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It's a scary world out there. Every year, 13 people are killed when vending machines fall on them, 30 meet their maker due to ant attacks and a whopping 2,900 people are murdered yearly in Africa by raging hippos. Death is more creative than we give him credit for, and even when he's unable to close the deal, he still finds ways to scare us when we least expect it. Death likes to hang around the food industry, tormenting restaurant workers and keeping many a workers' compensation attorneyburied in paperwork. What kinds of restaurant injuries happen every day, and how dangerous is it to work in a restaurant? The answers will definitely surprise you.
The Business of Food
In the U.S. and around the world, food is big business. Retail food sales rake in $4 trillion every year, and it takes hard work to produce profits like that. Over 16.5 million people are employed by the food industry. That number is so large that it's hard to visualize, so to put the picture in focus let's look at one of the most popular employers, McDonald's. The fast food chain serves 68 million customers daily in 119 countries and currently employs over 761,000 people. McDonald's is such a huge employer, in fact, that an estimated 20 million people have worked there at one point in their lives.
In fact, chain restaurants, greasy spoons, upscale eateries and restaurants of all stripes provide 12.9 million jobs in the U.S. alone. It's estimated that one half of all adults have worked in a restaurant at one point in their lives, and one third say that their first paycheck came from one. And while these jobs might seem relatively safe compared to lion taming or on-site hurricane reporting, people do get injured in restaurants every day. It's not all fun and games in the land of burgers and fries. Injuries are a lot more common than most people realize.
The Top 5 Restaurant Injuries
So how exactly do restaurant workers get injured on the job? The severity of each injury and the complications associated with it vary from person to person, but statistically, most job accidents fall into one of the following categories:
1. Sprains and Strains. There's a reason so many of us have been forced to watch training videos about how to lift with our legs and carry heavy boxes. Sprains and strains account for 42% of all on-the-job restaurant injuries. Sprains that cause injury to joints and those that occur when muscle tissues tear are not only extremely painful, but they can cause mobility issues that make daily tasks (and work-related tasks) difficult or even impossible.
2. Lacerations and Punctures. If you were to make a tally of restaurant workers' injuries over the past year, you'd find that lacerations and punctures are the second most common type. Lacerations can happen anywhere. A prep cook can slice a finger while peeling red potatoes. A distracted deli worker can get too close to the business end of a meat slicer. A waitress can rip open her calf on a sharp metal door. Punctures are almost as common – anything from kitchen knives to bamboo skewers can cause them. Both lacerations and punctures can be superficial or life-threatening, depending on their depth and location.
3. Burns. "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." The corny cliché exists for a reason. Deep fryers, pizza ovens and cast iron skillets get extremely hot. An industrial deep fryer can exceed 400 °F, and a commercial pizza oven can reach a whopping 700 °F. Chemical and electrical burns can also occur, so don't think that you're safe from this type of injury just because you work in a trendy raw foods restaurant.
4. Fractures. Bone fractures account for 7% of restaurant injuries, which explains why your boss loses his mind every time he sees someone using a ladder without a spotter. Like all injuries, fractures range in severity. A hostess may fracture a finger by slamming her hand in a door. A line cook may slip on a greasy floor and break a hip. Some of these injuries have a quick recovery time, but others can put people out of work for months, years or even lifetimes. A small number of workers even die as a result of fractures.
5. Skin Disorders. The restaurant world is full of chemicals and allergens, and even well-trained workers sometimes make rash decisions (pun intended). Hives, rashes, ringworm, warts – these are just some of the skin disorders that restaurant workers can contract on the job. They're not pretty, some of them can be pretty painful, and those that are contagious can cause determined workers to lose hours and squander their wages on medications and healing treatments. For these reasons, the scars these injuries leave behind are more than skin deep.
The most common body parts for restaurant workers to injure? Fingers, upper extremities and backs. Together, these account for 63% of injuries, while injuries to other parts of the body round out the remaining 27%.
Restaurant Injuries by Job Title
Who's most likely to leave work on a stretcher? Unsurprisingly, cooks are the most likely to be injured – they do spend a lot of time with knives and deep fryers, after all. But cooks aren't the only restaurant workers who suffer from accidents on the job. Here's the breakdown by job title:
- Cooks 24%
- Waiters 15%
- Food preparers 9%
- Dish washers 5%
- Bartenders 4%
- Cashiers 2%
No one is safe – a fact that's even scarier when you consider the complications that can arise after an injury. A workers' compensation attorney may have to fight for victims that have reactions to medications. Victims can reinjure themselves or worsen existing injuries. They may even have surgical complications, and for those who are injured in restaurants, the risk of infection is incredibly high. Why? Because even the cleanest and classiest restaurants can host dangerous viruses and bacteria.
The Gross Truth About Restaurant Germs
Warning: you're going to spend a lot more time eating in after you read these statistics. Ready? Here we go.
- The average cutting board has at least 200% more fecal bacteria than a toilet seat.
- Kitchen faucets are covered in far more germs than toilet handles.
- Sponges and kitchen sinks both have more bacteria than toilet seats.
- Restaurant ice cubes can carry more germs than restaurant toilet water.
Luckily, we humans have advanced immune systems that can keep microscopic creepy crawlies at bay, but the cook who cuts himself and rushes to the sink to run his wound under tap water exposes himself to many different strains of bacteria. As any reputable workers' compensation attorney will tell you, infections can and do happen, and they have the power to turn something as simple as a tiny cut into a death sentence. It's just one of the many reasons why every on-the-job injury should be taken seriously.
Advice for Injured Restaurant Workers
So what should you do if you're injured on the job? What steps should you take to protect your health, your family and your job? Here's a quick checklist:
- First, make sure you're safe. Remove yourself from danger and get emergency first aid if necessary.
- Next, collect the names of witnesses and those who are on duty at the time of your injury.
- Use your phone's camera to document any hazardous conditions that may have led to your accident.
- Notify your supervisor and file an official report. You may need proof of this later, so make sure to get your own copy of the document.
- If your company provides medical services, go through the proper channels to receive care. If not, visit your personal doctor and keep all records of appointments, prescriptions and bills.
- Contact a reputable workers' compensation attorney at Ankin Law Office to make sure your rights are protected and that you get the justice you deserve.
- Follow through on treatment plans, take your medication, make follow-up appointments, go to physical therapy and do whatever else you need to do to get back on your feet.
If at any point you feel that one of your coworkers or bosses – or even the CEO of the restaurant chain where you work – is trying to stall or silence you, alert your workers' compensation attorney quickly. Not only will your efforts help you to find the justice you're seeking, but you'll help make your restaurant a safer place for the workers who come after you, too.
Don't Forget to Tip Your Waitress
You'd expect a world full of smiley cookies and Happy Meals to be a generally safe place. For most restaurant workers it is, but as any reputable workers' compensation attorney will tell you, not everyone can be so lucky. The world is a dangerous place, and it doesn't stop being dangerous just because you're busy hand-tossing pizza dough or delivering a birthday cake to the table of a grinning five-year-old. In short, you must stay alert if you want to avoid restaurant injuries.
Oh, and don't forget to tip your waitress. She's putting her life on the line for your early bird special. Really, it's the least you can do.
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Tyra Banks Will Star in Sequel to Her Life-Size Film With Lindsay Lohan
You were dying for a Life-Size sequel, right? Of course!
Back in 2000 — before America's Next Top Model premiered in 2003 — Tyra Banks and Lindsay Lohan co-starred in a made-for-TV movie about a girl named Casey who tried to bring her mom back from the dead and accidentally turned her doll, Eve, into a real woman.
According to Variety, the Disney Channel is developing a Life-Size sequel and Tyra will not only return in the role of Eve, she will also executive produce the movie. The ANTM host has more money now than she did then — she's a mini mogul, with plenty of tooches, smizes and flawsome quirks to add to the story.
It's not clear if Lindsay will be returning to her role, but why wouldn't she? Yeah, she was only 13 in the original, but they could update the character.
Will you watch this movie when it comes out, for Tyra's sake, nostalgia's sake, or just for a good laugh?
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"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self...to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." Ephesians 4:22-24
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
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What a great story! It's so great how you rose to the challenge. Those cookies looked good. I know those aren't yours pictured, but I'm sure they were just as pretty. Happy Thanksgiving.ReplyDelete
This post made me smile! I love it!ReplyDelete
You make that veggie dish girlfriend and make it with flair!
We have a smaller family, so I took on the turkey early on, we did Thanksgiving last Sunday and I have to say, the turkey was fabulous! My advice to any new turkey makers- spend the big bucks on the good turkey, I think it made all the difference- I'm no Martha or Rachael!
Have a great Thanksgiving,
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I don't get to talk to a lot of actual grown-ups during the day, so your comments make me really happy! :)


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Baker Institute Blog
Costa Rica's search for a new president
Less fence, more task force
The Senate immigration bill provides a basis for the immigration debate in the United States. A key provision of the bill is an additional $46 billion for increased border security. While this level of spending will likely be included in the final compromise bill, it is not the best use of resources. As a recent Woodrow Wilson Center report argued, we have reached the point of diminishing returns on border security. Instead of trying to create an impenetrable wall at the border, we should use the resources to reinforce law enforcement in the nation's interior, especially in border states, such as Texas.[Read More]
Securing the "hyperborder": U.S.-Mexico border security investments
Investments in border security must be carefully calibrated in order to effectively regulate international flows of people and goods. An increase in spending alone will not necessarily improve control of the border. Rather, any increase in spending must prioritize effective security processes that facilitate legitimate flows and economic exchange across the border. To most people, the border is a frontier that must be hermetically sealed to ward off a range of threats: unauthorized migration, smuggling of contraband and drugs, and potential terrorists. Unfortunately, these individual threats are often conflated. Certainly, transnational criminal enterprises exploit weak and ineffective border security. And certainly, pathways for moving migrants can be used to traffic arms and drugs as well. Cartels and other illicit networks exploit seams in state capacity and often co-mingle in opportunistic ways. Yet dealing with these complex threats by simply building a wall and attempting to seal the border is counterproductive.[Read More]
Achieving border security: A matter of money or competency?
On June 27, the U.S. Senate passed the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, a broad immigration reform bill that includes a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. One of the major provisions of this legislation is an increase in funding for border security. The bill establishes the goal of achieving a 90 percent success rate of intercepting and deporting undocumented immigrants who attempt to cross the border. To meet this goal, the bill would provide an additional 20,000 Border Patrol agents, new fencing, electronic surveillance and unmanned drones. What are the implications of this massive influx of funding and resources for securing the border?[Read More]
The broader implications of enhancing border surveillance capabilities
Civil libertarians are already expressing alarm about increasing domestic surveillance capabilities at the border. This concern gestures toward a broader fear that contemporary threats to national security, particularly terror threats, have distorted the historical legal grounds that protect U.S. citizens from government surveillance and data collection. In actuality, if there is one area where the law provides well-recognized and expansive justification for domestic surveillance, it is at the border.[Read More]
U.S. border security spending: Too much, too late?
There is virtually no agreement between the major political parties, or even between the legislative and executive branch members of the same party, regarding the state of security on the border or such issues as spillover violence and corruption in Mexico. Furthermore, underlying philosophical and ideological divisions exist behind the various views on our border with Mexico, even extending to patterns of governance and life in America itself. In fact, the Senate bill now stalled by the House in many ways represents another flashpoint in the ongoing crisis of consensus in our nation.[Read More]
Border security and (mis-)management
The immigration bill recently passed in the Senate assigns nearly $50 billion to increase border security – a border "surge." This unprecedented deployment of resources includes 20,000 additional Border Patrol agents; new technology such as drones, sensors and cameras; and hundreds of miles of wall along the border. Proponents reason that the border surge will bring order to the region and stem the flow of undocumented immigrants into the United States. However, this expenditure could lead to multiple unintended consequences that should give pause to anyone considering it.[Read More]
Civil unrest: Is Mexico next?
It is hard to tell whether the Arab Spring is contagious or not. The problems of the Arab world run deep and might be influenced by an underlying religious and cultural component not found in other parts of the globe. What is certain, however, is that popular discontent has now reached well beyond the borders of the Arab world. First, it was Turkey that displayed signs of political restlessness; now, Brazil is wracked by demonstrations stemming from economic dissatisfaction. Keen observers of the Mexican political and economic landscape are now asking: Is Mexico next?[Read More]


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Check the events list for what's on… Training dates coming soon
24th July You may have noticed we have been a bit quiet of the past few weeks. Between late June and early August maternity season comes into full swing. During this period we reduce some of our surveys whilst we manage the increase in calls and rescues.
If you find a bat then there is no need to panic. Click here to see what to do. For those of you in the South Lancashire/Manchester area then you can contact our helpline on 0161 764 8850. Those of you outside of this area please contact the Bat Conservation Trust on 0345 1300 228 who will be able to advise you of help local to your area.
16th May It was a beautiful evening to be out surveying at Pennington Flash and the bats thought so too – Common and Soprano pipistrelle and Whiskered bats all made an appearance.
13th May Well after a slow start (with no thanks to the ever unpredictable weather) the first proper survey of the year is underway as we speak. Stay tuned to see what we have found…
11th April A sunny but blustery day out at Tatton Park today where a few of us have been out training with the radio tracking equipment.
14th March Massive turn out at today's Bat Law workshop and Bat ID workshop. Thank you to Steve and Clare for two very informative sessions.
28th Feb – 1st March We spent the weekend with Clwyd Bat Group this weekend to undertake some hibernation surveys. As usual we had a great turn out and more importantly, lots of bats to add to the annual count records.
27th February. A massive thank you to Phil Brown of Bristol University for presenting his MSc research into the distribution and habitat preference of Whiskered, Brandts and Alcathoe bats to us this evening.
24th January. Looks like we are going to have another busy year. Check out our events page for more information.
21st January. Winter time can only mean one thing, its time to clean and mend our kit. The harp traps are on tonight's agenda.
Goodbye 2014, Hello 2015. It has been a fantastic year for SLBG. We would like to thank you all for making 2014 very special year. We have welcomed new members and said a fond farewell to Mary as she retired from bat care. We have spent endless hours surveying, baking and even canoeing for our bats. We had record counts at some survey sites and were very privileged to take part in The National Nathusius Pilot survey. All in all it has been wonderful and we hope that you will join us for what promises to be a very exciting and busy 2015. A very Happy New Year to you all!
SEASONS GREETINGS!We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas – we hope you all have a wonderful time.
2nd December - Its that time of year again where QI meets SLBG and Christmas quiz takes centre stage of the bi-monthly bat group meeting.
29th November - Some of our members ventured over to Chester Zoo today to get a privileged look at the emergence of the bats in 'Fruit Bat Forest'.
5th November - The National Nathusius Pilot Survey has now been completed, and we express our thanks for all the volunteers who have helped, taken part, processed, scribed, baked(!) and supported the project. We had help from a total of exactly 100 different volunteers, mainly from within the group, but also from Cheshire Bat Group, Merseyside & West Lancs bat Group, Knowsley Safari Park Staff and Volunteers, Cheshire East Rangers, and YACWAG, who amassed a grant total of 328 equivalent survey nights.
31st October - Happy Hallowe'en! Remember, bats are for life not just for Hallowe'en.
28th September - We have had the pleasure of spending this weekend at the Lancashire Police Headquaters open event. SLBG would like to thank the Lancashire constabulary for the invite, the public for their support and interest in bat conservation and our volunteers for helping to make it a very successful and enjoyable weekend.
BIG THANKS – to Andrew Dobson of Titley UK – Supplier extraordinaire of Anabat products to the UK Market, for the donation of some PDA's for the Bat Group's use. Cheers. For more information on Titley UK visit their website here – Titley UK
21st September – Sale Water Park was the last of last weeks 5 trapping sessions, a Whiskered bat was the outcome.
20th September - Chorlton Ees was the location of choice last night – lots of common and soprano pipistrelle's were out and about early on. A few of us even stopped of at Unicorn co-operative to celebrate its 18th birthday with some lovely food and even free cake.
17th September – A female whiskered was the only bat caught at Island Lodge – great to confirm what we always expected from heterodyne detector surveys!
15th September - The Nathusius pilot project was given a boost with the appearance of a beautiful male Nathusius.
14th September – The Nathusius project stepped up a pace with the discovery of 6 bats at Marbury Park. We had a number of soprano pipistrelles, a noctule and a Natterer's bat (the first for the site). The Nathusius pips were 3 of the males we caught on 18.08.2014, and ringed, 2 of them had found females and were found in the box together. We also added another male in a box on his own. A fantastic day.
13th September - Swarming session no.2 for this weekend. It was cold but the bat's kept us busy nonetheless with a record count for the site. Species included: Daubentons, Whiskered, Brandts, Natterers, Brown long-eared and Common Pipistrelle.
12th September - A warm welcome to two members from Durham bat group who have joined us for a busy weekend of swarming surveys. Lots of bats kept us busy busy busy, a great opportunity for some of our members who were new to swarming
25th August - Elsewhere in the UK, a few of our members have spent their bank holiday weekend tracking bats down in Oxfordshire.
20th August - Another great night at Tatton park with lots of bats including daubentons, common pipistrelle, soprano pipstrelle, whiskered and brandts; but the most exciting was the appearance of a lovely brown long-eared, the first we have caught at Tatton.
18th August - It was a chilly night surveying in Knowsley Safari park but the bats made an appearance despite the weather.
13th August - Our involvement in the Nathusius project was given a boost when our survey at Marbury produced not one but FOUR nathusius pipistrelles. Stay tuned to hear more about the project and these rare bats.
3rd July - Baby bat season is well underway and we are as busy as ever. If you find a grounded or injured bat please visit our HELP! I've found a bat page for advice on what to do next.
14th June - Tatton Park is proving to be a brilliant site for bats. We surveyed from dusk until dawn and found 6 new roosts – 3 Soprano pip and 3 Long-eared. We also had records of Noctule, Daubentons, Whiskered/Brandts and Common Pip.
4th June - A great evening out with Clwyd Bat Group in North Wales complete with lovely welsh scenery and of course…Lesser Horseshoe Bats.
27th May - A bit chilly compared to the other nights surveying at Tatton Park but the bats came out nonetheless. Again, lots of Noctule and Soprano were recorded, and we even came across some other creatures of the night including fox, badger and a cheeky hoot from a tawny owl.
17th May – Look at that beautiful weather here in South Lancashire today. A few of us are taking advantage of the sunshine and heading out to look at potential sites. Stay tuned for some photos of our day.
12th May - Another fantastic turn out for last nights survey with both South Lancs and Cheshire Bat Groups recording lots of bats from Soprano pipistrelle's to Noctule's and even a few Nathusius pipistrelle's for good measure.
8th April - A warm welcome from the ladies of the Prestwich Ladies Club who invited us along to give a talk about bats and the work we do here at SLBG. We even got tea and biscuits, brilliant!
23rd February - Another successful hibernation survey, 2nd highest record of bats at one site with Daubenton's, Whiskered/Brandts, Natterer's and even a Brown long-eared on the list.
22nd February - The first workshop of 2014 – Introduction to Bats – proved to be a success. We welcomed some new members to the group, but best of all was the surprise find of a little brown long-eared bat. Brilliant start to 2014.
Congratulations! our newest bat enthusiast – Simon and Vicky Holden (and Millie, who has a new baby brother) are the proud parents of Alfie, born on 6th January 2014, weighing 6lb 5oz. What great news at the start of the year!
26th January - Record counts of hibernating bats in Bolton! Great, if cold day, full of caving, Daubenton's bats and Whiskered/Alcathoe/Brant's bats, plus a few which had been ringed in during the swarming surveys.
25th January – trip out to Liverpool World Museum to see the museum's collection of preserved bats… really interesting day, photos have gone up on our facebook page
3rd December - Monthly meeting - A discussion on the future direction of the group as well as some of our future projects. Followed by a Batty Christmas Quiz, compared by our Chair, Martin Prescott.
3rd November Our recent bat box check at Duxbury woods found the highest occupation rates since we started the survey with 20% occupation and 23 Noctules, and 3 common pipistrelles. 1 Noctule and 1 soprano pipistrelle at Haigh!
Swarming Update
5 great nights on our swarming project during September and October. We caught 167 bats and most were ringed as part of our long term study into the use of both sites.


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A child born of an adulterous union
A lovers tryst a spiritual communion
Something immoral in a lot of people's opinion
Will you be kind enough and show him some compassion?
Illegitimate is what they call this child
All through his childhood he gets ridiculed and reviled
Inside him all these insults like boxes are piled
Until one day he will burst and turn wild
Will you be one of those who would break him apart?
Or will you be kind and show him the goodness in your heart?
He is innocent and you know it from the start
To the sins of his parents he had no part
Give him a chance like you do all the rest
With flying colors he might just pass this life's test
I stand here now to make this special request
This innocent lonely child please do not detest
The sins of their parents should not be theirs to bear
Be understanding show the children you care
Let us understand them and be fair
And most of all let us include them in our prayer
In ridiculing them what have we to gain?
Help them try and lessen the pain
Their innocence is really very plain
No they are not what some people call the Human Stain!
NOTE: I have seen the effects of ridicule and unfair treatment that illegitimate
children have sufferred. They start getting ridiculed from grammar school to high
school. Effects of which have brought a lot of people to therapy.
But are they to be blamed for their situation? I believe that there is no such thing
as illegitimate children, there are only illegitimate parents.
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For six days in Las Vegas, the newly formed 2012 version of Team USA tested lineup combinations, beat up on each other, and only imagined what they could accomplish on the same floor against an opponent.
On Thursday night, the fans at the Thomas and Mack Center were treated to the first exhibition contest for Team USA as the squad cruised to a 113-59 victory over the Dominican Republic.
The Knicks were represented by Carmelo Antony and Tyson Chandler in the starting lineup next to Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Anthony finished with 13 points and five boards in less than 13 minutes of court time while Chandler chipped in seven points and five boards in 15 minutes of action.
"I felt good. I felt good, just to get out there and play against somebody other than ourselves or the Select Team. We looked pretty good though," Anthony acknowledged.
Anthony may have received the starting nod due to his international experience, which recently included a significant role on the 2008 Gold Medal team. The New York All-Star did not read too much into his place in the lineup this early into training but he was able to assess Team USA's next step towards a gold medal.
"Right now, I can say we are definitely a very athletic team, probably more athletic than we were in 08' and that's hard to say," Anthony stated. "The guys that we have can play multiple positions and different things and it showed that tonight."
In front of the large crowd, Anthony generated the first bucket for Team USA with a two-handed dunk after receiving the feed from Paul. He worked off the ball again a couple of minutes later as James found his good friend for an easy deuce inside the lane.
With the plethora of gifted ball handlers on the wing, Anthony was free to work away from the rock and at the charity stripe. He scored seven of his 13 points at the free throw line while helping Team USA gain some separation early in the second half with a 61-34 lead at the 5:26 mark of the third quarter.
During the entire training camp, head coach Mike Krzyzewski has stressed the importance of Chandler on the boards and on the defensive side of the court. This was evident on Thursday night, considering Team USA is now missing Blake Griffin, who was forced to withdraw due to a torn meniscus in his knee. Chandler will have to anchor the center spot and his activity in the second half was a good sign for the squad. The 7-footer swatted an attempt in the lane with 3:09 left in the third period and then sprinted down the hardwood for a transition layup to place Team USA on top 70-35.
"It was good," Chandler reacted. The first half, my legs were heavy and timing was off but the second half, I was a little more loose out there and relaxed and I was able to make some things happen."
Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant led all scorers with 24 points off the bench and Andre Iguodala added 18 points in the victory.
The exhibition win wrapped an eventful six days in Vegas for the red, white, and blue. On Thursday, Team USA jumps on a plane to the nation's capital for another training session that concludes on July 16 with a contest against Brazil at the Version Center. The squad will travel to Manchester, England from July 17-19, then Barcelona, Spain 20-25, and return to London, England for the start of the 2012 Olympics on July 29.
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In 2011, the Horn of Africa was hit with one of the worst droughts in 60 years, which escalated into famine and starvation affecting more than 11 million people. The UN described the situation as the worst humanitarian crisis facing the world, and announced that if no urgent interventions were taken, thousands, if not millions, of lives would be lost. Yet political tension and military conflict, which had kept most NGOs from working in Somalia for over two decades, remained a barrier to disaster relief interventions.
By utilizing key local partnerships, Medical Teams International rapidly implemented a program to deliver emergency medical relief to both sides of the Kenya/Somalia border. We were able to send teams of volunteer medical professionals to rural villages in Somalia where sick refugees were congregating, and where there were no health care providers to meet the demand. On the Kenyan side of the border, our teams brought medical supplies and treatment to refugees who had been walking for days in search of food and water. In conjunction with food distribution organized by a partner agency, we provided emergency medical care to the most vulnerable women, children, elderly and severe cases.
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Dr. Rostker: Yesterday we delivered to the Deputy Secretary of Defense a report covering the first year of operations of my office which was from November 1996 through November of 1997. It was not a required report, but it seemed appropriate to take stock of where we were, what we were doing, what lessons we had learned, and where we were headed in the future.
The report covers a wide range of activities. I would highlight for you really the lessons learned for the future, which deal with developing and maintaining the credibility of the Department on issues like Gulf War illness, how to better account for what happened on the battlefield, and how to better protect our troops on the battlefield of the future.
I believe you've had an opportunity to see the report, and I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have.
Q: One of the things that struck me in reading over your analysis is that you were looking at the process and not so much pointing toward any conclusions whatsoever. I know that you feel that you're only a year into your process, but we are many years past the end of the war.
Can you help us with any conclusion-oriented comment as to where we are on the research?
A: I think in the beginning of the report I indicate that we are working very hard to answer the question of why so many of our veterans are sick, and we do not have an answer to that question. We have ruled out a great deal. Much more work remains to be done, but we do not have a specific answer to that question.
Even though the cause of Gulf War illness remains largely unexplained, the men and women who served in the Gulf want to and deserve to know what happened in the Gulf--were they exposed to anything that could have impacted on their health--and that is the unique responsibility of the Department of Defense to do that, and that has been our focus this last year and will continue to be the unique focus of my office.
You might think of last year as the year of the chemical incident. A great deal of work on Khamisiyah, on other chemical incidents reported in Kuwait, and we have certainly drawn conclusions about that.
Next year will be more focused on more general environmental problems, particularly the oil well fires, depleted uranium, and pesticides.
There is a complimentary program of medical research that goes into millions of dollars both here and at the VA, largely being carried out at universities throughout the United States, and they are looking at a whole range of potential causes with an emphasis, in last year's funded research, on the low level chemicals and the possibility of contamination from multiple sources. So we very much are working on what happened in the Gulf, and the medical community continues to work on the issues of what is the likelihood that illness would result from various exposures.
Q: You've lived, slept and breathed this now for a year. Do you feel with any great deal of confidence that you will ever be able to come up with an answer to what has caused this?
A: There are a lot of veterans out there. It was quite clear before we started, and our experience just reinforces this, that there is no Gulf War Syndrome, there is no single cause. The epidemiological patterns don't suggest that; the exposures don't suggest that. But there are, and we recognize veterans who are ill in ways we can't explain, and we have an obligation to, to the best of our ability, tell them what happened on the battlefield.
I've always stressed that it's not just for them, because if we can't explain what happened in the Gulf and we can't develop those lessons, then we're bound to relive them with future generations of soldiers. So the work we do on chemical exposures, on low level chem, on depleted uranium, on pesticides, on pyridostigmine bromide are very important to make sure that we get it right in the future. That may mean no change from what we're doing now, but that is not a foregone conclusion and that is why we are intensely looking at these issues.
Q: Do you have a better feel for how many veterans really are sick for reasons that you cannot explain? I know in your past reports you divvy it up, but you're always reluctant to give us a number because you say you don't know a number. How do we...
A: I have sort of a rough rule of thumb. We have somewhat over 100,000 veterans who have reported to the various health registries. Some ten percent of those report but don't even take their physicals. Some 80 percent of those who do take physicals end up with a diagnosis. So there is roughly 20 percent--that's a little higher in the VA population, a little lower in the active duty population--who have unexplained, in a sense, unexplained illnesses.
Q: Twenty percent of 100,000?
A: Twenty percent of about 80,000. And the VA carries a number of unexplained illnesses of about, if memory serves, something on the order of ten percent.
What I found interesting is when we visited the Czechs in Prague, they had done a report on their troops, intensely examining 155 out of about 200. About six of those had unexplained illnesses. If you do the math from 700,000 in the Gulf vice 200 in the Gulf, you'll come out with a number of about 20,000 -- not very unlike what we are seeing.
The vast majority of people who served in the Gulf are well, or if they are ill and have registered with us there is a known diagnosis. We're talking about a very small percentage, a few percentage points of those who served, and that's part of the difficulty in establishing a clear epidemiological pattern.
Q: Historically is that very few percentage points different than past wars, understanding that you don't have data that is nearly as precise?
A: We don't really have comparable sets of data to make that judgment.
Q: The report says by the end of next year you will have completed the investigations, chemical exposures, and can start to draw down your office. You mean you think by the end of this current year...
A: By next November, roughly, we should have completed and republished the chemical incidents. We will have completed the major environmental inquiries, and then I think we can start to draw down.
There is a very important residual function and it gets to the heart of the whole tone of this report, and that is working with the veterans and with our active duty service personnel who have concerns and we are the people who have to work with them in meeting their concerns. That's something that will continue in terms of an ongoing outreach program, ongoing program of keeping in contact with the veterans. But where we'll be able to draw down, I'm hopeful, is in the investigative services. That all depends upon how the analysis goes and whether there are further surprises that we can anticipate.
Q: I thought it was interesting you would make the point that after Agent Orange and POW/MIA, this was the third time that... Why do you think? Especially after Agent Orange, why was it so long before the military decided to take it seriously?
A: I think if you go back to the PAC [Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses] reports and to the medical side of this, a great deal was learned from Agent Orange and a great deal was put in place very quickly. The initial health registries were within months of the analysis. But the response we had was very much on the medical side, and where the controversy has occurred is in making an accounting for what went on in the battlefield.
One of the things I highlight in the report is a statement in what was a classified report. Now it's declassified and on GulfLINK, on Marine Corps NBC defense in Southwest Asia -- nuclear/biological/chemical. The author was a Captain David Manley, and he makes the point that many Marines thought they had encountered chemical agents. That his findings were, and I quote, "No indications that the Iraqis tactically employed agents against Marines." Then here's the important part. "However, there are too many stated encounters to categorically dismiss the presence of agents and chemical agent munitions in the Marine Corps sector." It's the "categorically dismiss" that we were into big time. The pieces didn't fit together. We didn't have all of the facts, but we were quite sure.
What we have been about this last year is the exact opposite of categorically dismissing. We have taken the major claims extremely seriously and we have investigated them. Those are covered, again, in this report in two sections. Instead of dealing with the individual case narratives I've summarized it in terms of Khamisiyah, and importantly, in terms of operations in Kuwait. Operations in Kuwait are probably the most controversial because we had a whole group of folks testifying before Congress that they thought they were exposed here or there or the others. We very systematically have traced the Marine operations from the breach through Al Jaber up through the Orchard. We've looked at other sites within Kuwait. We have become the true experts on what went on. Looking at all the information. Not just "I think I saw something," but all of the information.
While I wouldn't say never, our strong indication in the analysis is it is unlikely there were chemical releases in Kuwait with the exception for the Fisher case which is technically not in Kuwait, and the fallout obviously from Khamisiyah. But there are not just explanations, but a ring of the operations looking for collateral damage, taking into account the Fox vehicles and what we know about it, what we knew about a dirty battlefield now and the issues of contamination. We're very sure that there were no chemicals there. We don't have every piece of information in the locker, we don't have all of the tapes from the Fox vehicles, and that's why we've said it's unlikely. But the clear indications are that there were no other chemical releases in Kuwait.
Subject to continued analysis of cases, that we have not done. That's an important part of not making categorical dismissals.
Q: You said there's no cause that you've found yet. You said you can rule out some things. List the things you can rule out now.
A: I think in terms of the wide exposure, there are people who are ill who at this point we do not believe were exposed to any chemicals, even at low levels. There are people who are ill who were exposed, but there are many, many more people who from Khamisiyah were exposed and are not ill. So we continue to press forward on the low level chem. It's an important area to understand, but right now we see no correlation between patterns of illness and the exposures from Khamisiyah, and we don't see other exposures for any other epidemiological work. That would be a major issue.
We still have to go with things like pyridostigmine bromide, DU, pesticides. That's what's coming up this year.
Q: Have you found any correlation between where these 20 percent of 80,000 were deployed?
A: The definitive work... The docs will tell you that the CCEP and the VA registries are not adequate research tools, they're self-selected, they have all of the problems that one has from those databases to generalize. The VA is engaged in a much more scientifically developed, large-scale survey, and we'll have better answers when that work is completed.
Q: But right now, it seems to be a random factor.
A: You'll remember in the case of Khamisiyah, we had the responses from the 20,000 people who were within 50 kilometers of Khamisiyah, and there were no correlations to those under the plume or not under the plume.
Q: But all the 20 percent were deployed in the Gulf.
A: We're talking about people who were deployed, yes.
Q: You mentioned the Czechs before. What other countries are you working with, and do those countries have the same percentage of problems with their veterans?
A: We have in the last six months visited the Czech Republic, France, England, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel. The Brits have a problem. It parallels us and we do a lot of work with them. In fact there will be a case narrative that will come out on the Girls' School Case -- that may have meaning to you. It will be a joint product between ourselves and the Ministry of Defense in Britain.
The French I believe have been cooperative. They do not have the problem. They are very eager to understand why we have the problem, because as they have said to us, "There but for the grace of God go we." But they have not reported the problem.
Q: Did their troops take pyridostigmine bromide?
A: Yes, they did. There had been discussions that they had not. We were able to confirm, in fact, when they... They didn't get an order to take it, but when they went to collect it they clearly had troops that had taken it, and one of the senior colonels that we dealt with in France said, "Oh, PB. Very good. I took it every day." (Laughter) So, there was firsthand support.
The Kuwaitis' report concerns for oil well fires, particularly fallout in asthma, and our research in the Rand paper that we will produce, will be published in the near term, will also support the notion that there were particulates registered that would indicate intensified asthma and breathing problems. That's what the Kuwaitis reported to us.
We had an excellent visit with the Saudis and they had an invitation for us to go back and do some health records screening with their indigenous population. We were interested in whether they had seen any changes in health status since the war. The head of the medical services for the Saudi National Guard has offered to allow us to come back and we're in the process of putting that together.
The Egyptians had a contingency and reported no illness. We had a full review with them. So it is somewhat spotty.
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COLLEGE STATION - Some Bryan-College Station Firefighters and law enforcement officers took on new roles this afternoon for a great cause.
They staffed the drive-thru windows at area McDonald's restaurants today benefiting the 100 Club of the Brazos Valley for the second year in a row.
McDonald's says they are proud to give back to the community.
"It's kind of personal because Bryan-College Station suffered some tragedies in the last couple of years and lost a few of our first responders, so it's wonderful that we can give back to those that have given their lives for us," said Jeanie Smith, who owns several McDonald' s restaurants.
Fifteen percent of the proceeds went to the 100 Club of the Brazos Valley. Last year, McDonald's presented a check for four thousand dollars to the 100 Club.
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To all our friends: The Society for Universal Sacred Music is suspending its productions -- to focus on our mission in different ways. Our archived music will be available worldwide for music directors everywhere, however.
In addition, the founder, Roger Davidson, will be continuing and expanding the essential mission of spiritual unity through universal sacred music, in his upcoming work as an interfaith minister; he will graduate from the International Seminary for Interfaith Studies in 2015. The work continues!
Roger C. Davidson
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Revathi, A and Sandhya, Rao and Kavitha, Rao V and Prakash, M. Rajendra and Murugan, M. Sendil and Shylaja, Srihari and Dayananda, GN (2014) Influence of temperature on tensile behavior of multiwalled carbon nanotube modified epoxy nanocomposites. Journal of Materials Research, 29 (15). ISSN 0884-2914
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Prakash, M. Rajendra and Murgan, Senthil and Rao, RMVGK (2007) NDT and Post Cure Report on HANSA-3 Aircraft Composite Components - Sl.No. 011. Project Report. National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore.
Prakash, M. Rajendra and Rao, RMVGK (2007) On Field Inspection of HANSA-3 Aircraft (VT-HNS) at IIT - Kanpur. Project Report. National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore.


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History society's 40th birthday celebration is talk of the town
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MORE than 100 people turned out for a local history society's 40th birthday celebration.
Beeston and District Local History Society president Sir Neil Cossons OBE thrilled the audience with a talk about his childhood in the town.
The event at Chilwell Memorial Hall was attended by Health Minister and Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry and around 120 members of the society.
Sir Neil, who is one of the country's leading historians and former chairman of English Heritage, talked about his early memories of the town – notably as a junior porter at Beeston Station.
Miss Soubry said: "It was a lovely evening and Sir Neil's talk on a bygone age was as entertaining as it was informative.
"He painted a vivid picture of a time when 50 people were on the payroll at Beeston Station; of porters huddled round coal fires in the winter and bustling steam trains in the summer taking day-trippers to Mablethorpe and Cleethorpes.
"The society continues to have a proud record of building an excellent archive, holding interesting events and reminding us all of our great local history. We should all wish them a very happy 40th birthday and look forward to many more years."
Alan Clayton, chairman of the society for 14 years, said: "It was a very amusing talk and a very successful night. It was the first time we've had a minister from the Government with us in the audience."
The society, which covers Beeston, Attenborough, Chilwell, Toton, Stapleford, and Bramcote, holds illustrated talks, organises excursions, has displays from its archives, and puts up blue plaques at notable historical locations.
So far it has put up 16 plaques, most recently at the site of the former Beeston Lads Club in Station Road.


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A serial killer is on the loose. There have been gruesome murders, with victims being ghastly dismembered and their severed body parts dumped in various locations. The police remain in the dark without a single clue.
TAI is a former hitman now locked up in prison. Tai he's trying to tip the police off about the possible identity of the mysterious killer. CHIN a ruthless police captain, has been using Tai as an informer, Tai is brought from jail. He demands the authority to release him without conditions, in exchange of the promise that he'll bring the killer to the police within 15 days. If Tai doesn't return in 15 days with the killer, his wife will bear the consequences.
Tai searches every nook of his memory, and the haunting images from the past slowly appear. A professional hitman and a serial murderer are destined to an inevitable face-off. Tai's memory is the only key to unlock the mystery of the murders.


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Possil Marsh has the shallow freshwater Possil Loch at its centre, surrounded by a ring of marsh, swamp and fen, with areas of wet willow woodland and grassland. It is an important staging-post during the spring and autumn migration for warblers and wildfowl.
The reserve lies adjacent to High Possil and Lambhill, bounded by the Forth and Clyde Canal. Take the A879 (Balmore Road) north from Glasgow. The entrance to the reserve is on the right, immediately after crossing the canal and just in front of the old Lambhill Stables building. There is unrestricted parking nearby.
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Blennies are a fun loving group of reef safe fish. They get along well with each other as well as other small reef fish. The most popular of the blenny family is the algae blenny also known as the lawn mower blenny. This great little fish will munch on algae on rock work and can be very personable.
One of my personal favorites in the blenny family, is the Midas Blenny. From its beautiful blue eyes, inquisitive nature and easy going personality, this adorable fish is sure to please any aquarist.


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The Benev website does not list ingredients for their own Emlite Cream product. Luckily, a retailer did provide a listing of all ingredients on their website. The ingredients in Benev Emlite Cream are as follows: Water, Phyllantus Emblica Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Saccharide Isomerate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Ethoxydiglycol, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate, Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Squalane, Polysorbate 60, Titanium Dioxide, Alumina, Silica, Sodium Polyacrylate, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Tetrasodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben.
According to Benev's website the key ingredient in the Benev Emlite Cream, Emblica, mentioned above is a "composition extracted from the plant Phyllantus Emblica." In addition it also claims to be "clinically tested" to reduce excess pigmentation. This is achieved because of the pro-oxidative property of Emblica. The product should reduce the appearance of sunspots, freckles, and age spots for a more even colored skin tone. On an independent research website we found the results of experiments which conclude saying that it has regenerative properties. Many other websites claim that this plant's extract is a photo-agent that can achieve lightening of the skin.
What does a bottle of Benev Emlite Cram run a customer? Typically, a 1.5 ounce bottle can be priced between $80-$90 dollars. Directions for Benev Emlite Cream suggest using "liberally" once a day for six to nine weeks. As an estimation, a customer would probably need at least two bottles of Emlite Cream during this period. In addition the use of a sunscreen is highly recommended, which is often the case for all skin lightening agents.
The Good
- Emblica has data to back up product claims.
- Many other websites substantiate some of Emblica's effects, independent of Benev Emlite Cream.
The Bad
- Benev's negligence in providing information about the product reduces confidence in product.
- Though tested in a FDA facility, they do not provide any specific test results.
- This product may not be safe for all skin types, the website does not address the issue.
- Be especially cautious of spending too much time in the sun when using Benev Emlite Cream.
The Bottom Line
Benev Emlite Cream may be able to lighten skin, reducing the appearance of freckles, sun spots, and signs of aging, as the website claims. Most of the product info that we found did not come from Benev. This product is given no customer reviews or a guarantee warranty. If you are trying to reduce sun spots, or to even out the abnormalities in the coloring of your skin, this product might be for you. However, the price tag is quite high. If you're only looking to fight wrinkles, then Benev Emlite Craem isn't really what you need.


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text: Bookmarks Watch & Learn:Dialysis DialysisPrint-Friendly Artificial kidneys; Hemodialysis; Renal replacement therapyNavigatorDialysis is a treatment used when the kidneys do not work well. It removes harmful substances from the blood when the kidneys cannot.There are different types of kidney dialysis. This article focuses on hemodialysis.WHAT IS HEMODIALYSIS?Hemodialysis removes blood from the body and sends it across a special filter with solutions. The filter helps remove harmful substances. The blood is then returned to the body.If you have hemodialysis, your health care team will need a way to get to the blood in your blood vessels. This is called access. You may need this for a little while (temporary) or for a long time (permanent).Temporary access involves putting a hollow tube (called a catheter) into a large vein, usually in your neck, chest, or leg near the groin. This is most often done in emergency situations for short periods of time. However, some catheters can be used for weeks or even months.Permanent access is created by surgically joining an artery to a vein, usually in the arm. There are two ways to do this:An artery and a vein are directly connected to each other. After a few months, they form a connection called a fistula (an arteriovenous fistula, or AVF). This type has a lower risk of infections and lasts longer. A human-made bridge (arteriovenous graft, or AVG) can also be used to connect the artery and vein. An AVG can be used for dialysis within several weeks. When you have dialysis, one or two needles are placed into the access area. WHERE TO HAVE DIALYSISHemodialysis is most often done in a special dialysis center. Patients usually have three treatments a week. It takes about 3 - 4 hours each time. Many people feel tired for several hours after the dialysis.Sometimes, dialysis can be done at home. Home dialysis is usually done using one of two schedules:Shorter (2 - 3 hour) treatments done at least 5 - 7 days per week Longer, nightly treatments done 3 - 6 nights per week while you are sleeping Home hemodialysis treatments help keep blood pressure lower. Many patients no longer need blood pressure medicines. Nightly treatments do a better job of removing waste products. It is done more slowly, so it's easier on the heart and access site.A dialysis nurse can train patients to do home dialysis. Patients do not have to buy a machine. Supplies can be delivered. Both the patient and any caregivers must learn to:Handle the equipment Place the needle into the access site Monitor the machine and blood pressure during treatment Keep records Clean the machine Order supplies TAKING CARE OF YOUR GRAFT OR FISTULAAvoid all pressure on the access site. If the graft or fistula clots, you may need a new one.Do not allow anyone to take a blood pressure reading on the same arm with the access. Do not wear tight clothing around the access site or on the arm. Avoid placing pressure on the arm with the access while you sleep. Avoid placing pressure on the arm when you are lifting heavy items. Do not allow any blood to be drawn from the arm. Do not use creams or lotions over the access site. Learn how to feel the access site for the "thrill." This is a sign that the site is still functioning. If the thrill disappears, call your health care provider immediately.Do not miss or skip any dialysis sessions. Make sure you arrive on time. Many centers have busy schedules. You may not be able to make up the time if you are late.Watch the access site for swelling, bleeding, or signs of infection. Call your health care provider immediately if you have a fever or other signs of infection.FeverFever is the temporary increase in the body's temperature in response to a disease or illness. 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In the next couple paragraphs I will try to introduce myself, including my passion for fly fishing and fly tying.
I'm Martin Stout from The Netherlands, born in 1979 and with my lovely wife Jacomar I live near Rotterdam in the Netherlands. After several years of "normal" fishing, I started fly fishing in the years I attended the University of Delft (graduated in 2004).
Friends of mine where fishing with the fly for pike and always caught more pike then I did, which I did not find very amusing. OFCOURSE, Fishing is not always about catching fish but much more about the surroundings, however once in a while catching a fish is nice too.
In the early years, I obtained my flies from the same friends that seduced me to fly fishing however I wanted to understand and experiment more with flies and decided to tie my own flies. With a little help from my friends, I taught myself to tie my own pike flies around the year 2001. I never could have imagined than that fly fishing and fly tying would have this much impact on my life as it is right now.
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"An Unladylike Strike Fashionably Clothed: Mexican American and Anglo Women Garment Workers Against TexSon, 1959–1963," Pacific Historical Review 78 (August 2009). Winner of the Western History Association Jensen-Miller Prize and the Pacific Coast Branch-American Historical Association W. Turrentine Jackson Prize
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