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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), although first named in the 1980s, is not a new disease and has been referred to by other names since the 1700s. Yet it remains a controversial topic because, even as diagnoses increase, many people (health professionals and the public alike) doubt CFS exists or consider it a psychological ailment.
But research confirms that CFS is indeed a physical illness - just one that's not fully understood. An estimated half a million people in the United States have a CFS-like condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The hallmark symptoms of CFS are overwhelming fatigue and weakness that make it extremely difficult to perform routine and daily tasks, like getting out of bed, dressing, and eating. The fatigue does not get better with bed rest. The illness can severely affect school, work, and leisure activities, and cause physical and emotional symptoms that can last for months or even years.
Chronic fatigue syndrome is more common in females than males and affects all racial and ethnic groups. CFS usually strikes people between the ages of 20 and 40, but it also occurs in teens. A CFS-like illness also has been determined to occur in kids younger than 12. The actual number of children and teens affected by CFS is unknown.
The cause of CFS is not yet known. Current research is exploring the possibility that people with CFS may have a dysfunction of the immune and central nervous systems. Scientists are also studying various metabolic abnormalities and risk factors (including genetic predisposition, age, gender, prior illness, environment, and stress) that may affect the development and course of CFS.
Some researchers have suggested that a virus causes CFS, but this hasn't been proved. At one time, researchers thought that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) played a role in the development of CFS, but carefully done studies have not confirmed this. However, a viral cause for CFS is still suspected because the symptoms often mimic those of a viral infection, such as chronic infectious mononucleosis. Researchers today are hard at work trying to prove a possible viral link to CFS.
Other theories suggest that any of these factors may be to blame for CFS:
Because the symptoms of CFS are so vague and can vary widely from person to person, the CDC developed a detailed case definition in 1994 to help doctors diagnose it. According to that definition, in order to be diagnosed with CFS a person must have both:
In addition, any of the above symptoms associated with the fatigue must have occurred for at least 6 or more months in a row. Also, continuous fatigue should have been the first noticeable symptom of illness.
Other symptoms of CFS can include mild fever, blurry vision, chills, night sweats, diarrhea, and fluctuations in appetite and weight.
Chronic fatigue syndrome is hard to diagnose because a single diagnostic test does not exist and there is no identifiable cause of the illness.
Another problem is that CFS symptoms often mimic those of other disorders such as viral infections, kidney disease , cardiac disease, depression , and neurological illnesses. Doctors first have to make sure that a person's fatigue and other symptoms are not caused by another illness, a sleep disorder, or hormone problems such as hypothyroidism.
We all get tired, depressed, and run down. But CFS is different from normal feelings of fatigue and low energy. Symptoms of CFS often develop suddenly and include a strong, noticeable fatigue that comes and goes or remains for months.
When examining your child, a doctor will be looking to first rule out diseases that appear similar to CFS, such as multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus . The doctor also will take a medical history by asking you about any concerns and symptoms you have, your past health, your family's health, any medications your child is taking, any allergies your child may have, and other issues. Blood and urine tests will be given to identify any other possible causes of illness.
Your child also will probably meet with a psychologist or therapist who can help assess the symptoms in relation to cognitive skills, concentration, memory, personality, and overall psychological state. This is helpful because CFS is often seen in people who also have depression or anxiety. In fact, because of this, some health professionals mistake CFS for a psychiatric condition.
In future office visits, you and the doctor should discuss any new symptoms, which might suggest that the problem is something other than CFS. If other diseases are ruled out and if your child's illness meets the criteria of the case definition, a diagnosis of CFS can be made.
Because kids and teens often feel tired for many reasons, CFS is a potentially misused or abused diagnosis. Kids sometimes use fatigue as an excuse to avoid school or other activities. Many teens are overly active in a number of sports, which can cause fatigue. For these reasons, doctors are careful when making a diagnosis of CFS.
Unfortunately, there is no proven or reliable cure for CFS. However, studies have found that individuals with the best chance for improvement are those who remain as active as possible and who seek some degree of control over the course of their illness.
If you suspect that your child has CFS, look for a doctor who is willing to consider the problem as a medical condition along with psychiatric symptoms. The doctor should be supportive, concerned, and familiar with the diagnostic process.
Although there is no hard and fast treatment for CFS, experts say that these lifestyle changes can help:
In addition to lifestyle changes, sessions with a licensed therapist or counselor or involvement in a support group can help someone with CFS. The main goal of therapy is to help people cope with the limitations brought on by the illness, and to change negative or unrealistic thoughts or feelings into positive, realistic ones. It also can help kids with CFS and their families learn to deal with academic or social problems brought on by the illness, such as missed school, poor performance, or withdrawal from friends and social situations.
Some people find that antidepressant medications can help ease the symptoms. Pain medications and anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or other more powerful pain medications, are also beneficial to some individuals. Antiviral medications are being used with some success, and scientists continue to investigate newer and more effective drugs to combat the symptoms of CFS. Antibiotics are not used to treat CFS.
For most people, the symptoms of CFS are most severe in the beginning, and later they may come and go. Some people recover completely from CFS, although it's not clear why this happens. According to the CDC, almost 50% of CFS patients experience partial or full recovery within 5 years after the CFS symptoms began.
CFS is a misunderstood and chronic illness, and feeling well is often a challenge. Because there is no real treatment for CFS, emotional difficulties, such as depression, frustration, anxiety, and helplessness, can develop.
To help your child cope with the emotional symptoms of CFS, consider these coping tips from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP):
Although many people with CFS have symptoms that follow a cycle of remission and relapse, many others do recover completely over time. Many new and experimental treatments for CFS are available, but you and your child should avoid any unproven treatments (such as extreme doses of vitamin supplements or herbal cures) until checking with your doctor.
Although CFS is a misunderstood illness, scientists continue to provide information and hope through continued research and clinical trials. Currently, CFS is being studied by large research organizations such as the CDC and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and scientists are trying to better understand its symptoms and causes in kids and teens.
In the meantime, finding good medical care for your child and offering helpful coping techniques are the keys to managing CFS.
Reviewed by: J. Carlton Gartner Jr., MD Date reviewed: October 2008
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Windows Expert Series Description
Windows Expert Series is not a real anti-spyware program, despite the fact that its appearance seems to indicate the contrary. Windows Expert Series is in fact part of a malware attack involving multiple components. Windows Expert Series in particular is part of a family of malware known as FakeVimes. This family of malware, active since 2009, had been in decline until the end of 2011. However, since early 2012, ESG security researchers have observed a strong comeback of FakeVimes-related malware. This is greatly due to the fact that criminals have started including malware in the FakeVimes family, such as Windows Expert Series, in malware attacks involving the ZeroAccess or Sirefef family of rootkits. This rootkit component makes Windows Expert Series and its clones considerably more difficult to remove than earlier versions of FakeVimes. ESG security researchers recommend dealing with a Windows Expert Series with the help of a program capable of removing rootkits and similar malware infections.
ESG security researchers have observed dozens of clones of Windows Expert Series, with new malware in this family being released nearly daily since early 2012. Examples of malware identical to Windows Expert Series include fake security applications such as Windows Virus Hunter, Windows Web Commander, and Windows Interactive Security. All of these are variants of the FakeVimes family that also contain its associated malicious rootkit component. These programs are all essentially the same, carrying out variants on the same scam. Basically, Windows Expert Series and its clones will pretend to be real anti-spyware programs and try to scare the victim claiming that their computer is severely infected with malware. However, this is all a scam designed to convince victims to purchase an expensive, and useless, security upgrade.
The main point to remember is that Windows Expert Series is not a real security program. Because of this, ESG security researchers recommend ignoring all error messages and claims made by Windows Expert Series. You can use the registration code 0W000-000B0-00T00-E0020 to make Windows Expert Series stop displaying irritating error messages and causing browser redirects. However, this will not remove Windows Expert Series. To remove this fake security program completely, you will need to use a strong, reliable, fully-updated anti-malware application with anti-rootkit capabilities.
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Windows Expert Series has typically the following processes in memory:
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Nespresso Cup 2011 second edition is organised by Yacht Club Italiano and will be held over the 6th to 8th May at Portofino, the 'Port of the dolphins.
With only one week to go until the start of the Nespresso Cup eight Wally yachts representing a diverse range of these unmistakable sleek and stylish yachts will be gathering in the beautiful harbour of Portofino in the coming days ahead of official registration on Thursday, 5th May. Joining the leading Wally owners, crew and Nespresso Cup Ambassadors will be Managing Director of Emirates Team New Zealand, Grant Dalton, who last week officially confirmed that the Kiwi syndicate would be challenging for the 34th America's Cup supported by Nespresso. At the announcement in Auckland, Dalton acknowledged the support of the team's sponsors: 'We welcome Nespresso as a team sponsor for the 34th America's Cup. Nespresso is well known in sailing circles and a long-time supporter of the sport. Emirates Team New Zealand values its association with premium international brands like Nespresso, whose continuous innovation and commitment to success are a core part of the culture.'
Esense at 44m (143ft) is the largest Wally yacht to be competing with the 24m (80ft) Inti and Ryokan 2 at the other end of the scale. Indio, Y3K, Dark Shadow, Kenora and last year's Nespresso Cup victors Magic Carpet2 complete the entry list for what will be an intense regatta exclusively for the Wally Class. Wally founder, Luca Bassani, commented: 'The flexibility we have is great, because we can have races at the right moment in the right wind and you don't have to have a start just because there are other classes. Having three or four days only for you, you can wait for the right weather window to have the best races. It is like it used to be in the golden age of the Maxis in the 1980s when the Maxis were sailing by themselves with their own race committee and courses and they were really having fantastic racing.'
The yachts will be divided into two divisions, overall and performance, with a low scoring system being applied with each yacht being allowed to discard their worst result once five or more races have been completed. Racing for the Nespresso Cup will start 1100 CET on Friday, 6th May under the race management of the Yacht Club Italiano, one of the oldest and most prestigious Yacht Clubs in the Mediterranean.
The first edition of the Nespresso Cup in 2010 brought together some of sailing's most respected world-class sailors, and the second edition of the Nespresso Cup is no different with Wally owners and crews representing the UK, France, Germany, Holland, Italy and the USA. Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones owner of Magic Carpet 2, has recruited many of his winning crew from 2010 including American Tom Whidden, who has three America's Cup events with the legendary Dennis Conner, Dutchman Marcel van Triest one of the world's most sought after navigators and meteorologists and Volvo Ocean Race star Guy Salter as bowman. In addition, Nespresso Cup Ambassador Jochen Schüman will be providing the tactical nous as Magic Carpet 2 endeavour to lift the stunning Nespresso Cup Trophy, designed by leading German designer Konstantin Grcic, once more.
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Dark Shadow / André-Jacques Auberton-Hervè / 30.45m
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Kenora / Long Beach Ltd / 32.72m
Indio / Andrea Recordati / 30.50m
Inti / Lauro Buoro / 24.00m
Magic Carpet2 / Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones / 29.00m
Ryokan 2 / Philippe Ligier / 24.00m
Y3K / Claus-Peter Offen / 30.50m
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Location: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain.
Geographic coordinates: 46° 0' N, 2° 0' E
Coastline km: 3,427 Km km
Climate: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral
Terrain: mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east
Elevation: lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m highest point: Mont Blanc 4,807 m
Natural hazards: flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean
Currency: Euro
Population: 60,424,213 (July 2004 est.)
Languages: French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
Capital: Paris
Divisions: 22 regions (regions, singular - region); Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes note: metropolitan France is divided into 22 regions (including the "territorial collectivity" of Corse or Corsica) and is subdivided into 96 departments; see separate entries for the overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion) and the overseas territorial collectivities (Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon)
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bye the way orange tell me ur pokemon lvl but dont tell what they are.. that will spoil the fun when we battle -.-, but i cant fgon wifi for a while...
my highest lvl is 59 but i have only played for 25 hours
yo billy, i think iwarned u i got 100 lvl party of legendaries u sure u wanna battle..? (some day not now)
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billy u got a lot of guts i can say that... how i get so good pokemon? its a matter of time my friend u cant jsut trai nwhere ever u gotta go to places where u get good effort values, and to egt good lvl pokemon.... that is about patience ym friend.... to make it easier to u want me to tell all my pokemon?
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"This is an extremely simple, but very enjoyable main course. I generally stick it in the oven, then make potato wedges or my squash (sauteed yellow squash and zucchini) while it's baking. I began using sage on salmon during my college years, when I grew entirely too much of the herb, and put it in pretty much everything. It became my favorite herb, and lends a delicate and unexpected taste and scent to this dish. I tend to cook the salmon in the oven during the winter, but grilling works nicely as well, especially charcoal grills." - by GIR1IEQ
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray one side of a sheet of aluminum foil large enough to fold over all the salmon with cooking spray.
- Arrange salmon on the prepared side of the foil. Sprinkle with sage, thyme, paprika, and pepper. Fold foil over salmon to enclose.
- Bake salmon 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until easily flaked with a fork.
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- 34%
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Sweets are everywhere and they seem to grow exponentially during the holiday season. With so many extra temptations, it is especially nice to get through the holidays without any weight gain. One common tactic is to avoid sugar, replacing it with artificial sweeteners. But, how does this affect our health?
Many people try to avoid sugar in their diet without understanding the effects of sugar. People tend to choose to eat fat-free or sugar-free foods because they think they are "safe." However, if they overeat these so-called "safe" foods, they will still end up gaining weight because weight gain is caused by eating too many calories. People try to avoid sugar for several reasons including prevention of cavities, and the belief that all simple carbohydrates are "bad." All carbohydrates are technically sugar. Before your body will use the carbohydrates in table sugar, a baked potato, or an apple, it must break this carbohydrate down into glucose which is the form of sugar that your body can burn for energy.
For the average person, there's nothing wrong with sugar per se, unless all the sweet foods in your daily diet are keeping you from eating and drinking the nutritious foods you need. But for people who are trying to lose weight, or have to watch their blood sugar because of diabetes, too much sugar can be a problem. That's where artificial sweeteners can come in handy. According to the International Food Information Council, these low-calorie sweeteners are safe to use, provide sweetness without calories, and provide a choice of sweet foods.
The FDA has approved five artificial sweeteners which are: acesulfame potassium (Sunett), aspartame (NutraSweet or Equal), sucralose (Splenda), D-Tagatose (Sugaree), and saccharin (Sweet 'N Low). A lot of research has been done on these sweeteners to determine their safety. There has been criticism regarding saccharin because of research done in the 1970s that said that the use of these sweeteners can cause cancer in rats, however, further extensive research has been done since and it has been proven that several things that happen in animals cannot happen in humans, and saccharin has been deemed safe to use.
Aspartame is another sweetener that has had criticism. Some blame aspartame for causing brain tumors and chronic fatigue syndrome which is not true. The only people for whom aspartame is a medical problem are those with the genetic condition known as phenylkenoturia (PKU), a disorder of amino acid metabolism. Those with PKU need to keep the levels of phenylalanine in the blood low to prevent mental retardation as well as neurological, behavioral, and dermatological problems. Since phenylalanine is one of the two amino acids in aspartame, people who suffer from PKU are advised not to use it. Some people can be sensitive to sweeteners and experience symptoms such as headaches and upset stomach, but otherwise, there is no credible information that aspartame — or any other artificial sweetener — causes brain tumors, or any other illness.
Another sweetener that has become very popular is Stevia, however it is not yet FDA approved so it cannot be sold as an artificial sweetener. Stevia can be, and is, only sold as a dietary supplement. More research needs to be done on Stevia so it is recommended to be cautious when considering the use of it.
Sugar alcohol is different than regular sugar. You may see an ingredient list have words such as sorbitol, xylitol, isomalt, or mannitol. These are different types of sugar alcohols. They are a form of artificial sweetener, however each of these sweeteners occurs naturally in various plants. Some sugar alcohols can be just as sweet as sugar. The main appeal of sugar alcohols is that they have fewer calories than the more common sugars such as sucrose and fructose. They can also serve as texturizers which can lend the same kind of moistness and chewiness they would have if sugar were uses. They also decrease the incidence of cavities! You may have seen some chewing gums like "Trident" advertising that chewing their gum decreases tooth decay. This is because of the xylitol (sugar alcohol) that is in the gum. The reason sugar alcohols are lower in calories is that our bodies cannot digest them as quickly or as completely as sugars. If sugar alcohols are consumed in moderation they have little or no effect on blood sugar levels, which makes them appealing to people are trying to lower their sugar intake. But the one downside of the sugar alcohols, is that the lack of digestibility of them can have a laxative effect, which can cause side effects such as gas and in severe cases causing diarrhea.
Since sweeteners are so much sweeter than sugar, a very small amount is needed to achieve the same sweetness one gets from sugar. If used normally, the amounts you take in are so minuscule as to be of no concern at all. The main purpose of artificial sweeteners is to help people reduce caloric intake and/or control diabetes. If you don't need to watch your calories or your blood sugar, there is no real reason to use the sweeteners unless you just happen to like the taste. But if you need to control your sugar and caloric intake, artificial sweeteners are a safe, effective way to do that.
Answer submitted by Mia Handell, registered and licensed dietitian at Provena Mercy Medical Center.
This is certainly a question I am asked often. The most recent body of research does seem to be suggesting that an excess of sugar in the diet from foods or beverages may put a person at higher risk for Type 2 Diabetes. What is not completely clear, is whether the increased risk is due to the sugar itself or the increased weight a person may gain as a result of the additional calories. When we are carrying extra weight, our body can become resistant to the action of the insulin we produce. This insulin resistance can lead to Type 2 Diabetes. So, if you could eat a banana split every night and not gain any weight, would you be at higher risk of Type 2 Diabetes? Maybe not, but how many of us can do that?
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Weight loss is simple, you must burn off more calories than you eat. If you love to eat and have a hard time controlling portions, the important thing is to choose foods that are low in calories and high in nutrient value. Fill up on fruits, veggies and lean meats such as turkey, chicken and fish. These foods are lower in calories and provide many important vitamins and minerals that your body needs to be healthy and strong. To satisfy a sweet tooth, try smaller portions like sugar-free hot chocolate or strawberries drizzled with a low fat chocolate sauce.
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- 22. September 2009: Happy Birthday to me
- 18. September 2009: Frank's Comments on Into the Belly
- 6. September 2009: Into the Belly of the Beast
- 8. August 2009: My Evil Step-Father
- 3. May 2009: Original Sin
- 15. April 2009: The Great Fear: A poem & journal entry from Carole w/comments added.
- 26. March 2009: Pizza Night!
- 15. March 2009: Misperception
- 15. March 2009: Dear J.
- 11. March 2009: We are all Suffering
We are all Suffering
An Unmailed Letter. September of 1976
How do you expect me to reply to your letter? Would you have me say - Oh, please R. lets fill our house with junk so that there is no possible way to keep it all clean? Yes R. please see that you stay away as late as possible and come home drunker than anyone else to save the souls of those you drink with and that way too you can avoid all of the children almost 98% of the time. Yes please R. give our house key to every drunk you see and please make it impossible for me to even begin to fulfill my duties to my children.
L, it is no longer feasible for me to be donkey doo mate for others. If R. can see this and I really believe he can then R. can make a choice between living with a woman, wife, mother, friend, and living with a drunken poet. It appears that the drunken poet is in residence and I am attempting to face a life without the man, husband, father, friend whose presence is missed and loved with every fiber of my being.
But there is not way that I can beg anything from R.. My responsibility must be towards a positive relationship with my children, my family, myself, God, and my work towards finding something higher in myself. It was no longer possible for me to do anything toward these goals in the extreme chaos of Fifth Street.
My feelings for R. are very deep and very real. It is quite likely that there will never be another man in my life. Certainly we would be with him now however, L, we have not been asked. We have closed no doors and are quite open for any invitation. We are all suffering.
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This may or may not be time to speak of R.. My emotional unbalance could not handle the psychotic personalities he was including in our household. To have men crawling through our windows at any hour of the AM, in any condition was very startling to my being. I could not tolerate awoken in that way and then to listen to them vomiting for hours after that was to difficult for me at present, to gain some objective distance from. When we had to discuss these matters that were pertinent to our relationship R. automatically fell into the role of male chauvinist and refused to discuss anything. It is apparent to me that R. and I are together because of an instinctive caring for one another. But that caring without the reality of God had always been a question for me.
We are all well physically. We are all still in a state of needing R..
We are all Suffering.
My mom wrote these letters after moving myself and my two sisters out of the city and into the hills of upstate PA to a little log cabin by a stream on my uncle's family property. My grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins lived less than a mile up the road. I was seven at the time, Gen and Mary were six and two. I had no idea at the time why we moved away from Philly, and out of the house we had shared for three years with my stepfather R.. In reading her letters I now know that he had cheated on her. We spent the entire school year in the cabin before returning to R. and the city.
In reading these letters I am glad I was such a heavy sleeper at that age, and was not up to hear all the drunks climbing in the windows and throwing up just down the hall from my room all night long. What blows my mind is the fact that my mom would move us all back to that environment. My stepfather was a real charmer when he wanted something. My mom clearly states in these letters how much we were all suffering from missing him. How we all needed him. Mary was in diapers, so who knows how much she missed him. To Gen and me, he was the devil incarnate, sent from the pits of hell with the sole purpose of torturing us as much as humanly possible. I know what true, unbridled hate feels like, as I felt it deeply for this man.
What absolutely crushes me the most about this particular time of my life was the fact that my mother saw enough pain and suffering from her relationship with this terrible man that she packed up her three children and moved us three hours away from him. Away from the chaotic, fucked up life we had with him. In reading these postings, I am sure you are getting a pretty clear picture of a very painful and confusing childhood. Alcoholism, drug addiction and insanity are not a good mixture for a well-adjusted childhood. This brief reprieve from the torture and insanity was perhaps made the rest more painful. I have searched my memories of that rather idyllic time in my life. Try as I might, I cannot come up with any crazy mom stories from that period.
I went to school right up the road from the cabin and enjoyed it. I had friends. I played every day outside in the beautiful woods that surrounded our house. I got to see my grandparents several times a week. I played with my cousins regularly. Without my stepfather around, my mom spent more time being a mom. She baked cookies and made candy on the stove. These are my memories of that time. Pulling us away from that chance at freedom was so typical of her. She was a real carrot and stick mom. She didn't dangle the carrot just out of reach. She let you eat the carrot, and then beat you with the stick for eating it.
My evil stepfather drank more than anyone my mom had ever met, and that is really saying something. He did more drugs than everyone else. He cheated on her. He hit me and belittled me constantly. He molested my sister Gen every week of her young life. He ignored his own daughter Mary like it was his favorite hobby. My mom rescued all of us from that life. She got us out. We were safe. We were sound. We were surrounded by loving family members. We were living in a beatific paradise. Then, just like that, it was all gone. She brought us all back to the house of pain. And we hadn't even disobeyed the law. We were not done suffering.
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11. March 2009 at 22:56There are some things that I might say to you that I would not write here. But I will say this: I remember when you guys moved away and I missed you all and I wished for you to return to live near me again. I remember being jealous of your cousin, Fritz(?), and the wonderful times you had with him. But I was a child then. Now, I am grateful that you had that joy in your life.
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Baking Team USA, made up of Harry Peemoeller, Mike Zakowski and Jeremey Gadouas, came in second place in the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie. Japan came in on top and Taiwan placed third.
While the team members may (or may not) be slightly disappointed in the second place finish, everyone else was very happy for them. It was a great culmination of almost three years of hard work for the three members. And they placed high enough for the United States to be invited back to the next Coupe du Monde in 2016.
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It's March - come on, summer! We're both rocking major S/S '13 trends on our nails to will on the good weather. Here's hoping pastel polka dots and monochrome houndstooth prints bring us some sunshine. Read more
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The launch of WITCHSTRUCK takes place on Thursday 5th July!
WITCHSTRUCK is the first in a new series for Young Adult readers, a paranormal romance set against the dark dystopia of Tudor England.
Meg Lytton yearns to be a witch. In Tudor England, just being suspected of witchcraft is enough to sentence a woman to death. So when Meg is sent to serve the Lady Elizabeth, who has been imprisoned for treason in the ruined Palace of Woodstock, she finds herself constantly running the risk of discovery - and execution.
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Yes! You! Can! (Beat Obama, That Is) — Mark Penn on How He Could Blow This:
1. He Takes Another Big Risk—and Flops
Obviously, he took the biggest risk of his presidency with the Osama operation. He took a huge risk and it completely paid off. He was right. But watch out now for the over-confidence that comes with success. Don't try this again with Mullah Omar, the head of the Taliban. It's a common thing for presidents to do, particularly on the basis of a risky success. They think, "Well, that went great, let's try something like that again." The next risky mission could end up being a disaster that will be very difficult for his presidency to recover from. I sometimes think Bush got into Iraq because the original Afghanistan mission seemed to go so easily. It was won in two weeks, with very few troops involved. I think that led to a notion that he could have equally quick success in Iraq. Instead he wound up with something that defined the rest of his presidency. See, presidents often have two modes. One is: 'Hunker down, we gotta be careful.' And the other is: 'Things are great, don't worry about it.' It's when they get in that second mode that mistakes happen."
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"He's already mentioning it in speeches, and he has to stop. Never ever put the Osama mission in political terms. People are going to want him to put this in ads. Don't. Everybody knows he did a great job! This was a different kind of thing for sure, but after impeachment was over, Joe Lockhart had this great phrase: 'We're in a gloat-free zone.' The president's gotta stay in a gloat-free zone."
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DOOR FACING EAST To avoid financial negligence and/or health risk, take extra care with all affairs this month. Be cautious of friendship and professional loyalties. DOOR FACING SOUTH It may be a financially good month. Be cautious of heated tempers. DOOR FACING WEST This should be a pretty good month for everything. Enjoy the grace. DOOR FACING NORTH This is a good month for planting seeds. Choose your words carefully to avoid misunderstandings.
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Winter's love often goes unrequited but there's no denying its beauty. That beauty was all around us in the ice on the east side of Lake George last month. Along stream beds, between rocks and springing from the ground like a frosty trillium:
Winter's love often goes unrequited but there's no denying its beauty. That beauty was all around us in the ice on the east side of Lake George last month. Along stream beds, between rocks and springing from the ground like a frosty trillium:
These days, when the sun sets 10 minutes after you each lunch, require getting an early start or doing short hikes closer to home. A few weeks ago (before the snow), we chose a short hike close to home.
No matter where we went, we knew the day would likely end well. We already had plans for dinner and to sample some of the many types of beer at the Beer Abbey in downtown Schenectady. We just needed a hike to pre-burn some of those liquid calories I was going to imbibe later in the day.
It had been a few years since either of us had climbed Sleeping Beauty Mountain near Lake George and it fit the bill nicely. We parked our car on Hogtown Road, electing to walk the 1.5 miles into Dacy Clearing instead of driving in. The road is quiet and provides a nice warm-up before you get to the actual climbing portion of the hike.
With the leaves off the trees, you get a good view of the cliffs that make up the view spot on Sleeping Beauty's ridge. It's a modest-sized mountain but it looms over you from Dacy Clearing.
There was one group ahead of us, but they eschewed the trail and opted for a direct assault on the cliffs. They had climbing gear with them but didn't use it. Instead they free-climbed some of the rock sections. To the uninitiated like myself, it seemed pretty dangerous, but they seemed to know what they were doing (read: they didn't fall while I was watching them.)
The summit had the faintest dusting of decorative snow but otherwise a smattering of ice and a chilly wind off the lake were the only signs of winter. We nourished ourselves while admiring the ethereal light breaking through the clouds and elevating the beauty of the spot even more. It's a scene that evades the technical proficiency of the camera lens but imprints itself on your heart and mind instead. It can only be carried away by those who witness it.
Gillian elected to go back the way we came, down the steeper more direct route to Dacy Clearing. I wanted to go by Bumps Pond so I headed north toward the true summit of the mountain. The decent was gentle and allowed my mind to wander despite some icy spots. I was at the pond before I knew it.
On my way from the pond to Dacy Clearing, I ran into two lucky backpackers who would have their pick of choice camping spots in this pretty spot. They would have the cool, fresh air and maybe a call of a great horned owl echoing off the cliffs above them.
Later, as I hoisted my second hefferveisen between bites of a cheeseburger and fries in a nice warm bar, I realized they weren't the only lucky ones.
I wrote a story for today's Times Union sports section about the necessity of sometimes turning around short of your destination while hiking in the winter.
In the story, I used the term "spruce trap" which may not be familiar to everyone. I thought I'd expand on spruce traps with the illustration below.
Essentially what happens at higher elevations in the Adirondacks is the trees grow short, sometimes just a few feet high. The snow, on the other hand, piles very high and often fills in the spaces around the little trees leaving a pocket beneath. When an unsuspecting hiker walks over the top they fall into the pocket and are sad.
My sincere apologies to all artists, pencils, paper and the creators of the Caves of Monte Castillo who, while they may have lived in the stone age, draw better than I do.
"You've never seen a gray jay?!?" a co-worker and birder asked, incredulous.
Incredulous that with as much time as I've spent in the Adirondacks, I've never seen one of these handsome boreal birds.
While I don't consider myself a "birder," I do like to notice what's around when I'm out in the woods, whether it's a pine marten, a big patch of bluets or if I'm lucky, a three-toed woodpecker.
A boreal chickadee was the other Adirondack bird that was supposed to be a slam dunk. I hadn't seen one of those either.
I often stopped and stared at the more common black-capped chickadee, trying to remember if it was the color or the sound that differentiated the the black-capped and the boreal (it's both – this is what makes me a bad birdwatcher.)
I was tired and hungry one day on a trail in New Hampshire when a boreal chickadee landed on a branch in front of Gillian and me. He was as boreal as a boreal chickadee can be. There was no mistaking him.
Since that first boreal chickadee sighting, it's like I've learned the handshake into a secret society. Now I see boreal chickadees all over the place. They are quite nice birds and I try to remember not to take them for granted considering how hard I looked for them in the first place.
The gray jay, however, has proved as elusive as an honest politician. I thought a backpacking trip on the Cranberry Lake 50 a few years ago would do the trick. The trail along the Oswagatchie is their territory and we would walking, eating and sleeping in it.
We saw a lot of great things on that trip but a gray jay wasn't one of them.
I held out some hope when we visited the Massawepie Mire along the Grasse River earlier this year. It also is known to host gray jays but we saw hardly any birds, despite signs proclaiming the presence of spruce grouse.
We got back in the car, discussing things we'd seen and hadn't seen. The gray jay is one of them. In Canada they're known as camp jays because they hang around people. These aren't secretive owls I was hoping to see.
We stopped on our way home to explore Town Line Pond, a pretty little body of water with a name that doesn't do it justice.
On a path by the shore I started to hear bird calls and then suddenly they were everywhere. Birders call it a "varied flock" which means a bunch of different types of birds all hanging out together. It's the kind of scene that gives me hope that bunches of different types of humans can do a better job hanging out together.
There were black-capped chickadees, pine warblers, yellow-rumped warblers, a flicker, red-brested nut hatches, slate-colored juncos and a brown creeper. There was no "you-know-who" but it didn't matter so much. It was fun to be immersed in all the sights and sounds of the flock.
When I had taken in the birds and the pond I walked back up the hill to the car. Nature and gray jays aren't here for my amusement or to keep with my time-table. They're there to work in ways I don't always understand. Maybe it's the mystery of this that keeps me from coming back.
A few feet from the car, a dark bird landed in a branch by the trail. It was not a gray jay. A second bird flew in a few feet behind me. This one looked just like the gray jays in the books. He sat on a branch with the water glistening in the sun and the Masswapie Mire behind him in the distance.
Seeing a not-so-rare gray-and-white bird is a damn silly thing to make a grown man happy. Still, it's little moments like this that are the secret handshake to life.
In any other place in the Adirondacks, Split Rock Mountain wouldn't be a mountain. With rounded slopes and a modest height, it would be a shoulder of something greater if it lived in the High Peaks, an unnamed ridge on Mount Marcy, that last troubling climb to get back to your car on a hard day.
Split Rock doesn't reside in the High Peaks, though. Instead it hugs the narrows of Lake Champlain above Westport. In the rolling farm hills of the Boquet River Valley, the mountain rises in the east. It's a substantial wall of green providing a mountain backdrop to the pastoral fields of corn, horses and cows.
It's easy to be distracted here. A look back west shows the jagged peaks of the Adirondacks and all the climbs you've left behind. Red-tailed hawks wait on tree limbs for careless field mice below them among the pumpkins. The way north looks over Lake Champlain and the inviting peaks of the Green Mountains.
Our first encounter with Split Rock Mountain was deception. Not with the geography, but with our National Geographic map that showed a parking area and trail on Lake Shore Road. Instead we found a small flock of chickadees and a curious red-eyed vireo. A small, pretty meadow contained trails that looked like they were made by deer stealing across the road for visits in the farmers' field. But there was no human trail or signs of one that we could find.
Our foray into the northern portion of the mountain thwarted for now, we headed to the well-marked Lewis Clearing Trailhead on our way for Snake Den Bay Overlook. The trail in was wide and easy, mostly an old road.
The lookout did not disappoint. Even this narrow section of the lake seems immense when viewed from up high above the water. The rocky coast in the bay below us reminded Gillian of Acadia National Park.
As we looked on, three seagulls that had been floating peacefully in the lake took off in alarm. We soon saw why as a bald eagle flew across Snake Den Harbor. The eagle dipped down into the water and came back up with a fish while we watched excitedly through binoculars. It flew back below us and landed in a pine tree near shore for a late lunch or early dinner. It took Gillian some searching with binoculars but she found him and we were able to get long looks at him in between views of the great scenery.
As I started to scramble up some open rock to try and get a better view, I was stopped in my tracks. A timber rattler had been laying just fifteen feet or so away from us. The rattler's thick black body was curled up with the rattle facing us but silent. His head was already under the rock as my approach had led him to seek shelter there. We were a little worried about the dogs getting close but were excited to see our first rattlesnake in the Adirondacks! We watched him slowly make a retreat through a small slit in the rocks. I was amazed with how big these snakes are. Not just long, maybe five feet or so, but really thick. It was impressive.
We made our way back down the mountain excited but watching our step a little more carefully.
My column in today's sports section is about personal locator beacons.
Herb and I were sent a SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger to gear test. I didn't have as much room in the column to talk about it as I might have wished so here are some more details:
The messenger worked pretty much as advertised.We tried it out in a variety of circumstances, including during my two-day canoe trip in the St. Regis Canoe Area, Herb's trip up Pharaoh Mountain and our hike to Echo Lake. As I said in the column, it seemed to lose its signal as we descended the side of Overlook Mountain to Echo Lake – I'm not sure if it was the tree coverage that was the problem, or that combined with the angle of the mountain and the fact that there are a variety of radio towers on the nearby summit (though I doubt whether that would interfere with satellite signals).
We used the tracking feature (the little boot in the picture) every day. You can create a public page and give people the address and login information so they can follow along. My Dad reported that he logged on while I was out canoeing and couldn't see my track, but it was there when I returned and we logged in together. I'm not entirely willing to rule out user error (sorry, Dad).
At the end of the day, we would press the check-in/o.k. button, which sends a one-time text message to your selected email or phone number. Those seemed to work fine. I think you can also link your account to Facebook so your updates appear there.
We had fun playing with it, and it seems like a nice thing to have if you're out on your own and want to keep your friends and family posted about your whereabouts. If I hiked a lot by myself in remote areas, I would definitely want to have one.
As far as beacons in general go, though, I have some reservations. What if we'd been injured in that 30 minutes or so when the device wasn't working? What if someone undertakes a more difficult trip than they usually would, knowing that they have the beacon to summon help if they need it?
Mostly, I'm disturbed with the number of false alarms the beacons generate.In New York state, only one of the PLB alarms responded to by forest rangers in the past 10 years has been a legitimate call. The DEC didn't have information on how many of their false alarms were accidental (someone pressing the 911/S.O.S. button inadvertently) and how many were because people panicked when they didn't really need help. So far, the number of false alarms (averaging one per year) is so low that it's not a huge drain on resources but it sounds like that might not be the case out west, where the use of beacons is more common.
From stories I found on the Internet, people are using beacons because their water tastes funny or because there's a thunderstorm and they get scared. Because the beacon generates only a general distress message, emergency responders have to respond to each one like it's a true life-and-death emergency. That's a lot of resources to muster when, by some accounts, more than 50% of calls are false alarms.
Also, as I said in the article (and DEC reiterated), beacons send a one-way message. If you can get a cell phone signal, you'll be a lot better off – you'll be able to tell responders exactly what your issue is and they'll be able to gauge their response based on the severity of the problem.
For more on false alarms, read:
"Panic Button" from Outside magazine.
"Do Personal Locator Beacons Encourage Bad Decisions?" includes this quote: "Devices like personal locator beacons are fantastic when used properly because they really reduce the challenges associated with doing search and rescue," says [Steve] Martin, who is chair of Department of Environmental Science and Management. "But some people are using them as an inappropriate substitute for experience, skill and good judgment."
"Tired from a Hike? Rescuers Fear Yuppie 911″
And, finally, a nice commentary at backpackinglight.com. It mentions Carl Skalak, the first person to use a PLB in the contiguous U.S. when he called for rescue in the Adirondacks in 2003. He was later charged with falsely reporting an incident for using it again just two weeks later, in the same location.
Herb and I just got home after a week of Adirondack adventure (which we'll be telling you about in the week(s) to come). Before we left, I wrote this story about campfires for Friday's paper. It was interesting to talk to the ranger for the article and then head out to see camper carelessness in action – at our very first campsite on our very first night out, the fire pit was still smoking when we arrived. I threw a couple twigs on it and had a blaze going in no time. We've been blessed with great hiking weather this summer, but the dry woods mean campers need to be even more careful than usual.
The old green canoe had a decent-sized gash in the side. If you're guessing I launched it anyway, well, you would be right.
I wanted to see this central Adirondack pond from the water. I hoped to look down the pond and see Kettle Mountain. Maybe look up and check out the cliffs on the unnamed peak at the other end of the pond. The canoe, handily left on the shores of Kibby Pond, would help this exploration.
What I saw instead was the canoe filling with water. I expected some water maybe, but not quite as rapidly as it was coming in. My quick dash to shore was stymied by my awkward paddling with a stumpy paddle and a downed tree.
The water sloshed over my hiking boots (can you swim in hiking boots?). I wasn't worried so much about drowning as I was that my wife would be right: Launching the canoe wasn't a good idea.
I finally got the beast to shore. I dumped out the water and set out again. I know, I know — I was getting back in the canoe that had just taken on water. This isn't the Mensa Blog, it's the Outdoors Blog, okay?
This time, I sat in the other end of the canoe to keep the gash out of the water. Clever, huh? Maybe this is the Mensa Blog after all. The canoe was sea-worthy, if still questionably captained.
The pond was as pretty from the water as it was by land and I got to see Kettle Mountain. All this fun and adventure for an investment of less that two mile hike in. If you go you might want to bring a life jacket.


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Fermilab provides custodial near-line long-term storage of tens of petabytes of scientific data. Services are provided for on-site near-line direct access to files on tape, or on and off site access of files through a disk cached front end to the tape storage. The tape storage system is called Enstore. Enstore is integrated with the disk caching software called dCache and they both share a namespace called PNFS.
Enstore is the mass storage system developed and implemented at Fermilab as the primary data store for scientific data sets. It provides access to data on tape to/from a user's machine on-site over the local area network, or over the wide area network through the dCache disk caching system. Enstore is designed to provide high fault tolerance and availability sufficient for the RunII data acquisition and analysis needs, the CMS Tier One facility, and an assortment of other scientific endeavors. It uses a client-server architecture, provides a simple interface for users and allows for hardware and software components to be replaced and/or expanded to meet needs.
Enstore can be used independently or in combination with caching systems such as dCache or SAM. When used with caching/buffering system, files get written to disks and then migrated to Enstore tapes. For file read requests, if the files do not reside in the disk cache, they first get retrieved from Enstore. Direct access to Enstore is limited to on-site machines. dCache is required for off-site access.
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dCache is disk caching software developed jointly by DESY, Fermilab and NGDF. dCache can be used independently for high performance volatile storage, or in conjunction with Enstore as the high speed front end of a tape backed hierarchical storage system. In the latter use, dCache decouples the low latency and high speed of network transfer from the high latency sequential access of tapes and provides high performance access to frequently accessed files. Whether the file already exists in the disk cache, or needs to be first retrieved from tape is transparent for the user.
Fermilab dCache systems use raided disk in redundant configurations to reliably store users' files.
Files in dCache can be accessed with several different protocols. Local users can access data through dcap (a posix like interface) and kerberized FTP. Files can also be accessed via protocols designed specifically for the WAN:SRM and GridFTP. In fact, users needing to access files on tape from off-site computers must do so through dCache.
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PNFS is a global namespace developed jointly by DESY, Fermilab and NGDF. PNFS is used by both Enstore and dCache to distribute filenames and other storage related metadata.
PNFS has a unix file system like directory structure, and can be mounted on on-site computers just like NFS, to access this metadata. Normal UNIX permissions and administered export points are used for preventing unauthorized access to the name space. PNFS metadata is also accessed indirectly through the various dCache and Enstore transfer protocols (by specifying a pnfs filename for example).
Files are accessed directly from tape or through dCache by their pnfs name. When a user copies a data file from their local disk to the Enstore or dCache system, he or she specifies its destination in terms of a PNFS filename. The data file gets copied to a storage volume and a corresponding metadata entry is created in the PNFS directory.
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