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As I did with my favorite albums of all time, I'm going to have to go in no particular order. I honestly can not decide which one is better or worse, but I can narrow it down to 10 individual songs that I truly love.
Dexy's Midnight Runner – "Come On Eileen" – This is perhaps one of the campiest little ditties of all time. It's silly and I love every second of it. It's hard not to crack a smile when you hear this song, it just can get an entire room to just immediately start singing along as if out of nowhere – it's almost become a universal happy song for generation upon generation. It's great and there's really not much else to say about that.
Jerome Pradon – "Heaven on Their Minds" – The first number from a musical, written for Jesus Christ Superstar by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Pradon's version was for the revival production of JCS by Gale Edwards beginning in 1997 and filmed for television in 2001. The music is wonderful and Pradon's voice is amazing. The reason for its inclusion in this top 10 is not merely the great music and great singing voice – but the passion inherent in the song itself – and in the vocalist. You almost can feel the true strife of the apostle Judas as he realizes that he's afraid of what could happen to his good friend, Jesus, if He continues down this religious path as opposed to the save the poor path he initially viewed His teachings as. It's the incredibly impassioned tale of a man who is worried about the health and life of his good friend – a friend who happens to be the Messiah of the Christian people. The emotion this can evoke in me is amazing and frankly, deserves a spot on the top 10.
Chris Cornell featuring Eleven – "Ave Maria" – This is the type of risks which I really want more artists to take. This is a traditional Christian hymn which has been sung in Latin for centuries. Cornell took that hymn, developed more modern music with the band Eleven, and used an Old English version of the lyrics making it both poetic and more accessible to the average listener to Cornell's work. His voice has such a range and power that you don't hear in most of Cornell's work, both solo and with Soundgarden or Audioslave. It really makes me want to hear him produce an entire solo album of hymns or power ballads – just those because, frankly, it would sound amazing.
Coheed and Cambria – "Wake Up (Acoustic)" – A strange addition to the mix here is the song "Wake Up." Originally found on the unnecessarily long titled Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume 1: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Mad, this version was found on the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack. It doesn't steer too far from the original in tune, but in raw emotion evoked by the lyrics it surpasses the original by leaps and bounds. It's a sad song of love expressing how everything that the narrator was, was for this one person and yet, here he am, leaving and there's nothing that can be done because she's just letting him go.
Johnny Cash – "Hurt" – You know, there are a great many amazing Johnny Cash songs out there and yet, I always come back to this haunting cover of the Nine Inch Nails song of the same name. As Trent Renzor said when he heard this version, "This is the way this song was intended to sound." The hurt in Cash's life from the loss of his wife is heard in every single note of this song. There's such passion in the old man's voice that comes out as he gets out each and every line that has the power to bring tears to a man's eye. It's an amazing track that shows that Johnny Cash never lost any of his talent as he aged, it merely matured and aged with him.
Jay-Z – "Lucifer"– The first hip-hop track on this list. This track is a collaboration between Jay-Z and Kanye West, which shows in the masterfully put together beats that are simultaneously catchy and timeless. The song begins with Jay-Z asking the Lord to forgive him, who's the him? His friend Bob Law, it appears. The entire song discusses the terrible situation that his friend has been in and ends as it begins, asking the Lord to forgive his friend who appears to have recently passed. He says that it was Lucifer, the Morningstar, who truly was the cause of the bulk of this sin that his friend and even he had committed. This song has powerful lyrics that you don't expect from such a source.
The Cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer – "Walk Through the Fire" – Go ahead, laugh and laugh and laugh at the Buffy fan for adding this song to the list. Done laughing at me? Okay, now listen to the song and then decide whether or not you can laugh anymore. Inside the episode, this one song proves to me that Joss Whedon knows how to write music, whether he can admit it to himself or not. This song evokes so much emotion in the scene that can all be heard in the voices of the cast. It's a beautiful collaborative piece that really helps build the climax of the episode, revealing the feelings of each one of the characters through a power ballad. It's great fun and great music all at once – I can listen to this one track over and over and over again and never get sick of it.
Beck – "We Live Again" – I rarely have a clue what Beck is talking about in...well any of his songs. The entire Mutations album is no different – except for the sole fact that it's a beautiful compilation of off-beat music ranging from the huge harpsichord tune listed here to other, folksy songs. As a review from Allmusic.com described this album, "...his best songs are simultaneously timeless and modern." This track is the perfect example of that.
Traditional – "Battle Hymn of the Republic" – I'm going to be honest, this is one of the first hymns I need to place on here and that I have no idea who I'd post as the artist whom I'd like to hear this from. Perhaps Chris Cornell, in a similar fashion to Ave Maria, who knows. This is just one of those hymns that make me proud to be a Christian and an American simultaneously. It's a wonderful marching tune that puts a smile on my face every time I hear it, either as "John Brown's Body" or as the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," either way I'm happy to hear it.
Coheed and Cambria – "The Suffering" – Another track originally from Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume 1: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Mad, I find myself surprised that I'm placing this track on here as well. Yet, every time I hear this song I find another layer of it which I fall in love with; be it the amazing progressive chords to the masterful verses which span the genres of progressive rock, emo, and alternative rock. This multi-faceted song may very well be one of the best songs of all time, making me more and more excited to hear new music from Coheed and Cambria. Early music from the band was fun and all, but listening to their second and now third album, you can hear the band's music mature beautifully with this track and "Wake Up" being the culmination of their wonderful new sound that is both larger than life and down to earth at the same time.


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A GREAT player on the pitch, a great friend off it . . . even if he was the spit of Ronnie O'Sullivan.
The tributes to Anthony Lowther continue to flood in.
Today, Croft Park hosts a charity tribute match between a Blyth Spartans XI and a North Shields XI in his honour.
Anthony played for both teams, as well as Life University USA, Atlanta Legends, Prudhoe Town, Tow Law Town, Newcastle Benfield and Bedlington Terriers.
He died in January, aged 33, after a brief battle with leukaemia.
"Anth was a great lad, and he's sadly missed," said Andy Bowman, the only person to play alongside Lowther during both of his spells at Shields.
"He was a very good player, a central midfielder or left-back.
"He was the sort you loved to play alongside, you were always happy when you saw his name on the teamsheet.
"Off the pitch he was a star too, he was renowned for team nights out.
"Because he looked like Ronnie O'Sullivan, he got a lot of stick.
"But he would always have the last laugh.
"He used to do this thing where he mimicked a snooker cueing action.
"He would cue away with this imaginary cue, hit an imaginary shot then go . . . 'Wwwaanandredaneightee'."
l Kick-off is 2pm with all proceeds going to Anthony's wife Sheila and son Hugo.
Prior to the game, there is also a charity walk – which all-comers are welcome to join – from Shields' Gardner Park to Croft Park, starting at 9am.

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The drugs were found when the teacher went to get the child a drink and thought she had a cup in her bag. When the teacher opened the bag, she found sandwich sized and larger freezer bags full of marijuana.
The teacher at Early Life Children's Center on 147th Street in Harlem called police, who have the child at the local precinct.
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When I was growing up I lived in a fairly small town in close proximity to both sets of my grandparents, my great-grandmother (Ouma) and my great grandfather (Pop).
I had an amazing childhood, smattered with unhappy things (things that still shaped who I am today), but surrounded by aunts, cousins and grandparents who totally loved me and who I loved.
When I entered my youth my family moved countries and since that time we have not lived near any relatives. In a way this bonded my immediate family more to one another, but I am sad that I grew up not really knowing many of my cousins.
Lately, since my introduction to facebook and blogging I have become better acquainted with one of my cousins who I did not really know growing up. Partially we were separated by age, but more by geography.
I have TOTALLY loved the time over the past few months getting to know her through her writing and wanted to give a shout out to her.
So Lisa.... It has been my pleasure getting to know you more! I am excited to continue to get to know you and grow in our familial friendship. Keep blogging!


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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Economics, Family Dynamics and a Rant to Boot
I think a little economics lesson is in order as I'm getting a lot of flack for charging my kid for his Propel and hey, I gotta put that education my parents were so nice to pay for to use for something.
I have been accused of price gouging. By definition price gouging would be charging and exorbitant amount for an item. There are two problems with this accusation. First, we're not charging an exorbitant amount and second, in a free market it is impossible to price gouge. You notice yesterday I said we were charging Rehm our cost (and didn't even include time and gas in there, just divided the price we pay for a six pack by six - you know he's getting a deal because we didn't factor in the tax we paid either!). Thus the fact that the Propel costs him $0.65 and he has $0.70 of disposable income makes Propel a luxury item for Rehm. Maybe he should choose less expensive beverages (or free ones - like milk and water) if this one takes up too much of his income. Or maybe my parents should buy me a Suburban and sell it to me at the price I can afford even if that means taking a loss on it... I like that idea! But it isn't what I want to teach my kids.
Now to the free market part. You see in a free market a fair price for an item is one at which the seller is willing to sale and the buyer is willing to buy. So if someone is willing to buy it at the price you are offering, even if that price seems extreme it is a fair price. This does not preclude other sellers from offering the same product at a lower price, thus there is no price gouging. If Rehm is not willing to buy Propel at $0.65 then maybe he will find someone willing to sell it cheaper. Maybe Charlotte will learn that she can save her free bottles and sell them to Rehm for $0.50. If he doesn't buy from me I will quit selling and stocking it as it is not worth my while. If we were opperating on the free market price I could probably actually make money on Propel as Rehm would probably pay at least $1.30 a bottle. So you see I'm really being nice.
Family Dynamics
Charlotte has been talking about Cici and Papa all day and is excited that they are coming to see her soon. I asked her who Cici and Papa were and she said "they used to be your parents." I said, "who are they now?" Her response, "Cici and Papa." In a different conversation she said something about that I used to be Cici and Papa's daughter. When I asked who I was now she said I was her mommy. Apparently when you become a Mommy you can no longer have a Mom and Dad. I asked her if she would still be my daughter when she grew up, got married and had kids she never did answer that question. I wonder what that means.
Later in the day we were talking about everyone's names. When I asked her what my name was she said my first and maiden name but never would add my last name. I'm about to think I'm a woman without a family...
And now for the Rant
Today when I was walking home from school with all four kids we saw two men placing flyers on all the doors. First let me say I absolutely despise this way of advertising and refuse to buy from anyone who leaves something on my door. Both these men were scary looking and not the people I want hanging out in my neighborhood getting all the way to my door! I mean what is to keep them from casing the joint while they are at it? But further more the ones today were not the kind of people I want roaming the neighborhood when my kids are out. I really didn't like them out and about as all the elementary kids were walking home from school. It just did not feel safe to me. Now I do have to say I didn't feel very safe today anyway as there was a helicopter circling the neighborhood at the same time! I have no idea why, but I'm assuming it was some law enforcement agency looking for someone...
Then this evening a door-to-door salesman rings the doorbell at 8:15! I won't even go into why you shouldn't ring my doorbell at that time of night and if he had actually awakened anyone he would have gotten an earful from me. Luckily, Michael answered the door. He was selling the Sunday paper. He had a good deal and you got free coupons on top of the paper subscription. Michael was all set to sign up until I started in on how I didn't like to buy from door-to-door salesmen because I didn't trust them, didn't like them at my door and didn't want to encourage them to keep selling door-to-door. So he went back and told the guy never mind. Now I'll probably end up paying more for my paper subscription when I call the newspaper to sign up but there won't be any concern as to whether or not I'll actually receive the paper and who has my personal information!
I asked Michael if he would have wanted me answering the door for this person if he had not been home - it was after dark to boot. Of course his answer was no. So I think he'll be OK with paying extra for the paper too....
So if you are a door-to-door advertiser or salesmen, stay away from my house, I don't like you. And don't get offended if you ring my doorbell, see me come to the door and see me turn around and walk away. If I don't know you, I don't open the door. Period! Oh and don't be walking through my neighborhood putting your flyers out when my kids are walking to and from school!
OK I feel better now. Off to fold some laundry. OK who am I kidding it is late enough I'm not going to touch laundry until tomorrow! I'm really off to watch some TV
4 comments:
- Shelly said...
Price gouging? LOL! Careful, your conservatism aka common sense aka business acumen is showing. Bryan & I were talking about your Propel for sale idea and how we might apply it our family for the little extras that our girls ask for all the time. I thought it was a great idea. (And I hope Charlotte picks up on the saving freebies to sell later concept!)
Our girls gave up their allowance for Lent though. They won't be buying any extras for the next 40-days. They still have chores, but their allowance will be going into the bread box (little plastic box from church to collect for the poor.) It was either that or give up dessert and/or television. (I wouldn't mind giving up dessert, but the television is too hard to enforce, because Bryan won't agree to do it too.)
- Mom said...
While you are in a mood to be really nice to Rehm, what would you charge him for storage if he found someone willing to supply him for a cheaper price?
- Mom said...
Guess I always knew that education would "come back to haunt me".
- Karen said...
Lord, you crack me up... As for the door-to-door salesmen, I absolutely agree. Since we moved out here though, we haven't seen any. There are definitely perks to living out in the country. ;)


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Saturday, November 10, 2007
Malathionman's Yard #2
In this installment of Malathionman's Yard I would like to share with you, The Malathionman Entourage, some information about fertilizer.
When talking fertilizer, you have to know the symbols N, P, and K. N is the elemental symbol for nitrogen, P is for phosphorus, and K is for potassium. These three elements are very important for good plant growth.
Nitrogen will promote fast growth and green foliage. Phosphorus will promote blooms on flowering plants and strong root development. Potassium works on both roots and foliage. So you could say N is for the top of the plant, P is for the bottom of the plant, and K is for all the entire plant. This is a very basic interpretation of what these elements do for the plant.
Now you may ask," What do those 3 fricking numbers on the fertilizer bag mean?" Well I'm going to tell you.
41-0-0 is the fertilizer we threw before we dropped our perennial rye seed. Remember that fertilizer, it may come up in a later post. 41-0-0 represents the percentage of the elements N, P and K that are in the bag. This bag is 41% N, 0 % P, and 0% K. If the bag weighed 100 lbs, only 41 lbs of it would be N, the other 59 lbs would be filler. If the 100 lb. bag of fertilizer had 15-15-15 on it that would mean 15% of the bag was N, 15% was P, and 15% was K. That's 15 lbs of each element, 45 lbs of actual N, P, and K, and 55 lbs of filler.
We went with a fertilizer high in nitrogen because we were trying to grow things as fast as possible.
Now I'm only going to add one more thing to this post, not everyone finds fertilizer as exciting as I do.
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE BAG. Some fertilizers recommend mowing before application or not mowing before application. Maybe you are supposed to water before you apply, but usually you water in. Always use the recommended application rate, more is not always better. It is amazing how well things work if you just follow the directions.
3 comments:
- Leucantha` said...
When I worked in a retail nursery we sold Ammonium Nitrate or 41-0-0 a lot. Although I didn't recommend it for the person unused to fertilizing as they usually did it wrong and burned the lawn. My favorite story of all time was this pain in the neck customer who wanted a green lush lawn with no maintenance, you know the type impossible to please. One day he came in looking for houseplants and was super picky, I need that kind but it needs to be 2" taller or short. Finally I got the story out of him, he was replacing his wifes houseplants, hopefully without her noticing. She had gone away and he decided her houseplants needed to be fertilized and dumped a bit of that on each one. He was shocked when they all died. Classic.....
- November 11, 2007 at 8:41:00 PM PST
- Guinevere said...
Actually, this post comes at a good time. After moving into our new house, we have discovered that the previous owners have never done anything to take care of the lawn...hence ours is the only BROWN lawn in the neighborhood...and we've been watering. So, M is stepping up to do some fertilizing and seeding this year. We've never had to do that before, so I'm sure there's a learning curve involved. Luckily, M's pretty good about following directions on stuff like this...not so much on furniture and the whole putting-stuff-together category. ;o)
- November 13, 2007 at 7:55:00 AM PST
- Malathionman said...
G-If you try fertilizing in the winter, be sure you have the right stuff. It may not be good until the soil temps are high enough. What happens is people keep applying it because they think it isn't working. Then in the spring when the temps get warmer all this nitrogen has banked in the soil and whammo they are bailing hey because there is too much fertilizer there. Ask for a winter fertilizer that has nitrogen that is readily available to the plant.
- November 13, 2007 at 3:43:00 PM PST


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The one thing I didn't get either a picture or video of was the fire I mentioned. The next-door neighbors used a deep fat fryer for their turkey and it was out in the back yard.
What you can't see in any of these pictures is how very wooded the neighborhood is and how many trees still have a lot of dead leaves on them. When the fryer caught fire, the neighbors weren't home because they'd finished their cooking and meal hours ago and were taking food to friends. They had house guests who were home and came outside when they noticed the fire but by then, a tree in the back yard had also caught fire. Fortunately this is a very friendly neighborhood and several others had noticed and brought over hoses, including a fire fighter who'd just finished his shift. We heard him telling the house guest that no, the danger wasn't over and that they did need to keep water on the burn area.
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Survey Trip- Update 6 (Sunday & Monday)
Our 2nd Sunday in Togo we attended the Tsiko church. This church uses drums and we sat right next to the brass players. They were really loud!
There were two different choirs, one on each side of the platform and each sang a special. During the specials, many women of the church danced down the aisle and dropped an offering in the basket at the front of the church. I sooooo wanted to follow the line of women down the aisle. . . I'll have to stop being so self-conscious when we move!
Andrew and I played a combination of Because He Lives, and Amazing Grace on borrowed instruments and then he preached on Ruth chapter 1.
The missionaries living on the hospital compound get together every Sunday night for a service. Andrew preached Ruth chapter 2 and we played another special number.
We had to cross this bridge to get to and from the school. It was very sturdy. You can also see mud bricks drying in the sun in the corner of the picture.


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www.manukaucourier.co.nz Tuesday, January 25, 2011 February 2011 NO EXPERIENCE required. So polish up your jandals, dust off your leis and call for more information 0800 467 472 Boards bid for airport dividends By KAREN MANGNALL MILLIONS of dollars in dividends from the old Manukau City Council s airport shares should return to the south instead of bene- fitting the rest of the supercity, local board members say. They want a slice of around $24 million in annual dividends the Auckland Council can expect from its 22.45 percent Auckland Airport stake inherited from the old Manu- kau and Auckland city councils. I just don t think it s fair that the rest of Auckland should benefit from our good savings, Manurewa local board member Toa Greening says. Manukau protected its sharehold- ing while other councils sold out or reduced theirs. That foresight and loyalty should be rewarded, he says. We re putting in a bid for a pro- portion of those dividends to come back to this local board for our use. The Manurewa board wants a proportion of dividends from Manu- kau city s airport shares to be real- located to all local boards in the legacy council area for capital works. It s also calling for the Auck- land Council to write that into its investment company s statement of intent. That policy should stand for nine years -- or three terms of the fledgling council, Mr Greening says. After that time we re a proper, established city. Manurewa s dividend bid is being made as part of negotiations with Auckland Council for its 2011-12 annual budget agreement. Board chairman Daniel Newman back the bid but isn t confident of success. I think you ve got a better chance of bringing the moa back from extinction but let s go for it. The Mangere-Otahuhu local board is also seeking to ring-fence money from the airport company in its draft annual agreement. It wants developer contributions raised in the airport corridor to go to the board to fund the cost of growth within its area. The Otara-Papatoetoe local board didn t think to put airport dividend reallocation in its draft agreement but it s a very good issue for nego- tiation, chairman John McCracken says. We would support it -- but I think there won t be a chance in hell of it happening. Mayor Len Brown, a long-time advocate of keeping Manukau s air- port shares, agrees. Nice try, he says of the airport dividend bid. Local board members are reflecting the very strong commit- ment to ownership of public assets and utilities by the old Manukau City Council and the people of the south. I absolutely understand their sentiment but I could not counten- ance it as being fair and just to the rest of the city. Other councils each brought sub- stantial assets into the supercity that will return dividends. Do we pay that out to the local boards there? It just would not be fair. Auckland is now a united council with its assets incorporated in a single budget to be evenly and fairly distributed around the region and its local boards. But Mr Brown believes Auckland can count itself fortunate that Manukau was so gung-ho about holding its shares in the airport while other councils sold theirs. That fortitude had a significant sway over Auckland City Council s decision to stop selling its remain- ing shares, Mr Brown says. Auckland Council inherited Manukau s 9.9 percent stake in the airport company and Auckland city s 12.56 percent, making it the single largest shareholder. Art of politics: Mayor Len Brown with a Don Binney painting, one of a rotating selection of works from the Auckland Art Gallery that hang in the mayoral chambers. Photo: KAREN MANGNALL Art in the office suits mayor just fine By KAREN MANGNALL There s art to being mayor of Auck- land. And a lot of it hangs on the wall in Len Brown s offices at the Auckland Town Hall. It s pretty extraordinary, he says. A Don Binney bird painting hangs over his desk. A glance up from the mayoral papers catches a Pat Hanley on the facing wall. There s some amazing artwork -- you ve got Lindauers, you ve got McCahons, you ve got Binneys. This place is an extension of the Auckland Art Gallery, really. The gallery s been asked to rotate a selection from its collections through the mayoral offices. So people who visit get an opportunity to gaze upon some of our most amazing artwork -- pri- marily Auckland artists, Mr Brown says. After three months in the top job he s settling nicely into his new offices on the first floor of the 1911 neo-Baroque landmark. But the mayoral office isn t as airy as his previous one at Manukau s civic building. And then there s the need to keep direct light to a minimum to protect all that art. It s different from the old Manukau office but people when they come here really enjoy the ambience of it.
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I didn't grow up in a place with seasons, not in the traditional sense. We did not have the glorious blooming and flowering of spring. The rare leaves that color themselves and fall don't appear til January. We never have a white Christmas.
When I moved away from my home, up to the mountains, I learned just how much I needed those seasons, how much I thrive with this organic change. To look out my window and see the grandeur of tall trees and looming mountains, to walk in the midst of the color. How much the blooming of the flowers made my smile and their colour amazed me.
Though everything was not perfect then, nature changed me. It gave me an appreciation for a place I'd never lived in before. I had stayed in the mountains, but now I lived in them. Whether covered in mist or the hazy purple of the sunset, they stood out there, in my backyard. I grew to love walking, because the air was cooler. I grew to really like hiking, because again, the air was cooler, affording me less exhaustion. I saw little salamanders, hiding along the trails for the first time and feel in love with them. I could drive from the city into the nearly empty country in five to ten minutes, depending on the root. I'd never experienced this and home. City and wide open space being neighbors so effortlessly. A community who was not anxious to settle every open space around them.
It's easy for me to get caught up in the problems that surround me. For the oft slow process of change or quick rattling to unsettle me, for a day. When I lived in the foothills of the mountains, I walked among glory and being in nature, it showed me what truly mattered. Problems are solved, change is adjusted to, things happen in time. Beauty surrounds us every day and this planet we live in is filled with glorious things. I am small but I belong in this world. We are surrounded by nature to enjoy, to delight in. To sit on a lawn and watch the colours of the sunset, a few precious moments unbothered by responsibilities. Phone only in use to capture that sunset and maybe upload it to instagram (okay, definitely upload it to instagram, let's be real).
To the nature I lived in for two years, thank you. Thank you for being constant and beautiful. Thank you for your refuge. Thank you for making my spirit come alive. I miss you everyday. And I can't wait to come back.


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Lynx entertainment brings to you the official video of "Mensuro Obia" by Mzvee featuring the fashionista Pappy Kojo.
This is off the "Verified" album by Mzvee. The video was directed by Nana Asihene.
The dancehall queen meets the Fante Van Damme. "Mensuro Obia" shows the level of bravery she has in her.
A different blend this one is and the combination is on point. Pappy Kojo does his usual thing as well.
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
Rising above it all
As far as sightseeing in St. Augustine, we think Terry got the best view today! He went up the mast to work on the anemometer. It has been unhappy since the storm we had in May. He also had to do some work on the spinnaker halyard. So, he ended up with the bird's eye view of the town. The girls, meanwhile, had the opportunity to go do provisioning at Walmart courtesy of Tom's dad. He very kindly drove us out to the Walmart and to Home Depot. Once again, we probably bought way too much. But, we are trying to make sure we have lots of basics before we leave for the Bahamas. Plus, the big excitement is that Linda bought groceries as well. She has some special vegetarian dishes she is going to prepare for us. We cannot wait!
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As Gil's star was rising professionally, his own health issues sidelined him from the celebration dinner with his fellow authors that would now have to be rescheduled.
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Sweet Sophia...
Posted by Michele
Friday, October 16, 2009at 8:16 AM
It has been so long since I held you in my arms, Sophia... So long... You were born so many long months ago. As we near the end of your 2nd year, it strikes me that I will never be able to kiss your forehead or hold your hand or watch you grow up. It pains my heart to a degree that I will never be able to express. When someone looks at your little sister and thinks of her as the first daughter, it will bring tears to my eyes and crush my heart. When she grips my finger and smiles at me, I will always see a piece of your spark in her gaze and your precious hand held within hers.
Sweet Big Sister... Sweet Daughter... We love you so much. Today and every day.
Happy 20 month birthday, my Sophia.
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Sweet Sophia, happy birthday. Send mommy and daddy some love to let them feel your presence sweet angel.
- October 16, 2009 at 9:04 AM
- Jill said...
Happy 20 month birthday Sophia.
- October 16, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- Just Breathe said...
Very sweet words to your oldest daughter Sophia. HUGS to you and Peter.
- October 16, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Happy 20 mth b-day Sophia, I hope you and all the other babies felt the warmth from all the candles last night and all the love they held for each and every one of you.
- October 16, 2009 at 1:56 PM
- Heather said...
Happy birthday dear Sophia.
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Happy Birthday Sophia.
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- Mommy (You can call me OM) said...
It's so hard and you're such a good mom. Happy Birthday to Sophia. Love to you all.
- October 16, 2009 at 5:14 PM
- Lachlan's Mum said...
Happy birthday, sweet Sophia.
- October 16, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- Donna said...
Much love to you Sophia!
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11 September 2010
This is a weekly update on Hereford mini-farm happenings.
Just when I thought we were free and clear of our animal prowlers with all the activity that accompanies the return of the students, we caught a ground hog in the act of pigging out on our tender parsnips (they look like carrots but are pale in color and have a strong flavor that many dislike). To add insult to injury, when we chased the hog away, a squirrel come over to nibble. Arrgh! Perhaps we need to look at caging in greens like carrots, parsnips, lettuce, spinach, etc.
On Thursday, we saw the movie Fresh. It was very inspirational. It portrayed a very broken food system and presented some ways to grow and deliver fresh healthy food to peoples tables.
We are struggling to keep everything watered. The cool fall weather is upon us, but it's still very dry
Remember that we have a work day tomorrow (Sunday, 9/12) from 2:30 – 4:30, and the first or our regular weekly meetings on Monday at 6:00 at our place.
We met with a husband and wife team who are planning a bicycle garden tour of about 5 local gardens. The Hereford Mini-Farm garden is on the tour list. They will be stopping by mid-afternoon on Sunday, 10/3. They will be at our garden for about a half hour. We can give the folks a tour, explain our philosophy, and plug our activities. This will be a great incentive to get our garden in shape.
We have been cleaning beds of their summer crops, enriching the beds with compost, and planting fall crops.
At our work day, we want to continue cleaning beds and planting a variety of fall crops such as:
• Turnips
• Kale
• Beets
• Beans
• Parsnips
• Collards
• Spinach
• Sugar Snaps
• Swiss Chard
• Water Cress
-Jim Durand
Saturday, September 11, 2010
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eLEvating literacy
Language Arts & Reading in Little Elm ISD
The ELAR Folder Has Resources for You!
Have you added the Little Elm ISD ELAR folder to your
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Click to watch a quick "how-to-do-it" video.
Google Drive?
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YAGs, Unit Overviews, and Scopes
Find all these documents in your K-12 Curriculum Docs folder in your ELAR folder.
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Old format-->one Google Spreadsheet with all units
New format-->separate Google Docs for each unit
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Goals K-2:
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Units of Study in K-8
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- Istation has been put on hold by the state. They are currently evaluating options for 3-8th grade, and Istation is one of them. We should know whether Istation is returning by February or March of 2016.
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Calling a .NET web service using jQuery
Posted by scottstoecker in .NET, C#, Error, jQuery on July 13, 2017
I was attempting to call a .NET web service using jQuery, but was getting this error message:
An attempt was made to call the method \u0027GetCoasters\u0027 using a GET request, which is not allowed
The key to fixing this was to attach the "ScriptMethod" attribute to the web service and setting the "UseHttpGet" property to "true", which I show below:
[System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptService] public class OdometerService : System.Web.Services.WebService { [System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptMethod(UseHttpGet = true, ResponseFormat = System.Web.Script.Services.ResponseFormat.Json)] [WebMethod] public string GetCoasters() { return "Hello World"; } }
And here is me calling the web service – try to contain your excitement:
$.ajax({ type: "GET", url: "http://localhost:12345/CoasterService.asmx/GetCoasters", contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8", dataType: "json", success: function (msg) { alert('Woohoo!'); }, error: function (e) { alert('Bad stuff - ' + e.responseText); } });
Passing a list of numbers into an Oracle procedure
I wanted to pass in a list of numbers to an Oracle procedure for use in an "IN" statement, called from C# code. First, the C# code:
string list = "1,2,3"; using (OracleCommand comm= new OracleCommand("MyProcedure", connection)) { comm.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure; comm.Parameters.Add(":pList", OracleDbType.Varchar2, 50).Value = list; comm.Parameters.Add(":p_cursor", OracleDbType.RefCursor).Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;
My Oracle procedure was equally awesome:
PROCEDURE MyProcedure(pList IN VARCHAR2, p_cursor OUT sys_refcursor) IS BEGIN OPEN p_cursor FOR SELECT name FROM coasters WHERE id IN (SELECT TO_NUMBER(column_value) AS IDs FROM XMLTABLE(pList)); END;
You can see the "FROM XMLTABLE" statement is doing all the good stuff of splitting the list into the appropriate format. Good times.
Converting a List of strings to a SelectList
Posted by scottstoecker in C#, MVC on March 30, 2017
I had a brief list of comma-separated strings that I was storing in the web.config file, and I needed to convert them into a SelectList to bind to a DropDownListFor control in MVC. For that, there was a very simple method:
TempData["FundingTypes"] = new SelectList(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["CoasterTypes"] .Split(',').ToList());
If I had needed a List<SelectListItem> instead, I would have done this:
TempData["FundingTypes"] = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["CoasterTypes"] .Split(',') .Select(f => new SelectListItem() { Text = f.ToString(), Value = f.ToString() }).ToList();
Converting a string to an enum
Posted by scottstoecker in C# on January 10, 2017
I needed to take a string value and convert it to an enum for further processing. My enum was defined like so:
public enum PinColor { white = 0, green = 1, yellow = 2, red = 3 }
I needed to do some calculations based on the color of the pin that was returned, which was done in a function (not shown). So to return the proper enumeration value for the color red, I needed to use the Enum.Parse method, casting the return value and parameter to my enumeration:
PinColor test = (PinColor)Enum.Parse(typeof(PinColor), "red", true);
Empty string returned from long Oracle text field
Posted by scottstoecker in .NET, ADO.NET, C#, Oracle on December 28, 2016
I was returning data from an Oracle procedure using an OracleDataAdapter. I noticed that one text field that can hold large values was returning an empty string. So in the following, the "description" value was empty, when I knew the "ParkDescription" field in the database had a value:
string description = ds.Tables[0].Rows[0]["ParkDescription"].ToString();
Running the query in Toad, I could see the data was there. To resolve this, I needed to set the InitialLONGFetchSize propety of the data adapter's SelectCommand object to -1:
OracleDataAdapter adp = new OracleDataAdapter(comm); adp.SelectCommand.InitialLONGFetchSize = -1;
Defining a method in a view
Posted by scottstoecker in C#, MVC on December 16, 2016
I know there will be much gnashing of teeth from MVC purists for even thinking about designing a view this way, but if you need to define a method inside a view, you can do it like I show below. In this instance, I am writing a method that will take a date, determine if it is null, and return either the short date or an empty string:
First, the method, defined at the top of the view:
@{ var getDate = new Func<DateTime, string>((date) => date != DateTime.MinValue ? date.ToShortDateString() : String.Empty); }
And then calling the method:
@foreach (Models.Coaster item in Model.Coasters) { <p>@getDate(item.Date)</p> }
Formatting a double as a decimal in MVC
Posted by scottstoecker in C#, MVC on August 3, 2016
Pretty simple to do using a DisplayFormat attribute on the property you are trying to format:
[DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:0.0}", ApplyFormatInEditMode = true)]
public double Hours { get; set; }
My initial attempt failed because I was using the String.Format nation of {0:0N}, which didn't work.
You can also using String.Format in the view to format the decimal into a string. In the example below, "item.Rate" is a double that I wanted to format to two decimal places, regardless of length:
@String.Format("{0:0.00}", item.Rate)


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Near-Roadway Pollution and Childhood Asthma: Implications for Developing "Win-Win" Compact Urban Development and Clean Vehicle Strategies
Source: Environmental Health Perspectives
Background: The emerging consensus that exposure to near-roadway traffic-related pollution causes asthma has implications for compact urban development policies designed to reduce driving and greenhouse gases.
Objectives: We estimated the current burden of childhood asthma-related disease attributable to near-roadway and regional air pollution in Los Angeles County (LAC) and the potential health impact of regional pollution reduction associated with changes in population along major traffic corridors.
Methods: The burden of asthma attributable to the dual effects of near-roadway and regional air pollution was estimated, using nitrogen dioxide and ozone as markers of urban combustion-related and secondary oxidant pollution, respectively. We also estimated the impact of alternative scenarios that assumed a 20% reduction in regional pollution in combination with a 3.6% reduction or 3.6% increase in the proportion of the total population living near major roads, a proxy for near-roadway exposure.
Results: We estimated that 27,100 cases of childhood asthma (8% of total) in LAC were at
least partly attributable to pollution associated with residential location within 75m of a major
road. As a result, a substantial proportion of asthma-related morbidity is a consequence of nearroadway
pollution, even if symptoms are triggered by other factors. Benefits resulting from a
20% regional pollution reduction varied markedly depending on the associated change in nearroadway
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that there are large and previously unappreciated public health consequences of air pollution in LAC and probably in other metropolitan areas with dense traffic corridors. To maximize health benefits, compact urban development strategies should be coupled with policies to reduce near-roadway pollution exposure.
Evaluation of Consumer Understanding of Different Front-of-Package Nutrition Labels, 2010–2011
Evaluation of Consumer Understanding of Different Front-of-Package Nutrition Labels, 2010–2011
Source: Preventing Chronic Disease
Governments throughout the world are using or considering various front-of-package (FOP) food labeling systems to provide nutrition information to consumers. Our web-based study tested consumer understanding of different FOP labeling systems.
Adult participants (N = 480) were randomized to 1 of 5 groups to evaluate FOP labels: 1) no label; 2) multiple traffic light (MTL); 3) MTL plus daily caloric requirement icon (MTL+caloric intake); 4) traffic light with specific nutrients to limit based on food category (TL+SNL); or 5) the Choices logo. Total percentage correct quiz scores were created reflecting participants' ability to select the healthier of 2 foods and estimate amounts of saturated fat, sugar, and sodium in foods. Participants also rated products on taste, healthfulness, and how likely they were to purchase the product. Quiz scores and product perceptions were compared with 1-way analysis of variance followed by post-hoc Tukey tests.
The MTL+caloric intake group (mean [standard deviation], 73.3% [6.9%]) and Choices group (72.5% [13.2%]) significantly outperformed the no label group (67.8% [10.3%]) and the TL+SNL group (65.8% [7.3%]) in selecting the more healthful product on the healthier product quiz. The MTL and MTL+caloric intake groups achieved average scores of more than 90% on the saturated fat, sugar, and sodium quizzes, which were significantly better than the no label and Choices group average scores, which were between 34% and 47%.
An MTL+caloric intake label and the Choices symbol hold promise as FOP labeling systems and require further testing in different environments and population subgroups.
The Air That We Breathe: Addressing the Risks of Global Urbanization on Health
The Air That We Breathe: Addressing the Risks of Global Urbanization on Health
Source: PLoS Medicine
More than half of the world's population now live in cities [1], and while urbanization has the potential to allow greater access to health care for all, huge discrepancies in how resources are allocated within cities result in major inequities in health [2]. Addressing these discrepancies and improving health require accurate assessment. To that point, earlier this month PLOS Medicine published a Policy Forum article by Jason Corburn and Alison Cohen that focused on the urbanizing planet and the need for health equity indicators to guide public health policy in cities and urban areas [2].
The major theme of Corburn and Cohen's argument is that if societies are to ensure those living in the poorest urban slums have the same right to health as people living on the richest boulevards, health indicators must allow for the identification of where health inequities exist. For example, while indicators in Nairobi measure population access to communal toilet blocks, they give no information as to whether the toilet blocks are hygienic or safe to use and therefore mask inequity within the city. Such indicators, however, would have little value in cities like London or New York, which illustrates the need for context-specific measures.
Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier Than Conventional Alternatives?: A Systematic Review
Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier Than Conventional Alternatives?: A Systematic Review
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine
Background: The health benefits of organic foods are unclear.
Purpose: To review evidence comparing the health effects of organic and conventional foods.
Data Sources: MEDLINE (January 1966 to May 2011), EMBASE, CAB Direct, Agricola, TOXNET, Cochrane Library (January 1966 to May 2009), and bibliographies of retrieved articles.
Study Selection: English-language reports of comparisons of organically and conventionally grown food or of populations consuming these foods.
Data Extraction: 2 independent investigators extracted data on methods, health outcomes, and nutrient and contaminant levels.
Data Synthesis: 17 studies in humans and 223 studies of nutrient and contaminant levels in foods met inclusion criteria. Only 3 of the human studies examined clinical outcomes, finding no significant differences between populations by food type for allergic outcomes (eczema, wheeze, atopic sensitization) or symptomatic Campylobacter infection. Two studies reported significantly lower urinary pesticide levels among children consuming organic versus conventional diets, but studies of biomarker and nutrient levels in serum, urine, breast milk, and semen in adults did not identify clinically meaningful differences. All estimates of differences in nutrient and contaminant levels in foods were highly heterogeneous except for the estimate for phosphorus; phosphorus levels were significantly higher than in conventional produce, although this difference is not clinically significant. The risk for contamination with detectable pesticide residues was lower among organic than conventional produce (risk difference, 30% [CI, −37% to −23%]), but differences in risk for exceeding maximum allowed limits were small. Escherichia coli contamination risk did not differ between organic and conventional produce. Bacterial contamination of retail chicken and pork was common but unrelated to farming method. However, the risk for isolating bacteria resistant to 3 or more antibiotics was higher in conventional than in organic chicken and pork (risk difference, 33% [CI, 21% to 45%]).
Limitation: Studies were heterogeneous and limited in number, and publication bias may be present.
Conclusion: The published literature lacks strong evidence that organic foods are significantly more nutritious than conventional foods. Consumption of organic foods may reduce exposure to pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Prevention and Control of Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Pra ctices (ACIP) — United States, 2012–13 Influenza Season
Prevention and Control of Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — United States, 2012–13 Influenza Season
Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (CDC)
In 2010, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) first recommended annual influenza vaccination for all persons aged ≥6 months in the United States (1). Annual influenza vaccination of all persons aged ≥6 months continues to be recommended. This document 1) describes influenza vaccine virus strains included in the U.S. seasonal influenza vaccine for 2012–13; 2) provides guidance for the use of influenza vaccines during the 2012–13 season, including an updated vaccination schedule for children aged 6 months through 8 years and a description of available vaccine products and indications; 3) discusses febrile seizures associated with administration of influenza and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate (PCV-13) vaccines; 4) provides vaccination recommendations for persons with a history of egg allergy; and 5) discusses the development of quadrivalent influenza vaccines for use in future influenza seasons. Information regarding issues related to influenza vaccination that are not addressed in this update is available in CDC's Prevention and Control of Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2010 and associated updates (1,2).
Evidence of Rabies Virus Exposure among Humans in the Peruvian Amazon
Evidence of Rabies Virus Exposure among Humans in the Peruvian Amazon
In May of 2010, two communities (Truenococha and Santa Marta) reported to be at risk of vampire bat depredation were surveyed in the Province Datem del Marañón in the Loreto Department of Perú. Risk factors for bat exposure included age less than or equal to 25 years and owning animals that had been bitten by bats. Rabies virus neutralizing antibodies (rVNAs) were detected in 11% (7 of 63) of human sera tested. Rabies virus ribonucleoprotein (RNP) immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies were detected in the sera of three individuals, two of whom were also seropositive for rVNA. Rabies virus RNP IgM antibodies were detected in one respondent with no evidence of rVNA or RNP IgG antibodies. Because one respondent with positive rVNA results reported prior vaccination and 86% (six of seven) of rVNA-positive respondents reported being bitten by bats, these data suggest nonfatal exposure of persons to rabies virus, which is likely associated with vampire bat depredation.
A Metric of Influential Spreading during Contagion Dynamics through the Air Transportation Network
A Metric of Influential Spreading during Contagion Dynamics through the Air Transportation Network
Source: PLoS ONE
The spread of infectious diseases at the global scale is mediated by long-range human travel. Our ability to predict the impact of an outbreak on human health requires understanding the spatiotemporal signature of early-time spreading from a specific location. Here, we show that network topology, geography, traffic structure and individual mobility patterns are all essential for accurate predictions of disease spreading. Specifically, we study contagion dynamics through the air transportation network by means of a stochastic agent-tracking model that accounts for the spatial distribution of airports, detailed air traffic and the correlated nature of mobility patterns and waiting-time distributions of individual agents. From the simulation results and the empirical air-travel data, we formulate a metric of influential spreading––the geographic spreading centrality––which accounts for spatial organization and the hierarchical structure of the network traffic, and provides an accurate measure of the early-time spreading power of individual nodes.
See: New Model of Disease Contagion Ranks US Airports in Terms of Their Spreading Influence (Science Daily)
Operational Templates and Guidance for EMS Mass Incident Deployment
Operational Templates and Guidance for EMS Mass Incident Deployment (PDF)
Source: U.S. Fire Administration
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), supported by the DHS Office of Health Affairs (OHA) and the National Emergency Medical Services Management Association (NEMSMA), announces the release of a new guide for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers: Operational Templates and Guidance for EMS Mass Care Incident Deployment (PDF, 1.5 Mb).
"This guide provides important information on preparing for events that can impact EMS preparedness and response in local departments," said U.S. Fire Administrator Ernest Mitchell. "The model policies and practices referenced in the guide will lead to a better prepared EMS deployment to mass care incidents."
The guide is intended to provide information to local-level EMS and fire departments on the development and enhancement of the organization and preparedness for mass care incidents, including natural and man-made disasters, large gathering and pandemic events, and other emergencies potentially resulting in large numbers of patients.
Designing Collaborative Networks
Designing Collaborative Networks
Source: IBM Center for the Business of Government
This report offers practical advice to public managers and political leaders who are addressing complex public challenges through multi-organizational networks. The use of collaborative networks of organizations has matured in the past decade. However, the developers of collaborative networks face political, organizational, and technological challenges in a world accustomed to the traditional, hierarchical approach to problem-solving and accountability.
Professors Fedorowicz and Sawyer draw on a six-year project which collected data on 266 collaborative networks of public safety organizations, such as law enforcement and first responders to emergencies. They found a great deal of diversity in these public safety networks. They also found, however, common patterns of issues. For example, most of the design issues surrounding public safety networks center on data security and access concerns of the various participants. The authors also found common principles for designing successful collaborative networks, and they believe that these design principles can be applied in policy arenas other than public safety.
One principle they present is the importance of leveraging the use of technology as a way to advance the work of a collaborative network. For example, to address the issue of data security and access, they recommend that those involved in designing a collaborative network "ensure that data custodianship remains with the data's owners … the collaboration should be seen as providing a portal to data, not a warehouse for its storage."
Much of their advice and recommendations come from the experience of people on the ground who have faced and solved knotty problems. As a result, we hope this report serves as a useful guide to federal managers as they develop collaborative networks to address challenges that reach across federal agency—and sometimes state, local, non-profit, and private sector—boundaries.
Vital Signs: Risk for Overdose from Methadone Used for Pain Relief — United States, 1999–2010
Vital Signs: Risk for Overdose from Methadone Used for Pain Relief — United States, 1999–2010
Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (CDC)
Vital statistics data suggest that the opioid pain reliever (OPR) methadone is involved in one third of OPR-related overdose deaths, but it accounts for only a few percent of OPR prescriptions.
CDC analyzed rates of fatal methadone overdoses and sales nationally during 1999–2010 and rates of overdose death for methadone compared with rates for other major opioids in 13 states for 2009.
Methadone overdose deaths and sales rates in the United States peaked in 2007. In 2010, methadone accounted for between 4.5% and 18.5% of the opioids distributed by state. Methadone was involved in 31.4% of OPR deaths in the 13 states. It accounted for 39.8% of single-drug OPR deaths. The overdose death rate for methadone was significantly greater than that for other OPR for multidrug and single-drug deaths.
Methadone remains a drug that contributes disproportionately to the excessive number of opioid pain reliever overdoses and associated medical and societal costs.
Implications for Public Health Practice:
Health-care providers who choose to prescribe methadone should have substantial experience with its use and follow consensus guidelines for appropriate opioid prescribing. Providers should use methadone as an analgesic only for conditions where benefit outweighs risk to patients and society. Methadone and other extended-release opioids should not be used for mild pain, acute pain, "breakthrough" pain, or on an as-needed basis. For chronic noncancer pain, methadone should not be considered a drug of first choice by prescribers or insurers.
Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches
Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches
Source: Natural Resources Defense Council
NRDC's annual analysis of water quality and public notification data at coastal U.S. beaches found that the number of beach closing and advisory days in 2011 reached the third-highest level in the 22-year history of our report, totaling 23,481 days (a 3% decrease from 2010). More than two-thirds of closings and advisories were issued because bacteria levels in beachwater exceeded public health standards, indicating the presence of human or animal waste in the water. The portion of all monitoring samples that exceeded national recommended health standards for designated beach areas remained stable at 8% in 2011, compared with 8% in 2010 and 7% for the four previous years. In addition, the number of beaches monitored in 2011 increased slightly (2%) from a five-year low in 2010. The largest known source of pollution was stormwater runoff (47%, compared with 36% last year). The 2011 results confirm that our nation's beaches continue to experience significant water pollution that puts swimmers and local economies at risk.
NRDC continues to push for improvements in beachwater quality standards and test methods. Most recently, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed an action that could leave the public inadequately protected if it is not strengthened—one establishing recommended standards for beach officials to use to keep people from being exposed to unsafe levels of disease-causing bacteria and viruses. While beachwater quality standards are critical, ultimately the most important long-term action is to adopt 21st-century solutions that address the sources of beachwater pollution, particularly stormwater runoff. The most important of these solutions remains incentivizing and implementing green infrastructure in our cities, such as green roofs, porous pavement, and street plantings, which stop rain where it falls. Green infrastructure effectively reduces the amount of runoff that makes its way into beachwater or triggers harmful sewage overflows, transforming potential beach pollution into a tremendous local water supply resource.
Progress Made, but Some Handbags Still Pose Lead Threats
Progress Made, but Some Handbags Still Pose Lead Threats
Source: Center for Environmental Health
Testing this spring of nearly 300 handbags, purses, wallets and other accessories purchased from Bay Area outlets of leading national retailers found dozens of products still contain high levels of lead. As seen tonight on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) announced that independent lab tests it commissioned by the found high levels of lead in purses or wallets from Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom Rack, Forever 21, and many other retailers. Lead levels in the products range from nearly three times to more than 195 times higher than the level agreed to in a 2010 settlement between CEH and dozens of retailers, producers and distributors of the products.
Federal law limits lead in children's products, but there is no federal standard for lead in adult handbags or wallets. In June 2010, CEH set a landmark industry standard by reaching legal agreements with more than 40 major retailers and vendors of handbags and other accessories sold in stores nationwide. The agreement called for no more than 300 ppm of lead in most materials used in handbags. CEH has since reached similar legal agreements with nearly 200 handbag producers, distributors and retailers.
Since February, CEH has purchased and tested nearly 300 handbags, purses, wallets, and clutches from Bay Area outlets of major retailers and online retail outlets. Lead-tainted handbags or other accessories were found at 21 retailers. More than 300 parts per million (ppm) of lead were found in materials used in 43 products. Ten of the 43 products were found with materials containing lead levels in excess of 10,000 ppm; lab testing of one Tory Burch brand wallet from Neiman Marcus found 58,700 ppm of lead in, more than 195 times higher than the 300 ppm standard.
Lead exposure has been linked to higher rates of infertility in women, an increased risk of heart attacks, strokes, and high blood pressure, among other health problems. Scientists are increasingly concerned that there is no safe level of lead exposure, especially for pregnant women and young children. A recent study concluded that lead exposure during pregnancy could have "lasting and possibly permanent effects" on a child's IQ, and another study showed that lead exposure during the first trimester (three month period), when some women are not even aware that they are pregnant, had the most pronounced effects on a child's mental development. A 2009 study showed that chronic low-level lead exposures in young women could lead to impaired mental functioning as they age.
Rationale for Periodic Reporting on the Use of Selected Adult Clinical Preventive Services — United States
Rationale for Periodic Reporting on the Use of Selected Adult Clinical Preventive Services — United States
Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (CDC)
This supplement introduces a CDC initiative to monitor and report periodically on the use of a set of selected clinical preventive services in the U.S. adult population in the context of recent national initiatives to improve access to and use of such services. Increasing the use of these services has the potential to lead to substantial reductions in the burden of illness, death, and disability and to lower treatment costs. The majority of clinical preventive services are provided by the health-care sector, and public health agencies play important roles in helping to support increases in the use of these services (e.g., by identifying and implementing policies that are effective in increasing use of the services and by collaborating with stakeholders to conduct programs to improve use). Recent health reform initiatives, including efforts to increase the accessibility and affordability of preventive services, fund community prevention programs, and improve the use of health information technologies, offer opportunities to enhance use of preventive services. This supplement provides baseline information on a set of selected clinical preventive services before implementation of these recent reforms and discusses opportunities to increase the use of such services. This information can help public health practitioners collaborate with other stakeholders that have key roles to play in improving public health (e.g., employers, health plans, health professionals, and voluntary associations), understand the potential benefits of the recommended services, address the problem of underuse, and identify opportunities to apply effective strategies to improve use and foster accountability among stakeholders.
Focus on Community Resilience
Resilient communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural and man-made disasters. RAND has implemented and evaluated community resilience-building activities worldwide and identified opportunities to integrate governments with the nonprofit and for-profit sectors in public health and emergency preparedness, infrastructure protection, and development of economic recovery programs.
Office Space Bacterial Abundance and Diversity in Three Metropolitan Areas
People in developed countries spend approximately 90% of their lives indoors, yet we know little about the source and diversity of microbes in built environments. In this study, we combined culture-based cell counting and multiplexed pyrosequencing of environmental ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequences to investigate office space bacterial diversity in three metropolitan areas. Five surfaces common to all offices were sampled using sterile double-tipped swabs, one tip for culturing and one for DNA extraction, in 30 different offices per city (90 offices, 450 total samples). 16S rRNA gene sequences were PCR amplified using bar-coded "universal" bacterial primers from 54 of the surfaces (18 per city) and pooled for pyrosequencing. A three-factorial Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) found significant differences in viable bacterial abundance between offices inhabited by men or women, among the various surface types, and among cities. Multiplex pyrosequencing identified more than 500 bacterial genera from 20 different bacterial divisions. The most abundant of these genera tended to be common inhabitants of human skin, nasal, oral or intestinal cavities. Other commonly occurring genera appeared to have environmental origins (e.g., soils). There were no significant differences in the bacterial diversity between offices inhabited by men or women or among surfaces, but the bacterial community diversity of the Tucson samples was clearly distinguishable from that of New York and San Francisco, which were indistinguishable. Overall, our comprehensive molecular analysis of office building microbial diversity shows the potential of these methods for studying patterns and origins of indoor bacterial contamination. "[H]umans move through a sea of microbial life that is seldom perceived except in the context of potential disease and decay." – Feazel et al. (2009).


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[The Chosun Ilbo, May 7 2008] Lee, Gates Agree to Cooperate in IT
President Lee Myung-bak and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates agreed to strengthen global cooperation in information technology on Tuesday. In a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Gates accepted Lee's proposal to become a global advisor to the president. Gates said Korea was an "important partner" for Microsoft's global software business, adding his company will continue to strengthen its partnership with the Korean government and companies to generate W7 trillion (US$1=W1,015) worth of economic effects. Gates promised Microsoft will invest US$147 million in Korea in the automotive sector, information technology, games, and education over the next five years.
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