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Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York's Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history's most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages in books, movies, and other editorials, and on posters and stamps.
"DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
"Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
"Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.'
The cooking and baking of Christmas all invokes poignant memories of holidays past, but none more so than stirring the fudge.
To ensure perfect fudge, you have to stir constantly, work rapidly and keep an eye on the timer if you don't have a candy thermometer.
Sunday, as I stirred and stirred and stirred, I was taken back to my mother standing over a coal burning stove making Christmas treats. It became more difficult for her to do as the years rolled on due to a upper spine problem that caused her hands to go numb, but she did it anyway.
For me, I think the most memorable Christmas was in about 1984 or 1985. I had two brothers in the U.S. Marines at that time. They were both stationed overseas. My mom was so upset because it would be the first time ever that she didn't have all six of her kids home.
She tried to hide it, but me being the youngest, I could tell that there was something wrong. My mom would just sit and cry. When I asked her what was wrong, she would just say " Nothing baby girl. I'm OK."
Last month you read my complaints about drawers—the wearable kind—that won't droop the way I like and the fact that this nation now imports 95 per cent of all clothing available in our stores. I closed with this:
We are a nation of consumers—but we are not rational about how and what we buy. When we started importing goods with the excuse that they're more "affordable," we also started the death process of everything "made in the U.S.A."
I've never really thought of myself as a revolutionary leader, but the time has come to create my own army.
My army will not invade other countries, even if we create plenty of reasons to do so. My army will not have basic training and we will not prop up an industrial complex.
Instead, we will eat meat. The meat will be beef. And the beef will be cooked.
On this day, I stand before mankind and shake my fist defiantly in the air and shout that I shall eat no more rare beef!
Chris Festo's recent column about his experiences at Toys 'R' Us brought back memories about Christmas when I was a child. It's a very long time ago.
Hearken back, those of you who can, to the early 1950's. I was nine and my sister Kathy, five. (We were born on each side of WWII). On Dec. 23, Daddy's birthday, he put up the tree (a real one) and the lights, and then we decorated it. Traditional tree balls, special ornaments, and tinsel, one strand at a time (I've always hated tinsel).
Ah, the holidays. the food, the family. the friends, the fighting. Wait. What?
I went to the Toys R Us in Gainesville this past Thursday as their sales started at midnight, thinking that I would rather stay up late than get up early.
I left the house around 10 p.m. and arrived at about 10:30. I was actually shocked by the line that was already there. I was standing about 100 yards from the entrance to the store, and within about 10 minutes there were about 20 people added behind me.
Someone once said that you can please some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time, and a newspaper pretty much lives by that phrase.
With three months under my belt here at the Pioneer, I am still seeking ways, ideas and suggestions on how to make the paper reader-friendly and filled with a little something for everyone.
To the editor:
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, I was returning from Tampa on I-75. As I neared mile marker 345, I watched a blue SUV strike the guardrail in the opposite lane, and overturn. I watched an object fly from the SUV so I called 911 and I stopped to assist. The object that was ejected turned out to be the young female driver. She had no pulse and was unresponsive to first aid.
Are there people who live in Williston who don't know we have a county dump for trash and garbage?
Last week we had a slaughtered(back strap removed) wild hog left in the middle of our dirt road to rot and today a sofa, tires, buckets and other household items.
Further down the road we have a large pile of dirt that has been dumped that the county will not spread out when they grade.
The latest suggested post on Facebook is for the days leading up to Thanksgiving to post something you are thankful for as your status.
We're not Facebook at the Williston Pioneer, but we do want to know what you are thankful for this Thanksgiving–and every day.
We are inviting readers to submit their attitude of grateful hearts for inclusion in our Thanksgiving issue that publishes Nov. 25.
In 50 words or less, tell us what you appreciate.
Back in August, I was loading up my backpack for a three-week hike along the North Country National Scenic Trail and discovered my stash of unmentionables a bit shy. So I picked up a packet of ladies' briefs on my next shopping excursion. I brought them home, ripped open the pack, and let loose a wailing, "Oh, no!" I checked the packaging: my usual brand; my usual size; but they looked wrong. I tried on a pair only to find that they wouldn't go all the way on without more than a little shimmy action on my part.
We are writing this to share with Levy County what a wonderful tribute to military service personnel of all branches both past and present we had the pleasure of attending. This took place on Monday evening, Nov. 9, at our local Williston Elementary School.
We were invited by our niece, Sarah Smith who attends the fifth grade at WES.
She and her fellow classmates performed the combination musical/drama led by the first year music teacher, Carrie Olson and assisted by various other faculty.
Well, I guess we seniors can all be proud of the organization that is supposed to help us, huh?
They are now helping us with their endorsement of OBAMACARE, isn't that wonderful?
Do they now want to control us also? Are you ready to give up your freedom, your liberty? Wasn't this the reason our great country was founded?
"I have suffered the consequences;" "I apologize for what I did to the school;" and "I'm sorry for what I did." These three phrases are quoted from the forced apologies given by three teenage girls a couple of weeks ago in front of more than 600 students during lunchtime at Bronson Middle High School. In June, the girls vandalized the campus, writing on walls with permanent marker the last day of school.
The nation will observe Veterans Day next week, amid what seems to be an increasing movement to honor and respect those who serve and have served in America's military.
With Central Florida being home to many veterans, in many communities we have the opportunity to get together with other residents to honor these veterans Wednesday, Nov. 11 at various events.
We are the source of all their wealth. They are the corporate elite, the collective proprietors of the company store who have raised themselves, by the sweat of our toil, to a position of unimaginable power and prosperity. They are the plunderers of resources, of lives and of dreams. While only one percent of the population, they have amassed 90 percent of the loot.
It's no secret. Times are tough for local businesses. While the national and state news continues to broadcast concerns of a faltering economy, you really don't even have to tune in to know that.
All you have to do is take a walk down just about any main street.
From your favorite pizzeria to your local hair salon, businesses are feeling the pinch of a weakened economy. People just aren't eating out as often as they did. They're going longer between haircuts. Many people are squeezing every cent that they can from their dollars.
Recently your paper ran an article by Andrea Rumbaugh about local farming practices and the environment. The basic concern was whether farmers contribute to environmental degradation with their use of chemical fertilizers and water use. These are good issues to bring before the public.
Re: Letter to the editor
Foolish Pleasure did not win the 100th Derby–Cannonade did and I should know.
I took him to the post.
Marline Berthault
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Rich Ferguson, creator of Tagged and Serial Biller and the author of "Tricks to Pick up Chicks," was recently part of a TEDx talk. Held on May 27 at the San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Art Center, Ferg and other industry heavyweights talked about leadership as it relates to building cultures and relationships. TEDx talks are independently organized talks affiliated with the TED organization.
Ferguson said he talked about non-verbal communication and body language during his speech, which also involved some magic — including a Rubik's Cube effect as an analogy for body language.
"It was massive honor to be part of this and share my love for NVC with business people," Ferguson said. "The night, as you can from the line up, was impressive."
Rich has been posting vids like crazy on his Facebook page lately; when we see a vid of this, we'll post it posthaste.


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two new IGA ads recently aired on tv and we can finally show them off! We'll start with "Odeur de pain", and for your pleasure, here's our most extensive making of so far:
Animation Department:
|The characters were all shaded and textured in a shading scene
to make sure they were all balanced.
|Our Vegetables and fruits department, reworked for "Odeur de Pain"
|The bakery department
|The oven needed quite some work because
we had a full frame on it in the last sequence.
We even named it after our 3d project manager!
|Early lighting test
|...sometimes our test render aren't so great..
|Annotation on render for further tweak on hair settings
And just to give proper credit to the team of artist:
Benoit Therriault :: Concept/Storyboard Artist
Pierre-Hughes Dallaire :: Lead Animator
David Marquis :: Animator
David St-Amant :: Animator
Guillaume Pelletier :: Animator
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Allestree August 25th 1894 In Rememberance of past Kindness, With Best Wishes from Henry MitchellI had little success in tracing Henry Mitchell - it was just too common a name to be sure I had the right one. However, in February 2007 I posted images of several of the portraits by Derbyshire studios in the respective profiles on my Derbyshire photographers web site, including a CDV and cabinet card by W.N. Statham of Matlock Bridge. Some time later, I was very excited to hear from Marilyn McMillan and Betty Jane Rotteau, from Ontario and British Columbia respectively, who had identified some of the individuals in these portraits.
Just to give you a bit of our Statham ancestry to help make sense of this. Isaac Statham married Sarah Carline and they had 6 children who lived to adulthood. Isaac married in 1873, Henry was our gr-grandfather who you know about, Louisa and Caroline never married but lived together their whole lives, William was with Louisa & Caroline until 1911. I am still looking for a marriage and/or death for him. Then there was Clarissa. She married Henry Mitchell in 1882 and they had 3 children. I think this is the Henry who wrote the above message. From what I can figure Allestree was near Derby at that time, whether this is where Henry & Clarissa were living I don't know for sure. During the 1891 and 1901 census Henry, Clarissa and family were living in Derby area, Quarn Street and Elm Street. Their children's birth were all registered in Derby.
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This just raises more questions. I wonder who Henry was referring to when he wrote his message. Could it have been a message to his sister-in-laws, Louisa and Caroline who took care of their father until he passed away in November, 1894.I think it's quite possible that Henry gave the album to either Isaac Statham senior or Caroline and Louise, but most likely to his sisters-in-law. When Caroline died in 1931, the executors of her will were Frederick Lewis Mitchell and Edward Mitchell, the two sons of Henry and Clarissa. It seems very likely that either they or their sister Clarissa Zenobia, by then married to Thomas Hayes, inherited the album, perhaps along with other family effects. That is, of course, just a wild theory. However, it would explain how photographs from Loughborough and Leicester found their way into the album, since I note that in the census records Henry Mitchell states that he was born in Loughborough. Most of the photographs are from Matlock, Matlock Bath, Chesterfield and Derby. It is important to note that there are many portraits which were taken well before the album was purchased and inscribed in 1894, so they must have been inserted afterwards. It is tempting to theorise that many of the older Derbyshire portraits could be of other members of the Statham family.


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New Rod-and-Reel Record Blue Catfish at TFFC
ATHENS, Texas The 121-pound 'cat' is now out of the bag. Cody Mullennix of Howe caught a new rod and reel record blue catfish from Lake Texoma on Jan. 16. The leviathan weighed 121 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 58 inches in length, shattering the previous Texas rod and reel record of 100 pounds also caught from Lake Texoma in 2000. Mullennix was fishing from the bank with a surf rod and 20-pound test line using 3-inch shad for bait when he caught the giant fish.
"I've been waiting for this fish for a while. It was a total just excited, different state of mind when I saw it," said Mullennix, who's been fishing catfish for 10 years, (since he was 17). "There was something about the blue (catfish) that grabbed a hold of me and I stuck with it," (and he means that both figuratively and literally). How exactly did he "reel in" a fish that large? "I guess I gave it everything I could to get it over the ledge. I kept it out there in 10-12 inches of water and kept pouring water over it. I was too scared to put it on a stringer, or out in the water."
Mullennix donated the fish to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, where it is doing just fine, according to hatchery manager Jim Matthews. To be considered for a world record by the International Game Fish Association, a fish cannot contain any foreign objects that could alter its weight. X-rays taken at the TFFC gave the catfish a clean bill of health.
The catfish is acclimating to its new environment and is being treated for stress—standard procedure for new fish at TFFC. Currently the fish is isolated in its own tank and responding well to treatment. Visitors are able to view the catfish during the regularly scheduled tram tour Tuesday-Friday at 11:30 a.m., Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and Sunday 2:30 p.m. Guided walking tours to see the fish before it is moved to a permanent display area are scheduled at 10 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. TFFC exhibits coordinator Genie Hilton hopes to move the catfish to its permanent display quarters in about two weeks.
Mullennix has two sons, ages 3 and 6 who sometimes accompany him when he fishes.
"They were real excited. They've been out there with me. It gives you great enjoyment when you do catch these fish and its quality time being out there — there's nothing bothering you. There's nothing in the world like it. It's something every kid should learn to enjoy."
The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is an innovative aquatic nature center and hatchery complex operated by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department located 75 miles SE of Dallas on FM 2495 four miles east of Athens.
Attractions include 300,000 gallons of aquariums, daily dive show and on-site fishing. Hours are Tues.-Sat. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m. Admission is as follows: adults $5.50, seniors $4.50, children ages 4-12, $3.50. For information, visit the Web (http://tpwd.texas.gov/) and click on fishing or call the Center at (903) 676-2277.
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In 1893, Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Vidrowitz was looking for an advantage in his struggle for leadership of the immigrant Orthodox community on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Two other outstanding rabbinical sages also aspired to have the final say among downtown's religious Jews.
A far more famous luminary, Rabbi Jacob Joseph, had been brought from Vilna in 1888 by the Association of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations and was trumpeted as "Chief Rabbi of New York City." He was charged to lead a "religious revival" in Gotham. But Rabbi Joshua Segal, of Galician stock, had preceded Rabbi Joseph to the U.S. and was unwilling to play second fiddle in town and gathered around him a score of congregations that designated him "Chief Rabbi of the Congregations of Israel of New York."
To put his calling card in higher relief against such stiff competition, Rabbi Vidrowitz declared himself "Chief Rabbi of America." When asked by contemporaries, or so the story goes, "Who gave you the right to be so designated?" the unapologetic candidate replied, "I hired a sign painter; the shingle that we hung out was all that I needed."
And why, he was asked, did he go the extra yards and arrogate to himself supreme religious authority for an entire nation? The rabbi, who hailed from Moscow but clearly had come to understand much about American Jewish conditions, replied, "It would be well-nigh impossible for all the Jews of America to gather together to depose me."
This newcomer's whimsical aside spoke to the endemic problem of disunity, voluntary allegiance and lack of control that undermined Judaism in America. For the record, none of the three opponents was able to gain a permanent foothold among lay leaders who controlled the shuls and the men and women in the pews.
In truth, even in other modern countries, where the office of the chief rabbi is a respected institution, the eminences reign far more than they rule. Just ask Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks of Great Britain, who is soon leaving his post after a notable and sometimes controversial career, how many Jews feel the right and use the opportunity to either ignore or dissent from his decisions and proclamations.
Nonetheless, the hallowed post – if not the occupant – is largely revered by the Jewish rank and file as a statement that they, as a minority religious group, are present and respected within a host gentile society.
American Jews clearly have not felt the desire for that sort of formalized religious recognition. After, all, since there is no established church or chief Christian prelate in a country that hallows church-state separation, why need there be an established synagogue leader in our midst?
Recently, a young Orthodox rabbi in Washington, D.C., hoping to revive a congregation in decline, decided to call his shul "The National Synagogue," arguing that there was already in town a "National Cathedral" where presidents often pray. Other, longer-tenured rabbis in town were not exactly pleased with this promotional move. Somewhere, Rabbi Vidrowitz must be smiling.
The point is that most Jews have not shown much interest in surrendering even a wit of their religious autonomy to their clergy. The only place in the world where chief rabbis have real political power and wield enormous internal communal clout is, of course, in the one place where Jews are in the majority – the state of Israel.
In the decades that followed the combative downtown rabbinical troika, supporters of esteemed rabbis lavished the largely honorific title of "chief rabbi" of specific hometowns upon their leaders. In the interwar period, Rabbi Tobias Geffen of Atlanta was revered both in that city and all over the South. In more recent times, Rabbi Pinchas Teitz, who unquestionably held sway among his minions in Elizabeth, N.J., comes to mind. But if they – and other compatriots – had any power, it was solely in the realm of persuasion.
Only among postwar chassidim have rabbinical chiefs, largely known by their European countries of origin rather than their locales in America, both ruled and reigned. Their followers have voluntarily ceded to them in a religiously free United States the right and power to direct their lives. Nonetheless, except for Lubavitch, whose outreach efforts are legendary, these sectarian leaders have shown no interest in extending their suzerainty beyond their loyalists.
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The Good: The scoring lines on the back of the putter make lining a putt up as easy as a club can make it. The weight of the putter is great and it provides a solid feel for each putt as well as a good roll off of the stronomic insert.
The Bad: Can't really complain about too much here except it doesn't make every 3 footer I need it to. I actually wish the bend in the shaft (gooseneck) were less in my putter, sometimes I put it down on the heel without realizing it. I'm sure they make more upright models.
Overall: Three words you like to hear on the green "Pick it up". Three words you don't
"You're still away." This putter will help you hear the former more and more. Lag putts are easier and you'll hole a lot more of those pesky 15-20 footers. Short putts are easier as well. Why I keep fiddling with putters, I'll never know. I think this may be as good as I find for a long time.


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Amazons defeat All Blues in thrilling Women's Premier League Championship Final
CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The 2013 Women's Premier League season ended in style Sunday, Nov. 10, at the South Jersey Rugby Pitch in front of fans from across the country. Twin Cities Amazons took the WPL title from back-to-back champion Berkeley All Blues in an enthralling Final.
It took 18 minutes before the Amazons opened the scoring through a Rebecca Radtke penalty kick. Christina Nesberg responded immediately for the All Blues with a try, which was converted by Ruth Bryson.
Women's Eagle Lynelle Kugler, who scored a try in Friday's 43-10 win against Beantown, helped the Amazons regain the lead with a try three minutes later, and Anna Brown added another for Twin Cities before the end of the half.
Berkeley's Anna Brown was sent to the sin bin with less than five minutes remaining in the half, but it was not until the second half USA Rugby AIG Women's Collegiate All-American Jacie Vonada punished the defending champions with a try.
"The final was one of the highest level games I have seen in domestic play."
Kugler was named the 2013 Women's Premier League Crispin Hard Cider Club Most Valuable Player for her performance.
"There were a lot of deserving players on the team, but the MVP should go to a player who has the biggest impact on the game's outcome and that definitely was Kugler," Women's Eagles Head Coach Pete Steinberg said.
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The WPL Championship Final was the culmination of a weekend of competitive women's rugby in New Jersey, which followed a tough, six-match season for the eight clubs. Twin Cities and Berkeley each had numerous Eagles throughout the squad, as did several of the other teams.
"The final demonstrated a very high level of women's play," Steinberg said. "The final was one of the highest level games I have seen in domestic play. If our players continue to consistently have the opportunities to play games of that caliber it will have a big impact on the national team."
Twin Cities went eight matches without a defeat from the beginning of the season through the Final. The Glendale Raptors, who finished the regular season with six wins and zero losses, were disappointed with the effort against Berkeley in Friday's Semifinal. Sunday, the women from Glendale, Colo., redeemed themselves with a 17-12 win against Beantown.
Evan Hoese and Tess Kohanski each scored a try for Beantown in the first five minutes, with Emily Jones missing one of the conversions. Glendale did not get on the score board until the 30th minute courtesy of Eagle Hannah Stolba.
The Raptors made another push in the second half and were rewarded with a try from Kandis Ruiz, which Stolba converted, knotting the score at 12-all.
With the match headed for extra time, Glendale pulled out the win with a try from Kristen Shalosky, bringing elation to the Raptors' bench.
The newest Women's Premier League team, Atlanta Harlequins, tripled its win total at the WPL Championships. With a lone win in six matches during the summer and fall, the 'Quins defeated New York Friday and the San Diego Surfers Sunday in the fifth-place match.
Jessica Wooden scored three tries and kicked one conversion as Atlanta streaked to four unanswered tries before San Diego got on the board in the 69th minute. Surfers hat-trick hero Nia Williams could not recreate her performance from Friday's win against the DC Furies as San Diego fell 24-12.
The Furies opened the final day of the WPL Championships with a seventh-place finish at the expense of New York. Emily Miller scored two of DC's six tries in the 32-10 win.
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The only pair left is my size! If it were a tenth the price, I'd probably buy it — you know, for science — because damn that is one ugly shoe. It's so ugly it makes Manolo Blahnik weep. It's so ugly all the other shoes probably shun it, late at night in the shoe store when all the shoes come alive and talk amongst themselves and have their tragic, thwarted little shoe love stories. It's so ugly it's fascinating. It's so ugly Umberto Eco wants to put it it in a book. It's so ugly it gives all Crocs in the vicinity an instant boost in self esteem. It's so ugly I feel honored, in a certain way, to have seen it.


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Cal men open with 78-65 win
If the first game of the season is any indication, Cal is going to get full scholarship value out of the stalwart duo of guards Allen Crabbe and Justin Cobbs.
The two combined for 49 points as the Bears tipped off the 2012-13 season with a 78-65 victory over Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday night at Haas Pavilion, in the process out-running the Roadrunners.
Crabbe had 27 points - 20 in the first half - on 11-for-17 shooting, and Cobbs was 8-for-11 for 22 points.
"I'm pretty sure me and Justin don't have a problem taking on that role," Crabbe said. "We have (other) guys who are capable of scoring. They need the opportunity."
Cobbs, who played both guard spots, said he's excited about the season and what he and Crabbe can accomplish, given their level of experience in the program.
"I love playing with this man," Cobbs said. "We feed off each other. We're blessed with talent. I'm excited to play with ... Allen Crabbe."
Head coach Mike Montgomery knows he can count on those two.
"They're two proven players," Montgomery said. "I don't know if we can expect Allen to have that sort of half all the time but he's certainly capable."
A fast-break layup by Cobbs made the score 53-33 with 15:03 remaining. Moments later, forward David Kravish scored on a visually appealing one-handed lay-in off an alley-oop pass on the break from Crabbe for 57-35.
Yes, the Bears had a little fun in their debut.
Not so fun were the rebounding figures that showed Cal State Bakersfield had a 19-13 advantage on the offensive glass. That was the first thing Montgomery mentioned to his players afterward.
"We have to somehow get that shored up," the coach said. "We have some big guys who just stand and do not react. We've got to get that solved. That's a concern."
Crabbe had a scare late in the first half when he came down in a tangle of bodies in the lane and hurt his left ankle. He limped off the court with 1:27 remaining for treatment but was able to return in the second half.
Freshman guard Tyrone Wallace showed best among Cal's reserves as he contributed six points, five rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes.
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UBS lowers economic forecasts
UBS has revised its economic forecast for Switzerland downward due to the strong Swiss franc and the global economic slowdown. The UBS economists have lowered their growth forecast for this year from 2.7 percent to 2.0 percent, and they have dropped their forecast for 2012 from 2.2 percent to 1.3 percent. Inflation is predicted to be 0.3 percent this year, rising to 1.1 percent next year. The unemployment rate is expected to stabilize at around 3.0 percent. Monetary policy is not expected to tighten until at least the end of next year.
Despite the downward revision, the economists at UBS remain optimistic for the Swiss economy, which has performed better than many other Western industrialized economies for a number of years. One reason for this positive development, according to the UBS economists, lies in the bilateral treaties and their effect on immigration levels. The sound finances of private households, firms and the public sector the Swiss economy is in much better shape than many heavily indebted Western industrialized countries have also done their bit. The growing discrepancy between the Swiss public sector deficit and that of other Western industrialized countries has increased Switzerland's attractiveness for businesses, making it a magnet for foreign firms and skilled workers.
The strong Swiss franc will ensure that inflation remains low for the time being, as it reduces prices on imported goods. In the long term, however, UBS economists see a significant risk of inflation due to an expansionary monetary policy and, in particular, the renewed intervention by the Swiss National Bank to influence exchange rates.
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The Output stage allows you to select filters that will process outgoing data. For more information, see Output.
Every Output directive has the following optional parameters:Table 7–73 Output Directive's Optional Parameters
Optional Parameters
(Optional) Specifies a wildcard pattern of MIME types for which this function will be executed.
(Optional) Specifies a wildcard pattern of HTTP methods for which this function will be executed. Common HTTP methods are GET, HEAD, and POST.
(Optional) Specifies a wildcard pattern of query strings for which this function will be executed.
The following Output-class filters are described in detail in this section:
In addition, the following common SAFs are valid for the Output directive:
For dynamic compression of static files, compress-file SAF along with find-compressed SAF is used in Web Server 7.0 Update 4.
When a request is sent to the URI for the first time, the compress-file function creates a compressed file in the specified subdirectory, provided the file size is between min-size and max-size.
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A compressed version is available.
The compressed file version is as recent as the non-compressed version.
The client supports compression.
The HTTP method is GET or HEAD.
The following table describes parameter for the compress-file filter.Table 7–74 compress-file Parameter
(Optional) A directory name, relative to the directory in which the original non-compressed file is located. To overwrite a pre-compressed, compressed file lying in docroot, set the subdir to period (.). The default value is period (.), that is, current directory.
(Optional) Specifies whether to check if the compressed version is older than the non-compressed version. The values can be true or false. The default value is true.
(Optional) The values can be true or false. The default value is true.
(Optional) Controls the compression level used by the compression library. The values are from 1 to 9. A value of 1 results in the best speed. A value of 9 results in the best compression. The default value is 6.
(Optional) The values are from 0 to INT_MAX. The default value is 256.
Optional) The values are from min-size to INT_MAX. The default value is 1048576
<Objectname="default"> NameTrans fn="assign-name" from="*.html" name="find-compressed" ... Service method=(GET|HEAD|POST) type=*~magnus-internal/* fn=compress-file subdir=".compressed-files" Service method=(GET|HEAD|POST) type=*~magnus-internal/* fn=send-file ... </Object> <Objectname="find-compressed"> PathCheck fn="find-compressed" </Object>
The http-compression filter compresses outgoing content. If the client does not support compression, or the outgoing content is already compressed, http-compression performs no action.
Unlike the find-compressed SAF, the http-compression filter can compress dynamic content such as the output from SHTML pages, CGI programs, or JSPs. However, for reasons of efficiency, the find-compressed SAF is better for static content such as non-parsed HTML files. For more information, see find-compressed.
The following table describes parameter for the http-compression filter.Table 7–75 http-compression Parameter
Controls whether the filter inserts a Vary: Accept-encoding header. If vary is absent, the default value is yes. yes tells the filter to insert a Vary: Accept-encoding header when it compresses content. no tells the filter to never insert a Vary: Accept-encoding header.
Size in bytes of the memory fragment used by the compression library to control how much to compress at a time. The default value is 8096.
Controls the compression level used by the compression library. Valid values are from 1 to 9. A value of 1 results in the best speed. A value of 9 results in the best compression. The default value is 6.
Controls an internal parameter of the compression library. Valid values are from 9 to 15. Higher values result in better compression at the expense of memory usage. The default value is 15.
Controls how much memory is used by the compression library. Valid values are from 1 to 9. A value of 1 uses the minimum amount of memory but is slow. A value of 9 uses the maximum amount of memory for optimal speed. The default value is 8.
Output fn="insert-filter" type="text/*" filter="http-compression" vary="on" compression-level="9"
In this example, type="text/*" restricts compression to documents that have a MIME type of text/* (for example, text/ascii, text/css, text/html, and so on).
Alternatively, you can specifically exclude browsers that do handle compressed content well by using the Client tag as follows:
<Client match="none"\ browser="*MSIE [1-3]*"\ browser="*MSIE [1-5]*Mac*"\ browser="Mozilla/[1-4]*Nav*"> Output fn="insert-filter" filter="http-compression" type="text/*" </Client>
This example restricts compression to browsers that are not any of the following:
Internet Explorer for Windows earlier than version 4
Internet Explorer for Macintosh earlier than version 6
Netscape Navigator/Communicator earlier than version 6
For more information about the Client tag, see Client.
The sed-response filter applies sed edit commands to an outgoing response entity body, for example, an HTML file or output from a Servlet.
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Specifies a sed command script. When multiple sed parameters are provided, the sed edit commands are evaluated in the order they appear.
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MINGO JUNCTION – Megan Leigh Pierce and Shawn Alan Hall were united in marriage on Dec. 21 at the First United Presbyterian Church of Mingo Junction, with the Rev. Bill N. Lawrence of Two Ridges Presbyterian Church officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Terri and Randal Pierce of Mingo Junction. The groom is the son of Barbara and Alan Hall of Steubenville.
The bride was escorted to the altar by her father. She wore a strapless tulle A-line gown with beaded appliques and carried a bouquet of white roses.
Chelsie Pesta of Steubenville served as the maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Lindsay Ward of Wintersville and Samantha Hall of Morgantown, cousin of the groom.
The best man was Bradley Jeffries of Mingo Junction. Groomsmen included Mason Pierce of Mingo Junction, brother of the bride; Matthew Hall of Marietta, cousin of the groom; and Daniel Pierce and Randal Pierce of Mingo Junction, brothers of the bride.
The flower girl was EmmaRose McEndree, cousin of the bride.
The ring bearer was Madalyn McEndree, cousin of the bride.
Following a reception at the Mingo Knights of Columbus, the couple honeymooned at Nemacolin Woodlands and Pittsburgh.
The bride is a 2008 graduate of Indian Creek High School and completed a bachelor of science degree in human ecology at the Ohio State University. She is completing an M.Ed. in special education and BCBA certification at Texas A&M University.
The groom is a 2007 graduate of Indian Creek High School and completed a bachelor's of science and master's degree in electrical and computer engineering at Ohio State University. He is employed by BP America in the high performance computing department as a systems analyst.
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An introduction to drama itself, with conversations about the long standing tradition of reading texts aloud, whether poetry, novels, or drama. We will review and pose reasonable and helpful questions of any drama, as well as special ones appropriate for historical drama. Using Pirandello's Henry IV as a paradoxical warning about the dangers of historical fictions, we will look at the varieties of ways American and European dramatists use history, with special emphasis on playwrights' manipulation and education of audiences and the "truth" created by merging fact with fiction. A cautious, careful reader who delights in discovering truth and identifying lies in fiction: an admirable course goal. Texts include Shakespeare and Ionesco's plays about Macbeth, and Shaw and Brecht's approaches to the Joan of Arc story. This course is offered first half, fall semester.
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Today, fewer and fewer Americans have a personal connection or awareness of the sacrifices and courage of New Jersey's World War II Veterans & Generation. It is the Commission's goal to dedicate the WWII Memorial in the Fall of 2006. Time is quickly passing. We urge you to support the New Jersey World War II Memorial through a generous contribution.
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School to hire architectural firm, financial advisors
The Barnum School Board voted, by 5-2, to approve that the superintendent could engage financial advisors Ehlers and the architectural firm of LHB for the proposed addition to the high school at the meeting of the board on Tuesday, October 15.
Architect Kevin Holm from LHB had presented the preliminary plans to the board before the meeting began.
An addition to the north of the high school would include a new gym, health classroom, fitness center and locker rooms. More seating and a new stage would be added to the auditorium, and new band and choir rooms would be added to the west side of the school. New classrooms would be added to the south end of the building.
In addition to the heavy remodeling of the auditorium, the science and computer labs, kitchen and restrooms would also receive heavy remodeling. Other areas of the school would receive light remodeling.
Hiring the firms for the project was not without dissent.
"I think that we should put this off for a period of time to give us time to talk to people," said board member Michael Line.
Superintendent Dave Bottem and other board members explained that passage of the motion only meant that the superintendent could move forward with the plans.
"In the next few months, we will refine the products and the cost," said Supt. Bottem. "We will constantly be getting a finer focus. They won't do this until we have some skin in the game."
Board member Paul Coughlin compared it to building a house.
"I need to collect costs and facts," he said. "Then I need to make the decision to build the house."
Board Chair Pat Poirier added that the board would not be voting to go ahead with a referendum until May. If the referendum were approved, an election would be held on August 12, 2014.
"We are going to do a building project," said Supt. Bottem. "All of the architects in the firm will work on this. This just means that the board is committed to moving forward with some project. That could be as simple as putting a new boiler in at the elementary school."
Line and board member Donnie Juntunen voted nay on the motion.
Elementary Principal Tom Cawcutt had high praise for the students that participated in the Global Day of Play, where nearly 200 students created arcade games out of cardboard.
"I didn't know what to expect," he said. "The kids truly knocked it out of the park. They used creativity, science, technology and engineering but not digital. It was fantastic!"
The Global Day of Play was the first of a planned annual event, and part of Caine's Challenge. Caine Monroy is a student in California who had created the first arcade games made out of cardboard. Now Caine's Arcade has spread throughout the world.
Cawcutt said that the MCA scores showed a 10 percent improvement over last year. Eighty or eighty-five percent of the students did well above or average, while others need extra help.
"Compared to the kids throughout the nation, our kids performed very well," he said.
The tests will be given again in the winter and the spring, he said.
The MMR (Multiple-Measurement Ratings) for Barnum Elementary Title I had been received. He said that there would be no celebration until the spring, when further scores will determine if there is improvement.
Community Education Director Kristy Wickstrom said that the Broadcast Club is up and running. Story ideas are needed.
The school is also in the process of securing the Minnesota After-School Accreditation Program. Barnum would be the first school outside of the Twin Cities area to receive accreditation, she added.
The next meeting of the Barnum School Board was set for Tuesday, November 19, at 6:30 p.m.
The auditor will present the audit report to the board during a Finance Committee meeting before the board meeting at 5:15 p.m.


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LaHood Confirmation Hearing Postponed
By Carol Leonnig
The confirmation hearing for Ray LaHood to be Barack Obama's secretary of transportation was postponed until at least next week, the committee announced just before the hearing was to begin this afternoon at 3 p.m.
The Senate Commerce Committee is trying to gather up some necessary background paperwork from the Obama transition team that the committee says is normally provided on nominees. The Obama transition has become increasingly anxious about the backgrounds of nominees now that two nominees have hit significant bumps in the rush of confirmation hearings. The Obama pick for commerce secretary, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, withdrew from consideration after the FBI flagged an ongoing grand jury investigation that is looking at the governor's office role in the hiring of a bond adviser and Richardson donor. And Treasury Secretary-designate Tim Geithner has had his hearing rescheduled after questions came up about errors he made earlier this decade in reporting and paying his taxes.
The Post reported this morning that LaHood, a seven-term Republican Congressman from Illinois who retired last month, has close ties to a Republican power-broker indicted in the pay-to-play scandal that also led to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's recent arrest. The story also documented LaHood's sponsorship of $60 million in congressional earmarks last year, and how at least $9 million of them directly benefited his top campaign donors.
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LaHood was an errand boy for Bill Cellini, an indicted power broker from Illinois. He also is a Dennis Hastert protege. Hastert, by the way, is identified in the Blagojovich complaint as Individual C. Hastert also used earmark money to flip land and make a huge profit. Obama, please get us a clean nominee.
Posted by: fredfromillinois | January 15, 2009 9:19 AM
Rumsfeld had "intelligence" problems.
Libby had "honesty" problems.
Cheney had "fascist" problems.
Bush had "governing" problems.
JakeD HAS "mental" problems.
Posted by: windycityward | January 15, 2009 12:09 AM
Posted by: JakeD | January 14, 2009 11:57 PM
Did the Obama team really think they could coast through the nomination process after being so diligent and by-the-book with the campaign and the rest of the transition? Did they think Senate Republicans would give them a break? Lackadaisical...
Posted by: parkerfl1 | January 14, 2009 6:11 PM
Did you hear anyone else "talking" on this thread?
Posted by: JakeD | January 14, 2009 5:50 PM
Oh well did LaHood pay all his taxes? Did he hire illegal alien housekeepers? And the
most Important Question of All Can He Play
Basketball On Team Obama? And did Obama pick the King Of Earmarks to help Obama and
his thief Sec of Treasury Nominee steal all
our tax money as well? Dump both of them!
It is clearly time Liar in Chief Elect Fake
US Citizen,President Elect Barack Hussein
Obama,the New Democrat Version of GOP President US Grant the most corrupt President in US history needs to Resign
or Be Impeached And Removed From Office as
Obama and Company already are making even
George W Bush and Draft Dodger VP Cheney
look fully qualified for Sainthood. So much
for Obama's BS about "Change We Can Believe In" LIES!
Posted by: Ralphinphnx | January 14, 2009 5:45 PM
you're talking to yourself, buddy.
Posted by: jdmaccoby | January 14, 2009 5:33 PM
• Obama has "natural born" citizen problems
• Biden has MBNA problems
Posted by: JakeD | January 14, 2009 5:00 PM
• Geithner has tax and nanny problems
• Clinton has "Bill problems"
• Eric Holder has pardon problems
• Bill Richardson has FBI problems
• Ray LaHood has earmark problems
• Leon Panetta had a Dianne Feinstein problem (that's since been cleared up)
• Rahm Emanuel has a Blagojevich problem (but Team Obama says it's not a problem, so never mind)
• Carol Browner has "Socialist" problems
Posted by: JakeD | January 14, 2009 4:57 PM
So, for those of you keeping score at home, that two postponements and one (Bill Richardson) cancelation -- maybe we can work our way up to the top and find Obama's LONG FORM birth certificate before January 20th -- stay tuned!
Posted by: JakeD | January 14, 2009 4:55 PM
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Recipe Summary
Recipe Servings: 8 portions
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Recipe Cook Time: 50 minutes
6 kumquats, cut in half
2/3 cup Lucini® Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil®
1 orange
1 lemon
1 mango, peeled, pitted, diced small
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup blanced and toasted almonds, finely ground
Place the kumquats and Lucini® Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil® in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Continue simmering for 3 minutes and then remove from the heat. Let steep for 1 hour. Strain the fruit from the Lucini® Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil®. Reserve the oil and discard the fruit.
Place the (uncut) orange and lemon in a saucepan and cover with water. Simmer for 30 minutes. Drain and let cool. Cut off the stem end of the citrus fruits and then cut in half. Scoop the pulp and seeds from the lemon and discard. Finely mince the lemon rind.
Squeeze out as much of the orange juice as you can, reserving for another use, and discard the seeds. Chop the orange skin and pulp very finely, mix with the lemon and mango, and reserve (discard any part of the rinds that have not softened).
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Sift the flour and baking powder together into a mixing bowl. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs until thick and pale, about 4 to 5 minutes. Continue beating while adding the sugar. Stir in the flour mixture just until blended. Gently add the reserved fruit, almonds and infused oil. Pour the batter into a very lightly oiled 9 inch springform pan.
Bake in the oven for about 50 minutes, or until a knife inserted comes out clean. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack. Run a knife around the inside edge of the pan and let cool for 15 minutes. Release the springform and allow to cool completely before serving. Cut the cake into wedges and serve. Yield: One 9 inch cake.


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- A lightweight diamond-quilted barn jacket, cut for a boxy fit with a contrast collar. A Vintage check undercollar reinforces the heritage credentials.
- Jacket length: 66.5cm/26.2in. This is based on a size UK S as proportions change slightly according to size.
- Model's height: 179cm/5ft 10in
- Outer: 56% polyamide, 44% cotton
- Undercollar: 100% cotton
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Wikinews:Tsunami Help/Health & Safety
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
|Wikinews:Tsunami Help
|Pages related to the tsunami relief effort
Tsunami Help Project
Support & Relief:
- 1 Health
- 1.1 Water - Purification
- 1.2 Water - Sanitation Management in Disasters Resources
- 1.3 Disease - Prevention
- 1.4 Dead Bodies - Information on Handling
- 1.5 Disease surveillance
- 1.6 Medical follow-up for tourists upon return to one's native country
- 2 Safety
Water - Purification
In order to drink the water, you should be prepared to treat it. There are numerous methods of water purification, described below. Please note the use of iodine, which is cheap and freely available. Recommended as a source of emergency water purification.
- Boiling - Boiling is the most certain way of killing all microorganisms. According to the Wilderness Medical Society, water temperatures above 160° F (70° C) kill all pathogens within 30 minutes and above 185° F (85° C) within a few minutes. So in the time it takes for the water to reach the boiling point (212° F or 100° C) from 160° F (70° C), all pathogens will be killed. No need to keep the water boiling!
- Cheapest and Easiest Drinking Water - Solar Method (SODIS) and WHO approved - Learn and Teach http://www.sodis.ch/Text2002/T-Howdoesitwork.htm
- Water - Purification - Solar Cooking
- For water safety, maybe use solar cooking, as boiling needs a source of energy which not always will be available. Solar cooks can be built cheaply with available resources, and if done appropriately can be used to warm up water for long enough to kill most germs. Perhaps a bit tricky, but better than nothing, and maybe better than setting up fires. It depends on the location.
- ORIGINAL SOURCE (Water Purification) and further clarification, contact: Dr Charles Johnson, Emergency Physician, email:firstname.lastname@example.com
- General Chemical Treatment Procedures
- The effectiveness of all chemical treatment of water is related to the temperature, pH level, and clarity of the water. Cloudy water often requires higher concentrations of chemical to disinfect
- If the water is cloudy or filled with large particles, strain it, using a cloth, before treatment. Large particles, if swallowed, may be purified only "on the outside"
- Add the chemical to the water and swish it around to aid in dissolving
- The water should sit for at least 30 minutes after adding the chemical to allow purification to occur. If using tablets, let the water sit for 30 minutes after the tablet has dissolved
- Chemically treated water can be made to taste better by pouring it back and forth between containers, after it has been adequately treated. Other methods include adding a pinch of salt per quart or adding flavorings (e.g., syrup mix, etc.) after the chemical treatment period
- Additional Water Help Including Bleach Method - http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/faq/emerg.html
- Iodine Treatment
- Iodine is light sensitive and must always be stored in a dark bottle. Iodine has been shown to be more effect than chlorine-based treatments in inactivating cysts. Let water stand for at least 30 minutes before use. Generally, the procedure is as follows:
- Iodine Preparations
- Preparation Iodine => Amount/Liter
- Iodine Topical Solution 2% = 8 drops per liter
- Iodine Tincture 2% = 8 drops per liter
- Lugol's Solution 5% = 4 drops per liter
- Povidone-Iodine (Betadine®) 10% = 4 drops per liter
- Iodine is light sensitive and must always be stored in a dark bottle. Iodine has been shown to be more effect than chlorine-based treatments in inactivating cysts. Let water stand for at least 30 minutes before use. Generally, the procedure is as follows:
- Chlorine Treatment
- Free chlorine is the most widely and easily used, and the most affordable of the drinking water disinfectants. It is also highly effective against nearly all waterborne pathogens (except Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and Mycobacteria species). At doses of a few mg/litre and contact times of about 30 minutes, free chlorine generally inactivates >99.99% of enteric bacteria and viruses.
- For point-of-use or household water treatment, the most practical forms of free chlorine are liquid sodium hypochlorite, solid calcium hypochlorite and bleaching powder (chloride of lime; a mixture of calcium hydroxide, calcium chloride and calcium hypochlorite).
- The amount of chlorine needed depends mainly on the concentration of organic matter in the water and has to be determined for each situation. After 30 minutes, the residual concentration of active chlorine in the water should be between 0.2-0.5 mg/l, which can be determined using a special test kit.
Water - Sanitation Management in Disasters Resources
Most are PDF files with illustrations which can be downloaded and print outs given to teams for training and to teams heading for relief work in affected areas
- Information on how to build Emergency Toilets
- Disaster Management Handbook
May be helpful but written for East Coast USA **http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu/chap4fr.htm
Disease - Prevention
From Center for Disease Control - USA
- Clean hands save lives. How to do it:
See [Media:http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/handwashing.asp]
- Universal Precautions
Protect yourself while helping others (scroll down for information) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000039.htm
Dead Bodies - Information on Handling
- Sources of Information
- Fear of Dead Bodies unfounded [Media:http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr041229.htm]
- Additional Help and Info Dead Bodies: http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr041229.htm
- Possible risks with handling dead bodies
- Exposure to bloodborne viruses occurs due to direct contact with non-intact skin of blood or body fluid, injury from bone fragments and needles, or exposure to the mucous membranes from splashing of blood or body fluid
- Gastrointestinal infections are more common as dead bodies commonly leak faeces. Transmission occurs via the faeco-oral route through direct contact with the body and soiled clothes or contaminated vehicles or equipment. Dead bodies contaminating the water supply may also cause gastrointestinal infections
- Precautions to be used by all persons working with bodies
- Vinyl or Latex gloves should be worn
- Masks and protective eyewear or face shields should be worn during procedures that are likely to generate droplets of blood or other body fluids to prevent exposure of mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, and eyes
- Gowns or aprons should be worn during procedures that are likely to generate splashes of blood or other body fluids.
- Hands and other skin surfaces should be washed immediately and thoroughly if contaminated with blood or other body fluids. Hands should be washed immediately after gloves are removed.
- Graveyards should be at least 30m from groundwater sources used for drinking water
- The bottom of any grave must be at least 1.5m above the water table with a 0.7m unsaturated zone. **Surface water from graveyards must not enter inhabited areas.
- Ensure universal precautions for blood and body fluids
- Ensure use of body bags
- Ensure disinfection of vehicles and equipment
- Bodies do not need to be disinfected before disposal (except in case of cholera)
- Vaccinate workers against hepatitis B
Disease surveillance
- Tsunami Disease Surveillance Network [1]
- Disease Surveillance of Living http://www.promedmail.org
- In disease surveillance following are important
- a network (perhaps a hierarchy with some extra confirmation points) of trusted sources
- case definitions (are we counting deaths, diseased, people at risk? do we count those with diarrea? do we need to define "fever"?)
- needed data (do we need the age of the people with that disease? or just the numbers? what do we need to know?)
- ways to communicate the data to the people who count up the numbers
- ways to spread the information to people who can do practical things
- In case of Malaria
- It is important to track weekly case numbers and provide laboratory-based diagnosis (perhaps only for a % of fever cases to track the slide/test positivity rate), to pick up the early stages of a malaria epidemic
- Active search for fever cases may be necessary to reduce mortality in remote areas with reduced access to health care services
- Causes
- Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by a bacteria - and is often linked to contaminated supplies of drinking water
- The bacterium is part of the flora of brackish water and estuaries - it is when this water gets into the drinking supply that an outbreak can start
- Symptoms
- It causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, and patients, particularly children and the elderly, are vulnerable to dangerous dehydration as a result
- Most symptomatic cases are hard to distinguish from other illnesses that cause diarrhoea - it is only in one in 10 that severe symptoms such as dehydration occur.
- Corrective Measures
- Clean water and rehydration salts are required, but they are often in short supply in areas where they are needed most
- Normally, rehydration salts are the only treatment given, although severely dehydrated patients may need intravenous fluids
- Antibiotics can reduce the amount of diarrhoea
- Systems for hygienic disposal of human wastes also need to be brought in
- Cooking practices need to be made as safe as possible - where practicable, food needs to be cooked thoroughly and eaten while hot, and raw fruit and vegetables avoided unless they are peeled first
- Handwashing after going to the toilet is a vital measure to prevent the spread of the disease
- Causes
- Malaria is caused by infection of a parasite which is carried from person to person via mosquitoes
- Increase in the cases of Malaria recently because of development of resistance to traditional drugs, mosquitoes becoming resistant to insecticides and changes in the environmental conditions
- Symptoms
- The first is high fever, followed a few hours later by chills. Two to four days later, this cycle is repeated
- The most serious forms of the disease can affect the kidneys and brain and can cause anaemia, coma and death
- Corrective measures
- The spread of the disease can be reduced by cutting down the mosquito population, for example by filling ditches where mosquitos breed
- Early diagnosis can lead to successful treatment so education in spotting the symptoms of malaria is important
- Bednets coated in insecticide have also reduced the incidence of the disease by up to 35%, according to the World Health Organisation
- Artemisinin-based combination therapy should be provided when a falciparum malaria epidemic is confirmed
Post-traumatic stress prevention
- Links and information related to psychological support for trauma after tsunami disaster http://web4health.info/en/answers/psy-acutetrauma-help.htm
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/posttraumaticstressdisorder.html
- http://www.ncptsd.org/facts/disasters/fs_rescue_workers.html
- http://www.ncptsd.org/facts/disasters/fs_self_care_disaster.html
- http://www.ncptsd.org/facts/disasters/fs_survivors_disaster.html
- Most disaster survivors only experience mild, normal stress reactions, and disaster experiences may even promote personal growth and strengthen relationships. However, as many as one out of every three disaster survivors experience some or all of the following severe stress symptoms, which may lead to lasting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, or depression:
- Dissociation (feeling completely unreal or outside yourself, like in a dream; having "blank" periods of time you cannot remember); Intrusive reexperiencing (terrifying memories, nightmares, or flashbacks); Extreme attempts to avoid disturbing memories (such as through substance use; Extreme emotional numbing (completely unable to feel emotion, as if empty); Hyper-arousal (panic attacks, rage, extreme irritability, intense agitation); Severe anxiety (paralyzing worry, extreme helplessness, compulsions or obsessions); Severe depression (complete loss of hope, self-worth, motivation, or purpose in life)
- Most child and adult survivors experience one or more of these normal stress reactions for several days: Emotional reactions: temporary (i.e., for several days or a couple of weeks) feelings of shock, fear, grief, anger, resentment, guilt, shame, helplessness, hopelessness, or emotional numbness (difficulty feeling love and intimacy or difficulty taking interest and pleasure in day-to-day activities); Cognitive reactions: confusion, disorientation, indecisiveness, worry, shortened attention span, difficulty concentrating, memory loss, unwanted memories, self-blame; Physical reactions: tension, fatigue, edginess, difficulty sleeping, bodily aches or pain, startling easily, racing heartbeat, nausea, change in appetite, change in sex drive; Interpersonal reactions in relationships at school, work, in friendships, in marriage, or as a parent: distrust; irritability; conflict; withdrawal; isolation; feeling rejected or abandoned; being distant, judgmental, or over-controlling
- Most disaster survivors only experience mild, normal stress reactions, and disaster experiences may even promote personal growth and strengthen relationships. However, as many as one out of every three disaster survivors experience some or all of the following severe stress symptoms, which may lead to lasting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, or depression:
- http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters, NIH Publication No. 01-3518, dated 2001
- Youngsters who have experienced a catastrophic event often need support from parents and teachers to avoid long-term emotional harm. Most will recover in a short time, but the few who develop PTSD or other persistent problems need treatment.
- For children 5 years of age and younger, typical reactions can include a fear of being separated from the parent, crying, whimpering, screaming, immobility and/or aimless motion, trembling, frightened facial expressions and excessive clinging. Parents may also notice children returning to behaviors exhibited at earlier ages (these are called regressive behaviors), such as thumb-sucking, bedwetting, and fear of darkness. Children in this age bracket tend to be strongly affected by the parents' reactions to the traumatic event.
- http://www.traumaweb.org/symptoms.shtml
- The symptoms that characterize Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be divided into three main categories: Re-experiencing; Avoidance; Hyper-arousal
- http://www.traumaweb.org/coping.shtml What can be done immediately after the traumatic event? Return to routine: Try to get back to normal, as much as this is possible. Take care to get enough sleep: At this stage the body expends an enormous amount of energy and sleep is the way to restore this energy. Stay in touch: Keep in touch with those near to you, family and friends, and share your feelings with them. Limit media exposure: Try to control the amount of news and disturbing pictures you are exposed to via television, radio and newspapers. Postpone judgment to a later time: At this stage many people blame themselves for their behavior during the event. In many cases this is unjustified, but they have trouble seeing that on account of the emotional turmoil they are currently experiencing.
- http://www.swin.edu.au/bioscieleceng/neuropsych/ptsd/ world-wide listing from Australia.
- A frequent problem in land-based earthquakes is kidney failure from crush injuries and/or dehydration. The recent tsunami, by disrupting drinking water supplies, will also cause acute kidney failure due to dehydration.
- Acute kidney failure normally requires kidney dialysis. Machines for blood-based dialysis ("hemodialysis"), or supplies for peritoneal dialysis can be quite scarce in areas devastated by the tsunami.
- A new treatment which has been successful in pilot clinical trials in both adults and infants involves the use of an already existing medicine infused intravenously into the survivor's arm. For details: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Could this be aminophylline ?
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10772502&dopt=Abstract 2000 article: "the renoprotective effect of intravenous aminophylline was evaluated on the perfusion on kidneys undergoing SWL [shockwave lithotripsy]." "Five of these patients were treated with 500 mg of intravenous aminophylline 45 minutes prior to SWL."
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=6298404&dopt=Abstract 1983 article: Can the renal vascular response to amphotericin B be blocked by aminophylline? "Toward this end, the effect of aminophylline on the renal response to amphotericin B in sodium-depleted dogs was examined."
- http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=+site:www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov+aminophylline+kidney about 272 articles from www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov for aminophylline kidney
- Could this be aminophylline ?
Medical follow-up for tourists upon return to one's native country
- http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/interim-health-info-tsunami-areas-cnt Australia
Earthquake - Safety Tips
SAFETY TIPS BY THE SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE >> Singapore may be sheltered from devastating impacts of massive quakes, but in the wake of Sunday's tsunamis triggering fears of more aftershocks, the Singapore Civil Defence Force has issued some advice on what you should do when a tremor occurs.
- If you are indoors, do not rush for the exit as it may start a stampede; instead, take cover under the table or against interior walls.
- Stay away from windows, shelves or fixtures that could fall and hurt you.
- Do not use candles, matches or other naked flames as there may be gas leaks.
- If your are outdoors, stay away from buildings and overhead electrical cables; remain in the open until the tremor stops.
- If you are driving, stop quickly and stay in the vehicle. However avoid stopping near or under buildings, trees, bridges, overpasses or electrical cables.
- After the tremor has stopped, do not touch damaged electrical wiring. Report any gas leaks.
- Call the police, if anyone has been injured, then check your home for structural defects and alert the relevant authorities.
Standards: Humanitarian Assistance
Sphere Handbook. Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response sets out what people affected by disasters have a right to expect from humanitarian assistance. Launched by Red Cross and Red Crescent, it lays down minimum standards to be attained in disaster assistance in water supply and sanitation, nutrition, food aid, shelter and health services.


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HAVELOCK � Incumbent Jim Stuart faces four other candidates in the race to fill two seats on the Havelock Board of Commissioners.
HAVELOCK � Incumbent Jim Stuart faces four other candidates in the race to fill two seats on the Havelock Board of Commissioners.
Stuart garnered the most votes of any commissioner candidate the last time he ran for the post in 2009. The other incumbent commissioner, Will Lewis, has filed to run for Havelock mayor.
Stuart is part of a mix of five candidates that includes George Corbin, Matthew �Sugar Bear� Jones, Peter Van Vliet and Brenda K. Wilson.
As the close of the filing period neared, Stuart said just two candidates had signed up for the two seats. He said he decided to enter the race to give residents more choices.
�I have no hard-fast personal agenda item that would prompt me to make demands for immediate change,� said Stuart, a retired Marine and former Cherry Point depot worker. �I do however have certain preconceived ideas how we can improve in some areas and will actively pursue those if elected.
�I feel Havelock now has spent enough on large capital items and following years need to be more conservative, focus on employee benefits, maintain status quo, fine-tune services for the citizens, and remain right size in respect to overextending ourselves with no foreseeable return. The voters are wiser than some give credit, and by and large will vote on candidate qualifications, past performance and gut instinct. I hope everyone exercises his or her right to vote regardless of the outcome.�
Corbin, who ran unsuccessfully for commissioner in 2011, is a retired Marine and former Cherry Point civil service worker. He has been involved in city government for about 20 years, serving on the Board of Adjustment, stormwater committee, Brownfields committee and with the fire department.
�I believe that it�s time to step up and start helping make decisions,� he said. �I�ve got nothing against the other people who are running. There�s a good selection there, but just remember, I�m the pretty one,� he joked.
Jones has run unsuccessfully three times previously for commissioner and three times for mayor. Jones is a retired Marine who works at Fleet Readiness Center East.
�Just like before, the people are still incensed about how the city is being run, and we definitely need some new blood in there because it�s stagnating,� Jones said. �There�s no new things, no new ideas. People are not thinking outside of the box, and for a place to grow you need new ideas. We need to shake up the place and see what comes out.
�I think if you outlive your usefulness, you should come out and let somebody else try. I think eight years should be enough to get something accomplished. Unless you�ve got something in the works that needs your immediate attention and immediate support, you should come out after two terms.�
Van Vliet, a newcomer to city politics, is a former Marine who works at Fleet Readiness Center East at Cherry Point.
�I�ve ingrained myself in the community and I want to give back,� Van Vliet said. �I�ve been here since 2006. The more I give back now, the more my kids are going to benefit from that, the stronger Havelock becomes, the harder the choice is going to be for my kids to leave Havelock.
�I have four children. They are varying ages from 6 to 14. If they grow up in a strong community and they do decide to leave, they�ll go out and build a strong community just the same. So I want to make sure that I can afford not only for my children but all the children of Havelock, that they come from a strong community.�
Wilson, is another newcomer to politics, but is well known in the community as a real estate broker and volunteer, having served on the Havelock Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and currently with the Craven Community College Board of Trustees.
�I have been a resident of Havelock since 1978 and I just felt like it was the time in my life that I could give something to the community that is my home,� Wilson said. �I�ve had people say to me previously that I ought to run, that I ought to participate, and I just felt like this was the right time.
�I wouldn�t be doing this if I didn�t think I had something to offer. I really do look forward to serving our community, its citizens and especially to assist in any way possible to maintain our base, because that, to me, should be the city�s biggest focus right now.�
The Havelock Chamber of Commerce and the Havelock News are teaming up to sponsor a candidates forum on Oct. 7 at the Havelock Tourist and Event Center. It will feature the five commissioner candidates as well as the two candidates for mayor, Jimmy Sanders and Lewis.
The election is scheduled for Nov. 5. Voter registration closes on Oct. 11. Requests for absentee ballots must be made in writing and arrive at the Craven County Board of Elections Office by 5 p.m. on Oct. 29.
Early voting is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday beginning on Oct. 17 and concludes from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Board of Elections Office, located at the Craven County Administration Building, 406 Craven St., New Bern. Those not registered can register and vote on the same day during the early-voting period.
For more information on the election, call the Board of Elections at 636-6610.


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Doctors can usually diagnose cardiovascular disease (CVD) by observing symptoms and risk factors from the medical history and signs from the physical exam. Certain symptoms tend to be more or less common in certain conditions. For example, shortness of breath often characterizes heart failure, whereas angina is often a sign of coronary artery disease (CAD). Keep in mind that not all signs and symptoms are present for all types of CVD. Some are present only in a few conditions, others are in several different conditions, and all can be signs of many things other than CVD. And sometimes, there are no symptoms at all until the disease reaches a late stage.
Major symptoms that point to cardiovascular conditions include:
- Angina—The specific type and location of chest pain can tell a lot about its cause. For example, a tightness or squeezing sensation in the chest often indicates angina or heart attack. On the other hand, chest pain that gets worse when lying down and doesn't worsen with exertion is more likely to be a symptom of pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart.
- Leg Pain—Peripheral artery disease (PAD), often leads to cramping and fatigue in the legs with exertion.
Shortness of breath—Fluid backing up into the lungs from a failing heart leads to shortness of breath, which is often made worse by laying down. While shortness of breath is common to many types of cardiovascular conditions, it is no by no means limited to CVD. The symptom is common, for example, with lung diseases.
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- Fatigue—Fatigue is another common symptom of CVD, presumably caused by insufficient blood flow to the muscles along with the decreased availability of oxygen due to fluid in the lungs.
- Palpitations—A heart that is beating at an unusual force, rate, or rhythm, could just be an indication of anxiety or too much caffeine. However, abnormal heartbeats—especially if they occur in conjunction with other symptoms like fatigue or fainting—could hint at a more serious underlying condition, such as an arrhythmia.
- Lightheadedness and Fainting—Insufficient blood flow to the brain can cause lightheadedness or fainting. This may be due to abnormal heart rate or rhythm, or to insufficient cardiac output. Of course, fainting may have many other causes ranging from anxiety to seizure disorders, and in most individuals is not due to CVD.
Signs suggestive of cardiovascular conditions include:
- Pale, clammy appearance
- Cyanosis (blue tinge to the skin), particularly in the extremities
- Rapid or shallow breathing
- Rapid and/or irregular heart rate
- High or low blood pressure
- Swollen veins in the neck
- Swelling in the feet and ankles
- Abnormalities in the retina (back of the eye)
- Enlarged heart—cardiomyopathy (measured by placing hand on chest)
- Extra or abnormal heart sounds (via stethoscope)
- Fluid in the lungs (via stethoscope)
- Abnormal sounds of arterial blood flow throughout the body (via stethoscope)
- Pulsating abdominal mass—aortic aneurysm
- Cool extremities
- Reduced or absent pulses in the extremities
- How common is cardiovascular disease?
- What causes cardiovascular disease?
- Am I at risk for cardiovascular disease?
- How can I reduce my risk of cardiovascular disease?
- What are the signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease?
- What tests are used to diagnose cardiovascular disease?
- How is cardiovascular disease treated?
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I only had enough of the black and red fabric to make the vest from the twin set and just enough to cut the front band of the cardigan creating a nice contrast.
I scooped out the neck again for the vest bringing it lower than the original pattern, which I think looks a little nicer, especially if the fabric is busy and here is the result of my efforts.
I don't have a photographer available to show me wearing this, but I have tried it on and it fits great.