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Midsomer Murders "Ring Out Your Dead, Part 1" In Midsomer Wellow, the church bell-ringers are being murdered one by one. In hopes of winning a national striking competition, the determined bell group continues with rehearsals. As each is murdered, the killer leaves a line from a nursery rhyme by the body. Part 1 of 2G
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Masterpiece Mystery! "Inspector Lewis, Series V: The Soul of Genius" Botanist Liv Nash accidentally digs up the body of the recently buried Murray Hawes, setting Lewis and Hathaway off on a seemingly impossible quest. Murray was a man possessed about "solving" an impossible riddle by Lewis Carroll, but is this dangerous enough to get him killed?G
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Outdoor Idaho "Idaho: The Whitewater State" Cameras catch the excitement of Idaho's rivers, world famous for prime whitewater adventures. The program travels rivers throughout the state, meets river outfitters, and features archival footage of 70 years of whitewater challenge.G
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Dialogue "Dictionary of American Regional English" Did you know that there are at least 174 different words to describe the dust that collect under your bed? Many call them dust bunnies but others label them house moss, cussywop, woofinpoofs even ghost manure. Host Joan Cartan-Hansen talks with Joan Houston Hall, the Chief Editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English, about the unique twists and turns of the American language.G
4:00 am
Sesame Street "Humpty Dumpty's Big Break" Telly is very worried about Humpty Dumpty falling off the wall, but Humpty explains that he is there to watch a football game. Just as the game is about to start, one of All the King's Horses comes limping in and says he can't play. It's Humpty's dream to play football, so he offers to replace him, but Telly is very worried that Humpty will break. D
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Sid The Science Kid "Grandma's Glasses" Sid tries on Grandma's glasses, but they make everything look blurry. Sid explores his sense of vision, and discovers that even though Grandma's glasses make things look blurry to him, they make things look clear to her. D
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Martha Speaks "Painting for Peanuts/Martha's No Dummy" Painting for Peanuts - The zoo is in danger of closing! Helen and TD volunteer for an animal painting class to try and save it. But it turns out animal painting isn't exactly what they thought. Vocabulary: (E) realistic, easel, participate(d), abstract, portrait (I) painting(s), artwork, brushes, course, sculpture, pose(s). D
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NOVA "The Fabric of the Cosmos - What Is Space?" From the passenger seat of a New York taxi cab driving near the speed of light to a pool hall where billiard tables do fantastical things, Brian Greene reveals space as a dynamic fabric that can stretch, twist, warp and ripple under the influence of gravity. He shows that space, far from being empty, is filled with deep mysteries. Part 1 of 4G
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Rick Steves' Europe "The Best of West Ireland: Dingle, Galway, and the Aran Islands" Rick experiences Ireland in the extreme on its west coast in Gaeltachts, where people speak Gaelic and the rugged villages have changed little over the generations.G
7:30 am
Smart Travels - Pacific Rim With Rudy Maxa "New Zealand's North Island" With spectacular seismic activity, fascinating plant and animal life, and to-die-for natural beauty, New Zealand is a traveler's dream. In the Bay of Islands, Rudy kayaks along the North's most glorious coastline. A Maori guide shows us where local tribes signed a controversial treaty with European settlers. D
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The Desert Speaks "Dying Traditions in a Mexican Pueblo" Host David Yetman takes a trip to the pueblos of the Sierra Madre, where traditions are slowly dying out as the big cities become more accessible to the population. After stopping to see a donkey-powered Pinole grinder made of stone, he heads to agrarian community of Sahuaripa to visit its talabarteria (a leather goods shop) and call upon the last remaining weaver of palm hats and baskets. D
8:30 am
Ciao Italia "Roast Pork, Tuscan Style/Arista!" Mary Ann travels to Tuscany to host a group of eager students who want to experience terrific Tuscan-style cooking. They team up to create Tuscan Black Cabbage Soup -Ribollita, Roast Pork, Tuscan-style, called Arista, Sauteed Mushrooms, a delicate Zucchini Tart, and for dessert, what else but Tuscany's most famous cookie, Biscotti di Prato. D
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Taste of History "Blue Mountain Coffee" Coffee came to Jamaica in 1740. We climb Jamaica's famous Blue Mountains to visit a modern-day coffee plantation, and Chef Watler prepares an elaborate British Plantation brunch. D
9:30 am
Simply Ming "Jason Santos & Pounding Meat" On this episode of SIMPLY MING, Ming demonstrates one of the best ways to give home chefs more options with meat and fish - by pounding. Pounding tenderizes the meat, makes it thinner for faster cooking, and makes food go farther. Using this technique with some mystery ingredients, Chef Jason Santos of Boston's Blue Inc., joins Ming to cook on the fly and invent two completely new dishes: New Style Sashimi with Soy-Lemon Syrup & Curry-Coriander Oil and Buttermilk Fried Pork Loin with a Heirloom Tomato Salad. D
10:00 am
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Grilled Steak and Gazpacho" Test cook Bridget Lancaster reveals the secrets to making authentic Grilled Argentine Steaks. Then, host Christopher Kimball visits a tomato expert in Southern California to find out why supermarket tomatoes lack real tomato flavor. Then, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of diced tomatoes. D
10:30 am
Around The House with Matt and Shari "Bedroom Inspirations" Today's show teaches an easy way to decorate using an inspiration piece. Matt and Shari show how to create the bedroom of your dreams starting with a discussion of how to dress a bed. Then, Matt demonstrates how to create a custom designed closet organizer. D
11:00 am
Austin City Limits "Elvis Costello/The Band of Heathens" Songwriter/performer Elvis Costello returns to the stage to showcase songs from his latest, Americana-influenced recording, Secret, Profane and Sugarcane. Austin's rootsy songwriting collective the Band of Heathens follows.G
12:00 pm
Sesame Street "Elmo Wants to Have A Ball" Elmo's daddy has given him a dollar and he is not sure what to buy. He sees lots of things that are interesting, but decides that he wants a Stupendous Ball. The only problem is that it costs five dollars. D
1:00 pm
Dinosaur Train "The Good Mom/Hornucopia" The Good Mom - "Mom's" the word when Mrs. Pteranodon meets fellow mom Millie Maiasaura, who is a little too over-protective of her kids. The two moms compare mothering methods in a play date at the Big Pond. Hornucopia! - At the Big Pond, Tank introduces the Pteranodon family to his friend, Stacie Styracosaurus, a fellow Ceratopsian with a crown of elaborate horns on her head. D
1:30 pm
Super Why! "The Tortoise and the Hare" On your mark, get set...wait! Princess Pea and Red are in a potato sack race in the park but can't agree on how fast to go! The Super Readers fly into the famous race between the Tortoise and the Hare, and help these friends as they head to the finish line. Will slow and steady win this race, could fast be more fun, or will our fairytale friends learn a completely different lesson?G
2:00 pm
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Flutter By Butterfly/Pretty In Pink" Flutter By Butterfly - Sally and Nick are pretending to be butterflies, but they're not very good at it. The Cat takes them to meet Bernadette the Monarch butterfly, who can teach them all about fluttering. Following Bernadette from Milky Weed Meadow to Prickly Pines forest they learn that butterfly wings are used for so much more than just fluttering! Pretty in Pink - Sally and Nick are having fun trying out different moves when the Cat arrives to show them some cool moves of his own. D
2:30 pm
Wild Kratts "The Blue and the Gray" Martin and Chris are absorbed in a hilarious competition to discover who is the best acorn planter, blue jays or gray squirrels, when a strange Creature Power Suit malfunction transforms Martin into an acorn and grows him into an Oak tree! Chris activates the squirrel powers of his Creature Power Suit, but gets waylaid by a bobcat and goshawk, and the Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy can't find them. It'll take some animal-loving Wild Kratts kids to get them out of this mess. D
3:00 pm
Sara's Weeknight Meals "Salad: It's Easy Being Green" Versatile, easy-to-make salads will please even the hungriest eater the way Sara does it, with enough protein to stick to your ribs and a huge supporting cast of vegetables. Think about Warm Steakhouse Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing - it's so rich and filling you'll forget it's a salad. Crunchy Falafel Salad with Creamy Garlic Dressing will give vegetarians something to shout about. D
3:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Naples and Pompeii" Rick finds Naples is Italy in the extreme. He prowls backstreet fish markets, dodges fast-moving Vespas, and dines on pizza where it was invented. He climbs to the top of nearby Mount Vesuvius, then wanders through the ruins of Pompeii.G
4:00 pm
Live from the Artists Den "Amos Lee with Special Guests Calexico" Amos Lee made a triumphant return to Tucson on a sweltering night in the desert with an epic performance at the historic Fox Theatre. The acclaimed singer-songwriter came back to the city where he recorded his "Mission Bell" album, and invited a number of his friends to join the show, including local heroes Calexico. The 19-song concert ranged from solo showcases to arrangements for a dozen musicians, and featured highlights from Lee's latest album, as well as some of the finest songs from his catalogue. D
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Are You Being Served? "Takeover" When attack threatens from outside, Captain Peacock's forces unite against the common foe.G
7:00 pm
As Time Goes By "Pardon?" Jean and Lionel discover ailments in each other: Lionel is going deaf and Jean is having trouble with her eyesight; they both refuse medical help.G
7:30 pm
Ladies of Letters Irene is in prison. The police raids Vera's house and she ends up on the same prison ship as Irene. The two soon become the life and soul of the community.G
8:00 pm
The Red Green Show "Survivor" A toxic cloud forces Red to stay locked in the lodge for a few days. Red makes a woodshop out of a truck.G
8:30 pm
Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "A Picnic for Daddy" Hyacinth suddenly decides to take Daddy out for a picnic in the country. But Daddy suddenly decides that he will take her car.G
9:00 pm
Mr. Bean "Mr. Bean Rides Again" Mr. Bean attempts to resuscitate a heart-attack victim. On a holiday flight, he befriends a boy with a surprise.G
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Outnumbered Karen, 5, announces she is leaving home to escape her mum's nagging - maybe heading for Spain or Greenland. Dad agrees to let Ben crack some eggs during preparation for a dinner party.G
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My Family "Ego Has Landed" At dinner with a couple Ben and Susan met on vacation, Ben is asked to be a sperm donor.G
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Are You Being Served? "Takeover" When attack threatens from outside, Captain Peacock's forces unite against the common foe.G
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favorite project from 2011 and share it with al of us! To take it a step
further, you are also challenged to create a second card that is inspired by
the favorite project you select. Your new version of an old favorite could
carry over the color scheme, the layout or the stamp sets. We look forward
to seeing your best creations from 2011 as well as one of your first projects
for 2012!
I used paper piecing so I could enter it for Paper Sundae's Paper Piecing Challenge and at Simon Says Stamp it is "Anything goes".
I used the stamp set Tiny Treats Christmas.
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The Smokies Trot 5k will be held at 8:00 AM on July 28, 2018. Runners will start at Smokies Stadium and finish the race by rounding the bases then heading to home plate!
Beer and concessions will be sold during and after the event!
If you would like to register ahead of time for the 2018 Smokies Trot 5K, please visit the event website. To view the Smokies Trot 5K flyer, click here.
Please send any questions to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 865-286-2317.
Join us on August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 2018 for the 44th Convention, back in Gatlinburg again after that record-setting 2017 Convention there. The beautiful W. L. Mills Conference Center provides more than great dancing space in a comfortable and convenient layout.
What You can Expect for 2018:
- Over 60 gifted, talented and challenging callers, cuers and lines instructors
- 5 Halls of GREAT, CONTINUOUS DANCING…. including:
- Live Band Hall: Friday & Saturday Evenings… Square Dancing only… dancing in beautiful Mills Auditorium… high energy, FUN ! … Mainstream & Plus calling (split sessions)
- Wood flooring in ALL halls: NO dancing on carpet!
- Mainstream hall: a more relaxed hall for ALL dancers… Lines between tips in the evenings
- Plus hall: for the dedicated Plus dancer… Rounds between tips in the evenings
- Advanced hall: full program, both Friday and Saturday. 9+ amazing advanced callers… LARGE hall…C1
- Rounds hall: full program, both Friday and Saturday. 10+ "smooth" rounds cuers… LARGE hall… more hours of dancing!
- Lines program: 2 full hours of Line Dancing only, both Friday & Saturday
- Thursday Night Trail-in Dance: … dancing in LARGE, COOL Mills Auditorium. It's "wear your convention t-shirt " and be ready to dance night!!!!
- Workshops
- Intros
- Request Rounds (higher levels)
- Fun Squares
- Hot Hash
- Singles' Activities
- Afterparty
- Fashion Show… NOT your ordinary runway stroll!
- Sewing Clinic
- Used Clothing Sale
Tentative Schedule:
- Thursday: Trail-In Dance 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
BUBBA FEST! is a weekend celebration of America's Heartland. The event will feature special appearances by some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, a comedy performance, a country music concert, and a Friday night kickoff party. BUBBA FEST! will include activities and contests that will appeal to all ages, including a Tricked-Out Truck Contest, a Baddest Bike Contest, and exhibitors from around the world. Think of the state fair meets comic con, and there lies BUBBA FEST!: a family-friendly event like no other.
Friday, August 10, 2018: 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday, August 11, 2018: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday, August 12, 2018: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
August 15 @ 6:30 pm – August 18 @ 6:30 pm
Gatlinburg Gathering is a weekend of great Gospel Music and preaching with some of your top favorite Gospel Music artists and world renown speakers. Located in beautiful Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Gatlinburg Gathering offers you a great weekend getaway for you and your family. The event is held at the Gatlinburg Convention Center in downtown Gatlinburg next to all the sites and shops that you enjoy. Experience great Gospel Music and preaching during the evening and take in the sights of beautiful Gatlinburg, TN during the day. Make your plans to attend Gatlinburg Gathering today!
Celebrating the area's Appalachian musical roots, Gatlinburg will host its annual Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival August 16 through 26.
The 10-day festival downtown Gatlinburg featuring hit songwriters. Public invited for free live entertainment. Songwriter opportunities: song competition, workshops, co-writing with hit writers, mentoring sessions and stage spots. Rain or shine.
The SMSWF Mission is to promote songwriters and to help their talents and songs be discovered not only by publishers and producers, but also by all of us fans, who simply love the songs that the stars perform.
Back by popular demand our BBQ & Brews now featured on the Fontana Trestle Train, will roll out this Summer! Featuring slow-cooked BBQ prepared fresh and beer tastings showcasing our local breweries! Family friendly seating is be available on this experience!
Departing from Bryson City, these trains will travel to the Fontana Trestle and arrive just around sunset for a spectacular view! A delicious BBQ meal will be served during the trip. Returning back to the Bryson City Depot at 9pm.
Each of you will get your own basket of Southern-style barbeque goodness with hand-pulled pork slider, a couple pork ribs, and chicken drumstick accompanied by baked beans and house-made coleslaw.
And, of course, no respectable Southern barbecue would forget to warm up some apple cobbler for dessert.
Join us for a summertime spectacle, when several professional balloonist light up the evening sky with a beautiful balloon glow. The sky will be filled with a spectrum of color like never before, against a backdrop of a breathtaking Tennessee sunset.
The balloons begin to inflate at dusk and glow for around an hour. This means balloons are usually up from about 7:30pm to 9:00pm, conditional on weather. Parking for the event is $20 online and $25 day of event.
Our four legged friends are not discouraged from attending the GSM Hot Air Balloon Festival, but we understand that the Balloons can be frightening and noisy much in the same way a fireworks show creates stress for our furry pets. All pets must be leashed and poop bags are required.
This year we will offer tethered rides (weather permitting) and balloon glow. The balloons will not launch.
Once again we will be holding our annual Jeep Invasion at the beautiful LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge. Both days are 9am to 5pm. $10.00 General Admission per day per person on the days of the show at the door or entry gate. This is an indoor and outdoor event that will feature an array of over 150 national, regional and local Jeep accessory vendors. We had over 7,000 Jeeps attend in 2017 and are looking to break that record again. We will also be having our vendors donating off lots of cool jeeping products and there will be plenty of show Jeeps on display for your viewing pleasure. Please check back for the latest updates.The Great Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion is an annual event hosted by the Smoky Mountain Jeep Club of Maryville, Tennessee. This year's 6th Annual Invasion will be held on August 24th-25th, 2018. This event is a vendor-driven event open to all Jeep enthusiasts. Anyone who owns or loves Jeeps is welcome and encouraged to attend this event.
The Pigeon Forge, Tennessee area draws 10 million visitors per year, making it the perfect location for the 5th Annual Great Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion. Held inside the beautiful 100,000 square foot LeConte Center, this year's Invasion will be packed full of vendors and spectators alike, enjoying all things Jeep! This year's event drew over 7,000 Jeeps and nearly 15,000 attendees, and next year's event will not disappoint.
We have begun accepting applications for vendors excited to participate and eager to dazzle in this year's show!
If you would like to contact us about being a vendor please visit our Contact Page If you are interested in participating in this event as a Vendor please contact us at email@example.com or go to our website.
Join us Saturday, September 1st at The Comedy Barn for the 6th annual Kickin' Chicken 5K Run & Fun Walk. You can register for the race online or the day of the race from 6:30 to 7:45 am. Heavy weight cotton short sleeve t-shirt guaranteed if you register by 9:00 AM August 27, 2018. This race benefits the Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center.
The race consists of a single loop 5k course beginning and ending at the Comedy Barn. Great course including one of Pigeon Forge's beautiful greenways.
Refreshments will be furnished after the race. Great prizes for participants & a big silent auction open to the public! The public is welcome! For more information call the Comedy Barn Theater at (865) 428-5222.
Awards: Top M/F Overall, Master, Grandmaster, and Veteran Finisher. Awards Three Deep to M/F Finishers in Age Group 1-10, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, and 80+ (overall winners not eligible). $100.00 cash to the 100th finisher, & special award for the largest team.
Mark your calendars for September 7-8, 2018.
Dollywood's Splash Country is hosting the 33rd annual Shades of the Past Hot Rod Roundup. All ages will marvel at over 200 hot rods competing for the grand prizes — a 1932 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster and a $10,000 cash prize.
Roundup admission is only $10 a day and children under 12 are free. Brows the show & find one of your own at the giant swap meet. Vendors will also be set up throughout the event. For more information or to register, visit www.shadesofthepast.com.


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Herman hears from vets in dog case
ST. MARYS — The age of a dog at the center of civil suit determining ownership spiraled into the organization defending its right to maintain a three-day ownership rule and the questioning of a Wapakoneta organization's non-profit status.
Auglaize County Municipal Judge Gary Herman heard witness testimony for more than three hours Tuesday and was forced to schedule the case continued until 1:30 p.m. Feb. 7.
Herman heard testimony from three veterinarians as well as Humane Society of Auglaize County Director and President Sandra Harrison regarding
the ownership of a dog in a civil suit filed April 7 by Timothy Scott Workman, of Montezuma, against the Wapakoneta organization.
As part of the April 7 filing, Workman sought an order of possession of a Peckingese dog that he claimed as his and asked for a restraining order to ban the shelter from neutering or adopting out the pet. The restraining order was granted by the court, but Herman ruled that the Humane Society will keep temporary custody of a while the case is heard. The dog has been in their custody since March of last year.
Harrison's attorney Rob Wiesenmayer II and Workman's attorney Quentin Derryberry II questioned the three veterinarians regarding the age of the dog of the Peckingese and the process by which they determined the dog's age. Harrison claims the dog approximately three years old, making the dog is too young to be Workman's.
Area veterinarian Dr. Brandy Liles testified she determined the dog to be approximately two to three years old, and Dr. Ann Midgarden testified the dog to be between one to two years.
Dr. Craig Miesse gave a broader range of the dog's age. He said that a close guess on the animal's age could not be made without knowing further details of the dog such as its health history.
During their testimony, all three veterinarians testified that the pet had not shown any signs of nuclear schlerosis, which is key in determining a dog's approximate age. However, Midgarden and Liles testified that the condition sets in at approximately five years of age, while Miesse gave a seven-year figure.
Teeth condition of dogs is also used in determining approximate age of dogs. All three vets testified that the dog's teeth were in good condition with no or little signs of tartar. However, tartar build-up on a dog's teeth can also be contributed to a dog's care and make it difficult to age.
All three veterinarians admitted they were guessing at the dog's age and were giving only educated opinions since determining a dog's age by teeth and other means is not an exact science.
Derryberry also argued weight discrepancies as the dog has been measured at different weights.
The pet was not available at the court appearance despite a subpoena by Herman. Harrison testified that the dog was at a foster home in Lima but would not release further information on the dog's location.
With Harrison on the stand, Derryberry questioned the Humane Society's ability to be operating and presented evidence that their non-profit status had been cancelled Jan. 16, 2001. it was reinstated on April 25, 2011. Harrison testified that the filings were an oversight and had earlier provided documents to the court that the Humane Society's status was in good standing with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office.
Wiesenmayer objected to the questioning of the Humane Society's ability to operate. Derryberry said the information had not been entered into evidence and had not been made available through discovery requests.
Wiesenmayer argued that he believed reinstate rules in the Ohio Revised Code kept the Humane Society's status legal.
Herman became visibly upset with the situation.
"I don't see an issue here," Herman said. "We just wasted a half-hour of the court's time. Why was no discover given."
Herman said it appeared the corporation was legally valid.
Derryberry disagreed with the court's interpretation and said that he wanted the question documented as a matter of record in the case.
During her testimony, Harrison said Humane Society of Auglaize County, based in Wapakoneta, came in possession of the dog when it was left in an outdoor kennel at the Humane Society.
Derryberry also questioned the Humane Society's legal claim to the dog.
Harrison said that per policy, the dog became the property of the Humane Society after 72 hours. She said Humane Society operated as the county dog warden until 2008 and the Ohio Revised Code permits the warden to claim ownership after that three-day period.
She explained while they were no longer the county dog warden, Ohio Revised Code allowed them to set policy and they had kept the three-day rule.


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Grant L. Wiley, 51, of San Diego, California, lost his battle with cancer and entered God's Kingdom on November 12, 2012.
Grant L. Wiley, 51, of San Diego, California, lost his battle with cancer and entered God's Kingdom on November 12, 2012. Beloved son of Rita G. Mack of Hannibal, MO, grandson of the late Russell J. Mack Sr. and Florence A. (Bridget) Mack. Former step-son of Joe and Margie Slotnik who always treated Grant like their own son. Cherished nephew, cousin, and friend to all who met him. Grant was adored by his cousin Dianna Mack-Phares of Weldon Spring, MO. Their shared humor and Grant's lilting laugh are most precious memories to her.
He is survived by his long-time best friend and partner of 30 years, John Cox, as well as special friends Manuel Comacho and Tony Brazelton of San Diego, California. Many thanks to the Critical Care Unit staff at University of California, San Diego Medical Center. Their excellent care and tireless compassion gave Grant a loving and peaceful end.
Many thanks to the Seventh Day Adventist Church and the Riverview Nazarene Church family and all those who prayed for Grant. Your support and prayers meant so much to him.
Grant was the heartbeat of his mother and the most loyal, caring and considerate man a person could have the privilege to know. He was loving, brilliant and witty and faced adversity with courage and grace. He was generous with his love of family and friends and left all who knew him a better person.
Grand was a proud civilian employee of the U.S. Navy in San Diego and former employee of the San Diego Padres. He enjoyed Interior Design and was a consultant to a number of Hollywood celebrities, with Bette Midler being his favorite.
He was an eye tissue donor.
Services: A private celebration of Grant's life will be held in Hannibal, MO at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a remembrance may be donated to one of Grant's favorite charities: contributions may be sent to Jaime Wonish, care of Chiari Malformation Brain Injury Research, P.O. Box 46, Cottleville, MO 63338.


text: Machinery Pete at Hamilton, Ill., Auction This Friday August 18, 2014 10:56 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By AgWeb.com Editors Email Greg Peterson—widely known as Machinery Pete, will be on-location this Fri., Aug. 22 in Hamilton, Ill., at the Sullivan Auctioneers absolute dealer inventory reduction auction for Martin-Sullivan. Machinery Pete will be capturing live-auction data, interacting with farmers and posting updates and reports on his Facebook and YouTube channels. "I love every opportunity I can find to talk with farmers," Peterson said. "Whether on social media or face-to-face, it's great talking about trends in used farm equipment values and reminiscing on the classics. My audiences are passionate about their iron!" While on-site, Machinery Pete will be available to autograph copies of the new 2014 Machinery Pete Classic Tractor Price Guide. The guide, which will be for sale at the event, is the most comprehensive compilation of auction data on classic equipment. It includes more than 400 pages and 52 equipment brands from the early 1900s to 1978. Come out and visit with the author, television host and farm equipment authority, Machinery Pete, this Friday in Hamilton, Ill. For more details on the event, please see below. Auction details: Date and Time: Fri., Aug. 22, at 9:00 a.m. Auction Location: Sullivan Auctioneers 1066 East U.S. Hwy 136 Hamilton, IL 62341 Phone (217) 847-2160 Back to news


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Autism is a developmental disorder that can affect a child's basic skills, such as socialising or forming relationships, communication and using imagination. A child with autism may also have a limited range of interests.
The world around them will appear very different to a child with autism than the way it is seen by children without the condition.
Symptoms typically appear before a child is three years old and last throughout life. Children with autism can display a wide range of symptoms, which can vary in severity from mild to disabling. General symptoms that may be present to some degree in a child with autism include:
- Difficulty with verbal communication, including problems using and understanding language.
- Inability to participate in a conversation, even when the child has the ability to speak.
- Difficulty with nonverbal communication, such as gestures and facial expressions.
- Difficulty with social interaction, including relating to people and to his or her surroundings.
- Inability to make friends and preferring to play alone.
- Unusual ways of playing with toys and other objects, such as only lining them up a certain way.
- Lack of imagination.
- Difficulty adjusting to changes in routine or familiar surroundings, or an unreasonable insistence on following routines in detail.
- Repetitive body movements, or patterns of behaviour, such as hand flapping, spinning and head banging.
- Preoccupation with unusual objects or parts of objects.
People with a form of autism, called savantism, have exceptional skills in specific areas such as music, art, and numbers. People with savantism are able to perform these skills without lessons or practise.
What are the warning signs that a child may have autism?
Babies develop at their own pace, some more quickly than others. However, you should consider an evaluation for autism if any of the following apply:
- Your child does not babble or coo by 12 months of age.
- Your child does not gesture, such as point or wave, by 12 months of age.
- Your child does not say single words by 16 months.
- Your child does not say two-word phrases on his or her own (rather than just repeating what someone else says) by 24 months.
- Your child has lost any language or social skills (at any age).
What causes autism?
The exact cause of autism is not known, but research has pointed to several possible factors, including genetics (heredity) and environmental factors.
Studies strongly suggest that some people have a genetic predisposition to autism, meaning that a susceptibility to develop the condition may be passed on from parents to children. Researchers are looking for clues about which genes contribute to this increased vulnerability. In some children, environmental factors may also play a role. Studies of people with autism have found abnormalities in several regions of the brain, which suggest that autism results from a disruption of early brain development while still in the uterus.
Other theories suggest:
- The body's immune system may inappropriately produce antibodies that attack the brains of children causing autism.
- Abnormalities in brain structures cause autistic behaviour.
- Children with autism have abnormal timing of the growth of their brains. Early in childhood, the brains of autistic children grow faster and larger than those of children without autism. Later, when the brains of children without autism get bigger and better organised, autistic children's brains grow more slowly.


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As a program director in DRL, he is currently responsible for a comprehensive portfolio of awards, including Discovery Research K-12, Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers, and the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program for which he is the division-wide coordinator.


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wrigley99 needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 21 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
We require a vibrant HTML email mockup (No HTML), we will be doing offer email drops weekly so this could be a recurring gig for someone!.
We require the email to be punchy, graphically vibrant and catchy.
Edit : Can designers please add more offers and extend the height of the page to accommodate them, also please add the footer logos as shown on our page (and entry #6)
We are an online travel agency based in the uk, currently serving uk customers travelling to the uk and abroad. Please check out the site for logos and theme on http://off2.test.travelberry.net/default.asp.
We require the html email to display special offers, sale graphics and images of destinations.
- Summer Colours - Use OFF2 logo colours where applicable
- Use of offer boxes
- use of logos from our site footer
- Unsubscribe area at footer
- Use your imagination!
- Web 2.0 styled big fonts and bold colour scheme
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Ferrari continues to disavow development of a new, entry-level "Dino" model to compete with the 911 and its ilk. But vehement denials haven't prevented acres of page inches devoted to speculating on what such a beast might look like. The product of so-called "Project California," was most recently reported as in play by the UK's sometimes overenthusiastic Auto Express. Whether or not such a car is in the pipeline, Car Body Design compiled some of the spec designs printed in various scoop-claiming publications. We had a chuckle at AE's Ferrari-as-Porsche-Cayman entry, though the InfoMotori design could be very nice indeed.
Remaking the Dino [Car Body Design]
Ferrari Duplicity: Dino Si, Dino No; LA Auto Show: Ferrari Not Building Dino; Ferrari's Dino Back on the Table for Real?; Over the Back Fence: Is Porsche Planning a New 928? Ferrari a New Dino? [internal]


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Standing in front of his locker in Fort Myers last week, Xander Bogaerts wanted to know about Maine weather. He saw the frightening pictures of recent snow at Hadlock Field.
"So, how cold?" Bogaerts asked the reporter from Maine.
In the 40s at night, he was told.
"Forties? That's not too bad," Bogaerts told himself more than anyone.
"When does the cold go away?" he asked.
June, came the answer.
"June!" Bogaerts said. "Man, I was hitting .100 in April last year, and it wasn't that cold."
Bogaerts paused, a smile coming over his lips. "I might bunt a lot," he said.
That comment cracked up his clubhouse neighbor in spring training, Jackie Bradley Jr. Bradley can laugh. He played in Portland last year when it was warm, and he is not coming back.
Bogaerts? He played in Portland for 23 games at the end of last year, and now he is back, ready to start the 2013 Sea Dogs season Thursday — at Hadlock, where the snow has been cleared away.
Bogaerts is only 20, but it is conceivable he could join Bradley in the major leagues this year.
The current hysteria over Bradley, and his major league debut Monday with Boston, overshadows one point — Bradley is not considered the best Red Sox prospect. He is No. 2 on Baseball America's list.
Bogaerts is No. 1.
While Bradley groomed his game in high school and American Legion ball, and then with the stellar University of South Carolina program, Bogaerts hails from Aruba, the southern Caribbean island known for its beaches, but not its baseball.
Bradley is gifted and polished. Bogaerts is pure, raw talent.
"He's blessed with such great hand speed and some strength," said Dave Joppie, Portland's hitting coach last year.
"He has a knack for finding the baseball with the barrel of the bat."
And to think, the Red Sox almost didn't find him.
In 2009, a Red Sox scout was conducting player evaluations in Aruba, in that constant search for unknown talent.
Xander Bogaerts, then 16, was not there. He was still bed-ridden, recovering from the chicken pox.
The phone rang at the Bogaerts home. Xander's twin brother Jair was calling from the tryout.
"He told me to get down there," Bogaerts said. "I had to ask my mom. She finally let me go."
The Bogaerts brothers impressed. Both eventually signed with the Red Sox, Xander for $500,000 and Jair for $180,000. Both played in the Dominican Summer league in 2010.
Then in 2011, at the age of 18, Xander was pushed past two rookie leagues, to Class A Greenville. He hit 16 home runs in 72 games. Boston had a top prospect on its hands.
The 2012 season began with Jair being traded to the Chicago Cubs in the deal involving general manager Theo Epstein leaving Boston for Chicago.
"That was tough," Xander said. Jair would eventually be released by the Cubs.
But Xander kept hitting. Bogaerts hit .302 with 15 home runs last season in advanced Class A Salem, before jumping to Portland for those 23 games (.326, five home runs, 10 doubles).
Bogaerts simply crushes the ball. He is 6-foot-3, 185 pounds, and expected to get stronger. The potential is there. The talent simply needs to be refined.
"There are still some inconsistencies, approach-wise, that still need to be ironed-out," Joppie said. "He's learning how to slow the game down — because he can go 100 mph. He's learning how to replicate his swing from the ground up ?p>"Once he learns how to stay consistent, it's going to be very scary."
Boston invited Bogaerts to major league spring training camp. His time there was interrupted by the World Baseball Classic. Bogaerts played third base for the Netherlands (The Braves' Andrelton Simmons was the shortstop).
"The WBC was a great experience," he said. "I think it will benefit me because when I get up to the big leagues I will have already experienced big crowds."
No one doubts that Bogaerts will get to the big leagues. The questions are when and at what position?
The speculation has always been that Bogaerts will become too big (read: slow) to play shortstop. But Sea Dogs manager Kevin Boles said Bogaerts has only improved at the position. And during spring training, Red Sox manager John Farrell made it clear that "we view Xander as a shortstop."
A lot will depend on Boston's needs. The Red Sox have a pretty good, young third baseman in Will Middlebrooks. Boston may have one of the best young fielding shortstops in Jose Iglesias.
"I'm working hard to stay at shortstop," Bogaerts said. "I don't have a problem with (being too big).
"But whatever position the organization wants me to be, I'm open to do it."
The way Bogaerts hits, it is unlikely the Red Sox will hold him down for long. The end of this season is possible. Next year likely.
One thing Bogaerts needs to know: the road upward — to Triple-A Pawtucket, R.I., and to Boston — is not much warmer than Portland, Maine.
"I'm not accustomed to cold weather," he said, then shrugged. "I'll have to get accustomed to it."
Varsity Maine
Boys basketball: Winthrop routs Traip in C South semifinals
Thursday's college roundup: St. Joseph's women reach fourth straight league final
Varsity Maine
Boys' basketball: Wells, a No. 8 seed, advances to regional final
Senate intelligence panel will interview Michael Cohen on Tuesday
Class B Alpine state championships: Cape's Lathrop brothers, Spruce Mountain's Pomeroy come out on top


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While the San Diego Chargers were busy thrashing the San Francisco 49ers 34-7 last night, Niners defensive tackle Justin Smith got into a bit of a verbal bout with Chargers tight end Randy McMichael. As the two exchanged words in the second quarter, referee Garth DeFelice stepped in to break it up, when Smith unleashed a thousand furies upon him. Or he pushed his arm away.
DeFelice didn't take too kindly to Smith's response and he immediately ejected him from the game for making illegal contact with an official. Legal contact, of course, is a gentle nude embrace followed by breakfast. Of the fiery DeFelice, one announcer said:
"This guy right here, that's Garth DeFelice and he's one of the toughest umpires in the National Football League."
I think that marks the first time that a NFL announcer used the "This guy right here" on a non-player. Finally, a breakthrough. As for Smith's take on the ruling, he seems to be fine with it. Or at least he understands it…
"I wasn't even aware it was the official at first," Smith said. "Me and the tight end were kind of going at it. It was kind of a natural reaction by me. Rules are rules, you've got to respect it. It's unfortunate it cost the team." (Via National Football Post)
However, some people believe that Smith's words were just a thinly-veiled way of saying, "Balderdash!"
Justin Smith spoke briefly with reporters after the game and indicated that he did understand the rule that if issued a flag for touching the ref he'd be ejected. However, when asked if he expected a fine and his thoughts on the nature of the play, he stated several times that, "It is what it is." Watching him say that you could tell he thought it was a bogus call without calling it that. (Via Niners Nation)
Regardless, Smith is going to receive a fine from the league and he'll play next week. Meanwhile, DeFelice will probably need months of therapy to recover from this brutal beating. He may never be able to leave his home again with fearing having his arm pushed. Be brave, Garth. Be brave.
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Yes, the whole "Shit [people] Say" thing died a long time ago. And yet it's been reborn again, if only for an instant, so that we can celebrate the upcoming (likely) announcement of the next iPhone.
Hey man, I have been using a Droid for the past couple of years after an ill-advised early switch to Verizon. And so I will be actually getting a new iPhone when it's announced. I don't sound like this guy, but I do know some people who sound like this guy. And something tells me that in a few weeks, there are going to be a lot more this guy's out there.
How about you? You planning on dropping some bucks on a new iPhone once it's announced? Do you ever wonder about the guy who walks into an Apple store, like, today, and buys a brand-new top of the line iPhone 4S? What must the salespeople think? Do you think they say anything?
Feel free to talk Apple, or whatever else, here or over in the Talk Amongst Yourselves forum. Have good chatting, and fancy right-clicking.


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My First Place, featuring host Jill Cordes, captures the stress, thrills, challenges and excitement of people who have waited a lifetime for a place to call their own. Each episode highlights the personal stories of house poor first-time homeowners. The featured couples, families or individuals meet with a local designer who, armed with a $3,000 design budget, provides the emotional support and design expertise needed to help turn a house into a home.
Our new, reformatted My First Place (starting with the Season 6) follows the journey of real-life first-time buyers through the trials and tribulations of finding and financing their first place.
Each episode features a set of first-timers and their realtor along the stress-filled journey, including the exciting search for the perfect home, learning the pitfalls of financing, the best bidding strategies and how to survive the home inspection. Their journey ends in the emotional culmination of homeownership — or sometimes not. Inevitably there's a compromise to reach closing on a new home for the first time. (Source: HGTV)
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Albany Beach restoration plan challenged
By Damin Esper
Posted: 01/31/2013 10:32:54 AM PST
Updated: 02/02/2013 05:21:13 AM PST
ALBANY -- Canines and some recreational users are the basis of a legal action challenging the Environmental Impact Report for the restoration of Albany Beach.
A lawsuit filed Jan. 17 by a group called Sustainability, Parks, Recycling and Wildlife Defense Fund (SPRAWLDEF) claims the East Bay Regional Park District, which is working on the restoration, has allowed "dogs to run wild, damaging the San Francisco Bay wildlife," and that the EIR left "unanalyzed the impacts of windsurfers upon endangered eel grass."
Norman La Force of SPRAWLDEF said his group believes there are a number of problems with the environmental report.
"The EIR has failed to address the impact of off-leash dogs on the beach area," he said. "People who do not have dogs, or even if they do have dogs and want to enjoy that experience or have children, no longer have that experience."
Dogs -- both on- and off-leash -- have become a contentious issue in parks around the Bay Area. Officially, dogs are banned from using state parkland. But Albany Beach has become an attraction magnet for dog owners over the years. The beach is part of the Sylvia McLaughlin State Park, but is managed by the regional park district, which also has a nearby dog park at Point Isabel in Richmond.
Ted Radosevich, district counsel for the EBRPD, said the beach has been used by dog owners for decades, predating it being a state park.
"When you do a project, you have to look at the
current conditions and look at whether there will be adverse environmental impacts if you do the project," he said. "Our project will create a fenced off habitat area where dogs will not be allowed. There will be a picnic and staging area where dogs will have to be on leash. We've tried to balance the conflicting needs and issues of the East Bay public, which is not an easy thing to do. Right now, dogs can go pretty much anywhere. Our project will restrict dogs."
La Force said that he helped expand the dog area at Point Isabel and that he's not against dogs. However, he said the consequences dogs have on the environment can be huge.
"Dogs have an impact on wildlife, chasing birds," he said. "That weakens the birds in terms of the ability to rest and to forage. And there's the aesthetic impact that dogs off-leash aren't controlled as well by the owners, or at all, and this has caused impacts on other park users, particularly the elderly and young children."
The other focus of the SPRAWLDEF lawsuit is the use of the beach by boaters and windsurfers. A planned parking lot could make it easier for those with watercraft to access the beach. SPRAWLDEF claims that will be bad for eel grass in the area.
"They want to facilitate people going out in small craft in the area of the eel grass bed," La Force said. "The response in the EIR is, 'We don't think it's going to be a problem and if it is, we'll just figure something out.' Well, that's not appropriate. This is an endangered plant that used to be prominent in the area. It's not a plant species that you just throw the seeds out and, gee, it comes back. It needs certain conditions for it to be able to thrive."
Radosevich said that all of the state agencies responsible have examined the eel grass issue and none have objected.
"That's what we've looked at and analyzed, and we don't believe it will happen," he said. "Clearly, if down the road there are impacts, we're a responsible public agency, we'll look at the real impacts that develop," Radosevich said. "We feel that from an environmental document viewpoint, we've satisfied the law."
In another development, neighboring Golden Gate Fields has also challenged the EIR as part of an eminent domain lawsuit EBPRD filed to complete the Bay Trail on land owned by the racetrack.
EBRPD and Golden Gate Fields had negotiated for several years over the strip of land behind the parking lot of the racetrack. Attorneys for Golden Gate Fields could not be reached for comment.
Radosevich said he expected the two actions would be consolidated. He added that he felt positive about the restoration project.
"Long term, the district will provide the trail and we will provide the public access," he said. "It's a great public need and that's what we're committed to achieve."


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for Health Care Providers
Women's Health
- Background
- HIV Prevention
- Reproductive and Hormonal Issues
- Neuropsychiatric Disorders
- Military Sexual Trauma and Domestic Violence (Intimate Partner Violence)
- Screening: Cancer, Osteoporosis, and STDs
- Cervical Dysplasia and Management of Abnormal Pap Smear Results
- Osteoporosis
- Genital Tract Infections
- References
- Table 1. Potential ARV Interactions: Hormonal Contraceptives
Note: Some medications mentioned in this chapter may not be available on the VHA National Formulary. Consult VA pharmacists for alternatives.
Key Points
- A Women Veterans Program Manager is available at every VA Medical Center to assist in providing care for women veterans.
- Nearly one third of people living with HIV in the United States are women.
- In the United States, HIV-infected women are less likely than HIV-infected men to receive ART.
- General preventive strategies and health maintenance are all part of routine care for HIV-infected women.
- Women should receive reproductive counseling.
- For pregnant women and women who may become pregnant, avoid use of EFV.
- Women with HIV have increased risk of developing abnormal cervical, vaginal, vulvar, and anal cytology, with possible progression to squamous carcinoma, especially if the CD4 count is <200 cells/µL.
- Women with HIV have higher rates of persistence and recurrence of herpes simplex virus, human papillomavirus (HPV), bacterial vaginosis, and candidal genital tract infections compared with their HIV-uninfected counterparts.
- Women with HIV are at increased risk of neuropsychiatric disease and should be screened accordingly.
- All women veterans, including those with HIV, should be screened for military sexual trauma and exposure to domestic violence.
- All women veterans, including those with HIV, should be screened for breast cancer and osteoporosis.
- One half of the people living with HIV worldwide are women.
- In the United States, according to the CDC:
- Nearly one third of people living with HIV are women.
- Heterosexual transmission is the main mode of HIV acquisition among women (80-90% 2008), followed by injection drug use.
- Rates of HIV infection are increasing in rural and small metropolitan areas.
- Women of color are disproportionately infected with HIV.
- In 2010, the diagnosis rate of both HIV/AIDS and AIDS was 20 times higher for non-Hispanic black women than the rate for non-Hispanic white women; 64% of HIV-infected women were African American.
- The diagnosis rate of both HIV/AIDS and AIDS was nearly 5 times higher among Hispanic/Latina women than non-Hispanic/Latina white women.
- In 2010, 45% of women of color infected with HIV were from southern U.S. states. They are less likely to start ART than women and men from other regions of the United States, and they had the highest rate of HIV/AIDS events (81%).
- HIV-infected women are less likely than their male counterparts to be on ART, largely because of decreased access to health care and because of priorities.
Veterans with HIV*
Women: 3%
Natural History
- Women generally have lower viral loads than men at the time of seroconversion.
- On average, HIV RNA levels are at least 50% lower in women than in men with the same CD4 cell counts and duration of HIV infection.
- From seroconversion, the time to the development of AIDS and overall mortality are the same for women and men despite the difference in HIV RNA levels.
- Virologic and CD4 responses to ART are the same for women and men.
Risks for Women with HIV
- Women tend to be diagnosed later in the course of HIV infection than men, and they tend to seek care at more advanced disease stages.
- Barriers to care include:
- Child care or family care obligations, transportation limitations, lack of insurance, fear of disclosure (particularly to male partners, also to community and social networks), denial, and cultural mistrust of the health care system
- Perception of their own need for medical care as being of low priority
- Depression: A prospective cohort study showed that women who self-reported chronic depressive symptoms were twice as likely to have CD4 decline and to die than women with mild or no depressive symptoms.
Pharmacologic Considerations for Women with HIV
- Limited pharmacokinetic studies show differences in ARV metabolism between women and men.
- Women often have higher serum drug levels of certain ARVs, including EFV, NVP, IDV, LPV, and SQV.
- Women have higher rates of adverse effects from certain ARVs, including:
- Hepatotoxicity related to NVP, especially when NVP is initiated at CD4 counts of >250 cells/µL or during pregnancy
- Rash related to NNRTIs and the PIs DRV and TPV
- Nausea and vomiting related to PIs
- ABC hypersensitivity (odds ratio: 1:4)
- There is little information on dosage adjustment of ARVs for women (pregnant or nonpregnant).
- Metabolism of ARVs may be altered during pregnancy.
- Some ARVs should not be used by pregnant women or those who may become pregnant, because of potential teratogenicity or other toxicity.
- Some ARVs have significant interactions with certain hormonal contraceptives; ARVs and contraceptives should be selected with this in mind (see Table 1).
Health maintenance: With prolonged survival in the era of ART, preventive strategies and health maintenance measures such as control of hypertension, smoking cessation, minimizing cardiovascular risk factors, and routine screening for osteoporosis and cancer (cervical, breast, and colon) are all part of routine care for HIV-infected women. See Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, and Smoking Cessation for further information on these topics.
This chapter will address these commonly encountered issues for HIV-infected women:
- Reproductive and hormonal issues
- Interactions of ARVs with hormonal contraceptives
- Screening for neuropsychiatric disorders
- Screening for military sexual trauma and domestic violence
- Screening for cancer, osteoporosis, and STD
- Cervical dysplasia
- Osteoporosis
- Genital tract infections
HIV Prevention
Note: A Women Veterans Program Manager is available at every VA Medical Center to assist in providing care for women veterans, including those with HIV infection. See also Prevention for Positives.
|Prevention of HIV transmission
Reproductive and Hormonal Issues
|Abbreviations: HERS = Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study; USPHSTF = U.S. Public Health Services Task Force; WIHS = Women's Interagency HIV Study
* Public Health Service Task Force Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States; May 24, 2010.
Preconception counseling is needed for all women who intend to become or who may become pregnant; preconception counseling and care includes:
^Increased risk of hepatotoxicity during pregnancy; avoid initiating NVP in pregnant women with CD4 counts of >250 cells/µL
|Menstrual irregularities and menopause
|Evaluate menstrual irregularities as in HIV-uninfected women. Initial considerations include:
|Sexual function
Evaluate women's perceived level of and satisfaction with sexual function
Evaluate for factors related to perceptions of suboptimal sexual function:
Sexual function in HIV-infected women is a neglected area of study.
Discuss patient's concerns candidly.
Drug interactions between oral contraceptive agents and many PIs and NNRTIs may affect the serum levels of either the hormonal agent or the ARV. In some cases, contraceptive efficacy or the potential for side effects may be affected significantly. Dosage adjustments may be required, and some combinations are contraindicated. See table below for details.
There are very few data on potential interactions between ARVs and nonoral hormonal contraceptives. Transdermal (patch) and transvaginal (intravaginal ring) contraceptive devices contain ethinyl estradiol (EE); thus caution should be used on a theoretical basis with ARVs that increase the serum estradiol levels. DMPA (Depo-Provera) is a progestin; thus, its interactions with ARVs may mirror those of norethindrone (NE). This may be cause for concern if DMPA is used with ARVs that increase NE levels, because DMPA is long-acting and has sustained serum levels.
There are no significant known interactions between hormonal contraceptives and NRTIs, integrase inhibitors, or CCR5 antagonists.
|Decreased EE or NE levels
|Risk of contraceptive failure; use alternative (or additional) contraceptive method
(If oral contraceptive used with ATV/r, it should contain ≥35 mcg of EE.)
|Risk of contraceptive failure; use alternative (or additional) contraceptive method.
|Increased EE or NE levels
|PIs (without RTV):
|Risk of EE or NE adverse effects; alternative contraceptive method is recommended.
|No data
|Alternative method of contraception is recommended.
|Mixed effects
|↑ EE, ↓ NE; no dosage adjustment.
Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Screen for neuropsychiatric disorders in HIV-infected women
Neuropsychiatric disorders are common in HIV-infected individuals:
Neuropsychiatric testing is recommended to establish diagnosis.
Owing to increased rates of depression and PTSD in women veterans, aggressive screening and treatment of depression in HIV-infected women is recommended.
Substance abuse is often comorbid with PTSD and depression.
For women with HIV infection, especially those with multiple responsibilities, psychosocial needs may be complex, requiring multidisciplinary team care. Research suggests that case management can improve outcomes, care, and treatment adherence.
For further information, see Depression.
Military Sexual Trauma and Domestic Violence (Intimate Partner Violence)
|Military sexual trauma (MST)
Screen all veterans, including female veterans, for MST.
Refer veterans with MST to the designated MST Counselor or team; referral to a local Vet Center may be an appropriate alternative based on available services.
|Domestic violence
Consider screening with the HITS scale:
Each question is answered on a 5-point scale: 1 = never; 2 = rarely; 3 = sometimes; 4 = fairly often; 5 = frequently. The score ranges from 4 to a maximum of 20. A score of ≥10 is considered diagnostic of abuse.
Look for evidence of physical abuse (bruises, fractures, injuries accompanied by implausible explanation).
If abuse is documented or suspected:
Screening: Cancer, Osteoporosis, and STDs
Note: For other routine cancer screening, see Cancer Screening.
|Cervical cancer screening:
|Abbreviations: ASCUS = atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance; CT = Chlamydia trachomatis; GC = Neisseria gonorrhea; HSIL = high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; LSIL = low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; NAAT = nucleic acid amplification test
|Vulvar and vaginal cancer screening:
|Anal cancer screening:
|No national guidelines for anal cancer screening; consider:
|Breast cancer screening:
|Osteoporosis/osteopenia screening:
|STD screening:
Cervical Dysplasia and Management of Abnormal Pap Smear Results
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|Management and Treatment
|Epidemiology and Diagnosis
|Management and Treatment
|* Calcium and other divalent cations may lower serum levels of integrase inhibitors; calcium should be taken ≥2 hours apart from integrase inhibitors.
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|Epidemiology and Diagnosis
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Consider hospitalization in event of severe illness, pregnancy, or inability to take oral therapy
Outpatient treatment:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2006. MMWR 2006. Accessed November 20, 2008.
- Kojic EM, Cu-Uvin S. Special care issues of women living with HIV-AIDS. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2007 Mar;21(1):133-48, ix.
- Kojic EM, Wang CC, Cu-Uvin S. HIV and menopause: a review. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2007 Dec;16(10):1402-11.
- McNicholl I. Database of Antiretroviral Drug Interactions. In: Coffey S, Volberding PA, eds. HIV InSite Knowledge Base [textbook online]. San Francisco: UCSF Center for HIV Information; 2008. Accessed November 20, 2008.
- National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents June 18, 2008.
- Perinatal HIV Guidelines Working Group. Public Health Service Task Force Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States. July 8, 2008. Accessed November 20, 2008.
- Screening for Cervical Cancer, Topic Page. January 2003. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. Accessed November 20, 2008.
- Sherin KM, Sinacore JM, Li XQ, et al. HITS: a short domestic violence screening tool for use in a family practice setting. Fam Med. 1998 Jul-Aug;30(7):508-12.
- Wright TC Jr, Massad LS, Dunton CJ, et al. 2006 American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology-sponsored Consensus Conference. 2006 consensus guidelines for the management of women with abnormal cervical cancer screening tests. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Oct;197(4):346-55.
- Zinzow HM, Grubaugh AL, Monnier J, et al. Trauma among female veterans: a critical review. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2007 Oct;8(4):384-400.


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Overtraining? Top 9 ways to know if you are doing it and how to fix it!
Overtraining? Can there be such a thing? Are you telling me NOT to work out today?
No, no, no, no, let me explain.
Overtraining can best be defined as the state where your workouts are exceeding your recovery. Overtraining Syndrome is the term for the collective symptoms of not getting the proper rest and recovery over the course of weeks or even months. Everyone has good days and bad days in the gym, so don't confuse that with actual overtraining. But, with that said, if you read over this list and it screams out "THIS IS ME!!!" it may be time to take a couple of days off for some good R&R.
- You Repeatedly Can't Finish Your Normal Workout – Like I said, everyone has good and bad days in the gym (I can personally vouch for that), but this is a series of really bad days. Let's say that on a normal day you can do 100 round kicks on a heavy bag with no problem, but for the last few days after 45 your legs are spent. This is a prime example of overtraining, where your body is starting to regress, instead of progress.
- You Have Been Working Out Consistently And Start To Get "Thicker" – Obviously if you are eating improperly this is going to contribute to this, but what I mean is that if your diet is on point and your workouts are consistent, but you start to notice those dreaded love handles are getting bigger with every burpee you do, that is overtraining. Working out too much can lead to the dreaded "C" word…Cortisol. Cortisol is a hormone in your body, which if thrown out of balance with your bodies other hormones can increase insulin resistance as well as fat deposits (especially around the midsection!)
- You Have Been Working Out Hard Every Day – If you have been pushing your physical limits every day, that's great! But you had better push your rest limits too. Between your job, family life, and working out there isn't enough time to really get the rest your body needs. It's OK to take a day off! (Your body will thank you!) Pro athletes push human boundaries with their workouts sometimes 2 or 3 times a day, but they also don't have to worry about the new cover sheet on their TPS reports. If you want pro style results, get pro style rest.
- Your Sleep Is Being Compromised – When you kill it in the gym every day, your Sympathetic Nervous System gets so excited that it wants you to stay up all night and think about your great workout! If you notice changes such as restlessness during the day, irritability, and poor sleep quality, it's time to take a little time off.
- Your Heart Tries To "Rise and Shine!" Before You Do – If your waking heart rate is elevated, let it have a day or two off. Your heart is very thankful for all of the hard work you have been doing to keep it nice and healthy, but remember it needs to rest and recover too!
- You Are Achy All The Time – I'm not talking about " I did squats yesterday and today my legs hurt". That is just your bodies way of telling you "Good job", I'm talking about genuine deep joint and muscle pain. First thing to check is that your form is correct (Most actual pain comes from not doing the exercise properly) followed by making sure your joint is working properly! Listen to your body, if it's just being whiny, just say to it "Shut up, it's burpee Thursday"! But if it has filed a formal complaint, you better listen.
- You Are Getting Sick More Than Usual – This was the first way I knew it was time to take a little break. If you aren't the sickly type, but recently you can't shake a cold or sore throat, it could be your body putting on the brakes. Your new abs could be compromising your immune system. Keep track of all those sniffles and if it becomes a regular occurrence, grab a tissue, and take a break.
- You Are Suddenly A Hermit – If you are normally a social butterfly and now can't seem to find the energy to go out and socialize, you could be overtraining. When your body can't recover enough to complete the tasks it does every day, the last thing it's going to let you do is go to all you can eat wings with your buddies all night. Trying to make time for everything by cutting out rest is never worth all those delicious, spicy, morsels of goodness.
- You Always Feel Like Garbage – If not being able to move for days or even weeks after a tough workout is becoming the new normal, it's time to make a few days off from the gym the "New" new normal.


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ROCKFORD — Wild turkey delays are becoming fairly common on certain roads around town.
Flocks of hens and Jakes almost lackadaisically cross busy intersections like Spring Creek and Alpine roads until they're politely shooed along by car horns, while bearded Toms wander through yards, or strut across fields and find trees to roost in at night.
The turkey population is stable now, thriving really.
But sights like these, that would have been unheard of just 20 years ago, can still come and go just as quickly as turkey numbers can rise and fall in a given year and place.
It all depends on about three weeks of spring weather, said Frank Ostling, district wildlife biologist for the Department of Natural Resources.
"It's those first three weeks of their lives that's critical," Ostling said.
That's the amount of time it takes for a hatchling to learn to fly. Once a young turkey makes to the trees, to roost in branches away from predators, the odds of it surviving to maturity are great.
"As long as they have an adequate amount of insects and cover to feed and take shelter, and it's dry and warm in those three weeks in late spring or early summer, the prospects are good," Ostling said.
The Illinois population is stable enough now that the DNR doesn't keep estimates or counts. Moreover, biologists aren't worried much about over-population. Turkeys aren't very problematic, Ostling said.
They plod and strut into roads, making them infinitely easier for drivers to avoid and less dangerous than deer. The birds aren't as aggressive as geese or particularly harmful to the ecosystem. There isn't much concern with their starving or lack of habitat here in the Forest City.
The only real problem comes when people start feeding them, Ostling said.
"They get used to being around people pretty quickly," he said. "They'll stay in certain areas if they're being fed. It can create a nuisance for a neighborhood, mostly with their droppings or loss of feathers, things like that."
Not bad for a species that was pushed and hunted to the brink of extinction by the 20th Century. The birds were wiped out of Illinois and most of the country, but were able to survive in the deep pockets of the Ozark and Appalachian mountains.
After decades of failed attempts to breed turkeys in captivity, conservationists tried a more painstaking method in the 1980s and 1990s, one that would ultimately work. They baited the birds into the open and trapped them in nets that were literally shot out of cannons.
Wild turkeys, which had the survival skills a domesticated bird could never learn, were captured in Missouri and Appalachia and released here in Illinois and throughout the country.
Now they can be spotted — on Thanksgiving and most other days of the year — in every forest preserve and many neighborhoods in Rockford and the surrounding area.
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Quote of the Day – Professor Gone Crazy Edition
Been busy this week, so no time to blog.
Thought I'd share this with you and commend the article to your attention.
I had to read that three times to make sure I hadn't gone nuts. An American college professor — one who just paragraphs earlier announced that college professors are self-evidently supporters of the First Amendment — just said that speech should be punished by the government if the United States military thinks it should be. Is this real life?
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Proposed budget includes reduction in City property tax rate
In her first State of the City address today, Mayor Coleen Seng outlined her balanced budget proposal for 2003-2004 and a related initiative called "Building Lincoln," a balanced, comprehensive approach to finance City growth.
"As Mayor, I want to bring everyone together to build all of Lincoln – older, newer and brand-new neighborhoods; businesses and community; private and public – all working together in partnership to keep Lincoln growing," said Mayor Seng.
The Mayor's recommended operating budget for the next fiscal year beginning September 1 includes a property tax rate decrease estimated at 7.7 percent and no reductions in services, such as library or pool hours. Mayor Seng also proposes:
"The budget I propose today calls for a reduction in the City property tax rate," said Seng. "I know many homeowners are reeling from the new valuations the County Assessor sent them. I promised during the campaign that I would not take advantage of the higher valuations, and I think you know I keep my promises. The growth in next year's property tax revenue is limited to what the City will receive from real growth in the tax base, plus the cost of the storm sewer bonds voters approved in May."
In the "Building Lincoln" initiative, Mayor Seng outlines an aggressive plan to finance streets, water and wastewater as the City grows. This initiative will be proposed as separate legislation, but for the first time in City history, the Comprehensive Plan and the six-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) are linked to the budget.
In addition to the impact fees and water rate increases approved earlier this year by the City Council, Seng is proposing the adoption of key recommendations from the Infrastructure Finance Committee:
Other cities have used general obligation bonds to fund construction, but this would be the first time Lincoln has used them. Seng said current conditions for a bond issue are very favorable with the low interest rates and the recent upgrade in the City's bond ratings.
"If the financing strategy is not approved or if parts of it are not adopted, then the CIP clearly shows which projects will not be built," said Seng. "In the end, it comes down to a simple choice. Either we decide to achieve the growth called for in the Comprehensive Plan or we do not. If we do, the path is clear: we must provide the new revenue to pay for the growth. If we do not, that path also is clear: together we must scale back the Comprehensive Plan to what we can afford."
Mayor Seng said Lincoln must continue to grow to remain strong and create jobs, and that growth must be guided by the Comprehensive Plan. She called for "carefully planned and financed growth," with the Comprehensive Plan supported by a logical, realistic capital construction program.
"If we come together to provide sound financing, we all can be proud of how we are 'Building Lincoln,'" said Mayor Seng. "No one enjoys paying the bill. But the financial support we provide today really is about preparing a community for the next generation. We must give our children and grandchildren the quality of life they deserve. We must 'Build Lincoln,' and we must provide the resources to do it."
The $121 million tax-funded budget is a 4.7 percent increase in spending without the recently passed storm water bond and the Antelope Valley property acquisition expenditures. The voter-approved bond issue and the Antelope Valley cost would add 2.4 percent to overall spending. The budget includes a total of 29.5 new full-time equivalent (FTE) positions, with 22.5 of those FTEs in public safety positions. In addition, 12 FTEs that were added in the current fiscal year will be fully funded in the next year for the first time.
The City Council will meet with department directors over the next few weeks before voting on tentative adjustments to the Mayor's budget July 28. The public hearing on the City budget is August 11. The Council is scheduled to vote on final changes to the budget August 13 and formally adopt the budget August 25.
The Mayor's State of the City address is available on the City web site at www.lincoln.ne.gov.
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All of them could be correct.
Student or Learner
How is it right to say "a vacant table", "a free table", "an available table" speaking about a table which is not occupied by anyone.
All of them could be correct.
All correct, but not always interchangeable. 'Available' rarely (if ever...*) precedes the noun it modifies, but a table can be either 'free' or 'vacant' or 'available'. And, referring to a chair (say, in a pub where you were trying to seat 5 people around a table with only 4) you'd say (to a neighbouring table with a vacant chair) 'Is this free?', rather than 'vacant' - which it obviously is. In that situation you could also invert the question to 'Is this free', or leave the verb up to the audience's imagination and say (with an appropriate mime) 'Do you mind if I... ?' (by which time they'll have said 'No, it's all yours/go ahead/be my guest...' or 'I'm afraid it's taken').
PS* No, of course not - in, for example, 'they sat at any available table'.
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Good morning from Port St. Lucie, where there's a chill in the air and the sun is just coming up.
Had dinner last night with a friend on the Mets' beat and like most people I speak with in the media he's not enthusiastic about them having a good season.
Drove around a little last night and this place has changed over the past few years. Really built up. New hotels and restaurants, including a sushi place not far from where I am staying.
Walked into the lobby and three hotel staffers remembered me by name. Felt like Norm for Cheers. Was a good feeling.
Heading to camp in a few minutes. David Wright is at the WBC and Johan Santana is still here from when I traveled with the team on a regular basis.
Will make a run at Santana for obvious reasons, including a new one – the president of Venezuela died yesterday. Need to get a reaction from him. Ironically, the Mets are playing the Venezuelan team today.
Also Ike Davis to see what he knows about being added to the WBC now that Mark Teixeira is injured. Yankees can't be too happy about that. I never have, and never will, be a fan of the Classic. It means so much more to players from other countries, especially Latin America than it does to players from the US. But, Felix Hernandez isn't pitching (could it be that new contract?) and the Japanese players in the majors aren't all participating.
Wright is on board, but many big name players are not. Have to wonder why.
No, there are no plans to ask Sandy Alderson whether he plans to jump out of any airplanes. Insert your reaction here.
Lot of Mets fans in the lobby. One lady I remember is a regular. She holds court every morning at breakfast. Had cards promoting the blog made up to pass around. Have to think differently now.
Have a great day folks and I'll be posting regularly here now while covering the Mets beat.


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Juniors Working with Ingram on Evolution of Grassesby Kyle Bender 12 • June 25, 2010 Share:
Wabash juniors Patrick Garrett and Pete Guiden are getting a summer biology experience rarely available to undergraduate students.
The two are working alongside Associate Professor of Biology Amanda Ingram.
"We've been able to work elbow-to-elbow with Dr. Ingram in her research – it's unbelievable really," Garrett said. "Dr. Ingram has served as a mentor and has given me the opportunities I need to succeed with my course of study."
Ingram's work focuses on understanding the evolution of chloridoid grasses, a group of approximately 1500 largely warm-season grasses distributed in the tropics and subtropics.
"Understanding the relationships among the species in this group can help us understand better how interesting traits like inflorescence form have evolved," Ingram said. "This in turn can have important implications for the improvement of economically important cereal and turf species, potentially improving crop yield."
"Understanding the relationships among the species in this group can help us understand better how interesting traits like inflorescence form have evolved," Ingram said. "This in turn can have important implications for the improvement of economically important cereal and turf species, potentially improving crop yield."
The study was recently deemed worthy of a four-year research grant from the National Science Foundation valued at more than $217,000. The grant allowed Ingram to hire Garrett and Guiden as summer lab assistants.
Ingram, who has taught at Wabash since 2004, began her research of chloridoid grasses ten years ago working on her Ph.D. at Cornell University.
"Pat and Pete are currently involved with several projects related to the NSF grant," she said. "The bulk of their time has been spent sequencing genes to be used as characters for trying to figure out which grass species are more closely related."
Garrett and Guiden have not taken the opportunity for granted.
"Pat and I are doing things that will be reviewed by other scientists," Guiden said. "That changed my entire perspective on the project. It's much more than the previous lab work we've done in introductory biology courses, where we would write a paper to be graded by our professor. We're actually taking the science we learned in the classroom and applying it in the real world."
Although some of the work might have seemed overwhelming at first, both students credit Ingram's guidance as the central element for their smooth transition.
"I have always enjoyed science but never believed I had the lab skills to go on and make a career out of it," Guiden said. "Dr. Ingram has been very patient, by teaching us while she is working. She gave us each a specific project that will be a part of the NSF research study and then taught us all the lab skills we will need to accomplish our goals."
Garrett said the independent lab work and the assignments illustrate the Wabash College mission statement. "This is critical thinking at its best. She has given us the tools to succeed but it is essentially up to us to think independently to meet our goals."
Ingram is working cooperatively on the research project with UC-Claremont Graduate University Associate Professor Travis Columbus. Columbus is a research scientist at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens in Claremont, California. Garrett and Guiden will travel there for ten days of study in August, funded completely by the NSF grant.
"Rancho Santa Ana has a unique summer program that involves spending two weeks at the botanical garden, learning about methods in plant systematics, ranging from DNA sequencing to electron microscopy, with additional time in the field exploring the California flora," Ingram said.
Garrett and Guiden will work alongside students from across the country. The trip will allow them to observe the differences between Wabash's liberal arts curriculum and the primarily research-based Claremont Graduate School curriculum.
"Before I came to Wabash, I had never traveled," Garrett said. "Last year, I was able to participate in the Summer Study in Ecuador Program, which was my first plane ride. Now I get to travel to California for ten days, all expenses paid doing what I love. It's remarkable."


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A winner was selected from 77 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
I am David Roberts, president of Showstopper, Inc. and for the past 30 years we have conducted 40 dance competitions each year all over the country for young dancers in the United States and Canada. Every year we like to change the graphic design of our stage "set" which is made of large freestanding fiberglass pieces that when put together stand 40 feet wide and go from 9 feet to13 feet tall to create the backdrop for our stage. In the center is a lit Showstopper sign in a star. You can look at the design template I'm sending with this and also our website http://www.showstopperonline.com to get a better idea of what I'm talking about. If you go to the video section of our website it shows the set clearly with the design we used last year on our stage.
Our audience is basically our contestants which are mainly young females aged 8 yrs to 18 yrs old. They are very into fashion, Hanna Montana, "So you think you can Dance" TV Show, Taylor Swift and the like. Of course watching the events also are dance teachers and the families of the dancers. So want want a youthful, hip, fresh, "today" look.
We want you to use all your creative ideas to create a new graphic design for our stage set to give us a fresh new look. "Disney-like" can be a good look as well as "grunge" and hip. The best "base" color to use would be blue because it looks so good on camera, but of course other colors, designs, etc. need to be used, like pinks, golds, purples and others. You can use the set template for your design and then we will enlarge the design and then paint it on our sets.