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Summer is somehow always smack in the middle of our daydreams. Even as a (school)child, everyone longs feverishly for summer vacation. Who wants to sit and study in a classroom when swimming pools, lakes, long days and balmy nights beckon outside?
There's less going on at Babbel, too, when it gets really hot out… the users have what we call in Germany hitzefrei, a hotday—the summer equivalent of a snowday. We get it. Sometimes on those kinds of days in our Berlin office we wipe the sweat from our collective brow and envision a cold beer, a real Italian gelato or a swim in the Atlantic. But summer is an important time for Babbel, too. At least in our latitudes, this is peak travel season. In other words, this is the moment when Babbel learners finally put their eagerly acquired language skills to the test.
Italians are some of the first to get the summer started. They already began their holiday on the 9th of June, around the same time as the soccer European Championship in Poland and the Ukraine. Schoolchildren in Poland, on the other hand, don't begin their vacation until the 30th of June. Same with the British, who'll have plenty of time before the Olympic Games are held in London from July 27th to August 12th.
Swedish kids get off in the middle of June, and no one celebrates summer and the beginning of vacation quite like our Scandanavian neighbors: from June 22nd to 24th, the Swedish Midsummer is exuberantly feted with music, dancing, tons of food and drink and traditional, magic rituals. Nothing else quite like it
Whether it's midsummer in Sweden, a beach holiday in Brazil, Italy, Spain, France, the Netherlands or Turkey, whether surfing in Indonesia, watching soccer in Poland or at the Olympics in London—it comes out not just how well Babbel users learned this year but also how well we've done our job. How do our travel language courses hold up? How do soccer fans make out in Poland with the basics offered through our "European Championship 2012" course?
There are apparently people for whom the European Championship and even soccer leaves them cold. But for a lot of us, the tournament is some consolation for when we can't travel away from home, for whatever reason. At least all of Europe is dribbling through our living rooms.
In any case a "staycation" isn't the worst thing that could happen. What's nicer than one's own city in the summer? We can go to the pool and have an ice cream afterwards. And then we'll do just… nothing.
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[pushing back glasses and consulting clipboard] Ladies and gentlemen, I'm proud to present...
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Sophomore Dormitories
Margretta, Lottie & Brian
Margretta Hall, 1988 (left); Dorm, 1988 (middle), and 2007 (right) (click thumbnail for larger image)
The first of the sophomore dorms to be built was Margretta Hall. Not only was there a great need for additional housing, but also as a place for summer conference participants. The building of a new dormitory would provide a more sophisticated environment than what was previously offered for the participants. The contracting firm for the job was Grooters & Associates. The design for the new dorm was mirrored closely by the architecture of the Clemens Library, with input from the students. The final design was dictated by the need for community interaction and the Benedictine aesthetic of beauty and simplicity. Construction began on March 7, of 1988 and was completed in August that same year. The final cost for Margretta Hall was $2.3 million. The new dormitory was built with three floors, able to hold 158 students. With the building of Margretta, it eliminated the need for Teresa Hall dormitory in the Main building. Teresa Hall was then renovated into faculty offices.
Margretta Hall was dedicated to Sr. Margretta Nathe, who is credited with starting the overseas program and also the Foreign Language program at the St. Joe Lab School. Sr. Margretta taught many diverse subjects at the College, including Chaucer, German and Ethics. She was chosen for her involvement in student development.
Lottie Hall, ca 1994, 2007, and 2004 (click thumbnail for larger image)
In 1994 the second sophomore dormitory was built, Lottie Hall. The construction of this building was completely financed by Frank J Ardolf, Jr., who dedicated it to his late wife, Lottie Ardolf. Lottie houses 248 students in either single, double or four to six person suites. The dormitory has three floors and each has a certain theme which is demonstrated in structural design and furniture pieces.
In September of 1994, 175 alumnae and students attended the dedication of Lottie Hall. President, Sr. Colman O'Connell and Frank J Ardolf spoke at the dedication.
In 2009, a student health service was established on the ground level of Lottie Hall. To learn more, click on this link to view a powerpoint of the history of Campus Health Centers.
In 2011, preparations were made to move Information Technology operations from SJU to Lottie Hall. In the summer of 2012, IT Services officially moved into their newly built space in the basement of Lottie Hall, next to the Health Center.
Brian Hall, 2007; and Sunrise Lounge, undated (click thumbnail for larger image)
The last of the sophomore dormitories was completed in 1996. The College, again, was experiencing overflow and needed housing space. The groundbreaking ceremony took place in April of 1996. After its completion in the fall, the new dormitory was named Brian Hall, after Brian Spain, OSB. S. Brian Spain was chosen for her involvement with the personal development of the students for many years. Brian Hall can house 123 students.
Selected Bibliography:
- Barlage, Ken and Kettleson, Jessica, "CSB's New Residence Hall is the "Ritz" of the Campus," Independent, September 22, 1994, p. 4.
- Klien, Ariel, "Under Construction," The Record, February 17, 2012, p. 1.
- Kuebelbeck, Mary Rachel, OSB. "Tea Time and Sister Brian Spain (1925-2009) ," an Oct. 21, 2010 blog entry on the Sisters of Saint Benedict's Monastery blog.
- Mattern, Patricia, "South of Evin Hall in Early March," Independent, February 18, 1988, p. 1.
- Moetell, Maggi, "New CSB Dorm to be Named Margretta Hall," Independent, May 12, 1988, p. 7.
- Neis, Kristin, "Sister Margretta and Her Hall," Independent, April 7, 1992, p. 14.
- Oseid, Tammy, "Women Building Community Honor Newest Additions to CSB," Independent, September 22, 1994, p. 1.
- Sagar, Kathryn, "Comparison of New Dorms Shows Great Differences," Independent, May 12, 1988, p. 3.
- Sandy, Teresa, "Enrollment Overflows Housing," Independent, April 12, 1996, p. 1.
See Also:
- "Dedication." Facula [CSB yearbook], 1950, p. 4-5.
- Gifford, Gypsy. "Lottie Hall Nears Completion." The Record, September 15, 1994, p. 1.
- Martinka, Julie. "Students Enjoy the Comforts of Margretta 'Hotel.'" The Record, September 27, 1988, p. 6.
- Nelson, Lauren. "CSB Accommodates Rising Enrollment with Brian Hall." The Record, September 12, 1996, p. 3.
- What's in a Name?: Buildings at the College of Saint Benedict Named after Sisters
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Farmingdale, N.Y. - Senior guard Kimberly Blakney (Brookyln, N.Y./Benjamin Banneker) became the first 2,000 point scorer in school history tonight, as she pulled down an offensive rebound and went back up for a jumper to score her 2,001st point with 7:42 remaining to play. After a stoppage of the game to celebrate her milestone, the Rams went on to defeat Purchase 72-68 and remain undefeated at 23-0, 17-0 in the Skyline. Purchase fell to 11-14, 8-10 in the conference.
Farmingdale State held the 33-30 lead at the break, but after a quick score from Rams senior guard Juanita Chappel, Purchase went on a 6-0 run to take their first lead of the game, 36-35, with 17:15 on the clock.
Blakney sank a free throw to tie the game at 36-36 and then hit a jumper to give her team back the lead, 38-36. The lead would stay within six points over the next ten minutes, before Farmingdale used a nine-point spurt to increase the advantage to 71-56 with 3:12 on the board.
Purchase scored the next 12 points, with a bucket from each player on the court, and trailed just 71-68 with 43 seconds left. The Rams missed a jumper on the next posession, but a foul would send senior guard Tiffara Steward (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka) to the line at 12 seconds, where she made her first shot to secure the victory for Farmingdale State.
For the Rams, Blakney finished with 31 points, 18 rebounds, seven steals and two blocks. Chappel finished with 10 points and six rebounds. Sophomore guard Shemique Hooks (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) added nine points and three steals.
Purchase was led by senior guard Jessie Domes (Glenwood, N.Y./Springville) with 17 points, while junior guard Amanda Capone (Southold, N.Y./Southold) chipped in 15 points and senior center Liila Mack (Monticello, N.Y./Monticello) had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
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US Marine Corps Sergeant Samuel Dillon was on patrol in Afghanistan four years ago when he was hit by sniper fire. After undergoing three surgeries, Dillon earned an early discharge and returned home to Boston, where he is pursuing a sociology degree at Suffolk University.
Dillon, 26, is one of 140 military veterans enrolled at Suffolk and is among a select few whose stories form the basis of an unusual theatrical production being staged this weekend at Suffolk's Modern Theatre. Titled "At Ease," the play portrays the lives of seven military veterans who, like Dillon, served their country during wartime before returning to civilian life as Suffolk students. In Dillon's case, he did tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The play touches upon aspects of military life ranging from basic training to postservice depression, as portrayed by seven student actors playing the roles of student-veterans. The product of hours of interviews between the actors and their subjects, it represents an intensely personal collaboration between two groups of students who might otherwise have little to do with one another and whose perspective on wartime service could hardly be more different.
"This is definitely unique, to have so many vets from different backgrounds and experiences having their stories told together," Dillon said during a prerehearsal meeting this week. "If nothing else, this [play] humanizes people who served in these wars."
"At Ease" is timely, to be sure. Nearly 414,000 military veterans are out of uniform and back on American campuses this semester, according to the Veterans Benefits Administration. In many instances, these veterans are attending classes with students younger and far less worldly than they are and often more antiwar, as well.
Jillian Couillard, one of the student actors, said that working on the play has made quite an impact on her own life.
"It's important to understand they've been in a whole different world," she said. "You could be in a firefight at any minute. You sleep with your rifle. You bring it to the bathroom. We don't have that problem here. We're in a safe zone."
Dillon has a small onstage role as a drill instructor, as does another student-veteran, Jim Mihelidakis, who served with the Army infantry in Iraq. Proceeds from the two scheduled performances, on Friday and Saturday, benefit a scholarship fund for students who have served in the military or are descendants of veterans.
"At Ease," which will be performed Saturday at 8 p.m., was conceived by theater professor Caitlin Langstaff, the production's director. Concerned about the disconnection between returning veterans and other students, Langstaff saw this project as one way to bridge that gap.
"I had Jim in my acting class, and he'd often sit in the back not saying much," Langstaff recalled. "For many vets, as I've come to learn, they feel safer and more comfortable that way."
In reading Mihelidakis's homework assignments, Langstaff realized how much anger and frustration he harbored since coming home. "I wanted to know more," she said.
Late last spring, Langstaff recruited a group of student actors and began pairing them with veterans, Dillon and Mihelidakis being two of them. The veteran participants are Army Specialist Audra White-Stadnik, 29; Navy boatswain's mate Katherine Flynn, 32; and three Marine officers, John Mensch, 25, Andrew Wallace, 25, and Ryan Walsh, 25.
Racial and gender lines were deliberately crossed, said Langstaff. Couillard, for example, a 21-year old theater major, was assigned to Walsh, a Marine corporal who was wounded in Afghanistan and has a steel plate in one leg.
"I didn't know Ryan at first and tried to rid myself of any expectations of what a Marine is like," Couillard said. "We went to dinner and started talking. I'd ask, Where did you grow up? Any pets? Siblings? From there — " she paused and laughed, "we went to the rifle range." Couillard had never held a gun before. Walsh handed her an M4 carbine and told her to fire away.
"You're usually portraying characters who are made up," she noted. "These are real people, right here, so you want to do them the right way. With Ryan, I feel like I've taken a part of him with me."
Others in the cast recall similar experiences. Having started out with trust issues, they became friends, notwithstanding differences in their personal backgrounds or political beliefs. Some aspects of their wartime service were too personal or too traumatic to revisit, Dillon and others acknowledge, and others cut from the final script, at the interviewees' request. (Langstaff granted them final say.)
Hours of transcribed conversation went into the finished script. The play is divided into four broad sections: premilitary life, induction, serving in uniform, and coming home.
Katherine Flynn, who served aboard a ship deployed near the Suez Canal, was wary at first of discussing issues like sexual harassment. She now calls the experience "kind of cathartic."
Portraying her is Gabrielle Womack, 20, a junior history major, whose brother served in the Navy. Womack said he rarely talked about his military service, but that changed once she began working on the play.
"He opened up to me about being there," Womack wrote in an e-mail, "and I felt like I got my brother back."
For White-Stadnik, work on "At Ease" brought up the guilt she felt when her Army platoon was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Nobody died as a result, but because she was operating a security camera focused on the area, she felt she should have been able to warn them. Since coming home, she has battled depression and anxiety, feelings she explored with 22-year old senior theater major Ashley Hevey, who portrays her.
"Caitlin did an excellent job pairing personalities," said White-Stadnik. "After a while with Ashley, it was like having a friend tell part of my story."
Paired with Mihelidakis was Adam Santaniello, 21, a senior theater major. Playing a combat soldier was about as far out of character as he could imagine himself, he admits.
"Then Jim started talking about how as a kid he was fascinated by war and war games, and it was very poignant," said Santaniello. "He gave really strong opinions about the length of deployment, what it does to people, and how he's dealing with the pace of society now."
Seated nearby, Mihelidakis admitted he will not fully open up about all he saw and did in uniform unless he is talking to another veteran. Still, he said, this play could help the current student generation and all Americans better understand the war and those who fight it.
"A lot of people would say: 'Look how bad these [soldiers] are. That's a murderer, that's an atrocity,'" he said. "Instead of taking personal responsibility for electing our leaders and causing the war, in a sense."
Langstaff was motivated in part by dramas portraying returning combat veterans in one of three ways: as heroes, villains, or mentally unstable. "For me, this piece is not about war," she said. "It's about soldiers choosing to go in and how that experience affected them, coming home."
Her hope is to create an environment "where students say, 'OK, I have a better sense of these [veterans] now. Can I know more?' It would be healthy to get that conversation rolling, so people aren't so intimidated by the unknown."
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Acid Content of Fruits and Vegetables for Home Canning and Preserving
Acid foods are foods that contain enough acid to have a
pH of 4.6 or lower. Acidic foods can be processed safely in a boiling
water canner, usually without added acid (lemon juice, vinegar or citric
acid). This is necessary to control botulinum bacteria. Acidity may be
natural, as in most fruits, or added, as in pickled food. Low-acid
canned foods are not acidic enough to prevent the
growth of these bacteria. Acid foods contain enough acid to block their growth, or destroy them more rapidly when heated. The term "pH" is a measure of acidity; the lower its value, the more acid the food. The acidity level in foods can be increased by adding lemon juice, citric acid, or vinegar.
Low-acid foods have pH values higher than 4.6 up to 6.9.
(non-acidic, or alkaline foods have pH values of 7.0 or greater) .They
include red meats, seafood, poultry, milk, and all fresh vegetables
except for most tomatoes. Most mixtures of low-acid and acid foods also
have pH values above 4.6 unless their recipes include enough lemon
juice, citric acid, or
vinegar to make them acid foods. Acid foods have a pH of 4.6 or lower. They include fruits, pickles, sauerkraut, jams, jellies, marmalades, and fruit butters.
Although tomatoes usually are considered an acid food, some are now known to have pH values slightly above 4.6. Figs also have pH values slightly above 4.6. Therefore, if they are to be canned as acid foods, these products must be acidified to a pH of 4.6 or lower with lemon juice or citric acid. To be safe, we simply recommend always adding 2 tablespoons of lemon juice to each quart of tomatoes or tomato products. Properly acidified tomatoes and figs are acid foods and can be safely processed in a boiling-water canner.
Botulinum spores are very hard to destroy at boiling-water temperatures; the higher the canner temperature, the more easily they are destroyed. Therefore, all low-acid foods should be sanitized at temperatures of 240° to 250° F, attainable with pressure canners operated at 10 to 15 PSIG. PSIG means "pounds per square inch of pressure as measured by gauge". The more familiar "PSI" designation is used hereafter. At temperatures of 240° to 250° F, the time needed to destroy bacteria in low-acid canned food ranges from 20 to 100 minutes.
The exact time depends on the kind of food being canned, the way it is packed into jars, and the size of jars. When it is even possible*, the time needed to safely process low-acid foods in a boiling-water canner ranges from 7 to 11 hours; the time needed to process acid foods in boiling water varies from 5 to 85 minutes. Note: * in many cases, no amount of water bath canning will kill the type of bacteria present, because the temperatures never rise high enough.
Summarizing, low acid or non-acidic foods must be:
- pickled,
- frozen,
- dried or
- canned in a pressure canner (where there is a safe recipe determined for them - there is no safe recipe for canning pumpkins and squash)
Below is a summary of foods by pH. For a comprehensive list of the pH values of many fruits and vegetables, including some specific varieties, see this page.
Foods can be acid because they are:
- naturally acid foods
- foods that have acid, such as vinegar or lemon juice, added
- fermented foods, such as sauerkraut. During the fermentation process bacteria produce an acid.
Naturally acidic foods include most fruits, such as:
- apples
- berries
- blackberries
- blueberries
- cranberries
- peaches
- pears
- raspberries
- strawberries
Tomatoes are borderline - and must be considered a special case, with acid added!
Low Acid or Non-acidic Foods
These are considered to be LOW acid foods:
Certain fruits:
- figs,
- Asian pears,
- melons,
- bananas,
- dates,
- papaya,
- ripe pineapple,
- persimmons
Almost ALL vegetables, such as:
- asparagus
- beans
- corn
- cucumbers
- garlic
- green beans
- greens (lettuce, kale, collards, spinach, etc.)
- onions
- peas
- pumpkins
- squash (summer or winter varieties)


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brucellosis(redirected from Maltese fever)
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Related to Maltese fever: Mediterranean fever, brucellosis
Brucellosis is a bacterial disease caused by members of the Brucella genus that can infect humans but primarily infects livestock. Symptoms of the disease include intermittent fever, sweating, chills, aches, and mental depression. The disease can become chronic and recur, particularly if untreated.
Also known as undulant fever, Malta fever, Gibraltar fever, Bang's disease, or Mediterranean fever, brucellosis is most likely to occur among those individuals who regularly work with livestock. The disease originated in domestic livestock but was passed on to wild animal species, including the elk and buffalo of the western United States. In humans, brucellosis continues to be spread via unpasteurized milk obtained from infected cows or through contact with the discharges of cattle and goats during miscarriage. In areas of the world where milk is not pasteurized, for example in Latin America and the Mediterranean, the disease is still contracted by ingesting unpasteurized dairy products. However, in the United States, the widespread pasteurization of milk and nearly complete eradication of the infection from cattle has reduced the number of human cases from 6,500 in 1940 to about 70 in 1994.
Causes and symptoms
The disease is caused by several different species of parasitic bacteria of the genus Brucella. B. abortus is found in cattle and can cause cows to abort their fetuses. B. suis is most often found in hogs and is more deadly when contracted by humans than the organism found in cattle. B. melitensis is found in goats and sheep and causes the most severe illness in humans. B. rangiferi infects reindeer and caribou, and B. canis is found in dogs.
A human contracts the disease by coming into contact with an infected animal and either allowing the bacteria to enter a cut, breathing in the bacteria, or by consuming unpasteurized milk or fresh goat cheese obtained from a contaminated animal. In the United States, the disease is primarily confined to slaughterhouse workers.
Scientists do not agree about whether brucellosis can be transmitted from one person to another, although some people have been infected from a tainted blood transfusion or bone marrow transplant. Newborn babies have also contracted the illness from their mothers during birth. Currently, it is believed that brucellosis can also be transmitted sexually.
The disease is not usually fatal, but the intermittent fevers (a source of its nickname, "undulant fever") can be exhausting. Symptoms usually appear between five days and a month after exposure and begin with a single bout of high fever accompanied by shivering, aching, and drenching sweats that last for a few days. Other symptoms may include headache, poor appetite, backache, weakness, and depression. Mental depression can be so severe that the patient may become suicidal.
Key terms
Antibody — A specific protein produced by the immune system in response to a specific foreign protein or particle called an antigen.
Chronic — Disease or condition characterized by slow onset over a long period of time.
Parasite — An organism living in or on, and obtaining nourishment from, another organism.
Pasteurization — The process of applying heat, usually to milk or cheese, for the purpose of killing, or retarding the development of, pathogenic bacteria.
In rare, untreated cases, the disease can become so severe that it leads to fatal complications, such as pneumonia or bacterial meningitis. B. melitensis can cause miscarriages, especially during the first three months of pregnancy. The condition can also occur in a chronic form, in which symptoms recur over a period of months or years.
Brucellosis is usually diagnosed by detecting one or more Brucella species in blood or urine samples. The bacteria may be positively identified using biochemical methods or using a technique whereby, if present in the sample, the brucellosis bacteria are made to fluoresce. Brucellosis may also be diagnosed by culturing and isolating the bacteria from one of the above samples. Blood samples will also indicate elevated antibody levels or increased amounts of a protein produced directly in response to infection with brucellosis bacteria.
Prolonged treatment with antibiotics, including tetracyclines (with streptomycin), co-trimoxazole, and sulfonamides, is effective. Bed rest is also imperative. In the chronic form of brucellosis, the symptoms may recur, requiring a second course of treatment.
Early diagnosis and prompt treatment is essential to prevent chronic infection. Untreated, the disease may linger for years, but it is rarely fatal. Relapses may also occur.
There is no human vaccine for brucellosis, but humans can be protected by controlling the disease in livestock. After checking to make sure an animal is not already infected, and destroying those that are, all livestock should be immunized. Butchers and those who work in slaughterhouses should wear protective glasses and clothing, and protect broken skin from infection.
Some experts suggest that a person with the disease refrain from engaging in unprotected sex until free of the disease. The sexual partners of an infected person should also be closely monitored for signs of infection.
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a generalized infection involving primarily the reticuloendothelial system, marked by remittent fluctuating fever, malaise, and headache. It is caused by various species of Brucella and is transmitted to humans from domestic animals such as pigs, goats, and cattle, especially through infected milk or contact with the carcass of an infected animal.
The disease is also called undulant fever because one of the major symptoms in humans is a fever that fluctuates widely at regular intervals. The symptoms in the beginning stages are difficult to notice and include loss of weight and increased irritability. As the illness advances, headaches, chills, diaphoresis, and muscle aches and pains appear. It is possible for these symptoms to persist for years, either intermittently or continuously, although most patients recover completely within 2 to 6 months. Diagnosis is confirmed by blood cultures or serologic agglutination tests.
Treatment consists of rest and supportive care with a prolonged antibiotic regimen. Prevention is best accomplished by the pasteurization of milk and a program of testing, vaccination, and elimination of infected animals.
The disease is also called undulant fever because one of the major symptoms in humans is a fever that fluctuates widely at regular intervals. The symptoms in the beginning stages are difficult to notice and include loss of weight and increased irritability. As the illness advances, headaches, chills, diaphoresis, and muscle aches and pains appear. It is possible for these symptoms to persist for years, either intermittently or continuously, although most patients recover completely within 2 to 6 months. Diagnosis is confirmed by blood cultures or serologic agglutination tests.
Treatment consists of rest and supportive care with a prolonged antibiotic regimen. Prevention is best accomplished by the pasteurization of milk and a program of testing, vaccination, and elimination of infected animals.
Infectious diseases caused by the bacteria Brucella melitensis biovars, characterized by fever, sweating, weakness, orchitis, aches, and pains, and transmitted to humans by direct contact with diseased animals or through ingestion of infected meat, milk, or cheese, and particularly hazardous to veterinarians, farmers, and slaughterhouse workers; although some crossing over by species may occur, Brucella melitensis, Brucella melitensis biovar abortus, Brucella melitensis biovar canis, and Brucella melitensis biovar suis characteristically affect goats, cattle, dogs, and swine, respectively.
Synonym(s): febris undulans, Malta fever, Mediterranean fever (1) , undulating fever
brucellosis/bru·cel·lo·sis/ (-o´sis) a generalized infection involving primarily the reticuloendothelial system, caused by species of Brucella.
1. An infectious disease in humans caused by some species of bacteria of the genus Brucella, that is transmitted by contact with infected animals or raw milk products and marked by fever, malaise, severe headache, and joint pain. Also called Gibraltar fever, Malta fever, Mediterranean fever, undulant fever.
2. An infectious disease chiefly of domestic animals, such as cattle, sheep, goats, and dogs, that is caused by some species of bacteria of the genus Brucella, and sometimes results in spontaneous abortions in newly infected animals. Also called Bang's disease.
Etymology: David Bruce, English pathologist, 1855-1931
a disease caused by any of several species of the gram-negative coccobacillus Brucella: Brucella melitensis, B. abortus, B. suis, and B. canis, the latter of which is very rare and causes only mild illness. Brucellosis is most prevalent in rural areas among farmers, veterinarians, meat packers, slaughterhouse workers, and livestock producers. Laboratory workers are also at risk. It is primarily a disease of animals (including cattle, pigs, sheep, camels, goats, and dogs); humans usually acquire it by ingestion of contaminated milk or milk products or raw meat or marrow, through a break in the skin, through contact with an infected animal, or through inhalation of dust from contaminated soil. It is characterized by fever, chills, sweating, malaise, and weakness. The fever often occurs in waves, rising in the evening and subsiding during the day, at intervals separated by periods of remission. Other signs and symptoms may include anorexia and weight loss, headache, muscle and joint pain, and an enlarged spleen, and orchiepididymitis in young men. In some victims the disease is acute; more often it is chronic, recurring over a period of months or years. Although brucellosis itself is rarely fatal, treatment is important because serious complications such as pneumonia, endocarditis, meningitis, and encephalitis can develop. Tetracycline plus streptomycin is the treatment of choice; bed rest is also important. A vaccine is available outside the United States. This organism is considered a potential agent of bioterrorism due to its low infectious dose (10-100 organisms) and method of infection by way of aerosol, allowing distribution over a large area. Also called Cyprus fever, dust fever, Gibraltar fever, Malta fever, Mediterranean fever, rock fever, undulant fever. See also abortus fever.
brucellosisA highly contagiously infection by Brucella spp, primarily B abortus (less commonly, B melintensis and B suis), caused by skin contact with infected cattle, goats and sheep or consumption of contaminated milk or meat.
Primarily affects veterinarians, farmers, wool sorters and dairy workers, who are occupationally exposed to infected animals, meats or spore-laden wool.
Clinical findings
Fever, sweating, malaise, aches, meningitis, abscesses of brain, liver, spleen, cholecytitis, endocarditis, arthritis, spondylitis, osteomyelitis, erythema nodosum, inhalation pneumonitis.
Doxycycline, rifampin for 6+ weeks.
Generally less than 5%.
brucellosisBang's disease, Malta fever, undulating fever Infectious disease Infection by Brucella spp, primarily B abortus, less commonly, B melintensis and B suis Epidemiology Primarily affects veterinarians, farmers, wool sorters, dairy workers, who are occupationally exposed to infected animals, meats, spore-laden wool Clinical Fever, sweating, malaise, aches, meningitis, abscesses of brain, liver, spleen, cholecystitis, endocarditis, arthritis, spondylitis, osteomyelitis, erythema nodosum, inhalation pneumonitis Lab Agglutination positive Management Doxycycline, rifampin for 6+ wks
An infectious disease caused by Brucella, characterized byfever, sweating, weakness, and aching, and transmitted to humans by direct contact with diseased animals or through ingestion of infected meat or milk.
Synonym(s): undulant fever.
Synonym(s): undulant fever.
brucellosisAn infectious disease, caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella , and contracted by eating infected meat and dairy products, or by contact with the secretions of sheep, goats or cows. The disease is characterized by lethargy, general MALAISE, aches and pains and fever. The fever lasts for a week or so, settles for a few days, then returns (undulant fever). Sometimes these recurrences persist for months or years, usually becoming progressively milder. (Major-General Sir David Bruce, 1855–1931, British Army pathologist).
brucellosisa feverish disease caused by the bacterium Brucella that occurs commonly in cattle, sheep and goats. Infection of B. abortus in cattle can cause spontaneous abortion of calves and an attenuated live VACCINE has been developed to decrease the prevalence of the pathogen.
Bruce,Sir David, English surgeon, 1855-1931.
Brucella abortus - infectious bacteria causing abortions in cattle, sheep, mares; causes undulant fever in man and a wasting disease in chickens. Synonym(s): abortus bacillus; Bang bacillus
Brucella - a genus of encapsulated, nonmotile bacteria (family Brucellaceae) causing infection of the genital organs, the mammary gland, and the respiratory and intestinal tracts.
brucellosis - an infectious disease caused by Brucella, and transmitted by direct contact with diseased animals or through ingestion of infected meat, milk, or cheese. Synonym(s): febris undulans; Malta fever; Mediterranean fever; undulant fever
Malta,an island in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily.
Malta fever - Synonym(s): brucellosis
infection by Brucella spp. It causes different syndromes in each animal species. (1) Bovine brucellosis, caused by B. abortus, is characterized by abortion in late pregnancy and subsequent infertility. (2) Ovine brucellosis, caused by B. ovis, is characterized by epididymitis in rams and resulting infertility. (3) Brucellosis in pigs, caused by B. suis, is a chronic disease manifested by infertility and abortion in sows, orchitis in boars and heavy piglet mortality. (4) Caprine brucellosis, caused by B. melitensis, is manifested principally by abortion although other signs including loss of weight, mastitis, lameness and orchitis are also reported. (5) There is no specific brucella organism in horses but B. abortus occurs not infrequently as a bursitis in fistulous withers and poll evil. (6) In dogs, B. canis causes late abortions in bitches, and infertility and scrotal dermatitis in males.
brucellosis testing
the eradication of bovine and porcine brucellosis has been a target for human public health and veterinary authorities for 50 years and has reached a stage of virtual eradication in most developed countries. During that time the veterinary profession has been involved in testing many millions of individual animals so that a test and slaughter eradication program could be implemented. The standard test has been the tube agglutination test with some assistance from screening tests such as the ABR or milk ring test and the card agglutination test.
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Q. Can Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) cause a heart enlargement? A friend of mine is suffering from FMF. its usually doesn't bother him that much and when it dose the symptoms are stomach ache and fever. he has no heart symptoms and takes no medications. his physician told him that because of the FMF he might suffer from a heart enlargement, and that he should take some oral medications daily to prevent it. how can it be?
A. This question can't be answered with a strict yes or no.More discussions about brucellosis
although FMF on its own can't cause heart enlargement, FMF can cause amyloidosis because of the recurrent inflammation. this may lead to enlargement of the heart which is a severe disease.
the good side is that taking medication can decrease the chance of the cardiac enlargement.
although FMF on its own can't cause heart enlargement, FMF can cause amyloidosis because of the recurrent inflammation. this may lead to enlargement of the heart which is a severe disease.
the good side is that taking medication can decrease the chance of the cardiac enlargement.


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Andy Visits His Mamma-in-LawAndy Visits His Mamma-in-Law (1920) Theatrical Cartoon by Dave Koch
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The majority of tsunamis are tectonic in nature. Here's the recounting of an ancestral memory of a historical earthquake/tsunami disaster in the Pacific Northwest:
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In the year 1700, on January 26, at 9:00 at night, in what is now northern California, Earthquake was running up and down the coast. His feet were heavy and when he ran he shook the ground so much it sank down and the ocean poured in. "The earth would quake and quake again and quake again," said the Yurok people. "And the water was flowing all over." The people went to the top of a hill, wearing headbands of woodpecker feathers, so they could dance a jumping dance that would keep the earthquake away and return them to their normal lives. But then they looked down and saw the water covering their village and the whole coast; they knew they could never make the world right again.
That same night, farther up the coast in what is now Washington, Thunderbird and Whale had a terrible fight, making the mountains shake and uprooting the trees, said the Quileute and the Hoh people; they said the ocean rose up and covered the whole land. Farther north still, on Vancouver Island, dwarfs who lived in a mountain invited a person to dance around their drum; the person accidentally kicked the drum and got earthquake-foot, said the Nuu-chah-nulth people, and after that every step he took caused an earthquake. The land shook and the ocean flooded in, said the Huu-ay-aht people who are part of the Nuu-chah-nulth, and people didn't even have time to wake up and get into their canoes, and "everything then drifted away, everything was lost and gone."
Here's what geologists say: the earthquake that almost certainly occurred on the night of January 26, 1700, ruptured North America's Pacific Northwest coast for hundreds of kilometers, from northern California, through Oregon and Washington, to southern Vancouver Island. Along this coast, the Juan de Fuca plate was pushing under the larger North American plate, had gotten stuck—locked—but kept pushing until it released, abruptly and violently. The earthquake that resulted was probably a magnitude 9, about as big as earthquakes get. The coast dropped by as much as two meters, and a tsunami brought floods more than 300 meters inland.
Geologists now know that the Pacific Northwest has been having these earthquakes and tsunamis irregularly every 500 years or so; their oldest record in sediments goes back at least 10,000 years. The evidence is massive: subsided marshes, drowned forests, sediment layers showing enormous landslides that flowed out on the ocean floor, seismic profiles of the Juan de Fuca plate, and satellite measurements of a coast deforming from the stress of a plate that's once again locked. In the next 50 years, the chance of another magnitude 9 earthquake there is 1 in 10.


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Fin Dolan aspires to something meaningful, but he can't put his finger on what it might be. He is chronically unattached, generally the smartest person in the room, and employed by a New York media company that offers endless opportunities for mockery. This is by now a familiar setup for a novel, a subgenre launched in 1984 by Jay McInerney's "Bright Lights, Big City."
The protagonist of John Kenney's debut novel, "Truth in Advertising," works not at a magazine but as a copywriter for a New York advertising agency. As the novel opens, Fin is on the set of a diaper commercial that stars Gwyneth Paltrow. He is doing what he can to keep everything from going wrong, and he is failing at it humorously. The most useful weapon in his arsenal is the well-timed droll remark. The comedic set piece boils down this message: Creatives in ad agencies are forced to suffer not only fools but full-on morons; and, while we're at it, truth in advertising is an oxymoron.
The tale that ensues is a pleasant enough entertainment that will in no way change the way you look at the world.
This piece first ran in Printers Row Journal, delivered to Printers Row members with the Sunday Chicago Tribune and by digital edition via email. Click here to learn about joining Printers Row.
"A novel that does not uncover a hitherto unknown segment of existence is immoral," according to Milan Kundera. But you know what? Kundera can really be a grump. If given a choice, it would be far more fun to have dinner with Kenney, a naturally comic author (he has contributed to the Shouts & Murmurs section of The New Yorker magazine since 1999) who has created a likeable narrator in Fin Dolan.
Fin's humor springs from a deep well of family-induced anguish, and soon enough comedy and tragedy are braided throughout the narrative. Fin has constructed some effective defense strategies. His life often unfolds before him as if it were a TV spot being filmed or as an imagined interview with Terry Gross or Oprah Winfrey. They interrogate him about his professional successes and personal shortcomings, with special emphasis on his famous inability to forge close relationships.
TERRY: This is Fresh Air. I'm Terry Gross. If you're just joining us, my guest is Finbar Dolan, copywriter, poet, hero. You mentioned climbing K2 without pants last year.
FIN: I wanted a challenge.
TERRY: What's sex like with Miss France?
FIN: Nice. Really pleasant. We had fun.
TERRY: How tall are you?
FIN: I'm six-five.
TERRY: Are most people happy?
FIN: That's a great question. I don't think so.
TERRY: Why?
FIN: They lack fulfillment in either love or work.
TERRY: You have a lovely speaking voice. How much can you bench-press?
FIN: Ohh, I'm not sure, really. Two hundred and twenty-five pounds.
TERRY: You broke your former fiancée's heart.
FIN: Excuse me?
TERRY: You broke her heart. You embarrassed her and yourself. You called off a wedding with a month to go.
TERRY: Your mother died.
FIN: Please don't . . .
TERRY: Your mother died when you were young. Tell us about that.
FIN: Please don't do that.
TERRY: Are you close with your father?
FIN: Why are you ...
TERRY: You have family. You have a sister and two brothers. Are you close? Do you keep in touch?
FIN: No. We, ahh ... no. We kind of lost touch and ...
TERRY: Your brother Eddie called you and asked that you call him back. Your brother. And yet you can't pick up the phone to call him. That seems sad and pathetic. You make no effort to keep in touch with these people, your siblings, your flesh and blood. Your family. You're a terrible person. What are your plans for Christmas?
It turns out that Fin has booked a trip to spend Christmas in Mexico. Alone. The closest thing he has to a best friend — his colleague, Phoebe, his peer when it comes to the effective deployment of words as self-protection — does what she can to get him to see how he is the architect of his own misery and loneliness. But she is powerless.
It is a phone call that sets the wheels in motion for Fin's transformation: His father, who abandoned the family when Fin was a child, is near death in a hospital bed. Fin's siblings are even less willing than he is to take care of the tasks that fall to sons and daughters in these situations, so he has no choice but to rise to the occasion.
Fin excels at turning a blind eye to the ways in which his childhood traumas continue to exert more than their fair share of influence on his adult life. It's not that he's incapable of insight, it's that his quick, clever wit masks a sluggishness in emotional intelligence. This is frustrating to his friends, who want to help him become unstuck.
Kenney can be at times frustrating to his readers, as well. It would be nice to be surprised occasionally.
Kenney's tale is more enjoyable than not, written with a cinematic sense of forward motion. Indeed, as with many contemporary novels, "Truth in Advertising" reads like a treatment for a screenplay.
It's tempting to imagine how a film version would be cast, but the characters would need to be more three-dimensional to suggest suitable actors. And in spite of the novel's pleasing aspects, the thought of spending $13.50 to see it in the theater seems, well, not very tempting.
Dean Olsher has been a broadcaster for more than 30 years. He is author of the book "From Square One: A Meditation, with Digressions, on Crosswords."
"Truth in Advertising"
By John Kenney, Touchstone, 320 pages, $24.99


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TUESDAY, June 18, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Plenty of Americans are eager to use their mobile phones and tablet computers to better manage their health care, a new poll finds -- though the nation has a way to go before we're all consulting Dr. Smartphone.
In a Harris Interactive/HealthDay survey released Tuesday, more than one-third of respondents who are online said they were "very" or "extremely" interested in using smartphones or tablets to ask their doctors questions, make appointments or get medical test results.
Similar numbers of respondents were eager to use mobile phones and tablets for actual health-care services -- such as monitoring blood pressure or blood sugar, or even getting a diagnosis. Such phone and tablet apps are, however, either just getting off the ground or not yet on the market.
The survey results show that the demand for digital assists to health care is "strong and likely to grow," said Humphrey Taylor, chairman of The Harris Poll.
But he added that big questions remain: What types of services will consumers be able to get with their mobile devices, and when?
"The devil will surely be in the details," Taylor said, "and these are very big details."
An expert in health-care information agreed. "Right now, we're looking at a patchwork system," said Titus Schleyer, who heads the Center for Biomedical Informatics at the Regenstrief Institute, based at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis.
Companies are developing a number of apps that, along with equipment attached to your phone or tablet, can help diagnose everything from ear infections and eye diseases to irregular heartbeats and malaria. One goal is to bring better health care to remote parts of the world.
But there are already apps out there designed for the masses -- including ones to manage your blood pressure or blood sugar readings, for example. You take the reading via a monitor that plugs into your smartphone, and the app records all the information, which can then be e-mailed to your doctor or sent to your electronic health record, Schleyer said.
Of course, your doctor has to have the systems in place to do something with that information. And, Schleyer added, depending on where you live, and what health system you're in, that may or may not be the reality.
Schleyer said he has first-hand experience with the obstacles. His wife found an app that let her record and organize her blood pressure readings, only to discover that her smartphone "couldn't talk" to their health-care system's portal.
She ended up just bringing her smartphone to her doctor's visit.
"This poll shows us that the public is interested in using these apps," Schleyer said. "But the health-care system has to make it easier for them to do it."
Taylor said that in some other countries, services like these are more widely used because they are required or doctors are compensated to employ them. "But in this country," he said, "most doctors and hospitals have little or no incentives to provide them. They are unlikely to offer them until it is in their interest to do so."
Another poll finding was that, not surprisingly, younger adults are more eager to use their smartphones and tablets than older adults. Only one-quarter of people aged 65 and older were very interested in using the devices to help manage their blood pressure, for instance -- compared to 38 percent of younger people.
On one hand, Schleyer noted, older adults could stand to benefit the most from such technology, because they're more likely to have chronic health conditions and need more contact with their doctors.
On the other hand, they may simply not be as comfortable with smartphones and tablets as younger generations are, he said.
Despite the interest in tapping into smartphones and tablets for health care, some poll respondents had some misgivings. They were less inclined to want e-mail or text "reminders" to exercise, quit smoking, or take medication, for example.
Schleyer said that may be because it's a bit like having your mom nag you electronically. Plus, many Americans are already inundated with e-mails and texts. "People may feel there's already too much digital information flying at them," he said.
Poll respondents were also worried about the security of their electronically transmitted medical information: 47 percent were "somewhat confident" it would be secure, while roughly 40 percent were "not very" or "not at all" confident.
That's a valid worry, Schleyer said. However, he also doubts that a hacker would have much interest in the blood pressure readings you're sending to your doctor. "They're probably more interested in your credit card number."
Schleyer thinks there's a lot of promise for technology to improve health care for Americans -- if, for instance, consumers can get not only test results sent to their phones, but also user-friendly information on what those results mean.
"But right now, none of this is mature yet," he said.
The poll results are based on an online survey of 2,050 Americans aged 18 and older, conducted between May 22-24.
More information
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has more on health information technology.


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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Whitney Houston's family plans to tell the late singer's daughter she needs to go into rehab as soon as possible, sources told TMZ.com.
The celebrity Web site said Houston's family plans to tell Bobbi Kristina Brown she needs to go on the wagon once Saturday's high profile funeral in Newark, N.J., is over.
Sources said Brown, 18, has been in the grips of substance abuse for the past few years and her relatives don't want her to meet the same fate as her mom, who died suddenly in Beverly Hills during the celebrations leading up to last week's Grammy Awards.
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Polish Genealogical Society of America
Friday, September 13, 2013 at 11:00 AM - Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 5:00 PM (CDT)
Event Details
Genealogical conference focusing on Polish and Polish-American methodology and techniques for the beginning researcher and the advanced genealogist. Seminars to include current trends in Polish genealogy, hands-on and general computer technology featured for research, US and Polish archive navigation, Polish history, translation and individualized help with sign-up sheet.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION FORM WITH LECTURE CHOICES and SATURDAY LUNCHEON CHOICE ONLINE; OR SEE www.pgsa.org for printable registration form, fill out, enclose personal check made payable to Polish Genealogical Society of America at 984 North Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642, attention CONFERENCE. PERSONAL CHECK WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED with this registration and must be postmarked by August 30, 2013! Spouses of members registering for the conference please register at the member's fee remembering to check the lecture choices and the Saturday luncheon choice. Spouses/guests of members OR non-members that desire to attend the Saturday luncheon only, please check the luncheon choice box and not the lecture choices. The cost for the luncheon only, is $35.00.
*FRIDAY, September 13, 2013, REGISTRATION BEGINS 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Browse Vendor/Media Room or Obtain Translation/Other Help at this time, also). Dinner Break from 4:30 PM until 7:00 PM on your own. Located on premises is the "Allgauer's Restaurant" and "The Bar At Allgauer's" with full menu at both spaces. Other meal options are available via a gratuity based shuttle to within a three mile radius of the Hilton, which includes downtown Lisle and Naperville (front desk/bellman would need notification for shuttle).
Vendor/Media Room will be open until 7:00 PM or possibly later...
**SATURDAY, September 14, 2013, if not participating in the HANDS-ON ANCESTRY.COM LAB, the Vendor/Media Room will be open for browsing, and Translation/Other Help will be available. Hot meal luncheon (included with registration) at midday with entree selection on conference registration. At this time there will also be a cultural entertainment program with Award Presentation. Vendor/Media Room will close at 4:00 PM on Saturday.
Windy City Limousine provides shuttle to and from O'Hare and Midway Airports. Please see their website for hours, rates and fees: www.windycitylimos.com or call: 1-866-949-4639.
DON'T FORGET TO RESERVE YOUR SLEEPING ROOM BY AUGUST 31, 2013 to receive the special rate of $95.00 per night, either by phone at 1-800-552-2599 or online at www.hiltonlislenaperville.com using the group conference code CPGS in either case.
Walk-ins welcome at the door, however, the Saturday hot luncheon meal will be chef selected based on hotel food availability. The registration cost of $175.00 at that time will apply for either day or both days.
Refunds will be given up to the closing day of registration Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 11:55 PM (CDT).
TOMASZ NITSCH, attended Akademia Ekonomiczna in Krakow majoring in Information Technology and Economics. As Information Technology Director for successful television stations in Poland, he has a strong reputation for quality programming. He is a leader in cutting-edge technology demonstrating this talent as administrator of his website "GenPol", that includes an American's favorite research online tool that generates a map showing the frequency of a given surname in various parts of Poland. He is extremely active in the genealogical community in Poland supporting the efforts of societies to promote and preserve the history and culture.
CEIL JENSEN, CG is a Certified Genealogist, author, educator, researcher, co-founder and director of the Polonica Americana Research Institute (PARI), the Polish Mission's genealogy center in Orchard Lake, Michigan. She has conducted research in Poland at libraries, civil archives, diocesan archives, and local parishes. She has published, more numerous to count, articles in national society bulletins and newsletters, magazines, journals, and has authored five books and collaborated on the dvd "OUR POLISH STORY" (2007).
THOMAS MacENTEE, is a genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research and to interact with others in the family history community. When he's not busy writing blog posts, organizing the 3,000+ members of GeneaBloggers (http://www.geneabloggers.com), teaching online genealogy webinars and more, Thomas MacEntee is busy in his role as "genealogy ninja". Stealth is not easy, but he manages to get the inside track on emerging technologies and vendors as they relate to the genealogy industry. After being laid off from a 25 year career in the tech industry in 2008, he has been able to "repurpose" his skill set for the genealogy community and loves to see other genealogists succeed, whether it is with their own research or building their own careers in the field.
Ola Heska, has been researching her family roots for over 12 years. She is fluent in Polish and Russian, is knowledgeable and experienced in Latin, reads old Rusian and old church slavonic handwriting. She received her M.A. in Russian Philology from Lodz University, Poland, works as a genealogist translator, and volunteers at the Naperville Family History Center. As a member of the Polish Genealogical Society of America she volunteers her expertise at the annual conference. Also, is a member of the Polish Genealogical Society (PTG) in Warsaw, Poland and for the past few years has volunteered in a vital records transcription project led by the society. Ola lectures at various Chicago area libraries and genealogical societies.
Vendors as of April 17, 2013 (more to come):
Polish Genealogical Society of America (www.pgsa.org)
Funstuff for Genealogists (www.funstufforgenealogists.com)
Michiana History Publications (www.michianahistorypublications.com)
Stitched For You
Polish Museum of America (www.polishmuseumofamerica.org)
PhotoGrafix (www.PhotoGrafix.pro)
Illinois State Genealogical Society (www.ilgensoc.org)
Wisconsin State Genealogical Society (www.wsgs.org)
CAGGNI-Computer-Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois (caggni.shuttlepod.org)
BECOME A MEMBER ($25/1 YEAR OR $40/2 YEARS) TO RECEIVE PGSA'S AWARD-WINNING QUARTERLY JOURNALS, MEMBERS-ONLY WEB ACCESS, DISCOUNTS ON MEDIA, AND GET THE MEMBER CONFERENCE RATES! Application form : http://pgsa.org/Membership/membership.php
When & Where
Hilton Lisle/Naperville
3003 Corporate W Dr
Friday, September 13, 2013 at 11:00 AM - Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 5:00 PM (CDT)
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Polish Genealogical Society of America
The Polish Genealogical Society of America is this year's conference organizer. The society was established in 1978. The Society's mission statement is to collect, disseminate and preserve information on Polish and Polish-American family history and to help its members use that information in their own research.


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Microsoft rolls out always-on Skype for Windows Phone 8
Yet another way to let people contact you ALL THE TIME
Microsoft has dropped Skype for Windows Phone 8 into its app store, the pocket-sized version of its desktop counterpart.
Once you've sorted out your account, you'll be able to see which of your friends have Skype and then make a Skype call, regular call, text, email or Facebook from the "People Hub". The People Hub in Windows Phone integrates all the info you might have about a friend - including phone number, email addy, Facebook, Twitter account - into one place, and periodically searches for new info.
The previous version - Skype for Windows Phone 7.5 - does not integrate the app as deeply, and so it's not hooked up into the People hub or the phone's notification system.
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gauravgupta wrote:I am planning to keep birds in big cage but as everyone thinks that putting birds in cage is not right and so do I. They should fly free but I came to know some birds are like our aquarium fishes, they will be killed by other wild species or died if we free them from cage or aquarium. Some species belongs to cage only as our fishes. If we put our aquarium fishes in ponds or river then they will be killed by other and same with few species of birds like love birds etc. For me keeping parrot in cage is not good.
I am totally confused. Looking for other views on this.
Captive breeded animals are to keep as pets. If you release, they will eaten by other animals.


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1 cup Mung Dal (Split green gram without skin) .
1 cup chopped bottle gourd
½ cup chopped bitter gourd.
1 tsp mustard seeds ,
1 tsp ginger paste,
1 tsp Ghee,
Pinch of asafoetida ,
½ tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp cooking oil.
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The yellow is so vibrant and nice entry , i think u could have send it to livestrong event too :)Nice Bengal dish.
great 2 in 1 entry pooja:)))love the pictures
wow, a combo of moongdal and bittergourd? Never heard of it. Must have tasted great. your picture tells me that. Wonderful entry.
Hey Pooja, Nice Recipe & healthy too
Thanks Pooja for your entry. Also try roasting the moong dal before boiling next time, gives it a nice flavor. i also cut down on Gheea lot while cooking, it sure gives a nice flavor
BTW have you tried to look at "keyword search" in your analytics or sitemeter page. It is so funny to see the "keyword" searches that led people to my blog
pooja i was thinking to send you a dish with both bottle and bitter gourds.. glad to see this from you.
NIce idea of using Moong dal
pooja..thats one lovely looking picture...great entry for both the events!
i'm that person who doesnt like bitter gourd. am gonna try this too!
Nice tried bittergourd and dal.. Sounds very interesting.. will have to try this one. Thanks for the recipe. Have a happy Sunday.
I literally hate bittergourds... Since wanted to send you a recipe for your event so was thinking to cook from a long time. Than you posted ur recipe bittergourd with moong dal.. I thought let me try that first than will think. I must say I loved ur recipe...mmmmmmmm tasty... very nice :).
Pooja, I am imagining your smiling face in front of pc for that hour :)
My dad made clear soup from bitter gourd, I'd beg him for bitter-er gourd, just love that distintive, one of the kind flavor! If I go back to Asia, I will ask him to make your version as well, I know I'd love it!
Last thing, I'm going to head off to New Jersey to visit my in-laws tomorrow ... thinking of contacting you for a possibly meet-up, but I will stay in the down south of Jersey, really far from NY... anyway, will come back to catch up you Vow round-up :D
A nice and healthy dal with bitter gourd.. Will give it a try soon !!
didn't they asked us to wear that live strong yellow band while cooking it and putting a pic with that when we participate with "Livestrong Day " ? .
Well I am gonna participate along with that rule followed , so one more yellow dish you will see here :P.
thank you buddy :) .
Its a bengali dal .they cook it this way. bengali cuisines. having many dishes to cook with Bitter gourds .This one tastes yummy :)
I am glad that you liked this :) .
I actually forgot to roast it first :P. so had to cook it that way . next time I will try roasting it first . I came to know that tetor dal uses bitter gourd and then I search with keyword "tetor dal" in Google and reached you straight. check out in Google.
i would love to see how you use both of them together.
glad you liked the pic :) . that really a encouraging for me.
sure ,do let me know if you try it.Bitter gourd has many benefits to eat it.
Glad that you liked it :).
good :). I just saw that you are now participating with more and more blog events, thats really good , huh . keep the good work going on .
Wonderful recipe with bittergourd. I am going to try soon.
I finally found the frsh bittergourds & made 2 dishes. Have sent you the entries. hope you have received them!
awesome recipe for both the events ....you know what the samr thing happened to me when i was searching for recipes:)
Nice recipe and nice pictures........
someday i would love to see you clear soup recipe of bitter gourd. Do share it if you get a chance.
oh.. you are visiting NJ. Will write to you soon about that on email.
do let me know if you try it.
Glad that you got them ,as it introduced me to 2 nice recipes to cook Bg with :) .
share your searching fun exp sometime that would be nice to read :D.
thanks buddy :) .
Great recipe and great snaps as well:))
Nice recipe. After knowing the health benefits of Bitter gourd i have starting loving it. Bitter gourd is rich in vitamin A, B1, B2 and c and contains minerals like calcium, phosphorous, iron, copper and potassium.