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Travis CI is a popular continuous integration service that integrates with your Github repository to automatically run your tests when the code is pushed. Integration is done by adding a simple YAML file to your project root; Travis and Github take care of the rest. Whenever tested, the Travis results will appear in your Github pull requests and your history will be available within their control panel. This article assumes you already have Travis account.
Create a file in your project root called .travis.yml
with the
following YAML content:
language: node_js
- "4"
If you do not already have a package.json
in your project root, create one now. Travis runs npm test
to trigger your tests, so this
is where you tell Travis how to run your tests.
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"devDependencies": {
"karma": "~0.12"
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"scripts": {
"test": "karma start --single-run --browsers PhantomJS"
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Travis will run npm install
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Elijah was really tired yesterday, so he wasn't very cooperative for Friday's therapy.
The good news was that I was able to chat a lot with Elijah's PT, Amy, and I learned a lot of stuff. Like I've said before, I consider this therapy for Elijah education for me as well. I think Amy convinced me that we need to get braces for Elijah's feet. She mentioned that he barely needs any support, but braces should help him balance and feel his feet better. I'm actually kind of excited to try them out. They're called SureStep and we'll be talking to our Physiatrist about them shortly after we get back home.
Elijah did get to drive a car, though, completed more obstacle courses, played with toys, and climbed the stairs - to name a few things he did on Friday.
And, on our drive to the HBOT facility, the little man FELL ASLEEP! I couldn't believe it. We got in the tank and Elijah stayed asleep. I couldn't believe it. And then, he slept through the entire dive. I really couldn't believe it. It made for a easy dive. I'm sure Grandpa Dennis would've appreciated a dive like that sometime last week! A big thanks goes to grandpa for completing all the dives last week (except for my easy one) and for wrestling with Elijah in the tube. It is much appreciated and made my life easier.
Today, I was really excited to see Elijah showing interest in other kids at church. He's never been all that interested in other kids before. He usually wouldn't even look at them, but today, he was smiling at other kids, walking up to them, getting really close so that he could see them, and even reaching out to touch them. He was even smiling when this little girl was playing peek-a-boo with him and tried to chase her around as much as his vision would allow. It warmed my heart to see him interacting with kids close to his age; I almost get teary-eyed thinking about it.
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The White House President George W. Bush |
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For Immediate Release
April 22, 2005
Vice President's Remarks to the Republican National Lawyers Association
The National Press Club
Washington, D.C.
THE VICE PRESIDENT: When I ran for Congress the first time, I -- you start, you have to work really hard. Nobody knows who you are, and you got to go out and do all that meet and greet stuff. And I always remember going up to the little town of Dubois, Wyoming, up in the west end of the state, back up in the mountains, the first time I'd been there as a candidate. And I was walking, working through the town with the local precinct committeeman who was taking me around. And finally, we went down to the Ram's Horn Bar and Grille where all the local businessmen came together for lunch. And this is a small town, less than a thousand people -- probably the only bar in town, but it was busy. (Laughter.)
But I always remember walking in and there was one old cowboy over at the bar with his boot up on the rail, cowboy hat pulled down over his eyes. And I was introduced to him as Dick Cheney, candidate for Congress. And he looked up at me. He said, son, he said, you a Democrat? I said, no, sir. He said, are you a lawyer? I said, no, sir. He said I'll vote for you. (Laughter and applause.) He didn't care what I was for; he just knew what he didn't want. (Laughter.)
But anyway, delighted to be here today. This is a great organization. And I appreciate the welcome so much I'm almost tempted to run for office again. (Laughter and applause.) But just to make certain there's no confusion, let me be absolutely clear about my plans. (Laughter.) I'm not going to run for the presidential nomination in '08. We've a lot of great candidates out there, and I've got so much confidence in the field that I've agreed to lead the search committee to pick the nominee. (Laughter.) It's a joke. (Laughter.)
Well, it's good to see all of you this afternoon and to welcome you to Washington on the 20th anniversary and to bring you good wishes from our President, George W. Bush. I want to thank Harvey Tettlebaum, Bob Horn, Michael Thielen, and their team for making this such a well organized, well run, and effective association.
The RNLA has stood firm for honesty and fairness in the election process, has trained thousands of lawyers in the details of election law, and has built an outstanding network of skilled attorneys from one end of the country to the other. I also want to thank each and every one of you for giving so much time and effort to the enterprise. Life as a attorney doesn't leave many spare hours, yet you've come forward to help the President, to help the party, and our cause in so many ways -- from working on campaigns, to backing judicial nominees, to providing inputs on major matters of public policy. I know many of you volunteered huge amounts of time in the 2000 and 2004 campaigns. You made a difference, and I promise that your work was never taken for granted. The President and I knew you were out there. We remain grateful for all that you did, and I appreciate the chance to be here today to say so.
The year 2004 brought one of the most critical elections in our history -- presenting fundamental choices on the direction of the economy, and the course, for the course of the war on terror. Throughout the campaign, we traveled many thousands of miles, clarifying the choice before the voters, and sharing President Bush's message of hope and optimism for the nation's future. We took that message from coast to coast. All the effort was rewarded in the end. Thanks to people like you, we gained seats in the House of Representatives. Thanks to you, I now preside over a larger Republican majority in the United States Senate. And thanks to you, President George W. Bush won the greatest number of popular votes of any presidential candidate in history. (Applause.)
In this second term, as in the first, many members of the RNLA have turned to public service full time and joined the administration. Choosing public service carries its own challenges and sacrifices, but the country needs good men and women to make that choice. This is incredibly important work we're engaged in, and the way to get it done right is to continue to bring talented, competent, ethical men and women into the administration. We're grateful to everyone who has joined the team. And to those of you who might be thinking of following the same course, I want to encourage you to do so.
This has been a consequential presidency -- which has revitalized our economy and reasserted a confident American role in the world. Yet in the election of 2004, we did more than just campaign on a record. President Bush ran forthrightly on a clear agenda for this nation's future, and the voters responded by giving him a mandate. In this new term we are going to use that mandate to achieve great goals -- so we can leave the nation better, stronger, and safer than we found it.
Our work begins with good stewardship of the economy, and continuing a strategy that is pro-growth, pro-jobs, pro-entrepreneur, and pro-taxpayer. To keep our economy strong and competitive in the future, we must ensure that America remains the best place in the world to do business. And any sound economic policy depends on limiting the size, the scope, and the spending appetite of the federal government. The President has sent Congress a budget that meets the nation's priorities in a thorough, responsible way; holds the growth in discretionary spending below the rate of inflation; and actually reduces non-security discretionary spending -- the first proposed budget reduction since Ronald Reagan lived in the White House.
Permanent tax relief will make it easier for America's entrepreneurs to start new businesses, to buy new equipment, and to hire new workers. We'll also keep the economy strong by delivering regulatory relief, an energy strategy that makes America less dependent on foreign energy, and legal reforms that spare honest entrepreneurs from junk lawsuits.
Congress has already begun to move forward on many of today's pressing economic issues. But our changing times also require some more basic reforms, including in the vital area of Social Security. The time has come to join together to save that system for our children and our grandchildren.
Over the last several weeks, the President and I have been visiting different parts of the country to talk about the long-term health of Social Security program. We're laying out the facts as clearly as we can, so that all Americans understand that Social Security is on an unsustainable course, and therefore we have a responsibility to fix it.
With an aging population and a declining ratio of workers to beneficiaries, the system is making empty promises that everyone in Washington knows will not, and cannot, be met in the long term. To fix the problem, President Bush has outlined several principles that will guide us to a sensible, workable, bipartisan reform. First, out of basic fairness, there must be no changes in Social Security for those now receiving benefits, and for those close to retirement. Anyone before 1950 -- anyone born before 1950 can be absolutely certain that nobody is going to change their Social Security. The program as they know it will stay the same for them.
We'll also insist that there be no increase in the payroll tax rate on American workers. And as we fix Social Security, we're committed to making the system a better deal for younger workers -- and the best way to reach that goal is through voluntary personal retirement accounts.
Personal accounts hold the promise of turning every American worker into an owner -- giving them a retirement fund they control themselves and call their own. This is a wise step forward in public policy, and an approach that can unite members of both parties: Let us give all Americans the tools they need to succeed in freedom, to grow in independence, with a retirement nest egg that government can never take away.
To build a stronger, better America for the next generation, we must also uphold the values that sustain our society -- limited government, personal responsibility, free enterprise, reverence for life, and equal justice under the law. And in this second term, President Bush will also continue nominating federal judges who faithfully interpret the law, instead of legislating from the bench. (Applause.)
Staffing the federal courts is one of the most important responsibilities of any President, and is given to him directly by the Constitution. To fulfill that responsibility, President Bush has submitted the names of superbly qualified nominees for the federal district and circuit courts -- men and women of experience who meet the highest standards of legal training, temperament, and judgment.
The United States Senate has also the responsibility, under the Constitution, to advise and consent to judicial nominations. To win confirmation, a nominee needs only a simple majority of senators voting.
For more than 200 years, the Senate has exercised this responsibility by voting either to confirm or reject nominations sent up by the President. Recently, however, a minority of senators has turned away from two centuries of practice and begun filibustering judicial nominees. The filibuster, of course, is a procedural device used to kill legislation by insisting on unlimited debate. The only way to stop a filibuster is by a super-majority vote of 60 senators. Employed against a judicial nominee, the filibuster effectively prevents an up or down vote on the Senate floor, even if a majority of senators have indicated support for the nomination.
During the 108th Congress, 10 of President Bush's judicial nominees were filibustered. I see one of them, retired Judge Charles Pickering, is here with us today. (Applause.) I want to thank Judge Pickering for his many years of service to the United States of America. His nomination, and the others that were filibustered, were not held up for a lack of support. On the contrary, each one of them had majority backing and would have been swiftly confirmed by the full Senate, if only given that chance.
These nominations were held up strictly for partisan political reasons, in an astounding departure from historical precedent. Until recently, not once in the history of the United States had a group of senators ever used the filibuster to block a judicial nominee having majority support in the Senate.
This year President Bush's judicial nominees include seven who were filibustered in the last Congress. Two of them, Terrence Boyle of North Carolina and Priscilla Owen, Texas, have been waiting almost four years for an up or down vote. And very soon the Senate will face an important decision. If a minority of members again chooses to filibuster judicial nominees, then the majority may choose to institute a rule change to ensure that the nominations go to the full Senate. Let me emphasize the decision about how to proceed will be made by the Republican leadership in the Senate.
But if the Senate majority decides to move forward, and if the issue is presented to me in my elected office as President of the Senate, and presiding officer, I will support bringing those nominations to the floor for an up or down vote. (Applause.)
On the merits, this should not be a difficult call to make. First, the Senate has full authority to set its own rules, and it is perfectly legitimate for the leadership, backed by a majority, to restore traditional practice. And let me emphasize that -- to restore traditional practice.
Second, the Majority Leader, Senator Frist, has made clear that any action would be limited in scope, in no way altering the customs of debate or the availability of the filibuster where legislation is concerned.
Third, I believe there is an important principle at stake. When senators filibuster a nominee who has clear majority support, they are, in effect, trying to establish a 60-vote requirement for confirmation. A simple majority is what has been required for confirmation throughout our history. A filibuster of judicial nominees is, as a practical matter, an attempt to limit a President's ability to appoint judges who have majority support in the United States Senate.
In short, there is no justification for allowing the blocking of nominees who are well qualified and broadly supported. The tactics of the last few years, I believe, are inexcusable, particularly when you're dealing with men and women of the caliber of those nominated by George W. Bush. By any standard of judicial merit, they are fully qualified to serve. And by any standard of fairness, they deserve a vote in the United States Senate. (Applause.)
Finally, ladies and gentlemen, the President and I will never lose sight of our primary responsibility every day we serve in public office: We will do all that is necessary to protect the liberty and the lives of the American people. We will keep at the effort to defend the homeland and improve our intelligence capabilities. We will continue working with other governments to track down the terrorists, and to stop the proliferation of the world's most dangerous weapons.
And here we can point to tremendous progress over the last few years. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are working closely with the United States and our allies to fight global terrorism. The government of Libya has agreed to end its program for weapons of mass destruction. America and other countries have uncovered a sophisticated, large-scale network selling nuclear weapons technologies on the black market, and we have shut that network down.
Defending our people and pursuing our enemies are central commitments in the war on terror. Yet the long-term safety of our nation depends on eliminating the conditions that breed ideologies of murder. If the Middle East is a place where tyrants incite hatred, support terrorist groups, and gain the most destructive weapons, then America and the world will face decades of violence. The only force that can overcome hatred, resentment, and tyranny is the force of human freedom -- and that is why the United States will stand with the allies of freedom to promote democracy, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in the world. (Applause.)
Advancing the cause of freedom will require different methods in different places. Like other great duties in history, it will require decades of patient effort, and it will be resisted by those whose only hope for power is the spread of violence. Yet the direction of events is clear. Afghanistan has held the first free elections in the nation's 5,000-year history. In Iraq, voters turned out in incredible numbers to elect leaders who are now preparing the way for a new constitution and a representative government in that nation. The Palestinian people have chosen a new President and new hopes for democracy and peace. The citizens of Ukraine have stood strongly for their democratic rights, and chosen a new leader for their country. In Lebanon, citizens have poured into the streets to demand freedom to determine a peaceful future for their own country as a fully independent member of the world community. We are seeing the power of freedom to change our world, and all who strive for freedom can know that the United States of America is on their side. (Applause.)
In these four years, both at home and in far away places, the American people have faced one challenge after another. We have lived with adversity, and sometimes with sorrow, and often with uncertainty. Yet we have never been intimidated by our task, and we have shown a watching world the good, and generous, and persevering character of this nation. Because we have taken up hard duties -- and stayed at them without wavering -- we can be confident that our children and grandchildren will live in a better, stronger, safer America.
All of us know there is much yet to do, and you can be certain that President Bush and I are eager for the work ahead. Once again, let me thank all of you for standing with us. We are deeply grateful for your support, and for the high honor of serving this great country.
Thank you very much. (Applause)


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Shelley Shepard Gray, "Hopeful: Return to Sugarcreek"
In the Amish town of Sugarcreek, love comes in many forms. But will it come at all for Miriam?
Miriam Zehr has worked at the Sugarcreek Inn longer than she cares to admit. The restaurant is a favorite of town residents as well as the many tourists who come to taste the famous Amish fare. Though she always tries to have a smile for every customer, deep down Miriam knows something's missing: a family of her own.
Miriam has never felt particularly beautiful, especially because she's always been a bit heavier than other girls her age. When Junior, the man she's pined for all her life, suddenly seeks her out, she's thrilled to be noticed . . . until she realizes he's only asking her to help get the attention of Mary Kathryn Hershberger, her pretty friend.
If Miriam helps Junior court Mary Kathryn, she'll get to spend a lot of time with him, but she might lose him in the process. Are these few stolen moments worth a lifetime of sacrifice? Is Miriam right to even hope for the life she dreams of?
Shelley Gray is the NY Times and USA Today bestselling author of several series: The Seasons of Sugarcreek, The Sisters of the Heart, and The Families of Honor.
Find Hopeful: Return to Sugarcreek by Shelley Gray at Amazon.
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The incredible story of amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst and his solo attempt to circumnavigate the globe. The struggles he confronted on the journey while his family awaited his return is one of the most enduring mysteries of recent times.
An alien touring the galaxy breaks away from her group and meets two young inhabitants of the most dangerous place in the universe: the London suburb of Croydon
Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.
Upon his return from serving a eight-year sentence in prison, reformed gang leader, S. Lance Ingram, struggles to adapt to a changed Harlem. Unable to use the technological skills he acquired in jail, Lance is forced to accept a position delivering meals for a local food bank. It is here that he befriends Ms. Maddy, 75, a past beauty with a irreverent and hardened shell to whom he delivers dinners. Through her, Lance finds hope, relearning the joys of life and living despite the outwardly bedeviled society in which they find themselves


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Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Network Exchange Partners with Drexel University for Improved Internet Connection
PITTSBURGH, February 17, 2011 — The Three Rivers Optical Exchange (3ROX), the high performance Internet hub operated and managed by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), has partnered with Drexel University in Philadelphia to implement a five-fold upgrade to the Internet bandwidth of both 3ROX and Drexel at essentially no cost increase.
Prior to partnering, 3ROX and Drexel each had individual one-gigabit (a billion bits per second) connections to Internet2, a high performance research and education network that connects universities, corporations and research agencies nationally. By partnering, they are able to take advantage of a new type of Internet2 connection. Normally, the next level of service available would be 10 gigabits, which is cost prohibitive, but the new connection makes it possible to have two connections, each with five gigabits of committed bandwidth.
"Operating in the virtual world we live in, we're able to split the connection into two five gigabit connections at two different physical locations, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh," said John Bielec, the chief information officer at Drexel. "The newly formed connector, called 3ROX/Drexel, will benefit the many Internet partner institutions of both Drexel and 3ROX.."
"This will allow significantly better end-to-end performance," said Wendy Huntoon, PSC director of networking, "as well as access to new Internet2-based services. We'll each maintain a separate physical connection to Internet2, but will now collaborate on the management and strategic direction for the connection."
The partnership consolidates Internet2 connections in Pennsylvania from the previous three — 3ROX, Drexel and MAGPI (Mid-Atlantic Gigapop in Philadelphia for Internet2) — to two: MAGPI and 3ROX/Drexel. 3ROX serves universities, research sites and K-12 schools in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and Drexel connects the Drexel campus and its related research sites with the 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education universities. With the new connection, both 3ROX and Drexel will be able to improve the quality and quantity of services they provide.


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Wellington described The Battle of Waterloo as 'a close run thing.' The same can be said of the Battle of Shiloh [April 6-7, 1862]. Jeff Shaara's novel Blaze of Glory provides a memorable vision of that suspense filled campaign and battle. Within these two days over 13,000 Federals were killed, wounded, captured or missing; Confederate loses were nearly 11,000 were killed, wounded, captured, and missing. Current estimates are that 15% of those wounded later died of their wounds within 90 days.
Shaara's novel travels several paths to the April 6 and 7 battle, one of which begins in Nashville as the Confederates retreat during the third week of March from Tennessee's capital city. The first four chapters offers the points of view of the Rebel cavalry covering a retreat and of the mind of military theater Confederate commander Albert Sidney Johnston. Audacious plans are formed during desperate times. Shaara then offers three chapters from the Federal point of view from the rank and file and from William T. Sherman, a division commander. In a similar way to Ralph Peters' recent novel Cain at Gettysburg, Shaara
creates compelling voices of German soldiers in the Federal army. Following the pattern of Shaara's previous two Civil War novels and his novels of World War One and Two, he utilizes both actual historic characters and invented characters.
Quickly and somewhat too broadly Shaara covers a lot of ground to get both armies to the battlefield; at times the novel approaches a comprehensiveness that may be found in historians' work on the battle. Yet, Shaara supplies the remarkable details of soldiers' marching during all types of weather and all hours of the day. The weather is wet, the roads are muddy, and the foliage is thick. At times confusion reigns along the battle's front and rear. His remarkable scenes include of the initial discovery by the Federals of the Confederate surprise-at-dawn assault, Sherman's wounding, the looting of the Union camps by Rebels, and the muzzle-too-muzzle gunfights at The Sunken Road, The Hornet's Nest, The Peach Orchard.
Historic and compelling Confederate characters include, among several others, Tennessee governor Isham Harris who became an aide to Johnston and a witness to his battlefield death, and general and hero of Fort Sumter and the Battle of Bull Run, Pierre Bureaugard who is sick and exhausted even before the battle begins. Federal generals Ulysses Grant, William Sherman, Don Carlos Buell and several others collide in competition for glory during the campaign. Shaara does not neglect the failure of commanders with their battle plans and with their lack of battle experience. He counters them with the heroism and courage of the rank and file soldiers who also lacked of battle experience. Both sides are shocked and disheartened by the carnage of 24,000 killed, wounded and missing within 48 hours. Among the dead were the Confederate western theater commander Albert Sidney Johnston who is at the battlefront encouraging a brigade when a bullet clipped an artery behind his knee and he bleeds to death.
Shaara offers a retelling of Nathan Bedford Forrest's wounding and his taking of a hostage at the Battle of Fallen Timbers soon after April 7. This story is a part of the Forrest biography lore but appears to have no actual eyewitnesses. Yet it works well as a finale in the novel. Those readers who enjoy fiction with a Civil War setting are well served by A Blaze of Glory. Shaara provides a sustained glimpse of Johnson's relationship with his headquarters' hostess while the he has Johnson reflecting upon his memories of his wife Eliza, their children and their large Texas plantation, China Grove. Additionally, Shaara offers descripitons of the Federal soldiers fond memories of their ethnic German families and communities. Blaze of Glory is a fine novel of civilians at war, generals in over-their-head, and of southwestern Tennessee terrain that is transformed from a remote frontier to a close and mortal hell.


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WASHINGTON — Retiring U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, gave his farewell address from the Senate floor Wednesday morning, urging for a "change of behavior."
Alexander is retiring after more than 40 years in public service. During his farewell remarks, he called for bipartisanship among what has been a deeply divided Senate over the past decade.
"Divided government offers an opportunity to share the responsibility — or the blame — for hard decisions," Alexander said. "That's why our country needs a United States Senate, to thoughtfully, carefully and intentionally put country before partisanship and personal politics, to force broad agreements on controversial issues that become laws most of us have voted for and that a diverse country will accept."
Alexander also offered a defense of the filibuster, the parliamentary rule that allows a minority party to block legislation. He says the rule forces the Senate to work together to solve problems as opposed to allowing one party to dominate the chamber.
Some progressive Democrats have floated eliminating the filibuster in the hopes of passing more legislation.
Alexander's career began in 1978 when he famously walked more than 1,000 miles across Tennessee to make his case to be governor. He served two terms as the state governor and later took the helm at the University of Tennessee. He also served as President George H.W. Bush's Secretary of Education.
Alexander has served as a senator since 2002. He will be replaced by Senator-elect Bill Hagerty, a fellow Republican.
This story was originally published by Laken Bowles on WTVF in Nashville.


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This article on hipsters is good.
Get it? It's funny because it's ironic.[1]
You want more? Guh. Don't you know about what that guy said, about brevity? The best things are short, really tight, made by organic American sweatshop labor, and severely overpriced. If Victorian England had an Urban Outfitters, or general urbanness, Dickens totally would have shopped there.
But the short is important. Why bother investing in things? They're going to be old in 2 months, anyway. The best Radiohead album is only 38 minutes long[2], just saying, though you probably never even heard of Radiohead anyway.[3]
They're cool, because they're ironic because nobody actually cares about Palestine. Caring about Palestine is something somebody from 2005 who eats raisin bagels and listens to fucking AC/DC does.
Ew, I don't even want to think about that hypothetical person.
Used to be the best Borough until suddenly every poser and their poser grandma decided to move there in a visible attempt to be unironically ironic.
We get it, posers. You're gentrified.
Music is basically my family. If I ever lost one of my six iPods I don't even know what I would do. One time the click wheel started to freeze up, and I thought "How can I listen to The Dismemberment Plan if I can't even pick out the next song?" I took it to the Apple store and they had to fix it. It was like when my brother got hit by a truck, except this time it was unironically sad.
Chillwave music is in. It's so cool, I haven't even heard of it. Which isn't very helpful, given the circumstances.
Deal with it.
Deer Tick
Ugh. Alt-country actually makes me vomit. They can't even score over a 5.8 on Pitchfork, and those trendy posers eat up that yak shit.
Outdated technology is the new technology. Have you ever listened to music on vinyl? Oh, then I suppose you never actually listened to music.
Yeah, I have about 4 vinyl players, one for my 78s one for my 45s one for my 96s and one for my 320s. Next year my mom said she's going to get me a legit gramophone but I told her I have no room in my half-room studio apartment, especially with Jameelah and Tryste living there too.
But if she does get me that gramophone, then au révoir Jameelah and Tryste. Like they can even attempt to play my Phoenix LPs. They don't even ironically like Phoenix, they even danced at their concert!
Sorry digital age, but, like, some things just shouldn't be so advanced. Photography was better when you took a picture with a blinding flash, it printed out instantly on a five-inch card, and you could shake it around so it came out shitty. Some may disagree with me when I say Polaroids are the apex of modern art[4], but those posers are just stuck in 2003.[5]
My friend Bryce told me that if I had a digital camera, I could just alter the photos in post-production to make them super-shitty looking anyway. Though the prospect of sepia is tempting, the flaw of effort is not.
Excuse me Brosephine, Wife of Bropolean, but we finished talking about music, like, four headers ago.
Please get rid of those, ugh, Hollister boot-cuts and get on my level.
Movies? What a philistinian term, poser. Try watching films or motion pictures instead. Cha.
Anything Wes Anderson is my cup of Earl Grey. And that's pronounced Ahn Du Son. Because he likes the French. They're pretty big influences on his magical realist stylings. Leave Steven Spielberg and James Cameron to the posers. Simply too gauche.
Video Games
How can you play video games knowing that there are Africans starving in Africa who can't afford them? Get some perspective, jackass.
But don't even think you're being a good person if you buy them, like, Super Mario or something.[6] They don't even have electricity, so what are they going to do, eat it? Donate something functional like a can opener or skinny jeans or something.
The best video game is the one Elizabeth Grant played before she became Lana Del Rey. How ironic is that?
Girl's clothes
Just don't even use that term, clothes are for humans. Fuck the gender binary.
Non-unisexual clothing lines are almost as evil as food that isn't sold at Trader Joe's. If you don't eat free-range chicken: I hate you. If you do eat free-range chicken: I hate you a little less. Go soy or go home.
Liberal Arts
Roses are red
Violets are blue
This poem doesn't rhyme
Some posers think they're ahead of the curve by putting the word "post" before whatever they do. Sorry, but you can't just call yourselves "post-hip" or "post-fashion" and suddenly be post-poser. People just think you're lame.
It's not even funny to do that in a post-ironic way. Just stop already. I'm totally post-post.
#alreadyoverthissection @whoevenreadsthiswebsite
The Bible says we should, like, all be nice to each other and stuff, humility and whatever. But I don't read the Bible, it's so old and I don't want to be old.
God is so irrelevant, too. "Religion is the opiate for the masses," Nietzsche said. So true. I only read Jonathan Safran Foer novellas now, but don't tell my so-called "friends," or they'll be jealous because they still read Nick Hornby.
Coffee! Thank Safran Foer for coffee, without it I would just be dead. It is hard enough to go through life without sincerity, humor, taste, compassion, pleasure, or tolerance while being stone-cold sober. Coffee and PBR are the only things that keep me awake and alive to deal with all these seriously unbearable circumstances.
Life is so passé.


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Eric Williamson was at the dentist having his teeth cleaned when the first plane hit the World Trade Center.
Initial reports on the morning of Sept. 11 made it sound like a tragic, but unintentional event: a commuter plane had accidentally crashed into one of the twin towers. But by the time Williamson left the dentist for his office at The University of Texas at Austin's J.J. Pickle Research Campus, another plane had hit.
"It was clear something more than just an accident was taking place," said Williamson, an associate professor in structural engineering at the Cockrell School of Engineering.
Williamson had chosen his field of study based on his own childhood fascination with how structures respond to impact and blasts. But now he — along with others around the world — watched in horror as the response played out in the worst possible way, and the towers collapsed. In an instant, the world was transformed, and so with it was the trajectory of Williamson's research.
The Sept. 11 attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center dramatically illustrated the catastrophic damage that terrorists can inflict on civil structures. Because of this, engineers such as Williamson have worked in the decade since then to design structures and transportation systems that are more resistant to attacks.
Over the centuries, one of the most common targets for terrorists has been transportation infrastructure, such as roads, bridges and trains — a reality that was most recently underscored by the 2004 and 2005 bombings in Madrid and London.
Through research funded by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Williamson and Cockrell School Professor Oguzhan Bayrak turned their attention to improving the design of bridges to make them harder to attack, and more resistant to collapsing during an explosion or bomb blast.
The two researchers developed the first-ever national guidelines for building and retrofitting bridges to better withstand an attack. The guidelines are now available to engineers around the country and serve as a crucial but easy resource for designing and building safer bridges.
Williamson is also designing computer software for the Department of Homeland Security, which will allow engineers to program the schematics of their bridge design and determine how factors, like structural safety and costs, are affected when certain variables are changed in the design.
"There is lots of general information available to the public on how blasts can affect structures, but as far as specific guidance that a practicing engineer can use to improve a bridge's resistance to an explosion or blast," Williamson said, "this is the only thing out there."
Getting in the mind of a terrorist
Part of Williamson's research required him to think like a terrorist and, at times, make decisions based more on psychology than on hard engineering principles. This meant asking questions like, "Why were previous targets chosen and how catastrophic was the outcome?"
"Any time you're trying to put your head into the mind of the attackers, you're speculating as to what they'd do," Williamson said. "You want to think about how someone might approach the target. What's the terrain, how difficult is it to access, and is the bridge the target itself or is there an iconic type building or gathering place nearby?"
Transportation infrastructure is typically an attractive and easy target for terrorists, Williamson said, because it's easily accessible to the public, has minimal security, and provides the opportunity for a high number of casualties and injuries. The attacks on transportation infrastructure, 60 percent of which involved explosives between 1920 and 2000, can also have a profound economic impact.
Mitigating damage through improved guidelines
Shortly after Sept. 11, Williamson led one of the first research projects on bridge security in the nation. The study, funded by the Texas Department of Transportation and seven other state transportation agencies, identified several major areas of concern in transportation infrastructure. Using analytical models, the study also investigated cost-effective and unobtrusive design and retrofit options for a variety of bridges.
Based on the success of the research findings, Williamson and Bayrak were tapped by the federal NCHRP to evaluate the effectiveness of blast-resistant guidelines, which were intended for buildings but used at the time on U.S. bridges. The goal of their research was to develop a set of guidelines specifically for bridges.
The researchers collaborated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and private consultants specializing in bridge design and structural response to blast loads.
Using computer simulations and blast tests on 16 half-scale bridge columns, the researchers were able to see how these critical bridge components respond to various explosion scenarios.
Among the major findings is that the shape of a bridge column can play a large role in how well a bridge withstands blast pressure. In the experiments, circular columns decreased the blast pressure on a bridge by up to 34 percent compared to a square or rectangular column of the same size.
The dimensions of bridge columns also had a major impact on the column's capacity to withstand a close blast. Consequently, the researchers recommended a minimum bridge column diameter of 30 inches in their design guidelines.
Williamson said the researchers made guideline recommendations with the medical ethics principle of "do no harm" in mind. The recommendations also had to be economical and easy to apply to a wide range of bridge designs.
In states prone to earthquakes, like California, the impact of the guidelines is not as significant because bridges there are already designed and built to withstand tremors from an earthquake, Williamson said. But in states like Texas, where there is little or no seismic activity, bridge construction now will require improved column detailing. In these states, the new guidelines can make a significant difference in improving bridge safety.
"The general public is probably not aware of the risks associated with bridges and other transportation infrastructure," Williamson said. "But the good news is that many people are taking a close look at how to improve their safety."
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text: Six Principles of Eating Clean 24 April 2018 Lifes-Abundance Healthy Living (0) Everything old is new again, as is common with all sorts of trends, but now Millenials are seeking out a simpler, more nourishing philosophy of food. Thanks to their renewed commitment to health, the principle of "eating clean" has found a home in this demographic. And, for some of their parents as well. Eating clean is a new way of referring to a relatively longstanding mindset. In the 1960's, the natural food movement rejected processed foods, which were wildly popular at the time, not for health reasons, but rather for ethical ones. Today, it's about choosing more nourishing options than those offered by giant corporations that use unrecognizable chemical ingredients. The whole idea behind eating clean is a reliance on healthy, whole and unprocessed food. Rather than counting calories, or restricting oneself to one kind of food (like, for instance, only those low in carbohydrates), this guiding philosophy is more a lifestyle, a consciousness about what qualifies as nutritious. Those who practice it find that it gives you more energy, and because it's flexible and thus adaptable, regardless of your unique routine. For our modern times, where people generally feel pressed for time and always in need of quality fuel to burn, it's the perfect fit. To adopt the "eating clean" mindset, you won't have to keep up with complex formulas or calculations. Fortunately, you'll only need to understand six essential principles of this dietary philosophy, as follows ... 1. Stop eating processed foods in favor of whole, natural foods. A simple rule to remember is that if it comes in a box, can or brightly colored packaging, it's probably processed. Your grocery cart should be full of color, but only natural colors - fruits, veggies, nuts ... you get the idea. 2. Just say "no" to refined foods. Obviously, it takes a great deal of effort to do this 100% of the time, but committing to a daily intake of whole grains from sources like brown rice, quinoa, amaranth and millet is definitely the way to go. And don't forget legumes and beans, as they're great vegetarian sources of protein. You'll also want to end your consumption of high fructose corn syrup, opting instead for sugars from maple syrup, honey and dehydrated sugar cane juice. 3. Say "goodbye" to meals with huge portions. Instead, spread out your consumption with 5-6 small meals evenly spaced throughout your day. These meals don't have to be all exactly the same size. A less drastic change for people who are accustomed to eating breakfast, lunch and dinner is to have three primary meals with small snacks in between. By adopting the small-snack strategy, you'll be less inclined to overeat at your main meals. Additionally, you'll find that spacing out your meals and snacks will help keep your energy up and your blood sugar levels even. 4. Every meal should include proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Most Americans don't need to be told to consume carbs and fats, but we often fall short when it comes to protein intake. Not only is protein essential for healthy muscles, it's great for curbing your appetite. Like with almost anything in life, balance is key. 5. Don't overdo it when it comes to the consumption of sugar, fat and salt. Don't worry, it's not that difficult when you eliminate processed foods from your diet. As you live with your new mindset, you'll soon find this is true, because clean foods are typically low in all of these ingredients. 6. Remember to move your body. Just as important as consuming clean foods is using that fuel to power regular physical activity. Establishing an exercise habit may be challenging at first, but within just a few weeks, it'll become second nature. Not only will you feel better, you'll sleep better too! And when you're burning that healthy fuel, you'll be decreasing your body's store of fat while also building your muscles. Soon, you'll be burning more energy even when you're resting, with the added benefit of improving your heart, lung and bone health, too! We hope you'll start adopting some of these super healthy clean food attitudes and habits. We guarantee that once you commit to living healthier, you'll be able to enjoy the fruits of clean eating. Six Principles of Eating Clean A whole new generation has rediscovered the principle of "eating clean." Find out why people are so committed to this mindset, which is much more a philosophy than a fad diet. Tweet


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French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance or Italic language descended from the spoken Latin language of the Roman Empire, as are languages such as Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Lombard, Catalan, Sicilian and Sardinian. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Roman Gaul and by the (Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian.
Where Is French Spoken?
French is spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the provinces of Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick (Acadia region) in Canada, the Acadiana region of the U.S. state of Louisiana, the northern parts of the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont in the New England region, and by various communities elsewhere. Other speakers of French, who often speak it as a second language, are distributed throughout many parts of the world, the largest numbers of whom reside in Francophone Africa. In Africa, French is most commonly spoken in Gabon (where 80% report fluency), Mauritius (78%), Algeria (75%), Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire (70%). French is estimated as having 110 million native speakers and 190 million more second language speakers.
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Customs and Border Protection nominee pledges to balance security and humanity
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President Biden's nominee to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection faced tough questions from a Senate committee about how he would handle the southern border.
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus told senators on Tuesday that he would seek to balance border security with humane treatment of migrants.
"First and foremost, we need to enforce the law. And secondly, we need to have a process that's humane and efficient," Magnus said. "How we engage with the public — even the public we may be arresting — is what defines us as professionals. And this is something we have a moral obligation to do," he said.
Magnus is an unconventional choice to head the nation's largest law-enforcement agency, which has been without a confirmed leader for more than two years.
He's an outsider to Washington, D.C., who built a reputation in Tucson and Richmond, Calif., as a progressive police chief — and an outspoken critic of former President Trump's immigration policies. He drew national attention for a 2017 Op-Ed in the New York Times warning that the Trump administration's crackdown on so-called "sanctuary cities" would hurt public safety.
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee, meanwhile, blame the Biden administration for the soaring number of illegal crossings at the southern border this year. And they pressed Magnus repeatedly on whether he would describe the situation there as a "crisis."
Magnus largely deflected those questions, although there were several moments where he did find common ground with GOP senators.
Montana Sen. Steve Daines asked if Magnus would support resuming construction of the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, which the Biden administration has mostly suspended. Magnus responded that there are some places "where that could make sense."
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa asked if the administration should continue to use the controversial public health order known as Title 42, which allows immigration authorities to quickly expel migrants without giving them a chance to apply for asylum.
"It's absolutely imperative that we do everything possible to stop the spread of COVID," Magnus replied, and that Title 42 "helps with this." Magnus also said he would support coronavirus testing and vaccination for migrants in federal custody.
If confirmed, Magnus would oversee the U.S. Border Patrol, which has been widely criticized by immigrant advocates and Democrats because of photos and video of agents on horseback clashing with Haitian migrants in Del Rio last month. Magnus said he found those images "troubling," but declined to say more while the incident is under investigation.
In his opening remarks, Magnus told the committee that he is the son of an immigrant from Norway. And that his husband, Terrance Cheung, came to the U.S. from Hong Kong along with his mother.
Magnus pledged to bring a "pragmatic and bipartisan" approach to the job.
"I care about innovative ideas, not ideology," he said. "And will lead with intellectual humility and enthusiasm every day."
Magnus's nomination could clear the Senate Finance Committee without securing any Republican votes, as long as all of the Democrats support him. He would still need to be confirmed by the full Senate.
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Update on what's behind "Cameron the job-creator"
A cautionary example of the reliability of tax'n'spend data
Marked deterioration in HMRC's call-handling performance unexplained
Thoughts on the ECJ's 'preliminary ruling' on legality of bailing out Greece (or anyone else) through the OMT programme
That's more data, not more income ...
Are UK workers getting more of the GDP pie than other countries?
Using HMRC data on income of people claiming tax credits
HMRC statistics do NOT show 77% of self-employed people in poverty.
Did benefit cuts in the United States really put 1.8 million into employment?
Is increasing single-parent employment rewarding?
Thoughts on Advocate-General's Opinion on legality of bailing out Greece (or anyone else) through the OMT programme
'New Jobs' - the elephant trap
What to do about the UK Statistics Authority warning to David Cameron
Are people really forced into work by higher taxes?
Another public service announcement: paper on tax credits in 2014
Update on type of employment growth and who's contributing
Alternative view of how your tax is spent
More productivity puzzling
More on self-employment financials
Final old thoughts on tax avoidance....
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What were Rachel Reeves's latest Housing Benefit figures
Something more on tax avoidance....
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Has the cap really prevented over 2,000 households claiming over £10,000 a year more than the average taxpayer earns?
Something on tax avoidance....
A first for me - not a table or chart in sight
Tax Credits and migrant families
Paper on tax credits and migrants in 2013
Some thoughts as GDP returns to pre-recession levels
More employment stuff from Fraser
Tax credits and the self-employed
Potential impact on pay rates
Are corporate tax cuts for small businesses likely to produce 1.8m new jobs?
Update on Fraser Nelson and Cameron the job-maker Part 2
A look at some new puzzling on productivity from the Institute of Fiscal Studies
A quick look at European election voting patterns
Fraser Nelson and Cameron the job-maker Part 2
Fraser Nelson and Cameron the job-maker Part 1
What a different story the data can tell
"Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
General reflections prompted by splash reporting of rising housing benefit claims
New arrivals as drivers of self-employment numbers
Very interesting but tantalising FOI data about labour market performance of new arrivals in their first years
The self-employment puzzle: a piece of the jigsaw?
Impact of ageing on self-employment numbers
The self-employment puzzle: continued
Some analysis of occupational groups (lots of colours but not very interesting)


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It's a great time to be an entrepreneur—in the last decade, technology has leveled the playing field and propelled an entrepreneurial revolution. As an entrepreneur, you now have more access to information that enables you to make intelligent choices quickly. You have an advantage over big businesses in that you're lighter, more flexible, and faster on your feet. You can target new markets more quickly, and you can turn on a dime.
But being a successful entrepreneur requires that you look at the big picture and follow a plan through from beginning to end. Here are some practical guidelines that can help you when beginning your own enterprise:
1. Don't Quit Your Day Job Just Yet
Consider starting your business part-time, especially if it's online, while you're working and have a steady income. It usually takes six months to a year to get a business going and you don't want your ability to make your house payment to hinge upon your company being an overnight success. Start with what you can manage, financially and time-wise, and scale up as your business grows.
2. Find Your Niche
The days of general stores are over. Particularly online, consumers are looking for stores that specialize. You have to find a need—something a specific group of people want, but can't get at the big chain stores—and fill it. You can't compete with the big guys, so you have to find where the big guys aren't and go into your niches
3. Have an Online Presence
Even if you're not planning to start an online retail business, consider that the internet can still play a valuable role in your company. Having an online presence eliminates the limitations of physical location and broadens your customer base by, literally, millions. It's also a great tool for promoting yourself and letting people, even in your own area, know that you're there, and what you're doing.
4. Refuse to Quit
Successful entrepreneurship requires creativity, energy, and a drive to keep going when you fail. Few people realize that before Bill Gates created the extremely successful Microsoft 3.0, he created a Microsoft 1.0 and 2.0, both of which flopped—but he kept at it. And that determination and refusal to give up is what will separate successful entrepreneurs from unsuccessful ones. Arm yourself with optimism to get beyond the 'No' or the trouble. There's nothing wrong with failure—just don't repeat the same mistake!


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- April 26, 2019
The Black Hole
- by: Os Hillman
- March 26, 2024
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Corinthians 12:9).
On February 20, 1962, at 9:47 A.M., the spacecraft Friendship 7 rose on a pillar of fire, piloted by lone astronaut John Glenn. Leaving the coast of Florida far behind, the space capsule orbited the earth three times, traveling 81,000 miles in less than four hours. As the craft began its descent from space, mission controllers in Houston received a warning signal. A sensor indicated that the capsule's heat shield was in danger of detaching. If the heat shield came loose during reentry, the capsule would burn like a meteor–and John Glenn would die.
Because radio waves cannot penetrate plasma, the spacecraft experienced a total communications blackout–what astronauts and mission controllers call a "black hole".
The minutes crawled by and the suspense mounted in the Houston control room. NASA engineers felt totally helpless. Finally, after five minutes of silence, mission controllers heard Glenn's voice crackling over the radio: "Friendship 7 to Houston?"
Shouts of joy shook the control room. John Glenn was coming home. Although neither Glenn nor the mission controllers knew it at the time, the heat shield was absolutely firm and reliable. The fears for John Glenn's safety during his black hole experience were unfounded.
If you've ever been through a major crisis, you probably know what a communications "black hole" feels like. While you are in the pit of adversity, you feel that your world is collapsing, that your life is out of control–and that God is silent. The silence of a black hole is deafening. You feel isolated and alone. You question God's love, His care for you, and even His existence.
But even when it seems that God is distant and silent, your "heat shield" is still there, firm and reliable. In your black hole experience, God is teaching you to go deeper into your relationship with Him. You may think that your life is out of control and burning like a meteor, but in reality God, your heat shield, still protects you from the fiery forces that surround you.
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With the help of the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, farmers and ranchers are working hard to conserve the Ogallala Aquifer, a 225,000-square-mile underground basin vital to agriculture, municipal and industrial development.
Nebraska farmer Reed McClymont reduced his water usage 50% by installing a center pivot and subsurface drip system.
The aquifer stretches from western Texas to South Dakota and supports nearly one-fifth of the wheat, corn, cotton and cattle produced in the United States.
"The Ogallala Aquifer covers over 80 percent of Nebraska and is a huge water source for agriculture. A lot of our state's infrastructure relies on agriculture, which makes the aquifer and conservation of it even more important," Curtis Scheele, NRCS Water Management Specialist, said. During drought times, the aquifer becomes an even more critical water resource for America's heartland as many rely on the aquifer in lieu of rainwater. "Crops and livestock need water – the more the rain, the less pumping of water from the aquifer and vice versa. We saw a lot more pumping through the drought last year, and multiple year droughts can have a great effect on the water supply," said Scheele. By reducing an individual operation's water use, conservation helps relieve some of the pressure put on the aquifer.
Many farmers are switching their irrigation systems from gravity to sprinkler center pivots and subsurface drip irrigation systems, which can increase pumping efficiencies by at least 40 percent.
Technology is also playing a large role in water conservation. Some new pivots use variable rate irrigation, meaning as the pivot travels over areas, it adjusts water rates to match the need. Conservation practices such as no-till and cover crops can help improve soil health and water quality. Healthy soils increase water capacity and infiltration making lands more resilient to drought. Improving soil health also helps decrease run-of which provides a cleaner drinking supply for the 82 percent of people who live in the aquifer boundary.
Reed McClymont, a farmer in south central Nebraska, converted his gravity irrigation system to center pivots and installed a subsurface drip irrigation system.
"We know we've reduced our irrigation water usage by at least 50 percent with the center pivots and that or more on the subsurface drip system. With both systems we're more efficient in getting water to the plants in a uniform manner, too. There was a nine-bushel-an-acre corn yield difference favoring the newer systems," McClymont said.
The conservation efforts taken by farmers and ranchers like McClymont have helped decrease the water withdrawn from the Ogallala Aquifer by more than 280 billion gallons over the past four years and are expected to continue contributing to the aquifer's health in the future.
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2024 Ford F-150
2024 Ford F-150
Kitchener Ford Ltd
707 Ottawa St, Kitchener, ON N2E 2T7
+ taxes & licensing
Vehicle Details
- Exterior Colour Blue
- Interior Colour Black
- Body Style Pickup Truck
- Drive Type 4-Wheel Drive
- Transmission Automatic
- Engine 8-cylinder
- Stock # D114940
- Mileage 68 KM
Vehicle Description
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Symptoms of Pneumonia
Cough and fever are two of pneumonia's main symptoms. Other symptoms can include weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, headache, muscle pain, and trouble breathing. Pneumonia can strike anytime, but it usually shows up in winter and spring, often after a cold or other upper respiratory infection.
If you think your child may have pneumonia, see a doctor right away. Some cases are mild, but it can also be serious.
Are there different kinds of pneumonia?
Yes. Pneumonia is a general term for infection of the lungs, and it can be caused by many different organisms.
Babies and young children may get pneumonia fromrespiratory syncytial virus (RSV), for example, and infants may get it from group B streptococcus (GBS) acquired at birth, during delivery. An older baby or child might develop pneumonia as the result of other bacterial or viral infections.
Doctors group pneumonia into two categories: bacterial and viral.
Children with bacterial pneumonia usually have sudden symptoms – high fever, rapid breathing, and coughing. They don't want to eat and seem very ill.
They may have trouble breathing (look for flaring nostrils or chest sinking in as they breathe), a faster pulse, and bluish lips or nails. They may seem weak, vomit, or have diarrhea. Less common symptoms include abdominal pain and a stiff neck.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the usual cause, but other bacteria (such as Staphylococcus aureus or Mycoplasma pneumoniae) an cause pneumonia, too.
Viral pneumonia typically starts out like a cold, but symptoms slowly and steadily get worse. Children may have a fever of 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit or more, with a worsening cough, wheezing, and rapid breathing. Weakness, vomiting, or diarrhea can also be a symptom.
Viral pneumonia is usually less severe than bacterial and can't progress into it – but it can make kids more susceptible to the bacterial form of the illness. Viruses behind pneumonia include respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), parainfluenza virus, adenovirus, and the flu virus.
How is pneumonia diagnosed?
During an office exam, the doctor watches how the child breathes and listens to her lungs with a stethoscope. He listens for diminished breathing sounds or other abnormal noise. Because some of the air sacs in the lungs are filled with fluid in a child with pneumonia, she'll be breathing rapidly to take in more oxygen.
If the doctor thinks your child has pneumonia, he may order a chest X-ray, blood work, or a test of the fluid from your child's nose. To make sure your child is getting enough oxygen, he may use a pulse oximeter, a simple device that clips on to a finger to measure oxygen saturation.
What's the treatment?
For bacterial pneumonia, doctors prescribe antibiotics. Viral pneumonia doesn't respond to antibiotics, so treatment may be limited to rest and fluids. In fact, getting enough fluids is vital to fight the dehydration from rapid breathing and fever that's often a side effect of pneumonia.
If your child has bacterial pneumonia, you may want to try running a cool mist humidifier. If she's feverish and uncomfortable, you may want to give her the proper dose of acetaminophen or (if she's 6 months or older) ibuprofen.
If your child needs to be treated for bacterial pneumonia in the hospital, she may be given fluids and antibiotics through an IV. The nurses may suction her nose regularly and keep an eye on her blood oxygen levels with an oximeter. She may also be fitted with a nasal oxygen tube or mask to make breathing easier.
Most uncomplicated pneumonia gets better within a week, although the cough can last for weeks.
What can I do to keep my child from getting pneumonia?
To boost your child's chance of staying pneumonia-free:
Keep vaccinations up to date. The Hib, DTaP, MMR, flu (for children at least 6 months old),chicken pox, and pneumococcal vaccines can all help prevent pneumonia. Ask the doctor for advice if your child has missed any shots. See our complete article on recommended vaccinations.
Practice good personal hygiene. Wash your hands and your child's hands often to prevent the spread of germs. Don't let your child share cups or utensils. Regularly wash all the places germy body parts might touch, like the phone, toys, doorknobs, and the refrigerator door handle.
Make yours a smoke-free home. If you or your partner smokes, do it outside and ask guests to do the same. Better yet, ask your doctor about finding a program to help you quit. Studies have shown that children who live around cigarette smoke, even for short periods, get sick more often and are more susceptible to pneumonia, upper respiratory infections, asthma, and ear infections.