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Austria names peatland areas in Styria for the Ramsar List
The Ramsar Secretariat is delighted to announce that Austria, just a few months after having designated a number of valuable mires in the Salzburg region, has named, as of 15 October 2004, a small collection of bogs, mires and fens in the Steiermark region in the southeast. The Moore am Nassköhr site (211 hectares, 47°43'N 15°33'E), already a Nature Reserve, comprises a number of mires that are all near-natural except for one bog, the Torfstichmoor, which had been used as a peat cut in the 19th century; the others, however, have been more or less affected by cattle grazing and trampling. In a joint project with the landowners, the Austrian Federal Forests (ÖBf-AG), the Institute of Ecology and Conservation Biology of Vienna University (IECB), and WWF-Austria initiated a management plan financed by the ÖBf-AG in order to improve the conditions for the peatlands. This is an outstanding example of private nature conservation activities in Austria. In spring 2002 the ÖBf-AG built dams into all drainage channels and in autumn - after long-lasting negotiations with the farmers - they began building a fence to keep the cattle out from most of the mires. A brief description of the site by Estelle Gironnet, with some photos of both the site and the presentation of Ramsar site certificates by the Austrian Ramsar National Committee, follow.
|Moore am Nassköhr. 15/10/04; Styria; 211 ha; 47°43'N 15°33'E; Nature Reserve. A karst depression of the northern limestone Alps which presents bogs, transitional mires, and fens.The site supports a high biodiversity of the associated mire vegetation; typical species include the Few-flowered Sedge (Carex pauciflora), the Sundews Drosera anglica, D. intermedia, and D. rotundifolia, Bogbean, Bog Swertia, and numerous moss species.The limestone bedrock is covered with a layer of impermeable shale at the origin of the formation of the peatlands, springs and streams. The streams flow into a meandering brook that vanishes into a "swallow hole", the Durchfall. The wetland has an important role in groundwater recharge and water retention, especially after heavy rainfall. 19th century peat extraction, long discontinued, still negatively affects the hydrology by lowering the water table and initiating erosion channels, and trampling by cattle has caused disturbance of the vegetation cover - under a joint project of the landowners, the Austrian Federal Forests, WWF- Austria, and the Institute of Ecology and Conservation Biology of Vienna University, begun in 2002, peat extraction and drainage are prohibited in the mires and a fence to prevent grazing has been set up. Outside the mires, sustainable forest management, hunting and pasturing are continuing. Ramsar site no. 1404.
Federal Forests personnel explaining management measures at the site to members of the Austrian National Ramsar Committee.
[from left] Gerhard Sigmund (Ramsar Coordinator in the Ministry of Environment), Gert Michael Steiner (Institute of Ecology and Conservation Biology, University of Vienna), Reinhold Turk (Environment Ministry of Styria), Gerald Plattner (Nature Protection Unit of the Austrian Federal Forests (ÖBf AG))
Dr Gerhard Sigmund opens the meeting of the Austrian National Ramsar Committee (27-28 October 2004): during a special ceremony [below], Mr Landesrat Seitinger presents the diploma for Moore am Nassköhr Ramsar Site to the Austrian Federal Forests representatives and to the mayor of the municipality of Neuberg an der Mürz.


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text: Appendix F. Sample Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle Report Forms Asthma Health Disparities Collaborative Coalition Guide Asthma Initiative of Michigan/Asthma Health Disparities Collaborative: Draft Form(Note: Adapted from Chronic Care Model, the Model of Improvement, and Their Application to Reducing Disparities in Pediatric Asthma: A Faculty Workshop—Training Workbook)Chronic Care Model component [check the component that is being addressed]__ Health Care Organization__ Self-Management Support__ Delivery System Design__ Decision Support__ Clinical Information Systems__ Community Resources and PoliciesHealth Center: ___________________ Asthma Coalition: __________________PDSA Cycle Number: _____________ PDSA Cycle Timeframe: _____________Trimester Report:__ First__ Second__ ThirdFiscal Year: _________________________________________Purpose of Cycle and Summary of Proposed Health System Change:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PLAN: The change, data collection, and predicted outcomeThe ChangeWhat are we testing?Who are we testing the change on?When are we testing?Where are we testing?PredictionsWhat do we expect to happen?DataWhat data do we need to collect?Who will collect the data?When will the data be collected?Where will the data be collected?STUDY: Complete analysis of data, summarize what was learned, and compare data to predictionsACT: What adjustments to the change or the method of test should we make before the next test cycle?What will the next test cycle be? Are we ready to implement the change we tested? Are we ready to spread the change we tested? If so, how?PDSA Worksheet(Note: Used by Michigan Primary Care Association, Michigan Asthma HDC Learning Lab, May 22, 2007)Health Center: ___________________________________________________Date: ___________________ Initiated by: ___________________ Cycle# ____________________CARE MODEL COMPONENT: __ OrgHC__ Comm__ DelSysD__ DecSupp__ SelfMgt__ CISPurpose of this cycle: ____________________________________PLAN the change, prediction(s) and data collectionThe Change:What are we testing? On whom are we testing the change? When are we testing? Where are we testing? Prediction(s):What do we expect to happen? Data:What data do we need to collect? Who will collect the data? When will the data be collected? Where will data be collected? DO: Carry out the change/test, collect data, and begin analysisWhat was actually tested? What happened? Observations: Problems: STUDY: Complete analysis of data. Summarize what was learned and compare to prediction(Use back of form to elaborate.)ACTWhat adjustments to the change or method of test should we make before the next cycle?Are we ready to implement the change we tested?What will the next test cycle be? (use back of form to elaborate)Return to Contents Current as of September 2007 Internet Citation: Appendix F. Sample Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle Report Forms: Asthma Health Disparities Collaborative Coalition Guide. September 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/asthma-health-disparities/appendix-f.html


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Harford County's economic standing is better than that of Maryland, many other states and the United States as a whole, but its autonomy is being threatened by state mandates, Harford County Executive David Craig declared in his State of the County address Tuesday.
Before a packed council chambers, Craig again touted the county's surplus in the last fiscal year, and contrasted it with towns and jurisdictions nationwide that have requested bankruptcy, the "negative outlook" and deficit for the state of Maryland and the bond rating decrease for the United States.
"Could Harford County have been in the same situation? Without the collaboration and the cooperation of the county council, the simple answer is yes," Craig said, adding that the "good leadership" of department heads also contributed to keeping Harford economically viable.
"The state of Harford County is strong, and this is despite the fact that we were beleaguered in 2011 with the challenges all the counties have experienced," he said.
Craig sharply criticized the attempts of Gov.Martin O'Malley's administration to force Harford County to bend to its will, but simultaneously told county council members they must be prepared to take on capital projects Craig's administration considers vital.
The state wants Harford to implement an expensive watershed improvement plan, take on the $9.8 million burden of teacher pension costs "so [state officials] can balance their budget," shift more prisoners to Harford's detention center, cut funding by $4 million to Harford's school board and "take over our authority on planning and growth" with the PlanMaryland initiative, Craig said.
"They must be stopped," he said of the O'Malley administration.
Craig also said the county has capital projects "that must be considered."
"There will be another round of BRAC in 2015 or 2016, but this time we have instituted a very unique program in the state of Maryland," he said, explaining the state will inspect all the essential projects the county wants to do.
Craig said he knows the waste-to-energy facility will be controversial, but told the council members they each have a project in their district they do not want.
"The reality is, we need to provide these services and we need to provide these capital projects," he said.
The county also needs a stronger drug prevention and education program, an aggressive anti-recidivism program at the detention center and an examination of impact fees, Craig said.
He avoided mentioning the tug-of-war between his administration and Harford County Public Schools over the teacher bonuses, saying only that he worked successfully with the school system on school overcrowding.
Craig listed other economic achievements: obtaining 80 new defense contractors, getting an expanded retail base and 2,300 new jobs, maintaining "one of the best" unemployment rates in the region, getting a AAA bond rating, ending school overcrowding through forward-funded projects and running "the most successful drug prescription takeback program in the nation."
The county crime rate is the lowest since 1975, he said.
Also, "for the first time in history, we have adopted a tax rate that's below the constant yield," he said.
"Harford is a beautiful, vibrant, historic community in which to live, work, raise a family and retire," he said. "We accomplished much in 2011."
Legislative address
Drug and alcohol abuse among Harford's young people is growing at an "alarming" rate, County Council President Billy Boniface said during his legislative address the same night.
Boniface cited the common assertion that "our children are our future."


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A story in the AJC on why girls fear math was especially relevant to me as my youngest daughter tested very high in math skills on the COGAT but doesn't like math and perceives that she's not good at it. Not surprisingly, it has become her most challenging subject.
I keep wondering why she struggles and whether somehow we communicated that math is hard. My youngest daughter's teacher has offered to work with her in the morning before class, and I hope to make that happen as I think that math fluency is critical today.
I am one of those English majors who could not wait to satisfy the math requirements in college and retire my protractor and calculator. Now, I wish I had taken more college-level math, especially statistics.
According to the AP story:
WASHINGTON — Little girls may learn to fear math from the women who are their earliest teachers.
Despite gains in recent years, women still trail men in some areas of math achievement, and the question of why has provoked controversy. Now, a study of first- and second-graders suggests what may be part of the answer: Female elementary school teachers who are concerned about their own math skills could be passing that along to the little girls they teach.
Young students tend to model themselves after adults of the same sex, and having a female teacher who is anxious about math may reinforce the stereotype that boys are better at math than girls, explained Sian L. Beilock, an associate professor in psychology at the University of Chicago.
Beilock and colleagues studied 52 boys and 65 girls who in classes taught by 17 different teachers. Ninety percent of U.S. elementary school teachers are women, as were all of those in this study.
Student math ability was not related to teacher math anxiety at the start of the school year, the researchers report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
But by the end of the year, the more anxious teachers were about their own math skills, the more likely their female students — but not the boys — were to agree that "boys are good at math and girls are good at reading."
In addition, the girls who answered that way scored lower on math tests than either the classes' boys or the girls who had not developed a belief in the stereotype, the researchers found.
"It's actually surprising in a way, and not. People have had a hunch that teachers could impact the students in this way, but didn't know how it might do so in gender-specific fashion," Beilock said in a telephone interview.
Beilock, who studies how anxieties and stress can affect people's performance, noted that other research has indicated that elementary education majors at the college level have the highest levels of math anxiety of any college major.
"We wanted to see how that impacted their performance," she said.
After seeing the results, the researchers recommended that the math requirements for obtaining an elementary education teaching degree be rethought.
"If the next generation of teachers — especially elementary school teachers — is going to teach their students effectively, more care needs to be taken to develop both strong math skills and positive math attitudes in these educators," the researchers wrote.
Janet S. Hyde, a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, called the study a "great paper, very clever research."
"It squares with an impression I've had for a long time," said Hyde, who was not part of the research team.
Hyde was lead author of a 2008 study showing women gaining on men in math skills but still lagging significantly in areas such as physics and engineering.
Girls who grow up believing females lack math skills wind up avoiding harder math classes, Hyde noted.
"It keeps girls and women out of a lot of careers, particularly high-prestige, lucrative careers in science and technology," she said.
Beilock did note that not all of the girls in classrooms with math-anxious teachers fell prey to the stereotype, but "teachers are one source," she said.
January 26th, 2010
9:40 am
The logic here has merit, however I don't think it's the teachers on this one. I think if they peeled back a layer or two in this data they might find these 1st and 2nd graders are in homes where mothers are not comfortable in math.
I suspect this because I find it hard to believe a 1st or 2nd grade teacher, female or male would have anxiety over the core concepts of the math being taught, so much that it rubbed onto female student perceptions.
January 26th, 2010
10:16 am
It would be interesting to see if there is any correlation between whether or not girls are "anxious" about math and the presence or absence of a father in the home. For that matter, I'd like to see a study that looked at reading and math skills for boys and girls that compares how kids do with a father in the home vs. no father in the home. If female teachers are "anxious" about their math skills, then it stands to reason that moms may transfer anxiety about math to their daughters as well. Perhaps a father or father figure in the home can balance that? It would be interesting to see the statistics on that scenario.
January 26th, 2010
10:28 am
Perhaps we should quit telling our daughter's (parents&teachers) that boys are better in Math. In middle school I had a teacher that kept on saying that "boys do better in Math". She made Math appear like a non-feminine thing. Boys want to appear masculine and girls feminine. The other day I spoke with a mom at my daughter's piano lesson. She was nervous about having her son in Piano and the fact that he liked it, because it was a "sissy" subject. I didn't think that Billy Joel or Elvis were sissies. Let's quit categorizing subjects by gender and just let the children learn. Hire a tutor if necessary.
Instead of paying so much attention to the mis-behaved boys in class,
we could reward our gals with some cool Science experiments or apply Math to real life.
January 26th, 2010
10:29 am
As a teacher and a woman, I find it very offensive to assume that because I have double X chromosomes that I am also afraid of 2nd grade math. I know many female math teachers, from lower elementary to high school levels, and they aren't anxious about math, instead they are brilliant- they are some of the best teachers that I know. And to study whether or not there is a father in the home and how that influences math anxiety is ludicrous!! Just because you are male, you are born with more math skills than I am? Please. Can we stop reinforcing stereotypes? Maybe that's the problem!
January 26th, 2010
10:31 am
1) Math is harder than other subjects. It actually requires you to think. That's why fewer people worldwide can do it well and why jobs with math skills pay well. Let's not kid ourselves on that. Nobody ever promised life was easy and that everyone could succeed at it.
2) Are they seriously implying that 1st and 2nd grade teachers are so incompetent at math that they fear concepts taught that early? They are essentially saying that we employ morons as teachers. A person who can't read at a 2nd grade level is illiterate and would obviously never be a college graduate. So they are saying that female 1st and 2nd grade teachers are math illiterate. Nice accusation there.
3) I also don't like the blame the teacher attitude here. Instead of blaming the teacher, blame the curriculum which is forced down their throats. The methods have been pretty standard across the country for awhile now with no proven improvement. In fact things appear subjectively to be far worse. Perhaps it's time for teachers to go back to teaching content instead of teaching test prep.
January 26th, 2010
10:36 am
This isn't even a causational study. How can the results of a study with barely 100 participants even be representative of all students? Maybe the author has anxiety regarding educational research and statistical analysis?
January 26th, 2010
10:39 am
25 years ago I was told that it was ok that I wasn't good at math. That girls don't have to be good at math. Now, 25 years later, I am a college freshman and am struggling with MATH 0097. You are what you're told.
January 26th, 2010
10:43 am
It is a slippery slope with this one. You don't want to inject sexism into this, else you'll be stuck in a parody situation like SNL's Chess for Girls, which basically makes fun of how to market the game of Chess to girls.
January 26th, 2010
10:49 am
Hey now, let's not be too critical of female teachers. I happen to be a middle aged man who is still in love with my fourth grade teacher.
January 26th, 2010
10:59 am
This articles should be taken something as generic and not specific to each school girl or female teacher.
There may be slight bent in male and female brains about mathematical and non-mathematical skills. In general, girls are good at cramming and boys know it and boys don't moan about it. Similarly, in general, boys do good in maths than girls.
Evolution, evolution, evolution …
Since ages, males have been imparted more of maths knowledge and females have been imparted more language skills because females are more vocal etc.
This should not offend anybody. The statistics show that males dominate in engineering jobs.
Solution: No maths fear to girls. Work extra hard on your girl child's maths.
January 26th, 2010
11:00 am
To HA: Studies have already proven that children who grow up without a father in the home have statistically higher chances of dropping out of school, teenage pregnancy, drug use, involvement in criminal activity, behavioral and emotional problems than children who do have a father in the home. That's not conjecture, it's a proven fact. Many single moms do a great job of raising their kids. I'm not dissing single moms. I'm just stating facts. No father in the home equals a higher probability that children, boys in particular, will not do well in school and will not complete high school. Having a father in the home raises the possibility that they will complete high school. Stands to reason that reading and math grades may follow that pattern as well.
January 26th, 2010
11:09 am
I had to take statistics to earn a degree in political science. Squeaked by with a low C. I have English major tendencies.
January 26th, 2010
11:09 am
By that reasoning then boys would influenced that they were not as good as girls in reading. Girls are not the ones getting short changed in school, boys are. They are being taught by mostly women teachers , who teach in a style that is more suited to girls and who don't understand boys.
Most kids put on drugs for ADHD are boys. Most dropouts are boys. There are 3 girls in college for every 2 boys.Most (90%) of kids suspended from school are boys.
Could it be that the boys are being negatively influenced by the female teacher and are being sterotyped as problems because they don't act as girls?
January 26th, 2010
11:10 am
I was so impressed by my trig teacher in high school; the only female math teacher I had, that I chose to major in math. The logic just appeals to my nature even 20 years after I graduated from college.
On the other hand, my niece attends a private Christian school. On parent/teacher night, the math/Bible/homeroom teacher, told an entire classroom full of parents that she didn't like math. My jaw dropped. How can you have someone with a hatred of anything more than basic math, teaching algebraic concepts to 7th grade students?
Female teacher passing on their fear of math might have more to do with the fact that up until high school, there are more female than male teachers. I suspect that if you were to do a scientific study of girls and how they learn to fear math, you would find enough male teacher who buy into stereotypes such as girls aren't good at math.
Check out Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail by Danica McKellar
Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss by Danica McKellar
January 26th, 2010
11:12 am
No, the study isn't saying that incompetent teachers are being hired to teach early elementary grades. But let's face facts here. The math requirements for elementary ed. majors are far more lenient than the requirements for a secondary math major, or an engineer, or accountant, or statistician… if you are confident in your math abilities and enjoy math, you are going to gravitate towards those majors which utilize that particular skill set. I wasn't an English major in undergraduate or graduate school, because I didn't enjoy analyzing poetry or literature, and I despised writing. If I were to be teaching English rather than trigonometry now, I would hate my life.
Sexism in the classroom is well documented. Until we ramp up the prerequisites for math and science in ALL levels of the teaching curriculum, that sexism is going to be a self-fulfilling prophecy, as well as a self-perpetuating cycle.
January 26th, 2010
11:14 am
I was so impressed by my trig teacher in high school; the only female math teacher is had, that I chose to major in math. The logic just appeals to my nature even 20 years after I graduated from college.
On the other hand, my niece attends a private Christian school. On parent/teacher night, the math/Bible/homeroom teacher, told an entire classroom full of parents that she didn't like math. My jaw dropped. How can you have someone with a hatred of anything more than basic math, teaching algebraic concepts to 7th grade students?
Female teacher passing on their fear of math might have more to do with the fact that up until high school, there are more female than male teachers. I suspect that if you were to do a scientific study of girls and how they learn to fear math, you would find enough male teacher who buy into stereotypes such as girls aren't good at math.
Check out Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail by Danica McKellar
Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss by Danica McKellar
January 26th, 2010
11:16 am
Or Michael the slow reader could it be thatboys/men do better than women even when the women "outrank" them in education?
January 26th, 2010
11:26 am
My son won a county-wide elementary school reader of the year award last year, based on the quality and quantity of his reading. This year he reads even more at home, but is not even in the running. Why? Not because of teachers, but peer pressure. I found out just last night that he hasn't turned in the form with the number of books and minutes he spends reading each night that my wife or I have to sign off on. He had it in his folder but intentionally left it out several times in a row so that the boys won't make fun of him. He now believes reading is for girls and while he enjoys it he won't admit to it. This is a parenting issue and we will deal with it, but the premise is there on both sides of this issue.
January 26th, 2010
11:33 am
I agree that it's less of a "teacher problem" than it is a "parent problem". Here are just some of the statistics:
"Children from low-income, two-parent families outperform students from high-income, single-parent homes. Almost twice as many high achievers come from two-parent homes as one-parent homes. Source: "One-Parent Families and Their Children;" Charles F. Kettering Foundation (1990).
Children in single-parent families tend to score lower on standardized tests and to receive lower grades in school. Children in single-parent families are nearly twice as likely to drop out of school as children from two-parent families. Source: J.B. Stedman (et al.), "Dropping Out," Congressional Research Service Report No 88-417. 1988.
In studies involving over 25,000 children using nationally representative data sets, children who lived with only one parent had lower grade point averages, lower college aspirations, poor attendance records, and higher drop out rates than students who lived with both parents. Source: McLanahan, Sara and Gary Sandefur. Growing up with a Single Parent: What Hurts, What Helps. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1994.
Kids who live with both biological parents at age 14 are significantly more likely to graduate from high school than those kids who live with a single parent, a parent and step-parent, or neither parent. Source: G.D. Sandefur (et al.), "The Effects of Parental Marital Status…", Social Forces, September 1992."
January 26th, 2010
11:54 am
Once again Maureen has taken a B.S. study with less then 100 people and tries to, slickly, pass it off as legitimate. Her biases against teachers is ONCE AGAIN showing. Can AJC please hire some competent journalists instead of using third-rate hacks?
January 26th, 2010
12:23 pm
Hey, Bikerchick. Any remark that starts with "Studies have already proven…" is already BS. Studies don't "PROVE" anything. Especially something like this report which is based on such a small pool of subjects. Simply having a father in the home is NOT a cure-all for all of society's woes. I was raised by a single mother (as was our president) and I have not encountered any of the issues that you claim are "proven fact" that I might deal with. Your statements AND the claims of this study are most definitely conjecture…
January 26th, 2010
12:35 pm
The study presented has a good overall design but there are two major flaws that seriously affect its validity regarding the claims made by the authors. First, the sample size is quite small. While this small size (17 teachers) could be used as the basis for piloting a larger study, it is not sufficient in size to support the strong causal claims made regarding a connection between teacher anxiety and student achievement. Second, the analysis of a study of this nature must be conducted in a hierarchical manner such that extraneous variables can be eliminated. In this case, there are so many factors affecting student achievement it is not funny. Both large samples and hierarchical analysis help to reduce the extraneous variables and strengthen the conclusions. I think the findings of this study certainly warrant further attention – perhaps a study using a much larger scope.
January 26th, 2010
12:54 pm
Between this blog topic and the one about excusing the misbehavior of boys, I believe that females, once again , are being slowly pushed into the background. No one seems concerned that females still earn less than males in this country. Furthermore, I submit that, if teaching were not primarily a female ocuupation, salary and working conditions would be better. It seems to be okay for women to be less valued monetarily in the workplace and to endure poor working conditions.
I speak as the mother of a daughter who has always had to take a back seat in the clasroom to boys who got most of the attention. Yet, as a child, my daughter was as hyperactive, wiggly, and under-develeped mentally as any of the boys . My daughte knew what was wa expected of her behaviorally and academically. She struggles with some of it, yet she behaved and performed. If she had been a boy, our expectations would have been the same. This is just another way to excuse bad behavior.
Read the book "Finding Ophelia" sometime. It clearly speaks to the ways in which our daughters are at risk, and it is much scarier than anything I have read about boys at risk.
As for math… all my high school math teachers were women who loved to teach math. The fact taht zi hated it was not caused by any female's opnion but by my own interests and talents. This seems just another way to denigrate women.
January 26th, 2010
1:04 pm
On this thread and the previous one about boys Bikerchick is trying push the issue of daddy problems and the absence of fathers. While these are important sociological points, they are also too often seen as excuses for results.
Having a father present for the most part is fixed and not variable. A child cannot control this. Regardless of having a father present the study, though not statistically significant is tugging at the thoughts of many people to the point that though statistically insignificant the results of this study can be characterized as "common sense" for many.
The end result, regardless of all other sociological factors is that U.S. kids today and for a long time have been behind in math. This isn't a girl thing, boys aren't exactly worthy of praise of their math skills when compared to their counterparts in the civilized and at times, the emerging world.
January 26th, 2010
1:08 pm
The question should also be asked: DO MALE TEACHERS FAVOR BOYS WHEN IT COMES TO MATH?
January 26th, 2010
1:38 pm
Studies have shown that teachers do treat boys and girls differently. Back in the 80's and 90's researchers who were looking into the gender differences in mathematics achievements observed a number of classrooms, telling teachers that they were looking whether or not boys and girls were treated differently. Even though they made what they were looking for explicit, they still found differential treatment of boys and girls – both by male and female teachers. The difference may be simply telling boys to "try harder" when they make mistakes but "it's okay" when girls make mistakes.
We also know the teachers' beliefs influence their teaching and what students learn. So, the findings of the study isn't too surprising. However, we need to remember that it is "anxiety" we are looking at, not necessarily mathematical competence. Simply requiring more math courses wouldn't solve anything – more of the same might simply increases anxiety further. They need different mathematical experiences.
January 26th, 2010
1:58 pm
HA: I was also raised by a single mother and I DID experience all of the issues raised in my post. You can talk to any police officer who will be more than happy to relate to you the effects of not having a father in the home upon young men. Also affecting young men these days is the opinion of women such as yourself that the presence of absence of a man in the home has no bearing on whether a child does well in life, in other words, men don't count, men are not important and their presence or absence in the life of a child is irrelevant. Imagine being a male child in a society of female teachers, female single-parents, etc. who feel this way about men and fathers. Imagine how a boy's self esteem and self worth are affected by those attitudes?
January 26th, 2010
2:22 pm
I am stupefied by the notion that a teacher could have anxiety about 1st and 2nd grade math.
Maybe it's just subtraction. You knowing that subtraction is "addition's tricky friend" can be quite frightening.
January 26th, 2010
3:16 pm
Does the article say that teachers have anxiety about 1st and 2nd grade math? When teachers are anxious about mathematics in general, then the way they treat the subject matter gets influenced, no matter what level mathematics you are teaching.
January 26th, 2010
3:20 pm
Teachers with anxiety about a subject should be unemployed teachers, period. A college degree is not a right. If you aren't comfortable enough with a subject to teach subtraction you shouldn't have even come close to getting your own degree.
January 26th, 2010
4:00 pm
As an elementary trained teacher (K-6) and now a full time teacher of math-science-reading-community-research I look to training at the university level to encourage those el ed teachers to have conceptual understanding of mathematics as required of secondary ed candidates. It is unbelievable that with the research out there pointing to strong conceptual understanding of numbers, patterns, algebra in younger years that this is not the case. Returning for a masters should not be where our teachers are learning about math. We are hard working, professionals who need foundational mathematics courses then higher-level connections in order to pave the way for our girls…that and no women in their lives (this included moms) who shy from solving a good-old unbalanced equation problem.
January 26th, 2010
4:43 pm
Once again Maureen is avoiding the question. No one is arguing about the "criteria" for submitting an article or study. I (and it looks like others) have rightly called B.S. about you using this study on your biased blog. Do you understand?
January 26th, 2010
4:51 pm
the problem is and this has been documented women don't have the logical thought process to excell in math.their reasoning skills lack due to level of testorone being to low.it is not their fault they just can't process to much information.hey it is what it is
January 26th, 2010
5:24 pm
I am an elementary school teacher. I don't like Math either. That's because I love Reading and Language Arts. I would never tell me students I don't like it. I think the problem is that some teachers are better at teaching some subjects than others – but in 1st and 2nd grade they don't departmentalize so teachers have to instruct on all subjects. If they let teachers teach their strengths then this probably wouldn't be an issue.
January 26th, 2010
5:31 pm
As a math/science/engineering nerd, I cannot sympathize with little girls in this situation. I did not have the experience where someone else's bias was projected on me to the point where I feared any academic subject. (Now, my fear of rollercoasters is probably a "gift" from my mother!) I am not sure the issue should be the anxiety over math as much as the "do you dang homework and do it well". If parents required that their daughters do well in math AND helped them learn it if needed, then we'd see more successful girls in math. Some, once they know they CAN excel in it, may decide it's their new favorite subject. Folks need to stop giving the "girls don't like math" and "girls can't do math" excuses when the young girls don't do well. HELP THEM DO WELL!!! The excuses lead to laziness, in my opinion. Case in point, I hated, hated, hated all history. Hated it with the heat of a thousands suns! But guess what? Nobody cared and I had to do my work well or get bad grades. There was no "well you don't like history so it's okay".
January 26th, 2010
5:54 pm
It's OK to say that boys do have more natural ability in math than girls. We don't need to talk about "closing achievement gaps" or any other nonsense. I was the math king and I was always focused on beating the Asians, I never even thought about the girls in math. The Asians thought they were top dog until they met me. Come to think of it, maybe some of it is attitude.
January 26th, 2010
6:31 pm
Now, a study of first- and second-graders suggests what may be part of the answer: Female elementary school teachers who are concerned about their own math skills could be passing that along to the little girls they teach.
So what are these 1st and 2nd grade teachers teaching – grad school level differential calculus?
January 26th, 2010
6:42 pm
For goodness sake! Is there ANYTHING teachers aren't held responsible for on this blog? Is there ANYTHING that teachers do correctly? Is there ANY service they render to society other than stand as the perpetual whipping boy? I don't know what's worse: the topics chosen for discussion or the ridiculous comments that get posted. Thank you all for doing me the favor of convincing me I need never again waste precious time on this drivel.
January 26th, 2010
6:57 pm
I think the fear comes from the "earliest teachers" – Moms. I can't tell you how many parent conferences I've had where the parent said, "S/he gets it honestly. I was never any good in math/science either!"
January 26th, 2010
7:17 pm
My father was an engineer. I have a degree in Mathematics. My 3 daughters are currently in college studying engineering, physics and biology. I think expectations and attitudes are what it's all about. I have been appalled at the number of Mothers I've heard talking about how they could not help their 4th graders in math. People, we use 4th grade math all the time. And without a doubt, a teacher's attitude about a subject colors the student's attitude. Doesn't have to be math.
January 26th, 2010
7:20 pm
Could the answer possibly be that women really AREN'T (as a whole) as good in math as men? The female body is different than a mans (thank God lol) so could her brain be wired a bit different as well? I dunno. Maybe when all the externals are studied we may find that is the case. Maybe not. I doubt we will ever know because when political correctness gets in the way of scientific research the deck is stacked to start with. Even if that IS the case, it will never be studied lest rabid feminists like HA have a cow.
Either way, my 7 year old daughter loves math and seems to do well in it. I need only worry about her, not the rest of the water-headed children in the world. Hard to believe that her class is working on multiplication in the 2nd grade. Thank GOD for private school……………….
January 26th, 2010
7:36 pm
Doing multiplication in 2nd grade is nothing special – that's what all GA public schools are doing. If you think elementary teachers at private schools are any better in math, then you may be sadly mistaken.
January 26th, 2010
8:08 pm
No they aren't, yes they are and no I'm not. Don't be bitter. You must be a government indoctrination center employee.
January 26th, 2010
8:09 pm
Some of these comments remind me of the old studies that said minorities were not as smart, because their brains are smaller(lol). On a serious note, it is amazing to see the large percentage of female Business majors in college. They sometimes comprise over half of the students majoring in Finance and Accounting. This alone proves that women can handle Math. I majored in Business and had to take several Math intense courses. Try taking International Finance or an advanced Econ class without Math skills. Women have to get over the trauma of people telling them for the first 18 years of their lives that they can't. I still remember the parents growing up that would not let their daughters play with Legos and the Barbie that would say "I hate Math".
January 26th, 2010
9:10 pm
While most are finding this hard to believe, I have first hand experience that yes, this is true! My daughter since preschool has always mastered in math. Actually, she has mastered in many subjects of her age range. In first grade she was placed in the gifted clusters at her school, as well as AIM. Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, she never recieved less than an O in math. We recieved a letter from the school board about her grades and scores on the CRCTs. This year, in 3rd grade, she messed up on one paper, and got a C. The teacher made a passing comment that if she continued in that fashion, she would surely not make it through the math on the CRCTs. They were working on division, and for some reason the concept escaped her. However, her teacher seeing her previous grades, automatically "assumed" that division should be an easy concept for her, and would make comments if she had problems or asked for help. It took her longer than the other students to complete a division problem, and the teacher's constant remarks were "she is in the higher levels, this should be no problem for her. " Not realizing that while she may have been gifted at adding and subtracting, geometry, and decimals, didn't mean that she would easily understand division, and therefore was making her extremely apprehensive about it. Once the teacher understood the problem actually lied with her, and cut it out, my daughter's grades returned to normal. She did need extra help on the long division, but continues to excel at other areas in math. I don't know why she has trouble in this one area, the teacher doesn't know why, she herself doesn't know why. What we do know is that by making passing comments at her for her "perceived" shortcoming did have a huge effect on her ablitiy to figure it out. She constantly thought her answer would be wrong, no matter what and developed a habit of checking it over and over again, causing her to not finish her work on time because she feared getting just one answer wrong, due to what the teacher would say. As I stated, once the teacher calmed down, my daughter got on track. What most fail to realize is these teachers are with our children at times more than the parents are due to work schedules, and at times, they have a greater influence on how our children feel and think. If the teacher is sending the message "you can't do it" the child will be influenced by that.
January 27th, 2010
2:11 am
I loved Math in college I took Differential Equations for FUN. But it wasn't always that way I HATED the hifger math I took in middle school but i did well, I just didn't like it.
I'm a Girl, and more than a little geeky.
When I was litle my parents both helped me with my home work. I was frustrated by math then because i was accelerated and didn't know it.
My father is an engineer, a bonefide rocket scientist. His minor in college was mathmatics. he taught me concepts and ideas about math that I used in higher math classes, things that I still use today.
I work in IT, I love my job and i love Math (so did my mom and most of my math teachers)
January 27th, 2010
10:49 am
It is hard for me to believe that Female Teachers feel anxious enough about teaching first and second grade math to the point where it could possibly put any fear of math into the minds of the Girls. We are talking about simple adding, subtracting, division and multiplication here ,not Trig or Calculus. I doubt there are many teachers, male or female, that think they are not competent in this basic math.
As far as teaching being underpaid, I do not think the facts support that, I believe it pays at a level above average salary, and there are many associated higher paying positions in administration and
counseling to be had and the benefits are not bad either.
January 27th, 2010
11:09 am
" Boys get all the attention in the classroom." Where did you go to school? If you are talking about being reprimanded, told to shut-up or sent to the principals office as attention , you are correct, boys get about 90% of that attention.
January 27th, 2010
11:15 am
Interesting reading , but individual anecdotal information about girls who love math doesn't change the overall picture. I have a sister-in law who teaches and loves math ; so what? We are talking about the whole, not the exception.


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Medicaid reform is necessary. People must be persuaded to better manage their own health so the state, in return, can offer viable options for the needy. Read opinions by the AJC Editorial Board; Joseph A Parker, president of the Georgia Hospital Association; and others. Then tell us what you think.
By the AJC Editorial Board
"I don't want to see services that have been put into place deteriorated in any kind of way."
— Blake Fulenwider, deputy commissioner, Georgia Department of Community Health.
Georgia has the right goals for Medicaid reform. Now it's up to state officials to do the right things.
That's a non-negotiable necessity when it comes to revamping the program that handles health services for 1.7 million Georgians, more than a third of whom are children or aged, blind or disabled.
It's not hyperbole to characterize this group as a vulnerable population. As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported this month, Medicaid's ranks include far more than the poor and their children. Participants include the elderly who've spent down savings gleaned during their working years, as well as the mentally ill.
Designing and providing a reasonably comprehensive care plan for these folks may well prove less costly than relying on a disjointed assemblage of clinics, hospital emergency rooms and even jails to fashion a patchwork of under-coordinated care.
That's not to say Medicare is cheap. It is not, carrying a fiscal 2011 cost of $7.8 billion in Georgia. That makes it tempting for policymakers and politicians alike to fixate on bottom-line costs. Left lurking in the footnotes can be the human tally in pain and suffering induced by poorly designed or administered or just plain inadequate programs.
It's likely the revised system expected to be announced this summer will expand use of for-profit companies to manage care, as is done now for children and pregnant women.
Care providers and patient advocates worry, with good reason, that expanded use of managed care could cause patient care and provider reimbursement rates to suffer. That should not happen.
It's the decent and responsible thing for the state to adequately fund Medicaid and ensure that ends aren't made to meet primarily through slashing benefits provided. Smarter care shouldn't equal cut-rate care.
Last week's announcement that Georgia's Medicaid program is facing a $300 million shortfall in the coming fiscal year points out the tough job ahead — one we must do well.
That's not to argue that effective cost controls aren't necessary. They are. Getting the best value for taxpayer dollars is as essential as achieving significant improvements in the health of Medicare enrollees.
State health officials seem to be on board with that creed, which is good. A consultant's summary for the Georgia Department of Community Health noted that, "Healthier individuals will have more productive lives and may lead to decreased program costs."
The temptation to overpromise and under-deliver could prove strong because the challenges facing Medicaid are many. The report prepared for DCH, for example, outlines nine possible scenarios for redesigned Medicaid programs. We face a complex set of problems involving entrenched systems and entrenched human behaviors. This can't continue.
In the end, the state must find ways to convince people to make better health care choices and become active participants in managing their own health or that of those they're responsible for. A current and accurate bureaucratic phrase for achieving this result is managing the "whole person."
In return for that acceptance of personal responsibility, the state must offer viable options to care for the needy in our midst.
Getting there will be easier said than done, but it must happen. We must continue to pare back growth in Medicaid costs. Smart, coordinated care must be offered. By doing both, we should save money and improve the health of at-risk Georgians.
Andre Jackson, for the Editorial Board.
Managing care will fix what ails Medicaid
By Joseph A. Parker
Gov. Nathan Deal and state health officials are calling for reform to Georgia's Medicaid program. Georgia hospitals agree that change is needed. The challenge is how to do it.
The reform process began last year and we applaud the governor and Department of Community Health Commissioner David Cook for seeking input from all key stakeholders, including hospitals. We are committed to working together to find the right solutions for our patients and our communities.
As recently reported by the AJC, Georgia hospitals have major concerns with the current Medicaid managed care program implemented by the Perdue administration in 2006. Three for-profit, out-of-state insurance companies were charged with managing the care of low-income women and children in the Medicaid population by keeping them healthy and reducing the need for high-cost health care settings such as hospital emergency rooms.
However, the state's own data shows that these companies haven't effectively managed patient care. Instead, they've simply ratcheted down payments to health care providers, resulting in widespread dissatisfaction among doctors and hospitals frustrated by increased administrative burdens coupled with lower payments.
Despite these concerns, it is highly unlikely that these companies — known as care management organizations (CMOs) — will be leaving Georgia any time soon. The state simply doesn't have the resources to abandon the current model and start over. We understand that and pledge to work with the state to reduce unnecessary costs and administrative burdens for providers, increase accountability for the CMOs and ensure that Georgia's low-income women and children receive high-quality care.
However, hospitals' biggest concern in this reform process is a proposal by the state's consultant to shift the rest of the state's Medicaid population — the aged, blind and disabled — into this same managed care arrangement. Simply put, this would be disastrous for everyone involved.
Before the first patient is seen under this new system, Medicaid CMOs would carve out anywhere from 10 to 15 percent of the funds currently used to pay hospitals, doctors and nurses for their own administrative costs and profits. We estimate this would amount to $450 million to $675 million a year.
To make matters worse, placing Georgia's aged, blind and disabled into the CMO program would trigger a federal regulation resulting in an immediate annual reduction of $250 million in state and federal funds that go to Georgia hospitals and nursing homes.
Of this $250 million, about $100 million goes directly to Georgia's teaching hospitals, such as Grady Memorial Hospital, that have physician residency programs. These programs are integral to ensuring an adequate physician supply in the state. In addition, cuts of this magnitude will hurt Georgia's economy. Fifty percent of every dollar hospitals receive for providing care goes to salaries and job creation.
The loss of hundreds of millions of dollars annually will hurt not only our patients, but our employees and communities.
Finally, the aged, blind and disabled population has multiple chronic conditions that require true care management, and we believe that medical providers — not out-of-state insurance companies — have the experience, expertise and compassion to improve health outcomes for patients and achieve long-term savings through improved care management. Furthermore, the infrastructure is already in place to make it happen.
Thanks to Gov. Deal's leadership and commitment to improving Georgia Medicaid, we have the opportunity to serve as a national model in creating an efficient, effective Medicaid program. But to do that, we must truly focus on managing care and keeping people healthy — not merely cutting payments to health care providers.
Joseph A. Parker is president, Georgia Hospital Association.
On the record: 'Consider the options for redesign'
From the Georgia Department of Community Health's "Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids Design Strategy Report":
"States are increasingly looking towards new and innovative ways to decrease costs, focusing on providing benefits more effectively with greater administrative efficiencies rather than focusing solely on traditional cost containment strategies."
"Factors outside the control of DCH, including health care reform, will also shape the future of Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids. For example, Georgia potentially faces major growth in Medicaid enrollment. These factors may create significant change in the Georgia health care marketplace and in Georgia Medicaid."
"DCH is now ready to 'take stock' and consider options for redesign. There are opportunities to improve quality of care for members, contain costs, and make budgets more predictable. When designing the new Medicaid programs and services, there are opportunities for Georgia to address some of the current provider and member frustrations."
"For Georgia to progress to the next stage of evolution, it will need to employ more rigor around contract monitoring, oversight and accountability to achieve successful outcomes and assure value. Monitoring contracts under a value-based purchasing model shifts the focus from monitoring structures and processes to monitoring outcomes — or measuring the value of the services that Georgia has purchased.
"The physician shortage must also be considered in any redesign effort. This includes both how the redesign itself can help to assure access for members despite the shortage and how the redesign might help to reduce physician workloads and incent physicians to participate in Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids."
"Medicaid is one of the most expensive public programs in Georgia. Given limited budgets in a challenging economy, the State must have a Design Solution that is cost-efficient and has budget predictability."
June 17th, 2012
6:01 pm
i am one of many without insurance who will now be served by Medicaid starting in 2014 following Heath care reform. hope you guys are ready!
June 17th, 2012
4:31 pm
yuzeyurbrane @ 4:07 pm – I am no position to take a stance on either side, but what I do know is that Georgia DHS has gotten better oversight over such programs and your issues may not be as bad as YOU claim. However, the issue of Provider Fraud enforcement and oversight does need further expansion and strengthening for sure!
June 17th, 2012
4:07 pm
Bernie, I defer to your differentiation of health care providers outside the Perimeter. It sounds logical. However, I have excellent sources of info re my Emory Healthcare example. I do acknowledge that Emory pushes up its Medicaid treatment numbers by having its residents and some other doctors largely staff Grady which is certainly better than many other health care providers. However, I stand by my statement re games by which it claims to be seeing more Medicaid patients at its own facilities than it really does. It is not as bad for Medicare patients but similar games are starting with them as well. It is like some colleges that like to say that 99% of their students are on scholarship but don't tell you that some of the scholarships are just a few hundred dollars a year. Show me the numbers of how many Medicaid patients are accepted and rejected and if rejection is only a rare occurrence, I will be pleased to render a mea culpa.
June 17th, 2012
2:35 pm
catlady @ 2:06 pm – Yes I agree Patient abuse does happen as with anything else. A similar example can be sighted by any Insurance Payor around the Nation even those who have coverage. Despite the occurrence we cannot truly justify abolishing a process based on a few bad apples. Whats worst than that and pretty much goes unnoticed and unpunished is Providers of services billing and getting paid for services that the billing provider never performed. There is far more offenses of Fraud and money spent on that offense in the Millions of dollars, than the example you just espoused upon.


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By Web Staff – email AUBURN, AL (WTVM) - The man accused of poisoning Toomer's Corner oaks, was in court Thursday for a hearing. Auburn police arrested Harvey Almorn Updyke, 62, from Dadeville, AL Thursday morning. He is charged with criminal mischief for applying an herbicide at Toomer's Corner.It is believed more charges may be brought against him if more evidence becomes available. Updyke is currently in jail on a $50,000 bond, but investigators say they do not want to jeopardized the case by releasing too much information.[Who is Harvey Updyke?]Under Alabama law, criminal mischief is a class C felony punishable by 1 to 10 years in prison and up to $15,000 in fines.
Thursday afternoon, Auburn University and the Auburn Police Department held a press conference answering questions about the fate of the 130-year-old trees.
Wednesday, Auburn University first revealed to the public the old oaks had been poisoned. Spike 80DF, an herbicide commonly used to kill trees, was deliberately applied to the trees in lethal amounts.
Auburn University experts believe the trees are not likely to survive and there is little chance to save the trees.The herbicide will not pose a danger to humans, but this type of herbicide is normally used to kill trees along fence lines and in industrial areas. Auburn University officials were alerted to the situation after a person called into Paul Finebaum's radio broadcast on January 27 saying he had poisoned the trees.
The Paul Finebaum Show is a nationally syndicated radio broadcast.This is not the first time a prank against a school's beloved icon was pulled off. [Click here to read about the latest rival pranks.]After hearing word of the news, hundreds of Auburn fans ran to Toomer's Corner Wednesday evening with toilet paper to roll the corner. Rolling the corner is a long-time tradition.
Fans wrote messages of "get well soon" on the paper before launching them into the branches of the old oaks. Others created a memorial with rolls of toilet paper. Following news of Updykes arrest, a Facebook page call "Free Harvey Updyke" mysteriously appeared. It's intended purpose is not known. Count on News Leader 9 to bring you the latest developments in this case. Copyright 2011 WTVM. All rights reserved.
From City of Auburn Police DivisionOn Thursday, Feb. 17, at 1:26 a.m., the Auburn Police Division arrested Harvey A. Updyke Jr., age 62, of Dadeville, Ala., on a warrant charging him with Criminal Mischief 1st Degree. His arrest stems from an investigation involving the application of herbicide to the oak trees located at Toomer's Corner in the downtown area. Updyke was transported to the Lee County Detention Center to await bond.The Auburn Police Division is receiving assistance in the investigation from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Marshals Service, State of Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (Pesticide Management Section), Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office, Dadeville Police Department and Auburn University.
From Auburn City Mayor Mayor Bill Ham, Jr. made the following statement in response to the poisoning of the Historic Toomer's Oaks: "On behalf of the citizens of Auburn, I am deeply saddened by the news that someone has poisoned the Toomer's Oaks. Over the years, these beautiful old trees have come to represent the Auburn tradition and spirit. While this unfortunate act affects our entire community, I encourage my fellow citizens to move forward in the Auburn spirit. I have the utmost confidence in our Police, and in the Auburn University experts fighting to keep these historic oak trees alive. Let's all wish them the best as they pursue their work".From Jay Gogue, President, Auburn University"We will take every step we can to save the Toomer's oaks, which have been the home of countless celebrations and a symbol of the Auburn spirit for generations of Auburn students, fans, alumni and the community."
"It is understandable to feel outrage in reaction to a malicious act of vandalism. However, we should live up to the example we set in becoming national champions and the beliefs expressed in our Auburn Creed. Individuals act alone, not on behalf of anyone or any place, and all universities are vulnerable to and condemn such reprehensible acts."
From Bobby Poundstone, President, Auburn Alumni Association "Thousands of Auburn alumni have fond memories of rolling the trees at Toomer's Corner to celebrate sports victories, and the Auburn Alumni Association naturally supports the university in its efforts to safeguard the trees' health. These mighty oaks have been through a lot over the years. We're cheering for them." "Whatever happens to the trees, our response to the situation as alumni will be a measure of our commitment to the Auburn Creed. As an organization, we will continue to act and react in a manner that befits the integrity of our alma mater, and we trust that all Auburn alumni will do the same. I am confident the Auburn family will rally in response to this senseless act in a positive and meaningful way and, as always, the Auburn spirit will endure."
Toomer's oaks getting sugar injection to battle poison Toomer's oaks show signs of growth Auburn: Toomer's leaves show no signs of poisoning Toomer's Corner trees to be replaced? Auburn committee suggests
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Big Disappointment Maybe I should have sketched out the length and width of this book before purchasing-because it's ALOT smaller than it looks in the picture. It is a pretty book, and the suede on the inside covers is nice; but that's about all that is good about it. The engraving is AWFUL. Too small and entirely too faint-you can not tell it's even engraved unless you hold it up to the light just so. The lines on the page do not go all the way across-just enough room for a SHORT name and no room for addresses or well wishing of any kind. The introductory page is lame. I paid entirely too much for a product I hate. April 26, 2013
confusing picture Just received my guestbook, and I had to check the website. Don't get me wrong, the product is nice. However the picture and description are a little confusing. The description says pages are lined, but the picture makes it look like pages are NOT lined. I picked this one because I thought guests would have more room to write more without lines. But ALL pages are lined. Since it is personalized, it is non-returnable. A little disappointed. September 6, 2012
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Whites and blacks in the
United States are much more likely to develop lung cancer than
other racial/ethnic groups, a new federal study finds.
Researchers analyzed 1998 to 2006 data from 38 states and the
District of Columbia. They found that the annual incidence of lung
cancer per 100,000 people was 76.1 for blacks, 69.7 for whites,
48.4 for American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), 38.4 for
Asian/Pacific Islanders, and 37.3 for Hispanics.
People ages 70 to 79 had the highest incidence of lung cancer at
about 463 cases per 100,000. Incidence was highest in the South (76
percent) and lowest in the West (about 59 percent), the study
Among whites, the highest incidence of lung cancer was in the
South (76.3). The highest rates among blacks (88.9), AI/ANs (64.2)
and Hispanics (40.6) were in the Midwest. The highest rates among
Asian Pacific Islanders was in the West (42.5).
The variations may be due to regional differences in smoking
prevalence, exposure to cancer-causing substances, and other
factors, according to the study.
"These findings identify the racial/ethnic populations and geographic regions that would most benefit from enhanced efforts in primary prevention, specifically by reducing tobacco use and exposure to environmental carcinogens," the researchers wrote.
The study appears in the Nov. 12 issue of the
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading
cause of cancer death in the country, according to the CDC.
More information
The U.S. National Cancer Institute has more about
lung cancer.
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Model Jordan aka Katie Price has wed her cage fighter boyfriend in Las Vegas, almost a year after her divorce from Peter Andre. Read more on Katie Price's wedding below.
Jordan, whose real name is Katie Price, married Alex Reid in a secret ceremony at the Wynn resort in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon.
The couple issued a statement saying, "We are very much in love and look forward to the future together. We can't wait to get back and celebrate our marriage with our friends and family who we know fully support our wishes."
Price's spokesperson says this is not a publicity stunt, "Their decision to marry has not been made with any pre-conceived commercial plan or media deal in place and their reason for getting married is purely down to their love for each other."
Alex and Katie's wedding comes just days after Reid won the British reality show Celebrity Big Brother.
Back in November Katie refused Reid's proposal after he flew all the way to Australia to pop the question. It looks like Katie had a change of heart!
The newlyweds began dating last summer.
It is believed the couple will begin married life with an extended stay in Las Vegas – and they may even attend an Ultimate Fighting Championship event in Sin City on Saturday.
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Tea Myths: What You Might Need To Unlearn
We're big tea drinkers, so yesterday's Chicago Tribune got our attention with a list of nine things to "unlearn" about the stuff. For instance, there might be some good news for those of you who like to add milk, but not-so-good news for anyone drinking green tea to slim down.
Which myths were busted? Read on to find out.
Tribune columnist Julie Deardorff reported that tea sales in this country are expected to double over the next five years, due in part to potential health benefits. But the extent of those benefits is a source of some confusion and debate.
According to Jeffrey Blumberg, head of the the Antioxidants Research Laboratory at Tufts University, adding milk to tea might remove any health benefits. But then again, it might not. Only one study has produced such results, and they haven't yet been replicated.
Results are also mixed about the fat oxidation powers of green tea, containing caffeine and EGCG, and any minimal metabolism-boosting effects would be wiped out by as little as "half an Oreo," Blumberg said. But as we mentioned last month, drinking tea is still a great alternative to snacking – the tea itself is calorie-free.
Other revelations? Camellia sinensis is the only plant that produces tea leaves, and any variations are created through its processing. Herbal teas, as Elizabeth mentioned last year, are not teas at all, and are more correctly known as "tisanes." Rooibos tea is not even made from a leaf, but a seed from a bush grown in South Africa.
Check out the Deardorff's column for the full list of tea myths.
Related: Good Question: How Can I Find Good Decaffeinated Tea?
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There are several varieties of camellia sinensis and the region where the tea is grown greatly impacts the tea leading to a more or less floral tea so there is a lot more to it than the processing---think of vanilla beans or chocolate and the fact that these are sourced, or consider wine made from genetically identical grape vines in two different regions.
What a funny article. I laugh when people come up to me in public and tell me there is no use in drinking my tea because I add milk thus it won't help me. Hmmm, I like the taste of black tea with milk. Also, restaurants don't know how to do tea... besides the tea bag the water is usually too freakin' hot! I had someone recently give me perfect temp water and she was apologetic about how cold it was... she knew it was off since she didn't burn herself.
But black tea is supposed to have boiling water in order to steep properly! Us Americans are too impatient to wait to let it cool down to drinkable temps.
this has inspired to go make a cuppa ....


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Categories: Government, Central and Local Government, Public Service Productivity
Frequency of release: Biennially
Language: English
Geographical coverage: UK
Geographical breakdown: UK
Productivity for public services has remained broadly constant between 1997 and 2010, with an annual average growth rate of 0.0%. Both public service output (activities performed and services delivered) and public service inputs (labour, goods and services and capital), grew by 3.0% per year on average.
This release contains updated output, inputs and productivity estimates for public services in the UK between 1997 and 2010. It provides an analysis of key trends, and identifies which public service areas are the main drivers for total public service productivity.


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An effective permissions strategy will enhance the manageability and performance of your site, ensure compliance with your organization's data governance policies, and minimize the cost of maintenance for you and your organization.
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That's good, but the structure of the site that you start with often becomes the default structure as your site collection grows and is required to meet other kinds of needs. This growth can result in permissions-settings chaos, where everyone in the organization has full control over subsites or every individual requires new permissions for every new site they need to use.
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The American Legion, Post 86 recently heald it annual elections. On August 15, Post 86 is having a baron of beef barbecue to celebrate B.C. Day and welcome all newly elected officers. The picnic starts at 3 p.m. And everyone is invited to attend.
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Nick O Malley on Germany
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Nick O'Malley CHICAGO: Tension over France's decision to pull its troops out of Afghanistan spilled into public view in the first day of NATO meetings in Chicago as Australia promised an extra $85 million a year...
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Nick O'Malley Normally there is not a happier story. An American soldier held by enemy combatants for half a decade walks free.
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Hollande's US visit to rekindle Franco-American affairs
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Nick O'Malley The leaders of the world's top industrialised powers have turned on fellow G8 member Russia, condemning its ''clear'' violation of Ukraine's sovereignty after the invasion of the Crimean Peninsula.
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Nick O'Malley US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Tuesday as America tries to strengthen its response to the Russian occupation of the Crimean peninsula.
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Nick O'Malley, David Wroe The leaders of the world's top industrialised powers have turned on fellow G8 member Russia, condemning its ''clear'' violation of Ukraine's sovereignty after the invasion of the Crimean Peninsula.
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Nick O'Malley Australia has again become a focus of the increasingly bitter debate over gun control in the United States.
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Iran's nuclear program frozen as sanctions are eased
Nick O'Malley Iran will suspend its nuclear program in return for an easing of international sanctions under a historic agreement forged in the early hours of Sunday morning in Geneva.
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Nick O'Malley, Ben Grubb Washington: They quite literally can watch your ideas form as you type. Evidence is emerging of what may be the largest electronic surveillance operation in American history.
US turns the screws on NATO, lauds its ally Australia
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Viceroy Bali, Ubud
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The beauty of Ubud brings about another distinctive trait which has seen the emergence of a vast number of villas and resorts in the area, all offering romantic and leisurely sojourn for the weary souls. These villas and resorts capitalize on Ubud's natural beauty and maximize it with artistic details in their design. One of the leading luxury villas in the area is The Viceroy Bali. Designed by Ketut Mahardika, The Viceroy Bali is considered five-star boutique villas with stunning views of the Lembah valley and the Petanu River at its doorstep.
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