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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The Year of Cheese with Suzanne McMinn
We had noticed her fun website and her easy going writing style, so it was a "no-brainer" for us. (As Ricki is the "Cheese Queen," Suzanne is Her Royal Highness the Queen of the Barnyard!)
Suzanne reasoned that she would be forced to learn and grow if she had a monthly commitment.
And, it worked. She did become a fine cheese maker and, in the process, she taught her readers and our readers how much fun it is to make your own cheese.
The year is over and now Suzanne has to focus on some new projects, but we promise to hound her relentlessly until she returns. Meanwhile, of course, you can get your Suzanne fix anytime at Chickens in the Road.
The Year of Cheese
By Suzanne McMinn
In the past year, I've made huge strides in my cheesemaking thanks to my cheese challenge with New England Cheesemaking. It all began with a profile about me on the blog at New England Cheesemaking. (Check that article out if you haven't read it!) Before my cow could say moo, I was opening my "cheese lab" to make a different cheese every month, writing about it here on my blog and on the New England Cheesemaking blog. What an experience! I want to thank Ricki, the Cheese Queen, for letting me do it, and Jim Wallace, the NEC cheese expert, for answering so many dumb questions from me, and especially Jeri Case, the "NEC Newsletter Queen" for putting up with me (and also for the day she bought all those gallons of store-bought milk to help me test one of my crazy cheese ideas).
I'm not finished making cheese, but in the coming months, I've got a number of other projects pressing on me, so I won't be writing about cheese as much. But! I have one more fantastic and generous giveaway for you from the people at New England Cheesemaking. If you missed any of my "Year of Cheese" posts, please check them out!
Monterey Jack: Get to know Jack!
Making Munster: STINKY CHEESE!!!! And a very different and interesting cheesemaking process.
Gouda: A "washed curd" cheese that has become one of my favorites.
Making Romano: The cheese of emperors. You have to wait a long time for this one, but it's worth it.
Fresh Cheese, Please: Queso fresco! A "hard" cheese that isn't aged. It's a chance to try out your cheese press–and eat the cheese right away.
Stirred-Curd Cheddar: A short-cut cheddar that makes a perfect alternative for the new cheesemaker wanting to try their hand at cheddar with a little less fuss.
Make It Quick with Caerphilly: A cute little cheese that is aged in less than 3 weeks.
A Cheese of My Own: What am I doing? I have no idea. I'm in the mozzarella lab!
30-Minute Burrata: A tasty continuation of my "mozzarella lab" experimentation.
Coeur a la Creme: A celebration of the Cheese Queen's wedding with a delicious treat.
The Biggest Cheese Challenge of All: My experience teaching other people how to make cheese!
The Joy of Lactic Cheese: Lactic cheese is one of the easiest, and most versatile, of the soft cheeses. It delivers an incredible yield on just one gallon of milk. (Check out the lactic cheese recipes in that post.)
Please join me in thanking the fabulous people at New England Cheesemaking for making this year of cheese possible!
Special thanks to Beulah Petunia for her participation in this year-long project.
And thanks to Glory Bee for her milk sacrifices!
3 comments:
- shannon i olson said...
absolutely impressive!!!! wonderful job and amazing cheese ;)
- November 15, 2011 at 11:28 AM
- Simona said...
Congratulations, Suzanne, on completing your challenge!
By the way, gouda is also one of my favorite cheeses. In fact, I believe it is the one that I have made most often.
- November 15, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- Emelem1 said...
I have so much pride & enjoyment from making cheese. Most of mine are simple, I'm a novice. But I truly love doing this. Looking forward to more challenges.
- November 15, 2011 at 1:14 PM
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A year ago linebacker Marshall McFadden wasn't playing football, and now this week he is busy preparing for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens. The Steelers placed linebacker Chris Carter on injured reserve with an abdominal injury and signed McFadden off of their practice squad.
McFadden will be utilized on special teams, playing on punt and kickoff coverage and return units.
"That is one of the reasons they are bringing me up, for special teams," said McFadden. "If I can help by going out here and being a special teams' player that is what I will do, put my hand in the pile."
McFadden was not on an NFL roster in 2011, but was signed by the Steelers last January. He was released prior to the start of this season and re-signed to the practice squad.
"This means a lot," said McFadden. "Sitting on the couch last year and not being with a team, it means a lot. I came a long way. It shows how dedicated I was to the game by working hard. It's a blessing.
"When I came into this whole situation I wanted to do my best. I set a goal for myself and it was to get better each day and that is what I have done. I haven't taken any steps backwards and I think that is why they feel comfortable with me."
McFadden, who played at South Carolina State, said it has been hard watching the action for most of the season without playing and is happy to now have the opportunity.
"You go out here and compete," said McFadden. "Football players are competitors and you want to play. But sometimes you have to wait for your turn. Until then you can only sit back and watch and learn. Once you get your chance you have to take advantage of it."
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I remember Harrison on ST and how he played. I hope that this guy can show some of the same. Harrison was a beast on ST. Mr. McFadden show us some of the same
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Once in awhile my schedule takes me on a tour of Madison that reminds me why I love this job. On Friday afternoon Dianne and I made our annual trip to Maxwell Street Days on State Street. We had lunch at Husnu's, and I picked up some bargains at Lands End and Jazzman. I had a great time, and I'm not sure I spent fifty bucks. Friday evening I had a cameo appearance in the University Theatre's production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
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text: Eisenhower Medical Center has been named as one of 154 of the nation's Most Wired hospitals according to the results of the 2012 Most Wired Survey Benchmarking Study released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association (AHA).According to the study, the nation's Most Wired hospitals are leveraging the adoption and use of health information technology (IT) to improve performance in a number of areas. As a theme, hospitals are focused on expanding and adopting IT that protects patient data, and optimizes patient flow, and communications. Health Care's Most Wired Survey asked hospitals and health systems nationwide to answer questions regarding their IT initiatives. Respondents representing 1,570 hospitals were considered for the award."We are proud of the work we have accomplished as a team and are honored to be recognized as a Most Wired hospital," says Steven Arendt, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Eisenhower Medical Center. "Our continued strategic investments in information technology over the past decade have truly enhanced our ability to provide excellent patient care, as well as, enhance quality and patient safety." Among the key findings this year:• Ninety-three percent of Most Wired hospitals employ intrusion detection systems to protect patient privacy and security of patient data, in comparison to 77 percent of the total responders. • Seventy-four percent of Most Wired hospitals and 57 percent of all surveyed hospitals use automated patient flow systems. • Ninety percent of Most Wired hospitals and 73 percent of all surveyed use performance improvement scorecards to help reduce inefficiencies. • One hundred percent of Most Wired hospitals check drug interactions and drug allergies when medications are ordered as a major step in reducing medication errors. "As shown by these survey results, hospitals continue to demonstrate how IT not only can be used to improve patient care and safety but it is also a means to improve efficiency," says Rich Umbdenstock, president and CEO of the AHA. "Hospitals receiving Most Wired recognition are truly representative of our nation's hospitals and systems – rural and urban, small and large, teaching and non-teaching, and critical access hospitals geographically dispersed.""Equipping caregivers with the information needed to drive quality, safety and efficiency will continue to be an imperative as the challenges facing health systems grow increasingly complex," says Pat Blake, president, McKesson Technology Solutions. "The effective use of health IT, including actionable analytics and connectivity, can be a strategic lever as hospitals and health systems work to drive better outcomes while managing capacity, reducing costs, and coordinating care across multiple settings and caregivers."Health Care's Most Wired Survey, conducted between January 15 and March 15, asked hospitals and health systems nationwide to answer questions regarding their IT initiatives. Respondents completed 662 surveys, representing 1,570 hospitals, or roughly 27 percent of all U.S. hospitals.


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New Education Resource Set
The Good News:
There is a new Supplemental Resource Set, available from LEGO
Education. It includes some new parts, which are not available in any other NXT set.
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There is also a new price—$99.95.
5 comments:
- Daniele Benedettelli said...
The assortment is juicy.
It is worth the price for me.
- Feb 17, 2011, 5:46:00 PM
- Brian Davis said...
Actually, with those pieces at that price... I'm tempted to buy one of those sets now, just for the parts. I agree with Daniele, that is a *very* rich assortment of parts! Technic frames are new and still very rare... and this has 8 (4 of each). It's a great assortment of gear, there's four of those 120° axle hubs, a transmission (old style it looks!), TWO *transmission driving rings* (& shifters, plus four of the transmission idler gears), Technic cams, the newer studless "T" beams, four of the "T Cross Blocks", *FIVE* different types of tires (if you count treads), and at least one piece I've actually not seen before (4560175, 6th column, fourth up from the bottom... looks like a 3L pin with a central hole like a cross block), some nice long axles, worm gears, racks (two types), and a worm gear box... holy cow!
At $100 US, this kit is a *steal*! Rats, just when I thought I was safe from LEGO purchases... TLG does it again...
- Feb 17, 2011, 9:43:00 PM
- Daniele Benedettelli said...
I see now that it's missing a turntable. One has to buy the small excavator to get one.
- Feb 18, 2011, 3:45:00 AM
- Timothy said...
it din't have the turntable before it was upgraded Daniele
- Feb 22, 2011, 10:41:00 AM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
Interestingly, it has the same price in Germany, but in EURO!
So it's one and a half times the American price here.
Yes, TLG does it again... :(
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I am one of those gamers who still likes to buy physical games. I do not like to install programs like origin and steam on my computer just to run a game. So, I am looking for a way to make and exact copy of the DVD's into an ISO. That way when I need to install a game, I can just mount the ISO to do the install, which is much faster than my DVD drive reading the disk. What programs can make an exact copy to ISO? What do you all recommend! Thanks!
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Thanks. Yes I understand some of the benefits but I really don't care about things such as social networking and achievements. I just play a game to enjoy by myself when the real world allows me to. Good info though, and thanks again.
Try BurnAware Free to burn disc to image. Then use WinCDEMU to mount.
But honestly, Stream/Origin are small installs and unobtrusive, they also provide other functions besides just "running a game" like keeping the game updated, achievements, multiplayer networking/friends, etc.
Everyone has such a hissy fit over Steam/Origin but from what I've seen people just do it cause it's "cool" to hate on it. I do understand if you have physical copies of the games and don't want to re-purchase the same thing.
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Earlyne Delores (Miles) Poe-Key age 67, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, who resided in South Bend, Indiana went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 25, 2011 at 7:36 a.m. in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, after a brief illness. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 2, 1943 to the union of Ben and Margaret Miles Jr. Both parents preceded her in death.
Earlyne loved the Lord and at an early age professed a love for Christ and took religious courses at Bethel College. She knew the importance of love and forgiveness, for she was quick to forgive and encouraged others to do likewise.
In 1953 her parents relocated the family to South Bend, Indiana. Earlyne attended Oliver and Harrison Elementary Schools and graduated from Washington High School. In 1976, she attended Indiana Vocational Technical College where she earned a technical certificate in Practical Nursing. She was ranked No. 3 in the state of Indiana when she passed her state exam. Having a zest for knowledge, she continued to take courses at Indiana University of South Bend. Earlyne worked at various social service agencies, hospitals, and nursing homes as a LPN, specializing in adolescent and geriatric care. Her last place of employment was Woodridge Assisted Living Care Facility in South Bend, Indiana where she served as a nurse and then as a nursing supervisor.
Earlyne had a love for life and adventure. She shared this passion with her family and best friends of 50 years, Virginia (Townsend) Johnson and Annie (Miller) Daniels, along with other cherished friendships. Family was important to her and she engaged them in various activities and travels. On July 27, 1996, she married Ernest Key of Gary, Indiana, whom she precedes in death. Earlyne was a member of St. Paul Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and was a participant in Bible study.
Earlyne Delores (Miles) Poe-Key, leaves to cherish her memory, her husband; Ernest Key, one son; Earl B. (Anita) Wigfall Sr., two daughters; Yvette E. Wigfall of Merrillville, Indiana, and Delphine R. Poe, three brothers; Ben (Margaret Ann) Miles, III, Ralph H. Miles, Sr., George (Ruth) Miles, Sr., and two sisters; Phyllis (Michael Sr.) Phillips, and Janice (Wayne Jr.) Batteast, four grandchildren; Earl B. Wigfall, II, Exavier B. Wigfall, Elliott B.M. Wigfall, and Camden G. Poe, and two great-grand children; Jorden L. Wigfall and Kyla M. Wigfall, godson; Marshaum Givens, special uncle and aunt; George and Florine Hines of Memphis, Tennessee, along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends to celebrate her life.
Earlyne requested that donations be made in her name to Nephrology Inc., 6201 Nimtz Parkway, South Bend, Indiana 46628.
The Celebration of Life for Earlyne Delores (Miles) Poe-Key will be held on Friday, April 1, 2011 at Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, 137 E. Indiana Avenue. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. and then services at 12:00 Noon. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Clark-O'Neal Funeral Home Inc. has been entrusted with arrangements.


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School of Medicine Honors Alumni
Saint Louis University School of Medicine recently honored three alums -- one of America's most recognized pediatricians, its former dean and an internist who volunteers at a clinic -- at its October reunion.
Alumni Merit Award
|From left, Philip Alderson, M.D., dean of the School of Medicine; William Sears, M.D., ('66), recipient of the 2011 School of Medicine Alumni Merit Award; and Edward J. O'Brien, Jr., M.D., ('67), president of the School of Medicine Alumni Association.
Williams Sears, M.D., was honored with the 2011 School of Medicine Alumni Merit Award, which recognizes graduates who embody the Jesuit mission of leadership and service to others in their lives.
"Dr. Sears exemplifies the Jesuit ideal of men and women for others," Philip Alderson, M.D., dean of the School of Medicine, told the 225 alumni and guests who attended the reunion dinner. "He has dedicated his life to the care of children."
Sears graduated from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 1966 with his medical degree, after completing his undergraduate studies at SLU in 1962. He went on to receive his pediatric training at Harvard Medical School's Children's Hospital in Boston and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.
In Canada, Sears eventually became associate ward chief of the newborn nursery and associate professor of pediatrics.
A pediatrician for over 35 years, Sears continues to practice pediatrics with his three sons in San Clemente, Calif., where he also resides. He continues to teach at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, as an associate clinical professor of pediatrics. Following the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, Sears was a medical volunteer as part of a disaster relief team, caring for injured and sick children.
Sears is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and of the Royal College of Pediatricians. He is also a member of the Blue Ribbon Advisory Board for PepsiCo, whose mission is to deliver high-level, independent insight about major health and wellness policies.
Throughout his career, Sears has authored more than 40 books and scientific articles on childcare. He is also a medical and parenting consultant to Baby Talk and Parenting magazines. In addition to all his accomplishments, Sears has also been a guest on more than 100 television shows including 20/20, Donahue, Good Morning America, Oprah Winfrey, CBS This Morning, CNN, Today Show and Dateline.
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|From left, Philip Alderson, M.D., dean of the School of Medicine; Patricia Monteleone, M.D., ('61), recipient of the 2011 School of Medicine Pioneer Award; and Edward J. O'Brien, Jr., M.D., ('67), president of the School of Medicine Alumni Association.
Patricia Monteleone, M.D., was awarded the 2011 School of Medicine Pioneer Award.
"Dr. Patricia Monteleone is a trailblazer and role model for professional women, achieving unprecedented success as one of the first women to lead a U.S. medical school when she was appointed dean of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 1994," Alderson said.
Monteleone came to SLU as an undergrad in 1953 and remained a part of the University in many different capacities. She earned her medical degree in 1961, and later her master's degree in both health and business administration in 1991.
As one of only five women deans of 125 medical schools in the United States, Monteleone served as dean for 14 years.
"This award recognizes graduates who have made outstanding contributions or a significant impact to their profession or community," Alderson said. "This prestigious award is bestowed upon a graduate who has set a new path for others to follow."
In 2008 upon her retirement, Monteleone Hall was dedicated in her honor and now houses the department of neurology and psychiatry, along with academic offices, patient treatment and clinical research.
Alumni Association Community Service Award
|From left, Philip Alderson, M.D., dean of the School of Medicine; William Fogerty, Jr., M.D., ('60), recipient of the 2011 School of Medicine Alumni Association Community Service Award; and Edward J. O'Brien, Jr., M.D., ('67), president of the School of Medicine Alumni Association.
Also honored at the medical reunion was William Fogarty, Jr., M.D. with the 2011 School of Medicine Alumni Association Community Service Award.
"On any given Friday afternoon, one can find retired internal medicine practitioner, Dr. William Fogarty offering his services to the community as a volunteer physician at Casa de Salud," Alderson said.
Casa de Salud is a health and wellness center, which provides basic health and wellness services for uninsured and underinsured new immigrants in St. Louis.
A 1960 School of Medicine graduate, Fogarty practiced internal medicine and endocrinology for 30 years. After retiring from Southwest Medical Center in St. Louis, he continued to volunteer for seven years at La Clinica, a health clinic in South St. Louis that served the Hispanic community. When the clinic closed, Fogarty became active in the advisory committee interested in establishing another type of clinic in the area. Now Fogarty is among the team of physicians at Casa de Salud, who provide medical care and often assist patients in receiving care from larger health care facilities.


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What a wonderful way to celebrate Barbie® doll's 35th anniversary! With this vintage reproduction of the original 1959 #1 Ponytail, 35th Anniversary Barbie® doll captures the nostalgic essence of those early Barbie® years. Wearing a reproduction of the original black and white stripe swimsuit, packaged with a reproduction of the original doll's box, and sporting that famous brunette ponytail, Barbie® is sure to win a special place in collectors' hearts.
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Ten weeks in, and the 2012 season is shaping up to be the way just about no one thought it would.Teams like the Seahawks and Vikings have a great chance of making the playoffs, while playoff expected teams like the Eagles and Saints are already just about out of contention.Why are underdog teams all of the sudden in playoff talk?Because of their under-the-radar superstar players.What players are helping their team go the extra mile?Who is so far having the season of their career?What underdog(s) might win the much coveted MVP award?Let's take a look at the 'Top 10 Most Surprising Players Of 2012'.
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Did you know that Victoria Station has a beach? Can you find the Chicago Stairs or Sparrows Corner? Where is the Royal Entrance? And where can you find a different kind of throne — a bricked-up toilet, abandoned since the 1990s?
A while back, we were given a tour of Victoria Station's vast roof. You can too this September, when it opens to members of the public for the first time. You can enter the ballot right now via Network Rail's website.
In the meantime, we've been exploring other bits of the station that are normally off-limits (and will remain so during Open House). Click through the gallery to discover forgotten canals, disused catacombs and that old, abandoned toilet.
The secret geography of Victoria Station
Workers at Victoria Station have nicknames for just about every section.
The Beach. This is the currently closed-off area in front of the station where London Underground is constructing a new concourse. The name supposedly originates from the area being on the edge of the water of Pimlico Wharf/Grosvenor canal, while the ground material in this area was unusually sandy.
The Chicago stairs. A private staircase to the north-east of the station, thought to be named after the surfeit of Americans who once worked in the adjacent bank.
The Jungle Stairs (old historic name not in use). Near the current McDonald's. These led to a large boiler room that had to be sealed off due to asbestos and other safety concerns. A photo of the ancient equipment is included in the gallery above. It gave off so much heat that the staircase was given its tropical nickname.
Sparrows Corner. The concourse serving Platforms 15-19. Nobody knows the origins of this one.
Picnic Area. This is the area adjacent to Platform 7 in front of Left Luggage.
Royal Waiting Room. Despite the grandiose name, this is now just a set of retail stock rooms. Originally, this is where the Royal Family would enter the station. You can see the outside entrance to this on Hudson's Place – it is the entrance with the columns to either side (see gallery).
Pugs Hole. This is the area of the station right at the end of Platform 19, including a car park and some outlying track/signal maintenance buildings. Originally, this was a far more extensive area containing turntables, a signal box and sidings. A 'pug' was a nickname for an old type of train engine used in the area.
Chatham boiler house. An old basement boiler room underneath the main office building. The eastern part of the station (opened 1862) originally served the London, Chatham & Dover Railway, and the name lingers on in this boiler room.
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April 2013
Annual Ambassador Service Auction
Come join the fun at the Annual Ambassador Service Auction and Raffle! The USU ambassadors will be hosting a fundraising auction on behalf of Alex Delao and his parents, Steven and Montana. Steven, a current student at Utah State, took his wife, Montana, to the hospital on October 31, 2012. Montana's body went into preterm labor, with their baby only at 23 weeks. Baby Alex was born November 3, 2012, and has been fighting each day for his life. All donations raised from this auction will be donated to the Delao family to help defer the medical expenses incurred from the various procedures Alex had, and will continue to need. Items for the auction and raffle will be donated from businesses around Logan and from the USU ambassadors. See you there!


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Walton County soon could be added to a federal program that would see the government commit to help fund beach restoration projects for the next 50 years.
The Army Corps of Engineers has recommended to Congress that future beach restoration projects be added to the Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project list. If approved by Congress, the federal government would assist with beach restoration projects for 50 years.
"Once this is funded by Congress, (the restored beach) will stretch from the Bay County line to the Okaloosa County line and will maintain the profile of the nourished beaches for the next 50 years," said Jim Bagby, executive director of the Walton County Tourist Development Council.
"We've had strong support from our legislative delegation," Bagby added. "They understand the importance of the beaches to this area. I know we will eventually get the funding. That is not the issue."
Brad Pickel with Seahaven Consulting, which is overseeing the county's restoration project, said the federal government estimates that a beach likely will need to be renourished every 10 years. The program also would cover emergency projects such as after a hurricane.
A reconnaissance study was conducted in 2002 and a feasibility study was completed in July. The project is going through the preliminary engineering and design phase, which is the final step before work starts.
The Senate already has approved the restoration project through its Water Resources Development Act. The House bill is still in committee, but Walton County's project has not been added to it.
Even if it does not make the final House bill, by being in the Senate bill it still could move forward during conferencing, when representatives of both chambers negotiate a joint bill.
By approving the 50-year program, Congress also would agree to fund the federal portion of Walton County's next restoration project, Pickel said.
"We're moving to get this work done as quickly as possible to be ready for a construction date in 2015," Pickel said. "We'll know more as next year goes along and as we move through this process."
The county's next beach restoration project is projected to add 3.9 million cubic yards of sand to 18.8 miles of beach.
The cost is estimated at $61 million. Of that, 28 percent would be federally funded. The county would pursue a state grant to cover 19.6 percent of the cost and the remaining 52.4 percent would come from the 1-cent bed tax the county has dedicated to beach restoration.
Pickel said the county likely would secure a loan or a bond that would be secured against future bed tax revenues dedicated to beach restoration.
Pickel has developed a website, www.visitsouthwalton.org/beach-nourishment, that offers a brief history of the upcoming project and answers frequently asked questions. It will be updated monthly.
The site also includes a way for people to submit questions to Pickel, who will respond and possibly add them to the FAQ.


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As he noted last Friday, Lt. Commander Marty Jarosz (Ret.) had no one to congratulate him 44 years ago when he received an appointment to the Naval Academy Prep School in Newport, R.I.
The Vietnam War had created divisions in the country, Jarosz said of the time he received his appointment. Men and women of uniform were disparaged, insulted, called "baby killers."
His entrance to the upper echelons of Navy instruction was hardly celebratory, Jarosz said.
And Jarosz was determined that would not happen to Javarri Beachum, the current cadet lieutenant for the Port St. Joe Jr./Sr. High School NJORTC program.
Beachum was officially welcomed into the Naval ranks last week as he accepted an appointment to the Naval Academy Prep School, a stepping stone to the Naval Academy in Annapolis in four years.
"We are here to celebrate not only the accomplishments of one man, but also a school," Jarosz said. "I am extremely proud of what Javarri has accomplished, not only as a cadet, but as a student and a part of the Port St. Joe community."
Beachum's milestone, the equivalent of a four-year college scholarship, puts him in elite company.
As Lt. Ryan Lally, a Panama City-based Navy representative for Port St. Joe, said, nearly 18,000 candidates applied for a spot at the Naval Academy Prep School for next year.
Just 250 were selected.
"It's a very elite accomplishment," Lally said. "Javarri is an example of a well-rounded individual dedicated to a life of service."
That Beachum made the cut is itself a tale.
Beachum arrived at Port St. Joe High School at a time when the NJROTC program's life-expectancy was in doubt.
The program had faced district budget cuts and was on notice that it had to increase its numbers or face elimination.
At the time, there were 23 cadets, less than the 10 percent of student population threshold for the program.
Four years later, the ranks number more than 50 and Beachum in the fourth cadet in the past six years – three in the past four years – to graduate from the program with a four-year college scholarship.
He is the first to earn an appointment to the Naval Academy Prep School.
"This program, in this size of community, has meant opportunity," Beachum said after signing his paperwork and cutting a celebratory cake to share with family and friends. "There is no doubt, without this program, I would not be here."
Lally described the opportunity presented to Beachum, including four years of rigorous study at the Prep School leading to candidacy for the Naval Academy in Annapolis in 2018.
He will emerge from the Naval Academy a Second Lieutenant.
Last week, Lally completed the signing ceremony by providing Beachum with an incentive – his ensign or lieutenant bars.
"I can't be more happy right now," Beachum said. "This is truly a big step in my life."
Jarosz spoke about the growth he has seen from Beachum over four years.
A quiet, reserved freshmen, Beachum blossomed into a leader of the school's cadets, a standout student and an athlete of note on the school's soccer team.
"He's a phenomenal student and an exemplary leader," said school Principal Jeremy Knapp.
And to underscore Lally's comments about "a village raising a Navy college candidate" as Beachum signed his Prep School paperwork he was surrounded by "family" that included not only blood relatives, but civic leaders and friends who had provided support and a hand up along the way.
"I have learned so much it's hard to pick out one or two things," Beachum said of his high school years. "I guess the big lesson is you've got to take full advantage of the opportunity.
"It takes dedication and hard work, like anything else in life. But it pays off. I am so happy right now."


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High Tea and Savories™ Barbie® Doll Giftset
Proper English etiquette demands that every British Invasion should include a proper English tea. High style at high tea is de rigueur, which makes this pleasurable British custom anything but customary!
Designed by Robert Best, High Tea and Savories™ Barbie® doll wears a mocha-hued cocktail dress, decorated with a lacy black petticoat. Long gloves, clutch, hose, and pumps are the elegant black accessories. Striking golden brooch adorns the waist. This giftset includes a lacy teddiette.
Fashion designed especially for the Silkstone® Barbie® doll body. Not for use with other Barbie® dolls.
For the adult collector.
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Explore color in ways that make your final decision simple. Downloadable color palettes for Photoshop and AutoCAD let you picture Sherwin-Williams paint colors in graphics, designs and more, so you can choose your favorite colors before you paint.
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Hi all
You may have seen my thread about a new system which i'm building ( http://www.neowin.ne...aded-my-system/ )
My intention is to put my old hardware in to another case and give it to my parents (still a pretty decent spec for what they'll need it for to be honest), but i'm unsure which case i need.
The hardware which will be going into the new case is as follows:
Asus P5Q SE Motherboard
Intel e8400 CPU
Asus Silent Knight CPU Cooler (or i might just put a stock Intel one in there seeing as though they won't be hammering it with games)
Corsair HX620 PSU
Nvidia 8800GT GPU
If i'm honest...i don't know which type of case i need to buy. My worry is that i'll buy one which doesn't fit the PSU, or the screw holes for the MoBo will be in the wrong place etc. (for those who haven't already guessed...my hardware knowledge is pretty low at the moment)
Can anyone recommend a case from the following site which will be suitable for the hardware listed above?
If it helps, the hardware listed above has been used in an Antec P182 case for the last 4 or so years.
Many thanks to anyone who has the time and knowledge to help me out with this one


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The Drip Store's micro sprinklers use different types of spinner mechanisms to achieve the distance and uniformity needed. The micro sprinklers use a spinner, and a nozzle that is usually mounted under the spinner and allows the spinner to rotate. When water passes thru the nozzle it rotates the spinner, which throws the water in a full circle to the diameter determined by the flow rate, pressure and the angle of the water leaving the spinner. For details on sprinkler performance see the specific micro sprinkler page.
When low volume overhead irrigation is desired for an area where drip emitters are not practical, the micro sprinklers can throw the water over a wide area and can be used to water under tree canopies, for seedlings, germination, flowerbeds, ground-cover, young saplings, mature trees, and in greenhouses and nurseries. The micro sprinklers range from small to large droplets and have a low flow application rate. One of the main features of the micro-sprinkler is that it can prevent plant stress by maintaining low water tension in the soil, using a low flow application rate. An additional feature of a micro sprinkler system is the range of application rates. Using micro sprinklers, application rates can vary widely from 0.05 inches/hour and up. Because there is a direct relationship between application rate and irrigation duration, there can also be a range in the duration of an irrigation cycle. For example, 8 minutes is required to apply 0.4 inches of water with an application rate of 3 inches/hour, while 8 hours is needed to apply the same amount at a rate of 0.05 inches/hour. This range of rates is readily available using micro-sprinklers.


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Attendants of Hatshepsut
The zigzag pattern on the band at the top of this fragment represents water. The original scene showed a religious procession of boats carrying statues of gods and kings. The two men depicted in this fragment were part of a long line of priests and royal attendants who accompanied the flotilla on the bank of the river or canal each carrying a long staff and a small bouquet. The regular celebration of processions such as the one depicted here reinforced the Egyptians' idea of cyclical time and the eternal repetition of events.
- Medium: Limestone, painted
- Place Excavated: Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Thebes (Deir el Bahri), Egypt
- Dates: ca. 1478-1458 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dimensions: 11 13/16 x 5 7/8 x 1 9/16 in. (30 x 15 x 4 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
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- Accession Number: 74.98.2
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
- Caption: Attendants of Hatshepsut, ca. 1478-1458 B.C.E. Limestone, painted, 11 13/16 x 5 7/8 x 1 9/16 in. (30 x 15 x 4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 74.98.2. Creative Commons-BY
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- Catalogue Description: A limestone slab with representations carved in low relief. Two goats with ankh signs around their necks are in the top register. In the center are two men with arms to chests and holding floral bouquets. Below are two arms holding staves. At upper edge is a river. Before the men is a column of inscription. Condition: Traces of red paint. Broken across lower third at left corner and across center and restored. Some nicks on surface.
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Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. During his presidency, Davis was never able to find a strategy that would defeat the larger, more industrially developed Union. Davis's insistence on independence, even in the face of crushing defeat, prolonged the war. While not disgraced, he was displaced in Southern affection after the war by the leading general, Robert E. Lee. After Davis was captured in 1865, he was charged with treason (although never convicted) and was stripped of his eligibility to run for public office. This limitation was removed in 1978, 89 years after his death. A West Point graduate, Davis prided himself on the military skills he gained in the Mexican-American War as a colonel of a volunteer regiment, and as U.S. Secretary of War under Franklin Pierce.
During Davis' youth, the family moved twice; in 1811 to St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, and in 1812 to Wilkinson County, Mississippi near the town of Woodville. In 1813, Davis began his education together with his sister Mary, attending a log cabin school a mile from their home in the small town of Woodville, known as the Wilkinson Academy. Two years later, Davis entered the Catholic school of Saint Thomas at St. Rose Priory, a school operated by the Dominican Order in Washington County, Kentucky. At the time, he was the only Protestant student.
Davis went on to Jefferson College at Washington, Mississippi, in 1818, and to Transylvania University at Lexington, Kentucky, in 1821. In 1824, Davis entered the United States Military Academy (West Point). He completed his four-year term as a West Point cadet, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in June 1828 following graduation.
Davis was assigned to the 1st Infantry Regiment and was stationed at Fort Crawford, Wisconsin. His first assignment, in 1829, was to supervise the cutting of timber on the banks of the Red Cedar River for the repair and enlargement of the fort. Later the same year, he was reassigned to Fort Winnebago. While supervising the construction and management of a sawmill in the Yellow River in 1831, he contracted pneumonia, causing him to return to Fort Crawford.
The year after, Davis was dispatched to Galena, Illinois, at the head of a detachment assigned to remove miners from lands claimed by the Native Americans. Lieutenant Davis was home in Mississippi for the entire Black Hawk War, returning after the Battle of Bad Axe. Following the conflict, he was assigned by his colonel, Zachary Taylor, to escort Black Hawk himself to prison—it is said that the chief liked Davis because of the kind treatment he had shown. Another of Davis' duties during this time was to keep miners from illegally entering what would eventually become the state of Iowa.
The year 1844 saw Davis' first political success, as he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, taking office on March 4 of the following year. In 1845, Davis married Varina Howell, the granddaughter of late New Jersey Governor Richard Howell whom he met the year before, at her home in Natchez, Mississippi.
There is a portrait of Mrs. Jefferson Davis in old age at the Jefferson Davis Shrine in Biloxi, Mississippi, painted by Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862-1947) in 1895 and dubbed 'Widow of the Confederacy'. It was exhibited at the Durand-Ruel Galleries in New York in 1897. The Museum of the Confederacy at Richmond, Virginia, possesses Müller-Ury's 1897-98 profile portrait of their daughter Winnie Davis which the artist presented to the Museum in 1918.
In September of the same year, he participated in the successful siege of Monterrey. He fought bravely at the Battle of Buena Vista on February 22, 1847, and was shot in the foot, being carried to safety by Robert H. Chilton. In recognition of Davis's bravery and initiative, commanding general Zachary Taylor is reputed to have said, "My daughter, sir, was a better judge of men than I was."
President James K. Polk offered him a Federal commission as a brigadier general and command of a brigade of militia. He declined the appointment, arguing that the United States Constitution gives the power of appointing militia officers to the states, and not to the Federal government of the United States.
The Senate made Davis chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs. When his term expired, he was elected to the same seat (by the Mississippi legislature, as the Constitution mandated at the time). He had not served a year when he resigned (in September 1851) to run for the Governorship of Mississippi on the issue of the Compromise of 1850, which Davis opposed. This election bid was unsuccessful, as he was defeated by fellow senator Henry Stuart Foote by 999 votes. Left without political office, Davis continued his political activity. He took part in a convention on states' rights, held at Jackson, Mississippi in January 1852. In the weeks leading up to the presidential election of 1852, he campaigned in numerous Southern states for Democratic candidates Franklin Pierce and William R. King.
As Davis explained in his memoir The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, he believed that each state was sovereign and had an unquestionable right to secede from the Union. He counseled delay among his fellow Southerners, however, because he did not think that the North would permit the peaceable exercise of the right to secession. Having served as Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce, he also knew that the South lacked the military and naval resources necessary to defend itself if war were to break out. Following the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, however, events accelerated. South Carolina adopted an ordinance of secession on December 20, 1860, and Mississippi did so on January 9, 1861. As soon as Davis received official notification of that fact, he delivered a farewell address to the United States Senate, resigned, and returned to Mississippi.
Four days after his resignation, Davis was commissioned a Major General of Mississippi troops. On February 9, 1861, a Constitutional convention at Montgomery, Alabama named him provisional President of the Confederate States of America and he was inaugurated on February 18, 1861. In meetings of his own Mississippi legislature, Davis had argued against secession; but when a majority of the delegates opposed him, he gave in.
In conformity with a resolution of the Confederate Congress, Davis immediately appointed a Peace Commission to resolve the Confederacy's differences with the Union. In March 1861, before the bombardment of Fort Sumter, the Commission was to travel to Washington, D.C., to offer to pay for any Federal property on Southern soil, as well as the Southern portion of the national debt, but it was not authorized to discuss terms for reunion. He appointed General P.G.T. Beauregard to command Confederate troops in the vicinity of Charleston, South Carolina. He approved the Cabinet decision to bombard Fort Sumter, which started the Civil War. When Virginia switched from neutrality and joined the Confederacy, he moved his government to Richmond, Virginia, in May 1861. Davis and his family took up his residence there at the White House of the Confederacy in late May.
Davis was elected to a six-year term as President of the Confederacy on November 6, 1861. He had never served a full term in any elective office, and that would turn out to be the case on this occasion as well. He was inaugurated on February 22, 1862. In June, 1862, he assigned General Robert E. Lee to replace the wounded Joseph E. Johnston in command of the Army of Northern Virginia, the main Confederate army in the Eastern Theater. That December, he made a tour of Confederate armies in the west of the country. Davis largely made the main strategic decisions on his own, or approved those suggested by Lee. He had a very small circle of military advisors. Jefferson Davis openly pushed for the acquisition of Cuba upon completion of the Civil War.
In August 1863, Davis declined General Lee's offer of resignation after his defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg. As Confederate military fortunes turned for the worse in 1864, he visited Georgia with the intent of raising morale.
On April 3, 1865, with Union troops under Ulysses S. Grant poised to capture Richmond, Davis escaped for Danville, Virginia, together with the Confederate Cabinet, leaving on the Richmond and Danville Railroad. He issued his last official proclamation as President of the Confederacy, and then went south to Greensboro, North Carolina. Circa April 12, he received Robert E. Lee's letter announcing surrender.
President Jefferson Davis met with his Confederate Cabinet for the last time on May 5, 1865 in Washington, Georgia, and the Confederate Government was officially dissolved. The meeting took place at the Heard house, the Georgia Branch Bank Building, with fourteen officials present. He was captured on May 10, 1865 at Irwinville in Irwin County, Georgia. After being captured, he was held as a prisoner for two years in Fort Monroe, Virginia.
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On May 19, 1865, Davis was imprisoned in a casemate at Fortress Monroe, on the coast of Virginia. He was placed in irons for three days. Davis was indicted for treason a year later. While in prison, Davis arranged to sell his Mississippi estate to one of his former slaves, Ben Montgomery. Montgomery was a talented business manager, mechanic, and even an inventor who had become wealthy in part from running his own general store.
After two years of imprisonment, he was released on bail which was posted by prominent citizens of both northern and southern states, including Horace Greeley, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Gerrit Smith (Smith, as a member of the Secret Six, had earlier supported John Brown). Davis visited Canada, Cuba and Europe. In December 1868, the court rejected a motion to nullify the indictment, but the prosecution dropped the case in February 1869.
In 1869 Davis became president of the Carolina Life Insurance Company in Memphis, Tennessee. Upon Robert E. Lee's death in 1870, Davis presided over the memorial meeting in Richmond, Virginia. Elected to the U.S. Senate again, he was refused the office in 1875, having been barred from Federal office by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. He turned down the opportunity to become the first president of the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University).
In 1876, he promoted a society for the stimulation of U.S. trade with South America. Davis visited England the next year, returning in 1878 to Beauvoir (Biloxi, Mississippi). Over the next three years there, Davis wrote The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government. Having completed that book, he visited Europe again, and traveled to Alabama and Georgia the following year.
He completed A Short History of the Confederate States of America in October 1889. Two months later on December 6, Davis died in New Orleans of unestablished cause at the age of eighty-one. His funeral was one of the largest ever staged in the South, and included a continuous cortège, day and night, from New Orleans to Richmond, Virginia. He is buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.


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It was an offer I couldn't pass up. Would I like to spend two days at the Rupert Bragg-Smith Advanced Driving School, behind the wheel of a bevy of brand-new 2000 Corvettes, as a guest of General Motors? Does a bear...well, you know? Of course!
I'm nuts about motorsports, especially road racing. There aren't too many things I like better than going out and running laps on a road course. Spectating is fine, but getting on track is much, much more enjoyable. I've done road racing on and off since the early '70s, as time, finances, and family situations allowed, and though my talents as a race driver were and are modest, I can't get enough of it.
Although I've managed to get a heap of wheel time over the past few years, I hadn't done any serious driving or attended a school for at least 12 to 14 years. After receiving the invitation from "The General," I started thinking honestly about my driving habits and current skill level. And truthfully, while I could probably drive considerably faster and better than 99.9 percent of the people on the road, I'd gotten into a lot of bad habits-particularly when it comes to running clean, consistent, and fast laps on a road course. So I approached attending Rupert Bragg-Smith's school with both a lot of enthusiasm and a fairly high degree of trepidation. So what? The worst I could do would be to embarrass the hell out of myself, and I was bound to come away with some new insights in driving fast and skillfully, and probably much better.
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The school is unique in that it uses nothing but current-year Chevrolet Corvettes and Camaros for its school cars. Each and every Corvette, a mix of coupes and hardtops, is equipped with the Z-51 suspension and a six-speed (Hurrah, no automatics and no base suspensions!). The Camaros are also top of the line, performance-wise-strictly SS six-speeds. In other words, serious cars for some serious driving. And the school had just received its fleet of 2000-model cars, roughly a dozen each Vettes and Camaros. Unlike some driving schools, Bragg-Smith-and GM-have enough confidence in the Corvettes and Camaros that the cars remain totally stock, right down to original equipment tires and brake pads. And in the five years the school has been in operation, they have yet to break a Vette or Camaro
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Bragg-Smith starts off with a ground school to explain some of what the students will be exposed to during the upcoming sessions. He talked about proper driving position, and how to grip the steering wheel-things the average driver takes for granted, but things that can and do have a vital effect on how well a driver can control a car in an emergency situation or maneuver-or at high speed on a race course. Most people, but very few who have any racing experience, position themselves behind the wheel like they were in a lounge chair. Too far away from the pedals and steering wheel, backrest laid way back, relaxed but definitely not alert and ready to react. Then there's the one hand on the steering wheel, sometimes draped over the top or holding it at the bottom of the rim. Wrong! You need to sit close enough to the pedals that your legs are not fully extended with a pedal pushed fully to the floor. This gives you more leverage and better control. You should never have the seatback reclined to the point that your arm is straight when you reach for any point on the rim of the steering wheel. Again, it's leverage and control. And you should essentially always-except when shifting-have both hands on the wheel, once again for leverage and control. Many schools (including ones I've attended in the distant past) recommend the hands be at 10 and 2 (like on a clock). Bragg-Smith teaches 9 and 3, and forces you to think about it and work at it on track. It makes a lot of sense; most emergency maneuvers and turns on a race track seldom require more than 1/8 to 1/4 turn (1/2 turn is about the maximum) of the wheel. With your hands at 9 and 3, you rarely if ever need to move a hand from the rim to complete a maneuver. And finally, he instructs you to "push" the steering wheel in the direction you're turning, i.e. if you're turning left, push the wheel up and to the left with your right hand rather than pulling it down with your left. Try it, it works!


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Chapter 2 The Pre-Travel Consultation
Perspectives: Fear of Vaccines
Pre-travel consultations often provide the opportunity to update routine vaccinations for both children and adults. One of the first topics covered in such sessions is whether the traveler is immune to diseases such as measles and varicella. Unfortunately, in some circumstances, providers may be surprised to find that travelers have no interest in being vaccinated or in having their children vaccinated, whether for measles or other potentially life-threatening, travel-related infections, such as yellow fever.
Although travel-related vaccines may not have implications for community health, such as providing herd immunity, they can protect people against severe and occasionally fatal illness. For these vaccines, the discussion between clinicians and patients is one of weighing the risks and benefits of travel-related vaccines for particular destinations. Travelers are often at a higher risk of exposure to diseases for which routine vaccines provide protection, even when traveling to countries in Europe. For example, in 2011 the World Health Organization's European Region experienced a measles epidemic that affected >38,000 citizens, causing >10,000 hospitalizations and 10 deaths. The European measles outbreak belied a common belief that severe and occasionally fatal vaccine-preventable diseases are the province of the developing world.
Because so much is at stake, the travel health provider should educate all travelers, and especially parents, about the use of vaccines. Those providing travel health advice should familiarize themselves with the literature on the safety of both routine and travel-related vaccines, so they can address any concerns that their patients may have.
The history of the development of vaccination complacency and avoidance is a curious one. During the 1940s, parents in the United States did not hesitate to get the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccines; they knew that diphtheria and pertussis were common killers of young children, and they had watched tetanus claim the lives of soldiers in World Wars I and II. During the 1950s, the polio vaccine was a godsend; everyone knew what poliovirus could do. During the 1960s, parents gladly accepted the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines. They knew that measles caused thousands of hospitalizations and hundreds of deaths every year, mostly from pneumonia; that mumps was a common cause of deafness and a rare cause of sterility; and that rubella caused thousands of children to suffer severe birth defects of the eyes, ears, and heart.
The widespread use of vaccines caused a dramatic decrease—and in some cases a virtual elimination—of several diseases. Parents, no longer compelled by fear of the diseases around them, became complacent. Immunization rates plateaued. Now, the United States (as well as many European countries) finds itself in a situation where vaccine safety issues, real or imagined, are a primary concern. Parents confront a flood of misinformation from radio and television programs, magazine and newspaper articles, antivaccine blogs, YouTube, and Twitter. Vaccines—considered mankind's greatest lifesaver—are now feared by some to cause a variety of chronic diseases, including autism, diabetes, allergies, asthma, learning disabilities, multiple sclerosis, and attention deficit disorder. As a consequence, many parents are choosing not to immunize their children according to recommended schedules. Travel health providers must be aware of these issues and arm themselves with accurate information to properly educate their patients.
In addition to protecting the health of the vaccinee, vaccination safeguards the health of entire communities, both at home and possibly at travel destinations. Predictably, in communities with clusters of underimmunized children, the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases has risen. More measles outbreaks occurred in the United States in 2011 than in any year since 1996, primarily due to the increase in imported measles cases. Pertussis outbreaks have swept the nation. Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis has claimed the lives of several children in Minnesota and Pennsylvania, deaths that could have easily been avoided if parents had not feared vaccines more than the diseases they prevent. Some of these outbreaks have been linked to international travel to the United States.
So, where do we go from here? How do we again inspire people to vaccinate themselves and their children? One way would be to make parents aware of the impact of vaccine-preventable diseases and to provide the science that exonerates vaccines as a cause of chronic diseases in a manner that is compelling and easily understood. Some of this information is available from CDC (www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip), the American Academy of Pediatrics (www.aap.org), the Immunization Action Coalition (www.immunize.org), the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (www.vaccine.chop.edu), Every Child By Two (www.ecbt.org), the National Network for Immunization Information (www.immunizationinfo.org), the Institute for Vaccine Safety at Johns Hopkins Hospital (www.vaccinesafety.edu), and Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (www.pkids.org), among other groups.
But is it enough? As providers whose job it is to protect people against vaccine-preventable diseases, travel-related or otherwise, we need to enhance our efforts to educate ourselves and our patients, so that we will not once again be compelled to vaccinate after witnessing the suffering, hospitalization, and death caused by vaccine-preventable diseases—an unwanted return to an earlier and darker phase in history.
- CDC. Increased transmission and outbreaks of measles—European region, 2011. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Dec 2;60(47):1605–10.
- CDC. Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in five young children—Minnesota, 2008. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009 Jan 30;58(3):58–60.
- CDC. Measles—United States, 2011. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Apr 20;61:253–7.
- CDC. Pertussis outbreak in an Amish community—Kent County, Delaware, September 2004–February 2005. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006 Aug 4;55(30):817–21.
- Centralized Information System for Infectious Diseases [database on the Internet]. WHO Regional Office for Europe. 2002 [cited 2012 Jul 31]. Available from: http://data.euro.who.int/cisid/?TabID=294730.
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