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POLICYThe global surgical package concept in CPT includes the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative surgical services. Starred and "add-on" procedures are exempted from the global surgical package concept.
Certain pre-operative services, the performance of the surgical procedure (including procedures that are an integral component of a procedure), and all uncomplicated follow-up care are included in the CPT surgical package.
Important Note: The definition of "global surgical package changed on January 1, 2002.
You can find the new definition in the Surgery Guidelines found at the beginning of the Surgery Section in the CPT manual.
Additional services performed due to complications, exacerbations, recurrence, or the presence of other diseases or injuries should be reported separately.
"Add-on" procedures are subsidiary or adjunct procedures. These procedures are never performed alone. They are carried out as an added component of a primary procedure. Most "add-on" procedures can be identified by the phrase "each additional" or "list separately in addition to" in the description of the codes. A comprehensive list of "add-on" procedures can be found in Appendix D in the back of the CPT Manual.
Since "add-on" codes are adjunct codes, modifier -51 should never be appended to these codes. The allowable charge for these procedures should not be reduced to 50%.
"Exempt from Modifier -51" Procedures
Modifier -51 is not applicable to the "Exempt from Modifier -51" procedures. A comprehensive list of these procedures is found in Appendix E in the back of the CPT manual. The allowable charge for these procedures is not reduced to 50%.
Starred procedures are minor surgical procedures that include the surgical procedure only (i.e., intra-operative services). CPT identifies starred procedures with the (*) symbol, which follows the procedure code in the CPT manual.
The global surgical concept is not applicable to starred procedures. The associated pre-operative and post-operative services can be reported separately on a service-by-service basis. Modifier -25 should be appended to E/M services performed on the same day as the starred procedure.
There are specific rules governing starred procedures that are listed in the Surgery Guidelines at the beginning of the Surgery section in the CPT manual.
Primary Surgical Procedure Determination
BCBSMS uses the relative value units (RVU) from the Resource Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) to determine which multiple surgical procedure is the primary surgical procedure. The procedure with the highest relative value units is selected as the primary surgical procedure (excludes "add-on" and "exempt from modifier -51" procedures). We use the 'Fully Implemented Non-Facility Total" relative value units to make the determination.
RBRVS is also used to determine post-operative global surgical days. The global surgical days are found in the column entitled "Glob Days". Post-operative global days can range from 0 to 90 days. Pre-operative global surgical days are determined by CPT guidelines. The guidelines are found in the Surgery Guidelines, which are located at the beginning of the Surgery section in the CPT manual. Currently, pre-operative days include the day prior to surgery and the day of surgery, excluding the visit in which the decision to perform surgery was decided.
You can access RBRVS by clicking this link - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/pufdownload/rvudown.asp
The coding guidelines outlined in Coding Policy should not be used in lieu of the Member's specific benefits plan language.
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6/2003: Policy revised
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'He thought he could do something good' Michael (center) with members of the Human Terrain program.
Linda Bhatia gave her son's Scout badges to his old pack and his 700 books to his alma mater, Brown University, but she will never let go of the things he had in his final days: his compass, the dimes in his pocket, his wallet, the watch he was probably wearing when a roadside bomb killed him in Afghanistan.
Two years have passed since the military sent back Michael's possessions in a box, but it seems like yesterday. She misses him. And while she grieves, the academic world continues to argue over whether the 31-year-old scholar, not soldier, should have been in Afghanistan in the first place.
Dozens of stories have been written about Michael since his death and now there is a documentary, Human Terrain, which profiles the young man and also explores the simmering debate over a military program that assigns academics, like Michael, to combat units in the war against insurgents.
Winner of the Audience Award at Italy's prestigious Festival dei Popoli, the film will be shown on May 29 at 4:15 pm at the Avon Cinema. A question-and-answer session will follow with the co-directors: James Der Derian, a professor at Brown's Watson Institute for International Studies, and local filmmakers David and Michael Udris. Proceeds will go to the Michael Bhatia Memorial Fund at Brown.
The military's Human Terrain System was created in 2006 after commanders realized that soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan had no cultural knowledge of the battle zone. Under the program — which has so far deployed about 27 teams — scholars in military units interview villagers and tribal leaders and advise soldiers on local politics, economics, and tribal dynamics.
Supporters of the project contend that informed soldiers make better decisions, thus reducing the number of fatalities. They also say that social scientists can help identify people the soldiers can work with to improve the performance of local governments.
But many academics are highly critical of the plan, arguing that scholars are simply serving as intelligence gatherers, feeding information to the military. Critics also question whether professors should be exposed to such hostile places. The American Anthropological Association has come out strongly against the program, calling it unethical.
Linda, a pharmacist, says her son was fully aware of the debate when he signed up to work in Afghanistan. "He felt it was his responsibility to go,'' she said, at her house in Medway, Massachusetts, where Michael grew up. "He thought he could do something good. He felt he had value.''
Born August 23, 1976, Michael was a curious boy who liked to play with Legos and read adventure books. He was an avid Scout, achieving the rank of Eagle. In junior high school, he developed a passion for politics. By eighth grade, he knew what he wanted to study in college: international relations. He blossomed at Brown. "It was like an explosion," said Linda. "You could see how worldly he was becoming.''
After graduating in 1999, he did humanitarian and research work in East Timor and Kosovo and eventually landed at Oxford University to pursue his doctorate degree. During that time, he visited Afghanistan five times and fell in love with the country. "He said they were always welcoming," said Linda. "He enjoyed wandering around. He wanted to absorb everything. He said they were just trying to survive after so many conflicts."
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Well, it's May... Soon to be June.
Scratchbox WORKS well. We've got a version of our code that compiles clean, runs clean on Debian Woody and above (i.e. glibc 2.2 and above...). But... Well, I can't divulge what's the holdup this time, but we're only a week or so from gold (crossing fingers) as we've got only a few items left, and none of them are real show-stoppers. The delay's due to something cool that'll make everybody's lives just a little better in the game-dev industry. (We hope...) I'm waiting for the go-ahead from Michael to merge the non-network fixes I've done back into the main branch- while I'm waiting, I'm supposed to be vetting the new build environment I've cobbled together, and kick-starting Bandits and Disciples 2. I WAS going to do Bandits, but, because I've only my laptop to work with, it's going to end up being Disciples 2 instead, I think. (I'll explain that statement in a moment...)
I've taken on a short-term contract doing Linux related support for one of the main iWARP players to help make ends meet until things gel with Coollogic (And they are going to, it's just taking longer than we'd envisioned- way longer than anyone had envisioned, in reality...). 10Gbit Ethernet. TCP Offload Engines. High Performance Computing. I get to play in that playground and get paid (well, at that) doing it. As a result, I'm down in Austin, TX for the next couple of months- so I'm only at my main setup for a limited amount of time (a couple of weekends a month...). This means I've got to use my lappy for the development of things after hours, so no high-end 3D because ATI's Xpress 200m doesn't perform all that well (At least 50% slower than an 9200 on an AMD64 machine in 64-bit mode as best as I can tell- it does about 10 or so FPS on Unreal engine games like UT 2k4...) because it's limited to UMA operation only right at the moment. Nice. Anyhow, I should be able to get a start on Disciples 2 once work settles in a bit (got a first week fire-drill...yeesh...).


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8 00 milk goats or work in cheese room, which means cheese room cause I
am very bad at the goats
9 00 eat breakfast; homemade breads and jams with tahini, butter and tea
9 30 work in gardens or greenhouse tilling, planting, digging, weeding,
watering, etc
1 30 lunch; fresh vegetables or veggies from winter storage from last
years harvest = beets, parsnips, carrots, dandelion greens from flowers
in the yard, lettuce, TOO MANY potatoes ha, sometimes eggs from hen
house, and either rice, quinoa, or homemade tartes.....side note they
dont fridge anythinnnnng, all leftovers and eggs and butter sit in the
are an modern conspiracy to get us to spend more money
6 30 milk goats or work in cheese room
7 30 dinner; leftovers etc
9 00 chat and go to bed or sing or look at photos online to share our
lives and stories
Mondays we have pujas, and some nights we have meditation before dinner.
Things I didnt know before I came here:
You can eat dirt on food and not get sick
You can eat a LOT of dirt on food and not get sick
12 year olds can man handle tractor driving
French people have a hard time understanding people from Quebec
Roosters crow ALL DAY long not just in the morning
We say cock a doodle doo and the French say coo coo roo coo; the r of
course is that sexy French R
Brittany France has its own language that isnt really spoken anymore
There are lots of birds that flit here
I can get really dirty and be totally ok with that
I can get REALLY REALLY dirty and be totally ok with that
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Work texture into your hair like Amber Heard by twisting it around a curling iron and then pulling it back into a tousled, wispy bun. Pair with smoky eyes done in copper shadows and a peach lip for a look that works at an afternoon or evening ceremony.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley strikes the right balance by slicking her hair half-back (trick: pat on serum for extra shine before flat-ironing) and swiping on a petal pink lipstick that's just bright enough to draw attention without being too flashy.
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Times reporter to discuss welfare reform, April 11
Posted April 6, 2005; 04:27 p.m.
New York Times senior writer Jason DeParle will speak on "American Dream" at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 11, in 16 Robertson Hall.
DeParle has spent nearly 15 years covering urban issues, addressing anti-poverty, child welfare and welfare reform. Reporting from Washington, he covered the debate leading to the 1996 law that abolished entitlement to cash assistance and created time limits and work requirements. Since that time, he has written extensively about state efforts to implement the law.
In his recent book, "American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare," DeParle follows the lives of three single mothers in Milwaukee, Wis., as they struggle to raise 10 children while trying to get off welfare.
The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Well-Being.


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Alternate name: Silverling, Sea Myrtle, Groundseltree
Family: Asteraceae, Aster view all from this family
Description Baccharis halimifolia is a shrub growing to about 12 ft (4 m) high and comparably wide, or occasionally a small tree. Its simple, alternate, thick, egg-shaped to rhombic leaves mostly have coarse teeth, with the uppermost leaves entire. These fall-flowering Baccharis plants are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate individuals. Their flowers are borne in numerous small, compact heads in large leafy terminal inflorescences, with the snowy-white, cotton-like female flower-heads showy and conspicuous at a distance.
The species is sometimes confused with the marsh-elder (Iva frutescens), with which it often co-occurs, but the Baccharis has its leaves alternate, while those of the Iva are alternate.
Baccharis halimifolia, usually found in wetlands, is unusually salt-tolerant, and often found along salty or brackish shores of marshes and estuaries, and the inland shores of coastal barrier islands. In Florida, it is also found along ditches, in old fields, and in other disturbed areas. Other habitats in the northeastern United States include freshwater tidal marshes and open woods and thickets along the seacoast.
The flowers produce abundant nectar that attracts various butterflies, including the Monarch (Danaus plexippus). These dense shrubs also provide wildlife food and cover.
Habitat Beaches & shorelines, Fields, Swamps (fresh & salt).
Range New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Florida, Texas, Plains.
Comments No disease or insect problems, but the weak wood is easily broken. Fast-growing. Salt tolerant.
Exposure Preference Sun.
Flower August - September
Native Distribution Mexico & e. Texas to Florida, n. to coast of Massachusetts; believed to have once been restricted to the outer Coastal Plain, but now widely spread inland
Site Preference Salt marshes; shores; wet, disturbed places
Soil Preference Wet to droughty, gravel to fine sands. pH 7-8.5.
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Great Northern Popcorn Vortex Cotton Candy Machine w/ Cart - Pink
Relive the days of carnivals and circuses with the Great Northern Popcorn Vortex Cotton Candy Machine w/ Cart (6300COTT). This lively machine makes each cotton candy cone in just 30 seconds, making it easier and faster than ever before to have a cotton candy cone in your hand. The front on/off switch makes it easy to power the machine up or down, and it warms up quickly to begin flossing the sugar to make delicious cotton candy in just seconds. This means you won't have to worry about the young ones waiting for too long to get their candy.
This cart comes included with a large-sized drawer for storing your accessories, including cones, sugars, and much more, and the three (3) grids give you even more storage options for added convenience. This easy-to-use cart includes a sugar scoop to help assist you in adding sugar to the machine without getting your hands dirty, and the four (4) included clamps help to keep the lid on tight, which keeps the sugar and floss from flying everywhere. Perfect for serving young ones at birthday parties, BBQs, and so much more, you can be sure to keep them all happy and full for a long time.
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I just bought an Apple Mac Book Pro laptop. Apple says I do not need an anti virus but Best Buy says I do. Those of you that have macs do you use anti virus software?
I just bought an Apple Mac Book Pro laptop. Apple says I do not need an anti virus but Best Buy says I do. Those of you that have macs do you use anti virus software?
There are some free anti virus apps available in the App Store. I have those and run them occasionally. IAntivirus, ClamXav, BitDefender... As I understand it, the Mac isn't AS susceptible to being affected by, but may pass it along with email. I've had Mac's since '09 and never had an issue with viruses. I don't think anything executes on your Mac that you have not manually allowed so as long as you use caution installing things over the Internet (outside of the App Store) you should be okay. I'd heed Apple's advice over best Buy.
Get the software. Better safe than sorry. I know at least 10 folks with Macs, all have anti-virus software.
"Remember, it's about the Dog and the Dog work, it's not about you"
Where on the apple store would I find the software mentioned above? I have looked with no luck
I have had Macs since 1984 (!) and have never had a virus problem. Should be software already on the Mac, usually Norton. You can get additional if you feel it necessary, but 20 years with Macs I have never had an issue.
I've been on a Mac for at least ten years or so, and have not had any problems that I could prove were virus related (plenty of problems, certainly Macs are NOT perfect), but I am considering installing Norton as it appears from what I have been reading that threats to Macs may be increasing. Norton Antivirus is pretty cheap compared to what you paid for the Mac.
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Submitted an updated X.25 support patch to the net-tools maintainer.
Submitted an updated X.25 support patch to the net-tools maintainer.
New upstream lout. Uploaded it for woody. The production version is still 3.17, but I see no harm in having 3.21 in woody.
Saturday the 29th - Koninginnedag (Queen's Day) celebrations, with the Queen in Leiden (my home town). Avoided the "fun" by doing a bit of hacking at Cistron. Made a preliminary update of the X.25 patch for netbase, and had a lot of fun and disappointments trying to use non-standard PostScript fonts with lout. Learned a bit about using ATM files, and understand the need for projects like the GNU FontManager. In the end, everything looked great in gv, but the HP printer decided to use Courier instead for all but its built-in fonts, even though I embedded the fonts using psutils' includeres. PostScript isn't always as nice as it seems :-(
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
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Several of my friends take part in this: https://www.facebook.com/ratedmformarathon.
If I weren't in New York I would attend every event.
Several of my friends take part in this: https://www.facebook.com/ratedmformarathon.
If I weren't in New York I would attend every event.
When I got Verizon Fios the router came with a unique password, but only for Wi-Fi. The actual device login was a default (actually technically just one of the "default" logins techs commonly used; I had to Google this).
I think this can be helped by not allowing remote access until the default password has been changed. If you're going to require remote access you should know enough that you should try to secure your device.
Obviously, this doesn't help the problem with weak password or technicians commonly changing the device default and then re-using that device in another household. But it's a start.
I think what he meant to get across what that you don't need the command line. Sure, it's there and it's great, but the real improvement is that the Android community hasn't been plagued by forums with people advising others to copy+paste bash commands, run scripts, or compile stuff just to get something to work.
accidental deaths of children due to handguns in the US: ~500 per year
accidental deaths of children choking on balloons: ~1000 per year
Is anyone else concerned that the number of deaths from balloons doubles handguns? Where are you getting these numbers?
Weed on the other hand made the spiders do very detailed, ornate work, but they seemed to have wandering minds, get bored and leave their webs unfinished. I don't know what OS that would correspond to.
Linux. That would definitely be Linux. Just look at all the different distros.
Mod points! My kingdom for some mod points!
I have had my fair share of Windows problems and even though the changes in Windows 8 aren't revolutionary or ground-breaking they are much welcomed. Just about every feature you listed is possible with Windows XP, 7, and even Vista; but they required knowledge of how to properly configure Windows, get rid of all the crap you don't need, and then properly install and configure the third-party applications that handled features the OS now natively provides.
I got to the point where I came up with a list of must-have apps and configs for any family member or friend asking for help "fixing" their computer. I had to keep my list and software library up-to-date, or rely on a website like "i use this" to take care of that. And I have lists for Windows, Mac, and Linux OSes; nobody is perfect.
UI mess aside I welcome such improvements in an OS like Windows 8.
The iPad2 is the second coming of Christ, we got it already.
If the iPad2 is the second coming of Christ then the New iPad is...?
For you, maybe.
For short people? That's at a comfortable level.
Ewoks? Forget about it. They shouldn't be handling those anyways.
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Senior to screen thesis on whaling industry
Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 4:30 p.m. · 302 Frist Campus Center
Posted April 17, 2008; 05:49 p.m.
Senior Danny Samit will screen his senior thesis, a 93-minute documentary film on Japanese whaling, at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in 302 Frist Campus Center.
An East Asian studies major, Samit spent six weeks in the small coastal whaling village of Wada working on the project, titled "Kujira." Twenty-six Baird's Beaked whales are captured there annually.
Wada is one of the last remaining traditional whaling villages in Japan, and the film intertwines unprecedented footage of the town and its butcher house with interviews with townspeople, scientists and environmentalists. Samit planned, filmed and conducted interviews for the project in Japanese, and filmed butchering sessions usually closed to public view.
He convinced hesitant whale butchers and townspeople to speak with him, as well as conducted interviews in Tokyo at the Institute of Cetacean Research and Greenpeace Japan to gain a variety of perspectives on the whaling industry.
Samit has studied Japanese and Mandarin Chinese at Princeton, attending the intensive summer language programs Princeton-in-Beijing and Princeton-in-Ishikawa.
He credits his work as a research assistant to Amy Borovoy, assistant professor of East Asian studies, with helping him to prepare and conduct his anthropological research in Japan. His main adviser was Richard Okada, professor of East Asian studies, while renowned documentarian and filmmaker Philip Haas, a lecturer in creative writing and the Lewis Center for the Arts, has acted as his technical and aesthetic adviser. The George Shultz Fund and the Center for the Study of Religion also have supported the film.
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|Saint Helena is a British Overseas Territory consisting of Saint Helena and Ascension Islands, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha. Saint Helena: Uninhabited when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century. It acquired fame as the place of Napoleon BONAPARTE's exile from 1815 until his death in 1821, but its importance as a port of call declined after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. During the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa, several thousand Boer prisoners were confined on the island between 1900 and 1903. Ascension Island: This barren and uninhabited island was discovered and named by the Portuguese in 1503. The British garrisoned the island in 1815 to prevent a rescue of Napoleon from Saint Helena. It served as a provisioning station for the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron on anti-slavery patrol. The island remained under Admiralty control until 1922, when it became a dependency of Saint Helena. During World War II, the UK permitted the US to construct an airfield on Ascension in support of transatlantic flights to Africa and anti-submarine operations in the South Atlantic. In the 1960s the island became an important space tracking station for the US. In 1982, Ascension was an essential staging area for British forces during the Falklands War. It remains a critical refueling point in the air-bridge from the UK to the South Atlantic. Tristan da Cunha: The island group consists of the islands of Tristan da Cunha, Nightingale, Inaccessible, and Gough. Tristan da Cunha is named after its Portuguese discoverer (1506); it was garrisoned by the British in 1816 to prevent any attempt to rescue Napoleon from Saint Helena. Gough and Inaccessible Islands have been designated World Heritage Sites. South Africa leases a site for a meteorological station on Gough Island.
Saint Helena harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown elsewhere in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty terns; Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha is the highest island mountain in the South Atlantic and a prominent landmark on the sea lanes around southern Africa
|islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 700 nm northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 2,300 nm southwest of Saint Helena
|Geographic coordinates:
|Saint Helena: 15 57 S, 5 42 W Ascension Island: 7 57 S, 14 22 W Tristan da Cunha island group: 37 15 S, 12 30 W
| total: 308 sq km
land: Saint Helena Island 122 sq km; Ascension Island 88 sq km; Tristan da Cunha island group 98 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
|Land Boundaries:
|0 km
|Saint Helena: 60 km Ascension Island: NA Tristan da Cunha: 40 km
|Maritime claims:
|territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
|Saint Helena: tropical marine; mild, tempered by trade winds Ascension Island: tropical marine; mild, semi-arid Tristan da Cunha: temperate marine; mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)
|the islands of this group result from volcanic activity associated with the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge Saint Helena: rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains Ascension: surface covered by lava flows and cinder cones of 44 dormant volcanoes; ground rises to the east Tristan da Cunha: sheer cliffs line the coastline of the nearly circular island; the flanks of the central volcanic peak are deeply dissected; narrow coastal plain lies between The Peak and the coastal cliffs
|Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 m; Green Mountain on Ascension Island 859 m; Mount Actaeon on Saint Helena Island 818 m
|Natural resources:
|fish, lobster
|Land use:
| arable land: 10.26%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 89.74% (2011)
|Irrigated land:
|Natural hazards:
|active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha volcanism: the island volcanoes of Tristan da Cunha (elev. 2,060 m) and Nightingale Island (elev. 365 m) experience volcanic activity; Tristan da Cunha erupted in 1962 and Nightingale in 2004
|Current Environment Issues:
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| noun: Saint Helenian(s)
adjective: Saint Helenian note: referred to locally as "Saints"
|Ethnic groups:
|African descent 50%, white 25%, Chinese 25%
|Protestant (Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist), Roman Catholic
|7,754 (July 2013 est.) note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 17.2% (male 679/female 653)
15-24 years: 11.7% (male 464/female 447)
25-54 years: 45.6% (male 1,750/female 1,787)
55-64 years: 12.2% (male 506/female 443)
65 years and over: 13.2% (male 520/female 505) (2013 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 40 years
male: 40 years
female: 39.9 years (2013 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|0.3% (2013 est.)
|Birth rate:
|10.19 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Death rate:
|7.22 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
| urban population: 39.5% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: -0.87% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|JAMESTOWN (capital) 1,000 (2009)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.17 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 15.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 79.06 years
male: 76.13 years
female: 82.14 years (2013 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|1.57 children born/woman (2013 est.)
|Education expenditures:
| definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1987 est.)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
conventional short form: none
|Government type:
| name: Jamestown
geographic coordinates: 15 56 S, 5 43 W
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|3 administrative areas; Ascension, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha
|none (overseas territory of the UK)
|National holiday:
|Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)
|the Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009, effective 1 September 2009
|Legal system:
|English common law and local statutes
|18 years of age
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
head of government: Governor Mark CAPES (since 29 October 2011)
note: the constitution order provides for an administrator for Ascension and Tristan da Cunha appointed by the governor Administrator Ascension Island: Colin WELLS (since 27 October 2011) Administrator Tristan da Cunha: Sean BURNS (since 15 September 2010)
cabinet: Executive Council consists of the governor, 3 ex-officio officers, and 5 elected members of the Legislative Council (For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: none; the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch
|Legislative branch:
| unicameral Legislative Council (17 seats, including a speaker and deputy speaker, 12 elected, and three ex-officio members; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) note: the Constitution Order provides for separate Island Councils for both Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
elections: last held on 4 November 2009 (next to be held in November 2013)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 12
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 2 justices); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice - a non-resident - and NA judges) note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) judge selection and term of office: court judges' appointments and tenures NA
subordinate courts: Magistrate's Court; Small Claims Court; Juvenile Court
|Political parties and leaders:
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|other: private sector; unions
|International organization participation:
|National symbol(s):
|Saint Helena plover (bird)
|National anthem:
note: as a territory of the UK, "God Save the Queen" is official (see United Kingdom)
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
|none (overseas territory of the UK)
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
|none (overseas territory of the UK)
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The economy depends largely on financial assistance from the UK, which amounted to about $27 million in FY06/07 or more than twice the level of annual budgetary revenues. The local population earns income from fishing, raising livestock, and sales of handicrafts. Because there are few jobs, 25% of the work force has left to seek employment on Ascension Island, on the Falklands, and in the UK.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
|GDP (purchasing power parity): $31.1 million (FY09/10 est.)
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $NA
|GDP - real growth rate:
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
|GDP - per capita (PPP): $7,800 (FY09/10 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|coffee, corn, potatoes, vegetables; fish, lobster; livestock; timber
|construction, crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork), fishing, philatelic sales
|Industrial production growth rate:
|Labor force:
|2,486 (1998 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 6%
industry: 48%
services: 46% (1987 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|14% (1998 est.)
|Population below poverty line:
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
| revenues: $10.36 million
expenditures: $25.46 million note: revenue data reflect locally raised revenues only; the budget deficit is resolved by grant aid from the UK (FY06/07 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|1 April - 31 March
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4% (2012 est.)
|$19 million (2004 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|fish (frozen, canned, and salt-dried skipjack, tuna), coffee, handicrafts
|$20.53 million (2010 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|food, beverages, tobacco, fuel oils, animal feed, building materials, motor vehicles and parts, machinery and parts
|Debt - external:
|Exchange rates:
|Saint Helenian pounds (SHP) per US dollar - 0.6307 (2012) 0.6236 (2011) 0.6472 (2010) 0.6175 (2009) 0.5302 (2008)
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|Electricity - production:
|8 million kWh (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 214
|Electricity - consumption:
|7.44 million kWh (2009 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|0 kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|0 kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|4,000 kW (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|0 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|100 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|66.05 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|15,060 Mt (2010 est.)
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|Telephones in use:
| 3,000 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 215
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: can communicate worldwide
domestic: automatic digital network
international: country code (Saint Helena) - 290, (Ascension Island) - 247; international direct dialing; satellite voice and data communications; satellite earth stations - 5 (Ascension Island - 4, Saint Helena - 1) (2010)
|Broadcast media:
|St. Helena has no local TV station; 2 local radio stations, one of which is relayed to Ascension Island; satellite TV stations rebroadcast terrestrially; Ascension Island has no local TV station but has 1 local radio station and receives relays of broadcasts from 1 radio station on St. Helena; broadcasts from the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) are available, as well as TV services for the US military; Tristan da Cunha has 1 local radio station and receives BFBS TV and radio broadcasts (2007)
|Internet country code:
|.sh; note - Ascension Island assigned .ac
|Internet hosts:
|6,729 (2012)
|Internet users:
|900 (2009)
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| 1 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 232
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)
| total 198 km
(Saint Helena 138 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 20 km) paved: 168 km (Saint Helena 118 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km)
unpaved: 30 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km) (2002)
|Ports and terminals:
|Saint Helena: Jamestown Ascension Island: Georgetown Tristan da Cunha: Calshot Harbor (Edinburgh)
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|Defense is the responsibility of the UK
|Manpower fit for military service:
| males age 16-49: 1,565
females age 16-49: 1,579 (2010 est.)
|Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
| male: 49
female: 48 (2010 est.)
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Fishless cycle-ammonia questions
So Ive had my tank fishless for a couple weeks now since my "devils ich attack episode" Heat cranked up to 84, to speed up the lifecycle ect.
I tested my water today just to see where it was at with some tetra easy strips.
nitrate-20 ppm
nitrite-5 ppm
ammonia -0
I didnt add ammonia from the get go, just let the tank run.
I went to petsmart today to look for ammonia additives and couldnt find anything that added ammonia to the tank but, that reduced it? Anyone have any suggestions on what to use?
What dosages should i be using of it? (i have a 55 gal freshwater, no fish)
Depending on where you are, some hardware stores like Ace hardware or grocery stores like A&P or Safeway will carry pure ammonia in with their cleaning supplies. Just make sure it's pure ammonia with no additives or cents added to it. If you shake the bottle a lot, there should be very little bubble produced by it.
You will need to add a little ammonia (like 1/2 to 1/4 oz), wait 1/2 hour, test the parameters, and add again if required. Once you get to the ppm level that you want, you will then know how much to dose your tank. There is no actual set amount as all manufactures have different concentrates requiring more or less than other brandsIf you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
"Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer than others." - Anthony Calfo
Fishless Cycle Cycling with Fish Marine Aquarium Info [URL="http://saltwater.aquaticcommunity.com/"]
Links below Cliffs signature and mine, as well, should help. Fish stores do not carry ammonia and half of them have never heard of cycling with anything but fish.
Ammonia is not an additive. It's ammonia. Comes in a bottle for about a $1. Some Dollar Stores carry it, ACE Hardware.....etc. Cliff has now told you the same thing that was said to you in October.


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Oppositional defiant disorder is a pattern of disobedient, hostile, and defiant behavior toward authority figures.
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This behavior typically starts by age 8, but it may start as early as the preschool years. This disorder is thought to be caused by a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors.
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The pattern of behaviors must be different from those of other children around the same age and developmental level. The behavior must lead to significant problems in school or social activities.
Children with symptoms of this disorder should be evaluated by a psychiatrist or psychologist. In children and adolescents, the following conditions can cause similar behavior problems and should be considered as possibilities:
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Call your health care provider if you have concerns about your child's development or behavior.
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On top of Cadillac Mountain (1530 ft) it was very windy, with gust probably of 30-40 mph! It was all we could do to stand in one place, though it was kinda fun feeling Mother Nature's power.. From there we decided to do the Ocean Trail hike that really brought us right down to the rocky Maine coastline. And it was awesome--such beautiful views near sunset, watching the Atlantic beat against ancient rock with pines clinging to them while sea birds soared and dipped around us
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"Having already started and sold another drug-development company prior to going back to graduate school, I knew I wanted to be a life-sciences entrepreneur. The MSSTC program was perfect for my goals. It is action-based learning that guides students through the process of developing a new technology company."- Doug Baum, MSSTC '07
As a class project, Baum and his teammates, Christopher Aniszczyk and Mario Ramirez, learned about a new technology for treating and preventing AMD, age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in people over age 60. The treatment was invented by a noted Texas A&M biology professor, Dr. George Chiou. Baum negotiated patent rights for Chiou's technology and launched MacuCLEAR in the fall of 2006. "The stars aligned when we found Chiou's research," said Baum.
Doug Baum's 17-year career in the pharmaceutical industry gave him the industry experience he needed to start his own company, but he needed the business skills to succeed. He enrolled in the Master of Science in Science & Technology Commercialization (MSSTC) at The University of Texas at Austin's IC2 Institute, an executive degree that prepares technical and business professionals for moving viable technologies from concept to market.Using action-based learning with real technologies and innovations, MSSTC students learn to identify and evaluate emerging technologies and potential customers, develop comprehensive business plans and marketing strategies, build a management team, develop business plans to secure funding and manage and protect intellectual property.
Baum's first course in summer 2006, Technology Assessment, taught the quick-look process. Students interview industry experts and incorporate their perspectives into an assessment of the problem/pain that needs solving, whether the technology treats the problem, the status of the intellectual property and the development of a plan for moving the technology forward. Using the quick-look process, Baum and his classmates discovered Chiou's technology.
After evaluating Chiou's technology and negotiating patent rights with Texas A&M, his team continued to refine the business plan in the course Art and Science of Market-Driven Entrepreneurship. By talking to industry experts and making inquiries with large pharmaceuticals, they learned they were too early in the market to be acquired and needed to find a manufacturer who specialized in producing drugs for humans.
In February 2007 MacuCLEAR won the Texas Moot Corp Competition. The credibility from winning Moot Corp attracted angel investors and by April 2007, MacuCLEAR cleared $1.7 million in funding. This funding enabled them to progress through animal studies and find a manufacturer. The FDA granted them "fast track status for testing on humans" in March 2009.
In April 2009 they closed a $1.7 million investment from the State of Texas' Emerging Technology Fund. MacuCLEAR conducted the Phase 1 human testing in the summer and fall of 2009 and the results showed the drug was safe for humans and produced the anticipated biological effect in the retina.
Baum reports, "We're developing two parallel tracks for the company going forward. One is a Phase 2 study that will keep the company independent, broaden human testing and require us to raise $6 – $7 million from investors. Our other track is to approach pharmaceutical companies who would buy the company and make the investment to take the technology to the next stage. What we do will be a combination of valuation, market dynamics and company execution; putting into practice all the things I've learned in the MSSTC program."
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The Circle MakerMark Batterson
Do you ever sense that there's far more to prayer, and to God's vision for your life, than what you're experiencing? Then it's time you learned from the legend of Honi the Circle Maker - a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not budge from inside it until God an... Read More
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In The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears, author Mark Batterson shares inspiring stories from his own experiences as a circle maker, helping you to uncover your heart's deepest desires and God-given dreams - and to unleash them through the kind of audacious prayer that God delights to answer.
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- One of the Best Book Ever Read by Johanna on 2/2/2017
Besides the Bible, this is one of the best book I ever read. I purchased six books in December 2015, and I kept one and gave the others five away as Christmas gifts. However, I didn't start reading my book until November 2016 and what a tremendous blessing. Everything I circled, God gave an answer. I've recommended this book to several people (known & unknown); it's a must read book. Thank you Mark for helping me to activate my faith to the fullest. Prayers changes things if we have the faith to believe without wavering.
- Dream Big; Pray Bigger! by Curtis on 2/28/2012
Circles surround us in life where ever we go. While the people you know, or see daily don't look "circular" they can be.
I just read the book "The Circle Maker" by Mark Batterson. Then I re-read it! It was that powerful. It starts and ends with a circle. The first is a circle from a Jewish prophet names Honi. The last is a Chalk circle from a revival preacher named Gypsy.
Mark Batterson gives a compelling challenge to all of us: Create Circles in your life. When I read this I am reminded of the wagon trains of old. When challenged they created a Circle as it was the easiest to defend, in other words it made them stronger.
The Circles in the Circle Maker are prayers. Creating a circle, a pray around things, people, problems, even to things as simple as the news. What would our lives look like if we continually were in prayer for those around us? For prayer for the person who just cut us off in traffic? For prayer for that person at work who is always rude? For prayer for our family? For prayer that we do not fall into temptations?
I received the Ebook version of this title for free from Zondervan to read and review. I had actually heard about it from our Pastor prior to that so I was intrigued. Now I am challenged. There are many stories of prayer and circles that created change but the one that stood out to me the most is the story of People's Church in DC. They had prayed Circles around their building that it would always serve God. Little did they know that one day that prayer and promise would be passed on to another church.
I want to challenge those of you in Leadership. It doesn't matter if you are in Church leadership, Business Leadership, or even Family Leadership. Do you pray circles around those you lead? Do you pray for their future? If we spent more time in prayer would God show up more in our Lives? Not in a prosperity gospel sort of way but in a MT. Carmel GOD SHOWED UP sort of way?
I want to challenge you all to read this book, share it with everyone you are close to and start circling the things you care about. For me I am circling:
My Family, My Wife, my children, My Church, Our upcoming Adoption, My children's friends and their families, my children's future spouses.
And today I tried to pray circles around those I saw in traffic and let me tell you it made a HUGE difference in the way you look at people. You begin to possibly see their hurts, their needs, worries and anxieties and possibly start to glimpse what Jesus saw in them!
So What will you Circle? When and how often will you do it?
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One additional item Mark discusses is our Life Plan. I created mine. It is powerful! And living in DC mine has one for meeting Mark Batterson personally! Who knows if or when that will ever happen but "you can't never always sometimes tell"


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Vale's (VALE) on the move–and signs that it's ready to take costs more seriously are the reason.
At 1:49 p.m., Vale was trading at $18.33, down 1.6% and near its low of they day. Then the news hit: The Brazilian miner announced that it was suspending investments in the Rio Colorado potash mine in Argentina. The reason, according to Reuters: The project was not "in line with Vale's commitment to discipline in capital allocation." Reuters also notes inflation has caused salaries and other costs to surge.
The market clearly liked the news, though it was slow to digest it. Shares started rising at 2:45 and have since jumped nearly 2% from where it was trading then. It's now up 0.4% on the day at $18.70, on a day when the iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index (EWZ) exchange-traded fund has dropped 0.8% to $57.22.
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This meteorite above Russia apparently exploded with a power 30 times stronger than the Hiroshima nuclear bomb.
I understand that it gets hot from entering the atmosphere, and is quite big with a mass of 10000 tons, but still, it existed out of stone and iron, how can such "passive" material create such a huge explosion?
Also, it went at 15 km/s and exploded 30km above ground. If it exploded 2 seconds later it would have hit the ground. How likely was that?
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The Day the Earth Stood Still was the first reference of Klaatu, barada, nikto.
Those were the words Ash also had to recite in Army of Darkness.
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By Adam Ganucheau/NEMS Daily Journal
OXFORD – The University of Mississippi's smoking ban went into effect in August, but only this month have officials started enforcing it with $25 fines.
As the Ole Miss policy moves from the warning to the stepped-up enforcement phase, the university joins three other Southeastern Conference schools that have adopted campus-wide smoking bans. They are Arkansas, Florida and Kentucky.
Mississippi State University, meanwhile, is considering a similar policy.
"We adopted the smoke-free policy because the previous smoking areas were not keeping non-smokers on our campus safe," said Shannon Richardson, co-chair of the Smoke-Free Campus Implementation Committee at Ole Miss. "It's to prevent the non-smoker's health from being harmed. It will take time for the ban to work."
That was the experience at the University of Kentucky. UK officials say that while there was initial opposition and other hurdles to overcome, a tobacco-free policy in the heart of the "Tobacco State" has accomplished its intended effect since being enacted in November 2009.
"We've seen that the tobacco-free policy has worked effectively," said Ellen Hahn, co-chair of Kentucky's Tobacco-Free Task Force. "We've also seen a four-fold increase in people using our cessation opportunities like free nicotine patches and gum. The smoking hot spots on campus are becoming fewer and fewer."
Ole Miss previously had designated smoking areas. University officials say the ban is a result of smokers breaching those areas and exposing other students to secondhand smoke.
Since the ban took effect in August, university officials have issued warnings to violators. On Jan. 1, the warning system ceased and the ticketing system officially began.
Across the state at SEC rival Mississippi State, current policy allows people to smoke anywhere on campus, as long as it is at least 25 feet from buildings. A similar smoke-free policy to Ole Miss' may already be in the works.
In December, Vice President of Student Affairs Bill Kibler proposed a plan for MSU to become smoke-free by August 2014. MSU's administration is currently reviewing that plan in the wake of public forums that occurred on campus in December.
"The existing tobacco policy remains in place as of right now," said Sid Salter, director of MSU Relations. "The conversation about changing the policy will continue in the coming months."
Opposition groups on the Ole Miss campus, including students, staff and faculty members, have voiced their concerns through opposition groups and even town hall-style meetings.
"I feel that the university is infringing upon people's right to smoke if they want to," said non-smoker Deborah Smith, who is a senior accountant in the Ole Miss bursar's office. "We have staff members at Ole Miss who work eight hours a day and can't leave to smoke a cigarette. Now they don't even have designated areas to smoke in."
Universities typically make the decision for one of two reasons: to protect non-smokers from secondhand smoke or to encourage healthier living for students.
"We weren't trying to make smokers healthier," Richardson said. "People walking on our campus often had no other choice but to breathe in smoke from smokers violating the rules. We just couldn't allow it any longer."
Similar to the University of Kentucky, smoking cessation options are at Ole Miss for people who want to quit, and Richardson said the program has already been used.
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• Northwest Mississippi Community College, July 2011
• Northeast Mississippi Community College, January 2012
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OXFORD – Thousands off campus visitors will be affected by the Ole Miss smoking ban when tailgating in the Grove on game days in the fall.
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Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD):
ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. ADHD used to be known as attention deficit disorder, or ADD. In 1994, it was renamed ADHD. The term ADD is sometimes still used, though, to describe a type of ADHD that doesn't involve hyperactivity.
ADHD is a medical condition that affects how well someone can sit still, focus, and pay attention. People with ADHD have differences in the parts of their brains that control attention and activity. This means that they may have trouble focusing on certain tasks and subjects, or they may seem "wired," act impulsively, and get into trouble.
Symptoms and Signs of ADHD
Although ADHD begins in childhood, sometimes it's not diagnosed until a person is a teen — and occasionally not even until someone reaches adulthood.
Because ADHD is a broad category covering different things — attention, activity, and impulsivity — it can show up in different ways in different people. Some of the signs of ADHD are when someone:
ADHD and Driving
Young drivers with ADHD have many more accidents than those who do not. It helps to drive with an adult in the car for awhile, even after you have your license. Avoiding distractions while you are driving can also help. That means not driving with friends in the car, turning off your cell phone and not allowing yourself to be distracted by music while you drive.
Of course, it's normal for everyone to zone out in a boring class, jump into a conversation, or leave their homework on the kitchen table once in a while. But people with ADHD have so much trouble staying focused and controlling their behavior that it affects their emotions and how well they do in school or other areas of their lives. In fact, ADHD is often viewed as a learning disorder because it can interfere so much with a person's ability to study and learn.
Sometimes the symptoms of ADHD become less severe as a person grows older. For example, experts believe that the hyperactivity part of the disorder can diminish with age, although the problems with organization and attention often remain. Although some people may "grow out of" their symptoms, more than half of all kids who have ADHD will continue to show signs of the condition as young adults.
What Causes ADHD?
Doctors and researchers still aren't exactly sure why some people have ADHD. Research shows that ADHD is probably genetic and that it may be inherited in some cases. Scientists are also exploring other things that may be associated with ADHD: For example, ADHD may be more prevalent in kids who are born prematurely. It is also more common in guys than it is in girls.
Doctors do know that ADHD is caused by changes in brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. These chemicals help send messages between nerve cells in the brain. The neurotransmitter dopamine, for example, stimulates the brain's attention centers. So a person with low amounts of this chemical may show symptoms of ADHD.
How Is ADHD Treated?
Because there's no cure for ADHD, doctors treat people by helping them to manage the symptoms most effectively. Because some people have more trouble with the attention side of the disorder and others have more problems with the activity side, doctors tailor their treatment to the person's symptoms. Therefore, different people with ADHD may have different treatments.
Doctors usually follow a multimodal approach to ADHD treatment. This means that they use several different treatment methods for one patient, such as medication, family and individual counseling, and changes at school to address particular learning styles.
Certain medicines can help people with ADHD by improving their focus and attention and reducing the impulsiveness and hyperactivity associated with ADHD. People with ADHD used to have to take medicine several times a day, but now there are some that can be taken at home once a day in the morning. Scientists are constantly working to develop new medications to treat ADHD.
You can discuss treatment options with your doctor, but always follow the doctor's instructions about medication dosages. If you have been taking medicine for ADHD since you were a kid, your doctor will probably adjust your medication for changes in your symptoms as you get older.
Family counseling helps treat ADHD because it keeps parents informed and also shows them ways they can work with their kids to help. It also helps to improve communication within the family and to solve problems that come up between teens and their parents at home. Individual counseling helps teens with ADHD to better understand their behavior and to learn coping skills. Sometimes lots of teens with ADHD work together in group therapy, which helps them work on coping skills and getting along better with others, if that's been a problem.
Schools are also involved in helping students with ADHD — most will develop a plan that's right for each teen and make changes that allow learning in ways that work best for them.
People with ADHD may also have other problems, such as depression, anxiety, or learning disabilities like dyslexia, that require treatment. They also may be at greater risk for smoking and using drugs, especially if the ADHD is not appropriately treated. That's why proper diagnosis and treatment are critical.
If You or Someone You Know Has ADHD
Most teens with ADHD are diagnosed as kids, but some people aren't diagnosed until they're in their teens or even older. It's normal to feel overwhelmed, scared, or even angry if you've been diagnosed with ADHD. That's one thing counseling can help with. Talking about those feelings and dealing with them often makes the process much easier.
If you have ADHD, you may not be aware that you're behaving in a way that's different from others; you're just doing what comes naturally. This can sometimes cause problems with people who don't understand or know about your condition. For example, you might speak your mind to someone only to get the feeling that you've shocked or offended that person. You may not understand why people get mad at you.
Learning all you can about your condition can be a huge help. The more you understand, the more involved you can be in your own treatment. Here are some of the things you might try to help with school and relationships:
If you have ADHD, it's natural to feel misunderstood and frustrated at times. It might seem like you're always losing your homework or having trouble following teachers' instructions, or you may have trouble making friends or getting along with your family members. It helps to learn as much as you can about ADHD and to find the methods that will help you work to your full potential — both academically and socially.
The good news is that doctors, counselors, and teachers are learning more about ADHD all the time and have a greater understanding than ever of the challenges people living with it face.
Disclaimer: This information is not intended be a substitute for professional medical advice. It is provided for educational purposes only. You assume full responsibility for how you choose to use this information.
Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD
Date reviewed: February 2006
Originally reviewed by: W. Douglas Tynan, PhD, and Richard S. Kingsley, MD
excerpted from kidshealth.org
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