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Everyone should take a trip to Disney at least once in their life. It's truly a magical place that is full of fun and adventure. Whether you've been before or not, these are all things you should know before your next Disney trip.
Disney Is Not A One Day Trip
There are four parks in Disney World – Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Epcot. Each park could take a full day to completely explore.
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Magic Kingdom is the true essence of everything Disney. This is one park you definitely can't miss! If you love animals and are dying to experience the new Pandora feature, then the Animal Kingdom is another park you should consider visiting. Hollywood Studios – the golden era of Hollywood and everything glamorous. Not to mention, the new Toy Story Land is expected to open June 30th, 2018. Epcot transports you to countries all over the world, present, and future.
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Lines are inevitable in Disney. Even when booking during the best times, there are bound to be lines. It's difficult to be patient and enjoy your trip, especially for the little ones, when you're standing in lines the majority of the time. Five Star gives you the privilege of avoiding all lines. That's right – all of the lines, even during the Holidays!
Prepare For Walking
Most people walk six to eight miles a day when they're at Disney. It sounds like a lot to take on, and it is! Some people will actually train for their trip by walking daily before their Disney arrival. Make sure you rest before and during your trip. Hydrating is just as important. Indulge in all of the wonderful sweets and drinks at Disney, but take your water intake seriously.
Plan Ahead for Expenses
Your little girl will be begging you for the princess costume and your son will want the new lightsaber. Most parents don't want to say no to their children, so be prepared to visit a few Disney stores. Also, make your experience more convenient, by packing snacks and lunches. Disney allows small coolers and big backpacks, so make sure to take full advantage of this option.
Disney World is the place where dreams come true and you don't want to miss one inch of its 1,100 acres. To make the most of your magical experience contact us for a Disney VIP Tour.


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View satellite images/ street maps of villages in Melaghar CD Block of West Tripura district in Tripura, India. The data on this website is provided by Google Maps, a free online map service one can access and view in a web browser.
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Ceramic tableware and ornamental articles have gained considerable momentum exporting around USD 200 million.
The local refractory industry in this area meets about 75% of local demand. It has a production capacity of 550 thousands tons/year and some of its production is exported.
The technical ceramic industry, porcelain insulators (80% total) and electro-porcelain products (15% total), has developed considerably compared to previous years. According to 2015 statistics, this sector has the production capacity of 21,000 tons/year for porcelain insulators, and 5000 tons/year for electro-porcelain and technical ceramic production.
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Palm Sunday Memories
In my Day McKelvey Mystery Series, Day lives in the second floor apartment of an old two-story Victorian on the Matanzas River. While that house is fictional, I always loved the supposedly true story about an actual house on the Matanzas, owned by a bookie whose illegal enterprise finally landed him in jail. Soon as he was released, he used money he'd stashed from his illicit earnings to embark on a new venture. He hired local kids to scout the marshes and collect palm fronds, which he then packaged and shipped to churches all over the country. Northerners, especially, treasured their Palm Sunday fronds, unaware of their slightly shady source,
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Rapid growth and mobile telephony have been synonymous for a decade. For example, in 1991, Cantel's net new subscribers grew by over 30% and this was in a time of serious recession. World wide, there are now over 13 million cellular telephones installed, representing an incredible penetration for an industry only a decade old. Why then would we be concerned about new challenges and what obstacles might prevent this continued growth?
The first challenge is conceptual. Although I will discuss some of the particular challenges facing the cellular industry, a major challenge is convincing cellular companies that they are in the mobile communications business, not just cellular. This has been Cantel's approach and many of our recent moves have been to enter new areas of the mobile telephone industry including data as well as voice. However, looking at the cellular industry alone, the following are some of the challenges to continued growth:
Quality and Quantity
The change to digital technology is often thought of as a move for additional capacity. While it is true that the current industry digital standard of TDMA will increase the capacity of a radio channel, initially by a factor of three and ultimately by ten or more, this was not the only reason for making the conversion. It is really just the final logical step in making the cellular network totally digital, bearing in mind that the microwave, fibre, and the switches themselves are already digital. The move is being made as much to improve the sound quality, security and to reduce interference, as it is for straight capacity reasons.
Of equal importance to the carriers, even though the digital channels are somewhat more expensive than their analogue counterparts, the increased capacity does lower the capital cost of adding a new subscriber. Ultimately the subscriber will benefit in this process.
The myths about the initial portable units, which will be dual mode, being both heavier and dramatically more expensive, have already been dispelled by initial announcements by manufacturers. When digital-only units are available in a couple of years, we should see the cost of the phones coming down to the range of current analogue product and possibly lower.
Cantel's approach to this new challenge is to convert the entire network to digital by adding some capacity in each of the nearly 600 cell sites. This should encourage manufacturers to move ahead rapidly with digital-only portables although there will be no guarantee that all of North America will implement digital at the same time and hence roaming will still be a consideration.
The question of obsolescence for current analogue phones if often raised. Current users can be assured that analogue capacity will remain in the cellular networks for a decade or as long as there is a significant number of analogue phones in public use. It is likely that incentives will be provided to convert to digital to assist this process.
Some networks were designed with vehicle mounted cellular in mind. Designing a network for good portable coverage is much trickier given the lower maximum wattage. Now that the majority of cellular phones sold are either fully portable or are units that can be used in a car or as a portable, designing a network to provide really good service becomes critical.
The use of micro-cells to provide spot coverage to address this and capacity problems often leads to placing cells very close together, lowering the power and down-tilting the antennas. The down-tilting, while it decreases the chance of interference with nearby cells, also creates an interesting problem in the service of portables in high-rise buildings. One approach to overcoming this is to then overlay the micro-cell network with cells using other frequencies. In general, these and other techniques have allowed the networks to handle portables reasonably well but the challenge remains to optimize this.
Talk Time
The digitization and continued optimization of the networks is gradually overcoming the problems of non- availability of channels and the more irritating dropping of calls. The next largest challenge is the limited talk time or even listening time on analogue portables. The obvious initial answer is to push for better and better battery technology. But there are other techniques that can be just as effective, e.g. the use of micro-cells which reduces the power requirements for the portable to broadcast its signal. Another technique is designing the phones with a high portion of sleep time so that they only monitor periodically whether anyone is trying to reach the unit.
Long, Thin Corridors
While the Canadian cellular companies now cover about 83% of the Canadian population, there are many areas that are still not covered. The Department of Communications has allowed higher powered cell sites to serve less densely populated areas, at least where these are away from the border or other potential interference. However, increasing the power of the cell site is a one-way solution, i.e. it does not help increasing the power of the mobile unit to broadcast its signal back to the cell site.
This should increase the interest of cellular companies in satellite technology. The MSAT Satellite, which should be placed in orbit by Telesat Mobile Inc. in 1994, offers an attractive way of reaching the many parts of the country that will never satisfactorily be covered by cellular. Other possibilities, such as Iridium may also play a role. In each case the likely cost per minute for either voice or data will be substantially higher than cellular and the capacity likely lower.
For the past couple of years, Cantel has offered hassle-free roaming across Canada. This process, known as Call Following, allows a caller to simply dial a seven digit number and the system will find the mobile user wherever he or she is in Canada. This is the way cellular was always intended to work. Regrettably, roaming is not usually that simple. The user either has to register when he gets to a new city or provide special roam numbers through which callers can make contact. Fortunately with the new IS-41 standard for inter-compatibility amongst switches of different manufacturers, roaming should become substantially easier across North America in the next several years.
Personal Numbering
Although everyone in the cellular business talks about calling people and not places, it is still places that have phone numbers. International standards are being developed for personal numbering systems that would greatly simplify the ability to reach people.
Distribution Networks
While the cost of dual mode phones will temporarily halt the continued decline in the cost of mobile units with the introduction of digital-only phones, costs will continue to fall in the future. This means that cellular carriers will have to pay particular attention to the distribution networks. The mark-up on phones is already low and this means the distributors become very dependent on the commissions paid for new activations. A challenge will become the maintenance of adequate distribution and service networks without having the commission becoming a disproportionate cost of adding a new customer. Alternate distribution methods are more possible with the increased popularity of portables which do not require installation in a vehicle in many cases.
Some obstacles to the continued growth of cellular are real and some are imagined. In either case, the industry must continue to address topics such as the following:
Voice Security
This has been a highly publicized problem with analogue transmission. Although a number of devices are available that provide some measure of scrambling for an analogue signal, none are foolproof and most are expensive. Fortunately, the conversion to digital provides an opportunity for very sophisticated voice security at reasonable costs.
Cellular Safety
This has also provided considerable copy for the media. While it is not statistically demonstrable that there is a higher accident rate for people using hand held cellular phones while driving, intuitively one would acknowledge that anything that distracts a driver from the primary task of handling a vehicle should be treated seriously. In-car phones have both hands-free operation and the ability to pre-store numbers. When properly used, these two features should mean that the driver never has to pick up the handset. Cantel will not endorse non-hands-free product. We also encourage all those who are going to use their portables in a car to get a unit that can be used in the car in a hands free mode. This has the additional advantage of allowing the unit to operate at a full three watts where required rather than the .6 watts maximum of a standard hand held.
The argument has been made that carrying on a conversation can itself be a distraction. However, this is no more distracting than carrying on a conversation with a companion in the car and is likely no more distracting than changing a tape, turning on the radio, smoking or other distractions.
Having said this, however, the cellular companies undertake a major safety program to educate the public on responsible use of this new technology.
Although less well publicized, the increasing number of telephones also increases the incentive for fraudulent use. Phones can be cloned, Electronic Serial Numbers (ESNs) can be detected over the air and used fraudulently and a variety of other ingenious techniques constantly crop up. Fortunately, the industry is able to take strong counter measures and this problem, while certainly a potential obstacle, appears to be at least controllable.
Electro Magnetic Radiation (EMR)
A problem that crops up occasionally has really nothing in particular to do with cellular telephones. This is the concern that any device that gives off any kind of electro magnetic radiation may be a potential health hazard. The power of portable units, which are held close to the head, has been carefully selected to stay well within any known hazardous operation. However, as concern has been expressed from time to time, about devices such as an electric razor, an electric blanket or even a toaster, one might anticipate that this concern will arise again in the future. The industry is continually monitoring this. Again there is no statistical evidence of any type of problem.
Non-International Compatibility
While there is a single analogue standard for North America and the same standard applies in some other parts of the world and while there is a single digital standard in North America (TDMA) at the present time, there unfortunately is not full international compatibility for portable cellular units. In a number of countries Cantel simply makes reciprocal arrangements, e.g. U.K., Japan, whereby a Cantel subscriber can pick up a unit in the country to which he or she is travelling and be billed on Cantel. However, this is not an elegant solution. Hopefully, smart phones can be developed with interchangeable chips, allowing them to operate on different frequencies and standards.
As noted earlier, the biggest challenge of all, however, is recognizing the immense potential of all forms of mobile communication. Alert cellular companies should be constantly seeking new frequencies for new applications. One might consider it natural for a 100- year old monopoly to be concerned about new technologies. It is amusing to see how quickly even the 10-year old cellular industry can suddenly act very protective of its technology and treat new approaches as frightening competitors.
Cantel has always viewed new technology as a way of broadening its service offerings. When new 900 MHz national paging frequencies became available, Cantel was one of the bidders and a successful applicant. We also believe that international paging is important and specifically sought and obtained an additional North America-wide paging frequency which we share with Skytel. We believe that paging is a logical adjunct to cellular technology and the incredible growth rate we have enjoyed in the first couple of years of offering this service seems to bear this out.
Cantel pioneered the transmission of data over cellular frequencies. However, this tends to be very wasteful of voice grade frequencies as one has to switch an entire channel to handle sometimes a very limited amount of data. The answer, of course, is a publicly available, digital, over-the-air, packet switch network. Cantel has introduced a service called Mobitex, using non-cellular frequencies and currently has development contracts with a number of major organizations in a variety of fields such as trucking, dispatch and warehousing.
Cantel recently bid for one of the new frequencies for Air-to-Ground service. While this is not a huge market, it is clearly mobile and hopefully in the future, one would be able to use one's own personal portable with one's personal phone number in a plane.
Undoubtedly, other mobile operations will be added to supplement the overall service package Cantel is developing. Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) would be typical of this type of expansion.
This brings me finally to Personal Communications Systems. As noted earlier, the problems of handling individual floors of high-rise buildings is best handled by some form of micro-cell. The ultimate micro-cell is a PCS approach, using a small cell designed to serve only perhaps a couple of hundred meters. This has the advantage of further reducing the battery power (some PCS units operate on a couple of penlight batteries) and if different frequencies are made available as is proposed, there should be no interference with the cellular frequencies which can then be used for truly mobile, as opposed to portable traffic.
If these PCS frequencies can be used for the floor of a building, effectively providing a fully mobile replacement for the fixed PBX, then the same approach should work around the home, in shopping malls, schools, airports or other public locations. This is the attractiveness of the PCS concept to Cantel. We believe that these new systems will be complimentary to cellular rather than directly competitive, although, there will of course be some overlap. Bear in mind that the PCS hand-held units will not be able to operate effectively in moving vehicles and because of the requirement of a great many mini-cells, they will not provide anything like the ubiquitous coverage of cellular.
Naturally, if there is somewhat less capability, then there will have to be a somewhat lower price. We really view PCS as being a new marketing opportunity rather than a distinctly new technology, although, of course, there are elements of that in the proposed new systems.
Cantel has been actively testing these systems and looks forward to being a supplier of this new service in the near future.
While there are plenty of challenges, there are really few obstacles that are not being addressed and which will not be overcome. Estimates have been made that by the year 2000, nearly half the world's telephone traffic will be handled at one end or the other by a mobile unit. If this projection is even close to correct, mobile telephony will continue to be one of the world's major growth industries in the decades to come.


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I was obliquely introduced to Tom Clancy when I was in high school. At home, the Gulf War, which had only recently begun in earnest, couldn't be escaped. It seemed to be the only thing anyone talked about, either in person or on the TV. At school, things weren't much different. In fact, I'm pretty sure that the bulk of my history teacher's teachings that year somehow related to the war. Whether we were discussing the Cold War or World War II, everything seemed to cycle round to the present state of things. I couldn't help but focus on how close the Gulf War seemed – like it was happening in our backyard with the all-too constant coverage and conversations. "War" was in vogue.
Clancy's name came up in that history class one day through a somewhat sarcastic remark uttered by my teacher. "You wanna read about 'history" and 'war'?" he derided. "Well steer clear of the news and Tom Clancy! Go and read something by [Studs] Terkel or [Barbara] Tuchman." I remember writing down all three names, but I was particularly curious about Clancy. I had only heard his name in connection with a new-ish movie called The Hunt for Red October. It was about Russians and submarines, and, apparently, war.
At some point, with notes in hand, I found myself in my local library looking for Clancy in the card catalog. He appeared there with several titles to his name, and thankfully, they had several copies in stock of The Hunt for Red October. I read through the book in almost one sitting. This tale of CIA agent Jack Ryan and a Soviet submarine named "Red October" wasn't like anything I'd ever read before. Having previously relegated myself to mostly sci-fi and fantasy novels, Red October played out like a game — a game that was steeped in Cold War lore, the Soviets versus the Americans, the hunter versus the hunted. It incorporated elements of history, though it wasn't about history; nor was it really about "war," as my teacher had spouted. It was about relationships, both those between countries and individuals. It was about trust and knowledge, and carrying the fine line between them.
It was easy to become immersed in Clancy's punchy, human, and straightforward style. Neither Jack Ryan nor Red October's Captain Ramius were infallible; and Clancy never made them seem like anything other than real people dealing with extraordinary (though not supernatural) situations. And though the story was set during the height of the Cold War in the 1980s, he never exploited it or made it into a caricature of the times. It simply was. The politics, the intrigue, the history, the sense of international urgency and compliance — he captured it all so well.
After blazing through my borrowed copy of Red October, I decided I needed to form my own library of his works. Starting with the list of his books from the inside cover of The Hunt for Red October, I picked up at least one of his novels every time I hit the bookstore, which occurred as frequently as my allowance allowed. The Cardinal of the Kremlin, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Red Storm Rising. And then I waited for his new novels, with which I kept up until Executive Orders. Much to my discredit probably, I wasn't very interested in his non-Jack Ryan novels, and I eventually stopped following his books. But I didn't stop following him. Watching his rise to a different kind of game through his immensely popular Rainbow Six and Splinter Cell video games has been something to witness.
Mr. Clancy you will be missed, but I've no doubt that your name with remain with us for decades to come.
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Song of the day – 290: PJ Harvey (a mini-review)
Sure, I'm as intrigued as anyone.
She polarises. Much of me wants to hate her, for the preciousness that surrounds her, the way she receives accolades usually reserved for male artists – why is it never the other way around? – for her treatment of music as art. Someone is putting her in for the post of war poet, she wants a Turner Prize for her music. Well, why not. One art form is no less an art form than another. And sure, music can be art and social commentary. I just don't like art galleries or newspapers, usually. I've saved some of my worst vitriol for her (the ridiculously over-feted album Stories From The City Stories From The Sea where Polly tried to be Nick Cave and sadly received more acclaim than ever). I've also saved some of my highest praise for her (the debut, of course, Dry: that last piano-led album … er, most everything actually). She sometimes comes across as humourless, but clearly isn't. Po-faced, but SO isn't. She's passionate, immerses herself within her work but then will claim otherwise. Part of me has never forgiven her for denying she was a feminist in that Melody Maker interview with me and Sally Margaret Joy at the height of the first wave of Riot Grrrl, 1992 – a conversation that inspired the "She said, 'I am not a feminist'" line in Hole's 'Asking For It'. Part of me totally understands why she did that. I can recall her hiding in corners at Camden loft parties before her fame. She's an astonishing performer, usually. Except when she isn't.
My first impressions of Let England Shake – an album even more feted than usual, and that's saying a lot – is that it's way more approachable, way friendlier than rote. Ironic, of course – considering the 'serious' subject matter (um, you won't need me to go into that here: it's been talked about everywhere else). I can't help noticing that the way the title track (video below) lilts, and its slightly breathless, squeaky vocal, reminds me of Lykke Li. The deftly handed percussion too. Ironic. One is pop flimflam in comparison (except when she isn't) and the other is Rock Seriousness For The Critics (except when she isn't). Mind you, almost everything is Pop Flimflam in comparison with Polly – especially Saint Nick – and I'm not sure whether that's good or bad. Polly, of course, has been known to be fond of her crotch, just like Lykke is: this is a trait I feel should be encouraged in both sexes, but particularly female… however, this really isn't the time or place to be going on about female crotches. Not when there are wars to be decried. I'm just trying to point out that there's a lightness behind the seriousness, almost heady in places, fantastically welcome in this age of 4.30 minutes Kings Of Leon songs and boys falling over themselves to explain that Radiohead can still write 'melodies', just give us a second, we'll work out where. Not a note wasted, not a note pointlessly repeated. Not least among its virtues, Let England Shake is a triumph in restraint
Or to put it more concisely: The new Radiohead album is 37 minutes long, but only contains 37 seconds of music. Let England Shake is 39.6 minutes and contains exactly 39.6 minutes of music. I can't help feeling that sides me with the Jools Holland's of this world. Fuck it. Another reason to feel conflicted over Polly. Her music is rooted in a certain tradition, even as she messes with that tradition and builds upon that tradition and moves that tradition onwards and upwards. Radiohead do nothing except be Radiohead.
I can see me playing this back to back with Wounded Rhymes, for sure.
More on this later. How amazing is 'England'?
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I was first introduced to P.J. Harvey less than 10 years ago & found her exasperating in videos with her tiny skirts and playing guitar in high heels which always strikes me as ridiculous (unless it's flamenco guitar) but I couldn't deny the music and I knew I was jealous. As a contemporary of mine she seems so musically self-assured in a way I could never be. She seems to have that strong core or supportive family that allowed her to blossom in a desolate field. So when she was coming to play Portland a few years back we were talking about going to see her and my boyfriend said, "Oh, Erika doesn't like P.J. Harvey." I said, "Yes I do! It's just that I HATE her." He didn't really get it (or me). We went to see her, and I was up front the whole time with my arms wrapped around another girl while the boys were lost in the back.
As for this album, I deeply respect the way it makes some very heavy and important stuff very accessible. It is "The Wasteland" without the over-explaining. Establishment types can comfort themselves by intellectualizing "Oh, it has a lot of World War I imagery in it" and Americans can comfort themselves by thinking it's about England rather than recognizing the timeliness, the timelessness, the truth, and the reality of what she is saying. It reminds me of when I was a teenager and I discovered Bob Dylan's early albums on my parents record shelf, pouring over the lyrics, going "Wow, he is really saying that! He is really saying that!"
She said of this album, I think on US National Public Radio, that she used the higher voices because the voice of a 40 year old woman, full strength, with the lyrics as they are, would have been TOO MUCH. http://www.npr.org/2011/02/15/133749985/pj-harvey-on-war-and-the-new-england To me, her voice comes off sounding like a grandmother spirit, like a forest spirit, sweet, sad, etherial and real — fairies singing at the edge of a battlefield. "I am the grass, I cover all." http://www.bartleby.com/104/78.html It is that subtle, gentle power penetrating wind http://deoxy.org/iching/57
I woke up this morning with the song "All And Everyone" in my head, so beautiful and disturbing and REAL. The very first note of the first song of the album is chopped at the beginning — to me the album is like the trajectory of a gunshot, sudden and eternal, full of flowers and blood and not quite of this world. It is everything that made me want to be a musician and believe that music could change the world.
It's good, but no Slippery When Wet.
I love it,
it's almost the Radiohead album that the OK Computer fans have been waiting for…
Is it really only a matter of time until some scamp mashes it up with They might be giants take on istanbul (not constantinople)?
The contrast with Radiohead is fair, especially in terms of the lyrics. Whereas Yorke tends to mangle his supposedly 'serious' themes with abstractions – apparently compelled to refer to them but afraid to confront them in plain English – PJH stares them in the face.
There's nothing obscure about her metaphors, and that's what gives them their power. I like some of Radiohead's music, but I haven't got a clue what they're trying to communicate with it. Harvey makes Thom Yorke sound like a frightened child.
'Let England Shake' is the most confident album Harvey's made, and – while not as musically vital as 'Dry' or 'Rid of Me' – it's her best since 'To Bring You My Love'.
damn it, i had given up on pj after that to bring you or me his love album. after reading this and watching the video it looks like i have some back catalog to introduce myself to.


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Question: COULD IT BE POSTPARTUM OR BIPOLAR
|mimi8710 - Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:06 am
HI I AM 29 YEARS OLD, I HAVE A 2 YEAR SON. jANUARY MARKED A YEAR THAT MY STEP DAD DIED. MY MOM(WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE DEPRESSION) WAS IN VERY BAD SHAPE. I HAVE NEVER REALLY DELT WITH THE FACT THAT HE DIED BECAUSE WE WERE REALLY CLOSE. ANYWAY,I NOT SURE WHATS WRONG WITH ME. YESTERDAY I HAD AN EPISODE. THE REASON POSTPARTUM IS IN MY THINKNG IS BECAUSE IT ALWAYS STARTS WITH MY SON. USUALLY WHEN HE STARTS WHINING AND I CAN'T GET HIM TO STOP. THEN I JUST START THINKING THAT I WASN'T MEANT TO BE A MOM OR THAT I CAN'T HANDLE IT ANYMORE. YESTERDAY I DROPPED HIM OFF AT HIS GRANDMAS HOUSE AND WENT HOME. I GOT INTO BED AND BEGGED GOD TO JUST LET ME DIE. I LOVE MY SON SO MUCH. BUT SOMTIMES I GET SO ANGRY I SCARE MYSELF. WHEN HE WAS JUST A BABY I HAD TO JUST LAY HIM IN HIS CRIB AND GO OUT SIDE. WHEN I HAVE MY "EPISODES" I HAVE UNCONTROLABLE CRYING, JUST WANTING TO END IT, OR DISAPPEAR, LIKE NO ONE LOVES ME OR CARES ABOUT ME. WHY SHOULD THEY? I KNOW I SHOULD GO TO THE DOCTOR BUT I HAVE TALKED TO HIM BEFORE AND HE PUT ME ON WELBRUTIN I STOP TAKING IT BECAUSE IT MADE ME SLEEPY ALLTHE TIME. HE CHECKED MY THYROID THEY ARE FINE. HE HAS TRIED EVERYTHING BUT BIPOLAR AND POSTPARTUM. I JUST DON'T WANT TO WASTE HIS TIME OR MY MONEY IF ITS JUST WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS. I FEEL NOBODY TAKES ME SERIOUS MAYBE THEY WILL IF SOMEHTING HAPPENS TO ME. ANYWAY PLEASE HELP CUZ NO ONE ELSE WILL.
|Tim W Latsko - Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:57 pm
It sounds like there is a lot going on right now.
What is most important at this point is for you to be seen by a psychiatrist or emergency room physician, today. If you can not be seen by your guy today, call his office or your insurance provider and ask for a referral to someone who can see you today. If there isn't a psychiatrist available go to the emergency room.
Now, that said, be sure to inform whoever yoou see that you have tried wellbutrin previously and that the side effects were undesirable. There are newer medication available that reduce the side effects that you mentioned.
As well, medication alone in some situations is sufficient, however may I suggest that you find a therapist who might be comfortable with exploring these issues, give it a few sessions, sbout 4, and if its' not working ask for a referral to someone who is more....you will know by then what you are looking for in a therapist. Whatever you do, do just quit for "the only failure is the failure to try". I heard that somewhere and it holds alot of meaning...
You can do this, take care of yourself, your son, and those close to you. Seek out that helper...
to answer your question, directly, you might want to consider major depressive disorder...
Good luck and keep us posted, you can make it! These feelings of dread will pass with a little help.
|mimi8710 - Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:22 pm
Thank you so much for replying to me. I honestly thought this was a gimmic but i am desperate. Do you think that with out treatment i will be ok? Do you think that it could just pass. Everything that i have read about depression is that it is a chemical embalance disease. Is that true? My grandfather, uncle and my mom all have a chemical embalance that causes suicide. My grandfather and uncle both killed them selves. My mom still struggles with it i am sure. Especially since my step dad died. I don't want my son to grow up with the problems that i have now. I already see the angry issues. Anyway thanks again-mimi
|Dr. K. Eisele - Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:08 am
Dear Mimi:
I would like to add on to Tim's very appropriate advice. Please do not give up! There is a lot at stake here--your health, your son's health, probably your mother's health, as well.
I don't think you are suffering from Post-Partum Depression, and I can't tell from what you've said so far if you might have Bipolar Disorder or not. One thing is very certain, though, and that is that you are DANGEROUSLY depressed. You are correct in that depression and other mental disorders are chemical imbalances, and that these chemical imbalances can be passed on through a family. You are particularly at risk because there are member of your family who have actually committed suicide vs. unsuccessfully attempted suicide.
You need to be on medicine. The research on the best treatment for depression has shown over and over again that you need medication and psychotherapy. Some psychiatrists do practice psychotherapy and some don't, and many psychiatrists are associated with psychologists who specialize in psychotherapy. It is the psychologists who are the experts at psychotherapy. I am also very sure that the physician you need to be seeing is a psychiatrist rather than primary care physician. You have a very serious illness and it needs treatment, by a psychiatrist, who is the expert at psychiatric medications.
Please get help!
|Tim W Latsko - Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:57 pm
To add to my initial comments and Dr. Eisele's.
Go today and see a psychiatrist for an evaluation and medication. My first concern though is for you to be seen and to begin treatment. Once you have done that..let us know...and I know that you will find a psychiatrist and a therapist who will meet your expectations..
Take good care,
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Take a tip from the nesting robins – May isn't the month to snooze! Garden work we accomplish now will determine our success for the remainder of the growing season. Need a little guidance? I follow this routine:
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Hostas. Divide and transplant these jewels of the shade. If you need gold-washed types to brighten a dark spot, consider 'Paul's Glory,' 'Wide Brim,' and 'Frances Williams.' These three have done wonders for my dimly-lit Woodland Garden.
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Hardy Bulbs. Feed hyacinths, tulips, narcissus, and etc. while they are still in growth and making embryo flowers for next year. Cut off faded flowers for tidiness, but don't remove foliage until it dies down naturally. And if your daffodils made a poor showing this spring, be sure to read this post: First Aid for Non-Blooming Daffodils.
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Chives. If you have the common variety in your garden, my advice is to make this screamingly delicious pesto.
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The perpetrator, Musa Mia, 40, was handed over to the police by locals
A four-year-old girl was raped in Bhuapur upazila of Tangail on Saturday afternoon.
The perpetrator, Musa Mia, 40, was handed over to the police by locals.
According to locals, Musa, a neighbour, lured the child to his house, and forced himself on her. Hearing the child scream, her mother rushed to the spot, and caught him in the act. Later a mob of angry locals severely beat up Musa, and handed him over to the police.
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SDCC: Superman's Rebirth Panel
What's old is new again, as fans were re-introduced to the pre-New 52Superman as the one true Man of Steel in the post-Rebirth DC Universe. Butadding a new dimension to his never-ending battle is his Clark's young son JonKent, who is now growing into his powers. Oh, and Lex Luthor is now a super manin his own right. DC Comics has brought together Gene Yang, Pat Gleason, DanJurgens, Tyler Kirkham, Peter Tomasi, and moderator Hank Kanalz at Comic-ConInternational in San Diego to discuss the goings-on around Metropolis and what'scoming next.
The panel kicked off by Gene Yang talking about "New Super-Man."Jim Lee and Dan DiDio came up with the concept, "and when they brought itto me I said, hell no, I don't want to do that," Yang said, noting he didnot have first-hand experience of living in China. But the character"started speaking to me" and he accepted the gig.
The book was originally called "The Super-Man," but Yang noted thatthe Chinese language does not have "the."
Kenan Kong's name comes from Chinese words for "overcome" and"south," Yang said. "Even though Shanghai is not in southernChina, people in Beijing refer to folks who live in Shanghai as'southerners.'"
Dr. Omen is "a Chinese version of Amanda Waller," who works for theMinistry of Self Reliance that gives Kenan his powers, Yang said.
"Superman is supposed to be about Truth, Justice, and the American Way— what does that mean in China?" Yang said. "That's a culturallandmine." But Yang will be searching for ways to have Kenan experience anarc, like Clark Kent or the monkey king epic (which inspired "Dragon BallZ"), to embody Chinese-ness in the way Superman does for America.
Yang compared the Chinese versions of American superheroes to the country's"state approved religions" in real life — "they found theycouldn't suppress religion, so they made state-sponsored versions." Forsuperheroes, "they were really into American superheroes, and since theycouldn't suppress them, they created state-approved versions."
"New Super-Man" #4 will see Kenan fighting an analog to the FreedomFighters, "a pro-democracy group of supervillains — yeah, we just went forit."
Since Yang will have to leave the panel early, Kanalz took fan questions forhim briefly. A woman said she enjoyed the first issue of "NewSuper-Man," but "my only criticism is the size of the dumplings, theywere a little too big."
Asked about the Great Ten characters, Yang said, "August gGeneral inIron shows up in #3."
As Yang departed the stage, attention turned to Kirkham and Jurgens'"Action Comics." Kirkham noted that, though his design for Doomsday isbased on Jurgens' original, the character evolves, leading to a changing visualpresence.
Jurgens compared the dual artists/double shipping situation to movies notbeing shot in order. "That means that, yes, sometimes you have to go backand make corrections" if certain elements don't line up, as Kirkhamconfessed he had to do for the plaid on Clark Kent's shirt.
Doomsday's ability to hone in on Kryptonians will cause trouble forSuper-family. "He's located another Kryptonian on Earth," Jurgenssaid, "and that is actually Jon." The fight comes to the farm, placingSuperman's wife and son in danger.
Tomasi said he looked to "what everybody loves about Superman" towrite the eponymous ongoing.
"Having Jon in the story is a great way to view Superman," Gleasonsaid. "It's a way to have Superman come back and appear trustworthy."
"We both really love writing the character based stuff," Tomasisaid of himself and Jurgens, who set up the family dynamic in the "Lois andClark" miniseries that preceded "Rebirth."
"One of the great things about having a book coming out twice a month,you can explore corners you might not be able to in a monthly book,"Jurgens said, as having "forty pages a month to play with" allows formore detours.
A fan asked what the Time Masters have been up to since"Convergence." "It's on my list of things to get to," hesaid. "The good thing about two books a month is you can get through a lotof material really quick."
Using Doomsday in Superman's new circumstances "allows us to say newthings" about who Superman is today, Jurgens said, since everyone knows theoriginal story.
"There's a lot of cool stuff coming up for Lois," Tomasi said,particularly something in "Superman" #5.
"Without 'Action Comics' #1. we wouldn't have the industry we haveindustry today," Jurgens said, "and we know that because that's whereSuperman debuted. But that's also where Lois debuted, and I take that veryseriously." Both "Action" and "Superman" will examinewhat it means for a character in her unique situation to be a mother.
Kirkham noted that, as Jon watches Superman fight Doomsday on TV, "Loisknows how this could end."
Tomasi said there are no plans at present to have Jon join the Teen Titans.
A fan's perceptive questioning led the panelists to reveal that"Superwoman" #1 addresses the fates of the multiple Lois Lanes as wellas Lana Lang.
Asked about Lex's future as a hero or villain, Jurgens noted there's a wealthof material to work with. "What's fun about Lex is he is so complex, and Ithink there are many more angles to be explored," Jurgens said. "Hewants to do the right thing, but when the chips are down, will he followthrough. We also know he's a murderer, and I really feel you can't atone forthat until you stand up and say, I am a murderer."
Asked about the complications inherent in the old-new Superman from a newreader standpoint. "You just have to let go sometimes and go along with itas a reader, get immersed in the story and trust the creators," Tomasisaid. "You can't let it feed your reading all the time. … I've never beenone to get too bogged down in continuity, I just let the current creative teamstell their story."
On the topic of the restored Lois and Clark marriage, Jurgens noted that Loisand Superman had been connected since "Action" #1, but with the New52, "not only were they not married, but they didn't even have thatconnection." When he wrote several issues early in the New 52 run, Jurgenssaid "I felt that absence, I think we all felt it."
Will the Legion be showing up? Tomasi: "No comment." Kanalz addedthat there have been hints in recent issues. by Shaun Manning


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Here's the full line-up for the Square-Enix 2007 party.
Video & playable
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (NDS)
- Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings (NDS)
- Final Fantasy Tactics: Shishi Sensou (PSP)
- Itadaki Street DS: Dragon Quest & Super Mario (NDS)
- Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Wii)
- It's a Wonderful World (NDS)
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)<--- :O :O :O :O
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (NDS)
- Final Fantasy XI (Xbox 360, PS2)
Video only
- Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition (PSP)
- Final Fantasy II Anniversary Edition (PSP)
- Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road (Arcade)
- Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete (Blu-ray Film)
It's a Wonderful World looks really intresting. Hopefully there some goods on it after this event. What's really thought provoking is "Itadaki Street DS: Dragon Quest & Super Mario" Dragon Quest and Mario!?!?! Hopefully remenisent of a Mario RPG?
lol that ain't the full line-up, there's still the FFXIII surprises install, the event isn't till MAY..more maybe be added.
hey ps360wii sorry to kill your hopes but "Itadaki Street DS: Dragon Quest & Super Mario" is suppose to be like mario party. That would have been cool tho.
yeah, i was thinking the same thing... they wouldn't have this big party without even showing their biggest titles, or having any surprises.


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In Australia, when we think of dog sleds we usually think of snow, however many of us are surprised to discover that sled dogs exist in many parts of the world including here, and are used for a variety of purposes. They have been around for generations, and it's thought that in the world's artic regions sled dogs were used tens of thousands of years ago, and that the Eskimos bred them with various breeds of dogs and wolves. Consequently, their offspring were conditioned to the snow and freezing temperatures. It is unknown when they started to be used to pull sleds, but it is thought to be several thousand years ago. Today, dog sleds are used for transportation and for racing.
Dog breeds used for sledding
Many breeds of dogs are used to pulls sleds, and traditionally they were Huskies, Samoyeds, and Malamutes. There is also a number of mixed breed dogs used, and many would have bloodlines that originate from wolves. Breeds are chosen for their strength, endurance, and speed. Leadership qualities are also important with sled dogs. In cold climates their big thick coats are important in helping to protect them from the cold, and wide flat feet help them to gain traction when traversing it. In the snow you'll see them sleep curled up with their tails covering their noses to keep them warm, but in Australia's hot climate they're more likely to be spread out to help control their temperature.
Size of dogs suitable for sledding
The size of sled dogs varies and generally a weight of around 20 kgs is considered ideal, however some very large dogs may be closer to 60 kgs. This puts into perspective the power a team of dogs can generate, when you consider that an average adult man weighs around 80kgs. Team sizes also vary, and the number of dogs required to pull a sled will depend on a variety of factors including the purpose of the sled and the "musher" - or driver - of the sled. In traditional snow racing, between 12 and 16 dogs must start, and there must be at least six dogs that finish.
These days dog sled racing is a competitive sport which is found in many countries around the world. The tradition of pulling a sled has been adapted to other vehicles for climates such as Australia's, where there is little or no snow. Vehicles with wheels such as purpose-built rigs and scooters are commonly used. The musher stands at the back of the sled or rig, or on the scooter.
Where in Australia does dog sled racing occur?
In Australia, dog sled racing is held in most states and enthusiasts regularly travel interstate to meetings. Forest trails are used for races as well as personal properties, and the temperature of the destination is an important consideration. Due to Australia's hot climate, the racing season is between May and August when temperatures and humidity levels are the lowest.
Some racing may occur in the warmer months, but these are usually set aside for training and fitness activities. Owners use this time to attend seminars and other events related to the sport such as obedience training, and walks.
Is racing limited to specific breeds?
In Australia, any dog that is capable and interested, can be involved in sled racing. Wearing a harness and pulling a "sled" are of course, things that dogs must be comfortable with. In addition to the dog's willingness, its fitness is of utmost importance, and this is something on which your vet can provide advice.
Equipment required
The harness worn by the dog is attached to a gang-line, which is a rope that attaches to the rig. It is similar to bungee rope and therefore provides some shock absorption. Scooters are used for up to two dogs whereas a rig is used for a team comprising more than two, with a team size limit of six dogs being the maximum number in Australian racing.
As with any competitive sport safety equipment is essential, and in order to compete mushers must wear helmets, carry first aid kits for the dogs, and booties to protect the dogs' feet in case they sustain an injury. Night racing requires head lamps.
Who can be a musher?
Mushers can be any age, and the Australian Sled Dog Sports Association holds dedicated classes for under 15's. A musher's weight, size, and fitness, should be considerations especially when matching them with a sled dog.
Dog sledding in Australia offers various options, and there are even some races where the mushers run alongside their dog rather than behind. Also, the breeds traditionally used in the snow, won't necessarily be the most appropriate for sledding in Australia, as they can suffer more from the heat. Australian dog sled racing therefore involves a broad range of dogs, and mushers. Not only will dog sledding not suit all dogs, but it won't suit all people either. Can you image attending an event with hundreds of excited dogs? Heaven for some, but not for others…
Is dog sled racing safe?
Key to the success of any sport involving animals, is their responsible and ethical treatment, and the Australian Association has strict rules. If this is a sport in which you have an interest for your dog, we would strongly recommend your discussing it with one of our vets first. Willing, and suitably fit dogs, can find it very enjoyable, as can their owners but it's important that owners are well versed on the risks, and specific health care requirement of participating dogs. Any of our hospitals can provide advice.
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Designing User-Centered Decision Support Tools for Chronic Pain in Primary Care
This project will develop decision support tools that integrate with electronic health records to increase the quality and effectiveness of chronic pain care.
Improving Anxiety Detection in Pediatrics Using Health Information Technology
This project integrated a validated anxiety-specific screening tool in an existing clinical decision support system and tested it with a randomized feasibility pilot that found the tool did not increase detection of anxiety in pediatric primary care.
Trial of Decision Support to Improve Diabetes Outcomes
Evaluated the effects of a Web portal-based patient empowerment program and EMR system on quality of care, patient safety, and utilization for patients with diabetes and physicians in primary care practices.
State and Regional Demonstration in Health Information Technology: Indiana
The Indiana Network for Patient Care, an operational health information exchange (HIE) in central Indiana, is one of six AHRQ sponsored State and Regional demonstration projects begun in late 2004 and early 2005 to create State or regional HIEs.


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David Anfossi of Eidos Montreal says Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a standalone title that's "kind of a reboot" and will provide an identical experience regardless of the platform on which it's played.
It's not uncommon for PC and console gaming experiences to be considerably different, even across related titles. To some extent, the very nature of the hardware makes it unavoidable, and at times it's an intentional decision on the part of developers. BioWare did just that with Dragon Age: Origins, starting it as a "core PC title," according to Executive Producer Dan Tudge, and then doing a "true, actual conversion" of the game to take advantage of the strengths of the console platforms.
But Anfossi, the producer on Deus Ex: Human Revolution, says Eidos Montreal is taking the opposite approach. The new game is being developed in parallel on the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 to ensure that they'll be identical across the board.
"The experience will be the same on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. The same mechanics - everything is the same," Anfossi said in an interview with VG247. "For Deus Ex, we decided to work on all platforms in parallel to give players the same experience."
"I used to work on previous games where we had lead platforms, and when we were close to the release date, we had to do a port," he added. "And believe me, you don't want to do that."
He also admitted that while there's "a lot of pressure" to live up to the legacy of the original game, surpassing it isn't actually the goal. "For us, it's kind of a reboot," he said. "We respect the universe, but we've got a new character, a new conspiracy and a new timeline. So, this is kind of a reboot, and it's a standalone title."
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is scheduled for release in March 2011.


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Our programs are adaptable for all ages!
Every visit to the farm involves kinesthetic learning!
- Scavenger hunts are a fun way to spend your extra time. Available on any visit!
- There are spaces available on the farm to have your lunch, so pack the cooler and make a day of it!
- Good, old- fashioned fun and games, available to you before of after your class!
- Our gentle animals allow students to feed and groom them. Animal time may be worked into any visit!
- Offered spring through fall
- Suggested for Pre-K to 1st Grade, 1 hr.
Meet the animals! Our gentle, miniature barn animals need to be fed and groomed, and the chickens too! Help us gather eggs and prepare them for the market. Learn why each animal is important to the farm!
Planting Miracles
- Suggested for Pre-K to 5th Grade, 2 hrs.
- Offered in the spring and summer
Help us bring the farm to life! The gardens, fields and flower beds all have a special place on the farm. From bees and butterflies to livestock and the people who care for them, see why they are all important and fun! Learn how itty bitty seed turns into a living, breathing plant. Get your fingernails dirty and help our miracles along!
Christmas on the Farm
- Suggest for 2nd Grade, 2 hrs.
- Offered on December weekdays
Experience Christmas as a child on a 1920s farm! What would your role have been? Which traditions are still the same, which are different? Pop popcorn on the wood stove, tour the houses, all decorated for the season, and see what kind of gifts you'd find under the tree. Play the games you might have played, and be inspired by the holiday charm of the 20s.
Earth, Water & Sky
- Suggested for 3rd Grade +, 2hrs.
- Offered spring through fall
Taking care of our planet is a big responsibility! Through experiments and activities, see how our choices affect the soil our food is grown in, the water we drink, and the air we breathe. Find out what the agriculture industry is doing to protect our resources.
Farm Tour
- Suggested for all ages, 2-4 hrs.
- Offered spring through fall
This is a great option for any class or group. Tour the farm, the church and the schoolhouses, climb up on the tractors in the tractor building, and visit the animals! See a little bit of everything, rather than focusing on one area or topic. Hands-on activities are available along the tour. A wagon ride may be planned to tour the perimeter of the farmstead.
School Days
- Suggested for 4th Grade, 2-4 hrs.
- Offered January through October
Hang your books by their leather straps, dip your pens in ink wells, test your knowledge at the spelling bee, and more! From the start of the day to the final bell, experience a day as a student in the 20s.
Best & Worst of Times
- Suggests for Middle School +, 3 hrs.
- Offered spring through fall
Compare and contrast the "best of times" and the "worst of times" on the farm during the two decades of the 20s & 30s. Tour and experience a prosperous family farm. Discuss the advancement in agriculture. Learn how the 30s were very different. Follow the choices made by the people who lived at that time and see where it takes them. Students will walk away with a great introduction to economics.
Farm Life, 20s & Before
- Suggested for 5th Grade +, 2hrs.
- Offered spring through fall
How was a farmstead planned? How much land was there? How did the farmer and his family become self-sufficient and live off the land? How were the buildings constructed? These questions will be answered as the students tour the farm and try their hands at cornhusking and shelling, gathering eggs, feeding and watering the animals, and more. A tour of the farmhouse provides a myriad of interact demonstrations of artifacts used by the farm family.
Welcome to my Kitchen
- Suggested for Middle School +, 4 hrs.
- Offered January through October
A delicious typical dinner (lunch) is totally prepared and enjoyed by the students. They use dishes, utensils and wood stove in the 1920s kitchen of the farm house. The kitchen with all of its gadgets is a classroom in itself. The rest of the house may be toured as well. *Cost is $20 per person plus the cost of food.


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The 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge raised millions of dollars for ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease. While the social media wave gave new life to ALS research, there is still no viable treatment, and access to experimental drugs is limited. Battling ALS herself, VICE editor Angelina Fanous meets with patients and top researchers across the U.S. to find out what's being done to tackle this devastating disease and the regulatory hurdles faced by ALS patients and drugmakers alike.
Discover how you can enjoy HBO's original series, hit movies, documentaries and more. HBO is available through the HBO NOW streaming app, TV package, or an existing digital subscription
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The +2 Junior College Cut Off Mark as per SAMS DHEODISHA for the Session 2018 - 19 under the Department of School & Mass Education Higher Secondary School - Erstwhile Junior College is declared.
Here is the List of Nawarangpur District Colleges and Universities with the Respective +2 Cut Off Mark in Arts, Science and Commerce streams. This List Includes Nabarangpur Higher Secondary School, Raj Chaunria Higher Secondary School, Panabedha Higher Secondary School, Pendrani Higher Secondary School etc.
Remember the Colleges Name has been Changed Form the "Junior College" to "Higher Secondary School (HSS)".


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Cedarville, OhioCedarville University senior Mary Lyle was recently selected as the National Association of Social Workers` Student of the Year for the Regional Ohio Chapter. A social work major from Newark, Ohio, Lyle was nominated by Cedarville University social work faculty. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with nearly 150,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies. Members agree to abide by the NASW code of ethics and NASW Procedures for Professional Review. A candidate for the Student of the Year Award must be a member in good standing, have attained junior year status in an accredited undergrad program, have demonstrated consistent adherence to the NASW Code of Ethics, and be recommended by two professors. Lyle did not know that she was nominated until she won the award. The recognition was a surprise as well as an honor. "It is humbling to receive an award for something that I just love to do. People are my passion, and now that passion gets to be my career. It`s pretty exciting," Lyle said. Lyle will be presented with a plaque at an annual awards dinner on March 27 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. She will also be considered for state and then possibly national honors. -30-


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Last week I gave a short talk at the London Taught Course Centre open day. The LTCC is an organisation run by a consortium of universities and colleges in the London area, putting on courses for PhD students to broaden their mathematical background. The purpose of the open day was to help undergraduates or Masters students thinking of doing a PhD by putting a variety of options (subjects and institutions) before them.
I decided that, rather than advertise my subject or my institution, I would try to give an example of research, by talking about a recent result of mine. I had 30 minutes scheduled, but because of the severe weather the programme was curtailed and I had to compress it into just 20 minutes. Not much time for the purpose.
Here is a summary. More details should be available on the LTCC website.
Groups are very highly structured algebraic objects, while graphs are much looser. For example, there are just five different groups with eight elements, but 12346 different 8-vertex graphs. But the two subjects have various points of contact. For example, any graph has an automorphism group; and indeed several of the sporadic finite simple groups were constructed as automorphism groups of interesting graphs.
My talk was about the reverse direction. Given a group, construct a graph from it, which captures some information about the group. There are several ways of doing this, but the particular one I discussed is the power graph of the group. This comes in undirected and directed versions. I learned about it last summer at the British Combinatorial Conference when Shamik Ghosh from Kolkata asked a question about it.
The power graph comes in two versions. The directed power graph of G has the elements of G as vertices, with a directed edge from b to a if a is a power of b. The undirected power graph is obtained simply by ignoring the directions; in other words, a and b are joined by an undirected edge if one is a power of the other.
It is clear that the directed power graph carries much more information about the group. It is a preorder (a reflexive and transitive relation) on the group. From a preorder, we derive an equivalence relation (two elements are equivalent if there are directed edges in both directions between them – here, this means that they generate the same cyclic subgroup), and a partial order on the set of equivalence classes. In a finite group, the identity is the unique minimal element (it is a power of everything), and the elements that cover it are elements of prime order; the prime p in question is determined by the fact that the size of the equivalence class is p–1. From this it is possible to work out the orders of all elements. In other words, the directed power graph tells us the number of elements of each order in the group.
Shamik Ghosh's question became, after some discussion, the following:
If two finite abelian groups have isomorphic undirected power graphs, must the groups themselves be isomorphic?
(Both conditions "finite" and "abelian" here are necessary.) After some email exchanges, we had the proof, and had written a paper.
At the start of last term, I gave a talk about this, and offered to buy a drink for anyone in the audience who could answer the following question:
If two finite groups have isomorphic undirected power graphs, must they have the same number of elements of each order?
Shamik's and my proof for abelian groups had first shown that two such groups must have the same number of elements of each order. For abelian groups, this information determines the group completely.
But nobody took up the challenge, except for my colleague John Bray, who made a first step, and I had to do the work myself. To my surprise, the final result was the following, beautifully clean, theorem:
If two finite groups have isomorphic undirected power graphs, then they have isomorphic directed power graphs.
In other words, contrary to our previous intuition, the undirected and the directed power graph of a finite group carry exactly the same information!
Of course, this settles the above question (so I had to buy myself that drink), and implies the theorem that Shamik and I had proved earlier.
As always in research, a result like this raises many more questions than it settles. Here, briefly, are a few.
- Given a (directed or undirected) graph, how do we tell whether it is the power graph of a group? What is the computational complexity of deciding this?
- What can be said about the number of groups of order n which are not determined by their power graphs, or the maximum number of non-isomorphic groups of order n which have isomorphic power graphs?
- Can "natural" graph-theoretic properties of the power graph of G, such as chromatic number, be related to "natural" group-theoretic properties of G?
- What is special about groups? Does the theorem hold more generally, e.g. for classes of semigroups or loops?
- For infinite groups, what extra information do we need to distinguish groups with the same undirected power graph but different directed power graphs?
- What about other graphs defined from groups?
Who knows; a successful assault on one of these might be the start of a PhD and a career as a mathematician.


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' ' The principle is the unit of all coisas' ' (5), unit in the direction of, although the differences and of the multiplicity of the things, the principle reuniz them, only condenses them in one, giving to such thing an identity, a proper characteristic. The principle also is the beginning of devir, of coming to be. To look the beginning of devir of all the things is the same that to unify them, but of one another form, respecting the immutability of the things. As well as the beginning of the multiplicity it is to reduce to the unit, the beginning of devir, being to devir the change, is to reduce to the immutability. The change is secular, therefore, the beginning of devir is also to reduce the time to the eternity, that is, to the immutability (6).
Therefore, to argue on the beginning of all the things is to argue on the totality, therefore, it is in it that all the things are and are for consequence of it that it is possible the unification of the things, that is, the principle. Let us pass now to the examination of the cause. Cause is that of that all the things depend to exist, since in the cause he is to devir. Without the cause, the things do not have coming to be, that is, they cannot exist becoming contradictory in the direction of that it cannot have something without cause. Aristotle defines the causes of all the things as being four: the material cause, that of that the thing is made; the formal cause, what the substance will be, its form; the efficient cause, that of that drift the thing, it made what it; the final cause, that so that the thing is made, its purpose. If we had that to hierarquizar these four causes, them would be thus: efficient cause, material cause, formal cause and final cause.