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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To diagnose a measles or mumps infection; to establish whether a person has immunity to measles or mumps due to a previous infection or to vaccination; to confirm a measles or mumps case and investigate its source
When to Get Tested?
When a person has symptoms or complications that a doctor suspects are due to a measles or mumps infection; whenever it is necessary or desired to determine measles or mumps immunity
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm for measles or mumps antibody testing; to detect the virus itself, sample may be blood, urine, nasopharyngeal aspirate/washing, throat swab, swab of the inside of the cheek (buccal swab), cerebrospinal fluid, or other body tissue
Test Preparation Needed?
Prior to collection of a buccal swab for mumps, the salivary gland located in front of and below the ear (parotid gland) is massaged. For other specimens, no test preparation is needed.
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Measles (rubeola) and mumps are members of the Paramyxoviridae family of viruses. They both cause illnesses in children throughout the world that are preventable through vaccination. Vaccination has drastically reduced the number of people affected by measles in the United States and in many parts of the world, but the World Health Organization (WHO) still lists measles as a leading cause of death in young children. According to their estimates, measles affects more than 20 million people a year and is responsible for close to 200,000 deaths, primarily in children under the age of five. These numbers take into account efforts that led to the vaccination of 576 million children in high risk countries from 2000 to 2007 and a corresponding decrease in the number of measles deaths by 74% during the same time period. Mumps, a milder illness, is not as widely vaccinated against and is still endemic in many parts of the world.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of cases of measles in the U.S. has dropped from about 900,000 in 1941 to fewer than 150 cases a year since 1997; however, for 2011, there had been over 150 cases between January and June. The incidence of mumps infections has similarly decreased from several hundred thousand a year in the U.S. to several hundred. The decreases are due to comprehensive measles and mumps vaccination programs. While vaccines are available for each virus, combination vaccines, such as MMR that protects simultaneously against measles, mumps, and rubella, are frequently utilized. In recent years, the majority of new cases in the U.S. have occurred in occasional epidemics, primarily in people who have not been vaccinated, especially those who have traveled to areas of the world where measles or mumps are more prevalent. In 2009-2010, there was a mumps outbreak with 3,000 cases of mumps reported. In 2011 in Europe, an outbreak of measles led to the reporting of 6,500 cases from 33 countries. Because of the risk of travelers spreading the measles, outbreaks such as this are a concern for the CDC and for the U.S. and European medical communities.
Measles, also called rubeola, is an extremely contagious viral infection that is transmitted through respiratory secretions. The virus infects cells in the lungs and at the back of the throat and causes symptoms such as a high fever, dry cough, red eyes, light sensitivity, a runny nose, sore throat, tiny white spots inside the mouth, and a characteristic rash that typically starts on the face and spreads down the body to the trunk and legs. Most people recover within a couple of weeks, but up to 20% develop complications that may include an ear infection, bronchitis, pneumonia, diarrhea, encephalitis, or blindness. People who are malnourished, have a vitamin A deficiency, or have compromised immune systems are frequently more severely affected. Women who are pregnant when they are infected with measles are at a greater risk of miscarriage or of premature labor.
Mumps is a viral infection that is transmitted through respiratory secretions or saliva. After a 2 to 3 week incubation period, an infected person typically develops flu-like symptoms such as a headache, muscle aches, and fever that are followed by characteristic parotitis – swelling of the salivary (parotid) glands below one or both ears. For most people, mumps is a mild, self-limited illness, but some may develop complications such as deafness, inflammation of the testicles (orchitis) or ovaries (oophoritis), pancreatitis, meningitis, or encephalitis.
Measles (rubeola) and mumps testing involves the detection of antibodies in the blood or, less commonly, the detection of the mumps or measles virus in a culture. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing may be performed to confirm and investigate the source of measles infections. This testing is used to detect the measles virus and determine its genetic strain. Less commonly, RT-PCR mumps testing may also be performed. The choice of test is dependent on the stage of illness in which the affected person is seen. For example, early in the infection, the test of choice may be detection of the virus by culture or PCR while later in the infection, testing for antibody provides the most reliable result.
How is the sample collected for testing?
The sample required depends on whether testing is being done to determine the presence of antibody or to detect the virus itself. Antibody testing requires a blood sample, obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm. Viral culturing may be performed on a variety of samples, including blood, urine, nasopharyngeal aspirate/washing, throat swab, a swab of the inside of the cheek (buccal swab), cerebrospinal fluid, or other body tissue.
A nasopharyngeal swab is collected by having you tip your head back and then a Dacron swab (like a long Q-tip with a small head) is gently inserted into one of your nostrils until resistance is met. It is left in place for several seconds, then rotated several times to collect cells, and withdrawn. This is not painful, but it may tickle a bit and cause your eyes to tear. For a nasal aspirate, a syringe is used to push a small amount of sterile saline into your nose and then gentle suction is applied to collect the resulting fluid.
In order to fully evaluate a suspected measles case, the CDC recommends the collection of blood as well as samples for culture and RT-PCR testing.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
Prior to collection of a buccal swab for mumps, the salivary gland located in front of and below the ear (parotid gland) is massaged. For other specimens, no test preparation is needed.
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Hi, I'm a first time mommy due on 9/27. I'm also an older mom, I'll be 42 next month. I'd love to hear what others that are due around the same time are going through throughout their pregnancies!
Right now I'm:
So, there's the short list...
Nice to meet all of you!
Hi! Welcome and congratulations!!! I totally understand your worries. Please try not to let your family steal your joy during this wonderful time! Babies are a gift and I would hope that them seeing how happy you are, will soften any bad feelings they may have. Best wishes during your pregnancy!
Hey! Congradulations! I'm also a first time mom and am due September 24th. I'm terrified of many things, especially making sure it is healthy. I actually lost my job the day I found out I was pregnant which brought on a lot of added stress. But I am thankful in a way too because tired isn't even the right word to describe it.. I am EXHAUSTED! 24/7. So being able to take periodic naps has been a godsend.
As stubborn as your parents may be, I have a feeling they will come around and love their grandchild no matter what. Family is irreplaceable and life is much to short to hold silly grudges. Best of luck!
Hi ladies.
Reading both of your stories is indeed touching.
It is quite shocking that ones parent find it difficult to accept the most natural thing in the world happening to their daughters especially knowing how comfortable you guys are. Your tots are so lucky!!
I'm currently pregnant with my first baby, due on the 26th of Sept.
It wasn't perfect timing as i am studying for my 2nd degree and i've just completed the first year with no permanent job on the horizon.
I'm not married, and i'm only 24 which is mega as i wasn't planning marriage till 26 and getting broody till 27 of which i was on the pill when i concieved.
But as i now know, there is never a thing as the right time.
I was dreading telling my parents but told my mum as soon as i found out (she freaked on me a couple of times and we even stopped talking). Seeing her reaction scared me away from telling my dad as he is a man of discipline and morals (not saying i'm not)
To top it up when i told my partner he said he wasnt ready for a baby but would support whatever decision i made only for him to later tell me he was feeling trapped, which didnt help. (he's in his 30's btw)
Long story short, my dad found out whilst my mum was on the phone and i had to go home. To my surprise he was very nice and understanding (still shocked till today!)
And now, almost 2 months down the line, things are settling down and everyones coming round.
I hope my little story has brought some hope to someone today.
I wish you guys all the best in the months to come
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The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's wealth of power, its skinny, waterproof body and decent screen make it a good option to consider if you're after a portable tablet. Although its screen resolution doesn't put it over its competitors, its ability to play games from your PS4 -- although not perfect yet -- gives it a unique selling point.
Our review-in-progress of the Z3v shows plenty of promise, but the upcoming T-Mobile version has many of the same features, too. Read our impressions.
Sony's variant on the Xperia Z3 is nearly the same excellent overall phone on Verizon, albeit with a slightly dated external design.
The Sony Xperia Z3 is Sony's most formidable to date with a formidable display and promising features that easily give Android competition from HTC, LG and Samsung a run for their money.
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Although it's a disappointment Sony hasn't increased the screen resolution along with its size, and the camera's quirks are rather odd, the Xperia Z3 Compact's improved design, vast amounts of power, decent battery life and waterproof body help it maintain its position as one of the best mini flagships around.
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Far below us, the Gulf of Mexico glinted in the late-afternoon sun and dive-bombing pelicans flashed through the air like silver streaks. But inside the Radisson ballroom, all eyes were focused on the platter the server was bearing to the judges' table. From a bed of flaky pastry rose a lofty mountain of shimmering custard, topped with pale-green slivers of lime and quivering peaks of whipped cream. Aah-ah, sighed the hotel chefs, who had left their posts in the kitchen to watch the proceedings; and aah-ah, sighed the five judges, as the server picked up a silver knife and sunk it into the delicious, subterranean depths of the pie. Aah-ah, I sighed bitterly from the back of the room, condemned to only watch and record it all in my little reporter's notebook.
It was Pie No. 1 in our SARASOTA Magazine Key Lime Pie Tasting, and undaunted by the eight pies that still waited in the background, the judges grabbed their forks and dove in. Forty-five empty dessert plates later, they shook each others' hands and staggered to the elevators, while I looked gloomily at the pile of crumbs, cream and custard the server was scraping into the trash. Outside, the immense, indifferent Gulf rolled on.
It's not easy editing SARASOTA's Visitors' Annual, but we forget all our self-sacrifice and suffering when they result in a big, beautiful book like this. In addition to including the results of that first-ever Key Lime Pie Tasting, this is our first Visitors' Annual to go to regular SARASOTA subscribers, as their December issue, as well as to visitors to the region's top resorts and hotels.
We think that makes sense, since most subscribers host a steady stream of visitors who can use a guidebook. (In fact, one-fourth of all Sarasota visitors stay with friends and family.) And even longtime residents may appreciate some fresh local perspectives, from the stunning images our photographers contributed to "The Essence of Sarasota" to comic novelist Robert Plunket's take on the 10 ultimate Sarasota experiences. (Locals will remember what a stir he caused writing about Sarasota for the New York Times travel section last year.)
Most of us, after all, first came here as visitors ourselves, and even though we're no longer on holiday, we've mastered the fine art of the Sarasota micro-vacation. That can be as simple and spontaneous as slowing down to savor a sunset on the bay or as deliberate as keeping a swimsuit in the car for an occasional lunch break at Lido Beach.
Visitors are a huge part of Sarasota's story. Last year, we hosted 1,386,000 tourists-and that doesn't include the 100,000 or so snowbirds who spend much of their winter here. According to the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, they have an average age of 50 and household income of $71,000, and they come from all over the world and the country-especially from Florida, New York, Ohio and Illinois. Of those who rent accommodations, 45 percent stay in condos, 34 percent in hotels and motels and the rest are divided between apartments, houses, mobile homes and campsites. Every year, they contribute about $856 million to our economy; and they're also the major reason we year-round residents have so many top-flight restaurants, shops and other attractions to enjoy.
Best of all, says the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau's Virginia Haley, they go home happy-and hoping to return. On a recent Web survey, an "amazing" 98 percent said they'd like to come back. Their top reasons: the beautiful beaches, warm weather, "not overly touristy" atmosphere and "enchanting bayfront." (Close behind was "great food"-including, no doubt, some of those winning key lime pies.)
And their top request was for relocation information, proving that the time-honored tradition of visitors turning into residents is still going strong. If you're a visitor dreaming of making Sarasota your home-or one of your homes, since about a third of all homes in the county are vacation homes-be sure to turn to our "Luxury Home" section. In addition to a report on the second-home phenomenon, we've included a look at some of the spectacular new water features spouting in local backyards (don't you deserve a tropical waterfall, swim-up bar or your own manmade rushing river?)
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Chicago teachers strike for first time in 25 years; contingency sites ready, charters remain open
BY ROSALIND ROSSI and LAUREN FITZPATRICK Staff Reporters September 9, 2012 5:36PM
Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union and Vice president Jesse Sharkey talk to the media as Chicago Public Schools will be on Strike this Monday. Sunday Sept 9, 2012 | Scott Stewart~Sun-Times
Chicago Teachers Union Contract Talks by the Numbers
1987 = last CTU strike, 19 days.
350,000 = students affected (50,000 others in charter schools not impacted).
30,000 = CTU teachers & educational personnel planning to walk out.
144 = CPS strike-contingency schools offering food & activities (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.).
11,000 = CPS athletes whose fall sports could be impacted.
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Updated: October 11, 2012 6:16AM
For the first time in 25 years, Chicago's teachers are on strike.
"Negotiations have been intense but productive, however we have failed to reach an agreement that will prevent a labor strike," Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said at a dramatic 10 p.m. Sunday press conference. "Real school will not be open [Monday]. ... No CTU member will be inside our schools.
"Please seek alternative care for your children."
The announcement was quickly blasted by Mayor Rahm Emanuel as "a strike of choice" that didn't have to happen if talks continued. He repeatedly declared: "My team is available now."
But Lewis, just before the midnight strike deadline, said talks wouldn't resume until Monday. She said she texted School Board President David Vitale and they agreed to meet Monday.
A "disappointed" Emanuel said the latest deal offered to the teachers was "very respectful of our teachers and is right by our children."
"The issues that remain are minor," Emanuel said. "This is totally unnecessary. It's avoidable and our kids don't deserve this. ... This is a strike of choice.
"It's down to two issues — finish it."
Although union officials say more topics are still being debated, the mayor said the two remaining stumbling blocks involve re-hiring laid off teachers from schools that get shut down or shaken up and a new teacher evaluation process that the union says puts far too much weight on student test scores.
"The kids of Chicago belong in the classroom," the mayor said during a late-night press conference at the Harold Washington Library, flanked by his negotiators.
Vitale said as talks wound down at the union's Merchandise Mart offices, he tried for two hours to meet one-on-one with Lewis. But he said couldn't reach her. He later described the negotiations as "the most unbelievable process I've ever been through. I don't quite know how to explain it."
Lewis said she never got Vitale's message until late. "I was on phone calls with national and other labor leaders," she explained.
Other key union leaders were still talking with Beth Swanson — Emanuel's deputy mayor for education and his representative in the talks — during Vitale's attempts to reach Lewis, said CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey.
Sunday night's drama was a roller coaster for teachers, parents and students wondering whether school was on Monday morning — whether students would be greeted by teachers in classrooms or on picket lines. Teachers have been asked to picket outside their own schools.
Progress had been made over the weekend regarding teacher pay, but not enough on teacher evaluations, job security or classroom conditions to entice union members to sign a contract, Lewis said.
"We do not intend to sign an agreement until all matters of our contract are addressed," Lewis said. "We are committed to staying at the table."
The school board's last offer included a three percent raise the first year and two percent raises the next three years — a slight increase from an earlier offer of two percent raises in each of the next four years.
The package, which would cost $400 million, keeps increases for experience and credentials with some modifications.
Vitale said the contract amounted to a 16 percent raise over four years for the average teacher when factoring other increases. And the raises could not be rescinded for lack of funds — which is what happened this past school year, angering teachers and helping to set the stage for Monday's strike.
"This is not a small commitment we're making at a time when your fiscal situation is really challenged," Vitale said. A $1 billion deficit awaits the system at the end of this school year, officials have estimated. And the district drained its reserve funds to plug this year's budget.
Chicago Teachers Union delegates had been told to stay up late in case the two sides reach an accord. But no House of Delegates meeting was ever called — and Lewis said her members would be outside their schools Monday walking the picket line.
The strike will not impact charter schools, which rely on non-CTU teachers.
CPS set its "Children First" plan in play after the union's decision, referring parents without other childcare options to 144 schools it would keep open with non-union personnel from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. starting Monday for as long as the strike lasts.
Churches and other not-for-profit organizations also stepped up to ensure that children would not be left on Chicago's streets, already plagued this year by an onslaught of violence.
"The response has been extraordinary, truly extraordinary," Vitale said Sunday night. "Chicagoans should be proud of how their city has responded to the needs of kids."
Ald. Pat O'Connor (40th), the mayor's floor leader and the former longtime chairman of the City Council's Education Committee, said the economic issues are not the hangup.
"They're close on the economic parts — but there are other issues that are holding it up and preventing them from signing off on the economic package," he said.
But he did allow that he doesn't think a short strike would be "hugely devastating."
"We've been talking about it for weeks," O'Connor said. "Everybody has been steeling themselves for it. That being the case, you just hope that if they go out they keep bargaining and working to get it done.
"If it's a protracted strike, it may be something that has a lingering effect. If it's not, people in Chicago have seen this coming. The idea that it's here — nobody should be surprised. I don't think it's the end of the world or that it will have long lasting repercussions."
Key disputed issues in the talks were teacher cost of living raises, additional pay for experience, job security in the face of annual school closures and staff shakeups, and a new teacher evaluation process that ties teacher ratings in part to student test score growth.
"Evaluate us on what we do, not on the lives of our children we do not control," Lewis said Sunday, denouncing the online process by which teacher evaluators were being trained.
CTU officials contend that CPS' offer of raises over the next four years does not fairly compensate them for the 4 percent raise they lost this past school year and the longer and "harder" school year they will face this school year, with the introduction of a tougher new curriculum.
The union also has pushed for improved working conditions, such as smaller class sizes, more libraries, air-conditioned schools, and more social workers and counselors to address the increasing needs of students surrounded by violence — all big-ticket items. CPS officials contend they are seeking a "fair" contract, with raises for teachers, but are limited by funding and the threat of a $1 billion deficit at the end of this school year.
In front of Chicago Teachers Union strike headquarters Sunday afternoon at the corner of Marshfield and Van Buren, a steady stream of teachers picked up picket signs and T-shirts.
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Re: question on awlaki killing
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prosecuting criminals. It has created conceptual chaos. I wrote a weekly
on this a while back. this isn't ideological. All parties are confused.
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yeah the US was. KSM was just much easier to capture, which would have
been preferable with Awlaki, Khan and Asiri too---interrogation--- but not
From: "Kevin Stech" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
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Ok but werena**t we a**at wara** when the Obama white house tried to put
KSM on trial in NYC.
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ah, meant to send this one, an overview of the issues:
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Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2011 7:32:22 AM
Subject: Re: question on awlaki killing
The simple interpretation is that Awlaki claimed allegiance to a group
that has declared war on the United States, he has declared war on the
United States himself, so he can be killed on the battlefield. As for
"credible interpretation" it depends what you mean. Now that both him and
Khan were (supposedly) killed, this may see another round in US courts.
Awlaki's father and the ACLU tried to challenge the alleged EO to kill
him, and were shot down by a federal court.
The main interpretation goes back to something from WWII, and there is
much discussion. This NYT opinion from a Bush-I era attorney obviously
takes a side but gives it a fair treatment:
this is the counterargument frothing at the mouth:
we also got this in our email:
News Tip: Al-Awlaki Killing Legally Supported Despite U.S. Citizenship
On Sept. 30, American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was killed by
U.S. forces during an airstrike in Yemen. The U.S government considered
al-Awlaki a senior al Qaida leader.
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a**Some have raised the issue of al-Awlakia**s U.S. citizenship, claiming
he was entitled to being treated as legally different from other
belligerents. In the still-applicable 1942 Nazi saboteur case of Ex Parte
Quirin the Supreme Court concluded otherwise, finding that U.S.
citizenship of a**an enemy belligerent does not relieve him from the
consequences of a belligerency.a** In this instance, that
a**consequencea** is being targeted like any other enemy.
a**The court explicitly found that a**there are circumstances in which the
executive's unilateral decision to kill a U.S. citizen overseas is
constitutionally committed to the political branches and judicially
"In short, if a U.S. citizen overseas presents an imminent threat, or is a
participant in an organized armed group engaged in armed conflict against
the U.S., as the administration seems to be alleging is the case with
al-Awlaki, the mere fact that he may also be accused of criminal offenses
does not necessarily give him sanctuary from being lawfully attacked
overseas as any other enemy belligerent might be
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Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 11:35:56 PM
Subject: question on awlaki killing
Is there a credible interpretation of US law that extrajudicial killing of
an enemy combatant with US citizenship is legal but that foreign enemy
combatants are subject to due process in American courts? If so, is there
any philosophical underpinning to this position?
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As a magazine writer, Chris Koentges eats, drinks and travels for a living. The 31-year-old Calgary resident has what most people would consider a dream assignment: he samples delicious foods in fabulous resorts and exotic locales. Then he finds the right words to describe to his readers what he eats and what he sees.
There's just one problem in paradise: Koentges is allergic to tree nuts. While he'll sometimes let restaurants know that he can't have nuts in meals he orders, mistakes happen about once or twice a year.
"I think, 'Oh crap'," he says of recognizing the flavor of nuts. He knows the next hour or two will be filled with intense stomach pain, hives and swelling.
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In fact, he's savvy, talented – and in good company. There are large numbers of adults with potentially life-threatening food allergies who do not carry auto-injectors, are not vigilant food label readers and are unlikely to be found wearing MedicAlert jewelry. Almost everyone knows someone – a colleague, a friend – who has been diagnosed with a food allergy but believes that he or she doesn't need to carry an auto-injector because the allergy is "mild" or "moderate".
These people lack the understanding of the disease to appreciate that symptoms are not consistent; that a mild reaction today could mean full-on anaphylaxis the next time (complete with problems breathing and a dangerous drop in blood pressure). So they go about their lives taking few precautions for the condition, blithely ignoring or dismissing the fact that they are standing on the precipice of a few mistaken bites or a sting, and unprepared if a big reaction does arise.
Surveys reveal that adults with food and stinging insect allergies are far more likely to take risks than parents would take with an allergic child. "We don't see this behavior from parent to child. It seems to be an adult phenomenon," says Anne Muñoz-Furlong, the former CEO of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN, now FARE), who has been involved in allergy research. "We often say that teenagers are risk-takers, and they feel like they're invincible. But I hear more stories of risk-taking from adults than I do from teens."
New studies on adults with food allergies are telling. The qualitative research firm Fresh Squeezed Ideas Inc. examined patient attitudes about anaphylaxis for the company that markets the EpiPen auto-injector in Canada. Fresh Squeezed surveyed 650 participants, dividing them into two main groups – those a physician had diagnosed as food or sting allergic and those who were labeled "at risk". The latter group had experienced symptoms clearly consistent with such an allergy, but had not been formally been diagnosed.
In the "at risk" group, only 4 per cent owned and carried an auto-injector, compared to about half of the diagnosed group. As well, 65 per cent of those "at risk" believed an antihistamine would always clear up allergy symptoms.
In FAAN's 2004 survey of seafood allergy prevalence, auto-injector findings mirrored that "at risk" group. Only 8.6 per cent of those with a seafood allergy, which affects over six million Americans and is largely an adult affliction, had an auto-injector.
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It is 77 degrees in the pasture where my sheep and their lambs are grazing contentedly on the tall grass whose roots reach deep into the soil, carrying water to the otherwise dry surface. Tall grass helps ensure pasture health and ultimately the health of my sheep. At the same time, the temperature in my kitchen is 119 degrees. I remove a dozen baguettes from the oven and prepare to load eight pain au levain.
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I've been cheating lately on my intimate relationship—the one I have with Italian food. As a master student at the University of Gastronomic Sciences, I have an unfailing passion for food and relish the opportunity to indulge in the incredible Italian cuisine that surrounds me. Yet for dinner last week I swapped out eggy tajarin al ragù for Israeli shakshuka and challah, and a few days later, I opted not to have a morning cappuccino and freshly baked cornetto at the local Caffè Converso, in exchange for a Hungarian chocolate pastry called kakaós csiga. Should I feel ashamed? The traditionalists I live amongst in the town of Bra may question these out-of-the ordinary foods, but here at UNISG, it is all part of the learning experience.


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David Masser, president and chief operating officer of Sterman Masser Inc., said in a news release the new company is a natural extension of his family's operations. "We are located within three hours of a significant percentage of potato consumption in the U.S.," said procurement director Rich Miller in the release.
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Habitat For Humanity Chicago South Suburbs, now in its 25th year of providing low- and middle-income families the opportunity to own their own homes, will host an informational session for people interested in volunteering to work with the organization at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Bloom Township Center, 425 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights.
In the past year, Habitat completed its 66th home and also helped another 23 families with weatherization upgrades and other home-related services.
Volunteers are needed to work at job sites, on committees, on fundraising projects and at the ReStore.
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13Stolmen Hairpin Leg Desk
Materials: Stolmen chest, besta legs, capita legs, vika amon table top, hairpin legs
Description: I really love the 1950s Vista Floating Desk but didn't want to pay 2000 dollars plus for one. So I decided to build one in its style!
I attached 4 Capita Legs to the Stolmen chest. I then attached 2 Besta legs to the Vika Amon table top (39×23). I bought 2 hairpin legs online. They are raw steel so I had to spray a protective coat of Rustoleum so they don't rust as easily. Then I placed the table on the chest. I put rubber things on the bottom of the Besta legs to prevent it from sliding too much. And that's it!
~ Alyssa Brie, Los Angeles
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I think where the table meets the drawers could be done better maybe with a couple of metal L brackets set well back from the front edge.
It may just be your camera lens but the table top does not look level. -
I love this! I just upgraded to a laptop but don't really spend a lot of time in the second bedroom we've made into an office because my desk is so bulky. I like the simplicity of it a lot– pinning it for later!
Your ideas are so clever! Great job! -connie
Yeah, that table doesn't look level.
It doesn't look level, true. However, it looks as if those hairpin legs are adjustable, so it could be fixed easily. Alternatively, use something (washers?) between the Besta legs and the table top or use legs that are a bit higher than the Besta.
I think perspective fools either of you, and it's very level after all. Love this hack. Very clever and neatly done.
that is too cute! & clean
I love this hack…thanks so much for sharing!
Hey, just wondering where you found the two hairpin legs and how much they cost.
what size are the hairpin legs? or do you cut down the besta legs?
How does the vika amon table keep from sliding off the stolmen chest? Is it attached in some way? And what is the situation with the blazing light?? My eyes hurt even after looking away. Still, great hack!
What plant is that?
Cool but don't see how this is a floating desk at all. It has legs.


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June 9th, 2009The Colorado Rockies are coming to Miller Park tonight. The Rockies play in the West and we don't normally see them or here about them or even know they exist unless the Brewers are playing them. I know what you are thinking "What am I going to do? I know nothing about this team, but I want to heckle them!" But have no fear gentle fan, we got you covered.
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McClung said he believes the second phase of the Florida growers' strategy is to immediately request a dumping investigation once the suspension agreement is dropped.
"Those can go on for years and years and cost a lot," McClung said, adding that all the while the Florida growers would have the advantage of no competition from Mexican tomato growers.
That would most likely mean higher prices for U.S. consumers at the grocery store and in restaurants, he said.
The potential for retaliatory tariffs on U.S. produce is another concern.
When the U.S. failed to allow Mexican trucks to cross the border as required by the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico slapped tariffs of 10% to 45% on several U.S. commodities. McClung said the apple industry was hit particularly hard because Mexico is the largest export market for U.S. growers.
JungmeyerJungmeyer said his recent conversations with Mexican growers and officials proved to him that tariffs would undoubtedly be imposed.
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In addition to pricing and tariff issues, the supporters of the 16-year-old tomato trade agreement said its termination would have a ripple effect on the U.S. economy. Victims of those effects included trucking companies and the service providers they use while transporting the loads.
"There would be less collected in fuel taxes and less money spent at restaurants and hotels along their routes," Jungmeyer said.
Jungmeyer said the port of entry at Nogales sees about 1,200 trucks daily cross into the U.S. with fresh produce during winter months. About a third of those are full of tomatoes.
McClung said American jobs are also at stake.
"The importers who are opposing this termination are not doing so to protect Mexican jobs, they are doing it to save jobs in the U.S.," McClung said, explaining that the importers would reduce staff if they did not have Mexican tomatoes to pack and ship.
Ultimately, the supporters of the current trade agreement said the push by the Florida growers to terminate the agreement now is unnecessary because it is scheduled to end in December anyway. At that time, the terms of the agreement would have been renegotiated.
Agreeing with Reinsch of the National Foreign Trade Council, McClung said the termination effort was launched to create an "artificial urgency because of growers in a swing state."


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Preventionists and advocates in the anti-sexual violence movement can reduce violence in our communities by changing norms, beliefs and behaviors in our culture. The purpose of the guide is to provide information to state and community-based sexual violence prevention educators and practitioners on preventing sexual violence against individuals who identify as LGBTQ.
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