CARY, N.C. – Minding Your Matters® Organizing recently donated a gift certificate for organizing services to be auctioned off at the recent 2007 SPCA Fur Ball.
“The entire Minding Your Matters team is pleased to have supported the 2007 SPCA Fur Ball,” says Katie Page, a professional organizer with Minding Your Matters®. “It is rewarding to know that our efforts will help save the lives of many homeless animals in our area.”
The SPCA of Wake County sponsored the 2007 Fur Ball on Sunday, Oct. 7 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The event was held at the State Club, located on North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus. The Fur Ball included live music, dinner, a live auction and one of the area’s largest silent auctions. Auction items for this year’s live auction included a trip for two to Ireland as well as the original Fur Ball artwork of SPCA dog Cagney by Beth Smith, a local watercolor artist featured in the May issue of Southern Living. For more information, please visit www.spcawake.org or call 919-532-7065
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RALEIGH, N.C. — As population and energy usage in southern and eastern North Carolina continue to grow, Progress Energy Carolinas plans to invest an estimated $700 million to $750 million in building new electric generation capability at its energy complex in Richmond County and new transmission capacity to move electricity to where it’s needed.
Progress Energy’s continuous assessment of electric system requirements identified the need for the project to be in service by mid-2011, to help ensure a continued reliable supply of electric service to homes and businesses.
Ensuring state-of-the-art power plants and delivery systems is a critical part of Progress Energy’s balanced solution for meeting the needs of a service area growing by 25,000 to 30,000 households and businesses each year. The company also is focused on significantly increasing energy efficiency (through a variety of customer programs under way or in development) and on responsible investments in renewable energy technologies.
The new power unit - an approximately 570-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle plant fueled primarily by natural gas - is planned for the company’s existing Richmond County Energy Complex south of Hamlet. The complex is the company’s third largest in the Carolinas, with more than 1,230 MW of existing gas-fueled electric generation. No additional property offsite is needed to accommodate the power plant addition.
To ensure that the power produced at the new plant moves efficiently and reliably to where it is needed to meet growing customer demand, Progress Energy also plans a new 230-kiloVolt (kV) transmission line of approximately 64 miles between electric substations in Richmond County and Cumberland County. The easternmost portion of the line will be on the property of Fort Bragg Army Base.
The new transmission line will begin at Progress Energy’s Richmond County Energy Complex switchyard, south of Hamlet, and end at a substation on Woodruff Street on Fort Bragg Army Base.
Progress Energy expects to complete the plant and transmission line construction by June 1, 2011. Transmission line route selection, easement acquisition, additional engineering and design and other milestones will occur before construction gets under way. The project will require approval by the N.C. Utilities Commission and other agencies, as well as the Progress Energy board of directors.
The in-service date is based on current information. In-service dates for projects of this sort sometimes move based on changes in growth and usage projections and other criteria. The total length of the new transmission line will depend on the final route selected.
Progress Energy has sent letters to residents whose property might be affected directly by any of the potential power line routes.
To give property owners and others a chance to learn more about the project, Progress Energy will hold two public information meetings: Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Leath Memorial Library, 412 E. Franklin St., Rockingham; and Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Raeford City Hall council chambers, 315 N. Main St., Raeford.
The meetings will run from 5 to 7 p.m. and will follow an open-house format, allowing residents to come and go as they please. Progress Energy representatives will provide information on the need, schedule and other aspects of the project. The company also is seeking input from area property owners and residents about proposed routing options for the power line.
A final route for the transmission line will be chosen in the first quarter of 2008, and Progress Energy expects to base that selection in large part on public input as well as input from state and federal agencies with an interest in the project. Acquisition of the transmission line easements begins in mid-2008 and is scheduled to continue until mid-2009. Clearing for the line will begin in mid-2009. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2010 and to be completed by mid-2011. Plant construction is scheduled to begin in 2009 and be completed in 2011.
The new transmission line will be built on 100-foot-wide property easements. Progress Energy will be investigating a number of routing options to determine the route that poses the least overall impact (to property owners, the environment, cultural and natural resources, etc.). Current construction plans call for the line to be suspended on steel-pole structures (some with guy wires and some without). The poles are generally 80 to 110 feet above ground and spaced every 500 to 700 feet apart, depending on terrain. Easements enable Progress Energy to build and maintain the line. Property owners retain ownership of the land, with some restrictions on its use.
The project is one of several major transmission system enhancements planned or under way throughout Progress Energy’s service area as part of the company’s plan to ensure a continuous, reliable flow of electricity to customers. Building and maintaining state-of-the-art power plants and delivery systems is a key component of a balanced solution to meeting future energy needs - along with increased energy efficiency and investments in renewable energy technologies
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first novels. There are ways to find a book that will succeed with your child. Search out books that will challenge with story, rather than length. Be careful of the book’s sophistication; a novella under 200 pages may be well above your child’s maturity level. Big print and a scattering of pictures help, too.Story elements that succeed are more subtle. Characters should be likable role models who face conflicts common to 6- to 9-year-olds. The settings (like home, school or neighborhood) should feel familiar. The tone should be upbeat and positive. You’ll find all these traits in recently published titles.
Judy Blume’s newest book is “Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One” (Delacorte, $12.99, ages 6-9) and has pictures by well-loved illustrator James Stevenson. In this short novel, Blume returns to characters she created in a 1985 picture book, “The Pain and the Great One.” Enthusiastic first-grader Jacob annoys Abigail, his third-grade sister, who calls him “The Pain.” Jacob calls Abigail “The Great One” because “she thinks she’s so great!” Indeed, Abigail is self-assured to the point of bossiness. Blume’s squabbling sibling protagonists express themselves in alternating chapters. Their situations, typical of young childhood problems, portray extremes as The Great One hides the fact she can’t ride a bicycle while The Pain is deathly afraid of haircuts. Underneath the drama, tenderness shines through rivalry and their constant bickering keeps the book from being too sweet.
Teacher Karen English, after searching unsuccessfully for African-American characters in first novels, wrote “Nikki and Deja” (Clarion, $15.00, ages 7-10). These neighbors have been friends most of their lives, but differences emerge and so do difficulties when they start an exclusive drill team club to drive a snotty new neighbor mad with jealousy. English manages to capture a strong sense of both girls, their enduring relationship and the uncomfortable struggles that friends weather when changes erupt. Laura Freeman’s illustrations give us a strong sense of situations and emotions.
Award-winning author Kimberly Holt tries her hand at early novels with “Piper Reed: Navy Brat” (Holt, $14.95, ages 7-9). Family takes center stage as the quirky Piper moves across the country with her military father, accommodating mother and two sisters. Piper is smack-dab in the middle between a genius younger sister and a whiny pre-adolescent older sister. Piper’s optimism is pure sunlight. “Get off the bus!” she shouts enthusiastically at every occurrence that excites her. This was the call of her Gypsy Club in San Diego and she’s determined to spread the catchphrase in Pensacola and then the rest of the world. But relocation isn’t all that easy. The girls share one bathroom; Piper flounders making new friends; her dad has to leave on assignment; and while her parents finally agree to buy a dog, it’s far from the German shepherd she had dreamed of. Still, Piper maintains her cheer and when it flags briefly, she realizes she’s got “sister magic” to keep her going. Periodic pictures by Christine Davenier show the up-and-down transitions of the freckle-faced Piper.
Sheila Moses’ beginning novel has a historical North Carolina setting; her heroine lives in the author’s hometown of Rich Square in “Sallie Gal and the Wall-a-kee Man” (Scholastic, $15.99, ages 7-9). Sallie Gal’s mother works hard doing laundry and Sallie pitches in cutting cotton while her father is away in Vietnam. But 8-year-old Sallie’s quandary will be recognizable to her peers: Sallie wants hair ribbons so she can look as pretty as her cousin Wild Cat. This desire drives her so hard that she winds up in all kinds of trouble, breaking her mama’s best pitcher and, worst of all, taking free ribbons from the Wall-a-Kee salesman who brings goods to her mama. Taking charity is strictly forbidden, and Sallie hides the ribbons and her guilt. Sallie so misses being in sync with family love that she tells the truth and is forgiven. The mix of this spunky heroine, history and warm black-and-white illustrations by Niki Daly work well together.
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Church members get envelopes with money to do good works
Scott Lehr’s sermon last Sunday was all about money. The pastor of Southbridge Fellowship said Jesus mentions money in nearly half of the parables, and tells his followers that their hearts always follow their treasures.
Money talks. Hearts follow.
Many of those listening were probably ready for “the ask.” As a startup church with no building — services are held at the Brier Creek movie theater — Southbridge Fellowship needs money.
Surely Lehr would implore them to dig deep into their wallets.
Instead, church volunteers passed out envelopes to every person in the theater. They contained a letter, along with a crisp bill of varying denominations: $1, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100.
“Don’t feel guilty about it,” Lehr said. “We want you to have it.”
As the accompanying letter explained, the money is to be invested in the community. For some people, that may be supplying a homeless person with a coat. Others may get friends to match what they were given and donate the pooled total to a worthy cause. Members were encouraged to e-mail the church within 70 days to describe how they invested the money.
The idea of churches giving away money is not new, but it’s gaining traction in hundreds of congregations across the nation. Two weeks ago, Elevation Church in Charlotte gave attendees $40,000 as part of a “bless back project.” Books have been written and foundations set up for exactly this purpose — inspiring Christians to contemplate giving, not just getting.
“People are tired of hearing from the church,” said Leesa Bellesi, who with her husband, Denny, started the movement seven years ago. “They want to see the church in action.”
The Bellesis, who served as pastors at Coast Hills Community Church in Orange County, Calif., gave away $10,000 to members of their church in 2000 after watching “Pay it Forward,” the movie starring Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment, about a schoolboy who houses a homeless man as part of a social studies project.
The Bellesis now run the Kingdom Assignment Foundation, a nonprofit charity that next month will give $1,000 to 50 churches as a way of spurring more community giving.
Dave Travis, managing director of the Leadership Network, a Dallas-based organization that gives strategic advice to large churches, said charitable ventures such as these are part of a counter-cultural move against materialism.
“In the past 50 years the methodology was to have a big Sunday offering for a building or a project benefiting the church,” said Travis. “Now it’s turned externally, for a project outside the church.”
Churches say the benefits of such projects are multiple. They enable Christians to catch the joy of giving and to cultivate a life of generosity — traits well worth practicing for those who take their faith seriously. But these projects also have practical implications.
At Calvary Bible Church in Boulder, Colo., a $10,000 give-away to church members in 2003 resulted in a yearly commitment to cleaning and sprucing up public schools.
“Evangelical churches are known to stand off to the side,” said John Boyle, director of communications for Calvary Bible Church. “But the Boulder community has embraced our church. We’ve spread goodwill.”
The benefits may also help the church. The two North Carolina churches that undertook the giveaway — Southbridge Fellowship in Raleigh and Elevation Church in Charlotte — have no homes of their own. When the time comes to take on a million dollar capital campaign, members may be more practiced at giving.
“When the church does decide to build, people will say, ‘This church has been a wise steward. I’ll support it,’” Travis said.
But Lehr, the Southbridge pastor who launched the church in March, said he had no intention of seeing the $3,700 handed out Sunday returning to the collection plate. The church, which attracts 375 people to its two Sunday services, doesn’t even have a collection plate. It posts a mailbox near the entrance to the theater where people can drop off donations.
“It wasn’t ‘Here’s $20, we want you to come back with $40,’” Lehr said. “Our whole motive is seeing people’s lives changed. We want to be doers of the Word, not just hearers of the Word.”
Thinking about what to do
Those attending Sunday services at Southbridge walked out clutching their envelopes, unsure how they would spend their money.
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EVENTSDUKE GARDENS Floral Designs for Fall with Alice Le Duc, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday. $15. How Does Your Garden Grow, Explore what plants need to survive and grow, decorate your own container and pot a live plant for home. Pre-registration required, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday. $6. Bird Walks with Cynthia Fox. Registration requested, 8 a.m. Nov. 3. Spring Bulbs in a Container, 2-4 p.m. Nov. 6. $20-$30. Tuteurs: Types & Construction, learn what tuteurs are and create one for your garden, 1-4 p.m. Nov. 8. $20-$30. Garden Guild Holiday Crafts Sale, 1-4 p.m. Nov. 10-11. 668-1707 Doris Duke Center, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham.
N.C. BOTANICAL GARDEN Winter Interest in the Landscape by garden writer, designer and photographer Pam Beck, 2 p.m. Nov. 4. N.C. Botanical Garden, U.S. 15-501 Bypass and Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill. www.ncbg.unc.edu.
N.C. GARDEN SHARE Online plant swap for Triangle gardeners, www.ncgardenshare.com.
N.C. NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY Monthly Triangle-area meetings, First and third Sunday of most months. Call for schedule details, www.ncwildflower.org.
Trees Across Raleigh Fall Planting, Mayor Meeker will speak and all volunteers should wear old clothing and gloves. Please bring planting tools, 8:30 a.m. Nov. 3. 571-7937 Nash Square Downtown Raleigh, 200 W. Hargett St., Raleigh.
NORTH AMERICAN ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY My Improbable Garden with Ellen Horning, 10 a.m. Nov. 17. $5. 781-3291 Totten Center, N.C. Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill.
RALEIGH GARDEN CLUB Monthly meeting, 11 a.m. Nov. 7. Lunch reservation required. 387-0290 N.C. State University Club, 4200 Hillsborough St., Raleigh.
MASTER GARDENERS
DURHAM COUNTY 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 560-0528. Durham County Extension Center, 721 Foster St., Durham. durham.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=extensioncenter.
JOHNSTON COUNTY 989-5380. jcmastergardener@yahoo.com.
LEE COUNTY 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford. 775-5624.
Moore County Master gardeners answer questions, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-noon, (910) 947-3188.
ORANGE COUNTY Advice from the N.C. Botanical Garden: call or stop by on weekdays noon-1 p.m. to speak with garden curator or noon-2 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays to speak with a master gardener, 962-0522. N.C. Botanical Garden, U.S. 15-501 Bypass and Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill. www.ncbg.unc.edu.
WAKE COUNTY Plant, pest and weed identification and recommendations, Wake County Extension Center, 4001 Carya Drive, Raleigh. 250-1084.
WILSON County Wilson County Extension Center, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1-3 p.m., 1806 S.W. Goldsboro St., Wilson. (252) 237-0113, wilsonmastergardener@hotmail.com.
GARDEN TOURS
J.C. RAULSTON ARBORETUM Self-guided tours, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 515-3132 J.C. Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh. www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum.
NICHE GARDENS Guided Garden Walk with discussions on fall planting, gardening design and more, 10 a.m. today. 967-0078 Niche Gardens, 1111 Dawson Road, Chapel Hill.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Alternate Access, a leading provider of converged communications solutions, was selected by Management Services On-Call to create and install an IP-PBX phone system to personalize its billing services, as well as improve management reporting capabilities and call control.
Located in Chapel Hill, N.C., Management Services On-Call provides medical billing, collection services and innovative management consulting solutions to small and medium-sized physician practices in seven states.
“When we first met with Management Services On-Call, they were clear that improving call workflow was a top priority,” said Kelly Lumpkin, Alternate Access chief executive officer and director of business development. “They also required increased reporting capabilities and quality assurance measures, as well as personalization of their billing services.”
Alternate Access configured the TeleVantage® IP-PBX phone system to meet the medical billing company’s communication needs, for both inbound and outbound calls. The TeleVantage system provides Management Services On-Call a call recording feature, allowing for quality assurance of calls, and extensive management reporting tools, which help the company better distribute workload across its customer service agents.
Lumpkin added, “Management can easily generate reports based on number of calls handled by each agent and the length of each call, providing an accurate view of where work should be distributed.”
The system also provides Management Services On-Call the flexibility to personalize its services for doctors. Each doctor’s office is assigned a direct inward dial (DID) number. When a caller dials a specific DID, communicated via their doctor’s billing statement, TeleVantage recognizes it and routes it to the appropriate customer service agent. The agent in turn answers the call using the name of the corresponding doctor’s office – providing an individualized customer service experience.
“We chose the TeleVantage system because we really believe in its flexibility,” said Cameron Cox, president of Management Services On-Call. “This system has already helped tremendously in streamlining operations. We know that as our business continues to grow, and our phone system needs change, TeleVantage is flexible enough to also change and meet those needs.”
For more information on Management Services On-Call, visit the company’s Web site at www.msoconline.com or contact Cameron Cox at (919) 960-0336 or cameron.cox@msoconline.com.
For more information on Alternate Access, contact Lia Luisi at (919) 463-9680 or via e-mail at lia.luisi@thinkpartnership.com.
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CARY, N.C. – MRPP, Inc., a full-service media agency, has announced that Sheila H. Ogle, CEO of MRPP, has been named to the Board of Trustees of Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh. As a trustee, Ogle’s responsibilities during her four-year term in office will include establishing policy, approving the annual budget and serving as an advocate for the college. Of the 12 appointed trustees, four are appointed by the Governor of North Carolina, four by the Wake County Commissioners and four by the Wake County Board of Education.
Ogle, a life-long resident of Wake County, owns The Matthews House, an events facility in Cary, and is the CEO of Integrated Clinical Trial Services, a full-service patient enrollment firm, in addition to being the CEO of MRPP.
“I am honored to have been appointed to Wake Tech’s Board of Trustees” said Ogle. “As a life-long resident of Wake County, I look forward to ensuring that Wake Tech continues to serve the educational needs of the community.”
About Sheila H. Ogle:
Ogle, a native of Cary, North Carolina, is CEO of MRPP, Inc., one of the largest full-service media agencies in the Southeast. Founded in 1986, MRPP is considered the leading agency for managing the complete media process, including media research, planning and placement, and has been named one of the Triangle area’s fastest growing firms. In 2001, Ogle opened a second venture, The Matthews House, which is an events facility in Cary. The facility is housed in a renovated 1920s mansion, and Ogle is expanding the facility to include a 2,900-square-foot ballroom to accommodate the growing wedding and meeting business. Ogle is also the CEO of Integrated Clinical Trial Services (ICTS), a firm founded in 2003, which offers complete management of the patient recruitment process for clinical trials.
About MRPP:
Media Research Planning and Placement, Inc. (MRPP) is a full-service media agency. Founded in 1986, MRPP is considered a leading agency in the Triangle area of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for managing the complete media process, including media market research, media planning and media buying — nationally, regionally and locally.
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Raleigh, N.C. – TAKE Solutions, Inc. today announced a recent drug master file (DMF) submission created with the company’s PharmaReady product V4.0 passed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Validation. The DMF was submitted by Dabur Ltd., one of the leading Bio Pharma companies based out of Southeast Asia.
“Companies in the life sciences arena must demonstrate that they have a stable process in place to submit electronically,” stated Suren Dheenadayalan, Director of Regulatory Operations for TAKE Solutions. “The PharmaReady product has proven itself time and time again as a reliable, regulatory compliant software solution.”
TAKE Solutions is a global company helping biological and pharmaceutical companies around the world create electronic submissions for regulated markets. The PharmaReady Submissions Management Solution is designed specifically for management of standard operation procedures (SOPs), work instructions, training records, submission documents and all other documents within business areas regulated by the FDA. PharmaReady is a web-based regulatory compliant information management solution based on Microsoft Windows technology.
“We are very satisfied with the software solution PharmaReady offered for our ongoing eSubmission program,” said Prafulla Nandi, Joint Director of Regulatory Affairs for Dabur. “In fact, TAKE Solutions is excellent in providing the post-sales service too. PharmaReady lays the groundwork for the journey towards the paperless regulatory submission.”
About Dabur India Limited
Dabur Ltd. is the fourth largest fast moving consumer goods company in India with interests in health care, personal care and food products that are marketed in more than 50 countries. Building on a legacy of quality and experience for more than 100 years, Dabur has annual revenues of 22.3 billion Indian rupees ($569 million U.S. dollars) from sales of powerful brands like Dabur Amla, Dabur Chyawanprash, Vatika, Hajmola and Real.
About PharmaReady™
PharmaReady is a fully integrated web-based Document Management, Training Records Management, Structured Product Labeling and eCTD Publishing Solution Suite. PharmaReady is specifically designed for life science organizations where ease of installation, ease of use, Part 11 compliance and affordability are the primary business drivers. The PharmaReady solution suite is designed specifically for management of SOPs, work instructions, training records, submission documents and all other documents within business areas regulated by the FDA. PharmaReady is a fully 21 CFR Part 11 compliant solution based on Microsoft Windows technology
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BENSALEM, Pa. & RALEIGH, N.C. — Vivat, a leading enterprise IT consulting firm for Fortune 1000 companies, today announced it has selected rPath’s rBuilder™ and the rPath™ Appliance Platform for its clients’ virtual and software appliance needs.
Vivat is a boutique professional services organization focused on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Enterprise Application Integration. The company entered into a partnership with rPath to complement its existing product and services portfolio. Using the rPath solution, Vivat is able to help enterprise customers extract value from intellectual property that was thought to be impractical to commercialize. rPath benefits by gaining a partner able to assist customers in the development and maintenance of virtual and software appliances.
“rPath’s technology enables Vivat clients to realize significant efficiencies in their go-to-market strategies. Software and virtual appliances can be distributed seamlessly to new markets and customers,” said Vivat’s Chief Commercialization Officer, Joel Davne.
The rPath-Vivat partnership has already had initial success. Vivat approached an existing Fortune 500 customer in the Information and Delivery Services sector about unlocking a key information tool used primarily for internal purposes. Vivat proposed utilizing rPath technology to facilitate the commercialization of this solution to permit the tool’s distribution to new markets and customers. The result was a new appliance offering, allowing Vivat’s customer to extract value from their existing legacy applications.
“By providing clients with an automated and repeatable method for building and maintaining virtual appliances, Vivat is adding to its already robust product and services portfolio,” stated Sara Spivey, VP of Marketing and Business Development at rPath. “Using the rPath solution, Vivat can help enterprise clients package and commercialize intellectual property, something that was previously considered impossible.”
About Vivat, Inc.
Vivat is a boutique professional services organization, focused on Enterprise Application Integration, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Technical Architecture of Enterprise level components, that delivers superior service and cost saving to its clients by coupling exceptional talents with deep understanding of the industry. Vivat is the leading technology partner for Fortune 1000 companies with ability to quickly align Business and Technical Architectures. The firm has solution centers that are located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Ukraine. For more information, visit www.vivatconsulting.com.
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Lead has long been recognized as a harmful environmental pollutant. There are many ways in which humans are exposed to lead and most of the time we may not even be aware of it. Airborne lead enters the body when an individual breathes in lead particles or swallows some lead dust. Until recently, the most important airborne source of lead was automobile exhaust. Since 1975, there has been a 98 percent reduction in the use of lead in gasoline due to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Phasedown Program and the replacement of older cars with newer cars that require the use of unleaded gasoline.
Seeking out sources of lead in the household and surrounding areas can be crucial in safeguarding your family members, especially children and pets. It has now been determined that the effects from lead paint, household dust, lead crystal and some imported pottery.
Children are considered to be at the greatest risk of exposure because they have such intimate contact with the environment. Their faster metabolism causes them to eat more for their body weight and to breathe faster.
Children also tend to play and breathe closer to the ground where lead dust concentrates. They are also likely to put their hands in their mouths, which can bring lead just directly into their bodies.
Parents can take several steps to help protect their children from the effects of lead within the home environment. Cover peeling or exposed paint with wood paneling or vinyl wallpaper. Stripping off the paint will release more lead into the environment, and a new coat of paint can itself peel, re-exposing the paint beneath it.
Also, lead and lead salts are toxic to pets. Pets are naturally curious and are prone to claw, scratch and pick at peeling materials. To minimize the risk to your pet, watch what they pick up in their mouths! These toxic lead salts can be found in such common things as insecticides and linoleum.
Be careful when doing any kind of remodeling such as removing old paint, replacing linoleum on floors, counters, etc. Keep pets and children away from work sites and building materials. Properly dispose of any leaded materials and remove them promptly from the premises. Know the possible signs of lead poisoning, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, lack of appetite, irritability, listlessness, hysteria or convulsions. When a pet shows gastrointestinal as well as neurological symptoms, lead poisoning could be the culprit and you should contact the vet as soon as possible.
Many water mains are still made of lead, so household water should be tested for lead content. If lead is present in the water, allow it to run for a few minutes before using it. Use cold or bottled water to prepare foods or infant’s formula because hot water tends to leech more lead. Iron deficiency anemia is a common problem among one and two year olds that predisposes them to eating nonfood substances and causes them to absorb more of the lead taken into their bodies.
If lead exposure is suspected, consult your health department about appropriate removal and clean-up procedures. Also, people who may have been exposed to lead or lead dust recently should have the lead levels in their blood tested by their doctor or local health department.
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