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The video below compares the concept of beginning and end of universe in Hinduism with that of modern cosmology. The video is presented by Carl Edward Sagan - an American astronomer and astrobiologist and a highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics, and other natural sciences.
Below is the transcript of the video. This is because the subject matter is very complex and you might need repeated listening.
Hindu religion is the only one of the world's great faiths dedicated to the idea that the cosmos itself undergoes an immense, indeed an infinite number of deaths and rebirths.
It is the only religion in which the time scales correspond, no doubt, by accident, to those of modern scientific cosmology. Its cycles run from our ordinary day and night to a day and night of Brahma 8.64 billion years long. Longer than the age of the earth or the sun and about half of the time since the big bang. And there are much longer time scales still.
There is the deep and the appealing notion that the universe is but the dream of the god who after a 100 Brahma years… dissolves himself into a dreamless sleep… and the universe dissolves with him… until after another Brahma century… he starts… recomposes himself and begins again the dream… the great cosmic lotus dream.
Meanwhile… elsewhere… there are an infinite number of other universes… each with its own god… dreaming the cosmic dream…
These great ideas are tempered by another perhaps still greater it is said that men may not be the dreams of the gods but rather that the gods are the dreams of men.
In India, there are many gods and each god has many manifestations. These Chola bronzes cast in the eleventh century include several different incarnations of the god Shiva. Seen here at his wedding.
The most elegant and sublime of these bronzes is a representation of the creation of the Universe at the beginning of each cosmic cycle – a motif known as the cosmic dance of Shiva. The god has four hands. In the upper right hand is the drum whose sound is the sound of creation. And in the upper left hand is a tongue of flame… a reminder that the universe now newly created… will billion of years from now will be utterly destroyed. Creation. Destruction.
These profound and lovely ideas are central to ancient Hindu beliefs as exemplified in this Chola temple at …. They are kind of reminiscent of modern astronomical ideas. Without doubt the universe has been expanding since the big bang but it is by no means clear that it will continue to expand forever. If there is less than a certain amount of matter in the universe, then the mutual gravitation of the receiving galaxies will be insufficient to stop the expansion and the Universe will run away forever. But if there is more matter than we can see…hidden away in black holes… say or in hot but invisible gas between galaxies, then the universe holds together, and partakes in every Indian succession of cycles… expansion followed by contraction… cosmos upon cosmos…Universes without end. If we live in such an oscillating universe, then the Big Bang is not the creation of the cosmos but merely the end of the previous cycle the destruction of the last incarnation of the cosmos.
Neither of these modern cosmologies may be altogether to our liking. In one cosmology, the universe is created somehow from nothing 15 to 20 billion years ago and expands forever. The galaxy is mutually receding until the last one disappears over our cosmic horizon. Then the galactic astronomers are out of business… the stars cool and die…matter itself decays…and the Universe becomes a thin cold haze of elementary particles.
In the other, the oscillating universe, the cosmos has no beginning and no end… and we are in the midst of an infinite cycle of cosmic deaths and rebirths. With no information trickling through the cusps of the oscillation…nothing of the galaxies, stars, planets, life forms, civilizations evolved in the previous incarnation of the universe trickles through the cusp filters past the Big Bang to be known in our universe.


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From the last HP form 10K:
HP expenses advertising costs as incurred or when the advertising is first run. Such costs totaled approximately $1.2 billion in fiscal 2011, $1.0 billion in fiscal 2010 and $0.7 billion in fiscal 2009.
From the last Apple form 10K.
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"I look at this as my life's calling, and I look at myself as a martial
artist, and by that I mean that I'm always trying to grow and I'm always
trying to improve." - Chris Leben
For a while, Chris Leben's move to Hawaii in 2007 was the ideal situation for the Ultimate Fighter season one veteran. Forget the weather and idyllic views; "The Crippler" appeared to be at peace after a series of ups and downs in his career and life.
And he was. For a time. But after losses in three of his last four fights, bouts with painkillers and alcohol, and the reality that being married means give as well as take, he decided a change was in order earlier this year when his wife decided to look at law schools on the mainland.
First stop, San Diego.
"As soon as we started looking at different schools, I spotted that there was one that was interested in her in San Diego," said Leben. "We flew out to check it out, I went to Alliance gym because I know Brandon (Vera) and some of the guys at the gym, and I trained with them one day."
Turned out that the Alliance MMA gym, home to the likes of Vera, Dominick Cruz, Phil Davis, Alex Gustafsson, and a host of world-class fighters, along with coach Eric Del Fierro, was a perfect fit. So perfect that Leben and his bride moved even earlier than planned.
"We weren't planning on leaving until later, but with the limited time that I was there and was able to meet everybody, I realized that it was such a good experience that I said 'you know what, where I'm at in my career, I need to be training with the best.' And as lovely as Hawaii is and as wonderful as a lot of the people out there are, sometimes when the surf's up I don't have any training partners. (Laughs) It gets a little tough getting the guys in the room all the time to train, and at Alliance that's just not a problem. I've got several UFC guys on the mat every single practice. I've been out here now for nine weeks and I haven't missed a practice. I've had two practices a day for the last nine weeks with the team here at Alliance, and it's been absolutely phenomenal. I said why didn't I do this a long time ago. My game has exploded through the roof."
That's not to say the initial move wasn't scary for Leben. As a veteran of nearly 11 years as a pro, and with a 1-3 record in his last four, taking reckless chances isn't advisable. What if Alliance wasn't a good fit, or what if he didn't gel with the coaches and the team because of assumptions about his past? Then he's in trouble before one of the most pivotal fights of his career on July 6 against Andrew Craig.
"When you're at my level, and with a career like mine, finding a gym where they're going to be open and accepting and they're going to be at your level, there's a lot of things going on there," he said. "I've already got some stuff I've gotta overcome, pre-conceived notions about me, this and that, and I also need to find people who are on my same wavelength or at my level with training. So it is difficult and it was definitely a major worry, and that's why we said we're gonna take our time, fly out, check out the gym, check out the neighborhood before we settle on any gyms. It just so happened that my first choice was San Diego. We went there first, and Alliance was phenomenal, and they were open to me, they welcomed me. At first, particularly with coaching and stuff, I think it was a little bit of a trial period. And I think now, I've gotten on their good side, he (Del Fierro) realized that I am a hard worker, and that the shenanigans with me are a thing of the past."
These days, it almost feels like the old days for Leben, back when he and the gang at Team Quest in Oregon were tearing through various MMA promotions, including the UFC.
"It does feel like that, and I got away from that," he said. "I was kinda doing the lone wolf thing out there in Hawaii. Again, I had some great coaches and everything, but not guys that were fighting on my level with me. Here, I'm just another fighter on the mat, and there's the camaraderie and everybody helping everybody out. Because a gym is more than the coaches; it's so much in the fighters, and as iron sharpens iron, so one man another. Every day I'm learning from Phil Davis; I just spent 45 minutes with Dominick Cruz working on my standup right now, and it's really impeccable training."
And impeccable timing, as Leben doesn't just need a win at UFC 162 against Craig, he needs a Leben-esque performance after a dismal decision loss to Derek Brunson last December. Leben has lost fights before where it was an all-out brawl before the end came. Not at UFC 155.
"It was absolutely terrible," he said. "There were a couple things going on there. I don't want to take anything away from my opponent in that fight; I just did a horrible job. I was working a game plan for a guy (Karlos Vemola) who comes out and brawls, my opponent gets switched ten days out from the fight, and I went from a brawler to a left-handed wrestler (Brunson). I hadn't fought in a year and I was so tentative. I didn't want to make any mistakes, and he didn't want to engage, and I didn't cut off the ring and chase him down like I needed to. And what happened was just an absolutely terrible sleeper of a fight that is the exact kind of thing that I don't want to be known for. I don't want people to see that and think that that's me. I'm really gonna look to push the pace in this next one. We're gonna be in this guy's face."
Now that's "The Crippler" we've all come to know and love, and despite the rocky road he's traversed at times, he's still here and still standing. It's probably not what you may have expected in 2005, when he was the wild child of TUF1. Yet from that cast of 16, only Leben, Mike Swick, Josh Koscheck, and Diego Sanchez remain active UFC fighters. That's a pretty impressive run. So what's the secret?
"I think it's the way that you look at the sport," said Leben. "I look at this as my life's calling, and I look at myself as a martial artist, and by that I mean that I'm always trying to grow and I'm always trying to improve. I love going to the gym, I love the camaraderie, the teamwork, learning and trying to develop new skills, I love coaching, and maybe it's that I don't have anywhere else to go (Laughs); I don't have any other options. Fighting is my life, it's really what I've based my life around, and I couldn't be more happy that I have because even though I've had ups and downs, it's shown me the world and brought me to be the person that I am now, which I never would have been without this sport, so I'm extremely grateful."
He's also happy again, and ready to unleash a new and improved Chris Leben on the world.
"One thing about my character is that I am a hard worker, and regardless of the ups and downs, the success that I have had is solely because of that and not because of natural ability or anything else. It's solely due to just working hard. But now with the new gym, with sobriety, and with these cards falling into place, you add the work ethic on top of that and the sky's the limit. I obviously gotta get through this fight first, but I really feel like the world's gonna see a completely different Chris Leben."
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Vikram aka Vicky is our friends' son and I've been his official baby sitter[though only occasionally] ever since he was as young as a six month old baby.It was while baking this cake that he expressed his love for me..er my cake.He is very fussy with his food and his taste changes every now and then making it difficult for me to cook for him.But if I say I will be baking a cake if he finishes his food,he will eat whatever I put on his plate.Little tricks I am learning..:)
Eggless Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Icing
Recipe source-Lakshmi Kudua,original recipe by Nita Mehta
Cake flour – 1 ½ cups
Thick curd – 1 cup
Sugar – ¾ cup
Refined oil – ½ cup
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Baking soda – ½ tsp
Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
Grease an 8' round cake tin.
Beat together sugar and curds well.
Add baking powder and baking soda,mix well and keep aside for 2-3 minutes.
Bubbles will start appearing on top-add oil and vanilla essence and beat well.
Mix in the flour 1 tbsp at a time and make a smooth batter.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.


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In 1970, Chuck Barfoot decided to move out West in search of a place to surf year round. Leaving his home in Beach Haven, New Jersey, ending up in the foothills of Santa Barbara. Chuck reunited with Tom Sims who he first met in the 60's at his local surf spot. The pair, along with their friend Raisin, moved into a friends' mothers' commune-style home in Santa Barbara. The following year Chuck and Tom moved into a house nicknamed 'Mazatlan'. Mazatlan was a one room adobe brick house with an outdoor kitchen and outhouse (full hippy pad). Chuck lived in the loft, Tom had a bed in the room on the other side. Surfing was Tom and Chuck's passion and lifestyle. Prior to the start of Sims Skateboards in 1972, Chuck and Tom would create 4′-5′ long skateboards from old water skis purchased from the local thrift store. Chuck and Tom's goal was to create skateboards that simulated surfing on pavement.
Tom eventually moved to Los Angeles, but Chuck stayed in Santa Barbara, working as a carpenter and artist, but mainly stayed put because of his love for surfing and his life in paradise. A few years later, Tom returned to Santa Barbara and setup Sims Skateboards in a building on Milpas Street. Chuck went back to work with Tom developing landmark skates such as the Brad Bowman "Superman", the Mike Folmer, Bert Lamar, Dave Andrecht and Greg Ayres "Sims Stinger Pro Series".
Before snowboarding was even a sport, Tom Sims had the dream to surf on snow back in his junior high days. Tom came to Chuck while working out a deal to license the Skiboard from Bob Weber in 1977. "The problem with those boards was that they had black griptape for traction which caked on snow and skyhooks that were set up goofy or regular foot only. I hadn't even snowboarded yet when Tom asked me to help him solve those problems. The first thing we did was switch to a clear, plastic grip tape that we sprayed with silicone, which helped the snow not cake up as much. Next, we put a rubber strap down the middle of the board so you could put your feet under it and ride goofy or regular. This allowed us to share boards since there were so few snowboards at that time. Now the board would stick to your feet so you could jump cliffs and carve in soft snow", says Chuck.
"Tom asked me to build a board that he had originally buiIt in Junior High, so I made a prototype foam board with a fiberglass stringer down the middle. It had a fiberglass bottom, was about 4 feet long, with a rounded nose and a little swallowtail. The reason I put the stringer down the middle was to stiffen the board and bolt the rubber strap. This was Tom's design. Tom had two Winterstick Snowboards in the Sims office, which were foam core, ptex bottoms, and fiberglass tops. One was a blue round-tail, the other a yellow swallowtail. The Wintersticks, created by Dimitrije Milovich, were the best boards out at this time. Way before Burton, Tom, or myself made boards he had a true surf style board with no rope on the nose that he was building in '72 or '73. Tom would never say this, but everyone at Sims saw the Wintersticks every day! They had sidecut and a nylon strap down the center. The problem with the nylon strap was that when you flexed the board in a turn it would get loose. When you used the rubber strap, it flexed when you rode it and stayed tight when turning. About halfway through building Tom's prototype, I told Tom I wanted to build something that would be more functional. He said 'Go for it'. That's when I designed and built my first board."
The two worked together until 1980, when Chuck Barfoot decided to venture out on his own and start his own 'Snoboard' company, Barfoot Snoboards. Chuck made about 15-20 one of a kind boards. The very first time he went snoboarding, Christmas Day 1978, Chuck and Bob Weber went out to Utah and rode in about a foot of powder. "From that point on, I was hooked! Chuck went back to the drawing board and made a board that was lighter and thinner. He also changed the shape to be more like a Winterstick on his third prototype (1979). "It had a spoon nose. That board just ripped shit!" That board is currently on display at the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum in Vail, Colorado.
From that board, Chuck went on to design another board, and another board and so on. Every time he went out and rode a board he had built, he would go back and experiment with something different. "I was working with rockers, channels in the bottoms, even fins! Of course, we didn't need those fins, but we didn't know that. We just modeled the snoboards after our surfboards."
Chuck designed boards until about 1984 before releasing the first true conventional bottom
twin-tip. About a year earlier, Chuck was out in Lake Tahoe for the World Championships when he first saw a double-ended snowboard. It was called the Prop Snowboard, created by Matt Donovan. "The board looked like an airplane propeller, and was a double-ended board. There were no other double-ended boards at that time. Matt came up to me and said 'Mr. Barfoot sir…' I interrupted him and said, 'No, no, no. It's Chuck' and he starts telling me all about his board. He walks up the hill, rides down, does a carve, flips it around to fakie, flips it back around to regular, back to fakie, then back to regular. Up until then, nobody had ever done that! I said, 'Holy shit!' It was so off the wall!"
Chuck's company is credited with being the first to create a conventional bottomed twin-tip snowboard, forever changing the way we all ride. Before the twin-tip, every snowboard on the market had a directional shape, snowboarders looked like a bunch of surfers on snow. It wasn't until after Barfoot manufactured the twin-tip, that skate influenced snowboarding progressed.
About a year later, Ken Achenbach, Neil Daffern, and the Barfoot crew in Canada had developed the very first twin-tip snoboard under the Barfoot name. They sent Chuck the design, and that's the board Dave Achenbach rode on the very first cover of Transworld Snowboarding Magazine. "That was the first conventional twin-tip snoboard. Those guys designed it and they deserve the credit." The rest is history. "After that cover, every board company on the planet was making twin-tips or double-ended snowboards. I guess, looking back, we probably should have patented that."
Chucks' passion for building boards wasn't confined to the snow. He's spent decades creating surfboards and skateboards as well. "I stopped making snoboards about 8 years ago because of some financial crap and business stuff that went sour. That, and the politics in snowboarding just really turned me off. It was not fun anymore." Chuck, however, continued to make surfboards and skateboards. "It's crazy what started happening with the internet. I had a bunch of people hitting me up out of the blue, asking me to start making snoboards again. Ernie DeLost and Chuck started making boards again, together. It's our life's passion, it's truly what we love doing!"
"This time, instead of having any problems with partners, Ernie and I are doing everything in-house. Doing it our way. We came to the realization that we love snoboarding. There are people who love riding our boards. We don't want to be some massive company. We just want to build top of the line snoboards that are both awesome looking, and are built to ride. We'll have our group of people who ride our boards, and we'll keep making them for the rest of our lives. When you ride Barfoot boards, we want you to feel like part of the family. I talk to people who want our boards personally to make sure they get what they need. That's the future of Barfoot Snoboards."
Chuck and Ernie will be re-launching Barfoot this year at the SIA Snowsports and ISPO Tradeshows, showcasing their all-mountain Barfoot Snoboards.


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I finally gave in and made Malpua this past weekend. How could I let a festival pass by without the food ? And how could just a condensed Milk Cake compensate for "syrup dribbling down your elbows" sweets. Don't you get a kick of licking sugary syrup dribbling down your elbows ? You don't ? Ok I understand, it does get messy and tricky and you need to know the right technique to let it dribble only on the inside and not on the hairy side.
I remember the time I got Rasgullas to work and my inept German boss trying to blend in with the Indian culture (this was way back in India), picked up a rasgulla with his fingers and while trying to pop it in, dribbled syrup all over himself. I left the job soon after.
So anyway, I had this intense feeling of guilt and all because I didn't eat sugary sweets after being doused in color. And that's when I don't even like being doused in color. A large part of my bygone Holi days were spent miserably hiding under the bed and so I really don't want to do that again, the whole color thing that is.
But Malpuas are good, they make you happy, the very thought of eating them makes you happy.So I made some Malpuas, the main excuse being I wanted to carry some for a friend we were visiting after a long time. But you all know that wasn't the real reason, right ?
Malpuas make the world seem perfect though reality might be far from it. So it is really important that you make it. Make it for Ugadi next week or for the Marathi, Kasmiri New Year, come on I insist.
This would be a very typical way a Bong celebrates Holi. Less play, more eat.
There are these delta variations in which you can make Malpuas. I myself had made Pineapple Malpuas long back which was quiet a new twist. But trust me, the original Malpuas with no such fancy addition taste the best. The way my Mom makes it she lets the Malpuas soak in the syrup till they are soft and pillowy. Me, I either brush syrup on them or do a quick dip, because I like the crispiness better. Then again there are the dry kinds called Puas which are not dunked in syrup at all.
This time I added evaporated milk and condensed milk to the batter, but you can just use plain old whole milk and I am quiet certain it will turn out just as good.
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Serving Size: This measure makes about 10-12 malpuas
Time taken: Prep time: 15-20 mins minimum; Cook time: 20 mins;
Level of Difficulty: Medium
Make the sugar syrup:
Boil 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water till you get a syrup of one single string consistency. You can flavor the syrup with strands of saffron or with drops of rose water
Make the Malpua:
Make a batter with
1/2 cup All Purpose Flour/Maida,
1/4 cup Semolina/Sooji/Rawa
1 cup of evaporated Milk(almost)
5 tbsp of Condensed Milk
2 tbsp of Sugar
1 tsp of Fennel seeds/saunf/Mouri
Note: Instead of Condensed Milk & Evaporated Milk you can use Whole Milk but then adjust sugar for sweetness
Throw in some golden raisins in the batter and mix.
Let the batter sit for 2-3 hours for best results. At least 20 mins if you are in a rush.
Heat Oil for deep frying in a Kadhai. Note: Shallow frying might work but I have never tried
Give the batter a good mix and pour a little less than 1/4 cup of batter in the hot oil to form a circular disc. When the edges turn golden brown, flip and fry till both sides are golden.
Remove with a slotted spoon. Either dunk in sugar syrup or brush both sides generously with the syrup. Note: If you intend to dunk in sugar syrup till malpuas are soaked with the syrup, lessen the sweetness in the batter. I prefer a quick dunk in the syrup(this is easier). That makes it not very soft but sweet and lightly crisp.
Garnish with slivers of almonds and serve hot. They stay ok for a couple of days when refrigerated but remember to warm before serving.
Yes, I am on Twitter. I really don't know what worldly wisdom I can impart in 140 characters but follow me will you ? "Followers" makes me think I am like the Osho or something and does boost up my otherwise low self esteem. So humor me.


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Most important is to know your own child's temperament, likes and dislikes, health, interests, and behavior. For a baby under 1 year old, give careful attention to your child's need to be nurtured and held, any special health needs, and the type of person you want to care for your little one during the first year of life.
For an older child, developing play and learning styles, interaction with other kids, intellectual curiosity, and need for individualized attention should be considered.
Your family's own values and emotional needs also come into play. Some parents are overly anxious about leaving a very young child with one person, while others prefer individual care. But by age 3 or 4, it's good for kids to have at least some exposure to other kids and be in a structured program like preschool or daycare.
Before choosing a care setting, find out which options are available and consider cost, location, and reputation.
What to Look for
Make a list of qualities you're looking for in a caregiver or care center, such as experience, religious background, discipline beliefs, and flexibility. The International Nanny Association (INA) recommends that you interview any prospective hire at least twice and that you conduct a criminal background check, which is usually done by most placement agencies.
Besides asking about training in early childhood development, ask a potential nanny or au pair:
- Why are you interested in working with young children?
- Why did you leave your last job? (You should always check references; ask that family why the relationship ended and whether they would recommend the caregiver.)
- What is your discipline policy? (Offer "what if" scenarios. For example, if a child hits another child or throws a tantrum over a toy someone else is playing with, what should the consequences be?)
- Are you trained in emergency first aid and CPR?
- How will you provide new experiences to enhance my child's mental and physical development? What opportunities can you offer to experience art, music, group and individual play, and indoor and outdoor play?
- How would you handle toilet teaching?
- How would you handle separation anxiety?
If you're considering a childcare center or other group setting, spend some time observing the center and talking to parents with kids there. Add these questions to those above:
- Do you have an open-door policy on parent visits?
- What are alternative arrangements for care if the program closes? On what holidays is the center closed?
- What is your policy on caring for sick children?
- How do you monitor kids on the playground? How old is the equipment and has it recently been inspected?
- How are kids grouped? By age?
- Do you welcome children of varying ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds to the program? Do you include kids with special needs?
- What are the educational backgrounds of the teachers?
- Do you provide meals or snacks? If so, what types of foods do you offer (i.e., part of a healthy, balanced diet)?
- Do you have a current state license and any other accreditations?
In evaluating the responses to your questions, carefully consider how the philosophy of child-rearing, discipline, and nurturing meshes with your personal vision of how your child should be guided and cared for each day.
Finally, do you have a sense of trust in this person or program? Do you believe that your child will be happy and have the opportunity to learn and grow in this environment?
If none of the caregivers or childcare centers meet your expectations, don't settle for best of the worst. Instead, review your expectations and needs, and begin your search again. Consider asking neighborhood parents or coworkers for recommendations.
In-Home Care
Some parents prefer the one-on-one contact an in-home care provider can offer, especially for an infant. Parents or couples with full-time careers may find that their work schedules require them to hire an in-home care provider for their child. Trying to juggle overtime, business trips, and childcare demands can be impossible without live-in help.
If you do hire a nanny or au pair, seek the services of licensed agencies with experience, and make sure you understand their policies regarding caregiver vacations and sick time. You'll want to know that if the caregiver gets sick or is away, a capable, trustworthy substitute is available.
A nanny is someone who works on a live-in or live-out basis performing childcare and perhaps some minimal household duties related to childcare. Usually unsupervised during the day, the nanny has a workweek that is typically 40 to 60 hours. Many nannies hired through agencies have at least a small amount of training in caring for young children, but not all agencies require it.
An au pair also provides in-home care and lives with the family and cares for the child under the direct supervision of the parents. He or she often seeks work far away from home, as a kind of cultural learning experience. Au pairs often assist with light housework and work about 40 to 60 hours per week. Au pairs, who usually are young, may or may not have any childcare training or experience.
The Fine Print
Once you've hired a caregiver, draw up a specific contract outlining expected duties, hours, salary, paid vacation, and sick leave; include parental obligations as part of that contract. Establish a review date within a few months to discuss how the arrangement is working and to fine-tune the agreement. Observe the caregiver's interaction with your child routinely, and make a few surprise visits, at least at first, to see how things are going when the caregiver isn't expecting you to be there.
Warning Signs
Here are signs to look for if you suspect that your child is being mistreated:
- The caregiver has lied to you or stolen from you.
- He or she does not answer questions about the daily routine.
- You come home to find your child unsupervised.
- The caregiver does not respond to your child.
- Your child becomes moody or withdrawn or has problems eating or sleeping.
- Your child suddenly becomes upset when left with the caregiver.
- You simply have a bad feeling about the caregiver.
Parents should be sure the nanny or au pair has the support needed to be a positive caregiver, including adequate time off and opportunities to meet other caregivers in the area. Parents should always be available by phone or pager to answer emergency calls. In other words, work together and form a partnership for your child's care.
Out-of-Home Care
Out-of-home care includes childcare centers (usually affiliated with a public or private agency such as a religious organization, corporation, or community center); family day care programs held in the caregiver's home; part-time childcare programs such as preschools or play groups; and publicly funded preschool programs such as Head Start. These programs usually care for kids from birth to age 5.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that one adult should have the primary responsibility for no more than one baby under 12 months of age in any care setting. Babies need positive, consistent caregivers who learn to recognize their unique cues for hunger, distress, and play. This kind of nurturing interaction contributes significantly to an infant's social and emotional growth.
For overall infant care, the AAP recommends a child to staff ratio of 3:1.
The AAP guidelines for childcare are:
Age Birth-24 months 25-30 months 31-35 months 3 years 4-5 years |
Child:Staff 3:1 4:1 5:1 7:1 8:1 |
Max. Group Size 6 8 10 14 16 |
Homes and Centers
Day care homes offer childcare in the caregiver's home, often with a single adult supervising the children. Center-based care includes day care centers and preschools employing several adults to care for larger groups of children.
In either case, both the AAP and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) recommend that the home or agency be licensed and regularly inspected. Caregivers should have basic training in CPR and early childhood development. They also should have clearly written policies on sick children and discipline. Voluntary accreditation with NAEYC or the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) usually indicates that the center is committed to providing quality care and must participate in ongoing child development programs.
Health, safety, and hygiene are important in all settings. All kids and staff members should be up-to-date on immunizations; staff should have clear criminal background checks. The facility must be childproofed, and toys should be disinfected regularly. All staff members should wear disposable gloves when changing diapers, and frequent hand washing should be promoted among the staff and kids to minimize the spread of infection.
You also should expect that your child will be assigned to the same caregiver to promote a sense of security and consistency. Ask about the rate of staff resignations; low staff turnover minimizes the need for young children to repeatedly adjust to new caregivers.
Preschools, as the name indicates, provide an educational program for young children before starting kindergarten or elementary school. Many childcare centers now also incorporate early childhood learning into their programs. The NAEYC recommends looking for these signs of a great preschool:
- Children spend most of their time playing and working with materials or with other kids.
- Kids have access to various activities throughout the day.
- Teachers work with individual kids, small groups, and the whole group at different times during the day.
- The classroom is decorated with children's original artwork and projects.
- Kids learn numbers and the alphabet in the context of their everyday experiences.
- Children work on projects and have long periods of time to play and explore.
- Worksheets are used rarely, if at all.
- Kids have an opportunity to play outside in a safe play area every day.
- Teachers read books to kids individually or in small groups.
- Materials are adapted for those who are ahead as well as those who need additional help.
- Children and their parents look forward to school.
Children With Special Needs
Federal law guarantees special education and related services to kids with disabilities from birth through age 5. Special services such as speech therapy, physical therapy, and occupational therapy can now be brought into childcare centers or preschools so that kids with special needs can be included in "regular" care settings.
Early intervention services can be coordinated through your local Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services for kids up to age 3 and through your state's Department of Education for ages 3 to 5.
At the End of the Day
After all your research, interviewing, and observing, you may need to reassure yourself that leaving your child in the care of someone else is what works best for your family. To help ease any anxiety, make the most of your time with your child. When you get home at the end of the workday, keep your time free and easy. Give yourself and your kids time to relax, cuddle, interact, and unwind.
It is also recommended that guilt-ridden parents use positive self-statements, such as "I am still a good mom or dad" and "My child is having wonderful experiences." Recognize the advantages of quality childcare — kids are developing relationships with other kids and learning give and take.
If you still have doubts, daily reports about your child's day or frequent visits to the care facility can help you track progress and reassure you that your child is being nurtured and having fun.
Just as you need to feel confident in the caregivers, kids need time to adjust. Young infants up to 7 months old generally adapt quickly to caring adults; older infants may suffer from "separation anxiety" and need extra time and parental reassurance. Many toddlers and preschoolers go through adjustment periods involving tears, pouting, and tantrums as they settle in. Visits with you, favorite objects (a familiar blanket or teddy bear, for example), and the reassurance that you will return at the end of the day can help the adjustment.
However, if your child is not happy and flourishing in childcare, reassess the program or individual caregiver. Realize that bad days may happen from time to time; one bad day does not equal a bad care facility or caregiver. But if problems continue, look for another arrangement as soon as possible. This will help boost your child's mental, physical, and social development, trust in other adults, and sense of self-worth.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Shroff Pendley, PhD
Date reviewed: March 2014
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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If we mention the northwestern Turkish city of Edirne, tucked up near the borders with Greece and Bulgaria, you may think, "Oh brother, not another story about olive oil wrestling."
Yes, it's true that each summer for the last 650 or so years Edirne has hosted the Kirkpinar Olive Oil Wrestling Festival, in which half-naked men slathered in fragrant oil grapple in the grass. It's activity that's even recognized as a UNESCO Heritage Event.
But we're actually here today to discuss liver. Fried liver. And the city that loves it above all other foods.
This may not be the gustatory delight at the top of your list for a daylong celebration ("C'mon kids, It's liver fest time!").
But in Edirne, liver is king. There are entire restaurants, known as cigercisi, devoted to the organ. Indeed, in some parts of town, it takes some searching to find a restaurant that serves anything else.
This wasn't always Edirne's claim to fame. For centuries, the city was a major European trading hub, an early Ottoman Empire capital and arguably one of the most fought-over areas in the world.
But these days, spring in Edirne means the annual Liver Festival. Roma bands provide the music, and an array of stalls lines the main street, plating up samples of the dish that the city is known for throughout Turkey.
The liver in question should come from lambs that have been grazing in the nearby Thracian plains. It's carefully and very thinly sliced, the strips dusted with flour, salt and pepper and lightly fried. It's served in a mound surrounded by several garnishes: fresh sliced onion mixed with parsley; the tart, dark red spice known as sumac; peppers and tomatoes.
In short, it's a meal that to Edirnites is the bee's knees.
With their peppery liver, Turks drink a cool glass of ayran, a salty yogurt drink sometimes called Turkish buttermilk, although an Efes Pilsener has also been known to appear on the table from time to time.
In America, liver regularly finishes at or near the top of surveys ranking the country's most hated foods. But we should take comfort in knowing there's still a place in the world where liver is not only tolerated but revered. And as locals will tell you, it's just the thing to get you through a long day of oil wrestling.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Tuesday night patient devotion phone message
30 comments:
- NPO said...
Do we have psycholgical issues here? Miss Cindy might need a little help outside of an Md's scope.
- June 23, 2010 at 2:03 AM
- Joann said...
WOW!!! All that just to tell you she forgot about her appt. LOL!!
- June 23, 2010 at 2:18 AM
Dedicated? Looking for an excuse but you could check that out; but maybe she didn't think of that. Hmmmm.
- June 23, 2010 at 3:48 AM
- Claude said...
Please, let her believe in that story. It's so cute! And give her another MRI appointment. Just call her Mrs.BuzzBee when you see her...
- June 23, 2010 at 3:56 AM
sounds like a case of hives to me.
- June 23, 2010 at 6:27 AM
Why are you guys not believing her? It's possible and easily checked. Well, Dr. Grumpy? Did you check out the story? Was it true?
- June 23, 2010 at 7:18 AM
- Dragonfly said...
And the dog ate my homework. Seriously, it did!
- June 23, 2010 at 8:07 AM
That story is just too bizarre not to be true. As I'm sure you're doing today, Dr G, please put her outta her misery and get the MRI done in hospital - that is, if she's really in St. Hymenoptera.
- June 23, 2010 at 8:35 AM
- Doris said...
Was this before or after her abduction by aliens...
D - June 23, 2010 at 8:40 AM
I think you've got a cultural difference here.
Northern version: I had an accident and will need to reschedule my MRI.
Southern version: see above - June 23, 2010 at 9:08 AM
Heh, St. Hymenoptera.
- June 23, 2010 at 9:22 AM
- The Mother said...
THAT is the best "my dog ate my homework" story I ever heard!
- June 23, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- Grumpy, M.D. said...
It was the truth. I checked it out.
- June 23, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- WarmSocks said...
Ouch! I hope the missed-appointment fee is waived for her.
- June 23, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- Unknown said...
Bless her heart and what on earth would possess a hospital to choose that name?? Talk about a bad day lol..
- June 23, 2010 at 11:00 AM
- Kate said...
Hahah! When I was lying on the ground with a broken leg, waiting for the ambulance to come, I called my psychiatrist's office and cancelled my appointment. I think they thought I was kidding.
or crazy.
More like the last one. - June 23, 2010 at 11:29 AM
I happen to LOVE the St. Hymenoptera reference... nearly made me snort coffee all over my laptop.
Thanks for the story! - June 23, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- Phil said...
That *is* pretty devoted! I'm impressed.
But maybe it also means the patient's headaches are just that bad...? - June 23, 2010 at 12:16 PM
I had to make that very same call. Well, maybe not EXACTLY the same. Mine went more like, "I'm sorry I missed my appointment with Dr. GP this morning. I kinda fell off my motorcycle yesterday and broke most of the right side of my body and am now flat on my back in an Atlanta hospital waiting for them to get around to surgicating on me. I'll reschedule when I'm vertical again."
WV: mouthicu Where you go after spraining your lips? - June 23, 2010 at 12:47 PM
- OMDG said...
She was probably afraid you'd blog about how non-compliant she was if she didn't mention that she failed to show up because of anaphylaxis.
- June 23, 2010 at 1:11 PM
- ERP said...
LOL. St Hymenoptera's.
- June 23, 2010 at 1:55 PM
Dr. Grumpy, you have an extraordinary vocabulary. I also loved the "Hymenoptera" reference. It ranks right up there with the "Mr. Stemi" post from a while back. Your blog is brain candy and I think that's an appropriate description considering your line of work.
- June 23, 2010 at 5:05 PM
- JoAnna Wahlund said...
Heh. Mine was, "Hi, Dr. OB? We're supposed to have an appointment in half an hour, but, well, contractions are three minutes apart and we're just going to go straight to L&D instead."
- June 23, 2010 at 5:30 PM
- bb said...
Wow, what a day she experienced. Actually, I believed it when I first read this post as I also had a bee experience though not even close as dramatic as hers. I was bike riding and somehow a bee went into one of the slits of my helmet. The bee stung me on my scalp (that HURTS) and I ended up falling off my bike and landed on the curb smack on my rib cage. 2 cracked ribs is what I ended up with that day.
- June 23, 2010 at 5:31 PM
Doc Grumpy, it's sad how many (medical) people dismissed her as a nutjob before you confirmed the story was true. Let's hope that isn't an indication of how quickly they jump to conclusions when diagnosing and/or treating their own patients. I bet it is, though.
- June 23, 2010 at 10:14 PM
- NikkiK said...
the Zebra,
funny how you jump to the conclusion that medical professionals reading this blog prejudge their own patients, simply because they jump to the conclusion that this patient is a nutjob. Patients featured on this blog typically ARE nutjobs, are they not? - June 23, 2010 at 11:08 PM
I see I'm not the only one to appreciate "St Hymenoptera' reference!
The beekeeper's wife - June 24, 2010 at 2:07 PM
- Kat's Kats said...
I've had to make a couple of 'interesting' cancellations myself. The last one was to my psychologist. I was getting ready to go to the appointment when I started having chest pains. I ended up at the ER per my pcp's orders and was admitted to the hospital which made me have to cancel another appointment which was for the next day. ::sigh::
- June 24, 2010 at 3:30 PM
I dont know why she had to cancel the mri! What a wuss!
I once had a pair of meadow voles running back and forth between the air conditioning/heater vent and the passenger seat with their naked, grape sized offspring in their mouths.
Naturally, I realized this while attempting to merge on the expressway, going 60 - 65 mph as one lane was closing due to construction. I was on my way to my gynecologist.
I managed to arrive only slightly late, and propped the doors open hoping they would leave, but alas, they did not.
It's a long story so I'll end it there. - June 27, 2010 at 9:10 PM
I quite like her. At least she keeps her schedule organized and lets people know when she can't make it to an appointment. (She's probably not a big whiner with her headaches either, is she?)
- July 3, 2010 at 6:04 AM


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Notice: This Wiki is now read only and edits are no longer possible. Please see: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/eclipsefdn/helpdesk/-/wikis/Wiki-shutdown-plan for the plan.
Talk:User Interface Guidelines
Comments & Updates
Tooltips and Infotips
Question regarding Guideline 1.5, "Use Headline style capitalization for menus, tooltip and all titles, including those used for windows, dialogs, tabs, column headings and push buttons. Capitalize the first and last words, and all nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. Do not include ending punctuation."
Microsoft distinguishes tooltips (very short labels for icons) from infotips (more extensive descriptions of an already labeled action) even though they use the same UI widget.
Should Eclipse do similarly? The punctuation and case guidelines seem to make more sense for a tooltip than an Infotip.
Titlebar icons
Question regarding 188.8.131.52.2 "Titlebar icons": Why are we documenting the behavior of a widget on a specific platform with specific theme enabled? These values are not guaranteed even just looking at windows alone. (Randy Hudson)
Somewhere around guideline 1.8/1.9 should mention guidelines for translated messages. In particular, when to use single quote and double quote (see discussion in bug 147075). It should also suggest that error messages not go into too much implementation detail or use technical language that end users will not typically understand. Also, I think the details of guideline 1.9 are incorrect. We never show details such as plug-in id and version in error dialogs. Perhaps this intended to say that errors in the log file should have those details (John Arthorne)
I think the details in 1.9 are correct, it is a ready for websphere guideline I seem to remember. It does however only refer to programming errors and not user errors. Maybe the text should be a bit more explicit about what is meant by programming errors. If your application is just about to die with a null pointer exception it should tell the user exactly what piece of code did it. (Phill Perryman)
In the past commands were called actions and someone has done a global replace of action for command but not changed the "an" to an "a" so it now reads "an command" throughout the article instead of "a command". (Phill Perryman)
Fixed in 2.1 document.
UI Graphic resources
Can you please include the colour palette file or links to them. Re-creating the full 256 colour palette by hand would be difficut to ay the least. Also my Eclipse (3.2) uses more than 2 colours for disabled icons and I can's seem to see any non colour enabled icons. Likewise your screen captures show non colour icons so do not look like the 3.2 Eclipse. Don't forget a link to the palette in 2.9 as well. Not sure what 2.15 means I only see colour and disabled icons.(Phill Perryman)
Added to 3.x document. See UI Graphics section.
In general, some images are not visible.(Lee Sanghoon)
In User_Interface_Guidelines#Style_.26_Design it says 'Eclipse supports 24 bit color depth, which means that colors used to create UI graphics can come from outside the defined 8 bit, or 256 color Eclipse-style palette.' but the palette image has 33*10 = 330 entries. Please can someone explain.
UI Text : Colons
Guideline 1.6 (sentence style) it does not mention that eclipse almost always adds a colon to the end of its labels when they prefix a control such as text or combo and that postfix labels have no terminator.(Phill Perryman)
Error Handling (1.8)
The error messages are often not helpful. Some guidelines for actually writing error messages would improve consistency and usability. For example: Explain when to use a plain message dialog, and when to add details. Is the expandable details section for recovery suggestions, or should it be used for log errors? (In Microsoft error messages, the details are usually very technical details) Messages should say what is wrong and always suggest what can be done to fix it. Error messages should identify the component from which it was issued when the user has to seek additional help - complete failure. Don't blame the user for the error. Write complete sentences.
BAD: You don't have enough memory to perform this action. DETAILS>> Action Aborted BETTER: There is insufficient memory to save this file. Increase the available memory by deleting temporary files or removing unused programs. === Sue Yeshin firstname.lastname@example.com
Note on taking screencaptures for the guidelines:
Guideline 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.12 (more).... - These guidelines have screen captures that do not have punctuation after the description or error sentences. When choosing examples, they need to show best practices for all the guidelines. I can help find replacement screen caps. Sue Yeshin firstname.lastname@example.com
Guidelines 3.4 and 3.5 contradict each other so should probably be a single recommendation with 3.4 having a providing... clause at the end.(Phill Perryman)
Limit Context Menus
This section of the guidelines makes sense...until you try realize that the context menus are not really under control of any one author or the user. For editors at least, these menus are built up from the editor code itself and plugin contributions. The plugin contributions are to each editor individually: the final set of menu items depends upon the relative age of the editor and plugins that contribute menu items. A new editor will have the menus designed by the editor author; over time plugin developers may realize the new editor exists and add their contributions. The poor user gets context menus which are inconsistent between file types and across time as plugins are added or updated.
I think the control over context menus should be given to users, not editor or plugin authors. Users should be able to select a set of global (all file types) entries and configure each context for type-specific entries. If the configurations could be exported and imported as text, users could share and eventually a few best-practice configurations would emerge. --Johnjbarton.johnjbarton.com 20:54, 20 October 2006 (EDT)
Trying to move this topic to new format. Draft is here
Bug 183790 has been created to track this.
General UI Guidelines
Add links to the cited platform-specific UI Guidelines:
- Windows User Experience Guidelines
- Apple Human Interface Guidelines
- GNOME Human Interface Guidelines
- Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines
Work In Progress
Links and Buttons
Given the increasing use of hyperlinks in Eclipse, I was wondering if it would be appropriate to establish some guidelines as to their use. There seems to be two general uses, as traditional hyperlinks to navigate to a different location (for example, the File Assocations, Content Types and Appearance links on the General->Editors preference page) and to open dialogs/wizards (for example, the Configure Project Specific Settings... link on the Java->Compiler preference page). My specific area of confusion lies in the latter use case, its not clear to me under what circumstances I should be using a button and under what circumstances I should be using a hyperlink. If you could provide a guideline to go by, that'd be greatly appreciated.
from email@example.com)
Cases summarized:
- Case 1: Quick navigational links within preferences (or same dialog)
- Case 2: Links that open other wizards or dialogs
The working page is here.
In Progress.
Bug 180282 has been created to track this.
Kpeter.ca.ibm.com 08:43, 9 February 2007 (EST)
Properties View
Document best practices for the Properties View in Eclipse. bug 173935 has been created to track this.
Here's the link to the working draft.
In Progress.
--Jinli.ca.ibm.com 17:02, 12 February 2007 (EST)
Shouldn't some mention of the traditional view be made? The tabbed view frequently consumes too much screen space (the current recommend example picture is over 1024 pixels wide) and is only of use when the properties are know at design time. Some editors, such as for XML, do not know the list of properties until runtime.
--Nitind.us.ibm.com 09:50, 21 November 2007 (EST)
Common Error Messages
Use the common structure of error messages to help users diagnose and recover from errors. This will document and leverage the new error message framework in Eclipse v3.3. bug 173937 has been created to track this.
Here's the link to the working draft.
In Progress.
--Jinli.ca.ibm.com 17:02, 12 February 2007 (EST)
Rich Client Applications
Provided guidance specific to RCP applications. Including but not limited to:
- Considerations
- Initial setup and principles for RCP applications (from a UX perspective)
- Other OS
- Design
Help Wanted.
Kpeter.ca.ibm.com 08:03, 27 February 2007 (EST)
UI Forms
Provide guidelines for forms UI.
The working page is here.
In Progress.
Bug 180272 has been created to track this.
Kpeter.ca.ibm.com 07:35, 21 March 2007 (EST)
Top Ten UI Hit Lists
The working page is here.
In Progress.
Bug 180281 has been created to track this.
Kpeter.ca.ibm.com 08:08, 21 March 2007 (EST)
Managing Multiple Instances of a View
This item was raised in the March 28 UIWG call.
The working page is here.
Help Wanted.
Kpeter.ca.ibm.com 13:51, 30 March 2007 (EDT)
Context Menus for graphical editors
Provide guidelines for context menus of graphical editors
The working page is here.
In Progress.
Bug 284670 has been created to track this.
firstname.lastname@example.com 07:35, 26 July 2009 (EST)


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1978 Soviet Military Topographic Map of Saudi Arabia, Sheet 05-37-048
- Description
- This georeferenced map is a 1:100,000 scale topographic map produced by the Soviet military in 1978. The map was georeferenced by staff at NYU Data Services. Maps produced by the Soviet military were believed to be to be used as an organizing framework for knowledge about the world and were compiled through a combination of aerial intelligence and on-the-ground observation. Sheet numbering is based on the alphanumeric system adopted by the International Map of the World (IMW), in which the globe is divided into equal-sized zones based upon latitude and longitude. Each zone is further subdivided so that the position of a sheet at the full range of scales can be deduced. The date and factory of production of each map are provided in a unique code that is embedded within the outer border, usually at the bottom right. For more information, see the manual and scholarship of John M. Davies and Alexander Kent in the documentation. The download link provides both the original scan, as well as a georectified version of the scan.
- Publisher
- Omni Resources (Firm)
- Collection
- Soviet 1:100k of Saudi Arabia and Soviet Military Topographic Maps
- Place(s)
- `Asir, Saudi Arabia and Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- Subject(s)
- Soviet Union--Administrative and political divisions--Maps, Soviet Union--Maps, Soviet Union--Military policy, and Espionage
- Year
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The accessories I 'won'. They gave me a free black satin Sonia bag!
Moi outfitted head-to-toe in Sonia. Yay
Note a Sonia lover jumping the barracades.1000 Sonia addicts lined up at Boulevard Haussmann H&M branch and there were guards.
Inside - pandemonium and chaos. One Sonia lover left a comment, "Thank you, my ankles and feet are much better today."
A video from Toulouse, but cover your ears. Meanwhile some Fr girls jumped for joy like Elodie. Pretty cute/mignon non?
Anne of Chic & Geek
La Chasse for Sonia at Lulu in Lausanne
at Brunette.fr
In and out blog
Anne of Chic & Geek feels compassion for all French girls who did not win any Sonia last Saturday and is having a CONTEST! for these 4 Sonia pieces!
Go take a look svp.
When I heard Sade's new song this weekend, Soldier of Love, I thought this is our anthem all Sonia lovers and warriors and addicts out there.
(with deepest apologies to SADE)We are Soldiers Of Love of Sonia!
In the wild wild west/ouest of Paris
doin' our best to get some Sonia
I have the will to survive
I've had stripe dresses torn away from me (oh!)
I've been left behind waiting in the boulevard (Haussman)(oh!)
So I ride
I have the will to survive
I'm a soldier of love (of Sonia).
Every day and night
I'm soldier of love (of Sonia)
All the days of my life
I'm at the borderline of my faith,
I'm at the hinterland of my devotion to Sonia
In the frontline of this battle of mine
But I'm still alive Mad for Sonia? Study your stripes.
You can be 80 and still find your inner French girl
Learn your Sonia history
Read the Sonia blog
Listen to Sonia speak on her own brand of Frenchiness
All Sonia Warriors, Sonia lovers, Sonia addicts
We are Soldiers of Sonia Love!
This is a call to arms/stripesWe will march down the boulevard St.Germain
We will storm the baracades


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A Virtual Outbreak Offers Hints Of Ebola's Future
While the Ebola outbreak continues to rage in West Africa, it is also unfolding — in a virtual sense — inside the computers of researchers who study the dynamics of epidemics.
Policymakers look to these simulations to get a sense of how the outbreak might spread. They also can use them to run experiments to see which public health measures should take priority.
"I've spent a lot of time doing computer models of disease transmission, but rarely does it involve something in Africa. Africa is often overlooked," says Bryan Lewis, a computational epidemiologist at Virginia Tech.
So when a defense agency called him a few weeks ago and asked him to model the Ebola outbreak, he was excited by the challenge.
Lewis started plugging data into his computer. He uses the official numbers of how many people have died or gotten infected, even though those are probably underestimates. And he says health officials really don't have a handle yet on other important stuff that's going on — like how many infected people stay at home versus go to a hospital, or how burial practices spread infection.
"Some of those factors are the ones that are hard to measure," he says. "You've got to choose how much of this complexity you care to explicitly represent."
What's more, they can't assume this will play out like past Ebola outbreaks — those hit much smaller populations in more isolated, rural areas.
Despite all this uncertainty, Lewis says his models have been able to predict the course of the epidemic so far.
"At the moment, these models — at least for Sierra Leone and Liberia — we aren't putting in any mitigating factors. We're just letting these things run unthrottled," Lewis says. "And they've just been surging up. And they've been, unfortunately, accurate in the last couple of weeks in terms of the number of cases coming out."
He says if you just kept this simulation going on and on, it shows Ebola spreading across the continent. But this scenario he's constructed doesn't include all the public health measures starting to ramp up now.
"We know in the real world there are efforts being directed out there, there are resources being allocated," says Lewis. "Until we understand that better and can incorporate that into the model, I don't think it's very useful to speculate out past a week or two."
Some computer simulations focus on the risk of Ebola spreading to other countries. Alessandro Vespignani, at Northeastern University, creates those models, using information about air travel and other kinds of transportation.
His work suggests that Ebola could find its way to African nations like Ghana, Gambia, and Senegal. "There is a tangible risk of spreading in the region to other countries," says Vespignani, "probably in the ballpark of 20 to 30 percent in the next few weeks."
He notes poor countries might have trouble keeping an imported case from spreading. And the larger this outbreak gets, the harder it will be to contain.
So while his model currently suggests that the risk of Ebola reaching the U.S. or Europe in the next six weeks or so is very small — just a small percentage — that could change if the outbreak in Africa continues to grow.
Vespignani says we need "to extinguish the fire," so that Ebola doesn't really become a threat to the rest of the world in the next months.
Given that all this modeling is as much an art as a science, different groups working on the problem have been comparing notes. They've also been fielding calls from government officials and policymakers.
Martin Meltzer, who heads up the unit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that's been creating computer models of the outbreak, says that people always ask him the same two questions: "How many people are going to die, and when is this going to end?"
He tells them too much is unknown to give any reliable answer.
Mostly, he says, the models just illustrate the need for old, tried-and-true methods for disease control, such as quickly identifying patients and isolating them.
"Modeling won't stop this disease," says Meltzer. "We know how to stop this disease. It's fairly simple and it's a matter of getting the simple activities and practices in action — in place, on the ground."
That's the struggle now, he says. Because while it's easy to change a line of computer code in a simulated epidemic and, say, reduce a transmission rate by 80 percent, it's a lot harder to do that in the real world.


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Jewelry Care
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Follow these simple steps to extend the life of your fashion jewelry. In essence, keep it dry, tarnish free and away from:
- Water
- Soap
- Lotion
- Perfume
- Hairspray
- Makeup
- Other chemicals (chlorine & other cleaning liquids)
In addition:
- Don't use jewelry cleaner. Cleaner designed for silver, gold or platinum is too harsh for fashion jewelry.
- Last on, first off. Put your jewelry on after you put your clothes on and before you take your clothes off.
- Remove during activities. This includes sports, gardening or anything that could cause physical damage.
- Avoid air. Even for fashion jewelry, air makes metal tarnish. Store your jewelry in a pouch, box or even a sandwich bag with the air squeezed out.
- Clean it. This can be done with anti-tarnish paper or even an eyeglass cloth.
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I was trying to be a warm colored granny? Sure, we'll go with that. The dress is pretty big on me so I gathered and pinned lots of the excess fabric with a doily. I really am way more creative in dressing during the school year.
My lucky socks!
Highlights of the day:
-Being mistaken for a boy
-Being mistaken for being in the sixth grade (I'm in eighth)
-Being asked if I was AT THE WRONG SCHOOL. I can't even choose between the different sarcastic ways to react to this.
-Coming home and sleeping.
She was nervous in the beginning and her voice was sorta shaky which I actually really liked. She plugged everything you'd expect her to, and even though I love Dave~ I was totally rooting for Adubz when she would give him backhanded compliments or flat out insults. He went into the whole "Do people actually WEAR those things on the STREET?" about designer clothes, and I felt like throwing my fork at the TV screen and then jumping in myself and giving him the rant I give every person in my family/every one of my friends that asks the same thing. He also was being an ass and asked questions she's answered all before, only without saying "bitch" repeatedly and smirking each and every time. OH WOW MR. LETTERMAN, ANNA WINTOUR DEFINITELY HAS NEVER BEEN ASKED ABOUT THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA BEFORE. As soon as he mentioned it she rolled her eyes and who can blame her? There are a million other things he could've asked. Anyway, I can't wait to see The September Issue.


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Jessenia Vice is incredibly popular on the web, particularly on YouTube, and you can definitely see why by browsing through the slideshow above the checking out the video below. She's stunningly beautiful with an incredible figure that will blow your mind.
Jessenia was discovered off of MySpace and her career as a model has taken off. She was called "Queen of the 'Kim Kardashian's" on the Tyra Banks Show. Last year she was christened as "Miss Apple Bottom 2011" by Nelly and Apple Bottom Co. It's safe to say we'll be seeing much more of her in the years to come.
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After all those tears on the weekend, a video made me laugh my heart out Monday night. Have you seen the 9 year-old boy who acts like Gordon Ramsay? I watched the video 3 times in a row – that's how much I liked it. And there wasn't a fourth because Joao said I would probably wake up the entire building. :)
"There is nothing like a day after another" – my granny always says. Despite her sailor's mouth, she's quite a wise person. :)
That's why I bring this brioche to you today. After that bomb, I deserved some good bread. And this, my friends, is superb.
Brioche filled with chocolate ganache
from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day
Brioche dough*:
1 ½ cups (360ml) lukewarm water
1 ½ tablespoons granulated yeast (1 ½ packets)
1 ½ tablespoons salt
8 eggs, lightly beaten
½ cup honey
1½ cups (340g/3 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
7½ cups (1.050g) unbleached all-purpose flour
¼ pound (112g/4 ounces) bittersweet chocolate – I used 60% cocoa solids
2 tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter, plus more for greasing pan
4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon rum – I used brandy
5 tablespoons corn syrup
1 egg white, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water
Granulated sugar for sprinkling on top
Start by making the dough: mix the yeast, salt, eggs, honey and melted butter with the water in a 5-quart (4.7 liter) bowl or lidded (not airtight) food container. Mix in the flour without kneading, using a spoon. You can also use a 14-cup capacity food processor or a heavy-duty stand mixer with dough hook. If you're not using a machine, you may need to use wet hands to incorporate the last bit of flour. The dough will be loose but will firm up when chilled. Don't try to work with it before chilling. You may notice lumps in the dough but they will disappear in the finished product.
Cover (not airtight) and allow to rest at room temperature until dough rises and collapses (or flattens on top), approximately 2 hours.
The dough can be used as soon as it's chilled after the initial rise. Refrigerate in a lidded (not airtight) container and use over the next 5 days. Beyond 5 days, freeze the dough in 1-pound (450g) portions in an airtight container for up to 4 weeks. When using frozen dough, thaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours before using, then allow the usual rise and rest times.
Now, make the ganache: melt the chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave on low, until smooth. Remove from heat, add the butter and stir until incorporated.
Stir the cocoa into the rum, add the corn syrup and mix until smooth. Add to the chocolate and butter mixture.
Lightly butter a 9x4x3-inch nonstick loaf pan (I used a regular 26x10x5cm pan lined with baking paper). Dust the surface of the refrigerated dough with flour and cut off a 1-pound (450g/grapefruit-sized) piece. Dust the piece with more flour and quickly shape in into a ball by stretching the surface of the dough around to the bottom on all four sides, rotating the ball a quarter turn as you go. Using a rolling pin, roll out the ball into a ¼-inch (0.60cm) thick rectangle, dusting with flour as needed.
Spread ½ cup of the ganache evenly over the rectangle, leaving a 1-inch (2.5cm) border all around. Starting at the short end, roll up the dough, being careful to seal the bare edges. Gently tuck the loose ends underneath, elongate into an oval and drop into the prepared pan. Allow to rest 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF. Using a pastry brush, paint the top crust with the egg white. Sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar.
Bake the brioche for about 45 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the sugar caramelizes. Remove from the pan and cool slightly, then drizzle the remaining ¼ cup ganache over the top crust. Cool completely and slice.
* this amount of dough makes four 1-pound loaves – I halved it to make two.
** this amount of ganache is enough to fill and drizzle over one 1-pound loaf – I doubled it to make two.


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Facebook's much-publicized first sale of stock to the public started with a bang late this morning as the price per share jumped. But though the volume of shares sold was a record for an initial public offering, the stock's price gave up its gains as the day continued.
By the end of trading in the U.S., Facebook had settled right at the $38 initial offering price that had been set before shares went on sale.
Still, though the social media giant's stock didn't hold on to the gains it made immediately after going on the market, the interest from investors was obviously high.
As The New York Times' Deal Book blog wrote in late-afternoon:
"The volume of Facebook shares traded on Friday topped 485 million shares with nearly a half hour left to go. That easily tops the previous record for a new stock, General Motors, which had more than 458 million shares changing hands on its first day, Nov. 18, 2010."
And at $38 a share, the sale brought Facebook and its investors approximately $16 billion.
The social media giant's share price immediately rose from $38 to about $42.50. The 12 percent rise just after the 11 a.m. ET start of trading in the company's stock highlighted one of the most-anticipated debuts on Wall Street in decades.
Minutes later, the stock had settled a bit and was trading around $40 — still about a 5 percent gain over the initial offering price of $38.
Around 11:50 a.m. ET, it slipped back to about that $38 level. At mid-afternoon, the stock was trading around $41.25. With about 30 minutes to go before the close of trading in the U.S., it was back near $38 and stayed there.
Update at 3:30 p.m. ET. Underwriters Stepped In To Keep Price Above $38, Bloomberg News reports:
During today's trading, "Facebook's underwriters purchased the company's stock to keep it from falling below $38, people with knowledge of the matter said," according to Bloomberg News. "The bankers supported the stock amid Nasdaq's difficulties delivering trade execution messages, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the transactions are private."
Update at 1:45. p.m. ET. Trading Problems Reportedly Continue:
Brokers, such as Fidelity, are telling clients who attempt to purchase the stock that "certain marketplaces are experiencing slowness resulting in delays in execution for Facebook orders." The Wall Street Journal says trading problems "persisted after the open as traders had trouble changing or canceling orders."
Update at 12:05 p.m. ET. Disappointment?
The Wall Street Journal's Steven Russolillo writes:
"Make no mistake, this is a big disappointment. Facebook was supposed to be the catalyst that lifted all tides, especially in a very dicey market environment. The Dow has only had two up days this month as investors are fretting over Greece, Spain and the rest of the eurozone. Facebook was supposed to offer a glimmer of hope. Instead, the opposite has played out. Facebook shares are essentially unchanged. The Dow is trading at session lows, down 51 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is slumping even more, down about 1%. Oy vey."
But should any of that be surprising? As Gigaom writes, most digital media companies "have had a bumpy ride" on Wall Street.
Our original post and earlier updates follow:
We've told you it's coming. We've told you the initial price will be $38 a share. And we've said it's not going to be easy for regular folks to get the stock at that price.
Now, all everyone can do is wait for social media giant Facebook's first public offering of stock to hit the market.
Things will really get going, as The Deal Journal blog reports, around 11 a.m. ET.
That's when Nasdaq expects to release Facebook's 421 million shares for trading.
We'll keep an eye on how trading goes and update with news as the day continues. We're also embedding a widget that should let us track the stock (trading symbol FB).
-- NPR's Steve Henn wrapped up the news and previewed the IPO on Morning Edition.
-- There's a Facebook "timeline" here.
-- The New York Times put together an interactive graphic about how the Facebook IPO compares to other companies' debuts in the market.
Update at 11:30 a.m. ET. It's Trading; Opens Around $42.50 A Share.
Update at 11:18 a.m. ET. Still On Hold, And Some Are Concerned:
"This is getting a bit worrisome. Still nothing more than 15 minutes after Facebook was supposed to start trading," The Wall Street Journal's Steven Russolillo writes. "Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld told WSJ the exchange was 'well prepared' for the start of trading. We'll see."
Update at 11:02 a.m. ET. A Delay:
Nasdaq says trading in Facebook has been delayed at least five minutes.
Update at 10:45 a.m. ET. Anticipation Builds, Blogging Begins:
Various news outlets are firing up their live blogs. On its, The New York Times notes that Facebook's "$16 billion offering dwarfs the total capital raised by all I.P.O.s in the United States combined so far this year ($12.1 billion), according to Thomson Reuters data."
The Financial Times says traders expect to see "incredible volume today."
The Wall Street Journal's David Benoit is predicting the stock will open at $46.25.
Update at 9:35 a.m. ET. Zuckerberg Rings The Bell:
Facebook founder/CEO Mark Zuckerberg just set off the electronic bell that marks the start of NASDAQ trading for the day. But, remember, Facebook shares aren't supposed to hit the market until around 11 a.m. ET.
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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"Greg, this is obviously a huge challenge for Wüffelshausen. What do you think he's feeling right now?
"Well, he ate the same lunch we did, Pete, so probably nauseous and constipated."
"Hey, I did warn you about those samosas, buddy. Aaaand here we go! Our champ is now in position. Looks like he's assessing the area...he's preparing to pipe...and...
"A-HA! Would you look at that? Right out of the gate, he has destroyed the first word!"
"Tell me, Greg, how many points would you say that misspelling is worth?"
"Oh, I have no idea."
"But if you had to take a shot in the dark?"
"Well, I'd probably spill it."
"No, no, I mean...Uh, tell you what, let's just move on to round two."
"YES!! Wüfflehausen just manages to knock out the second word! That was quite a close call, turning the 'I' into an 'E', don't you think, Greg?"
"Only when absolutely necessary, Pete."
"Haha, sounds good. Well, folks, this is it: the final round. And, uh-oh! Look what just got plunked down on the playing field!
"Greg, it's going to be pretty tough for Wüfflehausen to misspell "achieve" with that star stamp right next to him. Do you think he can pull it off?
"Well, sure! It's just a tiny plastic pick - probably doesn't weigh a thing."
"No, no, sorry, that was my fault there, Greg. I mean, do you think he can do it?"
"Do what?"
"Right, let's get back to the action! The crowd is hushed with anticipation, and you can almost feel the tension in the air, can't you, Greg?"
"Abso-lutely not!"
"And here we go...and, oh! Oh! It looks like he could...go...all..the...way!
"Well, there was that time my mother-in-law fell down the stairs..."
"And that's a new World Record! To those of you at home, thanks for tuning in, and good night!"
Annie, I think I'd call this the "Hale Mary" of Wreckerating.
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The Killer Elite
1975 Action/Adventure | Suspense/Thriller
This second-string Sam Peckinpah action film features James Caan as ex-CIA agent Mike Locken, who has retired due to injuries received at the hands of his ex-partner George Hansen (Robert Duvall). But Mike is lured out of retirement to protect Yuen Chung (Mako), an Asian political leader. There's a contract out on Yuen Chung's life -- and the killer assigned to rub out Yuen Chung is none other than Mike's former partner, George Hansen. The confrontation between the two leads to a showdown on a decaying naval vessel between Mike's forces and a group of ninja warriors.~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide


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We know water is everywhere. So to make it easy, we divided it into three categories: Water in the home, swimming safety and boating safety.
Here you'll find everything you need to know about water in the home. Whether you're bathing your baby in the sink or splashing around with your toddler in the bathtub, water is great fun for kids. But it's also a place where safety must come first, so here are a few tips for kids who love to get wet.
The Hard Facts
Among preventable injuries, drowning is the leading cause of death for children 1 – 4 years old. Children less than a year old are more likely to drown at home in the bathroom or a bucket.
Top Tips
- Watch kids when they are in or around water, without being distracted. Keep young children within arm's reach of an adult.
- Empty all tubs, buckets, containers and kiddie pools immediately after use. Store them upside down so they don't collect water.
- Close toilet lids and use toilet seat locks to prevent drowning. Keep doors to bathrooms and laundry rooms closed.
- Install fences around home pools. A pool fence should surround all sides of the pool and be at least four feet tall with self-closing and self-latching gates.
- Know what to do in an emergency. Learning CPR and basic water rescue skills may help you save a life.


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GARDEN CITY, Idaho (AP) — A young bull elk with a hankering for apples has for the second time been sedated and removed from a southwest Idaho city.
Boise police and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game captured the elk over the weekend after spotting it eating apples from a tree in a vacant lot.
Officials say they captured the same elk several weeks ago in nearby Garden City and moved it about 25 miles north to Horseshoe Bend.
Officials say this time the elk is being moved to a more remote location.
An officer assisting with the capture was struck in the ear by one of the antlers when the elk woke up sooner than expected. The officer was treated at a hospital and released.


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I challenge the executives of organizations involved in global warming denial to step away from their keyboards and allow a neutral third party to download their emails and post them on the web. I would like to see how well they follow the moral requirements that they insist on imposing on others.
A lot of ink and electrons are currently being wasted on a discussion of the contents of some email files stolen from the East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU), which is heavily involved in climate change research. Those emails have been quote-mined for a few select quotes that suggest that the authors were trying to "hide the decline" and (GASP!) keep sub-standard scientific research out of professional scientific publications.
Spend some time looking over your own emails and see if there you can't find things in thousands of emails that can't be quite-mined by somebody with an axe to grind against you.
It is interesting to note, however, that in all of these emails they were only able to find a few select quotes and no evidence as far as I have seen of scientists engaged in a conspiracy for the purpose of maintaining funding that would have otherwise been lost.
This causes me to wonder what we would find if we looked at the email of those who vocally deny the existence of global warming.
One thing we would not find on those emails is an intelligent fact-based discussion of the merits of anti-global-warming science. This is because there is no such thing as anti-global-warming science. All of the science favors the conclusion that humans are putting enough greenhouse gas into the atmosphere to significantly warm the planet.
There might be a few emails that honestly assess the climate change data, and they may identify a few real problems, but this is going to be an extremely small portion of the overall email content.
Expecting to find good science among the emails of global-warning deniers is like expecting to find good science among the emails of young-earth creationists or the directors of the Creation Museum. It is absurd to expect such a thing.
Instead, the only thing global warming deniers have to talk about - and what is almost certain to occupy the bulk of their emails, is how they are going to muddy the water and hide the scientific facts from the voting public. The objective here is to manipulate the public into behaving the way that benefits a few industry executives - into protecting what amounts to a multi-trillion dollar subsidy by preventing them from understanding on and acting on the truth of global warming - and of what it will cost those people, their neighbors, and their descendants.
I am not talking about some grand conspiracy theory such as the claims that the moon landings were faked or a secret international organization secretly pulls the strings behind every government on earth for their own benefit. I am talking about an industry trying to protect the economic equivalent of trillions of dollars in government subsidies spending a few hundred million dollars muddying the water and burying the facts that would cause people to take away those subsidies.
We are talking here about a group of people who are substantially indifferent to the destruction of whole cities and even whole nations and the misery of whole populations. We have good evidence of this in the poor quality of the arguments that they put forth in denying global warming. They are good arguments that are effective at convincing people who get their information in two-minute sound bytes from the likes of Fox News and Rush Limbaugh, but they are arguments that any intellectually and morally responsible person would throw in the garbage.
I will be looking at some of those arguments in the posts to come and showing not only that the arguments are flawed, but that a morally responsible person who is not indifferent to the destruction of whole cities and whole nations would never use those arguments and condemn any who did.
Am I wrong about this?
Well, one way that the global-warming deniers can prove their perfect moral virtue is by stepping away from the computers and allowing people unrestricted access to their email files. If they have nothing to hide, then what reason could they possibly give to refuse having others do to them what they are more than happy to do to others.
Of course, since we are dealing with people who are substantially indifferent to the destruction of whole cities and the misery of whole populations and who show absolutely no moral conscience when it comes to manipulating people into doing things that could cost those people their lives, we should not be at all surprised that they have no problem with the moral crime of hypocrisy either.
Am I wrong about this?
Well, they can prove it easily enough. All they need to do is open their email servers up to public viewing. Let them prove their superior moral and intellectual qualities to the world.


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(I think my spell check just exploded.)
And lastly....
A certain school was celebrating great scores on the TAKS, which I believe is some kind of state-mandated testing like the FCAT, which we all know teachers everywhere adore and wish they had more of. Anyway, the cake was supposed to say "Congratulations for doing an exemplary job on TAKS", and the woman ordering asked that "TAKS" be in all capital letters.
Here's what they got:
That'll be $44.99, please!
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