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Chief Verious brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 267 Designs von 79 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Verious (with a TM)
We are a new high-tech company in Silicon Valley, CA focused on providing services to application developers in the Web Apps (Facebook...) and Mobile Apps market (Apple iOS, Android, Windows Mobile). Our core values and brand attributes that we'd like to emphasize are:
- Trusted
- Certified
- High Quality
- Innovative
- "High tech"
- Authentic
- Authoritative
Our target audience is web and mobile application developers. These people are software engineers, and develop free and paid-for apps for "untethered devices" (e.g. smartphones, tablets...) on platforms such as Apple's iOS and Android. The developers may be individuals or part of a larger company. They're up to date on the latest technologies and high-tech fads but also steer toward trusted companies, platforms and services.
We're looking for a company logo/corporate identity, something that will go on our website, powerpoint presentation, business cards, and so on. It needs to be professional, clean and memorable. Ideally, we'd like a combination of an icon and a distinct wordmark, both of which we'd like to trademark.
The logo must be able to be on powerpoint documents and sites of virtually any background so avoid Black or Really Dark Blue.
One idea we have (and we have had some good designs that did not use this) was to play around with the "V" in "Verious" rather than having a separate icon and wordmark. We would like to see examples of both.
Also, colors would be very conservative--blues, silvers, maroons--rather than neons and "game-oriented" colors.
Please refrain from (avoid) designs that look too much like space ships or game packaging (XBOX, etc).
Here are some designs we like:
Verisign - http://venturebeat.com/2010/07/09/c…n-dispute/
Microsoft - http://www.microsoft.com/en/au/default.aspx
Oracle - http://phandroid.com/2010/11/01/ora…java-code/
The logo must incorporate the letters "TM" - trademark.
We'd prefer bold, sturdy, easy-to-read - think something an engineer would like.
Good luck!
We would like print file format (.ai) and web file format (.jpg or .psd).
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Industrial and recycling firms are always on the go. Therefore they need machines that can be used flexibly and are extremely robust. Wacker Neuson's wheel loaders and dumpers manage the high demands of material handling perfectly. No matter whether it is paper, wood, metal, car tires, sharp-edged glass or large amounts of cut grass – all our wheel loaders and dumpers offer maximum reliability and are optimally tailored for use in industry and recycling.

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Dr.Sue Chincholi necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
2 ganadores han sido elegidos entre 147 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Dr. Sue Chincholi and Associates, http://www.drchincholi.com, http://www.joyofdentistry.com
Dentistry has gotten such a bad rap over the years-patients are either fearful of the dentist or convinced that the dentist is a sheister. We are none of those things. Patient care and education are the two pillars that we erect the practice upon but we also strongly believe that the office can be a fun place to go. Joy in the practice is most important, first so the staff want to be there and love coming to work everyday and secondly because if the staff are happy, patients can tell. We want to impart a jovial light-hearted attitude that in no way compromises the quality of dentistry- in fact, just as I have thought long and hard about the style in which I practice, I have invested in continuing education to do a lot of aesthetic dental work. I want my patients to feel like they are lucky to see me--that I care, that I'm competent and that I do great looking work. It is all about the quality of the experience, inside the mouth and out.
Office Mission Statement:
To educate patients about dental health and well being
To offer high end aesthetic solutions within a friendly approachable environment
To be environmentally responsible and planet-friendly
To make optimal dental health a priority in a well balanced lifestyle
Office Mottos:
good clean fun.
informed and approachable.
The practice has been in existence for 20 years and I've just bought it from the previous dentist who is retiring. It looks beautiful inside (they just renovated it-dark woods, clean etched glass, flat screen televisions, videogames for the kids)-very high end. The clientele are white collar educated families. Most live in the area in homes that range from the $600 000-$4M dollar mark so I've got some expectation to live up to. We're trying to attract new young families to the office. These clients want somewhere cool, up to date, and very competent. They shop at Whole Foods, wear Lululemon, drive European cars, have a job downtown, probably in a suit but also in jeans in a creative industry. They don't mind paying for good work but you've got to be good!
I've also got older patients in the 60+ age bracket so I can't be too "hip" as to alienate them. My logo has to imply professionalism, competence, high-level care, and yet have something young, hip, funky to it.
No smiling dancing teeth or any teeth for that matter, no toothbrushes, no cheesy crap that clearly no designer ever came up with but that is everywhere in the dental world. Also, please try not to use my initials-many dentists work out of the office and I want the logo to work for them too.
Other than that, please use your imagination and show me something creative and smart!
Please use some colour, and think outside of the usual stuff in dentistry.
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Synesthesia is a word to describe experiencing one type of sensation with a separate sense. I can do that when I play certain musical chords on my piano: I see colors.
Not exactly a synesthetic reaction, but I see the color red when I read stories like the one about Clark Smith, who claims to have proved that the type of music you play in the background can change the taste of the wine in your glass.
As a wine professional, I find the idea absurd. Who is this Smith fellow, anyway?
It turns out that Smith knows a lot about changing wine's flavor. He runs a consulting company that was behind some modern winemaking techniques that are either innovative or evil, depending upon whose interest is affected by the techniques. He also promotes something called the "sweet spot," an ostensible place on the general palate where the brain's pleasure center says to a certain level of alcohol in wine: yes, yes, thank you!
We wine professionals prefer no music at a wine tasting, but that's because we don't want to be distracted. It never occurred to me there might be another reason for the silence. Assuming Smith is correct, and music can change the taste of wine, the logical question then follows (at least in my logic): can wine change the music, or, in my case, can it change the color of the music?
My rebuttal to Smith's theory was at my fingertips, at my piano keyboard—time for an experiment.
I got me ten fresh wine glasses. Proceeding from white to red, I filled each glass with four ounces of wine: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Viognier, and Riesling for the whites and Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Nebbiolo, and Blaufrankish for the reds.
I placed the glasses of wine neatly on top of the piano, which presented me with my first problem.
When I play, I leave the top of the piano up. To stand the wines on it would mean closing the top, and I thought that might influence the shades of colors I imagine. I put the glasses on a table next to the piano, which meant I had to remove all my sheet music, but that was ok—for this experiment, all I needed was to play chords.
With the wines lined up, I was ready to select the chords. Certainly, I wanted to hit the chords with the strongest influence on my sense of color. I settled on G sharp (red-orange), A minor (blue indigo), C natural (yellow), and B flat (green).
Starting with the G sharp, I played the chord and wrote down my description of the color, which was something like "hot, red-orange."
I took an ounce of the first wine and played the G sharp chord again, once more recording a description of the color, which was now "hot, red orange, like the setting sun over a quiet beach with a finely-shaped young lady at my side…" wine does that to description-makers.
I repeated hitting the G sharp chord and sipping the wine until I had consumed an ounce of all ten wines.
Moving to the A minor chord, I repeated the exercise. I got blue indigo, plus a vague feeling either that life was not worth living or my wife was leaving me.
In fact, give or take a hue here and there, my notes were consistent throughout the G sharp and A minor sequence of ten wines. All the way from Chardonnay to Blaufrankish, G sharp produced passionate, hot, rumbling red-orange, and a fire engine at one point. (The Riesling passion was orgasmic, but Riesling often does that to me with or without music.) And no matter how many times I hit the chord, no matter which wine I paired the chord with, A minor made me want to commit suicide.
At the end of the A minor sequence I had completed half the chords and had consumed half the wine, so I took a break and checked to be sure that my wife was still in the house.
I was feeling a little woozy, but got back to work.
C natural with each wine produced a light, bright yellow, like a sunshine day out in clean fresh air. The wines with B flat produced a refreshingly minty green, except for the pairing with Cabernet Franc, which created the image of a green bell pepper—you Cab Franc drinkers know what I mean.
As I neared the end of my experiment, I could no longer read my own notes. Still in the house, my wife came to help me out. I believe she agreed that my notes said the wine did not change the colors that the music evoked, but I am unsure because I could not understand a word she said, except for when she told me to go lay down.
Confident that I already proved my point, I was, however, adamant to complete the experiment. I had one taste remaining. It was my duty as a wine professional and as a synesthetic to see if Clark Smith was or wasn't onto something. I wanted to know if it is at all possible for wine to change the color that I see when I play a chord.
I took a final pound of what I thought should have been the B flat chord (it was difficult to see the keys). I reached for the last taste, which I hoped was the Blaufrankish (I couldn't make out the wine glasses too well either.) I hit keyboard and took a sip.
Alas, the final taste may have proved me wrong. Smith might indeed be onto something.
I remember no minty green, not even a bell pepper. Instead, I took the last sip and everything went black!
See you all in 2008.
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I am trying to improve my sight reading and a good exercise is to play a music score seeing only the next bar. I do this with my teacher covering the bar that I'm playing, but I can't do it at home, so is there a software that can show the music score bar by bar? thank you
There is a tool ly2video announced in the Lilypond mailing list. It generates a video from the score. The home page is https://github.com/aspiers/ly2video.
You can look at an impressive result at.
That's me in that video :) I maintain ly2video these days and can confirm that it has options for controlling the width of the video and the DPI resolution of the music, so you could certainly generate videos where you only see a small amount of music at any one time. You can find free LilyPond source code for a lot of music via the Mutopia Project. – Adam Spiers Mar 15 '14 at 11:36
One thing you could do is install MuseScore. It's free. You can input a score, and change the size of the page by going to Layout > Page Settings and changing the width and height of the page to about the size of a bar. Then you can re-size your window so only one page is displayed at a time. When you push the playback button it will scroll to each next bar as it is playing and highlight each note. If you can't figure it out, I can give more detailed instructions.
Once you learn sight reading and theory really well, you can use MuseScore to compose music. (-:
This is very new, if you are on iPad, you can try piaScore. It responds to your physical gesture so that you can change page by making head gesture.
If you have access to a video editor then this could be real easy. Consider the free video editors that come with MAC's, iMovie and for Windows 7, Live Movie Maker.
Take a digital snap shot of each bar. Then import these in the correct order in your video editor. Adjust the time of each bar picture to what you think you need. Then render. Take the final video render and store it on your laptop, smart phone, or other video player. Place your laptop or smart phone where you would put your music and now you have a real time moving bar to bar image.


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(CNN) - President Barack Obama's campaign on Monday rolled out a response to a television advertisement quietly put on Ohio airwaves this weekend which levels a dubious charge against President Barack Obama.
Obama's ad opens with the headline to Romney's 2008 op-ed ("Let Detroit Go Bankrupt") and says the candidate "turned his back" on the auto industry when it was on the rocks.
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Romney opposed Obama's 2009 bailout of General Motors and Chrysler, saying it would lead to the industry's collapse and instead arguing for a "managed bankruptcy" model.
"And now, after Romney's false claim of Jeep outsourcing to China, Chrysler itself has refuted Romney's lie," the Obama spot continues. "The truth? Jeep is adding jobs in Ohio."
The Obama ad references an ad which began airing in Ohio on Saturday.
"Obama took GM and Chrysler into bankruptcy and sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China," the narrator says. Recent reports have said that the majority owner of Chrysler, Fiat, is considering producing its signature Jeep in China.
Chrysler Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications Gualberto Ranieri refuted such reports, writing in an online posting, "Let's set the record straight: Jeep has no intention of shifting production of its Jeep models out of North America to China," wrote on blog.
The ad follows comments the GOP presidential candidate said in a Friday campaign stop in Defiance, Ohio, just down the street from a General Motors plant.
"I saw a story today that one of the great manufacturers of this state, Jeep, now owned by the Italians, is thinking of moving all production to China," he said.
Romney's ad makes no mention that the plan "to build Jeeps in China" would have little impact on Ohio, where the ad is running - as Jeep has planned an expansion into China's growing automobile market rather than a move to source production from there for export.
Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt told reporters in a Monday conference call that the Romney ad "reeks of desperation."
The Romney campaign did not highlight their ad with a press release to reporters, as they have with nearly other spot, but CNN's ad tracker Kantar Media CMAG, spotted the ad running on broadcast television stations in Toledo and Youngstown, Ohio – two Ohio manufacturing strongholds.
This spot may be an effort to undercut Obama on an issue his campaign believes could tip the balance in their favor in Ohio: the 2009 bailout of the auto industry.
The government dolled out some $60 billion and has received at least $33 billion back so far.
On the campaign trail Monday, Biden slammed the Romney claim.
"Have they no shame?" Biden asked at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio. "Romney will say anything, absolutely anything to win, it seems."
Obama's campaign announced his spot, "Collapse," would run in Ohio, and an Obama campaign aide told CNN the spot will run in Toledo, although it is possible they will add more markets.
The Romney campaign said the Obama campaign was making "desperate arguments."
"It appears the Obama campaign is less concerned with engaging in a meaningful conversation about President Obama's failed policies and more concerned with arguing against facts about their record they dislike," Romney campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg said in a statement.
- CNN's Gregory Wallace, Kevin Bohn, and Kevin Liptak contributed to this report
I am disgusted with Romney as a person. Just as his company Bain Capital announced closing down its Sensata Technologies plant in IL and ship all their jobs to China, he stooped so low as to make up a lie about Jeep shipping jobs to China when that company itself had no plans to do so. Romney is a snake oil salesman, it is scary that he even has people believing his b.s.
that's funny how mitt robbed me is so far gone, a complete pathological liar, that he actually believes his own lies...therefore he calls obama's rebutting of his blatant lies (which are frikkin' hard to keep up with) obama making desparate arguements mitt robbed me says...these nuts call telling the truth being desparate...
People of Ohio, don't be fooled by Mit Romney! Look at his record, just a few months ago not even Newt liked Romney. Check out what they said about Romney while they were all fighting like cats and dogs for the Republican nomination. That process revealed that Mit was wrong then for America and still is today!!
Mit priding himself on his record as governor, ask the current MASS governor or better yet look at the Democratic convention when the MASS put Mit Romney on blast and said that he left MASS worst off than when he met it!! Listen for yourself and you determine who attack their opponent and then complains that they are being attack. Mit Romney is just all wrong!!
OMG if Ohians cannot get the message that this guy Romney is not trustworthy and will do anything including lie to win, its very sad.
His campaign even tries to deny what Chrysler itself says.
Then Mr corporate unregulated free big and small business America tries to put the blame for a lie re corporate big free business Chryslers decision on the Obama administration.
Hello everybody in Ohio, ( also elsewhere) those are not the charachteristics of someone I can vote for as President of our great nation.
Do your job Ohians make sure Romney will not be president of the USA because he loses Ohio, as the media says is true.
One of his lies had to come home to roost. Unfortunately for him, it is occurring on the final week of the campaign when everyone is watching. Who knows it might snowball now with these comments and his comments on FEMA. This is most likely going to be an awful week for Romney
Dear Larry in Houston, I liked your comment: "obama isn't perfect, but he will at least tell you the truth". That was quite funny. Solyndra, Benghazi, Fast & Furious? Democrats, Republicans... they all lie. Wise up, cowboy.
Romney is so like Nixon....he doesn't realize that this is another era.....Nixon said you can tell the American people anything and they'll believe it....Some people compare this election to that of Carter vs Reagan, it's more like Nixon vs McGovern....McGovern a very honorable man lost to a lying, manipulating, deceiver called Richard Nixon.
Romney inherited from Nixon those traits Nixon used to win over George Romney's bid for RNC nominee for President in the early '70s.
What's really scary is that republicans on this board are still saying that GM is moving to China even though they've just said they're not. Doesn't matter how many times Romney lies, he's white and that's all that matters to some of these people.
Mitt Romney, even if you win you will be such a terrible president that the republicans will lose even more of their power. Take my word for it, the republican has as much of a future as the horse and carriage
If GM is doing SO WELL as they claim, then give all the retiress back all their pension and benefits that you cut as part of your reconstruction and re-open the plant in Moraine, OH.
and our president is not a liar? his whole campain is about what romney said or didn't say how about mr president we discuss your record as president went campaining instead of trying to help the poor people in libya how sad
Chrysler! You mean temporary jobs during the campaign only. What a deceitful campaign!
I would like to be president one day too. Henceforth I will start paying only 14% in taxes. Will someone please tell the IRS that it's OK, and if they have a problem with it to call Mitt?
I have a couple of friends that are voting for Mitt Romney. It's really odd .. they seem perfectly normal otherwise.


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It is Every Person's Right to Work without Being Subject to Employment Discrimination
The EEOC is the federal agency responsible for enforcing laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, or genetic information (which includes family medical history). Employers with 15 or more employees (20 or more for age discrimination), employment agencies, unions, employer-union apprentice programs, and local, state, and federal agencies must obey these laws. The law has strict time limits for filing a charge of discrimination. You may contact the EEOC at 1-800-669-4000 or visit our website at www.eeoc.gov to learn more about the time restrictions.
The law protects people against employment discrimination on the basis of their national origin. The following are some examples of employment discrimination based on national origin.
National origin discrimination because of a person's looks, customs, or language is against the law. A claim may be proven if a person is discriminated against for having the characteristics of a different group. For example, a person might mistakenly be thought to be Haitian, and may be discriminated against because of that mistaken belief, even though he is not actually Haitian. Similarly, a person may be perceived as foreign born or of foreign ancestry and may be discriminated against in violation of the law.
The law prohibits discrimination because a person associates with people of a certain national origin group, e.g., discrimination because of attendance at schools or places of worship used by persons of a particular national origin or discrimination because a person's or a spouse's name is associated with a particular national origin group. For example, if someone is denied a promotion because she is married to a Hispanic man, that violates the law.
Minimum height requirements, educational requirements, citizenship requirements, or policies against hiring people with arrest or conviction records, may screen out people of a particular national origin. For example, a minimum height requirement for certain jobs, such as police officers or fire fighters, may disproportionately screen out Hispanics or Asians, and unless the employer can prove that this requirement is necessary and related to the job, it may be unlawful.
Ethnic slurs or other verbal or physical conduct because of national origin are illegal if they are severe or pervasive and create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment, interfere with work performance, or negatively affect job opportunities. Examples of potentially unlawful conduct include insults, taunting, or ethnic epithets, such as making fun of a person's accent or comments like, "Go back to where you came from," whether made by supervisors or by co-workers.
Generally, an employer may only base an employment decision on a person's foreign accent if effective oral communication in English is required to perform job duties and the individual's accent materially interferes with his ability to communicate orally in English. Jobs that may require effective oral communication in English include teaching, customer service, and telemarketing to Englishspeaking clients.
Some employers have policies restricting communication in languages other than English, often called "English-only rules." The EEOC has concluded that these rules are lawful only in limited circumstances. A rule requiring employees to speak only English in the workplace at all times, including breaks and lunch time, rarely will be justified. Even if an English-only rule is imposed for lawful reasons, an employer may not take disciplinary action against employees for violating the rule unless it has notified employees about the rule and the consequences for violating it.
For example, suppose that Radika, a native of India, applies for a job as a receptionist. During her interview, the selecting official says that Radika would not be right for the job because the company is looking for someone with "an all-American front office appearance." Radika is dressed appropriately, and is certain that the only thing about her appearance that does not fit the "all-American front office" type is that she is of Indian ancestry. If Radika can show that the selecting official viewed her appearance as inappropriate because she is Indian or has "Indian features," she can establish a violation of the law. Similarly, if this employer refuses to allow an Indian employee to wear a sari, for example, but does not impose dress code restrictions on any other employees, this may also violate the law.
The laws enforced by the EEOC also prohibit retaliation against applicants or employees for filing a charge, protesting or opposing discrimination, or participating or serving as a witness in an investigation or lawsuit. The laws enforced by the EEOC cover all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, compensation, employee benefits, work assignment, and all other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.
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Determining Off-cycle Fuel Economy Benefits of 2-Layer HVAC Technology
This work presents a methodology to determine the off-cycle fuel economy benefit of a 2-Layer HVAC system which reduces ventilation and heat rejection losses of the heater core versus a vehicle using a standard system. Experimental dynamometer tests using EPA drive cycles over a broad range of ambient temperatures were conducted on a highly instrumented 2016 Lexus RX350 (3.5L, 8 speed automatic). These tests were conducted to measure differences in engine efficiency caused by changes in engine warmup due to the 2-Layer HVAC technology in use versus the technology being disabled (disabled equals fresh air-considered as the standard technology baseline). These experimental datasets were used to develop simplified response surface and lumped capacitance vehicle thermal models predictive of vehicle efficiency as a function of thermal state.


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Based on those factors, I stayed away from long sleeve dresses adorned in lace or anything with a ton of detail. While they may look good on other brides, all the fabric and embellishments felt heavy, too vintage, and old. I also avoided the sweetheart neckline and ball gown dresses, because I felt they were too youthful and over the top for my wedding venue. I knew from the beginning I wanted a minimalist dress with clean lines, that would be more fitted, but still modern and appropriate. I think the biggest misconception when it comes to wedding wears is that brides should go over the top to honor their special day. wedding dresses


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Spring Training Review
With the end of spring training in sight, it is time for the yearly Review:
Impressive Players
Domonic Brown certainly was impressive during his stay in the big league camp. He just needs to play and play and play and someday he will be here.
Both Jamie Moyer and Kyle Kendrick certainly pitched well enough to grab the fifth spot. So, we have six starters. Depth is always welcomed. The season is a marathon.
Over in the minor league camp, kept hearing impressive things about a young right-handed pitcher, Jarred Cosart. Remember that name.
Most Consistent
This honor goes to Mother Nature. Winds from the north/northwest dominated the spring. The winter was the coldest in St. Petersburg in 96 years. Really great to be part of history!
Believe It Or Not
One day in mid-March, the temperature at 4:30 p.m. in Clearwater was 62 degrees. Back in Philly, it was 68. Figure that one out.
Frank First
Frank Coppenbarger is the Phillies travel person, equipment person, ticket person, hotel person, and whatever person. He's also a veteran who has been around and around and has seen about everything.
Said he had a first one day: he couldn't rent a car for a player because that player was too young. Later, an older player asked to borrow his reading glasses.
Festival Place
Games at Bright House Field are like a festival. Sellouts were the norm. Fan support was unbelievable.
Everywhere you looked, there were fans wearing Phillies gear: hats, caps, jerseys, t-shirts. Driving through Clearwater Beach this month, you could spot Phillies fans taking a stroll on the beach walk
Most Popular
Performed an unscientific and unofficial poll one game of the most popular Phillies jersey fans were wearing. Number 1: None other than #26, Chase Utley.
Also saw one #27 with the name Montanez on the back. Needless to say that person was in the senior citizens category. Or, he was old, like Willie.
Best Sign
J. D.'s is a restaurant in Indian Rocks Beach. Hand made signs are displayed everywhere.
My favorite: "Our chef has a world class cooking trophy. He won it in a poker game."
Touching Trade
Home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi walked to the screen behind home plate at Bright House Field one afternoon and handed a baseball to a little boy, who appeared to be about 5 years old.
The boy rewarded Cuzzi with a lollypop. Fans applauded the trade.
Biggest Ovation
We had Phillies Alumni throw out the first ball for nearly every Clearwater game. The most popular was an Alumni battery of John Kruk tossing to Darren Daulton.
Tourist Award
Bill Houser and his wife, Wilma, are yearly spring training visitors. He's a security supervisor at Citizens Bank Park. Last Sunday when the game was rained out, Wilma headed for the Clearwater Threshers office while gentleman Bill said he would get the car from the parking lot and meet her in front of Bright House Field. Very touching gesture.
He boarded a trolley bus he thought would be take him to the parking lot. Wrong. The trolley was on its normal route of stopping in Clearwater along the way to Island Estates and then to Clearwater Beach.
Bill got to see the sights on a rainy afternoon. When the last passenger exited on the beach, there sat Bill and the driver. (Wilma is still sitting in the ballpark). Lucky for Bill, the driver was a retired SEPTA bus driver from Philadelphia who was kind enough to drive him back to the ballpark.
An hour and a-half later, Bill and Wilma were reunited, making for a happy ending. Very touching scene.
If you see Bill at Citizens Bank Park, don't ask him for directions to the parking lot. He might put you on a bus to Atlantic City.
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Yeah, it was definitely chillier than the past times we've visited ST. No problem, though – a week away from responsibilities, watching baseball on a sunny afternoon, with palm trees in the background is always good! Wasn't too happy about the one rainy day though. Love the story about Bill and Wilma! I can't imagine she was a happy camper, waiting around for an hour and a half. I hope he made it up to her with a really nice dinner out!


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U.S. Companies Cut Spending Plans Amid Fiscal and Economic Uncertainty
U.S. companies are scaling back investment plans at the fastest pace since the recession, signaling more trouble for the economic recovery.
Half of the nation's 40 biggest publicly traded corporate spenders have announced plans to curtail capital expenditures this year or next, according to a review by The Wall Street Journal of securities filings and conference calls.
Nationwide, business investment in equipment and software—a measure of economic vitality in the corporate sector—stalled in the third quarter for the first time since early 2009. Corporate investment in new buildings has declined.
At the same time, exports are slowing or falling to such critical markets as China and the euro zone as the global economy downshifts, creating another drag on firms' expansion plans.
Corporate executives say they are slowing or delaying big projects to protect profits amid easing demand and rising uncertainty. Uncertainty around the U.S. elections and federal budget policies also appear among the factors driving the investment pullback since midyear. It is unclear whether Washington will avert the so-called fiscal cliff, tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to begin Jan. 2.
Companies fear that failure to resolve the fiscal cliff will tip the economy back into recession by sapping consumer spending, damaging investor confidence and eating into corporate profits. A deal to avert the cliff could include tax-code changes, such as revamping tax breaks or rates, that hurt specific sectors.
President Barack Obama called a number of business executives over the weekend, including Warren Buffett, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook and J.P. Morgan Chase's James Dimon, to promote his solution to the looming budget crisis. All sides in Washington, in a departure from a year of deep divisions, have pledged to work together and compromise to avoid going over the cliff.
"The whole world is looking for stability and clarity from the United States," said David Seaton, chief executive of Fluor Corp., a large engineering and construction firm. If uncertainty isn't removed, he said, "people will sit on their war chests of cash and return it to shareholders. You'll have a retarded growth trajectory."
Should the White House and Congress strike a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, the economy could get a boost. "You might very well get a burst of pent-up demand coming at the start of next year," said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics, a consultancy.
"Given the timing of the drop-off in business investment," he said, "you have to think it's not just a coincidence with the timing of the fiscal cliff."
Unless the business investment slowdown reverses quickly, it could weigh further on growth prospects and the stock market.
Collectively, the members of the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index spent $580 billion on plants and equipment in 2011, according to calculations by the Journal from data supplied by S&P Capital IQ. Spending has run ahead of that pace throughout the year but has slowed in recent months. The latest retrenchment includes such household names as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Ford Motor Co., Boeing Co., Intel Corp. and Walt Disney Co.
During the 2007-09 recession, businesses cut back sharply on all kinds of spending. But investment helped propel the recovery, growing faster than the rest of the economy from the second half of 2009, once the recession ended, through the first half of this year. That helped many companies boost productivity and profits without adding new workers.
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The pattern changed in the third quarter, when business investment fell at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.3%, according to a preliminary estimate from the Commerce Department. The latest drop included a decline in investment in structures, such as buildings, at a 4.4% annual rate. Investment in equipment and software stalled after growing at a roughly 5% annual pace in the first six months of the year.
"We have really not seen tailwinds to the economy," said OfficeMax Inc. chief executive Ravi Saligram. "When that happens, American businesses focus on productivity. You always prepare for the worst and if things get better, that's great."
The slowdown in capital spending contrasts with a rebound in U.S. consumer spending and confidence, which has returned to a five-year high. Meanwhile, the latest survey by the Business Roundtable, which tracks expectations for sales and investment among its big-company CEOs, found the worst sentiment about the economic outlook in three years.
Consumers may be taking their cues from signs of stronger job growth, lower fuel prices and an improving housing market. Businesses, on the other hand, appear more worried about the future, as profit growth and the global economy slow and the outlook for U.S. government policies remains murky.
The mood appears better among small businesses than large corporations. A survey by the National Federation of Independent Business in October found an uptick in capital spending among small businesses. While overall sentiment among small businesses remains below its prerecession average, it has been resilient in recent months.
Snap-on Inc., which makes equipment for auto technicians, reports healthy investment among the 800,000 small businesses it serves across the U.S. "Their confidence is fair and reasonable," said Snap-on CEO Nicholas Pinchuk. "As you move up to bigger companies, their foresight becomes broader and their confidence starts to erode."
Slower global economic growth also is contributing to the investment slowdown. China for example, has reduced demand for coal and other minerals, slowing orders for earth-moving and other equipment from Caterpillar Inc.
At the start of the year, Caterpillar expected to spend $4 billion building and expanding factories in Illinois, North Carolina, Texas, China and Thailand, among others. Last month, Caterpillar said it wouldn't reach that target, and expects capital spending to fall next year.
In technology, Intel is facing lower demand for its semiconductors. Intel last month said it would shift idle factory space and equipment into producing its newest chips, reducing its capital spending this year to roughly $11.3 billion, from an earlier projection of $12.5 billion. Chief Financial Officer Stacy Smith told investors last month that spending could fall again next year.
Other technology companies buying less new equipment include Texas Instruments Inc. and Harris Corp., which has cut capital spending by 46% so far this year, to $44 million from $82 million. Apple said it planned to spend $10 billion on new stores and equipment in the current fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2013, down from $10.3 billion in the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
Among the companies cutting capital-spending targets, the biggest concentration is in the energy industry, where natural-gas prices are near record lows.
Devon Energy Corp. spent $6.2 billion in the first nine months of this year, up 13% from the same period last year, with boosted spending on oil projects.
But capital spending next year will be "significantly less than 2012," particularly in acquiring new leases, Devon chief executive John Richels told analysts.
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I don't know what makes me happier – the fact that my 9 year old is writing stories, or the fact that they contain a little Latin sabor.
At school they've been practicing for a writing assessment, and my son brought home some of his stories.
I may be biased, but I think he shows promise. I gave him a hug and told him I loved his stories.
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I was wanting to go to Mexico with my family. I snapped my fingers and I was there. I decided we should make a party. My family came along. We had a lot of snacks. The snacks were salsa, chips and much more. We even had a confetti machine.
The music was very good. Now it's time to hit the piñata. The piñata was a donkey and was purple, green and red. Everyone hit the piñata – nothing came out. Now it was my turn. I hit the piñata – Whack! Whack! The donkey broke in half. All the sweets fell on the ground. There were red, blue, yellow, and green candy. I put so many in my pockets that I thought it might explode.
They had big hats. They were colorful. Some were black – I tried them on – way too big. I tried the colorful ones – too small. Then I saw a black and white hat that looked like a mariachi hat. I tried it on – just right. Then I went to the costume room. Next I looked for a suit that would match my hat. I saw a suit that was just right. I tried it – it was great.
When I came out of the dressing room I saw a mariachi band on the stage, so I went back to the costume room. I saw a chest full of instruments. I saw a blue guitar. It looked sapphire blue. I took it. I went back onto the stage and played with them. Then I tripped and I was back in my room. In my pocket I found a piece of confetti. I wondered if I really went to Mexico or if it was a dream.
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NBC News is reporting that a delegation of House members called on Pres. Bush yesterday in the private residence of the White House to inform him that he has lost all credibility on the war among their constituents.
Pres. Bush was advised that he and his spokespersons should stop making claims about progress in Iraq altogether. One of the congressmen told him, "We need candor. We need honesty, Mr. President."
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TIM RUSSERT: All eyes on the Republican Party. How long will they support the president's position on the Iraq war. Yesterday may have been the defining, pivotal moment. At 2:30 in the afternoon, in the private quarters of the White House, the Solarium Room, 11 Republican congressmen had a private meeting with the president, the secretary of defense, the secretary of state, the chief political advisor, Karl Rove, and White House Press Sec. Tony Snow and others.
This delegation was headed by Mark Kirk of Illinois and Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania. It was, in the words of one of the participants, the most unvarnished conversation they've ever had with the president. Another member said he has met with three presidents and never been so candid. They told the president, and one said, quote, "My district is prepared for defeat. We need candor. We need honesty, Mr. President."
The president responded, "I don't want to pass this off to another president. I don't want to pass this off, particularly, to a Democratic president — underscoring how serious the situation was.
[The] Republican congressman went on to say the word about the war and its progress cannot come from the White House or even you, Mr. President. There's no longer any credibility. It has to come from Gen. Petraeus.
The meeting lasted an hour and fifteen minutes, and was, in the words of one, remarkable for the bluntness and no-holds-barred honesty in the message delivered by all these Republican congressmen.
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One [congressman] told Mr. Bush that voters back home favored a withdrawal even if it meant the war was judged a loss. Representative Tom Davis told Mr. Bush that the president's approval rating was at 5 percent in one section of his northern Virginia district.
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Topic Overview
What is autism?
Autism is a brain disorder that often makes it hard to communicate with and relate to others. With autism, the different areas of the brain fail to work together.
Most people with autism will always have some trouble relating to others. But early diagnosis and treatment have helped more and more people who have autism to reach their full potential.
What causes autism?
Autism tends to run in families, so experts think it may be something that you inherit. Scientists are trying to find out exactly which genes may be responsible for passing down autism in families.
Other studies are looking at whether autism can be caused by other medical problems or by something in your child's surroundings.
False claims in the news have made some parents concerned about a link between autism and vaccines. But studies have found no link between vaccines and autism. It's important to make sure that your child gets all childhood vaccines. They help keep your child from getting serious diseases that can cause harm or even death.
What are the symptoms?
Symptoms almost always start before a child is 3 years old. Usually, parents first notice that their toddler has not started talking yet and is not acting like other children the same age. But it is not unusual for a child with autism to start to talk at the same time as other children the same age, then lose his or her language skills.
Symptoms of autism include:
- A delay in learning to talk, or not talking at all. A child may seem to be deaf, even though hearing tests are normal.
- Repeated and overused types of behavior, interests, and play. Examples include repeated body rocking, unusual attachments to objects, and getting very upset when routines change.
There is no "typical" person with autism. People can have many different kinds of behaviors, from mild to severe. Parents often say that their child with autism prefers to play alone and does not make eye contact with other people.
Autism may also include other problems:
- Many children with autism have below-normal intelligence .
- Teenagers with autism often become depressed and have a lot of anxiety , especially if they have average or above-average intelligence.
- Some children get a seizure disorder such as epilepsy by their teen years.
How is autism diagnosed?
There are guidelines your doctor will use to see if your child has symptoms of autism. The guidelines put symptoms into categories such as:
- Social interactions and relationships. For example, a child may have trouble making eye contact. People with autism may have a hard time understanding someone else's feelings, such as pain or sadness.
- Verbal and nonverbal communication. For example, a child may never speak. Or he or she may often repeat a certain phrase over and over.
- Limited interests in activities or play. For example, younger children often focus on parts of toys rather than playing with the whole toy. Older children and adults may be fascinated by certain topics, like trading cards or license plates.
Your child may also have a hearing test and some other tests to make sure that problems are not caused by some other condition.
How is it treated?
Treatment for autism involves special behavioral training. Behavioral training rewards appropriate behavior (positive reinforcement) to teach children social skills and to teach them how to communicate and how to help themselves as they grow older.
With early treatment, most children with autism learn to relate better to others. They learn to communicate and to help themselves as they grow older.
Depending on the child, treatment may also include such things as speech therapy or physical therapy. Medicine is sometimes used to treat problems such as depression or obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
Exactly what type of treatment your child needs depends on the symptoms, which are different for each child and may change over time. Because people with autism are so different, something that helps one person may not help another. So be sure to work with everyone involved in your child's education and care to find the best way to manage symptoms.
How can your family deal with having a child with autism?
An important part of your child's treatment plan is making sure that other family members get training about autism and how to manage symptoms. Training can reduce family stress and help your child function better. Some families need more help than others.
Take advantage of every kind of help you can find. Talk to your doctor about what help is available where you live. Family, friends, public agencies, and autism organizations are all possible resources.
Remember these tips:
- Plan breaks. The daily demands of caring for a child with autism can take their toll. Planned breaks will help the whole family.
- Get extra help when your child gets older. The teen years can be a very hard time for children with autism.
- Get in touch with other families who have children with autism. You can talk about your problems and share advice with people who will understand.
Raising a child with autism is hard work. But with support and training, your family can learn how to cope.
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Core symptoms
The severity of symptoms varies greatly, but all people with autism have some core symptoms in the areas of:
Social interactions and relationships. Symptoms may include:
- Significant problems developing nonverbal communication skills, such as eye-to-eye gazing, facial expressions, and body posture.
- Failure to establish friendships with children the same age.
- Lack of interest in sharing enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people.
- Lack of empathy. People with autism may have difficulty understanding another person's feelings, such as pain or sorrow.
Verbal and nonverbal communication. Symptoms may include:
- Delay in, or lack of, learning to talk. As many as 40% of people with autism never speak. footnote 1
- Problems taking steps to start a conversation. Also, people with autism have difficulties continuing a conversation after it has begun.
- Stereotyped and repetitive use of language. People with autism often repeat over and over a phrase they have heard previously (echolalia).
- Difficulty understanding their listener's perspective. For example, a person with autism may not understand that someone is using humor. They may interpret the communication word for word and fail to catch the implied meaning.
Limited interests in activities or play. Symptoms may include:
- An unusual focus on pieces. Younger children with autism often focus on parts of toys, such as the wheels on a car, rather than playing with the entire toy.
- Preoccupation with certain topics. For example, older children and adults may be fascinated by video games, trading cards, or license plates.
- A need for sameness and routines. For example, a child with autism may always need to eat bread before salad and insist on driving the same route every day to school.
- Stereotyped behaviors. These may include body rocking and hand flapping.
Symptoms during childhood
Symptoms of autism are usually noticed first by parents and other caregivers sometime during the child's first 3 years. Although autism is present at birth (congenital), signs of the disorder can be difficult to identify or diagnose during infancy. Parents often become concerned when their toddler does not like to be held; does not seem interested in playing certain games, such as peekaboo; and does not begin to talk. Sometimes, a child with autism will start to talk at the same time as other children the same age, then lose his or her language skills. Parents also may be confused about their child's hearing abilities. It often seems that a child with autism does not hear, yet at other times, he or she may appear to hear a distant background noise, such as the whistle of a train.
With early and intensive treatment, most children improve their ability to relate to others, communicate, and help themselves as they grow older. Contrary to popular myths about children with autism, very few are completely socially isolated or "live in a world of their own."
Symptoms during teen years
During the teen years, the patterns of behavior often change. Many teens gain skills but still lag behind in their ability to relate to and understand others. Puberty and emerging sexuality may be more difficult for teens who have autism than for others this age. Teens are at an increased risk for developing problems related to depression , anxiety , and epilepsy .
Symptoms in adulthood
Some adults with autism are able to work and live on their own. The degree to which an adult with autism can lead an independent life is related to intelligence and ability to communicate. At least 33% are able to achieve at least partial independence. footnote 2
Some adults with autism need a lot of assistance, especially those with low intelligence who are unable to speak. Part- or full-time supervision can be provided by residential treatment programs. At the other end of the spectrum, adults with high-functioning autism are often successful in their professions and able to live independently, although they typically continue to have some difficulties relating to other people. These individuals usually have average to above-average intelligence.
Other symptoms
Many people with autism have symptoms similar to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) . But these symptoms, especially problems with social relationships, are more severe for people with autism.
About 10% of people with autism have some form of savant skills-special limited gifts such as memorizing lists, calculating calendar dates, drawing, or musical ability. footnote 1
Many people with autism have unusual sensory perceptions . For example, they may describe a light touch as painful and deep pressure as providing a calming feeling. Others may not feel pain at all. Some people with autism have strong food likes and dislikes and unusual preoccupations.
Sleep problems occur in about 40% to 70% of people with autism. footnote 3
Almost half of the children who have autism spectrum disorders tend to "wander off" from a caregiver, or "elope." For many caregivers of these children, elopement is one of the most stressful behaviors they must learn to cope with. Studies show that behavioral assessment interventions, such as applied behavioral analysis, may reduce the number of times a child wanders off. footnote 4
Other conditions
Autism is one of several types of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), once known as pervasive developmental disorders. It is not unusual for autism to be confused with other ASDs, such as Asperger's syndrome , or to have overlapping symptoms. A similar condition is called unspecified neurodevelopmental disorder. This condition occurs when children display similar behaviors but do not meet the criteria for autism. Also, other conditions with similar symptoms may also have similarities to or occur with autism.
Exams and Tests
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends screening children for autism during regularly scheduled well-child visits . footnote 5 This policy helps doctors identify signs of autism early in its course. Early diagnosis and treatment can help the child reach his or her full potential.
When a developmental delay is recognized in a child, further testing can help a doctor find out whether the problem is related to autism, another autism spectrum disorder, or a condition with similar symptoms , such as language delays or avoidant personality disorder . If your primary care provider does not have specific training or experience in developmental problems, he or she may refer your child to a specialist-such as a developmental pediatrician, a psychiatrist, a speech therapist, a psychologist, or a child psychiatrist-for the additional testing.
Behavioral assessments.
Various guidelines and questionnaires are used to help a doctor determine the
specific type of developmental delay a child has. These include:
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- Medical history . During the medical history interview, a doctor asks general questions about a child's development, such as whether a child shows parents things by pointing to objects. Young children with autism often point to items they want, but do not point to show parents an item and then check to see if parents are looking at the item being pointed out.
- Diagnostic guidelines for autism. The American Association of Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has established guidelines for diagnosing autism. footnote 2 The criteria are designed so a doctor can assess a child's behavior relating to core symptoms of autism.
- Clinical observations. A doctor may want to observe the developmentally delayed child in different situations. The parents may be asked to interpret whether certain behaviors are usual for the child in those circumstances.
- Developmental and intelligence tests. The AACAP also recommends that tests be given to evaluate whether a child's developmental delays affect his or her ability to think and make decisions.
Physical assessments and laboratory tests. Other tests may be used to determine whether a
physical problem may be causing symptoms. These tests include:
- Physical exam , including head circumference, weight, and height measurements, to determine whether the child has a normal growth pattern.
- Hearing tests , to determine whether hearing problems may be causing developmental delays , especially those related to social skills and language use.
- Testing for lead poisoning , especially if a condition called pica (in which a person craves substances that are not food, such as dirt or flecks of old paint) is present. Children with developmental delays usually continue putting items in their mouth after this stage has passed in normally developing children. This practice can result in lead poisoning, which should be identified and treated as soon as possible.
Other lab tests may be done under specific circumstances. These tests include:
- Chromosomal analysis , which may be done if intellectual disability is present or there is a family history of intellectual disability. For example, fragile X syndrome, which causes a range of below-normal intelligence problems as well as autistic-like behaviors, can be identified with a chromosomal analysis.
- An electroencephalograph (EEG), which is done if there are symptoms of seizures, such as a history of staring spells or if a person reverts to less mature behavior (developmental regression).
- MRI , which may be done if there are signs of differences in the structure of the brain.
Early detection
All doctors who see infants and children for well-child visits should watch for early signs of developmental disorders. Developmental screening tools , such as the Ages and Stages Questionnaire or the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT), can help assess behavior.
If a doctor discovers the following obvious signs of developmental delays, the child should immediately be evaluated: footnote 5
- No babbling, pointing, or other gestures by 12 months
- No single words by 16 months
- No 2-word spontaneous phrases by 24 months, with the exception of repeated phrases (echolalia)
- Any loss of any language or social skills at any age
If there are no obvious signs of developmental delays or any unusual indications from the screening tests, most infants and children do not need further evaluation until the next well-child visit.
But children who have a sibling with autism should continue to be closely monitored, because they are at increased risk for autism and other developmental problems.
When socialization, learning, or behavior problems develop in a person at any time or at any age, he or she should also be evaluated.
Treatment Overview
Early diagnosis and treatment helps young children with autism develop to their full potential. The primary goal of treatment is to improve the overall ability of the child to function.
Symptoms and behaviors of autism can combine in many ways and vary in severity. Also, individual symptoms and behaviors often change over time. For these reasons, treatment strategies are tailored to individual needs and available family resources. But in general children with autism respond best to highly structured and specialized treatment. A program that addresses helping parents and improving communication, social, behavioral, adaptive, and learning aspects of a child's life will be most successful.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends the following strategies for helping a child to improve overall function and reach his or her potential: footnote 6
- Behavioral training and management . Behavioral training and management uses positive reinforcement, self-help, and social skills training to improve behavior and communication. Many types of treatments have been developed, including Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH), and sensory integration.
- Specialized therapies. These include speech, occupational, and physical therapy. These therapies are important components of managing autism and should all be included in various aspects of the child's treatment program. Speech therapy can help a child with autism improve language and social skills to communicate more effectively. Occupational and physical therapy can help improve any deficiencies in coordination and motor skills. Occupational therapy may also help a child with autism to learn to process information from the senses (sight, sound, hearing, touch, and smell) in more manageable ways.
- Medicines . Medicines are most commonly used to treat related conditions and problem behaviors, including depression, anxiety, hyperactivity, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
- Community support and parent training . Talk to your doctor or contact an advocacy group for support and training.
Many people with autism have sleep problems. These are usually treated by staying on a routine, including a set bedtime and time to get up. Your doctor may try medicines as a last resort.
Stories about alternative therapies , such as secretin and auditory integration training, have circulated in the media and other information sources. When you are thinking about any type of treatment, find out about the source of the information and about whether the studies are scientifically sound. Accounts of individual success are not sufficient evidence to support using a treatment. Look for large, controlled studies to validate claims.
Experts have not yet identified a way to prevent autism. Public concern over stories linking autism and childhood vaccines has persisted. But numerous studies have failed to show any evidence of a link between autism and the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. footnote 7 If you avoid having your children immunized, you put them and others in your community at risk for developing serious diseases, which can cause serious harm or even death.
Home Treatment
Having a child with autism requires taking a proactive approach to learning about the condition and its treatment while working closely with others involved in your child's care. You also need to take care of yourself so that you are able to face the many challenges of having a child with autism.
Educate yourself about autism
Ask your doctor or contact autism groups to find training about autism and how to manage symptoms. Parent and family education can reduce family stress and improve a child's functioning. Understanding the condition and knowing what to expect is an important part of helping your child develop independence. footnote 6
Become informed about your child's educational rights . Federal laws require services for handicapped children, including those with autism. Also, there may be state and local laws or policies to aid children who have autism. Find out what services are available in your area.
Learning about autism will also help prepare you for when your child reaches adulthood. Some adults with autism can live by themselves, work, and be as independent as other people their age. Others need continued support.
Work closely with others who care for your child
Close communication with others involved in your child's education and care will help all concerned. The best treatment for children with autism is a team approach and a consistent, structured program. Everyone involved needs to work together to set goals for:
- Education.
- Identifying and managing symptoms of autism and any related conditions.
- Behavior and interactions with family and peers, adjustment to different environments, and social and communication skills.
Work closely with the health professionals involved in your child's care. It is important that they take time to listen to your concerns and are willing to work with you.
Promote healthy growth and development
Children as young as preschool age benefit from exercise and fitness as much as adults do. The same is true for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), such as autism. Not only does physical activity promote a healthy weight and body, but it also provides opportunities to build self-esteem, confidence, and friendships with other children. For children with ASDs, these social benefits may be especially important. Work with your child's doctors to learn how physical activities may be best worked into your child's routine.
Children with ASDs may be especially interested in video games, computers, or other screen-based media such as TV. If possible, keep televisions, video games, and computers out of your child's bedroom. When children with ASDs have these devices in their bedroom, they are more likely to sleep fewer hours. This is especially true when video games are in the bedroom. If your child doesn't get enough sleep, his or her ASD symptoms may be worse.
Children with autism often have picky eating habits or may take a long time to acquire tastes for new foods. This can be frustrating for parents. One reason for picky eating may not be because of how the food tastes, but because of how it feels or its texture. Children with autism are very sensitive to textures. You may try preparing the food in a different way, such as blending a banana in a smoothie instead of having your child eat the banana.
Take care of yourself
Learn ways to handle the normal range of emotions, fears, and concerns that go along with raising a child who has autism. The daily and long-term challenges put you and your other children at an increased risk for depression or stress-related illnesses. The way you handle these issues influences other family members.
- Get involved in a hobby, visit with friends, and learn ways to relax.
- Seek and accept support from others . Consider using respite care, which is a family support service that provides a break for parents and siblings. Also, support groups for parents and siblings are often available. People who participate in support groups can benefit from others' experiences. For more information on support groups in your area, contact the Autism Society of America at www.autism-society.org.
- Talk with a doctor about whether counseling would help if you or one of your children is having trouble handling the strains related to having a family member with autism.
Other Places To Get Help
Related Information
- Volkmar FR, et al. (2009). Pervasive developmental disorders. In BJ Sadock, VA Sadock, eds., Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 9th ed., vol. 2, pp. 3540-3559. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Williams.
- American Psychiatric Association (2013). Neurodevelopmental disorders. In Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed., pp. 31-86. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
- Zachor DA (2006). Autism. In FD Burg et al., eds., Current Pediatric Therapy, 18th ed., pp. 1219-1226. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
- Anderson C, et al. (2012). Occurrence and family impact of elopement in children with autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics, 130(5): 870-877.
- Johnson CP, et al. (2007, reaffirmed 2010). American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report: Identification and evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics, 120(5): 1183-1215.
- Myers SM, et al. (2007, reaffirmed 2010). American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report: Management of children with autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics, 120(5): 1162-1182.
- Taylor LE, et al. (2014). Vaccines are not associated with autism: An evidence-based meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies. Vaccines, 32(29): 3623-3629.
Other Works Consulted
- Anderson C, et al. (2012). Occurrence and family impact of elopement in children with autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics, 130(5): 870-877.
- Council on Children With Disabilities, Section on Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Bright Futures Steering Committee and Medical Home Initiatives for Children With Special Needs Project Advisory Committee (2006, reaffirmed 2010). Identifying infants and young children with developmental disorders in the medical home: An algorithm for developmental surveillance and screening. Pediatrics, 118(1): 405-420. [Erratum in Pediatrics, 118(4): 1808-1809.]
- Dumont-Mathieu T, Fein D (2005). Screening for autism in young children: The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) and other measures. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 11(3): 253-262.
- Johnson CP, et al. (2007, reaffirmed 2010). American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report: Identification and evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics, 120(5): 1183-1215.
- Parr J (2010). Autism, search date May 2009. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.
- Volkmar FR, et al. (2009). Autism and autism spectrum disorders: Diagnostic issues for the coming decade. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50: 108-115.
- Williams K, et al. (2010). Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (9).
- Wong V, et al. (2004). A modified screening tool for autism (Checklist for Autism in Toddlers [CHAT-23]) for Chinese children. Pediatrics, 114(2): 166-176.
ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer John Pope, MD - Pediatrics
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
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Peacock wedding cake
Why do you need a peacock wedding cake at a wedding
Wedding cake, peacock wedding cake, is associated with much. For example, it is believed that he gives rise to a sweet family life, without quarrels and scandals. He can also symbolize wealth and wealth. The main advantage of a peacock wedding cake is its presentable and, often, elegant look. The cake can really decorate any wedding, it can surprise and bewitch the views of all the guests. Especially, given the current trends in the development of pastry skills. A worthy peacock wedding cakeis pleasant for both guests to lodge and take off the camera, and engage in wedding contests, rituals.
The invention of the peacock wedding cake
Actually a cake, peacock wedding cake, approximately as we know it now, was invented in Paris in the 17th century by a grocer who presented his creation at the court of King Louis. The cake was a mountain of candied marzipan clumps. From this point on, all European confectioners began to work on the improvement of this invention in the 19th century, the first multi-tiered cake appeared, which today is the decoration of the wedding table. So, peacock wedding cake!
Cost of peacock wedding cake
While peacock wedding cake prices do vary depending on the size and style of your cake, the average cost of a wedding cake in the U.S. is around$500 with most couples spending between $300 to $689.


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Spray Combustion
Fuel spray injection is expected to be one of the key elements for enabling high-efficiency, low-emission engines of the future. Understanding the details of the spray combustion process is therefore now more important than ever. But investigating engine combustion processes is challenging due to the many factors that affect the in-cylinder environment where mixing with fuel sprays occurs. The temperature, pressure, density, and composition of the in-cylinder gases as well as fuel injector conditions have a direct effect on combustion and emission-formation processes.
The CRF's Spray Combustion Vessel can simulate a wide range of ambient (charge gas) environments at the time of fuel injection, allowing researchers to assess the effect of each variable with more control than can be achieved in an engine. The capabilities of the combustion vessel are unique in the world. With full optical access, the following ambient conditions can be simulated:
- Ambient gas temperatures from 450 K to 1400 K
- Ambient gas densities from 1 kg/m3 to 60 kg/m3
- Ambient gas oxygen concentrations from 0% to 21%
Advanced optical diagnostics are used to study the sprays in a fundamental manner. The data obtained in this facility are used both to guide engine design and to help improve computational fluid dynamic models, which in turn are used to optimize engine designs. The wide range of conditions employed in the chamber permit model validation with many different boundary conditions. An extensive dataset from this laboratory is available to download at the Engine Combustion Network, which seeks to advance the state of the art in engine combustion modeling.


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Funds to be used to expand classrooms for students displaced by hurricanes
September 30, 2005
Contacts: Chad Colby
(202) 401-1576
Louisiana has been awarded a $20.9 million No Child Left Behind grant through the Charter Schools Program to help reopen charter schools damaged by the hurricanes, help create 10 new charter schools, and expand existing charter schools to accommodate students displaced by hurricane damage, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced today.
"President Bush and I are committed to making sure these students get a quality education wherever they are and this funding will get Louisiana students back in school," said Spellings. "School is a stabilizing influence for children and entire families who are working to rebuild their lives."
"I want to thank Secretary Spellings and President Bush for this infusion of federal funds," said State Superintendent of Education Cecil J. Picard. "Charter schools, like many of our public schools, have been impacted dramatically by the hurricanes and our students will benefit greatly from these highly flexible grant funds. We will rebuild Louisiana through education, and this is an awesome first step."
As a result of the hurricanes, public schools, including charter schools, were severely damaged or destroyed in New Orleans and its surrounding parishes. Eleven charter schools were located in the Orleans parish, one of the hardest-hit areas. Families and their children have moved to other parts of the state and to other states. It is estimated that more than 300,000 students were displaced as a result of these hurricanes.
Louisiana will use these funds to assist charter schools damaged by the hurricanes in the recovery of professional staff, supplies, equipment and other operational needs. Funds will also be used to assist charter schools that have the ability and capacity to significantly expand existing classrooms and facilities in geographic areas of highest need in order to serve large numbers of students displaced by the hurricanes.
With the grant, Louisiana will be able to plan, design and implement an estimated 10 new charter schools approved by local school boards and the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Many of these are planned to be open and operating by January 2006.
Charter schools are independent public schools designed and operated by parents, educators, community leaders, education entrepreneurs and others with a contract, or charter, from a public agency, such as a local or state education agency or an institution of higher education. Charter schools are operated free-of-charge to parents and are open to all students. These schools provide parents enhanced education choices within the public school system. Exempt from many statutory and regulatory requirements, charter schools receive increased flexibility in exchange for increased accountability for improving academic achievement. The first U.S. public charter school opened in 1992. Today, more than 3,400 charter schools serve nearly one million students in 40 states and Washington, D.C.
The No Child Left Behind Act is the bipartisan landmark education reform law designed to change the culture of America's schools by closing the achievement gap among groups of students, offering more flexibility to states, giving parents more options and teaching students based on what works. Under the law's strong accountability provisions, states must describe how they will close the achievement gap and make sure all students, including those with disabilities, achieve academically.
More information about the No Child Left Behind Act is available at www.nclb.gov.
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Trucking's Impact
Arkansas' Trucking Industry - At the Heart of it ALL
America's trucking industry is the driving force in our nation's economy, and Arkansas is at the heart of America's trucking industry. Today, Arkansas is recognized as an industry leader. Perhaps no other Arkansas based industry has so successfully carved out its position in the state and national economy. Arkansas's trucking industry advances our state and our nation in countless ways. Trucking's impact is felt everywhere.
Eighty seven percent of Arkansas communities depend exclusively on trucks to move their goods, and that's just a brief sample of our industry's impact here at home.
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The trucking industry paid 44 percent of all taxes owed by Arkansas motorists, despite trucks representing only 15 percent of vehicle miles traveled in the state.
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Advancing a healthy trucking industry is vital to our state and national prosperity. A strong trucking industry is a stronger—a more competitive--Arkansas.
Today, the Arkansas Trucking Association is owned and governed by more than 300 trucking companies and important industry suppliers. Members range from the self-employed owner operators to some of the nation's largest freight and logistics companies.
We are proud to say that our Arkansas Trucking Association is recognized—not only by our members—but nationwide--- as one of the most effective, member-owned and financed trucking organizations in the country. Just a few decades ago, no one had reason to think Arkansas would be a major trucking center. Today, we're an industry leader.
The demand for trucking will increase by 20% over the next ten years.
Our industry's progress is a catalyst for Arkansas' progress. It really is simple. A strong Arkansas trucking industry is a stronger, a more prosperous Arkansas.


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