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More local history tidbits from Crookston native Kristina Gray.
Several friends have asked me recently, "How do you come up with all these details about Crookston's history?" Any and ALL ways. The Internet certainly helps with scanned documents in pdf format. But I especially like the threads of information I hear from older people who are "in the know" about Crookston's proud tradition as the former "Queen City of the Northwest." I scribble down notes whenever old timers give me their tidbits of knowledge about Crookston's great past. I try to pursue those leads like a detective on a cold trail. Unfortunately, I believe we have lost much of Crookston's prestigious history that necessarily should be retrieved. I soon hope to write a short book with 200 photos about Crookston's early history but I need my readers' help.
First of all, I write "former" Queen City of Crookston because we have lost the notion that Crookston was esteemed by others as a regal or magnificent city even 100 years ago, but it was. I catch myself, even as a native Crookston person, questioning how Crookston could have been regarded by investors from out East and even as far as Europe as a place to trust their money for eventual profits. The facts stare me back in the face when I search dissertations, newspaper articles and books. I must talk down my doubts about Crookston's nobility, because we really hosted celebrities like Mark Twain and Charles Lindbergh. Yes, some very important people traveled through Crookston perhaps out of curiosity or maybe other reasons. I read that John D. Rockefeller's sons took a train to Euclid to check out the Keystone bonanza farm. Of course, we know now that the whole bonanza farm idea went bust but that is another article for a later time.
Next, those on the UMC campus for any length of time should feel a kind of indebtedness to the contributions the railroad baron James J. Hill made. He donated the land for the Northwest School of Agriculture so that future farmers would make astute decisions (unlike the bonanza farmers who went into it for the money) about how to farm wisely. Hill was highly respected by the Crookstonites, so much so that on Sept. 17, 1908 he came for a visit and Crookston declared it a "James Hill Day." Not to be outdone, eleven days later, President Taft even got off the Great Northern train and walked a half a block from the depot to talk to the Crookston people on Sept. 28, 1908. Must have been an election year for him to have made such a stop. Can you imagine our current president stopping off at Crookston today? No.
Lesser-known people might be T.B. Walker who I wrote about earlier. Walker was considered the "Pine King" of the North and owned hundreds of thousands of acres of timber throughout northern Minnesota. The freshly hewn logs wended their way down the Red Lake River to Crookston's lumber mill factories in the late 1880s and 1890s. Crookston's factory employed thousands of men over the years and they needed a place to live. Someone told me, who knew this piece of Crookston's history, that the mill workers had efficiently built a wooden foot bridge from the Wood's addition where they lived to cross to the Carmen side of the river where the lumber plant was. Easier than walking the long way around.
This same person also told me where Bernard Sampson had built his house of 15 rooms, somewhere close to the new fire station. Therefore, Sampson's house would have been close to where Walker's lumber mill was. Again, I have read here and there about these two men and then when the information becomes necessary for me to document, I have no idea where I read it. But this much I know, the early farmers along the river were none too thrilled about all these Walker logs bumping down the river. Perhaps the timber plugged up the drainage from their fields when they wanted to plant come springtime.
Another thing I understand is that the Bernard Sampson was a farmer first and foremost. As I recall he had as much as 700 acres from the Sampson's addition to south of the beet factory to Carmen area. Was T.B. Walker his nemesis or vice versa? I know that Sampson was Scandinavian and thoroughly Lutheran while Walker was Methodist. I'd have to go to the archives at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul to look through Walker's correspondence to find out more about Walker's relationship to the neighboring Crookston farmers. Did Sampson object to the lumber mill and Walker's big money from the Twin Cities? Or did they work amicably together, Sampson providing the lots in Sampson's addition while Walker provided cheap lumber to build houses?
Another old-timer also has told me that James J. Hill was a friend with Sampson. Indeed, Hill was also a friend with Walker. But then there is another character I'm interested in and that is S.W. Vance of Vance Bricks who died suddenly at a premature age of 60 years of age. I've written about this gifted entrepreneur and how his plant was located close to Walker's lumber factory. Eventually a competing brick factory Northern Pressed Brick Company emerged by Aunt Polly's slough. I've also given talks about August Miller who started a large tanning operation in the Sampson's addition. What bricks did Miller use to build his two brick buildings that were along the banks of the river on Woodland Ave? Bernard Sampson had invited this Swedish man to start his tanning plant along the Red Lake River where now the new dike has covered up any evidence of it.
I talked to a historian at the Becker County Historical museum who already finished writing a book about Detroit Lakes' history. She accomplished her task in 4 ½ months; she got her first royalty check in September. Amy Degerstrom said that deciding who and what to write about is like inviting people to a HUGE wedding. If you write about so and so, you are obligated to write on this other significant person then. She decided to focus on pictures of places and locations of Detroit Lakes and not to include the personalities of great men. Amy explained a kind of clan rivalry that continues to this day over two different men. Apparently, over political differences, one shot the other but he survived to keep up the fight. I can see why Amy would veer away from writing too much about family names especially if people on opposing sides of the argument still live in the same town. I don't think Crookston has that problem, or do we?
So the names that I have become familiar with in recounting Crookston's early history are: Bernard Sampson (farmer, legislator), T.B. Walker (lumber baron), James J. Hill (railroad baron) S.W. Vance (mason of bricks), August Miller (tanner). Should I include N.P. Stone, implement dealer? When I write this book on Crookston's early history, do I need to mention Jimmy Ward, the daredevil aviator or Rolf Amundsen who returned to Crookston from his expedition to the North Pole? Should I go back to the 1870s and early 1880s to find out more about those 60 early investors in the bonanza boom who threw money in the direction of the Red River Valley? I've learned about Keystone bonanza farm west of Euclid along with its southern next-door neighbor of Buffington bonanza farm.
An astute and well read friend of mine gifted me with interesting information about James J. Hill whose son Walter was not as enamored by the railroad business like his father was. Walter, instead, wanted to go into farming and since he was kind of a tycoon, big spender and loved to drink, his father readily helped facilitate that move from St. Paul up to Northcote or close to Hallock. From what I understand, a large brick house still remains of the residence that Walter Hill lived in. Of course it used to have all the fineries that would be expected in Hill's St. Paul home decor. Sadly, Walter still liked to drink and party and once his father died, he never returned to his farm of 4,000 acres in the northwest corner of Minnesota.
I intend to write about Crookston's early history from the 1880s to 1920s and so I have to choose my characters carefully. Even though some of Crookston's main characters might not have been as prudent as they might have been colorful. What about Mr. Kiewel who owned the brewery north of the Great Northern railway depot? What about Col. William Crooks, who the town was named after? What about the steam ship captain and mayor Captain Ellery Davis? Or how about Ole Tiegen whose office was also close to the Great Northern depot? He had a window front showing he was in charge of Lands and Loans? At one point, his company had earlier owned the land that my paternal grandfather had bought in 1915.
That is perhaps why I am still puzzling over the bonanza farms. Was there acreage that was broken up by early tillers of the soil who were forced to leave because drainage was a problem? It took the legislature down in St. Paul to pay for the ditches that we take for granted with our well graded, gravel roads. Maybe some bonanza farms closer to Crookston never got off the ground (pun intended) because of too much water. The acreage that James Hill donated, to what is now the UMC campus, was considered a swampland and was like a lake every spring. (No wonder he donated it)
Early pioneer Sampson knew this as a farmer as did Hill who hired men to do the painstaking job of setting rails in the ground for the steam engine trains to whistle through. Both men campaigned for better drainage in the Crookston area because the soil was saturated during the spring melt. Again I wonder who were friends (or enemies) with whom back in those early days.
Should I try to find out information about E.M. Walsh who had a hardware store along with Ross on Front Street in the early 1880s? From what I am gathering, he might have been Catholic because much of the property where the Mount and the Villa are on the east end of town, were once owned by him. I was also told that the Northwest Fairgrounds where the racetrack was, next to the Highland tennis courts, was Walsh's property. In fact, there is a street named after Walsh, close to the old Lincoln school.
I have prefaced my talks on Crookston's early history that usually I focus on important men in Crookston and not women. I think the disclaimer I should make at the beginning is a very useful Ukrainian saying. "The man is the head of the house, but the woman is the neck that turns the head." Another way of saying, "Behind every successful man is a supportive and helpful wife."
To live in Crookston 120-130 years ago needed women who could endure hardships with much stamina. Also, I believe man and wife both needed a deep faith in God. I have not written much about early churches in Crookston. However, I believe the diversity that we enjoyed of the different ethnic groups made Crookston stronger. We have the Catholic head of the diocese in Crookston while we have several Lutheran churches that were (English, German, Norwegian and Swedish). The Episcopalians were here early on and sandwiched in between the old Carnegie library and the Catholic cathedral. If you go to the Woods addition, there is a small wooden church that has the Star of David in their front windows. Was there a Jewish synagogue here in the late nineteenth century? Looking at some of the names of the early businesses in 1899 and 1900, it would seem there were Jews who set up shop. The Methodists held sway with their big structure across from the skyline three-spired Cathedral that was built in 1912.
Finally, who were the successful men of Crookston and now I'm finding out how history takes on a life of its own. Whoever wrote about what they experienced or did in the old days and IF it was saved from fire or someone who had a penchant for throwing old letters and files, then those people emerge as the most important. I'm thankful for the writings of Elias Steenerson who wrote down his recollections of the early days. So, what qualifies to be in the book about the "Queen City of the Northwest?" I'll soon find out if there are enough photos to go along with the story.
To write about Crookston's early history is a daunting task and I implore your help to help tell the Crookston story for generations to come. I don't want to go beyond the 1920s because I believe during the Great Depression there were many people who packed up their bags leaving Crookston for greener pastures. Also, not much was documented before 1870s because really my main sources are what people wrote. Still I welcome any input for this book that will be tentatively called "Crookston: Queen City of the Northwest." Maybe we can regain our title. Maybe with men (and women) who have business acumen and dare to take the kind of risks of an 19th century entrepreneur, we can revitalize our town of 8,000 friendly people into a place where people want to visit just out of curiosity.


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Immigrants from Lebanon, Syria and Israel have left a tasty influence on Mexican cuisine over the years. Pati will look at how and why they came to such a far-flung - but fascinating - country and what kind of legacy they've contributed. Recipes will include: Chicken with Tamarind, Apricots and Chipotle Sauce; White Rice with Fideos; Orange and Almond Flan; Cafe de Olla.
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Apple: Innovator and/or Corporate Bully?
by Wayne A. Thorp
Somehow, another summer has come and gone. Here in Chicago, this summer was one of the hottest on record, so I am looking forward to a few months of crisp mornings and sunny and cool afternoons. As the trees begin to turn in northern climes, technology companies start ramping up for the holiday shopping season. By the time you read this, Apple may have already announced its next generation iPhone and, if the rumors are correct, an iPad mini.
Apple has been making headlines for different reasons lately, after a San Jose, California, jury found that Samsung had violated numerous Apple patents. This suit smacks of irony, since former Apple CEO Steve Jobs once quoted Picasso, saying that good artists copy and great artists steal. The jury handed down a $1 billion–plus judgment against Samsung, but most damaging may be Samsung's inability to sell many of its handsets and tablets in the U.S. The impact on consumers is yet to be seen, but it could be far-reaching: Industry experts expect Apple to ride this victory into suits against other manufacturers. If Apple is successful, either all Android manufacturers will be paying Apple licensing fees, or Apple will make it too expensive for competitors to compete, which could put Apple in an all-but-monopolistic position in the U.S. All of this, however, is a not-so-veiled end run by Apple in its battle against Google and its Android operating system. By eliminating devices that run Android, Apple is effectively removing it as a competitor to iOS.
For many years, Apple was the anti-establishment company. Its famous "1984" Super Bowl commercial was a shot across the bow of blue-blooded technology icon IBM. Throughout the 1990s, Apple portrayed Microsoft as a corporate boogeyman that stifled innovation and competition. Now, Apple has come full circle. It holds tight reins over its iOS, which is locked down unlike Android's open source code. Also, apps for the iOS also can only be sold or distributed through Apple's own iTunes portal. With an Apple TV apparently on the horizon, Apple's reach appears to be limitless. Emboldened by this latest legal victory, how far is Apple willing to go to secure its position in the marketplace?
As an avid user of Apple products—iPod touch, iPhone 4S, and iPad—I am not saying that Apple hasn't had a positive impact on technology. Without the Mac OS, it is questionable whether Microsoft would have ever come up with Windows 7. Ultrabook PCs are a direct response to Apple's widely popular Macbook Air. The list goes on and on. However, when Apple uses a flawed patent system to stymie innovation, everybody loses. In the end, Apple wants Google to cry uncle. When consumers cry foul, will anybody be listening?


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Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson's season is "effectively over" after having surgery Thursday morning to repair a 70-percent cut in his left Achilles tendon.
General manager Bryan Murray said that Karlsson will be out 3-to-4 months.
Karlsson suffered the injury late in the second period of Wednesday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Karlsson and Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke met along the boards while chasing down a puck, and Cooke's left skate appeared to graze Karlsson near the left ankle.
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Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers a selection of reader questions about the Ravens' 29-14 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.
Loyal Ravens Family Banished to An Unholy Land (Upstate NY, where we have to put up with Giants, Jets, Bills AND Patriots fans...): Good win for the Ravens. Good to see they could come back then really shut down the Texans in the second half. One concern was how Joe Flacco got nailed in the first half -- there were Texans coming off the edges completely untouched. How did that happen and what do the Ravens do to protect Joe against similar schemes? It didn't look like the Texans were doing anything unusual -- just lining up outside and rushing.
Mike Preston: The Ravens have struggled a lot this season with stunts and loops from other teams, not just in the regular season but as far back as the preseason. Left tackle Bryant McKinnie appears slow at time, and right tackle Michael Oher gets confused a lot by stunts. Center Matt Birk and right guard Marshal Yanda have been solid, but left guard Andre Gurode has struggled. The Ravens can improve in pass protection because you can simulate the stunts and loops in practice, but there isn't a lot you can do when you're getting whipped physically -- except work on technique. At this point of the season, if the Ravens' offense can play reasonably well, few teams can beat them. The key, though, is not to get behind. Flacco has the arm and the Ravens have the weapons, but I'm not sure the Ravens can pass-block well enough to rally far from behind.
Brian in Arbutus: As I am watching Flacco get hit by the Houston D-line, should it bother me that we don't have a veteran backup QB like David Garrard or Jake Delhomme?
Mike Preston: Yes, I would be concerned. I think rookie Tyrod Taylor has potential, but he's not ready for the big time on a regular basis. If the Ravens continue to win and improve, maybe they just go out and try to sign a David Garrard. If this season unfolds like I think it might, it would be a great waste of time to forfeit this year if Flacco goes down..
Anthony: Great win for the Ravens, but why are they having problems week to week with the play clock? Another delay of game penalty, then a timeout after the long pass. Even part of the crowd started counting down the play clock when it looked like they wouldn't get the snaps off.
Mike Preston: Clock management is not one of John Harbaugh's strengths, and it wasn't a strength of Andy Reid -- who was a mentor of Harbaugh's in Philadelphia -- either. Unfortunately in the postseason, where games are usually close, those few seconds can make a big difference. Harbaugh needs to get better and go back to Clock Management School. Or if you have a handbook, just fax it to him over at The Castle. Every head coach has a weakness, and that is Harbaugh's, mainly because he has always been working with special teams and defense -- not the offense -- for most of his pro career.
Scott: Any idea why Coach Harbaugh appeared to be yelling at Ray Rice and Wilbert Montgomery after Ricky Williams' late touchdown? Seemed odd that he was upset after the Ravens just put the game out of reach.
Mike Preston: Nope.
Maybe Harbaugh wanted Rice in the game. After the game, Rice said he wanted Williams in and it seems those two guys have formed a solid relationship. With Rice, he appears to get along with everybody, and he has learned from Williams and former Raven Willis McGahee.
Jerry in Timonium: The Ravens' offense seems unimaginative and unspontaneous, never using the "no huddle" to keep a defense off balance, rarely running wide, or using misdirection. They prefer to run Rice up the middle or pass, except in the red zone, where they appear afraid to throw the ball at all. Would appreciate your views on the play-calling.
Mike Preston: For some reason, Cam Cameron hasn't let Flacco throw a lot in the red zone, and if he did, especially in previous years, it was always on safe routes to the outside. In the past two years, he has let Flacco throw the post to Derrick Mason or Anquan Boldin, but that has become predictable. As far as running the ball, the Ravens have made a strong effort this season to get Rice out in space more, and it has worked. Against the Texans, the Ravens probably ran more cutbacks with Rice than at any other time because Houston's running game is very similar to theirs.
As far as the overall offense, it's more wide open and a bit more exciting than in previous years. It's only been five games, and with so many new faces on offense, we shouldn't be overly critical of Cameron yet. He deserves a few more weeks. If the offensive line continues to improve, so will the offense.
Joe of Bel Air: With Torrey Smith's solid play over the last few weeks, what do you see his role being once Lee Evans returns? Do you think he will continue to be a starter or do you see him being the 3rd slot receiver?
Mike Preston: Smith has made some big plays, but he should go back to No. 3 when Evans returns. Evans has much more experience, discipline and consistency than Smith, and he has played in some big games, even though he previously played for the Bills. The Ravens made a trade for Evans and signed him to a new contract, so they'll definitely pencil him in as the starter when he returns.
But it will be interesting to see how the passing game develops with Evans and Smith on the outside, and Boldin in the slot. That's a pretty good trio.
Kevin: Which young Ravens defender has impressed you most this season?
Mike Preston: There are two: Cary Williams and Terrence Cody.
I thought Williams would barely make the roster, but instead he has played extremely well. Despite getting picked on, he has recovered quickly coming back from big plays, and he is strong in run support. He doesn't miss a lot of tackles. Cody is now becoming fun to watch. It was cool watching him do those barrel rolls last week after a tackle against the Texans, and he looks like he is enjoying the game.
With Cody and Ngata on the inside, there is no room to run, no air to breathe.
Ronny: Have you seen John Harbaugh grow as a coach, and if so, what areas has he gotten better at?
Mike Preston: He has gotten better in trying to put his stamp on the offense, and once he does that, he will have complete knowledge and control of the entire team. He has gotten better in organizing his staff, especially with the challenges on game day. I think for the first time this season he is communicating more with his players, especially the veterans. When he first got to Baltimore, it was his way or else. Now he is letting the veterans have a voice and he will get more out of them and his team.
He still needs to work on building relationships with others over at The Castle. He needs to learn how to talk to people, not be so condescending, so quick to point out that "I'm the head coach." If he improves in that area, he could become a really good head coach, one that others want to work hard for.
Oops, forgot one other area of improvement: Clock management. Somebody fax him the handbook.
Justin: Every coach in the NFL is expected to repeatedly echo the phrase, "one game at a time." But do you think Coach Harbaugh is looking ahead to the Ravens' matchup with his younger brother's team, the 5-1 49ers?
Mike Preston: Nope. Both guys are too smart to fall into that trap. It will be a big game when it gets here, but it doesn't make a difference now.
Stuart in Sarasota, Fla.: Several articles in The Sun have compared this year's defense to the Super Bowl defense. Since it appears that Billy Cundiff is our most consistent weapon, why don't we get Trent Dilfer out of retirement to quarterback the offense?
Mike Preston: Only if we can get Jermaine Lewis back as the return specialist.


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Battle of the Sexes: Gender-Based Differences in HIV Viral Load
Winter 2002/2003
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What Is Viral Load?In the past decade, the measurement of viral load, or the number of copies of HIV virus circulating in the bloodstream, has emerged as a useful complement to the CD4 count in guiding highly-active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Viral load tends to be high during the initial infection with HIV, but the immune system quickly rallies to suppress replication of the virus, and the viral load drops. However, as HIV infection progresses towards acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), CD4 counts drop, and viral load steadily increases.
The earliest studies suggested that the higher the viral load, the quicker the progression to AIDS. With HAART, viral load can be reduced to levels that cannot be detected by laboratory tests. However, viral load increases as HIV becomes resistant to therapy, indicating that a change in medication regimen should be considered for continued suppression of HIV infection.
Measurement of Viral LoadViral load is usually measured via a routine blood draw, using a test called reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). This is a biochemical reaction that amplifies the genetic material (or RNA) of the HIV virus so that it can be measured through special techniques. The standard RT-PCR test can detect no lower than 400 copies of the virus per milliliter of blood, while an ultra-sensitive version of the RT-PCR test can detect as few as 50 copies per milliliter. Currently, the RT-PCR test is the only method that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States to measure viral load.
Two other kinds of tests can be used to measure viral load, and are sometimes used in other countries or in clinical trials. One test uses measurement of "branched DNA" (bDNA) to measure viral load and can also detect as few as 50 copies per milliliter of blood. The other test is called "nucleic acid sequence based amplification" (NASBA) and can detect no lower than 100 copies per milliliter. Most people have similar viral load levels when measured by these different methods. However, in some cases, the levels can vary between tests by 2-3-fold. Thus, it is important to use the same method when tracking viral load over time and not to compare results from two different testing methods.
Current Use of Viral Load MeasurementsThe use of viral load in the management of HIV infection is a rapidly changing and controversial field, and current guidelines for its use will almost certainly change in the future. Determination of viral load is most useful when used in conjunction with CD4 counts. While the appearance of opportunistic infections (OIs) seems to correlate better with lower CD4 counts than with increases in viral load, viral load is of use primarily in two situations: early detection of new HIV infection, and determination of the response to medical therapy.
Diagnosis of new HIV infection is confirmed by the detection of antibodies against the HIV virus in an infected individual. However, this antibody may not be present in the bloodstream for up to 6 months, often delaying diagnosis of HIV infection and causing considerable psychological stress. This period of uncertainty is often called the "window period", in which antibody tests may be negative but the virus is actively replicating at high levels within the body. Rather than waiting for the six-month period to pass before re-testing, viral load measurement can confirm active replication of the virus within the body (usually greater than 200,000 copies per milliliter in an early, new infection), thereby establishing or ruling out a diagnosis of HIV infection.
Viral load measurements are also useful in monitoring the response to antiretroviral therapy. While changes in CD4 counts lag after initiation of therapy or changes in medications, changes in the viral load are seen more rapidly and may be a better indicator of the risk of developing OIs. After starting HAART, viral load is expected to decrease by three- to ten-fold over the next four to eight weeks and should be less than 500 copies per milliliter at four to six months, preferably below the range of detection of the laboratory tests. If these levels are achieved, viral load is commonly measured every 3-4 months to determine if the response is sustained. If the viral load does not fall below 500 copies per milliliter at four to six months, treatment is considered to be ineffective and the usual recommendation is to change therapy.
Similarly, if the viral load suddenly increases while on a stable HAART regimen, it may represent emerging HIV resistance to the current drug therapy. However, small variability in viral load between measurements is common (resulting from natural variations in time or from error ranges in laboratory tests) and does not necessarily represent resistance to drug therapy. As a result, a change in viral load of at least three-fold usually occurs before medication changes are considered. Because ten-fold increases in viral load can occur in the context of vaccinations or any illness (e.g., colds, the "flu", or herpes outbreaks) and persist for one month or more, viral load should not be measured during this time period.
More controversial is the use of viral load in deciding when to initiate therapy. HAART is commonly initiated based on the CD4 count or the appearance of OIs. However, some people advocate starting HAART in asymptomatic people with CD4 counts greater 300 with higher viral loads (>10,000-55,000 copies per milliliter), believing that HIV suppression may be more difficult if viral loads are allowed to increase to even higher levels. While the research regarding this concept is still evolving, use of viral load for this purpose is not currently standard practice.
Gender and Viral LoadThe measurement of viral load clearly has vital importance in assessing the response to drug therapy and determining when medication changes should be implemented. As a result, differences in viral load between different subpopulations, including people of different ethnicities, genders and geographical locations, may have significant implications for the management of HIV infection.
Recent statistics report that women constitute over 50 percent of the worldwide population living with HIV/AIDS, and the CDC reports that 23 percent of new AIDS diagnoses occur in women, indicating that women are the fastest growing group with HIV infection. Further, many of the early studies that investigated viral load levels and the use of viral load in the management of HIV included primarily men as research subjects rather than women. Thus, the question was raised: Does the current knowledge regarding viral load and its applications, validated primarily in men, apply to women as well?
Over the past decade, several studies have been performed to investigate that very question. Recently, investigators at the University of California-San Francisco, Johns Hopkins and the National Institutes of Health reviewed these studies and published a combined analysis of their findings. They reported that in seven of the nine cross-sectional (at a specific point in time) studies, women had viral loads that were approximately half that of men. Four other studies were performed in a longitudinal (following people with HIV over time) fashion and found perhaps even larger differences, reporting that women have viral loads that are 50-85 percent lower than men. These differences held even when accounting for age, race, medications, mode of transmission, CD4 count and time since seroconversion.
Because higher viral loads are associated with quicker progression to AIDS and poorer outcomes, this suggests that women may be able to suppress HIV infection better than men and would seem to be good news for women with HIV infection. Unfortunately, despite these differences in viral load, women progress to AIDS at the same rate as men. As an example, one study reported that the median initial viral load for men who developed AIDS was 77,822 copies per milliliter compared to 17,149 per milliliter for women.
The more alarming interpretation of these results, then, is that women progress to AIDS at much lower viral loads than men. This raises further questions: Should viral load be reduced to even lower levels in women before initial HAART therapy is deemed successful? Should smaller increases in viral load in women on a stable drug regimen be regarded as emerging resistance and trigger medication changes? If men and women progress to AIDS at similar rates, what, truly, is the role of viral load?
While the answers to these questions are lacking, speculation behind the reason for differences in viral load between men and women has already begun. Scientists note that this phenomenon may occur in other viral infections, such as in hepatitis C, where viral load levels are lower in women than in men. Other investigators note that HIV viral levels vary with the menstrual cycle in women and speculate that hormonal influences play a role. This is supported by studies that demonstrate that the cell-surface HIV receptors (CC5R), which facilitate HIV entry into cells, are present in lower numbers in women than in men. Further, in male-to-female transgender subjects who are receiving female hormones, CC5R receptors decrease to levels similar to biological women.
Thus, while the full meaning of lower viral load in women and its implications for the medical management of HIV infections are still unclear, this finding is likely to be a subject of ongoing research, discussion and continuing controversy. If nothing else, this serves as a reminder that clinical studies must include diverse populations and examination of sub-populations in their protocols -- because the small differences that gives us our individual characteristics, cultures and personalities may have larger implications for the successful treatment of HIV infection.
A note from TheBody.com: The field of medicine is constantly evolving. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!
This article was provided by Seattle Treatment Education Project. It is a part of the publication STEP Perspective.


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Showing You Care
Students will pay attention or care about what they are learning, when you care about them. Often dealing with difficult students is trying on a tutor because they don't seem to care about the material the tutor is interested in helping them with. When the tutor is interested in the student, the student will be more apt to care about learning.
The following are some ways to show students that you care:
Be a welcoming person -- greet them by name at the beginning of a session with a smile.
Be interested -- ask them questions about their likes and dislikes or simply, ``How are you?'' Then really listen to their answers. When you meet again refer back to the personal information you have shared. You may ask them what they thought of the performance of their favorite team or player last night.
Don't be afraid to laugh with the student -- avoid laughing at them or their mistakes. Shared laughter is a good bond between people.
Be aware of their accomplishments -- if you know that the student has done well in sports or other school activities, take the time to compliment them on their involvement and efforts.
Set goals and recognize their achievements -- make sure that they know that you are aware that a goal has been achieved. They will be happy that you remembered and cared to notice.
Smile and nod your head -- just as a person who is really listening nods towards a speaker, the tutor who is caring will smile and nod at their student.
Don't ignore bad behavior-- most students won't be afraid to test you. When they do, make sure that you remind them that you don't like what they did, but that you do like


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CALERA, Okla. -- Fifteen members of the student council at Calera High School showed their thanks in a unique way on Monday. Until Wednesday at five o'clock, the students will stay outside and sleep in boxes without any conveniences.
It's part of their 'Count Your Blessings' campaign to raise awareness about homelessness and show people how they can help.
"It's an opportunity to let people know, 'Hey, we really have it well going into thanksgiving, there's so much to be thankful for,' and also there's several folks that could use some help and there's some ways we can help them," teacher John Coley says.
The students packed only the essentials, like a toothbrush or deoderant, but can't even take a shower until Wednesday. They can only eat in the school cafeteria for breakfast or lunch.
"I'm going to attempt to do my homework and I'll probably have my stomach rumbling," says Chloe Stringfellow, a junior at Calera high school.
The students made posters and placed them in and outside the school. They detail statistics on poverty, and ways to combat the issue. Oklahoma is the third poorest state in the nation.
"If you're not going to use it, someone is going to need it so donate it or keep it some place so you can give it away," says Vy Nguyen, a foreign exchange student from Vietnam and junior at the school.
After finishing the campaign Wednesday afternoon, the students will donate the $250 they raised to the Salvation Army.


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Ordained Priest Church of Latter-Day Dude
His first post in the OOT was made on Dec 29th, 2005.
Duderonomy: The Tao of Dude
Book 1:
1. Thou shalt always use fresh creamer when preparing the sacrificial beverage. To ensure its freshness, it must be sniffed and even sampled before purchase. If it is unclean, put it back.
2. Ideally half-and-half shall be used in preparing the sacrificial beverage. Failing this, milk, and under the most dire of circumstances, non-dairy creamer.
3. Always write checks whenever possible, as your cash is limited and you never know when you might have to pay off roving bands of heathen Nihilists.
4. When confronted by vicious thugs demanding money, give them it. If you don't have it, employ humor to lighten the situation. Do not under any circumstances try to fight back by hurling a bowling ball at them.
5. When discussing a matter of grave importance, or even of trifling idiocy, always make sure to employ expletives as much as possible to prove your heartfelt honesty and conviction. To ensure your dudeness, all out-of-control, manic discussions should be followed with entreaties to "just take it easy, man."
6. If an adversary is clearly too uptight to see things from your perspective, don your sunglasses and intone "Fuck it." Then take something of fair value from his house as you depart.
7. Employ comfortable furnishings in your home such as reclining chairs, scented candles, Persian rugs and fanciful mini-bars with ironic posters of former adversaries. Your house is your temple and your temple should be well tied-together.
8. Always honor your landlord. Do your best to pay the rent on time. Failing that, indulge his artistic ambitions regardless of how utterly misguided they might be.
9. Never have an outward-opening door on your house.
10. When confronted by a large man with a gun who demands you mark it zero, oblige him. Otherwise you risk entering a world of pain. Ideally he will get his comeuppance from the League for contravening a number of its bylaws.
Book 2:
1. Never trust wealthy, successful people you hardly know who want to employ you to engage in shady undertakings.
2. Money is the root of all evil. It's also the root of all good stories, so hooray for money.
3. A plan referred to as foolproof is often proved foolish.
4. If you're a pederast, identify yourself with a major religion in order to throw people off the scent.
5. Respect everyone's point of view. It's just, like, their opinion, man.
6. Always remember interesting turns of phrase that you hear so that you can employ them in completely unrelated situations later and convincingly sound as if you know what you're talking about.
7. The ringer can't look empty.
8. Make sure to always use the proper form of the pronoun. No one uses the editorial or royal "we" in everyday exchange unless they're trying to hide something.
9. Never park in a handicapped space if you've got a million dollars in your car. In fact, never leave a million dollars in your car, especially if your car is in lousy condition.
10. If a doctor is referred to as "thorough," harbor some reservations about visiting him. Unless of course you enjoy that sort of thing.
11. When confronted by unfortunate circumstances, forget about it. You can't be worrying about that shit. Life goes on.
12. Always protect your sacrificial beverage, even in times of severe duress.
13. Whenever possible, try to get paid in cash in order to avoid getting bumped up into a higher tax bracket.
Book 3:
1. Freedom is great. Many young men have died face-down in the muck to protect our freedoms. Nevertheless, one should still be courteous and keep their voice down in a family restaurant.
2. Unless you're a high-ranking member of society, don't expect too much from the police.
3. Sometimes not having an ethos is an ethos in itself. Usually it's a bad one, though.
4. Never go into a tournament with a negative attitude.
5. Try not to use so many cuss words. Unless they're near and dear to your heart, in which case, fuck it.
6. Make sure the window of your car is rolled down before ejecting a burning object. You probably shouldn't drink beer and drive either, even though it might come in useful to extinguish the burning object.
7. When strange men show up at your house accusing you of a crime and brandishing evidence at you, it is best that you feign mental illness and don't say peep.
8. What happens when one fus a stranger in the ass is not always what one might think will happen, nor what is necessarily fair or just to any of the concerned parties.
9. Never trust a known pornographer to whom any size able sum of money is owed.
10. Never trust an African-American cab driver who enjoys listening to the Eagles.
Book 4:
1. If you are a man of modest means and charisma and a rich, beautiful woman wants to have sex with you, don't question her motives until after the act is over.
2. Avoid living in the past, even if memories can be beautiful and remind you of a time you once enjoyed.
3. Though the man in the black pajamas might be a worthy adversary, you should avoid him whenever possible. Especially if he's easily avoided. Choose instead to cling to the tree of life.
4. Just because you're bereaved doesn't make you a sap. Keep your wits about you, even when you're bummed out.
5. Take 'er easy for all the sinners of the world, dude.
Abide. And Amen.


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Eva Gregory MD receives an award for physician service to medicine and the community Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Onondaga County Medical Society's annual dinner meeting. The honor recognizes her work as onsite clinical director at the Onondaga Nation.
Gregory, a member of the executive committee in Upstate's Department of Family Medicine, has worked on the Nation since 1993. "The culture of the Onondagas is that people are all considered just as important as the next, no matter what the role. Some patients even call me by my first name. We actually oversee the clinic using a 'steering committee' of four of us, including two physicians, a nurse practitioner, and our clinical administrator," she explains.
Gregory also leads teams to underserved countries twice a year to work in mobile medical clinics. For six years she served on the Syracuse Rescue Mission Board of Directors.
She says she is honored to receive the society award, "although my biggest reward is the privilege to be working at the Onondaga Nation and with all those people serving in our rural upstate communities."


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Welcome to the Ohio-Pittsburgh Local of SAG-AFTRA, which covers all of Ohio, much of Western Pennsylvania and certain broadcast units in Western New York. We serve and represent a diverse membership of actors, broadcasters, dancers and singers with the goal of having their work respected and protected.
We also serve the production community, and pride ourselves on service to our signatory agencies, stations and producers. We're easy to work with and can help you with any union-related question for your production, regardless which side of the camera or microphone you're on.
We welcome new members and are here to assist in furthering your career. Call for information on how you can become a proud SAG-AFTRA member or signatory.
Paul Martino, Ohio-Pittsburgh Local President


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What We Do
The Employment Testing Division is responsible for the development, validation, implementation, and administration of entry-level and promotional testing for the Albuquerque Police and Fire Departments. Concerning promotions for public safety department officers, we make sure the City is compliant with applicable standards established by:
- Federal Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
- Guidelines and Ethical Considerations for Assessment Center Operations
- Section 200: Testing & Examination Part 1
- Section 200: Testing & Examination Part 2
- Section 200: Testing & Examination Part 3
Testing Processes
The Employment Testing Division is responsible for entrance and promotional examinations for the Albuquerque Police and Fire Departments including:
Albuquerque Police Department (APD):
- APD Entrance Examinations
- APD Sergeant Promotional Process
- APD Lieutenant Promotional Process
- APD Bilingual Pay Testing
Albuquerque Fire Department (AFD):
- AFD Entrance Examination & Structured Oral Interview Process
- AFD Suppression Driver Promotional Process
- AFD Suppression & Paramedic Lieutenant Promotional Process
- AFD Captain Promotional Process
- AFD Commander Promotional Process
- AFD Bilingual Pay Testing
APD & AFD host useful study guides for their hiring and promotional processes:
Process Confidentiality
We make a practice of maintaining strict control and confidentiality for all processes to ensure that all candidates have a fair and unbiased experience with the City. An example of a confidentiality agreement that each candidate and any other parties involved in a process must sign is available here.


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DURHAM — After losing a winnable game earlier in the week, the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team made sure it didn't happen again Saturday afternoon.
The Wildcats led almost wire to wire in a 64-56, nonconference victory over Yale at Lundholm Gym.
With Ferg Myrick leading the way offensively and point guard Chandler Rhoads the defensive catalyst, UNH improved to 4-5 with its second win in three games.
"We had a lot energy and a lot of frustration from the last game," Myrick said, "so I believe Yale just got the back end of our frustration and we jumped right on them from the (tip)."
The Wildcats, who trailed only once (3-2), also improved to 4-0 when allowing fewer than 60 points.
UNH was coming off an 87-84 loss to Central Connecticut State in which it led by double digits early in the second half. "That was a really, really tough one," said UNH coach Bill Herrion. "I think the kids responded in a real positive way and bounced back, and I think it's always good to win right before you go into final exams."
Myrick finished with a career-high 24 points, including the go-ahead basket that made it 4-3 and triggered a 13-1 run that opened up a 15-4 lead.
The Bulldogs committed 12 of their 18 turnovers in the first half, including five steals by Rhoads.
UNH scored 18 of its 28 first-half points off turnovers.
"We did a poor job of taking care of the ball in the first half and that kind of sealed our fate," said Yale coach James Jones, "so we were fighting uphill the whole time."
Myrick also pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds and scored 15 of the Wildcats' 28 first-half points. Myrick came in averaging 14 points a game.
He gave everyone a brief scare when he rolled an ankle early in the second half.
The senior co-captain returned during the next stoppage in play and wound up playing 36 of the 40 minutes.
"He's a real key for us," Herrion said. "When he scores it just helps our whole team and helps our whole offense. He's a talented kid and he had a heck of a game."
Patrick Konan finished with 14 points, including 4 for 4 from the free-throw line in the final minute after the Bulldogs made it a two-possession game (60-54) with 1:20 remaining.
Chris Pelcher added 11 points, including two crowd-pleasing dunks.
"We were not ready to play this game," Jones said. "They beat us to every loose ball. Every 50-50 ball I felt like they got."
Rhoads finished with eight points, including two 3-pointers in the second half, six rebounds, six assists and six steals. He had five steals and four assists in the first half, which ended with UNH ahead, 28-21. Rhoads typically guards the opponent's best player.
"I give him big ups," Myrick said. "He's our defensive stopper. He's just all over the court, never gets tired and keeps going. He's just a nonstop player. We love his effort."
The Wildcats led by as many as 15 (53-38) with 6:44 left on an inside bucket by Myrick that capped a 7-0 run.
"We're getting off to great starts," Herrion said, "so we're coming out ready to play. And our defensive intensity is great early. The challenge now is how do we sustain it over 40 minutes."
UNH shot 45.3 percent from the floor to 37.8 for Yale (3-7). The Wildcats lead America East in field goal defense (37.3 percent).
UNH plays its next three games on the road. The Wildcats don't play at home again until Jan. 2 against Vermont in their conference opener.
"This is a very big win," Myrick said. "Losing to Central Connecticut in a game we let slip away down the stretch left a real sour taste in our mouths."


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BeNeLux OWASP Day 2009
BeNeLux OWASP Day 2009
Welcome to the largest BeNeLux OWASP event on record: the BeNeLux OWASP Day 2009!
Free your agenda: Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009.
The good news: free! No fee!
The bad news: there are only 200 seats available (first register, first serve)!
11:30 AM - 12:00 AM: Welcome & Refreshments
12:00 AM - 16:00 PM: Workshops OWASP
16:00 PM - 22:00 PM: Talks (by ...)
List of confirmed speakers, with more to come:
- Prof. Dr. Ir. Bart Preneel, Professor at Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography research group, University of Leuven
- Colin Watson, Technical Director and principal consultant at Watson Hall and Global Industry Committee Member at OWASP Foundation
- Eoin Keary, Attack and Penetration team senior manager for EMEIA at Ernst & Young and OWASP Code Review Guide Author and Lead
- Sebastien Deleersnyder, Lead Application Security at Telindus, Belgacom ICT and OWASP Foundation Board Member
- Noa Bar-Yosef, senior security researcher with the Imperva Application Defense Center
- Erwin Geirnaert, Partner & Co-founder at ZION SECURITY and OWASP Belgium Board Member
- Sandro Gauci, Chief Consultant and Founder of EnableSecurity
Participation is free.
Hint: membership is only $50! Check out the Membership page to find out more.
Only 200 places, please Register upfront:
College De Valck (see http://www.kuleuven.be/lokalen/50074663.htm)
The BeNeLux Day 2009 Program Committee:
- Bart De Win / Sebastien Deleersnyder (OWASP Belgium)
- Bert Koelewijn / Martin Knobloch (OWASP Netherlands)
- Jocelyn Aubert (OWASP Luxembourg)
Contact seba <at> owasp.org for sponsorship
<paypal>BeNeLux OWASP Day 2009</paypal>


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At Cal Maritime, we are actively involved in research, contracts, grants, and special projects, which focus on a wide range of important topics. Each of these projects are designed to significantly expand practical or theoretical knowledge in an important content area, essential practice, key procedure, or critical policy.
Current and recent areas of research include:
The California Maritime Academy has partnered with industry, government, and other research teams to carry out collaborative studies. In addition, Shipboard Research, Development, and Evaluation activities can be conducted year-round aboard Cal Maritime's 500-foot Training Ship Golden Bear.
Our Office of Sponsored Programs welcomes the opportunity to discuss collaborative research possibilities with your organization or business. If you would like to learn more or if you have any questions please feel free to contact the Office of Sponsored Programs.


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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An American Airlines flight heading from Las Vegas to Dallas has made an emergency landing in Albuquerque.
American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller says Flight 1868 landed safely around 8:20 a.m. Friday at Albuquerque International Sunport after the crew discovered of an issue with one of the plane's generators.
The plane's captain told passengers that the plane was forced to make a landing after a generator went out and the plane's backup generator failed to turn on.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says no injuries were reported and the FAA is investigating.
Miller says a maintenance team is working to get the MD-80 aircraft back into service. He says the flight had 140 passengers and a crew of five.


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Giddy Miami-Dade County commissioners boosted international celebrity David Beckham's bid Tuesday to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Miami.
In a unanimous vote after heaping praise on soccer as a sport and Beckham as an investor, commissioners gave the go-ahead for Mayor Carlos Gimenez to begin negotiations on a new privately funded soccer stadium.
"It gives a signal to Major League Soccer that we're very interested in their coming here," Gimenez said after the vote.
Or, as Commissioner Juan C. Zapata put it from the dais: "Go, soccer! Go, MLS!"
His colleagues — who knew so many loved soccer? — were equally bubbly. But some raised concerns about the behind-the-scenes proposal backed by Beckham's investment group to build a stadium on county-owned land at PortMiami.
The group has identified the site, on the southwest corner of the seaport across from Bayside Marketplace, as its top choice. It is focusing on downtown Miami locations, citing MLS' success in other cities drawing spectators to stadiums in urban centers near mass transit.
"We greatly appreciate the support shown by the Miami-Dade County Commission and look forward to continuing to work with Mayor Gimenez, the Commission and David Beckham on finalizing a plan for a new MLS stadium in Miami," said MLS Commissioner Don Garber said in a statement.


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Today marked the official start to site clean-up and construction on a downtown riverfront development that has been in the works for years.
The Marketplace development, being developed by Pat Gillespie, is slated to be a mixed-use facility to be built on the site of the old Lansing city market.
Bob Trezise of the the Lansing Economic Area partnership described this development as a catalyst for future riverfront projects.
WILX News 10 tonight at 6pm will have more on the details of the project and what it means for the future of development of revitalization projects in Lansing.


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per Ken Rosenthal
The Angels recently tried to sell the Reds on outfielder Gary Matthews Jr., but the talks failed to progress, according to major-league sources.
The Reds need a right-handed bat, and Matthews is a switch-hitter. But the Reds, one source said, wanted a starting pitcher back if they were going to include a veteran starter such as right-hander Aaron Harang or Bronson Arroyo in the deal.
The impetus for the trade was "one-sided," another source said, saying the Angels were far more eager than the Reds to pursue further discussions.
The contracts actually match up well Matthews is owed $33 million over the next three seasons, while Harang will earn $36.20 million and Arroyo $31.5 million over that period, respectively, including club options for 2011.
The Reds, however, have little interest in compromising their rotation depth to obtain Matthews. They are committed to Willy Taveras in center for the next two seasons and comfortable with Chris Dickerson getting most of the at-bats in left.


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Like a famous publisher once said, "Any man can be a father but it takes someone special to be a Dad". On Father's Day let us make him feel special more than anyone else. Coco Beach Island Resort have these activities not only for Father & Son but for the whole family to spend time together.
Early morning a free Fishing Trip for a team of Father & Son was arranged. A great way spending and bonding with Dad while enjoying the beauty of nature. And for adrenaline-loving duo we have the Trekking tour to Mt. Baclayan. This trip gives both the feeling of being so close to nature and a trip you will certainly both remember.
Rodel receives father's day gift
At evening time, a treat to the main man and pillar of the Family with Chef Noel's Special Father's Day dinner which includes Seafood Gumbo, a heavily seasoned soup that combines varieties of seafoods and vegetables, Rib Eye Steak served with mashed potato and pepper or mushroom sauce and Brownie Sundae for dessert, a mouth watering sundae made with brownies, ice cream and chocolate syrup.
On Father's day, all Dads staying at Coco Beach received a magnetic key chain as Father's day gift. Behiya Spa & Salon also gives big, big discount to all Dads who availed their services like a relaxing Aroma Theraphy Massage, Shave & hair Cut, Foot Massage & Pedicure, Signature Massage and Body Scrub.
Happy Fathers Day to all Dads and thank you for sharing this day to us.
Trekking tour to Mt. Baclayan
Zombie cocktail
This month of June and July Coco Beach Island Resort's bartenders will show their boundless skills in the art of mixing drinks to make your stay more satisfying. Featuring their own version of Zombie Cocktail which popularized by Donn Beach a.k.a. Donn the " Beachcomber".
This cocktail is a mixture of Rhum, lime juice, pineapple juice, orange juice, calamansi and few drops of grenadine and a slice of pineapple as garnish.
It has a sweet taste but mind you it has a strong effect. You may enjoy this cocktail at any time you want, during Happy Hour, or while lounging at the Silent Pool or simply lazing at the beach.
Try it now and tell us the Zombie effect on you after drinking this cocktail but not before telling us your room number so we know where to bring you just in case.
Just order from one of the waiters/waitresses and enjoy the good taste of it.
Coco Beach Island Resort is never short of fun-filled activities that will certainly make your stay more fun and a memorable one. This June up to end of October we offer 10% discount on all water sports activities and Excursions.
These includes Banana boat ride, Glass bottom ride, Kayaking, Water skiing, Snorkeling and Beach Hopping tour, Sunset Cruise, Tamaraw Falls or Tukuran Lagoon tour, Trekking to Mt. Baclayan, Kamurong Bugtong Tour, Agbalala Falls tour, Mangyan village and our newest excursion, Mindoro Museum and Hidden Paradise tour and a lot more.
Among other activities that you should not pass up while at Coco Beach is the heart –stopping and amazing Banana boat ride. This will give you a thrilling experience as you play with the waves.
Come and have some fun, bring your family and friends as this special offer ends on October 31, 2012.
Fiesta means a happy celebration wherein you may find different bands playing and activities to be done while Grande is big. Here at Coco Beach Island Resort, one Saturday night was turned into a Fiesta where mini Bahay Kubo had the buffet with all kind of Filipino dishes from starter up to dessert. There was also a live band and a game during the party.
The buffet contains, Starters like Kilawin Tuna, Ginataang suso with Kangkong, Tokwa't Baboy, Tinolang Tahong with malunggay chicken noodle soup, Salad bar with thousand island and mango vinaigrette, pako (fern) with garlic mayo, potato salad. The main course were beef kare kare, lechong liempo, lechong manok, pancit canton with bihon, pork ribs kaldereta, steamed fish oriental mix, pandan rice and dessert are buko pandan, suman "sticky rice" and fresh fruits.
All the dining staffs wore their "Cacha Dress", also known as wheat sack flour. The world-class performance of Lahing Batangan Dance Troupe did another amazing cultural dance show. After the dinner it was party time, two of our guests performed on stage and joined the band.
Red ripe tomatoes and fresh Kesong Puti need only a sprinkling of fresh herbs, olive oil, salt and pepper to shine in this simple salad!
The fresh Kesong Puti or literally meaning "white cheese" is a local version of the mozzarella. Our very own Chef Noel makes the Kesong Puti for this salad!
Savor this Filipino infused Caprese Salad in which our main ingredient is a homemade fresh mozzarella from pure cow's milk. It goes along with slices of red tomatoes and fresh basil leaves. The dish is topped with basil pesto sauce to give more flavor. With brown bread on the side, this may give you a perfect light meal.
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Makes 16 pastries
Once students at l'Académie Culinaire's summer cooking camp in Old Montreal got into the rhythm of making these buttery — and addictively good — little spinach- and cheese-filled savoury pastries, they created a kind of mini-assembly line, with one spreading out the sheet of phyllo, another brushing on the butter, a third placing the filling on the buttered dough and another rolling it into a triangular shape.
2 pounds fresh spinach, stemmed and coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 green onion, chopped finely
1 bunch dill, finely chopped
1 pound feta cheese, crumbled
Salt to taste
1 package phyllo dough
1/2 cup melted butter
Wash spinach and, without drying it, place it in a large pot over medium heat for a few minutes to wilt. You can use frozen spinach if you like, in which case you can skip this step because the spinach is already cooked — just thaw it first and squeeze out some of the liquid. In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil, add the green onion, spinach and dill, and cook for about 10 minutes. Pour the mixture into a strainer and, using your hands, squeeze out any remaining liquid.
Blend spinach mix with the feta. Season with salt — but not too much, since feta is already pretty salty — and set aside.
Unroll the phyllo, which comes packaged in a loose roll, and lay it out on a clean, dry work surface. Separate the top sheet from the pile and lay it out flat, also on a clean, dry work surface, with one of the short sides closest to you. (Keep the rest of the phyllo covered with a clean, damp dishtowel as you work.) Brush the top sheet lightly — phyllo is delicate and tears easily — with melted butter. Fold the sheet in two to form a rectangle and brush again with melted butter. Fold it again, to create a long narrow rectangle.
Place about one level tablespoon of filling on the short side of the rectangle closest to you. Lift one corner of the pastry over the filling to form a triangle. Fold the triangle over the dough, replicating the triangular shape. Continue to fold the triangle over itself several times, until all the dough has been rolled and you have created a turnover. Repeat until you have used all the filling.
Place the turnovers on a parchment paper-covered baking sheet and brush the tops of the pastries lightly with melted butter. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or so, or until golden.


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The sacrament of Holy Communion will be observed at the 11 a.m. morning worship service at Alma First Presbyterian Church. New members will be received. The morning message will be given by Austin Wicks, Alma College senior, who has been serving as an intern at First Presbyterian Church for the past year. He will be graduating with the senior class this year.
Abbie Savin, an Alma College student, is serving as Christian Education intern.This Sunday she will begin leading children�s Church School in a six-week program beginning at 9:30 a.m. Other activities are in process of being planned for youth.


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"Hounddog" and the media storm that accompanied its world premiere on Monday expose the contradictions that grip Sundance, which insists on its commitment to quality even as it continues to program work that suggests otherwise. A Southern gothic about a white girl (Ms. Fanning) who learns how to sing the blues from a kindly black man after she is raped, the film had earned censure sight unseen from the likes of Sean Hannity on Fox News Channel.(Oh, so it's also another one of those movies about how white people learn the meaning of life from idealized black people? Can't we retire that cliché?)
As sincere as it is stupid, "Hounddog" is pure art-house exploitation, as evidenced by the images of its 12-year-old star dressed in a wet T-shirt and panties, of her writhing on a bed and of her awkwardly grinding in a hootchy-kootchy pantomime to the Elvis Presley song of the film's title. As in "The Accused" (the Jodie Foster rape movie), the film's narrative momentum builds to the rape, which is discreetly staged; unfortunately, it is also presented with some of the same tropes of the classic movie love scene: there is a shot of the girl's clutching hand and, after the assault, a close-up of her face. Ms. Fanning's commitment to this material is unwavering in its creepiness.Dargis obviously can't stand Sean Hannity and his ilk, but she's not letting that keep her from seeing what's wrong with this. By contrast, read this wrongheaded blather by Meghan O'Rourke in Slate, which concludes:
The problem for an American audience weaned on this waif, and chock-a-block with repressed feelings about adolescent sexuality itself, is that Dakota Fanning the actress (if not the character she plays) has chosen to take on this graphic a role. She has opened Pandora's box. Once she has become part of the sexual economy of adolescence—about which Americans are so clearly conflicted, living as we do in a hypersexualized era that is also peculiarly hyperprotective of children—she can't go back.Sorry, Meghan, those of us who do not want to see a 12-year-old girl dressed in a wet T-shirt and panties... writhing on a bed and... awkwardly grinding in a hootchy-kootchy pantomime are not repressed and conflicted and hyperprotective.


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POTSDAM -- Losing an All-American and starting the 2012 season with one of the youngest rosters in the region with upperclassmen counting just one senior and two juniors, few would have expected the Clarkson University Volleyball team to make a fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.
But not only are the Golden Knights returning to the biggest stage in Division III athletics, they are once again the host of the NCAA New York Regional Championships.
The Golden Knights were awarded the third seed in the regional, which starts on November 9th.
The tournament bracket of New York begins on Friday with fifth-seeded Skidmore College taking on the fourth seed SUNY New Paltz. At 3:00 pm, top-seeded SUNY Cortland will face eight-seeded Colby Sawyer College, followed by the 5:30 pm match which has second-seeded Middlebury College facing the seventh seed Southern Vermont College.
The first day ends with host and third-seeded Clarkson University playing against the sixth-seed Nazareth College.
Semifinal matches will take place on Saturday, November 10th at 3:30 pm and 6:00 pm. The championship round will begin at 2:30 pm on Sunday, November 11th.
Without an automatic bid from the Liberty League until 2013, the winner of the Skidmore College-Clarkson University match this past Saturday afternoon would only be able to strengthen each team's resume for the committee to consider.
Last year, Skidmore took two out of three from the Golden Knights, including the conference championship held at Potsdam, yet both teams earned Pool "B" at-large bids.
Skidmore again won two of three from Clarkson this fall, but the Golden Knights exacted some revenge by taking out the Thoroughbreds on their home floor to claim 2012 Liberty League Championship.
Once again, both teams won Pool "B" at-large selection, with Skidmore taking the #5 seed and the Knights gaining the #3 seed. In the process, Clarkson becomes the first Liberty League member to earn four straight NCAA bids.
"This team has surprised me all year long, and getting selected to play for another national championship is just one more example of how they refuse to give in to the odds and embrace challenges," Clarkson head coach Johan Dulfer remarked. "We are so proud to represent our league once again and hosting is an incredible honor. If you think of it, in essence, we are only six wins away from a national championship, and we are going to give it our very best effort to make Clarkson proud of its volleyball team."
Clarkson went 5-5 against NCAA Tournament participants this season, beating SUNY Cortland, which was ranked ninth in the country at the time, Skidmore College, SUNY New Paltz, Springfield College, which was ranked in the top 25 as well to start the season, and Mount St. Mary.
The Golden Knights' losses came to Skidmore (twice), SUNY Cortland, Mount Union and its opponent on Friday night, Nazareth College. The previous time that Clarkson and Nazareth faced each other, the two teams went to five sets with the Golden Flyers coming out on top.
The two teams also played in last year's NCAA NY Regional, with Clarkson winning in four sets that night. The Golden Knights are an incredibly young team, starting four freshmen.
Those youngsters stepped in right away and showed that Clarkson will be a team to watch for some time. Conference Rookie of the Year Victoria Kirkemo (Englewood, CO) and classmate Aishvina Arasu (Brea, CA) each earned Liberty League First-Team All-Star status as outside hitters while sophomore Adrienne Walker (Centennial, CO) gained Second-Team All-Star honors for the second straight year.
Junior setter Lani Durio (Austin, TX) had an unbalanced year due to injury, but came back to show she is one of the best setters in the region when she claimed the Liberty League Tournament Most Valuable Player award with 108 assists in nine sets over the weekend.


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Chipley, FL---There's big news Thursday concerning the future of Chipley alum and current Florida junior pitcher Karsten Whitson.
Whitson is going to sit out the entire season, after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure on his throwing shoulder Thursday.
Newschannel 7 Sports spoke with Karsten's father Kent Thursday afternoon, he confirmed to us that procedure done by Dr. James Andrews in Gulf Breeze.
Whitson had been throwing between 92 and 97 for short bursts leading up to the start of the season, but he was still feeling discomfort in that right arm.
His father says the coaches at Florida were working to get to him adjust his motion to avoid or deal with that discomfort. The Whitson's chose instead to try to figure out the cause of the pain.
Dr. Andrews found what he termed an impingement in the shoulder, and removed it.
The scoping though will require 6-8 weeks of rehab, and by the time Karsten goes through the protocol to pitch again, the season will be over.
Kent says his son is very disappointed to have to sit out the season, but adds Karsten's happy to finally know the cause of his arm pain, and looks forward to pitching again without discomfort. He says Karsten will take a redshirt, and still looks forward to pitching again at Florida, though they will take a look at what happens in the draft.
Remember coming out of Chipley in 2010, Karsten was the 9th overall pick but turned down a 2 million dollar signing bonus from the Padres.
Whitson missed the first month of the 2012 season with that same discomfort in that throwing arm. That following a stellar freshman season which culminated in a trip to the College World Series for him and his team.


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Me: Hey, Margie! Elliott! Guess who I love!
Kids: Us!
Me: Oh. Well. Um. Yes! Of course. But I was going to say the Doctor.*
Margie: Mo-om.
Me: But you know I'd probably choose you over him.
Margie: Oh, mom! I love you!**
Me: Hey. I just said probably. Don't get too excited yet.
Margie: "Probably" is pretty much "yes."
*What? I'm a loving mom in all other scenarios.
**See? She understands what a complement that was.


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Leo couldnt have got any closer when Katie was enjoying a movie night with popcorn
Leo couldnt have got any closer when Katie was enjoying a movie night with popcorn
Mumma to Leonardo (Leo to his friends)
Waiting at the bridge
A few nights ago I fell asleep on the sofa with Fletcher I woke up and he was sleeping on my head!!!! Cavalier's do not understand "personal space" but who would want them too, not me.
lovely pic of such a pleading face!
Got to say tho your Leo is excellent at "personal space" both my girls would have just dived into that bowl heads first! I wouldnt have got near it if i tried to sit like that! Even a cup of coffee needs to be held up above my head between sips or its theirs!!ha ha... They are ruined i know but i wouldnt have them any other way...(they are also very good girls when i need them to be!)
Blessed by the love of a Cavalier!
G & Ruby(ruby girl!)B:04? Ex PF rescue,she came to me in '08 & has SM/MVD & she's a special princess & Jelly Tots(B&T girl)B:20/3/09,a real cuddles cheeky chops & the baby of the family!
Great shot of the lovely Leo, Mel! Lewis does that staring thing with the others in the household but not with me! I can be laying on the settee eating a cheese sandwich on a plate and he lays on my lap facing the other way!! That goes to show me just WHO in my household has given him things in the past!! lol


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Industrial Mechanical Technician
Associate of Applied Science
About the Program
The industrial mechanical technician program trains individuals to install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair machinery and equipment in an industrial environment. Units of instruction include mechanical drive systems, power transmission components, material handling techniques, hydraulics/pneumatics, welding, lubrication systems, piping, basic electrical concepts, electrical motor controls, and programmable logic controls. Students learn to perform predictive and preventive maintenance using a variety of troubleshooting techniques including laser machine alignment, vibration analysis, thermal imaging, and other condition monitoring technologies. Workplace safety is practiced throughout all areas of instruction.
Program Outcomes
- Practice industry recognized safety practices and guidelines, including the use of personal protective equipment in an industrial operating environment.
- Prepare and maintain documentation of work orders, repair work completed, and safety procedures implemented.
- Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair industrial machinery and manufacturing equipment, using appropriate tools, materials, and methods.
- Troubleshoot and repair, mechanical drive systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, and pumping systems.
- Troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment.
- Diagnose and repair process control systems.
- Develop an effective preventative maintenance program for manufacturing processes and industrial machinery.
- Interpret drawings, schematics, and specifications for industrial equipment.
- Use precision measuring equipment.
- Work as part of a maintenance team to troubleshoot, diagnose and repair industrial equipment and systems.
- Use standardized industrial terminology and methods to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, engineers, and vendors.


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Obviously he is coaching scared and allowing the memory of a previous game to influence his decision making.
Max protect and take a few shots downfield on the 35 yard line.......
What a joke to run the clock out
Not gunna win with this mindset Rex, get a clue
Obviously he is coaching scared and allowing the memory of a previous game to influence his decision making.
Have to agree... let Hill, Schillens and whoever run fly routes and launch one downfield..
Our defense is a joke. Has to be the worst defense at stopping go ahead drives at the end of half/game
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I was shocked when I saw this. The only excuse would be if Sanchez is truly dinged by that helmet to helmet.
If you are going yo try and score try and score. If you aren't kneel down and don't risk a fumble.
Cant fault them too much. Just as many negative things can happen as positive. We get the ball at the half so no need to re-live the AFCCG.
Connor is hurt .. Blown knee ... Move tebow to FB
Rex hates offense
I understand the Jets get the ball in the 2nd half. But that showed absolutely NO confidence in Sachez. Rex can talk about how much Sanchez has improved and how he trusts him, but action speaks louder than words.
I cannot think of a single good team that would have settled there for not turning the ball over as we did. 52 seconds and two timeouts to get 30-35 yards? That is basically two first downs.
What this decision said to the Steelers and to the Jets players was that we were scared. Scared of the bad things that could happen and we had no faith in our offense to not turn the ball over and no faith in our defense to hold them scoreless if we did. We could have gone into half time tied or up by four instead we chickened out. Both teams had the entire halftime break to think about that.
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My WRX journey
Posted 20 May 2012 - 10:19 PM
...because then THIS happened when I let a friend take another friend to the airport on one of the TWO days it snowed all year. Lost it on the ice. (I didn't have snow tires on it... because it wasn't snowing)
Posted 20 May 2012 - 10:35 PM
I got a good deal on it because the looks were, um... "distinctive".
I made some changes right off the bat.
For instance the second day I had it a friend and I swapped out the split-pipe homemade exhaust for the 3" Invidia I had on the old car (which I bought back from insurance).
Besides exhaust, the car came with a dual-stage boost controller (max was set at 16 pounds), headers and a cold air intake. The guy I bought it from kept saying it was "tuned" and was calling the Defi boost controller a "tuner" and said it would be compatible with the Cobb tuning/access port I had from my old car...
HOWEVER, with a little research right after buying the car I learned it in fact had NO tune. So it was running all these mods and potentially high boost with stock maps. Also I discovered the injectors are still stock as well.
I took the intake OFF and replaced it with the stock air box from old Subie. (Besides worry about pushing the boundaries of those injectors, the bottom-mount intake had NO splash/rain guard so this was a definite concern). And I turned the second stage boost setting from 16 to 10, just in case the switch gets bumped or something.
Also I swapped out the ECU. When I discovered the lack of tuning I didn't have my access port with me. (In fact, I don't know where it is... I'm in the process of moving, etc and I KNOW I have it I just have to find it). Anyway, I didn't wanna run this car with these mods on stock maps so my friend suggested I take the stage 2 computer out of the old car and put it in this one. So that's what I did.
Edited by UglyShoes, 20 May 2012 - 10:37 PM.
Posted 20 May 2012 - 10:42 PM
No. They just went for stupid...
...I rocked this for about a week then just flat-blacked over the whole thing with a rattlecan. I'd expected it would be faster/easier to swap out that body kit than it turned out to be. And obviously I can't have it painted until I do that.
BUT at long last, this weekend at Carlisle I met up with someone who traded out the kit for stock bumpers and skirts. So now here's where I am, cosmetically...
Posted 20 May 2012 - 10:53 PM
Grill and a paint job,
Mud flaps (to help protect the paint),
Upgrade injectors,
Replace intake (leaning toward Cobb),
Upgrade intercooler,
Upgrade brakes (when I'm due),
Cosmetic details along the way,
Hopefully replace broken wheel and have it painted to match the other blue ones and put them on (though I do love the BBS wheels that are on it),
And then see where time and money (but mostly money) take me...
...Oh yea, I'll probably need a clutch at some point in there too.
Edited by UglyShoes, 20 May 2012 - 10:58 PM.
Posted 20 May 2012 - 11:24 PM
Posted 20 May 2012 - 11:51 PM
...and this brings me to my current Subie.
I got a good deal on it because the looks were, um... "distinctive".
Haha the powerbait paintjob was kinda "getting silly with it".
The kit didn't look so bad, not too ricey.
Could have just cut the screen thing off the back bumper and called it good.
Then put some oem tails and headlights on and you're almost to JDM.
She looks like lots of fun.
I'd love to have a wrx, but its out of my network.
Posted 21 May 2012 - 11:05 AM
That's a new one. I've gotten disco ball, bass boat and bad spacey sci-fi movie prop...
Posted 21 May 2012 - 11:56 AM
Theres a dude with an ae86 that lives on my street with the same paintjob, his is blue though.
We call it bassboat and powerbait lol.
Posted 21 May 2012 - 06:44 PM
...unless he's here.
Posted 22 May 2012 - 03:15 AM
sorry to hear about your first one..i bet the driver at the time got more than a stern talking to about that.....
Thank you for fixing the paint, that was horrible..why would they do that to a poor defenseless japanese import??
Sweet car though, in the same position i would do exactly what your doing. But i might have left the body kit and just matt black'd it.
Posted 22 May 2012 - 02:28 PM
Posted 23 May 2012 - 01:43 AM
power bait/lure lol
thats what i first thought when i saw it,
Posted 23 May 2012 - 10:37 AM
"Haha the powerbait paintjob was kinda "getting silly with it"."
power bait/lure lol
thats what i first thought when i saw it,
^These are the exact squids that I remember my dad using when I was a kid.
Good memories.
Posted 23 May 2012 - 09:05 PM
Posted 24 May 2012 - 01:56 PM
You mean the blue ones? Yea I like them a lot. Hope to buy the missing one asap. Until then the black ones are cool, though.
Wow. Those rims are amazing.you definatly need those on your new one.
sorry to hear about your first one..i bet the driver at the time got more than a stern talking to about that.....
Thank you for fixing the paint, that was horrible..why would they do that to a poor defenseless japanese import??
Sweet car though, in the same position i would do exactly what your doing. But i might have left the body kit and just matt black'd it.
And yea, I don't know what the previous owner was thinking but it worked in my favor, financially.
I really want stock tail lights but in the mean time I'll probably strip off that flat tint (my friend's "experiment") and put gloss tint on em. The red is a good idea though- hmmmm...
way to de-rice and FIX it. P.O. THOUGHT he was fixing it with all those "upgrades". Bet he wondered why nobody would buy it... Oh well to each his own. Nice swap on the kit back to stock. I would be tempted to "red out" those tails and keep them for the stock look with unique light pattern but that is just me. VHT sells "niteshades" paint not only in black, but red too. I just un-murdered my brother's wrx tail lights last week and sprayed them red instead. It is kinda cool and distinct too
Posted 25 May 2012 - 08:27 AM
is it sad that i kinda liked the shiny paint job? granted, i would never do that on my own car, lol.
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At about 13:25 hrs on Tuesday 14 June 2016, the passenger of a car that was waiting to cross the line was opening the gates at Dock Lane user worked crossing, in Melton, Suffolk, when a train passed over the crossing. The signaller at Saxmundham signal box had given permission for the car to cross the line after the car driver had contacted him using the telephone provided at the crossing.
The signaller knew the train's approximate location before the call and was aware of its proximity to Dock Lane user worked crossing. However, during the call he did not use this information to decide to refuse permission to cross. Immediately after the call, the signaller realised the error.
It is possible that the signaller gave an automatic response to the car driver, partly because of the familiar nature of the telephone call and partly because of mental fatigue resulting from the complexity of maintaining awareness of train locations with the limited information that was available to him. Also, because he had been provided with all the information he needed to handle such a call without asking for it, he did not take the lead in the conversation. Had he done so, it might have reduced the chance of such an error.
The signaller at Saxmundham signal box is responsible for managing a high number of crossing telephone calls. The volume was such that it was highly likely that he would eventually make an error that could lead to a near miss or an accident.
The RAIB has made four recommendations to Network Rail, addressing management of human error when assessing level crossing risk, assessment of the signaller's workload at Saxmundham, identification and assessment of other signalling locations with a high workload from level crossings, and the criteria for triggering assessment of workload demands on signallers.


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Acid loading test (pH)
The acid loading test (pH) measures the ability of the kidneys to send acid to the urine when there is too much acid in the blood. This test involves both a blood test and urine test.
How is the Test Performed?
Before the test, you will need to take a medicine called ammonium chloride for 3 days. Follow instructions exactly on how to take it to ensure an accurate result.
A urine and blood sample are then taken.
Preparation for the Test
Your provider will tell you to take ammonium chloride capsules by mouth for 3 days before the test.
How the Test will Feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain. Others feel only a prick or stinging. Afterward, there may be some throbbing or slight bruising. These soon go away.
Why is the Test Performed?
This test is done to see how well your kidneys control the body's acid-base balance.
Normal Results for Acid loading test (pH)
Urine with a pH less than 5.3 is normal.
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What Abnormal Results Mean
The most common disorder associated with an abnormal result is renal tubular acidosis.
Acid loading test (pH) Risks
There are no risks with providing a urine sample.
The risks of having blood drawn include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Fainting or feeling lightheaded
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
McPherson RA, Ben-Ezra J. Basic examination of urine. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 28.
Seifter JL. Acid-base disorders. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 120.
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I haven't been doing a lot of writing in recent months (or even recent years for that matter) because I seem to feel to introverted from the rest of the world right now. It's a scary damn place and I have withdrawn myself away from the world into my own little world. It's been very suburban of me, honestly.
It certainly doesn't mean I don't know what is going on in the world, and I probably know better than 90% of Americans what is happening in my country, and the implications of such. I know that the middle of the country is gaining power based on the newest census, and that their ideals are not compatible with those "on the perimeter" of the country.
One of the biggest things I haven't been doing more frequently that I should is to watch the news more often, and keep on top of what all those nutty pundits are saying; people like Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and those ilk that spread outright lies and revisionist history in the name of "news". (I won't include Bill O'Reilly in this group. Believe it or not, I think he isn't a liar but someone who tells the truth with his own political bend, not unlike myself.)
Society is crumbling around us. We have people who think the greatest cure to life is that families should pay no taxes, the rich should pay no taxes, and we should provide a great array of social services to those who continue to have children. People believe that good health is not a right, not a privilege for a few. With nine percent plus unemployment and an increasing number of 99ers (those whose 99 weeks of unemployment have run out) you would think that things would be shifting in the progressive (or LIBERAL!) direction.
Instead, people move back to the conservative policies like those of G.W. Bush who created this mess in the first place. Why? Because they are sold a bill of goods that the rich create jobs (false) and that one day, they might be one of those rich people who won't want to be taxed.
In reality, small businesses create jobs. Ask any person why they don't "work for themselves" and I guarantee their number one answer would be "health insurance" and not wanting to lose that coverage that their workplace 'working for the rich' provides. So in essence, what is the easiest way to drive small business and create jobs? Offer everyone universal healthcare in a simplified format, move medical research back to academia where it belongs, and it creates no concerns about getting cancer after starting that new business that will create jobs.
"Corporate America" sells this concept that everyone should work for them, and through consolidation, has created a perfect storm of a few companies controlling the destinies of everyone in the country. Unfortunately, the people of this country have bought into this.
So it is time for me to pay closer attention, write more, and bring attention to this issues to those who care about the country, their future, and the futures of their children and their children's children. We have the power to control where society will go, but we have to be educated, pay attention, and make sure to keep everyone else honest and ensure false propaganda isn't being spread in the name of "the right".