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Bay Area traffic might suck, but Bay Area traffic without BART sucks a whole lot more.
It's a fact that was made painfully clear in early July to the hundreds of thousands of Bay Area workers who were subjected to cruel and unusual commute conditions created by a strike and system-wide shutdown of the 104-mile regional transit system.
And now, as another BART strike looms, Bay Area commuters are again faced with the prospect of horrendous traffic conditions on the horizon.
Love it or hate it, it's hard to deny the essential role BART plays in moving the Bay Area.
So, what better time to take in some BART 101 (it'll help pass the time while you're waiting for your train).
(Note: Much of the following historical information is adapted from BART's official history.)
BART transports an average of roughly 400,000 passengers each weekday. It's the nation's fifth-largest rail system, stretching from the far reaches of the Bay Area's eastern suburbs to San Francisco International Airport, south of the city.
So when trains don't run, things get messy: snarled traffic, exponentially longer travel times, and many thousands of very, very disgruntled commuters.
Which makes it all the more surprising to realize that BART has only been around for a relatively short period of time: operations started just over 40 years ago (with no transbay service until 1974). Compare that to New York City's much larger subway system, which began running in 1904, or Boston's even older rail network, which launched in 1897.
So what did we do before BART?
The Key System
In 1903, a privately-run mass transit network called the Key System (or Key Route) began providing bus and streetcar service in Oakland, Berkeley and a number of other East Bay cities. In the 1940s and 50s, the network also operated regular commuter rail service to San Francisco via the lower deck of the Bay Bridge. But by 1958, in the face of booming highway construction and rapidly rising car ownership rates, the transbay service was dismantled, leaving a dearth of transit options across the Bay.
Two years later, newly formed public agency AC Transit bought the Key System's existing East Bay bus routes (the streetcars had been phased out by 1948). The Key System: San Francisco and the Eastshore Empire, by Walter Rice and Emiliano Echeverria, provides a comprehensive history.
A lengthy but very entertaining Key System promo video … with a nice little revisionist history of California, replete with descriptions like this: "Life in Spanish California was leisurely and gay. A warmhearted people in a kind and bountiful land expressed themselves in colorful fiestas. Where … lovely senoritas and dashing caballeros danced the exciting steps of old Castile."
BART is born
In 1950, close to 2.7 million people lived in the Bay Area, about a million more than were here the previous decade. It was just the beginning of a regional population boom that would continue to grow by roughly a million people every decade for the next fifty years, a trend that guaranteed increasingly heavy congestion on local roadways.
In 1957, a commission created by the state years earlier to study the Bay Area's long-term transportation needs, recommended the construction of a five-county rapid rail network linking major commercial centers to suburban communities.
In its final report, the commission wrote:
"If the Bay Area is to be preserved as a fine place to live and work, a regional rapid transit system is essential to prevent total dependence on automobiles and freeways."
The original plan included San Mateo and Marin counties, both of which eventually bailed amidst cost concerns (as well as a controversy over the engineering feasibility of running a line across the Golden Gate Bridge). The final proposal included a 71.5 mile electric rail system with 33 stations in 17 cities spread across the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco. Among the largest public works projects in history, the total cost was projected at just shy of $1 billion, with the brunt of funding from a $792 million bond measure approved by voters in the 1962 general election. In the end, the final cost of the system turned out to be north of $1.6 billion.
BART construction officially commenced in June, 1964. President Lyndon Johnson presided over the ground-breaking ceremonies of the 4.4-mile Diablo Test Track between Concord and Walnut Creek. By January, 1966, construction of the Oakland subway began, and in November of that year, the first of 57 giant steel and concrete sections of the 3.8 mile transbay tube was lowered to the bottom of the Bay. The tube was completed in August ,1969 and for a short period of time, people were allowed to bike and walk through it.
An early BART promo
The wheels start turning
After 466 days of work, a 3.2-mile bore through the hard rock of the Berkeley Hills was completed in February, 1967. Later that summer, crews started construction of a subway section about 100 feet below Market Street in San Francisco.
BART began offering service to the public on September 11, 1972, on a 28-mile segment between Fremont and MacArthur stations. The day before, the Oakland Tribune published a 40-page special section declaring:
"BART is no longer a dream. It's here and it's yours."
Transbay rides, however, didn't begin until September 16, 1974.
In the end, the monumental process took many years longer and hundreds of millions of dollars more to complete than had been originally anticipated.
Today, the 104-mile system has 44 stations serviced by a 669-car electric fleet that was considered revolutionary when first introduced. In 1973, its first full year of operation, BART average weekday ridership was about 32,000. In 2012, the system carried an average of more than 366,000 weekday riders. On Nov. 4, 2010 — the day of the Giants World Series victory parade — a record 522,200 people took BART.
Scroll through the Oakland Tribune's archived collection to see some great additional BART construction photos.


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By Joseph Garcia
They may often go unnoticed, but they are as vital as referees are in order to play an official football game. But the way Tom Perrin, Bud Carpenter, Kirk Lafferty, Cory Fulmer and Tim Macholini figure it, as part of the chain gang, they have the best seats in the house.
Combined, the five chain gang members have over 23 years of experience on the sidelines of Liberty Hill High School football games, with Perrin, Lafferty and Carpenter on the job for the championship runs in the mid to late 2000s.
Generally, high school chain gangs serve as deputized members of the officiating crew and in most cases around the country are the fathers of players present and past. For these five volunteers it is no different.
"Mostly everybody gets on the chain gang because their kid is playing and you just want to get as close to the field as possible," said nine-year volunteer and senior statesmen of the gang Tom Perrin. "That's kind of how it starts out, but then you get kind of hooked on the job. There is just a lot more to it than people think there is and you just kind of get hooked. You just enjoy being there. My kids have rotated through, but you always know the kids that are coming up."
The chain gang's job is to mark where a team begins a series and how far they need to go to earn a first down. The gang brings the chains onto the field for measurements on plays that are too close for the officials to call with the naked eye whether or not a first down was reached. The chains are brought out to give an exact measurement from the spot where the series started to determine if the first down was reached or not, making their job vital, sometimes to the point of deciding the outcome of a game.
"You are a part of it and making sure everything gets lined up exactly because you never know when they are going to have that fourth down and one inch and you have to go out there and measure," Perrin explained. "You want to make sure it is as accurate as possible for whichever team."
Chain gang members are put in an awkward position. They stand on the visitors' sideline, because that's opposite the press box, which puts them in the thick of the opposing teams' players and coaches, so rooting out loud is a faux pa. But for the most part the gang is focused on the task at hand.
"You get so caught up in the game and of course you are a Liberty Hill fan, but you don't think about that during the game," Perrin said. "You are just focused on running up and down and making sure everything is set right and you want to just make it as easy as possible for the referees. Accuracy with the sticks and the chain, you get a great respect for the referees and how much work they have to do in a high school game. "
With the chain gang's focus on the game, opposing coaches may choose to focus on them, especially this year when Liberty Hill primarily ran the no-huddle offense. The faster the chains move, so does the game.
"Most of them are very nice and cordial, but you have a few that make it hard for you to run up and down the sidelines if (Liberty Hill) is running that no-huddle offense," Perrin said. "It's part of the strategy and it always makes it interesting."
There is a lot of camaraderie between all the chain gang guys because at one time or another all of their kids have played together, said Perrin. They have also shared many experiences together, but one in particular stands out for the bunch.
A couple of years ago during a Liberty Hill game, the gang was running down the sidelines when one of the worst things that can happen occurred – the chain broke.
During the course of any given game the chain gang encounters and navigates around players, coaches and trainers who run on and off the field, but on this fall evening, one of the opposing players stepped on the chain and broke it, which prompted a rather unusual and illegal occurrence.
"I didn't realize it was broken and I got down there to set up the chain with the chain gang guy on the other side is setting up," recalled Perrin. "Then all of a sudden the referee calls a time out and stops play. Then we noticed that the chain was broken and got a little piece of wire and fixed it while the referees were sorting out the timeout (situation)."
With the head referee asking who called a timeout and the opposing head coach looking to his assistants for answers, the culprit finally fessed up.
"I called a time out," said Carpenter jokingly. "When the referee came over to ask who called a timeout I said it was me and not the coach. They called an official timeout and we fixed the chain. (The head official) politely said don't do that anymore and I said okay. So we kind of joke around about that each year at the beginning. I am the only chain gang guy to have called a timeout."
Carpenter, who played football at LHHS and graduated in 1981, used to coach Pop Warner football years ago. His son Tyler had to sit out his senior year this year due to injury, but Carpenter coached a lot of the senior players that were playing this year when they were young.
Carpenter was present from the old Panther Stadium's inception and was there for its final game. He will also man the chain gang next year when the new Panther Stadium opens for a new generation of Liberty Hill players to play.
He views the change as a positive one.
"I was there when they built that field and got to play on it," Carpenter said. "(The new field) will be a good stepping stone because the school and community are growing so much."
Overall, the chain gang duty is one of excitement, precision and sometimes danger. Anyone who has stood on a sideline of a football game knows that keeping one's head on a swivel is of the upmost importance.
Luckily for the Liberty Hill chain gang, there have been no sever injuries throughout the years, but that does not mean there has been no contact.
"I have been (hit) a couple of times, but that is the first thing we talk about before the game — to make sure to look behind yourself so you know what's there, that way you can get out of the way," Perrin said. "I only had to jump a player once, but thank goodness that was nine years ago when I could jump. I'm quick to drop the stick and get the heck out of the way. I've even saved some trainer girls who were not paying attention."
For these five volunteers, it is all part of the job description. They would not have it any other way and will be hard pressed to give up their position on the chain gang. But there is a contingency plan as there is a gang member in training.
Liberty Hill School Trustee David Nix is the next man in line for the chain gang, but listening to Perrin, the sentiment is that may not be for a long time.
"It's probably the best volunteer job you can get," he said proudly. "You feel like you are in on the action."

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Event : Local Gastronomy
La quinzaine du goût - Flavour fortnight in Wallonia
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- Event planned for the month of September 2015
Dates and programme may be subject to change
- Event planned for the month of September 2015
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Around Wallonia: contact the organiser for further details.
The Parc Naturel is putting on a great spread... Discover the flavours and knowledge of this land. In various locations from 06 to 21/09/14!
6th Flavour fortnight!
There's something for everyone:
- Gourmet breakfasts,
- Tastings of produce from the park,
- Guided walks,
- Pedestrian routes,
- Local menus prepared by restaurant owners and pupils from a hospitality school,
- Exhibitions,
- Culinary workshops,
- Local produce markets,
- Entertainment,
- Visits to producers...
The aim of the fortnight is to:
- Promote the traditional know-how of our producers,
- Promote high-quality local products,
- Promote exchanges between producers and consumers,
- Make young people aware of the pleasures of food,
- Teach consumers about the quality and seasonality of local produce.
Flavour fortnight is aimed at everyone: children, young people, adults, families, teachers, as well as the producers.
All those who love to eat, discover and make others discover high quality products will gather together for this Flavour fortnight.
Take part in Flavour fortnight and take the time to enjoy good food!
Don't hesitate to join the Quinzaine du goût Facebook community!
- website : http://www.plainesdelescaut.be/carrousel/calendrier-des-activites-2014
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We are not responsible for any changes in dates and/or programmes. Please contact the organiser prior to departure.


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Different "milks"
Which do you prefer--almond milk, rice milk, or soy milk if you have to drink an alternative to regular milk (cow's milk) and why?
I do drink regular milk (prefer skim) usually, but occasionally like to do something different and right now am on an almond milk kick. It tastes really good in smoothies, especially, with the whey protein powder I use, along with some fruit & honey. I guess maybe of the three alternatives, soy would have the most health benefit, but I am mainly concerned with taste right now ; )
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Recently The Daily Meal listed the 25 Top Food Blogs of 2012, based on their own formula.
I started thinking about the relationship between food magazines and food blogs, how food magazines are doing, and where readers are going in this new online world. Let's take a look:
A. National Food Magazines. Here are the annual paid circulations of US top national food magazines:
- 3.20 million Taste of Home
- 1.78 million Cooking Light
- 1.74 million Every Day with Rachael Ray
- 1.52 million Bon Appetit
- 1.47 million Food Network
- 1.33 million Weight Watchers
- 1.07 million Food & Family (produced by Kraft)
- 1.05 million Everyday Food (Martha Stewart)
- 954,000 Food & Wine
- 750,000 Cooks Illustrated
- 549,300 EatingWell
Total: About 15.4 million annual readers.
Now, let's compare to…
B. Top Food Blogs. Here are the numbers as measured by The Daily Meal:
- 2.5 million* Simply Recipes
- 671,602 Pioneer Woman
- 366, 346 Skinnytaste
- 74,343 Cake Wrecks
Total: Over 3.6 million annual readers.
Here's what we can conclude:
1. Simply Recipes has a stunning reach. She has larger readership than 10 of the top 11 national magazines.
2. A food blog, operated by one person, can reach more people than a corporate food magazine with a big staff.
3. Gourmet magazines are failing. People want easy, homey recipes. The top magazine in the US features reader-submitted recipes, tested in a professional kitchen. They're like the recipes you might find on…a food blog.
3. Americans want to lose weight by cooking at home, thus the success of top magazines Cooking Light and Weight Watchers, and the blog Skinnytaste.
4. Top television food shows influence what Americans read. Every Day with Rachael Ray, Food Network, and Everyday Food have a combined circulation of 4.26 million.
5. The Kraft company can beat out several well-regarded food magazines by making its own about its own products, and charging $14 a year for a subscription. Amazing.
What do you make of my analysis, and what are your observations?
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Notes: Blog numbers used by The Daily Meal include measurements from Compete.com. *Elise Bauer of Simply Recipes says she prefers Quantcast numbers, which list her at 4.4 million monthly uniques, double the number listed here. Magazine circulation numbers are mostly from 2011, unless linked. Photo courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
63 Responses to "Food Blogs vs. National Food Magazines: Guess Who's Winning?"
Interesting comparison… just as a heads up, compete.com definitely way underestimates unique visitors. In my case it lists about a quarter of the unique visitors that my analytics and wordpress stats reflect.
Large food blogs like Pioneer Women, smitten kitchen, and simply recipes get a LOT of views… On Deb's NPR interview this week, they said that smitten kitchen averages around 8mil/month as a ball park. Of course, nobody is directly paying for those views so it's hard to compare numbers.
Like Nick said, compete.com significantly underestimates traffic in many (most?) cases. Precise numbers aside, I think it's definitely safe to say that food blogs (both individually and collectively) have very significant influence in what people are eating and reading right now, as are food websites like AllRecipes.com, Epicurious.com and others with larger reach than the national print mags.
As I food blogger, I support other bloggers, but love my glossy cooking magazines too, especially those that offer nutritional breakdowns for every recipe in every issue.
Wonderful comparison piece, Dianne! This is so interesting.
The other metric, though, that I would be interested in is advertising (and subscription) dollars pulled in by each publication. That's the catch with food blogs and internet media in general: it is difficult for ad sales teams to monetize websites to match the value placed on one glossy full-page ad in a premium food magazine. Eyeballs don't always equal revenue on the web. There are a lot of complex factors that go into whether a site can be as profitable as a magazine.
I know that your post is here is more about audience than $$, but I also don't want people to assume that blogs' revenue is necessarily rising along with their audience.
At The Kitchn, for instance, we have over 5 million unique visitors a month (and over double that many pageviews) but do we have the revenue, operating budget, and complement of full-time staff as at Cooking Light? Even though our audience is far larger, advertisers do not treat our viewers as they would paying subscribers of a food magazine (and rightly so, I think – the quality of impression is very different).
So, all that to say – yes, the audiences of food blogs are massive, and print has been struggling, but advertisers still seem to want the impact of print ads. And as long as food writing and journalism is primarily ad-supported, advertising dollars will continue to be an important metric of viability.
Oh, and just to be super clear, since I didn't make it explicit above: No, we don't have remotely the "revenue, operating budget, and complement of full-time staff as at Cooking Light." Even at "big" food blogs with a larger staff, it's a constant, creative, challenging endeavor to try to make good content, pay people as well as possible, and try to make a positive, excellent business around food writing on the web.
One thing that jumped out at me as I read this was the units of measure. Is it accurate to compare one page view to one copy of a magazine? As an example, Food Network magazine averages about 200 pages per issue so assuming the reader looks at every page in the issue, wouldn't that be the equivalent of 200 page views?
I also noticed that the values for the magazines represent paid circulations. I'm curious what percentage of total sales that represents. I wonder what the average split is for magazines – subscriptions vs retail sales (grocery store check-outs, etc). I haven't got a clue.
Regardless of how you do the math, its pretty clear that food blogs are a force to be reckoned with.
Good point Laura on the paid circulation numbers. It might be a more fair comparison to look at advertising impressions, the sort of number a media buyer would have. As I recall, you add up paid circulation plus newsstand, and then multiply by some factor (2 or 3?) because magazines tend to get passed around a bit. This pass around is taken into account when calculating impressions. Anyone know a media buyer who can confirm?
As for Compete, QuantCast, and Google Analytics, from what I can tell Compete grossly underestimates everyone's stats. I guess if they apply the same logic to everyone's sites, then the resulting ranking is more or less accurate. I assume that's the idea. Compete put Simply Recipes at 2.5 M. Quantcast, which is verified through code on my site, puts the global number at 6.4 M uniques. This compares to Google Analytics which put me last month at 9.9 million uniques, a number which is also verified by code on my site.
One important difference between the readers of magazines and the readers of food blogs, or at least my food blog, is that if you read a magazine, you are well aware of the magazine you are reading'97its name, its style. If you come to a recipe on a blog via search, you may never even know that you are on a blog. I'm guessing at least half the people that come to my site don't realize it's just a blog, created out of a simple kitchen. So I think we are more challenged as food bloggers to nurture distinctive, memorable brands.
Elise I must complement you on some very impressive REAL numbers!
I've heard some pretty outlandish claims of unique visitors by bloggers lately that are factors of 10 more than what Quantcast is estimating. It is interesting that they don't install the Quantcast tracking code so it can't be proven. A few have even had the tracking code for awhile and taken it off for some reason. I wonder if it is because they want to be able to say that Quantcast's estimate is wrong, so can make up their own numbers.
So now that traffic numbers are being spoken of openly I have to ask why don't all of the bigger blogs have the Quantcast tracking code like Elise has? When they don't have it and still talk about their numbers you really have to wonder.
I've never even thought twice about putting any code but Google Analytics on my site. Is it important for some reason to have Quantcast in addition to GA?
Google Analytics tracking is only for your (and Google's) consumption. The results are not displayed publicly. Quantcast also tracks in the same way as Google Analytics but the results are available publicly. This allows the public to review your traffic and is accurate to the single visit and page view. To answer your question Dianne, this is how sites can be tracked. A third service, Comscore is typically used by advertisers when assessing which site to advertise on. I recommend their code as well so all 3 have accurate numbers.
As Elise mentioned Quantcast's unique visitors number is usually significantly less than Google Analytics because they take into account the fact that many people clear their cookies on their browsers. Google Analytics does not take this into account so it could count a single person that has visited the site more than once in a month as multiple unique visits. Quantcast has an algorithm that is supposed to remove this error. Visits and page views however should be exactly the same on both.
The bottom line is, if you want the world to know your REAL numbers you should have Quantcast tracking code and probably Comscore as well.
If you are running ads on your site other than Adsense, you will likely have Comscore tracking code in the ad code, because this is how the ad networks can accurately report back to their advertisers on how many impressions you really have. Whichever is your premium ad network would have the Comscore data. So you should be able to ask your ad network what your Comscore data is. Otherwise, to see Comscore data across an industry, you have to pay for it.
Okay, good to know! Thanks to you & Elise for sharing how that works. I'll implement the Quantcast code today! It's always good to have more accurate numbers.
This is one of the most fascinating, significant posts you've ever written. I look forward to seeing the comments flood in on this–especially from the professionals in the field of media buying, analytics, and such. Wish I had something relevant to add to the discussion, but I'll just be a very interested observer on this one.
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I found this post & your observations fascinating … Love that food blogs are getting their come moving up int heir value (or perceived value)
Historically people don't like to have to pay for things on the internet and unless that changes I think that blogs are always going to be regarded as the cheap cousin of food magazines. That's my tuppence worth anyway!
What a great topic, Dianne! And I thoroughly enjoyed everyone's take on these issues. It looks like it boils down to traditional media, which is expensive vs. the new media, i.e. blogging, social networks, and internet-based communication, which are all still 'free'. It would be interesting to monitor where all these will bring us in the next few years. Even better, what is the take-away for our readers here? Do they prefer to get recipes for free or pore over glossy magazine pages and pay subscriptions? Thanks for featuring this topic. Hope you don't mind if I share this on the free social media networks?
Very interesting article. I loved it, and I am very impressed at some of the numbers. While I still love me some printed material, the truth is that I haven't bought a magazine in ages. Not when I am almost overwhelmed by the number of the great blogs out there.
I wonder if the future is somewhere between blog and magazine, now that tablets and smart phones are becoming so abundant.
Really, this is absolutely amazing, fascinating information.
I wonder if grocery stores are aware of these statistics.
I don't think every single food blog has its own comscore, and sometimes they are rolled together in a particular advertising network. Your advertising agency may provide your comscore rank to you. I stopped Quancast because those beacons took a long time to load.
Fascinating numbers, and not totally unexpected given the fact that a reader can Google a recipe and immediately be presented with millions of results is winning out on having to flick through a magazine to find a particular recipe. It would be interesting to find out of those magazines listed how many of the subscriptions are digital ones, as it's quite difficult to pass a digital subscription onto another person to read and I think more and more people are subscribing digitally than purchasing print copies. I know I'm one of those people.
Elise's point about blog loyalty is an interesting one. I think there are those readers who simply want a particular recipe, find it on your blog and print it out and that's that. However I also think there are those who try the recipe from the blog, like it and think "this recipe was fantastic I wonder what other recipes this blog has that I might like". I also think it's a wonderful reminder to make sure the branding on our blogs is clear and recognisable. Also, the last thing we want is for someone to print a recipe and not to have any details for them on the print out about where the recipe came from.
You've given me a lot to think about Dianne. I just did a very quick research and my little food blog is pretty comparable to the big food magazines here in Australia. It sure helps the argument that we're worth something.
I heard a PR once say 'oh you don't need to pay bloggers they're desperate for things to write about.' Arguing that I have a similar reach to a major magazine that they pay thousands too sure helps!
I was surprised to see Food & Wine magazine with such few subscriptions (under a million) but maybe that's a decent number for a glossy? Perhaps it makes sense because in your article, you state that people want easy recipes. They don't have to shop for exotic ingredients and spend a small fortune to make one dish and then never use those ingredients again. I still enjoy that magazine, but to be honest, I don't think I've ever cooked one of their recipes!
Thank you Dianne for completing the picture that you started to paint at EatDrinkBlog in Adelaide. We Australian food bloggers are watching the growth of blogging in the US with great interest. Your talk inspired many of us to keep on bloggin' .
"People want easy, homey recipes" — interesting conclusion for #3, but it made me realize we're still missing a huge element in this argument: Books! I've noticed that I buy food magazines for an interesting article about a chef or a restaurant, but almost never for a recipe, like you suggest. But I usually peruse food blogs for novelty recipes, interesting flavors and combinations I haven't cooked before, not because they are homey or easy. Later, I'll return to blogs while I'm cooking, because they're so accessible, literally at the tips of my fingers. (And when I need to substitute an ingredient or convert a measurement, I just open a new internet tab!). But hasn't the rise in food blogs created a rise in successful recipe books? I think we still like the idea of holding something solid and pretty in our hands when we're thinking of food.
Yes, I still do like the idea of holding something solid and pretty in my hands while I'm thinking of food: a cupcake!
Dianne, this is a very incredible post, which articulates more clearly the feedback that we have been receiving from some of our blog readers – people want accessible recipes and are much more open to cooking from home. They do not want to be bowled over by the intensity of the fine dining approach – they would rather go out for that in a restaurant. Maybe what we are seeing is the steady decrease of what some people think of as "fancy, elite, gourmet" home cooking which some perceive as "pretentious" while others perceive more homely approaches as more "honest." Note as well that even restaurants are trending with more "home-cooked" flavours that resonate more effectively with a large part of their clientele.
The cook-at-home market is diverse and global and in local markets like ours in Dubai and the rest of the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East, dining out is much more popular it seems than home-cooking. Therefore restaurant reviews are typical in our blog market and the top ones gain popularity. Globally though, it is the home cook who rules and while people will buy magazines for the hard copy effect to curl up and read, many consult blogs for easy recipes.
Bottom line, people want inspiration to get into the kitchen tonight with ingredients they probably already have. People are also cooking more at home for health reasons and are looking for healthy options that suit their diet that do not taste like cardboard!
Thus the popularity of a magazine like Taste of Home which is comparable in type of recipe to a few of the most trafficked blogs.
Jennifer's last point about blog loyalty and branding is a very good one – hence the importance of making sure any recipe print-out plugins have a facility for the recipe author's identification.
I have a hard time analyzing all of this and I truly think it all depends on what we want, what we are talking about. Yes, numbers and traffic, but I like to think that the question is more complex than this. When I saw The Daily Meal's Top 25 Food Blogs list I was a bit astonished… yes, top blogs in numbers but it was a real mishmash of types of blogs, like grouping oranges and apples together. Or maybe apples and potatoes. Or like comparing Time Magazine, People Magazine and Good Housekeeping, if you see what I mean. What draws readers to one blog is not the same as what draws a reader to another, nor are they necessarily the same demographic; different blogs serve different purposes and have different aims. The blogs that I have seen change content in order to go where the traffic is may end up drawing more traffic – if that is the goal – but doesn't necessarily improve content. So old faithful readers may no longer visit at all. Just like people who buy Taste of Home don't usually buy F & W and vice versa. And each magazine must make their editorial choices based on which audience they want to reach and attract and why. Is this confusing the issue? Or bringing up an aspect of the question that no one really cares about? In the world of blogging I personally think traffic, stats, numbers, SEO plays too big a role in the conversation, primarily because it doesn't always reflect quality.
I also think that, as many say, it is unfair to compare buying and reading a magazine with visiting a blog and, if you will, purchasing a cookbook. Apples and oranges again, I think. Buying a magazine is a completely different experience, a different purpose and drive. Ditto the purchase of a cookbook. What would personally fascinate me is dividing different types of blogs that offer different types of content and see what draws readers to these sites and what keeps them. Ditto the different food magazines (I have conversations about this with the editor of ToH occasionally and it is interesting.)
I'm not sure what to really conclude from the comparison of data. Even as a (wannabe) food blogger and food blog reader, I am always searching out interesting print magazines or journals to read. In fact, I actually prefer print over web, but, it is hard to find good print magazines that offer the content I am look for (although they are beginning to become more popular as trendy print food magazines are seeing a resurgence). I read blogs and magazines for the stories–for the unique writing styles and perspectives of the authors, or tales about people doing interesting things in food. Magazines like Saveur, The Art of Eating, Lucky Peach, Gastronomica and Kinfolk are filling that niche for me and I'm always looking for me. Of course, these magazines have a far lesser reach than the ones you've posted above, but I wonder what those numbers would look like if we calculated enjoyment? I'm not sure the statistic of how many unique visits or purchases your website or magazine has indicates overall reader satisfaction or enjoyment to any significant degree. In many cases, it may just be someone googled a recipe and grabbed it from the a blog, not stopping to read, learn, and engage. And while the top magazines you've listed are not magazines that interest me, I do wonder about the "subscription" statistic vs. unique visits; a subscription suggests people are reading the magazine regularly (although they might just let the magazine sit on the shelf without ever cracking it open, which is what I do whenever I have a recipe-based magazine), whereas the blog stats only indicate one unique visit but not actual interaction with the site or the author.
What I really hope is that we stop looking at food blogs and print food magazines as being in competition with one another. I enjoy both and would like to see each thrive.
yesterday I heard someone say that the internet is making us have a mesh of information rather than a focal point – I think this is one of the problems for magazines no matter how many numbers individual bloggers have. However I found this interesting, especially how much the numbers of bloggers audiences tail off in the top 5 – and I can understand why simply recipes does so well.
One thing about magazine subscriptions is that many magazines underprice their subscriptions because they can make money selling your name and address; companies pay big money for those lists, which are targeted, so they can send catalogues, offers, etc to a very specific audience. So a magazine can charge $12 for an annual subscription and not make money there, but gain a lot more by selling their lists over and over. And magazines can charge higher rates, the higher their subscriber numbers – so although I don't know the precise economics of it, I'd venture to say there is some formula for having a certain number of subscribers and ad rates.
(Many bloggers do have mailing lists, but am not sure how many of us get hit up to sell ours. I don't share mine & I suspect most food bloggers don't simply because we don't want our readers getting unsolicited ads.)
Food+Wine for example, is part of American Express, whose audience is perhaps a bit more well-heeled than Food Networks subscribers and it's a higher-quality publication. So although the subscription numbers are different, F+W may be doing better than FN as they may have more higher-end advertisers who are interested in their subscribers.
Impressive numbers indeed. I suspect that food bloggers will continue to improve their writing and photography and more and more people will switch to recipes from people they trust and show less loyalty to the glossy magazines.
Dianne, you mentioned in your presentation the difference between food writing on blogs and magazines is that food blogs have personality and opinion and that's what our readers want.
If David Lebovitz recommends something, everyone's going to buy it. That trend will continue to grow.


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CodeIgniter Logging Class
Following the first article on how to deploy CodeIgniter on Google App Engine, the second article of the series is the Logging Class. In order to develop a successful application a developer must be able to consistently debug it. Throughout CodeIgniter and other user contributed libraries the log_message() function is the one up to the challenge.
From the CodeIgniter User Guide – Error Handling Section:
log_message() function lets you write messages to your log files. You must supply one of three "levels" in the first parameter, indicating what type of message it is (debug, error, info), with the message itself in the second parameter.
if ($some_var == "") { log_message('error', 'Some variable did not contain a value.'); } else { log_message('debug', 'Some variable was correctly set'); } log_message('info', 'The purpose of some variable is to provide some value.');
Extendind the Core?
Of course, our first problem is that in Google App Engine for PHP writing to the filesystem is disabled, so log_message() function is of no use. Writing a complete new function in order to utilize the PHP Runtime Environment Logging would mean re-writing all the core and contributed code utilizing log_message() so the correct path of action has two options:
- Extend Log Class Library to utilize Google recommended syslog() function
- Replace Log Class Library to utilize Google recommended syslog() function
Completely rewriting and replacing the Log Class Library is a good idea: When we migrate to Google App Engine we just copy the new Library classes and the framework will be up and running with the replacement functions. (And if any day we want to migrate back to another hosting server we'll just have to delete these custom classes and voilá).
The downside is that when debugging on our localhost, the custom classes will be used and thus we won´t be able to correctly debug the code.
Extending the library could be the solution. We create a global switch: If the config file says we are local then the core function will be used, otherwise our custom function will kick in and override the default behavior. Of course, more configuration will be needed.
Anyway, for the purpose of this tutorial (and keeping it nice and easy) we'll create a whole new Log.php file based (almost copied) on the original Log.php that comes with the core.
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This is the full Log.php file. You should place it in:
<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed'); /** * Logging Class using Google App Engine syslog function * * @package CodeIgniter * @subpackage Libraries * @category Logging * @author Alejandro Blanco * @link http://www.programming4design.com */ class CI_Log { protected $_threshold = 1; protected $_date_fmt = 'Y-m-d H:i:s'; protected $_enabled = TRUE; protected $_levels = array('ERROR' => '1', 'DEBUG' => '2', 'INFO' => '3', 'ALL' => '4'); protected $_syslog = array('ERROR' => LOG_ERR, 'DEBUG' => LOG_DEBUG, 'INFO' => LOG_INFO, 'ALL' => LOG_NOTICE); /** * Constructor */ public function __construct() { $config =& get_config(); if (is_numeric($config['log_threshold'])) { $this->_threshold = $config['log_threshold']; } if ($config['log_date_format'] != '') { $this->_date_fmt = $config['log_date_format']; } } // -------------------------------------------------------------------- /** * Write Log File * * Generally this function will be called using the global log_message() function * * @param string the error level * @param string the error message * @param bool whether the error is a native PHP error * @return bool */ public function write_log($level = 'error', $msg, $php_error = FALSE) { if ($this->_enabled === FALSE) { return FALSE; } $level = strtoupper($level); if ( ! isset($this->_levels[$level]) OR ($this->_levels[$level] > $this->_threshold)) { return FALSE; } $message = ''; $message .= $level.' '.(($level == 'INFO') ? ' -' : '-').' '.date($this->_date_fmt). ' --> '.$msg."\n"; syslog($this->_syslog[$level], $message); return TRUE; } } // END Log Class /* End of file Log.php */ /* Location: ./application/libraries/Log.php */
A few modifications were made to the original file.First, we created $_syslog variable to hold the php error level parameter (For more info: http://php.net/manual/en/function.syslog.php)
Secondly, all filesystem related code was removed. And lastly the fwrite() to the log was replaced with a syslog() call.
All core functionality was mantained. Logging enabling/disabling and thresholding through configuration has been kept identical, thus this library is 100% compatible with core and contributed libraries.
Test usage
I created a small testing function inside my welcome controller:
public function testing_logging_library() { log_message('error', 'Ahoy! Log Reader'); echo 'Log Written!'; }
We call the function, a blank page with Log Written! comes up and time for the truth.
So it works! As PHP syslog() function has 8 posible parameters: LOG_EMERG, LOG_ALERT, LOG_CRIT, LOG_ERR, LOG_WARNING, LOG_NOTICE, LOG_INFO & LOG_DEBUG, we could further enhance our class to be able to log beyond the four only priorities found in CodeIgniter but that will up to you.
Now that we are able to debug our code it's time to move onto testing some more complex classes. Stay tuned!


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After the mammoth Alice In Wonderland opening, this upcoming week we have four new wide releases all looking for a piece of the pie: Green Zone, Our Family Wedding, Remember Me and She's Out Of My League.
Green Zone had a pretty underwhelming week on Twitter with only 1,018 tweets. Much of the buzz also was to do with how much of a rip-off of the Bourne series it appeared to be, making fun of the studio and Damon alike. In terms of comparisons, Edge of Darkness had 1,168 tweets its week before release, and Armored had 322. The film should come in with a 600-800 ratio next Friday and based on these tweet levels 3,500 - 4,000 tweets for the week will be in order. Mid to high teens appear likely for the weekend.
Our Family Wedding was the weakest of the new openers with 555 tweets last week. Opening in only 1,500 theatres also might drive its ratio up somewhat, but the romantic comedy genre is usually pretty consistent with a 450-600 ratio. In terms of comparisons Did You Here About the Morgans had 493 tweets its week before release, Leap Year had 333, When In Rome had 865. It should be on course for a 1,500 - 1,800 tweet week. mid to high single digits are likely.
Remember Me had a massive week with 8,265 thanks to Robert Pattinson's Twilight following. Comparisons here will be pretty much useless due to the unique buzz that Pattinson attracts. The ratio here will clearly be the largest of the weekend, likely coming in around 2,500 or more. It should be able to cross 15,000 tweets next week which will make for an interesting call for the weekend's potential. Right now it would appear to be set for a mid-teens opening weekend.
Lastly, She's Out Of My League had a solid tweet week with 846 last week. This is actually pretty impressive considering the film's lack of star power. In terms of comparisons, When In Rome had 865 tweets its week before release, and Love Happens had 913. It should be on course for a ~$10 million weekend.
Check back Monday night for analysis of the Monday tweet totals. Follow @AlexBOXOFFICE on Twitter for additional updates.
Twitter tracking history. (For 2009's ratio history please check here.)
The ratio is the number of tweets per $1 million of Friday Box Office gross. A film with 1,000 tweets and a $10 million Friday would therefore have a ratio of 100. In general, films that appeal to very young or older audiences have lower ratios since those audiences are not big users of Twitter. By comparison, films that appeal to younger audiences (18-35) have much higher ratios since those audiences are much more active users of Twitter.


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The Eligibility Committee of Section XI meets before each sports season to consider appeals for students from member school districts who are:
I. seeking an extension of eligibility;
II. seeking waivers from the transfer rule;
III. who are foreign or exchange students;
IV. eligibility for shared service students.
It is the responsibility of the school district that requests the appeal to supply all required written documentary evidence needed to support the appeal. That written documentation may be sent to the attention of the Executive Director two weeks in advance of the Eligibility Committee meeting (see Section XI calendar) or directly to the committee members (fax numbers and addresses will be supplied to athletic directors annually) one week in advance. Failure to provide this material within the period requested will require the committee to remove the case from the hearing schedule.
I. Extension of Eligibility
The purpose of the Section XI Eligibility Committee is to consider "Evidence presented by the chief school officer" which "shows that a pupil's failure to enter competition during one or more seasons of a sport was caused by illness, accident, or similar circumstance, beyond the control of the student." Additionally, the chief school officer must include an explanation on how the accident/illness resulted in the athlete needing additional semester(s) to meet the graduation requirement. (Approved 7/1/2009)
Historically, the Section XI Eligibility Committee has interpreted the above noted regulations to mean that: 1) The student must have been prevented from participation through circumstances beyond his/her control, i.e., injury, illness, 2) The student must not be avoiding graduation in order to play a sport for an additional season. It should also be noted that Article II of the constitution of NYSPHSAA indicates that for purposes of eligibility, the clock starts at the point at which the student first enters ninth grade and continues for four consecutive seasons of a specific sport. If the student is in the fifth year of high school, that student is not eligible to participate in the interscholastic athletic program. In order for a student to be considered for participation, the procedures listed below must be followed.
A. Appeal Procedure
1. The superintendent must request, in writing, consideration to extend the eligibility of a student in his/her district. The letter shall indicate the reason(s) for the request.
2. A letter from the high school principal indicating that he/she is aware of the request shall accompany the superintendent's letter.
3. The athletic director must gather the necessary documentation and include it with the superintendent's request for appeal.
According to the NYSPHSAA: Appeal Procedure:
Note: While an appeal is being processed a student(s) may participate in practice sessions commencing from the date the appeal was filed.
B. Documentation
1. A complete record of the student's participation in athletics since grade seven specifying sports and sport levels (V,JV,JH) by year. Also include a description of the sports program available to students in that school.*
2. A complete history of the student's physical education record and activities. Include specifics for the period of time he/she was precluded from participating in interscholastic athletics (such as directives from physician regarding physical activity).*
3. Complete documentation relative to the specific injury or illness that precluded the student from participating in athletics. This documentation MUST include statements/records (medical and other) dated at the specific period of time of the injury or illness. Medical information, statements, records, etc., provided at dates that are more recent are not acceptable.
4. A copy of the school's athletic eligibility policy and documentation which indicates the eligibility status of the student-athlete for the period of time he/she was precluded from participating in athletics.*
5. Birth date of student.
6. The transcript of the student, indicating all courses, grades, accumulated credits, and anticipated year of graduation. Include a current report card to supplement the transcript, if necessary.
7. Prior planning that took place (if any) in anticipation of extending eligibility.
8. Any other information that the Guidance Department believes would be pertinent.
9. Any medical, psychological or psychiatric information attested to by the medical authorities shall indicate the illness, its extent, the effect on the student scholastically, and the effect on the individual's participation.
10. If the "...circumstances beyond the student's control", include issues such as physical or sexual abuse or conditions resulting from substance abuse, documentation to support the circumstance must include but not be limited to:
a. a social history prepared by the district's psychologist or social worker
b. medical records
c. hospital records
d. records from public or private agencies that provided support services during the time in question.
C. Hearing
The school district must be represented at the hearing. The attendance of the student, parents, etc., is at the discretion of the school district. Attorneys representing the student may not attend the hearing.
II. Transfer Students
If a student transfers from one school to another without a corresponding change of residence of his or her parents, that student is ineligible to participate in any interscholastic athletic contest in a particular sport for one year if the student participated in that sport for the one year immediately preceding the transfer. Students who are emancipated minors or who reached the age of majority and established a separate residency are exempt from this ruling. Others must appeal.
A. Appeal Procedure
1. The same as cited in I.A. above.
2. NYSPHSAA Transfer Rule
a. A student in grades 9-12 who transfers, with a corresponding change in residence of his/her parents (or other persons with whom the student has resided for at least six months) shall become eligible after starting regular attendance in the second school. A residence change must involve a move from one school district to another. Furthermore, when a student moves from one public school district to another public school district, for athletic eligibility the student must enroll in the public school district or in a private school within that district's boundaries of his/her parents residency. The Superintendent, or designee, will determine if the student has met district residency requirements.
b. A student who transfers without a corresponding change in residence of his/her parents (or other persons with whom the student has resided for at least six months) is ineligible to participate in any interscholastic athletic contest in a particular sport for a period of one (1) year if as a 9-12 student participated in that sport during the one (1) year period immediately preceding his/her transfer. Students who transfer from any school to the public school district of the residence of his/her parents (or other persons with whom the student has resided for at least six months) or a private school within that district's boundaries shall be exempt from the Transfer Rule. That such a transfer without penalty will only be permitted once in a high school career. NOTE: A student in a foreign exchange program listed by CSIET has a one year waiver of the Transfer Rule. If such a student elects to stay a second year he/she becomes a foreign student at the start of the school year with item (b) in effect.
Exemptions to (b): For athletic eligibility a student must enroll in the public school district or in a nonpublic school within that district's boundaries of his/her parent's residency.
1) The student reaches the age of majority and establishes residency in a district and can substantiate that they are independent and self supporting.
2) If a private or parochial school ceases to operate a student may transfer to another private or parochial school of his/her choice. Otherwise a student must enroll in the public school district of his/her parents residency.
3) A student who is a ward of the court or state and is placed in a district by court order. Guardianship does not fulfill this requirement.
4) A student from divorced or separated parents who moves into a new school district with one of the aforementioned parents. Such a transfer is allowed once every six months.
5) A student who is declared homeless by the superintendent pursuant to Commissioner's Regulation 100.2.
6) A student of a military employee who is transferred to an active military base may enroll in the non-public school closest to their residence and maintain eligibility if the student enrolls in a non-public school immediately following the change in residence.
NOTE: It is provided, however, that each school shall have the opportunity to petition the section involved to approve transfer without penalty based on an undue hardship for the student.
c. Transfer students trying out for sports before school opens in the fall shall register and be accepted by the principal of that school before the medical examination and the first practice. This shall constitute the start of the regular attendance for fall sports.
NOTE: After approval by the school medical officer a student may practice immediately and must satisfy the specific Sports Standard according to the number of practice sessions required.
d. Practices at the previous school may be counted toward the minimum number of practices required provided the principal or athletic director of the previous school submits, in writing, the number and dates of such practices to the principal or athletic director of the new school.
Transfer Appeal Guidelines - For consideration when determining hardship
waivers of the Transfer Rule
Financial - Appeals require documented proof of a significant loss of income or a significant increase in expenses.
~ Written description outlining the circumstances that lead to the financial hardship. Appropriate documentation may include:
- Evidence of loss of income or change in financial obligations (not self imposed).
- Family W2 forms - pay stubs.
- Notarized statement from parent.
- Statement from employer, attorney, accountant, social services or other professional with knowledge of the circumstances.
- Most recent tax returns - past two years.
Health and Safety - Appeals are considered for safety, mental health, personal relationships and other like circumstances.
- Written documentation from Superintendent of Schools or HS principal of the sending school indicating the specific circumstances which necessitated the transfer.
- Supporting documentation from a third party may be submitted.
Educational -
- Evidence of three units of credit in a particular subject area or three AP courses not offered in sending school which will qualify for graduation requirement. The Director of Guidance or Principal of sending school must submit a list of their school's course offerings. The Director of Guidance or Principal of the receiving school must submit a copy of the child's schedule.
- Written documentation from Superintendent of Schools or HS principal of the sending school indicating the specific academic circumstances requiring the transfer.
Foreign Exchange Student
-Report all through the Section office by using a standardized form.
B. Documentation
1. At least one of the following documents must be submitted:
a. deed of ownership of property
b. lease (signed)
c. contract of sale (signed)
d. County tax bill
2. Appropriate affidavits to verify current occupation of residence noted in above:
a. telephone bill
b. electric/gas bill
c. water bill
d. oil company bill
e. bank statement
f. credit card bill
g. payroll stub with address
h. cablevision bill
i. insurance bill
j. driver's license (not amended)
k. medical bill
3. Transfer documents from departing school
C. In cases of joint custody, copies of the court documents that relate to the residency arrangements for the child.
D. Records that describe, in detail, the investigation initiated by the receiving school which were used to ascertain residency.
E. Hearing
The school district must be represented at the hearing. The attendance of the student, parents, etc., is at the discretion of the school district. Attorneys representing the student may not attend the hearing.
F. Waiver of NYSPHSAA Transfer Rule (NYSPHSAA approved August 5, 2004)
Upon receipt of the appropriate request, a waiver of the transfer rule for any student athlete returning to his/her district of residency from a non-public school will be granted. The waiver will be granted only one time per athlete.
NOTE: We stress to all concerned that the transfer rule is still in effect and that without a waiver, an athlete for which the rule applies remains ineligible. Schools using ineligible athletes are subject to the forfeit penalty which cannot be made retroactive. Therefore, athletic directors are urged to establish leak proof tracking systems.
G. Practices and Competition
Students who are appealing the Transfer Rule can participate in practices, but not in contests, when the appeal application is completed and sent to the Section XI Executive Director. Participation against other schools in league or non-league competition is only permitted when the appeal has been approved.
III. Foreign Students - Exchange Students
A. Foreign Students
1. All foreign students who have been graduated from the secondary school system in their country are ineligible for the interschool athletic program.
2. Foreign students' eligibility shall be determined under the requirements of NYSPHSAA Standard #29 - Transfer.
NOTE: If a foreign student has participated in an organized sports program in a particular sport, equivalent to or on a higher level than our high school programs, he/she is ineligible to participate in that sport for one year.
B. Exchange Students
A bona fide foreign exchange student may be immediately eligible the first year in residence and be limited to one year eligibility provided the student (a) is a participant in an established foreign exchange program accepted for listing by the Council of Standards for International Travel (CSIET) and (b) complies with all State Education Department and NYSPHSAA, Inc. standards. Furthermore, there shall be no evidence that a student, school or other interested party has influenced the assignment of the foreign exchange student to a school for athletic purposes.
IV. Eligibility for Shared Services Students
New York State Public High School Athletic Association Eligibility Regulations indicate that a student in a shared services part time or full time program, taking the equivalent of four subjects including physical education, is considered as being registered in the home (sending) school and therefore, eligible to participate in the interscholastic athletic program in the home (sending) school. Exceptions to this rule must be approved by Section XI.
The Section XI Executive Board has established a simplified procedure to facilitate the approval of such exceptions:
1. Approval is required by both the "sending" and "host" school superintendents in order for a shared services student to participate in athletics at a "host" school. All other eligibility standards must be met prior to the superintendent's approval.
2. The completed request form is to be forwarded to the office of the Executive Director for final approval.
V. Eligibility Violation
In the event that a school becomes aware that it has been using an ineligible player(s), it shall be the duty of that school to report at once to the Executive Director of the Association, and it shall be the duty of the Executive Director to declare all games forfeited in which this player(s) participated.
* If the student has attended more than one high school during this time, documentation from each school must be presented.


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Our group of experienced ophthalmologists are Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. The doctors perform LASIK and are among a few select surgeons in North Texas credentialed in the use of the Trulign®, Crystalens®, ReSTOR®, and TECNIS® Multifocal Lens which provide far, intermediate, and close-up continuous vision. Treatment for cataracts, glaucoma, and corneal disease as well as routine eye care is offered by the center and our doctors.
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Illnesses and infections
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- Children and youth with type 1 diabetes in school
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- Common infections and your child
- Croup (laryngitis)
- Dehydration and diarrhea in children: Prevention and treatment
- Ear infections
- Febrile seizures
- Fever and temperature taking
- Fifth disease (Erythema Infectiosum)
- Giardia
- Hand, foot and mouth disease
- Head lice
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Impetigo
- Influenza in children
- Lyme disease
- Measles
- Meningococcal disease
- Pertussis (Whooping cough)
- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
- Pinworms
- Pneumococcal infections
- Reduce the pain of vaccination in children and teens: A guide for parents
- Ringworm
- Roseola
- Rotavirus
- RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus)
- Scabies
- Strep throat
- Thrush
- Urinary tract infections
Tests and treatments
- A parent's guide to the participation of children and teens in medical education
- Fever and temperature taking
- Health research in children: What parents need to know
- How to make sure antibiotics are the right choice
- Making treatment decisions for babies, children and teens
- Natural health products and children
- Planning care for children and youth with serious medical conditions
- Preventing conjunctivitis (pinkeye) in your newborn
- Reducing the danger of infection for children with spleen problems
- Testing for HIV during pregnancy
- Using over-the-counter drugs to treat cold symptoms
- When your child needs a red blood cell transfusion
Vaccines for children and youth
General Information
How to make sure antibiotics are the right choice
- An antibiotic will not help children get better if they have a virus.
- Children should only receive an antibiotic to treat an infection that is caused by bacteria.
- If your child is prescribed antibiotics, be sure to follow the instructions for taking the antibiotic.
Sometimes when your child is sick, he will need an antibiotic to get better. Most often, your child will get better just as quickly with or without antibiotics. It's important to know when your child might need an antibiotic.
What is an infection?
Infections are caused by germs. They are often found on the things we touch and can be passed from others if the germs come into contact with our nose, mouth or eyes. Two common types of germs are viruses and bacteria:
- Infections most commonly caused by viruses include colds and influenza (flu), and some ear infections.
- Infections caused by bacteria include strep throat, bladder and skin infections, and some ear infections.
What are antibiotics?
Antibiotics are drugs that doctors prescribe to kill infections caused by bacteria. They do not kill viruses. An antibiotic will not help your get better if she has a virus.
Antivirals are drugs that doctors prescribe to treat some serious infections from viruses such as influenza or chickenpox.
How do antibiotics work?
Antibiotics kill bacteria or stop them from growing and reproducing. There are many different kinds of antibiotics. If your child needs an antibiotic, your doctor will choose the one that's right for that specific infection.
Some bacteria have become "resistant" to antibiotics. This means the bacteria has changed in a way that makes it more difficult for the drug to cure or prevent the infection. When an infection can't be treated with the usual antibiotics, sometimes newer (and often more expensive) drugs must be used.
Why have bacteria become resistant to antibiotics?
Bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics when the drugs are used too often.
The main reason bacteria have become resistant to some antibiotics is because the antibiotic used to kill it has been overused.
How can you use antibiotics wisely?
- Children should only receive an antibiotic to treat an infection that is caused by bacteria. Colds are caused by viruses, and should not be treated with antibiotics. It's okay to ask your doctor if she thinks your child's infection was caused by a virus or bacteria and if an antibiotic is necessary. If your child has the flu, ask if an antiviral agent would help.
- When your child is sick, it's best to see her own doctor. That way, a record of all her medication use will be in one place. Avoid going to different walk-in clinics if you can.
- If your child is prescribed antibiotics, be sure to follow the instructions for taking the antibiotic. Discuss the amount of time your child should take it because some types of infections can be treated for shorter time periods.
- Never use antibiotics prescribed for someone else.
- Never use antibiotics left over from a previous illness. If you have unused antibiotics in your house, you should bring them to the pharmacy for safe disposal.
- Make sure your child is immunized. Immunizations, such as the pneumococcal vaccine, help prevent some of the illnesses that antibiotics are used to treat. Vaccines can also prevent many serious viruses, like chickenpox and influenza.
Reviewed by the following CPS committees:
Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
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Keeping Yourself and Others Safe
Sexual misconduct is a prevalent issue in campus communities and in our society as a whole. Read on to learn ways to protect yourself, friends and strangers from sexual misconduct.
Protecting Yourself
You can use a variety of strategies to protect yourself from being sexually assaulted.
Protecting Others
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Point guard Johnnie Ferebee shined as seventh-seeded Apprentice School upended defending champion Rochester (Mich.), the No. 2 seed, 72-63 Wednesday in the first round of the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association national tournament in Uniontown, Pa.
Ferebee led the Builders in points (20), rebounds (eight), assists (seven) and steals (three) as they earned a semifinal spot at 10 p.m. Thursday. They'll face No. 6 seed Tennessee Temple, which beat No. 3 Victory of Memphis, Tenn., 73-70 in overtime.
Trailing 49-47 with 10 minutes left, the Builders went on a 17-3 run in the next 6:21 and led the rest of the way. The contest included four ties and seven lead changes.
Apprentice shot 55 percent from the field in the second half.
Ya Ya Anderson scored 18 points as Radford hung on to beat Presbyterian 78-73 in the first round of the Big South Conference tournament in Conway, S,C.
Radford was up 70-59 with 4:49 left, but Presbyterian stormed back to trail by just one with 27 seconds left. Radford's Rashun Davis made two free throws with 20 seconds remaining. and Presbyterian's Jordan Downing missed a long 3-pointer that would have tied it.
Javonte Green sealed it with two free throws. Green finished with 16 points for Radford (21-11), which will face No. 2 UNC Asheville in a quarterfinal Friday, and R.J. Price added 15. Downing scored 32 for Presbyterian (6-26) and Reggie Dillard had 13. ...
Keon Johnson scored 15 points as Winthrop beat defending tournament champion Liberty 77-65.
Keon Moore, Andre Smith and Joab Jerome had 14 apiece for Winthrop (18-12). The Eagles made all 21 of their free throws and hit 8 of 22 from 3-point range.
Jerome made all nine of his free throws, Johnson made three 3-pointers and Moore had eight rebounds.
Andrew Smith led Liberty (11-21) with 17 points and Joe Retic added 15. The Flames were up by as many as 12 in the first half. ...
Gardner-Webb (18-14) eliminated Longwood 81-65 behind Jerome Hill's 16 rebounds and 12 points. Six Runnin' Bulldogs scored in double figures, led by Tyrell Nelson with 15 points.
For the Lancers, who finished 8-24, Tristan Carey had 18 points and seven rebounds and Karl Ziegler added 14 points. ...
Arlon Harper had 20 points as Charleston Southern (13-17) beat Campbell 81-71. Reco McCarter led the Camels (12-20) with 18.
Regular season:
Old Dominion extended its victory streak to five, the longest in Karen Barefoot's Lady Monarchs coaching tenure, by beating East Carolina 87-78 at Constant Center.
It was Senior Night for four Lady Monarchs: Becca Allison (11 points), Michelle Brandao, Stephanie Gardner (10 points) and Shakeva Richards. But Shae Kelley scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed eight rebounds as ODU finished the regular season 16-14, 9-7 in Conference USA. ECU fell to 22-7, 10-6. ...
Hofstra outlasted William and Mary 80-77 in double overtime at Kaplan Arena, rallying from a nine-point deficit to tie the score at 71 and force the second extra period.
The Tribe (8-19, 5-11) will meet UNC Wilmington in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament's play-in game next week in Upper Marlboro, Md.
W&M senior Kaitlyn Mathieu finished with a career- and game-high 23 points, adding 12 rebounds, a career-high four blocks and one steal. It was the 11th double-double of her career.
Freshman Marlena Tremba scored 14 points and made three steals. Junior Jazmen Boone chipped in 12 points, three rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Anma Onyeuku converted a three-point play to start the second overtime, and Hofstra never yielded the lead after that. Onyeuku and Annie Payton led the Pride (13-14, 8-8) with 22 points each. ...
Kirby Burkholder sank eight 3-pointers, one short of James Madison's school record, as the CAA regular-season champion Dukes (25-5, 15-1) romped to an 86-49 win at Northeastern.
Shanae Hilliard and Courtney Collins scored 20 points each as Apprentice School beat Rochester (Mich.) 74-59 Wednesday to earn a spot in the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association national semifinals in Uniontown, Pa.


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The Portland Alcohol Research Center investigates genes that enhance risk of or convey protection against alcohol use problems. The Center's goal is to help find new therapies to improve treatment and prevention. Learn more
Uncovering the Genes at the Foundation of Alcohol Dependence
One of 27 research centers funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, PARC focuses on uncovering the genetics of how the brain adapts to alcohol.
PARC supports the coordinated research efforts of 16 scientists at the Portland Veteran Affairs Medical Center and Oregon Health & Science University in areas ranging from behavioral neuroscience to molecular biology.
OHSU Equity Summer Internships for Undergraduate College Students 2015
FULL APPLICATION AVAILABLE HERE The PARC funds 8-week internships for students who are interested in advanced graduate study in health sciences, and who come from socially or economically disadvantaged backgrounds. All application materials due by February 9, 2015.
PARC Pilot Projects Funded January - December 2015.Three PIs, Kari Buck, Lucia Carbone, and Angela Ozburn, awarded funding for pilot projects in 2015.
Fellowship Opportunities
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: A spokesman for a fugitive American businessman fighting fiscal corruption charges in Dubai says he has been returned to the United Arab Emirates after fleeing to Yemen.
Businessman Zack Shahin was detained by Yemeni authorities last month as he sought American diplomatic assistance to travel onward to the U.S.
Shahin was released from a Dubai jail in July after posting a $1.4 million bail. He had been awaiting trial for more than four years on charges of financial improprieties as executive of a Dubai-based development company. He denies any wrongdoing.
Spokesman Darren Spinck says Yemeni authorities put Shahin on a plane Saturday to be returned to the UAE. No other details were immediately available.
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Media Opportunity
When: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013
Time: 9 a.m.
Where: Climate and Energy Control shop, Washburn Institute of Technology, 5724 SW Huntoon
Students enrolled in the Climate and Energy Control Technologies program at Washburn Institute of Technology will participate in an innovative hands-on learning lab at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 in the Climate and Energy Control shop at Washburn Tech, 5724 SW Huntoon.
As part of a $12.3 million energy savings renovation project with Trane, several outdated condensing units will be removed earlier in the week. Instead of consigning the units to a landfill, Climate and Energy Control Technologies program instructor Joshua Thompson is giving students an opportunity to disassemble the old condensing units, a task which is as educational as it is unique.
About the $12.3 million energy savings contract:
In February, 2013 Washburn University began a 20-month, $12.3 million project with Trane to reduce energy consumption and the campus' carbon footprint while making a significant improvement to the learning environment.
The most significant changes students and faculty will notice are the thermal and visual comfort improvements generated from upgrading the heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and lighting systems. Most buildings on campus will receive energy efficient lighting upgrades that will enhance the learning environment and improve energy efficiency. Additionally, HVAC equipment and control system upgrades will improve indoor air quality, ventilation and classroom comfort. Additional improvements include low-flow water fixture upgrades in most buildings and updating of the fume hood system in Stoffer Science Hall.
The project is funded with an energy performance contract authorized by Kansas statute for funding public infrastructure improvement projects. By managing and optimizing energy use, higher education institutions can leverage energy and operational savings to support strategic educational objectives.
With the new energy efficient upgrades, Washburn University is expected to save nearly $618,000 annually in utility expenses. That savings will initially be dedicated to paying off the cost of the improvements. Additionally, by replacing aging infrastructure Washburn will reduce its deferred maintenance backlog while preparing facilities for decades of additional use.
Joshua Thompson, Climate and Energy Control instructor, Washburn Tech, 785-273-7140
Amanda Hughes, Washburn University, 785-670-2153
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