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The Chicago White Sox should have sent gift baskets to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and all other parties responsible for the Houston Astros' move to the American League. The White Sox narrowly avoided 100 losses last season, finishing one-game better than the century mark for defeats. Because of the Astros, the White Sox were only the second-worst team in the American League. The White Sox were above .500 for just seven games as it was all downhill after the team fell to 4-3 on April 9.
It was a season-long exercise in futility for Manager Robin Ventura, whose team had three months in which they won less than 10 games and were 29 games below .500 on the road. About the only consistent thing about Chicago's season is that they were 18 games below .500 before the All-Star Break and 18 games below .500 after it. The White Sox lost by five or more runs 21 different times and were the only American League team to score less than 600 runs. The White Sox were a big part of the Indians' magical run to October, as the Tribe beat the White Sox in 17 of the 19 meetings between the two longtime rivals.
The White Sox are projected to be one of baseball's most improved teams, at least according to the oddsmakers. William Hill opened with the least amount of expectations on the White Sox with a win total of 74.5. Atlantis Sportsbook in Reno, NV put 76 on the board (YES!), and LVH Superbook was the highest at 77.5. Offshore, BetOnline opened at 77.
Key additions: Adam Eaton, Scott Downs, Felipe Paulino, Matt Davidson, Jose Abreu
Key losses: Hector Santiago, Gavin Floyd, Addison Reed
The offseason moves for the White Sox have been made with the future in mind. Adam Eaton and Matt Davidson were acquired in separate transactions with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the former acquired in a three-team deal that included the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Eaton, the 73rd-ranked prospect prior to the 2013 season according to Baseball America, spent 66 games with Arizona in 2013, where his minor league success failed to translate to the Majors. He turned 25 in December, so there's plenty of time for him to grow into his potential. Davidson showed a bit of pop in his bat during a 31-game audition with the Diamondbacks. Both guys put up impressive numbers in Triple-A with the Pacific Coast League's Reno Aces, but the PCL is traditionally a very hitter-friendly league due to the ballparks and the weather conditions.
Jose Abreu got a massive contract from the White Sox before even taking a professional swing. Abreu put up video game numbers in Cuba before defecting to the United States to take his talents to the best baseball league in the world. Scouts had little to go on with Abreu, as looking for baseball talent in Cuba is very difficult due to travel restrictions and statistics don't tell the whole story in places like that. Nevertheless, Abreu has a six-year, $68M contract to live up to. The White Sox hope he is the next Yasiel Puig or Yoenis Cespedes.
Felipe Paulino is a very interesting addition to a club in dire need of starting pitching depth. Over the last two seasons, Paulino made just 17 starts in the Royals organization. He has good stuff, but he's erratic and his mechanics are to blame for both his control issues and his health issues. He's reportedly healthy entering Spring Training.
Hector Santiago was traded to the Diamondbacks for Eaton and Addison Reed was jettisoned to add Davidson. The White Sox are clearly trying to address their offensive issues and the trade of Reed made sense, as he will start getting more expensive through arbitration as a young closer. Santiago was a marginal pitcher whose combination of fly balls and walks wasn't overly conducive to pitching at US Cellular Field, but it was a definite hit to the White Sox already thin starting depth.
Why bet the over?
The White Sox, despite having the worst run-scoring offense in the American League, were actually four games worse than their Pythagorean Win-Loss, indicating that they were a bit unlucky at times. The White Sox played 60 one-run games, six more than any other team in the American League. So a hit here or a hit there could have changed the team's fortunes.
The rotation will be anchored by one of the game's best in Chris Sale. Sale was outstanding last season with a 3.07 ERA and, more importantly, a 3.17 FIP, indicating that his performance would appear to be sustainable. It's the second straight season of performance like that from Sale, so you can reasonably expect him to be that good again. He dropped his walk rate while increasing his strikeout rate. Between that and a spike in ground ball rate, Sale's 2.96 SIERA was the third-best in the American League behind Yu Darvish and Felix Hernandez. He's a legit number one starter.
Jose Quintana is a solid number two for the White Sox. Quintana doesn't excel in any one category, but he ranked 25th in fWAR among qualified starters. Quintana's strong walk rate of 6.7 percent makes him a valuable commodity. He induces ground balls and his strikeout rate is trending upward. He added a little bit of velocity last season, which was encouraging since he hadn't thrown many innings prior to 2012 and this was his first season following a sizable workload.
The rest of the White Sox rotation remains a mystery, but a couple of the candidates show some intrigue. John Danks will be 18 months removed from a very invasive shoulder procedure. While Danks's overall numbers in 2013 were ugly, what stands out is that his control was solid, issuing just 27 walks in 138.1 innings. Control is usually the last thing to come back for pitchers following major surgery, so Danks was ahead of the curve in that regard. The aforementioned Felipe Paulino has a live arm that shows some promise, if he can stay healthy.
Erik Johnson got his first taste of the Majors last season with a five-start audition late in the year. He has exhibited good control and above average strikeout ability in the minor leagues. It will be interesting to see if that will translate to the next level. The first Brazilian-born pitcher in the Major Leagues, Andre Rienzo, is another candidate for a rotation spot. Like Johnson and most young pitchers, his good strikeout totals in the minors didn't make the jump, but he throws a heavy sinker that can get ground ball outs at the big league level.
Nate Jones looks like the first candidate to get save opportunities with Addison Reed in Arizona. Jones certainly got unlucky last season as batters had a .330 BABIP against and he only stranded 62.9 percent of baserunners. League average for relievers is in the low-70s, so that number should improve for a guy with Jones's punchout ability. Jones struck out over 28 percent of the batters he faced last season. Over 50 percent of balls in play stayed on the ground, so Jones should be a consistent reliever for the White Sox.
After Jones, longtime setup man Matt Lindstrom looks to be the primary eighth inning guy. Ronald Belisario was solid for the Dodgers in his 145 appearances over the last two seasons. Downs will serve as the primary matchup lefty. Various other guys like Donnie Veal and Daniel Webb show above average strikeout potential.
The offense appears to have boom or bust potential. There are some very talented youngsters that will grow up on the job for the White Sox this season. Avisail Garcia, the prized piece of the three-team trade with the Tigers and Red Sox that gave Detroit Jose Iglesias, will be called upon to live up to his potential. When Garcia puts the ball in play, he has a knack for hitting it hard and finding open space. Eaton will play a big role for the White Sox, who aren't expected to contend and will have the luxury of letting their young guys play through slumps. That includes Davidson, if he makes the club out of Spring. Marcus Semien, just 23, is another one of those young players with upside that should play everyday.
The allure of the White Sox lineup lies with Jose Abreu. The big bodied slugger came to the U.S. with comparisons to Ryan Howard. If that's the case, U.S. Cellular is a good park for him. A lot of scouts seem to peg the worst-case scenario with Abreu between 20-25 home runs, which would be a nice contribution to the lineup. Whether he hits for average or has enough plate discipline to be an all-around productive hitter remains to be seen.
Adam Dunn is still good for a walk and a home run every now and then. Paul Konerko has something to prove after the worst season of his career. Dunn and Konerko may form a DH platoon, which could prove to be a good move for both guys. Alejandro de Aza remains one of the team's most consistent performers. At 25, Dayan Viciedo is entering the prime of his career and may be ready to take the next step. Jeff Keppinger remains a solid hitter against lefties, giving him a little bit of value.
Why bet the under?
This is not a very good team. The White Sox will have two above average starters in Sale and Quintana, but it's a mess after that. Johnson is the top prospect in a weak group, giving him the most upside of anybody else in the mix. Even so, he lacks top-end stuff at the Major League level and will be a pitch-to-contact guy on a team full of below average defenders. Danks hasn't been overly effective since 2010. Paulino can't stay healthy and won't work deep into games even if he is able to stay in the rotation. Rienzo might be league average due to his ground ball rate, but that's a stretch. Not only are the top five very iffy, there's very little help behind them in case of injury.
The lineup is full of guys who swing and miss a ton. Part-time catcher Tyler Flowers struck out in over 34 percent of his plate appearances. Adam Dunn also cracked the 30 percent plateau. Garcia, de Aza, and Viciedo all struck out over 20 percent of the time. Expect Abreu in his first Major League season to fall between that 20-25 percent mark himself.
Furthermore, not only do the White Sox strike a lot, they also don't walk. Only the Brewers walked in a lower percentage of their plate appearances last season. In 2013, 97 of the team's 148 home runs were solo shots. That's not going to win many games. Of the 1,475 innings the White Sox played, they scored more than one run in 149 of them. Scoring runs was undoubtedly a struggle for them last season and this year's lineup doesn't look much better unless the young kids develop rapidly.
Paul Konerko was hit extremely hard by the aging curve last season. Of players with 400 or more plate appearances, Konerko had the second-lowest fWAR in all of baseball at -1.8. It's sad to see such a good hitter and exemplary teammate come to this, but at age 38, Konerko is expected to platoon as a DH with Adam Dunn. It may help his production, but as a part-time player with no fielding value, Konerko's contributions will do little to move the needle.
The bullpen has no proven closer and a bunch of average relievers. With the exception of Jones, there's nobody that hitters will feel uncomfortable against in the late innings. Belisario has some promise, but a league change and much tougher park to pitch in is likely to inflate his numbers.
A couple other things really stand out. The White Sox were -55 defensive runs saved last season, making them the fifth-worst defensive team by that metric. Another year of that, which seems quite possible, would make life even more difficult for a mediocre pitching staff and an offense without the ability to outhit defensive mistakes and pitching blow-ups.
Another thing that doesn't appear to be factored into the win total is how bad of a manager Robin Ventura is. Ventura regularly made questionable bullpen moves last season and didn't seem to handle the team's failure very well. With a young ballclub, communication will be critically important and Ventura's personality doesn't seem to lend itself to effective communication.
Pick: Under 78
Of the first six teams, this is far and away my strongest opinion. This number is so far off in my opinion that I've gone over and over again trying to figure out what I missed. The White Sox will strike out a lot, won't walk much, and will have to hope for home runs with people on base because they're not going to string hits together to score runs.
The starting rotation is Chris Sale, Jose Quintana, and a collection of below average options with a bullpen that doesn't seem trustworthy with a lead. Add in a team that doesn't field well and a lot of guys with little Major League experience and you have the recipe for a long season on the South Side. While the Indians are unlikely to go 17-2 against the White Sox again, the Royals and the teams in the AL West should be improved.
It would take a 15-win improvement over this past season for the White Sox to even push this number. There's no way this club has improved by 15 games, or even 11 games if you go by their Pythagorean W-L record. The White Sox may not even win 70 games, let alone come close to 80. Not with three better teams in the division ahead of them and what little they've done to improve the ballclub for 2014.
Take the under here and don't overthink it.
Adam Burke
Adam Burke is a freelance writer and amateur handicapper with a knack for finding value through matchup analysis and a deep understanding of the sports betting market. His main area of expertise is baseball, with a background in sabermetrics and advanced statistics. He is the host of The Gridiron Gambling Report and our college football and college basketball BangTheBook.com podcasts on the BlogTalkRadio Network.


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|Tue, 05-04-2010 - 2:15pm
I don't know if I am just incredibly self-centred and selfish or if it is normal to find it incredibly difficult to deal with the pregnancies of friends and families.
I can't stop getting weepy every time someone else makes an announcement. Each 'wonderful news' moment feels like a pile drive.
I am now in my early thirties. My own school and university friends all seem to have had kids years ago. Now it is younger siblings, cousins, colleagues and friends who are pregnant.
I can't cope with the weekly photo updates of growing bumps, the daily staffroom discussion about kids and babies, or the 'wonderful news' phone calls and e-mails.
I am feeling so isolated. The only think women my age seem to talk about is babies and kids. I feel like there is this essential club I will never belong to. I cannot join in the conversation, and they seem unable to discuss anything else.
Every month, when my period comes yet again, I have to manage to pull myself together and get myself to work - inevitably, it seems that I run straight into a PG colleague swapping stories with other mums.
I sobbed after hanging up the phone when my younger brother announced they were PG. My husband found me crying and accused me of being selfish - but I just couldn't cope with another reinforcement of my failings. They are now due this week and I am at an absolute low.
Even when friends and family know some of the struggles we are going through, I can't help but feel a complete lack of sensitivity. I have been isolating myself more and more from everyone.
My husband and I went for a spa break this past weekend, hoping for some couple time and some quiet. We were surrounded by families with babies and young kids. I wanted to scream.
Is it normal for me to feel this way? When I try to detach from my emotions, I know I must seem like a really selfish person.
Does anyone else find it really hard to cope with other people's pregnancies? Does anyone have coping strategies that help them deal with this?
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|Mon, 06-07-2010 - 9:45am
I can completely relate to the issues with co-workers being pregnant. My department at of a total of about 40 people 6 are pregnant or recently had their baby. I have heard nothing for the last year about babies and groans and moans. There were days I had to leave work because I was so upset and sick to my stomach. They have a board with all the pictures and due dates of the babies. It is really hard to digest. I know it is not their fault I feel this way and I want to be happy for them but I can't.
For me I aviod them as much as I can. Looking at them is a constant reminder of what I do not have. I wish I could tell you there is an easy way to deal with pregnant co-workers but I have not found it yet. I just keep telling myself that 1 day it will be me and with every ache I will enjoy it more and it will mean more to me knowing the struggles I went through.
I wish you the best and know that all of us are hear for support.
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|Sat, 06-05-2010 - 7:03pm
First, I think we have to distinguish what it is we're feeling when we have these feelings of negativity over another woman's pregnancy.
|Mon, 05-10-2010 - 11:15pm
Hello kf379- I'm sorry you are going through this. I also have a few colleagues expecting babies, and I found out this week-end that my cousin's girlfriend is "accidentally" pg. She already has 2 children by 2 different men, and my cousin already has 2 children. They get pg accidentally and I've basically committed my entire being into getting pg, to no avail! I wish so much that I had some advice for you, but I'm afraid I just have sympathy. I try to avoid them as much as possible, but that's of course not possible all the time. My wonderful partner cheers me up when he reminds me that someday it will be us making baby announcements, and that when we are finally expecting, we will know what a blessing it is and the disappointments of TTC will dissolve. I just get scared that we won't ever be the pg couple, but I am trying to keep the faith. Maybe when you see your pg colleagues you can take a moment or two to imagine getting a BFP or seeing a heartbeat on the ultrasound screen. Hang in there- I know it is very hard.
|Mon, 05-10-2010 - 9:13pm
I found this site to try to help me cope with these same exact feelings that you had mentioned. It is so hard to hear co workers and friends or family stating there pregnant or expecting. I say congratulations to them but on the inside I am crying and hurt that I can't seem to ever experience that feeling of being pregnant.
I think I get upset to when I hear people complain about being pregnant at work. It is so hard to tune them out some days. I feel like saying well it least you have a kid or you are pregnant. I don;t ever really say it, but some times I am thinking it.
I am trying to figure out how to cope with this also, since it seems we have been trying for 3-4 years. We did some infertility work up but I don;t really want the stress of doing IVF and shots. Plus it also runs into a lot of money too. I just wish when people knew when they brag or complain about being pregnant that they need to consider who may be overhearing them. That someone else is having a hard time trying to get pregnant and to be considerate some times.
If anybody also has any coping mechanisms to get through work with 2 or 3 pregnant co workers please let me know.
|Tue, 05-04-2010 - 11:49pm
You are not alone in this! I am probably going to take a break from facebook because all I see are pg announcements, u/s pictures, complaints about morning sickness or overdue babies, and birth pictures. I am happy for all of them, but it makes me feel sadder for myself. Selfish? I don't know, and frankly, I don't care. I waited a long time to start my family only to find out it is going to be harder than I anticipated. I deserve to feel down about that. My partner gets frustrated with me when I get upset about new pg announcements. When I tell him that there was another pg announcement on facebook or email, he says, "well, yes, women do get pg." He then reminds me that someday I will get to post about it. I hope he is right, but sometimes, in my darkest days of TTC, I wonder if he is...
I'm sorry you are struggling with this. I hope it feels better to know that lots of us feel your pain. Don't get me started about the approaching Mother's Day reminders that I am not a mother...
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It is completely normal how you feel. Hearing pregnancy announcements can be so difficult, especially when it seems everyone in our lives is announcing one without an ounce of struggle. You're not selfish at all, it's natural to feel sad for yourself that you are not experiencing the same joy as those people announcing their pregnancy, especially when you've been waiting and hoping for so long. I know the baby talk at work can feel overwhelming too, especially because there isn't as easy an escape from it .
As far as coping strategies, protect yourself when you can. If there is a situation, like a baby shower for instance, that you find is going to be especially difficult, don't be afraid to take care of yourself and politely decline. Unfortunately, it's not as easy to get away from baby talk & baby bellies at work. If I was ever having a day when I knew I couldn't take the baby talk, I would try to keep myself busy with other work away from the group, so that it didn't appear rude to co-workers, but I didn't have to stay during the conversation. I know that may not be as easy in some offices though.
Another good strategy is to come here and vent as much as you need to. We're here to listen and you're always find understanding. You're not selfish. ((Hugs))
Me (30), DH (30)


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That dog-friendly dog that may be resting at your feet or on the sofa next to you has a dark and dangerous heritage. In his evolutionary past he was a predator who hunted and killed for a living using his strong muzzle and mouth full of teeth. Those same weapons could be used socially, to emphasize who was boss or had ownership of desirable goodies. Although when we domesticated dogs we toned down their aggressive tendencies, some dogs can be provoked back into those primitive behavior patterns under certain circumstances.
- A prolonged direct stare
- Raised hackles
- Growling
- Showing his teeth
- Arching his body
- Walking stiffly
- Curling his tail between his legs or tail held very high over the back and fluffed out
- For dogs with pricked ears having them lowered to the side to look like a wide V or airplane wings
Many dog owners might be surprised to see such behaviors in trivial situations such as when the dog wants to keep possession of pair of socks or a plush toy. Such signs are easily missed in puppies, but the play growling and nipping that you think of as being cute in a pup can escalate to a major problem as the dog matures. That is because once aggressive behaviors develop they never disappear on their own. Dogs quickly learn that by using aggression they can get what they want, or shield themselves in stressful situations. We humans must solve the problem, but first we must recognize it when it occurs.
Before you go into a panic, however it is important to ask just how serious the threat of being bitten by your dog actually is. If you believe the media reports dog bites are an epidemic and more people die because their pet went into a rage than are dying in foreign wars. Gathering statistics on dog bites is difficult, however one class of dog bites must be registered with the government, namely those resulting in death. One scientific study looked at a period of 19 years and found that there were 238 dog-bite related deaths in all of the United States during that time—an average of 12 per year. Compared to dog bites you are nearly 8 times more likely to die by being struck by lightning (90 deaths per year), 26 times more likely to die by drowning in your bathtub (322 per year), 49 times more likely to die by drowning in a swimming pool (596 per year), and 66 times more likely to die when using your bicycle (795 per year). Apparently, dog bites are rather low on the list of common hazards.
Why, then, the media frenzy about "dangerous dogs"? A professor I know who teaches journalism (but doesn't want his name mentioned) explained it to me this way: "Good news doesn't sell. Do you think the headline 'Dog makes owner smile and feel good' would sell papers? The rule that we teach aspiring journalists is 'If it bleeds, it leads,' and nowadays we add the reminder that 'dogs don't sue for defamation'."
Stanley Coren is the author of many books including: Born to Bark, The Modern Dog, Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses? The Pawprints of History, How Dogs Think, How To Speak Dog, Why We Love the Dogs We Do, What Do Dogs Know? The Intelligence of Dogs, Why Does My Dog Act That Way? Understanding Dogs for Dummies, Sleep Thieves, The Left-hander Syndrome
Copyright SC Psychological Enterprises Ltd. May not be reprinted or reposted without permission


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|Name: _________________________
|Period: ___________________
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where is Richard Daniel coming back from when Johnny guns him down?
(a) The comic shop.
(b) Work.
(c) The movies.
(d) The library.
2. Who do Batman and Gordon hope Mickey will implement in his confession?
(a) The Joker.
(b) The Roman.
(c) Selina Kyle.
(d) Harvey Dent.
3. What does Gilda tell Harvey she wants to try for again?
(a) A new life.
(b) A friendship.
(c) A child.
(d) A job.
4. Why does Alfred think Wayne will be out for a long time?
(a) He is on holiday.
(b) He is on a business trip.
(c) It is Valentine's Day.
(d) It is Christmas Day.
5. Why does Gilda think she and Harvey will never have children?
(a) Harvey is sterile.
(b) Harvey is always working.
(c) Harvey is always tired.
(d) She says she is barren.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the Joker intend to release gas?
2. Where is Vernon working as a spy?
3. What does the Joker steal from the family?
4. What is the name of Harvey's wife?
5. What mysterious thing happens as Mickey is led to his cell?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the Joker want information about Holiday?
2. What are the Joker's plans on New Year's?
3. How does Batman cut his finger in this section?
4. Why does the Riddler think Catwoman maybe Holiday?
5. What do Gilda and Barbara say about their husbands in this section?
6. How does Wayne act at the board meeting at Gotham bank?
7. What happened when the lights in the prison went out?
8. How does Maroni destroy Dent's life in this section?
9. Why does Wayne refuse to leave Gotham with Selina?
10. How does Harvey Dent and his friends get into Falcon's office?
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The Simple Lesson in Broadband Numbers: People Want Speed
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The latest figures on wired broadband are out from Leichtman Research covering the second quarter of the year, and most analysts are going to miss the story.
They're going to write that there are now more Internet subscribers than there are cable subscribers.
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That is not the story. The story is people want speed and cable has it. Cable is killing the phone companies because cable wires are thicker and deliver more bits for less capital investment. I first wrote about cable's plans to take over the broadband world for the National Cable Television Association back in 1997, and the plan has succeeded beautifully.Comcast (CMCSA) is now America's dominant broadband supplier, and Time Warner Cable (TWC) is second. Should their merger be approved Comcast will have nearly 39% of the entire U.S. broadband market. That's more subscribers than all the old regional Bells -- AT&T (T) , Verizon (VZ) and CenturyLink (CTL) -- combined. Taken together the cable operators now have 59% of the market, according to Leichtman, and the disparity is growing. During the last quarter cable added 381,657 subscribers. Phone companies added just 2,083. If you are looking for change in this status quo, the place to look is with fiber build-outs that deliver gigabit-per-second speeds. But don't hold your breath. A decade ago the major phone companies were saying they would spend over $53 billion to deliver fiber to 36.1 million homes. They haven't done it. Instead they have been lobbying, often successfully, to keep municipalities from making such investments. After four years Google (GOOGL) has yet to go beyond Kansas City with its Google Fiber, although it bought a municipal fiber system in Provo, Utah, and has said it will launch in Austin, Texas, later this year. Mostly companies are delivering what reporters call "fiber to the press release." Google put nine markets in competition with one another for fiber early this year, including Atlanta, where I live, demanding detailed concessions from local governments. Since then no firm decisions have been made. Read More: Google Fires Latest Laptop Missile Into Microsoft's and Apple's Hull Meanwhile, other large Internet service providers have been claiming to deliver gigabit speeds real soon now. But, curiously, they're mainly building where such speeds already exist, or are coming. If this were a good business, wouldn't they build where there's no competition?
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BOSTON – Wednesday, January 16, 2013 – Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray will visit the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) on Cape Cod, Thursday, January 17 at 12:00 p.m. to make an announcement relative to increasing energy efficiency for the state's six military bases including MMR, Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Barnes Air National Guard in Westfield, Natick Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Fort Devens, and Hanscom Air Force Base.
Prior to the announcement, media will have the opportunity to tour the new energy efficient Coast Guard hangar and its geo-thermal system, speak with alternative energy experts from MMR, and view displays on current MMR projects including wind turbines, solar arrays, and conservation techniques. Following Lieutenant Governor Murray's funding announcement, media is also invited to join the Lt. Governor for a tour of the future site of a solar array on the base, a project that has the potential to be one of the most productive solar projects in Massachusetts.
Please see below for a complete schedule, driving directions, and details for media. NOTE: For security purposes, press must email email@example.com to confirm attendance by Thursday, January 17th at 10:45 a.m. All media must arrive at the main gate to the base by 11:15 a.m. to be escorted to the event.
WHO: Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray
Congressman William Keating
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas
Secretary Rick Sullivan, Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Commissioner Mark Sylvia, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
Major General L. Scott Rice, The Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard
Colonel Anthony Schiavi, Executive Director, MMR
Captain David Throop, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod
Rear Admiral Daniel B. Abel, Commander, First Coast Guard District
WHEN: Thursday, January 17, 2013
Complete Schedule
11:15 a.m. Media are requested to arrive no later than 11:15 a.m. to be escorted onto the base (for security purposes).
11:30 a.m. Media opportunity to speak with alternative energy experts at MMR and view displays of current energy projects at MMR.
12:00 p.m. Lieutenant Governor Murray makes an announcement relative to increasing energy efficiency for the state's six military bases.
12:35 p.m. Lieutenant Governor Murray tours the Coast Guard Hangar's Geo-Thermal System (media invited to join).
12:55 p.m. Lieutenant Governor Murray tours the Massachusetts Air National Guard/Defense Logistics Agency Brightfield Solar Project Site (media invited to join).
1:30 p.m. Media opportunity to visit Wind I, one of three wind turbines at MMR. Wind I is a 390 ft Fuhrlaender 1.5 MW wind turbine constructed by the AFCEC program, located in the southwestern area of MMR and jointly funded by the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army.
WHERE: Massachusetts Military Reservation
Cape Cod
Directions to the Main Gate in Bourne from the Boston area: Take Route 95 South to Route 24 South. Follow Route 24 South to Route 495 South. Route 495 becomes Route 25 South, 2 miles north of the Bourne Bridge. After crossing the Bourne Bridge, take the 2nd exit onto Route 28 South. Follow Route 28 South to the MMR Main Rotary, go 3/4s way around Rotary, following signs for the Veteran's Cemetery/MMR. After exiting the Rotary, follow Connery Avenue to the Main Gate of the MMR.
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Short stays in Australia
If you are visiting Australia for less than three months and wish to combine a fellowship with some sightseeing or a holiday you may decide to enter the country using a regular tourist visa (subclass 676). This visa is intended for holidaymakers only which means you must not engage in paid work of any kind. This visa is best suited to those who have a genuine intention to visit Australia as a tourist, for recreation or to visit family and/or friends. If you wish to bring your family with you for a holiday please be aware that any family members who have separate passports must lodge separate applications. If you wish to remain in Australia longer than three months you will need to apply for an extension to your tourist visa at least two weeks before your current visa expires.
Traveling for Business
You may prefer to enter the country using a business (short stay) visa (subclass 456). This visa is designed specifically for business people traveling to Australia for a short visit (less than three months) to attend conferences or conduct other business activities. If you are granted this visa, you can:
- attend to business activities in Australia including conferences, business negotiations or exploratory business visits
- enter and leave Australia once or on multiple occasions during the visa validity period
- stay in Australia for up to three months from the date of each entry
- bring your spouse or dependent children to Australia.
An alternative to this visa is the Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) that allows you to register for entry into Australia on business using the Internet. Your travel agent is able to arrange an ETA for you at the time of your ticket purchase. An ETA is effectively an "electronic visa" checked, approved and stored by the Australian government ahead of your visit and processed upon your arrival.
You can find further information about the ETA and application methods here: http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/55eta.htm
Longer stays
If you intend to visit Australia on a temporary basis for longer than three months to participate in established research projects at the invitation of an Australian university you should apply for a Visiting Academic Visa (subclass 419). You cannot receive remuneration other than travel and living costs and must still be employed by your home institution while visiting Australia. You can stay in Australia for a maximum of 12 months or for the period of stay covered in the invitation, whichever is the earlier date. Please note:
- This visa is not appropriate for academics who will be involved in teaching/lecturing in Australia.
- If you are outside Australia when you apply, you must be outside Australia when the visa is granted. If you are in Australia when you apply, you must be in Australia when the visa is granted.
- You must pay a non-refundable visa application charge when you lodge this visa application.
For further information on the special Academic Visas for entry to Australia see: http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/special-activity/419/index.htm


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December 2014 Commencement Ceremony
Belmont University honors its graduating class during commencement ceremonies each semester. The Office of the Provost coordinates commencement activities for the institution in conjunction with the Office of the Registrar. Participation in commencement exercises at Belmont University is reserved for students who have met all degree requirements. Students who are unsure whether they have fulfilled all requirements for graduation should contact their academic advisor or the dean's office in their school as soon as possible.
December 2014 Commencement Ceremony:
Belmont University will award degrees to candidates on Friday, December 12, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in the Curb Event Center. Tickets will not be required for the December 2014 ceremony.


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rhody on 9/23/2014 1:34:00 PM more reviews by rhody
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Green
I don't really understand this product. It doesn't do anything for my hair. On the plus side, it doesn't make my fine hair look or feel gross, like some products do. But it doesn't do anything good for it, either. If you want to spend a lot of money on a product that seems to do nothing at all, this is for you! Otherwise, Iook elsewhere.
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chantelmccray on 5/5/2014 12:00:00 PM more reviews by chantelmccray
Age: 30-35 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I have naturally curly hair that I blow dry straight with a round brush and then smooth whith a straightening iron. I think I do a pretty good blowout, but it never looks as good as when my hairdresser does it. Until now! I tried this for the first time yesterday. I sprayed a generous amount in my towel dryed hair and then proceeded to blow dry by hair with a round brush and straighten as usual. My hair looked just as good as when my hairdresser does it. Perfectly smooth and straight with the perfect amount of volume at the crown. This is the best at home blow out I've ever done. I woke up this morning and it still looks good with a slight amount of bed head. My ends seem a little dry. Almost as if there is too much product. I will try a little less next time I use it and add a little Shu Uemera oil to the ends. Other than that my only complaint is that the pump on the bottle was tight-hard to pump.
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mnemonides on 4/8/2013 9:07:00 AM more reviews by mnemonides
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I'm marking it down one star only because of the price. Recently my daughter has developed a passion for rag curls. Without product, rolling her damp hair and sleeping on it to dry, she gets cute curls that fall out by the end of the day in the humidity here. If I spritz this on her hair before I roll it up, she gets lovely springy sausage curls that relax to defined waves over the course of three days! And it's almost unscented. But, oof, the price!
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*TOP REVIEWER* deuxbisous on 2/6/2013 4:26:00 AM more reviews by deuxbisous
Age: 36-43 Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Hazel
Ugh, horrible!!!! I normally don't use these synthetic type products on my hair but got talked into buying it at the salon. I used it once and it felt like my hair was ruined. I suspect this is basically watered-down hair spray. I didn't use anywhere near as much as suggested, and still while I was drying my hair and running the brush through it, it was getting sticky and tangled, and the sticky build-up was getting all over my hand. It made my hair feel dirty, dry and stiff. This must be the stuff all the politicians with helmut-hair use. Avoid if you want soft, natural-feeling hair.
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*TOP REVIEWER* sugamonkey on 1/28/2013 5:27:00 PM more reviews by sugamonkey
Age: 30-35 Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium Eyes: Brown
I have Asian, long, layered, fine but lots of it hair. I spray this all over my towel dried hair before blowdrying to give my hairstyle some hold. I use a mixture of Grooming Creme and Styling Creme on my roots to add volume and hold.
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China: Contributing to the Welfare of Orphans
June 30 - July 20, 2014 (Tentative)
SBS 470 (6 credits) or OTH 670 (4 credits)
This international service learning course will provide students the opportunity to study, experience and contribute to the welfare of children in another culture. Through a combination of classroom and experiential learning, the course promotes understanding of the social circumstances and the developmental challenges faced by orphaned children in China. Students will engage in a service project in collaboration with a program that provides education and enrichment to children in an orphanage. The goals of the course are to provide students an opportunity to develop inter-cultural understanding, to deepen their comprehension of children's developmental needs, and to examine international adoption practices. Classroom and orientation sessions prior to departure and a debriefing session after return are required.
This course is designed with Lewiston-Auburn College's SBS students (particularly those pursuing a minor in Early Childhood studies), Masters in Occupational Therapy & MOT jump start students in mind. It is also open to other USM students as well as other community members. The course will require students to complete a set of readings and participate in class discussions prior to travel to China. The class will be together in China for 16 days, during which time we will complete 10 days of service learning at two orphanages, New Day Creations in outer Beijing and Dream Home in Shenyang. The remaining time will be spent visiting Beijing, the Great Wall, and spending two nights in a traditional Chinese village. Students will also be required to keep a reflective journal of their experiences, and to report back to the LAC community in the fall.
The Lewiston-Auburn Sun Journal wrote a series of articles on our program and posted pictures and videos on their site: http://china.sunjournal.com/.
Class Meetings and Itinerary
The class will meet beforehand at Lewiston-Auburn College; exact dates and times to be determined. Many of the day-to-day details in China will not be finalized until closer to departure, but a tentative outline of the daily itinerary is as follows:
Tentative Itinerary
Friday: Leave Portland
Saturday: Arrive Beijing, transfer to New Day Foster Home
Monday-Friday: Volunteer at New Day Foster Home, and on Friday afternoon return to Beijing. Enjoy a Peking duck dinner and acrobatics show
Saturday: Visit Panjiayuan weekend market, enjoy Dumpling lunch, visit the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, have a hot pot dinner
Sunday: Jinshanling Great Wall Hiking, visit the Olympic Green (outside view)
Monday: Visit the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, and take an evening train to Shenyang.
Monday-Friday: Volunteer at the Shenyang Social Welfare Institute. On Friday, take an evening train to Beijing.
Saturday and Sunday: Visit Ming Village. Return to Beijing on Sunday night.
Monday: Depart for Portland
Deb Como-Kepler, Psy.D. is a psychologist in private practice who specializes in psychotherapy with families and adolescents. A clinical supervisor in the Lewiston area, she has particular interest and training in attachment theory and therapy. Dr. Como‑Kepler is also a part‑time instructor in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Program of Lewiston‑Auburn College.
Dr. Julie Alexandrin, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Abilities and Disabilities Studies, came to USM in 2007 to create a professional program for educators who work with youth who are gifted and talented and/or have disabilities. This work resulted in the Abilities and Disabilities Studies program, created in 2008, with concentrations in gifted and talented, special education and Teaching ALL Students, with an emphasis in Universal Design and working with students with a disability who are gifted and talented, and/or who are English Language Learners.
The application deadline is March 17, 2014. The deadline for the first $100 deposit (applied to the program cost) is February 14, 2014.
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- Typed 200-word essay
- A letter of recommendation from a faculty member or academic advisor
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*If you are having trouble downloading the application, please contact us at (207) 780-4959 or firstname.lastname@example.com and we will send you one. You may also want to try upgrading to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
The estimated program fee is $3700. The cost of tuition and fees at the in-state rate is in addition to the program fee. The program fee includes accommodation, roundtrip airfare from Boston, ground transportation including train travel, site visits, field trips, breakfast each day, and comprehensive medical insurance through iNext.
Not included in the program fee is the cost of tuition, fees, some meals, books, academic supplies, or other personal expenses. Six credits of tuition plus regular university fees is $1,721. All participants on USM travel courses receive the in-state tuition rate regardless of residency.
All participants will be automatically registered for a payment plan. The two $100 deposits will go towards the cost of the program and the remaining balance will be due as follows:
50% of the balance due April 5, 2014
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Financial Aid & Scholarships
Federal financial aid and loans are available to matriculated students who participate in travel courses. In order to receive the benefit of financial aid, students must be enrolled for a minimum of 6 credits during the summer for a summer travel course. If financial aid does not cover the full cost of the program, students are responsible for paying the remaining balance according to the payment plan schedule.
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Ubisoft has released a "101" trailer for Assassin's Creed 4, a nine minute overview of pretty much everything Black Flag has to offer. Get to understand the story, see some of the side characters, and see how you can live the pirate's life in this year's AC game. If you watch this and every other trailer Ubisoft has released, congrats! You no longer need to play the game because you've probably seen everything the game has to offer.
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The Bayview Pattaya4 Stars
310/2 Moo 10 Beach Road Pattaya Chonburi 20260
The Bayview is on Beach Road in Pattaya, five kilometres from Naklua Bay. Aside from beach activities, vacationers can also tee off at Pattaya City Golf and Diana Golf Club or discover marine animals at Underwater World.
This Pattaya property offers chic rooms and suites with relaxing ocean, pool or garden views. Each unit is luxuriously outfitted with mini bar, refrigerator, cable/satellite TV, safe deposit box and high-speed Internet access.
Diners at Bayview Pattaya can feast on global cuisines, Thai specialties, Chinese food and seafood dishes at Garden Terrace Cafe, Narissa Chinese Restaurant and Narissa Garden Seafood BBQ on site. Enjoy light snacks and drinks at the bars on site.
The Bayview Pattaya features four meeting rooms, business centre and secretarial service. The beachside hotel also offers leisure facilities like fitness centre, two swimming pools with Jacuzzi and recreation area.
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- NOTICE: The Bayview Pattaya is currently undertaking some exciting re-developments. At the very front on Beach Road we are building a small boutique hotel, which shall be completed by November 2012. At the same time we are renovating our lobby area and some of our existing rooms in the main building. This renovation project is scheduled for completion by the end of November 2012.
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Hotel location is great. Near to streets of food and a huge shopping mall. Walking distance to beach area. However, inner part of hotel slightly old. Staff are friendly and helpful. Worth staying!!!
maxcty wrote on November 25, 2011
excellent room, and nice pool with great location. Would stay again no problem
Anonymous wrote on August 27, 2011
Good hotel , my second stay here , location is great with central festival shopping centre virtually next door ,and bars galore all round , had a deluxe room in the tower block and found that much better than the garden wing room I had previously .will be back again next year
ian Dixon wrote on August 10, 2011
great hotel with a friendly and helpfull staff
Anonymous wrote on July 27, 2011
very nice hotel with friendly staff. can recommend to others
Stig Froiland wrote on July 16, 2011
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4 out of 5
Hotel location is great. Near to streets of food and a huge shopping mall. Walking distance to beach area. However, inner part of hotel slightly old. Staff are friendly and helpful. Worth staying!!!Review by: maxcty
Date stayed November 25, 2011
4.2 out of 5
excellent room, and nice pool with great location. Would stay again no problemReview by: Anonymous
Date stayed August 27, 2011
4 out of 5
Good hotel , my second stay here , location is great with central festival shopping centre virtually next door ,and bars galore all round , had a deluxe room in the tower block and found that much better than the garden wing room I had previously .will be back again next yearReview by: ian Dixon
Date stayed August 10, 2011
4.4 out of 5
great hotel with a friendly and helpfull staffReview by: Anonymous
Date stayed July 27, 2011
5 out of 5
very nice hotel with friendly staff. can recommend to othersReview by: Stig Froiland
Date stayed July 16, 2011
5 out of 5
A great hotel in a prime location. Only stayed 2 nights but we will be back for longer in the not too distant future...Review by: Kevin Harris
Date stayed May 13, 2011
5 out of 5
all ok-fine breakfestReview by: ari laine
Date stayed February 9, 2011
4 out of 5
excellant location and staff, breakfast is OK standad style would definately stay againReview by: Anonymous
Date stayed October 20, 2010
4.8 out of 5
What more can i say about this hotel...i have been staying there whenver i m in Pattaya....Service is good...is central of everything....This is the hotel that you should book if you are there....Review by: ChunYi Sia
Date stayed July 26, 2010
4.8 out of 5
The view from our seaview room was fantastic. All the staff was very friendly.Review by: Anonymous
Date stayed July 23, 2010
4.4 out of 5
A good hotel and the deluxe sea view room has brilliant viewsReview by: Frederic Kuys
Date stayed May 22, 2010
4.6 out of 5
A local hotel, very well managed and a very recomendable Thai & internqational kitchen.Review by: Marx Ritter
Date stayed May 4, 2010
4.4 out of 5
Great hotel, great location. Staff was professional and helpful. Inviting and relaxing environment/atmosphere. I will return and do reccomend.Review by: Anonymous
Date stayed April 22, 2010
4.2 out of 5
I m always back in pattaya every year.......this hotel is not bad compare to others with the same stars... Service is good....staff is good.....location is super...view is super...room not bad......Review by: ChunYi Sia
Date stayed October 7, 2009
3.4 out of 5
Almost everything was ok in this hotel apart from the bell captain. I needed to get to the airport and asked him to call me a taxi. He told me he'd get me a car (1200 Baht) as there were no metered taxis in Pattaya. I went out and hailed a metered taxi on the street myself. Cost: 600 Baht.Review by: Anonymous
Date stayed August 23, 2009
5 out of 5
This is our 4th stay at this hotel and are always pleased with the service and pleasant disposition of the hotel staff. The security around the hotel is always reassuring to have and have witnessed from our balcony that they are not there for show. Recommend an Seaview deluxe room. It is worth the extra dollars and the views are amazing. They recently won an award for environmental consciousness one of only 10 handed out in Thailand. Having seen the disregard for protecting the environment with the amount of waste that can be recycled in Thailand this was refreshing to know that a hotel such as the siam chain is addressing this matter. Well done!Review by: Amanda Wilson
Date stayed August 23, 2009
4.2 out of 5
A clean and inviting hotel with friendly and courteous staff and baby sitting service great for families with young children and infants.Review by: Brian James
Date stayed August 5, 2009
5 out of 5
The hotel was very good. The staff were friendly and helfull. The breakfast was good with some thing for every one. The room was basic but well worth the money. The hotel is in the middle of the sea road and you can get to all the shop,s and resturants. There is a central world store just 5 min away. Would go back again.Review by: peter coates
Date stayed July 30, 2009
5 out of 5
As a first time visitor to Thailand & to Siam Bay View Hotel in Pattaya, that too having booked via the internet, I was bound to have my apprehensions. We reached much before the official check in time. Thereafter all my apprenhensions were dispelled. We were politely greeted by the lady at the reception and immediately alloted a room. We stayed only for 2 days but it was the best time spent ever. Each & every staff member came across as polite and ever ready to help, always smiling. Really touched us. We stayed in [other hotel] in Bangkok (Booked through [other website]) after that but the experience there was shocking. Rude staff, bad room amenities, bad service, et all. Kudos to the management of Sian Bay View for maintaining such high standards of service & to all personnel for their care. Love you all. Will recommend anyone who cares to ask and those who I know. Service provided by Asiahotels.com is also commended as opposed to [other website]. Thank you all againReview by: Swaroop Chakravorty
Date stayed November 4, 2008
4.4 out of 5
Have stayed in this hotel before good location in centre of Pattaya staff very friendly & helpfull beautiful view from room over the water we were on the 6th floor. Great buffet breakfast would stay againReview by: Vaughan Hymus Jeanette Hymus
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My grandmother in law is a resident at a local nursing home. My husband took my kids to see her today (I was at home with the baby). The nurse there took the cotton packing out of the top of a bottle of medicine she was opening... Read More
- 14Dec 30, '12 by joanna73 GuideYour reaction is way overboard OP, and certainly not worth trying to ruin someone's career. At the most, maybe what the nurse did could be considered inappropriate, but she was probably trying to lighten the situation. And it's doubtful there would be any trace of residue left on the cotton ball that would be harmful to anyone. There are more germs and particles in the air that you should be concerned about, not a piece of cotton.
- 8Dec 30, '12 by MN-NurseQuote from nurse_tiffI respectfully disagree.To answer your question..no you aren't crazy...
- 13Dec 30, '12 by FabyReally? report the nurse to the BON? Really? I think this is truly over reaction, not to mention that the husband that was present didn't complain. And the wife/mom wants to report fact she didn't actually see because she wasn't there. Really? Unbelievable!
- 20Dec 30, '12 by proudauntie415, LPNQuote from sali22I was laughing so hard out loud, literally. I was picturing this phone call.So you call the BON.
"hello, I would like to report a nurse, she assualted my son with a cotton ball!"
"assualted? how so?"
"well... it was more or less a tickle."
Then there would be a long period of silence follwed by uncontrollable laughter.
- 16Dec 30, '12 by FlorenceNtheMachineI don't understand why a complaint would even be warranted at all in this case, with the details given.
The nurse did not use the cotton batting on a private or personal area on the child. The cotton being contaminated with dangerous substances is just ignorant. The nurse's bare hands probably harbored more dangerous things. I just don't get it!
Parents like this make me nervous. When I'm playing with my kids on the playground, I also interact with other kids if they initiate talk with me. I always get that oh no feeling when, God forbid, strange kids hug me. Not because I'm weirded out by contact, but of the fear of their parents hopping off their helicopter and arresting me!Last edit by FlorenceNtheMachine on Dec 30, '12
- 14Dec 30, '12 by kkostelnikPNThis is too funny. Is this post a joke?? it must be. The best part is that the person who posted this is shellybsn........ Do u seriously have your bsn?? Either u are the dumbest nurse I've come into contact with or you aren't really a nurse.
- 5Dec 30, '12 by Orange TreeThis is the second post in a row tonight that sounds totally made up. Funny.
- 5Dec 30, '12 by sixela21My goal is not to patronize you, although this is an interesting post--when it comes to your children, you have a right to be protective and have certain feelings, but there is a limit to what you allow those feelings to lead you to do. I have also visited family members in nursing homes and worked in them in a volunteer capacity and have seen some shady things, but this does not sound like anything worth ending a nurse's career over. It was a light-hearted (albeit strange) attempt to curry your son's favor and make him laugh, and I'm sure it did just that. I work with children and have also done some "questionable" (although never crossing the line) things to make children laugh. The cotton is not a deadly weapon, and she did not assault him with it. It sounds like your husband shares your somewhat extreme concern over this matter.
Pills are created in the form they are in to avoid hitting the bloodstream like a ton of bricks and causing a shock to your system(reason why you should never crush certain pills or open up capsules to empty the contents). They are time released, so I am sure a cotton ball that happened to be in the same container as these pills (in whole form) would never contain any dose large enough to harm a child unless it was a bottle of powder or crushed pills. Even then, your son would not require medical attention. It is not airborne nor is it anthrax. I would agree with you, however, that a nurse should use better judgement, and in the future never put anything on anyone's face inside of a nursing home unless treating a specific patient. I am curious to know what other things she has done? Maybe this was sort of a last straw for you, as she has done other things that were unprofessional? Please share if she has, but if you are contemplating reporting her off of this one situation, I would say do not waste the time. Your son is ok, and that is the most important thing here!


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