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Intake and Assessment
I am going to annoy you by asking a variety of questions that you may not feel are relevant, and I am going to ask you to fill out numerous administrative oriented forms to satisfy legal requirements, insurance companies, and whatever else is needed. I will ask you to fill out questionaires that deal with previous treatment, alcohol or drug use, family history, medical conditions, medications, and your history of hospitalization, any past criminal charges, etc. I will ask you about depression, anxiety, and traumatic experiences you may have experienced. This is called a Psycho-Social history and I am screening for various mental health conditions both past and present. By gathering this information, I will be able to determine if there are areas that require further exploration with you. I may ask you to sign releases of information in order that I may send for your records from previous treatment episodes, and to communicate with your primary physician.
Many people are frustrated with the initial session(s) because once they decide to "talk" they want to "jump right in." Therapy does entail some risks, so for me to partner with or guide you, my first priority is to try to keep you safe emotionally. There is the concept of "rapport." It is important to consider "pacing." We are building a "therapeutic relationship." An individual who tries to go too much- too fast, will often drop out of therapy very quickly due to the immediate relief they feel from "venting." This temporary relief may falsely convince them that they are "all better now and don't need further sessions." They may become embarrassed afterwards because they they have revealed so much to someone who is a total stranger. A person may also become completely overwhelmed by trying to do too much too soon and go into emotional crisis.
If you have come into my office as an EAP referral to deal with an immediate problem, we probably will jump right in and address that particular problem. We are going for Solution Focused goals and Brief Therapy. EAP referrals are not focused on "personal growth." If, after a certain number of sessions, you determine that there are long standing issues you would like to address, we then go into another process and begin more insight oriented therapy. Many EAP referrals are Work/Life issues. The exception may be Trauma related issues due to workplace violence of one variety or another. In some cases, I may need to refer you to another therapist or to another treatment modality due to your particular needs or administrative constraints. It is very important that you clearly understand the role, restrictions, and conditions of your EAP and your insurance benefits beyond EAP. Please clarify any questions you may have with your EAP. Many EAP companies also have very good web sites with a variety of suggestions and tools that may be very helpful to you.They are usually available via telephone to answer your questions as well.
Therapy is work. It is often uncomfortable and sometimes downright painful. It is not uncommon for someone to feel worse temporarily once they begin the real work in therapy. Memories and old pain may surface after many years of being forced "underground" or medicated through a behavior or substance. Recognizing patterns of behavior that have led to the risk and reality of repeated trauma will present one with a choice to either continue repeating the pattern or change. We may say "change is good," but the vast majority of us are afraid to leave our "comfort zone" no matter how painful and uncomfortable that zone appears to an objective third party. It may come down to your readiness to "change." My role is to encourage and try to motivate you to consider the possibilities of change- while respecting your ambivalence to change- in order to improve your life. Any actual change is up to you.


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INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD - The Indoor track and field season is underway at Sheridan high school with the first practices of the new season for the Broncs and Lady broncs.
The first meet will be at Black Hills state university in Spearfish a week from Friday.
WRESTLING - The Bronc wrestlers will open up 2012 at the "Shane Shatto" invitational in Douglas Friday.
SWIMMING - The Bronc swimmers will open the new year at home hosting duals with Gillette and Laramie tomorrow and Friday.
BRONC / LADY BRONC BASKETBALL - The Sheridan high school basketball teams will be in Riverton for three games each all six games will be broadcast live on 14-10 KWYO and 95.9 FM.
The schedule tomorrow has them facing Kelly Walsh the Lady Broncs play at 6:00 the Broncs at 7:30.
Friday they play Riverton girls at 6:00 and the boys at 7:30. They conclude the event Saturday against Evanston with games at 3:00 and 4:30.
MORE LOCAL HOOPS - The basketball teams teams at Tongue River will play games with Moorcroft and Lovell , the Big Horn Rams and Lady Rams face Wright and Moorcroft, NSI will play Hulett and Upton and Arvada/Clearmont with play Upton and Midwest.
MORE WITH THE PBR - Today we conclude or visit with former Sheridan resident Tab Barker who is enjoying his time with the Professional Bull Riders Tour television broadcasts.
Barker has been the interpreter for the PBR for their Brazilian riders who don't speak English during their nationally televised events since this past fall he says it's been an exciting time.
And the PBR is quite and event if you've never been to one. And his advice, learn a second language it may open some doors for you.
His next assignment will be the next PBR TV event in Madison Square Garden in New York City.
WYOMING BASKETBALL - The Wyoming Cowboys beat Utah Valley on the road Tuesday night 76-70 and now stand at 13-2 overall heading into their final non-conference game Monday at home against Idaho state.
The Pokes open MWC play at home Saturday the 14th against New Mexico.
BRONCO FOOTBALL - The Denver Broncos will host their playoff opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday afternoon at 2:30 we will have the game live for on 14-10 KWYO.

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Hyundai wants to get in the ring with the heavyweights. It unveiled at the N.Y. show new hybrid and turbo versions of its hot 2011 Sonata sedan that shift the tale of the tape among midsize cars in Hyundai's favor.
The hybrid, developed entirely by Hyundai, beats the class-leading Ford Fusion hybrid in highway mileage and comes up 1 mpg shy in combined at 38 mpg. The battery pack is lithium-polymer -- a technology common in consumer electronics, but never used in hybrids before -- that saves Sonata 28 pounds over the battery pack in the Toyota Camry hybrid. And with 209 total horsepower from the engine and electric motor, the Sonata outmuscles all other midsize hybrids. And it runs up to 62 mph on electric power alone.
That's the first punch. The second is a new turbocharged four-cylinder option in non-hybrid Sonatas, It's a direct-injection gas engine that churns out 274 hp while getting 22 mpg city and 34 highway. Those stats put the Sonata ahead of every other midsize sedan, including the top-line V-6 versions of the Camry, Fusion and Nissan Altima.
Hyundai's sales are up 17% this year through February. Thanks to a steady stream of new models, it has picked up customers from Toyota's stumbles, and its quality rankings in several surveys match those of the top Japanese brands.
John Krafcik, Hyundai's U.S. sales chief, said the brand had a record March, with the new Sonata likely outselling the Nissan Altima for the first time.
"We simply ran out of cars," he said.
-- Justin Hyde/Detroit Free Press
Chris Woodyard is an auto writer for USA TODAY who covers all aspects of motoring. He revels in the exhaust note of a Maserati and the sharp creases of a Cadillac CTS. Chris strives to live a Porsche life on a Scion budget. More about Chris


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Medical Information
The Medical Information section provides common blood tests and risk factors important when underwriting your life or disability income application.
Blood Chemistry Profile
- The blood chemistry profile section describes the blood tests which are done on all blood samples drawn as an underwriting requirement. These include tests for diabetes, kidney and liver disease, and blood lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides).
Cardiovascular Profile
- The cardiovascular profile explains the major risk factors for heart disease. These include body mass index, and heart disease risk factors.


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From John Lanchester at the Prado to Ann Wroe at Dove Cottage, these accounts of favourite museums are a joy to read
Alan Parker: 'The cast improvised like crazy, breaking the record for most swearwords used in a film'
Friendship between boys is not a topic that YA fiction tends to shout about but there are some gems out there. From Trainspotting to The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Brian Conaghan hunts them down
Mickey Donnelly, a 10-year-old narrator coming of age during the Troubles, has earned McVeigh's debut comparisons with Roddy Doyle that are hard to shake
Over 7,000 people have volunteered to donate one of a shortlist of 20 books to the 35% of the population who are not regular readers
The Irish novelist's deft touch and ready wit underpin the return of the irreverent old Dubliners first featured in Two Pints, writes Alexander Larman
The Second Half ghostwriter admits he 'got a bit impatient' with the football hardman as he tried to extract revelations for memoir
The new autobiography from Roy Keane, The Second Half, written with Roddy Doyle, has collected a choice array of life lessons from the football manager. We've gone through Keane's screams into the black abyss to pull out his words of wisdom, but can you spot who said what?
Alison Flood: Collection features works from writers such as Roddy Doyle, Colm Tóibín and John Banville inspired by paintings on display at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin
Booker winner to pen Dead Man Talking for the Quick Reads initiative, which offers books by mainstream authors that are 'the same in every respect but simply shorter and easier'
The followup to 2011's Two Pints finds the master of Dublin dialogue on savagely funny form
Author and poet who wrote A Goat's Song, one of the great Irish novels of recent times
Children's books Roddy Doyle interview: You should start writing what you really want to write, not what you think will be easier
Roddy Doyle gives top tips on what makes a great short story plus how you could become a published writer
Booker-winning author to help legendary midfielder with 're-evaluation of the meaning of success'
John Crace boils down Roddy Doyle's sequel to The Commitments, The Guts, into just 600 words, while Caspar Llewellyn Smith and Hannah Freeman debate the merits of Jimmy Rabitte's return
There were mighty tomes from Donna Tartt and Eleanor Catton, pastiches for lovers of Bond and Wodehouse, and a final novel from Iain Banks. We look back at the year's big hitters
Hilary Mantel, Jonathan Franzen, Mohsin Hamid, Ruth Rendell, Tom Stoppard, Malcolm Gladwell, Eleanor Catton and many more recommend the books that impressed them this year
Roddy Doyle's adaptation of his own book can't quite decide between poignancy or pumping out the soul hits, writes Euan Ferguson
If audiences flock, it will be to hear familiar hits delivered with real heart, not for any engagement with the plot or charactersf, says Lyn Gardner
The Commitments' cocky Jimmy Rabbitte returns, carrying the burdens of later life, writes JP O'Malley
Roddy Doyle's sequel to The Commitments has heart and humour, and is thick with Dublin detail, writes Theo Tait
The Irish writer's tender portrayals of working-class families proved to Kerry Hudson that ordinary lives were a suitable subject for winning fiction
Life and work of Iain Banks to be honoured at 30th festival, with Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman also featuring in two-week event partnered by the Guardian
Roddy Doyle says admiration for shows such as The Producers finally persuaded him to allow staging of bestselling novel
Booker-prize winner Doyle up for the UK's most prestigious children's books prize
From a full programme of film and stage adaptations to a new James Bond novel, unpublished works by RS Thomas and WG Sebald and a new prize for women writers, 2013 is set to be a real page-turner
James Kelman's pursuit of verisimilitude saps his writing of any vitality, says Adam Mars-Jones


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Dream catcher earrings means you can fall asleep in them after the club and have a good nights sleep.
A delicate and fresh take on the shark tooth necklace
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A real glitter stone on vintage chain.
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"The Pope" Elijah Burke/D'Angelo Dinero will have his first match since leaving TNA at Pro Wrestling Syndicate's Super Card Night One on Thursday April 4 at The Sports Plex on 215 Durham Ave in Metuchen, NJ. He will face John Morrison.
The following first-time ever matches were also announced for the event:
-Rock N Roll Express vs Demolition
-Kevin Steen vs Dan Maff
-Davey Richards vs Anthony Nese
-Colt Cabana vs Kevin Matthews
-Hardcore Scramble featuring New Jack, Tommy Dreamer, Apollyon, Lucifer Darksyde, Devon Moore, The Almighty Sheik, and Necro Butcher.
Terry Funk will be the Guest PWS Commissioner and Superstar Billy Graham will make an appearance. There are still more announcements to come. Super Card Night 2 has appearances from Terry Funk, Superstar Graham and Bret Hart, along with the following matches:
-Jushin Liger vs John Morrison
-New Jack vs Necro Butcher
-Hurricane Helms & "Hurricane" John Walters vs Nova & Chris Chetti (who haven't teamed together in over eight years)
Both nights will have mini conventions from 6-8 PM with autograph signings and vendors with 8 PM bell times.
Man, how old are Ax and Smash?
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Reading Level: Grades 4-6
Quiet Calli Gold feels out of place in her family of achievers. Her older brother Alex is the star of his school's basketball team. Her older sister Becca is an ice skater. The family calender is loaded with post-it notes, blue for Alex's games and practices, pink for Becca. Calli's color is yellow. There only two yellow post-its up for the whole month, appointments for the dentist and a haircut.
Calli's parents are sure if Calli would just be willing to try she would find her place to shine. Calli HAS tried. So far she has tried and failed gymnastics, ballet, soccer, baton twirling, violin and origami. Now her father has signed her up for acting.
Can Calli ever be appreciated for who she is in this high octane family?
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When I saw the teaser trailer for Dark Knight Rises I thought this looks pretty good despite knowing that the interpretation of Bane was not going to be this tactical, intelligent, calculating, hulking beast as we all know from the comics. Now after seeing Anne Hathaway's Selina Kyle / Catwoman outfit and now Tom Hardy's odd voice for his character of Bane, I am having second thoughts about this film. If this will be Nolan's last Batman, I am afraid he will not go out with a bang (at least not in a good way). Also with Anne Hathaway's stunt-double trashing a very expensive IMAX high-def production camera, it seems Nolan's set has become a wealth of bad luck so far. I hope this final film is great as the last two were fantastic and I'd hate for it to go out like this (especially since this character will probably fall victim to the dreaded reboot phase Hollywood is in).
Lastly, I miss Heath Ledger. No one will ever top his interpretation / performance as the Clown Prince of Crime, no one.


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DICER1-related Pleuropulmonary Blastoma Cancer Predisposition Syndrome: A Natural History Study
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- Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare fast-growing lung tumor that is associated with other, rare tumor types. Most cases of PPB appear in children younger than 6 years of age. Recently, it has been shown that this condition can be inherited (e.g., mutation of the DICER1 gene). Researchers are studying both clinical and genetic aspects of this newly described condition. They are interested in collecting further medical history and genetic information on individuals and close relatives of individuals who have PPB or other rare associated tumors.
- To study individuals with a personal or a family history of pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) or other rare tumors that can be associated with PPB (e.g., cystic nephroma, nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma, ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors, ocular medulloepithelioma).
- Individuals who have been diagnosed with PPB and/or PPB-related tumors.
- Close blood relatives (e.g., parents, siblings, grandparents) of individuals who have been diagnosed with PPB and/or PPB-related tumors.
- Interested participants can enroll or inquire about this study by calling 1-800-518-8474.
- Participants will be asked to complete family history and medical history questionnaires. They will complete the questionnaire if they are at least 18 years of age, or another person will complete the questionnaire if the key family member is too young to do so on his or her own.
- Participants will be asked to sign a medical record release form to allow researchers to examine detailed medical history information.
- Participants may be asked to have a physical examination and imaging studies, provide blood and saliva samples, or provide tumor tissue from prior biopsies or cancer surgeries.
- Annually, participants will update the family history and individual information questionnaires to document important changes in medical history, and will also update the medical record release form. Participants may be asked to provide additional cheek lining cells and/or blood samples, as well as tumor tissue from any new or planned biopsies or tumor surgeries.
- Treatment will not be provided as part of this protocol.
|Pleuropulmonary Blastoma Cystic Nephroma Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumors Ocular Medulloepithelioma Nasal Chondromesenchymal Hamartoma
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|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Family-Based
Time Perspective: Other
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|DICER1-Related Pleuropulmonary Blastoma Cancer Predisposition Syndrome: A Natural History Study
- To characterize the clinical phenotype of, and study the incident and prevalent cancer rates in, these patients and their family members, for all cancers combined, and for each type of cancer, and to identify and confirm the specific types of ca... [ Time Frame: Ongoing ]
- To establish a cohort of patients with PPB and/or specific neoplasms of the PPB spectrum (cystic nephroma, nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma, ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell and other sex cord-stromal tumors, ocular medulloepithelioma, Wilms tumor,... [ Time Frame: Ongoing ]
- To identify differences between patients with a germline mutation in DICER1 (or another gene(s) from this pathway) who do develop cancer and those who do not develop cancer. These differences may include genotype/phenotype/cancer susceptibility ... [ Time Frame: Ongoing ]
- To develop evidence-based management guidelines for cancer prevention and risk-reduction strategies for PPB patients and their family members prior to and after obtaining answers to the questions/objectives above. [ Time Frame: Ongoing ]
- To evaluate various parameters related to psychosocial and behavioral issues resulting from being a member of a family at increased risk of PPB. [ Time Frame: Ongoing ]
- To create a biospecimen repository of carefully-annotated tissue samples for use in subsequent etiologically-oriented translational research projects. These samples comprise an invaluable resource for current and future studies related to the et... [ Time Frame: Ongoing ]
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|Study Start Date:
|November 12, 2010
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 100 Years (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Patients with histologically-confirmed PPB and their relatives of interest [parents, siblings, mutation carriers (e.g., grandparents), other affecteds]. Given the rarity of this disorder, we are open to patients from all over the world, at the discretion of the PI (e.g. availability of medical records in English, ability of patient/family to communicate in English) but will follow NIH travel regulations.
- Patients from the general population with one or more of the unique tumors of the types seen in patients/families with PPB. Cystic nephroma, ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell and other sex cord-stromal tumors, ocular medulloepithelioma, nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma, Wilms tumor, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, pineoblastoma - regardless of family history. Relatives of these patients will be eligible for the study as well (parents, siblings, mutation carriers, other affecteds). Additional syndrome-associated neoplasms may be identified in the future, and they will be added to the protocol as needed.
- All types and amounts of prior therapies are allowed.
- There is no age restriction.
- There is no restriction related to organ and marrow function.
- Ability of the proband or their guardians to understand, and their willingness to sign, a written informed consent document.
- Individuals and families referred for evaluation in whom reported diagnoses are not verifiable.
- Inability to provide informed consent.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01247597
|Contact: Douglas R Stewart, M.D.
|(240) 276-7238
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Contact: For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact National Cancer Institute Referral Office (888) NCI-1937
|Principal Investigator:
|Douglas R Stewart, M.D.
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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|Responsible Party:
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01247597 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 23, 2010
|Last Updated:
|July 18, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Cancer Institute (NCI) ):
Thyroid Cancer
Germline DICER1 Mutation
MicroRNA Biogenesis
Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Disease Susceptibility
Pulmonary Blastoma
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
Leydig Cell Tumor
Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lung Neoplasms
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Sex Cord-Gonadal Stromal Tumors
Neoplasms, Gonadal Tissue
Testicular Neoplasms
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Urogenital Neoplasms
Genital Diseases, Male
Endocrine System Diseases
Testicular Diseases
Gonadal Disorders
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Indy Native makes debut on Saturday Night Live
An Indianapolis native is making her debut on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend.
SNL announced earlier this month that the show would be adding a black woman to its cast after being criticized for a lack of diversity.
NBC said that Indianapolis native Sasheer Zamata will join the show. She is a recent University of Virginia graduate who has worked for the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy group in New York City.
Zamata is a 2004 graduate of Pike High School.
"SNL" hasn't had a black woman among its regular cast members since the biracial Maya Rudolph left in 2007. It has had four black women in its regular troupe since premiering in 1975.
It became an issue earlier this season after the show's two black male cast members, Jay Pharoah and Kenan Thompson, made comments about the absence. It also was joked about onscreen when Kerry Washington of "Scandal" was a guest host.
(Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Mini Christmas Cookies
These are "bite sized" iced Christmas cookies. I used NFSC and Antonia's icing. I seem to like them better I think than the larger ones because they are small. Their tininess makes them cuter than the bigger ones I've done. I like the large ones too, just for some reason I really liked the bite sized ones.
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This looks like a story about financial aspects of IT, but if you're a technologist -- especially one responsible for IT operations and the budget to fund them -- don't stop reading (trust me).
Two waves of news stories about the same report -- and the same statistic with two different names -- have the potential to confuse both IT and financial people about cost-cutting in IT budgets. Unfortunately, it will be the IT department and its operating budget that would be the loser in any conflict.
The first wave came right after Gartner released a report Sept. 23 estimating that, globally, businesses had fallen $500 billion behind in the amount they should have spent if they were keeping all their IT systems fully up to date.
The report described the "debt" as "the cost of clearing the backlog of maintenance that would be required to bring the corporate applications portfolio to a fully supported current release state."
Although the post also prompted refutations that called it a "bogus statistic" and a scare tactic using inflated numbers, Gartner's intent appeared to be to point out the real cost and potential risk budget cuts forced in the ongoing IT maintenance that makes up the bulk of IT operations.
The report got a second round of coverage after it was Slashdotted (with a connection to the $465,000 grand the National Science Foundation gave Gartner to study the cost, and ISVs with Solutions started weighing in on how to fix the problem.
Why Technologists Should Care
The problem is, the way Gartner defined IT Debt is only part of what financial experts talk about as "Technical Debt," which is actually the whole cost of developing, operating and maintaining a system until it pays off the cost of building it. Corporate IT people think of that as ROI because they have to justify the time and money they spend according to the benefit they deliver.
Startup technology companies -- on whom most of the discussion about Technical Debt actually involves -- think of it as debt because it's the money they have to borrow to pay to develop a new application.
If you get the two confused, you may end up agreeing with the CFO that in hard times you shouldn't run up more technical debt (thinking he/she's talking about not launching any big new app dev projects for a while) when you're actually agreeing to having your IT maintenance budget cut.
Not a good result.
Technical Debt is a subject of academic study and discussion and even though it's a perfectly valid part of cost-justifying IT in corporate environments, if you follow many of those links, I guarantee you will go to sleep, and dream you have a much better grasp of startup financing than you probably do.
"IT Debt," despite your CFO's eagerness to have you pay back the $500 million to the company, actually means what you've been doing for the company by not spending money. It means systems leaving old machines on life support, software unpatched and networks in need of some backbone.
It's not debt, it's a risk to the company that increases with every dollar unspent and every hour that passes.
You've heard that 70 percent of IT budgets are spent just to keep the lights on? "IT Debt" is the part of that 70 percent that you cut back; it means you haven't been paying off the light bill and a lot of bulbs have gone out.
When the topic comes up, and it will, don't get sidetracked by discussions about total app-dev cost and reductions in Technical Debt. You've been dealing with ROI and ROA and ROE metrics for years, and Technical Debt is no different.
Just remember that mathematics and accounting have almost nothing to do with each other, despite both depending heavily on numbers.
One follows the laws of the universe and responds to failures in calculation by smacking your plane into a mountain or missing Mars completely.
The other looks really mathy, but it's all variables and no constants, firm rules that can be bent or ignored in one department as long as another is made to pay for it, and gives as accurate a picture of real activity as a fun-house mirrror on a foggy day.
Remember to keep straight which one is which.


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I get questions about how to finish the edges of furniture by using glaze a LOT, so Jo (my amazing assistant friend) helped me make a tutorial showing you EXACTLY how to do it yourself!
Remember that when you are dry brushing the edges, it does NOT need to look perfect. In fact I like it to look a bit uneven when I do it. 🙂
I used this technique on my PIANO project:
My daughter's Pink Desk:
and my turquoise sofa table:
Glazing is a GREAT way to make your furniture unique, and as you know…UNIQUE home decor items are my VERY, VERY favorite!


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For me envato was a great journey.
4 years 4291 sales 35000$ 620 ratings 202 Followers 40 products
In order to celebrate what envato did for me i created a tool that will help every author from all marketplaces promote, advertise, make more money. I am opening the doors for 500 authors in private beta tier 1.
Designerfeed is build for envato users only and it is a tool that will alow you to showcase your products and gain exposure. Your products will be tweeted to our account (11.000 very fast growing account, facebook and more social streams. Also we are developing more tools in the future )
We created a button that you can place it in your bookmark toolbar in your browser and it will send your project directly to designerfeed. The only thing you must do is to make an account, start following other members.
The doors are opened for 500 users in tier 1 beta,. i am not putting a link here because i don't want to be marked as promotion but how can invite you guys and present this tool in other way.
Thank you all.
congrats! your portfolio is simply awesome ! im interested in the link btw
h3design said
congrats! your portfolio is simply awesome ! im interested in the link btw
i can not provide a link but you can search google for designerfeed
Thanks mate! And congratulations! All the best to you and keep on creating such wonderful work!
Congratulations, Sounds great!
Congrats! Verry cool project. I am registered!
that`s nice. Thanks mate!
do not forget to use your own affiliate link.
^ Are you the one who also created psdbucket.com before?
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Are you the one who also created psdbucket.com before?
Yes kinzi. I created psdbucket and after someone else took it with the promise that will help the community. I learned allot from that. Now designerfeed it will be focused only to help envato authors. It will be free, you can ad your referral link and we are developing new tools that will be integrated in designerfeed such as analytics, social media push for products and more. All of that will be free, no crap no nothing.


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Justin Bieber Pays Selena Gomez a "Spring Breakers" Set Visit
Taking a break from her workday to enjoy a little time with her beau, Selena Gomez was surprised by boyfriend Justin Bieber on the St. Petersburg, Florida set of her new movie "Spring Breakers" this morning (March 12).
Playing coy to the prodding paparazzi cameras, the loose blue top and cut off short-wearing songstress tried her best to cover her face as her casually-clad companion stuck close by her side.
Just the night before, Miss Gomez and her man were spotted sharing a romantic dinner together at nearby Gratzzi Italian Grille.
Later in the evening, a tuckered out Selena and Justin made their way to The Vinoy hotel, where the duo checked in for some well-deserved rest and relaxation away from prying eyes.
Enjoy the pictures of Justin Bieber visiting Selena Gomez on the set of "Spring Breakers" (March 12).
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Heating the exterior of suitcases may decrease the spread of bed bugs through luggage
New research indicates that brief heat treatment is a promising way to decrease the spread of bed bugs being transported on the outer surface of luggage.
New research indicates that brief heat treatment is a promising way to decrease the spread of bed bugs being transported on the outer surface of luggage.
A bomb-proof lining developed by an international team of scientists, including academics from the University of Sheffield, has successfully contained blasts in a series of controlled explosions in the luggage hold of a Boeing ...
Hitachi has developed explosives detection technology to automatically inspect for explosive substances adhering to luggage to strengthen security in public facilities such as airports. As a result of this technology, inspection ...
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Stokes inducted as Board Certified Environmental Scientist
By Eddy Ball
NTP center director Rear Adm. William Stokes, D.V.M., was selected as one of the inaugural 21-member class of Board Certified Environmental Scientists (BCESs). The announcement appeared in Environmental Engineer, the quarterly publication of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE), which bestows the prestigious certification on environmental professionals.
"These highly qualified individuals were accepted into the Academy by unanimous vote during our spring Board of Trustee's meeting," wrote AAEE Immediate Past President Brian Flynn. "Their admission signals the beginning of our process to recognize the distinct and vital talents of environmental professionals: engineers and scientists working together to protect the environment today and our legacy tomorrow."
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Stokes serves as director of the NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), and executive director of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods, which provide scientific support and coordinate interagency initiatives for advancing new safety testing methods, including those that can replace, reduce, and refine the use of animals in toxicity testing. In addition to his AAEE certification, Stokes holds certification as a Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. He studied environmental and biomedical engineering at the University of Louisville's J.B. Speed Scientific School, before attending the College of Veterinary Medicine at Ohio State University.
"This honor reflects well on Bill's achievements in environmental public health and the promotion of alternative testing methods," said NIEHS/NTP Director Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D. "I am gratified to see that his accomplishments are being recognized by his selection as a member of the first group of BCESs."
A new kind of certification
The BCES certification represents a broadening by AAEE in the range of its validation services. The idea of expanding the Academy's certification mission to include environmental scientists arose from discussions in the early spring of 2010, which led to its implementation in November 2011. AAEE certifications are internationally recognized as premium credentials that are awarded to experienced professionals who have demonstrated expertise in one or more areas of specialization.
The basic premise was that, since most of the organizations that employ Academy members utilize environmental engineers and environmental scientists on multidisciplinary teams to solve environmental problems, it would be useful for AAEE to certify both. In this way, the Academy can offer the users of environmental services and environmental employers a full range of professional certification services.
The inaugural class of BCESs reflects the range of members — scientists working in the academic, government, foundation, and private sectors as biologists, chemists, geologists, hydrologists, and toxicologists — dedicated to protecting environmental public health. Stokes, who is the only veterinarian, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency toxicologist Bruce Macler, Ph.D., are sole federal scientists in the new class of BCESs.
Like their engineering colleagues, BCESs must have at least eight years of professional experience and demonstrate high ethical integrity, before they can be considered as candidates by the AAEE Admissions Committee. Following approval as a candidate, in most cases, an aspiring board-certified environmental professional must stand for written and oral examinations.


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Paris (AFP) Dec 4, 2010
An early cold snap in Europe claimed more lives Saturday, while a wildcat strike by Spanish air traffic controllers added to the travel chaos caused by snow, ice, and in some countries flooding.
Freezing weather killed another nine people in Poland over a 24-hour period, bringing the death toll there to 46 since the beginning of November, police said.
Temperatures there dropped as low as minus 19 degrees Celsius (minus 2 Fahrenheit) overnight Friday.
In the neighbouring Czech Republic, it was minus 20 Celsius (minus 4 Fahrenheit) overnight, disrupting rail traffic as the ice seized up signals at several junctions.
French police blamed icy driving conditions for three deaths in the east of the country after a car slid off the road and into a canal near Plobsheim late Friday. Neither the driver nor the passengers had been drinking, police added.
Weather forecasters warned of black ice in northern France that would make driving particularly dangerous.
Officials in the French Alps meanwhile warned of the risk of avalanches on Sunday in ski stations already open because of the early snow. The danger would increase Monday with fresh snowfalls and a subsequent thaw, they added.
The roof of a building at the Flamanville nuclear power station in northern France partially collapsed under the weight of snow overnight Friday, power company EDF said.
The building contained about 10 barrels of low-level radioactive waste, but France's nuclear safety agency, the ASN, classed the incident one on a scale of seven, at the bottom of the scale of seriousness.
Civil aviation officials asked airlines flying out of Charles de Gaulle, Paris' main airport, to cut back their flights by 20 percent during daylight to ease the pressure caused by the snow and ice there.
In Spain, the disruption to air traffic came mainly from a wildcat strike by air traffic controllers, which ran from Friday to Saturday evening, hitting an estimated 300,000 passengers over a long holiday weekend.
The government there put the military in command of the skies and threatened to prosecute the strikers, who had called in sick en masse rather than staging a formal strike. By Saturday afternoon, they were returning to work.
Britain's Transport Secretary Phil Hammond relaxed the maximum-hours restrictions for lorry drivers to keep the country's vital supplies moving.
"This will help us with deliveries of fuel, it will help supermarket chains with their deliveries to their stores and it will help with deliveries of salt around the country," he said.
The wintry weather has disrupted road, rail and air travel in Britain over the past few days. In many parts of England and Wales however, the snows were melting away.
Ski resorts in Scotland warned of the risk of avalanches, but the thaw there was also helping rail traffic, badly disrupted by the recent snow, to slowly get back on track.
In Switzerland, Geneva's University Hospital cancelled non-urgent operations scheduled for Monday and Tuesday to cope with a massive flow of broken bones caused by people slipping and falling in icy conditions. Operating theatres were working overtime through the weekend.
In Carinthia, southern Austria, some 800 homes were still without electricity Saturday and traffic was hit badly as trees were sent crashing on to roads by the weight of heavy snowfalls.
Germany was enduring sub-zero temperatures with more snow forecast Sunday.
Further east, officials evacuated thousand of people in Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia from their homes as days of heavy rain caused flooding.
The situation was particularly serious along the river Drina, part of which runs along the border between Bosnia and Serbia. Bosnia declared a state of emergency in the eastern cities of Bijeljina, Visegrad and Zvornik.
Albanian soldiers have since Wednesday been working to rescue people in the northern regions of Lezha and Shkodra cut off by the flooding, in what the authorities there have declared a natural catastrophe.
In Albania alone, 9,000 have had to be evacuated over the past week and thousands of hectares of farmland have been flooded.
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Rich to lead public health program
Posted on May 27, 2014 in Public Health
Wesley D. Rich, PhD, has been appointed chair of public health and associate dean of administration at Campbell University's College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences effective June 1. He is currently the assistant dean of administration and assistant professor of public health.
Rich joined Campbell University in 2007 as the director of assessment for CPHS and was appointed assistant professor in the College's Clinical Research program in 2009 and served as interim chair in 2011. He was later appointed assistant dean of administration and assistant professor of Public Health in 2011, and he received the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2013.
Rich holds a master of education from Campbell University and received his doctor of philosophy in research and policy analysis from North Carolina State University. During his time at Campbell, he has provided evaluation services for the doctor of pharmacy program and was heavily involved in the College's ACPE self-study for accreditation in 2009. In addition, he led the college-wide strategic planning efforts in 2010 and the feasibility study and implementation efforts for the bachelor of science in nursing program which is currently accepting students for the fall semester.
The Public Health program at Campbell University was announced in 2011 with the purpose of addressing the shortage of public health professionals in the community and state with a focus on rural healthcare disparities. The College offers several dual degree program options with this degree that allows for students to earn their doctor of pharmacy, master of physician assistant practice, or juris doctor along with a master of science in public health. The program's inaugural class graduated earlier this month.


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PRP Apologizes & Pays Up For Negative Ad Campaign
The Pacific Resource Partnership is not only issuing an apology to former Governor Ben Cayetano for a negative advertising campaign during the mayor's race in 2012. It is also donating $100,000 to the University of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine and $25,000 to the Hawaiian Humane Society in Cayetano's name. The agreement settles a defamation lawsuit that Cayetano filed against PRP shortly before his election defeat. Cayetano lost to Kirk Caldwell for Honolulu mayor. The former governor had argued that PRP's negative ads unfairly tarnished his reputation.


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From: Jacqueline Walles <>
Subject: [NZ] Daily Southern Cross
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:52:44 +1300
If you think any of these entries belong to you, they can be researched in greater detail through the Papers Past website. There are sometimes follow-ups at later dates.
24 February 1873 - The funeral of George L LOW took place yesterday at Onehunga. Page 2
25 February 1873 - John ROBINSON, aged 44, a farmer, died after falling off a dray. Page 2
28 February 1873 - From Invercargill - A man named Alexander WALLACE blew his brains out with a pistol in his own house when slightly under the influence of liquor. Page 3
28 February 1873 - From Greymouth - James HICKS cut his throat and jumped into the sea. His body was recovered. He had been drinking. Page 3
01 March 1873 - From Invercargill - Alfred VALLANCE shot himself in the head while intoxicated. Death was instantaneous. Page 3
03 March 1873 - The remains of the late Alfred DUFF of the No.1 Royal Company Volunteers, were interred on Saturday afternoon in the Church of England cemetery with military honours. Page 2
04 March 1873 - James SHAW, an old man, employed by James Hunt, farmer, Panmure, died in hospital yesterday from the effects of injuries received on Saturday last. Page 2
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Recipe: Grilled Blue Cheese and Pear Sandwich
Updated 11:17 am, Friday, July 5, 2013
Makes 2 sandwiches
4 slices raisin brioche (or any good-quality raisin bread)
2 tablespoons salted butter, melted
4 ounces firm but mild blue cheese, such as bleu des Basques, crumbled
1 pear, slightly under-ripe, cored and thinly sliced
Chestnut honey, for drizzling (optional)
Instructions: Heat a cast-iron pan or griddle over low heat. Brush one side of each bread slice with melted butter.
Spread half of the cheese evenly over the unbuttered side of two slices of the bread. Place a single layer of the pear slices over the cheese, then top with remaining cheese. Place remaining bread on top of each sandwich, buttered-side up.
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With a spatula, place one of the sandwiches into the pan and weight it with a second heavy pan or a steak weight. (If your pan is large enough, cook both sandwiches; otherwise, cook them one at a time.) Cook until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes. Flip the sandwich, weight it with the pan or steak weight and cook until golden brown, another 3-4 minutes.
Remove sandwich to a cutting board and cut it in half or quarters. Serve immediately with a drizzle of chestnut honey, if desired, on plate.
Per serving: 670 calories (50.0 percent calories from fat), 38 g fat, 165 mg cholesterol, 1,210 mg sodium, 67 g carbohydrates, 5 g dietary fiber, 19 g protein.
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The trick is to decline offers without completely closing doors on those you shoot down, for now.
Slingshots are used to launch birds to destroy pigs and their fortresses, not to shoot down the birds.
No wonder then that Buckingham Palace has moved quickly to shoot down the tall tale.
Indeed, over the past two months, the rebels have managed to shoot down half a dozen Assad warplanes and helicopters.
shoot down or drive off the tankers and the fighters never make it back.
I saw Charley shoot down one in very good style, and then pursue another which he had made up his mind to overtake.
Boys, shoot down those fellows who're tearing down the fences.
There had been shooting––but even in Jumpoff one hesitated to shoot down an unarmed man, so that the bar fixtures suffered most.
Do you think that we will shoot down our brothers to defend a traitor like you?
You've got a woman to shoot down this time—and that's just half the story!
Old English sceotan "to hurl missiles, cast; strike, hit, push; run, rush; send forth swiftly; wound with missiles" (class II strong verb; past tense sceat, past participle scoten), from Proto-Germanic *skeutanan (cf. Old Saxon skiotan, Old Norse skjota "to shoot with (a weapon); shoot, launch, push, shove quickly," Old Frisian skiata, Middle Dutch skieten, Dutch schieten, Old High German skiozan, German schießen), from PIE root *skeud- "to shoot, to chase, to throw, to project" (cf. Sanskrit skundate "hastens, makes haste," Old Church Slavonic iskydati "to throw out," Lithuanian skudrus "quick, nimble").
In reference to pool playing, from 1926. Meaning "to strive (for)" is from 1967, American English. Sense of "descend (a river) quickly" is from 1610s. Meaning "to inject by means of a hypodermic needle" is attested from 1914. Meaning "photograph" (especially a movie) is from 1890. As an interjection, an arbitrary euphemistic alteration of shit, it is recorded from 1934. Shoot the breeze "chat" first recorded 1941. Shoot-'em-up (adj.) in reference to violent entertainment (Western movies, etc.) is from 1942. Shoot to kill first attested 1867. Shoot the cat "to vomit" is from 1785. To shoot the moon originally meant "depart by night with ones goods to escape back rent" (1829).
O, 'tis cash makes such crowds to the gin shops roam,
And 'tis cash often causes a rumpus at home ;
'Tis when short of cash people oft shoot the moon ;
And 'tis cash always keeps our pipes in tune.
Cash! cash! &c.
["The Melodist and Mirthful Olio, An Elegant Collection of the Most Popular Songs," vol. IV, London, 1829]
"young branch of a tree or plant," mid-15c., from shoot (v.). Also "heavy, sudden rush of water" (1610s); "artificial channel for water running down" (1707); "conduit for coal, etc." (1844).
1530s, "an act of shooting;" 1852 as "a shooting match or party," from shoot (v.).
"young branch of a tree or plant," mid-15c., from shoot (v.). Also "heavy, sudden rush of water" (1610s); "artificial channel for water running down" (1707); "conduit for coal, etc." (1844).
1530s, "an act of shooting;" 1852 as "a shooting match or party," from shoot (v.).
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from Red Fisher of the Montreal Gazette,
What they need is someone with a hockey background who has played on both sides of the street. The best-case scenario is that he's a lawyer, has worked in the NHL front office, must have held an executive position with an NHL team to understand the players' needs, and has to be strong enough and knows enough about what goes on within league ranks to play on a level field with Bettman.
He has to know what is needed by the players, know what the game itself needs to grow.
The man I have in mind who is eminently qualified for the post is out there. Trouble is, nobody associated with the NHLPA's search committee is aware of it.
Don't ask me who I would go after. If I told you, I'd have to kill you.
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The Snake Spring Valley Church of the Brethren has operated the cider press at Bedford's Fall Foliage Festival for over 40 years. This book describes the process of making hand-pressed fresh cider.
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- Publish Date Sep 16, 2008
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With my camera, I freeze a split second in time to record the smile, movement, or expression that otherwise goes by unnoticed in the blink of an eye. Pictures tell the story of an event and preserve some of the emotions we felt as we recall the experience or person. Our memories fade with time, and a picture is a tangible reminder we can hold in our hands and hearts.
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Promethazine/ codeine syrupPronunciation
Generic Name: promethazine/codeine (proe-METH-a-zeen/KOE-deen)
Brand Name: Generic only. No brands available.
Promethazine/codeine syrup may cause severe and sometimes fatal breathing problems in children. Do NOT use promethazine/codeine syrup in children younger than 6 years old. Do not give promethazine/codeine syrup with any other medicines that can cause breathing problems.
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Treating cough and other upper respiratory symptoms caused by allergies or the common cold. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Promethazine/codeine syrup is a phenothiazine antihistamine and narcotic cough suppressant combination. The antihistamine works by blocking the action of histamine to reduce the symptoms of an allergic reaction, such as runny nose and sinus drainage. The cough suppressant works in the brain to decrease the cough reflex.
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- Levodopa or pergolide because their effectiveness may be decreased by promethazine/codeine syrup
This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if promethazine/codeine syrup may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
How to use promethazine/ codeine syrup:
Use promethazine/codeine syrup as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- Take promethazine/codeine syrup by mouth with or without food.
- Use a measuring device marked for medicine dosing. Ask your pharmacist for help if you are unsure of how to measure your dose.
- If you miss a dose of promethazine/codeine syrup and you are taking it regularly, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use promethazine/codeine syrup.
Important safety information:
- Promethazine/codeine syrup may cause drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness, or blurred vision. These effects may be worse if you take it with alcohol or certain medicines. Use promethazine/codeine syrup with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
- Do not drink alcohol or use medicines that may cause drowsiness (eg, sleep aids, muscle relaxers) while you are using promethazine/codeine syrup without checking with your doctor; it may add to their effects. Ask your pharmacist if you have questions about which medicines may cause drowsiness.
- Promethazine/codeine syrup may cause dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting; alcohol, hot weather, exercise, or fever may increase these effects. To prevent them, sit up or stand slowly, especially in the morning. Sit or lie down at the first sign of any of these effects.
- Do NOT take more than the recommended dose or use for longer than prescribed without checking with your doctor.
- If cough persists for more than 5 days or is accompanied by a high fever, contact your health care provider. A persistent cough could be a sigh of a serious condition.
- Do not use promethazine/codeine syrup for a cough with a lot of mucous. Do not use it for a long-term cough (eg, caused by asthma, emphysema, smoking). However, you may use it for these conditions if your doctor tells you to.
- Promethazine/codeine syrup may cause you to become sunburned more easily. Avoid the sun, sunlamps, or tanning booths until you know how you react to promethazine/codeine syrup. Use a sunscreen or wear protective clothing if you must be outside for more than a short time.
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a possibly fatal syndrome that can be caused by promethazine/codeine syrup. Symptoms may include fever; stiff muscles; confusion; abnormal thinking; fast or irregular heartbeat; and sweating. Contact your doctor at once if you have any of these symptoms.
- Diabetes patients - Promethazine/codeine syrup may affect your blood sugar. Check blood sugar levels closely. Ask your doctor before you change the dose of your diabetes medicine.
- Tell your doctor or dentist that you take promethazine/codeine syrup before you receive any medical or dental care, emergency care, or surgery.
- Promethazine/codeine syrup may interfere with certain lab tests, including certain enzyme levels and certain pregnancy tests. Be sure your doctor and lab personnel know you are taking promethazine/codeine syrup.
- Use promethazine/codeine syrup with caution in the ELDERLY; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially confusion and drowsiness.
- Promethazine/codeine syrup should not be used in CHILDREN younger than 6 years old; serious, and sometimes fatal, breathing problems have occurred when promethazine/codeine syrup has been used in these children.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: If you become pregnant, discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of using promethazine/codeine syrup during pregnancy. Using promethazine/codeine syrup for a long period of time or in high doses during pregnancy may result in fetal or newborn dependence or toxicity. Discuss any questions or concerns with your doctor. Promethazine/codeine syrup is found in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you use promethazine/codeine syrup, check with your doctor. Discuss any possible risks to your baby.
When used for long periods of time or at high doses, promethazine/codeine syrup may not work as well and may require higher doses to obtain the same effect as when originally taken. This is known as TOLERANCE. Talk with your doctor if promethazine/codeine syrup stops working well. Do not take more than prescribed.
Some people who use promethazine/codeine syrup for a long time may develop a need to continue taking it. People who take high doses are also at risk. This is known as DEPENDENCE or addiction. If you stop taking promethazine/codeine syrup suddenly, you may have WITHDRAWAL symptoms. These may include anxiety; diarrhea; fever, runny nose, or sneezing; goose bumps and abnormal skin sensations; nausea and vomiting; pain; rigid muscles; seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there; shivering or tremors; sweating; or trouble sleeping.
Possible side effects of promethazine/ codeine syrup:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Blurred vision; constipation; dizziness; drowsiness; dry mouth, throat, or nose; headache; nausea; tiredness or weakness; vomiting.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue; unusual hoarseness); abnormal thoughts; agitation; change in the amount of urine produced; confusion; fainting; fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat; hallucinations; loss of coordination; mood or mental changes; muscle pain or stiffness; overexcitement; seizures; severe drowsiness; severe or persistent blurred vision, dizziness, headache, or lightheadedness; slow or irregular breathing; symptoms of infection (eg, fever, chills); tremors; uncontrolled muscle movements (eg, movements of the arms, legs, tongue, eyes); unusual bruising or bleeding; unusual sweating; vision problems; yellowing of the skin or eyes.
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately. Symptoms may include cold or clammy skin; coma; dilated or pinpoint pupils; exaggerated reflexes; limp or rigid muscles; loss of consciousness; seizures; severe dizziness; severe drowsiness; slow or difficult breathing; slow or irregular heartbeat.Proper storage of promethazine/codeine syrup:
Store promethazine/codeine syrup at room temperature, between 68 and 77 degrees F (20 and 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep promethazine/codeine syrup out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about promethazine/codeine syrup, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Promethazine/codeine syrup is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take promethazine/codeine syrup or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about promethazine/codeine syrup. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to promethazine/codeine syrup. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using promethazine/codeine syrup.
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Author, analyst and consultant on extremismJ.M. Berger is an author, analyst and consultant studying extremism, propaganda and social media analytical techniques. A fellow with the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, The Hague, Berger is co-author with Jessica Stern of ISIS: The State of Terror and author of Jihad Joe: Americans Who Go to War in the Name of Islam. In addition to publishing extensively on jihadist terrorism and extremism, Berger has also authored key works on far-right extremism in the United States, including the Patriot Movement, the sovereign citizen movement, and topics related to white nationalism, including the history of The Turner Diaries, the evolution of Christian Identity, and the impact of white nationalism on the 2016 presidential election.
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Berger writes for the Politico, The Atlantic and Foreign Policy. He has served as an on-air consultant with PBS and as a producer for NPR. Berger's most recent peer-reviewed academic paper, The Turner Legacy, examines the history and utility of dystopian novels as white nationalist propaganda.
"...smart, granular analysis..."ISIS: The State of Terror
"Jessica Stern and J.M. Berger's new book, 'ISIS,' should be required reading for every politician and policymaker... Their smart, granular analysis is a bracing antidote to both facile dismissals and wild exaggerations... a nuanced and readable account of the ideological and organizational origins of the group." -- Washington Post
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"...a timely warning..."Jihad Joe: Americans Who Go to War in the Name of Islam:
"At a time when some politicians and pundits blur the line between Islam and terrorism, Berger, who knows this subject far better than the demagogues, sharply cautions against vilifying Muslim Americans. ... It is a timely warning from an expert who has not lost his perspective." -- New York Times
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A new white paper from the Program on Extremism at the George Washington University's Center for Cyber and Homeland Security found that Twitter's consistent suspensions of ISIS-affiliated accounts has reduced the terrorist network's reach and pace of activity.
Full paper at Program on Extremism
The Islamic State has devoted significant resources to implementing a distinct online recruitment strategy, which follows targets from their introduction to the organization's message, through a careful pruning of their social networks, before culminating in a call to action. The strategy relies on scores of users who maintain a high level of availability online, allowing them to lavish attention on potential recruits, and who provide a drumbeat of incitement to action, such as social media activism, migration to Islamic State territories, or the commission of terrorist attacks.
Full article at CTC Sentinel
The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, is a hybrid organization with many facets, one of the challenges we face in understanding and countering its actions. While there are clear political dimensions to this phenomenon, ISIS has an equally clear apocalyptic and millenarian bent, both as a social movement and an organization. While its prominence varies in different aspects of the organization, it is especially prominent in ISIS's online messaging and social media activity. The newest generation of electronic social media is an important tool in ISIS's call to action, relative to both foreign fighter recruitment and the encouragement of so-called "lone wolf" terrorist attacks. New technology offers significant new complications in dealing with the age-old problem of apocalyptic movements and their radically destructive potential.
Full article at Perspectives on Terrorism
In a groundbreaking study for the Brookings Institution's Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World, , J.M. Berger and Jonathon Morgan identified 20,000 ISIS-supporting Twitter accounts and analyzed their characteristics, profiles, locations and tweeting activity. The study estimates a minimum of 46,000 ISIS-supporting accounts were active in October and November 2014, and provides data and insights on how the suspension of thousands of accounts have impacted the performance of the network. For more reporting on ISIS and its use of media, read ISIS: The State of Terror, the new book by J.M. Berger and Jessica Stern, on sale everywhere.
Full report | News story | ISIS: State of Terror
Through the analysis of thousands of Twitter accounts following prominent white nationalists and anarchists, "Who Matters Online: Measuring influence, Evaluating Content and Countering Violent Extremism in Online Social Networks" offers new quantitative tools to identify highly engaged extremists in large social networks and to evaluate tactics for combating violent extremism (CVE) online. Authored by ICSR Associate Fellow J.M. Berger and Bill Strathearn, Who Matters Online: Measuring influence, Evaluating Content and Countering Violent Extremism in Online Social Networks demonstrates how quantitative analysis can identify highly engaged extremists in large social networks.
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FULL BIOGRAPHYJ.M. Berger is a fellow with the International Centre for Counter Terrorism – The Hague. He is researcher, analyst and consultant, with a special focus on extremist activities in the U.S. and the use of social media for recruitment propaganda.
Berger is co-author of the critically acclaimed The State of Terror with Jessica Stern and author of Jihad Joe: Americans Who Go to War in the Name of Islam, the definitive history of the U.S. jihadist movement.
He writes for Politico, The Atlantic and Foreign Policy, and he has contributed to the New York Times and the Boston Globe.
Berger has lectured at Harvard University, Leiden University, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, American University, Utrecht University and others. He has presented keynote speeches for the Society for Terrorism Research, the VOX-Pol Network of Excellence, and other organizations.
Previously, Berger was a non-resident fellow with the Brookings Institution, Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World and an associate fellow with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation.
In addition to writing for the media, Berger consults for and trains private companies and government agencies on issues related to homegrown terrorism, online extremism, foreign fighters and advanced social media analysis.
Violent extremists march over the bodies of the innocent in an effort to rip societies apart and rebuild them in a darker image. While extremists do sometimes fight each other directly, they rely on the tool of terrorism to aim their fire at the center of society. The immediate effect is to cut down people who are simply trying to live their lives in peace. The ultimate goal is to destroy the center entirely. The London Bridge and Finsbury Park attacks in London this month show that the center is under a symbiotic assault from more than one direction.
DECONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY CONCEPTS IN ISLAMIC STATE PROPAGANDAIn a March 2017 paper published by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism—The Hague, this author introduced a framework for studying the construction of extremist identity through ideological texts. This Report will examine the framework against a historical example of the so-called Islamic State (IS) propaganda to illustrate how messaging strategies can be based on insights derived from the framework and the resulting analysis.
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MAJOR WORKSMajor publications in 2017:
Selected earlier works:
UNDERSTANDING ISIS IDEOLOGYAs surely as night follows day, demands to defeat "the ideology" emerge after a terrorist attack, in increasingly urgent tones. After the terrorist attack Saturday night in London, Prime Minister Theresa May offered the latest iteration of that ritual, a refrain heard since the days of George W. Bush. Yet it should be obvious that the West's obsessive focus on combatting ideology has produced no quantifiably positive results.
Read the full analysis at ICCT -- The HagueTwenty experts from think tanks and universities across the United States explore the world's deadliest movements, their strategies, the future scenarios, and policy considerations. This report reflects their analysis and diverse views, worked out during a series of conferences between August and November 2016. "The Jihadi Threat" reflects the broad — and often diverse — views of the coauthors. The United States Institute of Peace was the primary sponsor of this initiative, with the backing of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. J.M. Berger contributed to this report on behalf of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism -- The Hague.
This International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague, Counter-Terrorism Strategic Communications Project Research Paper examines how the white supremacist movement Christian Identity emerged from a non-extremist forerunner known as British Israelism. By examining ideological shifts over the course of nearly a century, the paper seeks to identify key pivot points in the movement's shift toward extremism and explain the process through which extremist ideologues construct and define in-group and out-group identities. Based on these findings, the paper proposes a new framework for analyzing and understanding the behavior and emergence of extremist groups. The proposed framework can be leveraged to design strategic counter-terrorism communications programs using a linkage-based approach that deconstructs the process of extremist in-group and out-group definition. Future publications will continue this study, seeking to refine the framework and operationalize messaging recommendations.
Read the full research paper
Related: The Dangerous New Americanism
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CVE SHIFT IS PART OF A PRO-WHITE NATIONALIST PATTERNGovernment efforts to counter violent extremist among white nationalists were always symbolic, but the decision to end them is also a powerful symbol of the new administration's wider embrace and empowerment of white nationalism.
Full analysis at the Washington Post
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J.M. Berger is a fellow with the Counter-Terrorism Strategic Communications (CTSC) Project, led by the International Centre for Counter Terrorism – The Hague, a collaborative project bringing together experts from Europe, the United States and Australia as well as researchers from the Middle East and South Asia. It was set up to tackle one of the most significant national and global security challenges facing the world today: how to understand and confront the propaganda messaging of violent extremists. Through empirical research, based largely on primary source materials and in-country fieldwork, the project aims to test assumptions and evaluate past campaigns in order to develop key principles and guidelines for counter-terrorism strategic communications efforts. Other CTSC fellows and experts include Dr. Alastair Reed, Dr. Haroro J. Ingram, Charlie Winter and Dr. Craig Whiteside. For publications and more information, click here.
But it wasn't always like this. Even after years of championing racially tinged questions about President Barack Obama's birthplace, as recently as 2015 Trump was treated with disdain and suspicion by most white nationalists. Many claimed he was secretly Jewish, or in thrall to Jewish interests. Others saw him as a blowhard and egomaniac, a mercenary who was out only for himself. This is the story of how Trump won not only their votes but, eventually, their enthusiasm.
Full story at Politico
The Turner Diaries, the infamous racist dystopian novel by neo-Nazi William Luther Pierce, has inspired more than 200 murders since its publication in 1978, including the single deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history, the Oklahoma City bombing.
The book is arguably the most important single work of white nationalist propaganda in the English language, but it is not a singular artifact. The Turner Diaries is part of a genre of racist dystopian propaganda dating back to the U.S. Civil War. A new paper from J.M. Berger documents the books that directly and indirectly inspired Turner and examine the extensive violence that the novel has inspired.
Related posts on World Gone Wrong:
Nazis vs. ISIS on TwitterForeign Policy: ISIS and the Dystopian Spectacle
A new paper by J.M. Berger for George Washington University's Program on Extremism finds that white nationalists are thriving on Twitter and outperforming the Islamic State, which has been notorious for its success using social media, in both recruitment and messaging. The paper found that hashtags referring to presidential candidate Donald Trump outperformed almost every other subject. A companion article on INTELWIRE examines the outlook for extremist use of social media and forecasts dangerous times ahead.
ICCT -- The Hague: Making CVE Work
One of the biggest barriers to designing a comprehensive Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) program is defining its scope. This paper argues for a narrow approach, focusing on disengagement and the disruption of recruitment, a simplified model of radicalization, and concrete themes for disruptive intervention and messaging. After analyzing case studies of disengagement, a specific program of action is recommended.
Read the full paper (PDF) | Read the Policy Brief (PDF)
One of the most popular tropes in dystopian fiction is the "violent spectacle." Immortalized in recent years by The Hunger Games series, the concept is simple: A corrupt society uses some public display or broadcast of violence to manipulate the masses. But it's never been purely fiction.
New blog: World Gone Wrong
After years of rumours, Syrian jihadist group Jabhat al Nusra is expected to sever its longstanding affiliation with al Qaeda at any moment. As news of the impending split broke, many questions arose: Was it simply a smokescreen? Would al Qaeda still be pulling al Nusra's strings? Won't al Nusra still represent an extremist, violent ideology? Healthy skepticism is definitely called for, but this extraordinary development is far from inconsequential. Even if the ideology remains the same, even if al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri continues to influence al Nusra's ranks and its leaders, the shift in allegiance will reverberate around the globe.
New GWU Paper: What Sovereign Citizens Believe
Members of the sovereign citizen movement are increasingly in the news for their violent confrontations with law enforcement, but their confusing ideology can be difficult to understand. This paper explains in simple language what sovereigns believe, and where those beliefs originated. | Read the full paper (PDF)
The Islamic State's Diminishing Returns on Twitter
Since late 2014, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) social networks on Twitter have been subjected to periodic account suspensions. In a study of metrics for a network of English language ISIS supporters active from June to October 2015, suspensions held the size and reach of the overall network flat, while devastating the reach of specific users who have been repeatedly targeted. | Read the full paper (PDF)
The Dog-Days of Terrorism
Most annual holiday traditions are overrated, but this might be the worst. Every year, starting in late June, the same alarm goes out. Officials express heightened concerns about terrorist attacks on Fourth of July celebrations, but they take pains to mention the warning is not based on specific intelligence or a specific threat. This year was no different: The week leading up to Independence Day was filled with dire warnings about how this year represented the worst "threat environment" since September 11th, how, in the words of Matt Olsen, the former head of the National Counterterrorism Center, "this time is different."
Full story at Politico
Al Qaeda's American Dream Ends
The public first met Adam Gadahn in October 2004, under the name "Azzam the American," in an Al Qaeda video Q&A that seems almost quaint by today's gruesome standards. Gadahn's real name and strange life story soon emerged. A Jew raised on a California goat farm who dabbled in heavy metal before converting to Islam and subsequently joining Al Qaeda, he became one of the most prominent members of the pantheon of Americans in the terror group. His death closes a chapter. Al Qaeda's array of American recruits once inspired alarm at the highest levels of government; today they are a spent force.
Full story at Politico
Europe's New Crackdown
They can take our lives, but can they also take our freedom? The Charlie Hebdo assault in Paris last week is only the latest chapter in a months-long series of attacks, which built in turn on a yearlong escalation of concerns about the extraordinary number of Europeans traveling to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State, al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, and a host of other jihadi groups.
Full story at Foreign Policy
The Islamic State's Irregulars
In a number of recent cases, it's unclear whether jihadist-style attacks were inspired by the Islamic State and its extremist ideology, or whether IS provided a convenient excuse for violence that was already brewing in the hearts of the perpetrators.
Full story at Foreign Policy