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JACKSONVILLE � Police say a Marine killed after going on a shooting spree in Texas also is suspected of killing his wife in North Carolina.
Jacksonville, N.C., police say 21-year-old Rubi Estefania Smith of Bakersfield, Calif., was found dead Sunday afternoon in a motel room near Camp Lejeune. She's the wife of Esteban J. Smith, a 23-year-old Marine who died Sunday in a gunfight with Texas authorities.
Police spokeswoman Beth Purcell says Rubi Estefania Smith appears to have died from a knife wound.
Esteban Smith is suspected in a West Texas shooting rampage that left one woman dead and five others wounded. An assault rifle, handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were recovered from Smith's vehicle.


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durable and light
Bought this for emergencies and as an alternate to a sleeping bag durning the summer. I liked that it's easy to put a sleeping bag inside and it is wind and water proof. Also liked the price better than the escape, might pay for it later after reading through the rest of the reviews though...
Thermal vs escape Bivy
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
The thermal will keep you a littler warmer, but you'll wake up to condensation. The escape will sacrifice some heat, but keep you dry. I like the escape better, but it comes down to preference.
For when "staying alive" is the goal
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
It's cheap, light, and waterproof. That's enough to make it worth bringing along as an emergency shelter. If your day hike turns into an unexpected overnight, especially if weather rolls in, this bivy could be a life saver. Make no mistake, though, it's not going to be a fun night. This bivy doesn't breathe, so you'll end up moist. It's also not comfortably warm below about 50 deegrees. But in above-freezing temperatures it's probably good enough to keep you alive until morning, and for the size/weight (maybe compare to a 20 oz coke) it'll have a spot in my day pack for longer hikes.
If I were buying again, I'd consider the newer "Escape" version that's supposed to breathe better. http://www.backcountry.com/adventure-medical-sol-escape-bivvy
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Not talking much about breathability vs thermal losses and VBL-concept but ...
Manufacturing quality is a crap, uneven cuts, loose and rare threads with untreated ends. Main body material is very weak, ripped it just pulling the velcro.
So no wonders. A little of money, a little of bivy
Great in a pinch
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This bivvy is great as an emergency heat boost, but not so great for every night use. I bought it based on the reviewer that said they used it every night in the summer, but that did not work for me. This thing does not breathe at all despite the vent at the bottom and the openings between the velcro closures on the side. I got clammy using just the bag in the summer, and downright sweaty when I used it to up my bag rating in the winter in a hammock. Whether it was inside my sleepbag, or my bag was inside it, I was not able to sleep comfortably. I ended up putting it between my bag and hammock and it worked well there.
As an emergency bag, there is no doubt, this thing keeps the heat in! But I would not use it again casually.
perfect for the warmer nights
went out car camping, and found it was prefect for the night that it was not to cold.
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- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Originally bought this for my emergency kit. When I went on my first backpacking trip I took it along "just in case." The first night I was freezing cold, so I busted this little bivy open and put it inside my sleeping bag and was able to finally warm up. I woke up pretty sweaty. Didn't mind because at least I got some sleep. The second night, I put my sleeping bag in it. It was still warm. I woke up with lots of condensation between the bivy and the outside of my sleeping bag, I was dry. My guess is that was was in the low high 30s low 40s at night. It saved me, although I am now in the market for a new sleeping bag.
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after watching the video, I think in colder weather it would work great inside a sleeping bag, definitely stay warmer.
after watching the video, I think in colder weather it would work great inside a sleeping bag, definitely stay warmer.
The vent in the leg
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Indid it is great for a warm weather sleeping bag. I use it all summer long and in the coldest winter climbing in side my winter sleeping bag
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whats the temperature rating on this if used as a summer sleeping bag?
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Michael Douglas, HPV, and Throat Cancer
By Candace Y.A. Montague
June 3, 2013
So Michael Douglas got throat cancer from performing oral sex. Or not. Or maybe. It's debateable right now. The first report revealed that his battle with throat cancer nearly three years ago spurred from possible exposure to human papilloma virus (HPV). He stated in an interview with the Guardian that oral sex caused throat cancer. More recent reports claim that the 68 year-old actor did not say that oral sex caused his cancer specifically but was a potential cause of it. Semantics aside, the mere mention of HPV, cancer, and a famous movie star in the same sentence causesthe media circuit to light up and presents a time for a teachable moment. Now before everyone freaks out and temporarily swears off oral sex, let's examine what HPV is and how it relates to throat cancer.
What Is HPV Anyway?
The basic facts about human papilloma virus according to the Center for Disease Control are
Is Throat Cancer Deadly?
I'm sure most people hear the words cancer and freaked out because they believe it automatically leads to death. I suspected that any form of cancer that is left untreated can be deadly. I "live chatted" with a specialist from the American Cancer Society to confirm my suspicion. The specialist said, "Yes, oral and oropharyngeal cancer can be deadly especially in the later stages. The later the stage the poorer the prognosis." However, if detected early, it can be treated (Mr. Douglas is living proof of that).
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10 comments:
- Lisa Schroeder said...
Awesome! And hey, thanks, I see my little book down there at the bottom. :) So cool!!
- November 26, 2011 at 7:25 AM
- E. Arroyo said...
So Cool. Congrats!
- November 26, 2011 at 8:20 AM
- Katie Anderson said...
So much fun! thanks for sharing all these pics. I love seeing them. Congrats!
- November 26, 2011 at 9:08 AM
- BookChic said...
I so wish I could've gone, or sent my sister in lieu of me, but it just didn't work out for either of us. Looks like it was a wonderful time though and that drink sounds and looks delicious!!
- November 26, 2011 at 9:29 AM
- Rachel said...
Congratulations Kimberly! I wish I lived in Washington so I could come to one of your signings! I'm going to start reading The Pledge today!
- November 26, 2011 at 9:42 AM
- kaylaleebugg said...
I showed up as they were taking the balloons down. Now I am really smacking myself for hitting the snooze button one more time!
- November 26, 2011 at 5:58 PM
- DJ D. said...
Great photos, Kimberly! Thanks for sharing and congrats on the release!
- November 26, 2011 at 6:41 PM
- Britta said...
SO wish I could have been there!
- November 26, 2011 at 7:47 PM
- Kimberly Derting said...
Lisa - How could I forget your book?!?
James - I was hoping I'd get to meet your sister...maybe next time ;)
Rachel - I hope you like it!!!
Kaylaleebug - Aw, I feel terrible that you didn't make it :(
- November 27, 2011 at 6:36 AM
- Shelli (srjohannes) said...
Love the scarf WE bought (and when I say we I don't mean you Josh)!! Sorry I could not b there. :( maybe in spring!
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Undergraduate Learning Assistants (LA) have been a valuable addition to the physics program at University of Arkansas. Learning assistants have improved our instruction, involved more faculty in teacher preparation issues, and attracted more people into physics teaching. When we embarked upon an NSF supported curriculum development project, it became clear that the first and greatest need for sustaining educational reform was for our future faculty to be prepared to be as professional about their roles as educators as their roles as researchers. Our focus at first was to add these kinds of activities to the graduate program, with the same sort of mentoring that accompanies the development of research skills, without extending the time needed to complete a degree. Our undergraduates going to graduate school said that they would like some of this same support. This led us to pursue undergraduate involvement in the program. The results of bringing these talented and highly motivated undergraduate students into a teaching apprenticeship have been wonderful for the undergraduates and their students! (We added more detailed information on some of the official coursework to the catalog to support the program. This is available at http://www.uark.edu/depts/physinfo/pfpf/pfpf.html. Choose the "resources" link from the page.)
Our learning assistants get course credit, not pay. It had to be something we could implement without added cost. The most common course taken is PHYS 400V---Lab and Classroom Practices in Physics. It can be tailored for anywhere from one to three credit hours. One hour would be spent doing the readings and participating in discussion. Sometimes a student will simply observe teaching, planning on doing the actual teaching the following semester. The discussions focus on the pedagogy and the presentation of curricular materials used in class. Laboratory and demonstration techniques illustrating fundamental concepts are acquired through participation in the classroom as an apprentice teacher. Weekly readings are from physics education research literature. The classroom time gives experience in using classroom methods that are measurably effective in promoting student learning. The course is tailored on an individual basis for the undergraduate students. Typical topics covered include preparation for classroom presentations, testing and grading, addressing student alternative conceptions, effective use of classroom demonstrations and interactive classroom techniques.
For three hours of credit, a student would participate in the same pre-semester activities as the incoming graduate students, four full-day meetings on topics essential to classroom experience, with 10-25 pages of reading per day. For the remainder of the semester, a one-hour meeting each week is used to discuss the week's reading (20-25 pages). Then, they take primary responsibility for teaching their own lab-practicum session. Their performance in class is observed. In the beginning, observations are used to provide feedback. The results of the observations as the semester progresses do factor in to the course grade. This full workshop is only held in the fall at our institution, so it takes careful planning on the part of the advisers to make sure students who may want to take the course in the spring have the opportunity to participate. Graduate teaching assistants coming into our institution in the spring semester are not allowed to teach in one of the reformed courses unless they have already had this or similar extensive preparation. For those students, the preparation workshop takes place the following fall. Our institution has a number of upper-division lab-based courses that require grading and technical support, giving us appropriate alternative assignments.
It is best if the faculty member supervising the PHYS 400V internship is actually teaching the course of which the internship is a part, or working in close collaboration with the instructor of the course. Then, much of the discussion of pedagogical issues associated with the teaching internship is covered in the weekly teaching assistant preparatory meetings for the course. Preparing for and holding the weekly meeting to discuss the readings does add a time commitment to the supervising faculty member. At some institutions instruction for this course, which sometimes has as many as five undergraduates, could count as part of the teaching load. A small "cheat" is to only officially offer the course in the spring semester, whether the students do their internship in the fall or the spring, allowing the enrollment to be large enough to count as a class. At UA this is still impractical, as small (<14) classes for undergraduates are recognized as service, and not counted toward the teaching load. However, this is in part made up for by the fact that the graduate student, who would normally teach the lab being used for course credit by the undergraduate, can spend that time primarily grading or proofreading course materials. The TA is available as needed for the LA, but relieves some of the grading load associated with the course on the instructor. Our experience is that very early on, the TA often feels unnecessary in the course, as the LAs bring so much enthusiasm, and often talent!
Some LAs have asked for the opportunity to take the instructor role in one of our two big weekly discussion sessions that go with the course (officially, they are lectures). We choose a topic several weeks in advance. They bring in their discussion outline, reading quiz questions, end of class summary quiz questions, and examples for review at least a week in advance. The careful preparation that has gone into these in every case is amazing. My own course notes contain several cases of such student work. Then, the instructor sits in on the student's lesson, to provide assistance if needed, but to allow an opportunity for helpful discussion afterwards to allow the student to become an even better instructor. This is amazingly useful if it can be scheduled for a day following a trip or proposal deadline for the instructor, when he or she would be less than at best anyway.
Sometimes our undergrads who get truly serious about teaching will take a graduate level course: Internship in College or University Teaching, PHYS 574V. The internship is a supervised experience in an organizational setting for students interested in education. We consider the internship as an important part of the preparation of a competent professional in the field. Research clearly shows that learning a subject does not adequately prepare one to teach it. Our learning assistants get excellent teaching evaluations from their students. They also often report a significant improvement in their own understanding of the material they are presenting.
Students who go on to graduate programs at other institutions often communicate with us about their teaching assignments, and how much more effective they feel they can be based on their experiences in such a supportive atmosphere. Students who have done this internship and gone on to graduate school have been successful in their studies. Some students, including a few engineers, decided that the teaching was what most interested them, and this has been a rich pool for recruiting future high school teachers.
While the mentoring associated with such an endeavor is not trivial, it is well worth it to a department and an institution (and, frankly beyond that!) These students go out into whatever career they are going to pursue with a much better appreciation of how to communicate science. It is easy as a faculty member to forget just how far out we are on the tail of the normal distribution academically, and that most students don't think like we do. Building the awareness of how to successfully facilitate learning is vitally important if we are going to improve teacher preparation, impacting not just the preparation of the future teachers, but the future teachers of teachers!
Gay Stewart is an Associate Professor of Physics at University of Arkansas Fayetteville.


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The name of State Rep. Tiffany Rogers, D-Stuttgart, will appear in full on the Nov. 6 general election ballot after the commission changed her name's point size from 14 points to 12 points.
White County election commissioners believe they have found a solution to a problem on the general election ballot, but the candidate affected believes the solution leaves much to be desired.
The name of State Rep. Tiffany Rogers, D-Stuttgart, will appear in full on the Nov. 6 general election ballot after the commission changed her name's point size from 14 points to 12 points. The name of Rogers' opponent, incumbent Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, will also be reduced to 12-point font on the Nov. 6 ballot. Dismang and Rogers are vying to represent District 28 in the Senate.
Rogers' name was entered in the balloting software as "State Representative Tiffany Rogers," as Rogers entered on her political practice pledge. However, her name appears on the electronic ballot as "State Representative Tiffany Rog..."
Winston Collier, election commission chairman, said he was made aware of the mistake when early voting began Monday morning. Afterward, the commission had signs placed on paper inside each voting machine, saying that Rogers' name was truncated with her full name printed.
Collier said he received verification on Wednesday that state law allows font sizes to be reduced as long as the content remained unchanged. Font sizes cannot be changed on early voting machines, Collier said, adding that different machines are used on election day than are used in early voting.
Rogers said she is happy that the election day ballot will be changed, but believes the record number of people turning out for early voting this election cycle may have a negative impact on her campaign.
"We run on our name and our record," she said. "Typically, it's the last name that is prominent. For it to be 'Rog...' on the ballot? Really?
"Probably close to 40 percent of voting is going to be done early this year. In just three days, a lot of people have been getting out to vote. I just want to be sure this is done appropriately for everyone."
Rogers reiterated that she believes the mistake should not have been made in the first place.
"There are just a lot of things that are not right," she said. "I'm not trying to lay blame on anyone specifically, but I don't understand how five other counties (in Senate District 28) can get it right. I don't think all of the laws were followed in setting up the machines to vote. By their own admission, they didn't know until Monday morning. Their story is changing from time to time on what they can do."
White County is what the Arkansas Secretary of State's office calls a "program your own" (PYO) county, meaning that county officials program the voting machines instead of outsourcing the job to private companies. Collier said that the machines were tested prior to early voting and no errors were detected.
Leslie Bellamy, White County election coordinator, said no screenshots were generated during the testing process.
"As far as the counties (Rogers) keeps speaking of, I believe they outsource their ballot style and coding," Collier said. "We're the only one that's a PYO county."
Collier said White County was already a PYO county when he was appointed to the commission in 2009. Many of the larger counties in the state are PYO counties, while smaller counties often outsource programming.
Collier and Benton Smith, legal council for the Arkansas Democratic Party, both said they were discussing reducing the font size on the election day ballot minutes before the party issued a press release titled "Elections in White County Compromised Due to Election Commission Mistake" early Tuesday evening. Smith said he was not aware of the release until after it was issued.
Collier and Rogers confirmed that they have not spoken since early voting began.
"Since the day this started, I have not heard from Tiffany Rogers, so to the extent she says 'they're saying,' I don't know who she's talking about," said
Collier, a Democrat. "(Wednesday) morning, I text messaged a copy of the ballot to Mr. Smith. If she alleges the story keeps changing, there must be a breakdown in communication on her end."
Smith confirmed that he and Collier had been working toward a solution since the problem was brought to light.
"As far as I'm concerned, that's fair and equitable," said Smith, who served as a Craighead County election commissioner for eight years. "It has the names of both candidates, as it should be. I know there were some technical issues after talking to Chairman Collier. I and the Democratic Party of Arkansas appreciate the White County Election Commission and their service."
Candace Martin, spokesman for the Arkansas Democratic Party, said the party is pleased the issue will be resolved on election day, but she is still concerned about early voting.
"That definitely seems to be something good to look forward to on election day," she said. "I do think that concerns still remain about the early vote period and the error that was made it not including the entire name of the candidate."
Rogers said she has not ruled out legal action against the commission.
"I can't really tell you right now," she said. "We obviously reserve the right to look at it from every angle. A lot of things were done wrong."
Collier, an attorney, said he is confident that the commission has done all it can to correct the issue.
"From a legal standpoint, we feel as if we have gone above and beyond to accommodate Representative Rogers and won't let the threat of a lawsuit discourage us from doing what we think is fair, and that is changing the ballot as we've proposed to do and posting a clarification in every voting machine," he said. "We feel good about our legal standing."
Dismang said he believes the situation has been handled in a fair manner.
"I appreciate them working through it," he said. "In the end, I don't think it has any impact on the election. I'm glad they found a solution."
The election commission will hold a public meeting at 4 p.m. Monday to discuss the ballot change. The meeting will be held at a White County office building on 2301 Eastline Road in Searcy.
Senate District 28 encompasses southeastern White County, including Searcy, Kensett, Higginson, Beebe, West Point, Griffithville, Garner and McRae. The district also includes all of Prairie County and portions of Lonoke, Monroe, Arkansas and Woodruff counties.


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GSA Acting Administrator Delivers Testimony at Senate Nomination Hearing
June 18, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini testified at his nomination hearing before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. In his testimony, Tangherlini discussed the agency's renewed focus on its mission to deliver the best value in real estate, acquisition, and technology services to government and the American people.
Just over one year ago, President Obama appointed Tangherlini as Acting Administrator of GSA during a very challenging time for the agency. He led a comprehensive top to bottom review of the agency, gathering input from individuals at every level of the organization, as well as partners in the federal government and the private sector. This process helped cultivate a culture of continuous evaluation and improvement throughout GSA at a time when the agency's services are needed most.
"We have made real progress at a time when the mission of our agency has never been more important. Today, as budgets tighten, GSA is uniquely positioned to help federal agencies get better outcomes from their program dollars by leveraging the scope and scale of the federal government to deliver common sense solutions and significant savings," said Tangherlini.
Tangherlini's common-sense reforms have led to concrete results. During the past fiscal year, GSA reduced spending on travel, IT devices, and printing to end the year 43 percent lower than the FY10 baseline for those items. In travel alone, the agency saved $28 million dollars by revising internal travel and conference policies. Last year, the agency reduced bonuses by 64 percent, including the elimination of all bonuses within the administrator's office. In addition, GSA's "Great Ideas Hunt" created more than $5 million in savings by implementing employee ideas.
Tangherlini has also begun the process of consolidating key administrative service functions to eliminate unnecessary redundancy and better align internal operations. This effort will not only help the agency become a more efficient and effective agency, but will also save $200 million over the next 10 years.
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DeKALB – Delinda Grindle said there's no right or wrong way to grieve for the loss of a loved one. But it needs to be healthy.
"You should be making good choices that work you through your grief rather than making choices to divert your grief," said the director of grief counseling at KP Counseling in Rockford.
Grindle spoke to 22 Northern Illinois University counseling students and educators Tuesday on how children and teenagers cope with death. She said despite all of the resources that exist for grieving, each person is unique in this process.
"Our job is to listen and to learn," Grindle said, describing the counselor's role as being an "active, nonjudgmental listener."
She drew a distinction between grieving and mourning. Grieving is what a person does on the inside, while mourning is an external expression of grieving. In that aspect, Grindle said, "mourning is a choice."
But even though every person goes about the grieving and mourning process differently, Grindle said the death of a loved one can adversely affect children, teenagers and adults.
In school, children and teenagers could begin to lose interest in grades and begin to act in a variety of ways. Grindle made numerous mentions to grievers taking part in high-risk activities or using drugs and engaging in sex. These kinds of activities, however, only divert someone's grief, Grindle said.
Isolation can also occur. In addition to withdrawing from school, Grindle said a person can withdraw emotionally, socially and even spiritually.
There were also a number of phrases Grindle advised against using. For instance, people should never say to someone who's grieving "to get over it."
"You don't get over the death of somebody you loved," Grindle said. "To get over it ... it's almost like they never existed."
She also advised against using euphemisms – like "Grandpa went to sleep" – to talk to kids about death.
"You need to use direct verbage, and dependent on their developmental age, how to go into that," Grindle said, noting that there's a difference between talking to a 5-year-old and an 18-year-old. "But you want to be very careful with your language."
She also voiced disapproval of phrases such as "You are the man or woman of the house now," as a child or a teenager might internalize that comment and start to play that role. Grindle said a child should not play the role of mother or father if one of them passes away, even as much as the surviving parent wants them to, it's not their role.
As the audience was geared to students studying counseling and other aspects of mental health, Grindle addressed how they can earn the trust of and build rapport with their potential clients.
She gave numerous tips, including giving the child or teenager choices whenever possible or use physical outlets like exercise. Grindle said she went on many walks with a few of the students she has advised.
Grindle's lecture is one of two NIU students will be hearing on the grieving process. On Tuesday, NIU students will have the chance to listen to Kelly Farley, a father who wrote a book on grieving after two of his children died within an 18-month period.
Both lectures are sponsored by the NIU chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, an international honor society of counselors, and the NIU Counseling Association.


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Since 2006, when the World Health Organization launched the new Child Growth Standards, over 140 countries have adopted them. Gozde Zorlu talks to Dr Mercedes de Onis about why these represent a new approach and why they are useful.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2011;89:250–251. doi:10.2471/BLT.11.040411
Dr Mercedes de Onis is the coordinator of the Growth Assessment and Surveillance Unit at the World Health Organization (WHO). She led the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study from its inception to the establishment of the WHO Child Growth Standards. A 1981 graduate of the University of Medicine in Madrid, Spain, de Onis completed training 1984–1986 in public health and epidemiology at the School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. She then joined the US National Institutes of Health where she wrote her doctoral dissertation on fetal growth retardation.
Q: What are the WHO Child Growth Standards?
A: These charts are a simple tool to assess whether children are growing and developing as they should. They can also be used to see whether efforts to reduce child mortality and disease are effective. The new standards demonstrate for the first time ever that children born in different regions of the world, when given the optimum start in life, have the potential to grow and develop to within the same range of height and weight for their age. The WHO standards are being widely used in public health and medicine and by governmental and health organizations for monitoring the well-being of children. The standards are also used for detecting children not growing to full capacity or those who are under- or overweight on average.
Q: What was the method of measuring children's growth before?
A: Before the Child Growth Standards were developed, WHO had been recommending the use of the US National Center for Health Statistics growth references since the late 1970s.
Q: How does today's growth standard differ from the growth references used before?
A: The new standard establishes breastfeeding as the biological norm and the breastfed infant as the standard for growth and development. Previous reference charts were based largely on the growth of infants fed formula milk. The WHO Child Growth Standards are global and for all children, in contrast to the previous international reference based on children from a single country – the United States of America (USA).
Q: What is the difference between a growth standard and a reference?
A: A growth reference provides a basis for making comparisons but deviations from the pattern it describes are not necessarily evidence of abnormal growth. A standard, on the other hand, embraces the notion of a norm or desirable target, a level that ought to be met, and therefore is a more effective guide to, and evaluator of, interventions to improve healthy development and growth. In 1993, WHO undertook a comprehensive review of these growth references. It concluded that they had biological and technical drawbacks and recommended a novel approach: a standard rather than a reference.
Q: How were the WHO growth standards developed?
A: The WHO growth standards are based on data from the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study (1997–2003), which applied a rigorous method that serves as a model of collaboration for conducting international research. The study provided a solid foundation for developing a standard because the sample was based on healthy children raised in environments that do not constrain growth. Furthermore, the mothers of the children selected for the construction of the standards engaged in fundamental health-promoting practices, namely breastfeeding and not smoking. Rigorous methods of data collection and standardized procedures across the six study sites (Brazil, Ghana, India, Norway, Oman and the USA) yielded very high-quality data. The generation of the standards followed state-of-the-art statistical methods.
Q: What is the connection between the WHO growth standards and infant and young child feeding practices?
A: The growth of an infant is strongly linked to how he or she is fed. The nutritional, immunological and growth benefits of breastfeeding have been proven, and so the breastfed infant is the natural standard for physiological growth. The adequacy of human milk to support not only healthy growth but cognitive development and long-term health provided a clear rationale for basing the WHO growth standards on breastfed infants. With the new growth standards, not only do paediatricians have a better tool to monitor the growth of breastfed infants but also health policies and public support for appropriate infant feeding practices will be strengthened.
Q: How many countries have adopted the WHO growth standards since 2006?
A: Over 140 countries had adopted them [by early March 2011] and are at different stages of their implementation. Similarly, many scientific bodies have endorsed the use of the WHO growth standards, while United Nations agencies use them as the common yardstick to assess and monitor child growth. The shift from the old US National Center for Health Statistics reference to the new WHO growth standards has provided a unique opportunity to promote best practices. For example, many countries have started measuring height and assessing body mass index to monitor the double burden of malnutrition, that is, problems of undernutrition, like stunting, and problems of overweight and obesity.
Q: What are the challenges countries face in implementing the standards?
A: Rolling out new growth charts is a daunting task. It affects all levels of the country's health system and concerns not only clinicians and health practitioners but also nutritionists, dietitians, public health specialists, child and health advocates, parents/caregivers and researchers. Many countries have redesigned their child health records, upgraded their anthropometric equipment and retrained health staff to incorporate the WHO standards into their work. Some countries are working also to raise awareness on the importance and utility of monitoring child growth, and have redesigned their surveillance systems, so that they are more useful in decision-making. Each of these aspects has required a major effort of implementation and allocation of resources.
Q: How can the standards be used?
A: In addition to the traditional uses of growth curves, the development for the first time of what are known as "growth velocity standards" provides a set of unique tools for monitoring the rapid and changing rate of growth in early childhood and thus the early identification of children at risk of becoming under- or overweight. Likewise, the availability of indicators for body mass index and skinfold thickness are particularly useful for monitoring the growing epidemic of childhood obesity. Additionally, the development of what we term Windows of Achievement for six key motor development milestones provide a unique link between physical growth and motor development (sitting without support, hands-and-knees crawling, standing with assistance, walking with assistance, standing alone and walking alone).
Q: What does it mean when an infant drops below or slips above the lowest level of weight or height for their age? Or are the WHO growth standards a one-size that fits all?
A: It may not necessarily mean there is anything wrong with the child; it means that the paediatrician has to pay attention. For children up to about 10 years of age, the WHO study and many others have demonstrated that children have the potential to grow similarly on average provided they are given proper care, feeding and immunizations. There is no such thing as a "one size" in growth patterns, but a distribution of values (from 0 to 100 percentiles) that make it possible for genetically tall and short children to be part of the same healthy distribution.
Q: How do the growth standards help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?
A: The standards will play an important role at the national, regional and international levels in monitoring progress towards meeting the MDGs (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) that depend on ensuring proper growth and development of children. Until now, an adequate measurement tool did not exist.
Q: So are the WHO growth standards more useful in developing countries?
A: No, they are intended to monitor the growth of every child worldwide, regardless of ethnicity, socioeconomic status and type of feeding. Many developed countries are concerned about obesity in young children, for example, but have local growth curves that identify the problem only after a child has become obese. For such countries, the WHO standards are also a useful tool for identifying overweight and obesity before they become too difficult to prevent or control.
Q: What difference will the WHO growth standards make for the children themselves?
A: The WHO standards represent an important step towards achieving the right of every child to grow and be healthy. They provide sound scientific evidence that young children from different regions experience, on average, similar growth patterns when their health and nutrition needs are met. As such, they can also be used to assess compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which recognizes the duties and obligations to children that cannot be met without attention to normal human development. Derived from a worldwide sample of children, the WHO Growth Standards show that environmental differences rather than genetics are the principal determinants of disparities in physical growth.
Q: How will the WHO growth standards support implementation of the WHO Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding?
A: The standards are a crucial new tool for monitoring infant and child growth and for evaluating efforts to implement the global strategy. As such, they provide a means to advocate for the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding and adequate complementary feeding. Full implementation of the objectives of the global strategy will enable supportive environments for mothers to breastfeed their children. The WHO growth standards provide the necessary measurement and evaluation tool for parents, caregivers, health practitioners, policy-makers and advocates with which to monitor healthy growth, ensure timely screening and treatment and recommend and follow appropriate nutritional practices.


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I can't see myself being with my family in the future anymore. I can't see myself coming home for Christmas when I'm older. I question if they even love me anymore.. I feel completely awful. I don't want it to be this way. Being Christmas time, I wish I could love my family more, but I can't when they're like this. I just need some help. I need someone to turn to, and love. Friends and girlfriends aren't enough.. I just don't know what to do. I recently watched, "Creation", a movie portraying the life of Charles Darwin. I feel just like that. My family simply expects me to change, but it's not going to happen. Do they know what they're doing? How they're making me feel? I try letting them know. I'm often literally crying, wishing things weren't this way. It's been over a year..
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With the question of a Pavement reunion having been firmly and finally answered last year with a yes, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks return with Mirror Traffic, their most immediate and energised set to date. Recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Beck, Mirror Traffic is an album comprised of fifteen almost-pop songs, and the sound of a band with a spring in their step. "This record," says Malkmus "is relatively approachable."
As the first producer to work with Malkmus since Pavement, Beck has drawn out a set of performances that ring with clarity and inventiveness, trading in the Jicks more recent wig-out moments for a sharply defined focus and a more colourful depth of field. With nearly half the tracks clocking in at under three minutes, Mirror Traffic flashes by with a lightness of touch; a decision that band and producer found easy to take: "Beck & I were both burned out on the heavy rocking style" says Malkmus "and playing to the strengths of a melody seemed like a way to go."
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Character discussion - Senjougahara Hitagi
The purpose of this thread is to provide a place to discuss all things Hitagi related.If you have any thoughts regarding this spunky woman and wish to let others know, feel free to voice them here.
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Possibly one of the most fascinating females of late?
Hell knows I find her so, she may be crazy n all but that just adds to the charm
In terms of how much I like her, she's right up there with Tsukiumi-swan and she tops my list of fav characters!
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Mostly kuudere, maybe a bit tsundere, but she's just a freak.
Definitely not a yandere, because a yandere is usually calm and silent, and also cheerful. After that, killing someone/do something amazing.
Hitagi seems only looks cruel, but she never did anything bad except the staples thingie. If she's a yandere she already cut Araragi's mouth and click her pencil on Araragi's eye. More like Louise Vallierre, cruel and dangerous, but only on outside.
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Apart from her unique personality, what I possibly like the most about her is her body language - the way she tilts her head when she talks or the calm, yet alluring demeanor.
Though this is partially enhanced by good directing/animation, it nonetheless fits Hitagi very well and certainly makes her more memorable.
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She's a very unique character
I don't think anyone will hate her
She has a tough and stubborn side but surprisingly has a soft and sweet side as well. This was portrayed in episode 2 of the series when she said that she gained a precious friend, even though she refused araragi when he first offered help.
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Hitagi is like a breath of fresh air. She is definitely my all time favorite female character. She is very unique. The fact is that we can't really classify her in one category is proof enough. We've seen so many many female characters who try to flirt male protagonist with their body. Hitagi is also a flirt one but her ways of doing it is top class. She is pervert. Her straightforward personality really caught me off guard. Her confession may not touching in term of drama but it's definitely one of the most memorable and impressive confession ever!
I also like her serious attitude very much. Like when she insists Araragi to give her a clear answer. Yes, she's definitely doing it right. For a long time that such character can finally do it right! Don't make their relationship unclear and open a chance for her lover to end up with another girl with a ridiculous excuse like "unclear relationship" Thumb up to Senjougahara! It's very hard not to like her. IMO
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But she can be really mean too which is more tsundere trait than kuudere. As said she is a mix of all. People call her tsundere because her mean-threatening personality is most easy to identify and they are tsndere-ish traits thus she is a 'tsundere-chan'.
And yes Yuki, is a true cooldere, Hitagi' personality is quite different from that.
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Baseball Tomorrow Fund awards more than $600,000 in grants during Q2 2005
Grants benefit more than 16,000 kids from 11 service organizations throughout the U.S.As part of the ongoing commitment from Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association to increase youth participation in baseball and softball throughout the world, the Baseball Tomorrow Fund awarded grants totaling more than $611,000 to 11 organizations throughout the continental United States during the second quarter of 2005. It is anticipated that these grants will benefit at least 16,000 kids who have a desire to play baseball and softball.
Baseball Tomorrow Fund grants are sufficiently flexible to enable applicants to address needs unique to their communities, including field renovations, new field construction, and equipment purchases. Grant applications are reviewed and processed on a quarterly basis throughout the fiscal year.
Baseball Tomorrow Fund, a joint initiative between the Major League Baseball Players Association and Major League Baseball that promotes and enhances the growth of baseball throughout the world, offers financial assistance to help organizations support youth involvement in baseball and softball. Since its inception in 1999, the Baseball Tomorrow Fund has awarded grants totaling more than $8.5 million and benefiting nearly 100,000 youth participating in more than 170 baseball and softball programs across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, U.S. Virgin Islands and Europe.
Baseball Tomorrow Fund grantees for Q2 2005 are:
Bayonne Little League - Bayonne, NJ - The Bayonne Little League is the only Little League program in Bayonne. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant provided funding for the purchase and installation of lighting and a backstop for Bayonne Little League's major league field. More than 600 children, ages 6-18, will benefit from this project. This is the first Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant awarded in New Jersey. (www.eteamz.active.com/bayonnelittleleague)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Vista - Vista, CA - Boys & Girls Club of Vista provides facilities with programs that inspire boys and girls in need to realize their highest potential as responsible, productive members of their community. Boys & Girls Club of Vista is currently renovating an unused field in the low-income area of Townsite into a baseball field, which will be used to help start Rookie League and PONY League programs. The field also will be used for local Little League and youth baseball tournaments. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant provided funding for the field lights and dugouts. The field project is part of the Little Padres Park Program, the official field renovation program of the San Diego Padres. Approximately 500 children will benefit from the new field on a regular basis and an additional 200 children will participate in tournaments at the field. (www.bgcvista.com)
Brandywine Little League - Wilmington, DE - The Brandywine Little League serves the northern suburb of Wilmington. The league will construct a complex of four fields: one senior size field, two major size fields and one t-ball/Challenger League field. Upon completion of the complex, the league also will establish a new Challenger League. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant provided funding for the completion of the complex, including fencing, backstops, gates, sod and batting cages. The league serves 660 players, ages 5-16. The Challenger League will attract children from Delaware and Pennsylvania. This is the first Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant awarded in Delaware. (www.angelfire.com/mb/brandywinell)
Giltner Lion's Club Recreation Association - Giltner, NE - The Giltner Lion's Club Recreation Association assists local summer baseball and softball programs in the rural town of Giltner. The Association helps with player and coach and umpire recruitment, registration and game scheduling while providing insurance, uniforms and equipment for the programs. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant provided funding for the installation of fencing to enclose two youth fields. This project will lead to the development of a new Junior-Senior Legion League, which will attract an additional 150 boys. Each summer approximately 1,600 children, ages 5-18, from Giltner and the surrounding communities use the fields.
Greater New York Councils of the Boy Scouts of America - New York, NY - The Greater New York Councils of the Boy Scouts of America serves New York City's most disadvantaged communities, in which 70 percent of the members receive some type of financial assistance, through its scouting programs. The organization runs the Alpine Scout Camp in Alpine, New Jersey and each year approximately 80,000 boys and girls, ages 6-17, visit this location for summer camps, with approximately 10,000 children playing baseball and softball. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant provided funding for the renovation of the baseball field located at the camp, including excavation, grading, backstop, fencing, infield material and field grooming equipment. This is the first grant awarded to a Boy Scout organization. (www.bsa-gnyc.org)
Kershaw County - Camden, SC - Kershaw County will construct four youth baseball fields in Camden, Kershaw County's largest municipality. The fields will be located in a new development which includes adult softball fields, soccer fields and a walking/biking trail. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant provided funding for the construction of youth fields for the T-League (nine-and-under age group). Construction will include fencing, backstops, dugouts, infield mix and seeding. Approximately 700 children will benefit from this project. The new complex will be named in memory of Camden native Larry Doby, the first African-American player in the American League.
Mahaska Community Recreation Foundation - Oskaloosa, IA - A Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant provided funding for infield and warning track material and fencing for the construction of a five-field complex. The fields will serve approximately 1,200 players, ages 5-16. The complex will be constructed in a low income community in Oskaloosa and will serve the Oskaloosa Little League, Mahaska County Little League and 12 travel teams.
Monterey County PAL - Prunedale, CA - The Monterey County PAL organization provides access to the Jr. Giants League for children in North Monterey County. Jr. Giants is a non-competitive, recreational program serving kids ages 5-18, both in the inner city and rural areas in northern and central California. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant provided funding for field equipment to complete the renovation of two fields, including a backstop, fencing, bases, bleachers and benches. The project will support a new Jr. Giants League in Castroville and facilitate the growth of the league in the public housing complex of Rancho Moro Cojo - a low-income area in which the families residing in the community build their own homes. This project will serve 100 youth, 89% of which are Hispanic. (http://calpal.org/local/index.cfm?pallD=86)
Richfield Public Schools - Richfield, MN - Richfield Public Schools Centennial Elementary School serves approximately 460 children, ages 5-12. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant provided funding to renovate the field at Centennial Elementary School, which had not been used for organized baseball or softball in six years. The field will be used by the school as well as by the City of Richfield youth baseball and softball program, which serves approximately 300 players. (www.richfield.k12.mn.us)
San Carlos Little League - San Diego, CA - The San Carlos Little League provides baseball and softball programs to approximately 1,100 children, ages 6-13, in San Diego. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant provided funding for grading and the installation of artificial turf for a new major league field, named Cowles Point Field. (http://sancarloslittleleague.com)
United Way of Southeast Delaware County - Chester, PA - The United Way of Southeast Delaware County raises and distributes funds to 40 non-profit health and human service agencies. The United Way of Southeast Delaware County will lead the effort to renovate the Chester School District's main baseball field, one of two fields available for the middle and high schools. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund grant provided funding for the construction of the fields' dugouts and fencing. The field will be used by the Chester High School baseball teams, the Chester American Legion team and the Chester Summer Youth Team. In addition, a fall program also will utilize the field. The high school and American Legion players are predominately African-Americans, ages 13-18. This is the first grant to a United Way organization. (www.uwdelco.org)
For more information about Baseball Tomorrow Fund visit: www.baseballtomorrowfund.com.
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Why Verizon Is Talking Tough to Vodafone
Verizon's CEO hinted that Verizon Wireless might not pay a distribution to its two owners this year in a move to pressure Vodafone. Spencer Ante reports on digits. Photo: Getty Images.
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The Other 26: Week 15Posted by KDoyle on February 26th, 2011
Kevin Doyle is an RTC contributor.
And down the stretch they come! Just like a commentator of a competitive horse race fervently belches when the horses make the final turn, college basketball commentators, analysts, and enthusiasts alike all speak of the game with greater eagerness and zeal at this time of the year. Judgment Week—still am not sure what ESPN is trying to do with this—has passed us, Championship Week is nearly upon us, and we all know what comes after that: the Madness!
While the majority of Other 26 teams around the country still have one or two remaining games left in the regular season, there are a handful of teams out there who have completed the second part of their season. Many coaches, especially those coaching in perennial single bid leagues, break down their year into three seasons: 1) the non-conference, 2) conference play, 3) the postseason. The opportunity is presented for many teams that have struggled during much of the season to get hot at the right time and advance onto the greatest postseason tournament in all of sports.
At the beginning of conference play, I wrote in a previous article the concept of "three games in March" which is often the mentality of teams from smaller conferences who have to win three games, or four in some cases, to advance to the Dance—it is their only way in. Well, here is that opportunity.
The conference tournaments will officially begin in the middle of next week with a few of the smaller conferences going at it. If one really wants to get technical though, the argument can be made that the Ivy League has a season-long conference tournament that commences at the beginning of league play.
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Here's a quick reminder for those of you using log shipping, and checking the SSMS report "Transaction Log Shipping Status" to assure you that your log shipping is up to date: that report is not always accurate. (I'm looking right now at a report that claims Database1 hasn't been restored on the target server in 5 months. Actually, it was last restored 7 minutes ago. Someone who reads this blog will, I'm sure, tell me why this is so on a pair of SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM servers.)
If you want the most accurate data on your shipped logs, check the system table log_shipping_secondary_databases in MSDB, on the target server:
USE msdb ;
SELECT secondary_database
, last_restored_file
, last_restored_date
FROM log_shipping_secondary_databases
WHERE secondary_database = 'MyDatabase' ;
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Discussions on overriding the state's 2 percent tax cap and district consolidation dominated a work session of the Wilson Central School District Board of Education in Ransomville on Tuesday. It was a meeting that not only examined the impact of district consolidation on students, but also one that saw emphatic pleas by hundreds of Ransomville residents who rallied against a possible closing of W.H. Stevenson Elementary School.
"I don't think we've ever had a crowd like this for a work session, commented Wilson School Board President Timothy Kropp as the meeting got under way.
A crowd of close to 500 packed the gym at Stevenson. There, residents heard first on the tax cap voting scenarios and the what-ifs, followed by building comparisons of Stevenson to Thomas Marks Elementary - the Wilson school that would absorb Ransomville's students. That followed with arguments from Stevenson and district administrators on why the school should remain open, and then arguments from Ransomville residents.
Wilson administrator Mark Rampado stated that the district feels Thomas Marks Elementary is more than sufficient to handle an increased student enrollment should Stevenson close and its students be moved there. He said that, currently, 242 students attend Stevenson and the building has a student capacity of 690. Thomas Marks Elementary has 300 students attending and a capacity of 1,020. Building size, the number of classrooms and available facilities options also favored Thomas Marks Elementary, said Rampado, telling attendees, "This building could easily handle such a transfer," adding he felt students would be absorbed without any major problems.
That view was not totally shared however, as administrators Michael Cancilla and John Diodate, discussing elementary consolidation/preservation, and Daniel Johnson/Phil Incorvaia on middle/high school consolidation, went on to speak of significant impacts to students should the closing and other consolidation efforts occur. Noted were the uncertainties seen in predicting enrollment and the hiring of instructors; and fears in reductions of courses and the elimination of non-mandated courses for students. "It could all be done, but it would come at a significant cost to students," said Incorvaia.
Administrator Jeff Roth expanded on this further when it came to the impact on the district's co-curriculars, which he described as "essential part of school programs." Roth said that eliminating sports for example, would be "cutting an opportunity ... for kids, the community to be involved."
Roth spoke of other extras - music programs, bands, etc. - and the impact that such community-involved activities would have on students. "It (the lack of availability) would handcuff students later on," said Roth, telling members such a lack of programs could impact a student's chances on entering a college.
Wilson Superintendent Dr. Mike Wendt faulted New York state for many of the district's financial woes, telling attendees he felt Wilson is a victim of the state's inequity on rural schools. Wendt criticized state education policies such as its inequity of STAR rebate formulas, and its focus on seeking to regionalize high schools in rural areas in an effort to save money. "The $17,000 per pupil cost in Wilson is much less than those in Nassau," said Wendt, adding the state might want to consider a cap on cost per pupil expenditures.
Wendt's remarks, coupled with those of the previous speakers, seemed to fuel the fire of residents who then came up to speak. Over an hour's time virtually all came out in opposition to the district's plan. Some responses:
•"This whole thing is very passionate," said resident Debbie Parker, Ransomville resident and chair of the Town of Porter Recreation Commission. Parker commented that "students have an academic advantage in smaller schools" and that the loss of Stevenson would not only be a negative to students, but also to Ransomville through the loss of vital community programs. She closed by presenting the board a petition bearing the names of 583 residents opposed to the Stevenson closing.
•Kathy Zasucha, Porter Recreation director, commented that the loss of Stevenson would impact the town's recreation programs, and that physical education offerings for the district "would suffer."
•Resident Sue Sherwood of Baer Road questioned how the closing would help resolve the district's $3.5 million budget woes. "What will come next? It's a Band-Aid approach," said Sherwood. The resident went on to raise issue on "the socio-economic impacts" such a move would have on Ransomville.
•Parker Road resident Dan Seider, one of the parent volunteers in a group formed to prevent Stevenson from closing, argued a number of points to board members. Mentioned was the fact Royalton-Hartland, a district similar to Wilson, was able to keep its two schools open in different communities; and that St. John Lutheran in Wheatfield, through innovations, was actually able to increase enrollment and achieve success. "They were able to do it ... there's no benefit to kids on what you're trying to do here," said Parker. The resident went on to question why Wilson couldn't address the Stevenson financial issue by means of tapping into its $2 million available fund balance, noting the district manages a $23 million budget.
Throughout the comment period, resident after resident spoke in favor of maintaining what the community has with Stevenson.
•"Why is this wonderful school being shut down?," asked Niagara Falls resident and Wilson alumni Dara Johannes-House.
•"It's a difficult decision that will affect our kids," said Lake Road resident Mary Beth Carroll. "Find other ways to cut."
Wendt and the Wilson School Board will consider these comments plus others while searching for other options as the district continues to weigh consolidation and its other financial issues. The district will likely be discussing Stevenson at its Nov. 13 BOE meeting, also taking place at the Ransomville school, and in future sessions as an anticipated March 2013 decision date nears.


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While I was in Toronto last week, I stopped for a bite to eat at a sports bar and ran into Ron MacLean. Naturally, we talked about the NHL lockout and how it was strange for him to be sidelined. With the Calgary Hitmen being so highly respected this year, I don't mind saying I enjoyed bragging about the fact Calgary's ranked third in the country and first in the WHL.
But, like everything else in life, we soon found ourselves talking about pro wrestling.
Ron grew up in Red Deer and it didn't surprise me when he told me his dad took him to the matches every Tuesday. It also didn't surprise me Ron had an excellent grasp of who were the great wrestlers from that era. His favourite, like mine, was Archie (The Stomper) Gouldie.
It's funny to look back on it now but I also remember The Stomper, particularly for one night when he beat up my dad in the middle of the ring.
With Stu flat out, Stomper kept coming off the ropes and stomping with his big black cowboy wrestling boot, over and over. Ed Whalen anxiously delivered his dramatic play by play. And there was me as a 10-year-old hiding behind him. Thank God my dad was soon rescued by a calvary of wrestlers but not before The Stomper broke my dad's arm.
It took a long time for Stu to come out of the dressing room at the end of the night and, when he did, he was wearing a huge white cast, from the elbow down, on his left arm. Over the following weeks, I was amazed to see my dad casually pull off the cast every time he cooked dinner. Yet, whenever there was a knock at the door, he'd put the cast back on.
That wasn't what made me wonder.
It was when Archie did an in-ring TV interview with Whalen. With all 250 lb. of flexed muscles, he roared he was gonna come up to the Hart house and rip it apart brick by brick until he found old man Hart, who he'd rip from limb to limb. I took a deep swallow when he even said he was gonna piledrive my mom on the interstate.
But later on that same day, I happened to look out the kitchen window and see none other than The Stomper coming up the back steps.
I turned white and stammered to my mom, "H..h..he's here!"
I was prepared to put my life on the line. But my mom smiled and calmly answered the door.
I was disturbed to see her give The Stomper a big hug and hand him an envelope with his paycheque in it. I knew sometimes my mom could get mad at my dad but I gasped to think she might be in cahoots with The Stomper. Was she?
Luckily he seemed to be swayed enough by her charm that he left without wrecking the house or piledriving her. All I could figure is maybe I'd seen The Stomper on one of his good days.
MacLean told me a story about how one time when his dad took him to the matches, Stomper was standing outside the dressing room door. Ron finally found the courage to ask him to sign his autograph book.
Stomper never looked too friendly but with his dad right behind him, Ron cautiously approached, holding out his book and pen. He was taken aback when Archie angrily snarled and ripped his book to pieces.
His dad got so mad, he wanted The Stomper to buy Ron a new book. Of course, being a heel back then, he never did.
Ron said he never forgot that moment and the truth was he would have been disappointed if The Stomper had somehow turned out not to be such a bad guy.


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Day One With HIV: "I Had to Give My Baby a Chance at HIV-Free Life"
June 13, 2013
My first day with the virus was the 27th of December, 2007. I was supposed to have my baby on the 13th of December, but no sign of dilation or contraction.
I visited the hospital on the 27th of December and I was told I couldn't have my baby alone, only with a C-section to save his life because I had been discovered to have HIV. I was sad, but I accepted it, because I had to save my baby and give him a chance at HIV-free life.
That was my greatest joy that day: signing the consent form for the operation. I had my boy on the 28th of December, 2007, and he is HIV negative. That's my experience.
Anuoluwapo is 32 years old and lives in Nigeria.
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