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Hello guys.
I decided to post this in the C forum since its what I use, but its really a general problem. Please feel free to move it to the appropriate forum if needed (I have also asked the same question in dreamincode.net and devshed.com)
I need to find if a any given point in space (2d/3d) is inside an irregular region formed by rectangles (or cubes in 3d).
I have several different boxes with its coordinates. All of the boxes overlap with at least another box, meaning its a closed region with no holes. I want to form one big region from all these boxes and then try to find if points lie inside or outside.
I have already developed an implementation that uses search trees (quadtrees) and is efficient in looking through each of the boxes to see if the points are there. Now, some of the problems I want to solve have millions of boxes and millions of points, so I'm looking for ways of say having one big region. In 2d this could be a polygon for example which is not hard to do, but not for 3d.
Basically what I would like in the end is to form a big region where I can quickly get candidate points, which I can then process in detail with my search trees algorithms.
I've been developing the search tree algorithms for the last few days so my head is pretty biased towards that at the moment and I need some external thinking.
Any ideas?
Thanks a lot in advance!


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A Cincinnati woman attacked by her 13-year-old daughter is blaming the fictional online demonic entity Slender Man for the girl's behavior.
Slender Man is the same character police say two Wisconsin 12-year-old girls claim influenced them to stab another girl earlier this month.
The woman told NBC affiliate WLWT that her 13-year-old daughter attacked her with a knife in their kitchen.
"She had her hood up and had her hands covered with her sleeves and the mask," the woman said, adding that her daughter was "someone else during [the] attack."
The woman says she discovered disturbing references to Slender Man in her daughter's writing.
"We found things that she had written and she made reference to Slender Man. She also made references to killing," the mother told WLWT. "She even created a world for Slender Man in the game Mine Craft."
Slender Man, a tall, faceless being in a black suit, is a fictional character notorious for stalking and terrorizing children.
The Cincinnati woman says her daughter's attack may have been an attempt to appease Slender Man, and believes the Wisconsin incident may have pushed her over the edge.
The girl is being held in a juvenile detention center. Her mother suffered minor injuries, including cuts to her face and neck, as well as a wound to her back.

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Can a Modified Fat Diet With Low Glycaemic Load Improve Insulin Sensitivity and Inflammatory Mediators in Overweight People With Chronic Heart Failure?
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00163904
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First Posted : September 14, 2005
Last Update Posted : August 1, 2007
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This study is looking at overweight patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), to compare the effects of a modified fat diet with a reduced glycaemic load (diet 1); and a conventional low fat, high carbohydrate diet (diet 2) on:
- insulin sensitivity (using the homeostasis model assessment [HOMA] model)
- lipid profile
- symptomatic status (6 minute walk distance and Heart Failure Quality of Life [HF QOL] Questionnaire)
- body weight
- inflammatory mediators (tumor necrosis factor [TNF] alpha, C-reactive protein [CRP], interleukin-6 [IL-6])
The hypotheses of this study are:
- Diet 1 will be associated with lower insulin resistance than diet 2.
- The lipid profile will be better in CHF patients on diet 1 than on diet 2.
- Patients on diet 1 will have a better symptomatic status than patients on diet 2.
- Diet 1 will maintain body weight in patients with CHF as well as diet 2.
- Diet 1 will suppress the expression of TNF-alpha, CRP and IL-6 more than diet 2.
|Condition or disease
|Heart Failure
|Behavioral: High mono-unsaturated fat/low carbohydrate diet Behavioral: High carbohydrate/low fat diet
|Phase 1
There is an increasing prevalence of chronic heart failure (CHF) in Western societies. In the last decade, progress has been made in understanding the neurohormonal involvement in the progression of the disease and consequently, new treatments have been developed although the mortality rate still remains high. Chronic heart failure is associated with marked insulin resistance as well as increasing plasma levels of pro-inflammatory markers such as Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) with increasing severity of the disease. This has recently become an area of increased research interest. In CHF, insulin resistance may be present even when blood glucose levels appear normal. Independently of its influence on risk of arteriosclerosis, insulin resistance supports further progression of heart failure. Hyperinsulinaemia has also been found to worsen symptomatic status in CHF patients.
The introduction of beta-blockers in the treatment of CHF may have a beneficial effect on insulin resistance. However, so far tested drugs seem to have little influence on production of pro-inflammatory markers in CHF patients. The use of beta-blockers in the clinical setting is also associated with weight gain. While weight gain is of benefit to patients with cachexia, a common problem in CHF, it is problematic in CHF patients who are already overweight, particularly since obesity is known to be implicated in the development of insulin resistance. Because of this, it would seem to be beneficial to prevent further weight gain in those patients with heart failure who are not cachexic. Weight loss in these patients, however should also be prevented since obese patients with CHF appear to have the better prognosis. As change in body weight has important implications for disease progression, choice of dietary treatment is of particular importance in CHF patients. Ideally in CHF patients, we should be maintaining body weight while still attempting to reduce other coronary risk factors such as insulin resistance and atherogenic dyslipidemia.
Traditionally, diet for people with insulin resistance and other features of the metabolic syndrome has been based on a low fat, high carbohydrate dietary prescription. This has been questioned recently with emerging clear endorsement of diets that are restricted in saturated fat (< 10% of total energy [%E]) but by allowing higher amounts of monounsaturated fat (MUFA), also reduce the diet carbohydrate content and thus the glycaemic load. Metabolic studies in people with diabetes have shown that modified fat (high MUFA) diets are more effective than a low fat high carbohydrate diet in improving insulin resistance although no similar studies are yet available for people with heart failure.
Studies in people with diabetes have also indicated that modified fat (high MUFA) diets are clearly more beneficial than low fat diets in the effects on triacylglycerols and HDL cholesterol and they also favorably influence blood pressure, coagulation, endothelial activation, inflammation, and thermogenic capacity. Modified fat (high MUFA) diets therefore reduce heart disease risk. Moreover, when the energy density is controlled through inclusion of plenty of fruit and vegetables, modified fat (high MUFA) diets do not promote obesity. One final benefit is better acceptance and compliance long term.
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|Can a Modified Fat Diet With Low Glycaemic Load Improve Insulin Sensitivity and Inflammatory Mediators in Overweight People With Chronic Heart Failure?
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- Body mass index (BMI)
- Blood lipids
- Inflammatory mediators
- Heart Failure Quality of Life Questionnaire
- 6 minute walk test
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- English speaking heart failure patients (New York Heart Association [NYHA] Classes 1 - 3) attending the Alfred Hospital outpatient clinic will be enrolled.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients will be excluded if they are below the healthy weight range (BMI < 25 kg/m2) or if they are morbidly obese (BMI > 35 kg/m2).
- Patients with heart failure NYHA Class 4 will be excluded due to their increased risk of developing cachexia.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
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AUSTIN, Texas – Texas quarterback David Ash, who missed most of last season with concussion symptoms, will not play this week against BYU after getting headaches and feeling dizzy in the hours following the Longhorns' season-opening win over North Texas.
Ash took several hard hits to the head in the 38-7 win, but head coach Charlie Strong said Monday that Ash showed no symptoms during the game.
Ash called staff to report his symptoms about 90 minutes after the game ended, and the medical staff brought him in for evaluation.
"It shows his toughness. I know how important this football team is to him," Strong said.
Strong would not speculate whether Ash, who has 22 career starts, could or should try to play again. Ash had insisted that despite from questions from his family, he never seriously considered quitting.
"That's a decision his family is going to have to make," Strong said, noting that Ash would have to be cleared by doctors before he can return.
"You have to be concerned, any time you have that number of concussions. We will never jeopardize a young man's health for the sake of this football team. That will always be the case," Strong said.
Ash had been cleared by team doctors to return this season and told reporters in training camp about taking that first hit: "Bring it on."
Strong said Ash noted to staff a blow he took on Texas' second drive of the game, when he bent low to recover a fumble and a defender crashed into the crown of his helmet.
Ash later ran for a touchdown and passed for another, but also took several more hits to the head, most notably when his helmet twice bounced off the turf after a sack and on his touchdown run.
Strong said he didn't watch Ash on the sideline after the first hit and again noted that Ash reported no immediate problems to medical staff.
"If it was an issue, I think he would have said it himself. He didn't say anything about it," Strong said. "Even I said to him, 'Hey how's it going?' He said, 'I'm feeling good. I really like it, I'm really into it.'"
Texas linebacker Jordan Hicks, who missed much of the last two seasons with injuries, said Ash has to be frustrated by his recurring concussions.
"He's got to be wondering why him?" Hicks said.
Sophomore Tyrone Swoopes will start for Texas (1-0) against the Cougars (1-0) with freshman Jerrod Heard as the backup. Strong also announced that senior center Dominic Espinosa will miss the rest of the season after breaking a bone in his right ankle.
Swoopes, a sophomore, was 5 of 13 passing for 26 yards last season.
"We have a football team, and we have to go play ... It's not all about one person. Some other guys have to step up," Strong said. "Adversity is going to hit."


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Comfortable and Effective Anti-snoring Product!
How to stop Snoring!
Are You Snoring Yourself To Death?
5 years ago I almost died from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA.) My nights were filled with multiple bathroom trips, kicking and punching while sleeping and deprivation of restful sleep. As I awoke one morning, eyes blood shot and completely exhausted from literally fighting for my life all night, it was then, lying on my back in bed I decided to go and get a CPAP. It was either get help or die.
Later in the day, I drove across town to the medical supply store where I learned I had to have a prescription in order to buy a CPAP machine. The technician explained that I could obtain a prescription after I participated in a sleep study (polysomnography.) I called the doctor's office from my cell phone and learned the shocking news: It would take about 3 months to get into a sleep clinic for a polysomnography. I told the person on the phone, "I'll be dead in 3 months." I thanked her and ended the call.
On the drive home I kept saying over and over to myself, "If I could just keep my mouth closed while I'm sleeping, I wouldn't be able to have the episode." I felt that OSA was a mechanical failure of the jaw and it seemed to reason that if I could keep my jaw up while I was sleeping, then my tongue couldn't fall back far enough to close off my air.
I arrived home late in the afternoon where I took a bath towel and ripped a 2″ strip down one side. I took the strip, placed it under my chin and wrapped each end over the top of my head and tied a knot. Now my jaw was "supported," so to speak. I could still talk or take a drink of water, but the jaw would not be able to fall excessively backwards when I entered REM (deep) sleep. Then, I laid down on my bed and went to sleep.
Twelve hours later I woke up, lying there staring into my glowing wrist watch and doing the math 3 times: I'd actually been asleep for 12 hours without waking up. As I sat up on the edge of my bed, I could feel renewed strength and vitality. I don't have the words to tell you what that moment felt like, I just remember thinking, "There are a lot of other people who need to know about this." And the My Snoring Solution jaw supporter was born.
During the past 5 years the My Snoring Solution jaw supporter has in my opinion evolved into a comfortable and effective jaw supporter. Before, my snoring echoed throughout the house. Now, when I sleep my kids have to turn the light on to see if I'm in the room.
Stephen Matthews
Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Defined
When the jaw opens and the tongue falls into the back of the throat, the airway narrows forcing air through the small opening. This creates vibrations in the throat known as snoring. Like allergies, you probably weren't born with a snore. Rather, you acquired it over time.
Many people begin sleeping with their mouth open at about 5 years of age. Gradually, muscle tissues in the mouth and throat can be stretched beyond their intended range. When this happens, snoring and the health risks associated with OSA increase. An effective jaw supporter holds the lower jaw upward and helps re-train tissue in the mouth and throat. Whether immediate, or gradual a reduction in snoring and OSA often occurs.
OSA episodes occur when the tongue or soft tissues of the throat or soft palate collapse onto the back wall of the upper airway, forming a blockage that prevents air from entering the lungs. The negative pressure of inhaling pulls harder on your tongue, sealing the airway tightly.
To resume breathing, the person must awaken (although one rarely remembers the awakening) and create tension in the tongue and throat tissue. This process opens the airway and causes a distinctive snorting sound. Within a short period of time this process often repeats itself. Several hundred OSA episodes during an 8-hour sleep time are not uncommon. Consequently, the repetition of OSA episodes can cause chronic fatigue and other major health problems.
During the REM stage is when your major muscle groups (heart, etc.) relax. Without adequate REM sleep, your chances of heart failure are much greater than average. According to the National Sleep foundation 70% of all congestive heart failure and 60% of all strokes are directly related to some form of sleep disorder, primarily OSA.
Proper REM sleep eliminates many OSA symptoms during sleep time including: Limb jerking, punching, kicking, loud snorting, cessation of breathing, excessive daytime irritability, daytime fatigue, memory problems, poor concentration skills, heartburn, acid reflux, multiple trips to urinate during sleep time, depression, ADHD symptoms, loss of motivation and loss of motor skills.
How a Jaw Supporter Can Help Prevent Snoring and OSA
Snoring research has shown that a jaw supporter (worn during sleep time) that keeps the lower jaw in an upward position increases the three dimensional space in the airway tube which reduces air velocity and soft tissue vibration. By increasing the volumetric capacity of the airway and preventing soft tissue vibrations, snoring can be eliminated or substantially reduced. The My Snoring Solution jaw supporter comfortably keeps the lower jaw in an upward/forward position and increases three-dimensional space in the airway.
A jaw supporter is based on the same principle as CPR. The airway must be open to allow air to pass through the throat. A constricted or collapsed airway causes snoring and/or OSA. A jaw supporter can hold the lower jaw in a position so that it does not fall backwards/down during the night and cause the airway to collapse. Maintaining a clear airway improves breathing and reduces snoring.
The My Snoring Solution jaw supporter may help provide healthy REM sleep and normal jaw positioning, reducing the OSA associated health risks without the need for surgery, medications, cumbersome devices or therapy. Current CPAP users may discover wearing a jaw supporter improves the comfort and effectiveness of their CPAP. Additionally, some CPAP users report that they are able to stop using CPAP while wearing a jaw supporter.
Clinical Trial Test Results For The My Snoring Solution Brand Jaw Supporter
The initial small scale sleep study consisted of ten patients who were tested and diagnosed with OSA. See "TABLE 1 – Baseline Study" [below.]
Approximately 2 years later the same ten patients participated in an additional sleep study. See "TABLE 2" [below.] During the second study the participants slept through the night using the mysnoringsolutions.com Jaw Supporter. The study information is posted specifically for the purpose of comparing the number of snores and OSA episodes of the participants during the two studies. Some patients experienced:
- A substantial reduction in the number of OSA episodes
- A substantial reduction in the number of snores
- Lower blood pressure readings in the morning
Most experienced: An increase in their oxygen saturation level.
Table 1 – Baseline Study No Jaw Supporter or Other Sleep Aid
Table 2 – Study Using The "My Snoring Solution" brand Jaw Supporter
Ahmed Kutty, MD
Doctor Of Pulmonary Medicine
St. Mary Hospital
Lack of Sleep and Attention Deficit Disorder ADD Symptoms Seen In Patients with Sleep Apnea
WPXI-PITTSBURGH — Can trouble sleeping affect an asthmatic's condition? Can it cause someone to develop the symptoms of attention deficit disorder?
New research says both are true.
Researchers at the big lung and critical care medicine meeting say that lack of sleep can play a role in both the day and night symptoms of asthma, and that sleep problems ranging from simple insomnia to sleep apnea can cause someone to have attention deficit disorder. "You seem short of breath and it gets worse and worse and then suddenly you can't breathe. It's like somebody strangling you." Mary Kane has asthma.
But her problems may not be limited to just breathing.
New research presented at the American College of Chest Physician's Annual Meeting shows asthmatics on the whole suffer significant sleep quality disturbances, and in turn, end up being sleepy during the daytime.
"So we have 487 patients, which I believe makes it the, of not one of the largest trials to look at sleep and asthma. And we found that their sleep is pretty bad. A full 30 percent of them categorize their sleep as poor or bad," says Dr. John Mastronarde, study researcher at Ohio State University.
50 percent of the patients studied reported waking up every night more than three times a week. The sleep disturbances translated into daytime sleepiness.
"We know from previous data in the literature that that has a significant consequences for public health, folks who are sleepy in the day have a high risk for car accidents, poor performance at work, etc," Mastronarde states.
There is also a chicken-egg scenario, in that the researchers found that not only does asthma create bad sleep, but that bad sleep in and of itself can worsen an asthmatic's breathing.
"We saw if your sleep is worse and then it gets better we saw that your overall quality of asthma got better as well," says Mastronarde.
Other research presented shows those with sleep apnea, a condition where a person stops breathing hundreds of times a night, can develop have a worsening of attention deficit disorder.
Of the patients studied with moderate to severe attention problems, 60 percent had their ADHD resolved after being placed on CPAP. The researchers believe that it doesn't just apply to sleep apnea, that any sleep problem can create ADHD-type symptoms.
Dr. Clifford Risk, the author of the study from the Marlboro Center for Sleep Disorders, says, "If they have ADHD the doctor should be asking them how their sleep is, do you snore or have sleep apnea and/or do you have insomnia at night?"
ADD symptoms were seen in patients with sleep apnea who had no prior history or evidence of ADD, meaning, the daytime sleepiness can actually cause add type symptoms.
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with a Chinstrap
Recently, anesthesiologists* in Japan released clinical trial information that demonstrates how a chinstrap alone improved obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) symptoms as well as or better than the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP.) After obtaining permission from Kochi Municipal Hospital, the anesthesiologists conducted a limited pilot study that included 30 patients.
In the study, the use of CPAP shows substantial improvement in the patient's OSA. However, the chinstrap appeared even more effective than CPAP. Additionally, the chinstrap improved the AHI better than CPAP and did not provoke the onset of sleep apnea episodes.
The anesthesiologists went on to report, "Maneuvers such as chin lift and jaw thrust improve airway patency and ventilation in anesthetized, spontaneously breathing children as well as in adults. In conclusion, lateral positioning combined with common airway maneuvers significantly improved airway patency."
OSA symptoms are often responsible for daytime sleepiness, motor vehicle crashes, hypertension, heart disease, and stroke. Treatments include weight loss, limiting alcohol consumption, CPAP, dental appliances and surgical interventions. *Young-Chang P. Arai, MD, Kayo Fukunaga, MD, Seiji Hirota, MD, and Shoji Fujimoto, MD – Department of Anesthesiology, Kochi Municipal Hospital; and Department of Anesthesiology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan
Are Kids Snoring Their Way To ADHD? -Researchers Conclude Sleepiness And Sleep Apnea May Be Exhibited As Symptoms Of ADHD.
CNN Headline News -CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) — New research suggests children who snore face nearly double the risk of being inattentive and hyperactive, providing fresh evidence of an intriguing link between sleep problems and attention deficit disorders.
CNN Headline News recently reported on a study that new research suggests children who snore face nearly double the risk of being inattentive and hyperactive, providing fresh evidence of an intriguing link between sleep problems and attention deficit disorders.
Children's behavioral problems may be linked to their sleep habits, according to a new study. Children who snore often are nearly twice as likely as other children to have attention and hyperactivity problems, found a new study by the University of Michigan Health System. The results, published in the March issue of the journal Pediatrics, provide some of the most solid evidence ever of a link between sleep problems and behavior. The link is strongest in boys under 8. Snorers in this group were more than three times more likely than non-snorers to be.
The National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research estimates that 38,000 cardiovascular deaths, due to sleep apnea, occur each year in the US. Over the long term, serious sleep apnea conditions have been linked to a greater risk of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. However, sleep apnea was not well understood or recognized by the medical community until recently. And only a fraction of sufferers have been diagnosed and treated.
Can Snoring Kill? Dental Surgeons Say They've Found Why Snoring Can Kill
Snoring Can Indicate Serious Upper Airway Disorders. Blocked Airways Increase Blood Pressure, Damaging Arteries and Leading To Stroke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) Dental surgeons discover why snoring can kill: It can actually cause damage to the arteries.
Although considered harmless, snoring can actually indicate a serious medical condition called sleep apnea. Marked by irregular breathing, sleep apnea often causes sufferers to stop breathing completely for up to several seconds and has even been linked to stroke and heart disease in some patients.
"When persons with sleep apnea fall asleep, their tongue falls back into their throat, blocking their airway," Dr. Arthur Friedlander, an oral surgeon who worked on the study conducted at University of California's School of Dentistry, said in a statement.
"As they struggle for breath, their blood pressure soars…This rise in blood pressure damages the inner walls of the carotid arteries lining the sides of the neck," he added. "Cholesterol and calcium stick to the injury sites and amass into calcified plaques, which block blood flow to the brain. The result is often a massive stroke."
According to Dr. Friedlander, these deposits of calcium deposits are merely the tip of the iceberg. "The X-ray can't show the true size of the plaque, which is also made up of fat, platelets, and other soft tissue." When a person is suffering from sleep apnea, air cannot flow in or out of the nose or mouth. Oxygen is not taken in so carbon dioxide builds to dangerous levels in the blood.
"It's like pressing a pillow over someone's face, "Friedlander said.
Lack of Sleep Linked To Weight Problems
American Diabetes Association Clinical Trials Suggest Lack of Sleep Linked To Overweight and Obesity
In addition to the known health problems caused by lack of sleep, research suggests that too little sleep causes hormone changes that might lead to obesity. 924 people, 18 to 91 years of age were divided into four groups: normal weight, overweight, obese, and extremely obese. The researchers compared body mass to total sleep time and concluded that the less people slept, the heavier they tended to be (except in the extremely obese group.)
In addition to diet and exercise, quantity of sleep may be a key part of any weight-loss program. Overweight people are encouraged to examine their sleep quantity to improve weight-loss progress and results.
Why Sleep Is Good for You and Skimping On It Isn't
Does it really matter if you get enough sleep? Absolutely. Thanks to sleep studies conducted over the past several decades, it is now known that sleep has distinctive stages that cycle throughout the night. Your brain stays active throughout sleep, but different things happen during each stage.
For instance, certain stages of sleep are indeed vital for us to feel well rested and energetic the next day, and other stages help us learn or make memories.
Not only does the quantity of your sleep matter, but the quality of your sleep (restful sleep) is essential to good health. When sleep is interrupted or cut short, one might not get enough of certain stages of sleep. In other words, how well rested you are and how well you function the next day depends on your total sleep time and how much of the various stages of sleep you receive each night.
A number of vital tasks carried out during sleep time help maintain good health and enable people to function at their best. On the other hand, not getting enough restful sleep can be dangerousfor example, you are more likely to be in a car crash if you drive when you are drowsy.
How Much Sleep Is Enough?
Sleep needs vary from person to person, and they change throughout the lifecycle. Most adults need 7-8 hours of sleep each night. Newborns, on the other hand, sleep between 16 and 18 hours a day, and children in preschool sleep between 10 and 12 hours a day. Schoolaged children and teens need at least 9 hours of sleep a night. Teen girls between 14-17 years of age may need as much as 12-14 hours.
Could You Have a Sleep Disorder?
Are you spending enough time in bed, only to awake feeling exhausted and sleepy during the day? If so, you may be one of the estimated 40 million Americans with a sleep disorder. Relationships, along with school and job performance, often suffer because of persistent daytime fatigue that develops as a result of continuously disrupted sleep.
The most common sleep disorders are OSA, insomnia, restless legs syndrome and narcolepsy. Although sleep disorders can significantly affect your health, safety, and wellbeing, they can almost always be treated.
With the increased awareness in the doctor and patient communities, a growing number of new OSA patients are expected to be identified in the next few years.
Researchers and clinicians have recognized OSA as one of the most common sleep disorders and with perhaps the greatest medical and social impact on society in terms of morbidity and mortality. The syndrome strikes all sexes and all races, ages, socioeconomic strata, and ethnic groups, though it is less common in women prior to menopause, and may be more common in blacks than in whites.
Talk to your doctor if you have any of these signs of a sleep disorder:
- You consistently take more than 30 minutes each night to fall asleep.
- You consistently awaken several time each night and then have trouble falling back to sleep, or you awaken too early in the morning.
- You often feel sleepy during the day, you take frequent naps, or you fall asleep at inappropriate times during the day.
- Your bed partner says that when you sleep, you snore loudly, snort, gasp, make choking sounds, kick, and punch or stop breathing for short periods.
- You have creeping, tingling, or crawling feelings in your legs or arms that are relieved by moving or massaging them, especially in the evening and when trying to fall asleep.
- Your bed partner notices that your legs or arms jerk during sleep.
Children can have some of these same signs when they have a sleep disorder, but they often do not show signs of excessive daytime sleepiness. Instead they may seem overactive and have difficulty focusing or doing their best in school, which can be easily confused for ADHD.
Importance of Restful Sleep
In humans, it has been demonstrated that the metabolic activity of the brain decreases significantly after 24 hours of sustained wakefulness. Sleep deprivation results in a decrease in body temperature, a decrease in immune system function as measured by white blood cell count (the soldiers of the body), and a decrease in the release of growth hormone. Sleep deprivation can also cause increased heart rate variability.
For our nervous systems to work properly, sleep is needed. Sleep deprivation makes a person drowsy and unable to concentrate the next day. It also leads to impairment of memory and physical performance and reduced ability to carry out mathematical calculations. If sleep deprivation continues, hallucinations and mood swings may develop.
Release of growth hormone in children and young adults takes place during deep sleep. Most cells of the body show increased production and reduced breakdown of proteins during deep sleep. Sleep helps humans maintain optimal emotional and social functioning while we are awake by giving rest during sleep to the parts of the brain that control emotions and social interactions.
Love Handles and Fat Gain In Men
Men who suffer with OSA often gain weight in the abdomen due to the process of age. As men age, they typically get less and less sleep. With less deep sleep or slow wave sleep there is less bodily production of the growth hormone. That deficiency is associated with increased fat tissue and abdominal obesity, reduced muscle mass and strength, and reduced exercise capacity.
Sleepless Nights Can Cause Worse Problems Than Grumpiness
Most people take about 15 minutes to fall asleep, says researcher Thomas Roth, M.D.
Confession time: My husband has actually uttered the words "I'd rather take a nap than have sex." Is our marriage on the rocks? No, like 75 percent of adults, our problem is sleep — he has insomnia; I snore.
We seem to be too busy to get enough sleep. On average, Americans sleep roughly 7 hours a night, 1 to 2 fewer hours per night than they did 40 years ago. And when we do hit the sack, sleep doesn't necessarily follow. No wonder my husband and I sometimes feel like zombies. Worse, there could be serious health repercussions due to our lack of shut-eye.
Do you have a sleep disorder?
How much sleep each person needs varies, though the differences may not be as great as you think, says Eve Van Cauter, Ph.D, professor of medicine at the University of Chicago. Studies have shown that sleep capacity – how long you'll sleep if you go to bed and get up whenever you want is about 8 hours and 45 minutes for healthy young males (the group that's been researched most). In three separate studies, that amount varied less than 30 minutes from person to person. "A lot of people who believe they need only 4 hours of sleep are unconsciously depriving themselves," Van Cauter says.
Most people need 7 to 8 hours a night, according to Lawrence Epstein, M.D., regional medical director for Sleep Health Centers in Boston, Massachusetts, and former president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
"The idea shouldn't be to get into bed, fall asleep instantly, sleep a set number of hours, and wake up never having had your sleep disturbed," he explains. "The target should be to get an adequate amount of sleep to feel rested during the day."
How do you know you're not getting enough z's? "If you're falling asleep in 1 or 2 minutes, you're probably sleep deprived," says Thomas Roth, M.D., director of the Sleep Disorders and Research Center at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
On average, it takes most people about 15 minutes to fall asleep, though Roth notes that "it takes some people more time, some people less." Another way to tell if you're not sleeping enough is to monitor daytime sleepiness. Chronic daytime sleepiness is not normal, says Michael Twery, Ph.D., acting director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research. "People can live for decades and never appreciate that they have a sleep disorder and how it's affecting their lives."
The downside of running on empty
Scientists are finding more evidence that sleep deprivation can affect appetite, weight gain, diabetes risk, the strength of your immune system, and even your chance of developing depression.
In 2004, University of Chicago researchers restricted a group of men to only 4 hours of sleep per night. After just 2 nights, the men had an 18 percent decrease in leptin, a hormone that tells your brain when you are full, and a 28 percent increase in ghrelin, a hormone that triggers hunger. These results were reinforced last October by a study of almost 10,000 adults that found that people who slept fewer than 7 hours a night were more likely to be obese than those who got 7 hours of shut-eye. "
Chronic sleep deprivation causes changes in metabolism that produce a state that stimulates hunger," Epstein explains. Sleep deprivation can also affect how your body handles insulin; insulin resistance puts you at risk for weight gain and diabetes.
In a study that's still under way, Van Cauter and her colleagues are looking at chronic sleep loss in a group of normal-weight men and women under age 30. Over 6 months, those who slept fewer than 6.5 hours a night were more insulin-resistant than normal sleepers who logged 7.5 to 8 hours per night.
The short sleepers, the study shows so far, need to produce 30 to 40 percent more insulin to dispose of the same amount of glucose. Still other studies suggest that over time, sleep loss may play a role in the development of depression.
"Positive moods are lower in people with sleep loss," Van Cauter says, "and mood isn't stable over the 24-hour cycle. People have lower moods in the morning. They also have higher levels of cortisol, the stress hormone. All those changes are typical of clinical depression."
Whether its depression, diabetes, or a bigger dress size, the threat posed by sleep deprivation is real. Sleep disorders can be treated, but often patients fail to recognize the problem — leading to more sleepless nights.
Restful Sleep Directly Related to Good Health
Clinical trials show that not getting enough sleep or getting poor quality sleep on a regular basis increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, congestive heart failure, stroke and other medical conditions. The National Sleep Foundation reports that 70% of all congestive heart failure and 60% of all strokes is directly related to a sleep disorder.
"Virtually all heart attacks come down to a failure to deliver oxygen to the hardworking heart muscle,1" Philip Stavish, M.D. OSA causes a drop in blood oxygen saturation (SaO2) and an increase in the blood's carbon dioxide (CO2). When the SaO2 drops, the heart will start pumping more blood. With each beat, the SaO2 continues to drop and the heart beats faster and faster. As the CO2 increases the brain will try to drive the person to breathe. The effort and action of the abdomen and chest will increase. Eventually that action can become severe enough to cause an arousal, (but the arousal does not fully awaken the person) causing the person to "catch their breath," clearing the upper airway blockage and allowing the person to breathe. Then it happens all over again.
It is also important to remember that when the immune system is compromised by a lack of oxygen, we are more susceptible to opportunistic bacteria, viral, and parasitic infections and colds, as well as flu. Oxygen deprivation can also lead to life-threatening disease, such as cancer. Cancer and most other infections or disease cannot live in an oxygen-rich environment. "Cancer has only one prime cause. It is the replacement of normal oxygen respiration of the body's cells by an anaerobic (i.e., oxygen deficient) cell respiration2 ."
During sleep time, your body produces valuable hormones. Deep sleep triggers release of growth hormones which fuels growth in children and helps build muscle mass and repair cells and tissues in children and adults. Like growth hormones, cytokine increases during sleep and works to fight various infections. This might explain why a good nights sleep helps keep you from getting sick and shortens recover time when you do get sick.
Hormones released during sleep also affect how the body uses energy. Studies find that the less people sleep, the more likely they are to be overweight or obese, to develop diabetes, and to prefer eating foods that are high in calories and carbohydrates.
Sleep Stages
Human sleep can be described as a succession of five recurring stages: four non-REM stages and the REM stage. A sixth stage, waking, is often included. Waking, in this context, is actually the phase during which a person falls asleep.
In this stage the body prepares for sleep. All people fall asleep with tense muscles and their eyes moving erratically. As a person becomes sleepier, the body begins to slow down, muscles relax and eye movement slows to a roll.
Stage 1
Stage 1 sleep, or drowsiness, is often described as first in the sequence. The eyes are closed during Stage 1 sleep, but if aroused from it, a person may feel as if he or she has not slept. Stage 1 may last for five to 10 minutes.
Stage 2
Stage 2 is a period of light sleep during which the heart rate slows and body temperature decreases. At this point, the body prepares to enter deep sleep.
Stages 3 AND 4
These are deep sleep stages, with Stage 4 being more intense than Stage 3. Stages 1-4 are non-REM sleep stages and lasts from 90 to 120 minutes, each stage lasting anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes. Stages 2 and 3 repeat backwards before REM sleep is attained. A normal sleep cycle has this pattern: waking, stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, REM. Typically, REM sleep occurs approximately 90 minutes after sleep onset.
Stage 5 – REM Sleep
REM sleep is distinguishable from NREM sleep by changes in physiological states, including its characteristic rapid eye movements. Intense dreaming occurs during REM sleep as a result of heightened cerebral activity, but paralysis occurs simultaneously in the major voluntary muscle groups. It is generally thought that REM-associated muscle paralysis is meant to keep the body from acting out the dreams that occur during this intensely cerebral stage. The first period of REM typically lasts 10 minutes, with each recurring REM stage lengthening, and the final one lasting an hour.
We need restful sleep to think clearly, react quickly, and create memories. In fact, the pathways in the brain that help us learn and remember are very active when we sleep. Studies show that people who are taught mentally challenging tasks do better after a good night's sleep. Other research suggests that sleep is needed for creative problem solving.
Sleep also affects mood. Insufficient sleep can make you irritable and is linked to poor behavior and trouble with relationships, especially among children and teens. People who chronically lack sleep are also more likely to become depressed.
OSA is among the most common and most dangerous types of sleep disorders. An estimated 16% of the global population has the condition. OSA sufferers never get a "good nights sleep" because repeated arousals deprive patients of REM (deep sleep stage) leading to chronic daytime exhaustion and long-term cardiovascular stress. People who are obese are likely to have OSA due to the excess weight around the throat and neck. Those with receding chin lines are also at higher risk for developing obstructive sleep disorder.
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An investment philosophy that primarily considers factors affecting individual companies. That is, when making investment decisions, a bottom-up investor considers the financial health, products, supply and demand, and other aspects of a company's performance over a given period of time. Proponents of bottom-up investing argue that it lets the investor know the details of each, specific stock in which he/she invests while also allowing him/her to do well in a market downturn. Critics maintain that the ability to perform well in a bad market if overstated. See also: Top-Down Investing, Value Investing.
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Making investment decisions by first focusing on individual companies. Industry analysis and economic forecasts are considered after companies of interest have been identified. Compare top-down investing.
Bottom-up investing.
When you use a bottom-up investing strategy, you focus on the potential of individual stocks, bonds, and other investments.
Using this approach, for example, means you pay less attention to the economy as a whole, or to the prospects of the industry a company is in, than you do to the company itself.
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Tide's up everybody!
Some of the year's highest tides will hit California shorelines this week.
The swells are caused by an astronomical event called "king tide."
King tides come between two and four times a year when the gravitational forces of the sun, the Earth and a full moon are all in alignment.
The swells are expected to cause some large breakers along the beaches and could cause minor coastal flooding as well, according to the National Weather Service.
The group that named the tides "king tides" says what happens this week gives us a glimpse of what the state can expect as sea level rises in the coming years. The California King Tides Initiative sites a report released earlier this year, the National Academy of Sciences projects approximately one foot of sea-level rise by 2050 and up to five feet by 2100 along the California coast.
They are asking people to take photos of the tides and post them to a tide flickr page.
King Tide events for the 2012-2013 season:
- November 13-15
- December 12-14
- January 9-11
- February 7-9
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North Coast/Humboldt: Eureka: Woodley Island; Indian Island; Del Norte St. Pier; Halvorsen Park/The Adorni Center. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary. King Salmon Beach. New Navy Base Road in Manila/Samoa.
San Francisco Area Outer Coast: Ocean Beach; Stinson Beach; Pacifica: Beach Blvd. Sea Wall near the municipal pier; Laguna Salada. City of Capitola. City of Santa Cruz.
Inner SF Bay: Proposed Treasure Island development site. South Bay: Redwood Creek and proposed Redwood City dev. site, Dumbarton Bridge. Marin: Corte Madera, Richardson Bay, Gallinas Creek (north of China Camp).
Central Coast: Monterey: Marina State Beach, Monterey State Beach, Cannery Row; Carmel: Carmel Beach; Big Sur: McWay Falls at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Andrew Molera Beach, Garrapata Beach, Pfeiffer Beach.
Santa Barbara Area: Isla Vista beaches, Goleta Beach County Park, Leadbetter Beach, Butterfly Beach, Miramar Beach, Padaro Lane, Carpinteria Salt Marsh, Hobson State Beach, Faria, and Emma Wood State Beach.
Santa Monica: Broad Beach, Malibu shoreline homes, Marina del Rey, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles.
Orange County: Seal Beach/Sunset Beach Oceanfront (City of Seal Beach), Huntington Harbor (Huntington Beach), Newport Beach islands and peninsula (Newport Beach).
San Diego: San Diego Bay, Oceanside Beach, San Elijo Lagoon, Del Mar Dog Beach/San Dieguito Lagoon Entrance, Torrey Pines (where Penasquitos enters the ocean), La Jolla Shores, Mission Beach, and Imperial Beach/Tijuana Estuary.


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Center for Corporate & Securities Law Lecture: Judy Pasternak
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- Wednesday, October 13, 2010 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed
Former Los Angeles Times reporter Judy Pasternak will discuss her new book Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed in which she tells the story of 80 years of uranium mining and the lethal effects it has had on the Navajo people. Pasternak's work spurred a congressman and a prosecutor to press for reform and repair of the devastating damage.
The book is the saga of four generations whose lives have been shaped by uranium. What happened at Monument No. 2 was repeated in communities across the reservation. Despite warnings from doctors and scientists that long-term exposure could be harmful, even fatal, thousands of miners worked unprotected. Long after the uranium boom ended, the neighbors continued to live with contamination. The radioactive "yellow dirt" ended up in their drinking supplies, in their walls and floors, in their playgrounds, their bread ovens, their churches and even their garbage dumps.
Lunch is provided. The event is free, but reservations are required no later than Friday, October 8. Please RSVP via e-mail.
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Judy Pasternak is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. She has received numerous accolades for her work including the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism and the James V. Risser prize for Western Environmental Journalism. In her 24 years as a reporter with the Los Angeles Times, Pasternak tackled subjects ranging from Al Queda's private airline to the giant black hole in the center of the Milky Way.


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Dear Lena.
Was down town last night and had something to eat. Great. I bought a few (30) of these cards, for I find they are handy. A few words often, is appreciated more than a book very seldom. How do you like it? Say but it was cold when I woke up this morning. An overcoat would have come in handy. It is pretty cool yet 10.30. If rumor was money we would all return with a fortune, for there is a new one every minute. They say now that we will be on the move by the 15th in complience with the Old Dix law. I may not be any stouter when I get home, but say kid Im going to be there.
Dear Pa.
I geuss it is about time for me to write you a line. Hows a kid? So am I. The 9th is back at Camp Cotton again and I guess the Mich. Bunch is to do some of this work now. Its about time. How is Bills son making out. It would be like hunting for a needle in hay now, (OH for two weeks on the old farm) to find him but Id like to know just where he is and, I probably look him up. The girls tell me things are running pretty smooth back there, and I can assure you Pa that every think is just the same with me here. Some (well yes I will say) quit a few of the boys are in duch most of the time but you can realize that thats only natural.
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Just think, here it is Sept. How the time is flying latly. Well Em here we are on this morning out working out a problem in attack. Two privates, a corp. and my self are out about 1800 yard from the rest of the Battalion, and we are representing a front of three com. of an enemy. The point has just reached us and the advance party is advancing now. You know I like to write while on the field. Please forgive me for not writing yesterday for it was a very busy day, and beleive me I am glad the field inspection is over. I am fine. Gee Ill have to get back to the nack of writing again. Have you received my picture and that envelope yet? If not let me know. it is about time you did.
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BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's varsity wrestling team clinched the Bayside regular season title last week, sweeping Easton and North Caroline, both of which were unbeaten, in a tri-meet last Friday to come out on top in an epic battle between the conference heavyweights.
Something had to give last Friday when Decatur, Easton and North Caroline faced off in a regular season finale pitting three teams unbeaten in Bayside competition. The Seahawks entered the tri-meet with an overall record of 14-3 including a 12-2 record in matches that count toward the state regional duals and an 11-0 mark in the Bayside Conference.
The Seahawks took care of business, beating Easton, 30-25, and North Caroline, 42-21, to secure another conference regular season championship. The conference heavyweights will likely cross paths again in the two-day Bayside Tournament next weekend. In the Easton match, Decatur got wins from Corey Tobias in the 125-pound class, Matt Doherty (135), Bernie McGarry (140), Josh Bargar (145), Danny Kominos (152), Bryce Smith (160) and Danny Miller (215). Against North Caroline, the same Seahawk wrestlers won their respective matches as did Dylan Drew at 285 and Nick McLoota at 103.
The Seahawks competed in the state regional duals yesterday in a match played too late to be included in this edition. Decatur entered the regional duals as the four-seed and was slated to take on top-seeded Old Mill with Bel Air (3) and familiar foe Reservoir (2) on the other side of the bracket. If the Seahawks were successful in the 4A-3A East region duals, they will attempt to repeat as state dual meet champions this weekend.


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Wonder what you would find if you frisked the United States House of Representatives today?
Answer: The Republican-led House easily passed legislation to repeal Obamacare!
Politico reports:
House Republicans passed a bill to repeal President Barack Obama's health care plan Wednesday, taking their first major step toward rolling back the massive overhaul that has dominated the American political landscape for almost two years.
The vote was 245 to 189, and unanimous GOP support gave the vote the same partisan feel of the March vote to pass the law, underscoring once again the hardened political lines of the health care debate. Only three Democrats backed the repeal, a smaller number than Republicans had once predicted.
The bill will head next to the Senate, where Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has promised to block it. If it did receive a vote, the repeal bill would be unlikely to draw support from even a majority of senators. Even so, House Republican leaders have challenged Reid to give the bill a vote since Democrats, who control the chamber, have little to fear.
Political pundits have repeatedly said that H.R. 2 (the repeal of Obamacare) will not make it through the Senate. Granted, the odds are extremely slim, but it is not impossible. There is a way to get it on the Senate calendar:
- Republican Senators need to use Senate Rule 14 and object to the second reading of the bill. By doing this, the bill will "hold at the desk" and sit on the Senate calendar which could be brought up for debate at any point during the next two years.
- Since Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) will not proceed with the bill, Republican Senators can use Senate Rule 22 to commence debate on H.R. 2 if they have held the bill at the desk. By doing this, it would bring up a cloture vote, but Republicans will not have the 13 Senate Democrats to break the filibuster. Instead, it would force Democrats, who cried about the filibuster and obstructionism for the past couple years, to engage in a real filibuster. In the end, this would be exciting to witness.
Ultimately, full repeal of Obamacare will depend on the courts. If a number of federal courts declare parts of Obamacare unconstitutional, then there will be more incentive for Democrat Senators to vote for repeal. Also, as Hot Air points out, "if the GOP regains a Senate majority in 2012, they could conceivably use reconciliation to break a Democratic filibuster and push a repeal bill through."
It will be tough to do, but full repeal must be done!
On a side-note, watch Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) slap House Democrats with a giant dose of reality and common sense:


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Who's the guy in charge at Atalanta?.They played some fantastic pass and move football against us.
Koeman signed off every transfer mate. Walsh wanted Belfodil and Koeman didn't and we didn't sign him.Koeman chased Klaassen, Rooney, Gylfi. Walsh clearly had a role but the buck stops with the arrogant, self absorbed Dutchman.
Agreed that the buck stops with Koeman he was the manager, however (and I stand to be corrected on this) I thought the deal was Walsh recommended a player and Koeman then had the final say? Well if all he could come up with was 15 no 10's he can do one too
If Walsh doesnt go to then there is something wrong with our board. He is just, if not more, culpable than Koeman
All depends who the new manager is going to be. Someone who wants Walsh or not. I'm pretty sure definitely schnierdlin Martina, klassen, gylfi were all koemans doing. Probably Rooney too. So bit harsh to throw onto Walsh.
What is Joe Bloggs going to do with crap like Klassen, Williams and Sandro that Koeman did not do? Hey, I am the new boss and I command want you to suddenly become PL standard players cos I tell you to?
I think the one we could all get on board with is Tuchel
I would just like to thank Arsen Wenger and Arsenal FC for helping to end our nightmare.
Pretty sure he won the dutch title didn't he.
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A credit report with a judgment is just like a sweet dish with a bitter gourd. In the current era, majority of people are not self-reliant and they need finances to live a live which can fulfill their family needs. A person's goodwill in terms of finance is judged by his credit score that actually means that how much a lender can rely on him for the reimbursement of money paid. Credit score acts as an evaluator that helps financial institutions to set on limit on a credit in order to make certain that the person is going to pay back the money in the near future.
Despite of earnest efforts, people sometimes fail to pay back the debt and therefore they are reported to credit bureaus. This results in credit report judgment that means that no one will be helping you manage your finances anymore. People have no right to blame a person who is itself caught into it – no one really wants to get involved in all this mess. Also future is uncertain and anything can happen with anyone.
There are certain legal ways to remove a judgment from a credit score report. First of all, you need to do some research and homework before actually getting started. This will require you to find a reliable and reputable law firm to take your case and help you removing a judgment off your credit report. Almost every law firm specializing in credit repair have set patterns which they follow to help clients in order to remove a judgment from credit report. Do not forget to sign an agreement in the beginning that will aid you a lot while stepping forward with your credit repair case.
With the purpose of removing a judgment from your credit score report, you need to check the "the Statute of Limitations on a Judgment" laws in your state. You can get these details from the law firm or just visit state website where all legal details pertaining to different cases are usually available. All you need is to check if the debt on your credit report has exceeded the number of days mentioned in your state law books for SOL. Your second step should be to write a letter to all three credit bureaus (Experian, Transition & Equifax) requesting them to delete a judgment from the credit report since it is lawfully applicable but is not against the Statute of Limitations as per the law.


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From replies in this forum and replies from support it seems that PocoMailPE 3.4 is a dead item.
It seems to have been replaced by MyInfoToGo but:
- if you don't won't the calender and todo stuff (which is a lot of us with PDAs and SmartPhones) you have to ignore the extra size and the extra eye candy, BUT
- if you want to run it off a removable USB hard drive, a fixed hard drive or a network share YOU ARE OUT OF LUCK.
Looks like PocoSystems are going to lose customers!
Don't they care? Don't they read this forum?
(What I don't understand is that this site is hosted by the manufacturer of the product but nobody from the company participates. Eric the moderator does a good job as far as he can but he often says he doesn't know!)
So PLEASE PocoSystems, lift the restriction to only run from removeable flash drives from the non-U3 MITG.


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I love stats. Something that is a record of growth is even better and I'm happy to say when viewing the traffic stats for Mommy Footprint, my blog continues to grow and flourish with new subscribers and people coming to the site. I also enjoy seeing what Google searches land upon Mommy Footprint and lately I've received a high number for Tupperware and BPA. I wrote about this topic back in June 2008 after wondering how Tupperware was handling customer concerns regarding their products that did contain BPA. They were not arguing the fact that certain products sold did contain BPA – there was a section on their site that has now been removed that listed product names of Tupperware items made with BPA. Now when you click on the link listed in my article from 2008 – you are taken to a page that describes which recycling codes are labelled on the bottom of NEW Tupperware products in the 2010 catalogue. So if you are trying to look up which recycling codes match your Tupperware pieces that are older than 2010 – this will not help you. Because Tupperware deemed their products 'to last forever' and therfore, never require to be recycled, they haven't stamped the recycling codes on the bottom of their products (apparently this has now changed). By recycling code I mean the resin number (1-7) so that consumers are left to wonder if their product was made with polycarbonate plastic (number 7). I still have the list of products that was published back in 2008 from the Tupperware site if you are wanting to look up older Tupperware products that aren't coded and you are concerned. They are listed at the bottom of this article.
My other reason for re-visting Tupperware and BPA was the surprise and disappointment in how Tupperware handled parents questioning Tupperware products when BPA entered the media years ago. The Tupperware view on the BPA situation was basically: we don't think BPA is as dangerous because governmental regulatory agencies approve of the use of BPA , it is needed to produce certain Tupperware products, we don't sell baby bottles, we've ensured that polycarbonate plastic is not in any of the children's items we sell. I wanted to re-visit the site and see what progress Tupperware had made over two years later. Another shocker – they haven't changed their opinion! I've taken a few hard looks at the Tupperware site over the last few days and they stand by the belief that BPA is an approved substance for use in food contact products. For the entire blurb, click here to read. I guess my question would be then why effective March 2010, did Tupperware cease using polycarbonate for the small number of products sold in the US and Canada? And with the millions of Tupperware products that have been purchased and used since it was introduced to consumers in 1946…why wouldn't a refund be offered to someone concerned that their Tupperware item containing BPA? Yes, only 10% of their products were previously made with polycarbonate plastic (that contains BPA) but with the amount sold over the last 50 years – we are talking about a lot of plastic. And if the products are made to 'last forever' – who knows how many Tupperware products 10 years ago, 15 years ago, 20 years ago were made with BPA?
The fact my site is receiving lots of hits on an article I wrote over 2 years ago about Tupperware and BPA – shows that people are still mystified by plastic products that were never labelled properly. People that struggle with the questions "is it wasteful to throw something away when I've been using for years?" "Am I being paranoid about plastics?" If you are finding my site because you are at a loss to know what to do with unlabelled Tupperware – phone their customer service department and get answers.
I've never owned Tupperware – it wasn't anything I ever invested in although don't get me wrong…I've purchased a fair amount of polycarbonate plastic in my life. My take on plastic today? Tupperware or otherwise? Plastic is plastic. I think it's one of the most damaging man-made materials ever developed. It was widely untested when first brought to consumers and companies like Tupperware marketing to moms stating their products would save busy moms time and convenience is a wonderful thing – especially for parents. So we bought what they said…hook, line, and now we suffer. These man-made, untested materials have brought our families the worst diseases and planet pollution. Never heat food/liquid or freeze in plastic containers. The act of putting plastic in dishwashers will also cause the material to breakdown with our detergents and hot water.
Here is my list that was once posted on the Tupperware site that is no longer there. I shudder to think that a product called a 'Heat 'N Serve/Rock 'N Serve container has BPA. I would think the name suggests you are heating food in some capacity. And I think people that own a Tupperware product that does contain polycarbonate plastic should demand their money back and remind Tupperware that it's not just about baby bottles. Yes, BPA has been banned from baby bottles – but nobody wants this chemicals leaching into their food. Older children and adults are not big fans of infertility, cancers of the breast & prostate – to name a few, and more. BPA is still a big deal and people want to stay away from it. Sorry that you didn't think to code your products properly, but that is not the consumers problem. It is our right to know if chemicals are in the products we use and your responsibility to answer those question. And I think – give us our money back if I, the consumer is not satisfied.
Products listed on the Tupperware site back in June 2008 confirming they contained BPA:
Heat 'N Serve/Rock 'N Serve: Container
Ice Prisms: Bowls, Pitcher & Tumbler Set
Kitchen Duos
Microsteamer: Base
Microwave Cooker – Oval: Cover
Microwave Luncheon Plate
Quick Chef Base
Sheerly Elegant Line
Tumbler Bouquet & Pitcher Set: Pitcher
Related Articles:
Tupperware Items Made From #7 Plastic
Response From Tupperware Regarding BPA & Refunds
Alternatives To Freezing Food In Plastic


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19 October 2011
Who Are Those Guys?
If a picture is worth a thousand words, it makes sense writers would find entire storylines within the photographic image. As a majority of my writing time is spent composing mysteries, people assume I must have tons of files of crime scenes. More often than not, my ideas come to me in tiny doses by reading between the lines of someone's old yearbooks, family scrapbooks and even history books. These are some of the places where ideas come rushing to meet my muse like star-crossed lovers running toward each other with outstretched arms in a field of flowers.
I don't want to know the facts behind the photographs, their names or anything that tells the truth about their lives. I adhere to the Lawrence Block truths in his book, TELLING LIES FOR FUN AND PROFIT. I profess to inventing crimes and criminals, as well as law enforcement and have a lot of fun while doing it. Although I occasionally read true crime books, they usually give me nightmares.
At an auction, I purchased a family photo album from the early 1900's. I have no idea who originally owned this scrapbook or why no one in the family wished to keep it. There are no captions to identify the people in the photos. It is likely no living relative remembers who these people are and that keeping it was like keeping strangers' photos in your home. That may be why they sold it at auction and exactly why I wanted to own them.
In my mind's eye, the people having a picnic beside a creekbed are not simply having a leisurely afternoon lunch. I see someone watching them from a hiding place. Something sinister is about to be discovered near or in the creek. Perhaps a lover is about to be found out by a jeaous spouse.
I enjoy going to the mall, not to shop for a new dress, but for characters to occupy my next story. The Food Court is a breeding ground for wonderfully complex characters. If you aren't a writer, this could be considered stalking since a few times I did follow a couple from the food area to a store just to see what they might find attractive enough to make them stop and look closer. I don't do this often and have never followed anyone from the mall although I admit to being curious enough to want to know more about them. I didn't though. I do have some scruples and a sincere fear of being on the wrong side of jail bars.
Trying to see past the obvious, I wonder if the young mother with the fussy baby and a toddler who won't sit still looks more tired than the average mom on a mid-afternoon trip to the mall. Is she a Secret Shopper trying to earn extra money to make ends meet? Does she have a husband deployed overseas and she's doing double-duty as a parent? Is she running from something or perhaps someone?
The man at the next table is older and seems anxious. Is it because he's waiting for his shopaholic wife whose dragged him here when he'd rather be playing golf? Does he have bad news from a doctor he hasn't yet shared with his wife? Has he embezzled from his boss and is afraid he may be found out?
See the middle-aged woman in the matching sweater set? She's the type no one would suspect of poisoning her elderly mother she's taken over as a caregiver. While she's twirling a straw in a blueberry smoothie, is she thinking of her wasted life or simply that she wished she were sipping a chocolate malt ? Does she want to change her image and reinvent herself or simply buy another sweater set in another pastel hue?
No one is what I imagine. They are probably nice people living ordinary lives like the rest of us. None are likely criminals, nor planning to become one in the future. But those characters aren't suited for a mystery novel. In my stories, they'll become who I imagine them in a parallel universe version.
Would I rather be labeled a liar? In this instance, I say yes. Block is right: telling lies is fun and also, a bit profitable.
6 comments:
Good column- I like the idea of the album!
- 20 October, 2011 07:45
I can just imagine the storylines you come up with at Walmart!! LOL!! Murderous possibilities abound!!
- 20 October, 2011 10:50
- Dixon Hill said...
Deborah, thank you for that wonderful look inside your imagination. It's delightful to see how easily you compose chillingly useful back-stories for folks you know are probably quite innocent.
Are you as good at composing similarly dark back-stories for places (geographical locations, cities, etc.), in order to use them as story settings? From your description of something sinister inhabiting the creek bed (ref: the photo), I suspect you are. And, I have to admit: this is something I often have problems with—particularly when I like the place I'm writing about.
Since this is a difficulty for me, I wonder if you'd care to share some of your thoughts about it when you get the chance.
Thanks for the thought-provoking post,
- 20 October, 2011 12:39
- Deborah Elliott-Upton said...
Dix, you should check out my last column, "Inspirational Smiles" and it will show you what I did to a perfectly lovely vacation spot. Thanks for the kind words! And Lissa: you are giving me ideas all the time!!!
- 20 October, 2011 14:29
- Dixon Hill said...
Thank you, Deborah. You're quite right. And, I did read it.
Sadly, you now know why my wife tells me: "You have the memory of an elephant -- Too bad it's a dead elephant!"
- 20 October, 2011 14:40
- Velma said...
Deborah, I spotted Lawrence Block's Getting
Off: A Novel of Sex and Violence in the bookstore– rather hard
to miss. Wonder who will classify the cover as hot and who will think
it chilling?
- 20 October, 2011 18:52