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Humility at Work
This current generation is tied to technology and, as a result, is conditioned to expect immediate access to all of life's amenities. It's almost like effortlessness has become their culture value.
Amanda Rogers, a senior at Cincinnati Christian University, is the antithesis of this stereotype. Her life is defined by a work ethic that made a difficult path seem easy.
Amanda grew up in a family of hardworking individuals. Her parents were often called to work throughout the night, forcing Amanda and her siblings to learn to fend for themselves. Amanda quickly discovered, however, that the two younger children were struggling. Seeing a need, she stepped in as their de facto mother.
Even though Amanda served her siblings wholeheartedly, she was still a teenager—there were times she needed a break. Amanda often visited the family across the road, building a special relationship with Leanna, a farmer's wife and mother of three children. During the height of their relationship, Leanna was diagnosed with cancer and died suddenly. The children's father had no idea how he would raise them alone, so he turned to Amanda for assistance. Again, Amanda went to work. She woke up at five-o'clock every morning to take care of five children (her two siblings and the three kids of the farmer), all under the age of 12.
One of Amanda's priorities was attending church. But just getting there was a hassle. Without an automobile, Amanda often biked to church. And in order to get the kids there too, she would ask the people at church for rides. Amanda was insistent that she and the children attend worship services because she knew it would enhance their lives.
It was at church when she first heard about CCU and Amanda decided to make it a goal to attend. But after her high school graduation, Amanda's father requested that she stay at home to continue to assist with the children. In order to honor her family, Amanda selflessly decided to put off college for a year.
When Amanda finally made it to campus, she became renown for her incredible work ethic. At CCU, she has worked for the maintenance department (cleaning President's Hall), played for the women's soccer team and currently serves as a resident assistant in the Phyllis Rine dorm. Hard work has always been the modus operandi for Amanda's life and her service makes our campus a better place.
British philosopher James Allen sums up Amanda's life well, observing that, "in all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result." Amanda's life displays the results of a hardworking woman, committed to the message of the gospel and to selflessly helping others.


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Monthly Archive for May, 2006
96 Hours, with music from His Name Is Alive, The Bloody Hollies, Murder by Death, Chuck Prophet, Army of Jesus, Pete Bernhard and Ludicra
Tony DuShane is your host for this week's 96 Hours Essentials podcast, sampling music from the best live bands performing Thursday through Sunday. His Name Is Alive are from Michigan and deliver romantic pop melodies. They play Thursday at Bottom of the Hill. The Bloody Hollies are a high-energy garage rock band from Buffalo, New […] [Read More]
Chronicle, Hearst respond in court to subpoenas over BALCO source
Hearst Corp. and its newspaper, The San Francisco Chronicle, filed a motion today to quash subpoenas calling for two of its reporters to reveal their source of leaked grand jury testimony related to the BALCO case. Chronicle reporters Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada used leaked testimony from the BALCO grand jury to write articles about […] [Read More]
Chef's Night In – Aom Phanthong talks about learning to cook in Thailand
San Francisco Chronicle Inside Scoop columnist Amanda Berne talks to local restaurateur and chef Aom Phanthong about her favorite easy recipe to make at home for friends and family. In this new podcast, Phanthong talks about life in Thailand versus life in San Francisco, and her two San Francisco restaurants Koh Samui and the Monkey […] [Read More]
Team hits rock bottom, but may have no place to go but up
The slumping Oakland A's hit rock bottom by losing to the lowly Kansas City Royals to begin the home stand. But Susan Slusser, The Chronicle's A's beat writer, says the Athletics shouldn't sink much lower and fans should take heart that the team is still not as low as it was early in the 2005 […] [Read More]
Bonds finally clears milestone, now may see more challenges from opposing pitchers
Barry Bonds finally passed Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list. But that may mean opposing pitchers – no longer afraid of being dragged into the record books — are going to challenge the San Francisco Giants slugger more than before, says Henry Schulman, The Chronicle's Giants beat writer. Podcasting from Miami, where the […] [Read More]
Rex Navarrete and President Arroyo in the open sea … and how to tell jokes during a state of emergency
rexnavarrete.com Rex Navarrete: Talagang crazy! Really Crazy! Comedian Rex Navarrete talks about his mom and his family's unique role in the dramatic battle against dictatorship. Then listen to him recall putting on a show during the recent state of emergency in Manila and talk about his love for the ocean. He talks about sharing a […] [Read More]
New computer cracks language barriers
Chronicle reporter Tom Abate plays back audio recorded for his story in the Business section on a new language translation computer developed for the Department of Defense by SRI International of Menlo Park. The audio demonstrates how the computer translates English into the Iraqi dialect of Arabic. And CNET Assistant Editor Will Greenwald reviews two […] [Read More]
Reviews of X-Men: The Last Stand and Keeping Up With the Steins
San Francisco Chronicle movie critic Mick LaSalle welcomes two special guest hosts to his weekly podcast to hear him review "X-Men: The Last Stand," the latest in the X-Men series of sci-fi movies. Find out which one of the three, X-Men movies that Mick has liked best. Mick also reviews "Keeping Up With The Steins," […] [Read More]
Interview with Deep Throat (and family)
Deanne Fitzmaurice/The Chronicle Mark Felt, a.k.a. Deep Throat, looks at photos with his daughter Joan at their home in Santa Rosa. San Francisco Chronicle reporter Joan Ryan interviews Mark Felt, otherwise known as Deep Throat – the man who leaked information that led to the downfall of President Nixon. In this podcast, Ryan talks with […] [Read More]
Interview with The New Yorker's David Remnick
In Friday's Datebook section, San Francisco Chronicle media writer Joe Garofoli profiles David Remnick, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of The New Yorker. In this podcast, Garofoli talks with Remnick about his new book, "Reporting"; his thoughts about taking the venerable magazine deeper into the digital age; and working with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh and […] [Read More]
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On Monday, my husband and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary. Nothing major in our relationship changed when we got hitched, since we had already been together for more than five years. Yet there were many small changes: my last name changed, resulting in me having to obtain a new passport, Social Security card, credit and debit cards, my driver's license and insurance cards. We've merged our car insurance and medical insurance plans. We're filing joint taxes for the first time. I've contributed a little bit here and there to his law school loans even though he's not even done with school yet. We still have separate bank accounts, though.
Things went really smoothly ... until Hanukkah. Normally I'm a very reasonable and logical person, especially with money, but something about the holidays went to my head. We received a little gift money from my grandmother and aunt, and I suggested we put it toward his loans instead of using it on something fun. I thought I was being so noble.
Then we received money from my dad for Hanukkah. The envelope would normally have my name on it, but as our first holiday season as a married couple, it had both of our names on it. I opened it up and at first was excited by my bounty, but then I became angry. Greedy. Why did I have to share MY money with HIM? It was like I had regressed into a little kid who didn't want to share my toys. I felt like I shouldn't have to split it 50/50 since I gave the other gift money to him! I mean, our gift money. To his loans. So I didn't split it evenly, and he was nice enough to just let it be.
Later, I was really embarrassed when I reflected on my behavior. It was so unlike me to get emotional and selfish, but it was also my first year being married during the holidays. I have never had to "share my toys" in that sense. I've been financially independent for so long that it was very confusing trying to look at things as ours, not mine. That was a good wake-up call, and I've been working on being more mature about it. It's getting easier all the time. I've also learned that it's totally normal to have feelings like this during major life transitions.
Read on for my list of my 10 favorite personal finance blog posts from the past week. The first one from Money is the Root is about this exact topic. Enjoy!
1. Money is the Root discusses some of the financial issues that come up for couples planning to get married and merging their finances.
2. One Cent at a Time offers advice on how to be a wise credit card user and what you should learn about a new credit card.
3. Dinks Finance shares what she learned about saving and spending during her no-spending spree.
4. Young and Thrifty lists 10 ways you can save hundreds of dollars every month.
5. One Money Design shares a recent credit card lesson he passed along to his daughter and reminds us that kids listen more than we think.
6. Buck$some Boomer reminds readers of the importance of not buying things you can't afford and how to use credit wisely.
7. Careful Cents explains how bartering can be such a useful tool, especially if you own a business.
8. Enemy of Debt shares in great detail how she managed to pay off her significant debt.
9. Married (with Debt) discusses one of her methods for eliminating debt: selling things you don't need.
10. I know kids are expensive, but I had no idea how much. Money Under 30 reveals the answer in this post about the cost of having a baby.
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Great links! Thanks for sharing.
i would have had the same reaction. especially since we do share mostly everything.
KG said:
Oops! I did the same thing at Christmas. My grandparents gave us some money and my first instinct was to not split it evenly. But I did...somewhat begrudgingly.
Emily Starbuck Crone said:
KG, thanks for chiming in. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only person to feel this way!
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Public Health News Roundup: September 12
EBOLA OUTBREAK: WHO Says Ebola is Spreading at a Faster Rate than Health Workers Can Handle
(NewPublicHealth is monitoring the public health crisis in West Africa.)
Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa—the largest in history—shows no signs of slowing down. Today the global health organization followed that by declaring that health officials are currently unable to handle the growing number of cases. "In the three hardest hit countries, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the number of new cases is moving far faster than the capacity to manage them in the Ebola-specific treatment centers," said Margaret Chan, the WHO director-general, according to CNN. "Today, there is not one single bed available for the treatment of an Ebola patient in the entire country of Liberia." More than 2,400 people have died from Ebola since the start of the outbreak. Read more on Ebola.
Study: Majority of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia Receive Questionable Medications
The majority of nursing home residents dealing with advanced dementia receive medications that are both questionable—if not outright ineffective—and cost them needless amounts of money, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine. In a review of 5,406 nursing home residents with advanced dementia, researchers determined that slightly more than half (53.9 percent) received at least one medication with questionable benefit; the medications constituted approximately 35.2 percent of the total cost of care for those patients. According to the researchers, the patients' goals of care should dictate the treatment they receive when dealing with a terminal illness, and medications that don't promote that primary goal should be minimized. Read more on aging.
Study: 'Fat Shaming' is Counterproductive
"Fat shaming" does not promote weight loss and in fact can be counterproductive, according to a new study in the journal Obesity. In an analysis of nearly 3,000 adults tracked over four years, researchers determined that weight discrimination was associated with a weight gain of approximately 2 pounds, while the participants who reported no fat shaming lost an average of 1.5 pounds. "Our study clearly shows that weight discrimination is part of the obesity problem and not the solution," said the study's senior author, Jane Wardle, director of the Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Centre at University College London (UCL), in a release. "Weight bias has been documented not only among the general public but also among health professionals, and many obese patients report being treated disrespectfully by doctors because of their weight. Everyone, including doctors, should stop blaming and shaming people for their weight and offer support, and where appropriate, treatment." Read more on obesity.
Public Health News Roundup: September 4
EBOLA UPDATE: WHO Says More than $600M Needed to Combat the Ebola Outbreak
(NewPublicHealth is monitoring the public health crisis in West Africa.)
Approximately $600 million in supplies is needed to combat the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), while Canadian health officials continue to work on a way to transport an experimental treatment to the affected area. "We are now working with the WHO to address complex regulatory, logistical and ethical issues so that the vaccine can be safely and ethically deployed as rapidly as possible," said Health Canada spokesman Sean Upton, in a statement. "For example, the logistics surrounding the safe delivery of the vaccine are complicated." More than 1,900 people have died in the outbreak. Read more on Ebola.
RWJF, TFAH Report Finds State Obesity Rates Continue to Remain High
Adult obesity rates continue to be high across the country, with rates increasing in six states and decreasing in none over the past year, according to a new report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The report, The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America, found that rates climbed in Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, New Jersey, Tennessee and Wyoming. Mississippi and West Virginia have the highest rates, at 35.1 percent, and no state has a rate below 21 percent. "Obesity in America is at a critical juncture. Obesity rates are unacceptably high, and the disparities in rates are profoundly troubling," said Jeffrey Levi, PhD, executive director of TFAH, in a release. "We need to intensify prevention efforts starting in early childhood, and do a better job of implementing effective policies and programs in all communities—so every American has the greatest opportunity to have a healthy weight and live a healthy life." Read more on obesity.
Study: Women Are Underrepresented in Surgical Research
A review of more than 600 studies in five major surgical journals found that males are vastly overrepresented, calling into question how the findings will translate for female patients. The journals— Annals of Surgery, American Journal of Surgery, JAMA Surgery, Journal of Surgical Research and Surgery—responded by announcing they will now require study authors to report the sex of animals and cells in their research, or to explain why only one sex was analyzed. "Women make up half the population, but in surgical literature, 80 percent of the studies only use males," study senior author Melina Kibbe, MD, professor of surgical research at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said in a release. "We need to do better and provide basic research on both sexes to ultimately improve treatments for male and female patients." The study appeared in the journal Surgery. Read more on health disparities.
Public Health News Roundup: September 2
EBOLA UPDATE: NIH to Begin Human Trials of Experimental Vaccine
(NewPublicHealth is monitoring the public health crisis in West Africa.)
Following an expedited review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health will this week begin human testing of an experimental Ebola vaccine. This will be the first safety trial for this type of vaccine, which was developed by GlaxoSmithKline and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The vaccine will first be given to three people to determine its safety, and then to 20 volunteers ages 18 to 50. "Today we know the best way to prevent the spread of Ebola infection is through public health measures, including good infection control practices, isolation, contact tracing, quarantine, and provision of personal protective equipment," said NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD. "However, a vaccine will ultimately be an important tool in the prevention effort. The launch of Phase 1 Ebola vaccine studies is the first step in a long process." Read more on Ebola.
Study: Low-Carb Diets May Be Better than Low-Fat Diets for Losing Weight, Reducing Heart Disease Risk
Low-carbohydrate diets may be more effective than low-fat diets for both losing weight and reducing the risk of heart disease, according to a new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers assigned 148 patients either a low-carbohydrate or a low-fat diet, collected data at the start of the study, then again at three, six and 12 months. Of the people who completed the study—59 in the low-carbohydrate group and 60 in the low-fat group—researchers determined that the low-carbohydrate diet was the more effective of the two, concluding that "[r]estricting carbohydrate may be an option for persons seeking to lose weight and reduce cardiovascular risk factors." Read more on obesity.
Study: Many People Have Difficulty Understanding their Electronic Health Records
While electronic lab results are increasingly used to keep patients up to date on their health, a new study out of the University of Michigan's schools of Public Health and Medicine found that many people have difficulty understanding the information. The researchers pointed to people with low comprehension of numerical concepts and low literacy skills as the most likely to have difficulty understand their results, make them less likely to use the data to decide whether a physician follow-up might be needed. "If we can design ways of presenting test results that make them intuitively meaningful, even for people with low numeracy and/or literacy skills, such data can help patients take active roles in managing their health care," said Brian Zikmund-Fisher, associate professor of health behavior and health education at the university's School of Public Health, in a release. "In fact, improving how we show people their health data may be a simple but powerful way to improve health outcomes." Read more on access to health care.
Public Health News Roundup: August 28
EBOLA UPDATE: Death Toll Passes 1,500 as Outbreak Accelerates
(NewPublicHealth is monitoring the public health crisis in West Africa.)
The West African Ebola outbreak continues to accelerate, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which today announced there have so far been 3,069 probable and confirmed cases; 1,552 people have died. While most cases remain concentrated in only a few localities, WHO estimates that more than 40 percent of the total cases have occurred within the past 21 days.
In other Ebola news:
- Earlier this week, IDV Solutions released an infographic showing how this Ebola outbreak—the largest in history—compares to previous outbreaks of the disease.
- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, will begin initial human testing of an Ebola investigational vaccine next week.
Read more on Ebola.
Teens Who Don't Get Enough Sleep Are at Increased Risk of Obesity
Teenagers who don't get enough sleep are at increased risk of being obese by age 21, according to a new study in Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health analyzed health information on more than 10,000 teens and young adults at the ages of 16 and 21, finding that the 16-year-olds who reported less than six hours of sleep per night were 20 percent more likely to be obese by age 21. Potential reasons for the link include appetite changes and cravings due to daytime sleepiness and fatigue. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends nine to ten hours of sleep per night for teenagers. Read more on pediatrics.
Study: 'Rules of Thumb' on Pouring Help Reduce Excessive Drinking
Curbing a person's excessive drinking may be as simple as thinking about how much is poured into each glass, according to a new study in the International Journal of Drug Policy. Researchers from Iowa State University and Cornell University had 74 college students pour red or white wine in a variety of settings, finding that those students who use a "rule of thumb" to dictate their pours—such as only filling half the glass or leaving space equivalent to two fingers at the top—poured less, regardless of their BMI or gender. "About 70 percent of the people in the sample used the half-glass rule, and they poured significantly less by about 20 percent," said Laura Smarandescu, lead author and an assistant professor of marketing at Iowa State, in a release. "It's a big difference. We would suggest using a rule of thumb with pouring because it makes a big difference in how much people pour and prevents them from overdrinking." Read more on alcohol.
Public Health News Roundup: July 31
Study: Families With Preschoolers Purchasing Fewer High-Calorie Drinks
Recent progress in stalling and perhaps even reversing the childhood obesity epidemic may be linked to fewer families with preschool-aged children purchasing high-calorie drinks, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Researchers used Nielsen Homescan data from approximately 43,000 U.S. households with young children from 2000 to 2011, identifying the top 20 foods and beverages purchased. "Decreases in purchases of fluid milks, soft drinks, juice and juice drinks, and grain-based desserts were the primary drivers of this change," said lead author Christopher Ford, MPH, doctoral candidate in nutrition at the University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health. "These data suggest that these households may have purchased fewer calories from solid fats and added sugars." Previous research shows that approximately 70 to 80 percent of a preschooler's diet comes from food purchased at stores. Read more on nutrition.
Peace Corps Withdraws from Three West African Countries Due to Ebola Crisis
The Peace Corps announced yesterday that it was removing all 340 of its volunteers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea in reaction to the increasing spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa. The organization said it has been working closely with experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of State to monitor the health crisis and determine how it should respond. "The Peace Corps has enjoyed long partnerships with the government and people of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea and is committed to continuing volunteers' work there," according to a Peace Corps release. "A determination on when volunteers can return will be made at a later date." Read more on global health.
Study: Women Who Live Near Green Spaces Give Birth to Healthier Babies
Pregnant women who live near green spaces—such as parks, community gardens and even cemeteries—give birth to healthier babies with significantly higher birth weights, according to a new study in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Researchers analyzed data on approximately 40,000 single live births in Tel Aviv, Israel. "We found that overall, an increase of surrounding greenery near the home was associated with a significant increase of birth weight and decreased risk for low birth weight," said Michael Friger, PhD, of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Department of Public Health. "This was the first study outside of the United States and Europe demonstrating associations between greenery and birth weight, as well as the first to report the association with low birth weight." Read more on maternal and infant health.
Public Health News Roundup: July 24
FDA Approves New Oxycodone with Abuse-deterrent Properties
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new extended-release oxycodone with abuse-deterrent properties. Targiniq ER—which should be used to treat pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment—contains naloxone which blocks the euphoric effects of oxycodone when crushed and snorted, or crushed, dissolved and injected. The drug is consistent with the FDA's 2013 draft guidance for industry, Abuse-Deterrent Opioids – Evaluation and Labeling. "The FDA is committed to combatting the misuse and abuse of all opioids, and the development of opioids that are harder to abuse is needed in order to help address the public health crisis of prescription drug abuse in the U.S.," said Sharon Hertz, MD, deputy director of the Division of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Addiction Products in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. "Encouraging the development of opioids with abuse-deterrent properties is just one component of a broader approach to reducing abuse and misuse, and will better enable the FDA to balance addressing this problem with meeting the needs of the millions of people in this country suffering from pain." Read more on substance abuse.
HHS: 10.3 Million Adults Gained Coverage in the ACA's First Open Enrollment Period
An estimated 10.3 million uninsured adults gained health care coverage following the first open enrollment period in the Health Insurance Marketplace, according to a new study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services appearing the New England Journal of Medicine. The study looked at insurance trends before and after the open enrollment period, finding that the uninsured rate for adults ages 18-64 dropped from 21 percent in September 2013 to 16.3 percent in April 2014, which corresponded to a 5.2 percentage-point change, or 10.3 million adults gaining coverage. Read more on the Affordable Care Act.
Study: Parents of Obese Kids Often Don't Realize They're Unhealthy
Parents of obese children often don't see their child's weight as unhealthy and are more likely to make changes in their eating habits than to increase exercise, according to a new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In a survey of more than 200 families in 2008 and 2009 to evaluate their readiness to help their children lose weight, researchers found that 28 percent of the parents did not see their child's weight as a health problem and 31 percent thought their child's health was excellent or very good. The study also found that while 61 percent said they were trying to improve eating habits, only 41 percent were attempting to increase their child's activity level. Read more on obesity.
TEDMED Great Challenges: A Candid Conversation About Childhood Obesity
A 2012 report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Trust for America's Health concluded that if the adult and childhood obesity rates in 2011 continued to increase at their steady paces, then by 2030 nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults would be obese and every single state would have obesity rates above 44 percent.
Data now show that childhood obesity rates have stabilized. In fact, for the first time in a decade the obesity rates among young children from low-income families in many states is trending down.
Helping lead the way in this important public health issue has been the city of Philadelphia, Penn., which has worked to improve access to healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity.
"We were very fortunate in Philadelphia to have colleagues...who have developed a better understanding of childhood obesity," said Don Schwarz, former Health Commissioner and Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity, City of Philadelphia, and will also soon take on the role of director for RWJF's Demand Team. "What that has meant is that Philadelphia was able to take a body of knowledge and bring it to scale. The partnership in Philadelphia that has allowed that to happen goes across government and between government and the private sector and community organizations—just everyday Philadelphians. So that kind of partnership, that wonderful knowledge base, has I believed turned the corner on childhood obesity, particularly for children who are of disadvantaged communities."
Schwarz's comments came during the Tuesday, July 22 Google Hangout TEDMED Great Challenges: A Candid Conversation About Childhood Obesity. The panel was moderated by Richard Besser, Chief Health and Medical Editor for ABC News.
Every member of the panel echoed the importance of partnerships, and Besser succinctly explained their critical role in not just obesity prevention but all public health efforts.
"The more creatively you can think and the wider variety of partners you can pull in, the more likely you are to be successful," he said.
At the heart of Philadelphia's success has been the important role that schools play in that community partnership. According to Schwarz, for the past decade the city's schools have worked to reshape how they approach children's health and wellbeing, including comprehensive nutrition policies, a new food environment that emphasizes healthy choices and more opportunities for kids to be physically active. One can't be successful without the other.
Public Health News Roundup: July 9
Study: Global Child TB Rates 25 Percent Higher than Previously Realized
The true number of children who develop tuberculosis (TB) each year in the 22 countries with the worst TB rates is nearly 25 percent higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated as recently as 2012, according to a new study in The Lancet Global Health. Researchers used mathematical modeling to determine that approximately 650,000 children in these countries develop TB each year; the WHO estimate was 530,000. The study also determined that approximately 15 million children are exposed to TB every year and 53 million are living with latent TB infections which can become infectious active TB. While the findings are troubling, they also indicate promising ways to reduce the risk. "Our findings highlight an enormous opportunity for preventive antibiotic treatment among the 15 million children younger than 15 years of age who are living in the same household as an adult with infectious TB," said lead author Peter Dodd, MD, from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, in a release. "Wider use of isoniazid therapy for these children as a preventative measure would probably substantially reduce the numbers of children who go on to develop the disease." Read more on global health.
Severe Obesity Can Cut a Person's Lifespan by Nearly 14 Years
Severe obesity can take nearly 14 years off a person's life, according to a new study in the journal PLOS Medicine. Using data from 20 previous studies, researchers determined that severe obesity—defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40—can cut lives short by anywhere from 6.5 to 13.7 years, due to increased risk of health problems such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes. "We found that the death rates in severely obese adults were about 2.5 times higher than in adults in the normal weight range," said lead investigator Cari Kitahara, a research fellow at the U.S. National Cancer Institute, according to HealthDay. Approximately 6 percent of U.S. adults are severely obese; severe obesity accounts for approximately 509 deaths per 100,000 men annually and 382 deaths per 100,000 women annually. Read more on obesity.
HHS: $100M for 150 New Community Health Centers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced approximately $100 million in available funds for communities to expand access to affordable, high-quality primary care through an estimated 150 new community health centers in 2015. Currently there are approximately 1,300 health centers with more than 9,200 service sites providing care to more than 21 million people in the United States and its territories. The centers, made possible under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), have also helped approximately 4.7 million people enroll for ACA coverage. Read more on community health.
Public Health News Roundup: June 5
Application Problems Mean 2.2M People Risk Losing ACA Coverage
Inconsistencies in their application data means that approximately 2.2 million people who enrolled for coverage under the Affordable Care Act could risk losing their coverage in isolated cases. A report from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) found that 1.2 million people filed health insurance enrollment applications with questionable income data, 461,000 had issues with citizenship and another 505,000 had issues with immigration. However, CMS also noted that 59 percent of the applications were within a 90-day window allowing them to resolve the problems. "Consumers experience regular changes in income and various life circumstances and the law accounts for these kinds of situations," said CMS, according to Reuters. "It is not surprising that there are income discrepancies given that this is a brand new process." As of mid-April more than 8 million people had enrolled for health coverage. Read more on the Affordable Care Act.
Study: Skipping Breakfast Doesn't Hurt Efforts to Lose Weight
Common wisdom holds that people who skip breakfast actually increase their risk of obesity. However, a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that passing up on the first meal of the day neither helps nor hurts a person's efforts to lose weight. The study involved 309 overweight and obese adults between the ages of 20 and 65—who were told to either eat or skip breakfast—and a control group provided with health nutrition information. Researchers found no difference when it came to efforts to lose weight. "The field of obesity and weight loss is full of commonly held beliefs that have not been subjected to rigorous testing; we have now found that one such belief does not seem to hold up when tested," senior investigator David Allison, director of the UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center, said in a university news release. "This should be a wake-up call for all of us to always ask for evidence about the recommendations we hear so widely offered." Read more on obesity.
HHS: $300M Available to Expand Services at Community Health Centers
An additional $300 million in funding is available to community health centers as part of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced this week. The funds will go toward expanding service hours and the hiring of more medical providers, as well as the expansion or addition of oral health, behavioral health, pharmacy and vision services. There are approximately 1,300 health centers operating more than 9,000 service delivery sites and providing care for more than 21 million U.S. patients. Read more on community health.
Public Health News Roundup: May 29
CDC: Man Previously Reported Having MERS Does Not Harbor the Virus
After completing additional and more definitive laboratory tests, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has retracted a report made last week that an Illinois man contracted the potentially deadly MERS virus from a patient who was diagnosed with MERS in the United States after spending time as a health care worker in Saudi Arabia. The confusion over the diagnosis came from earlier tests that indicated antibodies to a coronavirus, the class of virus MERS belongs to. However, more definitive tests found that he did not harbor the MERS virus. There are six known versions of the coronavirus; four cause mild illness and two cause the much more serious MERS and SARS viruses. Read more on infectious disease.
Study: 30 Percent of the World's Population is Obese
A new analysis of global obesity trends finds that approximately 2.1 billion people—or nearly 30 percent of the world population—are obese, according to a new study in The Lancet. Researchers found that rates of being obese or overweight climbed 20 percent in adults and 47 percent in children during the 33 years analyzed. The study, which was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, determined that while obesity was once more common in wealthier nations, approximately two-thirds of the world's obese population lives in developing countries. In addition, the statistics for the United States were especially troubling; while only 5 percent of the world's population lives in the United States, the country is home to approximately 13 percent of the world's obese population. Read more on obesity.
Study: Lung Cancer Screening Can Scare People into Quitting Smoking
In addition to early detection and treatment of lung cancer, early screening can also scare people into quitting smoking before they even develop the disease, according to a new study in the JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Researchers based their findings on an analysis of 14,621 current smokers, 55-70 years old, with a 30 or more pack-year smoking history and who had smoked during the last 15 years. The data was taken from the Lung Screening Study component of the U.S. National Lung Screening Trial. The study found that "...abnormal screening results may present a 'teachable moment'" and that "[f]uture lung cancer screening programs should take advantage of this opportunity to apply effective smoking cessation programs." Read more on tobacco.


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Cross Country | Enumclaw Hornet squad opens season with home win | Slidesshow
Girls and boys Enumclaw cross country teams swept Bonney Lake Wednesday at the high school course in the opening meet of the South Puget Sound League 3A schedule.
The boys won 24-31 and the girls 28-41.
Looking at the season coach Jeff Jacobsen saw a number of strong contenders for the boys and girls.
The boys team is lead by Alec Rhome, who took the top spot against Bonney Lake in 16 minutes, 48 seconds.
Also expected to be running well for the Hornets are Dylan Hamel, Josh Sanders, Peter Berger, Chase Olson, Eric Hamel, Stephan Alvidrez and Jeff Dahlquist.
For the girls Hannah Calvert and Aleea Gwerder ran third and fourth respectively for the Hornets against the Panthers.
Jacobsen pointed to Samantha Engebretsen, Riley Desmul, Abby Callison, Lindsay Ross, Peyton Vick and Audrey Brown as runners able to go the distance and more.
The Hornets will be running next at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday against Lakes at Fort Steilacoom Park.
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Long-standing, well-run bistro. Spacious bar and dining rooms display Gallic décor and memorabilia. Extensive choice from daily or weekly menus and specials. Classical, seasonal cooking displays international influences.2014
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Personally and passionately run restaurant on the high street of a former mill town; look out for the eye-catching illuminated window display. Modern monthly menus have subtle Mediterranean influences and the desserts are a real highlight.2014
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I was so excited to see him come out on the floor, then the step back jumper then the three. Should have had that steal although he did foul. but for 15.5 minutes of play he did fantastic. Welcome back BRoy, I really missed you.Hg
People look at his points and raise an eyebrow. But really, his defense and hustle was amazing and helped the team a lot. I was disappointed to see him taken out, but yet, I understand why. He didn't like it, I didn't like it, I don't think anyone liked it, but the precautions had to be taken. Roy looked like the pro he is out there, and even made Shannon Brown, a quick guy, fall on his knees, and he made the Lakers focus on him.He's back baby, he's back.
they (the coaching staff) should've had his minutes manged better in the 4th. i wanted to see him finish the game and help the team, especially when they finished with that dry spell of scoring at the end.
Love it! Brandon did not play long, but he DID show me two things. First: An old school Roy step-back jumper, creating space the way he used to. Second, he hit that 3, and running back pumped his fist like "Yes!". Too soon to tell, but if he can be Brandon Roy for 25 mins...... well, I'm in. Got choked up when he hit that shot. And we are all worried about L-Train in all of this? First one to emphatically high 5 our all star. Powerful stuff.Hang on RIP CITY, it's gonna be a ride.
I agree wth Olallie, LA's reaction to Brandon't 3! He was almost more excited than B-Roy. I think with a couple of games, they will get the rust off and the chemistry will be back.
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New saw mill helps clear forests of beetle-killed trees
Foresters say it's a good thing that Saratoga's saw mill is back at work.
Saratoga Forest Management opened this January, 10 years after its predecessor, Saratoga Saw Mill, went out of business.
Wyoming State Forestry Division's Josh Van Vlack says half of the area's dense forests have been killed by bark beetles, but foresters can't afford to remove the dead trees. Van Vlack says that the saw mill is paying for the rights to remove the timber, which is turns into two-by-fours.
Clint Georg co-owns Saratoga Forest Management. He says strategic logging improves forest health, the way wildfires used to.
"When we harvest, it opens up the forest floor," Georg said. "The seeds now that are dropped during the process, the pinecones open up, the seeds start to regenerate, and you have a regeneration of the forest."
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Other than the first generation which was produced from 1967-1969, Chevrolet has kept its Camaro generations to spans of around 10 years, but it looks like the fifth generation is getting nipped a bit early. Chevrolet insiders have released news that the sixth generation Camaro will be debuting in 2015 for the 2016 model year, leaving the fifth generation model with only five years under its belt.
Along with the confirmation of the new generation, GM insiders also revealed that the 422 HP 6.2 liter V8 engine from the fifth generation will make its way into the next Camaro SS as well, except it will come with improved power figures and better fuel economy. Coincidentally, this is the same engine that will be used in the seventh generation Corvette where it is said to get 440 HP, leaving the new generation Camaro SS with an 18 HP improvement.
The engine will probably be the main focus for the next Camaro, especially with the Ford Mustang getting all kinds of power attention, but we expect Chevrolet will also work on the look of the vehicle, as well as improve on it's visibility.
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(WHAS11) - The Greater Clark County School District could soon have a new Superintendent, but he may not be new to Kentuckiana.
Tuesday night, Stephen Daeschner, former Superintendent of the Jefferson County Public School District was back in the area talking about why he wants to work in Clark County.
But not everyone is excited about the return of Stephen Daeschner.
It seems to be specifically teachers who are concerned about the possibility of Dr. Daeschner taking over as Superintendent, particularly because of the reputation he generated as Superintendent in the JCPS District.
For 14 years, Dr. Stephen Daeschner was the Superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools.
In 2007, the school board voted to not renew his contact.
Dr. Daeschner took a job in Aurora, Illinois.
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Some are excited about the possibility of Dr. Daeschner's return to Kentuckiana.
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Dr. Daeschner admits he's surrounded by controversy, but says that just comes with the job.
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I'll be honest, when I started to do research for this post, I started out thinking that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) had a problem. However, the more I thought about it, I think the company's problem may not be an issue after all. The potential issue is the Surface tablet, and the problem I see is pricing.
The First Time In A Long Time
For the first time in a while, Microsoft got my attention when they introduced the Surface tablet. Apparently I'm not the only one, as Travis Hoium of Fool.com also seemed impressed by the tablet and Windows 8. He wrote last year that, "Windows 8 brings common functionality for desktop and mobile users, something not even Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) does. He said that when it comes right down to it, there are about a billion customers that really have nowhere else to go.
I'm not comfortable investing based on the idea that customers have no other choice. Microsoft has a virtual monopoly in the PC industry, but they can't afford to force customers to look elsewhere. If those customers look hard enough, they are likely to find a Mac, or even a Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Chromebook as an alternative. That being said, Windows 8 was designed with a touchscreen in mind, and the Surface represents the first time I've seen Microsoft produce hardware that could catch the attention of shoppers. However, the real question is, will the Surface sell?
This Thing Has 99 Problems And 98 Could Be Solved With Better Pricing
When it comes to the Surface RT model, I know that it comes with Office, but that won't be enough for most users. The problem is, at $499 a customer can get a 16 GB iPad and get at least 600,000 more available apps. If that iPad user wants something akin to Office, they can purchase QuickOffice (which is owned by Google) for about $15 and get a full office suite that syncs with Dropbox, Box.net, Google Drive, and others. Adding a keyboard to the iPad is cheaper too with the Logitech Keyboard cover selling for $79.99 on Amazon.com versus the $119.99 cost of the Touch Cover Microsoft sells.
The only thing the Surface Pro is a Pro at is pricing. Starting at $899, Microsoft priced themselves out of the market. Users are going to need the Type Cover for $129.99 to get real work done. While the Touch Cover looks cool, it's like typing on a piece of cardboard. This means a business user would spend at least $1,028 on the 64 GB model. However, since Microsoft chose to not offer separate user defined storage, the actual user accessible storage is 23 GB. I know that you can add external storage through the USB or SD card slot, but that adds to the final price. In addition, when was the last time you saw someone carrying a tablet around with a hard drive attached?
The problem with the Surface Pro is there are better alternatives. For instance, between Dell, HP, and Samsung, there are multiple devices that can do what the Surface Pro does. Take a look at a side-by-side comparison:
(Dell and HP pricing through Dell.com and HP.com, Samsung ATIV pricing through Amazon.com)
The Dell model offers a bigger screen, double the hard drive space, and costs about $30 less. The HP and Samsung offerings have bigger screens, and are between $178 and $378 cheaper. The bottom line is, customers will shop around and find very quickly that the Surface Pro is no great bargain.
Why It Doesn't Matter In The End
Whether customers buy the Surface or not, Microsoft still wins. The reason is simple, by introducing the Surface lineup, Microsoft forced their hardware partners to move quickly to produce competing products. What do each of the competing products have in common? Each of these products has Intel inside, which should be good news as Intel tries to push into the mobile arena. Second, each of these products runs Windows 8. Since Microsoft gets paid a licensing fee no matter what, the company may actually do better if the Surface is short lived.
Traditionally speaking, hardware is a lower margin business than software. This is a big part of the reason that Apple's gross margin is 38.63% versus Microsoft's gross margin is 73.47%. In another example, Google's Motorola Mobile division's gross margin is just 17.14%. Does Microsoft really want to make a push into an area with significantly lower margins?
In the end, this is all about getting Windows 8 noticed. Since Microsoft's stock is trading at under 10 times projected earnings, anything to get more users interested in Windows 8 is a plus. The company's 3.3% yield is nice while investors wait for Windows 8 to move computing forward. Intel investors should also be happy because as we noticed, Intel is inside of each of these devices. Another way to play the Windows 8 story would be to buy Intel. The company pays a better yield than Microsoft at 4.25%, and analysts expect 12.33% growth in earnings because of Windows 8, and continued strength in the server field. No matter how you play it, whether the Surface is a hit, may not really matter after all.
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Yes, a service often involves assistance from people, like visitor services, information service, or repair service. Facilities are often things, such as restroom facilities which might include showers and such, or camping facilities like electrical hookups and a BBQ.
Although something like a computerized guide is both a piece of equipment and a service or information provider, I'd say service is more often used and facility is rarely used for them. Sometimes even the word service will be left out in favor of other more specific words which just describe what it is and/or what it does.
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How can God exist beyond space and time?
I'm trying to make sense of this "existence" outside space and time. How can something , anything exist yet not exist in space-time? Something completely disconnected from length, width, height, or point in time....
Is this a "truth" that is beyond human comprehension? For maybe this may be one the "truths" that escapes the human intellect. However there are also non-sense statements that require filtering, I believe that existence beyond space and time is one statement that requires filtering.
Does God pops in and out of existence along with virtual particles? Or is God tightly curled up( about a Planck length?) in one or more dimensions of a Calabi-Yau manifold? Or is this existence as useful as the Cosmic Peanut Butter Theory?
Asking if it's possible means nothing, however. The question to ask is, what makes anyone say this? What is the evidence for such assertions? Show me how does anyone got to this statement.
Please as you deploy your arguments don't conflate suppositions with explanations, for these are not interchangeable. Just because it can be imagined, does not make it valid, or even explanatory.
And no scripture as proof.("Behold, heaven and the highest heavens cannot contain Thee... (1 Kings 8:27)) etc, Please and thank you.
Keep the mental contortions civil & courteous, even artful which is always cool. Let's learn from each other!
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The operational word in my question was "how" could god or anything exists beyond space and time?, And the core answer after the often heated exchanges is that some folks believe such a fantastic particular possible yet unable to render a demonstrable explanation -why?- because it is impossible.
The incredible thing is that folks believe dogmas as such without questioning. Is similar to lets say slavery or interracial marriage or the prohibition, many in power used (still do ) the Bible to back up such views and today-thanks in a big part by Secular Humanism- are not active policies in our country. Many a Christian believed that all above mentioned stances were correct just as god exist beyond space and time.
I think that as a whole mankind is evolving away from dogmas into new horizons, faith based or divinely revealed knowledge will take a backseat to reason based knowledge. And for that process there is a demonstrable "How".
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Jul 21 2013: I just hope that you realize that the metaphysical claims of religion are saying that they know something they can't know. Yes. That's what they say, that God is too complex for our understanding and offset from the universe. Yet they "know" he exists. They are claiming to know something that they can't know but are saying so anyways.
Claiming to know of spirituality is also another claim often made. There is no spirit within me. What's in me is a heart pumping blood.
You see, humans have the presumptuous burden of pattern making. We see the universe and ourselves and how it looks so neatly put together and come to the conclusion of well, someone must have designed it! This then builds upon itself with claims and rituals and coincidental sacrifices. But no one's mind is truly open till they are free of this pattern.
Jul 22 2013: Brendan,
Well said,That's the burden: that reason burns on one side and faith comforts on the other-yet mutually exclusive- ,a cognitive dissonance looking for consonance-sometimes at any cost-. I gather that model is doomed to failure as a young generation with more access to information -at least in most western cultures- can see science for what it is instead of the semantic contortions shot from different pulpits.
Look at the KKK(I'm not saying that the KKK is the same as mainstream religious groups or good people in general) and their twisted views, -some of those KKK member attended church -like clockwork- Now, as a product of old fears and bigotry they died down as new generations saw trough their ignorance, and by Heroes like Jackie Robinson and others, that showed how patently absurd their beliefs were. And so from having huge numbers and congressmen etc, today they are juts a small minority confined to local townships and soon a thing of the past.It was a belief system that unfortunately took the lives of too many people- just for a belief with no evidence-. With no open dialogue in a respectful manner: And from individuals to Nations that is where the crux lies.
Here in the USA you have vestiges of public ignorance, when you hear government officials stating that women have a biological mechanism to stop a pregnancy(legitimate rape) as they are being raped, abortion leads to cancer ,masturbating fetuses, Darwinian evolution is "just a Theory", Global warming is bogus etc-. And this drives a cultural wedge nationwide that is at its core religious.
"Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful. But there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas." ~ Rep. Michele Bachmann USA
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2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion to pan; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Stir in oregano, celery salt, red pepper, black pepper, and saffron, if desired. Crumble beef into pan; cook 5 minutes or until beef is browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in marinara sauce, olives, sherry, capers, and 3 tablespoons parsley. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
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On Oct. 1, 2013 the Lord our Savior called home the soul of "Scottie" Walter Scott.
July 31, 1924-Oct. 1, 2013
Scottie was drafted by the United States Army and proudly served his county. After the service they moved to Fox Lake. There he worked at La Della Plastic, later being relocated and renamed Robin Manufacturing. He worked there until 1970. He ended his working career at Del-Monte Cooperation in Markesan and retired in 1987.
Scottie then traveled the United States and settled in Rock Port, TX. There he joined the American Legion and served as a Chaplain for a number of years. He spent a great deal of time there.
Scottie was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Fox Lake, and upon returning to the area in 2000 he rejoined the Fox Lake Legion. He spent the remainder of his life in the Hancock, Plainfield, and the Fox Lake areas. Scottie loved to shake dice, go for car rides, and laugh with his family and friends.
Scottie was preceded in death by his parents: Peter and Grace Scott; one brother; and two sisters. In 1992, the Lord called home Betty Scott and his loving son, Randy Scott, in 2005.
Scottie is survived by his loving daughter: Kathy (Scott) Eugene Riha, Beaver Dam; one grandson: Jason (Colleen) Scott, Plover; three granddaughters: Tisha (Longseth) David Indermuehle, Beaver Dam; Sarah Longseth, Beaver Dam; and Krista (Longseth) Jason Roberts also of Beaver Dam; two adoring great grandsons: Justin and Jayden Douma; and wonderful daughter-in-law: Ann Marie Scott, Plainfield; and many other family and friends.
There was be a celebrating of Scottie's life at St. John's Lutheran Church in Fox Lake on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. with a short visitation starting at 9 a.m. After the church service there was will be a light luncheon at the American Legion in Fox Lake.
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A Mother's Day Tradition in Germany is the children will present their mothers with a bouquet of flowers and giving a Mother's Day card has become very popular. Mother's Day is also celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
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