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The first room in our house that was kind of livable/done-ish was our bedroom.
I knew we'd be knocking down walls (they were knocked down in the kitchen before we even moved in) and living without a sink or stove or ceiling in the kitchen. We needed a place where we could close the door and pretend like the mess didn't exist. When you move to a new place it's so nice to focus on one space where you can quickly feel sane and at home.
Even today, our room still doubles as my office. We (Chad) just finished painting the barn and office exterior (photos coming soon!) and my office has been taped up with plastic and no air conditioner all summer. Right now that dinky window unit is looking pretty great.
It's not fancy and it's hardly organized or sanitized with three kittens a dog (and did I mention the mouse?!). But one trick I've learned that helps keep me un-crazy-fied is to keep my floor picked up and free of clutter and random hairballs. It does wonders for any space.
My mom (who has an impeccably clean house) always says "If the floors are clean then the whole house is clean."
I also try to always evaluate what is working for me. For months I had this desk in our room. And then I made a discovery. I had never, not once sat at this desk and done one thing. And also, the desk only looked clean and tidy like this that one time when I took this photo. Yes, I used it to hold all sorts of piles and the chair was the perfect place to hang sweaters, but this desk just served as a great place to put stuff "for now".
That desk was helping me keep my room messier! So as much as I love the desk itself, I cleaned it off…
…and we moved it out. It sits in the basement now, but I'll use it in the barn in a few months.
Clearly, all of my problems aren't solved. But this photo was taken yesterday when I was in the heat of two days of doing a little photo shoot that took over our entire house, a Christmas photo shoot for a company where I needed to pull out Christmas decorations, send in photos, then wait to clean everything up until the photos were approved. My house was in a half mess/half Christmasy holding pattern for 48 hours. But even I have standards…
Here's the hall outside our room…
There was an imaginary barrier at the threshold of our room. I knew from experience that I needed to have one calm space where even if I had to have a mess that looked like Christmas threw up in our hall, I'd have one uncluttered space to retreat to.
The courage to clean the things I trip over,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
Sometimes (every time) we have to choose the easiest road to rest. For me that means dusty blinds and at least one uncluttered floor, preferably in our bedroom.
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I'm so grateful for companies that partner with Nesting Place, who give me free rein to show my imperfections. Today, you have a chance to win a great little helper in your home. Dyson, who basically has a cult following for their innovative technology–for vacuums is sponsoring this post. Thanks Dyson!
One person will receive a Dyson DC59 Motorhead it sounds like a fancy car but this is the latest "digital" slim cordless (!!) vacuum. Who cares about the blinds, let's clean the floors and forget about the rest! Oh wait, I think this thing cleans the blinds too!
(white uniform, empty, clean white home and vehicle not included please insert your own colored clothing and possessions that need vacuumed)
One rule to enter to win, pop over to the Dyson DC59 Motorhead site (it will open in a new window), scroll through the info and then come back here leaving a comment what feature would be the most useful for you and what space in your home you try to keep the most sane–and then you'll be entered!
Winner chosen August 18th, prize value: a cool $549.

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New Gasoline With More Ethanol May Be Bad For Engines [AUDIO]
The conventional wisdom says 'If 10% ethanol is good, then 15% must be better'! Not so, says a noted petroleum analyst.
Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy dot com says the Obama administration's plan to begin producing E-15, that is, unleaded gas containing 15% ethanol not only will reduce gas mileage, but will be damaging to gasoline engines, as well.
DeHaan will be publishing an article on February 5 detailing his research into the increased ethanol, saying only corn producers will gain by the move.
The Washington Examiner also says the new E15 gas will ruin car engines because the longer it sits, the more it turns to a gel that will gum up an engine.
DeHaan says American oil companies are lobbying hard to keep the Obama administration from implementing the change to E15 gasoline.
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Ohio House OKs 4 More Calamity Days Due To Weather
The Ohio House has approved a plan to let schools take up to four additional days off this year because of the winter season's extreme weather. A compromise requires teachers to report on two of those days for professional development. The measure approved Wednesday heads next to the Senate. Snow and frigid temperatures has led many districts across Ohio to exhaust their five allowable calamity days. Some have cancelled classes for 10 or more days. Gov. John Kasich has been among those advocating adding extra snow days on a one-time basis this year. Supporters of the extra days say concern about lost days shouldn't outweigh the safety of children. Opponents said schools aren't doing enough to make up the lost days on the weekends or through longer school days.


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Dark Matter (2007)
Directed by Chen Shi-Zheng
Genres - Drama | Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama, Social Problem Film | Release Date - Apr 11, 2008 (USA - Limited) | Run Time - 90 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
Inspired by actual events, director Chen Shi-Zheng's socially conscious psychological drama follows the journey of an ambitious Chinese scientist working towards his Ph.D. in America, only to be marginalized to the extent that he ultimately loses his way. All Liu Xing (Liu Ye) ever wanted was to study the origins of the universe at a Western university. Upon arriving at the school, Liu immediately rents a modest apartment with a few other Chinese students and begins flirting with the pretty American who works at the local coffee shop. Personally welcomed into Department Head Jacob Reiser's (Aidan Quinn) select cosmology group, Liu remains dedicated to his studies and optimistic about the future. Things continue to look up as Liu becomes close with wealthy university patron Johanna Silver (Meryl Streep) after the two become acquainted at an orientation for foreigners sponsored by a local church. Eventually, Liu becomes Reiser's protégé, and makes a sizable impression at a prestigious conference attended by the pair. But attitudes start to shift when Liu's studies in dark matter come into direct conflict with his mentor's prominent theories and well-established studies. His excitement about a potential breakthrough causes him to ignore repeated warnings that he must pay his dues, and Liu's findings are eventually eclipsed by that of more studious fellow student Laurence. Determined to have his studies published, Liu goes behind Reiser's back, but he ultimately becomes the target of ire rather than accolades, with Johanna's naïve encouragement prompting him along a dangerous collision course. While Liu remains enamored with the concept of the American dream and optimistic about American science being a free market of ideas, he begins to grow dejected after his dissertation is rejected, the girl at the coffee shop blows him off, and his roommates all find lucrative jobs. Essentially left behind at the university, Liu rejects Johanna's offer for help and vows not to return home to disappointed parents. Now, as he coasts on the fumes of his unrealized dreams, the dishonored student prepares to lash out with one final act of devastating annihilation.
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BOSTON – Michael Wacha and his Cardinals bullpen provided the power pitching. Carlos Beltran, injected with a painkiller, came through with a huge hit. And this time, it was the Red Sox who were tripped up by fielding failures.
Wacha bested John Lackey in a matchup of present and past rookie sensations, and St. Louis beat Boston 4-2 Thursday night to even the World Series at a game apiece.
"Somebody would have to kill me in order for me to get out of the lineup," said Beltran, undeterred by bruised ribs that landed him in the hospital a night earlier.
Matt Holliday tripled and scored on Yadier Molina's fourth-inning grounder, but David Ortiz put Boston ahead 2-1 in the sixth when he pounced on an 85 mph changeup for a two-run homer just over the Green Monster in left field.
That ended Wacha's scoreless streak at 18 2-3 innings -- a rookie record for a single postseason -- but it was all he gave up. Selected by St. Louis last year with the first-round draft pick received as compensation when Albert Pujols signed with the Los Angeles Angels, Wacha has been so good lately that a St. Louis restaurant he walked into had named a milkshake after him, the "Wacha Wacha."
The 22-year-old right-hander, the NL championship series MVP after beating Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw twice, threw a career-high 114 pitches and allowed two runs, three hits and four walks in six innings with six strikeouts. He improved to 4-0 with a 1.00 ERA in four outings this postseason, matching the amount of regular-season wins he has in his brief career.
"They don't swing at bad pitches, really," Wacha said. "They did a good job tonight grinding out at-bats with me and got the pitch count up."
Wacha's parents and sister made the trip from Texarkana, Texas, and sat bundled in cold-weather clothes in the stands to watch the 19th pick in last year's amateur draft.
"He pitched outstanding," Molina said. "Just one pitch, to a great hitter like Big Papi."
But then Lackey, who in 2002 with the Angels became the first rookie in 93 years to win a World Series seventh game, faltered in a three-run seventh. St. Louis went ahead when Matt Carpenter hit a sacrifice fly that led to a pair of runs, with the second scoring on errors by catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and reliever Craig Breslow -- both making their Series debuts.
Beltran, an eight-time All-Star making his first Series appearance at age 36, followed with an RBI single. He had been sent to a hospital for scans Wednesday night after bruising ribs while banging into the right-field fence to rob Ortiz of a grand slam. Beltran appeared to be wearing protective padding under his jersey.
"When I left the ballpark yesterday, I had very little hope that I was going to be in the lineup with the way I felt," he said. "When I woke up, I woke up feeling a little better. And I came to the ballpark, talked to the trainer. I was able to get treatment and talk to the doctors, and find a way to try anything I could try just to go out there and feel no pain."
He said he took an injection of Toradol to block the pain for five or six hours.
"The good thing is tomorrow I have the day off," he said.
When the Series resumes Saturday night in St. Louis, Jake Peavy starts for the Red Sox and Joe Kelly for the Cardinals. Twenty-nine of the previous 55 teams that won Game 2 to tie the Series went on to take the title.
"Excited to get home. I know everybody is," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
St. Louis' hard-throwing bullpen combined for one-hit relief. Carlos Martinez got six outs, retiring Mike Napoli on an inning-ending popup with two on in the eighth. Trevor Rosenthal struck out the side on 11 pitches in the ninth for a save, whiffing Daniel Nava with a 99 mph fastball to end it.
All three St. Louis pitchers were 23 or younger.
"It doesn't surprise me. Those guys got talent," Molina said. "Like I said before many times, they're not afraid to pitch."
Seeking its second championship in three seasons, St. Louis improved to 7-0 this postseason when scoring first and stopped Boston's World Series winning streak at nine. That run began with a sweep of the Cardinals in 2004, when St. Louis never led the entire Series.
This year's opener was more of the same, when the Cardinals made three errors and the Red Sox romped 8-1.
Lackey, pitching a day after his 35th birthday, returned this year after missing all of 2012 due to elbow surgery and beat Cy Young Award winners David Price and Justin Verlander in the AL playoffs. In his first Series appearance since his Game 7 win 11 years earlier, he couldn't hold the lead Ortiz gave him with his 17th postseason homer, his fifth this year.
David Freese walked with one out in the seventh and Jon Jay singled. Breslow relieved, and the Cardinals pulled off a double steal as pinch-runner Pete Kozma swiped third -- an uncharacteristically aggressive move for the Cardinals, who ranked last in the NL with 45 stolen bases this year.
Daniel Descalso, who started at shortstop after Kozma made two errors in the opener, loaded the bases with a walk. Carpenter followed with a fly to medium left, and Jonny Gomes' throw home was slightly to the first-base side of the plate as Kozma scored the tying run.
The ball glanced off Saltalamacchia's mitt as Jay took off for third. Breslow smartly backed up the plate -- he's likely the first major leaguer holding a degree from Yale with a major in molecular biophysics and biochemistry -- but he was slow to throw to third. And when he did let loose, the ball sailed over shortstop Stephen Drew covering the base and bounced into the stands.
"It just kind of sailed on me," Breslow said. "I've made a throw of that distance before."
Jay came home with the go-ahead run, and Descalso raced to third.
"We're human. It happens," Saltalamacchia said. "We saw them do the same thing last night. They shook it off and came out tonight and played well. That's what we're going to do."
Beltran singled to right for a two-run lead. With a bullpen that's held opponents to a .169 average in the postseason, that was enough.
"We've got to go out there and play better than we did tonight," Ortiz said. "Nobody can dictate that you're going to win four straight games every time you go out there for the World Series."
NOTES: The Red Sox had not lost in the Series since Game 7 in 1986 against the New York Mets. ... With no DH allowed in the NL ballpark, Boston manager John Farrell said Ortiz will likely play first base in Game 3. Napoli would sit. ... Victims of the Boston Marathon bombings were honored during the seventh-inning stretch as singer James Taylor led the crowd in "America the Beautiful."


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1 teaspoon ground cumin
Dash of black pepper
1 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups water
1. In a skillet, dry roast cumin and black pepper.
2. Stir frequently, until the aroma is released.
3. Combine cumin and pepper, along with all the other ingredients, into a blender.
4. Mix at high speed until mint leaves are well blended.
5. Serve.
This is a drink used in Indian culture to aid in digestion. Traditionally they use black salt which can be found in Indian food markets.
• For a different taste ground cardamom or ground fennel in place of the cumin.
• Try different types of yogurt: cow, sheep, goat or soy.


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With Mother's Day just around the corner (Oh, my goodness! Is it really next week!?), I thought I would give everyone my top three picks from the store that I would love to give or receive for Mother's Day this year. Remember, we ship if you see something your mom has just got to have! (And our online shopping site is just up and running... more on that to come!) And if you see that little something you just can't live without, feel free to leave this page open on your computer with a little sticky note for your husband... I'm just sayin'...
1. The Pot-of-Gold, Lottery Winner gift...
New Bedding Top to Bottom - linen sheets, duvet, satin pillow cases, euros and bed skirt.
How many of us are sleeping on the same bedding we got for our wedding 10, 20, maybe even 30 years ago? After long days with the kids, grandkids, at home or at work, we all deserve to be pampered when we crawl into bed at the end of the day, right? I am a firm believer that when it comes to your bed, you need to treat yourself to the best. So, for any husbands out there who really want to show their wives how much they love and appreciate them, this is the gift for you. Trust me, she will love it.
2. The always reliable, always a hit, sure to be her new favorite gift...
Jewelry - specifically something from one of our fantastic local jewelry designers, Jewel-ya or Sugar bean. Who doesn't love a gorgeous new necklace, bracelet or pair of earrings? Something new and exciting to make that same old black dress take on a whole new look. And you can help support our amazing local artists at the same time! Husbands, this one is sure to delight your lovely wife...
A new white tee. Seems so simple, but what mom (especially with little ones) wouldn't love a brand new white tee, especially from the always perfect Michael Stars collection. Pair it with some of our certified organic Milk line, such as the milk lotion (can I just say it is amazing!) or milk candle, and you have the makings of a fabulous gift. Come in and pick it out and we will make up a beautiful Mother's Day basket for you... (and don't forget, we ship!)
And while we are at it, here are our top Teacher's Gift picks, as well. We definitely need to celebrate our children's teachers and let them know how much we appreciate all they do for our kids. And as much as I am sure my child's teacher loves every single student, I don't really think she wants a coffee mug with my child's picture on it... Am I right teachers? So, let's get them something you would buy (and love) for yourself...
1. Cote Bastide Sea Salts.
Cote Bastide is an amazing line all the way from France and we have an exclusive on these to-die-for sea salts. What teacher doesn't deserve to relax in the bath after a long school year?
This adorable and festive bunting could hang in any room of your house, would be fantastic to bring out for the 4th of July and, I am sure, would liven up any classroom. And just look at the cute packaging it comes in... "On a happy day."
How stylish and functional is this tote? Gorgeous black and white with a fleur de lis and fully insulated? What's that? An insanely reasonable price, too? Need we say more?
These linen dish towels are one of our very favorite items in the store. And who doesn't feel special when treated to something linen? Pair it with a bottle of lemonade or any other kitchen treat and it would make a great teacher's gift.
These lovely little herbs come in the cutest packaging and there is no pot needed. Just have your child make a handmade little gift tag to tie to the top and you couldn't beat the adorable presentation of this gift.
So, there you have it. Hope some of our ideas help and hope to see some of you (or better, some of your husbands with their Mother's Day list in hand) in the store soon!
Does anybody have any fabulous Mother's Day plans? What was your best Mother's Day ever, in terms of a great gift (given or received) or a wonderful surprise? I just love to hear other people's stories. They spark such great new inspiration! So, please do share!
Have a great weekend! See you Monday!


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Author, Divergent series
Veronica Roth is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent series, and the recently released Four: A Divergent Collection, a companion volume that includes four pre-Divergent stories from character Tobias Eaton's point of view. Ms. Roth and her husband live near Chicago. You can visit her online at www.veronicarothbooks.com.


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Though everyone is talking about Democratic strategist and Obama confidant Hilary Rosen's insolent remarks about Ann Romney, I want to discuss them, too, because they reveal her leftist mindset.
Rosen didn't misspeak; she spoke deliberately and with passion. And when given a chance to retract or soften her remarks, she doubled down — at least initially.
Her comments came in a segment on CNN with Anderson Cooper. Cooper pointed out that in the current economy, "women are seeing jobs come back much more slowly than men are," and he asked Rosen, essentially, whether there was anything wrong with the Romney campaign's highlighting that fact and "reaching out to women on an issue that they care about, on the economy."
"Guess what?" asked Rosen. "His wife has actually never worked a day in her life. She's never really dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing in terms of how do we feed our kids, how do we send them to school and why we worry about their future."
Though Rosen's next comment hasn't received as much attention, it exposes liberal thinking. She said: "There's something much more fundamental about Mitt Romney, because he seems so old-fashioned when it comes to women. And I think that comes across. … He just doesn't really see us as equal."
Ann Romney responded in her newly launched Twitter account, "I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work."
Back on CNN the next day, Rosen protested that she loves stay-at-home moms. "This is not about Ann Romney," she said. "This is about the waitress in a diner someplace in Nevada who has two kids whose day care funding is being cut off because of the Romney-Ryan budget and she doesn't know what to do."
Rosen's remarks, taken together, tell us that like many of today's leftists, she sees America not as a melting pot, but as a Balkanized land of categorized groups, warring against one another. She sees people as blacks, women or gays, not as individuals.
From Rosen's leftist perspective, Republicans don't care about these groups but consider them inferior; "he just doesn't really see us as equal."
As usual with leftists, she's projecting. Who's not seeing women as equals, Ms. Rosen? Deny it as you now must, but you are the one dissing stay-at-home moms, diminishing their role and its worth and dignity, and implying they are somehow inferior.
That's not the way conservative women see it; they respect women whether they stay at home or work. As Ann Romney told Martha MacCallum on Fox News Channel: "My career choice was to be a mother. … We need to respect choices that women make." She said that Mitt had always told her that her job was more important because it would make a permanent difference.
But we must understand that Rosen's comments also transcend her opinion of stay-at-home moms. She's articulating the narrow, intolerant leftist view that if you are a member of a particular group, you must adopt the attitudes of the left, or you won't measure up. If you are black, a woman or gay and don't subscribe to liberalism and embrace its hostile identity politics, you are not an authentic black person, woman or gay person. If you are a pro-life woman, you can't fully identify with real women.
Rosen's view that the "Romney-Ryan" budget victimizes waitresses further displays the left's habit of seeing everything through the prism of identity politics. Like President Obama, she places people in economic classes, too — the haves and the have-nots — and the only solution they offer the "have-nots" is government assistance, not the hope of advancement through greater opportunity.
Ann Romney served up a delicious smack-down on this argument, as well, saying that she's been on the campaign trail for a year and what women are talking about are "jobs and … the legacy of debt that we're leaving our children." She gave no quarter to Rosen's implication that the Romneys' wealth makes them insensitive to the less fortunate — again mouthing the noxious view that unless you're part of a group, you can't relate to that group. "Mitt and I have compassion for people that are struggling, and that's why we're running."
Sorry to break it to Ms. Rosen, but the question isn't whether a president is poor — none of them is; Obama's not — but whether he would implement pro-growth and anti-debt policies.
Truth be told, conservatives, generally speaking, have more compassion than those leftists who relegate people to dehumanizing groups. Compassion is a very human phenomenon, not sterile political advocacy ostensibly on behalf of categories of people ripe for political exploitation.
The left's manufactured GOP "war on women" is backfiring. Thank you, Hilary Rosen, and thank you, Ann Romney.


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Are You Stopping Him From Falling For You?
In your efforts to let a man know you're interested in him, you might actually be blocking his ability to get close to you. Find out why, a
In your efforts to let a man know you're interested in him, you might actually be blocking his ability to get close to you. Find out why, and what you can do instead so that he naturally feels the urge to move the relationship forward.
Sometimes, we want so much to let a man we know we like him – and make sure he doesn't slip away – that we act in ways that actually PREVENT him from getting closer to us. And we're not even aware that we're doing it. Think about the last time you went on a first date. Were you so eager to make a connection that you armed yourself with a bunch of conversation starters, jumped in whenever there was a tiny bit of silence, or generally tried to keep the ball rolling with him? How about when you are starting to see a particular man more often? Are you the one suggesting another date, calling him, and generally trying to keep things moving forward?
What about when things start getting a bit more serious? Do you spend all your time thinking about him and ask him where things are going?
In order for a man to feel attracted to you and to pursue you, he has to feel "a pull" towards you. There needs to be some tension and the actual space for him to move forward into that space. This is what we think of as "the chase." And men enjoy the chase. It makes them feel as if they are consciously choosing you and winning something they worked for. Unfortunately, what often ends up happening is that we like a man so much – and want to make sure he knows we're interested – that we inadvertently push into him rather than create the space where he feels pulled toward us.
To create that all-important space, you'll need to shift from a mindset of "doing" to one of simply "being." You're going to go against your usual impulse to make something happen with a man and instead allow things to unfold – which will naturally shift him into the doing role. When you're on a date, if you can allow yourself to simply "be" and resist the urge to take charge – even if it means dealing with some awkward lulls in the conversation – a man will actually feel more comfortable in your presence and will naturally feel compelled to come closer to you.
As things progress, the only thing you need to do to encourage a man to keep moving things forward is to show him how much you enjoy being with him. That means that you're fully present with him – fun, affectionate, and appreciative of him. When a man feels like he's making you feel good, he will feel good himself. And it will keep him coming closer and closer.
Surely if you don't call him, initiate plans with him, or give him little gifts to show a man how much you like him, he'll think you're not interested, right? Absolutely not. A man who is attracted to you and wants to see you will not drop the ball simply because you're not always available to him or showering him with attention.
Taking a step back from a man and re-directing energy and time back to you ALWAYS brings the right man closer. Remember, a man can't fall for you if there's no space for him to sink into. Create that space by taking a step back in your conversations, your relationship, and your "need to know" where things are going – and watch him leap forward to claim you as his one and only.
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About a month ago I dropped my iPhone. As I was getting out of my car, it fell from my lap and onto the driveway. The screen cracked.
Now—it didn't seem that bad of a crack and there was no way I was going to visit one of those "We-Can-Fix-Your-Cracked-Screens" Kiosks at the mall. They charge well over one hundred dollars. I have better things to spend money that I don't have on.
But over the course of a couple weeks, the crack worsened.
My crack never got this bad but let's just say it grew to be pretty bad.
I went to my local ATT store at the mall to find out if I was eligible for a new phone. I wasn't.
However, I remembered I have phone insurance. God forbid the ATT people actually remind me of that as they checked my account to tell me I was not eligible for a new phone.
And when I reminded the ATT people that I wanted to see if I could replace the phone, I was told I could, but I had to do so either online or via my cell phone.
I went home, went online, and couldn't figure out the instructions for replacing the damaged phone because I needed a "passcode". I never remembered even creating a passcode because it had never been mentioned to me by the good folks at ATT when I had my past phones.
After many naughty words spewed from my mouth, I called the number for assistance.
This is pretty much how I looked while spewing some well-deserved naughty words…
Thankfully, the assistance I received over the phone was stellar. I was told to create a passcode, which I did over the phone with the help of Jeanne from ATT. A new phone would be sent to me within 2 business days and I was to follow the instructions that came with the phone.
Phone received on Friday.
When I opened the box, I immediately followed the instructions to charge the new phone. I could do that!
…and believe me, charging the phone was just about the ONLY thing I was capable of doing!
And having to work in Retail Hell on Friday and Saturday, I figured I would wait until Sunday to focus on setting up my new phone. After all, I'm not right in the head and I am also a very maniacal, crazy, over-reactive, emotional woman so it was best to not have any pressing matters come my way during phone set up day.
One cup of morning coffee down and in a productive mood, I started to read the remaining instructions. They seemed simple enough.
My instructions seemed pretty much simple and foolproof…
I proceeded to take my newly charged phone over to my computer. I successfully entered my Wi-Fi connection. Success was also measured in setting up the cute little generic icons. Uh oh. How come my really important icons such as Twitter, Instagram, Face Book, and other ones displaying my narcissistic nature weren't transferred over?
Where's the important
shit stuff (Bonaparte made me correct my gutter language) like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook? How will be able to display my obnoxious and narcissistic personality to the world??
Back to the instructions.
Easy set up my ass!
I needed to get my Apple ID and passwords. WTF? I haven't used them in over a year!!! *Sigh*
Pause as I sent emails to reset my user ID's and passwords.
Back to the set up.
I'm constantly reminded as per instructions to return my old and damaged phone back to ATT within 10 days. Three days have passed and it appears that it just may take another week to figure all this out. And I'm leaving for France. This is not good. If I don't take care of this soon, I'll have a hefty penalty charge.
Yeah, I get the message that you want the phone returned!
I decided to call the ATT tech assistance phone number that was provided on the instructions. After prompting to the correct department, I didn't get a human voice, but received a recording: "You have reached technical assistance." "Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8AM through 5PM".
I'm sure that most people who are having issues with technicalities on their phones do not have the time to call on Monday through Friday between those hours because they are at work! So they call on the weekends when nobody is available. Does this make sense?
Nobody is on the other end of the line to hear the nastiness that's coming out of my mouth.
True dat. I can scream and curse at the top of my lungs but nobody but a recording is on the other line! Nobody can hear me because nobody is working!
After hanging up, I take another pause and realize that I'm smart enough to figure this out. Back to the instructions.
Ok. Unlike Stuart Smalley, one outta three ain't bad. I'm pretty sure I'm smart enough!
I insert my phones to the USB chords and insert the chords into the computer. Now I'm going to try to switch data over from one phone to another.
There is an issue on my computer. I cannot make the switch because the computer doesn't recognize my devices. The computer only recognizes Bonaparte's account. WTF? All of a sudden my computer is Gallic?
All of a sudden the computer of "mime" is French?????
Now I'm going full-tilt boogie crazy!
I would say that I am in that outnumbered grouping!
I go back to the ATT site to see if there is a different solution. ATT wants my MEI number and my SIM card number.
I didn't realize there were so many numbers on my phone. I find the MEI and it is NOT the MEI number that ATT has in their records. I am not able to change the MEI number on my computer and cannot submit anything. For some reason my Gallic computer is not recognizing my information and is blocking me from moving forward.
It is now almost 11:00 AM and I started this process over two hours ago.
Yeah! I have all the time in the world to set up my new phone. All the time in the world…….
I rip out both phones from the computer.
I pack throw both phones into the box in which the new phone was mailed to me.
I wonder how many people get to this point? I have NO idea how those chords became THAT tangled. I must have really thrown them curve-ball style into the box!
I go into the bathroom and wipe deodorant on my pits. I don't even bother to wash my face. My hair is in the same braid that I wore to work the previous day. My mascara is smeared because, yes. I'm a slob!
I drive to the local ATT store. This time, I don't go to the ATT store at the mall. I go to the one up the street from where I live.
Luckily I arrived just as the store opened. Nate and John, the two young men who work there, greet me.
Also luckily, Nate has helped me before with other issues so he knows what is in store. He didn't run away!
Somehow Nate just doesn't seem thrilled to see ME! He did a fantastic job in such a short time! Perhaps he and John were glad to get rid of me!
It took Nate all of twenty minutes to set up my iPhone.
I'm happy as a dirty little bottom crawler of a clam as I make my way home to finally bathe and play with my new phone.
Filthy hair, smeared mascara, dirty old slob but happy that my phone has been set up!
Day Two:
I now have a couple of "Apple" issues and have to drive to the Apple store to take care of this. For some ungodly reason, I can't email pics from my phone to my computer.
Take a good look. The Apple store is never this empty!
This is very important because we are going away and I need a backup to save my photos.
Wait! I have my digital camera!!! I can pack my camera! I go over to the desk where I keep my camera and it isn't there.
Where did I put it?
I unpack all the stuff I so carefully placed into my carryon. The camera isn't there. I go over to the little closet where I keep my sweaters and wigs (don't judge) and random stuff. No camera.
And to think that I thought I was FINALLY organized. Another fine mess I've gotten myself into!
I go into our bedroom and search handbags, drawers and any crevice I can. No camera.
Now I panic because I'm 61 years old and my memory is going. My hypochondrium is building up.
The phone rings. It is Bonaparte.
He went to have my car inspected and he asks me, quite annoyed too, where the auto insurance card is.
My response is "WTF are you talking about?" "I didn't get any insurance card!!!!!" "If I did, I would have put it in the car!!!!!!!"
Now Bonaparte is pissed. "Zuh cahrd sud be eeen zuh cahr." "I em sur I gev eet to ou!" "Don' worreeee".
He hangs up and I'm crying.
I get dressed to go to the Apple store and am only thinking about my lack of memory. St. Anthony isn't even coming through to help me find my memory.
St. Anthony, St. Anthony, please come around. My memory is lost and stuff cannot be found. Thanks big guy!
I'm crying and catch a glimpse of my hair in the mirror. It is filthy—my hair, not the mirror. And I notice that the dirt and grime in my hair has given me perfect beach waves! I snap a pic with the phone and post it to Instagram. True narcissism knows no boundaries! At least I can post to Instagram!
Despite how upset I was, when I saw these nice beachy waves I suddenly realized what a beauty asset filthy hair is. How could I not pause for Instagram?
Bonaparte arrives home and he's no longer annoyed.
I tell him we need to take me to a doctor immediately because I am suffering from early dementia. I tell him my camera is lost along with the insurance card.
Bonaparte apologizes and tells me he is sorry but he packed my camera and the battery recharger into his suitcase.
Why did Bonaparte not tell me he packed my camera……
He also tells me that he knows where the insurance card is.
….and thanks for filing the auto insurance card away and making me think it was MY fault!
I get into my car.
I arrive at the Apple store just minutes before it opens for the day. The Apple man places me on a list and tells me it'll be twenty minutes before they can see me but they will text me. Two minutes later I receive a text to come on in!
I am lead to the "Genius" table. (No kidding—that's what it's called). I'm guessing calling it the "Idiot" table" because that's where all the idiots who have no clue are sitting' is too politically incorrect. Call it what it is. I'm an idiot when it comes to setting up my cell phone. OK?
To all those parents who's kids are in AP classes. I made it to the genius table! OK?? I hold bragging rights!
I explain that I am unable to email photos from my phone to my email address. Therefore I cannot send photos to my computer. I am told it is an issue with my Verizon server.
Try as she may, Eve, the Apple expert assists me in getting my Verizon email password figured out. Instead, I get locked out of my email account and the only way I can get back in is having Verizon call our home phone with a temporary password. Only problem is that I'm not home.
Eve, in the garden of Apple delights, tells me to go to the Verizon store down the road. Then she turns to Adam of Apple, whispers something to him and they both look at me as though I'm the poisonous serpent telling them to take a bite of the forbidden piece of fruit!
The Apple people may think I'm a slithery serpent, but all I want is to use my iPhone! Is that too much to ask?
I leave Apple and drive to the Verizon store. And I'm greeted by a pimply adolescent who tells me, after I explain my problem that the issue is with my Verizon server, he can't help me. I'm at Verizon Wireless. I need Verizon Fios.
I tell him that "I am not right in the head and with every second that passes, I become less right in the head". He becomes scared and calls a Verizon expert over.
This is the face that scared Verizon!
I tell the Verizon expert that Verizon sent a voicemail with a temporary password to my landline phone but I'm not home. She explains that the voicemail is on my home phone and the message will be there for 7 days.
I get home and stress eat melted mozzarella on a slice of rye bread. It is so mushy and delicious that I forget my phone issues for the ten seconds that it takes my gluttonous self to finish.
The message is, in fact, on our landline. I write down the temporary email address and reset my password on my email.
I'm thrilled because now I'll be able to send pics from my phone to my home email.
I do a test and send a pic.
It didn't work.
Later I'll go back to see Nate at the ATT store. Right now—I just can't.
Like the screen on my original iPhone, I'm also shattered!
Besides. I need to get a mani-pedi.
The nail place is in the same shopping center as ATT. So after my nails are done, I drop by to see my old friends Nate and John.
Are Nate and John hiding from me????
Nate is busy (which I'm sure he was thrilled about) and John tries, in vain to help me.
He explains to me that Verizon changed their server updates and many people were having issues, but Apple can fix the issues.
Unfortunately, I was the 1% that Apple could not help. More unfortunately, I'm in the wrong one percent.
It is now after 5 PM. I am NOT dealing with rush hour traffic in order to go to Apple. Again.
Instead, I go home and call Verizon FIOS.
After explaining the issues of the past 24 hours, I was instructed to go to my "settings" and was further instructed in what procedures I had to take in order to update the incoming and outgoing servers.
My phone is finally in working order.
Yet, somehow I'm waxing nostalgic for the old rotary phone we had growing up in Long Island. The days when we didn't have passwords or user ID's or passcodes or MEI and SIM card numbers.
Life was more simple back then when the entire family shared one phone. Oh the fights between my sisters and me over time spent on this little machine. Oh the locks that my dad put on it to stop my sisters and me from pulling each other's hair out! I miss those days!
The only number we needed to remember was our phone number: Mohawk 5-2889.
How is it that I can still remember my childhood phone number and not the seven thousand passcodes/passwords/ID's that I am now known by?
Like the screen on my original phone I'm…


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With the unveiling of new Carousel and Mailbox apps and the rolling out of Dropbox for Business, CEO Drew Houston made it clear on Wednesday that Dropbox wants to be a bigger part of your day-to-day life. But protesters are threatening to ditch Dropbox from their life completely, thanks to yesterday's appointment of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the Dropbox board.
The grumbles began on Twitter and Reddit mere minutes after the announcement was made, and they've only continued to grow since then. A Drop Dropbox protest page has appeared )complete with a link to a PCWorld guide to several Dropbox alternatives), and it's been upvoted to the highly trafficked Reddit front page, as well as the front page of Reddit's technology section.
The Drop Dropbox website says its concerns are "not an issue of partisanship," but goes on to list some very partisan objections to Rice's appointment, such as her role in the Iraq War, the Bush-era torture scandals, and the fact that she was on the board of directors at the Chevron oil company.
Disturbing move from Dropbox, who just added Condi Rice—public advocate of warrantless wiretapping—to its board. https://t.co/pOXh6b5XDT
— Trevor Timm (@trevortimm) April 9, 2014
Most of the Twitter complaints stem from a more Dropbox-related issue: Rice supports warrantless wiretaps and has a generally pro-surveillance political stance (an issue that Drop Dropbox also touches upon). Given that Dropbox has such deep access to the files of its 275 million users, and that the information collection should only increase if users start using auxiliary services like Carousel and Mailbox en masse, Rice's appointment has struck a collective nerve.
It doesn't help that Dropbox was busted for peeking at user files stored on its servers this past September. Dropbox responded that accessing data was necessary to generate the document previews, and that doing so was a completely automated process. Dropbox policy forbids all but a small number of employees from accessing user data.
Dropbox was also listed as "Coming soon" in the explosive PRISM surveillance documents revealed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Boycotting Dropbox after Cond. Rice joins their board. Looking for alternatives? https://t.co/9cOfx7ig6n
— NopeNopeNopeNopeNope (@bkamapantula) April 10, 2014
To be fair, Dropbox itself has taken part in the tech industry's legal complaints protesting the NSA's Internet surveillance and revamped its privacy policy in February, partially to address surveillance concerns. The company also publishes yearly transparency reports.
Rice isn't likely to have any day-to-day access to Dropbox files in her boardroom role, either—though it's easy to see why her appointment makes privacy advocates sweat profusely. If nothing else, it's a shockingly tone-deaf move by Dropbox when the tension around Web surveillance is so thick, even if Rice's background in other areas makes her an appealing board candidate.
Be sure to check out the aforementioned Dropbox alternatives guide if you're considering making the switch. And if you're shopping around anyway, we have a separate article taking a peek at some of the more secure Dropbox clones out there, such as Wuala.


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"Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts came out Sunday in a touching post thanking her "long time girlfriend."
Roberts disclosed the relationship in a Facebook post in which she reflected on the past year. On Dec. 29, 2012, the news anchor celebrated 100 days post bone marrow transplant during her battle with myelodysplastic syndrome.
"At this moment I am at peace and filled with joy and gratitude," Roberts wrote. "I am grateful to God, my doctors and nurses for my restored good health. I am grateful for my sister, Sally-Ann, for being my donor and giving me the gift of life. I am grateful for my entire family, my long time girlfriend, Amber, and friends as we prepare to celebrate a glorious new year together."
Amber Laign is a licensed massage therapist from the San Francisco Bay Area, according to People magazine. She and Roberts met through mutual friends and have been together for 10 years.
"I am grateful for the many prayers and well wishes for my recovery. I return every one of them to you 100 fold," Roberts continued. "On this last Sunday of 2013 I encourage you to reflect on what you are grateful for too."
CNN's Brian Stelter noted that this is the first time Roberts has spoken publicly about her sexual orientation.
The 53-year-old follows in the footsteps of other famous figures who have chosen to discuss their personal lives without formally choosing a title or label.
Earlier this month, Olympic diver Tom Daley came out in a YouTube video, revealing he is in a relationship with a man. Last year, Frank Ocean came out in a blog post. He opened up about a same-sex relationship he had when he was 19 years old.
UPDATE: ABC News issued the following statement regarding Roberts' Facebook post (via BuzzFeed):
"We love Robin and Amber, who we have all known for a long time. We were so touched by Robin's Facebook message today and so thankful for all the loving support she has in her life."


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==GSA Meeting – 8 Septemberl 2011==
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Kathryn, Jessie, Maria, Jon, Alyssa, Brigette, Lara, James, Bill, Beth, Johana, Holly

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GSA Meeting – 8 Septemberl 2011
Kathryn, Jessie, Maria, Jon, Alyssa, Brigette, Lara, James, Bill, Beth, Johana, Holly
1) Barn Dance – led by Maria
DATE: Fri, Oct 14th. Rain date = Sat, Oct 15th
THEME: hats
FOOD: Karolina and Wags = food list, Pie Contest, Chili (Bill←carnivore option, Alyssa and Jon←vegan option)
INVITATIONS: Brigette; need by Oct. 1
DECORATIONS: Jessie and Bill, EEB tablecloths, hats (bring extra hats)
SETUP: Beth, Alyssa, Lara, Jon, Jess Phillips, Jessie, Kathryn (?)
CLEANUP: James, Johana, Jessie, Jon, Bill
GREENING EVENT: ceramic plates (Mona), green grad plates, silverware (?)
MUSIC (speaker system): Jon pick-up and drop-off, talk to Kathy
DJ: Beth and Jessie
KEG: Maria and Jessie
VBALL: Lara; Reserve from rec services (talk to Karolina or LJ)
CHAIRS: Wags/Janine/Greg
PINATA: Alyssa, Beth, and Brigette (at Alyssa's)
TOYS: Bill
FIREWORKS: Wags
ACTIVITIES: James; making hats (newspaper, glue, tape, construction paper, markers), duct tape, googly eyes
TUG O' WAR: Greg has rope
BOCCE BALL: Greg
CORNHOLE: Cory
HULA HOOPS: Jayme and Lily
2) Committees
-President: Bill
-Treasurer: Brigette
-Secretary: Beth
-GSS: Bill and Karolina
-EEB Faculty Rep: Kathryn
-Botanical: Defunct
-Invert: Defunct
-Vert: Defunct
-Grad Invited Seminar Liason: Jon and Bill
-Grad Symposium: Jessie, Johana, Jon, James, New Students, (Jessica talk with Karolina)
-Tuesday Ev. Seminar: Alyssa, Brigette
-Welcome Committee: Jessie, Alyssa
-Fundraising: Brigette, Lara, James (photo liason)
-Undergrad: Colin
-CCB: Beth
-Cirriculum Rep: Defunct
3) Fundraising Ideas:
Schlicting wants sweatshirts
new design ideas
4) Outreach:
need to do more (e.g., habitat for humanities, relay for life, bioblitz)
5) Operation Increase Seminar Turnout:
-cookies/coffee before or after seminar
-collections library, bring your own mug, cookies, perculator (Bill)
-Chris Simon's lab is hosting the first speaker of the semester. Talk with a Simon Lab grad.
Start of meeting: 5:00
End of meeting: 6:05
Minutes by Elizabeth Timpe


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OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know
Are you sure your patient has neonatal polycythemia? What are the typical findings for this disease?
Polycythemia in the term newborn is defined as a hematocrit value = or > 65%. The blood sample should be from a large freely flowing blood vessel. Samples from small vessels or capillary samples will yield falsely elevated values. Automated analysis (Coulter Counter) will yield lower values than those that are spun. From a practical point, an appropriate blood sample run in a hospital laboratory is adequate.
The most common clinical features include ruddy appearance, poor capillary refill and peripheral perfusion.
Other clinical features include lethargy, tachypnea, cyanosis, jitteriness, poor feeding, feeding intolerance, hypoglycemia.
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Most common presentation:
The majority of newborn infants with polycythemia are asymptomatic. They can only be identified by performance of a hematocrit. It is not recommended that all newborns have screening hematocrits as an elevated hematocrit generally does not result in symptoms or organ dysfunction that requires intervention. This approach has been endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
What other disease/condition shares some of these symptoms?
The following are common symptoms associated with polycythemia and other diseases that should be considered in the differential diagnosis before attributing the symptom to polycythemia.
Respiratory distress and cyanosis. Other causes include RDS, TTN, PPHN, cyanotic heart disease.
Neurologic abnormalities including lethargy and jitteriness. Other causes include hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, perinatal hypoxia, other CNS or peripheral neuromuscular disease, genetic syndromes, infant of a diabetic mother, infant with high magnesium level secondary to maternal administration.
Poor oral feeding or feeding intolerance. Other causes of poor oral feeding include CNS or peripheral neuromuscular disease, genetic syndromes, infant of a diabetic mother, infant with high magnesium level secondary to maternal administration. Feeding intolerance may be due to bowel obstruction, NEC, intolerance of component of formula, poor bowel motility.
Poor urine output or renal failure. Other causes include ATN, obstruction of the urinary tract such as posterior urethral valves, dehydration, renal dysplasia or absence of the kidneys.
Hypoglycemia. Other causes include intrauterine growth retardation, infant of a diabetic mother, inborn error of metabolism, nesidioblastosis, abnormalities of insulin or cortisol production, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, infection.
What caused this disease to develop at this time?
Chronic intrauterine fetal hypoxia
Results in increased erythropoietin production. This leads to increased RBC production and hematrocrit to compensate and correct the fetal hypoxia. Common clinical entities related to chronic intrauterine fetal hypoxia include
PIH with placental dysfunction or other pathology resulting in placental dysfunction
Maternal diabetes
Maternal smoking
Fetal hyperthyroidism
Acute fetal hypoxia. Results in a shift in blood volume from the placenta to the fetus. It is a compensatory mechanism to maintain fetal oxygenation and cardiac output to vital organs such as the brain
Delayed cord clamping or stripping of the umbilical cord. This results in an infusion of blood that results in polycythemia, increased blood volume and red blood cell mass
Genetic syndromes. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, Trisomy 13, 18 and 21
Twin to Twin transfusion syndrome (recipient twin)
Most of these underlying causes can be determined by an adequate maternal, pregnancy and delivery history as well as a full physical examination of the infant. Genetic causes should be confirmed with appropriate DNA analysis.
What laboratory studies should you request to help confirm the diagnosis? How should you interpret the results?
A hematocrit is the sole laboratory test needed to confirm the diagnosis. The sample of blood to be analyzed should be from a large blood vessel with the blood freely flowing. Capillary blood samples will give a falsely elevated hematocrit value. Discussions of polycythemia in the literature are based on blood samples in which the hematocrit is based on a spun or centrifuged sample. Most clinical laboratories use automated methods (e.g., Coulter Counter) which give a lower value, however they are quite acceptable for clinical diagnosis and management.
Many practitioners continue to believe that the elevated blood viscosity associated with polycythemia is responsible for the neurologic dysfunction observed in affected infants. While most clinical laboratories are not able to analyze the viscosity of blood, it may be assumed to be elevated when the hematocrit is ≥ 65%. A thorough review of the literature shows the following relationships between organ dysfunction, polycythemia, and hyperviscosity of the blood.
Neurological dysfunction. In randomized studies, infants with polycythemia have a poorer outcome compared to infants with a normal hematocrit. The neurological dysfunction appears to be related to the underlying problems of the fetus responsible for the polycythemia and not the elevated hematocrit or blood viscosity. The most common underlying etiology is chronic and/or acute hypoxia.
Hypoglycemia. There have been few studies examining the cause of low blood sugar in affected infants. Most likely the low blood sugar is related to the reduced plasma volume and increased extraction of glucose at the organ level.
Respiratory distress. This is due to the elevated blood viscosity. The increased blood viscosity reduces pulmonary blood flow and results in cyanosis, tachypnea, vascular congestion and pulmonary hypertension.
Renal failure. Renal blood flow is normal. As noted above, plasma volume is reduced. This results in a lower GFR. As such, urine output may be reduced and BUN and creatinine elevated.
Necrotizing enterocolitis. There is no evidence that polycythemia or hyperviscosity have a role in the development of necrotizing enterocolitis. However the perinatal events that result in polycythemia are also risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis. Therapy for polycythemia (partial exchange transfusion) may lead to the development of necrotizing enterocolitis as noted below.
Would imaging studies be helpful? If so, which ones?
Imaging studies are not needed for the diagnosis or care of the infant with polycythemia. They may be needed for the infant with polycythemia and an associated problem such as respiratory distress or necrotizing enterocolitis.
Confirming the diagnosis
Obtain a hematocrit in the infant who is at risk as described above. If the blood sample was not from a large, free flowing vessel, then obtain such a sample for confirmation.
The need for appropriate sampling has been discussed above. If one only obtains a capillary sample for diagnosis, then infants with a normal hematocrit will be inappropriately diagnosed as having polycythemia and potentially have unnecessary therapy.
Screening hematocrits on all newborn infants was once an accepted practice. This is no longer appropriate due to the low yield and limited number of infants who will need any intervention should the hematocrit be found to be elevated.
If you are able to confirm that the patient has polycythemia, what treatment should be initiated?
The treatment for polycythemia is a partial exchange transfusion (PET) to lower the hematocrit. The fluid for the PET may be saline or a 5% protein solution such as Plasmanate® or 5% albumin. Note that all three solutions are equivalent for reducing the hematocrit and blood viscosity. However, saline is cheaper and does not pose any infectious risk. Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) should be avoided as it has been associated with the development of necrotizing enterocolitis in this population.
The volume of the PET is calculated as follows:
Volume = Blood volume of infant x (observed HCT – desired HCT) / Observed HCT
Blood volume = 80 – 90 cc/kg
Desired HCT = 50-55%
The exchange transfusion should be performed in a sterile manner using the umbilical vein similar to the technique for the classic exchange transfusion for hyperbilirubinema except that the transfused solution is saline, not blood. The aliquot for each 'pass' should be 5 cc/k. Supportive therapy should be provided until the PET is performed. This would include appropriate respiratory support for infant in infant with respiratory distress or provision of intravenous glucose solution for hypoglycemia.
PET should not be routinely used. Most infants with polycythemia are asymptomatic and require no therapy. Therapy is reserved for the infant whose symptoms are directly related to the increased hematocrit and blood viscosity. This includes:
Respiratory distress and cyanosis related to changes in pulmonary blood flow and pressure (PPHN).
Hypoglycemia that is not responding to usual provision of intravenous dextrose and other causes of hypoglycemia have been excluded.
Renal failure in which other causes have been excluded.
PET should not be performed solely based on the hematocrit alone. It should not be used with the expectation of preventing or improving neurologic function, gastrointestinal function or prevention of NEC. There is no evidence that it will improve the short or long term function of either the brain or GI tract.
Provision of intravenous fluids to dilute or lower the hematocrit has not been shown to be effective. Some affected infants are IUGR. They may have a decreased body water content but the intravascular volume is normal.
It is the practice of some NICUs to provide treatment as follows:
HCT between 65% and 70%, no symptoms – observe or treat with IV fluids
HCT between 70%-75%, treat with IV fluids or PET
HCT greater than 75%, treat all infants
This type of staged provision of therapy is not based on clinical outcomes in randomized clinical trials or known pathophysiology.
There is no need for any type of long term treatment. Whether the infant is treated with PET or observed, the hematocrit will become lower over time. The polycythemia is an acute problem of the newborn and will not recur unless the child develops some other non-related illness that causes elevation of the hematocrit such dehydration or polycythemia vera in adulthood. Children with polycythemia, especially those who had evidence of fetal distress in the perinatal period, should have close neurologic follow up as they are at risk for developmental delay and neurologic dysfunction. This risk is not changed by PET.
What are the adverse effects associated with each treatment option?
The risks of PET for the treatment of polycythemia include:
thromboembolic episode
perforation of the umbilical vein, portal vein, ductus venosus, right atrium
necrotizing enterocolitis associated with catheterization of the umbilical vein
What are the possible outcomes of polycythemia?
In discussions with the family of the infant, it is important to discuss what is known about polycythemia and its affect on their newborn. If one discusses possible concerns that are not backed by evidence, that should be made clear. Important points to share with the family include:
Polycythemia in the infant is not due to something that the mother did or did not do.
Polycythemia is a common finding (2-5%) of term newborns.
Polycythemia is associated with changes in organ blood flow. However some of these changes are a physiologic response to the elevated HCT and not associated with short or long term organ dysfunction while others may cause acute problems in the newborn period. As reviewed above polycythemia is associated with acute and long term neurologic dysfunction but is not causative. The brain dysfunction appears to be related to perinatal events that directly cause brain injury as well as an elevation in the HCT. However the vast majority of the newborns will have normal brain function and neurodevelopment. PPHN, hypoglycemia and renal failure may be related to the polycythemia and may respond to PET. Once these problems are resolved by the PET, there should not be any long term problems.
The family should know what problems the infant is having and whether or not supportive therapy or PET is the most appropriate therapy. They should be made aware of the risk of PET as described above but that these complications are very rare.
What causes this disease and how frequent is it?
The overall incidence of polycythemia on studies in the United States is 2-5%. It is at the higher range in infants born at higher elevations, likely due to the lower partial pressure of oxygen with higher elevation, resulting in lower PaO2 in the mother and fetus. Polycythemia develops in the fetus as reviewed below. The incidence outside the United States is not well documented but likely to be higher due to the pregnancy complications outlined below that result in fetal/neonatal polycythemia. It may be as high as 17-33% in those infants with trisomies.
The primary etiologies for polycythemia are given above in the section entitled "What caused the disease to develop at this time?" Infants with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome or Trisomy 13, 18 and 21 have an increased risk for polycythemia. It appears to be due to chronic hypoxia and associated elevated erythropoietin.
How do these pathogens/genes/exposures cause the disease?
As reviewed above, the underlying problems in prenatal or perinatal period responsible for polycythemia may be classified into two general categories. The first is chronic elevation of erythropoietin secondary to chronic fetal hypoxia or genetic syndrome. The second is an acute transfusion of blood either from the placenta due to acute hypoxia or delayed cord clamping or stripping of the cord towards the newborn prior to clamping of the cord.
Other clinical manifestations that might help with diagnosis and management
What complications might you expect from the disease or treatment of the disease?
Are additional laboratory studies available; even some that are not widely available?
How can polycythemia be prevented?
Polycythemia may be associated with conditions that cause chronic intrauterine hypoxemia as outlined above. In these situations polycythemia in the newborn is an incidental condition and requires no preventive management in and of itself. Polycythemia in association with maternal diabetes may be prevented by rigorous maternal glycemic control. Avoidance of delayed cord clamping or stripping of the umbilical cord will prevent polycythemia in those infants with normal intrauterine hematocrits. Other causes including chronic intrauterine hypoxia secondary to placental dysfunction (as seen in preeclampsia), fetal trisomy or twin to twin transfusion syndrome are not preventable.
What is the evidence?
There are several reviews of polycythemia of the newborn that include information on etiology, physiology, pathophysiology, clinical care and outcome:
Rosenkrantz, TS. "Polycythemia and Hyperviscosity in the Newborn". Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis.. vol. 29. 2003. pp. 515-5272.
Sarkar, S, Rosenkrantz, TS. "Neonatal Polycythemia and Hyperviscosity". Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. vol. 13. 2008. pp. 248-255.
The following article reviews the frequency of symptoms in newborn infants with polycythemia. Infants with polycythemia were identified by screening hematocrits of all infants born at two different medical centers:
Wiswell, TE, Cornish, JD, Northam, RS. "Neonatal Polycythemia: Frequency of Clinical Manifestations and Other Associated Findings". Pediatrics. vol. 78. 1986. pp. 26-30.
The following are articles of original work examining the etiology of polycythemia as well as the definition as it affected by timing:
Oh, W, Lind, J. "Venous and capillary hematocrit in newborn infants and placental transfusion". Acta Paediatr Scand. vol. 55. 1966. pp. 38-40.
Oh, W, Blankenship, W, Lind, J. "Further study of neonatal blood volume in relation to placental transfusion". Ann Paediatr. vol. 207. 1969. pp. 147-159.
Flod, NE, Ackerman, BD. "Perinatal asphyxia and residual placental blood volume". Acta Paediatr Scand. vol. 60. 1971. pp. 433-436.
Oh, W, Omori, K, Emmanouilides, GC, Phelps, DI. "Placenta to lamb fetus transfusion in utero during acute hypoxia". Am J Obstet Gynecol. vol. 122. 1975. pp. 316-321.
Shohat, M, Teisner, SH, Mimoini, F, Merlob, P. "Neonatal polycythemia: II. Definition related to time of sampling". Pediatrics. vol. 73. 1984. pp. 11-13.
The following are articles of original work examining the relationship of blood viscosity and blood flow:
Wells, RE, Penton, R, Merrill, EW. "Measurements of viscosity of biologic fluids by core plate viscometer". J Lab Clin Med. vol. 57. 1961. pp. 646-656.
Wells, RE, Merrill, EW. "Influence of flow properties of blood upon viscosity-hematocrit relationships". J Clin Invest. vol. 41. 1961. pp. 1591-1598.
Fahraeus, R, Lindqvist, T. "The viscosity of the blood in narrow capillary tubes". Am J Physiol. vol. 96. 1931. pp. 562-568.
The following are articles of original work examining the function of various organs in newborns with polycythemia:
Nowicki, P, Oh, W, Yao, A, Hansen, NB, Stonestreet, B. "Effect of polycythemia on gastrointestinal blood flow and oxygenation in piglets". Am J Physiol. vol. 247. 1984. pp. G220-G225.
LeBlanc, MH, Kotagal, VR, Kleinman, LI. "Physiological effects of hypervolemic polycythemia in newborn dogs". J Appl Physiol. vol. 53. 1982. pp. 865-872.
Le Blanc, MH, D'Cruz, C, Pate, K. "Necrotizing enterocolitis can be caused by polycythemic hyperviscosity in the newborn dog". J Pediatr. vol. 105. 1984. pp. 804-809.
Black, VD, Rumack, CM, Lubchenco, LO, Koops, BL. "Gastrointestinal injury in polycythemic term infants". Pediatrics. vol. 76. 1985. pp. 225-31.
Oh, W, Oh, MA, Lind, J. "Renal function and blood volume in newborn infant related to placental transfusion". Acta Paediatr Scand. vol. 56. 1966. pp. 197-210.
Kotagal, VR, Kleinman, LI. "Effect of acute polycythemia on newborn renal hemodynamics and function". Pediatr Res. vol. 16. 1982. pp. 148-151.
Rosenkrantz, TS, Oh, W. "Cerebral blood flow velocity in infants with polycythemia and hyperviscosity. Effects of partial exchange transfusion with Plasmanate". J Pediatr. vol. 101. 1982. pp. 94-98.
Rosenkrantz, TS, Stonestreet, BS, Hansen, NB, Nowicki, P, Oh, W. "Cerebral blood flow in the newborn lamb with polycythemia and hyperviscosity". J Pediatr. vol. 104. 1984. pp. 276-280.
Rosenkrantz, TS, Philipps, AF, Skrzypczak, PS, Raye, JR. "Cerebral metabolism in the newborn lamb with polycythemia". Pediatr Res. vol. 23. 1988. pp. 329-333.
The following are articles that examine polycythemia and neurologic outcome. These articles include populations that were treated with partial exchange transfusion or observed. Treatment decisions were made by the treating clinicians in some studies while others are reports on infants who were randomized to therapy or observation. The duration of follow-up is variable.
Höst, A, Ulrich, M. "Late prognosis in untreated neonatal polycythemia with minor or no symptoms". Acta Paediatr Scand. vol. 71. 1982. pp. 629-633.
Goldberg, K, Wirth, FH, Guggenheim, MA, Murphy, JR, Braithwaite, WR, Lubchenco, LO. "Neonatal hyperviscosity. II. Effect of partial plasma exchange transfusion". Pediatrics. vol. 69. 1982. pp. 426-431.
Black, VD, Lubchenco, LO, Luckey, DW. "Developmental and neurologic sequelae of neonatal hyperviscosity syndrome". Pediatrics. vol. 69. 1982. pp. 426-431.
Black, VD, Luchenco, LO, Koops, BL, Poland, RL, Powell, DP. "Neonatal hyperviscosity: Randomized study of effect of partial plasma exchange on long-term outcome". Pediatrics. vol. 75. 1985. pp. 1048-1053.
Black, VD, Lubchenco, LO, Luckey, DW, Koops, BL, McGuinness, GA, Powell, DP, Tomlinson, AL. "Neonatal hyperviscosity is associated with lower achievement and IQ scores at school age". Pediatr Res. vol. 23. 1988. pp. 442A
Bada, HS, Korones, SB, Pourcyrous, M, Wong, SP, Wilson, WM, Kolni, HW, Ford, DL. "Asymptomatic syndrome of polycythemic hyperviscosity: effect of partial plasma exchange transfusion". J Pediatr. vol. 120. 1992. pp. 579-585.
Ongoing controversies regarding etiology, diagnosis, treatment
The current body of information concerning the various aspects of newborn polycythemia appears to be comprehensive and complete. Recent investigations into the subject have added no major changes in our understanding but rather continue to confirm what is currently known.
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- OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know
- Are you sure your patient has neonatal polycythemia? What are the typical findings for this disease?
- What other disease/condition shares some of these symptoms?
- What caused this disease to develop at this time?
- What laboratory studies should you request to help confirm the diagnosis? How should you interpret the results?
- Would imaging studies be helpful? If so, which ones?
- Confirming the diagnosis
- If you are able to confirm that the patient has polycythemia, what treatment should be initiated?
- What are the adverse effects associated with each treatment option?
- What are the possible outcomes of polycythemia?
- What causes this disease and how frequent is it?
- How do these pathogens/genes/exposures cause the disease?
- Other clinical manifestations that might help with diagnosis and management
- What complications might you expect from the disease or treatment of the disease?
- Are additional laboratory studies available; even some that are not widely available?
- How can polycythemia be prevented?
- What is the evidence?
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Toronto, OntarioMarch 11, 2016SQI Diagnostics Inc. ("SQI" or the "Company") (TSX-V: SQD; OTCQX: SQIDF),
a life sciences and diagnostics company that develops and commercializes proprietary technologies and products for advanced microarray diagnostics ("SQI"), today announced that it intends to extend the expiry of 8,400,000 outstanding common share purchase warrants ("the Warrants") of the Company, which were issued in connection with the Company's April 2014 public offering of units of the Company. The extension of the warrants was approved by members of the Board of Directors who are independent of this series of warrants. The extension is subject to approval from the TSX Venture Exchange.
Each Warrant currently entitles the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company at any time until the close of business on April 10, 2016 at an exercise price of $0.65 per common shares. The Warrants will be amended, effective March 11, 2016, to extend the term of such Warrants until April 10, 2019. In addition, at any time prior to the amended expiry date, should the 20-day trailing average price exceed $0.85, warrant holders shall have 30 calendar days to exercise this series of warrants and any unexercised warrants shall expire thereafter. All other provisions of the Warrants will remain the same.
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text: June 12, 2014 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Summary: The WocketTM was officially launched on May 28th at the Plaza Hotel in NYC. All the feedback we received from attending suggests that consumers who get a chance to see and understand it, immediately want one. It's a viable way to deliver something consumers can use as a digital wallet that is secure, private, and able to handle all their payment, identification, and loyalty needs. The Wocket is really a wallet replacement, and the functional demonstration worked very well. We'll be monitoring the progress and consumer reaction very closely over the next few months with an eye to validating our IV model, which currently suggests a stock value of $11.70/share. We have also extended our forecast to arrive at a projected IV in 2015 of $20.55. Additional Details: As a prelude to what will be a more active marketing phase, the event included attendance by the media, investors, analysts, and Miss Universe 2012, which added a special level of energy and media attention. Investorideas.com Newswire Former Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo, displays the Wocket In addition to elaborating on the key features, there was a live demonstration of using the Wocket to do a typical transaction by swiping the card, just as one does with a standard plastic debit or credit card. Online preorders are available with first units shipping to consumers in September at a price of $149.99, plus some optional services for customers that require additional protection. Wocket is NXT-ID's replacement for a conventional wallet. The heart of it is the device itself which securely stores cards digitally – that covers virtually all of the important cards consumers carry in a wallet today, including credit, debit, ATM, loyalty, gift, ID, membership, insurance, medical information, and coupons. Wocket locks a user's private information in an electronic "vault" where only an authenticated owner can authorize access to the data. The case provides some space for cash and a driver's license. As concerns continue to mount in the U.S. and around the world about identity theft and data hacking, the timing of the launch of the Wocket helps NXT-ID channel media attention into their marketing strategy. The Wocket addresses the important issues not adequately addressed currently by smart phones and other mobile devices. The biggest advantages are in authentication and security. The Wocket uses biometric technology to provide identity protection and security. All information used with the Wocket is encrypted by the owner's personal biometric stamp. NXT-ID is a pioneer in biometric technology, and the Wocket incorporates some of the most advanced biometric technology on the market (see our report, "Mobile Security Beyond the Password, for an in depth discussion of the technology). The device protects whatever information is stored in it so that it cannot be released to any other individual or device without the user's permission. All payment cards and other dynamic stripe cards are swiped directly into the Wocket during the initial set-up process. Barcodes and text, such as voter's registration, loyalty and/or membership cards, may all be scanned or entered into the Wocket. All information is encrypted by the owner's personal biometric stamp and can be accessed via a low power touch screen or optionally, a voice command. Information is placed on a tamper-proof encrypted chip inside the Wocket rather than on anywhere in the cloud. Any attempt to access the encrypted chip will result in destroying any information stored on it. If a Wocket or Wocket card is stolen, the company can guarantee that the Wocket is worthless to anyone besides its owner. The security technology incorporated by the Wocket zeroes out any relevant information on the card dynamically after each use. Hence, the card used with the Wocket becomes a blank piece of plastic to a thief. For added peace of mind, NXT-ID will be offering customers an insurance plan for stolen, misplaced, or lost Wockets. Investorideas.com Newswire The Wocket Smart Wallet The Wocket can securely store up to 10,000 items including – debit/credit/loyalty/gift cards, health information, coupons, and miscellaneous records. Battery life is expected to be one year or more, depending on frequency of use. A light will appear on the device weeks before the battery is due for replacement, so users can replace the conventional lithium ion battery that is widely available at a variety of retail stores around the world. NXT-ID has an FAQ section on the Wocket website that addresses key questions and issues associated with the device (see: http://wocketwallet.com/). NXT-ID has started taking pre-orders for the Wocket on their website, with plans to ship the first devices in September. Unlike many digital devices on the market today, the Wocket is being manufactured in America. NXT-ID is planning a significant promotional campaign this summer to increase customer awareness and drive more pre-sales. Sales Projections and Intrinsic Valuation: Over the past year we've seen plenty of data showing that there is strong desire for a device like the Wocket. Consumers are still waiting for an actual product to buy and use. Initial sales volumes will depend on initial orders, and initially, on the ability of NXT-ID to ramp production and manage some longer lead time components. After a review of our current projections and intrinsic valuation (IV) model, we don't see anything that needs to be changed. However, extending the projections and model out an additional year allows us to publish a 2015 IV estimate of $20.55. Our current estimate for sales in 2014 is 40K units, which grow fast in later years to reach nearly 1M units in 2018 and 1.5M units in 2019. These unit projections are still very low considering the small penetration rate needed to generate those numbers. If the Wocket is successful, unit growth can be much faster. Many investors were surprised by how quickly new categories like the iPad reached large numbers of units after consumer adoption. We won't have any real visibility on these longer term projections until 2015, but have a credible working forecast to start with. Although digital currencies are not the initial focus for the Wocket, we were impressed with the figures showing consumer adoption of bitcoin wallets grew from under 500K to over 5M in one year! Investorideas.com Newswire Conclusion: The official launch of the Wocket has certainly increased our confidence in the IV model shown below. As consumers begin to use the device in the real world, we'll know much more. There's huge demand to use digital payments and have a secure digital wallet that is easy to use and genuinely safe. Consumers are nearly clamoring for it. Although other companies have done Kickstarter campaigns and showed slick videos, the NXT-ID Wocket will be helping to define this market in the next few months. The stock has been holding steady after a major post-IPO run, but our IV clearly shows there is far more to go if the Wocket is delivered on time and consumers have a good experience with it. 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Estrogen levels tied to risk for sudden cardiac death in study
(HealthDay)—Higher levels of the hormone estrogen are associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death in men and women, a new study suggests.
Sudden cardiac death can occur when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating (sudden cardiac arrest). Each year in the United States, more than 350,000 people die of sudden cardiac death.
Researchers examined data from people in Portland, Ore., who suffered sudden cardiac death or had coronary artery disease. Tests of plasma taken at the time of death or during a doctor's visit indicated that both groups had a similar proportion of common heart risk factors such as diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
But levels of testosterone were much lower among men and slightly higher among women in the sudden cardiac death group compared to those with coronary artery disease, according to the study, which is scheduled for presentation Friday at the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society in Denver.
The researchers also found that estrogen levels were much higher and the testosterone-to-estrogen ratio was lower in both men and women who suffered sudden cardiac death. This did not, however, prove a cause-and-effect link between higher estrogen levels and sudden cardiac death.
The findings could help identify patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest and death, Dr. Sumeet Chugh, associate director for genomic cardiology and director of the Heart Rhythm Center at the Cedars Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles, said in a Heart Rhythm Society news release.
Studies presented at meetings are considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed medical journal.
More information: The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more about sudden cardiac arrest.
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While Apple may have a rep as the brand users would walk across broken glass for, Android users actually have a higher rate of loyalty, according to a new report.
The study from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) shows that 91% of Android owners remain loyal to that mobile OS, compared with 86% of iOS users.
The data was collected as part of quarterly surveys of 500 users that have been performed by CIRP from March 2013 through December 2017. For its latest results, CIRP measured the percentage of customers who remained with each operating system when activating a new phone over twelve months ending December 2017.
More precisely, the study found that during the latter period Android loyalty ran from 89% to 91%, while iOS loyalty ranged between 85% and 88%.
"Android user loyalty now slightly exceeds that of iOS users," Josh Lowitz, a partner and co-founder of CIRP, said in a statement. "Over time, Android loyalty gradually increased, as it achieved parity in availability of apps, music and video, and as the user experience on the two platforms became more similar."
Android users also benefit from a wider variety of phones from different manufacturers, allowing them to change hardware without swtiching to a new operating system, Lowitz added.
"iOS and Android compete more aggressively as the number of first-time smartphone buyers shrinks," Levin said. "With fewer users of the legacy smartphone operating systems, basic phone owners, and first-time mobile phone buyers, Android and iOS now mostly gain and lose users to the other operating system."
Mike Levin, partner and co-founder of CIRP, said brand loyalty for both Apple iOS and Android has hit all-time highs.
Most people, once they've invested in the services and apps that go with a mobile OS don't change readily – unless they just get totally angry at the company or its OS, according to Jack Gold, principal analyst at J.Gold Associates.
The difference between iOS and Android applications can also be substantial and require a significant learning curve to master, so users don't often change "on a whim," Gold said.
For example, Apple makes it intentionally difficult for users to move away from its iTunes music service. As Gold put it: "Why make it easy for your customers to abandon you for another vendor?"
"So smartphone brand loyalty is fairly significant, especially at the higher end of the market," he said. "That's much different than lower-cost feature phones that were often sold on price and cosmetics, and where users didn't purchase a lot of add-ons."


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Matt Vol II: Chaos in Dubai by Ahmad Ardalan
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Ahmad Ardalan is a two time-time cancer survivor. He was born in Baghdad in 1979. At the age of two, he moved with his parents to Vienna, Austria, where he spent most of his childhood and underwent his primary studies. After his father's diplomatic mission finished at the end of 1989, he returned to Iraq, where he continued his studies and graduated from the University of Dentistry. As a result of the unstable political, military, social, and economic conditions in his home country, Ahmad decided to leave Iraq and move to the UAE. After facing difficulties to pursue his career in dentistry, he opted to pursue employment in the business world. Since then, Ardalan has held several senior roles within the pharmaceutical and FMCG industries, throughout much of the Middle East. His early childhood in a mixed cultural environment, as well as his world travels, increased his passion for learning about cultures of the world and inspired him to pen The Clout of Gen, his first novel. After eleven years of being away, Ahmad returned to Baghdad in January 2013 on a visit that was full of mixed emotions. Inspired by his trip to Iraq, he wrote his second novel, The Gardener of Baghdad. He did not stop there, as "Matt" his latest Short Story Thriller Series became available 2015. The Gardener of Baghdad, opened readers' eyes to a different picture of the city they had heard of. With hope and love as his message, Ardalan released Baghdad: The Final Gathering, and followed it by The Boy of the Mosque.
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