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2B Daily News – Friday, July 5, 2013 FEATURES Important interview came before funeral Eye conditions may job interview? — Downstate Dear Annie: My grandIllinois mother died the day before Dear Illinois: We underI was scheduled for an stand why the job interview important job interview. I'd could not be postponed, received notice two weeks especially for a full year. But prior, and it said there we also know that your parwould be no rescheduling ents are hurt and maybe a bit of the interview for any reaembarrassed that their child son whatsoever. If I failed to show up, I would be Annie's didn't show up for Grandma's funeral. You need to barred from being hired for apologize, but without another year. I was desperate for by Kathy Mitchell simultaneously justifying work, and when my father and Marcy Sugar and defending your choice. Simply say that you are truly called to tell me my grandmother died, I told him I was sorry, sorry, and you hope they can forgive but there was no way I could make you. Then give them time to do that. Dear Annie: My daughter it to the funeral in the morning, although I did go by his house to turned 16 last week. We asked her friends to come to her party, and no see him. I went to the interview (and was one showed up. She was so upset. My daughter is in a special needs hired) and went to the house right after. Nobody said anything, but I life skills classroom with 12 kids could tell my family was disap- just like her. How can their parents pointed. Since the funeral, my par- be so cruel? It's so unfair to my ents have been angry with me. I child. What can I do about this? — understand this, but work is scarce Not So Sweet 16 Party Dear Not So Sweet: It's very in my area, and I couldn't afford to miss this opportunity. Frankly, if I possible that these classmates felt were unemployed, I doubt my par- uncomfortable attending your ents would give me any money, and daughter's party and lacked the it would be foolish to rely on that social skills necessary to say so. Or, kind of help anyway. Besides, who if your daughter invited them wordwants to have to ask their parents of-mouth, they might have forgotfor stuff when they're 35 years old? ten or the parents were unaware of the time and date. The important I needed this job. I told my parents that my grand- thing is your response to your mother would rather I secure a job daughter. Please don't turn this into than attend her funeral. But now my a tragedy or a reason to badmouth relatives are saying nasty things her classmates. Instead, teach your about me behind my back. Was I daughter how to graciously cope right to skip the funeral in favor of a with these disappointments and Mailbox move forward. You might even try to reschedule a party for her over the summer, although you might first get in touch with the parents to be sure there are no additional difficulties. Dear Annie: This is in response to ''Enlightened,'' who threatened to throw her child's things away if she didn't pick them up. I was a messy daughter growing up, and my mother did exactly that. What she failed to see (and still does not) is that my messy ways, forgetfulness and ''laziness'' were the result of posttraumatic stress disorder due to years of emotional, sexual and physical abuse. Parents should be careful with how harshly they judge their children, as they are a result of how they are raised. Yelling, arguing and throwing things in garbage bags often do more harm than good. Look for the root cause. There may be more going on than meets the eye. Perhaps she's being bullied at school or is stressed about grades. No one enjoys being messy. It makes our lives more difficult, as well. — Shell-Shocked Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailboxcomcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. QuickBooks Basics II The NEC Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Butte College presents "Using Quick- Books Everyday/QuickBooks Basics II." The workshop will be held 12:30-4:30 p.m. Thurs- day, July 25 at the Paradise Ridge Family Resource Center, 6249 Skyway, Paradise. The cost of the workshop is $50 per person prepaid or $60 per person at the door. This workshop will focus on working with lists, bank accounts, using other account types, entering sales information, receiving payments & making deposits, entering and paying bills, as well as an overview of other features related to these activities (downloading bank and credit card activity, scanning and attaching documents to payables, issuing 1099s, memorizing transactions). We will run related reports for these areas as well (i.e. A/R Aging, Unpaid Bills Detail & Missing Checks). Includes manual. The trainer is a Certified Public Accountant and QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Prerequisite: Introduction to QuickBooks I Pre-registration is required. Call SBDC at 895-9017 to register and for more information. affect LASIK surgery nerve, which DEAR DOCstarts in the back TOR K: I'm in of your eye, leads my 50s and conto the brain and sidering LASIK allows you to see. surgery. 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If your glaucoma when the doctor is expe- is mild and easily manrienced. (I've put a aged, you may still be a detailed illustration of candidate for the surgery. — Dry eye syndrome. the procedure on my w e b s i t e , With age, your eyes produce fewer tears. LASIK AskDoctorK.com.) As LASIK has become often worsens dry eye. more popular, many of us Any ophthalmologist you have contemplated hav- see about LASIK should ing our vision surgically ask you about whether corrected. Even in your your eyes have a tenden50s or beyond, if your cy to be dry, but just in eyes are otherwise case they don't ask, be healthy, LASIK surgery sure to mention it. — Presbyopia. In our can produce excellent 40s and 50s, we become results. Age itself isn't a big less able to focus clearly factor in deciding on near objects. That's whether to have LASIK because the lenses inside surgery. Surgical out- our eyes get stiff, and a comes are similar regard- stiff lens can't bend light less of age. But you and in the way that's necesyour doctor should con- sary to see near objects. sider the following age- The usual remedy is to related eye conditions wear reading glasses. when making the deci- LASIK doesn't prevent presbyopia. If you have sion: — Cataracts. With LASIK in your 40s, age, the lens of the eye you're still likely to need can become clouded. If reading glasses within this happens, the clouded the next 10 years or so. The price for LASIK lens can be removed and an artificial one implant- varies by doctor and by ed. If you've already had community. The average LASIK surgery, it's trick- price may be around Health ier to choose the correct $2000-$2500. lenses for cataract insurance generally does surgery. If there's any not cover the cost. sign of clouding, your Dr. Komaroff is a ophthalmologist may recommend cataract surgery physician and professor first, and to reconsider at Harvard Medical To send LASIK surgery only after School. questions, go to the cataract surgery has AskDoctorK.com, r write: healed. — Glaucoma is caused Ask Doctor K, 10 by increased fluid pres- Shattuck St., Second Boston, MA sure within the eye. The Floor, pressure affects the optic 02115. San Joaquin Salmon Conservation and Research Facility SACRAMENTO — The Bureau of Reclamation recenlty released a Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact to fund operations and maintenance of the Interim San Joaquin Salmon Conservation and Research Facility by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Interim Facility is a pilot-scale hatchery facility adjacent to the San Joaquin River Fish Hatchery, about one mile downstream of Friant Dam, in the town of Friant in Fresno County. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is coordinating with the National Marine Fisheries Service for enhancement of species permits to begin establishing a spring-run population to be reintroduced into the San Joaquin River. The applications described specific procedures to be followed by USFWS during reintroduction of spring-run Chinook salmon to the San Joaquin River. Artificial propagation was an essential component of USFWS's reintroduction approach, described in the applications, due to the status of spring-run Chinook salmon and the limited availability of donor fish from other populations in the Central Valley. The applications identified the Interim Facility and the future fullscale San Joaquin Salmon Conservation and Research Facility as the primary captive rearing facilities for spring-run Chinook salmon. Operations and maintenance of the Interim Facility will include the development and maintenance of a genetically diverse brood stock of spring-run Chinook salmon, and potentially fall run Chinook salmon. CDFW will also operate the Interim Facility to conduct and support research that furthers conservation of the Chinook salmon species in the San Joaquin River Restoration Program Restoration Area. The Interim Facility is intended to operate as a conservation facility, differing from conventional hatcheries in that it is managed to maximize genetic diversity of its captive brood stock. CDFW will operate and maintain the Interim Facility until the full-scale Conservation Facility is operational. The Draft EA and FONSI were prepared in accordance with requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and are available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_p rojdetails.cfm?Project_ID=14161 and on the SJRRP website at www.restoresjr.net. If you encounter problems accessing the documents online, please call 916-978-5100 or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov. The Draft EA and FONSI are also available for viewing Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Reclamation's SJRRP Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-1727, in Sacramento, and at Reclamation's South-Central California Area Office, 1243 N Street, in Fresno. Written comments are due by 5 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, and should be sent to Erin Rice, Natural Resources Specialist, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-170, Sacramento, CA 95825 or faxed to 916-978-5469. To request a compact disk containing the documents, please contact Margaret Gidding at 916-978-5461 or mgidding@usbr.gov.