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Conventional Wisdom: A History of American Political Conventions
In the coming weeks, delegates from the Republican and Democratic parties will gather at highly choreographed events to formally anoint their respective presidential nominees. But the decisions that these conventioneers make will for the most part have been cemented long before.
But American political conventions haven't always been so uneventful. The conventions that led to American independence and our Constitution were anything but predetermined. In the 19th century, dark horse candidates emerged out of smoke-filled rooms to take the reins of their political parties, while disenfranchised groups in American society, such as women and African Americans, held their own conventions to debate the radical measures that they would take to achieve equality. New Englanders in 1814 and Southerners in 1860 met in conventions to determine whether they would secede from the Union. Even in the 20th century, struggles over who would have a voice in the Democratic conventions of 1964 and 1968 showed that conventions could still be pretty surprising.
In this episode of BackStory, the American History Guys will explore some of the reasons American political conventions lost their punch. Considering the radical nature of conventions in the past, why does "conventional" connote "blasé" today? Please help us to shape this episode—post your unconventional comments, questions, and ideas below!
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As y'all know, I'm part of the Federation of Gay Games and we're having a debate on the need for a physical meeting of delegates at our annual general assembly, a sort of convention. Today there are so many ways to meet and exchange, but pre-20th century, conventions must have been an amazing opportunity to travel and meet.
I'd like to hear about the experience of those conventioneers. Would this kind of travel be an exceptional and unique moment in their lives? What was it like as an experience: I imagine the noise, the heat, the excitement. Are those aspects what still make conventions useful, even as they become pointless?
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I am a big lover of political and social history, but there is one quest that has eluded me: when did the Republican Party become associated with "The South" and the Democratic Party become associated with "The North"?
Lincoln, by all accounts a Northerner, was a famous Republican and his election was a major part of the Democratic South to secede. How/when did the parties switch sides and is this something that happens more often than I realize?
QuoteAndrew -
Please include 1964, the Mississippi Democratic Freedom Party, the 1964 Democratic convention and the incomparable Ella Baker.
QuoteMegan -
In the spirit of conventions, I just wanted to "second" Megan's request to include the MDFP!
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I'm familiar with modern convention protests and police activity particularly during the 2005 [1,2] and 2008 [3,4] Republican National Conventions and, to a lesser extent during the 2008 [5] Democratic National Convention. Recent activity pales in comparison to the mid-20th century (from what I understand of the 1968 Democratic National Convention), but what was it like in earlier years? There were some rough times in the 19th century. Did protesters protest at 19th century conventions like they do today? How did the authorities respond?
[1] "City Police Spied Broadly Before G.O.P. Convention" https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/nyregion/25infiltrate.html
[2] "Report: Rights and Wrongs at the RNC (2005)" http://www.nyclu.org/node/1039
[3] "St. Paul Police Conduct Mass Preemptive Raids Ahead of Republican Convention" http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/1/st_paul_police_conduct_mass_pre
[4] "I-Witness Video Collective Forced Out of Living Space After Second Raid by St. Paul Police in Five Days" http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/4/i_witness_video_collective_forced_out
[5] "As Democratic Convention Kicks Off, Massive Security Presence Clamps Down on Dissent in Denver" http://www.democracynow.org/2008/8/26/as_democratic_convention_kicks_off_massiveStuart -
My great great grandfather was a delegate to the Pennsylvania Prohibition Party convention in 1898. Would love to know more about that and other parties that have come and gone over the years
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I listened to your political convention episode today and was disappointed in part of the coverage of 1964. The impression was given that Lyndon Johnson's only connection with the MFDP was to suppress it to avoid antagonizing the south and thus losing votes. Also unchallenged was the statement that there was an unbroken line from the MFDP in 1964 to one of its members becoming Democratic Chairman in Mississippi in 1979. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, passed just before the convention, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 would not have passed without the intense lobbying of Lyndon Johnson, who rightly predicted that doing so would lose the south for the Democrats. Johnson deserves better than the impression you left of him.
And guys, please stop using the term "the reason is because." You know better.
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I think the historic strength of political parties was that they were where people of different constituencies and issues came together to hammer out a platform and, here's the important part, they learned the value of compromise! The very skill which our current legislative branch apparently has forgotten or never had!
I believe democracy is on a very slippery slope to decline and I think it started when the parties became weaker, and weaker and fewer people participate in party affairs. I think the average American has no experience in civil affairs and so has no experiential basis for their political decisions.
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text: phorum - Various Other Issues - Re: May 11th Birthday Various Other Issues New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search Newer Topic | Older Topic June birthday-Should she skip a year? Author: Nita Date: 17-09-11 11:58 Hi, My daughter is 6 yrs 3mths, her birthday is in early June. She spent 1 month in new entrants and after her 1st week at school she told me she was bored in class. She is an exceptionally quick learner. For this year she is considered to be a yr 1, even though her half year report had her 'above the standard' for Reading, Writing and Math. She is reading at Level 21, so at an 8+ reading level. She reads and writes and does math at 2 years above her level. I work at a school and have witnessed first hand how other children at year 1 are progressing and I know, in compairson, my daughter is beyond that year group. She is consistent and determined and finds the work she currently gets 'easy' and will tire of the 'constant structural learning' that is taught for other kids to understand and grasp. She is mature and socially prefers older friends than her same age group. Any info on cutoff dates in NZ or advice is appreciated Thanks Reply To This Message Re: June birthday-Should she skip a year? Author: M Date: 17-09-11 14:42 Official Ministry cutoff date for Year 0/Year 1 is June 30th but very few schools seem to use that date, the school my kids attend,for example, uses April 30. I have a May child who went from year 0 to year 2 and when I see children in the year behind her and the work they are doing, I'm so glad I advocated for my child over this! My two older children (July and Sept) did year 0, 1 and then 2 and for them year 2 was a wasted year, making very little progress while the teacher focused on catching the other children up, which was why I wanted my May child to go straight to year 2 from year 0. Unless you have a very enlightened and understanding school, they will tell you all sorts of horror stories to try and put you off having your child skip a year. When you look at the age range across a school year then an extra month or two makes no difference - my child happens to be the youngest in the year and one of the smaller kids, but this hasn't stopped her from doing outstandingly well academically and in cultural and sporting activities. What it comes down to is knowing your own child and how they would cope academically and socially and being a determined advocate for them. Reply To This Message Re: June birthday-Should she skip a year? Author: anon Date: 17-09-11 15:29 I would push for it now as it just gets harder and harder as the years go on, much easier to accelerate them very early on. They just get more and more bored and life gets worse. Reply To This Message Re: June birthday-Should she skip a year? Author: JanK Date: 17-09-11 19:35 I am with the others, gently work on her going to y3 next year. Been there and at this point still the best thing we did. Good luck. Reply To This Message Re: June birthday-Should she skip a year? Author: Claire Date: 18-09-11 19:40 Hi there I am a teacher and my current and previous school had different approaches to classification of students. As M said, July 1 is the official date for classification of students. If a child's birthday is between July 1 and the end of the year, they are called a Year 0 and before July are Year 1(missing Year 0 completely). What you are asking fits well within the official MOE guidelines, her first part year at school would have been her Year 1, she is currently in Year 2 and could be in Year 3 next year. The confusion exists because every school seems to put there own system in place. My current school classifies any child starting in May and June as Y0 as well, however we do discuss individuals and make recommendations accordingly. One wee girl last year was very bright with a July birthday and she is in Year 2 this year. This decision is made in conjunction with parents. To add another spanner to the works consider the National Standards. For junior children these benchmarks are set after 40, 80 and 120 and are regardless of their classification. Your child seems to be working to or at the 120 weeks standards so it would seem to me, on minimal information, that she should be Year 3 next year. It wouldn't even be a discussion in some NZ schools. Hope this helps, Claire Reply To This Message Re: June birthday-Should she skip a year? Author: Betty Date: 19-09-11 13:48 Hi Nita, Your daughter sounds to me she would cope well with extension just from what you've said. Our situation is a bit different but may highlight the right reasons (or wrong) for extension and I could use some advice too from anyone in a similar situation... My 6 year old has his birthday at the end of May and his official classification is Year 1 although he has been put in a year 2 class since the start of this term as him and a few others were deemed in need of stretching. I thought they had changed his classification to year 2 with the move, but no, his new teacher is adamant he will go into year 2 again at the start of this year. What I wonder is the point of stretching him for 6 months only to place him back with 'his' year group that are likely to be even further behind given his 6 months of extension. He is in the top reading group in his year 2 class, reading at a level expected of Year 4 kids, but his handwriting is not up to speed, year 1 level at best, and he struggles to complete the self-directed worksheets the kids in the top group are given. My question is should I kick up a fuss and get him put into Year 3 next year or leave things as they are, with him heading into year 2. My son himself is not in love with his new class (or teacher) who seems keen to reassess his reading classification - his old teacher who he adored and worked hard for was the one that assessed him and advocated for the move so maybe he just did his best for her. He is not a naturally compliant child, very chatty, doesn't always listen, gets distracted easily and is slow in his written work, colouring in etc. I think he may just annoy his new teacher and has now decided he doesn't like school. So I don't know what to do. It seems to me the move has put him off school. All the 'negatives' he displays are nothing to do with his intelligence but seem to play a huge part in his ability to demonstrate this in the classroom context. So should he be permanently grade skipped or not? Any thoughts appreciated. Reply To This Message Re: June birthday-Should she skip a year? Author: M Date: 20-09-11 10:01 You could have just described my youngest child, also a May child, who went from year 0 to year 2. In her case it was the teacher that was a major part of the issue, year 3 teacher was so much better at handling the distraction and got the written work sorted out and we have had minimal issues since then (she's now year 5). I have had to constantly remind teachers that although this child is the youngest in the class, this should not mean that their expectations for the child should be lower. I have also had to use a tutor for one subject area which the whole school teaches very badly (maths), I did this to ensure that this child would not get bored and frustrated and have underachievement problems. Another whole year in year 2 is going to drive your son crazy - year 2 seems to be, in the experience of my three children, a "catch up year" where the focus is making sure the top levels don't go up too much (consolidation is the term I kept hearing) and the lower levels are caught up. My personal approach would be to push for year 3 and ask what you can be doing outside of school to help with the writing. Possibly look at a tutor - one-to-one works well with the easily distracted. Reply To This Message Re: June birthday-Should she skip a year? Author: Anon Date: 20-09-11 11:49 Push hard for year 3 - I wish I had pushed for acceleration, he will get even more bored and cause more distraction. My son had problems with hand writing too but it catches up about year 3/4 so don't worry, its just at this young age their minds move to quickly for their hands. Push push push. Reply To This Message Re: June birthday-Should she skip a year? Author: Wendy Date: 01-11-11 22:14 How did you get on Nita? Let us know, it seems everyone on here with a child in a similar position had a much happier child if they got the acceleration they needed. My child went from 0 - 2 in her first six months at school (May birthday) and went straight into year 3 at 5.6. Now near the end of that year, no-one in her class cares that she's only 6, she has made some lovely friends and there are really no worries about the age gap. Any issues around puberty etc we will deal with later, right now it would be ridiculous to se her dropping back a year when she is hitting all of the required standards in every area. I would get the principal on board and push for that acceleration. I agree with the others, the earlier the better. If you need to, get her assessed. The psychologist will no doubt recommend an acceleration in their report. Reply To This Message May 11th Birthday Author: Sarah Ritchie Date: 13-11-11 22:45 I have a question for you all out there. My third child is going to be 5 on the 11th May. I'm told that he will go into Year 0 then the next year as Year 1. I'm not keen on this as he's pretty bright and he has a brother and sister in Year 1 and Year 2 at the moment. All of them are just over a year apart but where his birthday falls means he will end up two years behind the others. What are my chances of getting him put straight into Year 1? Reply To This Message Re: May 11th Birthday Author: Rebecca Date: 14-11-11 09:05 My son's bday is 29th May and my daughter 2nd June. With my daughter as she is dyslexic and not academic enough or performing well enough to go straight into year 2, she didn't. That was okay. My son however was in the top couple of kids in a 0/1 class by the end of the year, so the school did consider putting him straight into yr 2. However as that is when we pulled out of the schooling system and decided to homeschool, it wasn't an issue any longer and we didn't go down that path. I think the short answer is, as long as you can prove to the school that the child is learning easily and quickly, it shouldn't be an issue by the end of the year to put him straight into year 2. My suggestion is that you raise the issue when you initially approach the school. You could suggest that they 'watch how he goes' and then consider the best option for him. Some schools will suggest it themselves, others will need prodding. But in the long run, it shouldn't be an issue....but don't quote me on that! lol Reply To This Message Re: May 11th Birthday Author: RuthT Date: 14-11-11 09:49 My 3rd child is May14th, and we had the same discussions. As it turned out, I left him in y0 and let him do y1 this year. Yes he is one of the oldest children in y1, but it doesn't matter. Yes he is extremely capable and would have slotted into y2. The biggest factor in me leaving him where he was, was down to social things, not academics. I know he is way ahead in reading, maths etc and is just doing what he needs to in order to get by. But, socially he is now much stronger. Being the 3rd child he was always the little boy. Now, he is one of the big boys in y1 and other kids look up to him. It has been invaluable for his self confidence. That is worth it's weight in gold. My 2nd child is a March baby and he had the opposite problem- always the youngest. He was very aware of it, and still is, even in y4. Given the choice, I would let them be older, not younger in their year. Reply To This Message Re: May 11th Birthday Author: Louise Date: 14-11-11 19:21 Hi there, I have a 3 year 9 mth old and we are currently looking at schools. She is due to start school first part of 2013. She has been reading since she was 3 and is currently reading at about a 7 year old level. Comparing her to a year 2 neighbor she is well ahead in all aspects already. Except handwriting. My question is do we start her at year 1 and all going well push for a skip into year 3 the next year or do we push to start her in year 2? Given that she is our first I really do not have a clue which is the better option. Any advice appreciated. Thanks Reply To This Message Re: May 11th Birthday Author: Wendy Date: 23-11-11 21:34 Hi there - honestly your daughter sounds gifted and handwriting will catch up when her fine motor skills do. If you have schools in mind, I would check out their ERO reports online to see if any G&T prgrammes are mentioned. They will probably have a teacher who specialises in this area and meeting with the principal to discuss their policy on acceleration will help you to decide what is best. They might suggest she starts with the others to get a feel for the place and then move up some time during the year. All new entrants are tested after 6 weeks anyway, at which point, if not before, it will become plainly obvious that she will struggle to progress staying with her age peers, and it will be a matter of social maturity as to which year they place her in. A school which has mixed year 1 and 2 classes would be ideal because then she will have children to work with on her handwriting and then moving up to year 3 by the end of the year will go unnoticed. By the sounds of it though, this still won't be enough as she will probably be above the year 2s in reading still - a psychologist's assessment before she starts school will help here as recommendations can be made as to how they can plan for her. My daughter started as a new entrant and hated it, her expectation of learning at school was demolished, but luckily a move for us after a few months meant she was able to slot into a year 2 class for the end of the year. For this reason I would suggest the earlier the better, as a few other posts have have said. If she is left in year 1 for a whole year it might put her off learning altogether. It does no harm to start looking now but if she has come this far now, imagine where she will be in another year! Its mind boggling but very exciting. Good luck! Reply To This Message Re: May 11th Birthday Author: Ra Date: 24-11-11 07:04 My daughter went to school only knowing the basics. She spent one term in NE and then a year in Year 1. After the one term in NE she could suddenly do all sorts of surprising things. That was when I first started to realise my daughter was different from the norm. Most of Year 1 she was held back by the teacher who deemed she had some kind of disability because within the first couple of weeks of the school year she tested my daughter's comprehension and when my daughter refused to answer any questions (turned out my daughter was scared of this teacher) the teacher recorded her as having 'zero comprehension' but a high reading level. So my daughter had to suffer along with 'baby books' as she called them to try and improve her comprehension. All this led to an awful school situation and my daughter becoming very depressed by year's end. Thankfully I got her out of that depression and she hasn't looked back. We ensured our daughter skipped Year 2 - and it was one of the best things we ever did. Socially she's probably about the same. I don't expect her to ever be outstanding socially, simply because she's different and doesn't buy in to the social games that other kids do. This seems to put her at a bit of a disadvantage (though I guess it depends on how you look at it!) but she does have some friends and is quite happy. She's not the odd kid out or anything. That said, she fits right in when spending time with other gifted kids and has an absolute ball. I believe academically, we've managed to keep her at a point where she has to put some effort into her work. This is something I've always been highly concerned about, and it has required a lot of effort on my part to make sure this has been the case. The Year skip has not really helped with this except a little bit at first... all I can say is, don't expect a Year skip to act as a magic wand and solve all your issues surrounding your child's education. One thing that HAS been helpful is just the fact that my daughter's school allows more extension/enrichment as the child gets further up in the school... so skipping a Year just made that come around quicker. Now my daughter is doing high school maths via correspondence. We haven't reached a point where she's ever been 'stuck' or really seriously had to think about her maths learning. She just zoomed along (admittedly with quite a bit of frustration caused by me on occasion, making sure she redid things many times to be certain she'd consolidated her learning. A few times my daughter appeared to 'forget' what she'd learned, and when I said 'Well you can't go ahead with your maths if you don't know this stuff' she would sit there and do everything perfectly then look at me as if to say 'NOW can I please do something fun?!'). I feel happier now she's doing the correspondence that she will be able to find a level she's comfortable at (with a certain amount of challenge, because she enjoys challenge) and work along her own path. I think that's all we hope for, for any child... that they will be able to work along their own path. It must be so extraordinarily difficult for a teacher in your average classroom to cater appropriately for every single child though. It boggles my mind, thinking about it. Based on my experience with my daughter, I think the Year skip was appropriate, it hasn't had any negative effect on her socially - if anything, it may have helped prevent her becoming too domineering/frustrated with the kids in the Year level she was originally placed in. Academically she's doing amazingly well, but yes she still requires 'extra' which is what we're now working with the Correspondence School for, through dual enrollment. Every child is different. The best advice I can give is 'know your child', try to have realistic expectations, do heaps of research, and then stick to your guns with the school. If you believe a grade skip is truly the best thing for your child, don't be afraid to let the school know and take it from there. Reply To This Message Re: May 11th Birthday Author: Louise Date: 04-01-12 21:16 Thanks for the reply Wendy. We are getting her tested next month so will be well armed for school interviews. Interestingly her handwriting has improved very quickly and she would be as good as the year 1. Slightly slow as she is a perfectionist. But I am sure this will get faster. I am now thinking a skip to year 2 would be best for her. Fingers crossed the school agrees. Thanks again for the reply. Much appreciated. Reply To This Message Re: May 11th Birthday Author: Sarah Date: 13-01-12 22:16 My son is a June baby and I'd say look at the social side and demand the school cope with the academic challenges. My son is gifted, physically small, looks years younger and will start high school aged 12. He has had no friends for years because socially he is less mature than his classmates. His school work suffers because of his social issues and bullying. I think he's a lovely kid though. A friend's daughter is also gifted but socially aware and started high school last year, aged 12 in an extension class and has done incredibly well. Another boy, 2 days older than my son, will also go to high school this year. He's normal academically but a gifted athlete, tall and well liked. He'll be fine. So what I'm getting at is that my son, despite his intelligence, would have benefited from having a full year 1 before plunging into the demands of a year 2/3 composite class. His primary and intermediate schools never really got to grips with him and ODS in year 6 was his only real extension. I don't think he benefited at all from being with the "older" children. Reply To This Message Re: May 11th Birthday Author: Julie Abbott Date: 30-03-12 14:16 I hope you have your child now more settled, I will explain the pro's and con's I have seen, having 2 gifted daughters. My eldest (now 13) was a May baby and started school reading at the age of an 8yr old. she spent 3 weeks in new entrants and they could not see her coping with new entrant life for the rest of the year. They put her into a year 1 class until the end of the year and within 2 weeks she was top of that class and more. After 6 mths at school she went into year 2. At that point she didnt notice an issue other than being the baby of the class as she was sociable with lots of friends. At the end of year 2 i moved her to a private school as she was so far ahead of the year 2's in all areas and she went ahead another year into year 4 which she managed with ease. All was good until she went to intermediate. She went to intermediate as a 9yr old with the 11 yr olds, was in one of the talented and gifted classes and topped everything but she was miserable socially, the children outcast her because of her age, once they start getting to that age, the kids dont like the "little kid" beating them hands down at everything! It also impacted negatively like swimming and athletics, although very capable being in an intermediate meant she had to compete as an 11 yr old at age 9, and just didnt have the physical strength of those 2 years older. We moved and the local catholic primary down the road the younger children were enrolled in and I made the decision to move her there for her own sanity, it was a year 0-8 full primary school and it appealed to me to have 3 children in 1 spot for a time. I sat down with the principal and he gave me the option of putting her into year 8 where she would cope fine with her results, year 7 or year 6 which is where she should be. He told me there was another 3 very talented Year 6 children who were achieving at the same level or similar as her. My daughter said to me "mum i just want to be a normal 10 yr old". I listened to my daughter and put her into year 6. Otherwise she would of been at high school as an 11 yr old! She was so happy and not only that, with the small group of able students, she continued to thrive and by the end of year 8 was doing NCEA level 1 work. Of the group of 4, 3 of them including my daughter won academic scholarships into the top high schools and my daughter is in the gifted and talented program at her new high school with 19 other girls and very happy. I also had to consider things like if my daughter went to high school at age 11 she would be 15 when she finished. What do you do with them then, unless you have plenty of money, they dont qualify for student loan for uni and that was also something needing strong consideration. And now I am back repeating the process again with my 3rd child also a girl (my 2nd child, a boy is totally normal and average and I am greatful for that too). My now 6 yr old is a early june baby and spent until the end of the year in year 0. At our school their cut off is 30 april. However they identified a couple of bright ones, my daughter being the only girl and so these children went into a year 2 class as Year 1's. They are not reclassified. At the end of the year my daughter again moved through as one of a couple of year 2's in a year 3 class. They have one of these mixed classes until 5/6 and when she gets into year 6 subjects like maths are class interchange so the more able children can be in a class working with year 8's if able. They get advanced in spelling, writing, reading within class letting them be socially with their age group but academically as high as they can possibly attain. My 6 yr old has already surpassed where she needs to be by the end of this year and will have most probably met the requirements to go into year 4 when she enters year 3 next year easily, with the exception of her writing but that should be all sorted come next week when her glasses with the correct "doubled" prescription arrives :). My childrens primary school is lucky. It is the biggest catholic primary school in the country with 2-3 classes at each year level which allows the school to stream the classes in ability. This works perfectly allowing those little clever monkeys still just to be kids at the end of the day. Sometime this year we will end up moving and it does worry me, moving her to another school next year that she will be put up a year and then struggle with the social side, but sitting in class bored will be as equally as devastating. Time will tell, I may not even need to change her school. I just then have 1 more child to get through :) but he is only 2 at this point (and very bright). Regards Julie Reply To This Message Re: May 11th Birthday Author: nat Date: 11-12-12 14:43 hi am am trying to figure out what do to with my 7 year old , this year we changed schools,the last school having the cut off for year grades being march so she was a year 2 at the last school, this school has a cut off of june so she was put into a year 3, i just feel she is pretty young and one of the youngest in her year group, academically she is great , but she plays with all the year 2 and emotionally she is young at home, school i think she seeems to know how to fir in, typical. next year school want her to be a year 4 but i am considering keeping her a year 3 , help not sure what to do , her birthday is 21 april. Reply To This Message Re: April 21 Birthday Author: Janine Date: 14-12-12 18:15 Hi my son is April 24th and like your daughter was young for his year. He went all the way through to Year 8 no problem at all, but then asked if he could redo Year 8, at an Intermediate School, as he didn't want to go onto High School and was tired of always being the youngest and smallest in his class. He is a competitive child and thought it was unfair that he couldn't quite match the kids that were sometimes nearly a year older than him. (He was in a Private school with many bright children). He has now just completed a very sucessful Year 9 (in an accelerated class)and is so happy that he made this choice for himself. Personally I think that for him there was a lot more to be gained from doing 2 Year 8s than repeating any earlier. In his second Year 8 he was able to take advantage of different sporting and cultural options not available to him before and now he is a really confident boy who is at the top of his class and no longer small but of average height. It may be better to let your daughter go on to Year 4 if she is happy enough to do so. There is still plenty of time to repeat and she will be extended more in the meantime if she is young for her year. Reply To This Message Re: April 21 Birthday Author: L Date: 18-12-12 09:19 @ Julie Abbott's comment - I think a key point is that when you put your daughter "back" into Year 6 there was a peer group of other exceptional girls and a school willing to handle them doing NCEA at Yr 8 etc. I think anyone would consider that ideal and who needs acceleration in those circs? but at most schools that is not an option, so the choice is between utter boredom and frustration and standing out like a sore thumb academically but with age peers (doesn't actually tend to lead to social success) or being accelerated which means being different in another way and possibly struggling with the social stuff as well, but possibly less bored and connecting intellectually. For some children acceleration may be not ideal but may be the 'least bad' choice. 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April 09, 2006, 01:53:24 pm »
I had a long post all typed out on this one... Including my own experience with BDD and how it can tie into eating disorders. Where an 87lb adult woman looks in the mirror and sees fat..
Well, the forum ate it.. So, I will have to rewrite it. I promise we'll get to this one. Perhaps at the very end of Eating Disorders.
I hope that it will help click on a lightbulb for some people.
I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.
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April 12, 2006, 11:36:39 am »
Okay... I am going to share my experience with BDD(Body Dismorphic Disorder)
We have touched on Anorexia, and the question came up.
"How does someone with this disorder, and is frighteningly thin continue to see themselves as fat"
There is something in the mind, that doesn't seem to 'update' what you currently look like. (that's how I view it)
My experience from this came from being a Body Builder. I was nothing but a 165lb wall of muscle with close to 5% or less body fat(down to 2%when I was going to compete).
The common reaction to this is " Wow, you must have been in awesome shape"
The answer. " It appeared that way, I was fit, lean had an awesome resting heart rate and great blood pressure. My cholesterol wasn't bad either"
What no one saw, until my body sent a screaming alarm at me, by making my hair fall out, was that, while my workout regime was good. My body fat was dangerously low.
I was on a total protein diet and drinking only water. There was no fat, no dairy, barely any vegetables.
However, when I looked in the mirror at the gym. I saw me as overweight, unhealthy, and on a good day when I didn't see the overweight. I saw that I wasn't 'big enough'. I would push harder and harder to get in 5-10 more pounds in the weights or to just squeeze out that extra rep. Because I didn't feel that I was big enough....
It was as though my brain wasn't updating my body about how I look...
It still doesn't, or now, it thinks I am bigger than I am.
(Since I have quit body building and have packed on a considerable amount of body fat since).
When dancing... I am constantly being pushed back into formation because I have moved away from the other members of the troupe or class, because when I look in the mirror, I see me as big and move away to give the dancer next to me more room.
I have to constantly ask Serrena how I look, and often see other big women on the street and have to ask.. " Am I that big" The answer is always the same. "No, you're not".. But, that is how I view myself.
There are still more extreme examples and stories about this. This is only my own personal experience with it.
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Reply #92 on:
April 12, 2006, 01:20:13 pm »
Quote from: "REWilson"
I've never quite figured it out; I eat the same amount of food that I used to, and now I actually eat healthier, but I gave up the smokes. Even my doctor's confused at why I gained the weight. I've never even attempted a diet before, so I have no clue what I'm getting into.
A lot of people who qwit smoking gain wait for some reason.
Clinbing up the mountain something seems aparent,
If the going gets to ruf,
i can always turn around.
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April 16, 2006, 10:25:58 am »
Prevalence of Eating Disorders: A Comparison of Western and Non-Western Countries
Posted 09/27/2004
Mariko Makino, MD, PhD; Koji Tsuboi, MD, PhD; Lorraine Dennerstein, AO MBBS, PhD, DPM, FRANZCP
Prevalence rates in Western countries for anorexia nervosa ranged from 0.1% to 5.7% in female subjects. Prevalence rates for bulimia nervosa ranged from 0% to 2.1% in males and from 0.3% to 7.3% in female subjects in Western countries. Prevalence rates in non-Western countries for bulimia nervosa ranged from 0.46% to 3.2% in female subjects. Studies of eating attitudes indicate abnormal eating attitudes in non-Western countries have been gradually increasing.
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April 16, 2006, 10:27:13 am »
Nonspecific Supportive Clinical Management May Be Effective for Anorexia
April 7, 2005 — Nonspecific supportive clinical management is better than specialized psychotherapies for anorexia nervosa, according to the results of a randomized trial published in the April issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Am J Psych. 2005;162:741-747
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April 16, 2006, 10:28:39 am »
Why do individuals with anorexia die? A case of sudden death.
Int J Eat Disord. 2006; 39(3):260-2 (ISSN: 0276-3478)
Derman T; Szabo CP
Department of Psychiatry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
OBJECTIVE: The mechanism of death in anorexia nervosa (AN) is unclear.
METHOD: We present a case of sudden death in AN with unexpected autopsy findings. A 36-year-old woman with long-standing AN presented to the eating disorders unit. She was severely underweight with a body mass index of 12.5. Ten days after admission, she went into coma with no obvious precipitant.
RESULTS: Clinical examination and investigations failed to reveal its cause. Despite attempts at resuscitation, she died the following morning. A postmortem examination revealed multiple bilateral pulmonary thromboemboli and bilateral calf vein thrombosis.
CONCLUSION: This case illustrates that in AN, pathology may not manifest with obvious clinical features. A high level of clinical vigilance is required. The cause of death in AN cannot reliably be established from antemortem clinical features. We recommend that any AN death be reported and that, where possible, an autopsy be performed. This may lead to advances in knowledge and treatment practices.
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April 16, 2006, 10:29:36 am »
Habit learning and anorexia nervosa: A cognitive neuroscience hypothesis.
Int J Eat Disord. 2006; 39(4):267-75 (ISSN: 0276-3478)
Steinglass J; Walsh BT
Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University /New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York.
OBJECTIVE: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is characterized by abnormal behaviors involving eating and weight that are impressively resistant to change. The persistence of these behaviors likely plays an important role in the high relapse rate after initial treatment. Persistent, stereotyped behaviors are also characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This article presents a neurocognitive model of AN, based on comparisons with OCD.
METHOD: This article reviews clinical, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging findings in both OCD and AN relevant to a neurobiological understanding of a potential mechanism of the perpetuation of AN.
RESULTS: The identification of specific neurocognitive disturbances in individuals with OCD has led to a compelling hypothesis of the neural mechanisms mediating this disorder. Evidence suggests that similar disturbances, involving neural circuits between the cortex and the basal ganglia, may be present in individuals with AN.
CONCLUSION: Research on such neurocognitive disturbances has the potential both to inform understanding of neural mechanisms underlying AN and to lead to advances in treatment.
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April 16, 2006, 10:41:19 am »
I was always taught that anorexia and bulimia were psychological in origin. Of course, this was back when we believed in multiple personaility disorders and repressed memory syndrome. :wink: I've tried to stay somewhat current with the literature, so here is the latest I could find that had its basis in research rather than just theory:
1. Eating Disorders May Run in Families
Miranda Hitti
March 6, 2006 -- The eating disorders anorexia and binge eating may run in families, according to two new studies.
Both studies appear in the Archives of General Psychiatry. The first study showed that genetic factors accounted for more than half of anorexia cases among more than 31,000 twins in Sweden.
"We were able to show for the first time that there is a substantial genetic component to anorexia nervosa," researcher Cynthia Bulik, PhD, tells WebMD.
The second study showed that binge eating tends to run in families. Genes might be at work, but the study doesn't prove that.
"Basically, what we're finding out is that eating disorders are familial disorders," says Bulik, who worked on both studies and is an eating disorders expert at the University of North Carolina (UNC).
2. Anorexia Nervosa Largely a Genetic Disease
By Anthony J. Brown, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 06 - Genetic factors account for 56% of the risk for developing anorexia nervosa, according to a report in the March issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. This information should provide some reassurance to patients and families that the disease is not the result of something they did wrong.
The findings are based on a comparison of disease concordance between monozygotic and dizygotic twins logged in the Swedish Twin Registry. The study featured 31,406 subjects, born between 1935 and 1958, who were screened for anorexia nervosa and other disorders from 1999 through 2002. Detailed information on all subjects was also provided in 1972 to 1973.
The overall prevalence of anorexia nervosa in women was 1.20% and in men, 0.29%, lead author Dr. Cynthia M. Bulik, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel, said during a media briefing. She added that during the birth period there was a rise in the anorexia nervosa rate among women, but not men.
As noted, the heritability of anorexia nervosa was estimated to be 0.56. "The remaining liability was due to environmental factors," Dr. Bulik said. Specifically, the variance attributable to shared environment was 0.05, and to unique environment it was 0.38.
The presence of neuroticism at the 1972-1973 assessment increased the likelihood of later anorexia nervosa by 62%, the report indicates. By contrast, a low body mass index and excessive exercise levels were not predictive of later disease.
"These findings are really good news for patients and really good news for families," Dr. Bulik told Reuters Health. "We have gone through far too much time where parents are blamed for causing this disorder because of how they behave." Findings from this study and others help eliminate the blame, she added.
The results are also important because they have implications for "targeted prevention efforts" and may "open up new areas of biological intervention," Dr. Bulik emphasized.
Arch Gen Psychiatry 2006;63:305-312.
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April 18, 2006, 12:16:45 pm »
Is it a fair crticism to say that the Swedish twins study is not terribly conclusive because the twins are probably encountering the same environmental conditions and are therefore probably subjected to the same psychological stresses? i.e. If they grow up in a family with an unhealthy view on body shape/eating habits then it is as equally valid to say that the problem is environmental vs genetic as they may acquire the same attitudes/views from their parents. The argument could use the same data to support either conclusion.
The study would be more conclusive to me if it was a study of twins separated at birth from their parents and each other. i.e. While not realistic it would ensure that they grow up in different family environments before measuring the number of cases of Anorexia Nervosa. If it is a case a genetics then family location/environment should have minimal effect on the trend towards eating disorders.
I'm not saying that there is no genetic link. I'm saying that a study of twins growing up in the same household does not prove anything.
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April 18, 2006, 12:36:46 pm »
This just randomly occurred to me.
Have their been any studies done on whether giving marijuana/cannibais to folks who have certain types of eating disorders causes them to want to eat??
Not being wiseguy here - I know that marijuana has been tested in recent years to for a number of medical conditions including appetite loss.
My source for this information is a laymans article titled: "What are the long term effects of marijuana?"
As a side note: the word dope in the above url has nothing to do with pot. The site is dedicated to giving truthful answers to whatever questions the audience may write in with.
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April 18, 2006, 12:39:43 pm »
Makes sense to me... Keep them stoned for long enough and they will HAVE to give in to the munchies!
The average person eats 8 living spiders in their life... unless the first spider is a brown recluse.
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April 18, 2006, 12:49:34 pm »
One more observation.
"These findings are really good news for patients and really good news for families," Dr. Bulik told Reuters Health. "We have gone through far too much time where parents are blamed for causing this disorder because of how they behave." Findings from this study and others help eliminate the blame, she added.
I certainly disagree that this is good news for families and patients. Genetic science is too new. For the most part we cannot fight our own genetics very much right now.
I think that at the current time it is easier to treat attitudes rather than genetics. While blame may be eliminated by this finding (if its true) - the probability of a cure also is eliminated.
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May 10, 2006, 12:31:32 pm »
Hey guys.
I have Body Dysmorphic Disorder, so I figured I'd share my own personal experience.
Since I was young, I've always considered myself fat. Now that my 13-year-old sister wears the same clothes I did at her age, I realize I wasn't--she's actually underweight. I still feel I'm fat. By grade 7 I had quit school. At this point, I rarely go out.
At one point, I was comfortable around my family. Now, I'm not. My first thought when I wake up is to make sure I have my covers on so that no one can see me. Even in the summer, I use a blanket when I'm sitting around, to hide my body. I'm convinced that anyone near me is focusing on me and how I look, thinking I'm fat and ugly. I cannot look into people's eyes anymore--not even my own family's. I won't let anyone hug me or touch me. I constantly fiddle with my hair. I wear clothes too big for me. I don't wear hats, make-up, or glasses, because I think it just makes people look at me more. I have long hair, and keep it over my face. When I'm around people, I focus on the position I'm in more than anything, trying to make sure I don't look horrible. I won't eat with anyone near me, because I'm sure they're thinking "no wonder she's so fat."
At this point, I go without eating a lot, and then back to regular eating.. back and forth. I don't eat at all if others are around.
I believe it's genetic. My mom is always talking about how fat and ugly she looks, even though she's thin and beautiful. My sister's the same way, but it's not as prominent.
There aren't many treatments, and I'm still looking for one that works.
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June 11, 2006, 04:54:44 pm »
Wow, all of this is really interesting. Whats on the agenda for next week?
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June 12, 2006, 11:29:48 am »
Basically, while I was in the mental institution, they "knew" something was "wrong" with me but never seemed to be able to pinpoint it. They did a series of tests, and yet nothing. Makes me wonder who the "sane" one really is.
So, my diagnosis remains:
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Photo Posting ProblemsI have never successfully posted photos in the Cub forum. I have logged in the Photo Host, but when I try to upload one of my photos from my hard drive, I get the following message: "Exceeded filesize permitted by CPG" What must I do to correct this issue? Thanks, Thiggy
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Re: Photo Posting Problemsopen your photo in microsoft paint. On the top toolbar click "open" and choose the picture from the menu. Once the picture is open, click on "image", and choose "strech/skew" from the drop down. You should see a height and width box with percentages in it. Change those to some smaller number ( My camera is 8 MP, so I have to cut the pictures to 50%) and this will compress the data amount below the maximum amount allowed for this site. Good Luck!
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Re: Photo Posting ProblemsOnce you are in paint save it to 640x480 pixels or there abouts and the pic is usually the right size for uploading.
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Thanks Coldhopper, and Bill Barnyard. I really needed to print that info and try it myself. I have never been able to upload photos for the same reason. 1949 cub (sexy-sadie), 193 moldboard plow, w/notched colter, planet Jr's. By Paul
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The CBoK and the How To Forum has the articles that will help you with that:
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removing ? and = from php get method.
i was wondering how to remove the question mark and the equal sign from the url when using the get method example:
http://mysite/test.php?city=canada i want it to be like this http://mysite/test.php-city-canada either using dash or something of my choice, i think this could be done on .htaccess but i just haven't found any example online or a way.You could have a look here :D
Is that helpful? :)Or use the post method, which won't show anything in your urls :)ah, but then you can't bookmark those pages Bob.
A rewrite rule like:
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would (I believe, I haven't tested it) let you turn
if you were wedded to using dashes instead of slashes, it would probably be something like
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That should work. Does anyone see any goofs I've made?
To really understand it though, look over Robskiwarrior's link. It's where I actually got most of this info from.
@WCMiller yeah post seems not to be my option, let me try that and i will get back once i've tried this...Hey I have an html website on my computer and I want to make files for each search. i dont have .htaccess. Is there another way I can do it???
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Spring is here! Flowers are showing up, trees are blossoming with new growth. It's time for us to join in the promise of beauty this season. In other words, it's time to update the clothing in our closets!
The urge to purge seems to show up every spring. Perhaps it's that inspiration to start fresh after the heavy winter season begins to fade. Maybe it's because the beautiful blossoms, gentle rains that make everything sparkle when the sun shows up, compel us to follow nature's calling to start anew.
When clearing clutter, many of us head for our closets, ready to store the heavy clothing and start looking at spring and summer clothing.
There are many ways to clean your closets and update your wardrobe. This year, how about trying something different? How about listening to what your clothing is telling
you? It will make a huge difference in how you decide what to keep and what no longer serves you. The labor is short-lived compared to the joyful feeling you get for the rest of the season. Here's what to do.
- As you go through your wardrobe, try on your clothing and ask, "What is this outfit telling me? If it's saying, "You look fabulous," create a "Fabulous Pile." Another way to do this is to ask yourself, "How do I feel when I put this on?" Take a good look and decide why you look so good. Is it the fabric? The fit? The color? Probably all three.
- Does an outfit say, "You look sloppy and I don't flatter you?" Was it a bargain? Was it a gift? Was it a last minute buy? Has it simply seen too many washings? You can learn a lot from this pile. Put this in your "Toss Pile." (Toss means give, consign or throw it away).
- If the outfit tells you, "It's okay to wear this. It'll do," ask what it needs to make it pop. Maybe it needs alterations or maybe it needs great accessories. This goes into the "Update Pile."
- Then there's the "Someday Pile," You know the one! That's the one with clothing we want to get into some day soon. This one may be say, "Watch your diet, start exercising, cut out the sugar, chocolates, fries, etc. Ask yourself why you want that "someday" outfit and how badly do you want it. I had a "Someday Pile" that I finally put into the Toss (aka give away) Pile. I figured that after 5 years it didn't matter how much I paid for it. It was dated and I'd never be that shape and size again. It also gave me an excuse to buy something I needed and could wear immediately.
Wardrobe tip: When you clear the clutter in your closet, you'll make space for something that makes you feel significantly wonderful. Because that's who you are, that's what you should have. So when you buy something new, buy it only if it tells you, "This looks significantly wonderful on you!" Keep that as your new shopping motto.
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1. Install the WAIK in either a WinXP or Vista environment. Don't change any of the default install locations or directory names.
2. I've created 8 small .bat files for you to use in this process to keep you from typing all the commands needed and making mistakes. They are attached to this post. I seperated them out into simple basic batch files so you could follow the process along and learn. Feel free to modify them to your hearts content but i'd recommend you use them as is for right now until you get up on the process. I've used some switches in the batch files to supress some prompts so you don't need to make decisions and can watch the process move along. When you have explored the help chm's in the WAIK and feel more comfortable with rolling your own, then make your own batch file changes. Unzip them to C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\....or somewhere else and then move them to C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\...they have to be in C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\
3. After you have put the batch files in C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\...go to Start - Programs - Microsoft Windows AIK - and click on 'Windows PE Tools Command Prompt'. The command prompt will open at 'C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools' with all the necessary environment variables set up for you.
4. Next you need to make sure a directory called 'winPE_x86' DOES NOT ALREADY EXIST in the root of your C:\ drive. If it does you need to either move it somewhere else or delete it. This process assumes the target directory does not already exist and if it does the process will fail.
5. Now back to the 'Windows PE Tools Command Prompt', if everything else above has been done, type "step1.bat" without the quotes. When that step reports back that its done, then type "step2.bat". When that step reports back that its done, then type "step3.bat". Repeat for "step5.bat" ...etc... until you are have finally finished up with running "step8.bat". After each step is completed in the command prompt, you will know its completed when the cursor once again appears on the 'C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\' line in the command prompt, dont force it, wait for it. You must run these batch files in order, step1.bat, step2.bat, step3.bat, etc...don't run them out of order.
6. After all the batch files have been run (step1.bat to step8.bat) one at a time use explorer or My Computer to take a look in C:\winpe_x86. You will find an .iso there called 'winpe_x86.iso' almost 187 MB in size. Burn the 'winpe_x86.iso' to a regular CD with your favorite burning application. This iso is bootable, so there is no need to make the CD bootable in your burning application.
All the important tools are loaded to memory in this setup, so after you boot on this CD you can remove it and use things like ImageX to restore or make an image of a Vista install for backup or restore. You can use diskpart and format to prep a hard drive for an install, etc.... Putting these things in memory was a consideration for those who don't have two DVD/CD type drives for example and would need to restore an image from a DVD - you can take the WinPE boot CD out and put the DVD in with the image to be restored. It shouldn't use that much memory but you might notice the difference between 512 MB and 1 GB. The tools are loaded to ram drive X in memory. All you need to do is boot on the CD you created above. Everything is command line in a command prompt in winPE once you boot into it.
If you need help on a command in the WinPE command prompt after you boot on the CD you created, lets use ImageX as an example, simply type the command followed by '/?' i.e...Imagex /?.
I'm coding a nice GUI inteface for this process but its not ready yet. Hope this helps someone out.
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The dress is spectacular, but those bottons! Outta this world lovely!
Great job, that plexiglass is a horror to film around. - November 7, 2010 at 8:45 PM
- Heather Rojo said...
I had the same problem photographing the Queen's quilt in Honolulu. Plexiglass, even over the poster of the quilt! However, your photos came out very well. The lighting on the closeup of the dress emphasises the texture so well! I'll have to go this for myself!
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The details on this are amazing! Thank you for sharing!
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The buttons are awesome - I love the button-up look on dresses, boots, gloves...
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The Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators to the U.S. Open each year, and the people behind the center say they will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to keep it at the top of its game.
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The League of Women Voters of San Bernardino has compiled its annual list of the community's super achievers. This year there are 13.
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- Victor Suarez - Home of Neighborly Service; for his commitment as executive director to keeping the Home open and to those who depend on what it provides to the community
- Michele Tacchia (San Bernardino Symphony) - nominated by Amy Ellison; for founding award-winning Symphonie Jeunesse (Youth Orchestra for Strings) and dedicating her talent to developing string players in the San Bernardino area.
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No significant changes were seen in management of bronchiolitis after guidelines recommended against medications and x-rays for infants and toddlers.
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
In an example of "community-partnered participatory research," an EMS agency and a research team collaborated to rapidly develop and implement changes to long-established guidelines regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation, demonstrating how evidence-based research can influence policy and benefit patients.
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article considers the current debate relating to the need to compare the same or different medical treatments and measure outcomes to control health care costs and to provide patients with an improved service from health care professionals.
March 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The Council for Excellence in Government launched an initiative to promote the development and use of substance abuse and violence prevention programs that have been demonstrated to be effective in scientifically rigorous studies.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Any 'end game' strategy should carefully build on the evidence-based strategies that have proven so effective.
April 11, 2013 | New Public Health Post
NewPublicHealth spoke with Ross Brownson of the Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Brownson is exploring evidence-based decision making at local health departments.
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Four case studies on recommendations to advance implementation science.
December 19, 2012 | Journal Article
This qualitative study examined use of evidence-based decision-making in New York State LHDs and factors facilitating and impeding its adoption.
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article suggests that evaluations of community-based programs contribute to the science of evaluation, using lessons from the Active Living by Design (ALbD) evaluation.
October 31, 2012 | Story
Jeffrey Brenner, MD, created a model for improving care while reducing costs for complex patients who are "superutilizers" of the health care system. After using claims data to identify these patients, teams offer personalized care management.