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Resolution on Drug Abuse Treatment to Prevent HIV among Injecting Drug Users
Whereas the primary routes of HIV transmission among injection drug users (IDUs) is the sharing of contaminated injection equipment and unprotected sex; and
Whereas the HIV and hepatitis C epidemics and injection drug use are inextricably linked in American society; and
Whereas injection drug use is associated with one-half of hepatitis C cases and almost one-third of all AIDS cases both through direct transmission through shared needles and indirect transmission through sex with HIV-infected injecting drug users (CDC, 2002 and 2002a); and
Whereas one million active users of injection drugs live in the United States (CDC, 2002b); and
Whereas only a fraction of people who need substance abuse treatment are able to obtain it through public agencies (CDC, 2002b); and
Whereas infected injection drug users (IDUs) transmit HIV through the sharing of contaminated syringes and other drug injection equipment (CDC, 2002a); and
Whereas injection drug users inject approximately 1000 times per year (Lurie, Jones, and Foley, 1998); and
Whereas drug maintenance treatment including methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) and treatment with buprenorphine have been shown to reduce heroin use and drug-related HIV risk behaviors (Sees, Delucchi, Masson et al., 2000; Reynaud-Maurupt et al., 2000; Stock & Shum, 2004; Thiede, Hagan, and Murrill, 2000); and
Whereas participation in MMT is associated with a reduction in the number of sexual partners and a reduction in the number of high-risk partners (Sorensen and Copeland, 2000); and
Whereas participation in MMT is associated with an increase in the use of condoms (Lollis, Strothers, Chitwood et al., 2000), and
Whereas participation in MMT enhanced with harm reduction group therapy is associated with higher rates of abstinence from cocaine and fewer unsafe sexual practices (Avants et al., 2004), and
Whereas participation in MMT or buprenorphine treatment are both associated with reduced HIV risk behaviors (Mattick, Ali, White, O'Brien, Wolk, & Danz, 2003), and
Whereas participation in MMT (Hartel & Schoenbaum, 1998) or buprenorphine treatment is associated with lower rates of HIV infection (Reynaud-Maurupt et al., 2000; Sorensen and Copeland, 2000), and
Whereas participation in MMT provided in primary care settings results in similar HIV risk reduction outcomes as participation in traditional MMT settings (Keen et al., 2003), and
Whereas drug-free treatments including long-term residential, intensive outpatient, and short-term inpatient treatment for cocaine, alcohol, and polydrug use are associated with significant reductions in drug use and injection risks that lead to the transmission of HIV (Avins, 1997, Gottheil 1998; Hubbard, 1997; Longshore, 1998; McCusker, 1994; 1998; Sorensen and Copeland, 2000), and some of these drug-free treatments also reduce sexual risk behaviors; and
Whereas methadone treatment programs and providers are required to undergo an accreditation and review process that is costly in terms of compliance oversight and funds, and may discourage smaller treatment programs from applying to provide MMT (Department of Health and Human Services, 2001); and
Whereas the Drug Abuse Treatment Act of 2000 allows any physician choosing to take a short specialty training course and become certified to prescribe buprenorphine in an office setting, yet few have done so due to financing and services delivery barriers (West et al., 2004); and
Whereas access to drug treatment including opioid maintenance is particularly difficult in rural areas (Deck & Carlson, 2004) but in general, the availability of drug maintenance treatments for injection drug users is inadequate and discouraged by regulatory requirements;
Therefore be it resolved that the American Psychological Association (APA) actively supports and promotes an increase in accessible, available drug treatment for IDUs in traditional substance abuse, mental health, correctional, educational, and medical care settings in both rural and urban areas to prevent the spread of HIV, hepatitis C, and other contagious diseases.
Given that psychologists have many areas of relevant practice competence, including assessment, intervention, and prevention skills, that could and should inform the discourse about HIV prevention and substance abuse treatment for IDUs and their significant others; and
Given that psychologists' training in research makes them especially well-qualified to assist policy-makers in making informed judgments based on the best available science;
Let it be further resolved that the APA:
Encourages state governments, Congress, and the executive branch to promote public policies and revise regulations and provide increased training to potential providers to increase available drug treatment for HIV prevention in a variety of settings, and
Promotes increased funding for HIV prevention research that includes drug treatment provided in traditional substance abuse, mental health, correctional, educational, and medical care settings; and
Supports training in HIV prevention interventions, including addiction treatment for injection drug users, within psychology training programs at all levels; and
Promotes and facilitates psychologists' acquisition of competencies in addiction treatment strategies that decrease transmission of HIV infection among injection drug users that are culturally responsive and gender appropriate, including mastery of the literature on treatment of injection drug users and familiarity with effective interventions that are employed to address this problem; and
Encourages psychologists to develop multi-cultural competencies that address the issues of sub-groups of individuals, including various racial, ethnic, and gender groups who use and inject drugs; and
Advocates for reimbursement of psychologists for provision of drug treatment interventions that decrease drug-related HIV risk behavior among IDUs; and
Supports psychologists as they engage in interdisciplinary and international efforts involving other health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals who seek to enhance understanding and treatment of drug dependence and sexual risk behaviors.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Good Momma?
I feel pretty good at being a parent nowadays, whenever I stop and think about it. But I still feel like I have some penance to pay for how bad I was at it for a year and a half after we adopted Matthew, and for how long it took me to sort myself out even after that. Certainly for how long it took me to love my adopted kid as much as I love my biological kids [about 3 years. Much like my realization that Stu had left, one day last fall I realized Matthew was finally fully assimilated into my emotional self, and that I felt the same about him as I did about Ayden and Riley, without really knowing exactly when it happened]. If someone were to ask if I think I am a good parent, I would be inclined to say no, because I would include an overall assessment of myself. A cumulative evaluation of my parenting over the past 6 years. That year and a half was so bad it drags down my average, in my mind.
So is Stu really gone, if I still flog myself with this? Is it fair or accurate, my memory of that year and a half? I did a lot of things right, even if some of what I did wrong I did in such a way as to discourage attachment and adjustment between Matthew and I...my intention was never, ever to actually discourage attachment. I wanted to encourage it so badly that my anxiety was so high and my expectations of myself and of Matthew so unrealistic that failure was a matter of when, not if. I. Could. Not. Cope. I wanted to so badly that it worked against my ability to actually cope. But I did some things right, and most of the minutes in most of my days were actually positive parenting moments. So can I give myself grace? I've been shaking my head in response to this question I pose to myself periodically over the past 3 and a half years. 'I'm not ready to let it go yet. I need more penance. I need to feel painfully guilty a little bit longer.'
I think in most regards, Stu is gone. But this statement by my friend regarding her own parenting revealed some areas Stu is hiding in the corners of my mind. I parent well now. I did NOT parent well for a year and a half of my parenting journey. So if I assess myself as a parent, that bad period reigns and I give myself an 'F.' 15%. 1 out of 10. This makes me feel aweful. Like I've failed beyond redemption at the most important job of my life, a job I'm committed to without a backout clause or a plan B, and with pretty major consequences for failure or even small weaknesses. Is this fair? Is it accurate?
NO. How can one learn a job like parenting, of necessity a task with on the job training, with no room for mistakes? Learning? Grace? Forgiveness?
Stu says, "Your mistakes were bigger than most parents' mistakes. Your actions more unforgivable." I think Stu needs to shut up. I think it is high time I stop flogging myself in penance: but HOW?
If I assess myself as a parent currently, with only my present actions included, I am a very good parent. I am patient, the majority of the time. I am attachment focused. I parent with goals in mind: autonomy, impulse control, reading readiness, nutrition, attachment, self assurance, a healthy view of sexuality, a sense of belonging, creativity development, and etc. I repeat myself, though I hate to do it. I control my emotions, though it goes against my nature. I get up at night, though I love my sleep. I push them on the swings, I carry their bicycles up hills, I play soccer, swim, play monopoly, and wrestle when I would really rather read a book and hide away in my room all day. I bath them. I wash their clothes. I tell them I love them, and why, and what their strengths are, and how to master their difficult to master characteristics. I am fun. I play with them, I garden with them, I sing to them, I play jokes on them and with them, I dance with them. I create boundaries for them for appropriate behaviour. I speak to them respectfully. I feed them, though I don't like the daily domestic tasks surrounding food. I lose my cool, but only sometimes. I resort to spanking, but only when I have lost my patience AND my ability to think creatively, and I strive to NOT spank at all. I get cranky, and snippy, and impatient, but not often. I would say I am good at this job currently, and have learned how to balance having multiple children and performing multiple tasks quite well, particularly considering it is not my natural gifting.
So why can't I feel good about what I do? Why can't I let the past go? Why can't I allow myself to feel like a good parent?
Some part of me feels like there was a lost innocence in my parenting journey that I can never get back. I have faced a pretty nasty monstrous part of myself and can't erase the memory of that encounter from my knowledge. When I try to give myself grace, it feels like I am making excuses. I did have an anxiety disorder, and didn't know it. I was angry, and couldn't figure out why. I had hypoglycemia, and hadn't figured that out yet. My expectations were unrealistic, and I didn't know that. I couldn't multi task, and didn't know how to learn it. I felt guilty and responsible for aspects of Matthew's life journey that I had no control over, and didn't know it was inappropriate. I had unleashed empathy, and didn't know yet how to build boundaries around it to conserve emotional energy for myself and my family. I was sad. I was angry. I was guilty. I worried I had made the biggest, most irreversable mistake of my entire life. And I rendered myself an utter failure as a parent.
BUT. I strove to be better. Every time I failed, I picked myself up and kept going, which is the bravest thing I've ever done. I tried to get help, and tried again, and tried again, and tried again. And from here, and from there, and from some books, a counsellor, some trustworthy friends, lots of prayer, and dedication and loyalty towards my family and towards figuring it out, S.L.O.W.L.Y. I learned to love my son, and to relax my grip, and to ease my anger, and to wrestle my guilt, and I got better.
'Courage is not defined by those who fought and did not fall, but by those who fought, fell, and rose again'
I don't know who wrote that, but I know it is true of my experience.
'Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a different past'
That one is by Anne Lamott. I haven't given up entirely, as is evident by this post. But I'm trying.
One step at a time.
And I'm very glad to be on the healing side of that journey.
'Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
10 comments:
- Louise and Gary Chapman said...
Melissa, I just wanted to say a few random things...
1. I think you are a wonderful mom.
2. I meant that I think I'm a good mom compared to my less than good wifey skills at the moment. I think sometimes an area or two of our life takes a backseat when we are adjusting/busy. For me, that's Gary and I feel bad about it.
3. The one thing that i see that has been beneficial (can I say that?) from your struggle with adjusting to Matthew being part of you family is that you are like a wounded healer. I feel that way with others who have lost a loved one or are struggling with the fact that their loved one is sick. I know, i've been there. I think that you have been, and will continue to be, a healer for others.
4. I think you are really hard on yourself. I hope you don't take that the wrong way. I think you are such a fabulous mom. Who else takes their 3 boys berry picking, to Canada Day celebrations and then to a group dinner BY HERSELF?!
5. SYTCYD is on right now...I'm loving Brandon. You?
Love, Louise
PS I really, really try not to spank either but I did it once and it was very effective:)
- July 15, 2009 at 8:03 PM
- lori lls said...
This post is really hitting close to home, Melissa. I haven't been a parent long enough to assess myself or be assessed, but I have failed in other very close and significant relationships. Those times of failing are what jump readily to mind when I'm thinking about the overall relationship.
I gots no answers. Just sayin' you're not alone. Surely there will be a day when this Demon of Regret's ass is kicked for good.
- July 16, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- Rachel Clear said...
Shit, woman. This post so was raw and honest and real and... wow.
I am not a parent, but I wrestle with these feelings in other areas. I often feel like I'm the shittiest wife in the world, or the shittiest sister, daughter, friend. Then other times, I realize that I am totally awesome at all of those things. Then back again.
You are aware, and that is more than I can say about most parents. As much I want to say, "Don't be hard on yourself", I also want to say, "Don't stop being hard on yourself. Never stop! Always keep trying!" and I don't mean anyone should REALLY be hard on themselves, I just mean that so many people don't know (or don't care) that they are failing others and this cluelessness is palbable and gives way to more hurt. I know your boys will be great men because they have a mother who never stops trying.
Be a bit more gentle with your soul, but never stop trying to be better, just as you are today.
- July 16, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- Janet said...
I go through reaallly good times, when I feel I am doing well, then other times when I feel I'm a horrible mom. I am thankful that kids are so forgiving on the days that I am such a big grump!
- July 16, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- tamie said...
Jon and I spent last weekend with James Finley, who is my most trusted spiritual teacher. And by "most trusted" I mean that if I felt let down by James Finley in any major way, I might abandon faith entirely.
He talks a lot about meditation. Learning to sit still, to sit in God's presence, is one of the keyest keys, in his teachings.
Well, I've been listening to him for 6 years, but I've never regularly meditated.
We talked about this, as we were there on the retreat. We talked about what comes up when people meditate--anger, fear, sorrow, deep grief, hatred, painful memories, boredom, etc.--and we talked about how we have this (bottomless) capacity to hate on ourselves for the struggles we have in meditation. Like, we think that we won't be lovable until/unless we get the spiritual life right, and we have very specific standards (always just out of reach) for what the spiritual life should be, and we withhold love from ourselves until we reach those standards. So, in meditation, if it didn't go well, we hit ourselves internally. (And if it "went well" we congratulate ourselves, which is also missing the point, in another way.)
I don't know if this kind of thing is true for everyone, but it is so so so so so so so so so so so so so true for me. My capacity to punish myself is absolutely bottomless.
Well. So this weekend we meditated a number of times, while we were with James Finley. Before we meditated, he gave us detailed instructions for how to sit, breathe, posture ourselves, etc. And at the end of all those instructions he said, "It will go how it will go. And it will be more than enough. Count on it."
Then he said. This is true of your life, your whole life. When you get to your death bed you can say, "It went how it went. And it was more than enough. More than enough."
Somehow that felt like redemption, entire. Our life goes how it goes, we try our very best, and we fuck up, but in the end, in God's eyes, all our bumbling efforts are more than enough.
So I say to you. Your parenting goes how it goes. You try your damndest. And it is truly enough. More than enough.
- July 16, 2009 at 6:45 PM
- Dana said...
You are a wonderful parent! Hip hip hooray for being on the healing side of the journey. Be encouraged as you find your finish line. Love you.
- July 16, 2009 at 7:46 PM
- lori lls said...
Good word here, Tamie. Real good word.
- July 16, 2009 at 11:54 PM
- Asheya said...
I was talking with my friend here about this issue of "being a good mom." She is very attachment focussed too, but is at a point where she is pregnant with her second and her first is still keeping her up all night, so she is going crazy with lack of sleep. She went to a counsellor to get some help. The counsellor told her that in the eyes of the law, a good mom is very different from how we interpret it. The counsellor told my friend about a woman whose case she worked on some years ago when she was a social worker. This mom left her 4 month old child unattended all day, lying in his crib, with a bottle of kool-aid, while she went out. The neighbours finally came to check when the crying went on and on and no one was going in or out of the house. The child was taken away, but the court decided to give the child back to the mother when she explained herself by saying that she gave him kool-aid because she knew milk would go bad in the time she would be gone. Knowing milk would go bad = good mother. Obviously this story is probably more complicated than that, but the point is that while this story is appalling to me, this mother was considered competent! I don't think you or me or any of the moms I know would even come close to leaving our babies unattended all day with just a bottle of kool-aid. So, yes, you are a good mom, and no, we are not perfect human beings. I know one day I'll have to ask my kids for forgiveness for how I've messed them up, probably in ways I don't even anticipate. But I think being willing to say sorry and be humble is all part of being a good parent too.
- July 19, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- melissa said...
Is it enough, Tamie? I don't feel like enough. I don't, I don't...
I love you all and I appreciate your response to this post. It was pretty raw and wide open. Thank you for gathering around me as I wrestle with this.
- July 20, 2009 at 12:46 AM
- tamie said...
Sorry it's taken me so long to get back. The farm in South Dakota swallowed me for a week.
Wonderful story, Asheya. I mean, tragic, but it illustrated the point perfectly. I think the thing is that if being a human while being a parent isn't good enough, then no parent on earth is good enough. Which is absolutely true, in one way. And in another way, it isn't true at all. Somehow we are enough--you are enough--even with your shortcomings and failures. I hope someday Ayden, Matthew, and Riley will be able to articulate that and reflect it back to you.
- July 27, 2009 at 3:48 PM


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Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.Global Press Institute BANGALORE, INDIA - Shelley Das, 32, is a well-educated and widely traveled woman who lives in Bangalore, a city in southern India. Dressed in neat business clothes, she has just finished another workday at a multinational corporation, where she holds a senior position. She says that she is part of a recent quantum leap in the evolution of the urban Indian woman. "The average urban Indian woman is educated, financially independent, emotionally strong and spiritual[ly] complete," Das says confidently. But her tone suddenly switches to disappointment as she acknowledges that society has been slow to evolve with this new woman. "Unfortunately, this has created an environment of insecurity in her domestic as well as professional worlds," she says. "On the contrary, average urban Indian man has not kept pace with her. In fact, to many, he has regressed." After a little pause and pondering, she continues. "The Indian man's monopoly as the breadwinner of the family is [being] challenged by the hand that rocks the cradle as well as provides for the family," she says. "The insecure man is now pushed to a corner, where he basks only in the glory of physical prowess." Das, who is single, says this makes dating difficult. "As a result, chivalry has been reduced to only a concept," she says. "These days, men do not offer a seat to women in crowded public buses, they do not hold the closing elevator door for a female colleague or expect the wife to have a say in family planning." Das says she is proud of the progress the urban Indian woman has made. But she is unhappy about the response of society toward this progress. Women in urban areas say that the older generations have trouble adjusting to their increasing entrance into the workplace. Some couples say readjusting domestic responsibilities in response to this increase is another point of contention, while other couples report that they are doing their best to adapt. Meanwhile, unmarried women are pushing the envelope further, saying it's time women have more freedom to choose their partners and control their sex lives without pressure or judgment from parents or society. If some changes are made, it is possible for India to meet targets to promote gender equality and empower women - goal three of the Millennium Development Goals, a U.N. anti-poverty initiative that countries worldwide have pledged to complete by 2015, according to the MDG Monitor. These targets include boosting the female-to-male ratio when it comes to seats in Parliament, wage employment outside the agricultural sector and education. In India, the percentage of women in Parliament increased only 1 percent - from 7.2 percent to 8.3 percent - from 1997 to 2007, according to the MDG Monitor. While the male employment-to-population ratio was nearly 80 percent in 2009, the female ratio was just over 30 percent, according to the latest statistics from the U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. There is also still a gender disparity favoring boys when it comes to education in India, while the majority of countries in the region with recent data available had achieved parity. Urban Indian women say they are more educated than their mothers and grandmothers. They are taking jobs that were once considered only for men - working at gas stations, driving taxis, working as criminal lawyers and judges, doing mechanical and engineering work, and even sitting on the board of directors for Fortune 500 companies. But they say their progress is cramped by a society that has been slow to evolve with them. Neelanjana Paul, 36, works for an Internet technology company in Bangalore. She says that companies are still figuring out how to adjust to the entrance of women. "While taking the late-night office cab, the standing instruction from the employer was that the woman employee should not be dropped last," she says. "Many a times, the male employees were reluctant to be dropped last but never voiced their grievance openly." But she says she insists on being treated equally with her male counterparts. "Being a woman, I was very much aware of this and did not want to avail of this privilege," she says. Paul says that her female friends have also confronted antiquated attitudes in the workplace because of their sex. One friend received flak for working hard and excelling in her role as a project manager in a software company. "My friend was very talented and hardworking," Paul says. "During tough deadlines, she would stay back throughout the night with her team members, all men. Or some days, she would stay all alone in the office completing her work." An older female colleague about her mother's age told her friend that she liked her because she was strong and brave. But then she also told her that she would be scared to have a daughter like her. "Was it [a] compliment for her hard work or a criticism for her unconventional attitude?" Paul asks sarcastically. She says these outdated attitudes - that women can't be both successful employees and wives - prevent women's advancement in the workplace. "This is the major reason that women do not raise to higher positions," Paul says strongly. "Simply, a woman's dedication to her work is restricted by many clauses." But Partha Banerji, 29, a single man who works for an Indian software company in Bangalore, disagrees about women's ability to advance at work. "They are strong competitors when it comes to getting that coveted job offer," he says. Raising his eyebrows, he says women may even have a leg up on men when it comes to character. "Typically, a woman employee is considered to be more honest and ethical than us," he says. But he quickly jumps to clarify. "But I think generalization should not be made the thumb rule," he adds. "Efficiency, willingness to work hard and experience should be the parameters to judge a prospective employee." He says that women sometimes even take advantage of their stereotype of being the weaker sex. "Many a times, I have seen a woman colleague playing damsel in distress to win professional favors from her male bosses," he says. "Call it the ambition of the urban Indian woman or petty office politics. It is a defining feature of Indian corporate workplace." But many women say their gender roles serve more as a disadvantage. They say they end up working more than their husbands because of the domestic responsibilities that have traditionally fallen to them. After returning from work, they begin their second shift: cooking, cleaning and helping children with their schoolwork. Many say their husbands hardly help them with these duties. A 35-year-old senior manager at an IT company declined to be named because of the contention this issue causes at home. She says she married her boyfriend four years ago. "But he is a not a companion," she says with a sigh. "We both work for equal hours at [the] office, but when I come back, I am expected to cook, clean, and take care of his parents and the entire house." In addition to not contributing at home, he also expects her to wait on him, she says angrily. "He does not pick up his plates after dinner and wants everything given to him," she says. "He will never go and fetch things from the refrigerator or kitchen." She pauses before continuing. "So to avoid all the hassles, I quietly do it all," she says. "I do not get any help from him in our housework." Doing double the work exhausts her physically and mentally, she says. "I do not get any time to relax to either spend time with my friends or pursue any hobby," she says. "I feel like a machine." But some men say they are learning to adjust to women spending more time outside the home by supporting their wives' careers and sharing domestic responsibilities. A 35-year-old manager at a financial institution in Bangalore empathizes that the city-dwelling Indian woman has her hands full these days. "She works much harder than the average man," he says. "Managing family and office is not a mere cakewalk." He acknowledges that balancing work and home life involves lots of sacrifices for women. "My wife is a fashion designer and has to stay for long hours in her studio," he says. He says it involves sacrifices for him as well. "Frankly speaking, I would have liked her to spend more time with me," he says, declining to be named because he has never voiced this concern with his wife and doesn't want to hurt her feelings. But with a smile on his face, he continues. "But I think it is small price to pay for her individual freedom and creative pursuits," he says. He says he does his best to enable his wife to pursue her work. In addition to driving her to the office every day, he also helps out with household work like cutting vegetables for dinner and doing laundry. For unmarried women, they say more freedom is needed when choosing their partners and making decisions when it comes to sex. A 26-year-old human resources employee for a multinational corporation in the city says women's sexual freedom remains restricted. She declined to give her name because she says that society would chastise her for her views. "Virginity is a personal choice, but in India it is related to define the character of the girl or woman," says the woman, who pursued women's studies in college. "Apparently a progressive society that has created texts such as the Kama Sutra, worships the feminine form of energy in goddess Durga and Kali, the Indian society has retained its age-old prejudices against women and her sexual freedom." She points to the idol of Durga that she keeps in her house for worship. She places one palm over the other and lays them on her chest, and emotion fills her voice. "It is also my decision to share my body and my emotions with the partner of my choice," she says. "My virginity is not the yardstick of my character. Losing or retaining my virginity before or after marriage does not make me a better or a worse person." Read the original story here
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Ah, California. Hotbed of vaccine refusal, home to vaccine "exemption clusters" that might have been at the root of the 2010 pertussis outbreak in that state. Marin County CA, for example, can boast a high frequency of parents claiming exemptions from vaccinating their children because of "personal belief," which doubled there from 2005 to 2013. In some schools in that county, as many as three-quarters of entering kindergartners enroll with a personal belief exemption.
Alarmed at this growing resistance to prevention of deadly infectious disease, public health officials in California sought a change to the exemption. The California Assembly passed a bill requiring parents opting out of vaccinations to obtain a healthcare professional's signature confirming that the parents had first received information about the risks and benefits of vaccines. A legislator-pediatrician authored the bill, which received broad support from medical entities in California, according to Bruce Pomer, executive director of the Health Officers Association of California, writing in an op-ed at Capitol Weekly.
But, there was a hitch, and now some public health experts are deeply concerned that a loophole in the new exemption language could actually end up boosting opt-outs.
The loophole, included at the direction of California Governor Jerry Brown, is a religious exemption that would allow parents to evade seeing a medical professional. The evasion is as easy as checking a box [PDF] declaring that one's religion precludes one from seeing said medical professionals. Which religions that might be is unclear; those that appear to be most common in, say, Marin County, don't tend to prohibit adherents from turning to licensed healthcare practitioners.
In announcing the new form, the California Department of Public Health framed this addition in constitutional terms, saying that "the form allows for constitutional freedom of religious expression." The news release also has department director Ron Chapman saying, "It is important that parents make an informed decision, and this new form encourages education about vaccinations while protecting an individual's constitutional rights." Should we anticipate a sudden interest in constitutionally protected religious expression from folks who might previously have not scored terribly high on the religiosity scale?
The language for the box allows a parent to declare as
a member of a religion that prohibits me from seeking medical advice or treatment from authorized healthcare practitioners.
The language is squishy; i.e, what constitutes being a "member" of the religion, and what constitutes an "authorized" healthcare practitioner [ETA: this FAQ from the CA Department of Health seems to answer this one]? Given that no evidence appears to be required beyond checking the box, perhaps that doesn't matter. But let's take it at face value. Normally, the people it describes would make up a fairly small group, although public health professionals certainly are aware that such religious beliefs can lead to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease, as we've seen in a few places recently. But public health professionals also know the lengths some impassioned people will go to to avoid vaccinating their children. Evidently, these experts believe that those lengths don't end at misdeclaring–you know, lying–about one's religious beliefs. Perhaps California has just created another arena besides foxholes with a sudden underrepresentation of atheists.
According to Eryn Brown, writing at the LA Times, the Health Officers Assocation of California is planning to "keep a close eye" on vaccination rates. If parents are avoiding contact with medical professionals by simply checking the religious exemption box, rates of personal belief exemptions will likely decline and religious exemptions rates will go up. ETA: It also seems that those who already have exemptions probably won't have to re-file a new one unless they change schools at kindergarten or seventh grade.
Marin County, hotbed of vaccine exemptions for personal beliefs, might be a good place to watch for that. Meanwhile, I'd guess that vaccine exemptions overall will probably not decline, defeating the original goal of the bill, and given the ease of just checking a box, they might even go up.
[ETA: Interesting observations unfolding in the comments. For example, were someone to swear via affadavit that their religion precludes their seeking medical advice yet be detected in having done so (for other reasons) in an investigation, that could mean serious consequences. In addition, there seems to be some lack of clarity about which religions do, in fact, have prohibitions that extend to not even visiting a medical practitioner.]


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The Observation Deck
A blog of opinions on local, state and national issues
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Mr. McCoy's odd missive
Our opinion: The Albany County executive would have done far better to forge some teamwork in asking the state for money, rather than shooting off a rambling letter. No one will ever accuse Albany's city, school and county leaders of playing well together, at least not since the days of legendary O'Connell-Corning machine. But political […] [Read More]
Mr. Cuomo's budget overture
Our opinion: The governor proposes limits on spending and no new taxes. This year's legislative battle could be a less contentious one. Gov. Andrew Cuomo talked of the twin goals of fiscal stability and social progress as he outlined his state budget proposal on Tuesday. In a poorly governed state — like, say, New York for […] [Read More]
The state of kids: Poor, and poorer
Our opinion: New child poverty figures are alarming, and suggest the state needs to rethink education funding for things like early childhood programs. You can shrug off the fact that more than half the children in Schenectady and more than a third of the kids in Albany live in poverty as just another symptom of […] [Read More]
Still hard times in New York
Our opinion: State leaders must deal with what appears to be a growing fiscal crisis among local governments, before then start failing. You don't need a degree in accounting to see the signs of fiscal strain across New York. The recession may be over for Wall Street, but it isn't on Main Street. Or at […] [Read More]
New York has other bills to pay
Our opinion: The governor says keeping the Bills in Buffalo is critical. But aren't there better ways to spend the state's money and to save a city? Oh, the priorities to be set and the financial commitments to be made — for everyone from the people trying to turn around losing football teams to the […] [Read More]
Citizens must be schools' partners
From today's editorials: Voters need all the facts — including details about surpluses — if they're to make an informed decision on school budgets. ___________________ You don't have to take sides for or against schools, unions, your favorite teacher or your children to know that when it comes to paying for public education, something has […] [Read More]
Gov. Cuomo's dose of reality
Today's editorial: Governor Cuomo offers painful but necessary cuts — and some suggestions on making them less painful. __________________ For too long, New York has been an overachiever when it comes to spending. At last, Governor Cuomo has dared to lower the bar. The question now is whether the Legislature can resist its normal impulse […] [Read More]
State of the state? Literally in crisis
From today's editorials: Gov. Cuomo calls for a radically different approach to government. Can New York remotely afford to resist sweeping fical reform? Governor Cuomo laid out in painful detail Wednesday just how broke New York is, and how urgent it is to get the state's budget into long-term balance and end the excessive spending […] [Read More]
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Vermont Interfaith Action News
Tilley Drive Update!
September 30, 2009
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Members of the Christ Church, Presbyterian and St. Paul's Cathedral Local Organizing Committees held a meeting on Monday, 9/28 with officials from Fletcher Allen, CCTA, and South Burlington. This was a follow-up to VIA's own Action held on June 16th. We are working to resolve public transportation issues regarding access to healthcare services at the FAHC outpatient medical facilities located at Tilley Drive in South Burlington. We are encouraged by the progress being made. Our goal is to achieve positive change to especially benefit individuals without reliable vehicles, the elderly, patients with medical restrictions, homeless persons, members of our refugee communities, and others who depend on reliable, safe, and convenient transportation for their health and wellbeing.


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Seventy champions of lupus research—supporters, donors, and researchers themselves—gathered at the elegant Chicago Club in early summer to learn the latest on finding answers to the chronic autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus).
An Evening of Outreach, Awareness-Building, and Learning
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"I had no idea so much advancement had occurred in the field," reported a guest.
"This definitely expanded my knowledge of lupus and the research involved in finding treatments and hopefully a cure," said another.
LRI President Margaret G. Dowd introduced LRI's newest video and spoke eloquently of the Institute's enormous successes in changing the field of lupus research over the past decade.
"We've worked with volunteers around the country who have been the driving force behind LRI becoming the world's leading private supporter of innovative research in lupus," she said. "It is the individuals and families touched by lupus that drives us all towards our goal to cure lupus. I am honored to be a part of it."
Hosted by LRI Chicago the evening was generously underwritten by national board members and well-known Chicago philanthropists, John and Kathi Buck. The Bucks and local big-hearted patrons, Lynn and Chuck Brewer (Palatine), served as honorary chairs.
Dr. Katz led the scientific portion of the evening's agenda. He movingly recounted how the board voted to fund each of the researchers and how heartening it was to share their outcomes with others in the lupus community.
Three LRI Midwest Researchers, Three Incredible Stories
Mariana Kaplan, MD, at the University of Michigan talked about her success in finding a biomarker (early marker) for women with lupus at risk for heart disease.
Emily Baechler Gillespie, PhD, at the University of Minnesota spoke of her groundbreaking developments in finding a simple laboratory test to spot impending disease flares. View her presentation
Marcus R. Clark, MD, at the University of Chicago described the advances he's made in proving his hypothesis that the kidneys of people with lupus may contain B cells that directly promote inflammation and damage in these critical organs.
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As a web designer, there are all kinds of things you need to consider. Things like what content will populate a page, what will be the color scheme you choose and how will the information be laid out – these are all important considerations. However, understanding the ins and outs of your client and their business can also come in handy when it comes to designing their site.
For example, let's just say the site you need to design is www.hughesnetinternet.net. Obviously, if you are unfamiliar with satellite internet service and how it works, you would want to familiarize yourself with it. While your client would typically provide you with press materials and information necessary to accomplish this, it would be prudent to go one step further.
Depending on whom you are dealing with, this may or may not be possible, but one of the best ways to understand your client is to visit their business. Spend a day in the office and see what the culture is like and how people work in the office environment. Understanding all the little moving parts of a business can help inform your decisions even further when it comes time to lay down the groundwork on a site design for your client.
Let's face it – when it comes to the internet, competition is tough. Millions of websites are being created and indexed on popular search engines every day and you want yours to be one of them. You also want your site to stand out from the rest. Having this unique perspective with your client is what can separate you from other web designers and make your work stand the test of time.
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recipe: pimm's pitcher
Serves 4
1 C soda water
1 C fresh sweetened lemonade
3 C Pimm's No. 1
1/2 apple sliced thin
1/2 orange sliced thin
1/2 lemon sliced thin
1/2 english cucumber sliced thin
few sprigs of mint
Fill a pitcher with soda water, lemonade and Pimm's. Stir to mix and serve over ice. Garnish each glass with sliced cucumber, apple, lemon, orange and mint. Can be made in advance and kept cold in the refrigerator.
Adam's hints:
—no one wants to leave guests to keep running into the kitchen to mix another cocktail, so make pitchers of drinks and set up an easily accessible bar area complete with all the fixings.
—unless they'll be served right away, keep the ice on the side when mixing pitchers of drinks to avoid melted ice diluting the cocktail.


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Houston's Hiring
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SeaWorld San Antonio Hiring Seasonal Workers
It's hard to think about Spring and Summer employment with Christmas just around the bend, but SeaWorld/Aquatica in San Antonio is already ramping up its seasonal hiring. According to a company representative, they are currently focusing on filling about 1,700 Spring positions from front-line to leadership positions in various areas such as Culinary, Merchandise, Park Operations, […] [Read More]
TopGolf Hiring 335 Full and Part Time Associates
TopGolf Houston West, a golf entertainment complex where the competition of sport meets your favorite neighborhood bar, will be opening on December 4, 2012, at 1030 Memorial Brook Blvd. off of Highway 6 and Interstate 10. In order to open their doors, they will be hiring 335 full-and part-time hourly associates as well as for […] [Read More]
Ruggles Green Hiring for New Sugar Land and Heights Area Restaurants
Ruggles Green CityCentre, Houston's first certified green restaurant and the greenest restaurant in Texas (3rd greenest in the U.S.) was opened with the goal of providing local, organic, and gluten free options to customers via a premium fast casual restaurant. The vision of founder Federico Marques was to lead the industry in sustainability, while still offering […] [Read More]
Texas Renaissance Festival Hiring 300 Seasonal Employees
If you're looking for an out of the ordinary seasonal job experience, The Texas Renaissance Festival is hiring. They need about 300 people to fill food and merchandise sales positions and food preparation, games and rides jobs for their annual event which runs this year every weekend from October 6, 2012, to November 25, 2012. […] [Read More]
Schlitterbahn in Galveston is Still Hiring – 160 More Positions Available
Although Schlitterbahn Water Park leadership started ramping up for its busy summer season in January by hosting career events and attending job fairs throughout the city, they are still looking for a few good men and women to join their team. According to Jeffrey Siebert, Communications Director for Schlitterbahn Water Parks, they hire about 800 […] [Read More]
Pleasure Pier in Galveston is Hiring 600 People!
Galveston's new Pleasure Pier, opening in May 2012, will include 16 rides, a full-service restaurant, midway games, shopping and live entertainment. A $60 million project of Landry's Inc., the Pleasure Pier will be the only attraction of its kind on the Texas Gulf Coast and they are hiring now! According to a company representative, they will […] [Read More]
Sugar Land Skeeters Hiring! Event February 11, 2012
Many thanks to my friend, Susan Farb, owner of Susan Farb Public Relations, for information about the Sugar Land Skeeters hiring event on February 11, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. to noon at The Fort Bend Christian Academy. Those interested in joining the team can apply in person at the event located at 1250 Seventh Street […] [Read More]
Jobs Aren't Taking Off at Continental/United Airlines in Houston
Since the merger between Continental and United has calmed down a bit, I called to find out if they were doing any hiring in the Houston area since joining forces. A company representative confirmed that while 1,500 HEADQUARTER jobs remained in the area after the merger, they weren't at a point where they could comment […] [Read More]
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Gotta love those guys that look like they hit puberty when they were 8. the best part of this whole video was at the end "I want 1 more" and tomlin replies "Me too" and you could hear the crowd giving it up LOUD.
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Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go...!!!
Cam quickly becoming a fan favorite and a team leader...I love it.
2015 NFL Draft
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3) Tre McBride-WR
4) Jeff Heuerman-TE
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i have several green,red and jalapeno peppers growing in my garden they all seem to be growing well until this week all the stems with the blooms and pepper buds are falling off what am I doing wrong or what is going on with these peppers
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Top 10 Artists we want to see for this years Melodifestivalen
So the time of year has come around again that we get the slow trickle of artists announced, with the announcement of Linda Bentzing participating we've all got the shivers. We here at ESCIreland have our favorites from the previous years and usefull link we would like these ones to return for this year Mr Christer Bjorkman, pretty please with sugar on top! In no particular order.
1 – Le Kid
While they have just been around for a few months Le Kid have that certain poppy sound that just makes them brilliant.
2 Måns Zelmerlöw
He hosted last years competition and was in 2 previous MFs with great success. 3rd in 2007 with Cara Mia and 2nd in 2009 with Hope & Glory. It's an odd year so he needs to come back
3 Timoteij
This goes without saying, we love the girls too much to we choice not have them in our 10. Their album was pure gold. They came from nowhere last year to win their semi final above one of the http://redevgroup.com/levitra-6-free-samples favourites – Darin. Their futures are bright indeed.
4 Lili & Susie
No other explanation needed!
5 Velvet
We love this woman a little too much, plus she is the Queen.
6 Eric Saade
He stole our hearts last year and should have won instead of "This is my life", we can but hope that he will be back with a splash this year.
7 Gravitonas
While Alexander Bard may have written for a Dansband this year Melodifestivalen still would not be Melodifestivalen without one of his bands involved
8 Lena Ph
It's about time this Diva made a return to the stage. I mean who else could get away with a song about anal sex in front of 100 million people and get away with it!
9 Alcazar
This time give them something with a bit more umph to it, headlines was ok but didn't cut the mustard!
10 Nanne
It's time for the tiny terror to make her way back, with a recent album launch (next week) she is on cheap generic levitra the up at the moment. Plus we need that added bit of http://gb2gm.org/real-cialis-online-without-prescription crazy!
Do you have any favorites that you want to see in it this year? Why not let us know.
Tags: Alcazar, eric saade, Gravitonas, le kid, Lena Ph, lili & susie, Mans Zelmerlow, Melodifestivalen, Nanne Gronvall, Schlager, Timoteij, velvet
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Cool list! But I guess we won't see Alcazar and Velvet at least few years after their fails.
Lena, Le Kid, Gravitonas and Nanne are very possible though.
LIL and SUSIE …………Love it new number there for madge and buying real cialis without prescription I think xx
and as for Lena ……well wouldnt that be fab !!!!!
What about Carola?
I would add Kevin Borg (if he's not to represent Malta): great singer, great performer, adorable.
And of course Robyn. Though I suspect she wouldn't touch it with a barge pole after seeing Andreas Johnsson go from kewl boy to Melodifestivalen desparate in a couple of years' time.


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We want you to know that we are here for you to support your yarn crafting needs. There are many ways to "talk" to someone at Lion Brand, and not only that, but depending on how you choose to connect, you can also share with other yarn crafters.
Find us on Facebook by searching for "Lion Brand Yarns". There are a lot of great conversations going on over there. You can read other peoples' comments, you can comment yourself and you can ask us a question. You'll find about 190,000 fellow knitters and crocheters there. Everyone can post pictures for the community to look at, and if you do, you'll find that other community members may even comment on it. You can participate in our polls and be the first to hear about special offers. If you stop by, say hello to Jess, who works with our Facebook community.
Click the email link above to ask us a question about patterns, yarns, tools, and more. You'll find it easy to reach the right person depending on what type of help you need. You can make suggestions or pattern requests, ask about an order you placed. Did you know that we answer questions about our patterns if you get stuck? Don't hesitate to drop us a line if there is any way we can help. We answer these questions within a day or two during business hours, Monday through Friday. We have a team of people who answer emails including Laura, Barbara, Carolyn, Zontee and more, because we want to take care of everyone's needs as quickly as possible.
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Will you be attending a wedding or getting married in the upcoming months? Fall is a popular wedding season, and I mean, why not? A wedding with fall color accents can be very beautiful. I personally love to see the rich brown, gold and red hues in wedding decor. Even a simple outside wedding with fall foliage in the background can be breathtaking. Below you'll find some patterns for wedding favors or decor inspirations. Some of the pattern samples are designed in white, but take a look at these with alternative yarn colors for autumn themed creations.
|Monogram Letters
Crafted with: Nature's Choice Organic Cotton (Almond)
Click here for pattern.
Other color suggestions in Nature's Choice Organic
|Lace Vase Cozy
Knit with:Sock Ease (Marshmallow)
Click here for pattern.
Other color suggestions in Sock Ease:
|Wedding Favor Bags
Knit with Vanna's Glamour (Topaz and Gold)
Click here for pattern.
Other color suggestions in Vanna's Glamour:
Flower Hair Accessories
Crocheted with Vanna's Choice Baby (Berrylicious, Goldfish,
Sweetpea, Lamb)
Click here for pattern.
Ring Bearer's Pillow Cover
Crocheted with Microspun (lily white)
Click here for pattern.
Other color suggestions:
|Amigurumi Bunny Topper
Crocheted with Vanna's Choice
Click here for pattern.
Congratulations to the couples to be wed in the remaining months of 2011! Wishing you plenty of joy and love!
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Darn that Zontee. I was looking through past blogs for something to send to a customer and I happened on her blog post from last summer about upsizing the Bebop Cardi by using larger yarn. I've actually seen her sweater in person and it's fabulous. I meant to make it back then, but then I sort of forgot about it as other projects took priority. But when I saw the post again, I knew I had to go ahead and chain on.
In the original blog, Zontee notes that she went up to a category 5 yarn and made the small. I'm a little larger than Zontee, so my choices were to either go all the way up to a category 6 yarn, or stick with the category 5 and make a larger size. Since I had two balls of Tweed Stripes in Caribbean handy, I went with the latter option. I did my swatch, found that the large was going to be the size for me and chained on.
The yardage from the two balls of Tweed Stripes should have been plenty, but I remembered that I'd used a bit of it for another project awhile back. Not much, though–just a few yards. That wouldn't matter, right? (Stop laughing. You know denial isn't just a river in Egypt.) Sure enough, I ended up about 3 rows short. Grrr. They were three short rows, too!
Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I could have just bought another ball of the Tweed Stripes when I got to the office the next day–it wasn't quite the same as when you run out of a discontinued yarn that you just can't get more of, or can't find a matching dye-lot or something like that. Working at a yarn company does have its privileges and sitting on top of a warehouse full of said yarn is one of them. But I wanted to be done with this thing, and I was mad! How dare my yarn betray me like that! I'd show it! Who needs the original yarn when you can just finish up with a coordinating yarn?
So that's what I did: grabbed a partial ball of Vanna's Choice that I'd had laying around for a long while and that also happened to coordinate perfectly with one of the colors in the Tweed Stripes. I finished off my three rows and it looked okay, but just okay. What I really needed to do to make it look as if I'd planned this all along was add more of the Vanna's Choice in another location. It's a bit of a cliche, but it's true: if it occurs once, it's a mistake; if it occurs twice or more, it's a design feature.
What I decided to do was add a border all the way around the outside edge (meaning the open sides and the bottom, since the color was already at the top of the sweater) and then also around the sleeves. I probably could have also done just a couple of rows of dc at the bottom of the sweater, obviating the need to do the sleeve edges. One more note: Vanna's Choice is actually a category 4 weight yarn and not a category 5. I know this, but I also know that Vanna's Choice is at the thicker end of the category 4 spectrum, so I was pretty sure it would work okay with the same hook. It did turn out to be a little tighter in gauge than the rest of the sweater — enough so that I ended up working one fewer round than called for in the pattern. So do definitely keep in mind your gauge and what weight yarn you need to work with to obtain that gauge when you're choosing a replacement yarn like this. (Just in case you're wondering about the "design" I used for the border, it's just a simple *sc, ch3, sk next sc. rep from * all the way around the sleeves and on both side edges. The bottom edge I just worked a sc in each stitch across.)
I really love the way this one came out–it might be one of my favorite things I've ever made. So I guess instead of darning Zontee for leading me down this path, I should be saying, "Thanks, Zontee!"
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Play Ball! August is wrapping up, which means we're heading into the home stretch of this year's Stitch N Pitch season. If you're not already familiar with it, Stitch N Pitch is an event organized by the National NeedleArts Association that brings yarn crafters to major league ball games. As someone passionate about both yarn and sports, there is nothing I love more than to see people yarn crafting supporting local sports.
Upcoming games in September:
Sept 10 – Chicago White Sox
Sept 13 – New York Mets
Sept 15 – Cincinnati Reds
Sept 25 – Detroit Tigers
As we get to the end of Stitch N Pitch season, I hope that those of you who have already attended your local Stitch N Pitch games had a great time, and I hope you'll leave a comment sharing your experiences.
Stitch N Pitch in New York
My fellow New York Stitch N Pitch committee members and I have been working hard to top last year's event, during which we set the World Record for most people crocheting in one place. This year, we're planning–with the help of yarn crafters like you–to yarn storm (or "yarn bomb") Citi Field. If you're in the NYC-area, click here to learn more about how you can drop off swatches at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio in Manhattan and come to our seaming party to help seam up the swatches into pieces that will decorate Citi Field! I am extremely excited for everyone to see the yarn storming that will place at Citi Field. It will truly be something to see.
So come one, come all as we cheer on the New York Mets as they battle the Washington Nationals. Again, the game is September 13 and it starts at 7:10 pm. To purchase tickets for the game, visit the Lion Brand Yarn Studio.
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Without a doubt, fall is my absolute favorite fashion season. The rich colors and luxurious fabrics are just what I need to get me through the winter months — even if I can only dream about wearing them!
Just recently, I saw a breakdown of fall trends on New York Magazine's website that appealed to the yarncrafter (as well as the fashionista!) in me. According to their fashion reviews, two of fall's biggest trends are Victorian-style lace collars and fur coats.
Seeing these trends got my imagination going — what patterns, I wondered, could I make that would hearken back to these luxurious, heirloom styles? I checked out our Pattern Finder®, and here are my favorites among the patterns I found.
Victorian Lace:
|Crochet Lace Scarf
This scarf is made of very Victorian, thick floral lace. Use it to add interest to a turtleneck or wear it as a shawl during transitional weather.
|Pale Gray Lace Cowl
This cowl hints at the lace collar trend without looking fussy. Try tucking it under a blazer for a polished look.
|Ruffle Necklace Scarf
The possibilities are endless for this fun, feminine accessory. For a more delicate look, try using a laceweight yarn like LB 1878. For a true Victorian lace look, use a DK weight yarn like LB Collection® Superwash Merino.
|Knit Segment Scarf
Fur goes a little bit rock 'n' roll with this long scarf. Wear it to toughen up a casual look or to distinguish your formal look from the crowd.
|Wendy Collar
They won't know it's faux! This jaunty collar has the luxurious look of fur with the added plus of being animal-friendly.
|Knit Vest with Fun Fur Trim
The trim on this rugged vest uses two colors of Fun Fur® for an authentic look. The body incorporates Scattered Seed stitch for durability.
Do you like to incorporate fashion trends into your projects? Tell us in the comments!
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If you'd like to write a guest post for the Lion Brand Notebook, we'd love to hear from you.
Over the past four years the Lion Brand Notebook has been a resource for inspiration and support in the worldwide yarncrafting community. From interviews to detailed how-to articles, the Notebook covers subjects that are interesting and helpful to crafters and aspiring crafters.
We're looking for relevant, unique content that readers here are interested in. We would love to share your unique insights, teachings, and creativity with our community.
Interested? Submit your proposal to be a guest blogger on the Lion Brand Notebook by emailing the following details to email@example.com:
We look forward to hearing from you.
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Many of you have written to us about not being able to find your favorite Lion Brand yarns at your local stores and have encouraged us to offer more there. We thought we would give you a little behind-the-scenes info about how our yarns end up in your local store to help you understand what you'll find.
Lion Brand offers over 800 different yarn colors and over 45 different types of yarns. The major retail chains that carry yarn–Michaels, JoAnn Fabrics, AC Moore, Hobby Lobby and Walmart–as well as the smaller stores, could not possibly have room for all of our yarns in the space they have available in their yarn department. Of course, we would love for them to offer a wider selection of Lion Brand but we don't control what retailers offer. As a result, you will often find a good selection of the most popular Lion Brand yarns like Vanna's Choice®, Homespun®, and Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® in many retail outlets, but you may not see some of our cult favorites like Cotton-Ease®, Wool-Ease®, or Recycled Cotton. But even if you find a popular yarn like Homespun®, no one store will carry nearly 60 colors.
We know that everyone has her favorite yarns and colors so if you'd like your local store to carry your favorites, don't hesitate to ask them. You can write on their Facebook page, if they have one, you can email their corporate office, or you can ask a store manager for the yarn and color you like. When enough people demand the same product, it may push your local store to carry it.
If all else fails, we have every single yarn and color on our website, LionBrand.com. Plus, we have something extra online, which is the exclusive LB Collection of fine fibers at value prices.
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If you host a girl-scout troop, after-school club, or just the neighborhood kids, it's always have to some great craft projects in your back pocket for a rainy day…or perhaps you're hosting a wine & crafts night (or a bridal shower, baby shower, birthday party, etc.) for your friends and you're looking for some group-friendly activities that are fun and light-hearted. Either way, bracelets made of yarn can be a fun project to do together.
Whether you're just crafting (by wrapping and gluing, knotting or braiding) or you're knitting and crocheting, LionBrand.com has a great selection of bracelets and cuffs to check out. Here are just a couple of options, but as always, you can use the search box on LionBrand.com to look for others.
|Wrapped Bangle Bracelets
Recycle sections of old mailing tubes or dress up plastic bangles with sparkling yarn. Just wrap and glue the yarn! This basic craft project can be done with kids of all ages in just about any yarn.
|Wrapped & Braided Blue and Green Bracelet
Wrap a foam ball in yarn to create a bauble for your braided bracelet. Glue, yarn, and a foam ball are all you need to make bracelets of all sorts.
|Knotted Friendship Bracelet
You may remember knotting lanyards or embroidery thread as a kid to make bracelets for all of your friends. Relive those days–or pass this easy skill onto a child in your life–with this beginner pattern.
|Glittering Knit Bracelet
This cable-knit bracelet is a stylish project that all your friends will love. Practice your cabling skills and make them in different colors so you can share!
Pink Sparkle Crochet Bracelet
This 5-star pattern is quick & easy, even for the novice crocheter. Make multiples in different shades of sparkling Vanna's Glamour for party favors!
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When you are increasing stitches on a patterned garment, perhaps for a sleeve or some waist shaping, you may encounter the instruction "increase in pattern" or something similar. This is so that you won't have something like a big weird unmatching section of stockinette at the side of your sweater — if your sleeve is worked in a patterned stitch like seed stitch or a lace pattern, you want the whole thing to be in that pattern, even as it gets wider.
It can be a little confusing when you're adding stitches to both sides. The end stitches are easy to figure out, but the beginning stitches can seem a little tricky. You really just want to work the new stitches on the next row as if they were always part of the pattern. In seed stitch, for example, your first 5 rows will look like this if you cast on three and increase 1 stitch at each end of every other row:
Row 1: kfb, p1, kfb
Row 2: p1, k1, p1, k1, p1
Row 3: kfb, p1, k1, p1, kfb
Row 4: p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1
Row 5: kfb, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, kfb
And so on. You need to be able to identify the components of your pattern to determine where those new stitches belong. In the above example, the most important thing to remember about seed stitch is that you are working every stitch the opposite of what it appears to be, so if it looks like a knit you purl it and if it looks like a purl you knit it, and they're alternating in a 1×1 pattern. When increasing in pattern like this I generally find it's easiest to just look for the first recognizable stitch I can and then count out what I should be at starting the row (e.g., in seed stitch if I see a knit stitch three stitches in, I know I should purl that one, so the one next closest to the tip would be a knit, and the then the first stitch will be a purl). When you get to the end, you'll just continue in pattern alternating knit and purl and that will work those new end stitches in correctly.
This strategy can be used with pretty much any stitch pattern, no matter how complicated: identify a stitch that you know where it falls in the pattern, then work backwards from there to determine which stitch you're starting with. You may have to fudge occasionally…let's say your pattern is something like k3, k2tog, yo, p2. If you're increasing in single stitches, at some point the "correct" stitch to begin with will be either half of the k2tog or the yo–neither of which is really feasible. When that happens, just knit (or purl if it looks better) the edge stitch and begin using that stitch in pattern again on the next row.
Increasing in pattern doesn't have to be tough–just take it slow and remember that your goal is to maintain the overall patterning as you work across.
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The days are nearing where the kids will be off to school and you worry less about what daytime activities will keep them occupied. BUT, before you get ready to send them back to school, why don't you cherish this time left and craft some projects together (or tell the kids to create some of these easy crafts to show you when you get home). No needles or hooks required!
|Paper Box Vases
Add some yarn flair to your containers with this simple craft great for pen/pencil holders, flower vases and more.
Crafted with Homespun.
Click here for free pattern.
|Blue Bayou Tassle Necklace
Stylish teens and younger children can have fun crafting this unique necklace. There are so many different color combinations to be made!
Crafted with Fun Yarn.
Click here for free pattern download.
|Pom-Pom Caterpillar
Playing with caterpillars can be fun when they're made out of yarn! Sew your pom-poms together to make this little critter. It's a great toy for a child, baby, and even a pet.
Crafted with Fun Yarn.
Click here for free pattern.
|Wrapped Bangle Bracelets
Make a few of these bracelets in different sizes and layer them for a night out. These can make a great accessory for a simple outfit; try a different look with some sparkle from Vanna's Glamour.
Crafted with Vanna's Choice.
Click here for free pattern.
|Star Street Necklace and Bracelets
Have the kids craft their own jewelry set that you don't have to worry about them losing or needing repair!
Crafted with Homespun.
Click here for free pattern.
Check out some more crafting ideas from Lion Brand Yarn here! If you decide to craft any of these projects, we strongly encourage you to review our patterns. Don't forget, you can always post final projects to our customer gallery. Happy Crafting!
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Port Aransas Community Theatre puts on 'Annie' the musical
CORPUS CHRISTI - The Broadway version of "Annie" doesn't return to the stage until this fall but theater lovers already can catch the musical with a production at the Port Aransas Community Theatre.
Shows will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Performances will continue at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Aug 10 and 11. A final show will be at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 12.
The musical, set in 1933, follows Annie, an orphan, who wishes to find her parents and gets taken in by billionaire Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks after living in a miserable orphanage.
More than 40 people have been involved in the production, taking part in costume production, technical support, lighting and acting. Bethany Mathews and Ava Smith will both play Annie.
Auditions were held for most parts in the play and invitations were given to other actors who wished to participate.
"We wanted to do a multi-generation production for a while and this seemed like a perfect fit," said Ken Yarbrough, the play's director. He also plays the role of Warbucks.
The performers have been rehearsing for "Annie" the past four weeks, a shorter span than the usual 12 to 16 weeks used to prepare.
"We've become a little family with all the time we've spent together due to time constraints," Yarbrough said.
The actors have been practicing four to six days a week to get ready in time. Despite the short turn around, Yarbrough anticipates few hiccups.
"You would think we've had months of rehearsals," he said.
Tickets are $15 for adults and children 12 and younger get in for $10.
Tickets are still available through the theater company's website and will be on sale 45 minutes before the start of the show each day.
The nonprofit community theater puts on several productions each year, in addition to hosting community events such as the annual benefit show for Relay For Life.
The much anticipated "Red, White and Tuna" performance, which is expected to sell out, will be put on next spring.
If You Go
What: "Annie" the musical
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Show continues on Aug. 9, 10, 11 and 12
Where: Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 State Highway 361, Port Aransas
Cost: $15/adults; $10/12 years and younger
Information: 361-749-6036 or portaransascommunitytheater.com
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New website to educate, discuss, raise religious awarenessWritten by Caitlin McGlade | | email@example.com
A former Blade editor has helped launch a website to get Toledo talking about religion.
ToledoFAVS.com mixes columns and news articles written by religious leaders and followers alike about subjects relating to all forms of religion. David Yonke, who was a religion editor for 12 years, approached the Religion News Service about a year ago about getting the site up and running.
Toledo is the fourth city to see a local "faith and values" site administered by the Religion News Service. Religion News LLC, which is based out of the Missouri School of Journalism, acquired the Religion News Service about a year ago. Seeing that the company was not sustaining itself, Religion News LLC turned the news service into a nonprofit and sought to open sites in local markets to drive up advertising opportunities, said Debra Mason, the publisher.
The local sites are also a way to fill the gap left by many daily metro newspapers closing out their religion sections, Mason said.
"We see part of our role as educational and helping to foster a civil discourse about religion and part of our role as telling good stories that many daily newspapers have abandoned and are not telling anymore," Mason said.
Yonke said he aims to improve religious literacy and acceptance in the area.
"A lot of people are fearful or naive about religions and defensive," Yonke said. "If they are educated and informed and learn about what other people believe, it will build a better sense of community and understanding. Religion can be a wonderful driving force in people's lives and it can be abused — the more we can break down the stereotypes, the better."
Yonke has 11 official contributors and his goal is to get 50-70 writers to update the site with at least three stories a day. Yonke is seeking contributors from all faiths — from Wiccans to pagans and druids to Catholics, mainline protestants, Muslims and Jewish people, he said.
Yonke emphasized that the site will not just be "Theology 101," but will host a multitude of stories analyzing anything from current events to television shows.
Mason said FAV sites might offer a venue for reporters interested in faith topics to learn their craft and exercise their skills.
"We need to have a place where people can learn how to do it — it takes years to learn how to do religion reporting," said Mason, who is also on faculty at the Missouri School of Journalism. "We have students coming out of journalism schools who are interested in writing about religion but we don't have anywhere to send them to do that."
ToledoFAVS.com and Toledo Free Press have formed a media partnership in which Toledo Free Press will publish articles by Yonke on faith and values and ToledoFAVS will promote Toledo Free Press online. The agreement expands the media partners' reach in Northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan while giving readers greater and more diverse options for local news and features.
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Reasonfest 2012
Posted by admin at November 16th, 2011
SOMA was so proud to host the second annual ReasonFest conference last February, and we're very excited to announce the official date of ReasonFest 3! Our 3rd annual ReasonFest will be held on April 19-21, 2013! Keep an eye out for announcements regarding our speaker list and our schedule. Once again ReasonFest will be held at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS. You can stay updated by following us on twitter: @Reasonfest. We can't wait to see you in April!
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Hunting antelope in Eastern Montana is as good as it gets. We enjoy the opportunity to hunt trophy Montana Antelope on private ranches located in Southeastern Montana. Join Sunday Creek Outfitters for the Antelope hunt of a lifetime!
Sunday Creek Outfitters can provide a near 100% shot opportunity on our antelope hunts. We offer several types of antelope hunts including rifle, archery decoy and waterhole hunts. Our fair chase Montana Archery Antelope hunts and Montana Rifle Antelope hunts offer our hunters an excellent opportunity to harvest a real trophy antelope!
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We offer some of the most exciting archery antelope hunting on the planet. Our archery pronghorn hunts must be experienced to be believed. We have offered our hunters a 100% shooting opportunity in the past several years. Our antelope typically average 12" to 14" and score as high as 80" P&Y.
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Number of apartments: 3
Check-in from: 14:00 - 00:00
Check-out: 00:00 - 12:00
Services / Facilities
Family Rooms, Free Wi-Fi Internet Access Included, Gay Friendly, Heating, Internet access, Wi-Fi/Wireless LAN
Vene 23, Tallinn, 10123
Guests are kindly requested to contact the apartment at least 1 day prior to arrival in order to arrange a check-in and key collection.
These are general hotel policies for Vene 23 Apartments. Cancellation and prepayment policies vary by room type. Please check the room conditions when selecting your room above.
Credit Cards not accepted, payment in cash required.