saving you about 10p)
- Less room for error – if you're printing straight from eBay and not writing out the information yourself, there's less chance of messing up an address or the assistant misreading and typing it wrong
- It automatically marks the item as shipped and adds a tracking code – if you choose a signed delivery option, then once it's scanned it will add tracking without you having to manually enter it after you've dropped the item off
So many benefits!
Ask for proof of postage & store it in a safe place
Keeping your receipts mean that if there are any problems or your item gets lost, then you can take your receipt to the courier and ask them for a refund.
Some naughty people will try and claim they haven't received their items you've sold to them. If you have your proof of postage you can follow it up with eBay customer service.
Final thoughts on selling on eBay…
Try to be polite and answer any questions you get from buyers when selling on eBay. Regardless of how silly or rude they come across.
Download the eBay app to respond to offers and messages ASAP.
Also, be patient – your items will sell on eBay eventually and make you some nice cash 🙂
You can't please everyone – some people will just never be happy with their purchase!
Again, just be polite and accept any returns, even if you don't normally. It will save you hassle in the long run.
Over to you…
Let me know what you're going to sell first in the comments!
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Every year it seems that there's a new off-site event during San Diego Comic-Con and this year wasn't any different. One of the larger events that went on was The Walking Dead Escape. AMC's "The Walking Dead" took over PETCO Park and infested it with Walkers. You could either join the horde as a zombie, a survivor or just be a spectator.
I think it's awesome that people thought about using those helmet cameras. It's almost like we're there! But safe in our homes not being chased by crazy people.
It'll be interesting to see if they bring this back next year. I know it's early but I expect "The Walking Dead" to be a staple at San Diego Comic Con for years to come. If they do bring it back, I wonder if they'll adjust anything like the prices or the course itself. If you took part, feel free to add your comments! We'd love to hear from you!


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Tagged: Tommy Pham
Doesn't Marcell Ozuna belong on the D.L.?
In 2003, Cards' star Albert Pujols was having a lot of trouble throwing the ball and, as a result, Jim Edmonds and Edgar Renteria had to go deeper into left field to help Pujols get the ball back into the infield whenever he had to throw the ball. The team decided that since Pujols was such a great hitter they needed him in the lineup and the only way to "fix" Pujols during the season was for him to undergo surgery that would remove him from the lineup for several months. They basically played with 8 defenders in order to get Pujols' bat in the lineup everyday. Ben Godar over at Viva El Birdos did a great write-up on this a couple of years ago. Pujols ended up being a win player despite the defensive limitations.
Yesterday during the Cards' 6-2 loss to the Mets, a fly ball was hit to left fielder Marcell Ozuna with a runner on 3rd base. Since there was an impending throw home, Tommy Pham ran all the way from center field, cut Ozuna off to catch the ball, and threw the ball toward the plate. This was clearly a ball that should have been played by a left fielder who could get behind the ball and make a strong, accurate throw home and yet Pham kept Ozuna from making that throw.
Here's the field view of the Mets' outs yesterday.
The second red dot from the left is the fly ball in question. On twitter yesterday, here's what Derrick Goold had to say:
Goold's article this morning repeated that quote from Pham.
This wasn't the only instance where Ozuna's ability to throw was limited, however, as VanHickslestein pointed out on Twitter during yesterday's game.
Notice how far Paul DeJong goes out to left field to catch Ozuna's cutoff throw to the plate. Needless to say, DeJong's relay was very late which shouldn't be a surprise since he could probably flag down a cab at LaGuardia from where he's positioned when he catches Ozuna's throw.
So it's clear that this is a pre-ordained plan for Ozuna at least for the time-being, as both Pham and DeJong are in on the strategy, much as it was in '03 when Pujols was relying on Edmonds and Renteria. When asked whether or not Ozuna should be on the D.L., here was Goold's response:
It's true that outfielders just aren't asked to make all that many really important throws. Ozuna was brought to St. Louis to bat in the middle of the order and, though he hasn't had any hits in the first two games, he is batting 4th and it is just 2 games. Maybe it would be different if he was a shortstop. Still, it's also true that the team has a left fielder who can't right now even make the most rudimentary throws. It's also true that the Cardinal organization is deepest in pitchers and outfielders. Finally, it's also true that the team has an outfielder playing 1st base and he's missed 2 pretty fundamental plays at 1st base in the first 2 games of the season. This just isn't like in 2003 when the gap between Pujols and everyone else was much greater.
There are, as far as I can figure, 3 possible reasons why the team hasn't DL'd Ozuna.
- The team wants the new, young star on the roster and in the lineup for the home opener on Thursday. This is stupid. I can't believe this could possibly be the reason.
- As Goold says, his arm is getting better and he is one of the team's best hitters and he just doesn't have to make that many throws from left field. The team can still have his bat in the lineup while his arm heals.
- His "sore" arm isn't going to heal during the season without surgery and the team needs and wants his bat in the lineup and is willing to make some concessions defensively in order to make it happen. This is the Albert Pujols treatment and is easily the worst-case scenario.
We have to be hoping for scenario 2 above. His arm just needs some time to heal and then he can be a fully functioning left fielder as well as the impact hitter in the middle of the Cardinals order that the team traded for over the winter. Still, 10 days on the D.L. isn't that long to be without Ozuna and the team can put Martinez in the outfield and Gyorko and Yairo Munoz in the infield and not be that much worse over those 8 or 9 games. The team would surely call up Harrison Bader who is ready anyway and the offensive drop off would be very small while giving the team a left fielder who can throw the ball.
Considering the fact that the team is extremely well-positioned to deal with a short D.L. stint by Ozuna, it raises the question as to why he hasn't been placed on the D.L. given his current limitation. If it is just going to take a little time for the sore arm to heal, why make any throws at all, especially since the team has the depth to handle a short-term loss? Is the answer really that his sore arm isn't going to heal on its own at all and that the only solution — as it was in 2003 — is surgery and a very lengthy D.L. stint? Given the questionable history of the team's medical staff, it's reasonable to wonder how bad Ozuna's arm really is right now.
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Mike Matheny is in the best shape of his life
Spring is here, and though the baseball season is fast approaching, we've been inundated with various versions of the "_______________ is in the best shape of his life" stories. You've seen them:
"Tommy Pham has been working out all offseason and has dropped his body fat to -3%"
"Adam Wainwright looks like he's 10 years younger and just hit 90 on the radar!"
"Dexter Fowler's is ready to be the best defensive right fielder in baseball! Jason Heyward, he's coming for you."
Even the dreaded Cubbies have gotten in on the act with their "Kyle Schwarber has dropped 100 pounds and is headed for a 50 SB season." "He'll probably be a Gold Glove left fielder!" As an aside, the way in which Cubs' fans talk about Schwarber makes you wonder how many Schwarber family members actually live in Wrigleyville. Here's a video showing Cubs' fans' reaction to his injury in 2016.
Well, Mike Matheny is also in the best shape of his life. This post is meant to play "Devil's Advocate" to all the "Matheny should be fired" tweets that have filled the Twittersphere this offseason. (God knows, I'll tweet something similar to that probably 50 times between now and when the team's season ends so we may as well start the season with a positive attitude.)
Matheny has never been better equipped to have a good season than he is right now. Over the offseason, the front office made several changes specifically designed to help Matheny be a better manager. Matheny has been criticized by Cardinals' fans and the St. Louis media for several things throughout his tenure — and rightly so. His handling of the bullpen has been questionable, at best, and he has too often left starters in far too long which has led to the starter losing the game before the pen can even be summoned. He has become over-reliant on specific relievers that he trusts (ahem…Matt Bowman) while he becomes unwilling to risk going to others he's less certain of. He has been over-reliant on "proven veterans" while leaving younger, often better players (like Tommy Pham) sitting on the bench or playing in Memphis. At times, John Mozeliak had to send younger guys like Pham, Randall Grichuk, and Kolten Wong to the minors just to get them some playing time because Mike Matheny refused to play them.
The front office didn't exactly buy Matheny a copy of "Managing for Dummies" and quiz him on it over the offseason (or maybe they did; I don't really know) but they did give him a front office version of Spark Notes to help him get better at the stuff that he needs to improve on. Step 1 was replacing his pitching coach (Derek Lilliquist) with a new one — pitching guru Mike Maddux. The important quote from Mozeliak in the article discussing the fact that Lilliquist wouldn't return to the Cardinals is this one: "Mozeliak said that they want to rethink the strategy of pitching use and have a pitching coach that is open to the data available and some modern views of how pitchers should be deployed." That tells me the front office wants to modernize the team's use of data on their pitchers, their pitch selection, and how their pitchers are deployed. The article from Jenifer Langosch about the hiring of Maddux had the following to say in explaining the change:
Before he started interviewing candidates for the open position, Mozeliak stressed that he was seeking a pitching coach willing to utilize advanced metrics, as well as the ability to "understand modern strategy, modern analytics and how we can leverage that to optimize our staff."
The intent was to bring in someone who could have a louder voice alongside Matheny, who will be returning for his seventh season as manager. Maddux's experience and coaching resume offers that sort of instant credibility.
"A louder voice alongside Matheny"…to me, this means that Maddux will have more of a say in pitching changes — when they should occur and which pitchers should be used — than Lilliquist did. Matheny has to recognize that the hiring of such a well-respected pitching coach wrests some control from Matheny.
Two other additions to the coaching staff should help give Matheny the tools he needs to be as successful as he can be. GM John Mozeliak specifically went to Florida to encourage fan and player favorite Jose Oquendo to return to the staff as 3rd base coach. Most everyone recognizes that the team was better fundamentally and defensively when Oquendo was manning the 3rd base coaching box and, since he's often been mentioned as a potential manager, Matheny has to feel a little pressure from the front office to get things right.
While the change that brought Oquendo back to the team also brought in Willie McGee to the coaching staff, the other truly noteworthy change to the staff was moving Mike Shildt to the bench coach's role. Shildt is basically the team's data guy who'll help Matheny with defensive shifting and in making other baseball decisions during the game. He was management's addition to the coaching staff a couple of years ago and is being moved into this position by the front office to insure that Matheny hears the voice of the front office during the game.
The front office elected not to replace batting coach and Matheny buddy John Mabry but the other changes in the coaching staff have to send a message to both Matheny and Mabry that the offense needs to improve in 2018. For one thing, Matheny surely knows by now that Pham needs to be in the lineup every day and in center field. Mozeliak went to Las Vegas over the winter to meet with Dexter Fowler to talk to him about playing right field rather than center. There's another decision taken out of Matheny's hands.
With the addition of Marcell Ozuna, the emergence of Pham, and the movement of Fowler to right, the outfield is a lot more settled than it was at this time last season. Wong showed last season that he was a solid, league-average second baseman and one who can be in the lineup against lefties, if necessary. Shildt is on staff to help Matheny figure out when and how to deploy Matt Carpenter so that Jose Martinez gets maximum PA's and Maddux is on staff to help Matheny with the pitching changes. Oquendo is there to help the team with defense and fundamentals and McGee is around to help improve the team's base running. So Matheny has never had as many good tools at his disposal to help him make good decisions during the course of the season. Now it's incumbent on him to utilize those tools to help get all those Cardinals' fans off his back.
But who am I trying to fool? I'm going to go nuts the first time he insists on leaving Michael Wacha in to face the top of the Cubs' order for the 3rd time in a tie game.
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The power of wasted PA's
Since the season ended, there's been a ton of hand-wringing about the problems the Cardinals' offense encountered during the 2015 season. A few examples:
- The team was 11th in the NL in home runs and runs scored
- The Cardinals were 8th in the NL in wOBA
- The Cards' position players were tied for 10th in baseball in wOBA
- The team's offensive runs above average was 7th in the NL.
These, of course, aren't indicators of a below-average offense but, when we're playing in a division against 2 of the best teams in baseball, a mediocre offense going forward just isn't going to cut it. Add to that the fact that players like Matt Holliday, Jhonny Peralta, and Yadi are already past their offensive primes and aren't going to get any younger.
We know that several players just didn't perform to expectations this year but the real problem is the number of times these underperformers were forced or allowed to come to the plate this season. Every team has underperformers. But it creates real problems for a team when those players get too many plate appearances.
Below are the numbers in 2015 for the team's biggest underperformers.
141 batters qualified for the batting title in major league baseball in 2015. Only 5 of them had a wRC+ less than 70. These 6 Cardinals combined for an offensive performance 30% worse than league average and the team gave them 1350 PAs. Just for reference, 23% of the team's plate appearances went to players who hit worse than Padres' pitcher Tyson Ross. That's 1 out of every 4 plate appearances — not counting the 353 PAs we gave to our pitchers. So 3 times out of every time through the order we either let a pitcher bat or someone who hit worse than Tyson Ross. Jay and Bourjos, who were horrible in 2015, got 120 more plate appearances than Randall Grichuk did. No wonder we had trouble scoring runs!
So, the good news…First, there's no way Jay can hit this badly in 2016. He's had wRC+'s of 116, 115, 115, 103, and 115 in his first 5 seasons with the team and had an injured wrist all season. He'll be better and, if by some chance he isn't, Grichuk or Tommy Pham or Jason Heyward will be able to step in take some of those PA's away. There's no way he'll be allowed to come to the plate 245 times if he's hitting as horrendously as he did in 2015.
Adams started slow and dealt with a hamstring injury for most of the season. He may have a bad stretch where he hits as badly as he did in 2015, but he's unlikely to repeat this performance over 350-400 PAs. Reynolds didn't really underperform so much as that he had to take on too many PAs due to Adams's injury. Regardless, I wouldn't bet money on Reynolds returning in 2016.
Similarly, it's unlikely that Bourjos will return. I suspect that the emergence of Pham has made Bourjos expendable. He'll be tendered a contract and traded.
Cruz and Kozma are tough. The only reason they were on the roster is that we need a backup catcher and someone who could play shortstop in the event of an injury to Peralta. The team, therefore, may be forced to sacrifice some offense in order to get this sort of defensive protection. But the team has to do better than what these 2 can bring to the table. We'll discuss this in more detail another time but, suffice to say, we can't afford to give 260+ PAs to players who hit worse than many pitchers.
A lot of Cards' fans are looking for a better #3 hitter or more homers than Heyward provided (13) from our cleanup hitter. Our starters, for the most part, performed pretty well offensively so probably what we need most, is more depth. We need our reserves to perform better when there are injuries to Holliday, Peralta, or Molina or when our aging starters need days off. If we get more from our 9th through 13th position players, we can afford to give our starters more rest and we'll score more runs doing it.
What Might Have Been
Like other Cards' fans, I've spent a good chunk of the last couple of days thinking about what might have been with this season. In so many ways it was such a great season — 100 wins, 1st place in the toughest division in baseball — and, yet, I've found myself wondering how the season would have played out if things had finished a little bit differently. As Cards' fans, we're tremendously spoiled. This is the first year in the last 5, for example, that the Cardinals haven't made it to the NLCS. We're in it every year. Not many teams can say that. If I was a fan of the Astros, Rangers or even Yankees, I could imagine that I would be able to look back on this season and realize how much my team accomplished. For all of these fans, their teams ended up pretty close to their best case scenarios. It's disappointing for the season to end, to be sure — especially with the Astros' collapse in game 4 of their series and the 7th inning meltdown by the Rangers' defense in game 5 of theirs — but almost everyone has to acknowledge how great those teams' seasons were. And the Cardinals won 100 games and it just doesn't feel like a great season. Some of that is because we're spoiled. And some is because it seems as though we could have accomplished much more. For example:
- What if Wainwright hadn't gotten injured? Would the NLDS against the Cubs have turned out differently if Wainwright could've started game 1? We could've pushed Lackey to game 2 against Hendricks and then Garcia starts game 3 when he's probably rested and not nursing a stomach virus. It's a whole different series.
- What if Matt Holliday was healthy? He just wasn't himself down the stretch or in the postseason. Our #3 hitter really couldn't hit, at least not like a #3 hitter, and we were playing shorthanded as a result.
- What if Carlos Martinez hadn't gotten hurt? Put him and Wainwright in the rotation and it's deadly. Now, Martinez pitches game 3 and Garcia goes in 4. There's a good argument to be made that we just didn't have our 2 best starting pitchers in the postseason.
- What if Matt Adams was healthy? I'm not the biggest Adams fan in the world but he can certainly mash against righties and he wasn't healthy enough to even beat out Brandon Moss or Jon Jay for the postseason roster. (Maybe it could've prevented Mozeliak from shipping Rob Kaminsky to Cleveland in exchange for Moss.)
- What if Randall Grichuk hadn't kept getting hurt? Not only would he have been in contention for the Rookie of the Year, but he would have been a deadly hitter in the middle of the lineup in October. For a team that struggled to score so often this season — and again in the postseason — how much would we have been helped with a healthy Holliday, Adams, and Grichuk avaialble?
- What if Jordan Walden had been healthy? Matheny wore out Siegrist, and maybe Maness and Rosenthal, and part of the reason was that we were counting on Walden to pitch the 8th inning and get the game to Rosenthal. We certainly could have used him rather than Broxton and Cishek down the stretch and could have saved some wear-and-tear on Siegrist.
That's a lot of what-ifs. This was a very good team that could have been an historically outstanding team and it fell short in October — when it counted most — largely due to injuries. It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Instead, however, I want to look at a different set of what-ifs. Most teams, if they had to deal with all those setbacks, would not have won 100 games or finished above the Pirates and Cubs. How in the heck did that happen?
- What if Randall Grichuk, for all his injuries, hadn't emerged as a tremendous power hitter who could play center field? Grichuk was in the Rookie of the Year race until his second injury (remember, he missed the beginning of the season with an injury as well). Grichuk had a higher ISO this year than Josh Donaldson, Nelson Cruz and Paul Goldschmidt and hit the ball as hard as Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber. Did I mention that he can play center field? I don't really know if he can stay healthy for 600+ plate appearances but, if he can, he might be a star.
- What if Stephen Piscotty hadn't emerged as a no-doubt offensive impact player for the Cardinals? This is a guy who was always thought of as a pretty good prospect, but prospect analysts were always waiting on his power to emerge. Prior to this season, he never hit more than 9 HR in the minor leagues. He hit 11 in his first 87 games at Memphis this year but we're still talking about the Pacific Coast League. He was a good AAA hitter, but not a great one. And then he was called up and very soon thereafter became a star. He hit 7 HR and 15 doubles in just 63 games. Granted, it was just half a season, but his wRC+ was 133. So was Carlos Correa's. Manny Machado, who hit 35 HR this year, had a 134 wRC+. He performed better offensively in his 256 PA than Curtis Granderson and Schwarber did this year. And he showed he could play both outfield corners and first base. One of our biggest concerns going in to last season is what to do about 1B when facing a lefty, considering Matt Adams's profound issues facing lefties (one HR vs. Kershaw notwithstanding). Those concerns have vanished.
- What if Carlos Martinez hadn't emerged as an outstanding starter? There were many who were concerned that he'd never be anything more than a reliever.Those concerns aren't there any more.
- What if Jaime Garcia's career had been ended by injuries? I didn't expect anything from Garcia this season or, honestly, ever. Pitchers just rarely come back from multiple shoulder injuries. And yet Garcia did, and emerged as one of the team's best starters this year. He's gone from a guy who almost certainly would not have had his option for 2016 picked up, to a guy whose option will definitely be picked up.
- What if Kevin Siegrist hadn't re-emerged as a shutdown reliever? Granted, his season didn't end too well but he inarguably had a tremendous season. He was injured most of 2014 and the team had to be unsure of whether or how much they could count on Siegrist for 2015 and he ended up becoming Matheny's go-to guy out of the pen.
- What if Tommy Pham hadn't emerged as a legitimate contributor? This is a guy the team always thought a lot of but he just couldn't stay healthy. When Grichuk got hurt, they called him up just to see what would happen and he showed himself to be fearless, to be a guy who can play center field, and to be a guy who can hit the ball hard. His average exit velocity was basically the same as Goldschmidt's.
The bottom line is that, though this season ended disappointingly, there's a lot to look forward to next year and down the road. What do all those guys in that last segment have in common? Pham is the oldest, and he's just 27 years old. Is there any wonder why, after the game 4 loss to the Cubs, Adam Wainwright had this to say?
The season was an unquestioned success, though we would have all liked to have finished stronger. And all signs point to the probability that next year will be even better.


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Professor Michael Gervers' Donation Helps to Launch Course on Ancient Ethiopian Language
January 10, 2017
This week Michael Gervers, a Professor in the Department of History, took part in a new course to learn the ancient Ethiopian language of Ge'ez. In offering the new course, the University of Toronto becomes one of the few places students can go to learn the language. Professor Gervers helped launch the course with a $50,000 donation and a request to the Ethiopian community in Toronto to match his donation.
Please click here to read more about Professor Gervers' interest in the history of Ethiopia, and click here to read more about the new language course.
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Professor Michael Gervers. Source: UofT Digital Media Bank.


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When you catch a cold, does it often turn into bronchitis, which is sometimes called a chest cold? It's important to recognize what's normal and to know when something more serious is going on. Here's what you must know when that nasty cold turns into bronchitis.
Should I Call the Doctor About a Cough?
A cough is a common cold symptom. It's the body's way of getting rid of phlegm or mucus. But if a cough persists after the cold is gone, contact your doctor.
It is helpful to tell your doctor how long you've had the cough. You also should tell the doctor whether any activities or exposures seem to make it worse, if you notice any other different or unusual feelings, and if you cough up mucus.
See More: A Visual Guide to Bronchitis
If you are coughing up thick green or yellow phlegm, or if you are wheezing, running a fever higher than 101 F, having night sweats, or coughing up blood, you need to see a doctor. These may be signs of a more serious illness that needs to be diagnosed and treated.
A persistent cough may be a sign of asthma. Sometimes this condition is called "cough-variant asthma." Triggers for cough-variant asthma include respiratory infections like a cold or flu, dust, cold air, exercise or allergens. Asthma may be responsible for up to 25% of all chronic coughs. Until an asthma attack occurs, you may not realize that your lungs are involved.
What Is Bronchitis or Chest Cold?
Bronchitis -- sometimes referred to as a chest cold -- occurs when the airways in your lungs are inflamed and make too much mucus. There are two basic types of bronchitis:
- Acute bronchitis is more common and usually is caused by a viral infection. Acute bronchitis may also be called a chest cold. Episodes of acute bronchitis can be related to and made worse by smoking. This type of bronchitis is often described as being worse than a regular cold but not as bad as pneumonia.
- Chronic bronchitis is a cough that persists for two to three months each year for at least two years. Smoking is the most common cause of chronic bronchitis.
What Are the Symptoms of Bronchitis?
Symptoms of bronchitis include:
- A cough that is frequent and produces mucus
- A lack of energy
- A wheezing sound when breathing
- A fever
Should I Call the Doctor About Bronchitis?
See your doctor if you have any of these symptoms:
- A cough that lasts more than two to three weeks
- A fever
- A cough that produces blood or thick or colored mucous
- Any shortness of breath or wheezing
Can I Treat Bronchitis at Home?
If you have bronchitis you should:
- Drink fluids every one to two hours unless your doctor has restricted your fluid intake
- Rest
- Don't smoke
- Relieve body aches by taking an NSAID such as ibuprofen or naproxen or another pain killer such as acetaminophen (Tylenol). (If you are taking any other drugs, talk to your doctor to make sure an NSAID or acetaminophen doesn't interfere with them. Children should NOT take aspirin.Also, theconsumer healthcare products association (CHPA) manufacturers has statedthat over-the-counter cough and cold medicines should not be given to children under 4.
- Follow your doctor's instructions on ways to help clear your mucus.
- If you are coughing up mucus, note how often you cough as well as the color and amount of the mucus. Report this to your doctor.
If you have a dry cough and cough up little to no mucus, your doctor may prescribe a cough medicine to suppress your cough. He or she may also prescribe an expectorant to help loosen mucus so it can be more easily coughed up.
Because viruses cause most cases of bronchitis, antibiotics will not usually be useful or necessary. Exceptions would be bronchitis caused by a bacterial infection or bronchitis in a person who has impaired lung function.
How Can I Avoid Getting Bronchitis?
- Don't smoke.
- Don't allow others to smoke in your home.
- Stay away from or reduce your time around things that irritate your nose, throat, and lungs, such as dust or pets.
- If you catch a cold, get plenty of rest.
- Take your medicine exactly the way your doctor tells you.
- Eat a healthy diet.
- Wash your hands often.
- Do not share food, cups, glasses, or eating utensils.