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Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world. It consists of
five major islands and about 30 smaller groups. The total number of islands,
according to the Indonesian Naval Hydro-Oceanographic office, is 17,508. The
archipelago is at the crossroads of two oceans, the Pacific Ocean and the
Indian Ocean, and bridges two continents, Asia and Australia. This strategic position
has always influenced the cultural, social, political, and economic life of the
territory of the Republic
of Indonesia stretches
from 6.08' north latitude to 11.15' south latitude. The Indonesian sea area is
four times greater than its land area, which is about 1.9 million sq km
(including an exclusive economic zone) and constitutes about 81% of the total
area of the country
five main islands are: Sumatra, which is about 473,606 sq km in size;
Java/Madura, the most densely populated islands, 132,107 sq km; two-thirds of the island
of Kalimantan measuring 539,460 sq km;
Sulawesi, 189,216 sq km; and Papua, 421,981 sq km, which is part of the world's
second largest island, New
Guinea. Indonesia's other islands are
smaller in size.
between these two shelves is the island group of Nusa Tenggara, Maluku and Sulawesi, where the sea depth reaches 15,000 feet.
Coastal plains have been developed around the islands of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan and Papua.
land area is generally covered by thick tropical rain forests, where fertile
soils are continuosly replenished by volcanic eruptions like those on the island of Java.
country is predominantly mountainous, with about 400 volcanoes, 100 of which
are active. Mountains higher than 9000 feet are found on the islands of Sumatra
(Mt. Leuser and Mt. Kerinci); Java (Mt Gede; Mt. Tangkubanperahu, Mt. Ciremai,
Mt. Kawi, Mt. Kelud, Mt. Semeru and Mt.Raung); Sulawesi (Mt. Lompobatang and
Mt. Rantekombala); Bali (Mt. Batur and Mt. Agung); Lombok (Mt. Rinjani) and
Sumbawa (Mt. Tambora). The highest mountain is the perpetually snow-capped
Mandala Top (15,300 feet) in the Jaya Wijaya mountain range of Papua.
rivers flow throughout the country. They serve as useful transportation
on certain islands, for example, the Musi, Batanghari, Indragiri and
rivers in Sumatra; the Kapuas, Barito, Mahakam and Rejang rivers in
Kalimantan; and the Memberamo and Digul rivers in Papua. On Java,
rivers are important for
irrigation purposes, including the
Bengawan Solo, Citarum and Brantas rivers.
number of islands are dotted with scenic lakes, like the Toba. Danau Toba, or Lake
Toba as we know it, is the largest
lake in Southeast Asia. It was created by the
eruption of a super volcano 75 thousand years ago. It is still surrounded by
the crater edge of that volcano, and in the middle of the lake, volcanic
activity created Samosir an island as big as Singapore.
famous lakes are Maninjau and Singkarak lakes on Sumatra; the Tempe,
Towuti, Sidenreng, Poso, Limboto, Tondano, and Matana lakes on Sulawesi; and the Paniai and Sentani lakes on Papua.
With an estimated population
of around 237 million people, Indonesia
is the world's fourth most populous country after China, India
and the United States,
and has the largest Muslim population in the
world. The work force (15-64 yrs of age)
is 65.4 percent of the total population and consists of 76,743,613 males and
76,845,245 females.
A Diverse Nation
In its ethnic groups,
languages, culture, and religion, Indonesia is a very diverse nation.
This great diversity is reflected in the country's national motto Bhinneka
Tunggal Ika which means "Unity in Diversity."
There are about 500 ethnic groups in Indonesia
spread from Sabang (the northernmost tip of Sumatra)
to Merauke in Papua. The Javanese community is the largest number of Indonesia's
total population, followed by Sundanese, Madurese, Minangkabau, Buginese, Batak
and Balinese. Other ethnic groups are among others, the Ambonese, Dayaks. Sasaks,
the Acehnese and Papuans.
Apart from the indigenous communities, other sub
communities of foreign descent are the Chinese, the Arabs and Indians.
There are more than 700 languages and dialects spoken in the archipelago. They
normally belong to the different ethnic groups of the population. Some of the
distinctly different local languages are: Acehnese, Batak, Sundanese, Javanese,
Sasak, Tetum of Timor, Dayak, Minahasa, Toraja, Buginese, Halmahera,
Ambonese, Ceramese, and several Irianese languages. To make the picture even
more colorful, these languages are also spoken in different dialects.
Bahasa Indonesia is the national language. It is similar to Malay and written
in Roman script based on European orthography. English is the most prevalent
foreign language. Also, some Dutch is still spoken and understood in the bigger
cities, while French is increasing in its popularity.
active history has encouraged the growth of many unique cultures. On Java, the
Javanese of Central and East Java are known
for having several layers of formality in their language. In Javanese, to speak
to an elder and then to a child is like speaking two different languages. The
Toraja of Sulawesi are famous for their elaborate funeral ceremonies. Often
several days long, these ceremonies bring the whole village together in a
feast, a procession, and a hillside burial. And the Minangkabau of Sumatra
still maintain a matrilineal society. Everything from houses to animals is
inherited from mother to daughter.
Today, the country maintains this cultural richness, even as it expands into
new areas. The traditional music of the gamelan and angklung
coexist with new dangdut and rock and roll! The ancient art of wayang
kulit, or shadow puppetry, complements the modern Indonesian film industry.
And, while the themes and story from historic epics like the Ramayana
persist, newer literature like that of the author Pramoedya Ananta Toer has
become an irrevocable part of Indonesian culture.
While Indonesia
is home to the largest number of Muslims in the world, its constitution guarantees
religious rights to all people. At least six world religions find their adherents in Indonesia:
Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Confucianism, Hinduism and Buddhism.
Nevertheless, other faiths can be found, especially in isolated societies.
These religions, called traditional faiths, are also accepted. According to
recent counts, approximately 85 percent of the population are Muslim, 11 percent are Christian (Protestants
and Catholics), around 4 percent are Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, or traditional.
Ancient Times
Historians believe that Indonesia was
linked with the Asian mainland during the Pleistocene period (four million BC).
This period was also related to the first appearance of the Hominids; what is
today called 'Java Man' inhabited Indonesia as early as two million
to 500,000 years ago. 'Java Man' is a short name for Pithecanthropus Erectus,
a human-like species whose fossilized remains were discovered by the scientist
Eugene Dubois on the island
of Java.
Buddhist and Hindu Kingdoms
Much later, Indonesia
developed many well-organized kingdoms. Ruled by indigenous Rajas who embraced
the Hindu and Buddhist religions, these kingdoms grew very civilized. Today, this
time in history is called the period of Buddhist-Hindu Kingdoms. It lasted from
ancient history to the 15th century.
The first Buddhists arrived
in Indonesia from around 100
to 200 AD from India.
One of the most famous Buddhist kingdoms in Indonesian history is Sailendra
(750-850 AD). During this period, the famous Buddhist temple at Borobudur was built. The dynasty's replacement, the Hindu
kingdom of Mataram began the era of Hindu kingdoms.
The mightiest Hindu kingdom in Indonesia's
ancient history was the Majapahit Empire. Under the reign of King Hayam Wuruk
(1331-1364 AD), the empire enjoyed tributary relationships with territories as
far away as Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines.
Islam Arrives
Gujarati and Persian
merchants who embraced Islam started to visit Indonesia in the 13th century.
Along with trade, they introduced Islam to the Indonesian Hindus, particularly
in the coastal areas of Java. Islam then spread further east to the Bone and
Goa Sultanates in Sulawesi, Ternate and Tidore in the northern part of Maluku,
and the eastern part of Lombok. Besides those
areas, Islam also expanded into Banjarmasin, Palembang, Minangkabau,
Pasai, and Perlak.
European Period
European influence in Indonesia
began when the Portuguese, in search of
spices, landed in 1512. Both the Portuguese and the Spanish spread
Christianity in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, the Dutch established an organized merchant trade through the Dutch
East India Company (VOC) in 1602 to tap the rich spice territories. After the
seizure of Ambon in Maluku (1605) and Banda
Island (1623), the Dutch enjoyed a
trade monopoly in the "Spice Islands."
In 1814 the British came to Indonesia.
During the Napoleonic wars in Europe, when Holland
was occupied by France, Indonesia fell
under the rule of the British East India Company. After the fall of Napoleon,
the British and Dutch signed a convention in which they agreed that Dutch
colonial possession dating from 1803 onwards should be returned to the Dutch
administration in Batavia (present-day Jakarta). Thus, the
Indonesian archipelago once again became a Dutch possession in 1815.
Throughout the period of
colonization, Indonesians fought for their independence. This struggle, begun
in the 1600s, climaxed with a proclamation of independence in 1945, and
continued for a few years more.
World War II broke out,
the Japanese occupied the Dutch East Indies
after the surrender of the Dutch colonial army in March 1942. Three
later, on August 14, 1945, the Japanese surrendered to the Allied
Forces. To Indonesia's leaders, the power vacuum in Jakarta looked like
open window of opportunity to proclaim their independence. On 17 August
Indonesian national leaders Soekarno and Dr. Mohamad Hatta proclaimed
independence on behalf of the Indonesian people. The proclamation took
place at
Jalan Pengangsaan Timur No.56, Jakarta,
and was heard by thousands of Indonesians nationwide through a secret
broadcast from a captured Japanese radio station, Jakarta Hoso Kyoku.
English translation of the proclamation was broadcast overseas soon
Indonesia is a republic, with
an elected legislature and a president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The Government of Indonesia is based on the
1945 Constitution, as amended in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. Article I of the
Constitution establishes a republican form of government that recognizes the
sovereignty of the people.
The Government of Indonesia is organized into seven organs
of the state and three branches of government.
State Organs
Branches of Government
The executive branch of
government is headed by the president and vice president. The president is the
head of government, the chief of state, and the commander-in-chief of the armed
forces. Together with the vice president, he is elected for a five-year term
and can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. The president appoints the
members of his cabinet, who are responsible for the Government's ministries.
The legislative branch is
based on the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), or Indonesia's
parliament. The MPR is made up of two bodies: the People's Representative
Council (DPR) and the Regional Representative Council (DPD). Together, these
groups have the power to pass laws, amend the Constitution, conduct formal
inquiries, oversee the state's budget, and dismiss the president and vice
president in accordance with the Constitution.
The People's Representative Council, or DPR, is made up of 550 representatives
elected by the people. The Regional Representative Council, or DPD, is made up
of four representatives from each province, as elected by the people. As of the
2004 election, there were 128 representatives in the DPD.
The Supreme Court is the
final court of appeals, and oversees all lower courts. These include general,
military, administrative, religious, and commercial courts. To safeguard its
impartiality, it is independent of the executive and legislative branches of
The two state organs not
under these three branches of government exist on their own. Both the State
Audit Board (BPK) and the Constitutional Court (MK) are independent government
organizations. The BPK ensures the responsible use of tax revenue throughout
the government. The MK makes final, binding decisions on the constitutionality
of laws and disputed election results.
Local Government
Indonesia has 33 provinces (For more
information about the provinces, click here). Through a
process of decentralization, these provinces have been granted greater power.
In addition to decentralization, the provinces of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and
Papua also govern under a status of Special Autonomy.
Decentralization has given
both provinces and regencies (municipalities) greater authority. In fact, the
central government has retained control over just five areas: foreign affairs,
defense, justice, monetary policy, and religion. Local governments are
responsible for providing all other services.
As part of this ongoing
reform, Indonesia
began a process of direct local elections in 2005. Prior to these direct
elections, citizens voted for political parties instead of candidates.
The Garuda
Indonesia's official coat of arms is
centered on the Garuda, an ancient, mythical bird from the country's
historical epics. Like the Bald Eagle in the United
States, the Garuda is often used to represent Indonesia.
A great deal of symbolism
runs through the Garuda. The eagle is a symbol of creative energy. Its
principal color, gold, symbolizes the greatness of the nation. The black color
represents nature. There are 17 feathers on each wing, 8 on the tail and 45 on
the neck. These numbers stand for the date Indonesia proclaimed its
independence: 17 August 1945. The shield symbolizes self-defense and protection
in struggle. The five symbols on the shield represent the state philosophy of Pancasila.
The motto Bhinneka Tunggal Ika ("Unity in Diversity") is
enshrined on a banner held in the eagle's talons, signifying the unity of the
Indonesian people despite their diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
The Flag
The Indonesian national flag
is called Sang Saka Merah Putih or "the red and white
treasure." As provided for in Article 35 of the 1945 Constitution, the
flag is made up of two colors, red on top of white. By law, its width must be
two-thirds of the length.
Like the country's coat of
arms, its flag is also symbolic. The flag's red stripe represents bravery, and
its white stripe stands for spirituality.
The National Anthem
The national anthem is called
Indonesia Raya, which means "Great Indonesia." The song was composed
by Wage Rudolf Supratman at the second All Indonesian Youth Congress in October
1928 in Batavia, now Jakarta. It was at this moment when
Indonesian youth of different ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural
backgrounds resolutely pledged allegiance to:
One native land, Indonesia;
One nation, the Indonesian nation;
One unifying language, the Indonesian language.
Pancasila is a creed that Indonesia's
first leader, President Sukarno, presented on June 1, 1945. To this day, it
remains the philosophical basis of the Indonesian state.
Pancasila is based on two Sanskrit
words: panca, or "five," and sila, which means
"principles." It stands for the five inseparable and interrelated
principles at the heart of Indonesia.
These are often generalized
to refer to religious devotion, humanitarianism, nationalism, consultative
democracy, and social justice.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. – On the final day of the Charleston Southern Tournament, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) softball team ran into a hot Elon University team as they dropped both contests, 9-0 & 11-0, respectively. With both losses, the Lady Hawks fell to 0-5 overall while Phoenix improved to 3-0 on the season.
In the first game, Maryland Eastern Shore managed to muster three hits from Allison Anderson (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Carmen Frazier (Montgomery Village, Md.), and Trenece Nash (Decatur, Ga.). This contest was a continuation from yesterday's schedule game, which was suspended due to darkness.
A homer from Grace Eng gave Elon an early 1-0 lead after two innings until Phoenix bats came alive. UMES was unable to slow down Elon's momentum as they scored eight runs in the next two innings, capped off by a three-run shot by Phoenix's Emily Cameron in the third inning. The Lady Hawks fought, but could not find any rhythm offensively as they fell, 9-0.
Elon's Alli Burdette pitched five innings while allowing only three UMES hits and struck out six batters in the victory.
In game two, Nash was the lone Lady Hawk to get a hit as they the bats were held silent for most of the game.
In the first inning, Phoenix jumped out to an early lead, 3-0, including another three-run homer from Cameron. In the next two innings, Kaitlyn Hitch (Delmar, Del.) kept Maryland Eastern Shore in the game as she held Elon scoreless, but Phoenix would make their move. Elon scored eight runs in the fourth and fifth innings combined, including five in the fifth inning. UMES never gave in, but the deficit was too great to overcome as they fell, 11-0.
For Elon, Eve Clausen and Caitlin O'Shea combined to hold the Lady Hawks' to one hit while Cameron and Emily Roper each recorded three RBIs in the win.
In less than two weeks (02/21-02/23), Maryland Eastern Shore returns to the field as they head down south to Greensboro, N.C. to compete in the North Carolina A&T Tournament. Please check www.umeshawks.com for times and opponents.
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Its net income for the January-March period was 3.5 billion won ($3.1 million), compared with a net loss of 129.2 billion won a year earlier.
Although the Korean panel giant made a turnaround from a year earlier, its profit missed market forecasts.
Analysts said LG Display probably sold fewer iPhone and iPad screens, outweighing increased panel sales to LG Electronics Inc., its biggest shareholder. Hanwha Securities estimated LG Display's iPhone screen sales in the first quarter fell 42 percent from the previous three months while its iPad screen sales dropped 31 percent.
LG Display's first quarter sales rose 10 percent to 6.8 trillion won. Operating profit stood at 151.3 billion won, compared with a 211.1 billion won loss a year earlier.
The panel maker, which competes with Samsung Electronics Co. and Japan's Sharp Corp., said its panel shipments in the current period will modestly increase from the first three months.
But LG Display's outlook will hinge on demand for TVs, which accounts for more than 40 percent of LG's revenues, and demand for Apple's new products, which will be launched later this year.


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Find out how John creates his award-winning images and gain a deeper understanding of the visual aspects of nature. In comprehensive classroom sessions and at field shoots in John's favorite locations, learn how to spot photo opportunities, experiment with different perspectives, improve compositions and get an insider's look at professional techniques. We use digital cameras only and bring our laptop computers for constructive critiques.
Appropriate for practiced beginner and intermediate photographers, John's Colorado Photography Workshop programs are designed to help students reach at least their next level of ability and enrollment is limited to ensure the highest quality experience. Most workshops are conducted with the assistance of a second professional landscape photographer so that everyone enjoys personal attention and no question is left unanswered.
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Posted February 10, 2004
HOLLAND – Mary Scheerhorn, assistant professor of nursing at Hope College, has received the statewide "Faculty Advisor Award" from the Michigan Nursing Student Association (MNSA).
The award was presented during an awards banquet on Saturday, Feb. 7, during the MNSA's 2004 convention, held at the Amway Grand in Grand Rapids.
The award is presented to a faculty advisor who has shown distinguished support and service to nursing students. Criteria include providing motivation and generating enthusiasm for nursing student association involvement, exhibiting and teaching nursing professionalism, and encouraging students to continue their education and professional involvement after graduation.
Scheerhorn was nominated by the Hope Student Nurses' Association (HSNA).
"She really deserved it," said senior nursing major Jozette M. Dunlap of West Olive, who drafted the nomination. "She's been a great advocate for us as students."
Dunlap, in turn, was elected to a one-year term on the MNSA Board of Directors. She will serve as the nominations and elections chairperson, representing Hope at the state and national level.
Scheerhorn has been a member of the college's faculty since 1999. Nursing began at Hope in 1982 as a joint program with Calvin College that ran through 2003, and with the joint program phasing out Hope began its current, independent, program in 2001. The Hope program adds 36 sophomores each year, and will graduate its first class this spring.
In addition to her teaching and work with the student organization, Scheerhorn is the 2003 faculty counselor for the college's chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International nursing honorary society. In 2000, she received a Hope College Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Development Grant to develop a new nursing leadership/management course.
Her community involvement includes serving as a sexual assault nurse examiner for Ottawa County and as an Emergency Department RN with Holland Community Hospital, where she was on the staff for more than two decades before joining the Hope faculty. She spoke about emergency nursing during one of the MNSA convention's breakout sessions.
Among other activities, she is on the Board of Directors for Hospice of Holland, and a volunteer with the Victim Services Unit of Holland and the Lakeshore SAFE Kids Coalition.
Scheerhorn completed a diploma at Bronson Methodist School of Nursing in 1972, a BSN at Grand Valley State University in 1986 and an MSN at Andrews University in 1993.
A total of six Hope nursing majors and HSNA members attended the convention, which ran Friday-Sunday, Feb. 6-8: Dunlap, senior Megan Keenan of Ann Arbor, senior Emily Mark of Mount Pleasant, senior Craig Preston of Holland, senior Cindy Reichert of Corunna and sophomore Dan Sherry of Holland. Dunlap, who is the Hope organization's communications editor, and Reichert, who is the HSNA president, attended the event as delegates.


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Ever since the development of penicillin, there has been a drive to make antibiotics better: better ability to penetrate into infected tissue, better efficacy against a more broad spectrum of bacterial organisms, less potential to harm host tissues. The combination of trimethoprim and sulfa antibiotics have created a very unique method to combat bacteria: the sequential blockade which we will describe below.
An essential nutrient used in the synthesis of many important biochemicals is Folic acid. Folic acid is made from para-amino benzoic acid (PABA) through a step by step process involving two enzymes. The sulfa drug inhibits the first enzyme and trimethoprim inhibits the second enzyme. This double inhibition is called the sequential blockade and produces death of the bacterium whereas either antibiotic alone could only have inhibited bacterial reproduction. Mammal enzymes are far less sensitive to the blockade than bacterial enzymes but what really protects the infected host from the blockade is the simple fact that mammals do not have to manufacture their own folic acid; they can eat it in their diet.
There are several special advantages to using trimethoprim sulfa. First, this medication has the special advantage of being able to penetrate into exudates and infected tissues that usually stop other antibiotics at their surface. This means trimethoprim sulfa can enter not only abscessed tissue but can penetrate the prostate gland, the blood brain barrier, and eye and treat infections in these locations.
Trimethoprim sulfa is a broad spectrum antibiotic with excellent activity against most gram negative organisms and against Staphylococci in the skin. This makes trimethoprim sulfa a good choice for skin infections or as a general antibiotic when the actual identity of the infecting organism is not known. Trimethoprim sulfa is not generally effective against Pseudomonas auruginosa.
Another advantage of trimethoprim sulfa is that it has minimal effect on the normal flora of the GI tract of the patient. This means less potential for antibiotic induced diarrheas and less resistant bacteria in the home.
Trimethoprim sulfa is given twice a day. It is of relatively low cost compared to other antibiotics which makes it a popular choice.
Infections for which trimethoprim sulfa are especially helpful are:
Although side effects of trimethoprim sulfa are rare, they do have some potential for seriousness so it is a good idea to become familiar with what to look for. The following are syndromes that can occur in certain individuals taking trimethoprim sulfa. These syndromes represent idiosynchratic reactions which mean their occurance has nothing to do with the amount of drug given but instead represent an unpredictable individuals sensitivity to any dose:
Joint inflammationA broad inflammatory syndrome has been observed in some individuals sensitive to trimethoprim sulfa. This includes arthritis, fever, muscle soreness, and even kidney inflammation, and even inflammation in the eye. This syndrome has been formally studied and has been found to occur almost exclusively after a previous uneventful exposure to trimethoprim sulfa and occurs 8-20 days after therapy has started. The Doberman pinscher seems to be over-represented and complete recovery can be expected within one week of discontinuing the medication.
Skin rashesDrug related skin reactions do not have characteristic appearances; in fact, they can have any appearance. They do, however, begin around the start of treatment with the offending drug and vanish with cessation of administration of the offending drug. Any drug of any kind can produce a drug reaction in the skin; trimethoprim sulfa is somewhat over-represented in cases of skin related drug eruptions.
Inability to produce adequate tears ("dry eye")Sulfa drugs of any kind are capable of disrupting tear function. Classically, this occurs after long term therapy (i.e. weeks to months) of use but occasionally certain individuals suffer from dry eyes after only one dose of sulfa. In most cases, tear function resumes normally after the drug is discontinued but occasionally the effect is long term or permanent despite withdrawal of the drug.
HepatitisLiver failure can result when a sensitive individual receives this medication. Nausea, jaundice, and all the other complications that occur with liver failure of any origin may result. Discontinuing the medication should lead to recovery. If the liver is biopsied during its state of failure, changes associated with trimethoprim sulfa reaction are characteristic (ie it should be possible via biopsy to determine if a failing liver was caused by an idiosynchratic trimethoprim sulfa reaction.
Blood dyscrasiasBlood dyscrasias are abnormal blood cells or proportions of different blood cells. Blood dyscrasias might lead to immune dysfunction, bleeding tendency, or other problems depending on which blood cells are affected. With trimethoprim sulfa, loss of red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells have been reported. This syndrome is typically part of the joint inflammation syndrome.
Hemolytic AnemiaImmune mediated destruction of red blood cells can be initiated by drug reactions and this has been one of the more commonly implicated drugs. A patient with a history of immune mediated hemolytic anemia should probably avoid this medication.
Sulfa bladder stonesActual bladder stones made of the sulfa antibiotic can actually form. This has been reported in patients taking routine doses of sulfas for routine (as opposed to extended) periods of time but is very rare.
Trimethoprim sulfa will interfere with thyroid function testing. It is not known precisely how long trimethoprim sulfa should be discontinued in order to get a valid thyroid reading.
The following drugs may be enhanced by trimethoprim sulfa use: phenylbutazone (an NSAID), thiazide diuretics, aspirin, and methotrexate (a cancer medication).
Antacids may interfere with the efficacy of Trimethoprim sulfa.
Trimethoprim sulfa should not be used with cyclosporine (used for airborne allergies, perianal fistulas, and immune suppression after organ transplant). This combination increases toxicity of the cyclosporine and reduces its beneficial effects.
Trimethoprim-sulfa should not be used by patients with a history of liver disease, blood dyscrasias, immune mediated red blood cell destruction, or known sulfa drug sensitivity.
This medication is best not used in pregnancy. Birth defects have been reported after this medication was given to pregnant rats.
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Legislation to reform the Postal Service has suffered another setback.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, canceled a May 7 vote on his Postal Service reform legislation because of a lack of Democratic support.
I am deeply concerned that special interest groups are attempting to sabotage support for the presidents proposal, even amongst his own party, and push the Postal Service closer to a taxpayer-funded bailout, he said.
The legislation would give the Postal Service the ability to end Saturday letter delivery, but it requires there could never be more than two days in a row without mail delivery.
It would also allow the Postal Service to consolidate home and business mail boxes into more centralized locations as well as identify underused post offices for closure.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the ranking member of the committee, said any postal bill should be bipartisan and dozens of Republicans and Democrats oppose the move to five-day delivery.
I sincerely hope that we will be able to adopt a consensus bill that every member of our committee can support, Cummings said.
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SEATTLE -- If there's no place like home for the holidays, perhaps few people know that more this year than Army Specialist Andy Price.
Price, who is stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, has been in the army for four years, including a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Nearly two years ago, he was in Seattle one night when he met his wife, Hayley, and the two fell in love.
Despite being legally married, however, Hayley was blocked earlier this week from re-entering the United States. She tried four times to cross into the country after a visit to her native Canada, but was unsuccessful.
"In a sense, Hayley was treated more harshly because she was trying to follow all of the laws than she would have been if she'd just jumped the fence," said the couple's attorney, Greg McLawsen.
McLawsen said U.S. Customs and Border Protection turned Hayley away because the couple had just filed a marriage visa, and the law stipulates that a person can't come and go across the border while the document is processing. He pointed out the irony that soldiers' wives in the country illegally are now given amnesty to stay.
"Their reasoning is, it's a universal law for everyone, even she is Canadian, even if she is my wife. Rules are rules, law is law," Price said. "After everything I've done, after everything soldiers do, we can't even be with the ones we love – our spouses and sometimes even kids."
After an attorney – and the KOMO 4 Problem Solvers – began digging into the situation, the government relented. Earlier this week, Price was able to go Canada to spend Christmas with his wife, and on Thursday night, the two traveled across the border at the Peace Arch with no problems.
"It's been a long haul," Hayley said, as she stood next to her husband, eager to get home.
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Bound by duty and fueled with courage from Dan Rather's last broadcast the night before, I stepped up to the plate Thursday morning. My batter's box came in the form of a Delta Airlines Boeing 757 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. I would eventually ascend thousands of feet above the ground before landing at LAX.But before being propelled 500 mph across the country, my trip was catalyzed by something else--- an unmitigated, unadulterated sense of responsibility and bravery. The flight attendant had asked me to sit in the exit row and possibly open a 44 pound door to let people out in case of some obscene midair collision or engine failure that would otherwise send the monstrous steel bird plummeting into farmland somewhere over Oklahoma. It would, no doubt, be an exciting position to be in. The sound of the door opening would be like a sledge hammer coming down on cold, hard steel. Then like a giant vacuum, the wind outside. I would be directing passengers, in total control, recollecting Rather's stolid, unaffected composure at the news desk. My eyes lit up when she pointed the finger and said, "You." Not to let this enormous task go unrewarded, she promised me more leg room, and if I was lucky, a complimentary pair of headphones to watch the sequel of "Bridget Jones' Diary." "That won't be necessary," I said. She didn't understand, I was motivated by something higher. I wanted to redefine my position as "passenger." It had such a passive connotation to it--- sit while we serve you. Thinking, What Would Rather Do, I said to myself, "What if I were to be a passenger-lifesaver." This would be my moment to shine, one of those occasions to catapult oneself into the spotlight, and hopefully create a social ascension that endowed me permanently with a stratospheric stature. Maybe Clint Eastwood would be there at the gate to thank me when we landed in Los Angeles. "You're a real trooper," he would say. "Troopie," I'd respond. "We say troopie." Ever since I drove from Atlanta to Denver in a hellish experience that totaled 20 hours of nonstop driving, "troopie" has become a trophy for some unprecedented event. My friend's brother, Patrick, was the first to receive the award. Having driven with us to Denver, he then turned around and flew straight back to Atlanta. Reportedly at his gate, some unpolished, forlorn Candian heard of his great journey and told him he was a "real troopie." Sadly for me, there was no trophy at the end of my most recent journey to L.A. The plane landed intact and unharmed at LAX around 10 a.m. PST. All I got instead was an earful of engine music and the inconvenience of jumping over someone whenever I had to use the restroom. I was just a regular passenger today. Justin Boron is the government and politics reporter for the News Daily. His column appears Mondays and he can be reached at 770-478-5753 x281 or at firstname.lastname@example.com
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That's no crime, of course, unless your marketing campaign paints you as a precocious talent with songwriting chops far beyond your years (or not), and even compares you to a young Dylan (definitely not). Archer is still around for "Shangri La," but the album largely lacks the first album's energy and sense of being in the moment; even if Bugg needed help getting his early songs sorted out, the end result still felt real and present.
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The suspected gunman in the Red Lake High School shootings was wounded by tribal police officers before retreating to a classroom and taking his own life, according to an account of the attack by a sheriff's deputy.
Jeff Weise killed himself with a shotgun after being hit in the hip and leg, according to the March 26 e-mailed account obtained by The Associated Press. The e-mail also said a heroic security guard was shot first in the chest then in the back.
Weise killed nine people in the March 21 attack, including seven at the high school, before killing himself.
The description by Polk County Sheriff's Deputy James Goss, sent to his family members, was based on a tour he said he was given by an FBI agent while he was providing security near the high school. Goss was there as part of a force relieving tribal officers so they could attend a funeral service for Weise's first victim, tribal police officer Daryl Lussier Sr.
Reached at work Wednesday, Goss confirmed the e-mail was his but said he could not comment further without talking to his supervisors. An FBI spokesman didn't return a phone call seeking comment.
In the e-mail, Goss described "the entire school" as "covered with blood," and said there were bullet holes "everywhere."
"The FBI agent explained in detail every move made during the shooting," the deputy wrote.
Much of the e-mail was consistent with accounts provided earlier by witnesses.
According to Goss's account:
Derrick Brun, the security guard credited with saving lives by confronting Weise, was shot in the chest with a shotgun.
"He turned to run and was again shot in the back where he fell and died," Goss wrote. "The shooter continued around the corner and saw a 62-year-old teacher pushing a large copy machine or something down the hall." Neva Rogers was the only teacher killed in the attack; witnesses said she told students to hide.
"The shooter shot at the teacher from about 20 yards with the shotgun, missing both shots. The teacher ran to her room, but was followed by the shooter. He entered her room and began shooting with the shotgun. Killing the teacher and wounding some students. He then dropped the shotgun and started shooting with a Glock 40."
Weise walked around the room shooting students in the head as they tried to hide, Goss wrote, and then left the room and started shooting through doors of other rooms.
Cody Thunder, a 15-year-old student, earlier described Weise firing through a windows into his classroom. One shot hit Thunder in the hip.
The brief attack drew to an end when Weise, reloading, rounded a corner to meet gunfire from a tribal officer "with a .223," Goss wrote, and that's when Weise was wounded.
"The shooter then re-entered the classroom where the students were killed and picked up the shotgun. He placed it under his chin and pulled the trigger."
That also matched an account from Chongai'la Morris, a 14-year-old student who said he was in the room where Rogers was killed.
"He fell backwards a little bit. Then he kind of shut his eyes for a little bit and put the gun under his chin and fired," Morris said.
Dr. Kathleen Annette of Indian Health Service, a federal agency, said Wednesday 16 mental health workers were on the reservation to counsel those troubled by the shootings.
Annette said it would be a long-term effort. "This is not going to be resolved in one to three or five months," she said, adding it wasn't clear when the high school would reopen.
Meanwhile, no court proceedings took place Wednesday for Louis Jourdain, the 16-year-old son of tribal chairman Floyd Jourdain Jr. who was arrested over the weekend as a possible accomplice.
A request for an interview with U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger Wednesday was deferred to a spokeswoman, Karen Bailey, who said authorities could not comment any further because the prosecution is a juvenile matter.
Two days after Louis Jourdain's arrest, many people on the reservation continued to decline to speak to reporters.
Two who did were Cartera Hart and Alyssa Roy, both sophomores at Red Lake who said they knew Weise and Jourdain. The pair "seemed like best friends," Hart said. "They were always together."
Several newspapers reported that Weise and Jourdain were members of a clique known as "Darkers" for dressing in dark clothing, with spiked or dyed hair and piercings.
Hart and Roy, who were both dressed in that fashion Wednesday, said they weren't familiar with the Darkers name.
"The people who are getting quoted in the press, they didn't know Jeff at all," Carter said.
"They never bothered to know him because of the way he dressed," Roy said. "We're all just getting stereotyped now."
Funeral services were planned Wednesday for Chanelle Rosebear, a 15-year-old student killed in the attack. The service in Ponemah, a nearby town, was closed to media.
By Joshua Freed and Patrick Condon, Associated Press Writers
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Why doesn't little Johnny in Mississippi score as high on achievement tests as his counterparts in other states?
Why, it's George Bush's fault.
Listen to the speechifying these days and "No Child Left Behind," the moniker for federal efforts to "help schools do better" under the previous president, was, in reality, a Republican conspiracy to kill public education. Never mind that the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., co-wrote the "No Child" legislation. Bush pushed it early in his first term as a pathway to better relations with Democrats. (Didn't happen, if you recall.) ...


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MILWAUKEE -- The wordplay is irresistible: Mr. Freese. The Iceman. Freese It. Freese Frame.
All we need now is for Cardinals third baseman David Freese to grow into a star. And with his NL Championship Series MVP, he's taken a long leap in that direction over these past several days.
"There are a lot of guys who have talent," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said as the celebration hit full-blast in the winning clubhouse Sunday night. "To be successful in this league, you've got to be tough and you've got to have good character.
"He is very tough. He's had bad breaks with his ankle and his feet, but this guy is very tough. If he can stay healthy, he's going to be a star year-in and year-out. I'm talking about a clutch, clutch star."
That's what Freese looked like against the Brewers. He hit safely in all six games, collected multiple hits in four of them and, by the final out in Game 6, was hitting a sizzling .545 (12 for 22) with three doubles, three homers, nine RBI and six runs scored.
Though the Brewers battled and eventually cut St. Louis' lead to one run, Freese's three-run, first-inning homer against Shaun Marcum essentially put Milwaukee on life support.
For a guy who grew up not far from St. Louis, in Wildwood, Mo., it was a dream come true.
"I think not too many people get a chance to do this in their hometown," Freese said. "And it's an unbelievable feeling. To be a part of this team, this group of guys, this organization, it means a lot."
Freese, 27, batted .297 with 10 homers and 55 RBI in 97 games for the Cardinals this season. He missed 51 games after fracturing his left hand when he was hit by a pitch against Atlanta on May 1. It continued a string of bad luck for Freese, who had surgery on each ankle in 2010 -- part of the reason why he played in only 70 games in '10.
Acquired from the Padres for outfielder Jim Edmonds in December, 2007, the Cardinals have been waiting for him to blossom. And by the looks of it, he's doing so at an opportune time.
"He's an unbelievable player," reliever Octavio Dotel said. "Unbelievable. And he's going to be a real tough player for the next five, six, seven years. He's a guy you're going to see on ESPN, hear all over the radio, see on Fox Sports ... he's going to do some damage to the other teams, because he's a really, really great player."
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Barry and Billy are shameless Revisionists who need a good dose of reeducation in the fields with the peasants.
And Biden apes Michelle's and Europeans' idol Marie Antoinette:
Republicans will lose in November!!!
President Clinton a class act and a real statesman I am impressed with his loyalty. He is spot on, the republicans and Bush started two unnecessary wars and wrecked the nation and world's economy's. Obama has done a terrific job considering the had he inherited. He got bin laden and Bush never did find WMD . .
Wake me up when it gets good.....zzzzzz snore
"Their economic policy is austerity and unemployment now, and then a long term budget that would explode the debt when the economy recovers so the interest rates would be so high, nobody would be able to do anything," Mr. Clinton said ..."
Austerity + unemployment + long term budget debt explosion = economuy recovers - interest rates so high nobody would be able to do any thing.
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Welcome to the Fox Street Journal.
"More than 200,000 Germans turned out in Berlin on July 24 [2008] to hear a carefully stage-managed Barack Obama tell them exactly what they wanted to hear: If he becomes US president, America will become a whole lot more like Europe."
Sure hope Clinton at least got a few more porn stars for his troubles.
Wonder what Obama's OWS groupies thought about the "site" for his fundraiser????
Yup, he is playing both ends of the spectrum, pocketing money on one end, and support on the other from naive people who evidently are not looking at any news past MSNBC.
If he trys to conceal and downplay his something as simple as his lucritive Wall Street ties, while claiming to support the other end of the spectrum, the angry law breaking anti-Wall Street crowd, you can't believe this guy about anything. Well, we should have known that after the Reverend Wright thingy and after the fact was revealed that he represented himself in a published literary bio as born in Kenya, raised in Indonesia and Hawaii.
What a politician.
Someone needs to email this story to heads of OWS chapters everywhere. LOL
How violated they would feel.
The fundraiser was held in the home of Lasry, the billionaire, who founded hedge fund Avenue Capital Group.
Bill Clinton slashed the economic throat of the United States. NAFTA in 93, China in 2000.
Then he had "moved on" when the hemorrhaging of jobs started taking it's toll.
Clinton adopted NAFTA in 93 and China in 2000.
apparently the democrat strategy is accusing gop of all the things the dems themselves are doing. this is what happens when u elect lowlife to the highest office in the land. lies, slight of hand, tricks, cover-ups, theft and sleaze. it's all they know.
Clinton's believability has officially hit bottom. Is it really possible that he believes Obama has delivered jobs and "long term budget restraint"?
If taking a tougher stand on illegals IS considered an economic policy, then Romney is indeed heading toward the adoption of Europeans' stricter standards -- as we should.
However, the comparisons stop there, as its Obama who has taken the lead in seeking to adopt Europe's ruinous economic policies, policies that are at the heart of its troubles today and Clinton knows it.
For those who forget or deny them they included: excessive govt spending, regulations and economic control, an ever tightening nanny state, excessive and costly cradle to grave social net, debts to GDP that well exceed our own, disappearing defense forces, high energy costs, etc. Let's not forget how European VAT's and other tax policies already allow govts to keep a larger share of monies than those who actually earn it all of which gives European govts little room to tax their people even more to dig out of its mess.
Romney abhors all and for good reason, but not Obama as he's pointed this nation well toward that mess and that's exactly why this nation needs to point him toward the exit in November.
Right, and the GOP are the choirboys of politics. Get real.
RINO Romney caught in the act!
Regarding Romney, I have never seen so many flip-flops in my life. Not even at any of my concerts. If you don't like Mitt's policies, stick around. They'll change.
Buffett – If you're upset at Mitt's alleged flips, then does that mean you're also equally concerned about Obama's constantly "evolving" views, opinions and direction?
Hey Jimmy, I found your shaker and someone who flip-flops more than Mitt.
He lives at 1600 Pennsylvannia Avenue.
Yep, super pacs, gay marriage, Bush tax cuts, no pork in the stimulus, military and unilateralism, gitmo, nasa, military tribunals, debt ceiling, cutting the deficit in half. LOL, LOL, said stimulus was shovel ready, then it wasn't, sunlight and transparency, patriot act, lobbyists in his White House, LOL LOL...and so much more that he was for before he was against or against before he was for.
Sorry, hon, I don't foller. Is you for me or aganst me? I'm keepin' count. hee hee
A link to another WSJ Blog shows that Romney was for the individual mandate before.
His emails are out.
Obama condemned the individual mandate during the 2008 primaries when it was Clinton's idea. He said it was ludicrous. What's your point?
1:35 Maybe that Romney was caught again a liar and a flip-flopper?
Columbia professor Joseph Stiglitz told Bloomberg Monday that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's plan to slash government spending would send the economy into a downward spiral.
"The Romney plan is going to slow down the economy, worsen the jobs deficit and significantly increase the likelihood of a recession," Stiglitz told Bloomberg.
He went on to say that President Obama "recognizes the need to stimulate the economy" and sees income inequality as a "significant problem," while Romney does not.
During other stops on the promotional tour for his new book, "The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future," Stiglitz touched on income inequality, CEO pay and other economic issues, but was particularly critical of austerity measures that cut government spending while raising taxes.
"No large economy has ever recovered from recession through austerity," Stiglitz warned during an interview Bloomberg reporter Betty Liu.
A number of recent studies lend support to this view. Both the IMF and United Nations released studies last September that found austerity can have negative effects on the economy. The IMF reported that austerity hurts incomes and worsens long-term unemployment, while a United Nations study warned that nations' continued pursuit of austerity could result in a "permanent recession." More recently, the International Labor Organization found that worldwide "austerity has not produced more economic growth."
Those are just facts.
Here come the Keyensians again! They're going to re-educate us all on how to play Russian Roulette Economics and try to convince us that we didn't borrow and spend enough last time. And the time before that...and the time before that...and the time before that...and the time before that...and the time before that...and the time before that...and the time before that...and the time before that. But next time will be different. Promise!
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"Rimping Supermarket aspires to make everyday shopping a dignified & pleasurable experience,combining fair pricing and high standards of customer care with an enduring commitment to the welfare of the local community, and to the environment"
We are a little different to other supermarkets.
Our beginnings date back over 60 years to a small grocery shop on the east bank of the River Ping. At that time, most parts of Chiang Mai outside the old city were rice fields and forest. The 'Superhighway' was a dusty track. There were few motor vehicles; local people travelled either on foot, bicycle or pedal rickshaws. Although the railway line opened in 1921, a surfaced road was not completed until 1972. Before that time, driving a car from Bangkok was often an adventure!
From that simple "Mom & Pop" venture, we have grown into a chain of nine stores. In other respects, little has changed. We remain a family-run business. We have no international affiliations. We love what we do, and we think that shopping should be a pleasant and dignified experience. Promotional announcements are unheard of, and light classical music plays in the background. Browsing can often be a discovery, as we stock many unusual products not sold elsewhere.
Food safety is a top priority. We test incoming fresh products for pesticides, toxic residues, and reject any items found to be unsafe. Colour labels on vegetable packs identify five different growing methods. These range from green (100% organic) to red (general market produce). This allows customers to make a convenient and informed choice of what to buy.
We buy only from reputable suppliers, many of whom we have known and trusted for decades. We also feature quality products made by companies in the community which we call 'Local Talent' see also: Youtube. This category helps small businesses to succeed, and also provides some interesting shopping choices.
The Rimping 'Superplus' loyalty programme enables customers to collect points for all purchases made. Accumulated points, exchangeable for attractive gifts, never expire. Life membership costs 90 Baht.
We also operate our own wining & dining facilities. Rimping Promenada features a Bistro, Seafood & Oyster Bar, a Japanese restaurant, and a Wine Bar. A gourmet Coffee Corner and a convenient snack counter complete the line-up. This makes it possible to combine shopping, dining or entertaining in a single elegant setting. Rimping Maya Mall has a Japanese restaurant, and features Chiang Mai's first and only Cheese Bar.
At Rimping Grocery Mali Place, The Chef's Table restaurant is enduringly popular for its tasty Asian and European dishes. Rimping specialises in wines, ranging from simple excellent value vintages up to some of the world's most famous Grands Crus.
A convenient Home Delivery Service operates from all nine Rimping branches. We also deliver meals cooked-to-order, such as roast dinners, and cheese platters. This makes home entertaining a pleasure, and (shh!) your guests need not know who did the cooking!
We operate our own in-house 'Oven' Bakeries, producing fine breads, pastries and other patisserie delicacies. Our beef aging and cheese maturing facilities enable us to offer superior quality meat and cheese products
Rimping Promenada's 'Epicure' department features fine imported kitchenware, wine accessories and barbecue equipment. A place where Chefs and kitchen lovers congregate!
We support environmental and community-related concerns. Rimping's orange-coloured plastic bags biodegrade and disintegrate in about eight months. Each time a customer declines a bag, it activates a 50 satang donation to the company's 'Helping Hands' charity. This programme supports the complete education of fourteen boys in a local home. It pays for their school and university or college, all the way to secure employment, and into a worthwhile career.
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John 5:30 – I am able to do nothing from myself [independently, of My own accord — but only as I am taught by God and as I get His orders]. Even as I hear, I judge [I decide as I am bidden to decide. As the voice comes to Me, so I give a decision], and My judgment is right (just, righteous), because I do not seek or consult My own will [I have no desire to do what is pleasing to Myself, My own aim, My own purpose] but only the will and pleasure of the Father Who sent Me. AMP
How many times have we chided ourselves because we weren't growing in Christian maturity fast enough or at least at a rate that we thought would please God? But John 5:30 says very plainly that Christ couldn't grow faster than God wanted Him to grow either. The real difference between Christ and us in this regard, is that Christ trusted God with the pace of His growth and learning and refused to get stressed or anxious.
Another very cool and comforting message that comes through this selection of scripture is that Christ trusted God and knew God well enough to know not to make a decision before God told Him it was time to make the decision. And, when Christ did make a decision He had full confidence in the decision He made because He made it with God's will and pleasure in mind, not His own.
We are all placed under a myriad of deadlines, but there is a reason it is called DEAD line. Most deadlines are mankind's attempt to control or force us. The reality is that there are very few emergencies and most deadlines are due to someone's impatience, fear or greed. Christ knew He was going to be sacrificed for our sins, yet, He didn't make decisions designed to come to that end. Instead He lived each day doing what God said and when the day came to be put on the cross it happened; without any maneuvering or manipulating by Christ.
How many times have we been out in front of ourselves, making a plan or decision, yet inside we knew it had no grace, click or anointing? A better question might be, how often have we allowed circumstances or other people's expectations to pressure us to make a decision even though we did not know what was best? So often when we're not ready to make a decision there is a good reason; all the cards that are needed to complete God's hand haven't been played.
The truth is that, even though we have been given the mind of Christ[1], our brain is limited. Our perspective is one letter in one sentence in one paragraph on one page in one book. God's mind is infinite and omniscient.
The only time you, as a Christian are supposed to decide something is when you feel the nudge from God that it is time to decide. As a Christian we are free from what other people see as the world's reality of deadlines, and "running out of time" etc. We are free from the world's pressure so that we can make a decision that will please God, at the time when God knows it is best.[2] And, if we are wise enough to wait until the right time to make a decision, then we will be blessed with the full confidence that we have made the right decision, because we have made it to please God.
God tells us in His Word that He has a good plan for our lives.[3] We don't have to make it happen. Each day we do our best to follow the Lord and it will happen.


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It's an act of kindness to help some of the youngest victims of a disaster. A group of health care workers is getting ready to give their gift to school children in Morgan County.
When a tornado tore through West Liberty in March, some children and their families lost everything. So since then, UK HealthCare employees have been collecting donations to help them. For one woman, the donations are very close to her heart.
On March 2, Amberlee Nickell was preoccupied with the storms about to hit Lexington.
"Here in the office we were taking precautions at the hospital," Nickell explained.
When Nickell, a UK HealthCare employee, left work that day, her worries soon centered on a different city.
"I went home and turned on the news and somebody was saying oh it's hitting West Liberty, it's hitting West Liberty," she remembered. She grew up in West Liberty, the town a tornado ravaged that day in March.
And as that community started rebuilding, Nickell's employers started donating.
"The hearts and compassion that people have here is unreal."
Nickell is one of several UK employees headed to West Liberty to give the school supplies to students.
"Human to human interaction doesn't start and stop with medicine. It also goes out to the emotional and school supply need," said UK HealthCare's Chief Administrative Officer Ann Smith.
"From clinic staff to hospital staff, children's hospital staff, our finance staff."
Nickell calls it all overwhelming.
"I feel like we have such close ties. Lexington and West Liberty is really not that far away."
UK HealthCare employees are handing out the children's school supplies at the Morgan County ARH Hospital Monday afternoon.


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I've been encouraged by many to write a blog about Tuesday, but I'm not the type to whine if possible. Still it was a pretty amusing day, and this could be a good chance to look behind the media curtain. I warn you it may not be what you want to hear.
It all started this morning about 11:30am Tuesday when I got a simple text: "have you heard the news?" That news of course ended up being that Justin Wilcox is headed to Tennessee to become the defensive coordinator.
My first call was to a mutual friend I have with Justin who didn't know anything but started asking around. My next call was to WVLT the CBS affiliate in Knoxville, Tennessee. That may be where I went wrong as you'll see later. Knowing Knoxville I figured they'd be excited to get on the hunt too, and with two sports teams looking into it I figured something would break. So we agreed to share info and get back to each other.
A little while later my friend got back to me, "Done Deal!" I of course followed up with questions, wondering just how done is done. It was enough to call Knoxville back and tell them to start pressing because I knew I'd get nowhere calling Boise State.
WVLT then put up a blurb on their website that they were hearing from sources close to the situation that Wilcox is headed to Tennessee. What they didn't write is that they were hearing that from me and my sources. After that the Statesman picked it up then other stations in Boise and suddenly a story I was still working on was breaking elsewhere thanks to the CBS affiliate in Knoxville.
Now let me say I don't begrudge WVLT at all. I've been in their shoes and they had a solid tip that appeals to their viewers. But by trying to protect their source (me) they set in motion the rest of the market reporting, yet marginalizing today's big story. They found out the Tennessee AD had met with someone in Denver on Monday and they believed it was Wilcox.
Back here in Boise my next call was to Justin Wilcox. Breaking Boise State's vaunted protocol rules on contacting anyone associated with BSU football directly. My reason for doing so was this...if he's headed to Tennessee then he technically doesn't work for the Broncos anymore so I should be able to call right? Uhh yeah, after having to explain to Justin that he gave me his number years ago and I kept it just in case, the hottest name in coaching rumors told me to contact Boise State.
I knew that email was going no where fast, but I did my due diligence and got what I expected, "nothing to confirm" from Boise State Sports Information. Dead end.
So I made another call, and it turns out I got lucky. Someone with first hand knowledge not only confirmed it, but gave me details. BINGO! That got things going, I had multiple sources, details and a silent smoking gun from Boise State. The newsroom wanted me to be in the first block of the 5:00, break the news on the website, and get the word out on Twitter. All of which i did at a frenetic pace, along the way accidentally typing "head coach" instead of "assistant coach" in the original story that didn't get changed for about 20 minutes. Which of course threatened the credibility of the story with dozens of Internet message board media critics.
I even started getting texts and calls from colleagues at other stations and newspapers in Boise asking how I found out. Yeah, sorry guys I'm good at keeping those secrets...secret.
So here we are. It's a "done deal" to me in every way except the press release and we were the first to get it out there. But a funny thing has happened along the way. NO local media changed or acknowledged anyone but the original WVLT blurb on their website. Even though with a simple call they could have found out it was KBOI-TV 2Sports that started all this, and even though they have since changed THEIR WEBSITE to say where all this started.
Oh well as our news director said this evening, "we know where the story started, and so does everyone that matters." Including those of you who read this blog.
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Beautiful sites at the Sawtooth mountain range during the end of summer. Mt. McGowen is easily viewed not far from Stanley, at Stanley lake. The viewpoint of the whole Sawtooth range is located several miles south of Stanley. The Salmon River winds along the Highway in front of the range.
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For months, Eddy County farmers prayed for rain, and when it came last week, they gave up thanks. Now, some are finding cutworms in their hayfields as a result of the welcome rain.
Three years ago, similar weather resulted in a severe outbreak of cutworms south of Carlsbad that wiped out the alfalfa crop.
Jane Pierce, entomologist at the New Mexico State University Agricultural Science Center in Artesia, says she is getting an average of 10 variegated cutworms per night in pheromone traps at the center's farm and commercial fields.
She said recent cool, wet weather might cause higher than usual survival of cutworms that are destructive to alfalfa.
"My advice to farmers is to get out and look for them early before they get too big," said Woods Houghton, Eddy County Extension agent said. "It's best to get out into the fields over the next few days when it is not hard to control them with insecticides. This is a controllable pest as long as it is controlled when larvae are young. But growers do need to scout their hay for at least the next week."
Pierce said growers can look for cutworms feeding on hay at dusk or dawn when they are active. They tend to hide in cracks and crevices or under debris during the day.
"In newly cut fields they (farmers) can easily look for cutworms under hay tags," Pierce said.
"During the day, the most accurate sample requires digging at least one inch of soil near crowns in four or five locations per field. The biggest issue is survival. Usually, in mid-July, we don't have a problem with cutworm because the eggs' hatch rates are so low due to high temperatures and low relative humidity."
She said more cutworm eggs desiccate in the summer, and those that don't get picked off by predators.
"We have to be more careful when we have cooler, wetter weather in July because there is a higher chance that they will survive," Pierce said, adding that since cutworm larvae often initially develop in weeds, growers can also work on keeping fields and borders weed- free to reduce populations.
Pierce said staggered cutting of hay among fields when possible, so that there is always some standing hay, will also help maintain populations of beneficial predatory insects to help control cutworm populations.
"Typically we have high populations of beneficial arthropods that help keep these types of pests under control, but when hay is cut over a wide area there is nowhere for the predators to go and the heat then also kills them," said Pierce.
Lisa Ogden, who farms and ranches south of Carlsbad, said she has not looked for cutworms in her hayfields, but with Pierce's findings, she plans to check her alfalfa field more closely.
"When we recently baled our hay, I saw a worm, but I didn't think it was a cutworm," she said. "But I am going to go out and check it."
She said when the cutworm decimated the hayfields south of Carlsbad three years ago, her fields were not as severely impacted like those of some fellow farmers.
"After we had the rains, we didn't irrigate. Those that did seemed to have a bigger problem," she said.
Where do cutworms come from?
Female moths can lay hundreds of eggs, singly or in small clusters. They typically deposit them on low-growing plants and on plant residue. Migrating moths lay eggs on the soil and the larvae hatch to feed on plants. Young larvae feed on the foliage or small roots of weeds or crops until they reach about a half-inch in length.


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Battle of Saipan
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Since World War I, the Marianas Islands, along with the Caroline Islands and the Palau Islands had constituted Japan's main line of defense and were heavily fortified. In 1943 and for some time in 1944, the Allies conducted successful campaigns to capture many of the Island chains in the Pacific: The Solomon Islands, the Gilbert Islands, and the Marshall Islands. This line had to be broken in order to begin operations directly against Japan and the Philippines.
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, recently introduced into service, had a range of 1,500 miles, and as such needed a fairly close base of operations for targets in Japan, and the Marianas Islands filled the need perfectly. Thus Admiral Nimitz' Central Pacific Command were ordered to take the Marianas. The bombardment began on Saipan on 13 June 1944, with around 160,000 shells fired from fifteen battleships.
By 0700 on 15 June 1944, 8,000 Marines landed on Saipan's west coast. The Japanese had placed flags in the bay to help them estimate range and with this advantage they were able to destroy around twenty amphibious tanks, but by the end of the day the Marines had established a beachhead. The next day the Army's 27th Infantry Division landed and began the struggle for the Aslito airfield. The Japanese counter-attacked at night but were repulsed with heavy losses, and on 18 June the commander of the Imperial Japanese Army, Yoshitsugu Saito, abandoned the airfield.
Saito expected the Americans to attack the Caroline Islands first, and had prepared an operational plan – A-Go – to provide naval and air superiority and reinforce their garrisons there. When they recovered from their surprise, they attempted to use the A-Go force to counter-attack the US Naval forces around Saipan. However, the disastrous battle of the Philippine Sea caused the loss of three aircraft carriers and several hundred planes, and as such, the Japanese garrisons in the Marianas were isolated and beyond help. There would be no hope of either supplies or reinforcements.
As hopeless as it was, the Japanese nevertheless organized a fairly effective defense and were determined to fight to the death. Saito organized his troops around Mount Topochau in the central region of Saipan's mountainous area, from which they defended the island. The fighting was very intense, and the Japanese utilized the same techniques later seen on Iwo Jima, hiding in the many caves during the day. At night they emerged to carry out raids against the Americans, and they eventually developed tactics to utilize flame-throwers to clear the caves.
Saito ordered his remaining soldiers forward on a suicide charge, then committed hiri-kiri, killing himself. Several hundred Japanese civilians jumped from cliffs to kill themselves rather than be captured, and efforts to stop them were unsuccessful.
Saipan was the setting for the movie "Hell to Eternity," starring the late Jeffery Hunter as PFC Guy Gabaldon, an Hispanic from Los Angeles, California who was raised in a Japanese-American household and as such was fluent in Japanese. PFC Gabaldon was credited with taking more than 1,000 Japanese prisoners during the campaign, and was awarded the Navy Cross.
Once Saipan was taken, it was made into a base for further excursions into the Marianas as well as the invasion of the Philippines that October.


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State senators are urged to follow the lead of the Texas House and pass a bill to require needed financial transparency of El Paso County school board trustees.
It would mandate board members in this county file personal financial statements at the state courthouse.
This would help put out in the open who donated to a school board member's campaign.
El Paso has seen several scandals involving trustees accepting bribes or scheming to steer contracts. One or more trustees in each of the county's three largest school districts have been convicted or have pleaded guilty.
The House version was authored by state Rep. Marisa Marquez, D-El Paso. The Senate bill, which is still pending, was authored by state Sen. José Rodríguez, D-El Paso.
Marquez said in a statement, "Taxpayers and parents have a right to know that their children are being educated and not used as an avenue for business opportunities."
There have been two areas where scandals have been uncovered in our educational system.
A major cheating scandal has former El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Lorenzo Garcia spending time in federal prison. He pleaded guilty to rigging student tests for personal (bonus money) gain. He also awarded a $450,000 contract to his mistress.
The entire EPISD school board has been removed, in part, for lack of oversight on Garcia. The board had also been criticized for its lack of vigor in trying to determine if other administrators were involved in the Garcia-led illegal dealings.
A new board of managers has been selected by Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams to oversee the district until which time Williams is confident things are running efficiently.
That black eye, we trust, is healing.
Now the Texas Senate can follow the House lead and pass Rodríguez' bill calling for more financial transparency on school boards.
Those scandals involved former trustees in the Ysleta and Socorro school districts steering $100 million in public business to a corrupt health insurer. Also, two former EPISD board members pleaded guilty to accepting bribes.
It is certainly the right of anyone to contribute to a school board candidate's campaign fund. But, as with candidates running for other public offices, it is the taxpayers' right to know who's money is backing a candidate. Taxpayers could then watch and see how school board trustees vote when it comes time to spend public money.
If passed, this measure would apply only to El Paso County; that's in the bill's wording.
We push for passage, which would also put El Paso in the forefront of school board transparency in Texas.