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Millican Cemetery
Stone Mountain , DeKalb County, Georgia
Lat: 33° 49' 45"N, Lon: 84° 09' 24"W
Contributed by Lewis Murray, Feb 05, 2005 [email@example.com]. Total records = 7.
From I-285 East of Atlanta, take Highway 78/Stone Mountain Freeway East; exit Hugh Howell Road exit. Continue on Hugh Howell through its intersection with Stone Mountain-Lilburn Rd (traffic light). First street to left is Stone Creek (just prior to Smoke Rise Baptist Church on left). Pass one house on left, next lot contains cemetery, now marked by newly erected sign and steps. Within 50-75 yards of Hugh Howell Road.
Exact location for this cemetery was "lost" to records for more than 50 years until this year. The owners of this cemetery originally were granted the surrounding land in 1830, to one the individuals buried here.
It is in a heavily wooded lot located on a suburban residential side street, with adjacent lots occupied by houses, and is in an abandoned state. At this time no one takes any responsibility for maintaining or monitoring the cemetery. A local Scout Troop has erected a sign and placed steps there.
The earliest death date is 1850, most recent is 1896. There are numerous, maybe 50+, graves marked only by small fieldstones at head and foot, others noted only by depressions in rows. There are ten "box tomb" marked graves, but two are uninscribed, two others are collapsed with the faceside down so it is unknown whether they are inscribed.
The marked graves are believed all to be of white landowners prior to the Civil War and afterwards. Numerous unmarked graves suggest possible slave burials or descendants of theirs. There appear likely to be more than fifty of these.
I walked and read all existing and legible stones or markers in Feb 2005.- Lewis Murray
Barnett, Anna, b. Dec 12, 1791, d. Jun 28, 1871
Barnett, William, b. Sep 17, 1798, d. Feb 20, 1862
Matthews, Elzia V., b. Aug 21, 1824, d. Mar 21, 183(2?)
Matthews, Henry, b. Sep 05, 1828, d. Jan 1896
Millican, H. T., b. Feb 02 (?), 1830, d. Nov 02, 1850
Millican, Jas., b. Feb 24, 1798, d. Nov 25, 1879
Millican, Nancy, b. Mar 19, 1800, d. May 08, 1876
Georgia Death Records
- Georgia Newspapers, Full Search (1763-2003), 162 titles - GenealogyBank.com
- Georgia Obituary Search, (1985-current) - GenealogyBank.com
- Georgia Funeral Notices - GenealogyBank.com


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I was hooked on Piers Torday's best-selling The Last Wild before I even started reading Chapter One. And the reason? There's a MAP before the story starts – and every great adventure book has a map. There's a majestic stag on the Valley of Rock, a pigeon fluttering near The Ring of Trees and a Shining Leaf tree inside a sinking swamp. And then there's the Forest of the Dead and the ominous looking Spectrum Hall… Right from the start my mind was spinning with adventures.
The Last Wild is the story of a boy named Kester. Snatched from his family six years previously, Kester is locked up inside Spectrum Hall Academy for Challenging Children. Kester can understand why most of the other children have been locked inside. But he can't work out why he is. And yet Spectrum Hall's sinister wardens are desperate to control Kester, to make him do the one thing he cannot do: speak.
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In a world where every animal has supposedly been destroyed because of a deadly 'red-eye' virus, Kestrel feels more alone than ever. But when a flock of excited pigeons burst into his bedroom and start talking to him, Kester's life changes forever. He discovers that he has a gift. Though he cannot speak to humans, he can speak to animals. And that's just as well – because he's The One the last animals on earth have been waiting for: the leader of the wild. But can Kester and his wild beat their way past malevolent cullers, starving outsiders and the dreaded Captain Skuldiss? Perhaps – but only if Kester listens very carefully to the stag…
The Last Wild boasts some of the most memorable characters in children's books to date. There's the Oh So Moontruggy white pigeon – some of his best quotes below…
*Kester! I don't regret anything!*
*Here is your gift – some old sheep.*
*Not a bad-looking fat bird yourself.*
…and the arrogant but completely endearing and courageous wolf-cub:
*But you had better watch out for me. I will always be watching your back! No, I mean, that is… you should watch your back! That's all I'm saying.*
But the wolf-cub's not the only character with buckets of courage. When Torday writes Kester's words 'Watch me' on page 279, every fibre inside you will want to leap up and charge towards Premium with Kester's wild. It's a fantastic book – a story of unlikely friendships, welly-wearing scrabble players, extraordinary bravery and hope against all odds. Moontrug caught up with author Piers Torday and got the low down on all things WILD.
MOONTRUG: Moontrug LOVED the white pigeon in The Last Wild. He's such an original and brilliant character. How did you come up with the idea for him?
TORDAY: I wanted pigeons to be main characters in the book because I wanted to draw our attention to British animals which seem so ubiquitous and everyday but which – like the example of the passenger pigeon shows – could just as easily become extinct as any other species if we aren't careful. They speak as a group, and were a bit serious on their own, so to lighten things up I thought of making one a bit special. And I have always found spoonerisms, malapropisms and word confusions funny – so he just seemed to fit.
MOONTRUG: Wolf-cub is another fantastic character, partly because his arrogance is so endearing and funny and partly because his bravery is so huge. Why did you choose a wolf for this character?
TORDAY: Well, wolves used to be commonplace in Britain but apart from in sanctuaries and zoos they aren't any longer. The last wild wolf in the UK was shot around 1776. Few animals suffer such misconceptions as the wolf, and too often in children's books they are just scary monsters (a bit like his father, admittedly!) But in fact wolves are remarkably intelligent creatures capable of forming very deep bonds with humans and I wanted to redress the balance and show just a fraction of how incredible their behaviour can be.
MOONTRUG: Where did the name Kester come from?
TORDAY: I had a friend at school called Kester, which always struck me as unusual. When I was trying to think of a distinctive name for this character it just popped into my mind. But only the name – the character isn't based on him!
MOONTRUG: If you could reinvent yourself as an animal what would you be and why?
TORDAY: Well I have answered this as a giant sloth before, but the more I think about it, I would say a wolf – because they are such beautiful, graceful and intelligent animals. Unlike me.
MOONTRUG: Captain Skuldiss is terrifying. Is he based on anyone you know?!
TORDAY: No! He was inspired a bit by the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, who terrified me as a child – and as Skuldiss is the Animal Catcher, it made sense. But my paternal grandfather and great grandmother were Hungarian, they had a very distinctive way of speaking and I borrowed their voices to create him. Luckily for me, however, they were both wonderful and loving people who couldn't be further from him in every other way.

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Doubts over Dr Kelly that won't go away
Almost eight years have passed since the body of weapons expert David
Kelly was found in secluded woodland close to his Oxfordshire home, yet
many disturbing questions remain about the circumstances of his death.
Why, if Dr Kelly had died by cutting his own wrist, was there so little blood at the scene? Why did the 'suicide weapon' – a blunt garden knife – carry no fingerprints?
The Mail is no fan of conspiracy theories. But the fact is that Dr Kelly's case is central to the whole controversy surrounding the disastrous Iraq war
Why did Lord Hutton, who conducted the
official inquiry into the tragedy, wish to lock away the post-mortem
results for 70 years?
Today, the Mail reveals another mystery: the admission by police that a helicopter landed at the scene of Dr Kelly's death shortly after his body was found, then left only five minutes later.
Why was the flight not revealed to the Hutton Inquiry? Did the
helicopter deposit or collect something? Why has the flight log been
A group of eminent doctors, who say it would have been 'impossible' for Dr Kelly to have bled to death in the way described by Lord Hutton, say the only way to answer these questions is by holding a full public inquest.
Let us be clear: the Mail is no fan of conspiracy theories.
But the fact is that Dr Kelly's case is central to the whole controversy surrounding the disastrous Iraq war.
On Thursday the MoD's former head of intelligence said - in direct contradiction to evidence given to the Chilcot Inquiry by Alastair Campbell - that officials had been explicitly told to make the 'case for war'
He was found dead only days after being 'outed' as the source of a BBC
story claiming that the dossier which led Britain to invade Iraq had
been 'sexed up' by Tony Blair's government – a hugely damaging
allegation we now know to be entirely true.
Indeed, on Thursday the MoD's former head of intelligence said – in
direct contradiction to evidence given to the Chilcot Inquiry by
Alastair Campbell – that officials had been explicitly told to make the
'case for war'.
The only way to settle once and for all what happened to Dr Kelly – and to tackle the conspiracy theories head-on – is to hold the inquest that Mr Blair's government refused to sanction in 2003.
We urge the Attorney General, who has spent the past year considering
whether to hold an inquest, to now say 'yes' without further delay.
Until the full facts are established, there will remain a deeply troubling question mark over the very honesty of the British establishment.
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Passport to hypocrisy
How France sneered when, in 1985, Margaret Thatcher declined to sign the Schengen agreement creating a Europe free from internal passport controls.
Now, however, President Sarkozy and his EU colleagues have gone distinctly cold on the agreement and plan to reinstate border checks.
The reason? An influx of migrants from North Africa who – instead of being cynically waved straight through to Britain, via the refugee camps at Calais – wish to settle permanently in France and Italy.
In other words, a 'borderless Europe' is a good thing only when it is in the interests of France and its EU cronies. What a sorry bunch of hypocrites!
Fix your own mess
Yesterday brought welcome news of strong economic growth in the eurozone in the first three months of 2011.
Even the seemingly basket case economy of Greece, which is shortly expected to request another multi-billion pound bailout, returned to growth for the first time since the end of 2009.
If the eurozone's recovery is so healthy, surely it can rescue its own debt-ridden member states – rather than demand yet more cash from British taxpayers already fleeced for £7billion to bail out Ireland and £4.2billion for Portugal.


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Carrot Pie
Carrot pie? Really! Similar to pumpkin pie, this forgotten pie filling has a vibrant orange color, velvety smooth texture and zesty-sweet flavor. A perfect new (old) pie for spring.
Flaky Pie Dough
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Here's one that's sure to ruffle some feathers in the USGA's Far Hills, N.J., headquarters.
In 2007, Colt Knost became just the third player ever – joining Bobby Jones and Jay Sigel – to win three separate USGA titles in the same year, as he swept the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Amateur Public Links and was a member of the victorious Walker Cup team.
To commemorate those events, Knost was asked Wednesday to donate a club from those wins to the organization. Here was his response, via Twitter:
USGA asking me to send something from my AM and publinks wins for the museum todsy. Definitely sending them my belly putter I used to win— Colt Knost (@ColtKnost) May 29, 2013
Last week, the USGA – along with the R&A – implemented Rule 14-1b, which will disallow any anchored stroke beginning on Jan. 1, 2016. It's a decision which has divided the professional ranks, with many players claiming that it should remain legal and others applauding the ruling.
Knost later tweeted again, showing a photo of his Scotty Cameron model putter from those victories:
Just went into the garage and found it. Still looks new! twitter.com/ColtKnost/stat— Colt Knost (@ColtKnost) May 30, 2013


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Moto X camera-enhancing update hits AT&T
Last month, Motorola announced that a software update for its Moto X was coming to help with camera performance, not just speeding up focus times and transitions between front and rear cameras, but also working to correct one of our biggest problems with image quality, the color balance. From the early sample pics we saw, the improvements seemed quite noticeable, and after that update first became available to T-Mobile users, we saw it hit Sprint just a couple days later. Since then, though, we've been wondering when AT&T – arguably the most popular Moto X carrier thanks to its exclusive access to Moto Maker customizations – would get around to sending out its own update. We ended up having to wait until October, but it's finally here, hitting users starting today.
In addition to those camera changes, the update improves voice recognition accuracy and speed for the phone's touchless control features and fixes some minor bugs.
A better camera will go a long way towards making the Moto X more attractive, but bigger news may be coming soon: we're anxious to learn when those wood backs will finally arrive, as well as when Moto Maker carrier availability will expand to include networks beyond AT&T.
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Nippon Ham Fighters: Nakata hits a 2-run homer off Fujihara
by Gen on Feb.13, 2010 @ 4:14 pm, under NPB, Spring Camp
=== 10:49pm JST
...Notes from Saturday's practice game against the Hanshin Tigers:
Toshiyuki Yanuki pitched 2 innings and gave up 3 runs (all earned) on 4 hits (including a home run), a walk, and a strike out. He faced 11 batters in all.
Sho Nakata also hit a 2-run double in the 4th off Satoru Kanemura. He ultimately went 2-for-5 with a double, HR, and 4 RBI. Nakata had 5 chances in left and didn't make any errors.
Dai-Kang Yang (Yoh) had 2 hits and drove in 3 runs.
=== 2/13/2010 4:14pm JST
...An early note from Saturday's practice game against the Hanshin Tigers:
Sho Nakata hit a 2-run home run off Masanori Fujihara in the 7th inning.
...Masataka Nashida told reporters on Friday that he didn't plan on sending any signs to players during the game on Saturday (specifically pitching, but also including hitting).
...As of Friday:
Toshiyuki Yanuki was set to start Saturday's practice game against the Hanshin Tigers. Yanuke held a bullpen session on Friday for last minute adjustments.
Sho Nakata was set to start in left batting in the 5-hole. On Friday, Nakata played left field while Atsunori Inaba hit long soft toss (about 30 minutes as Inaba took 130 swings). He also got some toss fielding (where the coaches lightly toss the ball up) near the fence in as well.
Masayoshi Kato was also set to get some playing time and was looking forward to facing Kazuhito Futagami.
...The game was also carried on SkyA on Saturday and will be carried by GAORA on Sunday.


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Ms. Phyllis Warren
I am Phyllis Warren, 8th grade counselor!
To my eight grade students:
Your future is in your hands. There may come a time when you come to a fork in the road and you do not know which way to go (right, or left). During this time in life we are all confronted with choices. I am here to help guide you in making wise decisions as to which road to take to a successful future.


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This isn't a pro-fasting article…
This is a pro "live your life the way you want" article…
Can eating just ONE meal per day actually help you get ripped and lose stubborn fat?
There were two studies done, one by the National Institute of Aging and the other by Agricultural Research Service, examined groups eating one meal per day with a group eating three meals per day. The studies were done over 2 8 week durations.
Here's what the researchers said
The first study analysis showed that consuming a one-meal-per-day diet, rather than a traditional three-meal-per-day diet, is feasible for a short duration. It showed that when the volunteers were 'one-mealers,' they had significant increases in total cholesterol, LDL 'bad' cholesterol and in blood pressure, compared to when they were 'three-mealers.' The changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors occurred despite the fact that the one-mealers saw slight decreases in their weight and fat mass in comparison to when they were three-mealers…
Further analysis of the study group showed that when the volunteers were one-mealers, they had higher morning fasting blood sugar levels, higher and more sustained elevations in blood sugar concentrations, and a delayed response to the body's insulin, compared to when they were 'three-mealers
Ahh so this illustrates that 3 meals per day is BETTER for our long term health. Correct but that doesn't prove that 3 is better than 1.
For starters, who can rally eat just one meal per day for 8 weeks? I can't. That's DUMB and it doesn't prove that eating 3 times per day is better than eating once. Let's look at the various benefits of intermittent fasting.
- Fasting turns on various life extension genes
- Fasting decreases oxidative stress, protein and DNA damage and blood pressure
- Fasting improves body composition and insulin sensitivity
- Fasting improves digestive issues.
The most exciting benefit, however, is that fasting turns "on" numerous genes that are otherwise "shut off" when we consistently eat. Examine some of the popular intermittent fasting approaches, like the 12-16 hour fast in Eat Stop Eat. They all advise periods of "regular" eating. You're not fasting 24-7.
Personally, I believe that "grazing" or eating 4-5 meals per day with a few healthy snacks thrown in is the best option. That being said, results stop at a point. This is where the "one meal per day' diet might be handy.
Numerous intermittent fasting studies have shown fasting isn't really about total calories. It's about cyclical calorie deprivation. Drops and increases in calories. When you hit a plateau and you aren't getting results, the one per day diet with one large meal may potentially get you over the hump.
It's that radical of a change, that when done once per week, should yield positive results.


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Aleck is a nickname for the male given name Alexander. The phrase "smart aleck" is possibly derived from the name of Aleck Hoag, a 19th-century con man and thief.
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- One who is given to obnoxious or insolent humor; a wise guy.
- One who is pretentious about their own cleverness or knowledge; a know-it-all.
- One who is obnoxiously self-assured; a show off.
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- (someone who makes insolent or obnoxious jokes): smarty, smarty pants, wise guy, wise apple, wiseass
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Verizon CEO Confirms Interest in Yahoo Acquisition
Verizon CEO Confirms Interest in Yahoo Acquisition
Verizon CEO and chairman Lowell McAdam appeared on CNBC's "Mad Money" Friday, confirming rumors that he is looking into a possible acquisition of struggling web portal Yahoo. A disappointing earnings report earlier this week fueled investor pressure on Yahoo's management to consider a sale. The company also announced plans to close 5 offices and reduce overall workforce by 15 percent this year as CEO Marissa Mayer continues to try to stabilize the company before the clock runs out and a sale goes through. "Today, we're announcing a strategic plan that we strongly believe will enable us to accelerate Yahoo's transformation," Mayer said earlier this week. The embattled executive also admitted that the company is exploring strategic alternatives, giving the best indication yet that a sale would be considered.
As for Verizon, CEO McAdam has often vaunted his company's three-tiered strategy, consisting of: having great connectivity, owning platforms to drive traffic to its network, and owning content that supports its ecosystem. Cramer asked the Verizon chief if a Yahoo acquisition would fit into that strategy, to which he responded: "We have to understand the trends. But then at the right price, I think marrying up some of their assets with AOL and the leadership would be good." Verizon acquired AOL last May for $4.4 billion, and McAdam says Verizon has been keen on keeping it separate from its existing assets. Adding Yahoo, McAdam noted, could help Verizon to repackage AOL into a new, viable product.
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I'll be honest, I didn't know a lot about AOC before I saw this monitor. I'd heard of the brand, and thought it was just one of the many at the cheap end of the market. Not that there's anything wrong with that – there is clearly a big market for cheap, nondescript monitors.
The only thing is, the iF23 is neither particularly cheap nor nondescript.
I've been using it as my primary monitor for a week now, and it's been great. The Full HD 16:9 (1920 x 1080) display is crisp and bright and the IPS (in-plane switching) panel offers wide viewing angles without impacting clarity or colour.
As you can see from the images, it's blue from the front, and white from behind. I must admit, I don't mind the look of it. The white goes with my Mac hardware, and the blue is something a bit different. But it's unclear who AOC is trying to target with this one: the IPS panel makes it a target for techie-types, but the design is more akin to a family PC.
The ergonomics of the display are also somewhat questionable. The monitor sits flat on your desk with the screen only about 9cm above the surface. It leans against a single-post stand that can be turned to alter the angle of the display, but this varies from almost vertical to completely vertical – not necessarily the best viewing angles.
Now onto cheap. The RRP is $399, which is pretty good for an IPS display of this size, but the monitor's build quality isn't that great. The plastic easily flexes, and the finish is rough in parts. The monitor just feels a bit flimsy (and its single supporting stump at the back doesn't help matters much). But then again, how often do you move your monitor around?
In the end, the decision will come down to price and looks. As with all these peripherals, you're likely to find it for less than the RRP (I'd guess about $300-$350), so it won't break the bank, but there are a lot of monitors around at that price. Adding the boost in screen quality you get over many budget models, this looks to be a good-value-for-money monitor. But given that you'll be looking at it all the time, you need to decide whether you like its design. I'm a fan – though I'd definitely prefer it in black – but you might not be.
Full specs
• 23in viewable
• Microsoft Windows 7 compatible (works with a Mac, but bundled software doesn't)
• 16:9 widescreen
• 100,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
• Analogue & DVI-D Input (no HDMI)
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01 February 2014, 13:30PM
Wishing you all a happy, healthy, peaceful, and prosperous Lunar New Year of the Horse, as we gallop in to a dramatic new year and watch the world change for the animals of Asia.
2014 is the year of the Wood Horse. Unlike the year of the Water Snake in 2013 foretelling diplomacy and planning, the year of the Wood Horse is about decisive actions and fast victories. Be certain of your choice, as once you derail, it will move quickly in the wrong direction; but if on the right path, you will see success and rewards appear before your eyes. Under the horse's influence, there is no middle ground – some economies will flourish, while others will collapse. Wood Horse 2014 will be a wild ride, so hold on, pay attention to the details, and watch the world change.
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Increasing numbers of our nation's inhabitants lack the ethical framework necessary to effectively function in a civilized society. As a result, these opportunistic individuals choose to operate without conscience or pity on the primitive level of "predator-prey". Unfortunately, their "prey" often consists of the ignorant, the infirm, the elderly, the unwary, and those they otherwise perceive to be vulnerable. Any of us can be the target of crime, given the right set of circumstances. Victims, too often, are those among us least able or willing to defend themselves.
The presence of a firearm in the hands of the intended victim represents both a physical and psychological force that can diffuse violence in a criminally threatening situation. Most criminal confrontations can be thwarted by the application of superior force by the perceived "prey". In many cases, merely the threat of superior force is sufficient to dissipate an otherwise dangerous situation. "Bark" without the will to "bite" is a risky substitute for taking absolute control of a criminal encounter. A vigilant individual must be prepared to follow through with the proper amount of force.
If you do decide to possess a firearm as a means of protecting yourself or your loved ones, responsible gun ownership requires that you become proficient in its use. Along with knowledge of your gun's safe operation and handling.
3 Stages of Personal Protection
There are basically three stages of personal protection, each requiring a certain degree of preparation. These stages are awareness, avoidance, and defense. All three are part of a system and need to be approached as a lifestyle if it is to be an effective system.
Awareness means having the ability to recognize possible or real threats as well as the ability to anticipate the unfavorable conditions that are conducive to an attack. In protection work, a lot of emphasis is placed on the advance team identifying potential threats so they can be neutralized. So it must be with our own protection. It is our responsibility to become educated about our own surroundings.
Avoidance is the next logical step in our protection arsenal and frequently the one we ignore most. Many assault victims report having a "bad feeling" just prior to an attack. Whether through advanced planning or a "sixth sense", we should be able to recognize potential threats and avoid them. For example, driving through a rough part of town increases the likelihood of problems occurring. We may know this but chose to take the risk out of convenience, rather than take a safer route.
Defense: If, after taking as many precautions as possible, we find ourselves under attack, we must make a multitude of decisions in a very short period of time. Do I resist? How do I resist? Is retreating an option? Is compliance an option? Do I have the skills and ability to defend myself? When we make the decision to fight back, it is absolutely necessary to be as dynamic and powerful as we possibly can be. There is not the luxury of sparring and attempting to "temporarily incapacitate" our attacker. All of our training in armed and unarmed combat comes down to desire to survive. Using the fine motor skills taught in martial arts takes years of training and discipline. Under stress, we fall back on instincts and gross motor movements. We use the large muscles to react. These are the skills that must be taught and reviewed. Unlike Chuck Norris, who makes villains sorry they chose him to attack, real world Self Defense is not pretty. There is no satisfaction that we taught the bad guys a lesson. Real self defense is ugly, brutal and carries with it the very real possibility of failure. A firm resolve must be achieved long before the actual encounter begins. Are we capable of breaking bones, crippling an attacker and even crushing the life out of them? Are we afraid of being arrested for our actions, regardless of their righteousness? If there is any doubt whatsoever that you are justified in defending yourself, then you run the very real possibility of losing not only the encounter, but very possibly your life.One very effective way to prepare for an attack is to visualize the most frightening situation you can imagine. Let your mind create the entire scenario, from initial attack to the only acceptable conclusion; your survival. Do whatever it takes to survive and Don't let doubt cause you to hesitate. Without taking self defense seriously, you are like an ostrich who hides his head in the sand and hopes the danger will pass. That is not personal protection; that is giving up your right to self defense.
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"Noyo's language learning platform has changed the traditional flashcard model by paring vivid graphics and authentic audio. This multi-model approach facilitates recall, and makes learning new vocabulary fun!" -- CLO Mike Sullivan
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Noyo, a Boston based educational software company, has created a learning platform for the iPad and tablet market that is changing the traditional flashcard model. Noyo ranks as one of the best Spanish Flashcard apps in the iTunes store today with over 30 five-star reviews.
"Teaching Spanish vocabulary using flashcards is an age old technique, but doesn't always equate to long term retention," Mike Sullivan Co-founder at Noyo. "Noyo's language learning platform has changed the traditional flashcard model by pairing vivid graphics and authentic audio. This multi-model approach facilitates recall, and makes learning new vocabulary fun!"
The Noyo interactive platform is designed to help users learn vocabulary by linking words to entertaining images, high-quality audio, and built-in assessment units. At the same time, engaging scenarios and comical characters transform vocabulary building from a tedious chore to laugh-out-loud fun.
The app features:
--Thousands of words and phrases, each reinforced by supporting audio, visual representation, and written translation
--Nearly 200 custom-illustrated scenes, packed with friendly characters and amusing scenarios
--Audio by a professional voice artist who is a native speaker
--Built-in assessment questions at the end of each unit
--Built-in assessment; check your stats--including how words learned, the time spent learning, and assessment scores--and the ability email them to the user or a teacher!
--10 targeted units, featuring vocabulary related to: food, ordering at a restaurant, transportation, cities, vacation activities, home and family, sports, animals, school, seasons
Noyo Spanish is now available for download on iTunes and the Amazon App store for an introductory price of $3.99. There is always a 50% volume discount for educators in the iTunes store.
Noyo is a Boston-based educational software company dedicated to providing engaging and cost effective language learning tablet apps. Noyo now offers language learning apps for Spanish, French, ESL, Hebrew,Portuguese, and Mandarin Chinese. All apps are created by a passionate team of educators, technologists, linguists, and designers. More information can be found at http://www.noyo.com.


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Did you ever hold a 70s vintage Volkswagen car catalog in your hands? You know, the ones without a picture of a car on the cover? Just "The Rabbit," "Der Käfer," "Le Golf?" One distinct color per model, that's it? Yes, those were the handiwork of yours truly. Making them was dangerous business. Those catalogs left dead bodies behind. [Continue Reading]
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Autobiography of BS©: How I Lied About The Golf
1973, at the tender age of 24, I defected to the enemy. BS, the former muckraking journalist, became a copywriter in a hotshot advertising agency. As the saying went, I didn't sell out, I cashed in: As a junior copywriter, I was paid twice as much of what I had made before as the editor in chief of a muckraking journal.
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For more than ten years, every word a certain top executive of Volkswagen uttered in public was pure BS. I wrote his speeches. I wrote articles under his name. I even ghostwrote a book for him. I studied his mannerisms, his way of thinking and talking. He slowly but surely slipped into the role for which I wrote the script. He's retired now, but still is a sought-after speaker on the conference circuit.
He liked to live and work on the edge, and I gladly walked him there. We had a strange symbiotic relationship. His trust in me bordered on the obscene. Even before major strategy announcements, his brief for the speech usually amounted to: "You know what to write." He rarely did read the speech before giving it. He always delivered it with great aplomb and usually to thundering applause. I could put practically any word into his mouth. Power that had to be used wisely. [Continue Reading]
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From 1973 through 2005, my job was to create excitement for Volkswagens in the hope that people would buy them. The job had its ups and downs. We loved facelifts and hated totally new cars. With a facelift, we could travel to attractive and warm places for the photo shoot. "Because of the sun." Not to mention the beach. And the nice amenities of the Hotel Negresco in Nice. With a facelift, we could tool around in broad daylight, and nobody would bat an eye or even think of snapping a picture. Which magazine would publish the spy shot of a re-designed bumper? Totally new cars were top secret. Not allowed to travel outside the confines of the VW factory. Even there, constantly under tarps. The only places we could photograph them were at the in-house photo studio or at the VW proving grounds in Ehra-Lessien. Wait until the animal rights people will hear this story. [Continue Reading]
Autobiography of BS©: How I Invented Interactive Video
In the late 70s, after Volkswagen had launched their new worldwide dealer network under the mysterious V.A.G. moniker, the V.A.G. dealers received a strong voice, their own national advertising campaign and a renewed focus on the importance of service. No wonder. Then as now, after-sales is the VW dealer's number one profit center. The profit contribution of parts alone was often 30 percent or more. In 1979, for the first time, VW invited the service guys to the IAA auto show in Frankfurt. The suits asked me to come up with a spectacular concept for their debut. My first idea: fix cars live, Formula 1 pitstop style. Everybody liked it—until someone found out that the maximum height of the booth was 2.5 meters, way below the heights of the lift. Scratch that idea. Then I had an odd thought: Why not do it virtually? Except that virtual reality had yet to be invented. This was my contribution to the cause. [Continue Reading]


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Greco-Roman palette
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Solvents - wetting agents
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Suggestion Box
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Hide Glue Chalk Gesso - method
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Oil Paint - adding wax as stabilizer
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Pastels - storage
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Predispersal of pigments
Suggestion Box
Testing - Blue Wool Scale
Testing - formulation
Testing - lightfastness
Testing - making test cards
Testing - record keeping
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Watercolor - making the gum solution
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The following are just a few examples of POGO's accomplishments in 2006:
In recent years, a variety of factors have led to the demise of vigorous Congressional oversight of the Executive Branch, including the declining experience of Congressional staff members and bitter partisanship. In 2006, POGO launched a monthly training series aimed at teaching a new generation of Congressional staff the art and science of government oversight. Veteran Capitol Hill and Executive Branch investigators and investigative journalists imparted their wisdom on such topics as working with whistleblowers and insiders, investigating companies, rooting out documents from government agencies, preparing for oversight hearings, and the rights of Congress to access classified information. The training series was co-chaired by the Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Representative Christopher Shays (R-CT), and Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ).
Since 2000, just a short span of six years, government spending on contractors doubled from $200 billion to $400 billion. This increase in spending followed a decrease in taxpayer protections—a rollback that contractors had long been advocating.
Over this same period POGO has been a central player in the effort to inform the public about the government's failures to hold its contractors accountable. In 2006 alone, POGO educated policymakers about contracting problems in such issue areas as the Iraq reconstruction and Hurricane Katrina response efforts. POGO's 2006 report Federal Contracting: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina provided key insights to Congress about the need for reforms to prevent contracting debacles in future emergency response actions. Highlights from 2006 include:
- Improving Taxpayer Protections. A much-anticipated government report on contracting rules endorsed many of POGO's recommendations to strengthen taxpayer protections in contracting. The report, completed by a panel of contracting experts, was a huge blow to the contracting industry, given that the report is serving as a road map for efforts to reform the system.
- Fighting Wasteful No-Bid Contracts. The Air Force suspended a $900 million no-bid contract with Hamilton Sundstrand, based on POGO's analysis that found the company had increased pricing for some parts by as much as 900 percent. The suspension will save the taxpayers as much as $664 million. POGO has used this example to educate the public and the Congress about the perils of no-bid contracts.
The "Iron Triangle"—Congress, the Pentagon, and defense contractors—is stronger than ever before. The resulting decisions line the pockets of special interests at the expense of legitimate national security needs. In 2006, POGO continued to draw attention to numerous cases where national security was compromised by greed and incompetence. Highlights from 2006 include:
- Fighting Conflicts of Interest. At a highly-charged Senate hearing, POGO testified about its investigative findings that the head of an influential federal research center, the Institute for Defense Analysis, held stock options in companies that stood to benefit from his institute's research on the F-22A fighter jet. The controversial revelation led to the resignation of that institute's top official, and prompted government research centers to strengthen conflict-of-interest rules to prevent future conflicts of interest.
- Challenging Wasteful Weapons. The Air Force announced $168 million in savings from the restructuring of a contract to purchase C-130J military airlift planes. This restructuring was a result of POGO's 2005 report, Taxpayers Carry The Load: The C-130J Cargo Plane Does Not, on abuses in the contract, and the efforts of Senator John McCain.
Every year, a little-known agency inside the Department of Interior is responsible for collecting billions of dollars in fees, known as royalties, from multinational oil companies drilling on federal and Indian lands. A series of investigations by POGO in the 1990s exposed that the agency, the Minerals Management Service (MMS), was falling down on the job of collecting royalties, and prompted almost $1 billion in increased collections. In 2006, POGO re-opened its investigations in this area. We exposed that MMS was refusing to audit oil companies drilling on federal and Indian lands, despite the fact that conducting audits is the only way to ensure the companies pay fair value. With sky-rocketing gas and oil profits, it is concerning that royalties collected have plummeted by as much as $100 million annually.
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the federal government has been on an unrestrained secrecy binge, putting millions of documents out of the public's reach. Yet the documents the government is putting off limits frequently have less to do with keeping our nation secure and more to do with hiding corruption and mismanagement. POGO has been working to get the government to switch its focus from keeping the secrets that protect it to keeping the secrets that protect us. Highlights from 2006 include:
- Countering Excessive Homeland Security Secrecy. Working with open government advocates and 9/11 family members, POGO helped get legislation passed that makes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) more accountable in how it applies secrecy designations to documents. This was an important step because, if DHS is allowed to continue overusing secrecy designations, information that could be vital to preventing future disasters will not be shared among federal security agencies or with the public.
- Strengthening Public Access to Government Information. POGO worked in coalition with dozens of organizations to educate Congress and the public about the need to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act. Although this law is weak, it is still the best tool at the public's disposal to shine light on government operations.
- Strengthening Whistleblower Protections. In 2006, POGO's report, Homeland and National Security Whistleblowers: The Unfinished Agenda, helped set the stage for Congress to take a much more aggressive approach to protecting whistleblowers. POGO also continued to expose the failings of the Office of Special Counsel, one of the key agencies tasked with protecting whistleblowers. As a result, that agency is now under federal investigation.
Although the Cold War ended almost twenty years ago, the federal government continues to sustain an obsolete set of facilities nationwide, which unnecessarily costs billions of dollars and which poses significant homeland security risks. In recent years, POGO's investigations into the nuclear weapons complex have drawn much-needed public attention to the Department of Energy's failures to manage the complex and prompted dramatic reforms nationwide. Highlights from 2006 include:
- Increasing Cyber-Security. POGO has argued for years that the government should better protect highly classified nuclear weapons information on its computers, repeatedly exposing cyber-security breaches. In 2006, POGO exposed an extraordinary breech of security—hundreds of pages of highly classified information from Los Alamos National Laboratory were discovered during a trailer park methamphetamine lab bust. The disclosure resulted in the resignation of the head of the nation's nuclear weapons complex, extensive oversight hearings by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and numerous government investigations. The incident has brought renewed pressure to adequately protect those of the nation's secrets that do need to be protected.
- Improving Nuclear Weapons Security. In 2006, the Department of Energy announced that it would remove all bomb-grade nuclear weapons materials from half of its facilities nationwide, including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which is precariously located in the densely populated San Francisco Bay area. The government's plans are based in large part on POGO's recommendations in its 2005 report, U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: Homeland Security Opportunities. As a result of DOE's decision, millions of Americans in communities nationwide will be safer, and billions of taxpayer dollars will be saved in security costs.
Also in 2006, POGO released a new report, U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: Y-12 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory at High Risk. POGO's investigation revealed, among other problems, that dangerous nuclear materials at the Oak Ridge lab in Tennessee were inadequately protected. As a result, the Department of Energy announced plans to permanently downblend those materials, making them unusable.
- Improving Safety. POGO's investigations drew attention to troubling safety failures at the Pantex nuclear facility in Texas, which is responsible for dismantling nuclear weapons. As a result, the federal government launched an investigation into excessive overtime hours worked by production technicians and other concerns, and significantly increased the number of workers performing this important task.


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Field bindweed, Johnsongrass and sericea lespedeza are three wide-ranging, difficult perennial weeds that can be controlled in the fall, says Jeff Ball, a soil and crops specialist at the Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Okla. As these weeds accumulate carbohydrates in their roots before going dormant for the winter, herbicides applied will travel to the roots as well, killing them or greatly reducing vigor in the spring.
"Bindweed is aggressive and causes a tremendous amount of yield loss annually in wheat," Ball says. "The best method of control is to apply Roundup or a generic equivalent or LandMaster in a timely manner through the summer fallow period. The last application should be made after planting wheat two weeks before the first killing freeze."
In the southern United States, Johnsongrass can cause severe yield loss in both pastureland and row crop operations.
"Control is difficult since it is a grass weed growing in a grass crop," Ball says. "However, in row crop production, several herbicides available control it. Pastureland is a different story. We recommend using a weed wiper loaded with glyphosate."
Sericea lespedeza is a weed able to grow no matter the environmental conditions, allowing it to out-compete more desirable grass species.
"Mowing and burning won't control Sericea. In fact, it responds favorably to fire and tends to spread after burning," Ball says.
Ball recommends applying either Cimarron or Cimarron Max any time in the fall.
Ball adds that fall also can be an excellent time to control brush using a basal bark treatment, which involves applying a 15 percent to 25 percent Remedy/diesel solution to the trunks of the targeted brush species. The solution should be applied 12 to 15 inches above the soil surface and 360 degrees around the trunk.
"Brush is a different battle from herbaceous weeds, though, and it's typically not a one-year thing," he says. "Odds are that you will get above 70 percent control with a basal bark treatment. If I got 80 percent control after one application, I'd be tickled."


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The 2006 Thomas and Elizabeth Anderson Scholarship has been awarded to Mr. Todd Kocher, a senior Mechanical Engineering student. The Anderson Scholarship was established in 2004 by the generous donation of the late Professor Thomas P. Anderson's family for Mechanical Engineering at SIUE. This is the second year an Anderson Scholarship has been given out. The scholarship is to honor an outstanding junior or senior Mechanical Engineering student. The scholarship is under the supervision of SIUE Mechanical Engineering faculty. Currently the scholarship pays tuition of one semester. If the tuition is already paid by other scholarships, the Anderson Scholarship will pay $1,500 cash.
Faculty picked Todd to receive the award based on his outstanding academic performance. He received an A in every class taken so far in SIUE except one. He was the winner of the 2005 Russell C. Solomon Award, and was inducted to the Pi Tau Sigma honor society in 2006. Todd is a student member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and currently serves as the secretary of the SIUE chapter of Pi Tau Sigma. He is expected to graduate from SIUE Mechanical Engineering Program in May 2007.
Todd is the youngest son of Linus and Rita Kocher of Olney, IL. He and his two siblings will be the family's first generation of college graduates of the family. Up to now, he mainly used student's loan to support his college education.


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Finance Advisory Board Economic Summit Awards Program
The purposes of the Finance Advisory Board Economic Summit Awards Program are to: (1) promote and encourage students who show great promise for successful finance careers in business and government, (2) support the student recruitment efforts of the Department of Finance, and (3) maintain and improve the quality and reputation of Department of Finance programs by attracting excellent students.
A total of two (2) awards (one graduate student and one undergraduate student) will be presented during the Finance Department Economic Summit in September 2017. The winners must be present at the Economic Summit in order to receive the award. Each award recipient will receive a Certificate of Recognition and a $2,000 scholarship.
Selection Criteria:
- Minimum Cumulative G.P.A. - Graduate 3.8/Undergraduate 3.5
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Extracurricular activities
- Outside activities/Work experience
The Economic Summit Committee will, in consultation with the Department Head, recommend the award recipients to the Executive Committee of the Finance Advisory Board by February 24, 2017. Each award recipient will also receive ongoing career advice and counseling from faculty members in the Department of Finance.
Deadline for submission has closed.


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Apple yesterday poked the bear that is Microsoft by announcing that it would give away its trio of iWork productivity apps to buyers of new iOS 7-compatible iPhones, iPads and iPod touches purchased after 1 September.
As part of the iPhone 5S and 5C unveiling on Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook said that the three apps – Pages, Numbers and Keynote – will be offered as free downloads to eligible customers, who include those activating new iPhones, iPads and iPod touches. Also slated for the same treatment: iPhoto and iMovie on iOS.
Currently, the iWork apps cost US$9.99 a piece; iPhoto and iMovie run at US$4.99 each.
"We think that iWork is a really key advantage for our customers' productivity," said Cook on Tuesday as he unveiled the free deal. "We think that all iOS devices are made even better if they have these apps. And almost all customers want these apps."
Ezra Gottheil, analyst with Technology Business Research, saw the deal as another move by Apple to solidify customer loyalty, lock them into its hardware ecosystem and, most importantly, sell more devices.
"Clever," said Gottheil on Tuesday after Apple's iPhone event. "It both differentiates and adds value to the platform, though it's more meaningful on the iPad than the iPhone."
Historically, almost every decision Apple makes about its software – its pricing, what it builds in-house, what it includes or doesn't with the iOS operating system – has been to forward device sales. This, said Gottheil, is no different.
"It's all about adding value to the hardware," said Gottheil, acknowledging that iWork wouldn't tip individual decisions toward an iPhone or iPad, but believing the apps are just more in the 'package' of services and software Apple maintains for its customers.
The freeing of iWork followed by three months the introduction of iWork for iCloud, a browser-based service that puts Pages, Numbers and Keynote online and accessible from Apple's iOS and OS X devices, and from systems running rival Microsoft's Windows.
iWork for iCloud remains in beta – Apple has not said when it will scratch out that designation – but all iCloud account holders have been able to use the online apps since late August. Apple has not said whether iWork for iCloud will be free or come with a price tag, but Cook's announcement prompted Gottheil to bet solidly on the former.
"They're giving up some software revenue, particularly on the iPad, but sales may not be meaningful," said Gottheil. "I think a free iWork for iCloud would be an interesting play, too."
It's impossible to tell from Apple's financial statements how much revenue it books for software; the company tosses that money into a bucket that also includes the much larger amounts generated by the iTunes ecommerce ecosystem and Apple's for-pay services, such as additional iCloud storage space and iTunes Match.
This summer, when Apple rolled out iWork for iCloud, Gottheil and other analysts viewed the new online apps as competitors to Microsoft's and Google's similar cloud productivity offerings, Office Web Apps and Google Docs, respectively.
Then Gottheil said iWork for iCloud meshed with Apple's long-running strategy of trying to tempt consumers and small businesses now in the Windows camp to defect to OS X, iOS or both. "I see this as building a bridge from Windows to the Apple platforms," said Gottheil of the entry into Microsoft Office's turf.
The free iWork apps fit that strategy, he added.
Apple does now have a leg-up on Microsoft in the space, since the former is giving away mobile productivity apps and the latter is not.
Microsoft has shipped Office Mobile – an app that includes scaled-back versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint – for the iPhone (in June) and Android (in July). But while the apps themselves are free to download, they must be linked to an active Office 365 account before they'll work. The least expensive Office 365 plan – there are ranges for consumers, small business and enterprises – costs US$100 a year.
Microsoft has not released Office Mobile for the iPad or Android tablets, an omission that has been hotly criticised by analysts.
Those experts believe Office has been withheld from the iPad and Android tablets because CEO Steve Ballmer decided to use the suite as a carrot to draw customers to the Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets that Microsoft and its OEM partners manufacture.
But with signs that Microsoft's strategy hasn't worked – the company wrote off US$900 million in July to account for Surface RT tablet overstocks – outside analysts have urged Microsoft to instead play to its strengths and sell its software, Office first of all, on rival platforms that account for the vast bulk of sales.
Apple's free iWork apps won't budge Microsoft: the former may be adequate for consumers and sole proprietors, but the latter's Office is entrenched in business.
Gottheil expected to see a little blow-back from current owners of iOS hardware – those with iPads especially – over Apple's move. Some of them, he said, would complain that they'd paid for something others will now get gratis, while others would say that they'd been left out in the cold even though they'd been loyal customers of the company's products.
But he didn't anticipate a major backlash, if only because the apps, while noteworthy, didn't cost enough to trigger anger.
Cook gave no indication on Tuesday that the OS X versions of iWork, which cost US$19.99 each for the three programs – will also be made free to Mac customers at some point. OS X editions of iMovie and iPhoto have long been bundled with new Macs.
Eligible devices include iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later, and fifth-generation iPod touch devices. The device must be running iOS 7, the upgrade slated to ship 18 September, to qualify for the free downloads of iWork, iMovie and iPhoto.
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld


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Market launch of the "Biogrinder" at BIOGAS 2012
With 342 exhibitors and nearly 7,000 trade visitors, the BIOGAS trade fair from January 10 to 12, 2012 in Bremen is the most important venue for the international biogas community. This trade fair and the parallel convention provided the ideal platform for BHS-Sonthofen to launch the new "Biogrinder" machine.
The BHS Biogrinder is designed to process biomass used for the generation of biogas. The energy crops are subjected to intensive mechanical pretreatment in the machine, with the effect that the gas yield is substantially increased and the overall fermentation process is stabilized. The Biogrinder, for which a patent application has been filed, works in continuous mode and is easy to operate. The result is a homogeneous and highly mashed substrate with a large particle surface area. As a consequence, the gas production of the microorganisms in the fermenter is significantly accelerated and the methane yield is considerably increased. This has been confirmed in several months of practical experience and tests in a Bavarian biogas plant and is the subject of a scientific study that is currently being evaluated.
More detailed information on the functional principle can be found in the Products section under "Recycling technology" and Biogrinder.


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Advair risks update?
What are the latest updates regarding the risks of Advair?(and other LABA's)
I have seen legal ads that are targeted for the possible deadly side effects of Advair. There are news ads telling about risks of using Advair for more than 6 months. Having been on Advair for years, I worry about this.
Please share what you know.
Thank you.
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salmeterol and formoterol are long-acting beta-agonists (labas) used in the treatment of moderate and severe asthma. labas are not an adequate controller therapy by themselves for asthma, & can potentially cause life-threatening asthma attacks if used alone... this risk been known for years, along with problem overuse of albuterol, or any other rescue medication, can place a person at risk for severe asthma attacks, and even death from asthma. a person with asthma therefore should always use an inhaled steroid for treatment of their asthma when a laba is required.
due to this issue advair developed to contain both ingredients: salmeterol xinafoate = laba and fluticasone propionate = steroid.
alert for healthcare professionals - fluticasone propionate; salmeterol xinafoate (marketed as advair diskus)
updated: june 30, 2008
[color=#2200cc]advair safety and side effects - advair safety and black box warning
december 11, 2008
fda panel says some asthma drugs too risky - wsj.com
for advair, the panel unanimously backed its use in adults, but more narrowly recommended it for children. the panel voted 23-3, with one member abstaining, for advair's use in adolescents ages 12 to 17, and voted 13-11 for its use in children ages 4 to 11, with three members abstaining.Last edit by NRSKarenRN on Jun 5, '09Jun 2, '09Yes, I am aware of this. Maybe I didn't word my concern properly. I am wondering why there seems to be legal class action- why is Advair still being used/considered unsafe, as it has the steroid in it? What is the latest assessment of Advair- use it or not to use it?Jan 7, '11Quote from ilmbgI think the reason it mint be a legal issue is at first advair did not have the warning about it on the commercials and paper work warningsYes, I am aware of this. Maybe I didn't word my concern properly. I am wondering why there seems to be legal class action- why is Advair still being used/considered unsafe, as it has the steroid in it? What is the latest assessment of Advair- use it or not to use it?Jan 9, '11When the Serevent and Advair notices came out about the potential dangers, a few law firms jumped on it but to the best of my knowledge, there is not a class action suit. In fact, this "legal" ad even states that but it may be easily missed with the intent of their advertising.
There is not currently an Advair class action lawsuit or a Serevent Class Action Lawsuit pending.
All medications come with some type of warning and if the patient OR the doctor does not follow the recommendations for that medication, there is always a chance for increased risks.
A SABA or rescue inhaler is usually recommended along with a LABA. Sometimes for mild asthma, an inhaled corticosteroid such as Flovent is often all you need and does not need a LABA to accompany it. The guidelines in the EPR-3 are not always followed nor is the proper testing and/or questioning done to determine the reactiveness of the airway disease and the severity of it or what might be the best medication for that patient. The same for COPD. Very little education is then provided to the patient which leads to noncompliance or misuse of their medication. I can't tell you how many times a patient comes in after using his Advair or Symbicort as a rescue inhaler all day and states "it isn't working". The other issue is RNs who leave the inhalers at beside without knowing what the patient understands about the medication or the RNs themselves may not know the ingredients that are in these inhalers. Just demonstrating how to use the device is not enough but often there is not time for much more than that.
I recommend that any nurse or RT who works with asthma patients and MDIs read the EPR-3 and even take the Asthma Educator course even if they don't take the certification. You will see asthma, allergies, MDIs and all the medications associated with them very differently.


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Sprint has been moving full steam ahead with their new LTE network, but that's not stopping them from releasing 3G phones. We recently got our hands on the Kyocera Rise at CTIA, and now the phone has been confirmed to be launching on August 19th for $19.99 on a 2 year contract.
This 3G-only slider features a 3.2-megapixel camera, 3.5-inch HVGA (480 x 320) display, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 512MB of RAM, a 1,500mAh battery, and will be running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. In addition, the Kyocera Rise will soon gain support for Sprint's Direct Connect push-to-talk. I know what you're thinking, this isn't a powerful phone by any stretch of the imagination, but you know what? Having low-end phones allows for those on a tight budget to get their hands on the Android OS, and that my friends is the beauty of Android.
source: TechnoBuffalo