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By all accounts, a united interior design profession would markedly expand the power of interior design.
By all accounts, a united interior design profession would markedly expand the power of interior design.
Reflecting on my experiences as ASID president and what those experiences might mean, I'm both inspired and distressed. And I'm beginning to think that's okay—that maybe this contrast of feelings can be construed as a healthy tension, and that the sources of my distress represent a chance to move forward, rather than serve as a roadblock to success.
I am inspired by the sense of community that I've witnessed in talking with hundreds of ASID leaders and members at both the chapter and national levels. Unsolicited, I heard over and over that the value of membership lies in the relationships people form through ASID, the networking opportunities it offers, and its role as a pillar of strength and resources upon which practitioners can lean in hard times and grow in good times.
At the same time, I'm distressed by the distinct disunity that I continue to experience in our profession as a whole. It saddens me that after some 35 years in existence, we remain so fragmented. We continue to let those outside our profession define us—the inevitable result of our collective inability or unwillingness to agree on our own clear explanation about who we are. This often puts us in a weak, defensive position in which too much time is spent seeking respect and/or attacking each other about who is or isn't an interior designer, rather than making bold, active choices about where to go next.
And where might that be? Again, I am inspired by the obvious potential that interior design has for social innovation, including our ability as designers to change society for the better—whether through improved human health, dignity and well-being, more prosperous organizations, or by helping to create a cleaner planet. And again, I am distressed to see that potential go largely unfulfilled in the face of polarized distractions and debates that focus on "either/or" solutions. Of course, this phenomenon is not limited to our profession; it is a malady of our times, evident in our practices, within ASID and far beyond it: People come forward with great ideas, but we tend to think in terms of "X" at the expense of "Y"... either this or that.
—Donald Schön, MIT professor and chairman,
Department of Urban Studies and Planning (1990-1992)
Our future relies on our ability to create and sustain balance. Differences are healthy; they offer perspective and spur creativity. But absolutes get us in trouble; if not through the marginalization they cause then by the paralysis that otherwise results. We are smart, motivated, visionary people who are fully capable of navigating an environment that needs us to look at the world not as "either/or" but as "both/and." In fact, with our ability to synthesize disparate information and find inspired, unified solutions, designers are among the most qualified people on the planet to find and forge the center path to progress.
Do not mistake the middle for mediocrity. I am not proposing a future of bland, toothless solutions that strive to appease everybody and thus please nobody. I see original, nuanced ideas that integrate diverse needs; short-term action in light of long-view thinking, elegant notions and finely detailed follow-through. It requires the willingness to take risks and assume responsibility. It means acknowledging the tension of differences and deciding to use those differences as a means to purposefully and imaginatively arrive at solutions. Like I said, designers are ideally suited for the work.
And it is work. Over the past five years, ASID has made huge investments in leadership, branding, marketing, education, and strategic planning. The organization has matured and is coming together. I am inspired by the progress and confident that we're on our way to becoming a better organization. Now imagine if we're able to extend that culture to our profession as a whole. Imagine the possibilities of a united interior design profession—one that defines itself on its own terms, respects its members' various abilities and aspirations, and encourages each to fulfill them. Imagine how that would expand the power of interior design.
Our profession is nearing middle age—the time when identity solidifies, creativity thrives and stability reigns. We are old enough to know the important stuff, and young enough to act on it. And it couldn't happen at a better time; we're at the threshold of a period in history that many believe will belong to those who are curious, creative, integrative, empathetic, and committed to meaningful living. Inspiring, wouldn't you say?
ASID president Sari Graven is the director of planning and resource development at Seattle University's Facilities Services. ASID can be reached at (202) 546-3480 or firstname.lastname@example.com, and on the Web at www.asid.org.


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Events for August 18, 2013
Iliff on the Road: Nurturing the Voice of Vocation, Prof. Katherine Turpin, WY
August 18, 2013
Description: Katherine Turpin, associate professor of religious education, and Joyce Mercer, Virginia Theological Seminary, will lead a week-long program, "Our Story, God's Story: Nurturing the Voice of Vocation," Ring Lake Ranch, Wyoming.
People often think of vocation in terms of entering the ministry of decisions about the future careers made by young people, but a sense of vocation can enliven a faithful life at any stage. What would it look like to focus on vocation across changes in situation and relationships across the lifespan? What is the role of imagination and story in cultivating a sense of vocation? What evokes our stories of being called into something, and when do we tell them and to whom? How do we sustain a sense of vocation in the midst of daily life, whether in relationships, work situations, or home life? We will explore these questions through a series of reflective activities, writing, drawing, and other ways of exploring the role of vocation in a faithful life.
Date: Aug. 18-24
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Celebrating 20 years with the Scout International Fund
At Scout Investments‡, we've had a lot to celebrate lately. The Scout International Fund‡, celebrated two major milestones over the last few months: the fund's 20th anniversary in September and more recently reaching $10 billion in assets under management‡.
You're probably wondering why the 20th anniversary of an international mutual fund is such a big milestone. Well, according to Morningstar data as of Dec. 1, 2013, the Scout International Fund is one of only 70 "Foreign Large Funds" that have passed the 20-year mark of the 380 funds in existence in that category today. It's one of the oldest international large-cap funds available to investors.
The Scout International Fund‡ is led by Jim Moffett, who has managed the fund since it launched in 1993, along with co-portfolio managers Michael Stack and Michael Fogarty. The team also includes seven experienced sector analysts.
For an international fund to be around for 20 years with the same manager at the helm the entire time is certainly unique. In Jim's two decades as lead manager on the fund, he has seen a world of change in international investing and investors' views. When the fund first launched, investors were very cautious of international investments, especially as compared to today's global marketplace with many investment options in developed and emerging markets around the world.
Recently, Jim traveled to New York City and spent time discussing the fund and his investment strategy with several media outlets. He had the opportunity to discuss current events affecting international markets and where the team is finding opportunities, as well as sharing his thoughts on specific holdings in the fund.
One of the media interviews he conducted was with CNBC Television during their morning program Squawk Box. Watch Jim's interview here‡.
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Teen uses machete to steal headphones
Portland Police have arrested a teenager for using a machete to rob a man of his headphones.
It happened Wednesday around 1:50 a.m. near Southeast 159th Avenue and Main Street.
Officers arrived and spoke with the victim, 21-year-old Adam Hampton, who told police that a black Ford Expedition pulled up along side him and the suspect got out of the vehicle, armed with a machete. Hampton told police that the suspect, later identified as 17-year-old Javier Coyt, demanded the victim's headphones which the victim gave to him. The suspect got back into the Expedition and it left the area.
After calling 9-1-1, the vehicle returned and a different male got out, gave the victim back his headphones, and apologized. The vehicle then left the area again but was spotted by police and stopped.
In total there were six people in the Expedition, the suspect Coyt being one of them. All occupants were removed from the vehicle, Coyt was arrested and the machete was recovered.
Coyt was lodged at the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Home (JDH) on a charge of Robbery in the First Degree.


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I have been looking at some established, even 'geeky', sites trying to analyze their practices. I understand that that a popular practice is not necessarily a good practice. Still I was taken aback, especially when it comes to branding/search/and navigation areas .. how the container explicit dimensions or explicit height.
Examples: visit Cnet , Facebook , SITEPOINT!??!. These are HUGE sites, right? Now if you set your UA preferences to ZOOM TEXT ONLY and zoom in you will see that the navigation/login areas quickly overflow and become nearly inaccessible. (not to mention it just feels like the layout i essentially broken even if the elements remain in place)
OK at this point I know I am getting quite a few "who the hells zooms text only anyway...you even had to change the prefs for this to happen!" and honestly, I am tempted to agree. With the one caveat that I tend to see this as an bad sign for what could happen if the nav/branding content ever was more than expected.
As an art director who codes I struggle with this from an efficiency point of view. I can create BGs that can tile or fade vertically for this eventually but it does limit the design options and makes both the aesthetics and the code orders of magnitudes more difficult to do. Of course all this extra effort may be moot if few if any users dont have text only zoom enabled.
Is it still bad practice to make a fixed height area ( such as navigation, header or footer) knowing that it will likely overflow if zoomed in with zoom text only enabled ? Is it an accessibly disaster and the mark of a "PS jokey" or is that just a requirement of decades past that is just no longer worth the extra effort?
I agree not setting explicit heights is definitely the way forward.
Zooming text is one issue, but for me it's more an issue of making device resizing easier. You can set a default body EM height on the BODY element and use media queries to update that body default at different screen sizes. If you've hardcoded pixel heights on the layout, it's a lot more work to over-ride them in your media queries.
Personally, I have found it a little harder to design layouts in EMs and percentages, but there is a big payoff when you start tweaking for device sizes.
One thing: It's hard work retrofitting this into templates originally designed with pixel heights in mind, which probably goes some way to explaining why many sites aren't doing it.
I agree not setting explicit heights is the way definitely forward.
the funny thing is I notice MORE sites are setting heights now, than before.
What I see in in nav styles like CNETs. because the logo is "etched" into the side of the navigation,and a centered gradient background is employed, if only the text then the logo would proportionally 'get lost' and the nav bar gradient would no longer seemed centered ( and consequently the 'gloss' illusion would be lost). So it's a choice: this specific 'look and feel' or flexibility.
I still make sure everything can zoom. I like to make sure it all works with 3 zooms. If it works with fixed height then it's fine.
And yes many big sites like sitepoint and etc don't do seem to care about this. But they should because then it doesn't work on iPhone s and like. It's it always just zoom you have to worry about.
I much prefer text-only zoom, so I'm disappointed that browsers now default to whole page zoom. (I hate the way a lot of sites don't have a max-width: 100% or whatever, and thus get lost off each side of the page.)
If designs do have a max width, though, they can still get bitten if there are heights set, so even with whole page zooming, fixed heights are still a bad idea.
actually , ( at least on my mac browsers)... 'regular' zooming does act like "getting closer" to the screen, everything is enlarged proportionally ( including element sizes, of course this means bitmaps get pixelated). I suppose that the way people expected zoom to be from the start, BUT I wonder if this wave of non-text-zoom-co0nsidering sites is because the "regular" zoom is now default?
Incidentally, in all fairness to the sites mentioned ( at least nav area wise) you can text zoom 3 times before anything overflows. My issue however is that they are "allowing for" a set # of zooms when designing graphics/coding as opposed to going for more limiting but flexible graphic design/coding solutions.
Yeah, the zooming of images is interesting. Personally i don't like it, but does zooming an image up -- even though that just makes it big and blurry -- actually make it easier for a vision-impaired user to perceive?
I'm guessing that, even though there isn't any more image data there, it does hit more photoreceptors in the eye.
Don't know about PC, but Mac also has a screen zoom feature that I find quite useful. (Strangely, it's not enabled by default in the lastest Mac OS.) Even though images get more grainy as they enlarge, I do find it useful to get this closer look sometimes.
so... then the "screen zoom" feature in the UA ( not part of the OS) is the reason why using scalable ( as in tiles) and flexible containers may be going out of style?
I would guess that the "screen zoom" feature is becoming more popular because "text zoom" can create a bit of confusion as users switch between sites and do not realize what their text size settings are. When they come back another time or use a different computer, the site look "different".
In a similar vein, I have often wondered why so many site are using such small screen fonts and suspected that the coders had their fonts zoomed larger than normal or were using large monitors with magnified resolution rather than "normal". Why create pages that so many users have to zoom up a notch or two to read? Our forum is no exception.
Regarding the reluctance of large sites to redesign to accommodate "text zoom", I would guess that the reason is economic. Not enough bang for the bucks required to redesign the code. Most of those sites were created before text zooming became popular... when fixed-width or fluid-with-a-minimum-width sites were in vogue. Fixed width or limited width design is easier/cheaper. Someone has to see a need for better designed functionality before they are willing to pay for it. If they don't see it as broken, they ain't gonna pay to fix it.
Of course, we can't rule out big business influence/pressure to limit the costs of doing business, too. If major businesses don't have to pay for better menu designs by influencing browser development, so much the better for their bottom line.
In the end, it's boiling down to money. Creativity is being stifled by the economics involved. An old story.
My two cents.


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Adamantine wrote:There are many problems you can find in institutionalized Tibetan Buddhism...
I can't speak to the Sanghas you frequent since I do not know them, apart from Shenphen Rinpoche, and I know he is a good guy. I really do have full confidence in him.
But...this is a pervasive problem in dharma centers in the West. To think otherwise is to be ignorant. I personally know instances (yes plural) of woman pressured to have abortions after they have been impregnated by their teachers.
One of the problems is a corrupted idea of samaya -- women subject to harrasment, etc. in Tibetan Buddhist dharma centers feel silenced by "vows" and so they do not speak up for many reasons.


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How to Get Kristen Stewart's Edgy Red Carpet Ponytail
For the 'On the Road' premiere, Kristen Stewart paired her sexy black and white outfit with a flirty pony–here's the step-by-step deets.
-PJ Gach
Kristen Stewart is working hard these days! She's promoting two movies: Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 and On the Road. For the AFI On the Road premiere in LA, she wore a peek-a-boo Balenciega outfit, crimson lips and a modern pony styled by Federic Fekkai's Adir Abergel.
Here's how you can do this at home:
Begin by applying Fekkai COIFF Bouffant Lifting & Texturizing Spray Gel ($25, fekkai.com) through dry hair, focusing on roots. Using your hands rough up the strands to create as much volume as possible.
Create a deep part and backcomb the roots to create height and volume. Spray roots with Fekkai COIFF Sheer Hold Hairspray ($10-$23, fekkai.com) to maintain shape and hold.
Next, pin the top section of hair up and using Fekkai COIFF Nonchalant Piecing & Forming Wax ($25, fekkai.com) pull the rest of the hair back into a tight, off center ponytail.
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After the ponytail is created rake back the top section of hair using your fingers and integrate it into the ponytail. Make sure to leave enough height on top to give it the desired shape.
Brush the ponytail over shoulder to frame the face and balance out the volume. Finish the look with Fekkai COIFF Sheer Hold Hairspray to keep the style in place.
PJ Gach is Senior Editor: Style + Beauty at BettyConfidential.


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Collaboration between federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors offers advantages for local crimefighters
facing high rates of gun violence:
From the federal perspective, collaboration with local authorities provides valuable local intelligence and manpower.
Read more about collaborations with local authorities in Fighting Urban Crime: The Evolution of Federal-Local Collaboration.Learn more about federal-local collaboration in Project Safe Neighborhoods.
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I am committed to helping my patients cope with grieving the loss of a loved one by encouraging them to express their emotions and helping them find meaning in situations that are often tragic. I try to employ a patient approach to help with the essential task of adjustment to such sudden change. Grief therapy also involves the loss of body parts, body functions and adjustment to an illness which is often life threatening


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In early betas, the Android IPC was strictly synchronous. This means that service invocations had to wait for the return value of the remote method to arrive back to the caller. This is generally an advantage because the caller can be sure that the called service received the invocation by the time the remote method returns. In some cases, however, this causes the caller to wait unnecessarily. If synchronicity is not required and the method has no return value, oneway AIDL interfaces may be used.
Oneway methods are specified by addind the oneway keyword to the AIDL interface definition.
oneway interface IncreaseCounter { void increaseCounter( int diff ); }
Only the entire interface can be oneway and these methods must all have void return value. The stub compiled from oneway AIDL interface does not have return path for remote methods on the service side and does not wait for the method to execute on the client side. The delivery is reliable (no invocations are lost) but the timing is not guaranteed, e.g. two sequential oneway invocations may arrive at the invoked service in different order. Oneway interfaces are therefore more complicated to use (they are also faster and don't block the caller) and are used extensively by the Android framework internally to deliver event notifications.
Click here to download the example program.
Our primitive example has an Activity and a Service. The service exposes two interfaces: one "normal" (Counter.aidl) and one oneway (increaseCounter.aidl). The interesting bit here is how one service can expose two interfaces. The onBind method checks the Intent used to bind the service and returns different binders based on the Intent. The important point here not to use the Intent extra Bundle to differentiate among interfaces. I did this and I can confirm that even though extras arrive at onBind (the API documentation states the contrary) but the framework gets completely confused and thinks that the service has already been bound with the same Intent (the framework seemingly cannot figure out that the Intent extras were different). In the example program I abused the category field therefore and this works nicely.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Oneway interfaces
Posted by Gabor Paller at 11:44 PM
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releaseService() isn't invoked in onDestory in the enclosed example... :-)
- March 30, 2010 at 11:13 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
I am not aware of such a method in Android ...
- April 1, 2010 at 2:22 PM
- michal said...
cool example thanks for sharing!
- April 17, 2010 at 10:49 PM
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studio pali fekete architects (spf:a), culver city, calif.
The orderly floor plan at this bold modern residence captured the judges' attention. So did its restrained materials palette and spotless execution. "It doesn't have a flaw," marveled one judge, speaking of the entire project. "It's perfectly done."
Zoltan E. Pali, FAIA, says the concept for a floor plan of "living pods" alternating with courtyard spaces stemmed from the site's long, narrow shape and the client's program. "They said they wanted privacy in the bedroom and guest area but also wanted to be connected to the kitchen, family room, living room, and dining room sector," he says. "The only way I saw to do it was to use a long hallway system and organize rooms off it, so you have gaps in between." He specified just a few materials for the entire house—teak plywood paneling and aluminum windows and louvers on the exterior, and oak, terrazzo, engineered stone, and drywall throughout the interiors.
The judges pronounced the house a model of "drama with restraint"— an effect Pali worked hard to achieve. "I find you have a lot of ideas when you're sitting down to design," he says. "You have to throw most of them away."
principal in charge / project architect: Zoltan E. Pali, FAIA, SPF:a
general contractor: Archetype, Beverly Hills
project size: 5,000 square feet; site size: 0.7 acre
construction cost: $340 per square foot
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As federal and state policymakers consider their most cost-effective options for strengthening rural long-term services and supports (LTSS), more information is needed about the current system of care. Using data from the 2010 National Survey of Residential Care Facilities, this chartbook from the Maine Rural Health Research Center presents information on a slice of the rural LTSS continuum—the rural residential care facility (RCF). Survey results identify important national and regional differences between rural and urban RCFs, focusing on the facility, resident and service characteristics of RCFs and their ability to meet the LTSS needs of residents. Rural RCFs are more likely to have private pay patients compared to urban facilities and their residents have fewer disabilities as measured by their functional assistance needs. Compared to urban facilities, the policies of rural RCFs appear less likely to support aging in place.
Suggested Citation: Lenardson JD, Griffin E, Croll Z, Ziller EC, Coburn AF. Profile of Rural Residential Care Facilities: A Chartbook. Portland, ME: University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, Maine Rural Health Research Center; May, 2014.


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Lions have great vision. The brightest sunshine won't blind them. And in low light, they can see six times better than humans.
They can hear prey from a mile away.
And their sense of smell is so keen they can tell how recently the prey passed.
Lions will take on prey more than twice their size.
A full-grown zebra can weigh nearly half a ton. One kick from those hooves can break a lion's jaw.
Lions are sprinters, not marathoners.  They can hit 35 miles an hour, but only for a few seconds.
So they team up, approaching their prey from different angles.
Zebras learn to keep their distance, but one zebra is about to violate the first rule of the safari: Always stay with the group.
The lion will go for the typical deathblow: Crushing the wind pipe, while the team keeps their prey from getting away.
Of all the world's cats, lions are the only social anima, especially at dinnertime.
After a kill is made, males always eat first, then the females.
What's left goes to the cubs.  Often not enough.  Most will not survive into adulthood.


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Jaundice in Newborns
- Problems in Newborns
- Overview of Problems in Newborns
- Birth Injury
- Prematurity
- Postmaturity
- Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
- Large for Gestational Age (LGA)
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Transient Tachypnea
- Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pneumothorax in Newborns
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Apnea of Prematurity
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
- Jaundice in Newborns
- Anemia in the Newborn
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In jaundice, the skin and whites of the eyes look yellow. Jaundice is common in newborns. It occurs when the level of bilirubin (a yellow pigment produced during the normal breakdown of red blood cells) in the blood rises. When the bilirubin level gets too high, bilirubin can be deposited in the skin, the whites of the eyes, and other tissues. As bilirubin levels increase, the whites of the eyes turn yellow first, followed by the skin. Slightly more than half of all full-term newborns develop jaundice during the first week of life. Jaundice is even more common among premature infants.
Newborns normally have a high red blood cell count at birth, and their red blood cells have a shorter life span than adult red blood cells. The high red blood cell count and shorter life span mean that more of the newborn's red blood cells undergo the normal daily breakdown of aging red blood cells (a process called hemolysis). Aging red blood cells are normally removed by the spleen. Hemoglobin (the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen) is broken down and recycled. One portion of the hemoglobin molecule is converted into bilirubin, which is carried by the blood to the liver. The liver chemically changes the bilirubin by binding it to another substance, creating conjugated bilirubin. The conjugated bilirubin passes into the bile, which is then excreted into the digestive tract. In adults, bilirubin is further broken down by the bacteria that normally reside in the digestive tract. This form of bilirubin is excreted in the stool and gives stool its typical brown color. However, newborns do not yet have these bacteria or other digestive enzymes needed to process bilirubin. Thus, because newborns produce more bilirubin than older children and adults and eliminate bilirubin at a slower rate than older children and adults, high levels of bilirubin can build up in their blood relatively quickly. This disorder is called hyperbilirubinemia.
Whether jaundice is dangerous depends on what is causing it, how high the bilirubin level is, and how quickly the bilirubin level rises. Some disorders that cause jaundice are dangerous regardless of what the bilirubin level is. However, an extremely high bilirubin level, regardless of cause, is dangerous.
The most serious consequence of a high bilirubin level is kernicterus—a disorder in which bilirubin is deposited in the brain and causes brain damage. Kernicterus occurs only when the level of bilirubin is high. The risk of this disorder is higher for newborns who are premature, seriously ill, or who are given certain drugs. If untreated, kernicterus may lead to unresponsiveness (stupor) or lethargy, loss of muscle tone, a high-pitched cry, poor feeding, and seizures. Later, children can have cerebral palsy, hearing loss, a permanent upward gaze, or other signs of brain damage. Kernicterus is now rare because of increased screening for hyperbilirubinemia and early treatment.
Common causes
The most common causes of jaundice in the newborn are
Physiologic jaundice occurs in most newborns. It develops because the red blood cells in newborns normally break down at a slightly increased rate and because the digestive tract and liver function in newborns are immature. As the digestive tract and liver mature, bilirubin is processed faster, and jaundice quickly disappears. Physiologic jaundice typically appears 2 to 4 days after birth (jaundice that appears in the first 24 to 48 hours after birth is usually due to a disorder). Physiologic jaundice usually causes no other symptoms and resolves within 1 to 2 weeks.
Breastfeeding jaundice is common. It develops in 1 of 6 breastfed infants a few days after birth. It occurs in newborns who do not consume enough breast milk (often because the mother's milk has not yet come in well). Newborns who consume less breast milk have fewer bowel movements and thus eliminate less bilirubin. As newborns continue to breastfeed and consume more milk, the jaundice usually disappears on its own.
Breast milk jaundice is less common. It develops in only 1 to 2% of breastfed newborns. It occurs when breast milk contains a high level of a substance that slows bilirubin excretion and thus causes the bilirubin level to increase. Breast milk jaundice appears when newborns are 5 to 7 days old, peaks at about 2 weeks, and can last for 3 to 12 weeks.
Excessive breakdown of red blood cells can overwhelm the liver with more bilirubin than it can process. There are several causes of excessive breakdown of red blood cells. In hemolytic disease of the newborn, the newborn's blood type is incompatible with the mother's (as occurs in Rh incompatibility—see Rh Incompatibility). Because their blood types are different, antibodies from the mother can cross the placenta and attack the newborn's red blood cells, rapidly breaking them down. This causes a sudden rise in bilirubin level. Less common causes of excessive red blood cell breakdown include hereditary deficiency of the red blood cell enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) and hereditary red blood cell disorders such as severe alpha-thalassemia (see Thalassemias). Events during delivery sometimes lead to excessive breakdown of red blood cells. Newborns who were injured during birth sometimes have a collection of blood (hematoma) under their skin. The breakdown of blood in a large hematoma may cause jaundice. If the umbilical cord was not clamped quickly, newborns may get excess blood from the placenta. The breakdown or this blood can also cause jaundice.
Less common causes
Less common disorders that cause jaundice include
Overwhelming bacterial infection (sepsis) acquired during or shortly after birth can cause jaundice. Infections acquired by the fetus in the womb are sometimes the cause. Such infections include toxoplasmosis and infections with cytomegalovirus or the herpes simplex virus or rubella virus.
Hypothyroidism may be present at birth or shortly thereafter (see Hypothyroidism in the Newborn), and up to 10% of affected newborns have jaundice for weeks to months.
Hereditary liver disorders that can cause jaundice include Dubin-Johnson syndrome, Rotor syndrome, Crigler-Najjar syndrome, and Gilbert syndrome.
Bile flow may be reduced or blocked because of a birth defect of the bile ducts (such as biliary atresia), pyloric stenosis, or because a disorder such as cystic fibrosis has damaged the liver.
Risk factors
Major risk factors for jaundice include prematurity (35 to 36 weeks' gestation), blood type incompatibility with the mother, jaundice that begins soon after birth (high levels occur in the first 24 hours), birth-related bruising, and family history of jaundice. Also at major risk of jaundice are newborns who are exclusively breastfed and who have lost a significant amount of weight and have a high-risk bilirubin level before discharge from the hospital.
Newborns who have a low-risk level of bilirubin before discharge from the hospital, who are postmature (over 41 weeks' gestation), and who are exclusively bottle-fed are at low risk of jaundice.
While newborns are in the hospital, doctors periodically check them for jaundice. Jaundice is sometimes obvious in the color of the whites of the newborn's eyes or skin. But most doctors also measure the newborn's bilirubin level before discharge from the hospital. If the newborn has jaundice, doctors focus on determining whether it is physiologic and, if not, identifying its cause.
Warning signs
In newborns with jaundice, the following symptoms are cause for concern:
Doctors are also concerned when the bilirubin level is very high or is increasing rapidly and when blood tests suggest that the flow of bile is reduced or blocked.
When to see a doctor
Newborns with warning signs should be evaluated by a doctor right away. If the newborn is discharged from the hospital on the first day after birth, a bilirubin level should be done before discharge. A follow-up visit to measure the bilirubin level should be scheduled within 2 days of discharge. Newborns with risk factors for a high jaundice level or who had a high level before discharge may need to be seen at least twice after discharge from the hospital.
Once at home, if the newborn had not been jaundiced before but parents now notice that their newborn's skin or eyes look yellow, they should contact their doctor immediately. The doctor can decide how urgently to evaluate the newborn based on whether the newborn has any symptoms or risk factors (such as prematurity).
What the doctor does
Doctors first ask questions about the newborn's symptoms and medical history. Doctors then do a physical examination. What they find during the history and physical examination often suggests a cause and the tests that may need to be done.
Doctors ask when the jaundice started, how long has it been present, and whether the newborn has other symptoms such as lethargy and poor feeding. Doctors ask what, how much, and how often the newborn is being fed. They ask how well the newborn is latching onto the breast or taking the nipple of the bottle, whether the mother feels that her milk has come in, and whether the newborn is swallowing during feedings and seems satisfied after feedings. Information about how much urine and stool the newborn produces can help doctors evaluate whether the newborn is being fed enough.
Doctors ask the mother whether she has had infections or disorders that can cause jaundice, what her blood type is, and what drugs she is taking. They also ask whether family members have had any of the hereditary disorders that can cause jaundice.
During the physical examination, doctors check the newborn's skin to see how far jaundice has spread. They also look for other clues suggesting a cause, particularly signs of infection, injury, and thyroid disease.
The bilirubin level is measured to confirm the diagnosis of jaundice and determine its severity. The level may be measured in a sample of blood or by using a sensor placed on the skin.
If the bilirubin level is high, other blood tests are done. They include
Hematocrit (the percentage of red blood cells in blood)
Examination of a blood sample under a microscope
Reticulocyte count (the number of newly formed red blood cells)
Direct Coombs test (which checks for certain antibodies attached to red blood cells)
Measurement of different types of bilirubin
Blood type and Rh status (positive or negative) of the newborn and mother
Albumin (a protein that binds bilirubin, keeping it from being able to enter the brain) level
Other tests may be done depending on results of the history and physical examination and on the newborn's bilirubin level. They may include culturing samples of blood, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid to check for infection and measuring levels of red blood cell enzymes to check for unusual causes of red blood cell breakdown.
When a disorder is identified, it is treated if possible (for example, doctors may give immune globulin to infants with hemolytic disease of the newborn). A high bilirubin level itself may also require treatment.
Physiologic jaundice usually does not require treatment. More frequent feedings (for breastfed newborns, nursing at least 8 to 12 times per day and similar or slightly fewer feedings for formula-fed newborns) can help prevent jaundice or reduce its severity. Frequent feedings increase the frequency of bowel movements and thus eliminate more bilirubin in stool. The type of formula does not seem to matter. Newborns should not be fed water or sugar water because these liquids do not prevent the bilirubin level from rising, do not provide nutrition, and will decrease the amount of milk or formula the newborn drinks.
Breastfeeding jaundice may also be prevented or reduced by increasing the frequency of feedings to at least 8 to 12 times per day. If the bilirubin level continues to increase, temporarily supplementing breast milk feedings with formula or expressed breast milk may help.
Breast milk jaundice is not relieved by more frequent nursing because the breast milk contains a substance that worsens jaundice. In some cases, mothers may be advised to stop breastfeeding for 1 or 2 days and to express breast milk regularly during this break from breastfeeding. They can resume breastfeeding as soon as the newborn's bilirubin level starts to decrease. In most cases, mothers are advised to breastfeed as usual because the benefits of breastfeeding are greater than the risk of developing kernicterus with breast milk jaundice.
A high bilirubin level may be treated with
This treatment is most commonly used. It uses bright light to change unconjugated bilirubin into forms that can be eliminated rapidly through the urine. Blue light is the most effective light, and most doctors use special commercial phototherapy units. Newborns are undressed to expose as much skin as possible. They are turned frequently and left under the lights until the bilirubin level comes down and stays low. The lights may be needed for as few as 2 days to a week. Intensive phototherapy can prevent kernicterus if started early when the bilirubin level is rising. However, it is useful only for a high level of bilirubin that has not been changed (conjugated) by the liver. To determine how well the treatment is working, doctors periodically measure the bilirubin level in the blood. Skin color is not a reliable guide. Light therapy is relatively safe for newborns. However, newborns need eye shields to protect their eyes from the bright light.
Exchange transfusion
This treatment is used when the bilirubin level is very high and continues to rise despite use of intensive phototherapy. It can rapidly remove bilirubin from the bloodstream. A small amount of the newborn's blood is gradually removed (one syringe at a time) and replaced with an equal amount of donor blood. The procedure usually takes 2 to 4 hours. Typically, the total amount of blood that is removed and replaced is equal to twice the newborn's total blood volume.
Exchange transfusions may need to be repeated if the bilirubin level continues to rise. The procedure has risks and complications, such as heart and breathing problems, blood clots, and electrolyte imbalances in the blood.
The need for exchange transfusion has decreased since early bilirubin screening has become the normal practice and because phototherapy (and immune globulin treatment for hemolytic disease of the newborn) has become increasingly effective.
Key Points
In many newborns, jaundice develops 2 or 3 days after birth and disappears on its own within a week.
Whether jaundice is of concern depends on what is causing it, how high the bilirubin level is, and how quickly the bilirubin level rises.
Doctors check newborns for risk factors, do bilirubin tests before newborns leave the hospital, and follow up within 2 to 3 days after discharge from the hospital to identify newborns who may need treatment.
Jaundice may result from serious disorders, such as incompatibility of the newborn's and mother's blood type, excessive breakdown of red blood cells, or a severe infection.
If jaundice develops in a newborn, parents should call their doctor right away.
If jaundice is caused by a disorder, that disorder is treated.
If a high bilirubin level requires treatment, it is typically treated with phototherapy and sometimes with exchange transfusions.
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The trick-or-treaters have come and gone, but chilling days might be ahead for federal programs that help low-income Americans. November includes two important dates on which we could see devastating cuts in these programs, including Pell Grants and workforce funding.
On November 18, the continuing resolution funding the federal government thus far in Fiscal Year 2012 expires. It is uncertain whether Congress will pass an appropriations bill or another continuing resolution, but we do know that postsecondary education, training, and workforce programs are prime targets in the proposed House draft FY 2012 Labor Health and Human Services appropriations bill. In contrast, the Senate FY12 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill reported out by the committee funds workforce programs and fully funds the Pell Grant program.
Another foreboding day is November 23, the date by which the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, informally known as the Super Committee, must vote on a plan to cut at least $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit over the next decade. Here, too, federal programs to help low-income families, including postsecondary education, training, and workforce programs may be on the chopping block.
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This week, I had a short visit with a new friend, Michael Huynh of Publish Brand Apparel. He's a smart and intense dude who built a company from the ground up. His dad was a shoe cobbler with some experience in clothing, and never wanted his son to be in the apparel business, since he saw it as tough, low-paying, and service-based. Michael's dad wanted him to be a lawyer or doctor. So Michael hid the idea of Publish from his dad.
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I am of the nature to age; I have not gone beyond aging.
I am of the nature to sicken; I have not gone beyond sickness.
I am of the nature to die; I have not gone beyond dying.
All that is mine, beloved and pleasing, will become otherwise, will become separated from me.
I am the owner of my kamma, heir to my kamma, born of my kamma, related to my kamma,
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Whatever kamma I shall do, for good or for ill, of that I will be the heir.
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Ben wrote:Hi Chris
Years ago I had the good fortune to work for a funeral director for a short period of time. I was sent out with another employee to 'pick up business' but in a very short period of time I was doing just about everything bar the administration and meet and greet with the family members. At the end of my three-month employment I was even helping out in the morgue making up bodies for family viewings. At the time I was reminded of the cemetary contemplations within the Satipatthana Sutta and I used the opportunity to make my work part of my practice. I haven't yet had an opportunity to review Buddhagossa's Vissudhimagga or the suttas to verify whether this is the correct approach.
In the interim, I would recommend that you perhaps review the use of observing the characteristic of anicca of vedana. Many of the effects of aging are the increase of unpleasant sensations associated with this or that condition or the loss of this or that function. And for many of us, it is a more visceral and immediate object rather than something than an object that is outside of our own namarupa.
I agree that animal corpses aren't the same as human ones but I don't have the same problem relating to it. This body is not that much different really. I was speaking more of the long term decomposition which is very much as described in the classical meditations on that process. That is more or less the same as I have also noted via my associations with morticians over the years. They have to deal with corpses that are found at various stages, weeks, months or years after the fact. Believe me, a corpse after a couple of weeks is better appreciated from a bit of a distance unless you have a gas mask! That must have been very difficult dealing with mothers who lost their infant children. I know those are strong feelings. My heart goes out to them and to you.Chris wrote:Hello Nathan,
Having had pets and farm animals over the last 25 years, I've seen lots of dead ones - as well as dead native animals and road kill. But I was able to not relate that to "myself".
The corpse of another human being, however, is a different matter. With the babies in birth suites, often the mothers would not give them up for a few days, and one was able to note the colour and smell changes ... which were helpful for the mothers' acceptance of the the reality of what had happened.
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In sports, there is a lot of talk about game changers—the individuals who, more often than not, spell the difference between victory and defeat. They are every team's dream player and, in every other facet of the economy, they are every healthcare employer's dream new hire. The goal of recruiting, therefore, should be to
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While healthcare recruiters have always focused on the best talent, it would be a mistake to describe game changers as "A" level performers. They are much more. They not only excel at their own work; they raise the level of work done by everyone else around them. They change the game because they turn the team—or the hospital, clinic, and organization—into an "A" level performer.
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It is, of course, both politically correct and accurate to acknowledge the presence of game changers among active job seekers. However, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, at any point in time, just 16 percent of the American workforce is actively in transition. In other words, four-fifths of the workforce is composed of what is conventionally known as "passive job seekers." And, the probability is simply much higher that you will find the game changers you need in that larger group.
Concept #2: Recognize (and accept) that passive job seekers aren't job seekers at all.
The 84 percent of the workforce who are not actively engaged in a job search are "prospects." They aren't seeking a job or a change in employer. They don't visit healthcare career sites or job boards unless they are drawn to those locations by something they value. What do these passive prospects value? Anything that will make them better. They may not be job seekers, but they are always looking for ways to advance in their field. That's why I call them "career activists." They can be activated to consider employment opportunities by content they find useful.
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A single phone call to police from an anonymous source sparked a year long investigation that netted Australia's largest recorded ice seizure - 585 kilograms worth an estimated $438 million.
NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione told a press conference on Thursday the Joint Organised Crime Group, consisting of leading law enforcement agencies, would not have arrested the Asian drug syndicate's three men without that simple tip off.
"That one phone call was the one thread that allowed us to pull and unravel a syndicate that will be stopped forever.
"A member of the public had seen that things weren't right at a particular location at a commercial premises and contacted the police," he said.
The Asian Crime Squad began investigating the matter in September last year and provided the vital ground work for other agencies to work up to the record haul, he said.
"As the sheer scale and complexity of this operation became apparent, we quickly involved our partner agencies," he said.
Mr Scipione said police are talking to Chinese authorities and investigations are continuing overseas with more arrests likely.
Three men face Central Local Court on Thursday after their arrests on Wednesday night when police searched six properties in Regents Park, Bexley North, Wakeley, Canley Heights, Beverly Hills and Ryde.
A 21-year-old Australian national, born in New Zealand, a 32-year-old Singaporean national and a 51-year-old Hong Kong man were arrested when attempting to pick up the drugs at a storage facility in West Ryde.
Police will allege the two foreign men arrived in Australia this year and a clandestine methamphetamine lab was also discovered.
AFP Commissioner Tony Negus said it was unclear how long the syndicate had been operating in Australia.
"There was suspicious activity and then there was good work by the police to go and talk to this individual and then take it to the next level of identifying much more suspicious activity," he said.
Mr Negus said the Sydney-end of the syndicate received the drugs disguised as cleaning chemicals shipped in containers from south China.
"We will allege there were a number of dry runs, the syndicate was testing the procedures of Customs and police and again it all started back with that one phone call," he said.
Police intercepted the drugs, replaced them with a fake consignment and then monitored the men who collected the drugs from a Sydney wharf.
"These people were arrested when they left the warehouse with what they thought were the drugs and it was without incident," he said.
Customs and Border CEO Michael Pezzullo said 85 per cent of detections come from 'intelligence leads'.
"If you are really just screening materials you really are just looking for a needle not just in a hay stack but in millions of hay stacks, as there are millions of containers in Australia," he said.


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Math can be tough —we've seen a few kids slam their math books down in frustration. Good news—slamming math is required when playing Math Slam, by those Learning Games Geniuses at Educational Insights. Math Slam is an electronic game that allows kids to practice and test themselves on math concepts, such as sequencing, addition and subtraction facts, triple addition and subtraction (?!) and missing numbers.
Play is simple—just read the questions and slam the correct answers. Each game of 10 questions is timed, so the faster the answer, the higher the score. Math Slam recycles incorrect responses until the player hits the right response. Three play levels, flashing lights, and fun sound effects maintain interest, but parents and teachers will be glad that a volume control and headphone jack are included!
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Chapter 5
A Long Night
Nayte didn't respond, he remained completely silent for over a hour. I didn't have a frickin' clue where he was taking me to, but I knew I wasn't in Forks anymore. With my seat belt on, I glanced out the window, watching things flash by.
"How?" I asked, when I realised Nayte had been there, but not quite.
When I thought about it, there was somethings that didn't make any frickin' sense. Like, I was sure he knew my name just after we first spoke in the cafeteria. How, even though I was in a empty classroom, he could still talk to me. Especially, how I was alone in that diner, and he certainly wasn't there, he could still warn me.
"How, what?" he replied. It did surprise me that he answered, because that was the only thing he'd said to me, since he ordered me to put my seat belt on.
"How could you talk to me, and be no where near me?" I asked.
"You're imagining it," he said, casually. The tone was to frickin' casual for my liking.
"Asshole," I snapped. I glanced out the window again. "Where the frick are you taking me?" I demanded.
"Nowhere in general, just buying some time," Nayte replied.
"That "Asshole" is getting upgraded to a Dumbass," was my reply.
It felt like we was driving around for hours, before he finally decided to take me home. As we pulled up outside my house, I noticed that all the lights was on, except my bedroom. As I got out of the car, I said a quick "Later, Loser," to Nayte. Then started my walk up the garden path, I was so damn tired. As soon as I walked through the door, Mum started screaming at me like a insane freak.
"Where the hell have you been?! You don't even leave a note, and you come strolling in a one in the morning!" Mum shouted, almost going red in the face.
"You didn't care back in Napa, so why should you give a crap now?" I shouted back.
Which was true, because some nights, I never used to come home at all. I'd stay at a friend's house, or just walk around all night, determined not to go home. I stormed up the stairs, not even looking back at her, then slammed my bedroom door. I frickin' hate them all, they only give a crap, when they can punish me. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like, if I didn't have any family at all.
I sat down on my bed, I thought for a moment, how today had been seriously long day. Most people just started school, and that was it, they met people, then continued on with their boring little shallow existence. Instead, I got nearly killed by some stalker freaks.
I took off my shoes, and threw them on the floor. I just wanted to wake up, and this whole experience to be some sick twisted dream. If it was a dream, and I woke up in the trailer in Napa, then that would be better than realising that we really did move all the way out to nowhere, to start a new life, where there was something seriously weird going on, under the rain clouds of Forks, Washington.
It did make me wonder, what Nayte was hiding, why he was trying to convince me that him talking to me when he wasn't around, was all in my head. Why he wouldn't just tell me. As the night wore on, and I could see the sun rising through my window, I realised that I didn't care. I just about managed to fall asleep at 5am, when my alarm kicked off at 6am. Frickin' typical, I know.
I was in a fowl mood all morning, I had to fight Tori for the bathroom - two guesses who won that. When Katie started blah-blahing at me, when I arrived at school, I snapped at her, basically telling to to leave me the frick alone. I nearly fell asleep in class twice, and got woken up by teachers. During all this time, I decided that whatever happened last night, when I left the diner, was a dream. It was better that way, then I could just go on with my life, and just forget about it.
After school, I walked home, refusing to let myself think of last night, but I kept getting little memory flashes of it. It was driving me frickin' crazy! I just wanted to forget about it, and leave it at that, but my own frickin' brain wouldn't let me. It was just typical, when I want to forget, I can't.
I sat down on the front porch, with my elbow resting on my knees, my hand resting under my chin. I let out a little sigh, back in Napa, something like this would be great - if it wasn't me it happened to, but here, it felt like it wasn't random at all. Like, they had followed me here. I knew that probably wasn't true, I'd have to be a pretty big attention seeker to think that the world revolved around me, and that everything I did changed everything.
Or, maybe it was random. Maybe, I wasn't imagining those things, that night I looked up at the stars, on the way to Forks. Maybe, I was intended to be a killing victim, on the way here, before they unleashed themselves on the citizens of Forks. I shook my head, because the idea was crazy, maybe I was letting my imagination get a little carried away.
I stood up, and walked into the house. Oddly enough, there was a smell of cooking. That creeped me out, and made me think that I'd possibly gone into the wrong house.


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Hynix Semiconductor has announced it has developed 1Gb mobile DRAM using 54nm process technology for high-performance mobile applications. Mass production of the device is slated to kick off in the second half of 2009.
This mobile DRAM operates at a maximum clock speed of 1066MHz. With 32-bit I/O, the device boasts bandwidth of 4.26GB/s on a single channel device and 8.52GB/s on a dual channel.
The new mobile DDR2 is also an eco-friendly device since it consumes only 50% of power compared to the previous generation mobile DDR, and 30% compared to standard DDR2 DRAM, the company said.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
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This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
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Spring storylines: Harper, Cespedes
Questions of where youngsters will play loom at start of camp
By David Heck / Special to MLB.com | February 23, 2012 5:08 AM ET
This year, there is a new crop of youngsters hoping to make their teams' Opening Day rosters. Phenom Bryce Harper will try to make the Nationals despite not having played above Double-A, while Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes will make his case to start in the Majors as well. Meanwhile, recent draftees and more seasoned Minor Leaguers will also attempt to make their teams take notice.
With exhibition games around the corner, here are the top questions that will be answered in the next month and a half.
Will Bryce Harper make the Nationals' Opening Day roster?
Bryce Harper has been one of the most hyped prospects in recent memory. Featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated when he was just 16 years old, Harper showed incredible power potential even as a youngster and was selected first overall by the Nationals in 2010. He didn't disappoint in the debut, hitting .318 with 14 homers and a .977 OPS in 72 games at Class A Hagerstown. He subsequently earned a promotion to Double-A Harrisburg, where his inexperience caught up to him: He batted .256 with just three homers in 37 games, posting a .724 OPS before a right hamstring injury ended his season early.
In the Arizona Fall League, Harper again started slowly, collecting just one hit in his first five games. He was held hitless just once over his final 20 contests, however, ending the season with a .333 average, six homers and a 1.034 OPS. Harper's ultimate ceiling remains clear -- according to MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo, he could be "a five-tool threat in the middle of a lineup." But at 19 years old, is he already to meet the challenges of a 162-game Major League season?
When pressed, Nationals manager Davey Johnson said the Harper Era could arrive sooner than expected.
"But I think that the main thing is ... could he handle it mentally? And I think in his mind, he's already figuring to be starting on the club, if you ask him," Johnson said in early February. "And I haven't talked to him, but I know that he's done everything in his whole life to succeed at a higher level and compete with the best. But I think [Harper is] pretty mature. I don't look at him age-wise, as I probably should."
Without Harper, the Nationals would likely start Michael Morse and Jayson Werth in their corner outfield spots, with Roger Bernadina manning center field. If Harper were to make the team, either Werth would slide over to center -- where he would not provide the same range as Bernadina -- or Morse would move to first, benching Adam LaRoche.
Bernadina might not be the most exciting player, but he will be an adequate outfielder for the Nationals. There's nothing wrong with letting Harper get more seasoning without accruing service time. Expect the youngster to start the year at Double-A, with an opportunity to earn a big league call-up before the season is out.
Where will Yoenis Cespedes begin the season?
Last year, the A's offense wasn't pretty. The team ranked 20th in the Majors with 645 runs scored, with only three starters posting an OPS above league average: Josh Willingham, Jemile Weeks and Scott Sizemore. Willingham changed teams as a free agent, as did fellow outfielder David DeJesus, leaving Oakland with a couple of holes -- holes that it has spent the offseason filling with quantity, hoping that quality will emerge.
The A's acquired outfielders Seth Smith, Josh Reddick and Collin Cowgill in trades, while also agreeing to a deal with free agent Jonny Gomes. Their most high-profile move, however, was the seemingly out-of-nowhere signing of Cuba's Yoenis Cespedes. Though Cespedes had been linked to the Marlins, the A's swooped in with a four-year, $36-million contract to land the international sensation.
Playing as a 25-year-old in Cuba last year, Cespedes hit .333 with a league-record 33 home runs. He also stole 11 bases and walked more times (49) than he struck out (40). Those are impressive numbers, but it's worth keeping in mind that scouts generally compare Cuban League baseball to the Class A Short-Season New York-Penn League in the Minor Leagues -- where one would expect a 25-year-old to dominate. It should also be noted that Cespedes scuffled during his brief stint in the Dominican Winter League, batting just .143 (5-for-35) with one homer in nine games. He struck out 10 times and failed to draw a walk in those contests, apparently struggling to identify breaking balls.
Those Winter League difficulties do not raise any serious concerns about his long-term potential, but they do raise some concerns about his ability to step into a big league lineup right away. The A's are paying him a lot of money, but they have time to get back a return on their investment -- especially since the team is aiming to compete a few years down the line, as was demonstrated by their fire sale this offseason. A stint at Triple-A won't hurt Cespedes, and the A's have plenty of outfield depth, so don't be surprised if the Cuban starts the year below the Major League level.
Which 2011 Draft picks are worth keeping an eye on?
The first three players taken in June were all pitchers, and they each could make an impact on their teams relatively soon. Selected first overall, Gerrit Cole can top out in triple digits and -- and with a devastating fastball/slider combination -- has the potential to be a true No. 1 starter in the big leagues. Behind him, Danny Hultzen has less upside but more polish, and taken third, Trevor Bauer has already proven to be a unique and cerebral pitcher.
Of the three, Hultzen has the best chance to make the jump straight to the Majors. The right-hander showed his refined game in the Arizona Fall League, where he compiled a 1.40 ERA and won the Rising Stars Game.
After agreeing to a contract with Hultzen in August, Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik said, "We'll give Danny a shot right off the bat to see if he can make the big league club or not."
With four of the M's rotation spots all but locked up among Felix Hernandez, Jason Vargas, Hisashi Iwakuma and Hector Noesi, Hultzen will have to beat out Blake Beaven and Charlie Furbush in order to skip the Minors entirely. onsidering the southpaw's poise and that Mike Leake made the jump only a few years ago, he could find himself in a Major League uniform come April.
Cole and Bauer, meanwhile, are less likely to open the season in the bigs but could certainly prove entertaining with their dominant stuff. Cole fanned 16 batters in 15 AFL innings, while Bauer struck out a whopping 43 in 25 2/3 Minor League frames after signing early last year. The pair of former UCLA teammates have a different approach -- Cole's power vs. Bauer's depth of arsenal -- but both will be fun to watch this spring.
Which Minor League veterans are competing for Major League jobs?
Minor League players spend the season playing in front of plenty of organizational evaluators -- coaches, scouts and team executives -- but it's not often they have a chance to play in front of the staff members on the big league team. Spring Training provides that opportunity. Several players with strong Minor League backgrounds will be doing their best to finally make it to the Majors, with a few notable ones outlined below.
Ryan Lavarnway: Though Jarrod Saltalamacchia is lined up as the starting catcher and Kelly Shoppach as the backup for the Red Sox, one has to think Ryan Lavarnway will get a long look in Spring Training for a spot on the team. The Yale product hit .290 with 32 long balls and 93 RBIs between Double-A and Triple-A last year, putting up the best offensive season of his impressive Minor League career. Lavarnway won't win any Gold Gloves behind the plate, but neither will Saltalamacchia or Shoppach. If Lavarnway gets an honest look, he could prove to be the best of the bunch.
Jacob Turner/Drew Smyly: The fifth spot in the Tigers' rotation is open to more than just these two -- Andy Oliver, Duane Below, Casey Crosby and Adam Wilk are also candidates -- but as the team's top two pitching prospects, they have to be considered the favorites. Though Turner struggled to the tune of a 8.53 ERA in a brief Major League stint last year, he's coming off a season in which he put up a 3.44 ERA over 131 Minor League innings. Smyly posted more impressive numbers last year, compiling a 2.07 ERA, but he also played at lower levels than Turner. With such a wide-open competition and the team trying to win right now, expect to see some high-pressure starts in the normally relaxed Spring Training atmosphere.
Jorge Vazquez: The Yankees have signed Raul Ibanez ostensibly to be their right-handed designated hitter, but that doesn't mean Vazquez won't put on a show playing for the job. The 30-year-old first baseman has an all-out swing that leads to all-or-nothing results, which is both his strength and his downfall. Last year, he slugged 32 home runs for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but he also struck out 166 times. In the same vein, his .516 slugging percentage was impressive, but his .314 on-base percentage left plenty to be desired. The former Mexican League All-Star quickly became a fan favorite last spring for his prodigious blasts, so at the very least, expect him to generate some buzz again.
David Heck is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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We're proud to have featherweight title contender Jim Alers blogging for YourMMA.tv in the lead up to Cage Warriors 53 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Jim's happy to answer questions on anything not covered on twitter via @FightJim and on his facebook page.
Make sure you're following him on there!
Here's blog number one, with some background on Jim and his training with Duke Roufus ahead of the title fight:


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Top card as usual, what does AVT stand for
Top card as usual, what does AVT stand for
The name AVT (Asylum Vale Tudo) comes from Danny's first team he had in Doncaster which got the nickname 'The Asylum' mainly because of the simple padded room they trained in and the crazy and fun atmosphere in the gym with many 'interesting' people training. As he ran his team from the Caged Steel gym his fighters took on that name and represented CS but on leaving the gym he found that a few smaller teams were using the Asylum name.
Thanks Adam.
Looking for a flyweight if anyone fancies it?
If you love fighting you can never really lose!!!!!
Bloody pervert
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Benign esophageal stricture is a narrowing of the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach) that causes swallowing difficulties.
Benign means that it is not caused by cancer of esophagus.
Esophageal stricture can be caused by:
Dilation (stretching) of the esophagus is the preferred treatment. You may need to have this treatment repeated after a period of time to prevent the stricture from narrowing again.
Proton pump inhibitors (acid-blocking medicines) can keep a peptic stricture from returning. Surgical treatment is rarely needed.
The stricture recur in the future. This would require a repeat dilation.
Swallowing difficulties may keep you from getting enough fluids and nutrients. Solid food, especially meat, can get stuck above the stricture and endoscopy would be needed to remove it.
There is also an increased risk (with regurgitation) of having food, fluid, or vomit enter the lungs and cause choking or aspiration pneumonia.
Call your health care provider if swallowing problems do not go away.
Use safety measures to avoid swallowing corrosive substances. Keep dangerous products out of the reach of children. See your doctor if you have GERD.
Ginsberg GG, Pfau PR. Foreign bodies, bezoards, and caustic ingestions. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2010:chap 25.


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Welcome to Music Shops North Devon, the official website of Solo Music.
Solo Music sell Cd's, DVDs and Tickets to local music events from our store which is located in Barnstaple, North Devon.
Browse Music by Genre
Come and browse around our shop, at Solo Music you will receive a warm welcome and there is no obligation to buy. You will enjoy the experience of browsing through our large collection of records, DVDs and Cd's. Our stock is updated every week and everyone who works here has a passion with music. Our staff are friendly and knowledgeable and are happy to help and assist you. Just ask!
If you are looking for a CD, however old, please complete our Request Form and we will do our best to obtain it within a week, that is if we do not already have it in stock!
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We also sell Gift Vouchers in store. If you know that someone would appreciate the gift of music but you are not sure which they would prefer, give them a gift voucher and let them choose themselves! You can pick up the gift voucher from us or we can arrange to post it to you or the recipient.
We stock a variety of official T-Shirts from all of your favourite bands/artists including Ed Sheeran, Metallica, Rage Against The Machine, Green Day and lots more!
Other Merch: Mugs, Key Rings, Greetings Cards, Lighters & more!
We now stock a wide range of mugs featuing famous album artwork from classic bands like
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