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Anemia is the name applied to many different conditions that are all characterized by an abnormally low number of healthy red blood cells. There are many different causes and types of anemia.
Iron-deficiency anemia, the most common type, is usually treated with dietary changes and iron supplement pills. Other types of anemia, such as those associated with chronic diseases or cancer, may need more aggressive treatment.
Preventing Iron Deficiency in Infants and Toddlers
The American Academy of Pediatrics' guidelines for preventing iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in infants and young children include:
Guidelines for Treating Anemia in Patients with Heart Problems
In 2013, the American College of Physicians (ACP) released clinical practice guidelines for treating anemia in patients with heart failure, coronary artery disease, or heart attack. According to the ACP, current evidence suggests as best practice for patients with heart conditions:
Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells provide oxygen to body tissues.
Image of normal red blood cells (RBCs) as seen in the microscope after staining.
Anemia is not a single disease but a condition, like fever, with many possible causes and many forms.
Causes of anemia include nutritional deficiencies, medication-related side effects, or chronic diseases that cause bleeding or interfere with the production of red blood cells. The condition may be temporary or long term, and can manifest in mild or severe forms.
Anemia can also be caused by genetic (inherited) blood disorders such as sickle cell disease that damage the shape of the red blood cell.
This report focuses on the most common forms of anemia:
Blood is composed of about 55% plasma and 45% blood cells. It has four components:
Red blood cells (RBCs), also known as erythrocytes, carry oxygen throughout the body to nourish tissues and sustain life. Red blood cells are the most abundant cells in our bodies. On average, men have about 5.2 million red blood cells per cubic millimeter of blood, and women have about 4.7 million per cubic millimeter of blood.
Hemoglobin and Iron
Each red blood cell contains 280 million hemoglobin molecules. Hemoglobin is a complex molecule, and it is the most important component of red blood cells. It is composed of protein (globulin) and a molecule (heme), which binds to iron.
In the lungs, the heme component binds to oxygen in exchange for carbon dioxide. The oxygenated red blood cells are then transported to the body's tissues, where the hemoglobin releases the oxygen in exchange for carbon dioxide, and the cycle repeats. The oxygen is used in the mitochondria, the power source within all cells.
Red blood cells typically circulate for about 120 days before they are broken down in the spleen. Most of the iron used in hemoglobin can be recycled from there and reused.
Red Blood Cell Production (Erythropoiesis)
The actual process of making red blood cells is called erythropoiesis. (In Greek, erythro means "red," and poiesis means "the making of things.") The process of manufacturing, recycling, and regulating the number of red blood cells is complex and involves many parts of the body:
Iron deficiency anemia occurs when the body lacks mineral iron to produce the hemoglobin it needs to make red blood cells.
Iron deficiency anemia results when the body's iron stores run low. This can happen because:
A number of medical conditions can cause iron deficiency anemia.
Blood Loss. Iron deficiencies most commonly occur from internal blood loss due to other medical conditions. These conditions include:
Impaired Absorption of Iron. Impaired absorption of iron is caused by:
Inadequate Iron Intake. A healthy diet easily provides enough iron. In general, most people need just 1 mg of extra iron each day. (Menstruating women need 2 mg each day.) However, certain people are at risk of lack of iron in their diets. This includes vegetarians and others who do not consume enough iron-rich foods, young children and pregnant women who have higher iron needs, and anyone who has a medical condition that places the at risk for iron deficiency.
Anemia of chronic disease (ACD) is associated with a wide variety of persistent inflammatory diseases. .
The Inflammatory Process and ACD. In ACD, iron is not efficiently recycled from blood cells and red blood cells do not survive for as long as normal. In addition, there is impaired response to erythropoietin, the hormone that acts in the bone marrow to increase the production of red blood cells.
Diseases Associated with ACD and Inflammation. Some of the chronic diseases that are associated with this process include:
Not all chronic diseases involve the inflammatory process and anemia. For example, high blood pressure is a chronic disease, but it does not affect red blood cells.
Treatment-related anemia results from the therapies used to treat conditions. For example, anemia is a common side effect of cancer treatments. Chemotherapy and radiation can impair the bone marrow's production of red blood cells and contribute to the extreme fatigue that many patients experience during cancer therapy. Patients with hepatitis C frequently receive combination therapy of ribavirin and interferon; ribavirin can induce anemia. Hepatitis C also affects many patients with HIV or AIDS. In addition to ribavirin, patients with HIV or AIDS can develop anemia as a result of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) and, in particular, from the drug AZT.
Other medications that increase the risk for anemia are certain antibiotics, some antiseizure medications (phenytoin), immunosuppressive drugs (methotrexate, azathioprine), antiarrhythmic drugs (procainamide, quinidine), and anti-clotting drugs (aspirin, warfarin, clopidogrel, heparin).
Megaloblastic anemia results from deficiencies in the B vitamins folate or vitamin B12 (also called cobalamin). Such deficiencies produce abnormally large (megaloblastic) red blood cells that have a shortened lifespan. Neurologic problems may be associated with vitamin B12 deficiency.
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency. Conditions that cause vitamin B12 deficiencies include:
Causes of Folate Deficiency. The body stores only about 100 times its daily requirements for folate and can exhaust this supply within about 3 months if the diet is deficient in folate.
Among Americans with iron deficiency anemia, young children have the highest risk followed by premenopausal women. Adolescent and adult men and postmenopausal women have the lowest risk. Men, in fact, are at risk for iron overload, probably because of their high meat intake and minimal iron loss.
Up to 20% of American children and 80% of children in developing countries become anemic at some point during their childhood and adolescence. Iron deficiency is the most common cause in children, but other forms of anemia, including hereditary blood disorders, can also cause anemia in this population.
Hispanic American children have double the rates of iron deficiency as African-American and Caucasian children. Children in lower-income homes are at higher risk than those in higher income homes. However, children in any income group can develop iron deficiency.
Children need to absorb an average of 1 mg per day of iron to keep up with the needs of their growing bodies. Since children only absorb about 10% of the iron they eat, most children need to receive 8 - 10 mg of iron per day. Breast milk contains very little iron. Babies who are exclusively breastfed should get a daily oral iron supplement starting at age 4 months and continued until iron-rich solid foods are introduced.
In Western countries, drinking too much cow's milk (usually more than 2 cups per day) is a common cause of iron deficiency in young children. Cow's milk contains little iron and can get in the way of iron absorption. Cow's milk also can also cause irritation and problems in the intestine that lead to blood loss and increased risk of anemia. Babies should not get cow's milk before they are 12 months old.
Iron deficiency most commonly affects babies 9 - 24 months old. All babies should have a screening test for iron deficiency at around age 12 months. Babies born prematurely may need to be tested earlier. Other factors associated with iron-deficiency anemia in infants and small children include:
Up to 10% or more of adolescent and adult women under age 49 years are iron deficient. Anemia among premenopausal women typically occurs from:
Causes of anemia in adults age 65 years and older include nutritional deficiencies, chronic inflammatory disease, and chronic renal disease.
People with alcoholism are at risk for anemia both from internal bleeding as well as folate- and vitamin B deficiency-related anemias.
Although most meat-eating Americans probably consume too much iron in their diets, some people may be at risk for diet-related iron deficiencies. In particular, vegans and other vegetarians who avoid all animal products are at risk for deficiencies in iron and some B vitamins.
Dried beans and green vegetables contain iron, but the body absorbs iron less easily from plans iron than from meat. Fortunately, most commercial cereals and grain products are fortified with an easily absorbed form of vitamin B12 and with folic acid (the synthetic form of folate)
Although nutritional iron-deficiency anemia has declined in industrialized nations, it still affects about 2 billion people worldwide. Even in the U.S., iron deficiency is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency.
Anyone with a chronic disease that causes inflammation or bleeding is at risk for anemia. Critical illness in the intensive care unit is also highly associated with anemia.
Pregnancy is associated with fluid retention, which in turn may produce high volumes of plasma (the fluid component of blood). This process can dilute red blood cells, which may lead to lower hemoglobin and hematocrit levels. These changes by themselves can be considered a normal alteration of pregnancy. However, other factors increase the risk for anemia during pregnancy:
Most cases of anemia are mild, including those that occur as a result of chronic disease. Nevertheless, even mild anemia can reduce oxygen transport in the blood, causing fatigue and a diminished physical capacity. Moderate-to-severe iron-deficiency anemia is known to reduce endurance. Some studies indicate that even iron deficiency without anemia can produce a subtle but still lower capacity for exercise.
Because a reduction in red blood cells decreases the ability to absorb oxygen from the lungs, serious problems can occur in prolonged and severe anemia that is not treated. Anemia can lead to secondary organ dysfunction or damage, including heart arrhythmias and worse outcomes for heart failure.
Pregnant women with significant anemia may have an increased risk for poor pregnancy outcomes, particularly if they are anemic during the first two trimesters. Severe anemia increases the risk for preterm birth and infant low birth weight. Mild anemia is normal during pregnancy and does not pose any increased risk.
In children, severe anemia can impair growth and motor and mental development. Children may exhibit a shortened attention span and decreased alertness. Children with severe iron-deficiency anemia may also have an increased risk for stroke.
Anemia is common in older people and can have significantly more severe complications than anemia in younger adults. Effects of anemia in the elderly include decreased strength and increased risk for falls. Anemia may have adverse effects on the heart and increase the severity of cardiac conditions. Anemia may also increase the risk for developing dementia, or worsen existing dementia.
Anemia is common in patients with coronary artery disease (heart disease), heart failure, history of heart attack, and other heart problems. Patients who develop anemia tend to have a poorer prognosis and an increased risk for death. It is not clear whether anemia is directly responsible for these worse outcomes or if it is a marker for severe heart disease.
Current guidelines for heart patients recommend treating severe anemia with blood transfusions. Erythropoieisis-stimulating drugs should not be used to treat mild-to-moderate anemia in patients with heart failure or heart disease because these medications do not seem to provide much benefit and can increase the risk for blood clots.
Anemia is particularly serious in cancer patients. In people with many common cancers, the presence of anemia is associated with a shorter survival time.
Anemia is associated with higher mortality rates and possibly heart disease in patients with kidney disease.
In addition to anemia, vitamin B12 deficiency can cause neurologic damage, which can be irreversible if it continues for long periods without treatment.
Patients with certain types of anemia need frequent blood transfusions. These transfusions can cause iron overload. [For more information, see "Transfusions" in Treatment section of this report.]
Symptoms of anemia vary depending on the severity of the condition. Anemia may occur without symptoms and be detected only during a medical examination that includes a blood test. When they occur, symptoms may include:
Pica. Pica is an odd symptom of iron-deficiency anemia that often occurs in children. Pica is the habit of eating unusual substances, such as ice (called pagophagia), clay, cardboard, foods that crunch (such as raw potatoes, carrots, or celery), or raw starch. In many cases, iron deficiency is a cause of pica. This symptom usually stops when iron supplements are given.
Symptoms of Megaloblastic Anemia. The symptoms of megaloblastic anemia from vitamin B12 or folic acid deficiencies include not only standard anemic symptoms but also:
Over time, psychiatric and neurologic problems develop. Vitamin B12 deficiencies can cause neurologic symptoms (numbness and tingling, depression, memory loss, and irritability).
Symptoms of Pernicious Anemia. Early neurologic symptoms of pernicious anemia, which is a form of megaloblastic anemia, are due to B12 deficiency. They include numbness and tingling, depression, memory loss, and irritability. Advanced nerve damage can cause loss of balance and staggering, confusion, dementia, spasticity, loss of bladder control, and erectile dysfunction. Folic acid deficiency does not cause neurologic damage, although people with this deficiency can be irritable, forgetful, and experience personality changes.
Because anemia may be the first symptom of a serious illness, it is very important to determine its cause.
The doctor will ask about:
The doctor will check for certain physical signs of anemia. They include swollen lymph nodes, an enlarged spleen, or pale skin and nail color.
A complete blood count (CBC) is the standard diagnostic test for anemia. The CBC is a panel of tests that measures red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. For diagnosis of anemia, the CBC provides critical information on the size, volume, and shape of red blood cells (erythrocytes). CBC results include measurements of hemoglobin, hematocrit, and mean corpuscular volume.
Hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the iron-bearing and oxygen-carrying component of red blood cells. The normal value for hemoglobin varies by age and gender. Anemia is generally considered when hemoglobin concentrations fall below 11 g/dL for pregnant women, 12 g/dL for non-pregnant women, and 13 g/dL for men.
The severity of anemia is categorized by the following hemoglobin concentration ranges:
Hematocrit. Hematocrit is the percentage of blood composed of red blood cells. People with a high volume of plasma (the liquid portion of blood) may be anemic even if their blood count is normal because the blood cells have become diluted. Like hemoglobin, a normal hematocrit percentage depends on age and gender. In general, doctors diagnose anemia when hematocrit falls below:
Other hemoglobin measurements, such as mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) may also be calculated.
Mean Corpuscular Volume. Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) is a measurement of the average size of red blood cells. The MCV increases when red blood cells are larger than normal (macrocytic) and decreases when red blood cells are smaller than normal (microcytic). Macrocytic cells can be a sign of anemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, while microcytic cells are a sign of iron-deficiency anemia.
Serum Ferritin. Ferritin is a protein that binds to iron and helps to store iron in the body. Low levels suggest reduced iron stores. Normal values are generally 12 - 300 ng/mL for men and 12 - 150 ng/mL for women. Lower than normal levels of ferritin are a sign of iron-deficiency anemia, while higher than normal levels may indicate hemolytic anemia or megaloblastic anemia.
Serum Iron. Serum iron measures the amount of iron in the blood. A normal serum iron is 60 - 170 mcg/dL. Lower levels may indicate iron-deficiency anemia or anemia of chronic disease, while higher levels may indicate hemolytic anemia or vitamin B12 deficiency.
Total Iron Binding Capacity. Total iron binding capacity (TIBC) measures the level of transferrin in the blood. Transferrin is a protein that carries iron in the blood. TIBC calculates how much or how little the transferrin in the body is carrying iron. A higher than normal TIBC is a sign of iron-deficiency anemia. A lower than normal level may indicate anemia of chronic disease, sickle cell, pernicious anemia, or hemolytic anemia.
Reticulocyte Count. Reticulocytes are young red blood cells, and their count reflects the rate of red blood cell production. The upper normal limit is about 100,000/mL. A low count, when bleeding isn't the cause, suggests production problems in the bone marrow. An abnormally high count indicates that red blood cells are being destroyed in high numbers and indicates hemolytic anemia. Recent research suggests that the reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHr) test may be more accurate than a standard hemoglobin test for detecting iron deficiency in infants.
Vitamin Deficiencies. The doctor may order tests for vitamin B12 and folate levels. The Schilling test is used to determine whether the body absorbs vitamin B12 normally.
If internal bleeding is suspected as the cause of anemia, the gastrointestinal (digestive) tract is usually the first possible source. A quick diagnosis can be made if the patient has noticed blood in the stools, which can be black and tarry or red-streaked. Often, however, bleeding may be present but not visible. If so, the patient needs stool tests for this hidden (occult) fecal blood.
The patient may need additional tests to check for gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopy uses a thin fiber-optic tube to view the esophagus, stomach, and other areas in the upper intestine. Colonoscopy is used to view the lower intestine and rectum and may also be recommended to rule out colorectal cancer.
Women with heavy menstrual bleeding may be referred to a gynecologist for pelvic ultrasound, endometrial biopsy, and other gynecological diagnostic exams.
If the patient's diet suggests low iron intake and other causes cannot easily be established, the doctor may recommend trying iron supplements for a few months. If the patient's red blood cell and iron levels fail to improve, further evaluation is needed.
Iron found in foods is either in the form of heme iron (attached to hemoglobin molecule) or non-heme iron:
The absorption of non-heme iron often depends on the food balances in meals. The following foods and cooking methods can enhance absorption of iron:
The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of iron for people who are not iron deficient varies by age group and other risk factors. (Iron supplements are rarely recommended in people without evidence of iron deficiency or anemia.) The RDA for iron intake is:
The main source of iron for an infant from birth to 1 year of age is from breast milk, iron-fortified infant formula, or cereal.
Breastfeeding and Iron-Supplemented Formulas. Mothers should be encouraged to breastfeed their babies for their first year. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends exclusively breastfeeding for a minimum of 4 months, but preferably 6 months, then gradually adding solid foods while continuing to breastfeed until at least the baby's first birthday. Because human breast milk contains very little iron, the AAP recommends that full-term healthy infants receive a daily oral iron supplement of 1 mg/kg beginning at age 4 months and continuing until iron-rich complementary foods, such as iron-fortified cereals, are introduced. Preterm infants who are breastfed should receive an iron supplement of 2 mg/kg by the time they are 1 month old.
Infants who are not breastfed should receive iron-fortified formulas (4 - 12 mg/L for their first year of life). Parents should discuss the best formula with their doctor. The AAP does not recommend cow's milk for children under 1 year old. The baby will begin drinking less formula or breast milk once solid foods become a source of nutrition. At 8 - 12 months of age, a baby will be ready to try strained or finely chopped meats. When cereals are begun, they should be iron fortified.
Recommendations for Toddlers. Toddlers who did not have iron supplements during infancy should be checked for iron deficiency. After the first year, children should be given a varied diet that is rich in sources of iron, B vitamins, and vitamin C. Good sources of iron include iron-fortified grains and cereals, egg yolks, red meat, potatoes (cooked with skin on), tomatoes, molasses, and raisins.
Cow's milk does not contain enough iron, interferes with iron absorption, and can decrease children's appetite for iron-rich foods. Toddlers older than 1 year should not drink more than 2 cups of milk a day. Fruits that are rich in vitamin C can help boost iron absorption. Most children will receive adequate iron from a well-balanced diet, but some toddlers may benefit from liquid supplements or chewable multivitamins.
Oral iron supplements are the best way to restore iron levels for people who are iron deficient, but they should be used only when dietary measures have failed. Iron supplements cannot correct anemias that are not due to iron deficiency.
Iron replacement therapy can cause gastrointestinal problems, sometimes severe ones. Excess iron may also contribute to heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. Doctors generally advise against iron supplements in anyone with a healthy diet and no indications of iron deficiency anemia.
Treatment of Anemia of Chronic Disease. In general, the best treatment for anemia of chronic diseases is treating the disease itself. In some cases, iron deficiency accompanies the condition and requires iron replacement. Erythropoietin, most often administered with intravenous iron, is used for some patients.
Supplement Forms. There are two forms of supplemental iron: ferrous and ferric. Ferrous iron is better absorbed and is the preferred form of iron tablets. Ferrous iron is available in three forms: ferrous fumarate, ferrous sulfate, and ferrous gluconate.
The label of an iron supplement contains information both on the tablet size (which is typically 325 mg) and the amount of elemental iron contained in the tablet (the amount of iron that is available for absorption by the body.) When selecting an iron supplement, it is important to look at the amount of elemental iron.
A 325 mg iron supplement contains the following amounts of elemental iron depending on the type of iron:
Dosage. Depending on the severity of your anemia, as well as your age and weight, your doctor will recommend a dosage of 60 - 200 mg of elemental iron per day. This means taking one iron pill 2 - 3 time during the day. Make sure your doctor explains to you how many pills you should take in a day and when you should take them. Never take a double dose of iron.
Side Effects and Safety. Common side effects of iron supplements include:
Other Tips for Safety and Effectiveness. Other tips for taking iron are as follows:
The hematocrit should return to normal after 2 months of iron therapy. However, iron supplementation should be continued for another 6 - 12 months to replenish the body's iron stores in the bone marrow.
In some cases, supplemental iron is administered intravenously. Intravenous iron is used to treat iron-deficiency anemia. It may be recommended for:
Intravenous iron may be given in the form of iron dextran (Dexferrum, INFeD), iron sucrose (Venofer), or ferric gluconate (Ferrlecit). Your doctor may refer you to a hematologist (a doctor who specializes in blood disorders) to oversee this treatment.
Intravenous iron can cause an allergic reaction. It is important to administer a test dose before you receive your first infusion. The risk for allergic reactions is higher with iron dextran than with other forms of intravenous iron. Intravenous iron should never be given at the same time as oral iron supplements.
Transfusions are used to replace blood loss due to injuries and during certain surgeries. They are also commonly used to treat severely anemic patients who have thalassemia, sickle cell disease, myelodysplastic syndromes, or other types of anemia. In certain cases, blood transfusions may be used to treat severe anemia associated with heart disease.
Some patients require frequent blood transfusions. Iron overload can be a side effect of these frequent blood transfusions. If left untreated, iron overload can lead to liver and heart damage.
Iron chelation therapy is used to remove the excess iron caused by blood transfusions. Patients take a drug that binds to the iron in the blood. The excess iron is then removed from the body by the kidneys.
Deferasirox (Exjade) is a drug that is given as a once-daily treatment for iron overload due to blood transfusions. It does not require injections. Patients mix the deferasirox tablets in liquid and drink the medicine.
Erythropoietin is the hormone that acts in the bone marrow to increase the production of red blood cells. It has been genetically engineered as recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) and is available as epoetin alfa (Epogen, Procrit, and Eprex). Novel erythropoiesis stimulating protein (NESP), also called darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp), lasts longer in the blood than epoetin alfa and requires fewer injections. These medications are also called "erythropoiesis-stimulating drugs."
Levels of erythropoietin are reduced in anemia of chronic disease. Injections of synthetic erythropoietin can help increase the number of red blood cells in order to avoid receiving blood transfusions. Synthetic erythropoietin can cause serious side effects, including blood clots, and is approved only for treating patients with anemia related to the following conditions:
Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Drugs and Cancer. Erythropoietin may be used to treat anemia caused by chemotherapy. Erythropoietin treatment does not help prolong survival, but can improve quality of life during cancer treatment by improving anemia.
However, these drugs can shorten lifespan and cause some tumors to grow faster. In general, the lowest effective dose should be used. The risks of early death and increased tumor growth are greatest when these drugs are used to boost the hemoglobin level to 10 - 12 g/dL or higher. The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology recommend starting erythropoietin only if a patient's hemoglobin level is less than 10 g/dL.)
Discuss with your doctor whether an erythropoiesis-stimulating drug is appropriate for you.
Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Drugs and Chronic Kidney Disease. For patients with chronic kidney disease or kidney failure, the FDA currently recommends that erythropoiesis-stimulating drugs be used to maintain hemoglobin levels between 10 - 12 g/dL. (The exact level within this range varies by individual.) There is a greater risk of death and serious cardiovascular events, such as heart attack, stroke, and heart failure when these drugs are used to achieve higher hemoglobin levels (13.5 - 14g/dL) compared to lower hemoglobin levels (10 - 11.3 g/dL).
Warning Symptoms. Contact your doctor if you have any of the following symptoms while being treated with an erythropoiesis-stimulating drug:
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Importantly, CCSS raises the bar for all 45 states that have adopted the standards. No state lowered its English or math standards to align to Common Core. With Nevada being at or near the bottom of national academic standings, the bar will be raised significantly for Nevada students.
Do CCSS exist for all subjects?
No. CCSS currently exist for math and English for grades K-12. They can be downloaded here: www.corestandards.org. The English standards set requirements not only for English language arts (ELA) but also for literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects.
A broader initiative to set science standards is underway, led by Next Generation Science Standards and coordinated by the National Research Council and others. A draft report is due out this fall and can be downloaded from www.nextgenscience.org.
The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards is leading the revision of the National Standards for Arts Education. Visit the National Art Education Association website to learn more: www.arteducators.org/news/national-coalition-for-core-arts-standards-nccas.
In April 2012, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages published an alignment of the National Standards for Learning Languages with the English Language Arts CCSS: www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1.
When will CCSS come to Nevada?
Some of them are already here. The math and English CCSS were rolled out nationally on June 2, 2010. Nevada adopted them 16 days later, and they should be fully implemented in Nevada schools by the 2015-2016 school year. See the website of the Nevada Coalition for the Transition to CCSS here: https://bighorn.doe.nv.gov/sites/CommonCore/ccss/default.aspx.
Of course, new standards mean new tests to measure whether those standards are being met. There will be new assessment tests aligned to the new standards that are being developed for Nevada by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Coalition (SBAC) that will be fully implemented by 2015-2016 for English and math.
What is CCSS not?
CCSS is not a curriculum. It prescribes what materials should be taught, and leaves it to the discretion of teachers and states to define how those materials should be taught.
CCSS is a state-led initiative and not a federal Department of Education program.
So who does not like CCSS?
Apparently no one. There is widespread, documented support for these standards from such disparate groups as the American Federation of Teachers, Core Knowledge Foundation, College Board, National Education Association, Business Roundtable, National Parent Teacher Association, and Alliance for Excellent Education. Letters of support from these organizations can be read at the CCSS website.
Myths about the CCSS abound, of course, such as the thought that the CCSS does away with all literature and all student reading will become non-fiction. (Not true, of course.) Download a complete set of CCSS at www.corestandards.org and learn more about the content goals for each grade.
For more FAQs about CCSS, see www.corestandards.org/frequently-asked-questions and inform yourself about this important and most welcome development in Nevada education.
— Kathryn E Kelly, DrPH, is founder/CLO of eLearning Cafes, Inc. Learn more at www.elearningcafes.org.


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The perfect place for a college education is in close reach at Hutchinson Community College. If you weren't considering HCC before, here are the top 10 reasons why they should be contenders for your complete college experience.
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Some people say that community college is for people who can't handle the "real" college experience. You'll find that HCC is as real as it gets and that more expensive universities don't guarantee involvement in the college experience. HCC's activities and organizations, along with the many events they plan, keep students busy and involved.
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HCC is a member of the Jayhawk Athletic Conference, which means they field some of the top athletic teams in the nation! Their 13 athletic teams compete at the highest levels and perform well, no matter what the sport.
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The classes you take at HCC don't just stay there. Their credits are easily transferred between universities. You'll find that HCC students perform better and tend to be better prepared than students who took prerequisites at other institutions.
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People love HCC because of its tradition. 95% of Hutchinson Blue Dragons say they would recommend HCC to a prospective college students…and with 90,000 graduates, that's a lot of people!
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College is expensive- that's why Hutchinson Community College has made a conscious effort to make HCC one of the cheapest college options Kansas has to offer, with low tuition costs and a robust scholarship program.
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Whooping Cough (Pertussis) - Topic Overview
What is whooping cough?
Whooping cough (pertussis) is a disease that causes very severe coughing that may last for months. During bursts of violent coughing, you may make a noise that sounds like a "whoop" when you try to take a breath. You can cough so hard that you hurt a rib.
Whooping cough spreads easily from one person to another. Getting the pertussis vaccine can help you avoid the disease, make it less severe, and prevent you from spreading it to those who are at risk for more serious problems.
With good care, most people recover from whooping cough with no problems. But severe coughing spells can decrease the blood's oxygen supply and lead to other problems, such as pneumonia. The illness can be dangerous in older adults and young children, especially babies who aren't old enough to have had the pertussis vaccine.
What causes whooping cough?
Whooping cough is caused by bacteria that infect the top of the throat (pharynx). The bacteria bother the throat, which causes coughing.
When someone with whooping cough coughs, sneezes, or laughs, tiny drops of fluid holding the bacteria are put into the air. The bacteria can infect others when people breathe in the drops or get them on their hands and touch their mouth or nose. After the bacteria infect someone, symptoms appear about 7 to 14 days later.
What are the symptoms?
Symptoms of whooping cough may occur in three stages, especially in young children. Adults and older children may not follow this pattern of symptoms.
In stage 1, symptoms are like those of a cold:
- You sneeze and have a runny nose, a mild cough, watery eyes, and sometimes a mild fever.
- The symptoms last from several days to 2 weeks.
- This is when you are most likely to spread the disease.
In stage 2, the cold symptoms get better, but the cough gets worse.
- The cough goes from a mild, dry, hacking cough to a severe cough that you can't control.
- You may cough so long and hard that you can't breathe. When you can take a breath of air, it may make a whooping noise.
- After a coughing fit, you may vomit and feel very tired.
- Between coughing fits, you feel normal.
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New Jersey Officer Attacked Fellow New Jersey Officer in Winter Haven
Published: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 11:01 a.m.
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WINTER HAVEN | A New Jersey officer, who was vacationing in the area, was arrested in Winter Haven and accused of beating another New Jersey officer with a lamp.
Winter Haven police say the two officers were involved in a fight late Tuesday at a Holiday Inn Express room. Penns Grove Sgt. Patrick Riley, 45, told police that he and Penns Grove Officer Allen K. Moore, 42, had gone out earlier in the night and Moore became extremely intoxicated. Riley was in Polk County because of a court hearing.
The two then returned to Riley's hotel room and he told Moore to spend the night because he wasn't in any shape to drive, police said.
Moore then hit Riley several times with a 7-pound lamp, police said. Riley was treated at Winter Haven Hospital for several injuries to his head and face.
Moore was charged with aggravated battery and booked into the Polk County Jail without bail. He is scheduled to have his first appearance in court today.
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Need a little inspiration in your life? Join us tonight at 7 at the Main Library, Frisco, as four Colorado authors discuss their craft and read from their works, followed by an audience Q&A. Meet Beth Groundwater, "Wicked Eddies"; Greg Hill, "East of Denver"; Paula Scanland, "A Suffering Heart"; and Mark Stevens, "Antler Dust." This event is part of our "Elect to Read" fall reading program for adults, and is sponsored by the Friends of the Summit County Libraries. For more info on this or other upcoming events or programs, or to learn about volunteer opportunities, call Joyce Dierauer, at (970) 668-5555 or contact her by email at email@example.com; or simply come by and visit with us at any of our three locations, in Frisco, Breck and Silverthorne.
The town of Frisco is offering the cost of an energy audit for multi-family boards or homeowners associations that apply to the High Country Conservation Center. If the audit shows promising energy and cost savings, another $2,000 is available toward upgrades. This is a first-time program and we are looking for leads on multi-family housing in need of this service. Think your housing organization might benefit from an upgrade? Give us a call at (970) 668-5703 or email Lynne at email@example.com.
The 14th annual Make a Difference Day is Saturday. Volunteers and sites needed! Join a day of service and give back to Summit County. Free breakfast, lunch and T-shirt giveaway for volunteers. To register as a site or to volunteer for the event, go to summitcares.org. Questions? Call (970) 668-9196.
The Summit Choral Society is hosting an open house on Monday at 7 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 16072 Highway 9 near Farmer's Korner in Breckenridge. We invite all prospective singers to join us for an evening of music and refreshments to learn about our next concert program and decide if this type of musical experience is for you. No auditions necessary; all community singers are welcome.
The Breckenridge Heritage Alliance is seeking items for display in the ski museum in Breck, including old Breckenridge Ski Resort maps, brochures, lift tickets, season passes, photographs, Ullr posters and other memorabilia from the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s. Contact Beth Johnson at (970) 393-0776 or email firstname.lastname@example.com if you would like to donate or loan an item for the ski museum exhibit.
In partnership with St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, Vail-Summit Orthopaedics is pleased to offer the following two free talks celebrating bone and joint week:> Monday - "Advances in Spine Care" Speaker: Dr. Greg Poulter, spine specialist, Vail•Summit Orthopaedics. Time: 6-7 p.m. > Wednesday - "Short Term Orthopaedic Missions to Rwanda" Speaker: Dr. Peter Janes, orthopaedic surgeon, Vail•Summit Orthopaedics. Time: 6-7 p.m. Both talks will take place at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in the first floor classrooms. Light refreshments will be served. These bone & joint seminars are free, but space is limited - reserve your space today. Call: Della Crone (970) 668-6980 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Polk Home Construction Booming; Decline in Foreclosure Properties in April
Permits for single-family homes for April mark area's highest total in nearly 5 years.
Published: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 1:28 a.m.
LAKELAND | If April was any indication, Polk County home builders are going to have a busy summer.
A total 182 permits for new single-family homes were recorded in Polk last month, marking the area's highest total in nearly five years, according to county and city building departments. April's total jumped 163.8 percent from 69 permits the year before, and was up 33.8 percent from 136 permits in March.
Last month's sum was the highest in Polk since August 2008, when 184 home permits were recorded.
A new report on U.S. homebuilding activity says construction is picking up in many areas following a shortage of existing homes for sale. RealtyTrac, which tracks housing data and published the report, says the uptick is in response to a decline in foreclosure properties.
Florida had the nation's second-highest home permit total during the first quarter of 2013, ranking behind Texas.
"Nationwide and in most markets it appears builders are planning to ramp up activity that will help offset a drop in foreclosure starts," said Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac.
Jerry Rodriguez, development services director for Davenport, says his city has seen strong interest from builders wanting to acquire vacant lots in unfinished subdivisions.
"About six months ago we started getting feelers from homebuilders about vacant lots, so I'm assuming they knew something was coming," Rodriguez said.
Polk has been a hotbed for distressed home sales, but unsold inventories have declined as buyers and investors snap up available properties. Supplies also have been low because many foreclosed homes are in limbo waiting to be processed. In addition, a lack of equity has prevented would-be sellers from placing their homes on the market.
Total U.S. housing starts (including apartments) were up 13.1 percent on an annual basis in April, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Single-family housing starts increased 20.8 percent from the year prior.
"Builders are noting an increased sense of urgency among potential buyers as a result of thinning inventories of homes for sale, continuing affordable mortgage rates and strengthening local economies," said Rick Judson, chairman for the National Association of Home Builders, in the organization's monthly builder confidence report for May. "This is definitely an encouraging sign even amidst rising challenges with regard to the cost and availability of building materials, lots and labor."
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The fight against cancer received a strong push this weekend with Relay for Life events in Washington and Wood counties.
"The event went very well," said Tim Best, co-chair of the Washington County Relay for Life, just before the closing ceremonies Saturday morning at Civitan Park in Belpre. "The weather co-operated with us and kept the rain away and we worked hard to reach our goal."
By the noon closing ceremonies, the Washington County Relay had raised $171,000 of its $179,000 goal for this year through the work of 65 teams and more than 1,000 participants.
The Wood County Relay for Life also did well this year, having raised $224,000 of its $265,000 goal, said Susie Warman, community manager for the Parkersburg chapter of the American Cancer Society. This year's Wood County event at City Park in Parkersburg included 99 teams and more than 1,000 participants.
"The community is really great with this event," said Melanie Huffman with the Wood County event. "The individuals and businesses of the Mid-Ohio Valley really pull together to help us help those fighting cancer."
Teams participating in both Relay events have until late August to continue raising funds to meet their goals.
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- Wood County Relay for Life organizers expect to reach their $265,000 goal for this year after raising $224,000 by the end of the event Saturday, according to Susie Warman, community manager for the Parkersburg chapter of the American Cancer Society.
- The Relay for Life of Washington County raised $171,000 of its $179,000 goal for the year, said event co-chair Tim Best.
- All teams for both events have until the end of August to continue raising funds to meet their goals.
While the Washington County Relay had a superhero theme to beat cancer with one team going so far as to make their own capes and masks, the Wood County event had a reunion party theme as the event marked its 20th year in Parkersburg.
"It brings so much joy and happiness to see the survivors here," said April Sampson, co-chair of the Washington County event.
"The Relay is a celebration," added Best. "Yes, there is emotion and remembrance of those we've lost, but it's also a celebration of those who have fought the disease and are still with us."
Huffman said both Relay events were lucky that the expected rain held off, but if thunderstorms had hit the area, it wouldn't have mattered.
"There have been years when it has rained terribly," she said. "But cancer patients deal with much worse than rain."
Coordinators for both events said the hard work of the committee members allowed things to run smoothly.
"Our committee as a whole was fantastic, which allowed everything to go smoothly," said Best.
Kristy Williams, co-chair of the Wood County event, said the committee and the nearly 100 teams did a great job this year.
"We have teams that work all year around to raise money and they are truly fantastic," Williams said. "Every penny we raise for the Relay is one step closer to a cure."


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2 Tbsp. butter
3c peeled and sliced Granny Smith apples (about 3 large)
Streusel topping (recipe follows)
Caramel sauce (recipe follows)
½ c butter, softened
1c sugar
2 large eggs
2c all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
2/3 c milk
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9"springform pan with non-stick spray and coat with a little sugar, set aside. Melt 2 Tbsp. butter jin a large skillet over medium-high heat; add apples; sauté 5 minutes or until softened. Remove from heat; cool completely (about 30 minutes). Prepare streusel topping and caramel sauce. Reserve ½ c caramel sauce for another use.
Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually7 add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition, stir in vanilla. Pour batter into prepared 9" pan top with apples. Dreizzle with ½ cup caramel sauce; sprinkle with streusel topping.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Cover loosely with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning; bake 25-30 minutes; remove sides of pan. Cool completely on a wire rack. Drizzle with ½ c caramel sauce.
Streusel topping
1 ½ c all-purpose flour
1c chopped pecans
½ c melted butter
½ c firmly packed light brown sugar
¼ c granulated sugar
1 ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. salt
Stir together until blended. Let stand 30 minutes or until firm enough to crumble into small pieces.
Caramel Sauce
1c firmly packed light brown sugar
½ c butter
¼ c whipping cream
¼ c honey
Bring all ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; stirring constantly. Boil stirring constantly, 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool 15 minutes before serving. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 week. To reheat microwave on high 10-15 seconds or just until warm; stir until smooth. Makes about 1 ½ cups.


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In what may be the bearish call to end all bearish calls, one technician believes 2014 will be the year of "major reversals," with the Dow Jones Industrial Average expected to start a two-year decline that could eventually take it down more than 70% to below 5000.
United-ICAP chief market technician Walter Zimmerman said the Dow Industrials could still rally another 4% or so first, to a high around 17150, before the great reversal begins. And for those who thought 2008 was the worst bear market they will ever see, just wait.
"Based on our longer-term time cycles the present stock market rally must be considered the bubble to end all bubbles," Mr. Zimmerman wrote in a note to clients.
He doesn't believe the Dow Industrials will hit a long-term cycle low until 2016, somewhere in the 5770 to 4650 range. The Dow hasn't seen those levels, which are 65% to 72% below current prices, since late-1995 to mid-1996.
Mr. Zimmerman said the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite "should all peak as one" with the Dow Industrials this year, with the S&P 500 potentially rising to 1925 and the Nasdaq to 4540 first, before peaking. He sees the S&P 500 eventually bottoming as low as 450, and the Nasdaq at 1000, in 2016, or 75% and 76%, respectively, below current levels.
The reversals Mr. Zimmerman is expecting aren't just in stocks. He believes gold will launch a recovery that takes prices up to $1,631 an ounce. He also believes the 10-year Treasury yield will correct lower and the U.S. dollar will reverse higher at the same time.
What will it take to prove Mr. Zimmerman wrong? He said a "decisive monthly close above 17150.25″ for the Dow in 2014, and above 1924 for the S&P 500 and 4537 for the Nasdaq, would be needed to derail the bearish scenarios.


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Lindsay Lohan may have a new boyfriend.
Yes, that matters. It should matter to all Americans.
The 26-year-old actress is involved with a 22-year-old New York DJ by the name of Julian Cavin, reports the New York Daily News.
"'Dating' may be too heavy of a word to use right now," said a source, who supposedly saw the pair "sucking face in front of everyone."
This "sucking face" business supposedly happened Friday night, the source told the Daily News. "They haven't been hooking up that long." According to another source, the two "spent all weekend together and they're seeing each other."
But, because this is a Lindsay Lohan story, know that according to the Daily News, when Lohan visited her new guy at Goldbar, the club where he works, "she was a mess. She started dirty dancing (on Cavin) when he wasn't in the (DJ) booth."
Are we sure she's not simply auditioning for "Dirty Dancing II: The STDs Strike Back?"
An eyewitness told the Daily News that when one of Cavin's friends made an innocent comment about the two being "a cute couple," Lohan went cuckoo and tried to get her kicked out of the club. "Lindsay grabbed every bouncer and bottle girl she could find and goes 'Get this girl the (expletive) out of here.'"
Predictably, they didn't ... and checked their pockets to make sure their valuables were still intact.
SEAL WHO KILLED BIN LADEN LIKES CHASTAIN'S ACTING: The guy who killed Osama bin Laden said Jessica Chastain is "awesome" in "Zero Dark Thirty."
Chastain is nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for playing CIA Agent "Maya," based on a real woman whose identity remains hidden.
In a new interview with Esquire magazine, the anonymous Navy SEAL (referred to as "the Shooter" throughout the article) talks about how killing bin Laden in May 2011 changed his and his family's lives and about the film based on the raid in Pakistan.
The Shooter said Chastain's portrayal was "awesome. They made her a tough woman, which she is," he said, according to Us Weekly.
He also talked about the film's inaccuracies. He said there was too much talking between SEAL team members -- silence is the standard practice -- and they would never yell "breacher" during an assault.
"It was fun to watch. There was just little stuff," he said. "The helos (helicopters) turned the wrong way (toward the target), and they talked way, way too much (during the assault on bin Laden's compound). If someone was waiting for you, they could track your movements that way."
While watching the film, he said "They torture the (expletive) out of people in this movie, don't they? Everyone is chained to something."
He does not make clear whether he believes the movie was accurate in this regard.
The Shooter said tactics "sucked" in the film and "the mission in the damn movie took way too long" compared to real events. "When Osama went down, it was chaos, people screaming. No one called his name. They Hollywooded it up some."
According to Us, the Shooter said he brought the real-life "Maya" over to bin Laden's body and she cried. "That's when I took my magazine out of my gun and gave it to her as a souvenir," he said. "Twenty-seven bullets left in it. That was the last time I saw her."
CHRIS BROWN BLAMES PAPARAZZI FOR CRASH: Chris Brown crashed his car Sunday, and claimed the accident was the result of the paparazzi chasing him, according to TMZ.
Brown's rep released a statement Sunday saying Brown was cut off by two photographers and blamed the accident on "aggressive pursuit by the paparazzi."
Not true, say the photographers.
Chris Doherty, owner of INF, the photo agency employing the photographers who ended up on the scene, told TMZ his workers "had nothing to do with Chris Brown crashing." He said they showed up after Brown wrecked his car. "No photographers were following him at the time he crashed. He crashed his car and it's convenient for him to blame us. He needs to be careful with his defamatory statements."
That sounded vaguely threatening. Good thing for Doherty that Brown isn't the violent type.
Doherty said police interviewed his employees at the scene and "appeared to be satisfied" the paparazzi was not the cause of the accident.
Beverly Hills Police released a statement saying, "On February 9, 2013 at approximately 12:03 p.m. entertainer Chris Brown was involved in a solo, non-injury traffic collision in the 600 Block Bedford Drive/Camden Drive alley. Mr. Brown was the driver of the vehicle and collided with a wall. Brown stated that he was being chased by paparazzi causing him to lose control of his vehicle. Brown's Black Porsche was towed from the scene at his request."
A rep for Brown said the singer, who attended the Grammys with Rihanna on Sunday, is considering a lawsuit over the crash.
JUSTIN BIEBER APOLOGIZES FOR SMOKING POT: Justin Bieber apologized for smoking pot -- sort of -- while hosting Saturday Night Live last weekend.
While in character as the president of the Miley Cyrus Fan Club on "The Miley Cyrus Show" sketch, he scolded Cyrus (played by Vanessa Bayer) for being friends with "that douche Justin Bieber."
"You're kidding me right. He looks like a lesbian ... . I heard he still has his baby teeth," he said. "I also heard he got busted for smoking weed and he's really sorry about it and people make mistakes and he's never gonna do it again."
Of course he won't.
Following his January breakup with Selena Gomez, photos of Bieber smoking marijuana at a party emerged on the Internet. More recent reports put him at a another party smoking pot and drinking "sizzurp" -- a combination of promethazine/codeine cough syrup and soda.
OMG, you guys. Maybe he was just, like, sick or something.
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Tuesday is Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2013. There are 322 days left in the year.
1554: Lady Jane Grey, who'd claimed the throne of England for nine days, and her husband, Guildford Dudley, were beheaded after being condemned for high treason.
1809: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in present-day Larue County, Ky.
1818: Chile officially proclaimed its independence, more than seven years after initially renouncing Spanish rule.
1909: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded.
1912: Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, abdicated, marking the end of the Qing Dynasty.
1915: The cornerstone for the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington D.C., a year to the day after groundbreaking.
1924: George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" premiered in New York.
1940: The radio play "The Adventures of Superman" debuted with Bud Collyer as the Man of Steel.
1959: The redesigned Lincoln penny -- with an image of the Lincoln Memorial replacing two ears of wheat on the reverse side -- went into circulation.
1963: President John F. Kennedy celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with a reception at the White House. A Northwest Orient Airlines Boeing 720 broke up during severe turbulence and crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing all 43 people aboard.
1973: Operation Homecoming began as the first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam conflict took place.
1993: In a crime that shocked and outraged Britons, two 10-year-old boys, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, lured 2-year-old James Bulger from his mother at a shopping mall near Liverpool, England, then beat him to death. (Thompson and Venables were kept in custody before being paroled in 2001 at age 18; Venables was jailed in 2010 for possessing and distributing child pornography.)
1999: The Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice.
2003: The U.N. nuclear agency declared North Korea in violation of international treaties, sending the dispute to the Security Council. India conducted its fourth missile test of 2003, firing a supersonic cruise missile.
2008: General Motors reported losing $38.7 billion in 2007, a record annual loss in automotive history, and offered buyouts to 74,000 hourly workers.
2012: One year ago: Adele emerged as the top winner at the Grammy Awards, winning six trophies, including record, song and album of the year, in a ceremony shadowed by the death of Whitney Houston the day before.
Baseball Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Joe Garagiola (87), basketball Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell (79), actor Joe Don Baker (77), author Judy Blume (75), rock musician Ray Manzarek (The Doors) (74), rock singer Michael McDonald (61), former talk show host Arsenio Hall (58), actor Josh Brolin (45), singer Chynna Phillips (45), actress Christina Ricci (33), NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III (23).
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A Rolla man had to be flown to a hospital in Columbia after the boat he was ejected from a boat on the Gasconade River in Pulaski County Saturday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's water division.
David W. Gabel, 67, of Rolla, suffered serious injuries in the crash that took place at the Veterans Bridge on Highway 17 north of Waynesville along the river. Gabel was flown to University Hospital in Columbia.
Another person in the boat, Belinda A. Nash, 59, of Cook Station, suffered moderate injuries after she also was ejected from the 2013 Alweld V-bottom boat. Nash was taken to Phelps County Regional Medical Center.
Neither was wearing life jackets, the patrol report said.
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SSDs fail as well. Beyond just the NAND flash having a limited number of write cycles, the controllers can fail and they can still be physically damaged. They're not going to fail due to a mechanical part wearing out, but that doesn't mean they don't fail.
Important thing with SSDs regarding their write limitations: Don't let your drive get too full. If your controller isn't moving the data around and your drive is too full then the smaller file writes, such as swap caching, will be limited to certain areas of storage. Then those areas will reach their write threshold and start to fail, which will effectively shrink your drive and exacerbate the problem. This is even more of an issue if you have one of the newer drives with TLC NAND Flash, which is likely good for only about 1000 write cycles.
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In this case evidence was introduced to show that in <insert year> the defendant was convicted of a felony, which is any crime for which a person may be incarcerated for more than one year. Evidence of the commission of a crime other than the one charged is not admissible to prove the guilt of the defendant in this particular case. The commission of other crimes by this defendant has been admitted into evidence for the sole purpose of affecting (his/her) credibility. You must weigh the testimony and consider it along with all the other evidence in the case. You may consider the convictions of the defendant only as they bear upon (his/her) credibility, and you should determine that credibility upon the same considerations as those given to any other witness.
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In the Bay Area and across the nation, federal workers, tourists and giant panda cam addicts heaved sighs of relief Thursday as the U.S. government reopened for business following a 16-day partial shutdown.
At most federal agencies, phones were answered, websites went live again and park entrances were unlocked for the first time since Sept. 30, after a literally 11th-hour vote ended the shutdown and averted a debt-default crisis.
The National Zoo's panda cam was reactivated, though high demand driven by more than two weeks of panda deprivation overwhelmed it.
Perhaps the Bay Area's most visible sign that the shutdown was over came early Thursday morning as tourist-laden boats to Alcatraz Island began departing from San Francisco's Pier 33. "We're very happy," said Lorelei Octavo, a spokeswoman for Hornblower Cruises. "We are getting a lot of walk-ups."
Typically 3,000 to 5,000 people a day visit Alcatraz. So the loss of at least 50,000 paying customers over the past two weeks was a major hit to local tourism businesses, Octavo said.
Orans Alsaeed, 30, of Saudi Arabia, arrived Sunday on his first trip to San Francisco with Alcatraz at the top of his list of things to see. He tried to visit Tuesday but found the ticket booth closed.
Between the government shutdown and threat of a BART strike, Alsaeed said, his trip has been more stressful and unpredictable than expected.
On Thursday, though, he finally made it to The Rock.
All other parts of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area also reopened Thursday morning. "We're really happy to be back in the business of welcoming people back to their national parks," said parks spokeswoman Alexandra Picavet. "We're much better at that than keeping them out."
She said parks were hit with graffiti and other vandalism because of reduced ranger patrols during the shutdown. Several people were cited for breaking gates on the road at China Beach in San Francisco.
Across the nation, the U.S. Forest Service started lifting a logging ban on national forests. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services restarted the computerized system used to verify the legal status of workers. And in Alaska, federal officials rushed to get the red king crab fishing season under way.
Federal workers who were furloughed or worked without pay during the shutdown will get back pay in their next paychecks, which for many will come Oct. 29.
More than 13,000 workers at the Bay Area's national laboratories -- Lawrence Livermore, Sandia, Lawrence Berkeley and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory -- had faced the threat of furloughs without any chance of back pay because they're contract workers and not federal employees.
Livermore Lab did a phased shutdown Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving about 6,000 workers out on holiday pay as management swapped New Year's Eve for Thursday's regular workday. Lab spokeswoman Lynda Seaver said Thursday that workers "will be back to work tomorrow and resuming normal operations."
Engineer Bill Smith, secretary of a union representing hundreds of lab employees, said workers were relieved: "I'm pleased the lab management is doing a good job of making it so we're damaged the least," he said. "They made the best out of a bad situation."
For some federal workers, however, the damage was already done.
Elena Mendoza, 51, of Manteca, placed a Craigslist ad Oct. 4 for her yard sale: "Help a federal employee make ends meet! I have lots of goodies!"
But the $59 she made didn't come close to what she would have been making as a part-time U.S. Census Bureau worker, leaving her well short of what she needed for her family's food and gas.
"It hurts us lower on the totem pole than it does them," she said of politicians in the nation's capital.
Yosemite National Park reopened late Wednesday night, as nearby businesses rejoiced.
"It's just been awful," said Corinna Loh, co-owner of the Iron Door Saloon -- California's oldest bar, founded in 1852 -- in Groveland.
The bar usually thrives in the summer and fall, but the Rim Fire in and around Yosemite had forced Loh and her husband to lay off 35 of their 45 employees. Then the shutdown cost them at least another $25,000 in lost business, she said, and other businesses were hit worse.
"One of our local sandwich shops is closing down permanently," Loh said. "This just killed her."
Beckie Streed and her fiancé, Marc DeMasters, had to go to "Plan B" after the shutdown forced them to decide on Monday to move their wedding, planned for Sunday, out of Yosemite to a site near Oakhurst.
"We are much more relaxed now because we are not relying on an outside source to make a decision on what we are going to do," said Patricia Streed, of Orange County, the bride's mother.
She may be relaxed about the wedding, but not about politics.
"I'm just about ready to change parties and go independent I'm so irritated," said Streed, now a registered Republican. "We vote for them to have the skills to talk and negotiate."
California Department of Finance spokesman H.D. Palmer said federally funded social services such as food stamps and school lunches survived without interruption, but could have run dry in November.
But, he noted, Wednesday night's deal only funds the government through mid-January.
"Hopefully," he said, "we won't see the same movie again in 90 days."
The Associated Press and staff writers David DeBolt and Jeremy Thomas contributed to this report.


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Published: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 11:22 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 11:22 a.m.
Three former West Henderson High golf standouts were honored Tuesday night at North Greenville University's Athletic Awards Ceremony, and leading the way was former Times-News Golfer of the Year Danny Dippel, who was named NGU's Most Valuable Player.
Dippel recently won the Cherokee Valley Invitational on March 26 in a playoff for his first tournament win of the season. The senior carried a stroke average 74.8 this season. He was named to the Conference Carolinas All-Conference Third Team.
Two other former West golf standouts earned academic awards Tuesday night: Jacob Harris and Anna Padgett. Both were named to the Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team.
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