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Section Activities
Upcoming Activities
- 68th Annual Tri-State Geological Field Conference
October 5-7, 2007
River Falls, Wisconsin
Conference Information and Registration Form (Acrobat (PDF) 57kB Aug23 07)
- GLS-SEPM Field Conference
October 5-6, 2007
Southeast Ohio
- North-Central GSA Meeting
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN, April 24-25, 2008
Deadline: January 29, 2008
NAGT Sponsored Theme Sessions:
- Program Development and Assessment—Step 1: Identifying Learning Objectives
A number of geoscience departments are redesigning their curriculum in an effort to attract more majors. At the same time, their university administration is requiring they develop program assessment plans. Identifying and clearly defining a programs' learning objectives is essential to the successful completion of both these tasks. (Annabelle Foos, University of Akron, convenor)
- Initiating a Dialogue on Dealing with Resistance to Teaching the Geologic Time Scale and Fossil Record
This session seeks to initiate a broad discussion of strategies for creating tolerant and open K-16 science classrooms in which critical scientific concepts such as the geologic time scale and fossil record are presented accurately without allowing them to become divisive based on an individual's cultural or religious background. We especially encourage contributions from K-16 educators, scientists, scholars, school officials, and spiritual and community leaders interested in sharing techniques, triumphs and challenges encountered in this area. (Sadredin C. Moosavi, Tulane University; Kurt A. Shoemaker, Shawnee State University; Helen Greer, University of Southern Indiana, co-convenors)
- Inquiry-based, hands-on, class and lab demonstrations
Demonstrations depicting earth science phenomena can clarify abstract concepts and reinforce the process of scientific inquiry. Eye-opening and exciting inquiry based demonstrations can be a memorable science experience for students. This session features engaging, easy to set up, inexpensive, and safe demonstrations. Guidelines are suggested for having students recognize independent, dependent, and confounding variables associated with demonstrations. (Mark Francek, Central Michigan University, convenor)
K-16 Geoscience Educator Workshop:
Cheap and Easy Hands-On Earth Science Investigations (Carrie Wright, University of Southern Indiana, Debbie Vannatter, Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation)
24 April, 4pm-6pm
Cost: US $15. Max.: 40
Have you ever wondered how to capture student interest when teaching concepts such as glaciers, streams, rocks and minerals, etc.? Let us show you how! This workshop is intended for K-16 earth science educators interested in hands-on activities/demonstrations/labs that encourage student participation and active learning of earth science concepts. Several activities will be demonstrated for elementary, middle and high school grade levels, as well as labs appropriate for college courses. Participants will have the opportunity to test out the activities, get ideas for how to teach them, and will also receive some materials to take back to their classrooms. All activities are aligned with Indiana and national science education standards.
Field Trip
Building Stones and Cultural Geology of Evansville (Joe Hannibal, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Sabina Thomas, Baldwin-Wallace College)
Business meeting and luncheonFriday, 25 April, 12 noon
- Program Development and Assessment—Step 1: Identifying Learning Objectives
Past K-16 Activities
- North-Central and SOUTH-CENTRAL GSA MEETING
Lawrence, Kansas
April 11-13, 2007
NAGT Central Section sponsored two theme sessions:
Community-Based Service Learning in the Geosciences
Issues in Geoscience Education
- Workshop and Sessions (oral and poster) on Inquiry-based, hands-on, classroom exercises, lab demonstrations, and field investigations in geoscience education, at North Central GSA Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 2005
- Click here for a collection of teaching materials submitted by session attendees.
- Workshop on mammoths with hands-on activities, at Principia College, near St. Louis, MO, 2004
- Field trip on local geology, Kansas City, MO, 2003
- Workshop on Inquiry-based learning, Lexington, KY, 2002
Past Field Conferences
- Joint GLS-SEPM 2006 and 67th TriState Fall Field Conference
New Perspectives on Paleozoic Epeiric Seas and Carbonate Platforms of the Iowa and Illinois Basins
Saturday September 30th, 2006
Rock Island, Illinois
(Announcement and Registration Information (Acrobat (PDF) 112kB Jun30 06))
- 2005 Tri-State Field Conference
ROCKIN' IN THE HEARTLAND: The Paleozoic/Quaternary Geology and Hydrogeology of Central Iowa


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The refinery under Carlyle is expected to become a major new user of the domestic crude that has backed up at an Oklahoma trading hub unable to reach coastal refineries. The Philadelphia refinery could begin processing US crude by the beginning of next year, increasing its demand over time.
By RYAN DEZEMBER
Private-equity firm The Carlyle Group has agreed to take
over operations of Sunocos Philadelphia refinery, staving
off the scheduled closure of the East Coast's largest producer
of gasoline, diesel, heating oil and other fuels.
The deal, announced on Monday, is expected to ease
concerns that a rash of refinery closings along the Atlantic
Ocean could result in fuel shortages and rising prices for
products like diesel and gasoline this summer on the East
coast, as the US Energy Information Administration warned
earlier this year.
The refinery under Carlyle
is expected to become a major new user of the domestic crude
that has backed up at an Oklahoma trading hub unable to reach
coastal refineries.
The Philadelphia refinery could begin processing US
crude by the beginning of next year, increasing its demand over
time, said people familiar with the matter.
That would help US oil producers and could help reduce the
price difference between global and US oil, which stands at
nearly $13.
Under terms of the deal, which was announced Monday morning,
Carlyle will take over operations of the facility and gain a
controlling stake in the joint venture that will own it, the
people said.
The facility can process up to 335,000 bpd of crude.
Carlyle won't pay Sunoco, which is exiting the refining business ahead of its
planned merger with pipeline operator Energy Transfer Partners,
they said.
Instead, Carlyle will pay to keep the facility running and
spending "well into" nine figures on updating the facility and
connecting it to rail lines that will give it access to North
Dakota's prolific Bakken Shale formation, they said.
Sunoco will retain about a one-third interest in the
facility, essentially foregoing upfront payment in exchange for
future payoffs should Carlyle succeed in returning the refinery to profitability, they
Philadelphia-based Sunoco is repositioning itself as an oil
distribution company and retailer ahead of its merger.
Carlyle has seen big returns before in refining. It and Riverstone Holdings
quintupled their money buying European refiner Petroplus Holdings
and reselling it about two years later.
All current workers, about 850, are expected to retain their
jobs at the facility, which may add as many as 200 new
positions as the refinery is updated and connected to
rail lines, according to people familiar with Carlyle's
The Wall Street Journal (via Dow Jones
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As a refinery worker and USW member from the mid-continent region, I'm thrilled that the Philadelphia Refinery will continue to operate and that 850 USW brothers and sisters will get to keep their jobs. However, as a rock solid conservative who rarely votes the way the USW would like me to, I must point out a glaring hypocrisy that I see here. During the Bush years the Carlyle Group was, according to the Left (and the USW) the personification of evil. A super secret group of uber-rich American and British investors with ties to various shadowy Middle Eastern interests of which the Bush family was heavily involved. Now, at least to the USW, they are the white knight who rode in at the last minute to save the fair damsel in distress. I suppose if, in a few years, Carlyle sells off Philadelphia Energy Solutions and makes a tidy little profit like they did with Petroplus, then USW will once again accuse them of being greedy, rich, white republicans out to fleece everybody but for now they are heros. Wouldn't it be juicy if Mitt Romney was found to be heavily invested in the Carlyle Group?
John Q Refinery Worker
Mr. Schlusser - I'm not the sharpest pencil in the drawer but it seems to me that keeping 850 refinery workers employed is a darned good thing. It beats the heck out of the unemployment line. These guys (and gals) are union workers (Steelworkers) and they probably make $20-35 per hour with a nice benefit package. The alternative for these people is NO JOB not to mention the loss of thousands of indirect jobs and the loss of tax revenue at all levels of government.What am I missing here?
bill Schlusser
These machinations augur badlly for the East Coast econnomy.Petroplus paid much too much for the Carlile assets in Europe and is now paying a heavy price for those mistakes. These are just financial machinations which do not add one cent to the US economy. On the contrary more money is flowing into the bank accounts of the supper rich.If citizens are not prepared to pay the difference of $ 13 between overseas and domestic refining costs why keep a facility alive?The citizens will pay Conoco in the end not Carlyle.
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324 S. Meridian
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Do you have a favorite tree? Discover the mythology and folklore of the Midsummer's Tree and other trees in the Dark is Rising Sequence and elsewhere.
Children in 4th through 6th grades can experience books and the library in a whole new way with a series of FREE activities designed especially for them. "Read Outside the Lines" is a series of programs revolving around great children's literature. Each program will include poems, a selection from the book, and related activities – a fun way to delve deeper, and increase reading power. As an added bonus, those who attend 3 or more programs will get a FREE book. You don't have to read the book first to enjoy these activities.
The Fall 2013 series will be based on books by Susan Cooper, and programs will take place at 3:45 pm every Thursday in October except Halloween. And don't miss your chance to see Susan Cooper in person at the Liberty Theater on September 27th at 7pm. She'll be speaking about her work, and autographing her new book, Ghost Hawk. Tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com .
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The Otoe County Sheriff's Office says a methamphetamine lab was found in Syracuse after authorities responded to the report of a fire in a garage at a duplex.
Chief Deputy Mike Holland said firefighters reported the smell of ammonia while extinguishing the fire at the 200 block of Ninth Street.
"Upon further investigation remnants of a clandestine meth lab were found," Holland said.
Holland said he suspects that suspects in the garage caused a spark while stripping lithium batteries and said the spark ignited some flammable source.
No one was taken into custody, but deputies received a report of a silver car with Nemaha County plates leaving the scene.
A 19-year-old male was taken to the hospital, but Holland said his condition may have been independent of the fire.
Holland said he suspects a meth lab was in progress when the fire started.
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Do you like to have pizza (and other foods) delivered, or do you prefer to pick it up yourself?
I prefer to pick up the food, and try to get there before food is ready, so I'm heading home with the freshest product possible. And whatever fuel costs I incur are offset by no delivery fee/gratuity.
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It depends on the situation. Usually I will do pickup, and swing by on my way home or combine it with a trip out to get something else. I like to have the delivery option (I never had that when I was growing up so I was jealous of everyone who could) for those days when we just don't want to go out at all.
I'm disabled so delivery saves my life in all areas, not just food. I have more problems with packaged food from say Amazon then I do with pizza or chinese food which is delivered the minute it comes out of the oven most times.
Most places I like delivery but the little oriental place on the corner gets so swamped with orders that I just send my husband or son to get it.
I love those little family owned places but if they get too busy, it's best to retrieve the food yourself.
Delivery! I don't want to have to get dressed, brush my teeth, and style my hair just to get food. The delivery person doesn't care what I look like. Although sometimes we fight about who will answer the door. (who has the nicer sweat pants on)
I pick em up myself.
Sometimes I'm there before they've even finished making it.
Pizza we only have delivered if we've been drinking. Any other time we have pizza it's in a restaurant situation. Chinese takeout we always go pick up. (Unless we've been drinking.)
Pick up, what you save on delivery costs and tips should outweigh what you spend on gas.
being fat and lazy i obviously prefer delivery, BUT I live JUST far enough outside of town, no one delivers here. (there is 1 pizza place, but lets just say i'm not a fan of theirs..)
@wootfast: Hey man! How are you doing?
I do pick-up since the Pizza shop is only 30 seconds from me! They also have a pick-up window so I can drive up, pay, and be on my way. And since I live so close, I don't have to worry about the pizza getting cold! (I know some of you are saying: 30 seconds! Why don't you walk?? 2-part answer: Not the best area, and it's about a 10-minute walk so the pizza would cool off) ;->
P.S. - I just got done eating mine about an hour ago; good timing on the question!
Small town here, so delivery isn't on the menu options.
I pick up. I live within walking distance of good independent pizza, and if I'm going to a chain for cheaper pizza the pickup price at Papa Johns is cheaper than the delivery price even without the delivery fee and tip added in. an $8 large would probably cost $14 delivered, at which point I might as well buy the independent pizza.
Also delivery makes people lazy. If I have to put on pants to go get food, well, I ought to have some base standard of living above which I do not drop, however low. If I am hungry and cannot bring myself to dress, I cook my own food..
It depends on two factors: What I am currently doing, and the cost of delivery.
If i am already out of the house, or looking to get out of the house, I will pick it up. Usually it is a little faster, and if I am already out than why not? If I am at home relaxing, or have company, delivery. Second factor, delivery charges. The Chinese place I like delivers through a third party delivery service, and they require a $20 order, a $3 delivery charge, and of course tip. Since $20 of fried rice and orange chicken would feed me for a week that never happens. Similar thing for Pizza Hut, since the only one that delivers is across town and charges a bunch for delivery (not that I eat Pizza Hut more than once a year). Papa John's, Jimmy Johns, and a few of the other little places near by deliver for practically nothing, so I am more likely to do delivery. (Papa John's is $0.90 on the weekends, $1.20 durring the week, Jimmy Johns is always $0.25/item)
I tend to pick-up so I can check the order and have them remake if it is incorrect.
I always pick up, I don't think I've ever had anything delivered. I usually only order out during the week so I call it in and just pick it up on my way home from work since I pass everything on my way home anyway.
when i was in "community" college, there was a pizza place in the next town over(the one with the big college), that the listed menu prices were for 2 pizzas if you had it delivered, but for 3 pizzas if you came and picked it up yourself... it was only 20 miles each way, gas was only $1.50/gallon, my car got 25mpg on the highway, so for $3 in gas I got an extra pizza!
the actual Pizzas were ok, nothing to write home about, but good selection of toppings....we would sometimes experiment with the "free" 3rd pie. my fav was pesto, roasted garlic, and sundried tomatoes. -which turns out to be difficult to replicate @ most pizza chains....
Depends how tired/lazy I may be feeling, as well as the weather. Sometimes, I don't mind going out for a bit to just pick stuff up. A nice drive, get out of the house for a few.
My house is within a mile of anything worthwhile around here. Quick drive, bike ride or walk to get pizza, chinese, subs, burgers, philly cheesesteaks, grocery store, and many chain restaurants. And downtown district is a 1.5 miles the other direction.
I feel that delivery always results in the food quality suffering....if I'm serious about having some food and having it taste good, I will either make it myself and eat it fresh, or go to the source!
I like delivery, but I always feel like the neighbors are judging me for being lazy and bad food habits. Because, you know, the neighbors have nothing better to do than pay attention to how many times the pizza car is in my driveway . . .
I am too cheap for delivery. I go to pick it up. It also gives a good opportunity for the dog to enjoy a ride in the car.


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I have a canon T2i camera. I am beginner looking for some tips on the best lenses to carry around.
The 50 1.8, for sure. It's a good lens for portraits and general usage. I even recommend people to just skip the kit lens all together and start with the 50 1.8 when buying a Rebel. It's also a good lens for shooting video because it's lightweight.
Since you're into landscapes, you'd enjoy Canon's 10-22. It's a great lens for the smaller sensor and isn't terrible expensive. Sharpness and color is good. It shows a little bit of CA, but offers good image quality overall.
As far as telephotos, you can't go wrong with Canon's 70-200 f/4L. These can be had for around $500 used. 70-200 is a "must have" focal length in my opinion. There are some other options in that focal length, like the 70-300 or 55-250, but you'll really appreciate the colors and contrast from a L-series lens.
For a little over $1,000 total, those are three great lenses that will go a long way and you'll pretty much be equipped for anything.
I stretched my budget to the Canon 15-85 3.5-5.6 IS USM when I upgraded my camera a month or so ago, and I'm very happy with it. The 15mm wide end is great for landscapes and the lens is impressively sharp at all focal lengths. The image quality and 15-85mm range has kept me from changing to another lens at all since I got it.
I can't say it's great value as it costs a pretty penny and it's not compatible with full-format bodies should I want to upgrade later, but as a general purpose lens for a crop-sensor canon I think it's about as good as it gets.
One of the most popular lenses in in the Canon arsenal is the nifty 50 - a 50mm, f/1.8 lens. Its prime so it won't zoom, but it's aperture opens WAAAAY up so that you can use it in those low light situations without uglying everything up with the on camera flash. Check it here.
Something I found helpful with my T2i was a good collection of fast primes. Indoors with less light you'll find many of the Canon lenses to be very slow and hard to work with. The T2i's sensor starts getting pretty noisy around 1600 ISO so you'll want all the light you can get.
I highly recommend grabbing a nice M42 (screw mount) adapter for 5 bucks or so off Amazon/E-bay and buying a bunch of cheap, fast M42 primes. Most of these older lenses can be had for under 100$ easy. Since you already have the nifty fifty you can look at some other focal lengths and see what suits you.
The best thing about these old primes is that they're built like tanks--rarely any plastic like the Canon lenses. Just remember that you're on a 1.6x crop sensor so multiply the listed focal length of the lenses by 1.6 to get an idea of actual zoom factor.
While the 50mm 1.8 is a great lens for a great price, keep in mind that 50mm on your camera is fairly zoomed in. The 50mm became popular on full frame cameras - on those cameras, 50mm is a great focal length because it is similar to your own visual field. On cropped sensor cameras like yours, everything is zoomed in ~60%, so you'll have to step further away to capture everything your eyes see.
If you have the kit lens, set it to 50mm (almost all the way zoomed in) and walk around taking photos without changing the zoom at all. While the 50mm lens is much nicer than the kit lens, you will get a chance to determine if the zoom level works for you. It was too zoomed in for me, especially because I wanted the lens for indoor shots, so I went with the 35mm f2 instead.
As deciding on a lens is generally a personal choice, rather than offering my own subjective opinions, I'll direct you towards my favorite lens review site: The Digital Picture. This site has excellent, hands-on reviews of a multitude of brand and off-brand lenses for Canon gear. You should be able to find the information you need here.
That said, here are some of the reviews I recommend:
Having used both the 10-22 EF-S and the 70-200 F4 EF L I have to agree with the earlier answers that included these lenses.
I've also enjoyed the 24-105 EF L for a high quality walk-around lens.
I would like to recommend that you try renting a few of the lenses that you are thinking about purchasing. It is relatively inexpensive to do so and you can really find out if they are what you want to buy or not. Just search for "canon lens rental" and you'll find a lot of options.
I've bought a 50mm 1.8; Tamron 17-50 2.8 VC and Tamron 18-270 VC, for my 450D (the model before the T1i)
All three have been fantastic so far. I'd recommend all three.
Though, if you don't mind changing lenses more often, then get a dedicated telephoto zoom instead of the 18-270, like the 70-200 f/4 as suggested above.
I'm a real amataur, but I upgraded to the t2i from the original digital rebel. I've got the t2i kit lens, the Canon EF 50mm II and Canon EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 III. I stuggled to get any kind of indoor sports picture with the old rebel, but with the higher iso of the t2i I'm able to use any of the lens for decent shots. Definitely the 50mm is worthwhile, for a cheaper zoom i've been happy with the EF 75-300.


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I have a little question, I'm actually studing IT in France, and when looking on alternative on the very [...] very expensive Cisco equipments, I've found Juniper and DELL PowerConnect pretty attractive on features and price, but I rarely see something else than the classics Cisco/LinkSys, HP Procurve and Netgear..
Why it's so rare to find those switch ? They looks really great but... I've never seen any Juniper or Powerconnect...
Why do enterprises stick with the expensive Cisco ?
I've tried to find how to buy both, it's quite easy with PowerConnect, everything is on the DELL website, but it looks it's very hard to find Juniper equipments in France :(
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Humoody's way: Blinded at 2, Snohomish boy lives with no holds barred
Sofia Jaramillo / The Herald
Humoody Smith plays in a fort made of blankets with his best friend, Caden Keithley, at Caden's home in March. They have been best friends since Humoody first came to the United States.
Click, click. Click, click. Click, click, click.
That's Humoody Jauda Smith using sound to see.
At 11, he's taking strides toward self-reliance with a different kind of sight. He was blinded at 2 when insurgents shot him in the face in Iraq.
His family sent him from Baghdad to Snohomish with hope that American doctors could restore his vision. After discovering that wasn't possible, his host parents, Randy and Julie Robinett Smith, fought to keep him here. Now, they're giving him the chance to learn to live independently. And he's surpassing expectations using new techniques and technologies.
The best thing people can do to help the blind is — not help, Humoody said.
"People think we need help all the time," he said. "It's a nice thought. But if I'm going to become independent, I can't have people doing that."
Humoody is already seeing success as he learns to do the same things as a sighted person. But he's doing it in his own way.
He's navigating the dark with echolocation. Humoody makes noises, such as clicking with his tongue, and interprets the sounds as they bounce off nearby objects. He uses that information to create a mental map of his surroundings.
"I'll purposely do my best in front of people just to show them I can get around by myself," he said. "There's nothing I can't do that a sighted person can."
Humoody has honed his echolocation skills well enough to guide his family on a hike. On a trip through southern California's Angeles National Forest last summer, he led the way up steep terrain and across streams. He figured out how to get back using landmarks.
He spends his summers working on echolocation with Daniel Kish of Los Angeles. Kish developed the technique after losing his sight at 1. It is similar to the acoustic wayfinding method used by bats, dolphins and toothed whales.
Kish leads his nonprofit, World Access For the Blind, by example. He rides a mountain bike using echolocation. Humoody isn't at that point yet, but he practices on a tandem bike with his dad.
Humoody said he connects with other blind people, such as Kish, because they understand what his life is like.
"Imagine walking around your whole life with a blindfold on that's permanent," he said. "You've got to rely on your senses."
'He has so much joy'
Humoody's hearing is better than most. He once stopped Julie from losing a button that had fallen off her coat. He heard the air go through holes as it fell and picked it up.
He studies voice inflection to help him collect clues about people. He can pinpoint details, such as age, fairly accurately by listening to how a person speaks.
Humoody also has a sharp memory. He easily walks around familiar places, including his home, friends' houses and school, from recollection.
Navigating the Smiths' spacious, colonial-style home without breaking fancy things is no easy feat. Julie, an interior decorator, has the colorful rooms filled with perfectly placed antique furnishings and fragile frills.
In the bright front room, Humoody plays a 98-year-old Kranich & Bach grand piano. He enjoys jazz, college fight songs and spiritual music. Currently, his favorite is the James Bond theme song. He shows off his skill in piano competitions, recently placing first in five categories. Humoody said music unlocks something inside him.
"I play piano when I'm sad, bored, angry," he said.
In contrast to the rest of the house, Humoody's playroom is strewn with toys. Still, he can pinpoint where any of his stockpiled treasures are buried.
"As you can see, I have a lot of weaponry," he said, pulling out a Nerf blaster from a heap of toy guns. "Part of it was bought with my own money and the rest is from badgering my mom."
He's an avid collector of spent military casings and shells, including one from a 105mm cannon. Humoody is considering a career in propulsion science.
"You'd think I would be afraid of it because I got shot," he said.
Humoody has sought help and is still dealing with the attack. Despite his struggles, he is most always in a good mood.
"He has so much joy," Julie said. "I forget he's blind."
He's also handy. He once put together a dollhouse for Julie. The only part he needed help figuring out was the stairwell.
"He actually finds things for me, like my purse or my cellphone," Julie said.
Humoody never gets tired of doing things people wouldn't think a blind person could do, such as sprinting down the hallway at school.
"I could bet, with all my life savings, there were kids in those classrooms with their jaws on the floor," he said.
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With guidance from orientation and mobility specialist Kathy Dalbeck, Humoody listens for the surge of traffic on a Snohomish corner in April as he learns to navigate and cross streets.
Tap, tap, swish, swish.
That's the sound Humoody's long, white, red-tipped cane should be making as he clicks along with echolocation. He's supposed to sweep it from 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock as he walks. But he's often moving too quickly to bother with the cane.
"Most of the time, I just feel like throwing it over the fence," he said.
He doesn't want a guide dog. He figures then he'd only be as smart as the animal. He wants to rely on himself.
Learning independence is different for those without sight.
Orientation and mobility specialist Kathy Dalbeck is helping Humoody develop the skills he'll need to someday work, travel and live on his own.
"Every single thing we see, we have to teach to a blind person," Dalbeck said. "It's very neat to work with someone who learns as quickly as Humoody does because he can do so much."
Now, he's learning to navigate and cross streets in Snohomish. Before going out, he maps a route on a Velcro pad where strips of material represent streets. He considers things he might encounter, such as the cat he expects to come across on Cedar Avenue.
At an intersection, Humoody listens to traffic. He positions himself at the street corner and determines when it's safe to go.
"For me, one of the hardest things is watching him cross the street by himself," Julie said. "I'm a worrywart."
Beyond his traveling skills, Dalbeck said, Humoody is advanced in other areas. She appreciates his intelligent wit and grown-up sense of humor.
"It's even more difficult for someone who is blind to have social skills because they can't get the same cues as we get visually," Dalbeck said. "He really is such a special student."
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Tanya Forster runs with Humoody during physical education class at Riverview Elementary School in April.
Humoody just finished the fifth grade in the highly capable program at Snohomish's Riverview Elementary. His ability to quickly memorize and recall information helps him succeed academically.
"He's never been behind in anything," Julie said. "He's always been ahead."
She enrolled Humoody in pre-Braille and caning classes shortly after he arrived at their home in May 2006. She worried that the education he got while receiving his medical care would be all he'd ever have. By the time he started school, he could read Braille and type.
He has been working with Tanya Forster, an education assistant and Braillist, since kindergarten. She helps Humoody work on independence. Forster reinforces his Braille and adapts lessons so he can participate in the same activities as sighted classmates.
"He can be real sassy," Julie said. "She doesn't let him get away with it."
Forster makes sure Humoody isn't missing things in the classroom. She'll even tell him if another student is picking their nose. The two have become close.
"We complete each other's sentences," Humoody said.
He works on computerized Braille in the morning and again after school. He uses a Braille Note, a customized laptop for the visually impaired. Because Braille takes up a lot of space, words are contracted into letters. That means Humoody has to memorize spelling words in both forms.
While other students work with a pencil and paper, Humoody marks his answers with tacks on a corkboard.
At recess, the game is one-hand touch football. It's Humoody's favorite, despite not being able to see opponents coming.
"That's why I got plowed so hard," he said of a recent takedown on the field.
He relies on his hearing to play. He explained that he's honing that skill in case he wants to play for the NFL someday.
"You may think a blind person can't catch a football," Humoody said, grabbing a toss from his best friend, Caden Keithley.
He sprints around the Keithleys' during regular Thursday roughhouse sessions. He's memorized the way they have their rooms set up, too.
Humoody, a Pin City wrestler, taught Caden the sport. In turn, Caden shared what he knew about basketball.
"They're very rough with each other," said Kim Keithley, Caden's mother. "They play like there's no difference between them."
Humoody aims for the hoop with echolocation. He guards by standing under the basket and listening for the shot.
Caden, also 11, once tried playing blindfolded to find out how Humoody operates. He found the ball with his face.
"He's brave," Caden said. "It's fun to hang out with someone who can do less stuff but more stuff than other people."
Both boys are competitive. Bumps and bruises come with the territory.
"Pain is weakness leaving the body," Humoody said, parroting a phrase he learned on the Marine Corps website. "I can take a ball to the face."
He might want to serve as a Navy SEAL or in another branch of the military someday.
"I feel like I have something to do — protecting my country," he said.
Humoody's determination has always impressed Kim Keithley.
"He had a lot of spit and fire in him," she said. "He wasn't defeated, and that hasn't changed."
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Humoody gets ready for a tandem bike ride with his American father, Randy Smith, in April.
In May 2005, Humoody's world was forever scarred. His Shiite family was ambushed in a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad. The Sunni insurgents targeted Humoody's uncle, shooting him dead. They turned the shotgun on Humoody, a toddler, firing on his face at close range. His right eye was shot out. His left was blinded.
His mother and cousin also suffered gunshot wounds.
At a Baghdad hospital, the family was denied medical treatment because the terrorists threatened the staff. Humoody was later sent to Iran for treatment. He returned to Iraq blind, his face severely scarred and disfigured.
Another uncle, Adil Jauda, a University of Baghdad professor, sought help for the boy. He turned to a nonprofit group that brought Iraq's wounded children to the U.S. for medical treatment. Julie Smith volunteered to host Humoody while he visited American doctors.
"We weren't looking for another child," Julie said. "The last thing I want people to think is that we took him from his family. It was their idea."
A year after he was shot, Humoody arrived in Snohomish. The Smiths only expected him to stay for 6 months.
At first, they struggled. Humoody, then 3, was used to a different way of living. He'd never taken a bath in a tub. Julie had to get in the water with him because he was afraid.
"I didn't even make him sit down that first time," she said. "We just splashed."
She had a hard time getting him to wear shoes or sit in a stroller.
"Everything was a meltdown," Julie said.
He also had a habit of hoarding food. Julie once found herself in a tug-of-war with him over a box of Cheerios. She gave in and he filled his cargo pockets with cereal. He then crawled up on Randy's lap, curled up and snacked.
When they learned Humoody wouldn't regain his sight, the plan changed.
"His uncle broke down on the phone, crying, because in that society, it is the end of life," Randy Smith said.
Julie blurted out that Humoody could stay.
"We just fell in love with him," she said. "It was meant to be."
In Iraq, the blind face brutal discrimination. He would be barred from attending school, making independence difficult. The Smiths fought for Humoody and eventually won political asylum, allowing the boy to remain in the United States.
When he's 18, he plans to apply for citizenship and change his name. What he'll call himself, he said, remains "classified." Also, by that time, the Smiths hope his face can be restored to look as it would have if he had not been shot.
Humoody has undergone about 20 surgeries. Last year, he had a particularly painful nose reconstruction and forehead expansion. He's expected to have several more operations.
"We're doing most of it just because of society," Julie Smith said. "We just want the best for him."
Humoody doesn't think he needs the work done.
"They say I'll look 'normal,' " he said. "I could care less what I look like. I'm blind."
He sometimes gets offended when people ask about his face, particularly when the questions come from adults.
"It's the same question over and over," he said. "They have no idea what it feels like to have that question asked every day."
He recently decided to stop wearing a patch over his right eye. He used to cover it because there's no eyeball in the socket.
"People want to know why I have the patch on," he said. "It's easier to have the evidence right out in front of them."
His forehead, nose and the area around his mouth are scarred.
Some have made cruel comments, but Humoody remains driven to teach people a lesson.
"There's always someone who's going to be different than you," he said. "Maybe that difference provides something you don't have."
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Tanya Forster helps Humoody with a graph assignment at Riverview Elementary School in April. Forster has worked with Humoody since he was in kindergarten, adapting his lessons and working with him on Braille.
Beyond the work on Humoody's face, the Smiths' goals for his future aren't unlike those of most parents.
"College, job, out of the house," Randy said.
For Julie, the name of the school attached to Humoody's college degree matters more than it did for her daughters, Erika Lambert, 28, and Alexa Sheraton, 26.
"For him, it's especially important," she said. "There is prejudice because he is blind."
The Smiths have high hopes that Humoody will be able to go to university and beyond on his own, with the help of new technology. Randy, a project manager in information technology at Boeing, makes sure he has the latest devices. The Smiths are looking forward to Orcam, a small, wearable camera that understands what it is seeing and provides that information to the user. It can read restaurant menus, determine the contents of a package in the grocery store or differentiate a $1 bill from a $20.
But, Humoody said, relying on technology takes away from his independence.
Julie is proud that her son insists on self-reliance.
"He's got a mind of his own. He's like a little man," Julie said. "It's important for him to be an ambassador for the blind."
Sofia Jaramillo / The Herald
Humoody plays basketball at his friend Caden Keithley�s home in March. He aims for the hoop using echolocation, and he guards by standing under the basket and listening for the shot.
He used to talk to his family in Iraq, but the communication is diminishing with time. Sometimes, Humoody said, he feels guilty for leaving. But he can't imagine a life with his family in north Baghdad.
"I love America because it's a free country," he said. "I wouldn't be killed here because of my disability — though I'm not disabled."
When the recent violence broke out in Iraq, Julie reached out to Humoody's family. They were cut off from social media until late June but are OK. Julie said they are experiencing food shortages and the situation remains dangerous.
"I'm just grateful Humoody isn't there," she said. "On a certain level, he cares because they are his family. But he's a typical 11-year-old and that's not his life. We have been praying for the family."
Humoody said he would have to hide his faith if he ever visited his family in Iraq. He doesn't have much interest in returning.
"I would have no life in Iraq and would probably be killed because I'm a Christian," he said.
The once-Muslim boy now stands firmly rooted in his Christian faith. He no longer holds on to anger about the brutal ambush, despite it leaving him near death.
"I truly think that's a God thing," Julie said. "God is what gives him strength."
She said Humoody was angry with the "bad guys" for a while. At 5, he learned about forgiveness at Sunday school and applied the lesson to his attackers.
"He was very serious about it," Julie said. "He's given it up. He's not bitter at all."
Humoody has since helped others learn to forgive. He delivered a speech at Tacoma's New Life Center, explaining his experience rising above the shooting.
With a precocious perspective, Humoody shares his life's journey and challenges people to put themselves in someone else's place. Being blind, he figures, allows him to look beyond what others see.
"People get stereotypes from what they think, instead of what's actually there. I show people that they're wrong," he said. "I went to heaven and came back … God has a plan for my life."
Photographer Sofia Jaramillo contributed to this report.
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This has been a cause of frustration for me on many sites like IRCTC, Online Banking sites which wont allow Back, forward or refresh. If you do you would be logged out and you have to login again. What I don't understand is what concern had there been in their mind to have such terrible "feature".
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A common reason for this "feature" is that a site tries to keep some state of the current session on the server side.
That desire to track "conversation" state on the server side often comes from trying to write a Desktop-like "rich client" on the web (as opposed to embracing the web as the chaos it is). To be fair, this mostly happened in a time when the concept of a rich web application wasn't as well-understood as it is these days.
For example if a site provides a multi-page wizard and tracks where exactly you are and what answers you have given, then supporting back/forward in a sane manner becomes complicated (because some operations don't get communicated to the server at all).
This complication sometimes goes so far that sites outright ban forward/back. As you noted, that has obvious usability problems.
Modern web applications (notably those written in MVC or similar) have no need for such navigation methods as the process flow is driven by the on-screen assets.
Much of the interface of modern browsers is however still very much geared towards Web 1.0 style web sites where the content is static and there isn't so much need for maintaining state.
Even knowing all the above is true, I agree that it is something of a pain to have such features taken away when they're now so natural to us.
I'd take a punt that future frameworks will have some way of hooking on-screen assets into browser back/forward/refresh buttons in a similar way to winforms apps where buttons could be assigned to the Enter and Escape keys.
An alternative could be for browsers to (somehow) detect the underlying framework and hide buttons not supported by the web application interface.


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I just tried to edit an answer to add a missing "not" so as to correct the meaning of what is being said, the system would not let me.
Is this the correct behavour?
(So I have had to use a comment instead)
I just tried to edit an answer to add a missing "not" so as to correct the meaning of what is being said, the system would not let me.
Is this the correct behavour?
(So I have had to use a comment instead)
I tried to correct a broken link in an answer, which was a one character fix. I took the time to search for the blog post the author linked to, edit the SO entry, etc.
Sadly, because I don't have 2k rep, I had to add 5 other characters, wasting my time. The incentive was to leave the broken link alone, thereby lowering the value of the answer.
It would be nice to either
The instruction box at the top says:
I think the reason is to try and avoid the queue getting flooded by people posting trivial punctuation changes. Personally I think that probably wouldn't be a big issue, so there might be another reason I'm not aware of
If all you can find is three letters to change in a post: dream bigger!
Is that post so perfect that nothing else in it can be improved?
(or earn 2k rep and make all the single character changes you want, all day long.)
What about to introduce a typo edit category, accessible with less reputation than normal edit? I've just tried to edit a PHP-related answer, where the "s" were missing from the name of a function (so, it's not only a grammar issue).
(For paranoids: inserting/erasing a word, like "not" is also below the 6-char limit, but it can change the meaning of the answer to the opposite.)
The 6 character limit is the opposite of what you should be encouraging.
When someone fixes my spelling or fixes a small but important part of my post, I am happy with that.
When someone adds carriage returns to my post and code blocks to make my post more readable, than I am happy with that.
When someone makes changes to the substance of my post I am NOT happy with THAT.
When you enforce a minimum char limit on your posts, you encourage people to go invent reasons to edit the post. This leads to unimportant, and potentially detrimental edits.


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In addition to the Trojans and host Wingate, 16 teams are tentatively scheduled to compete in the two-day event, including Armstrong Atlantic State, Barton, Catawba, Coker, Converse, King (Tenn.), UNC Pembroke, Lee (Tenn.), Lenoir-Rhyne, Limestone, Lincoln Memorial, Mars Hill, Pfeiffer, Queens, USC Beaufort and Tusculum.
The Trojans finished 15th at the event a year ago, with Sarah Timms' two-day 179 leading the Trojans' two-day effort, as she finished in a four-way tie for 57th. Garyt Hamilton (182) finished three shots further back and tied for 67th. Natalie Feder (189) shared 74th a year ago, with Braiden Furtick posting a two-round 190 and tying for 76th. Arista Setro (209) finished 85th.
In their last outing, the Trojans brought home 13th at the Hilton Head Lakes Invitational, hosted by Pfeiffer University. Furtick's two-day 23-over-par 167 paced Anderson, while Feder and senior Katie Eskew each carded a 171 and shared the 45th spot. Timms finished two shots further back with a 173 and finished in a tie for 51st. Hamilton rounded out the Trojan contingent with a 174 and tied for 54th.


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What are the best ways to increase a site's position in Google?
Here are some rules I follow:
Generally, if you follow these rules, your domain will naturally rank better with Google over time. If you try to speed this process up, using things like keyword spamming on your website, this is likely to be picked up and blacklisted by Google so avoid this wherever possible.
A lot of people look for technical tricks for SEO and ignore the big picture. You need both. Your SEO (and business) strategy is every bit as important as SEO tactics. There are more than 200 SEO factors that go into rankings, but here are a few of the more important SEO factors that I've experienced, both tactical and strategic:
If you're interested in more details, I wrote an article on my website about basic SEO tips which you can reference for more info.
Edit: Incidentally, one of the reasons Stack Overflow does so well in the search engines is because it has an enormous community that continually produces keyword-laden pages. It gets a lot of the basic tactical SEO right too, but this is an excellent example of big-picture thinking that most people ignore. SEO is built into the design of the community as an extension of the way the community functions. That wasn't an accident.
The absolute best long term strategy is to have lots of relevant content that is updated frequently and is easily accessible to your site's visitors.
To boost your rank:
Search engine strategies are designed to find the best or most relevant content, not just the loudest. If someone finds a way to trick the search engine and get high rankings today, it will likely not work tomorrow. Don't make the mistake of trying to outsmart the search engines — good pages with good content, structure, and standards support will always win.
The absolute best way to improve your position in Google is to have many other websites linking to your site. This is why text links in blogs are so popular — Google uses them primarily in place of meta tag keywords, as they're usually more accurate.
As described by tnorthcutt, having lots of relevant content is also helpful, as Google can read and associate your site with its content. Additionally, in an ideal world, having lots of relevant content will cause others to link to your site.
Here is some new advice from Google:
To answer the question directly, the only ways for a page to gain high rankings in Google are:
That's not to say the other answers posted are wrong, but they are all indirect versions of those two key rules. Having the best and freshest content means you will naturally gather more links over time. (Although I'll concede, the new "speed factor" doesn't really fit either of these criteria.)
Don't forget the concept of Domain Aging. A new domain is naturally going to suffer a disadvantage.
Can't emphasize enough how important I think following W3 standards and using semantic markup are.
These are both just from personal experience, so take them for what they're worth:
If you want your site to be ranked higher, you need to know what factors (called rankings factors by the SEO folks) are used by Google to rank sites.
A lot of research is continuously conducted to determine those factors, and to keep the info updated. For example, this table is updated all the time:
The Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors - http://searchengineland.com/seotable
SEO rankings factors are normally split up into:
However, simply knowing what should be done on the site is not enough. You also need to know HOW to do it (as in, how to build backlinks, how to specify canonical URLs, etc.)
So, if you're planning to be optimizing your site yourself (which is an ongoing task), it's better to read a comprehensive SEO tutorial. There are many free ones available online:
AND, do not forget that search engine algorithms do not stay the same for too long.
Particularly, I'd look into the changes that occurred after "Penguin":
These have changed the way many SEO "best practices" work and made a lot of SEO advice on the Web outdated.
Work with all On page and Off Page optimization for your targeted websites.
Content must be unique with competent terms. Get top quality back links from only relevant websites with do follow and also get some no follow links.
Whenever you get links from other websites please check the following criteria:
Page Rank; IP Location; MozRank; Domain Age; LRD; PA & DA; Check Irrelevant links is found ignore it and etc...,
Be relevant for the search keywords. This means having relevant text/keywords on the page (including the title, headings and URL).
Have lots of links pointing to your page, preferably from quality sites that are well-ranked themselves.That's not to say the other answers posted are wrong, but they are all indirect versions of those two key rules. Having the best and freshest content means you will naturally gather more links over time.
For those who want to improve their search rankings results in their local area. i,e LOCAL SEO
This is also personal experience: I recently made a tutorial on the topic of iPhone UINavigationControllers on my own own site and found it was the number one Google result for "uinavigationcontroller" after about two months.
In my experience Google bases a lot of its rankings on uptime, load time, HTML of the actual site, having a Google sitemap and signing up for the Google Webmaster Tools.
Sticking to
And try using the Stackoverflow trick — put the keywords first in the title, then the name of the page.
There is no definitive answer and all answers will be completely opinion based.
Keyword meta tags are NOT used in search engine ranking. If you would like a more definitive answer see the following post here.
The best thing you can do is:
1.) Keep adding fresh content, comments and blog posts and create RSS feeds for Google and submit these as sitemaps to Google.
2.) Keep all content unique and don't duplicate content. Google is currently fighting to keep all content on there search engine unique and non-duplicated. So make sure you add canonical links to your page. See here to learn how to do so.
3.) Make sure your website is responsive. Google also wants sites to display fast and correctly on all devices and you may be penalised if your website is too slow on mobile device.
4.) H1 tags, Meta descriptions, titles, and Meta Tags. This said, with meta tags not being relevant, it won't hurt to make them relevant to your content. However have one and only one H1 tag, and make sure it is relevant to your content. Same goes for your meta description and title tags.
5.) Website speed is an important factor. Google recommends that all websites should load in less then 2 seconds. In this case make sure all images are optimised, don't load unnecessary resources, set a cache in your .htaccess, enable persistent TCP connections, add gzip to your resources, and combine all off your
All my suggestions are of my own opinion and they are all onsite optimisation. You will be required to gather relevant backlinks but make sure you don't participate in a linking scheme. Please also note that bad links and spam content can potentially harm your website causing much bigger issues.
Social Media can also be a good source of traffic and can be used as a very powerful SEO tool if used properly.
The main point would be: Don't expect results overnight, this process will take a very long time and it may take a lot of work and time before you start seeing results. Make sure you target the right keywords for your site doing research on your target keywords, analyse your competition, what are they doing that you aren't doing, how many backlinks do they have. None of this however will guarantee you a top spot. If it was that easy then everyone would be doing it.
The best place to start is by looking here, as this is written by Google and will advise you on the best practices.
According to a study conducted by MOZ last year cite, Google's algorithm breaks down in order of importance:
Each of these are described below:
See the chart there for a breakdown of each by percent.
Google and algorithms are all from humans concern.
you should abstract from the idea of following rules and indications but instead, think on your own and what would be the best for your users (readability, accessibility, ...).
For the technical part (charset, metadatas, content elements ...) this would overcome with the time while you feed your experience, again if you code in good manners and use a well-written syntax then Google won't mess with your website...
IMHO, SEO is a MARKETING word...
ok, after trying a lot of search what i understood is the following:
To get listed and rank well in Google, you need to follow certain easy guidelines.
Present yourself in structured and authoritative manner, delight audience
It will definitely help you to get ranked well in users.
Search Engines aimed to deliver good results to users for their own benefits(reliability,loyalty) therefore you will also get benefit for nice presentation and content.
Most of the major points have been covered by some great answers by community members. I would like to add few more :
Frequent/Massive Use of Webmaster tool:
Webmaster tool gives a great indication of how your site is behaving w.r.t search engine and gives you all the indications which are must fix. Also this gives you lot of things like crawler's crawl rate, crawl errors, sitemap indexing etc that should be regularly monitored and fix for best seo health.
Try to increase user time span / dwell time on your page:
Try to add more interactive elements on your page that engages user and increase his dwell time on your page, which makes your page more relevant and increases chances of ranking well.
Proper use of canonicals:
Canonical should always be added on a page as if not added cralwer takes current url as the canonical / parent of the content. This will hurt if this url is allowed to open in both http/https + with different parameters like in advertising campaigns.
Adding canonical ensures passing proper attribution to main url.
Also add them in case of pages with similar content.
Try to avoid unnecessary/redundant pages:
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If you have a page that talks about topic A, then the content should focus around A. I have seen a lot of websites where just to increase content unnecessary pages are created.
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Some dynamic content like user generated content like reviews / any other dynamic content increases crawling frequency and also increase interaction on your page
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Routine, run-of-the-mill tests are the ones your doctor will conduct almost every time you visit him or her for a checkup. These include an evaluation of weight, blood pressure, urine, and blood.
For this "test" you will probably want to put down your pocketbook and take off your shoes, rings, earrings, barrettes, clothing, and maybe even your makeup. Although you're expected to gain weight during pregnancy, you should try to keep the total gain between 25 and 35 pounds. And so the climbing numbers on the scale will be closely watched by your health-care provider.
Fortunately, the weight you gain during pregnancy is not all from your baby. (Imagine delivering a 35-pound baby!) Only 6 to 8 pounds are from the baby; the other 14 to 27 pounds are from the placenta, uterus, amniotic fluid, breasts, blood, fat, tissue, and fluids. Of course, women who are carrying twins (or more) gain much more weight.
Although nobody can say exactly how much weight you will put on each month, a general guideline says you should gain a total of about three or four pounds
in the first three months; one pound a week for the next five months; and, finally, one or two pounds (if you gain any at all) in the ninth month of pregnancy.
Your health-care provider will be watching carefully for a sudden weight gain, which, combined with excessive swelling, could mean trouble. She will also take note if you aren't gaining enough weight, which could be dangerous for the developing fetus.
Blood pressure is tested every month. The test is no big deal, but it is very important. A health-care provider will wrap a Velcro sleeve around your upper arm. She will then check the blood pressure at the bend of your inner elbow with her stethoscope (the instrument medical people always wear around their necks to make them look official). The first reading will be used as a base to compare with all the others every month. A sudden rise in blood pressure is a warning for a problem such as preeclampsia--a high-tech word for high blood pressure during pregnancy.
How good is your aim? By the end of your pregnancy you will probably be very good at peeing into a little cup because you get to practice this skill at every medical visit. Urine is tested for three things: (1) infection; (2) protein, which can be a sign of high blood pressure; and (3) sugar, which can be a sign of diabetes.
If your health-care provider doesn't already know the details about your blood, he or she will draw some blood early in the pregnancy. The blood will be taken from a vein on the inside bend of your elbow. This blood will tell a lot about…
Glucose screening is a test given between Weeks 24 and 28 of pregnancy to check for gestational diabetes.
Gestational diabetes is a high blood sugar condition that some women get during pregnancy. It is different from other forms of diabetes because it usually goes away after the baby is born.
Most expectant moms are given a glucose-screening test between Weeks 24 and 28 of the pregnancy to check for gestational diabetes.
You are at risk for developing gestational diabetes if you fit into any of these categories:
The test for gestational diabetes is not painful. It is long, however. To take the glucose screening test you will drink a sugar solution (which tastes like a thick, flat cola—I'm not saying it's delicious, but it's not all that awful either). An hour later, a blood sample will be taken and the blood sugar level will be checked. If the reading is abnormal (which occurs about 20 percent of the time) you'll go home and come back at a later date for a diagnostic exam, called a three-hour glucose tolerance test, to verify the results. If you get a high sugar reading on the first test, don't get too worried. Approximately 85 percent of those with a positive result on this screening test show normal blood sugar levels in the glucose tolerance test.
If you have gestational diabetes, it's good to find out early. Your doctor can then help you create a diet and exercise program that will keep the problem in check and safeguard the health of your baby. He may also prescribe insulin if necessary. Finding out that you have diabetes is certainly upsetting, but it's not cause for great alarm. Most women who develop diabetes during pregnancy go on to have normal, healthy babies. Be aware, however, that although gestational diabetes will probably disappear after the birth of the baby, some women ultimately develop full-fledged diabetes within the next 20 years. This is something you'll have to watch out for at yearly follow—up tests.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a screening test given between Weeks 16 and 18 that identifies a potential risk of birth defects.
Like all prenatal tests, the AFP test is an optional test—which means you don't have to take it. Your physician may strongly recommend it, but the final decision is yours alone.
Down's syndrome is a condition in which a child has an excess number of chromosomes. These babies have a distinct appearance and may have several birth defects--most commonly abnormalities of the heart and some degree of mental retardation that ranges from minimal to severe.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a type of protein produced only by a fetus—you do not produce it on your own. Sometime between Weeks 16 and 18, your doctor will take a blood sample from you to check the level of this protein, which can give an indication of the risk of certain birth defects. A high level of AFP might mean trouble; a low level might mean another kind of trouble.
High levels of AFP indicate the possibility of various things: It could mean twins, or that you have been pregnant longer than you thought. It could also mean that the baby has a neural tube defect, such as spina bifida (a deformity of the spinal column) or anencephaly (the absence of all or part of the brain).
Low levels of AFP mean you might be earlier in your pregnancy than you thought, or it can mean that the baby has a birth defect called Down's syndrome.
The AFP test is just like any other blood test and it is not risky at all—it will not hurt or harm you or your baby. The real risk associated with this test is the same one you'll find with all screening tests—the results are not absolute and can cause a lot of needless worry. If your test results are low, for example, there is a very, very slim (some say minute) chance that your baby may have Down's syndrome. To find out for sure, you will need to have further diagnostic testing done, such as amniocentesis. This test is a bit risky and has been known to cause miscarriages in a percentage of cases. A low or high result on an AFP test can put the fear of birth defects in your heart. The risks involved in taking the diagnostic tests add to the fear of miscarriage, as well. If the results come back either too high or too low, deciding what to do next is the most difficult part of the AFP test. The decision is ultimately what to do with a defective fetus. Do you abort it or do you want to know early on what the challenges are that you'll be facing at birth? There are other choices, such as adoption for Down's syndrome infants. Parents need to think, before they take an AFP, what they'll do with the results. You may be advised to take the screening test again, seek a second opinion, and/or meet with a genetic counselor. Whatever your choice, you must always keep in mind that most women who get abnormal screening test results give birth to normal babies.
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If someone tries to sound smart in repartee by saying,
Well obviously blah blah blah
but what they said is actually wrong, then what's a good comeback to that, or what's a good way to phrase the comeback?
If someone tries to sound smart in repartee by saying,
but what they said is actually wrong, then what's a good comeback to that, or what's a good way to phrase the comeback?
Simply questioning the statement comes right to the point. You didn't actually say that you were looking for a witty comeback. Just that you wanted a good response.
You can always add:
My favorite:
Someone overeager to sound intelligent is likely to enjoy going into depth. Simply asking "What do you mean?" or "Can you explain it further?" is a good way to keep them talking. If the details in their obvious point start breaking down it should open the discussion up for a direct counterpoint or counterexample:
The real wit here is that a group of intelligent listeners will likely notice the inconsistency before the speaker does. If they care enough, they will continue the line of questioning for you and the original statement will be dismissed as a falsehood.
If what they said is wrong, there no need for a witty comeback, LH. Simply point out that they are mistaken and be prepared to substantiate that.
If you're sure they're wrong, then stare them in the eye and say
or you could be nasty with
The right response depends crucially on what you want to achieve. The most common mistake people make in this situation is to miss the big picture and want the wrong thing.
You asked for a comeback, which suggests that you want to look good, gain the admiration of other listeners, and puncture the speaker's ego. I don't know the context, but I'm guessing what you should want in this situation is either to quit wasting time in an argument that nobody is going to learn anything from, or else to cool off the discussion and get it pointed in a productive direction.
To do that, first check to make sure your body language, facial expressions, and tone are friendly and not confrontational. Then, ignore the word obviously and politely address the substance of the argument instead.
(This question is tagged repartee, which suggests a totally different goal. But repartee is a witty exchange; it takes two to tango, and your stereotypical obviously speaker is not going to be a good dance partner. Judging by these answers, a global community of StackExchange users is not a very good dance partner, either. Zing! ;-)
Another one to kind of stop them in their tracks might be to simply interject prior to them finalizing their assertion with:
If we take into account different circumstances, for example, in an instance where what is being considered might seem obvious even if in fact incorrect, then a less abrasive approach might be:
Each of which is to be followed by a short, concise flurry of information that makes 'no bones about it.'
Come to think of it, there's another reply you could use based on the above reference; maybe witty, albeit a little irrelevant to the target given that it might not be read into:
An overview from the above link:
Ask them to explain further, and question until they realize that their point is NOT obvious, and even incorrect. Ask in a non-sarcastic manner, as one truly not understanding why it is obvious.
Such and such may seem obvious to you, but counterpoint.
You say, "I don't believe that you know what 'obviously' means."


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Dear Youcef,Thank you for your comment and question. Yes, the smaller the particles, the larger the surface area directly accessible to the fluid, and therefore the shorter the MTZ. So if your adsorption is downflow, the layout seems correct to me.
Dear Faranoush,Thanks for your comment. Actually the regeneration is not always provided by the product gas and several possibilities exist. However, I would rather say that the heavy HC that may participate to coking with time are more related to the feed (or entrained, or due to retrocondensation,...).
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Dear Mr. Terrigeol, It seems that heavy hydrocarbons may cause coking during regen of mole sieve beds so why regen gas is normaly provided from dehydrated gas but there is no design for getting regen gas from downstream units for example overhead of de-C1 or de-C2? is there any concern for molecular weight? is it only cost issues for not using lean gas?Thanks for your respond in advance
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Dear,I am project manager of gas treatment plant in south desert -Algeria.We actually carrying out the ceramic ball and Catalyst filling work for dehydrators.The activated Alumina is filled as follows:1. lowest bed: AA 1/16'' (smaller): bed height 900 mm2. highest bed: AA 1/8'' (bigger) : bed height 5 500 mmWe follow theUOP procedure, my question is Is it the best design based on your principles, the smaller diameter should be installed in teh MTZ ?''The larger the accessible surface, the shorter the MTZ. To optimize the surface area and therefore the global bed length, most designs involve smaller particles in the MTZ compared to the EZ''.
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Can you not chew a hard candy before finishing it?
Cough drops, Werther's, butterscotch.. whatever your pleasure is. Are you able to let it completely dissolve, or do you find yourself chewing it, or breaking it apart with your teeth, before it's gone?
I think unless I consciously pay attention, I always chew it at some point before it's gone. I also, as a test of the converse, tried to keep a piece of gum in my mouth for 10 minutes without chewing it.. and I couldn't. I just had to chew it! (try it!)
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I think I'm the same way - I can do it if I concentrate on it, but I will unconsciously chew. I have never paid attention to gum, I will have to try that next time to see.
When I was a kid, I always tried doing that with life savers. I could usually get them down to almost nothing before they'd break between the tongue and hard palate. I was an odd child.
Some things never change.
The things you've listed - no problem.
There are some soft mint candies that NO MATTER WHAT, I cannot keep from chewing them...sometimes about as soon as I pop one in my mouth.
Tootsie Roll Pops are different, I can wait till I've found the soft center on them.
Yeah, I'm the same way, I almost always end up chewing it, biting at it, trying to break it up. I consciously try not to because I know it's bad for my teeth but I really can't help it. Same thing with ice, if I can get to it easily I end up chewing on it, so I try not to drink things with ice unless I'm using a straw or say a tervis tumbler with a lid.
I can't not chew
So -- how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?
I have never counted, but I have done it. The only time I can't is when it has air bubbles in it, and I know that licking it will cut my tongue. Then it must be crunched.
Sees butterscotch. Absolute perfection.
I'll tell you folks a story. Once, many moons ago, I had a peppermint candy wheel (I don't know if they have a real name) as an after-dinner mouth refresher. I tucked it into the rear upper right corner of my mouth next to my molars and promptly forgot about it. About 2 hours later, it fused itself with my teeth. I was so worried that it was going to take my tooth with it if I tried picking at it, so I kept drinking warm tea to make it dissolve quicker. It loosened eventually and fell off with no problems.
To this day, whenever I tuck it up into the corner of my mouth, I am repeatedly reminded of that day and worried about it getting stuck and taking my teeth with it. However, the only way I don't bite down and chew on hard candy is if I tuck it up there, out of the way. Catch-32 (we have 32 teeth :D)
I must be the weirdo here, as I have no problems keeping any hard candy until it's just a thin sliver. I'm just prolonging the enjoyment I guess? I really don't even think about it...
@firebirdude: We just have what so many do not: Patience.
I'm a dissolver, not a chewer.
@lmensor: It's actually worse for your teeth to suck on candy than to chew it up. The longer it's in your mouth, the worse it is. Basically a sugar bath for your teeth for the duration.
@sully51: That's good to know, now I can chew till my heart's content! I've actually always been afraid of cracking/breaking a tooth, I guess my mom put that fear in to me.


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While Peter Purpura was a seminarian studying for the Diocese of Brooklyn, NY in Rome, Italy, he shared the richness of his experiences in these first-hand accounts. Peter was ordained in June 2007.
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It is hard to believe that a few years have passed since the pictures of Rome and the Vatican filled our television screens, dominated the Internet, and made newspaper headlines. That April was affectionately called by some "Papal April," as we watched the death of John Paul II and the election and first days of Pope Benedict XVI's ministry. Since then many people have asked me about what is happening in Rome. They say that they never hear about Benedict in the news as they once heard about John Paul. That may be true for many of you who are living outside of Rome, but I can assure you that the people here in Rome are singing a different tune. The locals are amazed as record crowds continue to visit St. Peter's to pray at the tomb of John Paul and to attend the papal events of Benedict.
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The Pope holds two public events each week. The first is held on Wednesday when he has a public audience in St. Peter's Square where he addresses visitors in as many as seven different languages and delivers a brief teaching on some aspect of the faith. The second event is at noon on Sundays when he leads the praying of the Angelus from his apartment overlooking St. Peter's Square and once again welcomes visitors in various languages (The Angelus is traditionally prayed at twelve noon everyday. It consists of three short responses remembering Mary's role in the birth of Jesus and three Hail Marys). Approximately 30,000 attend every Wednesday audience and as many as 50,000 visit the square for the Sunday Angelus. One reporter recently said that people came to see John Paul, but now they are coming to listen to Benedict.
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After listening to many of Benedict's homilies and reading about his meetings with different groups, I think we could fairly call him "Benedict the Teacher." He has a beautiful way of presenting the faith so that everyone can understand, and I think this quality will be his lasting image. Over the last year he has even answered questions at various events from people such as First Communion students, teenage groups, the priests of Rome, and many others. His strong desire for people to come to know Christ personally has made a great impression at these events.
Pope Benedict XVI's desire to be a teacher became even clearer for me and many of my classmates recently here in the seminary. In our dinning room we have portraits of each of the popes and with the election of Benedict XVI last year, it was time to add a new portrait to our wall. The artist hired for the job met with the Holy Father to explain what our seminary had requested and to get his input. Benedict was insistent that he did not want a mere portrait of himself. He recommended that the Emmaus scene of Jesus at table with the disciples be placed behind him in the portrait. At Emmaus the disciples came to recognize Jesus after they heard his word and through the breaking of the bread, the Eucharist. Benedict offered this as a model for us who are seeking to know Jesus more personally through our prayer and studies. In something so simple, he remains a teacher, always pointing others toward Christ and his Church.


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We all profess our dislike of that good old 'wub wub,' but when the folks at Gearbox and 2K lead us into an action-packed trailer with the most trance-laden dubstep this side of Skrillex's space station, before crushing our brains with the heaviest of drops, we all seem to go crazy for it.
This new trailer for Borderlands The Pre-Sequel is no different.
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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is out on October 14th in the US, and October 17th everywhere else, across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Will you be playing in October, what with everything else that's out that month?
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