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First, some history.
Nuclear science is only about 100 years old. It pretty much began in the very late 19th century when a German scientist named Wilhelm Conrad Rogen discovered a type of energy that could pass through solid objects. He called it "X," with "X" being a symbol for the unknown. (If he didn't just give it a simple, non-egotistical name, you may imagine your dentist saying, "I think you're due for some Wilhelm Conrad Rogen rays today.") Immediately doctors began to use X-rays to see inside people's bodies and scientist began doing experiments. Once of those experiments led to the discovery that uranium emits light on its own—also known as radiation.
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Rogen's discovery led to the Curies' discovering of polonium and radium (two elements that gave off "spontaneous emissions" they called "radioactivity"). Then, in the early 1900s, Ernest Rutherford discovered—through the creation of his own indie Superhero device, a ray gun—that all atoms contained a tiny little center, a nucleus. To speed ahead, he then figured out that the nucleus contained "hydrogen sized" particles which he named "protons." Enter the nuclear age.
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Then came a long line of discoveries by a long line of smarty-pants scientists: Niels Bohr (who coined "quantum physics"), Lise Meitner ("nuclear fission"), and Albert Einstein (pretty sure you've heard of him; E=MC2? Sound familiar?). As it turns out, a big wad of nuclear power is produced when a nucleus absorbs a neutron and splits into two lighter nuclei. This releases a whopping load of energy which produces heat—much easier, quicker, less expensive and less polluting than traditional fossil fuels, like coal.
And before you know it, the United States was in a race with Germany and Russia to develop nuclear weapons. Yes, and then World War II happened and the U.S dropped two atom bombs (as they were called) on Japan to get them to surrender.
Once that had happened, people ushered in a new era, one they considered ultra-modern and progressive: The Atomic Era. ("Atomic" and nuclear" are synonymous; we just say "nuclear" these days.) That being said, this new era brought on a host of safety and social problems, including the nuclear power plant disasters at Chernobyl (in Russia) and Three Mile Island (in Pennsylvania), when radioactive gases were released into the atmosphere. And there was also the issue of nuclear waste, a tricky problem that stills plagues us.
And then (and here's the "and then" part of this explanation of nuclear science) the last third of the 20th century saw a host of new ways to utilize this powerful - and often dangerous - method of creating energy. As of 2011, there were 104 nuclear reactors licensed to operate at 65 power plants powering everything from residential areas to hospitals to other places that need it. Right now, about 16 percent of the world's electricity comes from nuclear power.
As well, a great host of many medical diagnostic and treatment tools are based on nuclear science. And who are the folks who design nuclear power plants? Nuclear engineers. And who are the folks who apply radiation to help diagnose and fight cancer and other diseases? Nuclear engineers. And who're you gonna call to develop nuclear fuel cycles that reduce waste production, and to design facilities that can safely store nuclear waste? Ghostbusters? We think not.
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I have not been booted here or anywhere else. How about you?
I am not agitating at all. I answer posts to the best of my knowledge and direct them to the OP, not you. You are the one that started by climbing all over Bob. something that you manage to do with regularity which invariably leads to a total cock-up of the entire thread. We all know you think you are the only guy that can size a softener so why not let it go. Post your advice and leave it at that. Why the need to jab at everyone else all the time.?

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Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats ... a two-time All-North Central Kentucky Conference selection ... twice named to the All-District Team ... led the NCKC in rushing as a senior with 1,023 yards ... also lettered in track and field.
Personal: Johnny is the son of Brook and Alana Doll ... major is civil engineering ... born September 27, 1988.
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Government & Court Employee's Secret Lunch Spot – I was taken to Thai BBQ restaurant in 1993 when I first moved to Vegas to work for the State government. After a few months, I started seeing more & more government workers during my lunch getaway. One person took a co-worker, then that person took another, and so on.
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I see sheriff's, judges and the high price lawyers here, as well as the legal secretaries. There is a reason everyone keeps coming back!
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As I stood there watching the parade of baseball and softball players march down the first base line to home plate on Saturday during the Moncks Corner Park and Recreation Opening Day ceremony, I felt a strong pull tugging at the pit of my stomach.
Ive been alive for more than half a century. Youd think thats long enough for menfolk to make sense, but no.
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Heard about the cat in Oregon that terrorized his humans until they barricaded themselves into a bedroom?
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The Liga nga mga Barangay headed by LnB President JP Singson and the Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee members attended a three-day workshop at the Vigan City Convention Center on Nov 5-7, 2012. The workshop was sponsored jointly by the DILG Provincial Office and the City Government led by city mayor Eva Marie S. Medina. The seminar sought to increase awareness of the BDRRMC members on disaster risk reduction and management. In view of the topographic location of the city, which is along the downstream of Abra river basin, the city sits in a very vulnerable location for flooding thus, the 39 barangays, in complementing the city's 5-year disaster risk reduction and management plan, formulated their localized response options by preparing their 5-year Barangay DRRM plans. Following the dictum that "an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure", the plans gave more emphasis on the mitigation and preparedness framework. This is a requirement of MC 2012-73 which spells the utilization of the local disaster risk reduction and management fund. A contingency plan on specific hazard which is flooding was also crafted to prepare the community for such eventuality.
The seminar brought out the required capacities and competencies of the BDRRMC members in the preparation and utilization of the barangay hazard map, the identification of evacuation centers and pick-up points and more importantly, the installation of early warning systems. Appropriate methods of communication before the disaster comes is drawn under the advocacy and communication plan. The workshop was funded jointly by the DILG and the city government and facilitated by the DILG provincial coaches specialized on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Planning. frbitonio/gxrabe
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Spearheading the Liga's environmental commitment, ABC President JP Singson participated in the tree planting activity at the coastal barangay of Mindoro as a small contribution to minimize the effects of climate change.
May 2012
The barangays of Vigan City led by ABC President JP Singson, underwent an orientation workshop Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program by the Department of Social Welfare and Development last May 8, 2012. It is a flagship program of the national government on poverty reduction and social development. The program was led by the DSWD regional officers Perry Costales, Delia Aquino and Ira Balbuena.
Pantawid Pamilya is a conditional cash transfer program that provides incentives for poor families to invest in their future by ensuring that mothers and children avail of healthcare and that children go to school. As such, it is a human development program that invests in the health and education of children.
At the same time, the cash grants alleviate current poverty by providing immediate relief from cash flow problems. Such extra cash received on a bimonthly basis is especially important for poor households that have irregular or seasonal income.
Pantawid Pamilya is one of the responses of the Philippine Government to the challenge of meeting the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs). Designed to promote investment in human capital among poor families with 0-14 years old children, PPPPs work to attain the following MDGs:
April 2012
The full disclosure policy of the current administration as provided by MC 2010-149 requiring the posting in public places of barangay annual budget, statement of income and expenditures and other financial transactions, component of IRA utilization and annual procurement plan is a significant move to ensure transparency in public service. The Liga ng mga barangay headed by John Patrick Singson in coordination with the DILG city operations office headed by CLGOO Federico R. Bitonio engaged the full compliance of all barangays in the city to exercise transparency in governance by disclosing to the public financial documents and transactions. The 39 barangays of the city posted these documents in their barangay halls/offices for public view. To further enhance transparency on barangay governance, summaries of the barangay documents are now posted at the Liga website, lnbvigan.com. The website currently serves as the barangay informatics portal of the city. Frbitonio/gxrabe
The ABC President JP Singson and the barangay captains together with the City Health Office led by Dr. Loida Ranches. The implementation of the OL-Trap, which is created by the DOH, is being discussed.
The Punong Barangays take action to intensify the fight against dengue outbreak, reduce dengue cases and control dengue transmission. As stated in the DILG memorandum Circular 2012-16 regarding Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD), one of the key initiatives is the setting up of the Ovicidal/Larvicidal Trap System (OL-Trap) for Aedes mosquito. It is a device consisting of a tumbler, strips of plywood, and pellets. This OL-Trap disrupts the mosquito population and pre-empts any impending dengue outbreaks.
The Punong Barangays were taught how to implement the use of OL-Traps in the community. The Memorandum Circular also instructs the PBs to intensify the conduct of clean-up drive through mobilization of volunteers, the residents, Barangay Health Workers (BHW), Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS), Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams (BHERTs) and Barangay Tanods. The PBs should conduct information campaign and to allocate funds to sustain continuous supply of OL Trap materials for free to their barangay constituents.-gxrabe
March 10, 2012
The City of Vigan is one of the two cities of the Province of Ilocos Sur, being the capital city of the province; it is the center of trade and commerce and having the greatest number of commercial and public buildings in the whole province and numerous wooden houses of elegant Spanish designs often visited by foreign and local tourists alike.
These two above mentioned areas located within the City of Vigan are considered most vulnerable to fire incidents as these areas being the center of commerce in the province are thickly populated. Most of the existing buildings erected are still of wooden ancestral houses of Spanish designs especially along the tourism area (Heritage Village) and since It was built long before the Fire Code was written, most of it do not conform with the provisions of the Fire Code of the Philippines and its Implementing Rules and Regulations thereby causing high degree of hazard in the area.
For the month of March 2012, the BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION – City Fire Station headed by City Fire Marshal CINSP FLORO L. OBRERO together with the personnel from this office conducted Seminars, Lecture and Drills to the 39 barangays of the Heritage City of Vigan. One of the objectives of the BFP is to ensure the direct involvement and active participation of the community in the prevention and suppression of destructive fire.
Rule IX of PD 1185 or Section 9.103 of the Fire Code of the Philippines states that "In its most simple form, this organization would consist of the barangay captain / chairman or head of the establishment assisted by selected personnel. In communities or establishments where more persons are available, they should be organized as a team or teams to function as fire brigade."
The organized and trained community volunteer fire brigade would serve as fire prevention and suppression personnel within their immediate locality. Fire protection and suppression requires knowledge, skills and proper training in its performance, this is because during a fire incident the safety of everyone is involved. It is therefore important for a fire prevention and suppression personnel to understand the nature and characteristics of fire. This seminar on basic fire safety prevention and suppression will serve to provide the participants the adequate knowledge and skills on fire protection and safety that will eventually lead public safety to their respective communities. -gxrabe
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After purchasing a few sets of ebony pins over the years for myself and for customers, these StewMac pins are just about as good as they get. They are well formed, no chips, and very smooth and shiny like ebony pins should be. Even though a set of over-sized pins had a normal size pin in it, the great customer service department promptly corrected the mistake by sending a replacement.
After years of neglect and abuse, the bridge pins had worn out, a few were broken, and there were a few miss matched colors and size pins to boot. Needless to mention, they didn't fit well, they were all loose. I was able to replace all the mixed bridge pins with a new set of 4975-S over sized bridge pins. Thank you Stew-Mac You guys are the best...
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I wanted the ebony pins with an abalone dot, to spruce up a new tenor guitar I had purchased. They work great and really enhance the sound. Just a bit of sanding, and I was in business. Thanks StewMac for great products.
Replaced original plastic pins on Martin HD 28. Had luthier friend enlarge holes slightly for snug fit. Immediate results of warmer tone. Should have done this years ago. High quality pins.
I replaced these with the cheap plastic bridge pins that came on two guitars: a Gibson J-200 and a Blueridge BR70. The tone improved greatly on both. The type of bridgepins you use matters. It only required a little sanding to make them fit in place. They look amazing and were a great price. Stew-mac did it again!
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The Newcastle Public Library's Brown Bag Book Discussion group meets monthly to discuss a selected book.
The group's March discussion, at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, focuses on Darien Gee's "Friendship Bread."
The group is for adults and participants are asked to bring their own lunch to go along with the lively book discussion. Drinks and dessert are provided courtesy of the Friends of the Newcastle Library.
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While there's many in the open-source community that remain unhappy with Oracle, including the direction of the MySQL database server to the point that
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The San Antonio Food Bank's crusade to wipe out hunger is taking to the streets with a new Kraft Mobile Pantry Truck.
The new truck made its debut at Kingsborough Middle School on the south side on Tuesday morning.
"It can help families in hard-to-reach neighborhoods ... where there's not a particular food pantry that's not open at the right hours. So we can go into a neighborhood (and) set up, put tables out and help families immediately," said Michael Guerra, chief development officer with the San Antonio Food Bank.
According to the SA Food Bank, more than 15 percent of residents in the community face food insecurity and one in four children are at risk of going hungry.
The mobile pantry will help bring food directly to where it's needed most.
Food recipient Belinda Thorp said the service is a big help, especially with the rising cost of groceries.
"The food is very expensive and this helps me a lot," she said. "It does help people struggling."
The truck was donated by Kraft Foods, along with a $10,000 donation to help stock it.
Distribution is set up farmers' market-style, stocked with fresh fruits, veggies, milk and meat.
Each family is given 55 pounds of food to take home -- and there is enough to feed 200 families.
Organizers said it is all distributed within a few hours.
Laura Paloma, a food recipient, said it was her first time to receive help from the food bank. She said she has seven people in her household and groceries can easily cost $200 a week.
"Now that Thanksgiving is coming around, it does help a lot ... and we're really thankful for the Food Bank to help us," she said.
The holidays are an especially critical time for donations at the San Antonio Area Food Bank.
For information on how to make a donation or if you're need help, visit safoodbank.org


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Health Leaders Vow to Resist Tobacco Industry Pressure and Support Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use
Legislation aimed at reducing tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke is under assault from cigarette makers and their allies
Washington, D.C., September, 29, 2010 (PAHO) — Health leaders meeting at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) vowed today to take action to counter attempts by the tobacco industry to subvert public health efforts aimed at protecting people from the harmful effects of tobacco use.
Ministers of health and other high-level delegates from countries throughout the Americas pledged to "oppose attempts by the tobacco industry or its allies to interfere with, delay, hinder, or impede the implementation of public health measures designed to protect the population from the consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to second-hand smoke."
They also called on PAHO to help strengthen their ability to implement tobacco control measures, particularly those contained in the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC).
Tobacco control measures such as regulations on packaging and labeling, restrictions on advertising and promotion, and bans on smoking in public places have proved highly effective in reducing tobacco consumption.
As a result, these measures have been actively opposed by the tobacco industry. An expert committee convened by WHO concluded in 2000 that the tobacco industry has operated for years with the express intention of subverting the role of governments and of WHO in implementing public health policies to fight the tobacco epidemic.
In discussions during PAHO's 50th Directing Council, Minister of Health of Paraguay Dr. Esperanza Martinez told fellow delegates that tobacco industry opposition was threatening to roll back her government's efforts to comply with the FCTC. She cited two recent presidential decrees, one banning smoking in enclosed public spaces and the other regulating labeling and packaging of tobacco.
"The implementation of both decrees is suspended at this moment due to injunctions and a challenge to their constitutionality by members of the tobacco industry, at both the national and international levels," she said. "Under these circumstances, it's very clear that we need the strong political support of the countries of the Region to prevent a painful setback to battles that we only recently won."
In the resolution passed today, PAHO Directing Council members declared they were "deeply concerned about misinformation campaigns and legal actions" sponsored by cigarette makers and their allies against tobacco control measures." They called on countries to publicize, to the extent legally possible, the activities of the tobacco industry in order to expose their strategies and reduce their effectiveness.
The resolution also expressed specific support for Uruguay and measures it has implemented that have made it a pioneer in tobacco control among Latin American countries.
The FCTC is the first international public health treaty and was adopted by WHO Member States in 2003. It contains provisions on labeling and packaging of tobacco products, smoke-free public spaces, tobacco tax increases, and restrictions on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.
It also calls on countries to prevent the interference of the tobacco industry and its allies in policymaking and measures related to tobacco control.
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Tobacco is the world's leading preventable cause of death and the only product that kills when used exactly as the manufacturer intends. Worldwide, more than 5 million people die from tobacco each year—more than from HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. While tobacco consumption has declined in a number of high-income countries, it is growing in most low- and middle-income countries, which are least prepared to deal with the consequences.
The PAHO Directing Council brings together ministers of health and other high-level delegates from throughout the Americas each year to set priorities for Pan-American cooperation in health and to guide PAHO's technical cooperation programs in its Member States.
PAHO was established in 1902 and is the world's oldest public health organization. It works with all the countries of the Americas to improve the health and quality of life of the people of the Americas and serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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We believe that education and support are the keys to helping families successfully manage their child's diabetes and to achieve optimal physical, mental and emotional health.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Merck? Schering?
Here's my next big idea: Advantage for people.
This is my fourth summer in practice. It's clear that my practice sees more and more Lyme disease every year. Last summer I started catching some in kids too. Reported cases to the CDC have increased from 600 to over 1200 in my state. Likely some of this is increasing awareness, therefore increasing testing and increasing reporting, but the general sense is that the real disease burden is on the rise as well.
Lyme disease is carried by deer ticks. Generally, they need to be attached for at least 24-48 hours in order to infect the host. Unfortunately, they are so darned tiny that it's often very unclear how long they've been attached.
What scares me is not the disease that we catch, but the disease that we miss. I'm certain there are huge numbers of subclinical infections that never come to the attention of patients. Then there is a lot of mild disease that is interpreted as viral infection and allowed to resolve spontaneously. Full blown primary Lyme is pretty uncomfortable and most people seek medical attention, but even with that, presentations can be atypical and difficult to diagnose.
To boot, the testing for Lyme is far from ideal. False positives and false negatives abound. And trust me, no one wants to mess with secondary or tertiary Lyme, manifestations that can come up years and years later.
So, let's go for prevention. How about a monthly pill, a la Advantage for pets? Maybe they could even make it taste good so that we could apply it directly to patients' noses to be licked off.
6 comments:
- rlbates said...
Dr Smak, I'd use it. I have often wished there was something like Frontline (the tick/flea stuff for dogs) or the Advantix (as you mention) for me (us humans) to use. I get more tick bites than my dog, because he is protected.
- July 2, 2008 at 12:43 PM
- Laurie Anderson, RNP said...
A number of years ago I was the recipient of the Lyme vaccine, before it was pulled from use because of adverse events. In the two years prior to being immunized I had test-positive, active Lyme three times. I have never had it since and as far as I can tell I have had no ADR, although it is a good excuse for my sometimes "old-timers" memory ;>)
I work in a fairly busy ED in Southern Rhode Island. Although I am generally very judicious in my Rx's of antibiotics, I have a very low threshold for writing for 3 weeks of doxy, especially after mid May. Do my colleagues and I over treat? Probably. But as you point out missing disease is much worse and in an endemic area chances of exposure are very high.
- July 2, 2008 at 10:01 PM
My horse gets an immunization shot for Lyme disease every year. Why not humans?
hlnc (although not anymore!)
- July 3, 2008 at 10:46 AM
- Dr. Smak said...
HLNC (aka Robbie's girlfriend),
Several years ago there was a Lyme vaccine, but due to poor efficacy and concern regarding side effects it was eventually pulled from the market. I'm sure someone is still thinking about it.
Give Robbie a big horsie kiss from me,
- July 3, 2008 at 11:11 AM
- Teresa said...
Wow, this is soooo on-topic for me. I just pulled a tick off of me today. It was tiny and still pretty flat.
I found one a couple of weeks ago on me, also tiny, but fully engorged.
I think they are lone star ticks, so I'm more worried about RMSF than Lyme.
I really, really wish they had Frontline for humans. I had actually thought about getting some and just putting it down my spine, ha. But I'm afraid it might be dangerous (the instructions I saw a decade ago said to wear gloves when you apply it to your dog).
- July 3, 2008 at 4:24 PM
- webhill said...
Just to be clear, Advantage is not a pill, it's a topical :)
I've been informed by some of my australian colleagues (I am a veterinarian in the USA) that Frontline is pretty good for human head lice.... not that they advocate our using it illegally or anything :)
- July 9, 2008 at 4:56 PM


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A U.S. Army soldier from San Antonio identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, 28, and another soldier identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose L. Montenegro Jr., 31, of Houston died in a helicopter crash last week in Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense.
The two soldiers were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
The Department of Defense announced they died on Sept. 5, in Logar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when their aircraft crashed.
The Department of Defense stated the cause of the crash is under investigation but there are reports the chopper was shot down.
Ramirez is originally from Nairobi, Kenya. She joined the U.S. Army in 2003 as an enlisted water purification specialist, according to fayobserver.com.
She earned OH-58D Kiowa Warrior aviator qualification in 2008, and was assigned to the 82nd CAB in 2009. This was her second deployment.
Fayobserver.com reports Ramirez is survived by her husband, Jesse Belbeck in the United States, and mother and father, Justin Ramirez and Alexandra Moll, in Kenya.


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Neville: Rio return would divide England
Manchester United legend Gary Neville does not believe Rio Ferdinand will return to the England set-up despite John Terry's retirement.
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Although Ferdinand and Terry played alongside each other in the heart of the England defence for several years, the pair fell out over allegations of racial abuse used by Terry on Ferdinand's brother Anton. Three Lions manager Roy Hodgson then chose not to select the Manchester United player for his Euro 2012 squad, prompting speculation that Ferdinand had been frozen out of the England set-up as a result of his souring relationship with Terry.
Following the FA's decision to investigate the racial allegations against Terry, the Chelsea captain chose to retire from international football prior to the organization's verdict, opening the door for a possible return by Ferdinand. The Red Devils defender has remained silent over the issue, despite club manager Sir Alex Ferguson discouraging him from making himself available for selection.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Neville expressed his confidence that Ferdinand would not be donning an England shirt any time soon.
"Roy Hodgson has never said that Rio will no longer play for England. Rio Ferdinand has never said he won't play for England again. But how many games has Rio Ferdinand played for Fabio Capello in the last 18 months? Three," he stated.
"He has not been playing regularly for England for the past two years. Roy Hodgson is looking to 2014 and I don't see a big issue with this."
The former right-back warned that a turnaround by Hodgson could be detrimental for the Three Lions.
"He is a class defender [but] Roy Hodgson has said many times that he won't pick 34 or 35 year olds with 70 or 80 caps just so they can sit in the stands. It will be divisive in the squad, divisive in the dressing room," Neville cautioned.
"If he gets picked then it will be with him having to be one of the first names on the team sheet. He hasn't played regularly for the past 20 months, it's not just a Roy Hodgson thing."


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CCNA is good to have, but when i finished Tafe and left with Qualifications in DB2, i went into a job using SQL a little DB2 and using a BAAn system. So i would say wider experience with multiple languages and systems would also be a great help
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My father was born and raised on this island! The house he grew up in is visible in one of the photos, but unfortunately it is no longer in the family as it was sold in the 1970s. The colors are taken very seriously, indeed, and each family thinks of the house colors as "their" colors.
beautiful....and now on my list of "must visit' locations.
Does anyone know why most of the exterior doors have curtains?
Are there any trees on this island?
They have curtains for privacy when the door is open for air.
I love places with a tradition of different colours - loved Primrose Hill in London, not quite as bright though. In Regent's Park just a mile away, not only did you have to paint Crown Cream, but the brand was specified and we all repainted every four years, for uniformity!
Hinke, there's a tree in the third picture. Also, there are trees and green spaces all over the island, but the post is about colorful exterior house paint, not trees...
nycwife, Tricia Rose is right about the curtains being for privacy. Generally in the summer, residents remove the door for a few months and put up the curtain instead. They don't have much crime to worry about.
Reminds me of houses in Mexico: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/3132218950_3f938f91f1.jpg
I love how the colors make even that tiny alley in the fourth photo feel cheerful and safe.
There are some beautiful house colors in the Caribbean. You can always find an interesting combination of colors on houses as well.
How sophisticated! Unless, of course, it's on your street. This is kind of the expert from afar syndrome at work. Just an observation - and sure, subtlety of palette makes a difference. I wouldn't turn down an invite!
Hubbah Hubbah Hubbah!!
So much depends on what the neighborhood is like. We have a color somewhere between teal and dark green, and our neighbors have sage, tan, yellow, etc. We're different but not so much that we don't fit on the block. Hot pink or orange definitely would be a problem, unless the rest of the street is full of equally intense colors. The natural light in your area also matters. Bright colors work better in tropical locales than in northern ones.


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Owner Carol Watts is making party-sized cupcakes for Halloween, topped with handmade fondant cutouts of ghosts, gravestones, bats, witches' hats and jack-o-lanterns. The Halloween cupcakes are smaller than the bakery's regular cupcakes — good, Watts said, for class parties and frazzled moms. They come in chocolate or vanilla, and must be ordered in advance. Minimum order of one dozen for $24. Non-creepy cupcakes include white chocolate-pumpkin spice and cinnamon-caramel. Watts is also working up a new flavor called Fall Festival, a funnel-cake-flavored cupcake with a tiny candied apple on top. Delivery is available to businesses in Jacksonville, Anniston and Oxford.
30 Coffee St. SE, Jacksonville, 256-452-2486, Mad Hatter Cakes on Facebook.
Jillybean's Cupcakes and Ice Cream
The cupcakes at Jillybean's were named Best Dessert this month at "Taste of Calhoun County," sponsored by the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce. Jillybean's has also been nominated for al.com's "Best Little Cupcake in Alabama." For Halloween, owner Jill Waters has whipped up designs including Frankenstein, Dracula, a spider, a black cat and the sure-to-be-a-hit bloody knife (jumbo cupcakes, $2.50 each). Jillybean's will also bake cakes, including a sweet little Halloween cake topped with an enormous black spider. Non-creepy seasonal cupcakes include pumpkin cheesecake, apple cider, candy corn, s'mores, hot chocolate, caramel apple and pralines and cream. Jillybean's also has gluten-free cupcakes.
11 Public Square E., Jacksonville, 256-435-9600, Jillybean's Cupcakes Ice Cream on Facebook.
Bonnie Ray's Bake Shoppe
The Halloween offerings at Bonnie Ray's start with ghost, pumpkin and candy corn cupcakes (75 cents-$1.75 each, or $8-$20 per dozen, depending on frosting and decorations) — but also include sugar cookies decorated with the likes of mummy faces and jack-o-lanterns ($1.50), large cream horns sprinkled with orange and black ($1.50 each, $18 per dozen) and fall-themed petit fours, bites of red velvet with cream cheese ($10 per dozen).
5818 McClellan Blvd., Suite 18, Anniston, 256-847-7303, Bonnie Rays on Facebook.
Wake & Bake Pizza and Coffee Company
Co-owner Sandy Knight doesn't do cupcakes — too much science involved. But she says she can turn anything into a cookie. Knight puts a thoroughly inventive spin on the traditional flavors of fall: pumpkin, ginger, Halloween candy — and bacon. Oh yeah. Fall treats at Wake & Bake include pumpkin-flavored Rice Krispie treats ($1.29) and pumpkin truffles (75 cents). The oversized cookies ($1.29) come in such flavors as ginger spice, chocolate toffee crunch, triple peanut butter and Buzzkill (chocolate espresso). Wash down the cookies with a steaming cup of bacon hot chocolate ($3.69). Yes, you read that right. Knight uses homemade chocolate syrup and bacon syrup (made by steeping salt pork in simple syrup) to make a deeply flavored, salty-sweet cup o' chocolate.
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Policy: A deliberate plan of action to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s). Policy merely guides actions toward those behaviors that are most likely to achieve a desired outcome.
I began writing about "reliability policies" in early 2000, when I realized that safety, health, environmental and quality policies were considered to be "uncompromizable" by company executives. They held everyone in their organizations accountable for establishing and achieving the results as specified in these policies. The major disconnect that I saw was the total ABSENCE of any form of policy that addressed equipment and process performance or reliability. The very assets that made these executives' products, generated their revenues and grew their businesses were literally treated as unimportant—and the management of such assets was basically akin to "flying blind." In other words, a company's single largest investment was virtually adrift in a turbulent sea of competitiveness. If safety and quality were so important, why wasn't equipment held in a similar regard? Where was the reliability policy?
My July 2009 Uptime column, "Share This with Senior Operations Management," essentially addressed "what every operations leader should understand about maintenance but is afraid to ask." That piece ended with the following thoughts...
Call to action: Without a clear policy, a set of expectations and dedicated resources safety, quality, and customer responsiveness WILL NOT HAPPEN. Employees understand the importance of safety, quality and customers. Likewise, without a clear policy, a set of expectations and dedicated resources, true maintenance will not happen. Employees do not understand the importance of maintenance and are unclear as to its roles and responsibilities. Imagine how unproductive and uncompetitive your business would be if employees had the same lack of respect for safety, quality and customer service as they do for maintenance.
Maintenance must have a productive purpose in an era of a growing skills shortage (especially in maintenance jobs), an era of increasing competitiveness and an era of serious cost controls. Maintenance efficiency and effectiveness is crucial to business prosperity. That's because maintenance is truly about sustaining a desired level of equipment, process and facility performance, NOT just fixing things that break or pursuing countless special projects. As a senior operations manager you can make the maintenance paradigm shift happen. If you already have done so, bless you and thank you. You are worth your weight in gold.
One last thing to remember: Maintenance by the maintenance department alone will not necessarily lead to reliable equipment, processes and facilities. Entire organizations must share a new paradigm of reliability.
Who needs a reliability policy?
Any capital-intensive business that depends on equipment assets to generate revenue will benefit from a reliability policy that is deployed throughout the organization. Manufacturing, petrochemical processing, utilities, power-generation, transportation, distribution operations, mining and agriculture are just a few examples of business sectors that depend on equipment—reliable equipment—to produce and market competitive goods and services. Generally speaking, these types of businesses have numerous policies that set expectations and serve as operating guidelines. Unfortunately, most capital-intensive businesses do not have a formal "Reliability Policy" that serves as a guide for managing capital assets, maintaining, making decisions about and improving the performance and reliability of those assets.
'If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there.'
Over the years, the Cheshire Cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland has been paraphrased time and again by those of us considering the "direction" of continuous improvement in our industrial operations. When there is NO POLICY, how does a company expect its employees to respond to equipment maintenance and reliability questions, problems, opportunities and improvements? If you want to improve the way your equipment and facilities are operated and maintained, how they are cared for and how their performance is improved, you need an actual Reliability Policy. While it should originate at the top levels of a company, it could be fairly general in regard to plans, schedules and tactics. A "guiding coalition" of formal and informal leaders should structure the policy statement.
What should a policy statement contain?
Your Reliability Policy should become more and more explicit as it is translated into actions from the top down through the organization. At the lowest leadership level (plant, area, department), it should be a specific plan or a strategy for taking action that is consistent with the Reliability Policy.
A Reliability Improvement Policy statement should be clear and precise regarding :
Although there are countless unique Reliability Policies, the one at the bottom of this page is worth serious consideration.
How do you deploy a reliability policy?
A time-proven method for developing and establishing company-improvement policies is called, appropriately, "Policy Deployment." The purpose of Policy Deployment is to enable the shift from the status quo so as to make major performance improvements by analyzing and addressing current business competition opportunities and operational problems.
Policy Deployment methods called "Hoshin Planning" (Hoshin Kanri), a system of strategic and operational planning, were developed and refined in the 1960s by numerous Japanese companies, including Toyota, Nippon Denso and Komatsu, among others. They blended proven ideas from W. Edwards Deming (PDCA cycle), Joseph Juran (quality policy) and Peter Drucker (MBO) into strategic planning to create Hoshin Planning—something that many U.S. companies used since the 1980s to make significant and sustainable improvements. This Policy Deployment process continues to thrive in many successful Lean Enterprise businesses.
Policy Deployment cascades—or deploys—top-management policies and targets down the management hierarchy. At each level, the policy is translated into policies, targets and actions for the next level down. Using a "Policy Deployment" strategy for establishing and infusing a Reliability Policy makes sense: It will connect the important factors of business success from the highest levels of the company to the plant-floor workgroups and then back to the top levels.
Where's your true north?
As described above, the Policy Deployment "line of sight" acts as a compass, pointing north, keeping the entire organization heading in the right direction. In the absence of a common direction, focused leadership and engaged workgroups at all levels, almost any improvement process will be doomed to failure—or, at best, stagnation. Again, never forget: The maintenance department alone cannot make equipment reliable unless it is in absolute control of all of the causes of "unreliability."
By the way, I hope to see you and other loyal Readers at MARTS 2010, in Chicago. MT
EDITOR'S NOTE: This month's column, an update of his February 2008 Uptime, is the subject of Bob Williamson's MARTS 2010 Conference presentation.
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Colorectal cancer; Cancer - colon; Rectal cancer; Cancer - rectum; Adenocarcinoma - colon; Colon - adenocarcinoma
Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Early diagnosis, though, can often lead to a complete cure.
Almost all colon cancers start in glands in the lining of the colon and rectum. When doctors talk about colorectal cancer, this is usually what they are talking about.
There is no single cause of colon cancer. Nearly all colon cancers begin as noncancerous (benign) polyps, which slowly develop into cancer.
You have a high risk of colon cancer if you:
Certain inherited diseases also increase the risk of developing colon cancer. Two of the most common are:
What you eat may play a role in your risk of colon cancer. Colon cancer may be linked to a high-fat, low-fiber diet and to a high intake of red meat. Some studies, though, have found that the risk does not drop if you switch to a high-fiber diet, so this link is not yet clear.
Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol are other risk factors for colorectal cancer.
Many cases of colon cancer have no symptoms. The following symptoms may indicate colon cancer:
Treatment depends on many things, including stage of the cancer. Treatments may include:
Stage 0 colon cancer may be treated by removing the cancer cells. This is done using colonoscopy. For stages I, II, and III cancer, more extensive surgery is needed to remove the part of the colon that is cancerous. This surgery is called colon resection.
Almost all patients with stage III colon cancer should receive chemotherapy after surgery for 6 - 8 months. This is called adjuvant chemotherapy. The drug 5-fluorouracil can increase the chance of a cure in certain patients.
Chemotherapy is also used to improve symptoms and prolong survival in patients with stage IV colon cancer.
You may receive just one type, or a combination of these drugs. There is some debate as to whether patients with stage II colon cancer should receive chemotherapy after surgery. You should discuss this with your oncologist.
Radiation therapy is sometimes used in patients with colon cancer. It is usually used in combination with chemotherapy for patients with stage III rectal cancer.
For patients with stage IV disease that has spread to the liver, treatments directed at the liver can be used. This may include:
You can ease the stress of illness by joining a colon cancer support group. Sharing with others who have common experiences and problems can help you not feel alone.
In many cases, colon cancer is treatable when it is caught early.
How well you do depends on many things, especially the stage of the cancer. When treated at an early stage, many patientssurvive at least 5 years after diagnosis. This is called the 5-year survival rate.
If the colon cancer does not come back (recur) within 5 years, it is considered cured. Stage I, II, and III cancers are considered possibly curable. In most cases, stage IV cancer is not considered curable, although there are exceptions.
Call your health care provider if you have:
The death rate for colon cancer has dropped in the last 15 years. This may be due to increased awareness and screening by colonoscopy.
Colon cancer can almost always be caught by colonoscopy in its earliest and most curable stages. Almost all men and women age 50 and older should have a colon cancer screening. Patients at higher risk may need earlier screening.
Colon cancer screening can often find polyps before they become cancerous. Removing these polyps may prevent colon cancer.
Changing your diet and lifestyle is important. Medical research suggests that low-fat and high-fiber diets may reduce your risk of colon cancer.
Some studies have reported that NSAIDs (aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, celecoxib) may help reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. But these medicines can increase your risk of bleeding and heart problems. Your health care provider can tell you more about the risks and benefits of the medicines and other ways that help prevent colorectal cancer.
Cunningham D, Atkin W, Lenz HJ, Lynch HT, Minsky B, Nordlinger B, et al. Colorectal cancer. Lancet. 2010;375:1030-1047.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines): Colon cancer. Version 2.2013. Available at http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/colon.pdf. Accessed November 16, 2012.
Smith RA, Cokkinides V, Brawley OW. Cancer screening in the United States, 2012: a review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening. CA Cancer J Clin. 2012;62:129-142.
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Stroke is a significant problem in South Carolina, with stroke rates among the highest in the nation. Strokes also occur more frequently in younger persons in South Carolina than in other parts of the United States.
To provide its patients with the best chance of returning to a pre-stroke state of health, McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Dillon, McLeod Loris and Seacoast are partners in the REACH Stroke Network.
What is REACH?
REACH (Remote Evaluation of Acute Ischemic Stroke), is a web-based, tele-medicine system. Through this system, urgent, specialized stroke consultations are delivered to the physicians and nurses caring for acute stroke patients in emergency departments such as at McLeod. Emergency departments often receive stroke patients but do not have 24/7 coverage from a neurologist for the rapid evaluation of patients presenting with stroke symptoms.
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