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Galectin-8 is expressed by villous and extravillous trophoblast of the human placenta
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Galectins (gals) as multifunctional animal lectins are of great potential significance for establishment and function of the placenta, due to their capacity to modulate cellular functions including proliferation, adhesion, and invasion. Human trophoblast is known to express gal-1, gal-3 and gal-13 proteins, as well as mRNAs for gal-14, -16 and -17. This study was undertaken to establish cellular distribution of gal-8, not previously associated with trophoblast, since we have recently detected gal-8 RNA and protein in cytotrophoblast cell material. Results of immunolocalization showed that gal-8 was expressed by villous and extravillous cytotrophoblast.
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A dog wonders why everything around him is so strange in this rhyming ode to imagination from debut author and illustrator Duggan.
Opening with a potentially confusing image of extra-long dog legs on the borders and a teeny-tiny pup playing ball in the center, this picture book introduces black-and-white dog Baxter, who explores a world of “singing sneaker trees / beside a swarm of cupcake bees” populated by spaghetti-haired humans, cats with donut hats, and other strange creatures. Baxter realizes the strangeness, and when he wonders aloud how he got there, a seed explains to him that he’s in his own imagination. In her illustrations, Duggan takes the imagination’s wandering to delightfully absurd ends sure to tickle toddlers and other lap readers. Her design (with large letters spelling out the word “Bark” for effect when Baxter calls out) and color choices are appealing, though the palette is somewhat subdued. The metaphor of the imagination’s voice coming from a seed is sure to appeal to adult readers, who can use the book to encourage their young ones to express themselves through their own artistic ideas, whether, like Duggan’s, these images are abstract or built on scribbles or just silly, like polka-dotted elephants and peanut butter–and-jelly mountains. Although Duggan’s rhymes sometimes scan a bit unevenly, the ideas here are the fun part.
Lap readers are sure to enjoy this trip into a canine imagination—and use this journey to jump-start their own art projects.

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The first Sunday of May the world celebrates one of the most beautiful & poetic days there is MOTHER'S DAY! Pure love, true smile and the sweetest tenderness a human can receive are coming from her heart. She gave us a birth and she turned her life to follow our dreams. This day is a good reason to say one more time: I LOVE YOU, MOMMY!
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German flying taxi startup Volocopter acquires DG Flugzeugbau to gain EU air safety production certification
We last covered Volocopter back in September 2020 after the German flying taxi startup partnered with logistics group DB Schenker. The two companies teamed up together to deploy Volocopter’s heavy-lift drones, in a project that will gather vital practical flying experience before its air taxis enter service. A lot has happened since our last story.
Today, Volocopter said it is acquiring long-time partner DG Flugzeugbau as part of the company’s effort to secure its compliance with the European Union air safety regulator’s production standards. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. DG Flugzeugbau is a manufacturer of sailplanes and other composite parts based in Bruchsal near Karlsruhe, Germany.
The acquisition means that Volocopter now has production organization approval in compliance with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), in addition to existing EASA design approval.
“Volocopter is now the first and only electric vertical take-off and landing company holding both the required design and production organization approvals to advance its aircraft towards commercial launch,” it said in a statement.
Founded in 2011 by Alexander Zosel and Stephan Wolf, the Bruchsal, Germany-based Volocopter is the first manned, fully electric, and safe VTOLs in the world. Volocopter is an urban air mobility service provider that builds electric air taxis. The platform is flexible and permits piloted, remote-controlled, and fully autonomous flight.
Volocopter reached a new milestone in 2016 after it was granted provisional licensing for a two-seater Volocopter by the German aviation authority and in 2017 the aviation start-up entered into an agreement with RTA Dubai over the global premiere of an autonomously flying air taxi.
Volocopter recently raised 200 million euros ($237 million) to fund its push for certification. Since its inception 10 years ago, Volocopter has raised a total of €369.2M in funding over 6 rounds. Its latest funding was raised on Mar 3, 2021, from a Series D round. Volocopter is backed by twenty investors. Continental and Tokyo Century are the most recent investors.
Below is a video of Volocopter’s heavy-lift drone demonstration.


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Last spring at the Cannes Film Festival, nearly all the projects in competition hailed from directors already well-known on the Croisette: Mike Leigh, Jean-Luc Godard, etc. And then there was “Wild Tales,” a wickedly funny black comedy made up of four separate stories linked by a common theme — revenge — and directed by someone few outside the Spanish-speaking world had heard of: Damian Szifron.Although many were stunned by the slick, studio-caliber omnibus film, the Argentine writer-director responsible is no...
Back home in Argentina, Szifron had already established himself as a formidable talent from the moment his audacious TV series about a team of con artists for hire, “Los Simuladores” (“The Pretenders”), aired in 2002. Sony Pictures TV Intl. snapped up the rights to “Los Simuladores” and licensed local versions to Mexico, Chile, Russia and Spain. His follow-up series, “Brothers & Detectives,” spurred even more remakes.
Born in July 1975 to a Jewish family in Buenos Aires, Szifron studied film with notable screenwriter Angel Faretta. His previous film credits include “Punto Muerto” and “Tiempo de Valientes,” the latter so impressed Pedro Almodovar that he asked that his banner El Deseo produce Szifron’s next pic, “Wild Tales.” The wry comedy, comprised of six revenge-themed shorts, had its world premiere in Cannes where it vied for the Palme d’Or. It snagged a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, and remains the highest grossing film of all time in Argentina.
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SINGAPORE — The chickens supplied by Toh Thye San Farm have shrunk. They used to weigh in at 2 kg, but now they yield only around 1.3 kg of meat.
The Singaporean outfit simply lacks the manpower to nurture bigger birds, since Malaysia locked itself down to curb the spread of the coronavirus. As workers are unable to cross the border, the food supplier has seen its operating capacity decline by around 30%, according to Kenny Toh, head of projects at the family-run farm.
“When you have not that much workforce, you basically cannot produce as much,” Toh said.
The scrawnier chickens are just one example of how Southeast Asian measures to fight the pandemic and protect domestic supplies are affecting the flow of food from farm to table. This is not only a regional issue but a global one, with the United Nations food agency warning this week that the world faces a “hunger pandemic” from the economic impact of the virus — especially in the poorer countries of the Middle East and Africa.
In Southeast Asia, Malaysia extended its restrictions on public movement by 14 days, to next Tuesday. Thailand also extended a ban on chicken egg exports through the end of this month, from an initial seven days, to address local shortages. Vietnam, the world’s third-largest rice supplier after Thailand, temporarily banned exports of the staple on March 24 and continues to restrict them after lifting the prohibition.
Cambodia, too, suspended exports of white and paddy rice. Scattered phases of panic buying have only complicated the region’s supply chain challenges.
Singapore, which imports more than 90% of its food, has repeatedly assured the public that it can weather any disruptions thanks to diversified sources and a national stockpile of essentials. Even so, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing has warned that more interruptions may be on the horizon as lockdowns in exporting countries drag on.
“When every country starts to shut down their own production system … actually it reduces the entire global capacity,” Chan said in parliament recently, stressing the city-state is working with other countries to keep supply chains running.
PwC, the global auditing firm, warned in a recent report that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations bloc was facing food security challenges even before the pandemic, due to rapid urbanization and the consumption growth. It said COVID-19 is likely to worsen those difficulties, at least in the short term, for an industry that contributed about $500 billion of economic output, or 17% of ASEAN gross domestic product.
“Our discussions with major global food companies suggest that labor restrictions and supply disruption for inputs are the key challenges that the sector is currently facing in ASEAN,” said Richard Skinner, Asia-Pacific deals strategy and operations leader at PwC Singapore.
Likewise, Food Industry Asia and the ASEAN Food and Beverage Alliance, which represent industry players across the region, have raised the alarm over shortages stemming from supply chain disruptions and trade protectionism. “Border closures and higher scrutiny during checks have also inevitably led to disruptions throughout the food value chain — from the sourcing of raw materials, to the production of goods and transportation of finished products,” Matt Kovac, executive director of Food Industry Asia, told the Nikkei Asian Review.
Abdul Halim Saim, president of the ASEAN Food and Beverage Alliance, urged governments not to set up more barriers.
“Now is not the time for countries to disrupt the flow of food, as it would only serve to sow further division and incite panic,” he said. “Instead, governments and the industry need to come together to ensure supply chains remain open.”
But it is unclear whether such warnings will be heeded.
Macro analysis outfit Fitch Solutions cautioned that widespread food protectionism will yield higher food price inflation on staple goods and could result in critical shortages in traditional import markets. Among major grain producers, its report cited India and Myanmar as another two countries that could slam the brakes on exports.
“As Myanmar’s government has stated that it will revise export quotas to ensure domestic food security, export quotas in Myanmar could be reduced over the coming weeks,” Fitch said.
Food industry players see a risk of a vicious cycle — one in which supplies cannot reach the market efficiently and consumers resort to knee-jerk hoarding. This would diminish stocks of items that were already teetering on the brink of shortages.
“Any disruptions along the food supply chain, from availability of labor to logistics and transportation, would obviously impact our ability and that of our suppliers,” said Onat Bayraktar, vice president for Asia at food packaging company Sealed Air.
Bayraktar said his company was working with its customers to ensure perishable products still reach consumers in good condition despite possible logistical hurdles.
The silver lining for the industry, if there is one, is that the crisis could ultimately lead to stronger supply chains.
Singapore-based Chinatown Food said a number of its suppliers have had to halt work because employees tested positive for COVID-19. Sunny Koh, the company’s managing director, said lessons have been learned. “For example,” Koh said, “moving forward, we will seek to diversify our sources and suppliers — instead of relying on a single source.”

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By Steven Parker
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You love them always, and most of the time you even like them -- but sometimes your children's behavior baffles you! We talked about behavior issues and child development with developmental pediatrician Steven Parker, MD.
The opinions expressed herein are the guest's alone and have not been reviewed by a WebMD physician. If you have questions about your health, you should consult your personal physician. This event is meant for informational purposes only.
Moderator: Welcome back to WebMD Live Dr. Parker.
Parker: Thank you. It's great to be here.
Member: My youngest son is 7. He is a very creative and bright child. He is also somewhat compulsive obsessive. If something happens that is outside of his plan he has a meltdown. He cries over everything. I am at a point with him, that I will not address the issue that he's upset about until he stops crying and screaming. He just doesn't seem able to control his emotions and everything is perceived at the same level of importance to him. How can I help him get more control and perspective?
Parker: This is a problem that parents bring up to me more than one might think. I would guess your son is a very sensitive boy but lacks some skills in what we call self-regulation. That is the ability to deal with strong emotions in a constructive way. In my experience, part of this is maturity. The part of the brain (frontal lobe) that helps us to deal with our emotions is sometimes slower to develop in some children and it takes them a few years longer to be able to control their emotions better, compared to other children their age.
Additionally, your son seems to have a perfectionist streak and, as you mentioned, may also be a little obsessional in his thoughts. In general, I view this as a normal temperamental variation and not as a true psychological or emotional problem, although occasionally that can be the case.
The goal, then, is to teach him the self-regulation skills to help him deal with his strong emotions, which usually emerge out of his frustration and disappointment. One book I like very much, in thinking about this, is called The Explosive Child, by Ross Greene. He does a nice job of talking about why some children do not do well with strong emotions and gives some excellent strategies to promote self-regulation. Have a look at that and see if it helps.
Unfortunately, I don't have the time here to list a lot of those strategies, but I think you'll find the book quite helpful. Feel free to let me know how things are going on our WebMD message board and we can discuss this further. Good luck.
Member: My 13-month-old son won't sit still on the changing table; he cries and gets hysterical and constantly tries to turn over. What would you advise? I don't want him to fall off; I don't want to swat him; "No" doesn't seem to be working too well.
Parker: I think this is another wonderful example of temperamental variation in infants. It sounds like your guy is a live wire. He's probably more temperamentally active and hates to be restrained. His agenda is to move and be very active and just have a great time with his body. Of course, your agenda on the changing table is the exact opposite. There's no way at this age he can understand why you are making such demands on him to slow down.
So the only answer in this case, especially when safety is such an issue, is tough love. You're stronger and you and perhaps someone else need to just hold him down and get the job done as quickly and efficiently as possible. Once he understands this is what's going to happen no matter how much he struggles and cries, he'll protest less and give in to the inevitable. This is not the situation in which either punishment or reward will be of any help. Establishing parental control, on the other hand, will teach him the lesson you want him to learn. Good luck. Have fun with your active little guy.
Member: I am wondering if teaching signing to a delayed child (2-year-old with Down syndrome, with no words yet) will further delay speech.
Parker: That's an excellent and thoughtful question! There has been some debate in this area, but it seems clear that teaching a child to use sign language -- especially a child who is having trouble with using speech -- will not delay their ability or desire to talk when they are developmentally ready. Of course, teaching a child to sign also has enormous benefits for his or her ability to communicate and sense of self-efficacy. So, personally, I am very much in favor of "total communication," meaning using verbal language and sign language, to improve the communication skills of children with developmental disabilities.
Member: What advice can you give me on approaching my 10-year-old daughter about masturbation? Her father "caught" her and is very upset.
Parker: I think I would like to re-frame your question to ask what should be your approach to her father! All children (all humans!) masturbate. It's completely normal and should be acceptable to parents, unless it is done excessively and compulsively or in public. Since none of that is happening here, I don't know why a parent would want their child to feel bad from deriving pleasure from their body, in a way that almost everyone else in the world is doing. That can lead to negative perceptions about normal feelings and desires, and could even have a negative impact on her long-term ability to maintain intimate relations. In short, I see this as her father's problem, not hers. I hope you can discuss this and come to some resolution that is acceptable to both of you. Good luck.
Member: She did it in his living room on the couch with her stepbrother on the floor in front of her.
Parker: That's helpful information! This is a good opportunity to help children understand the difference between "public" and "private" behaviors. While a child can be told that it is entirely normal and acceptable to masturbate, he or she must also learn that this is a private behavior and not something that is done in public. A discussion with her about that would certainly be in order and helpful. If, as I mentioned before, she begins to engage in this behavior compulsively, and cannot keep it private, then other concerns as to the reasons for that can be considered.
Member: I have a question concerning my son. He just can't pronounce the letter R and it is worse in Spanish since the R is stronger in Spanish than English. Can you help me? Do you think is possible that he needs special help? He is 8 years old. The word ready, he says "weady." Can you help me?
Parker: Speech therapy can often be helpful in improving articulation in a child this age, especially if they are motivated to speak more clearly. If there is only one sound that your son does not pronounce well, however, speech therapy may offer more help than he needs. If it is the case it is just this one sound, I would contact a speech therapist and ask him what speech exercise they would do for this specific problem. You could probably then do it yourself and avoid having him having to go to speech therapy regularly.
If, on the other hand, he has pronunciation problems in other areas, then it would be worthwhile to have him evaluated and perhaps full therapy started. Good luck.
Member: When do male hormones kick in and what behavior changes can we expect?
Parker: Ah, the joys of adolescence! It certainly is true that the hormonal surge that begins at adolescence -- both in males and females -- leads to development and behavior changes. Although most parents know about the increased emotional reactions during this time, what many do not know is that these hormones also promote logical reasoning and brain development. So, while it can be an intense time from an emotional standpoint, it is also a very exciting time to watch how your child's ability to reason and make sense of the world will become enhanced.
When this occurs is quite variable. It is true that children in this country are undergoing puberty at an ever-earlier age. Sometimes, all that is seen are the bodily changes without the changes in behavior and emotions. Other times they occur relatively simultaneously. You asked me when this might kick in your child, and I can only respond that it is impossible to predict, but you'll know it when you see it!
Member: I have a 16-month old son who is a very picky eater. His diet consists of Gerber #3 cereals, fruits, chicken noodle, lasagna, and spaghetti. Table foods consist of saltine crackers, honey graham crackers, Kit-Kat candy bars, and approximately six to eight eight-ounce bottles of milk per day. He is about 24 pounds, active and began walking at 14 months. I am concerned that he is not eating properly but if I try to insist he try a new food, he will gag so I stop and just let him eat what ever he is willing to eat. What can I do?
Parker: Of all the questions I get on our message board, picky eaters are incredibly high on the list. I give the same advice most of the time, and I think this applies to your son also. Picky eaters are tough and usually stubborn as can be. However, they almost never have any significant nutritional or medical problems from being so picky.
There is really no way at this age to teach him not to be picky. Again, it's a temperamental variation. He probably has a hypersensitivity to taste that he was born with, and which will mellow over time. Your goal is mainly to make sure that his nutrition is adequate as he learns to deal with this sensitivity to taste or texture in foods. Here's my advice:
- Give him a daily vitamin so you don't have to worry about what he does or doesn't have to eat to meet that requirement.
- Don't force him to eat. Power struggles around eating, in the long run, keep the pickiness going much longer than it would otherwise.
- Let him eat what he wants when it is at least reasonably nutritious.
- Most of the foods you mentioned, and certainly the milk, have a high nutritional content. Don't worry about variety. The Kit-Kats may not be the greatest idea, since their nutritional value is essentially zero. Offer him different varieties of foods, but make sure he knows it's his choice. One of these days he'll surprise you and eat and enjoy something that he never would even look at before.
- Keep mealtimes fun! If he doesn't eat what you want him to, that's OK.
Most kids, in the long run, will eat better if they associate meals and food with family emotional closeness and fun. If you stick to these principles and everyone lightens up about his pickiness, he'll do just fine. Good luck.
Member: My 13-month-old isn't really "picky" about eating. He'll try almost anything. But it is almost impossible to get a full meal into him. Breakfast is usually oatmeal with fruit. Lunch is usually yogurt, mandarin oranges, and usually he'll pick at one of those "toddler" meals. At dinner, we usually will feed him whatever we are having and then fill him up the rest of the way with a jar of veggies and oatmeal with fruit. He drinks about 20 ounces of whole milk per day. Is this diet sufficient for now? I feel like I am making him eat. He is 31 inches tall and 22 pounds. My pediatrician said that physically he is OK in height and weight. What are your suggestions for getting a toddler to eat more voluntarily?
Parker: I am a big believer that most infants know exactly how much food they need to take to grow and be healthy. This certainly seems to be the case with your little guy. The proof is in the pudding; if a child is growing well on the growth charts, as yours seems to be, they're getting exactly as much food as they need (even if it's not as much as the parents might like). Trust your little guy to know what he needs around his nutrition much better than you or I can. Sounds like he's doing a great job of it without our help.
Member: My 8 year-old son's room is a MESS. Attempts to get him to clean up, including a reward system, have failed, and usually result in lots of tears. Any suggestions?
Parker: There are two ways you can go with this:
- One, it's his room. Shut the door and let him live with his mess and endure the "natural consequences" of being a slob. This philosophy says that the room is his responsibility and he can deal with it as he will and learn on his own to make it more presentable and neat.
- Two, it is the parents' job to teach him tidiness and cleanliness. In this case, one would call cleaning his room a "family chore." You would tie some sort of reward (like his allowance) to his performing the tasks you want. In general, it's best to break this up into specific responsibilities, rather than just say "clean your room." You can put up a chart with a number of responsibilities to start, but perhaps limit them to just a few. This could include making his bed and/or taking things off the floor, etc. You could discuss with him three things that he can do every day to clean his room and keep track of those. Once he begins to do those regularly, you can continue to add new aspects of the chore on to the list.
I personally do not have strong feelings whether you use plan A or plan B. You should do what feels best for you in the way you want your son to deal with this challenge. In the long run, it may not make that much of a difference, because most of us adults seem to end up either fairly neat or somewhat sloppy almost no matter what our parents forced us to do when we were little.
Good luck. I hope this is the biggest problem you son presents you with over the next few years.
Member: Is a crossed eye in an infant any indication of a future problem? We are adopting a child internationally, and only have pictures to go by right now, but someone mentioned it might be a sign of a mental problem and now I can't stop worrying.
Parker: A crossed eye, if that is the only problem that is identified, is usually called strabismusm. It is due to an imbalance of the eye muscles in one eye. If the eye has been crossed for a long time (meaning usually more than a year) without intervention, it's possible there could be visual problems with that eye.
The real question is if the rest of her development and health seem completely normal. Occasionally, the muscle imbalance of a crossed eye can be related to other muscle or nerve problems. But that is very difficult to say without seeing the child and watching other aspects of her development. So I don't have a definitive answer for you. Most likely it is the usual strabismusm and can be easily managed when she comes here. But I can't guarantee, without knowing her, that it is not a sign of potential other problems.
Bottom line, the development of kids is in many ways a crap shoot, whether adopted or biological children. The best thing to do with adopted children is to get as much information as you can, but accept the fact that there may not be answers to all of your questions. I wish you the best of luck. Let me know how things go.
Member: How do you determine when it is OK to move a child into a "big" bed from a crib?
Parker: The first obvious answer is based on size and motor skills. When a child has the ability to climb up the crib and jump out, it's time! Some children do seem to sleep better in a bed and have no problem staying in the bed through the night. In this case, you could make the switch whenever is convenient for your family. Other children become somewhat disorganized outside of the crib and, for example, begin to wander the house when they awaken. For a child like that, they may need the constraints of a crib for a longer time.
In general, I advise parents to use the crib as long as possible, so that nighttime roaming is not a concern, but there is really no "ideal age." Like almost everything else with your children, it has to be individualized to meet their developmental needs and the family's needs.
Member: What is the best technique to help my 12-year-old son with peer pressure?
Parker: I personally object to the expression "peer pressure." I think what is much more powerful is "peer culture." It is usually not a matter of a child being "pressured" into doing something they really don't want to do. It's often more a child's adapting and fitting in with the behaviors and morality and ways of seeing the world in a group they respect. I think this is much more subtle, but much more powerful in changing their behaviors and attitudes.
From my perspective, the most important role for a parent at this stage is not to feel rejected and angry that their child is being so influenced by the peer culture. Some parents feel they have, then, no influence on their child and talk and communicate and discuss even less than they had before. They feel their influence over their child is diminished and "what's the use?" This is a huge mistake. In many ways, your child will never need your advice and support and emotional closeness than when he or she is learning to negotiate their peer culture.
You need to be sure that the lines of communication are completely open, that your child knows he can come to you and ask questions and look for your advice on almost any topic, without worrying you're going to get so angry and upset that he's better off not raising it. You need to be a very strong presence in helping him to understand positive and negative aspects of what he may be thinking of doing with his peers. However, if you become too negative, judgmental, and critical, he may not discuss these sensitive areas with you at all. It's a very difficult balance to strike, but open channels of communication and your insistence on continuing to talk with him about these issues will never be more important.
Some of the best discussions you may have can be when you're driving him in the car, for example. That way, you don't need to make such close eye contact and things can seem a little less intense. Additionally, sometimes you may want to actually schedule a "planned discussion" about a certain area (drugs, sex) that you want to make sure you open up the lines of communication about. Every child is different, and you'll have to find your own way to make sure these channels of communication remain open. It's not easy, but it's really worth it. Good luck.
Member: My son is seeing a developmental pediatrician. He is almost 5 and has been diagnosed as PDD-NOS by a neuropsychologist. The dev. ped. believes that it may not be PDD and that my son has an anxiety disorder. He wants my son to take an SSRI on a trial basis. What are your thoughts on SSRIs and 5-year-olds? I don't feel comfortable medicating my son.
Parker: This is a question that is being raised more and more these days. It is certainly true that since I became a developmental pediatrician 20 years ago, the use of medications for different emotional and behavioral challenges has increased significantly. Younger and younger children are now being prescribed various medications such as SSRIs. Certainly medications for ADHD have increased enormously, and are being used in younger children, in the last 20 years. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? My view is that the latest generation of medications seems much safer than the ones we used to use.
To me, the answer to your question depends on your thoughts about how your child is doing. When considering medications, even in a 5-year-old, I ask myself:
- "How much trouble is this child in?"
- "How are these behaviors or emotions affecting his life?"
- "How much suffering and unhappiness is it causing him and his family?"
- "How much impact do these behaviors or emotions have on his getting along in the world, with friends, in school, with his family?"
If your child's anxiety is causing significant problems and worries in these areas, a trial of medication can often be a very helpful treatment. The first goal, if you were to try it, would be to see the effect the medications had. If he had a remarkably positive response and life became much better it would be worth considering keeping him on this relatively safe medication for a period of time. However, if there was minimal effect or side effects that worried you, you can always stop.
So I have no simple answer, except to say, personally, I have occasionally used this kind of medication in a child this young and decided, with the parents, if it seemed to be extremely helpful and worth continuing or not. For your part, I think you will need to pick one of his providers whose judgment you trust and make a decision based on how you and that person feel about this difficult situation. Good luck. Let me know how it goes on our WebMD message board.
Moderator: Dr. Parker, we are almost out of time. Before we wrap up for today, do you have any final comments for us?
Parker: I just want to remind all of you that you're not alone out there with these problems. All of these excellent questions are being asked by many parents throughout the country. I'm happy to give you advice as your cyberdoc, but most important is for you to find a trusted professional at home that you can run these questions by and feel confident in their counsel. Best of luck to all of you. Enjoy your kids! Dr. P.
Moderator: Our thanks to Steven Parker, MD.. Goodbye and good health!
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Vegetables including broccoli, peas, lima beans, tomatoes, potatoes (especially their skins), sweet potatoes, and winter squash are all good sources of potassium.
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In late September, we're planning on flying into Venice and staying two nights, and from there, taking a car into the Dolomites. I have heard of the Great Dolomite Road. Is it accessible from Venice? If so, whats the route? We'll be spending 3-4 nights in the Dolomites and would really like to explore the region. Ideally, I would like to base out of a town, any suggestions?
This is our second trip into the Dolomiti, we had previously stayed in Castelrotto. Although we thoroughly enjoyed the town, I would like to experience another town in the Alto Adige. From there, we're driving south into Tuscany and finishing our trip in Rome (yes, I'll drop the car off, and take the train into Rome- good advice).I'm one of those weird people who actually enjoys driving in Italy!!
Rick has a route laid out in his Italy guide book for this drive. From Venice- drive to: Belluno-Cortina-Pordoi Pass-Sella Pass-Val di Fassa-Bolzano.
This is a stunning drive and since you enjoy driving in Italy you will love this drive. We did this in 2007 and spent two nights along the way. Allow yourself at least 2 nights and if time allows another couple would be great. We stayed one night in Canazei which was a beautiful little town and another in a hotel high in the Alpi di Siusi. Maybe Paul from NJ will weigh in with his preferences on where to stay. He is much more knowledgeable than I about this area and could offer some good insight on where to stay and things to do.
The highway from Venice to Cortina is S51. Take a good map and you will be fine. Our gps served us well and I would recommend taking one if you can. Even with a gps have a map too.
Thanks for the advice. I agree, driving in Italy requires a GPS, a good selection of maps and an excellent navigator occupying the passenger seat. A sense of adventure is helpful too.
Last year we drove to Passo Pordoi via Canazei and Castelrotto. This whet or appetite for more exploration into the Dolomiti. Magnificent scenery.
Lane's advice is excellent. I'd base in either Val Gardena or Alta Badia. We have stayed in both but prefered Alta Badia for the better scenery (in our opinion). Neither is a bad choice though.
We loved our stay at the Ciasa Montanara in La Villa, Alta Badia. Not only is it a beautiful place in a beautiful area, it is pretty central to most everything in the Dolomite region.
We can also recommend dinner at the Black Hill in Colfosco (15 minutes away) and the La Tor right in La Villa.
When you reach Cortina D'Ampezzo, head west over the Falzarego Pass and into Alta Badia and La Villa. Great cable car ride (Lagazoui) along this pass. It's also not too far from La Villa.
No need to drive the "Great Dolomite Road" in particular. Drive over some of the many passes and you'll get up close, spectacular Dolomite scenery.
For instance... from La Villa, head over the Gardena Pass, then take the Sella Pass (it branches off the Gardena) to Canazei, then the Pordoi Pass to Arabba and finally the Campolongo Pass back into Alta Badia. You really won't miss anything driving this route compared to the "Great Dolomite Road".
As for old towns in the area, Bruneck/Brunico has a nice old town to visit and Brixen/Bressanone is our favorite old town to visit.
For a recommendation in Val Gardena, we liked the Garni Ariston in St. Christina, Val Gardena.
We've been 3 times in October, so late September should be just as beautiful. We wouldn't go any other time of year.
If interested, we have some photo's at:
For a cable car into the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi, there's an excellent one (Mont Seuc) from Ortisei, Val Gardena.
These sites may be of help:
They were taken in early/mid October. I don't know if they are snow capped all year, but the Dolomites are like nothing else!
We've also been to the Berner Oberland, many years ago. We loved our stay in Wengen. Magical area.
We've been to the Dolomites three times last eight years and can't wait to get back there!
Just my opinion, the Berner Oberland is best by train and the Dolomites are best by car.
I am planning on roughly the same route from Venice to Cortina, arriving in Venice by traing, then driving to Cortina. Is there any advantage picking up a rental car at the airport vs the train station in Maestre?
This will be our second time visiting Venice. I found the car rental drop off/pick-up location at Piazzale Roma almost too easy.
By the way... I errored on my original email, we're going in 2010. David
Paul in LA, there were still parts of the Dolomite Road with about 3 feet of snow along side the road this past weekend. We didn't originally intend to take that route through the mountains, but that's another story entirely :) But anyway, with all that snow, thank goodness the road itself was mostly clear. ha! It was quite a sight! I bet there are parts that are snow capped all year long. We only ran in to one road that was closed off on our journey, but I couldn't tell what for, exactly.
To the OP, the drive from Venice up to to Cortina d'Ampezzo will be like cake compared to some of the other nonsense driving you'd encounter on the rest of the Great Dolomite Road route :D The tornanti (loose translation: "darn scary, sharp, steep turns") aren't as intense on that portion yet, and if I'm not mistaken the road feels a bit wider along that portion too. Have fun!

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Marlins Advance with 6-0 Victory over Illinois Wesleyan
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Virginia Wesleyan softball team advanced with a 6-0 victory over Illinois Wesleyan on Saturday in the NCAA Division III Softball Championships.
The Marlins put up four runs in the first inning to take an early lead in the top of the frame. Kiersten Richardson reached on a walk before coming around to score on a Cassetty Howerin single. Blake Henderson followed with a sacrifice fly that scored Madison Glaubke from third after a lengthy delay as the grounds crew attended to the pitching circle.
The Marlins put the game away in the second inning. Howerin started the scoring with a sacrifice fly that plated Kaylah Duplain. Henderson finished the scoring with a double that hit toward the trademark of her bat, floating down the right field line for an RBI double that chased home Richardson.
Hanna Hull (30-3) went the distance in the circle, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out eight.
Virginia Wesleyan (50-3) has reached the 50-win plateau for the first time in school history and is the first ODAC school to do so. The Marlins will have a rematch with Texas-Tyler Sunday at 1 p.m. The Patriots defeated the Marlins 4-1 in the first game Thursday. Virginia Wesleyan will need to defeat Texas-Tyler twice to move to the championship series.

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Michael Jackson. Santa Claus. Some poor shmo dressed up like the Ask Jeeves butler. As long as I can remember there's been somebody to ring the Nasdaq opening bell. On Wednesday, though, there was no body ringing the bell. There was PackBot, the skinniest robot you've ever seen and the creation of Burlington, Mass.-based iRobot ( IRBT), which has pulled off one of the most successful and celebrated IPOs of the year. Of course, PackBot wasn't designed for photo ops but for disposing of bombs and hazardous materials -- so using him as a symbol of an IPO opens the door to a lot of easy jokes. But they would be out of place now: In its first two days of trading, iRobot's shares shot up to $34.50, or 44% above their $24 offering price. In early Friday trading, the stock slipped nearly 3% to $33.55. Even so, the occasion itself deserves notice because it can mean only one of two things: the Nasdaq is so desperate to drum up new IPOs that it's resorting to desperate gimmicks, or iRobot, best known for a robotic vacuum cleaner named Roomba, actually belongs in the public markets. Early indications are that the latter case is right. That may surprise skeptics used to hearing that someday robots will be cheaply available to handle a lot of tasks we're too busy to get to ourselves. But with Roomba, iRobot is the first company to mass market a mobile robot to handle such a task: cleaning floors. And since the Roomba retails for about $300, it's been able to sell 1.5 million of them in three years. A similar product called Scooba, which will clean and dry floors, is due out next year. "I don't think this is just hype," says David Menlow, president of research firm IPO Financial Network. "It's a good piece of timing and it's profitable. That makes it palatable in the eyes of investors."


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Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson discusses Saturday’s matchup with the undefeated Wildcats. CLICK HERE to watch on arkansasrazorbacks.com. Mike Anderson, in response to a question about Kentucky’s McDonald’s All-Americans: “We’ve got some Burger King guys.” — Andrew Hutchinson (@NWAHutch) February 26, 2015
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Filtered oil has been through the most processing. Generally, filtered oil has been decarboxylated and then even further refined by filtering out the phytochemicals and plant materials. This makes the oil gold in color which is often considered the highest quality compared to raw or decarboxylated oil. Filtered oil is commonly referred to as “gold” CBD oil and is very popular among consumers. It also tends to be the most expensive, but this isn’t always the case.
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Hemp also contains fatty acids which have been known to be great for the body. Unlike its marijuana counterpart, hemp contains high quantities of CBD and low volumes of THC for which its grown. While marijuana is illegal to consume in many states, hemp is slowly becoming more popular and more states are legalizing the uses of hemp oil for its citizens.
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But is there a possibility of CBD oil getting you high? Well, CBD oil comes from the extracts of hemp plants, which do contain very low levels of THC. If the extraction method used to get the CBD oil cuts corners or is done incorrectly, though, there is a chance that THC levels will be great enough to produce a high. This is where we can refer back to point number one – affordability vs quality!
I have my MMC but don’t care for the Trustik Pod 800mg Sativa for use with my vape pen. I don’t like the high feeling, plus need to be able to drive to my doctors appts. I want to try CBD again. Had tried Charlotte’s Web by Stanley Brothers of Colorado and it helped a little but not enough to stop narcotics I am on. Would the CBD products from dispensary be stronger than what I tried before?
Ultimately, the quality of any CBD oil comes down to the extraction process that’s used, and how well the concentrate is produced and finalized. Here’s the thing, though: like we mentioned earlier, products from the Cannabis ruderalis plant (aka hemp) are assumed to be legal by some as long as they are imported into the U.S. from other countries. The only problem with this, of course, is that raw material from low THC- Plants, such as C. ruderalis is typically low in active cannabinoids, including CBD.
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Roger Federer a bit sad after Indian Wells setback, but confident ahead of Miami
He is a little “frustrated, disappointed and sad” after failing to win the BNP Paribas Open, but Roger Federer is nevertheless upbeat about his chances at the Miami Open.
The 20-time Grand Slam winner was looking for a sixth Indian Wells Masters title on Sunday, but Dominic Thiem produced a brilliant comeback to win 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, and claim his first ATP Masters 1000 title in the process.
“I’m not too disappointed. I feel like he had to come up with the goods, and it did feel like to some extent it was on my racket,” Federer said.
“I just came up against somebody who was, on the day, a bit better when it really mattered. That’s how it goes. Sure, it’s frustrating and disappointing and sad to some extent. But look, I have been in these positions so many times that I get over it very quickly.”
The second leg of the Sunshine Double kicks off in Miami this week and the 37-year-old Swiss great, who is targeting a fourth trophy in Florida, says his body is holding up well.
“The body is perfectly fine. That also always keeps me upbeat, and I feel it’s a privilege when I feel this way leaving a tournament,” he said. “I have been playing every single day for the past three weeks. I can be very happy and proud of that fact.
“I feel really good, so why shouldn’t I go into the tournament and to the event confident?”
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Now and then you get to climb aboard the bandwagon and settle into the passenger seat. Sometimes, something just clicks straight away with an artist and you just know, they are going to go places.
Ecca Vandal is the business. Fresh. Sharp. Exciting…and very very good.
White Flag is her début single and you wouldn’t know it. It’s got the swagger and confidence of an artist that has been around for years. Obviously she’s been working hard to get to this point, and it shows.
South African born and now living in Melbourne, my first exposure to Ecca’s sound was her singing on Joelistic’s track, ‘Connect’. Apparently Joel hadn’t even heard her sing, but wanted to record something with her. Nice choice!
Although there’s a 90’s grunge thing going on in this song, Ecca puts a new spin on it and that draws me to it. I always have time for a solo female artist that re-invents a sound and makes it their own.
Check it out!


Veterans Contribute to Lockheed Martin’s Success
Ron Thomas most days could see the F-22 Raptor, the C-130J Super Hercules or the C-5 Galaxy fly by his condominium in Atlanta. So close, he says, that he could wave to the pilots.
“Sometimes the signs are right there in front of you,” says the retired U.S. Army captain.
After four years of watching the aircraft, Thomas, 38, left his job in the retail industry to take a job as a manager with Lockheed Martin in Ocala, Fla. He was ready for a change. And he desired a job where he could fulfill the commitment he made to the country when he raised his right hand and swore the “Honor Code” as a plebe at West Point in 1992.
In 2011, Thomas joined the more than 25,000 veterans who work at Lockheed Martin, which is recognized as a corporate leader for its dedication to hiring former servicemen and women. The corporation has employees devoted to not only recruiting veterans at job events around the country but also helping recent veterans transition to civilian jobs at Lockheed Martin.
“With the current situation of military being returned from overseas, the Armed Forces cutting back and wounded warriors looking for a company that can deal with their disabilities, Lockheed Martin has made it clear, from the CEO on down, that our doors are open and hiring managers should do be available to help veterans find a job,” says Phil Prevatte, one of the corporation’s four military relations managers.


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Taking the kids to a trampoline park is one popular way to spend an afternoon tiring them out, however, there are some risks and safety measures that need to be addressed. On Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, 30-year-old Scott Walker died from a broken neck after jumping off a trampoline into a foam pit at SKYPARK Indoor Trampoline Park in Phoenix. This tragedy has reinforced the importance of safety involving any type of potentially dangerous equipment.
According to abc15.com, SKYPARK management released a statement on Facebook, which included the comment, “Safety has been, and remains, of the utmost importance to SKYPARK.”
Chelsea Burns, tumbling director at North Valley Gymnastics in Phoenix, with nine years of competitive coaching experience, offers trampoline safety tips that are critical for people of all ages to follow.
• Always supervise children who use a trampoline
• Allow only one person on the trampoline at a time
• Do not allow the trampoline to be used without padding that completely covers the springs, hooks and the frame
• Never jump off a trampoline, always climb off
• Keep your bouncing low and under control
Burns contributed to the start of Trampoline & Tumbling (T&T), a unique new program, in the state or Ariz. T&T classes involve techniques learned on trampolines that are directly applicable to any aerial, gymnastic or tumbling pursuit, according to Charlotte Shaff, public relations for North Valley Gymnastics. Learn more about North Valley Gymnastics at northvalleygymnastics.com.


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Harry and Debra Bonner married each other about 45 years ago. A major part of their family culture has been creating music together as a family. When they started, they could not have known how far this would all go.
The Bonners were raised in the Baptist Church and gained a great deal of their love and depth in music through their experiences there. Debra, the matriarch of the family, is a world-renowned vocal coach and she applied those skills to her eight children, Nolong, Yunga, Mauli, Clotile, Yahosh, Conlon, Oyoyo and Oba.
Each of the family members has embarked on his or her own professional career, many of them having to do with music. You can’t help being lifted and happy as you listen to this remarkable family.
Maurine and I have been around the Bonners on a number of occasions and they are full of life, warmth and love. Give yourself a lift by viewing this music video which has been viewed over a million times.


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Anyway, part of what I wrote was about how I'm really working on making this my home, and accepting my life here in Central Massachusetts:
Home is only a NOITCELFER of who you are.
Maybe you can't go home;
but you can be the person you've become for having been there.
Hold your home in your heart! Keep it beating...always a part of YOU!
It's okay to be homesick.
Love who you were there,
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The Boise area, also known as the Treasure Valley, is drier and warmer than other parts of southern and central Idaho where summers can seem short, the winters bleak. The average annual precipitation is just 11.7 inches per year. It’s also milder than other arid regions of the western US, where summer feels like an oven every other day. The distinct four seasons in the Treasure Valley also offer year-round activities with something for everyone to enjoy.
What’s the Winter Weather Like in Boise?
Winter Snow? Of course. The average winter season snowfall, mainly mid-November through early February, is 21 inches. While that can sound like a lot, many locals will tell you most of the snow falls one inch at a time, at night, and melts away the same day. In fact, the coldest days of the season are normally from December 21st to January 6th, but the normal high for those days is 36 degrees, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
December is the wettest month of the year in Boise, with a monthly average of 5½ inches of snow and about an inch of rain (measured as 1.55 inches of total precipitation). If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, you just might find it here. In the last decade, snow was falling and/or on the ground for seven Christmases. Four times there was one inch, the other three of those holidays it was four or more inches of snow.
January gets an average of seven inches of snow per year, but the average daily high temperature is about 38 degrees. December’s average high is just under 37.5 degrees. But it does get colder. For the last 20 years, the temperature has dipped below 0 degrees 9 times each in December and January. In terms of annual occurrences, that translates to .43 days below 0 per year in each of the two months.
February’s average high temperature is 44 degrees, and usually, a little more than four inches of snow will fall. Snowfall can linger into the spring, with the average last measurable snow in any given year on March 24th. November can get about two inches of snow in an average year, March about 1½ inches.
What’s the Spring Like in Boise?
Spring Showers? You betcha. March, April, and May each experience between 1¼ and 1½ inches of precipitation in an average year. While this doesn’t sound like much, it’s quadruple what falls during July or August. Average temperatures rise steadily through the spring, with average highs of 55, 62, and 72 degrees in the three months. The average high on Easter is 61 degrees.
Spring also gets leftover snow and some frost. In the last 20 years, there has been measurable snow in March 16 times, but only 6 times in April, and none in May. There have been traces of snow in May and even June, but not enough to measure. In an average year, the last day of a hard freeze (28 degrees) is April 19th, and the last day for frost (32 degrees) is May 8th.
What’s the Summer Like in Boise?
Summer Storms? Not that many. July and August are the driest months of the year, with an average rainfall of just 1/3 inch and ¼ inch, respectively. Thunderstorms do occur, but the monsoon moisture that brings summer showers to states south and east of here avoid Boise.
July and August are also the hottest months of the year, with daily average high temperatures of 91 and 90 degrees. These mid-summer months also experience the most frequent days with 100+ degree temperatures. For the last 20 years, there was an average of 10.3 occurrences of 100+ degrees each year, 64% were in July (6½ times per year) and 24% were in August (2½ per year). On the 4th of July, expect an average high of 89 degrees, with sunset at 9:29 PM.
June, September, and October are also fairly dry, each seeing only ½ to ¾ inch of rain per year. The dry air and light summer rain make the Treasure Valley an ideal place to grow vegetable seeds, such as corn, onions, and carrots.
What’s the Fall Like in Boise?
Fun in the Fall? For sure! Fall is a beautiful season in Boise. The least windy time of year and the overall most pleasant weather is from mid-September through October. Temperatures are beginning to drop in October, however. In average years the first day of frost (32 degrees) is October 10th, and the first day of hard freeze is October 23rd.
Although the first frost and hard freeze occur before the end of October, Halloween itself usually has a low of 35 and a high of 56 degrees. The crisp fall air makes the day feel just right.
The average first day of measurable snow in Boise every winter is just in time for Thanksgiving, November 22. Thanksgiving’s annual forecast calls for a high of 44 degrees and a low of 27, just right for football. An average November sees 2.6 inches of snow, but there is usually no snow on the ground for Thanksgiving.
Windy City? Not really. The Treasure Valley runs from the northwest at Ontario, Oregon, 90 miles to southeast at Mountain Home, Idaho, and is about 45 miles wide. The Boise Mountains to the northeast and Owyhee Range to the southwest frame the Treasure Valley and each have peaks above 8,000 feet. This creates a regular wind pattern of flows from northwest to southeast – and vice versa. Because Boise and the other towns in the Treasure Valley area also lower than the Boise Foothills, higher winds often stay aloft.
But that doesn’t mean there aren’t ever any strong winds. On the contrary, especially in Ontario or Mountain Home. As in many locations, spring is the windiest time of year with unsettled air masses moving over the continent. In winter the Treasure Valley can also experience inversions, trapping cold hazy air close to the ground while milder air passes over. The least windy time of year is from mid-September through October.
What Else? We can talk about the weather all day, but you can’t find a better four-season climate than right here. Experience it for yourself!


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Chinese tech company Kuang-Chi has launched an Israel-based global innovation fund and is targeting a corpus of $300 million within the next three years.
The company is calling the vehicle the first Chinese fund of its kind, combining early to mid-stage Israeli and global companies with services provided by Kuang-Chi. According to a statement, the fund...
A compilation of India-based IPOs - some of them private equity-backed - that have been withdrawn or appear to have fallen behind schedule
Hesai Technology, a China-based developer of sensors used in autonomous driving, is targeting a US listing. Its investors include Lightspeed China Partners, Baidu, Bosch, and Xiaomi.
Indonesia financial technology start-up iSeller, which helps businesses to digitise sales and operations, has raised USD 12m in Series B funding led by Intudo Ventures.
New Ruipeng Pet Group, a China-based pet care services platform that counts Hillhouse Capital as a significant shareholder, has filed for an IPO in the US.


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