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The growth of Medi-Cal since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been widely discussed: The program now covers more than 13 million Californians, primarily low-income children, adults, and seniors as well as people with disabilities. Less often discussed, however, is how Medi-Cal's expansion has affected access to care for those it covers. The answer has important ramifications for California's next steps in expanding coverage to the state's approximately three million remaining uninsured people.
On January 17, I had the opportunity to address this question before the Assembly Select Committee on Health Care Delivery Systems and Universal Coverage, which is exploring options for moving California toward universal coverage. Below is a summary of the key points from my presentation along with selected slides. Because children represent only 3% of California's remaining uninsured, I focused my presentation on adults. (You can download my presentation, and a video of my testimony follows this article.)
The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) measures access to care in a variety of ways, and some of its important findings are shown in the slide below. Access for Medi-Cal enrollees is comparable to those in the individual market, and better than that for the uninsured. However, the data also show a notable disparity between Medi-Cal and employer coverage, which has been observed in previous studies.
2. Adult Medi-Cal enrollees are less likely to forgo or delay care due to cost, but they have more difficulty getting timely care.
Additional CHIS measures show that Medi-Cal enrollees experience fewer financial barriers to care compared to both the uninsured and people in the individual market. This is not surprising given that Medi-Cal has no (or very low) premiums and copays. However, Medi-Cal enrollees report far more difficulty than any other coverage group in getting a needed appointment within two days.
Comparing Medi-Cal to other sources of coverage can provide a useful benchmark for determining whether Medi-Cal enrollees have equal access to care, as required under federal law. However, it's also important to consider the underlying characteristics of the populations being compared — some of which are associated with better access and some with worse — regardless of the type of coverage. For example, people in poor health or who have a disability often experience greater difficulty accessing care than those in good health irrespective of their source of coverage. Higher rates of poor health, disability, and mental distress are a few of the many differences between the Medi-Cal population and other insured Californians.
In general, Medi-Cal enrollees are more likely to visit the emergency department than those with other types of coverage or the uninsured — a fact that has received a lot of attention lately. However, the gap between Medi-Cal and other insured groups shrinks once health status is considered, and it shrinks further when both health status and disability are factored in.
While population characteristics explain some of the disparities in access to care for Medi-Cal enrollees, there also are conspicuous delivery system challenges that contribute to the problem.
A CHCF-funded study conducted by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), found that while there was an increase in provider participation in Medi-Cal under the ACA, it was not enough to keep pace with the surge in program enrollment. As a result, the ratio of participating providers to full-scope enrollees in the Medi-Cal program (excluding those with emergency Medi-Cal coverage) fell between 2013 and 2015 and is now well below state and federal guidelines. The UCSF study showed that California's physicians are less likely to accept new Medi-Cal patients than patients on Medicare or private insurance. However, physicians were still more likely to accept new Medi-Cal patients compared to uninsured patients.
In the same survey, physicians indicated that payment rates were the top reason for limiting their participation in Medi-Cal. Physicians also expressed great frustration at what they perceived as the administrative burdens of participating in Medi-Cal and the difficulty in obtaining specialty referrals for their patients.
It's worth noting that this survey question did not distinguish between Medi-Cal fee-for-service rates, which are known to be among the nation's lowest (on average), and rates paid by Medi-Cal managed care plans, which are not publicly available. Because managed care plans now cover about 90% of full-scope Medi-Cal enrollees, a reasonable interpretation of the response to this question is that physicians' dissatisfaction with both fee-for-service and managed care rates is contributing to low rates of participation in Medi-Cal.
How is managed care doing? The chart below is from the Department for Health Care Services Medi-Cal managed care performance dashboard, and it shows aggregate quality scores across various measure for each plan. The individual plan names may be difficult to read in this version of the slide (click on it for a larger view), but the main point is clear: Performance varies tremendously across plans. If access and quality were uniformly as good as they are for the top-scoring plans, millions of low-income Californians would be better off, getting appropriate and timely preventive and primary care.
I closed my talk with some ideas for improving access based on lessons from our experiences at CHCF and from the work we do with health plans and providers in the safety net. They included:
The experience of Medi-Cal enrollees gives us reasons to celebrate the progress we've made in covering millions of previously uninsured Californians and also to roll up our sleeves and ensure that all Medi-Cal enrollees have access to the timely, high-quality, and patient-centered care we all need.


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Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea
Natural convection heat transfer in concentric and eccentric annuli made of two isothermal horizontal circular cylinders is numerically investigated for Rayleigh numbers less than 5.0 × 104 which is based on the difference of radii. Bipolar coordinates are used for eccentric annuli, and it is found that for very small eccentricity the overall thermal behavior of the annuli exhibits that of the exactly concentric cylinders. The maximum deviation of the local heat-transfer coefficient of the cylinder walls remains, for example, for ε = 0.01, Ri /R0 = 0.3846 and RaL = 1.0 × 104 , within a meager 5 percent. The parametric effect on the heat-transfer characteristics is discussed with respect to the diameter ratio for concentric cylinders, and eccentricity and azimuthal angular location of the inner cylinder for eccentric annuli. Output is displayed in terms of streamlines, isothermal contours, radial temperature distribution and equivalent thermal conductivities. Convection patterns are explained in detail.
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"I've learned from experience that if you work harder at it, and apply more energy and time to it, and more consistency, you get a better result. It comes from the work."
-Louis C. K.
I have been dying to watch Jiro dreams of sushi; a documentary about a master sushi chef who has been awarded 3 Michelin stars. Over the weekend I finally managed to do so.
There are many things to take-away from it. Many incredible insights into the process of mastery, the value of routine and the importance of patience.
But the one thing that I wanted to share with you today is simply this:
1 out of 10 tuna
The vendor that supplies Jiro with his phenomenal tuna said that you might see many tuna at the market every day but only 1 in 10 will be of exceptional value. Worthy of being served at Jiro's restaurant. The rest, simply ok.
Yet, the fishermen cannot go out and magically produce that one tuna. They have to catch many for it to appear.
This is why I always encourage people to create and showcase their work as consistently as they can. Because the truth is that not everything you create will be exceptional. Most of it will be "simply ok" work.
But the more you create, the better the quality of your "simply ok" work becomes and the more opportunity you have to create the exceptional.
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A good plain text editor is the Swiss army knife of every programmer. Unfortunately, the Windows operating system offers only the "Notepad" program in this category, which is the equivalent of a $1.50 plastic knife. If you want to do more than opening an occasional README.TXT, then Notepad is definitely underpowered. This situation has created a market for commercial text editors, such as Ultra-Edit, CodeWright, EditPlus and others, which are excellent products, however, these programs are not free. In the open source arena there are well known editors, such as GNU Emacs and vim, which have evolved on the Unix platform. These editors are very powerful, but they are quirky and not exactly easy to learn and use. Why put up with a learning curve, when more user-friendly products are available? A multitude of freeware text editors with varying features is available for the Windows platform.
When I searched the Internet for a freeware editor, I was looking for raw power, speed, and features. In that order. The PSPad editor written by the Czech author Jan Fiala fits the bill perfectly. First of all, it is fast. Even on a modest Pentium IV computer, it starts up in less than two seconds. This is an important characteristic, since a text editor might get loaded dozens of times in succession for viewing or changing different files. It also makes it convenient to use PSPad when I don't want to fire up a "heavy duty" IDE, such as Eclipse.
PSPad's look is neat and functional. It presents itself with customisable tool bars, tabbed editor windows and a logically structured menu. Text windows can also be floated or tiled. The feature set of PSPad can compete with commercial high-end products. It includes syntax highlighting for dozens of programming languages, auto backups, macros, hex edit mode, integrated diff comparisons, pluggable text converters, customisable short-cut key map, spell checker, support for Windows, Unix, and Mac line endings, support for different character sets, HTML formatting and HTML validation through Tidy. This makes it ideal for editing a wide variety of file types from C++ source files to HTML pages, SQL statements, XML files, and shell scripts.
One feature I really liked is the multi-language code explorer, a feature that is otherwise only found in high-end IDEs. The code explorer seems to be capable of displaying almost anything from the DOM tree of an HTML document to a PHP or Java class. However, the most important aspect of a text editor for me is powerful search and replace capability. In this area, PSPad once again delivers. PSPad supports Perl-compatible regular expressions for search and replace operations, which is a make-or-break criterion for automated text processing. It also supports search and replace in multiple files, even recursively in subdirectories, which is again great for automated processing. The only limitation is that it cannot do both at the same time. It either processes regular expressions or multiple files, but not both. I am not sure why this limitation exists. Without it, PSPad would be pretty close to perfection.


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SUCKS. I did not work out yesterday. I did not go to class. I did not go to office hours. I did not go to work. I did not go to the panel I wanted to go to. I stayed in bed and wept on the inside because of the sicky-sickness I was feeling.
I feel better today but am not sure I am up to doing P90X. I have decided I am going to do cardio today and then going to start P90X tomorrow. I am just going to pretend that I have worked out the past two days and start on Day 3. I will just make the cycle an extra couple of days long. It will all work out.
My life became stressful yesterday. I hates it. Truthfully I cannot complain because my friend's lives have been stressful since day one. I have been lucky. So I am going to keep smiling and keep plugging away. I have the best support system in the world and I am not going to let my stress bring me down.
Also, I need to start eating better. So far I have kept my weight off but I have been eating junk, lots and lots of junk. I need to do better. I am trying to come up with a plan of action. I will let you know what I come up with. :)


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He couldn't take his eyes off her...the ENTIRE time! And when she smiled at him, her whole face lit up. We spent a beautiful Saturday morning with Susan and Al and we are so excited for their upcoming October wedding. They will be exchanging vows at the gorgeous Padre Serra church in Camarillo in front of their closest family and friends. We headed to Hartley Botanica for their engagement session and had a blast! These two laughed...a lot. Which means we laughed...a lot! Although we also felt a little guilty being witness to some tenderly intimate moments...but we still captured them with our cameras forever freezing those moments in time.
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Beautiful Belly ~ Amanda, Mohamed & Liyana
We got to the house a few minutes early and when Amanda answered the door, she anxiously said, "we're not quite ready, but make yourselves at home and we'll be right down." So, Terry and I began looking around the beautiful, spacious home and getting our equipment ready. When Amanda, Mohamed, and Liyana came downstairs, we realized how worth the few minute wait they were...these three were adorably dressed with big smiles on their faces! Two and a half year old Liyana wasn't the least bit shy...in fact, she performed for us the entire time! We were so amazed at how SMART this kid is. She recited her alphabet, named the days of the week, the months of the year, said hello in three different languages, and did gymnastics! I'm sure it has to do with the great genes she has. Her mom is a nurse and her dad a lawyer. And she spends lots of time with a very smart grandma! Needless to say, baby Adam is already one blessed little boy...and he isn't even here yet! But smart genes aside, this family absolutely loves and adores one another and it showed every second we spent with them.
How CUTE is this little girl?!?
Thank you so much Amanda, Mohamed, and Liyana! We had so much fun photographing your beautiful family and we can't wait to meet baby Adam!
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If 2016 voters agree on anything, perhaps it's a frustration with the influence of money on politics. President-Elect Trump reminded GOP voters that, because he's self-funding (at least in the primary), he "doesn't owe anybody anything" Senator Sanders surprised everyone in his primary because of his relentless criticism of the "donor control of politicians."
In our own state of Utah, Senator Hatch ran for re-election in 2012 and received a total of $5,360,274 in campaign contributions - 88.5% ($4.7 million) of that from out-of-state donors. His challengers didn't stand a chance. This project's research will provide more examples, but despite broad popular appeal for reform, efforts to reduce donor influence have stalled.
However, what if only registered voters could donate to campaigns? Many will claim the Supreme Court would never sanction such a law and they'd be right. But what if an Article V amendment, ratified by 34 states, made this "constitutional"?
This is the research project's objective. If such an amendment restricts campaign contributions to registered voters, what is the effect on campaigns and governance? How much money would Speaker Ryan raise if limited to registered voters in his Wisconsin CD? How would a New Hampshire Senator vote if she could no longer raise funds from NY or CA? Working with my PSA faculty sponsor, Dr. Damon Cann, we will present analysis of the potential effects of such a proposal on our political institutions.
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Phyla nodiflora
Synonym: Lippia nodiflora
Florida native
A common wildflower of beaches, hammocks and disturbed sites throughout most of Florida. The range extends through the southeastern coastal plain as far north as Pennsylvania and New Jersey and westward across the southern tier of states. Also occurrs in Oklahoma, Kansas, Oregon, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Turkey tangle fogfruit has tiny purplish-white flowers in rounded clusters that become cylindrical with age on long stalks. The corolla is two-lipped, the upper lip with two lobes, the lower three-lobed. Leaves of Phyla nodiflora are opposite, stalked, obovate or spatulate, widest above the middle, toothed near the tip, with a tapered base.
This low-growing wildflower has many common names, going by both fogfruit and frog-fruit, plus capeweed and carpetweed - alluding to the tendency to grow in large patches.
Often visited by various butterflies, Phyla nodiflora is a host plant for phaon crescent(Phyciodes phaon), the common buckeye(Junonia coenia) and white peacock(Anartia jatrophae) butterflies.


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Instead, Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks have taken the lead as the most prevalent threat. To combat this threat, Agilitec has developed a four-layer, defense-in-depth solution which provides user phishing training and testing, two factor authentication, Secure DNS, and enterprise password management.
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Most users re-use the same, easy-to-crack password for their personal and business accounts. An Enterprise Password Manager allows your users to conveniently autofill unique, random passwords for each of their business accounts while allowing centralized control and sharing.
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A day after Chad Johnson was arrested in a domestic battery case involving his wife, he was released by the Miami Dolphins. The 34 year old was released out of jail on a 2,500 dollar bond. Johnson was trying to earn a spot on the Dolphins, after having a very bad season for the New England Patriots.Last season in New England he had only 15 catches, after being a four time pro-bowler and a star. This was the right move for the Dolphins, who did not need a huge distraction. This arrest could mean the end of Chad's days in the NFL. He has been unproductive and he is a major trouble maker.
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COTTONWOOD – Jamie Woodward says she was on "pins and needles" since 7 p.m. over Tuesday's election to continue support of a 10-percent budget override.
Reactions to override vote
Anita Glazar, president, Mingus Union High School District governing board:
"I love this community. I feel lucky, blessed to live here. I'm proud of everybody who worked hard. And I'm happy with the support."
"I'd like to thank everyone who voted and we will make sure that we will be good stewards with the money they have given us."
Jason Finger, president, Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District governing board:
"It's a big relief to have that override pass. I never take these things for granted. The community has always been supportive of the overrides. To me, it's a show of support, and faith in our district. We've always said that this allows us to continue offering what we have offered. It helps keeps class sizes down."
Jamie Woodward, chairperson, Partners in Education
"I'm grateful for the Verde Valley's continued support. Our kids will benefit because of these votes."
Dr. Penny Hargrove managed to one-up the Partners in Education chairperson – by about 12 hours.
"With everything that's gone on this year, there was some self-doubt," says Dr. Hargrove, the superintendent and principal at Mingus Union High School.
The unofficial final election results showed that voters in the Mingus Union and the Cottonwood-Oak Creek school districts supported the override by a roughly 60 percent to 40 percent margin.
Driving to school Tuesday, Dr. Hargrove says she "prayed that God would make sure it would happen."
Then, she passed three vehicles, each she says had the Yes-Yes sticker on their vehicles.
"That's all I needed," Dr. Hargrove said.
While staff and board members of the Mingus Union school district were frantically hitting refresh on their computers' browsers, the folks at Cottonwood-Oak Creek were otherwise tied up in their school board's monthly meeting.
Following the meeting, COCSD Superintendent Steve King expressed "gratitude to our community."
"Cottonwood-Oak Creek stands behind its schools and its kids," says King, the district's first-year superintendent. "I cannot be more proud of being a superintendent anywhere. I'm proud of our staff; I'm proud of our community."
According to the unofficial results, 4,081 of the 6,743 participating Mingus Union High School District's voters said yes to the budget override, with 2,662 voting no.
Of the 5,680 participating Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District voters, 3,457 said yes, and 2,223 said no.
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An evergreen shrub with dark green, glossy leaves and a handsome display of large, double white flowers in mid spring. A specimen of Camellia japonica 'Frosty Morn' has been planted in a reasonably dark and shaded area of our arboretum and the white flowers are quite striking against the otherwise dark green background plants.
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Does your company use employment tests? If so, do you know whether the testing has an adverse impact on females or minorities? If so, have your tests been validated? If you do not know the answer to these questions, you may be in for a big surprise the next time you have a visit from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
(If you're not a federal contractor, keep reading. As will be discussed below, adverse impact – a.k.a. "disparate impact" – can be raised by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or any plaintiff's attorney.)
Earlier this year, OFCCP Director Charles James announced that the agency intends to increase its number of "focused" compliance reviews and will look for potential systemic discrimination. One of the red flags will be job testing. James announced that OFCCP has hired a testing expert to bolster this effort and to keep employers from "blowing them out of the water" with their own experts.
The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures provide that any selection procedure that has an adverse impact on race, sex or ethnic group will be considered discriminatory unless (1) the procedure has been validated, or (2) alternate procedures are used that eliminate the adverse impact. The Uniform Guidelines contain details regarding how selection procedures may be validated. Simply put, the tests have to be valid predictors of job performance.
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A recent lawsuit involving the City of Memphis highlights the potential problems employers face when using employment tests. The City used a written test (among other criteria) in screening candidates for promotion to police sergeant. The passing score on the test was 70. The City determined that the test had a disparate impact on African-Americans, so the City lowered the passing score to 66. This meant that the pass rate for African-Americans was acceptable under the so-called "80-percent" rule. However, the average test score for African-Americans was lower than that for white candidates.
("Huh?" The "80-percent" rule says that females or minorities should be selected for "positive" employment decisions – promotions and hires – at 80 percent of the rate that males or non-minorities are selected.)
Two African-Americans who were not selected for promotion sued the City, contending that the test was racially discriminatory. A federal court in Tennessee found in their favor, for three reasons: (1) changing the "cutoff" score was not enough when the average score for minorities was lower than the average score for whites; (2) the tests were not used on a simple "pass-fail" basis, but rather the actual scores were used in evaluating candidates; and (3) the test scores counted for 45 percent of all criteria used in the selection process.
The City had also failed to present evidence showing that the test was a valid predictor of performance.
It's not just Elvis's birthplace – the Windy City has taken a beating recently, too. In another testing case, a federal court in Illinois found in favor of African-American applicants for entry-level firefighter positions. The court found that the test had a racially adverse impact, failed to measure the skills essential for performance, and did not provide a valid basis for distinguishing "good" applicants from "bad."
It's also worth noting that the recent Supreme Court decision in Smith v. City of Jackson (Mississippi) has recognized a cause of action for disparate impact based on age. This was not a testing case, but employers would be well advised to make sure that any testing they conduct does not also result in age-based adverse impact.
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It was a week before Christmas in 2014 and I was so dope sick that I didn't know how I was going to make it through the next hour of my life. My nose was running, my eyes were watering, my skin was crawling, my legs were restless, and I needed to find a way to get high. All my bridges were burned, and my family's patience was wearing thin. I took a "personal day" from my dead-end job and made my way back to my parents' house. My dad came home and went directly upstairs with some cash he had taken out of his bank account for Christmas gifts. I stood perfectly still downstairs listening to the creaky wooden floor while counting his footsteps as he entered his bedroom. At this point he was hiding anything from me that had any real value. I found the envelop and stole most of the money that he was going to use for Christmas that year. I was forced out of their house and into a treatment center just four days later. It took me nearly a decade of situations exactly like this until I finally got sober. It wasn't an overnight process and it surely wasn't something I ever thought I would be able to accomplish. But instead of counting footsteps, I followed in the footsteps of the people that came before me. Recovery works – so please reach out if you need to follow in someone's footsteps that was once where you are.
Thanks Dad
I don't always give my father the credit he deserves because he has always been the glue that held my family together. He has always pulled himself up by his bootstraps and fought through any unfortunate situation he was presented with. My drug addiction put a serious strain on our relationship for many years, and it seemed like we couldn't see eye to eye on anything. Today, I can finally say that I have the relationship with my father that I always wanted. After all, he has always been a hero of mine because of how he built a life for himself though his own hard work and dedication. Being home for the holidays and watching football together for the first time in years was one of the best Christmas gifts I could have asked for. Thanks for everything Dad.


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Klaus took on a rather large project, a Mammoth of a project.
Create an anatomically accurate representation of a Mammoth in iron.
Klaus is an experienced blacksmith, machinist, welder, historian, and many other things. This unique assortment of skills let him research the animal, what they truly looked like, and then to recreate that on a larger scale.
Very distant cousins to the elephants of today, Mammoths are rather large creatures which ranged over Eurasia and North America in the Pleistocene epoch. Adults were anywhere from nine to almost fourteen feet in height depending on the type of mammoth. This large size, a trunk, tusks and general body shape are what the now extinct mammoths have in common with elephants.
Mammoths were also covered in a long, shaggy, black outer coat and a dense, woolly undercoat. This fur is the main difference most laypeople know of.
They have many other subtle differences from a present day elephant, and Klaus was determined to be accurate in as many respects as possible.
He visited the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, CA, where they have fossilized skeletons of the mammoths, and a great deal of other information pertaining to the creatures. Through this, and other research, Klaus was able to formulate a plan to construct a replica of the giant beast in iron.
Because the sculpture will be placed on a hill next to existing representations of dinosaurs, it was constructed to a larger scale. This will let it be seen for miles.
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|The painful story
|The painful story behind modern anesthesia
|BY Dr. Howard Markel
|One of the truly great moments in the long history of medicine occurred on a tense fall morning in the surgical amphitheater of Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital.
|It was there, on Oct. 16, 1846, that a dentist named William T. G. Morton administered an effective anesthetic to a surgical patient. Consenting to what became a most magnificent scientific revolution were John Warren, an apprehensive surgeon, and Glenn Abbott, an even more nervous young man about to undergo removal of a vascular tumor on the left side of his neck.
|Both Warren and Abbott sailed through the procedure painlessly, although some have noted that Abbott moved a bit near the end. Turning away from the operating table toward the gallery packed with legitimately dumbstruck medical students, Dr. Warren gleefully exclaimed, "Gentlemen, this is no humbug!"
|William Thomas Green Morton.
|Morton named his "creation" Letheon, after the Lethe River of Greek mythology. Drinking its waters, the ancients contended, erased painful memories. Hardly such an exotic elixir, Morton's stuff was actually sulfuric ether.
|Regardless of composition, Letheon inspired a legion of enterprising surgeons to devise and execute an armamentarium of lifesaving, invasive procedures that continue to benefit humankind to this very day.
|Yet while the discovery of anesthesia was a bona fide blessing for humankind, it hardly turned out to be that great for its "discoverer," William T. G. Morton.
|Morton began his dental studies in Baltimore in 1840. Two years later he set up practice in Hartford, ultimately working with a dentist named Horace Wells. At this time, surgeons could offer patients little beyond opium and alcohol to endure the agonizing pain engendered by scalpels.
|From the late 18th century well into the 1840s, physicians and chemists experimented with agents such as nitrous oxide, ether, carbon dioxide, and other chemicals without success. In an era before the adoption of daily dental hygiene and fluoride treatments, excruciating tooth extractions were an all too common part of the human experience. Consequently, dentists joined physicians and surgeons in the Holy Grail-like search for safe and effective substances to conquer operative pain.
|Around this time, Morton and Wells conducted experiments using nitrous oxide, including a demonstration at Harvard Medical School in 1845 that failed to completely squelch the pain of a student submitting to a tooth-pulling, thus publicly humiliating the dentists. Although Morton and Wells amicably dissolved their partnership, Morton continued his search for anesthetic agents.
|A year earlier, in 1844, during studies at Harvard Medical School (which were cut short by financial difficulties), Morton attended the lectures of chemistry professor Charles Jackson. One session was on how the common organic solvent sulfuric ether could render a person unconscious and even insensate.
|An illustration of the first use of ether as an anesthetic in 1846 by the dental surgeon W.T.G. Morton.
|Recalling these lessons during the summer of 1846, Morton purchased bottles of the stuff from his local chemist and began exposing himself and a menagerie of pets to ether fumes. Satisfied with its safety and reliability, he began using ether on his dental patients.
|Soon, mobs of tooth-aching, dollar-waving Bostonians made their way to his office. Morton relished his financial success but quickly perceived that Letheon was good for far more than pulling teeth.
|Morton's remarkable demonstration at the Massachusetts General Hospital that long ago October morning transmogrified his status from profitable dentist to internationally acclaimed healer.
|But the half-life of his celebrity turned out to be molto presto, followed by an interminable period of infamy and hardship during which he was lambasted for insisting on applying for an exclusive patent on Letheon.
|In the United States of the mid-19th century, it was considered unseemly, if not outright greedy, for members of the medical profession to profit from discoveries that universally benefited humankind, particularly from a patent for what turned out to be the easily acquired sulfuric ether.
|As long as Morton stuck to dentistry, many physicians argued, he could do as he liked; but if he desired acceptance of Letheon by physicians and surgeons, he needed to comply with what they considered their higher-minded ideals and ethics.
|Morton aggressively rejected all such suggestions, much to his detriment. There was also the issue of credit. Horace Wells demanded his share. So did Crawford W. Long, a Georgia practitioner who claimed to have used nitrous oxide and ether as early as 1842 but who was too busy to publish his findings. Morton's former professor, Charles Jackson, argued that he, too, deserved a piece of the action.
|Ether inhaler, c. 1846, developed by William T.G. Morton.
|While many toyed with anesthetic agents, it was Morton who first developed a novel delivery instrument to enable ether inhalation during an operation.
|The device consisted of a glass flask with a wooden mouthpiece that could be opened and closed depending on the patient's state of consciousness. This was critical because other experimenters, including Wells and Long, could not ensure rapid reversibility of the anesthetic state and often overdosed their patients.
|Morton's genius resided not only in his observations of the power of ether but also in his development of a crude but scientific method of regulating its inhalation, thus creating the field of anesthesiology.
|Not everyone saw it that way. Vigorously combating the whispered and shouted campaigns against him, the dentist spent his remaining days trying to restore his sullied reputation. Morton died broke and embittered in 1868. It would be many decades more before Morton was rightfully returned to the pantheon of medical greats.
|Morton's search to conquer pain was a remarkable contribution to medicine and human health even if it did not turn out to be the personal and financial success he so badly craved.
|Although Morton was a man of great accomplishment, he was all too human. Sadly, like many human beings, Morton aggressively hunted for fame, glory, professional success, and ego gratification at the expense of judiciously contemplating the consequences of his actions. It was a quest that cost him dearly even as it made life– and surgically correctible illnesses — far better for the rest of us.
|Ether and the Discovery of Anesthesia
|Ether and the Discovery of Anesthesia
|A modern painting depicting the 1846 demonstration of ether at Massachusetts General Hospital
|The inscription refers to the most famous public demonstration of ether as an anesthetic during surgery. On October 16th, 1846 a crowd of doctors and students gathered in the surgical amphitheater at Massachusetts General Hospital to watch as a dentist named William T.G. Morton instructed a patient to inhale the fumes from an ether-soaked sponge. After the patient was sufficiently sedated, a surgeon removed a tumor from his neck. When the patient awoke from his ether-induced stupor, the surgeon asked how he felt, to which he reportedly replied, "feels as if my neck's been scratched."
|The patient felt no pain during the surgery, which seemed like a miracle at the time. Up until this point surgery was quick and brutal. Fully conscious patients bit the bullet – quite literally in some cases – while surgeons did their work. Ether obviously made surgery a more comfortable experience for patients, but it also allowed surgeons to take their time operating on anesthetized patients, which in turn allowed doctors to develop more and more complex and beneficial surgical techniques.
|The Ether Dome at Massachusetts General Hospital
|After the ether demonstration someone nicknamed the surgical amphitheater at Massachusetts General Hospital the Ether Dome, and it has been known by this name ever since. Today the Ether Dome is a national historic landmark, and is open to the public. Although surgeons haven't operated there for well over a hundred years, the room is still used for meetings and lectures at the hospital. With the exception of a laptop and a projector, the Ether Dome looks more or less like it did 165 years ago. The entrance to the room is overshadowed by a marble statue of the Greek god Apollo, and two display cases filled with rusted 19th century surgical instruments stand at either end of the room. An Egyptian mummy, dissected in the room in the early 1800′s, stares outward from behind a glass case at the front of the room, while the back of the room is occupied by a steeply terraced bank of wooden seats.
|At the time of William Morton's ether demonstration, people had known about ether for more than 300 years. But for most of those 300 years no one had thought to use it as an anesthetic. Instead, people used it to get high. Straitlaced Victorians held parties where guests cut loose by inhaling ether fumes and losing motor control, to the amusement of everyone involved. These "ether frolics," as they were known at the time, were part of a larger trend of inhaling drugs at parties for comic effect – helium and laughing gas (nitrous oxide) parties were also popular among wealthy Victorians.
|But Morton was not the first doctor to discover ether's anesthetic properties. That honor belongs to a physician from Georgia named Crawford Long who operated using ether nearly four years before Morton's demonstration at Massachusetts General Hospital. Long, who was known to occasionally partake in ether – he even threw "ether frolics" in his medical office from time to time – was inspired to use ether during surgery by recreational ether inhalation at parties. He noticed that party guests, himself included, often stumbled into furniture or fell down and suffered cuts and bruises while under the influence of ether. This isn't all that surprising considering that ether severely limits motor control at low doses and leads to unconsciousness at higher doses. What surprised Long at the time was that none of these bruised revelers remembered receiving any injuries or experiencing any pain.
|And then, in 1839, word got back to Long about a boy slave from nearby Athens, Georgia who lost consciousness when he was given ether. The boy was apparently watching a group of teenagers who were using ether when they invited him to try some. He refused, but a few of the teenagers held him down and forcibly covered his nose and mouth with an ether-soaked rag. When they released him, the boy was unconscious and unresponsive. Worried that he was dead, someone ran to get a doctor. When the doctor arrived an hour later the boy was still unconscious but the doctor was able to revive him, and upon waking he seemed none the worse for wear.
|These observations led Long to believe that ether could prevent pain during surgery. So, in 1842, he administered ether to a patient and then painlessly removed a tumor from his neck. Over the next few years, Long continued to operate with ether, and shared his discovery of ether's anesthetic properties with other local physicians. But Long's discovery was never widely publicized. So when William Morton demonstrated ether in Boston four years later, he touted it as a revolutionary new treatment, unaware that Crawford Long and his colleagues in Georgia had already used ether during surgery a number of times. It seems to have been a bizarre coincidence that ether was first used by both Long and Morton to anesthetize a patient before removal of a neck tumor.
|Unlike Long, who, for whatever reason, chose not to immediately publish his ether discovery, it seems that Morton intended to capitalize on ether's medical applications from the get-go – he was aware that ether could revolutionize medicine and he wanted to cash in. So he filed for a patent. Morton received his patent, but ether was already so widely known at the time that doctors around the world simply began using ether without paying Morton any royalties. Morton petitioned Congress for $100,000 (something between $2-3 million in today's dollars) in compensation related to widespread royalty-free use of ether. Unfortunately for Morton, several others, including Crawford Long, came forward claiming that they were the original discoverers of ether's anesthetic properties, and Morton never received any compensation. He spent the rest of his life trying to prove that he was the first to use ether as an anesthetic, and he died young and poor in 1868.
|Today, Crawford Long is recognized as the first physician to use ether as an anesthetic during surgery. But it was William Morton's ether demonstration at Massachusetts General Hospital, and his desire for fame and fortune, that first alerted the world to the miracle of anesthesia. At the time anesthetic ether was recognized as a medical revolution. So much so that an anonymous citizen of Boston raised funds to construct a monument to commemorate humankind's triumph over pain.
|Reference :
|Lewis JH (1931). Contribution of an Unknown Negro to Anesthesia. Journal of the National Medical Association, 23 (1), 23-4 PMID: 20892436
|Paracelsus (1493–1541)—First to use ether on animals
|Darwin Etherizes Venus Flytraps
|In his 1875 text Insectivorous Plants, naturalist Charles Darwin noted that the "plant, commonly called Venus' fly-trap, from the rapidity and force of its movements, is one of the most wonderful in
|the world." While investigating anesthetics' effects on the botanical carnivore's leaf-closing, he tried chloroform and then ether vapors. Using a 2-oz. vessel, the naturalist determined that the flytrap's leaf required 24 hr to recover sensibility from 20 min exposure to "15 minims" of ether, but only 52 min to recover from 3 min exposure to "10 drops" in a larger bottle. Darwin conceded that he did not know whether "the larger doses of . . . ether, which caused the leaves to close slowly, acted on the sensitive filaments or on the leaf itself. . . ."
|Valerius Cordus
|German physician and botanist Valerius Cordus (1515–1544), synthesizes diethyl ether by distilling ethanol and sulphuric acid into what he called "sweet oil of vitriol."
|Cordus' Synthesis of Ether
|In 1540 Valerius Cordus (1515–1544; German botanist, pharmacist, and physician) synthesized ether ("sweet oil of vitriol") in his alchemist's still from ethanol ("triply-distilled" wine) and sulfuric acid ("sour oil of vitriol"). His "sweet" mixture floated on water (the volatile diethyl ether portion,which would be vaporized three centuries later as an anesthetic) yet felt greasy to touch (the aromatic diethyl sulfate portion). Hailed later as the
|Father of Descriptive Botany and of the Legally Sanctioned Pharmacopoeia, Cordus died, possibly from malaria, soon after the 29-year-old's leg was kicked savagely by a horse. The world's first record of the synthesis of ether, De Artificiosis Extractionibus, was published 17 years later in a posthumous compilation. In July of 2009, the Wood Library-Museum acquired this "new" tome from 1561 (see above—note its pigskin-quarterbound, antiphonal-vellum-over-pasteboard covers).
|Ether, a man-made liquid , was first described by Valerius Cordus in the 16th Century. Ever since, it has been known that inhaling the vapors of ether could cause, first, euphoria, and then drowsiness. It was applied topically, and taken orally, for numerous conditions, as well as being inhaled for respiratory ailments. In the 19th Century, it was the first substance to be publicly shown to alleviate the dreaded pain of surgery.
|Ether's flammability, its lengthy period of induction, and post-anesthetic nausea, were disadvantages that caused many to begin hunting for a better alternative. One of the first of these was chloroform, which quickly surpassed ether in popularity. But chloroform's side effects eventually returned ether to prominence, and it was not completely replaced by newer agents until the 1970s.
|"First Operation Under Ether" painting by Robert C. Hinckley. Courtesy of the Boston Medical Library in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
|On October 16, William T. G. Morton (1819-1868)-First in the world to publicly and successfully demonstrate the use of ether anesthesia for surgery. This occurred at what came to be called "The Ether Dome," at Massachusetts General Hospital on patient Edward Gilbert Abbott. Surgeon John Collins Warren noted, "Gentlemen, this is no humbug." Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894)-suggests the terms "anaesthetic" and "anaesthesia" in a letter to William T. G. Morton. News of Morton's ether demonstration was carried by the paddle steamship Acadia from Boston to Dr. Francis Boott and then on to Dr. James Robinson (1813-1862), who extracted a tooth on December 19, 1846, under ether anesthesia. In 1847 Robinson authored one of the first textbooks on anesthesia: A Treatise on the Inhalation of the Vapour of Ether for the Prevention of Pain in Surgical Operations.* On December 21, Scottish surgeons in Dumfries, Scotland (Dr. William Scott) and in London (Dr. Robert Liston) amputate limbs of etherized patients- the first such surgical anesthetics in the British Isles. Liston commented, "This Yankee dodge beats mesmerism hollow." Dr. Liston describes the surgery in a letter to Dr.Francis Boott, which is published in The Lancet. The WLM owns this letter.
|W. T. G. Morton's "Letheon" Advertisement
|After successfully demonstrating in 1846 the use of diethyl ether for surgical anesthesia, William T. G. Morton (1819–1868) adulterated his anesthetic agent with oil of orange, branded the mixture "Letheon," and dreamed of collecting royalties from future etherizers. In this advertisement, Morton notes that the "subscriber is prepared to furnish a person fully competent to administer his compound to patients who are to have surgical operations performed, and when it is desired by the Operator that the patient should be rendered insensible to pain. Personal or written application may be made to W. T. G. Morton, Dentist . . .."
|The Morton House by Vandam
|History tells us that the etherizer who first publicly demonstrated surgical anesthesia was William Thomas Green Morton (1819–1868). However, the muse Clio seems confused as to whether Morton was born at the site above on August 9 or 19. A retired Editor of ANESTHESIOLOGY, watercolorist and anesthesiologist Leroy D. Vandam (1914–2004), after visiting Morton's birthplace, had observed that the "original Morton house was a large, square old-fashioned wooden house on a farm that was deeded to William Thomas Green Morton's mother, Rebecca, by her father, John Stevens." Because the original Morton house had burned, its successor was the edifice (above) that Professor Vandam captured with watercolors.


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MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The Morrisville State College women's lacrosse team secured a post-season bid to the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championship Tournament Saturday, collecting a 12-4 conference win over visiting Bryn Athyn College on the Drake Field in Morrisville.
The Mustangs (10-7) improve to 8-1 in conference action with the win and will await tournament seeding as announced by the NEAC office this weekend.
Courtney Cavellier (Rodman, N.Y.) collected four goals to lead all scoring on the day, adding an assist to her tallies, while fellow teammate Gianna Branca (Camillus, N.Y.) notched three scores to go along with her two assists.
Chelsea McNeal (Ithaca, N.Y.) scored twice, and Jillian Hughes (Brookfield, N.Y.), Celia Abbott (Shortsville, N.Y.) and Makenzi Santini (Fairport, N.Y.) each added one in the win.
Senior Kallie George (Tully, N.Y.) turned aside six in the victory between the pipes for the hosts.
Morrisville State edged the Lions in the ground ball game, 32-26, and dominated the center circle with a 13-5 margin in draw controls.
Cavellier collected nine draw control wins, while McNeal and Branca each picked up a team high five ground balls. Branca also added four caused turnovers to her tallies on the day.
Morrisville State opened the contest with their first tally of the afternoon a mere 30 seconds in as Hughes put the feed from Cavellier past Bryn Athyn goalkeeper Anja Weisser, for a 1-0 host lead.
Bryn Athyn held the Mustangs scoreless until the 18:06 mark when Santini intercepted a clear attempt and collected the unassisted goal for her 15th of the season.
Branca posted back-to-back tallies for the Mustangs for a 4-1 lead, before Abbott added a second free position score for the hosts at the 9:40 mark for a four goal advantage.
After a free position score by Bri Lennox at the 6:07 mark for the visitors, Morrisville State rattled off four straight to close out the half, three off the stick of Cavellier, who gave the Mustangs the 9-2 lead after the opening period.
Morrisville State posted three straight in the opening 11 minutes of the second half, increasing their margin to 10, before the Lions added two of their own in a late half rally attempt down the stretch.
Weisser recorded 16 stops in the loss, 10 in the second half.
Prior to the opening draw, Morrisville State honored its senior class of Branca, Abbott, George, Marissa Woodard (Unadilla, N.Y.), Nicole Greiner (Elba, N.Y.), Kennedy Cox (Blythe, Calif.) and Brianna DelColle (Huntington, N.Y.).
Additional information will be announced once released from the NEAC office for upcoming tournament action.
Morrisville State College's curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2018 issue and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2018 Best Colleges rankings. For more information about Morrisville State College, visit www.morrisville.edu.


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Travelling to Rishikesh is perhaps on the top of every college student's list. The fact that it is very close to Corbett National Park and a stone's throw from Dehradun and Mussoorie, it has gained special importance in every traveler's diary who is traveling to North India in general or Uttarakhand in particular.
It has gained a lot of fame recently for the daredevil white4 water rafting showcased in several movies, and it is a known fact that Rishikesh has perhaps the longest white water rafting courses in India and also the most exciting one. Surrounded throughout by lush forests, there are a lot of things to do in Rishikesh which can keep a group of young students occupied.
Nowadays, there are lots of field trips from colleges across the country which make sure that Rishikesh is part of the itinerary. The above experiences would surely appeal to a large group of students in college, hence this is not surprising at all.
However, lots of people do not realize that booking tickets in bulk may require different approaches than the normal ones to reap the maximum benefit. Here are some Delhi to Rishikesh bus booking tips for large groups:
1. Plan Ahead of Time:
While you may be able to easily book tickets without hassle when a couple of your friends are going for a fun trip, the same does not hold true for huge groups. You must remember that if you are planning to go to Rishikesh from Delhi during a particular time that suits you, it is a suitable time for other colleges as well. And if they end up booking the trips during the same time as you, you will have a hard time finding travels bus booking.
In college trips, it is imperative that the whole group travels together to avoid any unforeseen circumstances or leave anyone in a vulnerable position all alone without help. Therefore, it is best to perform the steps given below well in advance, possibly 6-8 weeks before your actual trip to avoid any complications due to non-availability of seats at the last moment.
Planning ahead of time also has another tangible benefit- you can bargain for cheaper rates due to early booking, and most businesses will accommodate you since you will be booking tickets for a huge number of people and assuring a huge amount of business for them. There's literally no benefit to leaving your planning for the last moment.
2. Avoid Travel Portals:
While it might make sense to approach a travel portal for individual bookings, it doesn't make sense to do so directly in the case of bulk bookings. There are several reasons for this.
Most travel portals are assigned a fixed number of seats by the operators. Hence, the travel portal may not allow you to book the entire bus if there are 40 people traveling in your group. They also place limitations on how many tickets you can book in one go since they fear bulk cancellations.
Secondly, travel portals are mostly not bothered about giving discounted rates to bulk bookings except in very rare cases.
Thirdly, and most importantly, if there is a last-minute cancellation of the bus or any other issue that crops up which is out of your control, you will not have a human face to talk to. Instead, you will have to keep calling the helpline which may not be very helpful, and even if they want to help, they may find it difficult to manage help for such a huge group.
Therefore, to avoid the problem of not being able to book the entire group's tickets directly and the chance of paying more than what is required for the tickets, you should avoid trying to book on travel portals, even if it is the easy way out.
The only exception to this may be if the travel portal is extremely well known and has a huge presence throughout the country, like Yatra.com.
3. Approach Travel Agents Directly:
Now, since we have ruled out most travel portals, the best way you can book tickets for your college tour to Rishikesh is by contacting top tour operators or travel agents in Delhi.
They will be able to arrange the buses of your choice for you, with proper on-ground presence to take care of any untoward incidents since they usually have knowledge of the entire route and have contacts along the way. If there is an issue, there is a great chance that they are the best people to help you. Also, they will try their best to keep you happy since they have the potential to gain business from your college in the future and such huge bulk bookings are rare for them. Hence, they will try to safeguard you out of their own interests to ensure your loyalty towards them.
Also, they will be more willing to provide you sizeable discounts due to large bookings at one time and the prospect of future business with you.
So in either case, this is the best option for you if you are looking for bulk bookings for a college trip.
Eventually, following these tips is sure to give you a huge benefit in booking bulk tickets for your future college trips. Make sure that you bargain and try to get at least 20% discount in such cases.


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Do you ever wonder what if?
What if I hadnt of finished work early that day?
What if I hadnt taken the back road to go to town….why was I even going to town…I hate shopping.
What if my gut didnt say go back go back go back.
I know the answer to all of those questions….Cochise would be dead…no doubt about it.
My parents were visiting from Adelaide and I decided to take them to town to buy new pillows….ummm and why is that…no idea.
I had 3 options when it comes to which way to get to the closest town….I chose the back road.
I was driving at 100km an hour chatting to my parents…well actually constantly repeating the same thing….(no we dont need hearing aids) when out the corner of my eye…behind a house I saw a flash of something….it looked like two legs waving.
I then said for no reason…."theres a horse stuck in a hole"….where the hell did that comment come from… Both my parents said no there isnt and there is no physical way you could see that from the road…especially at speed.
I kept driving for another kilometre when I said….nope Im going back.
When I got back to the property I ran thru the fence to find a gorgeous old horse…completely blind….stuck in a mud filled hole.
The next 2 hours were spent trying to get him out…Emergency services were in attendance along with a number of locals.
I spent the whole time calmly touching his face….he was so scared….freezing and in the complete darkness of his blindness.
The rescuers tried in vain but the mud was causing a suction making it impossible…Cochise let his head fall to the side…his fight was done.
I used all my strength to pull his head up…I whispered no you dont….dont you give up now….your mum is on her way home and she needs you and loves you.
Cochise lifted his head and positioned his body so straps could be placed under his body….he was then winched up in to the air and placed on solid ground.
I stayed with Cochise until his mum arrived back.
Cochise made the local news and newspaper.
A few days later I pulled over near Cochise's paddock to see how he was….I never said a word…Cochise lifted his head and smelt the air…he then walked straight to me….nuzzled my neck and gave a deep nicker…turned around and walked away.
It was described as a miracle by the owner that I saw him and because of that I saved his life.
No miracle…he just called for help and I answered 💕


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I love a bit of Disney and I have loved all the Minnie Mouse creations I've seen on Instagram. Especially those by @bijmagret. The first card I made was in traditional Minnie colours. The ears are made using a 1 inch circle punch. Ideally for the face you'd use a larger circle punch. I don't [...]
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Summer 2004 Message to Readers
Greetings and Happy Summer!
Summer is a time for travel, family, friends, enjoying warm breezes and the beauty of nature. For those of you attending powwows and other special activities, may your days be safe and filled with happiness.
Native Village is taking a publishing break during July and August to enjoy this special time of year. We will resume weekly publications on September 1, 2004 to welcome in the new school year.
In the meantime, the website and your emails will be checked on a daily basis. We will also keep you updated on Miracle's Birthday and the Smithsonian march in September. Occasionally, I'll add new grants and activities in the Opportunities area and notify you when that information is posted.
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Melisandre gave birth a creature of darkness at the end of last weeks episode – quite literally and less than four minutes into the start of the Ghost of Harrenhal do we find out why. Stannis knows he is hopelessly overpowered by Renly's army, and given that he thinks there is only one course open to him if he is to win. Strike at the head of the serpant and remove Renly from his position of power. In his tent Renly and Catelyn are discussing an alliance between the armies of Robb Stark and the Baratheon. Brienne helps Renly out of his armour, but as he stands in front of the mirror, brashly confident that he will win this war, the shadow creature steals into the tent and stabs Renly in the back, killing him where he stands. A shocking turn of events, but since no-one but Catelyn and Brienne sees the creature the finger of suspicion immediately starts to swing their way. Seeing this Catelyn convinces the grief stricken Brienne to put thoughts of vengeance to one side and flee the camp. Later Brienne vows fealty to Catelyn so long as she gives her leave to avenge Renly's death. In a stunning coup the bannermen who once swore their fealty to Renly turn to Stannis in his stead, all but Ser Loras who knows in his heart that Stannis is responsible for his Lords death. Littlefinger and Maergery Tyrell unite to make sure Loras rides out of the camp before Stannis arrives.
Word spreads quickly and in Kings Landing Cersei and Tyrion are discussing Renly's death. Cersei thinks its good news but Tyrion is not so sure. Now Stannis is in control of an army that outnumbers even the Lannisters and he does not share Cersei's faith that they could be convinced to switch sides with the promise of gold. He is even more alarmed when he finds out that Joffrey is taking personal charge of the seige preparations – specifically the deployment of wildfire.
Davos Seaworth is concerend about the path his friend and lord Stannis is taking. He was present when Melisandre give birth to the shadow creature and he believes that there is no honour in winning a battle in such a way. If Stannis takes Kings Landing with Melisandre by his side then the vitory will be hers. Some believe she whispers orders in Stannis' ear and he obeys. Stannis concedes the point and promises Davos that they will set sail to Kings Landing without her.
Theon Greyjoy is preparing to set sail to Stoney Shore, commanding a disrepectful bunch of reavers and rapers who don't yet recognise Theon as their captain. Theon is humiliated even more with the arrival of his sister who obviously does command respect and brags about her thirty ships to Theon's one. Dagmer Cleftjaw is the only member of his crew to give Theon credit and between them they begin to hatch a plan that might earn Theon the respect he thinks he deserves.
In Harrenhal Arya is close to Tywin Lannister in her new role as his cupbearer. Tywin is not happy with the way the war in the North is going. Robb Stark has been winning too many battles and they need to turn the tide. Arya is privileged to overhear his plans as she serves water and wine to his council. Tywin recognises her for a Northerner despite her attempts to deny it, but he does not know she is of house Stark. He asks what the northerners say about Robb. They call him the young wolf, he rides into battle on the back of giant direwolf and they say he cannot be killed. When asked if she believes that Arya responds: No, my Lord. Anyone can be killed. And she boldly looks Tywin in the eyea as she says it.
After she is dismissed Arya runs into the man who was locked in the cage by Yoren as he was being brought to the wall. When captured by the Lannister's Arya saved him and his two companions by freeing them from the cage before he was burned alive, now Jaqen H'ghar owes her. And a man pays his debts. She must utter three names. Three lives who are to be sacrificed to the red god in place of the one's she saved. Empowered by this she names the torturer, Tickler.
North of the wall, Jon Snow and the rest of the Nightswatch are preparing to meet up with Qhorin Halfhand, a reknowned ranger who spends much of his time beyond the wall. They make camp at the Fist of the First Men, an ancient ring fort built by the first men in the dawn age. A blast on a horn signals rangers returning and in the distance Qhorin Halfhand's troupe march across the frozen wastes.
Tyrion goes to see the Pyromancers about the the wildfire. Highly flammable and incredibly dangerous, Bronn puts little faith in the stuff – its as like to burn down the city as it is to destroy the enemy. Tyrion wants to see how much stock they have and the Pyromancer shows him – 7811 barrels enough to destroy Stannis' fleet and Kings Landing both. Impressed, Tyrion tells the pyromancer that he is no longer making wildfire for Cersei, his is making it for Tyrion.
Daenerys, is familarising herself with Qarth, and chastising her blood riders who are planning on stealing from their gracious host Xaro Xoan Daxos. She has an encounter with a warlock of Qarth, who invites the Mother of Dragons to the house of the Undying. A mysterious woman tells Ser Jorah to watch over Daenerys. She is in danger now anyone who would steal her dragons.
In Winterfell Bran is still serving as Lord in Robb's absense, when he learns of an assault on Torrhen Square. He commands Ser Rodrik to go and take all the men he needs to protect their Bannermen. Later Bran reveals his dreams to Osha. He's been dreaming of a three eyed raven, as well as dreams of the sea coming to winterfell and flooding everything. Its an omen of sorts, but neither Bran nor Osha appreciate what for.
The rangers see a fire burning on a mountain far away (actually they might have done, but I couldnt see anything!). Qhorin says they are wildling lookouts, keeping an eye out for the rangers and prepared to alert Mance Rayder when they are spotted. Qhorin advises that thay take a small party of men over to the mountain to take out the lookouts. Jon Snow volunteers to be part of that party.
Xaro tells Daenerys that Kings Landing is in turmoil and out of the blue asks her to marry him. He can give her all the ships and men she needs to sale across the Narrow sea and reclaim her throne. Why he would offer this is unclear, but Ser Jorah councils caution – the words of the mysterious woman still ringing in his ears. He tells her to make her own way, the allies she needs will be found in Westeros not Qarth.
As Arya is talking to Gendry a piercing scream rings around Harrenhal and Tickler is found dead. Jaqen H'ghar has delivered the the first of the lives she has claimed and two more now remain. The Ghost of Harrenhal has struck.


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Forever Fashion Trends
Fashion is not about what's in vogue but about how you perceive and adapt a trend. Being fashionable is something that always comes from within. It is not about copying what is making news on the runway but it is more about knowing yourself and your personality and then creating your own style file. Classic and personal fashion is what helps you get confidence and actually your own self. Here are a few fashion trends which are always in vogue and are the pillars of fashion. In fact, these are forever fashion trends which never go out of vogue because these are not trends which are taught to you but these are a few inevitable trends which you cannot avoid.
The Classic Little Black Dress (LBD)
The Little Black dress is one piece of garment every girl's wardrobe is incomplete without. The little Back dress is one classic and eternal piece of garment which can be used and worn in multiple ways. It can be worn from a casual to a party place and thus a must fashion trend. The little Black dress can be colour blocked, added with pops of neon, can give both chrome and matt effect. In fact the best part of wearing a Little black dress is that is can give you a formal and a bling-bling effect both at the same time. Also wearing black leaves us with so many options of accessorizing. In fact, it is a very hot 2012 fashion trends.
A Must Have For Girls: Pearls:
I am sure reading pearls right now is something everyone would relate too but the fact is that "Pearls' are and have been an eternal trend. In fact, pearls have been worn since the ancient times and will still be worn for ages. A pearl necklace or a pearl earring always fits well both with Indian attire and white shirts. In fact a pearl collared neck has been making news. Did you try on latelty?
Indian Spring Trend: Florals
Have we ever seen a single spring in India when "Florals" were not in trend?, invariably the answer is no! Florals are a must spring trend. There
is nothing new about florals being in trend during summers because it is a much implied and looked onto trend. Floral footwear, floral kurtis, dresses and much more! Spring shouts floral like nothing else.
Denims: Always Trendy
Like I said before, it always matters on how you sport a particular trend. "Denims" are something which will never fade out. We always hear of what kind of denims suit best for what seasons or the kind of innovations jumping into the "Denim Industry". Denims are forever trendy! In fact try sporting a denim shirt with a white shirt which some statement glaze and I am sure you would love it.
There are a lot of "Fashion Forever Trends" , the trends which are always in fashion and I will keep talking about it but for now, Your's truly takes a fashionable sign off!
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What is happening in South Australia
Federal Councilors, President Wendy Hick, Immediate Past President Judy Sinclair Newton & Secretary Jane Morton met with many ICPA State Presidents and Secretaries today at Parliament House in Canberra. After observing Question Time the group met to discuss interstate issues that affect all ICPA members and to debrief on their states current situation. This networking opportunity is absolutely vital and we thank each of them for their input and valuable time.
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Public invited to view Mars at Widener Observatory
The Widener University Observatory will be open July 27 and 30 as Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 15 years.
Chester, Pa. – Stargazers are in for a treat this month as Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 15 years. The planet will appear brilliant and red/orange in the night sky, outshining Jupiter and most stars.
To see the Red Planet's surface up close, the Widener University Observatory invites the public to use its 16-inch computerized reflecting telescope. Visitors may attend free 30-minute public viewings on Friday, July 27 at 9:30, 10 or 10:30 p.m., as well as on Monday, July 30 at 9:15, 9:45 or 10:15 p.m.
The close approach can be attributed to what astronomers call an opposition point, which occurs when Mars stands on the exact opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. Hence, Mars rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Mars will be closest to the Earth on July 31 – four days after the opposition.
"To the unaided eye, Mars will appear brilliant in the sky, but a telescope will reveal features, such as polar caps, deserts and dark markings, as long as dust storms don't obscure surface views," said Professor Harry Augensen, director of the Widener Observatory. "I encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to view Mars up close."
Even at its closest point, Mars will be 36 million miles from Earth, or roughly 150 times farther away than the moon. The distance is just shy of the 35 million miles that was noted on Aug. 29, 2003 as the closest viewing position in recorded history. The next opposition won't occur until Oct. 13, 2020, when Mars will be a bit farther away at 39 million miles.
The Widener University Observatory is located on the 4th floor of Kirkbride Hall on 17th and Walnut Streets in Chester, Pennsylvania. Because space is limited, participants are encouraged to make a reservation. Visit www.widener.edu/stargazing, then select Friday or Monday sessions to fill out the online form, or call 610-499-4003.
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Early in the first drive on Monday night, Adam Gase sent Kenyan Drake in motion to the far sideline, just to watch who followed. When a linebacker scurried after Drake, Gase smiled. Belichick did not think Kenyan Drake could beat him. Jay Cutler promptly threw the pass and though it was only an eight yard gain, Adam Gase had his answer, Kenyan Drake… 114 yards rushing and 79 yard receiving, Ajayi who? This is the offense Gase has been trying to run since landing in Miami.
There was a lot of media talk in New England about respecting the Dolphins, yadda yadda… Reality is, eight straight victories does not help the respect factor. Belichick respects one player on the Dolphins offense, Jarvis Landry. Cringe Miami fans, Billy will be the GM Miami is bidding against when Landry goes on the open market next season, but that is a discussion for another time. Gase confirmed that Landry was the weapon Billy Boy would try to take away and it played straight into the game plan. On one Monday night, Gase had outsmarted Belichick and was ready with Kenyon Drake.
Incredibly, Jay Cutler outperformed Tom Brady throwing 25 of 38 passes for 263 yards, three TDs, but it was Drake who stole the show. Kenyan had 193 total yards and Gase used him all over the field, as a back, in the slot, as a wide out, coming in motion. Belichick had his defense all set up to shut down Landry and Gase figured it out almost immediately. Amazingly, Gase was able to sense when Matt Patricia was leaning toward Drake and it led to two Jarvis Landry TDs.
Cutler was spreading the ball all over the field, hitting seven different receivers in the first half. The TD throw and circus catch by Jakeem Grant was a thing of beauty. Grant also had a chance to ice the game in the fourth quarter on a bomb that bounced off his hands. Grant will remember the miss perhaps more than the catch, but when it was all over, he was forgiven! Even much maligned DeVante Parker came away with 4 clutch catches for 40 yards.
All the offensive talk was overshadowed by the aggressive defense that kept Tom Brady running for his life all night. Six hits planted him on his backside along with two sacks. Miami's Boy named Suh did exactly what he said he would do and pissed off Brady with a hard sack. As Gase is fond of saying, "Brady could feel Suh" the whole night. The numbers do not reflect the impact Suh and Wake had on Tom Brady and the New England offense, but Brady will remember.
Missing the Gronk, his favorite target, Brady threw some uncharacteristic interceptions to Miami's new ball hawk, Xavien Howard. Howard had two interceptions while covering Demaryius Thomas last week and two interceptions while covering Brandin Cooks on Monday night. Amazingly, the Miami defense held the Patriots to an unheard of 0 of 11 on third downs. It has been 423 games since 1991 that New England was held without and 3rd down conversion! Astounding defense…
It was a night of redemption for Matt Burke, he called blitzes and stunts from multiple angles, after Miami had shown New England nothing two weeks ago. His defensive backs were able to play tighter coverage mixing zones with man to confound Brady. Assigning Xavien Howard to man-cover Brandin Cooks resulted in two classic picks. Wake, Godchaux, Phillips, McDonald, and Jones, all came from everywhere keeping Brady antsy and guessing. Tom Terrific threw more passes in the dirt than Cutler would have on a bad Smoking Jay evening.
The pressure from the Miami front four came from the middle as Jordan Phillips and the Boy named Suh got to Brady for sacks. Brady was hopping around in the collapsing pocket looking very uncomfortable. Playing with a lead definitely suits the talent of the Miami defense and it shined. The wide nine, easily gashed with a persistent running attack when Miami plays from behind is a monster when this defense plays with a lead.
A season that seemed long gone two weeks ago is somehow back to a sense of relevance. The talk of playing for draft status rings as hollow as the selection of Dion Jordan with the 3rd pick. There is no value in drafting high if a team does not believe it can win. Aside from the quarterback, winning in the NFL is not so much about talent as it is about heart and precision. When a team is smart and plays with passion, there is always a chance for victory. Neither star of this game, Drake or Howard was selected in the 1st round.
If one game can make a season for Miami Dolphin fans, this was that game. Adam Gase finally outsmarted Bill Belichick and the future now looks much brighter in Miami.


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Minister State for Health Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate has said that the Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated the sum of 6Billion Naira for the procurement of routine vaccines against child killer diseases.
The Minister made this known in Abuja while declaring open vaccine summit organized by National Primary Healthcare Development Agency and development partners in the health sector.
According to him, the Government considers immunization as one of the cost-effective public health interventions for preventing diseases and death hence the continued budgetary provision for procurement of routine vaccines in Nigeria.
"In 2012 the Government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan has allocated 6Billion Naira for procurement of routine vaccines and new vaccines against pneumonia. The million of doses of routine vaccines to be procured directly through UNICEF will be distributed to all the 36 States and FCT for administration to all Nigerian children free of charge.
"This year we do not expect funding to affect the delivery of vaccines, what we require is counterpart action from the State Governments to ensure that their cold stores are effective and their health workers are adequately positioned to deliver the vaccines in primary healthcare centers and outreach sessions."
Speaking on the lack of awareness by parents, the Minister said that many parents were not fully aware of the benefit of vaccination and as a result they missed the important opportunity to protect their children against the vaccine preventable diseases.
He noted that it is only severe lack of understanding that lead to parent for example, to refuse few drops of polio vaccines that can protect their children from a disease that kill or permanently paralyze them.
In order to address these challenge, the Minister said that we must embark on continue awareness promotion to parents and community leaders to recognise and demand for vaccines to protect their children, all children are the same, no child shall be left behind. He stressed.
He urged all political, religious and traditional leaders should ensure that in all public gathering or engagement, vaccination is explained and encouraged.
He further acknowledged and commended the role of traditional rulers and community leaders in the fight against polio in the country.
Dr. Pate said that Federal Government is committed to expand access to life-saving vaccines to all Nigerian children.
He said in 2009 the National Immunization Policy was revised to accommodate new vaccines, in addition to traditional vaccines the policy have made room for introducing new vaccines that will protect children against pneumonia and other invasive bacterial diseases.
He also said that the Federal Government has strengthened the capacity of vaccine managers in all the 36 states of the Federation and FCT, to manage the routine immunization system while also improving the supervisory function throughout the country.
The Minister commended Development Partners such as Japanese Government UNICES and European Union (EU) among others for their contribution on routine immunization.
In his remarks the Secretary of the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pious Anyim said that despite the availability of simple cost effective measures such as vaccines, Nigeria continued to lose estimate of one million Nigerian children each year to a diseases that could be prevented through vaccination.
He said that Federal, State, Local Government, Private stakeholders, Non Governmental organization, traditional rulers and religious leaders must join hands together to educate Nigerians on the benefit of vaccination.
He urged all stakeholders to mobilize the necessary resources for vaccination and also to monitor the entire process of vaccination.
He emphasised that the process of monitoring and ensuring accountability is very important especially in the rural areas where the large number of population are living.
He stressed that as the year 2015 draw near Nigeria remain committed to achieve Millennium Development Goals. It is proving that vaccinating our children is the most cost effective for achieving MDG4 which means reducing child mortality rate.
Senator Anyim said that Federal Government has lend it full support in convening of the summit.