text: Diana Dee Anderson, nee Mullett, of Fontana, Wisconsin, formerly of the Chicago area. Loving wife of Charles G.; beloved mother of Debbie (Ed) DelGrosso, Stephanie Hartner; step-mother of Barbara (Tom) Dorsey, Sharon (Steve) Kehr and Cathy (Marty) Lillig; grandmother of ten; sister of Janet (Howard) Slaughter; aunt of Holly, Marc and Robert Slaughter; niece of Robert Brown and cousin to many. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 22, 2003 at Fontana Community Church in Fontana, Wisconsin. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Toynton's Walworth Funeral Home in Walworth, WI. Info. 262-275-2171.


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Beijing Normal University
Youhe Gao Professor Beijing Normal University. He received his MD from Peking Union Medical College, his Ph.D from University of Connecticut and postdoctoral training from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. He was the professor of Department of Pathophysiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/ Peking Union Medical College from 2001-2014. His research interests include biomarker discovery in urine, urine biobanking, protein interaction methods and related bioinformatics.
Early candidate biomarkers found from urine of glioblastoma multiforme rat before changes in MRI.

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Shares of Bharti Airtel on Friday gained over 8 percent - the highest in five months - after the country's largest telecom operator on Thursday announced it would acquire Tata Teleservices in a debt-free cash-free deal.
It broke previous record closing of 10,153.10 hit on September 18. On Friday, the Sensex ended up 0.8%, or 250.47 points, at 32,432.69, while the Nifty rose 0.7%, or 71.05 points, at 10,167.45, its highest ever.
The Nifty has soared by 24 per cent and the BSE Sensex by 22 per cent so far this year.
The data, which come out late on Thursday, showed annual consumer price inflation rose to 3.28 percent in September from a year earlier, in line with the August number, Business Standard reported.
At 12.55 p.m., the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose by 62.75 points, or 0.62 per cent, to trade at 10,159.15 points. On the other hand Tata Tele hit the 10 percent upper circuit for the second session on Friday. "Better IIP figures have given reasons for investors to resume buying, pushing behind fears of soft corporate numbers". So the markets are waiting for the Sensex to cross the new highs made in August.
Sectoral indices turned green across the board, with metal, realty and FMCG posting sizeable gains of up to 1.90 per cent.
Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services, said: "Market saw a fresh high due to good start to Q2 (second quarter) results".
Reliance Industries shot up by 1.15 per cent to Rs 882.50 as participants raised their bets ahead of earnings, to be released later in the day. Hong Kong's Hang Seng, however, was down 0.16 per cent.
In the primary market, the Rs 11,370 crore initial public offer (IPO) of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) got subscribed 1.16 times on the final day of the bidding process. TCS firmed up 0.32 per cent to Rs 2,556.75 even as the company's net profit fell 2.1 per cent in the September quarter.


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This morning's reading moves us forward about 40 years from last week. Last week Moses was getting the word to bring the nation of Israel out of slavery in Egypt and this morning we join them on the other end of that story, just as they are about to leave their wandering in the desert and entering the land that had been promised to them.[audio http://www.buzzsprout.com/33052/314547-the-law-part-deux.mp3]
Wandering in the desert wasn't always much of a picnic. It seems that a million and a half people that have spent their lives in slavery had a bit of trouble adjusting to life as a free people. Left to their own devices they managed to get into all kinds of trouble and frankly, created something of a train wreck.
God, being merciful and kind, stepped in to give them some direction. God pretty much said, "Okay folks, you're struggling a bit so let me help you out. I'll give you some foundational rules to follow and if you follow these rules, life gets pretty good for everyone." The people thought this was a great idea!
Until God actually gave them the 10 basic rules and then they rebelled. Ten basic rules, the Ten Commandments and they couldn't follow them. A simple roadmap with three rules to love God, five rules to love one another and two rules to love yourself and they biffed it.
So they spent 40 years in the desert, trying to get their act together. Sometimes it takes a while.
And now they've got their act together and they're ready to enter the promised land. Before they do, the guy who has been their leader for the past four decades has a couple of reminders for them. Moses gives them the Law – part two.
A few might look suspiciously like the ten commandments. Moses originally shared them 40 years earlier or so but apparently he felt there was a need to share them again. Sometimes once is not enough when you're sharing something important, right?
And so he does. Ten commands from God, ten rules to make life better, ten ways to improve ALL of your relationships.
Three rules that cover our relationship with God. God is the one and only. The other God's we create don't count. And don't use God's name badly.
Five rules that help our relationships with others. Honor your parents. Don't kill or hurt others. Keep your relationships honorable. Don't lie.
And two rules that our relationship with ourselves in good form. Both come down to not being consumed with desire for other people or their stuff. It's one thing to think, "Wow, that new 2016 Chevy Silverado ¾ ton pickup is looking pretty sweet." It's another thing to be so consumed with desire for a new truck that you orient your life toward getting one.
And then, Moses shares with them what is known in the Jewish world as a prayer called the Shema. This steps up the game a little bit. It's the part that begins in chapter 6, v4 with "Hear, O Israel" which means, "Hey, pay attention here! I've got something I really want you to hear!"
Then God goes on to lay some things out. First things first. Keep God first. Love God with everything you have.
Keep God's word in your heart. It's one thing to keep head knowledge about God and religion and all but it's another thing to go beyond knowing about God to really having God in our heart. Don't just know God's word, live God's word.
And talk about it with your children. When you are at home and away, when you go to bed and when you get up. Once a week on Sunday isn't enough. Every night in every home. If, like me, you don't have children at home, find someone! The point is we are called, no, we are commanded to talk about our faith.
Finally, bind them as a sign on your hand and fix them as an emblem on your forehead. At first glance this seems like yeah, well, whatever. Another rule that doesn't make any sense but okay, we'll do something on those lines.
Here's the thing. We learn from folks who study neurology that the part of the brain right behind our forehead is the pre-frontal cortex. It is the part of the brain responsible for judgment and surprise, surprise, it is the last part of the brain to develop fully. Ever notice that insurance rates go down about age 25 or so? There's a reason for that. Thanks to the physiology of our brain, our judgment capability finally matures at about 25 and since our
And here is Moses telling the people to keep the word of God there? No doubt the ancient writers of scripture did not know about neurology but God did, telling them to keep the word of God on their hands and on their foreheads.
This is where making the sign of the cross on our foreheads is a good practice, particularly with young people whose pre-frontal cortices are still in their formative stage. Imagine the effect of a cross being made 1/4" away from a brain structure that is still coming together. Every night having that symbol of our faith, the cross, ¼" away from the part of our brain that will eventually determine our ability to make our judgment calls.
I didn't grow up with this kind of tradition. Much of any of it. We didn't talk about our faith and we certainly didn't make the sign of the cross on our foreheads. I suspect I'm not alone in this. But I wonder now if I'd had the sign of the cross on my forehead every night when I was six if I would have had better judgment when I was sixteen, knowing that God is with me and I wasn't on my own.
The Israelites escaping slavery in Egypt didn't get it right the first time so Moses gives them the Law for a second time. We likely don't always get it right every day either. But just as Moses reminds the people around him about the love of God for God's people, so too can we remind ourselves and those around us. God claims us in Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.


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It is well-known that general seasonal respiratory problems may be caused by a specific pollen or spore type. Currently the identification and detection of Primary Biological Aerosol Particles (PBAP) is challenging and often limited to laborious staining and optical counting methods. The Centre for Research into Atmospheric Chemistry at UCC, is pioneering a new technique for determining airborne PBAP using a single-particle fluorescence sensor. The instrument provides real-time information on size, shape and whether or not a particle is biological in nature. David O'Connor describes work undertaken during his PhD on PBAP in the laboratory and field.


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Its the year of Tiger in Year 2010.
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Well, I have to be prepared to be called cheapskate auntie!! Hahahah don't care what they gonna say to me or behind my back, coz their comment will not be taken seriously, money is still money especially February is the pocket dry month. My Angpow will range from RM2, RM4, RM5, RM10, RM20, & RM50. Hopefully I tak salah bagi angpow lar, need alot of different Angpow packet to differentiate it and a good handbag to carry angpow T-T shopaholic in action again. Nope I will not buy a new handbag. I wont buy a RED hangbag just to carry angpow. I will not be so dumb doing it. Unless someone want to give me 1 as a gift I don't mind. But I wont buy!
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Most filipendulas grow in average, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. They prefer consistently moist, fertile, humusy soils. Soils must not be allowed to dry out. Appreciates some part afternoon light shade in hot summer climates such as the St. Louis area. Propagate by dividing clumps in fall. Although many filipendulas freely self-seed, it is not known at this time as to whether this new hybrid cultivar will come true from seed. With sufficient moisture, foliage may remain attractive throughout the growing season. If foliage depreciates in late summer, cut back after bloom.
Filipendula is a genus of about 10 or more species of herbaceous perennials from North Temperate areas. Most grow in damp, wet locations but F. vulgaris grows in dry grasslands.Genus name comes from the Latin words filum meaning a thread and pendulus meaning hanging for the root tubers in some species that hang together with threads.'Kahome' is a dwarf form of meadowsweet. It is an upright, clump-forming perennial that typically grows only 8-12" tall and features branched, terminal, astilbe-like panicles (corymbs) of tiny, fragrant, rosy pink flowers in summer. Compound-pinnate, bright green leaves (7-9 lance-shaped leaflets each) provide a fern-like appearance. This is a good foliage plant that is valued as much for its leaves as it is for its flowers.
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Didn't the night always know
That the Sun would be back
To give it the light
It was meant to have?
Didn't the earth always know
That the rain would be back
To quench its thirst
After a spell of drought?
Didn't the rock always know
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Despite kissing it Goodbye?
Then I wonder why you didn't know
What the night knew
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Slings Mud at Apple, Google During Web 2.0 Summit [VIDEO]
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer lambasted the company's two most prominent rivals, Google and Apple, in a discussion at the annual Web 2.0 Summit, which hosts several conversations centered around information sharing, digital collaboration and social media.
The cheap shots were thrown when conference chairman John Battelle began asking questions about the Microsoft search engine Bing. Battelle began the conversation by reminding Ballmer that he'd once grew quite animated when he was initially pitching Microsoft search engine Bing.
Ballmer shook off the question by saying the search engine is continuing to grow. He said that Bing has grown from a about 7% share to almost 15% share of the market. Still, it's a small share, Ballmer admits, but it's a nice rise. He went on to say that Microsoft went from the number three most popular search engine to the number two most popular search engine, mostly through the alliance with Yahoo.
Ballmer then issued a challenge the the crowd: He asks people to test any search they want on Google and Bing. Regarding the results, he says 70% of the time you won't care, 15% of the time you'll probably like [Bing] better, and 15% of the time you'll like [Google] better. He added that Microsoft Bing has a better user interface than the other search engines and that the company strived to make the search engine much more than just blue links.
The conversation quickly shifted to social media, which is largely what Web 2.0 Summit is centered around. Battelle asks Ballmer if Microsoft is going to punt on social given the recent failed attempts at social such as Google Buzz and other projects taken on by the search giant. Ballmer responded by refering to the 50 million users on Xbox Live. He also adds that Microsoft's aquisition of Skype helps them compete in the social markets, albeit in a much more direct way.
We're adding connectivity to people into our core products—Bing, office, etc.—sometimes in partnerships, sometimes on our own, and the aquisition of Skype is a big step down a path that's all about connecting you with other people, Ballmer said.
Then, Battelle asked Ballmer another very direct, provocative question: Are you glad you didn't buy Yahoo for $44 billion?
Times change. Times change, said Ballmer. You ask any CEO who might have bought something before the market crashed, in 2008, and you ask, 'are you glad that you didn't buy something...' then he threw up his hands and looked at the ceiling as if to say, 'thank goodness'.
Sometimes you're lucky in this life, Ballmer said in a snarky tone.
The discussion later shifted from Yahoo to cloud computing, the popular buzz word of the moment that's used to describe online data access and storage service. Many of largest technology companies in the world have invested large sums in the industry including Microsoft.
All in, baby, Ballmer said in regards to cloud computing with a smile. Ballmer simplifies cloud computing to two terms: productivity and communication. He claims that Microsoft is beating Google in the cloud, specifically with apps offered in the cloud. Specifically, this refers to items such as their Office 365 suite.
Ballmer admits that Microsoft can be doing better in what he describes as the platform part of the industry, meaning devices and servers that the cloud runs from. He mentions Amazon and VMware by name, indicating that he believes they're the top competitors in cloud infrastructure.
Later in the discussion, Microsoft Kinect becomes a topic of discussion and Ballmer touts the deals Microsoft has signed with several companies including National Geographic and Sesame Street. He alludes to several new experiences being introduced to the Kinect around the holiday season. Both Ballmer and Batelle see room for Microsoft Kinect to grow.
In what appeared to be a softball question, Battelle asked Ballmer to tell him why he should buy something from Microsoft and not Apple, namely a Windows 7 phone versus an iPhone. Ballmer resorts to referencing the availability of apps on the iPhone as a sea of icons and touts how Windows 7 puts information front and center.
There's certainly some nice things Apple has doen with Siri, but they're some of the same things we've been doing for a year. We're on our next generation... he said.
You don't need to be a computer scientist to use a Windows phone, says Ballmer. I think you do to use an Android phone. [They're] pretty inconsistent. [They] don't look alike. He later adds, It's very hard to be excited, for me, about Android phones. Apples a good competitor--a different kind of competitor.


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So I have at last found three hours to catch up with goings on in Middle Earth and, to be honest, I'd heard so many good things I wasn't sure what to expect.
I am a big fan of the Lord of the Rings movies but have never even made it all the way through The Hobbit, let alone the full series of Middle Earth books so, sometimes, I feel I'm coming to these films from a different angle from many – though maybe that gives me a view on them purely as films rather than adaptations, who knows…
Anyway, first thing to say about this, the first of three Hobbit films, is how quickly it went by despite its fairly epic running time. The first chunk of the film, after the excellently done prologue that take place about half an hour before The Fellowship of the Ring, contains a lot of scenes of people sitting around talking, and even after the titular journey begins we still get scenes of long conversations as the group head to Rivendell and we meet Elrond and co. again.
While in some films these could really slow things down to such a degree as to lose the audience's interest, here Peter Jackson's direction of them, combined with the constantly energetic characters of the 13 dwarves, keeps all these scenes 'moving' and entertaining and, while I thought they might get frustrating, actually the dwarves are a real highlight of the film.
The 13 dwarves get a lot of screen time and, while some are standout members of the troop for various reasons, the introductions of them, combined with little moments throughout, make sure each of them does feel at least like they have a purpose in being there and, in terms of design, each plays on the traditional dwarf look to create a collection of great 'little' characters.
Characters wise of course the dwarves aren't all there is, Ian McKellen is back as Gandalf and he looks very much like he does in Fellowship, while various other recurring characters are equally set in stone from the previous movies.
Martin Freeman though is the undeniable star of the film as Bilbo Baggins (though Richard Armitage's Thorin Oakenshield gives him a run for his money) and really does feel like the younger version of the character played by Ian Holm as he perfectly captures the sense of the everyman thrown in out of his depth in the first part of the film and, as the film goes on and we get more into the world, and he becomes more a part of the adventure, Bilbo becomes a real flawed hero who I can't wait to see develop into the next two movies.
The 'big scene' so to speak with Bilbo is his game of riddles with Gollum that sees Andy Serkis reprise his LotR role as well. While I don't know the scene from the books the sense of danger and intrigue presented is faultless, even though we know Bilbo must escape for the Lord of the Rings story to continue, and as things develop we get a real sense of who and what Gollum is again and, whether he appears again in the next two Hobbit films or not, scenes like this and Rivendell perfectly tie together the two movie trilogies into a complete sequence.
The other thing that struck me greatly about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is quite how, like the book, it fits in as a slightly younger skewed take on the stories of Middle Earth.
While the film still has its graphic and violent moments it is much less bloody and gory than the previous trilogy and there is less sense of real danger more sense of fun adventure.
I was concerned at first this might lose something for the film, but the tone balances brilliantly so we still get tension and threat, the orcs and wargs are genuinely quite scary pieces of design, but it is not the same as in the LotR films as there is, initially at first, less riding on this quest than Frodo's.
So, if you've read this far, I guess you can tell that I like this movie and think it is a spot on balance of everything it needs to be, and there's a lot more I could mention that I enjoyed besides, however as it ends it left me wondering how there were two more movies to tell the rest of the story, but I admit my faith in the team making this movie has given me hope that it should, as the title suggests, be an excellent, if unexpected, journey.


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Ora-07445: [Kxtotolc()+649]
Last updated on NOVEMBER 28, 2016
Applies to:Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 220.127.116.11.0 and later
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SymptomsWhen attempting to execute an update statement against a clob table with a compound trigger,
the following error occurs.
ORA-07445: core dump [kxtotolc()+649] [SIGSEGV] [ADDR:0x0] [PC:0x1B2A425] [Address not mapped to object] []
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I see opportunities to increase on-campus student employment by having student employees work on many of the different Web sites that we have available, however Website responsibilities are distributed. It would be nice to have one place for students to work on Web site needs (coordinated through one department). That way we can show growth of student employment in a specific area that demonstrates that students are working on something material and provide opportunities for experiential learning for those pursuing similar degree plans.
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More students engaged with the NMSU community and their scholarly goals is paramont . One approach would be to employ more students to work on campus. (pgs. 5 [institutional commitment] & 16 [non-need-based employment])[1]. Also, by hiring students, NMSU can help students add new skills and develop their resumes for future employment. Below, I have provided a few links from UT-Austin, ASU, and BYU Student employment.
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[1] Improving Student Retention and Graduation Rates. http://www.mybrcc.edu/intranet/attachments/article/110/Improving%20Student%20Retention%20and%20Graduation%20Rates.pdf
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to complain/sue my GP? (long rant)(56 Posts)
We've all had swine flu. Me and DD (15) had it first, then DH came down with it. He had the Tami-flu, seemed to recover, went back to work last Friday, then on Tuesday night his temp went sky-high, vomiting, sweat rolling off him, shaking...I should have called an ambulance but you don't, do you?
On the phone next morning, GP point-blank refused to visit, talked to him on the phone, told him it was a recurrence of the flu, take paracetemol, can't have more Tami-flu, said I could pick up a 7-day sick note from the surgery.
Next day, another horrendous night, he's no better, and now can't drink because he feels so sick, clearly getting dehydrated, finally get GP to agree to make an emergency home visit after morning surgery - she only has one call to make, she says, she'll be there at the latest 2.30. 3.30pm there's STILL no f*cking sign of her.
Now, at this point I should mention that DH has a history of Hodgekins Lymphoma - he's been clear for 10 years but has reduced lung function and a suppressed immune system (lots of radio and chemo therapy). Ironically he's in the at-risk group and would have been offered the vac but he caught it first. Obviously GP surgery know this.
So, at 3.30 I ring AGAIN. Am p*ssed about by some snotty receptionist and put on hold for 20 minutes because I refuse to hang up and wait for the Dr to phone me ('cos we all know what would happen if I did) and finally I get the cow on the phone, lecturing me about how busy she is, so I tell her that if anything is wrong with my man I will have no compunction about suing her for malpractice and using the sick note following phone diagnosis as evidence. She arrives within 20 minutes.
Even then, she says 'if it was up to her' she would give DH 250mg's of antibiotic and 'review' the situation in 24 hours. DH continuously tells her he feels dreadful (please bear in mind I had to get my mum & dad to help me lift him out of bed to change the sheets as the bed, pillows, everything was soaked with his sweat)
Finally she consents to call an ambulance - the hospital are great and my DH gets all the tests - he has pneumonia and spends the first 24 hours on an oxygen mask and drip.
He's still on I/V antibiotics now. I am so angry I don't know what to do. Is there an excuse for this? What do I do about complaining?
First things first note it all down, then get your man well before you do anything. Hitting out in anger wont help, do it all when you are calm. Not sure of how you go about it tbh. I need to do the same this end really, they missed DH leukemia 4 times and then swine flu was missed leaving him unwell for 6 months as his still having chemo.
Hope your husband is ok. DD2 had this last winter, its nasty and knocks it out of you for a good few weeks, so make sure he rest
A few people I know who've had swine flu had pneumonia shortly afterwards - surely the symptoms your DH had should have flagged up concerns for the GP, and I'm completely shocked that they didn't!
I'm not sure how you go about complaining, but even without his medical history, they haven't responded very professionally, so I think you should definately take it further.
Hope he feels better soon
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telephone diagnosis is appauling and wrong as serious things like pneumonia can be missed by the lay person....
I think i would write a letter to the practice manager.
Write down notes of the situation now but leave it a few days before writing the letter; no point writing a furious letter, however cathartic it might be.
Approach it as though you are offering help!
Along the lines of: Dear Practice Manager, I realise that the swine flu outbreak is presenting various difficulties, I would like to tell you of a recent experience of our family, with a view to highlighting what I felt was a shortcoming in the healthcare we usually receive from you. I am sure that you are interested in delivering best pratcise and it is with a view to facilitating this that I bring our recent experience to your attention.
And then outline what happened and what was wrong with it and how you felt it could have been done better.
I guess that would have been something like:
I was surprised that the GP, who was aware of my dh's medical history (lymphoma) seemed not to take into account his falling into the category of those at increased risk of serious complications. I certainly felt that this was not properly taken into consideration when assessing how quickly our call should have been responded to, and that this call should have been answered, more quickly, with a home visit.
And I guess you could finish with a statement of the fact that pneumonia was diagnosed at the hospital.
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If you get no joy from the manager ... . I don't know. What are they like generally? If they're generally OK, I'd be inclined to leave it with the letter to the P. M..
I don't know. The swine flu advice is pretty odd. In our practice you weren't supposed to enter if ill - which surely must have deterred and confused a lot of people. Fine if you had swine flu and it passed. But bad if you had something else or developed a complication. I'll bet your experience wasn't a one-off.
Thanks everyone, and Cherryblossoms, that is very practical advice. The surgery are always rubbish generally, although some of the individual dr's are good. Will start with letter to the PM, but might copy to PCT.
yes YABU
"finally I get the cow on the phone"
I'm sorry your dh is ill and I hope he gets better soon
I'm not sure AIBU is a good place for this
but you're clearly a competant adult why didn't you call the ambulance yourself? your GP is just that she is not personally responsible for your every need/health decision
If he was as bad as you say then you should have called an ambulance without reference to the GP.
And yes, I've been there myself when medical professionals are saying one thing when you know it's another. You've got to do what YOU think is best.
1dilemma - ambulances cost A LOT of money! I don't know if it's true but someone once told me the cost is over £1,000. (Surely that can't be true!)
I am Mrs Neurotic of Neurotic-on-Sea and I have to say I would ask for advice before calling the ambulance! No way would I call one out if I doubted for a minute that the situation warranted it.
The problem is that you're not supposed to actually go to A and E with those symptoms or go to the surgery - which leaves you with a bit of a problem. Most people do think twice about causing trouble/inconvenience.
I, personally, reckon it's worth a letter to the P. M. just because I can imagine someone less persistent/unassertive being very unwilling to make a fuss about calling a doctor out. Let alone an ambulance.
have to say though in GP defence, A&E missed DD2 pnemonia 3 times too, only after I questioned if it was they did xray, so could well have been the hospital missed it. GP's are just that, general, they have little bits of knowledge.
If I were me I have learnt to trust guts and go with your own feelings.
hope his well soon
You can see your DH, the GP can't. She's got guidelines saying to only see potential swine flu patients if absolutely necessary. Why didn't you call an ambulance yourself?
You say 'she eventually consented to call an ambulance' but you don't need her permission to do it!
Sorry, but YABU.
I hope your DH gets well soon - must be very frightening for you all.
Yes, hope your dh gets well soon
She certainly is responsible for turning up when she says she is going to, though, surely? Or giving medical advice (eg phone an ambulance)to ordinary people who don't know what swine flu looks like and what pneumonia looks like? Or not to give a sicknote out to someone in a high-risk category without seeing them?
I didn't phone an ambulance because I didn't want to infect a lot of other people with swine flu and because the Dr he spoke to on the phone said to give him 4-hourly paracetemol!
And I would love to know, jasper, what a 'reasonable' reaction in this situation would have been?
JAsper??? A little harsh perhaps??
OP, Firstly I hope DH is OK, thank God he's in the right place now.
You've had a scary awful day (My Mum had pneumonia last year)
Make the notes, but leave it all to one side until DH is stable, and on the mend. You will need all your strength to help him get better and look after yourself and the DC.
I understand entirely why you felt as you did today, most if not all of us would feel the same actually. OK with hindsight, an ambulance would have been a good idea to call, but panic does that.. None of that is important right now, not a second of it. Get your DH well and home is more important.
Take care of yourself, DH and the DC. Best of luck to you all.
YANBU to be irritated at mis-diagnosis over the phone.
YANBU to consider making a complaint to practice manager.
But YABU to think that the solution might be to sue the GP. How exactly will extracting a sum of money out of the NHS ease your husband's symptoms? Or make things better for you or other patients in the future?
calling the doc a cow?
Talking of suing the GP?
The Op asked if she was being unresaonable.
Yes, I agree with MadBad - don't sue. Sueing is not, not good. Sueing is v. v, YABU.
And I do hope he's well soon.
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people call them when they hit their thumb with a hammer!
people demand home visits because their inhaler is in the bedroom with the dc and they don't want to wake them up!
op did post 'finally she consents to call an ambulance' I took that as implying that op expressed concern otherwise
it's clear from op post that she felt her dh was ill
op dh had high temp, vomiting, sweating so much bed needed changing, was dehydrated and was shaking with a history of lymphoma and op tells us his immune system is suppressed, I recall sign on GP window about not going in if you have a sore throat but I really am not sure what OP is describing fits into that category but I don't know I wasn't there.
however it's clear OP is a sensible competant caring person etc etc she doesn't need permission to call an ambulance
6feetundertheground - thank you so much. I'm completely past myself, worried sick - he's now had a reaction to the antibiotics and has been throwing up, and I'm furious with myself for not phoning a bl**dy ambulance.
And I'd ask people to consider whether they would insist on an ambulance being called when a doctor was standing right there making it clear she thought it was unecessary!
dont blame yourself we have been there too, hinsight is a wonderful thing.
OP, you make it very clear in your initial post that you were seriously worried about your DH's condition. You can't blame the GP for this. She is also responsible for all the other patients on her books, and was probably late because she overran talking to other ill people - that's her job.
Look at it this way:
"AIBU to be really hacked off that I've just been threatened with being sued by one of my patients when I was an hour late going to see her ill husband who, she said, was very ill, but not ill enough for an ambulance, when I was delayed by several patients who really needed my time this morning? I didn't get my lunch break because of how busy my surgery was this morning, and had already spoken to this woman on the phone."
Yes, write to the PM to highlight the situation, but this is not a case for suing or even properly complaining - YABU.
You are also being very worried and reacting in a very understandable fashion, but you need to calm down before you do anything, and really, really consider what happened here and what people are telling you.
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Did I just compare my kids to a pet turtle? Yes, I did.
I am 44 years old. Depending on who you ask the average life expectancy for a white male in the United States is somewhere in the upper 70's. That means, technically, I am beyond middle age. Now many of you are probably saying, 44, Charles, you're still young. Generally those of you saying this are older than I am. No, I am not young. I am not old. I am firmly in the middle of things. Each week I will take a look back at the life I've led so far, where I stand now, where things might be headed, and those times when life might have gone in a different direction.
I am, hopefully, in the middle of things.
What I am about to say will take some explaining but sometimes I view my kids not unlike a pet turtle. My wife and I have four children. They are all teenagers now but at one point we had four kids under the age of five. Raising those kids was a blur, and it still is.
Now back to the pet turtle thing. As a family, we have murdered all kinds of secondary pets. Goldfish. A couple of frogs. One unfortunate Easter chick. A baby duck (although two made it safely back into the water only then to be mauled by some wild dogs but you can hardly pin that on us.) We also killed some regular bird that apparently couldn't digest peanut butter. We knocked off a whole mail order collection of butterflies. And we even got medieval on a pet rock via a Ball Peen hammer, although I'm pinning that one on a cousin who lived across the street. But when it comes to more mainstream pets, like dogs or cats, somehow, we are solid to the point that they refuse to die. And when they finally do, it hurts. We have become emotionally invested in them. They are family.
That's why I sometimes have to treat my kids like a pet turtle. You know, the little guy in a glass bowl in the kitchen. He's there when you want to see him. He doesn't require much upkeep. He doesn't go anywhere or do anything. And save a random elbow that sweeps his whole glass environment onto the floor or a misguided ball of some kind that smashes his world into oblivion, this little guy is pretty safe.
Quite honestly, this is the type of pet you can go a day or two without even noticing, let alone waking up at night worrying about. You just assume all is well, because, truthfully, what could possibly go wrong? And, if it does, well, words will be said, a Zip-Lock bag will be employed, there will be a couple of shovels of dirt or even a flush of the toilet depending on the size of the deceased, and life will quickly move on.
That is why my kids are like the pet turtle. Sometimes, as a parent, I guess I just need that distance to function. Hell, sometimes I need that distance for my sanity. How easy would life be if my children were simply pet turtles who required frequent rides to soccer and had very expensive orthodonture needs?
Of course, that isn't the case. Something will happen to a child, as it tends to do in life, and even as I respond as a parent a part of me so wants that glass bowl between us for protection. Not just my protection, but theirs too.
And then in that moment of need, rarely dire, usually minor, I look at one of them in the eye and I see a reflection of myself. Or better yet my wife. Maybe a little more pure, without the jaded edges and certainly with more spirit than what I feel now. When I see this it is impossible to keep that glass between us. My heart is open to theirs. Pain is shared. And I wait for their next breath and I hang on their every word. They own me completely and totally. There is no distance. There is no separation. No space to breathe one's own air. There is nothing to protect me from them, and them from a world I pretend to know. A world that most often shows itself as it can be. Its anger and selfishness. Its cruelty and disregard for life.
And I hate to say it but sometimes, just sometimes, once their moment of crisis has passed, I want to hurry back to a different world, to a kitchen with a pet turtle, while I imagine that glass wall between us again.


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I have an eight year old who has an interesting problem. She is constantly in trouble in school for being too…helpful. We have been told by counselors and teachers that she needs to focus more on what she's doing, rather than being involved with other people's affairs. It's a rare situation where I'm in agreement with the figures of authority. I see her do it. In certain measures. Weather it's lending a hand in a task that's just beyond her grasp or making a fussy child laugh despite herself. We were informed by these figures of authority that we should be mindful of her behavior, and develop habits that would draw her focus back to herself. On paper, this is a simple task; keep lines of communication open, be involved in everything that she's doing, you know, Dr. Spock's greatest hits… Since she's been in my life, her mother and I have made huge strides. But, as sure as the sun comes up in the morning, she'll eventually revert back to becoming her typical nosy little self. She helps. More importantly, she tries to help; she makes an effort. In a situation where she can help, or she thinks she can help, she will. And I'm not completely sure I want to modify this little trait. Mostly because it's a sign of character, but partly because it reflects something in me.
It's not that I have an innate sense of lending a hand, it had to be drilled into me (only child syndrome). But as I grew older, I found myself helping in situations, not for any sort of personal or financial gain, but because it's the right thing to do, much to my detriment. Sounds familiar. And I know it's not just me. Many people attribute it to a higher power, "It's the Christian thing to do" whatever that means. No matter how ugly the human race shows itself to be, we also have an amazing capacity for charity, for giving, for helping, for doing the right thing, and when we are faced with the realization that there may be nothing that we can do to help, to become utterly helpless, we learn the other side of being human.
As of the time of this posting, I managed to visit my Jewel of the Northeast, Portland, ME for a day, and a lovely day it was. In that one day, I reunited with friends that I thought I would never see again, including my alter-ego, Jamie. She hasn't changed. Sure, she's married now and has two fantastic young boys and a fantastic husband, other than that, she is still the same thoughtful, wandering poet that she always was. As with all my friends, I keep up with their respective families and what they're up to via facebook. Before I left, I was introduced to Jamie's husband through a mutual friend. His name is Ken.
Ken keeps, to the best of his ability, a thoroughly engrossing blog, and I highly recommend you all follow it, here. What does he blog about? Family, for the most part. But recently, he has been blogging about an aneurysm he has developed in recent months. He is frightfully optimistic about it. If it were me, I would be screaming holy hell as soon as I heard the news. But he's handling it as if he were mildly inconvenienced, "Today, well let's see…today I have to go to the store, pick up my dry cleaning, dentist appointment, and oh yeah, I have to remove this humongous growth in my brain." It's a sign of character. It's a big thing with me.
As of tonight, Ken is in Intensive Care. He has been in and out of surgery for the past two days. I know very little of him. But what I do know is that he is the husband of one of the most crazy and brilliant women I know. I know that I will live a hundred years and never see her come to any harm, therefore by association, her family as well. I am the furthest thing from pious. I walked away from the fold many years ago. I've been sending out positive waves the best that I can, but at the end of the day, I can't help but feel…helpless.
Please, it will only take a few seconds. Please send out positive vibrations of your own, say a silent prayer, light a candle, do one good thing that will tip the balance of the universe into his favor. I've done all I can, which isn't much. I'm hoping the more positive people out there who are willing to help, the world will show it's better side again.


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We made wreaths today.
Such a great tradition … think we'll keep it.
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What a great family tradition before Christmas. They look so nice, and I like the spray with the bow on it too. Looks like the kids are having fun.
Love those kitchen walls!
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Three films are opening in wide release and another in moderate release, but it's an expanding release that is poised to take the top spot at the domestic boxoffice this weekend.
The George Clooney starrer "Michael Clayton" appears to be the favorite to land at the top of the domestic heap. Still, it will be a true coup if Warner Bros. can overcome such a crush of competition and claim the boxoffice flag with its platforming legal thriller.
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'A world where there are more questions than answers' – Patti Roberts writes. A warning to her readers. Or it may be a challenge, a test.
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Patti Roberts knows how to build a credible character, and she does a great job of that with Grace and the passionate Grigorians – we have no doubts about Abbadon's huge ego or Theria's mischievousness. However, besides the deep bond between Grace and her father, I felt I didn't really know much about the other characters. Perhaps I will learn more about them in Book two.
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Next up: "East" by Edith Pattou
A retelling of the fairy tale "East of the Sun West of the Moon", straddling the line between children's and YA. There is apparently a sequel in the works.
Obviously, as a retelling, this story broadly follows the plot of "East of the Sun West of the Moon". It does some new things, however, particularly adding some culture to the main character's origin. A made-up superstition regarding the 'birth direction' of babies supposedly foretells the kind of personality and life the child will have. This is a major plot point of the novel. Rose's mother refuses to have a North child, having received a prophecy that any North baby she has will die crushed by snow. And so Rose grows up unaware of the lie of her life–that she was not born an East baby, as her mother insists. As Rose's heart continues to urge her into exploration and adventure, the lie begins to fester in her family.
Following the fairy-tale's plot, the family falls upon hard times until one day a massive polar bear appears at their door. He offers a deal, allow him to take Rose away, and their luck will change. Predictably, Rose's parents and siblings do not want to let her go, but she makes her own decision to help her family. The bear carries her north, to a mountain castle, where, uncertain of the purpose of her presence, Rose slowly learns of the mystery that haunts its halls, and her bear companion.
My thoughts
As I've said in other reviews, I really like retellings, and I really like this fairy-tale. This is a pretty good retelling of it, adding more depth to the setting of the story. Fairy-tales do tend to suffer from a lack of depth, to be honest. They're usually very short and concise, coming from an oral tradition of children's tales. While they can poke at the imagination, as stories themselves they often feel pretty hollow to me. Often characters aren't even given names, and their motivations are absent; they're cut-out figures, rather than people. It's why I like retellings so much; they take those cores of good stories and flesh them out.
Being a children's (or very young YA) book, "East" doesn't go too deep, but it does add an attractive scaffold for the basic story of "East of the Sun West of the Moon." I did like Rose's character, finding her to be relatable and balanced. I enjoyed what was added to the character of the trolls, and the bear seemed to me more of a sorrowful tragic figure than in other versions of the story. All in all, it's an enjoyable retelling, even if it doesn't get really fancy with its expansion.
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I did take an all day class with Barbara Burnham on Baltimore Appliqué. I love intricate appliqué and this class taught me several tricks. For example, not marking at all on the fabric, using glue stick, and burying thread tails. It has been a while since I did freezer paper on top so that was a great refresher as well as making skinny bias stems. Not just one method, but a dozen.
I was in and out of class to feed the baby, so I know there is content I missed. It was a valuable experience. Here is a tip from Barbara to share with other appliquérs: if the class has a kit then bring your own background. Keeping a consistent background allows class blocks to be tied together into a large project. That was her method for this quilt made over several years.
For more of her work, visit her web site here. . She has a book published by AQS titled Baltimore Garden Quilt. I did add an autographed copy to my collection of books.
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It is a big, warehouse styled store. Nothing cosy like a LQS, but the selection is unparalleled. To practice my new appliqué skills, I grabbed this kit
It is Spring Bouquet by Laundry Basket Quilts (Edyta Sitar). The kit is for classic appliqué instead if the new laser cuts. Sorry I can't see the value in pre-cut fusible. I'm too traditional.
I also purchased a kit for a throw for my living room. It is from 3 Sisters Double Chocolat line. One from Robyn Pandolf's Peppermint and Incense line almost came home too, but the gal in front of me grabbed the last one. Eventually I will do a quilt in double pink.
Why kits? It was not my intention at all, but with the baby, crowds, and cutting requirements, I could not spend an hour choosing fabrics. These are beautiful and I am wanting to jump in, so a good find.
Another stop was at one of the five Quilt in a Day sights. Eleanor Burns was doing live shows at the fair grounds, but I did not try to watch one. The baby would not have tolerated the noise. So off to the barn we went.
I found these two batik fabrics to fix my sisters wedding quilt.
I made this top for her and still do not have it quilted. I am going to replace the red and narrow the sashing so it is not so visually heavy.
It's not the best photo, but it gives an idea. These are NY Beauty blocks set on point.
Another purchase ( do I need another project??) is fabric for a baby quilt. My kids are getting a cousin in the fall and this baby will have a special quilt from Auntie. I'm thinking basic pinwheels, but it is subject to change.
There were several items that I was searching for that I did not locate or sold out, so I may mail order these. We also did not make it around to all the venues with vendors. Baby just had her fill of crowds, and I shot my wad.
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