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Shawn Michaels Discusses John Cena vs. The Rock Getting Personal, The Rock Comments on Wrestlers "Breaking Kayfabe" and John Cena Responds, Chris Jericho on Who He Never Got To Wrestle, More
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– WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels spoke with ESPN Radio (31:00 mark) to promote WrestleMania 28 and told the hosts that he has not been tempted to return to action.
Shawn also gave his thoughts on John Cena vs. The Rock getting personal:
"Sometimes I feel like the WWE has lost that in a lot of respects. John and Rock have brought back what somebody like me used to do on a regular basis back in the day. I think it's refreshing. It's good, it's good for business, and good for them to bring out the best in each other. There's nothing wrong with making it personal… that's better business whether people like it or not."
– After Monday's RAW Supershow with John Cena's rap and The Rock's concert, a fan on Twitter wrote to The Rock about how he was "keeping kayfabe" and Cena wasn't but Rock was still "owning him."
The Rock replied:
""Breaking kayfabe" is easy, cheap and never entertaining. Boys who are desperate do it all the time."
Cena replied with the following today:
"Agreed @therock People should stick to the difficult stuff like mom jokes, sexuality, and making light of someones appearance. #WM28"
Chris Jericho was asked on Twitter today who he wanted to wrestle but never got the chance to. He responded with the late Owen Hart or his brother Bret Hart.
Jericho also joked about reports of his match against CM Punk at WrestleMania 28 opening the show:
"Thats BS. Its gonna be the dark match…"
– Variety reports that WWE and Lions Gate Films have signed a deal to produce a reboot of the Leprechaun horror movies from the 1990's. No names have been attached to the movie yet but the plan is for it to be released in 2013. WWE and Lions Gate previously worked together on See No Evil with Kane.
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The Texas Nationalist Movement (TNM) has issued an urgent warning pertaining to the infestation of cockroaches known as "navigators" in the lexicon of the Obama Socialised Medicine Initiative (OSMI). We have followed this terrible plague.....worse than the locusts announced by Moses....as the availability of the "free medical'' services infrastructure began to be established. The TNM is concerned almost exclusively with matters that affect Texas.
It was known that the old ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) was being integrated into the front lines of in-take clerks for the OSMI clients and gimmeslugs. This is a really neat deal because it combines the triple moral corruption of setting up a free government service, with money taken forcibly from the productive, to be administered by people with a proven criminal and nefarious background of voter fraud, extortion, and inappropriate administration of public funds. ACORN was so embroiled in so many criminal activities that it was finally forced to disband, and the two brothers....both communist organisers with close ties to Obama, Jerrod, and the Annenberg Foundation (Bill Ayers, anyone?). The old "community organising" group was gradually re-established under other names in various places, essentially playing The Phoenix while the American people underwent the standard fortnight of lobotomy.
To wit:
Obamacare Brings Organized Crime To Texas
To wit:
Obamacare Brings Organized Crime To Texas
The Democrat Party and the Obama Administration have brought 'Texas sized' fraud and organized crime to Texas in an unprecedented way as was reported today in the National Review article online: The Truth About Navigators, by John Fund - http://www.nationalreview.com/article/363699/truth-about-navigators-john-fund
The under-cover video is incontrovertible evidence that the 'Navigators' are operating in Texas as a criminal enterprise and are apparently using fraud and deceit to encourage Texans to defraud the federal government and become criminal accomplices as a result of the explicit instructions of these people operating under the auspices of the federal government and the Democrat Party.Read More...
We already knew that several branches of Planned Parenthood have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to serve as Obamacare "navigators," defined as "an in-person resource for Americans who want additional assistance in shopping for and enrolling" in Obamacare insurance plans. National Review reports that another such navigator is a group started by ACORN founder Wade Rathke.
Federal funding of ACORN-related groups was banned in 2009 after the organization was caught on video by James O'Keefe coaching people in illegal activities. Fox News reports:
The government has given out $67 million in Navigator grants to help with the controversial rollout of ObamaCare. It was not clear if Local 100 got a grant of its own, but it has set up a help center with Southern United Neighborhoods, a charity founded in March 2010 with many former ACORN members, to enroll people in ObamaCare. Southern United Neighborhoods received a Navigator grant of $486,123.
That $486,123 was for the Louisiana branch of Southern United Neighborhoods, which also won grant money for its branches in Arkansas ($270,193) and Texas ($600,678).
Rathke hasn't tweeted much about Obamacare aside from links to his blog, where we learned Oct. 1 that "once you answer the first simple questions and enter your information, you will get a real-time, meaning virtually immediate, response if you are enrolling on-line." Sounds great!
We have a soft spot in our gall bladders for ACORN, remembering their effective voter registration procedures. designed to clog up registrars' offices with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck applications, along with thousands upon thousands of real, unqualified, multiple-registered individuals. There is literally no way for normal people to calculate how many ACORN Zombie voters there were / are who have voted multiple times in how many elections. It is not in doubt however that ACORN involved people have been found in possession of scores of actual active and valid voters' registrations. We mean, like one person in possession of 10 or 15 valid registrations. If an organisation can pull off three or four hundred individuals being so equipped, then it becomes a very valuable tool such as in the case of the Al Franken Minnesota Senatorial debacle of the election in 2008.
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Senator Al Franken likely owes his Senate victory to felons. With a razor thin victory over Senator Norm Coleman in 2008 of just 312 votes, felons convicted of crimes such as murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assaults may have given Democrats the filibuster proof sixtieth vote that allowed Obamacare to be passed. Americans have good reason to ask how this could happen.
Consider this: A conservative watchdog group Minnesota Majority has gone through voting records reportedly finding that at least 341 convicted felons voted illegally in just two of Minnesota's 87 counties during the 2008 general election. Undoubtedly other felons voted illegally in other counties. After culling through 500 initial allegations of felons illegally voting, the Ramsey County Attorney's Office told The Minneapolis Star Tribune Monday that they are seriously investigating about 180 cases. Another 28 felons have already been charged. Hennepin county, which includes Minneapolis, winnowed 451 initial cases down to 216 that they are still looking at. Some other felons have already been charged. Both the Ramsey and Hennepin county attorneys are Democrats.
El Gringo Viejo has to confess that his grandmother, great-grandfather, and great-great grandfather are all buried in the Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota in various of several large family lots in the centre of said cemetery. And, yes, my Grandmother, whom I never knew, was a suffragette and a WCTU (gasp). She was a liberal Republican of the Ripon and La Follett order. There, it's been said. But she was a nice girl and very intelligent, in spite of all that.
This employment of old ACORN operatives as integral intake personnel for the OSMI portends nothing but ill for the Republic of Texas. The same awaits our brethren in the American Union.
Thank each of your for your kind attention and investment of time and patience on this day.
El Gringo Viejo

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Yet another story that assumes that Islamic radicalism is a distortion of Islam. But where, o where, is this deep knowledge of Islam that will refute the radicals? Virtually every analysis I've seen from self-proclaimed moderates is superficial and doesn't confront radical exegesis of the Qur'an and Sunnah at all. Unless and until that changes, there will be many more of these "distorted" books. From The Star Online, with thanks to Nicolei:
Written in Jawi, the book accuses the Thai government of oppressing the southern region and that Muslims should take up armed struggle to fight for separation.
"Our properties have been confiscated and our assets stolen from us. Our rights and freedoms have been curbed and our religion and culture have been sullied. Where is your commitment to peace among our people?" the book asked.
It said Muslims must rise against injustices inflicted upon them by the "enemies of God".
"Let us go and spark this fire and look for them everywhere, night and day, and kill those infidels to show non-believers that Muslims are strong while living in this world," according to the translation published by The Nation newspaper.
Those who died fighting for justice were martyrs, it added. …
Islamic Committee of Yala deputy chairman Nimu Makajae said the teachings were disseminated to benefit certain groups only.
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You don't need a pet parrot or a peg leg to be a pirate.
To celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which was Tuesday, we've scoured the country and the Caribbean for pirate-themed vacations.
You don't need a pet parrot or a peg leg to be a pirate.
To celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which was Tuesday, we've scoured the country and the Caribbean for pirate-themed vacations.
Towns around the country--especially in Florida--host pirate festivals that last from one day to a week or longer.
- Pirates in Paradise Festival: Key West, Nov. 30-Dec. 3. Events include the National Walk the Plank Championships; a sunset sail and pirate attack aboard a schooner ($50); and a pirate scuffle with British redcoats at Ft. Taylor Historic State Park. You also can swap tales of pillaging and plundering at the park's Village Thieves' Market (Dec. 1-4), which features living-history pirate encampments, among other diversions. Cost: $4 per day, plus $1.50 per person for park admission; piratesinparadise.com.
- Track pirates along North Carolina's Outer Banks, which saw plenty of action by Blackbeard and his cohorts. Board the free ferry to Ocracoke Island, where you can stay at the Blackbeard's Lodge (blackbeardslodge.com; doubles from $58 a night), check out the Blackbeard exhibits at Teach's Hole, pick up some pirate paraphernalia at the museum's shop (www.teachshole.com) and dig around the beaches for his lost treasure.
- Traveling south to Beaufort, N.C., see Blackbeard's House or take a Blackbeard tour around the historic town (tourbeaufort.com; $10-$15). Offshore, wreck divers can scope out Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's supposed flagship that sank in Beaufort Inlet.
- At California's Disneyland or the Magic Kingdom at Disney World in Orlando (disney.go.com), step inside a Johnny Depp-charged "Pirates of the Caribbean." The recently expanded attraction will shiver your timbers with additional characters and movie-based enhancements.
- In Las Vegas, book a room at Treasure Island (treasureisland.com; from $79), then hit the sights: the "Pirates 4D" show at Luxor ($9.99); the "Sirens of TI," starring bikini-baring sirens and randy pirates (free).
- Take to the seas on a pirating adventure with any number of themed cruises. Lobster Tales in Plymouth, Mass., for example, sets the scene with a mystery involving a hidden treasure and a lobster pot, and a 44-foot vessel; $15 per person; lobstertalesinc.com.
- In Barbados, help raise the skull-and-crossbones flag of the Jolly Roger, a pirate-party tall ship that serves barrels of Pirate Punch and barbecue. For kicks, swing from the rope like a real-life swashbuckler or snorkel like a pirate on holiday; $57.50; funbarbados.com/tours/jollyroger.cfm.
- For a longer ocean escapade, Whodunit Productions has paired with Royal Caribbean to create mystery cruises with pirate characters and bounties in the midst. The next weeklong Mexican Riveria cruise departs Nov. 12 (from $582 per person double), when the Vision of the Seas sets sail from L.A.; whodunitcruises.com.
How to talk like a pirate
Talking like a pirate is far easier than French. To become fluent in swashbuckler-speak, here's a quick vocabulary lesson, care of Cap'n Slappy.
Ahoy: "Hello."
Avast: "Stop and pay attention."
Aye: "Yes."
Aye aye: "I'll get on that right away."
Arrr! (with mandatory exclamation point): "Just about anything you want it to be; it's like 'oy' in Yiddish."
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Stupid, stupid, stupid...
Another night at the NL ring game tables, another slight addition to my bankroll. Although I was up by the time I went to bed, the night was truly marred by a spectacularly bad play on my part.
I decided to sit down at the $10 NL tables at Pacific Poker (another affiliate...I am shameless...) with the last of my bonus money. This money was just sitting there and I was unable to withdraw it due to wagering requirements.
It only took me 50 minutes to lose it all and I still can't believe that I make the same mistakes over and over again. Here's the scoop:
I'd been card dead for the last 20 minutes and I'm down to $7.40. Suddenly I've picked up JJ and I'm dreaming of all the money I'm gonna make. Three limpers to me in late middle position (MP3); I make it 50 cents to go. I can feel all the high rollers out there smirking...
Guy on the button re-raises to $1 and all fold to me and I call. Flop comes down 6 6 9. With $2.35 in the pot, I bet $3. Why did I bet so high? Was I trying to commit all my chips to this one pot? Why not bet $1 or $2 and see what happens? Well, the button comes back at me for all my chips.
Hmmm...I've got an overpair and I'm being put all in. What could he have re-raised me with pre-flop? A big pair? Likely but I was hoping that I wasn't getting cold-decked yet again with a big pair. Big drawing hand (AK, AQ, etc.)? Very possible. A hand with a 6 in it? Pretty unlikely, although I've had my share of bad luck when making this assumption. A hand with a 9 in it? Possible.
Here are the things that I missed that led me to making a bad call:
Obviously I made the wrong move and called off all my chips. The button turned over cowboys and I was dead to two outs which never came...
I have lost many times to this exact play. I've got to learn how to play big pairs I guess. Either that or stop pushing all in with only a pair! Phil Gordon would be rolling in his grave were he not alive and winning more money on a single hand than I have in my bankroll.
Anyway, the hits continued at TigerGaming...I pick up TT and raise it to 5xBB and get two callers. Flop comes AKT. I've got both players well covered at this point and push - both call. One guy shows KK and the other AJs. Set over set?! Saw that happen to Ted Forrest the other day on High Stakes Poker on GSN. Luckily for me, I only lost an extra $1.50 when I won the side pot with Mr. AJs when he missed his flush.
Other than that, I got beat by rivered flushes four out of the six times that I put someone all-in when they were on a draw. However, I did play pretty solid and started throwing my weight around with my big stack (I was up to $23 at one table where the max buy-in is $5).
All in all, up around $2 on the night. That puts me at about 10 BB/100 for my play all evening - not great but I'll take it. It's just a shame that the BB in this case is only 10 cents...
Well, going to my mom's place for dinner tonight with my wife so I may not get to play this evening. If I do, it'll be an SNG at Party or at PokerStars (surprisingly, still no affiliate code...) Going out with friends tomorrow night (freaky - the lights just went out here at the office...) but I may play some drunken poker when I get home.
Ok the lights keep going on and off so I'd better wrap it up...
Another new blogger: check out Huma at Humanaut's Boring Poker Blog. Yet another new online player making a better go at it than me. Still, any new players out there brave enough to hit the NL ring games have more of a fighting spirit than I and they deserve to do well.
I have a sneaking suspicion that, in my haste, I've set up my affiliate links wrong. That would be something to worry about if people were visiting this site in droves. I guess it's something I'll get to fix on my birthday as I sit around in boxer shorts and eat cake...
Just read something funny - I've been there before:
Ex-employee: I just got let go.
Employee: Really? What did they say?
Ex-employee: "Bye."
- Overheard in the office
Go check out Overheard in the Office - they have some funny sh*t! I guess the site's comprised of numerous conversations overheard at various workplaces. I'll put one more here that I found particularly funny, but after that, you're on your own.
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Mars rules Tuesday and the energies of this day of the week are of a masculine vibration. Use this day for things associated with physical endurance, strength, sports or any type of competition. Yesterday, Monday was the best day to deal with women, home and family so if you didn't deal with those problems maybe you should wait until next Monday. Then again you should wait until Wednesday to try to communicate with friends using written and spoken words or dealing with matters such as study, learning or teaching because that day is ruled by Mercury and the power of words.


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Parents and families visiting LaSalle Prep School during the day are welcome to park in front of the school on Buffalo Avenue and use the main entrance. Handicap parking is available in the rear parking lot and visitors may enter the door with the ramp which is located near by.
We need your feedback!
We are currently holding a survey about Family Engagement. It is a required assessment for schools. It takes about 10 minutes and if your student brings in proof that you completed the survey, you will be entered to win a $20 Target gift card. Thank you so much for your help!!
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If you are looking for something to do, join us for our soap box derby Monday, May 28th at 10AM on Pine Avenue from Portage Road to 15th Street. Please park on side streets in order to keep the derby route open. Visit the facebook page for more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/258284754716739/
Testing season is just starting. Be sure to check the LaSalle Prep calendar: http://www.nfschools.net/Page/1790
Yearbook are on sale for $30 until June 1st. After June 1st, the price will increase to $40 and the yearbooks will be sold on a first come first serve basis. Yearbooks can be purchased in room 221 with Mrs. Glasser or online at https://yearbookforever.com/#. And please remember, they sold out last year!!
Don't forget about Mr. Ruffalo's raffle for the Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones. And yes, the raffle is open to the entire faculty and staff as well as the students! Just think, you could win a $300 pair of headphones. Tickets are 1 for $3 or 2 Tickets for $5. See Nick Ruffolo to purchase tickets! The winner will be selected next Thursday, May 24, so get your ticket soon.
First, Cataract youth football and cheer is holding its spring registration. Visit either their Facebook page or visit www.CataractFootballAndCheer.com
Secondly, the Niagara Falls City School District will be holding its annual summer sports camps for prep and high school level students. Click here to download the application.
Also, the Unity Basketball camp will be held at the Niagara University Kieran (pronounced: Keer-ran) Recreational Center this summer. Visit the Unity Basketball Facebook page for more information.
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Baldova, D and Fridman, E and Shwageraus, E (2016) High conversion TH-U fuel cycle for current generation of PWRS. In: UNSPECIFIED pp. 2476-2488..Full text not available from this repository.
This paper summarizes the results of a feasibility study on high conversion (HC) Th-U233 fuel cycle for current generation of PWRs. The paper covers a number of aspects associated with the use of HC Th-U fuel in PWRs including: 1) description of a proposed HC seed-blanket Th-U233 fuel assembly design; 2) discussion on a feasible way of generating U233; 3) evaluation of neutronic characteristics and conversion performance of the HC Th-U fuel by accounting for the evolution of U isotopic composition with the number of recycle stages; 4) assessment of HC Th-U PWR core performance is through 3D full core coupled neutronic and T-H analysis; 5) estimation of potential savings in available resources that can be achieved by using HC Th-U fuel cycle as compared to the current fuel cycle practices are evaluated.
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Talk about your ugly wins. They don't come much homelier than the Browns' 17-16 victory over the Miami Dolphins Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
This one came with blemishes plastered all over it. Not even Clearasil could erase them for the first 56 minutes and 37 seconds. But Colt McCoy, playing the part of Brian Sipe, could. And Mo Massaquoi, playing the part of Reggie Rucker, could.
The Browns, outplayed badly by the Dolphins in every phase of the game for the better part of the afternoon, somehow cobbled together one last-ditch drive and sent the visitors home on the wrong end of the score in a manner that usually bedevils the Browns.
Massaquoi's leaping grab of a McCoy jump-ball pass in the end zone in the final minute of the game suggests that maybe it was the Browns' turn to dance the dance of good fortune.
Ordinarily, there are victimized in the final moments of a game while desperately clinging to a slim lead. Usually, they fail to come up with the big play as they blow yet another lead.
This time, the Dolphins head back to Miami knowing exactly how the Browns and their fans have felt for the better part of the last dozen seasons. It's an empty, uncomfortably dyspeptic feeling that tugs at your innards for a couple of days before disappearing.
Tomorrow, Browns fans will be able to empathize with Dolphins fans and send them a week's supply of Pepto-Bismol while enjoying the victory.
The Dolphins, with any kind of a big play, would have won this game going away. Only their inability to make that play enabled the Browns to hang around long enough to have a chance.
A quick perusal of the final statistics points to a Miami victory. The Dolphins owned the ball nearly 38 of the 60 minutes. That's 63% of the time. They ran 14 more plays than the Browns. You don't lose many games with that kind of ball control.
The Miami offense outgained the Browns, 369-280. It ran for 138 yards while the defense limited the Browns to 70 yards on the ground.
Quarterback Chad Henne carved up the Cleveland secondary (15 of 19 in the first half), but put up just 10 points. His defense baffled and harassed McCoy for the first three quarters.
The Cleveland offense, clearly missing the power running of Peyton Hillis (out with a strep throat), didn't help with a sputtering performance that produced just three successful conversions on third down. Only some solid red-zone defense saved the Browns from further damage.
The defense, on the field way too often, revealed a disappointing lack of tackling technique most of the afternoon. Miami running backs Daniel Thomas and Reggie Bush gained far too many second- and third-effort yards, the direct result of too much arm tackling.
However, the mark of a good team is the ability to hang around long enough to have a chance to win the game. And that's exactly what the Dolphins allowed the Browns to do. Perhaps that's why they're still winless.
But I'm not nearly ready to say the Browns are a good team yet, but the way this game was won sure won't hurt team morale. They're 2-1 and on top of the AFC North.
When Browns coach Pat Shurmur shook hands with Miami coach Tony Sparano at midfield after the game, their exchange was extremely brief.
It probably went something like this:
Shurmur: We were lucky today.
Sparano: Damn right you were.
The Browns lost the battles, but won the game. In the back of their minds, however, they must know they were very lucky.
Quick thoughts: Shurmur had to be heartened by the performance of running back Montario Hardesty, who ran 14 times for 67 yards in Hillis' absence. More important, he caught a swing pass from McCoy on a fourth-and-4 at the Miami 37 and gained 10 yards with about 90 seconds left to sustain what turned out to be the winning drive. The best part is that Hardesty made some tough runs, several difficult change-of-direction moves and emerged uninjured. It looks as though he is 100% healthy and ready to contribute. . . . Punter Brad Maynard averaged 42.2 yards on five punts, but never placed one inside the Miami 20, even though the last three punts originated from his 41, 47 and 35. That has to improve. . . . It's puzzling why Evan Moore is being used so little. He has the best hands of any receiver on the club and yet he was targeted only three times. One of those catches was an eight-yard grab on a third-and-5 at the Miami 22 just prior to the TD catch by Massaquoi. . . . The offensive line allowed no sacks of McCoy and has yielded just three in the first three games, but that's somewhat misleading since McCoy was often forced to run for his life against the Dolphins. . . . The defense, meanwhile, racked up five more sacks and has rung up 11 this season. The line produced four of the five with Ahtyba Rubin and Jayme Mitchell splitting three and Phil Taylor with one. It would have been six except one was wiped out by a Jabaal Sheard roughing penalty. . . . Once again, penalties are on the rise – eight more for 85 yards. This has got to stop. . . . On several occasions, defensive coordinator Dick Jauron unveiled a zone blitz on Henne with Sheard dropping back in coverage. . . . Henne was held to just four of 10 passing in the second half for 33 yards. . . . For whatever reason, Henne went deep three times on the final drive, which started at the Cleveland 47. All he needed was 15-17 yards to get into field-goal territory and yet he threw three deep incompletions. . . . McCoy threw to five different receivers on the final drive.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
'Tis better to be lucky . . .
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Okay, so maybe it is an obsession. Here are four more recent butterflies; they are getting quite colorful. That may be directly due to the winter weather and the total BLAH view from my worktable window.
They are not large, 4x6", or the framed ones are 5x7", You'd think they wouldn't take very long, but counting pulling the fabrics, auditioning fabrics, tracing the pattern, cutting, sometimes fusing, sewing the shapes on, fusing parts, then the wing markings and antennae, doing the quilting around the butterfly it adds up often to5 or 6 hours.
I just read a descriptioin by someone who went to the forest where the Monarchs go in the winter. He said there were as many as two billion monarchs in that forest. When he went away he continued to hear, with stunned awe "the sussuration of two billion butterflies." I'd like to experience that.
So here are the one's I've been working on in the last week or so. I have only one more mat to make a butterfly, or maybe two, for and then I'll take a rest until that wall quilt takes a more distinct form in my mind. Meanwhie I've got other projects -- non-quilting ones -- cooking, percolating, whatever the proper term.
WEATHER -- COLD AND HOT - These tree limbs (above header) lined with thick ice were taken several years ago when I was living in Kentucky. Trees surrounding my home were glistening...
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AL licence number 10072/AL - Casa Crisdi is a very spacious, modern, 2 bed Town House furnished to a high standard. Bedroom 1 has a balcony, twin beds, guest bed & large en-suite bathroom with bath & shower. Bedroom 2 has double bed & en-suite shower room. Both rooms have fitted wardrobes. The beds are extremely comfortable English divans. Cot can be arranged. Spacious living room with 3 sofas, TV with English channels, Wi-Fi, DVD, I-pod dock, boxed games & plenty of books. Fully equipped stylish kitchen with table & chairs, fridge freezer, dishwasher, washing machine & microwave. Large covered patio area with Gas BBQ, table & chairs. Spacious private roof terrace with sun beds and sea view. Plenty of space for eating al fresco in the fabulous Portuguese sunshine. Large communal swimming pool, children's pool, shower & toilet block & gardens. The beach, shops & numerous restaurants are all within close walking distance. Air conditioning/central heating available at extra cost. Maid service weekly.
Golf & Tennis: There is an 18 hole golf course, Gramacho and Pinta within 10 minutes drive and a 9 hole par 3, Vale do Milho within 5 minutes drive. There are also a number of other courses within 30 minutes drive, Penina, Vale do Lobo, Palmares, San Lorenzo, Pine Cliffs etc. Carvoeiro Tennis club is 5 minutes drive, tuition and gym available. The tennis courts at Monte Dourado, next door, can be hired by the hour.
We stayed at Casa Crisdi with our three boys (14, 16 and 18) for 11 nights and had the most wonderful holiday. The house is fantastic value for money - it's really more like staying in a villa as it's so spacious. The kitchen is extremely well-equipped and the small additions such as airer, washing line and pegs, BBQ, TV with DVD player, air conditioning abd use of family's own games and poolside equipment make all the difference to an easy and relaxing holiday. The pool area was lovely - mostly fairly quiet - with plenty of sunbeds available whenever we wanted them. It is a short walk from town and so everything is on your doorstep (admittedly it is quite a steep climb coming back up but this didn't bother us). It is also worth noting that the extra bed which my 14 year old used was very substantial and he said the comfiest camp bed he'd ever slept on!
We had the most wonderful holiday and hope to return very soon! Many thanks to Chris for being so accommodating with our dates and to his team out there who maintain the property and checked us in and out without a hitch. Now to the gym to work off all those Portugese custart tarts!!
A super house in a great location resulting in a wonderful holiday !
We've rented properties like this, from this site many times over many years, but this was one of the best. The house was clean, and spacious, and comfortable and airy. Bedrooms are large, kitchen is great and the lounge is lovely . There is plenty of room on the terrace for eating and relaxing and the roof terrace had great views and privacy. The pool area was well maintained and never got too busy . We loved the fact it was only a 10 minute walk down into the village, which is nice and traditional and rustic, and the village ends at the beach ! A beautiful sandy cove with clear blue sea. A perfect holiday, we didnt want to leave, and definitely hope to return next year.
What a lovely townhouse! It is beautiful inside and out. Perfect location for Carvoeiro village with three different ways to get to it. We had an amazing holiday, totally relaxed. The managers Mike and Emma were great, nothing was too much trouble. The pool area was looking lovely and never got too busy. We would love to stay there again.
Just returned from great holiday at Casa Crisdi, wonderful house, furnishings in and out superb, everything in excellent order. Roof terrace for the sun, and balcony for the welcome shade. Pool area recently refurbished and looks great.
Booking process very easy, thank you Chris for all your help and your Managers Emma and Mike very attentive but not intrusive. Can't wait to return, just disappointed not available for September.
Four of us had a weeks holiday at Casa Crisdi in September and we were very impressed. The Town House was everything we could have asked for and more. The facilities are as stated and they are well maintained and presented and we would say that if you area looking for a family or two couple place to stay whilst visiting Carvoeiro, you could go a very long way to find something that equals this house . I could list all the positives for you but a there were no negatives, I think that gives the right idea. One small thing was that the pool area was looking a little tired, but this was highlighted before we went and we were told this was to be renovated in the winter months. Both the owner and manager were helpful and supportive from the booking to the uncomplicated arrival and departure. We definitely didn't want to leave. Here's to the next visit, as soon as we can get some more time off!
This is a spacious, clean townhouse with multiple spaces to use outside. We particularly enjoyed the rooftop terrace and the patio for eating our breakfast on. It was a short walk to town and beach but far enough to not hear the evening noise. The accommodation is very well equipped and clean. The owners are easy to communicate with and always quick to respond. The property managers are most helpful and greeted us with a warm welcome. There were available at any time, had we needed their help. Thank you for an amazing place to stay during our vacation!
Carvoeiro is a picturesque fishing village located 40 mins from Faro airport. The house is located in the centre of Carvoeiro, in an elevated, quiet position. Carvoeiro's beach, bars, shops and numerous restaurants are only 5 minutes walk. The Slide & Splash Water Park & Zoomarine, where it is possible to swim with the dolphins are nearby and excursions to these and other attractions can be arranged in the village. Carvoeiro Tennis Club is 5 minutes by car and there are 2 golf courses within a short drive. Carvoeiro is an ideal resort for couples and families looking for a relaxing or activity holiday and an excellent base from which to explore the Algarve.
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For Washington Mutual Inc. mortgage officials, being in the top five just isnt enough they want to be No. 1.
We have put a stake in the ground to be the nations leading mortgage lender, said Craig S. Davis, president of Washington Mutual Home Loans and Insurance Services Group, a unit of Washington Mutual. We believe we are uniquely positioned in the marketplace.
The Seattle thrift company ranked fifth in originations last year and fifth in servicing in this years first half. In both it trailed Chase Manhattan Mortgage of New York; Wells Fargo Home Mortgage of Des Moines; Countrywide Credit Industries Inc. of Calabasas, Calif.; and Bank of America Corp. of Charlotte, N.C.
To jump to first place it must double its numbers in both origination and servicing. And thats just fine with Mr. Davis.
We believe in this business youre either in or youre out, he said size and scale are everything.
We not only like the business, we really love the business, Mr. Davis said.
Five or 10 years from now the top five servicers may control as much as 75% of the share, up from 42% today, and that Washington Mutual intends to be one of those companies, he said.
To reach No. 1 it will continue a buy-and-build strategy of acquisitions and will intensify a branding campaign to make Washington Mutual synonymous with mortgages, Mr. Davis said.
Over the past several years the company has engaged in a shopping spree. After buying four California thrifts, including H.F. Amanson & Co., between 1996 and 1998, Wamu made several large mortgage acquisition deals.
In October 1999 it picked up the wholesale subprime lender Long Beach Mortgage, and in February it bought Alta Residential Mortgage Trust, a correspondent lender. Most recently, Washington Mutual entered into agreements to purchase Pittsburgh-based PNC Mortgage and Bank United Corp. of Houston.
In addition to broader geographic coverage, Mr. Davis said, the PNC and Bank United purchases will give his company a boost in the Midwest and the East Coast. Well be No. 4 [nationwide], with over $300 billion in servicing, once we close the two pending transactions, he said.
As part of its branding effort, Washington Mutual is running an aggressive advertising campaign that includes a three-dimensional billboard near New Yorks Times Square featuring a cross-section of a furnished house. The company is also building more home loan centers branches where it offers only mortgages and home equity loans.
Washington Mutual lends in all 50 states, but Mr. Davis said there are several mortgage markets where it needs to grow, particularly in the Midwest and on the East Coast, and he hopes branding will help penetrate those markets.
Two years ago no one in Illinois even knew the companys name, Mr. Davis said, and today it is the states No. 1 lender.
Jonathan E. Gray, an analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., said that Washington Mutuals bid to be king of the hill in mortgages sounds quite reasonable to me.
Theyre acquiring Bank United and PNC, and their own current production volume is quite substantial, he observed.
Mr. Gray estimated that Washington Mutual and the units it has agreed to buy will chalk up more than $65 billion of home loan originations this year. This would give Wamu a market share of just over a 6%, perhaps edging out Countrywide. By creating a national presence and brand Washington Mutual may generate growth momentum, he said, and by reducing the number of players in a market, as it did with its California acquisitions, it can improve pricing there.
In addition, Mr. Gray said, creating a national brand would result in investors giving Washington Mutual higher valuations, which in turn would help the company continue its quest for acquisitions.
Wamus Mr. Davis said consolidation and technology are the most important drivers of the mortgage industry and will continue to be well into the future.
Most of all, Mr. Davis said, a mortgage lender must be big to be profitable. And Wamu has an edge in mortgage profitability, he said.
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CHICAGO — Another 200 new CTA buses will hit the streets, and an equal number of 15-year-old buses will be retired, under a $74.4 million bus-purchase deal that the Chicago Transit Authority board approved Wednesday.
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How My Sister Helped Save My Daughter From Whooping Cough
By Tamara Sheffield, MD, MPA, MPH, Medical Director, Community Health and Prevention, Intermountain Healthcare
In my role as a medical director at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Utah, I am responsible for Community Health and Prevention. You could say that I'm a professional advocate for immunizations, since they prevent many illnesses, hospitalizations and even deaths. In fact, maternal immunizations are one of today's most promising new preventive health strategies.
By vaccinating pregnant women against certain diseases – like whooping cough (pertussis) and influenza – we are reducing the amount of illness, hospitalization, miscarriage and pre-term labor these women experience as a result of these diseases.
Additionally, maternal vaccines enable pregnant women to pass on protective antibodies to their unborn babies. These antibodies provide newborns with early, short-term protection against pertussis or flu, during the time when they are too young to receive their own vaccines to prevent these diseases.
For instance, children must be six months of age before they can receive their first flu vaccination, and the DTaP vaccine, which helps prevent whooping cough in children, is administered as a series of five shots (with doses at 2, 4, 6, 15-18 months, and 4-6 years of age). Sadly, there are about 100 pediatric deaths due to influenza each year, and 90% of all deaths associated with whooping cough are among infants, mostly because the thick mucus that accompanies the infection has a severe impact on a baby's ability to breath.
For an expectant woman, changes in the immune system, heart and lungs during pregnancy make them more prone to illness. When a pregnant women gets ill, it raises her risk of complications, such as premature labor and delivery. But research shows that mothers can help protect themselves and their babies by getting vaccinated during pregnancy.
The flu vaccine is recommended at any trimester of each pregnancy. An adult Tdap booster vaccine is recommended during each pregnancy as well – and studies show that the best time for optimal transfer of protective antibodies is at 27-to-36 weeks gestation. The ongoing research continues to indicate that these maternal immunizations are effective at reducing the number of flu and whooping cough-related illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths among infants.
The abundance of scientific evidence on this matter is one reason I am a strong advocate for maternal vaccinations. However, I have a very personal reason to advocate for maternal vaccinations as well.
You see, I know an amazing 25-year-old young woman who nearly died from whooping cough when she was just three weeks old.
Like many infants who suffer with whooping cough, this beautiful baby girl contracted it from a family member. During the weeks before delivery, her mother developed a persistent cough that went undiagnosed, and she unknowingly passed whooping cough on to her baby. Three weeks later, after a couple of incidents where the baby stopped breathing and turned blue, her parents rushed her to the hospital. Read more…
Barbara Loe Fisher is Right. She's Also To Blame.
Barbara Loe Fisher may be right about one thing.
We need a better Tdap vaccine to prevent pertussis (also known as whooping cough).
However, her opposition to legislation in Indiana that would require hospital employees be up-to-date on Tdap, flu and MMR vaccines is unsupported. Fisher has publicly defended her position in a FOX28 news clip when she states that Tdap vaccines should not be mandated because they don't work. However, this is an example of what's known as a nirvana fallacy.
Tdap vaccines do work. Maybe not 100% of the time, but that doesn't mean they don't work.
In fact, data shows that pertussis vaccines protect about 7 out of 10 people who receive them. That's enough for the World Health Organization to justify using it across the globe to help prevent pertussis, as well as diphtheria and tetanus. Sorry Barb, but in lieu of a better option to prevent a highly infectious and sometimes deadly disease such as pertussis, the Tdap vaccine is the best defense we have. It's certainly better than the 0 out of 10 people who are protected by avoiding vaccination all together.
Interestingly enough, what Fisher avoids admitting is that her opposition to the whole cell pertussis vaccination (DTP) is why we are in the situation we are in today. Back in the 80's, Fisher led the charge against the whole cell pertussis vaccine, claiming it had too many adverse events. This prompted the development of a more purified (acellular) pertussis vaccine (DTaP). By 1997, a newly licensed DTaP vaccine was being recommended by the ACIP in place of the DTP vaccine for the full 5-dose pediatric schedule. While the new vaccine appeared less likely to provoke adverse events, studies have since shown that it has not been as effective in providing lasting immunity.
The truth is, Fisher has never really been interested in making vaccines safer. She co-founded the National Vaccine Information Center in 1982 to help organize a movement of vaccine refusal and oppose any public policy that endorses the use of vaccines.
Unfortunately, while we are stuck with a less than ideal vaccine, children like Callie Van Tornhout are dying from pertussis infection.
People of all ages can be affected by pertussis. However, it is most dangerous for babies, as they are at particularly high risk of severe complications, hospitalization and death. About half of babies younger than one year who get the disease need care in the hospital, and 1 out of 100 babies who get treatment in the hospital die. Most unvaccinated children who are living with an infected family member will contract pertussis themselves. There is no real cure for pertussis, only treatments that help address the symptoms.
In the case of Callie Van Tornhout, detailed in the FOX28 news clip out of Indiana, transmission of pertussis from a hospital employee to a vulnerable newborn too young for vaccination proved to be deadly. Callie was only 38 days old and had never been anywhere besides her family home and the hospital. This is why Callie's mom Katie Van Tornhout is speaking out in support of the proposed Indiana bill (SB 162).
Katie, like the many others who support this bill, believes that hospital employees who have direct contact with patients should take reasonable precautions in order to protect themselves and their patients from preventable diseases like pertussis. That means they should be up-to-date on ACIP recommended vaccines such as Tdap, flu and MMR, that are proven to be safe and effective.
Katie explains, "If you're taking care of my child in the hospital and you're not vaccinated, then what good is that? You're putting that baby in danger. You're putting everyone in danger."
Pertussis Vaccine: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Last week, a new study published in Pediatrics suggested that the pertussis immunity from the recommended adolescent Tdap booster was quick to wane. While this is being reported by many as "news", public health experts, immunologists and epidemiologists have long been familiar with the torrid history of pertussis vaccines and the unfortunate reality that the current pertussis vaccine does not provide long term protection.
Ever since the acellular pertussis vaccine was introduced in the late 90's (DTaP), several studies have suggested that the pertussis immunity didn't last as long as the previous whole cell pertussis vaccine (DTP) that first became routinely recommended for children back in the 1940's and 1950's.
In fact, waning immunity among the adolescent population is precisely what prompted the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to recommend an adolescent Tdap booster at ages 11-12 back in 2006. At the time, the immunity received from recommended series of DTaP shots administered at ages 2, 4, and 6 months, with boosters administered at ages 15-18 months and again at 4-6 years of age, was determined to be waning in teens, so an adolescent booster was added to the recommended schedule as well as a recommendation for adults to receive one Tdap booster as well.
So why is last week's study creating such a fuss when the data is not much different than what has been seen in previous studies?
Last week's study determined that effectiveness during the first year after adolescent Tdap vaccination was 69% but then decreased to 9% by four or more years after vaccination. The study concluded that Tdap vaccine provided moderate protection against pertussis during the first year and then waned rapidly so that little protection remained 2-3 years after vaccination. It also concluded, like many studies before, that adolescents who were more remote from Tdap were significantly more likely to test positive for pertussis than were those vaccinated more recently.
But even as far as 2005, we see similar trends in the published data. One such review on duration of immunity revealed that infection-acquired immunity against pertussis disease wanes after 4-20 years and protective immunity after vaccination wanes after 4-12 years. In 2014, another study looked into the evidence of rapidly waning immunity and the difference in effectiveness by Tdap brand. The results showed that immunity waned to 75% after one year, 68% after two years, 35% after three years and 12% after the fourth year with a slightly higher estimate among one brand than the other. Then in 2015, another study investigated Tdap effectiveness among adolescents who received only acellular pertussis vaccines and found 73% effectiveness one year after vaccination, 55% effectiveness one to two years after vaccination, and 34% two to four years after vaccination.
The latest data really doesn't offer a lot of new information, except that the numbers are slightly worse than we've seen in the past.
In response to these repeated findings, many are questioning whether the ACIP will consider changes to the adolescent and adult Tdap booster recommendations?
The short answer is probably not. But to understand why, we must look at how we've come to be where we are today.
Pertussis vaccines first became available back in the 1920's, but it wasn't until the 1940's and 1950's that a pediatric whole cell pertussis vaccine (DTP) became routinely recommended for children. It was considered a good thing at the time because in the mid-1930's to 40's, the United States was suffering with more than 200,000 pertussis cases and over 4,000 pertussis-related deaths each year. Fortunately, after the routine use of childhood whole cell pertussis vaccine, the number of reported pertussis cases declined dramatically. By 1970, the reported incidence had declined greater than 99% and we hit a historic low of just 1,010 cases in 1976.
But before long, the pertussis predicament got ugly again.
As Dr. Paul Offit elaborates in his book Deadly Choices, and Seth Mnookin covers in detail in his book The Panic Virus, everything changed in the spring of 1982, when the local NBC affiliate in Washington, DC, aired a program entitled "Vaccine Roulette". It was then that reporter Lea Thompson kicked off a campaign of fear in her hour-long special. Pertussis cases were low at the time, and people no longer feared infection from a bacteria that made it near impossible to breath. Instead, Thompson introduced new fears by featuring the personal narratives of parents who alleged that their children had suffered permanent injury as a result of the pertussis vaccine. Thompson's reporting not only struck to the core of a parent's overwhelming instinct to protect their children, but it aggressively attacked the "medical establishment" for mandating the vaccine for public school children and willfully ignoring the horrible consequences of injury.
In the days after the special aired, one viewer, Barbara Loe Fisher, was so captivated by the concerns Thompson raised about the pertussis vaccine, that she was moved to take action. Two years prior, Fisher's son had received his fourth DPT shot. Fisher alleged that within hours of vaccination he suffered a convulsion to which she attributed brain inflammation that left her son suffering with multiple learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder. Thompson's "Vaccine Roulette" inspired Fisher to seek out other parents who suspected vaccine injury. She subsequently co-founded the National Vaccine Information Center, and just like that the modern day "anti-vaccine" movement was born.
From there a whole lot of bad has happened, mixed in with some good.
While Fisher was poised to distinguish herself as a consumer advocate, who could have helped to institute vaccine safety reforms at a time when the public health system was evolving, she has since become a harsh critic of vaccines, advocating for alternative medicines over vaccines and promoting her belief that all vaccines are dangerous and ineffective.
Raising concerns about the safety of whole-cell pertussis vaccines prompted the development of a more purified (acellular) pertussis vaccine (DTaP) that was first licensed in the early 90's. By the year 1997, the ACIP recommended DTaP be used routinely in place of DTP for the full 5-dose pediatric schedule. The good news was that it appeared less likely to provoke adverse events because these newer vaccines contain purified antigenic components of Bordetella pertussis. The bad news is that the newer acellular pertussis vaccine is just not as effective in providing lasting immunity as the whole cell version. This is exactly what we have been reminded of with last week's study.
There is no doubt that we will continue to see cyclical peaks in pertussis, and it's believed that these are not solely due to increased numbers of families exempting their children from vaccines. The increase in pertussis can also be attributed to several other things such as decreased vaccine efficacy, waning immunity among adolescents and adults vaccinated during childhood, increased diagnosis and reporting of pertussis because of greater awareness among physicians about the disease, and enhanced surveillance and more complete reporting of the disease.
In an attempt to compensate for the vaccine's waning immunity, the ACIP continues to assess the current data and alter recommendations as needed.
Even though there are several recommendations pertaining to pertussis vaccine, Every Child By Two (ECBT) continues to field questions from parents asking why the ACIP doesn't simply recommend more frequent Tdap boosters. Couldn't we prevent more pertussis cases if everyone was recommended a booster once every 4-5 years?
Certainly that solution sounds logical. However, ACIP recommendations come at a cost. Based on the evidence of limited immunity offered from the vaccine, it appears that it is unlikely that the ACIP will recommend more frequent boosters.
In fact, in 2013 a special working group for the ACIP analyzed information to determine if it would be beneficial to add an extra dose of whooping cough vaccine to be admin
istered at either age 16 or 21. They concluded that an extra dose would only slightly reduce the number of whooping cough cases, but would come at a high cost. They estimated that adding a dose at age 16 would cost the U.S. $77 million more than the current vaccination program, or about $270,000 for each case of whooping cough that was prevented. Whereas, an extra dose at age 21 was estimated to cost $23.5 million more and $139,000 per case prevented. Since young adults infected with whooping cough don't often become sick enough to require hospitalization, it was determined that the cost-benefit was not justified at that time.
However, as morbidity and mortality reports began noting that infants had a substantially higher rates of pertussis and the largest burden of pertussis-related hospitalizations and deaths, the ACIP began addressing these concerns with new vaccine recommendations. Research determined that in 85% of infant cases of pertussis, when the source of infection could be identified, the infection was found to be passed on from a mother or other member of the immediate or extended family.
This information has since led to numerous ACIP pertussis vaccine recommendations.
First, in 2008, the ACIP recommended pregnant women receive a Tdap booster in the postpartum period in hopes that they would be less likely to pass on infection. The recommendation was later updated in 2011 to include pregnant women and anyone who anticipates having close contact with infants under 12 months of age. Not only does this help prevent infection of the mother who may later pass pertussis on to her child, but it also helps provide protective maternal antibodies to the unborn baby. They are then given some level of protection before they can begin getting their own pertussis vaccination at two months of age.
Then, in 2013, the ACIP began recommending that pregnant women receive a Tdap booster in the third trimester of each pregnancy. This is important given the fact that the amount of antibodies in your body is highest about 2 weeks after getting the vaccine, but then starts to decrease over time. Vaccination during every pregnancy ensures that each baby gets the greatest amount of protective antibodies possible.
Additionally, since 2006, it's been recommended that every adult get a Tdap booster once in their lifetime, and yet it's estimated that only 26% of adults have even had this recommended Tdap booster.
While the current ACIP recommendations are expected to help reduce the incidence of pertussis in infants, organizations such as Every Child By Two (ECBT) are helping to educate the public about the importance of Tdap vaccinations for pregnant women, adolescents and adults. ECBT's new Vaccinate Your Family program promotes the benefit of vaccines for all age groups. A suite of new shareable materials, such as their Grandparent Toolkit, have been specifically designed to highlight the importance of protecting newborns by vaccinating those around them.
So, while the future of pertussis vaccine recommendations remains in question, we will continue to monitor the discussion at upcoming ACIP meetings and use this forum to communicate any changes that are being discussed. By subscribing to this blog, you'll receive notification of our coverage of all the future ACIP meetings, to include one scheduled at the end of February, 2016.
For many, the biggest question of all is when will we see a new and more effective vaccine? While there certainly is a need, there doesn't appear to be any promising alternatives on the horizon.
For now, the best we can do is adhere to the recommendations in place and encourage others to do the same.
After Losing Babies to Pertussis Parents Make Plea for Prevention
How is it that three families, who've never actually met one another, find themselves sharing words of consolation and encouragement at the same time each year?
How is it that these three families are forever bonded by their children, and the courage and compassion they have to share their stories?
Carter, Callie and Brady were just infants when they had to say goodbye. But during this week, back in 2010 and 2012, three babies lost their fight to pertussis, (more commonly known as whooping cough) and their families were forever changed.
In 2008, Every Child By Two (ECBT) launched a program called Vaccinate Your Baby, which was inspired in large part by the Romaguera family, who had contacted the organization several years earlier after having lost their baby Gabrielle to pertussis.
In the days and months following the death of Carter, Callie and Brady, the Dube, Van Tornhout and Alcaide families also reached out to Every Child By Two in hopes that they could turn their personal tragedies into a public health mission.
Today, as Every Child By Two Parent Advocates, their commitment to pertussis prevention has undoubtedly helped bring about many positive and live-saving changes. They have not only raised awareness of the importance of adult Tdap boosters, but their efforts have helped alter the way in which the public is advised to protect newborns from pertussis.
Prior to the death of their children, none of these families were educated on the need for adult Tdap boosters. They've since devoted a great amount of time to sharing their stories; in media interviews, in state legislative chambers, on podiums at public health conferences, and in blogs and Facebook posts shared widely on social media.
New Recommendations Are Helping in the Fight Against Pertussis
Today, leading professional organizations such as the AAP, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), all recommend that pregnant women receive Tdap boosters in the third trimester of each pregnancy. This not only helps to protect the expectant mom from contracting pertussis and passing it onto their newborn, it also provides passive immunity to the unborn baby. This practice helps protect infants before they begin receiving their own pertussis immunizations through a series of five DTaP vaccine doses that begin at two months of age.
Before the DTaP shot was routinely administered to infants, about 8,000 people in the United States died each year from whooping cough. However, thanks to greater immunization coverage and greater public awareness, this number has dropped to fewer than 20 deaths per year. Unfortunately, because the bacteria is still widely circulating in our communities and not everyone is adequately protected, whooping cough still makes people very sick. In 2014, as many as 30,000 people were diagnosed with pertussis and each year many are still hospitalized. The real danger is among children under 12 month of age. About half of these infants who get whooping cough are hospitalized, and tragically approximately 1 out of 100 infants who are hospitalized will die. So how can we better protect these babies?
Research Continues to Guide Vaccine Recommendations
Research indicates that family members are often the source of infection among infants, and most family members are passing on the infection without ever realizing they have pertussis themselves. In one recent study, approximately 85% of infants with pertussis got if from a member of their immediate or extended family. This is why Tdap boosters are now recommended for all family members and caregivers who spend time around babies. In fact, families members should get their Tdap booster at least two weeks prior to the expected arrival of the baby, since it's estimated that it takes that long to acquire immunity after getting the vaccine.
Most recently, the efforts and experiences of our Every Child By Two Parent Advocates have even helped inspire the expansion of the Vaccinate Your Baby program to the Vaccinate Your Family program. When people of all ages are up-to-date on their recommended vaccines, they're less likely to pass illness on to our vulnerable infant population.
We encourage everyone to visit the adult section of the Vaccinate Your Family website, where there are several resources that specifically help educate older individuals about the need for adult Tdap boosters, to include materials for grandparents who want to help protect their young grandbabies.
Please familiarize yourself with this Grandparent Toolkit and share these materials among your friends, family and colleagues.
Tips for Soothing a Fussy Baby
Pledge for Family Members and Friends to Sign
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Vaccines
Every Child By Two stands with our Parent Advocates in our mission to ensure that no family should ever have to endure what they've been through. This week, as we mark the anniversary of the passing of Carter, Callie and Brady, may we each share this video and the many resources on the Vaccinate Your Family website in an effort to educate the public about pertussis prevention.
Timehop Brings Back Pertussis Memories Too Painful to Forget
When the Timehop app was introduced to Facebook not everyone was thrilled. While most people loved being reminded of photos and updates shared on Facebook in years past, others complained that there were some events they would prefer not to be reminded of; the loss of a job, the details of a difficult divorce, or the pain of losing someone we love.
Almost three years ago, shortly after Jonathan and Kathryn lost their infant son Brady to pertussis, they reached out to Every Child By Two and expressed an interest in advocating for pertussis vaccinations. They hoped that by sharing their son's story they could help educate people on the dangers of pertussis and the importance of vaccination, especially in preventing exposure among children, like Brady, who are too young to be vaccinated themselves.
Being tasked to help them write their story was a challenge. How could I ever hope to do it justice?
Then it occurred to me… Kathryn had been recording Brady's story all along as she continuously updated her friends and family of his condition on Facebook. I read her posts and could immediately empathize with the emotional roller coaster they were on. The hope. The fear. The unimaginable sorrow of watching their beautiful baby suffer, and ultimately lose his life as a result of a preventable disease.
Brady's story was originally shared here on Shot of Prevention. We then worked to also get it posted to a site called Shot By Shot, which serves as a virtual library of personal stories of vaccine preventable diseases. From there, Brady's story went viral.
Today we honor all our Every Child By Two parent advocates who continue to help us raise pertussis vaccine awareness. This day not only marks Brady's third angel-versary, but also the fifth angel-versary of Carter Dube, and later this week the fifth angel-versary of Callie Van Tornhout.
While Timehop may be reminding you of a fun winter outing, a delicious dinner shared among friends, or an exciting new promotion, Brady's mom Kathryn has been using Timehop with Facebook to remind us of how precious life is. Brady may not be here with us physically, but his battle was not entirely lost. Brady continues to fight today, as his family and friends share his story, in hopes that no more children are lost to pertussis.
💕 my bubba it was the calm before the storm
Ugh I hate this disease!! No family should have to endure this pain vaccination is so important
Kathryn Riffenburg
18 hrs · Timehop ·
Our life turned upside down. I remember the ambulance ride and the rushing of the doctors when we reached Boston. We felt like we were dropped in the middle of a tornado everything happening so fast. We entered Boston with our son and left without him. I will also stand by what I advocate. Vaccines are important and save lives. Too many like Brady die because someone chooses not to vaccinate, and he was too young to receive his vaccines.
— feeling heartbroken.
Kathryn Riffenburg
6 hrs · Timehop ·
This was my last update of Brady's health. It was the worst pain to endure. Kissing your baby on the forehead and saying goodbye for the last time is something a parent should never have to do. These communicable diseases are nothing to take lightly. They take babies from there parents, siblings and families. The best line of protection we as parents can give to your own baby as well as other babies like Brady, is vaccination. Another parent should not be planning their child's funeral because of these diseases. Or anything for that matter. Please light a candle for our bubba and tell his story to at least one other person today 💕
— feeling emotional.
We thank Kathryn for allowing us to share her personal posts, and we continue to thank all the strong and courageous parents who continue to share their personal sorrows in a public way in hopes of a better tomorrow.
A Standing Order of Pertussis Vaccine in Hospitals Boosts Protection
There is at least one family who is mourning today. Eleven years ago they lost their daughter Brie She was just 52 days old. Sadly she succumbed to a disease called pertussis, also known as whooping cough, which they knew little about at the time.
Since Brie's death we've learned that changes made to improve the safety of the pertussis vaccine may have resulted in a vaccine that is not as effective. In the 1990's the U.S.switched from whole-cell pertussis vaccine (DTP) to combined acelluar pertussis (DTaP) vaccine. A study in the June 2013 issue of Pediatrics looked at individuals born between 1994 and 1999 who received four pertussis-containing vaccines. The authors compared two groups during a 2009 and 2010 pertussis outbreak, some who received the older vaccine and some who received the newer DTaP. They discovered that those who received the newer vaccine had a six times higher risk of contracting pertussis due to waning immunity compared to those who received the older vaccine.
While vaccines are a very effective way at preventing disease, they're not perfect. Pertussis vaccines typically offer high levels of protection within the first 2 years of getting vaccinated, but then protection decreases over time. In the case of pertussis, this also occurs with natural infection, meaning that even if you contract pertussis you do not retain any lifelong immunity and it's possible to be infected again.
In general, DTaP vaccines are 80-90% effective in children with the highest protection following the fifth dose when 9 out of 10 kids are still fully protected. In each year following the last dose there appears to be a modest decrease in effectiveness. Still, five years after the last dose 7 out of 10 kids are still fully protected and the other 3 are partially protected. So how long has it been since some adults have been vaccinated? How much immunity do you suppose they have? Read more…
Infant Dies at 38 Days But Her Story Tries to Save Lives
After five years and four miscarriages, Katie and Craig Van Tornhout celebrated the birth of their daughter Callie. Although she arrived a few weeks early, she was truly their miracle baby. But their joy quickly turned to grief when a disease called pertussis, also known as whooping cough, claimed her life at just 38 days old.
Katie explains,
"To an adult, pertussis can seem like just a stubborn cough, but to Callie and other newborns who are too young to be immunized, it can be deadly because they aren't able to fight it off. In an infant, it's likely that this disease can result in respiratory failure. IV tubes or ventilators may be needed to help a baby breathe and they are in danger of having their lungs shut down. As a mother, I can't tell you how heartbreaking this is to watch."
Today marks the four-year "angelversary" of Callie's passing, and in that time a lot has changed.
In 2012, 48,277 people were diagnosed with pertussis and the Advisory Council of Immunization Practices (ACIP) issued new vaccine recommendations advising all expectant women to receive a Tdap booster with each pregnancy, preferably in their third trimester. Not only does the vaccine help protect the mother from contracting pertussis and infecting her own newborn, it also provides maternal antibodies that can protect the newborn in those early months before the baby can be fully vaccinated.
And a lot has changed for the Van Tornhout family as well. In addition to their 17-year-old son Cole, the Van Tornhout's have since had two other children, Chesney and Cain, with another on the way. With each new pregnancy they have taken every precaution to protect their babies from pertussis, and every opportunity to educate others about the importance of their adult Tdap boosters. Not only have they insisted that friends and family be immunized, but they've also ensured that every hospital staff member who has had contact with their babies was also up to date on their Tdap booster.
"We still wonder where Callie contracted pertussis. She was only five weeks old and never went anywhere except to see her doctor. I wish I had known that Callie was vulnerable to this disease and I wish I had known about the need for adult Tdap boosters. I would have insisted that I, my husband and our friends and family who came to visit be immunized. I would have asked more questions about the nurses who handled Callie in the NICU, and whether they had been immunized." Read more…


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