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Public Charter Startup Grants

Providing grants to educators to develop and launch new schools

The Walton Family Foundation has supported the creation and growth of diverse, high-quality charter schools since 1997 as part of our effort to give all families — especially those with the greatest needs — the opportunity to choose the best options for their children. In our Public Charter Startup Grant Program, we focus on supporting high-quality and high-potential charter schools serving low-income children in our target geographies.

The foundation has invested more than $407 million to grow high-quality charter schools since 1997.

Going forward, the Walton Family Foundation is committed to helping high-performing charter management organizations expand and replicate what works. It is also committed to investing more in small, independent operators who have new ideas about how to provide high-quality educational options to high-needs students. We believe entrepreneurs with new ideas can innovate, answer communities’ demands, and create great schools that meet each child’s unique needs.

Paths to Funding Your School Startup

To receive Walton Family Foundation (WFF) Public Charter Startup Grant funding, an applicant may follow one of two paths:

1. Apply to one of our partners — The foundation partners with local and national organizations to support qualified school operator affiliates. Startup support may be available to qualified affiliates of the following partners. If you are affiliated with one of the following, please reach out to your appropriate relationship manager at one of these partner organizations.

  • Charter School Growth Fund
  • The Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP)
  • Building Excellent Schools
  • New Schools Venture Fund
  • Educate 78 (Oakland only)
  • Silicon Schools (Oakland only)
  • Education Forward (Washington, DC only)

2. Apply directly to the Walton Family Foundation. We seek to fund high-quality and high-potential operators with plans to open new public schools in WFF target geographies. These schools will strive to transform learning and significantly improve academic outcomes for K-12 students, particularly those from traditionally underserved communities.

2017 Grant Program and Timeline:

Traditional startup grants vary depending on funding needs and network size and range from $100,000 to $325,000. Funding can be used to support the startup and launch costs associated with opening a new school. Learn more about our funding levels.

We are currently accepting inquiries from operators planning to open a school in a WFF target geography in fall 2017 or 2018.

Selection Process:

1.  Complete online eligibility form
2.  Receive invitation from WFF to apply for funding in spring 2017
3.  Complete application and WFF interview

Funding decisions will be made in summer 2017.

Qualifying for WFF’s Public Charter Startup Grant program (Option #2 above)

Initial qualifying criteria for applicants:

  • The school must demonstrate strong potential for delivering excellent academic results for K-12 students, as measured by standardized achievement tests.
  • The school seeks to serve a significant percentage of students from low-income families.
  • The school must NOT represent a for-profit entity.
  • The school must plan on opening in fall of 2017 or 2018 to be eligible for startup funding in 2017. Eligible schools must currently be authorized or expect to be authorized in 2017.
  • The school is in “startup” mode, which is the period that begins 18 months before opening and ends at the culmination of the school's first year of operations.
  • The school must draw a majority of its students from one of the Foundation’s targeted districts (see below).

If you are a current WFF grantee, you must be up-to-date on all of our reporting requirements to apply.

Targeted districts for Public Charter School Grants:

The foundation’s strategy is to focus grants on a limited number of districts to make significant changes in those locations. Only public charter schools drawing a majority of their students from the following districts may apply:

  • Arkansas: Any District
  • California: Los Angeles Unified School District [Map of specific boundaries]; Oakland Unified School District
  • Colorado: Denver Public Schools
  • Georgia: Atlanta Public Schools
  • Indiana: Indianapolis Public Schools
  • Louisiana: Orleans Parish School Board
  • Massachusetts: Boston Public Schools
  • New Jersey: Camden City School District
  • New York: New York City
  • Oklahoma: Any District
  • Tennessee: Shelby County Schools
  • Texas: Houston Independent School District; San Antonio Metro Area
  • Washington, D.C.: District of Columbia Public Schools

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The Washington Times - October 4, 2009, 12:38PM

This is both a backward- and forward-looking post, and in time it will get to the latter in the wake of Maryland tailback Da’Rel Scott’s broken forearm, which is expected to cost him the rest of the season.

Maryland has lost running backs either to injury or graduation a fair amount over the last decade. And oddly enough, it usually survives quite nicely.

LaMont Jordan left Maryland as its all-time leading rusher after the 2000 season. Bruce Perry’s reply as a sophomore in ‘01? Run for 1,242 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Perry then had a bunch of injuries in 2002. So what happened? Chris Downs, he of four career carries entering his senior season, ran for 1,154 yards and 13 scores.

And Perry has some nagging injuries as a senior? No fret. Josh Allen simply uncorked back-to-back 140-yard games late in the season before Perry returned.

No Allen in 2005 after reconstructive knee surgery? No worries. Lance Ball stepped to run for 903 yards and 4.8 yards a carry.

Ball and Keon Lattimore departed after the 2007 season after two full seasons of splitting time. So what happened? Scott ran for 1,133 yards last year and no one gave much thought to the loss of the tandem sometimes dubbed Leon Baltimore.

And if College Park examples don’t hold up, how about looking down in Blacksburg, where Virginia Tech fans were inconsolable after workhorse back Darren Evans was lost for the year in the preseason. But that offensive line and tight end of his were going nowhere, and unsurprisingly Ryan Williams has fared quite well after getting plugged in as the Hokies’ primary back.

Which brings us back to the present and a look to Maryland’s near future. Davin Meggett has averaged 4.4 yards a carry in his career – though only rarely running when the offensive line was completely fresh at the start of a day. Gary Douglas and Morgan Green have modest and minimal track records, while D.J. Adams has yet to play.

All of them will do only as well as their offensive line (which turned in a superb second quarter and change yesterday) allows them to.

So yes, for Scott personally, this is a painful development. And psychologically, maybe the Terps start wondering what is going on now that they’ve lost their starting tailback and best cornerback (Nolan Carroll) for the year and have played without left tackle Bruce Campbell and safety Jamari McCollough for stretches already.

But considering the that Maryland’s three best rushing seasons this decade (Perry ‘01, Downs ‘02 and Scott ‘08) followed some serious uncertainty, this probably won’t be as damaging as a lot of fans believe. Answers at tailback have a way of being found – assuming the replacements have holes to run through.

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- The Washington Times - Thursday, September 27, 2012

A new snapshot of American homelessness finds that some 209,000 people visited soup kitchens, missions and emergency shelters in March 2010, the Census Bureau said Thursday.

About half of these people were young or middle-aged men. Adult women represented about a quarter of the population, and 1 in 5 — about 42,000 — were children.

New York and California had the highest number of people using homeless services, while the District was one of 10 cities with the largest number.

The Census Bureau clarified that its special report, “The Emergency and Transitional Shelter Population: 2010,” is not a tally of the U.S. homeless population.

There is “no standard or agreed upon definition of what constitutes homelessness,” it said. Although the census workers targeted all kinds of homeless services and even certain “outdoor locations,” “all people normally at these locations may not have been included in the count,” it said.

The new numbers come as the Obama administration pushes ahead with an ambitious “Opening Doors” plan to end U.S. homelessness within 10 years. Its goals are to end homelessness among military veterans by 2015, and homelessness for children, family and youths by 2020, according to the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.

Nineteen federal agencies are collaborating with states and private groups to provide permanent housing, education and health services to these populations.

The homeless issue has long been bedeviled by questions over the size of its transient, dynamic and needy population. In the 1980s and 1990s, for instance, policy leaders and advocates argued over whether there were 600,000 homeless or 8 million.

The value of the new census report is that it marks the third time the bureau has taken steps to ensure “that all Americans are counted, regardless of their living situations,” said Barbara Poppe, executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. Thanks to census data, it’s possible “for researchers and the government to understand trends among those experiencing homelessness over the last 30 years,” she said.

Policy leaders, however, are now relying on regular, in-depth surveys, such as the Annual Homelessness Assessment Report at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Recent HUD data found 636,017 people were homeless on a given night in January 2011, and that during fiscal 2010, 1.6 million people used homeless services at least once.

HUD data are comprehensive because they are derived from 3,000 cities and counties, and efforts are made to include people who don’t go to shelters but live on the streets or in public spaces.

“We use the [Annual Homelessness Assessment Report] data to drive our current strategies with an understanding of long-term trends that can be identified from census data,” Ms. Poppe said.

The new Census Bureau report is bound to raise more awareness about the homeless, which is always welcome, said Jeremy Rosen, policy director of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty.

Still, given the bureau’s limitations, its numbers are “on the lower side,” he said. Other data sets are more comprehensive, but even they can define homelessness too narrowly, Mr. Rosen added. When people are forced to live in close quarters with other people because they can’t afford their own space, “We think they are without a home and should be considered homeless.”

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- Associated Press - Wednesday, February 19, 2014

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Beverly Hills has joined the list of cities moving to regulate e-cigarettes in the same way as tobacco products.

The City Council on Tuesday voted to ban e-cigarettes from parks, open-air dining areas, workplaces and city buildings. Sales to minors and from vending machines would be prohibited.

The council gave preliminary approval to the regulations with a final vote expected in March.

Los Angeles and New York, other cities and some states already regulate e-cigarettes. The federal government has indicated it plans to regulate them.

The electronic devices heat up liquid nicotine so the vapor can be breathed.

Proponents say they lack the toxic tars of tobacco cigarettes. Critics note the lack of research on e-cigarette safety and say it could be a gateway for young people into smoking.

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I couldn't remember anything. I racked my brain and tore through every single part of my skull. I screamed in frustration and tried to remember something, anything.

My family, a house, friends, nothing. All I remembered was that my name, is Jane.

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TESSSSSSS!!!!!! You are worse than John Green you meanie!!!!! How could you!!!!! I'm scared to start reading!!!!!!!! Anyway, I'm gonna start reading and I am jealous of Jane for getting my British bae–newt!!!
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CDC: Too Many Babies Still Die Needlessly of SIDS

By Dennis Thompson

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TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Many parents still regularly risk their babies' lives as they put them to bed, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Analyzing data from the states, the CDC found that parents continue to practice unsafe habits that have been associated with sleep-related infant deaths, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). For instance:

  • One in 5 mothers says she places her baby to sleep on his or her side or stomach.
  • Two in 5 leave loose bedding and soft objects in the baby's sleep area, most often bumper pads and thick blankets.
  • Three in 5 sometimes share their bed with their baby.

These practices contribute to about 3,500 sleep-related deaths of U.S. babies every year, according to the CDC.

"Unfortunately, this report reveals that unsafe sleep practices are common," said Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, the CDC director. "We need to reinvigorate this important work by getting safe to sleep messages to all audiences."

Sleep-related infant deaths declined sharply in the 1990s, thanks to a national "Back to Sleep" campaign that promoted safe-sleep practices touted by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC said.

However, the decline has slowed since the late 1990s, and new data reveal that many parents persist in risky sleep practices.

"Some states have safe sleep policies in every hospital statewide, to train health care providers and teach caregivers about safe sleep," Fitzgerald said. "Others give information materials to every parent before they leave the hospital with their newborn baby."

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that babies always be placed on their backs to sleep, even for just a nap. Babies should be placed on a firm sleep surface, with soft objects and loose bedding kept out of the area.

Parents also are encouraged to keep their baby's sleep area in the same room as theirs. That can reduce the risk of SIDS by as much as 50 percent, according to the AAP.

But parents should never share the bed with a sleeping baby, as that puts the infant at risk for suffocation or strangulation. Babies also should never be placed on a couch, sofa or armchair to sleep.

Despite these warnings, the CDC found that 24 percent of parents say they often or always share the bed with their baby, and 61 percent said they've done it at least once.

For the new report, CDC researchers analyzed data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, a state-based surveillance network that regularly surveys women about their health practices during and after pregnancy.

The percentage of parents using unsafe sleep practices varied widely across the country, the researchers found.

For example, only 12 percent of moms in Wyoming and Wisconsin reported putting their babies to sleep on their side or stomach, compared with 31 percent of moms in New York City and 34 percent in Louisiana.

Babies were more often allowed to sleep on their side or stomach by black parents (38 percent) and Hispanic parents (27 percent) than by Asian (21 percent) or white (16 percent) parents, the data showed.

"This report shows that we need to do better at promoting and following safe sleep recommendations," said the report's lead researcher, Jennifer Bombard, a scientist in the CDC's Division of Reproductive Health.

"This is particularly important for populations where data show infants may be at a higher risk of sleep-related deaths," Bombard said in a CDC news release.

Part of the problem might be that parents aren't getting good advice from their doctors, the CDC said, citing a Pediatrics journal study published in September 2017.

It found that just 55 percent of mothers got correct advice about safe sleep practices from a health care provider. About 25 percent said they got incorrect advice, and 20 percent got no advice at all.

The new CDC findings are published Jan. 9 in the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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SOURCES: Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC, news release, Jan. 9, 2018
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Headlines – Balancing Google and Accessibility

This past week Xander and I got into a fairly heated debate regarding the use of headlines in sections of a page other than the main content (i.e. Sidebars, Footers, etc.).

We each came at the problem from a different angle, but soon found that we were searching for the same end-goal. This meant it was time to put the baseball bats and brass knuckles away and come up with a solution. We knew what we wanted our pages to accomplish:

  • Full accessibility to all users
  • Easily indexable content for Google
  • Meaningful, semantic mark-up

Xander’s Side

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Sidebar “Headlines”

The entire debate kicked off when Xander asked me to remove all the headlines from the sidebar and footer of one of our sites. At first I thought nothing of this and walked back to my desk, until I realized I had no idea what to put these “section titles” into if not an <h> tag. I went back for some more explanation.

Xander comes from a pretty solid and successful background of Internet Marketing; his main concern is making pages as accessible and relevant to search engines as possible.

He began to explain that if an
 is the main subject of a page, then it only makes logical sense that every other headline on the page would be relevant to the
. This top-down approach has worked best for SEO.

The problem occurs when you have page with an
 of say, “Eagles”. Your logical
s could be things like “Bald Eagles”, “Golden Eagles” or even “Eagle Habitats” and “Things Eagles Eat”.

But what do you do for a section in the sidebar, which may be full of sitewide links (like Get Involved?) Does “Get Involved” directly correlate to “Eagles”? Maybe slightly, but not enough for it to warrant an
 using top-down thinking.

This means we should avoid using any sort of <h> tag, so Google doesn’t mistake it for a section about “Eagles”.

My Side

Xander’s points made a lot of sense to me, but I come from a slightly different school of thought. I try and focus on making pages accessible to all users, no matter their platform or browser capabilities. Also being the person who does a lot of the building out of sites, I do my best to make sure that each tag has viable, semantic meaning. This totally burnt out our initial thought to just wrap these sidebar headlines in
, which are obviously saved for a paragraph.

I made the point that to me, and consequently the user, if the content is on the page, it must be relevant to the user in some shape or form, otherwise it would not have been included. Just because “Get Involved” doesn’t directly reflect “Eagles” it may be relevant to the site or company. Thus the plot thickens.

Looking at the situation head-on, we came up with plenty of solutions which would take away from some form of audience.

We could start changing our
s to reflect more of a site-wide objective, in order to make all sections relevant, but Google wouldn’t rank us for specific terms as well.

We could dynamically bring that content in using Javascript so that web-crawlers wouldn’t see the “irrelevant” sections, but then users with javascript disabled would also miss out.

Finally we found, what we believe to be, a happy comprimise.

The Solution… For Now

Since you can’t dispute the fact that these other sections are content on the page, there needs to be some way to distinguish what they’re about. We ruled out using headline tags in order to bring maximum relevancy to the body content. This meant we needed a tag to differentiate the subject of a sidebar section.

We settled with using a definition list.

Although the
 may not be the most sematic tag, it brings great benfits to both fronts. We can use things like
 or
 to separate the content from the main article.

The definition list then has two elements, a term, and a definition. We can place the “headline” in the term, to give what the section is about, and then place it’s subsequent content in the
.

Now every user will see these as separate sections, with subjects to describe them. Headlines will be reserved for only page-specific content.

Looking to the Future

Looking at where the web is going in the next few years, we have reason to be very excited for the implementation of HTML5.

We found that a large portion of our problem is due to the fact that the only tag we have to separate content sections on the page is a div, which holds no real meaning other than a separation of content.

You can’t use a div to say that one section is more important or relevant to the user than another.

HTML5 has included loads of wonderful, semantic tags such as
, , , and
 (just to name a few).

Our hope is that as search engines pick up on this, web crawlers will look and evaluate healines within article tags, and place higher value on an
 there, than one found in an  or .

So that’s what we came up with, and it seems to work pretty well for us. Do you have other ideas to accomplish our goal? Any information on HTML5 and search engines? Don’t be a square, share it!

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AWeber vs GetResponse: Which Email Marketing Company is Best?

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Hands typing on keyboardWorried that your business email marketing strategy isn’t cutting it? Want to keep better track of your email campaigns wins and losses? AWeber and GetResponse can vastly improve your current email marketing practices for less than $20 per month. Both companies are among the most popular email marketing service providers, but which one is best for your needs? Read our AWeber vs GetResponse review to see each services’ features, pros and cons, pricing and more to help you decide.

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Novices and experienced users take note — GetResponse is a breeze to use with most of the features you’ll ever want, all for a surprisingly affordable price tag. We find it one of the best overall email marketing services for your money – so much so that we chose GetResponse as our winner for Best Email Marketing Software. GetResponse helps you improve your email campaigns to better reach and connect with your audience every step of the way. And to top it off, GetResponse’s monthly pricing includes many features that cost you extra fees with other service providers.

Key Features

With GetResponse email marketing service you get a ton of features at no additional charge. Their best and most popular include:

  • List Booster: import email addresses 16 ways, including uploading from a hard drive, importing from mail clients and services like Magento, Salesforce and Highrise
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  • Social sharing with Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and Pinterest
  • App Center: interconnect with 100+ apps/software, including PayPal, Google Analytics, Joomla, Salesforce, Shopify and more
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  • Email Intelligence: reporting on time of day/day of week metrics, automated report delivery, statistics on autoresponders, social sharing, bounce rate and unsubscribes
  • Split A/B testing
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  • Responsive email design
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  • Less expensive than AWeber
  • Easy-to-use Email Creator with drag-and-drop editor and HTML editor option
  • Better contact importing features than AWeber
  • More social sharing capabilities
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  • Spam Assassin integrated into message editor
  • Inbox preview
  • Advanced segmentation
  • Better search contacts features than AWeber
  • More usability features with iPhone and Android apps than AWeber’s apps
  • Customer support 24/7 via live chat
  • Difficult to find imported images
  • Far fewer free stock images than AWeber
  • API Developer Center not as easy to navigate as AWeber’s
  • No phone support on weekends
  • Doesn’t offer unlimited image hosting (up to 1 GB)
  • No money back guarantee (but they do have a free trial)

GetResponse’s fees are on a per-month, per-contact pricing scale, and there is no contract to sign or cancellation penalty. All include an unlimited number of emails. Get Response offers a 30-Day Free Trial.

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AWeber has competitive pricing and is a popular email marketing service provider. AWeber includes all of the basic, standard features you’d expect as well as more advanced ones. However, we don’t consider them to be as sophisticated as GetResponse. AWeber was founded in 1998 and has kept up with the changes in the email marketing world. AWeber is also one of the only providers that have a 30-day money back guarantee.

Key Features

  • Send unlimited emails and host unlimited images
  • Publish newsletter as web pages to make them easy for visitors to read and for you to archive
  • Developers get a free account with API Lab which has great tools for creating new apps
  • Add attachments to newsletters up to 1MB
  • Great WYSIWYG drag and drop editor
  • 50+ apps to integrate with your account
  • Integrate a shopping cart
  • Thorough reporting and tracking
  • Availability to video tutorials, live webinars and more

  • Send unlimited emails
  • Unlimited image hosting
  • More than 700 email templates
  • Interface is easy to use and clean
  • Manage your lists and subscribers easily
  • Split A/B testing
  • Over 6,000 stock images
  • Mobile apps for Android and iOS
  • HTML editor
  • Multiple support options: phone, live chat and email on weekends
  • No contracts or cancellation penalties
  • Does not integrate with Google Analytics
  • Pricier than GetResponse
  • Social sharing is limited vs. GetResponse (only Facebook and Twitter)
  • Does not have social media tracking or reporting
  • Can’t directly import from Gmail contacts, LinkedIn, Outlook, QuickBooks, etc.
  • No internal survey features
  • No 24/7 customer support

A Weber’s pricing is per month, per contact and they also offer a 30-day free trial.

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If you’re new to email marketing or trying to decide if it’s worth the time and cost, consider this — in a 2014 survey by eMarketer, business owners cited email marketing as the most effective digital marketing channel for customer retention in the U.S. It’s really not a question of if you should use email marketing, it’s a matter of where to start. Both AWeber and GetResponse have dozens of tutorial and best-practice-tips videos to help you optimize your email marketing campaigns. This video by AWeber, for example, gives beginners some great tips on email content and how to get started.

AWeber vs GetResponse: The Final Verdict

AWeber and GetResponse have their pluses and minuses as you’ve seen with our reviews for each. Overall, we prefer GetResponse because you get the most bang for your buck — and it’s less expensive than AWeber. Which one is right for you? It comes down to what features you want for your email marketing campaigns, so refer back to our pros and cons to help you make your decision. And see our Best Email Marketing Services Comparison Table to learn more about email marketing and compare all the big companies side by side.

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Prestige car dealer hit hard

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  • Sales of Ferraris and Bentleys fall
  • Used car market has biggest drop
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Profits at luxury car dealer HR Owen have dropped by more than 50%.

The company blames drivers downsizing to smaller cars and buyers finding it difficult to secure credit.

Pre-tax profits for the dealership, which sells models such as Bentleys and Ferraris, dropped 53% from 3 million to 1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2008.

Shares in HR Owen have also lost about 65% of their value during the previous year.

HR Owen's chairman, John MacArthur, said that while new car sales had suffered, demand for used vehicles had also fallen significantly in the second half of the year.

He was, however, confident that the group is well placed to survive the current market slowdown.

'Although operating in challenging times, the group is in a strong position to weather the current economic conditions,' he said.

The company has recently downsized to concentrate on selling luxury cars and has closed its Volvo division.


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Your generous automobile donation to Wheels For Wishes benefits Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley, which then benefits a child in the area. Bringing joy and hope to a child in your community couldn’t be simpler, and you can start just by giving us a call:

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Typically, immunization as, for example, against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis is given by an intramuscular injection. Usually the vaccine is given into the deltoid muscle. To deliver medications into muscle, proper procedures should be followed. This includes the person administering the vaccine should wash one’s hands to reduce transfer of microorganisms. It also includes such procedures as cleaning the site with alcohol to prevent infection. Additionally, the needle should be inserted at the appropriate angle and the needle should then be removed at the same angle as the angle of insertion. This prevents needless tearing of tissue. The goal is to prevent redness, swelling or pain at the site of injection. If however, the placement of the needle is not inserted into the deltoid muscle, and it is however, incorrectly placed, it may go into the shoulder joint or bursar of the shoulder.

Shoulder Joint

The shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint. It is to be noted that the structures are near to one another. Important structures include tendons which are fibrous tissue securing a muscle to its attachment. There are ligaments which extend between the bones, forming the joint. The bursa are spaces between joints and they act by supporting ligaments and tendons that are presumed to act as gliding surfaces. The synovial membrane secretes a lubricating fluid. The ligaments of the shoulder include the articular capsule which completely encircles the joint. The brachial plexus supplies nerves to the upper limb.

The subacromial bursa lies beneath the deltoid muscle. If a needle is improperly placed during, for instance, the administration of a vaccine, the injection could go into the bursa causing bursitis which is an inflammation of the bursa. Additionally, if there is bacterial invasion, there will also be an infection. If a tendon is injured, inflammation of the tendon could occur causing tendinitis. As in any inflammation, there can, therefore, be redness, warmth, swelling, pain and loss of function.

Symptoms of bursitis are similar to those in tendinitis. In acute calcific bursitis there is the formation of calcium salts causing severe pain, occasional warmth, and redness of the skin. Although one tendon or structure may be the cause of symptoms, it is not unusual that several tissues near to each other become involved, particularly in adhesive capsulitis. Acutely painful conditions of the shoulder and arm area are usually tendinitis, either bicipital tendinitis or supraspinatus tendinitis. Additionally, an acutely painful shoulder may be caused be a tear in the rotator cuff. Tears usually result from trauma, and these tears may produce the same symptoms as supraspinatus tendinitis. The patient, at times, may hear a “snap”. Rotator cuff tears could be, by error, diagnosed as tendinitis or bursitis. When conservative treatment does not cure the condition after several weeks, one must consider the possibility of a rotator cuff tear.

Chronic Symptoms of Stiffness and Pain in the Shoulder

Symptoms that develop gradually and thereafter persist for weeks or months, and then gradually resolve over several years indicate adhesive capsulitis which is frozen shoulder. In this condition, the capsule thickens and restricts movement. There may be adhesions that form in the joint capsule during a period of immobility. It also seems to occur more frequently in people who have diabetes. Increased risk factors also include thyroid disease as well as disease of the cardiovascular system or Parkinson’s disease. Diagnosis is usually clinical, however at times x-rays or an MRI are done.

Treatment for tendinitis includes anti-inflammatory medications and steroids. In acute calcific bursitis, sometimes the doctor may aspirate the calcium and instill steroids into the bursa. Thereafter an exercise program is conducted.

For the treatment of frozen shoulder, anti-inflammatory medication can help reduce pain. Also, physical therapy may be conducted. And if these treatments are not successful, steroids may be injected. Lastly, if all else fails, surgery could be recommended.

Brachial Plexus Neuropathy – Parsonage-Turner Syndrome Etiology (Cause)

This may be an autoimmune reaction which is precipitated by events such as immunization, infection or surgery.

There is acute, severe pain in the shoulder after an acute injury to the brachial plexus or individual nerves of the upper extremity. Thereafter, the pain in the arm is severe with weakness and sensory changes. The pain may persist for several days to a few weeks and, additionally, a dull ache may last for years.

Several tests could be conducted including an MRI.

Steroids may be tried. Additionally, physical therapy may be conducted.

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  • Hankey’s Clinical Neurology, 2nd edition, 2014
  • Manual of Acute Orthopaedic Therapeutics, 1st edition, 1977
  • Outline of Orthopaedics, 7th edition, 1971
  • Nurses’ Guide to Clinical Procedures, 2nd edition, 1994
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A flat panel monitor requires some extra care when cleaning. Since the surface is antistatic and softer than a glass panel CRT monitor, using improper cleaning methods can cause damage, such as scratches, etching or cloudiness. The other parts of the monitor such as the frame and stand are also made of material that needs to be cleaned differently than other household items. Learn how to clean a flat panel monitor properly to protect your investment and maintain a crisp, clear view. Keep it clean to avoid dust and grime buildup.

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    Purchase a soft cotton cleaning cloth for maintenance. Microfiber cloths designed for cleaning electronics are available at department stores, electronics departments and office supply stores. Other soft materials that can be used include soft, worn cotton or flannel. Paper towels or unwashed, new cloth is too abrasive for the surface.
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    Use the cloth to wipe up smudges and fingerprints as needed. To keep away dust, establish a routine of wiping the monitor at least once a week. Wipe the cloth across the screen. Move it from one side to the other, in one direction, from the top of the screen to the bottom. Do not rub at an area of the screen or apply pressure.
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    Dampen the cloth with water to clean more stubborn streaks or smudges. Wring it out thoroughly so that it is slightly damp, not wet. Use this to clean the surface of the screen as well as the plastic casing of the monitor.
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    Make a cleaning solution to clean the flat screen monitor. This will help to get rid of grime or marks that cannot be removed with dry wiping or a damp cloth. Mix 1 part diluted isopropyl alcohol to 1 part water. Spray the solution on the cloth only, never directly on the monitor. Alternatively, you can purchase a commercial cleaner at an electronics or computer store.
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Based on one of those supermarket recipe cards from absolutely ages ago (I've been making this for at least 8 years now!).  This serves 6 but essentially the principle I follow is 200g beef per person (I assume they're hungry) - but adjust as necessary based on your attendees' appetites!

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20g Basil leaves, chopped
20g Mint leaves, chopped
20g Coriander, leaves and stalks, chopped
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2 garlic cloves, finely grated
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
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2 tablespoons coriander stalks, (leftover from the relish) chopped
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  1. In a freezer bag, add all the marinade ingredients and mix together.  Put in the beef and, closing the bag, ensure the beef is coated well in the marinade.  Marinate for at least 1 but up to half a day is fine if you're getting all this ready in the morning.
  2. For the relish, simply mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.  You can do this just before serving, but it's best at least an hour before and ideally a bit longer.  I wouldn't prepare more than a day before though, as the herbs lose their freshness.
  3. I tend to prepare the röstis in advance as it makes it much easier.  Mix the ingredients together, and then in a medium-hot frying pan, cook in groundnut oil (you need enough to cover the pan and go up to 1/2 cm - 1cm in the pan base).  Cook slowly as they burn easily, turning once nicely browned.  Remove once both sides are cooked, put onto kitchen towel to drain the oil off.  Keep in a baking tray until needed.
  4. To cook the beef, remove from the marinade, season with salt and cook on a really hot griddle pan (or a BBQ).  I tend to colour on the griddle pan to get some flavour, and finish in the oven for 20-25 minutes at 180 degrees for medium rare.
  5. Remove from the oven and let the beef rest under a sheet of foil for 10 minutes.
  6. Meanwhile put the röstis back into the oven to reheat for 5 minutes.
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2 Shortz Era entries found. Click any date for context. Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences). See the dictionary definition.

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Thursday, December 22, 198849AEmulated Jasper JohnsBernice GordonMaleska
Friday, June 8, 198450AArizona's ___ DesertEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
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Design by David Trubridge. Made in New Zealand, by David Trubridge. Koura is the Maori name for the small fresh water shrimps that live in New Zealand rivers. Koura, the light, is inspired by the woven baskets used to catch the shrimps. A new world mix of old world skills and craftsmanship, sustainability of materials and purity combined with some high-tech genius. Using timber from sustainably managed plantations, all pieces are designed to use the minimum amount of material for the maximum amount of effect. Ships flat packed with excellent instructions for self-assembly. The kitset packaging helps minimize impact on the environment. Koura is made from bamboo plywood with a natural finish. Available in six sizes, with a choice of natural bamboo or caramel finish. All sizes ship with 6 feet of wire and a canopy. UL listed.
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Rioting in Khirbat Safa
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Hamas calls on PA to cut security ties with Israel
Islamist group says 'resistance hands enchained' by Palestinian Authority's continuous coordination with Jewish state; Jihad echoes sentiment, calls on Palestinians in Gaza to stage solidarity rallies
Hamas urged the Palestinian Authority to halt all security coordination with Israel following Wednesday's clash between settlers and residents of the West Bank village of Khirbat Safa, near the Bat Ayin settlement.

The violent riot saw 16 Palestinian suffer various injuries with one of the wounded said to be in critical condition.

Hamas spokesman Fauzi Barhoum told Ynet that the clash was "the result of the dangerous coordination between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, which leaves the resistance enchained by the Ramallah authorities that takes away the fighters' weapons."

Israel's security ties with the Palestinian Authority, he stressed, "allowed gangs of Zionist settlers to act merciless towards our people in Hebron, Jerusalem and the (Palestinian village of) Silwan and escalate their attacks."

Barhoum further expressed his astonishment as to the ongoing security ties, conducted "in the shadow of a radical government which has already announced it will not abide by (previous) agreements and said it believed peace can be achieved only through war and not through negotiations."

The Islamic Jihad also issued a statement following the riot, calling on the Palestinians to stage mass solidarity rallies in the Gaza Strip. The group also urged the Palestinian Authority "to free the West Bank resistance so it would be able to protect the villages and cities against the settlers' rioting."

The organization also said the various settlers' riots were meant to empty the Palestinian communities from their inhabitants in an effort to Judaize the area.

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Laminate Wood Danger More Serious Than Many Think

Cancer is something most of us take measures to prevent. You wear sunscreen, avoid cigarettes and alcohol, and receive regular checkups. However, there’s a hidden danger lurking in homes across the country that could cause you to develop cancer no matter what efforts you otherwise make. It’s been shown that some laminate floors contain formaldehyde, and this can cause a series of adverse health effects.

Previous reports have suggested the presence of formaldehyde, but a new one released last Tuesday by the National Center for Environmental Health at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry elaborates on the increased risk for lifetime cancer as a result of exposure. Fortunately, there is a point of origin identified. Laminate wood flooring sold at Lumber Liquidators manufactured in China is to blame. Although they have ceased sales on the product, many already have it installed in their homes.

What Went Wrong in the Original Report

There was an error in calculations when it comes to the original report. Per 100,000, it was previously estimated that there were two to nine additional cases of lifetime cancer due to the formaldehyde found in this particular flooring choice. However, it’s been proven this number is closer to between six and 30 additional cases.

Due to this recent exposure, Lumber Liquidators has watched their stocks sink. After all, the new report increased the risk of the development of cancer from the product by three times the previous number. The reason the error developed is because of the miscalculation of airborne formaldehyde concentration estimates due to incorrect ceiling heights used in the study. However, it didn’t take long for those involved in the study to recognize and correct the error. The original report was made public on February 10, but it was removed nine days later and replaced with the new and corrected numbers.

Where it All Started

The story originated on the show “60 Minutes” with host Anderson Cooper. They reported that the level of formaldehyde found in specific laminate flooring was in excess of California Air Resources Board standards. Those involved with the story did their own testing using Lumber Liquidators’s products in a total of five states. Those included Virginia, Texas, New York, Florida, and Illinois.

Given the media hype, the Consumer Product Safety Commission decided to do some investigating of their own, and they found that samples of the wood they tested had shown to cause a number of adverse side effects including:

  • Eyes, nose, and throat irritation
  • Increased symptoms in those with asthma
  • Increase of symptoms in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder

While Lumber Liquidators originally stated back in March 2015 that they planned to continue sales of the product, they recanted that statement as of last Tuesday when they reported they haven’t sold the product since May 2015. The latest findings have been reviewed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Past Claims Currently Being Settled

Shortly after this report was made public, the California Air Resources Board took action and established that Lumber Liquidators, “failed to take reasonable prudent precautions to ensure those products met such limits designed to protect public health.” Because of this, a settlement was announced in the amount of $2.5 million. These funds were deposited into the California Air Pollution Control Fund. They plan to use the money to advance research on air quality to prevent problems like this from occurring in the future.

In addition, Lumber Liquidators has also agreed to take steps to move the industry in the right direction. They are working on setting new standards to better ensure a thorough testing process on the products they put on their shelves. While the laminate flooring boasted on its label that the product met company standards, it was revealed it did exceed the acceptable level of formaldehyde. A representative of the Air Resources Board Enforcement said that this situation has increased awareness on the enforcement of the airborne toxic control measure to protect the public from exposure to serious toxins.

What to Do If You Have the Defective Product

If you know or suspect that you have the product in question installed in your home or office, it’s important that you follow a few tips to ensure the safety of you and your loved ones. Just some of the measures you can take include:

  • Opening windows to ensure a steady flow of fresh air
  • Utilizing exhaust fans
  • Avoiding smoking in the home

Furthermore, if you notice anyone in the household experiencing difficulty breathing or similar symptoms, you should immediately consult with your doctor and seek professional help to install new flooring.


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Sarasota Thursday, Jul. 9, 2009 8 years ago

Letters to the Editor

+ Aesthetics of a city is tied to its signage
Dear Editor:
Our community’s beauty and sense of place is being compromised by a raging infestation. Regrettably, government authorities do not seem to be concerned. In fact, they are actively abetting it.

Shortly after moving here last July, I began to notice what appeared to be swarms of new county and state road signs being erected throughout Sarasota. Curious whether or not this proliferation was actually occurring, I contacted the Sarasota County Traffic Engineering and Operations office (which is responsible for both city and county signage).

I was not mistaken. Indeed, the few last years have witnessed an astonishing increase in new signs being placed on county and city streets. In 2005 and 2006, 214 and 186 new signs were installed. But those figures jumped to 604 in 2007 and 422 in 2008. One can only imagine the whopping total in store for 2009 because the sign frenzy seems to have ramped up even more in recent months.

Many of these signs are unnecessary. To cite just one example, many signs are often deployed in close proximity to one another to indicate a right-turn-only lane. This is in addition to having this notice painted several times in the right-turn-only lane itself.

When asked who decides how many signs are required, a county official told me it depends on the discretion of the traffic engineering firm to which the county has outsourced the work. After inquiring if a state code regarding right-turn-only signage existed, he hauled out a large manual and looked it up.

While I usually count three to four right-turn-only signs placed successively, the state standard calls for one sign. Of course, it is not only right-turn-only signs that are needlessly warping the sight lines of our streets but all sorts of other ones, as well.

Because Tamiami Trail, Bee Ridge, Clarke, Washington, Fruitville, Ringling Boulevard and Gulf of Mexico Drive are designated state highways, their signage is governed by the Florida Department of Transportation. Observing that these roads appear to have been similarly plastered with new signs, I called FDOT about them. Disturbingly, the FDOT representative with whom I spoke said the agency doesn’t keep track of the number of new signs it installs. Also, FDOT, I learned, outsources its sign work to 20 private traffic engineering firms. When I complained about the abundance of signs in certain places, the FDOT official indicated that I was probably right but that it was up to the discretion of the engineering firm.

I also expressed disapproval regarding the increasingly prevalent Adopt-A-Highway markers that reward businesses and organizations for picking up litter four times a year with large signs featuring their names. I was told that these signs are fairly easy to acquire and have become more popular lately. That shouldn’t be surprising, I responded, because they constitute free, government-sanctioned advertising during difficult economic times. I also said that many streets with these signs don’t have much litter on them to speak of and that cleaning them should be a function of our taxes.

Why can’t signs be attached to light posts or other existing poles instead of installing a sterile cluster of new signposts in the same location? If there is so much concern about the speed of cars coming off the John Ringling Bridge heading into St. Armand’s Circle, why not use speed bumps instead of caking this exquisite stretch with a gauntlet of banal speed limit and other signs?

The overwrought signage that now diminishes the picturesque views along Ringling and Gulf of Mexico Drive is especially disheartening. At a recent town of Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board hearing, board member Walter Hackett pointed out that in one half-mile section of Gulf of Mexico Drive there was one sign every 24 feet. Nevertheless, the FDOT officials who were present defended the need for every one of them.

Not only are all these new signs excessive, they are absent aesthetic sensibility. There is no regard for how signs comport with the character of the roads on which they are placed. Bureaucratic utility and power seem to be the only considerations.

Great cities have a certain flavor about them. They possess a pronounced concern for appearance. An opera, symphony and museums are not the only index of a city’s cultural attainment. When I return from work each day I actually look forward to the signage found in my subdivision. Tastefully conceived, it enhances both the presentation and worth of the homes.

The disregard that led to the demise of so much value on Wall Street is mirrored in the lowered standards that have cheapened the value of our main streets. Already scarred by billboards and arid, harum-scarum development, the redundant and incongruous government signage saturating our streetscapes makes a mockery of a road such as Tamiani Trail that claims to be a “scenic highway.”

Rabbi Jonathan Katz

Rabbi of Temple Beth Israel
and Sarasota resident

+ Officials should ask taxpayers their view
Dear Editor:
It has been recently reported that the county commissioners would be sending a letter to appeal the preliminary ruling from the state Office of Tourist, Trade and Economic Development, which reports directly to Gov. Crist. That appeal would be in regard to that state office saying it would not approve (said to be around $7 million) in state funds. My question is: Why would the commissioners appeal that state ruling?

Can we, the people, wonder what some members of the Board of County Commissioners might be thinking?

The state, even in this recession, has extra millions in state cash for some proponents/sport fans wanting to host a major league baseball franchise for a few spring training games?

As a fiscal, conservative-thinking taxpayer, I fail to understand why some of these county commissioners would continue to seek those state funds when the state is hard pressed for tax revenues and had to make many budget adjustments in the last legislative session. Have not past news accounts mentioned the state was short tax intake (of how many billions was that?) in tax collections and had to make a number of budget cuts? Is this the time in a recession to use any public taxes, from whatever source, to subsidize a professional baseball team and players?

It seems to me, if a politician claims to be a fiscal conservative, well then forgo ideas/projects of unnecessary spending and focus on spending our limited local and state dollars on needs and not a pro-sports entertainment wish list.

And, lastly, I think I read somewhere that the concept of a democracy is supposed to be that those who are elected to represent us would care to seek the will of the people. That said, my last question is: Why have not the county commissioners after all this time of talking about spring baseball offered residents of this county the opportunity for a countywide referendum ballot question? Why? Because a percentage of tourist bed-tax dollars from all parts of the county is said to be in this funding proposal.

I say, let’s have the consent of the governed help decide this important and costly matter. I do think there are many remaining questions or concerns with which all fiscal conservative-thinking residents of Sarasota County might also have. As such, you can share your views, questions or concerns with our elected BOCC members at: Chair-BOCC, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, Fla., 34236 or e-mail them ASAP.

Norm Lupo

+ Roundabouts would not be good for all
Dear Editor:
Regarding the proposed roundabouts on U.S. 41, in Bergen County, N.J., the same concept was discussed and hotly debated. The eventual decision was to scrap the roundabout, because it would require using the government to take private land, including a church and school.

One of the interesting facts that came out about roundabouts is that they do not work well, especially for senior drivers. Older drivers are hesitant to merge into traffic and would prefer to wait for a traffic light when they know they have the right of way. Perhaps this should be taken into account.

Ken Stewart

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By Bruce Holden 30 Nov, 2016

Press Release – ELK GROVE, Calif., Nov. 21, 2016 – Hundreds of millions around the world avoid the sun and bright lights due to a condition known as “Photophobia.” These people feel lonely, ostracized, ridiculed, and misunderstood by their peers, relatives, and neighbors. They experience many social and emotional ill effects as a result of living in darkness. Today, a new nonprofit organization P.S.A. is championing their cause.

“Photophobia is an unrecognized symptom of over 351 known diseases. Photophobic people have been an undiscovered and underserved group,”  explains Bruce Holden, Optician and founder of P.S.A..  “People with intolerance to light are forced to live in the shadows. They can’t go to work, to school, shop for necessities, or venture outdoors for any reason”. It’s easy to understand why this condition is so debilitating. Our mission is to connect people with resources in their area, from counselors and other medical professionals to government agencies and service organizations that can provide the right kind of assistance and support.”

Photophobia is a symptom of another disease or cause, and it is usually neurological in nature rather than a defect of the eye itself. Symptoms range from eye and facial tension to headaches, nausea, seizures, or worse. The more than 351 causes for photophobia are too numerous to list, but include head or eye trauma, meningitis, and certain over-the-counter and prescription drugs. A detailed list of causes can be seen on the web site below. People experiencing migraine headaches probably make up the largest share of photophobics.

The real tragedy of photophobia is that its effects don’t end with the physical symptoms. Because the condition is unfamiliar to so many people, those living with the condition are often misunderstood by their peers. This intensifies the sense of isolation, and needless shame that photophobics experience almost daily.

While the medical community has long recognized photophobia, and insurance companies and government agencies acknowledge it as a disability, little relief has been available to sufferers. P.S.A. is working hard to change that. One of the first innovations of P.S.A. is demonstrating Extreme Glare Technology developed to protect the eyes by Optician Bruce Holden.

Extreme Glare Technology blocks more glare, and blinding sunlight than any other technology known in the world today. These sunglasses can help people with photophobia escape from solitude in the shadows. Extreme Glare sunglasses are not a cure for the many causes of photophobia, but can literally be life changing to these reclusive individuals.

P.S.A. needs help to fulfill its mission of giving hope, and direction to photophobics around the world. The organization welcomes  donations  and  volunteers . The first milestone to achieve will be the opening of a California office, from which staff can better assist people with the photophobia, network with medical professionals, and reach out to the community for its support. P.S.A. plans to open offices in other states, and perhaps the world as funds allow.

About P.S.A.

P.S.A. was founded as a nonprofit charitable organization in 2016 in order to help hundreds of millions of people both in the USA and worldwide who are suffering from photophobia. Photophobia can be extreme and painful sensitivity to light. It can begin at birth as albinism, caused by head or eye trauma, or be produced by prescription drugs, or many other causes.

By Bruce Holden 07 Nov, 2016

POLARIZATION. Polarized lenses are not recommended for use in the aviation environment. While useful for blocking reflected light from horizontal surfaces such as water or snow, polarization can reduce or eliminate the visibility of instruments that incorporate anti-glare filters. Polarized lenses may also interfere with visibility through an aircraft windscreen by enhancing striations in laminated materials and mask the sparkle of light (glint) that reflects off shiny surfaces such as another aircraft’s wing or windscreen, which can reduce the time a pilot has to react in a “see-and-avoid” traffic situation.

FRAMES. The selection of sunglass frames is probably more a matter of personal preference than lens material or tint. The frames of an aviator’s sunglasses, however, must be functional and not interfere with communication headsets or protective breathing equipment. Frame styles that incorporate small lenses may not be practical, since they allow too much visible light and UV radiation to pass around the edges of the frame. A sunglass frame should be sturdy enough to take some abuse without breaking, yet light enough to be comfortable. An aviator’s sunglasses should fit well so that sudden head movements from turbulence or aerobatic maneuvers do not displace them. Finally, use of a strap is recommended to prevent prescription sunglasses from being accidentally dislodged, or a necklace chain can be used to allow them to be briefly removed and subsequently replaced.

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