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Mar 13, 2012
Prom, A Shocking Admission
Ok, are you ready for it? I'm not sure I should admit this publicly but what the hay, here goes.... I loved the movie Prom. What? Were you expecting something really juicy?
Have you seen that movie? I'm almost 40 so I should be liking movies that are for my age group, not teen flicks. I think I liked it because it reminded me of all those 80's John Hughes films that I grew up with. Pretty In Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful and then you can mix in a little Say Anything and basically you almost have Disney's Prom. Anyway, I admit it, I liked it and it got me thinking about a post I never wrote but intended to that may come in handy now that it is Prom season.
The stores are quickly filling up with prom dresses. Lots of dresses. Have your seen them? I'm always shocked at the high price and the short hem lines. So, if you find yourself shopping for a dress, prom or other, be sure to check out all the clearance items. Most likely there are dresses the stores are trying to clearance out so that they can cash in on the new styles. Case in point. Last fall, while looking for a homecoming dress, I found a dress for....
Yep, that's right $13.20 - Score! The problem was, it wasn't perfect. It was kind of plain. Not quite modest enough for our family standards and it was a little big.
I bought it anyway.
It was a risk because my daughter wasn't even with me. However, I told her if she found something else we weren't out much. Plus, I really thought that I could fix it up. I was right.
See, it's just a plain dress. It's loose and slightly big on her from the waist up and well - yawn! I'm the first to admit it's boring.
It also didn't cover the shoulders. It does have a wide tank and it's not revealing however, our family's modesty rule is that it needs to cover the shoulders.
So, what do you do with a dress that isn't perfect but is a good price? Well, that's the point of this whole post. While you are out shopping keep your eyes open for those diamonds in the rough. I would have passed this dress up but with a needle and thread plus some craftiness, I fixed it up and kept it way under budget. Here's what I did...
I found some eyelet lace that was sold by the yard at Hobby Lobby. I bought a yard and hand sewed a half yard onto each shoulder to make a cap sleeve. It was easy and I love the soft, almost romantic look it gave. Plus, the modesty issue was no longer - the shoulder was covered.
Next, I added a belt. I found this mesh strip that had these cute black flowers on it. It was flowers only when we bought it and while it would have worked, it was still a little plain. So, a quick trip down the jewelry aisle and I found little ecru pearls and hand stitched them into the center of each flower. I also took in the dress slightly for a more fitted look in the bodice.
Here she is the night of the dance. Aww. So pretty! It's a big difference right?
So, my point in all of this...
If you are out and about looking for dresses this time of year. Remember, you can do a lot for a little. The total expense for the dress with all the adjustments was under $20. I'm truly not a sewer but I figured if I could do it, others can too. You just may not have thought about it before.
P.S. - I know someone will ask so in case you are wondering, Miss M is not old enough to date yet. We hold out until our kids are 16. She went to Homecoming with a group of her girl friends, no boys. It was a right of passage in a way. Her first year of high school and her first Homecoming. It was a night of make-up, styling your hair, painting your nails and being silly. In my high school, you didn't go to dances unless you had a date, it's different here though. It's almost like what we used to call stomps, no dates required. This mom likes that!
13 comments:
- Out for an Adventure said...
I love the outcome!! I adore the cap sleeves and the end result is just stunningly beautiful! She could wear that for other events too! Lots of use out of cute dress for a low price!
You are so creative!
- March 13, 2012 at 3:45 PM
- Panya said...
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- March 13, 2012 at 4:20 PM
- Panya said...
Your added details really made the dress a winner, good job!
My mom bought my prom dress on clearance at a discount chain for $20. I dress more modestly now than I did then, but I still love it -- it was a long, form-fitting, Asian-style dress with cap sleeves, in a stretchy material with a glittered flower design all over.
- March 13, 2012 at 4:26 PM
- Debi said...
Ugly before and beautiful after! Nice.....I hope I am able to figure this kind of stuff out when my daughter is that age. Lovely job.
- March 13, 2012 at 4:27 PM
- Emily S said...
Wow! You took a dress that was "meh" and made it "WOW!" She looks adorable :)
- March 13, 2012 at 6:57 PM
- Eileen said...
Love your creation and your daughter is beautiful in it! Sending this on to my daughter for future ideas with her soon to be 14 year old
- March 13, 2012 at 9:38 PM
- Some Lucky Dog said...
The dress turned out amazing and your daughter looks just beautiful!
- March 13, 2012 at 10:06 PM
- Alida said...
How lovely!
- March 14, 2012 at 3:51 AM
- email@example.com said...
This dress is so cute great job. I like cap sleeves on my things to.Great Job,,, She's got talented mom...
- March 14, 2012 at 9:17 PM
- Suzanne said...
You did a lovely job remodeling. Stick to your guns on the modesty and 16 plus dating...it sure pays off in the end.
- March 14, 2012 at 9:19 PM
- Bluefunk said...
What a pretty dress! You made it look so much more feminine with the cap sleeves and belt.
- March 16, 2012 at 8:54 AM
- Angela of griffinshoney.com said...
I am so astonished!! Love it!
- March 22, 2012 at 8:17 PM
- Barbara said...
I am so impressed with your ingenuity. The dress is beautiful and so is your young lady.
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A few months ago, I told you about the fresh looking Google Chrome extension called Aniweather. It gives you a quick weather report and five day forecast, simply by clicking an icon in your web browser.
After reading a post from the Madras Geek, I decided to try out another instant weather tool called ForecastFox. It gives me the same types of weather info, but it offers just a little bit more. You can use ForecastFox in both the Firefox and Chrome web browsers.
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In the Chrome browser, the ForecastFox icon is at top right of the browser.
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To see the details of each day's forecast, you can click on the day in the left sidebar.
ForecastFox offers the forecast for more days than Aniweather (shown below), however the Aniweather pop-up is much nicer looking, and it's information comes from weather.com.
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It could be a mega-powerful New Year's Eve weekend with the drawing of a Powerball jackpot exceeding $300 million.
Powerball numbers drawn late Saturday were: 28, 36, 41, 51 and 58. The Powerball number was 24 and the multiplier was 2.
But like Mega Millions the night before, there was no winner to claim the Powerball jackpot, which led it to grow to $440 million, the ninth-largest jackpot in game history.
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The Mega Millions numbers were drawn Friday without a winner, so the pot swelled to $343 million for the Jan. 2 drawing. Both lotto games had their most recent jackpot wins in late October.
Despite the mountains of zeros attached to both lottery games' jackpots this week, neither of the current amounts is a record-setter, as CNBC reported. For either to land in the U.S.'s top 10 jackpots, they would have to surpass the $448.4 million Powerball prize shared by two winners back in August 2013.
The first time both games simultaneously had jackpots topping $300 million was in early August. Illinois lotto player Patricia Busking nabbed the Mega Millions in mid-August, taking home $393 million.
By late August, the Powerball had reached $758.7 million, which all went to winner Mavis Wanczyk of Massachusetts, making it the largest prize ever awarded to a single ticket. That jackpot was also the second largest in the game's history and the second largest in U.S. lottery history.
Mega Millions is played in 44 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball is played in all the same places, plus Puerto Rico.


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If you're wishing your life was a bowl of cherries, stop wishing. Cherry Grove Cottages is the place to find some great North Myrtle Beach homes for sale. Most of the homes in this charming community are less than 5 years old and just a golf card ride to the beach. Some are brand new and never owned! Homes at Cherry Grove Cottages include a variety of traditional as well as raised beach homes in several 3 and 4 bedroom floor plans. Homes have a distinctive Charleston feel with screen porches, garages and low maintenance landscaping.
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A Compilation of Environmental Education News from Across Louisiana
2012 Environmental Education Symposium
Exhibitor Registration deadline EXTENDED until February 1st!
If your agency/organization has information related to the field of environmental education and you would like to share it with teachers and informal educators, make plans to join us now!
The Exhibitor registration form and informational flyer are attached below.
We are no longer accepting presenter proposals but would like to say THANKS to all of you who submitted! We have an outstanding group of unique ideas from which to select! Our educators will sure to be blown away by the quality of presentations for 2012!
The Louisiana Environmental Education Commission and the Louisiana Environmental Education Association will host the 15th Annual Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium – "Our Environment…Our Future" at the Lafayette Crowne Plaza in Lafayette, Louisiana on March 9-10, 2012. All Symposium exhibitor forms, registration forms, and related information can be found on our website: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/environmental-education-symposium
For more information: Venise Ortego, EE Coordinator, 337-948-0255, firstname.lastname@example.com
Gulf of Mexico Expeditions for Educators
Calling all K-12 Teachers and informal educators! There's a spot on one of our Gulf of Mexico Foundation expeditions with YOUR name on it! APPLY NOW! Check out the websites for more information!
Intracoastal Waterway Wetlands Expedition (IWWE): http://www.gulfmex.org/education-training/intercoastal-waterways-wetland-expedition/
Explore habitats & communities along Gulf coast, while learning importance of balancing both the environment and economy.
Spring Trip: March 11-16, 2012; Application DEADLINE: February 13, 2012
Summer I Trip: June 10-15, 2012; Application DEADLINE: April 20, 2012
Summer II Trip: June 17-22, 2012; Application DEADLINE: April 20, 2012
ONLY $100 plus travel to and from Freeport, TX. Everything else is covered once aboard the vessel.
Down Under, Out Yonder (DUOY): http://www.gulfmex.org/education-training/down-under-out-yonder/
Dive into the depths of the Flower Garden Banks and explore the Gulf's coral reef treasures.
July 6-11, 2012
Application deadline: February 27, 2012
$250, plus travel to and from Freeport, TX. Everything else is covered once aboard the vessel.
MUST be diver certified plus provide own equipment (minus tank).
SAVE THE DATE: 2012 GOMA All Hands meeting!
June 18-21, 2012 – Omni Bayfront & Marina Hotel, Corpus Christi, Texas
NGCP Collaborative Mini-Grants
NGCP mini-grants are designed to enhance access to and build collaboration between programs and resources. Mini-grant application resources, including a sample application, research based strategies, and evaluation requirements are available online at: http://www.ngcproject.org/mini-grant/app-resources.cfm.
Media Relations and Events Coordinator Position – Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program
Deadline for Applications: January 30, 2012
The Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) is seeking to fill a position for a Media Relations and Events Coordinator. This person will be domiciled in the BTNEP office on the Nicholls State University campus. The Media Relations and Events Coordinator will be responsible for informing, building, and enhancing relationships with all print, broadcast, and film media outlets using the various programs and projects conducted by the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program. To ensure maximum consideration, please submit a letter of application, a résumé, and three references by January 30, 2012. For more information, visit: www.btnep.org.
NGCP Webinar Biology in the Age of Computing: Online Resources for High School Teachers and Students
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
11:00 AM-12:00 PM Pacific
Join NGCP as they share curricula, online resources, teacher experiences and research findings from Bio-ITEST: New Frontiers in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, a program funded by the National Science Foundation that brings the exciting field of bioinformatics to high school teachers and students. Bioinformatics is the application of computer science and information technology to the field of biology and medicine. With a strong emphasis on increasing student awareness of STEM careers, each Bio-ITEST lesson features an individual who uses bioinformatics in their work, or whose work is made possible by bioinformatics. The presentation will include an overview of curricular units, including introductory lessons on genetic testing and advanced lessons on genetic research, and an exploration of the online resources created for the project. Presenters will share lessons learned about increasing student STEM career awareness and engagement in the context of the Bio-ITEST project.
Register: http://www.ngcproject.org/events/events.cfm?eventid=228
Communicate Science With Water Words That Work! (April 19; 9 am–3 pm)
The Communicate Science with Water Words that Work Workshop will be help at Stennis Space Center, Thursday, April 19 in Conference Room 107. The Workshop is free and limited to 49 people. This one day workshop will improve the ability to communicate science and resource management messages to the public at large. Learn how to discuss controversial topics and keep cool under pressure. If you work in the field of coastal resource management you need to take this workshop.
Register online here: http://grandbaynerr.org/training-sessions
Contact Avia Huisman (email@example.com)
For more information about Eric Eckl and Water Words that Work visit: www.waterwordsthatwork.com
CNN's Sanjay Gupta, MD, Spotlights Indoor Air Quality in Schools
An estimated 14 million American children attend public schools that are in urgent need of extensive repair or replacement and have unhealthy environmental conditions, including poor air quality, unsafe drinking water and inadequate safety systems. CNN spotlighted the dire condition of schools and the health hazards posed by poor indoor air quality. The segment follows CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta as he visits schools in Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut to examine the impact of indoor air quality on students and school employees. It is everyone's hope that the program will initiate actions to resolve school environmental health problems and inspire CNN to produce more programs focused on school environmental health issues in the future.
To view news clip: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2012/01/12/pkg-toxic-schools-national.cnn or via YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-J1NnwD2S0&feature=player_embedded.
2012 Coastal Master Plan Draft
The CPRA's Draft 2012 Coastal Master Plan is based on a two-year analysis involving some of the state's best scientists as well as national and international specialists. Louisiana is in the midst of a land loss crisis that has claimed 1,883 square miles of land since the 1930s. Given the importance of so many of south Louisiana's natural assets-its waterways, natural resources, unique culture and wetlands-this land loss crisis is nothing short of a national emergency, one that takes a daily toll on the lives of coastal residents. To address this crisis the Louisiana Legislature passed Act 8 in 2006, which created the CPRA and required it to develop a coastal master plan every five years. The first master plan was approved by the legislature in 2007. The new master plan, now under public review, will be submitted to the legislature for approval this spring.
Citizens are invited to review the draft master plan during the two-month comment period, from January 12 to February 25, 2012. Click here to view a copy of the plan. Copies will also be available at select public libraries in coastal parishes. The CPRA will be conducting three public meetings to gather public comments. Each meeting will include an open house from 1:00 to 5:30 PM and a public hearing from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.
January 23, 2012, 1:00 - 7:30 PM, University of New Orleans - Lindy Boggs Conference Center Auditorium
January 24, 2012, 1:00 - 7:30 PM, Houma Terrebonne Civic Center
January 25, 2012, 1:00 - 7:30 PM, Lake Charles Civic Center
If you have questions about the draft plan, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Find out about wetland outreach activities including symposiums, conferences, meetings, educational opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and related support material at the Louisiana Unified Coastal Community Calendar at http://lacoast.gov/calendar/
Venise Ortego, Environmental Education Coordinator, 337-948-0255, email@example.com
Juliet Raffray, Environmental Education Assistant Coordinator, 225-765-0124, email@example.com
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The Empire Strikes Bux: How Tiny Death Star Robbed Me
I tried getting into NimbleBit's Tiny Tower back when multiple Game Informer editors were breathlessly ranting about their miniature enterprises. Something about the free-to-play, microtransaction-focused formula didn't click with me. Open up new shops, stock products, and give the tiny Bitizens their dream jobs? Why? I didn't feel like babysitting a vertical mega mall. Then LucasArts/Disney Mobile came along and partnered with NimbleBit to put a Star Wars veneer across the entire experience with Tiny Death Star. Apparently all I needed was an 8-bit Emperor Palpatine barking orders at me and elevator-music versions of John Williams' themes to reel me in. Eventually my sporadic moments of tending to my Tiny Death Star snowballed into hours, and I was hooked. Then the unthinkable happened: A bug blindsided me with a debt so huge it would make Jabba feel sorry for me.
My Tiny Death Star started out great. I began like any enterprising Imperial officer might. I built some apartments, spent Imperial Bux to move in some residents, then tried to line them up with their dream jobs. With the help of GI's Tiny Tower veterans I was on my way to arming my battle station with fully operational cafes and toy stores. I adored hunting down Leia in the top-secret Imperial levels and watching Ewoks somehow travel from Endor to my Death Star to buy some Blue Milk. Things were looking up for the Empire's burgeoning moon-sized mall.
I even indulged in a microtransaction, a rare act I usually perform when I really like a free-to-play game and want to show my support to a developer. I purchased a $4.99 pack that scored me 4,500 coins and 50 Imperial Bux. Coins are earned by selling products in stores and spent on building new levels. Imperial Bux are Tiny Death Star's most valuable currency. These bills allow you to speed up the process of restocking and selling goods, building levels, and acquiring new Bitizens. I wasn't rolling in the credits, but I was getting by and enjoying myself.
And then I tried to give one special Bitizen his dream job at Rebo's Karaoke. Max Rebo is the chunky blue alien musician in Jabba's Palace from Return of the Jedi. Of course he would operate a karaoke place on the Death Star. I spent my last six Imperial Bux to custom order the music bar and was looking forward to earning some more coins. Then I noticed my balance. Through some enigmatic disturbance in the Force I suddenly had -136 Imperial Bux (check the image at the top of this article). Tiny Death Star only rarely awards players with free Bux. To put it in perspective, a pack of 150 Imperial Bux costs $9.99. I liked Tiny Death Star enough that I hadn't ruled out making a few more microtransactions in the future, but knowing I would have to throw down 10 Earth dollars before it made a difference was disheartening.
Normally this sort of glitch might make someone stop playing a game. Free-to-play games make their money on enticing players with game-improving microtransactions, so there's an implied trust that purchased currency is safe. But I liked the game itself, despite NimbleBit's unfortunate bug that required me to dig myself out of a -136 Bux debt. I refused to toss down the $9.99 on principle. I made a game out of pulling myself out of the hole. The Emperor threw me a Bux each time I hunted down a sneaky Rebel, awarded a Bitizen its dream job, or built a new level. It was slow going, but I was excited for the day when my Bux account would be out of the red.
Help me, Recruiting Officer, you are literally my only hope
I hit a wall around the -65 Bux mark. Despite building over 30 levels my elevator was still painfully slow, and couldn't be upgraded with out precious Bux. Finding new tenants also requires Bux. Without them, you need to wait an extremely long time or hope a Recruiting Officer VIP shows up to populate an apartment. It just wasn't happening, and without Bitizens I simply couldn't expand. Despite my crippling debt I continued to restock my stores and save up coins. Because who knows, maybe NimbleBit would update the game and solve my problem. Why would negative Bux even be a thing? Another Game Informer coworker had some Bux spontaneously docked from his account as well, so we know it's not an isolated incident. NimbleBit didn't respond to our request for comment or offer a solution to this mysterious ailment.
I never did pull myself out of debt the legitimate way. I'm proud of how close I got, however. One night my inhibitions were muted thanks to a couple of space beers, and I pulled the trigger on a microtransaction that would get me out of the hole. I felt dirty for giving NimbleBit money for a game that had essentially stolen from me. However, seeing my balance zeroed out was oddly satisfying. And then I just stopped playing. My goal had been reached, even if it was illegitimate. Construction of my Tiny Death Star has waned, and I imagine it's visually similar to the sad, half-completed iteration in Return of the Jedi. And there it will likely remain – easy pickings for a fleet of Rebels brave enough to make a run at my woefully exposed energy core. I don't even care if the soothing sounds of Rebo's Karaoke are muted by the biggest explosion the galaxy has seen since the Big Bang.
My experience in Tiny Death Star was a worst-case scenario for anyone dabbling in a microtransaction-based game. The digital rewards we receive for spending a few dollars here and there in free-to-play games are intangible and fleeting; something that's made even more apparent when your fake money is drained from your fake account. I'm not sure if I learned a specific lesson during my time with Tiny Death Star, but I can issue a warning. Don't expect the money you dump into free-to-play games to be safe. Like Obi-wan's corpse after falling to Vader's lightsaber, it can all disappear in an instant.


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Linda Ronstadt is fighting for her life.
The 11-time Grammy winner revealed to AARP.org, in an interview that will be published in full next week, that she has Parkinson's disease and is no longer able to sing due to the degenerative condition, which attacks the central nervous system.
Ronstadt, 67, said that she was diagnosed eight months ago but may have experienced symptoms as early as eight years ago.
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"I couldn't sing and I couldn't figure out why," the artist said. "I knew it was mechanical. I knew it had to do with the muscles, but I thought it might have also had something to do with the tick disease that I had. And it didn't occur to me to go to a neurologist. I think I've had it for seven or eight years already, because of the symptoms that I've had. Then I had a shoulder operation, so I thought that's why my hands were trembling."
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"Parkinson's is very hard to diagnose, so when I finally went to a neurologist and he said, 'Oh, you have Parkinson's disease,' I was completely shocked. I wouldn't have suspected that in a million, billion years."
"No one can sing with Parkinson's disease," Ronstadt said. "No matter how hard you try."
Per AARP, the "You're No Good" singer's upcoming memoir, Simple Dreams, does not address her condition or symptoms.
Michael J. Fox, who will play a news anchor with Parkinson's in a self-titled NBC sitcom this fall, and boxing icon Muhammad Ali are the biggest celebrities known to also be battling the disease.


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2013-14: Clay led the Cobras this season with a team low stroke average of 74.1 in 23 rounds. He also had the lowest individual score of the season, when he recorded an impressive 66 at the Bearcat Invitational on Mar. 22-23. Clay's play this season was good enough to land him a spot on the second team All-SAC squad, where his individual score ranked amoung the top-10 in the conference.
2012-13: Clay played in 18 rounds this season for the Cobras, earning a stroke average of 78.2. His lowest round of the season came at the Kiawah Island Invitational (9/17-18/12) when he shot a 73 in the first round. Clay was also an Academic All-Conference selection.
2011-12: Clay played in all 11 tournaments for the Coker men in 2011-12. He had a top five finish and a top 10 finish, posting a 76.2 scoring average. His best round of the year was a one-under-par 71 at the Conference Carolinas Championship.
2010-11: As a freshman Clay competed in six tournaments for the Cobras posting a 77.71 scoring average. His best finish of the year was a tie for first at the St. Andrews vs. Coker dual match. His low round of the year was a one-under-par 71 at the Bearcat Golf Classic.
High School: Clay was a standout, three-sport athlete at Canton Central Catholic, lettering in golf, basketball and tennis. He was an All-County selection in all three sports, was named the All-Ohio Golf Player of the Year and was runner-up for Ohio Athlete of the Year. He won the Disney National Championship, the Myrtle Beach Junior and was second at the AJGA Chicago.
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Back in March, President Barack Obama announced a working group to address how gender-based violence affects women's vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. Obama's memorandum on the inter-agency team doesn't specifically address trauma, but trauma and how people cope (or are unable to cope) with traumatic experiences are a key part of what he's talking about.
First, let's unpack what "trauma" is. In simple terms, when a person experiences a traumatic event, he or she sometimes cannot heal from or move past the experience, whether consciously or subconsciously. According to the Justice Resource Institute's renowned Trauma Center, common responses to trauma include a tendency to isolate oneself and feel detached from others, emotional numbing, difficulty trusting, difficulty concentrating or remembering, and feelings of shame or self-blame. It's easy to see how any one of these conditions could interfere with a person's ability to negotiate safer sex, use condoms, or access and stay in care if he or she becomes HIV positive.
This is why simply telling a person to "get over it" won't help him or her move past trauma -- the individual needs acknowledgement and support to help change those mental patterns.
Fittingly, findings from two studies dealing with trauma and the HIV epidemic came on the heels of Obama's announcement. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Harvard Medical School found that trauma -- experiences of physical or sexual violence, among other forms of psychological disruption -- is a key driver of the HIV epidemic among women in the U.S.
In the first-ever study to show a significant link between recent trauma and HIV-related health struggles, Edward Machtinger, M.D., director of the Women's HIV Program at UCSF and the lead researcher on both these studies, spoke with 113 non-transgender and trans-identified women in his clinic. He found that those who'd experienced trauma recently had a startlingly higher likelihood of having their HIV med regimens fail than those who hadn't. These women were also more than three times as likely to have had unprotected sex with partners who were HIV negative or whose HIV status was unknown.
In the second report, Machtinger reviewed 29 past studies and found that women living with HIV were two to six times more likely to have experienced traumatic events and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than women in the general population. One of the most troubling findings was that 60 percent of HIV-positive women reported having been sexually abused at some point in their lifetime -- more than five times the percentage among women in the general population who reported sexual abuse.
Machtinger believes these studies prove that providers need to know more about trauma, in order to better support their patients' drug adherence and overall health. "We have to learn to ask about trauma," he says; "This is actually an amazing opportunity to have a significant impact on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, especially among minority women."
Again, let's be clear: According to these studies, it's not just a handful of women living with HIV who have experienced or been affected by some form of violence. This is most women living with HIV. HIV services that don't take into account the impact of trauma on women's lives are selling most HIV-positive women short on their care.
While the connection between gender-based violence and poor HIV health outcomes may have just made the news, it is by no means new. HIV-positive women and their advocates and providers have witnessed and spoken out about this link for years.
In late February, the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) held the first meeting in its 17-year history that focused on women and girls. In the course of each presentation at that meeting, all of the presenters -- each a longtime veteran of women's HIV care, prevention and/or advocacy -- stressed the impact of experiences of violence on women living with or vulnerable to HIV, from childhood sexual abuse to the partner violence that may help keep condoms out of an intimate relationship.
Dr. Laurie Dill, medical director of Medical AIDS Outreach of Alabama, stated that she was unable to conduct a study of experiences of violence among women living with HIV. The reason? They couldn't find enough female clients who hadn't experienced violence to build a control group for the study.
In her presentation, noted sex therapist Dr. Gail Wyatt pointed out that HIV prevention messages generally assume that sex is consensual, and that the effects of violence have little to do with HIV transmission. It's apparent that these messages need to be adapted to assume the opposite.
Unaddressed trauma is clearly a pervasive, if silent, public health concern -- too many women, and men, have to maneuver through a life freighted with the long-term effects of violence and abuse without assistance.
So, knowing all of this, the question then becomes what is going to be done to address this issue?
Recent developments are cause for cautious optimism. The president's working group puts a policy agenda to the call to integrate HIV services with violence prevention and trauma services -- vital concerns that have been voiced by female community leaders for decades. And just weeks ago, PACHA passed a resolution that brings these women-centered goals a huge step closer to being implemented.
However, we won't soon forget that the PACHA meeting that birthed the president's working group, and this recent resolution, was PACHA's first to focus on gender -- though not because female HIV advocates have been asleep at the wheel. Behind every meeting and resolution addressing the needs of women are years of tooth-and-nail struggle to make it happen.
The social environment in which female community leaders speak to the needs of women in the HIV epidemic -- and are consistently ignored -- is the same environment in which women suffer trauma in silence. Part of breaking the cycle of gender violence, trauma and HIV will need to include demanding, growing and supporting leadership by women at every table where decisions that affect our community are made.
Olivia Ford is the community manager for TheBody.com and TheBodyPRO.com.


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The question of whether HTML elements need the addition of ARIA
role attibutes to expose their semantics, is one that surfaces on a regular basis. The answer is maybe for a subset of elements, but increasingly no.
ARIA roles add nothing to default semantics of most elements
In some cases the semantics of a HTML element can be expressed by an ARIA role, state or property. This is fiendishly known as the element's 'Default Implicit ARIA semantics'
None of the elements defined in HTML4 need ARIA roles added to expose their default semantics. Adding an ARIA role is extra work for no gain and could lead to pain for you or somebody else. The new features defined in HTML5 , where implemented, now have their default semantics exposed by most browsers.
The HTML5 Specification includes this note:
In the majority of cases setting an ARIA
aria-*attribute that matches the default implicit ARIA semantics is unnecessary and not recommended as these properties are already set by the browser.
Some examples of redundant ARIA
Adding default implicit roles to interactive elements listed in the HTML5 Recommendation is a waste of time:
role="button">press me</button>
Adding ARIA state or property attributes in addition to their native HTML counterparts is a waste of time:
<input type="text" required
<div hidden
Adding ARIA roles and states or properties to long-implemented structural elements is a waste of time:
role="heading" aria-level="1″>heading text</h1>
What about the newish HTML5 structural elements?
HTML5 defined a new set of structural and sectioning elements with default implicit semantics that match ARIA roles (for some, only under certain conditions):
- article maps to role=article
- aside maps to role=complementary
- footer maps to role=contentinfo (if not within an article or section element)
- header maps to role=banner (if not within an article or section element)
- main maps to role=main
- nav maps to role=navigation
- section maps to role=region
What this means is that, where implemented, the browser will expose the default implicit semantics of the element so you don't have to.
Although the
main element is the newest kid on the block, it no longer needs a role added as its accessibility semantics were implemented at the same time as the other aspects of it's implementation in browsers (except in IE).
The default implicit semantics implementation story
For the the structural elements newly minted in HTML5, the story is overall a good one. We are at a stage where all modern browsers (that support accessibility) implement the default semantics (except IE and though late to the party, they are finally implementing).
Bottom Line
In general, if it's defined in the HTML5 Recommendation the feature does not need ARIA role, state and property attributes. So don't do it, it's just another point of code complexity and potential failure for no gain.
For the newish structural elements
Given the more robust support for structural element semantics (sans the outline algorithm aspect, but that's another orthogonal story) I consider web developers should think about dropping the legacy HTML belt and ARIA braces approach. To that end HTML 5.1 is moving towards making all use of default implicit semantics as a SHOULD NOT normative requirement:
Default Implicit ARIA semantics – SHOULD NOT be used
This does not mean you can't continue to, but is meant as a discouragement (think deprecation rather than obsolescence). So in the near future, if you check your HTML using a conformance checker, a warning will be flagged where it finds ARIA roles matching the default implict semantics of HTML elements.
For features defined in HTML 5.1, but not yet interoperably implemented
In some cases there are features absent from HTML5, but re-appear in HTML 5.1 (they were removed from HTML5 due to lack of implementations); details and summary or dialog elements are examples. For these elements it's both fine and useful to add default semantics via ARIA as appropriate when using polyfils.


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I do it, you do it, we all commit irrational behavior at times. Guy Kawasaki's got a quick interview about the topic and why people do the things they do. It's a quick under 10 minute read and I wholeheartedly recommend anyone that's in an officer position (or even a grunt position) to read it and check it out. It's not exactly WoW related, I know, but it's people related. And what kind of game is WoW? It's a social game.
Some great points:
- When to respect authority and when to dissent
- Turning around a bad reputation
- Alternative perspectives
Here's an excerpt:
Question: It seems there's a fine line between anarchy and enlightenment: How do you know when you should respect authority and just do as told versus be a devil's advocate and disagree?
Answer: Most of us, when we disagree with a group, keep quiet. Why make a fuss and ring alarm bells? And besides, maybe we're wrong. When you speak up and go against the opinion of the group, you risk getting branded as a loner who's not a team player. But dissent is a crucial ingredient in a successful team. When I interviewed Justice Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court, he explained to me how dissent makes the Court's opinion stronger.
The Supreme Court structured dissent into the process. When an opinion is assigned, the majority keeps on having to answer questions and objections from the dissenting side. The process is obviously professional, but it's also a pain. You have to go back and forth going over points time and again. It's easy to imagine how the process can be exhausting, and in fact former Chief Justice Rehnquist believed in having a more unified voice and basically not airing the court's dirty laundry. But dissent brings about the best possible decision because it forces you to address all points. Imagine if every company went through a dissent process before arriving at an important decision.
What're you waiting for? Go read the whole column!


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The Erdös Number Project
Mathematics and Science Center, Room 346
146 Library Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4479
(location map)
Computing Your Erdös Number
Return to Erdös Number Project home page.
The first step in computing your Erdös number should be to search the Erdos1 file to see whether you or your coauthors are listed. If you are a coauthor of Paul Erdös, then presumably you know it. If you are a coauthor of a coauthor (i.e., you have Erdös number 2), then you will find your name listed in that file under the Erdös coauthor with whom you have written; do a search with your browser. If that doesn't work, then search for your coauthors in that file; if you find one, then your Erdös number is 3 and you have the path. If this fails, then read on:
If you would like help in determining your Erdös number, write us and we'll do our best to find a short path of coauthorships (no guarantees, but we have pretty good data and automated search methods). If you have published a paper reviewed in Mathematical Reviews, we should be able to find you (send us a complete name and cite a publication or two). If not, you'll need to send the full names (and cite a publication or two, if possible) of your mathematical coauthors. Much applied mathematics, operations research, theoretical physics, mathematical economics, and computer science is included in MR, as well as pure mathematics.
It's probably much more fun, however, for you to try to find the links yourself, using MathSciNet if your institution has access. (If it doesn't, then bug them to subscribe!)
Actually Mathematical Reviews provides an even easier method. MathSciNet will automatically find a path in their database from you to Paul Erdös, or between any two people you wish (there is a special button for selecting Paul Erdös as one end of the path). Both the names of the authors on the path and the (clickable) Mathematical Review numbers of the joint papers are displayed. You can reach this facility by doing an author search and then clicking on the "Collaboration Distance" link while hovering over the author's name (or from his displayed profile), or by going directly to the collaboration distance calculator. See their help page about this for more information. The enhanced facilities of MathSciNet now also allow you to find all the coauthors of any given author. One drawback of the MR system is that it considers all jointly authored works as providing legitimate links, even articles such as obituaries, which are not really joint research. If the path MR gives you contains a suspect link like this, you might try doing the search in the other direction — the algorithm is not symmetric. Other workarounds are possible, and you can also contact us for help. (If you want to give the MathSciNet path-finder a workout, ask for the path from Arturo Robles to Karen L. Thompson, or vice versa.)
There was another website that offered a service like this, run by Microsoft, but it seems to be no longer available. Click here for another such tool.
Once you know your Erdös number, you can use it in various ways, such as your license plate number
Remember, the distribution of Erdös numbers is such that almost every mathematician with a finite Erdös number has a number of less than 8 — only about 2% are higher, and none is more than 15. See our "facts page" for more details. People in other sciences or even social sciences may also have small Erdös numbers. My brother (a physician with only one publication) has an Erdös number of at most 9. An author in the MathSciNet database, Mutt, is a computer with an Erdös number of 2. We've even heard about a horse who claimed to have an Erdös number of 3. And by all means, check out this cartoon. On a related note, in the spring of 2004, a consultant in Ann Arbor, Michigan, who has an Erdös number of 4 auctioned off his services on eBay, advertising that the winner would obtain Erdös number 5 upon successful completion of work leading to a publication. For further information on this, see William Tozier's article in Science News.
Finally, there is the issue of which kind of Erdös number to use. Our data are for Erdös numbers of the first kind, where a paper with k authors gives rise to C(k,2) edges. (For example, if Tom, Dick, and Harry wrote a joint paper, then there are edges between Tom and Dick, between Dick and Harry, and between Harry and Tom.) Purists would insist that only papers with two authors should count. It might be a bit harder to compute these Erdös numbers of the second kind by hand. Our program for automated searching will find both kinds, however, so feel free to write and ask for the second kind if you wish.
A Danish translation of this page is available. A Swedish translation of this page by Valeria Aleksandrova is available.
URL = http://www.oakland.edu/enp/compute.html
This page was last updated on November 18, 2019.
Return to Erdös Number Project home page.


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NY COUNTDOWN: 4 days! Specktra members vote if you like for the tutorial contest! (Poll on the left hand side when you log in).
I love getting packages! I received my AVON stuff yesterday, I bought a travel fold up mirror which is great for NY (as I don't need to worry about my mirror breaking that I use at home); I also bought AVON eye pencils which are huge eyeshadow pencils, a decent dupe of MAC Shadesticks, I love the "Sea Blue" a lot! Gorgeous color! And I bought their mascara which btw reminds me of the Fiberwig mascara from Japan in which I did a post about it having "fibers" that attach to your eyelashes giving the illusion of falsies or plain longer lashes. When I pulled the wand out of the tube, I noticed tiny hair-like fibers, which seems gross at first as if it has been used (haha) but they are actually pretty neat.
Oh! And for Gabriela, I never used to like AVON when I was younger, due to the mere fact I associated it with old ladies, lol I don't know why, but just a few months ago I checked out the site and found some cool things for under $10 and ordered some things and was actually very pleased with it. AVON to me is hit or miss, there are some things that are bleh, and some things that are neat to have. Most of their lip colors aren't my cup of tea, but I DO like some of their lipglosses and eye stuff. You can also return it to AVON if you are not happy with your purchase and they have GREAT customer service.
AVON Eye Pencils and their bendable mascara:
The blue pencil on my eye (and for the girl that asked, yes those are NOT contacts but rather my real eye color lol):
My foldable mirror:
My MAC 180 brush I have been raving about, see how I gently hold my holy grail of a brush????!! :)
I also got my MAC MSF in "Gold Spill", very pretty! I didn't really like the gold gritty look of "New Vegas" too much, so I settled for something a bit more subtle and softer...
See the pile of junk i've been collecting? I need some support system of people to tell me to stop buying stuff I don't need....lol
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
AVON Haul
11 comments
- JANE said...
ooo nice haul!!! can you swatch your mac gold spill? also are shimmers big??
- October 30, 2007 at 2:31 PM
- smiling_diva said...
hi vannesa just wanted to let u know i have the avon bendable brush mascara too and it works pretty well :D ttyl bye!
- October 30, 2007 at 3:13 PM
- nilla cookie said...
woo hoo! The AVON stuff sounds like it would be fun to try for that price tag ;)
The blue shimmer stick is gorgeous on you too! You wear colors very well! Can't wait to see more!
- October 30, 2007 at 5:34 PM
- Nga said...
i wish i had your credit card! Lol! I saw an avon brochure recently somewhere and i was actually interested in some of their mineral products. Have you tried mary kay at all? My friend is starting up with that company and i promised her that i would take a look when i have time.
- October 30, 2007 at 9:09 PM
- Nga said...
oh btw...I also used to associate Avon with old ladies...is that bad?? =0/
- October 30, 2007 at 9:10 PM
- Stephie said...
ate, send me your credit card and i'll "hold" it for you :D hehehehe
i haven't used my gold spill in a while, hopefully you can inspire me! i know, i used new vegas to day and i could notice the large pieces of glitter.... oh well!
hahaha crack.... so funny :D i really did want to drop some chopsticks down there :P
btw, i voted....
for YOU of course, if i had more than one account, i would vote again and again! you should win, everyone vote!!!! <3 ya!
- October 30, 2007 at 10:49 PM
- kiki said...
Hey vanessa, yeah i order from avon too. i usually wait for their specials or when theres free shipping. Their products arent bad and alot of them are like ripeoffs of other brands such as clearisal, pantene, you get the picture.
Anyhow, guess what i got? I went to walmart today and got the Aquafina hydrating spray (like yours!) haha i know i dont need it but i wanted to try it out. I'm still using my Oguma-AquaKey for the longest time.
- October 30, 2007 at 11:46 PM
- Distinque said...
hi vanessa! geez i think im going to try the mac 180 brush because of you. I love the white bristle brushes but it doesn't stay as white as the first time getting them:( but i'll give it a try. I think that avon mirror is so cuteee
- October 31, 2007 at 12:05 AM
- Vanessa said...
Thanks smiling diva! I like it too!
Haha Nga, you can have my CC anytime, lol there's not much on there though! LOL. And I know right!?? Why do we think of OLD LADIES when we hear AVON???
Ading Stephie: I love gold spill very gorgeous color! And you too can "hold" my credit card! haha and thanks for voting!
distinque- the 180 brush is awesome! it's my favorite brush and yes I agree, I am not a fan of white bristles, but this brush is great!
- October 31, 2007 at 12:44 AM
- karen, makeupandbeautyblog.com said...
omg, i feel your pain. that pic of all your stuff...imagine it 10x worse and out of control. HELP!
- October 31, 2007 at 8:25 PM
- Angie said...
hi vanessa, great haul!! avon's other line is mark, which is pretty okay too and their packaging is quite cute. the shadows are not very pigmented though. anyway, i don't know if u've ever used nyx jumbo eye pencils? do think u think they're similar to mac shadesticks? btw, u inspired me to buy some nyx stuff at cherryculture.com. i heard and seen the brand before but have never got around to getting them until u raved about them soo much. also found a great store near my place that sells them MUCH cheaper than cherryculture too. so thanks for the rec, babe! the shadows are crazily pigmented!
- November 1, 2007 at 12:49 PM


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A Slovak man has been donning a homemade leather Batman costume to help combat crime in the southern town of Dunajska Streda, Reuters reported.
Zoltan Kohari, 26, cleans the streets, aids the elderly and calls the cops if he sees something suspicious.
"I have decided to do good for the people. I take care of order and help clean up the environment so we can keep living on this planet," he told Reuters.
U.S. & World
Kohari, a trained house painter, spent eight months in jail last year and attempted suicide before deciding to change his path.
Kohari's impersonation is the latest in a series of ordinary citizens dressing in superhero costumes and performing public services — including self-proclaimed Seattle superhero "Phoenix Jones," who was arrested last year when he used pepper spray to break up a fight.
Jones, 23, whose real name is Benjamin John Francis Fodor, unmasked himself at a court hearing last year, The Associated Press reported. No charges were filed.
As for Kohari, he said he never resorts to physical violence. His neighbors said he is an honest and good man.
"He's had a tough life but he is very dependable and we like him. He helps us out, keeps an eye on public order, and he is a hero for my son and his schoolmates," said Jana Kocisova, a mother of two who lives near Kohari's "Batcave" apartment.


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We've been hearing rumors about the NFL returning to Los Angeles for so long now, that it seems foolish to believe any of it until it actually happens. It's like hearing Brett Favre will retire. No one buys it until the games are played.
But two things occurred in the news this week that will kick up speculation of a move once more.
First off, professional speculator and latte sipper Peter King wrote this week that NFL owners are excited about the LA stadium proposal of AEG Worldwide, an entertainment conglomerate that already owns over 30 arenas round the world, including the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
U.S. & World
The day's top national and international news.
AEG is proposing a multi-purpose NFL stadium that could also serve as a convention hall and host potential Final Fours and World Cup matches. It would be located downtown, right next to Staples.
And AEG would reportedly foot $1 billion of the tab, which is not a bad amount given that NFL owners have long offered to pay exactly nothing to get their own stadiums built.
The other piece of news is that Chargers owner Alex Spanos is looking to sell his a minority stake in the team, due to his failing health.
He and his wife now own 36 percent of the club, while each of his four children have 15 percent stakes, and they have hired Goldman Sachs to sell a minority share in the team. Representatives from Goldman have met recently with several wealthy individuals in L.A. about the Chargers' stake, according to people familiar with the matter.
While the elder Spanos' stake is a minority share, there's no reason AEG can't buy it, then turnaround and offer one of his children a hefty sum for one of those 15-percent shares, which would be enough to give them majority control of the franchise and move it out of Qualcomm Stadium, a place the Chargers have been itching to abandon for years. And with a lockout looming, why wouldn't one of his kids elect to cash out?
Most important, I think the NFL would prefer that the Chargers, out of all current teams, be the one chosen to move to LA. While San Diego natives will almost certainly feel otherwise, I think the NFL believes it can retain much of that fanbase by relocating the team to a place that's just a two-to-three hour drive away (the Chargers also played their very first season in LA). It wouldn't be the same as moving the Vikings or Bills, who would lose their fanbases entirely if the switch was ever made. The Spanos sale is just the kind of opening the NFL needs to try and make this thing happen.
So while the NFL in LA has been a pipe dream for over a decade now, be on the lookout. Things can happen in a relative snap. It's like "Chinese Democracy." You never think you'll see it until BOOM! There it is.


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Why Wal‐Mart Supports an Employer Mandate
A couple of years ago, I shared a cab to the airport with a Wal-Mart lobbyist, who told me that Wal-Mart supports an "employer mandate." An employer mandate is a legal requirement that employers provide a government-defined package of health benefits to their workers. Only Hawaii and Massachusetts have enacted such a law.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Wal-Mart is a capitalist success story. At the time of our conversation, this lobbyist was helping Wal-Mart fight off employer-mandate legislation in dozens of states. Those measures were specifically designed to hurt Wal-Mart, and were underwritten by the unions and union shops that were losing jobs and business to Wal-Mart.
But it all became clear when the lobbyist explained the reason for Wal-Mart's position: "Target's health-benefits costs are lower."
I have no idea what Target's or Wal-Mart's health-benefits costs are. Let's say that Target spends $5,000 per worker on health benefits and Wal-Mart spends $10,000. An employer mandate that requires both retail giants to spend $9,000 per worker would have no effect on Wal-Mart. But it would cripple one of Wal-Mart's chief competitors.
So yesterday's news that Wal-Mart is publicly endorsing a "sensible and equitable" employer mandate -- i.e., a mandate that hurts Target but not Wal-Mart -- didn't come as a surprise to me. It merely confirmed what I learned in a cab on the way to the airport: Wal-Mart has gone native. That great symbol of the benefits of free-market competition now joins its erstwhile enemies among the legions of rent-seeking weasels who would rather run to government for protection than earn their keep by making people's lives better.
In 2007, Wal-Mart officially joined the Church of Universal Coverage when it entered one of those countless strange-bedfellows coalitions with the Service Employees International Union. At the time, I criticized Wal-Mart for "self-congratulatory puffery" and "jump[ing] on the big-government bandwagon." I also criticized then-CEO Lee Scott for spouting economic nonsense. (I later learned that Scott was not amused.)
This is so much worse than that.


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What is the difference between recreational and premier & select teams?
Washington Youth Soccer's view (and NYSA's) of recreational teams is "encourage play for fun for older children and development of skills for younger children". These are 'everyone plays' type teams. Select teams are composed of players selected for their playing ability, and, though there are still rules on playing time, the emphasis is on forming competitive teams.
NYSA recreational teams are available for U6 to U19 players. Recreational teams are formed around school attendance areas, with no consideration given to a player's ability.
Premier and Select teams are composed of players selected for their playing ability. Players desiring play at a higher skill and commitment level participate in tryouts to be selected for a Sound FC premier team or NSC select team.
Premier teams (for players interested in more commitment and a longer season) starts at U9, with teams formed/administered by NYSA's Sound FC. Sound FC teams are active year round starting in June, with the season culminating with state cup play (February for boys U16-18 & April for everyone else). The coaches are paid.
Select teams (for players wanting the higher skill level, but less commitment and a shorter season) starts at U10, with teams formed/administered by NYSA's NSC Club. NSC teams are active from June to through the end of regular season in mid-December. The coaches are volunteers.


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The information provided here is meant to give you a general idea about each of the medications listed below. Only the most general side effects are included, so ask your doctor if you need to take any special precautions. Use each of these medications as recommended by your doctor, or according to the instructions provided. If you have further questions about usage or side effects, contact your doctor.
Two main medications used for Lyme disease include:
- Antibiotics
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Common names include:
- Doxycycline
- Amoxicillin
- Cefuroxime
- Ceftriaxone
Antibiotics are given in all stages of Lyme disease. Their aim is to kill the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. A repeat course of antibiotic therapy may be needed if Lyme disease infection recurs. Some people may continue to develop symptoms and complications of the disease even after the bacteria are killed.
- Doxycycline—This antibiotic is given in pill form for several weeks or sometimes longer. Doxycycline can cause an upset stomach and should be taken with food. It cannot be used in pregnant women and children under 8 years of age.
- Amoxicillin—This is a type of penicillin antibiotic. It is given to pregnant women, children under 8, and those allergic to tetracycline. It is given in pill form or liquid for children under age 8. The medication will be given over several weeks. It can be taken on an empty or full stomach.
- Cefuroxime and ceftriaxone—These are given when you cannot take either of the other antibiotics, or if you have serious complications. Cefuroxime is usually given in pill or liquid form and should be taken with a full glass of water. They can be taken with food or a glass of milk if they upset your stomach. Ceftriaxone is given in IV form or as an injection into the muscle.
Possible side effects of all antibiotics include:
- Abdominal pain or discomfort
- Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Allergic reaction, including skin rash, swelling, and difficulty breathing
- Hypersensitivity to sunlight (most common with doxycycline)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Common names include:
- Ibuprofen
- Naproxen
NSAIDs are pain relievers. Your doctor may advise you to use them if you have arthritis pain as a complication of Lyme disease. The dose depends on the amount of pain. For severe pain, NSAIDs are available in higher doses by prescription. They should be taken with food and a full glass of water.
Possible side effects include:
- Increased bleeding after surgery
- Headache
- Upset stomach
- Ulcers or gastrointestinal bleeding
- Flu-like feeling
- Asthma or chest tightness
NSAIDs may interfere with other medications including those treating high blood pressure . Be sure any doctor prescribing NSAIDs knows about your past medical history and any of your other medicines. If you are aged 50 or older or have previously had bleeding from the stomach or upper gastrointestinal tract, your doctor may prescribe different medications than the ones listed above.
Special Considerations
If you are taking medications, follow these general guidelines:
- Take the medication as directed. Do not change the amount or the schedule.
- Ask what side effects could occur. Report them to your doctor.
- Talk to your doctor before you stop taking any prescription medication.
- Plan ahead for refills if you need them.
- Do not share your prescription medication with anyone.
- Medications can be dangerous when mixed. Talk to your doctor if you are taking more than one medication, including over-the-counter products and supplements.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: David L. Horn, MD
- Review Date: 11/2018 -
- Update Date: 12/20/2014 -