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Belated thanks to all involved in the London Bloggers Meetup last week which was an excellent evening, beautifully organised by Andy Bargery of Marketing Blagger with lots of hard work from a "supporting cast" which included Rax Lakhani, the team at Splendid Communications and from Diageo who sponsored the whole event.
Not only did Diageo kindly provide the venue at their London head office and a regular supply of Moscow Mules (Smirnoff Vodka, Ginger Ale and Lime) but also they had taken the time to create a special cocktail tailored for each blogger based on the content on their blog which their mixologist put together. My own turned out to be a Better Business Blogging Moscow Mule – loved the raspberry in it! When it comes to Blogger Relations then Diageo and Splendid certainly know how to impress.
Being my first time at one of these events (which, by the way, happens monthly on the last Tuesday of the month), I wish that I'd had time to talk to more people – there were, as you might imagine, lots of people to talk to. Of those that I chatted to, in addition to Andy and Lax, a big thank you to Julius Solaris who introduced me to his own Events Blog and pointed me in the direction of two must attend groups – Social Media Club in London (Aka Tuttle) and the Open Coffee Club. I also spoke to Mehrdad from London Media Design and Krista at Londonelicious and Zoe at Shaman UK amongst others.
Following up on Twitter after the event I see there were others that I missed at the time so I feel a quick name check is in order:
Here's hoping that I get to chat to you at the next event and in the meantime your blogs are there to get me up to speed! And anyone else interested in meeting up, the place to keep your eyes on is the London Bloggers Meet up Group where you'll get all the details of the future monthly events. See you there!


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dear leadnow: i'm not sure i want to cooperate
I'm keeping an open mind, but I'm highly skeptical.
The Leadnow FAQ claims this is not strategic voting (which actually works in very few ridings), not a merger, and not a step towards a two-party system. I am skeptical about each of those claims. I fear that "cooperation" is a slippery slope, and at the bottom lies an even more broken system with fewer choices.
There's something else very wrong with this picture: the Liberal Party. Stories about the "cooperation" idea, such as this one in the Vancouver Sun, refer to Canada's "three left-of-centre" parties. But there aren't three left-of-centre parties. The Liberals are "left" only if the Conservatives are the perceived centre. Or to put it another way, only the reactionary nature of the Harper Conservatives make the Liberals appear to be left-of-centre. In reality, the Liberals are a party of war, corporate capitalism and neoliberal social austerity.
It's true that I initially thought I should vote Liberal in the last election in order to stop the Conservatives. But I hated the Liberals and I hated Ignatieff, and I eventually realized that voting for a party I didn't want in government was ridiculous. I support the NDP and I should register that support at the polls.
I want an electoral system that more accurately represents the politics of Canada. Certainly a majority based on 39% does not. But is cooperation with the Liberals really so much different than cooperation with the Conservatives?
[A small postscript. One of the emails from Leadnow said that "72% of Canadians strongly support" this idea. I'm sure the good folks at Leadnow know that a poll taken through their own email and Facebook list cannot claim to represent what Canadians want, only what Leadnow members want. I'm not saying that the majority of Canadians don't want this. Indeed they might. But Leadnow's own poll cannot demonstrate that.]
16 comments:
- laura k said...
I hope progressive bloggers will do me the courtesy of considered discussion, rather than snark attacks.
- Friday, February 17, 2012 5:25:00 AM
- Kev said...
Many people I know feel cooperation on some level is the only way to defeat Harper,some believe this so passionately that disagreeing with then can leave one scorched.In my case however not only do I think it not a good idea but one that won't work.
I for one would no be comfortable in this new arrangement as I've already moved as far to the right as I can possible go already,as such would have to find some other place to call home. The same is true on the other side of the spectrum which would likely be uncomfortable with getting in bed with the NDP thus moving to the Harperites.
The only way out of this nightmare is for the opposition to present policies that speak to Canadians and to get out and sell them. Canadians are ready for a new and better vision for Canada and more are coming to the realisation everyday that Harper and gang are not the ones to deliver on that.
- Friday, February 17, 2012 6:54:00 AM
- Skinny Dipper said...
In the last federal election, the NDP gained more seats than the Liberals for the first time. There is now this sudden desire to merge the so-called "left-of-centre" parties. Had the Liberal won more seats than the NDP, I don't think there would be any proposal to merge the two parties. In the Ontario provincial election, the Liberals won with a plurality of the seats. The NDP came third. I don't hear of any discussion to have the two provincial parties cooperate in some formal way.
One thing I notice is that some Liberal supporters are buying NDP memberships in order to vote for Nathan Cullen and support his cooperation idea between the NDP and Liberals. This is not a knock against Nathan Cullen. He can espouse any idea as an NDP leadership candidate. I'm just finding that those who promote formal cooperation as those who are least connected to the NDP. For example, the Toronto Star's Chantal Hébert suggests cooperation and talks about the NDP's decline in Quebec as if this is going to be a permanent thing after the leadership race. Jean Chrétien has suggested some kind of cooperation.
One must remember that when Jean Chrétien was prime minister and Paul Martin was the finance minister, they promoted a fiscal policy that would have seemed to be very conservative--lower taxes for high income earners, and income tax-bracket creep for middle income earners. The latter is when one`s income increases each year, but the tax-bracket is not adjusted for inflation.
If I hear of other staunch New Democrats talk about cooperation, I will listen. Unfortunately, I think the actions by Leadnow and Avaaz are not so much designed to strengthen progressive voices, but to weaken the NDP.
- Friday, February 17, 2012 7:17:00 AM
- Canadian silver bug/Green Assassin Brigade said...
I would consent to such cooperation only if all parties agreed to push through PR after Harper is defeated. However considering the Libs just passed policy supporting AV an equally non-proportional system as FPTP I don't think this condition would be met.
- Friday, February 17, 2012 7:30:00 AM
- laura k said...
Thanks, Kev. By you've "moved so far to the right," I think you mean you're already putting up with parties that are all more right-leaning than you. Not that you've actually moved to the right, but that you are voting to the right of your beliefs. Is that it?
- Friday, February 17, 2012 7:54:00 AM
- Kev said...
Hi Laura Yes absolutely None of the mainstream partys truly represent my views and as the NDP continues to move to the "centre" I become ever more uncomfortable in voting for them.
- Friday, February 17, 2012 9:09:00 AM
- laura k said...
In the last federal election, the NDP gained more seats than the Liberals for the first time. There is now this sudden desire to merge the so-called "left-of-centre" parties. Had the Liberal won more seats than the NDP, I don't think there would be any proposal to merge the two parties.
I agree!
- Friday, February 17, 2012 11:01:00 AM
- laura k said...
I would consent to such cooperation only if all parties agreed to push through PR after Harper is defeated.
I would agree with this, but I'd never trust the Liberals to do it.
- Friday, February 17, 2012 11:02:00 AM
- laura k said...
Very nice to see a few other progressives who are also not on board the cooperation bandwagon. I've already unsubscribed to Leadnow so I can stop getting those emails.
I don't necessarily think Leadnow and Avaaz want to undermine the NDP. But I don't see why the NDP, at the height of their strength in Parliament, should agree to form any kind of alliance with the Greens or the wreck of the Liberals.
- Friday, February 17, 2012 11:05:00 AM
- laura k said...
Hi Laura Yes absolutely None of the mainstream partys truly represent my views and as the NDP continues to move to the "centre" I become ever more uncomfortable in voting for them.
I'm anxious about who the next leader will be. It's scary and heartbreaking to think of the further movement to centre.
But they're still our best shot as far as Parliamentary politics - if we keep the pressure on them.
- Friday, February 17, 2012 11:08:00 AM
- Lorraine said...
While I sincerely hope Canada never becomes a two-party system, if there ever is a "united the left" moment in Canadian history, I hope the name chosen for the resulting party is The Progressive Party.
Also, what Skinny Dipper said.
- Friday, February 17, 2012 9:55:00 PM
- boyd reimer said...
Hello "Canadian silver bug..." I was interested to hear that the Liberals "just passed policy supporting AV an equally non-proportional system as FPTP" I would like to learn more, so do you have a link to that?
Secondly, I will never advocate a permanent cooperation between non-Conservative parties. Instead, I advocate a temporary cooperation --just long enough to get Proportional Representation in --no longer.
My reasons are almost entirely based on the fact that I don't think enough people realize how bad Harper is.
- Sunday, February 19, 2012 2:07:00 PM
- rootbeerinacan said...
I strongly agree with the notion that the NDP and Greens should form a left-wing alliance to defeat this sitting right-wing alliance, but the Liberals are a group of pro-business, pro-war, pro-austerity neo-liberals just like the Conservatives. The only difference is that the Liberal's are a bit better at hiding the dirt they're involved in. That being said, I would much prefer a Liberal-included cooperation than another Conservative government. An NDP-led left-wing cooperation would be preferred, with the Liberals only being used in limited, tough ridings.
The next step for electoral reform is a bit trickier. You guys tout a "multi-party" system, but the reality is, this is what we have now. Political parties are in and of themselves mechanisms for converging and concentrating power. Think of how much effort and time it took to pry power away from the monarchs of the world and form compromising parliaments that only became truly powerful centuries later. Political parties throw all that human progress away by re-assembling that power into ever bigger and bigger blocks. Every multi-party system will eventually converge into one giant party, sometimes split into two near-identical "parties" (like in the US) in order to keep people's focus on meaningless debate over red vs blue and two or three social issues, while the financial powers who pay for both parties end up getting exactly what they want...zero compromise (see the recent fiscal cliff agreement, the Republicans got what they set out to get during Bush 2's administration).
Canada does not need a multi-party system. We need a NO-party system.Every single MP in parliament should be an Independent, answering only to the voters. In order to facilitate this, campaign finance will need to be reformed, as this is the only real thing (other than the media) holding Independents back today. All donations, personal or corporate, need to be phased out. The easiest solution is a series of vouchers (say $10, $10, $20) that each individual gets in the mail, and can give in person to the political candidates of his/her choice, one pick for a local, provincial, federal candidate. These vouchers would be funded by that individual's first $40 of federal income taxes, and as a bonus would give the candidates incentive to physically speak with as many of their constituents as possible.
Now, this is huge, systematic change, and I understand this would take an enormous amount of time. Right now what we can do in order to get this giant set of reforms moving is to get Elections Canada to stop printing the name of the party beside candidate's names. This would immediately require voters to actually do some research before thinking: "oh, I'm a conservative, I'm going to vote for the guy with a C beside his name", without realizing the Conservative (big C) candidate's policies and the policies he supports go against conservative (little c) thinking. This would also make a splash in the media, where the concept of "getting rid of parties" can be put into the public arena for debate, discussion, and inevitable approval.
- Friday, January 18, 2013 3:53:00 PM
- laura k said...
You know you just left a comment on a post from almost a year ago, right?
Not sure who "you guys" are - as in "you guys tout a multi-party system" - but it's likely no one will see this comment but me.
Cheers, thanks for stopping by.
- Friday, January 18, 2013 4:48:00 PM
- Lorraine said...
I saw the comment, and read it. I'm not sold on the zero-party system. They have nonpartisan local elections where I live. I either figure out which candidates are actually Democrats and vote for them, or I sit out the local election. All politics is partisan, whether or not we pretend otherwise.
- Friday, January 18, 2013 5:52:00 PM
- laura k said...
Well if it's good enough for Lorraine...
The advantage to parties is platforms. In a parliamentary system, parties can be more or less reasonably counted on to adhere to a platform. That's what you vote for.
I don't know how you would have nonpartisan elections in a Parliamentary system. How am I going to know who the candidates in my riding are, where their allegiances lie?
In the congressional system, party platforms seem pretty meaningless, at least in the current incarnation.
I do agree that non-partisan municipal elections are a joke. My Canadian friends were surprised to learn there are parties on the municipal level in NYC. But everyone knows which party backs Rob Ford, even though those elections are supposedly non-partisan.
- Friday, January 18, 2013 6:29:00 PM


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SEATTLE -- While reports persist that the Mariners are aggressively in pursuit of free-agent second baseman Robinson Cano, those rumors aren't coming from the club or general manager Jack Zduriencik.
Speaking on a pre-Winter Meetings conference call with Seattle-area reporters on Wednesday, Zduriencik declined to comment on whether the longtime Yankees standout was being targeted by the Mariners as they attempt to add offensive punch this offseason.
SEATTLE -- While reports persist that the Mariners are aggressively in pursuit of free-agent second baseman Robinson Cano, those rumors aren't coming from the club or general manager Jack Zduriencik.
Speaking on a pre-Winter Meetings conference call with Seattle-area reporters on Wednesday, Zduriencik declined to comment on whether the longtime Yankees standout was being targeted by the Mariners as they attempt to add offensive punch this offseason.
"Any time you're engaging or attempting to engage or have ongoing discussions or any hints of anything, you have to keep it in-house," said Zduriencik. "We have a lot of dialogue on a lot of fronts.
"You never know where any of these things are going to end up, but we've touched base with many free agents, both offensive players and pitchers. We're continuing to make our rounds and see where the pulse is on a lot of players. But to get into any specific player, I don't think that's fair right now."
The Mariners have been mentioned prominently in winter pursuits of top free agents the past two years -- Prince Fielder in 2012 and Josh Hamilton last year -- but wound up with neither. The Mariners never were that far along with Fielder, but Zduriencik pushed hard for Hamilton last December before the outfielder signed with the Angels.
Both Fielder and Hamilton wound up signing with teams that were scarcely mentioned in their pursuit in the Hot Stove rumor mill, which often is fueled by agents pushing to create a market for their clients. So whether Cano is legitimately interested in the Mariners remains to be seen, but several New York newspapers have reported that his representatives have been in Seattle in recent days.
Cano certainly would bring an impact bat that the Mariners desire, but he also could simply be playing Seattle up in an effort to move the Yankees off their reported seven-year, $170 million-range offer.
Cano's agents are pushing for something in the nine-year, $260 million range for the five-time All-Star, who turned 31 in October.
Zduriencik said he'd love to bring in two or three bats if he could, with the outfield one obvious priority, and is talking to pitchers as well in a market that is moving quickly even before officials from all 30 clubs gather in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Monday for the start of the four-day Winter Meetings.
"It's been a pretty aggressive market," Zduriencik said. "People have basically decided what they want to do and evaluated the market and went out and did what they wanted to do. It is a little early, but I've heard several people say they'd like to get things done even before we get to Orlando."
As for the Mariners being mentioned in pursuits of nearly all the premier free agents?
"The fact we're linked to a lot of people, well, we probably should be based on the work we've done," Zduriencik said. "We've touched base with a lot of clubs and free agents. That's what you have to do. And any time you make a call, word can get out through the agent or player or modern media, and all the sudden, you're connected to somebody. But it could be that there are five or 10 clubs that have called on that player.
"In the end, every player has his choice to make and they make it for different reasons. You keep doing your job and you'll land one of those players at the right time. And hopefully this is the right time for us."
Zduriencik has some financial flexibility, given Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma are the only veterans beyond the arbitration phase of their contracts. That also opens the door for potential trades with teams looking to move high-salaried players, with Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp being a potential example.
Zduriencik hasn't closed the door on the trade route, even if it would mean giving up some of his prized young prospects.
"You'd prefer not to, but you never know how it's going to play out," Zduriencik said. "You can't cross that bridge until you discuss very specific players. We do like the young core group of players and a lot of the arms that are here, but if you have the opportunity to make your ballclub better, you always have to keep the door open to discussion and see where it ends up. We're a club that has been where we've been in the standings. We have to do whatever it takes to get better."
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More than on in ten (12 per cent) of UK internet users fell victim to fraud over the last 12 months.
A study sponsored by the government and industry online safety campaign, Get Safe Online, found that on average users lost £875 as a result of these scams, which hit an estimated 3.5m of the UK's 29m adult internet users. The survey of 2,200 adults suggests around 1.7m people in the UK suffered fraud while shopping online, 1.5m experienced another form of general online fraud and 1.2m were subject to bank account or credit card fraud as a result of activity online. Some unfortunates were subject to more than one type of fraud over the last year.
If surfers took the same precautions online as they would on the high street then fraudulent losses would drop, backers of the Get Safe Online campaign argue. But fewer than half (48 per cent) of internet users feel they are responsible for their own online safety. One-in-six (16 per cent) believe their bank is wholly responsible for their online protection, whilst 13 per cent feel reckon ISPs should shield them from security threats.
Despite the attitude that internet safety is someone else's responsibility held by many a majority (53 per cent) thought that there should be an 'internet safety test' – much like the driving test – to ensure surfers are aware of the online risks and of their personal responsibility to stay safe. More than three-quarters of those surveyed (78 per cent) felt that there should be lessons in schools to teach youngsters safe surfing tips.
Pat McFadden, the minister with responsibility for transformational government, commented: "As we make more services available online so we need users to take the same basic precautions in using the internet as they would when making transactions in the high street – such as not sharing your bank details or passwords.
"This Survey shows that although the internet offers great opportunities for people to carry out their business when and how they like, people must also take care if we are to stop criminals abusing greater popular use of the net."
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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT (publ. 5/30/2014, pg. A4)
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MOUNTAIN VIEW — Santa Clara County's expensive housing and transportation woes will imperil the region's economic boom, several panelists at an economics conference warned Wednesday.
"The housing problem could really stall our economy," Matthew Mahood, president of the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, said at a conference sponsored by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.
High housing costs are making it tougher for local companies to hire workers, and the worsening traffic jams make the region less attractive to residents and employees, Mahood and others said.
"The innovative and entrepreneurial people here will always find a workaround to problems such as housing and transportation," Carl Guardino, president of the leadership group, said in an interview with this newspaper. "But even if these problems don't stall our economy, they will slow it down."
Transportation and housing have been raised as obstacles for the Silicon Valley economy for decades. But this time around, more than talk appears to be on the table. The Silicon Valley Leadership Group is eyeing a ballot measure for November that would raise the sales tax in Santa Clara County by a quarter cent to pay for BART extensions into San Jose, upgrades to all county expressways and improvements to multiple transit systems, Guardino said.
"You can't isolate housing from transportation," Leah Toeniskoetter, director of SPUR San Jose, a nonprofit group of Bay Area business leaders and politicians, said in an interview with this newspaper. "We have to maximize land use in connection with transportation."
SPUR has released a study that suggests downtown San Jose can blossom as the urban heart of Silicon Valley if it clusters office, housing and retail development near future BART stations and other transit hubs that are slated for the central business district.
The high cost of living, coupled with the traffic difficulties, have made it tougher for local tech companies to recruit talent, some tech executives complained.
"We need to attract more qualified engineering talent to the Bay Area," Steve Milligan, CEO of Western Digital, which has major operations in San Jose, told the conference.
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Ultramid HFX was launched late last year and is being used in small tubing for paint sprayers and in large tubing for oil and gas applications, industrial business director Joe Venner said in an interview at NPE2012.
The new compound is being made at BASF plants in Sparta, N.C., and Altamira, Mexico. A recent increase in oil and gas exploration and drilling throughout North America has spurred demand for the new compound, Venner said.
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GVSU creates first-of-its-kind philanthropy position
Grand Valley State University is the first school in the nation to combine philanthropy and the community into one faculty chair position.
The chair at GVSU's Johnson Center for Philanthropy is funded for by a $1.5 million gift from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Kellogg Company 25-Year Employee's Fund, according to a GVSU announcement.
The W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair will honor the legacy of philanthropy and civic investment of W.K. Kellogg, the founder of the Kellogg Company and W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek.
"We are tremendously grateful for the opportunity to establish the first chair in community philanthropy in the country," said GVSU President Thomas Haas. "The Johnson Center is one of the nation's largest university-based philanthropic centers, and this gift enables it to continue its history of excellence and expand its outreach to communities."
GVSU said the community philanthropy chair will be responsible for helping communities discover their own philanthropic capabilities and practices.
The chair will partner with both corporate and private donors, as well as nonprofits.
"This is a distinctive chair for the field of philanthropy," said James Edwards II, director of the Johnson Center. "With the addition of this chair, along with the existing Frey Chair for Family Philanthropy, the Johnson Center and Grand Valley are contributing transformational resources, research and expertise to the sector."


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My Kroger grocery store currently has the pink erasers marked to 12 cents each OR a two pack of the pink erasers and about 6 of the pencil toppers packaged together for a quarter.
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Will they? Won't they? Wellll … not right now. Sources are saying music power couple Rihanna and Chris Brown have broken off whatever they had. Again.
E! News reports that the on-again, off-again couple has flipped the off switch. Supposedly, insiders say Rih loves Chris but wants to focus on her career (and all that naked Instagramming).
Rihanna is currently on her Diamonds tour and is about to drop a new line of perfume. Meanwhile, Breezy's been on an apology press tour, during which he's promoted his new album 'X' and maintained the two are still an item. (But that was last week. Things change fast.)
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What is mumps?
What causes mumps?
Who gets mumps?
How does the mumps virus cause disease?
What are the common findings?
How is mumps diagnosed?
How is mumps treated?
What are the complications?
How can mumps be prevented?
What research is being done?
by Hal B. Jenson, M.D.
Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX
by Charles T. Leach, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX
Mumps, historically known as "epidemic parotitis," is an acute illness that is characterized
primarily by fever and swelling of the salivary glands.
The mumps virus, an RNA virus of the paramyxovirus family of viruses, causes mumps.
Mumps, which is extremely common in the rest of the world, is now very uncommon
in the United States. Prior to the introduction of the vaccine in 1967, there were
more than 150,000 reported cases each year in the United States. Since the routine
immunization of children with the mumps vaccine, the occurrence of mumps is very
low. In 1998, there were only 606 cases reported in the United States.
Mumps is highly contagious, and it has historically caused large outbreaks. Today,
mumps is usually seen in persons who have not received the vaccine.
The mumps virus is transmitted from person-to-person by direct contact or by contaminated
secretions of the nose and the mouth. Mumps causes an infection in the salivary
glands and in the lining of the mouth. It then spreads throughout the body, and,
sometimes, it causes inflammation in other glands of the body, including the testes
in males and the ovaries in females.
After an incubation period of usually 12 to 25 days, the first sign of illness is
usually a fever. Swelling and tenderness of the parotid salivary glands ("parotitis")
occasionally develop within a day after the onset of the fever. Fatigue, poor appetite,
abdominal pain, and headache may accompany these symptoms. The parotid gland, the
largest of the salivary glands, is found at the angle of the jaw. Parotid swelling
with mumps is usually visible, and it is accompanied by tenderness to touch, but
without any overlying redness. Normally, the parotid gland cannot be felt, but it
can be felt if mumps parotitis is present. Patients who develop parotitis may have
tender salivary glands, with the greatest symptoms after 1 to 3 days, and then the
symptoms gradually subside after about 6 to 10 days.
Approximately 30% of post-pubertal males with the mumps infection develop inflammation
of the testes ("orchitis"). Approximately 5% of post-pubertal females occasionally
develop inflamed ovaries ("oophoritis").
Mumps can cause viral meningitis that is usually mild and resolves with complete
recovery in three to four days.
Mumps usually is diagnosed on the basis of fever and the finding of parotid gland
swelling. There is a specific antibody test for mumps that can be used to confirm
the infection, but this requires obtaining blood at two time points, two to four
weeks apart, to test for the development of mumps antibodies.
There is no specific treatment for mumps. Antibiotics are not helpful because a
virus causes mumps. The disease usually is mild with complete recovery. Some children
may require hospitalization for intravenous fluids. Fever and pain should be treated
with acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Bed rest and pain medications may be necessary
for orchitis until the symptoms resolve, which is usually within several days, but,
occasionally, may persist for two to three weeks.
The possibility of mumps orchitis causes unnecessary anxiety in many men concerned
about testicular atrophy and sterility. However, most cases of mumps orchitis involve
only one testicle that does not lead to sterility. Sterility from mumps is rare
even when both testicles are involved. Some degree of testicular shrinkage may be
detectable after the mumps infection; however, it does not cause sterility. Impotence
does not result from mumps.
Mumps is effectively prevented by the routine administration of the mumps vaccine,
usually given as Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccines to all children, which is
recommended beginning at 12 months of age. A single dose of the mumps vaccine results
in protection of approximately 95% of children. A second dose of MMR is recommended
at four to six years of age. It is not a problem if another dose of the mumps vaccine
is given in addition to the two recommended doses.
The spread of mumps can be prevented by minimizing exposure to children who have
symptoms of the disease, and by good handwashing after exposure to the disease.
Because mumps is now extremely uncommon, and because the vaccine is extremely safe
and effective in preventing mumps, there is not much research currently being performed
on this disease. There is some research being performed on the long-term immunity
of the mumps vaccine to confirm that it does provide lifelong immunity.
About the Authors
Hal Jenson, M.D.
Dr. Jenson graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington,
He also completed a residency in pediatrics at the Rainbow Babies and Children's
Hospital of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and a fellowship
in pediatric infectious diseases and epidemiology at Yale University School of Medicine.
Dr. Jenson has an active research program on the biology of Epstein-Barr virus and
other human and non-human primate herpes viruses.
He is active in the general pediatric and infectious diseases teaching and clinical
activities of his Department and Division, is a co-editor of Nelson Textbook of
Pediatrics and of Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Principles and Practice, and authors
the book Pocket Guide to Vaccination and Prophylaxis.
Charles T. Leach, M.D.
Dr. Leach received his medical degree at the University of Utah School of Medicine
and completed his pediatrics residency as well as a fellowship in pediatric infectious
diseases at UCLA.
He is currently Associate Professor and Director of Research in the Department of
Pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Dr. Leach conducts scientific research in the areas of herpes virus infections,
pediatric AIDS, and infectious diseases among residents of the Texas-Mexico border.
Copyright 2012 Hal B. Jenson, M.D., All Rights Reserved
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This week's State Capitol Q&A takes a closer look at Gov. Rod Blagojevich's insistence on staying in office, despite a groundswell of calls for him to step down because of federal criminal allegations of corruption.
This week's State Capitol Q&A takes a closer look at Gov. Rod Blagojevich's insistence on staying in office, despite a groundswell of calls for him to step down because of federal criminal allegations of corruption.
Q: What is the governor saying about his situation?
A: Not a lot. Blagojevich avoided making any significant public statements for 10 days after his arrest, until last Friday afternoon. He read a brief statement at the state's Thompson Center in Chicago making it crystal clear he won't go away quietly.
"I will fight, I will fight, I will fight, until I take my last breath," Blagojevich told a packed room of reporters. "I have done nothing wrong, and I'm not going to quit a job the people hired me to do because of false accusations and a political lynch mob."
The governor said he intends to answer questions only in court and walked away.
Q: Why won't he say more than that statement?
A: Blagojevich, a lawyer himself, knows he faces serious charges with possibly 30 years or more of prison time at stake. The U.S. attorney's office pursuing the corruption charges against him is looking for anything that will help its case, so making more detailed comments or answering questions now only could hurt his cause.
Q: Why won't he just quit at this point?
A: The pressure is intense, with lawmakers trying to impeach Blagojevich, and he and Illinois bearing the brunt of national criticism since his arrest Dec. 9. But that's not what Rod Blagojevich is all about.
Since taking over as governor in 2002, Blagojevich has thrived in conflict — with other state officials, with lawmakers, with special interest groups. If something is in the way of what he wants to get done, from health-care expansion to stem cell research, he'll find a way around or through that.
And when the political deck is stacked against him, Blagojevich seems to enjoy being the antagonist even more.
"I know there are some powerful forces arrayed against me. It's kind of lonely right now," Blagojevich said in his statement last week. "But I have on my side the most powerful ally there is, and it's the truth."
Q: Are there other reasons for Blagojevich to continue on?
A: He insists he's done nothing wrong. His lawyers have indicated in public comments over the past week that the taped conversations the feds point to as evidence of his guilt are nothing more than talk, with no action. Resigning or stepping down now could be seen as waving a white flag before the real court battle begins.
Blagojevich could have a stronger hand in negotiations with federal prosecutors over criminal charges he faces if he's governor than if he isn't, so that raises an issue of leverage.
But mostly, it's a matter of what comes with being governor — or not. Staying ensures Blagojevich still gets the annual salary of more than $177,000 and pension benefits that accrue. And he continues to have the power of governor.
Even if that power is diminished, Blagojevich still can sign bills into law, order state agencies to go ahead with policy he wants and, if nothing else, act as a thorn in the side of lawmakers he's feuded with for so long.
Q: Where is all this headed?
A: Legislators are proceeding with efforts to impeach Blagojevich. The full House could consider that in early January, followed by a trial in the Senate. In the meantime, Blagojevich expects to report to work each day unless, his attorney says, he decides Illinois is suffering too much.
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TNT's Kevin Harlan is known to be an excitable commentator, but a massive dunk from Chris "Birdman" Andersen during the Miami Heat's 110-87 win against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday put the broadcasting veteran into hyper-drive.
After a Shane Battier 3-pointer missed the mark, Andersen, like a vulture swooping in for an opportunistic meal, started the play from the top of the key and finished it with an emphatic two-handed dunk.
Harlan, who has been with TNT for 18 seasons, then went bananas.
"Oh here comes the Birdman. Flapping his wings and soaring for a sweet flush," Harlan exclaimed. "When you're aerodynamically designed with that hairdo, you can do those kinds of things, with that sweet Mohawk. It helps him fly."
The comments got a chuckle out of Harlan's broadcasting partner Reggie Miller.
Andersen finished the game with 10 points and seven rebounds in just 16 minutes.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Kloppenburg knows he has a challenge as the Seattle Storm's new coach.
The Storm are a half-game outside the playoffs, with five of their eight games left on the road. Still, the interim head doesn't think it will take that much to get the Storm on the right path.
"We really are trying to regroup and just trying to get better in some areas that hurt us in a couple games," Kloppenburg told The Associated Press by phone Saturday. "We need to be a better rebounding team, cut down on turnovers. Things we can control. In our league one or two plays can make a difference to win a game. A lot of those close losses, if we had done a couple more things on either side of the ball better we could have won some more games."
The Storm promoted Kloppenburg on Thursday when they fired Jenny Boucek.
"It's not how you want to get a head job," Kloppenburg said.
Seattle (11-16) won Kloppenburg's first game, ending a four-game skid with a 98-89 victory over Phoenix on Saturday night.
"Any time a team is viewed as underachieving and not playing their best in the world of sports we understand it's a business," guard Sue Bird said. "That's why players are traded and that's why there are coaching changes. If asked about the shock, no because I've been around long enough to know about the business."
The Storm trail Chicago for the final playoff spot. The teams meet twice more this year, including the final day of the regular season in Chicago on Sept. 3.
The 64-year-old Kloppenburg last was a head coach in 2012-13, at Tulsa. He's spent the last few years as an assistant, with Los Angeles and Indiana before Seattle. He also was an assistant for the Storm from 2000-02 under Lin Dunn.
"I think the biggest thing I learned was communication with the players," he said of his time as an assistant. "That's the most important thing. Being honest. Being able to communicate with all your players. Have a finger on the pulse of what's happening."
The Storm have a talented roster led by Bird, reigning rookie of the year Breanna Stewart and Jewell Loyd, but haven't jelled this year despite finishing strong last season and making the playoffs.
"I believe new leadership is needed at this time to give our team the best chance at short and long term success," Seattle Storm president and general manager Alisha Valavanis said in a statement Thursday. "I am grateful for the passion and commitment Jenny has demonstrated throughout her time with the Seattle Storm."
Seattle went 36-58 under Boucek since she appointed coach on Jan. 20, 2015. She was an assistant with the Storm before that under Brian Agler. Boucek also coached the Sacramento Monarchs from 2007-09.
Kloppenburg doesn't see the final eight games as a job audition.
"I'm a competitor and want to win, and that's the bottom line," he said. "Whatever capacity I'm in as a coach, that's my driving force. Trying to prepare your team to compete and finish games and wins. I'm not worried about my future to be honest."
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In addition to next month's theatrical release of Thor: The Dark World, Disney and Marvel Studios have two films in post-production for release next year, and two films in pre-production for release in summer 2015. After that, there are unannounced projects with release dates already locked down in 2016-17 that fans won't learn more about until next year.
One of the potential properties that could see an introduction after The Avengers: Age of Ultron closes Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the long-awaited live-action adaptation of Black Panther, a character who's been namedropped by Marvel execs repeatedly in association with Marvel One-Shot short films and early development on future feature films. As the franchise continues to expand, the realization of Black Panther on the big screen has seemingly become an issue of when instead of if.
During the press junket for Thor: The Dark World, Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige was asked by BlackTree TV about Black Panther and whether or not it's happening.
"In terms of Black Panther, it's absolutely in development, and when you have something as rich as Wakanda and [Black Panther's] backstory - and clearly, Vibranium's been introduced in the universe already - I don't know when it will be exactly but certainly we have plans to bring him to life someday."
Vibranium refers to the powerful metal that Captain America's shield is made from - it's a fictional element that's only found in the African land of Wakanda where Black Panther resides.
When it comes to the unannounced projects coming in 2016-17, the safe bets would be on sequels to Captain America and Thor taking the May opening weekend slots of each summer, followed by new properties in Doctor Strange and The Inhumans. Feige's been saying for a month or so now however, that they're still deciding on what projects make the cut and perhaps won't finalize the production slate until early next year. We do know from talking to him ourselves that the second movie in each of those new years will in fact, be a new property.
Feige previously went on record revealing that Doctor Strange is going to be part of Phase Three after Ant-Man, and as for The Inhumans, it can serve as a quasi-sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy while also playing into the bigger picture plans we talked to Feige about in relation to The Avengers 3. Unless either the Thor or Cap threequel is going to be delayed until after The Avengers 3 (likely in 2018), these four projects seem to be the most likely choices for the studio as 2016-17 releases.
Based on everything we've heard since The Avengers broke box office records around the world last year, we're therefore not sure there's room in Phase 3 for Black Panther, but since we know Marvel Studios has roughly planned out movies up until 2021, there's plenty of opportunity down the road to bring the king of Wakanda to the big screen. Speaking with Fandango, Feige hinted that they may even have early plans beyond 2021.
"Realistically, [we've planned] just into the beginnings of [phase] three, in terms of practicality. In terms of pipe dreams, we've talked about [phases] four and five, but that's just sort of wishful thinking."
A growing topic of discussion in the press as Marvel promotes their plethora of projects is the need for diversity in leading characters. Characters including Black Panther and Ms. Marvel will help address that issue, and bolster The Avengers roster in a good way. And with contracts expiring on many of the franchise's biggest stars by the end of Phase 3, Marvel will have to start rotating the roster of Avengers with new characters.
If Black Panther were put on the fast-track by Marvel Studios, which other film should be pushed back until Phase 4?
Thor: The Dark World releases on November 8, 2013, Captain America: The Winter Soldier on April 4, 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy on August 1, 2014, The Avengers: Age of Ultron on May 1, 2015, Ant-Man on July 31, 2015, and unannounced films for May 6 2016, July 8 2016 and May 5 2017.
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CakeSpy Note: This post appears concurrently on CakeSpy Seattle.
Let's talk about TrixieBakes. I had seen them before: I'd walked by their booth at the Madrona Farmer's Market, but had never purchased one of their brownies because at $4 a pop, they weren't exactly cheap. But after reading the DailyCandy feature on the brownies, paired with a reader writing to tell me how amazing they were, I knew I was going to have to fork over the cash.
Since I am one of those few people who prefers blondies to brownies, of course I had to go for the "blonde bombshell", described on their site as
A luscious blondie with an indecent amount of brown sugar and pecans
You can never be too rich or too dense. Ok, that's not really how the saying goes, but it definitely applies to this big blondie.
Doesn't that just give you a shiver of anticipation?
So, I enjoyed the blondie for breakfast the next morning, and I am happy to report that it was a particularly fine specimen of blondiehood: dense, chewy, and full of butterscotch-y flavor. The pecans were a particularly nice touch, adding a slight crunch and flavor contrast.
But getting back to the price. Was it worth it? Well, no doubt about it, $4 is a lot for a brownie or blondie--I think that most will agree on that. But when I reflect on my blondie experience and how decadent and satisfying it was, I do believe I got $4 worth of joy out of the experience. I'm probably not going to indulge too frequently, but maybe that just makes it more special?
TrixieBakes blondies and brownies are available at the Madrona Farmer's Market each friday, 3-7 p.m.; they're also available at Flying Squirrel Pizza Co., 4920 S Genesee St., Seattle and Pauline Patisserie, 2315 NW Market St. Seattle; also online.


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LAKE PLACID - For their first Saturday Night Ice Show of the new summer skating season, Lake Placid proudly hosted rising stars Maia and Alex Shibutani and Ross Miner.
They might be relatively young in the non-skating world, but 17-year-old Maia Shibutani, 21-year-old Alex Shibutani and 21-year-old Ross Miner have already accomplished much in skating. Miner is a two-time National bronze medalist who placed third in the Four Continents Grand Prix event in 2012. The Shibutanis have earned a bronze in the 2011 World Championships, silver in the 2011 Four Continents event and two National silver medals.
Despite these achievements, the three of them remain focused on their personal best instead of striving simply for medals or international ranking.
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Photo by Christie Sausa
From left, Alex Shibutani, Maia Shibutani and Ross Miner pose for a picture at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid. The trio was in town for the first week of the Saturday Night Ice Show.
"Our goal is always improving for ourselves, that's all you can do," Maia said. "We just want to show improvement, that's our big goal."
Naturally, the Shibutanis also aim to be contenders for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
"We want to take the necessary steps in our own skating and our own maturity so we're ready when that time comes," said Alex.
Miner's goals are similar.
"I want to keep improving and keep enjoying skating," Miner said. "Last year, I didn't really feel like I had a competition where I was totally pleased with myself. I want to have a competition this year where I feel that it is good and what I can do-I know if I do that I will get the results that I want."
Both skaters started skating for different reasons. Miner started as a hockey player before he became interested in figure skating after watching others skate at his local rink, while the Shibutanis were just interested in learning it as a skill. Maia was 4 years old and Alex was 7 when they started basic skills classes.
"We grew up on the East Coast and skating parties were really popular, so we wanted to learn how to skate so we could enjoy ourselves there," Maia said.
"I saw that Maia was having fun, so I started to skate too," added Alex.
The Shibutanis were formerly freestyle skaters, and their decision to switch to ice dance was motivated by their attendance at the 2003 World Championships. It was there that they were exposed to elite ice dancing.
"Prior to that, we hadn't really watched ice dance because we were so singles skating oriented," Alex said. "But we were really impressed by the dancers like Tanith (Belbin) and Ben (Agosto), how much speed they had and their skating skills. So we realized that we had a partner in each other and gave it a try."
During the Shibutanis' first year at the juvenile level at the US Junior National Championships, they came in second place-an excellent placement for skaters new to the scene.
"After that placement, everything just followed suit from there," Alex said.
From that accomplishment, the Shibutanis continued to astound the skating world, most recently by winning the bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships. This world championship was unique in the fact that it was relocated from Tokyo, Japan to Moscow, Russia after the tragic tsunami and earthquake that took place in Japan.
"It was great to be there, at our first world championships, and I think that showed in our skating," Alex said. "Our goal was to skate well, and we were so happy to achieve the result that we did."
"To stand on the podium with our training mates and coaches was definitely an experience," added Maia.
Miner also had an excellent season last year.
"My first Grand Prix (competition) did not go as planned. I was disappointed with my short program, but I thought 'this could not get any worse, so I'm just going to go out and enjoy myself for the long program,'" Miner said.
Miner also competed in the NHK Trophy in Japan, where his short program experience was better.
"I had a chance to redeem myself in the short program, and had a good long program the consistency of my training paid off, and I ended up earning a bronze," he said.
Miner placed third at the US National Championships this past season after a determined effort.
"I didn't skate great in the long program, but showed good fight and good training, and earned third instead," Miner said.
From there, he qualified for Four Continents Championships.
"Again, my training paid off, because the competition was in Colorado Springs at altitude," Miner said. "It was a solid skate and I was proud of it. I placed third again, so it was the year of bronzes."
While Miner trains in Boston with coaches Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson, Maia and Alex Shibutani skate in Canton, Michigan with Marina Zueva. But they mention the resemblances between the two cities and both enjoy exploring their training towns when not skating.
"We live in Ann Arbor, which is a college town, so there's always stuff to do with our friends from the rink," Maia said.
"Boston is also a college town, there is always something going on it's more like a college city," Miner said.
It is difficult to have spare time when you're training at an elite level in figure skating, but the Shibutanis and Miner spend it wisely.
"When we're not at the rink skating, we're either in class or working out, or taking off-ice classes that apply to skating," explained Alex. "When we have spare time, we spend it with friends and family or relaxing."
"I play golf and tennis, and like to spend time with friends and family when I'm not skating," Miner said.
Like many elite skaters, both Miner and the Shibutanis have a history with Lake Placid. Although Miner has arguably spent more time training here, the Shibutanis frequented Lake Placid for the Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships.
"We enjoyed coming to Lake Placid for the ice dance competition to get our programs out there, meet new people and see our friends each year. It sort of became a tradition," Alex said. "We haven't been back since the Junior Grand Prix in 2009, so it was exciting to come skate in the show."
"There's a lot of history here, so it's kind of cool and inspiring to skate in these rinks," added Maia.
Miner trained in Lake Placid during the summer before making Boston his homebase.
"Growing up in Vermont, this was the skating mecca of the area. I came here in the summer to work with Tommy Litz, who really made skating fun for me," he said. "I have all these great memories here - this is really the first place where I could honestly say I love to skate."