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Google has recently launched Trusted Stores. Trusted Stores is an e-commerce certificate where e-commerce stores can apply to Google for the certificate - if accepted websites can display the certificate on their site, showing consumers the website has Google's seal of approval.
Google is trying to build more consumer trust in the online retail market. Having the trusted stores certificate badge displayed will let users know the site meets stringent requirements.
What kind of requirements do sites have to meet?
To qualify for a trusted stores certificate the webmaster must apply and agree to share information with Google. Google will use the websites internal data to determine if the website qualifies for the Trusted Stores certificate.
Criteria states participating websites must have a good reliable customer service team who quickly resolve consumer problems and issues. A good time keeping record on shipping products to customers is also required.
Google will grade each participating store based on customer service and shipping and display grades live on the retailer's website.
For Google's part, they will offer free purchase protection to consumers worth $1000. Google claim they have no plans to integrate other products like AdWords, Google Wallet, Check Out, etc, however if the scheme is successful, we would expect Google to try and take advantage of this at some point.
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Betty Eichelberger from Frackville, Pa., said that several years ago A.1. steak sauce had a recipe for meatloaf on its bottle. Unfortunately, she has misplaced the recipe and was hoping someone might have it. Ruth Hesseltine of Iowa City, Iowa, sent in a copy of a recipe card that more than likely was clipped from an advertisement from the sauce's manufacturer.
The card says "A.1. recipe secret for meatloaf ... just add 4 tablespoons of A.1. steak sauce to make any meatloaf recipe taste even better."
It also provides an excellent basic meatloaf recipe that uses the steak sauce both in the meat mixture and on top of the loaf. I tested the recipe as printed using a mixture of ground sirloin and ground round.
The resulting meatloaf had a wonderful taste and texture, although I suspect that, as the advertisement says, just about any meatloaf recipe will probably taste better with the addition of a little A.1. sauce.
Along with some homemade mashed potatoes and green beans, this turned out to be the perfect comfort meal.
"A.1." Meatloaf
Makes: 6-8 servings
For meatloaf:
2 pounds ground beef
2 tbsp. A.1. Steak Sauce
2 tsp. salt
1 cup dry bread crumbs
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
3 tbsp. parsley flakes
1 small onion, minced
1/4 cup shredded carrot
For sauce:
2 tbsp. A.1. Steak Sauce
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
In a small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons A.1. steak sauce and the tomato sauce together.
In a separate bowl, mix all meatloaf ingredients together with one half of the sauce mixture. Blend well. Pat meatloaf into a 9"x5"x3" loaf pan or shape into loaf in shallow baking pan.
Spread the remaining sauce mixture over top of meatloaf. Bake at 400 F for 1 hour.
Nutrition information: Per serving: 269 calories, 11 grams fat, 4 grams saturated fat, 26 grams protein, 14 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram fiber, 960 milligrams sodium, 124 milligrams cholesterol
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|2016 International Workshop on Wireless Physical Layer Security
|Steering Committee
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Jorswieck, TU Dresden
Walid Saad, Virginia Tech
The emergence of large-scale, dynamic, and decentralized wireless networks imposes new challenges on classical security measures such as cryptography. To this end, researchers have been seeking for new security technologies to complement cryptography and significantly improve the overall security of wireless communication networks. One of the most promising ideas is to exploit the physical layer characteristics of the wireless channel such as fading or interference, which are traditionally seen as impediments, for improving the security of wireless transmission against passive (e.g., eavesdropping) or active (e.g., jamming) attacks. This emerging security technique, known as physical layer security, has drawn considerable attention in the past few years.
This workshop will be held on 23 May and is part of the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It builds on the success of the previous two editions (ICC'14 and ICC'15). The workshop is expected to bring together academic and industrial researchers in an effort to identify and discuss the major technical challenges and recent results related to physical layer security in wireless networks. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
Keynote Speakers:
• Prof. Dennis Goeckel, University of Massachusetts:
Fundamental Limits of Covert Communications• Prof. Matthieu Bloch, Georgia Institute of Technology:
Towards a Unified Information Theoretic Approach to Physical-Layer Security
Please see ICC official website for author guideline, important dates and other information about the workshop:
|Organizing Committee
Han, Univ. of Houston
Jemin Lee, SUTD
Xiangyun Zhou, ANU
|Technical Program
Marco Baldi
Arsenia Chorti
Yansha Deng
Zhiguo Ding
Giovanni Geraci
Mounir Ghogho
Willie Harrison
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Biao He
Peter Hong
Yi Hong
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Did that happen when your hands were exposed to cold weather or cold water?
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My hands turn a blueish color when they are very cold. Yes, I have felt pain when they get that cold. Yes, I am a smoker. My hands are generally very cold at all times and are often a redish color. Do you know why?
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It sounds like it could be a Reynold's Phenomenon. I suggest you seek help from a medical professional because this can get worse if left untreated.
It either has something to do with the nerves in your hands, the connective tissue, your lungs, or low oxygen saturation. Seek help.
In the mean-time, you can reduce the pain + duration of an attack by putting on gloves/mittens and massaging the hand(s)
Try to stay away from sudden temperature changes. Also try to stay away from stressful situations. Good luck!
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My hands turn blue along with my finger nails and sometimes my toe nails and feet, i am pregnant and have asked my doctor about it and all she said was to monitor it. When it happens my hands are not cold, sometimes they are really warm..can you help me out with what this might be?
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Normally my hand is reddish but from once month they turn yellow as the blood freezing for 3 or 4 time in day. And my hand turns blue when I wash hand and they still blue for some time. I want to ask what the reason of turn hand blue, yellow and freezing, have they any side affect and how we can avoid this problem
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5 Postpartum Exercises For Strength And Recovery
The last time we chatted with Ali Handley, the founder of BodyLove Pilates, she shared five workout moves that make for a stronger pregnancy and a more easeful childbirth. But it's just as important to rebuild bodily endurance after welcoming our little ones into the world, and today, Ali tells us how, complete with step-by-step instructions.
You did it! You ran that race like a champ, and you have your beautiful baby in your arms. Now it's time to focus on your recovery, and this can start right away. Even just ten minutes a day will greatly accelerate your healing and your return to strength and fitness. But make sure you take your time and be patient. I didn't rush my recovery – please don't feel like you should rush yours!
1. TVA Counting
When you are pregnant, your abdominals – your six-pack muscle in particular – have to separate to make room for your growing baby. This is know as Diastasis Recti. It's 100% normal, and almost all postnatal women will have some degree of separation after birth. Repairing your Diastasis is the number-one thing to focus on when you are postnatal. If you don't close the separation, you will undoubtedly have back pain in years to come.
Focusing on deep core breathing activation exercises is the crucial first step when returning to fitness. The Transverse Abdominis (TVA) is the only muscle that brings the two sides of the abs back together, so it's really important to do exercises that target this muscle.
How to: Inhale through your nose, and allow your belly to fill up with air and your muscles to relax. Exhale out your mouth and image pulling your belly button all the way to your spine. Hold that connection and begin to count out loud. Make sure to take small sips of air as you count. The goal is to be able to maintain the connection whilst breathing. Start out by counting to ten and build to 25.
Tip: If you are having trouble staying connected as you count, grab one of the 1,000 swaddle cloths you probably have and wrap it around your belly, crossing the two sides over your belly button at the front. As you exhale, pull the swaddle or scarf tight around you and hold it tight as you count. This is called splinting.
2. Pea Up A Straw
No matter how you gave birth, your pelvic floor muscles deserve some TLC. Don't be put off if at first you cannot feel the engagement. The trauma they go through during childbirth can result in some numbness, but the pelvic floor muscles are thinking muscles – the more you think about them, the more they activate and grow stronger. Activation of the muscles sends blood flow to the area, and blood flow to the area means healing.
How to: The pelvic floor muscles form a figure-eight around the vagina and anus – imagine placing a little pea right in the center. Inhale through your nose and imagine fully releasing the pelvic floor muscles. Exhale out your mouth and imagine you suck that little pea up a straw that goes up into your belly. Inhale and fully release the pea back to the start position.
Tip: From a seated position, I like to always have something underneath me, like the physioball, so I can imagine really lifting it up off a surface. If you are having difficulty feeling the engagement, try doing the exercise from a child's pose position.
3. Spine Twist Stretch
When you are pregnant, particularly by the end, your upper spine becomes very stiff, and your ability to rotate, turn and twist becomes less and less. Now is the time to focus on mobilizing the spine and really target your ability to rotate the ribcage. Overall, there is so much tightness in the body after pregnancy and even more so now with your new bub, so making sure you are consistently stretching will help relieve any pain and stiffness.
How to: Reach your arms out to your sides and bend your knees. Cross one leg over the other just above the knee. Allow your knees to fall to side of the bottom leg.
As your legs drop to one side, let your head fall the other way, rest your cheek down and look along your arm. Hold for as long as you feel like your body has time to relax and settle into the stretch. Keep breathing a nice gentle rhythm of inhale and exhale throughout the stretch.
Tip: If your partner is handy, have them place pressure down on your hip and chest, encouraging a deepening into the stretch.
4. Rowing
Hold your baby. Feed your baby. Rock your baby. All of these activities, while lovely, are really wreaking havoc on your posture. The rounding of the spine you experienced during pregnancy is multiplied tenfold with all the work you're doing now as a new mom. You need to focus on strengthening the muscles of the back and shoulders to help counter the rounding forward of the spine. I always say, just sitting up tall with your chest proud and belly pulling in is 100% an exercise when you've got a new baby!
How to: This exercise requires a green or blue Thera-Band. (You can purchase these easily on Amazon, and they're so useful for lots of exercises and stretches you will do as a new mom.)
Hold the Thera-Band between your thumbs and hands, behind your back. Inhale through your nose, sitting up as tall as you can. Exhale out your mouth, draw your belly button to your spine, bend your elbows and draw them back in line with the body and behind you, but without rounding the spine as you do. Inhale through your nose again, stay tall, and return to the start position.
Tip: Before I move my arms, I first stabilize and support my spine by wrapping my abs around and pulling my belly button to my spine. This makes me grow taller and resist any spine rounding as I complete the exercise. I also like to imagine my elbows are digging a trench through sand as they move back.
5. Squats
You have never squatted down so much in your life as when you have a new baby, have you? When they're not attached to you, it's likely that they're on the ground, and the bigger they get, the harder it is to get them up again. You need to learn the proper mechanics of squatting to ensure you are using your lower body strength, not your back, and supporting your spine with your deep core.
How to: Inhale through your nose and sit back into the squat. Exhale out your mouth and feel your belly button pull into your spine. Keep this connection as you push through your feet and stand back up.
Tip: The best way to get the mechanics right is by using any household chair as a prop. Do your squats to and from the chair behind you. It's actually harder than you think, but it will get you finding the right hinge position and muscle activation.
p.s. Did you catch Ali's top five moves for building prenatal strength?


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Born in KwaZulu Natal, Lamontville, musical journey began as a child attending Durban Choral Choir competitions that his grandmother participated in. Musical
theatre was also at the centre of his musical upbringing as his aunts and uncles were involved in productions such as 'Sarafina' and 'Ipi Ntombi'. In 1998, his
family moved from Durban to Johannesburg and 2000 began formal piano lessons. Attended the National School of Arts where he matriculated and University of
Cape Town study further and completed a degree in music. In 2008 he moved back to Johannesburg to establish himself in the industry. Since moving he has
worked with several artists as a pianist, composer and arranger. Artists such as Mlungisi Gegana, Herbie Tshoaeli, Sydney Mnisi, Feya Faku, Lwanda Gogwana,
Simphiwe Dana, Thandiswa Mazwai, Musa Manzini, Themba Mkhize, Orlando Venherenque, Judith Sephuma, Stimela, McCoy Mrubata, Sibongile Khumao,
Judith Sephuma and many more. 2011 till present working in musical theatre around in South Africa for such The Pen, Kwela Bafana, Milked Voice and many
more. 2013 was a finalist at the Samro overseas scholarship competition. Currently studying a MMus Masters Degree at the University of Witswatersrand in
Research based on South African music of the 1950's. His compositional style comes various forms of music and spirituality found within the art. Influences
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If you have never been to an Episcopal Church before, chances are good that at first, you may feel rather confused and even lost when you worship with us. Here are a few things you might see:
- People kneeling here, kneeling there, kneeling everywhere….or not.
- People reading out of this book, singing out of that book…or this other book…or not.
- People crossing themselves on their forehead, on their lips, on their chest…or not.
- People bowing their heads here, bowing their bodies there, genuflecting everywhere…or not.
- Incense…or not…bells…or not… colorful robes…or not.
- Chanting…or not…wafers…or not…bread…or not.
- Coffee hour…ALWAYS!!!
So, what's up? It may feel like an organized mess – orderly in the overall flow of the service, but unorganized in individual worship styles. Why is this?
The Episcopal Church is a liturgical church, which means we follow a certain liturgy or form of worship. The principal liturgy of our church is The Holy Eucharist, a liturgy of Word and Sacrament in which we read from the Bible (Word) and share a meal of bread and wine, which we believe to be Christ's presence among us (Sacrament). This form can be traced back to ancient times and provides a sense of order and beauty.
However, 70% of Episcopalians were raised in another tradition, usually either Catholic or Protestant. Thus, there is no one way to worship correctly in an Episcopal Church. People worship in ways that are comfortable to them (this explains the "mess" in organized mess), which is fine because Episcopalians are proud of their reputation for accepting people where they are, for their openness, and for not being given to extremes.
So when you worship with us, while you may feel a little lost or unsure of yourself, please don't feel self-conscious. We will be glad you are here, and likely, someone will offer to guide you through the maze of worship books, gestures, and music that is our worship. But in the end, we are certain you will be as taken with the beauty, mystery, and majesty of our worship as we are every time we gather. It is one of the main reasons we are Episcopalians!


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Airline companies should appoint directors only after receiving security clearance and they have at least 90 days time to make the appointment under the companies law, according to the Civil Aviation Ministry.
Airline companies should appoint directors only after receiving security clearance and they have at least 90 days time to make the appointment under the companies law, according to the Civil Aviation Ministry. The ministry has come across instances where airline companies have been found violating norms by appointing directors on their boards without getting prior security nod from the government.
While reiterating that airline companies would face punitive action in case of violations with respect to appointment of directors, the ministry said it is felt that there might not be difficulty in complying with the prior security clearance requirement.
Ninety days' period or time till next board meeting is available with the companies for appointment of directors under the provisions of Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, the ministry said in an order issued earlier this month.
These rules come under the Companies Act, 2013 — which is implemented by the Corporate Affairs Ministry.
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"Therefore, it is felt that there may not be any difficulty in compliance with the provisions of company rules, 2014 as well as Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) for seeking prior security clearance of proposed directors being appointed in the applicant company," the order said.
As per CAR, a new director or chairman should not be appointed unless the security clearance is obtained from the Home Ministry through the Civil Aviation Ministry.
This is applicable for scheduled as well as non-scheduled airline operators. "In case of any violation of the provisions of the CAR, Ministry will be constrained to take punitive action against the company concerned," the order said. In an order dated January 13, the Civil Aviation Ministry had advised all airlines are advised not to appoint directors on their board without prior security clearance from it.
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According to the 1910 U.S. Census, Joseph F. Tarbell (so se teio nen tat te) was born in 1890 in Hogansburg, a hamlet of the town of Bombay, which borders the St. Regis Indian Reservation in Franklin County, New York. … Continue reading
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Agnes V. Waite was born on July 27, 1891 in Banning, California as part of the Serrano tribe. Her parents were Joseph Waite and Louisa Maria Antonio Desbelladoes. Mr Waite was a white American born in Taos, New Mexico, while … Continue reading
Sadie M. Ingalls, or Po-Naw-po-qua, was born October 12, 1890 in Oklahoma to two members of the Sac and Fox Tribe, Horace, or Pe-shaw-kaw Ingalls and Maddie, or Ash-kaw-soque Seals. Her father died of tuberculosis before Sadie enrolled in Carlisle. … Continue reading
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Further Reading Ballinger, Franchot. "Living Sideways: Social Themes and Social Relationships in Native American Trickster Tales." American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, 1989, pp. 15–30., www.jstor.org/stable/1184084. Bastian, Dawn E., and Judy K. Mitchell. Handbook of Native American Mythology. Oxford: … Continue reading
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"Chapter VIII. — Native Life. The Chippewa Indians." Bay County Past and Present. Ed. George Ernest Butterfield. Bay County, Michigan: U of Michigan, 1918. 33-41. Bay County Past and Present. C. & J. Gregory, 23 Sept. 2008. Web. 05 May … Continue reading
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Snapshot 11 August – 25 August 2015
Haiti: Insecurity has increased since legislative elections. Violence and intimidation were reported at many polling stations and a second round of voting is planned, following low voter turnout. Food security has deteriorated as a result of prolonged drought conditions since the beginning of 2015: poor households in Sud, Sud-Est, Nord-Est and Artibonite will remain in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) food security outcomes through December. Recent cholera rates are triple those of the comparable time period in 2014.
Snapshot 12 August –18 August 2015
Yemen: The humanitarian situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate. 1.4 million people have become displaced since conflict escalated in March – a 12% increase since early July. Fuel shortages and access issues continue to affect provision of health services. 23% of Yemen's health facilities are either partially funtional or non-functional.
Snapshot 5-11 August 2015
Burkina Faso: Heavy floods in Ouagadougou, Kadiogo province, and Bobo-Dioulasso, Houet province, in early August affected around 19,780 people. Significant damage to houses and food stocks were reported. Additional flooding in the north could bring the total number of affected to 122,000. More than 1.5 million people are facing Stressed or Crisis food security outcomes in Burkina Faso, especially in the Sahel region in the north.
Snapshot 29 July–4 August 2015
Pakistan: Flooding has killed 118 people and affected more than 800,000 people in Pakistan. Hundreds of villages have been inundated. Most casualties were recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
Myanmar : 46 people have been killed and 156,000–216,000 people are affected by flooding. Sagaing region and Kachin and Shan states have been particularly impacted. Another 350,000 people are estimated affected in Bangladesh and India.
Snapshot 22–28 July 2015
Somalia: More than 10,000 people have been displaced in Lower Shabelle and Bay regions since AMISOM and Somali armed forces began their offensive. Al Shabaab has lost control of Bardhere in Gedo and Dinsoor in Bay. In accessible areas of Hudur town, Bakool, 33% GAM and 19% SAM were observed in a MUAC assessment in July – a significant deterioration since June. Very critical malnutrition rates persist in Bulo Burde, Hiraan.
Snapshot 15–21 July 2015
Iraq: More than 74,440 people have been displaced from Saqlawiyah in Falluja district since 8 July, and tens of thousands reportedly remain trapped in Falluja and Ramadi districts. There are now more than 3.1 million IDPs across 3,613 locations in Iraq; 300,000 people have been displaced from and within Anbar since military operations began in April.
Snapshot 10–16 June 2015
Ebola in Sierra Leone and Guinea: Weekly Ebola case incidence has risen for two consecutive weeks. Guinea recorded 16 new cases in the week to 7 June, five from unknown chains of transmission. Sierra Leone recorded 15 cases, the highest weekly total since late March. It has extended the state of emergency for 90 days.
Snapshot 3-9 June 2015
Yemen: 20 million people, close to 80% of the population, are estimated to need humanitarian aid. 500,000 people were displaced in May, bringing the total displaced since 26 March to more than 1 million. The escalation in the conflict has meant two million more people are food insecure, and six million more lack access to healthcare, and 9.4 million lack access to safe water.
Snapshot 28 May–2 June 2015
Iraq: 104,000 IDPs from Ramadi district over 15–29 May brings the total number of displaced in Anbar to 238,000 since April. They are facing serious restrictions accessing neighbouring governorates. In Anbar, Islamic State abducted 400 children in the last week of May. The humanitarian response for Syria is facing severe cutbacks due to funding shortages.
Mali: Gao and Timbutku regions have been the scene of multiple clashes between the Azawad Movement Coalition and Malian forces, as well as the pro-government Gatia militia. At least 12 people have been killed, including nine civilians. About 31,500 people have been displaced from three districts in Timbuktu region. They are in urgent needs of water, food, NFIs, and shelter support, but access is limited.
Iraq: Islamic State have taken control of Ramadi. 500 died and 42,840 people fled fighting in the city over 16–17 May, adding to the 180,000 displaced in Anbar since early April. Access to new IDPs in Habbaniyah, Khadiyah district, is limited due to insecurity, and health concerns are growing.
Snapshot 6–12 May 2015
Iraq: Conflict has escalated in a number of locations. In Anbar, fighting has displaced more than 47,000 in Karmah district, and more than 133,000 around Ramadi. Clashes between Islamic State and government forces have intensified around Baiji oil refinery, in Salah al Din.
Snapshot 29 April–5 May 2015
Nepal: The death toll from the earthquake has reached 7,250, with more than 14,000 injured. Aftershocks are still occurring, and some villages have still not been reached. 300,000 homes are estimated to need rebuilding or repair.
Yemen: The estimated number of IDPs has doubled since 17 April to reach 300,000, as conflict continues. Food distribution, health, and WASH systems are on the verge of collapse, due in large part to severe fuel shortages.
Snapshot 22–28 April 2015
Nepal: The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the country on 25 April has affected 8 million people. As of 28 April, 5,057 people have been reported dead, and more than 8,500 injured. Hundreds of thousands of people are living in tents, while the villages closest to the quake's epicentre remain inaccessible.
Snapshot 15–21 April 2015
Iraq Violence has displaced 14,000 families in and around Ramadi: 7,000 in Anbar; 5,000 in Baghdad, 2,000 on their way to Baghdad. Checkpoints and insecurity hamper IDP movement. UNICEF estimates 8.29 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, up from 5.2 million in February.
Snapshot 25–31 March 2015
Ukraine: Fears are growing of a new offensive in Mariupol, as non-government troops appear to be gathering nearby. A recent assessment has found that more than 1.6 million people need humanitarian assistance, nearly 1.1 million of whom are in non-government-controlled areas. 20–30% of IDPs are at risk of losing their status and benefits, due to a new mechanism to verify the addresses of IDPs.
Snapshot 18-24 March 2015
Syria: The Government carried out over 10,000 airstrikes between October and March, dropping more than 5,300 barrel bombs and killing almost 2,200 civilians. A chlorine attack on 16 March in Idleb killed six people.
Snapshot 11–17 March 2015
Vanuatu: 24 people are confirmed dead so far after Tropical Cyclone Pam hit on 13 March. Shefa, Tafea, Malampa, and Penama are among the worst affected provinces. Access challenges are significant.
Cameroon: The number of people internally displaced in the north has almost doubled since 10 February, to 117,000. This brings the number of displaced in Cameroon to an estimated 412,700, including 66,000 fleeing Boko Haram violence in Nigeria and the rest from the Central African Republic.
Iraq: 26,000 people have fled fighting between Islamic State and Iraqi security forces in Tikrit for Samarra. Food, shelter, health and WASH needs are priorities. More than 100 families have arrived in Al Dour, located between Tikrit and Samarra, and thousands have fled to central and southern governorates.
South Sudan: Heavy fighting between government and opposition was reported in Upper Nile state, and government troops took control of Wadakona town. Many civilians are reported trapped. Peace talks have collapsed.


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The Oregon Inlet is a dramatic feature of North Carolina's coastal landscape. The 2.5 mile wide gap in the island chain (between Bodie Island to the north and Hatteras Island to the south) connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pamlico Sound, the largest lagoon on the East Coast.
The inlet formed in 1846 when a hurricane ripped through the coast and is named for a ship that survived the storm:
Surrounded by abundant wildlife, the inlet is a major departure point for both commercial and recreational fishing vessels. Starting in 1883, the precursor to the US Coast Guard operated a lifesaving station on the southern bank of the inlet. The station was moved and rebuilt numerous times due to storm damage and the shifting sands until the location was finally abandoned in 1988. Also located on the southern shore of the Oregon Inlet is Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, a popular stop along the "Atlantic Flyway" for migratory birds.
Spanning the inlet is the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, a vital automotive link that allows NC Highway 12 to continue south towards the popular tourist areas of Hatteras Island. Built in 1962, engineers have recently awarded the bridge 4 out of 100 points and listed it as "structurally deficient." Multiple replacements have been planned, ranging from a simple parallel structure very similar to the existing bridge to a 17 mile long elevated highway that would arc Highway 12 out into the Pamlico Sound and reconnect in Rodanthe, but due to political and environmental concerns no new bridge is currently under construction. For more info see A newcomer's guide to the Bonner Bridge controversy.
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High density chip socket
An interconnection system for high density I/O sites on an I.C. Interconnection substrate allowing field replacement thereof has a socket body with an array of contact springs adapted to be removably biased into engagement with conductive pads on the bottom surface of the substrate. The contact springs have a tail portion depending from the socket body which are affixed to a printed board. The substrate is locked into place on the socket body by removable latches.
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The invention relates generally to electronic interconnection systems and more specifically to high density interconnection of field replaceable modules each containing a plurality of integrated circuit chips with a printing writing board.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The development of integrated circuits has resulted in a great increase in the number of circuits and circuit components per unit area in circuit layouts and has necessitated the development of new ways of interconnecting such circuits to the system in which they are to be used. One device developed to answer this new need has become ubiquitous and is commonly referred to as a DIP (dual-in-line) package or socket. An integrated circuit (I.C.) is mounted on an electrically conductive strip of metal which is formed to have two rows of leads. Thin wires are bonded between selected pads on the I.C. and respective leads. Typically this is then encased in plastic or ceramic to form an I.C. package with the leads depending downwardly therefrom in two parallel rows. A separate body or socket of electrically insulating material is formed with a pair of rows of recesses. A contact spring member is placed in each recess and is formed with a tail pin such as a solder tail or wire wrap pin extending through an aperture in the bottom wall of the recess. The body or socket is typically placed on a printed circuit board having selected apertures therein, along with other similar sockets, with the tail pins received in the apertures which are then fixed to the p.c. board. The I.C. package can then be removably mounted on a socket by pushing the downwardly depending leads into the recesses in the socket where they make electrical engagement with the spring contacts.
Over the years more and more circuit functions have been built into integrated circuit chips requiring an ever increasing number of pins for interconnection to the I.C. package. For practical considerations the maximum industry standard for DIP sockets has been set at 64 pins. For chips requiring even more inputs/outputs several approaches have been followed including the use of two double rows of pins. In addition a different lead layout has become common in which leads are directed to the extremity of four sides of the package to form a rectangular lead layout. The package is receivable in a mating socket having contact spring members arranged around a rectangular I.C. package seating surface with the spring members formed with tail pins similar to the DIP sockets but forming a rectangular layout. This type of socket is suitable for I/O's of up to 124 in number. Increased numbers of I/O's are not feasible because the distance of the lead from the I.C. to the pin becomes too long and adversely effects the time required for transmission of electrical signals. In addition, due to the closeness of the leads to one another, the lead frame typically must be made by etching rather than stamping which significantly adds to the cost of the device.
Functional circuit capacity and the physical size of printed circuit boards for large systems have continued to increase in response to performance demands. A recent improvement in interconnecting integrated circuits in such a system involves the use of a module comprising a layered substrate with a plurality of integrated circuit chips soldered to a surface thereof. Wiring interconnections are built into the substrate utilizing a number of copper power reference planes. A heat removal system is mounted in heat transfer relation with the I.C. chips and pins are brazed to metal pads on an opposite side of the substrate. An array of bifurcated springs each having a solder tail stem is placed at a selected site on a printed wiring board with the stems inserted in plated through holes and soldered to the board. A plastic frame fits over and aligns the springs. The module is aligned at the site, then it is moved toward the board such that the pins are adjacent the bifurcated springs and the module is then moved in a plane parallel to the surface of the board so that the pins are inserted into the bifurcations of the springs.
By way of example one such module is approximately 90 mm by 90 mm by 4.6 mm thick. One side has up to 118 I.C. chips soldered to its surface while 1800 pins are brazed to metal pads on the opposite side.
Due primarily to the extreme density of the input/output sites on the module substrate, the pin and bifurcated spring interconnection system is characterized by several limitations including problems involved with misalignment of one or more pins in an array. Although the bifurcated spring is flexible and can accommodate some pin misalignment, this capability is very limited since the spacing between pins in such an array is as little as 1.77 mm. Misalignment of pins will lead to costly rework or even scraping of the entire substrate and I.C. chips mounted thereon. Another limitation is the expense involved in brazing the pins to the metal pads on the substrate which is a relatively expensive manufacturing operation. Still another problem is a potential thermal expansion mismatch at varying temperature ranges between the substrate material (e.g. layered copper and alumina) and the pin material, typically an ion, nickel and cobalt alloy plated with a noble metal.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a new connector system to accommodate high density I/O sites, in the order of 1800 sites, in an area as small as 90.times.90 mm. Another object of the invention is to provide an improved interconnection system which readily permits field replacement of I.C. modules. Yet another object is the provision of a pluggable interconnection system which has generally the same degree of reliability as that of conventional solder joints in a non-pluggable system. Another object is the provision of an improved high density connector system which is reliable yet easily manufacturable and of low cost. Yet another object of the invention is to provide an interconnection system for a substrate mounting a plurality of I.C. chips which eliminates the use of pins employed in prior art systems. These, as well as other objects and advantageous features of the present invention, will be in part apparent and in part pointed out hereinafter.
Briefly, in accordance with the invention, a module comprising a substrate having a plurality of I.C. chips mounted on a generally planar face thereof is provided with a dense array of I/O pads on its opposite generally planar face. A socket body adapted to mount the module on a module receiving seat has a matching array of contact springs mounted on the body which extends upwardly above the plane on which the module is seated. Solder tail stems depend from the contact springs through apertures in the socket body and are received in plated through holes in a printed wiring board and are permanently attached by soldering thereto. A module is placed on the module receiving seat with the contact springs depressed generally to the plane of the module receiving seat to thereby provide a selected level of contact force between the I/O pads and the contact spring. In a first embodiment the contact springs are in the form of a cantilever beam, generally "J" shaped with the outer portion of the curved section adapted to engage the I/O pad. As the contact spring is depressed, there is a slight wiping motion of contact spring against the pad to thereby provide optimum clean contact surfaces. In a second embodiment the contact springs are in the form of conical coil springs which are movable along a Z axis and essentially immovable along the X and Y axes to provide more dependable alignment. The module is locked in place by suitable fastening means such as screw fasteners or pivotable tabs or levers mounted on the socket body and pivotable into and out of a locking position capturing a module seated in the module receiving seat.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a printed wiring board on which are mounted a plurality of modules each of which in turn comprise an interconnection substrate on which a number of I.C. chips are mounted along with a heat removal system;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one of the modules shown in FIG. 1 with the heat removal system separated from the substrate;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the bottom of a prior art module in a mounting frame showing an array of high density I/O pins projecting from a substrate;
FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of a portion of a module along with a portion of a printed wire board in which prior art bifurcated spring members are mounted;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a pin and bifurcated contact spring which has been used with the modules of FIGS. 1 and 2 to interconnect I/O sites on the module substrate with plated through holes on the printed wiring board;
FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 5 showing a "J" configured cantilever beam spring contact according to the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view of a socket body in which a plurality of contact springs of the type shown in FIG. 6 are mounted; and
FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view showing a module having a plurality of I/O site pads seated on the socket body with the "J" spring contacts in electrical engagement with the I/O site pads.
FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view showing a module having a plurality of I/O site pads seated in a socket body with conical coil spring contacts in electrical engagement with the I/O site pads;
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawing.
The examples set forth herein illustrates the preferred embodiments of the present invention in several forms thereof and are not to be construed as limiting in any manner the scope of the invention or the disclosure thereof.DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
FIG. 1 shows a printed board 10 of the type used in information processing equipment such as the 3081 Processor of International Business Corporation. In that processor board 10, which is 600 by 700 mm in size; mounts nine multichip modules 12 each of which are 90 by 90 by 4.6 mm in size. The modules comprise a substrate 14 having a plurality of layers having printed wiring interconnections for up to 118 I.C. chips 16 soldered to a top, generally planar surface of the substrate. Heat generated in the chips is removed by a heat exchanger 18 fastened to the outer surface of module 12. On the lower surface of module 12, as seen in FIG. 3, an array 19 of 1800 pins is brazed to metal pads on the substrate. The pins, 2 mm in length and 0.3 mm in diameter, are disposed in two staggered grids of columns and rows of 30 each with the pins of a grid being space 2.5 mm apart and a minimum spacing between pins of the two grids of 1.77 mm. In order to achieve mating of the module to the board at every site alignment of the pins and their respective connectors is critical.
In the processor system referenced above modules 12 are designed to be field replaceable by means of a contact spring connector which is soldered to board 10 and adapted to removably receive the modules. In order to provide for inherent misalignment in pin-contact spring systems due to manufacturing tolerances and due to the relative rigidity of the brazed pins, the contact springs are provided with some flexibility. As seen in FIGS. 4 and 5, a contact spring 20 is formed as a three sided cage which receives pin 22 in the open side thereof. Contact springs 20 are formed with a solder tail 24 which are received in plated through apertures in board 10 and are soldered thereto. A plastic frame 26 is placed around the contact springs 20 allowing limited motion along the X-axis. Module 12 is placed over the contact spring array utilizing first proximate guide pins through apertures 28 in frame 30 (FIG. 3) so that the pins 22 are brought down in the Z direction into spaces 32 adjacent the open sides 34 of contact springs 20. Then utilizing precise guide pins 36, the module is moved transversely in the X-direction so that pins 22 are forced between contact surfaces 40. This allows limited misalignment and avoids placing excessive compressive forces on substrate 14.
In order to provide the appropriate level of contact force, the space between opposite sides 42 of contact springs 20 must be very accurately set, as by special dies. This along with the expensive brazed pin construction results in a relatively expensive interconnection system which is nevertheless susceptible to misalignment problems due to the limited flexibility of the contact springs. For example, contact springs are relatively inflexible in the Y direction so that pin misalignment in that direction can cause engagement problems.
In accordance with a feature of the present invention, contact engagement with module 12 is effected between contact springs mounted in a socket body and biased against metal pads disposed on the bottom surface of substrate 14 without the use of intervening pins. As seen in FIGS. 6-8, generally "J" shaped contact springs 50 are mounted in a socket body 52 formed of suitable electrically insulative material such as a glass filed polyphenylene oxide so that the curved portion 53 of the "J" configuration projects into a central seating area 54 above a seating surface 56 formed about the inner periphery of upstanding said wall 58 of the socket body. Seating surface 56 lies in a plane adapted to receive the bottom surface of module 12. For purposes of clarity of illustration only six contact springs are shown however it will be understood that for the application described above socket body 52 will mount an array of contact springs of the same staggered grid arrangement and same number as that used for the conductive pads on the bottom surface of substrate 14, as in other words, 2 interspersed grids of rows and columns of 30 contact springs.
Contacts 50 are in the form of a cantilever beam formed of suitable material having good electrical and spring properties such as beryllium copper coated with a noble metal. Contacts 50 are preferably provided with tabs 60 which are used to place surface 53 of the contact a selected distance above the seating surface 56. Socket 52 is provided with pivotable ears 62 which are movable between open (dashed line position in FIG. 7) module receiving position and closed (solid line position in FIGS. 7 and 8) module retaining position.
Socket body 52 with the contact springs 50 mounted therein are placed on circuit board 10 so that depending solder tail portions 64 are received in plated holes in board 10 and permanently soldered thereto. A module 12 is then placed in socket 52 using a suitable guide system such as reference pins and guide holes similar to guide hole 28 of FIG. 3 to permit movement in the Z direction until the module is firmly seated on seating surface 56 at which point ears 62 are moved to the module retaining position. Ears 62 are then locked in place using any suitable locking means such as screw fasteners or the like.
It will be noted that as substrate 12 is moved in the Z direction toward seating surface 56 that surface 53 of contact springs 50 will be pushed downwardly to provide the desired contact force and as this occurs there will be a slight wiping motion to thereby assure clean contact mating surfaces.
As seen in FIG. 9, a socket body 70 made of suitable electrically insulative material such as a glass filled polyphenylene oxide is provided with a pattern of recesses 72 formed in the body in accordance with the pattern of conductive pads formed on substrate 14. For purposes of simplicity and clarity of illustration, only six are shown in FIG. 9 however it will be understood that for the application described above socket body 70 will be formed with an array of recesses of the same staggered interposed grid arrangement of rows and columns of 30 each.
An aperature 74 is formed in the bottom wall 76 in communication with each recess. A coil spring 80 formed of suitable electrically conductive material having good spring characteristics, such as beryllium copper coated with a noble metal, is received in each recess. A solder tail 82 depends downwardly from each spring through its respective aperture 74. Although solder tail 82 is shown as being formed integrally with spring 80, it may be formed of a separate element and be electrically connected to spring 80 if preferred.
According to a feature of the invention, it is preferred to form coil spring 80 in the configurations of a cone so that the only movement of which spring 80 is capable is in the Z direction to provide greater accuracy for alignment of the contact springs with the conductive pads of substrate 14. The bottom portion of contact spring 80 forming base of the cone conforms closely to the wall surfaces defining recess 72 to accurately position the contact spring in the X and Y directions.
Socket body 70 is provided with suitable module retaining means such as pivotable latches 84 which are movable between an open, module receving position (not shown) and a closed, module retaining position as shown in FIG. 9.
Socket body 70 with the contact springs 80 mounted therein are placed on circuit board 10 so that depending solder tails 82 are received in plated through holes in board 10 and permanently soldered thereto. A module 12 is then placed is socket 70 using a suitable guidance system such as referenced pins and guide holes similar to guide holes 28 of FIG. 3 to permit movement in the Z direction until the module is firmly seated on a seating surface 86 formed in the socket body. Seating surface 86 lies in a plane adapted to receive the bottom surface of module 12. At this time latches 84, which previously were pivoted into the module receiving position, are now pivoted into the module retaining position. Latches 84 are then locked into position using any suitable means such as a catch or a threaded member.
The coil portion of contact spring 80 have a length chosen so that the upper portion extends a selected distance above the plane in which seating surface 86 lies as shown in dashed lines so that as module 12 is moved toward seat 86, conductive pads 88 will engage contact springs 80 and deform them in the Z direction to produce the selected amount of contact force.
Although the above described interconnection systems do not employ a zero insertion force system, the insertion force is limited to that which is selected to be the ultimate contact force so that the substrate is not subjected to any additional forces in the interconnection process.
In view of the above it will be seen that the present invention provides a simple yet reliable interconnection system, one which obviates pin misalignment problems by making contact directly to the conductive pads at the I/O sites on the I.C. interconnection substrate. It should also be noted that it is within the purview of the invention to employ surface mount leads rather than solder tail stems for interconnection with the printed wiring board if so desired.
It is to be understood that the specific embodiment of the invention which has been described is merely illustrative and that modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
1. An interconnection device comprising:
- a socket body formed of electrically insulative material, the body having a top portion and a bottom wall, a generally planar seating surface formed in the top portion, the surface extending in an X and Y direction, a pattern of recesses formed in the body extending from the seating surface to the bottom wall, a respective pin receiving aperture formed in the bottom wall in communication with each recess,
- an electrically conductive coiled contact spring having first and second ends received in each recess with the first end seated on the bottom wall, an electrically conductive pin extending from the first end of each contact spring through a respective aperture, the second end of the contact spring in its at rest position extending above the planar seating surface in a Z direction,
- a generally plate like module having a plurality of electrically conductive pads formed on a bottom surface of the module, the pads arranged in a pattern matching that of the recesses, the module receivable on the generally planar seating surface,
- reference surface means to assure proper location of the module relative to the socket body so that the pattern of electrically conductive pads is aligned with the pattern of recesses, and
- means to lock the module tightly against the planar seating surface with the springs depressed and in electrically conductive relationship with the pads,
- characterized in that the coiled springs are conical in configuration, the first end of the coiled springs forming the base of the conical configuration and being closely conformed to the wall surfaces defining the recesses in which the springs are received, whereby movement of the contact springs is limited essentially to the Z direction for greater accuracy in alignment of the contact springs with the conductive pads.
2. An interconnection device according to claim 1 in which the means to lock the module comprises a plurality of pivotable latches mounted on the body movable between an open module receiving position and a closed module retaining position.
3. An interconnection device comprising:
- a socket body formed of electrically insulative material, the body having a top portion and a bottom wall, a generally planar seating surface formed in the top portion, the surface extending in an X and Y direction, a pattern of recesses formed in the body extending from the seating surface to the bottom wall, a respective pin receiving aperture formed in the bottom wall in communication with each recess,
- an electrically conductive coiled contact spring having first and second ends received in each recess with the first end seated on the bototm wall, an electrically conductive pin extending from the first end of each contact spring through a respective aperture, the second end of the contact spring in its at rest position extending above the planar seating surface in a Z direction,
- reference surface means to assure proper location of a plate like module relative to the socket body so that a pattern of electrically conductive pads on a bottom surface of the module is alignable with the pattern of recesses, and
- means to lock the module tightly against the planar seating surface with the contact springs depressed and in electrically conductive relationship with the pads
- characterized in that the coiled springs are conical in configuration, the first end of the coiled springs forming the base of the conical configuration and being closely conformed to the wall surfaces defining the recesses in which the springs are received, whereby movement of the contact springs is limited essentially to the Z direction for greater accuracy in alignment of the contact springs with the conductive pads.
4. An interconnection device according to claim 3 in which the means to lock the module comprises a plurality of pivotable latches mounted on the body movable between an open module receiving position and a closed module retaining position.
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 30, 1985
Date of Patent: Nov 4, 1986
Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Inventors: Brian M. Smith (Mansfield, MA), Emanuel D. Torti (Boston, MA)
Primary Examiner: John McQuade
Attorneys: John A. Haug, James P. McAndrews, Melvin Sharp
Application Number: 6/696,663
International Classification: H01R 909;


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God Cares for Me - Book Review
- Whitney Hopler Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
- 2003 20 Feb
Author: Kenneth N. Taylor
Illustrator: Shelley Dieterichs
Publisher: Tyndale Kids
Since young children learn best when they're interacting with their environment, a book that gives them a way to do more than just listen passively is always welcome. God Cares for Me Listen and Learn Bible Storybook provides a fun way for children ages 0 to 5 to participate actively as an older person reads to them. Each Bible story contains a signature sound (such as the sound of rushing water for the story of God parting the Red Sea) that children can hear whenever they push a button on the bottom of the book. The sound buttons correspond to pictures inserted throughout the text as cues for the little ones.
God Cares for Me Listen and Learn Bible Storybook presents seven Bible stories quite pleasantly, with simple, matter-of-fact text geared toward the youngest children and colorful, expressive illustrations. But the stories don't seem to have been chosen around any particular theme. They're about evenly divided between miracle stories (such as the tale of Daniel in the lions' den) and comforting stories (such as the account of Jesus welcoming little children to Himself). The book would be more effective if the stories all communicated the same basic message to young children.
Also, although the sounds are riveting and it's a great idea to include them, some of those sounds (like the roaring lion and thunderstorm noise) may prove too intense and scary for children at the younger end of the book's target audience.
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Black hats, champagne, lac stockings, white sheets. A party's going on downstairs, we crash into the elevator in our spooky tees, eyelashes, skeleton jewels and glass platforms. Stares from everyone, we take the round table in the back and make unreal requests. The blonde girl team. The bad girl mob, compliments of the house, high heel suicide hotel.
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Fire ants are red-colored insects. A sting from a fire ant delivers a harmful substance, called venom, into your skin.
This article is for information only. DO NOT use it to treat or manage an actual fire ant sting. If you or someone you are with has an exposure, call your local emergency number (such as 911), or your local poison center can be reached directly by calling the national toll-free Poison Help hotline (1-800-222-1222) from anywhere in the United States.
Poisonous Ingredient
Fire ant venom contains a chemical called piperidine.
Where Found
Fire ants build dirt nests that form mounds, usually in open, grassy settings. They are typically found in the southern United States and other areas that do not freeze in winter.
Symptoms of a fire ant sting may include:
- Swelling, redness, itchiness, and pain around the site of the bite
- Pus-filled blisters that last 3 to 8 days
- Possible scab at the area of the bite that lasts 3 to 10 days
Those allergic to fire ant venom may also have:
- Difficulty breathing
- Rapid heart rate
- Throat swelling
Home Care
Home treatment depends on the location of, and reaction to, the sting.
Wash the exposed area with plenty of soap and water. DO NOT use alcohol to wash the area. Wash the eyes with plenty of water if any venom gets in them.
For mild stings, place ice (wrapped in a clean cloth) on the bite area for 10 minutes and then off for 10 minutes. Repeat this process. If the person has problems with blood circulation, decrease the time to prevent possible damage to the skin.
Some people are allergic to fire ant venom. If the reaction is severe, seek medical help right away and call your local emergency number (such as 911) or poison control.
Those who have an allergy to insect bites or stings should carry a bee sting kit and know how to use it in an emergency. These kits require a prescription.
Before Calling Emergency
Have this information ready:
- Person's age, weight, and condition
- The type of insect, if possible
- Time of the bite
Poison Control
Your local poison center can be reached directly by calling the national toll-free Poison Help hotline (1-800-222-1222) from anywhere in the United States. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What to Expect at the Emergency Room
The health care provider will measure and monitor the person's vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. The wound will be treated as appropriate.
The person may receive:
- Blood and urine tests
- Breathing support, including oxygen (severe allergic reactions may require a tube down the throat and breathing machine)
- ECG (electrocardiogram, or heart tracing)
- Intravenous fluids (through a vein)
- Medicines to treat symptoms
Outlook (Prognosis)
The sooner appropriate treatment is started, the better the outcome. People who are not allergic to fire ants should be fine in a few hours to a few days. People with severe allergic reactions may need to stay in the hospital.
Nogar JN, Clark RF. Arthropod bites and stings. In: Adams JG, ed. Emergency Medicine. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2013:chap 140.
Otten EJ. Venomous animal injuries. In: Walls RM, Hockberger RS, Gausche-Hill M, eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2018:chap 55.
Review Date 7/9/2017
Updated by: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Emeritus, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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Last October my LYS, Stitches with Style, had a basic Lace Knitting Workshop with Franklin Habit.
At that time he gave copies of his pattern Parterrre Brouderie which I started knitting and decided it would make a good christmas present for my niece, Lucia. It was the only knitted present that I gave this year, so I hope she likes it. If not I hope my sister-in-law takes it and uses it instead. It came out very nicely, even if I say so myself.
Pattern Info
Pattern: Parterre Broderie with added nupps
Size: ~5 ft long
Needles: US 3 / 3.25 mm
Yarn: Lorna's Laces Helen's Lace Solid in Pink
Started: 10 October 2009 at Franklin's workshop at Stitches with Style
Finished: 19 December 2009
I added the nupps because we were practicing them in class, so I decided they could stay. They do not show up very well in this yarn but are between the straight lines of pattern in the center.
I found this pattern very easy to remember. So it was not too challenging that I could not knit it when I was tired like complicated lace patterns and not too easy that it got boring.


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GREENVILLE Co., S.C. (WSPA) – The Greenville Co. Sheriff's Office and other agencies announced the results of a months-long operation aimed to stop internet crimes against children.
Sheriff WIll Lewis announced Monday that 17 people have been arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor.
"These are people who you encounter on a daily basis, who have such a sick and twisted mind, that they choose to victimize children," Sheriff Lewis says.
While the sheriff's office had a task force in place to investigate crimes against children, Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis increased resources soon after taking office.
The sheriff's office had a task force in place, but there weren't staff dedicated to Internet crimes.
A new team of five investigators has been working to clear a back log of cases. Investigators like Master Deputy Michael Rainey have spent thousands of hours working on these investigations.
"We have to examine people's computers and devices for images and photographs, and try to find the stuff nobody wants to see," Rainey says.
Sheriff Lewis says he expects about a third of these cases to go to Federal court. He says that decision is based on the amount of downloads, the content of those pictures and videos, and if any of these men are repeat offenders.
The Julie Valentine Center is also working directly with the sheriff's office to assist with investigations and help victims.
Shauna Galloway-Williams, executive director of the Julie Valentine Center, says each arrest by the task force impacts the entire community.
"Most of those offenders didn't just have one victim, they likely had multiple victims. There probably wasn't just one image or one child, there were multiple times and so to think about the exponential harm that could've been caused and the benefit that is now brought to the community when those individuals are stopped from doing what they're doing, you can easily see how incredibly important this task force is to our community," Galloway-Williams said.
MUGSHOTS: Greenville internet child abuse task force arrests WSPA Staff
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Four men arrested for gang rape, murder of 24-year-old woman 10 luglio 2017
Two 8-year-old girls raped in Delhi 10 luglio 2017
31-year-old man beaten to death for raping 11-year-old girl 10 luglio 2017
Uber driver raped mentally ill woman 10 luglio 2017
5-year old girl raped by neighbour 8 luglio 2017
4-yr-old girl raped at school 8 luglio 2017
16-year-old schoolgirl raped, strangled to death 8 luglio 2017
FEMALE RAPISTS 14 8 luglio 2017
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TEEN RAPISTS 35 8 luglio 2017
19-year-old raped, tried to kill, 4-year-old girl 8 luglio 2017
20-year-old sentenced for sexually assaulting 2 children 8 luglio 2017
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On April 20, 2014, the birthday of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), about 50 Japanese fanatics gathered at Ikebukuro central park, where Tojō Hideki and his associates were imprisoned and executed. To commemorate Hitler's birthday, they sang a traditional Japanese "war" song, holding the banners that read, "to carry out the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere," as well as, the Nazi flag. They also chanted anti-Korean and Chinese slogans (Takungpao, April 21, 2014). Among them, fanatics range from 20 to 70-years old, participated in the 40-minutes parade. The extreme right-wing fanatics shouted "re-examine Kōno Statement!" and "rehabilitate Nazi Germany!"(Xinhua.JP., April 22, 2014). Seto Hiroyuki, the vice chair of the Japanese right-wing group "Ishinseitō-Shinbū" [Restoration Political Party-New Wind] states, "What is the problem with beautifying Hitler? Does anyone still believe that the massacre of Jews happened? Just like the Rape of Nanjing and comfort women, these issues are fabricated (Chosun ILbo, April 21, 2014)." While they marched in center of Tokyo, the police protected their activities. Why this is happening in Japan? This is the result of mistakes made by the United States after the war. Unlike Germany, at the beginning of the cold war, the United States let numerous Japanese right-wing and nationalists free without punishment. Many issues relating to the World War Two, such as Unit 731, comfort women, and the "Rape of Nanjing," have never been accounted for and addressed inside Japan because the United States has turned a "blind eye" on these issues. Even Washington has allowed a class-A criminal to become prime minister of Japan.
Sources: Chosun ILbo, April 21, 2014
On April 23, 2014, President Barack Obama granted his exclusive interview with the Japanese conservative newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun before landing in Tokyo. "I've also told President Xi that all our nations have an interest in dealing constructively with maritime issues, including in the East China Sea. Disputes need to be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, not intimidation and coercion. The policy of the United States is clear – Senkaku Islands are administered by Japan and therefore all within the scope of Article 5 of the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. And we oppose any unilateral attempts to undermine Japan's administration of these islands (Yomimuri Shimbun, April 23, 2014)." This is the first time a President of the United States publicly stated that the Diaoyu Islands will be protected by the Article 5 of the Japanese-U.S. security pact. This is not surprising; nothing is new here because many other officials, including Richard Armitage, Hillary Clinton, and Chuck Hagel and others have mentioned it before. In the same interview, Obama also states, "I commend Prime Minister Abe for his efforts to strengthen Japan's defense forces and to deepen the coordination between our militaries, including by reviewing existing limits on the exercise of collective self-defense.... In fact, Japan's efforts are a model of the transparency and dialogue with neighbors that we need more of in the region." By using the Diaoyu Islands to garner Abe's "favor," Obama uses the islands as a "carrot" to gain further control over Japan. Time will tell when and to what extent Japanese fanatics will gain power in Japanese politics. Will it be to pre-war levels? If that happens, what will the U.S. do?


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A non-profit futurist think tank called the DaVinci Institute, located in Colorado (USA), "has set its sights on creating a museum of future inventions."
Published plans include an area honoring "the eight most important future inventions of all times", although they do not specify what those might be. The proposed museum would include at least eleven pavilions, with specific information on:
1. Robotics
2. Energy
3. Space Commerce
4. Smart Technologies
5. Entertainment
6. Transportation
7. Communications
8. Nanotechnology
9. Genetic Engineering
10. Life Sciences
11. Environmental
In describing nanotechnology, they say...
Making the invisible visible will be one of the challenges in giving visitors a feel for the ultra-tiny world of nanotechnology. Exhibits will explain how we will be able to control of the structure of matter based on molecule-by-molecule control of products and byproducts; the products and processes of molecular manufacturing, including molecular machinery. Electron and scanning tunneling microscopes will be used to make the nano world come to life.
The Institute is also preparing a Roadmap Project as part of the museum...
All future invention exhibits will include a roadmap of the developments that have to happen for the idea exhibited to become achievable. Roadmaps will illustrate the progression of scientific discoveries that will need to be made along the way.
Unfortunately, the Institute's website does not provide a roadmap or timetable for when the musum might be built. But if and when it is, it looks like it would be worth a visit.


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PI-nus FLEKS-i-lis
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
- Conifer, evergreen, small to medium tree, 30-50 ft [14-15 m] high, short trunk, broad, rounded crown, flat-topped at maturity. Bark light gray and smooth, later dark gray, fissured into scaly ridges or rectangular plates. Needles are in bundles of 5, 5-9 cm long, not toothed, light or dark green, white stomatal line on all surfaces, but not always distinct. Twigs slender, very flexible, tough. Female cones near ends of branches, 8 to 15 cm long, egg-shaped, yellow-brown, short-stalked.
- Sun or partial shade. Best in moist, well-drained soil, however, it is very adaptable. In its native range it is found at low elevations, upper elevations near the tree line, on very dry sites, and along the edge of grass plains. One of the more popular cultivars is 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid', other cultivars include 'Cessarini Blue', 'Extra Blue', 'Glauca', and 'Glauca Pendula'.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 4 Native to the Rocky Mountains, from British Columbia and Alberta to Montana and Idaho and southwest to Colorado and Arizona, and west to Utah, Nevada and California. Isolated populations occur in northeastern Oregon, New Mexico, and the west end of the Dakotas and Nebraska.
- A popular cultivar is 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid' - upright, columnar form, closely spaced blue-green needles
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[expand title="Do you miss Target? Was it hard to leave?"]Not in the least, I knew I had to make space for my next adventure. Target taught me so much about solving hard problems alongside really smart people, I loved every minute of it and that experience will set me up for future success where I can make a more direct impact.[/expand]
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- Volunteer at one of the organizations I'm involved in
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I'm amazing! This change has given me so much hope and energy, I feel like I'm finding my tribe and life's work.
Who's on Team Tracy? (otherwise known as, do you have help?)
I am blessed with a deep, rich, smart, diverse and engaged group of friends and coworkers that have rallied behind me and are supporting me as I move through this journey.
They advise, coach, council, sponsor, mentor, question, challenge and basically keep me on my path.
They are ....
Maureen Warren - Chief Family Services Officer at LSS, BSM alumni and amazing sponsor for me over the last year. Maureen has helped me get on the CHS Finance Committee, introduced me to Jodi Harpstead and I'll be working with her on a new business development project for LSS, we kick off next week!
Jill Hardy Heath - President and CEO of The Heart of America Foundation, former Targeteer, former nonprofit consultant and good family friend. Jill has given me great insight into the CEO recruitment process and helps me think about how to translate my Target experience into nonprofit "speak".
Jane Hopkins Gould - Currently staring in a new role and has held every major nonprofit CFO role in the Twin Cities. We serve on the Crisis Nursery Board today and she is my newest recruit to Operation Tracy.
Steve Kowalke - CFO at Sherwood Forest (a nonprofit consulting company) and former Treasurer at Target, plus fellow adoptive parent of amazing kids from South Korea. Steve has given me so much to think about, connections to pursue (Maureen!) and encouragement to follow my passion.
Tom Murphy - COO of the Murphy Household and life partner. Tom supports me in ALL I do and if the 1st person I go to on a good day, bad day and all the in-between days. Plus he gives great advice and council on whats best for us, as a family.
Dan Haugen - President Alder Graduate School and former Executive Director of Neighborhood Involvement Program. Dan is husband to my long time friend and co-worker Karrie and has been in this business a long time. Great resource for the context of where nonprofit is today.
Jim Fellows - My personal brand and digital guru. Jim has been instrumental in this journey in helping me formalize my vision/values, setting up my website, creating the messages I want in the world and being a editor extrodinaire on my blog posts. And, he played guitar in our wedding and is Jimmys godfather.
Karen Kodzik - Karen is my career coach and owner/founder of Cultivating Careers. She is an amazing source of knowledge and advice on career moves and really "gets" the sector shift I'm making. She keeps me accountable, on track and puts up with my crazy.