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Hi Doc how are you is there a safe condom you can recommend to me to use my wife is allergic to the latex condom
Sure. For latex allergic folks I recommend polyurethane condoms, such as "Avanti." See below.
Dr. Bob
Latex Allergy question - follow up on advice Feb 8, 2009
Dr. Bob
I was the person who wrote to you about Latex Allergy and Safe Sex. First off, I would like to thank you for replying to my previous post. I know you get this a lot, but god bless your work on HIV prevention.
Before I go on and ask my question I wish to address my fellow stress and anxiety friends. You are not going through this alone. For those who visited sex worker, from personal experience and i agree with the doctor. You should go and level with your partner. If you come out with the truth and admit your mistake, they will most likely forgive you (trust me its a lot better den letting them finding out themselves later). This will help relieve some of your stress and guilt. Having support this time is really important for you. Also, please seek counseling. They really help. A lot of places in the US offer free counseling on HIV and AIDS related matter. Take yourself off of this side and, just spend roughly 10 minute on Google, I am sure you will find a lot of results. Secondly, if you think about. I tend to agree with the doctor on the medhelp forum and here. Generally, sex workers are high risk group, but most of them are probably HIV neg. They are not out there to get you! They worry about their own health more than yours. Things like reusing condom and sex worker purposely trying to infect you is kind of outrageous.(although I cant vouch that it wont happen). To be honest, I went back to the place where I visited the CSW ( this time I went and just had a talk with her, yes I know its weird but my anxiety got the worst of me ) they are just like any human. She was really nice and posed a good point to me. Ask yourself why would they want to be infected and become sick? Yes is true, its all about the money but, why would they risk their whole life and their future revenues on one transaction? Usually if they are sick, its an accident (condom broke) or had sex under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Now on toward my question to the doctor =). I did savage through the archives, well maybe not hard enough. But here are a few questions that I would like further clarification on.
Usually when I see information on HIV transmission, It usually saids that HIV cannot permeate intact skin. HIV is only transmitted through mucus membranes, open sores or cuts, or any direct contact with the infectious bodily fluid (vaginal fluid, blood, breast milk etc.. I found Dr. Kull answer to be a little confusing http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Archive/TransmissionNon/Q146136.html. So Is irritated skin or skin rash considered to be open wound or compromised skin where HIV can pass through?
When I use condoms in the states, I usually use condoms that have labels that says theyre effective in preventing HIV and STD. However, I am currently in another country, condoms here only label that theyre electronically tested and made of natural rubber latex. Are these condoms equally effective as those in the states? Brand doesnt matter? Latex is just latex correct? There is no other type of latex
I asked this before; I know youre going to say a 12 week test is the only definite and conclusive test. However, I am taking my test on the 11th week post exposure exactly 75 days after exposure). Im doing this because not that I cant wait for one more week, it is because I will have someone here with me during that time to go and take the test with me ( comfort and support) for whatever the result is. Does 1 week shy makes a lot of difference? Do you think from my exposure that a test result at that time is still considered conclusive?
Again to reiterate my exposure. I received protected insertive oral sex with a latex condom from a CSW. I dont know if the condom was intact after, I believe it was, or else I assume I would have felt it and she would have told me. Once again thank you doctor for reading my post regardless if you choose to answer it. I know its long, but I really wrote this out of my heart and seeking answers. Oh and by the way can you post information where I can find more information on tour foundation and make a donation? Thanks a lot! I will donate once I get my test result ! PROMISED!
Response from Dr. Frascino
HIV can gain access into the body via contact of infectious fluids with mucous membranes or non-intact skin. Non-intact skin includes open wounds and skin that has been irritated or damaged enough (certain severe rashes, scrapes, scratches, broken blisters, lesions, etc.) to allow fluids to soak in (or ooze out).
I don't know where you are traveling, but most latex condoms are protective. However, I can't vouch for each and every brand made outside the U.S. When in doubt, carry your own supply of trusted condoms.
Sorry, I don't make the rules. The current guidelines recommend an HIV test at the three-month mark. Tests taken prior to three months are not considered to be definitive.
Next, I should point out "protected insertive oral sex" is not considered an HIV-transmission/acquisition risk, assuming the latex condom was used properly and did not break.
Finally, you can find out more information about the Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation on the foundation's Web site, www.concertedeffort.org.
Be well. Stay well.
Dr. Bob
Allergic to Latex condoms and Protected Oral Sex (LATEX ALLERGY AND SAFE SEX) Feb 2, 2009
Doctor, i had protected insertive oral sex with a CSW two weeks ago for 10-15 minutes. I have a mild allergy to latex condoms. symptoms include( slight burning sensation or irritation on shaft of my penis and discomfort on area below my stomach). She finished me without the condom by masturbating me, because i could not finish with a condom.
My question is
1.in general does condom allergies increase risk of HIV transmission?
- Even if i don't feel symptoms of my condom allergy right there and then could any part of my penis be irritated already and increase my risk of getting HIV?
3.Would a 9.5 week test for HIV be accurate for a protected insertive oral sex incident?
Thanks alot for spending time answering my questions!
Response from Dr. Frascino
No, latex allergy per se would not increase your risk of HIV transmission.
No. HIV is only a risk if there is "non-intact" skin, such as an open wound.
If the sex was indeed protected, an HIV test wouldn't be warranted, assuming the latex condom was used properly and did not break. HIV cannot permeate intact latex. No way. No how. When HIV testing is warranted, a test at the three-month mark is considered definitive.
Finally, I should mention latex allergy can evolve over time and become severe. I suggest you use polyurethane rather than latex condoms. (See below.)
Be well.
Dr. Bob
LATEX ALLERGY AND SAFE SEX Dec 7, 2005
Dear Dr. Bob,this question is mostly for safe sex practices rather than HIV. Recently, had done a RAST test and further allergy screening. My 4 months Elisa is (thanks god ) negative.Hep B, C and syphilis screening also negative. Rast Test (blood and skin )showed an allergy to some food and also RUBBER . I am practicing safe sex, and experience mild but obvious allergy symptoms whenever i use condoms. I am not a fool to stop using condoms but it is really an aesthetic problem to have hive like skin rashes every time i have (safe) sex. I have tried to eliminate other contact with latex ( put an non allergic cover on my cars steering wheel, i am using special soaps and avoid some food). My dermatologist cannot recommend anything more than taking allergy pills for 2-3 days after sexual encounter, but this is no way a life-time strategy. Can you recommend something else? Anywhere else I could look for information for safe sex guidelines for people with latex allergy? Tried to read the archives but nothing found there. Thank you. Ex-worried well, John from Piraeus, Greece
P.S. i hope you had a great time in Myconos!
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hi John,
The best bet for folks with latex sensitivity is to use polyurethane condoms. In the US, the most popular brand is "Avanti." I'll post a few questions from the archives that address latex allergy.
Yes, I had an excellent time on Mykonos!
Stay well.
Dr. Bob
Non-Latex Condoms vs STD protection Aug 29, 2005
I'm pretty convinced that I have a condom (latex) allergy. It started slowly, becoming worse with each exposure. The last time genital area swelled almost instantly, turned very red and it was very painful to even sit down. I am aware of condoms made from polyurethane and other materials, however, none I have found protect against STD's or HIV. what are my options?
Response from Dr. Frascino
For those with latex allergy, polyurethane condoms are unquestionably the best option. There have been at least six epidemiologic studies since the FDA approved polyurethane condoms in 1995 that address the question of their safety compared to latex condoms. Three of the six studies found equivalent extremely low rates of breakage and slippage between the two condom types; one study found polyurethane condoms to have a higher breakage but equivalent slippage rate compared to latex condoms; one study found higher breakage and slippage with polyurethane; and one study that addressed only breakage found higher rates with polyurethane condoms. Taken together, these studies show the breakage and slippage rates of polyurethane condoms are not unacceptably high and that using them is considered an effective safer-sex practice for those people unable or unwilling to use latex. I should also point out there are many anecdotal reports of increased tactile sensitivity with polyurethane compared to latex condoms. So that could be considered a bonus!
From an HIV-prevention standpoint, the only condoms considered unsafe are natural-skin (lambskin) condoms.
Dr. Bob
procrit and condoms
Feb 19, 2005
Hey Dr. Bob,
Looks like I may need Procrit to treat my anemia but my practitioner (not an MD) says maybe I should wait because it's coming out in an oral form soon and that way i wouldn't have to mess with the IV stuff. How long should I wait?
Next my new boyfriend says he's allergic to latex condoms --- causes itchy butt rash and he's not too happy with the polyurethane ones?
Any suggestions?
Response from Dr. Frascino
You should wait for an oral form of Procrit??? That could be a very long wait. What oral form of Procrit??? That's an interesting comment that your "practitioner" made and more than anything clearly illustrates the dude (or dudette) definitely needs more practice before dispensing information. I know of no oral form of Procrit "soon" to be released or even on the very distant horizon. Next, Procrit does not require IV (intravenous) administration. It can be given subcutaneously (just under the skin) with a tiny needle. It is quite easily self-injected just once per week. I'd suggest you discuss this with your HIV specialist the real doctor and do mention the practitioner's advice was, shall we say, less than optimal.
Next, latex allergy is indeed a very real condition. Your new boyfriend can consult with an allergist to confirm whether he has the very significant kind of latex allergy. Some forms are so severe they can be like a bee sting reaction (anaphylaxis). If that is the case, polyurethane condoms are still your best bet at the moment. If, on the other hand, all he has is an "itchy butt rash" when exposed to latex, and he dislikes polyurethane, an option would be for you to wear a latex condom covered with water-based lubricant and then a lambskin condom over the top again covered with more water-based lubricant. In general, I do not recommend "double bagging" (using two condoms), as the friction between two latex layers can cause them to break; however, in this particular instance it's an option that you could carefully try.
Hope that helps.
Good luck!
Dr. Bob


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Barry R McCain, admin of the Ulster Heritage DNA Project has been in touch to highlight his research into a group of families who share the same paternal line of descent from Argyllshire. The families originate in the parishes of Kilmartin and Kilmichael Glassary, the area from Loch Awe south to Dunadd near Lochgilphead.
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The main surnames in the group are Mac Eanruig (Henry), Mac an Leagha (MacLea), Mac Ailpín (Mac Alpin), Mac Donnchadh (Duncan), Mac Eáin (McKean), and Mac Dónaill(MacDonald). These surnames are not 'clan' surnames, but rather simple Gaelic patronymic surnames taken circa mid 1400s and the 1500s. Research suggests that they are all from the Mac Lochlainn (MacLachlan) of Dunadd line.
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For further information on the ancient history of this part of Argyll visit the Kilmartin House Museum
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Se ha dicho mucho acerca de la división generacional en otros contextos. Las generaciones afectan la forma en que abordamos la mayordomía, el compromiso teológico, la afiliación e incluso la música.
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Las personas millennials no somos una cultura monolítica. No somos solo lo que sucede en Los Ángeles o Nueva York. Somos de todas partes del mundo y aceptamos a quienes vienen de lugares lejanos, ofreciendo lo poco que tenemos a quienes no tienen nada.
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Ever wondered what kind of music resonates with millennials? There isn't one right answer. In What Do We Want? Ellis Montes reflects on the diverse tastes of this generation with a particular focus on worship and music, and shares why we need authentic conversation around this topic.
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What makes a good sermon? In Preach!, Megan Castellan explains why sermons need to change with the times to be effective, and emphasizes the importance of inclusive language and shared experiences.
By Sandra Montes
Este año decidí visitar una iglesia diferente cada domingo y bloguear sobre mis experiencias. Ese esfuerzo duró unos tres meses hasta que, como ocurre a menudo, la vida intervino. Durante ese tiempo aprendí mucho sobre lo que pueden hacer las iglesias para ser acogedoras, amorosas, liberadoras y vivificantes.
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What does it look like when a diocese decides to take hospitality seriously? In Taking Church out Into the Community, Bishop David Rice and Anna Carmichael share their experience of focusing on community, outreach and welcome and what it means to begin to see the face of Jesus in "the other."
By Joshua Rodriguez-Hobbs
How do health and hospitality overlap? In Four Steps to a Public Health Ministry, Joshua Rodriguez-Hobbs lists how parishes can lean on and build up their spiritual gifts by supporting physical healing programs in and through their communities.
By Charis Bhagianathan
Addressing the issue of hospitality in our churches requires us to first look outside our doors and begin these important conversations with our community and neighborhood. In this issue we share ideas on how to invite those around us into relationship by asking is what needed and prayerfully seeking ways to make true welcome both our mission and ministry.
By Bill Eakins
When the members of St John's, West Hartford, planted a vegetable garden last year they thought they were simply growing vegetables. In Sharing the Bounty of God's Garden, Bill Eakins tells the story of how their humble garden has grown into so much more – a place for the community to meet, share and support each other.
By Charis Bhagianathan
What does practicing Christ-like hospitality look like? How can we work on improving our ability to provide a genuine welcome and invitation to all? Welcome that not only allows people to feel comfortable and cared for, but also allows them to see that this place or community could be their home, a place where they could thrive, love and truly belong. In this issue, we share ideas on radical hospitality, welcome and outreach.
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Update, Monday 1:16 p.m.: MTV's reality series "Buckwild" has halted production on its second season, after one of the show's stars, Shain Gandee, was found dead on Monday, a spokeswoman for the network told TheWrap on Monday.
It is not clear how long the shutdown will last.
Shain Gandee, star of the MTV reality series "Buckwild," has been found dead, MTV confirms to TheWrap.
"We are shocked and saddened by the terrible news about Shain Gandee, and those involved in this tragic incident," the network said in a statement on MTV.com. "We are waiting for more information but at this time, our main concern is for the Gandee family and their friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Shain had a magnetic personality, with a passion for life that touched everyone he met and we will miss him dearly."
A spokesman for the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office told TheWrap that Gandee, 21, was found dead with his uncle, David Gandee, in a vehicle in Sissonville, W.Va., in a 1984 Ford Bronco belonging to the Gandee family. A third man in the truck has been identified as Donald Robert Myers, 27.
Also read: MTV's 'Buckwild' Slammed by West Virginia Senator Before it Even Airs (Video)
The Sheriff's Office spokesman said that the vehicle was in a muddy area along a worn path in a wooded area of Sissonville called Thaxton Hollow. Deputies from the department and members of the Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department had to use all-terrain vehicles to access the Bronco.
Gandee and the other individuals were found by a friend of Gandee's who was searching the area for him and the others in the truck, the Sheriff's Department spokesman said.
The vehicle was partially submerged in deep mud, the Sheriff's Office spokesman said. Mud covered the lower part of the passenger door, but the driver's side of the Bronco sat above the mud.
The muffler of the Bronco was completely submerged in the mud.
There was no sign of foul play, the Sheriff's Department spokesman said.
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The deaths are currently under investigation, and will likely be determined following an autopsy by the West Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
"Buckwild," which premiered in January, chronicles the exploits of a group of young people in Sissonville and Charlotte, W. Va. The show drew controversy before it even aired, with West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin III complaining that the series would put the state in a negative light.
"Instead of showcasing the beauty of our people and our state, you preyed on young people, coaxed them into displaying shameful behavior – and now you are profiting from it," a letter from Manchin to MTV president Stephen Friedman, which asked for the show to be pulled, read. "That is just wrong."
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text: Arts, Culture & Media Israeli-born Ethiopian Jew embraces ancestry in her music PRI's The World July 02, 2013 Ester Rada grew up as an average Israeli, but never felt like it. Her parents were from Ethiopia, so she never felt like she fit in. But now, having seen the world in the Israeli Army, she's become comfortable with who she is and channeling it into all of her work.


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The trip that Southampton will make to Reading on Saturday 6 April would have been one for Nigel Adkins to circle with a red pen at the beginning of the season. It always looked to have the capacity to be decisive, a confrontation between two promoted clubs who stood to scrap in and around the relegation places. It is fair to say that the fixture has a little more riding on it now.
The script has come to feature betrayal, recrimination, role reversal and wildly conflicting emotions. There is a part of Adkins that will always love Southampton and, when he was presented as the new Reading manager on Tuesday morning, it was lovely to hear him offer heartfelt thanks to the players and supporters at his former club. "We were on a fantastic journey but we have to move on," Adkins said.
His sacking, though, on 18 January by the Southampton chairman, Nicola Cortese, cut him to the core and the wound remains raw, particularly as he feels the club failed to offer him an acceptable termination payment.
Adkins, with the representation of the League Managers Association, is suing Southampton for breach of contract and, with no date fixed for the tribunal hearing, the legal dispute will add a further layer of intrigue to what will be Adkins's home debut as manager of Reading. The LMA also represented him in his negotiations with the Berkshire club and they were able to conclude the deal over and above the civil suit.
Adkins was dismissed by Cortese with his Southampton team averaging a point-per-game in the Premier League and sitting in 15th place, three points clear of the relegation cut-off. Less than 48 hours previously, they had battled back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Chelsea. Adkins took over at Southampton in September 2010, with the club joint-bottom of League One and he lifted them, thrillingly, to back-to-back promotions. His sacking was as brutal as it was surprising.
But as the wheel has turned, Adkins can sense redemption, if not quite revenge, as the latter does not really chime with his nice-guy persona. His stoicism and dignity have been marked since his departure from Southampton, even if he has been legally bound to say nothing about the sacking as proceedings have been ongoing.
Adkins has watched his successor at Southampton, Mauricio Pochettino, take nine points from eight matches and edge the club four clear of the bottom three places. Survival remains in the balance for them and, if relegation is the nightmare scenario, it would be compounded if Adkins and Reading were to stay up at their expense.
The odds are against Adkins, who assumes control of a club that is seven points adrift of safety, on a run of five consecutive league defeats and with the worst defensive record in the division. Reading appear to need a minimum of four wins from their final eight games – the first of them is at Arsenal on Saturday – but, in all probability, they might require more. They have won only five times in the league all season.
After the must-win game against Southampton, come Liverpool (home), Norwich City (away), Queens Park Rangers (home), Fulham (away), Manchester City (home) and West Ham United (away).
But Adkins does not subscribe to the notion that Reading are doomed or that he is taking over merely with a view to another promotion tilt from the Championship next season. He did prevaricate over whether to accept the offer from the Reading owner, Anton Zingarevich, to replace Brian McDermott, who was dismissed two weeks ago, yet there comes a time when a man has to back his own ability and for Adkins, now is that time.
The longer-term does look reassuring for him, even if the worst were to come to the worst over the next seven-and-a-half weeks. Zingarevich will support him in the summer transfer market and the squad has proven quality at Championship level, as does Adkins himself. But his focus is narrowed on the eight mini-cup finals ahead and the need to instil positivity and harness the players' collective spirit.
The midfielder Jimmy Kébé said last December that Reading were "a good Championship team trying to compete in the Premier League", which also shone a light on the failure to invest significantly in the squad upon their promotion and, once again, in January. McDermott's net spend over the two windows was £8.7m, although Zingarevich insisted that funds had been made available.
"There was always a budget and I feel we should have done more in January," Zingarevich said. "We should have spent more. We tried to sign players but we should have been a bit more active. What's been tough is that last summer, we didn't have any scouting at all. The idea was to buy players in the summer and then do more in January."
But Adkins has no time for sob stories and he believes that he has a better chance, at present, of being a Premier League manager next season than almost all of his counterparts in the Championship. This is an opportunity that he realised he had to embrace.
Anything at Arsenal would represent a bonus and then comes Southampton, when the target will be to ignite the revival. The prospect is tantalising.


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Why You Shouldn't Treat Kids' Colds With Drugs
Many parents are still using cold medications for their young children despite warnings against the practice. Anna Mathews and Emory University pediatric emergency medicine fellow Sarah Lazarus join Lunch Break with a look at the latest research.
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Rural dwellers less likely to follow cancer screening guidelines
People who reside in rural areas of Utah are less likely to follow colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations than their urban counterparts, according to researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah. This geographic disparity is evident across all risk groups, including those who have a family history of the disease.
"Our hypothesis was that geography matters," said Anita Kinney, Ph.D., R.N., who leads HCI's Cancer Control and Populations Sciences Research Program and is principal investigator of the study. "And what we found is that it does indeed matter."
Kinney is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah, a Jon and Karen Huntsman Presidential Professor in Cancer Research, and an HCI investigator. The research team's findings are reported in an article appearing in the current issue of the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
"Other studies have confirmed differences in health care behaviors between urban and rural residents. Ours is the first study to examine the influence of distance from, and availability of, CRC screening providers on the use of risk-appropriate screening among urban and rural dwellers," Kinney said.
American Cancer Society screening guidelines for patients with a family history of CRC recommend earlier and more frequent testing. Individuals with a parent, sibling, or child diagnosed with the disease when less than 60 years old are considered at high risk and should begin colonoscopy screening at age 40, or 10 years before the youngest age of diagnosis in the immediate family, whichever is earlier, and continue at five-year intervals.
Kinney's team analyzed data from the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System, a set of telephone surveys coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and state health departments. The survey routinely includes questions about cancer screening, but not about familial CRC history. Working with the Utah Department of Health, the research team added questions concerning family history of CRC that indicated whether increased familial cancer risk was present.
"One fact that gets overlooked in addressing compliance with screening recommendations is the amount of time required for a person to obtain the appropriate screening," said co-author Kevin Henry, Ph.D., an HCI investigator and assistant professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Utah. "With the longer distance travelled, a person may need to set aside a day or more from regular activities for preparations and travel as well as the procedure itself."
Other problems for rural residents may compound the problem, the researchers said. One is that rural residents are less likely to have health insurance that pays for cancer screening. Kinney pointed out that "preventive services such as cancer screening are covered in the Affordable Care Act, and this should increase the number of people who get regular screening."
Another problem, according to the researchers, is that rural dwellers are less likely than urban dwellers to receive a recommendation for CRC screening from a health care provider, which may be due to primary care provider shortages and provider time constraints.
"We know that CRC screening saves lives. The more people screened, the more lives we save," Kinney said.
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Australia is someplace I will probably never visit, and that goes double for Australia's Outback. The main and personally terrifying raison d'être is the Down Under's world renowned collection of weird, poisonous, larger than friggin' life creepy crawlies lurking in every shrub, behind every rock, and under every toilet seat.
And a new story in Times of London isn't helping my arachnophobia, ophidiophobia, or even my entomophobia.
Scores of eastern tarantulas, that can grow larger than the palm of a man's hand, also known as "bird-eating spiders" or "whistling spiders" because of the noise they make when disturbed or aggravated at close range, have begun crawling out from their netherworld lairs and are now invading the coastal town of Bowen, about 700 miles northwest of Brisbane. Even long time, hard core outback residents have gotten the willies.
Earlier this week a tarantula the size of an SUV was spotted wandering towards a public garden in the center of town. Alarmed residents called in the Amalgamated Pest Control but not before using a full can of insect repellent spray to stymie the spider's approach.
According to Audy Geiszler, the hero in this tale who runs Amalgamated Pest Control, he has been inundated with calls from wigged out locals. "There have been a number of reports. It's not plague proportions but a number have been spotted around the district."
Not plague proportions … yet!
One spider was so large that when he placed it in the palm of his hand -- dead of course -- its legs hung over his fingers. Common in eastern Australia where they usually live under logs and in naturally rocky outcrops, these giant tarantulas seem to have been pushed out from their usual habitats by the recent unseasonably heavy rains.
While not deadly like many other Australian spiders, these tarantulas are still venomous; their bite can pack quite a punch. They can grow up to, and obviously beyond, 6cm (2.4in) long with a leg span of 16cm (6.3in). By the way, despite being called "bird-eating spiders," they do not eat birds, but can kill a dog or cat with one quick bite.


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Caramel Highlights + Caring for Colored Hair./
After browsing Pinterest for caramel highlights, I decided to take the plunge and give my hair a warm glow by adding some subtle color to my dark brown hair this summer. They are very hard to see and really blend in when my hair is down, but when I pull it back, I was surprised to see how much of the highlights I could see. I have a feeling I will be pulling my hair back a lot this summer to show them off.
I will be switching to all sulfate free shampoos now that I have color in my hair and will not be heat styling every day to cut down on potential hair damage. Here are some sulfate free shampoos that I want to try.
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Organix Coconut Milk Shampoo
Bumble & Bumble Gentle Shampoo
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Mike Tyson may have a reputation for brutality, but he apparently also has a taste for delicacy.
And in case you were wondering, Evander Holyfield's ear was no such thing.
Tyson usually keeps mum on his notorious 1997 chomping of his heavyweight rival's ear mid-bout. But on Sunday night, Bravo host Andy Cohen got an earful when Mike Tyson described the appendage's peculiar flavor on his show "Watch What Happens: Live."
What, Cohen asked, does ear taste like?
"That depends. It depends on which ear that you bite," Tyson returned. "Since it was Holyfield's ear, and it didn't have none of that Holyfield hot sauce on it, it was not too tasty."
If there had been hot sauce, however?
"That would have been a delicacy," Tyson said — in a generous burst of sportsmanship as he helped Holyfield hawk his signature barbecue sauce.


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This online self-paced course includes the e-book Successful Coaching, Fourth Edition. Geared toward high school and club-level coaches (those who coach athletes aged 14 and older), the 20-unit online course challenges coaches to define their coaching philosophy, objectives, and style; enhance communication and motivational skills; become more effective teachers; and improve team, relationship, risk, and self-management skills. Coaching Principles covers the fundamentals of being a successful coach—on and off the field.
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Being a successful coach is an enormous challenge. School administrators, parents, athletes, and entire communities all have high expectations of today's coaches. Good intentions are not enough for success; you need all the knowledge you can get. Most seasoned coaches have learned the skills of coaching through years of trial and error. The Human Kinetics Coach Education course Coaching Principles helps new coaches shorten that learning process—and reduce the painful errors—by teaching the principles of coaching based on the sport sciences and the wisdom of successful coaches.
Coaching Principles is based on extensive research, which is presented in a very applied way in the text Successful Coaching. The Coaching Principles course has been updated and enhanced to reflect the new content featured in the latest edition of the book.
The 20-unit course challenges coaches to define their coaching philosophy, objectives, and style; enhance communication and motivational skills; become more effective teachers; and improve team, relationship, risk, and self-management skills. Coaching Principles covers the fundamentals of being a successful coach—on and off the field.
The supporting video presentation total more than 90 minutes and depicts real-life scenarios coaches deal with on a daily basis. The video also features roundtable discussions with experienced master coaches who provide practical guidelines and sage advice for new coaches on a variety of topics.
Another feature of the course is the Coaching Successfully Manual. This downloadable, editable document can serve as a foundation for creating a comprehensive guide for the administration of a sport program. In addition to housing documents found in the course, the manual contains real-life examples of team policies, mission statements, coaching philosophies, and other ideas and forms coaches can use as is or modify to suite a specific program's needs.
Coaching Principles also introduces a number of interactive exercises, including the Developmental Dozen, which are 12 goals that prepare coaches for the demands that they will face in developing athletes. At the conclusion of each course unit, coaches are encouraged to compile notes related to each of the 12 goals associated with the unit.
As coaches progress through the online course, they will be asked to read sections of the Successful Coaching text; participate in interactive exercises; watch video and listen to audio clips; refer to and complete a variety of self-assessments, forms, and checklists; and take unit quizzes. The course concludes with a 100-question test. All of these elements combine to make the Coaching Principles course an interactive and engaging learning experience.
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Part I Principles of Coaching
Unit 1 Developing Your Coaching Philosophy
Unit 2 Determining Your Coaching Objectives
Unit 3 Selecting Your Coaching Style
Unit 4 Coaching for Character
Unit 5 Coaching Diverse Athletes
Part II Principles of Behavior
Unit 6 Communicating With Your Athletes
Unit 7 Motivating Your Athletes
Unit 8 Managing Your Athletes' Behavior
Part III Principles of Teaching
Unit 9 The Games Approach
Unit 10 Teaching Technical Skills
Unit 11 Teaching Tactical Skills
Unit 12 Planning for Teaching
Part IV Principles of Physical Training
Unit 13 Training Basics
Unit 14 Training for Energy Fitness
Unit 15 Training for Muscular Fitness
Unit 16 Fueling Your Athletes
Unit 17 Battling Drugs
Part V Principles of Management
Unit 18 Managing Your Team
Unit 19 Managing Relationships
Unit 20 Managing Risk
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Vocational plans are developed to train disabled workers for new work. If you qualify, you and your vocational counselor will draft a vocational plan identifying services you will need to become employable again.
This plan will show the responsibilities that you, your counselor, your employer and others will have as you work toward this goal.
Once your plan is approved, you will have 2 options. Choosing between them is an important decision. In addition to talking with your counselor, you may want to talk with family members or professional consultants before making your final selection.
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|Time-loss payments will end and your claim will close. You will receive a vocational award equivalent to 9 months of time-loss compensation paid out every 2 weeks.
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* The maximum retraining cost is adjusted July 1 each year and the new amount is available for plans approved on or after July 1.


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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Persian Gulf monarchies, fearful of an increasingly pressured Iran and jittery about the political upheaval sweeping the Arab world, have been eyeing the wares of U.S., European and Russian companies at the region's biggest arms show.
The United Arab Emirates signed contracts worth $1.4 billion with U.S. contractors at the recent weeklong IDEX exhibition.
Oshkosh Corp. signed a $287 million deal for 750 MATVS mine-resistant, all-terrain armored vehicles.
Other deals included a $200 million contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for unarmed versions of its MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle. The deal marks General Atomics' first sale of that Predator variant in the Middle East.
These acquisitions of UAVs by the Emirates, which ranks with Saudi Arabia as one of the major arms purchasers in the Arab world, underlines a growing requirement in the gulf states to boost surveillance capabilities as Iran's develops its own drones.
Current U.S. rules prohibit the sale in the gulf of UAVs capable of carrying air-to-ground missiles like the AGM-114 Hellfire produced by Lockheed Martin.
By providing the gulf monarchies with such systems, even if they're limited to surveillance, to counter the perceived Iranian threat, the United States is encouraging the proliferation of this technology in a highly volatile environment.
It's possible the Emirates could transition to operating armed UAVs to match those employed by the Americans in nearby Yemen, and further afield, to counter insurgents and terrorists in the context of political opposition to the region's pro-Western monarchies.
But in the meantime, the advent of gulf-deployed UAVs underlines U.S. efforts to push these monarchies, which produce around one-quarter of the world's oil supplies, into forging a gulf-wide defense alliance to protect their strategic facilities, such as oil refineries, pipelines and military bases from Iranian attack.
The Financial Times noted that the "fears of Iran and unrest around the Middle East have prompted a shopping spree by gulf countries for military hardware."
Much of this revolves around the centerpiece of U.S. effort to build up a military alliance among the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, namely a missile defense shield operated by the regional militaries themselves.
This means vital export contracts for U.S. defense companies, with Britain, France and to a lesser extent Italy, also picking up orders, to keep assembly lines running amid hefty cutbacks in defense spending.
In November, the Pentagon advised the U.S. Congress of requests from four gulf monarchies for major defense acquisitions, including advanced transport aircraft for Saudi Arabia and high altitude area defense missiles for the Emirates, totaling $24.2 billion.
In 2012, it was estimated that Saudi Arabia and the other GCC states -- the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain -- planned to spend around $123 billion of advanced weaponry over five years, largely on advanced combat jets and ballistic missile defense.
The Emirates has already signed a $1.96 billion deal for two Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense missile systems from Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon's No. 1 supplier by sales. Qatar's also interested.
The Americans plan to install a high-powered AN/TPY-2 X-band radar system built by the Raytheon Co. in Qatar, with along with similar installations in Israel and Turkey, provide early warning of ballistic missile launches by Iran.
The missile defense idea has been around for years but it's been stymied by rivalries between the gulf's ruling houses.
In the face of the Iranian threat, these dynasties seem to be finally cooperating, however grudgingly. But the extent of this cooperation remains untested.
"The major U.S. defense industries, IT firms, integration systems, they all have an enormous opportunity," observed William Cohen, a former U.S. defense secretary who now advises U.S. companies.
"There's a very legitimate concern about Iran being a revolutionary country. Beyond Iran, you have terrorism, cyberattack threats ...
"You see the implications of the Arab Spring. Every country wants to make sure that it's protected against that," Cohen said.
But the ramifications go wider.
"The planned gulf purchases are likely to add to concerns by anti-conflict campaigners about the militarization of the Middle East, as war deepens in Syria, where Russia sold $1 billion worth of weapons last year to the regime and Qatari and Saudi Arabian arms are being channeled to the rebels," the Financial Times cautioned.


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Socolow to receive Frank Kreith Energy Award
Robert Socolow, a Princeton professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, will receive the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Frank Kreith Energy Award for his pioneering contributions in energy research.
The award recognizes Socolow's research on energy conservation, renewable energy and technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, which has influenced international policies on energy and the environment.
The award was established in 2005 and recognizes an individual for significant contributions to a secure energy future through innovations in conservation and renewable energy technology. Socolow will receive the honor during the society's 2009 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in November at Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Socolow is the co-principal investigator of Princeton's Carbon Mitigation Initiative, a 15-year project that has launched new research in environmental science, energy technology, geological engineering and public policy. His current research focuses on global carbon management and methods of countering global warming through underground storage of carbon produced by fossil fuel burning.


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Love and Loss on the Ice
By Matt Windsor
In his new book, Lost Antarctica, polar biologist Jim McClintock, Ph.D., offers plenty of reasons to be concerned about the fate of the frozen continent: a few trillion, at least.
That's the approximate number of sea butterflies currently floating in the chilly waters of the Southern Ocean. The tiny, shelled creatures serve as the base for an intricate food chain that extends upward to the mighty blue whale. Hundreds of species depend on the sea butterfly, but it is under assault on a massive scale. Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, transferred to the polar oceans by complex climate effects and simple chemistry, are making the sea butterfly's home waters more acidic.
When the pH reaches a critical point, it will dissolve the animals' protective shells—killing them and risking the collapse of an entire ecosystem. Acid seas are the "other CO2 problem," McClintock says—one that, unlike the problem of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere, has received little media attention.
Lost Antarctica offers a host of other reasons why we need to sweat the seemingly small stuff now occurring in this icy world. Combining the latest scientific data with personal observations from two decades of Antarctic research, McClintock lays bare the intricate inner workings of his beloved continent. In Antarctica, he explains, everything from microscopic phytoplankton to state-sized ice shelves is interconnected—and under threat.
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UAB Magazine: Your book describes many worrying changes in Antarctica. Which is the most apparent when you visit?
McClintock: The most obvious to me are the changes in the ice, especially in the Antarctic Peninsula [the section of the continent closest to South America]. The annual sea ice along the peninsula has receded about 40 percent in the last 30 years. And that has had a major effect on a community that surrounds Palmer Station. There has been a large colony of Adelie penguins on Torgersen Island for 700 years, but in the last 30, it has dwindled rapidly. In the book, I call it a "ghost rookery." The Adelies use the sea ice to reach their feeding grounds. But as the ice has shrunk, they have had to swim farther and farther to reach those grounds. These animals are living right on the edge of their energy budgets anyway, and they can't make it. Then there's the warming of the air, which makes it more humid and increases snowfall. The Adelies are genetically programmed to show up on Torgersen at the same time every year, but now they are often caught up in unseasonably late snowstorms while nesting their eggs. And when the snow melts, the eggs drown.
UAB Magazine: After 20 trips to Antarctica, what keeps you coming back?
McClintock: Several things. Antarctica's natural beauty is just breathtaking. You look off in the distance and think you can reach out and touch a mountain range, and it's actually hundreds of miles away. Also, Antarctica is one of the most fabulous places on our planet to study marine biology. When you dive under the ice, the seafloor is covered with life—just as much as you would find in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. There are so many intriguing scientific questions about the marine life and how it's adapted to such a unique environment. I feel very lucky to get to work there.
UAB Magazine: Considering you named your book Lost Antarctica, do you have any hope that the continent can be saved?
McClintock: We haven't yet lost the continent, but its marine life is genuinely being threatened. There is hope that remediations that will reduce the production of greenhouse gases will slow down what is happening. But the dramatic changes being witnessed are a wake-up call. I'm not saying we need to give up our cars tomorrow. But we do need to start thinking rationally about where we can make accommodations in energy conservation.
|Watch a live webcam of activity at Palmer Station—and follow UAB's Antarctica research team on their blog.
In December I got the chance to lead a group on a philanthropic "Climate Change Challenge" expedition cruise for Abercrombie and Kent to Antarctica. With All Seasons Travel here in Birmingham handling the cruise bookings and in my role as a professor of Polar and Marine Biology at UAB, I took a group of 16 from Birmingham, which makes 100 people from this city that I've been able to take down there over the past six years. Many of them are business leaders and other very influential people in our community. It's life-impacting. They come back and are ambassadors for Antarctica.
UAB Magazine: Do you ever see yourself retiring from Antarctic expeditions?
McClintock: Once you've been, getting back to Antarctica becomes a vocation in and of itself. I don't see this amazing continent leaving my horizon until I physically can't go. It's a love affair, really, and I'm not ready to give it up.
James McClintock is the UAB Endowed University Professor of Polar and Marine Biology. You can purchase a copy of Lost Antarctica at any bookstore or online. The book's website is www.lostantarctica.com.
Take Five
McClintock on what he couldn't live without on a polar expedition.
I've got it down to five "C"s. First is communication. When I was a graduate student on my first trip in 1982, all we had were Western Union telegrams. And at $3 a word, I couldn't say much. Now I have an Internet-connected phone in my office and another beside my bed. To be able to talk to my wife and family whenever I need to is a wonderful thing.
You can't go without a camera. You'll never be able to accurately capture that amazing landscape with a camera, but you have to have one. You can't walk ashore among 100,000 penguins without a camera—you'd go catatonic.
Camaraderie is vital. You've left your family behind, so you need that sense of connection to others. And I've always experienced a wonderful camaraderie, not only within my research station "family" but in many other settings. A ship pulls in from Argentina or Chile, and you get to share a glass of wine with the crew and talk about your work. The same thing occurs when you visit another country's station. It transcends gender and age, too.
Warm clothing, of course, is another must. Despite climate warming, you still need to wear a jacket when you go outside! Several layers, in fact.
Finally, you need a good chef. Working in an Antarctic station is a lot like going to sea. Food is vital to the psychology of the experience; you have serious consequences to morale if you don't have good food. We aren't eating steak and lobster every night by any means, but the food has always been good. We even get fresh fruit and vegetables—what we call "freshies"—regularly, but it wasn't always like that. Now, at Palmer Station, the ships come about once a month, at least.
When a ship arrives, everyone drops what they're doing and goes down to the "freshies line." We lift boxes of avocados, grapefruit, etc., and pass them from person to person until they're safely in the kitchen.
When I worked at McMurdo Station in the 1980s and '90s, we'd have periods with no freshies. I remember a sign over the lettuce, which had been grown in a greenhouse at the station, saying that each person was entitled to one leaf. Thankfully, that's no longer the case.


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