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1.  Regulation of KLF4 turnover reveals an unexpected tissue specific role of pVHL in tumorigenesis
Molecular cell  2012;45(2):233-243.
The transcription factor Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) is an important regulator of cell fate decision, including cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, and stem cell renewal, and plays an ambivalent role in tumorigenesis as a tissue specific tumor suppressor or oncogene. Here we report that the Von Hippel-Lindau gene product, pVHL, physically interacts with KLF4 and regulates its rapid turnover observed in both differentiated and stem cells. We provide mechanistic insights into KLF4 degradation and show that pVHL depletion in colorectal cancer cells leads to cell cycle arrest concomitant with increased transcription of the KLF4-dependent p21 gene. Finally, immunohistochemical staining revealed elevated pVHL and reduced KLF4 levels in colon cancer tissues. We therefore propose that unexpectedly pVHL, via the degradation of KLF4, is a facilitating factor in colorectal tumorigenesis.
PMCID: PMC3982234  PMID: 22284679
Brain research  2010;1358:172-183.
Because children are becoming overweight, unhealthy, and unfit, understanding the neurocognitive benefits of an active lifestyle in childhood has important public health and educational implications. Animal research has indicated that aerobic exercise is related to increased cell proliferation and survival in the hippocampus as well as enhanced hippocampal-dependent learning and memory. Recent evidence extends this relationship to elderly humans by suggesting that high aerobic fitness levels in older adults are associated with increased hippocampal volume and superior memory performance. The present study aimed to further extend the link between fitness, hippocampal volume, and memory to a sample of preadolescent children. To this end, magnetic resonance imaging was employed to investigate whether higher- and lower-fit 9- and 10-year-old children showed differences in hippocampal volume and if the differences were related to performance on an item and relational memory task. Relational but not item memory is primarily supported by the hippocampus. Consistent with predictions, higher-fit children showed greater bilateral hippocampal volumes and superior relational memory task performance compared to lower-fit children. Hippocampal volume was also positively associated with performance on the relational but not the item memory task. Furthermore, bilateral hippocampal volume was found to mediate the relationship between fitness level (VO2 max) and relational memory. No relationship between aerobic fitness, nucleus accumbens volume, and memory was reported, which strengthens the hypothesized specific effect of fitness on the hippocampus. The findings are the first to indicate that aerobic fitness may relate to the structure and function of the preadolescent human brain.
PMCID: PMC3953557  PMID: 20735996
Brain; Children; Exercise; Hippocampus; MRI; Physical activity
3.  Neurobiological markers of exercise-related brain plasticity in older adults
PMCID: PMC3544982  PMID: 23123199
exercise; aging; functional connectivity; fMRI; default mode network; aerobic fitness; growth factors
The pipeline embolization device (PED) provides effective, durable and safe endovascular reconstruction of large and giant intracranial aneurysms. However, 80% of all cerebral aneurysms found in the general population are less than 10 mm in size. Treatment of small aneurysms (<10 mm) with flow diverters may be advantageous over endosaccular modalities that carry risks of procedural rupture during aneurysm access or coil placement.
We retrospectively reviewed a prospective, single-center aneurysm database to identify all patients with small (<10 mm) internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysms who underwent endovascular treatment using the PED. Patient demographics, aneurysm characteristics, procedural details, complications, and technical and clinical outcomes were analyzed.
Forty-four cases were performed in 41 patients (age range 31-78 years). PED was successfully implanted in 42 cases. A single PED was used in 37/42 (88%) cases. Mean postprocedure hospital stay was 1.7 ± 0.3 days and 98% of patients were discharged home. Major complication occurred in one patient (2.3%), who died of early subarachnoid hemorrhage. Transient neurological deficit, delayed intracerebral hemorrhage (asymptomatic), and delayed groin infection occurred in one patient each. Follow-up rate was 91.8% (45 aneurysms in 35 patients) with a mean follow-up of 4.0 ± 1.9 months. By 6 months post-PED implantation, angiographic success (complete or near complete aneurysm occlusion) was observed in 80%. Mild (<50%), asymptomatic, nonflow limiting in-stent stenosis was observed in 5.4% (2/37 cases). All the 35 patients with follow-up remained at preprocedure neurological baseline.
Small (<10 mm) ICA aneurysm treatment with PED implantation is safe and carries a high rate of early angiographic success.
PMCID: PMC3779399  PMID: 24083050
Cerebral aneurysms; flow diverter; pipeline embolization device
5.  Functional connectivity: a source of variance in the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and cognition?
Neuropsychologia  2010;48(5):1394-1406.
Over the next twenty years the number of Americans diagnosed with dementia is expected to more than double (CDC 2007). It is, therefore, an important public health initiative to understand what factors contribute to the longevity of a healthy mind. Both default mode network (DMN) function and increased aerobic fitness have been associated with better cognitive performance and reduced incidence of Alzheimer’s disease among older adults. Here we examine the association between aerobic fitness, functional connectivity in the DMN, and cognitive performance. Results showed significant age-related deficits in functional connectivity in both local and distributed DMN pathways. However, in a group of healthy elderly adults, almost half of the age-related disconnections showed increased functional connectivity as a function of aerobic fitness level. Finally, we examine the hypothesis that functional connectivity in the DMN is one source of variance in the relationship between aerobic fitness and cognition. Results demonstrate instances of both specific and global DMN connectivity mediating the relationship between fitness and cognition. We provide the first evidence for functional connectivity as a source of variance in the association between aerobic fitness and cognition, and discuss results in the context of neurobiological theories of cognitive aging and disease.
PMCID: PMC3708614  PMID: 20079755
cognitive aging; fMRI; functional connectivity; aerobic exercise; executive function; spatial memory
6.  CASE REPORT Spontaneous Forearm Compartment Syndrome in a Boy With Hemophilia A: A Therapeutic Dilemma
Eplasty  2013;13:e16.
Objective: We present the case of a 14-year-old Factor VIII-deficient patient with no history of trauma, who developed acute spontaneous compartment syndrome of the volar forearm. We also suggest a treatment strategy. Methods: Fasciotomy with hematoma evacuation and ipsilateral carpal tunnel release was performed, and the wound was closed with vascular loops in “Jacob's ladder” fashion. Factor infusions were continued overnight. Results: The volar forearm compartment was successfully decompressed, and the patient's coagulopathy was managed with appropriate clotting factors. Conclusions: Hemophilic patients warrant special consideration and multispecialty care; with replenished coagulation factors and timely surgical decompression, they can expect satisfactory recovery of muscular and neurological function.
PMCID: PMC3601454  PMID: 23573336
7.  TcyR regulates L-cystine uptake via the TcyABC transporter in Streptococcus mutans
Fems Microbiology Letters  2012;328(2):114-121.
Streptococcus mutans, a primary dental pathogen, has a remarkable capacity to scavenge nutrients from the oral biofilm for its survival. Cystine is an amino acid dimer formed by the oxidation of two cysteine residues that is required for optimal growth, whereas S. mutans modulates l-cystine uptake via two recently identified transporters designated TcyABC and TcyDEFGH, which have not been fully characterized. Using a non-polar tcyABC-deficient mutant (SmTcyABC), here we report that L-cystine uptake is drastically diminished in the mutant, whereas its ability to grow is severely impaired under l-cystine starvation conditions, relative to wild type. A substrate competition assay showed that l-cystine uptake by the TcyABC transporter was strongly inhibited by dl-cystathionine and l-djenkolic acid and moderately inhibited by S-methyl-l-cysteine and l-cysteine. Using gene expression analysis, we observed that the tcyABC operon was up-regulated under cystine starvation. TcyABC has been shown to be positively regulated by the LysR-type transcriptional regulator CysR. We identified another LysR-type transcriptional regulator that negatively regulates TcyABC with homology to the B. subtilis YtlI regulator, which we termed TcyR. Our study enhances the understanding of l-cystine uptake in S. mutans which allows survival and persistence of this pathogen in the oral biofilm.
PMCID: PMC3288405  PMID: 22212096
Cystine; cysteine; transport; TcyABC; Streptococcus mutans
Neuroscience  2011;199:166-176.
This study examined whether individual differences in aerobic fitness are associated with differences in activation of cognitive control brain networks in preadolescent children. As expected, children performed worse on a measure of cognitive control compared to a group of young adults. However, individual differences in aerobic fitness were associated with cognitive control performance among children. Lower-fit children had disproportionate performance cost in accuracy with increasing task difficulty, relative to higher-fit children. Brain activation was compared between performance-matched groups of lower- and higher-fit children. Fitness groups differed in brain activity for regions associated with response execution and inhibition, task set maintenance, and top-down regulation. Overall, differing activation patterns coupled with different patterns of brain-behavior correlations suggest an important role of aerobic fitness in modulating task strategy and the efficiency of neural networks that implement cognitive control in preadolescent children.
PMCID: PMC3237764  PMID: 22027235
exercise; physical activity; aerobic fitness; executive control; fMRI; development
9.  Dietary baked-milk accelerates resolution of cow's milk allergy in children
The majority (∼75%) of cow's milk-allergic children tolerate extensively heated-(baked-) milk products. Long-term effects of inclusion of dietary baked-milk have not been reported.
We report on the outcomes of children who incorporated baked-milk products into their diets.
Children evaluated for tolerance to baked-milk (muffin) underwent sequential food challenges to baked-cheese (pizza) followed by unheated-milk. Immunologic parameters were measured at challenge visits. The comparison group were matched to active subjects (using age, sex, and baseline milk-specific IgE) to evaluate the natural history of tolerance development.
Over a median of 37 months (range 8-75 months), 88 children underwent challenges at varying intervals (range 6-54 months). Among 65 subjects initially tolerant to baked-milk, 39 (60%) now tolerate unheated-milk, 18 (28%) tolerate baked-milk/baked-cheese and 8 (12%) chose to avoid milk strictly. Among the baked-milk-reactive subgroup (n=23), 2 (9%) tolerate unheated-milk, 3 (13%) tolerate baked-milk/baked-cheese, while the majority (78%) avoid milk strictly. Subjects who were initially tolerant to baked-milk were 28 times more likely to become unheated-milk-tolerant compared to baked-milk-reactive subjects (P<.001). Subjects who incorporated dietary baked-milk were 16 times more likely than the comparison group to become unheated-milk-tolerant (P<.001). Median casein IgG4 levels in the baked-milk-tolerant group increased significantly (P<.001); median milk IgE values did not change significantly.
Tolerance of baked-milk is a marker of transient IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy whereas reactivity to baked-milk portends a more persistent phenotype. The addition of baked-milk to the diet of children tolerating such foods appears to accelerate development of unheated-milk tolerance compared to strict avoidance.
Clinical implications
Addition of dietary baked-milk is safe, convenient, and well-accepted by patients. Prescribing baked-milk products to milk-allergic children represents an important shift in the treatment paradigm for milk allergy.
Capsule summary
The majority of cow's milk-allergic children tolerate extensively baked-milk products, which is a marker of transient IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy. Dietary baked-milk appears to accelerate development of unheated-milk tolerance compared to strict avoidance.
PMCID: PMC3151608  PMID: 21601913
cow's milk allergy; milk allergy; tolerance; extensively heated; baked; immunotherapy; immunomodulation
10.  Association between Short Sleep Duration and the Risk of Sensitization to Food and Aero Allergens in Rural Chinese Adolescents
Both long and short sleep duration have been associated with obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. However, there have been no previous studies investigating the potential relationship between altered sleep duration and allergen sensitization.
To explore the association between sleep duration and sensitization to food and aeroallergens.
This study includes 1534 rural Chinese adolescent twins aged 12 to 21 years who completed standard sleep questionnaires and skin prick tests (SPTs) to 9 food and 5 aeroallergens. Total sleep time was defined as the interval from bedtime to wake-up time minus sleep latency. Sensitization was defined as having at least one positive SPT.
Compared to individuals with the highest (3rd) tertile of sleep duration, those who slept less were more likely to be sensitized to any food allergen with odds ratios (ORs) of 1.9 (95% confidence interval(CI):1.3–2.7) and 1.4 (95%CI:1.0–1.9) for the 1st and 2nd tertiles (trend test Ptrend=3×10−4), respectively. The corresponding ORs for sensitization to any aeroallergen were 1.5 (95%CI: 1.1–2.0) and 1.3 (95%CI:1.0–1.7) (Ptrend=8×10−3). These associations were independent of percent body fat. In addition, we observed a significant dose-response association between the number of positive SPTs and percentage of shortest sleep duration (1st tertile) (Ptrend=1×10−3).
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance
In this sample of relatively lean rural Chinese adolescents, we found that short sleep duration was associated with increased risk of sensitization to food and aeroallergens, independent of percent body fat. Longitudinal studies are needed to further determine the temporal and causal relationships. If short sleep duration indeed is one of the risk factors for allergic sensitization, the global burden of allergic diseases could be dramatically reduced by providing appropriate guidance on sleep duration for youth.
PMCID: PMC3056931  PMID: 21255141
sleep duration; skin prick test; allergen; sensitization; adolescent
11.  High temperatures alter physiological properties of pyramidal cells and inhibitory interneurons in hippocampus
Temperature has multiple effects on neurons, yet little is known about the effects of high temperature on the physiology of mammalian central neurons. Hyperthermia can influence behavior and cause febrile seizures. We studied the effects of acute hyperthermia on the immature hippocampus in vitro by recording from pyramidal neurons and inhibitory oriens-lacunosum moleculare (O-LM) interneurons (identified by green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression in the GIN mouse line). Warming to 41°C caused depolarization, spontaneous action potentials, reduced input resistance and membrane time constant, and increased spontaneous synaptic activity of most pyramidal cells and O-LM interneurons. Pyramidal neurons of area CA3 were more strongly excited by hyperthermia than those of area CA1. About 90% of O-LM interneurons in both CA1 and CA3 increased their firing rates at hyperthermic temperatures; interneurons in CA3 fired faster than those in CA1 on average. Blockade of fast synaptic transmission did not abolish the effect of hyperthermia on neuronal excitability. Our results suggest that hyperthermia increases hippocampal excitability, particularly in seizure-prone area CA3, by altering the intrinsic membrane properties of pyramidal cells and interneurons.
PMCID: PMC3390787  PMID: 22783167
febrile seizures; hippocampal neurons; hyperthermia; inhibition
Patients and Methods
PMCID: PMC2849769  PMID: 20159824
13.  Age-related differences in the involvement of the prefrontal cortex in attentional control
Brain and cognition  2009;71(3):328-335.
PMCID: PMC2783271  PMID: 19699019
14.  Early Life Eczema, Food Introduction, and Risk of Food Allergy in Children
PMCID: PMC3281290  PMID: 22375277
Journal of neural engineering  2009;6(5):055007.
PMCID: PMC2921864  PMID: 19721185
Behavioural brain research  2008;197(1):186-197.
PMCID: PMC2845993  PMID: 18804123
17.  Plasticity of Brain Networks in a Randomized Intervention Trial of Exercise Training in Older Adults
PMCID: PMC2947936  PMID: 20890449
18.  Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Attentional Control in the Aging Brain
PMCID: PMC3024830  PMID: 21267428
cardiorespiratory fitness; Stroop task; cognitive and attentional control
Clinical Implications
Capsule summary
PMCID: PMC2747487  PMID: 18805578
20.  Development of the Chicago Food Allergy Research Surveys: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of parents, physicians, and the general public
Parents of children with food allergy, primary care physicians, and members of the general public play a critical role in the health and well-being of food-allergic children, though little is known about their knowledge and perceptions of food allergy. The purpose of this paper is to detail the development of the Chicago Food Allergy Research Surveys to assess food allergy knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among these three populations.
From 2006–2008, parents of food-allergic children, pediatricians, family physicians, and adult members of the general public were recruited to assist in survey development. Preliminary analysis included literature review, creation of initial content domains, expert panel review, and focus groups. Survey validation included creation of initial survey items, expert panel ratings, cognitive interviews, reliability testing, item reduction, and final validation. National administration of the surveys is ongoing.
Nine experts were assembled to oversee survey development. Six focus groups were held: 2/survey population, 4–9 participants/group; transcripts were reviewed via constant comparative methods to identify emerging themes and inform item creation. At least 220 participants per population were recruited to assess the relevance, reliability, and utility of each survey item as follows: cognitive interviews, 10 participants; reliability testing ≥ 10; item reduction ≥ 50; and final validation, 150 respondents.
The Chicago Food Allergy Research surveys offer validated tools to assess food allergy knowledge and perceptions among three distinct populations: a 42 item parent tool, a 50 item physician tool, and a 35 item general public tool. No such tools were previously available.
PMCID: PMC2736935  PMID: 19664230
21.  Deducing the transmembrane domain organization of presenilin-1 in γ-secretase by cysteine disulfide crosslinking†
Biochemistry  2006;45(24):7598-7604.
γ-Secretase is a founding member of membrane-embedded aspartyl proteases that cleave substrates within transmembrane domains, and this enzyme is an important target for the development of therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease. The structure of γ-secretase and its precise catalytic mechanism still remain largely unknown. γ-Secretase is a complex of four integral membrane proteins, with presenilin (PS) as the catalytic component. To gain structural and functional information about the 9-transmembrane domain (TMD) presenilin, we employed a cysteine mutagenesis/disulfide-crosslinking approach. Here we report that native Cys92 is close to both Cys410 and Cys419, strongly implying that TMD1 and TMD8 are adjacent to each other. This structural arrangement also suggests that TMD8 is distorted from an ideal helix. Importantly, binding of an active-site directed inhibitor, but not a docking-site directed inhibitor, reduces the ability of the native cysteine pairs of PS1 to crosslink upon oxidation. These findings suggest that the conserved cysteines of TMD1 and TMD8 contribute to or allosterically interact with the active site of γ-secretase.
PMCID: PMC2597485  PMID: 16768455
22.  Does Apolipoprotein E Genotype Influence the Risk of Ischemic Stroke, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, or Subarachnoid Hemorrhage?
Background and Purpose
Apolipoprotein E genotype (APOE) is associated with cholesterol metabolism, ischemic heart disease, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and so may affect risk of both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
We comprehensively sought and identified studies of the association of apoE with ischemic stroke (IS), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). We did meta-analyses to assess the evidence for an association between APOE and the various pathological types and subtypes of stroke, and assessed the effects of several methodological criteria.
We analyzed data from 31 eligible studies (26 IS, 8 ICH, and 3 SAH) in 5961 cases and 17 965 controls. ∊4 allele-containing (∊4+) genotypes were significantly associated with IS (odds ratio [OR], 1.11; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.22) and SAH (OR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.99) and nonsignificantly with ICH (OR, 1.16; 95% CI, 0.93 to 1.44), whereas ∊2+ genotypes were associated with ICH (OR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.74). Associations appeared stronger with ∊4+ genotypes for large artery compared with other IS subtypes and for Asian compared with white populations, and with ∊2+ genotypes for lobar compared with deep hemorrhages. However, we found no association between ∊4+ genotypes and IS when we analyzed only larger studies (>200 cases; OR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.88 to 1.11) or studies without control selection bias (OR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.85 to 1.17).
Publication and selection biases make existing studies of APOE and stroke unreliable. Further, very large, methodologically rigorous studies are needed.
PMCID: PMC2577180  PMID: 16385096
apolipoproteins E; genetics; meta-analysis; stroke
23.  Food allergy knowledge, attitudes and beliefs: Focus groups of parents, physicians and the general public
BMC Pediatrics  2008;8:36.
Food allergy prevalence is increasing in US children. Presently, the primary means of preventing potentially fatal reactions are avoidance of allergens, prompt recognition of food allergy reactions, and knowledge about food allergy reaction treatments. Focus groups were held as a preliminary step in the development of validated survey instruments to assess food allergy knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of parents, physicians, and the general public.
Eight focus groups were conducted between January and July of 2006 in the Chicago area with parents of children with food allergy (3 groups), physicians (3 groups), and the general public (2 groups). A constant comparative method was used to identify the emerging themes which were then grouped into key domains of food allergy knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs.
Parents of children with food allergy had solid fundamental knowledge but had concerns about primary care physicians' knowledge of food allergy, diagnostic approaches, and treatment practices. The considerable impact of children's food allergies on familial quality of life was articulated. Physicians had good basic knowledge of food allergy but differed in their approach to diagnosis and advice about starting solids and breastfeeding. The general public had wide variation in knowledge about food allergy with many misconceptions of key concepts related to prevalence, definition, and triggers of food allergy.
Appreciable food allergy knowledge gaps exist, especially among physicians and the general public. The quality of life for children with food allergy and their families is significantly affected.
PMCID: PMC2564918  PMID: 18803842
24.  Positive influence of AP-2α transcription factor on cadherin gene expression and differentiation of the ocular surface
The family of transcription factors Activating protein-2 (AP-2) are known to play important roles in numerous developmental events, including those associated with differentiation of stratified epithelia. However, to date, the influence of the AP-2 genes on endogenous gene expression in the stratified epithelia and how this affects differentiation has not been well defined. The following study examines the detailed expression of the AP-2α and AP-2β proteins in the stratified epithelia of the ocular surface, including that in the cornea and developing eyelids. The effect of altered levels of the AP-2α gene on ocular surface differentiation was also examined using a corneal epithelial cell line and AP-2α chimeric mice. Immunolocalization studies revealed that, while AP-2β was broadly expressed throughout all cell layers of the stratified corneal epithelium, AP-2α expression was confined to cell compartments more basally located. AP-2α was also highly expressed in the less differentiated cell layers of the eyelid epidermis. Overexpression of the AP-2α gene in the corneal cell line, SIRC, resulted in a dramatic change in cell phenotype including a clumping growth behavior that was distinct from the smooth monolayer of the parent cell line. Accompanying this change was an up-regulation in levels of the cell adhesion molecule, N-cadherin. Examination of the ocular surface of AP-2α chimeric mice, derived from a mixed population of AP-2α−/− and AP-2α+/+, revealed that a down-regulation in E-cadherin expression is correlated with location of the AP-2α−/− null cells. Together, these findings demonstrate that AP-2α participates in regulating differentiation of the ocular surface through induction in cadherin expression.
PMCID: PMC2517417  PMID: 12694203
ocular surface; cell adhesion; transcription factors; AP-2; cornea; eyelids; differentiation
25.  Mammalian Sir2 Homolog SIRT3 Regulates Global Mitochondrial Lysine Acetylation▿ †
PMCID: PMC2169418  PMID: 17923681

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I was going to review my french and linguistics but then this happened instead.
Except it’s 3.30am so it’s half-assed. //shotdead

But hopefully people will find this of use. \o/ Sorry this took so long, Anon, and I hope it answers your questions.

A mouth-watering fuck-ton of hand references.

[From various sources]

Coloring tutorial for Anon! This took about 30 minutes to make in total, but I essentially use the general principals here for most of my pieces, from painted to this cel-shaded… thing. Hope this is slightly useful!

When I was trying to figure out paint tools sai I had a hard time finding helpful tutorials.
So I’ve decided to post some things I’ve discovered that were useful. (And maybe might be useful to you)

Some awesome leg tutorials done by n3m0s1s.

YEAH lots of people asked about bodies and poses SO
UMM THERE”S not much i can cover on full bodies idk every cahracter is different so there are noEAXCT proportions for anythign REALLY

IF YOU”RE NOT SURE WHAT POSE TO DO jsut draw a random gesture line that fits the direction of movement and sometimes u end up with really ENERGETIC POSES!! I DUNNO THIS METHOD MIGHT NOT BE FOR EVEYRONE SOBS i dont reallly know

An awing fuck-ton of big cat references.

And here’s a link to a spectacular image that helps distinguish types of big cats. It’s insanely helpful, and you’d be doing yourself a majour disservice if you don’t use it:

Please note that in the first cheetah GIF, the head has been insolated. When running, the head will bob up and down slightly. Not a lot, but just know how the head attaches to the neck and how that moves when the body is oscillating up and down when they run, like in the second GIF.

[From various sources]

Here ! Since the livestream broke after 15 minutes, I’ve decided to do a little step by step to show you how I color things these days. It’s more of a recollection of tips I’ve learned rather than a proper method, but it can help some of you figure the not-so-mysterious texture thing !

There is a reason I never wanted to do tutorials though, and I need to write it down. I don’t like it when people just use someone’s technique without adding a bit of themselves in it. If it’s just to copy someone’s art, I think it’s a bit unfair for the poor artist who had to come up with a creative way of coloring things to make it work ! Suddenly everyone can do it and the artist’s not special anymore. So please use this with care. Don’t try to just copy, try to understand and re-interpret it !  In the end you’ll be much more pleased with yourself and you’ll get to do your own tutorials :D !

A whole motherfuck-ton of specific male anatomy references.

[I am so gay for these pictures, you people have no fucking idea.]


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Emma, Charles' mother, and the first Madame Bovary are a study in contrasts. How do these three women compare throughout the novel?

Specifically comment on the following:

- What are the similarities and differences in their appearance?

- How do they treat the men in their lives?

- Compare and contrast their goals and ideals.

Emma loves to read, and she has a penchant for gothic, dramatic themes. Choose one of the following genres of literature that Emma enjoys reading. Explain the genre and its main themes, and then connect these themes to Emma's own life. How do the plots in these books reveal deeper aspects of Emma's personality?

- Historical novels by Sir Walter Scott.

- Biographies of unhappy women.

- Romantic novels.

Organized religion is critiqued and mocked throughout the novel, particularly by the actions of Monsieur Homais. Do you think Flaubert believes religion is enough...

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Types of Stress

Everyone of us would probably experience different types of stress at one time or another. It could be some personal stress arising in the work place, strained family relationships with teenage children, emotional stress caused by financial problems, post traumatic disorders after an unhappy event like an accident or even feeling stress when you are on holiday!

All these various types of stress and many more, can however be group into four main types of stress.

Have you ever (I'm sure you have) felt:

- The thrill and excited feeling while watching a horror movie
- The feeling of excitement when you won a game or race
- The excitement when you bought your first car
- The accomplishment of a challenge
- The proud feeling of being a first time parent
- The happy feeling of being loved
- The excitement of going for a holiday

These feelings sure make us feel good and they are the so-called "good stress" or "positive stress". They are able to exert a healthy effect on you. It gives one a feeling of fulfillment or contentment and also makes one excited about life. Unfortunately, it is a type of stress that only occurs for a short period of time.

Eustress is also often called the curative stress because it gives a person the ability to generate the best performance or maximum output.

Just like everything in life, when there are good or positive stress, there are also "bad" or "negative stress". These types of stress is the opposite of Eustress and it's called Distress

Distress is a “negative stress”. It is a stress disorder that is caused by adverse events and it often influences a person’s ability to cope. Some events leading to distress are:

- Death of a loved one
- Financial problems
- Heavy work responsibility and workload
- Strained relationship
- Chronic illnesses

Distress can be classified further as acute stress or chronic stress. Acute stress is short-lived while chronic stress is usually prolonged in nature.

The remaining two types of stress are:

When a person is pushed beyond what he or she can handle, they will experience what we called hyperstress.

Hyperstress results from being overloaded or overworked. It’s like being stressed out. When someone is hyperstressed, even little things can trigger a strong emotional response. People who are most likely to suffer from hyperstress are:

- Working mothers who have to multi-task, juggling between work and family commitments
- A wall street trader who are constantly under immerse tension
- People who are under constant financial strains.
- Generally people working in fast pace environment.

and the extreme opposite of hyperstress is

Hypostress stands in direct opposite to hyperstress. That is because hypostress is one of those types of stress experienced by a person who is constantly bored. Someone in an unchallenging job, such as a factory worker performing the same task over and over, will often experience hypostress. The effect of hypostress is feelings of restlessness and a lack of inspiration.


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Lennar (LEN) is trading up 4.4% to $36.50 in the wake of the company's earnings report. Option flow heading into earnings was very heavy with 19K calls and 14K puts trading on the stock on Monday. Upside calls in July led the most actives, with a buyer paying $0.93 for the July 36-39 call spread in afternoon action when shares were near $35. They bought the July 36s for $1.61 and sold July 39s at $0.68, to open. The spread is now bid at $1.10. In this case, it appears that an investor made a smart directional bet in the homebuilder ahead of the results.

In addition to looking for bullish or bearish options trading in specific stocks ahead of earnings, the past track record around earnings if often intersting as well. For instance, as we can see from the graphic below, the average daily move in LEN over the past eight quarters is 4.7%, so today's move is mostly in-line with the past. Some stocks are simply bigger earnings movers compared to others. So, seeing what happened in the past is often an important indicator of what might happen in the future.

LEN Daily Contract Activity
Source: Trade Alert

Lastly, I like to see what the market is saying about the potential for volatility around a profit report. The easiest way is simply to look at the at-the-money straddle. In LEN, the July straddle was trading near 11% of spot ahead of the report. However, since there are stilll 24 days until expiration, some of that premium is due to time value. Therefore, we also look at the skew between the front-month and later expiratoin months to get an idea of the potential range for the stock post-earnings. The math lies outside of the scope of this article, but in this case, the market on LEN options was suggesting a standard deviation of about 7.6% on earnings, well above the median move near 4.7%.

In summary, some of the factors to consider when looking to enter or exit a positoin in front of an earnings report include 1) the directional bias being displayed in the order flow 2) what is the post-earnings move history 3) is the market pricing in for the potential for a big move. In the case of LEN, the directional order flow was bullish, and the market was implying a larger post-earnings move compared to previous quarters. It turns out, the directional flow seemed to foreshadow the move higher, but the premiums were a bit too jacked up compared to the stock's behavior around past earnings reports. Situations where there is strong directional sentiment and relatively low expectations (relative to past post-earnings moves) are the best trade set-ups around earnings. Of course, those are far and few between.

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We have a Kohler wide spread faucet that is leaking under the escutcheon on the cold water side when the hot water is on but the cold water is off. The water does not appear to be going into the cabinet just bubbling up under the trim and running into the sink. When the water is turned off the leak stops. Each handle has its own valve body. Threaded flexible hoses connect each handle to the faucet at a T. Where do I start trying to debug this? Is the T clogged? Is it a bad valve in the cold faucet? The hot side is almost always the one that is used and the cold side in not frequently turned on. The faucet is about 14 years old. We do have hard water.


Donald Brittain: Writer, filmmaker, storyteller.

Une sélection de Adam Symansky

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

In Part 1 of this 3-part documentary series, director Donald Brittain chronicles the early years of Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque. From their university days in the 1950s to 1967 when Lévesque left the Liberal Party and Trudeau became the federal Minister of Justice, Brittain attempts to get at the heart of what makes these men so fascinating.

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NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) -- A diverse cadre of government, academic, and military officials finished a three-day maritime stability operations game (MSOG) at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) Dec. 8.

The game helped participants learn and better understand how to prepare and respond to a crisis in coastal waterways, also known as littorals, working alongside multiple military and civilian organizations as well as international partners.

In addition to senior Navy, Marine, and U.S. Coast Guard officers, the game also involved nongovernment officials (NGOs) from organizations such as Aidematrix, USAID, U.S. Institute of Peace, and World Engagement Institute; federal agency officials; and Maersk Shipping Company.

Participants were divided into four different groups based upon their areas of expertise. Each group represented a unit or organization that would be involved with a real world situation.

A 'blue cell' represented a coalition of maritime forces (Navy, Marines, Coast Guard).

A 'purple cell' represented NGOs and government officials of the depicted host nation and the U.S. embassy in that nation. The third group was the 'white cell' consisting of subject matter experts representing world opinion and international leadership bodies, such as the United Nations, as well as U.S. cabinet-level officials.

Lastly, a 'red cell' comprised of intelligence and federal law enforcement experts operated as insurgent and criminal groups.

Each day advanced the scenario of a country struck by a natural disaster. It didn't take long for the respective cells to recognize a fundamental theme between the partners -- maritime forces tended to work toward solutions incorporating loose rules and clearly defined objectives while civilian officials sought tighter rules and a much broader, less-defined objective.

NEWPORT, RI - Professor Doug Ducharme, MSOG game director leads a discussion on stability operations during a plenary session with operataions game participants.  Discussions helped identify the differences between military and civilian approaches to a crisis and bridge those differences to build trust.  (U.S. Navy photo by James E. Brooks)Retired U.S. Marine Col. Robert Dobson, now a civilian assigned to Marine Corps Combat Development Command, acknowledged philosophical differences between maritime forces and government civilians in the way they approach problems.

"The end state for a maritime stability operation is going to change over time," said Dobson. "Military participants must understand that. The military must evolve because the era of tight objectives and end states are over."

Each cell's definition of mission success also varied between the groups who were sequestered in different rooms and could only communicate through gaming technology that simulated real world processes.

"Military and political elements must come together and define success," said Steve Nichols of the Office of Naval Intelligence's Trans-National Threat Department. "It may change daily."

According to NWC MSOG Director Douglas Ducharme, there is a growing need to understand how to respond and stabilize the maritime environment for a country requesting assistance.

"Military doctrine for stability operations is very land-centric," said Ducharme. "This game took stability operations to the sea where the doctrine is emerging."

Despite the cultural differences of thought between maritime forces and government civilians, trust was seen as the necessary foundation between partners in bringing about a stable maritime environment. Most participants seemed to agree that unity of effort and a greater understanding of each other contributed directly to making the maritime stability operations game successful.

"The Navy fully recognizes the importance in building and maintaining relationships between partners, allies, the maritime industry and other members of the interagency and joint team. Exercises and planning events like these are critically important to improving our common understanding, expectations and identifying interoperability gap," said Rear Adm. Sinclair Harris, director, Navy Irregular Warfare Office and MSOG sponsor. "As we all know, trust cannot be surged."
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IQ and Chess Strength

IQ and Chess Strength

The following is taken from Jonathan Levitt's Genius of Chess and from an article by Bill Wall on IQ and Chess, poured into a blender to create my delicious lesson smoothie. These excerpts include some interesting anecdotes and case studies of IQ in relation to chess abilities.

Some chess players discuss IQ
Back in 1988, there was an impressive chess festival in the small industrial town of St. John's, Canada. Two large and very strong Open tournaments were combined with the complete set of seven Candidates' matches in the World Championship cycle of the time. The English contingent were all on good terms and in good cheer (Nigel Short was making mincemeat of Sax in his match, likewise Jon Speelman of Seirawan) and usually formed, combined with certain selected 'foreigners' (like Spassky), a massive eating party which the local restaurants struggled to accommodate.

I have a fair recall of the conversation on one such evening. Nigel Short was asked what he thought his IQ was. He was not sure, but (far too modestly) proposed 130 or 140. John Nunn, his second, suggested that with a little training, Nigel could knock his score up to at least 160. Speelman was not impressed by IQ tests generally, and everybody saw the inadequacy of any test which depended on how much practice you had had at the type of questions involved.

At this point, some bright spark (me) suggested that it might be a better measure of intelligence to do two tests and see how much the person improved. Quick as a flash, Nigel replied that this was a very bad idea since you could do deliberately badly in the first test! It took me a few seconds to grasp his meaning - that you could artificially inflate the difference in your scores and thus score better in the proposed test.

Everybody was fairly impressed by this quick and crafty answer and the conversation moved on. The story illustrates something important about the nature of the chess mind - how good it is at short cuts (no pun intended) and tricky ways round things. Mathematicians are usually less devious in their thinking - it is important to find direct ways to prove things.

The mathematician's approach to getting what you want
There is a story about a Turkish reformer who wanted to discourage women from wearing the veil. Instead of attempting to forbid it directly (the mathematician's approach), he issued a decree that all prostitutes must wear veils. This indirect 'trick' proved the workable, effective way to his objective and shows the sort of thinking which chessplayers are often rather good at.

In chess too, it is the result that counts, not how correctly it is derived. 'Players' like to try things out, and not to study other people's work diligently. Chessplayers are good thinkers but not always good students, as many university dons have found to their annoyance!

How strong is the connection between chess ability and IQ?
I discussed what is meant by intelligence at the start of the book (just after the introduction), and later gave it as a typical characteristic of the chess genius, but so far I have not really answered the question: 'how strong is the connection between chess ability and IQ?'. There are many reasons, some of them simply common sense, to believe that the two are strongly correlated. (A correlation of zero means that two things are entirely independent; a correlation of one means they are entirely related or dependent on one another. Mathematically speaking, all things are correlated somewhere between zero and one.) De Groot considered several of these reasons, and the next paragraph summarises some of his conclusions.

So wait…is there a correlation between IQ and chess strength?

Spatial intelligence is crucial for chess thinking. It's the ability to "perceive possibilities". This is important because you not only need to know what (a system of knowledge) but also know how (the system of experience).

This system must be stored (memory) and well managed - rules, analogies and operating principles must be constantly abstracted, adapted and improved (perhaps not always on a conscious level). Chess thinking often involves a complex, hierarchical structure of problems and sub-problems, and the capacity for retaining such complex structures of data (not getting confused), and for keeping objectives clear and well organised, all correlate with having a high IQ.

Before offering, very tentatively, my equation linking potential chess strength with IQ, I would like to say a little more about the IQ scale. Assuming, somewhat incorrectly as pointed out earlier (and it is true that from a false assumption you can deduce anything, but this sort of false assumption should be seen as just an inaccurate approximation), that intelligence follows the 'normal' distribution (mean 100, standard deviation 15), then how many really bright people would there be? The mathematical/statistical implications would be as follows:

16% above 115;
2.3% above 130;
0.13% above 145
0.003% above 160

This would mean only .003 percent of the population would have an IQ of over 160. This would correspond to approximately the following numbers of people above the given levels in England:

1,150,000 above 130;
65,000 above 145
1500 above 160.

Now that you have an idea of IQ and its distribution throughout a typical population, let's get to the good stuff - case studies of chess and its link to genius and intelligence.

Case Studies

Some say that the highest IQ ever possess by a human adult was Leonardo da Vinci, with an IQ of 220. Obviously, he lived before the development of IQ tests - so we can't say for sure.

In 1870, Hippolyte Taine (1828-1893) stated that playing several games of blindfold chess was an achievement in visual memory and high intelligence. Taine asked a chessplayer how he understood imagination and images, and how he played blindfold chess. Taine believed that the type of imagery used in chess was an "internal mirror" that reflected the precise state of the things being imagined.

In 1893, Alfred Binet (1857-1911) made a study of the connection between mathematics and chess. After questioning a large number of leading chess players, he found that over 90 percent of them were good mental calculators and had good memories. On the other hand, he found that some mathematicians played chess, but few were strong players.

In 1925, three Soviet psychologists, Djakow, Rudik, and Petrovsky, conducted extensive tests on chess masters and came to the conclusion that their powers of memory were only greater than that of the layman as far as chess was concerned. In other areas, there was no difference. The researchers determined that high achievement in chess is based on: exceptional visual memory, combinational power, speed of calculation, power of concentration, and logical thinking.

In a 1977-79 study by Dr. Yee Wang Fung in Hong Kong, chessplayers showed a 15 percent improvement in math and science test scores.

Some sources give Garry Kasparov, a renowned chess player, an IQ between 185 and 190. But in 1987-88, the German magazine Der Spiegel went to considerable effort and expense to find out Kasparov's IQ. Under the supervision of an international team of psychologists, Kasparov was given a large battery of tests designed to measure his memory, spatial ability, and abstract reasoning. They measured his IQ as 135 and his memory as one of the very best.

References: Jonathan Levitt, Bill Wall
Images: Trevor Block, Mark Coggins

  1. rkmittal saidFri, 05 Dec 2008 04:09:22 -0000 ( Link )

    Tiffany, Interesting lesson and an insight into how reliable or misleading the IQ numbers can be. By the way, in your test – Are you smarter than Gary Kasparaov – I scored 9/9 and found that i was the first one to take this test! What do u say about my IQ? :)

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  2. fuzzyLogic saidThu, 09 Feb 2012 16:06:02 -0000 ( Link )

    " Are you smarter than Gary Kasparaov – I scored 9/9 and found that i was the first one to take this test! What do u say about my IQ? :)" Inconsistent capitalization, using “u” rather than “you”, misspelling Garry as “Gary”… I would say that you might score rather low on an IQ test. However the methodology behind IQ testing is fundamentally flawed as can be seen if Kasparov truly did score a mere 135, the test fails to measure all areas of human intellect and therefore failed to observe the genius that Kasparov demonstrates on a regular basis during chess games. In short, it doesn’t matter what your IQ is, you can be a genius in your own right without it being detected on an IQ test.

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Florida’s Death Penalty Problems and Recommendations

by David A. Brener

In 2006, the Florida Death Penalty Assessment Team, working with the American Bar Association, found a number of problems with the death penalty system in Florida. This assessment focused exclusively on capital punishment laws and processes and did not consider, as a matter of morality, philosophy, or penology, whether Florida should have a death penalty.

Florida leads the nation in death row exonerations. According to the study, Florida has exonerated twenty two (22) death row inmates, who served a combined total of one hundred and fifty years in prison before being released. One inmate, Frank Smith, died of cancer while waiting to be executed. He was exonerated posthumously.

Among the findings of the Assessment Project, were:

1) Inadequate Compensation for trial counsel in death penalty cases.

2) Lack of qualified capital collateral registry counsel.

3) Inadequate compensation of capital collateral attorneys.

4) Lack of unanimity in the jury’s sentencing decision.

5) Significant capital juror confusion.

6) The practice of judicial override of the jury’s life recommendations.

7) Racial disparity in capital sentencing.

8) Geographic disparity in capital sentencing.

9) The imposition of death on those with severe mental disabilities.

When human life is at stake, there is no room for error or injustice. The assessment team recommended a number of reforms that would help ensure fairness and accuracy in the process. Among the recommendations were:

1) Florida should protect innocent death row inmates by investigating wrongful convictions and preventing similar injustices in the future.

2) Florida should ensure that all capital defendants receive adequately compensated lawyers.

3) Florida should require jurors to make the ultimate sentencing decision.

4) Florida should require juror unanimity before imposing the death penalty.

5) Florida should ensure that its clemency process is transparent and open.

6) Florida should collect and analyze data to determine whether its death penalty system is fair and accurate. Other states such as Connecticut, New Jersey, and California have created commissions consisting of judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys, who together have the credibility to recommended specific reforms of their death penalty systems. Florida should do the same.

In addition to these recommendations, Florida should require that all statements or confessions of murder suspects are video recorded, that informant testimony is determined by the court to be reliable and corroborated before presentation to the jury, and that the jury instructions adequately define and explain mitigation and its ability to justify the imposition of a sentence less than death.

Even those who are not against capital punishment want the system to be reliable and fair. By implementing the changes recommended by the Assessment Team, Florida can increase reliability in the fact finding process, and limit the potential for the excecution of the innocent.

David A. Brener, Esq. is a Fort Myers criminal defense attorney who concentrates on serious felony and homicide cases. He is the current chairperson of the Criminal Law Practice Section of the Lee County Bar.

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April 17

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust.—PS. xl. 4.

That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life.—I TIM. ii. 2.

  Just to let thy Father do
    What He will;
  Just to know that He is true,
    And be still;
  Just to trust Him, this is all!
    Then the day will surely be
  Peaceful, whatsoe'er befall,
    Bright and blessed, calm and free.

Every morning compose your soul for a tranquil day, and all through it be careful often to recall your resolution, and bring yourself back to it, so to say. If something discomposes you, do not be upset, or troubled; but having discovered the fact, humble yourself gently before God, and try to bring your mind into a quiet attitude. Say to yourself, "Well, I have made a false step; now I must go more carefully and watchfully." Do this each time, however frequently you fall. When you are at peace use it profitably, making constant acts of meekness, and seeking to be calm even in the most trifling things. Above all, do not be discouraged; be patient; wait; strive to attain a calm, gentle spirit.


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Edna Adan

Edna Adan is featured in the second night of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.

Edna Adan is an inspiring advocate for women and girls, and her maternity hospital in Somaliland is an oasis of healing and care for the country's women.

Adan was raised in Somaliland in an educated and wealthy family, when the country was a protectorate of the British Empire. When she was 15, a girls' school opened in Somaliland. Adan went to work there as a student teacher and also received private lessons. She was permitted to sit for exams, in a room separate from the boys, and was the first Somali girl awarded one of a few coveted scholarships to study in Britain. She spent seven years there, studying nursing, midwifery and hospital management.

When she returned home to Somaliland, Adan became the first qualified nurse-midwife in the country and the first Somali woman to drive a car. She later became the first lady when she married Somaliland's prime minister, Ibrahim Egal. After they divorced, Adan was recruited to join the World Health Organization (WHO), where she held various key positions advocating for the abolition of harmful traditional practices, such as female genital cutting.

But Adan never let go of a life-long dream to build a hospital, so upon retiring from the WHO she sold all of her possessions, including her beloved Mercedes, and returned to Somaliland to make her dream a reality. There was only one available plot of land within the capital of Hargeisa, land which since the civil war had been used as a trash dump. But it was in the poor area of town, near those who needed the hospital the most. So she negotiated with the president, her ex-husband, and obtained the land for her hospital.

When the structure was completed but the roof not yet installed, the project ran out of money. But with assistance from the Friends of Edna's Hospital and in-kind donations from local merchants, Adan finished construction and the hospital opened in 2002. Since then, Adan has focused her efforts on a new goal: training and dispatching 1,000 qualified midwives throughout Somaliland. Adan continues to work as the hospital's director and strives to improve the lives and health of women throughout her country.

Want to help?

Pledge to volunteer with Edna at her maternity hospital in Somaliland where she and her fellow midwives have cut the maternal mortality rate of their patients to one-fourth of the national average. Work alongside this pioneering midwife as she aims to train 1,000 new midwifes to send out into communities across Somaliland. This position is for volunteers with medical experience only.

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[Media Alert] Guardians of Middle-earth Announces New DLC Character - Frodo

As one of the bravest and most famous Hobbits in Middle-earth history, Frodo Baggins joins the battle and is the newest playable Guardian in  Guardians of Middle-earth . Frodo Baggins DLC will be available on PlayStation Network and on Xbox LIVE Arcade.

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Bone Pain and Tenderness - Causes - Symptoms - Diagnosis - Treatment

Information on the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options of bone pain and tenderness. Bone pain is not the same as joint pain or muscle pain. Bone pain can be caused from injuries, arthritic conditions or other more serious reasons. Seek out prompt medical attention for correct diagnosis and proper treatment whenever you experience bone pain and tenderness.
  1. A - Z: Joint Pain
  2. A - Z: Natural Therapies
  3. A - Z: Sports Injury
  4. A - Z: Symptoms
  5. A - Z: Treatments
  6. A - Z: Types of Arthritis
  7. Avascular Necrosis
  8. Gaucher Disease
  9. Hip and Other Bone Fracture
  10. Joint Protection
  11. Osteoporosis
  12. Paget's Disease of Bone

Bone Pain - What Arthritis Patients Should Know
Is bone pain the same as joint pain?

Paget’s Disease of Bone Vs. Osteoarthritis
Paget’s disease of bone and osteoarthritis are completely different disorders that share some of the same symptoms. What are the differences and similarities between Paget’s disease of bone and osteoarthritis? How can Paget’s disease of bone cause osteoarthritis?

Osteoporosis Pain - Osteoporosis: Coping With Chronic Pain
A two-part overview of pain relief options for osteoporosis. The fractures caused by osteoporosis can be very painful. Some people experience little or no pain, while others with osteoporosis suffer intense pain and muscle spasms that last long after a fracture has healed.

Guide to Avascular Necrosis
Also known as osteonecrosis, avascular necrosis is a disease that is caused by the loss of blood supply to the bones.

Bone pain or tenderness
Bone pain or tenderness involves aching or other discomfort in one or more bones.

Aging changes in the bones - muscles - joints
Changes in posture and gait are as universally associated with aging as changes in the skin and hair. The skeleton provides support and structure to the body. Joints are the areas where bones come together.

Osteomyelitis is an acute or chronic bone infection, usually caused by bacteria. The infection that causes osteomyelitis often is in another part of the body and spreads to the bone via the blood. Affected bone may have been predisposed to infection because of recent trauma.

Osteomyelitis (Image)
Osteomyelitis is infection in the bones. Often, the original site of infection is elsewhere in the body, and spreads to the bone by the blood. Bacteria or fungus may sometimes be responsible for osteomyelitis.

Osteomalacia involves softening of the bones caused by a deficiency of vitamin D or problems with the metabolism of this vitamin. There are numerous causes of osteomalacia. In children, the condition is called rickets and is usually caused by a deficiency of vitamin D.

Osteogenesis imperfecta (Brittle bone disease)
Osteogenesis imperfecta is a congenital (present from birth) condition of abnormal fragility of the bones. Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is classified into four major types (and further subtypes).

Bone Bruise (Image)
A bone bruise results from compressive forces incurred during an injury. The damaged areaoccurs in the medullary portion of the bone and can be accompanied by bleeding and swelling. Bruises are often caused by falls, sports injuries, accidents, or blows received by other people or objects. Bruises can last from days to months, with the bone bruise being the most severe and painful.

An Overview: The Long bones
Long bones are hard, dense bones that provide strength, structure, and mobility (such as the femur or thigh bone). A long bone has a shaft and two ends. There are also bones in the fingers that are classified as "long bones," even though they are short in length. This is due to the shape of the bones, not the actual size.

Long bones (Image)
Long bones have a thick outside layer of compact bone and an inner medullary cavity containing bone marrow. The ends of a long bone contain spongy bone and an epiphyseal line. The epiphyseal line is a remnant of an area that contained hyaline cartilage that grew during childhood to lengthen the bone.

Wrist Fracture - What You Need To Know
Wrist fracture is common after falling. People tend to stick out their arm to break the fall.

The skeleton (Image)

Hip fractures (Image)
Hip fractures occur as a result of major or minor trauma. In elderly patients with bones weakened by osteoporosis, relatively little trauma, even walking, may result in a hip fracture.

Acute vs. chronic conditions (Image)
Acute conditions are severe and sudden in onset. This could describe anything from a broken bone to an asthma attack. A chronic condition, by contrast is a long-developing syndrome, such as osteoporosis or asthma. Note that osteoporosis, a chronic condition, may cause a broken bone, an acute condition.

Compression fractures of the back
In a compression fracture of the vertebrae, the bone tissue of the vertebral body collapses. More than one vertebra may be affected. This condition may be caused by osteoporosis (the most common cause), tumor, or trauma to the back. (Illustrated)

Short bones
Short bones in the human body are cubelike, and have dimensions that are approximately equal. They include the carpal bones (hands, wrist) and tarsal bones (feet, ankles).

Flat bones
Flat bones consist of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone

The tibia
The tibia is the larger of two long bones in the lower leg (between the knee and ankle). Sometimes called the shin bone.

Broken Bone - Stress Fracture
If more pressure is put on a bone than it can stand, it will split or break. A break of any size is called a fracture. If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open fracture (compound fracture). A stress fracture is a hairline crack in the bone that develops because of repeated or prolonged forces against the bone.

Skull Fracture
A skull fracture is a fracture or break in the cranial (skull) bones.

Nose Fracture
A nose fracture is a break in the bone over the bridge of the nose.

Is it a Fracture or a Break?
Fractures, broken bones--you can call it what you wish, it means the same thing--are among the most common orthopedic problems.

Broken Bones in Children
Fractures are an extremely common injury sustained by children; in fact it is probably the most common reason for a child to visit an orthopedic surgeon.

Proximal Humerus Fracture
Proximal humerus fracture is a common injury to the shoulder. Especially common in elderly individuals due to osteoporosis, proximal humerus fractures are among the most common broken bones.

Elbow Fracture (Olecranon Fracture)
An olecranon fracture is an injury to the most prominent bone of the elbow. People may call the olecranon the 'funny bone.' The bone is actually the end of the ulna, one of the two forearm bones.

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A baseline study is an analysis of the current situation to identify the starting points for a programme or project. It looks at what information must be considered and analyzed to establish a baseline or starting point, the benchmark against which future progress can be assessed or comparisons made.

An example is the REACH baseline study, a tool to monitor the new European Union policy on chemicals “Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals”. A first “snapshot” has been taken of the situation before REACH came into force (“Pre-REACH-Baseline”); further snapshots later on will make it possible to monitor and assess the success of the Reach legislation.


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Apollo Homeric Greek: is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deitiesin ancient Greek
and Roman religion, Greco–Roman Neopaganism, and Greek and Roman mythology. The ideal of the kouros
(a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and
prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin
As the patron of Delphi (Pythian Apollo), Apollo was an oracular god—the prophetic deity of the Delphic
Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated
through his son Asclepius, yet Apollo was also seen as a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague.
Amongst the god's custodial charges, Apollo became associated with dominion over colonists, and as
the patron defender of herds and flocks. As the leader of the Muses(Apollon Musegetes) and director of
their choir, Apollo functioned as the patron god of music and poetry. Hermes created the lyre for him,
and the instrument became a common attribute of Apollo. Hymns sung to Apollo were called paeans.

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and the seasons (personified by the Hours). Her common surnames are Sito as the giver of food or corn/grain
and Thesmophoros as a mark of the civilized existence of agricultural society.
Though Demeter is often described simply as the goddess of the harvest, she presided also over the sanctity
of marriage, the sacred law, and the cycle of life and death. She and her daughter Persephone were the central
figures of the Eleusinian Mysteries that predated the Olympian pantheon. In the Linear B Mycenean Greek tablets
of circa 1400-1200 BC found at Pylos, the "two mistresses and the king" are identified with Demeter, Persephone
and Poseidon. Her Roman equivalent is Ceres.

018 | Dionysus

Dionysus is the ancient Greek god of wine, the god who inspires ritual madness and ecstasy, and a major
figure of Greek mythology. He is included as one of the twelve Olympians in some lists. Dionysus is typical
of the god of the epiphany, "the god that comes". He was also known as Bacchus, the name adopted by
the Romans and the frenzy he induces, bakkheia. In addition to winemaking, he is the patron deity of
agriculture and the theater. He was also known as the Liberator (Eleutherios), freeing one from one's
normal self, by madness, ecstasy or wine. The divine mission of Dionysus was to mingle the music of the
aulos and to bring an end to care and worry.[4] Scholars have discussed Dionysus' relationship to the "cult
of the souls" and his ability to preside over communication between the living and the dead.

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Zeus was the child of Cronus and Rhea, and the youngest of his siblings. In most traditions he was married
to Hera, although, at the oracle of Dodona, his consort was Dione: according to the Iliad, he is the father
of Aphrodite by Dione. He is known for his erotic escapades. These resulted in many godly and heroic
offspring,including Athena, Apollo and Artemis, Hermes, Persephone (by Demeter), Dionysus, Perseus,
Heracles, Helen, Minos, and the Muses (by Mnemosyne); by Hera, he is usually said to have fathered
Ares, Hebe and Hephaestus.

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Hermes is the great messenger of the gods in Greek mythology and additionally as a guide to the
Underworld. An Olympian god, he is also the patron of boundaries and of the travelers who travel
across them, of shepherds and cowherds, of the cunning of thieves and liars, of orators and wit,
of literature and poets, of athletics and sports, of weights and measures, of invention, and
of commerce in general. Hermes was identified with the Roman god Mercury, who, though
inherited from the Etruscans, developed many similar characteristics, such as being the patron
of commerce.

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Ethanol: EPA hazardous waste. May cause fatigue and irritating to eyes and upper respiratory tract even in low concentrations. Initial stimulatory effect followed by drowsiness, impaired vision, ataxia, stupor. Causes CNS disorder.

Ethyl Acetate: Narcotic. EPA hazardous waste. Irritating to eyes and respiratory tract; headache and narcosis (stupor); skin drying and cracking; anemia with leukocytosis; and damage to liver and kidneys.

Limolene: Carcinogenic. Irritant and sensitizer. Wash thoroughly after using and before eating, drinking, and applying cosmetics. Do not inhale.

Linalool: This narcotic causes respiratory disturbances and CNS disorder and attracts bees. In animal tests, it was found to cause ataxic gait; reduced spontaneous motor activity and depression; respiratory disturbances leading to death; and depressed frog-heart activity.

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