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A problem I frequently see at computer repairs is that Internet Explorer cannot connect to any secure sites for purposes such as online banking and online shopping. This tutorial is a walkthrough to help your repair Internet Explorer so you can connect to secure sites.
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The security trends that dominated in K-12 during 2011 will continue to have a wide seat at the table in 2012 too. But a few are approaching a tipping point that may just succeed in bringing them out of the cubicles of IT and into the offices of a broader set of district leaders.
As more schools and districts adopt a bring-your-own-device strategy, IT departments will have to get their game up to stay on top of device diversity. As Peter Davin, CEO of security software firm Cryptozone Group, pointed out, "One security policy for everyone using mobile devices is not a suitable approach when users form such a non-homogenous group."
That strategy will have to take into consideration several components, Davin noted: making sure school and district data maintained on the network is safe from both casual infections of malware and prying eyes and educating students about the protection of their own data should their device be stolen, as well as the procedures to follow should that happen.
Before programs roll out, some schools are trying out day-long cyber-security camps and workshops to educate kids and parents about the dangers and challenges that lurk within BYOD.
Regulation Soup
A number of Web sites, including Google and Wikipedia, are taking a stand today--January 18--against proposed legislation. Currently, the United States Senate is considering PIPA, the Protect IP Act, written with the intention of giving the government and copyright holders additional legal powers to curb sites "engaging in or facilitating copyright infringement"; the House is evaluating a similar bill, this one named SOPA, for "Stop Online Piracy Act."
Whether those actually move forward or not, they may portend fudging with regulations that already exist, and which "Hack Education" blogger Audrey Watters called "woefully out of date." In a recent article for public media station KQED, Watters predicted that COPPA (the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act), CIPA (the Children's Internet Protection Act), and FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) would all face a makeover in coming months.
As part of those activities, she added, there may be greater focus on student control of their own educational data--"both privacy protections and data portability."
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As school districts turn to the cloud to deliver applications or provide infrastructure to address diminishing budgets and staff, IT administrators may be in for a rude shock when they discover that their service providers are as vulnerable to security problems as an open source honeypot.
Ponemon Institute, a firm that conducts research on information security, recently interviewed 769 IT security and IT support practitioners in a number of fields. In a January 2012 Ponemon report sponsored by DriveSavers, a data recovery service, researchers found that security isn't always a major criterion during the vendor selection process. In fact, of the 87 percent of respondents who experienced a data breach in the past two years, 21 percent said the breach occurred when a drive was in the possession of a data recovery vendor.
While 55 percent of respondents said their organizations used cloud service providers, more than half said they weren't particularly confident that the provider would even inform them that it would use a third-party vendor to recover data should the need arise.
In other words, the use of cloud-based services is on the rise everywhere, including in school districts, but the security aspects are getting far too little attention in the decision-making process.
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2011 wasn't a good year for schools and data breaches. A multitude of districts suffered the ignominy of being added to the roster maintained by the Open Security Foundation's DataLossDB--from Brownsville School District's accidental online exposure of employee names, Social Security numbers, and estimated monthly salary data to Wakulla County School District's inadvertent release of 2400 students' FCAT scores and Social Security numbers. Aside from a few incidents in which students explicitly accessed private information about their teachers or staff tossed confidential documents into trash bins, most of the security events took place because somebody did something foolish, such as allowing a laptop with confidential details to be stolen or posting publicly online what should have been kept private.
In most of these situations, the count of those touched is relatively small--perhaps a few thousand--compared to, say, a Zappos incident, in which millions of people could potentially be affected. But for those whose information has been breached, stolen, hacked into, or thrown out with the snack time milk cartons, the potential hassle factor is huge.
Likewise, aside from Lady Gaga's performance outfits, nothing changes faster than security threats. Since data breaches and other nasty security events are a given in school environments, what has to become rock-solid is the way the IT organization responds to such incidents.
As Cryptozone's Davin explained, "Establishing and communicating incident handling policies and procedures that can be quickly adapted as the threat landscape changes will be crucial to damage limitation. Creating a culture where staff is not afraid to raise security concerns or report security incidents promptly should figure prominently."
For lack of staff, expertise, and time, school districts for the most part still don't put a huge emphasis on education programs similar to those run in many colleges and corporations to continually remind people about the rules they need to follow when dealing with confidential data. Maybe 2012 will be the year that starts to change, especially if class action suits begin to surface, making the mitigation of risk more palatable and far less pricey than the potential of extended legal actions.
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- 0Nov 24, '06 by NurseChapelQuote from wanna-be-nurseYou're right; that is a long time. My original thinking was based on this supposed "get your BSN within 10 years of licensure" law that has yet to be passed, so I'm going to focus on gaining licensure as quickly as possible through an AAS program.you are considering working on your BSN within 10 years, Why would you want to spend the next 10 years to finish your BSN degree?
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I disagree. In my own situation, i would not be necessarily wasting time if I transfer to SUNY WCC or any other SUNY Community College that offers AAS in Nursing, I would only have to take my remaining Nutrition Class or Developmental Psych (depending on which school) and Dosage Calculations/Pharm, and the 3 Nursing Classes. Because I am already an LPN, they give me Advanced Placement--I do not have to take the 1st nursing class. But each school varies in their policy, for WCC i have to take a challenge exam. For another SUNY Community College, they automatically give me credit for being an LPN, I only have to take the NET, but no challenge exam. In my opinion, that's only 3 semesters without having to take chemistry, art/music, communications, and all the other B*S* that BCC wants me to take (which, AS WE ALL KNOW, is to milk you out of your money that you worked hard for or to milk you for your financial aid). To complete your degree at CUNY would take no less than 3 years maybe 2 1/2, if you're lucky, and that includes the prereq's. This is why the Nursing Programs at CUNY takes so long to complete. With the exception of Queensborough Community College, their requirements are much like SUNY schools, so I am speaking about my experience at BCC. PLUS, BCC requires that as an LPN I must have at least 1 year of acute care/Med-Surg experience, but SUNY Community Colleges do not have that requirement--they only require an LPN license to qualify for advanced placement. So, all in all, IN MY OWN SITUATION, and my own OPINION, SUNY Community Colleges that offer AAS in Nursing is much better than CUNY schools. Plus, the CUNY schools may SAY they have no waiting list, but they do. This may also apply to SUNY, but at least they are not completely biased on whether you get financial aid or not, since CUNY schools are mostly funded by YOUR financial aid (statistics and common sense show). So, not necessarily wasting money either, I would rather "waste money" as you say to finish in 3 semesters than to finish in 9, including summer classes. My 10 cents. lol.
- 0Dec 28, '06 by occc2010rnSuny Orange offers a two year RN program and has a 92% NCLEX pass-rate.
So I can pay $1700 sem. (FT) at this CC instead of $7,000 at Mt. St. Mary's.
- 0Jul 1, '07 by teenynurseI went to a suny school and let me tell you that it is an easier trasnsition to continue your education at another suny schools because I graduated from a community college and the 4 year college that is suny I plan to go in the fall made it very easy for me to transfer


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- 0Mar 9, '10 by shanyoneI am a first year nurse on a busy med/surg floor. I have had a few families and sometimes a patient or two who were overall just a bit difficult to deal with but up until this week I've never experienced something so entirely frustrating. Over the last week we've had a family that has been especially trying for me (and several other staff members) to deal with. I'm trying to determine the best way to deal with folks like this for the next time. I feel like I dealt with any and all concerns/complaints from this family in a very mature, helpful manner but they were never satisfied with the answers or teaching we gave them. The last day I cared for the patient was the worst of all. The family claimed that they were very upset because they believed the pt. was "sedated so that we didn't have to deal with him/her". These were their words. The pt. had a knee replaced three days prior to this day and that morning the pt. had received two percocets. Overnight the pt. had received an IM of morphine and phenergan. These were the only instances of medication administration that the family was upset about and they claimed that this was putting him/her to sleep all day long essentially so that we didn't have to deal with him/her. Both the LPN and I spent a lot of time talking to them but they failed to believe that we weren't trying to sedate the pt. so I had the charge nurse get involved and she called the house supervisor. The family still didn't believe that we hadn't "sedated" the pt. but they didn't bring it up too much more after that.
There were two other things that this family was also upset about and in general they just sucked the life right out of me this week. I broke down in tears twice in the supply room this week (and I'm not a crier). I'm a pretty strong person with a great way of dealing with almost everyone, but this family was impossible for me. Each time you went in the room they were asking question after question and telling you that they wanted this information because two of the daughters were almost done with nursing school and they had all these questions, etc. Unfortunately, I have nine or ten other patients on our team to deal with and I can't be spending 10 minutes each and every time I come in the room. I'm always happy to answer questions and help with anything I can and I hear a lot from pts. and their families that I am very caring and take time to answer their question, but this one family took is far beyond normal questions.
I was told that I need to just let it go but I find myself still thinking about how I could have dealt with it better. These folks sucked sooooo much time out of me this week and it's just frustrating to think that it could happen again. I fully expect this pt. to be gone when I return (thank goodness) but I want to know if anyone has any other alternatives or ideas for dealing with truly irrational people.
I know I need to let it go, but I've been hashing it over in my mind and I'm just upset that they believed that we would sedate the pt. so as to not have to deal with them. That is an accusation that I don't ever want to have to hear again. I love caring for my patients and I take a lot of pride in it. Anyone have anything to share with me on how to let it go or how to deal with it better when I have a family or pt. like this in the future?
- 20Mar 9, '10 by PostOpPrincessLearn how to set limits.
Being nice is not going to do it for this type of family.
You must maintain a professional distance.
1. Don't allow them to address you casually. You're not their personal maiden.
2. Go in there at change of shift immediately and introduce yourself, assess the patient. Tell them you have 10 minutes ask their questions, do they need anything, etc., and then tell them you will be back around 1 hour.
3. Don't tell them you have other patients. They do not care.
4. Tell them to gather all of the questions at one time and you will try to answer them when you come back.
5. This takes experience and don't allow people to suck you dry. You will become homicidal and suffer from compassion fatigue. Just stop.
6. If they call you, send someone else in there...a tech, the manager, etc., remind them you will be back unless there is an emergency.
7. Stick to what you say. Come back when you come back.
8. DO NOT BE THEIR FRIEND. That is a manipulative tactic they will try on you. Don't allow it, i.e. "you're the bestest nurse, ever--no one can be as good to my so and so as much as you." yeah, whatever.
9. Tell them to call you by your title: Nurse Smith. Period.
10. Always always always always always maintain professionalism. don't let them get to you.
11. And last but not least. Stick to the limits.
You're in charge.
Not them.
- 0Mar 9, '10 by shanyoneThank you for your ideas. Number 6 and number 8 are especially helpful and I will implement them the next time I have a family like this! Clearly I need to learn to set limits with this type of family. I definitely maintain a professional relationship with ALL pts. and families. That is a must. I guess I'm too worried about a family like this and the Press Gainey type stuff that all the hospitals bow to. The two don't mix and I need to just accept that this family will not like the "care" they received. Because no amount of caring was going to make these folks happy, I don't believe.
I didn't tell them that I had other pts., I was just thinking it . I would never say to a family that I'm too busy to deal with them because I have nine other patients! lol. (even if it is true sometimes!)
I really need to learn to be firmer with these types of people but my customer service skills are not up to this level yet, I guess. Not sure how/where to set those limits, but I really like the idea of telling them that I'll be back in xyz timeframe and I will answer their questions then. Thanks for your ideas!
Never in a million years will I be homicidal. Nothing they could do would make me want to hurt me, but it does make me wonder what I was thinking with my career change....lol....but only for a second. Then I'm back to realizing that most folks aren't like these folks and I do love my job most days.
Thanks again for your reply!
- 2Mar 9, '10 by classicdame Guidemy first year as a nurse I learned a big lesson. You can say no. I heard a seasoned nurse tell a family member, who asked her to bring something into the room (cannot recall if it was pillow, beverage or what), and the nurse said "No. I will return in about two hours (before hourly rounding) or you can get it yourself or ask a CNA to help". She said it without rancor and the individual did not get angry.
- 2Mar 9, '10 by Up2nogood RNJoPACURN gave good advice. These families can be VERY frustrating and I think they enjoy pushing buttons. No matter what you did it would not be good enough.
Dysfunction with a capital 'D'. Ugh.
- 10Mar 9, '10 by izeofblu1973In my experience there are 3 kinds of difficult families:
1.) the kind that feel they are not being heard (Mostly these people just want to be listened to and their concerns adressed, I listen quietly and answer what i can and get answers for those i cant. It is unfortunate , but sometimes families are not being listened to and thier concerns are treated as not important)
2.) the kind that have guilt about placing them in a long term care home or guilty about not being able to care for them due to caregivers fatigue, busy schedule,etc. (whether justifiable or not) they feel that if they yell and complain it shows they care and makes them feel like they are doing something.
3.) the kind that just dont know what they are talking about and think that they do. they like to complain and there is nothing you can ever do to satisfy them. it is best to just muttle through and be professional , give the best care you can (as usual) , and let it go when your prayers are answered and they are discharged lol.
each one of these are still family members and deserve to have their concerns addressed, but not at the expense of your other patients. I would also inform the family that the pt requested pain medicine and although you understand their concerns, HE is the pt and if he requests pain medicine and it is not harmful to him and he is competent then it will be given to him. if they would like for him not receive it, then they should speak to him about not requesting it. sometimes you have to be an advocate for your pt even with family members. if they want him in pain , then too bad! (dont tell them that , though lol).
i hope you are able to let it go and know that you did exactly what you should have.
- 1Mar 9, '10 by vivacious1healerI can see why you would have this ruminating in your head.
Especially when being accused of 'sedating a patient so that you don't have to deal with them'. My knee jerk reaction would of been to educate that the patient requested the pain medication, that I am a patient advocate, and that I am offended by the accusation. I would follow it up by sending the charge nurse or house supervisor in to deal with them. Based on what you had mentioned earlier, they wouldn't have been satisfied with anything, but at least you could get that much off your chest and the family could vent to someone else.
And I have no problem pulling out my beeper/phone and stating, "I must excuse myself now, I have another patient calling for me. Can you write down all your questions/concerns, and we can address them when i return in about _______ time?"
I find that just having the presence of being in control, stating who you are, assess the patient, discuss what the plan is for the shift, and addressing misunderstandings/concerns right away (if possible) is the best way to deal with difficult families/patients. They will otherwise have you running in circles.
So sorry you had to deal with it, but it is a learning experience that you can soon master!
- 1Mar 9, '10 by helikiasWhat a bizarre family! I think they sound like they have serious anxiety issues and a guilt complex ... geez! They should be glad you guys gave out the pain meds and the anti-nausea meds! There are some really weird people in this world ...
- 1Mar 9, '10 by PostOpPrincessQuote from helikiasI find these people very sad, actually. They no longer bother me because if they are like that in the hospital, they must be very, very unhappy in their regular lives.What a bizarre family! I think they sound like they have serious anxiety issues and a guilt complex ... geez! They should be glad you guys gave out the pain meds and the anti-nausea meds! There are some really weird people in this world ...
I feel very sorry for them sometimes.
- 7Mar 9, '10 by mustlovepoodlesQuote from shanyoneYes you will. If you stay in nursing long enough you will have a day when you think, "If he doesn't stay off that light, I'm gonna put a pillow over his face!" And then you will be horrified--because you really are a good nurse and "good nurses" don't have those thoughts(except, they do, trust me!)Never in a million years will I be homicidal. Nothing they could do would make me want to hurt me, but it does make me wonder what I was thinking with my career change....lol....but only for a second. Then I'm back to realizing that most folks aren't like these folks and I do love my job most days.
Thanks again for your reply!
JoPACURN gave you great advice. Learning to set boundaries is very important in nursing. It's not being mean, it's being professional. Some patients and their families will never be pleased, not if you stood on your head and spit gold coins. Your only defense with people like that is to remain professional and cool in there presence. If you give them any hint of who you are(inside) they will find your weakness and use it to the utmost. I'm just telling you. I have 32yrs experience and I've seen this happen to a lot of nurses,including me. And it's not fun.
Now, don't spend another 15 minutes of your days off worrying about these people. You will never please them so stop trying to figure out how to win them over. People like this are going to find something to complain about. If you fix their current complaint,they'll just make up another. You will never win at this game.


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The 2006 Lexus IS 350 is an outstanding luxury sedan, but it has too many electronic nannies to be a great sport sedan. If you place performance over luxury, test-drive the competition before deciding on this Lexus car.
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For 2006, Lexus debuts the all-new IS 350. Replacing the previous IS 300, the IS 350 brings forth new powertrains, more features and a higher-quality cabin.
Since 2001, the Lexus IS 300 has taken on the 3 Series with marginal success. Although it never really lit up the sales charts, the rear-wheel-drive IS 300 has earned a small but loyal -- and young -- following. When it came time to create the second generation of the IS, Lexus had to design a sedan with expanded performance and higher interior quality to combat the ever dominant competition. A tall order, but we think Lexus may have pulled it off. The new IS 350 sedan is larger, more luxurious and much more powerful than the previous generation Lexus car.
Since Lexus already had an excellent rear-drive platform in the recently redesigned GS, it became the starting point for the new IS 350. By carving out 4.7 inches of the GS's wheelbase and lopping off 4.4 inches of front and rear overhang, Lexus had the basic structure of the new IS. The GS's double-wishbone front and independent multilink rear suspension moves intact to the IS 350 and is retuned for the new application. The IS 300's straight six has been replaced by an all-aluminum 60-degree, DOHC, 24-valve V6. The 3.5-liter engine features VVT-i variable valve timing and offers 306 horsepower. Also coming from the GS is the suite of electronic technologies -- traction control, stability control, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution and BrakeAssist -- that Lexus groups together as the "Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management" (VDIM for acronym lovers). VDIM is standard on the IS 350.
The VDIM system makes the Lexus IS 350 a truly fearless and capable high-speed conveyance, but the inability to disable it is troublesome; the system is intrusive enough to dull the pleasure of the car's outstanding engine, great chassis and spectacular brakes. If you prefer your sport sedans serene over spirited and unperturbed over unabashed, then the 2006 Lexus IS 350 could be your ideal car. But if visceral performance is more your thing, check out the 3 Series and G35 before putting your money on the table.
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The Lexus IS 350 is powered by a 3.5-liter V6. It's rated at an impressive 306 hp at 6,400 rpm and a chunky 277 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 rpm. The engine drives the rear wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission that the driver can control with a steering wheel-mounted paddle shifter.
Safety equipment includes front and rear side curtain airbags and front seat-mounted side airbags. Also standard is the suite of electronic technologies -- traction control, stability control, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution, BrakeAssist and conventional antilock brakes -- that Lexus groups together as the "Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management" (VDIM). Optional is a Pre-Collision System (PCS) -- packaged with Dynamic Radar Cruise Control -- that uses a millimeter-wave radar sensor to detect obstacles in front of the car. If the computer determines that a collision is unavoidable it preemptively stiffens the suspension, retracts the front seatbelts and pre-initializes BrakeAssist so increased braking is applied the instant the brake pedal is depressed. In crash tests, the IS earned a "Good" rating (the best possible) for its performance in IIHS frontal offset and side-impact testing.
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The new Lexus IS 350 boasts impressive interior materials, an attractive cabin design and plenty of luxury amenities. Everything from the soft-touch dash and door panels to the supple leather seats exudes high quality. Rear seating isn't as palatial; the wheelbase is 1.2 inches shorter than the new 3 Series and offers minimal rear legroom. If you regularly carry adults -- or even large children -- in the rear seat, they won't be happy back there.
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With more than 300 hp, a great chassis and spectacular brakes, the 2006 Lexus IS 350 is an undeniable performance car. There's no discernable exhaust note, but it builds speed easily, the chassis is tenacious, and if there isn't going to be a manual transmission around, at least the paddles add some involvement to the driving experience. Still, there's so much technology aboard the Lexus car, the driver is too insulated from the experience. The biggest downer is the inability to disarm the VDIM system, which mutes the sedan's performance long before the limits of its chassis and tires are reached.
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President Obama may be trying to keep a 2008 campaign promise to remove our troops from Iraq however the war in Iraq is not over, and troops are still being attacked and dying. Published 9:34 p.m. September 14, 2011 - Comments
President Obama stands by as Jimmy Hoffa, Jr. vows to "take these sons of bitches out." Vice President Biden refers to them as barbarians. Tough talk about terrorists? Nope. They are referring to Americans. Published 9:44 p.m. September 6, 2011 - Comments
Texas Governor Rick Perry announced that he is running for president. He will run on his strong economic record; he can't run on is his liberal immigration record. Published 8:45 a.m. August 15, 2011 - Comments
The latest polling data puts a dark cloud over President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election bid as President Obama's second term is becoming more unlikely as the days pass. Published 2:18 a.m. August 8, 2011 - Comments
"Being involved in government is what I was created to do." – Sarah Palin, Alaska gubernatorial candidate, Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, March 2006. Published 12:51 p.m. August 1, 2011 - Comments
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All these gizmos may be helpful, provided the power keeps running. I've heard the diesel generators run at that airport more times than I care to remember.
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If St. John's is in fact the foggiest airport in Canada and if it really is "one of the most challenging aviation operating environments in the world" why are we only getting this technology now? I know our aiport is nowhere near as busy as Toronto or Clagary but human life is human life. We should have been the first airport to get this technology!!
- April 07, 2011 - 08:18
This navigational technology is providing a false sense of security and safety. If pilots cannot see the runway they should NOT ATTEMPT TO LAND period! The airport in St. John's was built in the worst location possible. The cross winds are high, the runways require the plane to circle over Conception Bay where the updrafts from the ocean are problematic and the airport is in a fog bound heavily populated area. Instead of wasting tens of millions of dollars on upgrading the existing airport, the Government should have spent the money to build a new modern airport to the West of the City. Any pilot who relies on this technology to land a plane at St. John's airport in dense fog when the runway is not visible is asking for trouble and one day the luck will run out!
- bill murphy
- April 07, 2011 - 08:05
The Locheed L-1011 could land at St John's in virtually zero/zero visiability 35 years ago but it was a high maintenance airliner and did not sell well. I remember hearing it taxi up to the terminal at St John's, the nose only poked out of the fog mere feet before it stopped. David Phillips of Environment Canada claims St John's holds virually every bad weather record in Canada! Bill


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Published by Julie Fast at 12:01 AM under
Psychotic thoughts are quite fascinating. It's terrible to have them because they are scary – but sometimes they are simply ridiculous and you have to laugh.I was depressed a few weeks ago (nothing new) - and I decided to light some incense to make myself feel better. I got out the lighter and lit the top of the cone and a very clear voice said, "Your hands are going to catch on fire."These voices are so matter of fact. They aren't in my voice or in any particular voice- they just sort of drop into my head fully formed.They are not thoughts, which is hard for people to understand. A thought says, "I hope I don't burn my hands!"Once, when I heard a voice that said, "There's a dead body in your back yard!" I looked, but there was nothing there. Ha! The voice was wrong!After the burning hands comment, I looked at my hands and they looked just fine. I then said, "Nothing is going to happen to my hands." I knew that the ridiculous idea was a voice from bipolar disorder and not me. I got on with my depressed day and I was better that night. JuliePS: Psychosis has two components: hallucinations and delusions. Hallucinations are sensory- hearing, seeing, smelling or tasting something that is not there. Delusions are false beliefs, such as thinking someone planted a dead body in your backyard in order to frame you for crime against the government. Being told your hands are going to catch on fire is a voice hallucination.
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Published by Chato Stewart at 12:01 AM under Mental Health Heroes
As we approach the end of Mental Health Month, I pause and reflect on all the strides and efforts that thousands of Mental Health Advocates have done this month to educate the masses. Yes, hundreds of thousands worldwide have participated in numerous events locally and globally to shine the Lime-Light on positive mental health care. BP Hope bloggers even helped lead the pack with blog posts and the BP Hope newsletter all month has focused on bringing awareness.
BP Hope has also been giving away digital copies all month long. Hopefully, you were able to get your free copy.
Along with BP Hope, many other organizations have done their part, too! Also, sharing awareness for mental health issues was the DBSA, NAMI, Psych Central, The International Bipolar Foundation to name a few.
You may have noticed more and more people going LIME this month...Wearing or posting Lime ribbons to show moral support and awareness for mental health.
Absolutely, this month above all other months has truly put mental health/bipolar disorder and depression in a POSTIVE Lime-light. For me, it has been filled with me getting to meet and come to know some amazing people and peers while drawing this month's cartoon-a-thon for MENTAL HEALTH MONTH HEROES. I have 8 more to draw and post on my blog. But, here are a few of this year's heroes I've drawn.
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Published by Jon Press at 12:00 AM under Self-Esteem
Last week I read Adrienne Gurman's blog on our sister site for Esperanza Magazine. And it got me thinking about the toxic tapes that sometimes play between my ears.Sometimes I lay awake in bed at night revisiting the events of the day. I replay conversations in my head. I reflect on interactions that I wish had played out differently. Some nights the reflection can turn into rumination. Analysis devolves into negative self-talk, and suddenly I've become my own worst enemy. I criticize myself for being self-absorbed, being too critical, or being lazy. I berate myself for having bipolar disorder or for not reaching (or even setting) personal goals. And thus the downward spiral begins. Shame can give way to paranoia, and I begin to obsess, "Who else feels this way about me?" Surely my boss views me as the weakest link, and my wife finds me burdensome. The truth is we would never speak to a friend the way that we sometimes speak to ourselves. If we were to overhear such a conversation about someone we loved, we would become protective even angry. What if we were to be that kind of friend to ourselves? What if we were to short-circuit the negative conversations with ourselves and declare, "That is enough!" My children play a game with their friends on Facebook. They post "truth is" and tag several of their friends. The friends in turn will write one positive thing about my kid on their wall. Perhaps today, you can play "truth is". Only this time, you choose to say something positive about yourself. Today I wrote, "I am thoughtful and care deeply about others."Now it's your turn. What would you write on your own wall?
Tags: self-talk, emotions, encouragement, Jon Press
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Published by Melody Moezzi at 12:00 AM under Bipolar Disorder | BP Hope | Living Well | Mania
You've heard the stories, maybe you've even lived them: Man goes manic, invests his life savings in a goat farm, goes bankrupt. Woman goes manic, buys sixteen pairs of the same Christian Louboutin shoes, drowns in debt up to her new eyelash extensions. Okay, maybe not these exact stories, but the point is that when we go manic, we're prone to make some seriously unwise financial decisions. The ideal solution is not to go manic in the first place, but mania can't always be avoided. So I've found that the best remedy is preparation. Here are two simple finance tips meant to help you avoid financial ruin should your manic propensities lead you down the wrong path.
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Published by Marybeth Smith at 12:21 AM under Anxiety | Bipolar Disorder | Depression | Living Well | Mania
I'm familiar with depression. Sometimes, despite how awful it feels, it feels like home.
Hypomania and I, yeah ... we're buddies. Don't get to see it too often, but when I do, I savor every moment.
Neither depression nor hypomania coincide with happiness regardless of how happy life is. Depression ... well, it's depressing. And with hypomania, you're happy (ish), but always have that nagging feeling of "Oh shnitz, I just know I'm going to crash soon". It's not true happiness.
Some depression IS situational. I get that. Money's tight ... Depressed. Fight with spouse ... Depressed. It doesn't ALWAYS involve actual depressive cycles.
Happiness can also be situational. Big check in the mail ... Happy! New Love ... Happy! New shoes ... Happy! Happiness doesn't ALWAYS coincide with hypomania.
It's all 100% understandable.
However, my life kinda sucks right now. Situationally, I should be depressed. But I'm not. So if I'm not depresssed, then I should be hypomanic, right? But I'm not.
For the first time ever, I'm happily content. Life sucks, but it always gets better. My mind isn't racing. I'm sleeping all night without sleep meds. Haven't taken on any new projects.
Is this how normal happiness feels? Have I actually acheived stability? I'm always one or the other, even if just a bit. But not right now. Life just is. If it's bad, I focus on what's good. If it's good, I appreciate it and use it to help even out the bad.
So ... if you were me, reasonably content/happy ... would you be scared? Would you be looking for that tiny bit of proof that it's just not that simple?
Well, since I am me, I'll tell you my answers. I'm not scared. It's nice. It took a LOT of hard work to get here and I kinda like it. Will I crash or soar? Eventually. But it's okay, because now I know I AM capable of this feeling. I AM capable of focusing on the positive despite the negative. I AM capable of stability.
It's a pretty freaking awesome feeling!
Ever felt this stable? Was it really hypomania/mania in disguise?
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LETTER: Did Oct. 4 NHUAC Annexation Forum Violate PDC Guidelines?
Dear B-Town Blog: The October 4, 2012 supposed informational forum sponsored by the NHUAC, struck me as a political rally put on by the King County Executive's Office to promote the annexation on Area... [Read more]
LETTER: 'Councilmember Intentionally Misrepresenting Annexation Issue'
White Center Blog: At the White Center and B-Town Blog-sponsored public debate last Tuesday, October 2, Burien City Council member Jerry Robison stated that "if White Center does not vote to go to... [Read more]
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Our sister site The B-Town Blog posted this Letter to the Editor, which we thought was relevant enough to re-post here: The Burien City Staff is not really interested in getting correct... [Read more]
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B-TOWN BLOG: If N. Highline Annexed, Burien Will Have to Provide Animal Control
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LETTER: Concerns About Jerry Robison, Mike Martin and Area Y Annexation
At the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council Meeting (NHUAC) in White Center on April 5, 2012, regular agenda presenter Mike Martin, Burien City Manager, launched a public attack against some of the... [Read more]
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Autism Speaks does not represent the voices of autistic people
If you decide to donate money for Autism Awareness Month this April, be mindful of where your money is going. There are many viable autism charities — the Dan Marino Foundation, Autism Self-Advocay Network and Aspies for Freedom — but I beg you not to donate to one organization: Autism Speaks.
Autism Speaks is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Their website states the organization has "grown into the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families." But take a closer look at how the organization handles its business and you will not want to give it any support.
1. Shady finance
In 2008, alone, the organization raked in a total of $65 million. While that's impressive for a nonprofit charity, one must question where all that money goes; less than $2 million went to helping people, according to the Better Business Bureau. The organization spent more than that on office supplies alone, according to Autism Speaks' website. It also paid its executive science officer upward of $700,000 and a combined $1 million to four executive vice presidents. It actually lost upward of $85,000 at one fundraiser, according to the bureau.
2. Family ties
The organization's name is misleading — currently, Autism Speaks has no members on its executive board who are on the autism spectrum in any way, shape or form. The organization was not founded by parents of children with autism, but by grandparents of children with autism.
"Their whole name and organization is incredibly condescending and parentalistic towards people with autism. They are neuro-typical and to claim that they speak for us is a bit offensive, frankly," said CSUN philosophy professor Jacob Hale, who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome as an adult.
3. Misleading message
Autism Speaks has a history of demonizing autism and autistics themselves, and in the past, the organization has funded research not only seeking a "cure" for autism, but seeking out genes in utero that might show if a child has autism before he or she is born. This sets up quite a slippery slope toward eugenics.
In its most famous video, "Autism Every Day," a mother said she contemplated murdering her autistic daughter and killing herself by driving off of the George Washington Bridge because she was unhappy with how the public schools did not give special attention to autistic children. She ultimately decided not to drive off the bridge because she thought of her second, non-autistic child. This promotes fear and pity that demonizes children with autism instead of inspiring people to help them.
Another video by Autism Speaks titled, "I am Autism," shows pictures of autistic children and a somewhat ominous voice over the words, "I am Autism…I know where you live…I live there too … I work faster than pediatric AIDS, cancer and diabetes combined … And if you are happily married, I will make sure that your marriage fails."
Ari Ne'eman, former president of the Autism Self-Advocay Network (ASAN) and the only member serving on the President Obama's National Disability Council with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, said in response for ASAN to the video that autistic people do not want to be portrayed as burdens or objects of pity and fear.
Consistent with the organization's constant victim-blaming, according to Autism Speaks, if the parents of an autistic child divorce, it is the child's fault. In truth, my parents raising me strengthened their marriage, me being both a pride and joy and a handful at the same time. Being smart but socially awkward inspired them to want to teach me and also to protect each other more. My parents' marriage ended when my dad died of cancer, not because of my autism.
4. Faulty science
Autism Speaks continued to pursue research of the connection between vaccines and autism long after research proved vaccines don't cause autism. Two of its own board members, Alison Singer and Eric London, resigned in protest in 2009 after Autism Speaks continued to commit funding to research linking vaccination and autism. London, who was on Autism Speaks Scientific Affairs Committee, said that the organization was "adversely impacting" true autism research by continuing to pursue arguments connecting the two, that are "misleading and disingenuous." Singer said vaccines save lives and don't cause autism.
5. Hurting, not helping
Autism Speaks does not come from a social justice or advocacy/activism perspective and as such, their primary focus is finding a "cure" for autism, when money would be better spent advocating for disability rights and helping people on the spectrum to adjust and thrive.
"You can advocate for the rights of people with autism and help them adjust to the needs of society. The two are not diametrically opposed," said Hale. "They should be focusing on the way social institutions demonize non-typical behavior and advocate that non-neurotypical behavior is not dangerous and because of that it's hard for me to support them."
Before giving to Autism Speaks, think of the countless other autism organizations that are struggling, but truly represent and speak for the needs of people on the Autism spectrum. The ugly truth is that Autism Speaks, but does not listen.
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