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I finally put out 5 containers a few weeks ago and 5 more the following week. Only a few have started to germinate outside already. (Giant Zinnias and my Sunflowers) Not much else has popped up yet (it's only been a couple of weeks). How is everyone else's winter sowing coming along? Anyone transplant their seedlings to their permanent homes yet?
Natta thing going on here since we've had ice and snow.
Thanks for starting this post. I look forward to seeing results from others in warmer climate to encourage me.
Yes, I have tomato sprouts, dahlia sprouts, purple hyacinth bean sprouts and snapdragon sprouts. I guess I should go out and take some pictures.
Too early even here to put in the ground yet...even with several days of warm temps, the ground is still cold...plus, they are too tiny yet anyway.
Ok, went out and snapped a few pix
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Snapdragons in a long planter..I covered the top with an old piece of window glass.
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Thanks Vera, how cute they are! I can't believe you planted "Snapdragons". I just planted Snapdragon seeds a few days ago! As I was planting them I thought to myself "I bet NO ONE ELSE ever plants these seeds".... I never see anyone mention these flowers. I had the seeds from a few yrs. ago & figured I might as well plant them again this yr (haven't planted them in a couple of yrs.) I just noticed my Petunias outside just started to sprout!
The truth is the seeds I started indoors are NOT doing that well for some unknown reason. I am so disappointed you have no idea. I have a sneaky feeling the winter sown seeds will be more successful and next yr. I will end up winter sowing LOTS of them!
This is a fun experiment and I am just enjoying myself. Geez, the simplest things make me happy nowadays, playing with worms today and feeding the birds in the late afternoon.... sigh :>D
Wavy, down here snap dragons & pansies are winter flowers. They can't take our heat during the summers so folks plant them for winter color. And petunias don't take the heat so well either but they do fine in the early spring and later in the fall.
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Wavy, I love the old fashioned flowers, snapdragons, hollyhocks, larkspur..Karen sent me some larkspur transplants. Did the happy dance.
These should have been planted in February...like Karen said, they like the cool weather. I usually do them, they bloom, then I shear them off.....and often get a new lesser wave of blooms in the fall. They don't like our summer heat at all.
I'm so glad that simple things make you happy. You'd be surprised at the people who overlook simple pleasures. Playing with worms! Good Girl!
I haven't been doing seeds for too many years but this year I did better than last. I've got yellow pear tomatoes and some different type of cucumber, moonflower, allysum, hot peppers, dill, cilantro, basil all coming up and many in their permanent homes. Forget-me-nots, I threw out in a bed and I hope they come up. I'm pretty pleased with the results this year.
Hi Karen, I did not know that Snapdragons were cool weather flowers. I just thought people didn't plant them, now I know why! I knew that Pansies were cool weather flowers, and I often see them in flower pots in very early spring. I love Petunias!! I have a lot of luck with them, as seedlings too. I think they are very easy to grow and I like dead-heading them. They begin to look ratty in August, after the caterpillars have discovered them.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Wavy,
So excited!!! My first time winter sowing. I've got lettuce coming up. Mother Nature didn't disappoint me even thru our ice storm, snow and unusually cold temps for April!!!
Of course, you have to look really close, but see the green poking thru.
Yes, they are definitely sprouting, cool!!!
I am wondering if some seeds need much warmer temps for a prolonged period of time for them to sprout. For example, my Morning Glories did not sprout at all. I thought those would sprout really fast, considering in some parts of the country they are invasive (not here). My Sunflowers are doing great, but it is still too cool to transplant them. I really want to know if most flowers require warm temps for a while to sprout(?) Anyone?
Nance, this your first, right? I heard on TV that there was snow in Minn last week!!! I couldn't believe it, then I REMEMBERED that Minn. is one of those states with A LOT OF SNOW! (I forgot about that, I once worked with a girl originally from Minn. a long time ago.)
wavy - yep, first time trying winter sowing.
and yep, we got snow, but not a whole lot yesterday. Previous, we had a little ice storm.
If we can get thru next week, I think the weather is changing for the better. (light snow for Monday). We're all tired of it up here. I think all the ones complaining are gardeners!
I just bought Heavenly Blue morning glories seeds. someone said they had good luck with WS'ing them. After your comment, I said "O, no!" But the packet was only .19 so if it doesn't work out....
Your Morning Glory seeds will do fine. I had the same, Heavenly Blue, and they grew for me, (the regular way). These seeds were gathered from my Morning Glory flowers about 3 yrs. ago. I was so jealous of Muddy's gorgeous Morning Glories that I decided to try again this year! I just went out and realized that the containers looked a little dry, so I just watered everything ~ and discovered my first Morning Glory coming up! (I just planted a few more seeds in that container just in case!)
You know you all have me so interested that I think I am going to try this next year. I just have to figure out when I need to plant them.
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The threat of bioterrorism has been on the minds of many parents, particularly since September 2001. Several infectious organisms have the potential to be used in acts of terrorism, and children are considered to be particularly vulnerable to these germs. Children tend to be more sensitive to many infectious diseases and toxins because of their more rapid breathing rate and, depending on their age, inability to describe symptoms to their parents, which might delay appropriate treatment. Here are some of the most common germs, from anthrax to smallpox that could be used in a terrorist attack.
Anthrax is a serious infection caused by a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. Since 2001, when 22 cases of the disease were reported in the United States after anthrax spores were sent through the mail, most Americans have been aware of this infection and its possible use as a biological weapon.
At the same time, naturally occurring anthrax infections in humans or animals remain very rare in the United States. Both 2000 and 2001 had one such case of this form of anthrax. These natural infections in humans can be spread through contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products such as hides, wool, hair, and undercooked meat.
Anthrax bacteria can be contracted in 3 ways—through breaks in the skin (cutaneous anthrax), by being breathed in (inhalational anthrax), or by swallowing (gastrointestinal anthrax). Each type of infection has its own set of signs and symptoms.
In cutaneous anthrax, anthrax spores (dry resting forms of the bacteria) enter the skin through a cut or abrasion, causing swollen, itchy sores or bumps on the skin. Within a day or two, the center becomes black. In most cases, the sore is not painful.
Inhalational anthrax develops when a child breathes anthrax spores into his lungs. Early symptoms are similar to those of the flu, including fever, chills, cough, chest pain, headaches, muscle pain, and weakness. Two to 5 days later, the symptoms get worse and may include excessive sweating, a bluish tint to the skin from not receiving enough oxygen, serious breathing difficulties, mental disorder, and shock.
Gastrointestinal anthrax can be caused when your child eats undercooked meat from an infected animal. Its symptoms include nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, and fever. As the child's condition gets worse, he may have severe stomach pain, bloody diarrhea, and vomiting of blood. Some youngsters have sores in their mouths and throats and swelling of their necks.
Although the skin sores are infectious, person-to-person transmission of any type of anthrax is rare. The incubation period for all forms of anthrax is usually less than 2 weeks, although it can be as long as months for the inhalation variety.
If your pediatrician believes an anthrax infection may be present, perhaps because your child has been exposed to anthrax or has developed the symptoms described here, your pediatrician may order special diagnostic laboratory tests of your youngster's blood, respiratory fluids (sputum), or skin lesions. If inhalational anthrax is suspected, your doctor will recommend a chest x-ray film or a computed tomography scan to look more closely at the lungs and other areas inside the chest.
Your pediatrician will report any suspected cases of anthrax to public health officials.
When an anthrax infection occurs, your child needs to be treated right away.
Naturally occurring cutaneous anthrax is typically treated with a variety of antibiotics such as penicillin, erythromycin, or tetracycline for 7 to 10 days. In the cases of anthrax associated with bioterrorism in 2001, doctors often prescribed oral ciprofloxacin or doxycycline medicine instead. Although drugs such as ciprofloxacin and tetracycline are generally not recommended for use in children, they may be appropriate choices in serious infections in which the benefits of these antibiotics outweigh any real or possible side effects. However, the drugs such as ciprofloxacin or tetracycline that are usually given to adults for these anthrax infections are prescribed more cautiously in children and pregnant women because of safety concerns.
For inhalational and gastrointestinal infections, your pediatrician may first recommend that antibiotics be given intravenously in the hospital. Treatment for these more serious infections usually lasts 2 months or longer.
When treatment for anthrax is provided early, it is usually effective. However, if the infection is untreated, it is very serious and can cause death. Of the 3 types of anthrax infections, inhalational anthrax is the most dangerous. This type of anthrax can prove to be deadly within days after symptoms appear in as many as half of those with the infection. By contrast, cutaneous anthrax poses a very small risk of death. In fact, deaths are rare when cutaneous and gastrointestinal anthrax infections are treated right away.
An anthrax vaccine is available in the United States, but it is not approved for use in children or pregnant women because it has not been tested enough in these groups. Newer, more efficient anthrax vaccines are currently being studied.
Do not give your child antibiotics as a preventive measure because you are afraid that he might be exposed to anthrax at some time in the future. Antibiotics can lead to resistance, which makes them less effective. They can also sometimes cause serious side effects. Your doctor should prescribe these medicines only if your child has actually come in contact with anthrax bacteria. If your pediatrician thinks your child has been exposed to anthrax spores, the doctor may consider prescribing preventive antibiotics against inhalation anthrax, even though this approach has not been approved for use in children. If a terrorist attack should occur, pediatricians will decide whether antibiotics should be used as a preventive measure.
A number of viruses can cause infections called hemorrhagic (bleeding) fevers. A family of viruses called arenaviruses is responsible for causing lymphocytic choriomeningitis and 5 hemorrhagic fevers—Bolivian, Argentine, Sabia-virus associated, Venezuelan, and Lassa. In some parts of the world, especially South America and the African continent, these infections are much more common, but they can be seen in the United States. Lassa fever, for example, occurs primarily in West Africa, but has been diagnosed in the United States among people who have traveled to Africa.
Arenaviruses are carried by rodents and can be spread to humans who breathe in tiny particles of the virus or have skin contact with the urine or saliva of the rodents. The virus then enters the body through a cut or scratch.
Some hemorrhagic fever infections cause only mild illness, but in other cases, they can be much more serious. At times, they can be fatal. An infection with an arenavirus often begins with symptoms such as
Respiratory tract symptoms, including a sore throat and pus, can occur in people with Lassa fever. Arenavirus infections can also cause bleeding from the mucous membranes (the nose and mouth) and red spots called petechiae and purpura that indicate bleeding under the skin. In the most severe infections, patients can develop shock about 7 to 9 days after the illness begins. Other serious findings may include seizures, tremors, and changes in consciousness.
Person-to-person transmission through body fluids or respiratory secretions is uncommon, but can occur. The incubation periods for the arenavirus diseases are about 1 to 2 weeks.
Children and adults suspected of having hemorrhagic fever can be tested for antibodies to the virus.
Sometimes an antiviral medication called ribavirin, given intravenously, is used to lower the death rate among people with severe Lassa fever, especially if the medicine is given during the first week of the illness. Ribavirin also may be helpful in treating other types of arenaviruses. Transfusions of plasma from patients who have recovered from arenavirus infection are sometimes given as part of the treatment.
The best way to avoid arenaviruses is to keep away from rodents that may carry the disease. Make efforts to prevent rodents from entering homes and nesting in areas near people.
Argentine and possibly Bolivian hemorrhagic fever can be prevented with a vaccine that is still being studied. No vaccines are available for other hemorrhagic fevers associated with arenaviruses.
Do not allow your child to be in close contact with people already infected with a hemorrhagic fever virus.
In case of a bioterrorist attack involving arenaviruses, follow the instructions from public health officials to reduce your family's risk of exposure.
Once called "Black Death," plague killed millions of people in earlier times. In the 1300s, for example, it was responsible for the deaths of 20 to 30 million people in Europe. Although improvements in living conditions and rodent control have dramatically reduced the number of cases today, there are still 1,000 or more new cases worldwide each year, including some in the United States. The bacteria responsible for plague are called Yersinia pestis. Cases of plague have been reported in several western states in the United
States, primarily New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Colorado. The disease occurs in rural areas and the incidence tends to be higher in the summers, especially those that follow mild winters and wet springs.
Bubonic plague is the most common form of plague, and it infects the lymph nodes. It is usually spread when humans are bitten by fleas that have fed on infected rodents (most often, rats) or animals such as pet cats and dogs that have been in close contact with rodents. Less frequently, it is spread when humans come in contact with the tissues and body fluids of infected rodents and other animals, including pets. The germs typically enter the human body through a cut or abrasion in the skin. Some cases of plague are transmitted when people are bitten by an infected animal such as a ground squirrel or prairie dog. Person-to-person transmission can occur from contact with drainage from infected lymph nodes or droplets coughed up by patients with lung infection.
Other forms of the disease can be spread to humans in the following ways:
Although septicemic plague, which affects the bloodstream, occurs most often as a complication of bubonic plague, it can occur from direct contact. Once bacteria invade the bloodstream, the disease can cause serious illness.
Primary pneumonic plague infecting the lungs is spread when an individual breathes in airborne droplets from a person or animal with the plague. As its name suggests, it can lead to pneumonia. In recent years, concerns have been raised about the possible use of Y pestis in bioterrorism because it can be spread through the air.
Bubonic plague begins with symptoms such as
Buboes tend to develop in the groin area or regions of the armpit or neck. Other common symptoms associated with bubonic plague, as well as other forms of plague, include
When a person has plague that infects the bloodstream (septicemic) and spreads through the body, it can cause serious problems such as low blood pressure and breathing difficulties. Pneumonic plague can have serious complications as well, such as a cough, breathing difficulties, and bloody sputum.
The incubation period for bubonic plague is always less than a week and possibly as little as 2 days.
Contact your pediatrician if a rodent bites your child or if she develops symptoms like those described in this section.
Plague is usually diagnosed with laboratory tests that can detect Y pestis, including evaluations of samples from sputum and the lymph nodes, as well as blood specimens.
Children with plague are most often treated with antibiotics such as streptomycin or gentamicin given as a shot. In some cases, other drugs may be chosen instead. This treatment usually continues for 7 to 10 days or until several days after the fever breaks. Your doctor also may recommend draining the pus from lymph nodes in children with bubonic plague.
If treatment is given promptly, it can keep plague from getting worse. If not properly treated, however, the disease can result in death related to infections in the lungs and bloodstream.
If you live in parts of the United States where plague has been reported, such as the southwest, take steps to lower your risks for the disease. Do not leave out pet food that can attract rodents. Remove brush and rock piles that can serve as rodent nesting sites. Use insecticides to destroy fleas. Regularly treat the family pets to remove fleas. Children should be told to avoid any contact with sick and dead animals.
If your child has had close contact with a person with plague, call your pediatrician if she develops a fever or other symptoms that may indicate that she has become infected. Antibiotics may be prescribed as a preventive (prophylactic) measure in these cases.
Although plague has not been used as a bioterrorist weapon, government officials have noted its possible use in this way. If the threat ever turns into reality, guidelines may be issued on steps to take to protect your child. There is no vaccine presently available to protect against plague.
Many Americans grew up in an era when there was no apparent danger of contracting smallpox. In fact, in 1980, the World Health Organization declared that smallpox had been eradicated worldwide. In the United States, doctors stopped giving routine smallpox vaccines to children in 1971. After the terrorist attacks of September 2001, however, concern about smallpox reemerged because the disease is considered a possible weapon for use in a bioterrorist attack. As a result, even though the smallpox vaccine is not recommended for universal use, public health officials are developing recommendations for when such a vaccine should be given.
The variola virus, part of a family of viruses called Poxviridae, causes smallpox. It is highly contagious and is spread by airborne saliva droplets from an infected person. In a small number of cases, it can be spread by direct contact with a smallpox lesion, clothing, or bed linens. Only humans can get smallpox.
A child with smallpox will develop the illness after a 7- to 17-day incubation period. He will become so severely ill that he'll be left bedridden with symptoms such as
After about 2 to 5 days, the child will develop blisters or ulcers in the mouth or throat. At this point, he will become contagious and able to spread the infection. In the next 24 hours, a rash will develop, usually beginning on the face and spreading rapidly to the forearms, torso, and legs. This rash will progress to raised bumps and then pus-filled blisters that soon become crusty. Rarely, the blisters will be filled with blood. Scabs will form, which will fall off approximately 3 to 4 weeks later, sometimes leaving behind pitted scars.
About 3 to 4 weeks after the rash first appears, the scabs will separate. At this point, the child will no longer be contagious.
If your child develops this illness, especially a rash with a fever, contact your pediatrician.
Early chickenpox can be confused with smallpox, but the rashes look very different. The blisters of chickenpox are more concentrated on the face and torso than the arms and legs. The rashes appear in waves rather than all at once and are in different stages of development at the same time (eg, bumps, blisters, scabs). Chickenpox is more delicate, and appears to be on the skin more than in the skin.
A doctor will suspect smallpox if the symptoms described previously are present, particularly the characteristic rash associated with the infection. Diagnostic tests for smallpox, which include analyzing fluid from the rash and blisters, can only be conducted at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
If a child or adult is suspected of having smallpox, health departments should be contacted immediately.
Currently, no effective treatment is available for smallpox. An antiviral medicine called cidofovir may be useful but has not been tested in actual cases. Children and adults with the infection will be given supportive treatment such as intravenous fluids in the hospital, as well as medication to manage the fever and other symptoms. Patients and their close contacts will immediately be placed in isolation so they will not spread the infection to others.
A death rate as high as 30% has been reported with smallpox, especially in infants before their first birthdays and adults older than 30 years. Nevertheless, the majority of children and adults with this disease recover, although they may be left with scars associated with the rash.
Immunizations against smallpox are not presently recommended for the general public, and the vaccine is not available from your pediatrician. Military personnel and first responders such as ambulance drivers, emergency medical technicians, some nurses, and doctors have received the vaccine. In the United States, the government has stockpiled large supplies of smallpox vaccine to be used in an emergency, including a smallpox-related terrorist attack, if it should ever occur. The vaccine can reduce the seriousness of a smallpox infection or even prevent it if it is administered within 4 days after a person has been exposed to the variola virus. However, the vaccine itself has potentially serious side effects.
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Recipe for Health: Anise Seed Boracchio Cookies
Anise is an herbaceous annual plant often confused with fennel. It is prizes for the essential oil derived from its seeds, which have a licorice flavoring used in liquors such as absinthe and ouzo as well as in the kitchen. In India, anise seeds are chewed after meals to aid digestion and to sweeten the …Read More


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With a new year comes a new batch of articles to help you better manage your diabetes.
I've been trying to add more content of late about family dynamics and diabetes. To that end I've developed two articles specifically for parents with children with type 1. The first addresses the often difficult topic of How to Talk with Your Child About Diabetes. I offer a number of tips on how to manage your child's diabetes without turning it into a nag fest.
The second article for parents concerns the issue of how to help siblings adjust to the diagnosis of diabetes by a brother or sister. With practice, these suggestions can quickly smooth out problems that may start to arise in the first year or so of a type 1 diagnosis.
Anyone old enough to manage their own blood sugar can learn a thing or two from the article entitled, Learning to Handle Diabetes Mistakes. Regardless of how long you've had diabetes, mistakes in management are inevitable. Learn how you can go easy on yourself and still learn from the error.
Want to get a better handle on your food intake? How about losing weight? If so, check out the new article called The Benefits of Keeping a Diabetes Food Journal for ways you can better manage your glucose and your overall health without much effort. There are a couple of great phone apps to check out here as well.
Continuing in my series of articles on health conditions common with diabetes, I've included three more this month. These include: Thyroid disease, Erectile dysfunction, and a lesser known but very serious condition called Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome.
Finally, it is a fact that people with diabetes have more hospital stays over their lifetime than those without diabetes. But as you probably know, hospitals are not always as safe and healthy as they should be. This article on Ways to Stay Safe in the Hospital with Diabetes, will provide some practical tips on making sure your stay is safe and as short as it can be.
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In April of this year, my wife, Brenda and I went on our private tour of the battlefields of the First World War.
We visited the major sites such as Beaumont-Hamel, the place where so many Newfoundlanders were killed, the tour guides being Canadian students. We went to Vimy Ridge and were pleased with all the small Canadian flags left by the school students.
In many of the cemeteries we made a point of searching out the graves of Canadian soldiers and left maple leave pins on them.
In Ypres, the Menin Gate across a main road through which many soldiers went, has on it the names of over 50,000 soldiers with no known grave.
At 8 p.m. each and every evening for the last more than 70 years, except during the Second World War, the local fire brigade have sounded the Last Post. This very moving tribute was seen by at least a thousand people and is so every evening.
This was our tribute to Canadian soldiers lying in Flanders Field.


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The title of the painting is ironic. Walton depicts herself holding up her new-born son, Edward, for intense scrutiny, whilst her elder boy, Gavril, aged 5, looks on. The image of mother and baby is usually associated with the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus but this picture, which deliberately echoes a well-known impressionist image of a prostitute - Olympia by Edouart Manet, suggests a more uneasy attitude to motherhood. The carefully placed details - petals on the floor, the apple - add to the sense of unease.


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The Greatest Ad I've Ever Seen
Nike's epic, witty, wonderful new World Cup ad.
The Spot:Soccer stars imagine the alternate universes they might create with their play—good or bad—in the upcoming World Cup. Will they be winners or losers? Heroes or goats? Adored celebrities or shunned trailer park shut-ins? It can all hang on a single kick of the ball. As the spot closes, the words "Write the Future" appear above the familiar Nike swoosh.
In 1994, when the World Cup first arrived on American soil, Nike's soccer division brought in $40 million in annual revenue. This year, the figure is $1.7 billion. Together with subsidiary label Umbro, Nike is now the No. 1 soccer brand on the planet. Which is astonishing, given that 1) it's an American company, and Americans still aren't fully on board with this frou-frou soccer stuff; 2) Adidas, its major rival in the category, had been synonymous with big-time futbol for decades—long before swoosh-emblazoned soccer cleats were even a gleam in Phil Knight's eye.
How did Nike eat Adidas' home-cooked lunch? It wasn't by manufacturing better cleats. It was by manufacturing a better image. The fact that a jogging-shoe company from Oregon could establish itself as the world's dominant soccer brand is the ultimate testament to the power of shrewd, relentless marketing.
Nike clawed its way to the top by employing its gushing cash flow (which stems, in part, from the brand's 85 percent share of the U.S. market for basketball footwear) to sign expensive endorsement contracts with a slew of major soccer stars. In 2007, Nike bought Umbro—official maker of the England national squad's uniforms—for roughly $580 million. And now comes this monumental three-minute ad, which is without doubt the most expensive soccer commercial ever made.
It's also the most entertaining soccer commercial ever made. Helmed by Academy Award-nominated director Alejandro González Iñárritu, the spot is a frenzy of quick-cut, hyperspeed storytelling. Like Iñárritu's movies ( Babel, 21 Grams, Amores Perros), the ad jumps lithely among multiple plotlines. * But while Iñárritu's feature films often substitute temporal disorientation for a well-devised narrative, and soapy melodrama for gravitas, here the bouncy mood and compacted running time are a perfect match for the director's over-the-top impulses.
We begin with what appears to be a standard big-budget soccer spot. Ivory Coast star Didier Drogba charges up the field, making a few nifty moves in slow motion before unleashing a shot that appears destined for the back of the net. At the last moment, Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro bicycles the ball away, preventing a goal. The famous athletes, the high stakes, the cranked-up cinematography—to this point, it could easily be another snoozy, big-budget Adidas ad. But then the spot takes a left turn: We cut to Bobby Solo, the Elvis of Italy, crooning an ode to Cannavaro's exploits while sequined dancing girls re-create the balletic kick on a TV variety show.
From here on, the ad offers a series of richly imagined realities. In the funniest of these, English star Wayne Rooney envisions two divergent futures. When Rooney makes a bad pass that gets intercepted, it triggers a downward spiral that concludes with him living in a trailer park, bearded and fat, eating beans from a pot and earning his living as a groundskeeper for a minor league soccer team. When he recovers the ball, his fortunes reverse—the FTSE soars, he's knighted by the queen, and he calmly whups Roger Federer in a game of table tennis.
The whole spot is packed to its seams with inventive wit and dazzling cameos. When Ronaldinho jukes an opponent with a stutter-step jig, we watch a clip of the move rack up YouTube views, become the basis of a "Samba-robics" exercise video, and get paid tribute by Kobe Bryant as he celebrates a game-winning jumper. Later, Cristiano Ronaldo fantasizes that a successful World Cup will land him an appearance on The Simpsons (he nutmegs Homer, who exclaims, "Ronal-d'oh!") and make him the subject of a blockbuster bio-pic starring Gael García Bernal.
Only Nike has the juice to throw together this sort of multi-sphere star power and then buff the production values to such a glitzy sheen. The ad took a year of creative gestation from Nike's genius ad agency, Wieden + Kennedy, followed by three months of camerawork and editing. It was filmed in locations including England, Spain, Italy, and Kenya. While Nike won't disclose its budget, I would not be surprised if the cost to make this three-minute spot was on par with the outlay for at least one or two of Iñárritu's feature-length films.
And yet the joy is entirely in the small details. Rooney's ginger nest of a beard. Or his tuxedoed ping-pong interlude in a wood-paneled rec room. English fans will instantly recognize that the billboard hanging above Rooney's squalid trailer, cruelly taunting him (it's a photo of French star Franck Ribery, with the Tricolour flag painted on his naked chest and arms) is a clever parody of an actual, well-known Rooney billboard in which the Brit posed with the St. George cross splashed across his pecs. Even non-soccer fans, who may not catch all the references, will deduce that loving care was poured into each frame of these 180 seconds.


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• 29% of UK SMEs currently use video conferencing; this is predicted to grow to 49% by 2015 and 63% by 2017
• Among SMEs already using the technology, reducing travel costs is seen as the key benefit – cited by 62% of respondents
• The growth of the mobile workforce is another key factor; 46% of UK SMEs already have more than half of their staff working remotely, and 40% expect the number of remote workers to increase in the next 2-3 years. Half of the SMEs using video conferencing said it enabled effective home-working.
• Improving workforce productivity is seen as the key reason to invest in better communications technology – cited by 90% of respondents; 80% said it would help them compete with larger companies.
"Video conferencing has well and truly come of age. No longer just the preserve of the big corporates, more and more small and medium-sized businesses are realizing the benefits," said Simon Stones, Senior Manager, Printing & Solutions division, Brother International Europe
"It's the perfect time for an established name like Brother to enter the market with a high-end product specifically designed for SMEs."
With its strong heritage in the SME market, Brother has developed its new OmniJoin solution to offer high-end video conferencing at an affordable price. The cloud-based product works with existing office equipment, so there is no need to buy expensive conferencing hardware.
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AUSTIN -- The sign outside one of the food trailers on South Congress says what many people there are thinking, "Goodbye awesome food, and hello overpriced hotel."
"It's sad because it's just another stupid hotel that's gonna come up," said Kristen Voegele, a regular visitor to the park who came to eat one last time.
"No one wants it to happen," said fellow regular Raymond Jones.
"I think it is just the lamest thing," said Karen Breaux, who works at the PitaLicious trailer.
The South Congress lot has been a haven for local food trailer for seven years.
"It's kind of sad, especially since they're going to be building hotels here, no one seems to want this to happen," said Food and Thai trailer manager Peter Hierholzer.
On Tuesday, they'll pack up and the trailers must be gone by 5 p.m.
On Monday, however, the last day of business, regulars came to say goodbye to the iconic Austin hangout.
"We had a pretty big crowd today, so at least we got to see some familiar faces and say bye to everybody," said Breaux.
It's not just for regulars, though. The South Congress food trailers are also a well-known destination for visitors.
"I heard about this place before I even moved here, so that's kind of how big it is, people know about it," said regular and food trailer employee Raymond Jones.
Some worry the end of the park, will also mean the end of a unique culture on South Congress.
"It's going to change the whole vibe of the street. Right now it's a great tourist spot, everyone can eat and shop, but a hotel is going to make traffic horrible. I feel bad for the neighborhood behind us," said Breaux.
So as they serve local favorites for the last time at the South Congress location, food truck owners are also looking forward to what's next.
"I hope we can stay with the other trailers, they're my friends, I love to see them and I love to eat their food, too" said Breaux, who tells KVUE News PitaLicious will take some time off before deciding on a new location.
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DAHLONEGA, GA – The Lady Saints dropped their third straight game on Wednesday night, falling at the hands of Armstrong Atlantic 66-61 in Memorial Hall.
North Georgia (9-8, 3-5 PBC) was led by Jaymee Carnes as usual, but it didn't come quite as easy as it has been. The sophomore scored 25 points, right at her season average, but shot just 32 percent (8-25) to do so. Carnes also finished with five rebounds and three blocks.
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After once being in second place in the conference at 3-2, North Georgia has dropped three in a row to find themselves right in the middle of the PBC West Division. The Lady Saints trail Clayton State (8-1) and Columbus State (5-3), along with Georgia Southwestern (3-4).
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The three-point shooting again struggled for North Georgia as they only converted on one of their nine attempts, just 11 percent.
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Majeed syndrome
Other Names for this Disease
- CDA and CRMO
- Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, congenital
- Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia and chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis
- Dyserythropoietic anemia, and neutrophilic dermatosis
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contractures. CDA involves a shortage of red blood cells which can lead to fatigue (tiredness), weakness, pale skin, and shortness of breath. Most people with Majeed syndrome also develop inflammatory disorders of the skin, most often a condition known as Sweet syndrome. Majeed syndrome results from mutations in the LPIN2 gene. This condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.[1]Majeed syndrome is characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and inflammation in the bones and skin. The two main features of this condition are chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) and congenital dyserythropoietic anemia (CDA). CRMO causes recurrent episodes of pain and joint swelling which can lead to complications such as slow growth and the development of joint deformities called
Last updated: 10/31/2013
- Majeed syndrome. Genetics Home Reference (GHR). August 2009; http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/majeed-syndrome. Accessed 10/31/2013.
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- Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on Majeed syndrome. This website is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
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- The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is an catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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Ectopic ADH secretion is the release of Antidiuretic hormone (ADH), or vasopressin, from an abnormal place in the body. ADH is a substance produced naturally by the hypothalamus and released by the pituitary gland. This hormone controls the amount of water your body removes.
Ectopic means "out of place."
SIADH; Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
The most common cause of ectopic ADH secretion is cancer. Certain lung cancers, as well as some head and neck tumors, are the most common cancers that cause this problem. In rare cases, many other tumors may cause ectopic ADH secretion.
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The abnormal release of ADH makes it harder for the body to remove water. Fluid builds up in the body. Low blood sodium levels (hyponatremia) can occur.
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Patients in the hospital with ectopic ADH that does not respond to other treatments may be given tolvaptan by mouth (orally) and conivaptan through a vein (intravenous). These treatments block the effects of ADH.
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Many of us have felt that weird ear-popping sensation when we fly. For kids (especially babies and young children), it can seem especially odd and even scary at first. But it's a common, normal part of flying.
This sometimes uncomfortable sensation is related to pressure changes in the air space behind the eardrum (the middle ear). Normally, the eustachian tube, a passageway that leads from the middle ear to the back of the throat behind the nose, equalizes the air pressure in the middle ear to the outside air pressure by opening and letting air reach the middle ear. When our ears "pop" while yawning or swallowing, the eustachian tubes are adjusting the air pressure in the middle ears.
In kids, however, the relatively narrow eustachian tubes might not function as effectively, especially if they're clogged by inflammation and mucus from an ear infection or cold, or blocked by enlarged or swollen adenoids (lumps of immune system tissue located near the openings of the eustachian tubes).
Whether you're flying, scuba diving, climbing a mountain, or even riding in an elevator, air pressure decreases as you go higher and increases as you go lower. If the pressure isn't equalized, the higher air pressure pushes on one side of the eardrum and causes pain. That explains why so many babies cry during those last few minutes of the flight, when the air pressure in the cabin increases as the plane prepares to land.
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Some simple things to try during air travel can help equalize the air pressure in your child's ears and eliminate, or at least decrease, ear pain. Have your child:
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