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|Admin. contracts approved, elementary teacher hired
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
Contracts for three administrators were approved, and a new elementary teacher hired at the May 19 meeting of Holyoke School Dist. Re-1J Board of Education.
A 35-minute executive session relative to new personnel and classified staff renewals was held prior to the contract votes.
New superintendent Bret Miles was given a two-year contract, with the first-year salary at $90,000. His contract is effective July 1.
One-year principal contracts were approved for Elementary Principal Jennifer Kral at $58,257 and for JR/SR High Principal Susan Ortner at $63,458. Supt. Stephen Bohrer indicated the salaries represent a one percent increase from this year.
David Bloemker of Greeley was offered an elementary school teaching contract for the 2009-10 school year, and will be teaching fifth grade.
He earned his B.A. degree in history and Spanish, with an emphasis in liberal arts from UNC in Greeley a year ago. He is completing his post-baccalaureate licensure program for elementary education through UNC this month, and his Colorado initial teacher license is anticipated in August.
In recommending Bloemker for the position, Principal Kral cited he is proficient in speaking, writing, reading and listening to Spanish.
Kral explained Bloemker will serve a third fifth-grade class for 2009-10. The fourth grade will be reduced to two sections, and teacher Susan Renquist will move to second grade, where three sections will be required.
Preliminary budget proposed
A preliminary budget for 2009-10 was reviewed and approved as proposed at last week's board meeting.
Director of budget and finance Sharon Thompson noted the budget reflects the staffing scheduled for Holyoke Elementary, as well as classes that will be taught at the JR/SR high. She added the five-year average for student count funding stayed in the finance formula for the coming year.
The proposed June budget notes a $1.45 million beginning fund balance and a projected $97,583 expenditures over revenues.
Classified, summer staff approved
Classified staff were recommended for employment for 2009-10 as follows:
Budget and finance director, Sharon Thompson; computer technology, Perry Ingram; maintenance/repair person, Stan Kreider; grounds supervisor, Jerry Owens.
Secretaries Tammy Kroeger, Brenda Krueger, Sharon Murray (also activities director), Joan Price, Tammie Timm and Kimberly Young.
Teacher aides Kimberly Anderson, Miriam Bencomo, Tracey Cordova, Sara Drongesen, Andrea Hershfeldt, Tancy King, David Maldonado, Sara McMurrin, Leticia Penzing, Laura Roll, Christy Shafer, Summer Struckmeyer and Nancy Woodhead.
Custodians Brian Adams, Edward Albrecht, Paul Speicher and Pyong Lee; Food Service Margaret Busch and Diana Lauer.
Transportation Robert Jacobs, Dottie DePriest, Mark Groshans, Fletcher Hinck, Dave Johnson, Scott Murray, Kimberly Young and Michelle Gregg.
Summer school program and staff approved for June include high school instructors Scott Dille and Sarah Dille and elementary instructors Kerri Gardner, Jenny McKenny, Drew Peregoy and Kari Sandquist at $35 per hour; and aide Christy Shafer at $20 per hour.
Work staff approved for the summer includes David Maldonado, Jane Encinias, Summer Struckmeyer, Andrea Hershfeldt, Tracey Cordova and Brett Cumming.
Laura Loutensock demonstrates clickers
In a classroom teacher report, fourth grade teacher Laura Loutensock and student Tyler Camblin demonstrated "clickers."
Resembling a remote-control unit, a clicker is used by each student to record an answer to a question displayed on a screen. The computer then displays those answers on the screen, noting correct and incorrect responses.
Loutensock said the kids really love to use clickers. So far, they're most helpful in review, but she hopes to use them for assessment in the future.
Curriculum update
Curriculum coordinator Kimberlee Bennett and fine arts curriculum chair Pat Wiebers reported on the fine arts and science curricula that will return to the June 2 board meeting for approval.
Bennett summarized all curriculum study and emphasized she's impressed with the communication that occurs. She said she feels the district is right on target, and the process used is a good one. She cited appreciation for Dr. Bohrer for guiding the K-12 curriculum direction.
Supt. reports
Reporting on the alternative school, Supt. Bohrer said he's decided not to apply for a grant for remodeling the current building or for building a new structure.
He noted with two approved restrooms in the school, building capacity would be 49. However, with only one bathroom, the alternative school would be limited to 15 occupants.
He's been in communication with incoming superintendent Bret Miles on updates at the alternative school so Miles can be prepared to step in to the situation.
Earlier in the meeting, Michelle Van Overbeke spoke to the board about the final stages of the grant preparation for requesting capital construction grant funds for the heating, venting and air conditioning project completed last summer.
She noted they've always known the grant application was a long shot, but in the process she feels they've learned a lot. Dr. Bohrer agreed, noting even talking about it has made a difference.
Van Overbeke has donated considerable time to prepare the grant application, and the board acknowledged appreciation for her effort.
Other business
In other business May 19, the Re-1J board:
—approved a request from Arlan Scholl for use of the new gym for a high school girls' basketball camp May 27 and 28.
—adopted McDougal Littell literature texts for grades 9-12 and Holt grammar series for grades 9-12, with implementation beginning with the 2009-10 school year.
An additional story can be found elsewhere in this week's Enterprise. It details the random drug testing summary, as presented by Principal Ortner at the May 19 board meeting.


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MCM London Comic Con hits town this weekend, packing ExCel London with video games, movies, sci-fi, anime and, of course, comics.
With 60,000 visitors poised to descend on the three-day show, weve come up with five must-see highlights to check out at Britain's biggest festival of pop culture.
Danny DeVito: The Hollywood legend is at the show on Sunday to promote new movie The Lorax. Other special guests include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creator Kevin Eastman, Grimm's David Giuntoli, Star Wars' Anthony Daniels, Teen Wolf's Tyler Hoechlin, Falling Skies' Seychelle Gabriel and Sarah Carter, and cult horror fave Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
Great game previews: With top publishers such as Nintendo, Sega, Capcom and Square Enix all coming to MCM London Comic Con, the show gives visitors the chance to play the hottest new games before they hit the shelves. Titles at this month's show include Dragon's Dogma, Dead Or Alive 5, Lollipop Chainsaw, Aliens: Colonial Marines and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
Comic creators: Not only is the show a great place to discover new comics, but it's also an awesome opportunity to talk to the writers and artists who make them. One highlight will be Namco Bandai's ShiftyLook team which includes the award-winning Marv Wolfman, making his first UK convention appearance in more than 20 years and announcing a brand new webcomic.
Amazing anime: If you're into anime, MCM London Comic Con is a Mecca. And if you've never checked out Japanese cartoons, the show's an awesome place to start! Weekend highlights include world exclusive sneak peeks at new movies, Q&A panels with top anime voice actors and distributors selling titles at special Comic Con prices.
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Just "Topolo" – that's what people-in-the-know call it. Frontera Grill's sister restaurant, Topolobampo, shares the front door and bar. But then the sister flaunts her own. If Frontera rocks and claps, Topolo slinks. She is the quiet, sleek, classy sister. And she invites you into an elegant Mexican fantasy world and to dress up a notch for its incomparable, authentic, regional flavors.
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The current flap over Obamacare has once again reminded me of George Orwell�s wonderful little novel, Animal Farm. Animal Farm�s pigs got rid of the farmer and then made promises to the animals that persuaded the animals to allow the pigs to run the farm. One week the pigs would promise one thing; the next week they would reverse themselves and deny ever having made the first promise. I remember reading that the pigs once said to each other that if they told their lies long enough and often enough that the other animals would believe them. They were right. Orwell�s pigs were also smart.
So it is with Obama�s ill-fated legislation. In 2009, he promised that everyone would be able � under his then-proposed law � to keep their current plans and doctors. Now � like Orwell�s pigs � he has reversed himself, saying that �some� plans do not provide the minimum coverage required by his signature legislation and, therefore, those unfortunate persons currently covered by these �unqualified� plans will have to switch. Presto! Change-o! Look what just fell out of the hat! They will probably have to find new doctors as well.
George Orwell had it right: If you tell the general public a lie long enough and often enough, they will believe it.
So, where are we? Since President Barack Obama took office, we have a weakened military that now embraces homosexuality, a populace that encourages abortion and has its hand out, and a government that cannot keep its story straight and refuses to be responsible for anything.
So, where are we going? We are headed down the broad road, the easy path, the final straightaway, bent on our own self-destruction by means of national bankruptcy and demoralization. We are like Orwell�s chickens and ducks, waddling and clucking after the minimal grains of corn that the pigs so generously provide to us daily, not realizing that these same pigs have taken over the farmer�s house and are eating � to coin a pun � high on the hog.
I call the reader�s attention to Matthew 7:13-14: Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life and only a few find it.
A final word: if it looks like a pig, smells like a pig and oinks like a pig � it�s a pig. Ask George Orwell.
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School officials say they would rather be safe than sorry when student safety is concerned.
At around 10:30 a.m. Monday, Northside High School, Jacksonville Commons Middle School and Jacksonville Commons Elementary School were placed under a precautionary lockdown due to what school officials described as shots being heard in the area.
Less than 10 minutes later, the lockdown was lifted. The �shots� were actually a vehicle backfiring.
�If anything is suspicious like that, if you think that�s what we�re hearing, then we�re always going to be better safe than sorry,� Suzie Ulbrich, public information assistant for the school system, said.
Ulbrich said that the safety of students and staff is Onslow County Schools� first priority.
�We work closely with local law enforcement when a possible threat is suspected or exists. We take the necessary precautions, such as locking down a school or schools when we deem there could be imminent danger. The central office monitors the situation with law enforcement and the schools. If there is an incident we dispense our response team,� she said.
Ulbrich said that each school does lockdown drills throughout the school year so they�re prepared if a lockdown is needed.
�For security purposes the details of our procedures are not released; however I can tell you no one is allowed in or out of the school,� she said.
And in the event of a lockdown, the school district uses School Messenger�s Notify Me service to send notifications to parents via phone, email and text message, according to school officials. Parents are able to sign up for their preference at the Onslow County Schools website, onslow.k12.nc.us, under �Notify Me.�
School officials are also reminding parents that in the event of a lockdown, they should not go to the school to pick up their child.
�You could be putting yourself and other people in danger and ... during lockdown, no one will be allowed inside or outside that school,� Ulbrich said.
Instead, school officials ask that parents listen for a School Messenger alert or notification with details as to what�s going on and to monitor the media.
Amanda Hickey is the government reporter at The Daily News. She can be reached at email@example.com.
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In an effort to reduce spam, I recently enabled reject_unknown_hostname in Zimbra 6.04 via the admin panel. I've checked the logs to verify that this is indeed blocking a lot of spam. A few legitimate inbound emails are getting blocked with the error 450 4.7.1 Helo command rejected: Host not found;, but I handle this by maintaining a white list in postfix_recipient_restrictions.cf.
Today I had a user contact me about a legitimate sender who was having her mail rejected with the above-noted error. When I checked the logs, I noticed that an earlier mail from the same sender had made it through. Why would postfix decide to reject the sender after an earlier email from the same sender was accepted? In checking my logs, it appears that this has happened more than once with different senders.
In both cases, the helo host was the same. A reverse lookup shows the IP to be valid, but doesn't match the host name sent by the Helo command. Could this be a DNS timeout error?
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Mar 24 09:11:17 freedomics postfix/smtpd[2927]: connect from mail.pti.cc[188.8.131.52]
Mar 24 09:11:18 freedomics postfix/smtpd[2927]: B5B2319B065C: client=mail.pti.cc[126.96.36.199]
Mar 24 09:11:19 freedomics amavis[18294]: (18294-16) Checking: elU+uYIZHqYP [126.96.36.199] <firstname.lastname@example.com> -> <email@example.com>
Mar 24 09:11:19 freedomics postfix/smtpd[2927]: disconnect from mail.pti.cc[184.108.40.206]
Mar 24 09:11:19 freedomics amavis[18294]: (18294-16) Passed CLEAN, [22.214.171.124] [18.104.22.168] <email@example.com> -> <email@example.com>, Message-ID: <email@example.com>, mail_id: elU+uYIZHqYP, Hits: 1.677, size: 1665, queued_as: 9BCFDDC0005, 631 ms
Mar 24 09:23:18 freedomics postfix/smtpd[15355]: connect from mail.pti.cc[184.108.40.206]
Mar 24 09:23:18 freedomics postfix/smtpd[15355]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from mail.pti.cc[22.214.171.124]: 450 4.7.1 <fs3.pti.cc>: Helo command rejected: Host not found; from=<firstname.lastname@example.com> to=<firstname.lastname@example.com> proto=ESMTP helo=<fs3.pti.cc>
Mar 24 09:23:18 freedomics postfix/smtpd[15355]: lost connection after RSET from mail.pti.cc[22.214.171.124]
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Has anyone tried taking advantage of Tomcat's clustering ability in order to achieve some sort of fail-over/redundancy?
My thought is to have a single-name mailserver running across several tomcat cluster nodes. That way, you could have failover of the mailservers w/o running a RHEL cluster. In that case, the mailstore would have to reside on some NAS mount, and the metadata would need to be shared. Is that possible? Wise?


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The 6th World Environmental Education Congress is being held from 19 to 23 July 2011 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland. …
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Vineet Soni Interviewed in UNESCO World of Science
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To mark the International Year of Forests, the IUCN publication arborvitae asks, "How are forest values are being communicated to non-foresters?" The issue was produced in editorial partnership with CEC.
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Eighty students participated in peer education training on climate change issues. The training is one of many activities of the Nigeria Youth Climate Coalition and its partners. CEC National Activator for Nigeria, Esther Agbarakwe, sends this report. …
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Island Communications Toolkit on Climate Change and Biodiversity
GLISPA, the CBD and PCI-Media Impact have partnered to launch an Islands Communications Toolkit designed to assist island nations share best practices for communicating climate change and biodiversity conservation. From CEC member Sean Southey. …
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University of Gloucestershire wins award for innovation in Education for Sustainability
The University of Gloucestershire has won a national award in recognition of its leading efforts to facilitate change in teaching and learning for sustainability across departments. CEC member Professor Daniella Tilbury accepted the award. …
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Education Resource OCEAN-OIL Explores Gulf of Mexico Disaster
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Pfc. Ryan A. Stanley graduates from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 14, 2014. Stanley, a Fiskdale, Mass., native, graduated from Platoon 3010 as the platoon honor graduate.
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finished its fall season at The Northwood University Fall Shootout on Monday and Tuesday. A two-and-a-half-hour fog delay halted the event Monday morning, but play finally began at 11 a.m. Players continued until dark on Monday and play resumed at daybreak Tuesday morning, continuing until nearly 2:30 p.m. The Celts finished the third round in 12th place with scores of 312-313-310. Sean Kennedy and Zach Cabra were the low Celt golfers, firing matching 15-over par 231's and finishing in a tie for 44th place. Ryan Lyons shot 75-78-81 to finish in a tie for 57th. Jeff Swearingen shot rounds of 78-85-76 to total 239. AJ Skiba battled a cold all week and managed to post a score of 247.
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LEONARDTOWN, Md. (WUSA) - Police in St. Mary's County have made multiple arrests on drug charges in several cases.
Brandi Marie Beckett , 29, and Crystal Lynn Quade, 22, both inmates in the St. Mary's County Detention Center, were charged for their part in smuggling prescription medication (Methadone) into the secured facility. A third suspect has related pending charges.
Lekuarius Clifford Plater,30, of Lexington Park, Md., was arrested after Vice/Narcotics indicted him through the St. Mary's County Grand Jury after numerous undercover purchases of "Crack" cocaine were made over a several month period. Additional charges are pending.
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Sometimes nothing wakes you up better than a good tune in the morning. Better than coffee (I'm not sure if it's better than sex) but it helps. Sometimes a tune can "git your motor running" like nothing else. For me today it was "Mamma's Pearl" minor Jackson 5 hit from 1971.
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Yes, the pg board needs to be replenished for sure - quite a few ladies over there are in the home stretch! :)
Best wishes to everyone!!
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posted at 1/30/2013 4:25 PM EST
Yes, the pg board needs to be replenished for sure - quite a few ladies over there are in the home stretch! :)
Best wishes to everyone!!
Re: January 2013 TTC
posted at 1/30/2013 8:50 PM EST
Good luck KMMZ! This has been the longest 2ww ever for me, and it's only been 5 days! :)
WPP, glad the HSG went ok. Good luck this month!
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posted at 1/31/2013 5:06 PM EST
Yeah, we definitely need to replenish the pregnancy boards!
The femara has been working better than the clomid and we got the go-ahead to trigger tonight and then time everything. I'd go in for a blood on Feb. 14, which I think is good because we'll either celebrate that night by drinking water at the restaurant or just having some alcohol and enjoying a night out.
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So this is a little OT, but I saw a GI specialist today (PCP referred me after I told her about some digestive issues) and they want me to do a colonoscopy. I'm 27. Is this weird? DH is freaking out, says that they don't usually recommend it for people under 50 because it can do more harm than good and it's basically a type of surgery. Has anyone ever had one? Apparently they anesthetize you and you're out of commission for the rest of a day--someone picks you up, they put you in a wheel chair, etc.
They know I'm doing fertility treatments and said that if I get pregnant I should reschedule cancel it and they'll do it second tri when it's safer (and I thought, "Oh hellllll no I'm not doing this crazy invasive test while pregnant). It's scheduled for early March right now.
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posted at 1/31/2013 7:06 PM EST
I have friends and relatives who have had colonoscopies - they were all over 50. However, they drove themselves to and from. They certainly were not out of commission for the rest of the day. I would get very specific info from your doctor regarding what it entails and what will be required [ie, someone to drive you to and from].
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posted at 1/31/2013 7:40 PM EST
My friend had it done as her dr recommended (over 50), so she went along with it to get the day off from work.
She had it done under conscious sedation so she had to be NPO (nothing by mouth after midnight the night before) someone had to pick her up and drive her home.
She has no memory of the event.
She took it easy the rest of the day.
I don't think the procedure took more than an hour or two.
I always say no thank you when they offer me one!
I agree ask your dr why it's necessary to have this done now? Can it wait?
Best of luck
PS: The wheelchair is probably just to get you safely to the car with your escort, standard protocol if you've been sedated.
Oh, I almost forgot, the Golightly prep.
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posted at 2/1/2013 7:36 AM EST
WPP- I have a colonoscopy scheduled for next week. I'm under 50 (41) and my PCP and GI both recomended it due to prolonged #2 issues (I won't get graphic). Since it is not recomended for folks under 50, my insurance will not pay for it. I decided to pay for it myself b/c I've had issues for so long and there is family history of colon problems. For me, the risks are worth the answers I hope to receive. The facility I'm going to will not perform the procedure unless there is someone physically there to drive me home and this does not include taxis. So yes, I expect to be a little groggy for the day. My brother had one when he was in his late 20's and I picked him up after. He was awake but groggy. Not in pain, but uncomfortable.
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posted at 2/1/2013 7:55 AM EST
wpp - i haven't had a colonoscopy but i've had an endoscopy (camera in the stomach) and the hospital made a mountain out of what turned out to be a molehill with the whole thing. i def. wasn't out of commission for the whole day, even though they insist that you get a ride to/from the procedure. agree w/ above, there's a little grogginess for an hour or so after and that's it. the best part is they give you some drug that makes you totally forget it even happened. GL. and GL with the trigger and 2/14 blood draw!
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posted at 2/1/2013 9:22 AM EST
I don't think it's particularly odd to have one yonger than 50 given they are looking for the cause of a particular problem. The over 50 recommendation is regular cancer screening, not a diagnostic test for digestive issues. I'd ask what are the possible diagnostic benefits are and go from there. Best!
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posted at 2/1/2013 9:39 AM EST
I used to work in the pediatric endoscopy/colonoscopy unit in what feels like another lifetime. Anyhow, it's typically performed under sedation. The procedure does not last very long (20 mins on average?). You shouldn't have any issues afterwards except maybe grogginess. I don't know if it's defined as surgery or not. There's no cutting of course and no major after care required. The wheelchair/pick up would be due to the fact that you were just under general anesthesia.
If you are having GI problems it's certainly a good procedure to see what is going on. I'm not sure how it would do more harm than good? I mean there are risks as with any procedure but it's just a camera looking up there and perhaps a couple biopsies taken. The biopsies are small little pieces of the colon about half the size of a pencil eraser- if they are even taking them.
I hope this helps! GL!
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posted at 2/1/2013 12:51 PM EST
I have had many colonoscopies for my Crohn's disease (i am 41 now, but had my first at 17). The procedure itself is really a "piece of cake." The preparation the night before, well, let's just say that it is not fun and don't plan on getting much sleep.
My last one was in December and I was put completely out for it - but was awake and fine for the day within an hour of the procedure.
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posted at 2/1/2013 1:04 PM EST
WPP, I'll echo what everyone else is saying. I'm under 30 and have had 2 endoscopies and 1 colonoscopy to diagnose GI issues. The prep for the colonoscopy is no fun at all but the actual procedure isn't bad and I felt fine after mine although I did have to have someone drive me there and pick me up because that was hospital policy.
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posted at 2/1/2013 1:39 PM EST
WPP...I had both a colonoscopy and endoscopy at age 25. I had lost about 25 lbs without trying (and I'm quite petite to begin with, so I was at a scary weight) and was having all sorts of stomach issues. To be safe, they wanted to make sure I didn't have an underlying disease or ulcer etc.
So, though the "prep" isn't all that fun for the colonoscopy (it's really just kind of gross though I would go so far as to say you feel like a million bucks once it's all "over and out"), the recovery was a walk in the park (tips: just eat and stay hydrated afterwards). Yes, I was wheeled out (protocol) and was driven home, but I was up for the remainder of the day, made myself lunch and even was able to do some work from home. By that evening it was like nothing happened. I'd even go so far to say the endoscopy recovery was slightly worse (maybe more anesthesia?) but neither is particularly bad especially if you hydrate afterwards to get the anesthesia out.
Turns out, I'm lactose intolerant (ha..thanks doctor for performing those fun tests - as that test I think is similar to a GD test) but it was nice to know I didn't have any of the major issues they look for with a colonoscopy like Crohn's disease, Celiac disease, diverticulitis, etc, especially since some of those run in my family.
So IMO, it's nothing to be worried about at all. Also, I do not think it's considered a surgery as they are really only taking a peek in there, maybe a tiny sample similar to a pap, and if there are polyps they may remove those, but that's really it. I actually think it's considered a diagnostic procedure with general anesthesia in medical terms.
Hope that was somewhat helpful!
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posted at 2/1/2013 2:41 PM EST
Thanks for all the info, everyone. My doc said they'd sedate me for the whole thing and DH would have to pick me up. Whether insurance covers is a major factor for me so I'll check into that first. The prep seems pretty involved; they gave me a packet with a list of what to do 5 days prior, then 3, 2, 1....
I think before the procedure I'm going to cut out gluten for a couple weeks and see if that does anything. The test for celiac came back negative, which I figured, but I'm wondering if I have a sensitivity rather than a severe allergy.
GI problems seem quite common, no?
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posted at 2/1/2013 5:02 PM EST
Definitely have them check you for lactose intolerance if they haven't already! It's a drink, and then they test your blood for 3 hours following (there is also a breath test but it's not as accurate - so if you haven't had the blood test done, definitely check it out).
As for the prep, yeah, it's annoying - don't eat leafy greens 5 days before, then it's easy to digest foods, then nothing red, then clear stuff while on the liquid diet, then the drink...blah blah blah blah blah.... It's all to make sure there is nothing in your colon, or as my mom would put it - to make it "squeaky clean". You certainly feel empty after though!
Being sedated is the easiest part, they tell you to either count backwards from 10, I think the furthest I've ever made it was 8! When you wake up, it feels like a minute ago you were wheeled in. Again, just hydrate and eat afterwards!
GI problems are everywhere and can be triggered by SO many things! It must be extremely hard to be a gastroenterologist sometimes.... Good luck!!!
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posted at 2/2/2013 11:59 AM EST
My aunt is a chiropractor and nutritionist and attributes the marked increase in digestive problems she sees in her practice mostly to GMO food - it's essentially not quite as edible albeit pest and bruise resistant. And, it's less edible to some of us than others.
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posted at 2/2/2013 12:14 PM EST
A positive guaiac test could cause a dr to order a GI workup including a colonoscopy regardless of age, a positive guaiac can be caused by hemorrhoids, certain vitamins (vit C is one) sometimes cause a false positive result.
However, they need to rule out more serious issues first.
PS: Youtube has a video of Katie Couric's colonoscopy (2-3 min clip) I didn't post a link because some of the comments are nasty.
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NEW YORK Two men had recently bought a house together in San Francisco, and the neighbors were annoyed. The men were entertaining "a very suspicious mixture of people," the neighbors wrote, asking: "How can we improve the neighborhood?"
"You could move," Dear Abby replied.
That zinger, contained in the 1981 collection "The Best of Dear Abby," was such classic Abby - real name, Pauline Friedman Phillips - that it moved her daughter to burst into laughter Thursday when reminded of it, even though she had just returned from the funeral of her mother. The elder Phillips had died a day earlier at age 94 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
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The long-running "Dear Abby" column first appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1956. Phillips was hardly experienced, but she had managed to snag an interview for the job. A skeptical editor allowed her to write a few sample columns, and Phillips was hired.
She wrote under the name Abigail Van Buren, plucking the name Abigail from the Bible and Van Buren from American history. Her column competed for decades with that of Ann Landers, who was none other than her twin sister, Esther Friedman Lederer (she died in 2002.) Their relationship was stormy in their early adult years, but they later regained the closeness they'd had growing up in Sioux City, Iowa.
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In a time before confessional talk shows and the nothing-is-too-private culture of the Web, the sisters' columns offered a rare window into Americans' private lives and a forum for discussing marriage, sex and the swiftly changing mores of the 1950s, `60s and `70s.
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Did you hear about this? Paul McCartney was the surprise guest at Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's return to London's Hard Rock Calling Festival in Hyde Park. Backstreets.com reported that earlier in the day, Springsteen joined John Fogerty and his band onstage to perform "Rockin' All Over The World" -- a Fogerty favorite that's remained a Springsteen staple over the years. Fogerty returned the favor by performing "The Promised Land" during the "The Boss'" set. Also on hand was Tom Morello who joined the E Street Band on "Death To My Hometown," "Jack of All Trades," and "The Ghost Of Tom Joad."
After "Dancing In The Dark," McCartney playing a Les Paul, joined Bruce and the band onstage to perform "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Twist And Shout." After McCartney left the stage, the band was set to perform another number -- but their sound was cut off, having gone 11 minutes over the festival's curfew. With his mic dead, Springsteen sang a bit of "Goodnight Irene" and split.
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WHEELING - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin sees more prosperous days ahead for the Northern Panhandle and predicts more investment in the area will come about as a result of natural gas drilling.
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Testimony :: Hon. Christopher H. Smith
Chairman - Helsinki Commission
Today's hearing is on Bosnia's future under the Dayton Agreement. Five years ago, Bosnia was still at war. Bihac
was still under siege. Srebrenica was about to be taken. Serb militants were confident in their holding of over 70
percent of the country. Soon, however, a joint Bosnian-Croatian offensive would combine with robust NATO air
intervention to end the fighting, and, by the end of 1995, the political agreement formally ending the conflict was
reached in Dayton and signed in Paris.
The end of almost four years of hostilities was certainly a reason for relief, but, for many of us and - I am sure -
for many Bosnians, there was no sense of triumph. Dayton involved compromises, including the division of the
country into two entities, which reflected the horrific realities caused by aggression and ethnic cleansing. Dayton
involved negotiating directly with Slobodan Milosevic, the person most responsible for instigating the conflict in the
first place, elevating his status in the process. Most of all, Dayton was late. The international community, led by the
United States, could have and should have intervened decisively in the first year of the conflict. Instead, the world
watched people lose their homes, lose their friends and relatives, and lose their lives, while political leaders abroad
accepted efforts to blame the horror on history and not the thugs behind the guns. Instead, the world waited until
Bosnia became more expensive to clean up and put peacekeeping forces in a more precarious position than they
otherwise would have found.
Fortunately, however, Dayton maintained Bosnia-Herzegovina as a single state, in principle. Dayton foresaw this
state as democratic, in principle. People would be allowed to return to their original homes, in principle. In short,
just as the like the Helsinki Final Act and so many other international documents, Dayton is what you make of it. It
is a struggle to turn words into deeds.
The international community can rightfully point to successes, albeit in incremental steps. Many of the leading
extremists have been marginalized, although some of them indicted for war crimes and genocide remain at large.
There are increasing signs of support for moderate political options, even though ethnically-based parties remain
entrenched in power and their own corruption. Recently, there has been an upswing in returns, although minority
returns have traditionally been so low that an upswing isn't saying much.
In my view, these successes are reason for hope, not for satisfaction. Moreover, these successes only provide
hope that Bosnia will not disintegrate as a state under the international community's continued care; they do not
guarantee that Bosnia will strengthen as a state emerging independent from that care. That should be our goal.
At this hearing of the Helsinki Commission, we hope to hear whether such a goal can even be reached under the
Dayton Agreement, with all of its contradictions and compromises. We hope to learn more about what Bosnians
themselves are doing. Are they slowly but surely accepting the realities of ethnic division? Are they slowly but
surely reestablishing those ties which once made Bosnia-Herzegovina the home of a successful multi-ethnic society
before conflict was imported? We also hope to learn more about what the international community is doing, and
what differences its actions are really making.
Our first panel is composed of various representatives of the international community. First, we have Ambassador
James Pardew, Principal Deputy Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State for Kosovo and Dayton
Implementation. The Ambassador will present the views of the Administration on U.S. policy to Bosnia and
Dayton implementation.
Next, we have U.S. Army General Wesley Clark, who, until recently, served as Supreme Allied Commander
Europe. General, you are distinguished not only by your rank but also by your expertise. You have had the
Balkans as your portfolio since the Bosnian conflict and well before Dayton was even envisaged, so your insights
into the region will be most welcome.
Our first panel concludes with Ambassador Robert Barry, who is in his third year as head of the OSCE Mission
to Bosnia-Herzegovina. While the Mission has many tasks, its leading ones are human rights, democracy-building
and elections, all of which are crucial to Bosnia's future. We look forward to your views as seen from Sarajevo.
Our second panel is composed of leading Bosnian figures, who will present their views on Dayton implementation
and the future of their country. First, we have Dr. Haris Silajdzic, formerly the Bosnian Prime Minister, whom
many of us have known since the early days of the conflict if not before and who has consistently told the
international community not what it wants to hear but what he believes needs to be done for Bosnia to survive.
Next, we have Selim Beslagic, who as mayor, kept the city of Tuzla as a bastion of ethnic tolerance during the
conflict, even as it was shelled and as the displaced crammed its streets. Finally, we have Milan Trbojevic, who is
the Advisor to the Republika Srpska Prime Minister for Judicial and Legal Issues. He will give us the view of
Dayton implementation as seen from Republika Srpska, and the challenges which lie ahead.


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Canepa: Chargers need to make a face
The Chargers need a face. They need one on the sideline, in their locker room, in the community, in front of the pens and notepads and cameras and tape recorders. They need a man who will man-up and admit his failings and not get overwhelmed by his success, a rock star who can raise the public pulse.
They need Jon Gruden to coach this football team. Or someone similar to Jon Gruden. What the heck. They need Jon Gruden. Now there's a face.
In their 50-plus years of existence, the Chargers have had but three true franchise faces Sid Gillman, Don Coryell and Bobby Ross. All of them were no-nonsense, nothing-but-football coaches who were loved here. Marty Schottenheimer? The Angry Villagers who disliked him turned their hatred toward Norv. Marty wasn't beloved until he left office, kind of like Jimmy Carter.
In the end, Norv Turner was not that person. I always will believe Norv was a good coach (bad coaches do not win 11 straight NFL games), but even he admitted he basically was loathed, for whatever reason, 30 minutes after his hiring. It probably came earlier than that. He never was making our Mount Rushmore.
If I had a problem with Norv off the field, it was that he didn't take the blame. Unlike his former GM/pal, A.J. Smith, he never directed a finger at himself. Character flaw.
"When in command," Bull Halsey said, "command." And that's what the Chargers need in this crucial time of their existence. They need a commander. They need someone up there on the bridge staring down at his crew not necessarily a captain beloved by his players, but respected.
Football certainly isn't war, but it is conflict.
So sometime this week the Chargers will hire their latest general manager, and there's no doubt the person will be qualified through pedigree and experience. He may be right for the job, but there are no guarantees. His first (and most important) duty will be to hire a head coach.
And he has to look at the face. GMs are terribly important, but they are not faces. How many people out there can name every general manager? Fans got on Smith for being an aloof GM, but aren't most of them?
After Chargers boss Dean Spanos told Norv and A.J. to bring their playbooks last Monday morning, I asked Dean how much of the decision was business. His past three seasons have ended without playoffs. TV blackouts are growing. He's trying to get a new stadium built. He cannot afford apathy, although he knows the Chargers matter in San Diego. Check our Website. The Chargers dominate it, and if people didn't care they wouldn't bother signing on.
"A lot of it; most of it," he said of it being strictly business, that his team needed a change of direction. "It's nothing unusual. When a team doesn't win, fans don't come."
In the Chargers' case, I believe it was more than that. The fans didn't like Norv, nor did they take kindly to A.J. allowing some of their favorite players to leave town. Many fans don't find Spanos trustworthy, to the point they refuse to understand that he spends money, and they wanted change Dean refused to give them a year ago.
And, with quarterback Philip Rivers getting beat up more than a thousand-year-old Persian rug, there basically is no current star power on this football team. Not one Pro Bowler (although safety Eric Weddle was most deserving, safeties do not sell tickets).
So what do you do when you haven't celebrity on the field? You hire a coach who can fill the void until the stars realign, that's what.


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Delores "Dee" Friske
Delores "Dee" Friske, 65, of Akron, Iowa passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 4, 2011 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, E.L.C.A. in Akron. Reverend Dawn Quame will officiate. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery in Akron. Visitation will be after 3:00 p.m. Thursday, November 3, 2011, with the family present after 6:00 p.m., and a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m., all at Carlsen Funeral Home – Schroeder Chapel in Akron. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.
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Seaports get their due at WERC conference
May 06, 2014
When the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) staged its annual conference in Chicago last week, organizers promised to deliver some fresh perspectives on supply chain management. According to many who participated in the event, they did that much – and more.
"It is always interesting going to conferences pertaining to different aspects of the shipping business," said Tim Van Wormer, Marine Planning and Development Manager for the Port of Portland. "It is easy to become focused on the aspect of the shipping business that you specialize in and lose track of the bigger consumer and distribution picture."
Van Wormer, who gave a presentation on "U.S. Port Update: Investing in the Future," added that he was intrigued with the progress that has been made on what he called "horizontal collaboration."
"This is the ability to better utilize existing investments by sharing resources between companies," he added. "Port collaboration has always been an area of interest of mine, and the progress that has been made with horizontal collaboration in logistics could serve as a model for the port industry."
Co-panelist, Russell Held, Director of Economic Development for The Port of Virginia, said the WERC conference also provided him with new market intelligence.
"We discovered, for example, that shippers may be carrying a little more inventory this spring in anticipation of labor disruptions on the West Coast," he said. "We also see the trend for near-shoring gaining traction, and a great focus on ocean carrier reliability."
Like most port authorities, Virginia is paying closer attention to the direct demands being made by "Beneficial Cargo Owners."
"The carriers pay our bills, but we have to make sure they are serving the end-user," added Held.
Paul Rasmussen, U.S. trade expert and CEO of Zepol, shared his insights on the nation's "Top 30" ocean cargo gateways, noting that ocean carrier consolidation and new trade agreements would soon reshape the deployment schedules. Bob Trebilcock, editorial director for Supply Chain Management Review, served as panel moderator.
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Mark Coleman's '53 Ford F-100 pickupWritten by on July 13, 2007
Mark Coleman's '53 Ford F-100 pickup performed as good as it looked, winning not only the autocross at the Nashville Nationals, but also a spot on our Top Ten podium at the same event. Mark's pickup runs a 302ci Ford small block backed by a 5-speed trans. That great handling capability that helped him win the autocross is due to the installation of Corvette independent suspension both front and rear.


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I am continuing with the Zimbra installation, counting the days until I can decommission my old Exchange server. I have now everything working pretty well except importing the self signed certificates in IE8 or Chrome.
On the browser, once I get the security warning I´ve gone ahead and installed the certificate which matches the URL I am using to access the web client. The installation ends saying the installation was successful, however after trying it 10 times it doesn´t appear under any of the certificate stores I have placed it in. I have also tried downloading it first and then installing it. Same result. Of course, this is not working either in Outlook 2007. I get there the same security warning.
However, strangely enough under de MMC snap-in, I do see the self-signed certificate. Don´t understand why I can see it there, but I cannot see it through the browsers. And why if it is installed, I keep getting the security warnings.
By the way I am on Win7 and also XP.
Thanks in advance!


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