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Health | Part 1: Sickle Cell Anemia, the Neglected Disease
Part 1: Sickle Cell Anemia, the Neglected Disease
SCD affects hemoglobin, which is a protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells to all tissues of the body.
Author: Stephen Weir | Date: 25 May 2020
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The Lancet, the well-known medical journal published in the United Kingdom, calls it the neglected disease. In Canada, Lanre Tunji-Ajayi,President and CEO of the Sickle Cell Awareness Group of Ontario, (SCAGO), agrees that Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is not on the minds of many Canadians these days.
Tunji-Ajayi who is also the Co-founder of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Canada and interim head of the newly formed Global Alliance of Sickle Cell Disease Organizations, says currently, SCAGO doesn't receive funding from any level of government in Ontario, even though the disease hits more people than other high profile diseases such as Hemophilia and Cystic Fibrosis.
"There are approximately 6,000 people in Canada with SDM," Tunji-Ajayi told The Caribbean Camera, " And of that number, about 50 per cent are in Ontario."
Cystic Fibrosis Canada estimates that CF affects over 4,200 Canadians and the Canadian Haemophilia Society says that Haemophilia A and B affect just over 3,000 people.
Tunji-Ajayi says she is is not suggesting that some of their funding should be turned over to "the SCD cause." She just wants those responsible for providing funds to recognize the need among those suffering with sickle cell disease.
"And so one of our primary functions is to raise awareness of the disease and to fight the stigma that is somehow attached to SCD."
Sickle cell disease, also known as sickle cell anemia, is the most common genetic disease in the world. It is caused by an abnormal form of haemoglobin and is passed on to a child from both the mother and the father.
SCD affects hemoglobin, which is a protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells to all tissues of the body. Sickle cells are fragile and do not survive as long as normal red blood cells making individuals with SCD anaemic. This means that suffers may look pale and feel weak.
While in Canada and the United States, babies born with SCD can now be expected to survive into adulthood. the prognosis in Africa and India is not as favourable.
Over 150,000 people in Ontario carry a single sickle cell gene and so have sickle cell trait. The majority of these individuals are not aware of their carrier status and are at risk of having a child affected with SCD.
The sickle cell trait is a significant public health concern, as without routine screening and awareness among the general public, the number of people in Canada affected by sickle cell disease will continue to grow.
"Here in Canada it tends to affect the Black community, (be it Caribbean or African)," she continued. " We really do need the federal and provincial governments to not racialize health issues. They should consider having a portfolio for minority health problems."
"We knock on doors, of course. In fact, in the last provincial government we were working with MPP Michael Couteau, to get support, " said Tunji-Ajayi. "We were so so close, but the new government has shut the door on us. However, we will be back."
The Sickle Cell Awareness Group of Ontario is marking its 15th year on June 19 which is also World Sickle Cell Day. That designation came about at the request of the World Health Organization and the United Nations as a way of raising awareness of the disease.
" In Ontario, communities will be supporting the cause with special red lighting of buildings in towns and cities, including Toronto's CN Tower and the Niagara Falls."
" We have decided to postpone our 15th anniversary events including a gala fundraiser and a fundraising run," she added.. " Most of our activities are now online because of the COVID-19 issue.
" While the internet helps people get information quickly and can connect people with health experts, many who suffer from the disease don't have the necessary electronics to get access to the Web and our information. SCAGO is always on the outlook for donations of smart phones, tablets and computers."
On Saturday morning ( May 22), SCAGO will be holding a two-hour webinar with a panel of doctors and health experts. They will be talking about cure options and clinical trials for the disease.
The group will also be holding more "information events" online throughout the year and will be using its June 19th anniversary to push awareness about the disease.
Sickle Cell Disease can cause pain attacks without warning, with a pain level described as higher than childbirth labour pain and cancer related pain.
The red cell sickling and poor oxygen delivery can also cause organ damage. Over a lifetime, SCD can harm a person's spleen, brain, eyes, lungs, liver, heart, kidneys, joints, bones, or skin. It can cause stroke in children as young as two years of age! At the present time, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the only cure for SCD
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Blurring the Boundaries: Hate Speech to Terrorist
Media coverage of the Boston bombing has served as a stellar example of the "template test" where their reporting methodology before, during, and after shifted to match ideology rather than honestly reporting the obvious. John's extended boralogue analyzes the history of this progression.
There's a relationship being forged between hate speech or hate organizations and the potential for terrorism. As it plays out, the logic will goes: if you're not politically correct, you're an extremist guilty of hate, thereby mentally unbalanced, thereby not entitled to bear arms, home school, healthcare, etc. It's at developing stages right now but forming rapidly. Jerry Boykin is executive vice president with the Family Research Council. (www.frc.org)
Then, the State of New York has begun subpoenaing patient records from psychiatric professionals and matching them with gun records to see if owners will be allowed to keep their weapons. It's questionable whether this is even legal under HIPPA laws but it's also a troubling indicator of the future of healthcare and political correctness. Dan Roberts (www.ammoland.com) reports on this trend.
Finally, doctors are struggling to cope with an increasingly complex economic and political world of healthcare. The Indiana University Kelley School of Business has inaugurated an MBA program to assist medical doctors in doing that. The school's director, Dr. Vicki Smith-Daniels. Ph.D., joins us. (www.kelley.iupui.edu)
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Margaret Konantz fonds
Call Number: Mss 1, Pc 1 (A.78-24, A.78-37)
Title: Margaret Konantz fonds.
Extent: 1.4 m of textual records. -- 321 photographs.
Biographical sketch: Margaret McTavish Rogers was born in Winnipeg in 1899. Her father, Robert Arthur Rogers, opened the Crescent Creamery Company, which he operated until his death. Her mother, Edith McTavish Rogers, was the first woman to be elected to the Provincial Legislative Assembly in 1920. Margaret Rogers attended Bishop Strachan School and Havergal College. In 1922, she married Gordon Konantz. Margaret Konantz held many offices with many different volunteer organizations. She traveled extensively, especially after the loss of her husband, and gradually became more and more involved in international organizations. She devoted herself to the United Nations in the interest of international peace and became National Vice-Chairman for the Canadian Committee of UNICEF from 1959 to 1965. In 1963, she was appointed to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations Third Committee on Social, Economic, and Humanitarian Problems. In 1965, she was elected National Chairman. Margaret Konantz was also the first female Member of Parliament from Manitoba.
Custodial history: The fonds was donated to University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections in 1978 by Mr. Gordon E. Konantz.
Scope and content: The fonds consists of diaries, correspondence, speeches, news clippings, photographs, household records, and scrapbooks. Each of the diaries contain information on different trips and events. The outgoing correspondence is mostly directed to her family and friends. The incoming correspondence, mainly originating from her associates at the United Nations, consists primarily of comments and inquiries about her travels abroad. There is a large and diverse collection of memoranda, newsletters and reports from the Women's Volunteer Service and UNICEF. There are several United Nations reports on various international topics such as apartheid, troubles in Rhodesia, and the Nobel Peace Prize. The five scrapbooks range in date from 1922 to 1961 and deal with her early life, the Women's Volunteer Service, the United Nations, and assorted memorabilia. The fonds also includes over 300 photographs.
Restrictions: There are no retrictions on this material.
Related material: Ken Tacium fonds (Margaret Konantz Research Paper) (MSS SC 78).
Finding aid: A printed finding aid is available in the Archives reading room and an on-line finding aid is available at the link below:
MSS 1, PC 1 (A.78-24, A.78-37).


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Health group picks up grant
5 July 2019 - Latest news
A new group looking to improve health in Murton has been boosted by funding from a leading housing association.
The Murton Wellbeing Group has been able to turn a successful trial into regular weekly sessions to help improve health in the community after securing support from believe housing.
The grass roots group, formed just a few months ago, has received £500 from believe housing's community fund to purchase equipment including exercise mats, skipping ropes and sports equipment.
The group now offers sessions every Friday, featuring fun activities to help members improve their understanding of how to look after the body and take part in a range of activities including curling, carpet bowls, crafts and yoga. The sessions at Macrae House are designed to help with both physical and mental wellbeing with mindfulness, relaxation and one-to-one support also available.
Funding Officer at believe housing, Damian Pearson, said: "The group behind this project are so enthusiastic and it's great to see the practical results from our support so quickly. When we created our community funding programme it was grass roots groups, like this one, that we had in mind.
"The team here have taken a relatively small amount of funding and turned it into a valuable resource for their community that will pay dividends for a long time to come."
The Murton Wellbeing Group have also worked with other organisations including Wellbeing for Life to make their project successful. David Hall from Wellbeing for Life said: "The Wellbeing for Life service has worked with groups from Macrae House over the past year. The funding has enabled them to purchase exercise equipment which has made a big difference when participating in Eatwise and Exercise groups. The enthusiasm and commitment shown by this group has been inspiring."
Katie Wooton from Murton Wellbeing Group said: "Since the group has started there has been a noted improvement in both physical and mental wellbeing among the users. We are all looking forward to growing the group in size and strength and stride towards a healthier future."
Full details of the believe housing community grant programme are available here, or by calling 0300 1311 999.
The scheme provides funds of up to £500 and is designed to help new groups take their first steps as well as supporting longstanding organisations. The application process has been kept deliberately simple and funding decisions are made monthly to ensure groups are not waiting for lengthy periods to find out if they have been successful.
Any community organisation, non-profit making group, charity or school is eligible for the scheme.


The 8th Scientix Projects' Networking Event will take place in Brussels on Friday 16th of October 2015. This event will be organized in conjunction with the 8th Science Projects Workshop in the Future Classroom Lab.
Target audience: The one day event is open to project representatives from European and national science education projects and organizations. Public funded projects included in the Scientix projects' repository or in the process of being published (i.e. they submitted at the time of the event via the project upload form), will have priority.
Aim of the event: To discuss "Evaluation within projects" . Basically, methods used, data analysis, permissions, problems, good practices etc.
Structure of the event: After a brief introduction on the aim of the event by Scientix representatives attending will be able to present their projects. In the afternoon, sessions on the event's topic will be organized in order to discuss issues, experiences and suggestions. The results will be published as a Scientix observatory paper co-authored by all participants.
2) Scientix will organize and cover the hotel for the night of Thu 15th for those projects' in need of financial support.
The projects must be public funded and either be included in the Scientix projects' repository or in the process of being published; or the organizations must have proven experience or involvement in public funded STEM projects.
This event is NOT open to projects created without official endorsement (i.e. they must have public funding be it regional, national or EU). No self-funded projects or school projects (teacher's projects) will be accepted.
Confirmed Participants: Check out the list of confirmed projects and participants.


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  <TITLE>Contents of directories (Appendix 14)</TITLE>

  Contents of the directories.

(Appendix 14)

These files and directories are mandatory. Other files may reside but will be
created by the system or by the sysop.

Directory FBB :

[BIN]         BAT, COM and EXE files.
[BINMAIL]     Compressed messages.
[DOC]         Documentation-files for the BBS.
[DOCS]        Files used for DOCS command.
[EXAMPLES.700]Backup-copy of system-files for this version.
[MAIL]        Ascii messages.
[OLDMAIL]     Archives of messages.
[PG]          COM and EXE files for PG command.
[STATS]       Statistics for the BBS.
[SYSTEM]      System files.
[USERS]       Area for users to upload/download files.
[UTIL]        Different utillities for the BBS.
DEFAULT  MNU  Configuration-file for FBBSETUP-program.  DosFBB only.
DEFAULT  OLH  Configuration-file for FBBSETUP-program.  DosFBB only.
EPURMESS INI  Init file for EPURMESS.
FBBSETUP EXE  Configure INIT.SRV and PORT.SYS.  DosFBB only.
INIT     SRV  Init file for the BBS.
MODLABEL.EXE  Program to update old YAPPLBL.SYS from older FBB-versions.
TF18    .ROM  Binary ROM-files for making EPROMs for TNCs for
     etc      use in HOST-mode with this BBS-software

Directory BIN :

APPEL    BAT  Batch file running the software.  For DosFBB only.
BC453RTL DLL  Part of main-program, WinFBB only.
BIDS47   DLL  Part of main-program, WinFBB only.
CLEANUP  COM  Program to clean MAIL and BINMAIL directory.
CLR_USER COM  Resets a users quota for downloaded files
CONNECT  WAV  Sound-file, sounds when a user connects.  WinFBB only.
CUT      COM  Copy/paste utility.
DSZ      BAT  DSZ software for up/download of binary files.  Only WinFBB.
DSZ      COM  DSZ software for up/download of binary files.  Only WinFBB.
DSZ      PIF  DSZ software for up/download of binary files.  Only WinFBB.
EPURMESS COM  Message processing.
EPURWP   COM  White Pages processing.
ESS      COM  RS232 driver.  Only DosFBB.
ESSKAM   COM  KAM RS232 driver. Only DosFBB.
FBBIOS   COM  MODEM driver.  Only DosFBB.
FBB_SVC  EXE  Program for starting servers.  For WinFBB only.
FBB_SVC  PIF  Program for starting servers.  For WinFBB only.
FV       COM  FV shareware used for LIST command in FbbDos.
INSTALL  EXE  Program for installing the BBS-software.  For WinFBB only.
INSTWFBB EXE  Configure INIT.SRV and PORT.SYS.  Only for WinFBB.
ISDAY    COM  Utillity for trigging certain actions as specific day.
MAINTINF COM  INF.SYS maintenance program.
MULTI    EXE  For sending multiple copies of personal messages.
NEWDOC   COM  NEWDOC server.
OWL253A  DLL  Part of main-program, WinFBB only.
REQDIR   COM  REQDIR server.
REQFIL   COM  REQFIL server.
RUNFBB   BAT  Batch file running the software.  For WinFBB only.
RUNFBB   EXE  Batch file running the software.  For WinFBB only.
RUNFBB   PIF  Batch file running the software.  For WinFBB only.
SATUPDAT EXE  Automatic update of satellite database.
SERV     EXE  FBB software EXE file. For DosFBB only.
SETUSER  COM  set a user owner of a FbbDos file.
SLEEP    EXE  waits for some seconds.
SYSCALL  WAV  Sound-file, sounds when a user wants to "talk".  WinFBB only.
WFBB     EXE  FBB software EXE file. For WinFBB only.
WFBB     HLP  FBB software Help-file. For WinFBB only.

Directory BINMAIL :

[MAIL0]        [MAIL1]        [MAIL2]       [MAIL3]         [MAIL4]
[MAIL5]        [MAIL6]        [MAIL7]       [MAIL8]         [MAIL9]

Directory DOC :

CHANGES  DOC  Shows all changes in the software during development.
FBBMUX   DOC  Doc for the Port Multiplexer
MULTI    DOC  Doc for sending multiple copies of personal messages.
WA8DED21 DOC  DED-host documentation.
DSZ      DOC  Doc for the DSZ-program.  Only for WinFBB.
FV       DOC  Doc for the FV-program, used with WHERE command.

Directory DOCS :

This is the section for easy-to-use documentations.  Numerical commands
for reading the docs.

Directory EXAMPLES.700 :

Backup of most of the new text-files and configuration-files for this
version of the software.

Directory MAIL :

[MAIL0]        [MAIL1]        [MAIL2]       [MAIL3]         [MAIL4]
[MAIL5]        [MAIL6]        [MAIL7]       [MAIL8]         [MAIL9]

Directory OLDMAIL :

Directory for backup of messages (bulletins and personal messages).

Directory PG :

Directory for special-made programs that the user can run.  The filename
is the command-name.

Directory STATS :

Directory for statistical programs for the BBS.
LISEZMOI DOC
LOG      DOC
LOGCALL  EXE
LOGFBB   CNF
LOGSTATF EXE
LOGSTATU EXE

Directory SYSTEM :

[FWD]         Directory for FORWARD.SYS include-files.
[LOG]         Directory for FBBLOG.nn files.
[LANG]        Directory for .TXT .HLP .ENT language files.
[SAT]         Directory for satellite files
[WP]          Directory for White pages database
BEACONn  SYS  Beacon file.
BBS      SYS  BBS callsigns
CRON     SYS  Hour work.
INITTNCn SYS  Initialization of TNC.
INITTNC  DED  Initialization of TNC, example for DED-host.
INITTNC  PK   Initialization of TNC, example for PK-232.
FORWARD  SYS  Forwarding description.
LANGUE   SYS  Language description
MAINTn   SYS  Housekeeping text.
MEMO     SYS  CtrlF0 to CtrlF9 aliases
MULTI    TXT  Configuration of languages for MULTI-server.
PASSWD   SYS  Password file.
PORT     SYS  Port description.
PROTECT  SYS  Directories protection.
REDIST   SYS  Configuration-file for the REDIST-server.
REJECT   SYS  Messages reject.
SWAPP    SYS  Swap file.
THEMES   SYS  Configuration-file for the thematic-zone.

Directory USERS :

Directory for the users to upload their own files.

Director USERS\YAPP :

Directory for users upload with YAPP-protocol and YU/YD commands.

Directory UTIL :

Directory for special utillity-programs that may be used with this BBS:
ICOM     DLL  Program for controlling ICOM-radios.
ICOM     COM  Program for controlling ICOM-radios.
M_FILTER DLL  Message-filtering example-program.
PROGTX   DLL  Program for sending commands to radios (QSY etc).

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Judge: Judicial retirement age votes won't count
Mark Scolforo
HARRISBURG— A Pennsylvania judge ruled Wednesday that primary votes being cast on a constitutional amendment ballot question to extend the state's judicial retirement age won't count.
Commonwealth Court Judge Kevin Brobson's ruling effectively upholds a state resolution delaying the vote from next week until November. Three Democratic state senators had sought to have the resolution invalidated so any votes cast next week would matter.
Brobson said it was up to state and county elections officials to explain that the amendment isn't yet before voters, "regardless of what the actual ballot may say."
"There are clearly burdens and consequences that result from the unfortunate timing of the General Assembly's action," Brobson wrote. "Such burdens and consequences that flow from the constitutional actions of any branch of government, however, are not 'harms' that can be considered, let alone abated, by enjoining the exercise of a constitutional prerogative."
York County primary 2016: Races, news stories
The lawsuit named as defendants the two top-ranking Senate Republicans, Jake Corman and Joe Scarnati, as well as Secretary of State Pedro Cortes.
Senate Republican general counsel Drew Crompton said the decision upheld the Legislature's prime role in deciding how constitutional amendments get voted.
"I think the court decision clearly states that it's the court's opinion that setting elections and especially those associated with constitutional amendments is fully in the purview of the General Assembly," Crompton said.
The proposed amendment, which would let the state's roughly 1,000 justices, judges and district judges remain on the bench until age 75, compared to age 70 now, has passed both chambers of the Legislature in two consecutive sessions, leaving only voter approval still required for it to be adopted.
Lawmakers had put the question on the ballot for Tuesday's primary, and tens of thousands of people have already cast absentee ballots.
Should the retirement age for Pa. judges be raised?
But earlier this month, both chambers approved a resolution to delay the vote until the Nov. 8 general election, to rewrite the wording so that it doesn't state the age is being extended five years and to direct Cortes to not tally primary votes on the question.
Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa of Allegheny County and Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, and Sen. Christina Tartaglione, D-Philadelphia, sued to challenge the resolution, saying it would improperly ignore votes that already have been cast by military and overseas absentee voters, among other grounds.
But Brobson ruled against their request to block the resolution, saying "no elector has a right to vote on that question or a right to have their vote on that question count as part of the April general primary election. In the absence of a right to vote, there cannot be voter disenfranchisement."
Leach said the plaintiffs will not pursue an 11th-hour appeal before the state Supreme Court, although the underlying lawsuit will continue.
A Department of State spokeswoman had no comment late Wednesday about whether the public will be told how many votes are eventually cast in the primary for or against the amendment. Leach said all votes should be counted and reported.
Elections officials told Brobson it's very late in the process to get the question off all ballots in 67 counties, and said alternatives such as stickers to black out the question may not be practical.
Crompton said it was possible that some counties could find a way to block the question.
Most county elections offices are linked by computer to the Department of State, which publishes unofficial election night returns. Tinkering with and then testing the software takes time and creates a risk of election night glitches. Brobson said Cortes can determine if such changes should be made.


First off, an apology... I have been slammed with work lately and neglected my d30-ly duties (I have three clients all in their major push time for the year, but that is starting to slow down).
Second up, a vow... I am forsaking all other gaming-related diversions for the next couple of weeks while I hunker down on trying to finish up the d30 Sandbox Companion.
The d30 DM Companion would not be what it is without him, and the same goes for the d30 Sandbox Companion. For example, check out the before and after images for the Weather generator pages (at bottom of post).
With Welbo's first round of major edits under my belt, I've got my sights set on the final few things that need to happen: 1) a good proof of copy/content, including page references, 2) finishing the Master Wilderness Mapping Key, 3) writing the intro/how-to-use-this-book pages, and 4) creating the index. It's all asses and elbows from here! That's my vow!
on the right = "after", with numbered steps and instructions on the left where they should be.
Second page, notes for PREC B.1: a faster way of finding the number of cells is 1d6+2, which works to be the same as you had it without division.
You are quite right, sir! Thanks.


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Micrarchaeota es un filo candidato del dominio Archaea recientemente propuesto. Aunque hasta el momento no ha sido posible su cultivo, mediante análisis genéticos se ha determinado que difieren de otras arqueas. El género candidato Micrarchaeum se ha identificado en ambientes ácidos de las aguas residuales de una mina en EE. UU. y fue originalmente denominado ARMAN-2. Estos organismos son muy pequeños, con células de un tamaño de 400-500 nm y genomas de aproximadamente 1000 genes. Son simbiontes obligados de los termoplasmatos. Una arquea de tamaño similar que ha sido encontrada en los mismos ambientes ácidos es Candidatus Parvarchaeum, del orden Parvarchaeales (ARMAN-4). Micrarchaeota forma parte del clado DPANN.

Referencias

DPANN

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Apple has released watchOS 5.1.1 just days after suspending the rollout of watchOS 5.1. The last update had reportedly "bricked" several Apple Watch Series 4 units after failing to successfully complete its installation. The company hasn't revealed any fixes related to the bricking issue, though the official changelog says that the watchOS 5.1.1 update includes new features, improvements, and bug fixes. It also highlights all the new improvements and bug fixes that are a part of the latest update. The new version is compatible with Apple Watch Series 1 and later models.
As per the official changelog, watchOS 5.1.1 brings new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Apple, however, hasn't mentioned a fix for the issue that had reportedly bricked several Apple Watch Series 4 units after failing to successfully complete the installation of watchOS 5.1.
According to some user reports on Reddit and Twitter that emerged last week, several Apple Watch Series 4 units got stuck on the Apple logo after beginning the process to install the watchOS 5.1 update. The company had acknowledged the issue in a media statement and confirmed the suspension of the affected update. "Due to a small number of Apple Watch customers experiencing an issue while installing watchOS 5.1 today, we've pulled back the software update as a precaution. Any customers impacted should contact AppleCare, but no action is required if the update installed successfully. We are working on a fix for an upcoming software update," the company had said.
The maintenance points of the watchOS 5.1.1 update are the same as the original watchOS 5.1. The update includes an improvement to fall detection alerts as well as fixes known Walkie-Talkie issue. It also addresses an issue related to Activity rewards to accurately show rewards through the Awards tab of the Activity app.
You can check the availability of the watchOS 5.1.1 update by going to the Apple Watch app on your iOS device and visiting General > Software Update. The Watch needs to have at least 50 percent of the battery charge to enable the installation process. Also, it is recommended to keep it on the charging dock while installing the new update. Your iPhone will also need to be in close proximity to the Apple Watch and will need to be on Wi-Fi. The Apple Watch should restart twice before the update is completely installed, and you need to enter the Watch passcode if prompted, after beginning the update and then follow the prompts from your iPhone.


Just like the human epidemic, almost 50% of the pet population is overweight. Even a little extra weight can lead to serious health problems. The pet's quality of life and relationship with family is also impacted because that extra weight can reduce play time, impact mobility, and affect the lifelong general health of your dog.
Hill's nutritionists & veterinarians developed Prescription Diet® Metabolic clinical nutrition specially formulated to support your dog's weight management. In fact, 88% of pets lost weight at home in two months when fed the nutrition of Metabolic.
This irresistible Chicken and Vegetable Stew makes it easier for you to bond with your pet with gently cooked, bite-sized chunks of real chicken & natural ingredients with added vitamins and minerals.


More than 200 guests attended Carts & Cocktails, a progressive party as unique as Laumeier itself, Saturday, September 27, 2014 at the Sculpture Park. Guests cruised through the Park in golf carts, enjoying sweet and savory fare, specialty cocktails, a silent art auction of works by Tom Huck, and live entertainment from the Boney Goat Band, The Root Diggers, and the Cree Rider Family Band. The event proceeds will support Laumeier's exhibition, education, and art conservation programs.
Guests first traveled to The South Woods where they found passed hors d'oeuvres and Geoffrey Krawzyck's site-specific installation Recess, 2014, an interactive space that refers not only to the decline of the Mississippian civilization at the Cahokia Mound site but also the urban areas of St. Louis. The room-sized chamber consists of reclaimed materials, especially bricks, from one or more of the authentic architectural ruins of St. Louis' North Side.
Next, they went to The Way Field for dinner stations and became part of the artwork during a special preview of Laune: A Dance Performance, riding through the cultural landscape in which the performance takes place. Dancer, choreographer, and 2015 Kranzberg Exhibition Series artist Ashley McQueen honored the labor that goes into the manicured landscape at Laumeier. Through a series of performances using riding lawnmowers, McQueen's dancers explore Laumeier's unusual relationship with St. Louis County Parks, highlighting the passion and hard work that goes into the care and maintenance of the 105-acre landscape.
The journey subsequently stopped at the Moss Shelter and Leaf Pavilion, converted into a cigar lounge and whiskey tasting venue with Hooch House Favorite snacks. The Cree Rider Family Band entertained the guests before concluding with Moonshine Madness Desserts.
Laumeier Sculpture Park manifests a living laboratory where artists and audiences explore the relationship between contemporary art and the natural environment. Founded in 1976, Laumeier comprises one of the first and largest dedicated sculpture parks in the country, making it an institution of international significance as well as a unique compliment to the cultural landscape of the St. Louis region.
Laumeier, a nonprofit, accredited art museum, operates in partnership with St. Louis County Parks. Programs are supported by the Regional Arts Commission, Missouri Arts Council, the Arts and Education Council of St. Louis, and the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Laumeier encompasses 60 works of large-scale outdoor sculpture in a 105-acre park available free to the public year-round. It serves 300,000 patrons annually through temporary exhibitions, education programs, public events, and conservation of the Permanent Collection.
Marilu Knode addresses the crowd with Jamey Edgerton.
to Marie Oberkirsch for her years of dedicated service. Best of luck in your new adventure-you will be missed. Additional thanks to Cheri Hutchings, Claire de Lune Productions LLC and Sherry Muehlfarth, The Party Broker, for their assistance with this year's event.


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NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (February 17, 2018) – The Stonehill College women's track and field sit atop the conference after day one of the Northeast-10 Conference Championships with 59 points with six events scored.
Junior Colleen Perry (Weymouth, Massachusetts/Weymouth) kicked off the day breaking her own school record for the second time this year in the pentathlon totaling 3,073 points, taking home second place and her first All-Conference honor. She finished third in the high jump (5 feet, 1 inch), third in the 800-meter run (2:33.65), fifth in the long jump (15 feet, 8.75 inches), sixth in the 60-meter dash (9.81), and seventh in the shot put (31 feet, 1.75 inches).
All three Skyhawk pole vaulters swept the event, as Alison Tobin (Hudson, Masschusetts/Hudson) took home first, Ashley Colarusso (Tewksbury, Massachusetts/Tewksbury Memorial) placed second, and Alexandra Sexton (Los Gatos, California/Los Gatos) finished in third. Tobin cleared a height of 11 feet, 4.50 inches for her first-career All-Conference honor. Colarusso earned her second-career All-Conference accolade with a mark of 11 feet, .75 inches, and Sexton competed in her first NE10 Championship finishing with a height of 10 feet, 6.75 inches.
Tobin also competed in the long jump, tallying two points for the Skyhawks as she placed seventh with a height of 17 feet, 11.00 inches. Olivia Dexter (East Calais, Vermont/Union 32) hit a mark of 16 feet, 6 inches, finishing 18th.
The distance medley relay took home first place and at least Stonehill's eighth-straight All-Conference honor in the event with a time of 11:57.71 with the quartet of Anna Lastra (Bridgton, Maine/Fryeburg Academy), Krista Fernandes (Taunton, Massachusetts/Coyle and Cassidy), Jillian Caiazzi (Marlborough, Massachusetts/Marlborough), and Elizabeth Hannon (Franklin, Massachusetts/Bishop Feehan). Lastra ran the 1200-meter opening leg with a split of 3:41.42, while Fernandes ran a 59.03 400-meter leg. Caiazzi took the third 800-meter leg with a time of 2:15.68, while Hannon clocked in at 5:01.60 for the mile leg.
Dexter also competed in the 200-meter prelims where she qualified for finals with a time of 25.64, good for fourth overall, which will take place tomorrow. She just shyly missed out on the 60-meter sprint finals with a ninth-place finish and a time of 7.88.
Emily Polvere (Somers, New York/Somers) just missed qualifying for finals with her time of 26.11, finishing ninth.
Zoe Smith (Rochester, Massachusetts/Old Rochester Regional), competing in her second NE10 Indoor Championship, qualified for the 60-meter hurdles finals, finishing sixth with a time of 9.42. Casey Gannon (Warwick, Rhode Island/Toll Gate) clocked in at 9.35, just missing out on finals with a ninth-place finish.
Stonehill saw four Skyhawks register points in the 5000-meter run, including Makenzie Cyr (Douglas, Massachusetts/Douglas), Emily Knox (Worcester, Massachusetts/Notre Dame Academy), Jackie Cutillo (Foxboro, Massachusetts/Bishop Feehan), and Isabel Baker (Charlestown, Rhode Island/Chariho). Cyr led the team, finishing in third with a time of 17:53.35, while Knox was the second Skyhawk across the finish with a time of 18:10.09, good for fifth. Cutillo and Baker fell behind Knox taking home sixth (18:25.05) and seventh (18:25.81), respectively. Freshman Samantha Curtin (Plymouth, Massachusetts/Plymouth North) finished the race with a personal best time of 18:46.21, good for 10th.
Julianne Holbrook (Pembroke, Massachusetts/Pembroke) finished 10th in the weight throw with a mark of 46 feet, 8.75 inches, while Shayla Lyons (Westerlo, New York/Bishop Maginn/Berne-Knox Westerlo) threw a distance of 41 feet, 10.50 inches, good for 16th.
Day two of the Northeast-10 Conference Championships will continue tomorrow, Sunday, February 18 at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.


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World Traveler, Psychological Scientist
Emily Dean '15 will combine her interest in psychology, desire to help others, and passion for Spanish language & culture in her graduate studies.
Emily Dean '15 combines her love of psychological science and Spanish.
Emily Dean '15 is a true liberal artist: humanitarian, psychological scientist, and world traveler. This fall, Emily will combine her interest in psychology, desire to help others, and passion for the Spanish language and culture as she begins her graduate education in school psychology.
Emily, a psychology major and Spanish minor from Muskegon, Michigan, became interested in psychology after completing the introductory course during her first year at Denison. Gradually, she became excited about using psychology to understand and help children and adolescents in need, especially those with developmental and learning problems. During her junior year, Emily received an Anderson Summer Science Fellowship to complete research on children and adolescents with learning disabilities. Emily presented the results of her research at a professional conference in Chicago and published them in the Journal of Learning Disabilities with her advisor Dr. Robert Weis.
"The summer research experience was crucial in several ways," Emily explains. "I became fascinated with what I was learning about academic accommodations for people with learning disabilities. We found that mental health professionals often recommended accommodations indiscriminately, without tailoring them to individuals' areas of disability. Here was this huge issue in our educational system, one stemming from good intentions but presenting tricky questions of ethics and equality, and no one seemed to know about it. I knew there had to be more issues like this, and that I had to be involved in children's educational experiences in some way."
Emily had recently returned from a semester studying abroad in Toledo, Spain. She tried to find a way to combine her love for psychology and Spanish. "The mentorship I received that summer played an important role in deciding which career to pursue. The beautiful thing about the mentorship here is that your professors know you so well that sometimes they realize what you're passionate about before you do. Dr. Weis had listened to me talk about how much I absolutely loved my time in Spain, and how much I enjoyed my various experiences working with children. He suggested I consider school psychology, which is a great fit for me."
School psychologists seek to improve the educational experience of children by working with students, parents, and teachers to overcome challenges presented by academic, socio-emotional, or behavioral problems. "So many students struggle in school because of things like undetected learning disabilities, or because parents want to help them, but are not sure where to start. These challenges are even greater for students with Spanish-speaking parents, because of the additional obstacle of a language barrier between parents and school personnel."
Emily hopes to begin addressing this obstacle by working as a bilingual psychologist in an elementary or secondary school setting. Emily will begin the Educational Specialist program at Ball State University this fall.
Building Public Speaking Skills
Hannah Bennet '21 and Mohamed El-Sayed '20 get great public speaking experience after a course that features a lot of listening.
Perseverance in life - and athletics
A son of El Salvadoran immigrants and one of the first in his family to attend college, Steven Villacorta '21 has excelled.
Exploring the Mississippi Delta
An NSF grant gives students a rare opportunity to study the impact of geologic processes in real time.
Academics, mentorship, & internship solidify career choice
Academics, mentorship and an internship in Columbus gave international citizen Aayush Nema '21 the key to his future course as an economic researcher.
Multiple Realities
Quantum enthusiast Rahul Shrestha '21 is many things at once: student, teacher, researcher, yearbook editor & designer, and international student.
The camera's eye: On teaching photography
Professor Sheilah ReStack writes on what it means to provide a context for photography when teaching students.
Mindfulness in Sport — and Beyond
Julia Miller '19 and Head Volleyball Coach Carter Cassell discuss the athletic and personal impacts of mindfulness
Hollywood close-up
Cinema students toured studios and met with alumni in the film industry to get a first-hand perspective of life as a filmmaker.


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The Music I listened to and loved in the 80s had an influence on me, it's undeniable. Along with the books I read, the television shows and movies I watched, the people I met, they all helped shape create the foundation of who I am today. Would I be me today if I hadn't seen "The Day After" at a young age and had a near-obsession level of paranoia over my skin getting peeled off in a nuclear blast? Who's to say? Did the artists of the music I listen to and their speaking out on political and social matters shape me? Absolutely.
I stumbled across Stereogum's list of 80s songs about nuclear war and it was nostalgia on full volume for me. Their list included songs I may not have realized at the time were as political as they were, but now with adult eyes and 30+ years of hindsight, I am grateful that they are. I hope you enjoy some of them as much as I do.
"Forever Young" is another one of the big iconic '80s songs on this list, and is also both one of the main Cold War examples and one of those songs that has lived on in the popular imagination in a way that erases its Cold War elements. When you think of those '80s stereotypes, the nostalgia and the emotional proms and the thoughts of childhood and innocence, you think of songs like "Forever Young." But this is a song that ends its first verse with "Hoping for the best/ But expecting the worst/ Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?" It's worth noting that Alphaville are one of the German outfits on this list; once more, artists writing from the perspective of the symbolic center of the Cold War, with aggressors on each side. It's a masterpiece from this milieu, its lyrics mingling further allusions to the threatening world surrounding them with thoughts on aging. Perhaps more than any other song here, it encapsulates the feeling of living a life day to day, with theoretically normal hopes and dreams, under the heavy shadow of the Cold War.


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Global Warming: Science and Solutions
Our planet is warming; it's significantly warmer in the 21st century than it was in the last third of the 20th century. Indeed, four of the warmest years on record have occurred in this century. This global warming is being forced by the unabated burning of fossil fuels pouring CO2 into the atmosphere ... And this warming appears to be forcing dramatic regional and worldwide climate shifts. This series takes you through the Science of Global Warming and the Solutions. We need only to trust the science and work together to implement these solutions... solutions we can no longer afford to ignore.
Title ID 20-GW
Political Science, Science, Biology, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Social Studies, Geography
The Science of Global WarmingRunning time is 58 minutes
Global Warming, climate change and meteorology are a part of Earth Science and Environmental Studies.
Climate Has Changed Before
Earth's climate has changed before because of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, and as a result, Earth's history has had Ice Ages.
The Industrial Revolution used fossil fuels - coal, oil, natural gas - which released huge amounts of CO2 and pollutants into the atmosphere raising global temperatures, as shown by Dr. James Hanson, and leading to the Kyoto conference on climate change.
Hydrological Cycle
The Hydrological cycle involves water, H2O, and is part of the dynamic global balance that under the Greenhouse effect can melt glaciers raising the oceans and leading to extinction.
BioGeoChemical cycles circulate atoms, molecules and particles through the atmosphere.
The Nitrogen Cycle shows how nitrogen is beneficial to plants through nitrogen fixation, but in the anthropocene era high levels of nitrogen oxides hurt the ozone and increase the greenhouse effect.
Methane Cycle
The Methane Cycle, involves methane which is more abundant than, natural gas, has a great impact on the greenhouse effect and could cause extinction through a methane burp.
Aerosol Cycle
The Aerosol cycle involves aerosols, which are minute particles suspended in the atmosphere.
The Carbon Cycle
The Carbon cycle is driven by life itself since carbon is found in all living things as well as fossil fuels such as coal, which releases carbon dioxide, CO2, a potent greenhouse gas creating the greenhouse effect.
The Greenhouse effect is caused by greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide, CO2; water, H2O; Methane, CH4; and nitrous oxide, N2O.
Greenhouse Gas Demonstration
A Greenhouse Gas which produces the greenhouse effect is carbon dioxide.
Global Warming: SolutionsRunning time is 59 minutes
Energy to run the Earth's industries and homes comes from energy fuels such as fossil fuels - coal, oil and natural gas, but there are other energy fuels which are alternative energy, which can be sustainable and better for the planet.
Adaptation and Mitigation for a Warmer World
Global warming solutions involve adaptation and mitigation to work with changing ecosystems.
Mitigation is a means to reduce the carbon dioxide, CO2, in the carbon cycle, as shown in the Kyoto Treaty and can be seen in using water power to turn turbines as a generator of electromagnetic induction.
Wind power is used by a wind machine, also known as a wind turbine, whose turbines catch the wind and convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Hydrogen Fuel
Hydrogen fuel is being investigated by the National renewable Energy Laboratory, where the means to create vast amounts of hydrogen to be used in a fuel cell are being investigated..
Photo Biological Hydrogen
Photo Biological Hydrogen from the algae, clamata Monus, is a photosynthetic hydrogen, a form of bio-energy.
Ethanol one of the biofuels, is being researched at the National Renewable Energy lab, and uses corn and enzymes, similar to alcohol, to produce fuel such as gas or liquid gas, that can be used in a flex-fuel vehicle.
Thermal Chemical Conversion of Biomass
Thermal Chemical Conversion uses a biomass to create a liquid fuel such as hydrogen or methane and is carbon neutral.
Solar, or solar power, employs photovoltaics, solar cells, and is currently undergoing a new generation of technology that uses semiconductors, nano crystals and quantum dots.
Adaptation is how humans will cope with a changing world such as the sea level goes up as with the sea rise.
Chart - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rise
Chart - Global Carbon Cycle
Chart - Oceanic Carbon Cycle
Chart - US National Gas Consumption...
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Fluasterone
3β-Dehydroxy-16α-fluoro-DHEA; Fl-DHEA; DHEF; DHEA 8354; DHEA analogue 8354; HE-2500; 16α-Fluoroandrost-5-en-17-one
(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,16R)-16-Fluoro-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-one
R7M5UGD04G
C19H27FO
290.422 g·mol−1
C[C@]12CCCCC1=CC[C@@H]3[C@@H]2CC[C@]4([C@H]3C[C@H](C4=O)F)C
InChI=1S/C19H27FO/c1-18-9-4-3-5-12(18)6-7-13-14(18)8-10-19(2)15(13)11-16(20)17(19)21/h6,13-16H,3-5,7-11H2,1-2H3/t13-,14+,15+,16-,18+,19+/m1/s1
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Fluasterone, also known as 3β-dehydroxy-16α-fluoro-DHEA or 16α-fluoroandrost-5-en-17-one, is a fluorinated synthetic analogue of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) which was under investigation by Aeson Therapeutics for a variety of therapeutic indications including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, and traumatic brain injury among others but was ultimately never marketed.[1][2] It is a modification of DHEA in which the C3β hydroxyl has been removed and a hydrogen atom has been substituted with a fluorine atom at the C16α position. Fluasterone reached phase II clinical trials prior to the discontinuation of its development.[3]
The mechanism of action of DHEA and fluasterone is unknown.[4][5][6] However, similarly to DHEA but more strongly, fluasterone is a potent uncompetitive inhibitor of G6PDH (Ki = 0.5 μM versus 17 μM for DHEA).[4] The drug retains the antiinflammatory, antihyperplastic, chemopreventative, antihyperlipidemic, antidiabetic, and antiobesic, as well as certain immunomodulating activities of DHEA, much but not all of which it is thought may possibly be mediated via G6PDH inhibition (with some experimental evidence to support this notion available).[4][6][7][8]
Conversely, unlike DHEA, fluasterone has minimal or no androgenic or estrogenic activity, and due to the presence of the fluorine atom at the C16α position, its metabolism at the C17α position is sterically hindered and thus it cannot be metabolized into androgens like testosterone or estrogens like estradiol.[6][9][4] Also in contrast to DHEA, fluasterone does not produce sedation or seizures in animals and hence is not thought to interact with the GABAA receptor.[10] In addition, unlike DHEA, fluasterone has reduced or no effects as a peroxisome proliferator (i.e., lacks activity at the PPARα), and hence does not pose a risk of liver toxicities such as hepatomegaly or hepatocellular carcinoma.[4] It is for these reasons that fluasterone was developed and was considered to be advantageous to DHEA.[4][6]
Due to extensive first-pass hepatic and/or gastrointestinal metabolism, very high doses of DHEA and fluasterone are necessary for effectiveness.[4] In animals, the efficacy of fluasterone is increased 40-fold when administered parenterally, and for this reason, a non-oral formulation of fluasterone was selected for clinical development.[4] However, the development of fluasterone was nonetheless stopped reportedly due to its low potency and low oral bioavailability, which are said to have rendered it unsuitable for clinical use.[11]
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As part of his prize, Juan Pablo Colubri, a pastry chef at London's Foundry restaurant, has scooped an all-expenses-paid trip to the World Chocolate Masters finals in Paris in October.
The chef's winning recipe beat over 50 other entries, each posted to The UK World Chocolate Masters' Twitter page using hashtag #chocolatemasterchallenge. The top best entries were then chosen and put to a public vote on The UK World Chocolate Masters Facebook page. Over 1,000 individual votes were registered, with Juan's creation crowned the eventual winner.
The 5th World Chocolate Masters – founded and organised by Callebaut, Cacao Barry and Carma – will see 20 world-class national winners from across the globe do battle against one and other at the Salon du Chocolat Professionnel in Paris from 28-30th October.


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Visit Oxford and Its Prestigious University in England
Oxford, England, is a beautiful place. Built around the many colleges of Oxford University, you can find pubs, architecture, and all kinds of history in this city. From Shakespeare's old hangout at the King's Arms to the pub literary masters like Tolkien and C.S. Lewis frequented, Oxford is full of things to do and see. Whether you're taking a day trip from London or staying in Oxford proper, you're in for a treat. In this post we share some ideas of what to do in Oxford through pictures. Enjoy!
Pro tip: If you're visiting Oxford why not also see Stonehenge? You're only a couple hours' drive away. Skip the tour bus and expensive entry and rent a car on your own. You can read more about it in our post on how to see Stonehenge for free!
Admire the Architecture
The Sheldonian Theater in Oxford was built to resemble the Coliseum in Rome. Obviously, it is not as large as what's standing in Rome but it is very symbolic of the Roman impact on civilization.
The Clarendon building in Oxford was built to honor the Greeks and their contribution to civilization, resembling the columns of the Parthenon.
A picture of All Souls College, one of the most picturesque, on a sunny late afternoon. It's one of the more unique colleges because it doesn't have students, only fellows who research.
A beautiful courtyard in Hertford College. Many of the colleges throughout Oxford University allow entry to their grounds. There will most likely be a small fee for entry but it's worth the price. We recommend visiting New College (it's not new by any means) and Magdalen College at least.
Literary Spots
Literary fans of C.S. Lewis and his Chronicles of Narnia, J.R.R. Tolkien and his Lord of the Rings, and Lewis Carroll and his Alice in Wonderland will love Oxford! Oh, and there's a guy named Shakespeare who also has quite a lot going on in this town.
The Eagle and Child pub is where Tolkien and Lewis and the "inklings" met to trade drafts and what not. It is said that The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe draft was passed around here as well as other well known titles. There are a few quotes throughout the pub to remember them by. While there are other pubs that the "inklings" used to meet, The Eagle and Child is the best known.
This lamp post is thought to be the inspiration for C.S. Lewis as the lamp post in Narnia in the book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
This is a picture of Merton College, where Tolkien was a professor of literature.
This pink pub on the corner is supposedly where Shakespeare frequented back in his time. We had a pint or two inside and it's well worth a visit. Whether you believe it's where he actually hung out or not, the fact that it dates back to 1600 and boasts being the oldest pub in Oxford is reason enough to have a pint!
Harry Potter Filming Location
The famous tree and courtyard from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, where Professor Moody turns Malfoy into a ferret. This area is part of New College and we highly recommend taking a stroll around this campus in Oxford. If you're not a fan of Harry Potter, don't worry. The grounds are beautiful enough by themselves and this tree and courtyard have been in many other films.
A Look Into History
Portraits of the former head of New College and the dining hall.
The New College Chapel. Another reason to visit New College! There is loads to see just on this one campus!
William of Wykeham's famous motto: Manners Makyth Man. Wykeham founded New College in Oxford in 1379.
See the old medieval walls of Oxford, dating back to the 1200s.
Summary of Visiting Oxford University
Every building in this city has a story to tell. With a history so rich and a university that's had many great minds come and go, Oxford is definitely worth a visit while in England. We saw it in a rush while driving south through the UK but we'd like to have more time to appreciate each college and the story behind it. Hopefully you get to when you visit!
If you're looking for a tour of the university with a guide who knows a thing or two, check out Oxford Walking Tours website.
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Adrian is a Certified Professional Midwife and New Hampshire Certified Midwife who lives in Southern New Hampshire with her husband and three children. Adrian has been involved with birthing families since 1992 as a midwife, doula, childbirth educator, and breastfeeding counselor.
She is the founder and owner of The Birth Cottage of Milford. Adrian trained at The Birth Center in Dearborn, Michigan and also at Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica, both of which served diverse cultural and ethnic populations of childbearing families. During her studies for a BS in Community and Human Services with a Concentration in Maternal and Perinatal Health through the State University of New York, Adrian's work was featured in a variety of publications.
Adrian was appointed by the Governor to sit on the NH Midwifery Council, the state's and was licensing and regulatory board, and was the Chair of the Council for 10 years. She has been instrumental in lobbying for legislation regarding insurance reimbursement for midwives in the state. Adrian also served on the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) as a board member for 6 years. Adrian is an adjunct faculty member of Birthwise Midwifery School, and continues to teach her art to others.


Your startup has hit a few roadblocks. Your cash is running low, you haven't reached the traction you need to show market fit, your investors are losing confidence. Is it time to close up shop, or should you keep pushing until the last dollar runs out?
In sports, athletes are trained to know the difference between being hurt and being injured. Being hurt simply means, "having a sensation of pain, physically or mentally," while being injured means, "to cause physical harm or to cause damage." If an athlete is hurt, he can decide to push through the pain and continue playing. If he is injured, the same decision could cause permanent damage and may require significant recovery time.
What does "hurt" or "injured" mean for a startup? Being a founder often requires a profound optimism to push your vision towards reality. This focus and determination is critical when the company is getting off the ground, but in a world where 9 out of 10 startups fail, it is also important for a founder to know when to quit and to prevent the failure from causing substantial damage in terms of career, personal life, and future opportunities.
Am I damaging my relationship with investors, or would they be willing to work with me again in the future?
Can I fulfill my obligation to my customers and/or suppliers?
Do I have enough remaining resources to take care of my employees?
Can I add more information to prove or disprove a business hypothesis with my remaining resources?
Will continuing have a long-term negative impact on my personal finances and/or relationships?
Starting a company is full of uncertainty and risk, and there is a high likelihood of failure, but we should make every effort to keep the pain of failure from becoming an injury. Even in failure, an entrepreneur who has the self-awareness and humility to know when to quit should be considered a success.


Authors: Desai, A. R.; Helliker, B. R.; Moorcroft, P. R.; Andrews, A. E.; Berry, J. A.
Observations of regional net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of CO2 for 1997–2007 were analyzed for climatic controls on interannual variability (IAV). Quantifying IAV of regional (104–106 km2) NEE over long time periods is key to understanding potential feedbacks between climate and the carbon cycle. Four independent techniques estimated monthly regional NEE for 104 km2 in a spatially heterogeneous temperate-boreal transition region of the north central United States, centered on the Park Falls, Wisconsin, United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tall tower site. These techniques included two bottom-up methods, based on flux tower upscaling and forest inventory based demographic modeling, respectively, and two top-down methods, based on tall tower equilibrium boundary layer budgets and tracer-transport inversion, respectively. While all four methods revealed a moderate carbon sink, they diverged significantly in magnitude. Coherence of relative magnitude and variability of NEE anomalies was strong across the methods. The strongest coherence was a trend of declining carbon sink since 2002. Most climatic controls were not strongly correlated with IAV. Significant controls on IAV were those related to hydrology, such as water table depth, and atmospheric CO2. Weaker relationships were found with phenological controls such as autumn soil temperature. Hydrologic relationships were strongest with a 1 year lag, potentially highlighting a previously unrecognized predictor of IAV in this region. These results highlight a need for continued development of techniques to estimate regional IAV and incorporation of hydrologic cycling into couple carbon-climate models.


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Having spent quite a lot of time googling, I can't seem to find a simple (and cheap) way of exchanging BTC for GBP and getting that cash into a UK bank account in reasonable time. Has anyone had any success?
I'm not in the UK, but here are some wild thoughts.
If you can get it into euro, which you can also do through btc-e.com, you MIGHT be able to work through a conventional currency trading firm like oanda.com or even someone like paypal to switch to GBP. Note, at least with USD, it's hard to get conventional currency OUT of btc-e.
May have sussed it. Citibank offer current accounts denominated in EUR and USD. No FX conversion required. Applied, so I guess we'll see. Citibank certainly accept SEPA transfers, so there's no reason why it won't work.
i use www.kraken.com, trade the bitcoins to euros then withdraw them by sepa transfer to my uk bank account. takes about 1-2 days to transfer the funds to uk.
Hi I am in Cornwall UK, I have just started an S3 "Ballanced Load" mining here. I was on Slush's with GMC as my Failover. I'm gonna see who pays the most after a week.
HOW TO TURN BTC INTO GBP.
2. Add UK Bank account (if you open a prepay credit card with Cashplus or Ffrees they will give you an Acc # and sort code you can use if you don't want use your current acc. It will have to be validated with ID ).
3. Deposit your BTC in your Bitgold Account for X Grams of Gold (Costs 1%). Make sure you deposit your gold in a vault in DUBAI. No storage fees free insurance.
4. Redeem your gold from your Dubai vault into your GBP UK bank account (1% again).
Or you may want to watch the gold market, its on the way up, sometimes up to 3% in a day, sell at the right time you may make some.


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The Arizona Diamondbacks now holds a two game lead over the vaunted New York Yankees. Yes, I'm rooting for the Diamondbacks.
It was odd watching game one because my Dad was here, and he was sporting a New York Yankees cap (with a very small and tasteful firefighter's pin). So while I he lamented at how badly the Yanks played on Saturday, I was secretly enjoying myself.
Tonight, in complete privacy, I relished the Matt Williams three-run homer that put the game out of reach for the struggling Yanks.
I finally went through all the pay-stubs from my first job (a little over eighty stubs), entering the salary changes in an Excel spreadsheet. For the entire year of 1992, I didn't get a raise. But in 1992, I was probably having so much fun, it didn't matter. There's no way this could happen to me today, which has to be some commentary on 'growing up', or 'learning priorities', or something like that. I'll try to make a connection back to this later.
In 1999, Cameron Barrett wrote that he got tired of posting to his BLOG every day. He wrote "CamWorld is an experiment in self-expression." Prior to this realization, his earlier web pages were short riffs on interesting links that he found, or were mailed to him. Now, his posts are more 'meaty', more thoughtful. His rant (and change) in 1999 mirrors closely my own approach to this BLOG.
I am using this corner of the web to post my thoughts, to express myself. To write. To convey. To essay.
Regarding the current news around Anthrax.
I'm not sure if statistics are kept on this, but I doubt many Americans receive enough personal mail to warrant fear. Most mail we receive at home are catalogs, and form letters from solicitors, credit card companies, and other advertising. With the first Anthrax exposure and death in Florida, I think everyone by now is checking for a valid return address. (Note to you letter writers: add a return address!) If ever a terrorist or terrorist group figured out how to distribute Anthrax into the big solicitor mailings, then I'd be worried.
Television news and our leaders say don't live in fear, yet the one thing we keep telecasting and reporting on is fear.
Last Sunday, the NY Times ran an article in the Business section about language translators. Language translators were in the news because firms that hire translators are looking for people who could read and write Arabic, as well as the languages in and around Afghanistan (Pashto, Dari, Uzbek). Apparently contractors who can do language translation can charge between $150-$220 per 1000 words.
When I was growing up, I relished the idea of mastering French so well that I could pass for a native. In high school, the teacher who taught French spoke Spanish, Italian, German, and could read and write Latin. I would learn Latin, but I would fall in love with French.
I studied French all through college, and two of my colleagues spent time in France studying computers and living and breathing French. One of my best roommates was French.
It was with great happiness that Jenn and I finally managed to visit Paris in 2000. I knew that I could have picked up French if I stayed there even a few weeks (we were there only ten days). By the last day of my stay, I was able to blurt out some French cordials, and ask decent questions (even though I didn't necessarily understand the responses).
Becoming a French student was definitely a road not taken. But something I would pursue if I couldn't fail.
I rooted for Seattle. Yes, I stood up and raised my arms when Bret Boone hit his solo homer. And yes, I slumped with dejection as Mariano Rivera needed only three pitches to kill off Seattle's top-of-the-ninth order. When rookie Alfonso Soriano hit his two-run game-winning homer, I thought: maybe I better read up on the Arizona Diamondbacks.
I'll have more to write about baseball and these playoffs; you'll understand that as a Red Sox fan, a Yankee win is simply a frustrating way to end the evening.
Cindy Curling wrote a super article on Weblogs, of which what you're reading is an example of. She categorizes the different kinds of BLOGs, their history, as well as the services that provide BLOGing "platforms".
She also provided a lot of cool links to some "old" BLOGs, including CamWorld (by Cameron Barrett) and Noise (by Doug Kaye).
Sun is starting to set earlier, and rise later. I'm beginning to look forward to turning the clocks back.
I'm starting to wear a jacket to work, since breaking 70 degrees is starting to become an event in New England.
Leaves have amassed on my yard.
I turn the seat warmer on in my car. Winter's coming.
I'm looking at my last entry (10/12/2001), and the question "What would you attempt to do if you could not fail?"
Is there such a thing as failure? If we attempt, and do not succeed, but we learn from the attempt, is this a failure? Maybe that's the word we use. But it's how we react to the 'failure', to the results of the attempt, that sets us apart from other people, isn't it?
I read the autobiography of Thomas J. Watson, the CEO of IBM during the 60s. He wrote a story of a how a director made a critical mistake, costing IBM some huge amount of money: $60 million. The director came to Mr. Watson hat in hand, and (I'm paraphrasing) "I suppose you want my resignation?" Mr. Watson said "Are you kidding? We just spent $60 million to train you!"
I don't remember the details, but the gist is there: we can only learn through failure, and it is only by doing do we achieve failure. It is only by doing do we put ourselves in the position to fail or succeed.
So the question is very liberating: What do you really want to do?
What would you attempt to do if you could not fail?
Coach Bruce Arena asked this question to the U.S. Men's National soccer team before their must-win match against Jamaica. Yes, they won 2-1, with Joe-Max Moore (formerly of the New England Revolution) scoring both goals.
Since I've read this question, my mind's been clamoring for an answer. I don't have one yet; could there even be one definitive answer? Such a compelling question!
Coach Arena used this question to excite and motivate his team. "What would you attempt to do if you could not fail?" Fantastic motivator. Superb response.
So now I have an Excel spreadsheet which calculates days and mileage between fill-ups (it's at 27MPG). In addition, it records which gas station I used, and how much I spent per fill-up, per gallon.
What is the biggest thing this exercise has taught me (besides stop using paper to record mileage)?
I now understand how much gas I have left whenever the gas light turns on. This light appears whenever the fuel tank is 'low'. The Audi A4 that I drive (1.8T FWD) has a 16.4 gallon fuel tank, and the most I have ever filled up my car is 14.4 gallons. The light seems to come on whenever I have two gallons left, and that gives me a little over fifty miles before I need to get gas again.
I read Sue Miller's While I Was Gone. I remember leafing through this book, and thinking "I should read a female author soon. I haven't read any this year." Of course, as I look through my records, I find that I've already read two books by women this year: Five Finger Discount, by Helene Stapinski, and Fifty Days of Solitude, by Susan Grumbach.
This is work of fantastic fiction. Ms. Miller has tremendous prose, creating a heightened mood. It was a book I felt. At the end of the book was a bonus of sorts: a question and answer section with the author. I'm a huge fan of DVD commentaries, and reading the author discussing her book was quite satisfying.
File this under the serendipity column: HBO has produced a movie about Mikal Gilmore, Gary Gilmore's brother (of The Executioner's Song). Yes, I plan to watch it.
On Friday, just after I pulled out of my driveway, I discovered that my driver side rear wheel had a flat. Jenn and Mia were headed for day-care, so they saw my predicament; I, however, was on my own to change this flat.
Changing the tire on my car proved to be very different from my old car. Instead of unthreading nuts from bolts, I unthreaded the bolt itself. The toolkit and jack had precise images describing what to do. It was fairly pleasant.
While rolling the flat tire into my trunk, I found that a huge staple had punctured the tread. Clearly this was the source of the flat. When I got the tire repaired the next day, it only cost me $20.
I kept thinking throughout that hurried morning: There's no better place to change a flat tire than in one's own driveway.
I watched parts of the Boston Bruins season opener. Boston won 4 to 2 over the Anaheim Might Ducks. Samsonov and Kariya (two players I like to watch) scored. Before the game, Ray Bourque's number was retired. He gave a wonderful speech of gratitude, and my favorite part was hearing him speak his (clearly) native Canadian French: "Merci, Montreal!"
I had lunch today with Mike Huben, a former work colleague. He and I hashed out the issues regarding Osama bin Laden, and the events of September 11. He told me "what we should do in the Arab third-world": implement a Marshall Plan. Mike's idea is a way to cut off terrorism at the root: by providing funding to create secular schools so that children aren't left destitute, and susceptible to being funneled into radical fundamentalist groups like Al Qaeda. Just like the United States funded work, housing, and food for Europe after World War II, we could "prop" up the Arab third-world's children, and give them real choices.
When I brought up my thoughts on trying to 'negotiate' with Al Qaeda, trying to understand their hatred towards us, he asked me plainly: Could the United States have negotiated with Timothy McVeigh?
There is evil in the world, evil people, people that cannot be rational, people who cannot and will not and do not see 'our side'. Diplomacy with these people is impossible. All we can do is mitigate the effects of these people. And perhaps put in place systems that prevent evil from growing within people.
As a fan of Stephen Covey and Phil McGraw, I know that the only person I can change is me. But I also know as a new parent that the one person I can most influence is my baby. And by extension, the best thing we as a nation can do is raise good children.
I like to think people can change. But I doubt Osama bin Laden will be turning over a new leaf anytime soon. He's committed to perpetrating these vicious acts, so that he can influence and gain followers. We didn't seek to change Mr. McVeigh. We executed him. But we can change our kids. And this seems to me to get at the core problem.
I watched Scrubs tonight, and it was really funny.


Dumper is a backup management system that offers a whole new way to perform automated backups of your databases.
If your database is larger than 300MB, it is recommended to also include aws-sdk gem for maximum stability.
Now, start your server and go to the Dumper site.
You'll find your application is registered and ready to take backups.
In a Rails app server process, a new thread is created and periodically checks the Dumper API to see if a new backup job is scheduled.
When it finds a job, the agent won't run the job inside its own thread, but instead spawns a new process, then goes back to sleep. That way, web requests won't be affected by the long-running backup task, and the task will continue to run even when the parent process is killed in the middle.
Dumper agent will try to run on every process by default. Which means, for instance, if you have 10 thin instances on production, the agent will run on those 10 instances. We designate the first agent that hits our API as primary, and the rest as secondary. In this case, 1 thin process becomes the primary and other 9 processes become secondaries. Only the primary is responsible for taking backup jobs, so it is guaranteed that there is no duplicate work on your servers. The primary polls our API with every 1- to 10-minute interval, while the secondaries poll every hour. If you run fork-based servers like unicorn or passenger, however, the agent thread runs only on the master process, not on child processes.
We do this for fault tolerance. When something goes wrong and the primary dies, one of the secondaries will take over the primary status and continue to serve.
The bottom line is that the agent is designed to be extremely efficient in CPU, memory and bandwidth usage. It's almost impossible to detect any difference in performance with or without it.
As explained above, the Dumper agent will try to run on every process by default.
If you want to start the agent on a particular host, pass a block that evaluates to true or false to the start_if method.
Currently Redis support is limited in that you must run the agent on the same host with Redis.
If you are using resque, it's a good idea to run it on the same host with Redis, and start the agent on the resque instance.
If the agent doesn't seem to work, pass true to the debug option.
It gives verbose logging that helps us to understand the problem.
You can also pass custom dump options, with custom_options and format for the database type.
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God wins, Satan loses. Whose side do you want to be on?
https://www.bahai.org/ - a one world religion org.
What's your take on them? Are they good or bad?
While I do not necessarily agree with all the doctrine of the Christian Scientist; they do have one of the best sources of unbiased and comprehensive news medias. The Christian Scientist Monitor is read by the most elite power brokers and policy makers in the world. (winner of 7 Pulitzer prizes) www.csmonitor.com They also have a hard copy newspaper available for home delivery.


I recently saw Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway PT, talking about the new prosthetic arm for veterans developed by his Deka Research and Development Firm.
The Deka "Luke" Arm (named for Luke Skywalker's mechanical hand, cut off by his father Lego Darth Vader) certainly has a noble background. The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (a.k.a DARPA approached Kamen with a challenge to build a prosthetic arm that had the accuracy to pick a raisin off a table, the control to pick up a grape with out breaking it, and the ability to place both in the mouth of the user. Despite major advances in military weaponry over the last five decades, the prosthetic arm for wounded veterans had remained the same: a wooden (or plastic) stick with a hook. Amazingly, this arm would be connected to the nervous system of the user offering a futuristic life-like experience for the user. The potential impact of this technology on the health and wellness of amputees is clear. Imagine though, the impact that this technology could have for those of us fortunate enough to never experience an amputation. I was, however, disappointed that Kamen did not touch on the impact this technology could have on the health and wellness of those who are already healthy and well. Kamen appeared on the show with the Deka arm strapped to his shoulder with his normal human arm strapped to his side. What I would have wanted to see was the Deka arm strapped to his side beneath his human arm , leaving both fully functional. This is by no means meant to trivialize the very important work being done to improve the lives of our wounded veterans. This is incredibly important work that deserves praise and continued funding on its own merits. It is an attempt to do some legitimate speculating on how this "dual use" technology could improve the lives of all humans. The practical implications of this technology are certainly too numerous and unimaginable to try and capture them all here. That being said, I think one of the most obvious future applications of this kind of technology is the increase in human productivity and longevity. With Deka arms or similar technology perfected, the productivity of the average person would effectively double. Not only would you have twice the number of arms and hands, but half of them would not be subject to the effects of fatigue and aging. The impact on the lives of the elderly or people engaged in manual labor would be tremendous. Some of the more difficult to imagine improvements to life could be in the arts, consumer technology and sports. Imagine a keyboard designed for the human with four sets of hands and 20 fingers. Similarly, racket sports needless to say, would never be the same again.
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