Autism is becoming more and more prevalent. One in every 88 children is diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum disorder. Children with Autism face challenges at school and in social situations. Raising a child with Autism presents a challenge to the parents. How do the parents cope? This is what I will explore in my final feature story. I have done research on the Autism Society website, on Autism Speaks, and on a couple medical websites:
I recently interviewed Lisa Quinones-Fontanez, whose son, Norrin, was diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum disorder in 2008. I will also interview Margo Albright and her husband. Their son was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, a form of Autism. Finally, I will interview Dr. Kathryn Potoczak, a professor at Shippensburg University who specializes in children with special needs.
My story will also feature a glimpse of a recent event, Logan’s Run and Walk for Autism, which raised money for Autism awareness and provided a look at how Autistic children interact with families and with the outside world.


I've talked about exercise advice before and the fact that giving it is often a bad idea, even if asked. Like the time a bartender, who found out I was a personal trainer, asked how to get rid of the fat around her belly. Right after that, she took a big bite of a fried chicken wing dripping with grease. I suggested that, perhaps, the chicken wings could go, after which she spit in my drink (well, I didn't see her do it, but from the look on her face at my comment, I'm reasonably sure that's what she did).
However, one piece of advice I've never forgotten came from a fellow trainer who told me: Rest before you're tired.
Initially, I thought this was a pretty stupid idea (the fact that I was in my 20s and didn't need much rest plays into that). Why would I want to rest if I'm not tired? There's too much to do! But, over the years, I've come to appreciate the meaning behind those words which, is essentially, finding balance.
To often, we operate at extremes. We're either 'on' or 'off,' with no in between. And, for many of us, we stay 'on' until it's either time for bed or until we're so exhausted, we have no choice.
The same can be true of exercise, pushing our bodies hard because we don't want to waste time. We either go big, or we go home.
The problem with this mentality is that we often miss the nuances of both our physical and mental health - The tweak in the knee here, the ache in the back there, the subtle signs of mental burnout - Clock watching during workouts, procrastinating with other activities, finding excuses to skip our workouts.
These nuances are the first warning signs that we may need a break - physical, mental or both. Ignoring them or working so hard they go unnoticed, is what often leads to the Bermuda Triangle of Exercise: Overtaining, burnout and injury.
Thinking about your exercise life, do you ever push too hard, only to wish you'd paid more attention? Do you take the time to rest before things go too far? Leave a comment and tell us about how you find, or need to find, balance between exercise and rest.


Definition: The dawn phenomenon is a term that describes an unexpected rise in blood sugar during the night. It is believed that hormones released during sleep send a message to the body to release stored glucose. This in turn raises the concentration of sugar in the blood. This rise in overnight glucose is often a source of confusion and frustration for people with diabetes and occurs more often in people with type 1.
Eliminating a bedtime snack and checking your blood sugar during the night (around 3 a.m.) will help you and your doctor assess whether high morning glucose readings are the result of the dawn phenomenon or something else.
Source: Kaufman, F.R. The Dawn Phenomenon. American Diabetes Association. Retrieved November 21, 2008. http://docnews.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/3/7/5


In fostering financially sound markets, the Commission's main priorities are to avoid disruptions to the system for clearing and settling contract obligations and to protect the funds that customers entrust to FCMs. Clearing organizations and FCMs are integral to the financial integrity of derivatives transactions – together, they protect against the financial difficulties of one trader becoming a systemic problem.
Several aspects of the regulatory framework that contribute to the Commission achieving Goal Two are: 1) requiring that market participants post margin to secure their ability to fulfill financial obligations; 2) requiring participants on the losing side of trades to meet their obligations, in cash, through daily (sometimes intraday) margin calls; 3) requiring FCMs to maintain minimum levels of operating capital; and, 4) requiring FCMs to segregate customer funds from their own funds.
Accomplishments related to progress in achieving this goal include:
Goal Two performance measure results are depicted in the following table:
# of Measures1 Exceeded Met Not Met Goal Two 15 3 7 5 % of Total 20% 47% 33% 67% 1 Excludes 3 performance measures categorized as "Not Applicable" for FY 2011. (back to text)


When enough is enough Monday, January 24, 2011
We go to Target to buy shoes, but my daughter wants sunglasses too. She gets frustrated when it's time to go to bed because she wants to keep playing outside. When we're driving in the car, she gets upset if we don't listen to her music.
I acknowledge her desires, but I don't always fulfill them. Sometimes she says, "I never get what I want," and I listen because I know she is communicating what she's feeling, but I know in my heart it isn't true. At some point I have to say, "enough," because part of my job is deciding when enough is enough.
As parents, we tend to feel guilty if we don't fulfill our kids' wishes, especially if the kids cry or get angry, or if we're trying to make up for something we feel we aren't doing. Saying no can be hard for me, too; I am not immune to guilt. But I also know that my child cannot make me feel guilty. It's something I have to choose to feel.
My daughter's desires are developmentally appropriate; I don't think she is greedy or trying to "manipulate" me. She is simply being a little girl and asking for what she wants. I respect her ability to ask, but she doesn't always get what she asks for. It can be difficult for her to hear "no" and "enough," but that doesn't mean I won't say it.
I spend time with my daughter every day, I listen to her when she needs to talk, I look her in the eye so she knows I am listening, and I validate her feelings and acknowledge her desires. I hug her, love her and take care of her.
And at some point I say "enough," for her benefit and for mine. I say no because she needs boundaries; they create structure and, unbeknownst to her, they provide a sense of safety. And I say "no" so I don't end up resenting her needs. I won't allow her young desires to put a strain on our relationship.
I have no desire to make her feel guilty for her neediness, and I have no desire to carry guilt for not fulfilling her wishes.
Instead, I say "enough" when it has been enough, and I console her if she is upset or angry about my decision. This is how I love and respect my daughter, and this is how I teach her to love and respect herself.


I also believe that if your horse does not respect you or is fearful of you, he will never fully trust or obey you. A horse should respect and care for their handlers, cooperate, and try each new task presented. In nature horses establish a hierarchy and pecking order within the herd, and establish boundaries and claim space around them. I believe the same results can be obtained if we duplicate their actions. When I communicate with my horses I’ve found that it’s easier for me to use their language. While I want to be viewed as their superior I am mindful that I do not want to be viewed as a predator or as the bully in the herd. I don't believe that horses should be treated like machines for showing and winning; I have learned that they often perform better when they are treated as friends and partners. This is why I believe in training through rewards rather than punishment; I never use cruel training aids such as short/quick stops or severe bits and rarely use draw reins or whips. Typically, I start each new horse in a full-cheek waterford and standing martingale as I believe they help to encourage proper carriage while allowing the horse some freedom to develop its own unique way of going. My horses learn mainly by positive reinforcement, they receive a "good boy", pats on the neck, and a lap off when they have performed each task correctly. As a result of my encouraging and positive methods they trust me, strive to please me, enjoy their work, and are rarely over-whelmed by new challenges in training. Many trainers would have you believe that the horse is first and foremost a wild animal that responds only to "pressure and release of pressure". I believe that is only the smallest part of what a domisticated horse is today and I know from my daily experience that they respond best when they have formed the bond based on love, fairness, and trust that only comes with patience and deligence in all aspects of horse ownership.
A key part of my training is providing personal care to my horses every day; spending hours with them outside of the normal training schedule. During winter months, daily care consists of three hot meals, 8 hour day-time turnout, morning stall cleaning (twice if it is rainy), blanket check, and grooming. Summer care includes three small meals, 14-16 hour evening to morning grazing, twice daily stall cleaning, and grooming. Since my horses get plenty of time out doors they view their time withme as time to focus and work; not playtime. Turnout gives them their own creativetime, and plenty of exercise which allows them to truly focus during training.Since they are attentive we get more accomplished in shorter training sessions(25-40 min), and longeing is rarely required. In addition to top-notch care, and 3-4 training sessions each week, I typicallyperform the farrier work as well. All the time spent with each horse pays offin the end; I believe they can see that they are loved, how hard I work forthem and, usually, they love and work for me in return.


PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island has entered the battle over the taxing sodas with a proposal before the legislature to tax sugar-sweetened drinks, the Providence Journal reports. The bill would tack on a $1.28 per gallon tax to any soft drink, and powder or syrup beverage sweetened with sugar.
State Reps. Larry Valencia, Teresa Tanzi, Arthur Handy, Maria Cimini and Edith Ajello sponsored the legislation put forth last week. Their bill lists sugar-sweetened drinks as any "nonalcoholic beverage€¦containing sugar, corn syrup or any other high-calorie sweetener including€¦sodas, sports drinks or energy drinks."
The bill has garnered opposition, including the Center for Consumer Freedom, which labeled the tax as "absurdly misguided when it comes to promoting weight loss. Study after study has demonstrated that soda is not a unique contributor to obesity."
In Texas, a lawmaker has proposed a penny-per-ounce tax certain types of sweetened beverages. Last year, California voters defeated measures in Richmond and El Monte that would have added taxes to soda.


The economic climate is much the same as it was heading into 2012: uncertain. Despite that uncertainty, opportunities still exist within the capital markets. Investors should be realistic about what may lie ahead yet still optimistic that with a well-conceived approach and reasonable expectations, they can achieve their long-term financial goals.
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by Missy Jaramillo
According to U. S. name analysts, Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz baby naming trends in 2013 will be strong and powerful, drawing from names of ancient heroes, weather and popular culture.
Names whose popularity grew significantly between 2007 and 2008 may emerge as front-runners next year.
A study published in Topics of Cognitive Science indicated that U.S. parents gravitate toward baby names are rising in popularity, instead of those that are treading water or losing steam.
Will you soon be invited to Juno's christening or encouraging Phoebe to share nicely with Storm?
Let's take a look at what's expected in the year ahead.
"Gladiator" and "Rome" may have kindled the trend, but it has been sparked into full flame by "The Hunger Games" and "Game of Thrones." Old-world gods and goddess-inspired names like August, Thorin, Maeve and Persephone may appear on the most popular list.
Leon has been a top name in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Ireland for a decade. It and other leonine names are crossing the ocean. You can expect to see names like Leo, Lev, Leonora and Lionel.
With a future king or queen on the way in Britain, royal names may soon catch everyone's attention. Will you be considering a name like Edward, William, Elizabeth, Charles or Victoria? Perhaps you prefer Maud, the modern form of Matilda, the first female rule of England.
Baby namers are beginning to appreciate the distinctive charms of the Scandinavian. Some, like Steilan and Liv, have been introduced by celebrities; others by star babies, such as Kai, Magnus and Axel. Appealing Scandinavian choices include Freya, Linnea, Signy, Astrid, Soren, Leif, and Lars.
After hearing "Sandy" repeatedly, the use of "S" names is statistically more likely in the coming year. “K” names gained popularity following Hurricane Katrina. Analysts expect a rise in names that sound like Sandy, such as Alessandra, Cassandra and Sander, along with people simply naming their child Storm.
Climate might also bear influence. Crisp names Winter, March and January seem particularly trending.
Celebrity names like Lindsay, Paris and Jessica have lost popularity over the past five years. What celebrity names will charm us in 2013? We anticipate that names like Jonah, Blake, Miley and Anthony will replace them. You may see a surge of Primroses, Rues and other flora-inspired names such as those common in "The Hobbit" and "The Hunger Games."
2012 Olympics stars will motivate future champions and chances are that they’ll inspire parents searching baby names. A Natalie, Evan, Hope, Ashton, Candace, Abby, Serena, Sanya or Gabby you meet may have been named after an Olympian who capture hearts.
Thanks to "Mad Men," Satran and Rosenkrantz predict an increase in "grandma and grandpa" type retro names. We may see a new generation of kids with names like Hank, Hal, Ray, Fay, Millie, Monty and Lou.
Women's hemlines aren't the only things that change with the stock market. Baby names are also influenced by economics. Baby-naming gurus have observed that during downturns, parents turn to the classic and straightforward.
Names like Jacob, Owen, Ryder, Shane, Aubrey, Heidi and Lola evoke the ruggedness and determination of previous generations. You may see more parents choosing this style of name for their newborns.
Do any of the names you're considering fall under these hot baby-name trends for 2013?
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I'm in Saipan this week to attend the Association of Pacific Island Legislatures. I'll be showing this documentary at a private event and two public events:
This unique film, directed and produced by John Weller and Shawn Heinrichs, highlights the important steps needed to protect sharks in the Federated States of Micronesia and the growing movement to prevent extinction and save these threatened species. The film also highlights the most recent shark protections and paints a picture of the global threats faced by these key species. Beginning in 2009 with Palau, protections for sharks have been established by countries and territories as diverse as the Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Tokelau, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Honduras. More and more nations recognize that sharks are more valuable alive than dead, and that they contribute both to the economy and the stability of ocean ecosystems.


I recently baked, for the third time, two sourdough boules, which besides the primary purpose: Eating, tested the effects of slashing, and steaming methods, and the behavior of a new starter. The latter is posted elswhere (Purchased Dried Starter Reactivation Survey).
These loaves were slashed identically, placed in the oven simultaneously, and swapped position after 15 minutes of steaming. The ovenspring realized is shown here,
and from this placement the loaves look acceptably identical. But...
...this is the position they were initially placed in the oven. (Note the asymmetric ovenspring outside-to-center of both loaves.
I normally create steam with a towel-lined half-sheet pan, wetted with boiling water, and placed below the baking stone. This time, thinking I could direct the steam more toward the edges of the stone and, therefore, better direct the maximum volume of the steam upward toward the loaves, I rolled two small towels and placed them on the extreme ends of the half-sheet pan.
Two of our regular problem analysts, David and Eric, have argued steam condensing on the bottom of a baking stone causes the stone's surface to cool, and effects ovenspring. I've been a bit skeptical, but I am no longer. It is evident that the rolled towels did focus the steam's rise. but the seventeen-inch pan, below a twenty-inch baking stone created an asymmetric cooled surface on the stone, as is evidenced by the lesser ovenspring on the left and right sides of the left and right loaf respectively.
Subsequently, I tried placing the pan above the loaves (I've tried it before), rather than below the stone (and the loaves), but I'm still disappointed with the results. I've returned to steaming from below, using a half-sheet pan fully-lined with wetted towels. The ovenspring is again uniform across the loaves, but I suspect reduced from what it could be, due cooling from condensing steam across the entire bottom of the baking stone.
I'm once again rethinking my steaming process. I like the control the wetted towel vs. lava rocks gives me--I can remove the pan safely when steaming time is completed, but I don't want the stone cooling effect. I'm thinking of fabricating and placing two narrow aluminum troughs in the spaces between the stone and the oven's wall, and filling them with wetted towels five or six minutes before loading the loaves. This, of course, will interrupt the heat convection paths on the sides of the stone, but I'm not certain, nor can I guess, how that will effect the baking.
Stay tuned;-)
David G.


The idle rich kids out there who are just killing time until they receive an inheritance may be in for a surprise. A recent study by US Trust (which is part of Bank of America) found that, amongst the wealthy, leaving money to the next generation isn’t all that big a priority.
The study measured the attitudes towards wealth of 457 Americans with at least $3 million in liquid assets. The vast majority of respondents (84%) attributed their wealth to their own hard work.
However, just because they had achieved significant wealth didn’t mean they were anxious to share it with their children. When asked about their financial goals for using wealth, less than half listed leaving an inheritance as a priority (in contrast, almost two-thirds identified “travel” as a goal).
For those planning on including their children in their will, only one-third believed that their children would be prepared to handle the inheritance they received. Respondents also didn’t have a lot of faith their children would get along after their death – only 36% believed that their children would be able to work together to manage the family wealth.
Parents were reluctant to share details about their wealth with their children. Only one-third had fully disclosed details of the family wealth to their kids. The reasons for the non-disclosure varied. A primary concern was how the wealth would affect the children’s behaviour – specifically, that they would become lazy, squander their inheritance, develop addictions, or marry a gold digger.
When questioned about at what age their children would be mature enough to manage family money, the responses varied. However, 45% believed it would be sometime after the child had reached 35.
Perhaps growing up with too much money but not receiving a big enough inheritance will be an increasing problem in the future…


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Homeless people have high rates of SLP and TBI history. Studies have shown that homeless persons have an elevated prevalence of schizophrenia that ranges between 13.7% (Koegel et al. 1988) and 25% (Susser et al. 1989). Over 40% of homeless individuals with SLP who were treated at a university hospital in New York had a history of premorbid TBI (Silver and McKinnon 1993).


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Drosophila Argonaute-1 and Argonaute-2 differ in function and small RNA content. AGO2 binds to siRNAs, whereas AGO1 is almost exclusively occupied by microRNAs. MicroRNA duplexes are intrinsically asymmetric, with one strand, the miR strand, preferentially entering AGO1 to recognize and regulate the expression of target mRNAs. The other strand, miR*, has been viewed as a byproduct of microRNA biogenesis. Here, we show that miR*s are often loaded as functional species into AGO2. This indicates that each microRNA precursor can potentially produce two mature small RNA strands that are differentially sorted within the RNAi pathway. miR* biogenesis depends upon the canonical microRNA pathway, but loading into AGO2 is mediated by factors traditionally dedicated to siRNAs. By inferring and validating hierarchical rules that predict differential AGO loading, we find that intrinsic determinants, including structural and thermodynamic properties of the processed duplex, regulate the fate of each RNA strand within the RNAi pathway.


Care Workers' Responsibilities It is the care workers responsibility to ensure that care users rights are not infringed. To enable them to do this effectively they must have good lines of communication through which they can seek advice and guidance from experts such as:~ Line managers and supervisors, and Professional organisations.Care workers should also feel confident in seeking advice by reading specific policies, regulations or procedural documents applicable to their care setting.
You should now understand how service users rights can be infringed on a personal, physical or financial level. You should also appreciate how care workers should accept some responsibility for ensuring users rights are not infringed.
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Gorkana Insight & Analysis Team
For the first time since reporting began in January 2012 overall coverage volumes for asset management in both mainstream and social media for June decreased.
However, coverage levels are similar to those in March 2012. In June, main stream articles fell by 36% toc. 8,300 articles and social media posts decreased by 43% toc. 2,200 posts compared to the previous month.
Similar to May, June was a low profile month for the asset management sector.This can be attributed to a notable absence of any key negative drivers of coverage. Another noticeable difference was the tone of content, which was particularly neutral this month. Key drivers of coverage included industry specific topics such as the impact of the Greek elections on the Eurozone and other general news pieces, including new funds launched and city appointments.
ManGroup was the most featured firm in both mainstream and social media channels with 15% share of voice, followed by Fidelity Investments with10% share of voice.ManGroup saw a noticeable absence of balanced reporting this month compared to May, when Peter Clarke’s comments helped mitigate unfavourable articles. Negative mentions of the firm this month were driven by news of its exit from the FTSE100.
Gorkana Group's Barometers allow organisations to benchmark themselves against competitors within their sector. For further information on the Asset Management Barometer please email getintouch@gorkana.com.


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Cortico-B5B6 supplies significant amounts of pantothenic acid and pyridoxine—water-soluble B vitamins that are important for many physiological functions such as adrenal hormone production and energy metabolism. Pantothenic acid is converted into coenzyme A, which is necessary for the body's production of energy.


True gardeners, it seems to me, aren't interested in "tips." They know that tips will usually fail them in the end because their own garden, its soil, its microclimate, its exposure, will exert an influence that no other person can guess at without first-hand experience. Gardeners realize that a "green thumb" comes from deep knowledge and experience, and that "tips," for the most part, are quick explanations of routine mechanics. A tip about pruning rhododendrons can tell you when to cut, but not necessarily the aesthetic aspects of what to cut. However, a gardener who truly understands his rhododendron and its needs can intuit when, and how much, pruning should take place. Gardeners, in my opinion, simply want to know everything about plants. They want to know where they grow, how they look, what conditions they prefer. By inspecting a well-grown specimen, a gardener might deduce whether he would have similar success on his own property. Gardening is a passion, a pursuit, a discipline, the same as throwing pottery or automobile mechanics. There are no magical thumbs involved, just hard work. And for those who insist, here's the universal gardening tip: Dig a hole. Place plant in hole. Cover the roots with earth. Enjoy.


dc.description.abstract This thesis was conducted in order to investigate two issues: (1) how sensitive
event related potentials (ERPs), and more specifically the medial frontal negativity and
the P3 components, are to the valence and magnitude of reward-related stimuli, and (2)
whether individual differences have an effect on the sensitivity of these ERP components
to these characteristics. This was investigated using two reward-related paradigms.
In the "pure gambling task" participants were asked to choose between two cards,
each containing varying dollar amounts (large or small). The outcome of the choice (i.e.,
win or loss) was revealed after the choice was made. Additionally, participants were
shown whether the non-chosen card would have been a win or a loss. In the "simple
response task", participants were presented with five cues (large win, large loss, small
win, small loss or zero) that labelled the trial as either a potential win, a potential loss or
no change. Following the cue, a target appeared on the screen and the participant's task
was to press the response key while the target was still visible. A success led to a win
(gain in money) or no loss (no change) depending on the cue. Thirty participants
completed both tasks; afterwards they filled out a set of questionnaires measuring
personality and other individual differences relating to risk-taking behaviour.
The results of both tasks showed that ERP components can differentiate between
the valence and magnitude of reward-related stimuli, although no single component was
uniquely related to either of the characteristics as previous suggested in the literature.
Additionally, the context of the stimulus presentation (e.g., the task structure, condition
within the task) affected the relationships between the ERP components and stimulus
characteristics. en_US


Cupping Local congestion is relieved by applying a partial vacuum that is created in a cup either by heat or suction. Superb at drawing up the underlying tissues, cupping is commonly used to relieve pain, draw toxins out of the body, and remove blockages. Cupping involves the use of round vacuum cups that suck up the superficial layers of skin to enhance blood circulation in specific areas of the body. The cups can either remain in a fixed position or moved over a large surface area with oil massaged on the skin. Moving cupping feels like a massage. This may produce a deep redness, discoloration on the skin, which may persist for a few days. These marks are not an indication of complication or injury and resolve on their own.


Ten simple steps:
"Her finals are supposed to be really easy. There's no point in studying a lot."One professor's thoughts, for any student who's reading: "Besides, I'm pretty much assured a B no matter what." "Plus, it's been proved that overstudying leads to lower grades." "I can study later, afterFamily Guy." "I don't need to review that much anyway. After all, I have a photographic memory." "Besides, there's so much material — if I don't know it by now, studying won't help." "Grey's Anatomy!" "Facebook!" "I can just do an all-nighter. I'll be fine in the morning." "Yeah, I should set my alarm just in case. I'll do it later." It always makes sense to take a final examination seriously. If the exam turns out to be easy, wonderful. And if it's difficult, you're prepared. A strong exam performance can have significant redeeming value: if you're on the cusp between grades, it might be enough to decide things in your favor. And turning in a mediocre exam with the expectation that it won't affect your semester grade can backfire, even if your grade remains undamaged. It's the student assured of an A or B who still turns in a strong final exam whom a professor will remember with respect and affection when it's time to write a letter of recommendation.
I wrote a post some time ago for students looking to do the opposite of
horribly :


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In our study of transceiver architectures in Chapter 4, we observed the need for quadrature LO phases in downconversion and upconversion operations. We also noted that flip-flop-based divide-by-two circuits generate quadrature phases, but they restrict the maximum LO frequency. In applications where dividers do not offer sufficient speed, we may employ polyphase filters or quadrature oscillators instead. In this section, we study the latter.
Two identical oscillators can be “coupled” such that they operate in-quadrature. We therefore begin our study with the concept of coupling (or injecting) a signal to an oscillator. Figure 8.96 depicts an example, where the input voltage is converted to current and injected into the oscillator. The differential pair is a natural means of coupling because the cross-coupled pair can also be viewed as a circuit that steers and injects current into the tanks. If the two pairs completely steer their respective tail currents, then the “coupling factor” is equal to I1 /ISS .[10] This topology also exemplifies “unilateral” coupling because very little of the oscillator signal couples back to the input. By contrast, if implemented by, say, two capacitors tied between Vin and the oscillator nodes, the coupling is bilateral.
[10]In this circuit, we typically scale the transistor widths in proportion to their bias currents; thus, gm3,4/gm1,2= I1/ISS. For small-signal analysis, the coupling factor is equal to gm3,4/gm1,2.


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A significant obstacle in the development of YAG:Cenanoparticles as light converters in white LEDs and as biological labels is associated with the difficulty of finding preparative conditions that allow simultaneous control of structure, particle size and size distribution, while maintaining the optical properties of bulk samples. Preparation conditions frequently involve high-temperature treatments of precursors (up to 1400 °C), which result in increased particle size and aggregation, and lead to oxidation of Ce(III) to Ce(IV). We report here a process that we term protected annealing, that allows the thermal treatment of preformed precursor particles at temperatures up to 1000 °C while preserving their small size and state of dispersion. In a first step, pristine nanoparticles are prepared by a glycothermal reaction, leading to a mixture of YAG and boehmite crystalline phases. The preformed nanoparticles are then dispersed in a porous silica. Annealing of the composite material at 1000 °C is followed by dissolution of the amorphous silica by hydrofluoric acid to recover the annealed particles as a colloidal dispersion. This simple process allows completion of YAG crystallization while preserving their small size. The redox state of Ce ions can be controlled through the annealing atmosphere. The obtained particles of YAG:Ce (60 ± 10 nm in size) can be dispersed as nearly transparent aqueous suspensions, with a luminescence quantum yield of 60%. Transparent YAG:Cenanoparticle-based films of micron thickness can be deposited on glass substrates using aerosol spraying. Films formed from particles prepared by the protected annealing strategy display significantly improved photostability over particles that have not been subject to such annealing.
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IFRIC 3 The IFRIC staff introduced the topic by outlining the development of IFRIC 3 and the subsequent developments within the European Union, including the fact that EFRAG had not recommended that IFRIC 3 be endorsed for use in the EU. There followed a long and vigorous debate during which several alternative treatments were proposed.
Board Members acknowledged that IFRIC 3 had expressed a correct and appropriate interpretation of existing standards. Board Members expressed similar reservations over the effects of that Interpretation to those that had been expressed by IFRIC members at the time it was finalised but observed that they, like IFRIC, had been under the impression at the time that an Interpretation was needed urgently because of the imminent start of the EU 'cap and trade' scheme. However, it was apparent that this urgency was no longer there. Consequently, the Board decided to take the time to conduct a broader assessment of the nature of the various volatilities resulting from the application of IFRIC 3 to a 'cap and trade' scheme and to consider whether and how it might be appropriate to amend existing standards to reduce or eliminate some of those volatilities.
The Board voted to withdraw IFRIC 3 with a public explanation of its plans to conduct such wider assessment (12 in favour; 1 opposed; 1 abstained). How this withdrawal is to be effected will be decided at the July IASB meeting.
This summary is based on notes taken by observers at the meeting and should not be regarded as an official or final summary.
The IASB publishes summaries of the deliberations at Board meetings in its newsletter


The U.S. Department of State (DOS) conducted another comprehensive environmental analysis and released the results in a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS). The analysis found "no new issues of substance" and "does not alter the conclusions reached in the draft EIS regarding the need for and the potential impacts of the proposed Project."
04.25.11 02.25.11 This study, conducted by Ensys Energy and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Policy and International Affairs, evaluates the impacts on U.S. and global refining, trade and oil markets of the Keystone XL project to bring additional Canadian crudes, including oil sands, into the United States.
02.23.11 According to a study by the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI), Canadian oil sands will boost the nation's economy by creating more than 342,000 new U.S. jobs between 2011 and 2015.


By relieving employers of the burdens and challenges associated with the "business of employment," professional employers organizations, or PEO's, enhance the profitability of their client companies. PEO clients clear their desks of payroll, benefits, and HR concerns to make room for strategic planning, professional development and increasing profits. Time and costs related to compliance with employment laws are reduced, as are the often significant costs of failure to comply with such laws. PEO clients attract and keep better employees by offering improved benefits packages and professional human resource services.
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Despite recent progress, women seeking leadership positions face persistent and pervasive barriers. These include gender bias in leadership opportunities, gender inequalities in family responsibilities, inflexibilities in workplace structures, and inadequacies in social polices. Women and Leadership brings together in one comprehensive volume preeminent scholars from a range of disciplines to address the challenges involving women and leadership. These experts explore when and how women exercise power and what stands in their way. This groundbreaking volume offers readers an informed analysis of the state of women and leadership and offers the most informed and current thinking. Women and Leadership is indispensable for understanding recent progress toward equal opportunity and the challenges that remain.
Binding: Hardcover
Specs: 528 pages | 1.68 Lbs
ISBN: 0787988332
ISBN-13: 9780787988333
Edition: 1
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Incorporated, Publishers | Publish Date 07/07 | Copyright 2007


Summary: This summary of Bureaucrats in Business is an expanded version of the overview that opens the report itself (no. 15037). Like the overview, it discusses the main findings of the report, summarizes data and analytical approaches, and presents key figures and tables from the main text. The book draws on extensive data and detailed case studies to show how divestiture and other reforms can improve economic performance, why politics often impede reform, and how reforming countries have overcome these obstacles. It compares policies for state-owned enterprises in twelve countries and documents the importance of three contract types for reforms: performance contracts, management contracts, and regulatory contracts. Finally, the book presents detailed recommendations for the reform of state-owned enterprises.
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The Wetlands Reserve Program is a voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides technical and financial support to help landowners with their wetland restoration efforts. The NRCS goal is to achieve the greatest wetland functions and values, along with optimum wildlife habitat, on every acre enrolled in the program. This program offers landowners an opportunity to establish long-term conservation and wildlife practices and protection.


Examples of thin sheets under boundary constraints abound in a wide range of scales—graphene on a substrate stands at one extreme, with a curtain hanging from a window at the other. At first glance, it seems implausible that these extremely disparate examples might exhibit universal behavior. However, Hugues Vandeparre and coauthors from the Université de Mons in Belgium, with collaborators from France and the US, demonstrate precisely that.
Presenting results from scanning electron microscopy and theoretical modeling in Physical Review Letters, the authors show that thin boundary-confined sheets spontaneously develop a universal self-similar hierarchy of wrinkles. They develop a formalism based on “wrinklons,” a quasiparticle analogy of the merging of two wrinkles into a unit of a global pattern. The team compares experiments on a large variety of wrinkling systems, and find excellent agreement. One of their finds is that the average wavelength of folds away from a constrained edge follows a power law with universal exponents, which depend on the density of the material. For light curtains made of fabric or paper, the exponent is . For heavy curtains, made from materials like rubber, but also for constrained graphene bilayers, an additional tensile force acts on the sheet and reduces the exponent to . – Sarma Kancharla


Your life is precarious. When you were in high school and college, you treated your mortality like it was a crappy purse. You stomped on it, broke a strap, let a vodka bottle spill out and ruin the leather. You did all of this believing it would all be repaired while you were sleeping, and it usually was. You reach a point, however, when the leather stays torn, when the piece of crap bag becomes beaten beyond repair. Simply put, you have to take a more proactive role in maintaining your happiness and well-being. You’re not just someone watching their own life from afar. You’re in it now. And if you don’t take care of it, it will fall to pieces.
This is how someone becomes the person they want to be. They make changes.
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.


Extracting and processing lithium from brine deposits is relatively simple and low cost. The process relies on evaporation, which is dictated by solar and wind rates, as well as elevation. With lithium brine processing, we are letting nature do the work.
Brine is typically pumped from subsurface aquifers, through a circuit of evaporation ponds to increase concentration.
Generally, lithium is found with other compounds that are sold as co-products. Co-products such as potassium and boron can be very significant contributors to the overall project economics, and in certain cases can significantly offset the cost of producing lithium.


Avoiding Drug Shortages With Microbial Detection Source: Azbil BioVigilant, Inc.
By Aric Meares, President and CEO, BioVigilant
Over the past year, critical drug shortages used to treat a host of life-threatening illnesses have been making headlines. Microbial contamination has been cited as a major contributor to the shortage, yet the prevailing practices to ensure the safety of drugs have been slow to change. In most cases, quality assurance practices safeguarding the drug making environment continue to rely on periodic air and a culturing method from a prior century. It takes great vision and courage to drive such a fundamental change in your manufacturing processes, especially in a regulated environment. The driving force for such a change is often driven by quality, but they face natural resistance from their financial organizations who expect a short return on investment and their manufacturing teams who are focused on maintaining the continuity of the processes that allow them to meet quarterly production goals.


Cognitive Abilities and Behavioral Biases byJörg Oechssler, Andreas Roider, Patrick W. Schmitz (May 2008) revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2009, 72 (1), 147-152 Abstract: We use a simple, three-item test for cognitive abilities to investigate whether established behavioral biases that play a prominent role in behavioral economics and finance are related to cognitive abilities. We find that higher test scores on the Cognitive Reflection Test of Frederick (2005) indeed are correlated with lower incidences of the conjunction fallacy, conservatism in updating probabilities, and overconfidence. Test scores are also significantly related to subjects’ time and risk preferences. We find no influence on anchoring. However, even if biases are lower for people with higher cognitive abilities, they still remain substantial. Text: See Discussion Paper No. 3481


The serotonin toxicity (ST) is a potentially life-threatening adverse drug reaction results from therapeutic drug use, intentional self-poisoning, or inadvertent interactions between drugs. ST can be caused by a single or a combination of drugs with serotonergic activity due to excessive serotonergic agonism on central nervous system and peripheral serotonergic receptors (monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, SSRIs, opiate analgesics, over-the-counter cough medicines, antibiotics, weight-reduction agents, antiemetics, antimigraine agents, drugs of abuse, H2-antagonist and herbal products). The serotonin toxicity is often described as a clinical triad of mental-status changes (agitation and excitement with confusion), autonomic hyperactivity (diaphoresis, fever, tachycardia, and tachypnea), neuromuscular abnormalities (tremor, clonus, myoclonus, and hyperreflexia) and, in the advanced stage, spasticity; not all of these findings are consistently present. In this article, we describe two cases of ST due to interaction between Citalopram and two CYP2D6 inhibitors: Cimetidine and Topiramate and their clinical resolution after treatment discontinuation.


I. The Bedchamber, Or, Optimism
In 6445 Greene St., Apt. B202 — the 1,699-square-foot Philadelphia apartment that has housed my family for 25-and-a-half years — my mother slept in what she called a medieval bedchamber. Actually, it was a mattress tucked into a wooden loft in the east corner of the family room, across from a Himalayan-size range of clean but unfolded laundry and a five-shelf bookcase overflowing with (among other things) Polly Pocket houses, Bionic Hulk action figures and plastic parking garages. The bedchamber was perpendicular to the trapeze. If you extended your legs while swinging from the trapeze, you could touch a black-framed poster titled “Rainbow Shabbat” with your toes.
The family room/bedchamber is separated from the rest of the house by sturdy pine doors, which we opened at approximately 7 a.m. every school morning, and also in the middle of the night whenever one of us got a headache or had a nightmare or heard a mouse.
My mother lived in my siblings’ and my wreckage with what I can only describe as an unaffected joy. She wanted lots of kids. When she was little, she imagined marrying an airline pilot, whom she hoped would enable her to have children and then travel the world and leave her alone. When no airline pilot emerged, she decided to be a single mother. My older two siblings and I have donor dads, and my two younger siblings are adopted from Guatemala.
My mom always had a knack for deploying words. On Saturday nights when we complained about eating leftovers, she told us we were participating in “Saturday supper.” When we thought we had bedbugs and threw out all the mattresses and the couch in our apartment, she slept on the rug in our front hall, calling it “extremely cozy.” And when we asked her if she wanted her own room, she said she couldn’t imagine leaving her medieval bedchamber.
II. The Living Room, Or, Benevolent Dictatorship
Our living room served as our dining room, our guest room, and my mom’s rabbinical office. We often had young couples sitting on the couch between dinner and bedtime, preparing to get married.
“How did you know that you wanted to spend your life together?” my mother would ask, as I traipsed barefoot behind her chair, carrying a bag of Barbies or a stack of “Baby-Sitters Club” books to the room I shared with my sister.
Most importantly, the living room housed our own family meetings. Family meetings were formal affairs with a rotating facilitator and a written-up agenda. Like Supreme Court justices, we deliberated a wide range of topics and paid careful attention to all points of view. How would we share the one computer we had? What chores would we do for the year? Who got to hang his or her backpack on the first hook in the front hall?
Though my siblings and I were fierce participants in the democratic process, I realize now that my mother was exceptionally conscious of what was to be collectively decided and what was to be unilaterally decreed. She determined who slept in what bedroom and what we ate for dinner each night. She encouraged us to turn our attention instead to the family’s interpersonal dynamics, on which we could have an empowering impact.
I remember writing brilliant documents with my siblings that propelled our family life forward, but once I was in high school, I realized that family meeting discussions might not have been as sophisticated as I thought. When I was 15, my younger brother Joey put “Pillows” on the agenda. He told us that every morning when he woke up, his pillows were on the ground. He was sure that our youngest sister Mozi had moved them there. I suggested that perhaps they had fallen off the bed due to gravity. Mozi argued fervently that it was the guinea pig’s fault.
III. The Bedrooms, Or, Shaking Things Up
Though we never moved out of B202, we constantly moved around within it. From ages 1 to 5, I shared the “blue rug room” with my older sister and brother; after that, I lived in the “big room” with my older brother. When I was 9, I moved into B202’s third bedroom with my younger sister.
I was, at times, desperate for my own room. My younger sister painted part of our mirror with red nail polish and breathed too loudly at night. When I had my history final, I made an elaborate concept map out of index cards and she accidentally kicked it, scattering the main ideas across the floor. Sometimes I just wanted to be able to shut my own door.
When I prepared to leave for college, I packed up everything I wanted to keep and arranged it in my closet. My older siblings have closets full of belongings too. On the peeling blue bookshelf behind hangers of dresses, I put my yearbooks, posters of ballet dancers, the instructions for my laptop and an “Obama 2008” sign.
Three years after I went to college, my mother invited me to a “Room of One’s Own” party in our apartment. She had installed a huge, wall-sized map of the world on one side of the master bedroom, and facing it, her own bed, not tucked away but at the center of the room, with two layers of silky white comforters and pillows in lavender flannel cases. The windows were open, and the sunlight arced through new white linen curtains. After 18 years of sleeping in the medieval bedchamber, my mother was going to sleep like an actual queen.
IV. Quake
At college I have my own room, where no one snores and where I can shut the door whenever I want. But this winter break, my siblings and I were back in B202. We brought cousins and boyfriends and godsiblings, and we faced a common question from our childhood: How would we all fit?
We decided to have a “quake,” a word we adopted from my sister’s fiancé, which means everyone sleeps together in one room, on the floor. We gathered our sleeping bags and extra pillows, and we set up next to the medieval bedchamber in the family room. (We moved the laundry heap onto the dryer.) Head to head on the floor, 12 of us slid under our covers. My older brother wanted to tell stories, and I wanted to go to sleep. My cousin was unhappy because she had gotten up to go to the bathroom and her spot was taken. My sister wanted to sing us a lullaby. In the morning, we were totally exhausted, and delighted, and surprised. We had all managed to fit.


Which NAP enforcement methods provided with Windows can you use together? Here is a section from the upcoming Network Access Protection Design Guide from our technical writer Greg Lindsay:
While the steps presented in this guide may imply that each enforcement method will be implemented alone it is possible to use more than one enforcement method simultaneously. An organization might invest additional resources into combining these enforcement methods because they have complementary strengths and weaknesses. NAP with VPN enforcement can be used to enforce organizational compliance policies on remote clients, while IPsec could be used for local clients. 802.1X and IPsec offer a particularly robust combination because together they can restrict network connectivity at multiple layers of the network protocol stack. The following table illustrates potential ways to combine enforcement methods. Keep in mind that the complexity of your NAP deployment can increase when you combine enforcement methods.
IPsec
802.1X
VPN
DHCP
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X
Table 1: NAP enforcement method combinations.
This information is also published in the "Selecting the Right NAP Architecture" Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guide.
These combinations are from the NAP client’s perspective. A NAP deployment can be configured to support all four NAP enforcement methods. However, a NAP client can only use a subset of them, depending on the nature of its connectivity to the intranet.
For example, a NAP client can obtain an authenticated Layer 2 connection to the network using 802.1X (wired or wireless) or a remote access VPN connection. It does not use both. Therefore, from the NAP client’s perspective, it will not use both the 802.1X and VPN enforcement methods when attempting to access an intranet.
Similarly, a remote access VPN client connection does not use DHCP to obtain an IP address. It uses the IP Control Protocol (IPCP) as part of the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection setup. Therefore, a NAP client does not use both VPN and DHCP enforcement methods.
Another combination of NAP enforcement methods is 802.1X, DHCP, and IPsec.
NAP Guest Blogger: Joe Davies


One would expect a race of sentient humanoid plants to be peaceful, nature-loving environmentalists – that presumption is what allows this hyper-aggressive tribal civilisation to thrive. Unwitting explorers are prey of choice to the carnivorous Florans, who frequently salvage or reverse engineer the technology they bring to enable their colonisation of the stars.
Introducing space travel to the primitive Florans had the undesired effect of Floran colonies spanning across star systems, each with their own customs and levels of aggression. Despite this, individual Florans have been known to split apart from their society to lead their own lives in isolation or in the solace of other races, at the cost of being cut off from the collective and considered enemies of all flora for good.
Though a unisex race, Floran culture values survival through reproduction and expansion over environmentalism or any percieved bond to Mother Nature. Cannibalism during funeral rituals and wars with rival factions are commonplace, though it remains unclear whether it’s out of conservation or simple tradition.
Their aggressive nature appears to be borne from a lack of a concept of non-plant life as opposed to outright contempt. Owing to their relatively young age as a species, this tenet dominates their culture and justifies their treatment of visiting races, though there are signs of some beginning to question this, implying that Floran individuals might not be inherently “evil” as previously thought.


Background
Genetic variation has been shown to play a significant role in determining susceptibility to the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis. However, the mechanisms involved in differential response to infection remain poorly understood. Recent findings in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) have provided evidence for a potential link between marker variation at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and differences in lice abundance among infected siblings, suggesting that MHC genes can modulate susceptibility to the parasite. In this study, we used quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis to test the effect of genomic regions linked to MHC class I and II on linkage groups (LG) 15 and 6, respectively.
Results
Significant QTL effects were detected on both LG 6 and LG 15 in sire-based analysis but the QTL regions remained unresolved due to a lack of recombination between markers. In dam-based analysis, a significant QTL was identified on LG 6, which accounted for 12.9% of within-family variance in lice abundance. However, the QTL was located at the opposite end of DAA, with no significant overlap with the MHC class II region. Interestingly, QTL modelling also revealed evidence of sex-linked differences in lice abundance, indicating that males and females may have different susceptibility to infection.
Conclusion
Overall, QTL analysis provided relatively weak support for a proximal effect of classical MHC regions on lice abundance, which can partly be explained by linkage to other genes controlling susceptibility to L. salmonis on the same chromosome.


This Morning Outside by Diane Porter December 5, 2010
Scientists have been finding birds with deformed beaks, like this house sparrow in my yard this morning. It's disturbing, because the birds are not adapted to feeding with bills with abnormal shapes.
Photo copyright 2010 Michael and Diane Porter
Many species are affected. Science doesn't know what is causing the deformities yet. It could be disease, pollution, or something missing in the food.
The US Geological Survey in Alaska, where many affected birds are found, has asked birdwatchers to report any birds they see with deformed beaks anywhere, to assist in their investigations. It's to be hoped that the cause can be discovered and reversed.


From time to time, we will invite guest bloggers to write about topics of interest. This series, Working Together, will feature posts from other organizations within the "family of companies." This post was written by Sean Wells, IAA Credit Union chief executive officer.
You’re us and we’re you… No wonder we think alike!
I recently ran across the above slogan and felt it related well to the relationship the IAA Credit Union (IAACU) has with GROWMARK. Like GROWMARK, IAACU is a “not-for-profit” cooperative, owned and governed by our members. Our profits are returned to our members in the form of lower lending rates, higher savings returns, and “low-to-no” fees. In addition, all decisions are based on what is best for our members, not what will generate the greatest return for our stockholders - because we don’t have stockholders.
The IAACU was organized in August of 1951 as a benefit for the employees of the IAA Family of Companies. It remains today an employee benefit, operated and governed by its members with oversight by the sponsoring companies. Our board of directors is comprised of volunteers nominated by the sponsoring companies and elected by the members. Currently, our board is served in proportion to the number of members represented by each sponsoring company. The breakdown is as follows: two directors from GROWMARK; two from the IAA; and five from COUNTRY Financial.
An organization’s ideology comprises its purpose (why are we here?) and values (what do we stand for?). At the IAACU, we define our purpose as “serving our members and advancing their financial well-being.” This is why we come to work every day. We define our values as being focused on our members, insisting on financial strength, operating with integrity, respecting our employees and supporting our sponsoring companies – this is what we stand for.
The IAACU’s philosophy is to operate not for profit but for service. We, at the IAACU remain committed to the origins of the credit union philosophy: “Not for profit – not for charity - but for service.”
By offering credit union membership as part of the employee benefit package, GROWMARK demonstrates their commitment to their employees’ financial well-being. This real value aids in their ongoing efforts to recruit and retain the best employees in the industry.
We offer our sincere appreciation for your membership, and GROWMARK’s continued support!


We have reiterated our Neutral recommendation onApartment Investment & Management Co ( AIV), or Aimco, a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) as we expectthe stock to perform in line with the broader market.
The company reported second quarter 2012 funds from operations(FFO) of 38 cents per share compared to 29 cents in the year-agoperiod. The strong quarterly earnings were primarily due to higherrents chargeable.
Aimco is one of the largest owners and operators of multifamilyapartments in the U.S., with a diversified portfolio ofconventional, affordable and student housing communities. Thecompany has a strong portfolio of Class 'B' and Class 'C'properties primarily catering to the middle-income market. Inaddition, Aimco rents and leases its apartment units to a diversebase of residents. This provides a strong upside potential for thecompany.
Aimco continues to sell older assets to reposition its portfolioand focus on fewer markets with higher growth potential.Furthermore, the company is focused on redevelopments to mitigateoperating risk amidst a challenging macroeconomicenvironment.
The company's properties are geographically diversified comparedto several of its competitors, which helps to limit the effect of asingle significant local downturn. The company is also ensured of arelatively stable revenue stream, which augurs well for itslong-term growth.
However, Aimco competes with other housing alternatives such asrental apartments, condominiums and single-family homes that areavailable for rent, and new and existing condominiums andsingle-family homes available for sale. This puts considerablepressure on profit maintenance.
Aimco currently retains a Zacks #2 Rank, which translates into ashort-term Buy rating.. One of its competitors, Equity Residential ( EQR) also currently retains a Zacks #2 Rank.
Note: Fund from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income
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We all know that children are our future and early childhood programs are critical in setting a young person on the right path in life. The projects we support focus on the child as an individual with great potential.
The transition between childhood and adulthood can be a difficult process. We support programs that encourage youth to explore their world and gain confidence as they prepare for their adult life.
The extracurricular programs we support are designed to engage the youth and the larger community in programs that build the awareness and the confidence to create change in themselves and their community.


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Wind turbines have long produced renewable energy but a French engineering firm has discovered another eco-purpose for the towering structures.Eole Water claims to have successfully modified the traditional wind turbine design to create the WMS1000, an appliance that can manufacture drinking water from humid air.
The company aims to start rolling out the giant products for sale later in 2012, initially focusing on remote communities in arid countries where water resources are scarce.
"This technology could enable rural areas to become self-sufficient in terms of water supply," says Thibault Janin, director of marketing at Eole Water.
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Neurological, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World
Such a program should involve at least three operational components:
Adaptation of existing screening and diagnostic tools for bipolardisorder, with a view to accounting for differences in the localpresentation of the disorder and making them suitable for use bypersonnel in the primary care setting.
Pharmacological treatment, with specific guidelines for symptom controlin acute episodes, maintenance of stabilization and prevention ofrelapse, and means of ensuring adherence to the treatment protocol.
Mobilization of family and community support, including providingeducation on the nature of the disorder and its treatment, involvingthe family in simple problem-solving training, and involving thelocal community in providing a supportive and nonstigmatizing environment.
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The space of the nightclub is one of the few cultural spaces where imagination and fantasy often run wild. There is a blurring of different conventions in nightclubs, across architecture, definitions of social acceptability, and function. For many, the nightclub serves as a point of entry into an alternate world, providing a location for entertainment, discovery and desire. Nightclubs are transformative spaces, both in terms of population and architectural-historical purpose. More often than not they are appropriated spaces, formerly housing everything from banks to parking garages. Through the transformative quality of light and photographic documentation, these fantasy spaces become strange stage sets - places where bizarre architecture and interior design meet faux grandeur and whimsical iconography.
In, The Merchandise,2005, intentionally cropped portraits showcase muscular models in bluejeans. The five 5.5”x7” images,are individually framed in 11”x14” white matte, and are hung in a setas one artwork.
The Exits are light boxes containing durtrans photographs, and range in size, between 48”x52” to 60”x70”. In the Exit's all information has been removed, with the exception of the exit sign indicating perspective.
The Doorways and Openings are life-size, cartoon-like black shapes digital printed ontoarchival, heavy-weight paper. These pieces were created to be installed in any space with white wall space. When installed, they are hung simply using thumbtacks to affix the prints onto the wall.
The Space,2004 installation provides a temporary site where the audience is madeinto a performer. In this installation, specific tiles within theparquet wood floor have a weight sensors. When an viewer enters the space, their mass sends a signal to a MAX Software program, producing a circular cone of light on top of them for up to 30 seconds.
This piece was produced with the generousity and skills of the following individuals: Hillary Karness, Dan, and Matthew Suttor, of the Yale School of Music.
In the Entrances and Events, I create interventions in existing doorways and interiors using light and cheap party-related materials. I am interested in territorializing these spaces with these short-lived materials, suggesting a narrative that opposes the architecture’s original function. Rather than thinking in a dualistic model, I see the documentation of these temporal party spaces as an effort to raise consciousness about the occupation of spaces around us. Temporarily subverting conventional uses of the space, I suggest a passageway or portal into an alternative or in-between place, as these ephemeral installations only exist as photographs.
Created inantiqued gold vinyl, The Decorative Barriers, 2004 mimic the velvet ropes used to divide and organize both public and parochial social spaces. The Barriers are installed in a distressed and deflated fashion, in lengths from 2’ to 12’ long.
2-Perspectives on 1-Situation is a pictorial series resulting from time spent in both traditional and non-traditional medical spaces. In the photographs of these sites, I juxtaposed images that portray two distinct perspectives in each treatment environment: the medical provider’s and the patients. The camera is positioned to illustrate the negotiations that take place within these semi-private spaces. In addition, The Details are a collection of images from this series that focus on the tools, instruments, beliefs and credentials found within these environments. I use my camera to explore the differences between clinical and non-traditional medical environments, and how personality was exhibited, both on profound and surface levels. These photographs describe how the spaces themselves can dictate our experiences based on our position within them.


TimingTruth's savings and investment practices are based on these four principles. A principle is something that is fundamental to our character. As such it drives our behavior. Investing for your retirement is not difficult but it must be approached seriously. We believe these principles reflect the proper character to succeed.
Unless you decide to take responsibility for your own retirement nothing will happen. Nobody cares for your retirement as much as you, regardless of what they might tell you. Conscientious - You must manage your account if you hope to maximize your gains The traditional strategy (Buy & Hold ) no longer works as it once did. We at TimingTruth believe today's investors must conscientiously manage their investments in accord with the long term economic cycles rather than be carried along by them. Disciplined - You must regularly contribute to your retirement account Saving for your retirement requires endurance and consistency. It should be evident that if you rarely contribute to your account that it will rarely grow. Remember that you are first, saving for your retirement and second, investing wisely so that the savings will grow. Purposeful - You must be patient and not greedy People who are impatient or greedy typically make emotional decisions. Emotional decisions are usually not profitable decisions when it comes to investing. Act with purpose, not from emotion. We use several retirement investment strategies based on these four principles to move our savings between several index funds in concert with larger economic cycles.
When you're ready to take responsibility for your own future we invite you to review these strategies. If you're looking for an
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) strategy then try EASY IRA. However, if your employer offers an
Employer Sponsored Retirement Account (
401k or similar) then look at EASY 401k.


Stratford grain store expands market opportunities Arable farmers across the West and Central Midlands have been given a boost ahead of harvest after the 27,000 tonne grain store at Stratford-upon-Avon operated by Arable Crop Storage (ACS) had its application to merge with a store in Cambridgeshire approved by the UK Financial Services Authority.
Following a review of the business in 2010 the board of directors at ACS concluded that a merger would be the best way for it to deliver the level of service and market access needed by members.
With ACS already part of the OpenfieldNetwork of stores the decision was taken to approach Camgrain, a fellow member of the Network and the UK's largest farmer-owned central storage business, to consider how a merger could unlock value for members.
The Stratford Advanced Processing Centre (Stratford APC), as it is now known, has become the fourth site in the Camgrain operation sitting strategically alongside two stores in Cambridgeshire and a new 70,000-tonne facility at Kettering, Northamptonshire that will be operational for harvest 2012.
The merger, which was completed in mid-May, will secure access to more valuable markets meaning growers across the region can invest in their businesses with greater confidence.
The merger of ACS with Camgrain is a significant step in the continued development of the OpenfieldNetwork, the central store alliance that covers England and Scotland. Expansion this year of 14% before the recent merger is delivering value for growers and the consumer customers they supply.
Once exploratory discussions were concluded last spring Camgrain were invited to manage the store for harvest 2011. The 63 ACS farmer members, covering an area from Buckinghamshire to Worcestershire and the Cotswolds, noticed an immediate improvement in the level of member service.
One of the first steps in harvest 2011 was to extend opening hours to 24-hours a day, seven days a week to enable more efficient movement of grain from farm during the peak of harvest, says director Jo Robinson, who farms at Brackley, Northants.
"With modern combine harvesters capable of clearing 300 tonnes or more of wheat a day, our members required a level of service that reflected their needs. The programmes we have initiated since working with Camgrain have supported that," he says.
While the improved service was greatly welcomed an additional benefit to members has come from improved access to markets. "A major attraction of Camgrain as a partner was its reputation for delivering quality grain to end-user specifications which has enabled it to secure contracts for its members with high guaranteed premiums," says Jo Robinson.
For organic growers the Stratford APC will be registered to handle crops from harvest 2012 onwards, offering a valuable facility in close proximity to both growers and primary processors of organic crops.
With access to other stores in the Camgrain network, crops such as malting barley, used to make beer and whisky, can be moved directly to the store closest to the point of use which helps improve efficiency levels across the supply chain.
"Before the merger malting barley was a crop beyond me as I wasn't able to store it in the manner necessary to retain quality and secure the full premium. Now, my malting barley is moved directly to Camgrain's specialist Malting Barley store at Linton, Cambridgeshire, located on the doorstep of England's malting industry, where it captures its full potential value", he says.
"When you look at how the supply chain is evolving and how end-users are focusing investment activity on producing finished goods, rather than on commodity storage Camgrain recognised that to protect our routes to market we needed to develop a model that moved us up the supply chain and brought us closer to the customer."
"The Midlands is home to some of the biggest names in baking and flour milling and the investment we have managed to secure following the merger will ensure we are able to upgrade facilities and deliver the raw product as demanded by the end-user. This will ensure we are able to satisfy those markets for quality grain on our doorstep," he adds.
While the opportunity to secure top premiums from the market is likely to stimulate interest in both existing and future members, Jo Robinson stated that by merging with Camgrain the membership of ACS, now Camgrain members, enjoy a greatly improved level of protection from both weather and crop price volatility.
"The weather is a farmer's greatest foe and many decent crops have been ruined by a wet harvest. The guarantee that a member can harvest his crop, even at higher than average moistures, in order to secure grain at optimum field quality and then have the cereal moved within 24 hours to a high capacity processing facility to stabilise and dress the crop to best advantage is key to success in modern markets. It is the way to secure market premiums and creates a win-win situation with our key customers.
"This is more than just off-farm storage; it is a dynamic marketing and storage arrangement that reduces the risk to the farmer while capturing more value from the supply chain for UK farmers," he concludes.


Do Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentrations indicate recent use in chronic cannabis users? Addiction , Vol. 104, No. 12. (1 December 2009), pp. 2041-2048, doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02705.x Key: citeulike:6177075Formatted Citation Show HTML Likes (beta) Abstract Aims To quantify blood Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentrations in chronic cannabis users over 7 days of continuous monitored abstinence. Participants Twenty-five frequent, long-term cannabis users resided on a secure clinical research unit at the US National Institute on Drug Abuse under continuous medical surveillance to prevent cannabis self-administration. Measurements Whole blood cannabinoid concentrations were determined by two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Findings Nine chronic users (36%) had no measurable THC during 7 days of cannabis abstinence; 16 had at least one positive THC ≥0.25 ng/ml, but not necessarily on the first day. On day 7, 6 full days after entering the unit, six participants still displayed detectable THC concentrations [mean ± standard deviation (SD), 0.3 ± 0.7 ng/ml] and all 25 had measurable carboxy-metabolite (6.2 ± 8.8 ng/ml). The highest observed THC concentrations on admission (day 1) and day 7 were 7.0 and 3.0 ng/ml, respectively. Interestingly, five participants, all female, had THC-positive whole blood specimens over all 7 days. Body mass index did not correlate with time until the last THC-positive specimen (n = 16; r = −0.2; P = 0.445). Conclusions Substantial whole blood THC concentrations persist multiple days after drug discontinuation in heavy chronic cannabis users. It is currently unknown whether neurocognitive impairment occurs with low blood THC concentrations, and whether return to normal performance, as documented previously following extended cannabis abstinence, is accompanied by the removal of residual THC in brain. These findings also may impact on the implementation of per se limits in driving under the influence of drugs legislation.


In the fall of 2009, the SecondCircuit issued its long-awaited decision in Connecticutv. American Electric Power Company, a case alleging a federal common law nuisanceclaim based on the effects ofgreenhouse gases. The SecondCircuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court dismissal of the case.In a lengthy opinion, the SecondCircuit held that plaintiffs-eight states, the City of New York, andthree nonprofitentities-had standing to seek an injunction against six electricalutilitycompanies to restrict their greenhouse gas emissions based on a publicnuisanceclaim. The Court also held thatthe claims were not barred by the political question doctrine, whichforeclosescourts from deciding questions that have been committed for decision totheexecutive and legislative branches.Finally, the Court held that plaintiffs had stated a viable federalcommon law nuisance claim, which had not been displaced by congressionalorregulatory action.


Background Information
Congress currently mandates a minimum of $140 million annually for the purchase of food
by USDA through the federal price-support program and other sources. These funds are
allocated to each state based on a formula using the current weighted poverty and
unemployment index. Wisconsins fair share of entitlement dollars earmarked for USDA
purchases of food for the program in FFY 2002 provided combined amounts of over
9.8 million pounds of food
with a value of over $5.4 million in FFY 2002.
Wisconsin limits the distribution of TEFAP commodities to Emergency Feeding
Organizations (EFOs) and outlets (pantries, soup kitchens and shelters) eligible to assist
in the distribution of commodities received under this program. USDA/FNS defines an
Emergency Feeding Organization (EFO) as a public or nonprofit tax-exempt agency that
provides nutrition assistance to relieve situations of emergency and distress through the
provision of food to needy persons including low-income and unemployed persons.
Last Revised: July 12, 2010


Oh geez...if I wore mascara, I'd look scary right now...
Ok, in another new study on L-carnitine, researchers investigated the level and the effects of its supplementation in children with moderate persistent asthma (MPA) in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial over 6 consecutive months.
The children received either L-carnitine or placebo and received pulmonary function tests (PFT) and childhood-asthma control test (C-ACT) before and 6 months after carnitine supplementation.
Results revealed that initial L-carnitine levels were significantly lower in the patient group as compared to the control group. PFT and C-ACT showed significant improvements in asthmatic children supplemented with L-carnitine, as compared to placebo. These findings suggest L-carnitine supplementation may lead to an improvement of C-ACT and PFT in children with MPA.
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I believe that education is likely the single most important investment in the future of our people, communities, nations, and world. It is a fundamental element vital to sustainable social and economic success. Technology is an essential part of this endeavor, enhancing and extending educational experiences and opportunities. As such, I thoroughly identify with and appreciate academia where I have been supporting and managing technology in higher education since the 1980s. I have been at NVC since 2000, and am responsible for managing district technology, systems, and staff in support of our college mission and student success.
Prior to NVC, I was at University of California, Berkeley. I was responsible for a large, technically and geographically diverse staff, where I administered policy for the operation, installation, and repair of campuswide computer and communication networks. At Sonoma State University I was responsible for campus networks as well as other IT infrastructure and support. As a part-time faculty member, I also taught upper division management and computer courses.
I treasure community colleges such as NVC, SRJC, and schools like them that provide educational opportunities to those who wouldn’t have them otherwise, like me. I’ve been employed to support myself continuously since I was a teenager. I was fortunate to find an occupational program that allowed me to work while completing high school through technical training. I subsequently went on to attend and work at community colleges and public universities. While I don’t recommend it for everyone, my long journey of concurrent employment and academic pursuits over the years has been complementary, symbiotic, and rewarding.
I have earned A.S., B.A., and M.S. degrees in electronics, communications, and management information systems respectively. I am currently a PhD candidate in management and technology in higher education. I also hold professional certificates and licenses such as FCC amateur and commercial broadcasting licenses.
"An atmosphere of collegial sharing, growth, and communication is the key to our success." -RB


Federal regulation of industrial greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, and the implications for Canada
Although the Government of Canada has announced that it intends to harmonize its climate change approach with the U.S., it has not yet introduced regulations to compare to the U.S.'s 2011 requirement that new and expanded large industrial facilities limit their emissions of greenhouse gases. In the face of significant uncertainty posed by legal and legislative challenges in the U.S., Canada urgently needs to implement a comprehensive greenhouse gas reduction plan of its own.


[show abstract] [hide abstract]ABSTRACT: Angiogenesis has been implicated in the pathogenesis and prognosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). In this study, we investigated the relationship between microvessel density (MVD), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression, common morphological and clinical factors, and survival in patients with MDS. We examined the MVD of paraffin-embedded bone marrow sections from 70 MDS patients and 31 controls. VEGF expression was determined in 50 patients and 20 controls. The median MVD in MDS patients was significantly higher than that in controls (p = 0.025), whereas there was no difference in VEGF expression between MDS patients and controls. In univariate analysis, increased MVD was associated with a shorter survival time (p = 0.023). However, in multivariate analysis, MVD was not an independent predictor of survival. The VEGF expression did not influence survival in univariate analysis. Survival was independently influenced by platelet count (p = 0.0073), cytogenetic risk category (p = 0.022), and transfusion dependence (p = 0.0073). Neither MVD nor VEGF expression were predictors for progression to acute myeloid leukemia in univariate analysis. Progression to acute myeloid leukemia was independently influenced only by the cytogenetic risk category (p = 0.022). This study confirmed increased MVD in MDS. It does not support an independent prognostic role of angiogenesis in MDS. Pathology & Oncology Research 01/2012; 18(3):681-90. · 1.37 Impact Factor


Antarctica is the coldest, driest and least populated region in the world; a continent slightly larger than Europe. It remains one of the least well-understood places on Earth. Last year, a billion-ton glacier about the size of Texas melted into the sea. If our planet is heading for trouble, Antarctica will tell us first.
Conditions on the ice are harsh. Even in the Antarctic summer, the average temperature is around -60 C, while winds regularly reach 120 miles per hour. Antarctica has been the testing ground for many explorers. Survival is difficult, and teamwork is a necessity. In an environment such as this, every decision can be a matter of life and death. Posted by SCE on September 15, 2006 2:53 PM


For Immediate
Release
3/4/13
Eichelberger Introduces Bill to
Protect Pennsylvania's Right to Bear Arms
Harrisburg, PA – Monday, March 4, 2013 – Today,
State Senator John H. Eichelberger, Jr. (R-30) announced his plan to introduce
legislation to safeguard the protections contained in the Pennsylvania
Constitution against attempts by the federal government to dilute them.
"Many, including myself, believe that Pennsylvania's
constitutional protections of the right to bear arms are much clearer and
stronger than those contained in the federal document," stated Eichelberger. "I
also believe it is a clear principle of law that a state constitution may not
offer less protection than the U.S. Constitution, but it can afford greater
protections."
Pennsylvania's provisions regarding the right to bear arms
pre-date the federal constitution. In fact, Pennsylvania was the first state to
address the right to bear arms in its constitution. By the time the Second
Amendment to the
United States Constitution was adopted, Pennsylvania had already reaffirmed
the right to bear arms as a fundamental individual freedom. The year before the
ratification of the federal Bill of Rights, Pennsylvania's protections were made
even stronger, by adding the clear and unequivocal phrase, "shall not be
questioned ." The language, in Article I, Section 21, has carried through
since that time: "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of
themselves and the State shall not be questioned."
Eichelberger noted: "My legislation would make it clear
that the Commonwealth will not assist the federal government in watering down
individual rights protected by its constitution. The bill would prohibit the
use of any state or local resources, including personnel, buildings, and
equipment, to enforce any new federal restriction on the purchase or ownership
of any firearms and accessories which are currently legal products in
Pennsylvania."
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Monsanto Charged With Using USPatent Laws to Control Staple Crop Seeds A.V. KREBS / The Agribusiness Examiner i.389, 19jan05
NORTHERN PLAINS RESOURCE COUNCIL: A study released today by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Food Safety meticulously documents one biotech company's use of U.S. patent laws to control staple crop seeds.
The report follows the introduction of the Farmer Protection Act at the 2005 Montana Legislature. Sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Jon Tester (Dem.-Big Sandy), the Farmer Protection Act would shield Montana wheat farmers from unfair lawsuits like those described in the report. A hearing on the bill will take place on February 4th before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
KEY FINDINGS:
To date, Monsanto Corp. has filed 90 lawsuits in 25 states involving 147 American farmers and 39 small businesses or farm companies. Monsanto has set aside an annual budget of $10 million and 75 full-time staff devoted solely to investigating and prosecuting farmers. The largest recorded judgment favorable to Monsanto documented by the report was $3,052,800 Monsanto has received $15,253,602.82 in total recorded judgments to date. According to the report, Monsanto's efforts to prosecute farmers fall into three categories: investigations of farmers; out-of-court settlements; and litigation against farmers accused of patent infringement or "breach of contract."
Companies that patent genetically engineered seeds own the right to the technology contained in each seed. Farmers who purchase genetically engineered seeds must sign Technology Use Agreements that specifically shield the patent company from liability for accidental contamination or other adverse impacts. The effect of these agreements is to pit farmer against farmer when conflicts arise.
The Farmer Protection Act (SB 218) aims to shield Montana wheat farmers from undue liability for genetically engineered wheat damages. The bill would also prevent patent-holding companies from suing farmers for patent infringement if genetically engineered wheat drifts across property lines and is found on the land of farmers who did not intentionally grow it. [January 13, 2005]
THE AGRIBUSINESS EXAMINER January 19, 2005, Issue #389 Monitoring Corporate Agribusiness From a Public Interest Perspective EDITOR\PUBLISHER; A.V. Krebs


The unhealthy eating patterns and obesity among women in the U.S. are indicated by changes in biomarkers, such as insulin, lipoproteins, and estradiol, that are risk factors for breast cancer and cardiovascular diseases. This article models the inter-relations among diet, serum insulin, estradiol, and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) concentrations, plasma LDL and HDL cholesterol, and net triglyceride concentrations, using the data at baseline and 12 mo on 379 and 615 postmenopausal women in the Control and Intervention groups, respectively, of the Women's Health Trial: Feasibility Study in Minority Populations. Subjects in the Intervention group received detailed advice over a period of 1 y for reducing fat intakes and increasing the consumption of whole grains and fruits and vegetables. The main findings were that there were significant differences between the Control and Intervention groups in the changes from baseline to 12 mo in LDL and HDL cholesterol and SHBG concentrations. Second, using a comprehensive random effects modeling framework, the ratio of fiber to energy intake was significantly associated (P < 0.05) with lower insulin and triglyceride levels, and with a higher HDL cholesterol concentration in the Intervention group. Third, the subjects' waist-to-hip ratio and BMI were significantly associated with insulin, SHBG, LDL and HDL cholesterol, and triglyceride concentrations. Fourth, insulin levels were significantly negatively associated with SHBG and HDL cholesterol, and positively associated with LDL cholesterol, triglyceride, and estradiol concentrations. Overall, weight loss, especially around the waist, and increased fiber intakes are likely to be beneficial for lipid, cholesterol, and hormone profiles of U.S. women.


Introduction This chapter begins by noting that the ambiguity of religious traditions on the issue of peace and violence has been recognized and analyzed by scholars since the 1990s. However, these studies are of a general nature, and what is lacking are studies that deal comprehensively with specific religions. This study is therefore meant to begin addressing this lacuna by examining Judaism. The chapter then moves on to explaining why the format of dual readings has been chosen. This chapter also provides definitions for peace and violence as a basis of discussion for the rest of the book. Included in these definitions is the recognition that violence and peace are categories that involve not just immediate and direct physical interactions between human beings but also more indirect interactions that affect the well-being of an individual or community over a lengthy period of time.
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Three historians here team up for a worthy, demanding foray into the battle over the academy, taking on "both the relativists on the left and the defenders of the status quo ante on the right." The authors argue that skepticism and relativism about truth, in science, history and politics, stems from the democratization of American society and higher education. They survey the "heroic model" of science produced in the Enlightenment, the roots of relativism in Hegel, and the influence of Marx, Durkheim and Weber on latter-day historical schools. They tackle the virtuous mythologies of American history, and critiques by progressives like Charles Beard and post-WW II social historians. They also cite 1960s historians of science who launched politicized critiques and postmodernists who attacked claims of objectivity. The authors urge historians to have a "stronger, more self-reflexive and interactive sense of objectivity." In a final chapter addressing "political correctness" and multiculturalism, the authors sensibly call for a middle ground, but diminish their message with a paucity of models. Appleby teaches at UCLA, Hunt at the University of Pennsylvania and Jacob at Manhattan's New School for Social Research.


A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Weakening of the wall of the aorta (the largest blood vessel in the body leading away from the heart) causing enlargement in its diameter. Usually due to atherosclerosis. Rupture can be fatal. Large aneurysms are repaired by vascular surgeons. Acid Reflux The spillage of stomach acid into the esophagus (tube leading from throat to stomach). Can be due to a hiatus hernia. Long term cases can lead to injury or cancer of the esophagus. Adrenal Gland Gland located on each kidney responsible for the release of adrenalin. Allergy Desensitization Shots Repeated injections of the substance responsible for an allergic reaction in gradually increasing concentration. Usually performed by an allergist. Anemia Reduced number of red blood cells in the blood. Appendicitis Inflammation of the appendix. May lead to rupture of the appendix if not treated with appendectomy. Arrhythmia Abnormal or uncoordinated beating of the heart. Many different types and severities. Can reduce heart function and increase risk of stroke. Arterial Bypass Grafting Used for treatment of vascular insufficiency, particularly of the legs. The athero–sclerotic artery segment is bypassed using vein graft or artificial blood vessel material. Arteritis A disorder of the immune system which causes inflammatory changes in blood vessels. Can lead to stroke. May occur with rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. Arthroscopy Placement of a camera into a joint, the knee and shoulder are common locations, to detect and repair injuries to ligaments, remove free bodies, and inspect internal joint structure. Asthma Increased sensitivity of airways to immune system stimulation, causing wheezing, airway constriction and reduced ability to breathe in severe cases. Atherosclerosis “Hardening of the arteries” caused by deposits (plaques) of cholesterol and fats in the walls of arteries. This may result in reduced blood flow.


Date of this Version 11-2011
Abstract We quantified seed production and viability, floral herbivory and fungal infection on blowout penstemon (Penstemon haydenii S. Watson), an endangered species of the Nebraska Sandhills, USA, in order to determine the potential for perpetuation of this, and possibly other short-lived, rare perennials of fragmented habitats. Over three years, the number of seeds per infructescence averaged 518 (SE 29.01). Plants produced an average of 1398 seeds. Seed viability of 38% reduced reproductive potential to 531 viable seeds per plant. Plants in multiple blowout sites in two counties were assigned to one of four treatments: insecticide, fungicide, both, or neither (control). Insect herbivore damage varied between site-year combinations, but was not successfully reduced by treatments. For example, grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Suborder Caelifera) caused high levels of herbivory at the Hooker County sites in 2007. All three non-control treatments reduced visible signs of fungal occurrence, except in Hooker County in 2006. However, total seed number per plant, seed weight, and seed viability were similar among treatments, suggesting fungal attack did not reduce fecundity. The main difference observed was significant variation in each of these parameters of plant performance among site-year combinations. Consequently, we conclude that site-specific conditions are important to blowout penstemon regeneration.