Update, 4-6-2018 – we've followed the research on clear zinc oxide closely for the last ten years and have not seen any health or safety issue arise. We even conducted our own research and analyzed clear zinc oxide via scanning electron microscope and light scatter analysis to better understand the particle structure and size distribution. We're confident that clear zinc oxide meets Badger's high standards for ingredient safety, and we are excited to share these new sunscreens with you! Read more about Badger's clear zinc sunscreens, and read our full statement on why we chose to use clear zinc.
You may have seen sunscreens on store shelves touting that they are made with 'non-nano clear zinc oxide', promising not to leave behind that white sheen for which mineral sunscreens are famous. Sound too good to be true? It might be. The truth is that you just can't get a clear zinc oxide without using nanoparticles. That being said, not all nanoparticles are created equal, and the 'non-nano clear zinc oxide' does present a unique story.
We've gotten a lot of feedback from you that Badger sunscreens can be whitening, so naturally we investigated this new substance to determine if we should use it. Ultimately our decision to not use clear zinc oxide, at this time, is a philosophical one. Read on to find out why.
Why do companies use nano zinc oxide?
Zinc oxide particle size affects how whitening it is on your skin. Smaller particles (nanoparticles) reflect less visible light, so they appear less white. Larger particle zinc oxide, like the kind Badger uses, reflects more light which is why it leaves a white cast on the skin.
To give you a quick overview, nanoparticles are any particles that are smaller than 100 nanometers (billionths of a meter). When companies started using nanoparticles of zinc oxide in their sunscreens people became concerned that there could be some health risks, particularly if these tiny particles could penetrate the skin to enter living tissue. Now, over a decade later, the dust has settled and there are no real health concerns over the use of nanoparticles of zinc oxide in sunscreen creams and lotions.
Several years ago we made a decision at Badger to use only larger particle, non-nano zinc oxide in our sunscreens. This was not because we believed there was any inherent danger with nano zinc oxide, but because our customers were, and are still, skeptical of nanoparticles and insisted that we make sunscreens without them. Click here to read much more about our zinc oxide research and the nanoparticle issue.
If it's clear, its nano.
"ZinClear" is the brand name of a zinc oxide powder that originally claimed to be non-nano and non-whitening. It sounded too good to be true so we took a closer look, a much closer look. We analyzed a sample under a scanning electron microscope and saw what appeared to be nanoparticles that were fused together into larger particles. Take a look at this image and judge for yourself (note the scale bar). What sets these nanoparticles apart from others is their outward non-nano structure. The primary particle is certainly in the nano size range, but the final aggregate structure is non-nano. This means that despite other potential concerns, these nano particles would not be absorbed into living cell tissue, which gives them an added level of safety.
We felt that using this product and making a non-nano claim would have been misleading to our customers, since it does technically contain nanoparticles. We also wanted to wait and see if there were any concerns with this new type of zinc oxide before using it. Badger is not the type to jump on the latest fad because it is popular. We prefer to take our time and make sure that we're making the right decision before sending any product out into the world.
Most sunscreens using this ingredient no longer claim to be non-nano.
We've done a lot of work here at Badger to make our non-nano sunscreens as non-whitening as possible, including a new process of formulation that allows us to use less zinc oxide and to make our sunscreens spread more evenly. Our new Rose Sunscreen Lotions are as non-whitening as you will get with non-nano zinc oxide. We also offer a new sunscreen lotion with a Sheer Tint that helps to mask the whiteness of the zinc oxide.
We may, someday, make a version of our sunscreen with this clear zinc oxide, but if we do we will not label it as non-nano. In the meantime we will continue to make our famous non-nano sunscreen creams and lotions.
What do you think about sunscreens with clear zinc oxide? Have you tried it? Do you have any concerns about using nanoparticles?
Chris Hamilton has been an E-Commerce, Sales & Marketing consultant with Badger since 2007. With a background in science and education he has helped with product and ingredient research and sourcing and has written educational pieces for the Badger website and other marketing materials. Chris does most of Badger's product photography and has shot and edited all of Badger's videos. Chris also maintains Badger's website and e-commerce strategies. Chris is an avid surfer, a traveler, and a deep house music DJ, and he also owns a video production company In the Wild Productions. Chris's favorite Badger products: Sleep Balm, All Cocoa Butter Lip Balms, & SPF35 Sport Sunscreen Stick.
I am also from India and I have medium tone. I have used Rose Face Sunscreen. It too leaves a white cast on my skin. Can you suggest me a good option out of your sunscreens that don't leave much white cast and plus is not greasy ( summers in India are too humid). Can we buy badger sunscreen from Amazon.In too?
Our clear zinc oxide sunscreens are based in sunflower oil, so they are heavier than the Rose Face Sunscreen. That being said, we will likely be expanding our clear zinc oxide range in the coming years.
I just read this article and I noticed that Badger will soon be offering two different clear zinc oxide sunscreens. I look forward to trying them! Just curious though, will these new sunscreens contain this "ZinClear" ingredient that you mentioned in this article?
Some zinc oxide sunscreens have as little as 5% zinc. What is the minimum percentage needed?
That's a challenging question to answer since I'm not a chemist. My understanding is that the amount of zinc oxide is determined not only by percentage but by dispersion within the product. That's why we don't recommend folks make their own sunscreen – without thorough SPF testing, one simply cannot know what SPF their sunscreen offers.
Sorry I couldn't be much more help!
I have not read all the comments so my question may have already been addressed. My concern regarding nano products stems from an environmental position. Face creams and therefore sun lotions when washed off go through the water treatment facilities where nano particles are not removed and then eventually will be released into the environment. We have no knowledge yet of how this may affect the world around us.
I believe what you quoted above is referencing titanium dioxide, which is the pigment most commonly used in cosmetics and paints. We do not use titanium dioxide in our sunscreens currently, nor do we use nanoparticle zinc oxide – so I'm not sure that I understand what your question is?
You are correct that we don't know how nanotechnology will affect the world around us, and we should test the effects of new technology before introducing it to delicate environments. Though I caution lumping all nanotechnology into one mega-group. Also, what you've quoted above doesn't say that NPs are having a bad effect – just that they "may be released into aquatic environments." Now, we know this to be true – if TiO2 is in sunscreens, it's released into marine environments. TiO2 is also commonly found in toothpaste, so it's likely been finding its way to the ocean for decades, unfortunately.
We totally understand, Jay. Sorry to disappoint.
I don't care if the sunscreen makes me look pale or not, I care more about not getting sunburn or skin cancer. Looking a bit paler isn't the end of the world and is better than skin damage or cancer from nanoparticles or chemical sunscreen. Non-nano, chemical free sunscreen is really hard to find in the UK and Badger is the only brand that is widely available so I appreciate finally a brand that uses the larger particles. Badger sunscreen doesn't look noticeable on the skin compared to the old-fashioned sunscreen we used to get.
I am from India and I am desperately looking out for a good sunblock with Zinc oxide as an active ingredient. As I am medium skinned person I would prefer tinted one. Can you suggest me how to get your product here in India.
I am going on vacation and I really need advice immediately around something that I can't seem to find an answer to anywhere – I have the skin condition melasma as well as hyperpigmentation on my face which means that within minutes of my skin being exposed to direct sunlight, I develop serious discolouration of brown and white spots and patches all over my forehead and a dark band across my upper lip. (Not talking about a tan!) These marks stay on my face until I have gone through costly facial treatments and prolonged usage of retinol creams, and unfortunately will return to my skin practically immediately if I expose my face to the sun. This being said, I have found the best way to prevent this when I'm in the sunshine is to wear that thick (often neon coloured) zinc sunblock that sits on the skin like paint and is completely opaque. It seems to act like a 100% shield over my skin. I don't know much about sunscreen science and haven't seemed to be able to get any straight answers from anywhere about this – obviously I would much prefer not to have to wear face paint to shield my skin – do the transparent/more transparent zinc sunblocks provide the exact same protection as the opaque paint kind and the technology is just better now/science has figured out how to create the same total block product only clear? If this is not the case then it seem I must stick to using the fully opaque zinc kind (which also unfortunately for some reason seems absolutely impossible to find in Canada where I live). I do not understand the whole sunscreen zinc clear not clear nano non nano particles thing, and an educated answer to this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
So sorry for not seeing this sooner! Unfortunately I can't really answer your questions around the clear zinc oxide because I don't have that level of information on it. I will say that if you see FDA regulated (look for the official 'Drug Facts' panel on the label) and it contains clear zinc oxide, it has been tested using the same protocol as other sunscreens. So theoretically, if applied as directed, the clear zinc oxide sunscreen should provide adequate protection.
Thank you for your high standards in producing a safe sunscreen. I am a new convert to your products !
Thank you so much badger balm for sticking to your guns and NOT changing to a less safe formula just to sell more products!! So many companies quickly and willingly change for the worse just to make a profit. You are amazing and I appreciate your values. I wish more companies thought and behaved as you do. You're raising the bar!!
Love this article – and your products! We are prepping an article about nano-technology now and will reference this.
I'm from S.W. Ontario, Canada. I'm the one in my family who is constantly looking for the safest and most effective products to put on and in the body. Of course budget comes into play as well. I can honestly say this process is time consuming and eye opening, but I strive to try and find products with the above criteria. I would love to hand make everything, however I was severely injured in an accident many years ago and can't accomplish things as well as I used to. When it comes to sun protection my choice is Badger. I do use the EWG rating system and also try to check out unbiased reviews. I have a request that I hope you can help me with. I will be purchasing sunscreen for my husband, myself, our daughter and son, along with four grandchildren (ages 15 months up to 13 years old). I have read that your Baby SPF 30 Active Cream is suitable for all of us. I would like to know if this particular one can be used on the adults' face and be effective. I realize the sunscreen has to be re-applied and has to be rubbed in quite a bit. Also we just moved to 'cottage country' for retirement and have purchased a small motor boat that will be used when we can. Also my hubby is a golfer and my son works outside for a living. When considering all of the above factors I want to be sure that I make the right choice and since I have chosen to buy for a number of people, I would like my choice to be cost effective. I look forward to any assistance you can provide.
You can absolutely use the Baby Sunscreen on the whole family. Although you might want to consider our SPF 35 Sport Sunscreen while boating or golfing, since it has a higher SPF and longer water resistance.
You might find that this makes it not the most cost-effective choice for a larger family… and that is ok! 🙂 What's most important is that all of you are safe in the sun. Another option to consider is reusable items such as UPF clothing, rash guards, big hats, etc. It requires an initial investment, but you'll save money all summer as you get more use out of them. Clothing also reduces the amount of sunscreen that you need, and with UPF you do not have to worry about under-applying, or exposing your family and yourself to questionable chemicals.
So should you go with a mineral sunscreen – whether it be Badger or another brand – please keep application in mind, and remember that the best protection is always to cover up and seek shade between 10 am and 2 pm.
I hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any more questions.
Why can't more iron oxide be added to your rose sunscreen tinted version? I want to order that one to try it out, but I have somewhat "tan" skin so I feel that the rose tint is just too pinky/light colored to even be any different than having no tint. Is it possible to create multiple shades of tint for darker skin complexions?
Thanks for writing! To answer your question: adding more iron oxides to our tinted sunscreen would result in a more orange tint. In order for us to make different shades of tinted sunscreen, we must start adding different pigments like blue, for example. At this time we're unable to source the necessary pigments to our natural standard, and we refuse to use any ingredients that do not meet this standard.
That being said, we are continuing our search for pigments that we can use, because we do realize that this tint is not totally universal. We tried to make it sheer enough that it could be blended on the skin better than straight zinc oxide, but it is still a little whitening. As soon as we can create formulas that meet our stringent standards we will release more. I am sorry we do not have one for you now!
Hi! The concern with nanoparticles was that it may penetrate into living cell tissue; if clear zinc is nano but fused so as to prevent it from penetrating into living cell tissue, why not use it? It could be called a clear zinc safe form of nano sunscreen, and an explanation of what this is could be put on the bottle. It wouldn't be misleading.
We feel that using ZinClear and making a non-nano claim would be misleading to our customers, since it does technically contain nanoparticles. We also wanted to wait and see if there were any concerns with this new type of zinc oxide before using it. This doesn't mean that we will never use it – but for now we will be sticking with our non-nano zinc oxide.
I think you misunderstood the question. If clear zinc is nano but fused so as to prevent it from penetrating into living cell tissue, then you can be honest that it's nano but will not be absorbed. Perhaps you're afraid you'll lose all of your non-nano customers but you can explain why the product is safe.
how do you disperse your zinc evenly? do i have to shake it really well or is there some process that you use for even distribution?
Great question! Our sunscreens are currently manufactured off-site, in an FDA regulated facility and zinc dispersion is part of the manufacturing product – so you do not need to shake it.
First the zinc oxide is mixed with oil to create what is called a "slurry." This is done with a high shear mixer, which ensures even distribution. Then the slurry is mixed into the rest of the ingredients also using a high shear mixer. The beeswax in the product keeps the dispersion in place, which guarantees that the zinc remains evenly distributed from manufacture, transport, and to you!
Thank you for your thorough research! This is why I trust Badger.
I truly appreciate Badger's conscientiousness when it comes to ingredients. I trust your sunscreens above all others.
Is "white" zinc sunscreen necessarily more effective than transparent/micronized/nano sunscreen? Admittedly I haven't read studies, but I've often thought having that whiteness contributes to it being better at scattering light, & thus a more effective SPF.
Thanks for writing and commenting! To my knowledge larger-particle "white" zinc oxide doesn't necessarily provide better protection. This is because the key to really great sun protection has less to do with particle size, and more to do with the dispersion of the minerals on the skin. Larger particle zinc oxide is helpful in showing you where you've adequately applied sunscreen – and application makes all of the difference, no matter what kind of mineral sunscreen you are using. Hope this helps! 🙂 Let us know if you have any more questions!
I asked because while I LOVE the Badger Sunscreen stick & use it on my ears every day, sometimes it can be a bit noticeable. I'd "set it" with zinc oxide powder which is obviously white too. So, I was thinking of getting micronized/coated zinc powder for + SPF & more seamless blending.
Glad I could be of help! 🙂 Let me know if you have any more questions!
Thank you Dom & Bare Naturals!
I've been using your sunscreens for years – on a daily basis, year around. The non-nano zinc is great — after rubbing it in real good, the white fades quickly. Your sunscreens work perfectly just as they are. Thank you for all you do and the research you did on this new clear zinc. Even if you offer a version with nano-zinc, I will stick with the non-nano, just to be safe and again, I love the product and don't think there's any issue with the whitening – in fact I think if anything, it's a bonus as it covers up any imperfections on your skin, freckles, etc. Take care, Kevin.
Thanks, Kevin! We sincerely appreciate your input and your support!
The thing is Kevin and Badger, that if someone has dark skin the non-nano sunscreen doesn't disappear. I have brown skin and while I would very much like to use Badger's sunscreens I can't, without looking like it's Halloween. I think it's really important to be aware of and to care about the fact that everyone isn't white — that many Americans have brown or olive skin and just cannot wear a whitening sunscreen. Not only is an individual issue but it also means that Badger will not be able to benefit from large ethnic markets (African-Americans, for example, buy billions of dollars worth of cosmetics and skin care products). Understand that the decision that you've made is one that is necessarily racialized as a "whitening" sunscreen excludes many, many people of color.
Thank you sincerely for writing and sharing your concerns. It is not our intention to exclude anyone from using our products – as Chris mentioned in the article, our decision to use the larger particle zinc oxide is due to our company philosophy to only use ingredients that have a proven history of being safe and effective. Clear zinc oxide is a new technology, and perhaps we will use it in the future. But we have no immediate plans to do so.
The good news is that we are currently working with iron oxide tints to make our sunscreens less whitening. This year we released two with tints, one of which (the Damascus Rose Tinted Sunscreen Lotion) is pretty sheer.
I am passing your comment along to our product development team and Badger Bill. Please feel free to reach out to me personally if you'd like to discuss this further.
Okay, thanks for your kind response, Jentri. I will look for the tinted sunscreens you mentioned. Though, to be honest, these are often too Milk of Magnesia pink to work well on brown skin, but I am open to sampling the products to see if they'll work.
I totally understand your hesitation around pink pigments – I believe we only use iron oxides in Badger sunscreens (no pinks) to offset the whitening effect of the zinc. It's really sheer and blendable – hopefully it will work for you!
Please let us know if you have any more concerns.
I have very fair skin and the sunscreen doesn't disappear on me either. It makes me look much whiter. I'm not thrilled with this, but I can't use chemical sunscreens due to sensitivity and want to only use what is safe on my skin.
I'd rather look sickly white than get sun damage!


Have a question about BadgerFest and not sure where to find the answer? You're not alone! Here are the answers to the questions we get asked the most.
What exactly is BadgerFest / Welcome Week?
Welcome Week is the first week of your Brock University career. It's a jam-packed week of events, fairs, volunteering opportunities, etc. to get you orientated with the Brock community, your Faculty and campus.
BadgerFest is comprised of the Brock University Students' Union (aka BUSU) events that take place throughout the week.
Yes. Welcome Week is going to be one of the best times of your Brock experience and to ensure this we really want to make sure that everyone is treated with respect, dignity and is safe at all times. We ask that throughout the week you show the same respect to staff, volunteers, security and your fellow Badgers that they will show you.
Over and above these basic principles, BadgerFest is a fun event where people different races, religions, cultures, belief systems, sexual orientations and walks of life come together as the Brock Community. With this said, we ask that you be mindful of certain sensitivities and appropriateness of what you wear to events.
We ask that you do not appropriate others cultures as fashion statements. For those who aren't aware, cultural appropriation occurs when individuals borrow certain cultural symbols – including bindis, headdresses, etc. – for reasons outside of the signified culture. It is disrespectful to wear cultural items as a fashion statement, and many music festivals around the world have prohibited all kinds of appropriation.
BadgerFest will be doing the same and the event should be a positive space for every student attending, so please think twice before wearing an item that could offend someone.
Do I need to be a current Brock University student to attend Welcome Week events?
Yes. All Welcome Week events are permitted to Brock students only. You will be required to show your student ID at many events, so we recommend carrying it with you.
I don't have a student card - will I be able to get into Welcome Week events?
Note: Please have your student id # (seven digit number) and a piece of government-issued photo id.
Where can I purchase my BadgerFest Pass?
BadgerFest Passes will be available for purchase at Smart Start. If you are not attending Smart Start, you can buy your BadgerFest pass online.
No! BadgerFest takes a lot of planning, and only confirmed events are added to the schedule. You can expect updates throughout the summer.
I bought my BadgerFest Pass online - where can I pick it up?
Please ensure that you have a copy of your receipt (either on your phone or printed) and photo ID to pick up your pass.
Photographs, videos and other personal information may be collected at BUSU event's under the authority of the Brock University Act, 1964 S.O. c. 127 and in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31.
I have an accessibility concern or question. Who do I talk to?
BUSU is committed to running events that are inclusive to all Brock students. For any accessibility concerns or questions, please email our Director, Operations, Kate Swiatek.
The Brock Welcome Week site has many more answers to Frequently Asked Questions. Please click here to read more!


Brooks Barton makes being a 2 time state champion in baseball and basketball and maintaining a 4.3 GPA look effortless.
"If you focus in school and kind of separate the two then it's pretty easy," says Glenwood school junior Brooks Barton.
As a member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club, he's learned that balance is just one of the many traits it takes to excel on and off the field.
"You definitely have to work at both, like you have to have a strong work ethic in the classroom and on the baseball field in order to achieve what you want to get," says Barton.
At Tim Fanning Field, the outfield wall is lined with state championships dating back to 1973. Most recently being back to back state wins in 2016 and 2017. For Brooks, seeing the wall everyday at practice is what drives him.
"It definitely motivates me, being that we did win a state championship last year and to get another one of those this year would be great," says Barton.
As a junior, Brooks is still undecided on whether he will pursue baseball in college, but plans on majoring in dentistry. Congratulations to Brooks Barton of Glenwood school, this week's WLTZ scholar athlete.


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Q: Report Background Thread Progress on UI Thread I'd like to achieve following result - UI thread registers the progress changed event of my time consuming operation and then runs the method "DoOperationAsync()". The operation will then report back a progress change, but: The event has to be invoked on the UI thread, which I am having problem achieving. The event fires, but when I try to update UI, I need to use Dispatcher, because the event is fired from the thread doing the operation. I don't feel like my library should force the developer to think ahead and use dispatchers everywhere.
Basically I'd like to do what BackgroundWorker does. How does BackgroundWorker fire an ProgressChanged event on the thread that created it?

A: If you're using .NET 4.5, you'll have access to the latest version of TPL changes, which includes the IProgress<T> interface and its concrete implementation Progress<T>. The interface was designed to support progress reporting between two asynchronous tasks, specifically the background-to-UI-thread reporting you're after.
The interface itself is simple, defining the Report(T) method as the mechanism for passing a progress update of type T to the other task. When you have some progress to report, you invoke the operation. If you wanted to pass a percentage progress, you could pass 0.1 to an IProgress<float> instance to report 10% progress.
private async Task BackgroundWorkAsync(IProgress<float> progress)
{
    ...

    progress.Report(0.1); // 10%

    ...

    progress.Report(1.0); // 100%
}

The UI thread is expected to create the concrete Progress<T> instance and pass it into the scope of the background task. Progress<T> provides a ProgressChanged event you can subscribe to, but normally you pass an action to the constructor to be called each time progress is updated:
var progress = new Progress(value => // set progress bar);

await this.BackgroundWorkAsync(progress);

This is a crude example, but it shows the magic of how Progress<T> synchronizes the callback according to the context, which in this case would be the UI thread.

A: A BackgroundWorker uses the Event-based asynchronous pattern.
Internally, it uses an instance of class AsyncOperation to raise the event.
Specifically, it calls AsyncOperation.Post() to raise the event on the appropriate thread or context.
You should be able to do that with your library code.

A: Quite a while ago, and don't have the code to remember exactly how I did it, but here is the basis of what I did.  In my UI object where I created my background worker, I also created a method that gets triggered when progress is reported.  Then, in the background worker, I set public properties that I could read from and put into my UI.
public class myUIFormControlWhatever
{
   ...
   public void CallTheBackgroundWorker()
   {
      myBackgroundWorker bgw = new myBackgroundWorker();
      // attach "listening" when the background worker reports changes
      bgw.ProgressChanged += thisObjectShowChangedProgress;
      bgw.RunWorkerAsync();
   }

   protected void thisObjectShowChangedProgress( object sender, ProgressChangedEventArgs e )
   {
      this.SomeTextShownOnUI = ((myBackgroundWorker)sender).ExposedProperty;
   }
}

public class myBackgroundWorker : BackgroundWorker
{
   public myBackgroundWorker()
   {
      WorkerReportsProgress = true;
      // hook up internal to background worker any strings
      // you want to expose once reporting and any other listeners are out there.
      ProgressChanged += StatusUpdate;
   }

   protected void StatusUpdate( object sender, ProgressChangedEventArgs e )
   {
      // set property to what you want any other listeners to grab/display
      ExposedProperty = "something you are handling internally to background worker";
   }

   public string ExposedProperty
   { get; protected set; }

}

Again, most of this is from memory with lookup of event handler parameter arguments I couldn't remember signature of.   So the UI creates the background worker but listens to any reported changes by hooking up to the "ProgressChanged" event.  So once the background worker does it's thing, the UI component handles it's own segment by looking at properties that would be visible to read from the "object sender" parameter which is the background worker itself.

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It's generally agreed that liquid water and a stable atmosphere are the minimal requirements for life. But new research shows that oceans play a vital role in stabilizing and moderating climates on Earth-like planets.
Mars is a good example of what the astrobiologists from the University of East Anglia are talking about. It's a planet that orbits within our solar system's habitable zone, plus it once fostered liquid water at the surface. But it has no oceans — an absent geological feature that causes the Red Planet's air temperatures to swing over a range of 100 degrees Celsius. Oceans, on the other hand, make a planet's climate more stable.
This is the thinking of a team of researchers from UAE's schools of mathematics and environmental sciences. The researchers created a computer simulated pattern of ocean circulation on a hypothetical ocean-covered Earth-like planet. The models considered various planetary rotation rates and how those variable factors might influence heat transport in the presence of oceans.
...the dependence of the poleward ocean heat transport on planetary rotation period is significantly greater than that of the atmosphere at rotation periods longer than a day. The significance of the ocean transport at shorter rotation periods is also implied by the scale analysis detailed in this study. This highlights the importance of including this effect, through a dynamic ocean, to achieve more accurate modeling of the climates of terrestrial planets.
"Oceans have an immense capacity to control climate," noted mathematician and study co-author David Steven in a statement. "They are beneficial because they cause the surface temperature to respond very slowly to seasonal changes in solar heating. And they help ensure that temperature swings across a planet are kept to tolerable levels."
It's vital, therefore, that astrobiologists factor this in when scanning the stars for alien signatures. That said, they should still factor for extremophiles. What's more, models have shown that extreme forms of life can also survive on planets with weird orbits, which imply dramatic dynamic temperature ranges.
Read the entire study at Astrobiology: "The Importance of Planetary Rotation Period for Ocean Heat Transport."


Round-the-clock surgery could be introduced as part of a new attempt to cut NHS waiting times.
The Prime Minister will unveil the plans on a visit to a London hospital with Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt.
His message will be backed by a commitment from 13 NHS trusts to hit the target – of a maximum of 18 weeks' wait – a year early.
Other measures hospital executives are being urged to consider include sending more patients abroad and greater use of private clinics.
Anationwide campaign to be launched next month 'will focus the activities of all NHS staff' and patients on cutting waiting times.
Mr Blair hopes the average wait, from referral by a GP to an operation, could be cut to seven or eight weeks.
Health Minister Andy Burnham will visit Manchester – one area which has pledged to meet the target by the end of this year.


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Now even after all the slander regarding Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies. After they were able to create enough FUD to drop prices. They finally want to finally start allowing their customers to have a Cryptocurrency wallet and exchange it within their platform.
The biggest problems with banks, the federal reserve, and these other "privately owned companies" that are in finance. Comes down to the flow of money. If they control the flow and assets they can essentially control you.
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San Diego offered multiple options – including Mission Valley, downtown and Chula Vista — and highlighted the region's diverse community and proximity to the U.S-Mexico border. The city of Chula Vista even threw in a $400 million incentive package to sweeten the deal.
On this week's podcast, hosts Andrew Keatts, Scott Lewis and Sara Libby demystify the Amazon bidding war by talking to Mark Cafferty, CEO of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, the nonprofit that took the lead on putting together the proposal.
Cafferty discussed what goes into a proposal like this, San Diego's strengths that got touted in the pitch (we've got an educated workforce and California is nice and sunny) and the region's admitted weaknesses, like our mediocre transit system and a high cost of living.
Cafferty also said winning the bidding war and having Amazon open in San Diego would be good, but that it could come with some major strings attached.
"Whoever gets this is going to have to be putting in decades worth of urban planning around it," he said. "How would you accommodate 50,000 people, and how would you build a much better, if not a world-class transit system?"
Also on the podcast, Libby, Lewis and Keatts talk about how some local families are spending $500 a year or more on San Diego Unified school bus fees. And if they don't pay, the district refers them to a collection agency.
Our hero this week is Pat Finn. After years working at KPBS and organizing the public radio station's Roundtable news segment, Finn is leaving her full-time gig, but will still do some freelance work.
El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells gets the goat this week after claiming that nearly all homelessness is linked to drug or alcohol abuse. We fact checked his statement and found it false.


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At the 2003 Southeast Asian Games edition, Gymnastics was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and aerobics. The artistic gymnastics was held from December 5 to December 8, the rhythmic gymnastics from December 9 to December 11, and the aerobics gymnastics on December 12. All events were held at the Quan Ngua Sports Center, in Ha Noi, Vietnam.

Medalist

Artistic gymnastics

Men's events

Women's events

Rhythmic gymnastics

Aerobics gymnastics

Results

Artistic gymnastics

Men's events

Team all-around
December 5

Individual all-around
December 6

Floor
December 8

Pommel horse
December 8

Rings
December 8

Vault
Qualification
December 5

Final
December 8

Parallel bars
December 8

Horizontal bar
December 8

Women's events

Team all-around
December 5

Individual all-around
December 6

Vault
Qualification
December 5

Final
December 8

Uneven bars
December 8

Balance beam
December 8

Floor
December 8

Rhythmic gymnastics

Women's events

Team all-around
9 December

Team competition is only for countries with at least 3 participating/entries of gymnasts. Only gymnasts competing in at least 3 apparatus can compete for the all-around qualifications; with the top three highest scores counted. Team competition also served as qualification for the event finals. Three gymnasts per team compete on each event, and the best ten of the scores out of twelve scores count.

Individual all-around
10 December

Hoop
11 December

Ball
11 December

Clubs
11 December

Ribbon
11 December

Aerobics gymnastics

Single Men
12 December

Single Women
12 December

Mixed doubles
12 December

Trios
12 December

Medal table
Legend

References

External links
Official website (archived)

Gymnastics
2003
Southeast Asian Games
International gymnastics competitions hosted by Vietnam

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Labor Trends through 1985
Capital: Stage Two Confronts Workers
Mystique of Capital
Before people began to understand their natural environment, the forces of nature presented real, awesome and bewildering problems in the struggle for survival. Today the problems remain awesome and bewildering, not because of our failure to understand the forces of nature, but because of Our ineptitude to cope with and transcend the perversity of a socioeconomic system which has usurped control over both people and nature.
Early people, not understanding the physical laws of nature, anthropomorphized them. They provided -the forces of nature with human characteristics, while developing myths and folk tales to explain the unexplainable. Out of myth sprang religion, and out of religion sprang a social hierarchy of priests and leaders who acted as the interpreters of nature's forces for the common people. This elite class gradually grew to dominate whole civilizations, as in Egypt where the pharaoh was considered a direct offspring of the sun god Ra.
Today, the elite ruling classes of the world continue to assert control over the common people as interpreters of the forces of capital. People, not understanding capital and its physical laws, have anthropomorphized and deified it. They have relinquished their self-control over life and subjugated themselves to the social and economic rituals involved in sustaining themselves for wages and those above for profit.
In the era of its real domination, capital has run away, it has escaped. It is no longer controlled by human beings. It is no longer limited by nature. Marx defined labor as an activity which transforms nature or matter for one or another purpose, but the concept of nature can no longer be accepted as it is. In the period of domination of capital, the human being is no longer in contact with nature (especially during work). Between nature and the individual lies capital. Capital becomes nature.
-- The Wandering of Humanity by Camatte, page 13
In the case of organized religion, control is based on the people's faith in an authoritarian institution which relegates them to the bottom of a mystical hierarchy, and which taxes their labor in exchange for a system of authoritarian ethics and protection from damnation.
The contemporary domination of capital over the individual is no different in form than in the above case. We have become subject to the monotheistic demands of capital. All labor is heavily taxed for the support of the non-laboring hierarchy in control, again only in exchange for a system of authoritarian, ethics and protection from capital's own forms of damnation, i.e., loss of any means of subsistence except for those inimical to the laws of capitalist production.
The parallel drawn here between organized religion and capitalist social economy is one of form, not of essence; and is pointed out here to show how all authoritarian institutions rely totally on the subjugation and exploitation of the individual for their sustenance.
The Movement of Capital
The extent of capital's growth when measured by governments and expressed in terms of financial value is like measuring the growth of the Church in the sixteenth century, in terms of Vatican gold. Such measures have quantitative but no qualitative human meaning. What does have meaning is the measure of -capital's expansion in terms of the human beings subject to its forces.
It is this form of qualitative measure that Marx used in his analysis of capital. However, the forces that Marx perceived and analyzed, though still in operation, have developed to a point on which Marx was only able to speculate. This is the runaway of capital as described by Camatte:
For Marx capital has a barrier because it despoils the working individual. We should keep in mind that he is arguing against apologists for capital and wants to show that the capitalist mode of production is not eternal and does not achieve human emancipation. Yet in the course of his analysis he points to the possibility for capital to escape from human conditions. We perceive that it is not the productive forces that become autonomous, but capital, since at a given moment the productive forces become 'a barrier which it strives to overpower.' This takes place as follows: The productive forces are no longer productive forces of human beings but of capital; they are for capital.
-- The Wandering of Humanity, page 57
Projected Labor Trends
Bearing this in mind, I would like to present a few facts from the 1975 publication of the U.S. government's Bureau of Labor Statistics (Structure of the U.S. Economy in 1980 and 1985, pub. no. 1831), which provides from a statistical analysis of past labor trends a projection of trends up to 1985:
Within the total civilian economy, the historical and projected employment shares show a steady movement from agriculture to the nonagricultural sector of the economy. Within the non-agricultural sectors, employment shares are projected to continue the historical movement toward non-manufacturing from manufacturing.
Within the non-manufacturing sectors, projected employment as a percentage of total civilian employment reflects the continuation of historical declines in mining, construction and transportation, and increases in finance, insurance and real estate, and other services.
Within the civilian economy, the historical and projected employment shares show a steady movement to the government sector from the private sector.
This shift in employment trends is obviously not a reflection of workers shifting from dull or menial jobs to high-paying careers in glamorous fields, but rather a change in the direction of capital's movement toward autonomy and the integration of all human forces toward this end.
In a review article by Harold Wool (1975 Monthly Labor Review, Bulletin no. 1868) on a government task force review of Work in America (MIT Press 1973), a number of crucial-points are made giving credence to the above analysis.
Citing a variety of psychological studies and survey findings, the task force concludes that large numbers of American workers at all occupational levels are pervasively dissatisfied with the quality of their working lives...The principal sources of worker discontent as seen by the authors are to be found in the confines of the individual workplace itself. The central villains of-the piece are (1) the process of work breakdown and specialization associated with the pernicious influence of Frederick W Taylor and his industrial engineer disciples, and (2) the diminished opportunities for work autonomy, resulting from a shift of focus of jobs from self-employment or small enterprises to large impersonal corporate and--government bureaucracies.
What these findings reflect is the contemporary movement of the forces of capital, a movement directed not by human need or natural forces, but solely dictated by the forces intrinsic in the capitalist mode of production.
Demystification and Change
Marx's initial analysis of capitalism was based on a scientific analysis of its component parts. Wage labor, surplus value and commodity production, as the essential ingredients in any capitalistic enterprise, were finally shown to benefit only the elite owners or controllers of capital.
However, it has become increasingly apparent that the capitalist fat cat at the top of the ladder is more of an anachronism today than a reality. Capital itself continues to replace the cat with a large consortium of technocrats and highly paid technicians whose function it is to continue the system only for the sake of the system.
...in this movement of capital, the capitalist must disappear, giving way to the anonymous powers of credit on the one hand, and the hired managers on the other. 'On the one hand, the mere owner of capital, the money capitalist, has to face the functioning capitalist, while money capital itself assumes a social character with the advance of credit, being concentrated in banks and loaned out by them instead of its original owners, and since, on the other hand, the mere manager who has no title whatever to the capital, whether through borrowing it or otherwise, performs all the real functions pertaining to the functioning capitalist as such, only the functionary remains and the 'capitalist disappears as superfluous from the production process.' If he nevertheless seeks to maintain himself, he is increasingly relegated to sectors on their way to a slow death.
--Lip and the Self-Managed Counter-Revolution (Capital, III, p. 388)
Capital is now in essence a supra-human force.
Its movement analyzed by Marx a hundred years ago has today in actual process extended to control both people and nature without benefiting either. At this point a new struggle begins. The issue is not even radical anymore. it is imminent. In that the myth has totally integrated most of humanity into its bounds, we are faced with an enormous burden:
Earlier, revolution was possible as soon as the mystification was exposed; the revolutionary process was its destruction. Today the human being has been engulfed, not only in the determination of class, where he was trapped for centuries, but as a biological being. Demystification is no longer enough. The revolt of human beings threatened in the immediacy of their daily lives goes beyond demystification. The problem is to create other lives.
-- Camatte, p. 24–25
Humanity is now but the housewife of capital, totally domesticated to the reproduction of dead products. The minds of millions scheme daily on beating the system while pining away at the alienating day-care centers of capital. No alternative appears viable because the system has already integrated most of the alternatives within itself. The process is itself debilitating, and "if this process is to concern individuals, capital has to be destroyed and the productive forces have to be for all human beings." (Camatte p. 60)
Marx's speculations, Camatte's theoretical analysis and the U.S. Government's projected labor trends all coincide to form a rather gloomy picture of what we are all faced with.
Due to its advanced technology, capital in the West can no longer absorb all of the labor force into its productive industries. But rather than encouraging and freeing the population to pursue private interests, it has shifted gears and begun to integrate surplus labor into the administration of its own interests.
Advertising, insurance, banking, real estate, government, military and law enforcement are the only large scale economic institutions significantly absorbing surplus labor; which means for you and me that either you operate under it, or it operates you.
Either of these choices is the same. The only real alternative is to begin re-organizing our lives beyond the fetters of capital. How this re-organization is to take place is dependent on the social and material requirements determined not by the government, but by various groups of people living and depending on one another. Capital does not provide our needs. People do.
https://www.fifthestate.org/archive/266-september-1975/labor-trends-1985
Fifth Estate #266, September, 1975

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It was amazing to see all the new crickets into school for the first time in September. They all looked so grown up and ready for their new adventures.
They made lots of new friends and learnt how to look after all the toys, games and activities in class.
We have had fun exploring our classroom and making new friends.


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Close games becoming the norm for Abilene High baseball
Four of the five District 3-6A games the Abilene High baseball team has played have been decided by one run, but the Eagles have been on the wrong side of the last three.
Close games becoming the norm for Abilene High baseball Four of the five District 3-6A games the Abilene High baseball team has played have been decided by one run, but the Eagles have been on the wrong side of the last three. Check out this story on reporternews.com: https://www.reporternews.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/03/27/close-games-becoming-the-norm-for-abilene-high-baseball/3283965002/
Jordan Hofeditz, Abilene Reporter-News Published 2:51 p.m. CT March 27, 2019
Abilene High's Witt Holloway (22) scores against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. (Photo: Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News)
The Abilene High baseball team has played five district games, four of them have been decided by one run.
The problem, the Eagles (12-7 overall, 1-4 district) have come up on the wrong end of the last three, including Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Weatherford in nine innings. It was also the second extra-inning game — last week's 2-1, eight-inning road loss to Hurst L.D. Bell —in that three-game stretch.
More: Hurst Bell fends off Abilene High
Local Player of the Week: Abilene High baseball's Johnson dominated on the mound
"We talked a lot this week, it's frustrating. We've lost, now, three one-run games in district," Abilene High coach Lee Fletcher said. "It is frustrating, but we've gone extra innings two games and this district is still a really tight race. We've talked a lot about, they're never out of the fight. All it takes is one of those line drives we hit that gets caught … all it takes is one of those to get through and it flips the script for these guys."
Abilene High catcher Matthew Ezzell (8) throws to first against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. (Photo: Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News)
AHS got down on an unearned run in the top of the fourth, and the Roos doubled their lead with another unearned run in the top of the fifth to make it 2-0.
Witt Holloway got the Eagles offense going in the home half of the fifth with a leadoff single. With Holloway at third, Reese Pettijohn broke to steal second and the Weatherford catcher's throw sailed into center field, allowing Holloway to score.
It was a two-out rally in the sixth that tied the game. J.D. Dugger roped a two-out double to left field and his pinch runner, Kallin Sipe, scored on Josh Carroll's RBI single.
Baseball Roundup: Abilene High, Cooper and Wylie baseball all fall in district play
More: Abilene High's Ryan Johnson out-duels Richland in District 3-6A opener
Unfortunately, runs have been hard to come by for the Eagles during this stretch. They have just seven runs in five district games, including being shutout once and scoring one run twice.
"Eventually the hitting is going to come around," Fletcher said. "We had a couple good weeks of really tearing up the baseball and then it got hard. That's the way baseball is. It's not forgiving. Sometimes an easy squibber gets through and is a base hit, and sometimes these line drives we're hitting all over the place get caught. That's baseball."
Abilene High pitcher Ryan Johnson (27) lets go of the ball against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. (Photo: Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News)
One thing that has been consistent for AHS is pitching. Led by Ryan Johnson, the Eagles haven't been giving up many runs either. Johnson went six innings, allowing two unearned runs on two hits with four walks and eight strikeouts on Tuesday. He also has a complete-game shutout win and a five-inning, one-hit no decision.
But he's not the only arm Abilene High has.
"Ryan has been a huge part of us being right on the cusp of breaking out, but Marcos (Garcia) and Bailey (Ailerich) have pitched well too," Fletcher said. "They've kept us in every single game we've been in. We've just got to keep plugging."
While the Eagles have one win in five games to show for their hard work, they are far from out of the District 3-6A race. No team has taken control of things, Euless Trinity leads with a 3-1 record, and there is a lot of baseball to be played.
"I think what they've got to understand is, it's a really tight district," Fletcher said. "Nobody's running away with it. So, all it takes is one hit here sneaking through, scoring a couple runs early and then we're off to the races. We've got a good team. We've got guys that play hard, we've got guys that do things well … we've just got to overcome a few mental mistakes and a few errors here and there."
Abilene High's Reese Pettijohn (21) slides safely into second without a throw against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. (Photo: Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News)
When Weatherford pushed a third run across in the top of the ninth and the Eagles couldn't answer, it increased their sense of urgency.
The team can only keep finding moral victories in close losses for so long. At some point Abilene High is going to have to start collecting wins. Friday's return trip to Weatherford would be the perfect time for the Eagles to turn things around and get awinning streak started.
"(The wins) are obviously going to have to come sooner because the longer you go with this you start feeling the weight on your shoulders," Feltcher said. "Hopefully we have two good days of practice and then Friday night we can travel over to Weatherford and put one on them. That's all it takes. One win can flip the switch for you."
Abilene High baseball goes to extra innings against Weatherford
Abilene High third baseman Ethan Flanders (3) throws to first against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High's Ryan Johnson (27) lets go of a pitch against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High center fielder Witt Holloway (22) looks in a fly ball against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High pitcher Ryan Johnson (27) delivers to the plate against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High pitcher Ryan Johnson (27) goes through his windeup against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High pitcher Ryan Johnson (27) lets go of the ball against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High coach Lee Fletcher looks on from the third base coaches box against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High's Witt Holloway (22) scores against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High shortstop Marcos Garcia (5) fields a grounder against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High shortstop Marcos Garcia (5) sets and throws to first against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High's Witt Holloway (22) congratulates Kallin Sipe (2) after scoring against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High catcher Matthew Ezzell (8) goes back to the plate after a mound visit against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High relief pitcher Marcos Garcia (5) lets the ball go against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High second baseman Kallin Sipe (2) squeezes a pop fly against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High relief pitcher Marcos Garcia (5) kicks his leg against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High catcher Matthew Ezzell (8) throws to first against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High shortstop Ethan Flanders (3) throws to first against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High coach Lee Fletcher signals to a base runner against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High's Reese Pettijohn (21) slides safely into second without a throw against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High coach Lee Fletcher argues a call at the end of the game against Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
Abilene High coach Lee Fletcher talks to the Eagles after playing Weatherford on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Eagles fell 3-2 in nine innings. Jordan Hofeditz/Reporter-News
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Marshfield study mixes DNA into electronic medical record to screen for Alzheimer's
09 May Marshfield study mixes DNA into electronic medical record to screen for Alzheimer's
Posted at 00:00h in Biotech, Health Technology	by	WTN News 0 Comments
Marshfield Clinic has embarked on a novel project to match genetic information from Alzheimer's patients with environmental factors that may contribute to the disease.
The two-year project is the first to tap the more than 18,000 DNA samples Marshfield Clinic has gathered for its Personalized Medicine Research Project, one of the nation's largest bio-banking efforts. Capitalizing on Marshfield's extensive database of electronic medical records, the project aims to develop a set of genetic markers that would allow doctors to screen a person early in life to determine their risk for the disease.
The study will focus on four specific genes and their connection to the disease.
"So now that [we] have their DNA, we have a complete medical record," said Nader Ghebranious, Ph.D., the primary investigator for the project and director of the clinic's Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory. "We know exactly the medication they have been taking [and] what diseases they have been diagnosed for. We have also some environmental factors. Now we can do genetic analysis and look at genes and the DNA with the phenotypes we have."
No other project to date has made that critical phenotype-genotype link, according to Marshfield epidemiologist Catherine McCarty, who leads the Personalized Medicine Research Project and is a co-investigator for the Alzheimer's project.
"From my perspective as an epidemiologist, it's really exciting because we're not looking at just environmental factors or risk factors or exposures throughout our lives, or just the genetics, but looking at the two together," McCarty said. "I don't know of anybody who's done that thus far."
The study is focusing on patients who are at least 70. Researchers will study 150 people who have Alzheimer's disease and about 300 people who do not. They will be re-contacting people they believe do not have Alzheimer's to confirm that, doing what are called mini mental exams, basically short lists of questions that are commonly used in clinical settings to confirm that the person truly does not have the disease.
"It might be that someone already is exhibiting some of the earlier signs but hasn't come in yet," McCarty said. "It's important for our study to very carefully decide who does and does not have Alzheimer's disease."
Other co-investigators for the project are Susan Mickel, a neurologist and Alzheimer's specialist at Marshfield, and Russell Wilke, Marshfield's head of pharmacogenetics. Wilke will head up the project's study of statins, which are one of the most commonly used medications to lower cholesterol and may actually protect a person from developing Alzheimer's. The project also will study the effects of smoking on the brain.
"Some of it could be related to a lifestyle change," Ghebranious said. "Although there hasn't been a cure for Alzheimer's disease yet, there is a lot of research going on. Hopefully in five to 10 years, we would have a cure. Hopefully there will be some medications. It is known that high cholesterol could be a risk factor. It's not definite, but there are some risks that are known, and those things could be changed just by changing lifestyle.
"The other thing that we could learn from this type of study is, now that we know what genes confer a risk to Alzheimer's disease, we could go back and try to design [therapies] that could target those particular genes – for instance, to prevent their bad effect," he added. "So not only could we diagnose patients, but maybe it could open a door for research on those genes to design drugs that would target those malfunctioning genes. So it's very important to be able to find out this information."
Right now there is no primary prevention strategy for Alzheimer's. This latest project may pave the way for just that.
"Say we find there's an interaction between smoking and statins and genetics," McCarty theorized. "Maybe we'll say 'A-ha! Somebody with this genetic makeup might be best-off starting to take a statin when they're 50, and that will either delay or prevent the onset of the disease."
Lincoln Brunner is a WTN contributing editor and can be reached at lincoln@wistechnology.com.


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I'm probably going to be slowing down here shortly.
I've got to run through the tuning sections and get on the road for a while.
I've added info to the fork oil page regarding shanneba's testing for Type E fork oil.
This info is readily available from HammerPerf.
But the pics belong to us and the information is always readily available in the pedia.
Of course, I gave homage to HammerPerf's website as well as a link to their installation video in the article.
They seem to be pretty stout and they look nice.
I've rearranged and added quite a bit to the brake bleeding article.
Since it's such a common subject, I also brought it out on the main tech page in the REF section.


Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese is a creamy delicious recipe! It makes a perfect side dish.
As I am writing up this recipe for you I am dreaming about making it again this week! This mac and cheese is ultra creamy and a family favorite. I use two types of cheese in this and cream cheese to thicken the sauce, no need for a flour and butter roux to make this.
I cook this mac and cheese for 2 hours. I stir the mixture twice to bring the sauce together. I think your family will enjoy this recipe as much as mine does. Enjoy!
Drain the pasta immediately after done cooking and add to the slow cooker add remaining ingredients and stir.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 hours. Stir the pasta twice during this cooking time, once at the hour mark and then and the 1.5 hour mark. Be gentle when you stir.
When the cooking time is up add more cheese on top, add the lid and let melt for 5-10 minutes.
Nutritional Values are approximate. Please use your own calculations if you require a special diet. Recipe values are for 1/6 of the recipe.
On the video an ingredient was added before the S&P. It was not on the ingredient list or captioned in the video. I'm assuming it was flour.?
You state cooking time as 2 hours, yet say stir twice once at one hour and again at 1.5 hours.


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Q: Hotelling Multivariate Control Charts At my work we do a lot of control charts for n variables for monitoring  multivariate measurement processes. I am trying to implement Hotelling multivariate control charts so we can consider the correlation between variables and assess when a sample has gone out-of-control. The package MSQC has the function mult.chart to achieve this easily. The function returns some information about the data, the plot of the control chart including limits and additionally, when a sample has gone out-of-control, it decomposes it so is possible to determine which variable (or variables) are the responsible for the shift and the information is given as a list. I cannot to determine how to extract that information since the structure of the return does not follow the traditional form of name_of_data_frame$name_of_variable_of_interest, at leasts for the decomposition matrix.
library(MSQC)

data("carbon1")
Xmv <- mult.chart(carbon1, type = "t2") $Xmv
S <- mult.chart(carbon1, type = "t2") $covariance
colm<-nrow(carbon1)
#Phase II
data("carbon2")
Hot<-mult.chart(carbon2, type = "t2", Xmv = Xmv, S = S, colm = colm)

The following(s) point(s) fall outside of the control limits[1] 4
$`Decomposition of`
  [1] 4

I tried str(Hot) but the part of $`Decomposition of` does not appear. How can I get this kind of information?

A: The decomposition of the test statistic (T2) is not included ATM in the output of the mult.chart. I will include it in the next update.
One way of working around it is using:
library(MSQC)
data("carbon1") # dataset used in Phase I
Xmv <- mult.chart(carbon1, type = "t2") $Xmv
S <- mult.chart(carbon1, type = "t2") $covariance
colm<-nrow(carbon1)

#Phase II
data("carbon2")

co <- capture.output(Hot<-mult.chart(carbon2, type = "t2", Xmv = Xmv, S = S, colm = colm))
write(co[5:length(co)], "C:\\1\\decomp.txt") # saving it
df <- read.table("C:\\1\\decomp.txt", sep = "", header = F)

Hope it helps.


Yamaha has just released an all-new V-8 outboard – the F425 XTO Offshore.
Yamaha Marine continues to push the level of outboard performance every year, and the 5.6L XTO represents this progression perfectly. It uses plasma fusion technology, a new durable and lightweight design, and it's the result of years of collaboration with top boat designers. It's been built from the ground up to provide the ultimate in power and efficiency offshore.
With impressive stats such as the highest compression ratio on the water, industry firsts such as an electric steering system, and engineering touches such as iridium spark plugs and quad thermostats, it's purpose-built for extreme power, durability, control and reliability.


Who won the match today-India vs Bangladesh. Today's India vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI - 02:30 pm IST at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri.
2011 ICC Cricket World Cup - Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first, ... India vs Bangladesh World Cup 2011 1st Match Live Score Card at Dhaka.
A must see match for all fans. Seniors are performing after long rest of over one month.
As tournament hosts clashing in the opening match of the World Cup 2011, the question on everyone's lips is:Who won the match today-India vs Bangladesh.
india won but i thnk bang won coz being minows they made such a gud score.wories for india while chasing a minow made such a score,what wuld hapen against strong teams.thnk if target is les or no zak or patel.india had to think it seriously if they want to win world cup.


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"The End of Ice" with Dahr Jamail
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After nearly a decade overseas as a war reporter, the acclaimed journalist Dahr Jamail returned to America to renew his passion for mountaineering, only to find that the slopes he had once climbed have been irrevocably changed by climate disruption. In response, Jamail embarks on a journey to the geographical front lines of this crisis—from Alaska to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, via the Amazon rainforest—in order to discover the consequences to nature and to humans of the loss of ice.
Co-sponsored by Vasudha @ RPI, with Green Legal and Education Fund (GELF) and Women Against War.
Learn more about his investigative journalism process in this informal workshop with Dahr Jamail! 4-5:30pm: BE THE MEDIA! WORKSHOP: ART OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
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For his latest book, "The End of Ice" he traveled to the front lines of extreme shifts in habitat and ecology: Denali in Alaska, where glaciers are rapidly melting; the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea, where increasingly horrific storms and "large-scale die-offs" decimate the local culture; the Rock Islands of Palau in the western Pacific ocean, where corals experience often fatal "bleaching"; and the Amazon, whose famous biodiversity is threatened by deforestation, warming temperatures, and various other human-caused effects.
The book is assiduously researched, profoundly affecting, and filled with vivid evocations of the natural world. Jamail's deep love of nature blazes through his crisp, elegant prose, and he ably illuminates less-discussed aspects of climate disruption, like the Alexandrium toxin, a "marine dinoflagellate" responsible for the mass deaths of birds and fish, and white pine blister rust, "one of the single largest threats to trees in the continental United States."
The constant assessment of Earth's grim status can be a tad repetitive, but perhaps that's the point, as Jamail infuses the book with a sense of reluctant futility. Near the end, he writes that he has surrendered his hope that "bludgeoning people with scientific reports about increasingly dire predictions of the future would wake them up about the planetary crisis we find ourselves in."
Now, he grieves, which "is a way of honoring what we are losing."A passionate, emotional ode to the wonders of our dying planet and to those who, hopelessly or not, dedicate their lives to trying to save it.
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"Assiduously researched, profoundly affecting, and filled with vivid evocations of the natural world. Jamail's deep love of nature blazes through his crisp, elegant prose, and he ably illuminates less-discussed aspects of climate disruption…. A passionate, emotional ode to the wonders of our dying planet and to those who, hopelessly or not, dedicate their lives to trying to save it." -Kirkus Reviews
"In a sane world The End of Ice would be the end of lame excuses that climate change is too abstract to get worked up about. From the Arctic to the Amazon, from doomed Miami to the Great Barrier Reef, Dahr Jamail brings every frontier in our on-going calamity into close focus. The losses are tangible. And so is the grief. This is more than a good book. It is a wise one." -William deBuys, author of A Great Aridness and The Last Unicorn
"Jamail's stories—of journey, expertise, and compassion—ensure that we can look at the sometimes failing sometimes triumphing world we inhabit with love. For many, this love will be accompanied by shame for our own failings and misguided triumphs over the living beings, lands, waters, and ices we live among. No matter the wounds—those of the planet's or our own human sufferings—The End of Ice guides us toward experiencing these rapidly shifting spaces as sanctuaries, places to remind ourselves we are alive and among the living. We can't imagine yet what the new world will look like, the one we are creating by carving away at and poisoning the first world we were given, the one that will ultimately go on in our absence, but this book will help us begin to take notice of it, as it is already arriving. I am grateful for this gift of wonder and contemplation that Jamail has given us, and the opportunity to slow for a moment and take in the immensity of my own life and participation in the existence we all share. This earth was our first teacher, and though we haven't listened well, we have time yet to hear its song." -Natalie Diaz, poet, Native language activist and author of When My Brother Was An Aztec and the forthcoming Postcolonial Love Poem, Graywolf Press 2020.
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Spaniard Nico Terol took top spot at day one of testing his Mapfre Aspar Moto2 machine on a combined time of 1.35.926 seconds. The previous 125cc champion who was seen to struggle at the beginning of his first season seemed to stamp his authority over compatriots Julian Simon and Pol Espargaro.
However, Simon was only a further 0.025 seconds behind with Espargaro merely 0.180 behind Simon making the top three extremely close. Brit Scott Redding, who is likely to benefit from the new bike/rider weight limit, took fourth position 0.411 seconds behind on his MarcVDS Kalex.
2010 Moto2 champion Toni Elias was welcomed back into the fold on his Blusens Avintia with a solid 10th whilst teammate Kyle Smith found himself in 27th. Previous MotoGP rider Mattia Pasini also found himself back in the class 1.753 seconds off first place man Terol.
Current Moto3 champion Sandro Cortese was 24th 2.796 with ex teammate Brit Danny Kent a further four positions behind with a gap of 3.258 seconds to the leader. QMMF rider Rafid Topan Sucipto rounded up the pack finishing 5.505seconds behind.


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This house / villa (old house) of 74,19 m² (about 798 ft²), built in 1949, with a land size of 176 m² (about 0,04 acres) comprises 4 rooms including 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and 2 toilets. It is provided with a living room of 20,98 m² (about 226 ft²), with a terrace and with a cellar. Heating : individual mixed.


Flip that flipper... in Test the Limits - Bike or Die!
This is too short for the Hall of Fame.
How did this level get past your comment Kris? They should have heeded your warning bcuz this is the lamest level in the hall > > > even Bottle has more appeal!
There weren't too many people helping me pick/reject levels for the Newbie Pack, so no one else agreed. I decided to leave it, because the idea was something new in the Hall of Fame.
If only the perfect levels went into the Hall of Fame, they would all be very similar!
Well... of course no levels are perfect. But we don't exactly need lame levels included in the Hall in order to expose how good the other levels are..... right?


We're only three months into 2017, and we're setting new records! We recently celebrated the company's crystal anniversary with special guest Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels who proclaimed March 23 as Isagenix Day. To add to the excitement, we also recently reached $5 billion in cumulative global sales thanks to our hundreds of thousands of loyal Customers around the world!
Here's the number of Isagenix products we have provided that contribute to people living healthier lives over the past 12 months.
Since 2002, Isagenix has experienced consistent growth and expanded into 12 countries. In 2016, the company relocated from its former 65,000-square-foot home to a sprawling 150,000-square foot, state-of-the-art building to further our efforts of providing our Solutions to Transform Lives™ – both physically and financially.
Looking ahead, the company's vision to impact world health and free people from physical and financial pain, and in the process, create the largest health and wellness company in the world is big and bold, but we know that working together as One Team, we can achieve anything.


Amaya Spartz swims at Rock Springs High School Saturday morning, helping her team secure a victory against RSHS and Evanston.
The Lady Wolves Swimming team brought home another first-place finish this weekend after a meet in Rock Springs.
The Green River High School Lady Wolves continue to decrease their times as the season goes along.
Head coach Colleen Seiloff said in a previous interview that with all the traveling it was nice for the Lady Wolves to only have to travel to Rock Springs. They are familiar with the pool and it's not too far from home.
On Saturday, the Lady Wolves came in first out of three teams competing. Rock Springs took second, while Evanston claimed third.


Abasys Technologies Inc ("ATI"), is a spin-off from World Wide Technologies, Inc. ("WWTI"), which was founded in Richardson, Texas in 1987 with a focus on developing emerging technologies within the IT, Telecommunications, and Healthcare industries. WWTI was considered a forefather of the Pre-Internet era in the telecommunications industry. Our first product was a Hayes compatible internal modem with several unique features that were later upgraded to 9600 bps, which was astounding at the time. Later, WWTI became reorganized and began targeting the supplying of computer hardware and software to both government and private sectors as an authorized dealer of HP, Dell and IBM. WWTI has obtained federal contracts such as the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Departments of Treasury and Defense, NASA, NATO, Pentagon, Department of Justice, State Department, USPS, and IRS and their 7 sub-agencies.
Today ATI continues to have a proven track record of delivering Effective Solutions through Innovative Technologies. ATI's government affiliation includes SBA Certification, NIH Registration, HUB Certification in the State of Texas and being in the Qualified Vendor List with several City Governments. ATI's Better Business Bureau rating is A+ for their customer service and overall business operations. ATI solves their clients' toughest challenges by providing services in IT Consulting, Systems Integration, Product Support, Training and Staff Augmentation. With expertise across more than 25 industries for over 3 decades and all business functions, ATI delivers transformational outcomes for a new digitally connected world. ATI has extensive experience in Healthcare, Hardware-Software Integration, IoT Monitoring, and Analytic that turn information/raw data into valuable decision-making tools. ATI is a team player with their strategic partners like Microsoft, IBM, Samsung and XMPRO to provide value-added services to commercial sectors and government agencies.
The value we offer is unique, since we solve problems that traditional application development firms have created, and we significantly save our customer's money, resources, and time in the process. We are a premier one-stop-shop for small and medium sized businesses that require Web & Mobile Apps, Custom Software, Portal Development, E-Commerce Solutions, Technical Recruiting, and other related services. In order to keep our competitive advantage, we constantly work on improving turnaround time and minimizing costs. We also work as subcontractors with a number of companies that wish to leverage our development cost structure. We help our clients cut down on overhead expenses by as much 40%-50%, and reduce their management overheads. We do that by effectively eliminating – legacy applications, complex architectures and outdated approaches to staffing. ATI takes pride in building strategic long-term client relationships. 80% of our revenue comes from our existing customers.
Those who have worked with us, see us as a problem solver and not just another solution provider. At ATI, we enjoy reviewing your organizational needs, issues, visions, and goals, to help you succeed and solve any problems in our area of expertise. So, please feel free to reach out to us!
We have designed, developed, and maintained hundreds of custom websites, portals, apps, and software. Our development team is led by veterans from top performing Fortune 500 IT companies, who can play a great role in providing reliable solutions. The ATI team is exceptional at leveraging open source software like LMAP stack, open source CMS, PhoneGap etc. Additionally, our team includes Microsoft and Sun Certified engineers with a solid hands-on working experience with .NET and Java Technologies. Our team is also a regular open source contributor.
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We follow agile software development methodologies at ATI, which evolve along with web and mobile technologies, and are well suited with application development. They enable short development cycles and delivery of working software at early stages of software projects.
At ATI, we understand information is essential to efficient and effective business processes and it is a critical success factor for a competitive market position. We strive to manage information flows and process structure assiduously to reduce risks that might impact the progress of projects. We achieve that by deciding the best suitable and cost-effective measures needed to be executed in order to control the risks. And, then prototyping, modular development, and receiving progressive sign off from our clients. As a result, risk of miscommunication about software features and functionalities are greatly reduced, and customer satisfaction with our company increases.
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When our kids are young, we make all the decisions for them. We choose their clothes, schools, activities, friends, food and bedtimes. But as they grow older, we discover they have opinions of their own and we're no longer in total control. We still know what's best for them, but they don't always follow our sage advice. As they grow older, it may be hard for us to give up control, but we need to so they can develop into their own adult persons. At some point, we need to step back a bit and let them take control of their lives, while hovering a few feet away, hoping it all works out.
What can we control? What should we control? What can't we control?
We can control how often our kids go to practice when we are the ones driving them.
We can have control in choosing a safe environment and the best team and coach for our children.
We can control healthy snacks at meets and meals at home. We can't control everything our children eat when they're not with us.
We can't control the effort our kids put into swimming, nor their level of interest.
We can't control how fast our kids swim or the swimmers in the lanes next to them.
We can control how we react to a rollercoaster of emotions and try to be good role models for our children.
When we try to control their swimming experience, such as pushing for our kids to be in the next higher level group before they're ready, our kids will lose interest or rebel.
By giving up control, we allow our children to take ownership for their decisions in their sport. Hopefully, they see a correlation between effort, hard work and success.
We can let go and let our kids know that their performance is not responsible for our own happiness. We really do love to watch them swim.
We can suggest goals to our kids, but know that ultimately their goals are their own.
What other things can swim parents control or not control?
Elizabeth Wickham volunteered for 14 years on her kids' club team as board member, fundraiser, newsletter editor and "Mrs. meet manager." She's a writer with a bachelor of arts degree in editorial journalism from the University of Washington with a long career in public relations, marketing and advertising. Her stories have appeared in newspapers and magazines including the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Parenting and Ladybug. You can read more parenting tips on her blog.
Then when they swim on scholarship in college you can not control anything. And thats the way it should be. Hopefully all the lessons they learned as an age group swimmer will serve them well. But as a parent it is still fantastic watching them as the roller coaster ride continues.


Which country is India's Largest Trade partner?
India's top trade partner is United Arab Emirates. As per the data updated on the website of Union Ministry of Commerce on February 2, 2011, the following countries are India's top 10 Trading Partners. UAE accounts for roughly 10.33 % of India's Total Trade.
A Laptop monitor appears like a film negative when seen from the side. Why?