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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
How to Dress Like an Advanced Style Lady
24 comments:
- SymbioticLife said...
That's brilliant. I've never heard it broken down so simplistically before. I have always leaned more towards pairing down my look so that "less is more" but I had never heard it explained "so that it doesn't distract from the face. " Really clever. I'd just paired down because I feel too fussy with too much on. I figure if I'm not comfortable in what I'm wearing, I won't look good because I won't feel as confident. Both of these women are beyond fabulous. I love how each demonstrates the different mentalities.
- January 10, 2012 at 1:06 PM
- sacramento said...
I belong to the MORE IS NEVER ENOUGH, LOL.
- January 10, 2012 at 1:23 PM
True style comes from knowing what suits you. Knowing that sometimes comes only with age. Knowing when enough is enough is personal, different for each woman, and something only she can define.
- January 10, 2012 at 1:29 PM
- Esmeralda said...
My favorite is the second one!
- January 10, 2012 at 2:13 PM
- FairyFiligree said...
Well said - and it's not just for advanced age but for all ages!
- January 10, 2012 at 2:53 PM
- Fay said...
I belong to the less is more group but i REALLY enjoy seeing " More is never enough" what fun Brava ladies xx
- January 10, 2012 at 3:34 PM
- GTM said...
I love your blog, look forward to each and every one of the beautiful women you photograph and represent. What a treasure we have together as women to celebrate the older years of our life. Once fashionable, always fashionable...it never leaves....if it's inside, it must come out!
- January 10, 2012 at 10:51 PM
- Lauren@Styleseer said...
Perfect words of advice!
- January 10, 2012 at 10:59 PM
- Kieli_Heart said...
Definitely words of wisdom and standard I could try to live up to :)
~ Kieli ~
- January 10, 2012 at 11:23 PM
- Hire ASP.NET Developers said...
wow. i like her style..more is never enough....
- January 11, 2012 at 12:13 AM
Carolina Herrera, Mrs. Onassis, Babe Paley...Less
Jacqueline De Ribes....More
Millicent Rogers...More
- January 11, 2012 at 4:18 AM
- Beauty Follower said...
Very smart ladies!
- January 11, 2012 at 8:39 AM
- Erika said...
I wish my grandma looked this good and was alive again <3
- January 11, 2012 at 2:19 PM
- jeannette said...
i hope some day you'll start asking these ladies when they started to feel invisible -- it happens to women when you're about 50 -- and the degree to which the way they dress, especially your polychrome subjects, is an effort to be seen. the seriousness of being invisible has only been addressed by black people -- ralph ellison, Invisible Man. i remember once i think More magazine had a middle-aged model address the invisibillity problem by altering the way she dressed. their conclusions were that the problem didn't exist -- not least because the model, about 40, was very good looking. even so, when she wore pants and glasses, no one looked at her.
so it's real. i bet your ladies who think more is more are responding to this. i'd also bei interested in the conclusion the less in more ladies have come to.
- January 11, 2012 at 4:30 PM
- jeannette said...
not to spam you, but i think all of your ladies have come to terms with something edith wharton says in her great novel of new york society, The House of Mirth:
Certainly no one need have confessed such acquiescence in her lot as was revealed in the "useful" colour of Gerty Farish's gown and the subdued lines of her hat: it is almost as stupid to let your clothes betray that you know you are ugly as to have them proclaim that you think you are beautiful.
this is one of the first posts you've made which seem to me to address the issue.
write on.
- January 11, 2012 at 4:33 PM
- Bête et Méchante said...
I hope to be old soon! Very beauty and smart old women! But me I would like to be " more is never enough! Mix and always do art! Really nice approach! Happy years !
- January 11, 2012 at 5:36 PM
- This is Belgium said...
Great post
Want to see what ladies of advanced style in Belgium look like when they take the tram to go sales shopping downtown? Have a look at http://whatisbelgium.blogspot.com
- January 12, 2012 at 5:33 AM
- Carmela said...
Great blog; I can't wait to see more...I hope when I get to the age of ladies featured on your blog that I can be just as fabulous.
- January 12, 2012 at 11:24 AM
- That's Not My Age said...
These women look so elegant. I guess I prefer the simple style of dressing - though I do like colour and print. Today I wore a vintage sixties leopard print coat and stripey sweater and felt very Advanced Style!
- January 12, 2012 at 1:25 PM
- Jualferx said...
Que cool!!! Al igual que en el amor, en la moda la edad es lo que menos importa.
- January 12, 2012 at 9:12 PM
- andrewhudson said...
The outfits are so good but it belongs to all ages..
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- January 14, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Idiosyncratic Fashionistas said...
Succinctly stated. Thanks, Ari. It is an honor to be in such company. Merci.
- January 14, 2012 at 12:13 PM
- krayolakat said...
Love this... gives me hope with myself and my creativity.... P.S. I am a More is Never Enough at heart, but fear ridicule. Though not as much as when I was younger. ;-) Something to work on.
- January 18, 2012 at 11:26 AM
- Blogger from the Philippines said...
Amazing blog for stylish women. Fashion knows no age indeed. :)
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Phineas Taylor Barnum (5 July 1810 – 7 April 1891) was an American showman who is best remembered for his entertaining hoaxes and for founding the circus that eventually became Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
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"English is a language in which any form of any word is completely and utterly possible."
"English is the only language that beats up other languages in a dark alley and rummages around in their pockets for spare vocabulary."
"In Soviet Russia, English speaks YOU!!"
English is a language that was developed throughout the middle ages by bored, illiterate sheep, until 22 years ago it was adopted as the official language of Barack Obama, and thus became the most common language on Earth. After development, it was sold to the English in 1601, who promptly gave it to King James I as a coronation present. After the English decided to take over the world, the English language spread all over the world. Repeated attempts to introduce it to the Americans proved unsuccessful, until 1990 when Grand Master Barack Obama adopted it as his official language, and commanded that all of his subjects speak it in order to understand his orders.
English is varied as a language, stealing spare and non-spare parts from all over the world. This is as a result of repeated invasions of England before they bought the language, meaning that the English spoke multiple languages. They then continued to speak those languages, and merely integrated their other languages into their new one. Following the rapid expansion of the British Empire, the language suffered many invasions from various languages in conquered territories, to the extent that English completely reinvents itself every 1-2 years. Scientists are presently working on a solution, but it is doubted that any will be found before the language reinvents itself, and renders all previous research incomprehensible.
English is an unregulated language. Because there is no single regulating body making up standards, nobody has ever agreed on a single way of spelling things, and there are numerous 'right' spellings of many words. Strangely enough, none of these 'standards' really have more to do than chicken scratches with the actual language.
Origin of English
One day God looked down on Earth to check up on his whole "creating life" idea. He saw that the English were getting way out of hand, and wished he hadn't created them because now it was too late to get rid of them. But he still might be able to knock some sense into their heads. First, he gave the English some unfavourable weather. But that didn't calm them down. So then, after a 400 year holiday in Hawaii, he created the English language and forced them to speak it in hopes that they might straighten up after being given such a horrible and confusing language. Well that didn't work either.
After the English got down the language, the Americans stole it and added in silly "words" like "y'all" and "howdy". Americans also stole a lot of the place names, for example, Manchester and Dorset. The most stupid being, of course, New England. Ever since then in 1600's/1800's, neither country has really been able to understand each other although this might have nothing to do with the language. It may be because most Americans are stuffed full of McDonald's and other rubbish while the English usually have tea and cat food.
The Australians also got hold of it, adding words like "g'day" and "barby", which are unfathomable to anyone who knows only proper English. They have reinvented the stolen language just as they reinvented cricket and rugby, showing up England in basically everything they attempt.
English English
In Eastern London the most common word is "fuck", which is used for everything, rendering communication impossible. However, more educated people with richer vocabulary say "fuck all". This is a sign of status in Eastern London that is not well appreciated by the commoners, and has resulted in many in the educated classes fleeing the area for fear of murder.
Some phrases translated:
- Hello, how are you?
- G'day ya old rug munchin faggot chap munchie.
- Where might I find the restroom?
- Yah ol' bitch where's me arse dumper be?
- Would you like to go on a date Friday night with me?
- Ye olde queen be floggin' me arse dumper this Friday.
- I would like to purchase this, please.
- Oi, can I 'ave this please, yah faggot!
- What time is it, good sir?
- Can I have yer fuckin' watch for the time me matey?
- Are you going to the party tonight?
- Gonna go to a good ol' strip club tonight! You might wanna join, eh?
- I know a way in which we might resolve our differences.
- Pass me a feckin' beer bottle!
English Spelling
The spelling of the English language has been debated. Compare the pronunciation of ea in the words steak, streak, head, earth, ear, heard and death. Obviously, English uses a rather inconvenient way of spelling. Not to mention the use of the letters "E" and "U" and the apostrophe.
Now, how did it get this way, you ask?
English started out as a relatively sensible language, aside from its total lack of a future tense which led to its speakers' inability to think ahead. Then the French decided to invade Britain, and their spelling system got itself applied to English and everything else in sight. The French knew what they were doing with their own language, but they didn't care about English, thinking all non-French languages to be retarded, so they just kind of threw their spelling at English and saw if it stuck. This, combined with the efforts of sheep and cats, was very fun for the French to watch from a distance, but not for the children who now are forced to learn this ridiculous thing that pretends to be a spelling system.
Some stupidities of English
1. Your house burns up and then it burns down. Your fire alarm goes off by turning on. So you fill in your insurance form by filling it out.
2. You can make amends but you can't make one amend.
3. If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Obviously humanitarians eat humans.
4. Ship by truck and send cargo by ship?
5. How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? For that matter, how can awful be something bad when awesome is really good?
6. When the stars are out, they are visible. But when the lights are out, they are invisible.
7. There is no egg in eggplant (but in Britain, it's an Aubergine), nor ham in hamburger (GB just Burger); neither pine nor apple in pineapple (well - doh!). English muffins weren't invented in England nor French fries (GB Chips) in France. Sweetmeats are candies (or GB Sweets) while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.
8. There are 7 different ways to pronounce the letters 'ough' - tough [uf],/ʌf/, cough [off],/ɑf/, bough [ow!],/aʊ/, though [o],/oʊ/, ought [awe],/ɑ/, through [oo],/u/, hiccough [up],/ʌp/.
9. If "glasses" is a pair of lenses worn on the head, then why isn't a monocle called a "glass"?
10. You say "tomado" and we say "tomarto". You say "potado" and we say "potayto". Let's call the whole thing off.
11. If you fail to perform well, you suck and you blow it.
12. Why is the fear of long words 'hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia'?
13. If one who does stupid things is "reckless", why can't someone who thinks things through be "reckful"?
14. If teachers are teaching and painters are painting, why aren't lawyers lawying? (If you're Australian, that might make sense, since you say that lawyers lawye (lie).)
15. If the prefix de means none or the opposite of, why does 'devoid' mean the same thing as 'void'?
16. You park on a driveway and you drive on a parkway.
17. Why is it that policemen police, workmen work and patrolmen patrol when milkmen don't milk?
18. Why is a "W" a "double U" when it's actually a double V? And why is it the only letter with more than one syllable?
19. Somehow, soft and softheaded mean stupid yet thick and thickheaded also mean stupid.
20. The English seem to think they have the original form of the language, but they actually forgot half the r's and put some of them back in the wrong place. How do you explain all those silent r's that don't pull their weight? Did the aliens put them there?
21. You recite at a play and play at a recital.
22. Why is one pronounced won?
23. One of the mice is called a mouse and one of the lice is a louse, but one of the dice isn't a douse, nor one grain of rice called a rouse, nor a cube of ice called an ouse? And why isn't a house one of the hice or a blouse one of the blice?
English Today
English is currently spoken in far too many parts of the globe for anyone's good. As previously mentioned, the English think they speak the original form of the language, but this is silly. The French sheep and cats did all they could to ensure that English evolved from a normal language into a device specifically designed to confuse learners. Nobody speaks the normal version anymore because even the English, whose language it once was, thought French was really cool and threw it over everything, leading to a messy trainwreck and the collapse of a bridge. This trainwreck was messily spread over the global toast because butter was scarce.
Because r's are so hard to pronounce, many English speakers have forgotten how, including the aforementioned inventors of the language. They have dropped all r's not preceding a vowel into the trash can, and some of these have come back to haunt them at the ends of words that have no r's in the spelling. They then proceeded to forget what it meant if there was an 'r' in the spelling, which is why the superfluous letters are still sitting there like couch potatoes instead of buzzing off already.
Americans, Canadians, Scots and a few other groups still know what r's mean, except for Texans and Bostonians.
Chav English
A great number of society belong to an unwanted, dirty and some other word for unwanted group known as chavs. They have adapted their own form of English to confuse normal English folk, and make them feel they are knowledgeable about something, making them feel better. Their vocabular consists of "innit", "safe", "blud", "knob", "bling bling" "brap/Blllllap". They have evolved to put simple words learnt in primary school into what normal english folk call sentences, but what chavs called "innit my homie". Typical chav sentences include "innit, blud" and "you facking goff, may'e"
ENGLAND IS A BLOODY RUFFELMONSTIR AND ITS BIG TOO, BLIMEY. Blimey! It's borinn' an' all tha' malarky, but it ain' really in Mr. C's English class! Especially today, when we did improve actin' wiv' a rahndom subject.
English is currently tha 103rd most spoken lahngwidge in tha worwd. Tha Yoonited States of Amurca spoke English for a big many years, until tha little urchin's began ta realise tha' unstructured grammar an' of'en illogicuhl spellin'. Thus, tha Amurcan language was born in duh Southern United States - not ta' be confyused with real English like Ahm speakin' at tha' moment. Them urchin's was fools; while tha spelling of English words was seriously odd, tha grammar was trooly astoundin'. Tha English lahnguage was so powerful, it's known ta destroy trees, collapse minds, crush souls an' very rarely open cereal boxxiz and no mistake!
Af'er English ceased to be spoken in tha' US, tha' Amurcans adoptid tha Amurcan lahngwidge as deir offishul spo'en lahngwidge. This cowrsed sevrul problems with economy, an' woidespread illi'eracy. Therefwore, tha' Americans chose Mandarin Chinese as deir official language. This inevitably led ta tha' Engrish lahnwidge imperialism movemen', curruntly inactive because av relativly woidespread activities including kittun hufin'. Da funny tin' is it dun soun' plen'y like Spanish fur sum rizon. Que loco...
Blimey! English suffers from a number of incomprehensible dialects. None of these is a language in its own right since it does not possess a discrete vocabulary. And the Queen said so and no mistake!
- Queen's English This is the one truly correct version of English, spoken only by The Royal Family, the BBC before standards slipped, and anyone who is not a moron doomed to fail in life (explaining why so many people are unemployed).
- Denglish
- Scouse
- Scots
- Geordie
- Doric
- Westcun'ree
- Recondite
- Manc
- Fen
- Franglais
- Strine
- American. It's like English, but Louder and pointless aside from a variety of new swear words.
- Southern American English
- Chinglish
- Spanglish
- Swenglish
- Wenglish
See also
- Engrish
- England
- Broken English
- Correct English
- Verbosity
- Bad grammar
- Drunken English
- The English
- Old English
- Cockernee
- Cockney Rhyming Slang
- Ebonics
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Social Anxiety Disorder
Topic Overview
What is social anxiety disorder?
People with social anxiety disorder (or social phobia) are extremely anxious about what they will say or do in front of other people. This includes public speaking and day-to-day social situations. But it is more than just being shy or nervous before public speaking. The fear can begin weeks or months before an event. It can cause a fast heartbeat and make it hard to focus.
Some people fear only one or a few types of social situations. For other people, many situations cause stress. This problem affects your daily life. You may be so stressed or afraid that you avoid public situations, including missing work and school.
What causes social anxiety disorder?
Doctors don't know what causes social anxiety disorder. They think it may run in families. But they are not sure if it's because of genetics or a response to a traumatic situation.
What are the symptoms?
Social anxiety disorder causes both emotional and physical symptoms.
- It can make you nervous, sad, or easily upset before or during a social event. You may worry a lot or be afraid that something bad will happen.
- The anxiety can cause you to blush, sweat, and feel shaky. Your heart may beat faster than normal, and you may have a hard time focusing.
How is social anxiety disorder diagnosed?
To diagnose social anxiety disorder, your doctor will examine you and ask about your symptoms. He or she may ask other questions to see how you are doing emotionally. This is called a mental health assessment.
Your doctor may also do blood or urine tests to rule out other conditions, such as thyroid problems that can cause similar symptoms.
How is it treated?
Treatment of social anxiety disorder includes counseling and sometimes medicine, such as antidepressants. Whether you need medicine depends on how much the problem affects your daily life. If you already feel anxious around other people, it may be hard to ask for help. But treatment for social anxiety disorder works for many people.
Some people with social anxiety disorder turn to alcohol or drugs to help them relax. This can lead to addiction problems. They may also have depression. It is important to treat these issues too.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Social anxiety disorder causes unreasonable, debilitating fear of being judged or publicly humiliated. You may avoid or severely limit encounters with other people—which can keep you from daily activities. You may develop physical symptoms such as a rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, or tightness in your chest when faced with a feared social situation.
When you have social anxiety disorder, common social situations—such as eating in public, writing in front of other people, using a public restroom, or speaking in front of others—can cause overwhelming fear and anxiety.
You may be more afraid of people noticing your anxiety than of the actual feared situation. A vicious cycle can emerge of avoiding or worrying about the social event (such as speaking in public) because you are afraid others will see you as weak, anxious, or foolish—this, in turn, leads to more anxiety. This may lead to avoiding or limiting contact with other people.
Symptoms of social anxiety disorder may differ in adults and children. Adults and teenagers with social anxiety disorder usually recognize their fears of being publicly humiliated are unreasonable or excessive. But children who have this disorder may not.
People with social anxiety disorder often underachieve at work or at school to avoid the attention of a promotion or to avoid being forced to participate in a group. They tend to have few friendships and have trouble dating or developing relationships. In prolonged or severe cases, many people develop other psychological conditions (such as depression or substance abuse).
Social anxiety disorder is among several types of phobias that many people experience, such as agoraphobia or a specific phobia (fearing an object, like a spider, or a frightening situation, such as being stuck in an elevator).
Exams and Tests
Social anxiety disorder is diagnosed based on your medical history, physical exam, and sometimes a mental health assessment, which is an evaluation of psychological symptoms.
Blood or urine tests may also be done to rule out other medical conditions that can cause similar symptoms (such as hyperthyroidism).
Treatment Overview
Treatment for social anxiety disorder involves psychological counseling and sometimes medicines (such as antidepressants) to reduce related anxiety and depression.
A combination of medicines and professional counseling may be effective for long-term treatment for people who have generalized anxiety and fear over many social situations. For those who fear only one or a few social situations (such as public speaking or eating in front of others), professional counseling to overcome the fear may be all that is needed.
Unfortunately, many people don't seek treatment for anxiety disorders. You may not seek treatment because you think the symptoms are not bad enough or that you can work things out on your own. But getting treatment is important.
How do I know if I have an anxiety disorder that needs treatment? (What is a PDF document?)
If you need help deciding whether to see your doctor, see some reasons why people don't get help and read about how to overcome them.
Initial and ongoing treatment
Initial treatment of social anxiety disorder is based on how bad your emotional and physical symptoms are and how able you are to function in daily activities. People who have social anxiety disorder often have depression also. They may also have alcohol or substance abuse problems. Your doctor may ask you certain questions to see whether you might be drinking too much or abusing drugs.
Social anxiety disorder often goes undetected for years before treatment is sought. By that time, you may have developed behaviors that accommodate the fears. These habits or behaviors must be overcome to successfully manage social anxiety disorder.
First, your doctor must determine whether you are generally anxious about all social encounters or whether a specific situation triggers anxiety.
Treatment with a combination of medicines and professional counseling is often effective for generalized social anxiety disorder (fear of most public interaction). Some people need treatment throughout their lives, while others may recover completely after a period of treatment with counseling and medicines
It is possible to overcome the fears linked with social anxiety disorder. Working through fears with a specific type of therapy—cognitive-behavioral therapy that includes exposure therapy—may be the best approach for treating your anxiety. It is important to continue professional counseling even if you are taking medicines to reduce anxiety.
Types of counseling most often used to treat social anxiety disorder include:
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
, which helps you identify anxieties and the situations that
provoke the anxiety. At first you may feel uncomfortable while addressing the
feared situations, but it is an important part of your recovery. Several types
of cognitive-behavioral therapy are used to treat social anxiety disorder,
- Exposure therapy. You will be guided by a professional counselor to imagine you are facing the feared situation until you no longer fear it, such as eating in public. Next, you may go with your counselor to a public place and eat until, eventually, you can eat by yourself in public without fear.
- Social skills training. This therapy helps you develop the skills you need in social situations through rehearsing and role-playing. Your anxiety is reduced as you become more comfortable with and prepared for the feared social situations.
- Cognitive restructuring. This therapy helps you learn to identify and improve fearful thinking to help you better handle social situations.
- Symptom management skills. This therapy teaches you how to reduce stress by controlling your breathing and other physical responses to anxiety.
Supportive therapy. This
can include:
- Education about the disorder.
- Family therapy, to support loved ones affected by your condition.
- Group therapy or support groups, to seek support from others also diagnosed with the disorder.
Medicines often used for chronic, severe, or generalized social anxiety disorder include:
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), to relieve anxiety. SSRIs are often the first type of medicine used to treat generalized social anxiety disorder.
- Venlafaxine, a serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), to help relieve anxiety and depression.
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), to relieve depression and anxiety. MAOIs have potentially serious side effects when they are taken with certain foods (such as some cheeses and red wine).
- Benzodiazepines, to relieve anxiety. They are fast-acting. But they may be habit-forming and are not generally used in those who have substance abuse problems.
- Beta-blockers, to reduce anxiety. Beta-blockers are sometimes used to treat physical symptoms of anxiety (such as tremors or rapid heart rate).
Ongoing treatment of social anxiety disorder usually includes continuing psychological counseling and regular checkups to monitor any medicines you may be taking. If professional counseling alone has not reduced your anxiety symptoms, medicines may be added to your treatment.
If your anxiety is triggered by many social situations (generalized), you may need continuous and prolonged treatment with a combination of counseling and medicines. During this time, your doctor will need to monitor your medicines. If one medicine doesn't work for you, you and your doctor may decide you should try another.
Treatment if the condition gets worse
With social anxiety disorder, it is possible to progress from debilitating fear of one social situation to having anxiety about all social encounters (generalized). If this occurs, additional treatment is needed that usually includes adding medicines and increasing the amount of professional counseling you receive.
You may also feel more anxious when you start professional counseling. This is because you are thinking about the situations that cause you fear and anxiety. After the situations have been identified, the fears can be addressed through counseling—especially cognitive-behavioral therapy which includes exposure therapy—gradually exposing you to your fear.
If you are taking medicines to treat social anxiety disorder, you will need regular checkups to monitor the medicines (such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) and their potential side effects. The medicines may cause bothersome side effects that may make your anxiety worse at first. These side effects may get better over time. But if they do not, you may need to take a different medicine.
If social anxiety disorder is left untreated or improperly treated, it can cause debilitating distress that interferes with daily activities. Physical symptoms such as rapid heart rate, blushing, shortness of breath, and dizziness can occur and need to be assessed.
Home Treatment
While counseling and medicines are the most effective treatments for social anxiety disorder, you may wish to reduce your anxiety level at home by practicing a healthy lifestyle.
- Get regular exercise. Start slowly so that you don't overdo it. Build up your exercise program bit by bit, and aim for at least 2½ hours a week of moderate exercise. It's fine to be active in blocks of 10 minutes or more throughout your day and week.1
- Get enough sleep by going to bed at nearly the same time every night. Also, keep your room quiet and dark. This may reduce distractions and may help you get a good night's rest.
- Eat a balanced diet by choosing foods low in fat and high in fiber.
- Avoid foods and beverages that contain caffeine, such as chocolate and coffee, since they may increase your anxiety.
- Try some relaxation exercises. Certain breathing exercises and muscle relaxation exercises help reduce anxiety.
- Change how you think. Positive thinking can change how you feel and can reduce your anxiety.
If you drink alcohol or use drugs in an attempt to gain confidence to face feared social situations, it is possible to develop substance abuse problems in addition to social anxiety disorder.
For more information, see:
Other Places To Get Help
|Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
|8730 Georgia Avenue
|Suite 600
|Silver Spring, MD 20910
|(240) 485-1001
|(240) 485-1035
|Web Address:
The Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) works to improve the lives of people who have anxiety disorders. Members of the association are not only people who have or are interested in anxiety disorders but also health professionals who do research and treat people who have anxiety disorders.
|Healthy Minds. Healthy Lives.American Psychiatric Association
|Wilson Boulevard
|Arlington, VA 22209
|Web Address:
This online resource is provided by the American Psychiatric Association for anyone seeking mental health information. It includes information on many common mental health concerns, including warning signs of mental disorders, treatment options, and preventive measures.
|KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens
|Nemours Home Office
|10140 Centurion Parkway
|Jacksonville, FL 32256
|(904) 697-4100
|Web Address:
This website is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It has a wide range of information about children's health—from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This website offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest.
|Mental Health America
|2000 North Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
|Alexandria, VA 22311
|1-800-969-NMHA (1-800-969-6642) referral service for help with depression
(703) 684-7722
|(703) 684-5968
|Web Address:
Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) is a nonprofit agency devoted to helping people of all ages live mentally healthier lives. Its website has information about mental health conditions. It also addresses issues such as grief, stress, bullying, and more. It includes a confidential depression screening test for anyone who would like to take it. The short test may help you decide whether your symptoms are related to depression.
|National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
|6001 Executive Boulevard
|Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
|1-866-615-6464 toll-free
|(301) 443-4513
|(301) 443-4279
|Web Address:
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides information to help people better understand mental health, mental disorders, and behavioral problems. NIMH does not provide referrals to mental health professionals or treatment for mental health problems.
Related Information
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008). 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (ODPHP Publication No. U0036). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Available online: http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/guidelines/default.aspx.
Other Works Consulted
- American Psychiatric Association (2000). Anxiety disorders. In Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed., text rev., pp. 429–484. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
- Gale CK, Millichamp J (2011). Generalised anxiety disorder, search date May 2011. BMJ Clinical Evidence. Available online: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.
- Iacoviello BM, Mathew SJ (2010). Anxiety disorder. In EG Nabel, ed., ACP Medicine, section 13, chap. 1. Hamilton, ON: BC Decker.
- Merikangas Kr, Kalaydjian AE (2009). Epidemiology of anxiety disorders. In BJ Sadock et al., eds., Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 9th ed., vol. 1, pp. 1856–1864. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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Bad Teacher
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|Running Time: 92 mins.
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Summary:Elizabeth Halsey is a foulmouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate teacher. She drinks, gets high, and can't wait to marry a meal ticket to get out of her bogus day job. When she's dumped by her fiancé, she sets her sights on a rich, handsome substitute while shrugging off the advances of the school gym teacher. The consequences of her wild and outrageous schemes give her students, coworkers, and even herself an education like no other.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – To celebrate the spirit and passion of former NC State head coach Jim Valvano, the Wolfpack will wear specially designed jerseys when it faces Connecticut at the 18th annual Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
The red road jersey will feature a net design around the collar and shoulders, reminiscent of Valvano wearing the nets following his "Cardiac Pack's" dramatic run to the 1983 national championship. On the back of each jersey will be Valvano's famous line of "Don't Ever Give Up," first heard during a pre-game speech on Feb. 21, 1993, prior to NC State's game with Duke at Reynolds Coliseum which he served as the color analyst on the ABC broadcast. Also highlighting the jersey will be the V Foundation's signature V logo.
Limited quantities of jersey replicas will be available at the following outlets: NCSU Bookstore, GoPack Store, Alumni Hall at Crabtree Valley Mall, Pro Sports at Crabtree Valley Mall, Neebo Bookstore at Mission Valley and on Hillsborough, and local Dick's Sporting Goods.
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DETROIT (AP) -- Anibal Sanchez struck out 17 in eight marvelous innings for Detroit, confounding the Atlanta Braves in a dazzling performance Friday night and leading the Tigers to a 10-0 victory.
Sanchez set a team record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game, and he had a mathematical chance of tying the major league mark of 20 when he was pulled after eight innings and 121 pitches. Sanchez (3-1) took off his hat as he was leaving the field following the top of the eighth, acknowledging a huge ovation at Comerica Park after he struck out Dan Uggla, his final hitter.
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Sirius Black's bedroom is at the topmost landing of 12 Grimmauld Place.
On the door there is a nameplate that says Sirius. His room is spacious with a large bed that has a carved headboard, a tall window with long velvet curtains, and a candle chandelier. The walls of the room were covered with so many pictures that it is barely possible to see the wallpaper. Many of the pictures had a Permanent Sticking Charm on them so his family could not take them down. His room was decorated with Gryffindor banners and colours to show his difference from his family.
He had pictures of muggle motorcycles and bikini-clad Muggle girls. There was also a picture of the four Marauders: himself, Moony, Prongs, and Wormtail. It was very dusty when Harry visited, suggesting the room had not been used for a long time.
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Embroidered with festive words and seasonal images, our snowy white holiday hand towels are a fun, fresh way to make the bath merry and bright for holiday guests. Made from 100% linen, the holiday guest towels are sold in sets of 2 and available exclusively at The Company Store,. Dry clean. Imported.


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|"Kakashi Enlightened!"
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|"Aesthetics of an Instant!"
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Kakashi Enlightened! (カカシ開眼!, Kakashi Kaigen!) is episode 29 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.
Kakashi reveals his Mangekyō Sharingan, planning to use his inter-dimensional warping technique, Kamui to kill Deidara by removing his head. However, Kakashi has a hard time staying on target due to a lack of needed stamina and Deidara's constant attempts to break free from the defined space. Kakashi activates the warping ability, but only manages to warp Deidara's right elbow, leaving him defenseless. They follow Deidara into the forest and Naruto manages to knock Deidara off his clay bird, and has his clones take away the bird's head and begin digging into it to free Gaara's body. Deidara watches from a safe distance and muses that he has been handicapped by the Fifth Kazekage and the "Copy Ninja". However, he is noticed by Kakashi and Naruto and is given a surprise attack by Naruto's shadow clones. Pulled from a tree, Deidara is repeatedly punched by Naruto and into the ground, where he continues pummelling him. Right as Naruto prepares to kill Deidara with a Rasengan, Deidara manages to swap himself with a clay clone. Angered, Naruto's Nine-Tailed Fox chakra begins to emerge, leading Naruto to transform to his two-tailed form. Kakashi sees this and remembers Jiraiya mentioning the cloak of chakra.


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January 16th, 2013
While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday.
Cheers to the cookie that thinks it's a fruit! January 16 is National Fig Newton Day.
When you open a package of Fig Newtons (or Newtons as they're now called), you might take it for fact that the little fruit rolls are a modern American invention. You'd be wrong.
The fig roll is actually an Egyptian pastry. Figs were highly prized in the days of explorers and were often regarded with great reverence. The Egyptians realized that by baking the figs in a simple flour pastry they'd stay preserved for longer.
Thank goodness a man by the name of Henry James Mitchell invented an extruding machine that could mechanically make the chewy cookies. Cookie maker Charles Roser sold his fig roll recipe to Kennedy Biscuit Works (which later became Nabisco) and they used Mitchell's machine for mass production in 1891.
So, why are they called Newtons? Kennedy Biscuit Works had a habit of naming their products after neighboring towns. Newton is a small town just outside of Boston, and close to where Kennedy Biscuits used to operate.
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45 U.S. Code § 231m - Assignability; exemption from levy
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.], notwithstanding any other law of the United States, or of any State, territory, or the District of Columbia, no annuity or supplemental annuity shall be assignable or be subject to any tax or to garnishment, attachment, or other legal process under any circumstances whatsoever, nor shall the payment thereof be anticipated [1]
(1) This section shall not operate to exclude the amount of any supplemental annuity paid to an individual under section 231a (b) of this title from income taxable pursuant to the Federal income tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.].
(2) This section shall not operate to prohibit the characterization or treatment of that portion of an annuity under this subchapter which is not computed under section 231b (a), 231c (a), or 231c (f) of this title, or any portion of a supplemental annuity under this subchapter, as community property for the purposes of, or property subject to, distribution in accordance with a court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation or the terms of any court-approved property settlement incident to any such court decree. The Board shall make payments of such portions in accordance with any such characterization or treatment or any such decree or settlement.
(A) Payments made pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not require that the employee be entitled to an annuity under section 231a (a)(1) of this title: Provided, however, That where an employee is not entitled to such an annuity, payments made pursuant to paragraph (2) may not begin before the month in which the following three conditions are satisfied:
(i) The employee has completed ten years of service in the railroad industry or, five years of service all of which accrues after December 31, 1995.
(B) Payments made pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection shall terminate upon the death of the spouse or former spouse, unless the court document provides for termination at an earlier date. Notwithstanding the language in a court order, that portion of payments made pursuant to paragraph (2) which represents payments computed pursuant to section 231b (f)(2) of this title shall not be paid after the death of the employee.
[1] So in original. Probably should be followed by a period.
Source(Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, § 14, as restated June 24, 1937, ch. 382, pt. I, 50 Stat. 307, as restated Pub. L. 93–445, title I, § 101,Oct. 16, 1974, 88 Stat. 1345; amended Pub. L. 98–76, title IV, § 419(a),Aug. 12, 1983, 97 Stat. 438; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2,Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 110–458, title I, § 110(a)(1),Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5112.)
2008—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 110–458added par. (3).
1986—Subsecs. (a), (b)(1). Pub. L. 99–514substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954".
1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–76, § 419(a)(1), substituted "(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, notwithstanding" for "Notwithstanding".
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 98–76, § 419(a)(2), substituted "(b)(1) This" for ": Provided, however, That the provisions of this".
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 98–76, § 419(a)(3), added par. (2).
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Pub. L. 110–458, title I, § 110(b)(1),Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5112, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to payments due for months after August 2007. If, prior to the effective date of such amendment, payment pursuant to paragraph (2) of section 14(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231m (b)) was terminated because of the employee's death, payment to the former spouse may be reinstated for months after August 2007."
Effective Date of 1983 Amendment
Pub. L. 98–76, title IV, § 419(b),Aug. 12, 1983, 97 Stat. 438, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to annuity amounts payable for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 12, 1983]."
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John Barnet is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the seminary, where he also teaches courses in New Testament and biblical Greek. He completed his doctoral studies at Duke University under the direction of Professor Dan O. Via.
- A.B. in Economics, Duke University, 1975
- A.M. in Russian Literature, University of Michigan, 1983
- M.Div., St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, 1989
- Ph.D. in Religion, Duke University, 2001
- "Paul's Reception of the Gift from Philippi," [3] St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly 50 (2006)
- "Seek First His Kingdom: An Invitation to Christian Vocation," [4] in Christ At Work: Orthodox Christian Perspectives on Vocation (Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2006)
- "Making the Tree Good: Interpreting Mt 12:33 in the Context of the Eucharistic Meal" [5]in Diakonia - Leitourgia - Charisma: Patristic and Contemporary Exegesis of the New Testament [Festschrift for Georgios Galitis] (Apostolike Diakonia tes Ekklesias tes Hellados, 2006)
- Not the Righteous but Sinners: M. M. Bakhtin's Theory of Aesthetics and the Problem of Reader-Character Interaction in Matthew's Gospel (T&T Clark International, 2003)
- "Stewardship and the New Testament" in Good and Faithful Servant: Stewardship in the Orthodox Tradition (SVS Press, 2003)
- "Through the Cross, Joy," CrossRoad, Hellenic College, Brookline, MA, June 21-24, 2011
- "The Role of Peter in the New Testament," North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation, Washington, D.C., October 27, 2006
- "Death in the New Testament," St. Vladimir's Adult Education Institute, Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, New Haven, CT, Sep 25, 2006; and Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Bridgeport, CT, October 3, 2006
- "The Beatitudes," Holy Trinity Church, Stroudsburg, PA, April 14, 2005
- "Why was Jesus Crucified?" Symposium on the Passion of Christ, St Vladimir's Seminary, Crestwood, NY, April 4, 2005
- "Fear, Forgiveness, Calling: Three Lectures on Christian Witness," St. James the Less Episcopal Church, Scarsdale, NY, February 16, March 2, March 9, 2005
- "Scriptural Foundations of Marriage: The New Testament Readings," St. Vladimir's Adult Education Institute, Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, New Haven, CT, October 4, 2004
- "Preaching Luke," Lectures to Clergy and Teenagers, St Gregory of Datev Institute, Elverson, PA, June 29-30, 2004
- "Seek first his kingdom: An Invitation to Christian Vocation," Faculty-Administrators Seminar on Vocation, Hellenic College, Brookline, MA, January 13, 2004
- "Fear Not: Christian Witness in the New Testament," Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, New York, February 19, 2003
- "Creationism and Evolution," St. Vladimir's Seminary Christmas Retreat, Crestwood, NY, December 28, 2001
- Lectures on "Kingship in the Old Testament," Saskatoon Institute on Orthodox Theology, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 21-25, 2001
- "How to Read God's Word," St. Vladimir's Adult Education Institute, Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, New Haven, CT, September 21, 1998
- Lectures on "New Testament Foundations," Saskatoon Institute on Orthodox Theology, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 18-22, 1998
- "Forgiveness," Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, New York, February 7, 1996
- "Life as Communion According to the Scriptures," St. Vladimir's Adult Education Institute, St Basil's Church, Watervliet, NY, September 19, 1995
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- Associate Professor of New Testament, St. Vladimir's Seminary (2004-present)
- Assistant Professor of New Testament, St. Vladimir's Seminary (2001 - 2004)
- Instructor in Biblical Studies, St. Vladimir's Seminary (1997-2001)
- Lecturer in New Testament Greek, St. Vladimir's Seminary (1994-97)
- Teaching Assistant in Dogmatic Theology, St. Vladimir's Seminary (1994-97)
- Teaching Assistant in Russian, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1982-83
Church & Professional Activities:
- Board Member, Orthodox Center for the Advancement of Biblical Studies
- Member, Society of Biblical Literature
- Member, Orthodox Theological Society of America
- Member, North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation (2005-2007)
Other Work Experience:
- Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Registrar, St. Vladimir's Seminary (2007-present)
- Director, Good Pastor Project, St. Vladimir's Seminary (2004-2007)
- Assistant to the Dean for Technology and Special Projects, St. Vladimir's Seminary (2002-05)
- Director, ATS Self-Study, St. Vladimir's Seminary (2002-04)
- Director of Computer Operations, St. Vladimir's Seminary (1997-2002)
- Resident Advisor & Area Coordinator, Office of Residential Life, Duke University (1989-91, 1992-94)
- Assistant to the Editor, St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly (1987-89)
- Resident Director, Vandenberg Co-op, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1980-83)


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High Blood Pressure: Checking Your Blood Pressure at Home
- When blood pressure is high, it starts to damage the blood vessels, heart, and kidneys. This can lead to heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and other problems. But if you don't measure your blood pressure, you won't know when it's high, because there are usually no symptoms.
- A home blood pressure monitor makes it easy to keep track of your blood pressure.
- You can check your blood pressure at different times and in different places (such as at home and at work) during the day.
- Checking your blood pressure at home helps you work with your doctor to diagnose and manage your blood pressure. Checking it at home does not replace having it checked by your doctor.1
Blood pressure is a measure of how hard the blood pushes against the walls of your arteries as it moves through your body. It's normal for blood pressure to go up and down throughout the day, but if it stays up, you have high blood pressure.
Blood pressure is recorded as two measurements:
- Systolic pressure is the highest pressure that occurs when your heart muscles contract.
- Diastolic pressure is the lowest pressure that occurs when your heart relaxes between beats.
Blood pressures are measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). Systolic pressure, the higher of the two readings, is measured first. Diastolic pressure is the lower reading. For example, if your systolic pressure is 120 mm Hg and your diastolic pressure is 80 mm Hg, your blood pressure is recorded as 120/80, or "120 over 80."
Test Your Knowledge
Many people who have high blood pressure don't know it, because it usually has no symptoms.
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High blood pressure can lead to heart attack, stroke, and other problems. But if you don't measure your blood pressure, you won't know when it's high, because there are usually no symptoms.
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High blood pressure usually has no symptoms, so measuring your blood pressure may be your only way to know that it is high.
When you take your own blood pressure, you can do it at different times and in different places, such as at home, at work, and when you travel. You can partner with your doctor to:
- Decide whether you have high blood pressure.
- Check how lifestyle changes, such as weight loss and exercise, are helping to lower your blood pressure.
- Check whether a certain medicine is helping to lower your blood pressure.
- See if you have low blood pressure that may be caused by irregular heart rhythms, certain medicines, or other medical conditions.
- Make sure that any medicines you take for other problems are not causing episodes of high blood pressure.
Some people have a big rise in blood pressure only when they are in a doctor's office. This is called "white-coat hypertension." It might be caused by worry about the doctor visit. By checking blood pressure at home, these people can often find out whether their blood pressure readings generally are lower when they are not in the doctor's office.
Test Your Knowledge
If I take my blood pressure at home, I can help my doctor find out if I have high blood pressure. And I can keep track of how well lifestyle changes and medicine are working to lower my blood pressure.
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By checking your blood pressure at home, you can help your doctor find out if you have high blood pressure. And you can keep track of how well lifestyle changes and medicine are working to lower your blood pressure.
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By checking your blood pressure at home, you can help your doctor find out if you have high blood pressure. And you can keep track of how well lifestyle changes and medicine are working to lower your blood pressure.
Blood pressure monitors
There are two types of blood pressure monitors:
- Automatic monitors. These are easier to use. They do the listening for you.
- Manual monitors. This is the kind of device you usually see at the doctor's office. It involves using a stethoscope to listen to the heartbeat.
Buying and maintaining a monitor
When you first get a blood pressure device, check its accuracy. Do this by comparing its readings with those you get at the doctor's office. Ask your doctor or nurse to watch you use your device to make sure that you are doing it right and that it works right. It's a good idea to have your device checked every year at the doctor's office.
The size of the blood pressure cuff and where you place it can greatly affect how accurate your device is. If the cuff is too small or too large, the results won't be right. You may have to measure your arm and choose a monitor that comes in the right size.
A monitor that measures blood pressure in your arm is recommended for most people. Blood pressure monitors used on the wrist aren't as reliable as those that use arm cuffs. Wrist monitors should be used only by people who can't use arm cuffs for physical reasons. And devices that use finger monitors aren't recommended at all.2
Check your blood pressure cuff often. Make sure all of the parts of your monitor are in good condition. Even a small hole or crack in the tubing can lead to inaccurate results.
Getting ready
Before you take your blood pressure:
- Don't eat, smoke, or exercise for at least 30 minutes. And don't use any medicines that can raise blood pressure, such as certain nasal sprays.
- Rest at least 5 minutes before you take a reading. Sit in a comfortable, relaxed position with both feet on the floor. Don't move or talk while you are measuring your blood pressure.
- Try not to take your blood pressure if you are nervous or upset.
- If you can, use the same arm for every reading. Readings may be 10 to 20 mm Hg different between your right arm and your left arm.
Remember that blood pressure readings vary throughout the day. They usually are highest in the morning after you wake up and move around. They decrease throughout the day and are lowest in the evening.
When you first start taking your blood pressure at home, always take your blood pressure 3 times. Wait 1 to 2 minutes between recordings to let the blood flow back into your arm. After you get better at doing it, you probably will need to do it only once or twice each time.
Using an automatic blood pressure monitor
- Sit with your arm slightly bent and resting comfortably on a table so that your upper arm is on the same level as your heart.
- Wrap the blood pressure cuff around your bare upper arm. The lower edge of the cuff should be about 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the bend of your elbow.
- Press the on/off button.
- Wait until the ready-to-measure "heart" symbol appears next to zero in the display window.
- Press the start button. The cuff will inflate.
- After a few seconds, the cuff will begin to deflate. The numbers on the screen will begin to drop.
- When the measurement is complete, the heart symbol stops flashing. The numbers tell you your blood pressure and pulse.
Using a manual blood pressure monitor
If you're not familiar with using a stethoscope, you may want to get help from someone who is. The accuracy of a blood pressure recording depends on putting the stethoscope in just the right place.
- Sit with your arm slightly bent and resting comfortably on a table so that your upper arm is on the same level as your heart.
- Wrap the blood pressure cuff around your bare upper arm. The lower edge of the cuff should be about 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the bend of your elbow.
- Close the valve on the rubber inflating bulb. Squeeze the bulb rapidly with your opposite hand to inflate the cuff. Keep squeezing until the dial or column of mercury reads about 30 mm Hg higher than your usual systolic pressure. (If you don't know your usual pressure, inflate the cuff to 210 mm Hg.) The pressure in the cuff will temporarily stop all blood flow in your arm.
- Put the stethoscope over the large artery slightly above the inside of your elbow. You can find this artery by feeling for its pulse with the fingers of your other hand. If you are using a cuff with a built-in stethoscope, be sure the part of the cuff with the stethoscope is over the artery. Don't let the stethoscope rub on the cuff or your clothing. This may cause noises that make your pulse hard to hear.
- Open the valve on the bulb just slightly. The numbers on the pressure dial or mercury tube should fall gradually—about 2 to 3 mm Hg per second. Some devices automatically control the fall at this rate.
- Listen through the stethoscope. As you watch the pressure slowly fall, note the number on the dial or tube when you first start to hear a pulsing or tapping sound. The sound is caused by the blood starting to move through the closed artery. This is your systolic blood pressure.
- Continue letting the air out slowly. The sounds will become muffled and finally will disappear. Note the number when the sounds completely disappear. This is your diastolic blood pressure. Finally, let out all the remaining air to take the cuff off.
Keep a blood pressure diary
Keep a blood pressure diary. Your records may help explain changes in your blood pressure readings and help your doctor make sure you get the right treatment.
Everyone's blood pressure changes from day to day and even from minute to minute sometimes. Blood pressure tends to be higher in the morning and lower at night. Stress, smoking, eating, exercise, cold, pain, noise, medicines, and even talking can affect it.
Record your blood pressure numbers with the date and time. You might use a home blood pressure log(What is a PDF document?) or a spreadsheet on your computer. Your monitor might have a feature that will record your numbers for you. Some monitors can transfer this information to your computer.
Also record your daily activities, such as the time you take medicine or if you feel upset or feel stressed.
Test Your Knowledge
The size and position of the blood pressure cuff can affect the reading. I should check my blood pressure while I am seated in a comfortable position.
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The size and position of the blood pressure cuff can affect the blood pressure reading. It is important that the cuff fits right and is placed on the widest part of the upper arm. Check your blood pressure while you are seated in a comfortable position.
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The size and position of the blood pressure cuff can affect the blood pressure reading. It is important that the cuff fits right and is placed on the widest part of the upper arm. Check your blood pressure while you are seated in a comfortable position.
Talk with your doctor
If you have questions about this information, print it out and take it with you when you visit your doctor. You may want to use a highlighter to mark areas or make notes in the margins of the pages where you have questions.
If you would like more information on taking your blood pressure, see the topic Home Blood Pressure Test.
If you would like more information on high blood pressure, the following resources are available:
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CardioSmart is an online education and support program that can be your partner in heart health. This website engages, informs, and empowers people to take part in their own care and to work well with their health care teams. It has tools and resources to help you prevent, treat, and/or manage heart diseases.
You can set health and wellness goals and track your progress with online tools. You can track your weight, waist measurement, blood pressure, and activity. You can use calculators to help you find your body mass index (BMI) and check your risk for heart problems. You can search for a cardiologist. And you can find medicine information and prepare for your next appointment. Also, you can join online communities to connect with peers and take heart-healthy challenges.
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- Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (2003). Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure JNC Express (NIH Publication No. 03–5233). Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- American Heart Association. (2005). Recommendations for blood pressure measurement in humans and experimental animals. Part 1: Blood pressure measurement in humans. AHA Scientific Statement. Hypertension, 45(1): 142–161.
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Bates College in Lewiston recently hosted a talk by Ai-jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. Her talk was entitled Organizing at the Speed of Love: Securing the Rights of Those Who Care for Loved Ones, and was a part of the Shepard Lee Lecture Series.
Ai-jen Poo is the Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She has been organizing immigrant women workers since 1996, co-founding Domestic Workers United in 2006 and leading the successful effort to enact New York's landmark Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in 2010. Ai-jen serves on the Boards of Directors of Momsrising, National Jobs with Justice, Working America, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, and the National Council on Aging. She is the recipient of the Ms. Foundation Woman of Vision Award (2007), the Independent Sector American Express NGen Leadership Award (2011), the Newsweek 150 Fearless Women list (2012), and the Time 100 list (2012).
This talk was co-sponsored by The Machiah Center, President Jonathan Lee, The Harward Center for Community Partnerships, and The Maine Center for Economic Policy.
This talk was recorded on March 7, 2013 at Bates College in Lewiston
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The soul is the immaterial part of a being, which in many belief systems is held to live on after death. Wizards and witches, like Muggles, have sought to uncover the nature of the soul, particularly its role in magic.
While the human body relies on the soul to have their own unique mindsets, a torn soul that is encased in a Horcrux is dependent on the object's well being. That is to say, if the human dies, the soul would be able to move on beyond the Veil or return as a ghost, while if a Horcrux is destroyed, the soul within would die away and disappear.
A Fidelius Charm implants a secret into a person's very soul, which would give the secret the highest level of security, unless the Secret-Keeper chooses to divulge it.
Damage to souls
- Dumbledore: "Draco's soul is not yet so damaged. I would not have it ripped apart on my account."
- Snape: "And my soul, Dumbledore? Mine?"
- Dumbledore: "You alone know whether it will harm your soul to help an old man avoid pain and humiliation."
- — Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape discuss Dumbledore's final wishes[src]
Murder is such a serious crime that it causes the soul of anyone who commits it to be torn apart.[1] This damage can be undone if one feels genuine remorse, but the process is extremely painful, and can even be deadly.[2] Reconciliation can only be done when alive, as after death, the soul's condition is set and cannot recover. It is very likely that one's motive for ending the life of another person might influence whether or not their soul is damaged.[3] It seems that the murder may be committed indirectly, as long as the murderer has the intent, seeing Tom Riddle used Salazar Slytherin's basilisk to kill Myrtle to create his first horcrux, rather than kill her himself.
Partial removal
- "Well, you must understand that the soul is supposed to remain intact and whole. Splitting it is an act of violation, it is against nature."
- —Horace Slughorn reluctantly explains Horcruxes to young Tom Riddle[src]
Wizards and witches who have committed murder can use a spell to place a torn fragment of their soul inside an external object, called a Horcrux, which anchors their soul to the living world, rendering them immortal.[1] Creating a Horcrux makes the part of the soul left inside one's body very unstable,[2] and, for obvious reasons, is widely considered the most wicked of all the Dark Arts.
If the soul fragment has been detached from the body for a long time, the destruction of a Horcrux containing such a fragment might not be felt by the owner.[1]
A soul that has been torn apart and partially removed from the body will leave the remaining portion of the soul weakened, and that if they remain as such, they would be trapped in Limbo when they die, unable to move on or return as a ghost.
Complete removal
- "You can exist without your soul, you know, as long as your brain and heart are still working. But you'll have no sense of self any more, no memory, no...anything. There's no chance at all of recovery. You just - exist. As an empty shell. And your soul is gone forever...lost."
- —Remus Lupin explains the effect of the Dementor's Kiss to Harry Potter[src]
It is possible for a person to live without any soul at all so long as their heart and brain are still functioning.[4] However, without a soul, a person is left in an incurable vegetative state — they have no awareness of themselves or the world around them.[4] The soul cannot be recovered once it has been lost.[4] This is a fate that is considered worse than death.
One known method of removing the soul from the body intact is the Dementor's Kiss. The Dementor — a creature which is itself soulless[5]— locks its mouth over that of its victim and sucks out his or her soul. The Ministry of Magic has in the past used the Dementor's Kiss as a form of punishment.
- Nearly Headless Nick: "Wizards can leave an imprint of themselves upon the earth, to walk palely where their living selves once trod. But very few wizards choose that path."
- Harry: "Why not? Anyway - it doesn't matter - Sirius won't care if it's unusual, he'll come back, I know he will!"
- Nearly Headless Nick: "He will not come back. He will have...gone on."
- — Nearly Headless Nick and Harry Potter talk about the afterlife[src]
A ghost is the imprint of the soul of a witch or wizard who chooses to linger in the world of the living after death.[6][7] According to Nearly Headless Nick, few people actually choose this fate, because it means they will never move beyond the Veil, as most do.[6] This cannot be achieved if the soul is damaged or completely removed.
See also
External links
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Possibly)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Possibly)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Possibly)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Possibly)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Possibly)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Possibly)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Possibly)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Possibly)


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