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SAN FRANCISCO -- A double-blind, placebo-controlled animal study suggests that vaccination with seasonal influenza vaccine did, in fact, worsen symptoms after subsequent exposure to H1N1 flu, researchers found.
The 16 ferrets vaccinated against seasonal influenza experienced significantly greater weight loss -- 7.4% versus 5.2% for the 16 ferrets given placebo (P=0.02), Danuta Skowronski, MD, a fellow in epidemiology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and her colleagues reported here at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
The vaccinated ferrets also accumulated significantly greater lung virus titers -- 4.96 plot forming units/ml versus 4.23 pfu/ml (P=0.01).
Skowronski told MedPage Today that their work attempted to verify controversial findings that the seasonal flu vaccination resulted in more severe acute symptoms if that individual was infected with pandemic H1N1.
"We did find that the ferret findings were consistent with our earlier human studies," Skowronski said, noting that the scientifically stringent experiment used ferrets, considered to be excellent models of human influenza infection. Although the ferrets first vaccinated and then exposed to H1N1 experienced acute illness that was more severe than the animals not vaccinated, all the ferrets survived the 14-day test. They were later sacrificed.
"We needed to follow up on those studies from Canada. They were clearly indicating something important about the interaction between seasonal and pandemic viruses," she said.
Skowronski said the research community continues to mull the mechanism of action for the findings. "First, people attributed the human findings to bias and confounding. That is a common problem with observational studies," she said. "Our ferret studies showed that the findings could not be explained away on the basis of confounding."
"There may be a direct vaccine effect in which the seasonal vaccine induced some cross-reactive antibodies that recognized pandemic H1N1 virus, but those antibodies were at low levels and were not effective at neutralizing the virus," she continued, explaining that instead of killing the new virus it actually may facilitate its entry into the cells.
A second hypothesis is an indirect vaccine effect, she said. "The vaccine is effective against protecting against seasonal influenza, but seasonal infection can give cross-protection against an array of other viruses," Skowronski said. That effectiveness may block the cross infection and may explain why vaccinated people were at higher risk of more severe acute infection with H1N1, she suggested.
Laurent Kaiser, MD, a member of the ICAAC program committee from the Central Laboratory of Virology at the University Hospitals of Geneva, commented, "Vaccination can change the face of disease -- can prevent disease -- and that's the goal of vaccination. But we have to learn when it can change disease in ways we do not expect."
Skowronski said, "It is inevitable there will be another pandemic influenza virus outbreak. It is crucial that we understand what is that interplay, how do these seasonal viruses interact with these novel viruses such as H5N1 andH7N1 and H3N2 [that] are out there? We have to learn what happened in 2009 in order to prepare for the next time."
She said her work warrants further investigations. "We are just scratching the surface of what are those immunologic interactions," she said. She said medical scientists need to be alert for the next pandemic and evaluate the interactions early in the disease development.
GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur provided reseach contractors for the project.
Skowronski had no disclosures. Commenter Kaiser had no disclosures.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2012Source Reference: Skowronski D et al, "V-400d -- Prior receipt of 2008-09 trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine increases pandemic H1N1 severity in ferrets: Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled experiment" ICAAC 2012.


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Energy in Transition
By Paul Feinberg
"It's a transitory situation," said BearingPoint Managing Director Denis Florin ('88), regarding the world's energy situation. "I think we're living in an energy transition and the transition is fascinating."
"We used to have a dominant energy source, wood. Then, there was coal and then oil. And each time we all changed gears. Now, we are learning to live with a diversity of energy sources, because (we) are so energy hungry, that we don't have one (energy) solution."
Florin's remarks followed his presentation at the most recent UCLA Anderson Alumni Weekend, where he celebrated his 20th reunion. During the weekend, Florin and UCLA Anderson Professor Charles Corbett, Joseph Jacobs Term Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies, presented a joint talk on the viability of green energy supply chains. As a consultant with BearingPoint's Paris office, Florin is an expert in energy solutions, his primary responsibility is to lead or coordinate energy engagements for BearingPoint clients - mostly, but not exclusively Fortune 500 companies. Put simply, Florin helps his clients define their energy strategies.
Florin's interest in energy goes all the way back to the Oil Shock of 1973. He was a college student then and he realized that the ebbs and flow of energy availability and costs had a profound impact on our lives. He began working in the field, developing contacts and building a network while honing his expertise. Of course, this was long before "being green" was fashionable.
"There were two things going on then," Florin recalls. "There was energy in terms of energy production and for long time energy production was limited to finding more oil, then finding more oil and more gas. The fortunate component of the 1973 oil shock was 'saving energy,' but the 'being green' was for freaks and tree huggers. It is only recently that green energies have turned into viable business proposals and it is in the last two or three years that we have engagements focused on green energies, on carbon footprints and on alternative energies." Florin points out that while green business has become fashionable only recently, the Japanese realized 10 years ago the "green value" in producing silicium chips for solar panels, while the Danes implemented subsidies for companies harvesting wind for electricity.
The transition Florin speaks of, from a world in which coal, oil and gas are the dominant energy sources to a diverse world that includes solar, wind and other alternative energies, won't be easy. Florin recognizes the human element - that there are thousands of people whose livelihoods depend on coal mining and oil drilling. But, Florin is practical. "I'll sound like a horrible capitalist, but capitalism is a creative, destructive process where people have to sometimes stop doing one thing to do something else. Gradually, we have to drill less oil and produce more solar panels."
Today, Florin says he's grateful for his UCLA Anderson experience. He cites Professor Jose De La Torre and his negotiations course and Professor Bill Cockrum as a particular inspiration for his many aphorisms (including "the road to hell is paved with volume.") He also values the global emphasis of his Anderson experience, in particular his exposure to fellow Asian American students and students from Asia.

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BURLINGAME – Educators from across the state are this year's winners of the annual California Teachers Association's Human Rights Awards for their outstanding dedication to promoting and protecting human and civil rights.
"These educators are making a profound difference in their schools and communities," said Dean E. Vogel, president of the 325,000-member CTA. "We honor their outstanding work with these awards."
The CTA members who are winners of the CTA Human Rights Awards this year are:
BAKERSFIELD: Lila P. Perez is the winner of the César Chávez "Sí Se Puede" Human Rights Award for her work during her 21-year teaching career inspiring the children of migrant farm workers, English language learners and their families. This member of the Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Association is a former member of the United Farm Workers union, where she was inspired by Chávez and carries on his fighting spirit, becoming the first in her family to graduate from college.
SAN RAMON: Kimberley Gilles earned the CTA Member Human Rights Award for promoting the recognition of the positive contributions of GLBT and minority youths in her community. Her curriculum for "The Laramie Project" encouraged young people to look at bigotry issues. Her students get involved in the Salvation Army's "Adopt a Family" program, and she often takes her students to a Danville bookstore to listen to authors speak and to learn about the joys of reading.
LAKE COUNTY: Sue Allen, a tireless advocate for human rights issues, is the winner of the Women's Issues Human Rights Award. The Middletown Teachers Association member served on key committees of the CTA State Council of Education, including chairing the Early Childhood Education Committee, and was on the union's Early Childhood task force. Locally, as vice chair of the CTA Redwood Service Center Council, she leads the endorsement process to make sure candidates are knowledgeable on women's issues.
BAKERSFIELD: Kevin Crosby, a special education teacher for 10 years in the Kern High School District, has inspired his students to learn and communicate and is this year's winner of the Physically/Mentally Challenged Students' Human Rights Award. For his work on creating two programs which help teach vocational skills to students with special needs, Crosby won two major awards last year. His solar energy club won the President's Environmental Youth Award from the federal EPA. And in June 2011, he flew to Washington D.C. with two of his students to receive the California Senior Level School of the Year Award as part of the National Energy Education Development Project's Youth Awards.
MENDOCINO COUNTY: Duval Sam Phillips, an education support professional who is president of the Potter Valley Classified Employees Association in Mendocino County, is honored with the Jim Clark American Indian/Alaska Native Human Rights Award. He also serves on the Tribal Council in Mendocino County, where he advocates for tribal and non-native families for education support. He helped obtain funds for the outstanding Native American mural project in his Potter Valley Community Unified School District.
HANFORD: Myndi Hardgrave is honored with the Nancy Bailey Leadership in Lesbian and Gay Issues Human Rights Award. For many years, she has been a role model and the driving force in creating a safe environment for GLBT students and staff at Hanford West High School in Kings County, where she serves as advisor to the Gay, Straight Alliance. She was recently named "Educator of the Week" by a local Central Valley television station, and her civil rights work landed her on the cover of the March 2011 issue of the CTA California Educator magazine, the first issue dedicated to preventing GLBT bullying.
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|2012-10-27, 22:31
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Okay, I've heard someone from Tumblr that gives a good theory on Tatara's murder. While it may seem a third person may be involved in this case, it could be someone close to Tatara or knows (or working for) Evil!Shiro.
I don't know, I did give my own theories about it, but I think the video's not showing the entire picture on Tatara's murder. It's plausible the video is doctored (judging by the high-tech setting of K) but I don't think Homura is that dumb to blame the murder on a random person.
With all that mess I just threw up, my head's starting to hurt with all these strange gaps that's left out in order to see the full picture of our beloved Tatara's murder. I apologize if what I said here doesn't make much sense.
|2012-10-28, 01:20
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Just... disturbed.
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Oh yeah, after rewatching Ep3, I noticed something. After Yashiro killed Tatara, a truck disappeared. That truck was filled apparently "enough guns and ammo and weaponry to open a gun shop". What if the flash bombs Yashiro used in Episode 2 were from that truck?
|2012-10-28, 05:19
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|2012-10-28, 10:19
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Location: Rokkenjima
K's mildly entertaining at this point. It's at least pretty to watch, but its plot and characters are lacking. Best character would have to be Kuroh, on account of his personality quirks. I'd have said I liked the cleaning robots, but my love for them is wearing thin the more that the series goes on without making its other characters interesting. (The robots are good, but they can't carry the show alone!)
At this point I think the only way I'm going to like Yashiro is if he turns out to be an evil mastermind after all. Preferably one who's messed with his own memories. A mere split personality or twin or clone or whatever just won't be good enough. I think he could have been interesting if only he had been given some more character depth, but it's four episodes into the series and he just hasn't got it. Neither has anyone, really. Only him being a cool manipulative villain/anti-hero will be enough to redeem him now!
Neko was pretty cute this ep. I liked seeing her antics this time, but I'm still very disappointed that she turned out to be a thick-as-a-brick catgirl. It's such a waste. Again, there's a possibility she'll end up as morally ambiguous or interesting, or that she knows more than she's saying, but that would be very difficult to reconcile with her current persona. It could be done, but it would need to be well written.
The other characters...Well, they've got potential, but I just don't know whether they'll be given enough screen time to be worthwhile. So far, although we have got a plot, IMO it doesn't seem to have a lot of charm, and it hasn't gone anywhere much for a while. Next ep, people should at least be after Shiro again. It's repetitive, but let's see how the writers handle it.
I've read comments about K at a few places, and I'm finding it hilarious how some people are hating on K because of it being "yaoi", "gay" or "shounen ai". I think those people must never have seen an actual shounen ai series. There are many series where some types of yaoi fangirls swear blind that characters are 100% gay and that every moment on screen with them is a hardcore yaoi moment, when that is not really the case and they just have their yaoi goggles on far too tight. It's as if some homophobic fanboys have accidentally duct-taped those yaoi goggles to their faces while watching K, and are panicking.
|2012-10-28, 13:23
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They could have removed episode 2 and 3, take the important stuff from those episodes then put them into this one, and we would not have lost much. The energy from episode 1 has depleted at this point, sadly.
Padding out the episodes with repeated character quirks isn't working out so well IMO.
|2012-10-28, 13:39
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I think what's hurting the show for me right now is that it just feels like it's lacking direction at what is the 1/3 mark of the entire series, which is never a good sign. I just see little reason to stick with this right now as very little is coming together or clicking for me at the pace I would expect it to for such a short series. I'm not getting much of anything from the antics of the main trio who haven't really progressed as characters much (I need to actually know about a cast and what makes them tick to be able to laugh at their actions) since the start of the show and honestly it has nothing to do with the Yaoi or BL vibe or whatever people are getting (though lately they are admittedly starting to lay it on a little thick as if they expect to satisfy the audience while they scramble to come up with a coherent plotline), they're just bland characters in a story and setting that could easily be very interesting (I don't know how they're doing the whole factional warfare thing and failing so completely to make ample use of it to develop the cast and it's conflicts) but needs to actually start going somewhere.
As it stands I'm going to be putting this series on hold to see if it ends up going anywhere interesting in the next month or so, but somehow I'm not holding my breath. I think I know a meandering aimless series when I see one and so far K seems to fit all the usual trends. If this were 26 episodes I honestly wouldn't have any problem with where things are in K right now though.
By the way I think at this point I officially do not care for the main character Shiro at all. There's just something rather bland and off-putting about him...maybe it's that his voice actor Daisuke Namikawa who I've often found is extremely hit or miss is playing him a little too overly effeminate to the point where it's almost a little uncomfortable and feels unnatural (there's just something about the performance that unnerves me in a way that effeminate voice acting usually doesn't...maybe it's the lack of flamboyance and the fact that it's pretty much played straight up) maybe it's just his lack of really doing much of anything interesting since the 2nd episode where he managed to fake out Kuro a little, but yeah just not really compelling at all as a main character so far and with a kind of annoying companion in Neko and another character that's just okay in Kuro that's kind of a game breaker for me at the moment.
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|2012-10-28, 15:14
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I"m liking K; is it the best series out there? Hell no.
For starters, as someone said, there's not been much of a focus so far, and it's about to reach its halfway point. Might be fine for a 22-24 episode season, but for 13, it's not a good sign.
The only interesting characters in this so far are NotShizuo(forgot his name), Creepy Glasses in the Blue Man Group and the Redhead, whom we've only seen a few times.
The best character in the whole series is Kuroh. Can we have a spinoff with him? The powers that be can have him cook and have Ono sing cooking songs. Also, in all seriousness, I'm more interested in whatever happened to King Ichigen Aizen then seeing Italia run around and how Kuroh came to serve under King Aizen.
|2012-10-28, 16:30
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I like Neko. She's not supposed to be sexual she's a CAT.
Unless you like that sort of thing....
|2012-10-28, 18:01
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I think the video has been altered with footage missing. I also agree that there is a 3rd entity at the scene. Remember, Shiro said that he was waiting for someone.
If you're shot, you don't turn the video to get a picture of your chest and then magically focus it on Shiro in your last moments. Plus, the lighting is different for the chest scene.
|2012-10-28, 18:14
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I really like "K". The story progresses slowly, but I still like.
|2012-10-28, 19:18
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|2012-10-28, 20:03
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|2012-10-28, 20:47
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Just read your theories; where does it say they didn't find a body? Why are people so sure he is dead, if that is the case?
|2012-10-28, 20:48
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Man I wanted to cry
Seems like this series is trying to go for shock value, though finding the bloodied shirt wasn't much of a surprise.
2 possibilities: 1) Just another set up. If someone can go through the trouble to make a video look like him, then it's not too hard to put a bloodied up shirt in his closet (funny the cat can't smell the blood).
2) Second possibility: He does have two sides to him, an evil and a normal one, and I sure as hell hope theres an evil side to him. And if that's the case, I hope ms. neko chan also has an evil side to her that she's unaware about.
Who wants to see evil neko?
|2012-10-28, 21:08
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i got to say this series is funny. kuroh is hilarious and that tape recorder sayings are funny. kukuri is also another funny character.
neko is alright, i hope they develop her more.
shiro is the main guy who is a bit dull other than when he being sly and making silly comments about his "wife". his best moments are with kuroh.
i enjoy the rest of the cast of bishonens. LOL.
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That boat looks low in the water.
Hes made it.
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Hes several hundred yards out and just tacked smartly.
It went around nice.
When he tacked back, I phoned him.
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- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the creation of the first ever Regional Hubs for Risk Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change at seven locations around the country Wednesday.
The Hubs will address increasing risks such as fires, invasive pests, devastating floods and crippling droughts on a regional basis. They will aim to translate science and research into information to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners on ways to adapt and adjust their resource management.
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The fifth novel influenza strain to emerge in 17 years, the virus has a worrying genetic profile and should be closely monitored.
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Chair Taylor documented a quorum and called the meeting to order at 12:45 p.m.
Chair Taylor yielded to President Delaney.
President Delaney introduced Ann McCullen as interim vice president of Institutional Advancement and interim executive director of the UNF Foundation, Inc.
President Delaney announced that, after Pierre Allaire left as vice president of Institutional Advancement, Public Relations had been separated from that department and relocated to the Office of the President. He announced that Sharon Ashton had been with the university for more than nine years as assistant vice president for Public Relations and Sharon would now be vice president.
Chair Taylor offered guests an opportunity to comment on items on this agenda and there were none.
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Trustee Fassi commented on Item 5Di Capital Improvement Trust Fund (CITF) and clarified that, although the student fee assessment committee voted unanimously to approve the $2.00 increase, students' bona fide support was contingent on the state's decision to bond the fee. He noted that, although it was the Governor's prerogative to set the tone for debt, lobbying efforts would be made to gain support for bonding the increase.
Chair Taylor asked for additional comments regarding the consent agenda. Upon receiving none, Chair Taylor asked for a MOTION to approve the consent agenda. Trustee Korman offered a MOTION and Trustee Fassi seconded. The MOTION was carried as presented.
Chair Taylor recognized Leonard Carson as the special labor counsel to the university and asked him to speak about this item. Mr. Carson attended via conference phone.
Mr. Carson provided details of an interim agreement between UNF and the UFF related to summer appointments and assignments. He stated that the UFF certified that the interim agreement had been ratified by the members of the faculty bargaining unit in February. Mr. Carson stated that the proposed interim agreement now required Board approval.
Chair Taylor asked for additional discussion from trustees, and after receiving none, he asked for a MOTION for approval of the interim agreement between the University of North Florida and the United Faculty of Florida. Trustee Korman offered a MOTION and Trustee Pincomb seconded. The MOTION was carried as presented.
Chair Taylor asked Trustee Korman to speak about this item.
Trustee Korman reported that Item 7A Demonstration of College Scheduler had been tabled for an upcoming meeting.
Chair Taylor asked Trustee Lovett to report on this item.
Trustee Lovett spoke about Item 8A State of Florida Financial Audit for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2012, noting that the committee had sufficiently discussed the findings. He spoke about item 8B Update on the Auditor General's Federal Awards Audit, mentioning that the committee had fully discussed items with Pell and reasons for these. Trustee Lovett listed the other reports, Item 8C Office of Internal Auditing Quarterly Update, noting that, with the director of the Office of Internal Auditing away, a written report was provided; Item 8D Quarterly Budget Report and Item 8E Treasurer's Report were both within expectations; and Item 8F Data Security Overview was well received, noting that UNF seemed to be in good standing.
Chair Taylor asked Trustee Pincomb to report on this item.
Trustee Pincomb listed reports from this committee as Item 9A Capital Projects Quarterly Report and Change Orders, and Item 9B Presentation on Student Health Services, noting that, because this was a committee of the whole, no additional information was required.
Chair Taylor thanked trustees for their dedication to the university and prefaced the trustees' upcoming trip with the administration to visit peer institutions.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:17 p.m.
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Free speech advocates are warning the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services against supporting political litmus tests in social work schools.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education said Wednesday that HHS currently requires its social workers to have degrees from programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, whose standards require evaluating students on the basis of their beliefs.
The foundation urged HHS to end its relationship with CSWE unless CSWE drops these vague and politically loaded standards, a request echoed in similar letters sent today by the National Association of Scholars and the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.
"By requiring that its social workers come from CSWE-accredited schools, HHS is tacitly approving viewpoint discrimination," FIRE President Greg Lukianoff said. "HHS should take steps to ensure that CSWE eliminates the ideological requirements it currently places on universities and students."
CSWE maintains a set of official standards on the basis of which it decides whether or not to accredit a social work program. The standards require that CSWE-accredited programs "integrate social and economic justice content grounded in an understanding of distributive justice, human and civil rights, and the global interconnections of oppression." They also require that graduates of CSWE-accredited programs "demonstrate the ability to…understand the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination and apply strategies of advocacy and social change that advance social and economic justice."
"'Social justice' and 'economic justice' are vague and politically loaded terms that mean different things to different people, yet CSWE's standards force schools to evaluate prospective social workers based on their commitment to these ideals," Lukianoff said. "It's an invitation for schools to discriminate against students with dissenting views, as FIRE has seen happen many times before."
Requirements of ideological conformity have led to specific incidents of viewpoint discrimination against students at institutions across the country. Washington State University (WSU) threatened an education master's student with dismissal for expressing his opinion that white privilege and male privilege do not exist. That sentiment supposedly violated the school's requirement that students should "exhibit an understanding of the complexities of race, power, gender, class, sexual orientation and privilege in American society." Rhode Island College's School of Social Work required a conservative master's student to lobby the government for "progressive" social changes if he wanted to continue pursuing a degree in social work policy. At Le Moyne College, a student was dismissed from the graduate education program for writing a paper expressing his personal beliefs about the propriety of corporal punishment.
"HHS should decisively reject the use of political litmus tests for its social workers. People can hold a wide variety of views and still make excellent social workers," a foundation spokeswoman said.Download file "HHS challenged on social workers PC training"
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The Grand Canyon National Park Airport serves the number-one tourist site in the state of Arizona and is the only state-owned airport in the state. The airport is located in Tusayan, Arizona, seven miles from the South Rim and two miles from the park entrance.
The current airport is built on the site of the first Grand Canyon Airport that was built in 1925. The current airport opened in October 1965, and the airport terminal was completed and dedicated on October 20, 1967.
Grand Canyon National Park Airport completed the new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Facility (ARFF) Maintenance Building in 2010 and held the grand opening of that building on June 16, 2010. This new building has received an Advanced Level Plus Sustainable Building Award from the Coconino County Sustainable Building Program designed by LEA Architects, LLC.
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Recently, ADOT kicked off a two-year study to update the airport's master plan. Read more about the process.
Dec. 12, 2012
A different sight greeted the staff at the Grand Canyon National Park Airport on Dec. 3 when instead of tourist helicopters, two U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters landed to engage in their annual mission to deliver toys and food to members of the Havasupai Tribe who live at the bottom of the canyon ... Full story ...
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Tactile Defensiveness and Other Sensory Modulation Difficulties
Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC
New York City, New York, USA
From: LEAVEN, Vol. 37 No. 3, June-July 2001, pp. 51-53
Tactile defensiveness is a sensory modulation difficulty that results in an inability to tolerate touch stimulation. Infants who exhibit tactile defensiveness will often arch away from contact, have difficulty feeding, and have great difficulty in self-regulation. Conversely, they may insist on being held constantly, screaming if put down. Parents may suspect that something is unusual about their child's behavior, but since the signs of sensory modulation problems are subtle, the child may go undiagnosed for years.
Dysfunction in Sensory Integration (DSI)
Tactile defensiveness is rarely the only sensory processing or modulation issue in an individual; it is usually a component of a wider dysfunction in sensory integration. Sensory integration is the ability of the brain to take in, combine, and organize sensory information so that it can be interpreted and acted upon. Sensory modulation is the ability to filter or attend selectively to sensory information, in other words, to pay less attention to unimportant things like the feeling of your clothes on your body and more attention to important things like the traffic in the street you are crossing. Sensory modulation typically improves as children mature. Children with poor sensory modulation may be over (hypersensitive) or under (hyposensitive) reactive to sensation. It is not unusual to be hypersensitive to some senses, and hyposensitive to others.
In addition to vision (sight), auditory (hearing), gustatory (taste), olfactory (smell), and tactile (touch) systems that are familiar to most people, humans also rely on the vestibular system. The vestibular system senses head position in relation to gravity using the semicircular canals of the inner ear and the proprioceptive-kinesthetic system, which uses muscle stretch receptors (proprioceptors) to give information about the body's position in space (kinesthesia). Together, the vestibular, proprioceptive, and kinesthetic sense systems give rise to the body schema, or a mental picture of the shape and position of the body.
Children with dysfunction in sensory integration often have delayed speech and motor (physical skills) development, because of the inadequate feedback from their muscles, which makes it much more difficult for them to develop an accurate body schema. Imagine trying to learn to pronounce the new sounds of a foreign language while your mouth is numb from Novocain (dental anesthesia)!
Another important component of sensory integration is discrimination. Sensory discrimination is the ability to notice small differences in sensations. A child with poor tactile discrimination may have difficulty with fine motor skills. Trying to learn to use your hands when touch information is not well defined is similar to trying to pick up a small coin while wearing thick mittens.
Breastfeeding and DSI
A Leader's first contact with the mother of an infant with sensory modulation problems will likely be over feeding issues. Depending on the severity of the baby's feeding problems, the Leader might be able to assist the mother, or she might need to refer the mother to a lactation consultant for the feeding issues and continue giving the mother support.
Feeding difficulties for infants with tactile defensiveness may include a hyperactive gag reflex that makes it uncomfortable for the baby to draw the nipple deeply enough into his mouth to breasted effectively, and poor sucking quality and rhythmicity due to poor tactile discrimination. Oral muscle tone is usually low in children with DSI, and overall hypotonia (low muscle tone) may also be present due to underactivation of the muscles by the brain. The infant must work harder to use low tone muscles, therefore feeding is more of an effort. The baby may take much longer to breastfeed because of the poor timing of sucking bursts and the need for long rests. If feeding is inefficient, he will also need to feed frequently to get enough milk.
If the baby has low muscle tone, it might help to swaddle him loosely with his arms drawn across his chest and his legs drawn up toward his belly for feedings. Firm touch is usually far more tolerable to a tactile defensive infant than light touch. If the baby hates to be held, perhaps he will tolerate being held in a sling to nurse, or he might need to have his legs and belly angled away from mother's trunk on a firm pillow, with just his shoulders and head supported at the breast.
Breastfed babies with DSI seem to work unusually hard. By the end of a feeding, their hair may be soaked with sweat, partly due to the effort of feeding, and partly because control of autonomic (involuntary) functions is also poor. If the nursling has a hard time discriminating various sensations in the mouth, he may have a hard time transitioning from rooting to sucking. If this is the case, and the baby tolerates touch to the mouth and face, the mother might gently rub the baby's lips and the outer surface of the gums immediately before feeding to help him get ready. If the baby does not tolerate touch at all, being swung in a blanket swing from head to toe (rather than from side to side) providing linear vestibular stimulation may increase the baby's organization and improve muscle tone. A blanket swing is a low-tech device that runs on parent power. A strong, soft blanket is placed on a soft surface, baby is placed in the center of the blanket, the edges are drawn up over baby, and the parent holds the edges of the blanket tightly and gently swings baby for a few minutes. This simple intervention can have dramatic effects, and is less scary to the child with tactile defensiveness than a mechanical swing.
Babies with DSI may also have difficulty with the mechanics of sucking. Decreased awareness of the tongue may lead to difficulty using it properly to propel milk from the milk sinuses under the areola toward the nipple then onto the back half of the tongue; then form the milk into a small pool or bolus, and transport the bolus toward the throat for swallowing. If the tongue does not have the tone, strength, or range of motion to lift and press the breast against the palate (roof of the mouth), the baby might compensate by pressing more with his jaws. This excessive compression is painful for the mother. Getting a deeper latch, making sure the baby is not tongue-tied, and using an asymmetrical latch (see photos at left) to increase the amount of tongue in contact with the breast can all be helpful to reduce compression. If the baby tolerates touch to the tongue, the mother might "walk back on the tongue" immediately before feeding, or in the middle of a feeding if the baby increases compression due to tongue fatigue. Walking back on the tongue consists of providing a firm, vibratory stimulus with a fingertip on the tongue tip, then repeating it slightly farther back until just before the area that would trigger the baby's gag reflex. Vibration is a small amplitude, high frequency stimulus, in other words, the fingertip wiggles, moving very slightly but very quickly on each spot on the tongue.
Feeding the Older Child with DSI
When modulation of sensory input is deficient, the input might be perceived as more or less intense than it actually is. Children who are hyposensitive are usually messy eaters, as they have a hard time finding their mouths with the food, and their tongue has difficulty moving the food to the teeth and back to the tongue for a swallow. They typically overstuff their mouths, because they do not notice the sensation of fullness until the muscles are very stretched. It can be difficult for hyposensitive children to know when to swallow, and they may chew food far longer than necessary. Overstuffing the mouth can make it even harder to safely control the food in the mouth, and the child may gag or choke often. The child may not seem to notice soft foods at all, and may greatly prefer hard and crunchy foods, again because they provide more stimulation.
Children with tactile defensiveness often refuse solids, or foods with particular textures, tastes, and smells. They may run from the kitchen when a can of tuna is opened, complaining about the smell, and retreat to the far end of the home for hours. They may lean to use cutlery very early, out of reluctance to feel food on the hands. They may use many napkins at a meal trying to keep food particles away from the hands and face. They may even pick up finger foods with a fork, spoon, or napkin to avoid touching them.
Children with any type of DSI often hate mixed-phase foods, such as commercial "junior" foods with small chunks, or stews and soups that combine liquids and solids. This may be because the different thicknesses and textures need to be handled simultaneously in different ways in the mouth: the liquid needs to be swallowed while the solids are held on the tongue for later chewing. This can be impossible for a child who has difficulty handling even one texture at a time. When served mixed-phase foods, older children with DSI will typically separate out the ingredients on their plate, and eat all of one food, then all of another. This can be emotionally difficult for the family when visiting, as the child may be teased for "being a baby" or "playing with food" and the parents criticized for allowing this behavior. Even when DSI has been diagnosed, it can be difficult for the parents to make relatives understand the child's needs. It's even harder when the parent cannot explain why the child needs to eat in an unusual manner.
Psychosocial Aspects of Sensory Modulation Issues
A mother might have strong feelings of rejection if her baby arches away from her body when she holds him, averts his eyes from her, or falls to respond to her at all. Leaders can be empathetic to the mother's feelings while reframing her perceptions in terms of the infant's needs and tolerance of touch. The Leader can also help brainstorm ways that the baby might prefer being held. Some babies with DSI prefer being held facing away from mother, others prefer the firm containment of a baby sling, or the reduced contact of a backpack carrier. Some babies like to be held but have difficulty tolerating movement. These babies may be gravitationally insecure or have hypersensitive vestibular systems. Speaking to them before touching them, holding their heads firmly, and moving them slowly and gradually may help them tolerate movement.
Developmental delays are terrifying and confusing to parents. Children with DSI-related speech delays may learn to communicate in other ways, for example, by gesturing or consistently using nonword sounds (jargon). Relatives may criticize the parents for responding to this communication and not requiring the child to talk and may blame the speech delay on this responsiveness. Leaders can reassure parents that children have a drive to develop skills, and that responding to their nonverbal efforts reinforces the desire to communicate. Similarly, when children do not walk when expected, the parent is often blamed for carrying the child too much, when the parent is simply caring for the nonambulatory child appropriately. Leaders can point out the difference between providing opportunities for the child to practice and develop skills and frustrating the child by demanding the impossible. Parents of children with tactile defensiveness quickly learn that the child finds it impossible to tolerate tags in the clothing or synthetic fabrics. Leaders can reassure mothers that it is not spoiling their child to remove scratchy tags and dress the child in cotton, which is usually the preferred fabric.
If the brain fails to make sense of incoming sensations, it cannot formulate an appropriate response to the environment. Therefore, behavior of children with DSI is often rigid and stereotyped. Their need for structure and consistency far exceeds that of typical children. They may become fixated on unusual things. They might insist on repeating a few lines of dialogue from a favorite book or play many times a day, or insist on wearing only green clothing. It's as if the transmission in the child's brain is stuck and does not want to shift gears. While similar behaviors are seen in almost all children, they are unusually frequent, long-lived, and intense in children with DSI. Children with altered sensory modulation have great difficulty transitioning from one activity to another. Rituals such as saying good-bye to all the playground equipment before leaving, and talking about which activity is coming next can be helpful in easing transitions. Carrying a firm toy that fits in the hand can provide a deep touch stimulus that can help keep a child's nervous system organized in a stressful environment. Three-inch-long vinyl baby animals are a particular favorite for this purpose.
Overwhelming Situations
Environmental alterations increase stress, particularly in the defensive individual, and stress increases sensitivity to tactile sensations. Children with poor sensory modulation become overwhelmed easily by their world. This can be particularly difficult for the family when an outing or special occasion arises. The event that was meant to be fun can be very stressful for the child with DSI. The proximity of many bodies increases the chance for accidental light touch, which is most aversive and terrifying to the child with tactile defensiveness. An increase in noise from cheering crowds or amplified sound will overwhelm a child with auditory processing difficulties. Such a child may cover his ears with his hands and cry, scream, or make nonsense sounds to cover up the intolerable outside noise. A child with visual hypersensitivity may cringe at the variety of sights, and he may squint or close his eyes to feel safe. Waiting in lines (queues) proves particularly intolerable for children with sensory modulation difficulties. When children express their distress, parents may feel embarrassed, particularly if onlookers seem judgmental. Since DSI is an invisible disability, it does not elicit compassionate and tolerant social responses. Families may become hesitant to venture out, and many become isolated. Helping Group members understand the child's special needs may make it more comfortable for the mother to attend LLL meetings.
Children who have difficulty with the tactile and proprioceptive-kinesthetic systems will usually try to compensate for their poor idea of where their body is in space by using vision to guide their actions. They may be very clumsy, and fall often, because their vestibular system does not react in time to correct their balance. The tiniest crack in the sidewalk seems like a crater, and the child often overcompensates by lifting the foot very high. This overcompensation may be a manifestation of dyspraxia, a motor planning deficiency. Motor planning is the ability to conceive of, plan, and execute a novel task. Children with poor motor planning have difficulty using skills they already have in a new environment. A new street to walk down seems like an obstacle course to the child with dyspraxia; getting into an unfamiliar van may take five minutes of maneuvering. Patience is required of everyone who must wait for the child to figure out just how to get both legs safely over the engine hump and into the back seat.
Helping Parents Find Information
Children are by definition immature and have some difficulty with sensory modulation. Sensory modulation should improve as children grow. Children with dysfunction in sensory integration show their distress in the unusual intensity, frequency, and duration of their responses to sensation. If these responses prevent the child from participating in age appropriate activities (if the child refuses to walk on or touch the sand, for example, and cries on the blanket while the other children build sandcastles), if the child is frequently frustrated, or the discrepancy between a child's behavior and development and that of his peers seems to be increasing, the child may need to be evaluated. Occupational and physical therapists are the appropriate professionals to evaluate a child's sensory integration, particularly those certified in Sensory Integration (SI). Often, the child's physician must make the referral to the therapist. The mother may be able to request an early intervention evaluation herself if her child is under two or three years old. In infants, indications for early intervention referral may include feeding difficulties, disorganized behavior (constant crying or difficulty sleeping more than a few minutes at a time), unusual irritability, and unusual posturing. Occupational therapists make the diagnosis of sensory integration dysfunction by combining information from observations of the child with that from parent questionnaires and formal testing.
While it is not appropriate for LLL Leaders to make diagnoses, it is proper to refer parents to sources of information. This needs to be done with extreme caution and sensitivity, as even if parents are convinced there is something unusual about their child, they are usually not happy about having that feeling confirmed. After active listening to a mother's concerns about her child, the Leader might recommend a book or Web site from the Resources list for the mother to see if the information there fits her child. Leaders may also help the mother rehearse talking to the physician about her concerns. The mother will continue to require support through the stressful evaluation process and adjusting to the child's diagnosis. The warmth and acceptance of her LLL Group and Leader can be invaluable assets to the mother coping with a special needs child.
Catherine Watson Genna is an LLL Leader on Reserve status and a lactation consultant. She has a private practice in Queens County, New York, USA where she resides with her husband, David, and their children Vincent and Alyssa. She is grateful that Vinny's sensory integration dysfunction was the catalyst for her interest in infant sucking skills; that his occupational and physical therapists were generous with their knowledge; and that LLL was there to encourage her to meet his needs.
Audio tapes Making Sense of Sensory Integration, 1998; Belle Curve Records, Inc. PO Box 18387, Boulder, Colorado 80308-1387 USA. Audio cassette and booklet set, Mary Darlington, 1-888-357-5867.
Web sites
www.childrensdisabilities.info/sensory_integration/index.html Hints for parents by parents of children with DSI.
www.sinetwork.org/ Information and resources for parents, teachers, and therapists.
home.ptd.net/~binelson/#SID/ Sandra Nelson's website on sensory integration, includes an article she wrote explaining DSI, and resources for other parents. [Editor's note: now at mywebpages.comcast.net/momtofive/SIDWEBPAGE2.htm]
www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm An article and links on SI Dysfunction in Young Children.
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Dowling, D., Danner, S., and Coffey, P. Breastfeeding the Infant with Special Needs. New York, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, 1997.
Fisher, A., Murray E., Bundy, A., eds. Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice. Philadelphia, F.A. Davis, 1991.
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Wolf, L. and Glass, R. Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Infancy: Assessment and Management. San Antonio, Therapy Skill Builders, 1992.


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Buffalo man pleads guilty to federal illegal document charge
A 37-year-old Buffalo man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to criminal possession with intent to use or transfer unlawfully identification documents allegedly destined for use by illegal immigrants.
Jorge Garcia faces a prison term of up to 15 years and a fine of up to $250,000 when he is sentenced at 1 p.m. Sept. 19.
U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. said Garcia illegally sold nine sets of identification documents for $6,300 in cash in recent years to illegal immigrants locally. The documents consisted of Puerto Rican birth certificates, New York State birth certificates, Michigan birth certificates and U.S. Social Security cards. Garcia was charged after an investigation by Federal Homeland Security agents.


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|2009-12-24, 15:09
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Saw the raw and this episode doesn't make any sense!? My japanese understanding might not be something but even so, this episode doesn't appear very logical. I don't see anything back what was written in the mitaka documents...
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|2009-12-24, 15:49
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You know... Is there a curse on this season's anime? Most of them are ending horribly... How can such a large percentage of anime in one season turn out like this...
This episode... ...Until the end part, you could take it seriously... Then...
Hah?! Schoolgirl Suou?!
Yeah, sure, so a completely new Earth was copied and now Suou is pretty much living in another world? Talk about a big scale. What a way to end this...
Not only that, but they don't show what happened to the rest of Suou's friends. Were they copied into the new world too? How about Nika and Tanya? Kiko? Gai?
And to top it all off, they have Gorgo appear with torn clothe and the levitating car fly into the sky to end the season with a laugh.
And all of this with a lack of explanation of some other characters. Brilliant.
The end.
|2009-12-24, 16:29
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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wha, wha wha... x_X I just, just, I just, but wha.. I mean wha, mean WHAT THE HELL ?!!!!
what about Yin, does that yin in white was good ? was she "normal" i mean, i mean good (heh now I'm just a little shocked, disappointed, frustrated and in some way excited in1 so I ran short of words, so please, forgive mi my language o_O )
I just want to know what happened with yin and hei, WTF the ED was sooooooo sucked... I think I'll write smth. later... now I have to do something to someone, to release the pressure
@ dann - better... I think I'll just to "my own future" of this anime... at last, Amber said that there are different futures
I have to watch it with subbs, but yeah... for now, for me, that season, have never existed...
and yeah.. they have trolled us :[
|2009-12-24, 16:55
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Loved the episode, myself. Felt right. The war continues on the old Misaki Earth, while Suou and July (although she doesn't remember him, I think he remembers her) live on the new Earth Shion made to Suou's specifications: with two loving parents and a view of the real sky.
Sad, terrible, happy. If Hei is truly with Suou, as he says, is he merged in the world-spirit with Yin, or will he and Suou meet when she is older? She says she expects to meet "someone" someday.
The ending is open enough for third (fourth) series of many kinds, it seems to me, on either or both Earths -- and also closed enough for an ending, with Hei and Yin either dead or together in a disembodied state, and Suou living a good life on the new Earth. Suou's expectation of meeting someone I think is Hei, makes me think a further series is in the director's mind.
Things surprisingly didn't seem rushed to me, but certainly full of interesting quandaries. Like the ending of the first series.
I think the new Earth is to be an Earth free of contractors and gates, and with a view of the real stars. We will leave the question of how its gravity affects the old earth's orbit out of our calculations, lol: "Sufficiently advanced science is indistinguishable from magic" (Arthur C. Clarke).
I eagerly await Chinese and English subs, but for me so far this was a moving and satisfying episode, not a troll at all. It didn't give final answers, but neither did series one. I like one comment on 2channel: "My head is spinning so fast that I have gone beyond the normal world."
EDIT: There is a huge number of comments on 2channel following the show. So many that people are making cracks about how many people in Japan are "people of leisure" and can stay up so late (the show starts at 1:25 am). There were over 600 posts during the show. Then succeeding threads have filled up in an hour and a quarter, an hour and a half, and three hours: over 3500 posts in five hours. More people there seem to trying to figure things out than complaining, although there is certainly some of that, too.
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|2009-12-24, 17:04
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As much as I like this episode and the season as a whole, in the end they didn't answer of the most important question: Who created the gates?
I hope if there is a season 3 there will be an answer to this. And I remember reading somewhere that Tensai Okamura said that he has many ideas about the series and if wants to focus the sequel on other character, not just Hei.
Well, if he decide to make a season 3, I hope the new main character is a badass like Hei. Suou's not a bad character, but she can't compare to Hei. I think we can expect to hear from Bones about new project about DTB next year or so, considering together with FMA this is Bones most profitable anime.
One thing is for sure, July looks damn cute when he's smiling like that.
|2009-12-24, 17:13
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Hei x Yin
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Poland - Goleniów
wait,wait,wait... I have just realised... did Yin (both of them x_X) say, that he can still kill her ?! And than Hei smiled ?! WTF ? did she give him, his powers back just to get killed by him ?! And the most important, did he kill her ?!
|2009-12-24, 17:19
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i didn't see the Ep yet but of what are you saying that's it gonna be a huge disappointment.......
from the begining of this season i predicted that this season is just a extend or a filler....cause the first one ended with out saying anything about darker than black universe.....
for me darker than black wasn't a good anime to start with.....it felt empty somehow ....but it's something i saw so i had to continue it to see the end of it ....
|2009-12-24, 17:35
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So whatever happens, it's unlikely we'll ever see Hei as a character in the series again? Well, that sucks. Oh, well.
I also agree that they didn't deal with the most important questions at all. It'd be nice to see at least one more series dealing with answers to those though I'm not sure how the other Earth would factor in.
|2009-12-24, 17:55
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Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
But if all we wanted was to get finality on details of the plot of the first series, then this series did not do that. It raised as many questions as it answered. Seems a good thing, to me. YMMV
|2009-12-24, 18:23
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Lol, when i think about it.
The first 3-4 episodes were the best one of this season.
Almost no emotional impact at all compared to the first season.
I was like *when does this finally end, yaaawn*
But seriously, another earth created? No.....just no!
I would want my money back if i were paying for it.
Season 1 was episodic and with Yoko Kanno and Mai Ayamane had some CowBoy Bebop vibes but now....i've lost it.
Well, i was naive that Cowboy Bebop can be topped or even be reached.
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heh, yeah... 2nd series was not DTB for me... first series was really amazing, there was action, really... while I was watching 2nd series, I was thinking that it is totally different series, and not only the series, even episodes were just different form each other, I just didn't see the congestion between each of them. That series was about "nothing"
And that idea with another world... mehhh... I'm just speak less
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It's happened to all of us, at least in our dreams: a lottery win, a big inheritance, a streak of luck at the gaming tables, paying $7 for a $75,000 Renoir .
It can happen.
Sooner or later some unexpected money is likely to fall in your lap. Manage it properly, and it can improve your quality of life. Mess it up, and it could ruin your life.
But whether it's millions or just a $3,000 tax refund, here's how to get the most out of unexpected money.
1. Stop
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Don't do anything at first: no shopping sprees, no donations to charity, no lending money to friends and family. Don't even tell anyone. The last thing you want to do is risk wasting your windfall by acting on impulse, or encouraging friends and distant family to volunteer their assistance or hold their hands out.
The greater the sum, the longer you should take to assess your financial situation and identify some short- and long-term goals. If the amount is significant, a month isn't too much. It's not going anywhere.
2. Pay off high-interest debt
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Once the planning stage is over, the first step should be obvious. If you have debt, especially the high-interest kind, pay it off. Using a $5,000 bonus to eliminate a $5,000 credit card balance with a 24 percent interest rate is the same thing as earning 24 percent interest risk-free and tax-free — something virtually impossible to do elsewhere.
There are instances in which paying paying down debt makes less sense. For example, if you're paying 3 percent on a mortgage and can earn 10 percent in the stock market or elsewhere, you'll obviously come out ahead by leaving your debt intact. But in general, paying interest is bad, and reducing your debt is the best thing you can do with any extra money, windfall or otherwise.
3. Put some aside for emergencies
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All right then — you've thought about what to do and destroyed some debt. Now can you go to the mall?
Not yet. Put some of that cash aside for a rainy day. According to a , 24 percent of Americans have no emergency savings. If you're a paycheck away from a financial emergency, now's the time to fix that.
Ideally, you'll want at least an amount equal to six months of living expenses in an emergency account that's readily accessible, like a savings account or money market fund. If your job is stable, that should do it. If it's not, however, the more cash you have, the better.
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If you're fortunate enough to inherit an amount like $100,000, the best thing you can do with it is to turn it into $200,000. How? By investing it.
If you're not sure what to do, now's the time for a little research. Check out articles like, "Beginning Stock Investor? Here's All You Need to Know," for tips like:
- Don't be a dope. Day trading, penny stocks and buying based on rumors are sucker bets.
- Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Diversify: stocks, real estate — maybe even turning a hobby into a business. Spread it around.
- Kiss the money goodbye for a while. One of the luxuries of found money or a windfall is that it allows you to invest longer-term without worry. Things like stocks and real estate take time to blossom. A windfall buys you that time.
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Ask friends for referrals, check the or, preferably, both.
And don't ever simply turn money over to someone else. Helping you understand your investments is an adviser's job. Being responsible for your own money is yours.
For more tips on finding the right help, check out: "How to Choose the Perfect Financial Adviser."
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Last, but definitely not least, use some of that money to treat yourself to a great experience, like a trip to a place you've always wanted to see. One of the main reasons to have money is to enjoy it.
Obviously, the weight you'll put on the steps above will depend largely on the amount of your windfall. Inheriting $10 million is a lot different from a $2,000 bonus at work. But the principle is the same: Take your time, think it through and decide where the money will deliver the biggest bang for the buck.
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North-South Cooperation in Ophtalmology: Success Models for Cooperation
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The term North south cooperation generally refers to the cooperation between the developed countries in Europe/North America and the Under-developed countries more especially in Africa.
The developed North has reasonable amount of resources in terms of Money, trained manpower and equipment. In sharp contrast the developing countries have limited resources in all spheres and in particular towards eye care. There are a limited number of trained personnel and those who are available are poorly distributed. There is lack of appropriate equipment. Where available it is usually old, poorly maintained or no maintenance at all or located in one centre not necessarily accessible to the majority of the population. Consumables are not readily available in the units and supply is not sustained.
Who are the providers of eye care/collaboration:
In developing countries medical care provision is principally the government's responsibility. There is generally lack of insurance to meet the cost of medical treatment except in some cases for some few employees in private companies and these constitute a very small percentage of the population.
Non Governmental organisations:
These are non profit making organisations and these include among others:
Lions Clubs International
Christofel Blinden Mission (CBM)
Sight Savers International
Light for the World
Inter-governmental assistance/cooperation:
These organisations work in conjunction with governments to provide eye care services and in several instances provide the bulk of the medical care. There are several units as evidence to the success of such cooperation.
Inter-university cooperation:
Twinning between universities in the North and South is one well tested avenue of cooperation. This is done through exchange programmes of students and lecturers, technology and skills transfer, continuing medical education, short term and long term scholarships, collaboration through research.
Several challenges will be met along the way and include: Lack of enough resources, lack of enthusiasm and fear to go South especially for professionals from the North, laws in various countries that hinder hands on training for outside professionals who want to improve their skills.
Successful North to South cooperation is a reality and is beneficial to all the partners. More needs to be done to make the modalities of how this can be initiated and sustained well known to those interested.


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This weekend the Bisons traveled to Cookeville, Tenn. to play Tennessee Tech.
"This was a good opportunity for us to get in more matches before the spring time. Tennessee Tech is going to be a very strong team in the OVC this year and would probably be one of the better teams we would be matched up against in the spring time," said Coach Andrew Harris.
Mario Hernandez closed out well; winning his doubles match with Daniel Hangstefer. The duo defeated Dean O'Brien & Josh Grilling 8-6.
Hernandez also was the lone winner for Lipscomb in the singles match; defeating James Crawford 6-4, 1-6, (10-8).
"I think Mario Hernandez did a great job of closing out his match in the afternoon. This will be a great confidence booster for him heading forward into the spring. We had some other opportunities that we could not capitalize on and I think the guys will learn from their experience and begin to realize that they have the ability to win those tight matches against quality opponents like Tennessee Tech," said Harris.
Morning Session:
1) Mario Hernandez/Daniel Hangstefer (Lipscomb) def. Dean O'Brien/Josh Grilling (TTU) 8-6
2) Justin Kierstein/Lloyd Harris (TTU) def. James Murrell/Chad Pierron (Lipscomb) 8-5
3) James Crawford/Mario Guiterrez (TTU) def. Bruno Melibeu/Andrew Bonnell (Lipscomb) 8-5
1) Dean O'Brien (TTU) def. James Murrell (LU) 6-2, 6-3
2) Josh Grilling (TTU) def Daniel Hangstefer (LU) 6-3, 1-6 (10-5)
3) Justin Kierstein (TTU) def Mario Hernandez (LU) 6-4, 6-3
4) James Crawford (TTU) def. Bruno Melibeu (LU) 7-5, 6-2
5) Mario Guiterrez (TTU) def. Chad Pierron (LU) 3-6, 6-4, (10-6)
6) Lloyd Harris (TTU) def. Andrew Bonnell (LU) 5-7, 6-2, (10-6)
Afternoon Session:
1) Dean O'Brien (TTU) def. Daniel Hangstefer (LU) 6-1, 6-0
2) Josh Grilling (TTU) def James Murrell (LU) 6-1, 6-1
3) Mario Hernandez (LU) def. James Crawford (TTU) 6-4, 1-6, (10-8)
4) Justin Kierstein (TTU) def. Bruno Melibeu (LU) 6-3, 6-3
5) Lloyd Harris (TTU) def. Chad Pierron (LU) 6-3, 4-6 (10-7)
6) Mario Guiterrez (TTU) def. Joe McArdle (LU) 6-3, 7-6 (10-3)


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Sheila Ann Montague of Amityville, a devoted educator, died Sun., Aug. 26 following a courageous battle with cancer. Miss Montague was born in Syracuse New York and graduated from Baldwinsville High School in 1958. In 1962, she graduated from Cortland State University and obtained a master's degree in both guidance and administration from C.W. Post College.
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Actors could feature in new movie directed by The Italian Job's F. Gary Gray.
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We've got dragons, high-speed chases, and apples with Dragon Age II, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, and Battlefield 3 leading the way in This Week in Digital Downloads.
[UPDATE] Industry veteran George Broussard claims Io Interactive has suffered staff reductions; Square Enix confirms.
Hollywood adaptation of Io Interactive's squad-based shooter suffers a setback after French director walks away from project; film's production pushed back.
Square Enix confirms Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC sequel to 2007's Dead Men will be set in the Shanghai underworld.
Tomb Raider publisher's board accepts £84.3 million offer, unanimously recommends deal to shareholders.
Action star in negotiations to appear in the movie of the Eidos game; Billy Bob Thornton rumoured to be Lynch.
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While conducting research in Ireland, I discovered the surname is Pell, not Pells, but the error is understandable, since a visit to the family was probably preceded by the explanation, "We're going to visit the Pells." In a child's mind, one Pell becomes all Pells.
William Francis Pell was born in Dublin Ireland in the Autumn of 1891. He was the second born child, and first born son, of Teresa Early and John Pell. Teresa Early Pell was the youngest sister of my maternal great-grandmother, Jane Early Ball. At various times in the late 19th and early 20th century, the two sisters and their respective families lived together. William's cousin, my grandfather Patrick Ball, was six years old when William was born. The Pell family in total appears on the 1901 Irish Census; William is notably absent from the 1911 Irish Census. One might assume he was already serving in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, but I have not yet found evidence to support such an assumption.
Unfortunately, not much remains of the World War One record of young William, aside from his medals card, an entry in Ireland's Memorial Records, and a photograph of his grave. I do know that upon enlisting William served in the rank of Private, and his gravestone attests to the fact that he held the rank of Lance Corporal when he was killed, so one may assume that his short military career was a fine one. Just as William Dunne (paternal tree) did serve, William Pell also served in the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers; his regimental number was 8328. William Pell was killed in action on 7 January 1915. He had only just celebrated his 23rd birthday.
I do not know how well William Pell and William Dunne knew each other, if at all. Their families were not yet connected, and would not be for some forty years to come. However, in an extraordinary coincidence, both of these men are interred in Prowse Point Military Cemetery in Belgium, two among a total of only two hundred and twenty-five interred. Their graves are only a few yards away from one another.
According to his medals card, William Pell was awarded the 1914 Star, the Victory Medal, and the British War Medal. The card bears the telling phrase 'K. in A.', the benign way of noting that he was killed in action. The medals card also states his qualification date as 9 October 1914. Since this date is just three months before his death, one can presume the medals may have been sent posthumously to his family. At the time of his death, the Pell family was still living in the home into which William was born, at 23 Liffey Street, Kilmainham, Dublin. Although there is no slip of paper bearing the signature of his mother or his father for receipt of those medals at their door, I wonder what that day was like when those medals arrived, and just when was it that the Pell family added the ribbon of black crepe to the portrait of their young man?
|Prowse Point Military Cemetery, Belgium. Site of the graves of William Pell and William Dunne.
|William Pell's Medal card. National Archives UK.
|The Book of Ireland's Memorial Records under glass in St. Patrick's Cathedral Dublin.
|Pell, William. Reg. No 8328, left column, third from top.
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I see from the current Sydney PEN newsletter that Michelle de Kretser's novel The Lost Dog has been shortlisted for the inaugural Barbara Jefferis Award, and the winner will be announced tomorrow.
(This is the prize that caused such a fuss last year when first announced, mainly because it's for women writers only. [UPDATE: My bad, my very bad, for this is completely wrong: it is open to novelists of either or indeed any sex whose book represents women and girls in a positive light; see comments thread.] Oh noes! What about Teh Menz Liberation, huh? Huh? Etc.)
As you can see if you read the link, this is a very handsome prize. Quite apart from the $35,000, there is the warm glow of winning an award named in honour and memory of a woman who contributed so much for so long to Australian literature -- and associated also with her husband John Hinde, long-standing and much-loved ABC film critic, whose will provided for the establishment of the award in his wife's name.
Peace and all to the current Miles Franklin judges, some of whom are mates of mine, but it's a matter of absolute gobsmackedness to me that The Lost Dog didn't even make the longlist for the 2008 Miles F award. It fits the award's criteria (which de Kretser's previous novel, The Hamilton Case, did not), and it's one of the best Australian novels I've read not just over the last year but for a very long time. I've got nothing against the other books that made the Miles F longlist; I just think The Lost Dog is better than most if not all of them -- for all kinds of reasons, but mostly, I think, for its delicate balance of intellectual sophistication and genuine, intense, beautifully realised feeling. That, and the fact that by about three pages in you find yourself thinking 'Oh my, this book was written by a grown-up.'
This is the review of it that I wrote last year for the Sydney Morning Herald:
The Lost Dog
By Michelle de Kretser
Allen & Unwin, 364 pp, $35 (hb)
Tom Loxley is on a kind of rural retreat when his beloved dog goes missing in the bush. Over the course of the story his search for the dog is interspersed with episodes of back-story: the story of his early childhood in India, his cramped teenage years in Australia, his unlucky and thwarted parents, and most of all his strange, tender relationship with the mysterious Nelly Zhang.
Tom is an academic working on a book about Henry James; he has anchored his racially complicated heritage in English literature. This novel is haunted by James in all kinds of ways, not least by a preoccupation with the idea of haunting itself, as well by the idea of yearning. On the surface Tom's yearning is for the lost dog, and for the beloved who refuses to become a lover, but these things are situational and remediable; what can't be changed is Tom's family history and geography, the complex fate of the post-colonial.
This book is so engaging and thought-provoking, and its subject matter so substantial, that the reader notices only in passing how funny it is. At one point Tom goes to ask the neighbour Corrigan to keep an eye out for the dog, whereupon the narrator produces a sentence worthy of Patrick White: 'When the Australian desire to provide assistance meshed with the Australian dread of appearing unmanly, it produced the bluff menace that was Mick Corrigan's default setting.'
Michelle de Kretser is one of those rare writers whose work balances substance with style. Her writing is very witty, but it also goes deep, informed at every point by a benign and far-reaching intelligence. She is still winning prizes for her 2003 novel The Hamilton Case and she is certain to win a few more for The Lost Dog. Publishers Allen and Unwin have shown their faith in her by publishing this novel as a beautifully-designed hardback.
But I only had a 320-word space and they're meant to be brief, lively, accessible shorts; if you want a good, serious, insightful, detailed critical response, go and have a read of James Ley's full-length review in the Age. (Whenever I hear someone say 'Oh but Peter Craven is the best critic in the country', I have a little smile to myself, because while there are things about Craven's writing (not his criticism, so much) that I do admire very much, it's quite obvious to me that the best critic in the country is in fact James Ley.)
And just as an added bonus, that beautiful cover and design are courtesy of the lovely and talented Ampersand Duck. What more could any reader possibly want? Here is A. Duck's fabulous post about working on this novel; give yourself time (a cup of coffee, say) to read and savour this lovely detailed post.
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University of Iowa at the Indy 500
The University of Iowa Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research announced that Lazier Partners Racing and supporters have partnered to raise awareness for the institute's research by providing the lead sponsorship of an Indianapolis 500 race car. Buddy Lazier, the 1996 Indy 500 winner, will drive the No. 91 University of Iowa Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone car in the 98th running of the 500-mile race.
The Indianapolis 500 is one of the most prestigious motorsports events in the world, held annually on Memorial Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Practice for this year's Indianapolis 500 begins on May 11, qualifications are held on May 17 and 18, and the race takes place on May 25.
"Thank you to Lazier Partners Racing and Wynn Institute Advisory Board Member Brian Walker for creating this incredible opportunity to share with the millions of people who follow the Indy 500 the important research our scientists are conducting to help patients with vision loss," said Dr. Edwin Stone, director of the UI Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research.
Jacqueline Lazier, the 12-year-old daughter of Buddy and Kara Lazier, was born with a rare eye disorder called aniridia, which is characterized by a complete or partial absence of the colored part of the eye. Aniridia can cause reduction in visual acuity and increased sensitivity to light. Aniridia, combined with glaucoma, has caused Jacqueline to lose vision in her right eye. The Wynn Institute is conducting research on aniridia and glaucoma as well as other inherited eye diseases.
"Our support of the Wynn Institute is personal to our family and right in line with the goals and purpose of our team," said Lazier Partners Racing co-owner, and Buddy's father, Bob Lazier. "We want to win on the track, and we want to help people achieve their goals every day off the track."
Race enthusiast Brian Walker, CEO of Herman Miller—a major manufacturer of office furniture and home furnishings based in Michigan—sits on the Wynn Institute Advisory Board. His son, Sam Walker, was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease. The Wynn Institute is working toward promising treatments and, ultimately, a cure for retinitis pigmentosa. In addition to partnering with Lazier Partners Racing to make the Indy 500 car possible, Brian Walker also sponsors an annual golf event to raise money for the institute's research (scrambleforsight.com).
In honor of Jacqueline Lazier and Sam Walker, longtime UI supporters Gary and Cammy Seamans have committed $100,000 to support the institute's research fund. "We hope to inspire others to give to the incredibly important, life-changing research that is taking place at the institute," said Gary Seamans. "The Indy 500 is an opportunity to tell Jacqueline and Sam's stories, and to bring hope to other patients around the world." Others interested in supporting the Wynn Institute can visit www.buddysdrive.org.
About the UI Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research:
The University of Iowa Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research was created to accelerate the eradication of heritable human blindness through interdisciplinary research, education and clinical care. The institute's mission is to develop effective treatments for all forms of genetic blindness, ranging from very common conditions like age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma that affect millions of people worldwide, to individually rare but collectively common disorders like retinitis pigmentosa, Stargardt disease, Best disease, Usher syndrome and Leber congenital amaurosis. The institute was named in honor of Mr. Wynn's $25 million gift commitment, which has significantly accelerated the organization's mission to prevent and cure blinding eye diseases that affect millions of people worldwide.


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Deep pit, petting zoo and more
The Oasis Restaurant and Night Club will be raising money for the Midway 4-H with a deep pit barbecue, petting zoo, and lots of games.
The event will be held Saturday at 410-414 North Street from 11a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tickets are just $10 for the deep pit, which includes the meat, chili, scalloped potatoes, salad and a roll.
All proceeds go to support the 4-H program.