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John Tyler Swamp Monster Fan Fiction
on October 31, 2018 11:39 am
It's Halloween, and you know what that means—it's time to eat a meal of Halloween candy while you read some spooky but arousing fan fiction about former U.S. president and swamp monster John Tyler! (If you were not aware that President Tyler was an ancient swamp monster, then you have not read our book and you are dead to us.) Enjoy!
Chapter 1: A Romantic Swamp Encounter
Your first thought is that you must have the wrong address.
You are standing at the edge of what appears to be a vacant lot, overrun with weeds and half-submerged in murky water. You look down at your clipboard, and it's printed there clearly, at the top of the page—33 Peat Bog Lane. Then you look back up at the spot where the number "33" has been violently gouged into the trunk of a dead mangrove tree. You give a small shrug. This must be it!
You start out through the waist-high reeds, tucking your clipboard under one arm and using the other to clear a path through the thick vegetation. As the water gets deeper, you start to question again whether you're in the right place. You are just about to give up and call your supervisor when you finally spot the house. It had blended in with the surroundings so well that you didn't see it until you were practically on top of it.
Unlike most houses, this house is underneath a large tree stump, with thick roots trailing down its walls like tentacles. A tall patch of weeds covers the roof and slopes down the far side of the house, so that it's hard to tell where the house ends and the swamp begins. The front wall is dominated by an oversized wooden door, weatherbeaten and covered in what appear to be claw marks.
Think Shrek's house, but more foreboding.
You give a tentative knock on the door, and you're surprised when it swings open immediately. It's almost as if someone had been standing on the other side, waiting. But the strange thing is, no one is standing on the other side. With the door gaping open, all you can see inside is darkness.
"Hello?" you say. You speak loudly, trying to project more confidence than you feel. "I'm the city building inspector. I'm here for our 10 o'clock appointment."
"Please come in," says a voice. It is deep and sibilant, with a thick Southern drawl. "I've been expecting you."
You hesitate, just for a second, and then step into the darkness.
You've barely crossed the threshold when the door slams shut behind you. The sound startles you, and you jump forward—right into someone who must have been standing just inches away from you, invisible in the darkness.
"Excuse me!" you say, taking a quick step backward. Even though you only made contact for a second, your clothes feel noticeably damp.
"The fault is all mine," says the voice, now with a trace of amusement. "I do keep it a little dim in here." You hear a rustling sound, and suddenly the room is illuminated by the flame of a small oil lamp.
The first thing you notice is his tentacles. They extend out from the bottom of his smoking jacket, snaking all the way down to the ground and then curling back up again. One tentacle, long and glistening, is carefully replacing the glass chimney that fits on top of the oil lamp. Your eyes move slowly upward, taking in his narrow waist, his straight shoulders, and his wavy brown hair, which is chin-length and slick with grease. Finally, you meet his eyes. They are bright, yellow, and locked on you—studying you with so much intensity that you blush and have to look away.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," he says smoothly. His thin lips are curled up in a half smile. "My name is President John Tyler."
"Nice to meet you, President Tyler," you say, forcing yourself to meet his eyes again. You hold out your hand, but he doesn't offer you a tentacle to shake, and you feel a little disappointed. There's something hypnotic about the way his scaly skin is shimmering in the dim light, and you have an inexplicable urge to touch it.
More pressingly, though, your hand is still outstretched, which is starting to feel a little awkward. You smoothly cover up for it by making a series of karate chop motions.
"I apologize for the mess in here," he says, casually gesturing toward a pile of animal bones in the corner. "I've been busy packing, and I've fallen behind on my housekeeping."
"I don't see any mess at all," you reassure him, still karate-chopping away. Truthfully, besides the bones, the room is very sparse. There's just a threadbare rug on the floor and a small table where the oil lamp rests. The mud walls are bare except for dark tunnels that branch off in every direction. "You have a beautiful home," you add, because you say this to everyone.
"Yes," he confirms, nodding and looking around. "I'm sad to be leaving it. But you know how it is—a few of the neighbors' cats go missing, and the next thing you know there's an angry mob on your doorstep, waving torches and brandishing pitchforks."
You nod sympathetically, even though you are unable to relate to this problem.
"I'm just going to be checking over a few things today," you say, steering the conversation back to more familiar ground. It's the same spiel you give at the beginning of every inspection, and you know it by heart. "It will take about thirty minutes. You can go back to what you were doing, or you're welcome to follow along behind me."
"That's OK, I trust you," he says, a smile playing at his lips. "When you're finished, you can find me in my office." And with that, he turns and disappears down one of the dark tunnels.
You pick up the oil lamp and start down a random tunnel, feeling a mixture of relief and disappointment. On the one hand, it would have been difficult to focus on your job with a former U.S. president watching you. But on the other hand, you felt inexplicably sad to see him slither away.
You move quickly through the dark web of rooms, sometimes stopping to put down the lamp so you can make a note on your clipboard. These inspections are required by the city anytime someone wants to sells their home, so you've done a lot of them. You know exactly what to look for, and working your way down the familiar checklist relaxes you.
You save the tunnel that President Tyler went down for last. Unlike the others, it has a steep downward grade, and as you descend you can feel your pulse quickening. You clutch your clipboard to your chest, as if to muffle the sound of your heart pounding.
It feels like you've been walking forever when the tunnel finally opens up into a small, round chamber. In the center of the room, President Tyler is sitting behind an enormous wooden desk. He has a feather quill pinched between two of his claws, and he is scribbling away on a piece of what you hope is just leathery parchment. Your dim lamp is the only source of light, and you wonder how he was able to see what he was writing before you arrived.
You look around the chamber, which is more impressive than the any of other rooms you've seen. The rock walls are inlaid with bones to form an intricate mosaic, and the ceiling is so high that you can't see where it ends. You realize that you must be deep underground.
"Is the inspection complete?" President Tyler asks, pulling your attention back to him. He has stopped writing and is looking up at you with that same half-smile on his lips.
"Yes," you say, feeling flustered, and you glance down at your clipboard to gather your thoughts. "I just found a few things that I need to go over with you."
"Please go ahead," he says, giving you a broad smile. You can't help but notice that he has a lot of fangs.
"First, I noticed that all of your smoke detectors are turtle shells with the words 'smoke detector' written on them."
"Ah yes, you caught me," he says, still smiling and not seeming at all chagrined.
"Well, you'll need to replace those with actual smoke detectors."
"Noted," he says, leaning back in his chair and looking amused.
"You'll also need to install carbon monoxide alarms in all of the sleeping areas."
"But I have a canary stationed in every bedroom for that purpose," he says, sitting up straight again with a look of mild indignance.
"I did see that. I also noticed that all of the canaries are dead."
"Oh, are they?" he asks, sounding surprised. "Then I should probably eat them."
"Well…as long as you install carbon monoxide detectors, I guess that's up to you." You scan over your clipboard again. "I think that's everything."
"That should be manageable," he says.
"Just call my office when you've addressed these issues, and we'll mail your inspection certificate within seven to ten business days."
President Tyler stands up from his chair, as if preparing to walk you out. With a rustling of tentacles, he slithers across the top of his desk and drops gently beside you, with a soft, whispering, almost erotic "squish." The two of you start moving back up the tunnel, toward the front door. Walking so close to him, you can feel the damp, clammy chill of his body, and goosebumps run up your spine.
"So where are you moving?" you blurt out. You feel suddenly panicky at the thought that you might never see him again.
"Just to the other side of the swamp," he says, leading you back up the tunnel. "But I'll return here in a hundred years or so, after these cat-loving neighbors have died of natural causes."
"I'm over there all the time," you lie. "Maybe we'll run into each other." You try to think of reasons that you might legitimately go to the other side of the swamp. Hmm…there's a Target over there. You wonder if President Tyler shops at Target.
"That depends," he says, turning to face you. You've reached the front door now, the journey back up the tunnel having gone entirely too quickly.
"Depends on what?" you ask, probably too eagerly.
"On whether or not you lock your windows at night."
Will you have a midnight rendezvous with President Tyler after he breaks into your home? Will he actually install carbon monoxide detectors? Does he shop at Target? Find out in the next chapter of John Tyler Swamp Monster Fan Fiction! (Which I don't actually intend to write. Sorry!)
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import os
import re
from urlparse import urlparse,urlunparse

#3rd party imports
from flask import Flask, request, redirect, url_for, \
render_template,send_from_directory, flash
import requests

#app imports

app = Flask(__name__)
app.config.from_pyfile('upstatus.cfg')

@app.route("/")
def home():
    hostProc=['NoDomain',None]
    return render_template('home.html',hostProc = hostProc )

@app.route('/status', methods = ['POST', 'GET'])
def status():
    hostUrl = None
    if request.method == 'POST':
        hostUrl = str(request.form['field'])

        if Url_Domain_Valid(hostUrl):
            hostProc = urlProcessing(hostUrl)
            return render_template('home.html',hostProc = hostProc )
        else:
            flash ('Please enter a valid Domain Name (Eg: Google.com).')
            return redirect(url_for('home'))
    else:
        return redirect(url_for('home'))

@app.route('/img/glyphicons-halflings.png')
def favicon():
    return send_from_directory(os.path.join(app.root_path, 'img'),
                               'glyphicons-halflings.png', mimetype='image/png')

#returns http status 200 for up and 0 for down and the hostname
def urlProcessing(hostName):

    #url is parsed because the python requests module does not accept just domain.com
    hostUrl = urlparse(hostName)
    hostProcResult = None

    #Try catch has to be optimized so you dont repeat yourself
    try:
        if (hostUrl.scheme == ''):
            #If there is no "http or https in the hostame add it in"
            hostName = "http://"+ hostName
            # if fails exception is raised
            r = requests.get(hostName, timeout=10.00)
        else:
            # if fails exception is raised
            r = requests.get(hostName, timeout=10.00)

        siteStatus = r.status_code

        # For results page, remove 'www' and or 'http/s' prefix from the submitted form
        hostName = re.sub(r'\https?://(www\.)?','',hostName)

        hostProcResult = [hostName,siteStatus]

    except Exception, err:
        siteStatus = 0
        hostName = re.sub(r'\https?://(www\.)?','',hostName)
        hostProcResult = [hostName,siteStatus]
        return hostProcResult
    return hostProcResult

def Url_Domain_Valid(url):

    #Check if url is valid
    regexUrl = re.compile(
                            r'^(?:http|ftp)s?://' # http:// or https://
                            r'(?:(?:[A-Z0-9](?:[A-Z0-9-]{0,61}[A-Z0-9])?\.)+(?:[A-Z]{2,6}\.?|[A-Z0-9-]{2,}\.?)|' #domain
                            r'localhost|' #localhost
                            r'\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})' # ...or ip
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    #Check if domain nam is valid
    regexDomain = re.search(r'^(?=.{4,255}$)([a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-]{,61}[a-zA-Z0-9]\.)+[a-zA-Z0-9]{2,5}$', url)

    if regexDomain is not None:
            return True
    if regexUrl.search(url) is not None:
        return True

    return False

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()

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Cynthia Owsley
Professor of Ophthalmology
owsley@uab.edu
Senior Scientist (C), Integrative Center for Aging Research , School of Medicine
Professor (P), Ophthalmology , School of Medicine
Vice Chairperson, Ophthalmology , School of Medicine
Senior Scientist (C), Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education (COERE) , General Clinical Research Center
Senior Scientist (C), Minority Health & Research Center , General Clinical Research Center
Senior Scientist (C), Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) , General Clinical Research Center
Scientist (C), Alzheimer's Disease Center , Neurology
Assistant Professor (S), Vision Sciences (Retired Org) , School of Optometry
Scientist (C), Vision Science Research Center (Retired Org) , Vision Sciences (Retired Org)
2021 Left Turns by Older Drivers With Vision Impairment: A Naturalistic Driving Study. Innovation in Aging. 5. 2021
2020 Functionally validated imaging endpoints in the Alabama study on early age-related macular degeneration 2 (ALSTAR2): Design and methods. BMC Ophthalmology. 20. 2020
2020 Lifecycles of Individual Subretinal Drusenoid Deposits and Evolution of Outer Retinal Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration 2020
2020 Association of Photopic and Mesopic Contrast Sensitivity in older drivers with risk of motor vehicle collision using naturalistic driving data. BMC Ophthalmology. 20. 2020
2019 The ARMS2 A69S Polymorphism Is Associated with Delayed Rod-Mediated Dark Adaptation in Eyes at Risk for Incident Age-Related Macular Degeneration 2019
2019 Distracted Driving and Risk of Crash or Near-Crash Involvement among Older Drivers Using Naturalistic Driving Data with a Case-Crossover Study Design 2019
2019 Natural History of Drusenoid Pigment Epithelial Detachment Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Report No. 17 2019
2018 Compliance with primary open-angle glaucoma and primary open-angle glaucoma suspect preferred practice patterns in a retail-based eye clinic. Journal of Glaucoma. 27:1068-1072. 2018
2018 Progression of Geographic Atrophy in Age-related Macular Degeneration: AREDS2 Report Number 16 2018
2018 American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bench-to-Bedside Conference: Sensory Impairment and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 66:2052-2058. 2018
2018 Rod-Mediated Dark Adaptation and Macular Pigment Optical Density in Older Adults with Normal Maculas. Current Eye Research. 43:913-920. 2018
2018 Patient satisfaction with care in an urban tertiary referral academic glaucoma clinic in the us. Patient Preference and Adherence. 12:775-781. 2018
2018 Evaluation of a Web-Based Training in Smoking Cessation Counseling Targeting U.S. Eye-Care Professionals. Health Education and Behavior. 45:181-189. 2018
2018 Rehabilitation referral for patients with irreversible vision impairment seen in a public safety-net eye clinic. JAMA Ophthalmology. 136:400-408. 2018
2018 General cognitive impairment as a risk factor for motor vehicle collision involvement: A prospective population-based study. Geriatrics. 3. 2018
2018 Relationship between areas of cognitive functioning on the Mini-Mental State Examination and crash risk. Geriatrics. 3. 2018
2018 Dynamism of dot subretinal drusenoid deposits in age-related macular degeneration demonstrated with adaptive optics imaging 2018
2018 The Alabama VIP older driver study rationale and design: Examining the relationship between vision impairment and driving using naturalistic driving techniques. BMC Ophthalmology. 18. 2018
2018 Effects of age-related macular degeneration on driving performance 2018
2017 Applying RE-AIM to evaluate two community-based programs designed to improve access to eye care for those at high-risk for glaucoma. Evaluation and Program Planning. 65:40-46. 2017
2017 Macular atrophy development and subretinal drusenoid deposits in anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treated age-related macular degeneration 2017
2017 Current shortcomings of camera screening. JAMA Internal Medicine. 177:1539. 2017
2017 ASSOCIATION between VISUAL FUNCTION and SUBRETINAL DRUSENOID DEPOSITS in NORMAL and EARLY AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION EYES 2017
2017 Natural History of Rod-Mediated Dark Adaptation over 2 Years in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration. 2017
2017 Prevalence of undiagnosed age-related macular degeneration in primary eye care. JAMA Ophthalmology. 135:570-575. 2017
2017 Visual sensory and visual-cognitive function and rate of crash and near-crash involvement among older drivers using naturalistic driving data 2017
2017 Self-reported vs state-recorded motor vehicle collisions among older community dwelling individuals. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 101:22-27. 2017
2017 Retinal Pigment Epithelium Degeneration Associated With Subretinal Drusenoid Deposits in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 175:87-98. 2017
2017 Comparison of Bruch's Membrane Opening Minimum Rim Width Among Those With Normal Ocular Health by Race. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 174:113-118. 2017
2017 Reply 2017
2017 Exploring photoreceptor reflectivity through multimodal imaging of outer retinal tubulation in advanced agerelated macular degeneration 2017
2016 Patients' adherence to recommended follow-up eye care after diabetic retinopathy screening in a publicly funded county clinic and factors associated with follow-up eye care use. JAMA Ophthalmology. 134:1221-1228. 2016
2016 Vision and Aging. Annual review of vision science. 2:255-271. 2016
2016 Panretinal Photocoagulation Versus Ranibizumab for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Patient-Centered Outcomes From a Randomized Clinical Trial. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 170:206. 2016
2016 Measuring mean cup depth in the optic nerve head. Computer-Aided Design and Applications. 13:693-700. 2016
2016 Motor vehicle collision involvement among persons with Hemianopia and Quadrantanopia. Geriatrics. 1. 2016
2016 Vision-targeted health related quality of life in older adults: Patient-reported visibility problems in low luminance activities are more likely to decline than daytime activities. BMC Ophthalmology. 16. 2016
2016 Glaucoma and driving: On-road driving characteristics. PLoS One. 11. 2016
2016 Driving eligibility in proliferative diabetic retinopathy. JAMA Ophthalmology. 134:672-673. 2016
2016 ADhd and vision problems in the National Survey of Children's Health. Optometry and Vision Science. 93:459-465. 2016
2016 Prevalence of Subretinal Drusenoid Deposits in Older Persons with and without Age-Related Macular Degeneration, by Multimodal Imaging 2016
2016 Relating Retinal Morphology and Function in Aging and Early to Intermediate Age-related Macular Degeneration Subjects. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 165:65-77. 2016
2016 Characteristics of on-road driving by persons with central vision loss: Learning to drive with a bioptic telescope 2016
2016 Development of a reading accessibility index using the MNREAD acuity chart. JAMA Ophthalmology. 134:398-405. 2016
2016 Visual function in older eyes in normal macular health: Association with incident early age-related macular degeneration 3 years later 2016
2016 A multi-center diabetes eye screening study in community settings: Study design and methodology. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 23:109-115. 2016
2016 Driving with pets and motor vehicle collision involvement among older drivers: A prospective population-based study. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 88:169-174. 2016
2016 Comparison of Visual Function in Older Eyes in the Earliest Stages of Age-related Macular Degeneration to Those in Normal Macular Health. Current Eye Research. 41:266-272. 2016
2016 Feasibility, Patient Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Culturally Informed, Health Promotion Program to Improve Glaucoma Medication Adherence among African Americans: " G laucoma Management O ptimism for A frican Americans L iving with Glaucoma" (GOAL). Current Eye Research. 41:50-58. 2016
2016 Association between Glaucoma and At-fault Motor Vehicle Collision Involvement among Older Drivers: A Population-based Study 2016
2016 Association of visual sensory function and higher-order visual processing skills with incident driving cessation. Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 99:441-448. 2016
2016 Delayed Rod-Mediated Dark Adaptation Is a Functional Biomarker for Incident Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration 2016
2016 Eye Care Quality and Accessibility Improvement in the Community (EQUALITY): impact of an eye health education program on patient knowledge about glaucoma and attitudes about eye care.. Patient Related Outcome Measures. 7:37-48. 2016
2016 The association between subretinal drusenoid deposits in older adults in normal macular health and incident age-related macular degeneration 2016
2016 Vision and driving: a look at the research road ahead. Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 99:393-394. 2016
2015 Feasibility and efficacy of diabetic retinopathy screening among youth with diabetes in a pediatric endocrinology clinic: A cross-sectional study. Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome. 7. 2015
2015 Eye Care Quality and Accessibility Improvement in the Community (EQUALITY) for adults at risk for glaucoma: study rationale and design. International Journal for Equity in Health. 14. 2015
2015 The driving visual field and a history of motor vehicle collision involvement in older drivers: a populationbased examination.. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 35:222-223. 2015
2015 Vision impairment among older adults residing in subsidized housing communities. Gerontologist. 55:S108-S117. 2015
2015 A roadmap for interpreting the literature on vision and driving. Survey of Ophthalmology. 60:250-262. 2015
2015 Binocular visual field impairment in glaucoma and at-fault motor vehicle collisions. Journal of Glaucoma. 24:138-143. 2015
2015 Peripapillary choroidal thickness variation with age and race in normal eyes 2015
2015 Diabetes eye screening in urban settings serving minority populations: Detection of diabetic retinopathy and other ocular findings using telemedicine. JAMA Ophthalmology. 133:174-181. 2015
2015 RefMoB, a reflectivity feature model-based automated method for measuring four outer retinal hyperreflective bands in optical coherence tomography 2015
2014 Variation of laminar depth in normal eyes with age and race 2014
2014 The driving visual field and a history of motor vehicle collision involvement in older drivers: A population- based examination 2014
2014 Associations between abnormal rod-mediated dark adaptation and health and functioning in older adults with normal macular health 2014
2014 A survey of Alabama eye care providers in 2010-2011. BMC Ophthalmology. 14. 2014
2014 Prediction of driving safety in individuals with homonymous hemianopia and quadrantanopia from clinical neuroimaging. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2014. 2014
2014 Eye care use among a high-risk diabetic population seen in a public hospital's clinics. JAMA Ophthalmology. 132:162-167. 2014
2014 Visually impaired drivers who use bioptic telescopes:Self-assessed driving skills and agreement with on-road driving evaluation 2014
2014 Association between vision impairment and driving exposure in older adults aged 70 years and over: A population-based examination. Acta Ophthalmologica. 92. 2014
2014 Feature issue: Visual function and the ageing visual system. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 34:387-389. 2014
2014 Frequent falling and motor vehicle collision involvement of older drivers. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 62:123-129. 2014
2014 Photoreceptor perturbation around subretinal drusenoid deposits as revealed by adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 158. 2014
2014 Prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among children with vision impairment 2014
2014 Strategic Planning for Recruitment and Retention of Older African Americans in Health Promotion Research Programs.. Journal of health disparities research and practice. 7:14-33. 2014
2014 Useful field of view test 2014
2014 Variation of the axial location of bruch's membrane opening with age, choroidal thickness, and race 2014
2013 Lower hippocampal volume predicts decrements in lane control among drivers with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. 26:259-266. 2013
2013 Development of a vision-targeted health-related quality of life item measure. Quality of Life Research. 22:2477-2487. 2013
2013 Examining the association between age-related macular degeneration and motor vehicle collision involvement: A retrospective cohort study. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 97:1173-1176. 2013
2013 Visual processing speed. Vision Research. 90:52-56. 2013
2013 Glaucoma medication adherence among African Americans: Program development. Optometry and Vision Science. 90:883-897. 2013
2013 Driving with pets as a risk factor for motor vehicle collisions among older drivers. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 58:70-74. 2013
2013 A population-based examination of the visual and ophthalmological characteristics of licensed drivers aged 70 and older 2013
2013 Association between depression and functional vision loss in persons 20 years of age or older in the United States, NHANES 2005-2008. JAMA Ophthalmology. 131:573-581. 2013
2013 Vision impairment among older adults residing in assisted living. Journal of Aging and Health. 25:364-378. 2013
2013 Associations between visual, hearing, and dual sensory impairments and history of motor vehicle collision involvement of older drivers. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 61:252-257. 2013
2013 Reducing older driver motor vehicle collisions via earlier cataract surgery. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 61:203-211. 2013
2013 Association between higher order visual processing abilities and a history of motor vehicle collision involvement by drivers ages 70 and over 2013
2013 Characteristics of on-road driving performance of persons with central vision loss who use bioptic telescopes. 2013
2013 Effect of an eye health education program on older African Americans' eye care utilization and attitudes about eye care. Journal of the National Medical Association. 105:69-76. 2013
2013 Medical record validation of self-reported eye diseases and eye care utilization among older adults. Current Eye Research. 38:1-8. 2013
2013 Trial frame refraction versus autorefraction among new patients in a low-vision clinic 2013
2012 Surveillance of disparities in vision and eye health in the United States: An expert panel's opinions. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 154. 2012
2012 Changes in eye protection behavior following an occupational eye injury. Workplace Health and Safety. 60:393-400. 2012
2012 Driving with bioptic telescopes: Organizing a research agenda. Optometry and Vision Science. 89:1249-1256. 2012
2012 Impact of pediatric vision impairment on daily life: Results of focus groups. Optometry and Vision Science. 89:1409-1416. 2012
2012 The epidemiology of chemical eye injuries. Current Eye Research. 37:787-793. 2012
2012 Use of prescribed optical devices in age-related macular degeneration. Optometry and Vision Science. 89:1336-1342. 2012
2012 A case-crossover study of risk factors for occupational eye injuries. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 54:42-47. 2012
2012 The variability of vision loss assessment in federally sponsored surveys: Seeking conceptual clarity and comparability. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 154. 2012
2011 Older drivers' attitudes about instrument cluster designs in vehicles. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 43:2024-2029. 2011
2011 Association between retinal thickness measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) and rod-mediated dark adaptation in non-exudative age-related maculopathy. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 95:1427-1432. 2011
2011 Visual functioning and quality of life under low luminance: Evaluation of the german low luminance questionnaire 2011
2011 Aging and vision. Vision Research. 51:1610-1622. 2011
2011 The impact of feedback on self-rated driving ability and driving self-regulation among older adults. Gerontologist. 51:367-378. 2011
2011 The role of vision in everyday activities. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 31:201-202. 2011
2011 Hemianopic and quadrantanopic field loss, eye and head movements, and driving 2011
2011 Self-reported driving difficulty by persons with hemianopia and quadrantanopia. Current Eye Research. 36:270-277. 2011
2010 Vision and driving. Vision Research. 50:2348-2361. 2010
2010 The personal burden of decreased vision-targeted health-related quality of life in nursing home residents. Journal of Aging and Health. 22:504-521. 2010
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2010 Vision impairment and eye care utilization among Americans 50 and Older. Current Eye Research. 35:451-458. 2010
2010 Evaluation of on-road driving in people with hemianopia and quadrantanopia. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 64:268-278. 2010
2009 The association between self-reported glaucoma and Ginkgo biloba use. Journal of Glaucoma. 18:543-545. 2009
2009 Mild cognitive impairment and everyday function: An investigation of driving performance. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. 22:87-94. 2009
2009 Characteristics of low-vision rehabilitation services in the United States. JAMA Ophthalmology. 127:681-689. 2009
2009 Family caregiver social problem-solving abilities and adjustment to caring for a relative with vision loss 2009
2009 The nursing home minimum data set for vision and its association with visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57:486-491. 2009
2009 Visual and medical risk factors for motor vehicle collision involvement among older drivers. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 93:400-404. 2009
2009 Health-related quality of life and visual and cognitive impairment among nursing-home residents. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 93:240-243. 2009
2009 On-road driving performance by persons with hemianopia and quadrantanopia 2009
2009 Vision-enhancing interventions in nursing home residents and their short-term effect on physical and cognitive function. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57:202-208. 2009
2009 Association between the nursing home minimum data set for vision and vision-targeted health-related quality of life in nursing home residents as assessed by certified nursing assistants. Journal of Optometry. 2:148-154. 2009
2009 Authors' response. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 93:133. 2009
2009 Family functioning and low vision: A systematic review. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness. 103:137-149. 2009
2009 Sleep apnoea in the eye clinic Authors' response. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 93:133-133. 2009
2008 Pediatric eye injuries related to consumer products in the United States, 1997-2006 2008
2008 The association between thyroid problems and glaucoma. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 92:1503-1505. 2008
2008 The impact of a vision screening law on older driver fatality rates. JAMA Ophthalmology. 126:1544-1547. 2008
2008 Driving and Age-Related Macular Degeneration.. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness. 102:621-635. 2008
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2008 Health-related quality of life following blind rehabilitation. Quality of Life Research. 17:497-507. 2008
2008 Survey of older drivers' experiences with Florida's mandatory vision re-screening law for licensure. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 15:121-127. 2008
2008 Driving and age-related macular degeneration. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness. 102:621-635. 2008
2008 Educating older African Americans about the preventive importance of routine comprehensive eye care. Journal of the National Medical Association. 100:1089-1095. 2008
2008 Efficacy of cyclosporine 0.05% ophthalmic emulsion in contact lens wearers with dry eyes 2008
2007 Development of a nursing home vision-targeted health-related quality of life questionnaire for older adults. Aging and Mental Health. 11:722-733. 2007
2007 Effect of refractive error correction on health-related quality of life and depression in older nursing home residents. JAMA Ophthalmology. 125:1471-1477. 2007
2007 Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy and presumed sleep apnoea syndrome screened by the sleep apnea scale of the sleep disorders questionnaire (SA-SDQ). British Journal of Ophthalmology. 91:1524-1527. 2007
2007 Impact of cataract surgery on health-related quality of life in nursing home residents. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 91:1359-1363. 2007
2007 Cone- and Rod-Mediated Dark Adaptation Impairment in Age-Related Maculopathy 2007
2007 Measuring the personal burden of eye disease and vision impairment. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 14:188-191. 2007
2007 The visual status of older persons residing in nursing homes. JAMA Ophthalmology. 125:925-930. 2007
2006 Consumer product-related eye injury in the United States, 1998-2002. Journal of Safety Research. 37:501-506. 2006
2006 Visual field defects and vision-specific health-related quality of life in African Americans and Whites with glaucoma. Journal of Glaucoma. 15:414-418. 2006
2006 Plasma apolipoproteins and risk for age related maculopathy. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 90:1028-1033. 2006
2006 Effect of cataract surgery on falls and mobility in independently living older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 54:1089-1094. 2006
2006 Perceived barriers to care and attitudes about vision and eye care: Focus groups with older African Americans and eye care providers 2006
2006 The Scotopic Sensitivity Tester-1 and the detection of early age-related macular degeneration. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 26:431-437. 2006
2006 Is there an association between pre-existing sleep apnoea and the development of glaucoma?. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 90:679-681. 2006
2006 Effect of short-term, high-dose retinol on dark adaptation in aging and early age-related maculopathy 2006
2006 Impact of aging and age-related maculopathy on inactivation of the a-wave of the rod-mediated electroretinogram. Vision Research. 46:1422-1431. 2006
2006 Development of a questionnaire to assess vision problems under low luminance in age-related maculopathy 2006
2006 Focus groups with persons who have age-related macular degeneration: Emotional issues. Rehabilitation Psychology. 51:23-29. 2006
2006 Gun-related eye injury in the United States, 1993-2002. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 13:15-21. 2006
2006 Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy and the treatment of erectile dysfunction. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 90:154-157. 2006
2006 Trends in eye injury in the United States, 1992-2001 2006
2006 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors and the presence of age-related macular degeneration in the cardiovascular health study. JAMA Ophthalmology. 124:33-37. 2006
2006 Health-related quality of life and psychosocial characteristics of patients with benign essential blepharospasm. JAMA Ophthalmology. 124:116-119. 2006
2006 Health-related quality of life and psychosocial characteristics of patients with benign essential blepharospasm 2006
2005 Benign essential blepharospasm: Risk factors with reference to hemifacial spasm. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 25:280-285. 2005
2005 Effect of cataract surgery on cognitive function in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53:2140-2144. 2005
2005 Visual field defects and the risk of motor vehicle collisions among patients with glaucoma 2005
2005 How does vision drive driving performance (vol 82, pg 639, 2005). Optometry and Vision Science. 82:1000-1000. 2005
2005 Rate of eye injury in the United States (vol 123, pg 970, 2005) 2005
2005 The relation between C reactive protein and age related macular degeneration in the Cardiovascular Health Study. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 89:1166-1170. 2005
2005 How does vision drive driving performance?. Optometry and Vision Science. 82:639-640. 2005
2005 On-road driving with moderate visual field loss. Optometry and Vision Science. 82:657-667. 2005
2005 Cataract and cognitive function in older adults [2]. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53:1260-1261. 2005
2005 Rate of eye injury in the United States. JAMA Ophthalmology. 123:970-976. 2005
2005 Incidence of emergency department-treated eye injury in the United States. JAMA Ophthalmology. 123:662-666. 2005
2005 Hypothyroidism and Open-Angle Glaucoma: Author reply 2005
2005 Hypothyroidism and open-angle glaucoma [1] (multiple letters) 2005
2005 Primary blepharospasm: Risk factors with reference to hemifacial spasm 2005
2005 Risk factors for motor vehicle collision-related eye injuries. JAMA Ophthalmology. 123:89-95. 2005
2005 The use of cholesterol-lowering medications and age-related macular degeneration 2005
2004 Association between visual attention and mobility in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 52:1901-1906. 2004
2004 Is glaucoma associated with motor vehicle collision involvement and driving avoidance? 2004
2004 Hypothyroidism and the development of open-angle glaucoma in a male population 2004
2004 Impact of aging and age-related maculopathy on activation of the a-wave of the rod-mediated electroretinogram 2004
2004 Statins and other cholesterol-lowering medications and the presence of glaucoma. JAMA Ophthalmology. 122:822-826. 2004
2004 Mobility function in older veterans improves after blind rehabilitation.. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. 41:337-346. 2004
2004 Impact of an educational program on the safety of high-risk, visually impaired, older drivers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 26:222-229. 2004
2004 Impact of an educational program on the safety of high-risk, visually impaired, older drivers.. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 26:222-229. 2004
2004 Vision-specific health-related quality of life in age-related maculopathy patients presenting for low vision services. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 11:131-146. 2004
2004 Depression and the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire in older adults 2004
2004 Mobility function in older veterans improves after blind rehabilitation. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. 41:337-345. 2004
2004 Statins and age-related macular degeneration [3] (multiple letters). American Journal of Ophthalmology. 138:688-689. 2004
2003 The impact of cataract surgery on depression among older adults. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 10:303-313. 2003
2003 Driving disability and dizziness. Journal of Safety Research. 34:361-369. 2003
2003 Impact of impulsiveness, venturesomeness, and empathy on driving by older adults. Journal of Safety Research. 34:353-359. 2003
2003 Driving competence: It's not a matter of age. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 51:1499-1501. 2003
2003 The association between statin use and age related maculopathy. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 87:1121-1125. 2003
2003 Evaluation of the scotopic sensitivity tester-1 (SST-1) dark adaptometer 2003
2003 Impact of an educational program on the safety of high-risk, visually-impaired older drivers 2003
2003 Impact of cataract surgery on self-reported visual difficulties: Comparison with a no-surgery reference group. Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 29:941-948. 2003
2003 Self-reported mobilty performance among older veterans at 2 and 6 months after blind rehabilitation 2003
2003 The efficacy of an educational intervention in promoting self-regulation among high-risk older drivers. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 35:393-400. 2003
2003 The association between cataract and mortality among older adults. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 10:107-119. 2003
2003 Driving habits and health-related quality of life in patients with age-related maculopathy. Optometry and Vision Science. 80:207-213. 2003
2003 Contrast sensitivity. Ophthalmology clinics of North America. 16:171-177. 2003
2003 The Development and Efficacy of a Theory-Based Educational Curriculum to Promote Self-Regulation Among High-Risk Older Drivers. Health Promotion Practice. 4:109-119. 2003
2003 Visual dysfunction, neurodegenerative diseases, and aging. Neurologic Clinics. 21:709-728. 2003
2002 Impact of cataract surgery on motor vehicle crash involvement by older adults. Journal of the American Medical Association. 288:841-849. 2002
2002 Early age-related maculopathy and self-reported visual difficulty in daily life 2002
2002 Vision-specific health-related quality of life: Content areas for nursing home residents. Quality of Life Research. 11:449-462. 2002
2002 Timed instrumental activities of daily living tasks: Relationship to cognitive function and everyday performance assessments in older adults 2002
2002 Photoreceptor degeneration and dysfunction in aging and age-related maculopathy. Ageing Research Reviews. 1:381-396. 2002
2002 Aging-related changes in the multifocal electroretinogram 2002
2002 Risk of motor vehicle crashes in patients with cataract surgery [1]. Journal of the American Medical Association. 288:2262-2263. 2002
2002 Vision, attention, and self-reported driving behaviors in community-dwelling stroke survivors. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 83:469-477. 2002
2001 Delays in rod-mediated dark adaptation in early age-related maculopathy 2001
2001 Age-related changes in the multifocal electroretinogram of central vision. 2001
2001 Self-reported mobility performance among older veterans completing a blind rehabilitation program. 2001
2001 The effect of rehabilitation on the quality of life of visually impaired veterans and their caregivers. 2001
2001 Aging and Feature Search: The Effect of Search Area. Experimental Aging Research. 27:1-18. 2001
2001 Timed instrumental activities of daily living tasks: Relationship to visual function in older adults. Optometry and Vision Science. 78:350-359. 2001
2001 Visual risk factors for crash involvement in older drivers with cataract. JAMA Ophthalmology. 119:881-887. 2001
2000 Scotopic sensitivity during adulthood. Vision Research. 40:2467-2473. 2000
2000 Spare the rods, save the cones in aging and age-related maculopathy 2000
2000 Psychophysical evidence for rod vulnerability in age-related macular degeneration 2000
2000 Aging and scotopic dysfunction. Perception. 29:80-80. 2000
2000 Aging and spatial localization during feature search 2000
2000 Exploratory study of incident vehicle crashes among older drivers 2000
2000 Self-perceptions and current practices of high-risk older drivers: Implications for driver safety interventions. Journal of Health Psychology. 5:441-456. 2000
2000 Visual risk factors for driving difficulty among older drivers. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 32:735-744. 2000
1999 Aging and dark adaptation. Vision Research. 39:3975-3982. 1999
1999 Vision impairment and driving. Survey of Ophthalmology. 43:535-550. 1999
1999 Older drivers and cataract: Driving habits and crash risk 1999
1999 The life space questionnaire: A measure of the extent of mobility of older adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 18:460-478. 1999
1999 Using nonlinear regression to estimate parameters of dark adaptation. Behavior Research Methods. 31:712-717. 1999
1998 Aging and scotopic sensitivity. Vision Research. 38:3655-3662. 1998
1998 Vision impairment, eye disease, and injurious motor vehicle crashes in the elderly. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 5:101-113. 1998
1998 Visual processing impairment and risk of motor vehicle crash among older adults. Journal of the American Medical Association. 279:1083-1088. 1998
1998 Identifying the content area for the 51-item national eye institute visual function questionnaire: Results from focus groups with visually impaired persons. JAMA Ophthalmology. 116:227-235. 1998
1998 A preliminary assessment of the medical and functional factors associated with vehicle crashes by older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 46:556-561. 1998
1998 Driving avoidance and functional impairment in older drivers. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 30:313-322. 1998
1998 Identifying crash involvement among older drivers: Agreement between self-report and state records. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 30:781-791. 1998
1998 Useful Field of View and Other Neurocognitive Indicators of Crash Risk in Older Adults. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 5:425-440. 1998
1997 ROD Vs. cone sensitivity loss in age-related macular degeneration 1997
1997 Association between prescription medications and at-fault vehicle crashes in older adults.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 45:P266-P266. 1997
1997 Clinical and research issues on older drivers: Future directions. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders. 11:3-7. 1997
1997 Driving after stroke: Driving exposure, advice, and evaluations. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 78:1338-1345. 1997
1997 Epidemiology and the internet. Epidemiology. 8:464-465. 1997
1996 Aging-related changes in scotopic sensitivity in healthy eyes 1996
1996 The NEI VFQ 51-item test version and its relationship with visual acuity across 5 diseases 1996
1995 BINOCULAR SUMMATION THROUGHOUT THE VISUAL-FIELD UNDER SCOTOPIC CONDITIONS 1995
1995 DEVELOPMENT OF A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF VISION FUNCTION 1995
1995 VISUAL PROCESSING PROBLEMS IN ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE - A CASE-CONTROL STUDY 1995
1995 Relationship between visual sensitivity and target localization in older adults. Vision Research. 35:579-587. 1995
1994 BINOCULAR SUMMATION THROUGHOUT THE VISUAL-FIELD 1994
1994 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VISUAL SENSITIVITY AND TARGET LOCALIZATION IN OLDER ADULTS 1994
1994 Vision and driving in the elderly. Optometry and Vision Science. 71:727-735. 1994
1993 TOPOGRAPHY OF RETINAL CELLS AND VISUAL SENSITIVITY IN THE SAME HUMAN EYES 1993
1993 Aging and neural spatial contrast sensitivity: Photopic vision. Vision Research. 33:939-946. 1993
1993 Assessing visual function in the older driver. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 9:389-401. 1993
1993 Modeling the contrast-sensitivity functions of older adults 1993
1993 The useful field of view test: a new technique for evaluating age-related declines in visual function. 1993
1993 Visual attention problems as a predictor of vehicle crashes in older drivers 1993
1992 PREDICTING CONTRAST SENSITIVITY FUNCTIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS 1992
1992 VISUAL-ATTENTION PROBLEMS AS A PREDICTOR OF VEHICLE CRASHES AMONG OLDER DRIVERS 1992
1992 WHEN DOES VISUAL AGING BEGIN 1992
1991 VEHICLE CRASHES AND POSITIVE URINE DRUG SCREENS AMONG OLDER DRIVERS. Clinical research. 39:A827-A827. 1991
1991 Identifying correlates of accident involvement for the older driver 1991
1991 AGING AND NEURAL SPATIAL CONTRAST SENSITIVITY 1991
1991 DRIVING AND VISUAL-SEARCH - EXPANDING THE USEFUL FIELD OF VIEW 1991
1991 THE ROLE OF CONTEXT IN SEARCHING VISUAL SCENES - LOW VISION 1991
1991 VISUAL FUNCTIONAL SUCCESS IN RETINAL-DETACHMENT PATIENTS MANAGED BY VITRECTOMY AND SCLERAL BUCKLING 1991
1991 Visual and cognitive predictors of driving problems in older adults. Experimental Aging Research. 17:79-80. 1991
1991 Visual/cognitive correlates of vehicle accidents in older drivers.. Psychology and Aging. 6:403-415. 1991
1990 A comparison of the regan low-contrast letter charts and contrast sensitivity testing in older patients. Vision Research. 5:325-334. 1990
1990 Clinical visual perimetry underestimates peripheral field problems in older adults. Vision Research. 5:113-125. 1990
1988 'Vision through my aging eyes' revisited. 1988
1988 Aging and luminance-adaptation effects on spatial contrast sensitivity 1988
1988 Aging, senile miosis and spatial contrast sensitivity at low luminance. Vision Research. 28:1235-1246. 1988
1987 Contrast sensitivity, acuity, and the perception of 'real-world' targets. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 71:791-796. 1987
1986 CONTRAST SENSITIVITY DURING PROVOKED VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 6:229-232. 1986
1985 Role of the crystalline lens in the spatial vision loss of the elderly 1985
1984 Large-sample norms for contrast sensitivity. Optometry and Vision Science. 61:80-84. 1984
1984 Structural modeling of spatial vision. Vision Research. 24:689-700. 1984
1983 Contrast sensitivity throughout adulthood. Vision Research. 23:689-699. 1983
1983 The role of motion in infants' perception of solid shape.. Perception. 12:707-717. 1983
1983 Visual manifestations of biological aging. Experimental Aging Research. 9:253-255. 1983
1982 Assessing spatial vision of older people. Optometry and Vision Science. 59:961-968. 1982
1982 Spatial summation, contrast threshold, and aging. 1982
1981 Individual differences in pulse brightness perception 1981
1981 Aging and low-contrast vision: face perception 1981
1980 Detection of elasticity as an invariant property of objects by young infants. Perception. 9:713-718. 1980
1980 Human aging and spatial vision. Science. 209:1255-1256. 1980
1979 Development of the perception of invariants: Substance and shape. Perception. 8:609-619. 1979
1979 Intermodal exploration and knowledge in infancy. Infant Behavior and Development. 2:13-27. 1979
1978 Perception of invariants by five-month-old infants: Differentiation of two types of motion. Developmental Psychology. 14:407-415. 1978
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AMD RYAN INITIATIVE STUDY (ARIS): Longitudinal Study of Early AMD and Reticular Pseudodrusen awarded by GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER
Aging and ARM: Dark Adaptation Impairment awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility - Core B awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Clinical Vision Research Unit at UAB awarded by EyeSight Foundation of Alabama ^
Cognitive Function and Older Drivers with MCI: In-Vehicle Instrumentation in the APPS Study awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Continuation - Clinical Vision Research Unit awarded by EyeSight Foundation of Alabama ^
Continuation - Clinical Vision Research Unit at UAB: FY2011 awarded by EyeSight Foundation of Alabama ^
Deep Learning for Novel Imaging Biomarkers in Age-Related Macular Degeneration with the ALSTAR Cohort awarded by UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Evaluating Rod and Cone Function in Relation to Colocalized Retinal and RPE Structure to Define Different Phenotypes of Early AMD awarded by RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST
Functionally Validated Structural Endpoints for Early AMD awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
Improving Access to and Quality Eye Care in an At-Risk, Underserved Population awarded by National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promo./CDC/DHHS
In-Vehicle Recording System Core Resource for Naturalistic Driving Research awarded by UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION
Inflammatory, Cholesterol and Genetic Characteristics in Older Adults in Normal Retinal Health as Potential Biomarkers for the Incident Development of Early Age-Related Maculopathy awarded by EyeSight Foundation of Alabama ^
Older Drivers and Vision Impairment: Naturalistic Driving Studies awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
Older Drivers: An Evidence-Basis for Licensure Standards awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
Phenotyping AMD: Relating retinal structure and function in early AMD awarded by Duke University
Private Grant awarded by EMMES CORPORATION
Private Grant awarded by SCHERING PLOUGH CORPORATION
Private Grant awarded by General Motors Company
Private Grant awarded by Genentech
Project inCharge: Increasing the Rate of Comprehensive Eye Care Utilization by Older African Americans Through a Community Eye Health Education Program awarded by EyeSight Foundation of Alabama ^
UAB Vision Science Research Center - Biostatistical Analysis Core awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
Vision Screening Program for Older Adults Residing in Assisted Living and Senior Housing Facilities in Jefferson County awarded by CANTERBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Visual Risk Factors for Motor Vehicle Collision Involvement: SHRP2 awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
ACTIVE Phase III: UAB Field Site awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Adaptive Neuroplasticity Following Central Visual Field Loss in Macular Degeneration awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS
Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility - Core A awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility - Core A: Management and Administration Core awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility - Core B: Pilot Core awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility - Older Veterans EmpowerRed to use Regular Exercise (OVERTURE) II awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Enhancing Glaucoma Medication Adherence Among African Americans awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
Examining the FMCSA Vision Standard and Vision Waiver Program for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers awarded by VIRGINIA TECH TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
In Vivo Ultrastructure of Chorioretinal Disease awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
In Vivo Ultrastructure of Chorioretinal Disease awarded by DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE
In-Vivo Study of Age-Related Macular Degeneration with High-Resolution, High-Fidelity and Wide-Spectra Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy awarded by EyeSight Foundation of Alabama ^
Primary Visual Cortex Plasticity Following Central Vision Loss awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
Problem Solving Training and Low Vision Rehabilitation awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
Processing Speed Training to Preserve Driving and Functional Competencies in MCI awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Proficient Glaucoma Care Delivery Model Based on Automated Structural and Functional Assessment of the Optic Nerve awarded by CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS
Promoting Transportation Safety in Adolescence awarded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
Reading and Pediatric Vision Impairment awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
Reading and Pediatric Vision Impairment awarded by EyeSight Foundation of Alabama ^
Super-Resolution Ophthalmoscopy for In Vivo Retinal Imaging awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
UAB Vision Science Research Center awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
Unrestricted Departmental Support awarded by Research to Prevent Blindness
Unrestricted Grant awarded by Research to Prevent Blindness
Using Telemedicine to Improve Glaucoma Care: An Emerging Eye Care Delivery Model awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS
Using Telemedicine to Prevent Blindness in an at-Risk Rural Alabama Population - Component A awarded by CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS
Visual Brain Core-Research Resources on Visual Dysfunction and Plasticity awarded by UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION
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Hamza Habib Our Correspondent
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ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee has suggested the government to increase wheat support price by Rs500 to Rs18,500/40kg from the existing level of Rs1,800.
In this regard, a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research was held on Wednesday at the Parliament House, chaired by committee chairman Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah.
The agenda of the meeting entailed measures taken by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research to evolve a uniform minimum wheat support price.
The members of the committee said Sindh has fixed the wheat support price of Rs1,950/40kg, whereas it is less in Punjab, which is discouraging the growers.
Owing to inflation and increase in the input cost, the government should fix the wheat support price in the range of Rs2,200 to Rs2,500/40kg, it said.
The committee also discussed details of the availability of certified wheat seed in view of the increasing yield per acre.
Shah appreciated the efforts of the Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam regarding fixation of the minimum cotton support price.
He said a similar exercise to set the support price for wheat is required to raise the morale of growers; so that they do not opt for other high yield/low cost crops.
He said it was imperative that a forum should be constituted that would include representatives from all the four provinces to ensure uniformity in wheat support price across the country.
Regarding exorbitant increase in fertiliser rates, the committee said the government must take stringent measures to curb this since this would adversely affect the road to food sufficiency in the country; which must be prioritised.
Imam assured the committee of the ministry's support and said the ministry is seeking to develop strategic wheat reserves that will cater to the needs of the people in challenging times.
Regarding increase in fertiliser, especially Nitrophos and DAP, he said, these rates were totally dependent on international prices that have soared to 70 per cent.
The committee also took up the current sugar crisis and stressed the need for evolution of a mechanism to ensure that crushing takes place at a specified time and also emphasised the importance of curbing multi-tiered white collar crime.
The committee members were of the view that food security is directly proportionate to national security and very strong strategy must be employed to address it.
It was asserted that seed technology must be enhanced and research institutions must be revitalised. The committee recommended that in addition to various facets of food security in the country; challenges of farmers must not be ignored.
The committee recommended real-time monitoring of input costs, international prices, competing policies and competing crop value charges.
Senators Seemee Ezdi, Sania Nishtar, Kesho Bai, Saifullah Abro, Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar, Kamran Murtaza, Muhammad Akram and senior officers from the Ministry of National Food Security and Research along with all the relevant officials were present on the occasion.
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"The President Decides": The Difference Between Military Commanders And The Commander In Chief
The Washington Post reported overnight that when it comes to U.S. efforts to combat Islamic State terrorists, President Obama and military leaders aren't necessarily on the same page.
Flashes of disagreement over how to fight the Islamic State are mounting between President Obama and U.S. military leaders, the latest sign of strain in what often has been an awkward and uneasy relationship.
Even as the administration has received congressional backing for its strategy, with the Senate voting Thursday to approve a plan to arm and train Syrian rebels, a series of military leaders have criticized the president's approach against the Islamic State militant group.
It's hard to say with confidence just how widespread the disagreements really are. For that matter, even among those military leaders voicing disagreement, there's a variety of opinions.
For his part, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the House Armed Services Committee yesterday that Pentagon leaders are in "full alignment" and in "complete agreement with every component of the president's strategy."
And that's fine, but let's not forget that it's not really their call. Pentagon leaders don't actually have to be in "complete agreement with every component of the president's strategy."
NBC's First Read noted yesterday, "Remember the battle cry of some Democrats during some of the darkest days of the Iraq war – that Bush and Cheney were not listening to the commanders? Well, given where all the military leadership is on this strategy, it is now Obama, the Democrat, who is open to criticism that he is not listening to his commanders."
But there's no reason to necessarily see that as "criticism."
I understand the political dynamic. In theory, many may like the idea of military decisions being made by military leaders with military expertise.
But the American system is designed a specific way for a reason. As NBC's First Read went on to say, "Of course, again, it is Obama that is commander-in-chief. Not anyone at the Pentagon."
That's exactly right. The fact that the president and some military leaders disagree is fine. The fact that elements of this debate are unfolding in public is healthy in a democracy. The fact that Congress has heard different positions from various officials within the executive branch is valuable as part of a broader debate.
All of this should be seen as a feature, not a bug, of a nation exploring the possibility of war. Military leaders can bring the president options, and in response, the president will give those leaders orders. When our system is working well and as intended, the scope of those orders will be shaped in part by Congress, which is supposed to be directly involved in authorizing the use of military force.
The fact that some military leaders may disagree with Obama is not a sign that Obama is wrong – or right. The president in this case may not be listening to his commanders, but in our system, they're required to listen to him.
As Rachel explained on Tuesday's show, "The military makes military recommendations to the president and the president decides whether to accept them or not. That is not a scandal. If they recommend something to him and he says no to that, that's not a scandal. That's actually a America. That is our system of government. It's one of the best things about it. That's sort of a whole civilian-control-of-the-military thing and how that works…. This is like first day of What's America Class."
It's a fair point to say Democrats were critical of the Bush/Cheney White House for failing to listen to commanders during the height of the crises in Iraq, but it seems to me those criticisms were based on (a) the fact that some of these military were giving the White House good advice that wasn't being followed; and (b) the fact that Bush said he was listening to his commanders, even when he wasn't.
By: Steve Benen, The Maddow Blog, September 19, 2014
September 20, 2014 - Posted by	raemd95 | Commander In Chief, Pentagon	| Chuck Hagel, Democracy, ISIL, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Military Leaders, U S Military


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        #
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DDEX Standard
Digital Sales Reporting Message Suite Standard - Part 6: Royalty Reporting Profile (Version 1.1)
Created by DDEX Secretariat, last modified on 2020-05-22
This standard was developed by the member organisations of the Digital Data Exchange, LLC (DDEX) and provides a message that gives a uniform mechanism to enable Licensees (typically Digital Service Providers) to report to Rights Controllers (typically Music Rights Societies, Music Publishers, Music Licensing Companies and/or Record Companies) information regarding the level of usage and/or revenue generated from the distribution of such products, as well as sales of products based on Releases, to the relevant Rights Controllers.
The Flat File Variant of the Digital Sales Reporting Message Suite Standard has been developed in response to concerns regarding the file size and computational complexity of the XML Variant, and will lead to reduced implementation and running cost for Licensees and Licensors for user-generated content where the Message Sender either has, or has not, received a claim for a sound recording from the owner of that sound recording (the "master" Recording).
Any organisation wishing to implement this (or any other DDEX standard) is required to apply for an Implementation Licence. The terms of the licence and an application form can be found on https://ddex.net/implementation/implementation-licence-and-ddex-party-identifiers.
Changes from last version the WG looked at in § 2.3 (Release Notes). Otherwise this has been copied from the GoogleDocs Document.
Download/Print standard (PDF)
This standard is Part 6 of a multi-part standard. The other parts (incl. samples) are available here.
Samples for the current version of the DSR Standard can be found here.
The message defined in this standard provides a mechanism for Licensees (typically Digital Service Providers) to report to Rights Controllers (typically Music Rights Societies, Music Licensing Companies, Music Publishers and/or Record Companies) Royalties based on usages of musical Releases that took place in counties where there is a contractual link between Message Sender and Message Recipient (e.g. the US and Canada) to report royalties in addition to usage/sales figures.
This Profile is not intended to be used for "notices of intent" or "statutory rate" type of usages which (specifically in the case of streaming royalties) require a different data set to work out the royalty.
2.2 Organisation of the Standard
This standard comprises six clauses and one annex. Clauses 1-4 provide the scope, abbreviations and core definitions used in this standard. Clauses 5 and 6 then defines the profile.
Finally Annexes A provides some examples.
2.3 Release Notes (Informative)
Version 1.0.1 corrects an error in the structure of the profile and the LI01 record.
Version 1.1 clarifies the relationship between the different Record Types used and makes use od updated record Types.
Below is the list of changes made to the Royalty Reporting Profile over time:
Base Record
MW01
3 Normative References
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The following normative documents contain provisions, which through reference in this text constitute provisions of this standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. For undated references, the latest version applies.
DDEX. Digital Sales Reporting Message Suite Standard - Part 1: Architecture of the Flat File Variant.
DDEX. Digital Sales Reporting Message Suite Standard - Part 2: Allowed Value Sets.
DDEX. Digital Sales Reporting Message Suite Standard - Part 8: Record Type Definitions.
4 Terms and Abbreviations
The terms and abbreviations used in Digital Sales Reporting Message Suite Standard – Part 1: Architecture of the Flat File Variant. also apply to this Standard.
5 Royalty Reporting Profile
This Profile is for reporting Royalties based on Usages, Revenues and/or Sales of Releases.
To indicate that a Sales/Usage Report is created in accordance with this Profile standard, the Profile Cell in the HEAD Record shall contain the value RoyaltyReportingProfile and the ProfileVersion Cell shall contain the value 1.1.
The following Records shall be communicated for each Block in this order:
None or one Release Record of type RE01.02 describing a Head Release.
If the Message Sender has received a NewReleaseMessage defined in DDEX's Release Notification Message Suite Standard, the "Head Release" is the AlbumRelease as defined in the NewReleaseMessage;
One or more Intra-Block Groupings of Records providing:
One Resource Records describing Resources of type AS01.02 or AS02.03.
These Records provide information regarding all the Sound Recordings, Videos and other Resources that are contained in the Head Release.
While the AS02.03 Record allows the communication of the basic details of a Musical Work that underpins the Resource, the AS01.02 Record does not allow this. Only Resources that have been used or sold shall be included in this section of the Block. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Head Release has been used or sold, all Resources of that Head Release need to be included in the Sales Report Message;
None, one or more Musical Work Records of type MW01.02 describing Musical Works.
These Records provide information regarding all the Musical Works that are utilised in the Head Release and/or one of its Resources. As shown in Figure 5, the Musical Work Records are interspersed with the Resource Records. The Musical Work records immediately following a Resource record describe Works used in that Resource. MW01.02 Records may not be used in combination with AS02.01 Records;
For each Work (in AS02.01 or MW01.02)
None, one or many Records providing Resource Usage, Revenue or Sales figures of type RU01.02 or RU02.02.
At least one Sales/Usage Record of type SU03.03; and
One or more Licensor-specific Sales/Usage Record of type LI01.03 for each SU03.03 Record
The Blocks shall be preceded by one or more Summary Record SY07.01 for each Rights Controller to whom the Sales Report Message is addressed, to provide information on Usage, Revenue or Sales allocated to that Rights Controller according to the calculations made by the Message Sender. Each LI01.03 Record shall point to one of the SY07.01 Records.
The layout of a Block is depicted below (note that the RE01.02 can be omitted if no Release information is available ad the AS02.01 can be replaced by a AS01.02 followed by a MW01.02):
The table below provides an overview of the order and cardinality of the Records to be used in this Profile.
SY07.01
1-n
| RE01.02
| Intra-Block Grouping
| | AS01.02 or AS02.03
| | | MW01.02
May only follow AS01
| | RU01.02 or R02.02
| | SU03.03
| | | LI01.03
For cases where the Message Sender has not received a claim for a sound recording from its owner, the AS01.02/AS02.03 record shall be virtually empty, only containing a RecordTypeand a BlockId.
Annex A (informative) Examples
Published alongside this standard are a series of Examples in the form of an Excel workbook. To transform them into Sales Report messages in accordance with this standard, the individual tabs of the spreadsheet can be saved as a tab-delimited file
Evaluation Licence for DDEX Standards
Subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, DDEX™ grants you a limited, nonexclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable, royalty-free licence solely to reproduce, distribute within your organisation, and use the DDEX standard specifications ("DDEX Standards") solely for the purpose of your internal evaluation. You may not make any commercial use of the DDEX Standards under this agreement. No other licences are granted under this agreement.
No representations or warranties (either express or implied) are made or offered by DDEX with regard to the DDEX Standards. In particular, but without limitation, no representations or warranties are made in relation to:
The suitability or fitness of the standards for any particular purpose;
The merchantability of the standards;
The accuracy, completeness, relevance or validity of the standards; or
The non-infringement of any third party intellectual property rights related to the DDEX Standards.
Accordingly, DDEX and/or its members shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or punitive loss or damages howsoever arising out of or in connection with the use of the standards. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION RENDERS JUDGEMENT AGAINST DDEX AND/OR ITS MEMBERS NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE LIMITATION, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$ 100.00).
Users of the DDEX Standards are cautioned that it is subject to revision. Users are recommended to use the latest versions, which are available at http://www.ddex.net. The use of outdated versions of the standards is not recommended but may be required by agreement between implementers in particular cases.
{"serverDuration": 179, "requestCorrelationId": "01d43169eef415aa"}


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My sister, May, and my brother-in-law, Ferdie, hate boring. When they were married two years ago, instead of riding in a bridal car, they opted to ride in motorbikes from our house in Malinta, Valenzuela, which was 10 kilometers away from to Sandiego de Alcala Parish in Polo, Valenzuela. Celebrating their 2nd wedding anniversary, instead dating in a posh restaurant, they chose to climb Mt. Maculot in Cuenca, Batangas, together. I was there to witness the fun - and love - as they conquered the (in)famous mountain.
We climbed Mt. Maculot last August 30, 2015 with Happy Feet Adventours. The package cost us Php 1,500 per head, inclusive of transportation cost, permit cost, and local guide fees. Prior to the hike, May and Ferdie had customized shirts made which they would wear once they're at the peak. The shirts flashed the statement :"We have conquered the mountains together", which I thought, was rather romantic.
The call time was 3:00 am at McDonalds across from Meralco in Ortigas. We were there around 2:00am. Participants arrived one by one (you would know because of the outfit and the bags!) Our team leaders Justine and Raymond gathered 9 hikers, some of which were first-timers, while some were seasoned climbers already. Mt. Maculot, despite the news in the past about a mountaineer who got lost and later on was found dead, is still appropriate for beginners.
Our Starex van picked us up past 4:00am and we traveled to Batangas for three hours. I slept inside the vehicle so that I would have the energy needed for the climb.
We passed by Lipa and picked up two more hikers, upping our number to 11. We reached Cuenca around 7:30am. We had our briefing and pre-hike preparations and started to climb around 8:00am.
As usual, the ascent would always be a challenge. But I have survived the dreaded Mt. Ugo already so Mt. Maculot would be easy. Meanwhile, May and Ferdie were adventurous and athletic, as well, so climbing shouldn't be a problem, too. While we progressed, I could see how they were enjoying the trek, especially how Ferdie ensured that May would be safe stepping on one sturdy spot to another.
The good thing about Mt. Maculot trail was that it's covered with trees (so it's not as hot compared to Mt. Batulao trail). Plus, at every stop, there's buko juice being sold for Php 10 per cup.
We reached the Rockies after 2 hours, which according to our team leaders, was rather fast. That was good because as hikers flocked to the Rockies, they had to queue for picture-taking. It was hot up there during that time because as it was approaching noontime!
The view from where we stood was breathtaking. May and Ferdie wore their customized shirts and had their pictures taken. The group teased them to kiss. They did kiss, and it was perfect!
How sweeter could they get?
After leaving the Rockies, we had our lunch at the camp at the top. We just ate chips, cookies, and bread. Thus, we finished eating and resting in about 30 minutes. We also planned to eat rice on the way home.
The descent was much faster and pretty much easier. We're able to get back at the base camp in an hour. There we changed clothes. They also sell food and t-shirts there. And if you want to use the bathroom .or the toilet, you just have to pay Php 5 to Php 15.
The base camp where you can change take shower and change clothes.
We capped the day by eating Bulalo in Tagaytay. Going there was dreadful because of the Sunday traffic. But overall, that was a fun day. And the celebration of my sister's 2nd Wedding Anniversary was memorable.


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De Oranjeboom (Amsterdam), een voormalige houtzaagmolen in Amsterdam
De Oranjeboom (Leiden), een voormalige korenmolen in Leiden
d'Oranjeboom, een korenmolen in Nieuwe Tonge
De Oranjeboom (Rotterdam), een voormalige korenmolen in Rotterdam

 De Oranjeboom (Voorschoten), een voormalige korenmolen in Voorschoten

Zie ook
Oranjeboom (doorverwijspagina)

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