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How To: Use the 'Print' Option to Create PDFs of Notes, Webpages & More on Your iPhone

Use the 'Print' Option to Create PDFs of Notes, Webpages & More on Your iPhone

Apple lets you save webpages as PDF files in iOS 10, but the only obvious way to do this is by using iBooks. The thing is, most people would probably rather save their PDFs to a service like Google Drive or Dropbox to make sharing a bit easier. Plus, iBooks isn't officially available for Windows or Android, so there are some cross-platform problems there, too.

But as it turns out, iBooks isn't the only way. Thanks to a tip discovered by Redditor htmlarson, you can actually turn notes, webpages, and other documents into PDFs on your iPhone, then easily upload the file to any compatible service.

The way it works is simple: When you want to convert a webpage or note into a PDF, simply tap the share sheets icon on your screen, then select "Print" from the popup. From here, there are two ways to proceed. If you have an iPhone with 3D Touch, press slightly on one of the thumbnails to enter preview mode, then press harder to enter the full version. If you don't have 3D Touch, pinch-to-zoom over the preview image, then the document will go full screen. At that point, it's just a matter of tapping the share sheets icon again to save the document as a PDF.

Select any compatible app from the list, then a high-resolution PDF file will be sent over to the second app, where you can upload and share it easily. This tip should work in any app that has the "Print" option in the share sheets menu, so you can convert almost anything into a shareable PDF in no time, even emails.

That's all there is to it. Pretty simple, and much better than resorting to iBooks or some other complicated method.

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Iowa Statewide Park and Ride System

Park and Ride business partnership opportunity

The Iowa Department of Transportation is interested in expanding its existing park and ride system to include lots that are identified as candidate locations for park and rides in the Iowa Park and Ride System Plan. As a part of this expansion, the Iowa DOT is looking to identify partnership opportunities with cities, counties, or businesses/shopping centers located near the candidate locations that were identified.

Contact Us

If you are interested in partnering with the Iowa DOT to establish a park and ride at your business, please contact:

Joseph Drahos
Systems Planning Bureau
Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, Iowa 50010

Having a park and ride at your business

What are the benefits?

Increased shopping and exposure
  • Some studies have indicated that between 25 to 69 percent of shopping center park and ride users shop at those locations.
  • Those studies have also shown that of those park and ride users that shop, more than 42 percent are induced or diverted to shopping at their park and ride location as opposed to shopping somewhere else.
  • These studies indicate that, on average, park and ride activity at these shopping centers caused an increase of $5 in sales per park and ride user, per day.
Increased activity and surveillance
  • Park and ride users can make your lots look fuller during the day.
  • There can be an increase in activity early in the morning or later at night, which could mean increased safety and surveillance of your parking lots.

Is your business a good fit for a park and ride?

If your business or shopping center has one or more of the following qualities, it may be an ideal location for a park and ride.
  • Near a candidate location: Ideal locations should be located within approximately a 5-mile radius of a candidate location identified in the statewide plan. To view a map of the candidate locations, please click on this link and navigate to the 3rd tab on the map labeled "Candidate Locations."
  • Security: Sites should provide a degree of security for the user, such as lights, visibility from the roadway, etc.
  • Site size: Lot size should be able to accommodate regular customers as well as park and ride users.
  • Access: Park and ride facilities should be easily accessible from major roadways/commuter routes.
  • Transit service: Access to transit service can provide commuters with more affordable options, thereby increasing use of the lot.
  • Bike and pedestrian access: Providing access to trails and sidewalks can promote use by those using bicycles or walking.

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Yowsa – Friday sure came in like a lion!

Ben and I woke up late…to more falling snow…then I realized my website had gone down sometime in the wee hours of the morning. TGIF?! I’m so sorry to everyone who has tried to access the site today and found it unavailable. Everything should be up and running smoothly (for) now!

Two of my biggest pieces of advice when/if you decide to take blogging seriously is a.) find a good host, and b.) find a great developer. Still working on the good host part (every server goes down occasionally, but you shouldn’t find yours going down constantly which I’ve been struggling with a lot lately,) and having a good developer on your side is absolutely invaluable too. I don’t know where I’d be without my friend and developer Michael Novotny. He’s the smartest dude I know and this site would be an absolute train wreck without him!

Anyways, should be a cozy weekend around here. I think Ben and I are going to dig into some spring cleaning (he’s thrilled) even though it looks nothing like spring outside. I’m getting the itch though. I mean it’s March 1st for Heaven’s sake, and daylight savings time begins in just 9 days – WHEE! :D

Wherever you are and whatever you do, I hope you have a fabulous weekend and in the meantime please enjoy my favorite finds from around the web in this weeks Friday Favorites!

Click on the light blue link to visit the original source.

Favorite remix: Thin Mint Krispie Treats. How did Shelly know I just polished off the one and only box of Thin Mints I allowed inside my house this year?! The horror! Luckily my Dad, a grade-school teacher, is a sweet sucker and buys truck loads of ’em from his students every year. These look so, so good!

Favorite guide: 101 Places Every Traveler Should Know. I’m a big fan of crossing off and highlighting the places I’ve been to and seen in my 1,001 Places to See Before You Die book, but I really like this easier to manage list.

Famous Acorn Street in Beacon Hill, Boston Massachusetts USA. Image shot 2009. Exact date unknown.

Favorite bite: Cinnamon-Sugar Sweet Potato Fries with Brown Butter Marshmallow Glaze. Ok why have I never thought to toss my Sweet Potato Fries with cinnamon-sugar, and why oh WHY have I never drizzled them with brown butter marshmallow glaze before?!

Favorite outfit. Normally I hate tight skirts and dresses (and shirts, for that matter) but the ruching on this skirt is divine. Amazing color combo for summer!

Favorite splurge: Creamy Garlic Pasta. Entire batch, to my face.

Favorite decor: Handkerchief Art. One of my girlfriends has done this with a couple handkerchiefs, and it looks so amazing. This article suggests framing them in square record frames, which is so smart!

Favorite sweet: Coconut Orange Sweet Rolls. Coconut oil instead of butter in cinnamon rolls? Fun and tropical.

Favorite furball. Fabulous, dahling – just fabulous!

Favorite mmm: Creamy Cauliflower Garlic Rice. Totally mouthwatering photo and post from Pinch of Yum. Creamy, cheesy, yummy.

Favorite tip: 7 Things You’re Forgetting to Clean. My inner clean freak rejoiced upon finding this article. Nothing earth-shattering, but good reminders nonetheless. Will definitely keep in mind this weekend.

Favorite sip: Whiskey Lemonade with Honey. Oh, oh yes. Happening this summer for sure.

Favorite pop: Essie Off the Shoulder. Sweet and pretty, yet bold and flashy. This shade of polish would look awesome with a tan!

Favorite redo: Healthified Chicken Tortilla Casserole. I audibly “mmm’d” when I found this recipe. Use Lindsay’s homemade Cream of Chicken Soup, and you’re set.

Favorite fitness: Butts & Guts. Butts, guts, glory, baby!

Favorite smack: Roasted Banana Cake with Browned Butter Cream Cheese Frosting. A unique and absolutely gorgeous cake. A must-try if for no other reason than to get a swipe of that Browned Butter Cream Cheese Frosting!

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    The GOP deserves the S.O.B.

    Nobody believes Donald Trump will become our 45th president. But given his rise in the polls, even after his hateful and ridiculous comments about Mexican immigrants, he may be the Republicans’ just desserts.

    When it comes to members of the Grand Old Party, some, I assume, are good people. But their heartless and mean-spirited positions on civil rights and human dignity have pushed me over the edge. So in the same way I’m rooting for Bachelorette Kaitlyn to end up with creepy Nick, I have joined Team Trump.

    Leaders of the “19 Candidates and Counting” show will undoubtedly rise and fall over the next year and a half. And it’s highly unlikely Donald Trump will actually be the Republican nominee. But awww shucky ducky, let’s hope he doesn’t flame out before we can get him on the debate stage.

    Immigration reform will certainly be one of the first topics the monitor lobs Trump’s way. Let’s hear him explain his theory about Mexico deporting their rapists and murderers to the U.S. To be fair, others have some ‘splaining to do too. Like Marco Rubio who co-wrote the Senate Immigration Bill in 2013, got slammed by his party and eventually abandoned his own legislation. And let’s not forget Ted Cruz’ bonehead move to shut down the government over immigration in December of 2014.

    I can’t wait for Donald Trump and Ben Carson to exaggerate the terrible consequences of Obamacare. Every single one of the Republican candidates are against it, most vow to repeal it – even after 60 failed votes in Congress and two unsuccessful legal challenges that ended up in the Supreme Court. And although many Republican voters benefit from the Affordable Care Act, they will, as they often do, cast their ballots against their own interests.

    National security, the darling topic for this crowd, will be even more entertaining with Trump at the podium. Recent bloated remarks like “there’s nobody bigger or better at the military than I am” will be publicly dissected. He may even be egged on to reveal his “foolproof, secret plan to defeat ISIS.” He has until that first debate to invent just what the scheme might be.

    Trump’s words will eventually bury him. He will be fully exposed when he stands on that stage and calls everybody else big, stupid idiots. Not even the right wing primary voters who delight in Trump’s arrogant, self-righteous, no apologies style will be able to save him from himself.

    The Republican Party has neither heart nor soul when it comes to issues like income inequality, fair taxation, a living wage, education for all, LGBT rights, a woman’s right to choose, gun control, voter registration and the environment.

    Trump is not just a climate change denier. He has deemed the whole thing a hoax created by China to make U.S. manufacturing less competitive. Donald Trump refers to winter snow storms in the northeast as his make-believe proof global warming doesn’t exist. He can deny all he wants but glaciers are still melting.

    Trump also combs his hair up and over the top of his head. But he is still bald.

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Spal-Chievo (16-12-2018) DAZN streaming and live TV, where to see it

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Spal-Chievo (16-12-2018) DAZN streaming and live TV, where to see it

FERRARA – The Spal-Chievo match (16-12-2018) will be broadcast live on exclusive streaming on DAZN at 12.30. Subscribers to the service can follow the match in streaming on smartphones, tablets and PCs. Good news for the mister epaulet Leonardo Semplici, who recovers all the actuals in view of the delicate match salvation on Sunday with Chievo.

The midfielder Pasquale Schiattarella, who in the early days of the week had trained separately, has regularly worked with the group and is available to the technician. As well as the defender Thiago Cionek who served last Sunday the disqualification round.

Lorenco Simic disposed of the small problems in his left ankle. The starting lineup for the match against the Gialloblù should be the same as the last match against Genoa with the only exception of Cionek returning to Bonifazi's place.

Training session for Chievo, which will challenge Spal in Ferrara. After a first muscle activation in the gym and a warm up in the field, the team worked on a series of exercises on the tactical phase, and to finish the training ended with a family match.

In Ferrara the defender Tomovic will be absent, who could recover during the match against Inter, and the suspended Depaoli, sent off last Sunday at Tardini for a second yellow card.

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Faculty and Staff Development/Meeting Room Space - Dupre' 102

What sets Dupre 102 apart from other SMART environments on campus is the RoboTRAK automated presenter tracking systems. Designed for higher education, corporate training departments and teaching environments it is based on an IR tracking algorithm. The presentor simply wears a lanyard and the RoboTRAK follows the instructor. Paired with any RoboSHOT camera, the RoboTRAK sends its pan/tilt info to create production-worthy video – all without operator intervention. This allows the presenter to focus on content, not technology.

Room Description:

  • Reconfigurable furniture (tables and chairs) with capacity for 25 people;
  • Blackout Window Shades;
  • Two entrances and two private restrooms;
  • 3500 Lumen Laser Projector;
  • 72.5" x 116" Matte White Projection Screen (ceiling mounted);
  • Ceiling array microphone system;
  • Wifi available in room;
  • RoboTRAK Base System (tracking camera and infrared presentor lanyard);
  • AirMedia Presentation Gateway - allows for wireless media connections with either your phone, tablet, or laptop. Without the tether of wires, the presenter is able to move around and explore their space all while being tracked and recorded.

Guidlines for use:

  • No food or drinks allowed in room;
  • This conference room is NOT a classrom;
  • Room may not be scheduled for a single meeting greater than 24 hours;
  • Recurring meetings may not be scheduled;
  • Users should not remove or disconnect any furniture and/or equipment from the room;
  • Please keep the room clean. Dispose of trash and recyblables when complete;
  • Training materials for proper use of equipment are available.

Priority will be granted as follows:

  • Academic and Administrative units residing in the Library;
  • Academic and Adminstrative units at large on a first-come, first-served basis.

User Responsibilities:

  • All technology required by presenter will need to be provided by the requestor;
  • Room should be left as it was originally found. Any changes in set up must be returned to their original layout;
  • Use only whiteboard approved markers;
  • This meeting room is normally locked unless scheduled for the time in question. Meeting organizers are responsible;
  • To contact Network Services Office [482-6418] to secure a room during the day (e.g. securing it over the lunch hour) or after normal building hours.

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Amornyotin S (2013) Anesthetic Consideration For Laparoscopic Surgery. Int J Anesth Res.

1(1), 3-7

International Journal of Anesthesiology & Research (IJAR)

ISSN 2332-2780
Anesthetic Consideration For Laparoscopic Surgery
Research Article
Amornyotin S*

Department of Anesthesiology and Siriraj GI Endoscopy Center, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol, University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Minimally invasive surgical procedures aim to minimize the tissue trauma but still achieve a satisfactory therapeutic re-
sult. Tissue trauma is significantly less than conventional open procedure. Laparoscopy is the process of inspecting the
abdominal cavity through an endoscope. Carbon dioxide is commonly used to insufflate the abdominal cavity to facilitate
the view. The surgical advantages of laparoscopic operations are the reduction of postoperative pain, significant cost sav-
ings and more rapid return to normal activities. Pathophysiological changes including the alteration of cardiorespiratory
function occur after carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum and extremes of patient positioning. In addition, the sequential
effects of anesthesia combine to produce a characteristic hemodynamic response. A thorough understanding of these
physiological changes is fundamental for optimal anesthetic care. General anesthesia and controlled ventilation using
balanced anesthesia technique including several intravenous and inhalation agents with the use of muscle relaxant shows
a rapid recovery and cardiovascular stability. Peripheral nerve blocks, neuraxial anesthesia and local anesthesia infiltra-
tion were considered as safe and effective in some laparoscopic operations. This report considers the pathophysiological
changes during laparoscopy, preprocedure assessment, patient monitoring, anesthetic techniques, intraoperative compli-
cations and postoperative period.

Key Words: Anesthetic management; Complication; Laparoscopic surgery.

*Corresponding Author: and is highly soluble in blood. However, the disadvantage of CO2
Somchai Amornyotin is that the absorption of CO2 can cause hypercapnia and respira-
Department of Anesthesiology and Siriraj GI Endoscopy Center, Fac- tory acidosis [1,2].
ulty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
The physiological effects of intra-abdominal CO2 insufflation
Received: July 18, 2013 combined with the variations in patient positioning can have a
Accepted: August 05, 2013 major impact on the cardiorespiratory function. In addition, the
Published: August 07, 2013 sequential effects of anesthesia combine to produce a character-
istic hemodynamic response. A thorough understanding of these
Citation: Amornyotin S (2013) Anesthetic Consideration For Laparo- physiological changes is fundamental for optimal anesthetic care.
scopic Surgery. Int J Anesth Res. 1(1), 3-7. The risk factors for perioperative complications in patients un-
doi: dergoing laparoscopic surgery can be estimated based on patient’s
characteristics, clinical findings and the surgeon’s experience [3].
Copyright: Amornyotin S© 2013. This is an open-access article distrib-
The advantages should to be balanced with potential adverse ef-
uted under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,
which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any me- fects caused by CO2 pneumoperitoneum. Several anesthetic tech-
dium, provided the original author and source are credited. niques can be performed for laparoscopic surgery. Total intrave-
nous anesthesia, regional anesthesia and general anesthesia using
balanced anesthetic technique including intravenous drugs, inha-
Introduction lation agents and muscle relaxants are usually used. Short acting
drugs such as propofol, atracurium, vecuronium, sevoflurane or
Laparoscopic surgery aims to minimize trauma of the interven- desflurane represent the maintenance drugs of choice. Pre-proce-
tional process but still achieve a satisfactory therapeutic result. It dure assessment and preparation, appropriate monitoring and a
is commonly performed because of various advantages such as high index of suspicion can result in early diagnosis and treatment
reduced postoperative pain, reduction of intraoperative bleeding, of complications.
better cosmetic results, faster recovery and more rapid return to
normal activities, shorter hospital stay, less postoperative wound Pathophysiological Effects During Laparoscopy
infection, reduced metabolic derangement and reduced postoper-
ative pulmonary complications. The operative technique requires Physiological Effects of Pneumoperitoneum
inflating gas into the abdominal cavity to provide a surgical
procedure. An intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) of 10-15 mmHg Carbon dioxide was shown to be affected by raising the intra-
is used. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is commonly used because it does abdominal pressure (IAP) above the venous pressure which pre-
not support combustion, is cleared more rapidly than other gases, vents CO2 resorption leading to hypercapnia. Hypercapnia acti-

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vates the sympathetic nervous system leading to an increase in IAP, cardiovascular responses to peritoneal insufflations, changes
blood pressure, heart rate, arrhythmias and myocardial contractil- in patient position and alterations in CO2 concentration can alter
ity as well as it also sensitizes myocardium to catecholamines [4]. intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion. ICP shows a
CO2 absorption varies widely, both between the patients as well significant further increase. Cerebral blood flow has been shown
as during a single operation. Increased IAP may compress venous to increase significantly during CO2 insufflation. Pneumoperito-
vessels causing an initial increase in preload, followed by a sus- neum reduces renal cortical and medullary blood flow with an
tained decrease in preload. associated reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR), urinary
output and creatinine clearance [1,2]. The reduction of renal
Respiratory Effects blood flow may be due to a direct pressure effect on renal cortical
blood flow and renal vascular compression as well as an increase
The changes in pulmonary function during the laparoscopic sur- in antidiuretic hormone (ADH), aldosterone and renin. Pretreat-
gery include reduction in lung volumes, decrease in pulmonary ment with an ADH antagonist improves urine output and urea
compliance, and increase in peak airway pressure [1,5]. Increased excretion despite an unaltered GFR.
IAP shifts the diaphragm cephalad and reduces diaphragmatic ex-
cursion, resulting in early closure of smaller airways leading to Increasing IAP by insufflating CO2 markedly reduces blood flow
intraoperative atelectasis with a decrease in functional residual ca- in the portal vein, hepatic artery and superior mesenteric artery.
pacity. Additionally, the upward displacement of diaphragm leads The effects of laparoscopy on renal function show that urine out-
to preferential ventilation of nondependent parts of lung, which put, renal blood flow and creatinine clearance are reduced during
results in ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) mismatch with a higher de- pneumoperitoneum [9]. Increased in IAP reduces femoral venous
gree of intrapulmonary shunting. Oxygenation is minimally af- blood flow. This is due to increased pressure on the inferior vena
fected with no significant change in alveolar arterial oxygen gradi- cava and iliac veins, which reduces venous blood flow in the lower
ent. Higher IAP reduces the thoracic compliance and may cause extremetries. It also has been shown to reduce the portal blood
pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum due to the increased in flow, which may lead to transient elevation of liver enzymes. The
alveolar pressures [5]. However, postoperative impairment of pul- reduction of tissue trauma with laparoscopic operations is reflect-
monary function is significantly less after laparoscopy than after ed in a reduction of the inflammatory response. The C-reactive
laparotomy. Arterial O2 desaturation is less severe after laparo- protein and interleukin-6 levels are less elevated after laparoscopy
scopic operations. In addition, the incidence of atelectases and compared to the open surgery, suggesting an attenuation of the
pneumonia is lower after the laparoscopic operations. surgical inflammatory response [10].

Cardiovascular Effects Patient positions can further compromise cardiac and respiratory
functions, can increase the risk of regurgitation and can result
During laparoscopic surgery, the circulation undergoes typical in peripheral nerve injuries. Head-up position reduces venous re-
cardiovascular changes that are the result of complex interactions turn, cardiac output, cardiac index and mean arterial blood pres-
between anesthesia, patient position, pressure changes in the body sure as well as an increase in peripheral and pulmonary vascular
cavities, neuroendocrine reactions and the patient factors such as resistance [4]. Head-down position increases volume and cardiac
cardiorespiratory status and intravascular volume. Hemodynamic output back towards normal. Respiratory function is impaired
changes include the alterations in arterial blood pressure, arrhyth- because of the cephalad shifting of diaphragm is exaggerated.
mias and cardiac arrest. The principal responses are an increase Intracranial pressure is increased.
in systemic vascular resistance, mean arterial blood pressure and
myocardial filling pressures, with little change in heart rate. CO2 Anesthetic Management
pneumoperitoneum is associated with increased preload and af-
terload in patients undergoing the laparoscopic surgery. It also Preoperative Assessment
decreased heart performance (fractional shortening), but does not
affect cardiac output [6]. The general health status of each patient must be evaluated. His-
tory and physical examinations are generally sufficient techniques.
The patients with normal cardiovascular function are able to well The patients with cardiorespiratory diseases require additional in-
tolerate these hemodynamic changes. At IAP levels greater than vestigation. To aid in assessment risk, the American Society of
15 mmHg, venous return decreases leading to decreased cardiac Anesthesiologists (ASA) has developed a classification system for
output and hypotension. However, these changes are short lived patients, which categorizes individuals on a general health basis.
and have no statistical significance at 10 minutes from the time The patients with compromised pulmonary function and reduced
that the patient undergoes pneumoperitoneum [7]. Bradyarrhyth- ventilatory reserve such as patients with chronic obstructive pul-
mias are attributed to vagal stimulation caused by insertion of monary disease or patients after lung resection are at a higher
the needle or the trocar, peritoneal stretch, stimulation of the fal- risk. In this preoperative assessment, there are no differences in
lopian tube during bipolar electrocauterization, or carbon dioxide a routine practice between the laparoscopy and the open surgery.
embolization. These may induce cardiovascular collapse during
laparoscopy even in the healthy patients. Increased concentrations Patient Positioning
of CO2 and catecholamines can create tachyarrhythmias. Paroxys-
mal tachycardia and hypertension, followed by ventricular fibrilla- The patient’s position influences the hemodynamics and the res-
tion, have been reported [8]. piratory parameters. The position of the patient for laparoscopic
surgery depends on the site of surgery. The patient is usually po-
Effects of Other Systems sitioned so that gravity causes the abdominal organs to fall away
from the operative site to facilitate surgical access. For upper ab-
Increased IAP not only influences global hemodynamics but in- domen surgery such as cholecystectomy or gastric surgery, the pa-
terferes also with the blood flow to individual organs. Increases in tient is supine in a head-up position. For lower abdomen surgery

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such as gynecological operations or appendectomy, the patient is that takes advantage of the excellent pharmacokinetics of drugs
in a head-down position. For the operations in the thorax, the such as propofol, fentanyl, desflurane, sevoflurane and others
patient is placed in a lateral decubitus position. with rapid on-off characteristics. This can be a total intravenous
anesthetic (TIVA) technique or a balanced anesthetic technique
Patient Monitoring with an opioid and a volatile anesthetic agent, as well as a mus-
cle relaxant drug. Many physicians prefer a TIVA technique with
Appropriate patient selection with proper monitoring to detect propofol as the hypnotic, because propofol is effective in prevent-
and reduce complications must be used to ensure optimal anes- ing postoperative nausea and vomiting.
thesia care during laparoscopic surgery. Standard intra-operative
monitoring including noninvasive blood pressure, electrocardio- Total Intravenous Anesthesia: In the definition of total intra-
gram, pulse oximeter, airway pressure, end tidal carbon dioxide venous anesthesia (TIVA), the components of anesthesia and an-
(ETCO2) and peripheral nerve stimulation is routinely used. algesia, are achieved solely with intravenous drugs, without using
Monitoring body temperature is recommended, since significant the inhalation agents. The combination of opioid, propofol and
hypothermia can occur during the laparoscopic surgery. Invasive midazolam is commonly used for laparoscopic surgery. Gener-
hemodynamic monitoring may be appropriate in the patients with ally, the patients are given an oral premedication. Intubation is
hemodynamic unstable or those with compromised cardiopulmo- facilitated with a neuromuscular blocking agent. When the signs
nary function [1,2]. of light anesthesia occur, the standard protocol is to increase the
dose of the analgesic. If two additional bolus injections of the
ETCO2 is most commonly used as a noninvasive indicator of opioid have no effect, a supplemental dose of the hypnotic is
PaCO2 in evaluating the adequacy of ventilation. Careful consid- given.
eration should be taken for the gradient between PaCO2 and the
tension of CO2 in expired gas (PECO2) because of V/Q mis- General Anesthesia: General anesthesia using balanced anesthe-
match. However, in the patients with compromised cardiopulmo- sia technique including inhalation agents, intravenous drugs and
nary function, the gradient between PaCO2 and PECO2 increases muscle relaxant drugs is usually used. Using the combination of
to become unpredictable. Direct arterial blood gas analysis may these agents not only reduces the recovery time but also reduces
be considered to detect hypercarbia. Generally, the airway pres- the adverse effects associated with the use of high concentrations
sure monitor is routinely used during intermittent positive pres- of volatile anesthetic agents. The uses of rapid and short acting
sure ventilation. The high airway pressure can help detection of volatile anesthetics such as sevoflurane and desflurane as well as
excessive elevation in IAP. rapid and short acting intravenous drugs such as propofol, etomi-
date, remifentanil, fentanyl, atracurium, vecuronium and rocuro-
Premedication nium are commonly used and have allowed anesthesiologists to
more consistently achieve a recovery profile. Propofol is effective
The premedication drug should be chosen that does not cause and safe even in children and elderly patients [13-17].
postoperative drowsiness. Short-acting benzodiazepine such as
midazolam is a good choice. The appropriate dose and proper Ventilation should be adjusted to keep ETCO2 of 30-35 mmHg
time of application is important to ensure getting the maximum by adjusting the minute ventilation [1]. In patients with chronic
benefit from the premedication. A small dose of intravenous mi- obstructive pulmonary disease and in patients with a history of
dazolam can give shortly before induction. There are a number of spontaneous pneumothorax or bullous emphysema, an increase
studies which show that the co-induction technique reduces the in respiratory rate rather than tidal volume is preferable to avoid
dose of hypnotic needed to attain the targeted depth of anesthe- increased alveolar inflation and reduce the risk of pneumotho-
sia [12]. At present, the antisialogogues are no longer considered rax. Combination of local anesthetic wound infiltration, intraperi-
a mandatory component of the premedication. toneum local anesthetics, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs or cyclooxygenase-2-inhibitors provides the most effective
Anesthetic Techniques pain relief.

Various anesthetic techniques can be performed for laparoscopic Regional Anesthesia: The laparoscopic surgery can be per-
surgery. However, general anesthesia with endotracheal intuba- formed by using the regional anesthesia technique including
tion for controlled ventilation is the most common anesthetic peripheral nerve block, neuraxial block and local anesthetic infil-
technique. Endotracheal intubation protects the patient’s airway tration. Several advantages of regional anesthesia technique are
and prevents aspiration pneumonia. In short procedures and ex- quicker recovery, decreased postoperative nausea and vomiting,
traperitoneal procedures such as hernia repair, ventilation using improved patient satisfaction, fewer hemodynamic changes, less
supraglottic airway device can be used as an alternative. General postoperative pain, shorter hospital stay, early detection of com-
anesthesia without endotracheal intubation can be used safely plications and cost effectiveness [18]. However, this anesthetic
and effectively with a ProSeal laryngeal mask airway in non-obese technique requires a cooperative patient and gentle surgical tech-
patients. The use of laryngeal mask airway results in less sore nique. There are only few laparoscopic procedures that could be
throat and provide smoother emergence with less post-extubation carried out under this anesthetic technique. Regional anesthesia
coughing compared with endotracheal intubation [11]. Double lu- is most useful for short procedures with low-pressure pneumo-
men endotracheal tube should be used for thoracoscopic opera- peritoneum such as laparoscopic tubal ligation, diagnostic pro-
tions in order to facilitate collapse of the lung. This improves sur- cedures and extraperitoneal hernia repair. Generally, the regional
gical access, shortens the operative time and obviates the necessity anesthesia technique is not recommended for upper abdominal
of gas insufflation with its associated complications. surgery. However, epidural anesthesia is the method of choice for
laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with severe obstructive
The optimal anesthetic agent for laparoscopic surgeries is one lung disease [19], and in patients with pregnancy.

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Intraoperative Complications Summary

Laparoscopic operations carry a distinct risk of complications Laparoscopic surgery has proven to be a major advance in the
despite their minimal invasiveness. Cardiorespiratory-related treatment of patients with various surgical diseases. Several ad-
complications of laparoscopic operations with relevance to an- vantages from this procedure are minimal tissue trauma, reduction
esthesia are hypotension, hypertension, tachycardia, bradycardia, of postoperative pain, quicker recovery, shortening the hospital
dysrhythmias, hypercapnia, hypoxemia, atelectasis and barotrau- stay. Pneumoperitoneum induces intraoperative cardiorespiratory
ma. Misplacement of the needle can lead to intravascular, subcu- changes. Improved knowledge of pathophysiological changes in
taneous tissue, bowel, and omentum. Accidental insertion of the the patients allows for successful anesthetic management. Proper
trocar or needle into the major or minor vessels, gastrointestinal patient selection and preparation as well as adequate monitoring
tract injuries and urinary tract injuries can occur [20]. Inadvert- should be performed. For prolonged and upper abdominal proce-
ent insufflation of gas into intravascular vessels, tear of abdomi- dures, general anesthesia and controlled ventilation with balanced
nal wall or peritoneal vessels, can produce to gas embolism. Al- anesthesia technique including inhalation agent, intravenous drug
though, it is rare but it is a potentially lethal complication and can and muscle relaxant is commonly used. Regional techniques in-
result in severe hypotension, cyanosis, arrhythmias and asystole. cluding peripheral and neuraxial blocks and local anesthetic infil-
Subcutaneous emphysema may occur after direct subcutaneous trations could be used with precautions for pelvic laparoscopy. In-
gas insufflations. The majority of subcutaneous emphysema has traoperative complications may arise due to physiologic changes
no specific intervention. It can resolve soon after the abdomen is associated with patient positioning and pneumoperitoneum. Mul-
deflated and nitrous oxide is discontinued to ovoid expansion of timodal analgesic regimen combining opioids, non-steroidal anti-
closed space. inflammatory drugs, and local anesthetic infiltration is the most
effective regimen for postoperative pain management.
Pneumothorax can occur when the airway pressure is high. The
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Zero evictions in Nigeria

Appeal to International Solidarity Action

To break the silence on the fate of millions of people and put pressure on international institutions to play the role they should, the Zero Evictions Nigeria Campaign addresses an appeal not only to the Nigerian authorities, but also to UN-Habitat, the European Union, the Africa Union, the G8, the IMF and the WB.

Break the silence, stop the forced evictions and restore the right to housing in Nigeria!

We, inhabitants’ associations, international networks, voluntary groups, NGOs, public agencies, citizens of the world, express our indignation at and denounce the massive forced evictions of more than one million of people carried out from June 2008 and still in progress in Port Harcourt by the Government of Rivers State (Nigeria).

These evictions, carried out in brazen violations of national and international laws, are the consequence of the demolitions, mainly due to the implementation of the “city beautification” and to the “Silverbird Showtime” project, a private entertainment business.

In addition, the Nigeria Government is carryng out other massive evictions to implement the FCT Master Plan in Abuja and the privatisation of public housing real estate.

Therefore, we condemn these violations and appeal to:

The Government of Nigeria and the Government of Rivers State:

  • to immediately stop all the demolitions and evictions in Port Harcourt and everywhere
  • to cease forthwith any act or policy/legal measure that violates the full and progressive realisation of the right to adequate housing established by local and international laws or that jeopardises Nigeria’s attainment of Goal 7 Target 11 of the Millennium Development Goals or that goes against the Habitat Agenda commitment;
  • to provide immediate compensation and adequate alternative accommodation to all the inhabitants, including tenants, affected by the demolitions who have lost their accommodation and/or personal belongs in the process, and who have become homeless and/or jobless as a result thereof;
  • to institute an independent commission of inquiry to investigate the extent of the State Government’s involvement in the Silverbird project and the link between the project and the forced acquisition of peoples’ property in Port Harcourt, especially the forceful purchase of the entire Abonnema Wharf and Njemanze waterfront communities and their environs; and to undertake an assessment of the overall scope and extent of the ongoing demolitions and evictions in Port Harcourt and identify the underling factors behind the exercise.

The International Community (G8, States creditors, IMF, WB, and other financial institutions)

  • to block all investments in Nigeria if they violate international norms on rights, particularly if they implement projects that promote the large-scale evictions and displacements of families from their homes and communities without any procedural protection, as those concerning the Silverbird project in Port Harcourt and the FCT Master Plan and the privatisation of public housing real estate.
  • to permit the cancellation of foreign debt only if the freed resources are allocated to the development of housing and urban policies for the poor, in particular toward ‘People's Funds for Land and Housing’ controlled by all the interested parties, including the inhabitants associations and organised civil society, with clear mechanisms to guarantee transparency.

The United Nations, the African Union and the European Union to take immediate action:

  • to publicly condemn the evictions
  • to provide a forum where the Government of Nigeria and of the Rivers State and all the interested parts, including the recognised representatives of inhabitants’ associations, international networks, NGOs and public agencies, can agree with the interested communities on alternatives to the evictions and on the relocation of people already evicted.

To UN-Habitat:

  • to ensure respect for international norms protecting the right to housing by sending an urgent independent mission of the Advisory Group on Forced Evictions (AGFE) to help and act as mediators

First signatories of the Zero Evictions Campaing Nigeria:

National Union of Tenants of Nigeria

International Alliance of Inhabitants

Aye Aye Win, Dignity International

Ted Anana, Urban Poor Associates – Philippines

Habitat International Coalition (HIC)

Environnement Développement Action (ENDA)

Catherine Peyge, Mayor Bobigny, France

Osman El Kheir, Arc.Peace – Sudan

Esther Alvarez, CENCA – Peru

Tiffany Gardner, NESRI - United States

Vincenzo Simoni, Unione Inquilini - Italy

Clement Karine, Institute "Collective Action" - Russian Federation

Cristina Reynals, FEDEVI - Argentina

Fernando Ojeda, Red de Habitat – Argentina

Abu Rayhan Al-Beeroonee, Shelter for the Poor - Bangladesh

Marilina Marichal, CAES - Paraguay

Lucia Maria Moraes, Relatora Nacional do Direito Humano à Moradia Adequada e Terra Urbana – Brazil

Nelson Saule Junior, conselheiro do Conselho Nacional das Cidades – Brasil

Juan José Diez De Medina, Asociaciòn Boliviana de Cultura - Derechos Fundamentales ABC-DF - Bolivia

Annie Pourre, Ozel Derya, No Vox Network - France/Bangladesh

Jean-BaptisteEyraud , Droit Au Logement – France

Eddy van Sevenant, Amnesty International - Belgium

Yves Cabannes, Chair of Development Planning Development Planning Unit, University College - UK

Comitato promotore

  • Vincenzo Simoni, Unione Inquilini - Italy
  • Luigi De Magistris, - Italy
  • Julienne Travers, - Italy
  • xavier caballero, - Spain
  • encarna gazquez , difs.ddhh - Spain
  • Luisella B, - Italy
  • antonio revelli, - Italy
  • Irene Capelli, - Italy
  • Francesco Passerini, - Italy
  • Dr Giovanni Rossetti, - - Switzerland
  • Fernando Sabate, - Spain
  • Miriam Cardenas, - Mexico
  • nicola fasolino, - Italy
  • Nuova Civiltà, Associazione musicale - Italy
  • Patrizia Farronato, - Italy
  • Gennaro Varriale, - Italy
  • Osman El Kheir, Arc.Peace - Sudan
  • Marco Antonio Moreno Gaytán, Sociedad Ecologista Hidalguense A. C. - Mexico
  • Esther Alvarez, CENCA - Peru
  • Martin Bauer, - Germany
  • Roberto Perin, - Japan
  • Yves JARDIN, - France
  • Elsa Antoniades, c/o IMF - Switzerland
  • Oscar Revilla Alguacil, - Spain
  • Melissa Kinnear, - United Kingdom
  • claudio figini, - Italy
  • luciana cordoni, - Italy
  • Regas Rosa, - Spain
  • Ted Anana, Urban Poor Associates - Philippines
  • Massimo Pasquini, Unione Inquilini - Italy
  • stefano poli, - Italy
  • Paolo Motta, - Italy
  • Kerstin Oschmann, - Italy
  • Sandra Cangemi, Comitato Inquilini Molise Calvairate - Italy
  • van Sevenant Eddy, Amnesty Int. - Belgium
  • Anna Kober, - Germany
  • mariella romanelli, - Italy
  • Cristina Reynals, FEDEVI - Argentina
  • fernando Ojeda, Red de Habitat - Argentina
  • carlos Armando, FEDEVI - Argentina
  • Juan Carlos Orús Orcastegui, - Spain
  • giampiero silvestrini, - Italy
  • Michele Storti, - Italy
  • Tiffany Gardner, NESRI, USA - United States
  • santiago echave, - Spain
  • Barbier Jacques, DAL 57 - France
  • Marilina Marichal, CAES - Paraguay
  • Lucia Maria Moraes Lucia Moraes, - Brazil
  • Javier Martin, - Spain
  • Laura Bernardi, - Italy
  • maurizio iorio, - Italy
  • Aye Aye Win, Dignity International - France
  • Carlos Escalante, Cenca - Peru
  • Alessandro Guido, - Italy
  • alessandro barbato, amnesty international - Italy
  • CLEMENT Karine, Institute "Collective Action" - Russian Federation
  • Dissard Céline, IAI - Italy
  • massimo pasquini, unione inquilini, italy - Italy
  • Abu Rayhan Al-Beeroonee Al-Beeroonee, Shelter for the Poor - Bangladesh
  • Juan José Diez De Medina, Asociaciòn Boliviana de Cultura - Derechos Fundamentales ABC-DF - Bolivia
  • gabriele francescotto, opencontent - Italy
  • Pourre Annie, No Vox Network - France
  • Ozel Derya, No Vox network - Bangladesh
  • Eyraud Jean-Baptiste, Droit Au Logement - France
  • Eugène Benoît, No Vox Network - Belgium
  • Caesar Enwefah, National Union of Tenants of Nigeria - Nigeria

Signatories (436)

  • Alcira del Valle Romero Rimero, Qocha Pacha - mar y tierra-a - Argentina
  • Adrianus Silone, amnesty international - Sweden
  • sepideh hajisoltani, ucl - United Kingdom
  • Jana Neuhaus, - Germany
  • Jana Neuhaus, - Germany
  • Jana Neuhaus, - Germany
  • Jana Neuhaus, - Germany
  • Jana Neuhaus, - Germany
  • Jana Neuhaus, - Germany
  • Horacio García Fernández, Sociedad Mexicana para la Divulgación de la Ciencia y la Técnica, S.C. ( SOMEDICYT ) - Mexico
  • Legborsi Nwiabu, Institute for Community Policing - Nigeria
  • Nadia Garzon, - Spain
  • Luana Barigazzi, - Italy
  • angelina lazzaretto, - Italy
  • angelina lazzaretto, - Italy
  • Jonathan Chua, Biola University - United States
  • Tomás Ezequiel Correa Rodríguez, Centro de Estudios del habitat y los Asentamientos Humanos - Panama
  • Silvia Guimaraes Yafai, Building and Social Housing Foundation - United Kingdom
  • Clement Carine, Soiuz koordinationykh sovietov Rossii - Russian Federation
  • Mike Davies, - Zimbabwe
  • Michele Citoni, - Italy
  • andrea taccioli, - Italy
  • ERNESTO DOMINGO PAEZ, ONG-MO.DE.VI.FA. (Movimiento en Defensa de la Vivienda Familiar) MENDOZA - ARGENTINA - Argentina
  • Maura Benegiamo, - Italy
  • conjard marie, - France
  • Muhammad Hilaluddin Hilal, Angikar Bangladesh Foundation - Bangladesh
  • VIALE Frédéric, - France
  • Arianna Marcolin, - Italy
  • roberto balbo, - Italy
  • Luana Barigazzi, - Italy
  • Ted Anana, Urban Poor Associates - Philippines
  • Veronica Marinho, - Brazil
  • maria teresa ingrasci', - Italy
  • Giulia Leonardi, UPU - Italy
  • António Pereira, - Portugal
  • Chrysi Papaioannou, - United Kingdom
  • Philipp Klaus, INURA - Switzerland
  • Anna Paola Coppini, - Italy
  • Vincenzo Puggioni, - Italy
  • Socorro Martínez, Todo en Comunidad AC - Mexico
  • Duriau Jean, - France
  • Enza Longo, - Italy
  • Elena Lorente Pérez Lorente, - Spain
  • Graziella Castellani, - Italy
  • Judit Jiménez, - Spain


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Citation Edit

NIST, Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals (NISTIR 7621 Rev. 1) (Nov. 2016) (full-text).

Overview Edit

NIST, in partnership with the Small Business Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation has had educational outreach to the small business community since 2002. NIST schedules, promotes, and conducts information security workshops for small businesses throughout the United States.

This Report provides guidance on how small businesses can provide basic security for their information, systems, and networks. It uses the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity as a template for organizing cybersecurity risk management processes and procedures. Although the Cybersecurity Framework, created through collaboration between government and the private sector, was originally developed specifically for critical infrastructure organizations, it has proven useful to a variety of audiences and is used in this publication to organize information and cybersecurity best practices in an accepted and logical format.

Revision 1 of this publication reflects changes in technology and a reorganization of the information needed by small businesses to implement a program to help them understand and manage their information and cybersecurity risk.

External resources Edit

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Creating Documents for Sales

This post is from when I was working at my previous job doing Sales and Marketing. This was written in the past, a few months ago.

This will be a run through of the different documents I needed to create.

I didn’t realize how many things we did not have. The only thing we had was a contract for events, and it is very basic. Since we already have that I will leave that to the last thing I do, updating it. I need to focus on the things we don’t have first and then improve upon what we already have. While I am in the process of creating these documents and forms I am also selling to guests who inquire on their own, so this is a balancing act for me.

The very first thing that I need is pricing and packages. I called around to different companies that are similar to mine and pretended to be a guest booking a birthday party. I wanted to see what packages they are offering and the cost. What I found most from this process was that I didn’t get relies back. That surprised me. Out of all of the companies I contacted, through their website, I only got one reply. I was literally dumbfounded. How could companies be leaving money on the table like that? Did they not care, or did they not have enough staff?

That confirmed some advise I was given during the conversations I had with people in the sales and marketing industry, make sure to reply as soon as possible. Well if I respond at all I have a good chance of getting the business. LOL. Ok seems simple enough.

I now needed to build my birthday packages. What do I need to include in them and what will I offer as an incentive to get them to do the package rather than going to someone else. Parents have a lot of choices for birthday parties, so figuring out a way to make them want to come to us over others is priority. After doing some research I found that a lot of companies don’t really promote that they do birthday parties. That is the easiest way to draw people to you. I need to create banners for our website and our social media outlets.

So promotion was my first step and my second was ease of access for our guests and for the process. I talked to a few moms I know and asked what process they go through to book a birthday party, as I don’t have kids yet I know I was not the expert on that subject so I went to the experts I knew. I found that the whole process for them is a pain. If I can come up with a way to make things seem less for the parents then they would come back to us fo the next one and tell their friends. Word of mouth is really big for us so anything I can do to promote that will only help us.

I need to create a document that has all the pricing options and add on available in one place. This would be like a flyer with everything the parent needs to know about how much it will cost for an event with us. The next thing I need to create is a sheet with timelines. There are so many working parts with birthdays that a timeline will help the partners know when things are coming up or when deadlines are. And finally a FAQ sheet so that any random questions we are asked or could be asked are all in one place. Not only will this document help the guests, it will also help me by not having to answer the same questions all day long from different guests. All of this would be sent as the very first contact to the guest.

This department needs structure. That is where checklists and timelines come in. We also need to figure out organization of documentation. We have 7 different locations that guests can book their private event at. We also need to figure out a form of communication to get the information to the different location managers. And finally closing out a group.

  • Checklists
    • Communication dates with the guest
    • Communication dates with the managers
    • Event details
    • Payment dates and timelines
  • Organization
    • Each location will get a color coded folder to denote what location
    • Coding to know if it is a birthday, meeting, or private event.
    • Uploading details in Basecamp so the managers know what is going on where
  • Communication
    • Follow up with the guest at first email/call
    • Follow up after one day with the guest
    • Continue getting final details from the guest
    • Once group is confirmed email the manager and put on Basecamp
    • One week before the event follow up with the manager
    • Day after the event follow up the guest to see how things went

There is still a lot more that needs to be done to build the department, but this is a good start.

Setting Up The Department

I have had the conversations I needed to in order to get an inside look at what a Sales and Marketing department would look like.

Besides learning what I need to do to bring people and groups in I also learned that there are a lot of things that I do not have and I will have to create. I need to build a foundation and create one sheets with information about what we offer so that I will have informational sheets for when I go to companies and start prospecting. I need to have something to leave them with otherwise as soon as I walk out the door I will be forgotten and then it would have been for nothing.

Ok so what do I need to create:

  • FAQ
  • Fact Sheets about locations
  • Packages we have
  • Timelines
  • Updated Contracts
  • What food selections we have
  • BEO (Banquet Event Order)
  • A Spreadsheet for communication
  • Quotes
  • Invoices
  • Event Master Form
  • Flyers for Specific events

I also need to come up with promotions to try and sell events, the marketing side. For the first thing I am going to do is put up an event table at each of our locations with a contest to win a free event. I am going to do a jar where people have to guess how many items in the jar in order to win. This will give me contact information for people who already go to our locations, but may not have thought about having an event with us. I think one of the biggest reasons we do not have more private events is because people don’t even think we do that. If that is the case these tables will help with that. I am fortunate that I already have people walking in the door that I can sell to, but the whole goal is to bring in more and try and bring new people in. This table idea will not help with brining new people in, unless word of mouth gets around. What it will do is help generate extra income from the guests that already walk through our doors.

Another thing I have learned from my research is that you have to utilize what you have. Think about what makes your company special. Also how can your company help someone else or groups. We are normally so focused on working on the company from the inside out that we never really take the time to see our company from our guests perspective. By thinking about how the guests look at us we will be better able to sell them something they didn’t realize they needed.

The thing that makes what I am selling beneficial to a certain group would be making something that can be a frustrating situation an easy one. I am able to sell birthday party packages to our guests. With the birthday party packages we can do a public showing, so it is more affordable, and we can do a private event for them, something more special and not everyone does it. By creating, because we do not have anything like this now, birthday party packages we are able to assist parents in trying to figure out what to do for their child’s birthday party. Birthday party planning can be frustrating for some, so if I can create a package that is simple for our guests and inclusive so they don’t have to go around to a lot of different places to make the party happen I can help our guests while getting more business.

I also learned from my conversations that the easier it is for guests to book something the more likely they will. If the conversations with guests is not clear and they have to jump through hoops to get information they will just move on. Also when a guest contacts you about doing an event you need to respond back as soon as possible because the guest will tend to go with the first person who responds, as long as it is in their price range.

Ok I have a lot of things to work on in order to get this department rolling.


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What do you consider rape?

Obama: “Rape is rape”
Tom Phillips (@flashboy)
15:09 20.08.12
The “invite them over the threshold once, they can come in again any time” thing? That’s how vampires work. Not sexual consent. VAMPIRES.

I’ll be writing more here later, and adding a huge amount of links. Right now I’m overwhelmed by the ignorance that has been crawling out of the woodwork lately.


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The party, the painters and an empty nest

Was it just last week that I was blogging about our “Annual Open House”?

The party was fun for us, and, I trust, for our guests. We ate, we drank, we toasted, we kissed hello and good-by. We told stories and jokes. We made promises to get together more often in the New Year. Yes, it was good.

In fact, we had so much fun that I never did get a chance to snap any pre-party or party photos. I did, however, think to get a few post party shots. If tables and countertops littered with empty wine bottles, glasses and platters are any indication, this was a successful event.

But wait, the week gets better.

The morning after the party, the painters arrived at 7:30 to paint the upstairs and downstairs hallways, the stairs, the bathrooms, the master bedroom and related woodwork (which had been stained a dark walnut, necessitating sanding and priming before moving on to two coats of white paint). They’ve done a beautiful job and we love the colors and the new white woodwork. We’ve also trashed the house, emptying the master closet and the linen closet into a spare bedroom, along with miscellaneous lamps, artwork, and accessories. We can’t find the laundry. The power cord to my laptop was missing for more than a day. You know how this works. Maintaining any sense of order during a project like this is hopeless for us.

Friday, they finished up by painting the ceiling in the kitchen and family room. So, that morning we cleared the counters, took down the mantle decorations, and I took another picture of the same island countertop.

Actually, I think this picture (below) says it all. New paint job, Christmas angel and artwork re-hung in the hall amid the painters’ gear. Not the schedule I would set, but as my husband, a.k.a. “the scheduler,” pointed out, we’ll begin the new year with all this freshened up. And sometimes you just have to roll with it…

Which brings me to the second half of this post.

The holiday season always delivers an emotional mix. There is joy in the unvarnished excitement of children awaiting Santa, the good cheer of family and friends savoring the season, the music, the traditions large and small, and, if you are so inclined, the Christmas story itself. For me and for many others there is also nostalgia for holidays past.

My mother and father and my grandparents before them absolutely loved Christmas. We had no exotic traditions and some Christmases were leaner than others, but there were always festive trees and tables and visits with extended family and friends. Lots of laughter and story telling. And that is what I think of when I think of holidays past.

Steve and I did our best to carry those traditions forward with our own family, sharing the holiday with my mother and aunt and uncle, and, when they could join us, cousins, and friends. There was always a harried dash to church on Christmas Eve that ended with the magic of singing Silent Night in a candlelit sanctuary. (Never mind that my daughter once attempted a short nap in the midst of the live creche scene and my son came this close to singeing the hair of a fellow acolyte as they walked down the aisle.) And that was just Christmas Eve.

Although my mother, aunt and uncle are no longer with us, we now have a pair of grandsons who bring a whole new kind of joy to the holiday. So we travel to Ohio to celebrate with our kids there and my daughter-in-law’s family. And our traditions morph with theirs. And I am so very gad we are part of it.

Like dealing with the painters, sometimes you just have to roll with it…

Being an empty nester is not always easy. You have to learn to share your kids with their adult lives, careers, new cities and new partners. You can’t always have everyone at your holiday table or even preside over your own table. If you’re going to let change taint your holiday, well, I really think that’s your fault.

Yes, I want my kids to call me, visit me, invite me and still need me. Once a mom, always a mom. But I think my kids also deserve my respect: to live their own lives, make their own decisions, raise their own kids. (And if, as my friend Jill says, I have to sometimes bite my tongue, I can learn to do that too.)

We’ve been empty nesters for more than a decade, and I’ve come to the conclusion that to succeed in these multi-generational times, we need to bring a little more to the equation. We need to continue to grow ourselves. It’s pretty easy to get stuck in “I was…” or “We always…” when we should really be working on our flexibility gene. What difference does it make if we have turkey and all the trimmings or ham and hash brown casserole? More importantly, perhaps we need to stop worrying about the empty nest and start feathering its successor.

It’s something to think about when we’re done wrapping packages, addressing cards, baking cookies, and recalling those Christmases past…

I wish you a wonderful, joyous, overindulgent holiday however you spend it!

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  1. Very fitting, and well said, Janet!

    This post resonates with me as much as your Labor Day post; i.e., “the work that we do matters.” As you know, my Mom always makes her home look beautiful, and I used to wonder, ” what is the point if no one is coming over?” (!) But, that is her “work”; that is what matters to her.

    I enjoy your writing; it’s like having a conversation with you.

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    1. Thank you, Jody. I try to think about this as a conversation when I’m writing (actually, it’s just fun to write in my own voice on my own topics and schedule!). And you are not the first person to say that “the work we do” resonated with them. Have a wonderful holiday!

  2. First of all, regarding your party, I love that you were so caught up in the event that you forgot to take photos. To me, that’s living in the moment! And, I couldn’t agree more with the second half of your post. Two points really stood out: “my kids also deserve my respect: to live their own lives, make their own decisions, raise their own kids” and “we need to stop worrying about the empty nest and start feathering its successor”. Absolutely, empty-nester words to live by!!

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  3. Hi, Janet, Another thoughtful post, and a credit to your writing skills. I have a mundane request…will you share your painter’s phone number? Bob sanded and painted our upstairs woodwork, it’s time to share the honors and engage the services of a professional to do our 1 st floor. And it looked like he? Did a great job….hope your travels were seamless.

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The co-owner and operator of a chic and bright dispensary near Granville Island has received the news that federal government plans to legalize the recreational use of marijuana with anticipation, and some concern.

“It’s important that they grasp that there’s a real cottage industry here in B.C., and that the money that flows through the industry here helps sustain the B.C. economy,” said Andrea Dobbs, the 51-year-old entrepreneur, who turned to marijuana three years ago as an alternative to traditional solutions for coping with the symptoms of menopause.

Dobbs is far from alone. Across British Columbia, the prospect of legalization has provoked interest and concern among different players in the medical marijuana sector.

For B.C.’s heavily regulated licensed producers of medical marijuana, it’s a big opportunity. For the more than 150 dispensaries, many of which operate illegally under federal law, it could represent an existential threat.

The federal Liberals are reportedly planning to introduce legislation that would legalize the recreational use of cannabis by July 1, 2018, broadly following the recommendations issued last December by a federal task force headed by former minister of justice Anne McLellan.

In a statement to Business in Vancouver, Minister of Justice and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould declined to confirm government plans to legalize cannabis by July 1, 2018, but said the government “has stated publicly our intention to introduce legislation this spring.”

Industry watchers like Jenna Valleriani, a University of Toronto PhD candidate in addiction studies who researches developments in Canada’s cannabis laws, are looking to the federal task force for signs as to what a future regime will look like.

According to Wilson-Raybould’s statement, that system should “draw on the good production practices of the current cannabis for medical purposes system,” while using licensing to “encourage a diverse, competitive market that also includes small producers.”

It also spelled out a major role for provincial governments to craft legislation on how recreational marijuana will be distributed and sold in their jurisdictions.

For B.C.’s 10 licensed producers, and the dozens more waiting for accreditation, legalization is a major opportunity.

“We know that we want to be involved in both markets, so that’s something we’re gearing up for now,” said Chris Stone, director of quality assurance at Broken Coast Cannabis Ltd., a mid-sized medical marijuana producer with a facility in Duncan and a staff of 40 employees. “For us, legalization means that there will definitely be an increase in the number of customers.”

The head of a licensed producer of medical marijuana based in Kelowna said his company will expand its workforce to more than 100 from its current 14 if it gets approval to operate in a future recreational cannabis system.

“We’re definitely looking to supply the recreational market,” said John Miller, CEO of THC Bio Med, “and we know that we’re going to have to scale up to do it.”

Miller also wants dispensaries, which currently source their marijuana either illegally or from patients, to come into one supply chain where licensed producers grow and distribute cannabis.

What will happen to B.C.’s more than 150 dispensaries remains a mystery.

“This is what makes B.C. such an interesting case and an outlier within Canada,” said Valleriani. “B.C. really is the place where the dispensary model has the highest chance of survival in its current form.”

If they are to survive, she said, transforming the system of illicit growers into a transparent, compliant supply chain will pose a major challenge.

The dispensaries have been joined by powerful new entries like the Alliance of Beverage Licensees and the BC Government Employees and Service Union (BCGEU), who want a system modelled on the liquor distribution supply chain.

“We’ve been selling controlled substances responsibly for decades,” said BCGEU president Stephanie Smith.

The BCGEU’s 73,000 public-sector members include BC Liquor Distribution Branch employees. Smith said that setting up a new administrative system for recreational cannabis would be costly and time-consuming, and that the BCGEU is willing to provide “room for all sizes of growers” and distribution through its distribution centres.

What that system will look like ultimately depends on the decisions of the provincial government.

While both the provincial minister responsible for the marijuana file, Solicitor General Mike Morris, and Premier Christy Clark have met with Smith to discuss her organization’s proposal, the government has not yet held public consultations or met with representatives of the province’s medical marijuana dispensaries. Moreover, besides the existence of a cross-ministry working group of deputy ministers, there’s been little indication of what B.C. plans to do.

The province, for its part, says that it’s waiting on federal legislation before taking action.

“We’re going to see what the federal legislation looks like before we take that next step forward,” Morris said in a scrum last week.

At press time, the minister was not available for further comment.

“I don’t believe the current government has done a lot of work on this file to date,” said Mike Farnworth, the NDP’s lead on marijuana issues. “They haven’t talked about it with the legislature, and they haven’t consulted with local government.”

Farnworth, who heads up the marijuana file with his colleague Carole James, favours policies like a minimum age of 19 and a ban on certain edibles like cannabis-infused gummy bears.

“Whatever model is adopted, I think it has to be tightly regulated,” he said. “It’s easier to loosen regulations than tighten them up.”

As for Dobbs, she said she welcomed the task force’s recommendations and wants the dispensaries to be incorporated into a well-regulated system. Moreover, she doesn’t want the independent marijuana businesses to be priced out of the market by the costs of meeting a heavy regulatory burden.

“I’m really concerned that it will become big box too fast and leave out all the cottage industry,” she said. “There’s room for everyone.”

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Does your toilet gurFlush Toilet close up shot for backgroundgle when you flush? Or afterwards, do funny noises come from it? Chances are there is something wrong with the venting in your plumbing system. The plumbing in your house or apartment is made up of several components – the water supply coming in, the drain pipe for used water, and the venting stack. It’s something most homeowners don’t pay too much attention to – until there are problems.

The proper name for the drain system that takes care of your toilet is the drain-waste-vent system. The tell-tale gurgle usually means that the balance of air and runoff in the drain system is not being maintained.

Vent stack in the basement being maintained.

When you flush the toilet, the waste and water has to go down the pipe.  It needs somewhere to go – and air is displaced, using the vent stack in your home. A vent stack in the basement is pictured to the right – it rises through the home or condo building to the roof, where vented air is released.

To the left is a diagram of a house venting system.

Well, now that you know you may have a problem with your venting system, what can you do about it? If you are an ambitious DIYer, you can go up on the roof to inspect the vent to make sure it is still venting to the outside (perhaps the screen is closed off). You can also inspect the venting wherever it’s visible, for improperly installed joints, cracks in the piping, and other obvious flaws. It’s worth spending some time on – dangerous sewer smells can be escaping into your home.

If you’d rather not do it yourself, call Jake the Plumber to get a professional fix to your venting system – 651-212-5253.


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Putin Strains Wobbly Western Unity on Syria

Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 12 Issue: 173

Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin (Reuters)

President Vladimir Putin is heading to New York to address the United Nations with a strong hand, while his United States counterpart, Barack Obama, seems weak and indecisive. According to Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov, the summit with Obama on September 28 will be dominated by the Syrian crisis. US leadership in the Middle East has been put into question by Russia’s actions and possible troop deployments in Syria, leaving US allies increasingly in disagreement (Top.rbc.ru, September 24).

This week (September 23), Putin was the guest of honor together with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and other dignitaries at the opening of the rebuilt and radically expanded Moscow Grand Mosque. Putin used the occasion to portray himself as a benefactor of so-called “traditional Islam,” as opposed to Salafist jihadism. Putin promised to allow a Muslim religious academy in the Middle Volga region of Tatarstan and possibly open a Muslim religious educational center attached to the Moscow grand mosque. “We must educate our own Muslim clergy,” announced Putin, apparently to avoid sending Muslim students to Middle Eastern religious centers where they may be recruited by extremists (RIA Novosti, September 23).

Turkey made substantial donations to rebuilding Moscow’s grand mosque, but Erdoğan used the visit to discuss Syria and Russia’s moves to boost support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime (see EDM, September 10, 17). After returning to Ankara, Erdoğan told reporters he was not fully pleased: “I did not see decisiveness in the Russian attitude. Our foreign ministers must further discuss the matter, possibly together with Iran and the US. The crisis must be resolved without al-Assad, but he may be involved in the transitional period” Erdoğan denounced the US for supporting the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) that, together with US and allied air forces, is successfully opposing the Islamic State (IS) in northeastern Syria. According to Erdoğan, the PYD is a terrorist organization just as bad as the Islamic State (RIA Novosti, September 24).

Erdoğan, while opposed to the IS, wants al-Assad out, as do the US and its allies, including Gulf Arab nations. Putin, together with Iran, Hezbollah and the Shia-dominated government of Iraq oppose the Islamic State, but support al-Assad. Putin has called for the creation of a “broad coalition” to oppose the IS and has argued that al-Assad’s loyal military is the best anti-IS force on the ground in Syria. Putin insists the PYD armed militia must be an essential part of any anti-IS “broad coalition” (see EDM, September 17). The PYD coordinates with al-Assad, which may explain why Putin sees the Kurds as allies. Meanwhile, the US supports the Kurdish militia, putting Putin on the same side as Washington [and al-Assad] against Erdoğan regarding the PYD, further complicating matters.

A continuous stream of reports about Russian troop deployments in Syria are adding to the discord between members of the US-led coalition, though the actual facts are fuzzy. It has been reported that up to 1,700 Russian troops have been deployed in the Russian naval outpost in Tartus on the Syrian Mediterranean coast. According to Russian military experts such a deployment is unlikely: The Tartus outpost is too small to house such a force and there is little military sense in sending additional combat troops to this remote area. Plans to expand the Russian naval outpost apparently exist, but this would require time and money. The outpost in Tartus does not have an airstrip and cannot be used as a base of further Russian operations in Syria (Moscovsky Komsomolets, September 21).

A more serious possibility is the possible establishment of a large Russian military airbase near Latakia—the main Syrian Mediterranean port city north of Tartus. A squadron (possibly 12) Su-24M bombers, a squadron (possibly 12) Su-25 attack jets, several Su-30CM fighter-bombers and helicopters for close air support and pilot rescue/evacuation missions could be deployed in Latakia together with some antiaircraft defense assets. Such a force could project airpower over Syria, hitting ISIS targets and possibly other secular and non-secular forces opposed to al-Assad. Such an airbase would require a large (battalion-strong) ground maintenance and command/control staff, radar and air control crews, an air defense unit and a combat battalion tactical group with armor and artillery to defend the base from possible land attack by Syrian rebels. A Russian air force general could be appointed commander of an overall force of some 2,000 men. This Russian expeditionary aerial attack force would need reliable means to gather intelligence to hit the right targets in Syria (traditionally a weak point of the Russian military). Depending on the US to provide targeting information would be unacceptable—even if Moscow and Washington agree to coordinate their actions. (Vedomosti, September 23).

The Kremlin has dismissed as “media speculation” reports of possible Russian deployments in Syria. Peskov told journalists in Moscow, he did not know about the Kremlin preparing to ask the upper house of parliament—the Federation Council—to vote to allow a combat deployment of Russian troops in Syria as required by the constitution: “I did not see any such document.” Still Peskov’s repudiation seems deliberately vague: “Most of the media reports [of troop deployments] are false, it would be stupid and counterproductive to comment each.” At the same time Peskov enthusiastically supported a statement by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who reportedly called for al-Assad to be included in the political process of a possible Syrian settlement (Rossyskaya Gazeta, September 24).

Other regional actors, particularly Israel, are taking the possibility of Russian combat deployment seriously. On September 21, hours before Yom Kippur closed down all business in Israel, prime minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu came to Moscow together with the chiefs of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) and military intelligence to meet Putin and the Russian top military brass in the Kremlin. During the Cold War Israelis engaged secretly deployed Russian pilots and soldiers in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon. The Russian and IDF military reportedly agreed to coordinate future actions in the region to avoid friendly fire incidents, while Putin assured Netanyahu that Russian actions are not aimed at Israel and Russian military equipment will not be used by Hezbollah, Iran or al-Assad against Israel. (Rossyskaya Gazeta, September 22).

Obama failed Netanyahu and the Gulf Arab states on the Iran nuclear issue this summer and is dismally failing in Syria. By deploying or threatening to deploy limited assets, and being seen as acting decisively, Putin is suddenly becoming the top power broker in the Middle East.


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Rainbow Snippets

I think I still owe some comments from last week. Sigh. It’s the last month of the semester which always turns into insanity and Camp Nano starts today! I will be working on this story for it (in part, I have two projects).

I’m sticking with These Haunted Hills and Brendan has just asked Josh to tell him about Ash Cave. It’s slightly over 6 sentences but they’re short and I wanted it to make sense….

“The cave is about seven hundred feet long and about a hundred deep. The waterfall cascading around us is from the east fork of Queer Creek.”

Brendan arched one of his eyebrows. “Really?”

Joshua shrugged. “Didn’t name it and I’m sure it means the strange sort of queer, not the me kind.” His face flamed. “Did I say that out loud?”

“You did.”

And here you go, Queer Creek spilling over the rim of Ash Cave.

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If you’d like to play along, Rainbow Snippets is a Facebook community where we post up 6 sentences of one of our LGBT stories every Saturday. It’s been fun and you can find it here. Be sure to check out all the offers! It’s been a great supportive group!

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    1. i think you can still sign up (but you probably won’t get a cabin)

      I’m pretty competitive with word sprints so it’s about the one thing that kicks my butt for me.

      And thanks

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Serengeti Great Migration!

What’s Kathleen got in her hand? A copy of the recently re-published Jaspa’s Journey: The Great Migration, of course. But look more closely. Because the real question should be Where are Kathleen and her book? Amazingly, the answer is: In … Continue reading

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