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Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a form of child abuse in which a parent induces real or apparent symptoms of a disease in a child.
This syndrome almost always involves a mother abusing her child by seeking unneeded medical attention for the child. It is rare and poorly understood. The cause is unknown.
The mother may fake symptoms of illness in her child by adding blood to the child's urine or stool, withholding food, falsifying fevers, secretly giving the child drugs to make the child throw up or have diarrhea, or using other tricks, such as infecting intravenous (given through a vein) lines to make the child appear or become ill.
These children are often hospitalized with groups of symptoms that don't quite fit any known disease. Frequently, the children are made to suffer through unnecessary tests, surgeries, or other uncomfortable procedures.
The parent is usually very helpful in the hospital setting and is often appreciated by the nursing staff for the care she gives her child. She is often seen as devoted and self-sacrificing, which can make medical professionals unlikely to suspect the diagnosis of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
Her frequent visits unfortunately also make the child accessible to her so that she can induce further symptoms. Changes in the child's condition are almost never witnessed by hospital staff and almost always occur only in the mother's presence.
Munchausen syndrome occurs because of psychological problems in the adult, and is generally an attention-seeking behavior. The syndrome can be life-threatening for the child involved.
Once the syndrome is recognized, the child needs to be protected and removed from direct care of the parent. The affected parent should not be accused directly, but offered help.
Because this is a form of child abuse, the syndrome must be reported to the authorities. Psychiatric counseling will be recommended for the parent involved, but since the disorder is rare, very little is known about effective treatment.
This is a difficult disorder to treat in parents. There is little information available about the best types of treatment or what the outcome will be. It usually requires years of psychiatric support.
Children may require medical care to treat injuries the parent inflicted, as well as psychiatric care to deal with depression, anxiety, and other conditions that can be provoked by child abuse. Some children may die from infections or other injuries inflicted by parents with Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
The child can have complications from injuries, infections, medications, surgeries, or tests. Risk for psychological complications like depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and others is increased in survivors of child abuse.
This condition is diagnosed by the health care provider when the child is treated for various symptoms. If you find that you have urges to harm your child, seek psychiatric care immediately.
Recognition of Munchausen syndrome by proxy in the child-parent relationship can prevent continued abuse and unnecessary, expensive, and possibly dangerous medical testing.
Johnson CF. Abuse and neglect of children. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 36.
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Sebastian Ciobanu to Make Boxing Debut
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The charismatic "Son of Dracula" Sebastian Ciobanu is trying something new. The K-1 fighter will make his professional boxing debut on February 25. Ciobanu will take part in an 8 man tournament titled Bigger's Better 4. His opponent is not yet determined.
Ciobanu is coming off his career best year as a kickboxer. The young Romanian has been a professional since 2005, competing mainly for Local Kombat shows in Romania and picking up some good wins over the likes of Doug Viney, Petr Vondracek, and Roman Kleibl. He made his K-1 debut in late 2009, losing to Sergei Lascenko in the quarter final round of the Tokyo GP (the event won by Daniel Ghita). But it was last year's East Europe GP where he finally turned some heads. There, Ciobanu blasted his way to the finals, defeating Daniil Sapljoshin and Mighty Mo both via first round KO in a combined time of just over 3 minutes. In the finals, he squared off with Freddy Kemayo in an excellent fight. Despite losing to Kemayo, Ciobanu increased his standing in that tournament, looking very impressive in all 3 fights. He has since bounced back from that loss with a win over Petar Valkov at the Local Kombat 10th Anniversary show.
Trying boxing may be a good move for Ciobanu, who has always relied more on his hands than his kicks. That area of Europe is also seeing increased interest in boxing thanks to the big shows put on by the Klitschkos. If Ciobanu can get on those Klitschko shows, there's a good opportunity for some higher profile fights.
As for his future, Ciobanu remains open to options, saying that he'll see how this fight goes before deciding how much he wants to pursue boxing. Local Kombat promoter Eduard Irimia assured fans that Ciobanu is not done with kickboxing permanently, and will continue to compete for the company.
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Jones was AFC. Didn't have that many points. Qualified for a national.
He was limited in many ways, but... that boy would do a big swim. He was a real character. Have a ton of ole Jones stories, that make us laugh.
I miss him. Even though...he was a jerk, and I often wanted to kill him.
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Title: 潛行狙擊
English title: Lives of Omission (aka. Laughing-Gor Series / Saluting Laughing- Sir)
Genre: Crime, thriller, Action
Episodes: 30
Broadcast network: TVB
Broadcast period: 2011
Air time: Monday to Friday
Lives of Omission is a 2011 Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). It is a spin-off of the 2009 TVB crime drama E.U. with Michael Tse reprising his role as "Laughing Gor". A costume fitting was held on 7 March 2011 at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One at 12:30PM. and filming started on 21 March and wrapped up on 5 July where a hot pot banquet was held in Senfuku located in Tsim Sha Tsui at 8:30PM. The premier episode will air on 1 August 2011.
The drama is in Cantonese
The subs are in English
Plot/ Synopsis
Served as an undercover for several years, Leung Siu Tong or Laughing (Michael Tse) escaped from all calamity. Two years ago, he underwent special training, pretending to be mute and sneaked into an armed robbery gang as a spy. He successfully solved the criminal case and later became an instructor for special training in undercover work. Unfortunately he was unable to adapt to the stress in the discipline, so he applied to be an undercover once again. His supervisor Chief Inspector Jodie Chow Mong Ching (Fala Chen), looking exactly like his deceased girlfriend, was the person he communicates with during his undercover work. A female inspector and an undercover, falls into a black-white romance, and eventually became a pair that is in love, but cannot love.
Laughing wanted to get up top, so he went into the 'dark society firm' (triad) and got close to the leader Michael So Sing Pak (Bosco Wong). Pak financially supported his childhood sweetheart Paris Yiu Ho Ho (Kate Tsui) so she can become a lawyer. Ho believed all along that she was deeply in love with Pak, hoping to break away from Pak and didn't want to work for him anymore. The two went through love, betrayal, separation and reunion. What two selfish people fears most is not knowing when they'll get betrayed again.
As an undercover, Laughing has no bottom line for anything he does. The highly intelligent and full of schemes, Pak goes on a battle of wits with Laughing. On the surface, they may seem like good brothers, but in fact they both have their own purpose, mutually taking advantage of one another.
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A huge pat on the back for all involved, gotta love it when good people make great things happen!
"Feetdown Beatdown Razr's Edge"
Thanks to all involved. RTF is a great place to come to talk about dogs and stuff and a place where we may not agree all the time but like when you get three people training together two always agree that the other does not know what they are doing..........LOL
My Dad said to me ."Son, a man just needs three things to be happy....A good dog, a good gun and a good wife.....Thank God I have all three
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Traveling Through The Graded Timber JH (2012 NAFC Trav X Timber MH QAA)
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Home of HRCH Sundown's Loaded To The Maxx (FC AFC Jamie X Dixie QAA) RIP
Being new to the sport, I have been naive to the potential risks involved with travel and overnight stay. Following this nightmare has made me far more aware of security and I am thinking about certain details that never would have crossed my mind before. It is obvious from all the posts that this tragedy stirred alot of emotions in most us here at RTF. I think because we could almost imagine ourselves in the same situation. Even with all the hurt and anger that we felt, we can't come close to that of the Arthur family. From one retriever loving family to another, our hearts go out to you.
As for RTF, I am proud to begin an association with such a fine group of people. Franco, Raymond and Chris thank you so much for your leadership.
Proves that dog people = good people. Thanks to all that brought this criminal to justice and hopefully effected change in animal controls' future actions in that area.
"Force fetch isn't about retrieving as much as it is conditioning a dog to handle pressure, in a very controlled environment. It's about putting a dog in the position of having to figure out how to turn off pressure by finding the correct response. This translates into numerous areas in training." Sharon Potter.
Add my name to the list of those praising Franco, Raymond and Chris. This is RTF at its best.
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It was an easy decision. I'll never shoot at any animal I can't positively identify. Yes, it was a legal male turkey. But to shoot a turkey in the hope that it was a gobbler was foolish. I let the birds walk away and never got a solid look at the trailing bird.
An hour later, I heard a jake yelp behind me after I'd called. Then I heard drumming on the ridge directly above me. I somehow managed to get turned around but never caught a glimpse of the bird.
"I'll bet that was the gobbler," I thought. "I might have missed my chance."
Perhaps. But considering the circumstances, I'd make the same decision today. Any turkey -- gobbler or jake -- deserves that from me.


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- CHAPTER 7: Air and Hydraulic Filters, Air Dryers and Lubricators
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Answers to Quiz 7
Moving parts in fluid power systems are subject to wear from contamination. Neither atmospheric air nor hydraulic fluids are clean enough as supplied to avoid this and they both become more contaminated with use. Therefore all fluid power systems require filters to remove contamination and thereby increase component life.
Pneumatic filters and lubricators
A pneumatic filter should be the first component at the inlet of most air circuits. This unit usually is one part of a combination of components that filters the air, regulates its pressure, and adds lubricants for moving parts in the circuit. The air filter and lubricator are covered in this section. (An air line regulator performs the same function as a hydraulic reducing valve and is covered in that section.)
Air from the compressor contains dust from the ambient atmosphere, condensed water, and rust and oil sludge that bypass the compressor rings. These by-products of compressing and transmitting air must be removed to keep moving parts of the machine working properly. Most filters clean the air and separate condensed water from it before the air enters the circuit.
Figure 7-1 shows a simple air filter (and the ISO symbols that represent it). These units usually require little attention if the compressor has an air dryer at its outlet. Air enters at the left and is channeled into the bowl with a downward circular motion. The centrifugal force of this swirling action slings water droplets outward. They collect and fall to the bottom of the bowl below the baffle into a quiet zone for draining either manually or automatically. The air then flows through a porous filter element to the outlet. These units typically remove particles of 40-micron (40-µ) size or larger but they also are available for particles as small as 5 µ if required.
The coalescing filter shown in Figure 7-2 removes water and oil vapors as well as condensed moisture from an air line. To accomplish this, coalescing filters are not only designed differently but they have reverse flow in relation to a standard filter. These filters will remove particles as small as 0.3 to 0.6 µ. They use a coarse mat of very fine fibers that are small enough to catch and hold these very fine particles. As the vapor collects into droplets, they are channeled to the quiet zone and drained.
Coalescing filters must be applied according to manufacturers' specification to keep collected liquid from being re-entrained into the air stream. Also, always make sure the flow direction is according to information on the filter housing. Several companies make these high-efficiency air filters though they are not often applied to every day circuits.
Figure 7-3 shows a cutaway view of an air-line lubricator. After the combination unit filters and regulates air pressure, some downstream system components may require a small amount of lubrication. (For example: air motors are one item that needs a constant supply of oil to extend their life and maintain torque.) Some cylinders are pre-lubed and most valves require little if any lubrication, so keep oil supply to these units at minimum. A general rule: a ½-pint bowl of oil in a lubricator should last three weeks to a month in most situations.
When air passes through the lubricator's venturi section, pressure drop across it gives a negative pressure in the area below the adjustable orifice. Vacuum in this area draws oil from the bowl as fast as the adjustable orifice will allow. These droplets then mix with the air as it passes through. This arrangement means that oil flows only when there is air flow and only as fast as the adjusting screw allows.
Air line lubricators are designed to send a mist of oil to the parts in the downstream circuit. However, the physical size of some circuits makes it impossible for the mist to stay in suspension long enough to reach some parts. In this case -- and for some air motor applications -- it is necessary to inject oil at the components inlet. There are electric and air-driven lubrication units to meet the needs of these applications.


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Family: Scorpaenidae, Scorpionfishes view all from this family
Description The copper rockfish, sebastes caurinus, is a fish of the Sebastidae family (rockfish, rockcod and thornyheads).
It is a relatively common rockfish of the Pacific coast. It is very widespread in its distribution, known from the very northern reaches of the Gulf of Alaska, to the Pacific side of the Baja California peninsula, north of Guerrero Negro. The copper rockfish is also very widely distributed in depth, from the subtidal shallows to over 600ft.
Copper rockfish are known to be highly variable in coloration, ranging from a dark reddish brown, with pale copper blotching along the sides, to a lighter pinkish brown with a yellowish white mottling on the flanks. At one time it was thought that these variations were two different fish: Sebastes caurinus and Sebastes vexillaris. It is now known however that it is simply one species.
Dimensions Up to 22" (56 cm).
Warning Caution should be used when handling these fish to avoid touching their mildly venomous dorsal and anal fin spines.
Habitat Estuaries, tidal flats & salt marshes, Ocean or bay shallows, Open ocean.
Range California, Northwest, Western Canada, Alaska.


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Blogging is rewarding in so many ways!
On the 27th of July, I made a short post by my high school days in Walpole, New Hampshire. That original post may be read by visiting http://www.musingsbylinda.com/MyFamily/?p=500.
Before (or after) my visit to the Fitness Center, I pick up my mail at the postal facility in Wolfscratch village here at Big Canoe. This morning I was bewildered by a 6″x9″ envelope from a stranger named Arthur in New Hampshire. I was stunned to find two photographs of the Allen Kendall Orchestra taken in 1956 and a CD of their venue on New Years Eve 1955. Tears flowed (and continue to trickle down as I write this post) as I read the accompanying letter. "I was looking up Allan Kendall on the web the other day and up came your REMEMBERING WHS, CLASS of '59…."
Arthur you have made me believe in Santa Claus once again. I'm so touched by your taking the time to send me the CD from the 1955 reel-to-reel tape and the photographs. This is the best present ever! "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!"
I'll contact Santa Arthur and ask his permission to post the photographs he shared with me.
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By Sam Mamudi
The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high Tuesday, surpassing its intraday (and previous all-time) high of 14,198.1, and trading at 14,265 at the latest. The index surged up just over 100 points in early trading, and is now up 140 points, a roughly 1% gain on the day. Barring a late-afternoon swoon, it's safe to say the bell will see a new closing high, surpassing 14,164.53 set on Oct. 9, 2007.
CNBC's take on the record is quite hopeful:
Though market participants are usually quick to brush off the breaching of psychological landmarks, this one could be different after more than a decade of market trips to the top – and then back to the bottom again.
"With the Dow getting to all-time highs, is this signaling the end of the lost decade?" said Jim Paulsen, chief market strategist at Wells Capital Management in Minneapolis. "Maybe not. It didn't last time. But you wonder in some sense if that is the significance to this."
As previously noted, we're a ways off the inflation-adjusted high — but lets not spoil the moment. This has been a long time coming, hasn't it?
Update: Here's WSJ's Jim Browning on what a Dow record high can mean:
In all but one of the past six bull markets, investor purchases of stock mutual funds picked up right after the Dow's first new record, according to Ned Davis Research. In the six months after that first record, the median flow of money into stock funds, in percentage terms, was three times as strong as in the six months before.
But (and there always is a but):
Unfortunately, bull markets tend to be getting long in the tooth by the time they hit record territory. There were exceptions, but the median bull market had less than two years to go after that first record.
The Dow usually had real gains left—a median of 28%, according to Ned Davis. If the current bull market matched that, the Dow would pass 18000 before topping out, up from 142219 in early trading Tuesday. While most of the gains would be over, those remaining 4,000 points certainly would be worth having—assuming this bull market is typical. Still, anyone who waits until after the record to buy should be aware that the end may be nearer than the beginning.


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Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
The FCTL facilitates collaborative efforts between and among departments, disciplines and schools in order to foster the professional development of faculty as teacher-scholars. The FCTL offers regular opportunities to meet and discuss particular aspects of effective teaching and learning as well as common classroom challenges.
The FCTL also offers teaching consultations, classroom visits and syllabus development for newer faculty, part-time and full-time. Let us know how we can help!
In addition, the FCTL provides support services for issues specifically related to technology and teaching. The FCTL staff assists faculty members who wish to develop, enhance and improve on-line courses and hybrid courses. The FCTL offers consultation and discussion related to pedagogical strategies of how, when and why to use technology in the face-to-face classroom.
Regular FCTL offerings provide a variety of opportunities to meet informally and talk throughout the semester. Please refer to the co-op and workshop calendar to find a time to join in an informal talk or a faculty-led discussion about issues related to teaching, learning and Rhode Island College. Dialogue among and between colleagues provides a supportive community of dedicated teacher-scholars across disciplinary and departmental lines.
The FCTL is also dedicated to offering the best coffee on campus--at no charge. Bring your mug!
Gambescia, S.F. (2006). "Best Practice in Syllabus Construction with a Commitment to Shared Governance." The Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 54, 1, pp. 20-27.
What follows below is an abbreviated version of the article listed above. For the full article, see
"The syllabus is more than the good intellectual capital and creativity of the instructor--although that is still the heart and soul of the work. The syllabus also needs to be student-centered and student-friendly. It needs to accurately and consistently communicate academic policies and procedures that facilitate students completing a course without incident. It needs to clearly communicate student expectations in coursework and meet accrediting agency, [college], and respective academic standards. And while the syllabus is comprehensive, it needs to be sanitized of classroom management and course processes issues that are more appropriately addressed in another communiqué; otherwise the document becomes distracting and unwieldy and deviates from its core function. Most important, it needs to contain the elements, language, and constructs that foster healthy teaching and learning and plays a preventative role in minimizing student grievances. The well-constructed syllabus should ensure that student and faculty expectations are understood for tasks, time, and quality in learning activities. A comprehensive syllabus meets the needs of all stakeholders that rely on this important academic tool: students, faculty, academic administrators, and the institution. . . . and [it] needs to be understandable to the outsider."
Essential Elements for Syllabus Construction Below are many essential elements of a comprehensive syllabus to consider, with commentary and a rationale for each construct.
- Place the official name of the college and its location at the top of the syllabus.
- Your department
- Course Number and Title: Syllabi should carry the complete and official course identifiers without any abbreviations. Attention should be given to qualifier names of Special Topics, Current Issues, or Independent Studies courses
- Time and place of course meetings
- Semester: term and year
- Credits: List number and level, e.g., graduate or undergraduate.
- Location: building and room number. Check to see how online or hybrid courses should be listed.
- Instructor Information: provide your name clearly. Any titles associated with the instructor should be formal, accurate, and in the appropriate academic style. Consider an "Instructor Profile": most students are genuinely interested in an instructor's background. Consider including a brief profile in the syllabus that explains instructor qualifications and interests in teaching the course. If for no other reason, students deserve to know who is teaching a course and the nature and extent of the instructor's affiliation with the college.
- Be sure to include a phone number and an email address so students can communicate with you, especially in emergency situations.
- Office hours: be sure to list your office hours and office location.
- Course Description: To begin, the course description needs to be verbatim as it appears in the updated and official college course catalog. Students may select a course based on the description in the official school catalog. They deserve to learn that the course that they enrolled in bears a resemblance to what the catalog states. Craft a second or third part of the course description that shows how the present course expands or emphasizes certain aspects of the catalog description.
- Course Learner Objectives: Student outcomes and learning objectives are probably the most important aspect of the academic integrity of a course. Make sure you research the specific learn educational outcomes associated with your course.
- Instructional Approach and Pedagogical Format: Most instructors know and are familiar with their approach for teaching a course. However, students are not aware of the variations in the art of teaching. They deserve to hear up front what instructional approach and teaching and learning format you plan on using in the course. For example, one instructor gives a general feel for the instructional approach by stating: The primary modes of instruction will be mini-lectures, class discussions, sharing sessions, small group work, presentations and reports. Students will be expected to read textbook assignments and other supplemental materials about various topics in the course. Students will be required to use the information and data from readings and research to participate in class discussions and complete projects, assignments and other learning activities.
- Course Materials: All works should use appropriate citations, as you would expect in a student's research paper. Course materials today have certainly expanded beyond textbooks. Be as descriptive as possible to assist the student with other non-textbook related materials. Be sure to identify where students may obtain course materials.
- Assessment and Grading Policy: Students will be most interested in this section of the syllabus, so it is important that you carefully define what learning activities will be assessed, what criteria will be applied to the performance of a learning activity, and how quality points, however defined, are determined. The syllabus may also include how other grades without quality points may be given for special situations, and outline policies for "Incomplete" or "Withdrawal." Ask students to consult the catalog to learn when and why these grades are given.
- Americans with Disabilities Act--Syllabus statement: "Rhode Island College is committed to making reasonable efforts to assist individuals with documented disabilities. If you are seeking reasonable classroom accommodations under the ADA and/or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, you must register with the Disability Services Center (Craig-Lee 127, 456-2776). To receive accommodations for this class, please obtain the proper Disability Services forms and meet with me at the beginning of the semester."
Student's Responsibilities:
- Drop/Add/Withdrawal Policy: Reinforce in the syllabus the student's responsibility to officially add, drop, or withdraw from a course. While at some level these policies should be known by all students and are thought to be "basic" procedures, reminding students of their responsibility in this area helps all stakeholders.
- Class Attendance: While most instructors feel that they have wide latitude in this area, be sure to articulate a clear attendance policy, complete with consequences. Class attendance policy can be grounded in an overall philosophy of student expectations.
- Academic Honesty Policy: Syllabi should include an approved statement, notifying students of how to become familiar with the college's academic integrity policy. For example, The College is committed to a learning environment that embraces academic integrity. Faculty, students, and administrators share responsibility for maintaining this environment of academic honesty and integrity, accepting individual responsibility for all actions, personal and academic. Each member of our community is expected to read, understand, and uphold the values identified and described in our "Academic Policies, Procedures and Regulations." http://ric.libguides.com/content.php?pid=96224&sid=720434
- Financial Obligations: Students should be reminded of their financial obligations to the college and it is fair to note that they are not entitled to a grade by the instructor or the college if financial obligations are not met.
- Weekly Topical Outline/Course Learning Activities: Naturally this is the heart of the syllabus because it outlines what you will accomplish and when. Take care to follow the college's academic calendar, observing all holidays, and so on.
- You may want to include a final statement on the syllabus which holds students accountable for the information within. A sample statement could read: The student acknowledges receipt of this syllabus and the information herein contained by signing the attendance sheet circulated by the instructor or continuing to attend classes. The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this syllabus if circumstances warrant such change. All changes will be provided to the students in writing.
Sample Syllabi:
http://www.ric.edu/CMSUploads/15/SocialWork 541 syllabus.docx
http://www.ric.edu/CMSUploads/15/HIST 200.docx
http://www.ric.edu/CMSUploads/15/324SocialWork spring 2012.doc
If you have specific questions about your syllabus, consult with your department chair, or if you would like to consult on syllabus and course design, contact the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning at email@example.com.
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By Patsy R. Brumfield/NEMS Daily Journal
Late last week, as I talked to my lawyer son in Jackson, I joked that he should walk down the hall to a specific partner in his firm and speak these words to him:
Wind or water?
Of course, for anyone who was affected or even tangentially involved with insurance companies or living since Hurricane Katrina, this phrase is key to whether or how much storm victims can regain for their property damage.
I jokingly suggested the law firm make plans fast to set up a Big Apple office to be staffed by all Mississippi's attorneys with Katrina experience.
My little "joke" came just days after the New England, New York and New Jersey coasts – and well inland were pummeled by Hurricane Sandy or her remnants.
From the looks of the news photos and video footage, the storm's devastation is tremendous, Katrina-like.
Added to the vast shoreline destruction is the massive inland water damage.
After Katrina, Mississippi's inland damage was considerable, especially from the wind, but heavy rains did their share.
While I might have been only slightly joking about the law firm and the "wind or water" question, I wasn't kidding that Sandy's victims and the affected communities and states are about to learn something we all learned seven years ago: Nobody was prepared to be adequately insured against its ravages.
Rebuilding the Gulf Coast region lagged while local and state officials sought to figure out how best to do it. A chief issue was the realization that we could not rebuild as we were before Katrina. We had to be stronger and more able to weather the weather.
What sense did it make just to rush back in, rebuild like before and then be swept away with the next tidal surge and 120-mph winds?
But the price for smarter rebuilding still smarts for the Gulf Coast region. Building higher and stronger, if you're allowed to rebuild at all, is very expensive. Securing new insurance sometimes is prohibitive.
The good people of New England, New York and New Jersey are facing these same issues.
They will want to rush back in and rebuild their lives as soon as possible. You can't blame them for seeking normalcy as quickly as possible.
But it shouldn't be that simple. We learned that out of great difficulties.Our changing climate demands that we re-evaluate how we build almost anything from now on.
How can it be stronger and how can we plan ahead to mitigate the new Mother Nature?
No doubt, insurance companies and emergency management planners will demand it.
Political officials will face the same difficult decisions up East as our Gulf Coast leaders did. The responses are not always politically popular.
It's good to see that emergency management teams from Mississippi are lending a hand there now. But what about the future?
For once, we Southerners have something our brethren should solicit – sound advice borne out of the crucible of tragedy.
We have stared into the face of the wind and water, and we have valuable experience to share.
Let's hope the leaders of Sandy's millions of victims will ask for a hand, from us, for a change.
Patsy R. Brumfield writes a Thursday column. Contact her at (662) 678-1596 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @realnewsqueen.


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Human rights activist to discuss workers' rights, March 14
Posted March 13, 2002; 02:18 p.m.
Michael Posner, executive director of the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights , will present a public lecture titled, "Workers' Rights: A Human Rights Perspective," at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, in Bowl 1, Robertson Hall.
Posner became the executive director of the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights the year the organization was founded. For almost a quarter of a century, he has led human rights fact-finding and diplomatic missions to dozens of countries, and published articles on human rights in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The International Herald Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications.
Under his leadership, the committee has investigated and documented numerous human rights issues; led efforts to eliminate sweatshop abuses in the U.S. and abroad; played a role in the creation of the International Criminal Court, the world's first permanent tribunal to prosecute serious international crimes including war crimes and genocide; drafted and led the campaign to adopt the Torture Victims Protection Act, a federal statute designed to make U.S. courts available to provide civil remedies to the victims of serious human rights issues around the world; and provided the largest pro bono legal assistance program in the U.S. to thousands of indigent asylum seekers.
The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs . It is free and open to the public.
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Italian film festival planned, April 28-May 2
Posted April 25, 2002; 05:26 p.m.
Five Italian films will be shown Sunday through Thursday, April 28-May 2, in the Frist Film/Performance Theatre.
The films will be screened at 7:30 each evening, and all have English subtitles. They are intended to represent the diversity of styles and motifs in the new Italian cinema.
Here are the films and their directors:
- "But Forever in My Mind" by Gabriele Muccino (1999), April 28
- "Sun in the Eyes" by Andrea Porporati (2000), April 29
- "The Manuscript of the Prince" (2001) by Roberto Andr, April 30; he will attend the screening and lead a discussion following it
- "Jurij" (2000) by Stefano Gabrini, May 1
- "Rentrie" (2001) by Franco Angeli, May 2
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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Most significant solar cooking projects
- A refugee camp in Kenya was the first to receive a large scale solar cooking project - The Kakuma refugee camp was formed in 1972 when Sudanese refugees first arrived in Kakuma, Kenya. Introducing solar cooking to the camp was Solar Cookers International's first and largest refugee project, beginning in January 1995. Kakuma had considerable refugee turnover, but by 2004, when Solar Cookers International (SCI) concluded the project, the camp had tripled in size to nearly 90,000 refugees. Though rapid growth posed problems for assisting all those who wanted to solar cook, SCI ultimately served over 15,000 families. The program also extended solar cooker technology to schools, especially primary school, through demonstrations, poems, songs and drama.
- See other Most significant solar cooking projects worldwide.
- September 2016: Renewed solar cooking workshops at Kenyan refugee camps - Solar cooking advocate, Faustine Odaba, and her daughter have been conducting solar cooking and fireless cooking workshops at the Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya. The has been an enthusiastic response to thee workshops as participants prepare for the time when Kenya closes the camps.
- September 2012: The Swedish Church and the aid agency Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are launching Solvatten in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. The goal of the project is to reduce environmental degradation by enabling people to use alternative sources of energy in the camp and in the host community that surrounds it. Supply of firewood has been a problem in Kakuma region since the camp was set up in 1992 but it has escalated in the past two years, despite that the refugees are not allowed to harvest firewood directly from the bushes. This is attributed to the continuous massive influx of people into the camp leading to the environmental degradation through the harvesting of sticks from the available vegetation for firewood. Firewood has become very expensive and the UNHCR struggles to purchase and supply fuel to the growing population of refugees in the camp.
Report from Kakuma Refugee Camp
By Antony Malong
23 February 2005
The Kakuma refugee Camp is situated in the North-West of Kenya. It is a very dry area and hot throughout with temperatures of 37-40 °C (99-104 °F). The area has got no trees no water either.
Kakuma was formed in 1972 when the Sudanese refugees first arrived in Kakuma. Currently, there is a population of 88.000 refugees from various countries, namely: Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Sudanese population comprises 70% of the total population and form the majority population
- We had extended solar cooker technology to schools, especially primary school, through demonstrations, poems, songs and drama.
- We had also trained refugees on how to use Water Pasteurization Indicators (WAPIs). This was the time when the Typhoid disaster struck camp and there was also acute shortage of water as some of the refugees went to collect stagnant water in the river Tarach that surround Kakuma Refugee Camp.
- We had also trained the community leaders on the acceptance of the solar cooking of which Target Groups were selected of which 30 Target Group members per each zone in the camp were identified.
- Refresher trainings were conducted to the users to make sure that they don't forget on how bto solar cook different types of recipes.
- In 1999-2002 in an effort to make Kakuma a better place to live, we had found out that it was difficult to sell CooKits due to the destitute and vulnerable refugees in Kakuma who could not afford to buy a CooKit at a price of KSh 50,- So we had to mobilize the community to plant 10 trees for a CooKit. the head of a family had to plant 10 trees per CooKit plus plastic bag which was successful as the camp has got some trees now there. These were not there at the refugees' arrival in Kakuma.
- SOCOCO (Solar Cookers Cooperative) was formed in 2004 after the phase-out of the Kakuma Solar Cookers Project in 2004. After the phase-out of the Kakuma Solar Cookers project in 2003. The members of the SOCOCO were drawn from the former staff of SCI-Kakuma.
- SOCOCO now acts as a centre of training for Solar Cooking. It is a hotel where different types of food are solar cooked). The customers for this centre come from near by the area (mainly the host community plus the refugees themselves).
- More than 20.000 CooKits were distributed to 2000 families, since 1995-2000. These families were mainly refugees.
- Types of solar cookers that we have now in the SOCOCO centre for solar cooking different types of food: 2 solar boxes, 2 parabolic cookers, 4 fireless cookers and 5 CooKits.
- Cultural attitudes had first overwhelmed us in rendering our services to the various communities in the camp. But we didn't give up. It was believed in some cultures that women only cook while men do not. We had put more effort to involve men in solar cooking and we did so successfully.
- Recommendation: As Sudanese peace pact had been signed in Nairobi this year many Sudanese refugees are now very optimistic about the peace and some would like to return to Sudan as they find that it is a real peace. We therefore propose that solar cooking technology be extended to South Sudan in the years to come.
See also
- Independent project evaluation - The evaluation of SCI's Solar Cooking project at Kakuma Refugee Camp was commissioned by SCI primarily to exhaustively review the entire solar cookers project from inception to the present, in anticipation of its phase out and eventual replacement by a refugee trainer operated cooperative. The evaluation is in line with SCI's procedures, much like other development agencies, which highlight the processes, impact and lessons learnt from development projects.
- Other refugee camps with solar cooking projects


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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 , 3:02 PM GMT on June 04, 2010
Onshore winds out of the south, southwest, or west are expected to blow over the northern Gulf of Mexico over through Tuesday, resulting in a continued threat of landfalling oil to Alabama, Mississippi, and the Florida Panhandle, according to the latest trajectory forecasts from NOAA and the State of Louisiana. The latest ocean current forecasts from the NOAA HYCOM model show that these winds will generate a 0.5 mph current flowing from west to east along the Florida Panhandle coast Sunday through Tuesday. If this current develops as predicted, it will be capable of bringing light amounts of oil as far east as Panama City, Florida, by Wednesday. Long range surface wind forecasts from the GFS model for the period 8 - 14 days from now predict a return to a southeasterly wind regime, which would bring the oil back over Louisiana by mid-June. If you spot oil, send in your report to http://www.gulfcoastspill.com/, whose mission is to help the Gulf Coast recovery by creating a daily record of the oil spill.
Long range oil spill outlook
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) issued a press release yesterday showing 4-month model runs (Figure 1) of where the Deepwater Horizon oil spill might go. The model runs show that given typical ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico, we can expect the oil to eventually affect most of the Florida Panhandle, Keys, and Florida East Coast, as well as coastal areas of South Carolina and North Carolina. Very little oil makes it to the West Florida "Forbidden Zone", where offshore-moving surface currents dominate. The oil may eventually affect three foreign countries: Mexico along the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, Cuba near Havana, and the Bahamas in the Bimini Islands and along the western side of Grand Bahama Island. Once oil does get into the Loop Current, it will probably reach the coasts of France, Spain, and Portugal in about a year. The oil will be too dilute by then to be noticeable, though.
The present ocean current configuration in the Gulf features a newly formed Loop Current Eddy (dubbed "Franklin"), which will tend to capture the majority of oil that flows southwards from the Deepwater Horizon spill site. A plot of drifting buoys (drifters) launched into the Gulf May 19 - 24 (Figure 2) reveals how this clockwise-rotating eddy has been capturing southward-moving surface water. Eddy Franklin will move slowly west-southwest at 2 - 3 mph in the coming weeks. By August or September, the eddy will have moved far enough west that the Loop Current will be able to push northwards towards the spill location again, increasing the chances of oil getting into the Loop Current and being advected through the Florida Straits and up the U.S. Southeast Coast. Between now and mid-August, I doubt that a significant amount of oil will get into the Loop Current, unless a hurricane or tropical storm goes through the Gulf of Mexico. I put the odds of this happening by mid-August at 50%. The odds of a named storm in the Gulf of Mexico will increase sharply after mid-August, when the peak portion of hurricane season arrives. Past history shows a 95% chance of getting two or more named storms in the Gulf of Mexico during hurricane seasons with above-normal activity.
Figure 1. Animation from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) showing one scenario of how oil released at the location of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20 in the Gulf of Mexico may move in the upper 65 feet of the ocean.
Figure 2. During the R/V Bellows 19-24 May 2010 Cruise into the Loop Current, drifters were dropped on the eastern edge of the Loop Current. These drifters have all been caught in Loop Current Eddy "Franklin", and are orbiting the central Gulf of Mexico in clockwise loops. Additional drifters deployed by the Coast Guard over the past few weeks (orange colors) are also shown. The colored balloons show the starting location of the drifters. Image credit: University of South Florida.
Oil spill resources
My post, What a hurricane would do the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
My post on the Southwest Florida "Forbidden Zone" where surface oil will rarely go
My post on what oil might do to a hurricane
Oil trajectory forecasts from NOAA
Gulf Oil Blog from the UGA Department of Marine Sciences
Oil Spill Academic Task Force
University of South Florida Ocean Circulation Group oil spill forecasts
ROFFS Deepwater Horizon page
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery from the University of Miami
Figure 2. Visible satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Phet on Friday, June 4, 2010.
Tropical Cyclone Phet unleashes heavy rains on Oman
Tropical Cyclone Phet hit the northern tip of Oman yesterday as a Category 2 storm, bringing torrential rains and killing at least two people. Masirah, Oman recorded sustained winds of 74 mph yesterday, and Sur, Oman on the northeast coast has received 3.25 inches of rain so far. Phet was the 2nd strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Arabian Sea, when it peaked at Category 4 strength with 145 mph. Only Category 5 Cyclone Gonu of 2007, which devastated Oman, was stronger. Phet has emerged from the coast of Oman this morning, but is likely to weaken over the next day due to increased wind shear. Phet should hit Pakistan as a tropical storm on Saturday, bringing heavy rain and serious flooding.
Next update
I'll probably have one update over the weekend. The tropical Atlantic is quiet right now, with no models predicting tropical cyclone development over the next seven days.
Jeff Masters
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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


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|Ocean Flyfishing for Salmon Perhaps the most under-rated fishery in the world
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when you go for chum always carry long nose pliers or a hook release tool, ouch!
sorry about the spelling (reel).
of course this year you might need to bring your own water.
Lord give us rain, please.
One reason is the big, nasty canine teeth the males develop in freshwater. The other is that the fish has traditionally been harvested to feed sled dog teams through the winter.
The above pattern sounds good, but be carefull with the short shank, Chums tend to get a little toothy. Maybe adding a short light wire tippet or a short 40-60 ld. tippet in front of the fly.
Also, most of the Chums I've taken have been on the still portion of the retreave, while the fly is sinking.
Anybody have had luck fishing the other beaches, not Hoodsport but maybe like Bush Point or similar or Pt Townsend area?
As far as getting a good hook set with Chums, try using a lighter wire hook and make sure its sharp. Maybe add bead chain to the head or lead eyes, if you can stand to cast them.
Another tip is when the water is low go sparse with your tying. And try hot cerise, like a single piece of hot cerise bunny strip not too long, just enough for movement.
Here is a pattern that has been good to me for chums.
Hook: light wire, short shank (like a gammy)
tail: hot cerise bunny strip
body: (optioinal) pink chennile
hackle: Hot pink
Head: bead chain or lead eyes
Fish it slow. And use a good real!
Chum Fly
Fly of the Month: Freakazoid
Notes: They say that a Rose by any other name is still a Rose; and if thats true then the Freakaziod is a simply a Woolly Bugger. But when I heard of, and saw the Freakaziod I knew that this was an Alaskan Salmon pattern that had to make Fly of the Month. The Freakazoid came from the creative mind of Tom Cloninger at Three Rivers Fly Shop in Wasilla. The story of the creation is that Tom decided to see what would happen if he took the three most effective colors on salmon flies and incorporated them into one of the most effective pattern styles. The results are a fly that the Chum salmon can't seem to keeps they're lips off. (Chum salmon are also known as Dog salmon for some obscure reason.) Chums are an underrated game fish that are aggressive to a fly and put up a heck of a (dog) fight. Here in south-central the Susitna drainage receives a run of Chums and they can be caught in July and August. Although, I do want to warn you that late in the season they are (dog) ugly and have a mouth full of teeth you'll need to avoid.
***Taken from Alaska Fly Fishers website, July 2002 fly of the month.
Great site for Alaska Fly Fishing and patterns: http://www.akflyfishers.org
Well Vic?
Did you do the chum doggy dog dance?
another tip is to float your flies under a strike indicator and use a hand twist retrieve. Used this method yesterday and I think my partner and I only foul hooked 3 out of around 20 hook ups.
By using the indicator it really enables you to see the difference between a fish taking your fly or just bumping into to it.
Plus it gives you some extra practice for chironmid fishing next spring.
Nother thing: Just returned from a day's chummin in the Kilchis and Miami rivers. Hard finding fresh chums, but when we did find them, we had a wild time with the most active chums I've ever seen. My friend Rick hooked a hen that cartwheeled at least five times--orders of magnitude better display than typical. Yes, the fish was fair-hooked; others were almost as spectacular, but the creek (the Miami really flatters itself by calling itself a river) we were in didn't allow the fish to run much, so they mostly just jumped around in the timber.
The fish in both rivers were extremely skittish in the shallow, clear water. Although we saw hundreds of fish, we had very few fair hookups until we discovered a hole deep enough to hide resting fish. I think, as with most salmon, chums don't hit well when actively traveling. Mostly they seem hit only when resting and in a secure place (heavy riffle, deep hole). Contrary to the note above, we had excellent luck with large flies (No. 2), weighted, in chartreuse, fuchsia, what have you.
For the Tillamook area, it looks like the end of the run. Many, many fish were already covered with saprolegnia and actively spawning [yuck]. As I said, it was hard to find fresh fish, but when we finally did, we had a ball.
|Bunny Leech
Those chum can drive you mad...casting in front of and into massive schools over and over with few solid takes... Sinktip, a friend and I had good luck there a week ago with patterns and tactics 10 yrs in the making.
First, the small sparse pattern advice is good. I usually use a #4 or #6 short shank stainless hook tied simply with chartruse or silver crystal flash. Tie in the crystal flash at the rear with a small tail, wrap it forward, and tie off a small wing to the rear. A good alteration is to build a small head of chartruse uni-yarn and wrap the crystal flash back over it in either a shell back or bullet head.
Second, these fish take the fly surprisingly subtly. You'll see them lazily schooling...they are not on a mad frenzy until spooked and they certainly aren't on a feeding binge like coho after herring. From a tactical standpoint a floating line with a 4-6' leader works well. Cast out and let the fly dangle and retrieve in very short and or slow pulls. When you feel your line jerk back on a retrieve resist all inclination to set the hook...it's likely fouled. The typical take is a slow steady pull...the fish lazily takes the fly and keeps swimming. I usually apply moderate pressure, try to get the line on the reel, and then focus on getting a good hook set. Their mouths are so hard you need about 80% luck to drive the hook in to a place where it will hold, but it's a dandy when it does! An amazing amount of fish take the fly when it is simply dangling or sinking.
The honest truth is that the folks hooking up over and over again down there are fouling the fish. And no matter how hard you try you'll foul them too. But by being mellow with the rod and waiting for the right feel, you'll increase the good hookups substantially!
Hang on!!!!
|I've always done well with animate wet fly patterns like the matuka bunny tied in chartruese or hot pink - the pink has been surprisingly effective especially when everyone else is throwing green. Marabou winged wet patterns do well too.
Don't use clousers would be the first hint...
They are much too big for chum. I use flies down to size 8 and rarely anything larger than a 6. Chum candy or really anything you can think up that is chart. or cherise.
The key is small and cast ahead of the fish if possible. That will help with the snagging problem.
Need hints for chums
I use chartreuse-and-white clousers on floating line and often snag salmon on the tail or fins (like the most gear fishermen do) How to get them pick fly to the mouth and not snag? Use unweighted flies on sinking or intermediate line?
p.s. i'm talking about hoodsport kinda fishing
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Alternate name: Early Coreopsis
Family: Asteraceae, Aster view all from this family
Description This hardy, low-growing coreopsis bears densely hairy, basal and stem leaves and small, bright-yellow, daisy-like flowers. The attractive foliage of the leafy rosettes persists through most of the winter. This coreopsis is unique in its dwarf, compact habit. It grows only 4-24 in. high. Plants spread and form colonies via runners.
Flower April - May.
Flower April - May
Habitat Thin woods; wood edges; thickets.
Range West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky, south to Georgia, Florida, and Louisiana.
Discussion The main bloom period is from Apr. to May but the plant will produce scattered flowers until frost.
Comments For best results, early coreopsis needs 3-4 hours of sunlight per day. The main bloom period is from Apr. to May but the plant will produce scattered flowers until frost. Plants benefit from being divided every third year. A leaf mulch is beneficial.
Exposure Preference Partial shade to sun.
Native Distribution Virginia & Kentucky, s. to Georgia & Louisiana
Site Preference Thin woods; wood edges; thickets
Soil Preference Rich soils. pH 5-6.