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- Tension Headache
(Muscle Contraction Headache; Tension-Type Headache)
|Tension Headache: Areas of Pain
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Risk Factors
- Stress
- Hunger
- History of teeth grinding or jaw clenching
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Sleep apnea or sleep disruption
- Eyestrain
- Poor posture
- Injuries or arthritis of the neck area
- Temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ)
- Medications
- Low physical activity
- Obesity
- Smoking
- Constant, steady pain and pressure
- Dull and achy pain
- Pain which may be felt on both sides of the head, in the forehead, temples, and the back of the head
- Pressure may feel like a tight band around the head
- Intensity ranges from mild to severe and can vary during the day
- Tightness in head and neck muscles
- Over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and naproxen
- Prescription pain relievers
- Antidepressants
- Muscle relaxers
- Botulinum toxin injections (Botox)
- Anti-seizure medication
- Beta blocker medication
Self-care During the Headache
- Rest if needed
- An ice pack or heat pack on your head or neck to ease discomfort
- A warm shower, with water running over tense muscles
Lifestyle Changes
- Regular exercise
- Improving your posture
- Adequate sleep
- Regular breaks from tasks
- Stress management and relaxation techniques
- Develop new coping skills
- Identify events that trigger the headaches and work toward resolution
Additional Therapies
- Acupuncture—to have more headache-free days and lessen the intensity of headaches when they do occur
- Physical therapy—to develop a home exercise program
- Massage therapy
- Keep a diary, marking when headaches occur and what you were doing before they started.
- Learn to recognize what provokes a tension headache.
- Avoid or minimize stressful situations.
- Take frequent breaks to walk or move around.
- Make time for pleasurable activities.
- Practice relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing and focusing on something pleasant.
- Learn techniques for coping with difficult or stressful situations.
- Make time for friends and build a strong support system.
- Go to bed early and get a good night's sleep.
- Exercise regularly.
- Do not slouch.
- Hold the phone, rather than cradling it on your shoulder, or use a headset.
American Headache Society http://www.americanheadachesociety.org
National Headache Foundation http://www.headaches.org
Headache Network Canada http://www.headachenetwork.ca
Help for Headaches http://www.headache-help.org
Melchart D, Streng A, Hoppe A, et al. Acupuncture in patients with tension-type headache: randomized controlled trial. Brit Med J. 2005;331:376-379.
NINDS headache information page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website. Available at: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/headache/headache.htm. Updated September 26, 2014. Accessed January 15, 2015.
Tension-type headache. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T114522/Tension-type-headache. Updated July 1, 2016. Accessed September 14, 2016.
Tension-type headache. National Headache Foundation website. Available at: http://www.headaches.org/education/Headache%5FTopic%5FSheets/Tension-Type%5FHeadache. Accessed January 15, 2015.
12/16/2008 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed: Jena S, Witt CM, Brinkhaus B, Wegscheider K, Willich SN. Acupuncture in patients with headache. Cephalalgia. 2008;28:969-979.
8/27/2010 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed: Robberstad L, Dyb G, Hagen K, Stovner LJ, Holmen TL, Zwart JA. An unfavorable lifestyle and recurrent headaches among adolescents: The HUNT Study. Neurology. 2010;75(8):712-717.
5/12/2014 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed: Yancey JR, Sheridan R, et al. Chronic daily headache: diagnosis and management. Am Fam Physician. 2014 Apr 15;89(8):642-8.
2/4/2015 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed: Derry CJ, Derry S, et al. Caffeine as an analgesic adjuvant for acute pain in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Mar 14;3.
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By RICHARD SHAWEmery Progress publisher
For most of us it is hard to come to work every day and do the very best we can. Some days, all of us are up to it; but there are also days when it is tempting to say "that just has to be good enough" when we finish a project or complete our days work with an eye on going home. I guess it's just human nature to feel that way sometimes.
In the newspaper business deadlines, a lack of information about a story or pressures from various groups can make it easy to be mediocre. In fact, as I have examined the situation since I took over as publisher of this paper, about 90 percent of the pressure put on newspaper staff is to put out a mediocre publication. Only about 10 percent of the pressure we see really wants the very best out of us.
I know that is hard to understand, but from my experience while working in the newspaper business I am actually amazed that all newspapers do as well as they do.
When one finds a good newspaper in a town it is because someone or some team of people at the newspaper really care about their community, and have resisted many of the pressures to put out a paper that doesn't serve the community well.
What are those pressures? Let me give you some examples of them that I have seen since I began in this business.
â¢Someone comes into our office and asks us not to print their name in the jail bookings or court cases because if their boss finds out they were arrested or convicted they will lose their job. When we tell them that we cannot remove one name without removing them all, then it becomes our fault that they were booked. I always point out to these people that over the years we have had employees and employee's children appear in the jail bookings and we never took their names out. That usually doesn't satisfy them. Sometimes their lawyers then call me and try to convince me and when I refuse to take their clients name out of the bookings the "S" word comes up. At that point I tell them it is time to end the conversation, and they can do what they will.
â¢A good advertiser contacts us because his business is involved in some way with some type of accident or something illegal, and he doesn't want us to print anything about it or put any photos in. I point out that when we have the facts we must try our best to cover the news equally. Often what we get is innuendo on many situations instead of facts however, and a story isn't warranted. We also get the opposite pressure from community members who don't like someone or their business and they want us to print what amounts to unsubstantiated rumors. We won't cooperate with either end of the spectrum.
â¢Sometimes telling the truth is very hard. As I have worked as a reporter over the years I have found myself taking a liking to many of our public officials. However if a story needs to be printed that would put them in an unfavorable light, it is our job to print it. That has happened a couple of times and the next time I see them things are usually a bit icy. It's easy to over look things when someone is a good guy, but in our business when they are wrong, they are wrong. Not reporting it doesn't make them right.
â¢Sometimes we get asked to not print something because it is bad for our town or some group of people. No place is perfect and our paper needs to be a reflection of our community, both the perceived good and the perceived bad. For instance if we capture photos of people riding motorcycles down Main Street without helmets and print them we sometimes get complaints that we are setting a bad example for children by publishing those images. First of all, it is not illegal for adults to ride motorcycles without helmets. Secondly, once again, this is how our community lives. We always consider community sensitivities when we print certain kinds of photos, but we also fear sanitizing what really happens too much as well. It is a difficult balancing act.
Mediocrity sometimes comes from being lazy; but in our business more often than not, it comes from giving into pressures from some in the community about what we should and shouldn't print.
We must resist that pressure, or our proud, nearly 109 year old paper will go the way of the five cent candy bar.


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Skip to comments.Jeb Bush: 'I'm a conservative' (Running for president?)
Posted on 11/19/2013 10:08:03 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush predicted Monday night Congress would pass a series of immigration bills next year and touted his conservative credentials as he talked about his thought process on a potential 2016 presidential bid.
In a wide-ranging, onstage interview at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, Bush said he didn't necessarily agree with his mother, who joked there have been "enough Bushes" in the White House.
The Spanish-speaking former governor also took a slight dig at another potential 2016 contender, Sen. Ted Cruz, for his Spanish language skills.
'I'm a conservative'
At one point in the discussion, moderated by Fordham law professor Thane Rosenbaum, Bush was asked whether the tea party could coexist with moderates like himself and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Feigning shock that he was called a moderate, Bush argued that his style may be different but he's still a conservative at heart....
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
You mean they.
I'm a flying pig.
>> Bush argued that his style may be different but he's still a conservative at heart...
Jeb, buddy — don't believe everything your father and brother tell you. Their judgment has been proven faulty.
Someone close to Jeb should clue him in. No one with the surname Bush will be elected president for the foreseeable future. No one.
This would save Jeb a lot of time and money.
I'm a conservative. I measure everything against that. Jeb Bush is not a conservative.
He made it a point to go after Brewer in Arizona for trying to enforce immigration law.
I think he's another one who doesn't like the "tea party" (which is the GOP rank and file) except when he's running for office.
Black Agnes: I'm the Queen of England!
Hey, I said it, it must be true!
He's sincerely, severely conservative.
Along with Christie, Ryan, and every other RINO possibility........
Gosh...not another Amnesty Liberal...
Yesterday it was all the Scott Walker Amnesty Liberal nonsense...now its Jose Boosh III.
Amnesty Liberal candidates keep the conservative base home
"I'm a conservative"
You let Terri die. You are a loathsome scoundrel.
"I'm Brian and so's my wife."
I am the walrus.
LOL! OMG! ROFL! Omigah they are KILLING me! LOL! holy crap! HAHAHHAHH! HAHAHHAHHAAHAHHAHH! LOL! WTF! They GOTTA be smoking CRACK! ROFLASC! (gasp) LOL! OMG! ROFL! LAF! HA! This is the FUNNIEST thing I have EVER heard! LOL LOL LOL! Gah, they gotta be kidding! YGBSM! STOP!!! LOL! ROFLASC! This is too much! LOL! OMG! (gasp) HOO HOO HOOOOOOO! ROFL! LAF! HA! They are on DRUGS! LOL LOL HAHAHHAHH! HAHAHHAHHAAHAHHAHH! LOL! YGBSM! What will they think of next! LOL! ROFLASC! LOL! Waiter, check please! OMG! ROFL! This is fantastic material! LAF! (gasp) HA! HAHAHHAHH! LOL LOL LOL! YGBSM! LOL! Wow! ROFLASC! LOL! Amazing they can come up with this stuff! OMG! ROFL! LAF! TRULY spectacular! HA! STOP you are KILLING ME!!!! LOL LOL LOL! (gasp) YGBSM! Elvis has LEFT THE BUILDING! LOL! ROFLASC! LOL! I know who's responsible: ALIENS! OMG! ROFL! This is something *Pelosi* came up with, ISN'T it??? GASPING for breath over here!! LAF! HA! LOL LOL LOL! Wonderful, wonderful comedy! YGBSM! LOL! ROFLASC! LOL! This is much better than 'Cats'! OMG! ROFL! Holy Toledo! LAF! (gasp) HA! I am GOBSMACKED! LOL LOL LOL! Where's Debbie Wasserman-Shultz! She must be the source of this! YGBSM! LOL! HA! HA! HA! FUNNIEST thing EVER!!!! ROFL! LOL! OMG OMG OMG! HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH! (gasp)
He's "temperate" "pragmatic" "common sense"
And Will Muschamp is a good coach.
"severely compassionate conservative"
Bush argued that his style may be different but he's still a conservative at heart....
That depends upon how you perceive the scale, thus he needs
to explain what scale he is using.
I could be the Walrus, I'd still have to bum rides off of people.
Compared to who?
BO? Likely. Hillary? The jury is still out.
No Jeb, you are not a conservative.
That's my thinking as well. Lots of RINOs to tear each other apart and a couple of good conservatives for us to put our weight behind.
I'd like to see conservative candidates run a different kind of race. They should agree to compete honestly but one should step aside at a certain agreed upon point and throw their weight behind the other conservative. Maybe even an open agreement to pick the other for VP or a cabinet post.
No Jeb! Not just no, HELL NO!
Jeb Bush pushes Common Core and Amnesty. He wants the "el heffe" society. He is anything but conservative.
John Hughes was great.
Jed buddy, don't care. Call yourself a alien from the tenth planet, it is all the same to me and just as likely.
Oh look! I have sparkly unicorns flying out my butt.
Jeb's no conservative and can go to hell!
Inability to recognize the Enemy.
The Bush Family is probably the most politically tone deaf family in politics...ever.
"Oh look! I have sparkly unicorns flying out my butt. "
Are they dropping Skittles?
Or is it Paxil now?
Yeah, right! I'm Antonio Gramsci!
If Cruz runs, I hope we can get behind him early; if he doesn't, I hope someone else can pick up the mantle, rally the base (us) while the pack of RINO's keep running, hoping the media will win each one of them the nomination.
Would be nice to see the RINOs all tear each other apart, for once.
All these GoPe crats are party crats.
They do zero serious journalism of sweat and blood when it comes to issues of investigating abortion or illegal immigration.
They are just granted by the communist media a chocolate medal of being hawk conservatives while being neither.
This is affirmative action in the GoPe.
Yeah. And I'm freakin' Batman.
Bush said he didn't necessarily agree with his mother, who joked there have been "enough Bushes" in the White House.
For once - I agree with Barbara. Who very well may be the most liberal Bush there is.
On the other hand unless someone the caliber of Cruz runs, I guess any RINO will do.
Get a real job, Jeb. No one wants another Bush in the White House.
"Nnnnnnaw" - Uncle Si
Ah yes, a man can dream.
Jeb Bush reminds me of Prince Charles. They are both rich, useless, and out of touch members of a royal family.
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How Long Will The Lockout Last?
Thomas Drance
September 24 2012 01:38PM
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As the prospect of a prolonged NHL lockout came into focus during the course of the summer, a consensus emerged: that the team could actually stand to benefit from a shortened season. Tony Gallagher wrote about it, Jeff Angus wrote about it and Dimitri Filipovic wrote about it, and they all agreed: in a shortened season the team wouldn't necessarily miss Ryan Kesler (who is recovering from labrum surgery until December), and they might be a little bit fresher headed into the postseason.
The flip side of this particular coin is another consensus, this one more worrisome. It's widely believed that losing an entire season would be an unmitigated disaster for the Canucks and their aging core. This teams "window to win" is this season (before Alex Edler, and key role players like Chris Tanev, Chris Higgins and Max Lapierre are due for a raise), and perhaps a season or two beyond it. The Sedins aren't getting any younger and Kesler isn't getting any more durable, so losing a full campaign and another shot at hoisting that cherished silver mug would be, to use a euphemism, inconvenient.
The lockout is now eight days old, and will finally cost the Canucks some preseason games beginning tonight. With that, let's wade into the muck and try to determine which scenario - a shortened season, or a lost one - looks to be more likely at the present juncture. Read past the jump.
To begin with, I'd remind our dear readers that I have no formal negotiating experience and my understanding of sports labour law and collective bargaining basically stops at "I read Money Players this summer!" But I figure that in this, as in most things, using common sense can still be instructive. With that important qualification behind us, let's get to it.
Various NHL players have recently stepped up the rhetoric regarding the possibility of losing an entire season (or more) to the lockout. Dan Cleary for example, had this to say to the Detroit Free Press:
"I think people don't think it can go a year," Cleary said after several Wings held an independent skate at Troy Sports Center. "As players, we think it can. Maybe longer."
... The trend among pundits has been predicting a 60-game season that will start around Thanksgiving. But that hope might be fading.
"Just trying to be realistic," Cleary said. "I think the league is waiting for us to make the move, and we're waiting for them to move. So someone has to move. And I don't see it coming from our end. We've given them a couple of good options that they can work with, and they, obviously, feel it's not good enough.
"We're at a stalemate, I guess you can say. We're stuck in the middle right now."
The NHLPA and the NHL stalemate is ongoing, and for the past 10 days we've been in a pretty standard "brinksmanship" holding pattern. That stance doesn't appear to be thawing on either side and NHL underboss Bill Daly echoed Cleary's "we're waiting on the other side" comments today in a conversation with Chris Johnston:
Bill Daly says the league is waiting for the NHLPA to come forward with another proposal for CBA talks to resume.— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) September 24, 2012
But let's get away from the "he said, she said," for now, because it's not altogether that relevant. The players haven't missed their first paycheque yet, and while preseason games are a cash cow for the owners; that the two sides aren't negotiating is troubling, but not really all that meaningful. And anyway, the key language in Cleary's quote is, "As players we think [the lockout] can [go a year]. Maybe longer."
In Chicago, Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews offered beat writer Chris Kuc a similar sentiment:
#Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews on NHL owners: "If they want to hurt their own game and drive it into the ground that's what they'll do."— Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) September 24, 2012
It's not a surprise that players across the board are openly discussing the possibility of losing an entire season - or more. As we've already seen in the lead up to the lockout, the messaging efforts from #theplayers have been generally well coordinated and unified. What Toews and Cleary's comments tell us is that, at this point it's important for the players' negotiating position that they appear to be willing to go the distance this time (unlike in 2004-05 when Trevor Linden, and the NHLPA flinched). The talk sounds tough, but I wouldn't get too worked up about the prospect of a lost season, at least not yet.
On Friday, over at the New York Times, Jeff Z. Klein asked around and tried to read some tea leaves regarding the possible length of the lockout. He concluded that the resolve of the NHL's owners will likely be tested this time, and he quoted marketing executives who compared the NHL's Winter Classic "pressure point" and its impact on the current lockout, to the effect the Christmas Day slate of games on ABC had on the NBA lockout last fall.
This is an analogy I've been particularly fond of in talking about a potential "lockout end date" thus far. October and November are basically a wash for the league's owners anyway: nationally broadcast games really kick in come January, and anyway playoff revenue is the league's primary cash-cow (players aren't paid after game 82 of the regular season).
On the impact of the Winter classic Klein writes:
"The potential pressure points include the Winter Classic, the extravagant Jan. 1 outdoor game and NBC telecast that has proved vitally important to the N.H.L.'s visibility, and the need to avoid further financial disruption for the estimated 16 to 18 money-losing teams...
Many believe that the owners' resolve will be tested in December, when pressure mounts to return to play ahead of the Winter Classic on Jan. 1.
The five previous Winter Classic games, all carried by NBC, were the five most-watched regular-season hockey games in North America since the 1970s. Including corporate sponsorships and merchandise sales, the game generates a profit in the "substantial seven figures," John Collins, the league's chief operating officer, said last year.
This season's game is especially grand in scale. It is to be played at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor before a crowd of perhaps 115,000, which would be a world record for hockey. It will involve the Detroit Red Wings and, for the first time, a Canadian club — the Toronto Maple Leafs, the N.H.L.'s most valuable and popular team."
But could the winter classic really save the 2012-13 season, or has this been radically over-stated? Klein offers us some interesting (if unsourced) insight into that question as well:
"But NHL. officials say privately that the Winter Classic is not a factor in negotiations, pointing out that the regular season's first weekend generates more revenue than the Winter Classic."
Again, what NHL officials are telling a Times reporter privately could just be tough talk. While the league is generally in a much healthier financial position than it was in 2004-05, the television exposure it benefits from with the Winter Classic (and HBO's 24/7 in the lead up to the outdoor showcase) is invaluable for the "fourth" major North American sports league...
The blame the fan crowd may not understand it, but the NHL has a fair bit of skin in the game and the idea that they could come out of another lockout unscathed is preposterous. Even though the public was on their side by a wide margin in 2004-05, it took a substantial amount of "New NHL branding" and an injection of absurdly talented young stars like Ovechkin and Crosby to help the league overcome the New Coke after taste of losing the entire 2004-05 campaign.
Sure, if a full season is lost, Canucks fans will be back (Canucks fans would be back even if the league lost two seasons and when it returned the Sedin twins, at 34, were 60 point per season power-play specialists) - but will Panthers fans be back? Could Bettman's Glendale experiment survive a lost season? How about two? Or what about the southern darling that is the Nashville Predators, who, if a full season is lost - but a new CBA is agreed to prior to July 1st 2013 - could end up paying Shea Weber 26 million to appear in zero games?
Meanwhile, the players appear to be standing strong so far, but the rubber won't really meet the road until their Escrow money runs out (let's say mid to late November). At this point, hockey fans should be buckling up for a 2 and a half or 3 month work stoppage. If I had to bet, I'd still posit that we'll have a new CBA before the calender turns to 2013. If I'm wrong, however, it'll be a calamity - not just for the Canucks and not just for hockey fans - but for the league, and the sport of hockey.
September 24 2012, 02:09PM
All though the players aren't getting paid directly by pre/post season games. Those games are tied directly into HRR which determines money which split for the owners and players. So the players are losing right now, it's just not right away
September 24 2012, 03:05PM
I think both sides have dug their trenches.
Owners want a roll back in salaries
Players won't accept a roll back.
It's like 2004/2005 all over again, except replace "roll back" with "salary cap"
What the owners fail to realize is that actions speak louder than words. Look at all the money was spent in the last couple of day before the lockout. You can't go crying poor when you're taking advantage of a "flawed" system right up until the moment that system expires.
September 24 2012, 03:41PM
Couldn't agree more with your take. That the NHL is trying to dismiss the impact of cancelling the Winter Classic by trotting out sleight-of-hand comparisons to the opening weekend of the season says a lot. Of course they NHL brings in more revenues during opening weekend, when you have 15+ games played. Duh.
If you have to go that far to compare to the one-game Winter Classic, I'm guessing it brings a whole lot of money. Mind you, it all goes into HRR, so a % gets paid out to players in one form or another, but in this case the portion that the NHL gets to keep is almost entirely gravy.
The other key point is that this time around there are fewer teams in danger of falling into a huge financial hole, and a few that are going quite well. On the players' side, the psychological resistance to accepting another rollback that Jonathan Wills described the other day is going to be a very strong impulse. Put those two together, and I agree that we will see (well, not really, because it will be behind closed doors) dissention among the owners first. The pressure willl be on them to not lose the momentum of revenue growth that they've seen in recent years. Sure, there might be a few old-time hockey mavens that want to be hardliners, but I think there's enough new business-minded owners among the mix that need to see revenues and profits growing on a quarterly basis. How long are Bell and Rogers going to put up with missing out on MLSE's $80 million a year in operating profit? To say nothing of the lost spin-off revenues and profits at their media properties, especially TSN and Sportsnet.
So yeah, bang on analysis. All this stuff in the media right now is posturing on both sides. The interesting times to watch for dissent will be in late October for the players, after the glow of their escrow refund cheque wears off, and in late November for the owners, when the possibility of missing out on a full season becomes a reality.


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Thank you for coming to Grand Rounds 7:48, the weekly collection of the some of the best in online medical writing from all (doctors, nurses, patients, healthcare professionals). Next week's will be hosted by Health 3.0 Blog.
Along with the excellent posts, I've included pictures of the changes cameras have gone through over the years – from the pin-hole camera to digital phone cameras. Enjoy!
Dr. Charles hasn't had much time lately, but I was able to scribble down this pediatric poem: A Beating. As one commenter figured out, Dr. Charles is a new father. Congratulations! and thanks for the poem. (camera obscura – photo credit)
Jordan, In My Humble Opinion, writes about the covenant of being a doctor:
I mean it is kind of lonely....being your doctor. I picture it as sort of a covenant. Between you and I.
On one side you. And your family. And friends. Your house and your dogs. Your communities and lives.
On the other side me. Alone.
Skeptical Scalpel has written a post, Do Surgeons Suffer From "Decision Fatigue"?, in response to a NY Times Magazine article.
……..Query: Has anyone seen studies linking surgical error rate to the time of day?"
The answer is, "Yes."
But if the question had been, "Anyone seen any good studies linking surgical error rate to time of day?" the answer would have been, "No." ………….
Dr. Schattner, MedicalLessons, talks about what she has learned from the offbeat and in some ways disturbing story of a young woman who's made a business of having had a rare form of cancer, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: Notes on Crazy Sexy Cancer (daguerreotype camera – photo credit)
Dr. Val, Better Health, asks Should Pharmacies Limit Teen Access To Protein Supplements?
A strange thing happened to me at a CVS pharmacy two days ago. I was attempting to purchase a protein drink when the girl at the counter asked me to show her my I.D. card. I assumed she meant my CVS savings card and was sincerely confused when she rejected it, saying, "No, your picture I.D."
I dug through my purse to find my driver's license while the girl explained,
"You have to be 18 years old to buy this product. I need to type in your date of birth into the computer." ……
Carolyn is a heart attack survivor who blogs at HEART SISTERS. In her post, "How to be a good patient" , she shares her experiences and expertise she has gained in having a chronic illness.
Beth, Calling the Shots, discusses the controversial use of "war" terminology to describe cancer in her post: Young Adults With Cancer: Why 'War' Analogies Work But 'Warrior' Analogies Do Not.
Many, many people don't like war analogies when it comes to cancer, especially those of us who've been afflicted by it. We often hear that a comrade has lost or won his or her battle with cancer. Or about society declaring war on cancer. Or about someone fighting bravely against the disease.
Sure, this language of war is cliche, giving us a picture of the brave warrior fighting to the death against cancer. ………….
Dr. Pullen shared in his submission email his thoughts of using his own name as the name of his blog: "I've thought a long time about why on earth I chose to use just my name as my blog name. Thinking back it was probably not one that is going to draw much interest except from maybe the few who know me. Maybe it was my interest in eponymous diseases. This prompted me to have some fun with a word that is not on the tip of many tongues." Enjoy his post: Eponymous Blog on Eponymous Diseases. (Brownie --- photo credit)
DrRich explains why direct-pay medical practices, contrary to official opinions, are not only ethical, but also may be the only remaining way for doctors to practice medicine in accordance with traditional medical ethics: An Epiphany on Direct Pay Practices.
HealthBlawg takes a look at an unusual acquisition: a large health care system acquiring a Medicaid HMO. What does it mean? Check out their post: Partners Health Care acquiring Neighborhood Health Plan: The 800-Pound Gorilla and the Fig Leaf? (Canon F1 – photo credit)
Over at InsureBlog, Henry Stern reports on new breast cancer coverage for women only, and why that's not necessarily such a good thing: Keeping Abreast of Cancer: Double-Standard edition
Laika, Laika's MedLibLog, in her post -- RIP Statistician Paul Meier. Proponent not Father of the RCT – tells us Paul Meier who recently died really had a great influence as a statistician in promoting the RCT (& he "invented" the survival curve). Her post, however, focuses on the wrong headline in Boing Boing (the first headline she saw about the death of Paul Meijer), claiming that Paul is the father of the RCT. In her post she tried to find out the real origin of the RCT.
Rick Pescatore, a medical student and EMT who blogs at Little White Coats submitted a post --Help I've Fallen and I can't get up! -- which details his experiences with senior falls as an EMT and provides a resource for seniors in his area (Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey area) to receive free medical alert devices from the PCOM Emergency Medicine Club. (Poloraid -- photo credit)
Amy, DiabetesMine, wants us to know about the upcoming summit on noncommunicable diseases at the UN next month: Diabetes Battles for Obama's / World's Attention
Anybody heard about the first-ever upcoming United Nations (UN) High-Level Summit Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), in which heads of state from around the world will meet in New York City on Sept. 19 and 20? Um, we're not sure President Obama has either, and that's very bad news for diabetes, according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). ……….
Ryan, ACP Internist blog, looks at the recent trends in healthy lifestyle choices by adapting two recent studies (and adding a touch of humor): Smoking in front of the television must be really bad
ACP Hospitalist blog feels doctors may already have all the skills they need to make the right diagnosis: History and physical the best way to diagnose patients (iPhone which includes camera -- photo credit)
Geeners, Code blog: Tales of a Nurse, gives us a view of what it's like to be a school nurse: Interview - School Nurse
Well, what better time to post my interview with Erin at Tales of a School Zoned Nurse than now, when everyone's headed back to the classroom? ……
Steven J. Seay, Ph.D. presents us with a timely post as school is back in session: School Refusal & Parental Stigma: Am I a Bad Parent?
Like any other behavior, school refusal does not have a singular cause. This is pretty self-evident, but in the heat of the moment when your child is having a tantrum, this fact is quickly forgotten. It is simply too easy to conclude that you have raised a "bad child." Sadly, much of society might wrongly agree with you. ……..
Louise, Colorado Health Insurance Insider, discusses the PPACA and changes made over the year since it was signed into law in her post: Seeking Certainty
…. It's been over a year since the PPACA was signed into law. Many Americans are eagerly awaiting 2014 when their health conditions will no longer limit them to high risk pools and when their health insurance premiums will be subsidized. Health insurance carriers have already made numerous changes to comply with the law, with many more planned for the next few years. A lot of states are working hard to come up with health insurance exchanges that will best serve their residents' particular needs. Many other states have mounted costly legal battles against the individual mandate. Some states - like Colorado - have done both. In a nutshell, an awful lot of money and time is being expended on a law that still has a very uncertain legal future……….
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PITTSBURGH -- Don't expect fireworks between Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and offensive coordinator Todd Haley for postgame remarks Roethlisberger made following last Sunday's 27-24 overtime loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Roethlisberger was critical of the offensive play-calling and deployment but said he made a point of apologizing to Haley on Monday morning after also telling coach Mike Tomlin and Steelers President Art Rooney II that he was sorry.
EMOTIONAL LIFT: Chris Johnson calls victim's family
It was the second time this season Roethlisberger's remarks were interpreted as criticisms of Haley's play-calling.
"There won't be any rift,'' Roethlisberger told USA TODAY Sports before practice Wednesday. "Everything is fine. I don't even think Todd was upset with it. He said, 'I appreciate you coming. But I don't think you needed to.' We're good to go.
"That was just frustration, which normally doesn't get to me when speaking publicly. It was more frustration with myself than anything. We spoke on Monday. I wanted to make sure I was going to come in and apologize for causing an issue to Mike Tomlin, to Todd and Mr. (Art) Rooney."
Roethlisberger blamed it on his game-costing interception.
"One play," he said, "can ruin your day.''
Roethlisberger threw a sideline pass to receiver Mike Wallace, but cornerback Brandon Carr intercepted the pass and returned it 36 yards to the Pittsburgh 1-yard line to set up Dan Bailey's winning field goal.
When asked about Roethlisberger's comments, Tomlin called it "frustration'' during his Tuesday news conference. Roethlisberger had questioned whether enough plays were called for tight end Heath Miller and whether the Steelers should have run more no-huddle based on their early success with it.
"I let my frustrations jump out after the game and I don't usually do that,'' Roethlisberger told news reporters earlier. "Usually, I keep it under control. It's just frustration with myself. I'll be better at that. It comes from wanting to do anything to win a football game. I shouldn't have come out. It was my fault.''
Roethlisberger is 0-2 since returning from a sprained throwing shoulder and dislocated rib, injuries that kept him out for three games. The Steelers (7-7) host the Cincinnati Bengals (8-6) on Sunday at Heinz Field in a game critical to both teams' playoff hopes.


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Talking Nutrition with Stephen Colbert
Last night, I stopped by the Colbert Report to talk about the critical role the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plays in promoting healthy eating. I am familiar with Stephen's unfortunate bear phobia, so Smokey Bear was asked to stay back at headquarters. The topics of hunger and nutrition, however, are no laughing matter, so I was excited to have the opportunity to discuss these important issues with Stephen and his viewers. Read more »


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An acetaminophen overdose is serious — and it can happen easier than you might think. Here's how to protect your child, and when to seek emergency care.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) has long been a standard remedy for fever and pain in children. It's effective and readily available without a prescription. In excess, however, even good things can be harmful. Here's what you need to know about acetaminophen overdoses and children.
An acetaminophen overdose can happen in the blink of an eye. Consider these scenarios:
If you give your child acetaminophen, read the product label carefully to determine the correct dose based on your child's weight. If you don't know your child's current weight, use your child's age to determine the dose.
Generally, doses can be repeated every four hours, but shouldn't be given more than five times in 24 hours.
To reduce the risk of medication errors, manufacturers are changing the concentration of infant drops to match that of children's liquid. Be aware that there might be a time when two different concentrations of infant drops are available or in your medicine cabinet.
Too much acetaminophen overloads the liver's ability to process the drug safely. An acetaminophen overdose can lead to life-threatening liver problems.
If you're concerned about a possible acetaminophen overdose or notice early signs or symptoms of an overdose — nausea, vomiting, lethargy and abdominal pain within 24 hours —call a poison control center at 800-222-1222 in the United States or seek emergency care. If possible, note the strength or concentration of acetaminophen in the product to help poison control or the emergency responders assess your child.
In the hospital, a child with an acetaminophen overdose will have a blood test to determine if the concentration in his or her blood is toxic. If necessary, an antidote might be given within eight to 10 hours after the acetaminophen is swallowed to reverse the effects of the acetaminophen.
Before you give your child acetaminophen, consider whether he or she needs it. For example, a fever is a common sign of illness, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, fevers seem to play a key role in fighting infections. The main goal of treating a child who has a fever is to improve his or her comfort — not to normalize his or her body temperature. If you do give your child acetaminophen, keep in mind that it might take up to an hour to lower his or her temperature.
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Careful use of acetaminophen and prompt treatment in case of an overdose can help prevent a tragedy.
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New Puzzle Game, Monument Valley, Sweeps App Store
It's pretty rare for a videogame to suddenly shoot to the top of charts at Apple App Store, especially one that users have to buy. "Monument Valley" has scored on both counts.
The game comes from eight-person game development team at Ustwo in the U.K. Where many new apps climb sales rankings slowly, "Monument Valley" began rising almost immediately after its introduction April 3.
The puzzle game, which was inspired by the style of painter M. C. Escher, has been well received by game reviewers and fans alike.
Opting to charge $3.99 for the app, Ustwo eschewed a business model that has become pervasive. Most mobile game titles tend to be offered free to play initially, with developers charging customers later for additional powers, tools or weapons.
Ken Wong, senior designer for "Monument Valley", said he preferred to focus on making a fun short game, rather than one designed to hook audiences for months on end.
"We didn't want to make it free, or change the design of the game because we felt we had to appease a specific audience," he said. Most players finish "Monument Valley" within three hours.
Players have been clamoring for more levels, something Ustwo said it plans to offer eventually. But Dan Gray, the game's producer, said his team won't go overboard.
"We need to be strict with ourselves at this point and not fall in the trap of releasing content to make more money," he said. "We originally set out to make something that's self-contained and beautiful in and of itself; We don't want to go down the path of churning out level after level."
Another thing players have been clamoring for: An Android version. "Monument Valley" was built using coding tools from Unity Technologies, the team said, allowing Ustwo to more easily create an Android version in a short amount of time. It should launch later this month.
In the meantime, Ustwo declined to offer any sales data, saying they're still gathering it all themselves, and plan to publish information online sometime soon. So far, it's hit No. 1 in the paid section of Apple's App Store in more than 30 countries, and featured on the main banner of the App Store homepage.
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At the recent Emery Water Conservancy District board meeting, Jay Mark Humphrey announced the 2008 project water allocation. "The snow pack in the entire area is well over 100 percent. There is plenty of water for the summer as of now. Our forecast is for a great run-off," said Humphrey.
Joe's Valley is raising every day. There is a need to release some stored water to avoid the level reaching the spillway. The forecast is for Joe's Valley to spill sometime in June. The board approved to set the water allocation at 100 percent and release water prior to reaching the spillway.
Kyle Singleton and Cody Allred addressed the board concerning the contract with Rocky Mountain Power. They discussed leased back water and carryover storage of water. It was decided to work on rewording and changing some items in the contract for the next contract period.
Humphrey introduced a contract with the State of Utah for cloud seeding. The board approved to sign the contract which says the State will pay 50 percent of the cost associated with the cloud seeding program for EWCD.
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Wyclef Jean defends his charity over 'dodgy payments'
He was speaking out after claims emerge that the foundation had only used £3.28 million of the £10.9 million it has raised to help people devastated by the Haitian earthquake was spent.
The one-time Haiti presidential candidate, who was looking to bring a hip hop sensibility to government office, said the claims were "misleading, deceptive and incomplete".
The New York Post suggested that last year, the charity pumped £227,715 worth of money into a construction company that is run by his brother-in-law, Warnel Pierre.
Furthermore, the news provider also claimed that £643,294 was directed into a company by the name of Amisphere Farm Labor, which apparently doesn't exist.
Wyclef was recently honoured in Miami, Florida, as the star was inducted into the city's Hall of Fame.
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"Beginning Genealogy" Class offered in Trenton
The Kaskaskia College Continuing/Community Education Department will offer a course entitled "Beginning Genealogy" at the Trenton Education Center.
The class will be held on Wednesday and Friday afternoons, May 1 through May 8, from 12:30 to 3:30 pm.
The registration number for this class is COED-5441-TR01D.
Students will learn the basics of genealogy in this introductory course. This course teaches you to structure your research and study various sources of genealogical information-census records, courthouse records, cemetery records, family papers, library sources, and more. Cost for students under 60 is $55.00.
Students over 60 may register for supply fee of $10.00.
For further information, or to register, call the Trenton Education Center at 618-224-2666 or the Kaskaskia College Community Education Department at 618-545-3255.
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All students must pre-register for this class.
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By Brendan Conway
A month ago this blog noted how a risky way to capitalize on other investors' fears isn't working so well this year, and the hedge funds specializing in the trade had pulled back.
Well, here's another twist on the same story, this time involving a heavily traded exchange-traded note whose fortunes are tied, albeit in a complex manner, to the fate of the stock market.
The awkwardly named and little known iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) is extremely popular with traders, as it sees nearly 33 million shares change hands on an average day — that's more than General Motors (GM) or Citigroup (C).
Here's Callie Bost of Bloomberg News covering the sharp dropoff in short interest in the ETN:
Short sellers have withdrawn from the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-term Futures ETN on concern the security will rise along with market turbulence. Bets against the ETN, which tracks the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, have fallen to 25 percent of shares outstanding from a record 126 in February, data compiled by Markit Securities Ltd. and Bloomberg show.
Shorting the ETN amounts to a bet that calm will persist, a theory that has been tested in corners of the market such as small caps and Internet stocks, many of which are down 10 percent or more since March. Below-average economic growth and slowing corporate earnings are creating downs that gains from the five-year bull market can hold as the Federal Reserve prepares to end its stimulus program.
"There's some fear out there," Justin Golden, a partner at Lake Hill Capital Management LLC, said by phone. The New York-based hedge fund trades options on equity indexes and commodities. "The danger of being short the VXX is if the world blows up and something happens, it's going to be pretty painful," he said, referring to the ETN's stock symbol.
Don't think taking the other side of the trade — "long" VXX — is therefore a great idea. Bost is not quite right that the ETN " tracks the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index." It tracks futures contracts which are tied to that index, and those futures tend to exact a steep price from buy-and-hold investors, even when those investors have accomplished the difficult task of correctly predicting the direction of market volatility, and the timing.


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By MARILYN V. HILBORNBoulder City, Nev.
In early August, General John Abizaid, the commander of the U.S. Central Command and the most knowledgeable senior military official about Iraq, expressed his fears to a Senate committee that conditions in Iraq are the very next thing to a "civil war."
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman went further one day later when he wrote that our armed forces in Iraq "are baby-sitting a civil war." Can any good come of continued U.S. presence in such a conflict? Isn't it time to consider letting the Sunnis and Shiites settle their centuries-old animosity without our forces caught in the middle?
I also refer you to U.S. President John Quincy Adams, who stated: "America goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own." And Calvin Coolidge, our nation's 30th chief executive, famously summarized: "Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business."
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Quiz: Test your road rules knowledge
Too often, drivers ignore the rules of the road, either through deliberate negligence, a lack of enforcement, or the fact that most are never retested on their skills.
The following 13 questions, compiled by columnist Peter DeMarco and with the help of police and traffic officials, will test your mettle and may raise a few alarms.
Stay safe out there.
 What does a single solid yellow line tell you on a two-lane road? Next
Answer: A
Unlike a double yellow line, you can pass, make a turn, and even make a U-turn. However, a single solid yellow line is also meant to discourage passing, according to MassDOT spokesman Michael Verseckes.
Also, since it is so rare, you are likely on an older road.
"The use of the single solid yellow line is becoming less and less frequent as the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) has been updated to employ the use of either a double solid yellow line, or if a street is narrow enough, no line at all," says Verseckes.
 What's the youngest age someone can legally drive? Next
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South Dakota has the lowest driving age: driver's license at 14. Next
 True or False: Speeding fines in work zones are doubled only when construction workers are on duty. Next
Answer: False
Fines are doubled even when the zone is inactive. Next
 Is it illegal to cut into a funeral procession? Next
Answer: A
Yes, no question about it.
The fine is $50 or a month in prison, although police say jail time is rare. Next
 What does a flashing green light mean? Next
Answer: C
Means the same as a solid green, but is meant to slow vehicles down to pedestrian traffic.
Some of these lights can be seen on Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester. Next
 If you have a handicapped plate or placard, you may: Next
Answer: D
Both A and B.
You can park for free for an unlimited time, even if there is a stated time limit. Next
 Which statement about lemon laws is true? Next
Answer: B
Massachusetts state laws offer the best protection. Be glad. Massachusetts has some of the strongest protection against lemons in the country. Next
 What's the rule about parking outside terminal doors at Logan Airport? Next
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Technically it's not allowed at all, but police allow some leeway.
Just don't try to impersonate a limousine driver in the livery lot. Next
 If you've signed up to be an organ donor, what are the odds you'll actually become a donor? Next
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About 1 in 9,000. Next
 You're not supposed to exceed your vehicle's "payload capacity'' in terms of weight. Payload capacity is: Next
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The weight of occupants, cargo, fluids and about 10 percent of the trailer weight.
Exceeding the capacity can severely damage your vehicle. Next
 When must children ride in booster seats? Next
Answer: A
Children must ride in a booster seat when they are 5-7 years of age or until they reach 4-foot-9 in height. An older law required that only children under 5 or less than 40 pounds ride in one. Next
 Why are highway weigh stations closed most of the time? Next
Answer: B
Truck drivers try to take routes to avoid them, so police use different tactics to catch violators. Next
 When taking home a bottle of unfinished wine from a restaurant, you: Next
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Navy Cross recipient and former Navy SEAL on book tour in Tri-Cities
BRISTOL, Tenn. - A real American hero is in the Tri-Cities this weekend and he's hoping to share an important message with military families through his new book that was just released this week.
Retired Navy SEAL and Corpsman (medic) Lieutenant Mark L. Donald is the first Navy medical officer to receive a Navy Cross since Vietnam.
The Navy Cross is this country's second highest military decoration for valor.
Donald received the award for his actions in Afghanistan in 2003.
According to the citation, Lt. Donald repeatedly exposed himself to heavy enemy fire while providing medical aid to his comrades wounded in an ambush, then, although wounded himself, he coordinated the evacuation of his fellow soldiers before attending to his own injuries.
Now Lt. Donald is hoping his book, "Battle Ready," will help other veterans heal.
"Yes, I'm a Navy SEAL, I received a Navy Cross, I received a Silver Star, but I have also received some mental scars from the enemy. I have post traumatic stress, I have combat stress, I carry those badges with me everyday of my life," said retired Lt. Donald.
Lt. Donald is signing copies of "Battle Ready," which was just released Tuesday, out at Food City Race Night at BMS Friday night.
He will also be at the Barnes & Noble in Johnson City from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday evening.


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The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration announced it has issued penalties totaling $342,800 to Hiawatha Coal Company for a powered haulage accident last year at the Bear Canyon Mine in Huntington.
A miner was seriously injured in that accident.
On Oct. 16, 2008, a miner suffered severe head injuries when the personnel carrier he was operating rolled over on a steep grade after the brakes failed. The driver intentionally steered into the mountainside to stop the vehicle.
MSHA's accident investigators discovered that the rear brake linings were worn to metal-on-metal contact and the front braking system leaked brake fluid.
"It is inexcusable that a mine operator would allow such obvious defects to go unaddressed, and the outcome could have been even worse," said Michael A. Davis, MSHA's deputy assistant secretary for operations.
MSHA issued unwarrantable failure orders for failure to correct the defects and to equip the personnel carrier with adequate brakes.
Additionally, regular moderate negligence citations were issued for failure to post warning signs along the road, to inspect and record defects affecting safety, to maintain control of the vehicle and to operate the vehicle at a safe speed.


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Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)
The NCVC is the nations leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims. The mission of the NCVC is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. In July 200, the NCVC launched the Stalking Resource Center (SRC). The SRCs mission is raise national awareness of stalking and to encourage the development and implementation of multidisciplinary responses to stalking in local communities across the country. The SRC also has a toll-free victims assistance help line (1.800.FYI.CALL)
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The NDVH serves as the only center in the nation that provides information regarding 5000 local and nationwide shelters and service providers available for victims, friends and family who often call for life saving help. The Hotline (1-800-799-7233) operates 24 hours a day in more than 140 languages with a TTY line (1-800-787-3224) available for the deaf.
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The National Organization for Victim Assistance is an organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice agencies and professionals, mental health professionals, researchers, former victims and survivors, and others committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services. Information and referrals for victims of crime and disaster can be obtained 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 1-800-TRY-NOVA.
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Thanks SO much for the advice Terry! I'll check into it A.S.A.P.!! Sounds like something I might be able to tackle on my own?? :)
: Lisa,
: : I WANT A COMPLETELY DRY BASEMENT but don't know where to turn for help! I'm not a do-it-yourselfer (with the exception of light remodeling, faux finishing, etc.), so I'd like to hire someone to fix my "wet basement" problem. But who do I turn to? A plumber? And what do I ask for? I have called roto rooter, but they tell me there's nothing I can do ... I don't buy that! There must be something that can be done!
: : Here's the typical scenario ... after/during a heavy rain, the drains (mostly one drain), spews up watery sewage ... I'm pretty sure the cause is from the big root system from some big trees around my house. Can't I hire someone to just plug those pesty lil' sewage spewing holes (drains), in my basement floor? Why are they there anyway? To stop my house from flooding? Cause if that's the case ... they do no good ... they MAKE my house flood!
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The program in Classics spans the many different aspects of the Greek and Roman world - its languages and literatures, its art and archaeology, its history, its religious and philosophical traditions, its social and legal forms - from the Bronze Age to the period of the late Roman Empire and early Christianity.
For students who pursue a major or minor, Classics provides a solid liberal arts education that will be useful in many careers and vital to the development of their full human capacity.
For students in other disciplines, Classics offers a valuable opportunity to investigate the works and traditions that have provided much of the background of their own chosen fields. Many find that working with the classical languages improves their skills as readers and writers.
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In 2015-16 the Department thoroughly revised the curriculum of the program in Classics.
There are new and revised courses and simplified and restructured choices* in the major and minor. Click on the preceding links for details.
*Generally speaking, changes in the major and minor apply only to students entering GVSU in 2016-17 and thereafter. Students with questions should consult their advisor.
Prof. Peter Anderson translates selected works by the Roman politician and philosopher.
Stoics Week prompted participants to think about who they really are.
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During the eighth annual Paleo-Olympics, students were given the opportunity to take part in games, crafts, and activities inspired by ancient cultures on the west lawn of the Kirkhof Center.
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Home Stretch
by gwilson on Sep.16, 2010, under Uncategorized
When I was a college student and later teaching high school, my grandfather, James Wilson raced horses at Sunland Park, a racetrack in southern New Mexico just across the border and Rio Grande river from El Paso. He owned a ranch on the Mexican border (the location where Chuck Norris and others filmed "Lone Wolf McQuaid") and got into racing as a tax write-off and because he loved the animals. He would purchase horses, sometimes in claiming races, and feed them his special diet until they were strong and healthy and ready for the track. My friend Bob and I would talk with him and then head to the track on Friday nights to make modest bets for cheap entertainment. We would bet until our $20 stake was either gone (after which we just watched the races) or grew into a modest gain. We felt successful if we came away with enough money to pay for our post-race meal at Denny's.
One horse in particular was my grandfather's favorite – Reigh Reed. The horse loved distance and James would give us this insight into the horse's style: he will be the last horse the first time by the finish line and the first horse at the end of the race. It was a bit disconcerting to watch as he trailed the pack the first time past the grandstands, but it was pure excitement when he left the other ponies behind and owned the home strech.
We are in the home stretch of construction. The furniture is being installed on the new floors this week. Then, connecting the plumbing and installing the electrical fixtures will begin to signal the final steps needed to bring this project to a close. Once the 60″ monitors are installed in the labs and the 47″ displays are put in the hallways, and once the card entry system is in place, we will be ready for business. A $2.5 M renovation project of 8,000 sf of instructional and research space from beginning to end in five months.
We hope you will join us in celebrating the completion of the labs during October, whether at a special public open house to be announced soon, or during Homecoming Saturday, October 16th. Come see why the operative word for the project from all who see it is "WOW"!


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In the past several decades, investigators have learned much about what happens in the brain when people have a neurodegenerative disease such as Parkinson's disease, AD, or other dementias. Their findings also have revealed much about what happens during healthy aging. Researchers are investigating a number of changes related to healthy aging in hopes of learning more about this process so they can fill gaps in our knowledge about the early stages of AD.
As a person gets older, changes occur in all parts of the body, including the brain:
What effects does aging have on mental function in healthy older people? Some people may notice a modest decline in their ability to learn new things and retrieve information, such as remembering names. They may perform worse on complex tasks of attention, learning, and memory than would a younger person. However, if given enough time to perform the task, the scores of healthy people in their 70s and 80s are often similar to those of young adults. In fact, as they age, adults often improve in other cognitive areas, such as vocabulary and other forms of verbal knowledge.
It also appears that additional brain regions can be activated in older adults during cognitive tasks, such as taking a memory test. Researchers do not fully understand why this happens, but one idea is that the brain engages mechanisms to compensate for difficulties that certain regions may be having. For example, the brain may recruit alternate brain networks in order to perform a task. These findings have led many scientists to believe that major declines in mental abilities are not inevitable as people age. Growing evidence of the adaptive (what scientists call "plastic") capabilities of the older brain provide hope that people may be able to do things to sustain good brain function as they age. A variety of interacting factors, such as lifestyle, overall health, environment, and genetics also may play a role.
Another question that scientists are asking is why some people remain cognitively healthy as they get older while others develop cognitive impairment or dementia. The concept of "cognitive reserve" may provide some insights. Cognitive reserve refers to the brain's ability to operate effectively even when some function is disrupted. It also refers to the amount of damage that the brain can sustain before changes in cognition are evident. People vary in the cognitive reserve they have, and this variability may be because of differences in genetics, education, occupation, lifestyle, leisure activities, or other life experiences. These factors could provide a certain amount of tolerance and ability to adapt to change and damage that occurs during aging. At some point, depending on a person's cognitive reserve and unique mix of genetics, environment, and life experiences, the balance may tip in favor of a disease process that will ultimately lead to dementia. For another person, with a different reserve and a different mix of genetics, environment, and life experiences, the balance may result in no apparent decline in cognitive function with age.
Scientists are increasingly interested in the influence of all these factors on brain health, and studies are revealing some clues about actions people can take that may help preserve healthy brain aging. Fortunately, these actions also benefit a person's overall health. They include:
"Vascular Disease [4]" and "Lifestyle Factors [5]" provide more information about these issues and how they may influence the risk of developing AD.
ACTIVE Study May Provide Clues to Help Older Adults Stay Mentally Sharp
The phrase "use it or lose it" may make you think of your muscles, but scientists who study brain health in older people have found that it may apply to cognitive skills as well. In 2006, scientists funded by NIA and the National Institute of Nursing Research completed a study of cognitive training in older adults. This study, the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) study, was the first randomized controlled trial to demonstrate long-lasting, positive effects of brief cognitive training in older adults.
The ACTIVE study included 2,802 healthy adults age 65 and older who were living independently. Participants were randomly assigned to four groups. Three groups took part in up to 10 computer-based training sessions that targeted a specific cognitive ability—memory, reasoning, and speed of processing (in other words, how fast participants could respond to prompts on a computer screen). The fourth group (the control group) received no cognitive training. Sixty percent of those who completed the initial training also took part in 75-minute "booster" sessions 11 months later. These sessions were designed to maintain improvements gained from the initial training.
The investigators tested the participants at the beginning of the study, after the initial training and booster sessions, and once a year for 5 more years. They found that the improvements from the training roughly counteracted the degree of decline in cognitive performance that would be expected over a 7- to 14-year period among older people without dementia:
The researchers also looked at the training's effects on participants' everyday lives. After 5 years, all three groups who received training reported less difficulty than the control group in tasks such as preparing meals, managing money, and doing housework. However, these results were statistically significant for only the group that had the reasoning training.
As they get older, many people worry about their mental skills getting "rusty." The ACTIVE study offers hope that cognitive training may be useful because it showed that relatively brief and targeted cognitive exercises can produce lasting improvements in the skills taught. Next steps for researchers are to determine ways to generalize the training benefits beyond the specific skills taught in ACTIVE and to find out whether cognitive training programs could prevent, delay, or diminish the effects of AD.