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Comparison of Electrotherapies for Chronic Low Back Pain
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The intent of this project is to execute a high-quality double-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial that compares the H-Wave® device with a commonly used TENS device with a sub-therapeutic electrocurrent device. This study will provide a definable level of evidence for treatment efficacy, and provide a basis for evidence-based recommendation for or against utilization for these two modalities. The results for H-Wave® device, if positive, could significantly impact morbidity by providing a non-invasive, non-pharmacologic treatment for symptomatic relief, and reduce overall disability and health care costs associated with chronic low back pain.
Condition | Intervention |
Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain |
Device: H-Wave Device: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Device: Sham |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Electrical Stimulation for Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain in a Working-Age Population: A 12-Week Double Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial |
- Change from baseline in Oswestry Disability Index at 1 week [ Time Frame: 1 week ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change from baseline in Oswestry Disability Index at 4 weeks [ Time Frame: Week 4 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change from baseline in Oswestry Disability Index at 8 weeks [ Time Frame: Week 8 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change from baseline in Oswestry Disability Index at 12 weeks [ Time Frame: Week 12 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change from baseline in VAS Pain Score at 1 week [ Time Frame: Week 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change from baseline in VAS Pain Score at 4 weeks [ Time Frame: Week 4 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change from baseline in VAS Pain Score at 8 weeks [ Time Frame: Week 8 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change from baseline in VAS Pain Score at 12 weeks [ Time Frame: Week 12 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Enrollment: | 114 |
Study Start Date: | July 2012 |
Study Completion Date: | October 2013 |
Primary Completion Date: | October 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Active Comparator: H-Wave Device
H-Wave Device with Usual Care
Device: H-Wave
Proprietary electrotherapy device using electrical stimulation of unique wave form and energy level that is delivered through transcutaneous electrodes to nerves and soft tissue for analgesic effect.
Other Name: H-Wave is the proprietary name of the device. There is only one model currently.
Active Comparator: TENS
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) Device with Usual Care
Device: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
Electrotherapy device that delivers current at different frequency, amplitude, and wave form through cutaneous electrodes placed near body parts with pain for temporary analgesic effect. The study device is installed inside the same housing as the H-Wave Device and Sham Device, so that all appear the same. There are no identifying marks on the case that participants will recognize in order to maintain blinding.
Other Name: Chattanooga Intellect TENS Device
Sham Comparator: Sham Electrotherapy
Sham Device plus Usual Care.
Device: Sham
The sham device is a TENS unit modified to have minimal electrical output. The device is installed in the same housing as the two active arms with equal weight, so that each device in the study appears identical.
Detailed Description:
H-Wave® Device Stimulation (Intervention A) plus usual care, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) (Intervention B) plus usual care, and sham electrotherapy plus usual care (control). Each treatment arm will have identical participants enrolled (n=38 per arm) of with the same number of visits and investigator contact time.
Eligible participants will be allocated through computerized randomization utilizing a stratified permuted-block randomization employing random block sizes. Allocation is concealed. Participants and assessors will be blinded. Participants will not be told what types of electrotherapy devices are being studied, only that there are different types, and that they may be randomized to receive a sham device.
Patients will be instructed on the use of the device they received to perform daily home therapy. Subjects will be assessed at week 1, 4, 8 and 12 for the primary and secondary outcomes measures. Compliance to treatment will be measured through an electronic meter on each of the devices, as well as by patient diary. Patients will be allowed to receive usual care from their own health care provider, with the exception of invasive procedures or surgery. Results will be analyzed by intention to treat methods.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Chronic Low Back Pain of at least 3 months duration
- ages 18-65
- Current VAS Pain Rating of 5 on 10 point scale
- No pain below the knee
- 75% of pain located in low back or buttock pain rather than lower extremity pain
- Proficient in English
- Able to complete and tolerate treatment for the study period.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior home use of H-Wave Device or TENS.
- Prior history of spinal fusion or failed spinal surgery syndrome.
- Laminectomy, laminotomy or discectomy within 12 months of enrollment.
- Diagnostic or interventional injections or any low back surgeries not mentioned above, including radiofrequency, neuroablation within 6 months of enrollment.
- Current implanted cardiac demand pacemakers, defibrillators, cardiac pumps, or other implanted electronic devices.
- Active psychiatric disorders will be excluded (e.g. use of antipsychotic medication, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, uncontrolled depression or anxiety disorder).
- Patients currently or who become pregnant will be excluded.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01658735
Principal Investigator: | Matthew A Hughes | DFPM-ADMINISTRATION |
No publications provided
Responsible Party: | Matt Hughes, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor (clinical), University of Utah |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01658735 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | IRB_00052918, IRB_00052918 |
Study First Received: | July 30, 2012 |
Last Updated: | May 21, 2014 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by University of Utah:
Chronic low back pain Electrotherapy H-Wave |
H wave TENS Trial |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Back Pain Low Back Pain Nervous System Diseases |
Neurologic Manifestations Pain Signs and Symptoms |
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Probably the last thing on any steelworker's mind when they're being laid off is art or design. In the small town of Hällefors (population 7600) in central Sweden, which lost a major part of its steel mill to the Chinese in 1989, it was moose and pike perch that the steelworkers were thinking of when they got their walking papers. "They thought it [the lay-off] was temporary," said Lars Wieselgren, deputy directory of Hällefors' House of Design. "They thought they'd have a year or two off to go hunting and fishing."
When the Chinese came and took down the plant in 1993, Hällefors realized that they had better start thinking of something else. The redundancy list had grown to a total of 3000 people, almost one third of the town's population then, which itself was precipitously dropping. "The municipal government realized that it was for real, and that we could lay down and die or try to do something," says Wieselgren. The government spent a year analyzing the situation and realized the future was spelled out for them… in four Cs – Competence, Culture, Creativity, Communication. "Culture is a vector, something that carries knowledge over barriers. If you, as an individual, work through a creative process, you will feel that you have powers you were not aware of," says Wieselgren. Since then, Hällefors has slowly transformed itself into a culture node, with design as one of its rallying points. In 1999 the municipality set up a preparatory design school, which has been run by the House of Design since 2005. Together, with the nearby culinary art school set up by chef-entrepreneur Carl-Jan Grankvist and technical courses at the remaining steel mill, these educational programs bring in between 600 and 700 students a year from around Sweden, a few of whom have stayed and settled in Hällefors.
In 2005, Hällefors opened the House of Design, which operates as a museum, educational institution and artist/design exchange program. "Dine, Design, Delight", in 2004/5, was a collaborative workshop with Parsons The New School of Design and three Swedish universities with design, textile and culinary programs, with students producing sustainable fast food packaging ideas. For the following year's "Little Houses on Black River" senior design students from 10 different countries designed and built three Swedish Friggebod, small flatpack prefab houses made out of sustainable materials. The project was exhibited at New York's International Furniture Fair in May of last year and was awarded best student project. The House of Design is now planning another international project for 2008/9 on the subject of emergency shelters. These projects and Hällefors' research facilities are turning the town into a laboratory for design experimentation, one with an increasingly international profile on the conference circuit. Hällefors' broad cultural initiative has created over 200 jobs and stemmed the emigration flow – the population has now stabilized. Hällefors is on an upward trajectory, with the kind of hope and dynamism that few company towns have when the mills have shut down and the business gone elsewhere.
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Your Denver vacation
Denver is the culture and adventure hub of the Rocky Mountains. The Mile High City is in the midst of a cultural and culinary boom that has everyone talking. From chef-owned restaurants to world-renowned museums, from upscale shopping to remarkable theater, Denver's renaissance has travelers flocking to this iconic western city to experience all the city has to offer.
Best time to take a vacation to Denver
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During the summer, temperatures can rise to the 90s Fahrenheit during the afternoon, though evenings are often cooler due to the altitude. Snowfall is common between October and March, although that same snow often alternates with warm sunny days. Summer is the peak time for visitors, so if you want to save a little cash on hotels and attractions, November-March may be the time to go, for skiing and exploring the winter landscape.
There seems to be a festival occurring annually almost every month of the year in Denver, with the exception of August, when thunderstorms make event planning difficult at best.
Insider tips for Denver travel
Wings over the Rockies Air and Space Museum
With air and space exhibits stretching from a B-52 "flying fortress" to a Star Wars x-wing fighter, this museum is nirvana for aeronautics buffs.
Brown Palace Hotel and Spa
This amazing spa, hotel, and dining area opened in 1892 and maintains its late Victorian appeal to this day.
Dikeou Collection
A private contemporary art gallery full of photos, drawings and installations, including 16-foot tall rubber inflatable rabbits.
Rockmount Ranch Wear
This company invented the snap-front western shirt; this flagship store and museum displays an amazing number of western-style shirts, accessories, and hats.
Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art
Containing over 3,000 works of the decorative artists from Arts & Crafts movement to Modern and Pop art, this interesting museum showcases the work of Vance Kirkland.
Denver events
Make it a weekend
Rock out downtown during Denver Day of Rock, a free Memorial Day music festival. Browse 230 artists' booths at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival during Fourth of July weekend. See the big finish of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Downtown Denver on August 28th. Weekends are packed with excitement this summer.
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Expect the best and leave impressed with superior four-diamond qualityThe place to stay for the traveler who expects the highest quality lodging, service, and dining available, the smoke-free Grand Hyatt Denver has it all. Upon entering the lobby of this gorgeous... More
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Explore the outdoors
Take an early morning hike or experience a concert under the stars at Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre. Take a daytrip to Rocky Mountain National Park. Ride a historic narrow gauge railroad through the Rockies. Cruise miles of trails on a bike from B-cycle or enjoy dozens of other outdoor activities.
Bring the kids
Come face to face with a Komodo dragon at the Denver Zoo. Enjoy 45 rides at Elitch Gardens Theme and Water Park. Watch the Rapids defend professional soccer's MLS Cup, or cheer on the Rockies at Coors Field! Denver is filled with fun for families.
Be inspired a mile high
Dig into the world of Marvelous Mud at the Denver Art Museum. See internationally-acclaimed Native American outdoor sculptures at the lush Botanic Gardens. Discover the Real Pirates exhibition at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Those are just a few ways to enjoy Denver's creative side.
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From innovative cuisine in chef-owned restaurants, bistros and outdoor cafes in Larimer Square, to hip clubs and late-night lounges in the South of Colfax Nightlife District. Whether you dance the night away to live music or sample culinary offerings in restaurants and stylish wine bars, Denver's ambiance and energy guarantee you'll find the perfect place to spend your evening.
Black American West Museum
Explore the history of African-American cowboys and farmers; this small museum is located in the former home of the first African-American female doctor in Denver.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Visitor Center
Even if you can't catch a show here, take a tour of this wonderful natural amphitheatre, or walk or bike the trails around it.
16th Street Pedestrian Mall
Spend time people watching in this mall; after dark, catch a horse drawn carriage for a romantic trip down cobblestone paths.
Flying Dog Brewery
Take a tour of this local tap house and brewery and enjoy one-of-a-kind local Colorado ales.
Denver Botanical Gardens
Prefer plants to animals? Escape for a while and explore the 700 species of native Colorado plants and other western flora.
Denver Zoo
With an Asian village and the opportunity to get close to the animals, the Denver zoo is a great place for a family visit.
Pedal Boating on Smith Lake
Sitting in Washington Park is Smith Lake; rent a pedal boat and explore the scenery from on the lake.
History Colorado Center
One of the newer cultural attractions in Denver, History Colorado brings Colorado history alive through hands-on exhibits and programs for everyone.
Denver Art Museum
Within the two very different buildings of this art museum is an amazing collection, ranging from Native American art to that of the Old European Masters.
Denver is a place full of natural beauty, and a cultural center, with shows, classical concerts, museums, and historic mining towns. Run the rapids through downtown at Confluence Park during the day and go see the Colorado Ballet in the evening. Take a walking tour of downtown and stop at one of the art museums, then dance the night away in one of the many nightclubs.
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Considering I'm not living in the Amazon, or even the deep south, I never entirely understood the appeal of those mosquito nets that go over the baby carriage.
And then, last week, my baby got bit by a tick. Yikes.
She's fine, but I can only imagine what it's like for moms who are dealing with black flies and swarms of mosquitoes and who knows what else in their neck of the woods while they're just trying to have a nice day outdoors with the fam. Especially considering newborns aren't really the best candidate for DEET.
Hedvig Bourbon, one of our favorite indie stroller accessory designers has just come out with a stylish solution in her Charlotte Bug Nets. In white or black, each one comes with sweet little butterflies or dragonflies appliquéd on – you know, the kinds of critters you don't mind on your kids all summer long. They fit standard strollers but I especially like them for infant seats, so while you're baby is lounging around the backyard or park, you don't have to be swatting at bugs the whole time.
There's one other benefit: Keeping strangers from touching the baby. Which is almost worse than the ticks. -Liz
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Mary Lou Williams
At the age of 16, in 1926, Mary Lou Williams was an accomplished jazz pianist. The evidence is on recordings she made that year. By 1930, when she became the permanent pianist in Andy Kirk's band, she had synthesized the styles of James P. Johnson and Earl Hines into a way of playing that fit perfectly into the swirl of influences that were merging to form the Swing Era. Williams developed into one of the greatest jazz arrangers of the period. Later, she encouraged and was affected by t… MORE
Although sometimes called the top female jazz musician, Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981) was simply one of the great jazz pianists of all time, no matter one's sex. She was one of only two stride pianists of the 1920s (along with Duke Ellington) to evolve and stay very modern throughout her lengthy career.
Born in Atlanta and growing up in Pittsburgh, she taught herself the piano by ear and was playing in public by the time she was six, working in vaudeville from the age of 13. Married to saxophonist John Williams at an early age, she made her recording debut with the Synco Jazzers in 1927. When her husband joined Andy Kirk's Orchestra in Kansas City in 1929, Williams came along, writing arrangements, recording with the band, and eventually becoming Kirk's pianist. Much of the success of the Andy Kirk big band was due to Williams's arrangements and her stride piano solos.
After leaving Kirk in 1942, Mary Lou Williams gradually modernized her style, embraced bebop, and became a close friend of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, both of whom she encouraged. She wrote the adventurous "Zodiac Suite," contributed her bebop fable "In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee" to the Dizzy Gillespie big band, and lived in Europe during 1952-1954. Williams became a Catholic and wrote religious works but gradually came back to jazz. By the 1970s, her concerts often found her playing in every jazz style from James P. Johnson to McCoy Tyner while always sounding like herself.
Late in her career, Mary Lou Williams recorded for the Pablo label. Embraced is a very unusual duet piano concert with the avant-garde innovator Cecil Taylor. My Mama Pinned a Rose on Me has solos and duets including blues performed in different styles. 1978's Solo Recital has the pianist exploring her roots while typically looking ahead.
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Given the dearth of long twos and isolation play, as well as the plentitude of threes and free-throw attempts, it's almost as though stat geeks found room enough in their parents' basement to design this offense. Lots of high-efficiency shots, few low-efficiency ones. That much isn't up for debate.
At issue, though, is this team should have performed better than it did; every Magic fan, I think, would agree with me on that point. And before everyone piles on [Stan Van] Van Gundy, railing against what some folks derisively call this chuck-and-duck scheme, let's recall an offense with the same principles ranked fourth just one year ago, and helped Orlando to win 59 games.
The principles didn't change; the players did. Vince Carter, Matt Barnes, Rashard Lewis, Mickael Pietrus, Marcin Gortat, and Jason Williams are all regulars from the 2009/10 squad who departed prior to, or during, the next season.
To me, this all indicates Van Gundy's offensive style works when equipped with the right personnel. He's not an offensive genius like, say, Rick Adelman, whose superstar-less Houston Rockets squad had the league's fourth-best offense this season. Seven Rockets averaged at least two assists per game. Adelman's offense is more of a "plug-and-play" situation, if you catch my meaning. No matter the personnel, his teams will be brilliant offensively. The same is not true of Van Gundy, whose teams stand out more for their consistently great defense than offense.
For those that want to know more about head coach Stan Van Gundy's philosophical approaches on offense, this article is a must-read.
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Traditional New England Cocktail Sauce
The best New England Cocktail Sauce comes from Maine, of course.
We like classic food here in New England and one of our all time favorite recipes is for traditional cocktail sauce. The snap of flavor comes from horseradish, a little lemon and just the right seasonings.
Ketchup (tomato concentrate, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, salt, spice), Chili Sauce (tomatoes, corn syrup, vinegar, salt, onion powder, dextrose, spices, natural flavoring, garlic powder), Horseradish (horseradish roots, vinegar, salt), Water, Worcestershire Sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, water, sugar, onions, anchovies [fish], salt, garlic, cloves, tamarind extract, natural flavors, chili pepper extract), Pepper Sauce (cayenne peppers, vinegar, salt, natural flavor, garlic), Lemon Juice
Serve with seafood. This sauce makes the perfect complement for chilled shrimp. Mix some in your favorite Bloody Mary recipe for a twist of great flavor.
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text: Facebook highlights privacy protection for minors on Graph SearchBy Doug Gross, CNNUpdated 9:58 AM ET, Fri February 15, 2013Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduces the company's new "Graph Search" tool at a press event Tuesday in California.Story highlightsFacebook Graph Search to have extra protections for minorsInfo on users under 18 will be hidden from the searchThat info includes birthday, school, current city and hometownGraph Search lets users search for others by common interestsAs Facebook continues the slow rollout of a tool to let users search out others by using common interests or other personal information, the site emphasized Thursday that minors will get special privacy protections.Graph Search capitalizes on Facebook's massive bank of data about its users, or "social graph," to seek out friends, or other users who have made their information public, using information about them.So, for example, you could seek out friends who "like" director Quentin Tarantino to make an invite list to see "Django Unchained" Friday night or remind yourself which of your friends are over 21 and live in Austin, Texas, to do some bar-hopping while you're in town.But privacy advocates are worried. While Graph Search won't show you any information that you couldn't see otherwise, it does pull all that data together in one place in a way that could have some creepy uses.Say, searching for the names of girls who attend a certain middle school.That's the sort of thing Facebook aims to prevent.Just WatchedFacebook unveils upgraded search toolreplayMore Videos ...Facebook unveils upgraded search tool 04:43PLAY VIDEODetails including birthday, school, hometown and current city will only be available about users under 18 to their friends and friends of friends. And friends of friends will only be able to see them if they, too, are under 18."What we really wanted to do was try to identify things that could be even more sensitive for minors -- that would identify them by their age and location," Nicky Jackson Colaco, Facebook's manager of Privacy & Safety, told CNN Thursday. "Those kind of things are more sensitive and we wanted to really make sure they had an even more restrictive experience."Of course, she noted, the extra protections only kick in if minors are honest about the age they give to register for the site."This is true across Facebook. It's really important to us that minors represent their real age," she said, urging parents to make sure their children are doing so. "If they tell us they're 25, they're not getting these protections and a lot of other protections we offer."Separate from Graph Search, Facebook already limits some content posted by minors to "Friends of Friends" only, even if the young user has made it public. The site's minimum age is 13.The tool was announced last month by CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The new search feature lets you draw connections between people, their profile information and their interests on Facebook. In theory, it's a good recipe for finding recommendations for doctors, businesses, products, TV shows or bands.It can also be used to find people that fit a specific profile, such as "men over 30 who live in Cleveland."Users will be able to seek out people who aren't their Facebook friends using the tool. But the only information they'll see are things that a user has posted as "public" to the site.Graph Search currently has only been made available to a handful of early testers. But some of them have used it in ways they say raise privacy concerns.British tech blogger and "gadget geek" Tom Scott created a blog called "Actual Facebook Graph Searches." While some are humorous (people who like both the anti-gay marriage Focus on the Family and openly gay actor Neil Patrick Harris) others suggested something more troubling.For example, he shows a search for family members of people of Chinese descent who like Falun Gong, the religious movement banned in China. Or one for Islamic men living in Tehran, Iran, who are romantically interested in other men. (Homosexuality is illegal there).The searches could then be refined to see photos of the users, their friends and places they've worked.Facebook has emphasized privacy settings to keep such information from being publicly visible and said they're continuing to fine-tune the tool as it rolls out.In December, Facebook overhauled it's privacy controls, adding a handful of features while simplifying and clarifying how existing features work.More from techDresses defy gender stereotypesWill.i.am apuesta por la moda sostenibleMobile World Congress 2015: Five glimpses of the futurePowered by Livefyre


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More common are the deaths that can't be explained. Often, rebreathers are flooded or lost during accidents, and with them goes evidence of the cause of the accident.
In 2002, Eric Reich didn't surface from a 300-foot Pompano Beach wreck dive for four days, and when he did, his corpse was missing an arm, a leg, and his rebreather. His death was declared a drowning, but no one can say whether a shark attacked Reich before or after he died or why he drowned. In January of this year, the bodies of a highly respected British dive instructor, Penny Glover, and her companion, Jacques Filippi, were discovered off Porquerolles, a French Island in the Mediterranean. Both were diving on rebreathers and had been missing for more than a month. The cause of their deaths remains elusive.
In the 1990s, four to six people using rebreathers were dying each year, according to Richard Vann, research director of the Diver's Alert Network (DAN), based in Durham, North Carolina. Those numbers were not enough to warrant an industry safety overhaul. But in the past few years, the number of deaths has approximately doubled, Vann says. Then again, there are more people using the equipment, so the increase is not necessarily significant.
Still, the industry may not be waiting around for outsiders, such as government agencies, to force them to take a harder look at rebreather safety. Vann made a presentation to manufacturers, training agencies, and other industry experts on November 7 at an annual diving conference not open to the public or the media. But he says the presentation focused on the increase in the number of deaths and what standards could be introduced to ensure that after an accident, equipment examinations are made by qualified, impartial investigators.
In the case of Zak Jones, examinations by Bozanic (who spoke to New Times) and Heinerth (who did not but whose findings can be found in her report of the incident) as well as a police report of the incident and discussions with Scamahorn and others begins to paint a picture of what may have happened last Thanksgiving off the coast of Hallandale Beach.
Divers say that while descending into the depths of Tenneco Towers, it's hard to remember to breathe. The site is that fascinating. The coral-bound oil rigs attract mola molas, giant sunfishes that weave in and out of the derricks alongside schools of jacks and the occasional shark.
With its abundant sea life, it's an ideal place to spearfish, but Zak Jones no doubt knew that he was breaking the law when he plunged into the water wearing a Megalodon system and carrying a spear gun. Spearfishing while diving on a rebreather can be punished with jail time and hefty fines. It's just too easy to prey upon underwater creatures when you aren't bubbling, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
But Jones, the only diver using a rebreather that day, was willing to take a few risks.
On the bottom of the sea, Jones and buddy Richard Hartley vice president of the Pro Dive training department parted ways in a common but unsafe move. Hartley told the medical examiner's office that they split off so Jones could spearfish without risk of skewering his friend.
Sometime later, Jones caught the biggest grouper of his life. His father, David Jones, says that the two had speared ten- and 20-pounders on their fishing trips but not a 50-pounder. Jones' adrenaline probably went through the roof as he wrestled with the monster and subdued it.
And it's possible that those exertions put Jones into danger. Breathing faster, Jones might have been dragged deeper by the fish, and that may have affected the level of oxygen in his loop what rebreather divers call their closed system of gases. His fight with the fish might also have taken his mind off his rebreather's heads-up display, a warning device that flashes green, then yellow and finally red directly into a diver's eyes as oxygen pressures go into dangerous levels.
But Jones' Megalodon showed later that he had set the oxygen levels correctly for his depth 1.3 bars of pressure which should have caused the system to add oxygen at a correct rate.
Still, for some reason, nearly 200 feet down, Jones became so concerned about the gases in his rebreather that he decided on a radical action to bail out of his loop.
Hartley, after seeing Jones with his fish, was away from him again for several minutes. And it was during that time that something went so wrong that Jones became convinced he had to seal his rebreather mouthpiece and cut himself off from its recycling gases.
Why did Jones reject his own equipment? That's what the experts have struggled to understand as they examined his gear.
Bozanic says that one thing in particular about Jones' Megalodon puzzles him: Although the equipment was in working order, the unit's diluent had been shut down.
In other words, one of the two sources of oxygen on Jones' back wasn't available to him. By itself, that isn't fatal or even unusual. Sometimes, divers suppress their diluent to help maintain buoyancy control. But Bozanic wonders if there's a chance Jones' didn't know his diluent was shut off. And when his system began to give him trouble, he didn't realize that by opening the diluent, he might have restored his loop gases to safe levels.


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Harlequin replies
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Of at SBTB we have this response from a Harlequin staff member:
"First, why is Harlequin launching a self-publishing business? Bowker reported in 2008 that more titles were published through self-publishing than traditional publishers. Self-publishing is a fast growing and vibrant part of the publishing industry today. Harlequin has decided to provide a romance focused self-publishing business for those that choose to go down the self-publishing road."
And so why did you choose to partner with a fee-charging self-publishing provider whose authors typically do not make a profit, and whose offshoots (e.g. Authorhouse) have a rather poor reputation? Could it be anything to do with receiving a cut from those substantial fees?
"The use of the Harlequin name with Harlequin Horizons has raised the most questions and comments. At Harlequin, we are probably even more concerned about our brand than the commenters at this blog, so here, then, are some clarifications to your questions.
Brand – Harlequin put its name on the Harlequin Horizons site to clearly indicate this is a romance self-publishing site. The books published through Harlequin Horizons will not carry traditional Harlequin branding. The self-published author will be the brand and the Horizon double H logo will appear on the spine of the book. Harlequin is the gold standard in romance and that will not be compromised. Readers will not confuse Horizons books with traditional Harlequin books."
So these books won't be branded Harlequin, just called Harlequin and marked with an 'H' in the Harlequin font and offered the carrot of possibly being picked up by Harlequin. That's totally clear.
"Distribution – Self-publishing has a different distribution model than traditional publishing. Horizons books will not be carried nor appear in traditional Harlequin distribution. The self-published book will not appear next to a traditionally published Harlequin title.
The Harlequin Horizons site very clearly indicates it is a self-publishing business and that those who choose to publish with Horizons will not receive the traditional Harlequin distribution and marketing support."
So, Harlequin Horizons will use a different distribution model, of not being distributed.
"Many authors are choosing to self-publish. There are a number of reasons to select self-publishing including as a way to see their work in print— to give copies as gifts, to have a bound copy to help in finding an agent, or simply as a keepsake. Harlequin is providing a service to those choosing to self-publish with a leading organization in this field, Author Solutions. To recap, self-publishing is an option for those who want to put their story into print. The Harlequin brand will not be on these titles. The Harlequin Horizons site is very transparent that it offers self-publishing services."
I hear they also make good doorstops. But the Horizon website makes reference to being the centre of attention at a crowded book signing--in which alternate universe will this occur?
"Last, if anyone is wondering if this changes anything with Harlequin's usual editorial processes, the answer is no. We remain committed to reading and acquiring manuscripts from aspiring authors. It's new voices that set new directions for the future."
Except for the Harlequin Horizon books which will provided with the different editing model, of not being edited.
So that clears that up, Harlequin will get the self-publishing authors' money, after luring them with a Harlequin-branded website they will offer them a non-Harlequin edited book with no Harlequin branding and no distribution.
Wow, that's a great deal. Silly me for being so negative.
As Ava Quinn commented below: "Preditors and Editors has already changed its Harlequin Inc status to vanity publisher. http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/pebh.htm"


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The way the NFL is coming down to, is it's just throw the ball up and hope for the catch. In rugby, it's contact on every play, not going 65 yards untouched on an open pass. Everyone who says football is more fun to watch, probably doesn't understand Rugby and until you play it for at least one year, don't diss it.


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I am all for supporting Microsoft in it's endeavor to bring the Windows Phone 8 devices in the market but the company should at least be more honest this time. Windows Phone sales are said to be doing good, even better than last year by about four times. This is according to Steve Ballmer who but failed to give the exact figures. During the recent shareholder meeting, Ballmer said that demand for Windows Phone devices is stronger than ever.
I'd like to believe that but we want to see the figures. Sure, there are shortages of the Nokia Lumia 920 in Finland and Germany but that doesn't exactly mean demand is high. We want to see numbers, Microsoft. Don't be like Amazon who doesn't share data.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS Description/Container List |
Inventory of the Ed Friend Visual Materials, 1918-1990
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and Studies Presented online by the Digital Library of Georgia Overview of CollectionRepository: University of Georgia Libraries, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies Creator: Friend, Ed, 1912-1991. Collection Number: 1999/8 Title: Ed Friend visual materials Dates: 1918-1990 Quantity: Quantity: 10 linear ft. (3351 photographs, 3948 negatives, 1502 slide, 4 films) Abstract: This photograph collection contains black and white photographic prints, negatives, slides, and 16-mm film. There are numerous photographs related to Friend's service in the South Pacific during World War II, nature and wildlife in Georgia, Georgia politicians and his travels around the United States and the world. Of special interest is a film Friend shot in 1958 of the a two day seminar held at the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee, which was attended by Martin Luther King, Jr, Rosa Parks and others. Biographical NoteEdwin Hugo Friend, Sr. was born on October 1, 1912 in Fincastle, Virginia. He graduated from Tech High School in Atlanta, Georgia, and later attended Georgia State College. In the early 1940s, Friend served with the Army Air Corps 342nd Bomber Squadron. While in service, he discovered his photographic skills and applied them toward the war effort. Upon his return to the states, Friend worked for the Georgia State Game and Fish Commission as a conservation officer. During his travels in this position, he developed a fascination for wildlife photography. Friend also became very involved in Georgia politics. During the administrations of Governors Marvin Griffin, Herman Talmadge, Ernest Vandiver and Carl Sanders, he served as their official photographer. As a result of an automobile accident in 1962, he retired from his state job. Later in retirement, he traveled extensively and proudly proclaimed that he had visited every country in the world. He died on September 6, 1991. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentThe collection consists of photographs and other visual materials largely from 1943 to 1990. Various mediums include photographs, negatives, slides, and film. Included are images of the South Pacific during World War II, Georgia wildlife and nature, various Georgia political leaders, and travels around the world. There are also a few photographs that Friend collected from the World War I period. Return to the Table of Contents Arrangement of the CollectionArrangement of this collection is by type. There are four series: Return to the Table of Contents Topics Covered
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationNone Restrictions on Use: Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent. Before material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permissions. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the department head. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original. Preferred Citation Method: [Identification of item], Ed Friend Visual Materials, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641. Processing Information: All films have been transferred to videotapes, 1/2" and 3/4" (master). Patrons will have access to the videotapes, but not to the original film. Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialGeorgia Government Documentation Project, Series B: Public figures oral history collection, James A. Mackay oral history interview, March 18, 1986. Special Collection Department, William Russell Pullen Library, Georgia State University; Charles M. Rafshoon photograph collection. Special Collections Department, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University.Return to the Table of Contents Description/Container List Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents University of
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A Freudian slip, also called parapraxis, is an error in speech, memory, or physical action that is interpreted as occurring due to the interference of an unconscious ("dynamically repressed") subdued wish, conflict, or train of thought guided by the ego and the rules of correct behaviour. They reveal a "source outside the speech". The concept is thus part of classical psychoanalysis.
Slips of the tongue and of the pen are the classical parapraxes, but psychoanalytic theory also embraces misreadings, mishearings, temporary forgettings, and the mislaying and losing of objects.
The Freudian slip is named after Sigmund Freud, who, in his 1901 book The Psychopathology of Everyday Life, described and analyzed a large number of seemingly trivial, bizarre, or nonsensical errors and slips, most notably the Signorelli parapraxis.
Freud never named an idea, discovery, or concept after himself, instead calling his therapies psychoanalysis. It is unknown who first coined the term "Freudian slip", but it has since come to be used around the world and has been found in various pop-culture references and even found its way into everyday speech.
The process of analysis is often quite lengthy and complex, as was the case with many of the dreams in his book The Interpretation of Dreams (1899). An obstacle that faces the non-German reader is that Freud's emphasis on 'slips of the tongue' leads to the inclusion of a great deal of material that is extremely resistant to translation.
As in the study of dreams, Freud submits his discussion with the intention of demonstrating the existence of unconscious mental processes in the healthy:
" | In the same way that psycho-analysis makes use of dream interpretation, it also profits by the study of the numerous little slips and mistakes which people make -- symptomatic actions, as they are called [...] I have pointed out that these phenomena are not accidental, that they require more than physiological explanations, that they have a meaning and can be interpreted, and that one is justified in inferring from them the presence of restrained or repressed impulses and intentions. [Freud, An Autobiographical Study (1925)] | " |
Freud, himself, referred to these slips as Fehlleistungen (meaning "faulty actions", "faulty functions" or "misperformances" in German); the Greek term parapraxes (plural of "parapraxis", from the Greek παρά [para] and πρᾶξις [praxis], meaning "another action" in English) was the creation of his English translator, as is the form "symptomatic action".
In contrast to psychoanalytic theorists, cognitive psychologists claim that linguistic slips can represent a sequencing conflict in grammar production. From this perspective, slips may be due to cognitive underspecification that can take a variety of forms – inattention, incomplete sense data or insufficient knowledge. Secondly, they may be due to the existence of some locally appropriate response pattern that is strongly primed by its prior usage, recent activation or emotional change or by the situation calling conditions.[1]
Some sentences are just susceptible to the process of banalisation: the replacement of archaic or unusual expressions with forms that are in more common use. In other words, the errors were due to strong habit substitution.[1]
In general use, the term 'Freudian slip' has been debased to refer to any accidental slips of the tongue.[2] Thus many examples are found in explanations and dictionaries which do not strictly fit the psychoanalytic definition.
For example: She: 'What would you like—bread and butter, or cake?' He: 'Bed and butter.'[2]
In the above, the man may be presumed to have a sexual feeling or intention that he wished to leave unexpressed, not a sexual feeling or intention that was dynamically repressed. His sexual intention was therefore secret, rather than unconscious, and any 'parapraxis' would inhere in the idea that he unconsciously wished to express that intention, rather than in the sexual connotation of the substitution. Freudians might point out, however, that this is simply a description of what Freud and Breuer termed the preconscious which Freud defined as thought that are not presently conscious but can become conscious without meeting any resistance.[3] In Freud's theory he allows parapraxes to be generated in the preconscious [4] and so he would allow for thoughts that are currently tried to be put outside of consciousness to have effects on conscious actions.


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is anyone else interested in riddles? maybe we could have a comp? anyone interested, or maybe alison has a few for us???:confused:
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is anyone else interested in riddles? maybe we could have a comp? anyone interested, or maybe alison has a few for us???:confused:
oh man I not good at these...
but good idea :D this'll be fun :D
oh goody-can't do these but still...
I was tall when young,
but short now old,
my youth was bright,
But my age is a shroud of darkness.
(very easy and the oldest one around but still...we needed to start somewhere.);)
and another..
Until I am measured
I am not known,
Yet how you miss me
When I have flown.
do you want the answers in spoilers or do you want me to answer later?
A candle, and is the last one Time?
Yup well done!- I like the time on..simple yet effective.
and another...
I never was,
am always to be,
No one ever saw me,
nor ever will And yet I am the confidence of all
To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball.
another of my favorites.:D
ok i think this one is pretty common but:
what is greater than god,
more evil than the devil,
the poor have me and
the rich want me
and, silver serpent, is that one tomorrow???? i dunno just a guess...
wow I think ur right Cait...I can't do riddles, I'm just...argh! :mad: :D
There's another stanza i think "If you eat me you will die"Quote:
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And the answer is..... *drum roll*
I'm not to good at riddles either but this is my favourite-
Only one colour, but not one size,
Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies,
Present in sun, but not in rain,
Doing no harm, and feeling no pain,
i think the answer is a shadow.Quote:
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one colour is black. the closer to the sun, the bigger it gets. rain clouds hide it and it can't feel anything or hurt anyone. is that right?
Yes that's right.
Ok I've got one:)
I come in different shapes and sizes. Part of me are curves, others are straight. You can put me anywhere you like, but there is only one right place for me.
What am I?
Alive without breath,
As cold as death,
Never thirsty,
Ever drinking,
Clad in mail,
Never clinking,
Drowns on dry land,
Thinks an island,
Is a mountain,
Thinks a fountain,
Is a puff of air.
Now this one IS easy-even I got it first time-and yes you were all right on my previous ones.WELL DONE!
That one's from the Hobbit isn't it. The answer is a fish.


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The Rockingham County Division of Social Services provides a wide array of Economic Services, Children's Services and Services for Adults.
Rockingham County Division of Social Services Directory
Economic Services include public assistance programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) through the Work First Program, Cash Assistance and Employment Services; Medicaid for Families, Children, and Adults; Transportation Services for Medicaid recipients; NC Health Choice; Special Assistance for Adults; Food and Nutrition Services (formerly known as Food Stamps); Child Support Enforcement; Child Day Care Subsidy; Adoption Assistance; Fuel Assistance through the Crisis Intervention Program, Low Income Energy Assistance Program, and Emergency Assistance.
Children's Services programs include Child Protective Services, Foster Care Services, Placement and Adoption Services, Independent Living Services for Foster Children, Home Studies, and Prevention Services for At-Risk Children.
Services for Adults included Adult Protective Services; Guardianship Services; Adult Care Home Case Management; Prevention Services for At-Risk Adults, and Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired. There are thirteen (13) mandated services currently required to be available in all counties under the Social Services Block Grant. These services are Adjustment Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Adoption Services, Adult Placement Services, Child Day Care Services, Family Planning Services, Foster Care Services for Adults, Foster Care Services for Children, Health Support Services, Individual and Family Adjustment Services, In-Home Aide Services, In-Home Aide Services for the Blind, Protective Services for Adults and Protective Services for Children.In addition to the mandated services there are other services that are considered optional and are offered based on county need and availability of resources. Because of lack of funding, Rockingham County Department of Social Services concentrates primarily on the above mandated services.
Department of Social Services:
Larry K. Johnson, MSW, LCSW
Health & Human Services Director
Debbie McGuire
Director of Social Services
Governmental Complex 411 NC Hwy 65 PO Box 61 Wentworth, NC 27375Phone: (336) 342-1394CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES: (336) 342-3537
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There is a plethora of websites listing chemicals to avoid in cosmetics, some with convincing reasons for doing so, such as cancer, infertility and general toxicity. The sheer number of these lists, littered with references to professors, government departments and scientific papers, makes the warnings all the more plausible. Yet all these chemicals are lurking in our personal care products, apparently considered safe by the authorities that regulate such things – even though many haven't been thoroughly tested. With certain medical conditions inexplicably on the increase, and emerging research finding dangerous effects from chemicals at previously untested low levels, it's not surprising people are worried.
Please note: this information was current as of June 2009 but is still a useful guide today.
As a starting point in our investigation, we used a database compiled by the US-based Environmental Working Group (EWG) which uses government databases and peer-reviewed literature to assess more than 8000 ingredients and 40,000 products for safety. Ingredients are rated from one to 10, where one is low hazard and 10 is high hazard. Most of the substances we looked at are rated 10 out of 10. Others are included because they have been banned in certain countries, even if the risk was questionable. After identifying brands and products known to contain these chemicals, we hit the shops. On the upside, we found many of the major international brands no longer contain any of the more dubious ingredients – formulations have changed since the EWG database was last updated. In the globalised marketplace, there's little sense in producing different formulations such that a banned or restricted chemical is used in products to be sold in countries that allow it, but not others. As a result, the once-common dibutyl phthalate, toluene, butylated hydroxyanisole and petroleum distillates have all but disappeared from big brand nail polishes, lipsticks and mascaras. However, beyond these international brands the findings were less reassuring. As well as supermarkets, department stores and chemists, we looked in ethnic grocers and two-dollar shops and found examples of cosmetics made in Australia, Asia and the Middle East that contain chemicals banned or restricted elsewhere. Of concern, too, was the number of products without ingredients listed, particularly skin whiteners, henna for tattoos and certain eye make-up products that are sometimes found to contain heavy metals (lead and mercury) or other problem chemicals.
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Cosmetics sold in Australia are regulated by the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS), a division of the Department of Health and Ageing. Its role is to assess the safety of chemicals new to Australia and existing chemicals if reason for concern arises. Anyone importing or manufacturing cosmetic ingredients or products must be registered with NICNAS. Products must comply with certain legislative requirements, including labelling of ingredients, which is overseen by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (see below). International bodies with a say in cosmetics formulation and regulation include:
All cosmetic products must be labelled with ingredients so consumers can check for allergens or other ingredients to which they may react. The listing must appear either on the product packaging, or on pamphlets or display panels near the product at point of sale. Premium products often come with lots of packaging, so labelling is fairly straightforward. Cheaper products available in supermarkets are usually blister-packed on cardboard, which allows room for ingredient information. In chain department stores such as Target, Kmart and Priceline, where products are sold without additional packaging, you'll find pamphlets or cards listing ingredients near the products (it's difficult, for example, to legibly print all the ingredients onto a tube of lipstick). In bargain stores and two-dollar shops, you may not always find any sort of labelling at all.
In the field of toxicology it's often held that the dose makes the poison – that is, larger doses have a stronger and/or faster effect than smaller ones. When scientists seek to find the dose at which a substance becomes toxic or lethal, they'll often start with reasonably high doses and, if necessary, work backwards to find safe doses – where there's no difference between the test and control animals. However, over the last decade we've seen increasing evidence that very low doses of certain chemicals have an equally potent effect as high doses – much more so than a "medium" dose. The effect may be the same as the high-dose effect, where an intermediate dose shows no effect. Or, the effect may be different but equally problematic: for example, pregnant mice given large doses of an oestrogenic drug called diethylstilbestrol have extremely skinny offspring, while very low doses produce obese offspring. Chemicals already found to have a low-dose effect include phthalates (banned in European toys and cosmetics), bisphenol A (being phased out or banned in North America) and pesticides such as endosulfan (banned in Europe, NZ and many other countries). These chemicals are still considered safe by Australian authorities, yet it's becoming increasingly apparent substances assumed safe should be going back to the test lab for review.
Almost all cancers can be attributed to known carcinogens and carcinogenic lifestyles, such as tobacco, alcohol, sun, excessive red and processed meats, lack of fruit and vegetables, obesity, bacteria, viruses and lack of exercise. Yet with so many people getting cancer these days, not to mention the apparent increase in fertility problems, allergies, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome and other modern-day maladies, you can't help but wonder about man-made chemicals in our food, homes and the environment. Given the ubiquity of their use, it's easy to blame ingredients in cosmetics. Many substances haven't been well studied, and there are vested interests on both sides ensuring the message about the safety or danger of chemicals gets maximum – and credible – airplay. The US-based health and environment advocacy coalition, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, is lobbying to get the personal care products industry to phase out use of chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and other serious health concerns, and replace them with safer alternatives – already with some successes.
Many chemicals used in personal care products are dangerous in high concentrations, high dose (when administered to laboratory animals) and industrial quantities. Some people may also suffer an allergic reaction to the smaller quantities, such as you'd find in personal care products. The various websites that warn about chemicals in cosmetics often refer to hazards and warnings in the chemicals' material safety data sheets (MSDS). Each chemical's MSDS provides information about its properties, how to handle it, all possible hazards (accidents, prolonged exposure and so on) and how to deal with them. They can be easily found by googling both the chemical name and MSDS online. However, MSDSs aren't targeted at consumers; they're relevant for people who work with industrial quantities of concentrated chemicals, not those who use them in diluted and very small quantities. Many warnings also relate to the effects of large doses of chemicals on lab animals, typically rats and mice, which aren't a reliable prediction of the effects small doses will have on humans. For example, substances that cause cancer in mice don't necessarily cause it in rats and vice versa. Human beings also live more complex lives, exposing ourselves to food, lifestyle and environmental factors that may increase or decrease the carcinogenic potential of a given substance. Conversely, however, substances safe for lab animals may be dangerous for humans. Many of the websites providing this information have a vested interest in scaring consumers. They're often selling so-called "natural" products that claim not to contain dangerous chemicals, or books highlighting the dangers of common cosmetics. Some scientists seeking more funding have also been accused of disseminating doubt, essentially scaring money out of people for further research. Dermatology and toxicology experts CHOICE spoke to agreed that based on current knowledge, cosmetics ingredients in the marketplace are safe to use as directed. "These chemicals are used in very small quantities and some, like shampoos and so on, for only a very short period of time," says Dr Rosemary Nixon, from the Australasian College of Dermatologists. "Cosmetic products are defined by their temporary effects and inability to change our body's physiology. Very little, if any, of the product would be able to penetrate the outer layer of the skin." In the future, when these chemicals have been in use for many decades and/or more rigorous studies have been conducted, some long-term detrimental effects may be discovered for ingredients currently accepted as safe (see Challenging Assumptions in Toxicology Testing). For now, in the absence of good evidence of harm, consumers need to decide for themselves whether the benefits of using products containing these ingredients outweigh any potential risks and whether these risks are greater than the known lifestyle-related risks mentioned above. Buying major international brands or at least steering clear of products without an ingredients list is your best bet if you are concerned.


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How should my husband and I handle discipline disagreements?
When I need a break, I turn the kids over to Daddy for a little while. Our daughter can be a handful, and he sometimes deals with this by spanking her. I'd rather he use time-outs, but I don't want to criticize him when he's supposed to be in charge. After all, she's his daughter, too -- shouldn't he have some say in how she's disciplined? How should I deal with this?
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And BTW. My reference to "father hitting me on my butt", should have been more accurately hitting me with a belt on my butt. And in all honesty, as we grew up (and our parents got divorced). When our mother would try and discipline us she would hit us with her hand on our butt. My brothers and I noticed that she was hurting her hand, so if we knew she was going to spank us, we would take off our belts and give it to her so that she didn't hurt herself. Sometimes that act alone was enough for her to realize that we recognized that we did something bad (although we didn't at first). As for the post from "Don't hit my kids". Dr. Phil also abuses people. As an example: Read this article about a girl who was morbidly obese (Sarah), and the way that he talked to her: http://www.wworw.com/WLS%20Dr%20Phil.htm At a fundamental level, that was mental abuse, not physical abuse.posted 09/10/2007 by PapaChris_x4
Being a son who was at times abused (father hitting my butt). And now being a father of 4 happy kids. I have spanked each of our children. It is NEVER, EVER done in anger (or with the intent to inflict pain on them). And it is ALWAYS followed with a very clear discussion about what they did wrong. They also sit in timeout for a couple minutes (yes even for the 2 year old) right after all of this. 9.9 times out of 10, raising my voice alone is good enough to stop them in their tracks if they are doing something bad. My wife literally uses this to her advantage. I have seen her tell any one of the children that they better do what she's asking or she'll get daddy. My wife also doesn't spank our children, because she knows that if she's at the point where she wants to spank them, she'll spank them harder than she wanted to because of the anger she had built up to that point. I'm also the "cuddle-monster", and the "tickle-monster". Literally having kids come up asking me to play with them.posted 09/10/2007 by PapaChris_x4
I have had this issue too before. I don't spank but sometimes I yell. My husband spanks quite a bit and yells a lot. It breaks my heart because these are my babies and it happens often and I can see that it upsets them. I ground my 5 year old from her video games and that works. My three year old, time outs work. My baby, I put her in her crib when she's naughty. For me it works so I don't need to spank even though I wouldn't. With my husband, I often come home and the girls say...daddy was mean to me!!! Telling on him. Yeah!!! What should we do about this? Please continue to post. I've read most of these. Sometimes I almost need a babysitter for him when he's home with them :)posted 09/10/2007 by Karina(s)Mommy
Mary, your disertation was very informational but you have not given any answer to how to discipline a child. If hitting is not the answer and time-outs are punitive, what do you suggest as an alternative? If time-outs are so harmful, why are they used in most daycares and schools? Why do most parents tell you that their children behave at daycare/school but when they are home they act up? It is because at school they have rules and consequences. Kids need limits. They also need the freedom to make choices. This is how they learn.posted 05/04/2005 by magysmom
We should not want our children to fear authority but to respect it and us. The way to do that is to set limits and allow them to make choices. If they make a bad choice then there is a clear consequence (time-out, toy taken away) that remains consistent and applies to the situation at hand. If my son is hitting my daughter, wouldn't spanking him be contradictory to the desired behavior? I suggest finding a parenting class every few years to gain new insight into your kids at different stages. I was given this advice and felt humiliated. But I have been to a few classes now and learn more about my children's behavior and how to parent them every time.posted 05/02/2005 by magysmom
I know this question is about parents not agreeing on discipline, but I just have to post that I'm really really shocked! Most of those answeres should be flagged as inapropriate! I never, ever use spanking! I wasn't spanked when I was a kid, but my friend was, and she got married to a lot older man and moved out of the house as soon as she could when she was only 17. Out of all discipline methods the one that works best for my son is to reward him for doing the right thing, and if he's behaving badly I shun him. I also find very offending that many of the spankers who answered the question say that the kids crying in the supermarkets are kids that aren't being spanked! What a huge prejudice!! It's very normal for 2 year old kids to cry at the shops, exspecially if they are tired. The best thing to do is just stick to your guns and don't give the kid what's he's crying for, then he'll know it doesn't work. And - be shure to give them a lot of attention when they are behaving well!!!posted 09/11/2007 by Hafmutta
Find out which child development experts most succinctly describe the type of discipline you feel is most appropriate. When you have found your experts, cut and paste passages that make sense to you and give them to your husband to read. Let him know that you didn't just come up with this approach out of nowhere, and let him know how important this is to you. Spanking has been proven over and over and over to be NOT effective in disciplining children. If spanking worked, children wouldn't repeat the behavior -- and they do. The fact is, toddlers lack impulse control, so you must let them know that what they did is wrong (so they can build on that knowledge later) and then -- no matter who tired you are or frustrated -- you have to distract them. I was never once spanked as a child, not once, and my sisters and I were the best behaved children on our block. My children are 2-1/2 and they are very well behaved, (generally!!!) and I never spank them. I never will.posted 09/10/2007 by Teresa47
I am a mother of a 3 year old girl, and I'm struggling to discipline her. I was not opposed to spanking, but I made a verbal agreement with my husband to not spank our girl. I do believe that the BEST way to discipline does NOT involve hurting my child. However, those who say that non-spanked children throws tantrums,yells at me, challenges me in public are right! She doesn't see me as a figure of authority. She would tell me to stop talking to her when I told her to take a time-out. She either refuses to take her time out, or she spontaneously gives herself a time-out , using a time-out as a ticket to misbehave .She never learns to REGRET her behavior. I'm always begging and pleading and bargaining, making all kinds of CHOICES and REWARDING her, praising, showing positive facial expressions, encouraging and acknowledging positive behavior (positive reinforcement! yes, operant conditioning all you psychology fans out there !!! B.F. Skinner! I know all about him too!- by the way, those early researchers tested dogs, mice and monkeys- not humans... so please realize that a cognizant human child is very different from animals) But today, after pleading so long, I spanked her for the first time on her butt as she stated that she'd have a time-out so she can keep misbehaving rather than be compliant and not have a time-out! And It hurts me so bad to see the expression on her face. She didn't cry, I was the one who cried for one hour after I spanked her . I don't ever want to do that again, but what does a mother do after time outs, count-downs, niceness, kindness, rewards,pleading, and bargaining don't work? How will she learn about the consequences of her behavior? My husband is mad at me too for spanking her and said that I violated his trust by doing so. I regret it. No parent enjoys spanking their child. I don't ever want to spank my child again. But I do understand those parents who have a very defiant child like mine. And those parents with no- spanking policy: don't be so harsh and judgmental on others. Maybe you're blessed with a compliant child, and you don't know what the spanking parents went through. Moreover, you don't know if their children turn out to be better than yours. It's very inappropriate to judge others based on your own set of values. Everyone who posted here care about their children very much to give the time to post, whether or not they spank.posted 06/15/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
It is very hard to deal with misbehavior from your children, but your job as a parent is to teach them to behave without you being there. Spanking and time-outs only teach them to behave when you are around. Instead they need to be taught how to deal with their feelings and to learn how to solve their own problems. When they do something wrong (like hitting a friend), identify their feeling (I can see that made you angry when she took your toy)Identify the problem (It is not okay to hurt another person) What can we do about this? Let the child come up with ideas and choose the best one. Apologize,go home,play with another friend,etc. Next time we will use words to tell the friend. "Please give me my toy." or tell the teacher,adult,parent,etc. This way they learn how to deal with the world. If she was spanked or punished another way, what would that teach her: "I can't control myself. Someone has to do it for me." It may even make her more angry and she still would not know what to do next time. If the child breaks something or spills something, let them help fix it or clean it up or pay for it, don't just "punish" them to another room. That teaches them they can't solve their own problems. Ultimately it is up to them how they will act in any situation. We need to teach them the right way to handle things on their own. We won't always be there.posted 11/04/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
First off, Mary is dead worng, time outs are considered a safe and effective alternive for discipling children (look at the NIMH websites for that information...an agency whose advice is based on *science*). We all function on consequences and children need to know that there are consequences to their actions. No one needs to make time out puniative, and children do not need to feel isolated and unloved because of time outs. SUre if you glare at your child and tell them they are bad when you put them in time out, they will feel awful. But if you are calm and have wanred the child before hand that hitting, sasing, or what ever the behavior will mean a time out, then the child will learn that you are serious about hte behavior not being acceptable. Tine outs should be accompainied with explanations about why the child is in time out (because of the behavior)and afterward talk about how the child may have dealt with the situation differently. In other words,teach your child to problem solve. Also the times outs should last no longer than one mintue per child's age. Are time outs misused? You bet! Just keep in mind that you are teaching your child that they have choices and with those choices are consequences. The kids who do the best in this world are raised with consistant expectations and are taught right from wrong. Anyway, the question was about differing discipline styles, the subtext being spanking. Everyone dealt with the spanking issue and experts (the ones who actually research these things) agree that spankings are not helpful at all and that it mostly teaches the child that hitting is OK. As for differing discipline styles, I have the samething in my houselhold, for instance my husband tends to let the kids do their own thing in the morning, and then starts chasing them around to get ready minutes before school, where as I tend to have more of a routine in the morning. I was worried about the differing expectations so got lots of advice. Apparently, parents can have differing ways of managing children as long as they agree and are consistent about what is expected of the child. SO, it's OK for my husband to let the kids hang out in the morning and I can have my kids go through a routine, as long as he and I are both consistent in the message that they must be ready to leave for school by a certain time. My oldest (7 years old) understands that I prefer a routine and Daddy prefers to set aside the last 15 minutes to get ready. And he seems fine with it. Of course, I'm open to differnt ideas....posted 09/04/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
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The bureaucratic jujitsu and policy questions are important context in this profile, not the heart of it. Are critics looking for more length? Or just a different story? Don't get me wrong, criticism is valuable, and we obviously do a lot of second-guessing ourselves. But I think the criticisms of "Dasani" don't really hold water.
To say that, "Dasani became the prism through which many New York Times readers view homelessness, poverty, income inequality," for instance, recasts the story into something other than the profile that it was.
Of course no one 11-year-old "can turn into the vehicle for such complex and difficult issues" as homelessness and poverty. Of course the story will be "incomplete." How many 11-year-olds would the story have had to include to become a vehicle for all those issues, and when the story was "complete," what would it look like?
Was Dasani's young life worth all that trouble? Of course it was. And that's the point that the Times implied and left for us to intuit: So are those of the other 22,000 homeless kids the Times didn't write about.
Too bad the Pulitzer board didn't agree.