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Do you want to know six words that will make a rainy afternoon more exciting? Try hearing your daughter say, "There's an apple up my nose."
Fire the nanny! Oh, wait, that's me …
The first thing I did was call the doctor. I didn't freak out until the receptionist asked me to be put on hold.
"No! I won't be on hold!" I shouted.
The poor lady's ear must have been bleeding, but I wanted immediate instructions. My daughter wasn't turning blue, but she was really scared.
Five minutes later, we were driving to the ER at Swedish Edmonds.
"Have you tried an angel kiss?" they asked me in triage.
No, I hadn't, but divine intervention sounded like a good idea.
What happened next was pretty traumatic. I had to pinch one side of my daughter's nose and blow into her mouth. The hope was that the apple would pop out on its own.
Unfortunately, all that came out was snot.
Plus my daughter started screaming, "I don't like that kiss!" at the top of her lungs.
Probably the people who heard us in the waiting room were getting the wrong idea.
That's when the physician's assistant mentioned "the alligator tool."
My preschooler may be just 3 years old, but she's not stupid (unless there's fresh produce involved). The possibility of an alligator going up her nose was enough to make her focus.
We all took a deep breath and tried again. This time my daughter did her own blowing. After a lot of huffing and puffing, a gooey bit of apple fell into my hand.
That sounds gross but it could have been a lot worse. Before we left, the PA gave my daughter a stern lecture about places in your body where you shouldn't put things, including your nose, ears and rear end. Then he looked at me and said, "Questions."
Uh-oh. I didn't know how I was going to answer any questions. How dare I unload the dishwasher instead of watch my child eat? Where's the supervision in our house? Go ahead and label me "Worst Mother of the Year" right now.
But actually, the PA was just wondering if I had any questions for him, not the other way around. Then he gave me a discharge paper that was titled, "Foreign Body — Nose." I'm thinking of saving that for my daughter's baby book.
The real question, of course, is why did my daughter put an apple up her nose in the first place? She still claims it was "an accident."
Um … I'm pretty sure that you don't accidentally get an apple stuck up your nose, just like 16-year-olds don't accidentally get pregnant.
There's implantation involved either way.
Jennifer Bardsley is an Edmonds mom of two and blogs at teachingmybabytoread.blog.com.

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PersonalOmar Bolden was born December 20, 1988 in Ontario Califronia.
Date of birth: (1988-12-20) December 20, 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth: Ontario, California
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight: 202 lb (92 kg)
He graduated in spring 2011 with a B.I.S. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Justice Studies/Sociology).
HighschoolBolden attended Colony High School in Ontario, California, where he starred at running back and defensive back. Bolden was first brought up to Varsity as a Freshman against Ontario High School to play running back. This game was played at Chaparral high school due to a massive fire that prevented any local games from being played. His first two carries of his high school career resulted in fumbles.
As a senior he ran for 2,003 yards (143.1 yards per game) and 26 touchdowns and amassed over 2,500 all-purpose yards. He averaged 143.1 rushing yards-per-game as a senior and also caught nine passes for 150 yards (16.7 yards per catch) and one touchdown. On defense, he totaled 80 tackles, two blocked punts and one interception. Bolden was named CIF Central Division Most Valuable Player and the Inland Valley Player of the Year after leading Colony to its first CIF title in 2006. He led the Mt. Baldy League in scoring and rushing yards in 2006 and won the league rushing crown by over 1,000 yards. He also recorded over 700 rushing yards and six touchdowns as a junior, despite missing four games due to injury, but still earned All-Mt. Baldy League honors and was chosen as Colony High's Most Valuable Player.
He was a 2007 graduate of Colony High School. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com. Bolden was listed as the No. 7 all-purpose back recruit in the nation. He ran a 4.35 40-yard dash at the 2006 Scout.com Los Angeles Combine, the fastest by any player at the camp and the fourth-fastest among participants at Scout.com′s 13 nationwide high school combines throughout the year. Ranked as the preseason No. 37 player overall in the West and the region's No. 6 cornerback by Scout.com also rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com. Not only these guys but he was highly rated by others. Listed as a preseason All-American and the No. 43 cornerback in the nation by SuperPrep and also regarded as the No. 36 player in the state of California and the state's No. 6 cornerback by SuperPrep. He was rated as the No. 7 all-purpose back in the nation and the No. 31 player in the state of California by Rivals.com. He was regarded as the No. 5 running back in California by Rivals.com and listed as the No. 16 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com. He also was named the No. 38 player in the Farwest in the postseason by SuperPrep.
CollegeOmar Bolden grew up watching Heisman Trophy winners Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush. Southern California, where his heroes played, was "my school," Bolden believed.
Even now, years later, it's somewhat mystifying that Bolden would choose to play football at Arizona State rather than USC. Many remember his televised signing-day announcement, still viewable on YouTube, when Bolden was about to don a USC hat and instead flipped it at the camera and pulled an ASU hat from behind his back.
"I wasn't mad, no hatred," Bolden said. "I wasn't trying to be disrespectful. I really didn't like the way they recruited me. It was the bunny with the carrot in his face. They played with me. I didn't like that.
"If they wanted me, give me the (scholarship) offer. Honestly, if they would have gave me the offer, I probably would have committed there."
USC dragged its feet on an offer in part because of doubts about whether Bolden would qualify academically. The concern was legitimate - Bolden wasn't cleared for enrollment until six days after preseason practice began - although Bolden never doubted himself.
"I kept telling them (USC coaches), 'Look, I'm going to give you my word as a young man becoming a young adult that I'm going to make it,' " he said. "I had plenty of other schools that offered me and believed in me. I didn't think it was fair to keep them waiting, either. I felt I made the right decision. I have no complaints, no regrets. I love it here."
It doesn't hurt that at the time ASU was 9-1, ranked seventh and alone atop the Pac-10 standings at 6-1. Five-time defending Pac-10 champion USC (8-2, 5-2) was No. 11. Bolden received several other offers, from schools including Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon State and Washington. He was one of ASU's most highly-acclaimed signees of the 2007 class. This was due to his blazing speed and the ability to star either in the offensive backfield or the defensive secondary and considered one of the most exciting athletes in the state of California in 2006. At the time he was praised for his ball skills as a defender, mainly resulting from his experience on offense.
"This kid is like ice water or something, because nothing is too big for him," cornerbacks coach Al Simmons said. "The greatest thing is his confidence. He's been confident even when he struggled a little bit. He's playing better, so now he's getting more confident. He's got a great mind-set, because if he doesn't make a play, it's over and he can move on and feel like he can still win a majority of the snaps and win the game for us. I don't think he'll let this game or any other game affect how he's going to play."
That assessment is no surprise to Bolden's former coach, Anthony Rice. Bolden was a star his last season for Rice's Ontario (Calif.) Colony High team that won the state Southern Section Central Division.
Colony opened in 2002. Bolden played varsity for four years and was integral to the progression from a 1-9 record to 12-2 and a title.
"You don't see a lot of kids like that," Rice said. "He's hungry all the time to succeed; that's what makes him a great athlete. The kid is humble, willing to work and willing to listen."
Bolden said he constantly is learning, not only from Simmons and Tryon (senior corners) but also from other teammates.
"I wouldn't say I'm taking his style," Bolden said of Tryon, "but I like the way he carries himself on the field. His swagger. He's kind of teaching me to get my own swag. That's one thing I didn't have coming out of high school."
Maybe not as a cornerback. But it takes nothing but swagger to turn down USC and help ASU turn the corner.
Bolden was an instant starter as a freshmen and earned Freshmen All-American in the 07 season.
As a true freshman in 2007, Bolden played in all 13 games, making nine starts for the Sun Devils. He became a starting cornerback in the fifth game of the season, and remained a starter for the rest of the year. He made his first career tackle in season-opening win over San Jose State on Sept. 1. In his first career college start, he intercepted a pass in the second quarter and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown to help ASU to a victory at Stanford on Sept. 29. He also had four tackles (two solo) in the win over the Cardinal. He recorded two tackles and a pass break-up at Washington State on Oct. 6 and against Washington on Oct. 13. He collected a season-high five tackles (three solo) in win over California on Oct. 27 andhad three tackles and two pass break-ups at Oregon on Nov. 3, and posted three tackles at UCLA on Nov. 10. He recorded four tackles and a pass break-up in victory over Arizona on Dec. 1. He matched his season high with five tackles (four solo) in Pacific Life Holiday Bowl against Texas on Dec. 27. He recorded 33 tackles (24 solo), six pass break-ups and one interception, which he returned for a touchdown, on the season. He earned First Team Freshman All-American honors by the Football Writers Association of America, as well as Second Team Freshman All-American honors by Rivals.com and College Football News. He was selected to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team by The Sporting News. He won the Bill Kajikawa Sun Devil Award, given to the team's most outstanding freshman, at the team's year-end banquet.
In his sophomore season, Bolden started all 12 games at cornerback and finished fifth on the team with 49 tackles (37 solo). He totaled seven pass break-ups and two interceptions on the season. Bolden received Honorable Mention Sophomore All-American by College Football News that year. He had two tackles in season-opening victory over Northern Arizona on Aug. 30 and recorded three tackles in win over Stanford on Sept. 6. He collected six tackles (all solo) and a pass break-up against UNLV on Sept. 13 and posted a season-high seven tackles (six solo) and had a pass break-up against No. 3 Georgia on Sept. 20. He had five tackles (four solo) at California on Oct. 4 and recorded his first interception of the season at No. 8 USC on Oct. 11. His interception came on the second of three straight possessions in the third quarter that the Sun Devils picked off Trojans quarterback Mark Sanchez. He collected six tackles (five solo) and a pass break-up against Oregon on Oct. 25 and had four solo tackles, including a tackle for loss, at Oregon State on Nov. 1. He totaled four tackles and two pass break-ups in win at Washington on Nov. 8 and posted two tackles in victory over Washington State on Nov. 15, as part of a defensive effort that produced ASU's first shutout in 12 seasons. He recorded five tackles (four solo) and a pass break-up in win over UCLA on Nov. 28 and had three tackles at Arizona on Dec. 6, and collected his second interception of the year when he picked off Wildcats quarterback Willie Tuitama in the end zone late in the second quarter.
2009 was the first bad year Bolden had at ASU. He recorded an interception, a pass break-up and four tackles (two solo) in the first four games of the season before suffering an injury in practice during the week leading up to game at Washington St. He sat out the remaining eight games of the year in order to be healthy for the 2010 season. He did return a kick 89 yards for a touchdown against Louisiana-Monroe, his first career kick return for a touchdown. He gathered 123 yards on two kick returns.
By 2010 he was a unanimous 1st Team All PAC 10 selection as a redshirt junior. He excelled in a dual role, both as a cornerback and kickoff return specialist. He was one of only four unanimous selections for the 2010 All-Pacific-10 Conference First-Team as selected by the league's coaches. He also earned Midseason All-Pac-10 team. He had team high seven pass breakups for the season, which also matched his career high he set in 2008. He also led Sun Devil defense with three interceptions for 85 yards and collected 52 tackles, including 37 solo stops for the year. He brought home Kickoff Returner Performer of the Week honors Sept. 18 vs #11 Wisconsin due in part to a 97 yard kickoff return at the end of the first quarter to give the Sun Devils their first lead of the game. He earned College Football Performance Awards Football Bowl Subdivision Honorable Mention Cornerback Performer of the Week Oct. 9 by having three tackles, including two solo and a three-yard tackle for loss in the game and intercepting the Huskies' final pass to clinch the win for ASU. He received an Honorable Mention Defensive Back Performer of the Week Nov. 6 vs USC due to his five tackle (four solo) performance as well as a 66 yard interception return. He returned 11 kickoffs for 321 yards and a 29.2 yard average. For his work as a return specialist, Bolden also was named Second-Team All-Pac-10. He earned Hard Hat player recognition for his work in ASU's offseason strength and conditioning program.
In March of 2010, the much loved Bolden was granted an additional year of eligibility for the Sun Devil football team, as his medical hardship petition was approved by the Pac-10 due to missing almost the entire 2009 season because of injury.
But 2011 just wasn't meant to be. He missed the entire season due to an ACL injury. Even though he was still named a team captain and earned Hard Hat player recognition for his work in ASU's offseason strength and conditioning program.
In summary he was a highly recruited cornerback who was a five-year member of the Sun Devil football team and a four-year starter in the Sun Devil defensive backfield. He appeared in 41 games in his career, including all 25 played during his first two seasons at ASU. He made 22 consecutive starts from the fifth game of his freshman season in 2007 to Sept. 19, 2009. He recorded seven interceptions and 21 pass break-ups in four seasons and also had 138 career tackles (100 solo). Plus he was named to several Freshman All-America teams in 2007.
Scouting Report
StrengthsBolden is a superb cover corner capable of playing on an island. He is at his best in bump-and-run coverage, where he can recover after stabbing. He is also effective in zone, where he can trigger his foot and drive to make a play on the ball. He has speed to start at the next level and the body control to adjust on a ball while covering at full speed.
WeaknessesBolden has played inconsistently and can get caught looking in the backfield while playing zone. He is a solid all-around prospect, but he may have trouble working out of the slot early in his career in sub-nickel packages, as he solely has worked outside at Arizona State.
NFL DraftBolden was a productive three-year starter at left corner for Arizona State. He missed the final eight games of the 2009 season due to tweaking the MCL in his right knee and sat out in 2011 with the ACL injury. Therefore his recovery and return are integral to his value. When healthy, he is a big, athletic cover corner with second-round value and the ability to start immediately.
Out of one of the worst experiences a college football player can experience, Omar Bolden emerged with a new, and entirely positive, perspective.
Bolden could have left Arizona State with a fifth year of eligibility remaining to enter the NFL draft in 2011. Instead, the popular and talented cornerback called a news conference to announce he wanted one more year with the Sun Devils.
A few months later, during spring practice, Bolden tore his ACL — an injury that ended his final college season before it began. Bolden considers himself a budding cornerback and CEO. To think, an injury on the field led him to become an inspirational entrepreneur off it.
Usually such an affable and upbeat person, Bolden slipped into a funk over the prospect of sitting out again. Soon, those feelings turned into a vision as he hit on an idea: What can he do to brighten someone's day?
Like that, he created a "Positive Living" movement. He began a website touting the benefits of optimistic thinking and designed elastic bracelets. He also sends out uplifting messages. Bolden developed a personal mantra of "positive living" that he preaches in interviews and includes, in hashtag form, at the end of most of his social media messages.
"I've always been a positive, high-energy guy," Bolden said. "But it really came about when I got hurt. It was a really hard time for me. I really wanted to come back and help my team win. For me to lose that whole season, it was pretty hard. I just have a tight circle of close friends and we're real big on positive energy. It kind of just started as 'live positive, live positive.' We turned it into 'positive living.' Then, we started tweeting about it."
"Before you know it, a lot of people were just catching on and it turned into a movement. It wasn't planned, it just happened like that."
Bolden remained a part of the Arizona State team, so much so that he was selected a captain. He said he attended every practice, every defensive meeting and traveled to each game. It helped him cope with the fact that he wasn't playing, though it couldn't replicate the experience he needed to prepare for the NFL.
"I stayed involved. I traveled to every game, went to every practice, went to every meeting," Bolden said. "I played my part. But it was just hard to watch."
Had the knee injury not erased his senior season, Bolden likely would have been a first- or second-day draft pick. Instead, he fell to the fourth round — where the Broncos drafted him. In the 2012 NFL draft Bolden was selected 101 overall by the Denver Broncos.
With that venture taking off, he's now eager to begin his other business: Being a shutdown cornerback.
The team drafted him in the fourth round, believing they received a steal of a deal as he slipped down the board due to his injury-filled past.
No matter where he was picked, he's here now. And that's all he cares about.
The power of positive thought at work.
He has been cleared by the Broncos' medical staff and said he has felt completely healthy since early March.
"It's good to be back on the field, just competing again," said Bolden. "Just to have the opportunity to be out here and play in the NFL and for the Broncos, it's an amazing opportunity."
"I'm just excited to have this opportunity to play in the NFL," Bolden said. "Coming off a knee injury, missing a whole year, I see myself as very blessed and fortunate. A lot of guys would love to be in my position, so I'm going to take full advantage."
When healthy, Bolden was a standout defensive back for the Sun Devils. He had three interceptions and broke up seven passes in 2010, giving a glimpse of what he could do.
Even when he wasn't healthy, Bolden was still a contributor. Last season, he was a voted captain in part because of his energizing and engaging attitude.
About that time, he began hatching his idea of inspiring others. It was his way of keeping from tumbling into a melancholy.
"I've seen many of my friends go through the same injury and distance themselves from everything, from football and friends," Bolden said. "I didn't want to go down that road. I learned from their experiences."
His website has a mission statement that counts this as its principle tenet: "It is about making the decision to be a positive impact on the lives of the people you are around on a daily basis. A family member, friend, co-worker or even a stranger. You have the ability to affect people's lives with a simple action. Let that action be positive. Life is too important to let opportunities slip by."
That edict now empowers Bolden.
Bolden joined other Denver rookies at Dove Valley team headquarters for what marked his first practices since he was injured almost a year ago. His last full-speed work came late in his 2010 season.
Bolden, listed by the Broncos at 5-foot-10 and 195 pounds, played left cornerback and had a variety of special-teams roles, including kickoff returner and gunner on punt coverage, for Arizona State. Bolden lined up at left cornerback during the weekend minicamp, but he probably will move around when the rookies join the veterans for the Broncos' first full-squad minicamp.
"I thought he played well and he reacted to our install very well. He has good football awareness and football intelligence," coach John Fox said Sunday at the conclusion of the rookies' minicamp. "It's just a matter of learning to compete at this level at a consistent basis, and I believe he can do that."
Bolden can't wait until he has a chance to pick up pointers from perennial Pro Bowler Champ Bailey. The Broncos also have veterans Drayton Florence and Tracy Porter for Bolden to lean on as well.
"They've been around for a long time. There's a reason why they're still here," said Bolden, who no longer wears a protective knee brace. "Seven-to-10 years later, I want to be one of those guys that are still around. I'm just going to do my best to stick in their pocket, stick in their ear and learn as best as I can."
With such an abundance of defensive backs, Bolden's role in the upcoming season may be in special packages on defense or possibly as a special teams contributor. He was a returner at Arizona State, even bringing back a kick 97 yards against Wisconsin in 2010.
Willing to slip into that role again?
"If they give me the opportunity, yes, I'm going to take it and run full speed with it," Bolden said. "I've got my speed back; I'm ready," Bolden told reporters at Dove Valley.
As a kickoff returner, he averaged 30.8 yards on 17 returns, with two touchdowns.
"Any time I can get my hands on the football, I like it," Bolden said.
Bolden is surrounded by quite an ASU support system with quarterback Brock Osweiler being drafted by the Broncos in the second round and receiver Gerell Robinson coming on board as a college free agent.
"It's always good to come in with somebody you know," Bolden said. "Obviously, you come in with a class full of rookies and everybody's going through the same thing. But when you can look to your right or to your left and know that you've been through similar situations like this for the past three-to-four years with guys that you kind of consider as your brothers, it helps.
"It makes it a little easier to transition to the NFL."
FutureMeasurables: 5-10 1/2, 195-202 pounds Was one of the strongest defensive backs at the scouting combine with 24 repetitions in the bench press and ran a 4.45 40-yard dash at his April pro day.
Upside: He was one of the fastest players in college football and plays the ball well with at least six pass break-ups in three of his seasons. Active player who had 52 tackles from the secondary in 2010 to go with 49 tackles in 2008. High enough character that he was named a team captain this past season despite the fact he was out for the year. Can also play in the return game.
Question marks: A huge medical question given he lost most of two seasons with knee injuries, including ACL surgery a year ago.
If Bolden can stay healthy and learn the Broncos playbook he could have a very productive year and career ~ Aussie.
Reference: AZ Central, AZ Central 2, DenverPost, DenverPost 2


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Study Abroad
College of Business Administration students have the opportunity to study abroad in a variety of countries such as England, China, Japan, Ireland and Spain.
Studying abroad is an amazing experience to broaden one's cultural knowledge while receiving course credit. The work environment today has become increasingly more diverse, and studying abroad can give you the edge you need to be successful. This life-changing experience will allow you to see the world while staying on track to graduate.
According to the NSSE (2011) survey, 29 percent of students from Niagara University's College of Business Administration take part in study abroad programs versus 8 percent at U.S. Catholic Business Schools.
Students interested in studying abroad should discuss the options available to them with their advisor and NU's Study Abroad Office. The Study Abroad Office can help you figure out which program, either through NU or our affiliates, best suits your goals. Additionally, unaffiliated programs are possible, but may have implications to financial aid packages or scholarships and require withdrawal and re-admit paperwork.
Students need to focus on academic planning, because it allows them to think about studying abroad, internships, service learning, and other experiences that will develop those areas that make them stand out on a resume. What students need to discuss with an advisor are areas they feel very passionate about because academic planning allows that passion to take the form of the above. In their four years at Niagara in the College of Business Administration, they should develop a global vision and that can be achieved through a variety of ways, including studying abroad.
Said Myriam Witkowski, assistant dean of the College of Business Administration:
We find ways to communicate so although language is critical in many places, the travel abroad allows all students to know different people and different cultures. This is they key to the success of any company.


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Snowden says he wants asylum in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) -- Edward Snowden emerged from weeks of hiding in a Moscow airport Friday, still defiant but willing to stop leaking secrets about U.S. surveillance programs if Russia will give him asylum until he can move on to Latin America.
Snowden's meeting with Russian officials and rights activists cleared up uncertainty about where the former National Security Agency systems analyst is, but left open the big question: What comes next?
Snowden said he was ready to meet President Vladimir Putin's condition that he stop leaking secrets if it means Russia would give him shelter that could eventually help him get to Latin America. There was no immediate response from Putin's office, but speakers of both houses of the Kremlin-controlled parliament spoke in support of Snowden's plea.
Vyacheslav Nikonov, a senior lawmaker with the main Kremlin party, described Snowden as "a bit nervous but smiling" and noted his "perfect haircut." He said that when asked to describe his stay at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, Snowden answered with one word: "Safe."
Snowden is believed to have been stuck in the airport's transit zone since his arrival on June 23 from Hong Kong, where he had gone before his revelations were made public. He booked a seat on a Cuba-bound flight the next daybut did not get on the plane and had remained out of sight until Friday.
Putin has said Snowden stayed in the transit zone and thus technically didn't cross the Russian border. He also insisted that Russian special services haven't contacted the NSA leaker -- a claim that drew skeptical winks from some security analysts who noted that Russian intelligence agencies would be all too eager to learn the secrets in his possession.
Sergei Nikitin of Amnesty International's Moscow office said that plainclothes men who looked like officers of Russian special services attended the meeting held in a cordoned section of a corridor.
Nikitin said participants were asked not to take photos and video. "Snowden himself requested that, saying his pictures would give too much information to the U.S. special services," Nikitin said.
Human Rights Watch's Tanya Lokshina posted a photo of Snowden at the gathering on her Facebook page, the first new image of him since the Guardian newspaper broke the story of widespread U.S. Internet surveillance based on his leaks.
A brief video of the meeting's opening also appeared on the Russian news site Life News, showing Snowden speaking, then being interrupted by a flight announcement on the airport's public address system.
"I've heard that a lot in the past weeks," Snowden said, smiling ironically.
In an opening statement released by the secret-spilling group WikiLeaks that adopted his case, Snowden said he wanted to accept all asylum offers and travel to the countries that have made them "to extend my personal thanks to their people and leaders."
He also denounced the United States for what he said was pressuring its allies to block him from their airspace. Snowden could be hoping that Washington would not risk trying to block a flight he was on if he had Russian asylum.
In the short term, he could also be seeking asylum in Russia simply as a way to get out of the airport and move freely.
Snowden made an initial bid for Russian asylum, but Putin said he would have to agree to stop leaking secrets before the request would be considered. Snowden then withdrew his bid.
Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua recently have offered Snowden asylum, but it is unclear if he could fly to any of those countries from Moscow without passing through the airspace of the United States or its allies. Some European countries reportedly refused to allow Bolivia's President Evo Morales to fly through their airspace on his way home from Moscow last week because of suspicions that Snowden was on his plane.
"I ask for your assistance in requesting guarantees of safe passage from the relevant nations in securing my travel to Latin America, as well as requesting asylum in Russia until such time as these states accede to law and my legal travel is permitted," Snowden said in his statement.
Snowden also defended his leaks, saying the "massive, pervasive" U.S. surveillance he disclosed violated the U.S. constitution and many statutes and treaties. He shrugged off the Obama administration's argument that the surveillance was permitted by secret court rulings, saying "the immoral cannot be made moral through the use of secret law."
He told meeting participants that he already has accomplished what he intended and thus sees no problem in agreeing to Putin's condition that he stop leaking.
"He said he hasn't damaged (U.S. interests) in the past, that the media frenzy wasn't his fault and that he has no intention to damage the U.S. government interests as he considers himself an American patriot," Nikonov told reporters.
Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian journalist who closely communicated with Snowden, has suggested the media organizations involved already had all the material Snowden wanted to make public. Greenwald indicated it was up to the newspapers what to publish and when.
Nikonov said that he expects the Kremlin to offer asylum to Snowden, and speakers of both houses of the Russian parliament, Sergei Naryshkin and Valentina Matviyenko, also quickly spoke in support of his plea.
While granting asylum to Snowden would further damage U.S.-Russian ties already strained by U.S. criticism of Putin's crackdown on the country's opposition and differences over Syria, such a move could allow Putin to portray Russia as a principled defender of human rights and openness, even though it allows its security agencies to monitor the Internet.
Some said the Kremlin may not be too concerned about upsetting Washington because relations are already at a freezing point.
"We may expect a new surge of anti-Russian campaigning in the U.S., but such surges have occurred regularly even without Snowden," said Alexei Pushkov, the Kremlin-connected chief of the foreign affairs committee in the lower house of parliament. "So there will be no dramatic change in the situation."
Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said Russia has yet to receive a new asylum request from Snowden and that Putin would continue to demand that Snowden stop leaking information.
It was unclear how long a decision could take. Anatoly Kucherena, a member of a Kremlin advisory body who attended the meeting, said it could take two to three weeks. But Putin's imprimatur could accelerate the process, as it did when French actor Gerard Depardieu was granted Russian citizenship in a matter of a few days.
Snowden got support from the top U.N. human rights official who urged nations to offer him the same international rights that all asylum seekers are due.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said all nations must "respect the internationally guaranteed right to seek asylum" and also are obliged to make any such determination "in accordance with their international legal obligations."
Pillay said in a statement that nations must respect the right to privacy and protect individuals like Snowden who reveal alleged large-scale surveillance programs.
She said the case raises concerns that surveillance without adequate safeguards to protect the right to privacy may infringe on basic rights such as freedom of expression.
In Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the U.S. was "disappointed'" that Russia helped to facilitate what she termed a "propaganda platform" for Snowden.
"We are disappointed that Russian officials and agencies facilitated this meeting today by allowing these activists and representatives into the Moscow airport's transit zone to meet with Mr. Snowden despite the government's declarations of Russia's neutrality with respect to Mr. Snowden," Psaki said at a briefing.
She added that "we still believe that Russia has the opportunity to do the right thing and facilitate his return to the United States."
Although Friday's meeting left Snowden's fate still uncertain, it at least confirmed where he was; speculation had swirled that he had been spirited out of the country.
"We found for ourselves that he is real, he's no phantom," said Genry Reznik, a lawyer who participated in the meeting.


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There are two setbuilder notations, the vertical bar and the colon. In some cases, it is better to make a choice. For example, compare $$\{f \mid f\colon M \rightarrow N \text{ is continuous}\}$$ and $$\{f : f\colon M \rightarrow N \text{ is continuous}\}.$$ Also compare $$\{x : \lvert x \rvert = 1\}$$ and $$\{x \mid \lvert x \rvert = 1\}.$$
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There are any number of controversies brewing within the scientific community, although very few of them make it into the public eye. Most of the controversies that receive press attention fall into the "does it exist or not?" category (see, for example, evolution and climate change). In the scientific world, most of those issues are considered settled. Instead, arguments focus on how large a role certain factors play and how often certain events take place.
A reader brought my attention to one argument that appears to be brewing within the evolutionary biology community, specifically among those who study the evolution of development. As we know more about how gene expression contributes to the development of an embryo, it's become increasingly possible to figure out how major morphological features have evolved. We've seen that similar collections of genes are used over and over in the development of distantly related animals. New features seem to arise from these same genes expressed in different locations; modifications of existing features derive from more subtle changes in their expression.
The surprise has been that the proteins themselves don't seem to matter much; you can replace some fly genes with the mouse equivalent, and the fly will develop relatively normally. This has led to the perspective that changes in the control elements of a gene—those that do not code for a protein, but determine where and when that protein is made—are the key mediators of the evolution of new forms.
A new article argues that the evo-devo crowd has gotten ahead of itself and reached conclusions that they don't have sufficient experimental support for. It's a good article and makes some valid points, but it suffers from the same weakness that most of these sorts of perspectives do: by trying to make your opponent's arguments appear weak, you run the risk of presenting a caricature of those arguments.
The authors make a number of points about how we really don't know whether regulatory DNA or the actual proteins are more important. They note that just because two proteins in different species look pretty similar on the sequence level, there's no reason to necessarily assume they are actually functionally equivalent. After all, a single amino acid change in a protein can have dramatic functional consequences. I'd add that the cases where proteins have been shown to work across species boundaries are few and far between, so we don't really know whether they are the exception or the rule.
They also note that much of the evo-devo work on gene regulation is correlative. The expression of proteins known to be important in the development of one species is examined in another, but its functional importance is not often explored, mostly because the experiments are too difficult. Genome studies have also not reached the point where they can consistently identify control DNA, so they've failed to be much help to the evo-devo community yet.
Most of that is good, and portions of the summary read as appropriate cautions. We certainly don't know as much as we need to to consider this matter anywhere close to settled. But, as i noted earlier, the authors fall prey to the temptation to make what evo-devo has accomplished look bad.
A couple of their complaints appear to be non-sequiturs. There's an extensive discussion of the fact that some key developmental regulators also play structural roles; it's not entirely clear what this adds to the discussion. They also provide examples of how changes in proteins can be adaptive. I don't think anyone in the evo-devo community would argue otherwise. Evo-devo focuses on changes in form, not every single adaptive change possible, so these examples appear irrelevant to the question at hand.
Finally, there's the whole issue of correlative evidence. If the expression pattern of known developmental regulators pre-configure the appearance of specific physical features in one species and a similar feature in a different in a different location in another, then it's not unreasonable to assume they're involved and that their expression pattern is the most important aspect of that involvement. It's a standard tentative scientific conclusion, one that can't be considered a demonstration of anything without further data. But the authors appear to want to throw it out as evidence of anything without that further data. In this way, they appear to be setting an unusually high standard for scientific evidence.
None of this is to say that the authors don't have valid points, and that they present some valid cautions about over-interpretation of the evidence we do have. But I think they've done those points a disservice by going overboard when trying to present the negative aspects of their opponents' position. Unfortunately, getting to the point where we have confidence in the relative contribution of either alternative—protein changes or regulatory DNA changes—is going to require a lot of experimental work and the ability to perform more sophisticated analyses of existing genome data.


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Help finding liverworts.
Due to some classes I have taken within my major, I have become increasingly fascinated with Bryophytes, specifically liverworts. I live in the Kansas City area of Missouri; it's mostly suburban but there are some areas of deep forest/creeks/lakes/etc. Recently I have been going out and looking for liverworts, as I've never actually seen one in nature. I feel as if I'm looking in the right place (I go down to this large creek in the middle of a deep forest. Soil is moist, lots of trees and such.) I found many different mosses and lichens, yet no liverworts. I guess mainly when I look for them, I find myself often looking for the stereotypical thallose liverwort. Regardless, if any of you could point me in the right direction that would be great. I have an eBook on the different species of moss, liverworts, and lichens, so they obviously exist in Missouri, but do they exist around the Kansas City area? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Jonathan says he does not like to blow his own horn. But he sure does like to play his horn! Learn what it means to "blow your own horn" in this episode of EIM.
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On Exhibit: Monterey Bay Habitats
Animal Facts
Scientific Name
Squatina californica
Animal Type
small fish, molluscs
up to 5 feet (1.5 m)
other angel sharks; Family: Squatinidae
from southern Alaska to Baja California, the sea of Cortez and from Ecuador to South Chile
Natural History
At first glance, this shark looks like its cousins—rays and skates—with its flattened body and large pectoral fins. But unlike those animals, an angel shark's pectoral fins aren't totally attached to its body, its gill slits wrap around the side of its head and it has a large mouth in front (rather than on the bottom of its head). An angel shark also has an unusual tail fin—the lower lobe is longer than the upper lobe. Most sharks' tail fins look more top heavy.
An angel shark spends its day buried in the sand, perfectly camouflaged by its gray, brown and black coloring. It lies there in ambush, waiting for small fishes to swim within gulping distance. When an unsuspecting fish comes near, the shark lunges upward, sucks the fish into its huge mouth and swallows it whole.
Before 1978, angel sharks were usually thrown back when caught. But this changed dramatically when a Santa Barbara fish processor decided to promote the angel shark as a tasty morsel. After a slow start, the angel shark became so popular that the 366 pound (166 kg) catch in 1977 increased to 350 tons (318 metric tons) in 1984. As a result the population of angel sharks rapidly decreased. Now there are limits on the minimum catchable size for angel sharks, and gillnet fishing is banned inshore of three miles (4.8 km).
Good news: Pacific angel shark populations are recovering.
Cool Facts
To get enough water flowing over their gills, some sharks—like hammerheads—must swim to breathe. However, most bottom-dwelling sharks, like angel sharks, have muscles that pump water over their gills and through spiracles (holes) in their heads. This allows bottom-dwelling sharks to snooze quietly on the bottom or wait in ambush for prey without moving.
Even though bottom-dwelling sharks are usually gentle, picking up what appears to be a ray or a dead angel shark can be dangerous. The shark will probably raise its head and quickly inflict a painful wound with its sharp teeth.


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We've talked about the Owle Bubo before but, despite it sounding like a raptor infected with the plague, we were still thrilled to get our hands on this iPhone 4 videophile accessory when it flew our way at IFA 2011.
Made of what feels like solid black steel, but is actually aluminium, it's essentially a glorified camera rig for the iPhone 4; but very glorified it is indeed. Shaped in a similar fashion to that of the steering wheel of the Batmobile, there's threads and holes all over the thing in just the right places for you to screw in other bits and pieces - and that's where all the fun comes in.
At the tips of the wings, you can attach a tripod, but part of the Owle Bubo's charm is that even having the thing handheld increases the stability of your video by a factor of a lot. The grip's good and you can get your mitts nicely around it.. At the same time, you get to upgrade the tiny lens on the iPhone to a 37mm wide-angle unit and screw mount so that you can add your own glassware should you have any that fits.
Probably the two best places to put your add-ons are the hole on the side; offering access to the iPhone's 3.5mm jack; and the slot at the top, where you can put an LED flash attachment such as the one pictured which was absolutely blinding. Powered by a pair of AAA batteries, the lamps chucked out easily enough light to interview someone or shoot a still life at a comfortable distance and anywhere up to 2 or 3 metres.
If you want to splash a little cash instead, you can go for the Rotolight RL48 Stealth Light for around £90 instead. It's pretty much the same deal with a few more settings rather than just on and off - light colour temperature choice, dimmable LEDs, etc.
As for the 3.5mm slot, the idea is to plug in a mini directional mic. There's plenty out there for the iPhone 4 including the $35 MityMic from TouchMic in the States. It's a very high-sensitivity microphone that works down to -39 +/- 3dB with a frequency range of 20Hz-20KHzB. Practically speaking, it's jointed so that you can point it towards your subject and, ultimately, it does the job nicely.
So, whether you choose just some of the attachments or the whole lot, the Owle Bubo is the piece of iPhone 4 accessory kit that adds it altogether. Combine it with your favourite video shooting and editing apps and it works like a charm.
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- Colds and Flus (in combination with echinacea and white cedar)
- Chronic Bronchitis (acute exacerbation, along with antibiotic therapy)
- Immune Support
Like its botanical relative true indigo ( Indigofera tinctoria ), wild indigo has historically been used as a source of a deep blue dye. It was also used medicinally: the natives of North America used it as a topical treatment for non-healing wounds and infections of the mouth and throat. The root is the part used.
What Is Wild Indigo Used for Today?
Currently, wild indigo is primarily used as part of a standardized four-herb combination said to improve immune function. This combination contains, besides wild indigo, Echinacea purpurea root, Echinacea pallida root, and white cedar ( Thuja occididentalis ). This combination is hypothesized to have immune-stimulating properties.
In a well-designed double-blind study of 263 people with recent onset of the common cold , use of this combination significantly improved cold symptoms as compared to placebo. 1 Recovery occurred approximately 3 days earlier among people taking the herbal mixture as compared to those taking the placebo.
Benefits for the common cold were also seen in other double-blind, placebo-controlled studies involving a total of about 250 people. 2,7
The same combination therapy has also shown promise for augmenting the effects of antibiotics in people with bacterial infections. 2 For example, in one study, 53 people experiencing an acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis were given either antibiotics plus placebo or the same antibiotics plus this herbal combination. 3 The results showed that participants receiving the herbal mixture recovered significantly more quickly than those given placebo.
Proponents of this combination therapy claim that it works by "balancing" or "strengthening" the immune system. 2, 4-6 However, while there is evidence that this herbal mixture affects the immune function, the current state of scientific knowledge is generally inadequate to determine whether any such effects are good, bad, or indifferent. See the article on immune support for more information on this widely misunderstood topic.
Combination therapies containing wild indigo, echinacea, and white cedar should be taken according to label instructions.
Safety Issues
Wild indigo has not undergone comprehensive safety testing. However, in clinical studies, use of the standardized combination therapy has not been associated with any serious harmful effects. Safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or people with severe liver or kidney disease has not been established.
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Editor's note: Jay Parini, a poet and novelist, teaches at Middlebury College in Vermont. He has just published "Jesus: The Human Face of God," a biography of Jesus. Follow him on Twitter@JayParini. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
(CNN) -- The gun outrages continue, the latest the shooting of a gun instructor in Arizona by a 9-year-old girl who was taken to the range by her parents so she could shoot an Uzi, an Israeli-made submachine gun.
The question that the whole world asks is this: Why was a 9-year-old girl allowed even to try to shoot a submachine gun?
I have a further question: Why does anybody not on the front lines of the military in a war zone need to have access to a submachine gun?
It's not as though we haven't had plenty of evidence that this gun thing in America isn't working. Since the ghastly massacre of elementary school children at Sandy Hook on December 14, 2012, by a deranged teenager, as of June there were at least 74 school shootings, on school grounds or in schools themselves. It's commonplace in this country now: A deranged shooter appears, armed to the teeth, out of his mind. Everyone ducks or runs for cover. The shooter proceeds calmly through the building, taking out innocents.
What kind of country have we become? Was this what the Founding Fathers had in mind?
The NRA will scream: The Second Amendment! The Second Amendment! Please be aware that most of what you think you know about the history of this amendment is nonsense. Many good books and articles exist on the subject, all neatly summarized by Saul Cornell a couple of years ago. He wrote: "If the nation truly embraced the Second Amendment as it was originally written, it would be the NRA's worst nightmare."
Look at this amendment again: "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
James Madison and the others who framed this single sentence understood perfectly well that you can't have unregulated mobs running around in the streets with guns. That's why "A well-regulated militia" goes first in this single sentence. Regulation is the key concept here, which is why the framers foregrounded this clause.
So who were these militias in need of regulation? In the South, they were called "slave patrols," and they were paramilitary groups that regularly patrolled slave plantations to make sure restive slaves weren't going to rise up against their white overlords.Remember the line in the movie "Django Unchained"? Leonardo DiCaprio wonders: "Why don't they just rise up and kill the whites?" It was a real question, and the answer was that "well-regulated militias" in the Southern states kept the slaves in check.
Patrick Henry, George Mason and James Madison knew, as they considered the Second Amendment, that it would be essential if they hoped to get the Southern states to ratify the brand-new U.S. Constitution. It was designed to keep these states on board.
There were hundreds of slave uprisings in the South before the Constitution was ratified. For a full history of this, get your hands on Sally E. Haden's book, "Slave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas." As Haden demonstrates, most men in the slave states between age 18 and 45 would have had to serve on one of these well-regulated militias at some point. The Southern states were police states designed to keep slaves in check. Their economy had been built around slavery.
It is clear in the recorded speeches of Patrick Henry and George Mason, two of the Founding Fathers, that the Second Amendment was specifically handed as a bone to the Southern states, manufactured to keep them happy. James Madison, a slave-holder himself, had no doubt about the need to keep these slave militias going in the South. He wrote about this often and without ambiguity. Thom Hartmann discussed these ideas in a recent article.
The National Rifle Association has tried to blur the historical truth about the Second Amendment. In fact, at its headquarters in Washington, the words of the amendment are emblazoned right in front of the entrance. Oops! They have emblazoned exactly half of this brief amendment, leaving off the embarrassing front part, about a "Well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State." (Notice also, the amendment says State, not Nation -- and these framers knew the difference, as it's a major difference noted elsewhere in the Bill of Rights.)
The idea that owning a gun in America was an individual right only dates to the 1980s. A bunch of right-wing think tanks got to work creating this individual right. In 1991, Chief Justice Warren Burger called this new wrinkle in the Second Amendment "one of the greatest pieces of fraud -- I repeat the word 'fraud' -- on the American public by special interest groups that I have ever seen in my lifetime."
Burger was right. It's a fraud. There just is no right for the individual to bear arms in the Bill of Rights. You have to belong to a well-regulated militia, such as the National Guard, if you want to bear arms.
Of course, the Supreme Court did an end run in recent years around what the framers of the Bill of Rights actually intended. (So much for our famous "originalists," such as Justice Antonin Scalia, who really does whatever he wants and comes up with a bogus argument to say he's going back to what the framers actually meant.) The 2008 case known as Heller is a botched piece of argumentation, as even conservative judge Richard A. Posner has written, tearing Scalia's opinion to shreds as an incoherent piece of tripe.
Let's say, however, that hunters should have the right to possess and use hunting rifles. Why not, if they keep them unloaded except for when hunting? It should be just fine to belong to a gun club and shoot skeet or whatever. But nobody needs an assault weapon who is not fighting in the Middle East, or perhaps going after drug lords in Mexico.
Why, then, do Americans love their guns? I will make a bold suggestion. In a country where Americans sense, quite genuinely, that their freedoms have been taken away by the government -- as in the U.S. Patriot Act, as in NSA surveillance -- people feel powerless. It makes you feel more powerful if you can enhance your personal strength with a gun. There is the romance of the Old West, too, which reinforces this idea. It's "High Noon" all the time in America.
But this is dangerous and false thinking, and it leads to chaos. Chaos is what we now face on the streets in this country every single day. It's time for us to revisit the Second Amendment and get every assault weapon off the streets, for good.
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Medications for Parkinson's disease work in a variety of different ways. The primary strategy is to increase the amount of dopamine or to activate the dopamine receptor, as it is the neurotransmitter pathway that is decreased in people with Parkinson's disease. Although most people respond to medications initially, the effects may wear off over time as the disease progresses. When a particular medication stops working, your doctor may have to increase the dose, switch medications, stop and then restart a medication, or add on another medication. In addition, many people experience disabling side effects (specifically, rapid "wearing-off" of the drug and abnormal movements, called dyskinesias) from long-term dopamine-replacement therapy, which requires a decrease in dose and possible substitution of another medication or other form of therapy.
Prescription Medications
- Dopar
- Larodopa
- Carbidopa/levodopa
- Carbidopa/levodopa controlled-release
- Carbidopa/levodopa/entacapone
- Bromocriptine
- Cabergoline
- Pramipexole
- Ropinirole
- Apomorphine
- Rotigotine patch
Monoamine oxidase type B inhibitor
- Selegiline
- Rasagiline
- Tolcapone
- Entacapone
- Trihexyphenidyl
- Benztropine
- Amantadine
Selective serotonin inverse agonist (SSIA)
- Pimavanserin
Prescription Medications
Levodopa is the most effective treatment for symptoms. It is a precursor to dopamine and converted to dopamine once transported into the brain.
Common names include:
- Dopar
- Larodopa
Common names include:
- Carbidopa/levodopa
- Carbidopa/levodopa controlled-release
- Carbidopa/levodopa/entacapone
Levodopa helps increase the amount of dopamine within the brain. This can help improve symptoms of Parkinson's disease, particularly rigidity and slowness. Unfortunately, the body metabolizes (breaks down) this drug very quickly, so you'll have to take another dose fairly often. As a result, you'll often be given a medication that combines levodopa with carbidopa, a substance that slows the breakdown of levodopa. You'll only have to take this medication every 4-6 hours.
If you're taking levodopa alone, don't take vitamin B6 supplements without your doctor's knowledge since they can speed up the breakdown of levodopa. Because bananas, egg yolks, lima beans, meats, peanuts, and whole grain cereals all contain large amounts of vitamin B6, ask your doctor how much of these food items you should eat on a daily basis.
Some people notice less effect from levodopa and levodopa/carbidopa combinations over time. The drugs may seem less effective, or their benefits may stop even before it's time for the next dose. If this happens, talk to your doctor about increasing the dosage or increasing how frequently you take the medication.
Don't ever suddenly discontinue using these medications, unless your doctor advises it.
Possible side effects include:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Lightheadedness
- Dry mouth
- Nightmares
- Nervousness
- Anxiety
- Decreased appetite
- Increased intestinal gas
- Low blood pressure
- Palpitations
- Confusion
- Agitation
- Psychosis, paranoia, mania
- Hallucinations, delusions
- Nightmares, vivid dreams, night terrors
Stalevo adds entacapone, a COMT inhibitor (see below), to the levodopa/carbidopa combination. Side effects are reported to be those described above, plus those listed below for entacapone.
Common names include:
- Bromocriptine
- Cabergoline
- Pramipexole
- Ropinirole
- Apomorphine
- Rotigotine patch
These drugs affect the brain in a way similar to dopamine. They may be given by themselves early in Parkinson's disease, or along with other medications (like levodopa) later in the course of the disease. Dopamine agonists cause less motor fluctuations and dyskinesias due to the longer duration of action.
Some people develop hallucinations or confusion while taking dopamine agonists and have to stop taking the medication. Do not use alcohol while you are taking a dopamine agonist. You will have unpleasant and potentially dangerous symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, fast heart rate, blurry vision, chest pain, headache, and extreme weakness.
Possible side effects include:
- Lightheadedness
- Drowsiness
- Dry mouth
- Nausea, vomiting
- Constipation
- Headache
- Ankle swelling
- Sudden low blood pressure when you first stand up—which can result in falling
- Sudden sleep attacks—these attacks can be very dangerous if they occur while you're driving
- Hallucinations, delusions
- Compulsive gambling
Apomorphine is a short acting dopamine agonist given as an injection in advanced cases. The medication was approved by the FDA for wearing-off spells. These spells occur in people who have been receiving long-term dopamine replacement therapy. The side effects are similar to that of the dopamine agonists, but nausea and vomiting have been reported to occur more often.
Cabergoline has also been associated with the risk of serious heart damage. The dopamine agonist bromocriptine has rare, but significant, side effects (such as pericardial, pleural, and pulmonary fibrosis). Talk to your doctor if you have been taking these medications and are concerned about potential side effects.
Common names include:
- Selegiline
- Rasagiline
Selegiline and rasagiline are usually given along with levodopa or levodopa/carbidopa combinations. Both interfere with the breakdown of dopamine in the brain.
You may have a severe reaction if you take this medication along with the opioid painkiller, meperidine.
If you are taking selegiline at higher-than-usual doses, you may have a sudden, dangerous spike in blood pressure if you eat or drink things that contain a substance called tyramine. Tyramine is found in:
- Aged cheeses
- Beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages
- Smoked or pickled meats, chicken, fish, and cheeses
- Caffeinated foods and beverages (colas, coffee, tea, chocolate)
- Nonprescription remedies for colds, allergies, sinuses, cough, asthma, hay fever, and appetite control
Call your doctor right away if you notice:
- Severe headache
- Stiff neck
- Chest pain
- Abnormally fast or slow heartbeat
- Severe nausea and vomiting
- Increased sweating
Possible side effects include:
- Dry mouth
- Lightheadedness
- Sudden low blood pressure when you first stand up—which can lead to falls
- Difficulty sleeping
- Nausea, vomiting (mild)
- Visual hallucinations
- Agitation
There are several medications that should not be taken while taking selegeline and rasasgiline. Some of these include:
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), and tricyclic antidepressants
- Lienzolid, an antibiotic
- Certain decongestants and stimulants, such as amphetamines, ephedrine, phylephrine, pseudoephedrine
- Cyclobenzaprine
- Dextromethorphan, a cough suppressant
- Certain opioid analgesics, such as methadone, tramadol
- Other monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors
Common names include:
- Tolcapone
- Entacapone
COMT inhibitors are taken with levodopa preparations. They help decrease the rate of breakdown of levodopa, so more is available to work in the brain.
These medications can cause severe liver problems, so your doctor will probably run regular tests to monitor your liver function.
Possible side effects include:
- Brownish-orange urine
- Moderate-to-severe diarrhea
- Lightheadedness
- Hallucinations and confusion, especially in the elderly
- Headaches
- Drowsiness
Common names include:
- Trihexyphenidyl
- Benztropine
These medications can decrease tremor and stiffness and improve muscle control.
You'll have less chance of stomach irritation if you take these medications with food. Don't take an anticholinergic medication within the hour after you've taken medication for diarrhea; the diarrhea medication will interfere with the actions of the anticholinergic medication. Don't use alcohol while you're taking anticholinergic medications. Check with your doctor before using any medications that make you drowsy.
Before you begin treatment with anticholinergic medications, get your eyes checked by an ophthalmologist.
Possible side effects include:
- Drowsiness
- Lightheadedness
- Sensitivity to bright lights
- Dry mouth
- Urinary retention
- Blurred vision
- Constipation
- Fast heartbeat, palpitations
- Mood changes
- Memory difficulties
- Confusion
- Hallucinations
Common names include:
- Amantadine
Amantadine can help reduce stiffness and tremor and improve muscle control. Sometimes this medication stops working after you've been taking it for a while. Your doctor may recommend that you take a break (a drug holiday) from the medication and then restart it. This may help the drug regain its effectiveness.
Don't drink alcohol while you're using amantadine. If you begin to feel depressed or suicidal, talk with your doctor right away.
Possible side effects include:
- Lightheadedness, especially when first rising, which may increase risk of falling
- Confusion
- Blurry vision
- Difficulty concentrating
- Dry mouth
- Purplish-red blotchy skin rash
- Depression
- Nightmares
- Insomnia
- Hallucinations
- Urinary retention
Researchers are focusing on neuroprotective medications. These medications may be able treat the underlying problems causing Parkinson's, not just the symptoms.
Common names include:
- Pimavanserin
Pimavanserin is an antipsychotic drug that is used to manage hallucinations and delusions in those with Parkinson's-related psychosis. It works by blocking certain serotonin receptors that cause psychotic symptoms. The drug is not recommended in people with kidney, liver, or heart problems.
Possible side effects include:
- Nausea
- Swelling in the lower extremities
- Confusion
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.
When to Contact Your Doctor
- The drug does not seem to be working.
- You have undesired side effects.
- You begin to have stomach problems while taking any medication.
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It was previously that a simple gold wedding ring was the most typical selection for men when marriage was entered into by them. There are far more picks in men's wedding rings than ever before, these days. Titanium platinum and tungsten rings have entered the scene. The appearance that is standard remains available, but the options are now a lot more wide-ranging. Lets have a look at the changing scene and forecasting trends for the future with mens wedding rings and bands.
Think about the standard men's wedding rings in the last few decades. They are usually white-gold, as well as yellow-gold. They could feature feel or a discreet design. They may be ageless and not unattractive.
Then there is the opposite severe. As an example, a contemporary tungsten band is ultra-tough and lightweight. It's perfect for anyone seeking an appealing, affordable band that stands up well to abuse. They're may polish to a higher sheen that seems a whole lot like gold and exceptionally scratch-resistant.
Another favored option for the contemporary man is titanium rings as well as bands. There are two types of titanium: black and light. Both are make for a fashionable selection in a wedding band and lightweight, lasting.
Mild titanium is gray in color and may be polished to a great shine. It topped using a stone that matches the woman's band or may be decorated having a stripe of yellow gold.A unique production process that produces a uniform color during produces authentic dark titanium. Scrapes won't show and that is never a need to re-plate the exterior.But your options in a men's wedding band now exceed only the alternative of metal. Today, a great deal of men are choosing a ring that is more narrow than the more conventional designs. For people interested within an ring that is attractive and discreet, this thin, lightweight design is ideal.
Many guys rings today also feature mounted gems including diamonds, sapphires as well as rubies. And the grade of the jewel is just not as unimportant as it really is in a woman's band. Clarity, color and cut are all important.
A contemporary men's wedding ring can end up being a narrow band of platinum featuring a ruby when you bring all of it together. A lot of men men these times may wear rings of this sort. That is because they're much more design conscious than generations past.
The most effective wedding bands now nonetheless incorporate the greatest quality characteristics available. Calibre for example durability as well as the capacity to withstand scrapes remain important. But added to these is a whole "new world" of design options for men's wedding bands.


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Grains finished mixed with soybeans finishing sharply higher. May soybeans closed 14 ¼ cents higher at $13.48 ¾. March corn, which is in the delivery period, closed 17 ¼ cents higher at $6.71 ½. May corn finished 2 ½ cents higher at $6.62. May wheat finished 2 ¼ cents lower at $6.49.
Corn supply concerns continue to keep money flowing into the front month contracts. May corn made the day session highs within the first few minutes of trading before trading near unchanged for the rest of the session. There were more reports of high volume call buying in May corn calls. On Friday we talked about the rumors of China buying a significant amount of US corn. This morning we received confirmation from the USDA that 240,000 MTs of old crop corn. If this is of course the sale to China that everyone has been talking about this is still under the 600,000 – 800,000 MTs that was rumored.
I still think much of the strength we have been seeing lately may be due to the fact that producers are holding on to their grain. With as much on-farm storage as there is, commercials have had to provide extra incentive to get the bushels. Basis levels are still strong, and they are paying the market to sell now rather than wait until July.
For new crop corn, the market seems to be expecting a large increase in acres. Last year we had 10.5 million acres in "prevent plant". We also have another 1.5 million acres coming out of CRP. With the price incentives to plant corn and soybeans, we believe those markets will benefit the most from extra acres. Once we get past the March 30th Planting Intentions Report, the market will have a much clearer picture on what to expect. If we do get the additional acres planted and corn has 94-95 million acres and soybeans 75 million or more, this will give us plenty of leeway to try to build stocks from current "tight" carryout levels. Conversely, if we get to the end of the month and quarterly stocks are not as low as many are predicting, we may see a significant market correction again, just as we did on the last stocks report in January.
The latest USDA report shows that they are expecting large cuts to soybean production in South America but they did not reduce their corn production estimates in those areas this time around. We know that the "managed money" has already changed to a sizeable net long position in soybeans over the past two months. Now that Brazil is estimated to be 49% harvested, the market should start getting a solid idea of what the production actually is. In the next couple of weeks leading into the report, the market may continue to give opportunities to get caught up on sales. Weather has been very mild so far and if planters start rolling early this year it may keep prices resisted. We still like the current hedge recommendations, if you have any questions please contact your EHedger broker. Have a great week!!!
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Dutch lesbians raising Turkish boy go into hiding
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch lesbian couple have gone into hiding with their foster son after the boy's biological parents said on television in Turkey that they object to the pair taking care of their child.
The matter is threatening to overshadow an official visit by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Netherlands next week. Lodewijk Asscher, the Dutch vice prime minister, told reporters Friday that the issue is an internal Dutch matter and that political interference from Turkey is "inappropriate."
The 9-year-old boy identified by his first name, Yunus, was removed from his biological parents' care — in the Netherlands — while he was still a baby, and eventually placed in the care of the lesbian couple, who live in The Hague.
His biological mother, Nurgul Azeroglu, appeared on a Turkish television program earlier this month and called on Erdogan to intervene in the case. She acknowledged having accidentally dropped the child from a poorly fastened carrying bag once — apparently part of the reason he was removed from her care.
Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad reported that two other children were also to be taken away from the family in 2008, but they then traveled to Turkey to prevent that from happening.
Prominent Turkish politicians have recently spoken out against children of Turkish ancestry being raised by Christians, homosexuals, or others whose values are rejected by their biological parents.
Asscher praised the foster parents for taking on a "child in danger" and defended Dutch social service policies.
"The selection of a foster family in the Netherlands is a careful process," he said. "We don't choose foster parents on the basis of race or heritage, but on whether a child is in good hands with them."
Child social services in The Hague said there was no specific threat against Yunus or his foster parents, but he has been kept home from school as a precaution since the interview aired.
The Hague Youth Services Agency has decided it is better for Yunus and his foster parents "to stay at another address for a time, partly in connection with the visit of the prime minister next week," spokeswoman Tanja van Dijk said in a telephone interview with national broadcaster NOS . "For safety, and also because of the quiet that both Yunus and his foster parents of course now need."
Asscher, who repeated several times at his weekly news conference that Yunus had been "in danger" before he was taken into foster care, said it is "exceptionally sad" that the boy and his foster family are now in hiding.
"It's not right. People who are willing to take care of somebody else's child deserve our admiration," he said.
Associated Press reporter Suzan Fraser contributed to this story from Ankara.
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TraderShark needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 100 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.
Logo design for website. Want it to catch peoples attention who want to trade. Teaches people how to trade without losing their money. Professional traders are known as sharks. Simple design, not too mean, not too elementary. Should have a computer monitor and related shark reference.
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Red, Blue, Green, Black/Grey
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The design that first came to mind was a shark coming up from the right and biting (holding onto) one side of a flat screen monitor, black screen with red and green trading bar chart. I would be on the left side pulling the monitor from the shark, as in a tug of war with the shark......seemed too complicated.....so I simplified to only a monitor with a series of shark fins across the top of the monitor, approx 3 fins, moving from right to left along the top of the monitor, from grey to greyblue color.  I am open to ideas, possibly for mugs and shirts at a later time.
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Lorraine Mariner
Lorraine Mariner was born in 1974, grew up in Upminster and attended Huddersfield University where she read English, and University College London where she read Library and Information Studies. She works at the Poetry Library, Southbank Centre. Her pamphlet 'Bye For Now' was published by The Rialto in 2005. In 2005 she also received an Arts Council Writer's Award and in 2007 her poem 'Thursday' was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for best individual poem. Her collection Furniture was published by Picador in 2009 and shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Seamus Heaney Centre Poetry Prize.