We are looking at the way children with neurodevelopmental disorders move. This is comprised of a thorough analysis of walking patterns and coordination. We are also looking at fitness levels and the amount of energy used for certain tasks. Deirdre Kindregan is a qualified physiotherapist and a member of the research team and is leading this study.
We are looking for males and females with and without ASD and/or Dyspraxia to take part in this study. Specifically we are looking for children between the ages of 6 and 18.
The study involves two testing sessions. The first session involves an IQ test and some questionnaires. The second session involves a coordination test, energy expenditure analysis, walking pattern analysis and a fitness test and will take approximately 2 hours.
Arrangements are also made for participants with ASD to complete ADOS-2 and ADI-R assessments during the first session if these have not yet been done.
If you are interested in taking part in this study and would like more information please contact the Autism Research Team at autism@tcd.ie or +353 1 8962315.
What is the study about and what are its goals?
We are studying how our brains deal with emotions, and how we control our emotions and temper. We are trying to understand why boys and girls behave differently, and why some children are seen by others as having more difficult behaviour.
We want to know how the brain reacts to faces showing different emotions. This will help us understand how people behave in real life. We also want to look at how children understand emotions in others, and why some children are better at this than others.
If we know more about why children behave differently, we may be able to help some children do better at school and at home.
As part of the study we will collect blood samples from you and also ask you to spit into a plastic pot to measure stress hormones and look at your DNA for genetic testing.
We will first meet you and your parent or guardian. We will tell you more about the study, and ask you and your parent/guardian questions about your moods, thoughts, and behaviours. A part of the interview will be audio or video recorded to make sure that the interviews are done correctly. We will also be asking about your lifestyle (e.g. if you exercise, the type of food you eat, whether or not you drink alcohol). This session will take about 1.5 hours and you will be paid 10 euro. Please note that if you tell us anything that we feel may be putting you at risk such as drinking alcohol, using illegal drugs, engaging in sexual activity or criminal activity we will have to inform your parents.
You will come to the university or clinic for around 3 hours and you will be paid 20 euro.We will show you faces with different emotions, ask you how you make decisions, and give you some puzzles to do. The games you will be playing are not very hard and are quite fun. We will ask you to wear some sensors on your chest, back, and fingertips to measure your heart rate and tiny changes in how much you sweat. We will also collect your blood, saliva, and DNA samples at this stage. Pease note that DNA samples derived from this study will be stored in our local biobank in TCD and in the Consortium biobank in Frankfurt. All information collected from you will be securely protected while in storage at TCD and when they are transferred to Frankfurt. If you do not want to do any of these parts of the study, you do not have to.
Will this be the only time I take part in the study?
Most young people will only take part in the study once, so after they have completed the computerised testing session their involvement in the study will be over. However, we will be contacting some young people in around 18-24 months' time for a follow up study. You are free to opt out of any part of the study if you wish.
If you would like to take part in the study, please ask your parents/guardian to contact 01 8962315 or femnat@tcd.ie. You can also go to our website for more information https://www.femnat-cd.eu/project/the-team/trinity-college-dublin/. We will then get back to them to organise the first session.
IDeAs is a research project that will help us understand better how children think and feel when they are afraid, what makes them anxious/nervous and what happens in their body when they are experiencing these thoughts and feelings. We are also interested to find out more about children's activity during the day and sleep during the night. This study is interested to look at the changes in children's body while they are experiencing stress/anxiety. If we can find out more about how you think and feel in different situations that make you nervous, we will be more able to help you and other children cope better with these thoughts and feelings and experience all sorts of situations at the same time.
We would like to know what you and your parents think about your fearful situations. At the same time, we would like to look at how your heart rate, skin, respiration, voice change when you experience stress.
This study is a basic research study that looks at the changes in children's body while they are experiencing stress/anxiety. It involves filling in questionnaires about your parents and your social skills, fears and fearful situation. You can complete this at home or at the clinic with the assistance of one of the researchers. Subsequently, you will be asked to attend the clinic for one or/and two meetings with the researchers.
At this meeting, the researcher will go through a stress task with your. This involves a self presentation for 5 minutes and performing mental arithmetic calculation in front of two or three unfamiliar persons for 10 minutes. While these two tasks take place we will have a monitor that will be attached to the child's body and electrodes. This will help us record your heart rate, skin response, respiration and voice before, during and a while after the task. The meeting takes about one hour. Some children may find these tasks very easy, for others it may be more challenging.
We will give you to wear a watch that will record your sleep In two separate nights. This will be very easy as you don't have to do anything special just sleep as you usually do.
We will also ask for your collaboration with us in collecting the saliva samples which will have to take place five times per day, two days in a row. The reason we need to do this is to look at the level of stress hormones in two regular school days of a week. We will need to take a few samples of saliva before and after the stress task. There will also be collected two saliva samples to look at how the hormone melatonin influences your sleep.
We will keep your child´s information on a secure database in which the information will be confidential and anonymous using a unique study code. Only researchers who are participating in this study will have access to this data.
You do not have to take part in this project if you do not want to, but we hope you will be able to help research. You may withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences. . This will have no impact on your child's treatment. To withdraw from the study you need to inform the researchers involved in the study.
If you would like to take part in the study, please ask your parents/guardian to contact +353 1 8962315 or autism@tcd.ie. You can also go to our website for more information. We will then get back to you to organise the first session.
We are using brain-imaging techniques (MRI) located in Trinity College to investigate brain structure, function and connectivity in people with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC). Participants lie in an MRI machine, which takes pictures of their brains. The purpose of this study is to investigate brain activity and connectivity in children and adults with ASC when specifically palying games involving Theory of Mind tasks. Theory of Mind or mentalizing is an umbrella term which encompasses all the capacities of a person for understanding the perceptions, beliefs, desires, intentions and emotions of other people.
We are looking for participants with high functioning ASC totake part in this study. Specifically, we are looking for right-handed males between the ages of 15 and 30 who would like to take part.
The study involves two testing sessions. In the first session participants are asked to do a cognitive test. This session can take place in the home or in Trinity College. In the second session, participants will be invited to the Trinity Institute of Neuroscience for an MRI scan which will take approximately and hour and a half. Arrangements are also made for participants to complete ADOS and ADI-R assessments during the first session if these have not yet been done.
We are using brain imaging techniques (MRI) located in Trinity College to investigate brain structure, function and connectivity in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Participants lie in an MRI machine which takes pictures of their brains. For the first part of the scan, participants will be able to watch a DVD following which they will be asked to do a short computer based task (like computer games).
We are looking for participants with and without ASD totake part in this study. Specifically, we are looking for right handed males between the ages of 10 and 25 who would like to take part.
The study involves two testing sessions. In the first session participants are asked to do an IQ test as well as some short computer based tasks. This session can take place in the home or in Trinity College. In the second session, participants will be invited to the Trinity Institute of Neuroscience for an MRI scan which will take approximately and hour and a half.
Arrangements are also made for participants with ASD to complete ADOS and ADI-R assessments during the first session if these have not yet been done.
Autism is a profound neurodevelopmental disorder of childhood affecting approximately 0.6-1% of the population. It is defined by deficits in social interaction, communication and a rigid and repetitive behavioural style. There is no known cure for autism but advances in molecular genetics are helping to highlight the underlying mechanisms in the brain that might be involved. Known genetic causes have been identified in around 10% of autism cases attributable to rare changes in the genetic sequence. We are interested in investigating further the genetic cases of autism to help clarify the totality of genetic causes that ultimately will lead to better diagnostics and therapeutics. Our research group has been engaged in understanding the underlying causes of autism at the genetic level and neurobiological level for more than 12 years. We run a program of clinical recruitment to our genetics research program and use samples of DNA obtained from individuals affected by autism and their family members to study genetic factors. We have established a database of individuals and their DNA for our research program and are involved with a large group of international collaborators within several research collaborations, e.g. The Autism Genome Project (AGP). The aims of this study include the continued ascertainment and recruitment of individuals with autism and their family members to our genetics study and for further collaboration with our international researchers. Specifically our investigations will involve studying both the underlying genetic and structural changes in genes and the investigation of common genetic variation. We will combine molecular and clinical data, such as cognitive measures and neuroimaging data to further our understanding of the interactions between genes, biology and behaviour.
Who is being included in this study?
People with autism and their families.
You are being contacted about the Molecular Genetics Study to ask your permission to include your child's DNA as part of a group of individuals with autism that are being sequenced. If you agree to participate we will include your DNA in an established database of individuals for our research program and are involved with a large group of international collaborators within several research collaborations, e.g. The Autism Genome Project (AGP). This information will also be anonymous and will not contain any personal identifiers. If you wish to participate we will ask you to sign the consent form that is at the end of this document. If you do not wish to participate we will ask you to sign the opt-out form. If we do not hear from you in four weeks we will give you a call to ask you if you have any more questions about the project. If you wish to contact us first, please find the contact details at the end of the form. We will also be happy to arrange a time to meet with you to discuss further.
There are no medical risks as we are not requesting you to take part in more procedures at this point.
Will I get feedback about my DNA results?
We are not planning to routinely feedback the results of the DNA testing or give you your child's genetic sequence. However there are a few rare instances where we might find out something that is important to your child's health.
We might discover a genetic change that has caused your child to develop autism or may affect his/her condition in some other way. If this finding is thought to be of enough significance to his/her condition we will contact you to arrange for you to have the finding confirmed in a clinical genetics laboratory. We will contact your GP to let him know that we will refer to clinical genetics for further testing. You will be offered follow up within the clinical genetics service who will give you more information about the meaning of the finding to your child's condition.
There is a chance that we may come across genetic changes that place your child at significantly increased risk for another disorder or illness, not autism. We will not routinely search for such genetic changes but there is a possibility that we or other researchers might identify these. If this happens the researchers in the Molecular Genetics Study will feed that back to us and we would tell you about it. We will only inform you if you agreed to being informed and if there is an available intervention or investigation that would be beneficial to your child. The benefits of this intervention should outweigh the risks.
In either case you may either consent to be told this information or you can tell us that you do not wish to know this information. You can indicate your choice in the consent form.
We may find genetic changes in your child's sequence but do not know if these are responsible for your child's condition. In this case we may wish to conduct further investigations and contact you for additional procedures. You can indicate in the consent form if you can be contacted in this case or if you do not wish to be contacted.
You and your child will not receive direct benefit from participation in this research project. By taking part in the study you will help to provide information to understand more about the genetics of autism. This may be of help to other people affected by autism in the future.
Will this research change the interventions or services that I receive?
There will be no change to the interventions or services your child receives whether you take part in this study or not. It is your right to choose whether you take part.
Not to give the data to anyone who does not have the permission to access the data or share any part of the data that could identify a person.
The results from the analysis of your DNA will not be released or shared in any way with your relatives, with insurance companies, or any third party not involved in research. When results of this study are published, your child's name will not be used.
There are no costs to you personally by participating in this research study. You will not receive any payment for your child's DNA. No commercial company will have direct access to your child's information. It is possible that the results of this study, which will be in the public domain, may help with the development of a commercial product, e.g. a treatment or a diagnostic procedure. You and your child will not receive any benefit from this.
There are no risks to your child's health by taking part in this study. However the doctors involved in the study are covered by standard medical malpractice insurance and the scientists are covered by professional liability insurance by the Institutions within which they are employed. Your rights and the rights of your child are not curtailed by this document.
What should I do if I wish to withdraw from the study at any point?
You have the right to leave the study at any time without giving any reason, and without penalty. If you wish to leave the study, contact the Project Co-ordinator, Prof. Gallagher, or any member of the research team. We will inform the management committee of the Molecular Genetics Project to remove your child's details using your child's study number. They will take the necessary steps to remove the information about your child's condition and his/ her genetic sequence from the database. If you decide to withdraw before the information is available on the database we can guarantee that no other person will have access to the data. If the information has already been uploaded to the database we can remove the data so that it is not used from that point forward. If some researchers have already applied for data that includes your child's information it may not be possible to withdraw his/ her data from studies that are already completed.


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Yesterday was lots of fun with the trunk show from Joanie & Kelsey Morrow from The Stitchery in Olds. Jo came too, and it was a good time. It was wonderful to see the patterns they designed, and the quilts they made with Joanie's new line of fabrics called Double Vision from Cantik Batiks and Andover Fabrics (we carry the entire line of both the batiks and printed cottons). Everyone loved Kelsey's quilting!
When there was a lull in the crowd, I managed to take a few pictures for those of you who couldn't attend.
Come in to meet Joanie & Kelsey Morrow from The Stitchery in Olds who will be displaying their patterns and quilts, most made with "Double Vision" – a line of batik and printed cottons designed by Joanie herself!
Enter for door prizes, including a fat quarter bundle of Joanie's entire "Double Vision" line (retail value of $179.55).
Refreshments and yummies will be served.
All sharpening charges are directly through Ralph, and he is giving a 10% discount for this day. He accepts cash, cheques, or Visa.
We have a new kit available! Click the picture to see it on our webstore.
If you are following Along Came Quilting on Facebook, you might have noticed that my postings are not ending up in your Newsfeed very often – if at all. And while the postings might show up in your Pages Feed they are not shown for long (about 7 days is what I can see). Recently, the number of our Facebook fans viewing our posts has drastically decreased. This is rather concerning for me, when I know you'd like to keep current.
Since Facebook is moving more and more away from showing you the stuff you subscribed to see, I want to let you know how to ensure you don't miss out.
Firstly, I will be making most of my postings to Facebook now through this blog. In the past, I used the blog to post more lengthy material and for things I'd like to ensure stay available for reading. But most everything will now be posted on the blog, which in turn publishes automatically on Facebook. Here's the trick for you: Subscribe to the blog itself. You will get the blog post directly in your email and you won't miss out. To subscribe, go to the blog, and you will find the Email Subscription box underneath the banner picture.
Secondly, if you don't want to subscribe to the blog, you can be notified when there is a new Facebook post. Go to our Facebook page, click the pull-down arrow next to "Liked", and click on "Get Notifications". This will ensure you are notified when a post has been made on our page. You will need to go to Pages Feed to see the post.
Thirdly, by commenting or liking one of our posts on Facebook, you will be a little more likely to receive it in your Newsfeed. (But I don't think this will be a forever thing; the rumour mill is that Facebook will be taking Pages' posts out of your Newsfeed entirely in time (unless they are paid to put it there by the business).
And finally, I send out Newsletter emails to our customers. They do not cover the little things like funny videos, great recipes, customer's quilt pictures and such, but instead are the more "formal" informational side of the business. To subscribe for the Newsletters, please go to our home page and look for the "Join Our Mailing List" on the right hand side and fill out the boxes.
Ahh technology, there's always more than one way to stay in touch. Facebook should take note.


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Straight Talk about Equine Feed Labels
Advice from an expert on parsing feed label lingo so you can make the best nutritional choices for your horse. By Kathy P. Anderson, PhD, for EQUUS magazine.
Kathy Anderson, PhD
You do your best to provide your horse with everything he needs for a healthy life, and sound nutrition is integral to those efforts. The three basic necessities--good grass and/or hay, salt and ample fresh water--are enough for many pleasure horses, but youngsters, broodmares, seniors and hard-working horses require the extra energy that grains and concentrated feeds provide.
When you purchase a ready-mixed feed, you rely on the manufacturer to formulate a nutritionally sound, high-quality ration. Yet choosing the right product for your horse requires more than just grabbing a bag of "senior feed" for an older horse, for example. It's also important to balance what's in the bag with the rest of your horse's diet--such as the quantity and type of forage he eats and any supplements he might receive--as well as his activity level, special health issues, etc.
It's not hard to find information that can help you make the best decision. Every bag of commercial feed includes a label that lists the ingredients and the nutritional value of the contents. But unlike the Nutrition Facts identified on human foods, the information included on animal feeds varies somewhat. Federal regulations set the basic standards, but each state can also establish its own guidelines for more specific reporting. Nonetheless, all labels ought to follow the same general format established by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO).
Here's a look at the information you can expect to find on feed labels, how to interpret it, and how to use it to make the best choices for your horse.
Product Name, Purpose & Ingredients
The most basic information on any feedbag, after the product name, is the class of horses for which it is intended, such as lactating mares, growing foals, senior citizens or high-performance athletes. It's important to select the right type of feed for your horses so that you don't create imbalances or deficiencies. "Maintenance feed," for example, is formulated for the average mature horse in light work--it would not provide enough protein, calcium and other nutrients for growing foals.
Another important feature on the label is the ingredients list, which presents all of the constituents of a feed. The principal ingredients may be listed in one of two ways: by specific terms, such as rolled oats, rolled barley, soybean meal, etc., or by collective terms, such as "roughage products," which omit individual items within that category. Collective names are used to avoid having to reprint the label if ingredients change. For example, a feed that lists "roughage products" might contain varying amounts of barley hulls, dried beet pulp or peanut hulls, and "plant protein products" might include cottonseed meal, soybean meal or cultured yeast.
You are likely to find the greatest variation among products when you compare the guaranteed analysis section, which documents either percentages or quantities of various nutrients in a product.
Some manufacturers, for example, may include special ingredients, such as biotin or vitamin E, that are selling points for that particular blend. In addition, the Food and Drug Administration requires that the following basic nutrients be including on every feed label:
Crude protein:Proteins are chains of amino acids that support basic body functions such as muscle cell repair and the synthesis of enzymes and hormones. High levels of protein are especially important for young horses as they grow, as well as for broodmares and equine athletes.
As crucial as this nutrient is, however, I find that many horse owners place too much importance on the protein content of a feed, with little or no concern for other nutrients. A mature 1,200-pound horse in moderate work needs to consume about 1.5 to 1.75 pounds of protein each day to meet his needs. Crude protein ranges from 8 percent to 16 percent in most commercial horse feeds. To determine the amount of protein you are actually giving your horse, multiply the percentage crude protein by the number of pounds of the feed you offer. That is, 10 pounds of feed that is 14 percent protein contains 1.4 pounds of protein [10 pounds x 14 percent (.14) = 1.4 pounds].
When evaluating a horse's ration, remember that forage contains protein, too. Typical levels in grass hays range from 3 to 14 percent, and there is even more in alfalfa--at least 18 to as much as 25 percent. Most horses in light work will do just fine with a feed that supplies a lower amount of crude protein, especially if they are also receiving any amount of alfalfa hay in their diet.
Crude fat is one indicator of a feed's energy content. Fat provides nearly 2.5 times as much energy, pound per pound, than carbohydrates or protein--the higher the crude fat, the more calories the feed provides. Fats are burned as fuel, but they are also important to the diet as carriers for fat-soluble vitamins, and they form certain essential fatty acids, which aid many cellular functions.
I find that people tend to overlook the crude fat content, which can tell you how many pounds of feed a horse needs. If it's a higher energy feed, you need to offer a lot less to provide the same amount of calories.
Most grain-based feeds provide between 2 and 4 percent crude fat, but some formulated for energy contain as much as 14 percent. Horses digest fats more safely and efficiently than they do starch, and if an individual needs the extra calories, it's better to provide the same quantity of a higher fat feed than to simply increase his portion of starchy grains alone.
Crude fiber consists of the carbohydrates that are not digested or absorbed for use as fuel or to build body tissue. Horses are designed to be forage eaters, and a high-fiber diet is crucial for normal digestive tract function.
Indirectly, the crude fiber level on a feed tag is the single best indicator of energy content, even more so than crude fat. Fiber provides energy, but only at very low levels when compared to soluble (digestible) carbohydrates or fat. So as fiber content goes up, the energy content goes down. More specifically, the crude fiber percentage tells you how much of the feed consists of grains--which ranges from 2 percent for energy-dense grains such as corn to 12 to 14 percent for bulky grains such as oats--and how much consists of hays and other forage that are high in fiber.
Concentrate mixes containing less than 7 percent fiber are dense in energy and must be fed with great care to avoid overloading the horse with starches, which can lead to laminitis. Concentrates with 8 to 11 percent fiber are moderate in energy, while concentrates with greater than 12 percent fiber are low in energy. Feeds with higher amounts of crude fiber are best for most adult horses in light work.
Calcium and phosphorus, taken together, are probably the two most crucial mineral levels to note on a feed tag. They play a vital role in the health of the musculoskeletal system. All horses need calcium and phosphorus in their diets, but youngsters and broodmares in particular require higher levels of these nutrients.
A feed formulated for weanlings ought to have at least 0.7 percent calcium and 0.4 percent phosphorus, whereas an adult horse in average work requires only 0.3 percent calcium and 0.2 to 0.5 percent phosphorus. Most commercial feeds supply more than these minimum requirements. Levels as high as 0.9 percent calcium and 0.8 percent phosphorus are common, but they may range as low as 0.4 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively.
But just as important as the total quantities of each nutrient is the ratio of the two minerals to each other. A horse needs to consume 1.1 to 2 parts calcium for every part phosphorus in his diet. That's because the body needs an equal part of calcium in order to absorb phosphorus, and if that calcium is not present in the diet, it will be taken from other places--such as the bones--to accomplish the job. Although excessive calcium in the diet can lead to gastric ulcers and other conditions, it's generally better to err on the side of too much of this nutrient than too little--horses can tolerate as much as five to seven times the recommended calcium with no ill effects, so long as they also get adequate phosphorus.
Keep in mind that your horse will also be consuming minerals in his forage. Legume hay, such as alfalfa, is much higher in calcium than grass hays. Thus, if alfalfa is a staple of your horse's diet, he doesn't need as much calcium in his feed, and vice versa. Some feeds are formulated to complement different sources of forage; the label will specify whether it is meant to be fed with grass or alfalfa hays.
Copper, zinc and selenium:Copper and zinc play an important role in growth, bone and joint development, nerve function, and other vital processes. Selenium works in conjunction with vitamin E to support the immune and reproductive systems.
All of these trace minerals are also found in forages, but vary among crops, so small amounts are commonly added to commercial feeds. The recommended quantities for the average horse are 10 parts per million (ppm) copper, 40 ppm zinc and 0.1 ppm selenium. Feeds for broodmares have much higher amounts of copper and zinc to aid the development of the fetal skeleton.
Pay particular attention to the selenium content of a feed. Some commercial feeds provide much higher amounts of this mineral for those such as elite athletes or growing youngsters who may need more, and for horses living in parts of the United States with selenium-deficient soil. Keep in mind, however, that a relatively small overdose of selenium can be lethal. Do not give your horse high-selenium feed unless you are certain he needs it. Check with your veterinarian if you are unsure.
Salt is a crucial component of the equine diet and its elements--sodium and chloride--are electrolytes that play critical roles in many life functions, such as nerve function and maintaining internal fluid balances. Sodium and chloride are lost in high quantities when a horse sweats, and they are also the only electrolytes that are not naturally present in grains and grasses, so they must be replenished with supplemental salt. Fortunately, horses have a natural appetite for salt and will typically consume one to three ounces daily when it's offered as a free-choice supplement. Salt is also typically added in concentrate mixes at the rate of 0.5 percent for horses in light work and 1.0 percent for those who are more active.
Vitamin A, in international units (IU) per pound: Horses require a tremendous amount of vitamin A, which is needed to aid in vision, gene expression, immunity and many other functions. Vitamin A is abundant in alfalfa and green pasture, but levels of that nutrient drop rapidly after hay is cut--more than 50 percent is gone after about six months. Horses whose forage consists primarily of dried grass hay may benefit from feeds fortified with vitamin A. The average horse needs between 1,000 and 3,000 IU/lb. daily, but horses in rigorous work may require much more. The concentrations in commercial feeds typically range from 1,000 to 4,000 IU/lb.
Pay close attention to the feeding instructions when selecting a feed for your horse. Here you'll find a statement regarding the type of hay--grass or alfalfa--the feed is meant to accompany, as well as the suggested daily serving.
It's important to choose a feed whose suggested serving closely matches your horse's needs. All of the percentages and quantities listed under the guaranteed analysis pertain to that portion, and changing the serving size too much from the recommendation will also alter the other nutrient balances you are offering. In other words, if your horse needs fewer calories, and you scale his serving size in half, you are also offering him only half as much of the protein, calcium, Vitamin A and other crucial elements. It would be better to switch to a feed in which a single serving offers the right nutrient balances in a formula with less energy and more fiber. Another alternative would be to feed the lesser amount, but then provide a supplement that makes up the difference in lost nutrition.
Also, do not attempt to save money by diluting a balanced concentrate mix with a cheaper product. This practice will also alter the nutrient content of the total ration, and you may create deficiencies and detrimental interactions.
Equine nutrition may seem complicated, but feed companies invest a lot in research to develop formulations that meet the specific demands of a broad range of horses. All you need to do is read the feed labels and select the product best suited for your horse's age, level of work and special needs.
Kathy P. Anderson, PhD, is the horse extension specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In addition to overseeing the horse extension program, she teaches undergraduate courses in equine management, reproduction and nutrition.
This article originally appeared in EQUUS 369, June 2008.
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By Coastal Breeze News Staff | on September 20, 2013
By Noelle H. Lowery
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The Marco Island City Council hit the reset button on its search for a new city manager.
During a special meeting earlier this week, the council approved measures that accept current City Manager Jim Riviere's resignation effective September 30; accept the immediate resignation of executive search firm Colin Baenziger & Associates; begin the search anew with a different search firm, preferably Slavin Management Consultants of Norcross, GA; and meet again Monday, Sept. 23 to discuss and possibly name an acting city manager until a permanent one is hired.
"I want you to understand that as far as I am concerned I reject this entire process," Chairman Joe Batte told his fellow city councilors. "I am not happy with this process. I think what we have here is a flawed process… We need to consider doing this again. We can't screw this up. I will personally go no further in this process because this ain't right."
The council's move surprised some. A sense of urgency has engulfed City Hall to find a replacement for Riviere since he announced his retirement in April. Further, just a month ago, Colin Baenziger himself reported being pleased with the search process. "I am also comfortable, based on the candidates I have spoken with, that we will have a very strong field to work with," he told city councilors in a recent email.
Others, though, were not shocked and even agreed with Batte's assessment of the process. The reason: None of the 137 candidates provided to the city met the requirements set forth in the brochure advertising the position. In fact, at its September 3 meeting, the City Council rejected Baenziger's original short list of 21 candidates altogether. Councilors continued this trend at the special meeting, tossing aside an additional eight candidates who had not applied for the city manager position but to whom Baenziger had personally reached out.
"I personally cannot get enthusiastic about any of these candidates," Councilor Larry Honig said of the new field of eight.
Councilor Amadeo Petricca confirmed the sentiment: "I am all for throwing this one to the wind. We are looking for the best, and that is what we need for this city. We need a professional city manager that understands the ins and outs of running a city in Florida, especially a city in Southwest Florida… We are between a rock and hard place. It is a tough decision, but that is why we are here — to make the tough decisions."
Tough decisions duly noted, council members will nominate and discuss possible candidates to appoint acting city manager at the special council meeting next Monday. This individual will run the city with the help of city council and would most likely be a current member of the city's management team. Council also will outline specific terms, tasks and responsibilities for the acting city manager. Names already bandied about include to fill the acting city manager slot include City Clerk Laura Litzan and Finance Director Guillermo Polanco.
Members of the community also weighed in on the issue, recommending City Council also consider allowing community members to be considered for acting city manager. "Maybe you should do a search on this island," suggested Ray Seward, chairman of Marco Island Property Owners. "Maybe someone on this island would be willing to take the position of (acting) city manager."
Fay Biles of the Marco Island Taxpayers Association Inc. seconded the notion. "There are a lot of people on this island that might be interested if you would open it up to them," she added.
Still, councilors Ken Honecker and Larry Sacher had words of caution for the process. "How many of us are being unrealistic here," wondered Sacher. "There is a limited number of city managers in the pool. I want the best candidate I can find also, but there is a limited pool. I am concerned that now we are not going to look very good in the eyes of potential candidates."
Whoever will be in the running, Batte encouraged all council members — more than once — to do their due diligence prior to coming to Monday's meeting. "I implore you to do your due diligence. We don't need to make it anymore difficult than necessary. We have a job to do so go out and do it."


SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI — Nationwide multivendor banking equipment maintenance solutions and services provider Bancsource has moved corporate headquarters to a new state-of-the-art building in Springfield, Missouri, and plans to grow employment there 25 percent over the next three years.
Bancsource serves more than 1,500 financial institutions and retailers with equipment services including maintenance, upgrades and sales for ATMs, smart safes, cash dispensers and recyclers, scanners and more along with branch transformation and related solutions.
The dedicated facility in the heart of Springfield €™s retail and restaurant district includes a state of the art call center, client executive briefing room and best in class network management infrastructure.
The company moved 60 employees into the building and is currently hiring for several positions, including chief financial officer, inside sales, purchasing, accounting and information technology. Headquarters was in Republic.
For some positions, Bancsource is recruiting and bringing national-level talent to the city. The company has 350 employees nationwide.
Audrey Meads, Bancsource €™s project coordinator for the new headquarters, said the new space allows for synergistic collaboration.
Kempt said the executive briefing room and other features enable Bancsource to showcase the innovation and technology it blends to create solutions for banks, credit unions and retail customers.
In addition to the new space and hiring, Bancsource is also investing in new information technology infrastructure internally and for servicing customers.
Bancsource (Bancsource.net) is a nationwide equipment and maintenance service provider to more than 1,500 financial institutions and retailers for ATM €™s, Smart safes, teller cash dispensers, teller cash recyclers, bank scanners and other banking technology. Bancsource headquarters is in Springfield, Missouri.


In re: Britons travelling abroad for health care. UHC, or single payer, or whatever you want to call it, advocates are promising that we can have awesome health care at lower cost by switching to their model. No tradeoffs! Rationing is just a lie by conservative health care opponents who hate poor people! Look at Europe!
If this were actually true, the number of Europeans seeking health care abroad, other than cosmetic procedures, should be zero. If the health care is really every bit as good as what's available on the private market, they shouldn't turn to the private market. Americans seeking lower-cost health care abroad does not invalidate the market model; seeking lower cost alternatives through trade is a venerable free-market tradition. On the other hand, Europeans paying their own hard-earned cash in order to exit a system which allegedly provides exactly the same thing, for free, poses a problem for national health care advocates.


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Q: Cloud PostgreSQL clean large objects vacuumlo We are managing to use GCP CloudSQL for our PostgreSQL database,
at this moment one of our applications uses large objects and i was wondering how to perform a vacuumlo operation on such platforms (question might be valid for AWS RDS or any other cloud postgresql provider).
Does making custom queries/procedures to perform the same task is the only solution?

A: Since vacuumlo is a client tool, it should work just fine with hosted databases.

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The BBC and ITV have confirmed how they will be covering this year's Six Nations Rugby tournament on television.
Seven live games and 4 Rugby Special highlights programmes will be screened on BBC One, with every game covered on Radio 5 live and 5 live sports extra and across the BBC's extensive digital offerings, including new podcasts and interactive activities on the BBC Sport website.
Remaining Six Nations games will be shown on ITV (UTV in Northern Ireland, STV in Scotland). Additionally Welsh channel S4C will have live coverage of games featuring Wales. For the first time in the game's history, Wales Women will be televised live on the BBC, as they play their first home fixture of the 2017 Six Nations on Saturday 11 February against England.
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My guest today, on the Steve Jobs inspired Join Up Dots free podcast interview is a man who rise to the top has been nothing short of remarkable.
He went from a full-time insurance agent 4 years ago to building an e-commerce business that sold $20 million of physical products in 2016.
What is astonishing is he did this WITHOUT using Amazon, eBay, or Shopify, and with nothing more than simple two-page ClickFunnels websites that use carefully optimized sales funnels.
If you think that entrepreneurs are born more than made you could well be right.
Our guest got his start in entrepreneurship with a pool cleaning business at 16, and has done everything from selling tea, to selling hundreds of thousands of dollars of t-shirts on Teespring, and to now selling 10,000 units per month across 20 different physical product lines.
My guest today, on the Steve Jobs inspired Join Up Dots free podcast interview is a man who currently runs a company called "Humans Working", focused on 1-on-1 coaching with executives and managers; team-based (or even company-wide) workshops; and ongoing support, to help companies build loyalty and create environments that people love working in.
A concept that is born within the Join Up Dots story that we will bring to you today.
In 1997, when he was 24, he started an Internet software consulting company.
Welcome to todays questions and answer sessions with David Ralph, the host of Join Up Dots, where he answers several questions from listeners of the show.
Question One: Hi David and everybody at Join Up Dots. Thank you so much for an amazing podcast. It is real brain food every single time. I have a quick question if you would be so kind to spare the time. But I have recently started a coaching business teaching single mothers how to free time, make money on the side, and still look after their children.Although it was going really well at the beginning I have found that my clients have dried up I have asked my clients for referrals as they all say that what I am providing is amazing but still I am struggling for business. Any idea at all as otherwise I might have to go back to work thank you so much for your time Jennifer Millard Perth Scotland.
My guest today, on the Steve Jobs inspired Join Up Dots free podcast interview is lady with many different plates spinning at one time.
She is an internet business lawyer whose mission is to show business owners like us how to cover our "assets" online without having to spend a lot of money on legal fees.


JIS: Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is hailing teachers for their commitment to the improvement of students' performance in various school assessments, and their increased participation in co-curricular activities.
The Minister was addressing teachers at the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Golden Torch Awards ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on July 5.
Senator Reid noted that the improvement in performance is reflected in the 2018 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), which saw improvement over last year's results in four of five subjects.
They include Language arts, Communication Task, Science and Social Studies.
The 2017 Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy Assessment also showed improvement, with increases in the percentage of students achieving mastery for both areas; and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, which recorded improved passes in 18 of 34 subjects at this level.
Participation from students in co-curricular activities, including national festival competitions, TVJ's Schools' Challenge Quiz, national debates, sports, speech and other activities have also been achieved.
"So, on behalf of a grateful nation, please accept our sincere thanks. The entire Jamaica appreciates your service to our beloved country. Someone's life has been made better because of you. You have touched the hearts and minds of thousands," the Minister said.
JTA President, Georgia Waugh Richards in her remarks said it is important to recognise the "yeoman's duty and task that our (teachers) have done".
She described those teachers before her as "trailblazers" and noted that "a debt of gratitude" is owed to them because they have "laid very strong and very firm foundations".
"You are the bedrock of the Jamaican education system. You are the standard-bearers. Every time you step into the classroom you work a little miracle. You open a mind that others would see as difficult, impossible to do. You give love even when you are not a recipient," she said.
During the ceremony, 150 teachers from across the island with over 35 years of service to education were presented with awards.
The brainchild of educator and former JTA President, Ray Howell, the Golden Torch Award was first instituted by the JTA in 1991 and the first awards presented in 1993.
Each academic year, forms are sent to schools at the beginning of the second term for Principals to indicate the teachers on staff who satisfy the criteria.
The award is normally presented at a special function during the first week of July each year.
CAPTION: Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), shares a light moment with Golden Torch awardee, teacher from Calabar High School, Joan McDonald, at the awards ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on July 5.


Hadit Podcast, January 18, 2018 at 7:00 pm edt.
Hello, I hope everyone is well. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge regarding Federal Government Title 38 employees (Professional Healthcare worker such as RN, Physician, etc.)? Has any veteran experienced difficulty in obtaining employment at the MEDVAMC in Houston, Texas or any VA facility? If yes, do they feel that veteran status had a negative impact? Who else should I contact in order to file a grievance against the Title 38 veterans preference exemption? I have a Masters Degree as a Registered Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) and I am interested in seeking employment at the MEDVAMC in Houston, Texas. I have applied at the facility for more than 8 years without success. I am greater than 50% Service Connected. Registered Nurses and other healthcare professionals are considered "Title 38" employees which means that we cannot use Veterans Preference when applying for jobs at the VA. I am board certified as an Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care and Wound Ostomy and Continence. I wrote the Secretary of VA and inquired as to why Title 38 employees are exempt from veterans preference and my letter was forwarded to the Director of HR in Houston, TX. I asked her to explain the reason military veteran RNs and other health care professionals cannot use veteran preference.....Her answer because the VA only wants the best qualified candidates. My question to her was that if a veteran is qualified to be a commissioned officer in the military as a Registered Nurse why are they not considered among the best qualified to work in a Veterans Hospital? I also asked to know the qualifications of Nurses and Advance Practice Nurses that were chosen instead of me. Her answer was that hiring was strictly up to the hiring manager. I have nothing against foreigners (several of my in-laws are foreigners) but all of the hiring managers that I interviewed with were foreigners--Filipino, East Indian, and/or African. The staff nurse interview panels were always completely homogenous either all Filipino, East Indian, or African. I feel that by exempting Veterans from preference there is a possibility that Veterans may be inadvertently discriminated against due to their Veteran Status. The reason I say this is because at every interview the hiring manager or panel come across as 'skittish' or 'unsure' when my military service is illuminated. I asked the HR Director how many nurses at the facility were military veterans? Her answer was approximately 6%. She could not provide any information on how many of the 6% were in leadership positions or hiring managers. I wrote both of my Senators this past summer (Ted Cruz and John Cornyn) regarding the Title 38 exemption for Veterans Preference. I feel that RNs, Physicians, and other healthcare workers should be entitled to Veterans Preference. I received no response from Ted Cruz. John Cornyn's office thanked me for my service and gave some generic response on how they supported veterans. Congressional Veterans House and Senate members, the ones that make laws, do not provide responses. I know illuminating race/country of origin is a sensitive subject for some people. If my letter is coming across as brash, abrasive, or offensive that is not my intention. I am primarily concerned about the possibility of being discriminated against due to my veteran status not race or natural born citizenship.
I am in the NWQ and have been since June 13 2016. My claim just got pushed back to April 4, 2017 as a completion date and it could be longer. How is it possible that the in NWQ is going to benefit any veteran or even the VA? I have documented proof of the illnesses I have now that began in Vietnam but the Raters that view them cannot see what's in plain sight, or they are just continuing the tradition of ignoring the facts, in order to deny or at least delay benefits. I don't have the luxury of waiting years for the VA to correct this situation and it is a clear and unmistakable error going back to 1971. There is so many things wrong with the system that it cannot be fixed and it will screw around till way after I am dead before it ever gets any repairs. Half of the employees should be fired and the other half trained because they do not know what they are doing. I don't think they understand what evidence is, or how hiding and destroying it affects the veteran and his dependents. Many do not know what any medical terms mean at all and cannot relate them to the veterans disabilities. How could my claim get pushed back an additional seven months when it's been sitting there for two years or more already and is cut and dry. The VA completely screwed up in 1983 ( A clear and unmistakable error) and so did the Army in 1971 ( another clear in unmistakable error when I should have been discharged medically), and they don't want to admit it. They would rather I die than to admit a mistake and properly compensate me. The VA was wrong, and they know it, but the upper level management lie to its employees to take some of the guilt away because they get paid well enough to let veterans die without it bothering them. It's easy to mark claims incomplete and put them in a bin to sit for years and years while we veterans die waiting. I saw where two of my claims were marked incomplete but the bedrooms employee I'm working with says they are not incomplete but I expect they will never be viewed in my lifetime. I have never seen so many dishonest actions in my life from one organization, And it's the people at the top that are ruining the system not the average employee. The upper level administrators lie to it's subordinates without telling them the truth about where those claims go, or how long of a wait, or why they wait without being resolved. They are doing the governments dirty work and don't even know they are letting people die, or be denied the benefits they are fully entitled to. How long do we sit in this fony NWQ? There probably isn't a time limit or a death limit as to how many will die before it's fixed, is there? Isn't the in NWQ supposed to speed the process up? It is a total failure or is purposely designed to kill more veterans. It's not a mistake that we sit there for years on end but is a design to allow the veterans to die. 300,000 veterans died and no one even noticed. That's how good the VA is at hiding and covering up our deaths and destruction. Is there not anyone that can force the truth out of the VA's management? No one is accountable for anything, And 12 veterans day discover the truth.
Hadit.com / Blog Talk Radio Show Thursday 9/8/16 at 7:00pm eastern. John Dorle VA claims agent.
Hadit.com /Blog Talk Veterans Radio August 26 at 7:00 pm eastern. Brigett Cantrell.
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Hadit.com BlogTalk Radio Show Wednesday 11/11/15 7:00pm eastern. Veterans Day Show.
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Do we have a treat for you. Mr Ed Smith of Majesty Outdoors is in the process of doing a Documentary about Nuclear and Chemical exposure our Veterans may have come across in their military service. Also Joining us is Hadit Member and former Professional fishing guide Bill Sheka of Bill Sheka Outdoors. Bills Hadit Handle is CaptContaminate. Bill is working with ED in this documentary and has provided support to Ed's mission. Join Jerrel Cook and Myself as we bring you this episode. The Show starts at 2:30 eastern time. If you have been exposed to Nuclear Radiation or Chemicals in the CONUS, Give us a call. We would love to hear form you. The call in number is 347 237 4819.
Is this another "secret" list?? According to Bergman and Moore, there are "secret lists" to retaliate against (disabled) Vets who complain: http://www.vetlawyers.com/is-veterans-affairs-retaliating-against-disabled-veterans-who-lodge-valid-complaints/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BergmannMoore+%28Bergmann+%26+Moore%29 Key points from article: "If Veterans criticize any aspect of their experience at VA, and especially if they file a malpractice lawsuit against the department, Kraus said some VA employees retaliate by lodging what he says are "illegal complaints" against Veterans." Even more disturbing: "Kraus, who attended Northwestern University and the University of Minnesota Law School and served in the Air Force from 1996-2001, recently wrote on his disabledveteran.org website that this form of retaliation is one of the biggest crimes VA is committing across the country, because it "chills the speech of Veterans who respectfully file complaints that have merit." Kraus said these retaliatory responses to many valid complaints from Veterans can at times "defame the Veteran and diminish their credibility," and the end result is a Veteran having an improper flag on their file, harassment from VA police, and/or restrictions in access to timely health care."
Bulldog and Friends Rescue Center is a non-profit organization that has just launched 2 new programs. These programs will be providing Medical Alert Dogs and mobility dogs to veterans and children under the age of 15 a service dog free of charge. As of last year 22 veterans took their life per day. Here at Bulldog and Friends Rescue Center we take in dogs that are in severe need of a second chance at life and train them to be these individuals' service dogs. As many people may know being a non-profit organization we need the help of not only our community but any person that is willing to help save not only a dog's life but a veteran, and a child's. These dogs as many know help and better the way of life that have an amazing companion with them. All donations to our organization are greatly appreciated no matter if is $1 or $100 every penny goes a long way. Please visit our website www.bdfrc.com and find out more about what we do!!!
Awesome Initiative To Help Veterans!


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TV Reloaded
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Tomorrow's television? Now we're talking vast. Start with the screenswide, flat, high-definition monsters that delineate tire treads on NASCAR rigs and zits on an anchorperson's chinand move to the programming choices, which will expand from a lousy 200 or so channels to tens of thousands of 'em, if you figure in video-on-demand (VOD). It'll be a cosmic video jukebox where you can fire up old episodes of "Cop Rock," the fifth game of the 1993 World Series, a live high-school lacrosse game, a ranting video blogger and your own HD home-movie production of Junior's first karate tournament. While it's playing, you can engage in running voice commentary with your friends, while in a separate part of the screen you're slamming orcs in World of Warcraft. Then you can pay your bill on screen. And if you ever manage to leave your home theater, you can monitor the whole shebang in your car, at a laptop at Starbucks or via the laundry-ticket-size screen on your cell phone. The ethos of New TV can be captured in a single sweeping mantra: anything you want to see, any time, on any device. "We are at a watershed moment in home entertainment," says Brian Roberts, CEO of the cable giant Comcast.
To paraphrase sci-fi author William Gibson, the TV future is already here; it's just not evenly distributed yet. Early adopters have jumped on the new stuff because they offer two qualities traditionally lacking in the fading era of broadcast television: personalization and empowerment. All of which is worse news than a crummy Nielsen rating for the major networks, whose market share has already plummeted in the past decade.
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Is it time to upgrade your mask? Experts answer key questions as COVID infections surge.
A crowd of people, most wearing masks, walk down an alley from Main Street in Patchogue after a show ended at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, on Dec. 21. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost
By Lisa L. Colangelolisa.colangelo@newsday.com@lisalcolangelo December 30, 2021
Updated guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reduce the number of days some people who are infected or exposed to COVID-19 have to isolate or quarantine. In return, those people are being asked to wear masks when they are around other individuals.
As officials continue to rely on facial coverings as a means of controlling the spread of the coronavirus, Newsday asked two infectious disease experts from Long Island to answer some questions about masks.
Why is it so important to wear masks?
The number of COVID-19 cases on Long Island and across the state has boomed in recent weeks due to the highly contagious omicron variant. "Having a face covering is a good idea right now especially since there is such widespread transmission," said Dr. David Hirschwerk, an infectious disease specialist at Northwell Health. Hirschwerk pointed out that masks – when worn properly – reduce the risk of becoming infected and transmitting the virus to others. A properly fitted mask should cover the nose and mouth and not have gaps around the sides.
What is the current mask mandate in New York State?
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Dec. 10 that masks would be mandatory for people entering indoor public places unless the business or venue requires patrons to be vaccinated. Masks were already mandatory for students and staff in K-12 schools, as well as people using mass transit or entering health care facilities.
What are the most effective types of masks?
Hirschwerk said higher quality N95 masks and KN95 masks perform better than a surgical mask or a cloth mask. "The KN95s and the N95s do a much better job than the others [to prevent] becoming infected and transmitting the virus to somebody else, if you happen to be infected," he said. Both of these styles fit more snugly around the nose and mouth and provide a stronger barrier against droplets of any kind. In the early days of the pandemic, the CDC had asked people not to use N95 masks/respirators so there would be enough for health care workers. While KN95 masks are less expensive and easier to obtain than N95 masks, the CDC has warned people that about 60% of KN95 masks sold in the United States are counterfeit and not approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
What about surgical masks and cloth masks?
Surgical masks are cheap and plentiful, making them a good option for people who can't afford or find N95s or KN95 masks, according to Dr. Sharon Nachman. chief of the division of pediatric infectious diseases at Stony Brook Children's Hospital.
"Certainly an N95 would be great. ... The KN95s are also quite good, but not realistic for the majority of the population and certainly not realistic for kids," she said. "They are incredibly difficult to find and sizing is an issue."
She said people using the paper surgical masks should dispose of them at the end of the day or when they get wet and not reuse them. "If you are running into a grocery store for 10 minutes and running out, you could reuse it," she said. "But don't reuse them multiple times during the week."
Nachman said cloth masks could be used if there are no other options.
"If you have issues with the paper mask or if your kids won't wear the paper mask and will only wear the cloth mask, go for it," she said. "It's better ... than wearing nothing or wearing a paper mask poorly."
By Lisa L. Colangelo
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Lisa joined Newsday as a staff writer in 2019. She previously worked at amNewYork, the New York Daily News and the Asbury Park Press covering politics, government and general assignment.


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The 6 Biggest Misconceptions About IPv6
Self-learning supply chains? The store of the future? A conversation with an...
New Relic aims to be your dashboard of the future
Beware the Black Market Rising for IP Addresses
Vint Cerf's dream do-over: 2 ways he'd make the internet different
'I doubt I could have gotten away with either one,' he says
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Vint Cerf is considered a father of the internet, but that doesn't mean there aren't things he would do differently if given a fresh chance to create it all over again.
"If I could have justified it, putting in a 128-bit address space would have been nice so we wouldn't have to go through this painful, 20-year process of going from IPv4 to IPv6," Cerf told an audience of journalists Thursday during a press conference at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum in Germany.
IPv4, the first publicly used version of the Internet Protocol, included an addressing system that used 32-bit numerical identifiers. It soon became apparent that it would lead to an exhaustion of addresses, however, spurring the creation of IPv6 as a replacement. Roughly a year ago, North America officially ran out of new addresses based on IPv4.
For security, public key cryptography is another thing Cerf would like to have added, had it been feasible.
Trouble is, neither idea is likely to have made it into the final result at the time. "I doubt I could have gotten away with either one," said Cerf, who won a Turing Award in 2004 and is now vice president and chief internet evangelist at Google. "So today we have to retrofit."
The 128-bit address space, for instance, "wouldn't have seemed realistic back then," he said. Particularly given the effort's experimental mind-set at the time, "I don't think we could have forced that."
There actually was debate about the possibility of variable-length addresses, but proponents of the idea were ultimately defeated because of the extra processing power associated with them, he explained. "Because computers were so expensive back then, we rejected the idea."
As for public key cryptography, the notion had only recently emerged around the time the internet protocols were being standardized back in 1978.
"I didn't want to go back and retrofit everything, so we didn't include it," Cerf said. "If I could go back and put in public key crypto, I probably would try."
Katherine Noyes has been an ardent geek ever since she first conquered Pyramid of Doom on an ancient TRS-80. Today she covers enterprise software in all its forms, with an emphasis on cloud computing, big data, analytics and artificial intelligence.


A volcano eruption made an explosive start to this Icelandic get-together.
Wow. Some arts festivals start with fireworks. But only in Iceland does a volcano erupt shortly after the gala opening.
and all eyes were on the controversial new concert hall, Harpa.
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LA Chargers: Pros and cons of Justin Herbert sitting out the preseason
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Justin Herbert did not get a preseason to show off his potential last season and got his first taste of NFL football in a 10-minute spot start for the LA Chargers in Week 2 against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Herbert will continue his career trend of not playing in the preseason in year two. Despite there being a preseason, this year reduced to three games, Herbert will not be playing before Week 1 against the Washington Football Team.
Head coach Brandon Staley confirmed on Thursday that Herbert would not be partaking in any of the Chargers' three preseason games. He is not alone, either, as Derwin James, Corey Linsley, Bryan Bulaga, Jared Cook and others will also not play at all this preseason.
There are some benefits and some drawbacks of Justin Herbert not playing during the LA Chargers preseason.
To be completely transparent, I support the move to sit Justin Herbert (and others) until Week 1 of the 2021 season. That being said, I also understand that there are some drawbacks, along with the benefits, to making this decision.
Coach Staley and the rest of the organization absolutely weighed these pros and cons as part of their decision as well. There is no doubt about that.
The hope is that the pros end up paying off during the season and the cons don't make a difference whatsoever. Let's start with the pros.


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