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4 Ways to Use Google Hangouts in Your Business
by smallbiztrends, Guest Blogger
- Created: February 13, 2013, 4:28 pm
Small business people still seem to be in the process of catching on to Google+, the social network created by Google. Google has made a number of moves to encourage people to use Google+. It has tied in several applications to Google Plus.
One of those applications is Google Hangouts. Hangouts are a type of online group meeting using webcams so that each of the participants can see and hear the others. Think video conference and webinar all rolled up in one.
With Hangouts, you can hold group presentations online and automatically record them for YouTube, and archive them for later access. You can stream live broadcasts directly from your website, YouTube channel and/or Google+ profile with just a few clicks. Even better, you can save your recorded Hangout videos and post them on your site. If you wanted to try offering webinars, this is a no-cost way to do it – because Hangouts are completely free to do.
So what exactly can you do with Hangouts? Here are 4 suggestions:
1. Conduct Team Meetings
With so many teams having members spread out in different locations or working from home, just scheduling an in-person team meeting can be a challenge. Traveling to attend meetings can be costly and more importantly, time consuming.
Conference calls are the typical way of handling meetings when everyone cannot be present. But phone communication leaves a lot to be desired. When you can’t see facial expressions, miscommunication can arise. Worse, in today’s world, team members can succumb to distraction and start focusing on their smartphones instead of the team participants. When you can see one another, those issues are minimized. People tend to stay alert and engaged.
Need to share a Web URL to the team, or share your screen to show them something? With Hangouts you just push a button and you can do that.
With Hangouts, the person who happens to “hold the floor” and is speaking at the moment, has his or her video screen showing in the large view. Other participants’ screens are minimized until they speak.
And yes, you can restrict Hangouts to make them private.
2. Hold Webinars
Have you ever wanted to share expertise and have it available online, perhaps to establish yourself or a company executive as a subject matter expert? Or perhaps you want to start a webinar series as part of your content marketing repertoire. Or maybe you want to provide a question and answer session for customers or prospects, about a product offering either for sales or customer support purposes.
Hangouts are an interactive way to do all of the above. Hangouts normally are limited to 10 active participants (available to 15 participants with Google+ premium features). Their small size of active participants keeps them rather intimate and encourages participation and questions.
With Google Hangouts On Air, you can broadcast your Hangout publicly. You can record it, edit the recording, and share the recorded event online.
If the cost of webinar software has kept you from experimenting with webinars or customer Q&A sessions, then Hangouts are a low-risk way to experiment. Same with technology issues – if you have been concerned with the technical elements of holding webinars, hangouts are pretty easy. There’s a free Google video chat plugin you will be prompted to download and install upon your first Hangout – but it’s fast and easy. You don’t have to worry about trying to make recording software sync up. You simply start a Hangout, name it and you’re good to go.
3. Offer Consulting Hours
Remember when you were in college and your professor held Office Hours so students could get individual help? Why not offer the same feature as a consultant?
You could offer customized coaching services. A Hangout session with your client can replace phone calls and emails, or lengthy and expensive travel.
For smaller consultants and professionals, it can differentiate your business from competitors. You’ll look high tech, at no extra cost. And Hangouts can allow you to offer an expanded range of services, such as paid coaching sessions that can be advertised and scheduled on your website. Musicians can offer paid music lessons. Only your imagination is the limit.
4. Hold a Press Conference
Who says press conferences are limited to big companies? Recording artist Taylor Swift hosted a Google+ Hangout to announce her new album. During the live chat, Taylor answered fan questions from around the world, let them know what they could expect from her album, and debuted its first single. When her single was released on iTunes it went straight to number one, faster than any other song in history.
Have a big announcement – whether it’s a new executive hire, a new product, or simply to announce that you’ve won an award? A Google Hangout lets you tell the world and provide an interactive record of the announcement.
There are many ways for small business owners to use Google+ Hangouts to connect with their customers, build their brands, monetize their businesses, and create buzz. Check out the Google Live Events calendar to help spur some of your own ideas. You can also add your own events to the calendar to increase your reach. And check out this article with more ways to use Google Hangouts.
About the Author
My name is Anita Campbell. I run online communities and information websites reaching over 4 million small business owners, stakeholders and entrepreneurs annually, including Small Business Trends, a daily publication about small business issues, and BizSugar.com, a small business social media site.
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Over $1.5 Million for MN Farmers and Rural Businesses to Boost Renewable Energy/Efficiency
Klobuchar, Franken, Peterson, Walz Announce Over $1.5 Million for Minnesota Farmers and Rural Businesses to Boost Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Reduce Costs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken and Representatives Collin Peterson and Tim Walz today announced over $1.5 million in support for Minnesota farmers and rural businesses to boost renewable energy and energy efficiency and lower energy costs. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which helps farmers and rural business owners reduce their costs by providing grants and loan guarantees for renewable energy and energy efficiency programs.
“Programs like REAP give Minnesota’s farmers the tools they need to be more energy efficient,” Peterson said. “This support will lower agriculture producers’ operating costs while also allowing them to provide renewable fuels from the farm.”
“Minnesota’s farmers and rural communities are the backbone of our state’s economy,” Klobuchar said. “Support such as this will help farmers and small business owners lower their energy costs and boost economic development by investing in the future of homegrown and renewable energy sources.”
"As the author of the REAP provision in the Farm Bill that the Senate passed this summer, I understand that high energy costs are a pressing issue for Minnesota farmers and rural businesses," said Sen. Franken. "These REAP grants provide them with resources to help them install renewable energy systems and make energy-efficiency improvements that will cut their energy costs."
“We must take control of our energy future with an aggressive, forward thinking energy policy that works for rural America,” said Walz. “Reducing overhead energy costs for local farmers and small businesses will increase their efficiency and help them grow and prosper—and that creates jobs. This funding is a step in the right direction."
The $1,573,011 in support from REAP will go to farmers and rural businesses in the following counties: Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake of the Woods, Martin, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne, Stevens, Traverse, Wabasha, and Watonwan.
Klobuchar has been a strong supporter of energy development in rural communities. This year she cosponsored an amendment in the 2012 Farm Bill which provided $800 million dollars for energy programs, including REAP, the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, the Biorefinery Assistance Program and the Biodiesel Fuel Education Program. The amendment was included in the version of the bill that passed the Senate earlier this year. The Farm Bill passed by the Senate includes a provision authored by Sen. Franken that would reauthorize and improve the REAP program.
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Celebrating the “Bard of Avon’s” Birthday
By Alejandra Ortega
William Shakespeare is one of the most celebrated writers in history. While historians do have record of his baptism on April 26, there is no clear record of his birthday. It is only assumed that he would have been born three days prior. Not to mention the fact that Shakespeare fans like to have him come full circle, having been born and died on the same day. This is why many celebrate the writer on April 23.
As a Shakespeare fan myself, every year I celebrate by watching some of the best modern-made Shakespeare films and television specials with friends. Here are some of the better ones that will allow you to wish the best writer in history a happy birthday.
7. “Hamlet” (with David Tennant as Hamlet and Patrick Stewart as Claudius)
If you’re looking for a classic Shakespeare tragedy, stay away from the Mel Gibson version of “Hamlet.” His portrayal will only make you want to reach into the screen and murder Hamlet yourself, well before the first act has finished. The best version of “Hamlet” is the one with David Tennant (“Doctor Who”) and Patrick Stewart (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”). Both are British actors who got their start with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. Tennant brings to Hamlet a sort of madness that makes you understand why he is behaving the way he is, rather than the “emo” portrayal as seen by Gibson. Not to mention, Tennant is of closer age to Hamlet. Whereas Gibson looks like an old, angsty man.
6. The Merchant of Venice (Al Pacino as Shylock)
Al Pacino is by far one of the more famous portrayals of the character of Shylock. “The Merchant of Venice” is already a problem play. It’s a comedy because it ends in marriage, but it is filled with anti-semetic themes. Pacino’s brings to the villain of Shylcok a human quality that makes the famous “If you prick us, do we not bleed?” monologue a timeless classic. This one is perfect if you want the full period costume and Shakespeare language.
5. Much Ado About Nothing (Kenneth Branagh as Benedick and Emma Thompson as Beatrice)
Kenneth Branagh (“My Week With Marilyn”) has been called our generation’s Laurence Olivier, and it’s completely true. This man has done film adaptions and theater revivals of almost every Shakespeare play. He understands where to edit, and how to portray the scene. When he was married to Emma Thompson (“Harry Potter” series) they were a dynamic duo for some of the best leads. This is perhaps one of the most overdone Shakespeare comedy. Tennant later did one this past summer with Catherine Tate (“Doctor Who”, “The Office”), and there is another due this summer by Joss Whedon starring Alxis Denisof (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, “How I Met Your Mother”) and Amy Acker (“Angel”, “Dollhouse”). But it’s still one to love.
4. “She’s the Man”
With “10 Things I Hate About You” came a wave of modern, everyday adaptions of Shakespeare. While some were great, such as “10 Things I Hate About You,” others were terrible, such as “O.” The comedy, “Twelfth Night” received one of these makeovers with Amanda Bynes (“Hairspray”) as Viola and Channing Tatum (“21 Jump Street”) as Duke Orsino (known as just Duke in the film). I was skeptical at first, but it proved to be pretty entertaining. If you’d rather not deal with all the thou and wherefore, “She’s the Man” is one to go to.
3. “William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet” (Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet)
Baz Luhrmann (“Moulin Rouge!”) is a visionary. True, the best classic “Romeo and Juliet” film is the one made by Franco Zeffirelli, but Luhrmann’s version makes the play a bit more relatable to a modern audience. It is a sad fact that Shakespeare has a reputation of being that old dude you’re forced to read in high school. It is also true that “Romeo and Juliet” is the most overdone tragedy, next to “Hamlet.” Luhrmann’s version manages to make it fresh again, replacing the swords with guns, and changing the nature of their suicides. The one thing all actors are told when they go to perform “Romeo in Juliet” is: make sure the audience doesn’t catch on to the fact this takes place in three days. Luhrmann does just that.
2. “The Shakespeare Code” “Doctor Who” season three episode
I always re-watch this one when it comes to Shakespeare’s birthday. The brilliant British science fiction television show that has been on since 1960 (with that minor hiatus between the Eighth and Ninth Doctors) took advantage of David Tennant’s Shakespeare background, and decided to set the Tenth Doctor’s first trip out with his new companion, Martha Jones, (Freema Agyeman) to go to visit Shakespeare. Three witches (or are they really witches?) are secretly pulling Shakespeare’s strings like a puppet to write “Loves Labours Won” (one of his two lost plays). The Doctor and Martha have one day to figure out what is happening and stop the witches from executing their plans of destruction of the Earth, and save William Shakespeare’s life and reputation. A benefit of this episode is you don’t need to have ever seen “Doctor Who” before. The entire point is to have fun with Shakespeare himself.
1. “10 Things I Hate About You”
The best Shakespeare modern adaption to date. No other play has been redone at such a brilliant level as ”The Taming of the Shrew” Starring Julia Stiles (“O”) as Katherine and Heath Ledger “(Batman: The Dark Knight”) as Petruchio (known as Patrick in the film). This is one film that I almost hate to admit I prefer over the Shakespeare play. “The Taming of the Shrew” focuses on Bianca and her many suitors, but her father has a rule that she is unable to accept any until after her elder sister is married. The play ends with Katherine being “broken” in a way, losing her wild spirit and finally submitting as a wife to Petruchio. “10 Things I Hate About You” gives it a light-hearted ending, drops one of the three suitors for Bianca and allows Katherine to make her own decision in being with Patrick willingly, rather than forced, as she is in the play.
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A. We Can Not Prosper by Hiding Our Sins - Proverbs 28:13
B. In I John 3:4, God defines sin as transgression of the law
1. Sin is rebelling, disregarding, ignoring, and being disobedient to God’s Holy Word
2. All of us are guilty of sin – Romans 3:23
3. As a result we will face the consequence of death – Romans 6:23
4. But God sent His Son Jesus Christ to redeem us from our sins – Colossians 1:14
C. One common characteristic that humans tend to have is trying to hide wrong doings we have done to escape the negative consequences – Genesis 3:12-13
1. Man blames Woman
2. Woman blames Satan
D. Many will stubbornly persist and try to cover their sins, in an attempt to justify their sinful lifestyle and hide from God’s judgment, instead of obeying the commands of the gospel of Jesus to be saved – II Corinthains 5:10; John 12:48
E. Let us explore how many try to hide their sins
A. Just Live A Good Moral Life
A number of people believe they will be saved from the wrath of God and live with God in heaven, by just living a good and moral life, however this ploy to hide your sins and be saved will not work
2. He was lost in sin until he heard and obeyed the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ
B. Profess Religion
Another way others try to cover up their sins is by professing some religion or some denomination that is not authorized by the Holy Scriptures
C. Pervert The Holy Scriptures.
Others, try to hide their sins and escape God’s judgment by perverting the scriptures to justify what they are doing to their own destruction – II Peter 3:16; Galatians 1:6-9. All of these tricks and devices of the devil cannot save you
A. Believe Jesus
Instead of hiding your sins, and being condemned to death, why not believe:
1. Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God that died on the cross
2. God His Father raised Him to life for the forgiveness of your sins, that you might have life in Him
3. Decide to renounce your own will and submit yourself to Jesus to be saved – John 3:16
B. Accept Salvation.
1. Hear the Word of God, the gospel of Christ, the good news that God has sent us peace and reconciliation through His Son – Romans 10:17
4. Confess with your mouth, Jesus is the Son of God – Romans 10:9-10
A. Are you covering or hiding your sins?
B. Are you tired of playing games with yourself and with God?
C. Why not decide to obey Jesus today and save yourself from the wrath of God on the disobedient.
D. Do not delay, tomorrow is not promise to you, now is the accepted time, and now is the day of salvation. Why not come now as we stand and sing the Savior’s invitation.
-- Harry D. Anderson, Jr., March 2009 --
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This week we show you the biggest freshwater eel you have ever seen. We have added more important pages from the old site, including the dissection of a Bluespotted Flathead. Many of the fieldwork pages have also been added. We are working flat out because Rebecca, our champion web helper is only with us until the end of June!
Giant Mottled Eel caught in Poso Lake
Seishi Hagihara © Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Seishi Hagihara from the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, shows us just how large a Giant Mottled Eel can grow. The species isn't called 'giant' for nothing.
The 'Dissection of a Bluespotted Flathead' has been migrated from the old site. View the introductory page for this dissection and the dissection of a Blue Mackerel.
Two image galleries and a single image showing past fieldtrips have been added.
Eastern Fiddler Ray, Trygonorrhina fasciata
Eastern Hulafish, Trachinops taeniatus
River Blackfish, Gadopsis marmoratus
Snake Mackerel, Gempylus serpens
Yellowmargin Triggerfish, Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
The following pages have been migrated from the old site. Some lack images, but these will be added soon.
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AVERY ISLAND, LA - JULY 21: Avery Island, Louisiana, is home to the McIlhenny Company and Tabasco on July 21, 2006. McIlhenny Company's only hot sauce factory is on Avery Island. (Photo by Andy Nelson/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images)
(NBC NEWS) -- Paul McIlhenny, the chairman and chief executive of the Louisiana company that makes Tabasco brand pepper sauce, has died at age 68, the McIlhenny Co said on Sunday.
McIlhenny died on Saturday, the family-owned company said in a news release that described him as "a true bon vivant" whose passions included hunting, fishing, wine-tasting and game cooking.
He was a sixth-generation member of the McIlhenny family to live on Avery Island in the southern Louisiana bayou, and a fourth-generation member to produce pepper sauces sold worldwide under the Tabasco brand.
The McIlhenny company was founded in 1868 on Avery Island. It supplies hot sauce to the U.S. presidential plane Air Force One and to Britain's royal family, the Times-Picayune newspaper said on its website.
Paul McIlhenny joined the company in 1967 and directly oversaw the production of its sauces for 13 years, expanding both its line of spicy sauces and the array of aprons, neckties and other merchandise bearing the familiar red-and-green Tabasco logo.
He spent much of his time in New Orleans and in 2006 he reigned as Rex, the first King of Carnival during Mardi Gras celebrations after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
"All of McIlhenny Company and the McIlhenny and Avery families are deeply saddened by this news," said Tony Simmons, president of McIlhenny Co and fifth-generation McIlhenny family member. "We will clearly miss Paul's devoted leadership but will more sorely feel the loss of his acumen, his charm and his irrepressible sense of humor."
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Failure of Serosorting to Protect African-American Men Who Have Sex With Men From HIV Infection
August 24, 2012
"Serosorting" refers to the practice of choosing sex partners or deciding whether to use condoms based on the perceived HIV status of a sex partner. The authors noted that the extent to which this practice protects African-American (AA) and Hispanic MSM is unknown.
The researchers analyzed data collected from MSM STD clinic patients in Seattle, Wash., from 2001 to 2010. The men were asked about the HIV status of the partners with whom they had anal sex in the previous year, and about their condom use with partners by partner HIV status. Serosorters were defined as MSM who had unprotected anal intercourse only with partners of the same HIV status. The team compared the risk of testing HIV-positive among serosorters and MSM who reported UAI with partners of opposite or unknown HIV status (nonconcordant UAI). Generalized estimating equations were used to evaluate the association of serosorting with testing positive for HIV infection.
During 13,657 visits, 6,694 MSM without a prior HIV diagnosis underwent testing; of these, 274 men tested positive. Serosorting was found to be associated with a lower risk of testing HIV-positive than nonconcordant UAI among white MSM (2.1 vs. 4.5 percent, odds ratio: 0.45, 95 percent confidence interval: 0.34-0.61), but not AA MSM (6.8 vs. 6.0 percent; OR: 1.1, 95 percent CI: 0.57-2.2). Among Hispanics, the risk of testing HIV-positive was lower among serosorters than men reporting nonconcordant UAI, although this was not significant (4.1 vs. 6.0 percent, OR: 0.67, 95 percent CI: 0.36-1.2).
"In at least some AA MSM populations, serosorting does not seem to be protective against HIV infection," the authors concluded.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
09.2012; Vol. 39; No. 9: P. 659-664; Matthew R. Golden; and others
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Important parts of the medical history for a possible urinary tract infection (UTI) include:
During the physical exam, the doctor may examine your child's abdomen, lower back, and genital area and may do a rectal exam. The doctor will take your child's temperature.
A thorough medical history and physical exam can often help rule out other possible causes of your child's symptoms. Providing an accurate medical history is especially important for parents, since children may not be able to tell you how they feel and may have different symptoms than an adult with the same condition would have.
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What is cultural diversity? Diversity is nothing more than a difference from the majority. In any culture there is a majority and many minorities. Culture is a set of norms that set standards for a society of what is acceptable behavior.
In every culture there are basic standards for social interaction such as personal space distance, eye contact, amount of body language displayed in public, negotiating style, etc.
I will say that I am lucky enough to have the privilege of working with diverse people from round the world no matter whether into my previous organisation or the present one. But nevertheless I would say its not about the language that matters but about the relation you build through your body language, eye contact, flexibility and adaptation.
This can be one of the parameters which can help an organisation to develop clients not only in its home country but also in overseas.
Cultural diversity makes an organisation richer by making it a more interesting place in which one can work. Just think how boring a meal would be without Chinese, Mexican, Japanese, Italian, German, French or Indian food! This is something to be noted if our case is considered.
Cultural diversity in a company also makes it stronger and better able to compete in the new global economy, if we think globally. People from diverse cultures bring language skills, new ways of thinking, creative solutions to difficult problems and negotiating skills.
Think about this!!
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The Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) is the national research institute for ophthalmology and vision research in Singapore, affiliated with the National University of Singapore (NUS). SERI is the focal point of eye research in Singapore, serving as the research arm of the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) and other eye departments including the National University Health Systems (NUHS), and Tan Tock Seng Hospital. It has close working relationships with A*STAR, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, the Nanyang Technological University and other biomedical institutions and eye centers in Singapore and throughout the world.
Founded in 1997, SERI’s vision is to be a global centre of excellence in eye and vision research in Asia, known internationally for translating basic science to clinical applications for the prevention and treatment of sight threatening eye disorders, particularly those relevant to Asia, such as myopia, glaucoma, corneal disease and diabetic retinopathy. SERI currently has more than 147 staff, comprising a full time faculty of senior scientists and clinician-scientists, supported by post-doctoral fellows and graduate students, clinical trial coordinators and optometrists, epidemiologists, statisticians, and research technicians. In addition, SERI has over 155 adjunct faculties from different eye hospitals and departments in Singapore.
From 1998 to 2009, SERI published 1,012 scientific papers, and had obtained 93 external peer-reviewed competitive grants worth $77.9 million. SERI’s research faculty has been awarded with 100 national and international prizes and 18 patents. A total of 65 Masters, PhD and post-doctoral students have been trained or are currently being trained. SERI staffing has steadily grown from 11 in 1997 to 150 in Nov 2009. An independent article in International Ophthalmology published in November 2008 highlighted Singapore as the world’s leading contributor of publications per population, and SERI contributed approximately 90% of these publications.
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Trinidad and Tobago, the most southerly islands of the Caribbean chain, are occasional stops on Southern Caribbean cruise itineraries and sometimes also visited by cruise ships setting a course for the Amazon and other parts of South America from South Florida ports. The two islands boast wild beaches on the Atlantic side and calm waters idylls with powdery shores on the Caribbean.
Trinidad, discovered by Columbus in 1498, and called Trinidad by the explorer due to its three peaks now known as Trinity Peaks, is the largest of the Lesser Antilles. Natural charms abound including more than 400 species of birds that can be sighted in both islands' quiet interiors and particularly in Tobago's central forest reserve reportedly the oldest protected rainforest in the Western Hemisphere. Another must when it comes to natural attractions: leatherback turtles come ashore to nest on beaches of both islands from March to July each year.
Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Scarborough, the capital of Tobago.
Highlights of Trinidad include Independence Square in the heart of the city with many shops and the Brian Lara Promenade, Woodford Square with an impromptu speaker's corner, and the National Museum and Art Gallery with local history exhibits and artwork on the corner of Frederick and Keate Streets. Queen's Park Savannah is the city's largest green area and site of Carnival festivities. At its northern edge is the Botanical Garden, on Circular Road, with hundreds of trees and plants. Also on Circular Road is the Emperor Valley Zoo with many native species including showy scarlet ibises and red howler monkeys.
Scarborough's points of interest include its lively market off Gardenside Street and Fort King George, 84 Fort Street, with a collection of colonial-era brick buildings and cannons surrounding a modern-day lighthouse. Fort King George provides panoramic views of Scarborough and Tobago's Windward Coast and it is also home to the Tobago Museum with local history exhibits. Most visitors spend some time in the Tobago Forest Reserve, about 17 miles northeast of Scarborough. A 22-square-mile reserve, it has a trail that can be accessed from Gilpin Trace to explore the dense forest.
Popular pastimes after sightseeing include fishing (with the main catches being marlin, tuna and yahoo), sailing, diving, kayaking and other water sports; hiking and mountain biking. Bird watching and turtle watching are favorite activities with many visitors as is shopping for such souvenirs as pretty, woven palm frond hats and other local handicrafts including jewelry made from shells and beads.
Those who would like to just relax at a beach can head for Maracas Bay and one of the beaches at Blanchisseuse on Trinidad and Pigeon Point Beach on Tobago's Leeward Coast.
Local flavors not to be missed include tasty seafood including Creole fish, and tropical fruits including coconuts, tamarind, mangoes and papayas. A popular local dish is roti, a split-pea flavored bread wrapped around curried meat, shrimp or vegetables. For a typical Creole lunch while your ship is visiting Port of Spain, try Veni Mange, 67A Ariapita Avenue, Woodbrook. It serves West Indian cuisine in a tropical board house graced with local art.
Cruise lines that visit Trinidad & Tobago include Celebrity. Holland America, Princess, Voyages of Discovery and Windstar.
IF YOU GO For additional information on Trinidad & Tobago, visit www.gotrinidadandtobago.com.
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UC Berkeley and University of Washington Children's Centers Find Susceptibility to Pesticides is Highly Variable Among Latina Women and Children
(March 2, 2006)
Some children may be 26 to 50 times more susceptible to exposure to certain organophosphate (OP) pesticides than other newborns, and 65 to 130 times more sensitive than some adults, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Washington Children's Centers. The study, published in the journal Pharmacogenetics and Genomics, reveals far greater variability in susceptibility to pesticides than previously predicted.
Since 2001, home use of OP pesticides, specifically diazinon and chlorpyrifos, has been restricted by the EPA, mainly because of risk to children. However, the researchers said there may still be residual exposure to diazinon and chlorpyrifos from household use before they were banned, and some structural uses for the pesticides are still approved, including treatment of house foundations with chlorpyrifos, and these and other OP pesticides are still widely used in agriculture.
Approximately 143,000 pounds of diazinon and 52,000 pounds of chlorpyrifos are used annually in the region studied - California's Salinas Valley, an agricultural community. The study, conducted through UC Berkeley's Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas (CHAMACOS), included 130 Latina women and their newborns living in the valley. The researchers report that approximately 28 percent of the women in the study had worked in the fields during their pregnancies, and another 14 percent had other jobs in agriculture that included nursery or greenhouse work. Overall, 82 percent of the women had agricultural workers living in their homes during their pregnancies.
The researchers used levels of the OP detoxifying enzyme paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity measured in blood samples as a marker for pesticide susceptibility. PON1 breaks down the toxic metabolites of OP pesticides, including diazinon and chlorpyrifos, and lower enzyme levels means less protection.
Current EPA standards require an extra tenfold safety factor to protect children compared with adults if there are gaps in information about the children's susceptibility. The EPA may select a lower safety factor if it determines that enough information is available, and based on an EPA review, many other pesticides have lower or no additional safety factors.
The ability of the PON1 enzyme to protect the body from the toxicity of pesticides is determined by whether a person has the Q or R form of the PON1 gene at position 192 on the chromosome. People with the QQ genotype have two copies of the Q variant of the PON1 gene, producing a PON1 enzyme that is significantly less efficient at detoxifying OP pesticides, while people with the RR genotype have two copies of the R variant of the PON1 gene, producing a PON1 enzyme that is more resistant to OP pesticides. Inheriting one type of gene from each parent leads to a QR genotype with intermediate sensitivity to OPs. In addition to the factors affecting the type of PON1 enzyme produced, there are additional genetic variants that affect the levels of enzyme available, which also affects detoxifying ability. For all groups, infants are at particular risk because the level of PON1 enzyme in newborns averages one-third or less than that of adults. It can take six months to two years for a baby to develop mature levels of PON1. The results of this analysis predict that some newborns may be 26 times more susceptible to diazinon and diazoxon exposure than newborns with the highest PON 1 enzyme levels and up to 65 times more susceptible than adults with the highest enzyme levels. The differences are even greater when predicting susceptibility to chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos oxon. Some of the QQ newborns may be 50 times more susceptible to this pesticide than RR newborns with high PON1 levels, and 130 to 164 times more susceptible than some of the RR adults.
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Technology needs to find its market, and packaging professionals at Crown Holdings Inc., along with their US food-manufacturing clients, are keeping an eye on a healthy snack launched in September in France and other European countries to see if it clicks with mothers and their children.
Last fall, Europe’s leading packager of processed vegetables introduced child-friendly meals in metal bowls with peelable lids that don’t expose any jagged surfaces. Source: Crown Holdings Inc.
Bonduelle Group, a major European manufacturer of processed vegetables, rolled out its Mais & Fruit line in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, as well as its home country, France, last year, targeting both school children and on-the-go mothers with products that combine sweet corn with either mango and papaya or pineapple. The product debuted in Poland in 2006, but the challenge has been figuring out the right combination of customer demographics and container advantages that will sell best.
A thin, flexible foil end is heat-sealed to a rigid ring and then double seamed onto a standard container to create the package, according to Crown. Peelable metal lids are nothing new, but this variation tucks the sealing points on the inside of the can, keeping sharp edges away from tiny fingers. “The aluminum foil is 100 percent safe, and the can is safe, too,” says Hella Neffati, marketing manager in Crown’s Philadelphia headquarters.
North American food companies are interested in pilot tests using the lids, which Crown calls the PeelSeam. While small-scale successes have been registered with products like fish spread from Calvo in Spain and anchovies from Gil Comes, another Spanish processor, American firms are wondering if the school backpack or a working mom’s purse is the best place for the new packaging.
For more information: Hella Neffati, Crown Holdings Inc., 215-698-6056, firstname.lastname@example.org
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It's funny what happens when executives rise about selfish instincts. Acting like the boss you wish you had brings out the best in everyone.
You don't have to make the mistakes to learn the lessons. Wisdom doesn't have to be hard won, but you do have to look for it.
At the most basic level a salesperson is someone who is so passionate about their offering that they do everything they can to skillfully share the good news. And there's nothing weird about that.
Open door leadership takes work. It requires mastering the duality of power and service, being both confident and humble at the same time. It also means helping your people become more confident and pulling through opportunity rather than pushing through fear.
Are you listening to the wrong feedback?. All feedback is not valid. A big problem with feedback is that we often listen to the wrong sources.. For example, my friend Julie felt called to make handmade cards.. From an early age she crafted masterpieces. She spent hours on each card
Sales is a noble profession; we shouldn't let it be sullied by the people who do it badly.
Twenty-something years ago several babies were born. Some of them wound up creating violence; others tried to save people from it. I want to know why.
Trying to decide too early doesn't propel you forward, it holds you back. Next time you're facing an uncertain situation, instead of flashing forward two steps, stay in the present. That's where the best decisions are always made.
So that's what we're left with, the risk of love. It's sad, it's ugly, and it's worth it.
The boss wants what we all want: support, respect and someone to say, "I've got your back buddy."
Author Randy Gage says there's no reason to dislike people because they have money.
What goes through your mind before you walk into an important meeting?
Humans are visual; we can ignore it, or adjust accordingly.
You know the people who are always worrying about whether or not someone is trying to take advantage of them?. Maybe you know someone like this. They question the motives, quality and price of everything. When they need to buy something, they spend hours trying to figure out the exact
It's ironic, but the business research shows that when you overemphasize money, you make less of it. But when your noble purpose is to help customers, you drive more revenue.
Whether it's improving life customers, or making the world a better place for everyone, when people have a larger purpose than just trying to keep their jobs, they're more focused, and more effective. They're also more likely to act in a bold and courageous manner.
Humankind still has plenty of work to do. But when you look at the arc of human history, we're definitely moving in the right direction. We invent, we create and we become kinder to each other, every single day.
Plan for the future all you want, but don't put your happiness on hold until it gets here. Start being happy today, you won't regret it.
Nobody likes conflict, but avoiding conflict usually winds up being even more painful than addressing it.
Little snippets of time matter. Whether it's breakfast, dinner, your employees or your kids, when you schedule time for positive interaction, you get results.
Whether you believe it's a scientific sixth sense or a mystical connection to the divine, every person alive has the power of intuition. All you have to do is quiet your mind and pay attention to your own inner knowing.
Courage isn't the absence of fear; it's the ability to act in the face of fear.
If you put a frog in a pot of boiling water, it jumps out. But if you put a frog in cool water and gradually turn up the heat, the frog will boil to death without ever trying to escape.. The same thing happens to people.. If someone had told
Whken it comes to attitudes, how you frame your conversation makes all the difference.
We all procroastinate, but here are a few tips to keep you from doing it. So don't put off reading this.
Many people believe that the sole purpose of business is to make money. They’re wrong.
Working for a higher purpose engages people's passions.
Consider the context of the times when judging people.
Pick a resolution and stick with it.
Finding the right motivation to perform.
Coming to terms with my daughter leaving home for college.
You know who they are, they're the people who can walk into a meeting and charm the socks off everyone in the room.
Think you’re doing your employer or family a favor by giving up on sleep to get more done?
Have you ever noticed how prickly some people get if someone suggests that luck had anything to do with their success?
Have you ever tried to lose weight, quit smoking, or get out of debt and become frustrated when you failed?
From the anal retentive drones whose power point presentations seem to last for weeks to the overbearing braggart who can’t stop telling you how wonderful he is, some people just aren’t very good at communicating.
How do you live or work with someone who sees the world through a different lens than you do?
Other people are flawed, they’re badly flawed. They’re selfish, they’re mean, they’re cheap, they’re sloppy they’re lazy, and in most cases they’re completely unwilling to even acknowledge they’re doing anything wrong.
How did you choose your profession?
Eighty percent of New Year’s resolutions fail by Jan 20.
What happens if your best friend’s sister gets divorced?
Psychologists refer to it as fundamental attribution error and self-serving bias.
What's your story?We all have stories. They're the inner thought track of our lives. The challenge is, they're not always true, and sometimes even if they are true, repeating them doesn't always bring out the best in us.
How comfortable are you with uncertainty? If you’re like most of us, you probably find it easier to function when things are settled.
You're sooo special.
You’re sooo special.
Would you rather be around someone who's depressed, or someone who's angry?It's not exactly Sophie's Choice.
If you've already got a job, there are plenty of people out there who are quite eager to take your place. And if you're looking for work, you already know how tough it is.
Why do people of the opposite sex act so weird at work?Anyone who works in an environment where their sex is in the minority knows that men and women are different. Actually, anyone who's ever gone to school, ridden a bus, dated, read a Facebook page, been married, raised kids or walked through a mall knows we're different.
When we think about great parents, we tend to use words like loving, nurturing and kind. Yet when describing high performing bosses, we're more likely to talk about being decisive, tough and directive.
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The operation was quickly executed with military efficiency: a large but empty block of apartments stood beside a grassy field on 5 Wing Goose Bay, but as autumn arrived (before any snow fell) men and equipment spent a little over a week tearing it down and cleaning up the site until almost every sign of the well-built structure was erased from the bulldozed ground.
The demolition took place so fast it was hardly noticed, even though it happened beside one of the base’s busiest streets. Now, the building is hardly missed — having been only one of a large collection of residences that stand empty on the Department of National Defence’s (DND) Goose Bay property.
Over the years of the base’s decline, and despite a high local need, many useful structures have been torn down and most townspeople, even those who have nowhere to live, have grown numb to the wasteful practice and to the federal government’s apparent attitude that it has no responsibility to help alleviate a chronic shortage of homes.
That shortage has been growing throughout Labrador for decades and it now threatens to overwhelm the few services available to people who are trying to survive on low incomes.
While federal tax money is spent on maintaining and heating hundreds of empty flats and private married quarters on 5 Wing Goose Bay, elsewhere in town an unknown but large number of men, women and children are often being forced into overcrowded and unsafe conditions.
The most vulnerable — the poor, the sick and the addicted — face horrendous choices, if they are actually able to choose. They must either pass the most bitterly cold weeks of the year by camping in woods on the skirts of subdivisions, or by begging for lodging night-to-night from friends and acquaintances, or by surrendering their dignity and most (if not all) of their money to often-abusive provincially supported slumlords. Or, in what is perhaps the safest and most secure option, they can commit a crime that will see them locked up snug and warm in the Labrador Correctional Centre.
New housing units are going up in central Labrador, but nowhere near as many as are needed, or in the right price range. The few numbers do little to alleviate any measure of the current shortage, a shortage growing steadily worse because of a recent influx of badly required service workers, a shortage that will become explosive if any new megaproject is actually started in Labrador.
The mayor — Leo Abbass of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, that is — says it himself:
“I’d hate to think that businesses in our community are not able to get workers simply because of a shortage of housing … whether they be teachers, nurses, construction workers. Right now we’re experiencing a shortage and, as I say that, we’ve seen record numbers of new houses going up in the area. It’s almost like there’s a contradiction there: all these new units going up, but the supply is not meeting the demand.”
As a significant aside — and to add yet another “contradiction” to the situation — much of Labrador’s building industry is being supported by house construction in Sheshatshiu. Despite that, many in that community point to numerous boarded-up homes to illustrate that their community, at least, is not really suffering from a shortage and that the pressure to build comes more from politics and profits than from need.
In the meantime, while the municipal council of Happy Valley-Goose Bay tries to figure out what to do, the province continues only to dribble funds that seem to benefit shady landlords more than disadvantaged citizens, while keeping some of the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corp.’s own low-income housing stock locked and empty.
As the only agencies capable of instantly and close to permanently solving the problem, the federal government and DND have offered no good reasons why many perfectly adequate rooms, apartments and houses have to stay uselessly empty.
Michael Johansen is a writer living in Labrador
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by Linda Bartlett, NCI
Lymphoma patients may have the option to participate in clinical trials, gaining access to an experimental treatment before it is widely available. There are many factors to consider before deciding to participate in any type of clinical trial.
While the information presented here can answer general questions, be sure to speak with your health care professional and consult other resources such as clinicaltrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health [NIH], before making any decisions.
What is a clinical trial?
Clinical trials are health-related research studies using human subjects. They follow a carefully defined protocol or study plan that is designed to answer specific research questions while protecting the health of trial participants. Despite precautions, clinical trials can pose significant risks.
There are several different types of clinical trials, including treatment trials, prevention trials, diagnostic trials, screening trials and quality of life or supportive care trials. They may be funded or sponsored by physicians, medical institutions, foundations, pharmaceutical companies or federal agencies, including the NIH and the Department of Defense.
Most treatment trials are conducted in three phases. Experimental treatments or drugs are given to a small group of 20 to 80 people in Phase I trials and then to progressively larger groups in Phases II and III.
Pros and cons of participating in a clinical trial
Participants in clinical treatment trials receive experimental treatments that are not widely available. Beyond the possible personal health benefits of the treatment, participants also can gain a sense of control over their health care and satisfaction from playing a part in medical research that has the potential to help others.
Disadvantages of clinical trials can include unpleasant or even risky side effects from the experimental treatment. Clinical trials typically require participants to commit significant time and attention either through additional site visits, recordkeeping and/or complex dosage instructions.
Participants may not realize any health benefits from the trial, either because the experimental treatment is ineffective or because the participant is a member of the clinical trial control group. In some trials, control groups receive either an inactive treatment known as a placebo or the standard treatment for the condition in order to establish a "control" against which the experimental treatment is measured.
Finding a suitable clinical trial
Your medical team or doctor should help you find clinical trials that may be suitable for your condition. Your general health, type of lymphoma, its stage and prior treatments are all factors to consider when searching for a clinical trial. Questions to ask about specific trials include:
- What is the purpose of the study?
- What type of experimental treatment is being tested?
- Why is this treatment believed to be effective?
- How will I know if the treatment is working? Will I see the trial results?
- How long will the trial last?
- How will it affect my daily life?
- Who will pay for the experimental treatment?
- Who will be in charge of my care? Will my doctor be involved?
- What type of follow-up care is involved?
Participating in a clinical trial
If you decide to participate and are accepted into a clinical trial, you will be asked to sign an informed consent document. The document includes details about the study including required procedures, duration, potential benefits, risks and key contacts. While you must sign an informed consent document to participate, you are free to withdraw from the trial at any time.
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In this second part of Android Operating System we are going to talk about Two Major Bodies behind evolution of Android. Which are Open Source Project Team and Open Handset Alliance. A group is managed by Google and other group is managed by various companies. One Group handles Orientation of Android and other promotes it to make it popular at ground level. Read ahead to know more about these groups.
Open Source Project Team:-
The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is led by Google and does the following tasks:
- Maintenance and development of Android Operating System.
- Create a successful product that improve mobile experience of end users.
- Android Compatibility Program defining devices that can run any application written by third-party developers using the Android Programming.
Open Handset Alliance:-
The Open Handset Alliance a group of several companies which include
- Broadcom Corporation
- Marvell Technology Group
- Texas Instruments
The goal of the open Handset Alliance is to develop open standards for mobile devices. This group has been a major promoter of Android. Hence with the upcoming technological advents these companies are coming with more and more technological advanced handsets. Hence Ultimately are promoting the Android as an Operating System.
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Developmental psychology is interested in discovering the psychological processes of development. This is also the study of progressive psychological changes that occur in human beings as they age. Originally concerned with infants and children, and later other periods of great change such as adolescence and early life aging, it now encompasses the entire life span of an individual. This ever growing field examines change across a broad range of topics including: motor skills and other psycho-physiological processes, problem solving abilities, conceptual understanding, acquisition of language, moral understanding, and identify formation.
There are 10 lessons in this course:
Introduction - Theoretical approaches and key concepts Lifelong growth, nature/nurture; theories - psychodynamic, behavioural, social cognitive, cognitive, lifespan
Early childhood - cognitive & social development in the first 6 years Genetics, personality, cognition, recognition, memory, social relationships;
Middle childhood - cognitive, moral & social development in the school years Motor skills, cognitive and language development, relationships with family and peers, moral development
Challenges of middle childhood School and learning, sense of self, achievement, peer pressure, family breakup, grief and trauma
Adolescence - cognitive, moral and social development Cognitive development, moral development, identity, relationships with family and peers;
Challenges of adolescence Sexuality, peer groups, identity vs role confusion, trauma, depression, values and meaning
Adulthood - cognitive and psychosocial development in early and middle adulthood Sexuality, parenthood. work and achievement, moral reasoning, gender roles, cultural perspectives, adult thinking
Challenges of adulthood Marriage and divorce, grief, depression, parenting, dealing with change
Late adulthood - cognitive and psychosocial changes in the elderly Intelligence, learning and age, physiological influences, cognitive abilities, personality changes, relationships
Challenges of late adulthood Loss, mourning, depression and elderly suicide, aging brain - dementia etc, integrity vs despair, loss of independence.
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
What Influences a Person's Development Most?
Is development determined by nature or nurture? This question has been under much debate since before psychology emerged as a science. Although today, most developmental psychologists agree that development is a result of both nature AND nurture, the relative strength of influence from each is still under scrutiny.
In the early twentieth century there was much debate about how much of our behaviour was due to nature (genetic maturation) and how much was due to nurture (learning). We now know that these two influences interact to produce different behaviours, attitudes, and personalities. Nevertheless, the debate continues to be vigorous.
Development is one of those familiar concepts that seeps almost unnoticed into the conversations of many in the fields of psychology, education, and counselling. They are self-evidently concerned with the development of people. But what is development? Are there particular stages that we pass through in our life course? As stated in the above there are theories and ideas to we develop.
We need to address the fact of how to define what development means. The first and obvious element is change - that development involves movement from one state to another. As a result an interest in development leads one to a concern for transitions. Again nature and nurture both play a part in our development as well as our lifespan development.
When researching why people develop as they do, scientist usually consider four interactive forces:
- Biological forces
- Psychological forces
- Sociocultural forces
- Life cycle forces
Each being is a unique and special combination of these forces. No two of us are alike. Not even twin siblings. These forces affect each one of us differently and with different impact.
Development in Infancy and Childhood
It does not take an expert to observe the many magnificent changes that take place in a human being from the time of birth through early childhood and beyond. Parents lovingly mark these changes in baby books and with photographs. Other relatives remark at the new abilities that babies seem to acquire daily. While parents may have just one or a few children to observe, developmental psychologists study many more. By studying many children over time, experts can chart the changes, and then begin to explain how they occur.
Understanding Development is a Basis for Learning
This course is an excellent program for anyone dealing with children, teenagers, or even adults, who has a need or desire to better understand how people learn, adapt and change as the move through the various stages of life.
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Commercial Kitchen Ventilation
Halton Commercial Kitchen Ventilation
The professional kitchen is a very challenging and demanding environment. The profitability and competitiveness of each foodservice operation are directly related to cost-efficiency, productivity and health level in a kitchen environment.
Ravenscroft supplies Halton Capture Jet canopies, which prevent spreading of the heat and impurities produced by cooking into the work area. The hoods deliver a small air jet that pushes the rising thermal current to the Halton KSA grease filters. Capture Jet hoods are 30% more efficient, due to their lower air flow rates, which adds up to direct savings on running and initial costs.
Many kitchens require emission control in their exhaust systems to comply with the increasing demand for environment-friendly operations. The Capture Ray UV hoods are based on Halton's patented Capture Jet solution, advanced mechanical KSA filter technology, and a UV-C system for the destruction of grease generated in the cooking process - all of which mean clean ducts and improved fire safety.
Advantages of Halton Kitchen Hoods
Halton kitchen hoods have numerous advantages compared to the standard kitchen ventilation units.
They require lower airflow volumes, only 50-66% compared to ordinary kitchen hoods. As a result Halton kitchen hoods require smaller fans and ducting, which provides savings in the building costs. Also, the running costs of Halton hoods are lower due to lower fan power requirements and air conditioning needs.
Better kitchen environment
Halton kitchen hoods are very quiet when compared to standard hoods and especially well suited for teaching and show kitchens. With their lower air volumes Halton hoods also provide and pleasant environment for the kitchen staff to work in.
Halton's Capture Jet technology removes cooking vapours much more effectively than standard kitchen hoods. This means a better air quality and a more comfortable environment for the chefs, as well confidence that the maximum amount of carcinogenic cooking fumes have been removed the kitchen.
UV hoods and grease capture
Halton hoods capture grease very effectively, but also very easy to clean. The UV kitchen hoods make kitchen exhaust virtually odourless and make discharging to a low level possible.
Halton kitchen hoods are easy to install and commission and are an alternative solution to AS1668.2.
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A mastectomy is the removal of the entire breast. This is called total or simple mastectomy. In a modified mastectomy, the breast is removed along with the lymph nodes under the arm, the lining over the chest muscles, and sometimes part of the chest wall muscles.
Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Sue Barton, PhD, PsyD - Behavioral Health
How this information was developed to help you make better health decisions.
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azteca is a 1/8- to 1/4-inch-long crustacean commonly
found in lakes, ponds, and streams throughout North America. They are
an important link in the aquatic food chain and a food source for several
predators, including fish and various invertebrates.
Pesticides such as pyrethroids from residential runoff have recently been
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In the past, personal investing was done primarily through the use of a stockbroker or financial adviser. This was because stockbrokers had the best access to corporate financial statements, industry research and other pertinent market information.
However, with the rise of the internet, financial information is no longer confined to industry insiders. Almost limitless financial information is now at your fingertips with the click of a mouse. As a result, many people are cutting out their reliance on the middleman and making the move into online trading.
If you have been thinking about getting into online investing, this article will give you a helpful overview of the components of online trading.
What Are The Benefits Of Online Trading?
- It’s Cheaper: The first and most obvious benefit is that online trading can save you money. By cutting down on the fees you pay to your stockbroker or financial adviser, you will have more money to invest. While many online trading companies charge fees to use their trading platforms, these fees often pale in comparison to those charged by stockbrokers.
- It’s Efficient: Online trading is also efficient. Trades can be executed at a moment’s notice without having to worry wasting time calling your broker.
- You’re In Control: A third benefit of online trading is that it gives you, the investor, more control or ownership over your personal investment strategy and performance. For many, taking on a more active role in one’s personal finances can be a rewarding experience. It can also help you to stay on top of your personal financial situation because you are in control of your investment decisions.
What Is Your Investment Strategy?
Before starting to trade online, you need to decide what kind of trading strategy you want to pursue. Given the significant volatility in stock prices, trading stocks is a relatively risky investment strategy. However, different kinds of stock trading involve varying degrees of risk.
- Day Trading: Day trading is the buying and selling of the same stocks or stock indices in a single day. It is a high risk high reward strategy because of the significant volatility involved in daily stock price movements. It is also time consuming because it requires you to constantly monitor stock price changes throughout the day as well as keep up to speed on the latest stock research.
- Short Term Trading: Short term trading involves holding a stock for several days. It is less time consuming than day trading but is still relatively risky given the short time frame of holding the stock.
- Long Term Trading: Long term trading involves holding a stock for longer periods of time. This is often done with the view that a company’s value will increase over time. Long term trading requires less time than day trading or short term trading.
You can choose one type of trading strategy or mix and match from all three types. Just remember that, all things being equal, your risk increases as your stock holding time frame decreases.
What Is Your Risk Management Strategy?
No matter which trading strategy that you choose, you need to decide how much risk you are willing to take and then take the proper measures to adequately manage your risk to the desired level.
Make sure that your investment strategy takes advantage of both up and down cycles in the market.
It is also wise to set a floor on how much loss on a particular stock you are willing to take before getting out of a position.
Having a prudent risk management strategy is the only way to successfully make money over the long term.
Choose Your Trading Platform
The next step is to choose your online trading platform.
- Day Trading: If you plan on day trading, you will need a platform that provides up to date financial information and can execute trades in an efficient manner. Fees for this type of platform will be relatively more expensive than those used by occasional traders.
- Short And Longer Term Trading: Longer term traders can opt for discount brokers where speed and efficiency are less crucial.
Make sure to research and choose a reputable online broker with a strong history of satisfied customers. This means a solid track record of trade execution and up to date financial information. It is also advisable to shop around for brokers with competitive fees.
Choose Your Investments
Now that you have a trading strategy and an online broker, the next step is choosing which stocks or indices to invest in. The best way to do this is to do research. An educated investor is a smart investor. Get up to speed on the companies and industries that you want to invest in. Newspapers and online research companies like Morningstar are great sources of financial information. Try to find companies or indices that you believe are undervalued. This will allow you to buy low and sell high. Always remember that past stock performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance.
Review Your Portfolio
Finally, make sure to regularly evaluate your investment performance. If your current investment strategy is not earning the returns that you hoped for, consider changing course. If you need help, you can always consult an investment professional for advice. While this will cut into the savings aspect of online trading, it is always better to be well informed when engaging in stock trading.
Now that you know the benefits of online trading, you can get to work on your online stock portfolio. Remember that trading stocks always involves taking on financial risk. Consider consulting a financial professional for investment advice.
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Afghanistan's fertility rate, one of the world's highest before the fall of the Taliban, is plummeting in a concrete accomplishment of a decade-long U.S. campaign to improve the well-being of Afghan women.
The average number of children Afghan women can expect to have in their lifetime fell from 8 in the 1990s to 6.3 in the mid-2000s and to 5.1 at the end of the decade, a USA TODAY analysis of birth data found.
The slide is especially significant considering that the Taliban did not allow girls to go to school, endorsed child brides and ignored women's health care.
"You have basically a new generation of Afghan girls who are more likely to have delayed for a few years their marriage," says Patrick Gerland, an analyst and demographer at the United Nations Population Division.
Experts say one reason for the drop is that the ouster of the Taliban was followed by a rise in aid from NATO countries that funded schools, maternal health, family planning services and birth control. Another is that the Taliban's ban on schooling for girlswas lifted by the current government. As a result, more Afghan women are getting an education and jobs, factors that typically delay a woman's decision to start a family.
Also, infant mortality plunged 50% during the 1990s and into the mid-2000s, from 111 infant deaths per 1,000 live births to 55.
"It's like, 'Wow!' '' says Carl Haub, demographer at the Population Reference Bureau. "It's a society that's really in the process of transforming itself. That's a very rapid transition. Basically, prior to the war, it was a country that lacked many, many basic health services, and now they're spreading."
As next year's drawdown of coalition forces nears, there is concern that progress might stall.
"If you have a return of much more conservative views that go back to a Taliban-type of thinking about women's access to education, to employment, much of this progress could eventually roll back instead of continuing," Gerland says. "What happens if the supply of contraception stops being available?"
Afghanistan's fertility rate still is high. The U.S. is right about at 2 children per woman - the replacement rate needed to keep the population stable - and more developed regions as a whole are even lower at 1.66.
In developing nations where fertility rates begin to slide, the decline usually continues, according to global birth rate histories, a sign that Afghanistan's birth rate may be on a permanent descent.
High fertility makes it difficult for countries to reduce poverty and improve health, education and living conditions, Haub says, and that increases their dependence on foreign aid.
A report on women in Afghanistan by the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University stresses the need to protect the rights of women and their participation in political, economic and social life after international troops withdraw.
"If the trend of the last 10 years continue for one or two generations, it's very difficult to imagine going back to where it was but you need 10 or 20 years of sustained change," Gerland says. "Because a country like Afghanistan is still somewhat challenged in many aspects, the future remains quite uncertain."
Copyright 2013 USATODAY.com
Read the original story: Fertility rate drops in Afghanistan, but will it continue?
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This is a true story... one of the interesting cases that Drs. Foster and Smith have treated. We sincerely hope you enjoy this fascinating and educational tale.
n the early eighties, we were introduced to one of the "class cats" of our practice. It was February and the outside temperature here in Northern Wisconsin had hovered at about 20 degrees below zero for a week. If anything will keep a small animal practice quiet, it's extremely cold weather. Our clients prefer to stay home with their pets rather than venture out into the local Arctic air.
We were all sitting around reading the latest journals when the receptionist came into our office shouting that we had an emergency in the first exam room. My colleague and I quickly made our way to the first exam room where we found a cardboard box covered with an old blanket. On the other side of the table stood a ten-year-old girl with red eyes and tears frozen to her cheeks. Under the blanket was an unconscious cat that was extremely cold and actually hard to the touch. She had found the animal on the side of the road and although she wasn't the owner, she had carried him over a mile to get to the clinic! The cat was alive, but just barely. He had been hit by a car. He had several obvious cuts and abrasions, but the most tragic thing was that somehow both of his left feet had been severed from his body, each about 2 inches above the paw. His breathing was very shallow and his gums very pale. He had probably lost a large quantity of blood and was now in shock.
The policy in our clinics has always been not to euthanize normal, healthy animals. If someone brought us a dog or cat that they no longer wanted for whatever reason, then we would keep it until we could find it a home. Our only exceptions to this rule were the animals that were truly aggressive and could not be trusted. As a result, our clinic had always been the repository for found or unwanted pets.
In a situation like this one, it would have been very difficult to tell the young girl the animal was too badly hurt or because we didn't know the owner, that the animal should be "put to sleep."
We treated the cat with IV fluids, antibiotics, medications to reverse the shock, and gave him a blood transfusion. As he started to stabilize over the next 24 to 36 hours, we did what we could to care for the leg injuries. We repaired the ends of the bones and covered these areas with skin. The cat had recovered well enough that he was eating on his own on the fourth day, and from that point on he recovered nicely. He had no feet on his left side and his injured legs ended about three inches from the floor. He could not stand.
We put out newspaper ads and spots on the local radio station to find the owner of a "Black and White Cat Found on Highway 47." No mention was made of the injuries. After four weeks, no one had come forward. The girl who had found the cat couldn't keep him because of allergies.
By this time, the animal was actually doing very well. All the injuries had healed and as amazing as it may sound - he walked! He learned to balance himself and walk on his two right legs. At first he crawled, then he hopped and occasionally fell, but by the end of six weeks he was running around the clinic so well that few noticed his lack of feet.
Everyone in the clinic had grown to love the little beast and some hoped that his owner would never show. And that's exactly what happened. Over the next eight years, Captain Hook as he was called, was the official "clinic cat." He had a great personality and lived totally without fear. He could roam free in most of the building and would sleep on a bench in our waiting room. He snored loudly and this always brought a smile to clients. He grew into a very affectionate animal responding to all the clinic personnel and most of our clients and their pets.
Captain Hook became a real special part of our clinic and got more Christmas cards and gifts than the rest of the staff combined. Until one night, when he failed to wake from one of his noisy sleeps, he was the classiest being in the whole building.
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Preparing for Retirement in an Uncertain World
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
by Liqun Liu, Andrew J. Rettenmaier and Thomas R. Saving
In previous generations, many workers could expect to automatically receive a steady stream of retirement income from Social Security and a pension from their union or employer. Like Social Security, traditional defined benefit pension plans promised a monthly annuity for life. Along with personal savings, pensions and Social Security were the mainstays of retirement. Increasingly, however, American workers must make their own retirement investment decisions.
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Powerful Ideas on
IMAGINE A NEW breed of all-electric
cars that can travel 300 miles or more
before needing a quick rechargealmost three times farther than current
hybrid models that rely on gasoline
as a backup.
Innovative science in the university's
recently launched Energy Frontier
Research Center may lead to such a
vehicle within a decade, says Gary
Rubloff, the Minta Martin Professor of
Engineering and director of the center.
Working with Sang Bok Lee, associate
professor of chemistry and biochemistry,
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deliver more power and recharge much
faster than existing devices can. The
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nanowires to build compact yet
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Linking faculty from engineering,
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U.S. Department of Energy as part of a
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Where Have All the Frogs Gone?
Lips's research on exotic frogs was featured in a Nature documentary.
FROGS AND OTHER amphibians are mysteriously disappearing from the
planet, and biologist Karen Lips is racing against time to save them. One-third
of the 6,300 species of amphibians are in decline and 168 have gone
extinct in the last 20 years, with more disappearing each day. The
crisis has required Lips and her colleagues to act as detectives at a
crime scene, investigating sites where they find the bodies of thousands
of dead frogs to unravel what went wrong.
The golden frog used to be common in Panama. Photocredit: Andrew Young
Copyright ©1995 - 2008 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
All Rights Reserved
While pollution and other environmental factors are taking their toll
on frogs, Lips and others discovered that it's an unusual fungus, called
, or Bd, that's causing massive frog die-offs
in locations as disparate as Panama, Australia and the National Zoo in
Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, these experts don't know where this fungus
originated and don't know how to stop it. They do know that it likes cool, wet
climates, where frogs also thrive, and that it spreads rapidly.
After Lips documented the disease's rapid and devastating impact on
frogs in Costa Rica and Panama, her colleagues rushed to evacuate frogs
from the forests of Central Panama to save them from the advancing fungus.
Today, their facility shelters 58 species of frogsincluding some of
the rarest on earth.
Lips is also investigating the fungus's impact in the U.S. and whether it has
caused the decline of several species of salamanders in Appalachia, which has
the highest biodiversity of salamanders in the world. In addition, she is documenting
the impact that these extinctions are having on ecosystems.
"Once amphibians are eliminated from an ecosystem, everything else
changes," she explains. "Snakes disappear, algae grows, sediments accumulate
and affect water quality. We don't know yet how many of these
changes are irrevocable." -KB
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I never use symmetry when modeling so I can’t help much explaining how it works. I just work on a half and when I want to see what it looks like as a whole I r-click and choose symmetrize polygons. Hitting the + key a couple times lets you see what it looks like subdivided quick too without having to deal with Hex’s dynamic geometry.
I’m far from an expert but have been using it for several years. I’d be glad to share any tips or tricks I’ve developed.
“the more you use XSI the more you will like it”
Yes you are correct, I must say I am hooked.
Just one problem I am having is setting up modeling with symmetry.
I have to say that is something hex does very well.
I would love to chat with you more about XSI.
I think that is what I will do also, but also sometimes I use clone and a negative scale on the x axis.
Then you can also convert it to model and create an instance, still some issues with that though.
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Solar plane to make first cross-continent flightApril 25th, 2012 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
Bern, April 25 (IANS) The world’s largest solar-powered plane, Swiss-made Solar Impulse, will take its first-ever cross-continent flight in May or June.
The plane, co-piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, will attempt for the first time to fly more than 2,500 km, taking off in Payerne in western Switzerland, crossing the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean without using fuel, and landing in Morocco.
The exact date for taking off will be decided according to weather condition, said Andre Borschberg, co-founder and CEO of Solar Impulse that made the aircraft.
Bertrand Piccard and Borschberg will take turns to fly the aircraft on its 48-hour journey, with a scheduled stopover near Madrid to change pilots, Xinhua reported.
This long-duration flight will serve as a dress rehearsal for the round-the-world flight in 2014, and will allow the team to gather experience in cooperating with international airports, integrating the prototype into regular air traffic patterns, and managing the logistics of maintenance, said Borschberg.
Solar Impulse, the first aircraft that can fly day and night without fuel or polluting emissions, has a wingspan of 63.4 meters, as wide as an Airbus A340, and weighs only 1,600 kg. It has 12,000 solar cells mounted on the wings, which provide momentum for its four electric motors.
The plane took its first international flight from Switzerland to Brussels May 13, 2011, and marked its second international flight to Paris in June last year.
- Solar-powered plane attempts intercontinental flight - May 25, 2012
- Solar plane takes off for test flight - Jul 08, 2010
- Solar-powered plane set for world tour - Oct 15, 2010
- Solar plane lands after first night flight (Lead, changing dateline) - Jul 08, 2010
- Solar plane successfully makes first test flight - Apr 08, 2010
- Solar plane set for test flight in night sky - Jun 17, 2010
- Swiss solar powered aircraft begins first international flight - May 13, 2011
- Solar Impulse plane completes record-breaking 24-hour flight - Jul 08, 2010
- Solar Plane Lands Subsequent To The Attainment Of Its Initial 24-Hour Flight - Jul 11, 2010
- Solar Plane Lands Safely After Flying Through The Night - Jul 11, 2010
- Solar Plane Being Readied For Nocturnal Flight - Jun 16, 2010
- Swiss solar plane makes first flight - Apr 07, 2010
- Swiss team plans to fly solar plane all night - Jun 16, 2010
- Manned Solar Plane Scheduled To Fly At Night - Jun 16, 2010
- Solar Plane lands safely after a 24-hour flight - Jul 11, 2010
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The Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey (CMBS), is a national project that takes stock of Singapore’s marine ecosystem and species diversity, species distribution and abundance. It began in 2010 and will conclude in 2015. Besides regular surveys, the project includes two intensive 3-week expeditions in which local and international researchers come together to study the various marine taxa found in our waters.
The first expedition surveying the northern shores (Johor Straits) was held in October 2012 and we are now gearing up for an encore in May, this time in the southern waters of Singapore.
We need help!
TMSI is recruiting four student assistants to help out during the Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey workshop.
If you have a passion for biodiversity research, fieldwork, or just want to learn and interact with local and international marine scientists, this is a golden opportunity to garner the necessary experience.
The successful candidate will be involved in various aspects of the expedition, such as logistics, equipment cleaning and maintenance, field collection, dredging, sorting, preservation, photo taking, data entry and assisting researchers.
Candidates should be:
Be able to stay in expedition base camp (at St John’s Island) for the duration of the expedition (20 May to 8 June).
Enthusiastic and able to work well with others.No prior experience necessary, but that will be a bonus!
For more information please visit http://megamarinesurvey.blogspot.sg, in particular the posts about the Northern Expedition (http://megamarinesurvey.blogspot.sg/search/label/Northern%20Expedition#.USw0CaVvhtE)
Please contact Joelle Lai, Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research at dbslcyj[@]nus.edu.sg if interested.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Six Haitian children cling to Lt. Ben Stollerman’s hands, sleeves and fatigue pants as the U.S. Navy engineer negotiates one of Haiti’s biggest camps for earthquake refugees.
“I feel like the Pied Piper,” he says, grinning as he takes a break from pointing out projects he’s directed to help reduce flooding in a sea of makeshift shelters that 47,000 people call home.
Stollerman says he’s tried to explain to the children — though he’s not sure they grasp it — that he won’t be around forever. Next week, he ships out.
From a high of 22,000 troops spearheaded by the now-departed 82nd Airborne two weeks after the devastating Jan. 12 quake, the U.S. military operation here is now down to 1,300 troops.
As of June 1, the Louisiana National Guard will be in charge of a 500-person contingent, based in Gonaives, a flood-prone city north of the capital where 800 people died two years ago in three hurricanes and a tropical storm.
Other National Guard units will rotate in every two weeks from Nevada, Montana, Arizona, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, said Maj. Gen. Simeon Trombitas, who heads U.S. Army-South and is in command of Joint Task Force-Haiti for its last month.
But the thousands of troops of Operation Unified Response, who helped keep the peace, distribute food and provide an overall feeling of safety for quake-stricken Haitians, will be a thing of the past.
They will be missed at the old military airport, where Stollerman works.
“The Americans’ leaving is kind of sad because they get things done,” Marie Ange Joseph, a 36-year-old street vendor who lives in the airport camp, said as Navy engineers installed steel grates over open sewer holes nearby. “If things were left up to the Haitians, they wouldn’t get done.”
Children scurried and slipped about near one of the holes, the stench of human waste strong even a few shacks away where a bare-chested young man sold moonshine and cigarettes and people played cards at a tarp-covered tavern.
An eight-person Southern Command contingent will remain in the capital, Port-au-Prince, with a handful of Chinook and Blackhawk helicopters.
The Navy engineers, or Seabees, also will remain in Haiti, to protect those among the 1.3 million still crowded in tent camps who are at high risk from flash flooding.
“It’s a transition, not a drawdown or a departure,” Trombitas told The Associated Press.
The Guardsmen will build and repair schools and continue to train Haitian medical workers. Large-scale U.S. military medical attention ended March 19 when the USNS Comfort hospital ship departed.
The U.S. Agency for International Development and civilian relief agencies will be taking over most of the logistical and aid work American troops performed.
Rain is apt to be the biggest challenge.
May is normally the wettest month, with an average of 8.6 inches of rainfall, said Michel Davison, coordinator of the International Desk of the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
So far, the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation has been spared the kind of weather systems that typically stall for a few days, dumping several inches of rain. But Davison predicted that major downpours could begin around May 20.
Just 3 percent of Haiti is forested, and widespread erosion regularly contributes to violent flooding capable of delivering death on an alarming scale.
Last month, the Seabees took advantage of lower-than-average rainfall to build retaining walls, carve out drainage canals and sponsor cash-for-work programs that paid jobless, homeless Haitians to clear garbage from culverts in nine camps where they deemed people to be at the highest risk from flash floods.
The U.S. military also helped move 7,400 at-risk people from those camps to relocation camps.
A centerpiece of the effort has been the teeming Ancien Aeroport Militaire camp, where 26-year-old Lt. Stollerman of Park City, Utah, has become a minor celebrity.
The Seabees delivered 300 truckloads of gravel that people have used to raise the floors of their homes and rid the camp of standing water where mosquitoes could breed and spread malaria. They’ve also covered big sewer drain openings that spelled peril for the lieutenant's little friends.
“They really decreased the stress level among the people in the camp,” said Louise Ivers, Haiti clinical director for the Boston-based Partners in Health, a medical relief organization with more than two decades in Haiti. “The place was a hellhole. When it rained, water was collecting in big ponds. Children were falling into holes. It was just desperate.”
If disaster strikes again, the Seabees can be back in force in a matter of days, said Capt. Roger Motzko, 55, of Anchorage, Alaska, Stollerman’s boss and the Joint Task Force’s chief of engineering.
The first U.S. troops to arrive for the earthquake emergency bivouacked under ponchos on the western edge of a relief-choked international airport.
The soldiers have had it somewhat easier lately: Recently, they were entertained by Miami Dolphins cheerleaders who made three appearances from April 27-29 with a military-sponsored variety show.
And the Americans only opened fire once, Trombitas said: warning shots during looting in the early post-quake days.
Though the troops are universally pleased to be among friendly, appreciative people, Haiti’s capital remains a sweat-inducing, dust-choked stew of filth, despair, hunger, traffic and sporadic electricity.
“We live at the old bus station in non-air-conditioned tents,” Motzko said.
“On lucky days we get a shower a day. Lucky for you, today was one.”
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Western Europe (Andorra, Austria, Azores [Portugal], Belgium, Denmark [including Greenland and Faroe Islands], Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, the Holy See, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom [including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man]) The area encompassed by these countries extends from the broadleaf forests and the plains of the west to the boreal and mixed forests of Scandinavia.
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The United States could reduce its oil use by approximately 800 million gallons and carbon dioxide emissions by 8 million tons annually, if Americans purchased diesels at the same rate as Europeans, Dieter Zetsche, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chrysler Group, said today. To encourage American acceptance of diesels, Zetsche announced that Chrysler Group will test the North American market with a diesel-powered Jeep(R) Liberty vehicle beginning in 2004.
"The best way to show our commitment to work together is to bring a modern, clean diesel passenger vehicle to market, which we intend to do," Zetsche said. "We would like to see the oil refiners commit to producing and distributing high quality, low-sulfur fuel as soon as possible, while the government creates incentives for fuel producers to get clean diesel fuel to the market before the deadline."
While DaimlerChrysler offers a range of diesel-powered passenger vehicles in Europe, where approximately 35 percent of vehicles are powered by diesel engines, the Jeep Liberty will be the first light-duty sport-utility vehicle with a diesel powertrain to go on sale in the United States and Canada.
Zetsche said that, on average, diesel fuel offered in Europe is six times cleaner than that offered in the U.S., due to a much lower sulfur content extracted during the refining process.
The diesel Jeep Liberty will be powered by a 2.8-liter common rail turbo- diesel engine produced by DaimlerChrysler. It will be available with a manual or automatic transmission, as well as two- or four-wheel drive. It is expected that the diesel-powered Liberty will have up to a 30 percent improvement in fuel economy, versus a comparable gasoline-powered Liberty.
DaimlerChrysler currently offers diesel engines in its Dodge Ram heavy- duty trucks in North America. Approximately 75 percent of all Dodge Ram 2500/3500s sold in North America are powered by diesel engines.
But diesel acceptance as the fuel of choice in high-volume passenger vehicles in North America has been another matter, thanks in large part to some ill-fated attempts in the 1980s to introduce diesels here. "The technology of the time left a bad taste in the mouths of many," Zetsche said, "and a lot of bad memories of smokey, smelly, clattertrap cars.
"But today's clean diesels are surprisingly refined and comparable, category for category, to gasoline-powered vehicles."
Around the world, the Chrysler Group currently offers diesel powertrain options in the Jeep Cherokee (Liberty in North America), Jeep Grand Cherokee, Chrysler PT Cruiser and Chrysler Voyager minivans. In Western Europe, diesel- powered vehicles comprise 56 percent of Chrysler Group's total sales volume.
Jeep Cherokee vehicles with diesel powertrains currently account for 65 percent of that model's total sales in Western Europe.
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Browsing 320 - 330 results of 1073 programs
Which is farthest away from the earth, the stars or Pluto? The answer may be obvious to you, but a lot of people get this wrong. Listen to TI director Linda Shore as she presents a little survey about how things are arranged in the heavens—and explains what the surprising results mean. See slow-motion footage of flames licking through ice during a demonstration by Eric Muller of the Exploratorium's Teacher Institute. Can you guess what he added to the bottom of the vessel before lighting it?
Slow motion footage of The Cauldron by Kiki at the Fire and Ice After Dark event. Slow motion footage of Pyrograph, a work by Earl "Dodger" Stirling that has been described as a cross between Dante's Inferno and the Foucault Pendulum. Like a fiery version of the Exploratorium's classic Drawing Board exhibit, Pyrograph swings a pendulum across a sandy, flaming cauldron and traces out oscillating patterns in colorful fire.
Most things won't burn on Mars—after all, the main ingredient in the Martian atmosphere, carbon dioxide, is used in fire extinguishers on earth. So how would one create fire without oxygen? Use metal!This slow motion footage shows magnesium burning within a block of dry ice.
Exploratorium staff physicist Thomas Humphrey divulges a clever way to measure the speed of sound, and he explains how he’s used that information to measure things in the world. Join A, K. C. Cole, author of Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens: Frank Oppenheimer and the World He Made Up, in conversation with Exploratorium Director Dr. Dennis Bartels, eminent San Francisco Chronicle science writer David Perlman, Cinema Arts Director Liz Keim, and Exploratorium physicist Thomas Humphrey. A question-and-answer session followed the panel discussion.
Produced by Thorne Films, this very early 1972 film details some of the history and thought that went into the creation of the Exploratorium as told by its founding director, Frank Oppenheimer. The ancient Greeks knew about magnets, and they knew about electricity, too. But it wasn’t until the nineteenth century that a connection between the two was discovered. Staff physicist Paul Doherty tells the story of how a professor made the connection…which led to modern motors.
Laurie Anderson is a groundbreaking American composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, and performance artist. She is celebrated for her multimedia performances and innovative use of technology in art. In this candid, in-depth interview from December 1984, Anderson talks about her very diverse inspirations, including her relationship to technology, her past lives, television, and handheld versus electronic instruments. She also plays samples of the music and sounds that fuel her process, as well as some of her own work
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“Life is hard, and then you die.”
Many of you will recognize the above quote as one I use frequently. It’s really not that I’m a pessimist, it’s more that I’ve come to the conclusion that the sooner you embrace that thought, really take it to heart, the easier life is. Life is hard…( wonderful, exciting, challenging)…but hard. If you live for any length of time… people you know will die, jobs will be lost, illnesses will occur, hearts will be broken and dreams damaged. People are messy (both emotionally and in the kitchen).
Denying this reality, to ourselves or to our children, doesn’t create happiness and contentment. In fact, it frequently creates the opposite. When we teach our children to expect life to be easy they can feel extremely disappointed and put upon when it is not. If we lead them to expect that they should always be entertained, happy, and healthy we are setting them up to become demanding little monsters (lovable monsters but…) I certainly don’t mean to imply that we should teach our children negativity, but that we should teach them that life is full of hard parts…and while we can’t control that, we can control our attitudes.
It would benefit each of us to remember that life is not meant to be a smooth road. It is the detours and bumps that stretch and grow us up. It is the persevering and doing what is difficult, day in and day out, that builds character. It is modeling all of this with a cheerful heart that gives our children an example to follow.
We have all seen our children struggle with a subject and start down their own self-defeating path. “It’s too hard.” “Other kids don’t struggle with this.” “I’ll do it tomorrow.” “I’ll never understand it.” They can get themselves so worked up that they waste an hour doing nothing but feeling sorry for themselves. In that time they could have finished the assignment four times over. The fact that the lesson was hard, made them feel they should be allowed to just give up. It’s at these times I would look over at my sons and say.”Life is hard, then you die.” They would laugh, they knew I didn’t mean all of life is hard, but that hard is part of life, and the more challenges we take on, the more we accomplish, the more we are going to bump up against hard parts. (more…)
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Oklahoma Chautauqua brings “Hollywood’s Golden Age” to OSU-Tulsa
TULSA (May 26, 2011) – The Oklahoma Chautauqua is your chance to time travel to another era and meet some of history’s most illustrious characters. This year’s event will explore the ups and downs of Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s with “It’s All Make Believe: Hollywood’s Golden Age” June7-11 at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa.
Performances will take place Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. under the tent. Appearing in costume, scholars recount stories in the character's own words and in the language of their time. A question-and-answer session with the scholar both in and out of character will follow each performance.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Oklahoma Chautauqua, a program presented by the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa.
Scholars performing in this year’s living history program will portray D.W. Griffith, a pioneer of American film; Lovella Parsons, a well-known Hollywood gossip columnist; Paul Robeson, an internationally renowned state and film actor; W.C. Fields, a comedian, actor and juggler; and Walt Disney, an innovator in filmmaking, animation and amusement park design and one of the best-known producers in the world.
Daily workshops will take place Tuesday through Saturday at noon and 5:30 p.m. in OSU-Tulsa’s Conference Center, North Hall 150. Local musicians will provide entertainment each night at 6:30 p.m. prior to the evening performances.
All workshops and performances are free and open to the public and guests are encouraged to bring a picnic or purchase refreshments on site.
The first chautauqua was held in the 1870s at New York’s Lake Chautauqua, originally a camp for Sunday school teachers. In the early 20th century, chautauqua was a tent show traveling along a circuit in the Midwestern United States that presented a stage for contemporary culture, political oratory and discussion of modern social issues. The modern chautauqua movement began during the American bicentennial, as a tent revival for humanities and as an entertaining means to provoke discussion of American history.
Funding for the Tulsa Chautauqua is provided in part by a grant from the Oklahoma Humanities Council. Major support for this program is provided by the following: OSU-Tulsa, the Mervin Bovaird Foundation, the Judith and Jean Pape Adams Charitable Foundation, Williams and the Downtown DoubleTree Hotel.
OSU-Tulsa is located in downtown Tulsa at 700 North Greenwood Ave., near I-244 and Detroit Avenue. For a detailed schedule of events or more information, visit www.okchautauqua.org.
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Tammy Harr, BSN, helps Maribeth at the James E. Cary Cancer Center.
In shorts, t-shirt and yellow Life is Good baseball cap, 47-year-old Maribeth settled in to a recliner in the infusion room at the James E. Cary Cancer Center. This smiling-eyed survivor, undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer, is working to teach other women to recognize the signs of the disease.
Maribeth was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in March, 2005. “I originally thought it was a bladder infection,” Maribeth explained. “I had a full checkup in July 2004 and received a clean bill of health. But after that, I started to feel tired. I didn’t want to eat and I had back pain.”
Symptoms of ovarian cancer are non-specific and mimic other diseases. But with ovarian cancer, the symptoms persist and may worsen over time. Symptoms may include abdominal pressure, swelling or bloating; tiredness; no appetite; urinary urgency; changes in bowel or bladder habits; and increased abdominal girth.
At first Maribeth thought her symptoms were due to her work schedule. As a third-shift employee at General Mills, she was working night hours driving a tow-motor. “I had been working overtime and was tired. The thought never crossed my mind that it could be something more serious.”
Maribeth had surgery to remove the cancer at Hannibal Regional Hospital then underwent chemotherapy at the James E. Cary Cancer Center. She has been in remission twice and is now undergoing chemotherapy again.
Each year in the U.S., an estimated 22,000 women (or one in 72) will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The median age for diagnosis is 63, but ovarian cancer can strike women of any age. Risk factors include a family history of cancer; a personal history of cancer, age over 55 and never having been pregnant.
“Even if the symptoms seem minor, if a woman feels it’s not right, get it checked out,” Maribeth urged. “Women need to be aware of their body. If they have questions, they need to keep pushing to get answers.”
Early diagnosis is the key to better outcomes for ovarian cancer patients. Nationally, the number of ovarian cancer patients has declined in recent years and the National Cancer Institute has increased funding for research on ovarian cancer.
Maribeth credits her family, friends, co-workers and her team at the JECCC with unconditional support.
“The JECCC is wonderful. I feel like I’m walking in to another family,” said Maribeth. “They know me well and know best how to support me. They really do care what happens.”
Maribeth also appreciates being able to have treatments close to home. This allows family members to go with her to appointments and treatments and to enjoy her own home and activities.
While Maribeth works to bring awareness of ovarian cancer to other women, she looks forward to a future that includes better diagnostic tests for other patients. “Research gives me hope that there will be new drugs or new tests that will help other women,” she said. “We’d like to see more people aware of the disease. If it’s caught early, it can be remedied very quickly.”
She is also optimistic about her recovery. “Chemo won’t last forever,” Maribeth explained. “No matter how bad it seems, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. I don’t give in. I have good friends and family and I’m not gonna let it win.”
For more information about ovarian cancer, contact the James E. Cary Cancer Center at (573) 406-5811.
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Time To Recycle Those Christmas Trees
The City of Santa Clarita is offering free curbside Christmas tree recycling until January 8, 2011 for all single-family and multi-family residents. Single-family residents should place their trees at the curb on their regular trash collection day and multi-family residents should contact their building manager to see if there is a designated area for the trees. All recycled trees are used as soil amendment, compost, or bagged for mulch.
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Santa Clarita residents who wish to recycle their trees through the curbside recycling program must remove all non-recyclable materials such as tinsel, ornaments, lights, and tree stands before placing trees at the curb next to their regular trash bins or they can cut their trees into smaller sections and place them in their green waste containers. Undecorated, unwrapped trees will be collected on your regularly scheduled trash pickup day.
“Christmas trees, holiday gift wrapping, and decorating can create extra trash, so it’s important to remember to reduce, reuse, and recycle whenever possible,” said Mayor Marsha McLean.
Additionally, residents may drop off their Christmas trees at the Waste Management yard at no cost. Before depositing trees, all tree stands, lights, ornaments and other tree decorations must be removed.
The Waste Management yard is open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located at 25772 Springbrook Road. For more information call the City’s Environmental Services Division at (661) 286-4098.
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Let's face it. Software has holes. And hackers love to exploit them. New vulnerabilities appear almost daily. If you have software - we all do - you need to keep tabs on the latest vulnerabilities.
Articles about Security
If takeover plans by SoftBank and Sprint are finalized, then SoftBank will give the U.S. government influence due to security concerns.
Australia's isolation from geo-political conflicts means it has few, if any, enemies that might try to harm it via online attacks, but it could get caught up in the collateral damage between other nation's battles.
AusCERT has returned to the Gold Coast for another year, and ZDNet was there to bring you all the highlights.
What do security specialist HD Moore and the Queensland Police have in common? They both feature in this lighthearted round-up of day 1 at AusCERT 2013.
Indian CIOs say they are struggling to securely manage personal devices employees use to access corporate networks and applications, reveals a new survey.
Former McAfee Threat Research vice-president Dmitri Alperovitch has called for greater powers for private companies, saying that they should be allowed to make citizens' arrests and limited retaliatory action against hackers.
Highlighting the fact that there are security vulnerabilities in your organisation sounds like common sense, but there is such a thing as doing it too fast, according to Foxtel CISO Kevin Shaw.
After a long string of high profile attacks on accounts held by government and news agencies, Twitter is finally stepping up its game.
This is the first of a three-part series where our own David Gewirtz tests and installs a full-perimeter, Internet-centric, mobile-enabled video surveillance system. In this installment, he details the approach that didn't work.
In Solera, Blue Coat finds a big boost for its bid to secure the enterprise.
Would retaliatory attacks make hackers think twice?
Many small businesses struggle to cope with internet security and are refusing to trade online as a result.
A new report claims that a number of U.S.-based utilities are fending off cyberattacks on a daily basis.
Google wants you to start talking to your desktop with Chrome 27.
Firewalls and antivirus software bite deepest into most organisations' security budgets to the detriment of the other stages in the breach process.
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On Monday 12 December, the EU Court of Auditors published a report damning costly failures to eliminate overfishing in Europe.
The report found that the multi-billion euro European Fisheries Fund designed to balance fishing activities at sustainable levels is actually doing the reverse. Loopholes mean that fleet owners are receiving subsidies to increase the capacity and fishing power of their vessels, adding to fleet overcapacity. A small fraction of the money available for scrapping is being used as intended, with most being spent on vessels that are old or no longer active.
The court did not stop at criticising the misspending of taxpayers’ money, but highlighted fundamental flaws in the existing fleet adjustment rules.
The report warns that fleet overcapacity is driving the depletion of fish stocks, threatening marine life and the viability of fishing sector and coastal communities. The result is that three out of four European fish stocks are overfished.
Birdlife Europe, Greenpeace, OCEAN2012, Seas At Risk and WWF are urging the European Parliament and Council of Ministers to follow the court’s recommendations. The report shows that the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform will be meaningless unless measures are based on a full assessment of the fishing capacity coupled with deadlines for fleet reductions, the groups argue.
The European Commission’s reform proposals are not up to the task:
European Maritime & Fisheries Fund (replacing the European Fisheries Fund) – Unless safeguards are put in place, there is little evidence that subsidies will stop fuelling overcapacity let alone reverse it. For instance, the recent Commission proposal does not require member states to assess the balance between fishing capacity and stocks before receiving modernisation funds.
CFP reform – Clear timelines and targets for fleet reductions should be introduced in the revised proposals. Moreover, the text should be amended to create a wider range of options for allocating fishing rights, introducing preferential access for those that fish in the most sustainable and responsible way.
Fisheries ministers will meet on 16 December to set fishing quotas for 2012. These should be set in line with the scientific advice, and consistent with the goal to recover fish stocks to above levels that can produce maximum sustainable yields by 2015, the groups say.
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Program: Engineering Systems and Management
Dr. Khayal is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Systems and Management Program at the Masdar Institute of Science & Technology. She holds a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, San Francisco Joint Graduate Group. She has also completed the Management of Technology Program from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. She started and chairs the Human Subjects Research Ethics Committee at Masdar Institute. She holds two US and international patents and she is featured in the book Medicine by Design: The Practice and Promise of Biomedical Engineering by Fen Montaigne.
Dr. Khayal has developed the concept of Sustainable Health at Masdar Institute. As part of the Sustainable Health concept, Dr. Khayal is interested in the integration of social and environmental factors affecting public health, especially for non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and obesity in order to understand and develop early warning markers and factors for health. Part of her research focuses on understanding the social factors affecting health by utilizing social networks and network analysis techniques. Dr. Khayal’s Sustainable Health Lab has developed models explaining the change in BMI utilizing individual and social information. Dr. Khayal’s Sustainable Health Lab is also exploring the effect of environmental factors on various health conditions. Her expertise includes study design of clinical and non-clinical experiments. On the biological side, this includes the analysis of MR imaging data for cancer. Dr. Khayal utilizes non-invasive acquisition to computationally visualize, model and analyze biological and non-biological data as it affects human health.
Advisor to current Masdar Institute students:
Rahman Oloritun, email@example.com
Maryam Butt, firstname.lastname@example.org
Khasaiba Al Dalel, email@example.com
Fatima Al Baloushi, firstname.lastname@example.org
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WASHINGTON -- Monday is President Barack Obama's big day, but memories of Martin Luther King Jr. will loom large over the festivities.
A quirk in the calendar pushed Obama's swearing-in onto the national holiday named for the slain civil rights leader. Obama will deliver his second inaugural address looking out across the National Mall to the Lincoln Memorial - where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech nearly 50 years ago.
Obama is using King's Bible in the ceremony. And the inaugural parade includes a float honoring King.
Obama says King is one of two people he admires more than anyone in American history. Abraham Lincoln is the other.
The president says the movements Lincoln and King represented are the only reason it's possible for him to be inaugurated.
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Each month there are literally tens of thousands of companies started around the world. Every single one is started by people who have a dream of hitting it big. They say all you need is a dream and an iron will, and everything will go your way. This might very well be true. However, it doesn’t hurt to have a little bit of luck when it comes to timing as well. If you come up with a good idea, there is nothing stopping you from making it a billion dollar startup. That is if your dedication is solid as a rock.
Out of all the companies started, especially online, there are only a few that will ever enjoy the moment of calling themselves a billion dollar startup. This is not because the other ideas aren’t good, but because their appeal to the general population didn’t match a bid that high. The most recent billion dollar startup is of course Instagram. It’s a startup that we have heard a lot about in recent months. You might remember Instagram’s now infamous privacy update that made pretty much everyone rage. Several thousands of people even quit using the service just because of the company’s obnoxiousness.
There are of course other billion dollar startups aside from Instagram that have emerged since 2004. There is no word yet what valuation Pinterest has (at least not that I am aware of), but I am sure it’s safe to say that the company is pretty close to being a billion dollar startup, if they haven’t passed that already.
By having a quick look at a fresh infographic from Staff, we quickly see that out of all the thousands and thousands of companies started each month, there are only a few that get to call themselves a billion dollar startup. As a matter of fact, as few as 13 online billion dollar startup companies have started since 2004. But why should this scare anyone from starting their own online success? The short answer to that question is that it shouldn’t. It should inspire anyone to create a company they feel is missing online. You never know, people could come to love it and use it enough to make it a billion dollar startup. Have a look at this infographic called, Billion Dollar Startups, and soak in the inspiration. Are you the next founder of a billion dollar startup? You are the only one who can answer that question.
Billion Dollar Startups Since 2004
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Via: [Love Infographics]
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Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid
Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 08 | Size: 1 MB
A question answered by Shaikh Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid regarding: My neighbour is an American Christian, and she and her family brought me a gift when it was Christmas. I could not refuse the gift, lest she be offended. Can I accept this gift, as the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) accepted gifts from kaafirs?.
Praise be to Allah.
The basic principle is that it is permissible to accept gifts from kaafirs, so as to soften their hearts and make Islam attractive to them, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) accepted gifts from some of the kaafirs, such as the gift of al-Muqawqis etc.
Al-Bukhaari gave a chapter in his Sahih the title of: Accepting gifts from the mushrikeen. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Abu Hurayrah (may Allah have mercy on him) said, narrating from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): “Ibrahim (peace be upon him) migrated with Sarah and entered a city in which there was a king or a tyrant, and he said: ‘Give her Haajar (as a gift).’” And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was given as a gift a (roast) sheep in which there was poison. Abu Humayd said: The king of Aylah gave the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) a white mule and a cloak, and wrote to him. And he mentioned the story of the Jewish woman and her gift of a poisoned sheep to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
It is permissible for a Muslim to give gifts to kaafirs and mushriks, with the aim of softening their hearts towards Islam, especially if they are relatives or neighbours. ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave a hullah (suit) to his mushrik brother in Makkah, as was narrated by al-Bukhaari (2619).
But it is not permissible to give a kaafir a gift on the day of one of his festivals, because that is regarded as approving of or participating in celebration of the false festival. If the gift is something that will help in celebrating the festival, such as food, candles and the like, then it is even more haraam, and some of the scholars are of the view that this is kufr.
Al-Zayla’i said in Tabyeen al-Haqaa’iq (6/228): Giving gifts on the occasion of Nayrooz and Mahrjaan [two non-Islamic Persian festivals] is not permissible, i.e., giving gifts on these two days is haraam, and is in fact kufr. Abu Hafs and Kabeer (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a man were to worship Allah for fifty years, then on the day of Nayrooz he were to give an egg as a gift to one of the mushrikeen, intending thereby to venerate that day, he would have committed kufr and his good deeds would be cancelled out. The author of al- Jaami’ al-Asghar said: If he gives a gift to another Muslim on the day of Nayrooz, not intending thereby to venerate that day, but it is the habit of some people to give gifts on that day, then this is not regarded as kufr. But he should not do it on that particular day; he should do it before or after, so that he will not be imitating those people. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.” It says in al-Jaami’ al-Asghar: A man bought something on the day of Nayrooz which he did not buy before that. If he intended thereby to venerate that day as the mushrikoon venerate it, then he has committed kufr, but if he wanted to eat or drink or enjoy himself, then he has not committed kufr. End quote.
It says in al-Taaj wa’l-Ikleel (a Maaliki book – 4/319): Ibn al-Qaasim regarded it as makrooh to give a gift to a Christian on the occasion of his festival, or to give palm leaves to a Jew on his festivals. End quote. It says in al-Iqnaa’, which is a Hanbali book: It is haraam to attend the festivals of the Jews and Christians and to sell them things or give them gifts on the occasion of their festivals.
Moreover it is not permissible for a Muslim to give a gift to another Muslim because of this festival, as stated above when quoting the Hanafi view. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Whoever gives a gift to the Muslims during these festivals unlike what he usually usually at other times, his gift should not be accepted, especially if the gift is something that helps in imitating them, such as giving candles etc at Christmas, or giving eggs, milk and lambs on Maundy Thursday which comes at the end of their fast (i.e., the end of Lent). Similarly, no gift should be given to a Muslim at the time of these festivals because of the festival, especially if it is something that helps in imitating them, as we have mentioned. End quote from Iqtida’ al-Siraat al- Mustaqeem (1/227).
With regard to accepting a gift from a kaafir on the day of his festival, there is nothing wrong with that, and that is not regarded as participating in it or approving of it, rather it should be accepted as an act of kindness, with the aim of softening his heart and calling him to Islam. Allah has permitted kindness and fair treatment towards the kaafir who is not fighting the Muslims, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Allah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion nor drove you out of your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who deal with equity” [al-Mumtahanah 60:8]
But kindness and fair treatment does not mean friendship and love, because it is not permitted to take a kaafir as a friend or love him. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“You (O Muhammad) will not find any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day, making friendship with those who oppose Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad), even though they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred (people). For such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with Rooh (proofs, light and true guidance) from Himself. And He will admit them to Gardens (Paradise) under which rivers flow, to dwell
therein (forever). Allah is pleased with them, and they with Him. They are the party of Allah. Verily, it is the party of Allah that will be the successful” [al-Mujaadilah 58:22]
“O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and polytheists) as friends, showing affection towards them, while they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the truth” [al-Mumtahanah 60:1]
“O you who believe! Take not as (your) Bitaanah (advisors, consultants, protectors, helpers, friends) those outside your religion (pagans, Jews, Christians, and hypocrites) since they will not fail to do their best to corrupt you. They desire to harm you severely. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their breasts conceal is far worse. Indeed We have made plain to you the Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses) if you understand” [Aal ‘Imraan 3:118]
“And incline not toward those who do wrong, lest the Fire should touch you, and you have no protectors other than Allah, nor you would then be helped” [Hood 12:113]
“O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Awliyaa’ (friends, protectors, helpers), they are but Awliyaa’ of each other. And if any amongst you takes them (as Awliyaa’), then surely, he is one of them. Verily, Allah guides not those people who are the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust)” [al-Maa’idah 5:51]
And there is other evidence which indicates that it is haraam to take a kaafir as a friend or love him.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: As for accepting a gift from … [You are recommended to download the book in oder to read the full text].
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Sanctum Inc. last week released an application designed to enable developers to perform security testing and vulnerability assessments of software during the development stage.
Sanctum Inc. last week released an application designed to enable developers to perform security testing and vulnerability assessments of software during the development stage. AppScan Developer Edition 1.5 is targeted at Web-application developers and is integrated with Microsoft Corp.s Visual Studio .Net software.
As a developer goes through the coding process, he or she can quickly test the code for thousands of common security vulnerabilities such as buffer overruns and format string vulnerabilities. To do so, the developer simply compiles the code and runs AppScan, which is a button on the main VS .Net tool bar.
AppScan scans the code and returns a detailed report that includes a complete description of each vulnerability thats found, as well as what the effects of each flaw are. The reports, which are delivered inside a window on the VS .Net desktop, include remediation instructions for every vulnerability.
AppScan DE also gives developers a look at what security implications each fix will have on the rest of the application. This helps eliminate many of the problems that can ripple through an application when a line of code is added or deleted as part of a vulnerability fix.
The introduction of AppScan DE comes at a time when software vendors are placing more and more pressure on developers to write secure code. Its far cheaper to find and fix vulnerabilities during the development cycle than after a product is released. As a result, companies such as Microsoft have begun holding individual developers liable for the security and integrity of the code they write.
In fact, Microsoft, of Redmond, Wash., has been testing the product in-house for some time and is going to give it to some of its top customers in a two-week extended beta program.
And performing this kind of testing during the development process can help shorten the time to market and reduce the overall costs of the product development, Sanctum officials said.
"Most developers dont really have any security training, so they dont know what to look for," said Steve Orrin, chief technology officer of Sanctum, based in Santa Clara, Calif. "Its through no fault of theirs; we werent taught anything about security in school. Thats just starting to happen now. Thats why something like this is needed. It gives them a road map of what to do."
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Britain sees worst flu outbreak since 2000
Britain’s medical system is overwhelmed by the worst flu outbreak since 2000, say doctors being swamped with emergency calls.
The system simply does not have enough capacity to cope with the pressure it is under, and we expect this to keep getting worse over Christmas, said John Heyworth, president of the College of Emergency Medicine.
Ambulance services are in short supply with patients facing long waits in emergency rooms because of a shortage of available beds, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.
The latest figures report 40 cases per 100,000 people — the highest level since 2000, when flu illnesses reached epidemic proportions and crematoriums worked 24 hours a day to handle the 22,000 people who died, the Times reported.
In a statement last week, Health Secretary Alan Johnson assured the public the increase in flu cases was
pressure we can cope with.
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Earth Day is this week, so how many cans have you recycled? The new buzzword for the environmentally conscious is "green." And with Earth Day just around the corner, you'll probably be seeing more people getting green for planet Earth. But green can mean so much more to so many. So don't be yellow, and shake off the blues while we travel about the Web for sites that prove it's not always easy being green.
KERMIT THE FROG
This felt-covered creation of Jim Henson coined the phrase, "It's Not Easy Being Green," in a song he first performed on "Sesame Street." You can watch the lovable frog sing his signature song on YouTube. In it, Kermit laments about how hard it is to be different, only to have an epiphany that being different can be a good thing, too. Geeks of the world, unite! Well, that's what I got out of it.
He's a little odd and a lot geeky, but a talented force in Tinsel Town. If you haven't seen the skinny, diminutive actor lately, no doubt you've probably heard him. When he's not producing and writing for his Cartoon Network parody, "Robot Chicken," he's doing the voice work for Chris Griffin on Fox's "Family Guy." Take a look at his official Web site to see what he's up to. It includes a TV calendar that'll let you know when you can catch him next. I wonder if George Clooney's official site has one of those.
The greenhouse effect is often blamed for global warming, but maybe it's actually a case of too much of a good thing. Without the atmosphere locking in carbon dioxide, we'd be living in a winter wonderland all year long. Of course the downside is when it gets too hot, the polar ice caps tend to melt. Like I said - too much of a good thing. Learn about the greenhouse effect at this site. It sometimes gets a little scientifically thick, but it's educational. If it helps, don't look at it as learning, think of it as an "inconvenient truth."
Envy, one of the seven deadly sins, has long been associated with the color green. But defining what it is can sometimes be a little elusive. Is it an emotion? Is it a feeling? Is it really a sin? This article from the Washington Monthly attempts to explain it all. Man, I wish I had thought of doing that before this smart guy came along first.
Popular rock band Green Day is still going strong today. The group's songs resonate with a simple message wrapped in a direct, no-holds-barred style. Find out what the band is up to at this site. You can even download ring tones for your cell phone. Maybe I'll program mine to play "American Idiot" when my boss calls.
GREEN BAY PACKERS
Brett Favre recently ended his 17-season career as quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. But what a career. He was a three-time MVP winner and set several NFL records, including most career touchdown passes. He retires at the ripe old age of 38, which in football, I guess, is ancient. Find out all about Favre at his official site. Now, can someone please tell me what a "Packer" is?
MEANING OF GREEN
Whether you're feeling blue, or you're seeing red, colors have lots of different meanings. But what does it mean to be green? Check out this site to find out the psychology and symbolism behind everyone's second most favorite color. Curse you, blue!
For years, Hugh Brannum delighted children with animals of all shapes and sizes on the "Captain Kangaroo" show. But I bet you didn't know that a rumor started flying that said rocker Frank Zappa was actually the son of the emerald-denim clad celebrity. It is, of course, an urban legend. Zappa is no more his son than Ted Nugent (yet another rumor). Apparently people thought Mr. Greenjeans had quite the life outside the Treasure House. Find out the truth at this site.
A little tribute to the recently deceased Charlton Heston: "Soylent Green" was a sci-fi movie set in the year 2022. Overpopulation was rampant, and the main food source was little green crackers known as soylent green. Heston plays a cop investigating a murder when he finds out the truth: Soylent green is people! Talk about recycling. In 2008, though, soylent green is a cocktail (as far as we know). At this site, check out the recipe and make a batch for your next Heston film festival -- without the morbid aftertaste.
Have a favorite Web site? Send the address to
Technology Editor Kenneth Carter
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In the 20th century, a select group of leaders — General Motor's Alfred Sloan, HP's David Packard and Bill Hewlett, and GE's Jack Welch — set the standard for the way corporations are run. In the 21st century only IBM's Sam Palmisano has done so.
When Palmisano retired this month, the media chronicled his success by focusing on IBM's 21% annual growth in earnings per share and its increase in market capitalization to $218 billion. But IBM hasn't flourished because it kowtows to Wall Street. In fact, five years after Palmisano took over, IBM stock was stuck where it had been when his tenure began.
The real story behind IBM's success is the course Palmisano set for 21st century global enterprises. Recognizing that the company's command-and-control culture wouldn't work in the 21st century, he defined leadership as leading by values and created a unique collaborative organizational structure.
In 2002 Palmisano succeeded a legendary leader in Lou Gerstner, who saved IBM from being broken up and put it on a viable course. Whereas Gerstner famously declared "the last thing IBM needs is a vision," Palmisano had a clear vision for the company. He saw its unique strength as offering complete solutions tailored to customers' needs — something no other company could match. To concentrate on customer solutions, Palmisano spun off personal computers and disk drives and acquired PriceWaterhouseCoopers' consulting business.
Executing this strategy required seamless integration of IBM's product capabilities with its geographic reach. This meant abandoning IBM's existing organization, in which product silos and geographic entities operated independently and frequently were more competitive than collaborative. Palmisano reorganized IBM into a "globally integrated enterprise" focused on worldwide collaboration. He cajoled, pushed, and pulled the company into a client-centric, agile structure able to customize delivery of IBM's software assets, hardware assets, and intellectual property.
With 440,000 employees in 170 countries, Palmisano recognized that IBM couldn't be run solely from the top; rather, it needed thousands of leaders operating collaboratively around the globe to fulfill its customers' diverse needs. His first act was to abolish IBM's corporate executive committee.
Palmisano understood that reorganizing IBM's formal structure wouldn't be sufficient; he had to thoroughly transform the company's culture and do so in a sustainable way. His ingenious first step toward creating a collaborative culture was a massive, global collaboration. In 2003 he launched an online, interactive "values jam" involving all employees for 72 hours to determine what IBM's values should be. The three principles that emerged from that event guided decision-making throughout the organization, giving IBM's huge, globally dispersed workforce the discipline necessary to execute the company's new strategy.
Palmisano could not have succeeded at placing values at the center of IBM's operations without strong principles of his own. These are the qualities I believe made him the best CEO, so far, of the 21st century:
Humility and openness. Palmisano has an engaging manner and keen sense of humor. Colleagues say his humility and humor are disarming. In a speech on IBM's 100th anniversary, he said:
The old model of the heroic superman is increasingly archaic. The most active and successful leaders today see themselves as part of the global community and peer groups. They listen as well as they speak. Never confuse charisma with leadership. The first job of a leader is to enable an organization to survive without him or her. The key to that is to build a sustainable culture.
He practiced this by listening intently to employees throughout the organization. He also talked to customers on a daily basis and circumnavigated the globe six times a year to meet customers in person. These relationships were essential in gaining the confidence of customers who had qualms about outsourcing to IBM.
Patience and a long-term view. Palmisano warned against prioritizing shareholders or other constituents, calling this "a false choice," and explaining that "Long-term management is a serious challenge in a world driven by short-term thinking. Forward-thinking leaders are not just achieving measurable success in the short-term. They are innovating in ways that create virtuous circles for a generation or more." He was comfortable making smart bets to position IBM for decades-long growth, such as creating the Emerging Business Organization to incubate new businesses and shield them from P&L pressures. And his time leading IBM's Asia-Pacific business taught him about the value of building long-term relationships, not just doing transactions.
Directness. Palmisano believes the technology industry requires "a high-performance, in-your-face, speak-your-mind culture." He's personable, but blunt. Known for walking out of long meetings to make sales calls, he shortened IBM's two-month annual budget process to six days. Instead of formal performance reviews, he regularly engaged in short conversations, focusing on key initiatives. Many who know him cite his impatience as a strength; it kept him relentlessly focused on execution.
Pragmatism. When the U.S. government cut back on work permits for foreign nationals, IBM had thousands of Indian employees forced to return to their home country. He turned that problem into competitive advantage by relocating most of IBM's software operations to India as its Indian operations grew from 3,000 to 100,000 employees. He also forced partners and distributors to commit in writing to uphold IBM's strict ethical standards. In 2009 he called off the $7 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems in part due to Sun's egregious golden parachutes.
As Palmisano built IBM into the world's leading information technology company, its competitors dithered. HP suffered from a progression of strategic missteps and failed leaders. Microsoft's enterprise services stagnated. Cisco now sells mostly commoditized products. In contrast, IBM kept laser-like focus on building the global organization to execute its strategy, and financial results followed.
Palmisano once said, "The CEO is not the brand! It is not about you. You are a temporary steward of a wonderful enterprise, so leave it in better shape than you find it." As he concludes his career, he leaves his successor, Virginia Rometty, with an iconic giant poised to dominate its industry for decades to come.
This post draws upon several resources, including: the IBM archives; Palmisano's own article, "The Globally Integrated Enterprise" in Foreign Affairst and his speech on the Future of Leadership; a Harvard Business Review interview with Palmisano, "Leading Change When Business is Good;" Rosabeth Moss Kanter's case on IBM and Joseph Bower and Sonja Ellington Hout's case on IBM. The author and Sam Palmisano together serve on the board of directors of the Exxon Mobil Corporation.
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Safe Computing10 Steps to Safer Computing.
Computer crashes, accidental deletions, and other frustrating data losses happen without warning (and usually at the worst possible times). To prepare as best as possible for this often-inevitability, CUS highly, highly recommends you regularly backup your data.
For more information on why, how, and when to backup please visit our backup page.
Securing your data is an important step to take in securing your computer overall. A good first place to look over for data security is our protecting your computer page. Here you will find useful information, especially the page on choosing safe passwords.
If you are working with confidential or sensitive information, please refer to our page on deleting or encrypting this data.
Computer theft is never fun and, sadly, it has happened on the Reed campus before. While there is no way to guarantee your computer will be safe from theft, there are several steps you can take to significantly decrease the likelihood of your computer being stolen.
Reed has prepared a hardware security guide we highly encourage you to look over.
Keep your laptop and other mobile devices safe during travel especially when going abroad. If possible, avoid placing your laptop in checked luggage, change passwords before and after your trip, and avoid using cybercafes. For more information, see our safety guidelines for traveling abroad.
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Living Longer by Living With Purpose
By David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
July 6, 2011
Some years ago a friend of mine sold his successful veterinary practice in the Midwest, bought a van, and headed to California to pursue his lifelong dream of writing music. People no doubt thought he had lost his mind, or at least regressed from being a responsible adult to a frivolous adolescent searching for himself. Years later, he has had some success with his music, but most of all, he has experienced the thrilling notion that he followed his heart.
Not all of us, of course, have the opportunity to drop out of our lives and begin anew, but we all certainly have the chance to discover what gives our life meaning and follow it to our best ability. The daily satisfaction is enormous, and so are the health benefits. A study at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that people who followed their life's purpose were only about half as likely to die over the follow-up period as compared to people who expressed less sense of purpose. These findings have been replicated in other studies: following your dreams is a protective factor for your health.
For many of us, identifying our personal mission, goals, and objectives is not an easy task. There are many helpful resources, one of which is Martha Beck's Finding Your Own North Star. She outlines several steps that are useful in identifying and following through on living your dreams.
The first step is articulating what is important to you. Many experts recommend sitting down without distraction and writing freely about questions such as what makes you smile; what activities cause you to lose track of time; what do people ask you for help with; or what would you regret not fully doing, being, or having in your life. It will take time and numerous lists before a convergence of themes appears, but it will. These are your core desires.
Once you have a notion of your own purpose, it's important to compare it to how you live your life. Many of us have unconscious beliefs about ourselves that hold us back -- these need to be identified and repaired. For example, a client of mine had a childhood learning disability that affected his performance in school. He not only had trouble studying, he also believed (and was told) that he wasn't as smart as others and would never be able to succeed in school. As an adult he wanted to become a nurse, which required college courses in biology and chemistry. He took a chance and enrolled, asked for help where he needed it to overcome his learning problems and develop good study habits, and became an "A" student. He realized his core belief about his intelligence and learning was wrong.
A second critical step is to compare what life offers you with your own mission and objectives. The opportunities we accept must align with our goals. Without the guidance of our life's purpose in making choices about which to pursue and which to let go, we can become frustrated, disillusioned, or simply burn out.
With practice it becomes increasingly easy to know when our activities resonate with our life's purpose. Nurturing our intuition can be a corrective force when we temporarily get off track from the real source of satisfaction and health: cultivating and living our dreams.
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Long lenses are typically used for portraits as the greater working distance they allow flatters the subject. This is due to the effect of foreshortening, the perspective is compressed when shooting further from the subject using a long focal length, making features like noses stick out less.
You can shoot portraits with a wide lens, but you're going to get funky looking shots that aren't always what you want:
You lose the sticky out nose effect by about 80mm or so (when framing tight). So why go longer? There's another plus when shooting with long lenses and that is subject separation. Longer lenses make it easier to get a nice blurry background.
My favourite portrait lens is the Canon 135mm f/2.0L, it's relatively small and light, and wide open it gives very nice backgrounds (better than the 85mm f/1.2 in my opinion):
Regarding aperture, blurring backgrounds is not just about having a really fast aperture like f/1.8 or f/1.4, in fact with some lenses like the Canon 24mm f/1.4L make it pretty hard to get a blurred background even wide open, without focusing very close. In the following shot I completely obliterated the background - at f/5.6!
How? By using an 800mm lens!
Finally, it's definitely not about looking pro - unless there were some advantage to a big lens pro's wouldn't use them and therefore it wouldn't look pro! Something like the 70-200 is a very versatile lens, long enough for flattering perspective, wide enough to use indoors and fast for low light. You don't need all those things at once for portraiture, but why buy an extra lens when the one you have will do great?
I don't worry too much about a large lens intimidating people - it's how you act as a photographer that will make them feel most at ease, not the size of the lens.
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So remember that one time when RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis kind of freaked out during a BBC interview. The fact that he flaked on the interview kind of hinted at the reasons why he started freaking out in the first place — India. The Indian government has been tightening its control over social media and other forms of communication within the country amidst the rising threat of terrorism, RIM included. But the government is now looking to monitor communication on two of the most popular sites in the world, reports HackerNews.
Carriers already help out the Indian government by monitoring communication on their networks, Twitter and Facebook included. But as you should already know, not every thing you do or say on Twitter and Facebook is public information; some of the data/text is encrypted. This is what the government in India is after, although to what extent has not be clarified.
Here’s the problem: India’s new IT Act says that websites and service providers must offer up information like passwords from private accounts, even without a court order. However, both Facebook and Twitter’s privacy policies dictate that personal and private information will not be released without a court order.
Along with RIM, who refused to grant the Indian government access to its BlackBerry Enterprise Servers based on the fact that it is impossible to do so, India has also said it wants to monitor Skype and Google. However, neither company has actually heard anything from the government.
This won’t affect us much in the States but it’s a bad precedent to have floating around in any country, let alone a burgeoning tech powerhouse like India.
Created in 2006, Twitter is a global real-time communications platform with 400 million monthly visitors to twitter.com, more than 200 million monthly active users around the world. We see a billion tweets every 2.5 days on every conceivable topic. World leaders, major athletes, star performers, news organizations and entertainment outlets are among the millions of active Twitter accounts through which users can truly get the pulse of the planet.
Facebook is the world’s largest social network, with over 1 billion monthly active users. Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004, initially as an exclusive network for Harvard students. It was a huge hit: in 2 weeks, half of the schools in the Boston area began demanding a Facebook network. Zuckerberg immediately recruited his friends Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes, and Eduardo Saverin to help build Facebook, and within four months, Facebook added 30 more college networks. The original...
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U.S. government cyber security experts are warning that the Stuxnet virus could become more menacing, more than a year after it surfaced in an attack believed to be targeted against Iran's nuclear program.
The Department of Homeland Security has spent the past year studying the sophisticated malicious software, the first of its type designed to attack computer systems that control industrial processes, two officials said in testimony prepared for a congressional hearing.
Stuxnet targeted industrial control systems sold by Siemens that are widely used around the globe to manage everything from nuclear power generators and chemical factories to water distribution systems and pharmaceuticals plants.
``This code can automatically enter a system, steal the formula for the product being manufactured, alter the ingredients being mixed in the product, and indicate to the operator and the operator's anti-virus software that everything is functioning normally,'' the officials said. (For full written testimony click: http://bit.ly/mQxhFU )
Roberta Stempfley, acting assistant secretary with the Office of Cyber Security and Communications, and Sean McGurk, director of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, testified before a subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Tuesday.
While anti-virus companies have since built protection against the Stuxnet virus into their software, DHS officials fear that hackers might build hybrid versions of Stuxnet that could evade detection.
``Attackers could use the increasingly public information about the code to develop variants targeted at broader installations of programmable equipment in control systems,'' they said in their written testimony.
Some security experts have said that they believe the United States and Israel designed Stuxnet to attack Iran's nuclear program. (Reporting by Jim Finkle; Editing by Tim Dobbyn)
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Bangalore is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore has an estimated metropolitan population of 6.5 million (65 lakh), making it Indias third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area. Though historical references to the city predate 900, a written history of continuous settlement exists only from 1537. In that year, Kempe Gowda I, whom many regard as the architect of modern Bangalore, built a mud fort in the city and established it as a province of the Vijayanagara Empire.
During the British Raj, Bangalore developed as a centre for colonial rule in South India. The establishment of the Bangalore Cantonment brought in large numbers of migrants from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and North India for developing and maintaining the infrastructure of the cantonment.
After India gained independence in 1947, Bangalore evolved into a manufacturing hub for public sector heavy industries—particularly aerospace, telecommunications, machine tools, heavy equipment, space and defence. The establishment and success of software service firms in Bangalore after the liberalisation of Indias economy has led to the growth of Indias information technology industry. Bangalore is referred to as the Silicon Valley of India and accounts for 35 percent of Indias software exports. Home to prestigious colleges and research institutions, the city has the second-highest literacy rate among the metropolitan cities in the nation. However, as a large and growing metropolis in the developing world, Bangalore continues to struggle with problems such as air pollution, traffic congestion, and crime.
On December 11, 2005, the Government of Karnataka announced that it had accepted the proposal by Jnanpith Award winner U. R. Ananthamurthy to rename Bangalore to its Kannada name, Bengaluru. On September 27, 2006, the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) passed a resolution to implement the proposed name change, pending approvals from the Government of Karnataka and citizens of the city. On October 7, 2006, the Government of Karnataka accepted this resolution and decided to officially implement the name change on November 1, 2006.
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150 years after Antietam, PBS film plumbs Civil War's staggering toll (video)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In the PBS American Experience documentary "Death and the Civil War" premiering Tuesday night, bloated Union and Confederate bodies are shown scattered on battlefields and in trenches and bleached skulls and body parts are stacked like cordwood.
As the title suggests, death is the central theme of this moving, extraordinarily graphic film based on Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust's acclaimed book "This Republic of Suffering."
It chronicles how utterly unprepared a divided nation was for the mountains of dead the Civil War would produce and how that experience forever changed the way the country treats the men and women who give their lives for their nation.
"No one thought that this was going to go on this long. No one thought there would be deaths on this scale," Faust said in an interview with The Associated Press. "I think the South was stunned that the North didn't just let them go."
The war dead were left to rot where they lay mortally wounded. There was no ambulance corps to retrieve the dead or national cemeteries like Arlington in which to bury them.
On the home front, mothers and fathers, wives and girlfriends often never learned the fate of their loved ones. There was no system to identify the dead or notify families, or recompense for their loss.
To this day, the precise number of Civil War dead remains elusive, with the estimated toll increasing to 750,000 based on the research of J. David Hacker, a demographic historian at Binghamton University in upstate New York. That number, cited by the documentary and a growing number of historians, is much higher than the 600,000 that had been cited for decades. Some believe it may be as high as 850,000.
"Death and the Civil War," produced and directed by multi-Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns, will air for two hours on the 150th anniversary of Antietam — the single bloodiest day on U.S. soil. The film draws heavily on historic battlefield photographs, the narrative of historians and the words of soldiers in letters home. It also includes the commentary of poet-undertaker Thomas Lynch and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen.
The film opens with a reading of the bloodstained letter from Confederate Pvt. James Robert Montgomery, 26, to his father in Camden, Miss., after the younger Montgomery lay dying from a terrible shoulder wound. Continued...
"Dear Father, this is my last letter to you," Montgomery writes. "I am very weak but I write to you because I know you would be delighted to read a word from your dying son."
Faust is intimately familiar with the Civil War and its legacy of death. Her parents are buried in a graveyard that contains the remains of Confederate soldiers under unmarked stones.
"So in a sense, the subject of this book was right before my eyes," she said.
It was her research on Southern slave-holding women that piqued her interest in the inescapable fact of the Civil War: its staggering death toll.
"As I was reading letters from these Civil War women, they were just writing about death all the time," Faust said. "They were either anticipating it or mourning their dead or trying to recover and continue to their lives, so I thought this is something that needs to be looked at specifically."
"Death and the Civil War" does that in detail, presenting photograph after photograph of the dead on battlefields from the Deep South to Gettysburg.
"What did they do with all those bodies?" Faust wondered. "What did that mean for families? How did people mourn and how did that change."
As for the bodies, little was done. Hundreds of thousands were left to rot where they fell. Wild hogs rooted through the remains. At Gettysburg, the stench of death from bodies never buried lingered months after the midsummer battle, forcing residents to cloak the odor with peppermint oil on their faces into the fall.
Burns, who produced the seminal series "The Civil War" with his brother Ken, has pored through hundreds of thousands of historic images from the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, the Library of Congress and other sources through the years. He said every "government institution in place to deal with death was shattered and transformed" by the unprecedented deaths of the Civil War.
"How profoundly unprepared we were," he said. "No one thought a war could mean mayhem on that scale. We were always one step behind when it came to death in the Civil War." Continued...
"Death and the Civil War" does much more than catalog the death. It also tells the often heroic and inspiring stories of people who were appalled by the carnage and were inspired to act. Their actions were transformative and live on today.
Red Cross founder Clara Barton, then 39 and a clerk in the U.S. Patent Office, saw battle wounds being wrapped with corn husks. She lobbied the Union Army to deliver medical supplies to the injured.
Dr. Henry Bowditch, a Boston physician, was told his son was injured in battle only to discover upon his arrival in Washington, D.C., that he had died. He later became an avid advocate of battlefield ambulance services.
Edmund Burke Whitman who, as superintendent of national cemeteries after the war, ambitiously scoured battlefields to retrieve and properly bury hundreds of thousands of soldiers in national cemeteries. He recovered 40,000 bodies between Natchez and Vicksburg, Miss., alone, a distance of 80 miles.
"One of the aspects of doing this project that was most meaningful to me," Faust said, "was seeing how individuals wanted to resist the inhumanity that was introduced into the world in which they lived and how they really wanted to affirm what it meant to be human — how you treat the dead, how you remember the dead."
In the end, she said, "I thought it was a really affirmative story."
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Judicial Citation to Legislative History: Contextual Theory and Empirical Analysis
George Washington University Law School
Emerson H. Tiller
Northwestern University - School of Law
May 25, 2005
Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 05-11; Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 05-04; and GWU Legal Studies Research Paper
Judge Leventhal famously described the invocation of legislative history as "the equivalent of entering a crowded cocktail party and looking over the heads of the guests for one's friends." The volume of legislative history is so great and varied, some contend, that judges cite it selectively to advance their policy agendas. In this article, we employ positive political and contextual theories of judicial behavior to examine how judges use legislative history. We consider whether opinion-writing judges, as Judge Leventhal might suggest, cite legislative history from legislators who share the same political-ideological perspective as the opinion-writing judge? Or do judges make such choices in a broader context than Judge Levanthal's statement suggests. We posit that an opinion writing judge would cite legislative statements supporting an outcome preferred by the opinion-writing judge, when such statements come from legislators who share the same political-ideological perspective as the opinion-writing judge's colleagues or superiors. This should be so regardless of whether the cited legislator shares the broader perspectives of the opinion-writing judge himself. Put in Leventhal's terms, instead of looking for their own ideological friends, judges look over the heads of the guests for the legislative friends of the judge's colleagues on the bench (or superiors on higher benches). We test this approach with court opinion data gathered from LEXIS and find evidence of hierarchy (high court oversight) and panel (co-members on a court) effects in citation to legislative history, effects that appear related to the political-ideological identification of judges who review or are co-members on a panel of the authoring judge. Specifically, we find that the higher the proportion of Republicans in the reviewing court or sitting on the same three-judge panel, the higher the proportion of legislative history cites that will be to Republican legislators, independent of the political orientation of the authoring judge.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 28
Keywords: Legislative History, Contextual Theory, Law and Positive Political Theory, Empirical, Judicial Behaviorworking papers series
Date posted: May 23, 2005
© 2013 Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Posted 1 year ago
I beleave this to be a Hohokam hand diging tool.They lived in my area which is part of the Sonoran Desert.They were a prehistoric group of people who lived in the Sonoran Desert.
The Pioneer/Formative Period(AD 1-750)
The Colonial /Preclassic Period(AD 750=1150
The Classic Period (AD 1050-1450)
As you van see by the pictures-one can place their thumb in the square like hole and use this stone to dig with.There is a slant to the stone and it is smooth on the bottom. There were two area near where I live that tools and pottery have been found, I found this one in a wash near my home. Of course this is my thinking,Would like your input on this subject.
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For a country of 1.2 billion plus population, the Internet penetration today at about 10 per cent is by all means pretty modest. This level has been achieved mainly due to the advent of smart phones that has changed the way India accesses the Net. This in turn spawned a sudden surge in the social media usage in the country.
India is now ranked third in Facebook statistics by country, next only to Brazil and the United States. India on last count had about 53 million users as compared to 56 million users in Brazil and 163 million in US. The 53 million Facebook users in India translate into a mere about 5 per cent penetration of the country’s population.
India’s much celebrated digital club comprises an assortment of individuals drawn from various walks of life including actors, sportsmen, civil society champions and an eclectic mix of people from society, fashion and technology.
The political class (given that the 15th Lok Sabha had the highest numbe
r of 70 young MPs) is perhaps the least represented there. Primarily out of office mainstream politicians or political pygmies are currently active on social media.
But the low penetration has not deterred the rise of social media in emerging as a slow but steady driver of political discourse in the country. Social media was indeed the primary driver to enlarge ‘India against Corruption’ (IAC) stir into a pan India movement.
The Anna movement witnessed huge youth endorsement. Young India used the opportunity to vent its frustration against corruption. Until then the youth had episodically channelized the social media to articulate their ire against the system. The Anna episode offered an opportunity for select politicians to exploit the full potential of the social media.
The limited reach did not deter them from making a statement courting the social media. The rise of the blog politician in out-of-office L K Advani came up as an interesting case study. Denied the limelight, the former deputy Prime Minister used the Blog to claw his way back into prime time.
Advani, who displays a rare technology instinct for his age, got the Blog to drive home his presence not only within BJP but also for the nation. Of course, he was ably helped by the mainstream media that found ready-made headlines (though quite often undeservingly) in his Blogs.
The marathon ‘yatra’ man literally snatched the media spotlight away from his own party as he blogged earlier in May this year his veiled criticism of the incumbent party president. Thus the all India BJP bandh success headline had to make way for Advani’s introspection sermon. This provoked the usual circus of sound bites and media hysteria but the introspection comment did ensure publicity.
Recently he was at it again when he predicted a non BJP, non Congress Prime Minister in 2014. This again provoked a war of words but not without setting the nation in introspection over the real possibility of another rag tag coalition in 2014.
Come to be recognized as a party with differences, BJP does represent meager convergence on use of social media. Narendra Modi, who no longer enjoys the greatest of relations with his former party president, has brought about a paradigm shift in use of social media for political purpose.
A busy account holder at Twitter, Modi became the first politician here this month end to engage directly with his constituency in a live chat (the questions though were prescreened). He followed it up with a live chat with NRIs all over the world. Mamata Banerjee, who has frowned at anyone daring to question her, used Facebook to curry support for A P J Abdul Kalam as her choice for President. Akhilesh Yadav made his debut on social media ahead of polls in his home state.
The digital engagement though is yet limited. But there is absolute merit in use of social media by politicians. First and foremost the engagement is direct, positioning the politician as highly accessible and digitally literate, a must have for politicians to connect to the Gen Next voter.
Second, the messaging is instant and two-way unlike a rally where quite often the success depends upon the capability to ferry truck loads of ‘supporters’. Also, given the huge appetite for social media content yet in mainstream media, the story tends to become format secular. This would eminently suit Modi who is essentially seen as the villain in the mainstream media, particularly so among the English press.
Lastly, with less than two years to go for scheduled 2014 polls, the Internet connectivity is bound to go well beyond the current 10 per cent, fueled by ever falling smart phone prices in the country. India added 69 million netizens since 2008 to reach 121 million in 2011. The growth remains unabated.
The digital outreach phenomenon is secular in nature but is possibly best bet for young politicians who can firm up their presence in political arena dominated by elders. That is why it is rather surprising that Congress mascot Rahul Gandhi, who is touted by Congress as the key prospect in 2014, has chosen to stay away from social media. He and his mother have completely shied away from media scrutiny extolling the virtues of mystery and enigma.
As for the UPA, Kapil Sibal might be happy patting himself for having been able to uproot randomly a few pages here and there from social media menu. But he and his bosses are pretty oblivious to the growing power of social media in altering the domestic political discourse.
(The writer is Editor-Zee Research Group (ZRG))
(The views expressed by the author are personal)
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Saving on the Cost of Diabetes Care
Some of the best cost-cutting strategies are free.
Cost of Diabetes: Strategies for Saving Money continued...
"Wherever possible, go generic," James Gavin, MD, chairman of the National Diabetes Education Program, tells WebMD.
The cost of medications isn't the only cost involved in diabetes care, however. Phillips expects to pay $80 a month for test strips when her insurance runs out. She says she has seen test strips on eBay go for much less, and she says she would be willing to give that a try. "As long as it's a sealed, unexpired box, I'd buy it."
Gavin doesn't explicitly encourage buying on eBay, but he says people should bargain hunt and comparison shop like they would for anything else.
Diabetes Costs: Paying for the Insulin Pump
Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and is estimated to cost the nation $132 billion annually. Given the numbers, 46 states have mandated that insurers must cover not only diabetes medicines, but also supplies and equipment.
Some states have even written provisions into their laws that require insurers to pay for insulin pumps.
Many people who take insulin would love to try using a pump, but they are very expensive, costing as much as $6,000, plus monthly supplies. To get coverage often means jumping through a lot of hoops.
"Pumps are not for everybody, and they're not an easy fix," Martin Abrahamson, MD, acting chief medical officer of the Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard University, tells WebMD.
"At Joslin, we have a very rigorous approach towards selecting people for pumps," he says. "To qualify for a pump you have to be a highly motivated individual. You have to be checking your finger-stick sugars a minimum of four times a day, preferably closer to seven. You have to understand how to count carbohydrates and have a very, very sophisticated knowledge of nutrition, and of course know how a pump works."
But after all that, "We have never really had a problem with insurance once we've approved somebody to be on a pump."
Thirty-two state governments now have programs to help people who don't qualify for Medicaid coverage of prescription drugs. The income caps vary widely, from $35,000 a year for singles in New York to $17,000 a year for singles in Missouri. Most programs are for seniors and Medicare beneficiaries, though a few, like Maine's drug discount, have no age limit.
How these state programs will mesh with the new Medicare prescription drug benefits, set to take effect in 2006, has not been ironed out yet, says Juliette Cubanski, a senior policy analyst at the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Currently, 29 states also have "high-risk pools" that provide insurance to people whose existing illnesses make buying a private health plan too expensive.
Assistance from drug companies is another possibility for those who are too young to benefit from programs geared toward seniors.
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The Emotion-Cancer Connection: A Medical Qigong Perspective
By Brad Gilbert and Lori Gilbert
When was the last time your feelings were hurt and you swallowed them? Did you suppress your feelings and not even allow yourself the luxury of feeling them? Everyone does this to some extent.
At some point in our lives, we all learn to suppress certain emotions as a coping mechanism for our own survival.
In most cases of cancer, however, the emotional suppression has become unconscious and severe. In Chinese medicine, cancer is seen as mainly qi stagnation that congeals to phlegm and/or blood stagnation masses, with heat toxins. In Western terms, these masses are genetically damaged, usually consisting of rapidly-growing cells that go unrecognized by the immune system, which should normally keep these abnormal cells in check. Due to some type of immune abnormality, however, these mutant cells do not recognized, and the masses grow like parasites, consuming qi and blood from the host. We know that emotional stress can weaken the immune system, so what can be going on, on the emotional level, inside a person that gets cancer?
On the surface, people with cancer often appear to be very calm, in control and independent; they are always willing to help others. Underneath the surface, though, is an extreme fear that is usually denied. The person with cancer feels that he/she is somehow not good enough. The person has this image because, at some point in his/her life, it was not safe for the person to express their emotions, and they felt (or perhaps actually were) neglected or abused. Emotional expression made the person appear weak and vulnerable, and so the person had to protect himself (or herself). Usually beginning as a child, the person decided - for survival purposes - to always be in control; to be the peacemaker; or to be the one who always kept a level head and took care of others (in order to feel secure). This is not meant to pass blame; it is just a coping mechanism that allowed the person to survive trauma, and at that time, it worked. Later in life, however, this coping mechanism backfired because it inherently resists change, and therefore, healing.
This doesn't necessarily mean that people who have cancer had any worse, or any more, traumas in their lives that people who don't have cancer; it was just that the coping mechanism was perhaps different. People with cancer are often perfectionists, and need to have certain areas in their lives "just so" to feel safe in control. The constant need to have control makes for a lot of stress: it takes a lot of energy to keep emotions suppressed, deny an injury, or create a tumor!
This is also not to say that just because someone has a control issue, it means that some day, he or she will get cancer. The body/mind/spirit can be more creative than that, and form other diseases such as autoimmune disorders. On the other hand, since the body/mind/spirit are all connected, they can engage in activities that help release this potential stagnation or stress. These activities can include regular exercise; proper diet; rest; tai chi; or qigong.
How can tumors and cancer be the physical manifestation of emotional qi blockages? An emotional injury that doesn't get expressed cannot heal, so it becomes trapped inside the body's meridian and organ systems. This is easily likened to a physical injury that does not heal properly. For example, if a person suffers a broken leg, then tries to "tough it out" and starts using the leg too soon, the leg won't heal properly.
As we know, the meridians around areas of injury have problems with stagnant qi flow. Similarly, when negative emotions get trapped in the body from lack of expression, the emotional injury is denied, which causes qi stagnation. If a person continues living as if nothing happened, emotional healing does not take place, and the qi remains blocked in the meridians and their respective organs, e.g., anger stagnates in the liver and its channels. Furthermore, if the emotional trauma coincided with a physical injury, the emotional trauma will also be trapped in the area of the physical injury, and will affect the channels where the physical injury was located. This could manifest years later as cancer somewhere along those meridians, if the injury was never addressed properly.
Why would these unhealed emotional and/or physical injuries lead to cancer? In its ancient wisdom, the body speaks its truth. We know that under a great deal of stress, we get sick more often. Illness is the body's way of trying to tell us to stop what we are doing that is not in alignment with our true purpose. The immune system cannot function correctly when under a lot of emotional stress (and a person with cancer may have been suppressing an emotional trauma so long that he or she might not remember it, or even be able to feel anything being suppressed). The body must have a strong immune system to kill cancer cells. Over a long period of suppressed emotional stress, the immune system cannot recognize and kill cancer cells that might be present in areas of qi stagnation as it normally would.
Of course, many factors are involved in cancer formation, including diet, pathogens, chemical exposure and radiation exposure, but emotional suppression is a vital part of the cancer cell's growth. The cancer's getting out of control seems to occur when intense emotional suppression has been going on for years, and the person has become unconscious of the suppression. Indeed, there are cases where this may not be true, such as in some cases of childhood cancer, which may have more to do with "fetal toxins" or something else, but that is another topic.
People with cancer usually are active people, and are very involved in life - so involved that they have not left space for their own emotional (and sometimes physical) health. We knew of a woman who was very driven, sometimes quite impatient, and emotionally disconnected from her body. To her own (and her community's) shock, she was diagnosed with stage IV cancer, and the doctors were not sure she would survive. With the support of her loved ones, she quit her stressful job, and has been receiving Eastern and Western medical treatments with great success. Her recovery took time, but her spirit has returned. She has become so thankful and patient that she expresses her previously suppressed emotions; she frequently cried or was on the verge of tears when feeling her gratitude for life. She has release control to a higher power. She has become open to receive. This was the key to her recovery. Had she not allowed the expression of her "stuck" emotions, she would not have had the space inside her to truly receive healing.
In this case, using medical qigong, the focus for treatment would be on releasing the "toxic" emotions from the root organs (e.g., fear in the kidneys); the shock from the heart; anything in the "yellow court" (solar plexus); any anger, resentment or jealousy stuck in the liver; and grief and worry from the lungs and spleen.
Generally, the lungs are cleared of grief first to help them open up to breathe, feel and cry. The heart must be cleared because all emotions must pass through it in order to be felt. Because of this, most diseases affect the heart in some way. In the words of our sifu, Dr. Jerry Alan Johnson, "You can only heal what you feel." Next, the yellow court must be cleansed, because this is where the seven emotions overflow and can get stuck below the pericardium, or heart protector, so they won't shock the heart. The yellow court is like the waiting room for the emotions; if the heart is not ready to feel an emotion, that emotion will remain in the yellow court area until the pericardium allows it to enter. The liver must be purged because the hun leave whenever life appears dangerous, and we want to clear that blockage (frequently suppressed anger) out of the liver so the hun may return. The spleen and kidneys are then addressed, along with anything else in the lower dan tien. During treatment, the cancerous area is also purged of its toxic heat.
Based in the 5,000-year old tradition of Chinese medicine, medical qigong is an empowering self-healing system that includes hands-on energetic treatment and the teaching of specific exercises to clients so they can be active participants in their own healing of physical, emotional and spiritual issues. Purging toxic emotions is the way medical qigong works to help reduce stress and open up a space for healing to occur. Later, the energies of the organs can be tonified and regulated to support the strengthening of the immune system; herbal remedies may also be used.
Medical qigong studies conducted in China have shown that the therapy can help reduce tumors and strengthen the immune system. In the U.S., reduction of the side-effects of chemotherapy and radiation has also been clinically observed. Medical qigong complements any spiritual practice and is a way to get in touch with one's own connection to the divine. Medical qigong is indeed a great aid in healing.
Click here for more information about Brad Gilbert.
Click here for more information about Lori Gilbert.
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1933 Feen-A-Mint Babe Ruth Mask
Starting Bid - $200.00, Sold For - $1,160.00
This fascinating novelty item was issued in 1933 as a promotion for "Feen-A-Mint" laxative chewing gum. The paper mask features a very colorful image of the "Bambino" with slots cut above the eyes to allow for visibility. We're not sure what was the overall concept for this promotion. Apparently "Feen-A-Mint" executives envisioned thousands of youngsters in Babe Ruth masks, each of them anxious to take laxatives, and encouraging others to take them as well. We're not even sure how Babe Ruth fits into all of this. When issued, a rubber band attached by a folding tab on the reverse of each side allowed the mask to attach to a youngsters' ears. One tab has printed "Babe Ruth by arrangement with Christy Walsh, copyright 1933"; the other tab reads "Babe Ruth with the compliments of Feen-A-Mint, The Chewing Gum Laxative for adults and children." The rubber bands are no longer present. On the reverse is a thin line of minor damage which appears to be related to a rubber band or possibly glue, and which has no bearing on the display value of the mask; there is a tiny hole below left eye, mentioned for the sake of accuracy, otherwise in Excellent condition. Dimensions: 6.5 x 9.5 inches. This is a very rare and unusual Babe Ruth item which is ideal for display. Reserve $200. Estimate $400/$800. SOLD FOR $1,160.00
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Natural Birth Control Methods
Methods of determining infertile days or Safe days to avoid or delay pregnancy is in use for thousands years as a natural birth control method.
Menstrual cycles have several days at the beginning that are infertile (pre-ovulatory infertility), a period of fertility, and then several days just before the next menstruation that are infertile (post-ovulatory infertility). The first day of bleeding is considered day one of the menstrual cycle. In this safe period calculator, days 1 to 7 and day 21 to rest of the cycle is calculated as "Safe Period" or "safe days" for individuals with regular 26-32 days cycles. Plese read the method overview for more information. Proper use of Safe Period Calculation method along with coitus interruptus (withdrawal method or pull-out method) is a suggested as a sin free or green family planning method for couples with self control over sexuality. Withdrawal method is not suggested for adolescents or those having casual sex. Others may use condoms during unsafe days to avoid serious and potentially life-threatening risks associated with the use of contraceptive pills.
What is a regular period?
Menstrual cycle is regulated by hormones and regular menstrual period occurs every month without any missing periods, depending upon your cycle length. A variation of two to three days between menstrual cycles is normal and for some women, menstrual cycle is repeated almost regularly in every 28 days. Although the period of the menstrual cycle can vary from 21 to 35 days, the average cycle lasts for 28 days.
What is an irregular or abnormal menstrual pattern?
According to American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), menstrual cycles longer than 35 days or shorter than 21 days are abnormal. Menstrual bleeding normally lasts between two and seven days, with the average being five days and periods last for longer than seven days are generally considered as abnormal. Read more
Safe Period Calculator : Method Overview
The menstrual cycle, is commonly divided into three phases: the follicular phase (pre-ovulatory phase), ovulation, and the luteal phase (post-ovulatory phase). The length of each phase varies from woman to woman and cycle to cycle, though the average menstrual cycle is 28 days. Menstrual cycles are counted from the first day of menstrual bleeding.
The follicular phase (or proliferative phase) is the phase of the menstrual cycle; before ovulation, during which follicles in the ovary mature. It ends with ovulation. The main hormone controlling this stage is estradiol.
Ovulation is the process in a female’s menstrual cycle by which a mature ovarian follicle ruptures and discharges an ovum. The time immediately surrounding ovulation is referred to as the ovulatory phase. A woman gets pregnant around the days when ovulation occurs.
The luteal phase (or secretory phase) is the latter phase of the menstrual cycle. It begins with the formation of the corpus luteum and ends in either pregnancy or degradation of the corpus luteum. The corpus luteum is a temporary endocrine structure, involved in production of estrogen and progestogen, which is needed to maintain the endometrium, the inner membrane of the uterus.
The infertility period depends on the life span of sperm and on the life span of the egg. The average time of ovulation is the 14th day of an average length (28 day) menstrual cycle. Ovulation time vary for each individual, and can occur from 12th to 19th day of the cycle. Sperm can live up to 3 to 5 days in a womans reproductive tract, so it is possible to become pregnant if unprotected sex occurs 5 days before ovulation. The life span of the typical egg is relatively short, only around 24 hours. If fertilization does not occur within that time frame, the egg will die.
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New book asks whether literature still matters
”The Use and Abuse of Literature” (Pantheon Books), by Marjorie Garber: In an age that prizes short bursts of electronic information, Harvard English professor Marjorie Garber asks whether literature still matters. As might be expected of someone who has spent her career teaching Shakespeare to undergraduates, she answers with a resounding ”yes.”
Garber sets the stage for her examination of literature by citing a report from the National Endowment for the Arts, which found that less than half the adults responding to the 2002 U.S. Census had read any novels, short stories, poetry or plays in their free time.
To her credit, she doesn’t take this as a sign of the collapse of Western civilization; on the contrary, she acknowledges that someone who might not know the line ”Do I dare to eat a peach?” – from T.S. Eliot’s great poem, ”The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” – may very well be fluent in the visual language of videos, film, television, advertising and rock music.
What scares her more than ignorance of Eliot is unmistakable evidence that the study of literature is no longer considered essential for a well-educated individual; it appears to have been pushed aside by science and technology.
Rather than studying the humanities to understand humanity, today’s college students, and even their professors, are more likely to look to the insights of neuroscience to grasp the complexities of the human mind.
For Garber, of course, literature does matter. ”Language does change our world,” she writes. ”It does make possible what we think and how we think it.” Echoing an argument made by the eminent literary critic Harold Bloom, Garber claims for literature a sort of stem cell-like power to generate fresh and new imaginative experiences in those who read it.
If you don’t believe her, here’s Virginia Woolf on why reading poetry can be a transformative experience: ”Our being for a moment is centred and constricted, as in any violent shock of personal emotion.” And here is Eliot himself, to explain why poetry matters: ”When a poet’s mind is perfectly equipped for its work, it is constantly amalgamating disparate experience …”
For anyone who’s taken a survey course in English literature, or, God forbid, majored in English, this book will send you back to the canon. Whether Garber and her English Department confederates can persuade a generation addicted to YouTube and Twitter to download Woolf, Eliot and Shakespeare to their Kindles remains to be seen.
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Having a dedicated server is a completely different from normal virtual (shared) hosting. The server is now fully yours - the entire hard disk and all the bandwidth allocated can be used as you want. There is no longer any CPU Usage restriction. If you need, you can use up 100% CPU utilization. You can put all your sites on this one server without having to worry about paying hosting fees for each site added.
But along with these new liberations come new responsibilities. Most important is to ensure that you server is always patched and up to date. There are new updates being constantly released, which if not applied to your server could let a hacker could gain inner access to your server.
Because management can be so difficult, there are usually two types of dedicated hosting offered:
Dedicated servers come either as just plain installations (where only the operating system and basic services are installed) or with a control panel. The control panel lets you easily modify most server features from a web page. It should be noted that the control panel will have limitations, and will not provide access to everything.
It should be noted that with a dedicated server, even though you may be paying a set up fee, the server is usually owned by the company , you are only renting it for the time being.
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Opinion: Food-stamp reform can combat obesity
Steven Skula is a senior at Rutgers University currently participating in a research class on ethics.
AS OF 2008, 30.6 percent of adults in the United States were obese. That makes the America the most obese country in the world. At the rate we are going, this statistic will only change for the worse.
What is alarming is that those who live in poverty and require food stamps have an obesity rate that is 45 percent higher than those who live in more wealthy areas. People of lower economic status have less nutritious diets because it is easier to afford a diet consisting of less nutritious foods.
Many products that are cheap are processed foods; they are generally high in fat, carbohydrates and sugar, and they may contain trans fats. A diet high in such components inevitably will lead to obesity.
In the United States, obesity is linked to many chronic diseases that account for 70 percent of health care costs. Many of those in poverty do not have health insurance and cannot afford to get sick. Illnesses that are due to obesity are preventable, and with proper nutrition even those on food stamps can eat well and be healthy.
Strategies in the past included trying to get people to exercise more. Exercise is in fact one of the best ways to be fit and healthy, but it is not always easy for those who struggle to make a living. Someone who has to work more than eight hours per day (maybe more than one job) while taking care of a family does not have the time to exercise for an hour each day.
Another option is to analyze the food choices these people are making. If the government can help people eat healthier foods, then they can also get the upper hand in the fight against obesity.
To solve this problem, the government needs to educate those who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, those who get food stamps. I do not think that the government needs to place restrictions on what a person can buy with food stamps. Rather, it is imperative that the government take action to insert a food education requirement in order to use stamps.
Aware of choices
By educating food-stamp recipients, we do not take away their freedom to choose, rather we make them more aware of their choices and the physical impacts they can have on their health.
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The problem with this opinion is in the dicta that indicate the Court would accept as reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right that could render it meaningless in too many situations. It is possible that these dicta are concessions that Justices Scalia, Roberts, Alito, and Thomas felt they had to make to win the swing vote of Justice Kennedy. However, it would have been better to omit them, since they are dicta and thus not necessary to reach the decision.
One thing missing from the decision is a holding on the level of scrutiny to be applied to any restrictions. Heller had moved for scrict scrutiny, which would bar most of the restrictions, federal, state, and local, that are presently enacted. The Court, as indicated by Justice Roberts, did not decide on the motion since it was not necessary to reach the decision on the DC statute.
In what follows I will be examining the points made in some detail, and expect to revise and extend this article over the days ahead, so readers may want to revisit it from time to time to get the latest version.
Troubling indications of what restrictions might be held reasonable
While in oral argument Justice Scalia indicated that only restrictions at the time the amendment was adopted might be reasonable, in this opinion he went far beyond that.
The only restrictions that existed at the time of ratification included:
- Local militia commanders, but not state governments, could require militia participants to declare the numbers and kinds of weapons each could bring to a muster. There were no serial numbers in that era, but it is not too much of a stretch to require serial numbers for the limited purpose of making sure weapons could be returned to their owners if they got misplaced during operations.
- Local militia commanders, but not state governments, could require militia participants to sign a roster and thus disclose their names.
- Local militia commanders, but not state governments, could require militia participants to drill and practice with their weapons unloaded to prevent accidental discharges.
- Local militia commanders, but not state governments, could require militia participants to use one kind of weapon in an operation rather than another, as best suited for the mission of each.
Misreading of Miller
Although the decision in U.S. v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939), was not examined in depth, what was said about it missed what it was about.
The National Firearms Act (NFA) was a tax statute. The government was asserting a power to make it a crime to possess an object on which a tax had not been paid (unconstitutional), while refusing to accept payment of the tax if it were tendered (voiding the obligation). The Court had to decide whether the weapon in question was tax-exempt, as militia firearms were under the precedent of the Militia Act of 1792. It couldn't just find that anything useful for militia was tax-exempt, because almost anything can be used in militia under some scenario. The Court wanted a closer connection to militia than, say, a pair of combat boots or a canteen. Otherwise it would be creating a precedent that could be used to find all taxes void on everything.
About the only thing in the opinion that offers hope of incorporation under the 14th Amendment is Footnote 23:
With respect to Cruikshank’s continuing validity on incorporation, a question not presented by this case, we note that Cruikshank also said that the First Amendment did not apply against the States and did not engage in the sort of Fourteenth Amendment inquiry required by our later cases. Our later decisions in Presser v. Illinois, 116 U. S. 252, 265 (1886) and Miller v. Texas, 153 U. S. 535, 538 (1894), reaffirmed that the Second Amendment applies only to the Federal Government.
But that is a slim reed.
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Tintagel Castle stands on the wild and rugged north coast of Cornwall, suffering much erosion over the centuries. The site is split into two distinct segments: the landward section containing the remains of the upper and lower wards that stand rather precariously on the edge of a crumbling precipice; and the inner ward that lies on the narrow ridge linking the island to the mainland. It is not known for certain who built Tintagel Castle but evidence suggests it was Richard, Earl of Cornwall (brother to Henry III), as he acquired the site c1234, which seems to coincide with the date of the current remains.
Tintagel Castle was not inhabited for very long, as documented evidence records that the castle was in poor repair during the 14th century, and the Great Hall apparently roofless. In 1483 the Chapel of St Julitte was still being used, but the remainder of Tintagel Castle was long since derelict. Therefore, Tintagel Castle's remains are sparse, but the inner ward does contain the most substantial surviving masonry. The Great Hall stands to a reasonable height and the castellated North wall makes a striking picture set against such a rugged coastline.
Although little is known about the history of the medieval castle, Tintagel is most famous for its association with legendary British King, Arthur. The site is known to have been occupied by the Romans for tin mining, but it is as a Royal stronghold of the Cornish Kings during the 5th & 6th centuries that the legend takes hold.
In the 12th century, Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote about "the palace that belonged to Gorlois Duke of Cornwall whose wife, Igerna, one day aroused the passions of King Uther Pendragon. A dispute ensued over his unwanted attentions, and Uther laid siege to the palace. Unable to breach its walls Uther, assisted by the magician Merlin, assumed the image of Gorlois one night, and entered the castle unnoticed to seduce Igerna. The son borne of this night was to be the young King Arthur". Whether Geoffrey's words were based on fact rather than romantic fiction is unlikely, but it is a legend that has intrigued countless generations even to the present day.
Whatever the truth, it is reasonable to assume that this area was the stronghold of past Cornish Kings simply by the fact that Richard built the medieval castle here. There was no military or strategic benefit in building a castle there, so we must assume it was done out of the desire to build a castle on the site where his legendary ancestors had held court.
A visit to Tintagel Castle is a unique and thought-provoking experience, as it is very difficult not to become engrossed in the mystique that shrouds its past. The castle site is quite difficult to navigate with its endless, steep steps and its rough pathways, but the magnetism it holds is definitely worth the physical effort.
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On the other hand, while appreciating the emphasis placed by Hooker and his fellow Church of England theologians, it is only to right to give critical analysis with all due respect. In our own time words like "Receptionism" are tossed about, particularly by polemicists, without any understanding of what such a word might indicate, or how it can represent more than one school of thought. To the extent that Hooker was willing to accept the theory that full consecration of the sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood might take place upon receiving the sacrament (which his writing indicates to be the theory he favored), one might call him a believer in Receptionism. I say, "might." The position he took was that we need not bother to argue about when the consecration happens, because the saving effect of the sacrament requires reception. On this point I disagree only with the idea that we cannot see a point in the Holy Communion service when the consecration takes place. More about that later.
As I pointed out in the previous post, by the time of the Reformation people had become accustomed to attending church to hear Mass, and they did not receive the sacrament often, if at all. This, in spite of the Apostle's words, "For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come." (I Cor. 11:26) He did not say "seldom," but "often." The combined witness of scripture and of history tells us that the Eucharist was offered every Lord's Day, from the beginning of the Church's life, through the persecution by the empire of Rome, and throughout the entire period called "Patristic." This is not a debatable point, but solid fact. Now, inasmuch as St. Paul says "as often," we can take it that he did not mean for his readers to treat that as if he had written "as seldom." Frequent Communion of the laity was an idea first presented, or rather rediscovered, by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. By Hooker's time, during the reign of Elizabeth I, the people were being exhorted to receive the sacrament frequently, and a generation had been taught that they were not there simply to attend or "hear" Mass, but to receive the Holy Communion. To teach this very thing, the Church of England called the service by a Biblical name, "Holy Communion."
As I pointed out, this is why Article XXV says, "The Sacraments were not ordained of Christ to be gazed upon or to be carried about, but that we should duly use them. And in such only as worthily receive the same, have they a wholesome effect or operation: but they that receive them unworthily, purchase to themselves damnation, as Saint Paul saith." You will notice, there is no mention in these words of idolatry. The Article was not directed at some notion that people were worshiping the elevated Host. Rather, the Article was written to teach the people that the main purpose for which the sacrament was established by Christ was that it be received, and that for the salvation of each individual. This is why the Article is not relevant to such things as Benediction services. The men of that day would have, no doubt, objected to such a service; but, again, for them it would have been stepping backwards merely into the High Middle Ages, rather than stepping all the way back to the beginning, and to Christ's purpose. The Article was teaching a positive thing; what the sacrament is for. In our own time, we may allow orderly and proper Eucharistic devotion that may indeed assist the soul of a believer; but in that time it was probably better not to do such things and cause confusion.
If the men of that time, Hooker included, were teaching what some might call "Receptionism," it was nothing like Zwinglianism. It was simply a question about when the elements are endowed with the Real Presence of Christ; also, the Real Presence is a charismatic means to impart to us eternal life. Let us look at the things Hooker affirmed in the context of the chapters we were looking at from Book V of his Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity.
He affirmed the Real Presence clearly, not vaguely.
He affirmed Eucharistic sacrifice.
He affirmed the charismatic and salvatory effect of the sacrament. This last part depended on a worthy reception, and about that all Catholic believers must agree.
He sent his word and healed them
So, what about Hooker's version of "Receptionism" so-called? On one hand, we may agree that what matters most is that the sacrament be received, and that for its saving effect. It really does not matter when the sacrament is consecrated, that is, at what exact moment in time, as long as we know that we have fed on the Living Christ by the communion of his Body and Blood. And, that at or by the point of reception this has happened, everyone with a Catholic mind must agree.
Nonetheless, we have to abide by a theological principle. The principle I refer to is the power of the word of God. This is a systematic theological principle. By that I mean, it is consistent throughout the whole of scripture.
"And God said, Let there be light: and there was light." Gen. 1:3
"By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. " Psalm 33: 6
"Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." Heb. 11:3
When Jesus called the young man back from the dead in Nain, he did so by speaking to him. The people of the town said, "a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people." That is because the word in the mouth of a prophet had the same power as if God spoke it from heaven, and the prophet is the mouth of God.
"If thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth." (Jer.15:19)
"So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." (Isaiah 55:11)
So too, the word of God in the mouth of a angel. This is why we celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation as the feast of the Incarnation. "And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS." (Luke 1:30, 31) These words are not simply a foretelling or prediction, and neither were the words of the prophets; the scriptures had to be fulfilled because once the word had come from the mouth of God, nothing could stop the creative power of that word. When the young man sat up, the people knew that Jesus was at least a prophet, for his word healed the man from death itself, and was filled with the creative power by which heaven and earth were made. (Psalm 107:20)
For this reason, it is consistent with all of scripture, that is, by proper use of systematic theology, to see that when the words of Institution are spoken, the bread becomes the Body of Christ, and the wine becomes the Blood of Christ. How this charismatic wonder takes place we cannot know; but, how can the elements not become the Body and Blood of Christ once his word is spoken over them? For this reason I see the Words of Institution as a moment after which we may no longer doubt that Christ is really Present in the sacrament on the altar.
I acknowledge that Hooker placed the same confidence in the word of God and the creative power of that word; regarding this sacrament, however, he pointed out that the full Words of Institution include "Take, eat..." and "Drink, ye all, of this..." I cannot rule out that this might indicate that upon eating and drinking each Christian who receives finalizes the consecration. However, once "This is my Body...This is my Blood" have been uttered, the creative power of God's word has begun its work.
These matters are not a distinction between "Protestant" and "Catholic" (which is no distinction at all for those who say "Protestant" according to Anglican usage). These are matters of discussion among Catholics, as they were in Antiquity. What we have no room for is a Eucharistic theology that excludes Baptism and the Lord's Supper from the all important topic of salvation, or that makes them into bare signs, or that makes gazing equal to receiving. These sacraments are "generally necessary to salvation."
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Early Symbols of the Eucharist
Among the symbols employed by the Christians of the first ages in decorating their tombs, those which relate to the Eucharist hold a place of the first importance. The monuments of greatest consequence on which these symbols are depicted exist, principally, in the subterranean cemeteries of early Christian Rome, better known as the Roman catacombs . Their discovery and reopening in the latter half of the nineteenth century have thrown great light on more or less obscure allusions in early Christian literature . In this way Catholic theology now possesses supplementary information of appreciable value bearing on the belief in, and the manner of celebrating, the Eucharist in the sub-Apostolic age. According to Wilpert, an expert scholar in this field of Christian archaeology, the symbolic representations of the catacombs which refer to the Eucharist form three groups, inspired by three of Christ's miracles, namely the miraculous multiplication of the loaves and fishes, the banquet of the seven Disciples by the Sea of Galilee after the Resurrection, and the miracle of Cana. It is to the first two of these miracles, probably, that we owe the famous fish symbol, which briefly summed up the chief articles of the Christian belief. The earliest and always the favourite symbol of the Eucharist in the monuments was that inspired by the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes; the banquet of the seven Disciples appears only in one (second-century) catacomb scene; the miracle of Cana in two, one of which is of the early third, the other of the fourth, century.
I. THE MIRACLE OF THE MULTIPLICATION
On two occasions Christ fed with loaves and fishes, miraculously multiplied, a large concourse of people who had followed Him into the desert. On the first of these occasions, recorded by all four Evangelists, five loaves and two fishes supplied the needs of five thousand people, while on the second occasion, mentioned only by St. Matthew (xv, 32 sq.), seven loaves and a "few" fishes more than sufficed for four thousand persons. In accordance with the practice of depicting only those features which were necessary to convey the meaning of a symbol, the Christian artists of the catacombs represented the miraculous multiplication as a banquet, in which the guests are seen partaking of a repast of loaves and fishes. In frescoes of this category, the source of the artist's inspiration is clearly indicated by the baskets of fragments on the right and left of the banquet scene. The number of baskets represented is not always historical, this being regarded as a matter of indifference so far as the symbol was concerned; six Eucharist frescoes show each seven baskets, but in three others the number is two, eight, and twelve, respectively. The number of guests in all symbolical repasts of the Eucharist is invariably seven, a peculiarity which Wilpert regards as due to the early Christian fondness for the symbolism of numbers. According to St. Augustine (Tract. cxxiii, in Joan.), the number seven represented the totality of the Christian world. The most ancient representations of the Eucharist in the catacombs is the fresco known as the "Fractio Panis", an ornament of the Capella Greca, in the cemetery of St. Priscilla. Wilpert attributes this, with other paintings of that chapel, to the early part of the second century, and his opinion is generally accepted. The scene represents seven persons at table, reclining on a semi-circular divan, and is depicted on the wall above the apse of this little underground chapel, consequently in close proximity to the place where once stood the altar. One of the banqueters is a woman. The place of honour, to the right ( in cornu dextro ), is occupied by the "president of the Brethren" (described about 150-155 by Justin Martyr in his account of Christian worship ), i.e. the bishop, or a priest deputed in his place for the occasion (Apol., I, lxvi). The "president" ( proestos ), a venerable, bearded personage is depicted performing the function described in the Acts of the Apostles (ii, 42, 46; xx, 7) as "breaking bread"; hence the name "Fractio Panis" ( he klasis tou artou ), appropriately given to the fresco by its discoverer. It is to be noted that these words are frequently used in the earliest non-inspired Christian literature as a synonym for the Eucharist (for the texts see Wilpert, Fractio Panis, Freiburg, 1895). The moment represented, therefore, is that immediately before the Communion, when the celebrant, then as now, divided the Sacred Host. And, as though to exclude all doubt as to the character of his subject, the artist added a detail found in no other representation of the Eucharist; in front of the celebrant he placed a two-handled cup, evidently the chalice ( calix ministerialis ) of the second century. Such is the earliest representation in Christian art of the offering of the Mass. A recent writer regards the scene as representing the celebration of the Eucharist in connection with the funeral agape on the anniversary of some person interred in the chapel. The guests partaking of the banquet, in this view, represent the relations of the deceased assisting at an anniversary Mass ( sacrificium pro dormitione ) for the repose of his soul (Wieland, Mensa und Confessio, p. 139). In addition to these unique details showing a real celebration of the Mass in the early second century, the author of this fresco depicted, side by side with the reality, a symbol of the Eucharist. In the centre of the table are two plates, one containing five loaves, the other two fishes, while on the right and left of the divan seven baskets of bread are distributed symmetrically.
After the "Fractio Panis" the most remarkable frescoes in which the miraculous multiplication is employed as a symbol of the Eucharist are two in the crypt of Lucina, the most ancient part of the catacomb of St. Callistus. Each consists of a fish and a basket of bread on a green field. At first view it would seems as though the fishes were represented each carrying a basket of bread, in the act of swimming. A closer examination of the frescoes made by Wilpert, however, has shown that the baskets are placed very close to, but not on, the fishes, and that the supposed blue surface is really green. The subject, therefore, is the miraculous multiplication, the green surface representing a field. As a symbol these pictures are particularly striking from the introduction of two glasses, containing a red substance, into the baskets. Evidently the artist in this detail had in mind the Eucharistic matter of wine. Consequently, the frescoes as a whole conveyed to an onlooker in the second century a meaning somewhat as follows: the miraculously multiplied bread, together with wine, formed the matter of the Eucharist, which, in turn, by a still greater miracle, became the substance of the Body and Blood of the Divine Ichthys , Jesus Christ.
The various Eucharistic banquet scenes of the catacombs appropriately symbolized the reception of Holy Communion. In one early instance the artist portrayed, besides a representation of this character, a new symbol having special reference to the Consecration. This consists of a scene showing two persons beside a tripod, on which are placed a loaf and fish. One of the figures is clad in the tunic and pallium reserved in early Christian art to persons of sacred character, while the other, at the opposite side of the tripod, stands in the attitude of an orans. The sacred personage holds his hands extended over the loaf and the fish, somewhat after the manner of a priest holding his hands over the chalice before the Consecration. Wilpert's interpretation of the scene is that the figure with extended hands represents Christ performing the miracle of the multiplication, which act, in the intention of the artist, is symbolic of the Consecration. The orans, on the other hand, is a symbol of the deceased, who, through the reception of Holy Communion, has obtained eternal happiness : "He that eateth this bread shall live forever" ( John 6:59 ). The representation described forms one of a series comprising three subjects, all relating to the Eucharist. The second of the series is the usual banquet of seven persons, symbolizing Communion, while the third depicts Abraham and Isaac in the orans attitude. In the symbolism of the time Isaac was regarded as a figure of Christ, whence the inference that this representation of Abraham's sacrifice was figurative of the Sacrifice of the Cross.
II. THE BANQUET OF THE SEVEN DISCIPLES
The repast of the seven Disciples by the Sea of Galilee is recorded by the Evangelist St. John (xxi, 9 sqq.). St. Peter and his fellow-fishermen, seven altogether, after taking the miraculous draught of fishes, drew their boats on shore, where they found "hot coals lying, and a fish laid thereon, and bread". The risen Saviour then invited them to eat, "and none of them . . . durst ask him: Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord". The incident thus recorded was just as appropriate a symbol of the Eucharist as the miracle of the multiplication, and as such it is once depicted in a painting of the second century. In this, as in all Eucharistic frescoes, the symbol of Communion appears in close proximity with a baptismal symbol. The banquet scene itself at first view seems in no wise different from the category of Eucharistic representations already described: seven persons are partaking of food, which consists of loaves and fishes. Two details, however, differentiate this particular picture (Sacrament Chapel A 2, cemetery of Callistus), from the symbolic banquets based on the miraculous multiplication. The first of these details is the absence of the basket of fragments always present in frescoes inspired by the latter subject, and the second consists in the fact that the seven banqueters are depicted nude, the manner in which fishermen were invariably represented in classic art. The author of this fresco, we may safely conclude, drew his inspiration from the repast by the Sea of Galilee, which he depicted as a symbol of the Eucharist. St. Augustine alludes to this symbol when he speaks of the "roasted fish" on the hot coals as representing Christ crucified ( Piscis assus Christus est Passus , Tract. cxxiii, in Joan.).
During the first and second centuries, with the one exception noted, the only symbol of the Eucharist adopted in Christian art was that inspired by the miraculous multiplication. The mode of representing the symbol, also, during this period scarcely varied; seven guests partake of the symbolic loaves and fishes, while baskets of bread are distributed at the sides. In one instance, however, the guests are omitted, and only a tripod with loaves and fishes and the baskets of bread are depicted. This fresco, which occupies a lunette of the Sacrament Chapel containing the symbol of the seven Disciples, Wilpert regards as a sort of compendium of the two symbols of the Consecration and the Communion described above. In the third century a new mode of representing the favourite Eucharistic symbol was adopted in a number of frescoes. This consisted in a scene showing Christ performing the miracle of multiplication by touching with a rod one of several baskets of bread placed before Him. In the loaves, also, incisions, sometimes made in the form of a cross, are seen. Paintings of this class were symbols of the Consecration. One of them (chamber III in the catacomb of St. Domatilla) is of more than ordinary interest. Unfortunately it has suffered serious injury at the hands of collectors. By the aid of a design made for Bosio, Wilpert has been able to reproduce the picture. It consists of three scenes. In the centre Christ is performing the miracle of multiplication with a rod. To the right of this He is again represented, His right hand raised in the oratorical gesture, while within the folds of His pallium five loaves marked with a cross are visible. Balancing this figure on the left is the Samaritan woman drawing water from the well of Jacob. According to the general principles underlying early Christian art, some relationship was here intended between the three groups. Ordinarily the Samaritan woman was a symbol of the refrigerium (refreshment) petitioned for in the Memento for the Dead at Mass. In the present instance Wilpert regards it as more probable that she is intended as a symbol of the soul in the enjoyment of eternal happiness ; the Eucharist, like the fountain of water ( John 4:14 ) "springing up into life everlasting", being a pledge of immortality. In the catacomb of St. Callistus there is a fourth painting of the miracle of the multiplication which conforms more closely to historical narrative than the representations of an earlier date ; Christ is here depicted with both hands held over the loaves and fishes presented to Him by two Apostles. It may be added that more than thirty frescoes of the miraculous multiplication still exist in the Roman catacombs. For an exact and reliable reproduction of them see Wilpert, "Le Pitture delle catacombe Romane", Rome, 1903.
III. THE WEDDING AT CANA
The custom introduced in the third century of representing the multiplication of the loaves to the exclusion of the fishes is thought to have been indirectly instrumental in bringing about a new and beautiful symbol of the Eucharist in early Christian painting. Previous to this time only two frescoes contained any allusions to the Eucharistic wine; the chalice of the "Fractio Panis" and the red substance in the baskets of the crypt of Lucina. But the epitomizing of the multiplication symbol by the omission of the fishes (leaving only bread, one of the two species required for the Eucharist) probably suggested the idea of a special symbol for the Eucharistic wine. No more appropriate symbol for this purpose was to be desired than the miracle of Cana ( John 2:1-11 ), which was actually adopted. As Christ at the marriage feast changed water into wine, so on another occasion He changed wine into His blood. Quite apropos in this relation is a o Eucharistic symbols of the first Christian age are reproduced in a new and striking manner. The picture occupies the frieze of the apse in a small cemeterial basilica and is, consequently, above the place formerly occupied by the altar. The stone bench for the clergy in the sanctuary is still in place. Three scenes, separated by trees, are represented. The central subject is the miraculous multiplication; Christ, identified by the nimbus, is seated on a throne and is in the act of blessing loaves and fishes presented by St. Peter and St. Andrew (identified by inscriptions). At His feet twelve baskets of bread are distributed symmetrically. To the right and left of this picture were two banquet scenes. The former is almost wholly destroyed, but a Greek inscription gives a clue to the subject. This reads: "Those partaking of the eulogia of Christ". Eulogia is the term used by St. Paul ( 1 Corinthians 10:16 ) in references to the Eucharist: "the chalice of eulogia [benediction] which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?" The application of this term, therefore, to the food set before the banqueters, points to the inference that here was depicted a Eucharistic scene in which the guests partook of the symbolic loaves and fishes. The scene on the right, we learn from inscriptions ("Jesus", "Mary", "Servants"), represented the miracle of Cana. The author of this fresco, who was well acquainted with the symbolism of the first centuries, evidently reproduced (1) the favourite symbol of the Eucharist, i.e. the miraculous multiplication of the loaves and fishes, and (2) the later symbol of the Eucharistic wine, inspired by the miracle at the wedding feast.
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Stefan Merrill Block’s ‘The Story of Forgetting’ is one of my all-time favourite novels. It’s a delicate and touching story of the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s, that also contains the beautiful motif of an evolving fantasy story. Reading new books by favourite authors always sets the spine tingling, but I often find that underneath my excitement is a tinge of dread; what if I don’t like it? At first with ‘The Storm at the Door’, I thought my fears may be realised; I did not find it an easily accessible novel. On finishing, I was relieved. Whilst this book won’t break into my best 10 books of all time list, once again Block has shown himself to be a masterful storyteller.
‘Storm at the Door’ is semi-biographical. Much like he used his family’s history of early onset dementia as the basis for ‘The Story of Forgetting’, Block draws inspiration for ‘Storm at the Door’ from his maternal grandparents’ struggles against manic depression. The novel is mostly told through two viewpoints. Frederick, Block’s grandfather and Katharine, his grandmother. The chapters that follow Frederick detail his manias, the troubles they cause and predominantly, his miserable existence inside one of America’s premier mental asylums. Katherine’s chapters detail how she struggled to cope with being married to Frederick and the guilt that consumed her after he had been committed. Block also shows, with great tenderness, how his grandmother struggled to find her own identity after her own personality had been overwhelmed by motherhood and the overwhelming shadow of her husband’s illness.
Much of the book details the appalling conditions inside the Mayflower Home, highlighting the perils of institutionalised care for the mentally ill. Comparisons are inevitable with ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’. Both books contain a host of memorable and misunderstood characters gripped by mental disorders, both question how you determine the border between sanity and insanity, and both books contain characters that are at best misguided in their attempts to help their patients and at worst feel the need to inflict misery on their defenceless charges. Whilst both books are similar, Block’s is not in the same league as Ken Kesey’s masterpiece.
I struggled with the book at first. Block’s use of language is artful, but it failed to draw me in. I couldn’t identify any overarching narrative; there were lots of (well-drawn) vignettes of life with mental illness, but little to draw them together. Gradually though, I began to warm to Block’s characters, in particular Frederick, who Block paints with warmth and tenderness. When Frederick mistakenly stumbles across a secret kept by the warden of Mayflower House, his situation becomes precarious in the extreme. At this point humanity of the novel bursts through.
The last hundred pages of ‘The Storm at the Door’ are fiction at its best. The events that transpire at Mayflower House prove the fulcrum for change for many of the novel’s characters. As he did in ‘How to Forget’ Block handles an emotive subject with rare delicacy, and when the author himself appears in the novel, it reaches a whole new level of poignancy. Block’s characterisation is very good, and it is impossible not to feel deeply moved by the novel’s events. The quality of the last chapters of the book, make it a thoroughly worthwhile read. Once again, Block has written about a terrible illness that affects thousands of people with great sensitivity. Highly Recommended.
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A Kenyan Standard is document established by consensus and approved by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for products and services and related processes or production methods, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context. It may also include or deal exclusively with terminology, symbols, packaging, marking or labelling requirements as they apply to a product, process or production method.
Standards, therefore, help to make sure that products and services are fit for their purpose and are comparable and compatible.
The following are the standards departments at KEBS
- Food and Agriculture Department: This Department is responsible for the development of standards covering food technologies, food safety, fertilizers, agricultural produce, livestock and livestock products, poultry and poultry products, etc.
- Chemical Department: This Department is responsible for the development of standards covering soaps, detergents, paints, pesticides, stationery and related equipment and all products based on chemical formulations.
- Service Standards Department: This Department is charged with the development of standards in the service industry such as tourism, hotels, transport, education, social activities, etc. These standards are aimed at addressing the evolving needs in the service sector and represent a growth area.
- Engineering Department: This Department develops standards covering civil engineering, electro-technology, information technology, renewable energy, textile engineering and mechanical engineering.
- Standards Information and Resource Section: This section is responsible for the maintenance and availability of standards information, library, WTO NEP and sales of standards.
- Publishing Section: this section is responsible for the editing and publishing of all Kenya Standards and related documents.
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While I find the form of consensus used in Occupy Wall Street to be hard to maintain, it is something interesting to consider if it continues to work in the way illustrated:
Almost as clueless are those doctrinaire radicals who remain on the sidelines glumly predicting that the movement will be coopted or complaining that it hasn’t instantly adopted the most radical positions. They of all people should know that thedynamic of social movements is far more important than their ostensible ideological positions. Revolutions arise out of complex processes of social debate and interaction that happen to reach a critical mass and trigger a chain reaction — processes very much like what we are seeing at this moment. The “99%” slogan may not be a very precise “class analysis,” but it’s a close enough approximation for starters, an excellent meme to cut through a lot of traditional sociological jargon and make the point that the vast majority of people are subordinate to a system run by and for a tiny ruling elite. And it rightly puts the focus on the economic institutions rather than on the politicians who are merely their lackeys. The countless grievances may not constitute a coherent program, but taken as a whole they already imply a fundamental transformation of the system. The nature of that transformation will become clearer as the struggle develops. If the movement ends up forcing the system to come up with some sort of significant, New Deal-type reforms, so much the better — that will temporarily ease conditions so we can more easily push further. If the system proves incapable of implementing any significant reforms, that will force people to look into more radical alternatives.
As for cooption, there will indeed be many attempts to take over or manipulate the movement. But I don’t think they’ll have a very easy time of it. From the beginning the occupation movement has been resolutely antihierarchical and participatory. General assembly decisions are scrupulously democratic and most decisions are taken by consensus — a process which can sometimes be unwieldy, but which has the merit of making any manipulation practically impossible. In fact, the real threat is the other way around: The example of participatory democracy ultimately threatens all hierarchies and social divisions, including those between rank-and-file workers and their union bureaucracies, and between political parties and their constituents. Which is why so many politicians and union bureaucrats are trying to jump on the bandwagon. That is a reflection of our strength, not of our weakness. (Cooption happens when we are tricked into riding in their wagons.) The assemblies may of course agree to collaborate with some political group for a demonstration or with some labor union for a strike, but most of them are taking care that the distinctions remain clear, and practically all of them have sharply distanced themselves from both of the major political parties.
Knabb could be aiming at Jodi Dean, Doug Henwood, any number of Marxist magazines, some of the articles at Racialicious, and, depending on how you read what I have said and my tentative support, myself. I suppose that I agree with Knabb that we should wait and watch this play out, but I do not think 68 was a success and I am not sure if Knabb thinks it was.
Knabb notes that there are several in the occupy movement inspired by the situationists. Given how that all panned out, I don’t know how I feel about that. That said, this is a way to break into the spectacle. Anyway, Knabb’s Anthology of the Situationist Interational is quite interesting as is Knabb’s translation of the classic Society of Spectacle.
Debord,however, did actually have something to say about Anarchism:
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Bioscience Imaging Facility
Custom Imaging Processing
Digital images can be analyzed qualitatively (e.g. by looking at them) or quantitatively. In either case, some sort of digital imaging processing is often desirable or required prior to analysis. Of course, the affects of all processing steps must be fully understood and described, in order to ensure that an image's scientific integrity is maintained. Often, images may also need to be resized prior to publication.
In order to facilitate the proper use of these specialized image processing techniques, the Bioscience Imaging Facility provides an imaging processing service for a flat, $10 per image fee, which includes a short 'methods' section describing the processing steps applied.
Three broad classes of image processing techniques are available: 1) Contrast and color adjustments, 2) Spatial filtering, and 3) Image resizing. An example of each of these techniques is shown below. Advanced techniques (e.g. drift correction, extended depth of field, deconvolution, co-registration) are also available - Please inquire.
Contrast and color adjustments
- (A) An unprocessed image of a fixed, mammalian cell nucleus during mitosis (60x, Nikon C1+).
- (B) The same image after application of linear contrast adjustments.
- (C) Application of non-linear contrast adjustments. Non-linear adjustments preclude quantitative intensity measurements, but are useful for accentuating fine (dim) structural details.
- (A) Signal represents the bio-distribution of a radio-lableled tracer within the body of a living mouse immediately after acquisition and reconstruction (MiLabs SPECT/CT). Note the presence of substantial noise. (Noisy images are also encountered in microscopy when signal is very weak, as occurs during high-speed image acquisition).
- (B) Judicious smoothing techniques remove noise, while maintaining detail, thereby increasing lung tumor visibility.
- (C) The smoothed SPECT signal overlaid on the corresponding CT image.
- (A) A group of living yeast cells undergoing cell-division (60x, Nikon A1Rsi). Since these cells are very small and many cells were imaged per field, sub-cellular detail was 'under-sampled', meaning that not enough points were imaged to adequately represent finer details.
- (B) Consequently, standard digital zoom of the boxed region in A results in a strongly pixelated image.
- (C) Specialized enlargement techniques can greatly reduce pixelation, although, of course, no new image detail can be realized.
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countries with which they desire to have commerce. Next they reached NAJA,t tributary to Thathâh. IIere they have wine, figs, and black meddlars, and a kind of wood which fire will not burn. The Christians carry this wood away, believing that Christ was crucified upon it. Next they came to the BAJNAx,2 a people with beards and mustachios, and went twenty-two days through their territory which extended north to the confines of the SCLAVES. Next to the Jilin, a people who keep no cattle ; they marry their daughters and sisters without regard to unlawful affinities, and are subject to the Turks. They have a herb called Kalkan which they boil with their meat.3 Bezoars are found here, and malignant serpents haunt the country in the beginning of winter. Their houses are of wood and clay. Then to the BAG$RAJ, whose king is descended from 'Ali, and who are very skilful in the manufacture of arms.4 Next to TOBBAT, and travelled forty days therein. There was a great city there built of reeds and a temple made of ox leather covered with varnish. There is also an idol made of the horns of musk oxen.5 Next they came to KI`rAK, where the houses are of the skins of beasts, and there are vines with grapes which are half black and half white. There is also a stone here with which they produce rain as often as they will.' Gold is found on the surface, and diamonds are disclosed by the rivers. They have no king nor temple. They venerate greatly those who attain eighty years without being ill. The travellers were thirty-five days among them.' Then they came to the GIIUZ, whose city is of stone,
1 Or Baja.
2 On the three preceding peoples or countries, Harkah, Thathdh, and Naja, I can throw no light. The Bajnak are the Pechinegs, or IIaTgivaKtrac of the Greeks, much discoursed of by Constantine Porphyrogenitus, who evidently stood in great fear of them, in his book De Administrando Imperio. In his time they were on the Dnieper and Dniester, but he tells us that fifty years before they had been driven from their original seats on the Atil and Geech (Wolga and Iaic) by the Uz (or Ghuz) and Khazars. Their original settlement is described by an Arab writer as having on the north Kipchak, to the south the Khazars, to the east the Ghuz, to the west the Slaves (Const. Porph. in Banduri Imper. Orientale, vol. i ; Defrémery, Fragments de Geographes, etc., in Jour. As., ser. iv, tom. xiii, 466 ; Dlasudi, Prairies cl' Or, i, 262) .
3 Kalank in Pers. is the kitchen herb purslain. The Ashkal, Szekely or Siculi, no doubt the same as these Jikil, are mentioned in the extracts by Defrémery just quoted (p. 473), as being to the south of the Majgars or Majars, who again were south of the Bajnaks.
4 Qu. Georgians ? (whose kings were Bagratidce); or Bulgarians ? (of the Wolga).
5 Some region of Siberia ?
6 On the rain-stone used by the Turk and Tartar tribes to conjure rain, and still known among the Kalmaks, see one of Quatremère's long but interesting notes on Rashiduddin, pp. 428 segq. ; also Hammer's Golden Horde, pp. 42 and 436. This stone was called by the Turks Jadah (Pers. Yadah). Is this the origin of our Jade-stone ? and is it connected with the (Pers.) word Jcidla, conjuring, in common use in India ?
7 The Kimaks are represented by Edrisi as the greatest of the Turk (or Tartar) nations. They had the Taghazghaz to the south, the Khiziljis
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What makes trademarks strong or weak is essentially how unique they are. But beware, that unique name you just came up with might have an alternate meaning that is far less desirable.
Recently it occurred that businesses sometimes find, what they believe is a catchy name and then immediately do business under that name. In their rush, these businesses fail to have an appropriate trademark search performed. What many of the these businesses discovered, all to late, was that their newly formed companyâs name has a different meaning then the one they intended.
This sometimes occurs when there is an attempt to use English words in a foreign country and sometimes there is an alternate, slang, meaning for the companyâs name, which is anything but flattering.
The solution is to have a comprehensive Trademark search performed by a qualified attorney. To avoid the selection of a trademark that is both available and memorable but also carries with it an unintended meaning, a comprehensive search should be performed, including meanings in other languages.
There are many examples of businesses using names for their company or products which carried with it an unintended secondary meaning. The following are a few of my favorites.
A coffee shop chain in southeastern Massachusetts named Marylou's (known to some as "Hooters of the morning") has a featured drink called the "Funky Fanabla". Demangled into standard Italian, it comes out to "va fa Napoli", which means, more or less, "go to hell", and literally something along the lines of "go do it like they do in Naples". The drink itself is some kind of iced coffee something or other.
The company Bic changed its name from Bich (French pronunciation: [bik]) to prevent it from being mispronounced in English speaking countries as bitch.
Mitsubishi Pajero had to be renamed to Montero in Spain and Hispanic America, since pajero is a Spanish slang term for one who masturbates (with similar connotations as the British slang term wanker). Mitsubishi originally got the name Pajero from the pampas cat, Leopardus pajeros.
The Honda Fit was originally intended to be named the "Fitta", but the name was shortened and in some markets renamed completely upon discovering that in several Nordic languages, "fitta" is a vulgar word for the female genitalia.
Buick had to rename its Lacrosse to Allure in Canada, because it was a euphemism for masturbation in Quebec.
The SEAT Málaga was marketed in Greece as the Seat Gredos, because the word Malaga was considered very similar to Malaka, a common Greek swear word for one who masturbates.
The primarily-US fast food chain Taco Bell formerly sold a burrito called a chili-cheese burrito. Its name was changed when many people became aware that the original name, chilito, is used as a slang term for a small penis.
The Ford Maverick was intended to be marketed in Brazil as the Ford Pinto, but no one in Brazil would identify Pinto as a horse breed, since Pinto is a Brazilian informal term for âpenis.â
In Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro, Nestlé couldn't sell instant coffee called Kenjara because the name resembles Serbo-Croatian vulgar words related to defecation.
The Toyota MR2 sportscar is named MR in France, because a way of pronouncing it, "merdeux", sounds like the word for shitty in French.
The popular Vicks brand of over-the-counter cough medication was renamed Wick in Germany, to avoid too much a similarity with the German word "wichsen" meaning to wank.
Then there is the Lancia Dedra: this car sold poorly outside Italy, particularly in English-speaking markets, where research showed that people associated it with danger (apparently affected by the name's similarity to the word "dead")
In January 2005, McDonald's published banners proclaiming Double cheeseburger? I'd Hit It. In this obvious blunder, the copywriters mistook the strictly sexual slang expression for a term of general approval.
An advertising campaign for Kentucky Fried Chicken in China, attempting to translate the slogan Finger lickin' good! into Chinese failed miserably, proclaiming Eat your fingers off.
Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux sold products successfully in the United Kingdom using the slogan "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux."
Pepsi allegedly introduced their slogan into the Chinese market "Come alive with the Pepsi Generation" translated into Chinese it read "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave."
The name Coca-Cola rendered phonetically in Chinese can sound like the words for "bite the wax tadpole" or "female horse stuffed with wax". Before marketing in China, the company found a close phonetic equivalent, kekou kele, which roughly means "let your mouth rejoice." It was never marketed by the company using the other phrases, though individual merchants may have made such signs.
There is also the Chevrolet Nova automobile, which sold poorly in Latin America, as "no va" means "won't go" in Spanish. The same has been said of the Vauxhall Nova, which had to be sold as an Opel Corsa in Spain.
Finally there is, Doggie Style, a pet grooming business in Florida; Butt Drugs in Indiana; Toss-a-Salad Catering in Manhatten; and who could forget the Tea Bag Party (political party).
A comprehensive search at the beginning of these projects could have saved enormous sums of money in lost sales, rebranding or loss of reputation.
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(written 9/96 or so.)
He won her heart.
She'd raffled it off, a ticket apiece for everyone who wanted it. She'd considered selling it to the highest bidder, but that hadn't seemed fair.
How can you give up your heart, he asked her, so casually?
You need it more than I do, she replied. And smiled, with her teeth showing, the way she did.
He put her heart in a jar with air holes punched in the lid. And put it on the shelf with the others. He didn't pay as much attention to it as she'd thought he would. Hers wasn't the first, not by any means. One he'd won, one he'd bought, three or four he'd stolen. He kept them all, though he rarely even glanced at them. Occasionally he took one down off the shelf and toyed with it before putting it back in its place. Now and then he dropped oneby accident, he insistedand it shattered. Sometimes he tried halfheartedly to put the pieces back together. More often he swept them up and left them at the curb to be picked up by the garbage men.
I want it back, she told him. I was wrong. I need it more than you do.
You would only give it away to someone else, he replied. At least it's safe here with me.
You only took it because you have no heart of your own, she cried.
I would not be so foolish as to allow anyone else to see mine, he snapped.
She visited his house one day while he was out. She examined each heart on the shelf, impartially. Her own was firmly lodged in its jar. She started at the other end of the shelf, and one by one, she stole his collection of hearts away from him.
It took months, but she was nothing if not patient. Dust had gathered on some of the hearts, and frost had nipped at others. She took each one in hand, carefully, almost lovingly. Watered them, nourished them, and took them away from his shelf.
At first she intended to set them free, release them into the wild, but she soon grew attached to them. She started a heart garden on her windowsill. She made sure they got plenty of sunlight and fresh air.
He continued to collect hearts, and she to steal them away from him. It became a sort of a game between them. Once or twice she considered finding some fresh ones of her own, but she discovered that she found second-hand hearts more of a challenge.
They all began to look alike to her. One day, tending her garden, she found she could no longer remember what her own heart had been like. She thought perhaps that she had stolen it back long ago, and planted it with the others, but she could no longer tell.
It didn't matter, anyway. She had her garden, and that was the important thing.
This just came to me one day, almost in its entirety. I hope it's not an unconscious plagiarism. I didn't know what to do with it, so I put it on the Web... As they say.
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Case 34 Answer 4
A and C at minimum.
Before performing core biopsy, one should always document images of the mass about to be biopsied, generally with at least two orthogonal views. This establishes images in your institution (often images done in the diagnostic work-up are performed at another location). It also documents that the mass being biopsied is indeed the mass recommended for biopsy. It also documents the appearance pre-biopsy, since it may change post-biopsy.
It is critical to obtain an image showing the needle in the mass. This documents that you have sampled the mass. I generally obtain a pre- and post-fire shot for each core sample. I obtain 3 good core samples so the pathologist has enough tissue to analyze.
It is not critical to obtain post-biopsy images, unless the appearance of the mass changes significantly OR a clip is placed and mammographic confirmation is desired OR there is a question as to whether or not the ultrasound mass is the same as the mammographic mass, this can be confirmed after the biopsy if the clip is placed.
The most likely pathology is
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The Labor Department released jobs numbers for June today and the
results were disappointing. Estimates were that non-farm payroll
would add around 100k jobs last month. Instead they added just 80K,
which is just over half the number needed to keep up with population
growth. James Pethokoukis at AEI has put up an updated version of this familiar chart.
Notice the red dot showing where we are now. It's a full two points
higher than where the Obama team thought we'd be at this point without the stimulus plan. And as Pethokoukis notes,
the unemployment rate only looks this good because so many people have
abandoned the work force. If you include all the people who were part of
the workforce when Obama took office, unemployment would literally be
off the chart at 10.9 percent.
There's one additional wrinkle to today's numbers that was noticed by Bryan Preston over at the PJ Tatler. According to CNBC, "The birth-death model,
which approximates the amount of jobs gained through new businesses
created too recently to be counted in the formal survey, added 124,000
positions, meaning that without the estimation the total count would
have been a loss of 44,000."
The birth-death model
appears to be a fairly good approximation of actual jobs being added,
but according to BLS the data varies dramatically on a month to month
basis. Some months the b-d model adds a lot of jobs and some months it
adds few or is negative. So which months tend to add jobs? From the BLS FAQ
on the birth-death model:
Months with generally strong seasonal increases such
as April, May and June generally have a relatively large positive
The b-d model is adjusted slightly each year, but if we look at last year's chart
we find that birth-death added and estimated 141,000 jobs in June and
just 5,000 in July, for a drop of 136,000 month-to-month. I contacted James Pethokoukis at AEI to get his take on the significance of the birth-death estimates. He was kind enough to provide this response:
As you can tell, there is plenty of art in these estimates as well
as science. And when job growth is this slight, these external
adjustments can overwhelm the base numbers. Given the weakening in
manufacturing, we could get a worse base number in July than June, which
means that when you add in a less robust b-d model, the job gains could
be slight to negative. Of course, if jobs are ramping back up to
150,000 or so -- as the ADP forecast could be interpreted as suggesting,
then we would still be positive.
Unless there is a sizable bump in the base numbers, we'll be looking at lower or negative job growth next month.
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The production cost gap between the U.S. and China is steadily decreasing, but the number of U.S. jobs gained through near-sourcing will barely offset the amount of U.S. manufacturing jobs to be lost to countries with cheaper labor, according to a recent study.
Although the gap in total landed costs between the U.S. and China will shrink to 16 percent next year, few low-skill manufacturing costs will return, according to the study by The Hackett Group. The jobs will instead go to other emerging markets with lower labor costs, including India, Thailand and Vietnam.
"Our findings debunk a myth about the future of manufacturing that has been much discussed in the press recently: that manufacturing capacity is returning in a big way to Western countries as a result of rising costs in China," according to the study.
A well-publicized study by the Boston Consulting Group suggested that North America will gain 3 million jobs over the next several years, because shippers will move production back from China or will choose to add capacity in the U.S and Canada instead. President Obama referred to the study findings in a speech earlier this year on the growth and promise of U.S. manufacturing.
Although the impact of near-sourcing has been exaggerated, the Hackett study said there will still be some instances where shippers will bring production back to the U.S. The total landed cost gap between the U.S. and China has been cut by nearly half in the last eight years, the report stated.
"As the total landed cost gap falls below 15 percent, the economic opportunity will require more companies to rebalance their supply chains and move capacity back closer to customers in the U.S.," said David Sievers, of Archstone Consulting, a division of Hackett. Researchers studied nearly 30 companies, which were mainly U.S.-based Global 1,000 corporations.
Thirty-five percent of the companies studied were involved in moving production from high-cost countries to low-cost countries, while more than 20 percent were shifting production the opposite direction. This led Hackett analysts to conclude “that the continued outflow of capacity from advanced economies will more than offset any capacity being offshored.”
“In fact, there is no dominant movement of capacity in any single direction. Rather, companies are continuously optimizing their manufacturing footprint in response to changing conditions,” according to the report.
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We hear about it too much, it seems. A baby or toddler drowning. Many times in the care of responsible parents. It’s the leading cause of unintentional death for children.
I’ve written posts for Hiccups before on the importance of water safety, but in light of another recent drowning, I’d like to share my personal experience with a program my 3-year-old son is in.
Infant Swimming Resource is a program I found after a user on NewsOK.com posted a comment on a story about a baby drowning a couple of months ago. Her comment was, “If the family only knew about ISR.” That comment prompted me to look into this program.
I went to their Web site, www.infantswim.com, and watched the videos and read about parents’ experiences with the program. I have to say, I was instantly impressed. (Click below to see the video.)
These babies and toddlers weren’t just swimming, they were performing self-rescue skills. I found an instructor in the Oklahoma City-area using the online locator and got him started in the lessons.
I’ve had my son in swimming lessons before, but have been very disappointed with the results. He was only swimming with a floatie on or by using a noodle and these give children, and their parents, a false sense of security. Children don’t fall into pools with floaties on. If they did, no child would drown.
What ISR does is look at all aspects of a child. The program uses many fields of study in their approach – psychology, biology, physiology and anatomy. And most children go through the program and are skilled in self-rescue swimming in only 4-6 weeks.
When my son started, he had never even been put underwater. He never floated on his own. He was terrified of going underwater. Now he is in his last week in the program. He can swim underwater, turn to float to get his breath then continue swimming to the side of the pool. Without the aid of any flotation device. If you knew my son, you would know this is truly impressive.
The lessons are one-on-one with a highly trained instructor. Because repetition is key, they are every weekday for the full 4-6 weeks. To prevent water fatigue, the lessons are only 10 minutes long.
I urge every parent to check out this program. I am truly impressed with what my son has learned and with the professionalism and knowledge of the instructors. It’s a small price to pay and small amount of time to spend on preventing the senseless tragedy of losing a child to drowning.
We all want our children to be safe this Halloween and with a few simple reminders, it can be a fun and safe time for everyone. Safekids.org has ten good rules of thumb to follow.
The first five are for trick-or-treaters:
1. Cross the street safely at corners. Use traffic signals and crosswalks. Walk, don’t run, and always look left, right then left again before crossing.
2. Stay on sidewalks or paths. No sidewalks? Then walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible.
3. Slow down, stay alert. Keep an eye out for cars turning or backing up. Don’t dart into the street or cross in between parked cars.
4. Young kids should always be with an adult. Especially those younger than 12.
5. Costumes should be safe. Reflective tap is essential. If possible, choose a light-colored costume. Choose nontoxic face paint over a mask that can obstruct a child’s vision. Have kids carry glow sticks and flashlights. Make sure they can be seen.
The last five are for drivers:
6. SLOW DOWN. Especially in residential neighborhoods and school zones. Most often, trick-or-treating is done between 5:30 and 9:30 p.m.
7. Be especially alert. Take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and on curbs. Kids can be unpredictable so be on guard.
8. Enter and exit driveways slowly and carefully.
9. Reduce distractions when driving. Don’t talk on your phone or text. It only takes a second to miss a child darting out in front of your car. Concentrate fully on the road and your surroundings.
10. Keep your headlights on so you can spot kids at a greater distance. Children may not be able to see your vehicle.
Let’s keep these 10 important tips in mind so everyone has a safe and happy Halloween.
Ever wonder what the Jonas Brothers’ mom must be thinking these days as her boys deal with megastardom?
Turns out she’s thinking about some of the same things we “regular” moms are – how to keep the clan close, which battles to wage with the kids and which to forget and so on.
Denise Jones is set to speak at an iMom event at a Brooklyn school on Friday, Oct. 23. The nonprofit organization iMom provides support for moms in school and online. The organization has monthly events called iMom Morning, at 350 public schools across the nation.
Here’s some of her advice, some personal principles she’s acquired on her own:
1. Put in the rug time. “I called our family’s spontaneous father-and-sons games “rug time” or “rearranging the living room without license.” But without a word, the boys and their dad called it love. I learned that no carpet or piece of furniture is worth more than bonding that happens in the rug time.”
2. Cook when you can. “Life on the road wreaks havoc on kitchen togetherness but I love to cook and I’ve learned to do it as much as I can. Something’s very comforting about eating food mom cooks.”
3. Never mind the hair. “Moms also know this lesson as ‘choose your battles.’ As issues come up, I’ve learned to weigh each for its big-picture significance and adjust my response. Some things, like a teenager’s hair, I let go.”
4. Buy the drums. “Your daughter wants to play softball? Find a team. Your son wants to sing? Encourage it. Someone’s good at drawing? Quick: paper and colors. At times you have to study your kids. Other times their gifts hit you full force. Whatever the case, give them a chance — then stand back and give them room.”
5. Celebrate the wrinkle cream. “In a store once, I saw a wrinkle cream and mentioned it to the boys that I like it. Next Mother’s Day, I’m unwrapping the wrinkle cream and felt like crying! But the sweet thing is, my sons had heard me and wanted to please me.”
6. Trust the detours. First the news of Nick’s diabetes brought shock. Then we responded as a family. We learned about diabetes, followed the guidelines and stayed the course — and our eyes opened to others with health issues. Bad news has been a back door blessing.”
7. Stay grateful. “With privilege comes responsibility and we’re grateful for all of it. Yes, everything. Our flight is held up? We’re grateful to be going. Our hotel reservation is one room short? We’ll sleep on the floor. Life isn’t perfect, but in every circumstance, our job is to manage our response.”
8. Sit close, hug often. “Our family speaks the language of hugs and we speak it liberally. I’ve learned that when words aren’t enough, holding my child says volumes. Kids outgrow laps but never hugs.”
9. Set internal pillars. “The world presses in with schedules, expectations and exhaustion. How my children withstand that has everything to do with what’s inside them. We don’t just assume our kids will pick up good inner structures such as honor, self-respect, honesty and kindness. We talk about these things and praise our kids when those qualities show.”
10. Be the mom. “My kids don’t need me to be a buddy, a sidekick or a maid: They need me to be a mom. Kids need a mom to set limits, set the example and set out what they can be and do. Anyone can be a friend. Only the mom can be the mom. That’s the highest calling — a a big reason I’m big on iMom.”
For more information about iMom, go online to www.iMom.com.
If so, you may want to check out the playgroups offered by the Oklahoma City County Health Department. They have several in the metro area.
Playgroups are FREE and for children from birth to 36 months old and their parents. Play clothes are suggested.
Parents will be able to play with their kids and meet other parents. Facilitators will also be there to talk about behavior of young children, language, age-appropriate play activities and positive parenting.
Here are some dates & locations:
Edmond: Peace Lutheran Church, 2600 E Danforth Rd.
Nov. 5, 19 and Dec. 3, 17.
Sessions are 9 to 10 a.m. and 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.
NW Oklahoma City: Mayfair Church of Christ, 2340 NW 50.
Oct. 28, Nov. 25 and Dec. 9.
Sessions are 2 to 3 p.m.
Midwest City: Doctor’s Tower, 3rd floor, 6912 E Reno.
Nov. 10, 24 and Dec. 8, 22.
Sessions are 10 to 11 a.m.
To participate, you must pre-register by calling 425-4412. And check out the health department’s schedule of upcoming parenting workshops by going to http://www.cchdoc.com/ and clicking on the Parent Express Newsletter on the right-hand side.
When tragedy hits a family, you can’t help sometimes compare the situation to your own family.
Especially when it is the death of a mother who leaves young children behind.
Shock is the initial feeling I felt when I heard my friend Karen Baker had died Sunday. She and I had been co- assistant leaders for our daughters’ Girl Scout troop, and then co-leaders.
Our children had attended the same daycare and then the same schools. Her children were similar in age to two of my children.
Karen was always smiling, laughing … You always felt good around her.
How saddening was my second thought. Her children. Her husband. Why?
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999, my first reaction was fear, but it was quickly followed by a deep, sinking feeling that I might not be around for my children, then ages 1 and almost 5.
Karen’s children are middle school and high school ages, still very young. They still needed their mother.
My heart breaks for this family. And it also renews the worries.
Whether you’re a mother or father, you always want to be there for your children.
– Linda Lynn
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The people of Palawan and the whole Philippines are glad to hear the news that the Puerto Princesa Underground River, or PPUR, is officially included in the new seven wonders of nature. This news was announced by New7Wonders founder and president, Bernard Weber in a meeting in Manila. Included in the meeting are Puerto Princesa City Mayor Ed Hagedorn, New7Wonders Director Jean-Paul de la Fuente and PPUR campaign director Nardz Villafranca.
In November last year, PPUR was listed in the New7Wonders provisional list, which made some people think that PPUR might still be removed when the “New Seven Wonders of Nature” is announced. The announcement made by Weber finally removed those doubts.
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Vigorous Campaigns for PPUR
The inclusion of PPUR to the final list of seven wonders is the result of the vigorous campaigns made by the government and the private sector. Various national government agencies, like the DENR and the DOT lead the campaign for the PPUR. Telecommunication companies provided the prize money for the “PPUR May Pera sa Kweba” text raffle contest.
Puerto Princesa Mayor Ed Hagedorn, President Noynoy Aquino, and showbiz celebrities also helped in promoting the PPUR to the public.
Big Help to Philippine Tourism
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is confident that the inclusion of PPUR to the seven wonders will boost the country’s tourism. The New7Wonders campaign is an international campaign that gave PPUR a worldwide exposure. DOT hopes that the tourists attracted by the PPUR will also be attracted to other tourist spots of the Philippines.
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Why UNC and WakeMed Both Want Rex
In May, the board of trustees of WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh made an offer to buy Rex Hospital from UNC Healthcare. UNC has owned Rex since 2000.
Try calling your local hospital to find the price of a procedure, or a surgery. You can’t find it, in part because everybody pays something different.
Doctor Ashish Jha from the Harvard School of Public Health is one of the nation’s leading researchers in health care management. He says hospitals almost always lose money on patients who have Medicaid
Ashish Jha: "The numbers I've seen vary, some people suggest that Medicaid pays 60 cents on the dollar whereas Medicare pays oh, maybe 95 cents on the dollar. So there's a much smaller loss if there is one."
Add to that people with NO insurance, and it’s reasonable to ask, how do hospitals stay afloat? Private insurance, like Blue Cross Blue Shield is one of the only places where hospitals can make money. But consumers can’t get their hands on that pricing information because it’s private and proprietary. Even the Federal government doesn’t know what hospitals charge private insurers for services.
Jha: "They have their charge, but it varies from payor to payor what they get paid is totally different. And of course, the craziest part of the system is that the charges are typically three to four times a hospital's actual cost."
Whether for-profit or not-for-profit, hospital administrators always look to find the best mix of payers so they can stay afloat. And that’s the appeal of Rex Hospital. Located in one of the more prosperous parts of Raleigh, Rex Hospital has a great payer mix, with only about 4 or 5 percent Medicaid patients and relatively few uninsured. In contrast, WakeMed C-E-O Bill Atkinson says about 15 percent of their patients are Medicaid-eligible. And they have more uninsured patients.1
Bill Atkinson: "Simply because a person comes to the door doesn't mean that they have payment for the service that we deliver. And 80 percent of the uncompensated care in Wake County occurs with us and us alone."
It’s difficult to determine how much charity care each hospital provides because they all estimate it differently. WakeMed cites numbers it calculated from the state Medicaid program. The state hospital association has a different figure. Now matter whose numbers, though, there’s little question that WakeMed delivers a greater share of charity care in Wake County.
Atkinson: "That's one of the arguments we have about the UNC system, it is a state government system and we don't think if they can purchase a hospital like Rex and treat it as a private institution but its state owned, then it's a problem, it's a… it’s not a level playing field and it's not an appropriate way to do business."
WakeMed administrators also publicly complained about U-N-C’s business practices after a large group of heart doctors defected to Rex late last year.
U-N-C chief Bill Roper defends his organization’s business practices. His board and the administration at U-N-C Healthcare have shown little appetite to sell Rex. They say they’re considering the offer carefully. Roper argues Rex is an important part of the U-N-C system, which delivers a lot of charity care overall. And it’s a common strategy to spread losses around a hospital chain.
Bill Roper: "Our physician practice lost money on operations, the hospital here in Chapel Hill made money, and the hospital in Chatham County lost money on operations so we manage ourselves as an integrated healthcare system, on some parts we quote, make money, on other parts we lose money."
Because the U-N-C health care system is state run, it gets a subsidy from the General Assembly. Last year, that was 36 million, this year that was cut to 18 million. And U-N-C gets reimbursed for all of it’s Medicaid costs. That provision will start applying to Rex later this year if it stays part of the U-N-C system. 2 WakeMed officials like the chief financial officer, Mike DeVaughn say that gives U-N-C an unfair advantage.
Mike DeVaughn: "Other than Pitt there's not another hospital in the state of North Carolina that gets even its cost reimbursed for treating Medicaid patients. More like 70, 80 cents on the dollar, on average… There's nobody that subsidizes us."
But what happens if Rex does get sold to WakeMed? WakeMed would control more than 90 percent of the Raleigh market. And compelling evidence from around the country shows that when one provider controls the market, insurance premiums rise faster… because hospitals with market dominance can negotiate harder with insurance companies. WakeMed’s Mike DeVaughn brushes off that idea. He says no one gets what they want from insurers and that’ll be even more the case in the health reform era.
Devaughn: "I don't know anybody that is building their financial plans on expecting to get paid more."
Ashish Jha:"I think most hospitals look to the future and see things looking bleak. "
Again, Harvard’s Ashish Jha
Jha:" And that's part of the motivation why more and more hospitals are trying to buy out competitors, buy out hospitals that have a better payer mix, because they don't think they're going to be up to do very well with Medicare and Medicaid as payers."
Jha says that’s probably why both WakeMed and U-N-C want Rex, where the payer mix is so good. But he and other economists worry about market consolidation. Jha points to a torrent of evidence from around the country showing that insurance premiums rise 10, 20 even 40 percent faster in markets with monopolies than in the markets where there are several big players.
Jha: "There are lots of areas of healthcare where there are areas of controversy... this is not one of them. When… when a provider has strong market power, they are able to negotiate better rates. Anyone who thinks that doesn’t happen, sort of doesn’t believe in markets… this has been an area, where there’s really… there's been pretty strong and consistent evidence."
Several working papers done by the Federal Trade Commission have taken a more critical look at hospital mergers than the agency traditionally has… and used not-for-profits mergers as examples. One conclusion -- not for profits with market domination can be just as monopolistic as for-profits. Kevin Schulman a health economist from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business says now the F-T-C – and other regulators – are looking harder at hospital mergers.
Schulman: "Orlando is now merged down two hospital networks, and one of them asked for 60 percent rate increase over four years."
Hoban: "Did they get it?"
Schulman: "They negotiated over it and I don't know what the final result was, but … But that's the magnitude of the pricing pressure that we are seeing. And the Attorney General of Massachusetts has a report out about Partners Healthcare System in Boston that has outlying community hospitals that have tremendous increases in costs over time."
Schulman also points out it could cost WakeMed 875 million dollars to acquire Rex. 3 WakeMed officials say they’ll need to issue bonds to cover some of that cost. Those bonds have to get paid back… with interest.
Schulman: "A simple way to think about it is if the interest is going to be five or 10 percent a year... additional money that they would have to come up with just to pay the interest"
WakeMed officials say they’ll make up that money by being more efficient and by creating economies of scale between the two hospitals, not by raising prices. But Schulman, Jha and others, say the evidence shows prices and then insurance premiums, inevitably rise faster.
Schulman: "Medicare and Medicaid prices don’t go up just because there was a change in management. Which means that Blue Cross Blue Shield rates are going to go up that much more as a result. The eventual payer is everybody in Wake County who's going to see an increase in their insurance rates."
Health reformers and free market proponents alike say health care consumers should be shopping around, looking for the best bargain for their health care dollar. But until all of hospital and insurance costs and pricing information is transparent, consumers can’t know where to go. And they’ll watch hospitals compete against one another and be left wondering – is this a good thing, or a bad thing?
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River Sources of Green House Gases
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, is a chemical compound with the formula N2O. At room temperature, it is a colorless non-flammable gas, with a slightly sweet odor and taste. Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas, accounting for around 6% of the estimated heating effect of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. According to 2006 data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, industrial sources make up only about 20% of human caused industrial sources. Other human activity may account for 30%; tropical soils and oceanic release account for 70%. Human-caused nitrogen loading to river networks is a potentially important source of nitrous oxide emission to the atmosphere which may have been severely underestimated. It happens via a microbial process called denitrification, which converts nitrates to nitrous oxide and other gases.
When summed across the globe, scientists report this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), that river and stream networks are the source of at least 10 percent of human-caused nitrous oxide emissions to the atmosphere.
That's three times the amount estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Rates of nitrous oxide production via denitrification in small streams increase with nitrate concentrations.
Denitrification is a microbially facilitated process of nitrate reduction that may ultimately produce molecular nitrogen through a series of intermediate gaseous nitrogen oxide products. This respiratory process reduces oxidized forms of nitrogen in response to the oxidation of an electron donor such as organic matter. Many Nitrogen oxide types may evolve at the same time. In terms of the general nitrogen cycle, denitrification completes the cycle by returning N2 to the atmosphere. The process is performed primarily by heterotrophic bacteria.
"Human activities, including fossil fuel combustion and intensive agriculture, have increased the availability of nitrogen in the environment," says Jake Beaulieu of the University of Notre Dame and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Cincinnati, Ohio, and lead author of the PNAS paper.
Nitrates are highly soluble and are present in many fertilizers and are easily transported by water flow into streams and from there all thew way to the sea. Denitrification is just the natural way to covert excess nitrates (food to the bacteria) back into Nitrogen to begin the cycle all over again.
"Much of this nitrogen is transported into river and stream networks," he says, "where it may be converted to nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, via the activity of microbes."
Beaulieu and co-authors measured nitrous oxide production rates from denitrification in 72 streams draining multiple land-use types across the United States.
"This multi-site experiment clearly establishes streams and rivers as important sources of nitrous oxide," says Henry Gholz, program director in NSF's Division of Environmental Biology, which funded the research.
Atmospheric nitrous oxide concentration has increased by some 20 percent over the past century, and continues to rise at a rate of about 0.2 to 0.3 percent per year.
The global warming potential of nitrous oxide is estimated as 300-fold greater than just carbon dioxide.
While more than 99 percent of denitrified nitrogen in streams is converted to the inert gas nitrogen rather than nitrous oxide, river networks are still the leading sources of global nitrous oxide emissions, according to the new results.
For further information: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-12/nsf-gre122010.php
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From the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
-- West Virginia big game archery seasons open Oct. 16, offering some of the best deer and bear hunting opportunities in the eastern United States.
Deer - The statewide traditional deer archery season opens on Oct. 16 and runs through Dec. 31. Bowhunters are reminded that they have until Oct. 15 to purchase the additional archery stamps (Class RB/RRB). Up to three deer may be taken statewide during this season.
Bear - The statewide bear archery season also opens on Oct. 16, and runs through Nov. 20. Bear hunters are reminded that they are required to purchase a Bear Damage Stamp (Class DS) in addition to their base hunting license, in order to hunt. Two bear may be taken per year, provided at least one bear is taken from Boone, Fayette, Kanawha or Raleigh counties. The use of dogs and bait while bow hunting for bear is illegal. Hunters are requested to provide a tooth from every bear and female reproductive tracts as part of an ongoing DNR bear research project. Successful hunters should contact their local DNR district office to make arrangements to have teeth and/or reproductive tracts picked up.
Boar - Wild boar archery season opens Oct. 16 and runs through Dec. 31. Hunters are reminded that the wild boar population remains low, as is reflected in the 20 wild boar taken by bowhunters in 2009. Hunters (resident only) are reminded that they may take only one wild boar per year and that the season is only open in Boone, Logan, Raleigh and Wyoming counties.
All big game animals harvested must be field tagged and checked at an official game checking station.
More information on the deer, bear and wild boar archery seasons can be found in the 2010-2011 West Virginia Hunting and Trapping Regulations at http://www.wvdnr.gov/hunting/hunting_regs.shtm online, and are also available at DNR offices and license agents.
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Facebook remains committed to helping its members in times of personal crisis, Marne Levine, the company’s global vice president of public policy, said in a press event Monday.
The Action Alliance, a two-year-old organization, today announced that it has received $56 million in new grants. The organization also released its report on revised strategies for suicide prevention at a launch event in Washington D.C.
Facebook, a long-standing partner of the alliance, was in attendance to reaffirm its commitment to using research and technology for improving suicide prevention tools on the service.
“Sometimes people turn to social networks in their most vulnerable moments, and sometimes social networks are a place where people express their deepest insecurities, disappointments, feelings of loneliness or despair, or even worse,” Levine said.
Social networks reflect the full complexities of life, she said, which is why Facebook feels it has a responsibility to its users to foster an environment that functions just as well in times of crisis as it does on happier occasions.
Levine, an economic advisor to the White House before joining the social network in 2010, discussed Facebook’s ongoing suicide prevention programs, including an initiative launched in conjunction with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline that enables people to confidentially report suicidal comments on Facebook.
Facebook will continue to create tools that connect people to other mechanisms that will help those in need, Levine promised.
“Every suicide is a tragedy,” she said. “In collaboration with others, we can ensure that when people visit Facebook, they have access to the resources that will help them feel more connected.”
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Today the online community Bulbagarden, one of the most comprehensive resources for all things Pokemon, enacted new anti-discriminatory policies in support of its LGBTQ members. Wonderful news for the queer Pokemon fans out there, and a step forward for the gay community at large when it comes to the very real issue of cyber-bullying. But of course, what would a move towards progress be without somebody voicing their disagreement. A group of users, likely the ones whose behavior this new policy aims to combat, argue that the admins of the site should not be taking political stances.
Webmaster Archaic of Bulbagarden announced today a new policy against discrimination, hatred and intolerance toward lesbian, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, queers and questioning members of the Bulbagarden community. Many people, even among those who support gay rights, may feel that this is out of place and that Bulbagarden, as a Pokémon fansite; shouldn't be taking stance on political issues.
But our new policy isn't about politics.
Our new policy is about the teenagers and young adults who begin to realize they're "different". The ones who are afraid anyone will find out what they are, because they live in a place where being what they are can get them shrugged, beaten, and even killed. The ones who have already lost their family, or fear they will lose their family. The ones who can't bear to go to school anymore. The far too many who have been driven to end their lives because of this intolerance.
The policy is about the hundreds of Pokémon fans who experience this everyday, or who experienced it in their past, and who come online to enjoy their favorite games, only to find that even here, they cannot escape being mocked, attacked, condemned and told they don't deserve equal rights. To find that even here, trying to play the games or watch the anime they love, what they identify as is being used as an insult.
Saying those fans deserve to enjoy Bulbagarden as much as any other fans is not politics. Saying that they won't be able to enjoy Bulbagarden as much as any other fan, if we tolerate people saying homosexuality is a disease, or immoral, is not politics. It's being humane.
Going out of your way, on a Pokémon forum, to hound teenagers who are struggling with who they are to tell them they are going to hell; that they shouldn't be able to marry; that they suffer from a disease? That's not about being who you are, it's not about trying to live your life - it's about trying to tell others who they have a right to be, and how they should live their lives. That is politics. Letting it happen is politics. And it's the bare truth that this sort of politics doesn't belong on a Pokémon fansite.
At the end of the day, we don't feel that choosing between these two sides is playing politics.
Who would have thought that one of the most poignant, beautifully articulated, and concise statements on cyber-bullying and LGBTQ rights would come out of a Pokemon forum of all places?
Kudos, Bulbapedia staff! From all of us here at gaygamer.net, Pokemon fans the lot of us, thank you! And keep up the great work.
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The Ecole pratique des hautes études (EPHE) is a leading institution of higher education and research, which provides highly specialized practical training in basic and applied research in a wide range of disciplines.
The EPHE is headquartered in Paris and is present in many locations in France.
The School brings together 240 faculty members and about 3,000 students and non-degree students into three core “Sections” : Earth and Life Sciences; Historical and Philological Sciences; Religious Sciences.
The School conducts research and training in research through designated teams (unités d’accueil) and joint research units (unités mixtes de recherche) which are linked to the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and other organizations such as INSERM and INRA. Completing these are three Institutes set up to disseminate scholarly knowledge: the European Institute of Religious Sciences (IESR); the recently created Pacific Coral Reef Institute (IRCP); the Transdisciplinary Institute for the Study of Aging (ITEV).
The EPHE confers the Master and Doctorate degrees, and the postdoctoral Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches. The EPHE also offers its specific postgraduate degrees – the Diplôme EPHE and the Diplôme post-doctoral – as well as joint degrees with other universities. Teaching in human sciences is conducted in Paris, whereas in the Earth and Life Sciences Section it is dispensed at the EPHE's many laboratories (Paris and its region, Nancy, Dijon, Lyon, Grenoble, Montpellier, Perpignan, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Caen, Dinard, French Polynesia). In all Sections, tutoring and immediate induction in research practice are at the core of teaching in the different degree programs.
The EPHE maintains extensive cooperative exchanges with universities and research institutions worldwide. Priority areas of cooperation are in Europe, the Mediterranean and Asia.
In terms of its legal status, the EPHE is a Public institution of higher education in the field of sciences, culture, and professional education (“EPSCP”).
To learn more about the School, click on the links below.
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Among other things, an incorrectly sized line set can lead to premature compressor failures.
This article is intended to give you a very general overview of piping design considerations and to help you to determine when you might need to take extra measures during an installation, but should not be used for making piping design decisions.
The best approach to piping design is to use the manufacturer’s piping design guidelines for the system you are planning to install.
The three primary issues that drive line sizing are velocity, pressure drop, and refrigerant charge. When determining the size of suction lines, the line must be kept large enough to minimize pressure drop, which minimizes capacity loss, but small enough to keep velocities high enough to maintain oil return to the compressor.
Liquid lines must be large enough to minimize pressure drop, but small enough that the extra refrigerant they hold will not damage the compressor.
Suction Line ActionLet’s start out with a more detailed description of what’s happening in the suction line of an air conditioner.
Air conditioning compressors continually pump small amounts of oil into the refrigerant stream. This entrained oil must be returned to the compressor or eventually it will cause refrigerant system blockages; or, in serious circumstances, damage the compressor due to lack of oil.
To keep the oil entrained in the refrigerant so that it does not drop out somewhere in the refrigerant system, refrigerant velocities must remain at about 1,200 feet per minute (FPM) or more. To accomplish this, we make sure that the piping is small enough in diameter to keep velocities high enough.
On the other hand if, in our attempt to keep velocities up, we make the suction line too small, the resistance to refrigerant flow (which is expressed as pressure drop) will reduce the capacity and efficiency of the equipment. The reason for this is that the lower the suction pressure is when the gases return to the compressor, the less dense they are. The less dense the suction gases are when they enter the compressor cylinder, the less refrigerant volume it can pump per stroke.
Less refrigerant means less capacity.
Sizing The Suction LineTo determine how to size a suction line, we can use charts that have been developed to determine capacity loss at different equivalent lengths. Figure 1 shows the approximate percentage of cooling capacity loss for different-size systems at different equivalent line lengths.
You can see, for example, that a 3-ton system with an equivalent line length of 50 feet will have a 7 percent capacity loss if 3/4-inch copper is used, but only a 2 percent loss with 7/8-inch copper. Generally it is good practice to keep capacity loss at 3 percent or below.
Charts like this are also helpful for use in avoiding installing an oversized suction line, because suction lines that are too large are usually not listed.
By the way, “equivalent line length” is not the same as linear line length. Equivalent line length takes into account the resistance of elbows and fittings. The resistance of an elbow, for example, is expressed as the number of feet of straight pipe that would have an equivalent resistance.
For example, a short-radius 7/8-inch elbow has an equivalent length of 2 feet. So, the linear length of the suction line plus the equivalent length of the fittings in that line is the equivalent length of the suction line.
Sizing The Liquid LineLiquid lines have similar design limitations as suction lines. A liquid line that is too small will have too much pressure drop. This can cause the liquid to begin to boil before it reaches the metering device.
This effectively causes a restriction. Less refrigerant can reach the metering device, and therefore the evaporator, in a given length of time. This causes low capacity and high superheat, which overheats the compressor.
Liquid lines that are too large cause one of two problems: overcharge or undercharge. Liquid lines rob refrigerant from the system. Any refrigerant that is in the liquid line is doing nothing for the cooling or heating process. It is simply being transported to one of the coils, so it can get back to work absorbing or dissipating heat energy. When you increase the size of a liquid line, it just robs more refrigerant from the places where it can do some good: the coils.
If the refrigerant that the liquid line robs from the coils is not replaced during installation or during a repair — which is very common — the system will operate undercharged, impairing capacity as well as compressor reliability. If the refrigerant that is being robbed by the liquid line is replaced, the system is effectively overcharged.
Excess refrigerant in the system puts the compressor at risk due to refrigerant migration and floodback to the compressor.
So, the goal is to make the liquid line large enough to minimize restriction, yet not so large that the compressor is at risk. In some cases, the size of the liquid line required to make the machine operate properly will require more refrigerant than the system can tolerate, in which case special modifications must be made to the equipment to handle these situations.
Too Easy To OverchargeTo give you an idea how easy it is to overcharge a system due to excessive liquid line diameter or length, let’s look at an example.
Say you are installing a 3-ton system that holds a factory charge of 7 pounds of R-22 with a 100-foot-long liquid line. The factory charge will handle up to 15 feet of 3/8-inch line. This means you must add refrigerant for 85 feet of 3/8-inch line.
According to the chart (Figure 2), you would have to add 3 pounds and 1 ounce to this system to get it to work properly. This means you have to overcharge the system by about 44 percent.
If you consider the charge that the extra suction line will need, the problem is even worse. Some systems may come from the factory designed to tolerate this overcharge, but others may not.
There are many other things to take into consideration when determining line sizing for a particular installation, such as:
Some machines have maximum line length guidelines in the literature or on the labels. If your line set will exceed these limitations, then you know some action is necessary. Many distributors can help you design the line sets or provide you with factory piping design literature.
If piping limitations are not available for the system, such as when you are moving an older machine, you can use a general rule of thumb. If the line set will not be more than 75 feet long, you are using the factory-recommended line size, and it’s not pushing liquid uphill more than 25 feet, very likely no special considerations are necessary. Remember, this is just a rule of thumb.
Howard Leonard is president of Total Tech HVACR Training in Phoenix. His firm specializes in service, installation, and application training for service technicians. He can be reached at 602-943-2517.
Publication date: 01/13/2003
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I’ve been reading anthropologist/historian Nicholas Dirks on ‘Scholars, spies and global studies’ here. He’s acutely aware of the origins of ‘area studies’ in the Second World War – and Trevor Barnes‘s brilliant work with Matt Farish has done much to deepen our knowledge of geography’s enlistments too: see here and scroll down to 2006 for their already classic paper – and notes that
“The first great center of area studies in the United States was not located in any university, but in Washington,” McGeorge Bundy, onetime dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University and then president of the Ford Foundation, observed in 1964. The [Office of Strategic Services], he said, was “a remarkable institution, half cops-and-robbers and half faculty meeting.”
Invoking the spirit of another stellar anthropologist, Clifford Geertz, Dirks makes it clear that he doesn’t want to go back there:
‘The point now is to recognize the essential distinctiveness — of ourselves and others. That distinctiveness can only be appreciated in global frames and with insistent humanist attention… I mean here to insist on a radically new way of identifying the core values and aims of humanist education that puts traditional questions on a global stage, along with the studies of social and policy scientists.’
For a fuller treatment of the issues and ideas sketched in this brief essay, see his University Lecture, ‘Scholars and Spies: Worldly knowledge and the predicament of the university’, delivered at Columbia in February 2012 here [fast forward to 7:23]:
But, as I asked in a previous post on our martial Arts, what if that humanist tradition is already, constitutively compromised through its entanglement with military (and now we obviously need to add paramilitary) violence? Too often, I think, we approach that relationship either in instrumental terms – in the case of my own field, a series of indictments of the ways in which, in Yves Lacoste‘s resonant phrase, la géographie, ça sert, d’abord, à faire la guerre; you can see a similar approach in opposition to the enlistment of anthropologists and others in US counterinsurgency operations and Human Terrain teams – or in philosophical terms (‘epistemological violence’, f, example).
Both are important, to be sure, but for them to work in concert we also need a political genealogy of the conceptual armatures deployed in (and beyond) the humanities and social sciences, mapping the ways in which the construction of our key concepts circulates in and out of other concrete practices. That’s one of the reasons I’m so interested in Stuart Elden‘s retro-midwifery at ‘The Birth of Territory‘, though I’m drawn more to its adult (and no less bloody) adventures. Those entailments are not purely discretionary, a matter of preferring this concept over that, and without wanting to return to or even supplement Jürgen Habermas‘s delineation of ‘knowledge-constitutive interests’ I’m left wondering how the production of concepts is implicated in the operations of power, including military power, and how their performative potential (practical and rhetorical) is realized. I’ve never seen the university as an Ivory Tower – and I’m not suggesting it’s a Missile Silo either – but, as I argued in Incendiary knowledges, we need to ‘world’ our ‘worldly knowledges’ and think carefully about the hyphen in power-knowledge.
Bruno Latour once playfully identified four deficiencies in actor-network theory – the three words actor, network and theory, plus the hyphen – which prompts Ilana Gershon to describe the hyphen as a ‘trickster placeholder’. It’s an artful conceit, but I think we should take the ‘place’ in ‘placeholder’ seriously and think some more about the spaces in which and through which knowledge and military power are entangled. David Livingstone provides some clues in Putting science in its place: geographies of scientific knowledge (Chicago, 2003), but military power remains in the wings of his account, while Gerard Toal‘s discussion of the battlefield as one of geography’s ‘venues’ in the SAGE Handbook of Geographical Knowledge, edited by Livingstone with John Agnew (Sage, 2011) is substantively closer to what I have in mind, but it’s more concerned with instrumental modalities than the apparatus through which, for example, the historical battlefield morphed into the contemporary battlespace. That apparatus is at once conceptual and practical, and it is also – crucially – multi-sited, with circulations between (for example) districts in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Pentagon, and a host of military installations, defence industries and research institutions inside and outside the academy. In other words, the installation of battlespace – a diffuse, non-linear and unbounded space of military and paramilitary operations – at once exemplifies and engenders the contemporary ‘global’ to which Dirks directs our attention.
It was of course Michel Foucault who reminded us of the circulation ‘between geographical and strategic discourses’ – only natural, he said, because ‘geography grew up in the shadow of the military’ – and in that same interview with the editors of Hérodote (including Lacoste) he suggested that:
‘Once knowledge can be analyzed in terms of region, domain, implantation, displacement, transposition, one is able to capture the processes by which knowledge functions as a form of power and disseminates the effects of power. There is an administration of knowledge, a politics of knowledge, relations of power which pass via knowledge and which, if one tries to transcribe them, lead one to consider forms of domination designated by such notions as field, region or territory.’
Those notions are far more than ‘metaphors’, as he called them in the interview, or at any rate metaphors are rarely purely linguistic plays. In the case of many of our spatial concepts, these are not only – as George Lakoff and Mark Johnson might say – ‘metaphors we live by’ – but also metaphors through which others are made to (or let) die. The ‘human’ in human geography has come under increasing pressure in recent years, from both post-structuralism and post-humanism, and my own work on war is indebted to both of them; but my particular concern is the way in which the production and performance of particular spaces is an intrinsic and intimate part of a military violence that is all too human.
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Died: 3 January 1967 (lung cancer)
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Best known as: Assassin of Lee Harvey Oswald
Name at birth: Jacob Rubenstein
Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, accused assassin of president John F. Kennedy, on 24 November 1963. Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner with several minor arrests on his police record, fired his handgun as Oswald was being transferred in the basement garage of Dallas police headquarters; the killing was broadcast on live TV. Ruby was arrested, tried, and sent to prison; he died there of cancer in 1967.
According to the Warren Commission report, Ruby's precise birthdate is unknown; Ruby himself most often gave 25 March 1911 as the date.
Copyright © 1998-2013 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved.
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... wan New Englanders confronted with a people whose language lacked a word for adultery. (Their approximation: "Mischievous mating.")The "no word for adultery" is Vowell's conceit, apparently, and I haven't tried to check its accuracy. But what immediately struck me is that "mischievous mating" is about a million times more descriptive than "adultery." How did a word like that come to mean "illicit sex with a married person?"
(Now I'll go look it up.)
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More than six in 10 used their smartphone to compare prices in a grocery store
Millennials’ grocery shopping habits are a mixed bag, according to a new eMarketer report, “Millennials in Aisle 2.0: Keeping Young Supermarket Shoppers Engaged with Brands.” The weekly stock-up shopping trip is falling by the wayside as young adult consumers mix trips to farmers’ markets and specialty food stores with grocery buys at mass retailers, drug stores and, increasingly, online retailers.
Meanwhile, the path to purchase has fragmented and brand loyalty is diminishing, creating myriad challenges for CPG brands. Shoppers are increasingly adept at using digital channels for grocery shopping, whether to speed the process, educate themselves about products, save money, or just to make the task more fun.
When trying to reach today’s millennials, a highly diverse group, defined as those ages 18 to 34, CPG brands can take advantage of this generation’s likelihood to be smartphone users and early adopters of new technology.
In grocery stores, millennials seem to be spending as much time looking at their phones as they are at the products on the shelves. According to an August study by Sprint that examined how millennial smartphone users used mobile devices at various types of retailers, 61% used their smartphones to compare prices of items while in a grocery store. Other popular activities included finding coupons (57%), accessing a shopping list (54%) and finding recipes (51%).
Millennials’ biggest priority is to save money. The lingering effects from the recession, as well as rises in the cost of food due to drought this past summer, continue to put pressure on consumers’ wallets. Millennials, many of whom are still gaining a foothold in the workforce, are especially aware of the cost of each item going into their shopping cart.
SymphonyIRI’s Q2 report found that item price was the biggest influence on brand selection for millennial shoppers, with 87% of respondents saying it played a factor in determining what brand they bought. Coupons and shopper loyalty discounts were also a deciding factor for 68% and 53% of millennial shoppers, respectively.
Rebecca Kane, vice president of brand management and customer-specific marketing at Ahold, said the grocer has found that “[millennials] are savvy shoppers. They get a lot of information so that they can make very smart choices, before they even get to the store.”
The full report, “Millennials in Aisle 2.0: Keeping Young Supermarket Shoppers Engaged with Brands,” also answers these key questions:
- Are millennials that much different from other shoppers?
- How have mobile and digital technologies affected millennials’ path to purchase?
- How are millennials using mobile phones when grocery shopping? How are they using brand websites?
- Can digital technologies make grocery shopping more fun?
- Do millennials favor one digital shopping strategy over another?
This report is available to eMarketer corporate subscription clients only. Total Access clients, log in and view the report now.
Check out today’s other articles, “Mobile Video Bumps Up Brand Health Metrics” and “Inexpensive Products Get Online Shoppers Buying in Germany.”
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Michigan law requires health-insurance plans that cover prescription medication to provide equitable coverage for contraception.
What is required? If an insurance plan covers prescription medication and medical services, it must cover prescription contraceptives and related medical services.
What is the legal basis for this requirement? Unlike other states, Michigan has not enacted a specific contraceptive-coverage law. Rather, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission issued a declaratory ruling, stating an employer's exclusion of prescription contraceptives from a health plan that covers other prescription medication violates the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, which prohibits sex discrimination.
To which insurance plans does the law apply? Comprehensive health plans that include preventive care, treatment, and prescription drug coverage.
Does the commission's ruling allow certain employers and/or insurers to refuse to provide or pay for contraceptive coverage? Yes.
To whom does the refusal clause apply? Religious employers for whom contraception is contrary to their religious tenets.
What does the refusal clause allow? A religious employer may require issuers of its health-insurance plans to exclude coverage for contraception.
Is this refusal clause overbroad, jeopardizing insurance coverage for contraception for women? No. The law narrowly defines the term "religious employer" as a nonprofit organization that has the purpose of inculcation of religious values and that primarily employs and serves persons who share the religious tenets of the entity. This narrow definition is appropriately limited in scope, applying to religious entities but not broad-based entities that operate in the public sphere.
Does the ruling require the refusing entity to notify the persons affected? No.
Does the law provide a mechanism for women to obtain contraceptive coverage if their employer exercises a refusal clause? No.
Michigan Civil Rights Commission, Declaratory Ruling on Contraceptive Equity, Aug. 21, 2006, at http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Declaratory_Ruling_7-26-06_169371_7.pdf (last visited Aug. 8, 2012); Mich. Comp. Laws §37.2201 (Enacted 1976; Last Amended 1980), 37.2202 (Enacted 1976; Last Amended 2009); James Prichard, Civil Rights Commission: Drug Plans Can't Exclude Contraceptives, Assoc. Press, Aug. 22, 2006.
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From Gainesville, Florida, USA:
I'm a 22 year old female and I was diagnosed with diabetes about a year ago. However, no one is quite sure whether I have Type 1 or Type 2. I'm thin and I have a large history of Type 2 Diabetes in my family (my mother, aunt, and grandfather). Also, my case wasn't extreme--I was tested mainly because of recurrent yeast infections, but I didn't have any other symptoms. I am now on insulin therapy (NPH and R, two shots a day, 20 units total), and my A1C's have been good ("excellent" to "good" control) for the whole time.
I'm very interested in finding out whether I am Type 1 or Type 2. I would like to know whether I will be able to take oral agents successfully later on. My doctor was going to experiment with Rezulin with me, but I refused because of it's effect on my oral contraceptives. I may, however, want to try them in the future, but I want to know now if they will be possible for me! How can I find out? I have heard of the autoimmunities test, but I'm not very clear on how it works and what it could tell me. Will it work for me now, even though I've used insulin for the past year? And could the results be different ten years from now when I might want to try the oral agents?
In the last few years the distinction between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes has become increasingly blurred. For example it is now recognised that about half the children of Spanish-American or African-American descent who get diabetes do not have the autoimmune or Type 1 form. At the other end of the spectrum a significant number of people who become diabetic in later life, and perhaps you are one, are really Type 1. Certainly this is true up to the middle forties and perhaps even into the sixties. The most certain way to diagnose Type 1 is to have an antibody test and in your case you should ask your doctor to call the nearest of these three numbers 1-800-552-0219 (Gainesville), 1-305-243-3781 (Miami) or 1-813-974-5805 (Tampa) to arrange this. If you are antibody positive you are really at this time committed to insulin injections on a permanent basis until a good deal more progress has been made in transplant technology, that is unless you have the bad luck to progress to kidney failure. Troglitazone (Rezulin) is expensive and has been rather disappointing in Type 1 and even with this present small dose of insulin it is unlikely that you would be able to dispense with injections completely.
Type 2 Diabetes is increasingly being subdivided into genetically distinct groups. There has however, been little impetus to make the specific diagnosis because the treatment of all of these subgroups is very much the same and again the process is tedious and expensive. However if you turn out to be antibody negative it would certainly be worth trying to see if you can maintain blood sugar control with one of the oral preparations; but you should not make any changes without discussing it with your doctor.
Original posting 28 Nov 97
Last Updated: Tuesday April 06, 2010 15:08:53
This Internet site provides information of a general nature and is designed for educational purposes only. If you have any concerns about your own health or the health of your child, you should always consult with a physician or other health care professional.
This site is published by Children With Diabetes, Inc, which is responsible for its contents.
© Children with Diabetes, Inc. 1995-2013. Comments and Feedback.
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Editing Blogs with HTMLFor those with a knowledge of basic HTML, I have noticed that HTML tags can be used in blog entries to improve the apperence of the blog.
For instance you can use the TABLE tag to align pictures better. I'm interested in the limits of this. How far can people go with this idea? Please let me know
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|Located in the southern extreme of South America, Argentina has a continental extension of almost 3.8 million km2, out of which 2.8 km2 belong to the continent –with approximately 54% of vast plains like meadows, 23% of plateaus, another 23% of mountains and hills and the rest belongs to the Antartic sector. Its 3.800 kilometers extend from 22º to 55º of South latitude. It is bounded by Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile with a total boundary area of 4.725 kilometers. Its maritime front on the Atlantic Ocean reaches up to 4.725 kilometers
The most salient characteristic of the Argentinian relief is its marked contrast given by its vast plains and the breathtaking Andes mountain range, where we find the highest peak in the Western hemisphere: The Aconcagua (6.959 m).
From Jujuy to Tierra del Fuego, the mountain range shows a rich variety of landscapes: from the Puna high plateau of the northwest – desert-like with valleys, gorges and colourful hills - to the Patagonian region of lakes, forests and glaciers.
To the north, Chaco is a primarily forestal area surrounded by the rivers Bermejo, Salado and Pilcomayo.
Between the Paraná and Uruguay rivers, the Mesopotamia (Entre Ríos, Corrientes and Misiones provinces) is made up of slopes, ponds and swampy lands cut through by these large rivers. In some places amidst the subtropical rainforest, there are spectacular falls such as the Iguazu Falls.
The Pampa region lies in the centre of Argentina, a vast plain that is highly productive for agriculture and cattle breeding. This region comprises the province of Buenos Aires, the northwest part of La Pampa and the south of Cordoba and Santa Fe. Its plain landscape is just broken by Tandil and de la Ventana Hills to the south and by the Cordoba Hills to the west.
Towards the Southern part, there is a mountainous Patagonian landscape pounded by winds. The Atlantic coastline surrounded by high cliffs gives shape to the Penìnsula Valdès with its unique colonies of marine animals.
Argentina is subject to a variety of climates: temperate climate in the Pampa plains, cold and wet in the western extreme of the Patagonia, subtropical in the northern part of the Mesopotamia and warm in the northwest. From November to March, the mean temperature is of 23º Celsius and from June to September is of 12º Celsius.
95% of the population is mainly descendant of Italian and Spanish immigrants. With the massive European immigration, the number of people of mixed races (European and Indigenous inhabitants) gradually shrank to 4.5%. The indigenous inhabitants of the country – mapuches, collas, tobas, matacos y chiriguanos - account for 0.5% of the population.
Argentina’s demographic density consists of more than 36 million inhabitants. Almost half of the population lives in Capital Federal and the province of Buenos Aires. These figures show a population density of 13 inhabitants per km2.
The official language of the Republic of Argentina is Spanish. Inhabitants of Buenos Aires speak a variety of slang, known as lunfardo.
The state religion is Roman Catholic, although there is freedom of worship. Other religions are present, such as Protestantism, Judaism, Islamic, Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, among others.
The official currency is peso argentino ($). There are currency notes of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 pesos, and coins of 1 peso and 1,5,10,25 and 50 cents.
1 U$D = $ 4,47.-
1 Euro = $ 5,90.-
Cup of coffee: $8,00 = U$D 1,85
Coca Cola (in a restaurant): $8,00 = U$D 1,85
Restaurant Dinner (per person): $45 = U$D 10,30
Bus (one-way ticket): $1,20 = U$D 0,28
Subway-Metro (one-way ticket): $2,50 = U$D 0,55
Taxi (a 10-minute drive, 4 km. aprox.): $25 = U$D 5,70
BigMac: $21 = U$D 4,80
Cinema ticket: $30 = U$D 6,80 (Wednesday 50% off)
The following credit cards are accepted: American Express, Master Card, VISA, Diners, among others.
Banking hours: Monday thru Friday from 10:00 am to 3.00 pm.
Buenos Aires is the capital city of Argentina. It is located on the southern hemisphere of the American continent, 34º 36’ latitude and 58º 26’ longitude. The city lies on a plain surface and it has an area of 202 km2. There are approximately 3 million inhabitants in the city, which together with the metropolitan area, make the city one of the ten largest urban centres of the world.
The River Plate and the Riachuelo are its natural borders to the east and south. The General Paz Avenue, a motorway that surrounds the city from north to west, completes the city boundaries. As this motorway links Capital Federal with Greater Buenos Aires, it is a heavily populated area with great economic activity.
The city has a temperate climate with average temperatures of 18º Celsius, making it perfect for sightseeing all year round.
July is the coldest month, and although freezing temperatures are not common, it is advisable to wear a woolen coat, a jacket and a scarf. Temperatures in winter are quite moderate during the day, dropping considerably at night.
Summertime brings wet heat. There is very hot weather during the day, with temperatures dropping slightly at night so light clothes are recommendable.
The rainiest seasons are fall and spring (from March to June and from September to December). As it generally drizzles, only a raincoat and an umbrella are required.
Mornings are generally fresh during the sunny autumn days and springtime, with temperatures rising gently towards midday and dropping at night.
There is no need to get vaccinated before travelling to Buenos Aires as this is a hygienic city with running water. Public hospitals are open to tourists free of charge all day round. Health care professionals are renowned and of an excellent level. The emergency ambulance system (SAME) is also free of charge.
Means of Transport
There are also many alternatives to get to Buenos Aires: airlines and ship lines from abroad and bus lines and trains from the interior part of the country..
There is a transport system with a wide array of alternatives in the city: five subway lines (subtes), more than a hundred bus lines (colectivos) and trains (trenes). Taxis and “remises” are a very common means of transport as they are quite safe and rather more convenient than in other cities.
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A unique application for calligraphy is Shirley Holland's "Children Are; ABC's" quilt. The artist takes pen and acrylic to fabric, creating design within design in her children-themed quilt. A pieced-together, blue fabric frame traps each micro work of art and calligraphy, 28 squares, which include text proffering words of wisdom, sentiments regarding children and personal commemorative notes. Each designed square is unique. It is a piece that was labor intensive, a version of combined classic art forms — quilting, calligraphy, poetry and painting. It is quite a renaissance piece, both classic and contemporary.
The Society for Calligraphy is a nonprofit educational organization that promotes the art of calligraphy and related disciplines. It is a wonderful revival of a classical craft, quite welcome in this fast-paced, technologically driven world.
TERRI MARTIN has a degree in art history and a background in fine arts.
What: "Expressions: Images From Our Pens"
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A modern spring-piston air rifle or air pistol will deliver its maximum shooting potential and remain trouble-free for an unusually long period of time if properly lubricated and cleaned. Ignoring this will inevitably lead to wear, power and accuracy loss, and ultimate breakdown. Improper / over lubrication can cause damage to the gun and possible injury to the shooter and bystanders. Here are the BASIC POINTS:
The COMPRESSION CHAMBER is that portion of the receiver where actual air compression takes place when the piston moves forward in shooting. The piston seal in most modern air guns is made of a synthetic material that is self lubricating. It should only be lubricated during routine maintenance performed by an authorized service shop.
Recoilless spring-piston airguns such as FWB 300S and 65, also require very little lubrication, that should only be performed during routine maintenance. Do not overlube. Use all lubes sparingly and as directed.
MAINSPRINGS are the storehouses of the energy the shooter provides by cocking the air gun. To expand smoothly with as little friction and vibration as possible, they should be lubricated only infrequently. The mainspring is housed in the spring cylinder, which is a polished cylinder containing the piston, the mainspring, and the spring guide shaft. All metal mainsprings eventually have some cant; therefore, the polish and lubrication of all surfaces here is critical for maximum performance. Velocity and smoothness can be somewhat increased by simple, but careful, treatment. Add Beeman Metal-2-Metal paste (99130) with a cotton swab through the long slot in the receiver which is exposed directly or when the stock is removed. The mainsprings of recoilless guns need only light, infrequent lubrication; this lubrication should be done by an authorized service shop. Recoilless guns receiving extensive use in competition should be shop serviced once a year.
Regular recoiling spring-piston airguns will benefit greatly from an initial application of Beeman Metal-2-Metal (99130); it provides dry lubrication and smoothes the metal. It is of special value when burnished onto a clean mainspring and onto the inside walls of the spring cylinder after disassembly and cleaning by those skilled in airgun service. The Beeman RX series guns use air as a mainspring. For the RX series, use Beeman Metal-2-Metal when inside the power unit, as directed.
COCKING LEVER LINKAGES receive considerable pressure; proper lubrication insures smooth operation and minimum wear. Moly is also useful in such areas as the sliding small link in the Beeman/Webley Tempest and Hurricane, and on rifle cocking linkages.
BARREL PIVOT POINTS and detents benefit from regular lubrication with a light polarizing oil. Remember, do not over-oil, and keep low flash point oils away from air vent and breech seal. Moly is good here.
TRIGGER MECHANISMS in any airgun should only be serviced by an authorized service shop.
BORE CLEANING. Since airguns do not use powder or primers, cleaning is not necessary to prevent most rust; however, it is essential to good accuracy. Use MP5 oil (9205). Accuracy suffers badly due to caked grease residues blown into the bore from the compression chamber and from leading. Most accuracy complaints are the result of dirty bores--even though they may look clean! For storage, clean the bore and leave it with a light coating of MP-5 polarizing oil 9205. After cleaning, follow with dry patches until no trace of oil is seen. (Do NOT use regular firearm bore cleaners as they may injure seals and cause dieseling). A few regular or cleaning pellets will have to be shot through a cleaned barrel before it can be expected to return to its "zero."
EXTERIOR SURFACES should be regularly wiped with a Silicone Cloth 9400 to maintain the quality of the finish. Before any guns are stored, they should be given a good wiping with a very high-grade polarizing oil such as Beeman MP-5.
USE PROPER PELLETS! Use only high quality Beeman pellets to avoid harmful oils, abrasive material and gun-wrecking air blow-by. Precision adult airguns are intended for use only with lead shot or pellets; steel shot or darts generally injure rifled bores. Properly seated pellets should not show rubmarks on rear of skirt if breech is reopened prior to firing. Damaged, used, or unauthorized projectiles may be unsafe. Plastic jacketed projectiles may cause dangerous ricochet, excessive piston impact and excessive penetration.
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WASHINGTON — He did not utter the words, but President Barack Obama’s second inaugural address was suffused with the spirit of a favorite phrase: Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to heed “the fierce urgency of now.”
This was a president unbound from much of what defined him upon taking office four years ago, a man clearly cognizant of time already running down on his opportunity to make his imprint on the country and on history.
Gone were the vision of a new kind of high-minded politics, the constraint of a future re-election campaign and the weight of unrealistic expectations. In their place was an unapologetic argument that modern liberalism was perfectly consistent with the spirit of the founders and a notice that, with no immediate crisis facing the nation, Obama intended to use the full powers of his office for progressive values.
“We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect,” he said.
After spending much of his first term “evolving” on the question of gay marriage and doing too little in the eyes of many African-Americans to address poverty and civil rights, he invoked “Seneca Falls and Selma and Stonewall” and cited responsibility for the poor, sick and displaced.
He acknowledged the budget deficit but emphasized protecting Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. He mentioned jobs but highlighted global warming. He lauded the bravery and strength of the U.S. armed forces, but started his foreign policy remarks by asserting that “enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.”
Obama came to office four years ago all but consumed by what he inherited: two wars and an economy in free fall. He then confronted an exhausting series of crises and political problems at home and abroad: budget showdowns, a huge oil spill, Middle East turmoil, the rise of the Tea Party movement.
Through it all, he chose to wage additional battles of choice, most notably his successful push to overhaul the health insurance system. But not until this point, with the economy gradually mending, one war over and another winding down, with Osama bin Laden dead and the Democratic Party drawing strength from the nation’s changing demographics, has he had the opportunity to master his own presidency.
The policy details of what that effort entails will emerge over the next month through his State of the Union address and his budget, and many or most of them will encounter strong opposition from Republicans on Capitol Hill. Monday’s address to the nation and its political class was intended to set out the value system that informs the policy.
Obama has always had a dialectical quality to him:@ pragmatism versus ideology, bold versus cautious, hawk versus dove, post-racial versus man of color. Those tensions no doubt remain..
But since Election Day, he has seemed to be choosing between them more than in the past. His decision after the Newtown massacre to embark on a full-scale effort to crack down on gun violence showed him to be less shackled to political wisdom about what is possible or electorally wise; his willingness to stare down Republicans over raising the debt limit — and winning — showed that he is less likely nowadays to start a negotiation by moving to the center and trying to find common ground.
To some Republicans, it is what they warned of all along: a president who ran as a centrist proving to be an unreconstructed liberal. It was no doubt hard for some of them to accept a scolding for treating “name calling as reasoned debate” — a phrase in his Monday address — from a man who won re-election by excoriating Mitt Romney as a job-killing plutocrat.
“I think all Americans would hope that President Obama, now that he’s not facing re-election, would actually sit down and honestly work with Republicans who are very sincere in our desire to fix these problems,” said Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.
But, Johnson added, that was not the sentiment he detected from Obama on Monday. “You’ve got to sit down in good faith,” he said. “But I just don’t see that with this president.”
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said, “I’m surprised we’ve so abruptly noticed after this election we’re now managing America’s demise, not America’s great future.”
Obama’s address nodded to ideological inclusiveness but without repeating his view from four years ago that it was time to end the “recriminations and worn-out dogmas” that characterized Washington battles. It recognized the power of individual liberty but argued that only through collective action could the nation remain prosperous and secure.
But most of all, it sought to elevate to a more prominent place in the political debate the question of how best the nation should address the “little girl born into the bleakest poverty,” the parents of a child with a disability, the gay men and women seeking to marry, voters facing hurdles because of their race and immigrants seeking a toehold in a land of opportunity.
“We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few,” Obama said.
In many ways it was an inaugural address, given on a day that commemorates King, that reflected not just the civil rights leader’s “fierce urgency of now” but the lines that immediately followed it in his “I have a dream” speech on the National Mall 50 years ago.
“This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism,” King said. “Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.”MORE IN Wire NewsSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters ... Full Story
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Antarctic is threatened by rising temperatures.
A new research conducted by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) suggests that the recent Antarctic temperature rise and ice loss are not unprecedented.
According to the report published in the journal Nature, although the peninsula is warming rapidly, it previously basked in temperatures slightly higher than today.
Analysis of a 364m-long ice core showed that seasonal temperatures in the Antarctic Peninsula have increased by around 3 degrees Centigrade since 1958 coinciding with the collapse of several ice shelves.
Dr. Robert Mulvaney and his team of BAS analyzed an ice core from James Ross Island, which was formed by compaction of previous snowfalls and contained in total about 50,000 years of climate history.
Studies showed that the Antarctic Peninsula experienced significant warming 15,000-12,000 years ago, becoming about 1 degree Centigrade warmer than today.
BAS researchers say ice equivalent to 1,000 years of British domestic water consumption has been lost over the past half century, the state-funded BBC reported.
The region then cooled around 2,500 years ago, and temperatures remained relatively stable until 600 years ago, when the peninsula started to warm again.
Average temperatures change slowly, but the research showed a faster rate of change in the peninsula than before.
Prof. Eric Steig of the University of Washington in Seattle has reported similar changes in West Antarctica.
"A fingerprint of forced climate change - that is, anthropogenic (man-made) forcing of climate by greenhouse gases - is that it will warm in most places at the same time,” he said. "And that's clearly the fingerprint that we are seeing."
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