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This allergy season could be worse than those of past years in the U.S., heavy snow and rain in many places, followed by a sudden shift to warm weather, have led to a profusion of tree pollen and mold.
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows a link between warming temperatures and a longer ragweed pollen season. According to researchers led by Lewis Ziska of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the ragweed season is now 27 days longer in the northernmost areas of North America, largely because winter starts later and ends earlier, extending the time for pollen-bearing plants to thrive. It's not the first piece of research to make the claim that global warming will worsen allergies, but it's the most detailed and it's peer-reviewed.
In general, allergy seasons have been getting longer and more challenging, although pollen counts and allergy attacks vary widely from region to region.
Yahoo News reports:
"… [E]verything is ripe this year for a historic season. It's been an exceptionally rainy spring in much of the country, with several states east of the Mississippi River setting records for the wettest April since 1895 … In Los Angeles, rain, a heat wave and the Santa Ana winds combined for a brutal stretch in February."
- Yahoo News May 14, 2011
- Time Healthland February 22, 2011
- Huffington Post April 24, 2011
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If you're a seasonal allergy sufferer, you know that few things can drain the joy out of summertime like the misery of red, itchy eyes, continuous sneezing and post-nasal drip. Airborne pollen is the most common cause of seasonal allergies, also known as hay fever or allergic rhinitis. Allergies can mean more than general misery for asthma sufferers, whose bouts can be much worse during allergy season even life-threatening, in some cases. Allergy-driven asthma affects 10 million Americans, rates that have doubled since 1980. I will discuss this in greater detail below, but there is a technique called provocation neutralization (PN) that offers many allergy sufferers permanent relief with virtually no side effects. The success rate for this approach to treating allergies is about 80 to 90 percent, and you can receive the treatment at home. Pollen from trees, weeds and grasses are the primary culprits behind seasonal allergies. Spring allergies are typically from tree pollen, whereas summer allergies usually come from grasses, and then weed pollens dominate the airways during late summer and fall. Without allergy testing, it's nearly impossible to determine which offenders are causing your wheezes and sneezes, but the time and season may give you some clues. If you've noticed your allergies seem to be getting worse lately, you're not the only one.
Evidence Climate Change is Making Allergies Worse
There are now a number of studies linking changes in climate with increasingly long and severe allergy seasons. In fact, springtime is arriving 10 to 14 days earlier than it did 20 years ago, which results in higher pollen levels for longer periods of time. A new USDA study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Health Sciences confirms that hay fever season is becoming more intense and lasting longer. How do altered weather patterns contribute to allergies?
Clifford Bassett, MD, medical director of Allergy and Asthma Care of New York sheds some light on this by using the example of ragweed, a very common allergen. Under normal circumstances, a single ragweed plant produces 1 million pollen grains. However, a CO2-rich environment boosts that number to 3 to 4 million grains. And ragweed is only ONE of the weed species making you miserable there are many others that scientists expect to become "supercharged" by Earth's warming climate.
But here is something you probably don't associate with allergies: thunderstorms.
Stanley Fineman, MD (president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology) reports that quite a few studies have linked thunderstorms to a greater incidence of asthma-related hospitalizations. The phenomenon even has a name it's called "thunderstorm asthma," and physicians believe it has something to do with all the pollen and dust that thunderstorms stir up. Thunderstorms appear to be increasing in both frequency and severity. These trends are not likely to reverse themselves anytime soon, so it's time to arm yourself with some effective allergy fighters if you are one of the 60 million Americans afflicted.
How and Why Do Allergies Develop?
Allergies are your body's reaction to allergens (particles your body considers foreign), a sign that your immune system is working overtime. The first time your body encounters an allergen, your plasma cells release IgE (immunoglobulin E), an antibody specific to that allergen. IgE attaches to the surface of your mast cells. Mast cells are found in great numbers in your surface tissues (i.e., those with close proximity to the external environment, such as in your skin and in the mucous membranes of your nose), where they help mediate inflammatory responses.
Mast cells release a number of important chemical mediators, one of which is histamine.
So, the second time your body encounters a particular allergen, within a few minutes the mast cells become activated and release a powerful cocktail of histamine, leukotrienes, and prostaglandins, which trigger the entire cascade of symptoms you associate with allergies: sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, hacky cough, itchy eyes, etc. Histamine can cause your airways to constrict, like with asthma, or cause blood vessels to become more permeable, leading to fluid leakage or hives.
Leukotrienes cause hypersecretion of mucus, which you commonly experience as a runny nose or increased phlegm.
Pollen is an extremely common mast cell activator, but other agents can trigger these processes as well. Mold spores, dust, airborne contaminants, dust mites, pet dander, cockroaches, environmental chemicals, cleaning products, personal care products and foods can all cause allergic reactions. Every person is different in what he or she reacts to. And, just because you haven't reacted to something in the past doesn't mean you won't react to it in the future you can become sensitized at any point in time.
The good news is, many people "outgrow" their seasonal allergies by the time they reach the age of 60 to 70, when their immune systems become less reactive.
Besides pollen, household chemicals such as triclosan and bisphenol-A (BPA) can aggravate or even cause allergies. Scientists from the University of Michigan recently found that people who commonly used triclosan products were more likely to suffer from allergies or hay fever. This is why it is NOT a good idea to use antibacterial soap which leads us right into one of the theories about why allergies have become such a problem today.
How a Cleaner Home May Actually WORSEN Your Allergies
Could your meticulous housekeeping be making you and your family's allergies worse? Proponents of the Hygiene Hypothesis would say, "Yes!" Experts estimate that many allergies and immune-system diseases have doubled, tripled or even quadrupled in the last few decades. Some studies indicate more than half of the U.S. population now has at least one allergy.
Many researchers suspect the increase in immune-related diseases is rooted in our preoccupation with germ-free, dirt-free environments. As society in general becomes more "sterile," our immune systems have become increasingly unable to differentiate between real threats and harmless things like pollen and dust-bunnies. Meanwhile, you're exposed to antibiotics and pasteurized foods, which contain none of the bad or good bacteria that were once part of everyday life and helped stimulate robust immune function.
Children don't play outside in the dirt like they used to, so are not being afforded the opportunity to develop healthy immune responses, and allergies and autoimmune diseases are the result. Numerous studies have provided very compelling evidence that your body actually benefits from regular exposure to dirt. Add to this the predominant junk food diet of the West, and you have a real recipe for a wimpy, confused immune system.
Allergies may be far more predominant than is widely appreciated, and they may even underlie many common diseases.
Doris Rapp, MD, a pediatric allergist and environmental medical specialist, believes there's a good chance that allergies of all sorts are to blame for the majority of unexplained illnesses. You could be allergic to just about anything, and it could be causing a dizzying array of symptoms that you might not even suspect are related. So, what can be done to ease your allergy angst? It turns out quite a lot!
Provocation Neutralization Allergy Treatment is Nothing to Sneeze At
Addressing allergies takes a multi-faceted approach that involves optimizing your diet and avoiding potential triggers. Typically, people anticipating the misery of allergy season arm themselves with a variety of antihistamine pills, nose sprays and eye drops. But these drug treatments come with their own set of side effects, and relief is short lived. And it's been my experience that conventional allergy testing, whether done through the blood or skin, works for only 20 to 30 percent of patients. It is also quite inconvenient, as you need to go to the doctor's office every week for months or years, and it can take several years to be effective.
Provocation neutralization (PN) allergy testing and treatment offers many allergy sufferers permanent relief without adverse side effects. The success rate for this approach is about 80 to 90 percent, and you can receive the treatment at home.
Provocation refers to "provoking a change" and neutralization refers to "neutralizing the reaction caused by provocation." During provocation-neutralization, a small amount of allergen is injected under your skin to produce a small bump called a "wheal" on the top layers of your skin, and then it is monitored for a reaction. If you have a positive reaction, such as fatigue, headache, or a growth in the size of the wheal, then the allergen is neutralized with diluted injections or with drops that go in your mouth of the same allergen. If you are interested in pursuing PN, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) has a list of physicians and offices that are trained in this technique.
Natural Treatments: Dietary Friends and Foes
About one-third of seasonal allergy sufferers have something called "oral allergy syndrome," in which your immune system is triggered by proteins in some foods that are molecularly similar to pollen. Your immune system looks at the protein molecule and says, "Close enough!" and attacks it. If you are allergic to ragweed, for example, you may have cross-sensitivity to melons, bananas, tomatoes, zucchini, sunflower seeds, dandelions, chamomile, and echinacea. If you have a grass allergy, you may also react to peaches, celery, tomatoes, melons and oranges.
Besides avoiding foods that may trigger your allergy, there are a number of foods that can be helpful for calming down allergy symptoms.
Consider the following:
- Omega-3 fatty acids: According to Mother Earth News, a German study published in the journal Allergy found people who have diets rich in of omega-3 fatty acids suffer from fewer allergy symptoms. A second study in Sweden found that children who regularly ate fish prior to age one had much lower allergies by age four. My favorite sources of omega-3 fatty acids are grass fed meat and eggs, and krill oil. (Fish has become too contaminated to rely on as a staple.)
- Probiotics: In a 2008 study, researchers discovered that people who took probiotics throughout allergy season had lower levels of an antibody that triggered allergy symptoms. They also had higher levels of a different antibody (IgG), thought to play a protective role against allergic reactions. Other researchers found evidence that giving probiotics to newborns and mothers-to-be may help prevent childhood allergies.
- Vitamin D: Insufficient vitamin D levels have been linked to more severe asthma and allergies in children. Vitamin D has also been found to reduce allergic responses to mold.
- Hot peppers: Hot chili peppers, horseradish, and hot mustards work as natural decongestants. In fact, a nasal spray containing capsaicin (derived from hot peppers) significantly reduced nasal allergy symptoms in a 2009 study.
- Locally produced honey: Many believe that consuming locally produced honey, which contains pollen spores picked up by the bees from your local plants, can act as a natural u201Callergy vaccine.u201D By introducing a small amount of allergen into your system (from eating the honey), your immune system is activated and over time can build up your natural immunity against it. Just be careful to consume honey moderately as it's high in fructose.
Below are several other foods and herbs you might want to try:
- Quercetin: Quercetin is an antioxidant that belongs to a class of water-soluble plant substances called flavonoids. Although research is sketchy, many believe quercetin-rich foods (such as apples, berries, red grapes, red onions, capers and black tea) prevent histamine release so they are u201Cnatural antihistamines.u201D Quercetin is also available in supplement form a typical dose for hay fever is between 200 and 400 mg per day.
- Butterbur (Petasites hybridus): Another natural antihistamine, this herb has been used since ancient times to treat a variety of conditions, including migraines. In a German study, 40 percent of patients taking butterbur root extract were able to reduce their intake of traditional asthma medications. A British study found butterbur as effective as the drug Zyrtec. A word of caution is needed, however. Butterbur is a member of the ragweed family, so if you are allergic to ragweed, marigold, daisy, or chrysanthemum, you should not use butterbur. Also, the RAW herb should not be used because it contains substances called pyrrolizidine alkaloids that can be toxic to the liver and kidneys and may cause cancer. Commercial butterbur products have had a lot of these alkaloids removed.
- Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica): Another natural antihistamine, stinging nettle has a long history of use for seasonal allergies, without the drowsiness and dry mouth associated with many pharmacological antihistamines. Nettle inhibits your body's ability to produce histamines. The recommended dose is about 300 mg freeze-dried nettle extract daily.
- Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis): Goldenseal may be helpful for seasonal allergies. Laboratory studies suggest that berberine, the active ingredient in goldenseal, has antibacterial and immune-enhancing properties.
- Eucalyptus oil: This pure essential oil can be healing to mucus membranes. You can apply a drop on a cotton ball and sniff it several times a day, add a few drops to water (or to a nebulizer, if you own one) for a steam treatment, or use a few drops in your bathwater.
Refer to this University of Maryland article for a more complete discussion of common herbal allergy treatments.
Other Tips For Making Allergy Season a Breeze
Another simple, inexpensive and very beneficial practice you can do at home is flushing out your nasal passages with a neti pot. A neti pot is a small vessel with a spout you insert into your nose that can be used to gently irrigate your nose and sinuses with a salt-water solution. (For more on this method, please refer to this previous article.) You may want to also consider the purchase of an air purifier. Air purification will result in lower levels of allergens circulating around your home or office.
One of the best things you can do to reduce your allergy symptoms naturally is exercise. In a 12-year long German study, sedentary children had more than twice the rates of hay fever as active children. If you have seasonal allergies, you will also benefit from clearing out some of your "energy meridians" with an energy technique such as acupuncture or EFT.
In one study published in the American Journal of Chinese Medicine, acupuncture reportedly reduced allergy symptoms in ALL 26 participants. In a second study, just two acupuncture treatments totally eliminated symptoms in more than half of the participants. Even simpler is the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), which is my favorite energy technique because you can do it by yourself at home, and it's easy to learn. EFT is "acupuncture without the needles."
Lastly, remember to keep your vehicle and building windows closed on high-pollen days, especially in the mornings before 10 am when pollen levels are normally highest. Similarly, avoid using window fans when pollen levels are high. Pollen levels are also worse on dry and/or windy days. If you must do yard work, wearing a mask might be helpful. If you enjoy hanging clothing or sheets outside to dry, you may want to avoid this during allergy season as spores and pollen can cling to fabric and end up right next to your body, triggering symptoms.
You can get a pollen update for your area here.
A Few Things to AVOID…
- Avoid chlorinated pools and hot tubs if you have allergies or asthma. Swimming in chlorinated pools has been shown to increase respiratory problems and allergies.
- Want to clean your air ducts? Don't bother. One study showed that no significant allergens accumulate in air ducts, so cleaning them is a waste of money. Instead, put the money toward a good air purifier.
- You might want to back off on cell phone use if your allergies are raging. A study out of Bastyr University found cell phones might actually worsen allergy symptoms. The study, published in Archives of Allergy and Immunology, found that one hour of continuous cell phone use exacerbates allergic responses to dust and pollen. Although the findings are preliminary, they suggest that microwave radiation may somehow make allergic responses worse.
Hopefully, I have given you a number of ideas to try that you might not have known about. It is always best to employ natural measures before harsh drugs, and fortunately, natural allergy treatments work quite well. If you find a "magic combination," please don't hesitate to share your pearls of wisdom by posting a comment below!


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Penn State lowered O'Brien's NFL buyout
Penn State lowered the buyout cost NFL teams would have to pay the school to hire coach Bill O'Brien away from the Nittany Lions, and there have been talks of reducing the fee even more, according to ESPN.
Reducing the buyout makes it easier for O'Brien to leave Penn State for the NFL.
Last summer, Penn State changed the NFL buyout amount in his contract from $19.33 million last year to $6.48 million for this year. If O'Brien leaves for another college, the school hiring him would have to pay Penn State $11.08 million.
A Penn State official said O'Brien's representatives recently asked the school to reduce the NFL buyout even more, according to a source. It is not clear why Penn State is willing to make it easier for O'Brien to leave.
Last year, O'Brien drew interest from several NFL teams seeking a head coach, including the Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles and San Diego Chargers.
O'Brien is expected to be a candidate again this offseason, including for the Houston Texans' vacancy.

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Cops search after man texts photo from edge of bridge
Updated 3:46 pm, Monday, March 25, 2013
ALBANY — Police whisked a 25-year-old man to safety from the overpass carrying Route 9 over I-90 Monday afternoon after the man sent a text message photo of himself on the bridge and threatened to jump, police said.
The search began around 1 p.m. when a woman in Schenectady received the photo from the man, who lives in Colonie.
The woman believed he was on the overpass carrying Everett Road over the busy interstate and contacted Colonie police, who began searching for him, Colonie police Lt. Robert Winn said.
With no sign of the man on Everett Road, police were able to zero in on him with the help of another relative, who believed he might actually be at the ramp near Exit 6 connecting Arbor Hill to Loudonville via Route 9.
Albany police and troopers raced to that bridge around 1:20 p.m., where they found him on a guardrail and were able to take him into custody, said Albany police spokesman Steven Smith. The man was unharmed.
Smith said the man was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital for a medical evaluation and would likely also receive a mental health evaluation. His car was towed from the bridge.


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Second Home Financing Requirements
There are rules and regulations with second home financing. First, the home needs to be classified as a second home. For the home to be classified as a second home, there needs to be a distance between the first primary home and the proposed second home location. The distance needs to be at least 60 miles from the primary home of the mortgage loan borrower or the property needs to be located in a different state. For example, if the primary mortgage loan borrower's first home is in Illinois and the second home purchase is in Florida, there would be no question that the second home purchase is legitimate. However, if the borrower's first home was in Naperville, Illinois and the second home purchase was in Downers Grove, Illinois, which is less than a 10 mile distance, then the Downers Grove second home purchase will not qualify for second home financing due to the short distance. Second Home Financing needs to make sense otherwise it will not qualify for second home financing and the only loan program the second home buyer will qualify for would be investment home financing.
Second Home Financing Versus Investment Home Financing
Second home financing and investment home financing can only be done with conventional loans or portfolio loans. Other loan programs such as FHA Loans, VA Loans, and USDA Loans are only for owner occupant primary homes only. The reason why second home financing is much more favorable than investment home financing is because with second home loans, a 10% down payment is required and mortgage rates are comparable to owner occupied primary home mortgage rates. Investment home financing require 20% down payment and mortgage rates are typically 0.50% higher than second home financing.
Special Circumstances To Be Classified As Second Home
There are special circumstances where mortgage lenders will waive the distance between the primary home and second home requirements if the deal makes sense. If the primary home is a single family home and the second home buyer wants to purchase a second home that is nearby, which is 60 miles or less than the primary home, they can do so and qualify for second home financing as long as the second home purchase is a waterfront property and/or in a resort area. For example, if the second home buyer has a home in the suburbs of Chicago and it is only 30 to 40 miles away from downtown Chicago and want to purchase a condominium in Chicago so they can enjoy the nightlife on the weekends, that is doable and these home buyers will most definitely qualify for second home financing even though the distance is less than 60 miles. Same scenario with a homeowner who has a primary owner occupant home in Tampa, Florida, however want to purchase a waterfront condominium in Clearwater, Florida which is only 25 miles away from where they live, they will qualify for second home financing. If a homeowner lives in Tampa, Florida and owns a single family home that is 2,000 square feet and wants to purchase another single family home that is 2,000 square feet in Clearwater, Florida, that would not qualify for second home financing. On this case scenario, they would only qualify for an investment home financing and the home buyer will need to put a 20% down payment and get mortgage rates for investment homes and not second home mortgage rates.


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According to a survey of 3,200 administrative professionals, "delegating meaningful tasks" is one of the top ten most desired qualities in a manager or boss.
Yet so few bosses know how to delegate effectively.
Why? Many fear that if something goes wrong, they'll be responsible. A client recently admitted to me, "If I am going to get hung by a mistake, let it be mine and not someone junior." However, when you delegate, you get more done, work less hours and produce more. Just as important: you can help others learn and develop.
Here are six simple tips to help you learn how to delegate effectively.
- Step back and take a hard look at your calendar and inbox. Examine all your tasks, conference calls and meetings for the upcoming week. Which of these are candidates for delegation? Some may be lower priority items. Others might present learning opportunities for someone in your work group.
- Why delegate when you can eliminate? You may discover that some of your tasks or meetings unnecessary. So why pawn them off on someone else when you can simply scratch them from your "to-do" list?
- Know the difference between "dumping" and "delegating." Assume that most people want additional responsibilities. But, like the aforementioned study found, they want "meaningful tasks."
- Don't set someone up to fail. When you delegate a task, make sure the person is capable of performing it successfully. For example, you'd like to unload some of your budget responsibilities, but no one in your group has the skills to take on the work. Mention this opportunity when you conduct your regular appraisals. One of your subordinates might have an interest and be willing to schedule the required training.
- Motivate the person you are delegating to. Communication is critical. If they understand the impact their work has on the company, they will buy into and be more committed to the assignment. Also, show them what they are learning and the importance of it. Lastly, think about what are the motivating factors for each person (career, money, power, success, etc).
- Delegate your e-mail! The average office worker spends 49 minutes managing his or her e-mail each day. And executives spend as much as four hours! It's no wonder that smart bosses are delegating this time-draining task to their subordinates. According to one survey, 26 percent of administrative assistants screen their executives' incoming e-mail and 43 percent ghostwrite responses under their bosses' names.
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Author's Note: Hello! I thank you in advance for even clicking on my FanFiction! I have put a lot of heart into planning and writing this story so far, and I really hope that you enjoy it! I am a HUGE Professor Layton nerd, and one of my favourite couples has to be Anton and Sophia from Diabolical Box (or Pandora's Box). It would be greatly appreciated if you left a review and such. I am new to the website and I am very busy, so I cannot guarentee when the next chapter will be up; so stay tuned! I have great plans for the story behind Anton and Sophia! Oh and it is Anton's point of view by the way! Enjoy!
The night was getting dark already. From my open window, I could hear the chatter of people below and the sound of horses trotting away with their carriages. I sighed as I fastened the top button on my dress shirt. Father had only announced just this morning that he would be throwing yet another ball at the castle. He pretended like I still hadn't caught onto his plan, but I knew all too well.
Since my 20th birthday, Father has been urging me to find a wife and settle down. It has been 4 long years of back and forth, parties here and there, Father inviting as many eligible bachelorettes as he could contact. He would usher me into conversations or dance after dance with various women; but the truth was that none of them were genuine. Every young lady I had met thus far were either being un-naturally kind or fawning towards me. That just didn't interest me.
I had just put on my necklace when there was a knock at my bedroom door.
"Come in" I answered hesitantly.
I was facing the mirror to adjust my shirt when I heard the door quickly open and shut, followed by the shuffling of small feet. I sighed in relief when I recognized the steps as not my Father's, but my younger brother Fredrich's. I quickly straightened my shirt collar as he came closer.
"Hm. I wouldn't expect you to be quite ready yet, Anton." Fredrich commented as he came to stand beside me, "You'd best hurry up. You never know; that special lady could be waiting for you in the ballroom!"
I spent a brief silence between us retrieving my long navy jacket off the hook next to my mirror. As I shrugged it on, I glanced at my brother in the mirror. Fredrich, standing not much taller than my hips, wore a small grey vest and matching pants, which were just a few shades away from the black of his hair. The smirk he had on his little face showed that he was still waiting for an answer.
"Oh, don't nag me, brother. Soon enough, Father will be harping on you as well to get a wife!"
Fredrich chuckled as he too checked his appearance in the mirror.
"Well I cannot deny that. But at least I know what I will do with my life. That is, if you still wish to hand the mines over to me.."
Fredrich would always put this decision on me. Since I am the eldest son, Father will pass the owning if the family mines and the title of Duke of Folsense down to me once the time comes. Father will make efforts to have a serious business conversation with me, and I will pretend to be engaged in the topic. I did not want to inherit the mines, and Fredrich was the only one who knew that. He was the son who really wanted to carry on the family business, and he always convinced himself that I would give them to him. Clearly, he didn't know father as well as I did. Father would never allow me to pass the mines down to my younger brother. Even though I wouldn't do it much good anyway, I had to take the mines. I had no choice.
"Besides," Fredrich interrupted my thoughts, "once I -or you- own the mines, Father will have no say in the matter. I hate it when he thinks he can just overrule any opinion I try to include in decision making. I am 18 now, I should have a say as well!"
"I agree." I mentioned as I slipped into my blue shoes. Fredrich could never make ends meet with Father. Both had quite a temper, and when the tension rose, so did the volume of their voices. I acted as the peace-keeper, though I wasn't often successful. Fredrich was about to begin another rant, until I was spared of hearing it yet again by a familiar pattern of hollow knocks at the door.
The knocker did not wait for an answer, but he poked his nose through the open crack of the door. Fredrich and I turned in unison to see Nigel, the Herzen Family Butler, waiting for our attention. Nigel opened the door a tad more so he had room to stand, and then delivered his message to us.
"Master Anton. Master Fredrich. The ball is commencing. The Duke wishes your presence in the ballroom at once."
I sighed again and rubbed my brow. For a moment I contemplated hiding in the castle as far away from the ballroom as I could manage. But if I didn't go now, it would be father coming to get me next time.
"Thank you Nigel. We will be down in a moment." I said back flatly.
Nigel nodded in acknowledgment, and with a glint of his round glasses, he was gone. The door had been left ajar, so the sweet melody of the band and the white noise of multiple conversations drifted slowly into the room.
"Better late than never." Fredrich said under his breath before exiting the room confidently.
Whilst dragging my feet in despair, I began to follow him towards the ballroom.


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Users on my site struggle with "follow." They don't want to follow *everything* in an entire group, nor do they want to follow one atom of content (post, document, event, person, topic, etc).
Canonical example is "i want to follow new items in my group(s) of a specific content type" --- maybe just new events, or new documents, or new posts.
there are probably other equally good notions of mid-level channels of content that people want to follow. Let's improve ability to follow those mid-level channels of content
Comment #1ezra-g CreditAttribution: ezra-g commented
My sense is that this need is met with the ability to filter group and site homepage listings by content type. What do you think of that as a solution?
Comment #3ezra-g CreditAttribution: ezra-g commented
That seems reasonable. There are a few places, including hook_message_subscribe_get_subscribers_alter() where we could alter who receives emails and provide a corresponding UI. We should consider whether email notifications should have a different level of granularity than the on-site "following" flag.
Comment #4ezra-g CreditAttribution: ezra-g commented
One example of where this would be useful for groups.drupal.org is to allow folks to ignore job postings.


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Real Families
Part of the Adjusting to Life After an Adoption Series
Series About:
The night after Mrs. Richardson's class talked about family histories, Preston Bradley slept on the stairs.
"What are you doing here, Sweetie?" his mom asked the next morning.
Preston grasped his mother's arm and clung with all his 5-year-old strength. "I thought you would leave," he said.
The previous morning, Mrs. Richardson had cheerfully offered her version of Preston's life story to the kindergarten class: "Preston was abandoned at an orphanage in Mexico by his real parents. Now he lives with the Bradleys."
If his real parents could sneak away like that, why not his new parents too? Preston decided that if he slept on the stairs, he would hear them trying to escape, grasp their ankles and beg them to stay.
Most of the Mrs. Richardsons of the world mean well. They're genuinely interested in the adoption process. They want to talk about it. Unfortunately, they don't know how. Often their well-intended questions and comments may actually harm members of adoptive families — especially kids.
It's fair to assume that most Americans view adoption positively. Families in the U.S. adopt over 120,000 children each year. Adoption "success" stories abound in our newspapers and magazines. Churches and social organizations affirm its value.
Unfortunately, our nation's adoption vocabulary tells a different story. Many people's comments contain subtle implications that adoption is an inferior or illegitimate way to start or join a family.
Marietta Spencer, a social worker specializing in adoption language, notes that words shape our impressions of ourselves and the world around us. She concludes that, for the sake of adoptive families and birth parents, people should learn to speak differently about this family-building method. Spencer even developed a list of phrases she described as Respectful (or Positive) Adoption Language (RAL/PAL).
When I first heard of RAL in adoption training, I was skeptical. Wasn't this just another example of political correctness gone awry? But as people began to ask us questions about our Russian daughter, I started to comprehend the nuances Spencer discussed. Surely our coworkers didn't believe creating a real family was contingent upon giving birth. Surely our friends would never intentionally make our daughter doubt she belonged with us. But their comments could easily confuse a child developing her identity.
Below are examples of questions we received from friends, family and strangers. I'll also share what I wish they'd said:
|Interpretation and Explanation
|A Better Way
|"Do you think you'll ever have one of your own?"
|Adoptive parents will feed, clothe, nurse, educate, support and love this child. Comforting her when she's sick, attending soccer games and counseling her through tough times will fall on their shoulders. This child is "their own" in every way that matters. (This question could be particularly cutting and invasive to a couple who has tried unsuccessfully to conceive.)
|If you must ask, try "Do you plan on having any birth children?"
|"Do you know anything about her real parents?"
|What or who is a "real" parent? Conceiving and carrying a child are important, but those are small steps in a much larger process. As a verb, parent means "to raise and nurture." Alongside this definition, many dictionaries include a fitting quote by sociologist and author Ashley Montagu: "A [creator/life-giver] who does not parent the child is not its parent."
|"Do you know anything about her birth parents?"
|"Was she illegitimate?"
|No child is illegitimate! Each human being is precious. Children born out of wedlock or in other less-than-ideal circumstances still have the potential to impact the world in amazing ways. Being branded with ugly labels may keep them from reaching their full potential.
|"Was she born to a single mother?"
|"What kind of person would give away/abandon such a beautiful child?"
|Sadly, this may be what happened. On the other hand, birth parents may have agonized over the decision and chosen to do what was best for the child. It's important not to pass judgment without knowing the facts — particularly in front of a child. Additionally, adoptees often wrestle with abandonment issues all their lives. Your positive words may help assure them they are valuable and wanted.
|"It must have been sad for someone to relinquish such a beautiful child! But it's great that she has a good home with you!"
|"How much did she cost?"
|People are not bought and sold. The process may be costly — the agency fees, travel, etc. But this question suggests children are commodities rather than human beings. It's best not to ask about the cost unless the parents offer information or you are earnestly researching adoption for yourself. If you're just curious, stay that way.
|"If this isn't too personal a question, how much does the adoption process cost? If you'd rather not discuss that, I understand."
|"So, this little one is an orphan?" or "What a sweet girl. Is she an adopted child?"
|Our daughter was an orphan. She was adopted. But now, she's just our daughter. You wouldn't say, "This is my caesarean-section daughter." How she came into the world or into our family isn't the issue. Now that she's one of us, our goal is to focus our similarities rather than our differences.
|"So, she joined your family through adoption? That's wonderful! She laughs just like you do."


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The Governor is further authorized and directed to execute, with any other state or states legally joining in the same, an amendment to said compact in the form substantially as follows:
(a) This amendment shall provide additional remedies, and shall be binding only as among and between those party states which specifically execute the same.
(b) All provisions and procedures of articles V and VI of the interstate compact on juveniles shall be construed to apply to any juvenile charged with being a delinquent by reason of a violation of any criminal law. Any juvenile, charged with being a delinquent by reason of violating any criminal law shall be returned to the requesting state upon a requisition to the state where the juvenile may be found. A petition in such case shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in the requesting state where the violation of criminal law is alleged to have been committed. The petition may be filed regardless of whether the juvenile has left the state before or after the filing of the petition. The requisition described in article V of the compact shall be forwarded by the judge of the court in which the petition has been filed.


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China has long focused on American consumerism. But it badly lags in availability of a basic feminine hygiene product: the tampon.
A lack of sex education in this country of 1.3 billion has produced a cultural bias against the tampon until now. Eighty years after the product was introduced in America, Chinese women will be able to purchase their first domestically manufactured brand.
Ye Deliang, 51, an electrical engineer from central Henan province, plans to launch Danbishuang tampons this month with a social media campaign that stresses their health benefits.
"It is important China has its own brand of tampon," Ye said. "Every industry needs a pioneer, and I want to be this one's."
There could be quite a market for the items in China, home to 670 million women — 377 million ages 15 to 50 who are most likely to use them. But it will be hard to convince women to switch from a sanitary pad, with 140 billion pads expected to be used this year. Only 2% of Chinese women use tampons, according to a 2015 survey by Cotton Incorporated, an industry marketing group based in North Carolina.
"One in four non-users (in China) say they would be likely to try tampons if they were educated on how to use them," the survey said.
Women in China can now buy imported tampons online and in a high-end shops in big cities, and those customers tend to be urban, under 30 and well-educated.
But there are strong cultural reasons China has not had its own brand until now. Few are taught about menstruation or reproduction, so most Chinese women don't know what a tampon is and fear the myth that using tampons would mean losing their virginity.
"We have a saying in Chinese that, 'I would rather starve to death than lose my chastity,'" said Li Yinhe, a renowned sexologist in China.
Companies selling imported tampons here say interest has grown dramatically.
Simon Lai, owner of Puff House, a Guangdong-based online store that sells Tampax and Kotex brands from the United States, said sales have doubled in the past year to $750,000.
Wishu, a Shanghai-based company founded by two French nationals, reported a similar trend. Wishu manufactures abroad and sells its own brand of tampons in shops in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong.
"For our customers, it's a lifestyle choice," said Wishu's founder, Jeremy Rigaud. "They want to dress well. Do sports. Feel confident at work."
Danbishuang's Ye began noticing increased interest in tampons here about five years ago when he was working as a representative for Johnson & Johnson, maker of o.b. brand tampons.
He opened his own factory in 2010 with some college friends, and they designed the machines themselves.
When Ye graduated from college in 1986, the government assigned him a job in a factory producing medical cotton supplies, like maternity pads and vaginal swabs. He was initially embarrassed about the gynecological nature of his work, but 30 years later, he is comfortable talking about tampons.
During a recent interview in the lobby of a five-star hotel, Ye unwrapped two of his tampons and dropped them in his water glass to show their absorbency.
For his brand to succeed, however, Ye will have to overcome Chinese mistrust of locally made products, especially after a series of safety scandals in recent years, including one involving radioactive sanitary napkins in 2015.
"I would only buy foreign tampons. I don't feel I could trust local ones," said Wang Qingying, 26, a Beijing banker who began using the product in the United States.
Ye said Danbishuang — which means Crimson Jade Cool — will first be sold online, and then he'll make a push for sport centers to stock the product. He also plans to approach "mom and baby" stores, because he says new mothers are less nervous about using tampons.
Ye will market his tampon as a way to be active with young children. But he does not plan to market it to girls under 18, and Danbishuang will carry a warning that teenagers shouldn't use the product.
The state-run Xinhua News Agency ran a recent article about Danbishuang, saying tampons are more comfortable and hygienic than pads.
"Chinese women feel like they are facing a huge enemy when they get their period," the article said. "Western and American women can still maintain a stable life … going to parties, wearing nice clothes and exuding female charm. ... Tampons are their secret weapon."


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According to a new report from Der Spiegel based on internal NSA documents, the signals intelligence agency's elite hacking unit (TAO) is able to conduct sophisticated wiretaps in ways that make Hollywood fantasy look more like reality. The report indicates that the NSA, in collaboration with the CIA and FBI, routinely and secretly intercepts shipping deliveries for laptops or other computer accessories in order to implant bugs before they reach their destinations. According to Der Spiegel, the NSA's TAO group is able to divert shipping deliveries to its own "secret workshops" in a method called interdiction, where agents load malware onto the electronics or install malicious hardware that can give US intelligence agencies remote access.
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From what I hear, the horror film "V/h/s" isn't at all worth seeing (more like a horror of a film), even though blond cutie Joe Sykes strips down and shows both butt and peen in one scene. Even then. To see NSFW stills of Sykes from the movie, follow the jump.
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Children's Readings
What's Most Important
Opening Question: Has someone ever hurt your feelings? What happened?
First Reading: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Everyone should think of us as Christ's assistants and the managers of God's mysteries. After all, the one thing we want in a manager is trustworthiness.
I really don't care if you or any human court judges me. In fact, I don't judge myself because I don't think I've done anything wrong. But if I have, the One who ultimately judging me is the Lord. So, don't judge anyone until the time is right, when the Lord returns. He will shine a light on everything done in the dark. He will clearly show what people think. Then, God will praise everyone who is faithful.
Lance was a shy, sensitive boy who had a real love for books. He would lose himself in a pirate novel or mystery for an entire weekend. In fact he loved the end of the week so he could start a new novel. He hated Sunday nights when he would finish a book.
Of course, Lance was an excellent student, but was not good at sports. At lunch and recess, he was always the last to be chosen for a team and, many times, his classmates made fun of him. Those remarks hurt Lance's feelings.
One day, a new kid moved down the street from Lance. His name was Chuck. Out of curiosity, Lance worked up the courage to introduce himself to Chuck.
"Hi, I'm Lance."
"I'm Chuck." Chuck pulled a basketball from a box at the end of the garage, closed the garage door and shot the ball toward the hoop above the garage door. He sank the shot. "You want to shoot some baskets?"
"No, I was on my way home."
"Lance, what do you have under your arm?"
"Just a novel I'm going to read." Lance forgot about the book, but Chuck's comment made him want to hide.
"What is it?"
"Chuck, I'm not sure you'd be interested in it."
Chuck squinted at the title under Lance's arm. "Is that 'Pirates from Deep,' the latest Captain Howard novel?"
Lance relaxed his shoulders. "Yeah, it is."
"Where did you get it? I've been looking for it even before we moved. I loved the last book, 'The Lost Cove.'"
"Would you like to borrow it when I'm done?"
Chuck's eyes light up. "Would I? That would be great!" Chuck smiled, turned and made another shot. All net. "Come on, Lance, shoot some hoops with me."
Lance looked down at the ground. "I'm not very good at sports."
"You get teased a lot at school, Lance?"
"Yeah." Lanced looked at his book.
"Who cares what those kids say. Come on, I'll show you a few moves that'll surprise them the next time you play."
Sometimes, people aren't nice. They judge you. And sometimes, we're tempted to judge them, in return. But, in the end, it doesn't matter what other people say. It only matters what God says.
St. Paul's attitude is good advice. "I don't care what you say about me. I only want to please God."
Bridging Question: What do people worry about the most?
Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34
Reader 1:
Jesus told his followers:
Reader 2:
No one can serve two bosses at the same time. Either he will hate one boss and love the other. Or, he will become best friends with one and think nothing of the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Reader 1:
So, listen to me. Don't be anxious about need of your life, like what you'll eat or drink, or like what clothes you'll wear. Isn't life worth more than food you eat and your body worth more than clothes you wear?
Reader 2:
Look at the birds in the sky. They don't plant and harvest their grain, then store it in barns. But your Father in heaven feeds them. Are you more important to God than those birds?
Reader 1:
Which one of you can make your life a minute longer, just because you worry? Why are you so concerned about the clothes you wear today? Think about the flowers in the fields and how they grow. They don't weave clothe to make clothes. But, even when he was at the height of his power, King Solomon could not put on finer and more colorful robes than what one of these flowers have. If God dresses up the grassy meadows today, then allows people to burn them in the furnace tomorrow, won't he take the effort to dress you, you who trust him so little?
Reader 2:
Don't get upset and say, "What are we going to eat today" or "What are we going to drink today?" or "What clothes are we going to wear today?" People who don't believe in God worry about that stuff. Your Father in heaven knows what you need. Search for God's Kingdom first and his will. Food, drink and clothing will be given to you. Don't get upset about tomorrow. Tomorrow will worry about itself. The problems you face today are enough.
Gerald fingered his pencil while stared at this math book. "Tomorrow's the big test and I still don't understand half of this stuff." Gerald put the pencil down and glanced at the desk clock. It read "5:30 PM." He set the book aside and stood up to stretch. "Two hours. I've been studying for two hours and I still don't understand it." He felt the palms of his hands; they were moist. His mouth was dry. His stomach felt tight. "The big test," he mumbled.
The phone rang. Gerald reached over and picked it up. "Hey, Jerry. You want to come over and play video games. I've got the new 'Commander Alliance.'"
"Sorry, Jack, I can't. I've got to study for Mrs. Stewart's math test."
"I hear she's tough."
"Yeah. And if I don't pull a 'B' on this test, I'll be grounded for the weekend."
"Wow, your parents are strict."
"Tell me about it, Jack. Good luck on the game. I've got to get back to studying."
Gerald's mother peaked in the room. "I couldn't help overhear your conversation with Jack. Why don't you go over and play for an hour. Your Dad won't get home until seven o'clock, so dinner will be late."
Gerald's mouth hung open. "But, the test. If I don't do good on the test tomorrow..."
"You're worry too much. The test will be there when you take it. Until then, rest your brain. You can study after dinner."
"Really, Mom?"
"Yes, Gerald. But be back in time for dinner."
We can get worried about a lot of things. Money, clothes, food. It's natural to worry about daily needs, but we can get too anxious, so anxious that these things become more important than God. There are times to say "No" to our worries, to take a break, to relax and put things is the bigger picture. More important, these are times to focus on God. That's the advice of Jesus.
Final Question: How can you follow the advice of Jesus and still be a good student or athlete or family member?


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Topic: Canon 50D (Read 17170 times)
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August 19, 2008, 08:25:44 PM »
I came across the following on the 50D. What is your speculation?
From Japan we hear of some 50D Specs [Thanks for the info/translation]
Annouced on 26th Aug (Start sellling in late Sept)
15.10 MP 3.0' VGA monitor, 6.3FPS, 9 point AF, LV, improved dust-removal system(or improved LV as well)
Body only:150000 Yen, With 17 - 65 85 200000 Yen, With 18-200 220000 Yen, 18-200 lens 80000 Yen.
Digic IV will be used in the upcoming IXUS but not on 50D
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August 19, 2008, 08:37:14 PM »
Unlikely. Anything is possible, but I'd be quite surprised.
The 40D is less than a year old. Canon have replaced some DSLRs after a year, but it would be unusual. Normally the cycle is 18 months for consumer and pro-sumer DSLRs, somewhat longer (several years) for the higher end models.
I guess it depends on how well the 40D is selling. As far as I know it's doing quite well. What Canon may need is something to compete more directly with the Nikon D300 at around the $1600 price point. At under $1000 right now, the 40D represents better value I think, but the D300 has more features and features often sell cameras.
I suppose if a 50D was an addition to the 40D rather than a replacement, it might make sense. We should know something by next wek anyway, so there's not that long to wait!
Last Edit: August 20, 2008, 10:55:56 AM by Bob Atkins
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August 20, 2008, 05:37:39 PM »
I wholeheartedly agree with Bob. Replacing an entire line can be quite costly. The incremental sales received from replacing the 40D would not justify the costs. Augmenting the 40D with a higher spec model would be more likely, as Canon still need something to compete against Nikon's impending D90.
Releasing a 50D as a direct competitor to Nikon's D300 is quite possible. This time last year, the 40D was hailed as a direct competitor to the D200 at a lower cost.
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August 20, 2008, 07:19:40 PM »
It is a challenge to think that Canon would introduce a 40D replacement in less then a year since its introduction.
However I do wonder about the damage that has occurred with the publicity and issues around the 1DIII, Nikon's product line leaping ahead of Canon in the 300 and 700, and Nikon's high iso capability. Further, looking at images of photographers at the Olympics we see virtually an equal number of Nikon and Canon shooters.
The good news from this heightened competition is that all photographers will benefit from the increased technology and innovation. Also let's not forget about the great strides Sony is making.
Any way we will certainly learn about the new Canon products over the next month, as well as the new ...
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August 21, 2008, 09:26:19 PM »
Well, I'm surprised! Looks like the 50D is real.
15MP, 920K pixel high resolution LCD, 6.3 fps. More info at
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August 23, 2008, 06:48:05 AM »
Canon's 50d needs to have a lot of features if it is to compete successfully with Nikon's heavily featured and highly reviewed D300. It not only needs to equal ithe D300 , it needs to surpass it. One thing not mentioned about the 50d was it's degree of weather sealing that I hope matches that of the Nikon D300.
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August 23, 2008, 11:18:32 AM »
I'd imagaine that the weatherselaing is at the 40D level, not the 1D level. If it wasn't, I'm sure it would have been in the leaked specs.
I've never quite understood wny weathersealing is regarded as such a big deal. I can see it if you're a pro sports photographer who has to shoot in the rain for their job, but for 95% of photographers I'm sure that if it rains they have no desire to go out in it and take pictures!
I also don't hear many (if any) stories about the 40D failing due to weather related issues. It's not waterproof, but it doesn't dissolve in rain either. If it failed atthe first raindrop, the web forums would be full of complaints - and they're not.
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August 23, 2008, 12:13:34 PM »
Perhaps marketing wise it will be a good feature. I for one do not think it is necessary however some money plenty people out there will be convinced more by the salesmen with more features.
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August 24, 2008, 04:53:32 AM »
I agree with the notion that not a lot of users would take images in the rain. That said, I have had times when on the deck of a boat that occassional sea spray gave me pause and in enviroments were dust would suddenly stir. Weather sealing may not be the best answer but it has to be a benefit and for lenses also. Currently I pack along somehing called a Rain Sleeve that I believe Op-Tech makes as a means of insurance.
I use a 40d and do intend to buy the 50d, probably through this web site. I would like to see how well it handles noise in comparison to the D300. Jumping to 15mp IMO is more about sales pitch and that I expect to be at the expense of noise increases. I trust Canon knows what they are doing and know what they are up against in a market they have been the leader in.
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August 24, 2008, 05:29:48 PM »
I keep trying to work out how face detection works. Will it only work in live view? While I don't mind holding a dinky digicam at arm's length in front of me, a camera the size of the 40D could get tiring fast.
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August 24, 2008, 06:07:55 PM »
Face detection would have to be done in Live View since it must involve some sort of image recognition algorithm. In normal SLR mode the sensor doesn't see the image and there's no way that the camera could analyze it for faces.
Personally, since it's not something I'd ever use, and indeed Live View is something I've never actually used, it makes little difference to me. It's another "fully auto" mode and I don't even use the ones the 40D already has. As far as I'm concerned it's just something Canon can use for marketing. I suppose there are technically unsophisticated users who are graduating from a Powershot P&S who would value such a function, though in reality they might be just as well off sticking with a high end Powershot P&S as getting involved with a DSLR.
I'm certain we'll be seeing a raft of new Powershots. The A720is is listed as discontinued at a number of vendors and I think the G9 is also. No doubt they will be replaced with new models very soon (maybe on the 26th!).
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August 25, 2008, 09:16:47 AM »
Yeah, I agree. I imagine that since it is already in the DIGIC processor, they get it for free and just threw it in.
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ProHealth Insight is a resource for achieving health literacy. With proper use it can promote improved health and better healthcare experiences and outcomes. Health literacy is the ability to obtain, process, understand and utilize basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions. It is part and parcel of patient engagement, patient adherence, and effective communication in health care.
The relationship between a patient and physician is like a marriage in some respects. The rewards are greater for both when there is mutual participation and meaningful dialogue. Imagine how futile a marriage is when one spouse is completely active and the other totally passive with regard to many aspects of the relationship.
Patient engagement is appropriate involvement in one's health care in conjunction with the healthcare provider(s). It serves to improve well-being; prevent disease; produce favorable outcomes to medical treatment; and achieve progress in meeting mutually agreed-upon goals. It also promotes patient adherence.
Patient adherence is the extent to which patients follow or stick to treatment instructions. It is not the same as patient compliance. Patient compliance implies a passive blind subservient obedience to a doctor's strict authoritarian instructions. Patient adherence is the active and willing participation in one's care in harmony with the treatment plan and recommendations of the healthcare provider(s). It consists of a mutual agreement and understanding of the treatment rationale and goals.
To achieve that mutual agreement and understanding that goes along with patient adherence and patient engagement, patients need basic knowledge of how the healthcare system works; changes that are occurring within it; and basic knowledge of their medical condition(s).
Understanding the healthcare system is most important because the industry is changing more drastically than it ever has. Many of the changes pertain to access to care, the manner in which patients receive care, and the type of care that is available. Both government and health insurance companies enforce regulations that impact health care. Thus, learning about existing and new rules and trends pertaining to health care is an important ingredient of health literacy.
Basic knowledge of one's medical condition(s) is an important part of health literacy because it impacts understanding various aspects of treatment and communication in healthcare. It is not necessary to become as knowledgeable as a doctor or nurse, but it certainly helps in terms of conveying meaningful information to them and understanding what they convey.
Knowledge of the signs and symptoms of certain diseases can be a key to patients providing physicians with relevant and quality information necessary for making timely diagnoses and providing correct treatment that is cost-effective. The same type of knowledge might also prompt patients to ask the doctor a related question, which leads to the early detection or prevention of a disease or complication(s).
According to a report by the American Medical Association a few years ago, health literacy is a stronger predictor of a person's state of health than is education, income, employment status, age, or race. This will almost certainly be ever so the case in this age of healthcare reform with is emphasis on such tenets as patient engagement, shared decision-making and patient-centered care.
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Danbury police anticipate losing officers
Updated 11:30 pm, Tuesday, June 10, 2014
DANBURY -- With 11 job openings, three officers on the verge of retirement and nearly a third of its 143 sworn members eligible to start collecting pensions over the next two years, the Danbury Police Department has more than a few vacancies.
So on Tuesday, Chief Al Baker had a message for anyone interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement here.
"This is a good time to apply," Baker said succinctly.
On July 1, the city will start the lengthy process of filling some of those positions by accepting online applications for a new round of police hires.
Prospective candidates can also attend one of two informational meetings on Wednesday and Saturday this week at police headquarters on Main Street.
There, they will meet ranking officers and members of the department's officer recruitment committee. There will also be personnel department and civil service representatives to answer questions about working in Danbury.
The Wednesday session will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. The Saturday session will run from 10 a.m. to noon. The deadline for applications is July 31.
The civil service hiring list generated by the testing and interview process is good for one year, but it's often been extended a year by the city, Baker said.
Danbury is one of several Connecticut police departments that only accepts applications online through PoliceApp, a Meriden-based company that's been in business since 2001.
"Five years ago, you would have to go to Town Hall to fill out an application," PoliceApp president Sean Cassidy said. "Then civil service or the personnel department would have to do the data entry work of entering the applications into their files. Our system has significantly reduced that."
Local departments tailor the applications to meet their respective requirements, but PoliceApp also communicates and schedules appointments with applicants, and manages their progress through the various phases of the process, Cassidy said.
"We've used them a couple of time before," Baker said. "It has really streamlined the process because everything is available online."
The company also administers the state-mandated Complete Health and Injury Prevention (CHIP) tests that ensure candidates are physically able to perform the duties of a police officer. The CHIP test for Danbury will be held at the high school on June 28, the chief said.
Typically, it takes nearly year before an officer hired through civil service is available to work on the street, Baker said.
It takes time to get recruits into a class at the Connecticut Police Academy, where they undergo 26 weeks of training. After that, they have to spend another 13 weeks of field training locally before they are deemed ready for the job.
Currently, the department has 143 sworn personnel, but because a number of officers are on light duty, injury or sick leave, the effective strength stood at 127 last month.
"Generally, there are between five and 10 officers unavailable each month, but we were hit hard this spring by injury and illness, so it's been running at 10 to 15," Baker said.
In an effort to fill some of the positions more quickly, Danbury hopes to hire several certified police officers with experience at other Connecticut departments, Baker said. Five such "lateral transfers" are currently being considered.
"That actually started in the spring. There are a lot of officers who are looking to move to larger departments or who are seeking more diversified opportunities, which we have in Danbury," Baker said.
"You can get them up and running in six to eight weeks," he said.
Applications and information about the civil service test will be available through www.danburyct.gov/employment starting July 1.
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Attorney: Danbury violated civil service rules
Updated 10:43 pm, Friday, December 7, 2012
DANBURY -- An attorney with a history of lawsuits against the city claims in a complaint filed this week that city officials again violated their own civil service regulations.
The lawsuit was filed against the five public works employees and the city for failing to hire Kevin Murphy II, as a truck driver over other applicants who were allegedly given an unfair advantage.
The complaint was filed by Ridgefield attorney Elisabeth Maurer, whose history of legal challenges against the city includes a $450,000 settlement two years ago stemming from a lawsuit alleging the city didn't follow its civil service regulations when hiring firefighters in 2005.
In the lawsuit filed this week, Maurer claims the city again didn't follow its civil service rules, this time when hiring truck drivers for the public works department earlier this year.
Lazlo Pinter, the city's deputy corporation counsel, said officials still are reviewing the lawsuit but that the city plans on vigorously defending against the "unfounded and baseless claims."
Shortly after posting the availability of truck driver positions with the Public Works Department in November 2011, the city hired five of the applicants as "seasonal" truck drivers without creating an eligibility list as required by the city's civil service regulations, the lawsuit claims.
Those same five employees -- Charles Archer, Ronald Kreho, Laurence Michael, Edward Dachenhausen and Michael Newsome -- were all given permanent truck driving positions with the department in early 2012.
Murphy had also applied for the truck driving position and received a 100 percent score on his examination that was held on Jan. 3, 2012.
The lawsuit further claims that the five named employees, while working as seasonal truck drivers, were allowed to set up cones in the public works facility and practice driving the truck while working for the city.
Despite the Civil Service Commission having found Murphy qualified for the job shortly after he applied for the position, the commission reversed its decision in February 2012 after it was discovered that Murphy also had time to practice on city trucks prior to the test, according to court documents.
Kevin Murphy Sr., the plaintiff's father and a foreman with the public works department, and public works supervisor Duke Hart had allowed Kevin Murphy II to practice driving a city truck on the weekend prior to the examination, according to court documents.
The lawsuit claims the commission was "unreasonable" and acted illegally when disqualifying Murphy despite the fact that the other five applicants "had substantially more time to practice in the city's trucks" while being paid by the city and were not disqualified.
The lawsuit seeks to have Murphy appointed to the position of truck driver and have the five employees who were hired by the city removed from the positions.
Maurer said the complaint is "like a lot of things that have to do with Danbury," adding that the city has stringent and well-meaning civil service rules that officials often "have a hard time following."
The lawsuit is the latest volley in a long battle between Maurer and city officials.
One of the more notable lawsuits she's filed against city officials was a complaint that alleged the city failed to follow its own civil service regulations when hiring firefighters from an eligibility list created in 2005.
The lawsuit, brought by five firefighter applicants, claimed they were passed over for the positions in favor of other applicants who scored lower on examinations but were related to city officials and before the eligibility list was approved by the Civil Service Commission.
The city settled the lawsuit two years ago, admitting that mistakes had been made in the hiring process and agreeing to pay $450,000 to the plaintiffs and to hire two of the plaintiffs as firefighters.
Maurer also represents Mayor Mark Boughton's former executive secretary, Wendy DaCosta, in a lawsuit filed in July that claims she was discriminated against when she was fired from the position last year.
In the complaint, DaCosta, who worked for the mayor's office from April 2004 to August 2011, claims she was fired for violating anti-harassment policies while other male employees, including Boughton himself, were not disciplined for similar conduct.
Boughton has called the claims "nonsense" and "baseless," adding that he has never been the subject of a harassment complaint.
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The big wet seasons of recent years have completely reshaped the map when it comes to the major big barra dams. Many impoundments that are household names, like Awoonga, Monduran, Teemburra and Peter Faust, have all lost thousands of big fish over their walls. Because of this, dams that one year accounted for metre fish captures on a daily basis are now much more difficult prospects. Barra are still there, but catching metre-plus fish is no longer a matter of luck; you'll need to work hard for them.
The good news is that they will recover. There's no doubt about it. The Stocked Impoundment Scheme (SIPS) means that stocking groups have the vital funds to keep the cycle going, and small fish are hungry fish, so anglers won't be bored.
Now, with all this doom and gloom, you could be forgiven for thinking that your chance to fish a big barra dam has been missed. Well that's not the case. The two that immediately come to mind are Kinchant Dam near Mackay and Tinaroo Dam in the Atherton Tableland near Cairns.
Both have been relatively free from the blights of cold and flood. Tinaroo, thanks to the efforts of the local stocking group and campaigners like John and Jennifer Mondora and Alf Hogan, is the only impoundment that I know of with a net blocking off the spillway to stop barra taking the fatal drop. This net goes across the width of the channel upstream of the spillway and has been in place since 1997. In fact the net has been so successful that the stocking group has had to experiment with larger fingerlings to increase their survival rate amongst all the monsters!
Kinchant on the other hand is a smaller impoundment (just 920 hectares when full) nestled in the Pioneer Valley near Mackay. Its small size, lack of standing timber, and proximity to well-known barra impoundments like Teemburra and Peter Faust meant that for years it largely remained the domain of water skiing enthusiasts.
Then, however, we had a year of severe drought (2004 from memory) where water levels got so low that they had to install aeration machines on the water to stop a mass die-off and I believe some fish were even relocated to the Pioneer River.
This seemed to be when word got out just how many barra were in the Dam. Anglers were attracted to the dam due to the low water levels and numbers of fish. I don't think a lot were caught that year (they don't feed much when they are gasping for breath), but word sure got out. In the years that followed, Kinchant's amiable north Queensland coastal climate has meant that it has escaped cold snaps and, because of its shape and topography, it seems to handle significant rain events much better than dams with higher topography and steeper banks.
Whatever the reasons, both Tinaroo and Kinchant have become Queensland's biggest barra dams with several notable world record fish to their credit. And they are only getter better. Every year those big fish just keep growing and because of the ever-increasing publicity those big fish attract, more and more anglers are fishing these dams and ticking them on their Stocked Impoundment Permits (thus allocating stocking funds in their direction). They will only get better, so if you want to catch a 100cm or even a 130cm barra then I know where I'd be headed.
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis opposes abortion under all circumstances — no exceptions.
But it wasn't always that way.
Less than a month before being elected to his first term as a U.S. representative, McInnis said in a debate that he would vote for the 1992 Freedom of Choice Act, which prohibited most state restrictions on abortion.
Despite running repeatedly as a "pro-choice" candidate while a state representative and then a congressman, McInnis' record on the issue is inconsistent, and at times, contradictory.
The confusion is exacerbated by McInnis himself, who cannot recall when he changed his position on abortion rights and dismisses questions about his voting record as ancient history.
"It's been years since those votes," he said.
Between 1996 and 2005, McInnis was listed on a letterhead as an adviser to Republicans for Choice, an abortion-rights group.
"I always saw him as having the same positions as I did," on abortion, said former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown, who considered himself pro-choice and was also listed as an adviser on the group's letterhead.
McInnis has said he does not recall being on the board.
Over the years, he voted against requiring family-planning clinics to give parents 48 hours notice before a minor gets an abortion and backed the Clinton administration's move to let staff at federally funded clinics discuss abortion with patients.
He also supported an amendment allowing federal employees to choose health plans with abortion coverage.
But McInnis also voted for bills that banned partial-birth abortion except to save a woman's life, including for medical research. He supported allowing health care entities to be exempt from any law that assures women have access to abortion services and information.
At times, McInnis voted one way, only to later vote in the opposite direction.
In 1994, he voted with abortion opponents trying to kill a measure establishing federal and civil penalties for blocking an abortion clinic. When it failed, McInnis joined Democrats in voting for the bill, according to States News Service.
The next year, he voted to strike a provision that permitted states not to fund Medicaid abortions for low-income women in cases of rape or incest. In 1996 and 1997, he voted against striking it.
Those same two years, he supported a repeal of a law prohibiting military personnel and their dependents from obtaining privately funded abortions at overseas military hospitals. He opposed it every other year it came up for a vote.
McInnis doesn't recall the votes and says they "did not fit the pattern" of his voting record.
At some point, either during his time in Congress or afterward, McInnis changed his position on abortion.
"You grow older and you have kids and grandkids and friends die and you realize how important life is," he has said.


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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word push-pull.
having two electronic devices in opposite phase
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of push-pull in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of push-pull in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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The stronger U.S. dollar and also news out of Saudi Arabia that they are halting the bombings in Yemen are two push-pull factors affecting the oil prices at the moment.
There are just too many bells and whistles on the steering column, either to push, pull, scroll, hold down, release, etc. By the time I remember which one to use, there's already a row of cars behind me honking to park my car, safe driving, and also understanding the general mechanics of a car, are so engrained in the way we drive that it's hard to separate that and allow our car to make those judgments.
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It really depends on what you consider "worth fighting for". If it is a stat boost to make you more powerful than other players you wont find it in GW2. If you just want to show off in cities with your cool, hard to get gear, then is likely you will find that instead.
We don't know much about the difficulty of the dungeons yet, but what we do know is that each of the 8 dungeons that are available at launch have a story mode and 3 separate "paths" called explorable mode, which can be unlocked by completing the story. These "paths" are said to be considerably more challenging than the story mode. Some links you can read: GW2 wiki Dungeons, Into the Dungeons, William Fairfield on Designing the Dungeons.


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Construction employment grew 1 percent in the Twin Cities in the past year, good enough to rank 131st out of 337 U.S. metro areas cited in a new Associated General Contractors analysis of federal jobs data.
Between December 2011 and December 2012, the Twin Cities area added 700 construction jobs, the report noted. Overall, Minnesota added 3,200 construction jobs in that 12-month period.
Other Minnesota metro areas cited in the report include Duluth (400 jobs added, 5 percent growth, 55th in the nation), Rochester (no change, 140th), and St. Cloud (100 jobs, 2 percent growth, 120th).
Construction employment increased in 139 metro areas, decreased in 131, and stayed about the same in 65, the AGC report noted.
"Private sector demand for energy, health care, higher education and residential construction is having a positive impact in a growing number of metro areas," AGC chief economist Ken Simonson said in a statement. "Unfortunately, construction employment in almost as many metro areas appears to be suffering from declining public sector demand and a private sector market that is still well below peak levels."
Pascagoula, Miss., had the biggest percentage increase in jobs (42 percent, 1,900 jobs) and the Atlanta, Ga., area had the largest decline (down five percent, 4,900 jobs lost).


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Got the first draft plans. They look very sketchy and we are going to make a few changes but apparently they are all we need to get planning permission from the local council after which we can start work. As it's now August and Portugal is officially 'closed' we are not holding our breath for approval.
The rooms look a bit small but I think that is only because the walls are nearly two foot thick (0.5 metre). Now we just need to fine tune them and then get the more detailed plans for the electricity, water etc.
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More than 50 years ago, noted social philosopher Sir Geoffrey Vickers said "The history of public health might well be written as a persistent redefinition of the unacceptable." This is certainly true when we are dealing with E. coli in a water well, improper food temperatures at a restaurant, too much chlorine in a public pool or the collection of tires in someone's backyard. When a situation that affects the health and well being of people is unacceptable, it becomes a public health issue.
Public health issues are in the news every day, whether it be the latest outbreak of avian flu or the elimination of a vaccine-preventable disease. And the work of public health takes place in our community every day -- from investigating a dog bite, testing for radon, inspecting a restaurant or getting a Tetanus shot. Whether we notice or not the work of public health touches us all every day. From 'No Smoking' signs to immunization clinics, proper sewage disposal to litter prevention, child car safety seats to rabies clinics, public health works to improve the conditions around us and promote healthy behaviors
The job of public health professionals at the Knox County Health Department is to promote health, prevent disease and injury, and to maintain and improve a healthy environment for the protection of all residents of Knox County. We assess, we assure, we promote, we prevent, we protect.... all to help extend the benefits this world has to offer to each of those we serve. It's an honor, a responsibility and some days, a tough job. And we do it gladly - because we are public health.
Yet, public health is also a two way street with input and involvement from the general public and partner agencies that are just as important as the investigations and recommendations made by public health professionals. The more our residents understand public health, the better we can work together to reduce infant mortality and improve infant health, reduce death and illness associated with disease and injury, increase awareness and adoption of healthy lifestyles and to respond effectively to all public health emergencies. We welcome your feedback and comments anytime.
Where and how we live, work and play has a lot to do with how healthy each of us really is. We hope you will find this information on our website useful in your everyday lives and that it will provide resources for keeping you and your family healthy. For now, for the future…this is public health.
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