Power to the People! In a world where instant messaging, email and online audio meetings reign supreme; shifting an organization’s culture to adopt visual collaboration or unified communication solutions can be extremely challenging. Implementing a new technology is a significant organizational change that, if underestimated, can produce disappointing results. There are several key steps an organization must take in order to effectively drive adoption throughout the organization – including proper communication and training. This is the fourth post in a five-part series covering the successful development of a video culture within an organization. Read part one here. People are inherently resistant to any major change; they take comfort in the status quo because of fear associated with the uncertainty of something new. A major organizational change, such as the implementation of a visual collaboration solution, changes the way colleagues interact with each other and perform their daily tasks. This shift in the daily routine moves users out of their comfort zone by expecting them to learn something new; which if not addressed, can produce significant resistance.
It is imperative for senior management to address the impact that visual collaboration has on their employees. Frequent and open communications regarding the reasons for change and expected benefits for both the organization and the end user are a necessity. If organizations do not address the uncertainty around a new technology the resulting resistance can be insurmountable, leading to an abandoned solution.
Those familiar with video conferencing applications, such as Skype or Face Time, are more apt to accept enterprise video than people who have never used video before. Many people take comfort in security of email and phone calls because others cannot read their facial expressions. Therefore, new users can initially become overwhelmed by the face-to-face exposure video provides. Proper training along with open dialogue can help address some of the uncertainty associated with switching to video communications. Training should include several different topics; such as operational procedures, best practices and video etiquette.
While most users understand basic functionality of video equipment; they lack the expertise to manage the infrastructure required for effective visual collaboration. A team of video professionals, who operate the back-end video environment and provide technical support when needed, is crucial to any video environment. Advanced video operators should proactively monitor video meetings to allow participants to focus on the matters at hand rather than the collaboration technology. Therefore, organizations must either locate the right technical support staff or partner with a video services provider for access to advanced technical support.
This post is part of a five-part series covering the successful development of a video culture within an organization.


By Wajahat Ali The recent arrest of American Colleen LaRose (who reportedly called herself Jihad Jane online) and seven individuals for allegedly plotting the murder of Swedish Cartoonist Lar Vilks, could be a teachable moment.
Vilks was allegedly targeted by assassins for drawing the Prophet Muhammad as a stray dog. This event speaks tellingly of how certain inflammatory images, which some non-Muslims may consider satire or benign parody, are intentionally provocative insults to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.
As a Muslim-American writer, I know firsthand that creating thought-provoking art about Islam and Muslims can be a thankless task. If one’s fictional Muslim characters are not avatars of perfection or they happen to speak critically about certain Islamic customs, then the Muslim artist risks being convicted as a godless instigator by a vocal minority. However, in my experience the overwhelming majority of Muslim audience members embrace these uncomfortable, yet necessary, artistic depictions of religiosity provided the characters and images are complex, honest, and crafted respectfully, instead of being reduced to vile stereotypes purely for the sake of sensationalism.
Respected Muslim scholar Shaikh Faraz Rabbani of SeekersGuidance.org explained it to me, “I think the critical issue is recognizing the power of sacred symbols to committed believers. In Islam, the most central symbols are the Qur’an and the person of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).”
Out of devotional love and reverence for the Prophet’s sacred and elevated status, for centuries most Muslim artists have depicted his face covered with a veil. Additionally, many Muslim scholars have discouraged artistic representations of people — especially the Prophet — to prevent undue idolization of the human form at the expense of the divine. Instead of paintings or sculptures, Muslims honor the Prophet by emulating his behavior and etiquette. Furthermore, Islamic history celebrates a rich, multicultural tradition of praising the Prophet through poetry and song, most notably in the epic 13th century poem “Qasidah al-Burdah” (Poem of the Prophet’s Mantle), which is still recited worldwide to this day.
In light of this cultural context, a cartoon portraying the most beloved figure in Islam as a dog, a violent extremist, or a suicide bomber will sometime spur an emotional response amongst many Muslims despite the best intentions of the artist.
Ironically, over the past few years, some misguided Muslims have responded to similar cartoons with cowardly and inexcusable acts of violence only to emerge as the same stereotyped caricatures they are purportedly rebelling against.
Tragically, these individuals ultimately bear the greatest responsibility for betraying the image and sanctity of the Prophet, whose own elegant conduct urged calm and civility.
As an artist who relishes creative freedom, I resist calls that advocate artistic censorship or pander to political correctness. However, art – whether it be through words or images – has never existed within an isolated vacuum, and generally draws upon and animates the existing cultural context of the day.
Art can be used as a loaded cultural and political weapon to incite animosity amidst an already hostile climate dominated by foolish controversies — or it can be used wisely and bravely as a common language to bridge the divides.
Wajahat Ali is the author of the play “The Domestic Crusaders.”


A âcerebralâ or âbrain aneurysmâ is a disorder in which there is a weakness in the wall of blood vessel like cerebral artery or vein within the brain network. There is ballooning or dilation of the blood vessel.
A common location of cerebral aneurysms is on the arteries at the base of the brain, known as the âCircle of Willisâ. It often looks like a berry hanging on a stem.
These aneurysm formations can be benefited by homoeopathic medicines. Recurrence and sequelae of the aneurysms can be withheld by homoeopathic medicines.
Risk FactorsA number of factors can contribute to weakness in an artery wall and increase the risk of a brain aneurysm.
The contributing factors include:Older ageSmokingFamily history of brain aneurysm, particularly a first-degree relative, such as a parent or siblingDrug abuse, particularly the use of cocaineHead injuryHeavy alcohol consumptionCertain blood infectionsMenopause
CausesHigh blood pressure (hypertension)Hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis)Birth DefectCerebral aneurysms occur more commonly in adults than in children but they may occur at any age.They are more common in women than in men, by a ratio of 3 to 2SymptomsRuptured aneurysm: Sudden, severe headache is the key symptom of a ruptured aneurysm. This headache is often described as the "worst headache" ever experienced. Patient become unconscious, if bleeding has occurred in brain because of rupture aneurism. It is medical emergency patient need to be hospitalizing immediately in critical care for monitoring.


This personal experience was shared by S. Michael
Wilcox in his book:
House of Glory -- Finding Personal
Meaning in the Temple , 1995, p. 47-48:
“When I moved to Utah ten years ago, my children were entering
their teenage years. Having taught teenagers in seminary, I knew
how critical the next years would be, for during these years we win or
lose so many battles for the souls of men. The more I thought about
the world my children were growing up in and the pressures and opposition
arrayed against them, the more anxious I felt.
I went to the temple one afternoon to seek guidance about my
children. The calm, loving spirit of the temple seemed to magnify
my natural love for my family, and I found myself offering a deeply sincere
prayer filled with desire for my children. I told the Lord I was
willing to offer any sacrifice if he would protect my children from Satan’s
power and bless them with his Spirit until they could come to his house
and receive their own endowment. I do not think I offered a unique
prayer. It is the uttered and unuttered prayer of every true Latter-day
Saint parent, and I think most parents would give the Lord the sacrifice
he required.
As I sat in the temple, an answer was given in which the required
sacrifice was revealed to me. I thought the Lord would demand some
great thing for the blessing I was asking, and had it been some great thing,
I believe I would have been willing to fulfill it. Often we are more
willing to do the great things than the small, everyday acts of obedience
and sacrifice that comprise living the gospel.
However, the Spirit simply whispered: “This is the sacrifice
I ask of you. Be in this house frequently, constantly, and consistently,
and the promised protection you seek, which this house has the power to
bestow, will be extended to those you love.” For that blessing alone
I would be in the temple as often as I could.
At first I thought this counsel was unique to me, but I came
to realize as I read and studied the scriptures that it is a promise with
much broader application. I found this promise again and again in
both the scriptures and in the words of our living prophets and apostles.
It was not a special request and promise to me, but one that was extended
to all the Saints in behalf of those they love.


Abstract We consider a principal-agent relationship where a buyer contracts with a risk-averse supplier for the production of certain good. At the time of contracting, both parties share incomplete information on cost of production. However, after contracting and before production, the supplier privately discovers its cost of production. We study the optimal contract between the two parties in the presence of cost uncertainty when the supplier is privately informed of its risk preference at the time of contracting.


Lipid metabolite profiling identifies desmosterol metabolism as a new antiviral target for hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been clinically associated with serum lipid abnormalities, yet our understanding of the effects of HCV on host lipid metabolism and conversely the function of individual lipids in HCV replication remains incomplete. Using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry metabolite profiling of the HCV JFH1 cell culture infection model, we identified a significant steady-state accumulation of desmosterol, an immediate precursor to cholesterol. Pharmacological inhibition or RNAi-mediated depletion of DHCR7 significantly reduced steady-state HCV protein expression and viral genomic RNA. Moreover, this effect was reversed when cultures were supplemented with exogenous desmosterol. Together, these observations suggest an intimate connection between HCV replication and desmosterol homeostasis and that the enzymes responsible for synthesis of desmosterol may be novel targets for antiviral design.


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Comparative Analysis of the Development of the United States and European Union Biodiesel Industries, A Miguel Carriquiry
July 2007 [07-BP 51]
Worldwide production of biodiesel is growing at a rapid pace. Arguably, the European Union (EU) is the global leader in biodiesel production, but the United States has recently expanded its production. The growth of the biodiesel industry in both regions has been fueled by a series of government-provided financial incentives. However, the timing of the growth and incentive provisions, the nature of the main incentives, and the market conditions differ across regions. This article provides a comparative analysis of the EU and U.S. biodiesel industries, highlighting market and policy aspects that are leading to a rapid but distinct growth.
Keywords: biodiesel, biodiesel industry, biodiesel quality, biofuels, energy security, rapeseed oil, rapeseed methyl ester, soybean oil, soydiesel, ultra low sulfur diesel.
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updated 11:50 am EST, Mon December 24, 2007 Windows Antivirus Failure The third-party antivirus software for Windows PCs is buckling under the load of advanced security threats, German computer magazine c't reports in its latest issue. A comparison of 17 different antivirus tools show that while a few programs are adept at picking up known trojans viruses, such as AVG and BitDefender, most have seen a degraded ability to recognize malware that does not fit existing patterns. With the exceptions of F-Secure and NOD32, most halved their detection rates of unknown from 40-50 percent in January to just 20-30 percent. This places most Windows PCs at risk of catching a 'wild' virus before the antivirus software firms have a chance to update their signatures to recognize it, c't warns.
These failures are largely attributed to the increasing complexity of the malicious code itself. An increasing number of virus threats are designed to recognize and bypass the most common security programs, rendering behavior-based and traditional detection methods obsolete.
The software is also placing an increasing burden on the host computers, the magazine adds. The operating system's performance is more likely to drop while the antivirus utility runs in the background, while false alarms have increased and led people to believe useful files were viruses. In a separate incident, Kaspersky has accidentally flagged Windows' shell program Explorer as a virus and threatened to quarantine the code. [via Heise UK ]


On Monday, as I entered the gurdwara in Richmond Hill, NY, I encountered a scene of solidarity unlike any that I had witnessed before. Two uniformed NYPD officers were stationed outside, monitoring the entrance. A third was patrolling the hallway inside, smiling as community members insisted he join them in the community kitchen downstairs for a hot meal of lentils, vegetables, and yogurt after his shift. The diligence with which law enforcement officials have responded to the tragedy in Oak Creek and the sacrifices made by the police on the scene—along with the outpouring of support from the public—have been humbling and heartwarming. Physical protection and public outcry, however, are not enough to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future. While we are still learning the motivation of the attacker, his actions—singling out and killing Sikhs with turbans—match a broader pattern of post-9/11 bias in our country. Violent hate crimes—such as the murder of two Sikhs in California earlier this year and the fire bombing of a Sikh-owned convenience store in Virginia last year—continue to occur regularly. According to a survey conducted by the Sikh Coalition, a third of Sikh children with headwear say have been physically assaulted in school. Employment discrimination still forces Sikhs to choose between their articles of faith and their livelihoods. Since 9/11, the Sikh Coalition has documented thousands of such bias incidents in the US. Sikh Americans are certainly not alone in these experiences. Organizations working with other religious groups, such as Muslims and Hindus, have documented incidents that stem from the same source: racism and xenophobia. Ultimately, the only way to prevent further violence is to eliminate the hate that fuels it. This responsibility is far beyond the purview of law enforcement. It lies with our policymakers, schools, local communities, and families. The most essential step is education—to dispel the ignorance and stigma that surrounds religious minorities. It also requires a conscious commitment by policymakers to not ostracize and exclude minorities in daily life. Despite a decade-long struggle, Sikhs are still not allowed to serve in the NYPD with their turbans—as they do with pride in Canada and the UK. A reversal of this policy would be a powerful visual reminder that the public can trust Sikhs to help keep us safe. As a turbaned woman, each time I fly, I am pulled aside for a secondary screening of my one-inch thick headwear. I am instructed to wait in a clear plastic bullpen for a “female assist”—while women with billowing summer skirts sail through security in front of me. A screening policy based on assessment of actual risk would prevent minorities from being humiliated and cast as de facto suspects. It would also keep us safer by allocating the TSA’s scarce resources more effectively. In the aftermath of such tragedy, Americans of all faiths will mourn together, express solidarity for each other, and address the immediate crime. But if we leave this opportunity for deeper reflection without a commitment to make real change, we will have failed in our obligations as a citizenry.
Supreet Kaur, Ph.D., has been involved with the Sikh Coalition since its inception and worked as a full-time volunteer in 2004. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Her work applies Behavioral Economics to the study of poverty in developing countries and in the US. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government and an M.P.A. in International Development, both from Harvard University. Supreet has been selected as a David A. Wells Prize recipient by the Harvard Economics Department (2012), a Giorgio Ruffolo Doctoral Fellow in Sustainability Science at Harvard's Center for International Development (2010-2011), a Dissertation Fellow at the Project on Justice, Welfare, and Economics at Harvard (2010-2011), and a Public Policy and International Affairs Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School (2005-2007). Her work has received financial support from the National Science Foundation, the Institute for Financial Management and Research in India, and various institutes at Harvard and Columbia universities.


Advanced Policymaking Seminar (APS)None programmed
These three-day seminars were designed to help participants to expand their knowledge in security and defense policy formulation processes. The seminar has been offered periodically, primarily for Caribbean audiences, including CHDS alumni. The seminar operated at theoretical and applied levels to expand competence in analytical, planning, forecasting, evaluation, and managing tools used to address the key questions facing defense decision-makers. It introduced participants to the advanced concepts and analytical tools for designing the defense establishment for the 21st Century with a focus on adaptation, modernization, and transformation of security and defense capabilities.
Seminar participants were primarily selected among applicants from the Caribbean who had graduated from the Caribbean Defense and Security Course and other CHDS Washington, DC resident courses. Experienced civilian, military, and policy-making officers who were not CHDS graduates, but who were professionally engaged in defense or security issues in their countries, were often also selected to join the program.
The APS permitted participants to analyze and compare the nature and scope of different perspectives on security and defense issues in the Caribbean, and to envision ways to increase regional cooperation in response to threats and challenges confronting the region. The APS’s were designed for a multi-country audience and emphasized "whole of government" and multinational views. The 2011 APS in Barbados was the final seminar in that format. Future seminars will generally be for a single country, or several neighboring countries, for in-depth discussions on pertinent topics. Examples of topics that could be discussed include:
Global Environment Threats in Caribbean Small Arms Smuggling Drug Trafficking Regional Cooperation MINUSTAH Disaster Relief Interagency Cooperation Experience and Challenges for United States Experience and Challenges in the Caribbean Public-Private Partnership SOUTHCOM NORTHCOM CARICOM NGOs » Previous Advanced Policymaking Seminars May 2011 - Barbados May 2009 - Miami May 2006 - Miami May 2005 - El Salvador Feb 2005 - Bahamas August 2004 - Paraguay


The syndrome of phosphorus depletion became widely recognized following the description by Lotz et al1 of hypophosphatemia in patients undergoing prolonged therapy with antacids. Since their description, others have reported similar cases of hypophosphatemia due to therapy with antacids in patients with uremia,2,3 in patients receiving intravenous hyperalimentation without phosphorus supplementation,4-6 and in the debilitated and starved patient.7 The clinical and laboratory findings in these patients included confusion, weakness, anorexia, malaise, paresthesias,1-3,6,7 electroencephalographic and electromyographic changes,3 altered hemoglobin-oxygen affinity,2,4,5 changes in the concentrations of erythrocyte organic phosphates and glycolytic intermediates,2,4,5,7 and, more recently, hemolytic anemia with rigid red blood cells (RBC).7 Metabolic studies in a severely hypophosphatemic patient are presented herein to support the concept that a generalized inhibition of glycolysis and glycogenolysis with subsequent depletion of energy stores may underly the manifestations of severe hypophosphatemia.
Patient Summary A 47-year-old chronic


Second Language Acquisition is similar to the process undergone by children when learning their first language. Through meaningful interaction with the target language, a stable order of acquisition is followed. Rather than learning by knowing the rules and following proper form, the meaning of the message you convey and the way you interact with the language is far more significant. Unlike conscious learning which does indeed rely on rules and error correction, second language acquisition relies on listening to and speaking in the target language without any significant stress on syntax.


Equilbrium Price Paths in Sequential Auctions with Stochastic Supply Thomas D. Jeitschko Michigan State University - Department of Economics
September 1998
Abstract:
In many settings where several objects are auctioned sequentially, the total supply is not known with certainity ex ante. In such settings, price formation over the sequence of sales depends critically on the information available to the bidders regarding the remaining supply. For instance, prices may decline due to a reduced "option value" in early auctions caused by uncertain supply. However, if in the course of the auction it becomes known that fewer than expected units will be auctioned, prices may increase due to diminished supply and the corresponding increase in competition in latter auctions.
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Study of physiological profile of Indian boxers G. Khanna and I. Manna Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2006) 5 (CSSI), 90 - 98 The present study was conducted to study the morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics of Indian National boxers as well as to assess the cardiovascular adaptation to graded exercise and actual boxing round. The study evaluated junior (<19 years of age) and senior (0-25 year of age) boxers in different weight categories.
Conclusions . Results showed a significantly higher stature, body mass, LBM, body fat, and strength of back and grip in senior boxers compared to juniors. Moreover, the senior boxers possessed mesomorphic body conformation where as the juniors' possessed ectomorphic body conformation. Significantly lower aerobic capacity and anaerobic power were noted in junior boxers compared to seniors. Further, significantly higher maximal heart rates and recovery heart rates were observed in the seniors as compared to the juniors. Significantly higher maximum heart rates were noted during actual boxing compared to graded exercise. Blood lactate concentration was found to increase with the increase of workload during both graded exercise and actual boxing round. The senior boxers showed a significantly elevated levels of hemoblobin, blood urea, uric acid, and peak lactate as compared to junior boxers. In the senior boxers, significantly lower levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, and LDLC were observed as compared to junior boxers. No significant change has been noted in HDLC between the groups. The age and level of training in boxing has significant effect on aerobic, anaerobic component. The study of physiological responses during graded exercise testing may be helpful to observe the cardiovascular adaptation in boxers.


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After showing struggling business conditions for most of 2011, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has now been positive for two consecutive months. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the December ABI score was 52.0, following the exact same mark in November. This score reflects an overall increase in demand for design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). The new projects inquiry index was 64.0, down just a point from a reading of 65.0 the previous month.
Key December ABI highlights:
Regional averages: South (54.2), Midwest (53.1), Northeast (52.6), West (45.1) Sector index breakdown: multi-family residential (54.3), commercial / industrial (54.1),institutional (51.3), mixed practice (44.5) Project inquiries index: 64.0 The regional and sector categories are calculated as a 3-month moving average, whereas the index and inquiries are monthly numbers.


A survey of waffle consumption in Russia reveals that traditional non-packaged snacks remain very popular.
The survey, conducted last month by consulting agency Market Advice , took into account the snacking preferences of 1,542 respondents in the 13 largest cities of European Russia, excluding Moscow.
It revealed that non-packaged waffles - hugely popular in the Soviet era - remains one of the largest sectors of the market. These products are largely produced by domestic bakeries and confectionery firms.
As a result, the Market Advice report confirmed that Russian companies remain a significant force within the waffle industry.
But as with much in the country, things are beginning to change. Competition within the waffle market is increasing, and several large multinationals now operate within the country.
These include the Nestlé group, which has three factories, Cadbury, which operates a plant in the north west of the country and Danone, which has a factory in Moscow. This is resulting in more expensive glazed and packaged products coming onto the market.
Interestingly, the Market Advice survey revealed that there is significantly higher awareness of foreign brand products than of domestic products. For example, 43 per cent of respondents instantly recognised Nestlé group's products, while 20 per cent of respondents instantly recognised both Cadbury and Danone brands.
An impressive 87 per cent of respondents were able to identify a Nestle waffle product with the aid of a hint.
The Sladko Group was the highest placed Russian brand in terms of instant product awareness - 10 per cent of respondents instantly identified the brand.
These findings suggest that while traditional non-packaged snacks still dominate the market, foreign brand names are beginning to dominate consumer consciousness through expensive advertising and promotion.


HOUSTON - Randy€™s Fine Foods stock frozen meat, catfish nuggets, chicken tenders, pickles, Honey buns, candy and corn dogs €" a veritable grocery store on wheels. These days, a big part of its business comes from food stamp recipients, the San Antonio Express reports.
Randy€™s, along with Bag Lady on Wheels and Boxes and Bags Mobile Grocery, frequent low-income neighborhoods to deliver access to residents lacking cars or nearby grocery stores. Texas makes it easy for those folks to spend their food stamp money at mobile food trucks with its Lone Star Card, a debit card that loads food-stamp funds on it.
"We rarely get cash," said Keidrick James, a Randy's manager. James estimated that nearly 100% of customers pay with Lone Star Cards.
However, not everyone is happy with the arrangement. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which administers the Lone Star Card program for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is concerned that mobile food trucks could be doing more harm than good in the neighborhoods they serve.
"Vans that deliver food may provide a convenience for families without transportation, but it comes at a high price," said Stephanie Goodman, HHSC spokeswoman. "The prices can be so high that it hurts families struggling to make ends meet in the long run."


It is a widely known fact that healthcare providers are behind most industries in the management and automation of back-end processes. They have the longest way to go in improving the effectiveness of their payment practices.
Emdeon Payment Network which was launched on June 21st provides a comprehensive suite of electronic and print payment infrastructure that supports both electronic and paper based payments management.
By offering a variety of print and electronic payment channels including virtual card, Automated Clearing House (ACH) direct deposit and Image Cash Letter (ICL) payment capabilities, Emdeon Payment Network does not force the Healthcare Providers to accept electronic payments which greatly reduce the barrier to adoption. However, the analytical engine embedded into the Payment Network identifies and suggests a suitable electronic payment method which nudges the hospitals to move away from paper to a more economical electronic payment platform.
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There are many potential advantages to investing in SBA Pools. In fact, SBA Pools have historically earned strong yields. Meanwhile, their variable rate feature allows upside-yield potential in the event rates rise. In a declining rate market SBA Pools maintains wide spreads over alternative indices. Consider the following questions and highlights:
Signature Securities Institutional Trading group and the vast experience of its financial professionals makes the SBA pooling process simple for institutions of any size. A brief overview of the process is outlined in the steps below:
First, a financial institution originates a new SBA loan and sells the guaranteed portion to an SBA pool assembler.
Then the pool assembler combines several SBA loans of similar characteristics into a pool in a process similar to a mortgage backed security formation.
By “stripping away” a portion of the coupon from each loan, the assembler may sell the pool for a lower dollar price.
The resulting security maintains the same “Full Faith and Credit” guarantee of the U.S. government.
The investor in a SBA pool owns an interest in a diverse group of SBA loans.
Each month, the lender (originator) remits the pro-rata share of the principal and interest payment from the guaranteed portion of the loan to Colson Services Corporation, the Fiscal and Transfer Agent (FTA) for the Small Business Administration.
Colson Services Corp. then forwards the applicable payment to the SBA pool investor.


The CMO's Quickly Revolving Door August 11, 2010 By Lisa ArthurChief marketing officers face a quickly revolving door, underscored by the tremendous pressures and short leash they are given to show success and turn over results. According to global executive search firm Spencer Stuart, the average shelf life of a CMO was 34.7 months in 2009, significantly shorter than the "hot seat" for CEOs, which ranges from 7 to 10 years.
Key risks for CMOs include: 1. Running marketing tactically and not like a business; 2. Failure to build and unite right-brain and left-brain organizations without silos; 3. Getting caught in the short-term "hamster wheel" spin vs. balancing long-term vision and short-term results; 4. The Credibility Crisis—talking too much like a marketer and failing to cement strong cross-functional relationships; 5. Black-boxing the craft of marketing, which reduces understanding and buy-in on strategies, tactics and execution; 6. Forgetting the number one stakeholder: the customer; 7. Hiring like-minded/skilled people and not seeking a balance through opposite skill sets; 8. Forgetting that collaboration can be simple and provide needed insight for success; 9. Being satisfied with the status quo and not pushing to embrace and drive change in emerging channels and technologies; and 10. Forgetting that the "Chief" in CMO means you lead. The marketing industry is constantly evolving and marketers must exemplify a wide range of capabilities beyond the traditional role of creative leaders. CMOs must embrace these necessary role shifts to survive and lead their organizations:
From player to coach— Marketing has earned its place as a strategic player and it's time for CMOs to chart the organization's path toward measurable results.From adaptor to discoverer— Upper management is continuously searching for innovative marketers capable of driving change. In the face of ever-changing consumer behavior, evidenced by the outburst of social media, marketers must consistently rediscover best practices to remain ahead.From back seat to front seat— A vast understanding of the metrics and analytics has jump-started the engine. It's time for marketers to leverage their knowledge and hop in the front seat.From creator to mastermind— The balance of creativity with analytics is central to differentiation in the new climate of channel proliferation. Marketers must demonstrate accountability for growing revenue.A recent Advertising Age article titled "Traditional CMO Roles Won't Position Your Company or Your Career for Growth" underscores the evolution CMOs must go through in order to survive, thrive and lead organizations into the future.
The CMO must be the "change agent"—embracing and driving change within its organization. The quickly revolving door will lose momentum as CMOs prove ROI, embrace new channels and lead with customers first.Lisa Arthur is chief marketing officer of Indianapolis-based on-demand marketing software provider Aprimo. She can be reached at Lisa.Arthur@aprimo.com.


HIV and Housing Assistance in Four U.S. Cities: Variations in Local Experience Alison Scott, Jonathan Ellen, Gretchen Clum and Lori Leonard
November 2007
This paper provides an account of how young, HIV-positive women manage their lives on limited budgets in four United States cities: New York City, New Orleans, Miami, and Chicago. The study findings elucidate city-to-city variability in housing assistance, and how this manifests in locality specific differences in the experience of HIV. The study suggests that the receipt of housing assistance has ramifications for women’s engagement in care, and for their health. Women not receiving aid often move frequently in and out of homelessness, or “double up” with others in complex household arrangements to share costs. Women with long-term housing assistance, while still struggling financially, possess a stable base from which to approach daily life and HIV care. This account suggests a need for empirical research assessing the impact of local variations in housing assistance on specific health outcomes for those with HIV. It also highlights the importance of understanding local contexts when designing housing interventions at both the individual and structural levels.


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Every year, hundreds of small colleges, state schools, and large, research-oriented universities across the United States (and, increasingly, across Europe and Asia) are revisiting their core and general education curricula, often moving toward more integrative models. And every year, faculty members who are highly skilled and regularly rewarded for their work in narrowly defined fields are raising their hands at department meetings, at divisional gatherings, and at faculty senate sessions and asking two simple questions: “Why?” and “How is this going to impact me?” This guide seeks to answer these and other questions by providing an overview of and a rationale for the recent shift in general education curricular design, a sense of how this shift can affect a faculty member’s teaching, and a sense of how all of this might impact course and student assessment.


The RESAVE website is a guide for homebuilders and energy auditors working in California on how to improve ventilation in existing residential buildings. A good mechanical ventilation system can help protect buildings and their occupants. Inadequate ventilation often leads to increased levels of moisture and pollutants in a home.
RESAVE is a California Energy Commission (CEC) Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program whose overall goal is to facilitate the reduction of energy and peak power spent in homes to condition air that enters from outdoors.Infiltration, the uncontrolled exchange of air through leaks and penetrations, typically accounts for over one-third of the total space conditioning energy. New homes typically spend the same fraction of energy on mechanical ventilation. This program aims to reduce ventilation and infiltration related peak load and energy costs by 25 to 50 percent.
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Publication details Newton, D & Ellis, A 2007, ‘An e-learning comparative alignment framework’, Proceedings of E-Learn 2007: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education , Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Quebec City, Canada, 15-19 October, AACE, Chesapeake, VA.
Abstract Researching the factors influencing e-learning effectiveness is a complex and contentious task due to the dynamic, complex and interrelated factors in education and training environments. A recent major study of the Australian Army’s use of e-learning courses approached the understanding of e-learning effectiveness factors by aligning multiple perspectives across e-learning activities. A model was proposed that highlights that e-learning effectiveness was framed primarily in terms of the alignment of the e-learning culture with the organisational culture. This paper presents the development of an E-learning Comparative Alignment Framework (ECAF) based on this model. This framework provides a scaffold and a comparative analysis approach for understanding e-learning effectiveness factors from multiple perspectives across an organisation. The practical and theoretical implications of the ECAF are discussed.


The Indigenous Cadetship Support (ICS) is part of the Australian Government’s Indigenous Economic Development Strategy and aims to improve the professional employment prospects of Indigenous Australians. It links Indigenous tertiary students with employers in a cadetship arrangement involving full-time study and work placements. Cadetships enable Indigenous students to gain the professional qualifications and experience needed for a range of jobs in the private, public and community sectors and move into employment on completion of their studies. It can also assist employers to identify potential Indigenous employees.


However, what sets
our protocol apart from automated or radioactive ones is the use
of biotin. Biotin is a compound that we incorporate into the primer,
(used to elongate replicating strands of DNA), which can be detected
through a streptavidin-alkaline-phosphatase wash. The biotin binds
to the DNA fragments while the streptavidin alkaline-phosphatase
wash latches onto the biotin. Using X-ray film, the DNA fragments
can be captured because the wash cleaves phosphates that emit light.
This particular method is called chemiluminescent detection.
A hurdle we have faced with
this protocol is keeping the biotin from degrading at the high temperatures
necessary to denature the DNA so that biotin-labeled primers can
attach to the fragments. We've slightly altered the protocol so
that the biotin survives denaturation.


Alternative Dispute Resolution Alternative dispute resolution refers to the process of resolving conflict by alternative means, usually with the help of a neutral third party. Examples of alternative dispute resolution include Mediation, Arbitration, and Collaborative Law. The goal is to resolve legal issues outside of court, often reducing the cost, delay, emotional stress, and unpredictability of the traditional court process.
Mediation
Mediation is a dispute resolution process that involves a neutral third party, a Mediator, who acts to help the parties identify the issues and propose resolutions which are mutually acceptable for both parties. If this is achieved, the result is a “win-win” situation, rather than the typical “win-lose” outcome of a court proceeding. Mediators do not decide cases, but rather act as intermediaries, allowing lines of communication to remain open between parties, and encouraging the parties to reach more expeditious and cost effective resolutions of their disputes.
Arbitration
Arbitration is a process in which disputes are resolved by one or more trained, impartial arbitrators, whose decision the parties often have agreed will be final and binding. The process of arbitration is similar to a typical court proceeding in that a third party hears each party’s case, examines the evidence, and renders a decision. However, arbitration is often more cost-effective and expeditious than the traditional legal process. Also, there is more flexibility in that the parties have more control over certain aspects of the process such as the decision maker, the rules, the time frame, and the binding or non-binding effect of the decision.
The Attorneys at Raines, Buechel, Conley & Dusing, P.L.L.C. have experience in these areas in a variety of cases in many different areas of the law, including complex commercial litigation, business law, general civil litigation, employment law, environmental litigation, toxic tort and product liability litigation, personal injury, family law, and construction law and litigation.


[show abstract] [hide abstract]ABSTRACT: To determine the prognostic value of the extent of ulceration, categorized as diameter of ulceration and as percentage of invasive melanoma diameter.Ulceration is an adverse prognostic factor for clinically localized primary cutaneous melanoma. However, the prognostic significance of the extent of ulceration remains unclear.Clinicopathologic and follow-up data on 4661 patients treated at a single center were analyzed.Both the presence and extent of ulceration were independent predictors of survival. The 5-year melanoma-specific survival (MSS) for ulcerated and nonulcerated melanomas was 77.6% and 91.3%, respectively. The 5-year MSS for minimally/moderately ulcerated melanomas (≤70% or ≤5 mm) was 80.4% and 82.7%, respectively, compared to extensively ulcerated melanomas (>70% or >5 mm), which had a 5-year MSS of 66.4% and 59.3%. On multivariate analysis, tumor thickness and the presence/absence of mitoses were the most powerful predictors of MSS. The presence of ulceration was also an independent predictor of poorer MSS (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.55, P < 0.001). Patients with minimally/moderately ulcerated tumors (≤70% or ≤5 mm) had a significantly higher risk of death (HR = 1.53 and HR = 1.39, respectively) compared to nonulcerated melanoma, as did patients with extensively ulcerated tumors (>70%: HR = 2.20 and >5 mm: HR = 2.03).Extent of ulceration (measured either as diameter or percentage of tumor width) provides more accurate prognostic information than the mere presence of ulceration. This has potential implications for melanoma patients with regard to prognosis, staging, management, and eligibility for clinical trials. We recommend that extent of ulceration be recorded in pathology reports for all ulcerated primary cutaneous melanomas. Annals of surgery 05/2012; 255(6):1165-70. · 7.90 Impact Factor


News FAO Calls for Stronger Involvement of Farming and Forest Communities in Climate Change Mitigation 4 December 2008: Farmers and forest users should become more strongly involved in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in order to unlock the potential of agriculture and forestry for climate change mitigation, said Alexander Müller, Assistant Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in Rome, Italy.
He stated that, despite the fact that agriculture and deforestation
are major contributors to climate change, “farmers and forest users
could become key players in reducing GHG emissions.” In this regard, he
called for financing mechanisms and for small-scale land users and
emission-reducing measures that also contribute to food and energy
security, poverty reduction, and sustainable use of natural resources.
Farmers,
foresters or herders are directly or indirectly managing 40% of the
global land biomass.
Agriculture, deforestation and forest degradation
contribute over 30% of global GHG emissions, while agriculture alone is
responsible for 50% of methane and 75% of nitrous oxide emitted
annually. Müller stated that the “global battle against climate change”
can only be won “if we succeed in mobilizing the potential of these
land users to reduce GHG emissions and in sequestering carbon in soil
and plants.” He outlined measures, such as using more efficient crop
varieties, better control of wildfires, improved natural resource
management, biogas capture from animal manure, and restoring land by
controlled grazing and organic soil management. Furthermore, he noted
that conservation agriculture, and agro-forestry systems are promising
methods that should be more vigorously promoted to reduce GHG emissions
and enhance adaptation to climate change. [FAO Press Release]


The 1.5 megawatt turbine, made by General Electric, broke apart on March 6th, and caused a small fire on the ground, as seen in this video from the local NBC affiliate, WPTZ.
According to press reports, the park had experienced a power outage at the time, but two of the 65 turbines malfunctioned and continued to spin at speeds faster than the machines are designed to sustain — until one eventually collapsed.
The park was shut down immediately after the collapse, and Noble noted that while the debris scattered 345 feet from the turbine’s base, that was still less than the local setback requirements. In Altona, turbines must be at least 1,200 feet from a home, and 500 feet from roads.
“Although this incident is extraordinarily rare, it is reassuring to see that the setbacks worked as intended,” said Walt Howard, the chief executive of Noble, according to last week’s press release.
General Electric is testing the other turbines in the park, and turning them back on after making sure they are properly wired.
Samuel Dyer, a councilman in nearby Beekmantown, told the local newspaper, in rather colorful terms, that the Altona incident frightened him. “Excuse my language,” he said.
Beekmantown has decided against turbines of its own.
In England, some imaginative theorists attributed a similar wind-park mishap in January to the work intergalactic aliens, though it was later blamed on “material fatigue.”


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Marts & Lundy has always believed that planned giving efforts should be positioned strategically within the broader context of organizations' short- and long-term plans. With the economic recession, some donors may be increasingly reluctant to make direct cash donations, though they may be persuaded to commit to future gifts. For that reason, planned giving has risen to a new prominence and is likely to take on even greater importance in many institutions' larger fundraising programs.
The down economy offers a double-paned window of opportunity to nonprofit communicators and the organizational leadership they support. From large institutions, such as universities and medical centers, to small community agencies, constituents and employees are eager for information about financial impacts during this unprecedented period of economic uncertainty.
Marts & Lundy is pleased to announce a new feature on www.martsandlundy.com.
Video content and a video archive have been added to Marts & Lundy’s homepage, allowing visitors and site users to watch and download videos in which Marts & Lundy consultants discuss the most significant and pressing issues in philanthropy today.
By mid-November, when the economic recession had become an inescapable reality, nonprofits surveyed by Marts & Lundy reported that resulting uncertainties were having an impact on their ability to fill vacancies, on staff morale and on operating budgets for the next fiscal year.


Background
Intestinal schistosomiasis continues to be a significant cause of morbidity among communities located around Lake Victoria and on its islands. Although epidemiological surveys have been conducted in other areas bordering the lake in western Kenya, Mbita district and its adjacent islands have never been surveyed, largely due to logistical challenges in accessing these areas. Consequently, there is a paucity of data on prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections that are endemic in this region.
Methods
This cross-sectional study determined the prevalence, intensity of infection and geographical distribution of schistosome and STH infections among 4,065 children aged 5–19years in 84 primary schools in Mbita and nearby islands of Lake Victoria (Mfangano, Ringiti, Rusinga and Takawiri), in western Kenya. Single stool samples were collected and examined for eggs of
Schistosoma mansoni and STHs (Hookworms,Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura ) using the Kato-Katz technique. Primary schools were mapped using geographical information system data on PDAs and prevalence maps generated using ArcView GIS software.Results
Overall, 65.6% (95% CI=64.2-67.1%) of children were infected with one or more helminth species; 12.4% (95% CI=11.4-13.4%) of children were infected with one or more STH species. Mean school prevalence of
S. mansoni infection was 60.5% (95% CI=59.0-62.0%), hookworms 8.4% (95% CI=7.6-9.3%),A. lumbricoides 3.3% (95% CI=2.7-3.8%), andT. trichiura 1.6% (95% CI=1.2-2.0%). Interestingly, the meanS. mansoni prevalence was 2-fold higher on the islands (82%) compared to the mainland (41%) (z=5.8755,P <0.0001). Similarly, intensity of infection was 54% higher on the islands (217.2±99.3) compared to the mainland (141.3±123.7) (z=3.9374,P <0.0001). Schools in closest proximity to Lake Victoria had the highestS. mansoni prevalence while prevalence of STHs was more homogenously distributed.Conclusions
The very high prevalence of schistosomiasis in Mbita and the 4 islands is quite alarming, and indicates an urgent and critical need for control interventions. Findings from this survey indicate the need to implement treatment in remote areas not previously covered by mass drug administration programs.
Keywords: Geographical distribution, Island, Schistosomiasis, Soil-transmitted helminths, Western Kenya


Kuvailutiedot
dc.contributor.author Kiviniemi, Tuomas O - dc.contributor.author Saraste, Antti - dc.contributor.author Toikka, Jyri O - dc.contributor.author Saraste, Markku - dc.contributor.author Raitakari, Olli T - dc.contributor.author Pärkkä, Jussi P - dc.contributor.author Lehtimäki, Terho - dc.contributor.author Hartiala, Jaakko J - dc.contributor.author Viikari, Jorma - dc.contributor.author Koskenvuo, Juha W - dc.date.accessioned 2012-06-17T20:13:50Z dc.date.available 2012-06-16 13:37:10 - dc.date.available 2012-06-17T20:13:50Z dc.date.issued 2008 - dc.identifier.issn 1476-7120 - dc.identifier.uri http://tampub.uta.fi/handle/10024/65809 dc.description BioMed Central Open access - dc.description.abstract BackgroundThe cardioprotective effects of certain alcoholic beverages are partly related to their polyphenol content, which may improve the vasodilatory reactivity of arteries. Effect of cognac on coronary circulation, however, remains unknown. The purpose of this randomized controlled cross-over study was to determine whether moderate doses of cognac improve coronary reactivity as assessed with cold pressor testing (CPT) and coronary flow reserve (CFR) measument.MethodsStudy group consisted of 23 subjects. Coronary flow velocity and epicardial diameter was assessed using transthoracic echocardiography at rest, during CPT and adenosine infusion-derived CFR measurements before drinking, after a moderate (1.2 ± 0.1 dl) and an escalating high dose (total amount 2.4 ± 0.3 dl) of cognac. To explore the bioavailability of antioxidants, the antioxidant contents of cognac was measured and the absorption from the digestive tract was verified by plasma antioxidant capacity determination.ResultsSerum alcohol levels increased to 1.2 ± 0.2‰ and plasma antioxidant capacity from 301 ± 43.9 μmol/l to 320 ± 25.0 μmol/l by 7.6 ± 11.8%, (p = 0.01) after high doses of cognac. There was no significant change in flow velocity during CPT after cognac ingestion compared to control day. CFR was 4.4 ± 0.8, 4.1 ± 0.9 (p = NS), and 4.5 ± 1.2 (p = NS) before drinking and after moderate and high doses on cognac day, and 4.5 ± 1.4, and 4.0 ± 1.2 (p = NS) on control day.ConclusionCognac increased plasma antioxidant capacity, but it had no effect on coronary circulation in healthy young men. - dc.language.iso en - dc.title Effects of cognac on coronary flow reserve and plasma antioxidant status in healthy young men - dc.type fi=Artikkeli aikakauslehdessä | en=Journal article| - dc.identifier.urn urn:nbn:uta-3-574 - dc.identifier.doi 10.1186/1476-7120-6-25 - dc.type.version fi=Kustantajan versio | en=Publisher's version| - dc.subject.okm fi=Sisätaudit | en=Internal Medicine| - dc.journal.title Cardiovascular Ultrasound - dc.journal.volume 6 - dc.journal.number 25 - dc.journal.volumepagerange 1-9 - dc.oldstats 68 -
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Leptospirosis: Caused by spiral shaped bacteria, leptospirosis can be serious for dogs if they’re infected. While it’s spread through the urine of an infected animal or human, this bacterial dog disease includes symptoms of weakness, fever, kidney inflammation, and vomiting.
Basically, your dog may have been drinking, swimming, or walking through contaminated water. If your pet has been exposed to wildlife such as skunks or raccoons, there could be a higher chance of exposure to the disease if these animals have already been infected with leptospirosis.
While clinical signs of this disease are nonspecific (get this – some dogs don’t even display symptoms), common signs include fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or vomiting. If you think your dog has contracted leptospirosis, definitely contact your veterinarian immediately. This way, your vet can perform tests to determine if leptospiral antibodies, the nasty bacteria, has invaded your pet.
If the tests are positive, rest assured this disease is treatable with antibiotics. Plus, if your dog is treated early there is a high probability it will rapidly recover from the disease. While Fido may be diagnosed with leptospirosis, the next steps for you as the pet owner depends on your interaction with your dog. For instance, if you were to contract the disease high risk factors include direct contact with urine, blood, and tissues during the peak of its infection. Plus, assisting in the delivery of newborn pups of an infected animal is high-risk for you to contract the disease.
If you have experienced high-risk situations such as the abovementioned scenarios, its time to inform your physician. If you experience symptoms such as fever, muscle aches and headaches, your doctor will need to perform tests to see if you have contracted the disease, too.
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Organizing Records with Retention Requirements National Get Organized Month is an opportunity to reduce risk to the University by thinking about the type of data your office handles. Begin by reviewing the University’s Records Retention and Disposal Policy and considering some of the actions provided below.
University Records Retention and Disposal Policy American University requires records retention and disposal to be a standardized process. Access, maintenance, retention, and disposal procedures for university records must be followed by staff in designated official repositories. In addition, duplicate or multiple copies of these records, retained in locations other than official repositories, must also be properly disposed of when they are outdated and no longer useful. The policy was signed with an effective date of November 1, 2006.
Actions to consider for organizing your office’s data: Begin by scheduling an office meeting to determine whether your office has retention requirements for specific data. Use the Record Retention and Disposal Policy to Guide your discussions. Consider your office’s retention requirements. Set guidelines and expirations for records identified by your office. Avoid making duplicates of Confidential data – know where your Confidential office data resides Shred paper documents no longer needed. Delete electronic documents, no longer needed, from your shared and local drives. Designate an electronic folder or physical location for storing data that needs to be retained for a specific period of time. Review records identified with retentions annually to determine whether they should be deleted or shredded.


For best performance, air-conditioning supply and return airflows should match.
Careful backfilling reduces risks and improves quality.
When working with vinyl floorcovering, any blemishes below the surface are destined to show through, making it essential to properly prep the subfloor.
These simple tips will ensure precise, clean cuts in your sheathing every time.
These smart installation techniques are key to ensuring a successful job underneath siding.
Doing this right is vital.
Energy conservation is driving thick, high R-value ceiling insulation, which then requires tall truss heels to contain it.
It may take more time, but this way builders can avoid the consequences of a callback.
Proper ventilation of the roof can save homeowners money.
A good ICF job depends on proper bracing to avoid bends and blowouts.


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Critical Mass MS Word PDF - When a reform idea hinges on strong evidence and a broader consensus and is replicated widely or successfully, it can generate so much more knowledge and interest that it feeds off of its own growth, eventually reaching a critical mass as more and more states implement similar policies. This article discusses areas of education policy that have reached a critical mass, including charter school laws, restructuring policies, alternative certification and school finance litigation, in addition to identifying areas that may reach critical mass in the near future. (Kathy Christie, Phi Delta Kappan, March 2005. Reprinted with permission.)...Author: Kathy ChristiePublication: Publisher: Phi Delta KappanRelated Issues
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Stargazing The national parks and monuments of the Colorado Plateau have long been popular destinations for travelers. In addition to their stunning landscapes and rich cultural history, these areas share another resource: some of the darkest skies remaining in the contiguous 48 United States.
Though often unappreciated, the utter dark of a moonless night in Canyonlands surprises many visitors. As few as one in ten Americans live in areas where they can see the estimated 2,500 stars that should be visible under normal conditions. In many cities, the night sky is completely obscured by the glow of urban settlement. At Canyonlands, the naked eye is sufficient to witness a wealth of stars. Under the right conditions, common binoculars may even reveal the rings of Saturn.
However, a clear view of the Milky Way is more than an aesthetic experience. Research indicates that light pollution severely impacts the ability of many animals, especially birds and insects, to navigate. On many occasions, thousands of birds have died in a single night by following artificial lights into towers, buildings, smokestacks and even the ground.
Canyonlands preserves a wealth of resources. Many, like natural dark, have become more significant as they become increasingly rare outside the park.
Did You Know? Lizards, including the colorful collared lizard, are one of the most frequently seen animals in Canyonlands. When not chasing flies or basking in the sun, they are often seen doing what appears to be push-ups. Scientists believe this and other behaviors signal dominance and facilitate courtship.


by Tatyana Elleseff In recent years the percentage of “at-risk” children has been steadily increasing across pediatric speech-language pathology caseloads. These include adopted and foster care children, medically fragile children (e.g., failure to thrive), abused and neglected children, children from low socioeconomic backgrounds or any children who for any reason lack the adequate support system to encourage them to function optimally socially, emotionally, intellectually, or physically.
At times speech-language pathologists encounter barriers when working with this population, which include low motivation, inconsistent knowledge retention, as well as halting or labored progress in therapy.
As a speech-language pathologist whose caseload consists entirely of at-risk children, I have spent countless of hours on attempting to enhance service delivery for my clients. One method that I have found to be highly effective for greater knowledge retention as well as for increasing the kids’ motivation is incorporating multisensory stimulation in speech and language activities.


Summary: Contemporary Labor Economics, 8epresents the ''new'' labor economics. In the past, study of labor was highly descriptive, emphasizing historical developments, facts, institutions, and legal considerations. Labor markets and unemployment was given some attention, but the analysis was typically minimal. This state of affairs has changed significantly in recent decades. Economists have achieved important breakthroughs in studying labor markets and problems. Labor economics is increasing ...show morely an applied field of micro and macro theory and has become a critical part of the core of analytical economics. As a result, the focus of the text is on the ''new'' labor economics. However, it also presents traditional topics such as labor law, structure of unions, and collective bargaining since these issues also play an important role in labor markets. In the Eighth Edition, the authors deliver new and updated discussions of public policy issues. Additionally, the text's integrated focus on global aspects of U.S. labor markets has continued and been expanded with this edition. ...show lessMore prices and sellers below.
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This is three times the European average of 21.4%, and was followed by Macedonian Greeks at 52.8% and Valencia youth at 50.9%.
The lowest rate was recorded in Tubingen, in Germany, at 4.3%. The spread in youth unemployment percentages between different parts of the EU is widening, and youth aged 15-24 are twice as likely to be unemployed as those 25 and up in three fourths of EU countries, according to Eurostat. Spain still leads in overall unemployment rates, with 30.4% in Andalusia and 29.7% in the Canaries, and there are 17 EU regions with over 19.2% unemployment, or twice the EU-27 rate: 10 Spanish regions, 4 French departments, and 3 Greek regions, Eurostat reported.
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By THEODORE L. GATCHEL NEWPORT, R.I.
In his remarks before signing 23 executive actions on gun control, President Obama said, "We don't benefit from ignorance." Ironically, the gun-control lobby he supports has not only benefited from the American public's ignorance regarding firearms but has actively exploited it.
Take, for example, the president's interchangeable use of the terms "assault rifle" and "assault weapons" during his remarks.
"Assault rifle," derived from the German word Sturmgewehr, is a technical term used to describe a specific type of military small arm. The Germans developed the assault rifle during World War II after determining that the cartridges used in the semi-automatic and bolt-action service rifles of the day were unnecessarily powerful given the relatively short ranges of most infantry engagements.
Accordingly, the Germans developed a shorter, less powerful cartridge of a type now called an intermediate round. The resulting new rifle/cartridge combination gave every infantryman a weapon capable of select fire (either semi- or fully automatic).
The Sturmgewehr had an unusual appearance, but the two characteristics that distinguished its operation from other infantry small arms were the intermediate cartridge and its ability to use select fire. The war ended before the Germans fully equipped their army with assault rifles. That honor fell to the Soviet Union when it adopted the AK-47 that has since become the world's most widely used assault rifle.
Firearms experts disagree about exactly which rifles qualify as true assault rifles and frequently include rifles that use full-power cartridges. One point of agreement, however, is that an assault rifle must be capable of select fire.
Unlike the term "assault rifle," the term "assault weapon" is an ill-defined one that has no clear meaning. Although an argument continues regarding who actually coined the term, it came into prominence when used in the assault-weapons ban enacted in 1994. In that legislation, the term covered a group of firearms that included semi-automatic rifles that looked like assault rifles but didn't function as such and a disparate group of pistols and shotguns whose only offense was having an appearance that many gun-control advocates considered menacing.
Because fully automatic weapons, including assault rifles, have been strictly regulated and taxed by the federal government since 1934 and banned completely by some states, neither past nor proposed assault-weapons bans have any bearing on them.
Regardless of the origin of the term "assault weapon," there is little doubt why the gun-control lobby has embraced it. Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the Violence Policy Center, wrote in 1988, "The semi-automatic weapons' menacing looks, coupled with the public's confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons - anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun - can only increase the chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons."
The degree to which that strategy has worked can be seen by the treatment of the subject in the U.S. media that has been a virtual compendium of ignorance regarding firearms.
Much commentary has reflected the sentiment behind the words of a recent Providence City Council resolution that "semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield."
In a welcome exception to the current media trend, The Journal rated that claim false, noting correctly that firearms companies including Winchester, Remington, and Browning were selling semi-automatic shotguns and hunting rifles 20 years before the U.S. Army adopted its first semi-automatic rifle in 1936 ("Experts reject city claim about semi-automatics," Jan. 16).
A related argument holds that semi-automatic firearms such as the popular AR-15 have no legitimate civilian use. Someone making that statement obviously doesn't consider self-defense to be a legitimate use. Beyond that, however, those individuals must never have attended a shooting match ranging from weekend ones at local clubs to the National Championships at Camp Perry, Ohio, and witnessed the large number of shooters who use some variant of the AR-15.
Vice President Biden contributed to the confusion by recent comments that seemed to play down the idea of a renewed ban on "assault weapons" like the one being proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D.-Calif.). In his remarks, Biden recommended a shotgun for home defense because "it's harder to use an assault weapon to hit something than a shotgun." He also admitted that assault weapons only "account for a small percentage of the gun crimes in America."
Gun dealers who advertise AK-47s that are actually semi-automatic copies of the AK-47 also contribute to the confusion and should not then complain when newspapers incorrectly refer to AK-47s in sensational articles about shootings.
In his recent inaugural address, President Obama noted that we cannot "treat name calling as reasoned debate." If the president truly wants a reasoned debate, he should insist that the debate be conducted before any legislation is passed, not after, and include such contentious issues as comparing the number of "assault weapons" that are used to commit crimes with the number used by law-abiding citizens for legitimate purposes including, in the president's words, "hunting or sport or protection or collection."
Finally, any debate must be based on facts, not emotions, and use legally and technically precise language crafted to educate Americans, not frighten them.
Col. Theodore L. Gatchel (USMC, ret.), a monthly contributor to The Providence Journal, is a military historian and a professor emeritus of joint military operations at the U.S. Naval War College. The views here are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Marine Corps or the Department of Defense.


Peer mentors and peer advocates provide a positive role model and active support for others just starting out in their road to recovery, helping individuals to consider their options and supporting them to achieve their goals.
The empathy and understanding that peer mentors have gained through their own experiences can help them win the trust of service users and encourage them to sustain their commitment to change.
Our peer mentor and peer advocacy training programmes for stable and former service users provide opportunities for personal development and growth and provide career pathways for individuals with a history of substance misuse and criminal behaviour.


In an ecosystem where all life is interrelated and connected, the decline of one life form can precipitate the decline of another. In other words, as the whitebark pine seeds go, so go the Yellowstone grizzlies. In November 2011, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that reinstated Endangered Species Act protections for Yellowstone’s iconic grizzly bear population.


Legitimacy and procedural justice in prisons A functioning correctional system depends on the orderly reproduction of a stable and acceptable prison environment. The argument in this paper has two parts: first, a key factor in the social order of a prison is the legitimacy of the prison regime in the eyes of inmates; and second, the legitimacy of authorities depends in large part upon the procedural fairness with which officers treat prisoners.
Following a discussion of the relevance of procedural justice to the production and sustenance of legitimacy in British prisons, this paper explores how the perspective can inform policy developments that aim to improve the experience, and integration, of black and minority ethnic prisoners.


Creating a sustainable economy - having enough to be happy without cheating the future - can't be easy. Governments needs to engage citizens in a process of debate about the difficult choices that lie ahead and rebuild a shared commitment to the future of our societies. This title starts an important conversation about how we can begin.


Worksite Assessment
Vocational Rehabilitation is the process of enabling those disadvantaged by illness or disability to access, maintain or return to employment or useful occupation. A vocational rehabilitation programme will involve detailed Worksite Assessment of the individual’s abilities, capacity, goals and preferences in relation to occupation, as well as liaison with the employer.
For those in employment or with a specific job in mind, Worksite Assessment is used to evaluate the suitability of the job and the environment for the individual. Worksite Assessment involves observing the individual undertaking tasks associated with their job where it is safe and practicable to do so.
Worksite Assessment findings are integrated with the needs of the employer and their organisation to identify a vocational rehabilitation programme aiming to ensure productivity and satisfaction.


Jet fuel prices reported to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics differ from producer prices. Reports to BTS show the cost per gallon of fuel used by an airline during the month rather than the price charged by a producer on a single day. Fuel costs for scheduled airline services reflect contractual and storage advantages available to large buyers, while fuel costs for nonscheduled airline services reflect economic conditions for smaller buyers. Jet fuel prices also reflect seasonality due to both the seasonality of aviation and because jet fuel has similar refining requirements to heating oil.
Current Dollars per Gallon Mar-01 Mar-02 For nonscheduled airlines 0.84 0.71 For nonscheduled airlines percent change from same month previous year -1.84 -15.20 For scheduled airlines 0.79 0.61 For scheduled airlines percent change from same month previous year 9.26 -22.80
NOTES: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.
Data for December 2001 to March 2002 are preliminary due to late reports by carriers.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.


‘Beyond the Wire’ accounts for the seeker of asylum who unwittingly becomesentangled in the Australian detention regime. This thesis provides a lens throughpersonal visits to Villawood Detention Centre—1999–2004—for studying theinterpersonal and intrapersonal experiences behind the wire. Midrashimdeveloped through a framework of Emmanuel Levinas’s philosophy revealdialogic relationships in the visitors yard of surveillance. When interpretedthrough the multiple layers of the researcher–author’s Midrashim, boundaries arecollapsed, disclosing spaces and lacunae.People detained are not victims in these relationships, and power dynamicsshift between the free and the locked up. The Midrash Social ResearchMethodology extends the boundaries of qualitative research methods, offering anew pathway for knowledge creation, which in this thesis is the in-between.During the decade 1999–2009 the Australian Government’s response topeople seeking asylum reflected an uncoupling of the letter of the law from thespirit of the law. This thesis argues for a paradigm encompassing ethics more thanpolitics and law with which to conceive and receive the 21st-century refugee.


Ayesha Abbasi was an intern on Grameen Foundation’s Marketing and Communications team from August through November of this year. A senior at American University’s Kogod School of Business, Ayesha wrote this blog post as she was preparing to graduate in December.
As I walked into the Grameen Foundation office in Washington, DC on my first day back in August, I remember being captivated by the vibrant images of microfinance borrowers from around the globe. One by one, I closely examined the portraits hanging on the walls, trying to understand the relationship between the organization and these individuals with smiles of satisfaction on their faces. Now, having been at Grameen Foundation for more than three months, I am not only aware, but wholeheartedly passionate, about the organization’s noble influence in underprivileged communities around the world.
My role as the Marketing and Communications Intern this semester has been a rewarding experience through which I’ve gained invaluable insights into the microfinance sector. Despite its challenges and complexities, the underlying principle of microfinance – channeling small amounts of funds to those who can put it to a productive use and thereby achieve a better economic and social condition –continues to make it extraordinary way of helping the poor.
Through its innovative, strategic approach of reaching the poorest of the poor, Grameen Foundation is creating a positive ripple effect of microfinance’s benefits in diverse regions. While doing research and writing stories, I learned that the organization’s work goes above and beyond fostering entrepreneurial spirits among the poor. It’s amazing how, despite their harsh situations, these poor individuals maintain a positive attitude, dedicated work ethic, and willingness and desire to be entrepreneurs who think outside the box. All they need is an opportunity – a chance that Grameen Foundation and its partners provide – to take their ideas and turn them into action. In a global society that is becoming increasingly competitive and beset with economic disparities, the presence of institutions such as Grameen Foundation and its microfinance partners helps to eradicate inequalities by enabling the poor to advance.
So how does Grameen Foundation empower the poorest of the poor? Through my time here, I find it is the passionate employees and unique organizational culture that make this possible. Grameen Foundation is a dynamic, fluid organization with free-flowing ideas and collaboration between all individuals, who are dedicated to providing the poor with access to small loans, vital information, and viable business opportunities. All staff members work collectively to achieve the mission of alleviating worldwide poverty. While supporting the Marketing department, I have come to truly understand the Grameen Foundation brand and align myself with its core values and mission. Having come to the end of my internship, I am so grateful for all the new knowledge I have gained by contributing to Grameen Foundation’s microfinance- and technology-focused initiatives.


In a recent Psychology Today blog, Sam Sommers explores why Penn State fans would hold a pep rally on Joe Paterno’s lawn despite allegations suggesting he turned a blind-eye towards child rape. It is easy to dismiss these people as rabid football fans who have become soft in the head after years of keg stands and beer funnels. However, a closer examination suggests that this behavior is something we are all capable of.
There is a long history of sports fan delusion. One can still see Atlanta Falcons fans who wear Michael Vick jerseys despite his dismissal from the team years ago for running dog a fighting ring. Tiger Woods is still the most popular player on the tour. Steroids sullied baseball’s reputation, but the offending players are still idolized. Sports fans’ emotions can trump astoundingly bad facts.
Before the non-sports fan becomes too lofty in his or her judgment, politics has established the same double-standard. How many Bill Clinton supporters believed the Monica Lewinski scandal was a witch hunt, but still readily attacked Christopher Lee, Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich for accused infidelity? How many Republicans sat mute while George Bush rapidly raised the federal deficit, but now carry a rallying cry against Barack Obama for reckless spending?
This list attempts to illustrate the human capacity to make facts fit our particular worldview. As the research supporting cognitive dissonance suggests, people will utilize amazing shifts in thinking to avoid conflicting beliefs. The more committed a person is to a principle, the further they will go to avoid rejecting it.
In law, it is easy to become entrenched in the facts of a case. The rule of law establishes a concrete methodology for deciding disputes. In a purely rational world (note that I did not say a “perfect world”), logical argument would always be the weapon of choice. However, we live in an imperfectly emotional world, where logic can easily be trumped by emotional response.
Given that Skynet has not yet gained self-awareness and created a robot-dominated planet (despite the Terminator prediction of 04/19/2011 @ 8:11 pm), our attempts to convince an audience must speak loudly to potential emotional motivations. Mock trial research frequently demonstrates that the case with the best facts can easily be the loser if proper storytelling is not utilized to motivate jurors.
Judges, arbitrators, mediators and jurors will not be as emotionally connected to your case arguments as Penn State fans are to Joe Pa. However, they will still have significant investments in particular storylines and emotional appeals. The trick is to deduce what these storylines are before creating your strategy. Overly-complex factual arguments will impress a law professor, but may land with a thud in the real world. Unless, of course, you have already used more simplistic emotional motivation to create a strong desire within your audience to weed through the complexity.
There is an old adage suggesting we avoid the discussion of religion, politics and sex in mixed company. These topics are taboo because they can inspire fervent emotion. They often cause people to reject logic and maintain an entrenched belief system. In worst-case scenarios, these discussions can result in physical blows.
While we look upon the Penn State fans on Joe Paterno’s lawn as misguided and clouded by sentiment, we must also respect their dedication. Rightly or wrongly, who among us would not want such a motivated crew fighting for our defense?
Blogger: Matt McCusker


The (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) or DASH is recommended for people with hypertension (high blood pressure) or prehypertension. It is based on an eating plan rich in fruits and vegetables, and low-fat or non-fat dairy, with whole grains. It is a high fiber, low to moderate fat & sodium diet, rich in potasium, calcium, and magnesium.


A numerical evaluation of global oceanic emissions of α-pinene and isoprene
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York, 251 Fuller Road, Albany, New York, 12203, USA
Abstract. A numerical evaluation of global oceanic emissions of α-pinene and isoprene based on both "bottom-up" and "top-down" methods is presented. We infer that the global "bottom-up" oceanic emissions of α-pinene and isoprene are 0.013 TgC yr
−1 and 0.32 TgC yr−1, respectively. By
constraining global chemistry model simulations with the shipborne
measurement of Organics over the Ocean Modifying Particles in both
Hemispheres summer cruise, we derived the global "top-down" oceanic
α-pinene source of 29.5 TgC yr−1 and isoprene source of
11.6 TgC yr−1. Both the "bottom-up" and "top-down" values are subject to large
uncertainties. The incomplete understanding of the in-situ phytoplankton
communities and their range of emission potentials significantly impact the
estimated global "bottom-up" oceanic emissions, while the estimated total
amounts of the global "top-down" oceanic sources can be influenced by
emission parameterizations, model and input data spatial resolutions,
boundary layer mixing processes, and the treatments of chemical reactions.
The global oceanic α-pinene source and its impact on organic aerosol
formation is significant based on "top-down" method, but is negligible based
on "bottom-up" approach. Our research highlights the importance of carrying
out further research (especially measurements) to resolve the large offset
in the derived oceanic organic emission based on two different approaches.


During the 1960s, the U.S. Army Umatilla Chemical Depot in Eastern
Oregon began receiving and storing chemical munitions as one of eight chemical stockpile sites in the continental United States. The stockpile
eventually reached a total of 3,717 tons of chemical agents in
approximately 220,000 individual munitions. The chemical weapons stored
at the Depot represent approximately 12 percent of the United
States' original chemical weapons stockpile.
In 1985, Congress directed the Army to destroy the entire U.S.
chemical agent stockpile per the Chemical Weapons Convention treaty,
which requires signatory countries to destroy all chemical agent
stockpiles by 2007, a deadline later extended to 2012.
Destroying chemical weapons safely to avoid harm to the environment
and human health requires careful and rigorous processes, safety
measures, controls and oversight.
In February 1997, the Environmental Quality Commission, Oregon DEQ's
governing board, issued environmental permits to the U.S. Army to
construct, operate and ultimately close down the Umatilla facility after
destroying the stockpile. Construction of the Umatilla Chemical Agent
Disposal Facility was completed in August 2001 and the Depot began
destroying chemical weapons in 2004.
DEQ staff oversee the day-to-day operation of the
Umatilla Chemical
Agent Disposal Facility, ensuring that the Army and its contractor
comply with the hazardous waste and air permits. Throughout the process,
DEQ has involved the communities of Umatilla and Morrow counties and the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation with regular
public meetings.
Successful destruction of the chemicals is eliminating a significant
risk to the environment and human life. The Umatilla plant is destroying
the weapons via incineration with a myriad of protective measures
accompanied by one of the nation's most advanced emergency response
systems.
The last bomb in the Umatilla stockpile was destroyed in 2006 and the
last munitions containing nerve gas were destroyed in 2008. The Army
expects to complete its final phase, disposal of mustard agent, by 2011,
on schedule for closure of the facility in 2012.


Clean – wash all food contact surfaces with hot, soapy water followed by disinfecting with 1/2 tablespoon chlorine bleach in 1/2 gallon of waterSeparate – keep fresh fruits and vegetables separate from raw meat, poultry and seafoodCook – to kill any bacteria that might be present, thoroughly cook meat, poultry and eggs to the appropriate temperatureChill – refrigerate leftover perishables at 40 degrees within 2 hours of cooking or servingFor more information, please see the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Food Safety website.


Market Overview: Digital Commerce Solutions 2011 In the past, online transactions for digital product purchases differed little from physical product purchases, with the exception of the delivery method. However, today's digitally connected consumer is eschewing the traditional ownership model of buy, download, install, and use. Consumers want access to digital content and services across their connected devices, anytime, anywhere—and are increasingly embracing virtual ownership models that provide access to vast libraries of content, services, and products under subscription, usage, and other ownership models. eBusiness leaders charged with monetizing their firms' catalog of digital content, software, or online services must find digital commerce solutions that allow flexibility to trial alternative business models while supporting fulfillment across multiple consumer touchpoints. This new complimentary research, provides tactics for selecting digital eCommerce solutions and looks at some of the key solutions available in the market today.


keep your clothes clean, because moths usually go for the spots where something tasty has been spilled. Anything clean that might be infested—and you cant tell by looking—should be frozen for a few days. This will eradicate the little buggers. If your freezer is small, you can keep the clothes in sealed plastic garbage bags until they get their turn. Cedar does work as a preventive measure, but it needs to be refreshed. You can buy cedar balls or blocks, and you can refresh cedar chests or closets with cedar oil. No matter what course you choose, act immediately. If you let things slide for a few weeks, your closet could look like Mothra came for lunch.


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The brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) is a significant ecological, agricultural, and economic pest on Guam. Acetaminophen has recently been identified as a promising snake toxicant. Subsequent experimentation has shown that acetaminophen-mouse baits are readily consumed by and acutely toxic to browntree snakes. Before implementing an island-wide acetaminophen-mouse baiting program for the reducton of brown tree snake populations,the potential risks to nontarget wildlife must be evaluated. Quantification of nontarget hazards by comparing potential exposure levels to toxicity values suggested a significant level of concern for rodents, cats, pigs, and birds. For these species, subsequent calculations and field and laboratory experiments, which quantified acetaminophen consumption under field conditions, indicated that acetaminophen consumption was minimal. These results indicate that the advantages of using acetaminophen to reduce brown tree snake populations on Guam outweigh the minimal risks to nontarget feral and wildlife species.
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The brothers Reinhold and H. Richard Niebuhr, both Elmhurst alumni, rank among the pre-eminent American theologians of the 20th century. Their bold scholarship and commitment to social engagement helped shape the political and religious thinking of their time—and ours.
The historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. called Reinhold Niebuhr “the supreme American theologian of the twentieth century.” Niebuhr’s writings and dynamic lectures made him a national figure from the 1930s to the 1970s, and his work continues to inform the social and political debates of the present day.
The Encyclopedia of Religion and Social Science ranks H. Richard Niebuhr “alongside Jonathan Edwards as one of the truly creative American theologians.” Both Reinhold and H. Richard Niebuhr exemplified lives of faith that demonstrated the relevance of belief to contemporary culture. The spirit of the Niebuhrs lives on at Elmhurst College. As a faith-based, service-oriented college that aims to prepare students for lives filled with purpose and meaning, the College honors the legacy of these two remarkable alumni.