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To prepare dental hygienists for future roles in the health care system, dental hygiene education must prepare graduates with skills, ethics, and values that align with professional responsibility. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of curricular changes designed to develop professional identity and responsibility over the entire span of the dental hygiene curriculum. Twenty-four dental hygiene students at the University of Minnesota were surveyed about their attitudes toward access to dental care, society's and health professionals' responsibility to care for the underserved, and their personal efficacy to provide care for the underserved. Surveys were conducted at three time points in the curriculum. The Attitudes Toward Health Care instrument adapted by Holtzman for dental use was used to survey the students. The findings indicate that this institution's curricular changes were effective in cultivating professional responsibility among these students. Their attitude scores increased across the six-semester curriculum, and students in their last semester of the program believed that all individuals have a right to dental care and that society has an obligation to provide dental care. These students' sense of obligation to care for the needy became stronger and their perceptions of their own ability to impact the community and act as an agent of change also increased.
- dental hygiene
- dental hygiene education
- professionalism
- professional identity
- professional responsibility
- access to oral health care
Welie defines a profession as "a collective of expert service providers who have jointly and publicly committed to always give priority to the needs and interests of the public they serve above their own and who in turn are trusted by the public to do so."1 This commitment becomes an invisible social contract between the collective of service providers and the public at large, and many believe that this contract is what is at the heart of professionalism. The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) sought to define professionalism in dental education, including the values and behaviors that should guide students as they enter the dental and allied dental professions.2 One of the six value-based statements on professionalism is service-mindedness, which includes beneficence—defined as "the obligation to benefit others or to seek their good as well as the primacy of the needs of the patient or the public, those who place their trust in us"; the principle of beneficence means that "the patient's welfare, not self-interest, should guide the actions of oral health care providers" (p. 944).
While oral disease no longer threatens many Americans with access to preventive services, it continues to run rampant among the less fortunate (including many members of minority groups), those with low incomes, individuals with disabilities and special health care needs, and people living in nonfluoridated communities. With both need and demand for dental care in underinsured and underserved populations, dental education is recognizing that dentists and allied dental professionals must collaboratively work together toward a solution to the oral health disparities that exist.2 Many states have expanded the scope of practice and decreased supervision requirements for dental hygienists so that they may serve populations that do not have access to a dentist.3 As of 2011, thirty-four states permit dental hygienists to have direct access to patients, and many states are considering new oral health workforce models.4 "Direct access" is a term that generally means a dental hygienist may perform dental hygiene services without the presence of a dentist. Most often, direct access occurs through permits under which dental hygienists may provide services in settings where access is limited or in institutions that provide care to underserved populations.4 An ADEA publication Bracing for the Future: Opening Up Pathways to the Bachelor's Degree for Dental Hygienists states, "As the nation's health care needs increase and our health system expands, allied health providers, particularly dental hygienists, nurses, and physician assistants, can take a larger role in caring for America's health and have a growing part to play in ensuring that all Americans have access to high-quality care."5 Given the ethical challenge of oral health disparity and the expanding roles for dental hygienists, dental hygiene education must then prepare dental hygiene graduates not only with the clinical skills to deliver care in diverse populations but with the attitudes and ethics that reflect value for professional responsibility.
The initial responsibility of socializing a health care student to values aligned with professionalism has been given to the professional education community. A statement of the case for change by members of the ADEA Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education (ADEA CCI) asserted that dental and dental hygiene education should seek to instill in its graduates a vision for taking care of the oral health needs of society.6 Fundamental to accomplishing this is the understanding of how dental and dental hygiene students understand professional role expectations. Are their conceptions aligned with the professions' values and expectations for the future of dental care delivery? Students do not necessarily begin their professional education with internalized values to care for the vulnerable and the needy or to place the interests of patients and community above their own. Therefore, dental education has been given the charge of developing graduates who possess a sense of professional responsibility to provide equitable, competent, quality care to all patients.6–10
The purpose of this study was to assess one dental hygiene curriculum's effectiveness in cultivating professional responsibility that includes a concern for social issues and an ethic of care to provide quality care to all persons irrespective of social determinants. In 2008–09, the dental hygiene program at the University of Minnesota initiated curricular changes with the goal of having a professional responsibility thread in the curriculum. Courses were revised and/or created with embedded educational experiences designed to facilitate the acquisition of an ethically based professional identity consistent with public/human service. Bebeau's work in the area of professional identity information provided the theoretical framework for curriculum revision.11–13 Her work is based on the constructivists' theoretical understanding of a developmental continuum of identity that proceeds from self-interest to more other-oriented and abstract ways of making sense of the self.
Literature Review
Kegan14 and Blasi,15 both developmental psychologists, propose that all human beings are continuously involved in a process of constructing meaning, which is at the core of identity formation. In order to understand professional identity development, Bebeau adapted Kegan's levels of identity transformation for the professions. "At level one," noted Bebeau and Lewis, "people only see things from their own particular point of view and fundamentally cannot understand what it might be like to see themselves from another perspective other than their own. This person is given the label of 'independent contractor' because he/she looks at him/herself and the world in terms of individual interests and concrete black and white role expectations, rather than a broader understanding of what it means to be a professional."11 As new layers of social/emotional development occur and as people become able to finally see themselves and others as having shared interconnections, they transition into "team-oriented idealists." These individuals no longer see professionalism as enacting specific behaviors or fixed roles. Rather, a change in their sense of self occurs, and they begin to understand social reality as shared experiences with psychological membership and begin to internalize social expectations and societal ideals.11,12 An example of this transition is the moment a person is able to understand for the first time what another person is thinking or feeling or a person's ability to see himself or herself through another person's eyes. Kegan asserts, "Each new layer of awareness, each expansion of perspective is an example of progress toward becoming more 'other-centered.'"14 The third level, the "self-defining professional," is more typical of early to mid-career professionals and is characterized by a purposeful desire to place the welfare of the society before self. The self-defining professional values the social contract between the dental profession and the public it serves, therefore demonstrating professional responsibility.12
The process of professional identity formation is not the same for everyone. People differ in how deeply their personal morals and ethics penetrate self-understanding. Several studies have confirmed students' undeveloped understanding of professional roles and responsibilities even though they may express a desire to "help others" when they start their professional program.11,15–17 If, as psychologists have argued, identity formation is a lifelong process, then we as educators should not expect our young students to fully understand what is expected of them as professionals or demonstrate service-mindedness. Recognizing this fact, the dental education literature has included methodologies and strategies aimed at developing an ethic of professional responsibility in the delivery of oral health care.2,7–10
Novak et al. and others have argued that dental education can better prepare the workforce of the future by increasing students' awareness and understanding of the diverse society in which we live and the responsibility to treat patients from all segments of society.18–26 In the past decade, as reported in these articles, educational strategies have been utilized in dental and dental hygiene education to develop students' competence in treating a diverse patient population and an ethic of service-mindedness, as well as to broaden their understanding of the social determinants of health and increase their self-efficacy in understanding how they as oral health practitioners can impact patients' lives.
Service-learning as a pedagogy is a response to concerns about the ability of higher education to make the connection between technical skills and the core values that define a profession. Some dental and dental hygiene schools have found that community-based, service-learning experiences facilitate the personal and professional development of dental and dental hygiene students. Specifically, these educational strategies have been found to increase students' awareness of underserved populations, positively influence their attitudes about an individual's right to access dental care, increase their self-efficacy in providing care for diverse populations, and increase their empathy.19–25
Mofidi et al. demonstrated that guided reflection about community rotations and/or service-learning experiences increased dental students' self-awareness and empathy and heightened their sense of professional identity, enabling them to appreciate the role dentistry can play in impacting patients' lives.24 Brodani found that critical reflection assignments in conjunction with community service-learning increased dental students' understanding of community issues and their collaborative roles as socially responsible members of the dental profession.25 Novak et al. found that both the perception of diversity in the dental school environment and the presentation of diversity-specific content in the curriculum had moderately positive and significant correlations with the students' perception of their competence or ability to serve and work with diverse populations.18 Piskorowski et al. reported that community-based rotations increased dental students' skill and confidence in treating underserved patients as well as influenced their selection of community dental clinics as a first career path.19 Keselyak et al. found that a service-learning course on special needs patients for dental hygiene students fostered an awareness of complex social and professional issues related to the oral health care of individuals with special needs.20 There is thus strong evidence that service-learning or experiential learning fosters an ethic of service and professional responsibility; however, the evidence does not suggest that these experiences have a long-term impact on the student or the practicing professional.
Holtzman and Seirawan found that the long-term impact of community-based clinical rotations over the course of the dental curriculum did not yield the desired positive results.23 These authors surveyed first-year dental students before, during, and after their experiences in the dental curriculum, which included participation in two oral health promotion programs: a mobile dental van and a school-based program. At the end of the first year, Holtzman and Seirawan found that students' attitudes still reflected a high degree of social responsibility and care for the underserved, but as they progressed through the curriculum, they became less certain about several issues: 1) that everyone has a right to access dental care regardless of the ability to pay; 2) that health professionals have the responsibility to fulfill those needs; and 3) as dental students, they were capable of providing care for the underserved that would make a difference in the lives of individuals. Habibian et al., using the same instrument as Holtzman and Seirawan, found similar results: that students' attitudes toward providing care for the underserved declined across the four years of dental school.27 This decline was not related to age, gender, debt, or volunteer work experience.
Other researchers have studied the effect of service-learning or experiential learning on dental and dental hygiene graduates' intent to serve and have found mixed results. Smith et al. found that the more students agreed that their dental education prepared them well to treat patients from different ethnic backgrounds, the more likely they were to report that they intended to treat these patients.28 McQuistan et al. surveyed dental school alumni of the University of Iowa to identify which underserved populations were being treated by dentists after participation in community-based clinical rotations as dental students.29 Their results revealed that the community-based clinical experiences had minimal or no association with respondents' treatment of underserved populations. Armstrong surveyed dental hygiene students to determine if a two-week service-learning experience providing care for needy populations was associated with these future practitioners' intended future civic engagement.30 The results revealed there was no significant change in the students' intentions for civic engagement following the two-week service-learning rotation in a small rural town. Brown and Inglehart found that a very low percentage of orthodontists and orthodontic residents treated/intended to treat patients on Medicaid and concluded that this finding should alert dental educators who are committed to reducing access to care problems for underserved patients.31
The literature thus suggests that while experiential learning and service-learning can foster positive attitudes and values consistent with the responsibility to meet society's oral health needs, it may not be sustained throughout the duration of professional education and beyond. If, as Kegan's theory posits,14 professional identity and responsibility develop over time, then deliberate socialization for professional identity formation must occur and span the entirety of the dental hygiene curriculum from day one. Bebeau and Lewis assert that neither dental nor dental hygiene education can impose responsibility to care for the oral health of all persons, but rather it must motivate change from within.11 Hence, if the dental hygiene profession desires to embrace a larger role in the delivery of oral health care, then professional responsibility must be woven into the fabric of both dental hygiene culture and curriculum.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a dental hygiene curriculum in cultivating professional responsibility after revisions based on the theoretical understanding of professional identity development had been made. During the 2008–09 academic year, dental hygiene courses and learning experiences were created with the intent of developing a professional responsibility thread throughout the curriculum (Table 1) and the goal of developing the requisite knowledge, values, and competencies associated with professional responsibility. Using Bebeau's framework, active learning strategies were implemented across our curriculum with the objectives of raising students' consciousness about disparities in health care and fostering a sense of professional responsibility among them to provide equitable, competent, quality care to all persons.
First, service-learning experiences were increased to encourage real-life, collaborative, active learning as well as to foster cultural awareness. For ten weeks of the curriculum, dental hygiene students are engaged in providing care outside the School of Dentistry in urban and rural community settings. The service-learning rotations provide the opportunity for students to gain greater understanding of the culture, lifestyle, and behaviors that can profoundly influence the prevalence of health, illness, and oral disease in a population. In addition to urban clinic rotations, students live in two rural Minnesota communities for two weeks at a time and provide care for those who would not otherwise have access to dental care. Guided reflection was added to service-learning and designed to foster the exploration and clarification of complex social issues and personal values. The goal of guided reflection assignments is to help students make the connection between service-learning experiences and what is learned in the classroom. The questions posed to the students require them to reflect on why oral health disparity exists, examine the social issues that exist in the community, uncover their unconscious biases, and contemplate their role as health professionals with regard to underserved populations.
In addition, our dental public health course was lengthened to two semesters to allow for a semester-long community project that requires students to assess a community population, then plan, implement, and evaluate a short-term program designed to improve oral health in the community, e.g., senior living facilities, group homes for persons who are disabled, hospitals. We created a new course entitled "Diversity and Social Justice," which purposefully examines human diversity and the social determinants of health and their relationship to oral health disparities. The goal of this course is to have students explore and clarify their personal values and contemplate what it means to be a socially responsible society. One assignment requires students to take on the role of an advocate for a specific individual living in a Minnesota county that has been designated a Health Professional Shortage Area. Provided with a socioeconomic profile of the individual, each group must research county demographics and the health and social services agencies that are available for the individual. The goal of this assignment is for students to visualize and internalize an appropriate vision of the assets and challenges of the county and its relationship to oral and general health.
Another new course entitled "Leadership and Professional Development" was created with the goal of broadening students' concept of the dental hygienist's role in the dental workforce. One assignment in this course builds upon the previous course, "Diversity and Social Justice," and requires students to examine the dental workforce of the future and design a dental delivery model for the Minnesota county they have previously researched (Table 2). Another goal of the course includes leadership development and advocacy skills with regard to shaping public policy on oral health issues. A strategy to assess attainment of this goal is the mock debate,32 in which students are given a complex and controversial topic in dental hygiene and must thoroughly examine and research the problem using reason, logic, and analysis to formulate opinions. This assignment requires students to move beyond rote-learning of lecture material and provides an opportunity for applying knowledge through role-playing while demonstrating their ideas, values, and attitudes.
To determine the effectiveness of the revised curriculum, dental hygiene students were surveyed about their attitudes toward access to dental care, society's and health professionals' responsibility to care for the underserved, and their personal efficacy to provide care for the underserved. Surveys were conducted at three time points: 1) at the beginning of the year-round dental hygiene curriculum (fall 2009); 2) after completion of the first year (fall 2010); and 3) in their last semester of the dental hygiene program (summer 2011). The Attitudes Toward Health Care instrument (Table 3) adapted by Holtzman and Seirawan for dental use was used to survey the students.23 The instrument's validity was assessed by a panel of six dental educators who have experience partnering with the community and designing community rotations.
The instrument consisted of a set of twenty-three statements: six on societal expectations, eight on dentist/student responsibility, four on personal efficacy, and five on access to care. Students evaluated statements on a five-point Likert scale with 1=strong disagreement with the statement and 5=strong agreement. Two open-ended questions were also asked, regarding who should and should not receive free care and students' volunteer experiences. No demographic information was obtained.
One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the means between the three time points for the total score and all the component scores. If the overall ANOVA was significant (p<0.05), then a Tukey-Kramer multiple comparison adjustment was used for pairwise comparisons. SAS V9.1.3 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC) was used for the analysis. Approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the University of Minnesota (#45CRF46.111).
The response rate was 100 percent at baseline (n=24) and 96 percent for the second and third administrations. The overall ANOVA comparisons were statistically significant for the total scores and all component scores except access to care (Table 4).
At baseline, the students scored 80.6 (SD=8.2) out of a maximum of 115 on the instrument. Maximum scores reflected what a student would score if he or she recorded the strongest possible "idealistic attitudes": society has an obligation to make dental care accessible for everyone. The average student score was 19.4 out of a possible maximum of 30 in the societal expectations component of the instrument and 29.3 out of a possible 40 in the dental hygienist/student responsibility component. Students averaged 15.3 in personal efficacy. A score of 20 would have indicated that the student strongly believed that he or she has the ability to play a significant role in providing care for the needy. The students averaged 16.7 points concerning access to care. A score of 25 would have indicated a student's belief that individuals should have an unlimited right to access dental care.
The students' attitudes changed over the course of the study period, increasing from an overall mean score of 80.6 when they entered the dental hygiene program, to a mean of 88.3 in the middle of the program, to 89.3 at the end of the program. Although the students' score on access to care increased during the dental hygiene curriculum, the increase toward idealistic attitudes was not statistically significant in this component (Tables 4 and 5).
The findings indicate that our curricular changes were effective in cultivating a sense of professional responsibility among dental hygiene students. Dental hygiene students in their last semester of the program believed that all individuals have a right to dental care and that society has an obligation to provide dental care. As the students progressed through the curriculum, their sense of obligation to care for the needy became stronger, and their perceptions of their own ability to impact the community and act as an agent of change also increased.
The results of the study support constructivist theory on evolving professional identity and suggest that to be effective in developing students' professional responsibility, educational strategies and experiences should span the entire curriculum. What can be learned from the literature is that, for the short term, educational strategies (specifically, community-based clinical rotations) can positively affect students' ability to provide care to diverse groups of people and foster students' willingness to treat underserved populations after graduation. However, it would appear that for the long-term impact, there must be deliberate socialization to the professional role throughout the curriculum. Based on the results of this study, it is possible that dental hygiene curricula can develop not only a clinically competent practitioner but also one who is knowledgeable about community oral health issues, values social responsibility, and possesses an ethic of service-mindedness. Students' attitudes toward serving the underserved can be used as an outcome metric because attitudes are a reflection of affective goal achievement. Knowledge of students' attitudes toward health care is also important in reconciling differences with regard to social values between faculty and students and between student groups.
Engaging students in a dialogue about the public-professional relationship and social responsibility is challenging and requires time in the curriculum, but it can be done. The public looks to the educational institution as a critical agent in inculcating values that frame a profession's societal obligations. Given the future of the dental workforce, we will need to supply society with dental hygienists who are willing to provide service to all human beings equitably and work to address health disparities in their communities. Currently, there is wide debate surrounding dental delivery and workforce. However, reforming the dental workforce is only one facet of the answer. It cannot be assumed that dental hygienists will internalize an appropriate vision of their role as a health professional in the context of the community when given expanded roles in oral health care delivery.5 Dental hygiene education must have as its goal to graduate students with intentions to provide dental care to underserved populations and who internalize the belief that they should take responsibility in providing this care.
Research has shown that providers' attitudes about human rights and their personal values are incentives for providing care to underserved patients. If so, then intentional educational strategies and interventions are needed in dental hygiene curricula in order to positively influence and affirm the prevalence of such attitudes. The findings of this study suggest that it is vital, then, to understand students' attitudes toward serving the underserved and how they view themselves as health professionals in the context of community. In addition, the results of this study strongly suggest that a longitudinal, prospective study is critical to determine if the students' professional behavior when engaged in professional practice remains consistent with the attitudes toward health care found in this study.
This study examined the results of curricular revision and innovation in cultivating a sense of professional responsibility among dental hygiene students. Students' attitudes were measured in four categories: societal expectations, dental provider/student responsibility, personal efficacy, and access to care. Students' attitude scores increased across the six-semester dental hygiene curriculum. Dental hygiene students in their last semester of the program believed that all individuals have a right to dental care, that society has an obligation to provide dental care, and that they personally are capable of addressing the problem of dental care for the underserved. As the students progressed through the curriculum, their sense of obligation to care for the needy became stronger, and their perceptions of their own ability to impact the community and act as an agent of change also increased. These results suggest that the goal of cultivating professional responsibility in a dental hygiene curriculum is attainable.
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San Diego, California will be the site of the final Golden State appearance of the 2012 Monster Energy Supercross Series. On Saturday night, February 11th, the stars of Supercross will compete for the top step of the podium.
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Ok, so by now you know at least two things about me: 1) I established this blog - for the most part - to give a real account of what my surgery and its aftermath were like, and 2) that I almost always (sometimes even against my will) find a bright side to any given situation.
Honestly, I struggled for a little while about whether or not to talk about today. (Ok. It's after midnight, so technically it was yesterday. Whatever.) The day was crap-tastic. Bordering on crap-tacular, even. I was cranky, and miserable, and I didn't want to talk about it. And I didn't want you to have to hear about it. But I realized that the aforementioned "real account of what my surgery and its aftermath were like" wouldn't really be real unless I was honest about days like this. And it turns out that days like this happen.
It's been just over a week now since surgery, and I'm still in a LOT of pain. Everything is stiff, and sore, and I still can't move. And now both incision sites are really itchy, which is driving me insane. This collar is hot, and annoying. (And for some reason last night the plastic parts were rubbing on my ears in a weird, irritating way. Don't know what that was all about.)
I feel like I'm sleeping all the time, but I never feel like I've gotten any rest. You know how when you have those really stressful or overly eventful dreams you wake up and feel like you haven't slept at all? That's what it's like. All the time. And I still can't ever remember what day it is. I missed an assignment in one of my classes because I spent the day thinking it was Monday. Yeah, I went back and turned it in (10 hours late.) And I know in the grand scheme of things one late assignment is not the end of the world. But I'm one of those over-achieving honor students, so stuff like that really irks me.
And the hardest part... this whole things is taking a noticeable toll on my kids. Last night my daughter woke up in the middle of the night screaming for me. My husband was finally able to calm her down, but it just broke my heart. All she wanted was to climb in bed and snuggle with me. I couldn't let her, because the pain would have been too much, but she doesn't understand that. All she knows is that she wants me and I'm not there. I know the kids are in good hands, and are being well cared for. It just kills me how little time I'm able to spend with them. And for the most part they're having so much fun with Daddy and Grandma that they don't even notice that I'm sleeping all day... but when they do start asking for me and I can't go to them, it makes me feel horrible.
So this was one of those days. It wasn't the first time I cried since the surgery, but it probably was the most I've cried. From the pain... from the irritation... from feeling sorry for myself.... I guess these days are bound to happen. And I guess sometimes we just have to let them. (Get it out of your system, and all that.)
But, of course, there did have to be a bright spot to the day. I managed to take a shower almost all by myself! Yes, I still needed a little bit of help, but I'm making noticeable progress. I know that sounds like a weird thing to be excited about, but when you go from not being able to do anything for yourself to being able to do at least a little bit, it feels like a big accomplishment.
And now the drugs are kicking in, and things are starting to relax a bit, so I think I shall try to get some sleep.
My husband read this post. Know what he said?
Blah, blah, blah. Me, me, blah.
Of course, that made me laugh, and cheered me up. Totally what I needed.
Thanks for keeping it all in perspective, honey. :)
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
How I'm Feeling: A Pictorial
Yes, for the most part I still feel like Joan Cusack in Sixteen Candles. But I've realized that there are some other good illustrations for how I've been feeling since the surgery.
For the most part, I've mainly been doing a lot of this. Recovery is exhausting, so I sleep a lot. And sleeping in a half-sitting position, propped up on way too many pillows, unable to move because of the awesome collar I still have to wear... yeah, it's probably about as comfortable as if I were sleeping on top of a dog house.
Spending most of my time in bed, unable to move much, has made for some really stiff muscles. (The past couple of nights I've actually been woken up by involuntary muscle stretching. I didn't even know that was a thing, but apparently it is. My arms and legs just start stretching, and of course that hurts, so the pain wakes me up.) And I'm so stiff that every time I wake up, I want to say "Oil can!"
Can you blame me?
Yes, I get grouchy every now and then. But I try not to dwell, and usually I get over it fairly quickly.
For the most part, I've mainly been doing a lot of this. Recovery is exhausting, so I sleep a lot. And sleeping in a half-sitting position, propped up on way too many pillows, unable to move because of the awesome collar I still have to wear... yeah, it's probably about as comfortable as if I were sleeping on top of a dog house.
Can you blame me?
Yes, I get grouchy every now and then. But I try not to dwell, and usually I get over it fairly quickly.
Ten Things I've Learned
1. It matters where they go, and what they do.
This was my first surgery, so I didn't know what to expect as far as post-op pain, but I kind of figured that cutting you open was cutting you open, and that both incisions would hurt about the same. Wow, was I wrong! I couldn't even feel the lower incision until the next day. Not kidding. I had no idea where they had put it. I can feel it now, and it hurts a little. But the one in my neck... that's a different story. That one hurts! It turns out that cutting all the way down to the spinal column and then moving the bones around is a lot different than just cutting a few inches down into the flesh.
2. It hurts to laugh after spinal cord surgery.
Yeah, it pretty much hurts to do anything that requires movement. That's kind of a no-brainer, I know. But my brother-in-law made a funny comment on my facebook wall, and that was one of the first things I read after surgery. I laughed, and it hurt really bad, so I just have to give him a hard time. (Thanks, dude.)
The worst thing, actually, is coughing. Not only does the involuntary movement hurt my neck, but I also get little surges of electricity through all four of my limbs. I remember running into that when I had the trial implant in place. (It didn't take me long to learn to turn it off every time I felt a cough or a sneeze coming on.) But this one isn't even turned on yet, so I wasn't really expecting to get shocked by it.
3. Kids can be gentle.
In all honesty, the thing I was most concerned about going into this - more than any potential complications, more than the pain of recovery - was how it would affect my kids. (Specifically, how I would manage to take care of them once my husband goes back to work and my mother-in-law goes back home, and how they would react to my incapacity.) The former is yet to be seen. The latter is not as bad as I had feared.
The first thing they both did when I got home on Wednesday afternoon was to come over and give me veeeery gentle hugs. It was adorable. This afternoon my 4-year-old brought me a teddy bear to snuggle with, because "I thought it would help you feel better." Then he made me some pretend macaroni soup, and told me to "Eat it. It will make you stronger."
4. Eating nothing but Jello and apple sauce gets old.
Oh, solid food... how I miss thee. Ok, I know it hasn't been that long, but still. At first I was so queasy after surgery, and because of all the pain meds, that I didn't really want anything. But then I got hungry, and did want something, only to discover that I couldn't chew anything. (I'm stuck in the cervical collar, which pretty effectively immobilizes the lower jaw.) If I were to try to chew anything, I would have to do it by moving my upper jaw. Not only is eating that way very difficult, but moving that way after this surgery is very painful. So Jello, apple sauce, pudding... these are my new best friends. And my new worst enemies.
5. One of the blades in my ceiling fan is lower than the others.
Not being able to move sucks. That's about as much sugar-coating as I can give that one. I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling. Sure, I get up now and then, for brief periods. (I'm sitting up right now, for example.) But I get way too tired way too quickly, and have to lay down again. My muscles are sore. I miss my elliptical. (That's how you know it's bad. When you start missing your exercise equipment. Bad, bad sign of going insane.) So I lay in bed and watch the ceiling fan spin. And now that I know that one of the blades is lower than the rest, that's all I can see. Another bad sign of going insane? When you start seeing noises. No joke. I can actually see the fan going "whomp, whomp, whomp" every time that blade comes around. Something has to be done.
6. My mother-in-law makes really good tortillas.
How many times, in the history of the human race, have the words "thank goodness my mother-in-law is here" been uttered? I'm guessing maybe half a dozen, tops. But I am actually really glad that she was able to come stay with us for a couple of weeks. My husband took this week off, which is cool, so he's been helping take care of me. But it's been really, really nice for the kids to have Grandma here to play with. And she's going to still be here next week after my husband goes back to work, so at least I won't be having to try to take care of the kids on my own yet, and I'll get a little more rest/recovery time. Plus, she makes really awesome homemade tortillas, and the whole house smells good all day whenever she makes them. :)
7. Warm, watered down Gatorade is even more gross than regular Gatorade.
The first thing that I did when we got back to the hotel where we were staying after surgery was to throw up all of the water that I drank in the recovery room. As far as "things to throw up" go, water is by no means the worst, but I still wouldn't call it pleasant. So it caused a bit of an aversion to water for a few days, and I pretty much stuck to apple juice, Diet Sprite, and Gatorade. I've never been a huge Gatorade fan, but it's one of those things that you drink when you aren't drinking water. I don't know why - just one of the mysteries of life, I guess.
So my wonderful, sweet, loving husband has kept my bedside table stocked with all of my essentials - apple sauce, pudding, Jello, a bottle of apple juice, my favorite pink plastic bottle filled with water (which I have finally started drinking) and my second-favorite pink plastic bottle filled with Gatorade. He's awesome, and he's taking wonderful care of me (lucky woman that I am.) But in his infinite sweetness he put ice in the bottle of Gatorade, knowing that it is better cold than it is warm. The only problem was that I was sleeping so much, and not able to do much of anything at all, that most of the day went by before I even touched it. And that's how I learned how much worse being warm and watered down makes it.
8. Being able to watch TV online is awesome.
There's no big story there. It's just cool. And it breaks up the monotony that is my days.
9. Skin glue is pretty cool.
They used skin glue on my incisions instead of stitches. I don't know what it will mean for the scar (if it will make a difference at all) but it does mean that I don't have to go have stitches taken out, and that I can get the site wet. There's none of that "no shower for..." however long it usually is. I was (with great difficulty, a lot of help, and great pain) actually able to take a real shower. Yeah, the post-op shower is not the easiest thing I've ever done, but at least I can do it. And being clean is awesome.
10. Counting all the way to ten is really hard.
That was going to be a joke, but all kidding aside, this whole experience has been really exhausting. I can only get out of bed for little bits at a time before I have to pass out again. (It took me all day to write this, between naps.) Two days ago I went outside, because I was going stir-crazy and had to move around a little. I walked all the way to the end of my driveway, then down the sidewalk to my neighbor's driveway, and back home. I was so proud of myself! Then I spent just about all day yesterday, and most of today, sleeping. Sigh. I know that sleep is good, and I know my body needs the rest so it can heal. It's just tiresome, and I feel a little like whining sometimes.
But, like I've said before (and I'll keep saying)... this is temporary. And it has a purpose.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
So... how did it go?
Yes, the surgery is over, and I came through it just fine. My thoughts are still fairly random at this point. And if it wasn't for spell-check that would have said "farily ramdom." Yeah, that's about right. Pain killers are what they are, I suppose. So forgive the rambling-ness of this post. At the very least, it should be entertaining. (Or "shoudl" be entertaining... whichever.)
I won't lie - I'm in a lot of pain. But at the same time, it's all relative. I've been living with constant pain for 18 years, and this particular pain is temporary. So in a way, it's nothing. I don't know when it will go away, but I know that it will, and that makes a HUGE difference.
At this point, my days are still kind of a blur. I wake up, take pain killers, sit up and talk to my husband, or visit with my kids, or watch a little tv, or whatever, until I'm too exhausted (which doesn't take very long), and then I lay down, take more pain killers when it's time, and usually end up falling back asleep pretty quickly. Then I do the same thing the next time the drugs wear off and the pain wakes me up. I still have to look at my phone or my computer to see what day it is, and then try to calculate how long it's been since surgery. (Ever seen a drugged-up post-op patient try to do math? I'm sure it's very amusing.)
Ok - I'm exhausted. (Told you it didn't take much.) And my current dose of medication is starting to kick in, so it's time to lay down and stare at the ceiling for a little while. ... Jealous much? Yeah, you know you are. Don't try to hide it. :)
I won't lie - I'm in a lot of pain. But at the same time, it's all relative. I've been living with constant pain for 18 years, and this particular pain is temporary. So in a way, it's nothing. I don't know when it will go away, but I know that it will, and that makes a HUGE difference.
At this point, my days are still kind of a blur. I wake up, take pain killers, sit up and talk to my husband, or visit with my kids, or watch a little tv, or whatever, until I'm too exhausted (which doesn't take very long), and then I lay down, take more pain killers when it's time, and usually end up falling back asleep pretty quickly. Then I do the same thing the next time the drugs wear off and the pain wakes me up. I still have to look at my phone or my computer to see what day it is, and then try to calculate how long it's been since surgery. (Ever seen a drugged-up post-op patient try to do math? I'm sure it's very amusing.)
Ok - I'm exhausted. (Told you it didn't take much.) And my current dose of medication is starting to kick in, so it's time to lay down and stare at the ceiling for a little while. ... Jealous much? Yeah, you know you are. Don't try to hide it. :)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Spinal Cord Stimulators
I have been living in pain for the past 18 years, thanks to a condition known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS.) Heard of it? Most people haven't. If you're curious, you can read a little more about it here:
That's a web site that I created a while ago for a class assignment. It's a year old, and I haven't done anything with it since the class was over, but it still has some good information. I'm sure I'll talk more about my long, miserable, 18 year history on here eventually, but it's not the point right now.
The point right now is that in a few hours I'll be going in to surgery to have a spinal cord stimulator implanted in my neck. It's kind of a freaky proposition, and it's definitely not something I'm going into lightly. But like I said, I've been dealing with this for 18 years, and I've tried a LOT of different treatments. This is what it has come to.
The gist of it is, they put little electrode paddles in my neck, then thread the wires down to a battery pack, which they implant somewhere in my lower back. Once it's turned on, the unit sends electrical impulses through my nerves, interrupting the pain signals. So, if all goes as planned, I will from then on feel a tingling or pulsing sensation instead of the horrible pain that I usually feel.
So I want to share my story of surgery and recovery with all of you. I know those of you who know me personally are concerned, and I appreciate all of the well-wishes that you've been sending. But even more than that, this is also for those of you out there who might be going through something similar, and need to know that there is someone here who understands. Or if you're considering the surgery, I hope I can help shed a little more light on what it's actually like, and maybe offer a helping hand as you go through it.
I'll let you know how it goes, and keep you updated about my recovery along the way. I'll post again as soon as the drugs wear off and I'm coherent again. ... Nah, scratch that. It'll probably be more amusing if I don't wait. :)
Monday, September 20, 2010
Look on the bright side...
I've been "blessed" with this irritating ability to find the bright side to any given situation. You know how, when something kind of bad happens, people say "Well, look on the bright side…" and then try to make you feel better? You don't have to tell me that. My brain just automatically goes there. Every time.
Think I'm exaggerating? A few years ago I had kidney stones – three separate times! – while I was pregnant with my first son. If you've ever had kidney stones, right now you're shaking your head and you have that "ooh, I feel your pain" expression on your face. If you've never had them, count your blessings. And then ask someone who has had them. I'd be willing to bet that they'll tell you it's the worst pain they've ever felt. It's miserable, excruciating pain. Kicking and screaming, feels-like-you're-going-to-die pain.
So there I was, in unbelievable pain -- the kind of pain that would make a normal person say some seriously dirty words -- and where does my wacky, oddly positive mind go? "Well, at least this is helping to prepare me for labor pain."
Urg! Can't I at least wallow in my misery for a minute? Come on! I've earned some whining! But no, there always has to be a bright side. And it was at that moment that I realized a great truth about myself: If I can find a bright side to having kidney stones, I can find a bright side to anything.
I've lived through a lot of crazy stuff in my life (much of which I'm sure will come up on here some time down the road) and there is a lot of crazy stuff still going on right now. And this is where I am going to tell my story. Sometimes we'll laugh. Sometimes we'll cry. Sometimes I may just rant about irritating things that are on my mind at the time. I can't guarantee that there will always be a bright side to everything that I share… but knowing me, it's bound to happen.
And in case it wasn't already stuck in your head, here you go.
You're welcome. ;)
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Two-channel full HD video installation, stereo sound, 20 min, 2017.
Developed with the kind support of the WIELS Contemporary Art Center's residency program.
Collection/Distribution: ARGOS Centre for Art and Media.
"Countless people die everyday, yet those who remain live as if they were immortal." *
UU is a montage of videos and fragments of improvised music and found audio, building a parallel between
the mutable flows of human desire and the given historical time in which a lifetime unfolds. Combining filmed and archival footage, the videos are merged and mirrored into sequences in which encounters with political institutions (EU/UN), dancing crowds, internal monologues and memento mori stretch and contract the perception of proximity and distance across different scales. Participating in the same generative system are the fragments of music which belong to the artist's growing archive of improvised compositions of looped vocals, percussions and guitar,
a regular practice in which she plays with the idea of challenging mechanical repetition by producing and disrupting repetition itself.
* Third book of the Mahābhārata, as quoted by Carlo Rovelli in L'ordine del tempo, Adelphi, 2017
The link to watch the full film is available upon request.
Film stills and Installation views in the WIELS Contemporary Art Centre.


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Date: 18/02/2019
Competition: Leinster Senior Cup
Round: FourthRound
Venue: Richmond Park
Barry Murphy, David Webster (Kevin Toner 75 mins), George Poynton, Ciaran Kelly, Paul Cleary, Darragh Markey, Chris Forrester (Kevin Kelly 67 mins), Cian Coleman, Gary Shaw (Jake Walker 4 mins), Brandon Miele, James Doona
Joe Walshe, Owen McCormack, Thomas Croke, Lee Costello, Torik Adegoke, Danny Doyle, Paddy Cahill, Nika Arevadze, Emmet Nugent, Sean Kelly, Danny Furlong
4th Official:
St Patrick's Athletic have progressed to the Quarter Finals of the Leinster Senior Cup following a 3-0 win against Wexford at Richmond Park.
Saints boss Harry Kenny made nine changes from the Cork game with Chris Forrester and Dave Webster in the starting XI from Friday.
After a scoreless first half, it was Forrester who broke the deadlock firing past Joe Walshe in the shed end goal after 55 minutes. Just two minutes later the Saints doubled their lead when Jake Walker headed home a Jamie Doona cross - his first senior goal of the club.
The third goal came in injury time when Paul Cleary tapped home from close range for his first senior goal for the Saints.


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2315 Apres Ski Way, Unit 118 Steamboat Springs CO US 80487
Phoenix 118
4BR/4BA | Townhome | | Sleeps 16 | Steamboat Springs, Mountain Area, The Phoenix at Steamboat
LocationSteamboat Springs, Colorado: The Phoenix at Steamboat in Mountain Area
What You'll Love
- The unit was renovated in 2016
- Easy walk to the mountain base and gondola
- Outdoor heated pool and hot tubs (seasonal)
What To Be Aware Of
- Dining table only seats 6, but there is room for 4 more at the bar
- Must store skis/boots in garage, or in the small closet near the garage
- 1 guaranteed garage parking spot; 1 additional vehicle allowed on first-come, first-serve basis
Sleeps 16 in all beds (max occupancy) | Sleeps 14 in 'real' beds | 7 total beds (Click for bedroom detail)
- Bedroom #1 (Main Level)
- Bedroom #2 (Main Level)
- Bedroom #3 (Upper Level)
- Bedroom #4 (Lower Level)
- Sleeper Sofa #1
Key Info
|# Full Baths
|Property Type
|Sleeps (max occy)
|Sleeps in Beds (not counting temp beds)
|Boating, Horseback Riding, Horseshoes, Miniature Golf, Paddle Boating, Photography, Scenic Drives, Shopping, Sight Seeing, Sledding, Walking Paths, Water Sports, Wildlife Watching
|Children Welcome, Minimum Age Limit, No Smoking, No Pets
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|Cycling, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Golf, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Ice Skating, Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Sailing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowmobiling, Swimming, Tennis, Tubing, Whitewater Rafting
|Total Beds
|King Beds
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|1 car garage, 1 additional parking spot available on first-come, first-serve basis
- Outdoor heated pool and hot tubs
- Fitness center
- Gas fireplace
This newly renovated 3-level 4-bedroom/4-bath townhome can sleep up to 16 people. There is a large and welcoming living area with a Queen-size sofabed, 60" flat-screen smart TV, gas fireplace, dining for 6 (plus 4 at the bar stools), and a fully stocked kitchen with large countertop/bar. The kitchen cabinets and countertops were renovated in 2016. The carpeting is also new.
The main level offers one King bedroom, the 2nd bedroom has two Twin-over-Full bunk beds (so it can sleep up to 6 people). There is one King bedroom in the upstairs master bedroom which has a flat-screen TV and private reading area with extra sleeping capacity (1 Full-size sofabed). The downstairs studio has 1 King bed, a flat-screen TV, and a second deck.
-- 4 bedroom/4 bath
-- Sleeps: 16
-- Lifts: Free shuttle access to the base area or a short walk
-- Town: Free shuttle access to town
-- Views: Complex views
-- Hot Tub/Pool: Shared hot tubs, pool & fitness center located on site
-- Outdoor Space: Shared BBQ in common area
-- Living Room: Flat screen TV, gas fireplace, queen sleeper sofa
-- Dining: Seating for 6 & 4 at the bar
-- Laundry: Private washer/dryer
-- Parking: 2 cars allowed (1 car is permitted in the garage, 1 in open parking - first come/first served basis)
-- Standard Amenities: High speed Internet, linens provided
-- No Pets/No Smoking
-- Must be 25 Years of Age
-- Air Conditioning: NO. Due to the mild high alpine climate, many properties are not equipped with air conditioning.
Phoenix Townhomes are located in the mountain base area just 75 yards from the base of the Steamboat Ski Resort, which is a short 2-3 minute walk from your front door, or a short ride on the Free Private Shuttle! Phoenix Townhomes offer FREE WIFI and an outdoor heated pool, 2 hot tubs, and an exercise facility with sauna. The clubhouse also offers a pool table. Please note that amenities may be unavailable in the off-season and for maintenance without notice.
The Phoenix is located one block away from the ski area on Apres Ski Way, just a short walk to the Gondola. Winter shuttle service for transportation to grocery stores and downtown Steamboat Springs.
Steamboat Springs, CO is ideally located in Northwest Colorado just 150 miles from Denver International Airport (DIA) and just 20 minutes from the Steamboat/Hayden Airport (HDN) providing nonstop flights from 11 major US airports. Airport transportation ranges from rental cars, to private and public shuttles.


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The OA spoke to Sophie Maynard about studying Creative Media Production.
Tell me about your Service history
I joined the Royal Navy in November 2014, and became a Warfare Officer. I left as a Sub Lieutenant in October 2017.
What is the Forces Media Academy?
The Academy is for Service leavers and veterans wanting to work in the media, including television, film, radio, digital and marketing. It launched in September 2017 and offers a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Creative Media Production.
How long is the course?
One year. My course started in September 2017 and finishes in June 2018.
How much does the course cost?
The course is free and all students receive an £18,000 bursary from the Royal British Legion. The financial support makes a huge difference, especially for those with families and a mortgage.
Why did you apply?
I have always been interested in the media. While living in Botswana, I ran a small social media company, promoting local tourist businesses. Then in the Navy I was sometimes involved with PR and wrote articles for Navy News.
What does the application process involve?
First, I completed an online form and submitted a personal statement. I then had a face-to-face interview.
What has the course involved so far?
It is week seven and I have already made several short films. We are taught the whole film production process and we try the different roles, including camera operator, director, presenter, producer and editor. On one project we found a real client and then produced a factual or promotional film for them.
At the Academy's official opening, I was thrown in at the deep end and interviewed HRH The Duke of York. It was a great experience, but I felt nervous, having never interviewed anyone before.
What do you like about the course?
In addition to the training, the equipment is brand new and top of the range. The teachers are all experts in their fields, and I have access to a large network of industry contacts.
What has surprised you most about the course?
The variety of people on the course. I expected everyone to have lots of media experience, but the reality is a broad range of skills and experiences. Some students have no prior media experience, while others follow the latest digital trends. This diversity makes the course more interesting, because everyone brings their own ideas to projects.
What do you want to do after the course?
It changes. At first I wanted to make documentaries, but I'm now considering investigative journalism. I also like campaign management, helping organisations to develop their social media presence. The great thing about the course is that I can explore each of these roles.
Apply for the 2018 course
The Academy is now accepting applications for its 2018 course. Find out more about the course.


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Days of Yore
as recounted by
Bill Day
The Borough of Haddonfield, the Borough of Collingswood, ant Borough of Woodlynne, and the Township of Haddon once comprised the Township of Haddon in the 1880's. In 1875 the village of Haddonfield in the Township of Haddon became a Borough. Five Commissioners of Streets and three Commissioners of Appeals were elected. They governed the new Borough and could pass laws that were not covered by Township ordinances. The township of Haddon continued to control assessments, taxes and vital statistics. John H. Lippincoutt was President of the new borough. In 1897 the State Legislature passed a new law called the Borough Law and it became necessary to hold an election to obtain a Mayor and six councilmen. 559 citizens voted J. Morris Roberts became the first elected Mayor of Haddonfield. The six council Morrismen were Samuell Brown, R. Wilkins Budd, Richard Gardner, Isaac E. Shivers, Benjamin F. Shreves, and John R. Stevenson. All legal connections with the Township of Haddon then ceased and records were set up for all phases of municipal government. Prior to this time all records of births and deaths were reported to the Township. The assessed valuation in 1898 was $1,521,925.00 and the budget was $7000.00 The school tax was $6,125.00. The first freeholder elected in 1898 from Haddonfield was Samuel Wood. He also represented the Township of Haddon. In 1911 the State Legislature passed a "commission form of government" law and a special election was held on September 23,1913 with 692 votes cast in the four election districts of the Borough and Haddonfield thus had a new form of government, as 413 were in favor with 273 votes opposed. Two months later at the Municipal Election the first board of commissioners for the Borough was elected. The three citizens elected wer Joseph K. Lippincott, Montreville Shinn and Bayard C. Stavely. Mr. Lippincott was named Mayor and President of the Board. The Borough of Haddonfield has continued to operate under the Commission form of government from that time up to the present.
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Erratic pet behavior
Oily 'rub' marks on baseboards and walls
How often to apply
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Mishima Station
[Toi Gold Mine]
A tourist mine where visitors can learn about gold mining and experience the allure of gold
From the Edo period to the Showa period, Toi Gold Mine was among the most productive gold mines in Japan. The mine was closed in 1965 and opened to the public as a tourist mine in 1972. The way gold was mined back in the Edo period is reenacted inside the tunnel and visitors can experience what it was like to work in the gold mine in those times. At the Gold Museum, products of the gold mine and a diorama that shows the scenery of the surrounding area are on display. Visitors can also touch a 250 kg giant gold bar, listed in the Guinness World Records, and learn about the world of this mineral that has fascinated people since ancient times. You can also try panning for gold if you want to find some gold yourself (additional fee required). You can take home any gold you find.
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|Main The entrance of the mine tunnel, where you can see what the gold mining was like in the Edo period
Three photos Upper left Gold panning at the Placer Gold Mining Building. (Example), upper right The 250 kg giant gold bar displayed at the Gold Museum, lower Drainage process to scoop up the groundwater that would well out in the mines
|Toi 2726, Izu City, Shizuoka
|+81-558-98-0800 (Japanese only)
|Opening hours
|9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
* Last admission at 4:30 p.m. Last admission for gold panning at 4:20 p.m. Please buy your tickets for the mine tunnel tour and gold panning by 3:50 p.m.
|December 11th to 14th (2018)
* Please inquire for details.
|Admission fee (Includes mine tunnel tour and Gold Museum)
Adults (junior high school age and over) 860 yen
Children (elementary school students) 430 yen
Gold panning
Adults (junior high school age and over) 720 yen
Children (elementary school students) 610 yen
Joint ticket for admission and gold panning
Adults (junior high school age and over) 1,350 yen
Children (elementary school students) 930 yen
|Take the Izu Hakone Railway "Mishima Station" of JR Tokaido Shinkansen for approx. 40 minutes, alight at "Shuzenji Station". Take the Nishi-Izu Tokai Bus bound for Matsuzaki for approx. 50 minutes, alight at "Toi Kinzan".
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The non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRU) is the specific unemployment rate at which the rate of inflation stabilises - inflation will neither increase nor decrease.
Although a highly theoretical concept it has been influential in shaping monetary policy. NAIRU is shown graphically as the level of unemployment at the prevailing long run Phillips curve (LRPC).
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Metadata is data about the digital document it is attached to, such as the author of a document, when it was last updated, the software used to create or save the document etc.
Most digital documents contain additional hidden data known as meta data, which stores information such as who created the document, what the document is about, any comments about the document and many additional pieces of information depending on the document type and the software used to create or modify it.
EXIF data
Exchangeable image file format data aka EXIF meta data is information about a digital image. This can be anything from the resolution and amount of colours in the image to the type of camera used to take the picture and on what day and at what time, or the software used to create the image.
What are the security implications of meta data?
We create digital content all the time and we email it to colleagues, post it on Facebook, store it, and so on, but we don't really think about the hidden data in these documents because we either forget that it is there or never knew that it was there in the first place.
If you look at the properties of a digital file using various applications, you will be able to see this meta data. You can see the name of the person who created it, maybe even where they work if they created it on a work machine. You can see what type of camera they own if the file is a photo image file, and what days and time that they appear to be away from home taking pictures.
In other words you can profile an individual just from the meta data stored in the files they create.
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If you don't need or use meta data in textual documents then set the properties to generic defaults (unless you wish to identify yourself as the owner / creator of a particular document). That way you need not worry that somweone will discover that you wrote a particular document that you don't wish to own up to creating.
If you are distributing images that you took and you don't want anyone to know what camera you were using and when you took the photo then use image editing software that allows you to change the EXIF metadata.
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Today could end in tears for Skye adventure pair Anne MacAskill and Kay Simpson.
For having made it to the Iranian border in the 10,000 mile long Mongol Rally the duo have hit their first major obstacle – they haven't got the right documentation to legally enter the country.
Anne from Dunvegan said: "We may have hit a brick wall though to get into Iran tomorrow as we do not have a carnet de passage and a couple of men on motorbikes were going to get charged $2,000 to get through.
"We shall face up to that in the morning but in the meantime, I am getting my goon and scarf ready in the hope that we succeed."
During their first week 67 years old Anne and Kay, aged 69 – the oldest competitors in the long distance event – made it all the way through to the border between Turkey and Iran without too much difficulty.
Anne added: "It's now Sunday and we have made good progress so far.
"We had a very easy entry into Turkey, perhaps because we went over from Bulgaria on a more minor road. Kay likes to drive first thing, which was a bonus for me, as she had to cope with rush-hour Istanbul traffic. The driving has greatly improved (I don't mean Kay's) since I was last there with her in 1968.
"It was fast weaving in and out, but nothing that made you have to jam on the brakes. Very impressed with the plants alongside the motorway. Turkey has impressed both of us.
"Because I missed a turn off, we ended up driving down round Ankara and the countryside between there and Dogubayatz is stunning. Lots of hills then very fertile ground and it was fascinating to see the acres of grain and combines working, then a pickle sheep or goats with a couple of boys herding them - a combination of modern and old.
A beautiful view of Mount Arafat with snow on the top - Kay intends climbing it some day, but not today as you need 3 days for the trip."
Over the coming weeks Anne and Kay will have the journey of a lifetime as they take a gruelling route in their 20 year old van across England, France, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia.
During the course of the trip Anne is hoping to raise cash for Cancer Research Uk while Kay's cause is Animal Asia. If you want to support them or just find out how things are going then follow the link here
As for the event itself the main rule is that competitors have to finish by September 12, so there's still a long journey ahead for the pair.


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Pump Cafe Station in Nan
Pump Cafe Station is a typically Thai style pub with live music and serving food & drinks. Although drinks are almost always limited to beer, whisky, water and cola. Pump Cafe Station is an mostly open-air place, although they also have a part indoor with air-conditioing. A popular place in Nan town and almost every evening full, but it is more a pub as a restaurant.
Information of Pump Cafe
- Along route 101 near the airport, Nan
- Opening hours : 18:00 - 1:00
- Kitchen : Thai + Drinks
- Facebook : Pump Station Cafe & Restaurant
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