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My mom tried to add a tag under my Angel wing picture, but she couldn't figure it out BOL! ;)
Mommie always calls me "her little Angel" and now I have the wings! :)
Love and Sloppy Puppy Kisses,
Thor, my Angel, you are featured in the "Diary Central" pages. Imagine my suprise when I found this in my email!
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I know I know, we're barking like mad over here too!
Thanks so much for running with the Dogster pack and keeping a diary.
Much Woof,
For the love of dog
Not a day goes by when I don't think of you, baby. Thank you for always being with me and thank you for the beautiful cloud the other day. You always appear to me just when I need you the most!
Your brother is doing quite well too. How you knew to pick him over his littermate I'll never know, but you did a wonderful job Angel. He is acting more and more like you everyday. Thank you for thinking of us when you made your decision.
I love and miss you beaner, more than you'll ever know. I'll keep my eyes to the clouds in case you're looking down at me.
Momma and Daddy love and miss you very, very, very much Thor.
This one will never sell,
they'll never understand,
I don't even sing it well,
I try, but I just can't.
But I sing it every night,
and I fight to keep it in,
'Cause This One's For You,
This One's For You.
I've done a hundred songs,
from fantasies to lies,
But this one's so real for me
that I'm the one who cries.
But I sing it every night,
and I fight to hide the tears,
Cause This One's For You,
This One's For You.
This One's For You wherever you are,
to say that nothings been the same
since we've been apart.
This one's for all the love we once knew
Like everything else I have
This One's For You, oh.
I've got it all,
it seems, for all it means to me,
But I sing of things I miss
and things that used to be.
And I wonder everynight
if you might just miss me too,
And I sing for you I sing for you.
This One's For You wherever I go,
to say the things I should have said
things that you should know
This one's to say that all I can do
is hope that you will hear me sing
cause This One's For You oh
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Student Health and Psychological Services staff physician Sophia Momand was in the news talking about the volunteer work she does helping the homeless on Los Angeles' skid row.
On Wednesday, July 16, she was featured on local NPR station KPCC in a series called "First Person."
Then on Thursday, July 17, she was on MSNBC.
For more than 15 years, Momand has been delivering hygiene kits—much of the items are donated by CSUDH faculty, staff and students—and providing basic health care to the homeless on skid row. She is often joined by students on these once a month visits. This past spring semester students started the H.O.P.E. (Homeless Outreach Promoting Empathy) Club of CSUDH to bring more awareness to the cause. The students in the club meet monthly to collect and prepare the hygiene kits and then go on monthly outings to distribute them.
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People with gastroparesis who develop treatment-resistant (refractory) disease pose a difficult challenge, especially in the setting of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or post pancreas transplant. Aprepitant (a neurokinin-receptor antagonist) is licensed for the short-term treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea. There is lack of information on its long-term efficacy and safety in people with diabetic gastroparesis.
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As we saw yesterday with Remy Cabella, it's always very difficult in these transfer windows to know which reports are accurate and which reports are not – and in one day there were reports that the £6.5M bid for the Montpellier winger from Newcastle had been accepted, and then news that it had been turned down, and in fact Montpellier wanted twice that amount for their star winger.
Clement Grenier – Roma in for the play-maker
So the news that Roma have bid £10M for one of other top targets Clement Grenier of Lyon should be taken cautiously – it that's the right word.
There was news yesterday from the Clairfontaine training facility from the player himself, who was asked about all the interest in him, and this is what he had to say:
"My agent knows I love being close to the information that is circulating around me so I am able to make sense of things."
"I do not know what Lyon want to do with me. Whether they want me to stay or go. I am still under contract at Lyon for the moment."
"The departure of Garde really touched me. We made ??progress and moved forward. So it was unfortunate to see him go."
It must be difficult for the players participating in the World Cup to hear all these rumors about who's submitting bids for them, and that reference to Garde is that the manager Remi Garde, who had been at Lyon since 2011 when he replaced Claude Puel, is leaving the club.
Garde's contract was up in the summer, and he has decided to leave Lyon and move on, and he announced that decision about two weeks ago.
As far as Newcastle are concerned if it's true that for Lille manager Rudi Garcia of Roma has bid £10M for Grenier, that's not good news, and of course they will be able to offer Grenier Champions League football as they finished second in the Serie A to Juventus last season.
The problem Newcastle have these days is once a top club comes in for one of our targets, we are immediately put into a weak negotiating position , since we are now a middle of the Premier League side.
And it's not only that we cannot offer our targets European football, it's worse than that, we don't even have ambitions for the club to get into the Champions League.
That's the real problem we have in the these transfer windows, our lack of ambition is beginning to hurt us big time.
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U.S. companies are keen to expand into Latin America's biggest market, but CFOs report that Brazil poses unique challenges.
Kate O'Sullivan, CFO Magazine
July 15, 2010
How accurate is this data? Last check Brazil was the world's 9th largest economy. However, recently after China reached the number 2 spot, Brazil was poised to reach the number 5 spot, thanks in part for the huge reservers of "pre-salt" oil reserves discovered, and the amazing economic growth the country is undergoing. In fact, Foreigners are pouring tons of money into the country. So much so that the Brazilian government decided to tax it to prevent speculators from negatively impacting it's economy. Also, Brazil was recently ranked the place to invest by most foreigners on the next 10-20 years. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/06/AR2009120602442.html Cesar Vasconcelos i18n QA Localization
Posted by Cesar Vasconceles | September 03, 2010 06:21 pm
Very good article. The most important is to observe that Brazil is more atractive to the others BRIC Countries, since that the business transations are more solid then others. We focus in consume and inflation control. the Brazilian central Bank is more conservant the most others central banks in the world. unfortunally, the tax system is more complex and we have a massive tax burden, but if you try to understand how to use certains tools, you will increase your profits, plus your management performace and better your internal rate of return of your investment. Thiago Passos, Rio de Janeiro
Posted by Thiago Passos | August 03, 2010 01:05 pm
Great article, being a Brazilian and lived in US for several years I would add that there's is a growing number of finance professionals in the country able to cope with this complex environment, as well as the requirements to be part of a global business. Several professionals have international experience, MBA's, and more. The major challenge is to retain this talent pool, since there are so many new business and new ventures starting every day.
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Celebrity Cats Video Uses YouTube Views to Donate Food to Animal Shelters
'Cat Summer' pays musical tribute to the famous Colonel Meow, as well as provides cat food to cats in need
The ASPCA estimates that in the United States 3.4 million cats enter shelters each year and only 1.3 million cats are adopted from shelters each year. This disparity makes the cost of caring for cats extremely high, and with many shelters operating only off donations, it causes shelters to have to make some tough decisions.
According to the ASPCA, 1.4 million cats are euthanized each year, and this is not solely because they are feral or otherwise unadoptable. A large reason for this staggering number is that animal shelters simply cannot afford to provide for their high number of inhabitants. To provide some assistance with to the cats in shelters nationwide, Purina Friskies has launched a YouTube music video campaign that allows all of us to lend a helping hand.
'Cat Summer' features five famous cats in starring roles: Oskar the Blind Cat and his friend Klaus, Hamilton the Hipster Cat, Nala Cat, and of course Grumpy Cat. In the video, the cats frolic in the sun, hit the sprinklers, play croquet, enjoy a barbeque, and have fun as only cats can, all to provide food to cats in need. Friskies will donate one meal of dry cat food for every view the video gets through September 1, 2014, up to one million meals. In addition to the fare, the video pays tribute to fellow celebrity cat Colonel Meow, who passed away earlier this year due to heart problems.
Knowing about the numbers of cats in need is a good first step, but if these cats have any hope of surviving, getting involved has to be the next. If you're able to make monetary donations to the ASPCA or your local shelter, that's great; but you can also help simply by sharing this video. Spread the word and help make sure this is the best Cat Summer yet.
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Prime melon season is July through September. Be sure to sample these delicious varieites this season!
Clockwise, from left:
- Ha-ogen: Chin-drippingly juicy, with slightly savory, tropical flavors and pale green flesh.
- Tuscan: Earthy, clean flavor with hints of cucumber. Rich, amber-colored flesh.
- Canary: Dense green flesh with a sweet flavor that's musky in a good way, like grapes.
- Moon and stars: Bright to pinkish- red flesh and a sweet-tart flavor.
- Charentais: Deep orange and juicy, with a flowery aroma.
- Mickey Lee: Red flesh with a clean taste and slightly grainy texture.
- Ha-ogen (pictured again).
- Crimson Sweet: Crisp, sweet, and mild, with medium red flesh.
- Canary (pictured again).
- Yellow Doll: Yellow flesh; slightly tart.
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Well... I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!
Definitely scrunched in and distributed like KCCC.
I was worried at first because it felt so moisturizing (I do not need extra moisture) and squishy that I feared that I would lose volume and definition.
It looked a bit less spirally when wet until I scrunched again with a flour sack towel and added the harder hold gels.
Farmer!! I used to try everything at once but now use other "control" products for my testing so that I know the results of just the one variable used.
So, I used Beauticurls LI, scrunched some water out with a thick white t-shirt then added the PP and topped with Alba Strong Hold Gel and BRHG. I actually used less of the hard hold gels because I used quite a bit of the PP.
Well, I got great results. I have volume and definition! The light scent dissipated quickly and my hair scrunched out to soft waves and big curls. I have to say that I am pleased how it does not leave a wet or greasy look. I can get that with KCCC. My hair looks nicely moisturized but like I really do not have much product in it at all. I am impressed so far. Very touchable.
Even as much as it appeared that I used, the 16 ounce container looks unused. Because it distributes so easily, it would seem that this jar should last some time. For those concerned about cost, I know many pay $30 for 16 ounces of KCCC and this is the same quantity for less. One reason I love the ziploc method of getting jarred product into bottles is that you seal, snip off an end and use your hands (cleanly, outside the bag) like a squeegee to get all of it in the bottle. Very little waste. This hair stuff is precious commodity, you know!
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I did more on-line research and am seriously considering getting one of these.
A couple of points not mentioned here:
They have a lifetime warranty - even including warranting the engine from damage caused by failure of the valve.
These are really only good if you are the ONLY one who changes your oil and you ALWAYS change the oil yourself. Most professional oil change shops will have never heard of it and you would have to show them how to work it.
On another forum, a member mentioned that he drained his oil with one and afterward removed the Fumoto valve and only a little bit of oil drained out - so there is not that much oil left in the pan (at least compared to what would be normally).
Someone on another from thought they were an American company as the website used to be fomotousa.com - but I think they are Japanese, and the website name implies to me they are NOT American.
I use a magnetic pilot point drain plug to pull shavings out of the oil and keep them out of the engine, and you lose that feature, but I'm not sure how much difference it makes anyway.
There are two competing products, but I think the Fomoto is better than either one - but I don't know of anyone selling the Fomoto locally:
Fram used to sell a product called Sure Drain (that I HAD seen locally and was getting confused with this). The sure drain uses a flush (thin, not toilet) valve and then a special hose that depresses the seat in the valve and allows the oil to flow through the hose, but Fram has discontinued it. The issue I see with it would be misplacing the hose and having to store a hose with used oil until the next oil change.
Dorman sells a product called EZ-Drain - where there is a knurled cap that you push in and rotate 1/4-turn and the oil drains through the cap. Sounds good in theory, but Amazon reviews mention lots of leaks - and you can't attach a hose to it to direct the oil where you want it.
I've also seen a product with a knurled cap on a lanyard - but the only advantages there are not needing a wrench and not dropping the cap into the hot oil.
Overall, the Fumoto looks like a very good option to me!!!
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Featured Alliance Events
The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals sponsors or co-sponsors several large adoption events each year, all with the common goal of finding homes for New York City's homeless cats, dogs, and rabbits. In addition to offering pet adoptions, some of these events also feature low-cost microchipping, dog licensing, and other services that promote responsible pet ownership. All of these events are family-friendly and fun!
Join the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals for Adoptapalooza, NYC's original mega pet adoption event! These public pet adoption extravaganzas feature wonderful cats, dogs, and sometimes rabbits from dozens of Alliance Participating Organizations. Each Adoptapalooza features additional activities, which might include advice on pet care, training, and grooming; product giveaways; microchipping; dog licensing; pet photographers; dog performances; or other fun activities for the whole family — two- and four-legged alike.
Broadway Barks is a free, star-studded dog and cat adoption event, created in 1999 by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore, benefiting New York City animal shelters and rescue groups. The annual event, produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, takes place the second Saturday in July in Shubert Alley, with festivities and celebrity presentations of wonderful pets for adoption from Alliance Participating Organizations.
It's not every day you can take your dog to a ballgame. But each summer, the Brooklyn Cyclones invite fans to bring their dogs to the annual Bark in the Park baseball game at MCU Park in Coney Island. Cyclones fans and their canine friends have the opportunity for an exciting "dog's day" of fun as the Cyclones take on another area team. Bark in the Park features dog and cat adoptions from Alliance Participating Organizations, a dog parade, and other fun family activities.
The Whiskers in Wonderland holiday pet adoption event, presented by the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, in partnership with the Petco Foundation, features lovable cats, kittens, and rabbits just waiting to be welcomed into new homes for the holidays. In return, these furry new friends will give the gift of unconditional love! Don't miss New York City's largest pet adoption opportunity of the holiday season!
Architects for Animals: Giving Shelter
Every year since 2010, some of New York's most respected architects and designers, through an inventive project called Architects for Animals, have been helping our city's feral and stray community kitties by creating imaginative winter shelters to provide them with a refuge from the cold. We are delighted to present these collections of unique, inspired winter shelters for public viewing at the Architects for Animals: Giving Shelter exhibit before they are placed in locations throughout the city to provide comfort for the cats. This annual exhibition benefits the New York City Feral Cat Initiative of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals.
In 2013 and 2014, the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals hosted Maddie's® Pet Adoption Days in New York City. This national event, sponsored by Maddie's Fund and billed as the largest free pet adoption event in America, resulted in more than 8,500 adoptions by participating organizations in the NYC area. The Alliance and all the groups that participated in the events are grateful to Maddie's Fund for sharing Maddie's Pet Adoption Days with us and for helping to find new homes for so many Little New Yorkers.


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"You can't untrain for Monkey" - bdub
Agony of Da Feet (#2867)
Run to Win24 Marathons, 17 Ultras, 16 States (Full List)
(wow, been a while since that's been updated...)
Never heard of it - where is that one?
Imminent Catastrophe
"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"
"To obtain the air that angels breathe you must come to Tahoe"--Mark Twain
"The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.
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So Confused on what hair should feel like
Hi ladies!!
I've had frizzy, dry, uncontrollable hair ever since I stopped relaxing back in early 2011. I never did a big chop (way too scared) and I haven't gotten regular trims either. I also wore dreadlocks and only used Nature's Gate Daily Herbal Shampoo, a mixture of baking soda, apple cider vinegar, salt and tea-tree oil to deep clean the locks every other month. I had dreads for about nine months and LOVED them, I'm actually thinking of returning to them because i'm so disgusted with my natural hair.
It's been eight months since I removed my dreads and I've learned that I'm low porosity, with baby-fine hair. I think I might have a protein sensitivity, but then again I'm not sure. All I know is that since the day I took my dreads out, my hair has always had two constants: It is very, very, very dry. It is also frizzy. Currently the only way that I can get a regular curl definition and pattern is to do braid outs and then put perm rods on the ends. This is what I've been doing for months now and that's where the problem lies. Wash n go's are non-existent for me because no matter what I do, it dries frizzy and gets tangled. It also has not grown at all. In fact, I think it's gotten even shorter and is breaking off even more.
Coconut oil never seems to do anything for my hair, in that I never see a difference after I use it. I'll tell you what I've done in the past week and what's been happening:
I co-washed with Tresemme Naturals Avocado and Aloe Conditioner. Got out of the shower, dried with a t-shirt and applied Cantu Shea Butter Leave In Reconstructive Conditioner (I think, it's the one you can find at the drugstore) and braided my hair, put perm rods on the ends and left it like that for two days (it took that long to dry). I took out the braids and rods and seperated the chunks with a plastic rat-tail comb. My hair is still incredibly dry, almost immediately after seperating the braids my hair dried up and frizzed up. It's also very tangled, especially at the back and ends. I'm also pulling out long, long strands of hair when I run my fingers through it, and this is so normal for me that I'm not sure what to do. The only thing different is the loss of long strands of hair. I don't know what my hair is supposed to feel like and it's so frustrating!!
I don't want to have to start over from scratch, i've already spent so much money and time on my hair and I feel like nothing is working. How do I know how my hair is supposed to feel? This isn't healthy and I don't know what to do to get it back to a 'normal' state. Should I wash with a sulfate shampoo? Do a deep conditioning process? If so, what should I use?
Help!!! If I don't start seeing results, I'm going to just go back to dreadlocks. I've lost a boyfriend of 2 years because of my hair and appearance, my parents always ask "when are you going to perm that s***, it looks absolutely awful', and it's doing a number on my self confidence. It's also very frustrating to STILL have unhealthy hair after all this time. I've also cut out sulfates, silicones and parabens from my hair 'diet'.
Try products with jojoba or olive oil. Since its clear that your hair doesn't like avocado or coconut oils. Also find a moisturizer that doesn't contain avocado or coconut oils. Use the moisturizer or a leave in conditioner to take down your hair. This will keep your hair from being dry. Try products that contain panthenol on it. Panthenol is a good moisturizer & will help keep your hair moisturized throughout the day. Instead of dealing your ends, seal your hair with your leave in in small sections then put your gel on top. This is what I do to maintain moisture in my hair throughout the day & it helps. But my hair likes coconut oil.
Well first I want to say if your BF dumped you because of your appearance, he wasn't worth your time anyway. If he liked you he would still like you bald...enough said.
If you really like dreads, you should wear them. They're a very convenient hair style. Maybe you could even get sister dreads. They're more expensive, but they're kind of best of both worlds.
Not all curl types dry with a defined curl pattern. Many type 4b and c can't wear wash and go styles unless they're okay with rocking a fro.
Butters are great for defining twist outs and what not, but I find they don't really work well for wash and gos. I think the hair needs to dry with butter in it to get the hold and control before it's exposed to the elements.
Water , Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) , Glycine Soja OilSoybean , Propylene Glycol , Polyquaternium 37 , Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate , PPG 1 Trideceth 6 , Cetearyl Alcohol , Glycerin , Stearalkonium Chloride , Trimethylsilylamodimethicone , Panthenol , PPG 1 PEG 9 Lauryl Glycol Ether , Lanolin Oil , Cinnamidopropyl Trimonium Chloride , Hydrolyzed Collagen , Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylamide Copolymer , Hydrolyzed Soy Protein , Benzophenone 3 , BHA , BHT , Zea Mays (Corn) OilCorn , Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate , DMDM Hydantoin , Phenoxyethanol , Fragrance (Parfum)
This product may just not be for you. My hair would die with these ingredients. It would just make my hair greasy and limp. I'm also protein sensitive too. You say you've spent all this money, so what other products have you tried? Maybe we can find a pattern.
Sounds like you are better off without that utter waste of space, thank your lucky stars you found out now he was shallow and superficial than when you were married and pregnant. Leaves a nice space by your side for the loving and loyal guy you deserve.
Hair is dead so it cannot ever be repaired: relaxing, dreadlocks, baking soda and table salt are all highly damaging to hair especially in combination, unfortunately it may be that your ends and even lengths cannot be salvaged and need cutting off. Coconut oil is about reducing porosity with regular use, the Curly Girl method is about healthier hair not instant gratification as with commercial haircare products.
Choose your ingredients and products based on your hair properties, Cantu leave in is not a true conditioner, it doesn't contain much in the way of fatty alcohols or cationic surfactants. Ingredients beneficial to damaged or porous hair include hydrolysed protein, coconut oil, ceramides and panthenol.
Ugh, I was afraid of hearing that. The fact that my ends and some length may need to go. I'm not anxious about cutting my hair at all because since 2011 it literally has not grown at all, because I have this irrational fear that it just WON'T grow back. Silly, I know, but I've gotten really attached to my long hair. But it's time to let go :(
However, what's done is done and I've asked my mother to set up a session for a trim with my old stylist (the one who used to give me all my relaxers). She'll likely try to bully me into getting a relaxer again (and even offer to pay for it) but no way, Jose. The one thing I am glad about is that I refused to use wax on my dreads and still stuck to a sulfate-free routine. I may trim my hair a bit, work on getting it healthier for a few months and then put the dreads back in, we'll see. I miss them.
At curlicious13, my hair does not like Jojoba oil but luckily Olive Oil does not seem to bother it. And I will also try Panthenol. I currently decided to try using some Shea Moisture Deep Treatment Masque that I had lying around from months ago and I noticed it had panthenol in it. It's also like a thick, buttery consistency, so maybe this will cut down on some of the dryness and add some moisture. I plan on rinsing it out and if I feel my hair needs it, co-washing with Suave Naturals Daily Clarifying Conditioner.
Products I've Used:
SM Curl Enhancing Smoothie (fail)
SM Thickening Growth Milk (no noticeable results after 3 months so I may keep trying this)
SM Raw Shea Restorative Conditioner (very heavy on my hair so I stopped using it)
Shea Moisture Deep Treatment Masque (trying again with this one)
Say Yes to Carrots Leave-In Conditioner (LOVE this)
Tresseme Naturals Avocado and Aloe Conditioner
Nature's Gate Herbal Daily Shampoo
Organic Root Stimulator Incredibly Rich Moisturizing Lotion (why I tried this, I don't know. Needless to say it did not work :)
One'N'Only Argan Oil (once I found out that this product was nothing but 'cones and maybe a few drops of actual Argan oil I was so infuriated I threw the bottle at the wall. EXPENSIVE!!)
Quite a few of these products contain glycerin. I have a sneaking suspicion that I might be sensitive to glycerin too, since it pulls moisture out of the air into the hair and my locks are always frizzy, I am trying to make my hair healthier, as that's my ultimate goal: long, shiny, healthy hair that I can either lock back up or grow out and wear down. I admit that I came into the Curly Girl method (I do a modified version of it) with hopes that my hair would bounce right back, however, this has been more of a slow dive than a quick race. If my hair ends up healthier, stops breaking off, starts retaining more moisture and actually grows some, I can deal with a bit of frizz. I don't mind if it takes a long time. Rome was not built in a day.:laughing6:
I will try products containing ceramides and panthenol, since my hair is not a fan of coconut oil, and I'm not sure about whether it likes protein or not. Besides coconut oil, what are some good products that can add a small does of hydrolysed protein to my hair so I can test it out? Can any of it be handmade with ingredients in my own kitchen?
And I'm very, very glad that I'm not with the guy any longer. When he first told me he was leaving because I wasn't "looking as pretty as I was two years ago" I cried and threw a fit, then realized what a ***** he was. It's taken some time and effort to realize that he's not worth the love I gave him after all that time. There's someone else out there who is perfect for me.
I appreciate you ladies taking the time to reply back. :colors:
Shea butter and jojoba largely don't penetrate and shea can build up, no oils or butters moisturise (add or increase water) to hair. There is no protein found in butters or oils, the coconut oil helps your hair hold onto hairs own structural proteins instead of them washing away when you shampoo.
You can DIY a hydrolysed protein treatment with gelatin, see the recipes board. A DIY deep treatment that is raved about is a cheap light conditioner plus coconut oil (or olive) plus honey and/ or aloe vera gel. Do a weak/ dilute protein treatment initially, it may dry your hair out that is 'normal' just do a deep condition right afterwards.
If you go back to dreads lose the baking soda, being alkaline that is worse for hair than a sulphate shampoo. TBH you might have been better using some sort of wax, that would have caused a mess but helped your hair hold water and generally given a layer of protection - baking soda and table salt dehydrate the hair.
No matter what style you wear, if your hair is not hydrated, actually moisturized, you hair will be difficult for you.
The Shea Moisture products are not doing you any favors. You need a conditioner that will actually bring water into your hair and keep it there. The occlusive ingredients in those products you listed will not work until you get and keep moisture in. And then your shampoo is really harsh so it's a vicious cycle. Dry brittle hair.
I would suggest you use the Tres Natural conditioner as your leave in even though I don't find it that moisturizing, but it's what you have, so use it. Every day. If you have shea products on your hair, then shampoo it but then put the TN conditioner on and leave it in. But don't shampoo again for as long as you can stand it (at least one week). The next day rinse your hair and apply more conditioner. And the next day or so, repeat. Condition, condition, condition. You need to get your hydration levels up. It will take time but just stay consistent and it will happen. If you want you can use a small amount of the shea butter products on top of the conditioner but use it sparingly because you don't want build up.
Ultimately when your hair is wet it should be soft and flexible and hydrated. Once your levels are up it will feel closer to that when dry also.
IMHO, your hair should feel soft and natural. The SM Coconut & Hibiscus products are too heavy for your baby fine hair. Mine is fine and the products just sit on my hair and need to be washed out.
Look for others with similar properties and see what they use. In the US, most of us are going through hot, high dewpoint days. Your conditions may not be exactly the same, but it's a good place to start.
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Breadth and diameter of a convex hull
Dear Mathgrouper,
let have a convex hull, K, and let define the diameter, D(K), as the
greatest distance between any two points of K and the breadth, b(K), as the
least distance
between every pair of parallel straight lines enclosing K.
Suggestions about how to calculate them with Mathematica or references
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He already has made mischief with the Republican National Convention and menaced the Gulf Coast. Will Isaac soak the Labor Day weekend plans of Western Pennsylvanians?
While it's too soon for a pinpoint forecast, there's an outside chance that we're not going to want to be outside for at least part of the weekend.
Several computer models show the storm making landfall in Louisiana or Mississippi, then slowly tracking north before turning east toward the Atlantic by way of the Keystone State.
"It is early," said meteorologist Tom Kines of State College-based AccuWeather. "The path that Isaac takes once it gets inland is still a big question mark."
But, he said, "my gut feeling is that we're going to have to deal with it over the weekend."
He said about half of the computer models run by AccuWeather bring the remnants of the storm up through the Ohio Valley and into Pennsylvania. Then again, he noted, none of the models has done a very good job of forecasting the track of Isaac so far.
"If it's going to affect Pennsylvania, it's probably going to be over the weekend, Saturday or Sunday. Obviously, with it being a tropical system, there's a potential for heavy rain," Mr. Kines said.
The storm is not expected to move quickly after coming ashore, and AccuWeather said a potential exists for "days of flooding rain in some locations if the storm stalls."
In preparation for landfall, the American Red Cross Western Pennsylvania Region said it has deployed 10 volunteers and two emergency response vehicles to Alabama and Florida and placed other local volunteers on alert for deployment if needed.
On the bright side, a long, soaking rain would be welcomed in the Mississippi River basin, where drought has river levels so low that barges are running aground.
National Weather Service meteorologist Rodney Smith agreed that "it's really too early to get a good idea" about Isaac's itinerary. "If it would get there, the remnants might arrive on Sunday."
While not exactly Hurricane Alley, Western Pennsylvania has taken its share of beatings from storms birthed in the tropics. Seven of the eight rainiest days in the region's recorded history have resulted from hurricane remnants.
The soggiest for Pittsburgh was Ivan, which got here in September 2004 with enough juice to deliver 5.95 inches of rain. With remnants of Hurricane Frances having soaked Western Pennsylvania just nine days earlier with 3.6 inches, Ivan caused widespread flooding and damage here.
Last September, Tropical Storm Lee brought extensive flooding to Central and northeastern Pennsylvania and even forced Gov. Tom Corbett to evacuate the governor's mansion in Harrisburg.
The worst natural disaster in the state's history was from the remnants of Hurricane Agnes in June 1972. It killed 48 and caused $2.1 billion in damage, with 68,000 homes destroyed by flooding or fires.


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Check out this Hidden Mickeys checklist for Disneyland – Anaheim. Courtesy of our friends at FindingMickey.com [Last update OCTOBER 23, 2009]
ALSO: Please leave your comments below and let us know about other Hidden Mickeys and other hidden things at the parks!
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Entrance Plaza
[ ] Compass Rose (Mickey themed compass rose decorates the center of the plaza)
[ ] Personalized Bricks (many of the bricks have inscribed Classic Mickeys)
[ ] Benches (Classic Mickey benches are scattered around the entrance plaza)
[ ] Information Booth (guest information sign features a Classic Mickey)
[ ] Security Check Queue (fun tip signs, look for a coaster car)
[ ] Ticket Booth (Classic Mickeys top each ticket booth)
[ ] Ticket Booth (each window features a Classic Mickey cutout)
[ ] Ticket Booth (paired Mickey brackets supporting each window counter)
[ ] Street Lamps (gas-style street lamps are topped with Classic Mickeys)
[ ] Sign Post (sign posts bases are covered with Classic Mickey patterns)
[ ] Sign Post (sign posts are topped with Classic Mickeys)
[ ] Tree Guard Rivets (iron tree guards are fastened with Classic Mickey rivets)
[ ] Turnstiles (each turnstile features a Classic Mickey cutout)
[ ] Strollers & Wheelchairs Sign (swirled Classic Mickey cutouts on both sides)
Parking & Surrounding Areas
[ ] Disneyland Drive (a satellite photo or Paradise Pier window to see a giant Mickey)
[ ] Mickey & Friends Parking Structure (U-turn signs)
[ ] Mickey & Friends Parking Structure (Daisy level Hidden Mickey – 3A-3B)
[ ] Mickey & Friends Parking Structure (Daisy level Hidden Mickey – 2A – 2 poles away)
Main Street, U.S.A.
[ ] Disneyland Railroad Station (two Mickey flags)
[ ] Disneyland City Hall (flag above the guided tours building)
[ ] Disneyland Casting Agency Door (Hidden Mickeys in the door's design)
[ ] Main Street Cinema (outside pillar)
[ ] Main Street Cinema (Hidden Mickey lights inside the cinema)
[ ] Main Street Market House (Classic Mickey wall decor)
[ ] Main Street Market House (buttons placed in a Mickey shape in window display)
[ ] Main Street Fruit Cart (Hidden Mickey under the green iron fruit cart)
[ ] Penny Arcade (Stitch pressed quarter machine, Hidden Mickey stamped on machinery)
[ ] Penny Arcade (Antique Scale – Brass Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Blue Ribbon Bakery (mural behind the counter – Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Main Street Photo Supply Co. (Hidden Mickey shaped lens on antique camera)
[ ] Peter Pan's Flight (Mickey's silhouette in the Big Ben clock tower)
[ ] Peter Pan's Flight (Hidden Mickey teddy bear paws, 2nd floor window, outer facade)
[ ] Pinocchio's Daring Adventure (popcorn Mickey in the popcorn machine)
[ ] Pinocchio's Daring Adventure (popcorn Mickey on floor)
[ ] Pinoccio's Daring Adventure (Classic Mickey tops the ship case)
[ ] Snow White's Scary Adventures (Hidden Mickey trees on wall when boarding)
[ ] Snow White's Scary Adventures (three red gems in the jewel barrel)
[ ] Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (Toad statue in queue, left eye Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (faux pink stained glass Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (Eaves seen from queue, red berry Mickey)
[ ] King Arthur's Carousel (three jewel Hidden Mickeys on Jingles)
[ ] Matterhorn (tiny black Mickey, red & white key crest, inside Fantasyland queue)
[ ] Alice in Wonderland (painting the roses red paint splatter Mickey)
[ ] Alice in Wonderland (white rabbit's house picture frame)
[ ] Casey Jr. Circus Train (gauges on locomotive control panel Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Storybook Land (Miniature Jewel Mickey, Cave of Wonders)
[ ] U.S. Mail Box (between drawbridge & Peter Pan's Flight)
[ ] It's a Small World (three control towers in the loading area)
[ ] It's a Small World (holiday season – Mickey hidden on santa hat on clock face)
[ ] It's a Small World (holiday season – holly berry Hidden Mickeys)
[ ] It's a Small World Light Show (holiday season – Hidden Mickey below clock face)
[ ] Water Tower (behind the train station, there's Mickey Mouse water tower)
[ ] Buzz Lightyear wall (planet Ska-densii)
[ ] Buzz Lightyear wall (Green Planet – green swirl Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Buzz Lightyear wall (Mickey on orange Scrabble tiles in first room)
[ ] Star Traders (Star Wars inspired Classic Mickey in display window)
[ ] Star Traders (three flying saucers inside the shop)
[ ] Space Mountain (speakers in the coaster cars form a Classic mickey)
[ ] Space Mountain (Hidden Mickey craters on the floating asteroid)
[ ] Pizza Port (Mickey molecules on the Adventure Thru Inner Space poster)
[ ] Innoventions: Entrance (Classic Mickeys above the doors)
[ ] Innoventions: Tom Morrow (Mickey shoelaces & Mickeys in pockets)
[ ] Innoventions (grapes Hidden Mickeys in the hallway mural downstairs)
[ ] Innoventions: Dream Home (video window near Dream Home front door)
[ ] Innoventions: Dream Home (Mickey porch railing)
[ ] Innoventions: Dream Home (circle patterned yellow carpet Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Innoventions: Dream Home (Mickey silhouette book end)
[ ] Innoventions: Dream Home (thank you sign Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Innoventions monitor camera (Mickey shaped webcams found upstairs)
[ ] Innoventions ESPN zone (Classic Mickeys on signs)
[ ] Innoventions (artwork in Honda Theatre, Mickey hidden in a green square)
[ ] Innoventions (red glass bead hidden Mickey, under the glass floor upstairs)
[ ] Autopia (Classic Mickey license plate sticker)
[ ] Autopia (Classic Mickey – Mouse Crossing street sign)
[ ] Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage (Observation Outpost locker Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Jungle Cruise (cast iron frying pan Hidden Mickey aboard "Suwannee Lady")
[ ] Indiana Jones (Mara Temple script – MM)
[ ] Indiana Jones (well cover hieroglyphs Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Indiana Jones (Eeyore parking sign above the queue in the projection room)
[ ] Indiana Jones (Hidden Mickey shadow on the wall in projection room)
[ ] Indiana Jones (Classic Mickey shadow on the wall in movie room queue)
[ ] Indiana Jones (Mickey Mouse Life Magazine cover in Indy's office)
[ ] Indiana Jones (Idol of Mara – cleft in upper lip & nostrils Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Indiana Jones (Bones, the skeleton, wearing personalized Mickey ears)
[ ] Indiana Jones (coiled cobra icon Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Tarzan's Tree House (curtain hooks)
[ ] Tarzan's Tree House (Classic Mickey steel drums)
[ ] Tarzan's Tree House (steel drum & smaller barrels)
New Orleans Square
[ ] Pirates of the Caribbean (shell Mickey on beach scene)
[ ] Pirates of the Caribbean (treasure room treasure chest lock)
[ ] Pirates of the Caribbean (fort wall)
[ ] Pirates of the Caribbean (Mickey decorated armor in last room)
[ ] Pirates of the Caribbean (treasure chest in Jack's treasure room)
[ ] Blue Bayou (stained glass Classic Mickey in lobby)
[ ] Club 33 (gold detail Hidden Mickey on cast member vests)
[ ] Jewel of Orleans (Hidden Mickey projected onto the ceiling)
[ ] Court des Anges (look for this secluded area's sign)
[ ] Haunted Mansion (wallpaper in the haunted art gallery)
[ ] Haunted Mansion (Classic Mickey arrangement of plates on ballroom table)
[ ] Haunted Mansion (Nightmare Before Xmas, seasonal – stained glass art)
[ ] Haunted Mansion (Nightmare Before Xmas, seasonal – snowdrift in ballroom)
[ ] Haunted Mansion (Nightmare Before Xmas, seasonal – black plate place setting)
[ ] Disney Dream Suite (special star lighting in master bath)
[ ] Disney Dream Suite (red Hidden Mickey on carpet)
[ ] Disney Dream Suite (blue Hidden Mickey on carpet)
[ ] Flagpole Base (three rocks placed and proportioned like a Classic Mickey)
[ ] Golden Horseshoe stage vent (Hidden Mickey on center vent)
[ ] Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (three giant gears Hidden Mickey)
[ ] S.S. Mark Twain (Classic Mickey ironwork between the smokestacks)
[ ] S.S. Mark Twain River Excursions sign (Hidden Mickey silhouette)
[ ] Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island (above the cave entrance, left from the raft)
[ ] Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island (Mickey in cement on top of the chimney)
[ ] Rivers of America (Classic Mickey river rocks)
[ ] Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante (wooden post Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Big Thunder Ranch Petting Zoo (wooden sink counter, Mickey knot hole)
[ ] Big Thunder Ranch House (reigns & bridles feature Classic Mickeys)
[ ] Big Thunder Ranch House (horseshoe Hidden Mickey in the giant horseshoe pile)
[ ] Pioneer Mercantile (Mickeys on the various wall lamps inside the gift shop)
Critter Country
[ ] Splash Mountain (hand crank gears form a Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Splash Mountain (height requirement sign, knot Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Winnie the Pooh (Mickey hidden in the wood grain, right side at entrance)
[ ] Winnie the Pooh (Mickey ears on bookcase behind sleeping Pooh)
[ ] Winnie the Pooh (honey splatter Hidden Mickey)
[ ] The Briar Patch Gift Shop (cabbage Mickey hidden on the shelves)
[ ] Order of the Mouse Seal (Classic Mickey above Toontown entrance)
[ ] Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin (paint bucket swirl Mickey hidden in queue)
[ ] Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin (Classic Mickey hidden on hubcap in loading area)
[ ] Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin (room with buildings, back of double doors)
[ ] Mickey's bronze statue
[ ] Clarabelle's Frozen Yogurt (Classic Mickey only seen when closed)
[ ] Mickey's House (Mickey shaped mailbox)
[ ] Mickey's House (Meet Mickey Sign)
[ ] Mickey's House (Mickey shaped window on front door)
[ ] Mickey's House (Classic Mickey welcome mat)
[ ] Mickey's House (various books feature Hidden Mickeys on their spines)
[ ] Mickey's House (Surrealist Mickey Artwork)
[ ] Mickey's House (notepad on Mickey's desk)
[ ] Mickey's House (photo of Walt Disney & Mickey)
[ ] Mickey's House (metronome on Mickey's piano)
[ ] Mickey's House (Hidden Mickeys in the player piano sheet music)
[ ] Mickey's House (One Hidden Donald in the player piano sheet music)
[ ] Mickey's House (Movie Screen – Hidden Mickey countdown)
[ ] Mickey's House (Hidden Mickey on paintbrush in Mickey's photo area)
[ ] Mickey's Toontown Car (Hidden Mickey on hubcaps)
[ ] Minnie's House (orange book on Minnie's bookcase)
[ ] Minnie's House (pictures feature Mickey & Minnie)
[ ] Minnie's House (balls of yarn Hidden Mickey)
[ ] Minnie's House (Mickey on the front of Minnie's fridge)
[ ] Minnie's House (relish inside Minnie's fridge)
[ ] Cast Member Exit (stone Hidden Mickey on wall)
[ ] Toontown Port Office (Post Office Letter-shaped sign has a Mickey stamp)
[ ] Mickey's Post Office Box (each character's box features their silhouette)
[ ] Toontown Lantern (outdoor lamp features a Classic Mickey pattern)
[ ] Toontown Telephone (Hidden Mickey in the canter of the rotary dial)
[ ] Toontown's Third Little Piggy Bank (Mickey faced coins on sign)
[ ] Gadget's Go Coaster (Classic Mickey shaped rocks in queue)
[ ] Toontown Toonhole Cover (manhole cover)
[ ] Mickey's House (holiday season – xmas tree with Mickey topper & ornaments)
[ ] Minnie's House (holiday season – xmas tree with Minnie topper & ornaments)
Mousellaneous Disneyland Resort
[ ] Cast Member Service Ring (Mickey's silhouette adorns these gold service rings)
[ ] Cast Member Keychains (keychains feature Classic Mickey cutouts)
[ ] Disneyland Security Badge (burgundy Classic Mickeys centered on each badge)
[ ] Disneyland Security Logo (Classic Mickey logos found on neckties and patches)


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'Dazzling' December for London Retailers
The strong performance of Britain's retail sector during the Christmas period will be underlined today by new figures showing that shops in central London had their best December for at least seven years.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) will say that sales in the centre of the capital were 12 per cent stronger last month than in December 2008, and better than in any Christmas period since the organisation began conducting the research in 2002.
December's figure for London compares to a national average increase in retail sales of 4.2 per cent last month, according to the BRC. Over the three months to the end of last year, London sales were up 10 per cent, compared to 3.3 per cent across the UK as a whole.
"This is a dazzling performance, London's best December sales growth since this survey began in 2002, and all the more impressive following a strong November," said Stephen Robertson, director-general of the BRC. "The result is boosted because the comparison is with terrible figures a year ago, when financial turmoil hit London consumers especially hard, but this is outstanding growth by any interpretation."
The BRC's figures suggest that retailers benefitted from three positive trends during December: improving consumer confidence, higher spending and the falling value of sterling. While the cold weather appears to have hit footfall in shops, with shopper numbers actually declining compared to previous months, consumers appear to have felt sufficiently confident about their finances to increase spending on food, clothing, footware, beauty products, homewares and big-ticket items such as electrical goods and furniture.
The low value of sterling was an additional bonus for retailers, with visitors numbers to the capital markedly up. Shops appear to have been buoyed by spending from tourists from China, the Middle East and Europe.
Mr Robertson said the retail sector had been delighted with its strong performance last month but warned that many shops were concerned about the year ahead.
"Generally, customers were a lot more positive than the year before, so more willing and able to spend," he said. "But, given the prospects for jobs, wages and taxes in 2010, don't assume customers will go on spending like this."
"These are great figures and Christmas really provided an opportunity for department stores to outperform, leading to a pronounced polarisation between retailers who got the proposition right and those that did not," said Helen Dickinson, head of retail at KPMG.
"December's results also showed the growing importance of post-Christmas trading, and the ongoing weakness of the pound has certainly continued to attract overseas visitors."
London's strong performance will also have been a major contributor to the impressive national sales figures posted by several large store chains, with Next, John Lewis and Marks & Spencer (MAKSY) all performing well.


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This study aimed to determine the incidence of psychiatric disorders among health care workers in Toronto in the one- to two-year period after the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and to test predicted risk factors.
New-onset episodes of psychiatric disorders were assessed among 139 health care workers by using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV and the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale. Past history of psychiatric illness, years of health care experience, and the perception of adequate training and support were tested as predictors of the incidence of new-onset episodes psychiatric disorders after the SARS outbreak.
The lifetime prevalence of any depressive, anxiety, or substance use diagnosis was 30%. Only one health care worker who identified the SARS experience as a traumatic event was diagnosed as having PTSD. New episodes of psychiatric disorders occurred among seven health care workers (5%). New episodes of psychiatric disorders were directly associated with a history of having a psychiatric disorder before the SARS outbreak (p=.02) and inversely associated with years of health care experience (p=.03) and the perceived adequacy of training and support (p=.03).
Incidence of new episodes of psychiatric disorders after the SARS outbreak were similar to or lower than community incidence rates, which may indicate the resilience of health care workers who continued to work in hospitals one to two years after the SARS outbreak. In preparation for future events, such as pandemic influenza, training and support may bolster the resilience of health care workers who are at higher risk by virtue of their psychiatric history and fewer years of health care experience.
Kenneth E. Balderson, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, St. Michael's Hospital and University of Toronto
Jocelyn P. Bennett, Ph.D., R.N., Department of Nursing, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto
Bjug Borgundvaag Jr., M.D., Ph.D. Emergency Department, Mount Sinai Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, University of Toronto
Susan Evans, RN, MSc.N., The Scarborough Hospital, Toronto
Christopher M. B. Fernandes, M.D., Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario
MonaGupta, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Women's College Hospital and University of Toronto
Jonathan J. Hunter, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto
Linda McGillis Hall, Ph.D., R.N., Department of Nursing, University of Toronto
Lynn M. Nagle, Ph.D., R.N., Department of Nursing, Mount Sinai Hospital
Clare Pain, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto
Sonia S. Peczeniuk, M.Sc., Rouge Valley Health System, Toronto
Glenna Raymond, M.B.A, R.N., Whitby Mental Health Centre, Whitby, Ontario
Nancy Read, M.Sc., St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Sean B. Rourke, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, St. Michael's Hospital and University of Toronto
Rosalie J. Steinberg, M.Sc., Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto
Thomas E. Stewart, M.D., Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto
Susan VanDeVelde-Coke, RN, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
Georgina H. Veldhorst M.B.A, R.N., North York General Hospital, Toronto
Donald A. Wasylenki, M.D., M.Sc., Department of Psychiatry, St. Michael's Hospital and University of Toronto
The 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was associated with significant emotional distress in 18% to 57% of health care workers during and shortly after the outbreak period (1–5). Less information is available about the longer-term impact of health care work during the SARS outbreak. The Impact of SARS Study found that one to two years after the outbreak, professional burnout and symptoms of traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression remained somewhat elevated among Toronto hospital workers compared with colleagues in settings that did not treat SARS patients (6). A key question about this finding is whether persistent post-SARS elevation of distress among some health care workers interferes with their social and occupational function. Distress is normative; however, in rare instances, a psychiatric disorder is diagnosed when psychological distress persists over time and interferes with social and occupational function (7).
Working in a hospital during the SARS outbreak may have represented a psychological trauma for some health care workers. Typically, 80% to 90% of people exposed to trauma do not develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (8). However, several factors may have increased the perceived personal risk associated with SARS (9), including the uncertainty of dealing with an illness of unknown cause and mode of transmission before the identification of the SARS coronavirus (10–13) and the disease's rapid global spread and significant mortality.
Understanding the psychiatric impact of SARS on hospital workers in terms of both distress and disorder is relevant to the well-being of large numbers of exposed health care workers who continue work in their profession and who could be at risk of exposure to future emerging infections, including pandemic influenza (14). In our previous study, we measured distress in a large sample of health care workers (6). In the study reported here, we investigated disorders, as reflected by the prevalence of PTSD and other psychiatric diagnoses, among workers at SARS-affected hospitals one to two years after the resolution of the SARS outbreak. We tested the hypothesis that new episodes of psychiatric disorders after SARS would be more frequent among health care workers who had a history of psychiatric illness. In the previous analysis of distress (6), we found that having more years of health care experience and an individual's perception of having had adequate training were protective. Therefore, we also tested the hypothesis that these variables would protect against new episodes of psychiatric disorders, beyond the impact of a history of psychiatric illness.
The Impact of SARS Study was conducted in Toronto and in Hamilton, Canada, between October 23, 2004, and September 30, 2005. This report concerns the health care workers in Toronto, where almost all of Canada's 438 suspected and probable SARS patients were identified. All nine of the academic and community hospitals in Toronto that participated in this study treated SARS patients. Eligible health care workers included nurses in medical or surgical inpatient units and all staff of intensive care units, emergency departments, and SARS isolation units. This study was approved by the research ethics boards of each hospital. After participants were given a complete description of the study, written informed consent was obtained.
Of the 587 Toronto participants who completed several self-report outcome scales in part 1 of the Impact of SARS Study (6), 139 (24%) volunteered to participate in a diagnostic interview and were given the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS). Of these, 133 (23% of the overall sample) also participated in a SCID interview. Interviewed individuals received $50.
Survey questionnaires included the 15-item version of the Impact of Events Scale (IES) (15,16), the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) (17), the emotional exhaustion scale of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (18–20), and self-report of any increase since the SARS outbreak in smoking, drinking alcoholic beverages, using nonprescription drugs, or "other activities that could interfere with your work or relationships." Perception of the adequacy of training, protection, and support with respect to SARS was measured by using a previously described instrument (5,21,22).
Axis I diagnoses were determined with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) (23–25), excluding the psychosis and PTSD modules, which was administered by trained interviewers. For each endorsed disorder, the interviewer determined whether symptoms preceded SARS, followed SARS, or both and whether the symptoms were present in the past month.
The PTSD section of the SCID was replaced with the CAPS (26). The CAPS is a structured interview that assesses PTSD diagnostic status and symptom severity. The CAPS has excellent reliability (greater than the SCID), yielding consistent scores across items, raters, and testing occasions (27). There is also a strong evidence of convergent and discriminant validity, diagnostic utility, and sensitivity to clinical change. The CAPS was administered one or two times: first, for the most severe past trauma of any kind (including SARS as a candidate event) and second, for the most recent trauma if it was different from the most severe past trauma assessed in the first administration. For each of the one or two events, symptoms were placed in a two time frames: ever since the trauma and in the past month.
We determined the prevalence of lifetime axis I psychiatric disorders before the SARS outbreak. The prevalence of new episodes of a psychiatric disorder was determined and compared among participants with or without a previous episode of a psychiatric disorder. Because panic attacks were frequently reported by the health care workers in this study even in the absence of panic disorder, the prevalence of post-SARS panic attacks was also compared among participants with or without a previous episode of a psychiatric disorder.
Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the contributions of previous episodes of a psychiatric disorder, perception of adequate training and support, and years of health care experience to the occurrence of a new episode of a psychiatric disorder post-SARS. A two-tailed test of probability with p less than .05 indicated statistical significance. Statistical analysis was performed with the SPSS, version 15.0.
As shown in Table 1, of 139 participants, 87% were female, and 73% of the sample were married or living in common-law relationships. The mean age was 45.0 years, and the mean number of years of health care experience was 20.4. Of the 139 participants, 112 (81%) were Western European; 11 (8%) were Asian, Southeast Asian, or Philippine; 8 (6%) were African or West Indian; 7 (5%) were Eastern European; and 1 (<1%) was from another group. One hundred and three participants (74%) were nurses, and 15 (11%) were clerical staff. The remaining 21 participants (15%) were employed in 15 other hospital job types. During the SARS outbreak, 88 participants (63%) had worked five or more shifts in the emergency department, intensive care unit, or a SARS isolation unit. A majority (105 participants, 76%) reported contact with SARS patients. As shown in Table 1, compared with health care workers who completed the survey portion of the Impact of SARS Study but were not interviewed, participants who agreed to be interviewed were older and more experienced in health care but did not differ by gender or job type or in any of several aspects of psychological distress.
The interval between the date when the last SARS patient was discharged or died and study participation ranged from 13 to 22 months (median 18). The CAPS interview, which was administered to 139 health care workers, identified four (3%) with a lifetime history of PTSD. Of these, two met criteria for current PTSD and one identified the SARS experience as the most severe traumatic event. Among the 133 participants who were administered the SCID interview, the lifetime prevalence of DSM-IV axis I diagnoses that were present before the SARS outbreak was as follows: major depression, 14 participants (11%); panic disorder, eight (6%); generalized anxiety disorder, four (3%); social phobia, eight (6%); agoraphobia, three (2%); specific phobias, five (4%); somatoform disorders, four (3%); and substance abuse or dependence, six (5%). A total of 40 health care workers (30%) met diagnostic criteria for at least one of these disorders during their lifetime before the SARS outbreak.
In the time since the SARS outbreak, 25 health care workers (19%) experienced panic attacks. Thirteen of these participants had a psychiatric history identified by the structured interviews. That is, 13 of the 40 workers (33%) with a psychiatric history experienced panic attacks after SARS, compared with 12 of the 93 workers (13%) with no identified psychiatric history (p=.01). As shown in Table 2, new onset of major depression and new onset of any psychiatric disorder were also more common among health care workers with a history of psychiatric illness. Altogether, seven health care workers (5%) experienced a new episode of a psychiatric disorder in the one to two years after the resolution of the SARS outbreak.
We used logistic regression to determine whether the variables that were associated with psychological distress in a previous analysis (6) were also associated with episodes of a psychiatric disorder. The results showed a significant association (R2=.13, p=.002) of the onset of any axis I diagnosis after SARS with a previous psychiatric history (β=.22, p=.02) and an inverse (protective) association with years of health care experience (β=−.21, p=.03) and with the perception of being adequately trained and supported by the hospital or clinic (β=−.20, p=.03).
This study found that one to two years after the resolution of the SARS outbreak in Canada, the incidence of new episodes of major depression among health care workers who were still working was 4% (five of 133 participants) and the incidence of new-onset PTSD was 2%. The incidence of any new onset of a psychiatric disorder was 5%. These incidence rates appear to be lower than those found in the general population. For example, the estimated annual incidence of major depression in Canada for women aged 25 to 44 has been reported to be 4.5%, and for women aged 45 to 64 it is 4.1% (28). The incidence of depression also appears to be lower than the recently reported one-year rate of 9% for Canadian nurses (29).
Given the previous report of significantly elevated long-term psychological distress among Toronto health care workers compared with colleagues at hospitals that did not treat SARS patients (6), interpretation of this low incidence of new-onset of episodes of a psychiatric disorder requires consideration of the distinction between distress and psychiatric disorder and attention to both the characteristics of the health care workers studied and the methodological limitations of the study.
The lifetime prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses among the health care workers studied is similar to that in the Canadian community (30) with respect to major depression (health care workers, 10.5%, Canada, 12.2%), panic disorder (6.0% and 3.7%), social phobia (6.0% and 8.1%), and agoraphobia (2.3% and 1.5%). The lifetime prevalence of PTSD in an American community sample was 7.8% (10.4% among women) (8), markedly higher than the prevalence in this study (2.9%). Rates of substance abuse or dependence are more difficult to compare with the Canadian community, where prevalence been described by using different criteria and time periods; however, lifetime rates among health care workers appear to be lower than those found in the community (31). Thus there was no indication of elevated susceptibility to psychiatric disorders among the health care workers who participated in this study. The lifetime prevalence data are inconclusive with respect to the possibility of elevated resilience among the health care workers who participated in this study.
A critical question is whether the health care workers who participated in this study are representative of their colleagues. There are two points in the recruitment process that require scrutiny. First, were health care workers who participated in the Impact of SARS Study similar to those who chose not to participate? The results of a previously reported representativeness survey confirmed that health care workers who participated were similar to colleagues at the same hospitals who did not participate with respect to age, years of health care experience, job type, gender, and overall perception of the negative impact of SARS (6). Second, were the health care workers who participated in structured interviews similar to those who completed only the survey? All of the information available from the survey questionnaires confirms that psychological distress was similar among health care workers who were interviewed and those who were not (Table 1). The evidence supports this sample as being representative of health care workers at the participating hospitals.
It is important to note that this study did not include health care workers who stopped working, moved, or were not working because of long-term disability during the study period. As a result, mental health problems severe enough to result in persistent disability were not included. Thus, although the results of this study are consistent with the interpretation that the SARS outbreak did not increase risk for psychiatric disorders in health care workers, caution is required. Studies of excessive disability and sick-time after the SARS outbreak would be useful but are not currently available. The selection of working health care workers may explain why the overall rate of major depressive episodes since SARS is lower than that recently reported for Canadian nurses (29). It is also important to note that confidence intervals on prevalence rates are large because of the sample size. For example, the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval of the rate of new episodes of major depression after SARS is 8.6%.
Why was there increased psychological distress (6) but no concomitant increase in psychiatric disorders in health care workers after SARS? The critical difference between distress and psychiatric disorder is the impact of that distress on social and occupational function. We interpret our findings as a demonstration of the resilience of health care workers who continue to work in their field after their experience with SARS. Attributing this result to resilience is consistent with the finding that having more years of experience in health care work was associated with a lower incidence of psychiatric disorders. These findings are also consistent with previous studies of mass trauma, which have found a lower of incidence of PTSD following natural disasters than following events of malicious human intent, and a lower incidence of PTSD in communities with high levels of social support (32).
The study confirmed the prediction that new episodes of psychiatric disorders would be more prevalent among health care workers with a history of psychiatric illness. In a health care setting, especially in the context of preparing for an influenza pandemic and other emergent diseases, this finding highlights the relevance of health care workers' being attentive to their own personal risk in order to respond quickly to emergent symptoms of anxiety or depression. Furthermore, this study confirms the hypothesis that health care workers who feel well supported and trained by their employer experience better mental health over the long term. Among the predictors of risk in this study, training and support are the factors that are most amenable to preventive intervention within an organization. This finding suggests that even among health care workers who are at elevated risk of a psychiatric disorder by virtue of unmodifiable factors (such as having less experience or having a history of a psychiatric disorder), efforts by a hospital to offer effective practical and emotional support and to provide training in novel tasks and personal protection significantly enhance resilience.
This study was funded by an operating grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (SAR-67807).
The authors report no competing interests.
Dr William J. Lancee, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Dr Robert G. Maunder, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Dr David S. Goldbloom, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto.
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Topic: Get list of all users/emails, for every domain
Is it possible to run a quick scripts which gets a list of all the email addresses for every domain?
I want to send out a mass email using bcc letting all the users know of any changes, so ideally this list would be separated by comma.
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I'll be there with bells (and a G23) on...
In fact, I'll bring some friends....
This is a discussion on Boycott scheduled for Starbucks 2/14 ... by anti-gun... let's make it a BUYcott within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Starbucks' "Pro-Gun" Policy Prompts Gun Victims' Advocate Group to Launch Nationwide Boycott on Valentine's Day 2012 - PR Newswire - sacbee.com An anti-gun group is ...
Starbucks' "Pro-Gun" Policy Prompts Gun Victims' Advocate Group to Launch Nationwide Boycott on Valentine's Day 2012 - PR Newswire - sacbee.com
An anti-gun group is planning a boycott of Starbucks for this St Valentine's Day, 2/14/2012.
With this being the case, and Starbucks having a history of treating gun owners with respect, I would encourage everyone to visit a Starbucks on St Valentine's Day and be sure to tell them that you appreciate the way they treat gun owners.
If you don't drink coffee and can't find anything inside which interests you, try buying a cup for the pretty lady in line behind you. Can't be a bad idea on Valentine's Day!
I'll be there with bells (and a G23) on...
In fact, I'll bring some friends....
VCDL Member
"Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready."
Theodore Roosevelt
Count me in
NRA - Line of Duty Member
Next purchase an AR-15 hopefully
I've seen this, unfortunately there are no Starbucks anywhere close to where I'll be 2/14 (if you can believe it). I'm going to make sure I buy a few drinks in the meantime though.
I posted pro 2A stuff on their Facebook website. The responses are priceless.
I'm not a fan of Starbucks really... but I'll definitely support it that day and I really hope they have record sales. Also... be sure to pay with $2 bills so that they know you're a 'gun nut' pro 2a supporter. :)
I'm addicted to the coffee. So, I'll be there with my XDm 9mm strapped & concealed.
"A free man is he who does not fear to go to the end of his thought."
I have to admit I do drink a lot of Starbucks. I've always said that what this country needed was a good five dollar cup of coffee!
I'll be there OC to show my support.
This isn't a one day deal, they are saying the boycott will continue until Starbucks bans guns and becomes an AGGRESSIVE partner in their insanity. Sadly there's no Starbucks here or I'd start going 4-5 times a day.
"The only people I like besides my wife and children are Marines."
- Lt. Col. Oliver North
I love the Antis attempt to stop gun violence. Setting up a boycott isn't going to do anything at all, there are way too many antis out there who need the caffeine fix in the morning and will stop there and get it without even thinking about guns. I don't think Starbucks is anti or pro gun. I believe that they are not going to let their policy be set by politics or by groups that don't like guns. They are simply honoring state and federal laws that state where guns can go. Lastly when was the last time we heard a report of someone being shot at Starbucks?
The bad guys who are using guns criminally ain't sitting around Starbucks sipping coffee and eating crumpets. The antis are living in a dream world.
BTW: My wife is a Star Bucks addict and will be there with her girlfriends and her Glock 19.


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|Mihir Sharma: Sense and censorship
|The internet is the last hope for a break-out from the
Mihir Sharma: Sense and censorship
The internet is the last hope for a break-out from the tolerance trap in which this country has unhappily found itselfGovernments in liberal democracies must suffer constant, agonising pangs of China-envy. The People's Republic has no pesky voters, no truculent opposition, and its political transitions are done the good, orderly old-fashioned way — scheduled and settled years in advance. Finally, a year after the Arab world exploded in anger online, they've woken up to the fact that there's an ungoverned internet out there. And they read about China's Great Firewall, of sweatshops full of censors, and they think: "Now that's how things should be done." Citizens use the internet; citizens are answerable to you, their beneficent government; ergo the internet should dashed well be answerable to you.