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Owsley C, McGwin G, Scilley K, Meek GC, Dyer A, Seker D. The Visual Status of Older Persons Residing in Nursing Homes. Arch Ophthalmol. 2007;125(7):925–930. doi:10.1001/archopht.125.7.925
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To characterize habitual visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, spectacle use, and eye care utilization in a large sample of older adults residing in nursing homes.
Of 33 nursing homes identified in Birmingham, Alabama, 17 served as sites. Eligibility criteria included age 55 years or older, English-speaking, and Mini-Mental State Examination score of 13 or higher. Habitual distance and near visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were measured for each eye and binocularly. Residents and a family member/guardian were interviewed about spectacle use and eye care utilization. Medical records provided information on demographics, chronic medical conditions, date of last eye examination, duration of residence in the nursing home, and health insurance.
Of 380 enrollees, 57% had distance visual acuity in the better eye worse than 20/40; 10% had visual acuity of 20/200 or worse. Near visual acuity was slightly worse on average by a line than distance acuity. Three-fourths of residents had abnormal binocular contrast sensitivity. The medical record had no record of or reference to an eye examination for 66% of enrollees despite 90% having health insurance.
The high rate of visual impairment in nursing homes underscores the need to understand its causes and to evaluate interventions to address this public health challenge.
Previous research has documented that residents of nursing homes in the United States and other industrialized countries have high vision impairment rates. Depending on the study population and methods of measuring and defining vision impairment, these rates have ranged from 3 to 15 times higher than corresponding estimates for community-dwelling older adults of the same age.1-10 Much of this impairment is due to correctable conditions, including refractive error and cataract.1,11,12 These cases of remediable vision impairment and preventable blindness are not limited to residents with serious cognitive impairment but are also present in those with more minor cognitive deficits. The vision impairment rates in nursing homes may be particularly exacerbated in racial/ethnic minorities, with one study indicating that African American individuals in the sample were 50% more likely to be blind compared with white individuals, even though 40% of this blindness was treatable or preventable.1 Reasons for these high vision impairment rates among nursing home residents are not fully understood. A variety of factors may contribute, including that persons with vision impairment may be more likely to be admitted to nursing homes,13 nursing home residents may have limited accessibility to doctors' offices because of lack of transportation and escort availability,14 residents may not wear spectacles even though they have them,15 family and health care professionals may believe that cognitively impaired persons do not personally benefit from treatments to improve vision, and there is a shortage of eye care professionals who routinely serve clientele living in nursing homes.2
Herein, we report the results of a cross-sectional study on a large sample of older adults residing in nursing homes in the Birmingham, Alabama, area (N = 380) with respect to habitual visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, use of spectacles, and eye care utilization.
The institutional review board at the University of Alabama at Birmingham approved the study protocol, and the study followed the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. Of the 33 licensed nursing homes in and around Birmingham identified for potential recruitment, 17 participated as sites for this project. The balance were not used as sites because they were either greater than a 30-minute journey by car from University of Alabama at Birmingham, there was already a large interventional research study ongoing in the facility, or the administrator declined participation on behalf of the facility.
All 17 facilities had optometric services available to residents in that a licensed optometrist visited the facility on a routine basis (eg, monthly, bimonthly) to provide eye care services. On admission to the nursing home, the resident and/or the resident's sponsor (a family member or state-appointed guardian) had the option of electing for the resident to receive these services. Before the provision of any care not typically covered by the resident's insurance, the sponsor was contacted to determine if the sponsor would cover the expense. In Alabama, for those persons insured with Medicaid (the carrier for the vast majority of nursing home residents in Alabama), the cost of 1 comprehensive eye examination and new spectacles every 2 years is covered, and if there is a diagnosis, eye care costs for treating that condition will also be covered.
Potentially eligible residents were first identified by the nursing unit charge nurse as persons who would be able to answer simple questions about vision and daily activities in the nursing home, were at least 55 years of age, and spoke English. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants and also the resident's sponsor after explaining the nature and possible consequences of the study. Following consent, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)16 was administered by a trained project staff member; those scoring lower than 13 were excluded from final enrollment since comprehension of simple requests and questionnaire items was critical to valid measurement in the protocol. Previous research has indicated that persons with mild to moderate cognitive impairments (those with MMSE scores as low as 13) can reliably report on their health and well-being when questionnaire items and responses are presented in a simple format and administered by interview.17-19
The medical record was used as a source for demographic variables (age, sex, race/ethnicity, and education, which were also verified by interview); current chronic medical conditions, including specific eye conditions listed in the medical record; the date of the last eye examination if one had been carried out; months of residence in the nursing home; and health insurance status.
Residents were asked about the current and previous use of spectacles. Distance and near visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were assessed in each eye separately and together. Testing was carried out in either the resident's room or another private area with adequate lighting. The resident used whatever correction he or she would normally use for tasks at that distance in everyday life. Distance acuity was assessed using the Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart20 using its standard protocol and expressed as logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR). Near acuity was assessed using the Lighthouse Near Visual Acuity Test (modified ETDRS) administered at 40 cm according to its standard protocol. Contrast sensitivity was evaluated using the Pelli-Robson chart21 and its standard protocol and scored by the letter-by-letter method.22 Results of visual function testing were made available to the eye care professional working in the facility if there was no record of the resident having had an eye examination within the past 6 months.
The resident's sponsor was interviewed by telephone to obtain information on the resident's spectacle use and whether vision-related concerns were a reason why the person moved to a nursing home.
Of the 17 participating facilities, 16 were for-profit facilities (14 corporate and 2 privately owned) and 1 was a nonprofit facility (religiously affiliated). The number of licensed beds in facilities ranged from 64 to 230 (mean [SD], 134 [47]). Of the 795 persons approached for recruitment, 593 agreed to be screened for eligibility. Those who refused to be screened were similar to those who agreed to screening with respect to sex distribution but were more likely to be Asian, older by 1 year on average, and resided a shorter time (by 1 month on average) in the nursing home (all P < .05). Of the 593 persons screened for eligibility, 380 persons met the eligibility criteria for enrollment. Those who met the eligibility requirements were younger on average by 3 years (P < .001) but were similar to those who did not meet eligibility criteria with respect to race/ethnicity, sex, and length of stay in the nursing home.
Table 1 lists the demographic and medical characteristics of enrollees. The sample ranged in age as high as 102 years of age, but the majority of residents (75%) were in their 70s or 80s. One-fourth of the sample was African American, with the rest being white of non-Hispanic origin for the most part. The vast majority was female (81%). Almost half (49%) had not completed high school. Most MMSE scores fell within 16 to 26. Residents averaged about 5 to 6 chronic medical conditions. The average length of stay in the nursing home was 2 years and ranged from recently admitted to 12 years. Most participants (82%) had Medicaid and/or Medicare, slightly more than half had both (54%), and 90% of the sample had some form of health insurance.
A relatively small portion of the sample had what would be considered to be good binocular visual acuity (20/25 or better), with 5% and 10% having distance and near acuity in that range, respectively (Table 2). Based on binocular estimates of distance acuity, about 46% of the sample had visual acuity worse than 20/60. When this vision impairment rate was computed based on only those with good mental status (MMSE score ≥ 24), about 34% of the sample had binocular distance visual acuity worse than 20/60. About 6% of the entire sample had a visual acuity of 20/200 or worse in the better eye using a distance acuity test and about 10% using a near acuity test. Estimates of near acuity were slightly poorer than for distance acuity (by about a line). Binocular acuity was slightly better than the acuity in the better eye, whether measured for distance or near. Twenty-four percent of the sample had distance acuity in the worse eye of 20/200 or worse; this value was 30% for near acuity. Using the vision impairment definition from a recent study of nursing homes in Maryland and Delaware (worse than 20/40 at distance in the better-seeing eye),2 57.3% of the sample would be considered to be visually impaired. Binocular contrast sensitivity was less than 1.50 in 76% of participants, with 14.5% of the sample having very severe impairment (score < 0.90).
The vast majority of enrollees (96%) indicated that they had worn spectacles at some stage during their lives, and about three-quarters had spectacles now for both distance and near tasks (78%) (Table 3). Most reported wearing these spectacles (88%); for those who wore them, 61% did so all or most of the time. For those who had spectacles but did not wear them, the cited reasons for nonwear were varied but most said that they do not need them, cannot see with them, and/or that they do not help. When enrollees were asked when their most recent eye examination was, 28% responded that they had an examination within the past year. Twenty percent indicated that the last examination was more than 2 years ago or used verbiage indicating that it was a very long time ago. About one-third of participants responded "don't know" to this question. Ninety-one percent replied that vision was unrelated to their decision to live in a nursing home. When the resident's sponsor was interviewed about some of these same issues, results were very similar to residents' responses (Table 4).
Review of the medical record indicated that 66% of resident records had no information about an eye examination (Table 5). The presence of visual acuity impairment worse than 20/40 was unrelated to the presence of an eye examination noted in the medical record. With respect to ophthalmic diagnoses listed in the medical record, 8.2% had a notation of a glaucoma diagnosis in one or both eyes; 3.1%, diabetic retinopathy; 32.5%, cataract; and 4.6%, age-related macular degeneration. Nearly all participants' nursing home records (93%) had documentation that their sponsor had granted permission to the nursing home to provide eye care for the resident.
More than half of the residents in the sample (57%) were visually impaired using a common definition of vision impairment in that habitual visual acuity in the better eye was worse than 20/40. Unfortunately, there are no epidemiological studies on vision impairment in community-dwelling older adults in Alabama or the southeastern United States using similar measurement methods in which to place this prevalence rate in context. Using studies of community-based samples of individuals 60 years or older in other US regions and the same definition of vision impairment as a reference, vision impairment rates from these studies range from approximately 10% to 20%.23-27 Thus, the prevalence of vision impairment in our sample is higher relative to older-adult community-based populations in the United States, consistent with previous studies on the visual status of residents in US nursing homes.1,2,4
The vision impairment rate for this Birmingham nursing home sample (57%) is higher than the 38% reported in a previous study on nursing homes in Maryland and Delaware.2 It is unknown to what extent the higher prevalence in Alabama represents a truly exacerbated public health problem or whether methodological factors are largely responsible for the difference in the estimates. The age, sex, and race/ethnicity distributions of the 2 samples are very similar; however, other differences exist between the studies. Sixteen of 17 nursing home sites in the present study were for-profit, whereas in the West et al study,2 61% were for-profit. There was a mental status minimum requirement in the present study (MMSE score ≥ 13) but not in the West et al study.2 Regardless of these differences, the present study contributes to the growing body of evidence that visual impairment continues to exist at a very high level within nursing home populations in the United States.
In addition to distance acuity, this study assessed near visual acuity and contrast sensitivity, which were not reported in previous studies on nursing home residents in the United States.2,4,9,12,14 The distribution of near visual acuity values reflected those for distance acuity except the near acuity distribution was shifted about one line poorer on the acuity chart. For older persons prone to presbyopia who spend a great deal of time in bed or in a small room carrying out close activities or who have limited mobility (as do many nursing home residents), the integrity of near visual acuity has high relevance. About 1 in 4 residents (28.5%) had binocular near visual acuity that was worse than 20/60, a common definition for low vision. This relatively high rate of near visual acuity impairment may be due to a lack of correction or undercorrection of presbyopia. Binocular contrast sensitivity, known to be critical for both mobility and reading,28-31 was abnormal (Pelli-Robson scores worse than 1.5) in 3 of 4 residents.
The vast majority of residents had some type of spectacle correction and reportedly used this correction most of the time. This observation is encouraging because it suggests that if refractive error in nursing home residents is corrected with new spectacles, they would actually wear the correction and thus visually benefit from it. The reasons cited for nonuse of spectacles, although mentioned by a minority of the sample, are also instructive in that they suggest ways to optimize the use of spectacles in this population, such as ensuring the prescription and fit are appropriate and encouraging nursing care staff to facilitate care and proper storage of spectacles.
Although it is widely recognized that visual impairment negatively impacts health-related quality of life and causes activity difficulties in older adults,32,33 for the vast majority of residents visual impairment did not consciously influence the decision to move to the nursing home where focused supervision and assistance with the activities of daily living would be readily available. This was also verified by the sponsors interviewed. There remains the possibility that visual impairment had an indirect or a secondary influence on the decision to reside in a nursing home, not consciously acknowledged by resident or sponsor, since a recent Australian study found that the presence of visual impairment was an independent contributor to subsequent nursing home placement.34
It appears that routine eye care may not be taking place for a substantial segment of the nursing home residents in our sample, as implied by our data in several ways. First, 20% indicated that their most recent eye examination was more than 2 years ago or indicated it was a very long time ago, with another 30% indicating that they had no recollection of an eye examination. This was the case even though the vast majority of the sample (90%) had health insurance. Because cognitive impairment is common among persons residing in nursing homes, these self-reported data on the most recent eye examination might be viewed as unreliable. However, the medical record itself contained no record of or reference to an eye examination for 66% of the enrollees. Finally, the visual impairment rates for this sample are very high (57%), as discussed earlier. Information about the extent to which this visual impairment is remediable was unavailable to the study, so whether high visual impairment rates can be interpreted as underutilization of routine eye care may be questionable. Yet some credence is lent to this possibility based on a previous study estimating that 37% of the visual impairment and 20% of the blindness among nursing home residents is remediable by refractive error correction.1
Strengths of this study include the use of several types of data sources to understand the visual status of nursing home residents, including interviews with resident and sponsor, medical record abstraction, and the assessment of the resident's central visual function using state-of-the-art measurement tools. Not only was distance acuity assessed, but also near acuity and contrast sensitivity, which were not examined in prior nursing home studies. To our knowledge, this is the first study on the visual status of nursing home residents in the southeastern United States. A large number of homes served as sites in the study. Study limitations must also be acknowledged. This study's protocol did not provide information on the causes of visual impairment identified or whether it was correctable. It was also beyond this study's scope to probe the possible mechanisms underlying apparently low eye care utilization in the nursing homes studied (eg, poor staff communication, inadequate understanding on the part of family sponsors on the importance of routine eye care). These issues are worthy of further study. To what extent these findings generalize outside Alabama or to government-operated nursing homes is unknown. The exclusion of persons with MMSE scores less than 13 may have biased prevalence estimates.
In summary, this study implies that more than half of persons residing in nursing homes in Birmingham have distance visual acuity in the better eye that is worse than 20/40; 10% have visual acuity of 20/200 or worse. Near visual acuity is slightly worse on average, by about a line, than distance acuity, implying that adequate correction of presbyopia may be lacking in this population. Approximately three-quarters of residents had abnormal binocular contrast sensitivity. The medical record had no record of or reference to an eye examination for more than half the residents enrolled despite the fact that the vast majority had health insurance that would cover eye care services. These findings underscore the need to better understand the causes of high visual impairment rates in nursing home residents and to evaluate interventions to improve the visual status of this population.
Correspondence: Cynthia Owsley, PhD, MSPH, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 700 S 18th St, Suite 609, Birmingham, AL 35294-0009 (email@example.com).
Submitted for Publication: February 8, 2006; final revision received October 31, 2006; accepted November 19, 2006.
Financial Disclosure: None reported.
Funding/Support: This research was supported by the Retirement Research Foundation, the EyeSight Foundation of Alabama, the Pearle Vision Foundation, National Institutes of Health grant R21-EY14071, and Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc.
Additional Information: Dr Owsley is a Research to Prevent Blindness Senior Scientific Investigator.
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LONDON, Feb 14 (IFR) - Michael Klein has been nominated to be a non-executive director of Credit Suisse. Klein was previously chairman and co-chief executive of markets and banking at Citigroup until he stepped down in July 2008, weeks ahead of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, sparking the financial crisis.
Since then Klein has been working as a corporate finance adviser, acting for Dow Chemical on its US$130bn merger with DuPont in 2015 and for Saudi Arabia on its planned US$100bn flotation of Saudi Aramco alongside JP Morgan.
His firm, M Klein & Co, is understood to have around 20 employees. It has in the past advised several major commodities trading firms including Noble and Glencore. Last year Klein also advised Unilever on the unwanted US$143bn takeover approach from Kraft Heinz.
In early 2016 Klein said Mike Eck, former global head of consumer and retail investment banking at Morgan Stanley, was a senior adviser. Former US treasury secretary Larry Summers has also worked on individual projects for the firm.
At the time he said his firm wanted to provide bespoke advice to senior executives.
"For any one client, we'll provide a range of strategic activities that adds value, from advising on a multi-billion-dollar acquisition, to resolving a dispute with a critical customer to negotiating with a government in order to ensure payment of a multi-billion-dollar arbitration award," he said.
In 2008, Klein advised Barclays on its acquisition of Lehman's main US business and acted for the UK government during the crisis. He has also advised Dubai on restructuring its Dubai World investment business.
Shareholders will decide if Klein should join Credit Suisse's board at the bank's annual general meeting on April 27. Klein will continue in his role at M Klein & Co if he is elected to the board, according to a person close to the firm.
Credit Suisse has also put forward Brazilian citizen Ana Paula Pessoa, an independent director of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, to join the board at the same time as Klein. Current director and US chairman Richard Thornburgh is not standing for re-election after 12 years.
Credit Suisse declined to comment further on the proposed appointments. (Reporting by Christopher Spink)

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The Blackout of 1965 and the Fireball
I live in New York. In 1965 we had a huge blackout that covered about six other states and parts of Canada. It was in the fall, November I believe. I was about 14 or so at the time.
I recall the blackout and all the fuss about it. My parents spent the day running around to provide us with lights, heat and food. We ate hot dogs cooked over the fireplace in the living room and played games. My Dad had a little transistor radio that provided updates about the blackout and general news.
I clearly recall sitting on the front steps of my house with my good friend Barbara, who lived next door, that night. We were singing and laughing and killing time while the world sat dark and silent. We sat on the front steps singing our hearts out until about 10:30 or so that night... I recall it being a very crisp typical New York fall night.
All of a sudden, we saw a huge orange reddish yellowish ball or orb streak across the sky over the houses. It was enormous. It went across the entire sky and was gone. I never saw anything like it before. Barbara thought it was a meteor or comet that was crashing through our space.
We ran inside and told the adults. My Dad came out looked and went back inside. It was nowhere to be seen.
I think we listened to the radio to see if they talked about what it was. I honestly do not recall anything other then seeing this huge red orb object on that day. As I look back at it I realize how odd it was that I took that sighting so lightly- and realize maybe, actually, I didn't!
My life went on and I did not think much about that day. From time to time I would see the image of that huge burning ball in my head but would just chalk it up to part of the blackout that many others witnessed as well.
One-day years later I was out with my mother. I was now an adult in my mid 40's. I would often take my mom out with me on my day off. We went for a ride on the Long Island coast and I treated my mom to lunch. I was going to drive through the town where I lived during that blackout. I thought it would be fun to ride my mother past our old house before heading to lunch.
As we drove by the house we once lived I off offhandedly remarked to my mother about the night of big blackout. I said to my mother " That was some day mom, I can still see that huge red burning ball as if it was yesterday." My mother looked at me curiously and said, "What are you talking about? What burning ball?" I looked at my mom;"You know that huge burning ball that fired across the sky the night of the blackout." My mother looked at me as if I had two heads. "There was no burning ball in the sky, what in the world are you talking about?"
I told my mother my memory of sitting on the steps with my friend, seeing the burning orb streak across the sky and going into the house to report it. My mother told me I must have had a dream that happened, as she did not remember anything like that. I now was confused and concerned.
When I returned home I called my older sister and reported the entire story to her. I asked her if she remembered a fireball like that being reported or recalled that my friend and I had seen it. My sister did not remember anything like that either. I felt a bit uneasy and thought maybe it was a dream. I felt uncomfortable thinking I recalled a dream that clearly and always thought it was a real event.
A few years passed and I received an invitation that my high school class was having its 30th year reunion. I thought it would be fun to see all my old classmates and made arrangements to go. I heard my old friend Barbara was going to be there. We lost touch over the years. I was happy I was going to see her again.
The reunion was a big success and we all had a great time catching up and sharing stories. I made plans for my friend to come to my house for dinner before she returned to her home located in upstate New York.
Barbara came over the next day and we had a wonderful time catching up on all the details of our lives. After dinner Barbara and I took our coffee and pie out to my sunroom that looks out over the water and night sky. As we were looking out at the stars Barbara turned to me and said. "Remember that big orange /red ball that raced across the sky during the blackout?"
I nearly fell out of my chair. It was true. Barbara remembered it too. I quickly told Barbara the story of how my family did not recall any of it and how I thought I dreamed it and now knew, it had happened. She looked at me for a long time and said, "You know, now that you bring it up, I do not recall anyone else ever talking about it." We talked about the event for the rest of our visit. Barbara told me she was going to look up that day to see if any others saw anything like we did.
Time went on and again I almost forgot about the blackout and that huge orb. One day Barbara called me. She told me she did research that day and had found out that many others also saw what he had. She discovered people had UFO sightings and saw strange lights along with many other odd events that day.
I have researched this event over the years since and have found Barbara was right. Many other people did see exactly what Barbara and I saw that day of November 9th 1965. I think it is obvious much more took place that day other then the blackout. It also fits into the area of people NOT wanting to know or understand these things due to fear and lack of knowledge of the unknown. I often wonder how long we will continue to let incredible events go on around us, yet over look them due to a massive shared fear.
The biggest question Barbara and I have about that day is why all the people around us including our families; did not recall that sighting?
I have placed this on my list of unknown events of my lifetime and just keep moving forward. I hope one day I can move this event over to the known and understood portion of my life experiences.
I do know that if I am in another large blackout I will stay with other people and keep watching the sky above.
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Monday, 9 November 2009
Stung into action
Sadly, although one of the photos shows Andy Scott (probably, hard to tell with his back to the camera), surveying the Springfield Park play area, presumably after the local Lib Dems got the Council to clean it up a couple of weeks ago, there is no-one pointing in any of the photos and no-one looking glum. They'll never get into Glum Councillors if they carry on like this.
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- Darlington Councillor said...
Hmm. Bit harsh, Mike.
Firstly, it's very difficult to know whether our newsletter is anything like a Focus - we've seen very few of them in Haughton West over the years. I've lost count of the number of newsletters and typed letters Labour has put out via David, myself. Still, I guess the LibDems have got to begin somewhere!
Just for the record, though, it was Labour councillors who;
(1)Successfully fought the Tory plans that would have seen the playing field disappear under a road and houses in the 1990's.
(2) Campaigned to have a play area built on the playing field, with drainage to make the field more accessible.
(3) Pushed for CCTV to be erected in the field, at considerable cost. Not every piece of open space in Darlington has 24-hour CCTV! This was after a long period working with local residents who had to put up with the misery of hundreds of youths, sometimes on the field drinking on a Friday and Saturday.
(4) Liaised with officers to have a path built from the Sparrow Hall Drive 'end' of Green Lane to the playing field, so kids and their parents wouldn't constantly have to walk through mud in the winter.
(5) Were successful in having the play area resurfaced last year.
(6) On numerous occasions we have flagged up with officers the need to have the play area swept of glass or litter, or had grafitti cleaned off - Street Scene have always been happy to oblige promptly in my experience.
(7) Asked for the boulders and gate to be put in situ to protect the site from illegal gypsey camps.
I'm sure any future LibDem Focus won't get all carried away by a single instance of a telephone call to Street Scene about glass in the play area, and will want to credit Labour for its investment and hard work on this and other issues!
Best wishes,
- 9 November 2009 at 18:05
Obviously Cllr Wally's annoyed with you Mike, non of his usual "ahem" or use of the royal "we" just good old fashioned spinning of the facts and self congratulations for boulder etc placed by others (isn't that the kind of thing he slag's you guys off for when having a pop at your news letter?). He does however manage his staple Hmm in his response so hes not totally beaten.......yet.
Odd isn't it that despite being a Cllr since 1991 his achievements over 18 years amounts to 7 things, by my maths that's 0.38 things he does a year no wonder he's so worried about you and the Lib Dems.
- 10 November 2009 at 10:12
Sorry all my maths isnt very good! That figure of 0.38 should be divided by two (after all its a two Cllr ward so its not just Cllr Wally doing nothing.)
So I guess the real reflection on work carried out is actually 0.19 pieces of case work a year by Wally, jeez no wonder he spends so much time blogging I mean its not like he's busy is it!
- 10 November 2009 at 11:44
- Mike Barker said...
Hmmm. Bit harsh, anonymous!
I would, howver, like to respond to some of the points Nick has made:
Point 2: it's a pity the rest of the field wasn't supplied with adequate drainage at the same time. It is often under water in winter. Indeed, local kids have to decide whether to bring their football boots or their fishing rods on some days.
Point 3: yet we still have the play area used for drinking and general bad behaviour which resulted recently in it being unusable for most of the weekend. It's not much good having CCTV if the police can't respond: especially now this Council has abolished the ASB warden service.
Point 4: pity it wasn't installed earlier, at the same time as the path from Whinfield Park was constructed.
Point 7: The reason the gypsies went on there was that the old rotten iron railings on the Whinfield Road/Salter's Lane side, which were leaning over, were removed, leaving the park wide open to incursion. I understand residents asked for some fencing to be erected at the time when the railings were removed. I believe the cost of that would have been£10,000. I understand the boulders cost somewhat more.
Points 1, 5 & 6: fair enough.
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I live by the side of ASDA and have friends who live in Whinfield. They are all saying that the Labour Party's newspaper put out in the ward is a carbon copy of the Liberal Democrats Focus word for word and they aint going to vote Labour any more.
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When my youngest daughter, E., was about two years old, she was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis, also called "NF."
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1) There's no cure…yet.
2) It's extremely unpredictable, and there's no way for doctors to know with any certainty just how or when the disease will manifest itself in E, who's now nine years old. We simply have to see each of her six specialists on a regular basis, get her annual brain and spine MRIs and her bi-annual x-rays done in a timely fashion, and then…see what happens.
She could be mostly fine for the rest of her life, and just have to deal with her scoliosis and some associated spinal problems.
Or, we may discover that one of the Unidentified Bright Objects (UBOs) revealed by her last brain scan has developed into a full-blown tumor. Or that the protective sheath surrounding her spinal cord — an abnormal swelling of which her 2007 MRI revealed — has ballooned out even more, causing her vertebrae to weaken and her scoliosis to worsen.
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Sitting in the examining room with E. and her dad as the doctor discussed this, I had to muster every ounce of concentration and willpower to STAY IN THE MOMENT and not go traipsing down the path of "What if?" I didn't want to imagine E. in the near or distant future on the operating table, or recovering from major surgery, so very small and helpless and vulnerable.
So I stopped myself. I stopped the tears from welling up in my eyes and I looked at her and consciously appreciated how spunky and vibrant and very, very okay she was RIGHT NOW. I didn't want her to see me upset. After all, there was nothing to be upset about at that moment. At that moment, everything was okay.
After the appointment, I chanted the Serenity Prayer over and over inside my head as I walked to my car, E.'s small hand clasped in mine. I hugged her tightly when I dropped her off back at school.
And then I cried for a little bit in my car as I drove to work. When I parked, though, I wiped my cheeks dry and took a deep breath.
I knew that I wouldn't use this situation as an excuse to drink later that day. I knew I wouldn't drink after our appointment with E.'s geneticist next week, either. Or after her next MRI, in the fall.
No matter how overwhelmed and powerless and scared and worried I was, I wasn't going to drink. I didn't have to drink.
I used to hear people say that in AA meetings and not understand what it meant. "You don't ever have to drink again." I'd never really thought of myself as having to drink. Just really, really wanting to drink and…not being able to stop.
But at that moment last week, I got it. I got it. I understood what those people had meant. I now had the tools and resources, thanks to the AA program, to get through whatever life handed me. I didn't have to use any current troubles or potential problems as reasons to pop open a bottle of wine. I could stay in the moment — completely sober — and I would be fine.
And my worries and fears about E.? I can offer those up to my Higher Power, and ask for help. So I have. And I will continue to do so.
This is not to say that I won't be plagued with periods of worry and stress and fear about E. and her future. I'm a born worrywort and control freak, so this is a given. But at least now I feel know that I have somewhere to turn besides the bottle — and something to do besides drink.
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9 Responses to "Staying in the moment as a sober mom."
1 Kristin H. on April 30, 2009 said:
This is a beautiful post, L. I will keep your baby girl in my prayers.
2 C on April 30, 2009 said:
Thank you – that means a lot.
That's her in the picture, about three years ago, during a visit to the Gulf Coast of Florida. That shot just makes me smile – makes me think of her as a little mermaid…
3 Chaz on May 1, 2009 said:
Awesome C.
My step son has some special needs. I have seen very close to home how it affects a parent and family.
My wife works with kids with special needs too. Many drink to cope.
You are taking a rare and wise path to deal with your stress in ways other than drinking. Feel good about it. You are doing a good thing.
4 C on May 1, 2009 said:
Thanks, Chaz.
I know there are plenty of people out there with much more difficult lives and challenges, as well. But for the longest time all I could do was dwell on the unfairness of my own situation, throwing myself little pity parties that inevitably led to a horrible hangover.
Thank goodness drinking is no longer my default.
I do feel good – it is a good thing.
Take care,
5 Dallas on May 1, 2009 said:
What an amazing post. Your family are in my thoughts today.
6 gabriellamoonlight on May 1, 2009 said:
I will keep you and your daughter in my prayers. Love is being sent to you and I really appreciate your honesty and your briliant blog. Thank you!
7 Stork on May 2, 2009 said:
Staying in the moment…. so difficult, and I praise you for working towards that. Especially with the worries you have as a mom. E. is an amazing, charming and gifted girl, and we will keep you in our prayers.
8 Sharon on May 9, 2009 said:
Beautiful…simply beautiful… I have a daughter with a learning disability… I "get" your pain of not being able to fix it… I also "get" your spiritual stance… THANKS!
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With the 2016 Australian Rotaract Games finished the greatest thing to see was the images of Rotaractors wearing their Rotaract Against Malaria tshirts but what are we actually to do about Malaria! As Rotaractors there are two things that we can do to do our bit to eradicate Malaria. Firstly spread the word, we as […]
Our Fellow Rotaractors at MED MDIO are dedicated in their cause to support refugees fleeing Syria, especially children. Vera Damerjian, Rotaract Med MDIO President 2014-2016, writes: "As our MDIO is geographically located in the heart of the crisis, we thought of taking action in helping the Syrian refugees in general and the children in particular. The concept […]
Murwillumbah Rotaract meets on 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, 7pm at The Haven Bar. 2015 President Rhiannon writes about what the club got up to towards the end of the year: We hosted a meat tray raffle for the Rotary Hat Day. We donated $300 to Blake Coleton who is 18, last […]
The Australian Rotaract Awards were presented at ARC back in October, but the winners deserve another mention! Winner of the Most Outstanding Community Project was Diamond Valley Rotaract, who coordinated a Battle of the Bands to showcase local musical acts at the Eltham festival last summer. They have been invited to run the project […]


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West Virginia RN to BSN Programs
As a RN you see every day how much the state is struggling to keep up with the demand of the population. Earning a BSN program will give you the ability to advance in your career and lead the nursing profession forward as the state continues to work towards meeting the needs of those in the state. You will have to invest time and finances to advance your education, but the rewards will be more than worth the investment. You will find that you earn a higher income upon earning your BSN and your chances at moving up in your career are significantly increased. You will also be more desirable to employers which will give you a wider range of options for finding the employer that is right for you. Finally, you may find that later in your career you wish to move to a more specialized or higher role in the nursing field and earning your master's or doctorate will require less time once you have completed your BSN program.
West Virginia saw a total of 166 medical school graduates in 2011. Only a portion of those were entering the nursing field. With just over 18,000 registered nurses currently supporting the population of almost 2 million in West Virginia, you can see why the state, government and employers are all scrambling to find well educated and talented nurses.
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On average, registered nurses in West Virginia earn an income of $55,000 a year. To ensure you earn the highest salary possible, experience and education will be key. Your BSN will help on the educational side of things, but experience can only be earned by working in the field. Finding an employer that will support you throughout your education is important. You may find a number of employers that will offer tuition assistance as you pursue your additional education.
Weirton and Huntington are cities with the highest number of working registered nurses relative to the population. Charleston and Parkersburg are on the opposite end of the spectrum with the lowest number of registered nurses relative to the population. Look to Huntington and Charleston if you want to earn the highest median salary.
Ranked among the top 20 employers in the state across all industries, the following employers should be strongly considered to help earn as much experience as possible as you continue your education: Ruby Day Surgery Center in Morgantown, Charleston Area Medical Center in Charlestown, St. Mary Medical Center in Huntington, United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg and Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston.
While employers often offer tuition assistance, it is rarely enough to offset as much of your financial investment as you desire. You will also find that unique loans, scholarships and grants are offered by many colleges to the students that enroll in their programs. Also explore the resources and tools offered by the West Virginia Nurses Association. Here you will find a career center, news, events, legislation, and educational and financial resources.
Finally, explore the options that are offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. With millions of Americans lacking access to health care because they live in an area that lacks sufficient health care professionals to meet basic needs, the HRSA offers loans, scholarships and loan repayment and forgiveness options to encourage students to pursue an education in a health related field. Loan forgiveness and repayment programs deserve special attention. Usually you will spend two years upon graduation working in specific areas that are underserved in the health care field. By completing this commitment you can earn a significant amount of forgiveness or repayment towards the debt incurred through your education.
West Liberty University is a four-year public university full of rich heritage due to the fact that it is the state's oldest institution of higher education. Established in 1837, the school has a history of success that has led it to being a leader to this day. With online and distance learning development programs designed to allow students to earn a degree on any schedule from anywhere, you will find that your schedule will not need to be readjusted to make the most out of your education. If you attend school on campus you will find campus-wide wireless internet access and incoming freshman will be provided with a laptop. In the past five years, almost 2,400 laptops have been distributed to students along with a number of iPads. Technology and education meeting in a historic educational institution will give you a unique experience that few other colleges can offer.
West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center School of Nursing
While the name may be a mouthful, the education you can earn from this esteemed college will be one that is respected by employers throughout the state and the country. Awarded the Best Online Program award by the U.S. News and World Report in 2013, you may want to strongly consider exploring the online program offerings from WVU. Online courses give you the ability to earn your degree on any schedule and the ability to work your education around your work schedule at one of the state's top colleges should inspire you to explore everything this institution has to offer.


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I knew updating the dining room chandelier would be at the top of the list before we even bought the house. It was just not my taste. I like oil-rubbed bronze in some places, but it was not going to work with my formal dining room concept. Of course buying new would be the easy solution, but I have other more important things to spend $250 on. Enter spray paint project 1 of 423.
A few coats of white glossy spray paint along with removing the horrid mauve toned glass shades made quite the difference. Long term I would love Edison lamps in this fixutre, but the ones I want are $9 each. $9x5=$45, and I'm not spending that just on 5 light bulbs right now. Plus, the candelabra lamps are growing on me.
Here is the dining room before we moved in:
|Dining Room Before: View From Stairs
We are not done, but it may be a while before I spend the money on a buffet and new upholstered chairs. But here's the "progress". It's funny to me that I was the most unsure about the paint color here, and everyone that has come to my house has loved this color. I'm really happy with it, too! It's about 80% Sherwin Williams "Interesting Aqua" and 20% Martha Stewart "Flagstone" reduced to 50% intensity. I am still contemplating painting the oak banister and railing to white. I know the look would be right, but paint does not typically hold up as well as stain, and the railing gets all the abuse! If you can notice - I painted the wall mounted railing half way up the stairs. Like about 5 other things around the house, I'm going to live with it a little while and see what I think before proceeding.
|Dining Room Progress
|Dining Room Progress: View From Stairs


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Time is really important to heal wounds or damages someone brought you and time can do damages as well. It is no surprise that people also change through time. At some point you will learn to forgive through time. Time really changed me without noticing it. I just realized that there's a huge transition happened to me.
My husband and I went to City harvest church (Singapore) and we met a good person that shows excellent leadership and have strong faith and love for God. I encouraged my husband to go in a Sunday service to CHC. I'd be honest, out of my curiosity and also I want to get closer to God are some reasons why I want to see their Sunday service. It is actually my second time hearing a pastor with his preaches from the bible. I'd be honest again, when I enter through CHC door; I feel different… something send chills and shivers to my spine when I heard the people singing the praise song "Sovereign".
The service took 2hrs 30mins and I never felt boredom. I have to be honest, I can't help myself to get teary eyed that moment, I'm happy and I realized I am fortunate because I have a BIG GOD who never leaves me, always protects and loves me truly.
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|Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
|England v Sri Lanka
|DPMD Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara, WU Tharanga, IR Bell, WPUJC Vaas, SL Malinga, JWM Dalrymple
|Sri Lanka in England 2006
DateLine: 24th June 2006
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene's seventh one-day international hundred saw his side to an eight-wicket win over an outclassed England at the Riverside here Saturday, as the tourists went an unbeatable 3-0 up in the five-match NatWest Series.
 Jayawardene made 126 not out as Sri Lanka, set 262 for victory, finished on 265 for two to inflict what was England's 13th defeat in 17 one-day internationals.
 Together with wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara (58 not out), Jayawardene shared an unroken third-wicket stand of 140 in 155 balls as Sri Lanka won with nearly eight overs to spare.
 England stand-in captain Andrew Strauss had said before the start of the series that if his team scored five individual hundreds they'd be successful.
 But, unfortunately for him, Jayawardene's innings meant he'd witnessed a century in each match from a Sri Lanka batsman with England no nearer reversing their one-day form in the run-up to next year's World Cup in the Caribbean.
 England, who'd bowled 43 wides in the previous two matches, only sent down five this time but more than compensated with a series of loose deliveries.
 Sri Lanka got off to a flyer after Ian Bell's patient 77 had been the cornerstone of England's 261 for seven.
 Sanath Jayasuriya, fresh from his 122 in Sri Lanka's 46-run second one-day international win at The Oval on Tuesday, cashed in against Stephen Harmison and Liam Plunkett, both playing on their Durham home ground, with some trademark boundaries down to third man.
 Plunkett's first two overs went for 17 runs but England's plight was summed up by the fact that Sajid Mahmood, his replacement, had conceded 80 runs in seven overs at The Oval.
 However, Mahmood struck first ball. Upul Tharanga played the ball into his pad and non-striker Jayasuriya called for him a single. Mahmood though reacted quickest of all to run-out Jayasuriya for 23.
 With Sri Lanka 88 for one off 11 overs, medium-pacer Collingwood, the third Durham player on show, faced a rescue operation with the ball just as he'd done when coming to the crease with England 92 for three.
 But even he was flamboyantly driven to the extra-cover boundary by left-hander Tharanga, who'd made a man-of-the-match winning century in his team's 20-run series-opening win at Lord's.
 Meanwhile Jayawardene went to a 40-ball fifty with 10 fours.
 Tharanga top-edged a sweep off Jamie Dalrymple to the off-spinner's Middlesex team-mate Strauss at short fine leg for 41 but Sri Lanka remained well-placed at 125 for two in the 17th over.
 Debutant off-spinner Alex Loudon, earlier run out without facing, was next in the firing line. But Sri Lanka were now so far ahead of the required run-rate they didn't need to do anything extravagant.
 An elegant off-driven four against Harmison took Jayawardene to a hundred in 104 balls with 16 boundaries.
 Injury-hit England, whose opening stand of 62 was their best of the series, then endured another top order collapse as left-arm quick Chaminda Vaas removed openers Marcus Trescothick and Strauss.
 Then dangerman Kevin Pietersen, hampered after edging the ball onto his knee, was caught behind off Lasith Malinga for six.
 England were later denied a substitute fielder for Pietersen after the umpires ruled he had a pre-existing injury having sustained a blow to his knee at The Oval.
 Bell, on the ground where he scored a Test-best 162 not out against Bangladesh last year, was run out in the penultimate over having faced 114 balls with three fours.
 Such was Sri Lanka's control that star off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who'd left the tour to be with his ill son, was barely missed.
 The series continued at Old Trafford on Wednesday and concludes at Headingley a week on Saturday.
(Article: Copyright © 2006 AFP)
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By Fred Wallace
Hi, this is Fred Wallace with " Off the Wire. "
The Owen Sound Sports Hall of Fame announced their inductees for 2018.
Six athletes, 3 builders, 3 teams and 1 special merit award will be part of the formal induction ceremony on Friday May 4th at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre.
The Athletes to be inducted this year include Olympic skier Larisa Yurkiw, National Wheelchair Rugby player Jason Crone, the legendary Clarence " Hap " Day, Patti Davey plus Jeff Reid and Joe McCrea who were multiple sport athletes, notably hockey & lacrosse.
The 3 inductees into the Builders Category will be Raymond Thompson, Chris Fernando & Mark Berner plus James ' Bud ' Nuttall will be honoured with a Special Merit award.
Finally, there are 3 teams to be inducted for 2018; 2 fastball entries plus the 2011 Ontario Hockey League Champion Owen Sound Attack.
The two fastball inductees are separated by more than a half century; the 1965 Owen Sound Bay Motor Hotel Softball Ontario Champions and the 2016 Shallow Lake Sting who won the Canadian Bantam Championship Tournament at Duncan McLellan Park in thrilling fashion.
Again, the induction ceremonies are set for Friday May 4th at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre.
With the number of inductees and the span of time that encompasses those inductees, I'd suggest getting your tickets sooner, rather than later.
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This is the plot displayed at the top of the CDIP Recent-Forecast page. These are forecasted significant wave heights from the NOAA global Wavewatch III model for the two deep water sites off California used in the coastal wave models:
Pt. Conception - (34N 121W, used to make coastal predictions in southern and central California).
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These are similar to CDIP real-time swell maps, but include short period local seas. Regions along the coastline are clipped from the larger modeling area and rotated so that 3 forecast days can be stacked on a single plot. The wave height scale on these plots is fixed between 0 and 27+ feet. As with the Southern California swell maps, the time lag for waves to propagate from offshore waters to the coast are not accounted for in these images.
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Spots in Socks
One Facebook fan wanted to know if spots were allowable in socks and stockings.
February 20, 2017
Can a purebred Quarter Horse have a colored spot on their stocking? My sorrel mare has a tall stocking on her hind leg — a normal Quarter Horse marking — but has a sorrel spot in it. Is this normal?
- Emily Freel
Hi Emily,
It is not uncommon to have dark spots or darker colored hair inside a white marking.
- Lisa Covey
Equine Color Specialist
Here is a little more about white markings from The American Quarter Horse Journal's Andrea Caudill:
Imagine white markings as the frosting on a really good cake. They don't affect the basic makeup of a horse, but they top it and make it irresistible. A horse with lots of white markings — termed "chrome" — is flashy.
Head 'Em Up
There are a number of variations on facial white. A star is a small patch of white on the horse's forehead. A strip is a narrow path of white running down the face, while a blaze is much wider. A snip is a white marking between the two nostrils. A horse with a bald face has extensive white across its head, much wider than a blaze. It can extend out past the eyes and around the nostrils. A horse can also have a combination of these markings, such as a star and strip or star, strip and snip. If a horse just has a few white hairs on its head, this can be noted as well.
All Leg
The smallest amount of leg white a horse can carry is called a coronet. This is a narrow marking that circles the coronet of the hoof. Add a tad more white, and you have a half pastern, which crawls halfway up to the horse's fetlock (or ankle). All the way to the fetlock, you have a pastern, which if it makes it over the fetlock and halfway up the cannon bone is termed a sock. A high white mark on a leg — extending to the knee or hock and beyond — is a stocking.


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I went to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair this past weekend. It's always a lot of fun because a) there are tons of delicious foods to sample and b) there are hundreds of farm animals that I want to steal and bring home with me to my suburban townhouse (such a far-away dream . . .)
But that doesn't mean I can't squeal and coo at them and pet them for the time being, right? So here are some of my favourite friends from the fair.