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Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Dr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications.
Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP
Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP is the Chair of the Department of Medicine at Michigan State University. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt Medical School, and completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Indiana University.
In this Article
- Leptospirosis facts
- What is leptospirosis?
- What causes leptospirosis?
- What are risk factors for leptospirosis?
- What are leptospirosis symptoms and signs?
- How do physicians diagnose leptospirosis?
- What is the treatment for leptospirosis?
- What is the prognosis of leptospirosis?
- Is it possible to prevent leptospirosis?
How do physicians diagnose leptospirosis?
Physicians make a presumptive diagnosis based on the patient's history and physical exam. Only specialized labs perform serological tests for leptospirosis; health-care professionals may perform definitive tests by isolating the bacteria from the patient (blood or CSF) or by a positive microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Other tests (ELISA, PCR, urine dipsticks) may provide additional evidence of infection. Patients with severe symptoms should be treated as confirmatory tests are time consuming.
What is the treatment for leptospirosis?
Although there is controversy about using antibiotics in the first phase of leptospirosis, antibiotics (penicillin G, ampicillin [Omnipen, Polycillin, Principen], amoxicillin [Amoxil, Trimox, Moxatag, Larotid], or erythromycin [E-Mycin, Eryc, Ery-Tab, PCE, Pediazole, Ilosone]) are recommended for treatment of patients with phase two or more severe symptoms. Some patients may require IV antibiotics and supportive hospital care.
For those clinicians who choose to treat phase-one patients, the choice of antibiotics includes the above; however many choose to treat with doxycycline.
What is the prognosis of leptospirosis?
Overall, the prognosis of leptospirosis is good; many become infected and spontaneously recover without treatment. However, the prognosis worsens as the symptoms increase; people with Weil's disease may have a prognosis ranging from good to poor, depending on their response to treatment. Pregnant women who become infected have a high rate of fetal mortality, especially if they acquire the disease early in pregnancy.
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Not all Olympic champions are atop the medal podium.
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He's never known any differently. Pistorius was born with a congenital defect that had him essentially missing his fibula in both lower legs. At 11 months, they were amputated.
He could have let it limit his goals. Instead, he set his sights higher. Pistorius competed in Paralympic events and set world records for athletes with physical disabilities. But he wanted to prove he could compete at the same level as able-bodied athletes.
Therein lied a debate. Do his prosthetic feet give him an advantage? It was argued the shape and flex of the articial feet gave him an unfair advantage over the natural feet and ankles of other athletes. I asked a local prosthetic technician about this and he said, no - any advantage they might give would be offset by the energy stores required of the rest of the leg and hip muscles to operate them effectively. Other scientists have disagreed and, in fact, were the basis for initially ruling Pistorius ineligible to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The decision was overturned, but Pistorius did not qualify for the games.
Fast forward to London 2012. There was Pistorius, on the track, side by side on arguably the sports' biggest stage. He finished second in his qualifying heat, but last in his semi-final. Still, it was hard not to call this any less than a gold-medal moment. The winner of the semi-final heat, James Kirani of Grenada, immediately sought out Pistorius and asked to exchange bib numbers, a sign of the respect Pistorius earned from the world's best.
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The goal of the contest is to give students the opportunity to reflect creatively on the theme of peace at a time when so much of what they encounter in the media is dominated by images of violence: What does peace mean to them? What brings them peace in their lives? How might young people help to create a more peaceful world? The contest does not take any formal position on any current conflicts, though we certainly welcome poems that address war from any perspective.
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When Pygmies are killed the player can roll the die and get 0-3 new pygmies for his next turn. Does he get to do this if a sorcerer uses his special ability to take control of a lone pygmy? My guess would be yes due to the way elves interact w/ sorcerers, but I couldn't find anything conclusive in the base set rules, and there is only a summery insert w/ the expansion!
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CDC to Young Women: Take Folic Acid
Jan. 10, 2008 -- The CDC today urged all women -- and particularly young women -- to make sure they get enough folic acid.
"All women, especially younger women ages 18-24 years, need to consume 400 micrograms of folic acid daily through supplements, fortified foods, or both in addition to a folate-rich diet to prevent serious birth defects" called neural tube defects, which affect the brain and spinal cord, states a CDC news release.
That recommendation goes for any woman of childbearing age, even if she's not trying to conceive, since many pregnancies aren't planned.
Among U.S. women of childbearing age, only 40% take a daily supplement containing folic acid. That percentage is even smaller -- 30% -- among women aged 18-24, who account for nearly a third of all U.S. births, according to the CDC.
Among all age groups, young women were the least aware about folic acid consumption.
The CDC got that information from a 2007 survey of some 2,000 U.S. women aged 18-45. The survey, conducted by the Gallup Organization for the March of Dimes, appears in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; it has a margin of error of two or three percentage points.
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Folic acid is found in many vitamin and mineral supplements. It's also been added to most enriched breads, flours, and other grain products for the last 10 years. Neural tube defects dropped 26% in the U.S. between 1995-1996 (before folic acid fortification) and 1999-2000 (after folic acid fortification).
Folate, a B-vitamin that's the natural form of folic acid, is found in leafy green vegetables such as spinach and turnip greens, as well as in black-eyed peas and beef liver.
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A Closer Look at State Child Support Guidelines
Child Support in Shared Custody Arrangements
Many states have laws that presume it's best if parents have joint or shared legal custody of their children after a divorce, unless there's some reason not to. But what happens if the parents share joint physical, as well as legal, custody? More to the point: how does child support work if each parent has physical custody an equal amount of time, as is often the case in a joint physical custody arrangement?
"When parents have joint physical custody, shared custody, or split custody of a child, the determination of child support is complicated and may not fit the formula," according to Michigan's 2004 Child Support Formula Manual.
Michigan's formula is indeed complicated, and it is indeed a formula! Are you ready? Take the number of overnights the children will annually spend with Parent A squared times Parent B's base support obligation and subtract the number of overnights the children will annually spend with Parent B squared times Parent A's base support obligation and divide the whole thing by the number of overnights the children will annually spend with Parent A squared plus the number of overnights the children will annually spend with Parent B squared. That will give you your base support.
The good news is that this formula is only valid if the "noncustodial" parent has a minimum of 128 overnights.
Michigan also has an abatement formula for parents who are not using the preceding formula, when a noncustodial parent spends a long period of time with the child. The abatement is 50 percent of the daily expenses as prorated by the child support award.
According to the American Bar Association, 28 states include a shared parenting time offset in their child support guidelines. (For a chart of general child support criteria in every state, see the American Bar Association website.)
As we repeat again and again, every state is different. Each state has its own very unique child support guidelines; so you must investigate the guidelines in your state to know where you stand.
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I own a Nodal Ninja Ultimate M1 pano head with nadir adapter. I use it with a nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 on a D800 with great results.
For the Google Trusted Photographer program (google business view for google places), the google software cannot stitch the pictures of a nikkor 14-24mm together. So i have to switch to a Sigma 8mm f/3.5 ex dg.
My question: Can i use the Ultimate M1 with the Sigma 8mm f/3.5 ex dg? Will parts of the Ultimate M1 show up in the pictures because of this extreme the 180° sigma fisheye lens?
I know the R10 is a better and easier choice for the sigma 8mm, but i do not want to buy another panohead unless the Ultimate M1 is hopeless to work with in combination with the sigma 8mm.
Anyone who tried this setup?
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Beck Taken by St. Louis in MLB DraftJune 8, 2014
ANDERSON, S.C. – After three seasons as a closer and starting pitcher in the Anderson University baseball rotation, junior right handed pitcher Landon Beck was selected in the 25th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft by the National League champion, St. Louis Cardinals.
Beck becomes the first player from Anderson to be drafted since Blair Cason who was picked by the Cincinnati Reds in the 42nd round in 2009.
As a junior, Beck finished the year with a 5-6 record with 72.2 innings pitched and ranked second in the South Atlantic Conference in strikeouts with 90. Despite finishing second in the category, the Hartwell, Ga. native paced the conference in strikeouts per game with an average of 11.15. In his first two seasons with the Trojans, Beck totaled 10 saves in 94.2 innings pitched with a combined 94 strikeouts.
This season, Beck was the only Trojan to be named to both a Preseason All-SAC team and a postseason team, being picked to the All-SAC Honorable Mention list. The junior's 2014 year was highlighted by the Carson-Newman series with he picked up a win and a save in back-to-back days, highlighted by a complete game win in the series finale over the Eagles. For the year, Beck totaled double figure strikeouts three times.


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I'm trying install this programmable switch but the instructions do not match reality. The instructions refer to the existence of a black (load) cable and a white (neutral) cable supposedly coming out of the wall, but instead I have two black cables and a naked wire. Is the naked wire the equivalent of the white in the diagram?
The naked wire is the ground (sometimes colored green) and is not the same as the neutral.
Your particular installation requires a neutral so that the switch can be powered without sending power to the load. If there is no neutral in your electrical box it means that the power source (line) does not come into that box and instead you are just switching the hot from another source. A traditional single-pole single-throw switch only switches the hot so it does not need the neutral. There might be one behind the switch, it will have a wire nut on it and be connected to all the other neutral wires coming into the box. If present you should use this and not the ground.
If there is no neutral then unfortunately, you cannot install this type of switch in this location without running a new cable.


text: THLE-2 (ATCC® CRL-2706™) Organism: Homo sapiens, human / Cell Type:: epithelial cells transformed with SV40 large T antigen / Tissue: liver/left lobe / General Information Characteristics Culture Method History Documentation Print Email Share Share this product Facebook Twitter Google+ Permits and Restrictions View Permits Organism Homo sapiens, human Tissue liver/left lobe Cell Type epithelial cells transformed with SV40 large T antigen Product Format frozen Morphology epithelial Culture Properties adherent Biosafety Level 2 [Cells contain SV40 viral DNA sequences] Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country. Age adult Applications These immortalized human liver cells constitute an in vitro model for pharmacotoxicological studies and for the investigation of etiology and pathogenesis of human hepatocellular carcinoma. Storage Conditions liquid nitrogen vapor phase Karyotype near diploid Images Derivation TThe THLE-2 (ATCC CRL-10149 and the THLE-3 (ATCC CRL-11233) cell lines were derived from primary normal liver cells by infection with SV40 large T antigen. [RF84749] The virus was generated by introducing a retroviral vector containing the of Bgl I-Hpa I fragment of SV40 T antigen into the amphotropic packaging cell line PA317. Tumorigenic No Effects No, nude mice Comments [RF84750] THLE-2 and THLE-3 cells express phenotypic characteristics of normal adult liver epithelial cells. They are nontumorigenic when injected into athymic nude mice, have near-diploid karyotypes, and do not express alpha-fetoprotein. [RF84750] THLE-2 and THLE-3 cells metabolize benzo[a]pyrene, N-nitrosodimethylamine, and aflatoxin B1 to their ultimate carcinogenic metabolites that adduct DNA, which indicates functional cytochrome P450 pathways. [RF84750] Other enzymes involved in metabolism of chemical carcinogens, such as epoxide hydrolase, NADPH cytochrome P450 reductase, superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione S-transferases, and glutathione peroxidase are also retained by THLE cells. [RF84750] A culture submitted to the ATCC in May of 1989 was found to be contaminated with mycoplasma. Progeny were cured by a 21-day treatment with BM Cycline. The cells were assayed for mycoplasma, by the Hoechst stain, PCR and the standard culture test, after a six-week period following treatment. All tests were negative. The cured cell line is available as ATCC CRL-2706 The original patent deposit is available as ATCC CRL-10149 Complete Growth Medium BEGM from Lonza/Clonetics Corporation, Walkersville, MD 21793 (BEGM Bullet Kit; CC3170). The kit includes 500 mL basal medium and separate frozen additives from which we discard the gentamycin/ Amphotericin (GA) and Epinephrine and to which we add extra 5 ng/mL EGF, 70 ng/mL Phosphoethanolamine and 10% fetal bovine serum. Subculturing Volumes used in this protocol are for 75 cm2 flask; proportionally reduce or increase amount of dissociation medium for culture vessels of other sizes. Note: The flasks used should be precoated with a mixture of 0.01 mg/mL fibronectin, 0.03 mg/mL bovine collagen type I and 0.01 mg/mL bovine serum albumin dissolved in BEBM medium. Remove and discard culture medium. Briefly rinse the cell layer with 0.05% (w/v) Trypsin-0.53% (w/v) EDTA solution (GIBCO cat# 25300-054) to remove all traces of serum that contains trypsin inhibitor. Add 2.0 to 3.0 mL of Trypsin-EDTA solution to flask and observe cells under an inverted microscope until cell layer is dispersed (usually within 5 to 15 minutes). Note: To avoid clumping do not agitate the cells by hitting or shaking the flask while waiting for the cells to detach. Cells that are difficult to detach may be placed at 37°C to facilitate dispersal. Add 0.1% Soybean Trypsin inhibitor and aspirate cells by gently pipetting. To remove trypsin-EDTA solution, transfer cell suspension to centrifuge tube and spin at approximately 125 x g for 5 to 10 minutes Discard supernatant and resuspend cells in fresh growth medium. Add appropriate aliquots of cell suspension to new coated culture vessels. Place culture vessels in incubators at 37°C. Subculture Ratio: 1:3 to 1:6 Medium Renewal: Two to three times a week. Note: For more information on enzymatic dissociation and subculturing of cell lines consult Chapter 10 in Culture of Animal Cells, a manual of Basic Technique by R. Ian Freshney, 3rd edition, published by Alan R. Liss, N.Y., 1994. Cryopreservation Freeze medium: Complete growth medium supplemented with 5% (v/v) DMSOStorage temperature: liquid nitrogen vapor phase Culture Conditions Atmosphere: air, 95%; carbon dioxide (CO2), 5% Temperature: 37°C Growth Conditions: The flasks used should be precoated with a mixture of 0.01 mg/mL fibronectin, 0.03 mg/mL bovine collagen type I and 0.01 mg/mL bovine serum albumin dissolved in BEBM medium. Name of Depositor National Cancer Institute U.S. Patent Number 5,759,765 Disclosure This material is cited in a US or other Patent and may not be used to infringe the claims. Depending on the wishes of the Depositor, ATCC may be required to inform the Patent Depositor of the party to which the material was furnished. References Harris CC, et al. Human liver epithelial cells. US Patent 5,759,765 dated Jun 2 1998 Pfeifer AM, et al. Simian virus 40 large tumor antigen-immortalized normal human liver epithelial cells express hepatocyte characteristics and metabolize chemical carcinogens. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90: 5123-5127, 1993. PubMed: 7685115 Permits These permits may be required for shipping this product: Customers located in the state of Hawaii will need to contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to determine if an Import Permit is required. A copy of the permit or documentation that a permit is not required must be sent to ATCC in advance of shipment. Basic Documentation Product Sheet Certificate of Analysis SDS Other Documentation Cell Micrograph FAQ's Recommended subculture reagents for THLE-2 CRL-2706 Date Updated: 7/30/2015 Complete medium for THLE-2 ATCC CRL-2706 Date Updated: 7/30/2015 Fibronectin-BSA-Collagen flask coating for THLE-2 ATCC CRL-2706 Date Updated: 7/30/2015 References Harris CC, et al. Human liver epithelial cells. US Patent 5,759,765 dated Jun 2 1998 Pfeifer AM, et al. Simian virus 40 large tumor antigen-immortalized normal human liver epithelial cells express hepatocyte characteristics and metabolize chemical carcinogens. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90: 5123-5127, 1993. PubMed: 7685115


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I'm trying to get clonezilla to run off of a usb stick, and it seems that the right way to do that is via tuxboot.
Tuxboot is not compilable on ubuntu. I used git to get it from the repository, and then when I run the 'install' script (because building it is apparently not allowed, since the build script just tries to install windows things). Qmake-linux wants my qmake executable to be in the same directory as the stuff I pulled down, and let's just say that if there's a way to do this easily, I ain't seein' it.
So then I download the linux file, the most recent of which is tuxboot-linux-25. Try to run it, get a failure that libpng12.so.0 isn't found. OK, then I go to install that via the instructions I found on the web but firefox seems to have already deleted from my history (yay!)
Then I add the /usr/local/lib directory to ldconfig via emacs (had to install that too, of course):
I still get the errors that libpng12.so.0 cannot be opened because 'No such file or directory'. ldconfig -p | grep libpng shows that the library is there, but it still doesn't seem to be findable. What to do next?
(for the record, doing this in windows is painless-- download, click, and it's done. But I'm trying to be all linuxy and get away from Windows for this...)


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A month ago I asked this question. Even with a Bounty nobody came up with a better answer then using the Imei of the device to identify the user and then sync the phone with the server.
Now I stumbled across the Android AccountManager classes. Would it be possible to use this classes to store a username and a password that could be accessed after a delete/reeinstall cycle of my application?
If yes how would I do this? And would that require the user to enter its keystore credentials every time the application runs and the keystore isn't opened already?


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Volleyball tryouts to be held
STEUBENVILLE - Volleyball tryouts for Club Hollywood will be held Sunday at Steubenville High School in the old gym from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (ages 12-and-under), 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. (ages 13-14) and from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. (ages 16-and-older).
The cost is a $20 nonrefundable fee, which covers the insurance the club must have. Coaches are also needed.
For information, contact Lynn Meyer at (740) 632-6493 or Caitlyn Williamson at (740) 632-0420.
Big Red moms to meet
STEUBENVILLE - The final meeting for the Steubenville Big Red football mothers will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Harding Middle School Cafeteria. All players and cheerleaders mothers are urged to attend
Buckeye to host mandatory meeting
RAYLAND - The OHSAA requires athletes and parents of all athletes to attend a sportsman/eligibility meeting before your child may participate in scholastic athletics or cheerleading. The Buckeye Local meeting for junior high and high school students will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the high school theater.
Those who attended the fall sports meeting to not need to attend.


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Arrested: Natasha Radtka, 33, 416 Rosslyn Blvd., bench warrant, Friday.
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Arrested: Derrick A. Sadlowski, 28, 3269 state Route 213, OVI, wreckless operation, Friday.
Cited: Matthew Yakkey, 31, Apartment 307, 180 N. Fourth St., Steubenville, permitting unlicensed driver to drive; and Jeremy Brewer, 33, 1514 Madison Ave., Toronto, driving under a suspended license, possession of marijuana.
Arrested: Tiannie Lee, 30, 406 Railroad St., Toronto, driving under a suspended license, stop light, Feb. 24.
Arrested: Michael Clevenger II, 38, 1106 Clair Ave., Steubenville, failure to comply, warrant, Feb. 24.
Arrested: George Thomas, 30, 910 Trenton Ave., Toronto, driving under the influence, resisting arrest, Feb. 27.
Wells Township
Charged: Ronald Williams, 34, 123 Higgins Drive, Mingo Junction, burglary and theft, Tuesday.
Cited: Gertrude Ballon, 40, 145 Circle Drive, Weirton, speeding; Katone Sims, 32, Martins Ferry, speeding; James Mysakowee, 29, Parkersburg, W.Va., speeding; Lauren Stearman, 20, Louisville, Ky., speeding; Doma McCourt, 50, 172 Selma Drive, Wintersville, speeding; and Amy Battocletti, 20, 336 Canton Road, Wintersville, driving with suspended license and speeding.


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I have a very large and very sparse matrix, composed of only 0s and 1s. I then basically handle (row-column) pairs. I have at most 10k pairs per row/column.
My needs are the following:
Parallel insertion of (row-column) pairs
Quick retrieval of an entire row or column
Quick querying the existence of a (row-column) pair
A Ruby client if possible
Are there existing databases adapted for these kind of constraints?
If not, what would get me the best performance :
- A SQL database, with a table like this:
row(indexed) | column(indexed) (but the indexes would have to be constantly refreshed)
- A NoSQL key-value store, with two tables like this:
row => columns ordered list
column => rows ordered list
(but with parallel insertion of elements to the lists)
- Something else
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What do you get when you mix 250 tons of sand, creative engineering and a little water? The 2nd Annual Scotty's Contracting & Stone, Sand in the City event.
Friday, 18 corporate teams had less than six hours to transform tons of sand into crafty creations. All proceeds from the event go to benefit South-Central Kentucky chapter of "Kids on the Block."
Last year, Kids on the Block delivered their powerful puppet message to more than 24,000 students in 21 Kentucky counties.
And the winners are:
Best Kids Theme- The Realtros Association
Best Promotional Idea- Scotty's Contracting and Stone
Best Engineered- Scott, Murphy, & Daniel
Best Rookie Team- US Bank
School Challenge Award- Natcher Elementary
Golden Shovel Award- Stuart Richey


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Accessing a number of file sharing websites in the past week led me ending up on ilivid (specifically, http://lp.ilivid.com/... ), which prompted me an executable payload, instead of the file I'm actually looking for.
Downloading the payload to a virtual machine, and poking around in their "Download Manager" yielded no results in actually reaching the file I'm looking for. It seems like a standard youtube video downloader, with a truckload of upsales to browser extensions / etc.
Yet, they seem to have an Alexa rank of 239 ( http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/ilivid.com# )
I notice, that I am confused.
- Does iLivid actually facilitate access to files otherwise inaccessible via a web browser?
- If not, what is it used for? What purpose do they serve?
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I have a website that has a menu at the top. On some pages there is a sub menu that is at the left hand side, but this is only on some pages. How then would be best to design the page layout given that some pages wont have a left hand nav column? Should I have the column anyway but just make it empty for consistency? Or increase the page size to take into account the extra space from no navigation? Or keep the page the same size and omit a left hand column?
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Don't think of it as the normal state sometimes leaving a blank space at the left, but think of it as a full width page sometimes indenting to allow for a navigation column. Suddenly all your issues of worrying about a blank area are gone. So long as your main content can flow accordingly there's no problem with this.
Most designs I've seen have the main container stretch to fit the area where the left column would be. The only reason I would keep the main container the same size was if you had something else in that left column.
You can have a single button which on click will display the left column and it will not occupy the space. It can be placed commonly in all pages.


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There are some old stickers applied to my windshield and they won't peal off.
How do I remove these stickers and any adhesive residuals without damaging the windshield?
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There are some old stickers applied to my windshield and they won't peal off.
That depends very much on the sticker material. For vinyl stickers I've had good experience warming them up with a hairdryer to soften the glue and then slowly peeling them off. I've also managed to get them off a windshield using a scraper (essentially a razor blade with a handle similar to this). You have to be a bit careful with the latter but I managed to get the vinyl sticker off without scratching the screen.
To remove the glue residue I've had good experience with both WD40 (which you can also use to soften paper stickers) and tar spot remover - I used Autoglym's tar remover but I'm sure you can get similar tar removers from a bunch of different brands.


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5 Shockingly Powerful Kids Who Make You Look Like a Coward
Cracked's opinion about persons of the juvenile persuasion usually ranges from bafflement to outright terror. The kids on this list, however, demand not just our respect but, in some cases, blood oaths of loyalty.
While we spent our childhoods using our boogers to glue our other boogers into super boogers, these youngsters spent theirs rocking the universe with their flagrant--and often chilling--displays of power.
#5. Johnny and Luther Htoo: Wonder Twins (of Terrorism)
The adorable chain-smoking tykes up there are the Htoo twins. They were born in the late '80s in Burma, but not the regular Burma you know and cherish. They were actually Karens, an ethnic group that has been waging guerrilla war against the Burmese state since 1949.
At one time they were just regular boys who lived in a jungle camp of rebels. When the Burmese army attacked the place to clear the way for a gas line, the armed branch of the Karen National Union ran away screaming, leaving the village defenseless. Except for the AK-47s they had stashed some place, which these nine-year-old kids used to fend off the invading Burmese Army. Successfully. And that, boys and girls, was how God's Army got its start.
These are serious mofos, is what we're trying to tell you.
So How Powerful Were These Kids, Exactly?
Rather than chalking it up to beginners luck, the Htoo twins leveraged their precocious display of Rambo-sized balls to command an army of followers who were convinced the boys were magically invincible.
They actually had about 150 followers who carried weapons and obeyed their commands and literally believed in the magical powers of the Htoo twins. How could you not follow someone when you think he's impervious to bullets? Or mines? And that he commands 250,000 invisible soldiers? And his brother commands 150,000? Sure it sounds ridiculous, but if two pre-pubescent kids walked into your office right now chain smoking Marlboro Reds, tossed you an AK and told you it was time to take down the man, you'd have to think long and hard about declining the offer.
High five for invincibility!
They really got everyone's attention when soldiers of their army (the visible ones) held a whole hospital hostage for 24 hours in demand for medical treatment for God's Army's wounded. They didn't get it, and in fact everyone involved was shot dead by Thai security forces (the Htoo twins weren't there).
So, like all hopeless causes led by tiny, messianic fraternal twins wielding automatic weapons, this one couldn't last. In 2001, the 13-year-old boys and 20 of their followers turned themselves in to Thai soldiers, admitting that no, they weren't mystic zombie commanders, and yes, they did have a smoking problem.
#4. Samantha Smith R-O-C-K-S in the U-S-S-R
American kids who grew up in the 80s knew only two things for sure:
1. Care Bears and G.I. Joes were sexually incompatible unless you were into the freaky stuff.
2. The Soviet Union was Satan's playground. Beelzebub himself spent the 80s in the Kremlin, wearing one of those stupid furry hats, just double dog daring the United States to challenge him to a game of nuclear kickball that would leave the entire Earth a charred ruin.
Just like Los Angeles.
Relations between the U.S. and the USSR were so tense that we boycotted the 1980 Olympics just because they were in Moscow. Carter even stopped talking to the Soviets and Ronald Reagan totally labeled the USSR an "evil empire." And he didn't use air quotes to show he was just messing with them. The whole freakin' country shut down to watch a crappy made for TV movie about the after effects of a nuclear holocaust like it was the Super Bowl.
So when 10-year-old Samantha Smith wrote a letter to the head Soviet Yuri Andropov asking him if "he was going to vote to have a war or not," it was the kind of meaningless gesture you expect from innocent little kids. We're talking about a letter to Darth Vader himself here.
But then he wrote back.
It wasn't just a crude drawing of himself pooping on an American flag, either. Andropov responded thoughtfully and kindly, and the rest of the U.S. discovered that people in the Soviet Union were actually people people, not hybrid Cthulhu/humans (or cthumans as we used to say back in the day).
Whatever gave us that idea?
So How Powerful Was This Kid, Exactly?
Samantha generated publicity for her letter like a miniature P.T. Barnum. Of course, it was just a letter. Probably took her 10 minutes. It's not like she climbed aboard a plane and flew right into the heart of the Soviet Union to sit down face to face with the guy Jimmy Carter wouldn't even speak to on the pho-
Oh, wait. She did just that. Samantha spent two weeks as Darth Vader's personal guest.
"They're just like us!" she exclaimed during a press conference in Moscow, the 10-year-old sitting happily in the heart of the Evil Empire itself. And just like that, the Cold War thawed ever so slightly.
It's all about mutual respect, you see.
Partly because of Andropov's response (which some scholars think was actually penned by one Mikhail Gorbachev) and partly because Samantha returned from her trip with pictures and anecdotes of a country full of jes' folks, the whole act of citizen diplomacy sort of broke the spell of mutual hatred between the U.S. and the USSR. Things snowballed from there. Andropov died, and Gorbachev took over with a friendlier attitude than his predecessors. And Samantha Smith showed kids across America what it might look like if a G.I. Joe did mate with a Care Bear.
#3. Kid Blink Stops Spreading the News
There was once a time when people were so lazy that they couldn't bother walking their fat cat bodies to a newsstand to purchase their daily papers. It was like their legs didn't even work or something. Fortunately for these slothful bastards there were small, homeless children who bought the papers, then sold them at an infinitesimal profit on every street corner, which also happened to double as the closest these kids had to a home. Those children were called "newsies."
Unfortunately for the ragamuffins doing the selling, the only thing standing between their typical near-starvation and actual bloated-stomach-it's-time-to-die-starvation was how sensational the headlines were reading, and how greedy the soulless richies at the top were feeling. Because at the end of the day, the newsies had to eat their unsold papers (literally, if they were hungry enough).
Finally in 1899, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst got just hoggish enough to stoke some newsboy wrath. They raised the prices of the papers during the Spanish-American War, but unlike their competitors, didn't lower them once the war was over. That means more costs for the newsies, and bigger losses when the papers didn't sell. At that point 5,000 newsies of New York City let out a collective, "AW HELL NAW' and got organized.
Which brings us to Kid Blink.
According to several accounts, Kid Blink was the charismatic, one-eyed kid in charge. Journalists guessed he was about 13 or 14, and they quoted him directly when he spit out tweet-worthy gold like this:
"Friens and feller workers. Dis is a time which tries de hearts of men. Dis is de time when we'se got to stick together like glue.... We know wot we wants and we'll git it even if we is blind."
So How Powerful Was This Kid, Exactly?
Kid Blink shut down the news to all of New York City.
Blink and his thousands of guttersnipe buddies went on strike, which meant that the two major newspapers in one of the world's biggest cities lost their distributors. And we're talking about 1899, a time when the newspaper was the ONLY media. Period. So knocking out the two biggest sources of information in the city would be like taking out New York's Internet, radio and TV access, then just leaving residents with smoke signals and tin can phones in their place.
Not that Verizon subscribers would notice. Oh snap!
He wasn't done.
Not only did the newsie strike put a serious dent in the dissemination of information in NYC, Kid Blink also brought the city to a literal standstill by staging several rallies on the Brooklyn Bridge. And he organized it with resources available to homeless kids, so we're guessing twine and gumption. No rapid texting of meet-up times for these boys. Just the old fashioned telephone game, except without telephones, because they didn't really have access to those.
Of course, Hearst and Pulitzer were titans of industry, and weren't going to back down from a bunch of ragamuffins. They sent thugs to harass the strikers and prove that they couldn't be bullied around by a bunch of smelly children. Only, the children stood their ground. In the end, the titans backed down and finally agreed to buy back their damned unsold newspapers.


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Wolfie's Dolls - 09-05-2007, 04:18 PM
Since my other topic just keeps kinda dying, and some of the dolls I did in the far, far, FAR past I'm not too keen on. >_>
Most recent dolls I've done:
My character, Callisto. Out of her Halloween costume. XD That's a tattoo, yes.
The original version of her. I'm so proud of it. *huggles*
Bases are by Suspicious Hat Pixels - V. 99.0 lazy shatter demons ; I edited them slightly so that the left arm would be more visible.
I stare at the girl in the mirror: T-shirt, torn up jeans, no beauty queen.
But the way that you see me, you get underneath me, and all my defenses just fall away, fall away.
I am beautiful with you, even in the darkest part of me. I am beautiful with you;
Make it feel the way it's supposed to be!
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In the late 1940's and early 1950's "hawt" was an acronym for "having a wonderful time." It was eventually stolen by scenester fucks to mean,"sexy" or "attractive" because of the downfall of american youth.
How are you doing today?
I'm HAWT, darling, thank you.
I'm HAWT, darling, thank you.
von JESUS 14. März 2004
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Internet slang for something really hot.
Girl: You were so hawt last night at the show.
Boy: I know
Boy: I know
von Harmony 15. April 2005
How annoying 13-year old teenyboppers spell 'hot'
omg, lyk, josh is so hawt!
von Disillusioned Hippie 1. Oktober 2005
horizontal-axis wind turbines; they have the main rotor shaft and electrical generator at the top of a tower, and must be pointed into the wind. Small turbines are pointed by a simple wind vane, while large turbines generally use a wind sensor coupled with a servo motor.
Modern day wind turbines are used to generate wind power are HAWT.
von shalalala 11. März 2008
another spelling of Hot used in instant messaging.
Luk at her she's hawt!
von Borg Villaflor Rawks!!! 3. April 2007
a word that you describe someone who is very attractive. It means "hot" but with a "w" sound in it.
look at that guy there, he's so hawt!
von hamandcheese 18. März 2009
"Hot" "Sexy" "Secksy" "GORGEOUS" or otherwise, very good looking. Used usually by younger teens.
Girl: Oh Ehm Gee! Zac Efron is soooo HAWT!
Boy: Dude, did you see that girl?
Other Boy: Yeah man! She was HAWT!
Boy: Dude, did you see that girl?
Other Boy: Yeah man! She was HAWT!
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Artist Spotlight: Jamil Hellu
With Jamil Hellu's series "Guardians of the Golden Gate," he invites his subjects to create fictitious superhero characters, providing them the opportunity to express themselves led by their own imagination. By putting together specific costumes, each individual constructs a unique character inspired by personal ideas around mythology and archetypal superheroes.
This work is about creativity and role-playing as much as it is about manifesting interpretations of identity, particularly as it relates to self-representation in photography.
As each individual invents a distinctive character to be photographed, the camera becomes an instrument of escapism, offering people to opportunity to create their own fantasy self.
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The Advocate: You have so many models, how have you found them, are they your friends? Did you advertise?
Jamil Hellu: The great majority of them are my friends. The project started with two of my closest friends and it kept on growing. I put a call on Facebook a couple of times inviting anyone to participate. I posted few examples of the work and people started to respond with positive feedback. I have been photographing more people lately and the project continues to expand. The project is open to anyone who wants to be part of it, no discrimination whatsoever. And the more creative people get with their ideas, the more interesting it is.
Has anyone dressed in a costume that you would not shoot for some reason or objection?
Not really. As long as the costume sticks to the concept of Guardians and superhero characterizations, people can dress up any way they want.
You often pose your subjects in very public places. It is San Francisco, of course, so people are more accustomed to that, but has anything out of the usual happened during a photo shoot?
One of my subjects is a transsexual who wanted to be photographed in front of the Transamerica building in the Financial District of San Francisco. We scheduled the shoot for Presidents' Day, hoping fewer people would be around. It was cold and very windy. As soon as I setting up my camera on the tripod, someone heading to the garage asked us if we worked in the building. I said yes. I knew then I had to work fast before getting into trouble. I saw the security guard getting out of the building and walking toward us. I told my friend, "We gotta do this now! Put your mask on and take your jacket off." I quickly took two pictures. When I turned around, someone said to the security guard, "Look! It's Spider Woman!" I nodded and that was it. It was the fastest photo shoot I have ever done in my life.
Tell us about what you would wear for your own photo shoot — or are any of these self-portraits?
I had my photograph taken already and it is part of the series. Some people recognize me, some don't, which is nice. I like the double take result. I don't look at any of the work as self-portraiture. The photographs are expressions of people's ideas and of the collaborations that emerge between us in front of the camera. [Editor's note: The picture above is not necessarily Jamil Hellu. He did not tell us if his image was included in the portfolio.]


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Between the years of 1764 - 1766 many German immigrants settled the steppes of the Russian Volga area. 104 colonies were established on both sides of the Volga River Bank
Some 100 years later, German settlers along the Volga River elected five men to act as scouts to investigate land in Nebraska. Those pictured are, Peter Leiker (Obermunjou), Peter Stecklein (Zug), Anton Wasinger (Schoenchen), Nicholas Schamne (Graf), and Jacob Ritter (Luzern). These five men left Obermunjou, Russia in 1874. They soon returned to Russia with a favorable report. Colonists would then leave the following year, 1875 and ultimately settling in Ellis County, Kansas.
The Sunflower Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia is a local Chapter that works towards the preservation of the folklore, music, genealogy and customs of the Germans from Russia, also know as the Volga German.
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I have a Kaitai dual sport and I love the bike however, I find myself doing a lot more road riding than off road riding and am looking for things I can do to the bike that will help road rides. I ride with another person who has a road bike and it is MUCH more efficient. I can easily ride 5mph faster on that bike with minimal effort. Would it be possible to change out the tires? Tires and rims? Something so I can more easily keep pace, without having to buy a new bicycle?
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I changed the tyres on my MTB for slicker ones, The difference was very noticeable and more comfortable. Running higher pressure in the tyres also helps, but be careful not to exceed the tyres recommended max. Also I would recommend reducing the weight if you can, remove any unnecessary parts


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The 5&3 year old are not feeling good so we were snuggling and DH had the baby down stairs but brought him to me to eat (EBF) and my daughters cat thought she would join the party.
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I just bought this Large Copper Pot Still to go into my vintage copper collection. It is very large. 33" in diameter, 30" tall to the top of the pot, with an overall height of 48" to the top of the cone. I don't know anything about it and am looking to find out information on age, origin, value and anything else you can think to tell me? There is a large worm that came with it that is not pictured. The still is in great condition. Is there anything else missing from the original setup other than the pot, cone and worm that I have? What do you think a still like this would sell for? I cannot find any manufacturer markings on it. If you need any additional pictures please ask.
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I have heard before that a segulah for having a boy is to have relations with one's wife twice in one night. I remember hearing this in the name of Chazal. Does anyone know the makor for it?
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It comes from Niddah 31b:
Rashi there explains that this comes in continuation to the previous statement in the Gemora that if the wife emits seed first the child conceived will be a male. By first arousing his wife's desire in the initial act, she will emit seed first the second time.
The Gemara says that if the husband loves the wife more it will (may?) be a girl. If the wife loves the husband more, then a boy. (By loves more it means, finishes first.)
So the recommendation for a boy is to have relations twice, thus allowing the wife to finish first the second time.
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The airport is located 9km (5 miles) south of Alicante.
How to get there
From Alicante, take the Autovia Alicante-Murcia and leave at the airport junction; alternatively, take the national road N-340 to the airport. From Benidorm, take the Autopista A-7.
Information about parking possibilities at Alicante Airport
Access by public transport
The C9 public bus service runs every hour to/from Alicante central bus station. Other services run to Benidorm and Murcia. All buses depart from opposite the Arrivals hall.
Taxis are available at the airport (journey time to Alicante -15-20 minutes). The taxi rank is situated in front of the Arrivals hall. Further taxi information (tel: (96) 525 2511) is available.
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Wow, tha guy is such an arman
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the pinnacle of human existance. perfection bottled up in one man. manliness to the trillionth power.
that guy is so amazing, hes almost arman
by peaches174 October 17, 2008
The act of flirting excessively. Usually meant for guys who usually have no chance getting girls, but they end up getting them anyway. Makes everyone jealous with their charm.
Yo, that guy just Armanned that blonde chick.
I would laugh if that guy could arman that girl over there.
I would laugh if that guy could arman that girl over there.
by Larz143 July 10, 2008
The sexiest man alive everyone want to have his giant dong. He is the sexiest man alive. he is hotter than the sun. every one loves him.
" Man if I were an Arman I would love myself forever".
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Means ambition, he's the most funny guy in the world. Loves to LOL dont give a fuck on what people think about him, extremly crazy, sexy, most handsome n charming guy ever. Loyal as fuck, Flirty, caring, honest, hard working, loving, passionate, affectionate, one woman man, friendly, warm, fearless, understanding n very giving. awesome guy ever!
Hey, who's that sexy guy with Kayla? Don't you know him, he's arman.
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SoOpah funny Sexy boy on myspace and youtube. Can sing, Rap, Dance, Do it all. He is Sexy As Hell and im going to be with him one day.
Armen is my Hubbie, Or will be.
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Also known as Knight. Is a man who owns the ultimate car, the Knight Industries Two Thousand or KITT, which is laced with a virtually indestructible alloy, and is also capable of moving on its own and also talks.
Guy 1 - America needs Jack Bauer...
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I don't want to go to the museum it is so armen
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Carolina Lily
by Steven Case, 2007.
NC Government & Heritage Library.
In 2003, the General Assembly designated the Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii) as the official State wildflower (Session Laws, 2003, c. 426).
Named for Andre Michaux, a noted eighteenth century naturalist and explorer, this flower grows throughout the state, from the forests and hills of Cherokee County to the coastal swamplands (pocosins) of Hyde and Pamlico Counties. The stem can grow up to 4 feet high, and can have up to 6 flowers at the summit, though 1-3 are more common. The petals are brilliant red-orange with brown spots, and arched back so that the tips overlap.
The Carolina Lily grows throughout the southeast, from West Virginia to Florida, and can bloom as late as October, though it is most prevalent in July and August.
References and additional resources:
Carolina Lily (USDA, NRCS. 2007. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 18 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.)
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Sutherland, Zen. 2008. "Carolina Lily - Lilium michauxii." Online at https://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/2780380397/.
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These is a beautiful wildflower
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wow this flower is amazing :)
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Are there any other trees in NC, not the state tree though. I've looked, there is no info on other trees.
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Not yet. Based on your request, we've added it to our list of topics to include in the future.
In the meantime, this site might help you: http://www.ibiblio.org/pic/nctrees.htm.
Good luck in your research,
Michelle Czaikowski, Government & Heritage Library
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School and district information is now accessible anywhere, anytime on smartphones and tablets.
Summer is in full swing and to ensure you'll have fun visiting King County rivers, lakes, streams, or an unguarded swimming pool, please plan ahead and have safety as your goal
During the summer months, Kent School District will provide free summer lunches to children 18 and under and extended learning opportunities at the elementary and secondary level.
In an article, KSD alumna and Covington Reporter Assistant Editor Sarah Brenden shares her experience being Principal for a Day, a pilot program between Kent School District and Kent Chamber of Commerce.
The retirees were celebrated for their contributions to the families and staff of this district at a recent reception and board meeting.
Student enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year will take place at the Administration Center during the summer.
Incoming seventh and ninth grade students celebrate transitioning into the schools they will attend next year.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering in the Kent School District. Volunteers make a difference and their support and contributions are greatly valued. Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) support and enrich the lives of students and staff, provide help for individual students, and enhance aspects of the education process.
For the safety of students, staff and volunteers, all volunteers are required to complete a volunteer screening process which includes scheduling an appointment with the school office or department to a complete background check. During this appointment, you must complete a Disclosure Form, have your fingerprints taken, and have a Washington Access To Criminal History (WATCH) report run. Please note that a valid Washington State driver's license, Washington State photo ID, or passport is required for identification.
Volunteers shall have their background check completed and approved prior to having access to students, including field trip volunteers responsible for students other than their own child on a field trip. This process can take four to eight weeks, especially during "peak" seasons such as the beginning of school.
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Brain & Nervous System Health Center
Dystonia: Causes, Types, Symptoms, and Treatments
In this article
How Is Dystonia Treated?
There are several options for treating dystonia. The doctor will determine the course of treatment based on the type of dystonia and its severity.
A recently introduced treatment is botulinum toxin, also called Botox or Xeomin. The toxin is injected into the affected muscle. There it blocks the effect of the chemical acetylcholine that produces muscle contractions. The injection needs to be repeated about every three months.
When dystonia causes someone to become disabled, deep brain stimulation is an option. With deep brain stimulation, an electrode is implanted into a particular area in the brain. It is then connected to a battery powered stimulator implanted in the chest. The electrode transmits electrical pulses created by the stimulator to the brain region to reduce the muscular contractions. The person's doctor regulates the frequency and intensity of the electrical pulses.
Medications can help reduce the "overdrive" messages that cause muscles to contract excessively in dystonia. Drugs used include:
- Levodopa
- Procyclidine hydrochloride
- Diazepam
- Lorazepam
- Clonazepam
- Baclofen
Sensory trick is another option. With sensory trick, stimulation applied to the affected or nearby body part may reduce the muscular contractions. By simply touching this area, people can control their own contractions.
Speech therapy, physical therapy, and stress management may also be used to treat the symptoms of dystonia.
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Health insurers keep getting richer while public suffers
Virginia Curbelo, Waterbury
Health insurance is a ripoff! People have high deductibles they rarely meet by the end of the year. I have a health condition, and my doctor wants me to have two tests a year so he may monitor this condition. Even though I am paying for the tests, my insurance company still denies the second test, despite not paying for it!
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al.cap wrote on Dec 14, 2012 5:31 AM:
my wife and son have "medical conditions". we exceed our $4000 deductible in january each calendar year. "
Brian wrote on Dec 14, 2012 6:59 AM:
If you want to cancel yours, be my guest. I'll let my insurance cover what it can and I'll pick up the rest. What does "denies the second test, despite not paying for it" mean? If they don't cover it's one thing. Do they deny you take the test? Dr's are information hounds and will test like crazy. Why not say they don't pay (I know tests are expensive) and tell your MD that? Get well and get away from the testing if you can. "
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Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Dec 14, 2012 5:25 PM:
KITTY wrote on Dec 14, 2012 5:37 PM:
Sandy Socks wrote on Dec 14, 2012 10:42 PM:
Sounds like you (and al cap)have pretty large medical bills. I feel bad for you guys.
Part of Obamacare says health insurance companies have to return 80% of the premiums to patients. In affect, they're only using 20% as their remitance. In the past those companies would keep 40% and more as overhead and admin costs. The CEO of Cigna, John Cordani, for example took in over 19 million in compensation last year. That 20% provision should help in controling costs when it kicks in. "
KITTY wrote on Dec 14, 2012 11:45 PM:
al.cap wrote on Dec 15, 2012 6:20 AM:
we all know the system in this country needed reform. i simply believe that there were far better options than the aca. "
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Dec 15, 2012 1:15 PM:
This seems like nit picking once again against democrats or government. I think that the medicare system works just fine and that is a government administration with more oversight and regulations with less chance of embezzlement or misappriation than a for profit organization, such as an insurance company, which also has a high overhead and share holders, etc etc etc. Free enterprise isn't the answer either, so if you wouldn't mind telling me who or what would be better than the (dare I say it) government. "
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Dec 15, 2012 2:28 PM:
al.cap wrote on Dec 15, 2012 6:48 PM:
since free enterprise wasn't given a chance, we'll never know.
trust me, if i'm proven wrong, i'll admit it. i hope it works out, we have no choice now. but, i'm not very optimistic. "
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al.cap wrote on Dec 15, 2012 8:42 PM:
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Dec 15, 2012 9:18 PM:
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Dec 15, 2012 9:21 PM:
al.cap wrote on Dec 16, 2012 10:14 AM:
on the subject of free enterprise, i have some personal experience to relate. i work as an auto mechanic(the kids call themselves technicians). in the last decade, i've worked at dealerships, whose presence is contained within the state, and national chains. the chains are free to purchase insurance in any state in which they have a presence. the average weekly deduction for the family plan at a ct dealer has been over $250 during that time. and the coverage isn't all that great. at the national companies the deduction was under $100, for top flight coverage, provided by bc/bs of tennesee. two different nationals chose them. this lends credence to my belief that competition would bring about reduced cost and better coverage. just my opinion. i'm no expert. "
Citizen 4 Fairness wrote on Dec 16, 2012 7:53 PM:
I am not an expert either, but when it comes to insurance companies I don't have any faith; I have had bad dealings with my home owners insurance company, I won't get into it, but being from out of state really means nothing to me. The rates are all high, I don't trust them, the coverage is pretty good, but actually medicare is even better, sooo I don't know like I said I don't have a high regard or a lot of trust there. "
linda wrote on Dec 17, 2012 1:51 PM:
TruthInWords wrote on Dec 19, 2012 8:11 AM:
"The "80/20" rule means that if an insurance company spends less than 80% of premiums on medical care they must rebate the portion of premium dollars that exceeded this limit." "
Sandy Socks wrote on Dec 20, 2012 9:15 AM:
I thought that's what I said!! Maybe I could have said it better.
But yes, that's one of the tenets of Obamacare. 80% of what goes to the insurance companies in the form of premiums must be returned to the premium payers in services (or cash back)
The gist is: "From past experiences we don't trust the health care insurance companies and freemarkets system to work honestly and fairly".
Healthcare, like many industries, appear to have been taken over by financial people, rather than that industries professionals. The primary goal (appears) to be raising stock prices and personal reimbursements.
That's why we see higher and higher rates, larger deductables, bigger co-pays and less money for providers. "
KITTY wrote on Dec 20, 2012 11:28 AM:
Wolcott Fan wrote on Dec 20, 2012 1:01 PM:
They do not need to be involved in any of my health care decisions. That will come, make no mistake. Everything you are claiming is bad about the current system will become much worse once the ole' US Government gets involved. "
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- America needs to overcome the trait of class envy
- Like Casinos, citizens have limited funds
- Health Director Quinn a fine addition to Waterbury board
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- Victims of Sandy have been horribly served by insurers
- Corruption runs rampant in Congress; time for term limits
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Research suggests that it takes 21 days to form a habit. So there are 21 day challanges where you make yourself do something you want to form a habit for for 21 days and it will miraculously be a part of you.
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Using HP Application Lifecycle Management v11 to track testing, defects, etc. Within this web app they have analysis features that let you create graphs/reports for defects/tests/test instances. Does anyone know if you are able to create analysis reports for the steps within a test? For example, I want to be able to see how many steps for a test have been executed, passed, failed, etc. This could be for one test or done for a range of them.
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Yes, it is possible to do this. Within the Analysis View, go to "New Excel Report". Excel reports are the most flexible feature of the Analysis View, because they allow you to write SQL queries against the ALM database to extract any detail you want, at any level of summary. You can then use Microsoft Excel itself to generate charts (if you desire) or pivot tables or pivot charts to further analyze and view the data in different levels of aggregation. Or, you can use your spreadsheet as input to a dedicated reporting tool such as Crystal Reports.
If you know absolutely nothing about SQL, you might try to take some tutorials on it at W3Schools -- once you're familiar with the basics, you can write queries against the QC/ALM database by learning the ALM database schema. Go to Help ->
As far as actual test steps, they are no different than any other object in ALM. The
See the little yellow key next to the "ID" columns (such as
If you also happen to know (or are willing to learn) Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), you can do even more with ALM Excel Reports: the reports will automatically run a VBA macro for you when the report is generated, to automatically format, clean up, or arbitrarily process the data the report produces. This is to help you automatically prepare a report for management or your peers, even if your SQL query by itself can't produce a spreadsheet that's ready-to-go without modification. For example, you can generate Pivot Tables or Pivot Charts from VBA.