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Scottish employers are being asked to consider paying the Living Wage as their New Year's resolution for 2016.
Over 400 organisations in Scotland now recognise the benefits of the Living Wage – including improved morale, higher productivity and lower absence rates – and more employers are being asked to step up and make a difference to the lives of working Scots.
Scottish consumers are also being asked to consider fair work practices in 2016, including shopping at retailers who pay the Living Wage.
Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training, has suggested that at least one purchase a month from a Living Wage employer could be a New Year's resolution for shoppers.
She said: "I am continually highlighting the benefits of the Living Wage to employers the length and breadth of Scotland and in a wide variety of sectors.
"Scotland now has well in excess of 400 Living Wage-accredited employers that recognise the benefits to their business of paying the Living Wage and the real difference it can make to people working in Scotland.
"The success of the autumn Living Wage Expo, Living Wage Week 2015 and the phenomenal growth in the number of accredited employers tells me that this message is gradually getting through. However, for those not yet on board, I would simply ask them to consider paying their staff at least £8.25 an hour to be their New Year's resolution for 2016.
"And in the same way that we have started to think about buying more local produce and the carbon footprint and ethical approach of who we buy from, it's time for shoppers to consider how retailers treat their staff.
"I fully acknowledge that the idea of 'buying Living Wage' is easier said than done," She continued. "Only a limited number of retailers have been accredited so far, but as we continue to push for at least 500 Scots-based Living Wage employers by March, this should become simpler with the passing of time.
"My ask of shoppers is relatively simple – to consider a New Year's resolution of their own to make at least one purchase a month from a Living Wage employer. I think this is achievable, it's something I'll be doing myself and it will send a message to employers that this is an increasingly important issue for consumers."
The Living Wage Foundation has produced a guide for shoppers interested in the Living Wage which is available here: living wage movement


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That leak on a Germany Origin site has now been confirmed by DICE as Battlefield 4: Second Assault will be coming to Premium users on February 18th. If you aren't a premium member, March 4th is the date you'll be able to pick it up.
Not only was a date confirmed for Second Assault, DICE has gone and announced the third DLC. Titled Naval Strike, this water themed DLC will be coming out sometime in March. Besides new weapons and vehicles, four new maps will be delivered with Naval Strike. The map names are: Lost Island, Nansha Strike, Wave Breaker, and Operation Mortar.
Battlefield 4 still does need some fixing, but those looking for new content will be happy to see that there will be two DLCs in a span of two months coming out.

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The Master of Music in Composition is designed for students wishing to further develop their skills and knowledge in the area of music composition. Graduates with a major in Composition pursue careers as professional free-lance composers/ arrangers, serve as adjunct instructors in regional and community colleges, and/or continue study in a doctoral program leading to a university teaching position.
Coursework is required in applied composition, composition seminar, compositional analysis, and theory pedagogy. Supporting courses in music include research, history, ensemble participation, and theory.
Composition majors are required to successfully complete comprehensive written and oral examinations. The culminating project for the MM in composition includes a 50-minute chamber recital of original compositions as well as a research paper.
For further information on our various graduate programs, contact Ms. Kathryn Paradise, Assistant Director of the School of Music (615-460-8213).


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Pokémon™ Black Version and Pokémon White Version are available in stores now!
Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version will feature a new generation of amazing Pokémon. Several of these Pokémon have been revealed so far: the Legendary Pokémon Reshiram will appear on the cover of Pokémon Black Version and the Legendary Pokémon Zekrom will be seen on the cover of Pokémon White Version. You will also begin your adventure with your choice of Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawott—Pokémon who are eager to join you on your epic journey!
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Below are the current Roadway Engineering CADD Resources. The resources listed below are updated periodically; therefore, it is the responsibility of the user to ensure the use of the most current resources.
Additional CADD Standards and Resources are available from the ADOT CADD Resources page, which is available in a link below under "Other Resources."
Roadway Design File Naming Conventions
The current Drafting Guides for use in Office and Field are available below in PDF format for use on Roadway Engineering projects.
Listed below are the Historical Drafting Guides made available for reference.
The Roadway Engineering CADD Resource Zip file is available as a complete downloadable resource file below.
It is the user's responsibility to ensure the most current resource is being used to maintain compliance with ADOT project development, deliverables and ADOT CADD standards.
The construction standards index page is used in project plans and shows the current standard number, name and revision date. Links are provided below to the individual groups that may have additional construction standard sheets required.
The following Roadway Design general notes are cells that can be found in the roadway.cel library.
The Summary Sheets listed below are found as cells in the Roadway Engineering CADD Cell Library called summary.cel and are part of the Roadway CADD Resource file.
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Dough for 30 Pizza's - It's a Bday Party!
My grandson's 17th Birthday Party was Saturday. After returning from a fun afternoon of Paintball sportpark a pizza party was planned. I made the pizza dough and sauce, my daughter and another mom took care of the rest. It has been a busy fun week of family and friends. I assembled the pizza's along with lot's of volunteer's...who needed no instructions :) My daughter tended to the oven baking of the pizza's. They couldn't come out of the oven fast enough and requests for toppings were coming in fast! What a production we had going! I would like to share some of the day and my family with you, along with how I managed to make enough dough and sauce for 30 pizza's, last I counted.
I starter Friday night armed with my little kitchenaid artisan mixer. Not being able to hand mix this amount of dough and not wanting to be at it for long, this is what I did and the dough turned out perfect and the tomato sauce. The pesto, chanterelles, shrimp, sausage, pepperoni, assorment of different cheeses where also some other toppings used. Back to the dough mixing...I made one batch, yes one batch at a time. I made 6 batches of the basic good old stand-by, Neo Neapolitan Pizza Dough from Peter Reinhart's 'American Pie'.
My version used: To mixer bowl added in this order:
1 3/4 cups room temperature water
2 Tablespoons of EVOO and using the same Tablespoon I added 1 Tablespoon clover honey...sides off real easy from the previous oiled measuring spoon.
23 oz. King Arthur All Purpose flour
1 teaspoon instand yeast
3 1/4 teaspoons sea salt - a little less salty
Using the paddle, turned on mixer until dough was mixed and formed a rough ball.
Rested 10 minutes - Attached the dough blade, continued mixing until light gluten began to form and the dough was sticking slightly to the bottom of the bowl and starting to slap the sides. Removed the dough, shaped into a nice smooth ball and placed into a oiled bowl.
Started the next batch, using the same method. During the mixing and resting of each batch, I would give the previous dough in the oiled bowl a stretch and fold testing for good a window pane...when that was reached, I placed the dough-all into a very large plastic tub. It was actually a large plastic cake cover turned upside down...perfect and used the bottom for the lid. All the dough balls were placed into the large oiled tub.
When 6 batches were completed and placed into the large oiled inverted cake cover. I placed it into the refrigerator for an overnight bulk ferment.
While making the dough, I also assembled my sauce...easiest part making the sauce!
Sauce: My version of PR Crushed Tomato Sauce Recipe in 'American Pie'
4 28oz. cans San Marzano Crushed tomatoes
1 28 oz. can SM chunked tomatoes- drained
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
5 teaspoons dried basil
5 teaspoons Mediterranian Oregano
apx. 25 minced fresh garlic cloves
2 TBsp. red wine vinegar, 6 TBsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice
5 teaspoons sea salt to taste
Placed all into my 5 lb. plastic flour canister, just filled it..the ten pound would have been roomier, but did not fit into the frig..
The next morning:
Floured 3 tin foil pans..one was very large and two smaller ones..the large pan was little crowded and next time :? would use 2 more smaller tin foil pans instead of the one large.
Dumped all the cold, doubled in bulk dough, onto my wooden dough board and cut, weighed and shaped individual 8 oz. dough balls. Placed them into the well floured tin pans, keeping them floured inbetween, so they did not stick together as they final proofed...on the way to the party!
I cut and weighed and shaped 8oz. pizza dough balls..did a few 10 oz..but thought a little large, so changed to making all 8 oz. pizza balls.
I did a pretest single batch of this dough...to see how it would work bulk fermented and then divided cold the next morning, shaped into individual pizza balls, proofed for a couple of hours and then shaped and baked..it worked perfect. The weather has been very cool and allowed the dough to proof nicely on the drive to my daughter's home and ready when we where to make the pizza's.
I don't have a lot of photo's..I was busy and didn't even get to bring out my camera..would have loved to catch some photos of my daughter making the pizza's in the hot oven...she did manage time to catch a few photos and e-mailed them to me this afternoon..
I only managed to get 2 of the dough and sauce finished...I was ready for some bed rest, doing Thanksgiving dinner the day before, dough and sauce Friday, party was Saturday.
Enough dough for 30 pizza's ........... more than enough sauce...I forgot there were other sauces, so made to
much....won't go to waste with some mozzarella stuffed meatballs and pasta!
Grandson enjoying Red Velvet cupcake decorated like a paint-ball splatter. Made by a mother of the other boy who was also celebrating his 16th Birthday!
It is very cool and breezy outside. I quess when your that young you don't feel it.
Mom on the left baked the
paintball splatter cupcakes and some serious pizza making in the lovely outdoor kitchen area
with the Wood Fired Oven.
There's what's left of a couple of pizza's..we forgot to take photo's of the pizza's!


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Here's the details. It's going to take place in Shibuya from Aug. 31 through Sept. 2nd, though the info here is for events on Sept. 1st and 2nd.
It sounds like some FFXIII-related news is on the horizon. Rumor has it that Versus XIII was cancelled, so maybe nothing related to that game
There's also going to be an FFXI music presentation and an update on FFXIV ver. 2.0.
The next day, a 15th Anniversary stage for FFVII will feature appearances by voice actors. There's also going to be a discussion about the future of FF in general.
That's all I've got. Start your speculation engines!


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GIRLS of the VENUS
Underbelly of Vancouver
Downtown Eastside
GIRLS of the VENUS
Hi All,
Well as promised my trip to the Venus Theatre a few weeks back was eye opening and I came away with a better perspective on the realities and happenings of this old theatre, now porn theatre, which was once the majestic vaudeville theatre, the Lido. Following on the heels of my trip to the Venus, newsworthy is that Pat Johnson of the Vancouver Courier wrote an opinion piece a few days ago on the other porn theatre in Vancouver, the Kitten. This movie house, will soon depart Vancouver's Granville street as this main arterial re-invents itself as the Granville entertainment district. Mr Johnson referred to the Kitten as the 'Old Whore' so one assumes he has done his research and knows exactly what goes on in these theatres.
Of course the soon to be closed Kitten doesn't exactly spell disaster for the men and the odd couple who visit them. After all there is still the Venus where one can go to in order to satisfy their voyeurism or exhibitionism. As anyone who has ever been to a porn theatre can attest, the goings on inside the movie theatre often eclipse what's happening on the big screen.
Planning my trip to the Venus was easy. Not wanting to go alone I decided to invite my friend D. I filled her in on the customers who attend this adult porn theatre. It was her first time in a porn theatre so I had to play the role of protector to her. Co-incidentally, my friend happens to work at City Hall so this made the trip even more memorable for me. I love getting dirt on the City.
Arriving on a humid early evening Sunday, D and I each paid our $8.00 cover charge and entered into the darkened foyer of the theatre. Already having informed my friend D of the layout and which the Venus has a number of different levels to it, therefore for research purposes, I reminded her of our need to cover all areas. First though, upon entering the theatre, one must get used to the darkness that surrounds you. I encouraged D to follow my lead. Feeling your way around is not an option. Who knows what you may touch.
Being naturally observant and having had attended the Venus before, I suggested to D that we go upstairs to the balcony area where the bi and gay boys hangout. This way we would be more comfortable. First though we must ascend a gazillion stairs and pass by the second level foyer which houses the mens and womens washrooms. On this level is a small leather couch where a bolted down television is also located. Amid the old rickety chairs where if one so prefers, they can watch regular television programming. Of course since the majority of men who visit the theatre, also frequently visit the washroom on this level, one is able to catch a birds eye view of who exactly goes to the theatre.
Interestingly the womens washroom is always locked and I assume the operators have been warned by either the police or city inspectors to keep it locked for security reasons. And since the mens washrooms has no private stalls nor is there any partition between the toilets in the mens room, nor is there toilet paper or hot running water, one is left wondering if this meets health and safety standards in our city. Continually you observe the crack addicted girls who make a path to the men's washroom. The Venus has cameras placed strategically on either end of the second level foyer. These cameras hook up into a number of video monitors in the privately locked and curtained off office area. I can understand the need to be careful of possible dangers and what may happen in the women's washroom if left unlocked. But trust me it would probably pale in comparison to what goes on in the theatre. The female washroom has 4 private stalls which come equipped with toilet paper and hot water. This is in sharp contrast to the already mentioned men's washroom. However the girls don't use the women's washroom. Perhaps they are too timid to ask for entry. Perhaps the operators won't allow them entry.
Now that I have exposed the Venus' washrooms, and while there are sexy movies showing on the big screen, upon observation of the tawdry old theatre, visually, there isn't anything romantic or sexy about this place. Upstairs, the balcony area houses old office chairs and two ripping apart vinyl couches. There is a large notice in the foyer that says the couches are for the exclusive use of couples, but trust me, its unusual to see a couple in this den. While, smokers of the cigarette variety light up, smokers of other persuasions too flick their lighters. You see the balcony space is shared with whacked out crackheads who are free to smoke their crystal meth or crack. They are safely tucked away indoors, away from the eyes of the streets. Better then an alleyway. Better then a Cop hassling you
Speaking of dark deserted alleyways, a few female addicts camp out by the rear doors of the theatre as respectable men inside the theatre, desiring to leave anonymously, normally use these doors for their exits. This means female and male addicts who frequent the Venus can bypass the usual front ticket counter and this gives them free entry into the theatre.
While I suppose, crack addicts prefer to have an indoor place for consumption, away from the heat, perplexing is why they don't use the safe injection site which is located only a few blocks away . Ah I guess that's another story.
For Downtown eastside women who are addicted to crack, the Venus affords them an opportunity to make some money for their poison. You see here, they can turn a quick $5.00 or $10.00 trick and they can easily skip out to get their next fix. Observing these house girls in action is terribly sad. You see that they do anything for five bucks and in my opinion, what these girls are doing for the five bucks is demeaning. For men to exploit them and commodify them in this manner is obscene. I find this behavior ruthless and unacceptable.
I wish the drugs, that girls of the Venus consume, hasn't affected them the way it has. Compounding their addiction, is the way the Venus male customers treat them. Robbing them of any last bit of their respect or self-worth is akin to murder.
While I suppose one can make the argument that the Venus is safer than the streets for the drug addicted girls, I am not certain though that this makes what goes on there any more acceptable. I think the City should get its act together, because once again it has shown a complete disregard for prostitute's human rights and safety. Dignity must be restored in Cracktown. Isn't it time we get a handle on the prostitution issue and open the door, allowing some measure of dignity back into sex trade workers' lives.
Mayor Campbell, if your listening, let me pose this question, If you had a drug addicted daughter would you want her selling herself to a five buck bidder in a slimy dirty dump. I think its time, Mayor Campbell, that the city cleans up its act. The sex trade workers of this City deserve better. Way better.


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This is a Python 2 script with a bunch of text files used for randomizing Mega Man Battle Network 3. I've taken some liberties to make it more interesting to use. Credit goes to Mountebank/Samfin, Dabomstew, Prof.9, Rockman.EXE, and potentially other people I don't know about/forgot for the original MMBN3 Randomizer I found on Github.
- Supports both Version White and Version Blue! Thanks, Hart-Hunt!
- The original randomizer featured randomizing of Numberman Code Prizes that give Battle Chips, Battle Chip Folders, Green Mystery Data, and Virus Formations. Those are still here!
- Lots of text files. They hold a bunch of data that you can mess around with to some extent. Just be sure to back things up in case something goes wrong.
- Various modifiers are asked of you right off the bat when opening the script. These include Battle Chip Damage and Enemy HP Multipliers and Variance Values, as well as a Custom Run seed and a "Chip Code Roulette" Mode!
- If a Run Seed is not supplied, it will generate one based on the current time.
- More details can be found in the included NOTES.txt.
Known Issues/Caveats
- The rom must be a clean US copy of Mega Man Battle Network 3.
- Messing with the text files in ways you probably shouldn't mess with can lead to errors, crashing, corrupt ROMs, etc. I take no responsibility for any of this. Make sure you read the NOTES.txt!
ROM Checksums
These checksums are from a clean, self-dumped MMBN3 White rom. If you're going to use this randomizer, you'll need a rom that has these checksums.
These checksums are from a clean MMBN3 Blue rom. If you're going to the use this randomizer, you'll need a rom that has these checksums.
What's New in Version 3.2.3 See changelog
Removed the Minibomb meme folder from the Folder Lock mode and added 3 new folders! Also rebalanced one other folder from there.
Additionally, I removed the N.O enemies from being shuffled into the game. They are a massive roadblock and I'm surprised they weren't randomized out before.
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beyerdynamic celebrate their 90th anniversary at the prolight+sound/music fair 2014
beyerdynamic celebrate their 90th anniversary at the prolight+sound/music fair 2014
On Wednesday, 11th March 2014 the doors of the exhibition halls in Frankfurt were opened and thousands of visitors rushed inside to see the prolight+sound and music fair. Until Saturday, 15th March 2014 more than 100,000 visitors from all over the world attended to the trade shows.
For the anniversary "90 years of beyerdynamic", the visitors did not only experience the present, but also the emotional history of the company by travelling through the past with antique products, a video clip and pictures of old stars of the musical scene, amusing advertisements, antique data sheets, pictures believed to be lost forever and so on. As a kind of souvenir for the 90th anniversary, the "M 88 TG 90 Years" microphone edition is available.
On the web site www.generationaudio.com, which has been especially designed for the anniversary, people can enter their personal experience or story about beyerdynamic products to contribute and become part of the "Generation Audio". A visit is highly recommended!
On the evening before the trade show was opened, some guests, who were specially invited, already came to Frankfurt to attend the "Meeting with friends" event. The 90th anniversary was celebrated with live music and a huge anniversary cake.
During the four days of the trade show the team at the booth worked tirelessly to answer questions about the products and sales, and met requests for brochures and press releases!


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In a surprising move, Microsoft announced today on the Windows Phone blog that
in the near future starting today you, won't be able to purchase or browse apps using the Zune Desktop software. (If you launch Zune Desktop, you'll be notified of the changes). In addition, you'll need Windows Phone 7.5+ to access and purchase new apps in the Marketplace, basically forcing users who are still on NoDo to finally update.
The Zune Desktop move seems odd until Microsoft explains that the overwhelming majority of users browse and purchase apps right on their phone or at the very least, use the Web Marketplace. So trying to focus their engineering efforts where it matters, Microsoft has decided to concentrate their efforts on those two areas and to forsake the Zune Desktop client.
Of course, we've also heard a lot of rumblings that come Windows 8 (and Windows Phone 8), Zune Desktop as we know will be completely gone. Instead, purchasing Windows 8 apps and music will be handled more natively by the OS itself and plugging in your phone will be more akin to the Active Sync experience back in the Windows Mobile heyday.
The other requirement, needing Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" to access the store is also an interesting move. Without going into specific details, Mazhar Mohammed explains "Requiring Windows Phone 7.5 is part of a larger effort aimed at improving Marketplace performance and security, and paving the way for even faster growth and more new features."
We're not sure what the engineering limits are that are forcing these changes but evidently Microsoft considers it a priority enough to enforce it in the Marketplace.
Regarding the Zune Desktop situation we have mixed feelings. On the one hand, we have to recognize that it is very likely to be a thing of the past in 6-8 months and we need to move on. On the other, one could argue that Zune Desktop absolutely killed iTunes as far as usability and it was one of Microsoft's really innovative desktop apps, so we're sad to see it slowly loose functionality.
How do these changes affect you? Sound off in comments and let us hear your thoughts.
Source: Windows Phone Blog


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The wooden floor is a Busch cardboard. I made the wall out of plaster and the chimney out of resin. The fireplace and furnitures are modified Frontline miniatures (terrible quality). The model boat is a scratch from a 1/600 Airfix boat. The tree is a piece from a Noch tree. The chess and its table are mine, using the chess pieces from Alex's set. You have seen the laying dog in my grandfather dio. The Poodle is shrinked from Days Gone. The wooden horse is mine. The kids are a modified set from Alex again. The woman figure is 3D printed from Shapeways under the tag 1/72 figures but heavily modified because it had terrible surface. Finally, Santa was gifted to me from Germania figures through my last Christmas order.
Mr. Andrea wrote:The more I look at it, the more it reminds me of one vignette running now in the painting competition. I may be wrong
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April 2001
White tigers in Singapore Zoo. Photo by Shuan Lo, Singapore.
As the sun spread its arms over the 450-hectare Nandankanan Biological Park in Bhubneshwar, India on June 23, 2000, the appalling dance of death had already begun. Debasis, a 12-year-old heterozygous male Royal Bengal tiger was dead from Trypanosomiasis, a disease of African origin that is spread by the tsetse fly. Another tiger died on July 4, followed by three others the same night, all showing symptoms of the same disease. In the next two days, seven more tigers and a deer of a rare species died from Trypanosomiasis. The carnage ended on July 29, with a death toll of 13 tigers and one deer.
Death from disease is not the only enemy of India's wildlife. Poaching is depleting its fragile wilderness. For example:
- In December 1999, a raid netted 3,000 kilograms of illegally poached deer antlers.
- Another raid yielded 132 tiger claws — representing 18 dead tigers — and an astonishing 18,000 leopard claws, ripped from 1,000 leopards, with 220 blackbuck skins.
- On October 4, 2000, a 2-year-old female tigress was killed and skinned by poachers inside the Hyderabad Zoo in India and the brother of the murdered animal, that witnessed the harrowing incident, suffered severe mental distress.
Regretfully, with such horrific death rates, we could be the last to know wildlife in India and elsewhere. At the turn of this century, we lost many gems of fauna, including the Dodo, the Indian cheetah, and three species of tiger (Balinese, Javan and Caspian). The Red Book of endangered animals is growing thicker day by day as many animals stand at the threshold of extinction.
Tiger cub walking through bamboo. Photo: Save the Tiger Fund.
Wild India
India has a rich wildlife heritage and a long tradition of nature conservation, which is practically a way of life for its people. Wildlife conservation is not merely an effort to protect some charismatic species like the tiger or rhino, but covers the whole gamut of nature conservation. Survival of wildlife and wilderness area is seen as indispensable to human survival and for maintaining the quality of life on planet Earth
India's wildlife consists of:
- An astounding 350 species of mammals; 1,224 species of birds; 408 reptile species; 197 species of amphibians; 2,456 species of fishes; and 15,000 species of flowering plants.
- Of that number, unfortunately, 53 mammal, 69 bird, 23 reptile, 3 amphibian, 2 fish and 22 flowering plant species are highly endangered, according to the IUCN (World Conservation Union) red list.
- 80 of India's fauna are in the IUCN's "high risk" category, so wildlife conservation is a serious issue.
The White tiger in peril
A hundred years ago people wondered why anyone should be concerned about the Indian tiger. The tiger population was large, with a vast forest as its habitat. However, over the years, the general perception changed as the population fell sharply from an approximate 40,000 at the turn of the last century to 1,400 in 1972. In the last decade, the tigers have made a meager gain, numbering 3,600 individuals. The White tiger is the most endangered:
- Indian tigers are divided into two basic groups: Yellow and White of the same sub-species Panthera tigris tigris, one of the five surviving species of the wild tiger. Though it has the highest population among its counterparts, the general health condition of the species grades low. Apart from heavy poaching, much of the population has fallen victim to deleterious epidemics.
- White tigers are members of this depleting species of tiger, with a population of less than 133 in the world, all of which are confined to life in captivity. The Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio has the highest population, though the lineage derives completely from India.
- Because there are just three gene pools, all of which are native and born in India, inbreeding depressions have shown up in the White tiger, causing stillbirths, early mortality rates, reduced fertility and emergence of physical deformities in the newborns. Unfortunately, even the breeding of a tiger carrying this recessive mutation with a heterozygote individual produced a lop-sided sex ratio of male: female of 1:0.195. In my research of White tigers, the depression statistics ranged from 43.48% to 60.37%, calculated in the first decade of their breeding in four different institutions (three in India, one in the UK), as can be seen below.
The only way out of this trouble is to measure inbreeding, which would provide information for appropriate breeding programs. One way is to measure inbreeding coefficients that would determine relationships, thus helping to separate close relatives in a specific breeding program to avoid inbreeding.
However, inbreeding is not the only obstacle. There have been many reported cases of indifferent mothers who harm, kill or deform their cubs due to a variety of reasons but mostly because they experience confusing, artificial lives in zoos. The confusion stems from such factors as:
- the cub not responding to the mother's post birth licking
- too many disturbances around the female during delivery
- excessive labor pains due to large litter
- the cub being a weakling
- the cub returned to the mother after human contact (being hand reared)
Such cases resulted in 73.44% of the deaths among newborns at one zoo where I surveyed, mostly due to tigresses subjected to frequent and early pregnancy. The data was calculated from cases of first litters of 22 different females who had reproduced while in the zoo.
Deterring females from early breeding by allowing a breeding gap of two or three years past puberty and isolating expectant tigresses from public view have proved to be helpful. Hand rearing of cubs must be avoided as much as possible as human contact makes it difficult for the animal to adjust amongst its kin. Cross fostering should be practiced as a substitution.
A renaissance is needed
The death toll continues. Just recently, the Trypanosomiasis epidemic in the Nandankanan zoo claimed lives of ten White and four Yellow tigers. The fatal protozoon infused by the bite of the tsetse fly was the T. brucei, an animal strain form of Trypanosomiasis, which was not pathogenic to the human population. Further enquiry of this matter is still under investigation. The tiger is India's national animal and its loss in the Year of the Tiger would be extremely disgraceful for its citizens.
Wildlife conservation is not a matter of words, but of wisdom coupled with action. Conservation efforts must be scrutinized critically, since too often mixing human values with the laws of nature can sometimes prove disastrous. A lesson can be drawn from the example of the efforts to protect the chital deer of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (a territory of India) where the resident tribesmen of the area killed the predators who tried to harm any deer. With the loss of predators to check the herbivore population, the chital deer population is now a serious threat to agriculture. The basic motto of nature conservation should be, "live and let live."
The present scenario in India is an active wildlife protection consensus, with projects that have worked quite well. Yet there is much to be done, especially in cases of animals reared in captivity whose possible extinction has been hastened, not by physical action, but through ignorance.
Though genetic engineering promises a possible solution, it will take a considerable amount of time to develop the technology. A recent genetic engineering attempt on the Asian guar almost succeeded. The animal was cloned successfully but it unfortunately succumbed to neo-natal infections. An interesting article was published in the November 2000 issue of Scientific American magazine about this topic. However, it is human nature, more than technology, which will determine the future of Earth's wilderness.
Though genetic engineering promises a possible solution, it will take a considerable amount of time to develop the technology. A recent genetic engineering attempt on the Asian guar almost succeeded. The animal was cloned successfully but it unfortunately succumbed to neo-natal infections. An interesting article was published in the November 2000 issue of Scientific American magazine about this topic. However, it is human nature, more than technology, which will determine the future of Earth's wilderness.
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Lawrence is the home of New Zealand's national anthem, God Defend New Zealand
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Lawrence is an early gold mining town, where Gabriel Read first discovered gold in what is now known as Gabriels Gully. You can absorb this rich history on the Gabriels Gully interpretative track or visit the Lawrence Chinese Camp, established during the Otago Gold Rush of the 1860s. Back in Lawrence, soak up the history through architecture from the gold mining era and sample the growing café and boutique shopping scene.
Lawrence is the home of New Zealand's national anthem, God Defend New Zealand, where local school teacher John Woods created the score to a Thomas Bracken poem in 1876. He is buried in the well- kept hilltop Lawrence Cemetery, dating back to 1864. The cemetery is notable for its elaborate Victorian ironwork, beautiful Celtic crosses and the Chinese section.
The Hart's Black Horse Brewery ruin at Weatherstons is a picturesque reminder of Otago's most successful provincial brewery. The brewery closed in 1923, but is still a popular destination in the spring due to the uncounted varieties of daffodils planted on 25 acres in 1895. The site continues to come alive each spring, with the annual 'Daffodil Dayze' a must-do on the local calendar. Equally unmissable, is the Clutha Gold Cycle/Walking Trail, which can be started/finished in Lawrence. The trail is easy grade, accessible year round and is 73km, which takes 2-4 days to complete.


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Well they are off and running- literally. Diets In Review favorites Neill and Amanda, along with the other nine teams, premiered on Biggest Loser this evening. I have to admit that I've never watched the show before- so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Now I'm completely hooked- and you should be, too! I programmed my TiVo for a Season Pass to Biggest Loser– that way I don't miss a thing. Plus, I want to be able to recount the dramatic events each week.
The teams were all psyched to get going, and you can tell that most of them really want to be there. They've left their jobs and families for what they hope will be about four months to completely change their lives for the better. In the case of Neill and Amanda, the white team, they had to leave behind their young son for what Amanda said was the longest period of time ever. The tearful goodbye will hopefully be wrapped up four months from now and the little guy will be greeted by his much thinner parents. Neill said they want to be in shape before their kid knows that they're fat!
All ten teams have their work cut out for them. The weigh in was quite emotional for some- but the white team handled it well. I cannot imagine the gaggle of emotions I would feel standing on those scales with the bare minimum of clothing to show the world that my husband and I are a combined 521 pounds! So kudos to each one of them. Kelly, of the yellow team, had the unbearable pain of weighing in as the heaviest woman, but she's very determined to not leave it that way. The grey team, the two former football team mates, took home the prize of heaviest team- with a combined weight of 799 pounds!! That's some serious weight folks. They're going to have to work so hard to compete.
The final weigh in was probably the most emotional moment of the show and I'll admit I had to choke a few tears back myself. To work THAT hard all week long and immediately be forced to give up so much- so much stress. No one knew what they'd lost until they hit those scales again. I was absolutely blown away these people were losing upwards of 19 pounds in only a week. Of course, that's not typical for people like you and me. Especially since they're all being closely monitored by physicians and trainers. White team barely eeked out of being up for elimination; they're total weight lost this week was about 5% or 27 total pounds. Previews for next week make it look like they slide past the yellow line for elimination. I do hope they beat it. The green team ended up being eliminated, having the lowest percentage weight lost and the father half of the team was completely uninterested in being there and nearly encouraged the other contestants to send him home. Amanda appeared to be pretty teary over choosing to send home the green team.
One of the most exciting parts of this first episode of Biggest Loser was dividing the trainers. Their first task was to climb to the top of a hill and back- the first teams back got to choose their trainer. Neill and Amanda differed on their preference- with Neill wanting Bob Harper and Amanda wanting the ass-kicking Jillian Michaels; they did get Jillian. She seemed quite impressed with Amanda right away saying Amanda is "fabulous, dedicated, she did not quit, she did not cry and she did not stop." She seemed as those Neill left a little to be desired- including threatening that he "came this close" to getting a good punch. Sounds like that's just what he's looking for when he said "We didn't sign up for rest and relaxation, we signed up for getting our asses kicked by a trainer." Well- Jillian's the one to do just that!
With episode 1 behind us, I'd like to make my predictions. I think the purple team is going to work hard but I don't see them going all the way. I'm hopeful that the white team will stick it through to the end, and think they'll definitely get close. Pink and brown teams are going to be strong ones to contend with. And yellow team- I think they've got too much divorce baggage and emotion and that will end up tripping them up.
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Jeep Liberty Electrical and Lighting Problems
rickc38 Posts: 20Sounds like something is shorted in your wiring harness(es) for the dash or contacts have oxidation on them; try pulling apart some connectors and clean them with switch contact cleaner or something similar. Rainwater has a lot of crap in it and will form a film and short wires in connectors out by bridging the gaps between pins.0
Has anyone experienced total electronics failure on their Jeep Liberty? I bought a brand new Liberty in September/October of '09 and last year at around 13K miles I started to experience all lights flashing, car puttering and stopping, all warning lights coming on etc etc. Spent 2 mos at my dealership trying to get it fixed and finally screamed long enough to have them agree to replace the electronics at their cost (Chrysler or the dealership - not sure which) wanted me to replace at mine - despite being under warranty. Fast forward one year and here I am again - exact same issues. All warning lights flashing, nav system "forgetting" my home address, MP3 connection not playing iPod correctly etc etc etc etc. I only have 25K miles on the car so obviously shouldnt be happening - has anyone else experienced it? BTW - been a loyal jeep owner for over 20 years and this is my first issue EVER...thought I had a lemon but they said I didnt...what to do? I'm seriously considering selling and leaving Chrysler completely.0
jeepliberty86 Posts: 1We had similar issue where the car had crazy dashboard lights and car stopped running and wouldn't start. Got towed to dealer and the car started fine the next day, and they can't figure out what happened or what to fix. They found 22 communication error messages from the computer, so electrically it's like the car went crazy. Clearly reading these things, Jeep Libertys have a major issue going on electrically. Ours is an 09 that's less then 2 years old. We may lemon law this car if they can't come up with an answer and fix it.0
you posted back in nov 10 about problems with your 08 jeep having abs. esp, bas, serv 4wd lights lit. i have same symptoms, with no cruise control. did you ever get it repaired.. and if so can you send me a message as to what was the "FIX" [email protected]0
took the 08 liberty into a local dodge dealer monday. they called today said the problem was the rotation detector on the left rear wheel. it is supposed to be ready tomorrow at nine am. i will pick it up in the pm. i had all your symptoms but the mirrors not working.. also my cruise control would not turn on. supposed to be just under 200 bucks . so we will see. from most of the posts i see.. this may be the first visit of several0
Its so frustrating - my car is now - AGAIN - in the shop. Went to a new dealer in my town and they replaced the entire electronics module on the dashboard - took a week to fix and when I went to pick it up the fuel guage wasnt working so I had to take it back yesterday - now the fuel pump has to be replaced. I have someone at Chrysler that is now my "go to" person but I may be too late to lemon law mine..0
crrbsa, Hope your local dealer was able to repair your Jeep Liberty. Please post an update once you pick your vehicle up.
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annie64 Posts: 1Hello, my 2004 Jeep liberty lights go on and off without a reason. It seems to be happening more often. Sometimes when I turn on my high beams, the inside will light up, and vice versa. Meaning I turn on my high beams and the problem goes away. Sometimes the interior lights go off when I use my turn signal as well. Any ideas????0
black_phantom Posts: 1Hi there, i have the same problem with my 2002 Jeep Liberty when i decided to upgrade the map light and the cargo light to LED.
Have you find a solution to that constant 5.3v that runs constantly ?
agrounds Posts: 1My 05 Liberty control lights on the column won't work. Everything on the dash works fine though. At night I can't see to use the cruse control, wipers or light adjustment knob. I looks like these lights as well as the instrument cluster (which works) are on the same fuse...so I don't think it's a fuse. I have an aftermarket radio installed and so the radio control buttons on the steering wheel don't work with the new stereo. Could that open connection behind the radio have something to do with it?0
I've had a similar problem instrument cluster flickers, sometimes warning lights stay on until the vehicle is turned off and turned back on, sometimes just the check engine light sometimes nothing. You can hear the relay click once or twice. As far as i can tell it, thankfully, doesn't effect the headlights as the high beams low beams and fog lights work fine. Anyone have any suggestions? Mine is a 2007 71000 miles on it had it about 2 weeks0
jeridmar6 Posts: 1I have a 2005 jeep liberty 3.7 4x4. Yesterday, all of a sudden, while driving at night, the left signal indicator in the instrument panel stayed on solid (not in a blinking motion). the signal light workes but when I got home the tail light was out and the fuse was blown. I replaced the fuse and the same thing happened. Here is what I found. When driving during the day time and without activating the head lights, the signal light indicator stays off and the signal light works fine. As soon as I turn the headlights on, the indicator light stays on untill the fuse blows ( which is about 2-3 minutes or the minute I turn on the lt turn signal). When I turn on the lt signal light with a new fuse, the signal light and tail light flash together. once the fuse blows, the lt signal light works but no tail light. I have changed bulbs, fuses and cannot figure out why the lt tail light and signal light are working together when they are in two different sockets.
Where do I start? Is there a part that I can change?????
michael987 Posts: 1Hey.
I am having the exact same issue. It started a few months ago. I left it for a while replaced the bulb and fuse a few weeks ago and it worked great until a few days ago when the same problem occurred.
Please let me know if/how you resolve this issue.0
sdjohnson Posts: 1My Jeep has electrical issues that result in my windshield wipers going off on their own, the washer fluid flowing freely, and the horn going off without warning. In addition - my car jolts (as if the breaks have been hit) at 70 mph on the freeway while this happens. The only way to get it to stop is to pull over, raise the hood and HIT what I believe to be the fuse box. However, there is no rhyme or reason as to why this continues to happen. This has been going on for months. I am very unsatisfied with this purchase. My car has gone from one I love to one I HATE to drive in fear of it freaking out and causing me to have to pull over at a moments notice. I live in a rural area and pulling over on back country roads is extremely unsafe. Given the number of issues being seen on this site and others, is Chrysler/Jeep considering a Recall or some answer for those of us that own these vehicles? I don't think I should pay for a car that puts me in danger. :confuse: :sick: :lemon:0
rallycom Posts: 5Give Jeep customer care a call, I have found them to be extreamly helpful in resolving weird issues, although other than the window regulators & recently having to replace the ECM (Engine Control Module" I haven't had any issues. The BCM (Body control module) may be "going south" on you, I beleve this controls the electrical power distribution.
I made "a little noise" about the window regulators & Jeep is gauranteeing them for the life of my vehicle (7 replaced to date)!
The ECM was throwing an O2 heater circut code, after replacing all 4 sensors twice I narrowed it down to the ECM. Replaced it for $245. the unit comes with a lifetime gaurantee & took 10 minutes to replace.
Good luck, don't be afraid to yell & scream (although a customer shouldn't have to)
Best Regards
Rich Otis aka Rallycom0
fitnessmom Posts: 1Ok...I'm hoping someone on here might be able to help me before I spend tons of money on my 2006 Jeep Liberty Limited. Here is the problem...when I turn on my headlights my emergency brake light comes on, my headlights go dim to bright then back to dim, my battery light comes, my right turn signal flashes out of control when I use it and when I turn my high beams on my jeep feels like it shifts into a lower gear and my RPM's go crazy. Someone mentioned that it might be the multifunction switch however I was hoping that maybe someone else may have had this problem. Can anyone help?0
azjeep85201 Posts: 1I have a 2009 Jeep Liberty which I've owned since 3/10 and I love it! But, in the past 2 years I've had intermittent issues with it not starting, not cranking, not even turning over. I've replaced the starter twice, replaced the battery with a Sears Die Hard and had it towed to the dealership (Earnhardt Jeep in Mesa, AZ and Carmax in Gilbert, AZ) 6 times only to be told, "Well, it's starts for us" and "unless it does it for us, we can't do anything about it". Several times it's left me stranded because of the intermittent problem. I just don't trust it anymore and am afraid to drive it as I don't want to be stuck anywhere. I do have AAA thankfully and they've been able to assist in getting it to the dealerships for review, but again, with no positive results. I've spent so much in towing and in "diagnostic" charges I'm at my witts end. I really love the look of my Liberty (black with lots of chrome and a slider roof) and it is super fun to drive, but again, I don't want to be stuck somewhere because of the once in a while not starting. I have a therory that there is a short in the ignition switch because, if I keep trying to start it, sometimes after 10 or 20 attempts, it will start. But, several times it has not. I think that the jiggling around on the tow truck has restarted the short and that's why the dealer can't find the problem. Please let me know if this is common and maybe a possible solution as I really hate to part with my Liberty.0
ttripp378 Posts: 1I have a 2006 jeep liberty renegade and all of a sudden I have no dash lights. Checked the manual and there does not seem to be a fuse problem. Can anyone help me out? tired of driving in a black hole!0
Mr_Shiftright Sonoma, CaliforniaPosts: 64,490Have you tried wiggling the rheostat that dims and brightens the dash lights? Maybe pressing hard on it, or trying to clean it with electrical cleaner?0
Had the same problem in an 07 liberty. Really escalated after that with nothing working in the dash cluster and the headlights not working at all. Replaced the body control module. After a few weeks headlights starting flickering, then dash lights starting going out again. Maybe a bad ground.0
Hello ttripp378!
Sorry to hear you are having a concern with your 2006 Jeep Liberty Renegade.
I checked for Technical Service Bulletins but could not find anything related to no dash lights like you described.
You may want to consider having the vehicle diagnosed by your local authorized Jeep Service Department or a trusted mechanic.
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jhanzlik Posts: 1Check out this service bulletin:
I have the same issue...a couple of years ago, they replaced my wireless control module when it completely died. Now I am starting to have the intermittent issues.0
coloherzogs Posts: 1We have a 2002 Jeep Liberty Sport that has no lights. At first we thought it was being caused by the rear right tail light, but when we replaced it, still nothing. We do not have any dash lights either. Could this be a BCM issue? My husband just got laid off from his job, and we don't have much money to get the problem diagnosed. We might be able to purchase a part or two if he can install it himself. Any ideas?0
If I use the push-to-on feature of the lights above the windshield they'll go on, but not when I open the doors or if I use the rheostat.
Where do I start looking for the trouble?0
Jumped into my 2003 liberty to find a solution to your lights. Think I found the reason; I'll try to explain it in my limited knowledge of the names of car parts.
:-) The signal arm on the left side of the steering wheel has a rotating piece on it that controls the interior lights. If that is "rolled" or switched in the position that turns off the interior lights then the interior lights won't go on when you open the door and neither will the over the windshield press on lights.... the press-on lights seem to be controlled in two ways; one, by the interior light switch (located on the signal arm) and two, by simply pressing them with your fingers. Hope this helps! :-)0
Just asked hubby what those "press on "lights were called... He said, "dome lights"...LOL0
I'd call those ones "map lights."
My signal arm won't turn them on either. Rotating it all the way to the stop one direction will turn all the lights off. All the way the other direction will turn the instrumentation lights to full, but will NOT turn on the map or cargo lights.
The rear cargo light won't go on even when it's pressed, even though the bulb's good.
The overhead display shows when the doors are open, so the switches are working...0
I'm afraid that's all that I can add to this mystery....maybe bringing it in to the dealership or trusted garage will help...just get an estimate before they go 'digging'. :-)0
forgivenin2002 Posts: 1I had a tail light out and went to replace it with a new one and come to realize it was the wrong one now i have no lights on the driver side at all could it be a fuse that was blown when i replaced it? Or could it be the whole panel that went out i really hope not My jeep seems to be giving me alot of problems lately first went to walmart for and oil change it came out with check engine light on and smoking under the hood, then there is a clicking noise in the rear on passenger side where the tire is can anyone tell me what that might be?0
bchiasson Posts: 2I had so many light issues with my liberty. The drivers and passengers sides run off of separate circuits so it could be the fuse. Google the owners manual if u don't have the original and it will have the fuse breakdown. When my system surged the old tail light bulbs literally melted in their sockets on one side. I pried them out. Cleaned the sockets up and they worked again, for the headlights, I couldn't get the one side to work again. Only the regular headlights. No day times and no brights. So I bought a HID kit ($100), they run off one headlamp only, so I hooked it up to the working headlight and away I went. The dealer thought it was a relay. ($80) it wasn't. It was the wiring harness. Mega bucks. HID solved my problems. Drive it for two years before trading it in. No more light problems.0


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The Wells Street bridge over the Chicago River will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians starting Monday for a year-long reconstruction, officials said today.
CTA Brown Line and Purple Line/Evanston Express trains will still operate over the bridge, except during two separate nine-day periods next spring, in early March and late April, according to the CTA and the Chicago Department of Transportation.
The rail stoppages will coincide with a CTA project to rebuild the Loop elevated Tower 18 junction at Lake and Wells streets, officials said.
The Wells Street bridge, which opened in 1922, has reached the end of its useful life and requires a complete rehabilitation, according to CDOT.
The bridge's railings, bridge houses, major structural components and mechanical and electrical components will be replaced, preserving the original appearance of the span, officials said. Crews will replace the trusses and all of the steel framing for the lower-level road and upper-level rail structure.
Work is scheduled for completion in November 2013, officials said. The contractor on the project is Walsh/II in One (JV).
Starting Monday, southbound vehicle and pedestrian traffic on Wells will be rerouted to the bridges at LaSalle and Clark streets. Southbound bicycle traffic can cross the river on the Clark Street bridge.
CTA No. 11 Lincoln/Sedgwick and No. 125 Water Tower Express buses will be rerouted via Kinzie and LaSalle streets and Wacker Drive back to Wells, CDOT said.
The Tower 18 work at Lake and Wells was originally scheduled as part of the ongoing Loop track renewal project. But by performing the work while CDOT completes the Wells bridge repairs, CTA will reduce the duration of the work by eight days, officials said. Combining the work will also save $500,000 in construction coordination costs, officials said.
During the two nine-day closures of the Wells rail bridge, CTA will provide alternative bus and rail service, officials said. On weekdays, Brown Line trains will alternate between terminating at Merchandise Mart or continuing into the Loop through the State Street subway. Shuttle buses will operate from the Mart as well as special shuttle service on the Loop elevated track.
The Tower 18 junction handles almost 700 trains on an average weekday and nearly 500 trains on an average weekend. Five of the CTA's eight rail lines pass through the junction.
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Most new parents dream of their newborns with 10 fingers and 10 toes, and pretty, soft new baby skin. But as they grow, children can experience some very common skin conditions — some with an easy fix, and others a little more complex.
Eleven-month-old Marilyn Katzen was diagnosed with eczema at a few months old. Like most babies, she could grow out of the condition. But she may not.
"You want your little girl to look beautiful, and her skin is blotchy and red," says her mom, Debby Katzen, who lives in Pikesville. "It was quite frightening at first."
The condition began innocently on Marilyn's face and chest and spread to her limbs. Treatment has included steroid cream and Vaseline petroleum jelly since the onset of the rash.
"People say to me, 'What's on her face? Why is her face red?' and I don't like it," Katzen says. "Of course it will affect her (Marilyn's) self esteem because it's her face and everybody sees your face."
Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is one of several common skin ailments that occur in children. Others include acne, molloscum and warts, and they can certainly affect a child's self esteem according to Dr. Kate Puttgen, a pediatric dermatologist at Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
When skin conditions affect the face, arms or legs, it can be particularly discouraging for children of middle school age and older, Puttgen notes.
"It is increasingly difficult for kids as they become more socially aware and experience social pressure with something they have to deal with that their peers do not," she adds.
Such is the case for 12-year-old Aaron Goldberg, of Columbia, who has been dealing with Molluscum contagiosum for about a year. The wart-like virus began with dots on his chest and spread as a result of scratching. After using ointments and oral medications, the bumps worsen and get redder and larger before they finally run their course.
A recent study co-authored by Dr. Bernard Cohen, a colleague of Puttgen's, concluded that the body's likely response to molluscum is an itchy rash with blisters that often resolves with the use of topical emollients and antibiotics if the lesions become infected. If the child is asymptomatic, Cohen suggests more observation than treatment, which could enable the development of an immune response.
Like any child, Aaron tries to hide the bumps, especially when he changes for physical education classes.
"He doesn't want a lot of people to see it," says his mom, Robyn Goldberg. "Then they would talk about it and talk about it to other people and that would be embarrassing." His closest friends, however, do know about his condition.
Because children may have difficulty dealing with severe skins conditions like acne or eczema and molluscum, the Johns Hopkins dermatology practice recently added a psychologist to the clinic. Sometimes children scratch out of nervousness and that aggravates the condition as well as the child's mental state, which also can result in other problems like difficulty sleeping and withdrawal from friends and family.
Licensed clinical psychologist Carisa Perry-Parrish meets with children as young as 7 as they struggle to deal with their peers prodding them about their skin conditions.
Prevention from scratching is also essential, especially in younger children. Perry-Parrish suggests trimming nails frequently and limiting their access to the skin overnight by putting mittens on their hands.
Younger children can benefit from a positive reinforcement system like a sticker chart to reward them for not scratching and following the treatment. Also, taking pictures of the skin periodically as treatment progresses can show the child that there is improvement.
"It's a tangible reminder of the effort they put into it and their skin is clearing and looks better," she notes.
Older children need motivation to continue treatment. Perry-Parrish finds it best to teach them to be their own coaches, like on a sports team.
"It takes a lot of effort, like having a coach on the sidelines," she says. "Some comes from me, some comes from them."
Most importantly, they need to know that it is normal, that many other children deal with skin conditions.
"I try to make them feel it's not personal," Perry-Parrish says.
Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
What is Eczema?
"The word eczema comes from a Greek word that means to effervesce or bubble or boil over. Eczema is an itchy, red rash that can appear all over the body. Children and adults tend to have eczema on the neck, wrists and ankles, and in areas that bend, like the inner elbow and knee. As many as 31.6 million Americans have eczema."
Course & Prognosis
"The eczema rash affects people differently in appearance, location and severity. In general, eczema causes dry, sensitive skin and an intense itch, which may cause sufferers to scratch until the skin bleeds. This worsens the rash, leading to even more inflammation and itching. This process is referred to as the itch-scratch cycle."
"Over-the-counter (OTC) medications and moisturizers provide relief from itching. Regular use of these products may reduce the frequency of flare-ups. Prescription medicines are indicated for people suffering from more severe cases."
Source: Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology
American Academy of Dermatology: aad.org
The Skin Site: skinsite.com
DermIs: dermis.net
The Society for Pediatric Dermatology: pedsderm.net


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Jack Brabham wins under new regulations
Season's results | Drivers' Championship | Constructors' Championship
It was all change in 1966 as the 3-litre formula was introduced and there was a race to get new engines ready in time. Jack Brabham was better prepared than most and earned a deserved third championship title in his own car.
Teams and engine builders were busy through the winter as they prepared for the new formula. There was no pukka new engine from Climax, so existing customers had to find their own solutions.
The man who did the best job was Jack Brabham. He announced he was using a new V8 from the Australian Repco company. The engine was not the most powerful, but it was reliable, light and compact, and mated well with an updated version of Brabham's existing chassis. Jack had not won a race himself since 1960, and the package was to give his career a new lease of life. With Dan Gurney moving on, Denny Hulme became his number two. Cooper had a more exotic solution, mating a Maserati V12 to a new chassis. Richie Ginther and Jochen Rindt were the works drivers, and Rob Walker bought one for Siffert. Ex-Cooper driver Bruce McLaren followed Brabham's example and set up his own team. Another driver to copy the Brabham example was Gurney, whose All-American Racers concern built the neat Eagle.
It was no surprise to see Ferrari follow the V12 route, and the Scuderia produced a promising new car for John Surtees. Lorenzo Bandini stayed on as his team-mate. Both BRM and Lotus had to use uprated 2-litre versions of their V8 and Climax engines. BRM had an unusual H16 under development, but it did not race until late in the year. That said, it started very well at Monaco where less powerful cars proved a match for the new machinery. Clark took pole but had an unlucky race, while Stewart won for BRM. Spa turned to chaos when eight cars retired on the wet first lap, among them Stewart, who had the worst crash of his Formula One career. Surtees won after overcoming a challenge from Rindt's Cooper-Maserati. A few weeks later John fell out with the Italian team and left to join Cooper.
The new Brabham-Repco came good at Reims, Jack winning after Bandini had retired. Brabham won again at Brands Hatch, with team-mate Hulme second. Jack picked up a third win at Zandvoort. Brabham's winning streak continued at the Nurburgring, where he held off the Coopers of Surtees and Rindt. His luck ran out at Monza, where he retired. Ferrari newcomer Ludovico Scarfiotti won. Despite retiring in Italy, Brabham had clinched his third title. He was on pole at Watkins Glen, but retired. Clark won. Cooper-Maseratis finished second, third and fourth, and their form continued in the finale in Mexico, won by Surtees.
Reproduced from The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Formula One published by Carlton Books