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  1. I'm preparing a program for my daughter's senior night, and I need to list awards her team has received throughout the year. Which is correct? 1st place Hip Hop 2nd place Pom 3rd place Jazz etc. or First place Hip Hop Second place Pom Third place Jazz Thanks
  2. I've been trying to get my dad and his wife to join for years, just so they can see what's going on in the lives of their grandchildren. We see them once every year or two, and talk on the phone maybe twice a year. They are both successful professionals, tech savvy, and have no reason at all not to do it, other than they think it's beneath them. As a result, they have absolutely no connection to their grandkids. I find it baffling.
  3. LOL. The reason people have heart attacks while mowing (and shoveling snow) is due to the increased strain on the heart. They are usually older people who lead sedentary lives and aren't used to exercise, and go out into the extremes of weather (super hot/cold) and get their heart working too hard. Please show me ONE reputable source for your claim.
  4. Unfortunately, obesity, which is a direct result of dietary choices, is an enormous public health problem and it affects us all. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obesity-costs-more-than-war-and-terrorism-combined/
  5. I have mine done professionally because I've never been happy with the results of my diy efforts... BUT, if I were to ever do it myself, I would use esalon. I've heard great things about them.
  6. The world in general is a scary, dangerous place. You can't protect them from everything. At some point in their lives, they're going to be exposed to something you don't like. And they are going to need to know how to handle it.
  7. I don't like the look of it. It doesn't look like anyone lives there. I don't like clutter though. I have a lot of counter space, and all I have out is a bowl of fruit on the island, a pretty glass container with pistachios on one small counter, a pretty crock with utensils next to the stove, and a toaster oven. It's homey, but organized and efficient.
  8. I agree, it wouldn't be sustainable long term. It's only for weight loss, not maintenance.
  9. Precisely the reason Weight Watchers doesn't work very well. They let you eat carbs. The best weight loss approach for kids is a low carb, normal calorie diet combined with exercise, for the entire family. That means getting rid of bread, pasta, potatoes, rice and junk food. Eat lots of good protein with healthy fats and some fruit. While diets in general have a low success rate overall, there are many, many people who have successfully lost weight and kept it off. Good luck!
  10. Perry

    NM

    All suicide threats should be taken seriously for sure, but you don't have to commit every kid that mentions it. There are other ways to handle it.
  11. So let's say you *have* talked to your kids about drugs and alcohol, and they know what your expectations are, and they choose to experiment anyway. I'm not talking about addictions, but an otherwise normal functioning teen who likes to "party." How have you handled that?
  12. Perry

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    That is absolutely ridiculous. The hospitals acted appropriately, but the school didn't. HIPAA doesn't apply to them and I would be furious. :cursing: They should have called a lawyer immediately.
  13. If they hadn't tested her there would have been an uproar. They can't win. There are several different tests. One detects virus. The sicker someone is, the more virus they tend to have. Another test looks for antibodies to the virus, which tells if someone has been infected or not. It is possible to have been infected and not ever have gotten sick. In that case, your blood would have antibodies. My guess is that she had both tests, and all were negative, meaning she was never exposed.
  14. I agree with others that he needs a good psych evaluation and possibly medication. One thing you can do right away though, is to start him on a Low Carb High Fat diet. There is a growing body of evidence that LCHF has protective effects on the brain, and can have dramatic impacts on behavior. Here's one study (not specifically anger issues, but effects on the brain in general)
  15. Do you have a medical supply store nearby? When I bought mine (Littman) I went in and tried a variety of them first.
  16. Nurses were told by their supervisors to wear tape around their necks, to cover exposed skin, which is not protocol anywhere, ever. There is no possible way to remove tape without contaminating yourself. CDC had nothing to do with that. It was a hare-brained idea and I have no idea what the supervisors were thinking. If the nurses had actually stuck with the CDC guidelines they might well have not got sick.
  17. So far we have two cases, both in HCW who were inappropriately protected and had massive exposures to a patient in the end stages of disease. What am I missing here?
  18. Other articles say he was having chest pain and started vomiting. If he was fine up until then, he probably had a heart attack. Ebola patients get severely ill over the course of days, have multi-organ failure, and high fevers. They don't just drop dead over the course of hours.
  19. He probably isn't coming into contact with many bodily fluids though. It really is the HCW and the caregivers that are at high risk.
  20. Largely because the incubation period is fairly short, and once people have symptoms they get severely ill very rapidly. They aren't contagious before they have symptoms, and once they have symptoms they're far too sick to travel. In addition, Liberians aren't nearly as mobile as many Westerners. There just aren't that many Liberians traveling to China.
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