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2020-07-13T12:20:26Z http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/?_action=export&rf=summon&issue=1015 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 An Association Analysis of Reelin Gene (RELN) Exon 22 (G/C), Rs.362691, Polymorphism with Autism Spectrum Disorder among Iranian-Azeri Population Leila Mehdizadeh Fanid Mohammad Ali Hosseinpour Feizi Mina Adampour Zare Hasan Shahrokhi Background
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a intricate childhood neuropsychiatric disorder that is described by deficits in communication of verbal and non-verbal, reciprocal social interactions, stereotypic behaviors, interests, and activities. The studies of post-mortem neuro-anatomical anomalies have indicated that migration alterations could occur early during development (first trimester) in autistic brain. Since the Reelin gene, plays a crucial role in these migratory processes, it is subsequently considered as a potential candidate gene for autism.
Materials and Methods
In this case-control study, we recruited 74 patients with ASD and 88 healthy controls from Iranian-Azeri Population. Genomic DNA isolated from blood leukocytes of cases and control individuals by the proteinase K and using salt-out method. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technique.
Results
The allele and genotype frequencies did not show significant difference between autistic and control groups (P>0.05). No significant relationship was observed between the genders and genotypes in autism group (P>0.05).
Conclusion
The current study showed that the SNPs rs362691 could not be used as a useful molecular biomarker to predict genetic susceptibility for ASD among Iranian-Azeri patients. Key words: Autism Reelin gene Polymorphism molecular marker 2016 07 01 2027 2033 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_6856_62fdfcac8ccf35df3a8010ba8eb1267e.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Do Maternal Oral Health-Related Self-Efficacy and Knowledge Influence Oral Hygiene Behavior of their Children? Raheleh Soltani Ahmad Ali Eslami Behzad Mahaki Mikaeil Alipoor Gholamreza Sharifirad Background
This study aimed to assess the effects of maternal self-efficacy and oral health-related knowledge on pre-school children oral hygiene behavior.
Materials and Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 301 mothers with children aged 2–6 years old randomly selection from health centers of Tabriz, Iran. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires including demographic characteristics, maternal self-efficacy, oral health-related knowledge, and children's oral hygiene behavior. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16 using one-way ANOVA, Independent samples t-test, and multiple linear regressions at 95% significant level.
Results
The mean age of children was 4.1(standard deviation [SD] =1.4; range: 2–6 years). The mean score (SD) of children oral hygiene behavior was 5.4 (1.9). The mean score (SD) of mothers knowledge and self-efficacy were 4.9 (1.8) and 46.6 (14.8), respectively. 44.2% (133/301) of mothers had low self-efficacy and 55.8% (168/301) high self-efficacy. The children oral hygiene behavior was significantly and positively associated with maternal self-efficacy (r = 0.517, P < 0.001) and oral health-related knowledge (r = 0.363, P < 0.001).
Conclusion
According to the results of this study, mothers' self-efficacy and knowledge was the strongest predicator of children oral hygiene behavior. So, educational interventions to improve maternal self-efficacy and knowledge may be beneficial for children oral health habits. Children Oral Health Self-efficacy Tooth Brushing 2016 07 01 2035 2042 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_6997_8681bcff07e83d2047103a83b548b821.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 The Effect of Simple Febrile Seizure on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children Bahman Salehi Parsa Yousefichaijan Samira Safi-Arian Somaieh Ebrahimi Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi Mona Salehi Background
Febrile seizure is one of the most prevalent childhood convulsions. There are controversy about possible relation between febrile seizure and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The aim of this study was to find the effect of simple febrile seizure on ADHD in children.
Materials and Methods
In a case-control study all children of 3-12 years old with febrile seizure referring Amir-Kabir hospital, Arak-Iran. Among these children, 103 of them with no corporeal or psychiatric disorders were compared to 103 children of the same age and gender admitted due to disease other than febrile seizure utilizing DSM-IV criteria for ADHD. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.
Results
This study shows that the hyperactivity disorder in the same order were 34.3% and 16.7%, respectively, which also denotes a significant relation between simple febrile seizure and hyperactivity(P<0.05). The frequency of consanguineous marriages was 26.2% in parents of children with simple febrile seizure, and 9.7% in the control group (P<0.05).
Conclusion
A significant relationship observed between FS with HI and CT of ADHD among children. In addition, hyperactivity has a significant relation with febrile seizure in male gender, making further investigation in these children prudent for early diagnosis and management. ADHD Children Febrile seizure 2016 07 01 2043 2049 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_6927_68010c887d46508c6a3509ce08f8e4ca.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Assessment the Effect of Educational Intervention on Preventive Behaviors of Home Accidents in Mothers with Children Less than 5- Year Based on Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) Farbod Ebadi Fardazar Mahnaz Solhi Kamyar Mansori Shiva Mansouri Hanis Syyedeh Shahrbanou Hashemi Background: The accidents are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children in in the world. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Educational intervention on promotion of prevention behaviors of home accidents in mothers with children less than 5- year based on protection motivation theory (PMT) in 2015.
Materials and Methods: In this controlled interventional study 190 mothers with children less than 5 years were participated (95 in intervention group and 95 in control group).The data collection tool was researcher made questionnaire based on the structures of PMT. After done pre-test and the results obtained from it, appropriate educational intervention designed and was conducted only in intervention group. Then two months after the educational intervention, evaluation was done and data analysis was using SPSS-20.
Results: Statistically significant difference was found between mean scores of all structures of PMT in intervention and control groups after the educational intervention (P<0.05). There was a significant difference between the mean scores of all structures of PMT in intervention group in before and after the educational intervention (P<0.05); whereas no significant difference was seen between mean scores of all structures in control group in before and after the educational intervention (P>0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that PMT can be used as a framework in designing educational programs in order to promotion of prevention behaviors of home accidents in mothers with children less than 5- year. Accidents Childhood Injury Protection-Motivation Theory Mother 2016 07 01 2051 2059 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_6751_acc91c5a9589a0cc371fcc6739e01298.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Promoting Breastfeeding Self-efficacy through Role-playing in Pregnant Women Farokh saljughi Mitra Savabi Esfahani Shahnaz Kohan Soheila Ehsanpour Background
Breast milk is the best and most effective food for infants and their survival and health. Promotion of breastfeeding self-efficacy is a goal of breastfeeding education. The purpose of this research was to teach breastfeeding through role-playing and explore its effects on breastfeeding self-efficacy among pregnant women referring to healthcare centers of Isfahan, Iran.
Materials and Methods
This study was carried out in 2014 on 74 pregnant women who referring in two healthcare centers of Isfahan. Data collection tool was Denis and Fox's breastfeeding self-efficacy questionnaire. The intervention group was trained at the 36th week of pregnancy while the control group received routine care. Questionnaires were administered before the intervention and then one week and one month after delivery. Data were analyzed using SPSS-18.
Results
The mean score of self-efficacy, one month after delivery, was significantly higher in the intervention group (P<0.05). Also, the frequency distribution of breastfeeding self-efficacy differed significantly between the control and the intervention groups (P<0.05) and exclusive breastfeeding was higher in the intervention group (P<0.05).
Conclusion
Since role-playing method of teaching is directly related to breastfeeding self-efficacy it seems that laying the grounds for providing pregnant women with breastfeeding education could offer a solution for promoting self-efficacy and ultimately exclusive breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Iran Role-playing method Self-efficacy Training 2016 07 01 2061 2068 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7000_9a04ab925b0cba45688b4c85facb8faf.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Predicting Oral Health Behavior using the Health Promotion Model among School Students: a Cross-sectional Survey Abdurrahman Charkazi Rahman Berdi Ozouni- Davaji Danial Bagheri Morteza Mansourian Mostafa Qorbani Omid Safari Babak Rastgari Mehr Kamal Mirkarimi teeth and T=permanent teeth) has been increasing from 1957 to 2015 years in Iran. The current survey aimed to test the power of health promotion model for predicting the oral health behavior among high-school students.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 482 high school students in Gorgan city, Iran. Multi-cluster sampling was used to recruit the samples. A researcher-made questionnaire based on HPM was implemented to collect data. To analyze, SPSS-18 and statistical tests, including t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient and univariate and multivariate regression models were used.
Results: A total of 482 high-school students including 255 (52.9%) male and 227 (47.1%) with mean age of 16.02 ± 0.5 were investigated. The highest and lowest prevalent positive oral health behavior were tooth brushing (73%) and using fluidized oral irrigator (3.6%), respectively. Except for perceived barriers (with negative correlation), all constructs of HBM were positively related to oral health behaviors. Self-efficacy was the strongest predictor of oral health behavior (β=0.653) (r=0.541, P<0.05).
Conclusion: HPM seems likely beneficial to design and develop oral health behaviors among students. Self-efficacy and perceived benefits should also be noticed to promote students oral health behaviors.   Dental Carries Health Behavior health promotion Self-efficacy Students 2016 07 01 2069 2077 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_6998_f27ef47f940063ec365e43ea2893b987.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Best Strategies against Respiratory Problems in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Maryam Shokouhi Siros Hematpour Seyed Abolfazl Afjeh Background
Neonatology has evolved with respect to the needs of premature infants for special care. One of the major problems in premature infants is that their lungs are not developed adequately to fulfill newborns' needs. There is a broad spectrum of strategies for management of respiratory problems in premature infants. In this study, we aimed to determine the best Strategies against Respiratory Problems in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants.
Materials and Methods
 In this analytical, prospective study, we recruited 79 newborns with birth weight of less than 1000 g, who were born in Mahdieh Hospital in Tehran- Iran, during September 2011-March 2013. The newborns were divided into three groups of Supportive care (n=10), the INSURE strategy (n=17), and Mechanical ventilation (n=52) based on their needs. Survival rate and complications were evaluated among these groups.
Results
Gestational age ranged between 23 and 34 weeks, and birth weight ranged between 420g and 1000 g. Survival rates in the supportive care, INSURE, mechanical ventilation groups were 90%, 47.1%, and 17.3%, respectively. Gestational age and birth weight in the three groups were significantly different (P<0.05). Complications were not significantly different between the groups except for pulmonary hemorrhage, which was significantly higher in the mechanical ventilation group, compared to the other groups (P<0.05).
Conclusion
However weight and gestational age are significantly different in all three groups, but only pulmonary hemorrhage as biomedical variable was higher in mechanical ventilation group. The best strategy according to different conditions for challenging babies is intervention only when it would be necessary and not rushing in INSURE and mechanical ventilation. Extremely low birth weight Infants Mechanical ventilations 2016 07 01 2079 2086 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7005_8997ed4915f75de49f4d5e425ba477ba.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Dietary Habits and Health Related Behaviors in Iranian Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN- IV Study Fatemeh Azizi-Soleiman Mohammad Esmaeel lMotlagh Mostafa Qorbani Ramin Heshmat Gelayol Ardalan Morteza Mansourian Roya Kelishadi Background: Obesity has a growing global epidemic with several risk factors including lifestyle habits, physical activity, and prolonged screen time. This study aimed to compare the dietary habits and self-reported health behaviors in a nationally representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents.
Materials and Methods: This cross sectional nationwide study was conducted in the framework of the fourth survey of a national school-based surveillance program, entitled Childhood and Adolescence Surveillance and Prevention of Adult Non‑communicable disease (CASPIAN-IV) Study. Participants were 14,880 students aged 6-18 years from 30 provinces in Iran. The World Health Organization- Global Student Health Survey questionnaire was utilized to assess their relationship with peers, body image, dietary, life-style and smoking habits, physical activity, and violence behaviors. Apart from the questionnaire, additional information on dietary habits was obtained as well. The Chi-square test and the student t-test were used to compare the groups.
Results: Boys had higher proportions of obesity (P<0.05). The prevalence of overweight and obesity decreased with age. Intake of refined bread (NS), non-hydrogenated oils (P<0.001), and low fat dairies (P<0.05) predominated in all three BMI categories. Meal skipping was less prevalent compared to planned meals, but there was an increasing trend according to BMI. All three BMI categories, were watching TV more than 2 hours per day (P<0.05). Depression and fighting were more prevalent in overweight and obese individuals, respectively.
Conclusion: Unhealthy food intake and dietary habits were prevalent in all BMI categories, while poor health related behaviors were more seen in children with higher weight. Adolescent Child Food habits Obesity Overweight 2016 07 01 2087 2097 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_6975_06d08cf32612338b3facdb43cc0864d9.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Childhood Brucellosis in West of Iran Salman Khazaei Masoud Shojaeian Reza Zamani Kamyar Mansori Abdollah Mohammadian- Hafshejani Raheleh Rezaeian-Langroodi Erfan Ayubi Zaher Khazaei Background
In Iran, Brucellosis mainly is transmitted from animals to humans of non-occupational ways, thus its prevalence in children is equal to adults or higher than them, thus in view of etiology and public health studying the epidemiological pattern of Brucellosis in children is important. Present study aimed to investigate the epidemiologic characteristics of brucellosis in children under 15 years old in Hamadan province.
Materials and Methods
This cross – sectional study was carried out on children under 15 years old in Hamadan province during 2012-2014. 460 patients in this period were investigated. Data were analyzed using by descriptive statistics and incidence rate as an analytic statistics with Stata software version 12. P-value≤0.05 considered as statistically significant.
Results
Overall 460 Brucellosis cases were detected in children during the studied period, among them N (%) of boys and reside in rural area were 317 (68.9) and 404 (87.8) respectively. Incidence rate of brucellosis was 41.4 per 100,000 populations. 103 cases (22.4%) had a history of consumption of raw or unpasteurized milk products and 170 (37%) had direct contact with domestic animals.
Conclusion
Age and gender pattern of transmission of brucellosis in children in Hamadan province was similar to the pattern of endemic countries and prevalence in children was comparable with adults. Brucellosis Child Epidemiology Iran 2016 07 01 2099 2104 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_6966_c98449cb8af577a48fbe4c7a9ec5f320.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Etiology and Outcome of Chronic Kidney Disease in Iranian Children Neamatollah Ataei Mostafa Hosseini Masoud Baikpour Fatemeh Ataei Hosein Bloori Jirandeh Behnaz Bazargani Mahmoud Yousefifard Arash Abbasi Background
Considering the significant geographical and ethnical differences in pattern of incidence, etiology and outcome of chronic kidney disease (CKD), the present study aimed to assess the etiology and outcome of CKD in Iranian children.
Materials and Methods
In a cross-sectional study etiology and outcome of 372 children aged 3 months to 18 years with CKD was studied during the period 1991 –2014. Children (186 boys, 186 girls) with Stage 3 to 5 CKDs, defined as a glomerular filtration rate below 60 ml/min per 1.73 m2body surface area, were identified.
Results
Etiology was congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract in 125 (33.60%), cystic/ hereditary/ congenital diseases in 91 (24.46%), glomerulopathy in 73(19.62%), and cause unknown in 71 (19.09%) patients. Forty-eight (13.22%) were on conservative treatment, 174(47.93%) had end-stage renal disease (ESRD) with chronic hemodialysis, 24 (6.61%) were on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Sixty-eight (18.74%) underwent on renal transplant which was successful in 52 (14.33%) patients but was associated with abnormal renal function in 16(4.41%) children. Finally, 49 (13.50%) patients died.
Conclusion
A large number of children developed CKD secondary to congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract. Planning for screening, early detection and instituting timely treatment of preventable causes could lead to a lower incidence of CKD in this group of children. Acute kidney injury Etiology Children CAKUT End-stage renal disease 2016 07 01 2105 2112 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_6977_2ef92030d3a08a11f9cac07af43da8b5.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Idiopathic Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in a Child: a Case Report Amir Hossein Goudarzian Mahya Ghahramanlou Sina Ehsani Ali Abbaskhanian Afshin Shourofi Background
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is one of potentially fatal disorders that often occur after taking certain types of medication. There are reports of this disease after some infections. This paper presents the case of a young boy with idiopathic Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
Case Report
A six-year-old male patient with complaint of fever and skin lesions was transferred to emergency department of Bu-Ali Sina hospital (Center of Mazandaran province, Iran). After further evaluations (Physical examination and laboratory reports), the patient did not show any common causes of Stevens - Johnson syndrome. Fortunately he was discharged in a good condition after duration of treatment.
Conclusion
Further studies need to be done in the field of risk factors of Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Child Idiopathic case report Iran Steven-Johnson syndrome 2016 07 01 2113 2117 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7035_069df76a8c36b8c2f8d399e317bc1ae6.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Comparing Two Methods of Enteral Nutrition in Terms of their Complications and the Time Needed to Reach Goal Calorie in Children Hospitalized in ICU Sedigheh Fayazi Mohammad Adineh Somayeh Zahraei Fard Hoda Farokh payam Zahra Ahmadie Batvandy Background
Nutrition support and noticing the required goal calories in patients having critical conditions are essential aspects of medical care in preventing malnutrition in these patients.
Materials and Methods
This research is a clinical trial which was done on 60 children aging between 5 to 17 years old hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Shiraz's Namazee hospital, South West of Iran, during April to September 2015. Patients were separated randomly into two groups. Enteral nutrition was done with infusion pump for one of the groups and intermittently for the other one. The data was collected for 7 days by a check list regarding enteral nutrition method, complications and the time needed to reach goal calories. Data analysis was done using SPSS-18 software through Chi-square and t-student test.
Results
The results of this study showed that there was a significant difference of the mean time needed to reach target goal calorie between the continuous and intermittent nutrition methods (P<0.05), so the time was less in continuous infusion method. Results showed that there was no significant difference between the GI complications of the two groups (P>0.05).
Conclusion
This study showed that continuous enteral nutrition method has better outcomes in children hospitalized in ICU than intermittent method. Children Enteral Nutrition Goal calorie Intensive Care Unit Nutrition Support 2016 07 01 2119 2130 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7042_76e5e27a7b759bd7fa3a1033800b39f2.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Fast Food Consumption Behaviors in High-School Students based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) Kamal Mirkarimi Morteza Mansourian Mohammad Javad Kabir Rahman Berdi Ozouni- Davaji Maryam Eri Seyed Ghadir Hosseini Mostafa Qorbani Omid Safari Babak Rastgari Mehr Mehdi Noroozi Abdurrahman Charkazi Hossein Shahnazi Background: Studies report inappropriate snack and junk food consumption patterns in children and young adults in Iran. The current survey was aimed to explore fast food consumption behaviors in high-school students based on the Theory of Planned Behavior.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among 500 high-school students. Samples were selected based on cluster sampling method at first and simple random at second. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. To analyze, SPSS-16 and tests, including t-test, Chi-square, correlation coefficient and multiple regressions were used.
Results: The monthly frequency of fast food consumption was 4.01. The TPB explained fast food use behaviors with R2 of 0.6, effectively. Results also represented that frequency of fast food consumption was meaningfully in line with behavioral intention (β = 0.60, P < 0.05) and subjective norms (β = 0.17, P < 0.05).
Conclusion: It seems likely beneficial to consider important subjective norms (especially friends) that may strongly effect on high-school student intention to use fast food. Also students perceived behavioral control must be increased. Fast Foods Intention Perception Students 2016 07 01 2131 2142 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7011_621845a1fc55f1fdb45468b967824eb5.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 The Prevalence of Celiac Disease in Down syndrome Children with and without Congenital Heart Defects Noor Mohammad Noori Alireza Teimouri Maryam Nakhaey Moghaddam Touran Shahraki Background
The prevalence of celiac disease (CD) is remarkably varied in Down syndrome(DS)patientscompared with other diseases. This study aimed to assess celiac disease prevalence in Down syndrome children with and without congenital heart defects (CHD) and its comparison with controls.
Materials and Methods
This case-control study was performed at a single center on 132 participants in three groups. Clinical and genetic tests were performed on all patients suspected with Down syndrome to confirm their diseases. After that in patients with confirmed Down syndrome echocardiography was carried out to diagnosis of CHD. Healthy children selected randomly among those who referred to the center for annual check-up. Statistical evaluation was done using SPSS-16.
Results
For the factors of age, weight, height and Body Mass Index (BMI) not observed significant differences between three groups of participants, but it would be observed statistically differences for the variable of tTG- IgA. For variables of weight, tTG- IgA and BMI was observed statistically different in the case and controls. The status of tTG- IgA (normal or <= 20 and abnormal or >20) had significant correlation with three groups of controls, Down syndrome with and without CHD. The status of tTG- IgA also had significant correlation with groups of case and controls. In comparison of tTG- IgA in DS patients with and without CHD, no significant differences were observed.
Conclusion
The prevalence of CD in DS patients was higher compared the controls population; and in DS patients with CHD was higher compared the DS patients without CHD. Celiac disease Children Congenital Heart Defect Down syndrome Prevalence 2016 07 01 2143 2152 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7041_2dbb9a881e493820030dee4ddf8b6cce.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Blood Pressure Nomograms by Age and Weight for Iranian Children and Adolescents Mostafa Hosseini Masoud Baikpour Mahmoud Yousefifard Mehdi Yaseri Mohammad Fayaz Hoda Shirafkan Arash Abbasi Hadi Asady Faezeh Javidilarijani Behnaz Bazargani Neamatollah Ataei Background: Normal standard references of blood pressure (BP) for children and adolescents have been suggested to be constructed based on anthropometric indices. Accordingly, we aimed to develop first BP reference percentiles by weight and age for Iranian children aged 3-18 years old.
Materials and Methods: A total of 16,246 children and adolescents aged 3-18 years were included from 3 cross-sectional studies conducted in Tehran- Iran. Data on demographic characteristics, anthropometric indices and BP values of these subjects were gathered. Quantile regression model was used to assess the need for weight adjustment in different percentiles of systolic and diastolic BPs with age, gender, and the corresponding weight percentiles. Then, Age- and sex-specific BP nomograms were developed according to weight.
Results: All the regression coefficients for weight percentiles were statistically significant in quantile regression of BPs, which confirms the positive effect of adjustment for weight (P<0.05). The BP percentiles by age and weight are presented for each gender. All the BP percentiles rose steadily in all the weight percentiles with minor discrepancies between the two genders. Based on the weight-adjusted BP curves, lean subjects are estimated to have a higher prevalence of hypertension while this figure is lower among the overweight and obese children.
Conclusion: This study presents the first Iranian BP references by age and weight for 3 to 18 year old children and adolescents. BMI-adjusted BP curves were found to be a better tool for assessing the prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents, on the basis of which a more reliable classification standard for hypertension could be obtained. blood pressure Children Nomograms References Weight 2016 07 01 2153 2166 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7013_91ae616181d2357756fbee55802a3d5a.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 High Immunization Coverage in Children as One of the Major Achievements for the Health System in Iran Salman Khazaei Erfan Ayubi Kamyar Mansori Vaccination considered as one of the most cost-effective health interventions worldwide through prevention and control of many serious childhood diseases (1). It is estimated global coverage of Dose 3 of Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTP3)among children one year old has been 86% in 2014 (by range from 77% to 96% in African Region and Western Pacific Region; respectively) (2). Globally in 2014, it is estimated about 18.7 million infants were not receive routine immunization services such as DTP3 vaccine. More than 60% of these children were living in 10 undeveloped countries (3). Coverage rate the third dose of DTP vaccine (DTP3) in at the age of 12 months is a key indicator of National Immunization Programme (NIP) performance; because it reflects completion of the basic infant immunization schedule and coverage with other vaccines (2). In this study we aimed to examine status of immunization coverage in Iran compared to other countries in the world during 1980-2015. Children Immunization coverage Iran Vaccination 2016 07 01 2167 2169 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7080_3fa8e9abb8ade9135483439a2576d320.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Effect of Backward Walking Training on Improves Postural Stability in Children with Down syndrome Hojat Allah Amini Jamal Fazel Kalkhoran Maryam Salehi Fariba Jazini Background
Motor intervention plays an important role in reducing the disabilities of Down syndrome (DS). A lack of balance and postural control has created motor problems in DS patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of backward walking on postural stability of DS patients.
Materials and Methods
Sixteen DS children with 8-10 age range were selected by convenience sampling method and assigned to control and experimental groups. The experimental group performed backward walking training for 8 weeks (2 sessions per week, each session for 25 min). The dynamic postural stability of both groups was examined by Biodex stability system (general balance, medial collateral and anterior-posterior balance indexes) before, during and after the training (pretest, 4th week, 8th week and 18th week). To analyze the data and test the hypotheses, independent t test was used.
Results
The results of this study showed that the three balance indexes in the experimental group was drastically lower than the control group after 8 weeks of backward walking training (P˂0.01). In addition, significant differences could be observed in balance indexes even 10 weeks after the last session of the backward walking training (P˂0.05).
Conclusion
It seems that the findings of this study have confirmed the effect of backward walking training on the improvement of postural stability and Syndrome children with 8-10 age range can benefit from this method. Backward walking Balance Down syndrome Postural control Postural stability 2016 07 01 2171 2181 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7103_1d66bece639a202accfb1eb56e98d88e.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Dose Reduction to the Thyroid Gland in Pediatric Chest Radiography Vahid Karami Mansour Zabihzadeh Mehrdad Gholami Nasim Shams Zahra Fazeli Nezhad Background
 It is remain a main concern that pediatric chest radiographies contribute to the significant radiation exposure to the thyroid gland as a more susceptible organ to radiation induced cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the entrance surface dose (ESD) of pediatric chest radiography compared to the diagnostic reference levels (DRL) and evaluation the efficacy of the lead (Pb) shield in radiation dose reduction to the thyroid gland.
Materials and Methods
After assessing each patient against specific inclusion-exclusion criteria, 40 pediatric patients who were undergoing anterior-posterior (AP) projection of the chest x-ray were considered eligible for this study. The ESD of the chest and also ESD of thyroid gland with and without a 1 mm butterfly-shaped lead shield which placed on the thyroid gland were measured using high sensitive thermo luminescent dosimeters (TLD-GR 200).
Results
The average of ESD for chest radiography was 0.068+ 0.006 mGy (0.021 - 0.232 mGy). The unshielded average thyroid ESD was 0.065 + 0.003 mGy compared to the shielded average thyroid ESD of 0.001 + 0.0005 mGy. The use of Pb-shield produced a statistically significant decrease in the average thyroid dose by about 97% (P< 0.001).
Conclusion
The use of Pb-thyroid shield in the AP projection of pediatric chest radiography has potential to reduced radiation dose without compromising image quality. Pediatric chest radiography Radiation Exposure Shield Thyroid gland 2016 07 01 2183 2191 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7081_b6dbe47be642f9b0b516650c9a73ec92.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Depression and Anxiety among Parents of Children with Blood Disease in Ahvaz, South West of Iran Hadis Ashrafizadeh Mohammad Adineh Shahram Baraz Marzieh Darvishi Background
Existence the children with blood diseases in family could cause lots of stress and anxiety for parents, this stress among parents would negative effects on children's disease process and his response to treatment.
Materials and Methods
This is a descriptive-analytical study which carried out on 480 parents with children affected to blood disease referring to Shafa hospital of Ahvaz, Iran. The parents' level of anxiety was evaluated using the Hospital Scale for Anxiety and Depression. In this study Sample size by using statistical formulas was selected 480 persons by available sampling. Data were analyzed using SPSS-16 software.
Results
Results showed that in 20.4% (98 cases) of parents level of anxiety was intense, in 50.7% (243 cases) level of anxiety was middle, in 15.6% (75 cases) level of anxiety was low and 13.3% (64 cases) of parents were lack of anxiety. Additionally the results of level depression study showed that 8.6% (41cases) of parents had severe depression, 35.7% (171 cases) moderate depression, 15.7% (76 cases) low depression and 40% (192 cases) no depression. According to the results of this study, there was a significant difference between level of anxiety and depression of parents and the duration of child's hospitalization (P<0.05).
Conclusion
According to the results, high prevalence of anxiety and depression was among parents; so with treatment and management of anxiety and stress in parents of children; it can be achieved to better treatment in children with blood disease. Anxiety Children Depression Blood diseases parents 2016 07 01 2193 2202 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7047_295b1c41307a042cb59a290fad1ebeb1.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Tendency toward Weight Loss among Iranian Adolescent Girls: Study on Perceived Weight, Ideal Body Mass Index and Attitude toward Eating Disorders Malihe Farid Mahnaz Akbari Kamrani Background
Adolescents' perception of their weight is a strong factor in shaping dietary habits and weight control and management. Among non-overweight and overweight adolescents, both overestimation and underestimation of weight status are associated with harmful effects. This study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived weight and attitude toward eating disorders among adolescent girls living in Karaj, Iran.
Materials and Methods
Involving a two-stage random sampling, this cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 537 high school girls 14-18 years of age living in Karaj. The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) was employed to screen for attitude toward eating disorders. Also, anthropometric measurements (weight and height), perceived and the ideal weights of the participants were assessed.
 Results
The average age of girls participating in the study was 16.12±1.20. According to the results, 70% of girls had normal body mass index. It was found that the ideal weight of 55% of the girls in the normal body mass index group fell under the lower than normal boundary. Moreover, the prevalence of eating disorders was estimated to be 23.6%. The attitude toward eating disorder was significantly correlated with body mass index of participants and their self-concept (P<0.05).
Conclusion
The results showed that girl's adolescent with normal BMI have tendency to the lower weight. Their opinion about ideal weight fall them to the underweight group. Concerns about lean and bony body require desirable planning and weight management for adolescent girls. adolescent girls Body image Eating disorders Ideal weight Perceived weight 2016 07 01 2203 2211 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7123_99c7c2c315aef2ee443dfb706ea88316.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 The Epidemiology of Injuries and Accidents in Children Under one Year of Age, during (2009-2016) in Hamadan Province, Iran Zaher Khazaei Salman Khazaei Rohollah Valizadeh Sakineh Mazharmanesh Shahram Mamdohi Sajjad Rahimi Pordanjani Seiran Nili Erfan Ayubi Kamyar Mansori Elham Goodarzi Background
Injuries and accidents are the first cause of death in the first 5 years of children life in the world; the present study was conducted to investigate the extent and distribution of accidents in the infants under one year in Hamadan Province, Iran.
Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study was carried out using of data of injuries and accidents related to children under one year for Hamadan province in seven years period from March 2009 to March 2016. In this study we used data according national injuries and accidents recorded program. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics as well as analytical statistics including the Chi-square test. Data were analyzed using Stata software version 12.
Results:In this 7 year periods, 3,200 accidents were registered among children under one year. The highest occurrence of accidents was in the spring 1,029 (31.15% of cases). 1,890 (59.1%) of accidents occurred in the urban area and only 429 (13.4%) of them were in rural area. In total, car accidents (53.4%), trauma (12.6%) and fall from altitude (8.8%) had most frequency from all accidents. There was a significant difference between gender and place of accident with type of accident (P <0.001).
Conclusion
Car accident, trauma and fall were most common types of accident among under one year children. Accident among children can be controlled by improvement in planning and design results in safer homes, leisure areas and motor vehicles as well as increasing the awareness of parents for the risk of accidents in a variety of settings. Accident Children Epidemiology Injury Trauma 2016 07 01 2213 2220 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7014_9b0f11d089fe44446075e76be7c99506.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Comparing the Outcomes of IVIg with Combination of IVIg and Methylprednisolone in Children with Acute Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia; a Bayesian Logistic Approach Seyed Kamal Eshagh-Hoseini Shahram Arsang-Jang Tohid Jafari-Koshki Background
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) and combination of IVIg and Methylprednisolone for childhood Idiopathic (autoimmune) Thrombocytopenia (ITP) treatment; in addition investigate the related factors to develop chronic form of under 15 years ITP.
Materials and Methods
This retrospective study conducted on 88 ITP patients that treated with IVIg or combination of IVIg and Methylpredinosolon. Children were treated with IVIg 2 mg/kg/d or combination of IVIg 2 mg/kg/d and Methylpredinosolon20 mg/kg/dfor maximum 5 days. The numbers of patients with a platelet count > 50,000/μl, after treatment initiation, were the primary outcome. Odds Ratio (OR) as well as 95% Bayesian Credible interval (Crl), were estimated using a Bayesian Logistic regression model.
Results
 The median age of subjects was 3.5+ 4.42 years (Interquartile: 2 8.5). About 13% of patients were discharged from hospitalization in day 2 and day 3. The ITP of 23% of children were progressed to chronic form. The following factors were significantly associated with the development of chronic ITP, combination of IVIg and Methylprednisolone [OR: 3.24, 95% Crl: [1.06 11.11]), and day 2 and 3 of discharge from hospitalization (OR: 7.72, 95% Crl: (1.14 67.16)].
Conclusion
The current results, suggest that the both IVIg and combination of IVIg are equally effective in providing a platelet level > 50,000/μl early. In addition patients how received combination drug were more likely to develop to chronic ITP. Therefore, we suggest that this route must be preferentially used in decision making for treatment childhood ITP. Children Chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura intravenous immunoglobulin 2016 07 01 2221 2228 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7096_f6e029a6d91d0ccc77d9f5b11e2361e6.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Assessment of the Epidemiology and Factors Associated with the Malaria among Children in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, South East of Iran (2013-2016) Mujtaba Shuja Hamid Salehiniya Salman Khazaei Erfan Ayubi Mahdi Mohammadian Khadijah Allah Bakeshei Mohammad Dadkah Mohsen Shuja Ali Asghar Valipour Abdoalh Mohammadian-Hafshejani Background
Malaria is one of tropical and semi-tropical and vector-borne parasitic diseases produced by the protozoan parasites of the genus and species Plasmodium. The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology and the factors associated with the malaria in children in Sistan and Baluchistan province in 2013-2016.
Materials and Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2013 to March 2016 on 247 child cases of malaria in Sistan and Baluchistan province. Descriptive statistics were used to describe demographic and clinical status of malaria in children. The Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used to identify factors affecting malaria in children using SPSS 18, software.
Results: Of 247 cases, 51.8% were boys, 70.9% were in rural areas and 64.4 % were Iranian. Plasmodium Vivax with 83.8 % of cases was the most common species of the plasmodium. The relationship between parasite species and treatment failure, illness severity and type of treatment were statistically significant as (P<0.05).
Conclusion
Children are at high risk for malaria in Sistan and Baluchestan province; therefore, it is necessary that the primary and second level of prevention programs be done with more emphasis; as a result, prevent the occurrence or at least reduce the number of disease cases. Children Epidemiology Iran Malaria 2016 07 01 2229 2239 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7157_ab66ba4db7ecdcb5430d9fb6d948842d.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Living with Colicky Infant and New Modalities: a Case Report Ali Reza Mansourzadeh Soheil Najafi Mehri Parents who have a baby with infantile colic experienced a different thought and emotions such as hopelessness, fatigue and impasses. In this study, our living experience as a professional nursing parents' are represented with new relieving modality for infantile colic. Herein, we report a new relieving dietary protocol for a colicky infant with non- Immunoglobulin E – mediated protein induced cow's milk protein allergy.
In this dietary protocol, we used a new and forgotten traditional dietary regime with specific restriction protocol on some allergic food concomitant with improving bowel microbiota and dysmotility with pro biotic drops and vitamin D3. Use of the mentioned dietary protocol decreases typical cow's milk protein allergic symptoms in this case's. case report Infantile colic New dietary protocol 2016 07 01 2241 2246 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7152_3a0dba0b84503024c4fe328561c868a1.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Is Meal Frequency Associated with Mental Distress and Violent Behaviors in Children and Adolescents? the CASPIAN IV Study Hossein Ansari Roya Kelishadi Mostafa Qorbani Morteza Mansourian Zeinab Ahadi Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh Gelayol Ardalan Saeid Safiri Hamid Asayesh Rasool Mohammadi Ramin Heshmat Background: This study aimed to assess the relationship between meal frequency with mental distress and violent behavior among a nationally representative sample of Iranian children and adolescents.
Materials and Methods: The participants of this national study were 14,880 Iranian students with 6 to 18 years of age. They were selected from urban and rural regions of Iran by multi-stage cluster sampling method. The data were obtained about demographic information, mental distress, violent behaviors and meal frequency by the questionnaire of the World Health Organization-Global School-based Student Health Survey (WHO-GSHS).
Results: The response rate was 90.6%. The participants who were categorized as the group eating 3 meals per week significantly experienced less mental distress than those who were categorized as consuming 2 meals and one/no meal per week (P-value < 0.05). The min rate of violent behaviors was observed among participants who were classified as consuming 3 meals group and the max rate in one/no meal group. Participants who were categorized as consuming one/ no meal and 2 meals per week had higher risk of mental distress and violent behaviors compared with those whom consumed 3 meals per week.
Conclusions: Meal skipping was significantly associated with mental problems and violent behaviors among Iranian children and adolescents and this association was independent of known confounders. Behavior problems Children Mental disorders Meal frequency Meal skipping 2016 07 01 2247 2255 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7177_31d2555652cf79f4d7f7c1d7d464146e.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Effects of Iron in Neonates and Young Infants: a Review Gian Maria Pacifici Iron is essential to erythrocyte oxygen transport and is a catalyst for oxidative metabolism in all cells. Iron is absorbed by the duodenum and requires an acidic environment for optimal absorption. Iron is found for 70% in erythrocytes, and 30% in storage, and a small amount in myoglobin and cytochromes. Iron supplementation reduces anemia in breastfed infants and increases in significant dose-dependent effects hemoglobin and ferritin levels, transferrin saturation, mean cell volume, and transferrin receptor levels. The prevalence of iron deficiency at 6 months of age is 36% in the placebo, 8.2% after 1 mg/kg per day, and 3.8% after 2 mg/kg per day iron (p Anemia effects Infant Iron neonate 2016 07 01 2256 2271 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_6991_0334cb4ec696b917ae8e62b33105b936.pdf 2016-07-01 10.22038 International Journal of Pediatrics ijp ; Int J Pediatr 2345-5047 2345-5047 2016 4 7 Association between Parental Addiction and Unintentional Childhood Poisoning Erfan Ayubi Mohadeseh Sani Ali Sanjari Moghaddam Salman Khazaei Fatemeh Khosravi Shadmani Shiva Mansouri Hanis Somayeh Khazaei Kamyar Mansori Background
Children that livingwith addicted parents are at risk for intentionally and unintentionally poisoning. Present study aimed to evaluate the effect of parental addiction on unintentional childhood poisoning.
Materials and Methods: Totally, 140 admitted children with poisoning in Loghman hospital, Tehran-Iran, as referral center were recruited from March 2013 to July 2014. Cases were matched with 280 controls by age (within a caliper of six months), gender, and date of hospital attendance in Tehran, Iran. Parents were interviewed using an objective checklist about the risk factors of childhood poisoning. Conditional logistic regression with within-group varying weights was used to adjust for measured confounders. Vary weights within the matched set was defined by inverse probability weighting (IPW).
Results: Sixty-two of cases (74.7%) were poisoned with Methadone. The odds ratio [OR] 95% confidence interval [CI] of having addicted parents in poisoned children compared to the controls in three scenarios of ordinary, un-stabilized weighted and stabilized weighted conditional regression logistic ORs (95% CI) were 17.3 (8.7, 34.6), 2.6 (1.9, 3.3) and 3.6 (2.9, 4.3) respectively.
Conclusion
The results indicate that child abuse and neglect have been linked to parental substance abuse. Education on preventive interventions such as safe storage of methadone and store poisoning product out of reach and sight of children are necessary in substance abusing families. Child Iran Poisoning parents Substance-Related Disorders 2016 07 01 2273 2280 http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7104_ef44955ab453f2c04831fb56f2395d5d.pdf


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Thailand women found a remedy to save their men
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Thailand women Beliefs and superstitions make the people lose their scientific temperament. The beliefs have been ruling the world irrespective of the technological advancements. An incident which took place in a village in Thailand will leave you puzzled. Villagers of Nakhon Phanom,northeast Thailand believed that the men in their village are losing their lives because of the widow's ghost. They claim that the ghost would kill the men in their sleep by seducing them in their dreams.
As a remedy, the villagers arranged scarecrows all around the village with the male genital organ. Some have kept the boards stating that there are no men in their houses. Some dressed in the women attire wearing all the ornaments while sleeping. The remedy worked like a charm. The village did not see a single death after these arrangements. The villagers did not disturb the setup as the ghost may attack their men at any moment of time.
Studies have been made on the deaths. The rumors spread by Thailand women across the village, when some of the men died in the neighboring villages. To prevent this, the elders in the villagers resorted to these measures to prevent the teenagers in the village from being attacked by the spirit widow. Don't get scared, when you visit the village after seeing the tall scarecrows. Although the villagers are safe now, the doctors and the believers of the science are strictly opposing this activity. They are arguing that the governments should intervene in such incidents and prove that there is no other sense apart from science.

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Magic stuff Richie, Alan appreciated the advice and spin. Also thanked the helper Epic mentors. He dropped into expert and got the shock sorted.
Magic stuff Richie, Alan appreciated the advice and spin. Also thanked the helper Epic mentors. He dropped into expert and got the shock sorted.
Great stuff today ladies and gents. Well done everyone. Was a great introduction for all those budding mtb'ers. Thanks harri for the extra bit of training and the rip back down.
Many thanks for today guys!
these are going to be a weekly thing folks..same time same place for April ok
Now folks for April we will be running this spin from the Upper Car Park Barrier in Ticknock at 9.00am , I would really appreciate help from any of the senior riders that might be free !
Now please pay attention to my rules..Mountainbiking is an Extreme sport and regardless of your level of Interest you should have these basic items
A base Layer
Full finger Gloves
Padded shorts ( baggies are fine)
Tights ( recommended but not essential)
A decent helmet sitting on you properly
a properly set up bike with functioning gears and brakes and forks.
two tubes
a pump
a multitool
a powerlink
bananas, fruit, mars bars or jellies , whatever you need to to keep you fuelled and water, lots of water .
I am the most experienced Mountainbike spin leader guide you will ever meet and you will benefit greatly riding with me. These are the basic equipment check that I require , its to keep you safe and keep everybody else safe and help you enjoy the spin.
I would welcome any questions you might have on equipment and riding , just ask.
My aim is to do a bit more each week and then start going to Djouce in May..I dont have time to do a lot of stuff with people individually on spins but please feel free to call in and talk to me in the shop. I will give you tips and point you in the right direction.
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I should be available for most of those dates to give a dig out but are they right??? Next sat, the following sun then wednesday 24th? Is that right
sorry I fixed that..I wonder will our friend Nailer come along ?
I feckin doubt it but u should wear the speedos and wooly hat anyway! Just incase like oh and those dates are better for me now. Should be able to make them all.
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I'll be away for the first two but happy to help on the 27th if needed.


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Both my grandfathers fought in the World Wars. My dad's dad fought in WWI, mum's dad in WWII. The first came home with shrapnel in his gut, the second came home sick in the head. Not Section 8 crazy, just the typical wife-beating, alcoholic, control freak type of crazy.
The first one, Soldier Bill, died in 1974. I have few memories of Soldier Bill, a gentle old soul by and large. He had his moments though, and lived a disturbed life of booze and his army rifle by the bed way before my days. Seven years before Soldier Bill cashed out, Ivo died on an operating table in Hamilton. All I know of Bad Ivo are a few horrific second-hand glimpses of domestic violence. He died three years before I appeared, and that's fine by me.
A large sum of Mum and Dad can be explained by the war experiences that their fathers witnessed. And so on echoing down the line to the present, still twanging some psychic string through me. If I had to put words to the vibe, it would be:
This is what war does. This is what war does.


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It can't be far away.
I don't remember which sci-fi book it was (I read a lot of Asimov, Heinlein, and Niven as a kid), but one author had their characters walking around in disposable paper clothing. Sounded uncomfortable to me at the time.
First it was nail clippers. Now it's shampoo. Aftershave. Mascara. Toothpaste. You just can't carry anything on the plane any more. When I travel with my family, that's not a hardship; we simply drop everything into our checked luggage and wait for it at the far end. Of course, in the past 18 months I've flown about 20 round-tips and had my luggage lost no fewer than seven times.
So that's not always a reliable solution.
But what about my two-day business trips to Chicago, Denver, Orlando? My business overnights to Seattle? There's no reason for me to check luggage and waste an extra 45 minutes at the far end just to pick up my aftershave and toothpaste. And yet, if I buy them at the far end, I'll spend just as long shopping... then I'll have to mail them home or throw them out a day or two later. And I've got it easy--I've got no hair products to worry about.
The terrorists have already won. If every business traveler on a one- or two-night stay now has to check their luggage, then we're talking another 45 minutes of lost productivity for every business trip in the country, every day. Checked luggage will get lost more frequently when there's more of it to move. Claiming bags will take longer when the number of people waiting and the number of bags to be claimed increase 50%. This is going to be a huge economic drain.
But I'm certain it won't stop there. Some clever terrorist will find a way to make an explosive stick of chewing gum like James Bond used. Squish the two colors of gum together, and kablooey. At that point, all food will be banned on flights, and we'll be stuck with cross-country cheese nips or $10 cafeteria sandwiches on tasteless bread with squeeze packets of mayonnaise.
Then it won't be long before someone comes up with explosive or poison-gas-generating fabrics. Imagine a pair of socks that, when rubbed together vigorously, create a fatal poison gas. Shortly thereafter, we'll be forced into holding areas at check-in where we take off all our clothes and put on those disposable one-piece coveralls used in hospital surgery rooms, neatly printed with the logo of the airline we're flying that day. We'll stuff our regular clothes into our checked luggage and get on the plane. We'll get off the plane and wait 40 minutes to find out our luggage never got on the plane with us, and we'll stand another 40 minutes in line to file the lost-luggage claim. Then we'll rush off to our business meeting in our disposable one-piece outfit with only our IDs and cell phones and boarding pass stubs and lost luggage claim checks, and we'll sit around the table with our colleagues dressed in other airline-branded disposable outfits and our messy hair and bad breath and talk about how we should really invest more in videoconferencing, or maybe teleportation research.
The terrorists have already won. It's only a matter of time before air travel becomes more of an inconvenience than a benefit.
August 11, 2006
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It can't be far away.
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- Unknown said...
Can't help you with the aftershave, but for tooth brushing, consider tooth powder. Mostly baking soda, and hasn't been banned (yet).
- August 17, 2006 9:08 AM


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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Already that Tampa Bay consists of stopped a 4-video game wasting streak, the up coming difficulty for the Buccaneers is obtaining a path in direction of acquire 2 specifically.That been a challenging activity for a younger staff members within just its very first yr below prepare Bruce Arians.All year extensive, the Bucs (3-6) include undermined their opportunities for achievements with turnovers
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. 30-27 victory previously mentioned Arizona was specially fulfilling due to the fact for the initial season inside of added than a thirty day period, the offense and protection both of those overcame imperative problems in direction of acquire for the 1st year considering that the staff performed both its least complicated match of the time in just conquering the Los Angeles Rams 55-40 upon the street.This may possibly switch it in close proximity to for us, instant-yr defensive handle Vita Vea claimed.This is what we required. We demanded a large earn, explained restricted conclude O.J. Howard, who returned against shed 2 video games with a sore hamstring in the direction of capture 4 passes for 47 yards and a touchdown. It all around assurance.A 7 days when enjoying inadequately inside of the to start with in depth taking part in season of his vocation, beginner cornerback Jamel Dean rebounded in the direction of conclusion Kyler Murray streak of 211 consecutive go initiatives with no an interception and preset the point for Jameis Winston towards guide a 6-enjoy, 92-backyard scoring determination that gave Tampa Bay the direct for beneficial with 1:43 staying.Winston shrugged off throwing 2 even further interceptions toward strengthen his NFL-main amount in the direction of 14 with assistance against a security that permitted 417 yards however lessened the destruction prompted through 3 turnovers by means of maintaining Arizona in opposition to scoring as soon as 2 of them.Offensively, we can speak over turnovers. … We can speak around implications. Still once again, we generated performs in the direction of acquire the sport, Arians claimed.We experienced thus several conclude video games that we couldnt comprehensive, linebacker Shaquil Barrett reported, and we have been inevitably in a position in direction of total 1.The Bucs include led moving into the fourth quarter inside 3 of their 6 losses.Theyve far too not performed properly the 7 days just after victories, blowing an 18-actuality, instant-50 percent direct within just a 32-31 dwelling decline in direction of the Fresh new York Giants upon Sept. 22 and slipping powering as a result of 2 touchdowns early within just the minute fifty percent in advance of slipping 31-24 at Contemporary Orleans upon October. 6.Theyll get a break at successful consecutive game titles the very first 3rd year as soon as they host the NFC South-primary Saints following
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Hey Luke, praying that u'll get ur motivation back and that ur computer will be repaired soon! :) meanwhile, cheer up and remember that God can empower u and give u the motivation u need to study and attend classes and stuff :)
here are some of my favourite verses from the bible. Whenever i feel weak or lack motivation, they give me comfort and encouragement and i feel better after reading them :) hope they'll do the same for u!
"I can do everything through Him who gives me strength" Philippians 4:13
"Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people." Ephesians 6:7
"Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think." Ephesians 4:20
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Happy weekend, guys!
This week's menu is ready to go!
Don't forget to print out your grocery list before you head to the store!
This meal plan brought to you by:
Fake Ginger | Diary of a Recipe Collector | Cooking and Beer | Melanie Makes | The Grant Life
For more weekly family menu plans, check out the archives!
Spicy Garlic Chicken and Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner
Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Baked Pineapple Pepper Chicken Kabobs


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|Low Volume
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Scrap Attack Addiction
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that is an interesting block!ReplyDelete
Love the block, I think this is the beginning of something wonderful!ReplyDelete
Interesting block. The same thing happened to me yesterday. I found a bunch of one inch strips and spent the whole afternoon making little log cabin blocks. I am easily distracted.ReplyDelete
Oh, how fun! And funny...I just started a low volume quilt yesterday too! Must be great minds, right? :) I just posted my first 2 blocks.ReplyDelete
Isn't it wonderful how scraps can be made into something so beautiful!ReplyDelete
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Over a century ago, the Whiskey Sour originated as one of the simplest cocktails, with variations of whiskey, lemon juice, and sweetened with sugar. The mix lost attention after the prohibition era, but it resurged with the newly heightened interest in craft cocktail. Thanks to whiskey's newfound status and the use of fresh ingredients, the Whiskey Sour has made a strong comeback. Because sours have a higher ratio of alcohol to mix than your typical cocktail, the "unofficial" holiday appeals to the summer beverage interests of men and women alike.
The whiskey sour is also traditionally the choice of scurvy ridden sailors. To prevent a ship full of intoxicated shipmates, the liquor, usually rum once it was discovered, was watered down and lemon or lime juice was added to mask the flavor of the rum. Hence, we have a very early version of the Sour.
The sailors brought this concept to shore and eventually the basics of the sour cocktail were refined to what we know it as. Gin and Brandy were also substituted in by the English, but the Americans were more fond of the native (and generally easier to obtain) whiskey. Jerry Thomas ultimately refined and published this imbibement, codifying the sour into black and white. Soda was originally used, but abandoned over time. Most likely as people realized that the soda lost some effervescence after being shaken.
One thing you do not see in the recipe, other than a lack of measurements? An egg. No whites, no yolks, nothing. The egg was later added as a creamy, frothy element to the cocktail. It went down a little smoother and looked a little better in the glass with the egg in it.
Here are three modern takes on this classic cocktail!
George Dickel Whisky Sour
- 1.3 oz. George Dickel No.12 Whisky
- 1.5 oz. lemon juice
- 0.75 oz. simple syrup
Shake and strain ingredients into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge or cherry.
Jeff's Redneck Sour
- 1.25 oz. Bulleit Rye
- 1 oz. fresh lemon sour
- 0.5 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
- 2 dashes grapefruit bitters
Shake and strain ingredients into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with a grapefruit half wheel.
The Harvest Sour
- 1 oz. Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye
- .5 oz. Crown Royal Regal Apple Flavored
- .5 oz. lemon juice
- .5 oz. simple syrup
- 1 Dash Pimento Bitters
- 1 Egg White
- Grated Nutmeg (optional)
Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Grate nutmeg for garnish (optional). As a bartender friend of mine likes to say, "You actually have a better chance of choking on a bar peanut than contracting salmonella from an egg."
What whiskey sour will you be celebrating with tonight? Leave a comment and let us know!


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Story highlights
- Hundreds of desperate migrants have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean in recent says
- And Italians are alarmed that this year as many as a million migrants could arrive in Europe
CNN International Correspondent Ben Wedeman reports from a region seeing a sudden surge in migrants attempting often-deadly Mediterranean crossings to reach Europe. It is a human tragedy that Wedeman says has been building for years.
Catania, Sicily (CNN)We are at the beginning of a massive and mounting crisis with no solution in sight. Perhaps that's incorrect. The migrant crisis that has suddenly drawn hundreds of journalists to Sicily has been brewing for years, but in the past 10 days, with as many as 1,600 deaths in the Mediterranean, suddenly minds are focused -- for now.


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|Culture Week
To enhance teaching in classroom, the school also actively organized the second classroom activities to enrich the cultural life on campus. To behave in a becoming manner is the tradition in both ancient and modern China, you can learn the etiquette from the etiquette contest just finished few days ago. And if you missed the event, don't worry as it will be held next year. Reading makes you better and enrich us, therefore, in order to make our university a scholarly school, we will invite some famous writers to give lectures periodically. Apart from knowing more about the books, you can also know the authors' thought of some best-sellers. This would help you understand the books better as you have a comprehensive and deep knowledge of the background of those books. From this token, you may find reading becomes increasingly attractive to you.
What you have learned is not important but what you can apply. One of the applications is debate. You can spell out what you know and what are your thoughts freely during a debate, the logicality of your thread of thought have been matured gradually and you realize that you are more eloquent than what you thought before. Colorful campus life needs colors, the colorful run is one of the most enjoyable activities in Lintong campus, hundreds of students run along the ring road inside the campus, this can improve your physical fitness and makes you happy. The rich cultural life is the supplement of the academic life, you should keep a balance between your study and personal life. There is a saying in China goes like: "alternate work with rest," which means do not always keep working for constant work may lower your efficiency. What's more, some extracurricular activities may enlighten you in a different way, and you will get a deep insight in your academy. Costume performance and clothing design are two of the major characters of our university. Attending some fashion shows may give you inspirations in your own design.


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Evaluating Consumers' Choices of Medicare Part D Plans: A Study in Behavioral Welfare Economics
Michael P. Keane, Jonathan D. Ketcham, Nicolai V. Kuminoff, Timothy Neal
NBER Working Paper No. 25652
We propose new methods to model behavior and conduct welfare analysis in complex environments where some choices are unlikely to reveal preferences. We develop a mixture-of-experts model that incorporates heterogeneity in consumers' preferences and in their choice processes. We also develop a method to decompose logit errors into latent preferences versus optimization errors. Applying these methods to Medicare beneficiaries' prescription drug insurance choices suggests that: (1) average welfare losses from suboptimal choices are small, (2) beneficiaries with dementia and depression have larger losses, and (3) policies that simplify choice sets offer small average benefits, helping some people but harming others.
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Document Object Identifier (DOI): 10.3386/w25652
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Hummingbirds Music Together
In this season's Flute Song Collection, we'll get out our instruments and play along to the jazzy new original "Blue St. Pat," search the "Pawpaw Patch," and climb aboard the "Train to the City." And those are only three of the twenty-five songs you'll learn, which include Music Together originals and traditional songs. In addition to your weekly classes, tuition includes a new songbook with beautiful color illustrations for each song, a newsletter full of resources and music-making ideas, and online access to the music and bonus activities. In September, we'll be celebrating the International Day of Peace with a Music Together Around the World party—and you are invited
Fall tuition rate is 214.00 for the 10-week session. Special Sibling rate for Fall is only 144.00.
Third child is free!
Your tuition includes your weekly classes with make up classes available, professional recordings to take home, an illustrated songbook with activity suggestions, digital access to Music Together's exclusive Family Music Zone® , and a family guide to understanding music development in children. Each family will receive 2 CDs as well as a download code to access all music and materials on any device through our "Hello Everybody" app. Membership in the Music Together global community is far more than a once-a-week activity, the app and the Family Music Zone extend the learning and fun!
Music Together® (Ages Birth-5)
Music Together is an internationally recognized early childhood music program for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and the adults who love them. First offered to the public in 1987, it pioneered the concept of a research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music curriculum that strongly emphasizes and facilitates adult involvement.
Music Together classes are based on the recognition that all children are musical. All children can learn to sing in tune, keep a beat, and participate with confidence in the music of our culture, provided that their early environment supports such learning.
Music Together Class Schedule
Rhythm Kids ™ Level 1
Rhythm Kids Level 1 is the next musical step for your preschool child (ages 4 – 5) with a parent or caregiver. Each week we drum, sing, dance, play rhythm instruments, and begin to play music – based games. Rhythm Kids Level 1 guides children toward developmentally appropriate music and movement activities, where they can begin to take charge, lead others, and be musically creative, as they:
• make up their own drumming patterns
• invent new ways to play rhythm instruments (shakers , sticks, etc.)
• create movement ideas for songs
• even take a drum solo!
Rhythm Kids Level 1 follows through on the Music Together® vision to help children complete the pathway of early childhood music development from birth through age eight.
Classes a re for preschoolers ages 4 – 5 and include:
• 10 weekly, 45 – minute classes
• Animal Collection Songbook and 2 CDs each semester
• Access to online drum – play videos and other material
Your child will:
• Explore the world of rhythm through movement, instrument play, and song
• Develop basic rhythm skills, like keeping beat, improvising, ensemble play, and soloing
• Learn to create, cooperate, and express themselves musically
Drums will be provided for the class each week , but if you 'd like your child to have a drum to play with at home (and then continue to use in Level 2 classes!), please ask your teacher about the special discounts on djembe drums that are available to Music Together families.
Rhythm Kids ™ Level 2
Rhythm Kids Level 2 is an exciting music, movement, and drumming class for children in Kindergarten through second grade (ages 5 through 8). Children integrate and assimilate rhythm into their lives, as they:
• learn multicultural drumming patterns;
• develop new repertoire on various percussion instruments;
• explore movement and dance while singing songs;
• play games based on music and drumming;
• have fun with a host of rhythm activities.
Rhythm Kids follows through on the Music Together® vision to help children complete the pathway of early childhood music development from birth through age 8. As part of the Rhythm Kids experience, children and their grownups can enjoy drumming play and practice sessions at home with the help of online play – along videos featuring Rhythm Kids creator Tom Foote.
Classes are for children K – 2 (ages 5 through 8) and include:
• 10 weekly, 45 – minute classes
• Animal Collection Songbook and CDs (2 copies) each semester
• Access to online video tutorial s and play – alongs
Children will:
• Learn, create, discover and explore music, movement and drumming
• Enjoy age – appropriate ways to play rhythm instruments (shakers, tambourines, etc.)
• Explore traditional drumming patterns through animal names and movement s
• Experience drumming, song, and dance from around the world (Mali, Puerto Rico, Turkey, etc.)
• Find new ways to connect mind, body, and voice through rhythm
• Develop skill in improvising, soloing, conducting, composition, and improvisation
• Participate i n active musical games that are both enriching and totally fun!
This is an instrument – learning class, so your child will need a drum . Please ask your teacher about t he special discounts on djembe drums that are available to Music Together families .
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"Music Together has been such a joy for our family- we are always singing and enjoying the songs from class! Music together has helped me to know how to engage with and help my children grow musically. I have seen such growth in my children over the semesters! I am thankful for the musical foundation Music Together has given my sons and the skills it has given me to help them understand music." – Lindsay, MT Mom
"We were sitting at dinner the other night and had the Jazz station playing. Both of the girls picked right up on the beat, swaying from side to side. Grace (18 mos) actually started saying the rhythm with the song halfway through. It is amazing what music class has done for them. I am sure Maggie is going to be a singer when she grows up. She has her microphone and just sings all the time!" – Tracy, MT Mom
"Shortly after bringing our daughter, Abbey, home from China at age 2, we began attending Music Together classes at the Grosse Pointe Music Academy. I had no idea what to expect at first but found the classes to be a fun, educational 45 minutes of bonding time with my daughter. We BOTH look forward to the classes each week! It's a time to sing, play instruments, engage with each other without distraction, and have some fun reminiscent of childhood. The teachers are very kind, enthusiastic and talented individuals who engage well with all of the adults and children. Needless to say, we love Music Together and highly recommend it!" – Music Together Mom
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Aged 19+ and looking to change your career?
You could be eligible for an Advanced Learner Loan to cover your course fees!
Advanced Learner Loan
If you are 19 or over you may be eligible for an Advanced Learner Loan. These loans will cover the full course fee for Level 3 or 4 courses marked with a '+' in the Adult Course Guide for the duration of your course. This means you don't have to pay any money up front, and you will not make any repayments until you are earning over £26,575 per year.
If you are studying an Access to Higher Education course, your Advanced Learner Loan will be written off when you complete your degree. Further support may be available to eligible applicants via the loan bursary scheme.
Eligibility Criteria
- 19 or over on the first day of your course
- A UK resident
- Have not previously had a loan for the same qualification and not exceeded the maximum of four loans
- Studying at Level 3 or above (Including Access to HE and some substantial part time courses and Advanced and Higher Apprenticeships)
- You won't have to pay anything back until your income exceeds £26,575 per year.
- Then you will only pay back 9% of any income you earn over £26,575 a year.
- For example, your monthly payments would be:
- £15 a month if you earned £27,000 a year
For more information contact our Admissions Team on 0151 257 2053 or visit www.gov.uk/repaying-your-student-loan.
How to Apply:
You can make your online application at www.gov.uk/advanced-learner-loan.
We will be offering workshops throughout the year to support you with your application. You will be advised of dates once you have applied.
For independent financial advice please contact the Money Advice Service at www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk.
Loans Bursary Fund
The Loans Bursary Fund is available to assist students with learning difficulties or disabilities, provide assistance to parents who need help with childcare and to support ex-military personnel.
Students aged 19 and over who have an approved Advanced Learning Loan by the Student Loan Company and have registered for their college course are potentially eligible to apply for a Loans Bursary, dependent on need. The categories for which support is given are:
- Childcare
- Travel
- Emergency funding
- In class learning support where an assessment has confirmed the need for assistance. However, discretion may be applied to react to learner's needs and local circumstances.
Applying for the Loans Bursary Fund
An application form is available from Programme Management and Student Services. If you are already in receipt of bursary – you can complete an online application here or it is also available from Programme Management and Student Services. All applications will be means tested and proof of income will be required. When assessing your application, we will consider other funding support already available to you.
The Loans Bursary Fund is limited and awards are subject to availability.
Read more about Fees, Financial Information and How to Pay.
Adult Learning Links
- Adult Learning Homepage
- Adult Courses
- Access to Higher Education
- Fees & Financial Support
- Bursary / Financial Support
- Advanced Learner Loan
- Is College For You?


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Finding art that reflects who you are
"Art isn't only a painting. Art is anything that's creative, passionate, and personal. And great art resonates with the viewer, not only with the creator" Seth Godin
Do you want to buy art that speaks to you but you can't find it in a department store or furniture shop? Does it all feel a bit too 'samey'. Then read on for ways to connect with local artists and find affordable and inspiring artwork that reflects who you are.
But…Aren't Galleries Elitist?
Here's a big barrier that used to stop me buying art – I thought if I bought from a gallery, exhibition or direct from an artist it would be too expensive?
Now I am more involved with the art world, through selling some of my work in galleries, I can see it isn't necessarily over priced or elitest. It just depends where you go…
Of course you can go to an auction house and pay £15 million for a Lowry or £450 million for a da Vinci – but what about the real world – where you and I hang out?
Go Direct
Many artists, myself included, sell their work direct to collectors from their own websites, through independent galleries or via online galleries such as Artfinder. There are price points to suit every budget too.
If you prefer to buy online many artists share a lot about what they do on their website giving you a sense of connection to the person who created the work you love. Many will have a bio section oultining the inspiration for their work and a little about themselves. They might have a blog outlining what they're working on and perhaps where you can meet up with them or see their work in person.
So if you feel a little intimidated by the thought of the empty room you might be faced with when approaching a gallery (and I'm one of those people so I hear you) and you know you'll feel like a gazelle all alone on a great African savanna then why not shop online.
But wait – Galleries aren't out of the question – opt to go along on opening night for an artist's show – you could easily get lost in the crowd that way. Sign up to your local galleries' email lists to be kept in the loop about goings on.
Face to Face Shopping
If you like the face to face shopping experience then independent galleries are your go to and often have price points to suit almost everyone. They are knowledgable about the artists they represent and, to dispel a myth, they really don't speak in some strange language no-one outside the art world understands.
Art Fairs and Markets are a relaxed alternative for face to face shoppping. You can nearly always chat with the artist too (or not as your mood takes you) and there are plenty of other shoppers around so no quiet or intimidating spaces to deal with.
Put it into action
Perhaps you've seen a gorgeous oil painting of a local seascape that you adored but suspect you couldn't afford to buy the original piece. Why not ask the artist or gallery if the piece is available as a print. Tpyically a Giclee (fine art paper) reproduction that sells for a fraction of the cost of the original. Many galleries have prints inside but they probably won't be on show in the window so you may have to venture in.
Think about it this way, there is only one Mona Lisa and one van Gogh Sunflowers so only one collector can possibly own or afford these pieces. There are probably hundreds of thousands of prints of these images around the world. I am looking at a print of Ophelia by John Everett Millais right now which I picked up in the shop at the Tate. This makes a print a really accessible way to have that piece you love exactly where you want it in your home.
Prints aren't just for the famous works
Many prints come as a limited edition, my own included. This means that unlike shopping for a picture in, say, Laura Ashley or Next you won't see the same picture on the wall in a house 3 doors down the street. This is because for a limited edition only a small number are ever printed (usually quite small e.g. 25, 50 or perhaps 150). Once those sell out that is it, no more will be available.
This is an opportunity to hunt out something you really LOVE rather than following the limited range of items, usually 'in fashion' at the time, in high street stores. These often date quickly and can end up being a false economy.
With a little legwork you could end up with something a bit more edgy, that really resonates with you, challenges you, or you simply adore for a comparable price to some high street stores.
Local Artists
If you'd like to support local artists then there are a few options for finding them
- Look out for the annual Open Studio events. Most Counties in the UK run these events and large numbers of artists open up their studios for a long weekend for collectors to come and browse, shop and chat. This pdf guide is an example from Devon, my home County.
- Local galleries often support local artists. For example Artizan Gallery who represent my work also support many other local artists. They are very welcoming and knowledgable about the artists they represent. Artizan also hold a Summer Open each year (opening night) which shows the work of a hundred or so artists so you can see lots of variety on display all at once (as opposed to visiting a show featuring one artists work). Many galleries do something similar.
- Art Fairs are great for meeting individual artists who have come from further afield. Contemporary Art Fairs for example run number of fairs each year with artists from all over the UK attending.
- If all else fails a simple internet search should do the trick – 'artist [my area]' or 'watercolour artist [my area]' – you might be surprised at how many you find.
Happy Hunting Art Lovers


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|a bunch of models outside the galliano spring 2012 show. don't they look fresh?
THOUGH it wasn't totally John, I really liked the Galliano Spring Summer 2012 collection, and I'll post some shots of the looks I fancied. But I also loved the fishtail braids and the makeup. I love love love this smokey rust/gold/bronze eye and matted lip. It's really something I love, and maybe it's because it looks so effortless during the day and can be jazzed up for evening simply by adding some black kohl liner to the waterline and some black mascara. I think with the hair and the makeup, the John Galliano show look was really a modern one, and I'll definitely be working it. The other good thing is, you can simply use your bronzers and/or blushes to achieve the entire look...and then a matted lipstick. But a couple of my budget brand favorites are Rimmel's Glam-eyes in Spicy Bronze and ELF's eye shadow in Saddle, Wild Wheat or Pebble if you're not looking for a full bronze effect. My all-time (for now) upscale brands for this is Becca. They have LOADS of colors that work with this look. Just browse their site and see for yourself.♡
more makeup monday ♥ becca review part 1
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