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The media has been reporting extensively on what the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance project has dubbed the "Trump Effect": the fear and anxiety which the President-elect's campaign rhetoric - and his policy pronouncements, especially regarding immigrants and Muslims - appears to be engendering among Latino, Hispanic, African-American, and Muslim children, immigrant children, and children of immigrants, and the bullying, intimidation, slurs, and threats which appear to be increasingly directed at them.
While bullying has a long and sordid history in American classrooms, a November 7, 2016 article in The Nation asserts that the current surge is notable in two respects, both for the similarity of its targets - Muslim students, immigrants and children of immigrants, children of color, girls, and Jews - and the language used against them, leading some educators to suggest a link to Donald Trump and the "degraded course of this election season."
Much of the evidence that more students are being bullied, harassed, or even physically threatened or assaulted because of their immigration status, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, is explicitly anecdotal. But the stories "leave little doubt that the [Trump] effect is real and on the upswing," argues the Nation article.
Sadly, it appears that the Trump Effect isn't just being felt in the nation's classrooms. It's also seems to be playing out in my domain of youth sports.
According to a story published on the website, OnlyNews.com, the weekend after the election, a girl's volleyball team from Archer City, TX (about 2 hours north of Dallas) was playing against a team from Fort Hancock ISD in Snyder, TX (a town on the Texas/Mexico border which happens to be 97 percent Hispanic) when students from Archer City starting chanting "Build a Wall!" and holding up Trump/Pence signs, along with large flags emblazoned with the phrase "Come and Take It!" - a reference to the Battle of Gonzales, the first military battle during the Texas Revolution with Mexico.
The Archer City Superintendent, C.D. Knobloch, subsequently apologized to the students and community of Ft. Hancock, saying that "appropriate action" was being taken to address the offensive language. Knobloch nevertheless claimed his students weren't racists, and that, but for the election, the incident "wouldn't have happened," and that "every effort would be made to ensure this doesn't happen again."
While accepting Archer City's apology, Fort Hancock Superintendent Jose Franco said that what bothered him the most was that was "no adults, no officials did anything about it while the match was going on. We come from a very competitive district where there's plenty of trash talk and that's just part of the game, having fun with it, but this is the first time it has ever crossed the line." (By the way, Fort Hancock lost the game. Whether the loss had anything to do with the intimidating racist crowd, it probably didn't help the team focus on playing their best).
Tip of the iceberg?
Unfortunately, if my experience is any guide, the Archer City/Fort Hancock story may be just the tip of a very large iceberg. Since Election Day, I have fielded an incredible number of phone calls and received countless emails from sports parents reporting incidents of discrimination and bullying against immigrants, African-Americans, Jews, and LGBT youth by teammates and coaches. Here are just some of the incidents which have been directly reported to me:
- A coach's son allegedly informed a boy of Mexican heritage during tryouts for a middle school boy's basketball team that his father would not being selecting him for the team because he could only pick fifteen boys and didn't want to waste one of his picks on a boy who he was sure was going to be sent back to Mexico.
- A teenage girl of African heritage was not invited to an impromptu pizza party and movie night for her age-group track team this past weekend to celebrate Trump's election.
- An African-American boy trying out for his middle school basketball team was alleged to have been cut by the coach after he asked the players to stand in a line tallest to shortest and by race, and then excused all but one black player from participating in the actual try- out.
- Coaches in one Southwest sports league were allegedly told that they might not be able to continue coaching if they could not provide documentation of their immigration status, and that, until such proof was furnished, their kids would not be able to play.
- After Election Day, a transgender girl on a high school cheer squad was allegedly subjected to repeated taunts by her teammates for wearing an "I'm With Her" t-shirt, teasing the coach reportedly refused to do anything to stop.
- A Jewish father reported that a swastika was scrawled on a locker at his child's away game.
- An African-American boy was reportedly punched in the head by teammates on his high school football team and subjected to hate speech, while game officials and coaches allegedly looked the other way.
While I haven't been able to independently verify whether any of these incidents actually occurred, I do know that the parents who called me were genuinely anguished. They were truly heartbreaking for me to hear, especially as I have spent a great deal of my time and effort over the past 25 years, first as a youth sports coach and administrator and, for the last 16 years as a sports safety educator, fighting to keep kids safe, not just from physical injury, but from emotional, psychological, and sexual injury and abuse.
What I found most disturbing about such reports is the number that involve either discriminatory behavior by coaches or their failure to do anything to stop it. "Although plenty of coaches use affirming and encouraging coaching styles, bullying behavior such as demeaning, shaming, and name-calling remains a common aspect of coaching in sports at any level," notes Nancy Swigonski, a physician at Indiana University School of Medicine and the author of a 2014 article on bullying by coaches in the journal Pediatrics.
As evidence, she pointed to a 2011 study in the United Kingdom which found that three-quarters of the 6,000 young adults ages 18 to 22 years interviewed about their experiences in sports earlier in adolescence reported at least 1 incident of emotional harm playing sports, one third of whom identified their coach as the main source of harm, and to a 2005 study - one which I cited in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage (Harper Collins), and in articles adapted from that book for MomsTEAM.com - finding that 45% of children reported verbal misconduct by coaches, including name-calling and insulting them during play.
Perhaps because the damage inflicted in children who are subject to bullying, or to racial, religious, homo- or transphobic, or ethnic slurs or epithets or threats while participating in youth sports is not obvious, like sexual abuse, or immediately apparent, like a physical injury, its effect is often overlooked and minimized. But the damage is no less real, and, in fact, may be much more long-lasting.
Children involved in sports often make strong connections and develop a special trusting relationship with their coaches and instructors, and if the coaches' power is abused, children can suffer severe psychological injuries that may last a lifetime. In a 2004 study of emotional abuse of elite child athletes in the United Kingdom, for instance, athletes reported that the abuse by their coaches created a climate a fear and made them feel stupid, worthless or upset, lacking in self-confidence, angry, depressed, humiliated, fearful and hurt, and left long-lasting emotional scars.
Preventing abuse: proactive adults needed
Fortunately, from working with sports programs and talking with thousands of parents and coaches from all over the United States and around the world for the past 16 years, and as the head of one of only two U.S. sports organizations participating as a founding member of global coalition of sports organizations committed to implementing the International Safeguards for Children in Sport, spearheaded by Unicef UK, I know that there are a number of steps sports programs can take right now to try to prevent the kind of bullying, teasing, and taunting against Latino, Hispanic, African-American, and Muslim athletes, immigrant children, and children of immigrants that we are seeing from occurring in the first place:
Establish written codes of conduct. After two years of work with our global partners, MomsTeam Institute/SmartTeams has issued guides for viewing on the web and for downloading and printing, for organizations working to implement the International Safeguards and for anyone supporting or governing organizations working with children, including guidelines for creating codes of conduct for staff and volunteers, children and young people, and parents and caregivers.
Be role models. Adult stakeholders must pro-actively encourage children not to bully, tease, taunt, or discriminate on the grounds of religious faith, ethnicity or race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, or mental or physical handicap. Every coach needs to make sure that every team event - whether a practice, game, competition, or a team-building gathering like a pizza party -is inclusive, and that a zero tolerance policy for abuse of any kind is strictly enforced. If children cannot look to the nation's leaders as role models, adults involved in youth sports, knowing that children learn by example, need to step in.
Pay attention: Instead of dropping their kids off for practice, parents should stick around if they can; they should encourage their kids to report inappropriate behavior by teammates or coaches - whether it is "locker room talk" demeaning of women or girls, or anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant comments or behavior - regardless of whether it is directed at a teammate or not, and made to feel safe in doing so; they should pay attention to a coach's behavior at practices and games to make sure they are not participating in or tolerating bullying, teasing or abuse of any kind.
Report bullying. Allegations of abuse or discrimination of any kind cannot go unchallenged, unrecorded, or unreported. Such behavior, whether by a coach or a team member, should be reported immediately to school or league officials.
Impose penalties for abuse. Coaches should face consequences for verbal misconduct including demeaning, name-calling, and insulting young athletes.
Establish expectations at a pre-season meeting. When I was coaching boys' soccer, I held a meeting before every season for parents and players at which I set behavioral expectations. Before every practice and game, I reminded players that they would be benched for one week if they directed any kind of abuse toward a teammate, including name calling, shaming, hazing, bullying, or taunting. By constantly reinforcing the values of good sportsmanship and respect towards teammates and opponents, I was able to mold one of my teams into one which ended the season by winning a sportsmanship trophy and becoming sportsmanship ambassadors to a soccer tournament in Scotland.
Now, perhaps more than ever, I believe that coaches, parents, and student-athletes need to actively reject hate talk, bullying, and discrimination in order to keep sports a safe place for our student-athletes and send the message that hate and intimidation simply have no place on the playing fields of our nation.
Brooke de Lench is Executive Director of MomsTEAM Institute of Youth Sports Safety, Founder and Publisher of MomsTEAM.com, author of Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports (HarperCollins), and Producer/Director/Creator of the PBS documentary, "The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer." She can be reached by email @ firstname.lastname@example.com, and you can follow her on Twitter @brookedelench.


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What sort of apocalypse will ensue if the legislature or voters reject Gov. Brown's plans to extend temporary tax increases on income, sales and cars for five years?
Brown isn't saying. But a growing chorus of people, among them Treasurer Bill Lockyer, say Brown should detail the horrors that await. Lockyer suggested last week that one consequence would be a school year that is six weeks shorter.
The argument of this "Apocalypse Now!" crowd amounts to this: voters hate taxes and are unlikely to embrace them unless confronted with a scarier alternative. In this case, that alternative would be big cuts in schools and other programs they value. In this view, the choice should be made explicit.
Brown's side counters that making the additional cuts explicit might boomerang and feel like threatening voters; some also suggest that voters might not see the threatened cuts as credible anyway. There's also a practical objection to "Apocalypse Now!". It's going to be hard enough to get a budget agreement to put the tax measures on the ballot -- without having to also get an agreement on a back-up plan of cuts.
Recent history, however, suggests that the Brown approach won't work. In a 2009 special election, Gov. Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders sought voter approval of these very same temporary tax increases -- but never specified exactly what would be cut. The tax increases were rejected by voters. It's not clear if spelling out what armageddon might look like will produce a different result. But it may well be worth a try.

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'Plan B' pitching staff effective in opening series
With planned starters injured or unavailable, veteran Harang steps up
MILWAUKEE -- The Atlanta Braves were on "Plan B" with their starting rotation Wednesday. It was a lot better than many clubs' "Plan A."
Aaron Harang was signed on March 24 by the Braves, the same day the Cleveland Indians released him. It had become apparent that the Braves were going to start the season without the services of at least three of their projected starting pitchers.
Harang has been around the block often enough. Wednesday was his 320th big league start, but he did not have a particularly good 2013. If people viewed him as a stopgap starter, that would be understandable.
But on Wednesday, Harang threw a no-hitter at the Milwaukee Brewers through six innings at Miller Park. This turned out to be a necessity, because Matt Garza gave up the same number of hits for the Brewers over the first six innings.
The difference was a Chris Johnson solo homer with two outs in the seventh. That -- and 2 1/3 spotless innings from the Atlanta bullpen -- added up to a 1-0 Braves victory, as well as a victory in the opening series.
For the record, Braves starters gave up three runs over 19 2/3 innings in this series. The club gave up a total of four runs in three games, and all of this was accomplished in a hitter-friendly park against what is regarded as a difficult lineup.
The Braves have had admirable organizational pitching depth in the past. This year, even in the face of two starters lost to Tommy John surgery, and even more starters unavailable for the start of the season, their pitching depth is once again on display.
"We don't have enough depth -- nobody does," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said with a smile. "We've kind of so far survived. It's only three games into the season, but we haven't missed a beat.
"You know, we've got a good scouting department and a good player development department. "
Wednesday's game was a special sort, because of the double no-hitter through six innings. The intensity was building, the drama was building, and neither Harang nor Garza had given any indication of wilting.
"Those are fun games to play," Harang said. "Fun games to play in and fun games to pitch. It was just a lot of fun today."
Harang finally gave up two singles in the seventh. With runners on first and third and two outs, Harang was due to face the left-handed-hitting second baseman Scooter Gennett. Gonzalez went to left-hander Luis Avilan out of the bullpen, figuring that the Brewers would counter with right-handed-hitting Ricky Weeks.
"I think we had a little bit of history on it," Gonzalez said. "And at that point, Aaron was at 97 [pitches]. And we've got one of the best left-handers; you don't mind letting him face a righty, because his numbers are pretty darned good against righties. So I liked that matchup a lot better."
The manager was right. Weeks tapped out tamely to third base. The inning -- and Milwaukee's only solid scoring chance of the game -- were both over.
David Carpenter gave the Braves a one-two-three eighth inning. With a 1-0 game in the balance, it then became time for Mr. Inevitable, Craig Kimbrel, who has 141 saves in 156 save opportunities.
Tuesday night, Kimbrel had pitched the bottom of the ninth and struck out the side. Here, facing the top of the Milwaukee order, Kimbrel got Carlos Gomez when right-fielder Jason Heyward made his second terrific catch of the day on a short fly ball. Kimbrel then struck out Logan Schafer and got Ryan Braun on a line drive to center.
Kimbrel has fanned 43 percent of the batters he has faced in his career. By striking out just once against him Wednesday, maybe the Brewers had won some sort of moral victory, beating the national average. But the real victory belonged to Atlanta, just as it does more than 90 percent of the time when Kimbrel pitches the ninth.
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke marveled at the way Kimbrel confounded his hitters.
"He was 96-98 [mph Tuesday night]," Roenicke said. "We've had guys, when [Alfredo] Figaro was here, he was 96-98. But then why are the swings so different?
"There's something about the way the ball comes out [of Kimbrel's hand] and what happens at the plate. He got a couple of strikeouts on 96 [mph]. We have some guys who throw 96, but it's a different 96. He's got life on it. He's got good command with it. And it's hard to teach those things, it's just the way the ball comes out."
In the same way, the Atlanta pitching staff, even the guys in "Plan B," stopped what was supposed to be a capable Milwaukee offense.
"I think our offense is going to score runs, and when we don't, I'm disappointed," Roenicke said. "Sometimes, you look at the other pitcher; I've seen Harang before, and this was a really good ballgame for him.
"I know Atlanta doesn't have a lot of the guys they thought they'd start the season with, but they still pitched well. They always have."


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AT News Update: DDR2 Memory Performanceby Kristopher Kubicki on February 25, 2004 6:06 AM EST
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From time to time you may see either myself, Anand, or one of the other writers post our thoughts on topics in the forums and news articles. Today, we are going to post a bit of "extended coverage" on our thoughts concerning DDR2. Hopefully, you enjoy our new approach and we encourage you to post your comments!
Even before Computex 2003 we began to first hear some of the upcoming strategies incorporating DDR2 into upcoming Intel platforms. Several months later, in January, we received confirmation on how and when these technologies were going to appear in upcoming chipsets.
Today Micron, Elpida and Samsung compose of the majority of the DDR2 market. Unfortunately there is a lot of confusion about the JEDEC specification. DDR2 is nearly identical to DDR1, with a few optimizations. The major optimizations include:
DDR2 gets the majority of its punch from the 4 bit prefetch. DDR2 can effectively write/read four times the amount of data per clock cycle to/from the memory array. This effectively doubles the data bus speed while keeping the internal bus speed the same from DDR1. Both DDR1 and DDR2 use a 64-bit interface.
These optimizations come with the advantage of a slightly lower operating voltage, but requires 240 pins rather than the 184 pins required by DDR today.
With the talk of different bit prefetches, it becomes difficult to tell the actual clocks of the new memory. Briefly stated, DDR2 runs with a lower internal clock than DDR1. However, since the prefetch is larger than DDR1, the external clock is doubled. For example, if we could run the same DDR400 on the shelves today with DDR2's 4-bit prefetch, it would essentially operate at DDR800. Since this is not possible, the internal bus of the DDR2 modules we see now has been lowered to 100MHz for DDR2-400 and 133MHz for DDR2-533. DDR400 and DDR2-400 should perform the same.
What does this mean for early adopters? Essentially; nothing. There will not be a performance increase between DDR2-400 and DDR-400 (or even between DDR2-533 and DDR-533). DDR2 is the technology to enable post-DDR533 speeds, rather than a technology to enhance it. As we start to see benchmarks of DDR1 versus DDR2 trickle in, consider the maturity of the two technologies. DDR1 is nearly 5 years old with dozens of chipset manufacturers and billions of dollars in financial backing. DDR2 still has not even entered full production yet.
DDR2, today, is still not the DDR2 we will see in mass production come April or May. Not surprising, Intel has pushed its sample 925X chipsets back another couple weeks to cope with compatibility and performance issues on DDR2. So, even though PC2-4300 does not perform as well as PC-4300 right now, keep in mind the memory controllers still have some significant changes to undergo. The timings on today's PC2-4300 are also very poor; most Micron based DDR2 is rated as 4-4-4. Regardless, we should not be looking for performance leaps between DDR2 and DDR1 until memory gets up into the DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 ranges. According to Intel, VIA and SiS roadmaps, we might see all of these speeds this year.
With DDR2 memory fixed around $900 for 512MB right now, it is probably unlikely that we will see the enormous rush to Intel's 925X chipset. Even once prices fall to within range of the DDR prices of today, the newer technology will not really benefit the consumer until we get into the speeds unobtainable by DDR1.
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epiv - Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - linkActually have been waiting for PCI Express for sometime. PCI does not provide enough bandwidth for all the PCI cards I have installed. PCI Express will be able to provide the bandwidth I need. Reply
retrospooty - Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - linkWith the (at first) expensive DRR2 that, for the time being offers no performance improvement... And the Prescott that offers no performance improvement.. And the PCI express chipset that offers no performance improvement. I think Intel Sales are going to seriously lose way to AMD this year.
Think about it... To go with the latest Intel i925x chipset, to be released soon, you have to buy...
1. New i925x motherboard
2. New Socket 775 Prescott CPU
3. New PCI Express Video card
4. DDR2 memory.
All this will give you no performance advantage over the current offerings. Of course, I realize that later on, maybe next year the Prescott may hit >4ghz, DDR2 may hit 667 mhz, and PCIx will have newer PCIx chips, but for 2004, its not looking too good.
I'm thinking Socket 939 A64 pretty heavily now. Reply
mikecel79 - Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - link"Does this seem like new technology just for the sake of new technology?"
DDR1 is at the end of it's life. It's getting very difficult to make it any faster than it is now with good timings. DDR2 is in it's infancy and will scale to much higher speeds than DDR1 will.
The same thing could be said when DDR memory came out over SDRAM. At first it was not much faster than normal SDRAM but in time it scales much higher than SDRAM. Reply
shiftomnimega - Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - linkDoes this seem like new technology just for the sake of new technology?
I mean most people are saying, "Duh," but if there is no improvement over regular DDR right now then who cares about this and who is going to buy it?
At least Athlon 64 had performance increases in 32-bit land. Reply
buleyb - Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - linkI'm always happy to see new tech make it to the mainstream, but 240 pins? Man, laying traces for those DIMM slots must suck. This is the reason serial ram will come about soon enough. Reply


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Just when I thought there could be no new pasta dishes for the Presto Pasta Night Roundups, the amazing PPNers find a way to astound me and get my own creative juices flowing. There are some combinations I'd never have thought of and many a twist to the standards we all know and love. Check them out....
Truffles of What's on my Plate was really eager to share this perfect marriage - French Bistro & Italian Pasta. It's Coq au Vin Pasta and delicious. She sent in her entry last Sunday!
Sra from When My Soup Came Alive is a first time PPN'er and not only is it her first (of many I hope) visits, but it's also the first Indian style pasta dish in 14 weeks. And it's also a culinary crossover, as she calls it - Indian cousous tagine...I can't wait to try it.
Jenn, the Leftover Queen also joins us for the first time. Welcome! She brings this gorgeous classic lasagna to the table.
Glenna over at A Fridge Full of Food just had knee surgery, so everybody please wish her a speedy recovery. She knows that even hurting and stressed, the best comfort food is pasta. So here's her remedy for self-pampering - Ramen with Pad Thai Sauce.
Alisha of Cook, Craft, Enjoy is back, I'm happy to say, with this pretty and I know pretty tasty Farfalle with Herbs. I've made something similar and added shrimps to it. This one looks awesome just as it is.
Katie of Other People's Food is back with a mouth-watering Fettucine with Escarole & Brie (my favorite cheese, even if it isn't South Beach Diet friendly).
Myriam of Once Upon a Tart is back. She's been travelling (lucky her) and her way to deal with jet lag is this very simple Pasta Salad. Doesn't it look inviting?
Kevin of Closet Cooking really got to me this week...he made a Roasted Mushroom Pesto Pasta. I love mushrooms and this looks like a truly wonderful new pesto to try. Check it out.
Even with root canal, MRI's and long meetings, Chris of Mele Cotte managed this delicious looking Proscuitto & Cheese Ravioli. All I can say is...wow! and take it easy this weekend, my friend.
Tigerfish of Teczcape is back, I'm happy to say with this very perfect, robust dish - A Three B Parpadelle Ragout. Wait 'til you find out the secret "B".
Becke of Columbus Foodie, another PPN regular shares this interesting Short Rib Tagliatelle. I love short ribs, but would never have thought to pair them with pasta. Thanks for the idea.
The Italian Foodie was very pasta-busy this week. She's back with two delicious recipes. Lasagna Bolognese. (You can never have too many versions of lasagna as you will see from her post - check it out! )
Plus this lovely looking Orecchiette con Broccoli. Two very different moods, one happy me!
My younger daughter, Sharron is staying with my cousin, Arlene - a terrific cook, who doesn't have her own blog, but she often shares her delicious recipes with us. This one is from LCBO's Food & Drink magazine (she sends me copies because it's only available in Ontario - PITY! - although most of the recipes are accessible on line, how can I read it in bed or, even better, in the bath!). The pasta is based on Farfalle with Cherry Tomatoes, Peas, Fresh Mint & Feta. They used whole wheat fettucine (they're also on South Beach, Phase 2), bacon, instead of pancetta and left out the peas altogether.
Sharron's caption on the photo below was "we didn't like it". What do you think? And don't you just love Arlene's pasta plate!
Haalo of Cook (Almost) Anything , a fab PPN regular shares this positively spectacular looking Baked Smoked Cod & Fusilli. Winter is starting "Down Under" and this dish is perfect. Actually, it's technically Spring here in Nova Scotia, but chilly enough for this.
Sher of the fabulous What Did You Eat? came up with this oh-so-satisfying creation of Gemilli With Chicken Thigh Pasta Sauce with Herbs, Tomatoes, And White Wine Her only complaint...her honey ate the leftovers she was saving for breakfast, but can you blame him?
Paz of The Cooking Adventures of Chef Paz is back too. She shares this lovely Barefoot Contessa version of Farfalle (or as she and I call them - bow ties) and Broccoli. It's her first Ina Garten recipe, but I bet it won't be her last.
Newcomer to PPN is Helen of Fuss Free Flavours (so how could I NOT love her already). She shares a dish of my favorite ingredients: Anchovies, Chilies and Capers with Penne. I'm drooling just thinking about it.
Ulrike of Kuchenlatein, a frequent PPNer (I'm thrilled to say and apparently so are her sons who love pasta), shares this delicious looking dish of Tagliatelle with Mediterranean Meatballs. The photo has me drooling and heading to the kitchen for a snack.
Anh of Diary of a Novice Cook is back with this simple Bacon and Mushroom Pasta that reminds her of when she was a student. This dish looks great no matter what you do in "real" life.
And I finally got to have some real pasta myself this week - thank goodness for South Beach Dieting, Phase Two. I came up with this BBQ Spaghetti Diablo.
Special apologies to Marta...we went to the Annapolis Valley for Apple Blossom Festival - more about that in another post - and we just got back. Marta, the incredible Italian in the US is really adventurous - buying ingredients like Mogua - check her Japanese style Noodle Soup, it really is impressive.
Any I receive after Saturday afternoon will be part of next week's PPN Event. So don't forget to join in with the rest of us Presto Pasta Nighters. It's easy and fun. Remember that ALL noodles dishes count as pasta and "presto" (ready) or "lento" (slow) are perfect. Find out how right here. In the meantime...Happy Pasta Eating!!!
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At Leeds Trinity we aim to provide an excellent student experience and a personal approach to helping students achieve their academic and professional potential. We have a strong tradition of supporting student employability, with relevant skills embedded in the curriculum.
The key themes of our strategy are student confidence, professionalism and social responsibility. To help students achieve their potential we emphasise learning as a collaborative process, with a range of student-led and directed activities. This approach ensures that students fully engage in shaping their own learning, developing their critical thinking and reflective skills so that they can identify their own strengths and weaknesses, and use the extensive learning support system we offer to shape their own development. Our full Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy can be accessed here.
During Stage 1 your knowledge and understanding will be assessed by focused written assignments.
During Stages 2 and 3 your progress against the Teachers' Standards will be assessed through your performance as a teacher in schools. Classroom teachers will evaluate your lesson plans, observe your lessons and review your marking. Your self-review and attendance at training activities will support your development.
You'll also complete two Level 7 Master's assignments to test your ability to be critically reflective and research-led in your approach to teaching. These will count as 60 credits towards an MA Education.
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Eurocopter has obtained an FAA supplemental type certificate to equip the EC130 T2 with Garmin's G500H flight display system. Blue Hawaiian Helicopters is the launch operator for the program, with Eurocopter recently delivering a pair of T2s that will join the company's fleet of EC130 B4s and AS350s. Blue Hawaiian, the first operator of the EC130 B4 back in 2001, has additional EC130 T2s on order. H-TAWS, synthetic vision and other situational awareness tools are available with the G500H suite.
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YNK Interactive has released an updated client of Seal Online: Eternal Destiny, a new MMORPG that aims to take the anime scene into another level.
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Symptoms and severity of symptoms vary greatly from person
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Symptoms can be well managed and stabilized for most
people who have asthma but this requires medical attention
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Trigger is a term that is used to describe things that
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Acid aerosols - Sulfur
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Airways - The passages in the lungs that move air
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An allergy occurs only in people sensitive to a particular
Asthma - A chronic, reversible airway/lung disease
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Chronic - long duration or
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Dander - Scaly or shredded
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Examples of irritants include tobacco smoke, chemical
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Mucus - Often called phlegm
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Ozone - an air pollutant that
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Wheezing/wheeze - The whistling
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"I've put together a comprehensive collection of intactivist material as it is relevant to Jews. You are welome to add them to your links page or to your website. Few people have seen these perspectives and I would like to share them with as many as possible."
The Growing Movement of Jewish Intactivism
"Coming from a European background… where many Jews reject a brit milah as an archaic and barbaric ritual… This author grew up in France in a traditional Jewish family. Not a single male of her generation or her children's generation within her large family (or in her circle of Jewish friends) was ever circumcised."
- Nelly Karsenty, Humanistic Judaism, 1988.
"Judaism has always been a core piece of my identity, even though my practice and understanding have evolved over the years. I have great reverence for what we hold as spiritual. When the authorities of my tradition define the sacred in a way that violates the most elemental and life-giving forces, mothers and babies, then something is very wrong. That which is not ethical, cannot be spiritual. That is a basic Jewish tenet… It is Judaism that has taught me that reverence for life, the principle of pikuah nefesh, and the mandate incumbant upon all of us to distinguish (l'havdeel) between what is holy and what is profane. It is precisely these fundamental tenets of Judaism that have led me to conclude that circumcision is not holy in terms of Jewish ethics.… What is most satisfying to me is knowing that I have helped a number of parents, particularly Jewish parents, come to the conclusion that they can be good Jews and leave their baby intact."
- Miriam Pollack, Defying Convention: An Interview With Miriam Pollack, Beyond the Bris, July 27, 2011
"The practice of circumcision predates Judaism. Peoples as diverse as the Jews, Muslims, and South African Xhosas all practice it, but none of them invented it. The specific origins of circumcision are lost in antiquity, but the earliest records of the ritual are from Africa…. Circumcision was never universal in Judaism. Notable Jews from Moses to Theodore Hertz (the founder of Zionism) declined to circumcise their sons. Today in Sweden only 40% of Jewish boys are circumcised."
- Norm Cohen, What About Religious Circumcision?, NOCIRC of Michigan
"I am confident that my people have such an abundance of life-enhancing, life-affirming and mind-opening traditions, that our identity and sense of cultural self-heed will happily survive our outgrowing of circumcision, a cruel relic which has always felt to me like an aberration at the heart of my religion."
- Dr. Jenny Goodman (UK), Challenging Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective
Jewish Organizations for Genital Integrity
@ JewsfortheRightsoftheChild.org
@ JewsOpposingCircumcision.org
@ Questioning Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective A book and organization run by Dr. Ron Goldman.
Jewish Books and Media Opposing Circumcision
@ BeyondtheBris.com A blog for Jews opposed to circumcision for moral reasons.
@ Cut: Slicing Through the Myths of Circumcision A Film by Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon
@ The Measure of His Grief by Lisa Braver Moss A novel exploring Jewish intactivism.
@ Dr. Mark D. Reiss: List of 50+ Intactivist Moyels Rabbis and others who perform Brit B'lee Milah (Jewish welcoming and naming without cutting) ceremonies.
Israeli Organizations for Genital Integrity
@ Kahal.org: Giving Up Brit Milah (Tel Aviv, Israel)
@ BritMilah.org.il: Intact Son - the Israeli Association Against Genital Mutilation (Tel Aviv, Israel)
@ Af-Mila: An Israeli Magazine for Jewish Intactivists (Israel)
@ Gonnen,org: Protect the Child (Israel)
Jewish Arguments for an end to Circumcision
@ Israeli Hebrew Scholar: Vadim Cherny: How Judaic is circumcision? It's not, he finds.
@ Outlawing Circumcision Good for the Jews? By Eli Ungar-Sargon Published in the Jewish Daily Forward.
@ Miriam Pollack: Circumcision : A Jewish Feminist Perspective Published in Jewish Women Speak Out.
@ Eli Ungar-Sargon & Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on the Ethical Problems of Circumcision At the Manhattan Jewish Experience.
@ Lisa Braver Moss: Evolving Jewish Practices Published on Beyond the Bris.
@ A Case for Bris without Milah.
@ Brit Milah: Inconsistent with Jewish Ethics? Written by a Jewish parent.
@ Jewish Parents are Swapping Brit Milah for Peaceful Covenants
@ Jenny Goodman, MD: An Alternative Perspective
@ A Progressive Jewish Movement to Abolish Brit Milah: Part 1
@ A Progressive Jewish Movement to Abolish Brit Milah: Part 2
@ A Progressive Jewish Movement to Abolish Brit Milah: Part 3
@ Rabbi Nathan Segal Calls for an End to Circumcision A Progressive Rabbi urges us to move to non-violent covenants.
@ Lisa Braver Moss: The Jewish Roots of Anti-Circumcision Arguments
@ Defying Convention: An Interview With Miriam Pollack Published on Beyond the Bris.
@ Moshe Rothenberg: Being Rational About Circumcision and Jewish Observance
Voices of Some Jews who Oppose Circumcision
@ Jewish mom : Circumcision spiritually wounds, breaks bonds and trust Published in the East Valley Tribune.
@ Shea Levy: To the Mohel Who Cut Me Published on Beyond the Bris.
@ Jewish Women's Feelings: Jewish Intactivism
@ Female Intactivists : Women's Perspectives
@ The History of Circumcision: Dr. Leonard Glick explains how he came to write Marked In Your Flesh
@ Jewish Historian and Intactivist, Leonard Glick, MD, PhD.
@ Lisa Braver Moss: The Measure of his Grief A novel on the subject of Jewish Intactivism.
@ Jonathan Friedman: On Circumcision Authority, and the Perpetuation of Abuse Published on Beyond the Bris.
@ Progressive Jews speak out in Favor of Banning Circumcision on Minors
@ Howard Stern: Jewish Intactivist Published on Beyond the Bris.
Voices of Jewish Parents who refuse to circumcise their Sons
@ Dear Elijah: A Conservative Jewish Father's Letter to His Intact Son Published on Peaceful Parenting.
@ Sarah Rockwell: Lucking Into Bris Shalom Published on Beyond the Bris.
@ Stacey Greenberg: My Son: The Little Jew with a Foreskin Published in Mothering Magazine.
@ Michael S. Kimmel: The Kindest Un-Cut: Feminism, Judaism, and My Son's Foreskin Published in Tikkun.
@ Diane Targovnik: How "Cut" Saved My Son's Foreskin : A Movie Review Published on Beyond the Bris.
@ Moshe Rothenberg: Ending Circumcision in the Jewish Community?
@ Laura Shanley: A Jewish Woman Denounces Circumcision
@ The Naming Published on Very, Very Fine.
@ Intact and Jewish Published on the Natural Parents Network.
Sample Peaceful Covenant Texts
@ Dr. Mark D. Reiss: List of 50+ Intactivist Moyels Rabbis and others who perform Brit B'lee Milah (Covenant without cutting) ceremonies.
@ Brit B'lee Milah (Covenant Without Cutting) Ceremony
@ Sample Intact Jewish Welcoming Covenant #1
@ Sample Intact Jewish Welcoming Covenant #2
@ Song for an Intact Jewish Boy's Welcoming Ceremony
@ Our Son's Bris Shalom, or Welcoming Covenant By Brenda Platt
@ Norm Cohen: A Brit B'eee Milah (Intact Jewish Baby Welcoming) Ceremony
@ The Brit Shalom (Intact Jewish Baby Welcoming) Ceremony


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I don't understand how partitioning helps me more or less than using a separate table to store older records.
I need to maintain a list of stock entries along with historical records about the stock.
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Another option I have is partitioning the table, but as I don't know much about partitioning I am not sure if this will really help me.
Stock records will be accessed each time stock is removed from inventory. Once the remaining quantity reaches 0, the item needs to remain in the table for reporting purposes only. A new entry is created upon purchase of further stock.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – As a part of King's initiative to bring fans closer to Tornado Athletics action, the Athletic Department is introducing its new text messaging service system. Fans and media can now enroll in the any variant of the program, free of charge, to receive the text coverage they desire for the sports they wish.
The service is simple to enroll in and will give fans and media members alike the ability to get up-to-the-minute updates from their favorite sport or sports, score and news updates, and instant access to exclusives within the walls of the King Athletic Department from your cellular phone.
"With many people being on the go and using their phones to access information, we felt this was just one more way for those interested in King Athletics to fill their needs quickly and easily," said Sports Information Director Ryan Gasser. "It is flexible enough to manage what you want to receive or be completely in the loop with everything ongoing at King."
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Mike Davidson reserved a very special announcement for his 10,000th Tweet. Today, the co-founder and former CEO of Newsvine announced that he's joining Twitter as vice president of design after more than five years working for msnbc.com.
Davidson plans to relocate to San Francisco where Twitter is headquartered, noting that the social media property has the "potential to be the most useful connected service in the world."
"This is quite literally the only position at the only company in the only city that could have done it," said Davidson of the decision to leave Seattle for Twitter's HQ. He also reassures close followers of his blog and Twitter account that he's keeping his newly-constructed modernistic home on Magnolia and his University of Washington Husky football season tickets.
Twitter recently opened a new engineering office in Seattle. It also just tapped another notable Seattle entrepreneur, hiring former Amazon.com developer and Robot Co-op founder Buster Benson in August.
Davidson's departure from msnbc.com, which recently changed its name to NBCNews.com, comes at a time of transition for the media property. Last week, the company's top exec, Charlie Tillinghast, and top editor, Jennifer Sizemore, announced that they were leaving the company.
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Belize is considered by our clients as being "the most beautiful undiscovered vacation spot that allows them to enjoy the cultural qualities of a Latin / Caribbean Country well versed in the english Language. Belize is known for its beauty and magnificent natural wonders such as: the many islands in our beautiful waters, its beaches, the second largest barrier reef in the world, and its world famous fishing grounds. To pique this already outstanding description, Belize is known for its high concentration of Mayan Temples, Rivers, and Interconnected Cave Systems - not to mention the many exotic animals and plants that that live throughout the country in its undiscovered regions.
We are more than a Real Estate Company, we assist in property development and other international investments. On our site you will find a great deal of useful information for those thinking about Buying property in Belize. We act primarily as a buyer's agent and we co-broker real estate transactions with all other reputable real estate agents in Belize. We have a wide diversity of properties and homes at the lowest prices available in the country. We can make your dreams and wishes of owning real estate in paradise a reality at a price you can afford.
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Getting started on managing Service Bus with claims based authorization in C#
Azure Service Bus basic scenario sample.
- Create namespace with a queue and a topic
- Create 2 subscriptions for topic using different methods.
- Create send authorization rule for queue.
- Create send and listener authorization rule for Topic.
- Get the keys from authorization rule to connect to queue.
- Send a "Hello" message to queue using Data plan sdk for Service Bus.
- Send a "Hello" message to topic using Data plan sdk for Service Bus.
- Delete namespace
Running this Sample
To run this sample:
Set the environment variable
AZURE_AUTH_LOCATION with the full path for an auth file. See how to create an auth file.
git clone https://github.com/Azure-Samples/service-bus-dotnet-manage-with-claims-based-authorization.git
cd service-bus-dotnet-manage-with-claims-based-authorization
dotnet build
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When most people come across creatures like a spider or a centipede, they probably don't pause to appreciate the tools that enabled these animals to survive for millions of years.
But spend a little time at the Butterfly Pavilion's new survival exhibit, and one will be able to learn all about the adaptability of these surprising animals. The Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 W. 104th Ave. in Westminster, unveiled its new "Survival" exhibit in March, and it will be on display for about a year.
"These animals have developed some amazing survival methods over countless years," said pavilion entomologist Mario Padilla. "Instead of being stuck in a box, we want to give visitors a chance to see how our animals move, feed and interact with their environment."
The exhibit provides an intimate look at how a variety of invertebrates have developed survival skills in a variety of areas, focusing on moving, hiding, feeding and fighting, all in pursuit of a simple goal — staying alive.
The interactive exhibit shows how creatures like bees, beetles, spiders and more use camouflage, venom and other skills to eat, evade predators and attract mates. Visitors will get to use a dragonfly launch pad, fight in a simulated beetle battle, and get hands-on with Rosie the Tarantula.
"We think it's really important to provide those hands-on experiences to visitors," Padilla explained. "We work to ensure there's a touch component to all of our exhibits."
As is the case with everything the Butterfly Pavilion does, the hope is that visitors will come away with a greater appreciation for animals that so many people are afraid of or don't understand.
"It's taken millions of years for these animals to become what we recognize now," Padilla said. "Not only do we hope our visitors appreciate these insects, but they also will want to do what they can to protect them."
For tickets and additional information visit www.Butterflies.org/Survival.
Tackling the housing crisis through art
Housing is an issue that people all over the metro area are affected by, especially with rising rents and a growing homeless population.
Golden's Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., is tackling the issue with the help of artists in its new summer exhibition — "Finding Home." The exhibit features installations by three Denver artists whose artwork occupies three different rooms at the museum.
On display through July 8, the conceptual exhibition was created with the intent of starting a community dialogue about the ever-present and often tragic situation involving affordable housing in the region. The museum partnered with local governments to add depth and insight into the housing issue.
For more information, head to www.foothillsartcenter.org.
Clarke's Concert of the Week — Taylor Swift at Sports Authority Field
Colorado is a hot stop for touring musicians during the summer, which means concert goers are spoiled for choice when it comes to their evening plans. This week alone, you couldn't go wrong with James Taylor at Fiddler's Green on May 27, The Wonder Years with Tigers Jaw and Tiny Moving Parts at the Ogden on May 30, or Gang of Youths at the Globe Hall on the same day.
But for my money, the best way to kick off the summer concert season is with one of pop's reigning queens — Taylor Swift, who will be stopping by Sports Authority Field At Mile High, 1701 Bryant St., at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 25.
As if it wasn't enough to have Swift, is who is undeniably a pop master of the highest order, she is bringing along Charli XCX and Camila Cabello. Last year, Charli XCX released two of pop's best albums, by adding electronics and Swedish pop to her already insightful writing.
And this year Cabello stepped out of Fifth Harmony's shadow, and her solo debut is one of my favorite albums of the year.
The concert is a guaranteed good time for all ages. Tickets are still available, so go to www.ticketmaster.com.
The Mile High City plays Van the Man
For me, Van Morrison is at the very top of the rock troubadour pile, secondly only to Bob Dylan.
If his take on Irish folk wasn't beautiful enough, his addition of jazz and soul sounds into everything he does adds a whole new layer of depth to his sound.
Unfortunately, he's getting up there in years, and hasn't really toured in a decade or more. And when he does, it costs an arm and a leg to score a ticket.
Thankfully, the Hi-Dive at 7 S. Broadway in Denver, is providing an alternative option with its Denver Plays Van Morrison concert at 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 26.
The music of Van the Man will be performed that night by members of numerous local bands, including King Cardinal, Strange Americans, The Guestlist, Bud Bronson and the Good Timers, Sawmill Joe, Kid Reverie, Bison Bone, Bluebook, Robby Peoples, David Burchfield, Hunter James, and more.
Anyone who loves "Brown Eyed Girl," "Have I Told You Lately?" and "Astral Weeks" won't want to miss the show.
To grab tickets, go to www.hi-dive.com/event/1689350-denver-plays-van-morrison-denver.
Run to the Trails In Motion Film Festival
The warm spring and summer weather is perfect for all the trail runners in the metro area. But for those who want a taste of the trail running world without all the sweat and, you know, exercise, Golden is the place to go.
The 2018 Ledlenser Trails In Motion Film Festival will be making a stop at the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., from 6 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30.
The festival will feature eight films that tell some very inspiring stories, like that of Adam Campbell, who recovered from a life-threatening rock climbing fall and 10 months later completed in the Hardrock 100.
Some of the featured athletes will be on hand to speak and answer questions after their films.
For tickets, visit www.trailsinmotion.com/films-on-tour/item/472-golden-co.
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Is anyone following this story in Texas, where they are trying to revise history books for the school sysytem with a right-wing twist? The curriculum plays down the role of Thomas Jefferson among the founding fathers, questions the separation of church and state, and claims that the U.S. government was infiltrated by Communists during the Cold War. Because the Texas textbook market is so large, books assigned to the state's 4.7 million students often rocket to the top of the market, decreasing costs for other school districts and leading them to buy the same materials. Also contentious were changes that asserted Christian faith of the founding fathers. Historians say the founding fathers had a variety of approaches to religion and faith; some, like Jefferson, were quite secular.
They are even considering removing Thomas Jefferson from a list of "great Americans", and want to play down his importantce to the nation's founding fathers. That change to the curriculum was supported by evangelical Christians, who dislike Jefferson's support for the separation of church and state! One of the clowns on the board even tried to force the schools in Texas to teach creationism alongside evolution in the state's public schools recently. In the past Texas evangelicals have repeatedly tried to have books seen as anti-Christian removed from its syllabus. Conservatives have also attempted to prevent children being taught about gay rights and global warming.
The christians in this country are out of control!! I bet this does not go on in Europe.
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Dr. Greene, my 8-year-old daughter has had a problem with mosquito bites for as long as I can remember. Our physician hasn't had any answers or treatment ideas (rather than to stay indoors). When Lauren is first bitten the bite appears normal, but given a few hours it can turn the surrounding area hot, red and the whole area becomes inflamed — at times as big as an orange. She gets a blister where the bite initially took place. She often runs a low grade fever with the bites and develops bruises in the area. Our doctor assures me that it is nothing more than an allergic reaction to mosquitoes, but says there is no treatment. I have heard that taking garlic pills can help repel insects. Insecticides haven't done much good. What can I do to at least treat her symptoms when bitten? Thanks,
Cynthia Reamers – Douglas, Arizona
Cynthia, I now receive many questions each week from around the world. While I can't possibly answer all of them, each question does make a difference. One of the unforeseen results of this website for me is being able to watch clusters of concerns arise from people who don't even know each other. This week, I've received a flood of questions about mosquito bites. Those fragile little insects can be quite a nuisance. Your daughter Lauren suffers much more than most, and I trust we'll be able to give her some relief.
Mosquitoes wouldn't be such a problem if it weren't for the blood-sucking habits of the females. The males (and often the females) feed on plant nectar, but the females also depend on a blood meal to get the protein they need to mature their eggs, which they then lay on the surface of still water.
Mosquitoes are delicate little insects with long, fragile-looking legs and mouthparts. Appearances deceive, however — the female is equipped with blade-like, piercing mouthparts that enable her to get what she needs for her babies.
Meanwhile, mosquitoes are known to pass blood-borne illnesses from one victim to another. They are a major health hazard and are responsible for the transmission of yellow fever, malaria, dengue fever, encephalitis, and many other serious diseases. In parts of the world where mosquito-transmitted diseases are not common, it is the bite itself which presents the greatest difficulty. More infants and children are bitten by mosquitoes than by any other insect.
When the mosquito stabs her needle-like mouthparts through the skin of her victim, she injects her saliva — teeming with digestive enzymes and anticoagulants. The first time a person is bitten, there is no reaction. With subsequent bites, the person becomes sensitized to the foreign proteins, and small, itchy, red bumps appear about 24 hours later. This is the most common reaction in young children. After many more bites, a pale, swollen hive, or wheal, begins to appear within minutes after a bite — followed by the red bump 24 hours later. This is the most common reaction in older children and adolescents.
With repeated mosquito bites, some people begin to become insensitive again, much as if they had allergy shots. Some older children and adults get no reaction to mosquito bites (unless they go for a long time without being bitten — then the process can start again). Other people, like your daughter Lauren, become increasingly allergic with repeated stings. They can develop blistering, bruised, large inflammatory reactions. For these people, avoiding being bitten is a particularly good idea.
Mosquitoes are attracted to things that remind them of nectar or mammal flesh. When outdoors, wear light clothing that covers most of the body, keeping as much of the skin and hair covered as practical. Avoid bright, floral colors. Khaki, beige, and olive have no particular attraction for mosquitoes. They are also attracted by some body odors, and for this reason they choose some individuals (me!) over others in a crowd. Avoid fragrances in soaps, shampoos, and lotions. All other things being equal, mosquitoes will choose children as their victims rather than adults. Many species of mosquito prefer biting from dusk until dawn. The problem is worse when the weather is hot or humid. Avoid playing outdoors during the peak biting times in your area. It would, of course, also help for one to stay away from still water. People who are highly allergic should avoid vacationing in the Everglades.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends using an insect repellent on exposed areas of skin. The most effective compounds are DEET (N,N-diethyl meta-toluamide), picaridin, and oil of lemon eucalyptus (Repel). I prefer the safe, non-toxic, plant-based oil of lemon eucalyptus. It does cause irritation if it gets in the eyes, but has otherwise proven safe. It has not been tested, though, on children under age 3. DEET-containing products should not be used on children under 2 months of age. Don't apply repellents under clothes, or too much may be absorbed. Also, avoid applying repellent to portions of the hands that are likely to come in contact with the eyes and mouth.
30% is the maximum concentration of DEET recommended for infants and children. Lower concentrations have not been shown to be safer. The concentration of an insect repellent affects how long it will last, not how effective it will be when applied.
I prefer gentler insect repellents for children.
Other ingredients, such as IR3535 (Avon-Skin-So-Soft) or combinations of plant oils (Bite Blocker Xtreme or Burt's Bees All Natural Herbal) can prevent bites, but not as effectively as DEET, picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus.
Repellents may not stop mosquitoes from landing — only from biting. If you see mosquitoes on Lauren, the repellents may still be working. If, however, Lauren is being bitten, they are not working.
Some studies suggested that taking thiamine (vitamin B1) 25 mg to 50 mg three times per day was effective in reducing mosquito bites. This safe vitamin was thought to produce a skin odor that is not detectable by humans, but is disagreeable to pregnant mosquitoes (Pediatric Clinics of North America, 16:191, 1969). It seemed to be especially effective for those people with large allergic reactions. Thiamine takes about 2 weeks before the odor fully saturates the skin. Subsequent studies have not found this to be effective. Some say that garlic may work in the same way (except, of course, the odor is detectable by humans), but I have seen no scientific studies supporting this. One recent study was unable to demonstrate that garlic was an effective mosquito repellant (Med Vet Entomol, 2005, 19(1)84-9.)
Once bitten, the mainstays of treatment are cool compresses, antihistamines, anti-itching compounds, and anti-inflammatory medicines. For a cool compress, apply an ice pack wrapped in a towel or soak a washcloth in cold water and press it on the bite. Ask your pharmacist to help you select an appropriate antihistamine for your child. Some are available by prescription only. You might have to balance strength versus drowsy side effects. Zyrtec, a newer antihistamine for children (available over the counter), usually works very well while not being very sedating. Of course, sometimes sedating is not such a bad thing…
The simplest anti-itching compound is a paste made of baking soda and water. Use just enough water to make a sticky paste, and spread it on. Calamine lotion works in a similar way, and usually the effect lasts longer. Other children prefer a menthol lotion such as Sarna. A topical anesthetic containing pramoxine (such as the prescription PrameGel or the over-the-counter Caladryl) can take away the pain and itching.
For the anti-inflammatory part of treatment, ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil) or naproxen (Aleve) can reduce redness, pain, itching, swelling and fever. Topical steroid creams of various strengths can also be useful. Occasionally, reactions to mosquito bites can be severe enough to warrant systemic steroids.
Studies suggest that some natural anti-inflammatory remedies are very effective in some people: oral evening primrose oil (Lancet, 2:1120, 1982) and papaverine (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 13:806, 1985). You might find both of these in a health food store.
Stronger, experimental treatments include thymic hormones, recombinant gamma interferon, ultraviolet radiation, various chemotherapeutic agents, and immunotherapy with mosquito extract (Clinical Pediatric Dermatology, Saunders 1993, Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol, 2007 Sept:99(3):273-80), but I would only consider them if Lauren's reactions get much worse. Probably they will instead get better over time.
It's tempting to view mosquitoes as nothing but pests. But as my dear friend Christine Du Bois-Buxbaum reminded me, there are species of fish in the Everglades that need mosquito eggs for their diet. These fish are in turn important to the food chain in their own ways. So, although mosquitoes have been a health problem for centuries, they are also an important part of the Everglades ecosystem and of other natural habitats. Widespread destruction of mosquitoes isn't necessarily the answer.
Still, buzzing mosquitoes are the bane of warm summer evenings. I've given you a lot of different solutions. You won't need to use them all, but you may need to try several before you find what works best for Lauren. I trust you'll soon be able to enjoy outdoor time together this summer. And autumn is just around the corner.


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"Mourinho is the best coach in the world. He is not God, but he almost is."
Eden Hazard
"I arrived at Barcelona. I had bought a white suit to look handsome. Unfortunately, everybody was looking strangely at me – [I'd forgotten] white is the colour of Real Madrid! At the end of the first day, the club's president told me, 'That, never again!' The day after I threw the suit in the bin!"
Ludovic Giuly on his first day at the Catalan club
"His nose was on his cheekbone! But that's Jeb. He's a warrior. You have to respect players like that, who give everything they have for their team."
Marco Schallibaum, the Montreal Impact coach, on Jeb Brovsky, who fractured his nose in six places against Vancouver Whitecaps but, after having it filled with gauze and bandaged up, returned to complete the match
"I'm going to need some duct tape, pliers, lots of ice and some poutine! Let's fix this nose! #Kidding #KindOf
Jeb Brovsky on Twitter
"Which club has €1 billion to pay what he is worth?"
Sergio Ramos on Cristiano Ronaldo's future
"I don't know how I would have got on alongside Messi. I'm sure it would have meant me getting fewer goals. I think that I would have gone off to play polo before long!"
Gabriel Batistuta
"Moratti is seemingly in love with Stramaccioni and I honestly don't understand it. This is the worst Inter team I have ever seen. They play badly, hardly score any goals and have lost a lot of games. There's no clear football philosophy or style of play."
Alessandro Altobelli
"There's no way to compare Romario and Ronaldo with any other striker in the world currently playing. They were footballing geniuses and today players like them don't exist."
*Fred *
"I don't like to see an important player like Iker going through something like this. It is terrible and I don't like it at all. Not so long ago they were putting him forward for the [FIFA] Ballon d'Or and now he's being discarded. He's my friend, he is a role model for a lot of people, he is the Spain captain. He doesn't deserve this."
Xavi on Jose Mourinho's treatment of Iker Casillas
"He's absolutely a player I admire. He's the epitome of a loyal, dedicated player who Liverpool have been lucky to have for more than a decade. He's been a bedrock of their defensive qualities for years and years. I loved him. I used to rave about Brucie and the nine years he had with us, and I think Jamie Carragher is that exact same mould - can play with injuries, gets knocked about and gets back up, hardly misses a game. He's a fantastic player."
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Japanese maker CEREVO's innovative product should've really gone on sale a couple of years ago when iJustine and co were at their peak, but I do appreciate a good camera with a unique twist—in this case, Ustream support.
While it's only available in Japan for now, a western-world release is slated for this coming summer. The specs are pretty decent for a video camera, with movies being shot in 720p, and the battery providing enough juice for two hours of full livestreaming, which is done in the CIF 352 X 288 resolution. A quick YouTube upload function means you don't just have to share video footage in real-time, over 3G or Wi-Fi.
Storage is via the 4GB microSD card that comes bundled with the camcorder, and the LCD measures 2.4-inches—comparable with a Flip Mino or Ultra. If you're in Japan soon—or know of a friendly export company—it costs $216. [Cerevo via CrunchGear]


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I am looking for a solution to be able to distribute and sync firewall rule-sets to multiple devices. There are a few solutions out there such as Playbook by Matasano but it comes with an expensive price tag.
Is anyone familiar with any other solutions that are cheaper or ideally free and allow for the syncing of Cisco and iptables rule-sets?


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Mexico City Gets a Green Makeover
Once known as one of the most polluted cities on the planet, Mexico City is being transformed into a cleaner, greener place thanks to a host of ecologically-minded transportation and development measures. Video and reporting by WSJ's Nicholas Casey.
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Robert E. McNair was born in 1923 in Cades, South Carolina.
McNair served in the U.S. Naval reserves from 1942-1946. He served in the Pacific Theater during World War II and won the bronze star for rescuing sailors from a burning ship struck by Japanese forces.
Upon his return, McNair attended the University of South Carolina where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947 and a law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1948.
In 1951, McNair was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives; where he served until 1962, when he was elected lieutenant governor of South Carolina.
McNair became governor of South Carolina in 1965 when Governor Donald Russell resigned. After finishing Russell's term, he was elected governor in the 1966 election.
McNair left public office in 1971 to practice law.
Although Governor McNair is known primarily for his leadership during a time of unrest across South Carolina, overseeing conflicts over segregation and Vietnam, one of McNair's lasting legacies was his dedication to transforming the education system in the South Carolina.
He recognized that large sectors of South Carolina were unprepared to be productive members of the shifting and growing world economic landscape. Therefore he instituted a vast array of bold measures to prepare the state for its demanding future.
Among those measures was the creation in 1970 of Francis Marion University, an institution that would become deeply involved in reaching beyond its academic mission and addressing a vast array of human needs among its regional neighbors. It is this legacy that the McNair Center for Government and History at Francis Marion University wishes to honor and support.