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Donald Trump highlighting immigrant crime, border and Hillary Clinton in Texas
Peggy Fikac Aug. 23, 2016 Updated: Aug. 24, 2016 9:07 a.m.
Donald Trump highlighting immigrant crime, border and...
1of45Jean McNeil gestures as she portrays Hillary Clinton with her husband Stan playing Bill at the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
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Donald Trump should start speaking soon in Austin. Supporters lined up hours in advance. More at 10 on @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/WfFLt Robert Arnold @kprcrobert Donald Trump should start speaking soon in Austin. Supporters lined up hours in advance. More at 10 on @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/WfFLtVjOMNVjOMNPhoto: Twitter
3of45Supporters for Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump file into the Moody Theater for a town hall with Trump and Fox News on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Demonstrators from the Texas Democratic Party along with other individuals chanted at Trump supporters as they filed their way into the theater. Along with the town hall meeting, Trump made an appearance for a fundraiser and rally in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
4of45Demonstrators and supporters of Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump hold signs showing opposing views of the him outside the Moody Theater where Trump and Fox News holds a town hall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Demonstrators from the Texas Democratic Party along with other individuals chanted at Trump supporters as they filed their way into the theater. Along with the town hall meeting, Trump made an appearance for a fundraiser and rally in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
5of45A motorcycle procession appears near the Moody Theater leading Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump to a town hall meeting with Fox News in Austin on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Demonstrators from the Texas Democratic Party along with other individuals chanted at Trump supporters as they filed their way into the theater. Along with the town hall meeting, Trump made an appearance for a fundraiser and rally in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
6of45Demonstrators crowd a street corner near Lavaca and 6th Streets awaiting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to appear for his fundraising event in Austin on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Demonstrators from the Texas Democratic Party along with other individuals gathered to oppose Trump's presence in Austin and to advocate for Hillary Clinton in the upcoming presidential election. Along with the fundraiser, Trump made an appearance at a town hall meeting and rally in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
7of45Carl Deckard (left) plays his trombone as demonstrators crowd a street corner near Lavaca and 6th Streets awaiting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to appear for his fundraising event in Austin on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Demonstrators from the Texas Democratic Party along with other individuals gathered to oppose Trump's presence in Austin and to advocate for Hillary Clinton in the upcoming presidential election. Along with the fundraiser, Trump made an appearance at a town hall meeting and rally in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
8of45Sylvia Servin (left) and Jamileth Ortega join other demonstrators at a street corner near Lavaca and 6th Streets awaiting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to appear for his fundraising event in Austin on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Demonstrators from the Texas Democratic Party along with other individuals gathered to oppose Trump's presence in Austin and to advocate for Hillary Clinton in the upcoming presidential election. Along with the fundraiser, Trump made an appearance at a town hall meeting and rally in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
9of45Robert Morrow, Chairman of the Travis County Republican Party (left) exchanges words with a woman entering the Moody Theater for a taping of a town hall with Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump and Fox News in Austin on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Despite Morrow's party affiliation, he has taken issue with Trump running for office. Demonstrators from the Texas Democratic Party along with other individuals chanted at Trump supporters as they filed their way into the theater. Along with the town hall meeting, Trump made an appearance for a fundraiser and rally in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
10of45Demonstrator Anne Marie Love of Austin holds signs and chants "We build bridges, we don't build walls" toward a line of Trump supporters entering the Moody Theater for a town hall with the Republican Presidential candidate and Fox News on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Demonstrators from the Texas Democratic Party along with other individuals chanted at Trump supporters as they filed their way into the theater. Along with the town hall meeting, Trump made an appearance for a fundraiser and rally in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
11of45A group of women entering Moody Theater in Austin to take part in a town hall meeting with Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump appear amused while holding signs toward demonstrators on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Demonstrators from the Texas Democratic Party along with other individuals chanted at Trump supporters as they filed their way into the theater. Along with the town hall meeting, Trump made an appearance for a fundraiser and rally in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
12of45Demonstrator Anne Marie Love of Austin gestures the peace sign and chants "We build bridges, we don't build walls" toward a line of Trump supporters entering the Moody Theater for a town hall with the Republican Presidential candidate and Fox News on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Demonstrators from the Texas Democratic Party along with other individuals chanted at Trump supporters as they filed their way into the theater. Along with the town hall meeting, Trump made an appearance for a fundraiser and rally in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
13of45the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
14of45Is Trump, shown here in Travis County in August, a liar? Depends on your definition of lying.Photo: TOM REEL /SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
15of45Donald Trump speaks at the Travis County Expo Center during the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
16of45Donald Trump rouses the crowd at the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
17of45A heckler tries to shout down Donald Trump at the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
20of45Donald Trump exits to applause at the Travis County Expo Center for a rally on Aug. 23. His candidacy was successful because of a deep vein of populism he mined.Photo: Tom Reel /San Antonio Express-News
21of45Vendor Ted McRae sells a cap to Bear County Republican Vera Mendoza just off the bus as Donald Trump supporters, arriving early in the day, wait outside the gates of the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
23of45Vendor Ted McRae sells a cap to Bear County Republicans just off the bus as Donald Trump supporters, arriving early in the day, wait outside the gates of the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
24of45Sister Rhonda Freberia (left) and Sandy Blake use an umbrella for shade as Donald Trump supporters, arriving early in the day, wait outside the gates of the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
25of45Vendor Shannon Mendoza sells buttons as Donald Trump supporters, arriving early in the day, wait outside the gates of the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
26of45Donald Trump supporters, arriving early in the day, applaud a statue of a soldier brough by in a truck as they wait outside the gates of the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
27of45John West from San Marcos with Donald Trump supporters, arriving early in the day, waits outside the gates of the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
28of45Steve Edmonson and Doc Borron (right) with Donald Trump supporters, arriving early in the day, wait outside the gates of the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
29of45Donald Trump supporters, arriving early in the day, wait outside the entrance gates of the Travis County Expo Center in the mid day heat for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
30of45Vendors sell campaign material as Donald Trump supporters, arriving early in the day, wait outside the gates of the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
31of45Mike Bates waves the flag with Donald Trump supporters, arriving early in the day and waiting outside the gates of the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
33of45A worker spreads signs on the seating in preparation for Donald Trump's appearance at the Travis County Expo Center for a 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
36of45Donald Trump supporters, arriving early in the day and waiting outside the gates of the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
38of45Supporters wait in the stands at the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
39of45Supporters are roused by speakers at the Travis County Expo Center for the 7:30 p.m. rally of the Republican presidential candidate on August 23, 2016Photo: TOM REEL, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
41of45Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign event at the Travis County Exposition Center in Austin, Texas, Aug. 23, 2016. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)Photo: DAMON WINTER, STF / NYT
42of45Texas Democrat supporters and politicians gather to condemn Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump at a news conference at AFL-CIO offices in Austin on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Trump will make an appearance for a town hall, fundraiser and rally today in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
43of45Texas Democrat supporters including tech-businessman and veteran Joseph Kopser who was formerly a Republican supporter gather to condemn Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump at a news conference at AFL-CIO offices in Austin on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Trump will make an appearance for a town hall, fundraiser and rally today in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
44of45Texas Democrat supporters including Lloyd Doggett, D-TX35 (center) gather to condemn Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump at a news conference at AFL-CIO offices in Austin on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Trump will make an appearance for a town hall, fundraiser and rally today in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
45of45Texas Democrat supporters including Gary Mauro (left) gather to condemn Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump at a news conference at AFL-CIO offices in Austin on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Trump will make an appearance for a town hall, fundraiser and rally today in the Austin area. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
AUSTIN - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump highlighted his evolving immigration plan and pilloried Hillary Clinton at a Tuesday rally where a pumped-up crowd shouted, "Build that wall" and "Lock her up."
"We are going to build the wall, and who's going to pay for the wall?" Trump asked, affirming the crowd's roar of "Mexico."
Trump shared the stage in the Luedecke Arena at the Travis County Exposition Center with women who said their children were killed by undocumented immigrants, and a man who said he saw from his post with the Border Patrol that the country isn't safe.
But Trump's national security plan — particularly his proposal for mass deportation of undocumented immigrants who number in the millions — has appeared to be a work in progress following a weekend meeting with Hispanic advisers.
After saying he wasn't "flip-flopping" on the deportation issue, Trump on Tuesday told Fox News' Sean Hannity before the rally that there could be "a softening" in his proposal to keep from harming people who contribute to society.
It was part of an evolution on immigration by Trump, who a day earlier suggested he would work within existing law and prioritize deporting violent criminals. On Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" Monday, he cited as an example President Barack Obama's ability get "tremendous numbers of people out of the country."
Trump critics were quick to scoff.
"I applaud Donald Trump for actually flip-flopping now on his immigration policy, and coming back to a more moderate tone. I only ask if I can be in the room when his base realizes what he has done to abandon the promise he made to 'em last year," said Joseph Kopser, a veteran, entrepreneur and self-described former Reagan Republican who took part in a Texas Democratic Party news conference kicking off protests of Trump's visit.
In targeting Clinton, Trump repeated his call for a special prosecutor to look into her use of a private email server while secretary of state. He and other Republicans have highlighted messages that they say show donors to her family's charitable foundation got preferential treatment.
"It is a disgrace," said Trump. "Hillary Clinton is totally unfit to hold public office."
A Clinton campaign spokesman has said the Democratic presidential nominee wasn't influenced by donations in taking action as secretary of state. A State Department spokesperson has said there was no impropriety in communications between Clinton Foundation staff and the federal agency.
But the issue of Clinton's honesty was uppermost for some Trump supporters like Dan McNeil, 75, and his friend, Jeane, 70, of Sun City, who were dressed in black-and-white prison strips with "Bill" and "Hillary" nametags.
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"He can be offensive, but better to be offensive than to lie," said Jeane when asked about Trump's incendiary comments. She declined to give her last name, saying, "I've got kids."
"He talks just like me," said McNeil.
Asked what they particularly like about Trump, they said in unison, "He's not a politician."
The crowd included some protesters. Trump dismissively said, "The Bernie protesters were much better." U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders lost the Democratic nomination to Clinton.
The Texas trip was a chance for Trump to scoop up cash at fundraisers for his campaign and the national party where the price of admission ranged from $2,700 per person to $100,000 per couple in Austin and up to $250,000 per couple in Fort Worth. He also took part in the town hall meeting with Hannity, who has offered advice to the candidate, as reported by the New York Times.
His visits to reliably red states like Texas have drawn concern from some who say he has little time to waste as the general election nears and he lags in the polls.
The bombastic candidate has offended people including Hispanics, women and some veterans with his intemperate comments, leading him recently to say he regrets some things he has said.
Some top Republicans worry that his recent campaign leadership shakeup may be coming too late for him to make up ground, and that in any case the independent-minded candidate has proven difficult to steer.
They predict a potential impact stretching far down the ballot, perhaps including in Texas the high-profile re-match between U.S. Rep. Will Hurd and Democrat Pete Gallego, who lost the seat to the Republican and is trying to win it back.
"Fundraising is driving the schedule right now. But it's about time for them to shift to battleground state travel exclusively. The time is too precious and his path to victory is too narrow," said Republican consultant Matt Mackowiak, a Trump critic. "At some point, I don't know what else he can gain from a focus on immigration enforcement. He has those voters already. This isn't a primary."
Jason Miller, senior communications adviser for the Trump campaign, called the Texas fundraisers large and the townhall meeting an important, nationally televised event. Trump will visit the battleground states of Florida and Nevada, plus Iowa, in the coming days, Miller said.
Garry Mauro, Texas point person for Clinton's campaign, suggested Trump is worried over a recent poll showing him leading the Democratic nominee by only 6 percentage points here. The last Democrat who won Texans' vote for president was Jimmy Carter in 1976.
"Trump didn't come to Texas for funsies. He came to Texas because he saw the same poll I saw last week," Mauro said. He added that Hispanics, African-Americans, Asian-Americans and women are "all coalescing behind Clinton. And there ain't enough white males in this state for him to win."
Trinity University political scientist David Crockett said it makes sense for Trump to come to Texas to fundraise and that as for the rally, "I guess, of course, he loves the attention." The townhall simply could be a matter of conveniently fitting the event into his travel schedule, Crockett said.
"I can't imagine there's any larger political calculation because there's no reason to openly campaign in Texas unless the campaign thinks a 6 percent lead in the polls is really, really dangerous," Crockett said. "But if he's worried about Texas, he's got bigger worries."
Texas Democrats slammed not only the GOP nominee but Republican officials in the state who have backed him.
"Most of them, today, are hiding under a rock someplace," said U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Austin. "When you look at the hate that Donald Trump represents — when you look at his comments about Mexicans, about Muslims, about women, even about some of our veterans and the disabled, it begins to take a toll on these people."
A number of state Republican officeholders cited previous commitments for not being able to appear with Trump. They included Gov. Greg Abbott, whose staff said he had an appointment at Brooke Army Medical Center for ongoing treatment of accidental burns; Attorney General Ken Paxton; and Land Commissioner George P. Bush, who is heading the state's victory effort for Republicans.
Others, however, were part of Trump's Tuesday program, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who was on the host committee for the Austin fundraiser along with U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio. In addition, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller spoke at the rally.
"Does their judgment suggest they are so impaired by their desire to benefit from the extremer elements in the Republican Party that they'll do anything and back anyone?" Doggett asked.
Republicans, even those who have been low-key in backing Trump, have said he is a better choice than Clinton. Commissioner Miller, an enthusiastic Trump backer, told the rally he's "all in." When the crowd chanted "Lock her up," he echoed the line one time.
"If we let Hillary Clinton win this election," Miller said, "that's the end of America."


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Toni Morrison is More Hemingway Than Hemingway Himself
On Adverbs: Is Less Really More?
By Ben Blatt
Though it's long been received literary wisdom that adverbs should be used with a more-is-less approach, an in-depth look* at hundreds of canonical titles—sourced from assorted "Great Books" lists—shows us that the standout books indeed rely on fewer adverbs. And even within each author's own works, the books that use the least adverbs have been the most successful.
But there was one more question on my mind: What about the rest of us?
Before I'd be satisfied, I wanted to find out how great writers compare to the average writer when it comes to adverb use or abuse. Do Hemingway's "laws of prose" apply across the whole of the literary universe, from the award winners and bestsellers to the amateurs? I set up one final showdown to find out.
I downloaded more than 9,000 novel-length fan-fiction stories (of 60,000-plus words) from fanfiction.net. This would be my "amateur" group, consisting of all stories written between 2010 and 2014 in the 25 most popular book universes (ranging from Harry Potter to Twilight to Phantom of the Opera to Janet Evanovich's books). People writing stories this long are committed to their work, and many of them are strong writers. But on average, they're not at the level of the bestsellers or the award winners of the literary world. So I compared the fan-fiction sample to all of the books that have ranked number one on the New York Times bestseller list since 2000, and also to the 100 most recent winners of major literary awards.*
When set side by side, the difference is clear. The median fan-fiction author used 154 -ly adverbs per 10,000 words, which is much higher than either of the professional samples. The 300-plus megahits in the bestseller category averaged just 115 -ly adverbs per 10,000 words. And the 100 award winners have a median of 114 -ly adverbs. It's not an apples-to-apples comparison, but the novels that sell well in bookstores come in with 25% fewer adverbs than the average novel that amateur writers post online. Less than 12% of all number one bestsellers had more than 154 adverbs, even though half of all fan fiction does.
The results of this chapter are one half common sense and one half mind-blowing.
Most writers and teachers will tell you that adverbs are bad. This is not a controversial stance to take. In many ways, the statistics presented above are just a confirmation of what we already knew.
But the fact that their use is somehow correlated with quality on a measurable level—even when just the best writers are being examined—is still shocking. It might not be a surprise that some beginner writers use adverbs as a crutch more often than professional writers, and that these traits may sometimes be noticeable. But even when looking at the life's work of the best writers, the effect is present.
A statistical correlation, of course, does not imply causation. Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby used 128 adverbs per 10,000 words while his lesser-known The Beautiful and Damned used 176. If you picked up The Great Gatsby and stuck in 200 more adverbs, a bit less than one a page, it would have a higher rate than The Beautiful and Damned. Would this version of the book still be celebrated? What if you trimmed down the adverbs from The Beautiful and Damned? Would Leonardo DiCaprio be ready to suit up for the role of Anthony Patch?
The answer of course is that it's not so simple. Adverb rate alone could not have such a direct impact on the success of a book. There are thousands and thousands of other aspects of writing in play. The Hemingway adverb stereotype may be true, but there are notable counterexamples—authors who have written successful books when increasing their adverb usage. Nabokov's Lolita, for instance, has more adverbs than any of his other eight English novels.
One possible explanation for the overall trend we're seeing is that adverbs are an indicator of a writer's focus. An author writing with the clarity needed to describe vivid scenes and actions without adverbs, taking the time to whittle away the unnecessary words, might also be spending more time and effort making the rest of the text as perfect as possible. Or if one has a good editor, these words may be weeded out.
The "focus" hypothesis finds some support from the true master of writing without adverbs. And it's not Hemingway.
The numbers revealed an overlooked champion. Combing through a large number of authors, there was but one author on the list of "greats" who outdid Hemingway: Toni Morrison. She may be a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner just like Hemingway, but her place at the height of concise writing isn't often cited in English classrooms. Her adverb rate of 76 edges out Hemingway's 80, and puts her well ahead of others like Steinbeck, Rushdie, Salinger, and Wharton.
Morrison has said in multiple interviews that she doesn't use adverbs. Why? Because when she's writing at her best, she can do without: "I never say 'She says softly,'" Morrison tells us. "If it's not already soft, you know, I have to leave a lot of space around it so a reader can hear that it's soft."
There you have it. And while I have no hard evidence that the logic of adverb usage carries over to wacky statistics-based prose, I went through the text of this chapter to search for -ly adverbs after writing 5,000 words on how awful they were. I found that in most cases they were unneeded. They often blunted the impact of my sentences. I deleted all -ly adverbs that were not used when quoting or citing others.
As a result, if you excuse the ones in quotes, you will find no -ly adverbs in this chapter. This makes for a usage rate of 0 per 10,000 that would rank this text ahead of (or tied) with all other texts ever written. Does that make this chapter, regardless of content, a step above average? Here we've found the limits of our statistics. But when trying to write standout prose, it can't hurt to deliberately
avoid the troublesome part of speech.
*As shown in the first chapter of Nabokov's Favorite Word is Mauve.
From Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve: What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own Writing by Ben Blatt. Used with permission of Simon & Schuster. Copyright 2017 by Ben Blatt.
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Ben Blatt is a writer and statistician. He is the co-author of I Don't Care if We Never Get Back and the author of Nabokov's Favorite Word is Mauve.
Concepción and the Baby Brokers
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Baby Snatcher Concepción's idea was to give the jaladores just one baby. Think about it. Is a woman not overblessed with...

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Nick is studying to be a Nurse. Knowing that I was likely one of Nick's first clients with Spastic Cerebral Palsy, I was "geared up" to educate and dispel any potential misconceptions he might have about my disability. From our first meeting, however, I knew that Nick and I would be able to successfully work together. Nick displayed a true openness and a genuine respect for me. I knew quickly that Nick possessed the complementary skills and foundations in fitness that I needed.
My trainers in turn have learned how to prompt me about where and when to expect a specific physical response. The dialogue and problem-solving helps me to bridge gaps that happen when typical approaches do not quite work out as expected — often due to spasticity, muscle fatigue, or other factors related to my disability.
We are problem-solving as we are talking. Verbal problem-solving is one technique that I used to invite Nick to engage in active conversation with me. I also repeatedly shared the vision I have about walking without assistive devices full-time. I shared other effective methods that have shown positive results. See: Stepping in the Right Direction.
I similarly shared what has not worked during the nine years that I have been involved with fitness professionals. I highlight both the challenges and the progress in my journey to walk without assistive devices. I have asked my newest trainer, Nick Elia, to now share his thoughts about our initial work together.
[i] Fazio, Sam. "The Individual Is the Core-And Key-To Person-Centered Care." Generations. American Society of Aging. 2013.
[ii] Derry, S. J., Schunn, C. D., & Gernsbacher, M. A. (Eds.). (2005). Interdisciplinary Collaboration: An Emerging Cognitive Science. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Outstanding piece on the importance of personal trainers and health care professionals. It is so important to set goals and follow through with them. Healthcare professionals can help keep you focused. They play an important role for anyone wanting to achieve and succeed with physical activity development.
Thank you for your comments! I endorse person-centered approaches because the premise is individual preferences, needs, and choices are at the heart of the planning Here is a great resource on the topic of person-centered planning — http://www.pacer.org/transition/learning-center/independent-community-living/person-centered.asp. The website offers links to some other resources and tools.
Thank you for your comments! I endorse person-centered approaches because the premise is individual preferences, needs, and choices are at the heart of the planning . Here is a great resource on the topic of person-centered planning — http://www.pacer.org/transitio…. The website offers links to some other resources and tools.


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5 Flowers You Didn't Know Were Green
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This Saturday – March 17th – is St. Patrick's Day, everyone's favorite excuse to wear green and advertise their Irish heritage. Because we're concerned equally with preventing you from being pinched and with educating you on all things floral and garden-related, here are five flowers you (probably) didn't know came in a green variety.
Green Carnation: If you Google Green Carnation, you're likely to return results about Oscar Wilde and some 90's heavy metal band from Norway. Nonetheless, carnations do grow in the wild and, since the 20th century, the green varieties have been a sort of symbol of St. Patrick's day. Fun fact: Oscar Wilde started the trend and he is – actually – Irish. But don't limit the green carnation's use to holiday decor. The flower makes a stunning addition to any flowerbed or bouquet.
Bells of Ireland: It's no surprise that these tall, summer flowering annuals symbolise luck. After all, that's what the Irish are famous for, right? What you might not expect, however, is that they aren't native to Ireland. Instead, they hail from Turkey and the Greater Middle East. Despite their origins, Bells of Ireland can be grown anywhere with full sun exposure and limited exposure to frost. Top tip: plant them between now and April for the best results.These flowers can grow up to four feet tall!
Zinnia 'Envy': Traditionally seen in warmer shades like pink, red, and purple, zinnias are a favorite of garden connoisseurs. Unlike the first two on our list, a green zinnia is a bright shade of green, almost the color of a lime. While zinnias need a lot of sun and crave warm weather (two things not synonymous with the UK) it's not impossible to grow them in your own garden. Our experts recommend waiting until it's warm enough to have dinner outside before you plant these full, rounded flowers.
Green-flowered Orchid: Known for their beauty and sense of mystery, the orchid makes the perfect potted plant for inside the home and can be seen growing wild between May and September. When most people think of orchids, they think of tropical forests, but you'll be pleased to know that over 50 species of orchids grow naturally in Britain. Unfortunately, the green cymbidium orchid is not one of the those 50. This lettuce-colored flower, with hints of red at its center, is truly breathtaking, albeit quite a rare find.
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Rosa Chinensis Viridiflora: Unlike some of the other brightly colored roses you'll find in kitchy bouquets, the green rose is real. By that we mean that it's not dyed. It's grows naturally and has been doing so for a very, very long time, some say since the 1700's. We have to warn you, though: it doesn't look like a traditional rose. Instead, it resembles a thistle. Britain has a special connection to the green rose as it was a UK company – Bembridge & Harrison – that was among the first to sell this highly unusual flower.
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Games involve activities that are both constructive and destructive. Both are crucial for learning and stimulating the brain. Children break open their toys and then re-assemble them, which is important for motor skills.
Considering the importance of play time in the life of children, Bengaluru-based organization Samam Vidya is starting an inclusive summer fun camp in April. The camp is being held in collaboration with Tinkerama, an initiative that promotes creativity by designing electronics and coding based toys.
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Wilkes University Opens Norman Mailer Room With Reception Oct. 10
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Room in E.S. Farley Library is Replica of Pulitzer Prize-winning Writer's Study
Wilkes University becomes the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer's personal collection of manuscripts and memorabilia when a reception opens the Norman Mailer Room and Collection on Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. in the E.S. Farley Library. The event kicks off the Norman Mailer Society annual conference, "Mailer on Politics, Public Life, and Pop Culture," which runs Oct. 10-12. Mailer, who died in 2007 at 84, was the founding chair of Wilkes' Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program's advisory board. The event will be attended by several members of Mailer's family.
A room that is a replica of Mailer's last study in his Provincetown, Mass., home has been created in the Farley Library. It includes some of his private library, manuscripts and revisions dating from 1984 as well as his studio furniture.
Items from the collection on display include bookshelves and Mailer's wooden writing desk and wooden swivel chair with several cushions. A bright green sign with the word "Bellevue" on it, which Mailer kept as a reminder of the 17 days he was confined in the ward of Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, is prominently displayed.
Other donated items in the collection include Mailer's entire 4,000-volume library from his home in Brooklyn, N.Y., and the contents of his third-floor study in his second home in Provincetown, which was donated to Wilkes by the Mailer Center in 2018. J. Michael Lennon, Wilkes professor emeritus and co-founder of the graduate creative writing program at the University, is Mailer's official biographer. He and his wife, Donna Lennon, donated a large collection of Mailer's manuscripts. Mailer's daughter, Danielle, and and Peter McEachern donated a six-foot-by-six-foot portrait of her father by noted Cape Cod painter Nancy Ellen Craig. It is the only painting that Mailer ever posed for over his long life.
Along with the donations by the Mailer Center and the Lennon family, Lawrence Schiller, noted American photojournalist, film producer, director and screenwriter and friend of Mailer also contributed to the collection.
A separate room named for Mailer is established in the Farley Library and houses Mailer's citations for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. The room contains his awards, signed editions of his many books and other memorabilia.
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For more information visit, https://projectmailer.net/pm/Norman_Mailer_Society/Conference/2019_Wilkes-Barre,_PA.
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Unnatural Disasters
The number of people seeking refuge as a result of environmental disaster is set to increase dramatically over the coming years. Ironically, given current attitudes, we in Britain will resist accommodating them, and yet they will have become refugees as a direct result of the way we in the west live. Global warming - more than war or political upheaval - stands to displace millions. And climate change is being driven by our fossil fuel-intensive lifestyles.
Though they have no official status, environmental refugees are already with us. They are people who have been forced to flee their homes because of factors such as extreme weather, drought and desertification. There are already more of them than their "political" counterparts - 25 million, according to the last estimate, compared to around 22 million conventional refugees at their highest point in the late 1990s. By 2050, mostly due to the likely effects of global warming, there could be more than 150 million.
In 2001, 170 million people were affected by disasters, 97% of which were climate-related, such as floods, droughts and storms. In the previous decade more than 100 million suffered drought and famine in Africa, a figure likely to increase with global warming. Many times more were affected by floods in Asia.
According to one study, at least five small island states are at risk of ceasing to exist. There are several serious unanswered questions. What will happen to the exclusive economic zones of such countries, and what status will their populations have? Where whole nations become uninhabitable, should they have new lands carved out for them? Or should they become the first true world citizens? If there is no state left, how can the state protect its citizens?
Sea level rise in the range expected by the intergovernmental panel on climate change would devastate the Maldives. Without real international legal protection, their people could become resented minorities in Sri Lanka, itself threatened, or India, with its own problems. On the small South Pacific island of Tuvalu, people already have an ad hoc agreement with New Zealand to allow phased relocation. Up to 10 million could be displaced in the Philippines, millions more in Cambodia, Thailand, Egypt, China, across Latin America - the list goes on.
The effects of these population movements are likely to be highly destabilising globally unless they are carefully managed. But, in spite of the scale of the problem, no one in the international community, including the UN high commission for refugees (UNHCR), has taken control of the problem. UNHCR says that, institutionally, they are too poor and that environmental refugees should be dealt with at the national level. It's true that most parts of the UN system are underfunded. Ironically this, like global warming, is mostly the fault of wealthy industrialised countries for either not raising or meeting their contributions.
But without action, the countries least responsible for creating the problem stand to carry the largest share of costs associated with environmental refugees. Bangladesh, one of the world's poorest countries, expects to have around 20 million people displaced. Creating new legal obligations to accept environmental refugees would help ensure that industrialised countries accept the consequences of their choices. In certain circumstances, the suggestion that the solution must lie at the national level could be absurd - the national level may be under water.
In the academic community, there has been much quibbling over definitions. Some would exclude environmental refugees from the protection the Geneva convention affords because, they say, recognition would be "unhelpful", overloading the existing refugee apparatus. The alternative, though, is to rely on current humanitarian relief operations that are widely considered inadequate. The convention could, however, already be used in its current form. Refugees are defined as people forced to flee across an international border because of a well-founded fear of persecution, or fear for their lives and freedom due to, among other things, membership of a particular group.
In terms of well-founded fears, drowning, homelessness or starvation would seem to fit the bill. In terms of membership of a particular group, any community or indigenous group similarly prone would also fit. Numerous countries already cannot afford to meet the basic needs of their people. Without proper environmental refugee status, the displaced could be condemned to a national economic and geographical lottery, and to the patchwork availability of resources and application of immigration policies.
There is a wide acceptance that current national policies would not be remotely capable of handling the scale of the problem. The environment can clearly be "a tool to harm". But to fit the argument for refugee status, can the harm be called intentional? Yes, if a set of policies is pursued in full knowledge of their damaging consequences, such as flooding a valley where an ethnic minority might live in a dam-building project.
The causes and consequences of climate change - who is responsible and who gets hurt - are now well understood. Actively disregarding that knowledge would be intentional behaviour. Current US energy plans, for example, will increase greenhouse emissions 25% by 2010. This is a question of justice in adaptation to climate change. Environmental refugees need to be recognised, and the problem managed before it manages us.
Published Wednesday, October 15th, 2003 - 05:46am GMT
Andrew Simms is policy director at the New Economics Foundation.
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Q: Integrating a power series proof
So I began with using the hint and got to $f(x) - \sum_{n=?}^{\infty} a_nx^n$ But I have a question about the ? in the sum obviously. Because it's been differentiated, do we have to increase the index to $1$ or can we keep it at $n = 0$ since it's $x^n$ in the sum?
As a follow-on if "$?$" does equal to 0 then clearly $g'(x) = 0$. But I'm not sure how this helps with the proof, as all this tells us is that there are $a,b \in (-R,R)$ s.t. $\frac{g(b)-g(a)}{b-a}=0$. Is this true for all $a,b \in (-R,R)$ implying that $g(x)=0$ for all $x$ thus finishing the proof?

A: The index of the sum is just a notational decision; you can change the indexing, but be sure you know what you're doing, and that the result is the same.
For instance, before you differentiated, you had
$$
a_0 \dfrac{x^1}{1} + a_1 \dfrac{x^2}{2} + a_2 \dfrac{x^3}{3} \dots
$$
and afterward,
$$
a_0 x^0 + a_1 x^1 + a_2 x^2 \dots
$$
Is this the same as $\sum_{n=0} a_n x^n$?
For the other part of your question, "If $n=0$" only describes one term related to $g$; that is, it isn't a global condition or hypothesis that you need to explore.
Here's what I think you want to do here: suppose for contradiction that $F \neq \tilde F$. It is clear that $F(0) = \tilde F(0)$, so assume there is some other point $a$ such that $F(a) \neq \tilde F(a)$, then apply the mean value theorem to get a contradiction (you know that $g' \equiv 0$).

A: I always was annoyed by Calculus textbooks that teach to adjust the index when differentiating a power series. Because it's really unnecessary... if we're going to assume $0^0=1$, then why not go ahead and assume $0^{-p}=0$ too?
$$
\frac{d}{dx}\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} c_nx^n
  =
\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}c_n(nx^{n-1})
  =
c_n(0x^{-1}) +
\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}c_n(nx^{n-1})
  =
\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}c_n(nx^{n-1})
$$
In your case it doesn't even matter: the first term of $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}a_n\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1}$ has power $1$, not $0$. So the derivative is indeed $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}a_nx^n$ (and $\sum_{n=1}^\infty$ would be incorrect).

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Clean coal helps APEC economies address energy
Coal is one of the world's major energy sources. However, it's also one that's synonymous with pollution and emissions. Researches have for years been looking to see if it can be used in a clean and environmentally-friendly way. Can we in some way reduce the harmful pollutants that coal produces? The answer is yes. This is Ninghai Power Plant in east China's Zhejiang Province.
It's one of the world's first power plants to adopt ultra critical coal-fired power generation technology, which helps the plant greatly reduce its dirty pollutants and emissions. More than two-thirds of the coal produced in the Asia-Pacific region is used in power generation. China has historically been a major contributor to that. By last October, three-quarters of its coal-fired power plants had reached the very strict emissions standards set by the government.
"When you look at the development work to make power plant more efficient, some of the most innovative and exciting work is going on in China," said Dr. Andrew Minchener OBE, general manager of Clean Coal Center from the International Energy Agency. "China has the toughest emission standard in the world and most power plants in China could meet it. Others failing to meet it are being closed down. So I see China as a role model in many respects," he added. "And now China is willing to share the technologies and policies that it has adopted with other economies across the world."
"You have five power companies, each has very good technologies now. I think on the clean coal technology side, they are now nearly the best in the world, " said Mike Ando, Researcher from Japan Coal Energy Center.
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Working with China Energy, the country's largest energy group, APSEC established a joint operation center on clean coal technology – the CCT center – last year, helping to promote technology transfer in this area.
"CCT Center summed up the best Chinese experience on CCT, and compiled textbook, we hope to share information with APEC economies, and also hope to get their requirement and development on CCT development. The aim is to increase energy efficiency and reduce air pollution in the APEC region," said Yu Zheng, director of CCT Joint Operation Center. The ultimate goal is to achieve sustainable development right across the region.
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China is also working to reduce the costs associated with coal-fired power plants. The potential is massive because both the costs and the emissions are lower for coal in terms of power generation than for the likes of gas.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough on floured surface to desired size. Brush pan with olive oil and place dough on pan. Spoon sauce onto dough. Top with meatballs and sprinkle cheese on top. Bake in the middle of your oven for 10-12 minutes, or until dough is cooked and cheese is hot and melted. Garnish with fresh basil if you'd like. Enjoy!
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Chop green onions. 10 minutes before you are ready to serve, heat 2 Tbsp of olive oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add meatballs to olive oil and heat for two minutes while turning meatballs until lightly brown. Add 1 C of water and continue heating over medium heat for 5 minutes or until hot. With a slotted spoon, remove meatballs from pan and place on a plate with teriyaki sauce. Roll meatballs in teriyaki sauce. Place meatballs on serving plate. Sprinkle green onion and sesame seeds atop meatballs - serve with toothpicks. Or for dinner, serve with sides of rice and salad.
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On July 9, 2018 FCYO held a special funder strategy session focused on young people of color leading movements for safety and justice .
Hear lessons learned from young people of color who have been on the forefront of this movement, connecting the symptoms of violence to root causes of injustice. Speakers will include current Youth for Safety and Justice Fund grantees, and young people who planned actions around the March for Our Lives and the National Student Walkouts.
Learn from youth organizing leaders about what it will take to move beyond effective actions, beyond voter engagement, to a full realization of community power.
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There are a few simple requirements to be eligible to become a donor.
As a registered donor you may save someone's life!
Are you already registered with DKMS or another stem cell donor center (with a blood sample or cheek swab)?
*You are allowed to register by the age of 17. You will be considered for the world wide donor search on your 18th birthday.
Have you been diagnosed with a chronic disease or any blood disorder?
Thank you. You can become a donor!
As a registered donor, you give patients hope for a new chance at life.
Take a look at our international locations. Maybe there's a location near you.
Due to medical reasons, you must be between the ages of 17 and 55.
Unfortunately you cannot become a donor.
You must weigh at least 50 kg and your BMI must be under 40.
Do you suffer from one of the following diseases or belong to one of the risk groups below?
If you have questions about the exclusion criteria, please call us at +49-(0)221-940-582-3551.
How to become a stem cell donor?
What happens if you are eligible as a stem cell donor?
Every 35 seconds, someone somewhere in the world is diagnosed with blood cancer. For many people, a stem cell donation from an unrelated donor is their only chance of recovery. The majority of those affected are unable to find a matching donor within their family and must search in the worldwide pool of available donors. However, 4 out of 10 people in need of a stem cell donation globally are unable to find a suitable donor. This is why we need you!
Find out more about the different kinds of blood cancer.
After registration, your tissue type is made available in the global search for potential stem cell donors. If you are found to be a possible match for someone in need of a stem cell donation, DKMS will contact you.
In around 80% of cases, the donation is carried out via peripheral blood stem cell collection. In this method, blood is removed from one arm, run through a machine to separate the stem cells and returned to the other arm.
In around 10% of cases, bone marrow collection is used to collect blood stem cells from the bone marrow at the back of the pelvic bone.
If you receive a message from us indicating that you are a potential match, we will inform you about the next steps in detail. Below, we give you an overview of the stem cell donation process.
You will receive a detailed health questionnaire in order to detect any exclusion criteria – which might mean you are unable to donate your stem cells. This is followed by confirmatory typing, in which a blood sample is analyzed to confirm your tissue type.
Your blood sample is also tested for infectious agents (such as HIV or hepatitis viruses) and other factors. These results are used to determine whether you are a suitable match. From this point on, a personal contact at DKMS will be there to answer any questions you might have about stem cell donation.
Various factors, including the health of the patient, determine whether you will be asked to donate your stem cells. If you are chosen, you should make a final decision regarding your commitment to the patient. After a final health check and consultation at the collection center, you will be asked to sign a consent form for the stem cell donation.
The collection method (peripheral stem cell collection or bone marrow donation) is determined by the treating doctor and is dependent on both your health and the health of the patient. All expenses will be covered and DKMS is there to help every step of the way.
Approximately one week before your donation appointment, the patient will begin chemotherapy and sometimes radiotherapy, in order to prepare their body for the stem cell donation. At this point in time, withdrawing from the donation procedure would have life-threatening consequences for the patient.
We are happy to help you if you have any questions about stem cell donation.
The donor will receive injections of a naturally occurring growth hormone (G-CSF) for five consecutive days prior to the collection, in order to stimulate the production of stem cells in the blood. The process is a non-surgical outpatient procedure which usually takes around four hours and can be spread over two days. The donor can usually return to work within one or two days.
Peripheral blood stem cell collection has been used in medicine since 1988 and was further developed by DKMS for use in stem cell donation since 1996. Donors may experience flu-like symptoms from the injections of the growth hormone (G-CSF), but these should subside within a few days and there are no known long-term side effects from either the donation procedure or the injections.
General anaesthetic is used for this method, in which a needle is inserted in the skin over the pelvic bone, in order to remove approximately one litre of liquid marrow containing blood stem cells. The process itself takes around one hour and a two night stay in hospital, meaning the donor can usually return to work within one week.
With bone marrow collection, any risks are associated to the general anaesthetic rather than the collection itself. Donors may experience local pain from the procedure, but usually fully recover within one week with no long-term side effects. Furthermore, donors undergo a full health test before donation, to ensure they are healthy and able to donate.


Will Leitch is learning how to play golf, but he's finding it isn't easy. If he's learned anything thus far, it's that fitness is very, very important.
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ISRCTN - ISRCTN15485068: The effect of oral high micro nutrient nutritional supplements on lipid profile in under weight hypertensive pregnant women.
The effect of oral high micro nutrient nutritional supplements on lipid profile in under weight hypertensive pregnant women.
Pre-eclampsia is one of the major complications of pregnancy. The occurrence of pre-eclampsia is high in Pakistan and as a developing country we are facing problem of under nutrition. Nutritional supplements are effective at promoting weight gain and increasing energy intake, lSo keeping in mind the efficacy of multiple micronutrient nutritional supplements we design this study. They promote weight gain and increase in energy intake, improves lipid profile and micronutrient status. This study aims is to determine the effect of multiple micronutrient nutritional supplements on cardio-metabolic biomarkers , on appetite, energy intake in pregnant women with high blood pressure and pregnancy outcome and blood sugar and troponin levels in their babies .
Participants are randomly allocated to one of two groups. Those in the first group receive a nutritional supplement once daily, and dietary counseling until 6 months after delivery. Those in the second group only receive dietary counseling.
Both groups attend regular pre-birth appointments and take any prescription advised by their doctor.
Participants have blood and urine samples taken before the intervention, at delivery and at 6 months after delivery.
The birth outcomes are recorded for mother and baby, and the baby has blood samples analyzed at delivery and 6 months after.
The participants may benefit from nutrition supplements to improve their nutritional status. There is no major risk for participants and their babies.
Effects Of Nutritional Supplementation On Cardio-Metabolic Biomarkers In Under-Weight Pre-eclamptic Women; A Randomized Control Trial.
The multiple micronutrient nutritional supplements may have beneficial effect on the cardio metabolic biomarker in preeclampsia and decrease the incidence of cardio metabolic disorders in the women having preeclampsia. It may also improve the outcome of pregnancy.
Participants are identified from antenatal units of tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar and study aims and objectives are explained to them. Each participant is screened for eligibility criteria and if eligible provide informed consent.
Participants are randomly divided into intervention and control groups by computerized randomization using free software (Research randomiser version 3).
Those in the intervention group receive one 75 gram sachet of MAMTA daily (World Food Programme nutritional supplement for underweight pregnant and lactating women) and dietary counselling from above 20 weeks gestation until 6 months after delivery.
Those in the control group receive dietary counselling and both groups attend their regular antenatal visits and any prescription advised by their gynecologists.
After detailed history, each participant comes after overnight fasting at metabolic suit for first experimental trial day and sample collection. The baseline blood sample of 5ml and urine sample is collected under aseptic technique. Blood is processed and stored at -80 oC in cold storage of KMU Lab while urine is used immediately for urinary protein using dipstick method.
Data on appetite questionnaire and 5ml blood sample is obtained on fasting, 30 min after supplementation and placebo drinks, 30 min after breakfast and lunch to see short term impact of supplementation on blood glucose. Insulin levels and insulin resistance is calculated by HOMA (homeostasis modal assessment: fasting glucose X fasting insulin/22.5). Buffet breakfast is served after 60 minutes and lunch after 270 minutes to each participant. Appetite questionnaires are marked at 0, 60, 90, 210, 240, 300, and 330 minutes. Both the groups return home with information about their nutritional supplements (inlcuding routinly prescribed supplements by their doctor during their antenatal checkups if applicable). For those in the intervention group, nutritional supplements are provided after 15 days, and consumption of LNS-PLW and routine prescribed supplements is checked during antenatal check ups.
The second blood and urine sample is collected at the time of delivery from each participant during their post delivery stay in hospital which is routinely 12 hours in case of normal vaginal delivery. Baby cord blood is collected for hr-troponin, blood glucose levels and IGF as baseline. Both the groups are sent home with information about their nutritional supplements and diet plan and for their postnatal follow-ups.
The third blood and urine samples are obtained from all the participants and the second blood sample from their child after 6 months of follow up.
Participant blood is analysed for cardiac biomarkers (total cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein, very low density lipoprotein, Apo A, Apo B, Lpa ) and for metabolic biomarkers (fasting blood glucose, Hba1c, insulin levels, insulin resistance, insulin growth factor). Apo A , Apo B and LPA are measured using electrochemiluminescence technique by Modular E411 Roche. Insulin resistance is measured using formula HOMA (IR) = Fasting glucose * Fasting insulin/22.5. Urine Albumen is detected by dipstick method. Total cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoproteins, low density lipoproteins and very low density lipoproteins are measured by Cobas C11. Insulin, Insulin growth factor and troponin are analyzed by ELISA.
1. Lipid profile is analysed from a blood sample by using cobas C3 analyzer at baseline, delivery and 6 months post-delivery.
2. Apo A , Apo B and LPA measured from a blood sample using electrochemiluminescence technique by Modular E411 Roche at baseline, delivery and 6 months post-delivery.
3. Insulin and insulin growth factor is analysed from a blood sample by ELISA at baseline, delivery and 6 months post-delivery.
4. Insulin resistance is measured using formula (HOMA (IR) = Fasting glucose *Fasting insulin/22.5) at baseline, delivery and 6 months post delivery.
5. Urine Albumen is detected using dipstick method at baseline, delivery and 6 months post-delivery.
6. Patient outcome measures are the mode of delivery (normal vaginal delivery, assisted vaginal delivery, cesarean section) and (full term, premature, stillbirth etc) assessed by reviewing patient notes from the hospital and their medical test at baseline on time of recruitment after 20 weeks of gestation , at their stay in hospital on time of delivery from the mother and their baby and 6 months after delivery from both mother and babies.
7. Hr-troponin and blood glucose levels are analysed from baby cord blood at delivery (baseline) and 6 months.
1. Energy intake is calculated by win diet 2005 software after the intake of supplements.
2. Appetite is measured using validated questionnaires after the intake of supplements.
a. Are you staisfied by MAMMTA?
b. Will you be happy to use MAMMTA in your next pregnancy?
1. Primigravida after 20 weeks of gestation with the sign and symptoms (hypertension, proteinuria and edema) of pre-eclampsia.
2. Female aged 15 to 35 years.
3. Under-weight pre-eclamptic with BMI = <18.5 kg/m2 at first antenatal visit from antenatal record.
2. Past history of hypertension, essential hypertension, diabetes mellitus, renal disorders, liver disorders.
4. Any history of GIT disease, surgery or any eating disorder like bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa and purging disorders.
Planned publication in a high impact peer reviewed journal.
The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are/will be available upon request from Dr Nabila Sher. All the data will be kept in hard form in the locked cabinet of department of Biochemistry Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Khyber Medical University Peshawar and in soft form with the main researcher for five years after completing the study.


 Petanque in Moravia. Guest House Na Lednicke. Accommodation in apartments. Hlohovec, Moravia, Czech Republic.
This traditional French boule game has become very popular with our guests. The rules are extremely simple, but the game itself is very appealing. Anyone can play it! Age, strength or speed are not important.
All you need is a small target ball popularly known as jack or cochonnet (piglet in French) and two (at least) sets of steel balls or boules of different patterns, so that you could tell yours from your opponent's. The game is played on hard dirt or gravel and the court or terrain should be no smaller than 4 by 12 metres. However, it does not need to be ideally flat or level. Occasional bumps and hollows make it less predictable and so much more enjoyable!
First, a coin is tossed to decide which team goes first. Then the player of the starting team throws the cochonnet and the game begins. The players try to get their boules as close as possible to the target. The winning team ends up with their boule closer to the cochonnet.
It may sound simple but it takes good luck and some skill to stop your boule next to the cochonnet. Nothing is decided until the last player throws the very last boule. Remember the bumps and hollows and your opponents who would gladly knock your boule out of their way. Don't despair! If you don't win today, you will certainly win next time. Petanque is first and foremost an enjoyable pastime for friends and family, fun rather than sport.
It is particularly pleasant to play after a good dinner admiring the beauty of a warm leisurely evening with a glass of delicious wine or a French aperitif pastis favored by lots of petanque players.
We do it the right way here, with a proper sort of terrain, reputable OBUT-manufactured boules and famous Ricard pastis. We make sure that you enjoy the jovial spirit of good company, lovely sunshine and excellent Moravian wine.


In this blog I write behind the scene stories that happened to me while on assignment or making a reportage. But I also want to use it to share pictures that have never been part of a reportage or new publications.
Some of the photographs of my ongoing project - Unlicensed Boxing - will be exhibited at the Gallery Opio5 in Montepulciano.
Some time ago I was on assignment for Donna Moderna and I had to take some pictures of Ken Follett interviewed by journalist Jusy Locascio.
The article was on the magazine last week.


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Traditional applications organize their data between two tiers: memory and storage. Emerging persistent memory technologies introduce a third tier. This tier can be accessed like volatile memory, using processor load and store instructions, but it retains its contents across power loss like storage. Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory modules (Intel® Optane™ DC PMM) are high capacity non-volatile dual in-line memory modules (NVDIMMs) that fit in this tier. They will be available in 2019 as part of an Intel® Xeon® processor Scalable family refresh (codename: Cascade Lake).
If you're a software developer who wants to get started early developing software or modifying an application to have persistent memory (PMEM) awareness, you can use emulation for development before Intel Optane DC PMMs are widely available.
This tutorial provides a method for setting up PMEM emulation using regular dynamic random access memory (DRAM) on a physical or virtual machine (VM) with a Linux* kernel version 4.3 or higher. It was developed and tested on a system with an Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2699 v4 processor, 2.2 GHz, on the Intel® Server System R2000WT product family platform, running CentOS* 7.2 with Linux* kernel 4.5.3.
For information about PMEM programming, visit the Intel® Developer Zone Persistent Memory site. There you'll find articles, sample code, links to industry presentations on the topic of PMEM programming, and information about the open source Persistent Memory Development Kit (PMDK). This kit includes developer tools and a set of libraries based on the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) NVM Programming Model.
You don't need to emulate persistent memory during the functional development stage of your project, but beyond that, you will need emulation to avoid the slow performance of msync(2) operations when cache flushing operations have to send data to a traditional storage device. With PMEM emulation, your code will use memory cache flushing instructions, just as it will when Intel Optane DC PMMs are present.
If you will be using PMEM emulation in a VM, follow the instructions in this article inside the VM guest. No work is required on the host system.
If your kernel supports DAX and PMEM, you can skip to the "GRUB Configuration" section of this article to configure memory mapping to DRAM. If not, follow the steps below to modify, build, and install your kernel with DAX and PMEM support.
To configure the proper driver installation, run make nconfig and enable the driver. Per the instructions below, Figures 1 to 5 show the correct setting for Intel Optane DC PMM support in the Kernel Configuration menu.
Figure 1: Set up device drivers.
Figure 2: Set up the NVDIMM device.
Figure 3: Set up the file system for Direct Access support.
Figure 4: Set up for Direct Access (DAX) support.
Figure 5: NVDIMM Support property.
You also need to enable treatment of memory marked using the non-standard e820 type 12 as protected memory. The kernel will offer these regions to the PMEM driver for use as persistent storage.
Figures 6 and 7 show the required change to "Processor type and features" in the Kernel Configuration menu.
Figure 6: Set up the processor to support NVDIMMs.
Figure 7: Enable NON-standard NVDIMMs and ADR protected memory.
Now you are ready to build and install your kernel.
Next, we'll modify the boot configuration file to reserve a memory region for use by the OS as persistent memory. The configuration change is done using GRUB, and the steps vary between Linux distributions.
First, you must identify available physical addresses to reserve. Read the Persistent Memory Wiki trace how_to_choose_the_correct_memmap_kernel_parameter_for_pmem_on_your_system for help with this task. Once you've identified an available address range, proceed with the instructions below.
For example, memmap=4G!12G reserves 4 GB of memory between the 12th and 16th GB. The example below shows how to edit the GRUB file and build the configuration on a CentOS 7.0 BIOS or EFI-based machine.
Figure 8 shows the memmap change to the GRUB file. Note that this example specifies the mapping of four memory regions. Figure 9 shows the output from running grub2-mkconfig.
Figure 8: Define PMEM regions in the /etc/default/grub file.
Figure 9: Generate the boot configuration file based on the GRUB template.
Now reboot the machine, after which you should be able to see emulated devices /dev/pmem0…/dev/pmem3. If you don't see the devices you defined, verify the memmap setting correctness in the GRUB file as shown in Figure 8, followed by dmesg(1) analysis as shown in Figure 10. You should be able to see reserved ranges identified as "persistent (type 12)".
Figure 10: Persistent memory regions are highlighted as (type 12).
The final step in our process is to build file systems with DAX enabled for our persistent devices. To do this, we create an ext4 or xfs filesystem for each device and then mount it using the DAX option. In the example below, we create an ext4 filesystem on /dev/pmem3.
Now files can be created on the freshly mounted partition for use in creating PMDK pools.
Figure 11: Persistent memory blocks.
Now you know how to set up an emulated environment where you can build a PMEM application without actual PMEM hardware, on a physical or virtual machine. We hope the information helps you get started early on the challenging task of converting your application to use persistent memory. Learn more about persistent memory programming at the Intel Developer Zone Persistent Memory site.
Thai Le is the software engineer focusing on cloud computing and performance computing analysis at Intel Corporation.
Usha Upadhyayula is a software ecosystem enabling engineer for Intel memory products.