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The Labarum (Greek: λάβαρον / láboron) was a Christian imperial standard employing the sacred "Chi-Rho" Christogram, which was one of the earliest forms of christogram used by Christians. It was adopted by Roman emperor Saint Constantine the Great after receiving his celestial vision and dream, on the eve of his victory at the Milvian Bridge in 313 AD.
The Labarum of Constantine the Great was a vexillum[note 1] that displayed the "Chi-Rho" Christogram, formed from the first two Greek letters of the word "Christ" (Greek: ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ, or Χριστός) — Chi (χ) and Rho (ρ). Fashioned after legionary standards, it substituted the from of a cross for the old pagan symbols, surmounted by a jewelled wreath containing the monogram of Christ, intersecting Chi (χ) and Rho (ρ), on which hung a purple banner with gold trim, inscribed with "Εν Τουτω Νικα" (in hoc signo vinces) — "In this sign, conquer."
As a new focal point for Roman unity, the monogram appeared on coins, shields, and later public buildings and churches.[1] From 324 the Labarum with the "Chi-Rho" Christogram was the official standard of the Roman Empire.
The Labarum was originally a Roman military ensign,[note 2] which is described to have been a more distinguished form of the Vexillum, or cavalry standard. Like the other standards, it was an object of religious veneration amongst the soldiers, who paid it divine honours. As an imperial standard, the labarum was only hoisted when the Emperor was with the army.
The etymology of the word labarum is uncertain, however it has been suggested that the word descended from the Greek láboron (λάβαρον - laurel-leaf standard),[note 3] which in turn renders the Latin Laureum Vexillum, literally "laureled standard".[2][3][4]
In a similar but slightly different conclusion, the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed.) states that labarum is Late Latin, probably being an alteration of the Greek labraton ("laurel-leaf standard"), which is itself derived from the Latin Laureatum (the neuter of Laureatus - "crowned/adorned with laurel").[5]
It may also be derived from the Latin /labāre/ 'to totter, to waver', in the sense of the "waving" of a flag in the breeze.
Other proposals include a derivation from the Celtic llafar ("eloquent"), or from the ancient Cantabri dialect labaro ('four heads'),[note 4] an ancient Celtic symbol taken by the Legions during the Cantabrian Wars.
Vision of Constantine
It is commonly stated that on the evening of October 27, 312, with his army preparing for the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, the emperor Constantine I had a vision which led him to fight under the protection of the Christian God. The details of that vision, however, differ between the sources reporting it, namely Lactantius and Eusebius.
Lactantius states[6] that, in the night before the battle, Constantine was commanded in a dream to "delineate the heavenly sign on the shields of his soldiers". He obeyed and marked the shields with a sign "denoting Christ". Lactantius describes that sign as a "staurogram", or a Latin cross with its upper end rounded in a P-like fashion. There is no certain evidence that Constantine ever used that sign, rather than the better known Chi-Rho sign described by Eusebius of Caesarea.
From Eusebius, two accounts of the battle survive. The first, shorter one in the Ecclesiastical History leaves no doubt that God helped Constantine but doesn't mention any vision. In his later Life of Constantine, Eusebius gives a detailed account of a vision and stresses that he had heard the story from the emperor himself. According to this version, Constantine with his army was marching somewhere[note 5] when he looked up to the sun and saw a cross of light above it, and with it the Greek words: "Εν Τουτω Νικα" (Latin: in hoc signo vinces — "In this sign, conquer"). At first he was unsure of the meaning of the apparition, but the following night he had a dream in which Christ explained to him that he should use the sign against his enemies. Eusebius then continues to describe the labarum, the military standard used by Constantine in his later wars against Licinius, showing the Chi-Rho sign.[7]
Eusebius' Description of the Labarum
"A Description of the Standard of the Cross, which the Romans now call the Labarum."
"Now it was made in the following manner. A long spear, overlaid with gold, formed the figure of the cross by means of a transverse bar laid over it. On the top of the whole was fixed a wreath of gold and precious stones; and within this, the symbol of the Saviour's name, two letters indicating the name of Christ by means of its initial characters, the letter P being intersected by X in its centre: and these letters the emperor was in the habit of wearing on his helmet at a later period. From the cross-bar of the spear was suspended a cloth, a royal piece, covered with a profuse embroidery of most brilliant precious stones; and which, being also richly interlaced with gold, presented an indescribable degree of beauty to the beholder. This banner was of a square form, and the upright staff, whose lower section was of great length, of the pious emperor and his children on its upper part, beneath the trophy of the cross, and immediately above the embroidered banner." "The emperor constantly made use of this sign of salvation as a safeguard against every adverse and hostile power, and commanded that others similar to it should be carried at the head of all his armies."[8]
Historical Evidence for Use of the Labarum
Historians contend that those two accounts can hardly be reconciled with each other, though they have been merged in popular notion into Constantine seeing the Chi-Rho sign on the evening before the battle.
There is no certain evidence of the use of the letters chi and rho as a Christian sign before Constantine. Its first appearance is on a Constantinian silver coin from ca. 317, which proves that Constantine did use the sign at that time, though not very prominently.[9] He made extensive use of the Chi-Rho and the labarum only later in the conflict with Licinius.
In the course of Constantine's second war against Licinius in 324, the latter developed a superstitious dread of Constantine's standard. During the attack of Constantine's troops at the Battle of Adrianople the guard of the labarum standard were directed to move it to any part of the field where his soldiers seemed to be faltering. The appearance of this talismanic object appeared to embolden Constantine's troops and dismay those of Licinius.[10] At the final battle of the war, the Battle of Chrysopolis, Licinius, though prominently displaying the images of Rome's pagan pantheon on his own battle line, forbade his troops from actively attacking the labarum, or even looking at it directly.[11]
Eusebius stated that in addition to the singular labarum of Constantine, other similar standards (labara) were issued to the Roman army. This is confirmed by the two labara depicted being held by a soldier on a coin of Vetranio dating from 350.
The Labarum marked with the monogram of Christ is seen on coins of Constantine the Great, also of Constans, of Jovianus, and of Valentinianus, to the end of the imperial series.
Later Usage
Later usage has sometimes regarded the terms "labarum" and "Chi-Rho" as synonyms (i.e. the labarum bearing the chi-rho symbol). Ancient sources however draw an unambiguous distinction between the two, as the "Chi-Rho" Christogram and the "Labarum" were not originally synonyms; originally, the labarum being a type of vexillum, was a military standard used in the Classical Era of the Roman Empire, with a flag hanging from a horizontal crossbar; the Chi-Rho Christogram was only added to the flag by the Emperor Constantine I in the late Roman period.
In addition, the "Chi-Rho" Christogram was not always used is connection with the imperial labarum, but its use by Christians naturally evolved into a variety of formats, including its use on coins and medallions (minted during Constantine's reign and by subsequent rulers), on Christian sarcophagi and frescoes from about 350 AD, and became part of the official imperial insignia after Constantine, eventually appearing on public buildings and churches as well.
A later Byzantine manuscript indicates that a jewelled labarum standard believed to have been that of Constantine was preserved for centuries, as an object of great veneration, in the imperial treasury at Constantinople.[12] The labarum, with minor variations in its form, was widely used by the Christian Roman emperors who followed Constantine I.
A miniature version of the labarum became part of the imperial regalia of Byzantine rulers, who were often depicted carrying it in their right hands.
In the Middle Ages the pastoral staff of a bishop often had attached to it a small purple scarf known as the vexillum, supposedly derived from the labarum.[13]
In Greece, the "Holy Lavara" were a set of early national Greek flags, blessed by the Greek Orthodox Church. Under these banners the Greeks united throughout the Greek War of Independence (1821-32), a war of liberation waged against the Ottoman Empire.[note 6]
Today, the term "labarum" is generally used for any ecclesiastical banner, such as those carried in religious processions.
Coin of Magnentius (350-353 AD) with a large Chi-Rho, showing the first apparent use of the Alpha and Omega flanking the Christogram.
Anastasis, symbolic representation of the resurrection of Christ, (Sarcophagus, ca. 350 AD).
Monogram of Christ, with the Alpha and Omega symbols as part of the Chi-Rho monogram (Museo Pio Cristiano, Vatican, undated).
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Mosaic of Emperor Justinian with his retinue, with the Labarum displayed on a soldier's shield. (Ravenna, before 547 AD).
The Book of Kells, Folio 34r, containing the Chi-Rho Monogram (ca. 800 AD).
Bp. Germanos of Old Patras blessing the Greek banner at Agia Lavra monastery, 25 March 1821.
See also
- ↑ The vexillum (plural vexilla) was a military standard (flag, banner) used in the Classical Era of the Roman Empire. In the vexillum the cloth was draped from a horizontal crossbar suspended from the staff; this is unlike most modern flags in which the 'hoist' of the cloth is attached directly to the vertical staff. The bearer of a vexillum was known as a vexillarius. The vexillum was a treasured symbol of the military unit that it represented and it was closely defended in combat.
- ↑ That the Labarum dated its designation as the imperial standard from an early period of the empire, is a supposition confirmed by a colonial medal of Tiberius (dedicated to that Prince by Caesarea-Augusta (Saragozza)), on which may be remarked the form of that ensign. The Labarum is found in the left hand of emperors; on some military figures; and on coins of Nero, Domitian, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Septimius Severus, and other princes anterior to Constantine. A vexillum or cavalry standard, resembling the Labarum, appears on several colonial coins, such as those from Acci, Antiochia Pisidiae, and Caesarea-Augusta. (Labarum. Numiswiki: The Collaborative Numismatics Project.)
- ↑ The similar Greek term "Lavra" has a different etymology. In Orthodox Christianity and certain other Eastern Christian communities Lavra or Laura (Greek: Λαύρα; Cyrillic: Ла́вра) originally meant a cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the center (for example, Agia Lavra monastery in Greece). The term originates from Ancient Greek, where it means "a passage" or "an alley".
- ↑ In modern Basque the word is lauburu, with the same meaning.
- ↑ Eusebius doesn't specify the actual location of the event, but it clearly isn't in the camp at Rome.
- ↑ The blessing of the standards recalls Constantine's use of the Labarum with the Chi-Rho Christogram before his battle with Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge, just over 1500 years earlier.
- ↑ -----. "Labarum." In: J.D. Douglas and Earle E. Cairns (Eds.). The New International Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2nd ed.. Zondervan Publishing House, 1996. p.575.
- ↑ H. Grégoire, "L'étymologie de 'Labarum'" Byzantion 4 (1929:477-82).
- ↑ Kahane, Drs. Henry & Renée. "Contributions by Byzantinologists to Romance Etymology." RLiR, XXVI (1962), 126-39.
- ↑ Kazhdan, Alexander, ed.. Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford University Press, 1991. p.1167.
- ↑ "Labarum". The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
- ↑ Lactantius, On the Deaths of the Persecutors, chapter 44.5.
- ↑ Gerberding and Moran Cruz, 55; cf. Eusebius, Life of Constantine.
- ↑ Eusebius Pamphilius: Church History, Life of Constantine, Oration in Praise of Constantine, Chapter XXXI.
- ↑ Smith, 104: "What little evidence exists suggests that in fact the labarum bearing the chi-rho symbol was not used before 317, when Crispus became Caesar..."
- ↑ Odahl, p. 178.
- ↑ Odahl, p.180
- ↑ Lieu and Montserrat p. 118. From a Byzantine life of Constantine (BHG 364) written in the mid to late ninth century.
- ↑ "Labarum." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica 2009 Ultimate Reference Suite. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2009.
- -----. "Labarum." In: J.D. Douglas and Earle E. Cairns (Eds.). The New International Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2nd ed.. Zondervan Publishing House, 1996. p.575.
- -----. "Labarum". The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
- -----. "Labarum." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica 2009 Ultimate Reference Suite. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2009.
- Grant, Michael. The Emperor Constantine. London, 1993.
- Hassett, Maurice. "Labarum (Chi-Rho)." The Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent). Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 4 Mar. 2010.
- Kazhdan, Alexander, ed.. Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford University Press, 1991. p.1167. ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6
- Labarum. Wikipedia.
- Labarum. Numiswiki: The Collaborative Numismatics Project.
- Lieu, S.N.C and Montserrat, D. (Eds.). From Constantine to Julian. London, 1996.
- Odahl, C.M. Constantine and the Christian Empire. Routledge 2004.
- Smith, J.H. Constantine the Great. Hamilton, 1971.
- Smith, Sir William and Samuel Cheetham (eds.). "Labarum." A dictionary of Christian antiquities: Being a continuation of the ʻDictionary of the Bible', Volume 2. J. B. Burr, 1880. pp.908-911.
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It's that time again. While parents are jumping for joy, many kids are dreading the first day of school and what it portends -- the end of summer. Across the country, school bells sound and students are settling in to what is increasingly becoming a sedentary and indoor learning environment.
I would be lying if I told you that the summer vacation was reserved for playing outdoors. Today's kids are growing up in an environment very different from that of the generations preceding them. While kids spend more time outdoors during the summer than they do throughout the school year, they are still more likely to be surfing the web, than surfing the waves. For more than 50 hours a week, youth explore virtual worlds that exist only inside computers, cell phones and fill in the blank with your kid's favorite electronic gadget.
But it's during the school year that children are really overdosing on the indoors. While the CDC recommends 60 minutes of physical activity daily, kids are lucky if they get 25 minutes during the school day. Students no longer supplement their daily dose of exercise by walking or biking to school -- in the 1960s, nearly half of all kids walked or biked to school -- now, that number hovers around 13 percent. Budget cuts are resulting in cancelled school field trips for many classrooms. But, perhaps even more unbelievable is that up to 40 percent of schools in the U.S. are cutting back on recess, with the greatest reductions in schools serving students from communities of color or low-income neighborhoods.
Is all this indoor time helping our kids succeed? Studies show that outdoor play and learning improve the health, wellbeing and academic performance of our children. Time in nature reduces the symptoms ofattention deficit disorders and stress, improves physical fitness and increases cognitive function. It is also true that kids who learn outdoors can improve their science test scores and their classroom behavior.
So how can we ensure that kids have adequate opportunities to play and learn outdoors during the school day? Initiatives to green schoolyards with native habitats, natural play areas and gardens are springing up across the country. And now some of them are beginning to get some recognition thanks to the U.S. Department of Education's Green Ribbon Schools awards program. Safe Routes to Schools programs are helping communities make walking and biking to and from school more accessible.
The No Child Left Inside Act, if passed, would establish incentives for more schools to develop environmental education and outdoor learning curriculum. And, states, there is no need for you to wait for federal legislation to get started. Maryland went ahead and became the first state in the nation to develop an environmentally literacy standard, ensuring a foundation in environmental education as a prerequisite to high school graduation.
I am proud to report that my outfit is making some strides, too. Sierra Club's Mission Outdoors programhas expanded its reach, with the establishment of three new volunteer-led outings groups working with schools and community groups to get more kids outdoors, bringing the total to 52 groups across the country. We also recently helped to pass a Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights in New Mexico, the first of many steps we will take to ensure kids in New Mexico, and across the country, have the opportunity and encouragement to get outdoors.
Got Kids? Let me leave you with some tips to keep your family active and outdoors into the school year.
1. Walk your kids to school in the morning or home in the afternoon.
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3. Join your local PTA and work with the Association to make sure recess and field trips don't get cut out of your kid's curriculum. Host a fundraiser to raise money for that school trip.
4. Establish a green hour for your family and get outdoors together before dinner each day. Plant a garden, take a walk in a local park or go for a family bike ride.
5. Make sure you go on a weekend outing, whether a hike, bike ride or camping trip -- you can likely find a Sierra Club outings group near you. If not, you can start one!
And if the kids aren't interested in going on that family camping trip, just show them this awesome video of Modern Family star Nolan Gould on a Sierra Club outing to the Grand Canyon. That might inspire them!


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|View Poll Results: Death Note - Episode 37 Rating
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|2010-06-28, 19:10
|Link #481
Anime Noob
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Connecticut, New England, USA
This last episode was pretty awesome, in my opinion. While I wouldn't give it a perfect 10/10, it was still a very good end to the show.
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|2010-06-29, 02:58
|Link #482
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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I just realized something.
I'm not sure if you guys already know this. Remember the part when Light suggests that both of the notebooks are fake? He's definitely bluffing! One of them has to be real, because, if it wasn't real, Near wouldn't have been able to see Ryuk.
|2010-09-30, 08:40
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I know that this thread was opened three years ago but I must write my thoughts down. Last year, a friend of mine lent me all his Death Note mangas. I read them and was touched by the story in a way I havent been by any other manga or animé. You have already discussed whether Light was right or wrong, whether his motives where noble or not, which is why I dont want to discuss that again. I just have to say that I like the character Light Yagami who wanted to make the world a better place, no matter whether he succeeded or whether his means where evil ones.
What do I think about the different endings of the manga, the animé and the life-action film? The manga ending was unbelievably hard to accept for someone who likes Light. The fact that Ryuk actually seems to not regard Light as a friend despite their time spent together, and Lights pain and begging were, well, I cant say. On the one side, the ending fits the dark image the entire series has, on the other side, it destroys Light completely (which obviously was the authors intention). The animé ending however is much better in my opinion as the whole begging part was cut, and Ryuk wasnt shown as the merciless bastard he is in the manga. Instead, he feels sorry for Light in a certain way. In the film version, Ryuk is portrayed more like in the manga but Misa-Misa and Lights father who hasnt died are present which makes it easier to accept Lights death as two people who love him are at the scenery. The fact that L was there as well, and not Near, is also a positive point I have to mention.
Why I am writing this now? Because I watched the film yesterday, and it brought back all my feelings. After reading the manga, I was depressed for one week. I have to write this down.
I also have to mention this: the hardest fact I and a lot of Death Note fans have to cope with is the absence of an afterlife. I mean, I am not talking about the real life but about a fictional universe where Shinigami, their realm and death notes exist. So it would also have been possible to say that people in this Death Note universe have souls and continue to exist after death. This would have made it much easier to accept Lights and Ls deaths. Unfortunately, the author decided that the readers shall not have an easy time by clearly stating that there is no afterlife in the Death Note universe, meaning that Light and L simply have ceased to exist. THIS surely is the hardest fact to accept.
|2010-10-01, 04:11
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I really enjoyed the ending. I kinda liked and hated Light at the same time (most of the hate was for killing L, most of the 'like' was because he was so intelligent and calm) so part of me wanted to see him be exposed but the other part wanted him to succeed. As I watched Death Note, I had a feeling Light would die, but watching the finale made me feel a bit sorry for him because all those six years of trying to achieve something had gone to waste and that he had lost touch of who he was along the way. I especially enjoyed him going totally psycho when he realised he'd lost, it was so unlike him.
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|2010-12-25, 20:35
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While I often hate where endings go like they are foretold to be in the beginning of an anime series, I'd say Death Note is in exception. (Ok, it wasn't like Ryuk said it was gonna happen for sure in the near future, but still :P)
I found the ending fitting not because Light was "evil", but rather cus an ending where he won would feel kinda boring - because it's too typical the hero (well, arguably in this case) wins, imo.
The ending is part of what makes Death Note special - compared to other big shonen animes - in two particular ways:
1. The (anti)hero does not win
2. The ending comes fast (makes the story stay on topic and go fast - which imo is great in Death Note's case)
|2011-01-15, 00:05
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I have rewatched this series so many times by now, and the last episode always gets to me. It is mainly because of how sad Light's death is to me, from the part when he begins to run along the fence-side and there are brief glimpses of his past shown. That part always stuck with me from the pure fact of how successful and impressionable he was. He was truly a one-in-a-kind guy with his intelligence. He had a bright future ahead of him, and his life went to hell after finding that Death Note. When he finally passed by his younger self before having the Death Note, I thought—I don't know how to quite describe it—it was very poetic. Am I the only one that felt choked up about that scene?
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|2011-01-16, 02:06
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Location: Argentina
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It's so sad... the background music still gets on me...
Although Light only said the psycho killer words after realize he failed. On the run at the sunset, you can feel which he is thinking. Since the moment he got the Death Note it possesed and ruined his life, he was a good person and only wanted to help desesperately, but the only "help" that he got was a tool to kill that converted him in an assasin. I may be the only person that thinks in that way, but I think that Light was a good person in all its means and the DN was the one that made him evil.
|2011-01-16, 14:15
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I love that ending. Even though she was introduced, she was a happy person with a sad background. I love that she actually survived. It was sad that he died, but you know, no matter how friendly he was presented to us and no matter how noble his means were, he was meant to die. Ever since he had decided to kill everyone who would oppose him, he had been doomed. I also like L. He was actually a nice person, weird, but also pretty likable. He was actually pretty funny and serious at the same time. His death came sudden. I was really surprised.
SkyFlames, the DN did not make him evil. A common proverb is that you learn about a person's true character when you give him power. Many people who are sneaks and actually submissive just act that way in order to survive as part of our society. In fact, we're all just animals, mammals. We get power and in the beginning we think that we can use it for the good, but at length that power changes us and we use it for our own means. We get corrupted by our own desires and emotions, not by the power itself.
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Silver, the Second
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Alcoholic patients may develop hepatotoxicity after even modest doses of acetaminophen. In healthy patients, approximately 15 grams of acetaminophen is necessary to deplete liver glutathione stores by 70% in a 70 kg person. However, hepatotoxicity has been reported following smaller doses. Glutathione concentrations may be repleted by the antidote N-acetylcysteine. One case report has suggested that hypothermia may also be beneficial in decreasing liver damage during overdose.
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Gastrointestinal side effects have been rare with the use of acetaminophen, except in alcoholics and after overdose.[Ref]
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Hematologic side effects of aspirin (in addition to predictable antiplatelet effects which may result in hemorrhage) have included increased blood fibrinolytic activity. In addition, hypoprothrombinemia, thrombocytopenia, thrombocyturia, megaloblastic anemia, and pancytopenia have been reported rarely. Aplastic anemia has also been reported.
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Dermatologic side effects from the use of aspirin including Stevens-Johnson syndrome and a lichenoid eruption have been reported rarely.
Dermatologic side effects associated with acetaminophen includes the risk of rare but potentially fatal serious skin reactions known as Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP). Erythematous skin rashes associated with acetaminophen have been reported, but are rare. Acetaminophen associated bullous erythema and purpura fulminans have been reported.[Ref]
Respiratory side effects including hyperpnea, pulmonary edema, and tachypnea have occurred in patients receiving aspirin.
A case of acetaminophen induced eosinophilic pneumonia has been reported.[Ref]
Two cases hypotension have been reported following the administration of acetaminophen. Both patients experienced significant decreases in blood pressure. One of the two patients required pressor agents to maintain adequate mean arterial pressures. Neither episode was associated with symptoms of anaphylaxis. Neither patient was rechallenged after resolution of the initial episode.[Ref]
Cardiovascular side effects of aspirin have been reported rarely and have included salicylate induced variant angina, ventricular ectopy, conduction abnormalities, and hypotension, particularly during salicylate toxicity.
Several cases of hypotension have been reported following the administration of acetaminophen.[Ref]
Metabolic side effects of aspirin have included dehydration and hyperkalemia. Respiratory alkalosis and metabolic acidosis, particularly during salicylate toxicity, have been reported. A case of hypoglycemia has also been reported in a patient on hemodialysis.[Ref]
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Nervous system side effects in patients receiving aspirin have included agitation, cerebral edema, coma, confusion, dizziness, headache, cranial hemorrhage, lethargy, and seizures. Some investigators have reported that modest doses may result in decreased frequency selectivity and may therefore impair hearing performance, particularly in the setting of background noise.[Ref]
Regarding the use of aspirin, some investigators have suggested that tinnitus may be a less reliable indicator of salicylate toxicity than previously believed. Patients with high frequency hearing loss may have difficulty perceiving tinnitus. In a study of rheumatoid arthritis patients, those with tinnitus had no greater salicylate levels than those without tinnitus. Elderly patients may be less likely to perceive tinnitus than younger patients.[Ref]
Other side effect have also been reported. In one study of the effects of caffeine, 634 women with fibrocystic breast disease (compared to 1066 women without the disease), the occurrence of fibrocystic breast disease was positively associated with average daily consumption of caffeine. Women who consumed 31 to 250 mg/day of caffeine were reported to have a 1.5 times increase in odds to have the disease. Women who consumed over 500 mg/day of caffeine were reported to have a 2.3 times increase in odds.
Reye's syndrome, although rare, has been associated with aspirin use in children with an acute viral illness. Reye's syndrome has also been reported even more rarely in adults.
Prolonged labor and pregnancy, decreased infant birth weight and stillborn births, antepartum and postpartum bleeding have occurred due to aspirin use by women during the third trimester of pregnancy.[Ref]
Reye's syndrome typically involves vomiting, neurologic dysfunction, and hepatic dysfunction during or shortly after an acute viral infection.[Ref]
Musculoskeletal side effects including rhabdomyolysis have occurred in patients receiving aspirin.[Ref]
Endocrine side effects of aspirin use have included hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.[Ref]
Ocular side effects including cases of localized periorbital edema have been reported rarely in patients receiving aspirin.[Ref]
Oncologic side effects have been reported. Several epidemiologic studies have suggested that chronic aspirin use may decrease the risk of large bowel neoplasms. However, other studies have not found this beneficial effect.[Ref]
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Add some side action to your party with the Angry Birds Better, Faster, Angrier Edible Cake Side Print
Package contains three (3) pieces, each measures 2.25" high x 10" long which is more than enough for an 8" round and 3" tall cake (as shown). Prints will also work well on sheet cakes.
Topper is made with edible "ink" consisting of food colors are is printed onto edible "paper. My Party Helpers exclusively uses frosting sheets which are more durable, easier to apply and have better flavor (although they are almost tasteless) than other edible paper products. Toppers should be used within one year of purchase but is best used within 90 days as colors and flavor will change over time. Edible inks are sensitive to light so store topper away from direct light until ready to use.
Open package immediately before use. Rub backing side against edge of counter or table to loosen topper from paper backing. Peel topper off backing. Toppers can NOT be moved once placed on dessert, so plan placement first. Place topper onto prepared dessert.
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Serving Size 2 grams
Amount per Serving: Calories 10, Calories from Fat 0, Total Fat 0g (0%DV), Trans Fat 0g, Sodium 0mg (0% DV), Total Carb 2g (1% DV), Sugars 1g, Protein 0g. Not a significant source of vitamin A, vitamin C and iron. Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.


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11/30 Cubs have new RF in DeJesus
The Cubs have a new right fielder as GM Jed Hoyer made his first on-field transaction Wednesday, signing David DeJesus to a two-year contract with an option for a third year. DeJesus will earn $4.25 million each of the next two years, and the 2014 option year is for $6.5 million with a $1.5 million buyout.
"We don't see him as a platoon player," Hoyer said of DeJesus. "Does that mean he won't get days off against tough lefties? I'm sure we'll try to provide that support and flexibility for Dale [Sveum] but we're not signing [DeJesus] as a platoon player."
DeJesus has averaged 33 doubles, eight triples, 11 home runs and 70 RBIs per 162 games in his career, playing for the Royals (2003-10) and Athletics (2011). In 2010, he set career highs with a .318 batting average and .384 on-base percentage in 91 games but his season ended early because of a right thumb injury shortly after the All-Star break. Theo Epstein, the Cubs president of baseball operations, tried to acquire DeJesus prior to the Trading Deadline in 2010.
The outfielder was dealt to the A's after the 2010 season, and last year, batted .240 with 20 doubles, five triples, 10 home runs, 60 runs scored and 46 RBIs in 131 games. He did hit .270 with a .342 on-base percentage after the All-Star Break last year.
"One thing you try to do whenever you acquire players is have a broader lens than just the previous year," Hoyer said. "With David, he was one of the most sought after players in the trade market in 2010 before he hurt his thumb.
"We feel very good that he'll come into Chicago and bounce back," Hoyer said.
Hoyer said he likes DeJesus' defense plus his ability to hit right-handed pitching well, make contact, and run the bases. In 2011, DeJesus had a 241-game errorless streak. He won't bring much power but does give the Cubs a left-handed bat in the lineup, part of Hoyer's efforts to get more balance. The team is still in the market for another left-hand hitter.
What about Tyler Colvin? The outfielder struggled to hit .150 with six homers in 80 games last season after hitting 20 homers and batting .254 in 2010.
"He's certainly not out of the picture," Hoyer said. "Tyler struggled in 2011. He has to come to camp and bounce back from last year. We're trying to round out our lineup and do everything we can to put the best team we can on the field. I think Tyler, given the year he had, he needs to bounce back and that starts in Spring Training."
One person ecstatic over the signing is DeJesus' wife, Kim, who tweeted: "I was born a cubs fan, and now im married to one!!!!! COULDNT BE MORE EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOOOO CUBBIES!!!!!!!!!!"
— Carrie Muskat
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Better than Fukodome, half the cost. We are reaping the rewards of Mr. Ricketts' great decison of firing Hendry already. More difficult than addressing the first base opening will be the removal of Soriano from left field. Either by a directive to Sveum to bench him in favor of an actual outfielder yet to be named or by releasing him or by trading him for a Gatorade cooler. Make that a generic cooler, the Gatorade brand name may be too much to get in return.
If David DeJesus is an examp[le of the type players this new regime will be bringing to the Cubs, We are in for another losing stint.
DeJesus will more than l;ikely be a cheap version of Fukudome.
We have enough of .240 hitters already.
Even if he is a cheap version of Fukodme….he'll be 4 million dollars cheaper,and signed for "only two guaranteed years", allowing payroll to be spent elsewhere instead of handcuffing the team like Hendry did. DeJesus batting .240 and NOT corkscrewing himself in the ground while striking out will be an improvement over Fukodome, who was a bust. He'll be a steady right fielder with a little more to offer than the other band-aid outfielder (Byrd) that Hendry brought in for one year too many, if somebody else beats him out of the everyday RF job so be it. This is a good start to plugging some holes without breaking the bank leaving payroll available for Fielder (maybe) or pitching.
Does he help us win this year or next year or the year after? I can't see how. Being better than Fukudome means nothing because Fukudome is not here. He needs to be better than anybody else we can put out their at the right price that will help us win this year, next year, or 2014. I would think we could do better in all of those regards. I would rather see Byrd in RF and Campana/Jackson in CF. That would be cheaper and probably equal in production with better defense.
Just comparing 2012's right fielder to last season's I would rather have DeJesus than Fukodome. Other than that there is not much to argue wtih Denvil about this. I suppose a happy medium would be BYRD IN LEFT FIELD, Campana/Jackson in CF with DeJesus in RF. At least with this outfield we have defense and a few lead off options. The thing to agree on would be the absence of BOTH SorryOhNo and FoolADummy????
People need to realize, believe it or not, this is not the Cubs last move this off-season. You also can't look at this as taking the team Fukudome was on and replacing him with DeJesus. Fukudome was not the right fit for that group of guys to succeed. We now have Theo and Hoyer, two guys who are good at finding players who fit well together as a team and play off of each others' strengths. For all we know, this move is the beginning of some sort of grand scheme or sets up a potential trade that we can all be excited about. Give them a chance to make all their off-season moves before judging one tiny piece of a much larger puzzle.
Campana is not a starting Outfielder. He's a pinch-runner/sacrifice bunter. I like Byrd as a player but the production has been declining. Hopefully Jackson can show up in the Spring and push Byrd out of the way, but you still don't know what you're going to get out of him. Dejesus is a .275-.285 AVG, .350 OBP left handed hitter with good defense (20 errors in 9 years) and a cheap, short contract. Sounds like a "just what the doctor ordered" move to me.
The only reason Campana is not a starting outfielder is because the manager doesn't start him. Just like the only reason Soriano IS a starting outfielder is because the manager starts him. Cases can be made for both players to sit the bench, Campana because he won't be an RBI guy and would more than likley bat .260 and Soriano because he is a terrible defensive outfielder that costs his teams hits and runs. Between the two, as the roster stands RIGHT NOW I will take Campana's speed, base stealing threat and defense over Soriao's one dimensional home run swing. A lot of games can be won with an AB from Campana as opposed to hoping and praying the overmatched Soriano gets lucky and connects with one of his all or nothing swings. Byrd, Campana and DeJesus would be three outfielders that can DEFEND their postion AND combine to score runs in several ways. Anybody think Soriano will actually last three more years with the Cubs now that Hendry is gone? Until Jackson cracks the lineup or another outfielder is acquired I would love to see Soriano's paying time cut drastically and we see more of Johnson and Campana.


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Fort Kochi, Kerala
The last two days we spent in Fort Kochi in the Brunton Boatyard Hotel. Fort Kochi is a region in the city of Kochi.
We visited the St. Francis Church which is the oldest European Church in India. The body of Vasco da Gama (he discovered the sea route from Europe to India) was originally buried in this church.
Kochi was a fishing village and you can see a lot of Chinese Fishing Nets near the shore. They are shore operated lift nets. They are mostly found in the state of Kerala.
Huge mechanical contrivances hold out horizontal nets of 20 m or more across. Each structure is at least 10 m high and comprises a cantilever with an outstretched net suspended over the sea and large stones suspended from ropes as counterweights at the other end. Each installation is operated by a team of up to six fishermen. (Wikipedia)
And of course there are always a lot of birds near the nets to catch the fish before the fisherman gets it's hand on them.
Marari Beach, Alappuzha
After the house boat trip we stayed two nights in the Marari Beach Resort which is also part of the cgh earth group. It was an excellent resort and we were lucky to get a private pool villa.
From the hotel you can book a lot of different tours to Alappuzha and nearby attractions. We visited Alappuzha to see how carpets are made from coconut fibers and to watch traditional gold smiths while they were melting tiny gold pieces together. Good to see that these traditional crafts still exist.
Houseboat and Backwaters in Kerala
If you stay in Kerala near the Vembanadu Lake you have to rent a house boat. Best thing is to book a full day with a night on the boat.
We started our journey directly from the Coconut Lagoon and made our way through the backwaters until evening. We had dinner on the boat near the town Puthanagadi and also stayed during the night there. The food was excellent and our crew very friendly and supportive.
Check out the new campaign images and the new website of the Kerala Great Backwaters.
Coconut Lagoon, Kumarakom
The Coconut Lagoon is a very nice place to stay. You can reach it only by boat and it is a vast region where the hotel is naturally integrated. It is also part of the "cgh earth group" like the other hotels we stayed in. There are several isolated bungalows (like in Spice Village) and you have a perfect view of the sunset over the Vembanad lake. You can book a bird watching tour in the morning or rent a kajak to explore the backwaters.
People of Gudalur (Cumbum Valley, Tamil Nadu)
Gudalur is a panchayat town in Theni district in the state of Tamil Nadu. We went there for half a day and started a trip from Thekkady (Spice Village) to Gudalur.
Although it is very close to Kerala, Tamil Nadu is very different in climate, nature and the people. You can see a lot of agriculture there from Mangos, Red Chilly, Rice,..and even grapes.
Prices are half of that in Kerala and so a lot of people go for shopping to Tamil Nadu. The towns looked less developed and people seemed to be poorer than in Kerala but still they were very friendly and happy to see some foreigners.
Periyar Lake Boat Trip
The Periyar lake is an artificial lake. It is the reservoir of the famous century old Mullai Periyar dam. During the boat journey you can see not only wild animals but also the remains of old trees in the lake. Thekkady is the home to a large number of rare birds, which can be found in these trees.
The lake is kept very clean and it is a nice experience to take this boat trip. The forest people care about this region and Thekkady itself was declared "plastic free" in September 2011. "Tourists visiting Thekkady, please keep in mind that you cannot carry plastic bags to Thekkady."
I definitely recommend the 1,5 hour boat journey to everyone who visits the Periyar Sanctuary. We chose the trip during lunch time because we had some other activities in the morning, but now I must say that the trips early in the morning or late in the afternoon are better for spotting animals. Never the less we were lucky and saw bisons, wild hogs and even a elephant.
Nature Walk in the Periyar Tiger Reserve
In the morning we went for a three hour nature walk in the Periyar Tiger Reserve which is very close to the place we stayed (Spice Village). Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) is situated in the Cardamom Hills and Pandalam Hills of the Southern Western Ghats of India.
The reserve is huge – about 925 square kilometers – and so spotting elephants or other bigger animals is not a sure thing. We had luck and saw some bisons, beautiful insects and birds. It was a great experience and our guide always explained the different kinds of plants and animals.
Champakulam Moolam Boat Race
The Champakulam Boat Race takes place every year at the Champakulam Lake in Alappuzha, Kerala. It is the most popular and oldest snake boat race of Kerala and the start of many races during June and October. It is held on the River Pampa in Champakulam village of Alappuzha district on the Moolam day (Mool Nakshatra). Before the boat race, a procession is held every year in memory of the installation of the idol of Lord Shri Krishna.
The snake boats are very long boats with a length of about 30 meters or more. They have a raised prow which give them their name- 'Snake Boats.' When more than 100 oarsmen make the long snake boat cut the waves of the river and speed through the water to leave the other racing boats behind, thousands and lakhs of people standing at the river bank can literally feel the adrenalin rush in their bodies!
We stayed at the Triveny River Palace and had from the hotel's garden a nice view of the finishing line of the race. We had full service of the hotel and the garden was less crowded than the opposite side of the river as you can see in the pictures.


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Theodore Henry Peltz
Theodore Henry Peltz
Jan. 14, 1928-Sept. 25, 2012
PLYMOUTH — Theodore Henry Peltz, 84, of Plymouth died Sept. 25, 2012 at 11:40 a.m. at Pilgrim Manor of Plymouth. He had been in declining health for a couple of years.
He was born Jan. 14, 1928 in South Bend, the son of Oscar C. and Julia E. (Torok) Peltz. He spent all of his life in the Marshall County area.
He was married to Catherine "Katie" Culp; she preceded him March 31, 2007.
He ran the Gulf Station in downtown Argos for several years and worked as a mechanic for the Standard Station in Argos and the Ford Garage in Culver. He also worked as a TV repairman.
He served in the United States Navy being honorably discharged Dec. 11, 1946.
He graduated with the class of 1946 from Tippecanoe High School, Tippecanoe.
He is survived by a daughter – Judy Marion and husband John of Lebanon; and sons – Steve Peltz and wife Roxie of Plymouth; Ted M. Peltz and wife Vicki of Logansport; Dennis Peltz and wife Reva of Argos.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter – Paula Spencer 2001; granddaughter – Brandi Peltz 1986; two brothers and four sisters.
Friends may visit with the family Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, 208 N. Michigan St., Argos.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday Sept. 28, 2012 at the funeral home, with Rev. Lloyd Howard of the Church of Jesus Christ of Argos officiating.
Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.
Electronic condolences may be sent to the family at email@example.com
Arrangements have been entrusted with the Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 21st Apr 2006 14:52 UTC, submitted by aaronb
"The 17" iMac has almost everything a silencer could want. It's quiet, efficient, good value, and can even run Windows. the iMac is a computer for the connoisseur, just as Apple intended. Power users, enthusiasts, anyone who wants to tweak the hell out of everything should probably stick to building their own systems - they'll be happier molding the computer to their own personal quirks. However, for someone who wants to use a computer, not take up computer building as a hobby, the iMac is among the best there is."


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Friday, 30 July 2010
Raspberry parade - jam(ish)
One of the first things I thought of making with my raspberries was jam, and I'd actually just copied down a recipe for raspberry and rose jam from Grandma S's latest copy of the BBC Good Food Magazine. I didn't really want to make too much as we don't get through it very quickly but I had so many berries that I ended up making enough to go with a 1kg bag of jam sugar - about 1.4kg or so. I made it when jam-making expert Cai came round for dinner last Sunday, and must have severely tested my hostessing credentials by hopping up and down at intervals through dinner with a chilled saucer for her to assess how close it was to setting. The trouble was that it started to get close and then it gave up completely and went really runny again. I don't know why this happened - did I heat it too quickly? too slowly? did I annoy it by not offering it dinner? Whatever the reason, I now have eight jars of very runny, and rather overly sweet jam. Cai and Lauren kindly took two jars away with them and I'm considering making it a compulsory leaving gift for anyone else who comes round.
One of the reasons I'd wanted to make this jam was because of the rose flavouring, but when I got my bottle out I remembered that I'd bought rose syrup not rose water. I didn't want to add too much more in the way of sugar, so I used less than the recipe called for, which is rather a shame as the flavour wasn't very noticeable. So, not the best use of the berries, but I'm hoping that I'll be able to strain off some of the liquid and use it in baking - in Cai's chocolate nutella cake, for instance, or a Bakewell slice. Perhaps it's not so bad after all :)
Raspberry and rose jam (from Good Food Magazine, August 2010)
This is the full quantity - I made two thirds
1.8 kg raspberries
1.5 kg jam sugar
2-3 Tbsp rose water
Night before: layer berries and sugar together in a very large bowl, then cover and leave at room temperature.
Next day: give it a stir and set aside until you're ready. Put a small saucer in the freezer
Tip berries, juices and any undissolved sugar into a large wide based pan, and stir in the rosewater. Start over a low heat until the sugar has all dissolved, then bring to the boil and simmer for five minutes. Turn off the heat and spoon a little on to the saucer. When it's cool, push with your finger. If it wrinkles it's at the setting points. If not, return to the heat and boil in 2-3 minute stages until it reaches the wrinkle stage.
Skim off any scum and leave for 15 minus, then pour into sterilised jars. Keeps in a cool dark place for at least 6 months. Refrigerate once opened
Makes 8 jars
5 comments:
- Johanna GGG said...
would love to be a visitor to the house and leave with a jar of your jam
rose water in raspberry jam sounds interesting - having just had my first use of a bottle I have had in my cupboard for months I really must be braver with it.
- 31 July 2010 at 11:13
- Lysy said...
Aw, I'd love to be able to give you some jam :) I haven't used proper rose water at all, though I do have an unopened bottle of orange flower water waiting to be used!
- 2 August 2010 at 11:46
- Kate said...
Oooh runny and sweet raspberry jam still sounds delicious to me!!! I have not been brave enough to make jam yet but one day...
- 2 August 2010 at 13:13
- Cai said...
My first thoughts on leaving yours were how great this would be for adding fruity moistness to cake! And I think it will be yummy dribbled over meringues and cream, or with ice cream. And, y'know, my runny chilli jam is still spreadable, so this no doubt will prove so too! :D
- 2 August 2010 at 13:24
- Caroline said...
Yup, I've run out of this now, am already feeling the loss. Feel free to palm any more of your jams off on me whenever you wish...
- 13 October 2010 at 08:58


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Caring For Stroke Survivors Is Stressful, But Rewarding
While caring for stroke survivors can be highly stressful for some families, many families feel little or no strain from caregiving, and even report that being a caregiver can be personally rewarding, according to research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
In a study of 75 stroke caregivers:
• 90 percent reported that caregiving enabled them to appreciate life more;
• 44 percent reported "no strain;" and
• 41 percent reported "some strain."
Furthermore, average depression scores were well below depressive symptom levels typically reported in similar studies recruited from clinical settings, researchers said.
The findings came from a population-based study of the stroke care experience that the authors said includes caregivers who may be coping well and who may not seek out professional assistance.
"Epidemiologically based studies of stroke caregiving provide a unique picture of caregiver strains and benefits compared with clinical studies, which tend to over-represent more impaired patients," said William E. Haley, Ph.D., lead author of the study and professor at the School of Aging Studies of the University of South Florida, Tampa.
Researchers studied 75 people caring for stroke survivors enrolled in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, an epidemiologic investigation of stroke incidence and mortality including a large, racially diverse national sample of adults over age 45. They gathered caregiver reports of the prevalence and stressfulness of patient impairments through an ancillary project, the Caring for Adults Recovering from the Effects of Stroke (CARES) study. Both REGARDS and CARES are based at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Among the caregivers in the study:
• The average age was 64; 79 percent were female and 21 percent male.
• Fifty-six percent were white and 44 percent African American.
• About half (53 percent) were spouses of the survivor, while 31 percent were the survivor's child and 16 percent were another relation.
• They provided an average of 36.9 hours of care per week.
Among the patients, 85 percent had suffered ischemic strokes (caused by blocked arteries) and 15 percent had survived hemorrhagic strokes (caused by bleeding in the brain).
For the study, the caregivers completed a comprehensive telephone interview eight to 12 months after the strokes and researchers measured caregiver appraisals of the stressfulness of patient problems and perceived benefits of caregiving.
While 82 percent of caregivers reported their stroke patient having at least one problem, no individual problem was cited by 50 percent or more of caregivers. Caregivers rated patients' problems with mood (depression, loneliness and anxiety), memory, and physical care (dressing and bowel control) as their most stressful issues. But the reported prevalence of these formidable problems "was lower than those reported previously in studies using clinical samples," Haley said.
Care providers also reported an average of nine benefits from their efforts including increasing their appreciation of life, "feeling needed" and "developing a more positive attitude toward life."
Most research on problems faced by stroke caregivers comes from patients selectively recruited through clinical settings, Haley said.
"These patient samples and their caregivers likely have greater impairment and distress than those not seeking care and include very few ethnic minority participants, even though African Americans have higher rates of stroke than whites." In addition, Haley said that "the results show that, even in the face of challenging caregiving roles, many families are resilient and find personal benefit and meaning from providing assistance to a loved one."
This is the first epidemiologically based study to identify the most common stroke-related problems reported by caregivers. The study's limitations include its relatively small sample size and lack of representation from other minority groups.
"Support for caregivers should include interventions to aid their coping with highly stressful mood, physical care and cognitive problems of stroke patients, but should also attend to perceived benefits of caregiving," Haley said.


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Yet Another Attempt At Ad Supported Music
from the if-it's-more-annoying,-it-won't-work dept
We'll ignore the confusion (most likely intentional) about the difference between infringement and "stealing" and focus on all the other problems with this service. First of all, it's not easier than infringing. You have to sit and watch an ad. You don't have to do that on file sharing networks. Second, the assumption behind the service is that people would use this the same way they use iTunes: meaning only a very small number of downloads per month. Initially, that means 20 downloads per month, total, and no more than five per session. That may be how people use iTunes, but that's because each download costs money in iTunes. One of the reasons people prefer file sharing systems is because they're not limited that way and can really easily sample lots of music quickly.
But the biggest problem with this concept remains with the basic economics. Since the argument remains the same as I stated a few months back, I'll just repeat it:
You've got the record labels, who are used to getting approximately $0.67 per downloaded song. Assuming that needs to be made up by the ad (and even ignoring any profit for the site), then every single ad shown needs to cost that same $0.67. Translated into traditional ad terms, that's a CPM of $670. Yikes. I don't know any advertiser will to pay anything close to that -- even if it's targeted and you have a half decent chance of the person paying attention. Most CPM ad rates online these days are in the sub-$5 area. Convincing advertisers to jump to a $670 CPM on an unproven model? Good luck.I'm all for experiments and new business models -- especially those that make use of free music. I just don't see this particular one getting very far. The economics are just not that compelling for anyone involved.


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Clashes in Tunisia near the border with Libya left at least 53 people dead Monday in what may be a sign of the spreading influence of the extremist group Islamic State.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for an attack that led to the fighting between militants and Tunisian forces near the city of Ben Gardane. But Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid directly accused Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.
"This attack was aimed at confusing the security situation in Tunisia in order to create an ISIL emirate in Ben Gardane," he said at a news conference Monday.


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Sniper: Ghost Warrior Gets A New DLC
Sniper: Ghost Warrior has shown you the art of achieving the perfect head shot, how to navigate through dangerous terrain, and keep your wits about you in the process; now, check out the latest downloadable content, featuring:
- 5 new multiplayer maps;
- Longer range shooting distances;
- New battles to take control of ruined oil rigs;
- A fight to capture one of the mystic stone towers.
A new trailer was also released for the new DLC, check it out.
The content will be available for download via Xbox Live and through Steam for PC.


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