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Tips for a Successful Tummy Tuck Recovery
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Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) is a major surgical procedure. As a result, you can expect a considerable recovery time following tummy tuck as compared to other, less invasive plastic surgery procedures. On average, full recovery takes about one to three weeks. Tummy tuck recovery is one factor you should consider when discussing your candidacy and options with a board-certified plastic surgeon. Start your search for a qualified surgeon now.
Immediately After Your Tummy Tuck
Your abdomen will be swollen and sore for the first few days. The pain is typically most intense in the 24 hours after your tummy tuck surgery. Your surgeon can prescribe pain medication as needed. Tummy tuck may involve an overnight stay in an ambulatory surgical facility, hospital or extended-stay facility. If your surgery requires an overnight stay, your pain may be alleviated with intravenous pain medication or a pain pump.
Your surgeon will also prescribe pain medications for use after your release. Some over-the-counter pain medications are OK to take after surgery, but others are not. Make sure you know the difference. Your surgeon should provide you with written instructions on what you can and can't do or take before and after your tummy tuck.
Your incision will be covered in dressings and bandages. You may also be asked to wear a support garment around your abdomen to minimize swelling and support your newly tightened tummy during the healing process.
Tubes or drains are often used to help remove any excess fluid or blood after your abdominoplasty. Your surgeon should provide detailed instructions on how to care for the incision and the drains. You may also be prescribed antibiotics to minimize any risk of infection. Take these as directed, for as long as directed, and make sure to call your surgeon if you develop a fever or any redness, pain or swelling at the incision site. Post-tummy tuck infections tend to occur within the first four to six weeks after surgery.
Healing During Your Tummy Tuck Recovery
You should avoid any straining, bending or lifting after your tummy tuck surgery. Your surgeon will also tell you not to stand up straight for about a week to avoid complications, tightness and tension. This requirement varies based on the degree of muscle tightening and skin removal. You must walk in a bent-over position until you have started to heal and it is no longer uncomfortable to straighten up.
It is important that you get up and walk as soon as you can (even if you are bent over). Walking helps improve circulation, which decreases any tummy tuck risk that may develop, such as potentially life-threatening blood clots. Ask about compression boots that can be worn while you are asleep or at rest during your hospital stay. These boots also improve circulation and help prevent clotting.
Your surgeon will give you specific instructions on when you can exercise after your tummy tuck and what type of exercises are appropriate. As a general rule, you can start light to moderate activity after four weeks and can resume all exercise and activity after six to eight weeks. Most doctors say to avoid sexual activity for at least two weeks after your tummy tuck.
Tummy Tuck Scars
Abdominoplasty does produce a scar, typically across the full width of the belt or bikini line, above the pubic area. These scars will appear to worsen during the first three to six months after your tummy tuck, and can take up to nine months to flatten and lighten in color. The scars can usually be hidden by clothing. If you have developed troublesome scars in the past, ask your surgeon if there are any scar-minimizing products you can try. A mini-tummy tuck has a smaller incision line and therefore results in a shorter scar.
Following your surgeon's instructions carefully can help your tummy tuck recovery go smoothly. Make sure you are clear about everything that is expected of you before you leave the hospital or surgicenter. And remember, it is always better to be safe than sorry; if something looks or feels unusual, call your surgeon immediately.
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Operation Christmas Child embraces spirit of giving
Kindergarteners at All Saints Catholic School, Cecilia Vandenburg and Elijah Tarin, show their shoeboxes Wednesday. The boxes are filled with gifts for children in other countries as part of the Operation Christmas Child project. (Amy Vogelsang Photo)
As the Christmas season starts to inhabit stores and minds, it's easy to get caught up in sweater buying, gift-wrapping and bargain-scoping. But amid the planning and chaos, it's important to remember those who can't afford to scurry around for discounts or don't have gifts to wrap.
Operation Christmas Child has changed the focus.
Instead of shopping for themselves, Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan's Purse that focuses on sending shoeboxes to children in need around the world.
These shoeboxes usually contain hygiene [auth] products, school supplies, a toy and often, a letter. For many kids, this is the first Christmas present they ever receive, and those who write notes will sometimes get a thank-you note in return.
Since 1993, more than 100 million children in more than 130 countries have received these shoeboxes, and although collecting items is a yearlong effort, the week of Nov. 18-25 is a big collection week.
To kick off this mass collection, students at All Saints Catholic School put together and brought in their boxes Wednesday.
"It's for the kids from the poor who don't have moms or dads," explained kindergartener Cecilia Vandenburg, gripping between her small hands a "Vans off the wall" shoebox.
All Saints has chipped in with the project for the past five years, and every year there is more and more participation.
"It's definitely a family project, something the children enjoy doing that comes from the heart," said volunteer and All Saints Operation Christmas Child director Vivi Kreitz.
These kids are encouraged to write letters for their boxes, and many also include photos of themselves or their families.
Before sending the boxes off to the primary collection, the kids all raised their hands and prayed over their gifts.
In Roswell, the collection site is at Grace Community Church, 935 W. Mescalero Road, and under the direction of Teresa Davis-McKee. In Ruidoso, Lovington, Carlsbad and Artesia, it is at First Baptist Church. The boxes collected will be shipped to various countries where local volunteers will distribute the gifts to children.
This year's U.S. goal is to send out 7.2 million boxes, while the project's international goal is 9.8 million. People are encouraged to choose themes, like soccer or something universally popular, and steer clear of war related items, liquids, chocolate or any food items, except hard candies.
The boxes can be wrapped or decorated, just be sure to attach a printed label on the outside of the box determining the age group the box is meant for: 2-4, 5-10 or 11-14.
Last year, Southeast New Mexico collected 5,300 boxes, and it is always hoped to increase that number each year.
For more information visit samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child.
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Stevens: Lobo Linebackers Are A Committee With Individual Talent
April 25, 2012
This is the fourth in a series on University of New Mexico football position breakdowns. Today, the linebackers. Next: Wide receivers/tight ends. Other position stories include:
By Richard Stevens - Senior Writer/GoLobos.com
It is a group of Lobos trying to push a dismal football past behind them while focusing on a future of hope and a renewed passion for success. However, when you key in on the University of New Mexico Lobos' linebacker position, you can't help but look back and think about what the Lobos have lost there.
Gone is Carmen Messina and his back-to-back-to-back 100-tackle season s (142 in 2011).
Probably, you don't fill with a single body the hole left by the Mountain West's all-time leading tackler and you lean more toward the replacement -by-committee approach.
Probably, you use Messina as an example of what the Lobos plan to do in 2012 - attack the ball with a passion that might even eclipse your natural talent.
And probably that hole can be filled by a committee of Lobo bodies that show a ton of individual potential. The Lobos are not void of talent in the position that stands strong behind the defensive line. Here is a quick look at a few of those playmakers.
Of course, there is more talent at the linebacker spot: Tevin Newman, Brian Hubbell, Richard Winston, Adam Mitchell, Zach Daugherty, Toby Ball, Josh Romero, and A.J. Butler. All this depth will be needed as UNM switches to a 3-4 front and tries to build a new passion for tackling.
"You can see our pride growing," said Harris. "We are developing a passion to get to the ball. There is a new attitude out here."
Said Coleman Hutzler, UNM's outside linebackers coach: "We have redefined effort and redefined how to run to the ball. The guys have bought into it. It's starting to grow into their thing and they are getting on each other about it. We need to create an identity as a defense and develop pride in each position group."
The Lobos obviously have a lot to change on a defense that was ranked 118th out of 120 teams in total defense. The Lobos' 3-4 front looks to throw three nasty linemen up front with four linebackers filling holes and shooting gaps. UNM was primary a 4-3 front in 2011, but often went 3-4. The Lobos will use both fronts in 2012, too.
"The keys might be a little different at time, but it's still run and hit," said Kevin Cosgrove, the inside linebackers coach. "On defense, you have to play fast. That means you have to understand what you are doing and react. As we become more comfortable with things, we'll react quicker."
The Lobos have a few hurdles to clear in spring ball. Harris and Butler, a former DB, are new to the position. Johnson and Newman are on the injured list and are learning by watching. Winston has practiced at both inside and outside spots.
"We are a work in progress, but we are making progress," said Cosgrove. "As a position coach, you try to be exact in everything you teach and it's important to see improvement every day. Fundamentals are going to be our edge and give us the opportunity to be good football players and a good defense."
Another key for the Lobos to be solid at the linebacker spot is for a few linebackers to step up and add passion to those fundamentals.
"The guys are playing hard. That's important," said Hutzler. "You can always get the minor things corrected, but you need guys that want to play hard."


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If you love good food, one of the tell-tale signs of autumn's demise is the shortage of decent green salad. The mass-produced supermarket bags, washed in chlorine and pumped full of preservatives, are always available, but in farmers' markets and organic veg boxes, by this time there is less and less salad around.
One solution is to grow your own. We have a raised bed in our veg garden that is still full of green plants. The leaves are growing much more slowly now, but there is still something to pick every day. When the weather gets brutally cold, the most delicate lettuce varieties are covered with cloches: a simple cloche can be made by cutting a plastic bottle in half, each half providing protection for an individual plant. However, varieties such as American land cress, claytonia and lamb's lettuce are really tough and will keep growing through the worst weather without protection.
At this time of year, we start off new plants in the greenhouse. Sowing straight into the ground can be disappointing because seed will not germinate if the soil is too cold. But if young plants are raised in pots or modules and planted out on a patch that has been warmed up a few degrees with glass or plastic put over it for a few days, they should get off to a good start. Many winter salads can be sown in this way right through the cold months, but varieties need to be chosen carefully. The Japanese and Chinese mustards, rocket, sorrel, mizuna and mibuna are all suitable.
No lettuce is going to find the energy during winter to produce a firm, dense heart, but cut-and-come-again varieties are ideal. They will grow slowly and are unlikely to run to seed, and they answer well to the above method of sowing. Good ones to grow include 'Rouge d'Hiver' (tender and delicious; pretty, too) and 'Reine de Glace' (crunchy). Salad bowl and oak leaf varieties are reliable and have good flavour.
If you don't have a veg patch, don't despair - you can still grow tray after tray of salad leaves on a bright windowsill. They don't have to grow big: they are at their most nutritious when young and succulent. Keep on sowing throughout winter. There's just one problem with this method: you might run out of windowsills.


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It's time for IT departments in Asia Pacific to get Lean
Posted by Tim Sheedy on July 22, 2009
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I just read on Twitter that apparently it is too late to get Lean or Agile. I do question why the two have been bundled together (one is a development methodology, one is a management principle), but either way, I disagree with this statement - at least part of it. Moving to an agile development process is not a decision that should be taken lightly - it involves significantly re-engineering many processes, including much of the program and project management - and this is not a trivial issue! So the statement around Agile I agree with!
However, getting Lean should be on the agenda for all CIOs - in fact, I would argue that Lean is more important now than it has ever been due to the current changing needs of customers. Lean management principles are fundamentally about focusing on delivering the best outcome for the customer with minimum waste. And with major changes going on with the way people consume IT, focusing on the changing requirements for IT customers and delivering them efficiently is extremely important.
Lean typically uses many small changes to achieve this outcome. And it is this point which makes Lean particularly relevant for the current economic environment - you can remove waste (read: save money) through many small improvements - and as a general rule, small changes don't need serious change management capabilities."Lean thinking" should be at the core of all that we do in the IT department - and running some Kaizen blitzes to make small improvements and remove waste should be on the agenda.
The five "Lean thinking" principles are:
- Specifying value by specific services/products
- Identifying the value stream by service/product
- Making value flow without interruptions
- Letting the customer pull value from supplier
- Pursuing perfection
When we translate these to the IT world, they should be:
- Define IT in terms of the services/products it is expected to deliver.
- Streamline IT capabilities by services/products.
- Ensure that processes and information flow.
- Establish business-driven governance to pull value from IT.
- Monitor and measure IT's delivery for continuous improvement.
The challenges that IT departments have when getting Lean is their ability to (a) define customer requirements (particularly as they are currently in a state of flux); (b) link those customer requirements to IT services; and (c) identify where waste lies in their processes (i.e. ensuring that the value flows). In Asia Pacific in my experience there is also very little knowledge of Lean management principles within IT departments - so there is also an education curve to overcome.
What becomes increasingly clear is that a good Demand Management function is essential to the longer term success of Lean management principles within the IT department. While we can certainly start to become Lean pretty quickly, in order to achieve the full benefits of Lean, a strong demand management capability within the IT department is required. IT's ability to control not only the supply but also the demand for IT services is essential in delivering the required functionality to the customer (i.e. the business user OR the end user) at the price they are willing to pay.
Forrester Principal Analyst Alexander Peters, Ph.D. recently wrote an excellent document "The Lean Foundation For Business Service Portfolio Management" (this document is available for Forrester subscribers). This document goes into more detail about what IT organizations need to do in order to get Lean. I recently presented on this topic around Asia - so if you are after some more information about the wholeLean IT topic feel free to reach out to me on email@example.com - or add your comment below.
And as one final comment, I appreciate that on Twitter it is easy to take comments out of context - so I may have the wrong end of the stick on the whole argument about it being too late to get Lean and Agile. If you have views on this I certainly encourage (and enjoy!) healthy debate between analysts, IT end-users and IT vendors. So if you agree or disagree feel free to comment below.
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Archive for the 'FreshDirect' Category
Fight Against FreshDirect Gains Surprising AllyMarch 25, 2013
Since the announcement of the sweetheart deal that the Cuomo and Bloomberg administration was looking to bestow upon FreshDirect to take our public waterfront land, Bronxites from all walks of life – and allies from all over the city have teamed up to denounce such corporate welfare. During the last 13 months South Bronx Unite, the group that was immediately formed to block this irresponsible deal, has been called a small, yet vocal group against the move.
As time progressed, in a desperate attempt to garner more support for the move, FreshDirect hired Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx, as a corporate cheerleader to win the hearts of all those who are opposed.
Today that plan has backfired.
Sustainable South Bronx has publicly come out in support of the South Bronx Unite platform – the very company founded by Majora Carter, and in doing so they now stand opposite against the deal which she supports. The very fact that they have done so speaks volumes on why this deal should not and cannot be allowed to move forward. We have asked, how can one support a move based on a 20 year old environmental impact statement which is outdated due to the fact that since then, the neighborhood has been rezoned TWICE to expand residential zoning AND limit manufacturing/industrial use? SSBx echoes our sentiments by saying,
Given the environmental challenges already faced by the South Bronx, it is imperative that when a large company opens a new facility — especially when that company relies on a truck-based system to transport its products — an environmental impact study must take place. As advocates for the South Bronx, we at Sustainable South Bronx find it unacceptable that FreshDirect's move to the South Bronx has not been subject to an environmental impact study and that the company has refused to conduct such a study. The review that FreshDirect has cited in support of its argument that environmental impact will be minimal dates from 1993 and pertains to a completely different project. In any community, this would be an unacceptable stand, but even more so in the South Bronx. [you can read the entire statement here.]
Recently, FreshDirect and supporters of their move touted that they had the backing of 6 Bronx-based organizations but what they will never reveal is that over 30 organizations have signed on to the South Bronx Unite platform (35 as of this writing to be exact).
The people have clearly spoken – almost 6 times as many organizations are AGAINST this dirty deal. Not to shabby for an allegedly "small" group.
State of the Borough Address — Ruben Diaz Jr's Staff Sends Police Officer After Individuals For Passing Out FlyersFebruary 24, 2012
It can only be described as petty – the latest attempt to silence the opposition against the FreshDirect sweetheart deal, by Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr's office at the State of the Borough Address held earlier today at Truman High School in Co-op city.
While I was walking into the auditorium with other concerned citizens of the Bronx I was reprimanded for handing out literature on why the FreshDirect deal is not good for the Bronx. A staffer quickly sent for other individuals higher up in the BP's administration to put a stop to our distribution saying that it was inappropriate at this event.
I was later confronted by another staffer who tried to block my way down the aisle and when asked who she was she simply said "I'm with the Borough President. " Once I made it to my seat, a few minutes later I was approached by a police officer who wanted me to get up and step away so that he could speak with me. I refused to answer anything until he told me what this was about and after asking him two or three times he finally said that there was a complaint that I was handing out flyers. I remained seated and after he was communicating with his superiors they left my alone.
Is this not a free country? Is this proper use of the NYPD to send them to get someone with flyers? This is just one of the latest tactics employed by Diaz Jr's office since the much touted FreshDirect deal has become a public relations disaster for him. Last Friday, his office began to censor the opposition on Facebook by deleting any posts by myself or other individuals from his wall and then I was removed from the Bronxites For FreshDirect page that was created by the Diaz camp to show FreshDirect that there is support for their company in the Bronx.
That group is supposed to be an open forum but they have closed it off so that no one can post. Again I ask, is this a democracy? Do they not realize that by attempting to censor and silence their constituents they're showing poor leadership skills and not being able to handle the pressure when they clearly have made a bad decision? Citizens are to be listened to, not ignored.
Ruben Diaz Jr has yet responded to the questions posed by Bronxites except with the stock answer, "This and many questions have been answered by the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), here's the link. The MOU has not answered many of the questions and as one resident said on Facebook, "You still haven't answered any of my questions and after reading the MOU, I have even more questions."
On a more pleasant note, NYC Comptroller John Liu was present and when introduced at the beginning of the presentation received a loud applause from the audience, particularly from those opposed to the deal. It should be noted that his representative on the Industrial Development Agency's board was the only vote against the deal.
In his press release immediately following the vote Mr Liu went on to say:
"Today's $100 million subsidy to Fresh Direct was already a done deal from the moment it was announced last week and the reality is that my vote today does not change the outcome. Nonetheless, I cannot vote for this subsidy in good conscience. There may be more ways to ensure a better return on this investment. "For the cost of this benefits package the city could give 4,385 students full, four-year scholarships to CUNY or hire 1,458 new teachers or pay for 350,000 GED test-prep programs or launch a micro-lending program for minority and women entrepreneurs.
"The EDC has not clearly justified why this much money should be used to subsidize this company. This subsidy seems to give away too much in exchange for the jobs and economic development it promises, despite the rosy numbers provided by the EDC.
When the city's chief financial officer raises questions regarding the details of such a large deal as this is, it behooves others in government to heed the warnings.
Will Diaz, Bloomberg and ultimately Cuomo listen? Only time will tell.
Did FreshDirect deserve more than $100M in tax breaks and subsidies? – Polls | Crain's New York BusinessFebruary 16, 2012
Crain's New York, one of the most respected business journals in the industry is asking a poll on the FreshDirect issue of receiving $130 million in tax breaks and subsidies. Public opinion is clearly showing that more and more people are increasingly opposed to such a deal – particularly one done without community input. (Don't forget to read our open letter to Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz, Jr!)
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Did FreshDirect deserve more than $100M in tax breaks and subsidies? – Polls | Crain's New York Business.
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- City to give Fresh Direct $83.5 million in tax breaks to subsidize move to South Bronx – Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/city-give-fresh-direct-83-5-million-tax-breaks-subsidize-move-south-bronx-article-1.1022785#ixzz1mZgU6xvX
- Bronx residents, activists to weigh in Thursday on public benefits for new Fresh Direct headquarters – Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-residents-activists-weigh-thursday-public-benefits-fresh-direct-headquarters-article-1.1018735#ixzz1mZgnBM5P
- Fresh Direct subsidy fans and foes clash at packed public hearing on benefits deal for new Bronx base – Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/fresh-direct-subsidy-fans-foes-clash-packed-public-hearing-benefits-deal-bronx-base-article-1.1019977#ixzz1mZh7pPQH
New York Times
- Criticizm of FreshDirect Deal Is Off Base, City Officials Say – Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/nyregion/critics-of-freshdirect-deal-are-off-base-city-says.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Freshdirect&st=cse
New York City Comptroller
- "Today's $100 million subsidy to Fresh Direct was already a done deal from the moment it was announced last week and the reality is that my vote today does not change the outcome. Nonetheless, I cannot vote for this subsidy in good conscience. There may be more ways to ensure a better return on this investment.
"For the cost of this benefits package the city could give 4,385 students full, four-year scholarships to CUNY or hire 1,458 new teachers or pay for 350,000 GED test-prep programs or launch a micro-lending program for minority and women entrepreneurs. – Read more: http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov/press/2012_releases/pr12-02-015.shtm


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Adult education for someone who skipped secondary school...(20 Posts)
... and now regrets it.
I'm posting this on behalf of a friend who skipped a great deal of her secondary education (largely from the age of 14 to 16) and now, at the age of forty four, feels that her return to work is hindered by said lack of education.
Are there any secondary teachers out there who can recommend a course of action to remedy her situation? She is bright and motivated but uneducated and frightened of being judged I think, hence her reticence in rectifying the situation herself.
Does anyone have any experience of anyone in a similar situation?
I'm not a teacher, but has she looked at her local college? They might run "return to education" type courses. Or start with evening classes? It's the right time of year...
Hi Lady.
I am 40 and in asimilar situation to your friend, basically left school in 1990 with 4 D grades and 1 E grade at GCSE . I had not done any study for 23 years until I signed on for an Open University Access Course, I have done quite 'well' on it so have enrolled for a Degree in Social Science.
You need to ask your friend what she enjoys doing and what areas, she feels that she has some 'Knowledge' in. I would say try an Access Course with the Open University, the main reason being that it helps you gain confidence and that there is no one to compare yourself to.
It is a huge step, going back in to education after such a long time especially if you had such had negative experience of education. A lot of posters on here have benefited from high quality educations and 'even though they say they understand' they don't. The last thing in the world your friend wants is to be seen as 'thick' or uneducated. Lady your friend has been able to develop a coping strategy to get though her work life, but undoubtedly feels she is to blame for her education. The truth is your friend was 'failed' by the system and the reason for her truancy was most probably down to fear of being labeled as ' Thick'.
A few Mistakes. If you had such negative experiences of education.
Thanks for replying everyone. Sorry to hear that you are in a similar position smokepole - that must be difficult for you.
I suggested access courses but she didn't seem keen and I think it's the fear of being judged that stops her from doing anything. I think she would like to study privately at home either on-line or with a tutor or with a set course of books. This may be prohibitively expensive though and unrealistic.
She is in no way 'thick' or stupid and can hold her own very well with most people I would say but she has huge gaps in her knowledge of say, geography, history and biology. Her reason for truanting was bullying sadly.
My mother used to have a set of books called 'The Complete Home Educator' and I wondered if this type of thing still existed (not in book format obviously). If she can motivate herself to set aside regular study time, this may be an option perhaps.
The OU run a lot of free online courses, via their OpenLearn scheme.
I would pick one of those, if I were her, and see how she gets on. If it's too difficult, then get back to me and I will suggest a plan B.
Does she have any qualifications ? She could approach local FE college about Level 1/Level 2 English and Maths , sometimes called Functional Skills or Literacy/Numeracy, and ask if there is a particular route/course for mature students or e-learning, supported by a tutor. Up to Level 2/GCSE should be free if she hasn't achieved those already.
If she has a particular job in mind there are other providers of Level 1/2 qualifications in subjects such as Health and Social Care, Childcare, Support Worker in Schools (TA), Customer Service etc specifically for adults. She could look online at accreditors such as NCFE and City and Guilds who would list those delivering their courses in her area, ask the LA Adult Education department or other organisations such as the WEA (Workers' Educational Association) who run courses in the community and at children's centres including accredited qualifications and short courses designed to ease people in your friend's situation back into learning and work.
I would point her in the direction of the national careers advice. I am hopeless at links but Google it! They should be able to point her in a sensible direction. The issue with random courses is that they won't always lead you to what you want.
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This is an idea, I have thought of , How about letting her have a go at some of the 11+ tests online . It helped me to get back in to learning and can help with 'basic' or higher than that Maths and English. The Essex CSSE site is very good for instance and offers papers in English and Maths. There are other sites introducing how English can make sense and help with sentence construction.
The sites as well as the CSSE papers have results and explanations , your friend could have a number of goes at each test and get better results each time. The result would be each time ,a little bit more confidence would come
to her . These sites are mostly free of charge and could set her on a path to learning , 'incidentally' the CSSE papers are certainly higher than Level 1.
Thanks Smokeple that's a great idea, I hadn't thought of that. She went back at sixteen and passed her CSEs (exams prior to GCSEs) and got good grades (C and above) which says a lot considering she didn't attend the classes! She would like to become a teaching assistant I think or some other learning based type work.
She really doesn't need to feel that she will be judged on an Access course. I did one prior to my degree five years ago and there was a real mix of people on the course who, for one reason or another, compulsory education had failed them. No-one judged anyone as we all had equally valid and differing reasons for being there. We also gave each other massive support when parts of the course where tough going. Why not suggest she goes along to visit the local college to see what its actually like before writing it off?
Smokepole, I've just completed an OU access course and start my degree this October. Will be doing Social Psychology. I went to evening classes some years ago to gain better grades in English and Maths so I also know how the OP's friend must feel as I also skipped much of my senior school years.
Ladyfoxglove, a friend who is a teaching assistant, has been doing courses in Maths & English for the past couple of years. She originally went on an English course run by her local college, this latest maths course is run by her local library. To become a teaching assistant (or get another TA job) your friend will need at least a level 2 qualification in maths & English. This is equivalent to GCSE grade C. My friend has struggled with maths all her life and she tells me her class is full of those in the same boat. These courses are free.
As someone else mentioned the OU and other organisations do lots of online courses nowadays, but I know some prefer to have a class to attend each week to have the camaraderie from fellow pupils. I know when I took my maths and English classes, there was a range of ages and occupations. It's daunting to restart something like education when you may have had a poor experience in the past. There's so many who feel the same way as your friend yet once you start it can completely fulfil you. (It has for me).
Best of luck to your friend and I hope she finds something that works for her.
Has she looked at any 'employability' courses?
They are usually free and are aimed at people who are long term unemployed. I have taught a couple and they are a good first step.
One I taught linked to the local hospital so you did a couple of level 1 units in employability, a food hygiene certificate and I think a manual handling cert (I taught the employability not the others).
Yes they are aimed at getting people in to work but they also give you a feel for study as an adult and last 1 or 2 weeks.
Incidentally I printed the out CSSE English 2008 (Past paper) and Maths 2007 (past paper) and had a go at both papers, I scored 38/45 on Maths and 36/50 on English =74 out of 95 77%. no practice attempts.
Its worth a try as it is not as 'straightforward' as people may think, particularly the 'English' which must be close to level 2 I.E Grade C standard.
My uncle left school at 16 with a smattering of poor CSEs. He went back to night class to do specifically English and Maths in his late 40s and found he quite enjoyed learning after all, and there were a lot of similar people in his class, so she wouldn't be judged by them.
Tell her about my sister in law. Similar secondary school experience ie didn't go much, so she says and left with no qualifications. Many years later she was made redundant and so spent her pay off on an access course. Then she did a degree. Then a masters. She's now in her early 50s and is about to complete her PhD. Not bad for someone who left school with nothing!
Toomuch. That's a story I can get some hope from as well . I don't know whether I will get a 'meaningful' career at '46' or so , but whatever should I succeed I will gain huge satisfaction.
She should talk to the local regional office of the OU. You do not need any formal qualifications at all to register with the OU, and they will help and advise.
A friend of mine was in a similar position in her mid forties. Over the past 2/3 years she has done English then maths GCSE (had neither before I think), then a bookkeeping course. Is now working as a bookkeeping assistant to an accountant and really enjoying it. The difference to her self esteem is noticeable. As is her gaining some financial independence. I know she posts on here so hope she won't mind me posting about this - I found it impressive and inspirational to see some one make such a positive change in their lives over a relatively short period of time.
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Greetings all! I'm an amateur woodworker and purchased a used Unisaw that dates to around 1970. The saw has a 2hp, single phase, 115v(24a)/230v(12a) Delta(Baldor) motor, an original low voltage controller, and an original magnetic push button switch. I had an electrician configure the motor and lvc for 115v and install a new plug, receptacle, and 30a single pole breaker. Tried it and got absolutely nothing. I asked the electrician about it and he told me that its probably the motor. Brought the entire saw to motor shop #1(big mistake) and wound up paying $150 for him to take off the motor, take it apart and give it back to me. Told me the motor needed all kinds of work, etc. It looked very good to me so I brought it to the second motor shop and he said it looked fine, put it together, and told me it runs fine. I brought it back home and examined the lvc closely. The wire from the switch to the lvc was bad so I replaced that. All the wiring in the lvc seems be exactly like the schematic and the condition of the unit appears good. I rewired everything as it should be and ..nothing. Here is where I have questions. I have a 3 phase service in my building so is this a problem with the single phase motor? From the motor, there is a group of 3 wires and a group of two wires. Im assuming that the 3 wire group is the hot and the two wire group is the neutral. Im at a loss and would like to restore the machine with original components. I can take pictures as well. Thanks in advance!!
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I'm going to be on vacation from fri (1/2) to next thur (1/8), but we can at least get started.
What sort of test equipment do you have? (A multimeter would be about the minimum). Are you comfortable taking voltage readings in the control box with it plugged in? (this isn't a requirement, it'll just speed things up a bit).
First though, was there any possibility of the black transformer lead terminal touching the metal case when the unit was plugged in? If it did, then the transformer is most likely burned up.
If you or one of the Mods can move this to the electrical section it'll get a lot more exposure.
P.S. The fact that the building service is 3 phase will have no effect whatsoever on the operation of this motor.
Thanks Rob
Yeah- I pulled out my multimeter- which I have never used but figured it out pretty well. Didn't have much time to go through it as I had the kids but I'm comfortable taking readings. I did read the outlet and the needle spiked to halfway on the 250v setting- which I assume means I have 120 at the outlet. How does that LVC work. I read a manual off the OWWM website but it is for a newer lvc and doesn't explain how the contactor works. I have this posted to a bunch of sites in the hope that someone knows their stuff. A guy has responded at one of them and tells me the contactor needs to be pushed down. With no power attached I did push it and it seems to have some spring mechanism in it that pushes it back up. This makes no sense to me. There is already an overload mechanism(with the red handle) in the controller so I'm not sure why the contactor moves up and down. If you could shed any light on this I'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance. Dave
Here's the lowdown on this type of controller.
Line power (120 volts) goes to one side of the contactor, and the transformer. When the start button is pressed, the coil of the contactor is energized, pulling it in. You can do the same thing by manually pushing the contactor down. (In fact, you did).
Once the contactor is pulled in, all 3 contacts close in (turn on). 2 of these contacts send the line power to the motor. The third one maintains power to the coil through the stop button. When the stop button is pressed, the holding circuit to the coil is broken (turned off), the coil is de-energized, and the springs push the contactor open (off).
The first test, if you're comfortable with it, is to plug the controller in, and manually push the contactor closed. Make sure that you don't touch anything metal. 120 volts can be lethal. Use a small wood stick if needed. Practice this with the controller unplugged first. You'll likely see some blue sparks when the contactor is first pushed in, and again when it is released.
If the motor starts when the contactor is manually pushed in, you've proved that the power circuit and motor are OK. The problem will then be with the control circuit. If the motor is just laying on the floor, it'll jump when it starts.
If the above test is OK, the next thing to test is the control transformer. With the power on, check for 24 volts AC across the two brown leads coming from the transformer. If the voltage is zero, the transformer is bad. If it's OK, we need to look further, and it'll get more complex.
Not to worry though, there are several of us around here that troubleshoot stuff like this every day.
Thanks Rob- I'll give it a shot in the morning and let you know what happens..
Rob- I pushed in the contactor with a stick and the motor started. I also tested the two brown leads out of the transformer and it reads 25-30v. Not sure if you are gone already but I am curious to know what is wrong with this thing. Thanks again..
for what its worth I have the same unasaw but with the 3hp 220v motor and had a similar problem where I had the 24volts comeing to the contact or but would not pull it in. and when I pushed it in with a screw driver it started. So I replaced the contact or and it has been working fine. It could be your contact-or, Good luck BOB.
Bob- Where did you get the contact? Also, did you think of just switching to a new switch with overload- a la the Grizzly ones? I'm chasing this around because I'm curious and would like to keep the machine true to original but I'm getting near the end of the rope.
A few more tests; these will be with power off. Since you stated 'the 250 volt setting' on the meter, I'll assume you have an analog (not digital) type of meter. It'll work just fine. I'll also assume that when you pushed the contactor in manually, and the motor started, the contactor didn't stay latched in.
Set the meter to RX1 (resistance). Short the two leads together. The needle should move to the far right. If it doesn't, the batteries need to be replaced. Sometimes, you need to remove the back of the meter to get to them.
Next, read resistance between the 2 and 3 terminals on the contactor. If the needle doesn't move, use the RX10 or RX100 scale. If it still doesn't read anything, go back to RX1. We'll need to check individual components.
Now test the overload relay. It's the thing with the thick coil and red reset button. Test across the two lower screws. The needle should swing to the right. If it doesn't, this relay is bad.
Next, test the stop button. It's in the smaller box that has the start-stop buttons. Test across the terminals marked N.C. The needle should swing to the right. While holding the probes on the terminals, press the small red button. The needle should go back to the left.
The contactor coil is next. It's kind of hard to see in the pic, but it looks like the coil terminals are down below the 3 and T2 terminals. It might be hard to get the probes on the coil screws, if you test between 3 and the red wire on the overload relay, it'll give the same results. You might need to use the RX10 or RX100 scale here. If the needle doesn't swing, then the coil is bad.
If all of these tests are OK, the problem is either a broken wire, a loose terminal, or the transformer might not work under load (even though it reads voltage when it's not loaded).
P.S. Insulate the black wire from the transformer. If the terminal touches the metal case, it'll burn up the transformer. Tape will work.
Put a new battery in the multimeter but it doesn't spike on RX1. This is the one I have. Do I need to mess with the OHM screw?:
A lot of times there is a fuse of some sort in the back of the meter. This fuse will blow if power is applied to the test leads when the switch is in one of the resistance positions. (It happens on a regular basis!!)
P.S. The ohms screw is to get the needle to zero for accurate measurements. Even with it turned all the way down, the needle will move some.
I noticed you have a 2HP motor, but the contactor wiring diagram specifies a 1.5HP max HP. Is this a replacement motor?
Rob- The multimeter still doesn't move in that setting. Not sure what to do. I'm pretty sure the fuse works- as the think works in AC..
The fuse is only in the circuit when the switch is in the resistance or amps (250m) range. It doesn't need the fuse or batteries to read voltage.
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Twenty years ago, 623 people in the western U.S. fell ill with a little-known bacteria called E. coli O157:H7. Ultimately, four children would die from their infections; many others suffered long-term medical complications. The bug was later traced to undercooked hamburger served at Jack in the Box restaurants. This outbreak thrust foodborne illness onto the national stage as a real and present threat, sparking a sea change in the way Americans and the government treat this issue. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 1993 Jack in the Box outbreak, Food Safety News has produced a series of retrospective stories chronicling the outbreak itself and how food safety in America has changed since that time. This profile of Riley Detwiler is the first in the series.
When Darin and Vicki Detwiler first heard news reports of an E. coli outbreak at Jack in the Box restaurants, they wanted to make sure their 9-year-old son Josh steered clear of burgers – or anything else – from the fast food chain. This was January 1993, and the family was living in Bellingham, Wash., where Jack in the Box had one location.
The Detwilers figured they were in the clear. Like most Americans, they were hearing the name "E. coli" for the first time, but the outbreak's focal point was 90 miles south in Seattle. And either way, Josh knew not to eat from Jack in the Box and at 16 months of age, their toddler, Riley, was too young to eat hamburger.
Darin was alarmed, then, when he showed up to Riley's daycare one afternoon in January to find a notice from the county health department. Parents were being asked to watch their children for signs of E. coli infection.
An 18-month-old boy at the daycare had just tested positive for E. coli O157:H7, the Jack in the Box outbreak strain. There was a chance he could have infected other children through direct contact or by contaminating the daycare environment with bacteria, health officials explained.
"We had just learned about E. coli, so the idea of it going from person to person was mind-blowing," Darin Detwiler told Food Safety News, now 20 years since the event.
Not long after that, Riley began showing signs of E. coli infection. By the next day, his diarrhea had gotten so bad that his parents rushed him to the hospital.
Riley was now one of 623 patients known to be sickened in the outbreak across Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada. Of those ill, 602 lived in the state of Washington.
The boy who infected Riley had spent two days in the daycare before a clinical laboratory could return the positive test results for E. coli. His mother suspected he had E. coli, but did not tell the daycare for fear that he would be sent home, Darin said.
When the test results finally came in positive for E. coli, county health officials could not reach the child's parents in the middle of the workday.
As it turned out, both parents worked at Jack in the Box, where they regularly fed their son hamburgers. Darin and Vicki were blindsided.
But while the boy who ate the tainted hamburgers recovered, Riley's condition worsened. He was suffering from hemolytic uremic syndrome, a kidney disease associated with the most severe E. coli cases.
The Detwilers felt helpless. No other children at the daycare fell ill – how did it happen to Riley?
After spending several days hospitalized in Bellingham, Riley was airlifted to Seattle Children's Hospital, where doctors performed exploratory surgery and removed a large portion of his intestines. They then placed him in a medically induced coma.
"After his surgery, his little boy body was dwarfed by the wires and tubes and all the monitoring equipment on and around his hospital bed," Darin said.
The Detwilers were a young couple. Darin, 24 years old at the time, was a former nuclear engineer on a Navy submarine. He had been out of the military only a year and had just lost his job – along with the family's health insurance – two days before Riley's symptoms first developed.
Darin and Vicki had spent weeks at Riley's bedside day and night. Only on the night of February 11 did they step out briefly in order to describe their ordeal to President Bill Clinton during a nationally televised "town meeting." Riley's illness had begun the weekend following the President's inauguration.
On the broadcast, the couple appeared via satellite to urge the President to act quickly on health reform and improve the nation's meat inspection system.
But there seemed to be increasingly little that could be done for Riley. As the days progressed, doctors determined that he had lost so much of his lung capacity that his brain was not receiving enough oxygen.
Riley died from respiratory failure brought on by his infection on February 20, 1993. At 17 months old, he became the third of the four children who would ultimately die in the outbreak. He had never eaten hamburger in his life.
"It totally fractured the family. It fractured my identity," Darin said. "It also fractured the idea that – it might sound naïve – that if I served my country and was a good person, everything would be OK."
President Clinton called the Detwilers to personally express his condolences. The family received cards from strangers all over the country.
In the midst of their anguish, however, the Detwilers now felt they had a mission: Make sure this never happened to anyone else.
Making E. coli 'a household name'
In the grief-riddled weeks following Riley's death, the Detwilers saw a TV interview with the parents of a child who died from E. coli in a small, under-reported outbreak seven years earlier. Darin and Vicki were irreconcilably frustrated: Why had this family not done more to speak out? Why were they not on TV seven years ago?
The Detwilers vowed to share their story with anyone who would listen. They went on the radio. They appeared on CNN, The Phil Donahue Show and Good Morning America – twice – among others.
They met with Vice President Al Gore, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy and numerous Congress members to lobby for increased meat inspections and tighter oversight on food safety.
"I had the choice of letting my son's death serve a purpose or not," Darin said. "My military service reflected my sense of duty – my son deserved no less."
In October 1994, the USDA, spurred by the national shock from the Jack in the Box outbreak, took the unprecedented step of declaring E. coli O157:H7 an adulterant in ground beef. For the first time, a bacterium was considered just as unacceptable as a harmful chemical or foreign object.
Jack in the Box paid Riley's medical bills, along with those of every other victim. Regardless, Darin needed to return to work "almost right away" to keep up with bills. Because they could not receive punitive damages for Riley's death in Washington State, the Detwilers' legal settlement from Jack in the Box covered little more than medical, funeral and legal expenses. Food safety attorney and Food Safety News publisher Bill Marler represented more than one hundred victims in the outbreak, but he did not represent the Detwilers.
In the years that followed, Darin used the G.I. bill to go through college, eventually earning a teaching degree from Western Washington University. Vicki gave birth to two more sons: William in 1994 and Lucas in 1996.
Throughout it all, the Detwilers continued their advocacy. Vicki spoke before consumer advocacy groups. Darin wrote articles for various publications, including "Tragedy Was Not Enough," for the New York Times, which described the family's dead-end meetings with television executives interested in turning Riley's story into a made-for-TV movie. (That article is reprinted by the Philadelphia Inquirer under a different title.)
The Detwilers' most important work, Darin said, was their effort to help introduce federal requirements for safe handling labels on raw and not-ready-to-eat meats.
From 2004 to 2007, Darin served two terms on the USDA's National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection, appointed by former Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman. There, his voice as a teacher and an advocate played a role in developing regulatory policy on food safety.
"We overlook the power of the people. You don't have to be an elected official or someone famous to bring about change," Darin said. "I've talked to legislators, testified before congress, worked with the USDA, talked to presidents and vice presidents, walked the halls of congress on multiple occasions. We've done everything we can to give witness or testify so that nobody down the road could ever say, 'I wish the parents of the child who died – Riley Detwiler's parents – didn't just disappear and avoid making sure it never happened again.'"
Passing on the lesson
Darin and Vicki have undertaken the bulk of their advocacy efforts while Darin worked as a high school and community college teacher. It's in the classroom where he has pioneered another aspect of his advocacy: food safety education.
First, as a science and math teacher, Darin used his background knowledge in foodborne illness to develop food safety labs for his science classes. His students would cook hamburger patties, for example, and use temperature probes to see how fast the patties dropped into the 'danger zone' below 140 degrees F.
He would present these labs at conferences for science teachers and the meat industry alike. He's published articles in the national journal "The Science Teacher" on integrating food safety material into science education.
Today, Darin works as a history teacher and heads the social studies department at Redmond Middle School in Redmond, Wash. His 7th- and 8th-grade students undertake a unit on reform in America in which they study labor and consumer reform issues, including a look at food safety regulation over the last century.
Darin's students read Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" and Eric Schlosser's "Fast Food Nation." They learn about the 1993 Jack in the Box outbreak and the Detwilers' connection, and they analyze E. coli data from the USDA and the Washington State Department of Health.
"As a teacher, I learned that children place value on lessons that have an impact on their life and that clarify the world they thought they knew," Darin said. "I don't force facts upon them. Instead, I create opportunities for them to question and evaluate, then I support their learning with my experiences."
After 23 years of marriage, Darin and Vicki recently began the process of divorce. The burden of Riley's death has long placed a great weight on the family, Darin said, and the personal expenses of two decades spent traveling around the country advocating for food safety took their own toll financially and emotionally.
20 years later, there's still nothing that could fill the void left by Riley's death, Darin said. Riley's story serves as a constant reminder of Darin's mission as a teacher.
"I was at a point when the kids I was teaching in school would have been Riley's age when I wondered 'What's my motivation for teaching?'" Darin said. "Perhaps it's the side of me that feels guilty that Riley didn't have a choice, an option, a vote, and he's not on this earth anymore. I feel guilty that I outlived my son and maybe I better make the fact that I'm still here count for something — being a teacher who helps someone understand the world better, who helps others have a life the quality I wanted my son to have."
Photo of Riley Detwiler courtesy of the Detwiler family.


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SOLD Built up 89yj , arb's, true hi-9, amc 360 v-8 New price SOLD
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I have interest in a lot of the parts. Fenders, seats, axles, but someone needs to buy the tub . There are a lot of parts included with the tub. Grill, Novak radiator, black magic fan, air compressor, tank. ,strong AMC 360, tf 727, np208, hydro boost brakes, got propane conversion kit, b&m shifter, tranny cooler with electric fan, autometer gauges, Pioneer stereo, a set of stock fenders, a-z rock sliders, poison spider corner guards, stock seat risers, and locking glove box to name a few. I would like to sell the jeep as complete as possible, but the sum of the parts add up fast. Repower that tired 6 cylinder, move up to a v8 from the 4 cylinder. Replace that rusted frame and tub, for free after you part out the rest.
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I went through my folder of receipts that I have on the jeep I thought I would list a few to give you an idea of how much money was put into this thing
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That's over $9500. In receipts for parts or machine work on the tub portion of this jeep.
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Yes, the jeep is still complete, I will not part it out till the tub portion is sold. I would like to sell it as complete as possible. It just plain works as it is. The only real changes to the jeep since you last saw it was to take 2" of body lift out, replace the front fenders with Metalcloak ones, and I don't think it had the beadlocks on it the day you saw it .
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That's funny, I never said anyone was lazy. I said that we all have lazy tendencies and that's a fact. For example, if a person works at their job for however many years and builds up a couple of weeks vacation and they take that vacation. At the end of the vacation the person says "Man, I don't want to go back to work". Why do you think that is? What do you think would happen if the person were allowed to take a 5 year paid vacation? How ready do you think that person would be to go back to work after 5 years? Why do you think jobs with the most paid time off are the most attractive? Why do you think jobs that give perks that their employees don't have to pay for out of their salary are the most sought after? Why do those jobs advertise those perks and not how satisfying the work is? People have to work at not being lazy. The more you work at it the easier it is to not be lazy. The less you work at it, the more apt a person is to be lazy. It may not fit your "It's not your fault your life didn't turn out so great" liberal way of thinking but that's the way it is. Your post simply twisted my words to demonize me and make people see the quote in a way you want them to see it and not the way it was actually typed. Don't worry, I expect it.
My experience, covering over forty years in the workplace, most work hard and then play hard when off and take pride in providing a decent living for their families. Sure there's always going to be slackers, they exist in every profession, in every trade.
Seldom are slackers well thought of, seldom do they gain the confidence of of the hard working majority....that's why so many of them worm their way into lower management, they are the stooges that offset their laziness by becoming sycophants.


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