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St. David Parish History
Note: If you are searching for documents that are basically name lists, go to either Parish Records or Cape Ann Association pages.
Before 1784 no European settlement had occurred in St. David Parish. The massive clamflats of Oak Bay had attracted Passamaquoddy Indians in the distant past and a few clam 'middens' or garbage heaps of shucked clam shells exist, principally on the west side of Oak Bay, dating to about the year 400 AD. No Acadian settlement existed in St. David Parish, the closest being at the present St. Stephen (then called Lincourt), and Jean Serreau de St. Aubin's possible establishment at St. Andrews.
LOYALIST SETTLEMENT
In 1784 the first arrangement of lots was surrounding Oak Bay, as members of the Penobscot Association, originally from Castine, Maine, were given backcountry lots there. A list is available, as is a map of their settlement.
Somewhat later in 1784 a settlement was mapped out for the Cape Ann Association, a group of 'economic Loyalists' recruited principally from the areas surrounding Gloucester, MA and Londonderry and New Boston, NH. There is a special section of this website devoted to the Cape Ann Loyalists, and a map of the lands surveyed in the backcountry. Many of these lots were not actually occupied, and some settlers were defeated by the needs of the land, and moved to better properties elsewhere. The geography of development for the Cape Ann lands depended on a quirk of geology. See geology
ADMIRALTY MAST & SPAR RESERVATION
With some consternation settlers in St. Andrews found that the British Admiralty in late 1784 decided to keep a huge parcel of land separating the Oak Bay and Cape Ann Assoc. grants and extending eastwards from there. See Map. The settlers had considered this part of their 'backcountry' that would later be available for further development. As things turned out, there was constant pressure from the 1790s to release this land, and by 1800 some lands were being cleared and farmed in this parcel. Officially the lands were available for sale in 1812, but there was earlier settlement.
DUNCAN MCCOLL & ST. DAVID
Duncan McColl had been a Scottish soldier in the 74th Regiment at Castine and arrived in first St. Andrews and subsequently moved to St. Stephen. He had a religious conviction towards the Methodist faith, and had a gift as a religious leader, becoming a very effective Minister of the Methodist faith. Certainly by the early 1790s he was active in St. David Parish, and the residents had built a Methodist Meetinghouse on the northern edge of Lot B 5 in the Cape Ann Grants. Among the solid converts were Robert Hitchings and Robert Moore. He travelled in all weather to St. David, year round. In the 1840's he published his Memoirs, which give insight into conditions of the time, but few names.
In the period between 1790 and 1825 a considerable number of Americans migrated into St. David for a variety of reasons. The border had little or no meaning when it came to movement of people. Some, like John Stretch and David Keizer of St. David were farmers looking for decent land. Isaac Cook arrived in St. David and Moores Mills in 1795 along with mill machinery and livestock for the Moore brothers. Still others came to work in the mills at the head of Oak Bay.
DESCRIPTION 1803
In 1803 a profile of of St. David made clear how few lived there - and other matters. Click here
LEONARD SCOTT POEMS
Set in the circa 1820s period, Leonard Scott's poems give vivid depth to growing up on Tower Hill in St. David Parish. Wonderful material published in the 1860s. Click here
The war had very little impact on St. David Parish, as there was no fighting on this section of border at all, and no privateering activity on Oak Bay. The militia was called up and trained as usual, but that happened in peacetime anyway.
IRISH MIGRATIONS
When the Napoleonic Wars ended at Waterloo in 1815, prices for food products in Ireland dropped drastically. In the years afterwards they did not recover. The first to leave Ireland were the Protestant farmers, who had a little money to pay passage and make a new start elsewhere. A few came to New Brunswick in the years following 1815. By the 1820s prices still had not recovered and this exodus picked up momentum. By the 1830s the movement of these Protestant farming families out of Ireland had become a torrent, and St. David Parish had a considerable shift in population with many finding vacant land here,or purchasing the land from the families of Loyalist extraction. By the 1851 Census these Protestant (i.e. Scottish background) families were the majority in St. David Parish. Many single men did marry into the previous generations of Loyalist and late-American migrants.
FISHING, FARMING, FORESTRY AND SHIP-BUILDING
Until very recent times Oak Bay was an active fishing area, with 7 herring weirs early in the 1900s, flounder and pollock in reasonable numbers, and scallops and lobsters present. Until well after 1945 Oak Bay had its own harbourmaster.
Lumbering was always considered important, and many of the farmers sold the timber off their St. David lands to the mills at either Moores Mills (the Moore brothers) or at Gallop Stream (William Gallop, Thomas Wyer & Colin Campbell). This lumber was then shipped out of Oak Bay from both the above sources, to markets and trans-shipment points of either St. Andrews or Eastport. One family story of this writer relates to Isaac Cook taking a load of lumber from St. David Ridge down to Oak Bay, and then by boat towards Eastport in 1820. The boat was 'flagged down' at the Mansion House at Robbinston, ME where workers were building an addition on to the house.
From the mid-1800s onwards it was common for some farmers at St. David to work for part of the year at the Ledge or elsewhere in carpentry and rigging jobs, preparing the dozens of ships for sea that were being built in the northern half of Charlotte County's seacoast.
For St. David Parish, one very significant development was the development of both gristmills and sawmills at Moores Mills, beginning in the 1780s. According to the stories passed down on upper St. David Ridge, this mill machinery reached Moores Mills up over the 'Bay Woods Road', now called the Back Road. This route avoided virtually every stream crossing, and allowed the heavy machinery to make the journey by ox and wagon. It should be noted that the very first horse to be seen in St. Stephen was ridden into town by Robert Moore of St. David, in 1795.
The population of St. David Parish started declining after the US Civil War, as many of the younger generation chose to try their hand clearing land or cutting forests in Minnesota and Eureka, California. This trend continued with the opening of lands in Manitoba, South Dakota and elsewhere in the North American West. As well, there was a movement of young men and women to jobs in the urban areas, especially Boston and Bangor. The development of the Cotton Mill in Milltown, NB (now part of St. Stephen) drew others to factory work. The relatively harsh conditions and lack of potential for new development in St. David Parish meant a decline in population.
The outmigration continued, to some degree seasonally reversed by the development of cottages around Oak Bay. In addition the improvement of roads created the potential for St. David as a 'bedroom community' for those working in jobs in St. Stephen, Calais, and St. Andrews. As this trend continued, there was increased development of linear communities of houses along the roads.
The fisheries of Oak Bay declined, through overfishing and mismanagement, and never recovered. One interesting development was a very successful farmed Atlantic salmon hatchery on the west side of Oak Bay, owned by the Cook brothers, who are based in the St. George area. Besides that large facility, the only large industry in St. David Parish is gravel, some being trucked to the Bayside Port for shipment to US destinations. see Geology
BLUEBERRIES AND CHRISTMAS TREES + WREATHS
The blueberry industry began in Washington Co. during the US Civil War, and quickly spread to Charlotte County in the 1870s. A history of the blueberry industry Blueberries have become increasingly important. First everything was done by hand, and now it is more mechanized, but the acreage keeps increasing.
Christmas Trees began to be important after WW 2, with many acres of former pasture being turned into tree farms. But by the late 1980s there was increasing competition from growers in Maine and Quebec, and many turned instead to the wreath-making market. 'Tips' of fir are gathered wherever a sign doesn't prohibit it, by young children as well as adults, and several operations exist both within St. David Parish and in nearby places such as Lawrence Station. Wreaths now leave St. David Parish by the transport-trailer load for destinations across the US and Canada.
THE PRESENT MIX OF RESIDENTS
In the new millenium the people living in St. David reflect its history. Some are the descendants of the Loyalist and early 19th century US immigrants. Many more are descended from the Scottish-Irish immigrants of the 1820s and 1830s. There are a few families that have arrived in the 20th century, and some of Acadian or Madawaska origin, but most families in St. David have some connection back to the Irish, American and Loyalist heritage, if not in St. David Parish, then in Charlotte County. In other words, St. David Parish has been a region of greater outmigration than inmigration since 1850.
This makes St. David Parish a very different jurisdiction from the vast majority of urban and rural areas in North America. It is a region with strong roots in its past, yet few know much about the history of St. David.
- Tom Moffatt, Nov. 2000
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Son-con – Vol. 12.1 Ch. 12
August 30, 2018 March 26, 2019 by Wu Jizun
Young Girl's First Time Waiting
What Lucia went through in the Shadow Squad was a mystery. In any case, Lucia successfully completed the training with excellent results and became one of their best warriors. After all, compared to other elves, Lucia was stronger with her Wind Elves buff. Vyvyan didn't believe the Wind Elves would provide an ordinary girl with buffs. She was unaware of their reason. Regardless, she could only watch the grown up young boy and girl passionately embrace.
The young boy was no longer in the body of a child. He grew up in the last few years. His face changed. His slightly chubby face was refined and exuded the aura of a man. His physique was somewhat slim, but he didn't look fragile. He had gentle eyes and the Galadriel Tribe's unique handsome characteristics. That led to word of the handsome appearance of the Prince spreading beyond the palace. There were even young girls who were willing to work as maids to see the Prince.
Lucia was no longer an ignorant young girl. She carried herself as a soldier after undergoing the training in the Shadow Squad. Additionally, her slender body was more enchanting; after all, the Shadow Squad often required members to be able to take on all sorts of strange postures. For convenience sake, she didn't keep her long hair. Still, her short hair look combined with her petite body made her look cuter and prettier. She maintained her habits as a young girl. Makeup was not encouraged in the Shadow Squad, but she'd still secretly prepare makeup. At the end of the day, she was a young girl outside of work. Nevertheless, her face was cute even without makeup in the first place. She was the most eye-catching member with the guys even during her normal days in the squad.
After that day, the two rarely met. It was hard for those in the Shadow Squad to interact with those from the outside world. Despite missing each other, they only got to see each other every now and then. Not even the Prince could interrupt her training plan. Similarly, Lucia couldn't have special privileges just because she had connections.
Lucia trained diligently after that day. She spent more time and effort than others. Troy also began to get serious. He studied various things pertaining to how the Galadriel Tribe managed the elves. His request to learn swordplay was denied. Nonetheless, he went and desperately learned it, too.
Vyvyan was extremely against Troy learning swordplay. She hoped he'd be able to remain by her side as a pure child who didn't have to worry about nothing as he did in the past. She knew he'd discover that the world wasn't as blissful as he thought once he interacted with it. She knew the cage of bliss she built for him would shatter. She never expected a clumsy girl, who entered her flower garden by accident, would take her bird from her cage. Her heart painfully throbbed, but she also knew it was too late for her to kill the girl, as her son had engraved the young girl in his heart. He was bound to be in despair and pain if he didn't see his Lucia.
Vyvyan never let her son down before, and she definitely didn't want for him to be in despair and pain. She once experienced the despair of losing a loved one. She was adamant on never letting her son experience the same tragedy. Vyvyan couldn't kill Lucia, and she couldn't go back on her word, either, in consideration of her dignity. As a result, all that she could do was blankly watch the two tightly embrace.
The two childhood friends, who'd been apart for several years, were finally reunited. They both wanted to show the version of themselves upon reuniting. Lucia could finally protect her Prince Troy, while Troy was no longer a kid in his mom's shelter. The two tightly embraced as they felt each other's familiar, yet distant, warmth. Lucia leaned onto Troy's chest and looked at the crowd applauding them with a shy, yet blissful, smile. She tightly hugged her lover. She didn't know what love was in the past, but she finally learnt what it was. She wanted to be in Troy's embrace, smiling blissfully.
Her love was finally successful. She had loved Troy for almost ten years. Her love for him never changed ever since she was a child until, while Troy equally missed her. She was in the arms of the man she loved. She didn't want to budge in his arms nor did she want to go anywhere. She just wanted to float in his gentleness forever.
The people below applauded as they watched the in bliss on the stage. Troy's expression was gentle and his movements were, too. He acted as though he was afraid of hurting the beauty in his arms. He caressed her as the most valuable treasure in the world. He had never shown such a gentle and blissful expression before. His love for her was visible in his black eyes, which healed the broken hearts of countless other girls.
The Prince of the elven nation fell in love with an ordinary young elven girl, while she overcame many hurdles to become her lover's bodyguard as a member of the most elite squad. Such a story only happened in fairy tales until then. The newly engaged couple was so blissful and beaming. Their pure smiles were essentially the love that everybody pursued. Perhaps Lucia and Troy were very lucky. They were young, yet they had acquired the love everybody desperately pursued.
"Your Highness, I love you…"
"I love you, too, Lucia. We can finally be together. All these years of waiting weren't for nothing. You're finally by my side, Lucia."
Troy tightly hugged the girl in his embrace. He had grown a lot taller than the girl in front of him, over the few years. Lucia's gaze was on her finger. The ring on her finger appeared blurry through her tears. Nevertheless, it felt warm; it was the most blissful moment of her life yet. It was the best birthday present she ever received. The birthday she received a few years ago on her birthday was her most cherished present all her life.
"Congratulations, Your Highness, His Highness has grown up and now has such a pretty fiancée. Your Highness, I sincerely congratulate you."
Vyvyan already felt she was on the verge of death. She had never wanted to cry so badly before, but she had to smile at the people below. It was the first time she felt smiling was such a hard endeavour. Her smile practically tore her heart. Her heart ached badly, yet she had to maintain her smile in front of the people.
Vyvyan didn't like Lucia. She incredibly disliked her. The girl did nothing wrong, but she stole her son from her. Though they would still reside in the palace in the future, she couldn't sleep with him at night anymore. She couldn't see Troy's cute face at dinner anymore. For Vyvyan, that future was essentially a nightmare, one that she could never awake from.
Vyvyan didn't give up. They were just engaged. Just engaged. They weren't married yet. Lucia was just an ordinary young girl. She wasn't nobility, but even if they were, Vyvyan could easily cancel their marriage. However, she had to let Troy know that Lucia wasn't the only girl in the world.
"Do I have to use other women? That won't do. That won't do. Absolutely not. One Lucia is enough. If there was one more Lucia, I wouldn't be able to control the situation. What must I do to get my son to give up on Lucia, yet not break his heart due to losing her? The most perfect method is to get my son to like another woman. Now, the woman can't be another woman, so my choice is…" pondered Vyvyan.
Vyvyan suddenly had a realisation. Perhaps her future lied with her, herself. She always believed the only person who could save oneself was oneself. She had to do it. She wanted to keep her son by her side forever, yet didn't want for her son to be with another woman. Plus, her son knew he needed a lover, but Vyvyan was his mom not his wife. In that case, if she became his wife, he wouldn't have another woman, which also meant that he'd be by her side forever…
"What are the chances this will work…? It seems… very likely…" determined Vyvyan.
Yes, she seemed to realise something. Her smile transformed into a confident and calm smile once again. She scrutinised Lucia. Lucia's body was ordinary, while her own was as perfect as always. Her smile was in no way inferior to Lucia's. She had more outstanding experience and a superior bloodline. There was no reason she wasn't attractive to her son. The idea wasn't ridiculous for elves. Most importantly, Lucia hadn't yet become a Princess.
Lucia's inferior bloodline meant that she couldn't give birth to a qualified descendant for the Galadriel tribe. Vyvyan's son would eventually understand that. He wanted to become a qualified King, so he had to be aware of that. After all, a King must leave behind a qualified successor to rule. That was the duty of a King.
"How shall I start planning, now then?" wondered Vyvya.
Vyvyan looked at the couple or rather, the engaged couple, with an ambiguous smile. Her smile was void of good will, but in the eyes of the people around, they interpreted it as the smile a mother wore, since she was glad her son had grown up…
A few months later…
"Your Highness… The Earth Dragons… Do you really have to go? I have some things to take care of during that time… I can't accompany you…"
"It's fine. It's fine. I'm not going along. We're going as a group. To be honest, I truly want to go hunting. You know, Lucia, all elves in the Imperial Capital need prey to hunt. I think Earth Dragons will be a good target for this!"
"Will it be dangerous?"
"I'll be fine. I'm not going along. Moreover, Earth Dragons are an ordinary creature. It won't be dangerous. Believe me, Lucia. I'll be back very soon!"
"Mm, I believe you, Your Highness. I will await your return in your room!"
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Q: Why cant I process my ajax function if the form submits? this is my problem. I am trying to validate a form and make sure the username is available before allowing the form to submit. All my functions work properly, including my PHP script checking the username. However I cannot stop the form from submitting on submit.  What I get is an AJAX .error(message) that I have defined. Firebug reports
throw Components.Exception("prompt aborted by user", Cr.NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE);

However, when I invoke e.preventDefault(); outside of the username_exists function, it stops the form submitting, and will allow me to do my check inside of the afore mentioned function. I am totally stumped, and hope you can help. Thanks.
PS. I Cannot even do a simple alert() inside that function
$(function(){
    check_username_onsubmit();
});

function check_username_onsubmit(){
    $this = $('#username.registerForm');
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                e.preventDefault();
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            }else{
                alert('Username Free');
            }
        });
        // e.preventDefault();
    });
}

function username_exists($this, callback){
    var username = $this.val();

    $.ajax({
        url : '../includes/Single Scripts/username_exist.php',
        data : {
            username : username
        },
        type : 'POST',
        dataType : 'json',
        success : function(data){
            callback(data);
        }
    }).error(function(){
            alert('An error has occured');
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A: I would remove the <input type="submit"> and add a <button id="send"> after </form>.
Then, do something like:
$('#send').on('click', function () {
    var uname = $('#username.registerForm').val();
    username_exists(uname, function (data) {
        if (data.found == 1) {
            alert('Username Taken');
        } else {
            alert('Username Free');
            $('form.registerForm').submit();
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EDIT: Also:
function username_exists(username, callback) {
    $.ajax({
        url: '../includes/Single%20Scripts/username_exist.php',
        data: {
            'username': username
        },
        type: 'POST',
        dataType: 'json',
        success: function (data) {
            callback(data);
        }
    }).error(function () {
        alert('An error has occured');
    });
}

A: Submit, by its very design leaves the page.
AJAX, by its very design does not leave the page.
If you want to use JavaScript to validate your form before sending it to the server, then get rid of the submit button. Fire off your client side validation script on click, and if it passes, then do your AJAX call.
$('#someForm').on('click','#myButton', {}, aValidationFunctionToCall);

aValidationFunctionToCall : function (event) {
    // validate stuff
    // show the user the error of their ways
    // or call your ajax
}

A: in check_username_onsubmit(), throw in a return false; it will stop the form from submitting.
If you already knew that, then start checking to make sure that you properly attached your javascript method to your submit event, or submit click event. the function is probably not even getting called.

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D-ribose is recommended by some doctors for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. However, it is also helpful for other health conditions. Patients with cardiovascular problems may benefit from ribose. The sugar may help improve blood flow to the heart and the functions of the heart. Initial research also indicates that people with seizures and restless leg syndrome may also benefit from taking D-ribose. Scientists continue to explore the potential uses and benefits of taking this sugar.
In general, ribose is considered to be safe and does not have many side effects. However, if you have diabetes or hypoglycemia, then you must be careful with this supplement. D-ribose can lower blood sugar levels, so people who take medications to control their sugar levels must proceed with caution. Ribose can interact with medications for diabetes such as insulin, tolbutamide, glyburide and other drugs. You may want to discuss taking the supplements with your doctor before you start. In addition, if you are pregnant or breast-feeding, then you may want to talk to your doctor first. The research is not clear about the impact of ribose on pregnant or breast-feeding women.
There are several precautions you must take if you decide to use ribose. It can interact with alcohol and aspirin. In both cases, your blood sugar may fall to a dangerous low level. In addition, ribose can interfere with several other drugs, so you should talk to your doctor about your supplement use. Ribose can be found in powder or tablet form, and some varieties may even be sold with different flavors.


2009 November: India -- Lady Widemore Mission Hospital, November, 2009, Manali, 4 weeks.
2010 September: Ethiopia -- Korean Mission Hospital, September 2010, Addis Ababa, 4 weeks.
Transplant tolerance induction, pancreatic islet transplantation to cure diabetes, hepatocyte transplantation for liver disease, experimental clinical studies of immunosuppressive drugs.
Mark Hardy, MD, attended medical school at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He trained in surgery at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, and thereafter returned to New York City where he founded the Transplant Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. He is the Founding Director and Past President of the New York Organ Donor Network, and was a founding member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
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Greenfeld JI, and Hardy MA: Problems of reperfusion injury in organ transplants:The kidney. In:Reperfusion Injuries in Clinical Capillary Leak Syndrome, Zikria BA, Oz MO, and Carlson RW (eds) Armonk, N.Y.: Pupura Publishing Company, pp 293-312, 1994.
Oluwole SF and Hardy MA: Immunomodulation of UVB Irradiation: Induction of immunologic unresponsiveness to islet grafts in adult animals in "Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation"; ed. C. Ricordi; Published by RG Landes Co., Austin, Texas, 1992, pp 158-167.
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Q: How can I use an attribute from another table in defining a derived attribute in a new table? For example: I have a table "Children" which has an attribute "age". I am now making a table "Students" which inherits only the primary key "SSN" from child, but it should have an attribute "grade" which is derived from the corresponding child's age as (Children.age - 5).
This is something I made up and tried that resulted in a syntax error:

"Subqueries are not allowed in this context. Only scalar expressions are allowed."

create table Children
(
    SSN int,
    age int,
    primary key(SSN)
)

create table Students
(
    SSN int,
    grade as (select C.age from Children C, Students S where C.SSN = S.SSN) - 5,
    primary key(SSN)
)

Even though I know it doesn't make sense because a select query will not necessarily return an int value and because it doesn't make sense to use a table in a subquery that I have not yet created, but I thought I'd add it here to see if maybe there is some sort of way to use a subquery that would work similar to this manner I attempted.
I am using SQL Server 2008.

A: Create both tables normally and then use a view to join both tables and create a virtual column for the grade.
For example:
Select c.*, s.*, (c.age - 5) as grade from children c
Inner join student s on s.childid = c.id

A: Use a view:
CREATE VIEW Students AS
  SELECT c.*,
         Grade = c.age - 5
    FROM Children c


Call it a Craftsman bungalow or a country cottage, the Tillamook is a treat for the eyes. Stone veneer wainscoting and column supports create a rustic ambiance. Additional Craftsman details include the tapered porch columns, stickwork gable accents, and multipaned windows. A water feature is designed into the landscape wall to the right of the entry.
Families that enjoy entertaining will particularly appreciate the four linked gathering spaces off of the two-story entry. The first access is through the dining room on the right, which connects with the kitchen and nook. Or head straight down the entry to the vaulted great room, which also opens to the kitchen and nook.
In the great room, spacious cabinetry houses a home entertainment center that fills the wall next to a wood-burning fireplace. Glass fills most of a rear wall where sliding glass doors open onto a skylit, vaulted, covered patio.
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Communities thrive when there is a coordinated, cross sector approach to problem solving. Now more than ever, we need business, government, education and nonprofits to break down silos, look beyond municipal boundary lines and work together toward shared goals.
This year (and beyond), Advancing Macomb will continue to provide the leadership and resources needed to ignite collaboration and solve community challenges. We will do this by being a voice for philanthropic giving, build capacity of the social impact sector, and be a champion for initiatives that bring sustainable solutions to our communities.
For the past two years, Advancing Macomb focused on empowering community groups in our county seat to find innovative solutions to change the narrative of the city and improve quality of life. The challenges brought on by COVID-19 also amplified the need for support for the nonprofit sector and the rapid deployment of resources throughout the county.
94 ft of Possibility
While for some, a basketball court is simply a space to play a game, for others, it is 94 feet of possibility. However, without equipment, proper maintenance, and other barriers to entry, there is less opportunity for kids and the wider community to play. By leveraging a donation of basketballs from the Detroit Pistons with funding from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, we can provide the safe equipment needed to encourage youth and their caregivers to get outside, in their own neighborhoods and make these gathering spaces a source of community pride.
Play Everywhere!
With funding from KABOOM! and the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, in addition to partnerships with The Art Center, City of Mount Clemens and Macomb Family YMCA, Advancing Macomb brought four interactive murals designed to invoke play in everyday places to downtown Mount Clemens.
This placemaking project has instilled a sense of pride and hope for residents and visitors alike.
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Advancing Macomb was a conduit for funding and administrative support for a youth recreation initiative led by LK St. Clair Soccer, a Macomb County nonprofit organization that is dedicated to increasing access to sport through their love of soccer. With funding from the GM Community Impact grant and other sponsors, LK St. Clair began the development of community fields in Mount Clemens and held skills clinics for hundreds of Mount Clemens youth at no cost.
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Advancing Macomb teamed up with New Generation Church in Mount Clemens to promote Census participation for historically undercounted populations in the city. With funding from the Community Foundation for Southeast MI in their support of the Southeast MI Counts Initiative, we increased the count in Mount Clemens by helping 220 households complete the Census through several drive-thru events.
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To further champion the Aspen Institute Project Play initiative and funding from the Community Foundation for Southeast MI and the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, Advancing Macomb led a partnership alliance in Mount Clemens to launch a year-round program that increases access to youth recreation through free play and sports sampling. Our partnership alliance, including the city, YMCA of Metro Detroit, TCB Youth Mentoring, Mount Clemens Public Library and LK St. Clair Soccer, launched the program in February 2020. During the pandemic the alliance gave over 2,000 play packs with sports equipment to Mount Clemens youth. The cornerstone of the initiative also includes a pilot program called SportPort. This mobile lending library of sports equipment, is currently available for youth at no cost and programming will resume once health mandates are lifted.
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Today I spent a good part of the afternoon at the Cambridge Archives so I'm making Soup in Haste from the 1898 New Galt Cook Book. It looks like it will be a recipe I can prepare quickly. The cook book contains a few recipes that help use up leftovers and this is one of them. No one has taken credit for the recipe so instead I'll be talking a bit about what I learned at the archives today.
Toast triangles ready for the soup.
I had some leftover cooked chicken breast so I weighed it ,and found I had about half a pound, therefore I've cut the recipe in half. I chopped the meat and put it in a soup pot along with one ounce (1 tablespoon) of butter. I turned the heat to low on my electric stove and let the butter melt a bit while the kettle boiled. I shook some salt and pepper over the meat and butter, as well as sprinkling 1/2 tablespoon of flour over it all. Then I poured in half a quart (2 cups) of boiling water. I covered the pot and let it simmer away for 30 minutes before straining. I toasted some bread and cut it into triangles — the result of a failed attempt to cut diamonds. I put the bread pieces in the bottom of my bowl and poured the strained soup over it. I was a bit doubtful but prepared myself to taste.
City of Cambridge archivist Lynn Griggs helped me navigate their online catalogue. Today Galt is part of Cambridge so this is the place to find all sorts of material. I discovered they had an 1898 census of children for Galt and that there was a collection of visiting cards at the archives. From the catalogue listing it looked like some of the cards belonged to women connected to The New Galt Cook Book. Lynn found the two documents for me and I began to pore over the children's census. It was made in connection with regulations about school attendance so it lists children between the ages of 8 and 14 plus their parent/guardian and their street. I wrote down everyone that could be remotely connected to the cook book. I'm hoping that it will help me narrow down the possibilities for common surnames and it helps bring a little more life to some of the contributors.
The visiting cards come from the estate of Stirling Macgregor. A Mrs. Macgregor contributed recipes and so did many of the women who left visiting cards at her home. Some of the cards are printed with the woman's name while others have been written by hand. Occasionally a special message is included and several cards have black borders which I believe are connected to mourning. Some list a day of the week which usually indicates the day the woman would be "at home" to visitors. Mrs. J. T. Macgregor was at home on Friday while Mrs. Main's card lists Tuesday. Sometimes an unmarried daughter is accompanying her mother when paying calls so her name is written by hand on her mother's pre-printed card. Sometimes P. P. C. was written on the lower corner of the card. According to Emily Post's 1922 etiquette guide, P.P.C. stands for pour prendre congé — to take leave. It is written on the card when left at the door or sent by mail before leaving for the season, or for good. It is hard to describe the feeling I had as I held each card in my hand knowing it had also been held by a woman connected to this cook book or one of her friends. The engraved cards give me a sense of a woman who might have some money. The cards with hand written signatures occasionally gave a glimpse of her personality. Some signatures had lots of flourishes while others were written very carefully. Some had large signatures while others are small. Of course, they are all intended to give a good impression. I suspect that at least ten of the cards belong to women who contributed recipes. Did one of them share Soup in Haste but preferred to remain anonymous?
Soup in Haste ready to eat.
I don't like soggy bread so I tasted my soup and bread as soon as possible. It was surprisingly good. I thought the broth would be bland but I had added the right amount of salt and pepper for my taste and there was a pronounced chicken flavour. It seemed wasteful to strain all the meat so after my first few tastes I put it back in the soup. I think my frugal Scots roots are showing. I even liked the bread bits when they were soggy. This is a very simple and quick way to use up some leftover meat . . . and it was especially soothing on a foggy slushy day when my cold decided to reassert itself. A modern cook might want to add some herbs, if you have them on hand, and of course the macaroni would have added some more bulk to the soup. I was too lazy tonight to cook the macaroni so I had the soup plain. As a modern cook you could even add some left over rice or vegetables to the soup. It is well named as it was prepped, cooked and served in about 45 minutes.
One pound of cold cooked meat, two ounces of butter, one tablespoonful flour, one quart water and a few slices of browned bread. Chop your meat very fine and put it into the stew-pan with the butter; pepper and salt to taste. Dredge over it a tablespoonful of flour, add a good quart of boiling water, cover it close, set it over a moderate fire for half an hour, strain it, toast some pieces of bread, cut them into squares or diamonds, put them into a tureen and pour the soup over it. Macaroni boiled tender may be put into the soup ten minutes before serving. Time, half hour.
Yes, I am making Tomato Soup today. Did you see the weather outside? This seems like the perfect recipe after coming home from work and then shovelling snow. It was contributed to the 1898 New Galt Cook Book by Mrs. A. Laidlaw.
I emptied a quart of stewed tomatoes into a pot and then added the same amount of water. One teaspoon of sugar and one tablespoon of butter went in next. I mixed 1 1/2 tablespoons of corn starch in some water and stirred it all together. I left it to simmer away for about half an hour. I seasoned it with the pinch of cayenne pepper plus salt and pepper before curling up with a bowl of this soup and some crackers.
Mrs. A. Laidlaw might be Clara Galloway Laird wife of Andrew Laidlaw. If Clara is the correct Mrs. Laidlaw then her life was more exciting than her recipe, or perhaps the cayenne pepper reveals her nature. Clara and Andrew were 20 and 23 when they married in Hamilton. They moved to Woodstock where Andrew was involved in the printing and newspaper business. Their two daughters were born there. Eventually they moved to Galt where according to Waterloo Region Generations Andrew was the publisher of The Reformer newspaper. Next the family moves west to Rossland in British Columbia and eventually to Spokane Washington in the United States. Clara died in Vancouver at the age of 91. I'm looking forward to finding out more about this family.
Mrs. A. Laidlaw's Tomato Soup.
Mrs. A. Laidlaw's Tomato Soup recipe time travels just fine. This is a nice easy soup with a great deal of scope for a modern cook. The simple addition of cayenne pepper perks up the soup. Even a canned tomato soup could be livened up with cayenne. This particular spice was very popular in 1906 Berlin Ontario — at least based on my experience cooking everyday in 2012 from The Berlin Cook Book. It will not be a surprise if it is also popular in 1898 Galt. The soup was a bit thin so next time I'll cut back on the water. That way I can add more liquid later if needed.
One quart stewed tomatoes, one uart of water, one and one-half tablespoonfuls of corn starch, one teaspoonful sugar one good tablespoonful of butter, one pinch cayenne pepper, salt and pepper to taste. Boil up and serve. Dissolve the corn starch in a little water before putting in the soup.


ComputerworldUK.com reports that the power usage of control devices for the so-called 'internet of things' was a major discussion topic at a recent launch event in California for a new family of microcontrollers.
Its manufacturer, Atmel, claims the SAM L21 family consumes one-third of the power of currently available equivalent products.
The claims will be able to be tested when the first chips are released for installation next February.
Meanwhile, electronics giant Toshiba is also working on its own lightweight and more power-efficient processor. Designed for use in smart watches, activity monitors and other types of 'wearable tech', it is likely to see its first shipments this month, with mass production planned to start next March.
The quest for efficient ways to power the controls of connected devices is currently at the forefront of the minds of many developers, says ComputerworldUK.com, which also points out that technology developed in the UK is at the heart of many of the devices currently being worked on.


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Brendan is a popular headline act and compere who can perform up to 40 minute sets as well as solo theatre shows. Brendan also hosts events and has presented for many corporate clients. Brendan is also the director of the successful Southport Comedy Festival which is now in its 7th year.
Brendan has toured all over the UK and abroad in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Dubai and many overseas performances for the Ministry of Defence including a tour of Afghanistan in 2014.
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A friend of mine had been wanting to read Good to Great in it's entirety, but simply couldn't get the time to sit down and read through it. That's when I decided to write to write Good to Great in 10 minutes or less, where the gist of every chapter is concisely written so that she could get a clear understanding of the key points and essentials even in a condensed version. Here I will cover realistic views on achievement and success, giving you core principles applicable to your business and daily life. Let me share with your how.


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Thoughts on Netflix's Daredevil
Marvel's made its maiden voyage into streaming television this past Friday as the red hooded vigilante of Hell's Kitchen, Daredevil, invaded Netflix. Like a lot of people, I spent the weekend binge-watching all 13 episodes of the inaugural season. The journey of attorney/crime fighter Matt Murdock carries the flavor of Frank Miller's The Man Without Fear, while EP's Drew Goddard and Steven De Knight very much made this their own.
Daredevil is very much grounded in the street-level aspect of things like the dark side of humanity paints a pretty grim picture. The series focuses on New York City, years after the invasion from The Avengers film. There are references to events in the Marvel cinematic universe; however, they are subtle and well placed without hitting the viewer over the head ad nauseam. This show will appeal to Marvel fans and those who have never heard of the character.
I was excited about this show when I heard that Charlie Cox was cast in the lead role. I was impressed with his work as Irish con man Owen Slater in Boardwalk Empire. Here, as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, Cox shines in every scene and made me believe he is a blind lawyer that beats people up at night. Trust me, his phone will be ringing off the hook with offers after people see his work here.
Besides Loki, the MCU has produced a slew of one-note villains. I'm happy to report that we have a new baddie of substance in Wilson Fisk, played by the talented Vincent D'Onofrio. The best bad guys are those who don't see but ignore the error of their ways because they truly believe they're doing good. D'Onofrio exudes this conviction every moment he is on the screen.
Toby Leonard Moore has a commanding presence as Fisk's second in charge, Wesley, that made you sometimes wonder if there really is a puppet master lurking in the shadows. Elden Henson is perfect as the lovable best friend and law firm partner, Foggy Nelson. Deborah Ann Woll, as victim-turned-fighter in Karen Page, carves a brave niche into this unforgiving world.
Even though this is categorized as a television show, there was a cinematic quality that is engrossing from the opening frame to the explosive closing crescendo. It's essentially a thirteen-hour movie that builds upon itself with every element inserted brilliantly and executed to near perfection. The production also did a great job of using New York City's landscape as it became a character itself.
The fighting in this show is amazing and carried a real and raw back-alley brawling style with a touch of fanciful spin kicks thrown in for good measure. I like how Daredevil's fights were laid out with a sense of urgency where punches and kicks took their toll on him throughout the series. This was a nice change of pace from when the good guy normally cleans house pretty easily.
When it was announced that Daredevil would be wearing the black mask instead of his classic red costume, I initially gave it thumbs down because I'm old school that way. However, wearing all black street clothes really sold the story that this is one man trying to make a difference instead of a superhero. Later on, the realization that things need to evolve from a practical and symbolic standpoint ushers in the transition from do-gooder to devil.
This series has received critical acclaim across the board and with very good reason. The thing is, there is no amount of telling you how awesome this show is that is truly going to prepare you for how awesome this show really is. The captivating story and well-realized character development work hand-in-hand to make Daredevil something special that you can devilishly sink your teeth into.
On a side note, I never bashed on the Daredevil movie starring Ben Affleck that was released in 2003. The film gets a lot of hate among comic book fans, but I never completely understood why. After watching the Netflix/Marvel rendition, I absolutely understand now.
***Check out the video below of the Daredevil opening title sequence. It was really well done and captures the essence of the city Daredevil is fighting to save.
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Uber, Lyft, Taxis, Limos, and others in Montrose, New York
Availability of Uber, Lyft, Didi, Ola, and other rideshares in Montrose
Montrose, New York, United States of America
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Our Home Group is studying the book of Exodus at the moment and we are now travelling through the wilderness with the children of Israel whom God has so dramatically rescued from slavery in Egypt. We have discovered, much to our surprise, that by delving into the story we have become to see our own lives reflected in the struggles of these desert wanderers and over and over some particular incident will strike a chord with all of us. One such story is found in Chapter 15 in which the Israelites are suffering extreme thirst and finally reach water only to find it is bitter and their reaction is understandable, forgetting all the wonderful provision God has provided, they grumble and complain. God graciously hears Moses' prayer and the water becomes drinkable.
One of the questions posed by our group made us all think.
Why not just provide good water right from the start?
This question started a lively discussion about life itself and many of us could share similar times in our own lives when circumstances were very bitter and even made us wonder why we were struggling with them and even to begin to doubt that God cared about what was happening.
As we continued to read the story we suddenly grasped what a wonderful learning experience for both the Israelites and us was contained in this story as God reminds his children to, "listen carefully to his voice and do what is right in his eyes." and we witness God changing a bitter experience into something really remarkable. He reminds them that "he is the Lord who heals them," and then from a tiny water hole, the Lord leads them to an oasis, a place of beauty and richness, a sweet ending.
As our Home Group began to absorb the deeper meaning of this chapter, our sharing also changed. We began to look at the "bitter" times in a different light. We began to see how many times what we thought was bitter, was really a wonderful time where we had to cling closely to the Lord to get through it and by doing so, entered a much deeper, sweeter relationship with him. We realised that unless we had experienced those times we would not be appreciative of the blessings at the end.
Solomon makes a wise statement in Proverbs (Proverbs 27:7) about the man who will never taste life to the fullest when all he desires is to be saturated with the sweet things of life and never hunger for those experiences which can mould and change him.
So many of the old hymns recognised that those rocky times appear in all our lives and I love this hymn that reminds us just where to go when they do.
Yes Jo, I suppose God gives us the bitter so that we can appreciate the sweetness that He gives us in abundance. Thanks again. Love, Mary.


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The high market penetration of mobile phones has triggered an opportunity to combine mobile technology with health care to overcome challenges in today's health care setting. Although Malaysia has a high Internet and mobile penetration rate, evaluations of the efficacy of incorporating this technology in diabetes care is not common. We report the development of a telemonitoring coaching system, using the United Kingdom (UK) Medical Research Council (MRC) framework, for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The Intervention for Diabetes with Education, Technological Advancement and Support (IDEAS) study is a telemonitoring programme based on an empowerment philosophy to enable participants to be responsible for their own health decision and behaviour. An iterative cycle of development, piloting, and collating qualitative and quantitative data will be used to inform and refine the intervention. To increase compliance, the intervention will be designed to encourage self-management using simple, non-technical knowledge. The primary outcomes will be HbA1c, blood pressure, total cholesterol, and quality of life and diabetes self-efficacy. In addition, an economic analysis on health service utilisation will be collected.
The mixed-method approach in this study will allow for a holistic overview of using telemonitoring in diabetes care. This design enables researchers to understand the effectiveness of telemonitoring as well as provide insights towards the receptiveness of incorporating information technology amongst type 2 diabetes patients in a community setting.
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02466880 Registered 2 June 2015.
Globally, an estimated 385 million people are living with diabetes, and this is expected to increase to 552 million by 2030 [1, 2] . This increasing prevalence of diabetes, especially type 2, poses a major public health concern, as it is associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, as well as financial cost due to the associated microvascular and macrovascular complications. In Malaysia, type 2 diabetes affects approximately 12 % of the total population and, together with ischaemic heart disease, constitute nearly 75 % of the total non-communicable disease burden . Clinical care of diabetes currently consumes approximately 16 % of the total national healthcare budget in Malaysia, with an estimated RM2.4 billion (about USD0.55 billion) spent in 2010 . A recent study in Malaysia reported that patients with diabetes spent up to 14.7 % of their household income on outpatient diabetes care .
The utilization of self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) for individuals with diabetes is low, with only 6.9 and 26.8 % of people with diabetes utilising SMBG in private and public hospitals, respectively . The utilisation of SMBG in people with diabetes is complex. Financial, psychological, and behavioural factors can affect an individual's utilisation of SMBG [6–8]. Innovative methods are required to overcome these challenges. Currently, with the advancement of technology, there is a promising potential to overcome such barriers [9, 10].
Remote patient monitoring or telemonitoring has recently gained much attention as a promising and innovative solution to improve patient care and management from a distance, especially for those with diabetes. It involves the use of telecommunication technologies such as video, audio, handheld technologies or intelligent sensors for the digital transmission of physiological and other disease related data for monitoring patient's condition and clinician's feedback [11, 12]. Systematic reviews of telemonitoring intervention in diabetes, asthma, heart failure and hypertension showed that telemonitoring is a safe, effective and acceptable intervention method with better glycaemic control, significant improvements in peak respiratory flows and reduction in systolic or diastolic blood pressure [13, 14]. Additionally, due to the algorithmic structure of computerised systems, data reported by patients were entirely accurate, overcoming the challenges of inaccurate results [15–17].
However, there is limited evidence regarding the feasibility of translating telemonitoring research into practice in a developing country such as Malaysia. Malaysia with a population of 29 million people has a mobile penetration rate of 140 %, indicating that 47 % of Malaysians own more than one mobile phone [18, 19]. Furthermore, Malaysia has a total of 20 million Internet users and 15 million people are subscribers of third generation (3G) networks, indicating a potential to incorporate mobile telemonitoring among the general public [18, 19]. Therefore, this study will design a system, which incorporates current technology, and evaluate the practicality of such a system in patient care, for people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia. The focus of the study will be on the use of remote monitoring to maximise the use of information and communications technology (ICT) to deliver lifestyle intervention, provide accurate data, as well as influence patients' attitude and behaviour in a community setting in Malaysia. This study will include various factors working interdependently with each other, including an automated feedback mechanism for diabetes monitoring, cost effectiveness, diabetes education as well as a focus group to understand participants point of view for future intervention implementation. The UK Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for complex intervention will be used to guide the development and evaluation of this current study.
This framework emphasises that the development, evaluation and implementation of any complex intervention require a strong theoretical foundation [20, 21]. Furthermore, a wide spectrum of intervention studies which required behavioural changes, information services, education programmes, integrated systems of patient care and complementary therapies have been conducted using this approach [21, 22]. The MRC framework suggests a progression of different phases, starting from the pre-clinical phase up to phase IV clinical trials (Fig. 1). This article will discuss how the MRC framework criteria are used to develop the current study.
The aim of this cluster randomised controlled study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Intervention for Diabetes with Education, Technological Advancement and Support (IDEAS) among type 2 diabetes adults, in reducing serum HbA1c levels. The IDEAS involves data transmission, feedback and education.
The primary outcome of this study is changes in HbA1c levels pre and post intervention. Secondary outcome measures include changes in body weight, fasting blood glucose, blood pressure, quality of life and physical activity.
The Health Belief Model (HBM) forms the basis for the theoretical underpinning of this study . HBM is a conceptual framework that has been used extensively to explain health behaviour . However, the theoretical HBM does not suggest a strategy for changing health-related actions. Therefore, modifying factors which include media, health professionals, personal relationships, incentives and self-efficacy of recommended health action create a "cue to action" for patients to elicit behaviour compliance.
Perceived barriers to self-care can hinder progress in patient participation. Several perceived barriers deter patient participation in regular SMBG. These include inconvenient programme days and time, lack of feedback, lack of reminders and the cost . This study is designed to address these common barriers. To make participation convenient, follow-up sessions will be scheduled during participants' regular appointments at the clinics. To address the barrier of time, diabetes classes will last for a maximum of one hour, screening and follow-up consultations will take approximately 1 h, while focus group sessions will last up to 2 h, will be conducted at separate sessions. Therefore, total contact time commitment for the entire programme will be seven and a half hours over a span of 1 year. To overcome the lack of feedback, participants in the telemonitoring group will receive an automated e-mail reminder if self-monitoring of blood glucose is not performed for three consecutive times while monthly follow-up calls to participants in the control group will be conducted. Furthermore, feedback will be provided to participants if blood glucose results show three continuous blood glucose values of ≤ 3.9 mmol/l or ≥11.1 mmol/l in the telemonitoring group. To overcome the cost barrier, the programme will be offered free to all participants.
In order to enhance the community-specific intervention of the study, a multidisciplinary committee will be established to receive input from various experts including doctors, pharmacists and nurses. The committee will also provide assistance in participant enrolment, patient counselling and disease education.
The theoretical basis of this study was established by reviewing published literature on the utilisation of mobile technology in diabetes care [26–31]. To develop a cultural-specific telemonitoring system that is suitable for the Malaysian population, evidence of poor diabetes management and its additional associated risks during Ramadan was reviewed [32, 33]. This allowed for specification of the required interventions that would accommodate an ethnically diverse country like Malaysia.
This exploratory phase of the study focused on the use of telemonitoring during the holy month of Ramadan. During this period, Muslims are required to refrain from consuming food and water from dawn till dusk. Studies have shown that modified dietary habits could increase the risk of severe hypoglycaemia by nearly 7.5-fold [33, 34]. Therefore, the objective of this exploratory phase was to evaluate the effects of implementing a telemonitoring programme to aid Muslims with type 2 diabetes who were fasting during Ramadan. Ethics approval for this study has been obtained from the Medical Research and Ethics committee, Malaysia (NMRR-14-177-19466) and Monash University Research Ethics Committee (CF14/1977-2014001016).
Eligible participants included those who had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, aged 18–75 years, with HbA1c level between 7.5 and 11 %, willing to fast for 15 days, had internet access, an e-mail address and a smartphone, and provided informed written consent. Patients from five public health care centres were allocated into usual care group (n = 19) or telemonitoring group (n = 18) using clustered randomisation method. Education materials which focused on diabetes management during Ramadan were provided to participants to standardise education level as well as diabetes management practice.
During the 7-week intervention, a web-enabled glucose meter (Entra Health System, San Diego, CA, USA), connected to an android phone, which could transmit recorded blood glucose results to a web portal, was provided to all participants in the telemonitoring group. The device also provided automatic feedback to the participant if his/her recorded blood glucose results for three continuous tests were ≤ 3.9 mmol/l or ≥11.1 mmol/l. A schematic diagram representing the elements of this system is shown in Fig. 2. Diaries were provided to all participants in the study to record any hypoglycaemic events that occurred during the study. Participants were encouraged to self-monitor their blood glucose levels five times a day during the month of Ramadan. Ten focus group sessions were conducted to elicit participants' experiences of fasting during the month of Ramadan as well as the study design.
Results from the pilot study showed that hypoglycaemic episodes were lower in the telemonitoring group compared to the usual care group . Focus group discussion indicated that participants were open to new technologies, which helped them in managing their disease. Several limitations were noted during the exploratory phase of the study. These were mostly related to the study design. Since participants had to be recruited when they were fasting during the month of Ramadan, this limited the recruitment time and hence, the small sample size. In addition, difficulty in accessing Internet connection affected the delivery of the blood glucose results to the researchers.
The exploratory phase was conducted in a specific population within a seasonal time period and generalisability of the results could be limited. Generalisation to a larger and more diverse population remains to be tested. To overcome these limitations, we describe the design of a larger study (IDEAS Study), which will take into considerations the limitations noted in the pilot study.
The study will follow a cluster randomised design with the public clinics as the unit of randomisation. This will avoid potential contamination between individuals who are assigned to different treatment groups in the same study site. A trained individual, independent of the study team will conduct all the randomisation.
A previous study in a tertiary hospital reported a 0.79 % mean difference in HbA1c between adherent and non-adherent people with diabetes . A sample size of 100 people per study arm will have an 80 % power to detect a 0.5 % difference in HbA1c between the intervention and control arm. Therefore, after accounting for a 20 % loss to follow-up in each arm, 240 people with diabetes will be recruited in this study.
A range of recruitment strategies will be used to recruit participants. Investigators will work closely with the doctors as well as the nurses at the study sites to promote and identify participants diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Participants may also be self-referred or referred through their primary care doctors.
Selection criteria include people: (1) with type 2 diabetes based on diagnosis by a doctor, for at least 6 months prior to study enrolment, determined via self-report with verification (medical records, current treatment); (2) aged 18–75 years; (3) residing in the state of Selangor without plans to leave for the next 12 months; (4) with HbA1c levels of ≥ 7.5 % but less than 11.0 % within the most recent 3 months; (5) who have regular access to internet and an e-mail address or access to a smartphone with 3G services. Participants will be excluded if they: (1) are unable or unwilling to give written informed consent or communicate with local study staff; (2) are currently diagnosed with mental disorder; (3) have been hospitalised for depression in the past six months; (4) do not have support from primary healthcare provider or family members; (5) are known to have history of bariatric surgery, small bowel resection, or extensive bowel resection, and (6) are currently pregnant or breastfeeding.
Participants in the control arm will be advised to continue their routine healthcare with their doctors, including self-management of blood glucose and recording of results in log books.
Participants in this arm will be encourage to self-monitor their blood glucose levels and will be provided with a group-based diabetes education, an automated feedback mechanism to both patient and family member(s) as well as an electronic logbook. The web-enabled function of the web-based glucose meter will be utilised, which when connected to an android enabled smartphone device, will automatically upload any blood glucose readings to an online portal which is currently managed by the Entra Health System. The web portal will host participant's glycaemic and metabolic results as well as other information such as self-management skills, compliance to eye measurements and screening for microvascular complications. The system will be calibrated to generate a message to inform the attending doctor or researcher in the event that three consecutive readings of hypoglycaemia (3.9 mmol/L or below) or hyperglycaemia (11.1 mmol/L and above) are detected. A schematic diagram representing the elements of this system is shown in Fig. 2. The doctor or researcher will have the option to use this information to initiate an intervention. The doctor will be responsible for all treatment decisions. Participants in the intervention arm will receive monthly communications from the research team. Communications will focus on self-management skills, blood glucose control, and medication adherence. Figure 3 shows the process of the study trial.
To better understand participants' perception towards this research, focus group sessions will be conducted. Interested participants will be given an overview of the purpose of the focus group discussion to ascertain their interest in participating in this discussion. These sessions will last between one and a half to two hours, and each session will consist of not more than eight participants, who will engage in discussion on the topics under consideration. Selection of participants will be based on common characteristics among them. A semi-structured interview protocol using open-ended questions to encourage group discussion, will be used and a trained moderator will conduct the focus group sessions. The moderator will provide nondirective, supportive and non-evaluative role. He/she is also responsible to facilitate participants' responses and to prevent deviation from the topics being discussed. It is estimated that a total of five focus groups will be required to achieve saturation. Focus group sessions will be held at the times convenient to the participants. Interviews with the various healthcare professionals, including doctors and nurses, will be conducted to understand their opinion and acceptability in adapting telemonitoring into current Malaysian healthcare settings.
Table 1 details the measures that will be assessed throughout the study. HbA1c will be analysed using venous samples by ion-exchange high performance liquid chromatography (Cobas Integra 800, Roche), and serum lipids using enzymatic techniques (Advia 2400, Siemens). All blood specimens will be collected and analysed in a central laboratory operated by Gribbles Pathology, Malaysia to reduce variability.
Measured twice using A&D UA-767 Plus BT-C blood pressure device on the same arm.
Spo2; using Nonin Oximeter II Model 9560 on the right index finger.
Calculated from height and weight measured by research staff.
Participants' blood pressure will be calculated using the mean of two measurements performed with participants seated after at least 10 min rest, with the cuff on the predominant arm at the level of the heart (A&D, UA-767, USA). Body height and weight will be measured in light indoor clothing and without shoes using a stadiometer and a scale (A&D, UC-321 PBT-C, USA), respectively. Blood oxygen saturation and pulse rate will be measured using an oximeter (Nonin Oximeter II, Model 9560, USA).
Several generic and disease-specific instruments will be used in the current study to measure participants' diabetes knowledge, quality of life, self-efficacy, diabetes distress and health care utilization. These include the diabetes distress scale , diabetes self-care activities , health care utilization  and EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D) . Questionnaires will also be translated to Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin if required, and subsequently validated.
A unique study identifier will be used to tag all study forms and biological samples which are collected during this study. Quantitative data will be entered into a database and audited for accuracy. In order to maintain participant confidentiality, coded form will be kept separately from the code list. Any missing and outlier values will be screened by a research assistant and hence, extensive training of research assistants is important to ensure quality of data entry.
Analysis of quantitative study data across randomised groups will be conducted in IBM SPSS version 20 (Armonk, NY). Continuous variables will be tested for normality and data, which are not normally distributed, will be analysed using Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon signed ranks test. In the event of missing data, the last observation carry forward method will be used. A p value of < 0.05 will be considered as statistically significant for all the tests.
Effectiveness of the research intervention will be measured in terms of differences between study arms with respect to changes in biomedical measures and activities. Logistic regression will be used and both adjusted and unadjusted models will be presented. Benefits, barriers, confidence and knowledge will be included in a model to identify factors associated with the concept of intensive treatment and hypoglycaemia. An adjusted t-test using multiple linear regression analysis will be conducted to calculate variables for benefits, barriers and knowledge.
Focus group discussion will be transcribed verbatim and qualitative responses will be independently reviewed by the researchers (one psychologist, one pharmacist and one research assistant) to identify themes and develop a coding scheme.
We will conduct a literature review to identify studies, which critically assessed the cost-effectiveness of an intervention in diabetes in this region. We will also collect data to examine healthcare resource use and indirect costs using standard economic analytical tools. Cost analysis using direct and indirect costs will be performed on the two study groups based on the number of referrals to specialists (e.g. endocrinologists, optometrists, podiatrist, dietitians), total clinic attendance and prescribed medications and tests linked to diabetes. The indirect costs will include travel cost, and cost such as days of sick leave from work and premature early retirement due to diabetes. The impact on quality of life will be assessed using EQ-5D scale by interviewing patients from the two groups before and after the intervention. This data will be used to estimate the cost/Quality Adjusted Life-Year (QALY) in cost utility analysis.
The IDEAS study is designed to assess the feasibility, effectiveness and cost effectiveness of a telemonitoring programme for type 2 diabetes patients in primary care settings. Previous studies have shown that telemonitoring is effective to improve health behaviour and encourage self-management of chronic diseases [13, 41, 42]. However, the management of diabetes remains a complex issue involving various aspects which include behavioural, financial, and psychological factors. The inclusion of various support structures especially from family members and doctors have produced positive results but further studies are required to incorporate these findings into a real-life community setting in a developing country, such as Malaysia [43–45].
This mix-method study that incorporates both quantitative and qualitative methods will allow better understanding of the effectiveness as well as the receptiveness of telemonitoring in a Malaysian community setting. Additionally, insights from focus group discussion in this study ensure that the intervention is relevant to a multi-ethnic and culturally diverse country like Malaysia. Therefore, this study will provide valuable information in evaluating the effectiveness, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of incorporating telemonitoring system in managing diabetes in the Malaysian health care system. Possible important limitations can be found in this study. Due to the online nature of this study, results of SMBG transmitted online may be delayed in areas with limited internet access. Additionally, participants who are less technology savvy will require more education in using the new technology.
Recruitment of participants commenced in April 2015, and data collection is scheduled to complete by December 2016, after which final data analysis will be performed and the findings will be presented in a separate publication.
The results of this study will be of relevance to policy makers on the importance of diabetes management using telemonitoring. The 6-month follow-up period will provide valuable data on the sustainability of the effect of such programme over time. The findings of this study will also enable better approaches to health promotion and the management of chronic diseases and their complications as well as serve as a source of information on the success and limitations that entailed in the implementation of a telemonitoring programme.
The authors would like to thank the Director General of Health, Malaysia and the Selangor Health Department, Malaysia for allowing this study to be conducted in the respective government clinics.
Funding provided by the e-Science fund from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia [03-02-10-SF0238 (MOSTI)].
After completing the study, authors will share data by reporting study results through publication.
JYL, SWHL, CKYC, SSC, CJN, KKCL and TP were involved in the general study design. SWHL was involved in the developing of the methodological approaches and consensus process. SWHL, CKYC, SSC, CJN and TP were involved in drafting the protocol, JYL were involved in the collection and analysis of data, SWHL was involved in obtaining funding. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Ethical approval was received from the Malaysian Research Ethics Committee (NMRR-14-177-19466) and Monash University Research Ethics Committee (CF14/1977 - 2014001016). Informed written consent from patients was obtained.


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