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Gettysburg battle's 'mighty current' recalledJuly 1, 2013 8:00 AM
GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- As more than 5,000 people sat beneath a dusky sky Sunday on a field where 150 years ago one of the most bloody and desperate battles in American history would change the tide of the Civil War, presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin tied the outcome of that battle to the civil rights movement of a century later, to the women's rights movement and to last week's Supreme Court decision upholding the right to legalize same-sex marriage.
Ms. Kearns Goodwin, whose book on Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet, "Team of Rivals," inspired Steven Spielberg's movie "Lincoln," was the headliner in a National Parks Service ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The commemoration was named for Lincoln's words about "A New Birth of Freedom," and her point was that the freedom had to be claimed slowly by each generation.
"As was true in the struggle for women's rights and civil rights, gay activists had to fight long and hard for that decision," she said.
She quoted Robert F. Kennedy, who said that every time someone acts to improve the lives of others he "sends forth a tiny ripple of hope" that joins with others and forms a current that "will sweep down the mightiest laws of oppression."
"As we gather together to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg, we can look upon these graves knowing that each of these soldiers who rest here tonight sent their own ripples of hope and that those ripples built a mighty current that swept the scourge of slavery from our land, giving our beloved country, as Abraham Lincoln so magnificently promised, a new birth of freedom," she said.
The program would conclude with a candlelight procession to the nearby military cemetery, with 3,512 graves of Union soldiers, that Lincoln dedicated with his Gettysburg Address. "New Birth of Freedom" was an all-star presentation. Former ABC news anchor Charles Gibson was master of ceremonies. Country star Trace Adkins, the great-great grandson of a Confederate soldier, sang the national anthem in a thick, Southern voice.
The centerpiece was Voices of the Battle, a multi-media theatrical presentation with actors delivering the words of real leaders, soldiers and civilians who experienced the battle. It was held on a slope just above the tiny house where Union commanding Gen. George Meade had his headquarters. The enormous domed monument to the Pennsylvania soldiers who served at Gettysburg was visible beyond. Off to the right was the copse of trees marking the farthest point that Confederate soldiers reached as they fell in Pickett's Charge.
"Our programs are not a celebration, but are the thoughtful commemoration of the people who were caught up in this profoundly significant battle," said Robert Kirby, superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park.
Perhaps 250 attended the rededication, many of them members of the Sons of Union Veterans, who had organized the event, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans, who joined them in it. Among the former was Elmer "Bud" Atkinson, 88, who had been a teenaged escort for the elderly Civil War veterans at the dedication in 1938.
Mr. Atkinson, whose great-grandfather fought for the Union, came from a family with a passionate commitment to the Sons of Union Veterans. He was too young, he said, to understand the threat of war in Germany, or to comprehend the mingled doubt and hope with which the president must have paid tribute to peace and reconciliation.
Mr. Atkinson was still in his teens when he joined the Army after Pearl Harbor. He would fight through the Battle of the Bulge.
"At the time we came home, we thought wars were all over. You think that every war will be the last. It never is," said the retired Philadelphia firefighter, who served 20 post-war years in the Army Reserves.
He knows men who re-enact his own battles, and has been invited to attend World War II re-enactments, but he dedicated himself to the remembrance of those who came before him.
Remembrance and reconciliation were at the heart of the keynote at the Peace Light by Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo, commandant of the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle. Gen. Cucolo, a veteran of wars in Bosnia and Iraq, spoke with emotion of the many times he prayed beside the bodies of young soldiers in Iraq before they were transported home in caskets.
He vowed that their deaths would not be in vain, that he would live in a way that honored their sacrifice and that they would never be forgotten. The Peace Light Memorial, he said, was built to keep such memories alive while achieving reconciliation for the sake of future peace. It was first dreamed of a quarter century earlier when veterans in blue and gray at the 50th reunion shook hands across walls over which they had once tried to kill each other.
The nation healed slowly after the Civil War, "but the veterans and the sons of veterans led by example," he said. "If those who fought each other and carried the searing memories of the abject carnage of war -- if they could clasp hands and forgive and unite for a common purpose, then why can't we all?
He told the sons of Union and Confederate veterans: "You show others throughout the world what is possible with forgiveness, with reconciliation. You light the darkness of ignorance and show the world that it has been done and it can be done."
Gary Cartwright, 59, a tourist from Park Ridge, Ill., was disappointed so few visitors heard that speech.
He reflected on Gen. Cucolo's words about standing next to the bodies of his fallen soldiers and promising that they would never be forgotten.
"That is why I wish more people were there to hear him. Because obviously people are forgetting," he said.
Small crowds were not a problem for "New Birth of Freedom," where spectators sprawled beyond the 4,000 chairs.
Bob Taylor, a self-described history buff from Charleroi, has visited Gettysburg many times, but said the 150th anniversary was special.
"You don't celebrate it, but you appreciate how these young guys, from both sides really, did. They gave up their lives for what they believed in. They were such young guys and they walked right into those guns. It was a different time."
Meghan Troxler 25, from Reading, Mass., carried her candle Sunday night to the heart of the cemetery, where each grave was lit by the golden glow of a luminaria. She stood next to a section of unknown graves, labeled with numbers in the 900s as a soldier played Taps.
"I really thought about all these men who fought for my freedom. Even though I'm not African American. I'm white. It's very humbling . It reminds me not to take for granted what I have in the United States," she said.mobilehome - state - civilwar - gettysburgstories
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By Michael Aneiro
Standard & Poor's today revised its outlook on Illinois to developing from negative, adding that while "a developing outlook is unusual for a state, it reflects the magnitude and scope of pension and budgetary issues facing Illinois." A developing outlook indicates S&P could either raise or lower the state's rating during the next two years. From S&P credit analyst Robin Prunty:
The change reflects the consensus reached on pension reform, which we believe could contribute to a sustainable path to fiscal stability. Although we view the consensus achieved by Illinois on this difficult issue as positive from a credit standpoint, the developing outlook reflects the implementation risk — legal and budgetary — associated with various provisions of the pension reform, as well as the overall structural budget challenges facing the state….
If pension reform moves forward and the state takes credible action to achieve structural budget balance beginning in fiscal 2015, we believe a higher rating would be warranted. Conversely, if the pension reform is declared unconstitutional or invalid, or implementation is delayed and there is a lack of consensus and action among policy makers on the structural budget gaps and outstanding payables, we believe there could be a profound and negative effect on the state's budgetary performance and liquidity over the two-year outlook horizon.
S&P also affirmed its 'A-' credit rating on the state's outstanding general obligation bonds, while assigning the same 'A-' rating and developing outlook to the $350 million of new GO bonds the state is due to issue this week.
Separately, Fitch Ratings today assigned an 'A-' rating to the same $350 million bond issue, affirming its 'A-' rating on approximately $27.5 billion of outstanding Illinois GO bonds, while Fitch's rating outlook for Illinois remains negative.


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GRAMMY-winning songwriter Joe South died Sept. 5 following a heart attack. He was 72. Born Joe Souter in Atlanta, South began his music career as a country musician, joining pedal steel guitarist Pete Drake's band in 1957. South subsequently worked as a session musician at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Nashville and appeared on recordings by artists such as Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and Simon & Garfunkel, among others. South earned the two GRAMMYs of his career in 1969 for Song Of The Year and Best Contemporary Song for "Games People Play," which was performed by saxophonist King Curtis. Among the artists South crafted songs for are Deep Purple, Billy Joe Royal and Lynn Anderson, the latter of whom had a Top 20 hit in 1971 with South's "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden." (9/6)


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By Tiernan Ray
Here are some things going on this morning in your world of tech:
There's a bit of a glass half full, half empty going on with respect to last night's announcement of preliminary estimates for the PC market from Gartner and IDC, which showed Q3 unit shipments declining between 7% and 9% in Q3, the sixth straight decline in a row. David Wong of Wells Fargo finds the data "is extremely encouraging in pointing to sequential growth in PC builds in the September quarter," with growth of perhaps 6% in the September quarter versus the June quarter.
But J.P. Morgan's Mark Moskowitz writes that the data were worse than his own forecast, and "Our full year 2013 PC unit growth estimate remains unchanged at a decline of -9.2%."
"Overall, we think the PC trend-line continues to be disappointing, and we are not expecting any sort of near-term rebound due to new Haswell chips or Windows 8.1."
Still another view is offered by Phil Winslow of Credit Suisse, who reiterates an Outperform rating on Microsoft (MSFT) shares, and a $38 price target, writing that the report showed the second-quarter in a row of rising unit shipments in the US market, which suggests that region has finally rebounded.
One Company that has to deal certainly the fall out of that is Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), whose chief executive Meg Whitman yesterday hosted the company's annual analyst day meeting.
The shares today got at least two grudging upgrades, from Mizuho Securities's Abhey Lamba, who raises his rating to Neutral from Underperform, with a $22 price target, up from $18, and from Richard Kugele of Needham & Co., who raises his rating to Hold from Underperform, writing that " the time for execution has arrived, and management buzzwords will not be sufficient."
"Until growth in these "New Style IT" areas is proven (and of sufficient scale to move the overall needle) we do not see enough upside to recommend investors buy the stock. However, catalysts to drive the stock materially lower seem to be lacking."
HP stock is down 13 cents, or 0.6%, at $22.47.
Shares of Citrix Systems (CTXS) are down $7.94, or almost for 12%, at $58.72, after the company last night cut its outlook for the third-quarter, without giving any detailed explanation. Price targets are coming down today. Gregg Moskowitz of Cowen & Co., reiterating an Outperform rating writes it is "clearly a disappointment," but that "We doubt that CTXS's competitive positioning and prospects for growth have changed materially."
But Piper Jaffray's Mark Murphy, reiterating a Neutral rating, writes that Citrix is suffering from incursions into its desktop "virtualizaton" market by VMware (VMW), writing "VMware resellers had noted Citrix customers approaching them "more and more", stated that traction in VMware's desktop virtualization solution (View) is 'exploding'."
VMware shares today are up 7 cents at $79.05.
Shares of cloud-based enterprise software vendor Workday (WDAY) are up a $1.24, or 1.7%, $78.66, this morning after hedge fund manager Jim Chanos revealed during a CNBC interview earlier that he is long the stock.
Another person today seen the praises of workday is Piper's Murphy, who reiterates an Overweight rating on the shares after having attended the "HR Technology" conference in Las Vegas this week where, he reports, Workday "stole the show in many regards, with a large-scale HR survey suggesting Workday adoption could skyrocket from 5% today 12% in 12 months –an unparalleled velocity across the survey results."
Speaking of Chanos, he also reiterated he is long shares of Apple (AAPL), giving the stock a bit of a boost this morning — it is up $3.21, or 0.7%, at $489.91. Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets reiterates a buy rating on the shares this morning at $777 price target, writing that his ongoing trip through Asia this week has provided him with further encouragement to the notion that Apple will release a larger screen iPhone and a smartwatch sometime next year.
"Our meeting with a tech supply chain vendor during our China/Taiwan Tech Tour today highlighted a bigger iPhone is in the works, and our contact expects a launch in the 2Q:14/3Q:14 time frame. We are confident a larger iPhone will be launched in 2014," writes White.
If it's a Thursday, which it is, it must be time for further speculation about the fate of BlackBerry (BBRY). Bloomberg's Hugo Miller and Jeffrey McCracken late yesterday reported the company is open to the notion that it might be broken up and sold in pieces if it's largest investor, Fairfax Financial Holdings, cannot find the total $4.7 billion required to take the company private, citing a single unnamed source.
BlackBerry shares are off five cents, or 0.7% at $8.05.
Shares of Amazon.com (AMZN) are up $7.44, 2.5%, at $305.67, after the market research firm ChannelAdvisor announced data for September-quarter retail online sales that seem to reinforce analysts expectations for the quarter.
"Amazon ChannelAdvisor sales grew 25% on average, a deceleration from average June quarter growth of 29%," writes Piper's Gene Munster,. "We believe that the quarterly average points to results in-line with our model, which calls for 26% N.A. sales growth vs. 30% N.A. growth in the Jun-13 quarter."


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Day Leclaire writes for the Harlequin Romance line and lives in the midst of a maritime forest on Hatteras Island on North Carolinas Outer Banks. Despite the yearly storms that batter them and the frequent power outages, she finds the beautiful climate, superb fishing, and unbeatable seascape more than adequate compensation.
Being flexible and having a sense of humor also helps, shes discovered, along with a love for both the island and her craft.
Days interest in writing started at an early age. "There were four kids in our family, the three girls all close together in age. We were home from school one winter day because wed had a blizzard and Mom.
Well, she was practically pulling her hair out in an attempt to keep us entertained.
"Wed fought our way through any number of board games, had read all the books in the house and were basically making a total nuisance of ourselves. Out of sheer desperation, Mom told me that if I didnt have any books to read, I should go write one.
"So, I did. It was a historical. A Cinderella story set in the Wild West with a wicked stepmother and two wicked stepsisters. As I recall, those two stepsisters bore an uncanny resemblance to my own two sisters. I guess I was out of charity with them at the time!"
Those initial attempts, rooted in elementary school, continued all the way through college. "Although Id thought about being a writer in high school, I majored in Anthropology at University of California, Berkeley. I was going to be another Jane Goodall
right up until I went camping for the first time. It forced me to reconsider a lifetime spent without the basic necessities of life like running water and flush toilets."
So she dropped out to reconsider her career choices. Thats when she met her future husband, Frank. "It was a whirlwind courtship. We married five months after meeting."
The two went into business together, first running a film library in Berkeley, then remodeling houses in Seattle, Washington, before opening up a produce market. "Frank is great at retail. Hes a natural salesman. But Im not.
"With a retail operation," Day says with a laugh, "you have to be nice to the customers. Thats tough since Im an introvert whod rather hide in the employee lounge with my nose in a book. When I became pregnant with our son, Matt, I told Frank that Id like to find another line of work. He was incredibly supportive. He asked me what I wanted to do and without even thinking I said, Write. I want to write Harlequin Romances. The next day we drove into Seattle and bought our first computer." And the rest is history!
Well, not quite. "Harlequin returned my first attempt three mercifully short chapters. They said that although my writing was competent, the plot of my story was melodramatic and my characters stereotypical.
"But I took competent to mean good. That one word gave me all the encouragement I needed. The next book received an even more positive response and a request for a revision. Although they ultimately turned that second story down, I never grew discouraged. It certainly never occurred to me to give up."
Then tragedy struck. Days younger sister, Nancy, was diagnosed with a brain tumor and died the following year. "It was a very dark time," Day confesses.
"Wed recently moved into this tiny condominium outside of San Diego, California, and I didnt know a lot of people. My son, Matt, had just turned three and I spent the summer hiding in our home with the drapes drawn, playing with him. Finally my husband out of sheer desperation told me to start writing again or go get a job at McDonalds flipping burgers.
"It worked! I sat down and wrote a slapstick romance called Jinxed. After three months of depression, I needed some comedic relief and that book provided it. It was my first Harlequin Romance and I dedicated it to Nancy."
As for the future? "I have a ton of ideas. Last time I checked my schedule I was booked several years ahead. And considering I come up with book ideas all the time
well, lets just say that I have a lot of writing ahead of me!"


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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a respiratory infection that was first identified in a 2003 outbreak.
SARS is caused by a specific group of viruses. The viruses are spread from droplets in the air. The droplets come from spray when a sick person sneezes or coughs. Viruses can also be picked up from objects that an ill person has touched.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a respiratory infection that was first identified in a 2003 outbreak.
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Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Tests may include:
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The diagnosis is made by a combination of the typical symptoms and detection of the virus
To help reduce your chance of getting SARS, take these steps:
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- Do not share utensils, glasses, towels, or linen with anyone with SARS.
- If you are a healthcare worker, use gloves, gown, and use eye protection when caring for patients with SARS.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of developing SARS include:
- Gene variation in the immune system—This gene variation may be more common in people in Southeast Asia. The variation makes people more susceptible to developing SARS.
- Recent travel to locations in Asia where SARS outbreaks have been reported.
- Close contact with someone who has SARS.
- Healthcare workers who care for patients with SARS.
SARS requires care from your doctor. If you suspect you have this condition, contact your doctor right away.
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There are currently no medications to treat or cure SARS. Viral infections cannot be treated with antibiotics and current antiviral drugs have not had any effect.
Researchers are looking for ways to shorten the course and severity of the infection with:
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The symptoms of SARS will be treated with oxygen therapy if it is needed. If you are having difficulty breathing, you may be given oxygen through a tube or mask. More severe problems may require a machine to help you breathe.


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Links to Helpful Resources
US State Department Websites
The State Department's bureau of Consular Affairs has developed this site as part of a campaign to promote smart, safe travel by students. It has information on a wide range of topics specifically designed for American students going abroad: http://travel.state.gov/content/studentsabroad/en.html/
Before arranging travel, students should consult the U.S. State Department website on the conditions abroad that may affect their safety and security:
More specifically, students should check the U.S. State Department's current travel warnings list before choosing a country in which to study:
US Passport
How to apply for a U.S. passport: travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html
Where to submit your passport application materials - Passport Acceptance Facility Search Page
Travel Health and Immunizations
CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – check here to read about health issues and immunization requirements for travel to specific countries.
Study Abroad Program Ratings and Reviews
To see how past participants rate specific programs and providers, check out the following:
Popular Study Abroad Program Search Sites
StudyAbroad.com is the Internet's leading source of information on educational opportunities for students to study in other countries. It is a comprehensive directory of study abroad programs, summer study abroad, Internship, service learning and volunteer abroad programs, intensive language programs all organized either study abroad by subject or study abroad by country or study abroad by city.
GoAbroad.com/ is a leading international education and experiential travel resource. It provides a comprehensive directory with over 17,000 opportunities abroad updated daily to find opportunities to study abroad, volunteer, teach, intern, TEFL, language abroad programs and jobs.
The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is the leading U.S. non-governmental international education organization. CIEE creates and administers programs that allow high school and university students and educators to study and teach abroad.
BUNAC - Work and volunteer programs abroad for students and young people including Summer Camp USA
Student Travel Resources
Find out how to get the International Student ID Card (ISIC) – "Don't leave home without it!" www.isic.org/student-card/the-isic-student-card.aspx
STA Travel - the world's largest student, youth and budget travel organization specializing in cheap flights, hotels and hostels, student travel insurance, and the International Student ID Card (ISIC).
The International Student Travel Confederation (ISTC) - a not-for-profit organisation, founded in 1949 by the travel departments of a group of national student unions, to explore the needs of the growing numbers of student and youth travellers. Thanks to the ISTC, students, young people and teaching professionals have access to a global network of leading travel specialists, offering low priced flights, travel tickets, insurance, accommodation, work and study abroad programs as well as special deals on entertainment, sightseeing and shopping in countries all over the world.
Useful Information
Check out the following website for weekend trips while studying abroad: http://www.wsaeurope.com/about-wsa/
MONETOS – For general information about living, working, or studying abroad in EU countries: www.monetos.co.uk/service and for specific issues, such as
- Student life in the UK:www.monetos.co.uk/service/student-life
- Visiting a doctor in an EU country:www.monetos.co.uk/service/doctor
- Money management for students:www.monetos.co.uk/service/student-money
Travel insurance http://www.travelinsurancereview.net/student-travel-insurance/ "Students have a lot to think about when they travel abroad, and this tutorial helps them with a better understanding of travel insurance."
Let's Go Travel Guides
For 50 years, Let's Go www.letsgo.com has provided students with socially responsible travel coverage for destinations across the globe, including accommodations, food, and sights listings, as well as numerous tips for student travelers looking to save money while traveling, working, or studying abroad. Let's Go publishes the world's favorite student travel guides, written entirely by college undergraduate students.
News and Magazines by and for Students Abroad
Café Abroadd is a student-driven enterprise that comprises a weekly online newsmagazine, a quarterly print publication distributed to more than 300 study abroad offices, and a global community of thousands of study abroad students. Currently, the web site features hundreds of articles, photographs, reviews and events written by and for study abroad students living in 400 cites, worldwide. Each day, the resource grows as more students explore their cities and share what they learn on cafeabroad.com.
"Your stories from abroad" PLUS "Insider tips: what you need to know about real life abroad"- http://glimpse.org/
Native Foreigner Magazine http://www.nativeforeignermag.com/ "Native Foreigner was launched in January 2012 as an online community for travelers returning home after spending an extended period abroad. Whether you've spent six months studying abroad in Italy or a year volunteering with children in Africa, we hope to provide you with the resources to make the adjustment home a bit easier."


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Adolescence to Young Adult Education Careers
Adolescence is often a confusing time in the lives of our nation's youth, and teachers can play a powerful role in guiding their students through the challenges of this period in their lives. If you are interested in making a difference in the lives of our nation's youth by teaching grades seven through 12, then pair your major field of study with a minor in adolescence to young adult education at Mount Union. Licensure areas include earth science, language arts, mathematics, social studies, life science and physical sciences.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that job opportunities in the education field will grow in the years to come. To meet this need, the Department of Education is geared toward preparing teacher candidates and assisting them in obtaining a teaching appointment. In addition, a major or minor in education provides an excellent foundation for careers in a number of areas, including:
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- Colleges
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I took Michelle out for dinner and to see Disney's Lion King in the theater last night. I managed to persuade my way into 12th row, center seats.
Even the second time for me, the show was phenomenal and so perfect for a date night. "Can you feel the magic?" .... "It's the circle of life."
Yup, "It's great to be king!"
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By Dimitra DeFotis
When a big player in the oilfield services world like Halliburton says it deleted records tied to a deadly offshore oil rig disaster, why is the stock rallying?
The stock is rallying becuse Halliburton is buying back between 68 million and 78 million shares, or as much as 8% of shares outstanding, and that could boost annual earnings by 20 cents to 25 cents. The Halliburton (HAL) guilty plea amounts to a misdemeanor and clears the Department of Justice case. Sterne Agee Analyst Stephen G. Gengaro writes that the plea "in no way admits guilt to the actual cause" of the deadly April 2010 Macondo Gulf of Mexico blowout and spill.
Halliburton will pay a $200,000 fine. It said it would write a check for $55 million to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Shares of Halliburton are up nearly 4%, or $1.67, to $46.01 in mid-morning trading.The stock has doubled since its 2010 low. But over the past five years, oilfield services names have underperformed the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Halliburton has been the best performer over five years compared to competitors Baker Hughes (BHI), which was down 0.25% Friday, and Schlumberger (SLB), down 1.5%.


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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 7:26 PM GMT en Diciembre 22, 2011
A white Christmas will be a rarity across most of the U.S. this year, as December temperatures have been more typical of November, and very little snow has fallen. Large portions of the eastern half of the country have been more than 4°F above average so far in December, with temperatures averaging 8°F above average over portions of North Dakota.This is quite a switch from the previous two winters, which were both much colder and snowier than average. All three winters featured La Niña conditions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, so that cannot explain the difference. A key reason for the December warmth this year and the cold and snowy Decembers of 2010 and 2009 is a weather pattern known as the Arctic Oscillation.
Figure 1. Departure of temperature from average over the 30-day period ending on December 22, 2011. Image credit: NOAA/CPC.
Figure 2. Top: snow depth measured in the U.S. on December 22, 2011, after a month with a strong positive phase of the Arctic Oscillation (AO). Bottom: Snow depth measured in the U.S. on December 22, 2010, after a month with a strong negative phase of the Arctic Oscillation (AO). Image credit: NOAA/NOHRSC.
The Arctic Oscillation and its influence on winter weather
The Arctic Oscillation (AO), and its close cousin, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), are climate patterns in the Northern Hemisphere defined by fluctuations in the difference of sea-level pressure between the Icelandic Low and the Azores High. It is one of oldest known climate oscillations--seafaring Scandinavians described the pattern several centuries ago. Through east-west oscillation motions of the Icelandic Low and the Azores High, the AO and NAO control the strength and direction of westerly winds and storm tracks across the North Atlantic. A large difference in the pressure between Iceland and the Azores (positive AO/NAO) leads to increased westerly winds and mild winter in the U.S. and Western Europe. Positive AO/NAO conditions also cause the Icelandic Low to draw a stronger south-westerly flow of air over eastern North America, preventing Arctic air from plunging southward. In contrast, if the difference in sea-level pressure between Iceland and the Azores is small (negative AO/NAO), westerly winds are suppressed, allowing Arctic air to spill southwards into eastern North America more readily. Negative AO/NAO winters tend to bring cold winters to Europe and the U.S. East Coast, but leads to very warm conditions in the Arctic, since all the cold air spilling out of the Arctic gets replaced by warm air flowing poleward. The winter of 2009 - 2010 had the most extreme negative NAO and AO since record keeping began in 1865; a very extreme AO/NAO also developed during the winter of 2010 - 2011. But this year, the pattern has flipped. The AO has been almost as strong, but in the opposite sense--a positive AO, leading to very warm conditions over the U.S. Unfortunately, the AO is difficult to predict more than a week or two and advance, and we don't understand why the AO can vary so much from winter to winter. The latest predictions from the ECMWF and GFS models show this positive AO pattern continuing for at least the next ten days. Real winter conditions won't arrive in the U.S. until the first week of January, at the earliest. Between now and the end of 2011, the only major winter storm the GFS model expects in the U.S. will be in the Pacific Northwest, on December 30 - 31.
This week, NOAA's ClimateWatch Magazine posted an excellent tutorial on the Arctic Oscillation and how it is affecting our winter weather this year.
Figure 3. The departure of temperature from average in Centigrade during the November - December - January period during various phases of the Arctic Oscillation (AO). Positive AO conditions lead to warm winters in the U.S., while negative AO conditions lead to cold winters. Image credit: NOAA/CPC.
November 2011: Earth's 12th warmest on record
November 2011 was the globe's 12th warmest November on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). November 2011 global land temperatures were the 16th warmest on record, and ocean temperatures were the 12th warmest on record. Global satellite-measured temperatures for the lowest 8 km of the atmosphere near average, the 20th or 11th warmest in the 34-year record, according to Remote Sensing Systems and the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH). Wunderground's weather historian, Christopher C. Burt, has a comprehensive post on the November 2011 Global Weather Extremes Summary.
Figure 4. Departure of temperature from average for November 2011. Image credit: National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).
A warm November for the U.S.
In the contiguous U.S., November ranked as the 25th warmest November in the 117-year record. Thirteen states in the Northeast and Upper Midwest recorded a top-ten warmest November, and no states had a top-ten coldest November. Eight states had a top-ten wettest November--Indiana, Ohio, Missouri,Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. One state had a top-ten driest month, Minnesota. Texas had its 39th driest November on record, keeping 76% of Texas under extreme to exceptional drought as of December 13, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
A weak La Niña continues
A borderline weak/moderate La Niña event continues in the equatorial Pacific, where sea surface temperatures were approximately 1.0°C below average during the first half of December. The impacts of a La Niña on U.S. weather are well-defined. It is likely that the drought in the South, especially Texas, will continue, along with above average temperatures. The Northwest can expect cooler than average temperatures, as well as the potential for another winter with a heavy snowpack across the western United States.
Arctic sea ice extent third lowest on record
Arctic sea ice extent was at its third lowest on record in November, behind 2006 and 2010, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Sea ice records date back to 1979.
Donations sought for the East Africa famine
Weather Underground has partnered with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to help the Horn of Africa region during the ongoing famine. With the help of the Weather Underground community, we hope to raise $10,000 that will go toward helping the refugees survive the crisis. Weather Underground will match the community's donation dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 for a total donation of $20,000. Please visit the East Africa famine donation page to help out. Ninety cents of every dollar donated goes directly to the people in need.
Posts looking back at the remarkable weather events of 2011
Deadliest weather disaster of 2011: the East African drought
Tropical Storm Lee's flood in Binghamton: was global warming the final straw?
Wettest year on record in Philadelphia; 2011 sets record for wet/dry extremes in U.S.
Hurricane Irene: New York City dodges a potential storm surge mega-disaster
This will be my last post until Tuesday. Have a great holiday, everyone!
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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Congratulations to our Writers Contest winners! We received more than 200 entries this year from schools across Central Texas. You can read all the stories on our Writers Contest page!
KINDERGARTEN: [23 entries]
1st place – Colin D'Eimon
Neidig Elementary
Elgin ISD
Pets Go To School
2nd place – MaryElizabeth Robson
Homeschooled: Robson Primary School
Pflugerville, TX
A Friendship Story
3rd place – Amadeus Kwan
First Foundations Pre-School
Austin, TX
The Missing Sun
1st GRADE: [73 entries]
1st place – Kayla Rogers
Paige, TX (Bastrop County)
I Love Dreaming
2nd place – Chloe Clark
Blanco Elementary
Blanco ISD
Sugar So Sweet
3rd place – Emma Glynn
Neidig Elementary
Elgin ISD
The Awesome Robot
2nd GRADE: [64 entries]
1st place – Nicole Williams
Naumann Elementary
Leander ISD
The Case of the Poetic Letter
2nd place – Shone Abhay Sarode
Patton Elementary
Austin ISD
The Mystery of the Museum
3rd place – Soha Dalal
Elm Grove Elementary
Hays Consolidated ISD
The Baseball Game That Saved Earth
3rd GRADE: [51 entries]
1st place – Branna May
Kyle, TX
Sam and the Burglar
2nd place – Carson Collins
Austin, TX
A Brave Little Ant Who Found His Way Home
3rd place – Michelle Huang
Laural Mountain Elementary
Round Rock ISD
Innocent or Guilty?


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Alvin Cheung
School: San Jose State University
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School: San Jose State University
In this comedic love story where a young man tries to get the attention of a young nurse during his routine check up. See the excuses he comes up with just to see her.
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Pressing excess moisture out of your tofu will increase its firmness and its ability to absorb the flavors of the marinade.
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Perfection! I increased the marinade to 1.5X, for 1 block of tofu, just right. I served it over spinach and bok choy greens that I had prepared with sauteed onions, garlic and ginger. The entire meal was extremely savory and tasty. My guests said they had never tasted tofu like this and loved it. The pressing before marinade is what makes the difference. I use a Tofu press to squeeze the water out of my extra firm tofu. I have increased to amount of tofu that I prepare since getting this amazing simple invention. By pressing almost all the water out of the tofu, it is ready to absorb any marinade like a fast sponge. I press the tofu block for a few hours, tightening the screws on the press every 1/2 hour or so. Here is a link to the press if you are interested: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007LLGMG2/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00507GC96&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=12N6WZC1T7P9JFXVGGX4 I give tofu presses to my vegan friends for presents. No mess tofu pressing. Love it.
I loved this, although I used smoked tofu so I can't say how it would be for plain tofu. I halved the recipe to fit the amount of tofu I had. I used homemade hot sauce. I used napa cabbage for the greens. Also, the sesame oil I used was toasted and I think this really contributed to the flavour (I think it was especially noticeable in the greens). I used Braggs instead of soy sauce and I did not find it too salty. I ate it with some quinoa and a salad of sprouts, carrots and raisins. Yum.
Forgot the forks.
Really enjoyed this, and my kids ate up the tofu. Pressing the tofu makes a great difference. I cut back on the soy sauce. It was my first time grilling tofu, so i was timid, but I should have left it on two to three minutes longer for stronger grill marks. I added the red pepper flakes at the end to keep the rest kid friendly. Yum!
This recipe was fine, but I probably won't be making it again. Nothing wrong with it, I just prefer a saucier marinade. Also, this one was too salty even for my salt-loving palate.
Turned this into a one-skillet recipe (instead of grill + skillet) and loved it for vegan brunch! Used 2 cloves garlic and red pepper instead of Tabasco. Substituted the vegetable oil for extra virgin coconut oil and the soy sauce was replaced by a slightly smaller amount of Braggs. In addition to the 10 oz spinach, I added 2-3 oz of frozen corn pieces. The dish came out so colorful and flavorful that I didn't have it over rice as originally intended. Just the tofu and veggies. TASTY! I can only imagine that it'll taste better tomorrow as the flavors will steep even more. NOTE: As a vegan for the past 6 years, this is the first time I've gotten tofu to marinate properly so the "weighting" step really makes a difference. I weighted my organic firm tofu for 10 minutes under 2 reusable kitchen towels (covered by a plate and topped with a 8 lbs dumbbell). Finished by hand pressing the remaining liquid out, which took about another 2 minutes.
Sooo tasty!!! loved it!! Added less soy sauce table spoon peanut butter asian chilli hot sauce instead of tabasco sauted broccoli before adding the greens to the pan. served over rice and topped with peanuts.
a little too salty, even with low sodium soy sauce
Quick and easy dinner. Very tasty! Even one of my guy-friends liked it. Didn't have any greens so I used mixed vegetables left-over from another meal.
This was terrific! I made it exactly as written, with baby spinach, except I ran out of regular low-salt soy sauce, so I ended up using half that and half dark soy sauce. I also sprinkled sesame seeds on top just to pretty it up. Really delicious! I did double the sauce as some recommended, but I found that made way too much.


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At 1559 feet altitide, Bishop Peak is San Luis Obispo's most popular mountain hike. It is located on the edge of the city, rising in a line of nine peaks that run from the city west to Morro Bay and on into the ocean.
Climbing Bishop Peak is moderately difficult, though there is an excellent groomed trail that was built by, and is maintained by the City of San Luis Obispo. Bishop Peak is part of the city' extensive open space system of parks and trails. These, in combination with zoning that prohibits any building above a certain altitude, make San Luis Obispo a beautiful place to live, and a great place for outdoor activities (sounds like PR copy, but it's true).
Carrying my horrible tripod and the GigaPan unit (and the camera) to the top was arduous for me, but worth the trouble. It took me about twice as long as usual to get up there. I took water, but not enough water, so ended up mooching water from others who came to the top (people were ver generous). The weather was perfect and I made a handful of new friends as people came up to the top to visit my panoramic perch. It was a fabulous day, and the photo turned out very nicely.
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Snowmobilers advised to stay on trails
More complaints this year than ever, club president says
MADISON, Wis. - A slew of snowmobiles has invaded Dane County's winter wonderland, but not all of those riders are following the rules.
Duane Meyers, president of the Dane County Council of Snowmobile Clubs, says he's received more complaints this year than ever before.
"The trails are meant to ride on," Meyers said. "It's when we get off of the trails that we have the issues."
Meyers said the vast majority of Dane County trails are on private land. Club liaisons have to get landowners' permission every year. Already this season, a landowner in Mount Vernon shut off his land from snowmobilers, and volunteers had to reroute the system around his property.
"The problem is, if we can't honor their request, they can tell us not to come back next year," Meyers said.17953136
With only 500 miles of trails open in Dane County, Meyers said it's tough to close any of them off to snowmobilers without making the trip more difficult and filled with many more detours.
"In Dane County, it's difficult because you've got that big lake right in the middle, and if you take a chunk to get around the backside," Meyers said. "I mean, you could add hours to somebody's ride."
A number of trails are on farm land. Meyers said driving off of the marked trails and cutting corners can kill crops under the snow.
"What happens is when the snowmobile goes over that, they actually compact that," Meyers explained, "and it retards the growth because that compaction takes longer to melt than it would in a normal field. What it does is slows the growth down, so their first yield of alfalfa or winter wheat is harvested fairly early. That actually hurts that quite a bit."
Meyers said speed is also a concern out on the trails. He reminds riders that a lot of families are out and may have a slower pace than others, so he urges people to be respectful. Meyers also said the law sets the nighttime speed limit at 55 miles per hour.
Meyers added that staying on your side of the trails is important, especially when some turns and trails through wooded areas are more narrow than usual. He also pointed out riders need to use caution crossing intersections and driving anywhere near cars or trains.
Check here for more information on open trails.
Local And Regional News
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che trasforma Venezia in un mondo magico
Ca' Rezzonico, Museum of 18th century Venice hosts A Very Light Art till November 24th , an exhibition that interfaces art and the everyday objects.
It is a reflection about design, and a study of the historic role of artists in relation to the built environment. The exhibition is located in the historic environs of the Ca' Rezzonico, museum of 18th century Venice and showcases the work of artists who master space and material in relation to context.
Seven the international artists chosen by the curator Cornelia Lauf for their sensitivity to the materials of the Italian art crafts: Mario Airò, Stefano Arienti, Flavio Favelli, Luigi Ontani, Gabriel Orozco, Cerith Wyn Evans and Heimo Zobernig.
Dangling, hanging, lighting – the contributions of the artists are neither adornment nor addition to their stately context, but function in seamless continuation of ancient duties. The unique aspect of all the works selected – lighting structures and mobiles – is their emphasis on craftsmanship and technical finesse, almost of them the product of high Italian artistry.
Ca' Rezzonico, Museum of 18th century Venice
Till October 31st from 10am to 6pm (ticket office till 5pm). From November 1st from 10am to 5pm (ticket office till 4pm). Closed on Tuesdays.


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Why is Peanut Allergy on the Rise?
No one knows for certain why people have more allergies (including peanut allergies) today than they did in the past. One theory that has gained prominence is the hygiene hypothesis.
This hypothesis states that kids growing up in industrialized countries are not exposed to the level of germs, infections and parasites as kids who grow up in less clean or modern environments. (Livestock farms, for instance, have been shown to have a protective quality, known as the "Farm Effect".)
The idea is that the immune system needs these exposures to develop properly, and without them, it is underworked – and begins to develop antibodies to otherwise harmless substances, such as peanuts.
Other theories that attempt to explain a rise in food allergy include insufficient vitamin D, food processing (ie: roasting and emulsification of peanuts for peanut butter, rather than fried or boiled peanuts), and the delay of exposure to the allergen in infancy.*
*Source: 2010 FA primer. JACI
Is there a Cure?
Currently, there is no cure for peanut allergy. However, scientists are working on ways to "desensitize" patients to peanuts and other allergens such as milk or egg. This is done in a very controlled setting, with emergency treatment at hand, and must never be tried at home.
The most researched and talked about form of desensitization at this point is called oral immunotherapy (OIT).
In this treatment, an allergic child consumes gradually increasing amounts of his or her allergen (in this case, peanut powder) in an effort to retrain the immune system. To date, researchers have been able to make a small number of children "desensitized" to peanut, meaning they can have peanuts in their diet, but they must stay on a daily dose in order to ensure they won't react.
Researchers are also studying whether this process may make people "tolerant", or in other words, cured of their allergy.
See Also: Managing Peanut Allergy


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Manufacturer: Aiwa Manufacturer: Westibe 3 Results
Westone 3 True-Fit Earphones
" I don't like to buy headphones solely based on people's recommendations without auditioning them first, but the reality is, you often have to because you just don't have the opportunity to audition exactly the models you are interested in due to where you live. The Westone 3 is one such case where I had to rely on internet reviews, and I regret the purchase. The problem with trusting online..." --Lunatique
Aiwa HP-EC101 Ear Clip Headphones (Black/Carbon Color)
Less is more with AIWA's "shellz" ear clip-type headphones. Choose from a variety of colors (gray, pearl white or blue) or go for the glitter. Exciting look, exciting sound.


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I just wanted to wish everyone here a Happy Thanksgiving (late). I hope you got to celebrate what you're thankful for. I was thankful to get a little vacation time in spent out of town. I was away from work and a computer.
I got an email from a friend of mine in Dothan, Alabama who had his son come home from a deployment with the Marines in one piece from Afghanistan in time for Thanksgiving. You just can't get a better homecoming than that.


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I normally don't give Scott much thought, as he is just an annoying bully, but this caught my eye, and made me laugh!
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If anything, he is extremely funny. Perhaps he will make it back onto my Christmas Card list. It would need to be the perfect one with maybe a picture of a Pot and a Kettle talking;)


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Sculptor Richard Serra to discuss his work, Oct. 9
Posted October 5, 2001; 12:26 a.m.
Richard Serra, the eminent sculptor whose "Hedgehog and the Fox" is installed near Fine Hall, will show slides and talk about his work at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in McCosh 50. The public is invited to this event, sponsored by the Humanities Council .
The winner of the Gold Medal for Sculpture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Serra worked in steel mills to finance his studies at Berkeley and Santa Barbara. Later he studied painting at Yale.
Since 1966 he has been creating sculpture out of nontraditional materials, prompting Robert Hughes to call him "the steel-drivin' man of American sculpture." Serra's works often spark controversy. "Tilted Arc" (1981), a 120-foot steel wall in New York City, was removed after public protest. Serra acknowledges that his sculpture may startle people because "it's finally off the pedestal, people can walk around it, they can walk into it, they can do what they want with it."
Serra's "Hedgehog," dedicated last fall, invites viewers to be participants, to enter into its flowing curves, become decentered and transform their sense of space and sky. This piece, like Serra's "Torqued Ellipses," shares an artistic kinship with Frank Gehry's bold architectural shapes.
As the Belknap Visitor in the Humanities, Serra joins a distinguished tradition of eminent writers and artists, including Merce Cunningham, Nadine Gordimer, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Eudora Welty, Roy Lichtenstein, Arthur Miller and Maurice Sendak, who have come to Princeton through a program created in memory of Chauncey Belknap of the class of 1912.
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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Help! Need advice for trip to RI...
I'll be spending a few days with a non-fishing buddy in Providence, RI in the beginning of October and hope to wet a line at least once while I'm there. The great guys at my local fly shop wrote down a few stream names from a dusty book from their library and I sniffed around the internet a little looking for trout spots but what I really need is some good, old-fashioned, first-hand advice from somebody who's been there (and done that). The RIDEMS website lists some streams and ponds but that's about it... not quite what I'm looking for. The info I could really use would be more along the lines of "Stay away from the Blackstone" or "Don't miss the Pawtuxet river, big Browns, all wade-able" or "You need a boat for everything lately 'cause its all still flooded" etc. You get the idea. If you've got a little wisdom for me, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks. (I hope I posted this in the right place...)
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A Family Condition
What's The Use Of Spare Genes?
So you've heard of genes - not jeans, but genes. And you probably know they have something to do with how proteins are made, and how people work, internally that is. But did you ever wonder where genes originated? There are lots of different organisms, and they all have different numbers of genes. Humans are estimated to have around 23,000; roundworms are estimated to have 20,000; and the mighty water flea (Daphnia) around 31,000 (take note these are estimates and likely to change). So why don't all organisms have the same number of genes if we are all related? How can organisms get more genes? Well, this isn't a question that is easily answered, but researchers are working on it and making progress. One area they are focusing on is gene duplication. This area is particularly intriguing because it seems that similar animals have similar duplications.
- Did Extra Genes Shape Our Family Tree? from AMNH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbJCmcf4rac
Extension Investigation
Use the resources below to answer the following questions:
- How do organisms pick up "extra" copies of genes?
- How can having extra genes be an advantage to organisms?
- When have researchers estimated that primates picked up extra genes? Why is this timing important to determining how these duplications affected relationships between primates?
Resources Cited
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbJCmcf4rac
- http://www.indiana.edu/~lynchlab/PDF/Lynch124.pdf
- http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/faq/genenumber.shtml
- http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/17183.html
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC19901/
- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/03/020304081153.htm


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Part of series: Seven Layers of Scare: http://www.halloweenforum.com/blogs/terra/528-seven-layers-scare.html
Detailed look at layer five of Seven Layers of Scare....
Lighting (IMHO) is one of the most powerful but least appreciated elements in setting up a haunt. I've been one of those haunters that just gave it a cursory thought. Hey, there's a spot light on the house, right? Well, yeah I was happy with it
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June 24, 2014
Download the travel brochure HERE.
Poland was once home to the largest Jewish community in the world. Known for its scholars and merchants, rabbis and socialists, Zionists, artists, writers and hoodlums, it was the world center of both traditional Jewish learning and a burgeoning modern secular culture in Yiddish, Hebrew and Polish. The very lands where Jewish life thrived for nearly a millennium were also the site of its near annihilation during the Holocaust. This tour will include an in-depth visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau and other Holocaust memorials, but its focus will be Jewish life, both past and present.
Join Gratz College on a journey that reveals the Jewish Poland of our ancestors and illuminates the current revival of Jewish life there. We will trace our Polish Jewish roots through centuries-old shtetls and former Jewish neighborhoods, and celebrate the legacy of Polish Jewish culture with thousands of other participants in the world-renowned Krakow Jewish Culture Festival. This specially crafted excursion invites dialogue between the past and the present, offering an extraordinary encounter with our living Jewish heritage.
- Professor Michael Steinlauf, Gratz scholar of East European Jewish History; senior staff of the Taube Center for the Renewal of Jewish Life in Poland; and a full-time Polish tour director to accompany the trip throughout, along with local scholars and guides
Two pre-tour seminars with Dr. Steinlauf at Gratz College
Tuesday, May 13, 7 pm: Image before My Eyes: Film and Discussion on Pre-war Jewish Life in Poland
Sunday, June 1, 2 pm: Jews in Poland since World War II: Lecture and Discussion
- Non-stop round-trip airfare from JFK to Poland
- Entrance fees to all sites including special openings of sites just for this group
- Musical performances at the Krakow Jewish Culture Festival
- Visits to sites of former shtetls
- Consultation at the Jewish Genealogy & Family Heritage Center
Hotels have been carefully selected for this program.
- Westin Hotel, Warsaw (5 star)
- Grand Hotel, Lublin (5 star)
- Bristol Hotel, Rzeszow (5 star)
- Holiday Inn, Krakow (5 star)
- 11 full breakfast buffets at hotels
- 9 lunches
- 5 dinners
Breakfasts are served buffet-style at the hotels. Most other meals are served at quality restaurants or at the hotels and are based upon set menus or buffets according to Polish traditions. A few lunches are boxed for travel. No pork or shellfish will be served. Options are provided for travelers requesting fish or vegetarian entrees when ordered in advance. Kosher options are limited in Poland, but arrangements can be made for packaged kosher food upon request. Please specify dietary preferences on your registration form.
- Tips to tour director, guides and drivers
- Credit card fees
- Travel protection plans
- Personal expenses


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UW-La Crosse opens up season against Badgers
LA CROSSE, Wis - "Nobody expects us to win."
UW-La Crosse women's basketball coach Lois Heeren knows her team is in for a challenge when they face the Wisconsin Badgers Thursday night at the Kohl Center in Madison.
It's an exhibition game for both sides so it goes beyond getting a win or a loss for Heeren. "It's a measuring stick for us. If we can compete and play hard and execute some things that will give us a building block for the next two weeks before we really get into our season."
The Eagles, who finished 16-10 overall (9-7 WIAC) last season, return six players and have ten newcomers on this year's roster.17220688
"We have a very young squad with ten freshmen and it will be big for those players to experience the Division I atmosphere, the big time play, playing on the Kohl Center floor."
Senior forward Katie Ehlen says all the players can't wait for this rare opportunity. "It's going to be great. How many Division III schools can say that they played at a Big Ten arena? It's going to be a great opportunity for us to see what it's like to be at that level. Going down to Madison is a big thing for any Wisconsin kid to go to."
UW-L opens its regular season Friday-Saturday, November 16-17 at the UW-Eau Claire Tip-Off Tournament. The Eagles face Simpson College (Iowa) November 16 at 6 p.m. and Northland College (Wis.) November 17 at 3 p.m.


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Former Austrian envoy to Iraq to speak, March 28
Posted March 21, 2007; 05:19 p.m.
"Iraq: Between Internal Conflicts and Regional Interests" is the title of a lecture by Austrian journalist Gudrun Harrer, a former special envoy to Iraq, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, in 1 Robertson Hall.
Harrer is foreign editor of the Austrian newspaper Der Standard. From January to July 2006, she served as a special envoy to Iraq for the Austrian foreign ministry, based in Baghdad.
Harrer, who also is a lecturer at Vienna University, has written on political and cultural issues related to the Middle East and Islam. Since 2002, she has worked with Austria's foreign ministry and the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, lecturing on Iraq for inspectors' training courses in Vienna.
The talk is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination.


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I finally got around to starting to test the 64KB page size for SH-4 and SH-4A pages, when I ran in to some rather annoying behaviour. We currently use THREAD_SIZE in a couple of places, namely where we switch from the kernel to user stack, and for fetching the current thread info on nommu. This used to be open-coded for 8k stacks, but got a bit of an overhaul when 4k stacks got introduced. Now we effectively have something like:
mov #(THREAD_SIZE >> 8), reg
shll8 reg
as we're constrained by the ability to do a large immediate load, and simply having the pre-processor shift the constant and then shift it back via shll8 is still far faster than a memory lookup. This worked fine for 4k and 8k pages, but we manage to overrun the immediate size by 1 bit using 64k pages.
Unfortunately we're somewhat constrained by the instruction set, as shll8 and friends exist pretty much across the board, the variants that shift by a loaded immediate are restricted to later CPUs, which is rather unfortunate, as PAGE_SHIFT would save a lot of trouble here. We also have a 20-bit capable immediate load, but that's likewise constrained to later CPUs.
The only portable solution where we can still save the memory access is to just shift it down another 2 bits and then pack in an shll2 to get back to the full size, so we just end up with:
mov #(THREAD_SIZE >> 10), reg
shll8 reg
shll2 reg
but this is not a very appealing solution, and it wastes a cycle for something that's effectively a corner case. A dynamic shift would still cost us the cycle, but would at least provide some future proofing. On the other hand, the likelihood of someone adopting a system page size larger than what we can address as an immediate when shifted down 10 bits is quite low. We can still expand on this model with one more shll2 if it does become a problem, though the most we can shift down THREAD_SIZE is 12 bits, which happens to equate PAGE_SHIFT for 4k pages. After this we're effectively screwed.
And it looks like I need to revisit the PTRS_PER_PGD math again too. Grumble.


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What to do if you lose your Viking Card?
If your Viking Card is lost/stolen due one of the following:
- Log onto the Online Card Office and click on the My Viking Card Account tab and select the deactivate tab and then click on the deactivate card option. The online card office is available 24/7 365days and will immediately deactivate your lost/stolen card.
- Visit the Viking Card Office MC 112 or call 216.875.9888 during business hours Your card will be frozen as soon as the Viking Card Office has been notified.
- Once your card has been reported lost/stolen, you can come to the Viking Card Office for a replacement card.
- There is a $20 replacement fee payable by check or money order
- All cash and credit card transactions must go to Cashiers Office MC 115. (The Viking Card Office does not handle cash or payment for services)
- Another way to pay for your replacement card click on campusnet.csuohio.edu/ShopNet/index.jsp select Office of Treasury Services then select Viking Card replacement. Make sure to print a receipt and bring it to the Viking Card office MC112.
- If you have door access notify the Department of Access Control and Security Systems 216 687.5386.
- The Viking Card Office is not responsible for any lost funds.
- If your card is linked to a Huntington National Bank Account contact Huntington National Bank directly at 1.800.480.BANK (2265) and select option 3 to report your card as lost or stolen 24 hours a day, seven days a week.


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For some, it's all about stopping power. Endos, skids, POWER! However, if you're just taking your bicycle around town, running errands, getting to work, do you really need fancy expensive disc or super-powered v-brakes?
The coaster brake is something you'll find on bicycles for children and on many vintage city cruisers. This simple braking mechanism is gaining popularity again as upright city cruisers and daily use bicycles are becoming the bike of choice for many urbanites. My girlfriend's Globe Live 1 has a rear coaster brake and she loves it. You simply pedal backwards and your rear hub becomes your brake. I don't really understand the mechanism behind coaster brakes, but on a regularly maintained bicycle then can keep on slowing you down even when the roads get wet and the temperature drops (otherwise challenging conditions for low-end v-brakes).
There's a fantastic post on Lovely Bicycle! with all the reasons to love coaster brakes:
Why I love coaster brakes:
. I find that coaster brakes deliver softer (no sudden jolts), smoother, and more consistent stopping power in city traffic
. I like to have one hand free in traffic, so that I can signal while braking
. I find it easier to modulate coaster brakes at finer increments without totally losing momentum
. I have problems with the nerves in my hands, and find it painful to use hand-operated brake levers frequently (like in stop-and-go traffic)
. I find coaster brakes intuitive and stress-free to use: it makes sense to both accelerate and slow down with my feet
. I like it that coaster brakes require virtually zero maintenance or adjustments
What about you? Do you have coaster brake love?
Read the full Lovely Bicycle! Coaster Brakes: Yay or Nay! post here.


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Sad. We seem to be losing lots of "important" people lately. We had this discussion with family that were visitng Sat. night. Good ones are dying but the bad ones just keep living on. I figure the Good Lord is waiting for the bad ones to change their ways before he takes them ( so to speak ).
"To become competent in governing others, we must first learn to govern ourselves"
Waite Phillips
Now that I think about it, there may only be 2 or 3 others here that remember the "Mickey Mouse Club" and Annette.
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RK I'm old enough to remember Annette and the MMC. Just curious why you chose PP to post your rememberence? JD
One cannot reason someone out of something they were not reasoned into. - Jonathan Swift
I would like to think that those that choose to participate on POTUS are more hip on pop culture than most, and can actually discuss other topics besides dog training and politics ....
Does anybody realize that Paul Anka wrote the song "Puppy Love" for Annette, because Disney put the kabosh on the two of them dating...even though the "Beach Blanket" movies were pre puberty for me I later became a fan because one of the guys I worked with was the son of Robert Strauss who appeared in just about every one, and also Stalag 17, and was a long time character actor...We once sat at his home and watched old movies of his dad for about 10 hours...
In many ways Annette was America's first TV sweetheart....I also think that the disease that she was afflicted with doesnt get the attention it deserves
M I C...see you real soon, K E Y...why? because we like you!
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A big man never looks down on others.... instead, he is someone to look up to.
We are losing some very memorable figures. The real sad part is all these are replaced with the high quality celebrities of today.
I remember too. O'Reily had a piece on the 50-60' versus today. In many measureable ways today is 'better.' I'm not sure 'better' can always be measured.
Tom Wall
Any doctrine that weakens personal responsibility for judgment and for action helps create the attitudes that welcome and support the totalitarian state.
(John Dewey)
Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.
(George Washington)
Gig'em Aggies!! BTCO'77HOO t.u.!!


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Clearance sale souvenirs!
I promised yesterday to give an update on anything I scored as I cruised home and garden sales. Originally $550, this pair of antique grasshopper chairs from ESD were marked down to just $150 for the pair. Combine that with the fact that it will take less than a yard to reupholster the, I was sold. Plus, as I explained to fellow editor Melissa Bigner in the office today, on the heels of her suggestion to coat them with a nice white sheen: I'm feeling a little gothic lately. As in, attracted to dark pieces of art, old ironwork, and weirdly scary architecture.
Budget note: Though these chairs are perfectly sturdy and functional, was I in the market for hall or foyer chairs that you can't exactly curl up in? Not especially—I prefer sink-into-it seating that are good for lazy Sundays. But even on sale, my budget couldn't stretch half as far as I'd need for those. Meanwhile, what I am in the market for is a little symmetry in my house, a little order. Situated on either side of a console table, these will do just that—with an odd, eclectic little kick to them, too. That, plus they are sort of frightening... so these chairs and I ought to get along just fine.
Again, have a good steal of your own? Leave a comment or shoot me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com with a photo. It's great to hear what kind of bargain basement deals everyone's finding right here in the Lowcountry.


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Title: Artifacts, Fryeburg
Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society
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Title: Fish spear, ca. 1900
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While we constantly talk about the Aims and Methods of Scouting, I think it is important never to forget FUN!
Even though it is not listed as a specific Goal… if you are not having fun then you are not doing right.
I've been doing some Scoutmaster reflection lately and came to the understanding that 12 year old boys are 12 year old boys. By and large they joined Scouting to get out in the woods and do nothing but have fun. The leadership stuff develops as they grow and the values creep in as we teach, but at the end of the hike it was all about fun… not citizenship, being a good steward of the land, or development of character. While they got all of that, when you are 12 you just have fun.
I think BP said it best when he talked about "the game with a purpose". It's just a game, how we, the adult leaders, develop the values in the Scouts is less important to the Scouts than having fun. We need to do it throughout the program, but never loose sight of the 12 year mind. He's thinking fun.
Last night at the Troop meeting, I took and informal poll. Sort of a Troop reflection. I did not require an answer, but if any Scout wished to speak up he was welcome.
I asked two questions: First. Since you have joined the Troop, have you learned anything?
That is a broad questions, but I wanted to give them plenty of room.
And second. Are you having fun? Pretty simple.
The answers were refreshing. More than half of the Troop raised their hands to comment. To a Scout they all answered Yes and Yes… most adding phrases like, Learned a ton!!! Some of the older Scouts talked about skills, some of the younger Scouts talked about doing something for the first time. I was glad to hear that they all were having fun. And to me that means we are doing it right. Learning while having fun.
The Aims and Methods of Scouting are great tools to guide you and your Troop to developing strong young men, leaders, future Dads and citizens. When they look back on their days in Scouting and all they have achieved in life, I want them to remember how much fun they had.
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Since Samuel Huntington's 1993 article warning of inter-civilizational conflict, pundits and policymakers alike have been quick to forecast a so-called "clash of civilizations." This has become especially common following 9/11, with warnings of a unitary Islam pitted against a unified West. Yet a clear-eyed assessment reveals that the West includes Muslim-majority regions and the often fractious United Nations; this divisive vision is as incorrect as it is unhelpful.
In his address to the UN General Assembly in September 2012, President Barack Obama argued that freedom of speech and tolerance transcends civilizational, cultural, and religious fault lines. "Together, we must work towards a world where we are strengthened by our differences and not defined by them. That is what America embodies, that's the vision we will support," declared Obama. In direct opposition to those favoring limitations on the freedom of expression or the imposition of blasphemy charges, the president noted, "The strongest weapon against hateful speech is not repression, it is more speech – the voices of tolerance that rally against bigotry and blasphemy and lift up the values of understanding and mutual respect."
Setting the stage for Obama's remarks was what can roughly be termed as a global panic attack with peaceful, semi-violent, and violent protests about a video spreading from Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. In the face of the unmistakable energy and vigor associated with protests, however, many were left confused how a shabbily crafted video, Innocence of Muslims, with a skeletal budget, and miniscule opening audience to match, could instigate such a worldwide conflagration.


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Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) safeguards U.S. agriculture and natural resources against the entry, establishment, and spread of economically and environmentally significant pests, and facilitates the safe trade of agricultural products.
Together, PPQ and the NPB work to utilize our respective federal and state authorities, assets, and expertise to safeguard plant health and enable safe trade. The Strategic Alliance documents the nature of the PPQ-NPB relationship and the top priorities to be pursued by the two organizations.
A comprehensive stakeholder review of and recommendations to improve PPQ's safeguarding system.
This award recognizes initiatives and innovations that make significant contributions to furthering the goal of safeguarding American agriculture and plant resources.


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CRKT Ignitor Folding Knife & Get-A-Way Driver Combo
- This item can only be shipped to U.S. addresses.
- You must be at least 18 years old to purchase this item.
High-tech folder at a value price
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With its premium steel blade, layered G10 scales, and advanced patented features, the Ignitor will set alight your passion for high-tech folders. The Ignitor features a modified drop-point 8Cr14MoV stainless steel blade with a high hollow grind. The frame uses a rigid InterFrame build with stainless steel liners, a locking mechanism, and layered G10 scales textured and CNC machined to aid grip. The Ignitor's flat cross-section makes for comfortable in-pocket carry.
The true breakthrough with the Ignitor is its patented OutBurst assisted opening system and patent-pending Fire Safe mechanism. When closed, the blade is safely locked by the Fire Safe pin. It can't be opened until the safety button on the end of the thumb stud is firmly depressed and the thumb stud is nudged outward. Then the blade springs open instantly for use. Designed for right-hand opening. Caution: When closing the knife, always press firmly to fully close the blade, and be sure the Fire Safe pin locks into place securely with an audible "click". Includes a removable stainless steel clip. Weighs only 3.5 oz. Overall length: 4.25". Blad length: 3.38".
Combo includes the handy Get-A-Way Driver, a perfect little multi-tool that fits right on your keychain. Includes the following tools: screwdriver, 4 flat and Philips hex bits, angle driver, LED flashlight, bottle wrench, 10mm wrench, and hex bit wrench.


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08:29 AM, Feb 27, 2009
merriweather for years has been one of the best outdoor venues in the US. Have seen Hendrix, Led Zep, Who, to Marilyn manson, Iron Maiden. Bands love playing there, Just don't get lawn seats unless you want a hassle.
10:12 PM, Feb 12, 2009
I agree. The lawn is oversold for major acts and the on roof auxillary speakers may not work or are overpowered by the crowd noise. The owners have tried to sell the property for years but the planned community in Columbia has put the brakes on it so they just hang on and a quality has suffered. The venue is good for smaller acts and traffic is better than the Nissan.
06:22 AM, Feb 08, 2009
I've found the sound dreadful, general admission tickets oversold to the point of people jammed on walkways, the staff non-existant once the performance starts, and email inquiries unanswered.
03:56 AM, Jan 15, 2009
Merriweather Post Pavillion is a wonderful place to get a great listening experience to a wide range of musical guests. I go to concerts here every year and I have never had a bad experience! The MPP staff is tops and they are always trying to make your experience even more enjoyable. I highly reccommend this venue.
08:36 AM, Dec 02, 2008
This is an awesome outdoor venue to enjoy under the stars in Columbia Maryland
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Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre bears little if any resemblance to the churches most visitors know from home. And that, it seems, is the best reason to visit it. Here, where Orthodox and Catholic Christians mark the crucifixion and burial of Jesus, Christians of other denominations can explore the world of what scholars call the "historic churches." Six denominations celebrate their rites in and around the cavernous house of worship. These communities are some of Christianity's most ancient. Among the lesser known churches in the West, the Ethiopians, for example, trace their Christian origins back to Philip's conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:26-34), and listening to the Syriac Orthodox praying in Aramaic might be the only chance you'll ever have to hear the language Jesus used on a daily basis.
Some Christians prefer to relate to the crucifixion and resurrection at the Garden Tomb, where a tomb in its garden setting can still be seen. But the Church of the Holy Sepulchre can be a significant stop in understanding both contemporary Christianity and its long and complex history. At the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, you'll need a flashlight to see the Tomb of Joseph of Aramathea, which is an original Second-Temple era cave-tomb. The tomb of Jesus, church historians say, was destroyed by the Muslim Caliph Hakim in 1009. Its surviving portions were covered up by the Edicule, a structure built in the Rotunda by the Russian Orthodox in the early nineteenth century when they wielded major influence in the church and the country.
This Church of the Holy Sepulchre is said to be one of the most complex structures in existence. The first building on this spot was, of all things, a pagan shrine built in the second century by Emperor Hadrian. To do so, he used stones from the ruined Temple as painful reminders to both Jews and Christians that the Romans were in charge of their holy places. When Constantine built the first church here in the fourth century, he placed it where his mother, Queen Helene, is said to have found a piece of the cross. That church eventually extended across the equivalent of a block or two of what is now today's Old City.
Your visit can begin by descending a flight of stairs whose walls are covered with crosses incised by hundreds of pilgrims over hundreds of years. Deep below ground level is the Armenian chapel, abutting a First Temple-period stone quarry where tradition says Queen Helene found the cross. The centerpiece of the main floor is the Edicule. Its icons and lanterns may be unfamiliar to some, but visitors often say they feel spiritually uplifted from the moments spent in the utter silence of the tiny interior room marking the traditional tomb.
Nearby is a stone slab where tradition says the body of Jesus was prepared for burial, and where you may see pious Orthodox and Catholic Christians praying fervently. Visitors are moved by the beautiful mosaic behind the stone, which shows with sadness and hope the moments when Jesus is taken down from the cross and laid in the tomb. Up a steep flight of stairs, the site of the crucifixion itself is marked by both a Greek Orthodox and a Catholic altar, where Christians from around the world stand patiently in line waiting to touch the rock they hold sacred. Visitors to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre find themselves steeped in the Christian history as well as experiencing living testimony to the tenacity of Christians to revere their own piece of Jerusalem from earliest times to the present.


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Eriah Hayes' success inspires youth players in La Crescent
MANKATO, Minn. - La Crescent native Eriah Hayes is having a standout season at Minnesota State- Mankato. His 12 power play goals are second in the country, and the Mavericks are on the verge of their first NCAA Tournament berth in a decade.
As Hayes is about to realize many of his dreams, he's inspiring youth hockey players back in his hometown.
Two weeks ago, 30 La Crescent Youth Hockey players made the trip to Mankato to see their hometown hero in action.
"It was a great opportunity and a great thrill for the kids. Not only to, I mean one, be at a division one hockey game, but not only to be there, but to see one of their own playing on the ice and playing at an extremely high level," La Crescent Youth Hockey President Mike Hackworth said.
"Pretty cool feeling for sure, just to see those kids looking up to you," Hayes said.19402732
There's a reason the kids look up to Hayes. It's been a long journey for him to get where he is now. When the D-I offers weren't there out of La Crescent High School, he settled for two years of junior hockey.
"I remember driving down to Topeka, 8 hour drive, wondering, I didn't know one person on the team. I didn't know where I was going, what I was getting myself into," Hayes said. "I really didn't have a choice. I guess. Otherwise, I probably would have just hung 'em up."
After two years of Junior Hockey, Hayes got the call he was waiting for: a chance to play Division One hockey.
"It was a pretty proud moment for me. I remember calling my parents. I called them, let them know, they couldn't have been prouder. It was just a great feeling to make my parents proud, make myself proud."
"To tell you the truth, I've got an 11 year old boy and a 13 year old daughter, and if my kids can grow up to be half of what Eriah Hayes stands for, both on and off the rink, as a man, as a person, and understands, gets it, that you've gotta give back for what you've been given, those types of things, I'm going to be a very proud parent," MSU Head Coach Mike Hastings said.
Now that his college days are winding down, Hayes could realize his ultimate goal. He has a shot at the NHL.
"It's kinda how my hockey career has been. I started at the bottom, kind of worked my way to the top," he said.
"I think he's gonna have more than one opportunity to be able to play and I think it won't be long after he's done playing for us that he'll be in another jersey playing professional hockey," Hastings said.
"I think it says a little something about, people can get from a small place, small town, to wherever they want to go," Hayes said.


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Tick paralysis is a loss of muscle function that results from a tick bite.
Hard- and soft-bodied female
The paralysis is ascending -- that means it starts in the lower body and moves up. It is similar to that seen in
Children with tick paralysis develop an
Paralysis may cause breathing difficulties, which may require the use of a breathing machine.
The child may also have mild, flu-like symptoms (muscle aches, tiredness).
The person will have been exposed to ticks in some way. For example, he or she may have been on a recent camping trip, live in a tick-infested area, or have dogs or other animals that can pick up ticks. Often the tick is found only after thoroughly searching the person's hair.
Finding a tick embedded in the skin and noting above symptoms confirms the diagnosis. No other testing is required.
Removing the tick removes the source of the neurotoxin. Recovery is rapid following the removal of the tick.
Full recovery is expected following the removal of the tick.
If your child suddenly becomes unsteady or weak, have the child examined promptly. Breathing difficulties require emergency care.
Use insect repellents and protective clothing when out in tick-infested areas. Carefully check the skin after being outside and remove any ticks.
As a rule, if children are discovered to have ticks, it is a good idea to write the information down and keep it for several months. Many tick-borne diseases do not show symptoms immediately, and the incident may be forgotten by the time a child becomes sick with a tick-borne disease.
Diaz JH. Ticks, including tick paralysis. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 297.
Bolgiano EB, Sexton J. Tick-borne illnesses. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 132.
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