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Throw Pillow made from 100% spun polyester poplin fabric, a stylish statement that will liven up any room. Individually cut and sewn by hand, each pillow features a double-sided print and is finished with a concealed zipper for ease of care. Sold with or without faux down pillow insert.
Beautiful. I love the almost stained glass feel.
Thanks Robin. Very kind.
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Are any of your works available in South Queensferry?
Assuming your local to that area from your avatar.
Plenty wee shops there that could do well for you.
Cool heART!
Assuming your local to that area from your avatar.
Plenty wee shops there that could do well for you.
Cool heART!
Thanks parodyanimal, might check out the wee shops there when I'm next passing through. Not from South Queensferry it's just one of my favourite places. Ooh that bridge!
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Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body cannot regulate the amount of sugar in the blood.
Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas to control blood sugar. Diabetes can be caused by too little insulin, resistance to insulin, or both.
To understand diabetes, it is important to first understand the normal process by which food is broken down and used by the body for energy. Several things happen when food is digested:
- A sugar called glucose enters the bloodstream. Glucose is a source of fuel for the body.
- An organ called the pancreas makes insulin. The role of insulin is to move glucose from the bloodstream into muscle, fat, and liver cells, where it can be stored or used as fuel.
People with diabetes have high blood sugar because their body cannot move sugar from the blood into muscle and fat cells to be burned or stored for energy, and because their liver makes too much glucose and releases it into the blood. This is because either:
- Their pancreas does not make enough insulin
- Their cells do not respond to insulin normally
- Both of the above
There are two major types of diabetes. The causes and risk factors are different for each type:
- Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age, but it is most often diagnosed in children, teens, or young adults. In this disease, the body makes little or no insulin. This is because the pancreas cells that make insulin stop working. Daily injections of insulin are needed. The exact cause is unknown.
- Type 2 diabetes is much more common. It most often occurs in adulthood, but because of high obesity rates, teens and young adults are now being diagnosed with this disease. Some people with type 2 diabetes do not know they have it.
- There are other causes of diabetes, and some patients cannot be classified as type 1 or type 2.
Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar that develops at any time during pregnancy in a woman who does not have diabetes.
If your parent, brother, or sister has diabetes, you may be more likely to develop the disease.
If you eat too much sugar over a long time, you may develop type 2 diabetes.
A. True
B. False
Being overweight makes it harder for your body to properly use insulin.
A. True
B. False
Which of the following health conditions does NOT put you at risk for type 2 diabetes?
A. Having diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes)
B. Having three or more risk factors for heart disease and diabetes (metabolic syndrome)
C. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
D. Asthma
You can have diabetes for years and not know it.
A. True
B. False
What are early symptoms of type 2 diabetes?
A. No symptoms at all
B. Bladder, kidney, or skin infections that are more frequent or heal slowly
C. Fatigue
D. Hunger, increased thirst
E. Needing to urinate a lot
F. All of the above
If you have a blood sugar level higher than ____ , your doctor may test you for diabetes.
A. 100 mg/dL
B. 200 mg/dL
C. 400mg/dL
What health care problems are caused by diabetes?
A. Eye problems
B. Skin and foot infections
C. High blood pressure and high cholesterol
D. Nerve and kidney damage
E. Digestive problems
F. All of the above
Which are treatments for type 2 diabetes?
A. Healthy diet and regular exercise
B. Monitoring your blood glucose
C. Diabetes medicines taken by mouth
D. Insulin
E. All of the above
If you have type 2 diabetes, you will have to inject insulin.
A. True
B. False
Having diabetes increases your risk for heart disease.
A. True
B. False
Some people with diabetes no longer need medicine if they lose weight and exercise.
A. True
B. False
A high blood sugar level can cause several symptoms, including:
- Blurry vision
- Excess thirst
- Fatigue
- Frequent urination
- Hunger
- Weight loss
Because type 2 diabetes develops slowly, some people with high blood sugar have no symptoms.
Symptoms of type 1 diabetes develop over a short period. People may be very sick by the time they are diagnosed.
After many years, diabetes can lead to other serious problems. These problems are known as diabetes complications, and include:
- Eye problems, including trouble seeing (especially at night), light sensitivity, and blindness
- Sores and infections of the leg or foot, which untreated can lead to amputation of the leg or foot
- Damage to nerves in the body, causing pain, tingling, a loss of feeling, problems digesting food, and erectile dysfunction
- Kidney problems, which can lead to kidney failure
- Weakened immune system, which can lead to more frequent infections
- Increased chance of having a heart attack or stroke
Exams and Tests
A urine analysis may show high blood sugar. But a urine test alone does not diagnose diabetes.
Your health care provider may suspect that you have diabetes if your blood sugar level is higher than 200 mg/dL. To confirm the diagnosis, one or more of the following tests must be done.
Blood tests:
- Fasting blood glucose level -- diabetes is diagnosed if the fasting glucose level is higher than 126 mg/dL on two different tests. Levels between 100 and 126 mg/dL are called impaired fasting glucose or pre-diabetes. These levels are risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
- Hemoglobin A1c (A1C) test --
- Normal: Less than 5.7%
- Pre-diabetes: 5.7% - 6.4%
- Diabetes: 6.5% or higher
- Oral glucose tolerance test -- diabetes is diagnosed if the glucose level is higher than 200 mg/dL 2 hours after drinking a sugar drink. (This test is used more often for type 2 diabetes.)
Screening for type 2 diabetes in people who have no symptoms is recommended for:
- Overweight children who have other risk factors for diabetes, starting at age 10 and repeated every 3 years
- Overweight adults (BMI of 25 or higher) who have other risk factors
- Adults over age 45, repeated every 3 years
Type 2 diabetes may be reversed with lifestyle changes, especially losing weight with exercise and by eating healthier foods. Some cases of type 2 diabetes can also be improved with weight-loss surgery.
There is no cure for type 1 diabetes.
Treating either type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes involves medicines, diet, and exercise to control blood sugar level.
Everyone with diabetes should receive proper education and support about the best ways to manage their diabetes. Ask your healthcare provider about seeing a diabetes educator.
Getting better control over your blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure levels helps reduce the risk of kidney disease, eye disease, nervous system disease, heart attack, and stroke.
To prevent diabetes complications, visit your health care provider at least two to four times a year. Talk about any problems you are having. Follow your health care provider's instructions on managing your diabetes.
Support Groups
Many resources can help you understand more about diabetes. If you have diabetes, you can also learn ways to manage your condition and prevent diabetes complications.
Keeping an ideal body weight and an active lifestyle may prevent or delay the start of type 2 diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented.
American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes -- 2014. Diabetes Care. 2014; Jan;34 Suppl 1:S14-S80.
Buse JB, Polonsky KS, Burant CF. Type 2 diabetes mellitus. In: Kronenberg HM, Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 31.
Eisenbarth GS, Buse JB. Type 1 diabetes mellitus. In: Kronenberg HM, Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 32.
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Volkssport to offer New Year's walks
New Year's Eve is a chance to reflect on the year past and to look forward to the upcoming year.
The Texas Volkssport Association will offer two special walks on New Year's Eve in Fredericksburg.
The first walk, the Memorial Walk, is planned at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31 and is headquartered at St. Joseph's Halle, located at 212 W. San Antonio St.
The Memorial Walk provides people with a chance to reflect on friends or family who have died during the past year. Anyone can start their journey between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., but everyone must be finished and off the route by 5 p.m.
There are two route options for trekkers. The shortest distance is a 5K, but a 10K is also offered. The routes will take volkssporters through residential paved streets, the old peanut factory and a cemetery.
The fee for all participants is $3. Donations to help defray costs are appreciated. IVV credit is available.
There is no pre-registration; however, all participants must register and carry a start card.
After the sun sets, the Volkssport Association will continue a tradition that dates back to the mid-'80s.
The New Year's Walk will take walkers through Fredericksburg's colorful light displays.
The walk begins at midnight, Jan. 1 from St. Joseph's Halle. No one will be allowed to leave after 12:30 a.m., and everyone on the route must be back by 3:30 a.m.
The walk is a 10K, but a 5K route is also available.
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The Hon'ble Ms Pratibha Devi Singh Patil
President of Republic of India,
New Delhi.
Respected Madam,
Jai Hind.
Newspapers of Monday, the 26 of March inform me that you have undertaken 12 foreign trips covering 22 countries across four continents during your tenure, mostly accompanied by your family members.
The news report cares to tell me that your trips cost the public exchequer a whopping Rs. 205 crore. The report also conveys that before the end of your five-year tenure you may be off to South Africa.
I have noted that Air India had incurred over Rs. 169 crore on use of chartered aircraft. A sum of Rs. 36 crore has been incurred on your accommodation, local travel, daily Allowance and miscellaneous expenses, during these tours.
Spending a total of 79 days abroad, you have been to Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Bhutan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Spain, Poland, Russia, Tajikistan, the UK, Cyprus, China, Laos, Cambodia, the UAE, Syria, Mauritius, South Korea, Switzerland and Austria.
Your immediate predecessor Dr APJ Abdul Kalam undertook seven trips to 17 countries during his tenure and remained out of the country for 47 days. KR Narayanan covered 10 countries in six trips. SD Sharma visited 16 countries in four trips.
Though the journalist writing the report is not sure as details of other Presidents were not available but it is unlikely that your record of foreign travel is matched by any of your predecessors.
While congratulating you on this feat of yours, Hon'ble President Madam, may I remind you that you are the President of India where two foremost points of debate relate to poverty.
One issue is that whether the percentage of poor in the country is more than 70 percent of its total population or is it slightly less than that. The other issue being debated is that whether a person who earns Rs. 29 should be considered out of ambit of poverty or should he still be considered a poor.
A majority of our population cannot afford two square meals a day. I think you have better resources to get exact figures of how many people go without food daily in this country, how many people remain underfed, how many children are undernourished, how many people don't have a room to live in and how many parents could not afford to send their wards to schools.
No, I can't dare to offend you as I know that you are entitled to all this as President of India and it is your prerogative to fly out of country as many times you like, for as many days you decide and with the people of your choice and the family always comes first, I know.
No you have not done anything wrong Madam and you have not committed any act of impropriety but still I don't know, why I wish, people occupying such high offices should lead by example, be an example and when they quit their office, they should be remembered for their exemplary deeds.
May I hope that I stand a chance to be excused if I wish that people sitting on chairs as high as that of a President and a Prime Minister should represent the country they belong to and use all the resources at their command for the welfare of the people of the country more so if the majority of the population of the country happens to be undernourished, underfed, undereducated and is blessed with a label of being underprivileged.
I feel that it is sheer blessing of the Almighty that one gets to adorn such thrones and one should take the opportunity by the leap to pay back to the Almighty by doing a yeoman's service for the people of the country, for the people of the GOD Himself.
'This is an ornamental post, a rubber stamp actually', that is what they say about the post of President but may I remind you that in recent times your immediate predecessor Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam chose to be different, chose to be innovative, down to earth, inspiring, motivating and emerged as a leader who sought to lead by example. He took the post of President of India to newer heights and raised its pedestal.
Reading crafted speeches and addressing convocations with stereo-type addresses is not the only thing what Indian people expect from their President or even for that matter the Prime Minister.
Somebody argues with me that Rs. 205 crore is not a big sum for the foreign junkets of a President of India. I wish I would have agreed with him had he been able to tell me what good these foreign trips brought along, what ideas were brought home and how the country and its people benefitted from all this.
This country is changing Madam and a changing country needs leaders who can lead the charge for the change. I have not lost hope and don't want to lose it.
So, Hon'ble President, be my hope, be the hope of the country you live in, the country you represent, the country which has given you an opportunity to rise to this august office of the President of India.
More than 120 million Indians need someone to look up to. So, be their hope, be their motivation, be their inspiration and lead them like a leader, lead them by example because it's your country and because it is your responsibility.
With deepest regards,
Yours sincerely,
H S Bawa
(One, representing many of the 120 million Indians)
March 26, 2012.
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©2014-2016 oozsinfered
it's made so if you're viewing on something black, the yellow comes out to replace the black
Deviant Art
I am...I am that beauty that stretches on your face
And I am that dreamer who's of a different race
I am that smile that you seem to want
And I am that frown that only seems to taunt
I am that one singer that no one seems to know
And I am that old man who had to go
I am the sweater that holds you tight
And I am the question you never get right
I am the child on the stage for a play
And I am the fresh breeze that never wants to stay
I am that one friend you never want to lose
And I am that bandage covering that bruise
I am the things that you need and more
And I am the way you walk out and the way you slam the door
I am the stuffy that stands on the shelf
And I am that one kid who hates himself
I am that song that you've just forgotten
And I am that apple that's just gone rotten
I am the wind, on a cold summers day
And I am that dancer alone on the bay
I am the one gig you get here and there
And I am the teacher who isn't quite fair
I am the tears that fall on your cheek
And I am the pipe line
Good-ByeTime has gone, time has past.
Lovers made, lovers lost.
Beauty gone, through all I've seen
Moments made, in soft seam.
Journey travailed, though and through
No more time, for me and you.
Seasons where, I wish I could
Hold your hand, like we would.
Friends I've lost, ones I've gained
Nights where, my eyes rained.
Holding hands, where lovers slept
Remember now, just how we met.
Want more time, the clock is on
Turn it off, no more gong.
Seconds zoomed, minutes faded
All this time, never wasted.
So many things, can happen now
I think it's time, just take a bow.
All in all, it's been fun
You and I, the show is done.
Glad we've played, it's all won
Time for us, to just move on.
Bump In The NightHush, hush keep in sight
Are you ready for the night?
NO, no do not go!
The Boogie-Man will get me so
I see him in the caves of the dark
and as he speaks he lights a spark
" Do you have something to eat?
Perhaps I should just eat this meat?"
He means my own flesh outside
I cannot fight to keep my pride
If you awake when morning comes
Do not wait to count the sums
I will be gone for the beast inside
Gobbled whole, I could not hide!
Hush, hush keep out of sight
The Boogie-Man will eat tonight
The dark and grim of a face
The swollen teeth began to race
A beaming down of whole dark eyes
The shiver I can feel rise
Looking through I hear the creep
Slipping, sliding as I sleep
I wake in jolts to meet his face
Creepy slimy drool in my case
Leaning down to breathe something foul
Don't look now he's on the prowl!
He leaned on into my soul
I burrow in my sheets like some mole
His long teeth filled with grease
I don't believe he will release
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|Numéro de publication
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|Numéro de demande
|Date de publication
|5 juil. 2005
|Date de dépôt
|23 aoűt 2000
|Date de priorité
|24 févr. 1998
|État de paiement des frais
|Numéro de publication
|Magnus Öberg, Nigel Robert Wood, Jonas Hemgren
|Cessionnaire d'origine
|Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ)
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|Citations de brevets (12), Référencé par (37), Classifications (11), Événements juridiques (2)
|Liens externes: USPTO, Cession USPTO, Espacenet
This application is a continuation of PCT/SE99/00256 filed on Feb. 24, 1999.
The present invention relates to a protecting individual length channels in a WDM link, ring or bus network in the case of a transmitter, transponder or receiver failure, in particular to a network in which at least one link is protected, and to a node used for such protection.
In telecommunication optical fibres have been used for several years, primarily owing to their large reliability, their insensitivity to electrical interference and their high capacity. Of course, there is a desire in the existing telecommunication networks to use the available optical fibres in their networks as efficiently as possible, in particular for communication over long distances, since such fibres obviously have high installation costs. By introducing wavelength division multiplexing WDM in existing communication systems using optical fibres a plurality of individual wavelength channels can be transmitted on the same optical fibre and thus the information transmitted over the fibre can be multiplied. Thus the need for installing more optical fibres can be postponed. Also, the telecommunication operators of course want to utilize their existing transmission equipment if possible also when changing to WDM systems or at least to utilize their existing equipment to the highest possible extent.
When using WDM in a link built of a single optical fibre pair between two nodes all information from one node to the other one will be transmitted at each instant over on one of the fibres of the pair. Because of the very large information amount transmitted over the fibre pair, a break-down of such a link will be extremely embarrassing. Thus, the ability of a network to restore communication or traffic on a failed link is very important. Protection must be built into links and networks using optical fibres carrying several WDM channels on optical fibres therebetween. Typical devices, in which failures can arise are of course the fibres themselves which can be cut off and the components in the transmission and receiving equipment.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,299,293 a protection arrangement is disclosed which can be used in a WDM network. For the case of a faulty electrooptical transmitter, the input signal of the transmitter is coupled to the input of a spare transmitter through a n: 1 electrical switch. The spare transmitter includes a tunable laser adapted to transmit the signal on the same wavelength as used by the defective transmitter. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,457,556 equipment for protecting optical communication to failures of the WDM equipment are disclosed. The published German patent application 44 33 031 discloses redirection of the information flow in an optical line to another line when the first line gets defective. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,218,465 is described how traffic for some failure can be redirected to another redundant path. A cross-connect switch receives all the input signals and is controllable to switch each signal to the redundant path.
In the published International patent application WO 97/45977 "Channel protection in data-communication and telecommunication systems" an optical fiber network is disclosed using WDM, in which each node comprises at least one standby electrooptical transmitter and at least one standby optoelectrical receiver. A spare wavelength is used by the standby transmitter and receiver. The network is the bus type having traffic circulating through the node, in which the nodes tap off and/or add WDM channels as required.
It is an object of the invention to provide an optical network having protection; in particular including an optical bidirectional link forming or being part of the optical network.
It is a further object of the invention to provide an optical network and nodes to be used in the network having protection working for many cases of different failing components.
It is a further object of the invention to provide nodes to be used in an optical network having protection which can be built from standard components of a relatively robust type, not requiring e.g. tunable lasers.
In a protection arrangement for optical transmitter devices and receiver devices in nodes interconnected by a bidirectional link in a WDM network, a switch is arranged so that when one of the transmitter devices fails, its input signal is connected to a standby transmitter, so that this transmitter forwards the signal on a wavelength not used by the other transmitters. The optical transmitters and receivers of a node of such bidirectional link can be duplicated, a spare optical transmitter and a spare optical receiver being arranged as standby for each ordinary optical transmitter and each ordinary optical receiver. Transponders can be connected to receive the signals to be issued on an optical fiber connecting the nodes, converting the received optical signals to optical signals of well defined wavelengths. The output signals of the transponders are combined in an optical signal combiner or multiplexer and therefrom issued on the optical fiber. In each node, only one spare transponder is arranged as standby for the other, ordinary transponders. By arrangements comprising optical switches and/or optical couplers the optical signals from an ordinary optical transmitter or a spare optical transmitter can be forwarded to the spare transponder and issued thereby on a wavelength separate from the wavelengths used by the ordinary transponders.
Generally a WDM network comprises at least two nodes which are interconnected by a bidirectional optical link. A node in such a network can e.g. comprise at least two pairs of ordinary transmitter devices and ordinary receiver devices so that each pair comprises one ordinary transmitter device and one ordinary receiver device. The devices of such a pair are then arranged to transmit and receive optical signals respectively of only a fixed, individual well defined wavelength band which is separate from the wavelength band used by other pairs.
Such a node can further comprise a pair formed by a spare transmitter device and a spare receiver device. The spare transmitter device and the spare receiver device of this pair are then arranged to respectively transmit and receive optical signals of only a fixed well defined wavelength band different from the wavelength bands in which the ordinary transmitter devices and receiver devices of the other pairs of the node are arranged to transmit and receive respectively optical signals. A switch can be connected in such a way that if one of the ordinary transmitter devices of the node fails, an input signal of said one of the ordinary transmitter devices is connected through the switch to an input of the spare transmitter device.
The ordinary transmitter device of a pair formed by an ordinary transmitter device and an ordinary receiver device of a node can then comprise an ordinary optical transmitter and an ordinary transponder which is connected to the ordinary transmitter. The ordinary optical transmitter is arranged to receive electrical signals and to convert the received electrical signals to issued first optical signals. The ordinary transponder is arranged to receive the first optical signals issued by the ordinary optical transmitter and to convert the received first optical signals to issued second optical signals of the wavelength band, in which the ordinary transmitter device and the ordinary receiver device of the pair are arranged to transmit and receive optical signals respectively. In the same way the spare transmitter device of the pair consisting of a spare transmitter device and a spare receiver device in the node can comprise is at least one spare transmitter and a spare transponder connected to the spare transmitter. The spare transponder is then common to all spare transmitters of the node and is connected to said all spare transmitters to convert received signals to issued third optical signals of the wavelength band, in which the spare transmitter device and the spare receiver device of the pair are arranged to transmit and receive optical signals respectively.
The spare transponder included in the spare transmitter device in the node can through a switch be connected to all the ordinary optical transmitters in the node to receive the first optical signals issued by at most one of the ordinary optical transmitters of the node.
Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and obtained by means of the methods, processes, instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
While the novel features of the invention are set forth with particularly in the appended claims, a complete understanding of the invention, both as to organization and content, and of the above and other features thereof may be gained from and the invention will be better appreciated from a consideration of the following detailed description of non-limiting embodiments presented hereinbelow with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
In the link illustrated in
A bidirectional WDM link having such protection is illustrated in the block diagram of FIG. 2. In this link the access equipments 5 contain a 1+1 optical protection and in the nodes 1 there is a 1:3, generally a 1:N, protection of the corresponding three WDM channels, in the general case N WDM channels. Each access equipment 5 at one end, which is thus arranged for an own channel, comprises one working or ordinary optical transmitter 7 and one spare or standby optical transmitter Tx′ or 7′, and one working or ordinary optical receiver 9 and one spare or standby optical receiver Rx′ or 9′. These spare transmitters 7′ and receivers 9′ can be in an operative state all the time, being supplied with power and the transmitters 7′ issuing all the time the same signals as the ordinary transmitters 7.
An optical 2×2 cross-bar space switch 17 has first one of its two inputs connected to an ordinary transmitter 7 and its second input connected to the standby transmitter 7 in the pair of ordinary transmitter and standby transmitter in the same access equipment 5. In the same way, an optical 2×2 cross-bar space switch 19 has one of its two outputs connected to an ordinary receiver 7 and another one of its outputs connected to the standby receiver 7′ of a pair of ordinary receiver 7 and standby receiver 7′ in the same access equipment 5. A cross-bar switch has two inputs and two outputs and can be in one of two states or positions. In the bar state, which is the ordinary state of the cross-bar switches considered here, it connects a first input to a first output and a second input to a second output, making a "parallel" or "bar" connection. In the cross state, which is the state considered here when the cross-bar switches receive a control signal, it connects the first input to the second output and the second input to the first output, thus making "crossing" connections.
The WDM equipment in the node 1 uses a fourth, standby channel, in the general case a (N+1)-th channel. In the transmitter side thus a transponder 21 for the standby channel is provided, having its output also connected to the multiplexer or combiner 13 and working in parallel with the regular transponders 11. Every transponder 11, 21 will thus transmit on its own specific wavelength. In a cross-bar switch 17 on the transmitting side that output, which in the normal, bar state of the switch is connected to the ordinary transmitter 7, is connected to a regular transponder 11, and its other output, which in the normal, bar state of the cross-bar switch 15 is connected to the spare transmitter 7′ is connected to one input of an optical 4:1 space switch 23, this space switch being in the generally case made for switching from of (N+1) inputs to one output. Thus three inputs of the 4:1 switch 23 are in the normal state of the node 1 connected to a single spare transmitter 7′. Thus there is one input of the 4:1 switch 23 which is not connected to anything. In the normal operation of the node 1, in which no components are defective, the 4:1 switch 23 is in its fourth position, in which it does not receive any signals and does not transmit any signal.
At the receiving side the demultiplexer 15 is arranged for splitting the incoming signal into four individual wavelength bands, in the general case into (N+1) individual, distinct wavelengths or wavelength bands. Three of the outputs of the demultiplexer 15 are connected to that input of the respective cross-bar switch 19, to that input thereof which in the normal state of the node 1, in which no components are defective, to the ordinary receiver 9. That output terminal of the demultiplexer 15, which carries the wavelength band generated by the spare transponder 21 on the transmitting side, is connected to a 1:4 optical space switch 25, in the general case to a 1:(N+1) switch. Three outputs of this 1:4 switch 25 are connected to the other one of the inputs of the cross-bar switches 19, to that input thereof which in the normal operation of the node 1 is connected to the spare receiver 9′. The fourth output of the 1:4 switch 25 is terminated and thus does not carry any signals anywhere. This is also the normal position of the 1:4 switch 25 in which all components in the transmitting side and the receiving side of the nodes 1 are working normally.
In the normal state thus all of the cross-bar switches 17, 19 are in their bar state and thus the signals carrying information are transmitted from the ordinary transmitters 7 to the corresponding ordinary transponder 11, via the combiner 13, the fibre link 3 and the demultiplexer 15, to the ordinary receiver 9. The output signals of the hot standby transmitters 7 passes to the 4:1 switch 23 on the transmitting side and are terminated there, since this switch is not in a position for receiving any output from any transmitter, since it is in the fourth position, in the general case its (N+1)-th position.
Now the different cases will be described which can occur when some device in the bidirectional link of
An access transmitter 7 can become defective. This is detected by the transponder 11, which is connected to this defective transmitter 7 through the respective one of the cross-bar switches 17 and which makes this detection by finding, through a power detector 27 provided on its input terminal, that there is a loss of power on the input terminal. The power detector 27 of the transponder 11 transmits a signal to the cross-bar switch 17 which is connected to the input terminal of the transponder. The cross-bar switch 17 then switches from its bar state to the cross state. The output signal of the standby transmitter 7′, which all the time transmits the same signal as the ordinary transmitter 7 in the same pair of ordinary transmitter and standby transmitter will now instead be directed to the same transponder 11 through the crossed path through the cross-bar switch 17 which has changed its position to the cross state.
For a failure of an access receiver 9, this state is detected by a signal processing circuit 29 inside the access equipment 5, which then changes the output to be delivered from the standby receiver 9′ in the same pair of ordinary receiver and standby receiver by changing the position of an electric switch 31. A signal is then transmitted to the cross-bar switch 19, which is connected to the input of this pair. This cross-bar switch 19 then switches from its bar state to the cross state and thus directs the light signal from the demultiplexer 15 directly to the operating standby receiver 9′ in the pair.
Also one of the regular transponders 11 can become defective. It is detected on the receiving side by the demultiplexer 15, in particular by the loss of power detected by power measurement devices 33. In the receiving side the 1:4 switch 25 and the 4:1 switch 23 are both switched to the position corresponding to the failed wavelength channel. The 1:4 switch 25 connects its input terminal to that cross-bar switch 19, which is connected to the receiver 9, which was to receive the light signal, which now has disappeared or been lost. The 4:1 switch 23 connects in the corresponding way its input terminal, which is connected through a cross-bar switch 17 to the transmitter 7 belonging to the sane access equipment 5 as the receiver 9, which would have received the light signal, which now has disappeared, to its output. Said cross-bar switches 19 and 17 are switched from their bar state to the cross state. Also the transponder 11 is turned off for the wavelength band, on which no signals are received, and the spare transponder 21 on the same receiving side is activated.
In the transmitting node there will then be a loss of power for the same wavelength band, which is sensed by its demultiplexer 15 and then also the transmitting node will be reconfigured in the same way as the receiving node. For both traffic directions the considered signal now passes from the ordinary transmitter 7, through its associated 2×2 cross-bar switch 17, which now is in a cross state, to 4:1 space switch 23 and then the signal is transmitted to the spare transponder 21 in the transmitting node, from the spare transponder 21 to the wavelength combiner 13, through a fibre 3 and to the demultiplexer 15 and from the demultiplexer to that one of its output terminals, which is connected to the 1:4 switch 25, to the correct cross-bar switch 19, which is in its cross state and then up to the ordinary receiver 9 for this channel. This case is also illustrated in FIG. 3.
The node construction illustrated in
For a failure of one of the ordinary transmitters 7 the transponder 11 connected to the output of this defective transmitter detects loss of power. Then this transponder 11 is turned off and the spare transponder 21 is activated. Both the 4:1 and 1:4 switches 23, 25 are switched to the position corresponding to the position of the defective transmitter. The cross-bar switch 19 connected to the receiver corresponding to the defective transmitter 7 is switched from its bar state to the cross state, so that the ordinary receiver 9 now receives a light signal from the 1:4 switch 25.
In the other node, in which the defective transmitter 7 is located, loss of power is detected by the demultiplexer 15 by the respective power monitor 33 on the output side thereof. Then also here the 4:1 and 1:4 switches 23, 25 are switched to receive or transmit respectively the wavelength channel corresponding to the channel, for which the loss of power has been detected. The cross-bar switch 19 connected to the receiver 9 is switched from its bar state to the cross state, so that the ordinary receiver 9 now receives a light signal from the 1:4 switch 25. In this side also the respective regular transponder 11 is turned off and the spare transponder 21 is activated.
After the switching has been made, the traffic for both directions now passes from the standby transmitter 7′ to the 4:1 switch 23, through the spare transponder 21, through the multiplexer 13 and over the fibre link 3, in the receiving side through the demultiplexer 15 to the 1:4 switch 25, from the respective output port of this switch to the cross-bar switch 19, which is in its cross state, up to the ordinary receiver 9.
Also the cross-bar switches 19 connected to the receivers 9 and 9′ can be removed. This case is illustrated in the diagram of
The advantage of the designs of
Another modification that is shown in the diagram of
Another modification is illustrated in
Another modification is that no spare transmitters 7′ and/or spare receivers 9′ are used. Then the respective cross-bar switches 17, 19 are replaced with simple 1:2 switches 41, 43, as illustrated by the node design shown in FIG. 8. Then also the 4:1 switch 23 can be replaced with a simpler element, a multiplexer 45 connected to the input of the spare transponder 21. Of course, the 4:1 switch 23 can be still included, as is the case of the node design illustrated in FIG. 9. Here all 2×2 cross-bar switches 17, 19 are instead replaced with 1:2 50/50% optical splitters 47, 49, so that the signal from a transmitter 7 always reaches the appropriate ordinary responder 11 and the respective input port of the 4:1 switch 23. In the case where an ordinary transponder 11 fails, this is detected as above and the 4:1 switch 23 is then set to the respective position, so that the standby transponders 21 will now carry the traffic.
The optical space switches, i.e. the 1:2 switches 41, 43, the 2×2 cross-bar switches 17, 19 and in particular the 1:4 and 4:1 switches 23, 25 used in the node designs illustrated in
Another possibility is to use back-to-back receivers and transmitters, as is illustrated in the 4:1 switch 63 of FIG. 11. An input light signal is thus received by a receiver 64, in which it is converted to an electric signal sent to an electrooptical transmitter 65. The transmitter 65 is controlled by an electrical signal on an appropriate control line 67 and when it is activated it will transmit a light signal using the wavelength of the spare transponder. The outputs of the transmitters are all connected to an optical multiplexer, the output of which is then connected to the optical fibre 3, so that the spare transponder can be omitted. The switch 63 illustrated in
A cross-bar switch 71 to used as a switch 17, 19 shown in
While specific embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described herein, it is realized that numerous additional advantages, modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details, representative devices and illustrated examples shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. It is therefore to be understood that the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications and changes as fall within a true spirit and scope of the invention.
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The aristocrat of oysters, baked with our special Pernod-spinach topping, glazed with hollandaise sauce. 15.50
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Served with our signature cocktail sauce. 14.00
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Steamed with tomato, garlic & butter sauce. 12.95
Baked breaded, topped with bacon bits. 12.95
Smoked Salmon
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Topped with fennel chardonnay cream sauce. 13.95
Artichoke Hearts
Heirloom cherry tomatoes, artichoke hearts and mozzarella cheese. 14.50
Osetra Sturgeon Caviar
Quoted daily.
Caesar Salad
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With Chicken or Norwegian salmon 12.50
With Crab cake 15.50
With Grilled Jumbo Shrimp 17.50
Mediterranean Salad
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Chopped tender hearts of romaine tossed with palm hearts, artichoke hearts, cherry tomatoes, and feta cheese. Finished with home made croutons and a vinaigrette. 11.95
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Our Chef's daily creation. 6.75
French Onion Soup
Rich beef flavor with toasted crouton and melted gruyere cheese. 8.00
Caesar of the Ritz first created this puréed potato and leek soup, garnished with chives, laced with cream and a touch of sherry. 7.75
Refreshing as a Spanish breeze, a light, cool soup with tomatoes, green sweet peppers and cucumbers. 8.75
To Complement Your Dinner
Sautéed Mushrooms
Expertly flambéed with wine and garlic. 6.50
Fresh Asparagus
Garden fresh, steamed and served with hollandaise sauce. 7.25
Fresh Spinach
Sautéed with oil, garlic or steamed 10.75
Enjoy many gourmet dishes prepared at your tableside. From Frank Sinatra's favorite, Steak Diane, Prime Steak au Poivre, Wilted Spinach salad, to decadent desserts like Cherries Jubilee, Crepes Suzette and Bananas Flambee cooked to perfection at your table by waiters that have served these same dishes for decades, It is a truly , one of a kind, very romantic, experience for you and your guests to remember.
Enjoy your evening at Melvyn's.
Wilted Spinach Salad
Prepared fresh at your table, crisp spinach leaves, with a hot bacon vinegar dressing. 10.75
Steak Diane
Lovingly prepared medallions of filet mignon, prepared tableside with shallots, French mustard and red wine demi-glaze. 31.50
Prime Steak au Poivre
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Topped with toasted almonds and lemon butter sauce. 27.75
Sole De Piccata Sautéed with Chardonnay, fresh lemon and capers. Served with seasonal vegetables and wild rice. 27.75
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Fresh Norwegian Salmon, Poached or Grilled
Fresh and served over a bed of fennel with wild rice. 27.75
Jumbo Prawns with Medallions of Pork
A spectacular combination, sautéed in Brandy infused cream sauce. 25.50
Melvyn's Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo
In a light parmesan cream sauce with tender shrimp. 26.00
Shrimp Scampi
A perfection in flavor with a classical mixture of roasted garlic, tart lemon, tender herbs over linguini pasta. 25.75
Lobster Pot Pie
Tender chunks of lobster baked in a light sauce with fresh market vegetables. 26.75
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8 to 10oz, served with drawn butter
Grilled Scallops
Over steamed linguini with diced bell pepper. 27.75
Seafood Medley
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Sauteed Prawns and Pan Seared Chicken Breast
This is an elegant and easy dish to enjoy, a creamy mustard sauce with tender mushrooms and everything simmered to perfection. 25.50
Chicken Pot Pie
Tender chunks of white meat baked in a light sauce with seasonal market vegetables. 22.50
Chicken Marsala
A classic cooked with marsala wine, mushrooms & a demi-glace. 24.75
Chicken Coq Au Vin
Cooked in Pinot Noir reduction with onions, celery, carrots, garlic and bacon. 26.50
Baked Half Chicken
With rosemary sautee leeks and diced tomato and ham. 25.50
Chicken with Lobster A stuffed chicken breast with lobster meat, fresh spinach, mozzarella cheese & tarragon cream sauce. 26.75
Roasted Duck Breast
Slowly roasted duck over wild rice accompanied by L'Orange sauce. 28.75
Specially Selected Grilled Lamb Chops 42.75
Roast Rack of Lamb Bouquetiére (for Two)
A full roast rack of lamb, nestling in an herb crust, carved tableside with a bouquetiére of fresh vegetables. 79.95
Braised New Zealand Lamb Shank
Served with rosemary reduction. So tender it just falls off the bone. 29.75
Veal Ingleside – Our Famous Signature Creation
The tenderest veal, complimented with avocado and a delicate mousseline sauce. 28.75
Veal Oscar
Classic tender veal with asparagus, Dungeness crabmeat and Béarnaise sauce. 29.75
Pork Loin Medallions
With apple and pear chutney. 26.75
Prime New York Steak a'La Sinatra
The classic steak, 12 ounces Angus beef, charbroiled. 34.75
Filet Mignon
10 ounce charbroiled to your taste with our classically prepared béarnaise sauce. 34.75
Prime Ribeye Steak
Charbroiled to your taste. 37.50
Braised Beef Ribs
Prepared with shallots and Pino Noir. Just falls off the bone. 27.75
Tourneados a'La Melvyns
Twin medallions of tenderloin topped with lobster and asparagus and covered with Béarnaise sauce. 35.75
Chateaubriand Bouquetiére for Two
Roasted tenderloin of beef, carved tableside with Bordelaise Sauce and a bouquetiére of fresh vegetables. 61.75
Coffee, Tea, Milk 3.75
Expresso, Cappiccino 4.25
Grand Marnier Souffle
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So I have an old 300si and two basic lenses. one tamaron 28-80 and one Tokina 80-210 I am wondering if these lenses are going to work on a new Sony a65?
"working" yes, but any today kit-lens should give you much better results!
But are you sure that the 80-210 is a Tokina? Because afaik, I saw only one AF with this range and it's the Tamron - AF 80-210 F4.5-5.6? It have a Tokina but for the Rokkor mount, what is not compatible with the A-mount (but maybe with the E-mount but with an adapter).
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Los Angeles-based street artist Shepard Fairey is the man behind the design. Fairey first made a name for himself in the late '80s with black and white stickers featuring wrestling legend Andre the Giant. Fairey is known for putting his stickers and posters in unlikely and often illegal places.
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He has the arrest record to prove it. And that's why, at first, he wasn't sure how the Obama campaign would feel about an artistic endorsement from him. But just before Super Tuesday, Fairey says, he got a call from the campaign telling him to go ahead and make a poster and distribute it in his typical guerrilla fashion.
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First off....I want to introduce myself. My name is Steven and just got into cycling about a year ago. I have always liked riding, but really have started to get serious about it to lose weight on top of other things I am starting to do. Currently holding steady at 270 pounds, but I can remember the days of 200 pounds......those were the days.
Really, it has just been lack of exercise over the years on my part. I am excited to join this group and to be inspired by the work that you guys and gals are putting in.
I currently ride some singletrack trails in the Philly area on my Cannondale Trail SL4, but am looking to get a road bike to change things up.
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If you want to start to follow along my journey I just started a blog (real original....I know)
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Somatuline® is a formulation for injection that inhibits several endocrine, exocrine and paracrine functions, involved in two rare diseases: acromegaly and neuroendocrine tumors. Somatuline® has also shown an antitumoral activity that is believed to be mediated via both direct and indirect mechanisms. Direct mechanisms involve the activation of somatostatin receptors on tumor cells leading to modulation of intracellular signaling transduction pathways, whereas indirect mechanisms include inhibition of mitogenic growth factors such as insulin-like growth factor (IGF), as well as inhibition of tumor angiogenesis through interactions with somatostatin receptors on endothelial cells and monocytes. Somatuline® is marketed in over 55 countries (25 in Europe) for the treatment of acromegaly and neuroendocrine tumors.
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Medical Marijuana Legalization Decreased Usage By Teenagers
Posted by Drug Free in Marijuana Use and Abuse on June 22, 2015
As more states welcome medical marijuana use, a recent study discovers that this rise in accepting cannabis for medical treatment does not lead to more teens getting high.
A group of researchers from Columbia University Medical Center in New York investigated more than 1 million records of teenagers spanning 24 years worth of data from a nationwide study to determine a potential link between legalization of medical marijuana in U.S. states and teenage marijuana use. "Our findings provide the strongest evidence to date that marijuana use by teenagers does not increase after a state legalises medical marijuana," said study lead author Dr. Deborah Hasin via a news release. Surprisingly, states that did not legalize medical marijuana were found to have higher rates of teen marijuana use. "Rather, up to now, in the states that passed medical marijuana laws, adolescent marijuana use was already higher than in other states," Hasin added.
Dr. Kevin Hill from Massachusetts' McLean Hospital alcohol and drug abuse division wrote a commentary accompanying the study, which was published in the Lancet Psychiatry journal. "The growing body of research that includes this study suggests that medical marijuana laws do not increase adolescent use, and future decisions that states make about whether or not to enact medical marijuana laws should be at least partly guided by this evidence," Hill said.
Students Likely To Drop Out of School Due To Marijuana Use
Posted by Drug Free in Marijuana Use and Abuse on September 14, 2014
If you are not yet startled by marijuana abuse by kids, this bit of news might shake your mindset and apathy.
Just a few weeks after research by New York University revealed the effect of alcohol and marijuana on high school seniors, a recent study showed that teenagers have a 60 percent likelihood to drop out of school when they use marijuana on a daily basis. According to the University of South Wales National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre in Australia, the results of their study could be used as a framework to reconsider legalizing marijuana.
The study based its findings on three earlier researches covering about 3,700 individuals, and looked into the behaviors and academic achievements of the respondents in cross reference to their drug use until they reached 30 years of age.
Study lead author Dr. Edmund Silins emphasized the importance of their study to government decisions in marijuana legalization measures. "The findings are timely given movement in some states in the US and Latin America to decriminalise marijuana, and there is also a movement here in Australia to decriminalise and legalise the drug for medicinal use," said Dr. Silins in a news release. "Because our study has shown the potential harms of adolescent use, particularly heavy use, policy makers must be aware of this and reform efforts should be carefully considered to protect against this."
Aside from the scholastic effect of marijuana on teens, the illicit drug was also linked to higher tendency to commit suicide and try other illegal substances.
Survey Reveals Extent of Teen Substance Abuse
Posted by Drug Free in Marijuana Use and Abuse on May 21, 2012
A recent survey made at Wood County is showing the extent of substance abuse among kids, specifically from the fifth to the twelfth grades. Back in February, students from the Wood County public schools district participated in the study and what they revealed should be a wake-up call for all concerned authorities.
Results of the survey confirmed that there are about 15.2% of twelfth graders who smoked cigarettes in the last 30 days prior to the survey. What was surprising and alarming was the fact that more kids are smoking pot than cigarettes, with 19.9% of the participants admitting to marijuana use. Just last year, 15.6% of seniors from schools in the district said they had used weed more than ten times.
Project director for the Safe Schools Healthy Student Initiative and the Wood County Educational Service Center, Kyle Clark, said that marijuana use among teens is increasing in other parts of the country as well. Clark added that the legalization of marijuana has sent confusing messages to kids which might have triggered for statistics to rise.
As the debate on medical marijuana continues, students could get the wrong idea that the substance is safe. Clark calls for school authorities and anti-substance abuse groups to focus on the prevention methods to discourage kids from using marijuana.
Results also revealed that there is a continuing drop on the use of cigarettes among 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. Even alcohol use dropped, giving Wood County its lowest rate ever since the annual survey started in 2004.
"Well over 60 percent of our kids have not taken a drink; have not smoked a cigarette ever. And those are good statistics to have."
Also included in the report was the issue of bullying with almost 33% of Wood County students falling victims to these kinds of situations, which could increase their risks for substance abuse.
Heavy Marijuana Use Hits Teens
Posted by Drug Free in Marijuana Use and Abuse on May 19, 2012
There's another reason for parents to be alarmed with regards to teen marijuana use. Aside from the increasing number of kids hooked on pot, "heavy" marijuana use is also on the rise.
According to the report from the 23rd annual Partnership Attitude Tracking Study or PATS, adolescents who heavily take marijuana has reached 80% in the last few years after a steady decline within 10 years from 1998 to 2008.
Most of the increase in marijuana use was recorded among the boys and some minorities. On the average, about 10% of teenagers all over the country admit to smoking weed at least 20 times in the last month. This equates to more or less 1.5 million kids in America that light up marijuana.
Steve Pasierb, president of the Drugfree.org, explained that marijuana use is generally the starting point for kids that get into more dangerous substance abuse situations. "Ninety percent of all adult addicts started drug use in their teen years," he said.
Thus the role of parents in the prevention of substance abuse is once again emphasized. Experts say that kids who learn about the dangers of substance abuse at home decrease their chances of drug use by as much as 50%.
Pasierb also reminded parents that despite the many who say marijuana use is a safer alternative to illicit drug use, there really isn't any safe ground as far as substance abuse is concerned.
The existence of medical dispensaries may have somehow contributed to the increase in marijuana use among teens especially in California. This is why medical marijuana facilities are advised to dispense marijuana if, and only if, there is a valid medical condition that can only be addressed with the use of pot.
In California, patients are required to get their prescriptions for medical marijuana from legitimate doctors who will evaluate their condition.
Marijuana Use Among Teens Increases
Posted by Drug Free in Marijuana Use and Abuse, Prescription Drug Abuse on May 14, 2012
While the use of cocaine and methamphetamine among teens may have stabilized in the last few years, pot use is on the rise. In a new study released by The Partnership at Drugfree.org, one in every ten kids is smoking marijuana at least 20 times within a month. Students between the 9th and 12th grades are also experimenting with prescription drugs.
The situation elevated due to the fact that most parents think that weed is just weed, no cause for alarm. Yet Partnership President Steve Pasierb said that parents should not take the issue of marijuana for granted. "Parents are talking about cocaine and heroin, things that scare them. Parents are not talking about prescription drugs and marijuana. They can't wink and nod. They need to be stressing the message that this behavior is unhealthy."
The report showed that marijuana use has increased from only 19% in 2008 to about 27% in 2011. Teens who smoked pot at least 20 times in a month also climbed from 5% in 2008 to last year's 9%. That's about 1.5 million teens who regularly light up marijuana.
Previous researches made also had parallel results, like that of a recent survey made by a team from the University of Michigan. The initiative was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse that claimed marijuana use is again on the rise after a decline in the last decade.
Results of the study have linked the use of pot and other drugs. It was suggested that teens who regularly use marijuana were also twice more likely to take cocaine or ecstasy.
The study also tackled the issue of pain medications abuse, putting Vicodin and Oxycontin as the drug of choice among teens. It was also noted that ecstasy or cocaine use is highest among Hispanic teens (almost 50%). African American teens followed suit with almost 42% hooked on prescription medications while that of Caucasian teens reached 39%.
Discussing Drug Trends Among Teenagers
Posted by Drug Free in Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction on February 28, 2012
A free public panel discussion was organized by the Ottawa Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition to address the growing problem of marijuana use in Northwest Ottawa County especially among teens. The discussion held at the Grand Haven 9 Theater was attended by about 60 parents and educators from Muskegon, Holland, and Tri-Cities.
Panelists during the forum included police officials, school authorities, parents, and students that were all determined to help put a stop to drug abuse problems in their area. Sgt. Glenn Bo from the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety was joined by Deputy Sara Fillman of the Sheriff's Office in Ottawa County, Cynthia Spielmaker from tha 20th Circuit Court/Juvenile Services, Karen Miedema of the Ottawa County Prosecutor's Office, and some parents and students who volunteered to share their experiences with drug abuse.
Stephanie VanDerKooi from the Ottawa County Health Department said that kids today have easy access to dangerous drugs. From the latest survey made, they listed alcohol as the top choice of drug among high school students. Marijuana came in at second while synthetic marijuana (K2 or Spice) climbed at the third place. Completing the top five from the list are tobacco at fourth and prescription drugs at fifth place.
From the list of prescribed medications, Adderall, Ritalin, and Vicodin have been favored by citizens in Northwest Ottawa County.
"The big problem is, it's (drugs) more potent than ever — but kids are looking at it like it's no big deal," Miedema said. "And it's getting expensive — but, somehow, kids are getting the money."


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More stimulus = higher gold prices. Hoping for Gold rally at 2pm today.
Never buy anything on HOPE. You are about to LOSE>
Fed chairman gets letter from GOP leaders: No stimulusSo sorry you just wasted your money
I like going long here too.Now we just wait for the breakout move.
Here we go :)