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Carotid Endarterectomy
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a treatment for carotid artery disease. The carotid arteries are the main blood vessels that carry oxygen and blood to the brain. In carotid artery disease, these arteries become narrowed. This reduces blood flow to the brain and could cause a stroke.
For a carotid endarterectomy, your doctor will surgically remove plaque that builds up inside the carotid artery. He or she will make an incision on the side of the neck over the affected carotid artery. The artery is opened and the plaque removed. Your doctor will stitch the artery back together, restoring normal blood flow to the brain. You may have this procedure while you are awake under local anesthesia or while you are asleep under general anesthesia.
Why might I need a carotid endarterectomy?
Narrowing of the carotid arteries is most often caused by atherosclerosis. This is a buildup of plaque in the inner lining of the artery. Plaque is made up of fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium, and fibrin. Atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries," can affect arteries throughout the body. Carotid artery disease is similar to coronary artery disease, in which blockages occur in the arteries of the heart, and may cause a heart attack. In the brain, it can lead to stroke.
The brain needs a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients to function. Even a brief break in blood supply can cause problems. Brain cells start to die after just a few minutes without blood or oxygen. If the narrowing of the carotid arteries becomes severe enough to block blood flow, or a piece of plaque breaks off and blocks blood flow to the brain, a stroke may occur.
You may or may not have symptoms of carotid artery disease. Plaque buildup may not be blocking enough blood flow to cause symptoms. A transient ischemic attack (TIA) or a stroke may be the first sign of disease.
Your doctor may have other reasons to recommend a carotid endarterectomy.
What are the risks of a carotid endarterectomy?
Some possible complications of carotid endarterectomy include:
- Stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- Heart attack
- Pooling of blood into tissue around the incision site causing swelling
- Nerve problems with certain functions of the eyes, nose, tongue, and/or ears
- Bleeding into the brain (intracerebral hemorrhage)
- Seizures (uncommon)
- Repeated blockage of the carotid artery, or new blockage that develops in the artery on the other side of your neck
- Bleeding
- Infection
- High blood pressure
- Irregular heart beat
- Blocked airway from swelling
If you are allergic to or sensitive to medicines, contrast dye, iodine, or latex, tell your doctor. Also tell your doctor if you have kidney failure or other kidney problems.
There may be other risks based on your condition. Be sure to discuss any concerns with your doctor before the procedure.
How do I get ready for a carotid endarterectomy?
- Your doctor will explain the procedure to you and you can ask questions.
- You will be asked to sign a consent form that gives your permission to do the procedure. Read the form carefully and ask questions if something is not clear.
- Your doctor will review your health history and do a physical exam to make sure you are in otherwise good health before having the procedure. You may have blood tests or other diagnostic tests.
- Tell your doctor if you are sensitive to or are allergic to any medicines, iodine, latex, tape, contrast dye, or anesthesia.
- Tell your doctor of all medicines (prescription and over-the-counter) and herbal supplements that you are taking.
- Tell your doctor if you have a history of bleeding disorders or if you are taking any blood-thinning medicines (anticoagulants), aspirin, or other medicines that affect blood clotting. You may be told to stop some of these medicines before the procedure.
- If you are pregnant or think you could be, tell your health care provider.
- You will be asked to fast for 6 to 8 hours before the procedure, generally after midnight.
- Your doctor may request a blood test before the procedure to find out how long it takes your blood to clot.
- You may get a sedative before the procedure to help you relax.
- Tell your doctor if you have a pacemaker.
- If you smoke, stop smoking as soon as possible before the procedure. This may improve your recovery and your overall health status. Smoking increases clot formation in the blood.
- Based on your condition, your doctor may ask for other preparation.
What happens during the carotid endarterectomy?
Carotid endarterectomy requires a stay in hospital. Procedures may vary based on your condition and your doctor's practices.
Generally, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) follows this process:
1. You will be asked to remove any jewelry or other objects that may interfere with the procedure.
2. You will remove your clothing and put on a hospital gown.
3. You will be asked to empty your bladder before the procedure.
4. An intravenous (IV) line will be started in your arm or hand. Another catheter will be put in your wrist to monitor your blood pressure and to take blood samples. One or more extra catheters may be put in into your neck, opposite the surgery site, to monitor your heart. Other sites for the catheter include the under the collarbone area and the groin.
5. If there is too much hair at the surgical site, it may be shaved off.
6. You will be positioned on the operating table, lying on your back, with your head raised slightly and turned away from the side to be operated on.
7. A catheter will be put in into your bladder to drain urine.
8. The anesthesiologist will continuously check your heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and blood oxygen level during the surgery.
9. CEA may be done under local anesthesia. You will be sleepy, but will not feel the area being operated on. You will get a sedative in your IV before the procedure to help you relax. This lets the doctor monitor how you are doing during the procedure by asking you questions and testing your hand grip strength.
10. If the CEA is done under local anesthesia, the doctor will provide constant support and keep you comfortable during the procedure. You will get pain medicine as needed.
11. Under local anesthesia, you will get oxygen through a tube that fits in your nose.
12. A CEA may also be done under general anesthesia. This means you will be asleep. Once you are sedated, a breathing tube will be inserted into your throat and into your windpipe to provide airflow to your lungs. You will be connected to a ventilator, which will breathe for you during the procedure.
13. You will be given a dose of antibiotics through your IV to help prevent infection.
14. The skin over the surgical site will be cleaned with an antiseptic solution.
15. The doctor will make an incision down the side of the neck over the diseased artery. Once exposed, the doctor will make an incision into the artery.
16. 'The doctor may use a device called a shunt to divert blood flow around the surgical area to maintain blood flow to the brain. A shunt is a small tube that is put into the carotid artery to deliver blood flow around the area being operated on.
17. With the blood flow diverted, the doctor will remove the atherosclerotic plaque from the artery.
18. The shunt will be removed and the artery will be closed. The incision in the neck will be stitched together.
19. A drain may be placed in your neck. The drain is a small tube that is put in the neck area to drain any blood into a small palm-size suction bulb. It is generally removed the morning after the procedure.
20. You may get blood pressure medicine through your IV during and after the procedure to keep your blood pressure within a certain range.
21. If you had general anesthesia, the doctor will wake you up in the operating room to be sure you can respond to questions.
22. A sterile bandage or dressing will be applied.
What happens after carotid endarterectomy?
In the hospital
After the procedure you will be taken to the recovery room. Once your blood pressure, pulse, and breathing are stable and you are alert, you may be taken to the intensive care unit (ICU) or your hospital room.
At the appropriate time, you will be helped out of bed to walk around as you can handle it.
If a drainage tube was placed in the incision during the procedure, your doctor will likely remove it the next morning.
You will be offered solid foods as you can handle them.
Take a pain reliever as recommended by your doctor. Aspirin or certain other pain medicines may increase the chance of bleeding. Be sure to take only recommended medicines.
Your doctor may schedule you for follow-up duplex ultrasound procedures to monitor the carotid arteries in your neck.
Generally, you can go home within 1 to 2 days after a carotid endarterectomy.
At home
Once you are home, it is important to keep the incision area clean and dry. Your doctor will give you specific bathing instructions. If stitches are used, they will be removed during a follow-up office visit. If adhesive strips are used, keep them dry and they will off within a few days.
You may go back to your normal diet unless your doctor tells you otherwise. It is generally advised to follow a diet that is low in fat and cholesterol. You should eat vegetables, fruits, low-fat or non-fat dairy products, and lean meats. Avoid foods that are processed or packaged.
If you used tobacco or smoked before your procedure, get help to quit. Smoking contributes to narrowing and hardening of your arteries.
Tell your doctor to report any of the following:
- Fever or chills
- Redness, swelling, or bleeding or other drainage from the incision site
- Increased pain around the incision site
- Any sudden or severe headache or a headache on the side of the surgery
- Trouble thinking, weakness, or trouble moving including confusion, memory loss, dizziness, trouble speaking.
- Vision changes or vision losses
Your doctor may give you other instructions after the procedure, based on your situation.
Next stepsBefore you agree to the test or the procedure make sure you know:
- The name of the test or procedure
- The reason you are having the test or procedure
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Adam Scott's dream week reached a fitting crescendo Thursday afternoon when the defending Masters champion approached the 12th tee in the heart of Amen Corner.
"The reception into every green and almost every tee box was incredible," he said later, "and the best one, the memory that will stick with me forever today, was walking up to the 12th tee and everyone getting out of their seats as I approached there.
"It was great, the level of respect that everyone has for this golf tournament and what happens here."
Then Scott smiled, and added this twist to his storyline:
"Then I went and hit it in the water."
It was the only bad shot he hit all day, he said, and even though it resulted in an ugly double bogey, that mistake did not ruin his otherwise scintillating opening 3-under 69, which happens to be the exact score Scott shot last year on Thursday on his way to his first major victory. He's trailing first-round leader Bill Haas by just one stroke.
"It was really how you hope to come out and play at any major, and especially the Masters," Scott said. "I hit the one poor shot on 12, which obviously cost me a couple of shots.
"But … there's no doubt winning the Masters last year had me a little more comfortable on the first tee than I've ever been in the past, because I didn't have the legs shaking and nerves jangling for six or seven holes like usual, so that was enjoyable for me today."
Scott, 33, appears so at ease as defending champion that you can't help but imagine him becoming just the fourth man, and the first since Tiger Woods in 2001-02, to successfully defend his Masters title. The others are Jack Nicklaus (1965-66) and Nick Faldo (1989-90). Now there's an exclusive club.
He has savored every moment of his Masters reign here this week, taking his father out to play a round with him over the weekend, serving Australian barbecue at the champion's dinner and even handing out trophies while decked out in his green jacket during the kids' Drive, Chip and Putt Championship on Sunday.
There should be nothing surprising about Scott's solid play here Thursday. Although he hasn't won yet this year on the PGA Tour, he has been playing well of late. And he has grown to love Augusta National: after missing the cut at the 2009 Masters, he has finished tied for 18th, tied for second, tied for eighth and first.
"It's been a lot of good shots and some good, positive memories for me," he said. "And I hope I get on one of those runs where I'm one of the guys who kind of develops an affinity for the golf course like Phil Mickelson has and many other guys have as well over the years. I feel the course sets up well for me and while it's like this, I've got to take advantage of it."
Mickelson, who won the Masters three times in a seven-year stretch once he broke through in 2004, is a role model of sorts for Scott.
"There is a certain sense of freedom in the way you play, I think, and no doubt you can see that in the way Phil's played around here since breaking through and hitting some incredible shots that maybe if he had not had the success or the wins, he might not have hit, being a little tighter," Scott said.
It was only the opening round, and there was a long way to go, but Scott seems so genuinely pleased to be back at Augusta National that it's affecting his play in the most positive of ways.
"It was a thrill, really," he said. "We've been waiting eight months to play a major championship, and then to get here — and everything about the place — it's hard to calm down after you get going. … But having won last year, I kind of felt like, what was the worst that can happen? I'm still going to be a Masters champion."
He laughed at the thought, and the gathering of journalists in the press conference room laughed with him. Why not? They were looking at the happiest man in Augusta, at least for this day.

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Research internship with Microsoft Research Cambridge in United Kingdom. I joined the Socio-Digital Systems group and worked with Richard Banks. I developed a series of hardware sketches to support the design of haptic interfaces.
This work resulted in the publication of a research article titled Designing through making: exploring the simple haptic design space. It was published at the conference on Tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction (TEI '11), and I demoed the hardware sketches during the event.
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This is the poster I made for my participation at the Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI) 2011 conference in Madeira, Portugal. It complements the article and demos that were accepted for publication.
Camille Moussette and Richard Banks. 2010. Designing through making: exploring the simple haptic design space. In Proceedings of the fifth international conference on Tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction (TEI '11). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 279-282. DOI=10.1145/1935701.1935763
I built a website to document my daily activities and collect all my work files related to my internship.
Everyday I tried to write down a few lines regarding what I've done and explain the different challenges I faced.
The website archive contains all the videos, photos and source files of the Processing + Arduino sketches I fiddled with. The website is not yet publicly available, but folks at Microsoft Research can access internally.
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The University of Amsterdam is located in Amsterdam where many contemporary urban challenges are visible and experienced daily.
A unique feature of the programme, related to the international comparison, is the semester abroad at one of our exchange partner institutes worldwide that offer high quality programmes in urban studies.
Research Master's programmes are two-year programmes specifically designed for excellent students wising to pursue a career in research. Their main objective is to prepare students for an academic career, a career in applied research, or research-‐intensive jobs in policy or professional fields. Graduates should be able to successfully start PhD research or acquire a position of equivalent level in applied research or policy practice.
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In this video, the features of a Research Master's programme are explained by a current student, an alumna and an academic staff member:
The Research Master's programme Urban Studies is open to students from the Netherlands as well as from abroad. Usually about fifty per cent of the students is international. Students come from various disciplines, mainly in social sciences. We seek research-oriented students with an interest in "the urban", and in support of a multidisciplinary approach, which means they think beyond their own disciplinary background. We expect students to have performed above average in their Bachelor's programme.
Students in this Research Master's programme acquire a solid foundation in state-of-the-art theories and debates in urban studies, in particular in the sub-fields of Urban Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, Economic Geography and Urban Sociology. In our methodology courses, specific attention is given to combining qualitative and quantitative methods in mixed-method approaches and to comparative case study approaches.
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The leading professors of four of AISSR's research groups: urban geographies, urban and regional planning, geographies of globalisation and sociology, all highly valued in the latest reviews, are responsible for the core courses of the programme. Research Master's students work together with these professors during a research apprenticeship and their Master's Research Project.
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Arts marketers have a huge challenge. There are so many myths about opera or symphony performances that must be overcome. No, you don't have to wear a tuxedo to attend, no you don't need an advance degree in musicology to enjoy a concert, no, you won't be shot for clapping in the wrong place…no, not all tickets are super expense…
So, sometimes they overcompensate. This has to be the strangest opera ad I've ever seen:
Who convinced the Vancouver Opera that talking about lamb testicles will make people want to attend a performance?!? If you're not afraid of popping a few of these in your mouth, you're not afraid of trying new things. Why not try Vancouver Opera?
The San Antonio Symphony's concert this weekend features Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2. It is one of the greatest and most popular romantic symphonies, and so we have so unimaginatively called the concert Rachmaninoff 2. What was I thinking???
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Fujifilm today launched the X-T1, a mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera that it hopes will appeal to professional photographers in addition to enthusiasts. The new camera makes use of a 16-megapixel X-Trans, CMOS sensor that has an APS-C size, and it sits behind an X Mount that can accommodate Fujinon lenses of many persuasions.
Importantly, the X-Trans sensor uses the company's random pixel array technology to counter moire patterning, and as a consequence it does away with an optical low-pass filter that could otherwise blur a picture in order to remove such patterning. Fujifilm claims that its method of randomness allows the camera to capture clearer, more vibrant images that are on par with what a full-frame camera can accomplish.
An EXR Processor II is in the camera's engine room, and it gives it the ability to capture frames at up to eight per second, even while continuing to focus. This makes the X-T1 not just a shooter for landscapes and portraits, but also for sporting events and other occasions that require a rapid-fire response. Additionally, the X-T1 supports Ultra High Speed II SD cards, which are currently the fastest on the market and can allow photos to be played back even while data is still being written to the card.
The body of the camera is not for the faint of heart. It is dazzling with dials and numbers that line the top of the body, and the learning might be a little steep if you are coming from a more simple digital SLR or compact camera. Primarily, the X-T1 is designed to appeal to the sensibilities of a professional who is used to having so much information at their fingertips. Drive, sensitivity, exposure compensation, and an actual shutter speed dial with numbers on it, are all in your face, and there are also front and rear command dials, and up to six function buttons that can be assigned the job of your choice.
It's a highly customisible camera, which is great if you are into that sort of thing, and it also includes many film simulation modes that are designed to replicate the look of Fujifilm's traditional analogue output. But even without these filters, it's a camera that is designed to produce a vibrant output. Professional photographer, Megan Lewis, was present at the launch of the X-T1 in Sydney, and said one of the primary reasons for using the X-T1 is that its output does not look like it's digital output. She said she uses many of the photos straight out of the camera, spending very little time in front of a computer.
Another drawcard to this camera is its size, which is more compact than a traditional digital SLR, and its weather-proof body, which allows it to be used in all sorts of situations without worrying whether it will be damaged from dust, moisture or temperature. Fujifilm said that it identified and sealed 86 points of possible intrusion, and that weather-sealed zoom lenses will also be available soon to complement the body. These are the XF18-135mm F3.5-4.5 R OIS WR, XF16-55mm F2.8 OIR WR, and the XF50-140mm F2.8 OIS WR.
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Wednesday 01-02-02 Chat & POT Luck!
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Doing the rounds is XKCD's endorsement of the ISO 8601 date format. Let's avoid that, because as another XKCD reminds us, you don't just invent new standards in the hope of wiping out the old ones.
I don't know how serious the proposal is, but I'll bite:
- 2013-02-27 is used by no-one; so it will confuse everyone.
- Real people don't use leading zeroes.
- It's still ambiguous. Given dates are already messed up, there's really no reason to assume 2013-02-03 is the logical MM-DD order.
No, the real answer is either include the month name (or abbreviation), or (in a digital context) use the "N days ago" idiom. (Note that "N days ago" does suffer from one major issue, which is it goes stale if caching the content.)
Sure, if the context is filenames or something technical, use this format or just plain old 20130227 (it will sort nicely as Joel points out) and I often do use this format for backups. But for humans, stick to what they know.


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An intensive, one-semester introduction to the field of biology, stressing concepts and theories that underlie our understanding of evolution, ecology, and diversity. The course is primarily designed for students majoring in scientific disciplines and uses quantitative and observational approaches. Topics include the origins of diversity, evolutionary change, phylogeny and classification, diversity in form and function, and the adaptations and interactions of organisms within communities and populations. As part of the required lab and field exercises, students learn to design and conduct an original research project analyzing data statistically and summarizing their findings in an oral presentation and scientific paper. Must be taken at the same time as BIOL 125Y Lab: Ecology, Evolution and Diversity.
- General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Natural Sciences
- Prerequisite: Freshman or sophomore status
- Offering: Infrequently; Phasing out
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Discuss this movie. Available on DVD and PSP.
32% on Rottentomatoes, you know, they collect al the reviews of the big and not that big guys. That's one of the worst Carrey-rate ever.
"When in doubt, tell the truth."
Mark Twain
Yea, but it doesn't matter what the critics says. "Fun With Dick and Jane" is doing good in the theaters.
I think most comedies gets bad reviews. "Ace Ventura", "Bruce Almighty" and "The Longest Yard" (almost all Sandlers movies) and many other got bad reviews. But they were all doing great in the theaters.
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Quite right. Some classic movies got shocking reviews on their release, and some (quite frankly) terrible ones got good reviews. Bar Empire, I have not read anything about FWDAJ. I refuse to. I will go see it in January when it's released here and see what I think.
A critic may get an audience of many as they're in the media/online, but it's still only one person view.....
Comedies always seem to suffer the most.
Everybody should believe in something.
I believe I'll have another coffee!
Really? Here's how I do it.
Right now, there are a few films I would like to see, but I rarely go to the movies. If I was going to do it....I'd flat out RIGHT NOW see "Memoirs of a Geisha." Simply because it's my kind of movie.
(I have a weird fascination with Asia.)
Second, "Narnia" because it's getting phenomenal reviews and I read the books.
I might be tempted by Dick and Jane if the reviews were outstanding. I like Jim Carrey...but movies are about MORE than the cast for me.
"When in doubt, tell the truth."
Mark Twain
But you're posting on a Jim Carrey board, right? So you're a fan? I mean, based on storyline alone, I'd probably hover over going to see FWDAJ; but once it's a Carrey film, that's swung the balance.......
As for Memoirs of a Geisha.....you're not wrong there. I read that book ages ago. Fantastic. I'll be seeing that one.
Everybody should believe in something.
I believe I'll have another coffee!
Hell, I admire that honesty on this board!
I know for a fact I'd not be going to see FWDAJ if it wasn't for the fact I really like JC. There's a little part of me that questions my devotion to this particular film as I'm mainly a dramatic Jim fan, but hey.....a night out is a night out, right?
I'm already working myself up for the opening of the Number 23, but I'm gonna have to wait a while I know.
I think you're fandom is pretty sound. Not everyone has to rush to the cinema to be a fan!
Everybody should believe in something.
I believe I'll have another coffee!
lol............me too....... but i like to think i am intelligent and articulate enough to make a good observation and form my own opinions.........
i'll say it like it is.............i'm not a sycophantic fan............lol.......i merely appreciate talent when i see it............
Of course you are. No one has said you aren't. But the fact that movie reviews exist, and there's a thread on this board about them, is because they help some people decide WHAT to see.
"When in doubt, tell the truth."
Mark Twain
Pooey on Epert and Ripper(new names for them)
I think their Crrrrrrrrrrrrapy(say this with a Scottish accent) Critics anyway.
Not even worth looking at when they give their reports, I have to put a paper over their faces on the TV, to make sure I can't see them, that's the only way I can tolerate their opinion.
Anyway their men,what do they know! If their anything like our current politicians,"Not very Much".
As you can see "I have my claws out today"
I think it is a great movie, I've seen Narnia and as I left the theatre I thought,"Gee, I really liked Dick and Jane better"
i'm not disagreeing with you, but by virtue of the fact that people have logged into the Jim Carrey fan site they will probably be fans already.
My point is people should look at life 'per se' with an open mind......
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This book is an excellent discussion of the subject of vocation from a balanced theological perspective. Placher, professor of humanities at Wabash College, has done an outstanding job in compiling a theological reader of representative historical selections on the understanding of vocation in the first two millennia of Christianity. Callings is a part of a larger initiative with the Lilly Endowment's Programs for the Theological Exploration of Vocation (PTEV), a network of undergraduate colleges across the United States that are examining how to assist students in their understanding of vocation in their lives. A second volume, Leading Lives That Matter: What We Should Do and Who We Should Be, edited by Mark Schwehn and Dorothy Bass (Eerdmans, 2006) is also a part of this initiative.
Of course when the Bible speaks of calling, it most often refers to the call to salvation and the call to sanctification. But when the question "Now what?" is posed, the variety of life enters the picture. The idea of vocation, of God calling believers to something bigger than themselves, gives meaning and purpose to life. Placher introduces readers to the saints of old and what these men and women of faith were thinking when they considered their personal calling. Some of the accounts in the book, such as "The Martyrdom of Perpetua," are gripping.
Placher gives his readers over fifty sizable selections of original source material from writers such as Ignatius of Antioch, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Ignatius of Loyola, Teresa of Ávila, Jonathan Edwards, John Wesley, Søren Kierkegaard, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Dorothy Sayers, Karl Barth, and others.
Placher frames his work around four time periods, recognizing the societal changes that influenced vocational thought in each age. With each time period he also summarizes the key questions Christian thinkers of that time were pondering. Placher sees the early church (A.D. 100–500) as a time of transition from martyrdom before Constantine to the ascetism of early monastic life, with believers first asking, "How public should my faith be?" and later asking, "How do I practice 'self-sacrifice' in my faith?" in a post-Constantine "Christian" world (pp. 6, 23).
The second period is the medieval church (A.D. 500–1500), with the deeper divide between the "religious" life of the orders (priests, monks, nuns, or friars) and the "secular" life of the common people. The question for these believers was what "kind" of Christian they should be, where having a vocation was seen almost exclusively as membership in the religious orders. The third period is the Reformation and its repercussions (A.D. 1500–1800), in which the barrier between the "religious" life of the orders and the life of the common people was shattered. Instead of the limited view of vocation in the Middle Ages, Luther and those who followed him saw radical understanding of all of life as under the banner of vocation.
Placher says that since A.D. 1800 the situation in the Western world is a return in many ways to the conditions faced by the early church. He notes that in this "post-Christian" world Christianity is no longer taken for granted and neighbors are no longer fellow believers. Also in this time period there seems to be no unifying voice on the meaning of vocation.
The combination of original source material and Placher's introductions make Callings a significant tool in the current conversation on vocation. This book could be interesting reading for both students and pastors.
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Lance Armstrong Voted the Biggest Jerk in Sports — GuySpeed Awards 2012
Just days after admitting to Oprah he used performance enhancing drugs, Lance Armstrong is crowned the biggest jerk in sports by readers.
Lance was in third place in voting just days again but his recent appearance with O pushed him to the leader of the jerk pack, passing names like NHL commish Gary Bettman, Roger Goodell, Skip Bayless and Ndamukong Suh.
Armstrong narrowly beat out boxing pariah Mayweather for the dubious award. Bettman took home third in the month long voting with A-Rod hobbling into fourth on his bum hips. How did Lance speed past the rest? Probably PEDs or the fact that he's a very unlikeable guy. Unless he cries with Oprah. Then let the reclamation of Lance begin.


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I love biography. That's probably the tenth time I've begun a review with those words, yet it's no less true now than the first time I penned them. The more I read of biography, the more I am enamored with it and the more I see just how valuable it is to my life and faith.
I was in Virginia recently, spending a week on vacation. I decided the occasion merited a biography of a Virginian. That led me to choose between Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. In the end Jackson won in a shootout. I turned to the epic work by James Robertson. Written in 1997, this biography remains the definitive word on Jackson. I can't imagine how it will ever be equaled.
Over the years Jackson has been variously portrayed as a great general and a great Christian. It seems that few biographers have managed to do equal justice to the two most notable emphases of this extraordinary man. On the one hand he was a brilliant military strategist who time and again relied on speed and surprise to catch his enemy off-guard. On the other hand, he was a man who deeply loved the Lord and who cherished his relationship with the Savior. He was a man who suffered much from his earliest days to his final days. Fatherless at two, orphaned at seven, he also witnessed the death of two of his siblings, two of his children and his first wife. Some of his closest friends died and he was estranged from others by the war that devastated his nation. Yet through it all Jackson remained absolutely fixed upon the firm foundation of God's sovereignty. Always he placed his trust in God and always he sought to submit himself to God's will and to delight in God's providence.
The facts of Jackson's life are well-known so I will forego those to comment instead on the lessons I've learned from Jackson and to comment on what makes this biography so sublime.
Determination. I saw in Jackson the importance of determination, of being very serious about life. He determined that he could be whatever he would resolve to be. He was determined to rise above his circumstances and to make something of himself. Yet this would be difficult for a poor orphan boy. Throughout life, whether it was in the classroom, the sanctuary or in social situations, he was determined to do better, to honor God. And by God's grace and by sheer determination, he did so, getting better and better at just about everything he put his mind to.
Love. Jackson sought to obey Romans 12:16 which says "Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly." He was not too proud to work with slaves, the lowest of the low. In fact, he loved them as brothers and sisters and treated them with dignity. He was a man of his time, a person who could tolerate slavery even if he did not really approve of it. It is easy to portray him as some kind of a monster for having slaves. And yet we can't deny his love for them, his desire to treat them well and to see them become brothers and sisters in Christ.
Trust. Jackson had total confidence in the will of God and the goodness of God. He knew the character of God and allowed that to be his starting point. He didn't allow his pain to redraw the character of God so that God was shaped by pain and suffering. Instead, he knew and loved God and allowed God to speak, to comfort, to console him in pain. He studied God and walked with God in the good times so that his hope was firm in times of sorrow. Not only this, but he saw God's sovereign hand in everything. Whether things went well or poorly, he saw God's hand in it and willingly submitted himself.
Prayer. Jackson was a man of prayer. He prayed all the time. He would pray before battles and during battles, often holding his hands up in prayer, asking God to bless and protect his men. He would rise in the night, even when he had had very little sleep and he would pray. He was never too busy to pray. He would go to services held by his chaplains and pray with them. He prayed with his wife and prayed over his daughter. He never grew tired of prayer and always saw the need for it. He was a true prayer warrior who would do nothing, make no important decision, without taking it before God. He had a right assessment of both himself and God and knew the utter importance of being on his knees.
These are at least some of the lessons I've learned from his life, lessons I hope to apply to my own life.
As for what makes Robertson's biography so sublime, well, that is an easy one. It is simply that I could glean all of this. In a biography about a general, a military man, I was able to peer deeply into his life to see not just his accomplishments on the battlefield, but more importantly, the heart of the man, the Christian character of the man. Robertson showed his subject at this best and worst, at home and on the battlefield. This is one of those biographies where to read it is to meet the subject. Jackson was a multifaceted individual and Robertson portrays him in all of his complexity.
I think this may well be the best biography I've ever read and if not that, it's the one I've enjoyed reading the most. I enjoyed it so much that I followed it with three other books on Jackson: Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims (a good look at the principles through which he sought to improve himself), Beloved Bride: The Letters of Stonewall Jackson to His Wife (enjoyable, but read the biography first) and Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend (an excellent look at Jackson's faith and his relationship to blacks, both slave and free). Whether or not you are interested in Jackson's military accomplishments, you will still find great value in reading about his life and learning from his faith, his trust, his determination, his love. Though by no means a perfect man, he is a man who showed clear evidence of his love for the Lord and his desire to honor him in all of life. And in that way, his life can serve as a lesson to any of us.
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Reference: Issue of the Month
The most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. Benjamin Disraeli
AV referendum
The fate of the government's proposed referendum on alternative vote (AV) hangs in the balance in the Lords today.
AV referendum
Both the 'no' and 'yes' to campaigns hosted cross-party events as the referendum on the alternative vote looms ever closer.
Avoiding corporate tax
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) "cosy" relationship with corporations is in the spotlight following a Commons report.
The bitter tussle over voting reform will be decided tomorrow as voters head to the polls to decide whether to switch to the alternative vote (AV).
Autumn statement buildup
Next week is set to be one of the coalition's toughest yet, as the struggling economy makes spending cuts even worse.
Autumn statement
George Osborne is set to unveil downgraded economic growth forecasts to MPs later.
Attacking Ed Miliband
The left's debate over how to respond to the coalition's spending cuts is focusing on Ed Miliband's leadership today.
A Syria solution?
The United Nations has voted overwhelmingly in favour of an Arab league-led resolution condemning the violence of the Syrian regime and calling for it to cease.
Asylum seekers amnesty
The decision of the UK Borders Agency (UKBA) to allow 160,000 asylum seekers to remain in the UK has sparked controversy.
Assad regime tightens crackdown on Homs
Syrian government forces are intensifying their crackdown on the city of Homs, amid international condemnation of the heavy handedness of the regime.
A solar setback for ministers
The government's high court defeat over its solar power feed-in tariff cuts is being celebrated by campaigners today.
Army cuts
A report released today by the National Auditing Office (NAO) criticises the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for savagely cutting its headcount without proper planning
Armed forces job cuts
Almost 2,000 armed service personnel are being told that they are losing their jobs today.
Armed forces funding
The UK's armed forces are unlikely to be able to do what is asked of them after 2015, MPs have said.
A regressive Budget
The publication of a report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) brought the Chancellor's emergency budget back to the fore of the agenda, and said the coalition's budget plans were 'regressive'.
Archbishop vs the coalition
The Archbishop of Canterbury has hit out at the government, questioning its mandate for carrying out major reforms.
Archbishop of Canterbury quits
Rowan Williams' departure is the latest development in a troubling period for the Church of England.
A peek into lobbying
There were fresh demands for reform of the lobbying industry today after a sting operation saw a major company boast about its influence on the prime minister.
An unequal Britain
Inequality among working-age people in the UK is rising faster than other developed nations, an OECD report has shown.
Anti-tobacco moves
Proposals to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes and moves to introduce a point-of-display ban have been unveiled on No Smoking Day.
Anti-social behaviour
By arguing police forces need a new approach to tackle anti-social behaviour, HM inspector of constabulary has drawn the issue to the fore as spending cuts for the police loom large.
Another unemployment high
UK unemployment has reached its highest for 17 years, in more bad economic news for the coalition.
Another recession?
Britain looks likely to slip back into recession after new figures this week showed the economy has started to contract.
Anger at high speed rail report
A report from MPs has reignited the debate about the government's proposal to build a high speed rail network in Britain.
Anger at Hester's £1m RBS bonus
Taxpayer-owned bank RBS is paying its chief executive Stephen Hester a bonus worth nearly £1 million for his work in 2011.
Amended NHS reforms
The government has retreated further in its bid to secure agreement for its NHS reforms.
Alternative vote campaigns
The campaigns for and against the alternative vote (AV) began today with a battle of the speeches between David Cameron and Nick Clegg.
Alternative Vote
The 'yes' campaign for the alternative vote hosted a high-profile event of cross-party MPs today.
A local development
MPs have criticised government plans to ease up planning applications.
A-level results day
Nearly 200,000 young people face a scramble today to grab a last-minute place at university through the clearing process.
Alcohol policy
The government's attempts to create a public health agreement on drinking were under pressure this morning as leading public health organisations denounced the plans.
Alcohol abuse cost to taxpayer £2.78bn per year
The prime minister will use a visit to a hospital in the north-east today to highlight the cost of alcohol to the NHS.
Alarm as job market continues to worsen
Official figures released yesterday showed the numbers of unemployed continues to rise.
Alan Johnson resignation
The New Labour stalwart's decision to quit has left the Labour party reeling.
Aircraft carriers report
Fresh doubt has been cast over Britain's two new aircraft carriers after the National Audit Office (NAO) revealed that there are serious risks to value for money.
Aircraft carrier decision questioned
The wisdom of last year's defence and security review is being called into account once again.
Aid spending
Defence secretary Liam Fox has reopened the debate about Britain's spending on international aid.
A health and safety monster
David Cameron has promised to kill the "health and safety monster" as the coalition's new year's resolution.
After the EU veto
David Cameron is accounting for his decision to use Britain's veto at last week's European summit to MPs today.
Aftermath of public sector pensions strikes
Ministers and union leaders are returning to the negotiating table after yesterday's mass walkout from public sector workers.
A fresh start? Party leaders' new year messages
It's a gloomy new year for the main party leaders as they assess their prospects in 2012.
Affordable flooding insurance
Insurers are putting pressure on the government to do more to deal with the flooding risks faced across England.
The government will unveil plans today to encourage more adoptions across the country.
A day of contrition
In a day of extraordinary contrition, Kenny Dalglish and Luis Suarez publicly apologised for the events at Old Trafford on Saturday, which threatened to reopen a race row between Liverpool and Manchester United.
Action against surcharges
Plans to ban excessive surcharges imposed on online purchases of airline, cinema and other tickets and purchases are being brought forward.
Action against executive pay
The coalition is set to take action to curb high levels of executive pay, but opponents say the measures do not go far enough.
Access and tuition fees
Initial tuition fee packages for 2012 are suggesting a minor reduction in the average cost of going to university.
A cap on immigration
The government's controversial move to impose a cap for non-EU migrants picks up pace today, as the migration advisory committee publishes its findings.
Academies push
Michael Gove is today announcing a massive extension of the academies programme, in a bid to lend the ailing project some impetus.
Academies bill
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Charleston, WV - West Virginia State Senate Majority Leader John Unger II (D-Berkeley) was selected Chairman of the Southern Legislative Conference Education Committee by fellow lawmakers from 15 member states.
"I am extremely honored to be part of the leadership of this important group," Unger. "As lawmakers, our jobs are unique within our states, and it is refreshing to interact with colleagues who share similar experiences and exchange ideas."
Founded in 1947, the Southern Legislative Conference is the largest of four regional legislative groups operating under The Council of State Governments and comprises the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
As part of its mission to foster and encourage cooperation among its member states, the Conference met in Mobile, AL this week, bringing together senators, delegates, legislative staff and guests from across the South. The coalition last held its conference in West Virginia in 2012.
"I will be working very closely with other state leaders to discuss and promote the best education policies and ideas to better improve the opportunities for our constituents," Unger said. "I am humbled and honored to have been afforded this opportunity and look forward to working with other individuals to improve education throughout the Southern United States."


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Thanks to Google's Edvard Munch celebration yesterday and to the historic WebMuseum hosted on ibiblio, we handled over 24 million requests yesterday — about 10 million of those for images of Munch's paintings.
Our Cogent link to Atlanta managed the extra requests easily without going over our limit (in the 500 mbs range). And thanks to Squid caching, our servers easily handled the load.
Overall, a great test of our new datacenter and networking arrangement with NCREN and a big success there for all of us.
Thanks to Nicholas Pioch of Netscape-AOL France for maintaining the Web Museum for almost 15 years and to Mark Harden for his contributions to the Munch area.


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Pictures of Pregnant Kate Middleton in Max Mara Wrap Dress
Kate Middleton Shows Off Baby Bump in a Curve-Hugging Max Mara Dress
Kate Middleton returned to her royal duties yesterday, and consequently, supplied us with some shape-enhancing styling cues worth following, pregnant or not. The Duchess of Cambridge stepped out in a gray-and-white printed Max Mara Studio wrap dress, which hugged — and highlighted — her growing baby bump, then accessorised with her go-to black pumps and an Asprey 167 Button Pendant necklace. She also took care to wear a grey slip underneath; whether it was shapewear or a more precautionary layer to make sure the dress is modest enough, it certainly provided a demure neckline. The figure-flattering sheath cut right at the top of her waist, drawing your eye to her bump, but it also manages to cinch (and emphasize) the slimmer parts of her silhouette, too. Translation: the wrap dress hugs in all the right places, creates feminine curves, and attracts attention to the most flattering parts of your body. For all intents and purposes, you really don't need to be expecting to incur a similar wrap-dress effect. It's sexy, sophisticated, and like Kate Middleton showed, it's perfect for a polished daytime look. And if we can guess anything by Kate's influence on retail sales, we foresee a serious spike in wrap-dress sales after her first post-babymoon appearance. The exact Max Mara Studio dress is sold out (she actually bought it on sale from Matches), but we think this classic graphic-print Diane von Furstenberg version is a great alternative. More pictures of Kate Middleton's pregnancy style here!


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It would always be nice to get the full story before you write a story. Perhaps I need to start treating this blog as I did my school newspaper days. The full stories are usually so much more interesting.
This is in answer to XUP on a blog I wrote a couple of days ago We have an exciting future ahead of us! « Savanvleck's Weblog about my great grandfather bringing home railroad dishes that were dumped out at the end of the line. I have now received an answer from mom Padairvanvleck's Weblog, so here is the full story, or as full as we know.
My great grandfather was a nighttime switchman. He did not enter the dining cars or any train cars. He stayed outside.
Apparently there was no union for, probably any of them, but the waiters did not get paid overtime. So, if they stayed to do any dishes, after their run, it was on their own time and we all know how tired you can be after standing and walking and working in a train for "x" number of hours; and they weren't going to "give" the railroad company their time. So, they would pick up the table cloths, with dishes in them and dump them, food and all.
Mom also states about the dish pile, "I suppose rats ate any food, But Mom did like the heavy dishes, because we didn't break them so easily, when doing dishes. …goodness, he had a lot of faults, but I doubt stealing was one of them. I've just never considered his story anything but the truth. I think if anything, he would say they gave him the dishes because they didn't want to wash them before they went home. If the railroad found themselves short of dishes at any point. they could blame it on travelers , as I'm sure some were broken that way…
"Since it was the last run of the day, and at no time did Grandpa claim it was a huge amount on a run, perhaps only one table was still to be emptied. We will never know. I do know that if Grandpa DID steal them, he would think it a great joke after we moved to the hill, because that's when he retired."
I could tell you a lot of other Great Grandfather stories:
· He liked to throw roaches on the wood stove because no one else liked the smell.
· When a window was broken and there was no money for glass, he liked to tack the spare linoleum with the pattern out because it mortified my mother when she got off the school bus. This lead to a great story of one of her grandmother's standing staring out the "lineoleum covered dark underside" window one night for some time and then stating, "It's the darkest night I've ever seen."
· He had a naked chicken (no feathers) for a pet
The stories go on but I'm waiting for the book to come out. Mom is writing her life story and it should be a doozy.
P.S. Mom send me another email this morning. Here's the final installment of this story:
"Did I tell you that Grandpa wasn't the only one that brought home those dishes. It was common knowledge, and he didn't always get first pick. Sometimes he only brought one item home. He had to be on duty, to catch the dishes thrown away , and if he was down the line when the waiters cleared the last tables, the throw-a-ways were picked up by others. They may even have eaten left over sandwiches. or doughnuts. With food being so scarce, I'll bet they didn't mind a half eaten sandwich."


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Nurse Practitioners Week is November 11-17
November 11-17, 2018 will be celebrated as Nurse Practitioners Week across the country. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed a proclamation declaring National NP Week in the state of Alabama.
There are 248,000 nurse practitioners in the United States. This distinguished group of health care professionals is being bolstered by an additional 23,000 NP students graduating each year. Currently, in Alabama there are over 4,000 certified NPs.
Events held during Nurse Practitioners Week around the country will acquaint local citizens with the role of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective personalized health care and will highlight the value of choosing an NP for primary acute and specialty care. NP practice offers a unique combination of nursing and health care service to patients.
NPs focus not only on diagnosing and managing acute and chronic illnesses, NPs integrate health promotion, disease prevention counseling and patient education to help patients understand their complete health picture.
The American population is aging, with baby boomers becoming seniors in growing numbers over the next 10 years, so having choices about health care providers will become even more important.
National NP Week brings visibility to the role of the NP, helping consumers make wise choices when selecting their health care provider.
The Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Alabama (NPAA) is participating in the national public awareness campaign "We Choose NPs" to strengthen public awareness of nurse practitioners.
A study conducted by the Association of American Medical colleges predicts that by the year 2025, the United States will face a shortage of between 46,000 and 90,000 doctors. Nurse practitioners allow doctors to be used more wisely and to specialize in areas that require more expertise.
The NPAA is a statewide professional organization advocating for issues of significant importance for the general welfare of Alabama's NPs. The mission of NPAA is to promote high quality healthcare for Alabama's citizens.
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CDC confirmed expanded "close contact" definition to Alabama officials in August
It is unclear why the CDC waited until late October to update or clarify its public-facing guidance on its website.
New federal guidance on how a person is determined to have been in close contact with someone infected by COVID-19 won't impact how Alabama works to mitigate the disease, said the state's top health official. That's because the state was already aware of the expanded definition in August before the change was made public last week.
It is unclear why the CDC waited until late October to update or clarify its public-facing guidance on its website when it was giving more precise definitions to at least one state health department and receiving questions from public health officials about the definition.
The delay in announcing the change is raising questions about how state health officials nationwide have been determining the public's possible exposure to the deadly disease and if contact tracing and mitigation efforts will be made more time- and resource-intensive with the more inclusive definition in place.
The CDC on Wednesday expanded the definition of "close contact" to mean a person can be at risk of contracting COVID-19 if that person is within six feet of an infected person for a period of at least 15 minutes over a 24-hour period.
The previous definition stated a person should quarantine if they were within six feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes. Alternately, in other areas of the CDC's website, the language stated "a total of 15 minutes" in the definition of close contact.
"What they changed their definition to is something they had verbally confirmed to us months ago, and we have always been using that definition," said Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, speaking to APR on Friday.
Harris said a support team from the CDC was in Alabama in July as the Alabama Department of Public Health was preparing plans to reopen schools. Harris said the question was asked of CDC staff because his department was getting questions on the definition of close contact from school officials.
APDH staff took the definition then of "a total of 15 minutes" to mean that there could be several exposures over a period of time equaling that 15 minute threshold, so they asked CDC to clarify that assertion.
"When those folks were here we asked the CDC people directly. Can you confirm for us what that means, and they said, it adds up to a total of 15 minutes in a 24-hour period," Harris said. "And we even got somebody to commit to that in an email somewhere."
Melissa Morrison, CDC's career epidemiology field officer working at the ADPH in Montgomery, in an Aug. 13 email to ADPH's director of the office of governmental affairs, quotes a statement Morrison attributes to her CDC colleague, CDC public health advisor Kelly Bishop. Harris shared the email with APR.
"Yes, I did get a response from the contact tracing team. The 15 minutes for a close contact is cumulative, and they said 'The time period for the cumulative exposure should start from 2 days before the cases' illness onset (or, for asymptomatic patients, 2 days prior to positive specimen collection date) until the time the patient is isolated," Morrison quotes Bishop in the email.
In the August email, Bishop goes on to say, as attributed by Morrison, that "as of now there is no established upper limit on the time period (i.e. 48, 72 hours etc)."
The CDC's expanded definition was reflected in an Aug. 20 statement from the Alabama Department of Public Health.
"The 15-minute time is a cumulative period of time. For example, a close contact might be within 6 feet of a COVID-19 positive person for 5 minutes each at 8 a.m., noon and 5 p.m. This is a standard based on guidance from the CDC," the statement reads.
In an email to APR on Friday, Harris said he'd discussed the matter with Morrison on Friday who "emphasized that the guidance this week from CDC was NOT a change but rather a clarification. They simply used the MMWR corrections story as a convenient time to make the point."
Harris was referring to a CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released Wednesday that detailed findings by Vermont health officials showing that a prison worker contracted COVID-19 during an eight-hour shift in which the worker had 22 close contacts with an infected inmate totaling 17 minutes.
The CDC in statements to numerous news outlets, and to APR, cite that Vermont study in connection to Wednesday's definition change.
"That's kind of why they said it out loud," Harris said of the study and the Wednesday announcement. "But I have to say, when I saw that updated guidance I thought, 'I can't believe anybody ever thought otherwise.'"
Different pages on the CDC's website on Saturday defined close contact as both being "a total of 15 minutes or more" and "a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period," confusing the matter further, and numerous other state health departments had not yet updated their websites Saturday to reflect the CDC's expanded definition.
A CDC spokesman in an email to APR on Wednesday noted the Vermont study on the prison worker and said "CDC clarified the amount of time it would take for someone to be considered a close contact exposed to a person with COVID-19."
"The CDC website now defines a close contact as someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period. Previous language defined a close contact as someone who spent at least 15 minutes within 6 feet of a confirmed case," CDC spokesman Scott Pauley told APR by email Wednesday.
Pauley didn't respond to APR's question on Friday asking why the CDC waited until Wednesday to update its guidance online, given that ADPH had confirmed the definition of close contact in August. He also didn't respond to a request to verify the statement Morrison attributed to her CDC colleague in the August email.
"To us, we thought if it says a total, that means you must be adding up smaller amounts to get to 15 minutes, or you wouldn't use the word total," Harris said. "When they changed it this week, I don't know the details of why that happened, but I think, obviously, everybody didn't have the same message everywhere."
Dr. Bertha Hidalgo, an epidemiologist and assistant professor at UAB's Department of Epidemiology, told APR on Friday that her understanding prior to Wednesday's expanded definition was that a contact was defined as someone who was exposed to the COVID-19 positive individual for at least 15 min or more at a time and explained that the updated guidance complicates how public health officials will engage in contact tracing.
"This means significant efforts for contact tracing moving forward, in effect needing to identify every person that person came into contact with during the possible exposure timeframe," she said.
It was unclear Monday how the definition change impacts Alabama's Guidesafe COVID-19 exposure notification app, which notifies a user if they come into close contact with an infected person. The app was developed by ADPH and University of Alabama at Birmingham, thanks to a partnership between Apple and Google's combined development of the technology, and alerts users to possible exposure while keeping all users' identities anonymous.
Sue Feldman, professor of health informatics, UAB School of Health Professions, in a message to APR on Friday said that due to the anonymity of the app, it would be difficult, but not impossible, to update the app to take into consideration the CDC's expanded guidance.
"We are taking this into consideration for our next update," Feldman said in the message.
Also unclear is how many other states that have similar exposure notification apps, also using Google and Apple's technology, aren't yet using the expanded definition of a "close contact." Colorado is to roll out that state's app on Sunday, and according to Colorado Public Radio News the app will notify a user that they've been exposed if they come "within six feet of the phone of someone who tested positive for at least ten minutes."
New York's exposure notification app also appears to use the old CDC guidance, and will alert users if they come "within 6 feet of your phone for longer than 10 minutes," according to the state's website.
The updated definition, which health departments refer to when conducting contact tracing, is likely to have a serious impact on schools, workplaces and other group settings where personal contact may stretch over longer periods of time including multiple interactions.
It greatly expands the pool of people considered at risk of transmission. "It's easy to accumulate 15 minutes in small increments when you spend all day together — a few minutes at the water cooler, a few minutes in the elevator, and so on," Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers told The Washington Post. "I expect this will result in many more people being identified as close contacts."
The clarification comes as cases and hospitalizations are rising both in Alabama and nationwide. Alabama's 14-day average of cases has increased 41.2 percent over the past two weeks. The percentage of tests that are positive has increased from roughly 13 percent to more than 20 percent over the past 14 days. The U.S. average of new daily infections is now at its highest point of the pandemic, with 481,372 cases reported in a week, according to CNN and Johns Hopkins University.
Alabama women to Ivey: Support fair processes
Last week, Ivey co-authored a letter of support for Barrett and released it to media outlets.
A letter signed by a bipartisan group of about a thousand Alabama women takes issue with Gov. Kay Ivey's recent support of Republican Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, and it encourages Ivey and other state officials to instead support fair processes.
Last week, Ivey co-authored a letter of support for Barrett and released it to media outlets. In response, the letter from Alabama women calls the process to nominate Barrett, which is occurring after more than 50 million votes have been cast and in a Senate that is predicted to change from Republican to Democratic control, unfair and "anti-democratic."
The letter, which doesn't criticize Ivey or request that she rescind her endorsement of Barrett, asks instead that Ivey and other state leaders honor women by implementing and following fair processes that provide women with equal opportunities.
The full letter is below:
Dear Governor Ivey,
We are a group of women. We are current and future mothers, grandmothers, caregivers, leaders and champions of all citizens of our great state. We are moderates, progressives and conservatives. When we agree with our leaders, we say so, as we have in your support for education, workforce development, and sensible mask policies.
We also speak up when we do not agree. Thus, we want to respond to your letter in support of Amy Coney Barrett because it does not represent our views.
Like you and Judge Barrett's father, we want to tell all young girls that they can do anything their male counterparts can do and they can be anything and everything they want to be. We want it to be a truth, not just a signal "that the most qualified individual will get the job". In addition to those things, we want them to know and believe that the process will be fair, because no matter the job, the process should be fair. And our children and young people (boys or girls) should be able to trust that democracy works and can be counted on. How can we assure them when this process has been so rushed and undemocratic?
We are women who oppose Judge Barrett's confirmation, because confirming her at this time, when 50 million Americans have already cast their votes, is anti-democratic. Regardless of what ways she does or does not think or talk like us, what matters is that a confirmation should not take place after the election is underway.
We do not expect you to rescind your support of Judge Barrett. However, we urge you and the other women leaders who have advanced to top positions in our government to stand with us in asking for a fair process that takes place after the election. A process that helps us to believe that our voices and our votes matter because the American people should have the right to choose who nominates the next Supreme Court Justice.
|Emily Hess Levine
|Lindsey Chitwood
|Megan Cheek
|Kira Fonteneau
|Ronne M. Hess
|Cindi Cassis Branham
|Anna Brantley Fry
|Joellyn M. Beckham
|Kristen Berthiaume
|Alexandra Ruthann Bullock McElroy
The letter is signed by more than 800 women. The full list of signatures was sent to APR with the letter. We have chosen to list only the first 10 for the sake of brevity.
Study: COVID-19 infection rates more than double without lockdowns
Infection and fatality rates would have been higher without stay-at-home orders, a new UAB study found.
New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham says that if there had been no stay-at-home orders issued in the U.S. in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the country would have experienced a 220 percent higher rate of infection and a 22 percent higher fatality rate than if such orders were implemented nationwide.
Seven states never imposed stay-at-home orders, or SAHOs. The study analyzed daily positive case rates by state against the presence or absence of statewide SAHOs between March 1 and May 4, the period when such orders began to be implemented. Twelve states lifted their SAHOs before May 4.
The researchers defined SAHOs as being in effect when a state's governor issued an order for residents of the entire state to leave home only for essential activities and when schools and nonessential businesses were closed.
"During March and April, most states in the United States imposed shutdowns and enacted SAHOs in an effort to control the disease," said Bisakha Sen, the study's senior author. "However, mixed messages from political authorities on the usefulness of SAHOs, popular pressure and concerns about the economic fallout led some states to lift the restrictions before public health experts considered it advisable."
The research also sought to determine if the proportion of a state's Black residents was associated with its number of positive cases. It found that there was.
"This finding adds to evidence from existing studies using county-level data on racial disparities in COVID-19 infection rates and underlines the urgency of better understanding and addressing these disparities," said study co-author Vidya Sagar Hanumanthu.
The research can help advance a greater understanding of racial disparities in the health care system as a whole, and help leaders make future decisions about shutdowns as the virus continues to spread, Sen said.
"While the high economic cost makes SAHOs unsustainable as a long-term policy, our findings could help inform federal, state and local policymakers in weighing the costs and benefits of different short-term options to combat the pandemic," she said.
The study was published Friday in JAMA Network Open.
Jones to attend Auburn student forum, Tuberville hasn't yet responded to invitation
Jones has agreed to attend the forum, but it was unclear whether Tuberville planned to attend.
The College Democrats at Auburn University and the College Republicans at Auburn University have asked U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and his Republican opponent, Tommy Tuberville, to attend a student forum on Wednesday.
"We are excited to invite the candidates running for our U.S. Senate seat and provide this opportunity for any Auburn student to hear directly from them, and we hope it will inform our student bodies' decisions with the November 3rd election only days away," said Carsten Grove, president of the College Democrats at Auburn University, in a statement.
Jones has agreed to attend the forum, Auburn University College Democrats confirmed for APR on Sunday, but it was unclear whether Tuberville planned to attend. The student organization was still awaiting a response from Tuberville's campaign.
Jones has for months requested Tuberville join him in a debate, but Tuberville has declined.
"AUCR takes great pleasure in coming together with AUCD to co-host the Alabama Senate candidates in this forum. We are looking forward to a very informative and constructive event," said Lydia Maxwell, president of the College Republicans at Auburn University.
Dr. Ryan Williamson, assistant professor of political science, is to emcee the forum, which will be open to all Auburn University students in the Mell Classroom Building at 6 p.m., according to a press release from the College Democrats at Auburn University.
Students will be permitted 30 seconds to ask a question of either candidate, and each candidate will have two minutes to answer, according to the release.
Capacity at the forum will be limited and precautions taken due to COVID-19. Any student with an Auburn ID is welcome and attendance will be first come, first served.


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Securities America advisor Bill Kantner had the kind of problem most advisors only dream of: 90 prospects — all of them retiring Verizon employees – were ready to move into the next next phase of life. He needed a way to support their needs, and his firm had it — a program aptly called NextPhase, an income distribution strategy that includes an income guarantee.
Zachary Parker (left), Securities America's first vice president of annuities and insurance, got his team to quickly supply Kantner with 90 proposals. The pitches were effective. Kantner converted 60 prospects into clients, with a combined $30 million in assets.
But the home-office support for Kantner, based in Chadds Ford, Pa., didn't end there. Securities America fielded an average of one call a day from Kantner's office for a month, then the pace slowed to one every other day, Parker told AdvisorOne in an interview. The calls eventually stopped coming as Kantner's team mastered the system. But Parker's office still gets 30 to 40 calls a week from the nearly 350 other advisors enrolled in the plan.
Parker, an affable native Nebraskan who has worked at the Omaha-area firm for six years, believes in the efficacy of NextPhase and has set a goal of seeing assets rise to $1 billion by next fall — an ambitious target around double current asset levels.
The enthusiasm stems from the benefits NextPhase offers clients and advisors alike, but importantly because of the support Securities America is offering around the program.
NextPhase uses a time-segmented approach — colloquially referred to as a buckets approach — in which funds needed in the near-term are guaranteed, funds needed in the medium term are invested conservatively, while funds needed decades later are aggressively invested. Five or six asset pools are thus allocated into investments moving at different speeds, with a final pool targeted to the client's legacy objectives.
For clients, the program mitigates the greater risk of portfolio depletion inherent in the systematic withdrawal approach. Parker cites a MetLife study that shows 43% of consumers near retirement age believe they can withdraw 10% of their portfolio a year.
That kind of unrealistic expectation is bound to unnerve clients seeing their assets dwindle and stalwart advisors who press on the brake pedal may not seem like heroes to their clients. NextPhase's time-segmentation thus offers advisors and clients alike greater discipline up front and smoother relationship dynamics.
There's a psychological benefit too, in that the program eases retiree worries about outliving their income by guaranteeing a portion of the portfolio. At the same time, dividing the portfolio into different segments addresses the client's portfolio growth ambitions and legacy desires.
For advisors, the benefits go beyond more relaxed clients, but help on the portfolio management side as well, since the system notifies advisors when to take action to reallocate the buckets. Moreover, Parker, considered an industry thought leader in the field of retirement income, sees a potential liability risk for advisors using systematic withdrawals in the event that clients run out of money.
NextPhase advisors also get extra investment management assistance in the program's questionnaires, which don't merely assess risk tolerance but also help clients identify their need for income guarantees, for which fixed or variable annuities are used.
Beyond the program's investment and psychological benefits, it is the business advantage the program offers advisors that fuels Parker's billion-dollar goal for NextPhase. In a down economy, retirement advice is one of the few areas that is clearly in growth mode, and NextPhase is designed to capture that demographic opportunity.
To get clients in the door, Parker has overseen the creation of 10 FINRA-approved marketing letters, and created a content-rich website replete with video presentation and interactive tools that can serve as the advisor's website. The program also generates client proposals. The next step is to implement the marketing campaign by converting a 2-minute video into a 30-second spot and testing the promotional materials in a local market.
While it is common among broker-dealers to charge a fee for participation in their more comprehensive programs, NextPhase is offered at no cost to advisors with $250,000 in gross dealer concession. "Our goal is to help them grow their business," Parker says, noting that the BD prospers when its advisors do.
Securities America also offers a 12-week coaching program to prep advisors seeking to develop a specialty in income distribution. Acknowledging that advisors too often forget or fail to implement ideas learned in training, Parker makes clear to trainees what practices he says they must adopt to succeed as retirement advisors.


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