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I like to think of my fantasy hockey drafts as if they were final exams. In order to do well on a final exam, you need to study and do your homework. Cramming is what the pre-season is all about. There is a ton of information to glean from training camp news. Here are some of the things I look for during the pre-season action.
Take a realistic look at the established players. How many players are on one way contracts? How many positions are really up for grabs? Does the hot shot rookie have a chance at unseating one of the veterans? A player having a hot training camp, while promising, does not mean he's a lock to make the team. There are often other factors at play, be it contract status, age, salary cap implications, etc.
Every year we see young guys who have great camps, but are either sent back to their junior clubs or to the minors. That's why it's important to view the big picture to see if the player has a legitimate shot at making the team.
Look at what the player's projected role is on the team. If he's projected to be a top six forward, but those spots are all spoken for by established players, does he have the ability to play on the checking line? A defenceman's value is significantly diminished if he doesn't get the power play minutes.
I tend to steer clear of players who miss all or part of training camp. Often players in this situation end up having a bad season or they re-aggravate the injury in an attempt to hurry back. I'm certain that statistics would prove this true, but I couldn't find any, so you'll have to go with your gut on this one.
Avoid players with lingering or chronic injuries, especially potential long term ones involving concussions or backs. The season is long enough; you don't need to draft a player that's injured to start the season. Make a note of it and move them down your draft list accordingly. If someone else takes him, he's their headache.
Contract year equals added motivation. Some players are predictable this way. Also be aware of the dreaded post-contract blues. This happens the season AFTER they sign the big contract. Production can decline considerably due to pressure of trying to "earn" the big pay cheque or just plain apathy.
Don't pay too much attention to what the coach says…ever. Often the things they say through the media are intended to motivate a player or to see how a player will respond.
Pre-season line combinations can't be trusted. It is important to monitor, but some coaches like to change their line combinations as often as O.J. gets arrested. I wouldn't pick up or trade for a player just because he's the flavour of the week on Crosby or Thornton's lines. It's a little like playing roulette, you could hit the jackpot if you pick the right number, but you're more likely to go home empty handed. Set lines are less and less common in today's NHL. You would be much better off to focus on who's going to play on the team's power plays, that's where the money is.
It's music to my ears when I hear that a player spent the summer working out and reported to training camp in the best shape of their life.
Carolina's goalie Cam Ward reported to camp 20 pounds lighter! He changed his diet and worked with the Canes fitness consultant over the summer. The end result is that he's quicker than last season. A nice rebound is in store for both Ward and Carolina.
Montreal's big winger Guillaume Latendresse, who played at 230 pounds last year, now weighs in at a solid 220 pounds. He and Maxim Lapierre worked out during the summer with the Canadiens strength and conditioning coordinator.
In Boston, Marc Savard, who hit the big 3-0 in July, got serious and hired a nutritionist and a personal trainer. He lowered his body fat and looks very good thus far in camp. It appears that the Bruins are giving Schaefer a shot on Savard's port side.
Savard wasn't the only Bruin working hard in the off-season, apparently Phil Kessel showed up noticeably leaner as well. I expect Boston to be a much improved club with Claude Julien at the helm this year. The coach's top priority is to lower the goals against. That will help out the goalies, but often with defensive responsibility comes reduced offensive numbers.
Over in Florida, Ville Peltonen gets first crack at lining up with Olli Jokinen, thanks to their history together on the Finnish national team.
Information like this can be very useful during your draft. Do your research and take some notes for your draft list. It will pay dividends when you win your pool. Knowing what to look for is half the battle.
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My wife shared this post on facebook this morning. Hard to believe some focus, better knowledge and some magic powder helped me drop weight and inches. Stay tuned Im still working on my final health goal!
Wow! So happy with Nino's progress and his pursuit of better! The picture on the right came up in my "on this day" thread. The lighting is different but this is the same shirt. #betterhealth #betterlife#lifestylechangeseverything #proudwife #boom — feeling proud with Nino Galloway.
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Top Ten Bookish Settings I'd Love to Visit
If you're unaware, Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly original feature created by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week there's a new Top Ten theme that the blogger responds to with their own list of answers.
This week's theme is… *drumroll please*…
Ten Bookish Settings I'd Love to Visit
I feel like most people's lists are going to be the same for this one, but who knows? Maybe you all will surprise me.
I might go nuts if I stayed here for longer than a few hours, but it'd be cool to visit briefly. I don't think I could take the chaos of the Mad Hatter or the Red Queen. I also don't like tea.
I think it'd be cool to visit Valyria back in its heyday when dragons and the families that rode them were strongest.
I don't want to stay long. Just for a few days. People in Pierce Brown's books have a tendency to get blown to smithereens.
Just Hobbiton and Rivendell. I don't need to visit dwarven mines or Mordor. Too many baddies in those areas.
How to Train Your Dragon was originally a book series. While I've never read the books, I really want a pet dragon. Correction: I just want Toothless.
I want all the sweets, please. XD
I want my own wand, gosh darnit! And an owl, and a Gringotts vault, and robes, and a cauldron. I want it all, and I want it now!
If you asked me this question eight or so years ago, I would tell you that I wanted to visit Narnia more than any place in the history of fictional places. However, as an adult, I realize Narnia is sometimes a little boring when compared to the top two on my list.
This one's pretty obvious, right? Who doesn't want to go to Hogwarts?
I thought about this for a while. While any location in the Harry Potter universe would be great to visit, I think I'm more into Game of Thrones now than Harry Potter.
I wouldn't want to stay in Westeros for very long, and I'd have to visit between the years of Robert's Rebellion and the craziness that's currently going on in their world, but it would be cool to see Winterfell and the Wall.
Alright, there you have it. My first Top Ten Tuesday and my list of bookish places I'd love to visit. What would you put on this list? Let me know in the comments section.
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OOoh nice! I pretty much encompassed all the Harry Potter places by saying Hogwarts! Lol.ReplyDelete
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I haven't read a lot of these books. I am really surprised to see you say that you are into GoT more than Harry Potter right now.ReplyDelete
Narnia and Hogwarts were both on my list this week, though I'd basically love to see everywhere in the Wizarding World!ReplyDelete
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Professor Susan Crawford's Bloomberg op-ed, "New FCC Head Must Reclaim Authority over Telecom," exposes a profound lack of substance, in being unable to identify any real market problem warranting FCC regulation.
Let's review Professor Crawford's litany of contrived policy problems.
First, she charges that ISPs are working "to ensure no regulator has any real authority over them." No, ISPs are pointing out the unique excessiveness of having THREE government entities having authority over them on the same general matters. ISPs are not asking for any reduction in authority for the DOJ or the FTC. Specifically, Verizon is asking the D.C. Appeals Court to decide if the FCC exceeded its legal authority in imposing prophylactic common-carrier-like regulation on companies that have not done anything wrong.
Second, she charges that in 2002, the FCC "gave up any authority to require that network access providers not discriminate…" No, the FCC decided that broadband was a competitive information service that should not be regulated like a monopoly telephone company. The FCC was simply extending the decades-old FCC policy in its Computer Inquiry I,II, & III decisions, which rightfully sought to not impose common carrier regulation on computer services to promote innovation. The FCC determined that broadband was a computer/Internet service not just telephone call network.
Third, she demands that the new FCC Chairman mandate the nuclear option of Title II reclassification of broadband: "It's imperative that Wheeler reclaim the FCC's authority over telecommunications." No again. Currently there is no problem with the FCC not having common carrier authority over broadband. However, if the FCC were to follow Professor Crawford's recommendation, and pull the rug out from under an industry that has invested in good faith, almost a trillion dollars in modern and competitive broadband facilities, under the legal, policy and political precedent, assurances and consensus that broadband would not be common carrier regulated – that unwarranted, unjust, and capricious action would cause monstrous problems.
Finally, she imagines that: "The U.S. lacks any plan to upgrade from cable to faster fiber-optic connections, and there is no competition among providers to drive technology upgrades… [or] to treat fairly any interconnecting networks..." Obviously Professor Crawford has not done her research and does not know that Comcast demonstrated a 3 Gigabit cable broadband network at the Cable Show and Cable Labs has plans for more than 10 Gigabit cable broadband capability. She also does not understand that the existing, well-functioning, Internet peering system has never suffered from common carrier regulation. She somehow imagines that the very few companies like Netflix, that transport orders of magnitude more traffic than most anyone else, are somehow being discriminating against, if they negotiate an agreement to pay for some of the costs its massive traffic causes for others.
In sum, Professor Crawford gamely tried to identify a real problem to justify common carrier regulation of the broadband Internet, but could not. That speaks volumes. If this is the best that the Save the Internet's movement's torch-bearer can come up with after several years of trying, there is no there there — but smoke and mirrors.
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A solitary existence
His life
Chapter 6
A solitary existence
Ludwig II on the "Söller", balcony of Neuschwanstein. Portrait " der Einsame " by Ferdinand Leeke, on 1890
Already attracted by the solitude, Ludwig will devote to it completely after the integration of Bavaria in the German empire in 1870. The world demoralized him and he wanted more than ever to thwart this ugliness by building castles which had to be the answer by the Art to the politicking world. From then on, Ludwig will live as he understands by steering himself far from Munich. It is the state which will have to come to him in his beloved mountains.
It will not be him forgiven this prank to the rules of the power: the legend of " the crazy king " will be propagated little by little. All his peculiarities will be interpreted in the wrong direction, its inclination to be lived at night, its taste for the beauty, its spending, its connections with his domestics, its clothing, linguistic habits, its character, etc. …
Throughout his life, the king will never lose his lucidity, on the other hand, he too much relied on people despicable as Holnstein, Mayr, Hesselschwerdt, or Ziegler. They will betray him when the wind will turn. It is corrupt servants who wait for the convenient moment to swamp him. It will be told that all that it is possible to tell, and these rumours persist even today while it is easy to demonstrate the opposite.
The intimate diaries of the king, among nine, will have to bring the proof of its homosexuality, while nothing allows to pull the slightest certainty.
To summarize little of passages which reached us (approximately 33 pages falsified, manipulated, on more than 400 written by Ludwig), and which nevertheless are supposed to condemn the king without appeal, it is question only of masturbation and not only once some intimate relation. It is necessary to give the effort to analyze the text: Ludwig condemns formally the carnal love, and when he speaks for example about " the love and the friendship " that he carries to Richard Hornig, you should not understand this "love" as a guilty relation. On the contrary, it is about an upper degree of the friendship, a kind of total spiritual relinquishment which requires the king on behalf of his friend. Ludwig uses a secret language, and behind the charges of "kisses" we can deduct nothing from private individual.
Any kiss which is not applied to a "sacred" object is considered by Ludwig as profane and consequently as "sensual". So, the simple fact of testifying its affection by an embrace is felt as a curse. Ludwig curses these "kisses" and considers them as impure because they wake in him a need of tenderness which leads him almost always to the autoeroticism.
When king writes in his diary 8: " a kiss, a pure receptacle of the friendship and Richard's love ", he puts on the same plan this "kiss" and this "love" as on that of the " pure receptacle "; it is not thus about carnal love nor even about a sensual touch. Ludwig does not use the same terms to qualify the pure love, in other words a superior friendship, and the sensual love, damned between all, that represents the masturbation.
Plainly terrorized and mortified by his tendency to the autoeroticism, Ludwig was never able to have the slightest claim in a homosexual relation, what prove diaries after an attentive reading. Ludwig condemns the sensual love whatever it is.
Consequently, to ask the question of the homosexuality of the king is a false question.
His nearness to the men people is only the result of its almost exclusively male education, and also probably narcissistic disorders stemming from the childhood which always push him towards people of his sex, as a kind of ideal mirror in the fact that he would like to be. On no account these connections are characterized by the guilty enjoyment. Ludwig was ever either "crazy", it was neither a paranoiac, nor a schizophrenic, but a man become a depressive, a wounded person in its convictions of ideal, victim of his own sensibility.
His so-called inconsistent notes result from the dictation of such or such corrupt domestic either were purely and simply torn away from their real context. The king did not beat either up to the death his servants: irascible and requiring, he could manage at him at the most to be allowed go to one or two slaps in its worst days. If the faults had been graver, as it was able to claim it without more ample informed, why then to have waited for 1885-86 to speak? Even before this date, the king, of which the situation was already a criticism, would have been able to make nothing against such charges if they had been established. Now, 1885 is well the date which marks the effective beginning of the campaign of belittlement against him.
The big wrong of the king is to have wanted to live as he understood it, by disdaining the political jousts. Become embarrassing, he was eliminated purely and simply
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England manager Roy Hodgson reflected on the fickle nature of fate after Daniel Sturridge's last-gasp stoppage-time goal earned his team a 2-1 Euro 2016 victory over Wales on Thursday.
Wales went ahead through Gareth Bale's 35-yard free-kick late in the first half of the British derby at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, only for half-time substitute Jamie Vardy to equalise in the 56th minute.
Hodgson had been left to rue an injury-time goal in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Russia, but this time he celebrated one, leaping from the dug-out after Sturridge squeezed a shot past Wayne Hennessey in the 91st minute.
"It's certainly two different ends to the spectrum," Hodgson said after seeing his side topple Wales from the Group B summit.
"It's a long time since myself and the coaching staff have showed such joy at a goal. That's because that goal the other night put us under a bit of pressure."
Having sent on Vardy and Sturridge at half-time, Hodgson made another attacking change in the second half when he introduced Marcus Rashford, leaving England with four of their five named strikers on the pitch.
"I thought we were doing OK, but I thought there were other aspects of our game which we could bring to the game," he said.
"In the second half it was much more aggressive in terms of our attacking play. We were a hair's breadth away so many times, but it took until the 91st minute."
He added: "I have great empathy with Chris and the Welsh team because he must have been looking at a good draw. He will be today as I was on Saturday night."
Wales manager Chris Coleman praised the "heart" shown by his players and said that although England had largely dominated the game, the manner of defeat had been cruel.
"England are a good team and it was a tough game, but you can't tell me my players deserved that," he told his post-match press conference.
"The effort and courage were fantastic. You have to ride your luck a little bit.
"In the main they had a lot of possession, but it wasn't like Wayne Hennessey pulled off save after save. To lose like that was gut-wrenching for the players and supporters."
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The result left Wales needing to beat Russia in Toulouse on Monday to guarantee one of the two automatic qualifying berths.
"We are gutted, but we have to move on," Coleman said. "We are here to get through to the last 16.
"If you are from Wales, you always looked at this game because it is England, but for me it is the middle game of three. We move on and have to show a reaction against Russia."
Vardy, who became the first Leicester City player to score for England at a major tournament, said that he hoped he had done enough to win a starting role in Monday's meeting with Slovakia in Saint-Etienne.
The hero of Leicester's fairytale Premier League triumph, Vardy was an unused substitute in the draw with Russia, but made his mark against Wales after replacing Harry Kane at half-time.
"Hopefully we will get another win to top the group," he said.
"I will be trying my hardest in training, so we will find out (if I start) in the next game."
England captain Wayne Rooney praised 18-year-old Manchester United team-mate Rashford, who came on to become England's youngest European Championship finals player, breaking Rooney's record from Euro 2004.
"Marcus will be delighted," said Rooney.
"I think it was 112 days ago he made his debut for Manchester United and now he is playing on the biggest stage, so I am really pleased for him."
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Paul McCartney has revealed his character for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Early reactions to the fifth installment in Disney's popular Pirates franchise have been widely positive, with Dead Men Tell No Tales serving as a reboot of sorts; returning the franchise to its ghostly roots with a story that focuses on an undead captain trying to rid the seas of all pirates.
Johnny Depp once again returns as the ubiquitous Captain Jack Sparrow, with Geoffrey Rush as Captain Barbossa, and Orlando Bloom as Will Turner. Newcomers to the franchise include Javier Bardem as Captain Salazar, Brenton Thwaites as Henry Turner, Kaya ScodelariOo as Carina Smyth... and Paul McCartney.
Yes, really. The Beatles singer and music legend has chosen to follow in the footsteps of Keith Richards, by playing a role in the multi-billion dollar franchise. McCartney unveiled a first look at his character via his Twitter account that can be seen below.
#PiratesLife pic.twitter.com/9GXS5QB931
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) May 13, 2017
Oddly, although he is in full pirate costume, and holding a hand of cards, his character is listed on IMDB as Jail Guard 2. Guesses begin now as to how McCartney's character ties in, though it's doubtful his role is little more than a cameo. The singer's impressive pirate beard and dreadlocks are reminiscent of Jack Sparrow's look, though he can't be playing his father since that role was played by Richards. His appearance is, apparently, tied into a 'big set-piece.'
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales has a lot to live up to after the dismal reviews of the fourth movie, On Stranger Tides. That movie was a muddled mess, but trailers for Dead Men Tell No Tales do at least hint at a very clear story being told; a young Jack Sparrow banishes Captain Salazar and his crew to the Devil's Triangle, where they remain in a ghostly state until they manage to escape and tour the seas, killing all pirates. Sparrow teams with the young Henry and Carina and together, the three try to locate the Trident of Poseidon, the only way to end the ghostly crew for good.
Citing The Curse of the Black Pearl as inspiration, directors Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning will hopefully deliver a movie that is a return to form. Pirates has always been silly, and a whole load of fun, but early movies in the franchise also told a truly entertaining and novel story; marrying the pirate and ghost genres together was something that worked incredibly well, so it'll be good to see it played out once more.
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- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) release date: May 26, 2017


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Archive for the 'ED Flow' Category
Discharged from Intake – DINT
We are trying to track the number of pts discharged from intake– all pts that are treated and released from that area should have the dispo "discharge from INTAKE".
Also– all pts with an "Im" or "pc" xxx complaint– they should be referred (if willing to go) to ima or peds clinic, (m-f 9 to 7p) . Their dispo should be "sent to clinic".
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Diversion Checklist
Please use this diversion checklist to foster consistency of our diversion protocol.
tags: crowding, crowded
Wireless Phone Details
• Decrease overhead paging/ overhead noise
• Make communication more efficient
• Get out of the phone-answering business
• Trialing all clinical staff will have their own phone
MD Responsibilities:
• Don't lose the phone
• Use the phone during all clinical shifts
• Make sure the phone is bouncing to the right "ED Zone" (1)
• Click over the patients you take over at sign-out so BAs know who is responsible (2)
• Put your call-back number on radiology requests (3)
• Residents: make sure the BAs know which phone you are carrying
• Residents: phones go in resident office if not in use by EM residents
• Residents: these phones are NOT to go to off service rotators(4)
BA Responsibilities:
• Forward calls to the attending/ resident responsible for the patient (5)
• Ask who is calling before forwarding
• Do not overhead unless the phone is not picking up
1) Opening screen, go to "ED Zones", select the appropriate zone- this selects the phone your no-answer calls bounce to. Especially important when changing from adult to peds/ east or vise-versa.
2) This is the only way BAs will know which MD is caring for a patient. You can use the sign out function in ibex to change them all over. You do not need to click on patients with ready beds if transport is imminent.
3) Please enter your callback number on radiology requests- there is a dropdown menu available on request, or you can text.
4) Lost phones are the responsibility of the residency.
5) There is a list of all the wireless phones posted. The residents will let you know which phone they have at the beginning of the shift.
Patient Flow as of March 30, 2009
few clarification to the revised flow:
Pt flow:
The attempt to improve pt flow taught us many lessons, but for now leadership has decided to return to pt distribution the "old way": esi 2′s and 3′s will be distributed in rotation to all 6 primary rn's evenly. We will no longer be "cohorting" admitted pts.
Resus Pts will rotate to north and south teams for care. (if no resus resident is scheduled)
Pts coming out of the resus room will be distributed to the appropriate zone.
When a resus resident is working: all resus pts will go to the resus resident. pts coming from the resus room, will be evenly distributed to the north and south zone geography and rn staff.
Physician staffing:
If staffing permits, an EM resident will be assigned primarily to care for pts in the resus room. Post stabilization resus pts will be distributed to both the north and south zone– they will continue to be monitored by the resus resident and resus attending.
It is possible that the south zone may be staffed by 2 interns and an attending. This staffing poses risk, especially if esi2 pts are assigned to the south zone. Attending physicians are encouraged to adjust staffing in the ED on a shift by shift basis, and they are encouraged to discuss staffing with the charge nurse to ensure the safety of our pts at all times.
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As far as new years and new beginnings go, I have a lot to be thankful for. To be completely honest my life has been pretty great recently. My brother got ENGAGED on New Years Eve to his awesome girlfriend, and not only am I beyond thrilled, but I'm hugely relieved that I don't have to keep that secret anymore! Not that I'm a blabber-mouth by any means, but think about the energy and constant vigilance that I had to exhibit in order to keep a secret of such epic proportions! (If you can't tell, I'm really proud of myself). Then about two weeks after that my boyfriend and I went on vacation to the warm and beautifully sunny Dominican Republic. What happened when I got back? It was SNOWING! Then, THEN people, then I got to bake!
Here's a little disclaimer for those of you who don't know me personally; I'm a freak for the frigid weather. Don't get me wrong, I love that 95 degree weather and scorching heat that is really only enjoyed on a beach chair and in close proximity to a large body of salt water. I love the summer time when weather is fine! But I also love looking outside and seeing that beautiful white snow covering everything in sight. I seriously enjoy walking outside (bundled up to my teeth, mind you) and realizing its about 19 degrees out, and taking a breath that feels so cold that you think your lungs have started forming icicles. My love affair with the snow has lessened somewhat, now that I am responsible for de-icing my windshield and defrosting the car on a daily basis, especially since I can't exactly reach the top of my honda civic. (I guess that it's a good thing I like the cold, seeing as its TWELVE DEGREES today!)
But back to the baking. That's why we're all here isn't it? Its been a while since I did something completely indulgent and chocolatey and rich, so I decided I would go that route. Cafe Mocha Cupcakes… like coffee, but more better because it's a cupcake!
I was brainstorming what to make and stumbling on Pinterest when I found My Baking Addictions blog. First of all, her blog is adorable and the pictures are perfect, but the recipes are to DIE for! I used her Café Mocha Cupcake recipe and let me tell you, it was wonderful!! The Cupcake itself was a light and fluffy yet incredibly moist and the icing was the perfect pairing. Check out her site for the recipes :)
While most people have a sweet tooth, I have what I want to call a chocolate tooth. Rich deep dark chocolate is what I crave, but the sweeter doesn't always mean better! I typically find frosting to be too sweet, so I constantly cut down on the sugar. (For this recipe, I used about a cup less of confectioners sugar). The consistency of this frosting was PERFECT, and balanced well with the richness of the dark chocolate cupcake.
And for the typical cupcake-on-the-fork drool picture, I won't disappoint my fans!
P.S. Check out my awesome holiday gift! I guess people got tired of my brining in tinfoil-lined boxes with Ceran-wrap taped to the top as my preferred method of transfer. I definitely got the message loud and clear because TWO DIFFERENT people bought me the same thing! No complains here, it's so much easier!
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Virginia Commonwealth University Institute of Molecular Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have discovered how a gene, melanoma differentiation associated gene-9/syntenin (mda-9/syntenin), interacts with an important signaling protein to promote metastasis in human melanoma cells, a discovery that could one day lead to the development of the next generation of anti-metastatic drugs for melanoma and other cancers.
Metastatic disease is one of the primary challenges in cancer therapy. When cancer cells are localized in the body, specialists may be able to surgically remove the diseased area. However, when cancer metastasizes or spreads to sites remote from the primary tumor through the lymph system and blood vessels to new target sites, treatment becomes more difficult and in many instances ineffective.
Previous studies have shown that mda-9/syntenin regulates cell motility and can alter certain biochemical and signaling pathways leading to acquisition of metastatic ability. However, the exact mechanisms involved with these processes have not been well understood until now.
In the study, published online the week of Sept. 29 in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report on the molecular mechanisms by which mda-9/syntenin is able to mediate invasion, migration, anchorage-independent growth and metastasis by physically interacting with c-Src, a key signaling protein involved with tumor cell growth and metastasis.
The team examined human cancer cells in the laboratory using a relevant human melanoma metastasis model and discovered how mda-9/syntenin was able to activate, or switch-on, the expression of c-Src. The expression of c-Src led to an increase in the formation of an active FAK/c-Src signaling complex. According to the researchers, this interaction triggers a signaling cascade resulting in increased cancer cell motility, invasion and metastasis.
"Mda-9/syntenin may represent a potential new molecular target for melanoma therapy that could be used to develop therapeutic reagents for treating this cancer as well as other cancers originating in the breast and stomach," said Paul B. Fisher, M.Ph., Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Human and Molecular Genetics and director of the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine in the VCU School of Medicine.
"By disrupting the interaction between mda-9/syntenin and c-Src, it may be possible to prevent metastasis by blocking those signaling changes necessary for this process," he said.
According to Fisher, using this strategy it may be possible to identify compounds that serve this function and are effective therapeutic molecules for counteracting this final and frequently lethal stage of tumor progression.
The team will conduct further investigations to determine if small molecule drugs can be identified and developed to prevent metastasis by targeting this critical interaction between mda-9/syntenin and c-Src. Further studies are also in progress to determine how general these interactions are in mediating metastasis of other human tumors in addition to melanoma.
This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute and the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation.
Fisher, who is the first incumbent of the Thelma Newmeyer Corman Endowed Chair in Cancer Research and researcher with the VCU Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine, worked with a team that included VCU School of Medicine researchers Habib Boukerche, Ph.D., a visiting scientist from INSERM in Lyon, France working in the Department of Human and Molecular Genetics and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine; Zaozhong Su, Ph.D., associate professor in the VCU Department of Human and Molecular Genetics; Devanand Sarkar, Ph.D., assistant professor at the VCU Massey Cancer Center, VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Human and Molecular Genetics; Célia Prévot with the University Lyon in France.
About VCU and the VCU Medical Center: Virginia Commonwealth University is the largest university in Virginia and ranks among the top 100 universities in the country in sponsored research. Located on two downtown campuses in Richmond, VCU enrolls nearly 32,000 students in 205 certificate and degree programs in the arts, sciences and humanities. Sixty-five of the programs are unique in Virginia, many of them crossing the disciplines of VCU's 15 schools and one college. MCV Hospitals and the health sciences schools of Virginia Commonwealth University compose the VCU Medical Center, one of the nation's leading academic medical centers. For more, see http://www.vcu.edu/.
About the VCU Massey Cancer Center: The VCU Massey Cancer Center is one of 64 National Cancer Institute-designated institutions that leads and shapes America's cancer research efforts. Working with all kinds of cancers, the Center conducts basic, translational and clinical cancer research, provides state-of-the-art treatments and clinical trials, and promotes cancer prevention and education. Since 1974, Massey has served as an internationally recognized center of excellence. It offers more clinical trials than any other institution in Virginia, serving patients in Richmond and in four satellite locations. Its 1,000 researchers, clinicians and staff members are dedicated to improving the quality of human life by developing and delivering effective means to prevent, control and ultimately to cure cancer. Visit Massey online at http://www.massey.vcu.edu.
Source: Sathy Achia Abraham
Virginia Commonwealth University
Identification Of Mechanism Used By Gene To Promote Metastasis In Human Cancer Cells
Virginia Commonwealth University Institute of Molecular Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have discovered how a gene, melanoma differentiation associated gene-9/syntenin (mda-9/syntenin), interacts with an important signaling protein to promote metastasis in human melanoma cells, a discovery that could one day lead to the development of the next generation of anti-metastatic drugs for melanoma and other cancers.


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Society donates £1,000 to water sports charity
Leeds Building Society has made a £1,000 donation to a water sports based charity who work with disadvantaged/at risk young people and disabled people of all ages.
The AHOY Centre has used the donation, from the Society's Charitable Foundation, to purchase safety equipment allowing their participants to enjoy sailing and boating activities on the Thames.
The charity, based at Borthwick Street, Deptford in London, has used the £1,000 donation towards the purchase of 70 waterproof jackets, 40 pairs of waterproof trousers and 80 buoyancy aids.
Nayna Patel, Branch Manager at Leeds Building Society's London Kingsway branch, recently visited The AHOY Centre to meet their apprentices, participants and volunteers and tour the centre. She also tried on one of the new buoyancy aids, and had photos taken on the slipway with their Sailability group.


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- Borrowers will need some additional documentation including such things as:
- Income and tax forms (paystubs, W2's or 1090's, social security or pension awards letters)
- Payment history for various debts if not included on the credit report
- Documentation of assets currently owned or in the bank (monthly or quarterly bank statements)
- While credit score will not be a major factor in these changes, timely payment history especially on mortgages will be closely reviewed.
- The purpose of this Financial Assessment is to better protect borrowers and the Reverse Mortgage Program from too many defaults on taxes, insurance and maintenance issues. The lender will need to ensure the borrowers have the financial capacity to remain in this home the rest of their life while still meeting their obligations.
- Should the Borrower not meet the Financial Assessment guidelines the lender will need to set aside funds from the reverse mortgage in order to cover property charges for a certain period of time which will be calculated during the loan process (similar to an escrow account.)
- While the Financial Assessment may make it tougher for some borrowers to qualify don't assume your credit or delinquent debt will disqualify you. You won't know until you make a phone call.
To learn more about Reverse Mortgage Financial Assessment call:
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It is now 9.30 pm, we are still here ;) SUCKER!!
Another shocking news, albeit smaller in scale; is on the front page of the Saturday Dominion Post!
They are at it again! This time round, look like we are gonna get WELLYWOOD for good!
Some of you might not know how all this came about...
Fast rewind to March 2010...
A Press Release from Wellington Airport Limited...
"Wellington International Airport has announced plans to erect a Hollywood-style sign on the Miramar peninsula, celebrating the location of the heart of New Zealand's burgeoning film industry, "Wellywood".
"Wellington Airport is a big supporter of the capital's film industry. It's a relationship that has steadily grown since the industry began to flourish around 17 years ago.
"Convenient and affordable air links have enabled the world-beating Peter Jackson and Weta group of companies to reach the rest of the world," said Steve Fitzgerald, Wellington Airport CEO."
What did we think of that clever idea? Here are some responses:
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"It's a great idea to put a Hollywood-style sign on the Miramar peninsula. But it's a dreadful idea for the sign to use the cliched "Wellywood" word, which does nothing except show that we are hankering after older and bigger film industries rather than having confidence in our own identity and our own name."
"The same uncertainty will be created for visitors if they see the bastardised "Wellywood" name. It has connotations of Bollywood, the generic description of India's gigantic film industry."
Trevor Mallard, the Hutt South MP, said he was a huge fan of the Wellington film industry but "one of our strengths is our originality and this is a pale imitation of the Hollywood sign which makes us look like try-hards"
Veteran Wellington film director Geoff Murphy fumed: "I think it's f....g stupid. It is copying a foreign, bulls..t glamour idea and it's the pits of what people can aspire to."
Our Mayor Celia Wade-Brown told the Dominion reporter yesterday that she did not support a sign of any kind.
"There are much more important ways to promote the film industry, and creative digital, than with a sign. But the airport did do a good job to see if there were other phrases that were an improvement."
Bravo Mayor!
But since we are going to use Wellywood to promote Wellington, may I suggest the following?
Famous Last Words:
But of utmost importance is to erect the Wellywood sign on these hill!
Latest!! 2nd June...
According to Dominion-Post:
Wellington Airport has backed away from its idea of putting up the Wellywood sign and will now consult with residents.
The airport's decision last month to go ahead with the sign on Miramar Cutting sparked outrage in the city.
Today, the airport announced it would form a panel to consider alternative options for the sign before discussing them with Wellington residents
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Who doesn't like muffins? Who doesn't like sausage? Well, besides vegetarians…I love both, obviously. I am always trying to think of something fast and easy to make for my almost-two-year old. These cupcakes will make a perfect packed lunch and quick snack at home this week.
Easy Sausage Cupcakes
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Author: Carolyn
Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 12
- 4½ cups almond meal
- 1 tsp aluminum free baking soda (like Bob's Red Mill)
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 5 eggs (I use regular Omega-3 "free range" eggs to save some dollars. I try to enjoy the tastier pastured eggs sunny side up!)
- 2 TBS honey
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 lb pork sausage, outside of skins (do this by taking a knife down the length of the sausage and pulling the meat out)
- Coconut or olive oil spray
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- Pre-heat oven to 350°. Prepare cupcake pans with liners or silicone baking cups. Spray each cup lightly with coconut oil spray.
- Heat coconut oil in a medium pan and add sausage cooking thoroughly, breaking up into bite size pieces with a spoon.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine the almond meal, baking soda and salt, mix thoroughly with a fork. I was feeling lazy tonight so instead of getting out a separate bowl for the wet ingredients I just created a pit inside the bowl with the almond flour, like so:
- Add the eggs, honey, and apple cider vinegar to the almond meal pit. Whisk with a fork. Don't worry if a little almond meal prematurely mixes with your eggs. Once the eggs are mixed just stir it all together with the fork. Set aside.
- Using a big soup spoon, put a heaping scoop of the almond meal mixture into each cupcake holder, about ¾ of the way full. Add two-three bite size pieces of sausage to each cupcake and press down.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
Bam! I had to try one before I took this next picture. Oops.
$8 for 1 lb pork sausage
$3.99 for almond meal at Trader Joe's
$2 for eggs (guestimate)
The other stuff I'm assuming you have on hand.
Total = $13.99 for at least two lunches (I won't bore him with the same lunch every day) and several after school/work snacks for all of us.
Eat and enjoy!
I shared this post on Food Renegade's Fight Back Friday June 1st, 2012.


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SAN School Quiz 3 Answer # 4
SAN School Quiz 3 Answer # 4
How do you create a SWAN?
a. Get two birds together after a few drinks
b. Connect two or more SAN islands together to consolidate storage mgmt, data mgmt or both
c. You attach two tape libraries to one disk drive
d. All of the above
Were you correct? The correct answer is
b. Connect two or more SAN islands together to consolidate storage mgmt, data mgmt or both
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A storage area network (SAN) is a high-speed special-purpose network (or subnetwork) that interconnects different kinds of data storage devices with associated data servers on behalf of a larger network of users. Typically, a storage area network is part of the overall network of computing resources for an enterprise. A storage area network is usually clustered in close proximity to other computing resources such as IBM S/390 mainframes but may also extend to remote locations for backup and archival storage, using wide area network carrier technologies such as asynchronous transfer mode or Synchronous Optical Networks. A SWAN is a storage wide area network that links local SANs via wide area network technologies such as ATM.
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How to Train a Puppy or Dog to Fetch
Interested in learning how to train a puppy to fetch? The fetch command goes far and beyond being just a fun trick to show family and friends.
Training a dog to fetch in fact can be a great way to build a bond with your puppy or dog and a great opportunity to release pent-up energy.
If your dog is a sporting dog, purposely bred to hunt and retrieve, then by teaching fetch you are also fulfilling your dog's inherit desire to perform certain tasks.
Learning how to train a puppy to fetch is not a difficult task. If you own a Labrador retriever or Golden retriever puppy, chances are, he or she may be genetically inclined to fetch, making the task much easier. However, mostly any breed can be taught to fetch using a reward-based training program.
Positive reinforcement in particular, is a training method based on the scientific principles of learning theory. Let's see how to train a puppy or dog to fetch using rewards.
How to Train a Puppy to Fetch
Training a dog to fetch varies a bit from other commands for the simple fact that it entails a chain of behaviors. In order to fetch, a dog must learn to follow a thrown item, pick it up with its mouth, carry it to the owner and release it. One of the best ways to train a dog to fetch is by using a method known as "back chaining".
In back chaining, the last behavior of a chain is learned first, therefore training takes place in reverse order. In training a dog to fetch, consequently, the first step would entail teaching a dog to first pick up and drop an item on request and the last one would entail teaching him to follow a thrown item.
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to train a puppy or dog to fetch. Disclaimer: the game may get addicting!
- Teach your dog to "take" by offering a fetch toy, ball or dummy
- Entice your dog to take it by wriggling it around
- Praise and treat the moment the puppy picks up the fetching item
- Repeat several times
- Add the cue "drop" after your dog picks up the fetching item and hold your open hands under the toy
- Praise and reward with a treat when your puppy drops the item in your hands
- Entice your dog to pick up the item again
- Take a few steps back and encourage your dog to drop the item in your hands
- Wriggle the item, and next, toss it saying "fetch!"
- Entice your dog to come back to you
- Say "drop"
- Toss the toy again requesting "fetch" and then "drop" and continue playing the game
Troubleshooting Common Puppy Fetch Problems
How to train my puppy to fetch if he is disinterested in the fetching toy or does not want to give it up? These are common questions.
Encompassing a complex chain of behaviors, several problems can be encountered when you learn how to train a puppy or dog to fetch. Some dogs can be quite picky on the items to fetch. Try to work with a variety of fetching toys of different shapes, materials and sizes such as: tennis balls, Frisbee, dumbbell, dummies, Kongs and more.
A common problem encountered when you teach your dog to fetch is a tendency to want to play "keep away". In such scenario the dog picks up the item and tries to convince you to "come and get it". In such case, you may try to call your dog to you and show him another toy and make it extra appealing. Very likely your dog will come running and drop the toy to have your other one. Toss it and continue switching toys.
How to train a puppy or dog to fetch if he is dropping the toy too early?
Often, these are dogs eager to come and get their reward. They may be thinking "better off drop the toy so my mouth is empty and ready to get my treat". In this case, try to get his mind off the treats by keeping them out of sight and walk in the opposite direction enticing him to follow you. This should cause him to come towards you with the toy in his mouth. Praise and reward for bringing the toy to you.
Finally, how to train your puppy to fetch if he is reluctant to drop the fetching toy on command?
It does not hurt to show a treat so your dog will have to drop the toy to have access to it. Once he understands that it is convenient to give up the toy in exchange for a treat, he will be much more compliant to play fetch.
Benefits of Training Fetch
There are several benefits derived from learning how to train a puppy or dog to fetch. If your dog is a fetch-dog machine and shows a vivid interest in the game you may also be interested in enrolling him in Flyball, a canine sport that is steadily gaining popularity. Competition aside, imagine how the following scenarios may benefit your dog and yourself after training fetch:
- Your dog can get plenty of exercise
- You can play fetch with your dog while comfortably sitting on the couch
- You can train your dog to go get an item for you
- You can impress family and friends with this cute trick
And of course, fetching can be a great outlet for pent-up energy, a good way to form a stronger bond, and ultimately, a structured obedience exercise that gives a dog a purpose. Learning how to train a puppy or dog to fetch is therefore advantageous in many ways, not to mention a great way to spend quality time with your pampered pooch.
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Mike Riggs of Reason Magazine rages:
The administration has so few reforms worth touting in the post-drug-war drug war that you've probably heard them both several times: It reduced (but did not eliminate) the sentencing disparity for crack cocaine and regular cocaine, and it's encouraged the use of drug courts over regular courts.
That. Is. It.
Riggs has written some informed pieces on drug policy, but this isn't one of them.
The term "Affordable Care Act" generates almost 30 million hits on Google, and there can be no doubt that Riggs has heard of it. So why hasn't he apparently read what it says about drugs and alcohol? Riggs is furious at Neera Tandeen of the Center for American Progress for believing that the Obama Administration has made a major change in drug policy. Instead of maligning her, Riggs should have considered the possibility that she is aware of the provisions of the most important piece of domestic policy legislation in a generation.
The Affordable Care Act is the most sweeping expansion in the quality and quantity of drug treatment in at least 40 years. John McWhorter recently erred mightily by not knowing about it and now Riggs has done the same. Perhaps they talk only to each other and the fact-challenged advocacy groups within the "Obama-is-an-evil-drug-warrior" bubble, which would account for their ignorance and spreading of misinformation. They really ought to get out more.
The Affordable Care Act is not a secret, and its transformative role in drug policy has been well-covered by people such as Jesse Singal and Harold Pollack. Thousands of people in Washington alone could have helped Riggs understand how the ACA is an historic move toward health-oriented drug policy…what a pity he didn't get outside his bubble before he wrote such a misinformed article.


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Exploring the conditional performance of U.K. unit trusts
Fletcher, Jonathan and Ntozi-Obwale, Patricia (2009) Exploring the conditional performance of U.K. unit trusts. Journal of Financial Services Research, 36 (1). pp. 21-44. ISSN 0920-8550Full text not available in this repository.Request a copy from the Strathclyde author
We evaluate the conditional performance of U.K. equity unit trusts using the approach of Lynch and Wachter(2007, 2008) relative to three conditional linear factor models. We find significant time variation in the conditional performance of some trust portfolios and individual trusts using the lag term spread as the information variable. The conditional performance of the trusts is countercyclical and larger trusts have more countercyclical performance than smaller trusts within certain investment sectors. These patterns in conditional trust performance cannot be fully explained by the underlying securities that the trusts hold.
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In addition to the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, the group also consists of Skyrail ITM and Skyrail Rainforest Foundation.
Skyrail ITM is a specialist operator of cableways and tourist attractions, dedicated to providing its guests with the best possible visitor experience and its partners with the best possible return on their investment. Skyrail ITM offers a comprehensive one-stop project development service from concept and feasibility assessment, environmental assessment, planning and design management through to project management, marketing, operations and maintenance.
The Skyrail Rainforest Foundation is the research arm of the group offering to fund selected rainforest research projects administered by a Public Fund Management Committee.


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Great stories make great history and the story of the development of the art and science of surgery is certainly both. The history of surgery includes heros, villains, and an overwhelming sense of the courage required of both the patient and the earliest barber surgeons in the era before the use of anesthesia. Unlike the classic Century of the Surgeon, a fictitious account of the development of surgery during the late 19th and early 20th century by Juergen Thorwald, this book probes in detail the evolution of surgery since Hippocrates. De Moulin recounts the European perspective, emphasizing the impact of
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THE Barncroft day centre is to close in March - despite a year of desperate campaigning by Kingstanding pensioners.
Council chiefs finally wielded the axe, bringing an end to a 'family atmosphere' where pensioners had the chance to escape loneliness and be among friends.
"People in their 80s and 90s can shut themselves off and that leads to depression and at their time of life it is hard to make new friends," said Terry Jay, whose 83-year-old mother used the centre. "They look forward to going to the Barncroft Centre but all that is going to change and that is exactly what we have tried to avoid."
Birmingham City Council blamed poor attendance figures. Sue Anderson, cabinet member for social care and health, said: "There has been extensive consultation over six months and I have taken into consideration the points raised by the service users, relatives, carers, advocates and staff."


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Princeless, the all-ages comic about a princess who's tired of waiting to be rescued, led the 2012 Glyph Comics Awards, taking home honors for story of the year, best writer and best female character. The awards, which recognize "the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color from the preceding calendar year," were presented this weekend at the 11th annual East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in Philadelphia.
The winners are:
Story of the year: Princeless, by Jeremy Whitley and M. Goodwin (Action Lab Entertainment)
Best writer: Jeremy Whitley, Princeless (Action Lab Entertainment)
Best artist: Sara Pichelli, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (Marvel)
Best cover: Chew #27, Rob Guillory (Image Comics)
Best male character: Miles Morales, Ultimate Spider-Man; Brian Michael Bendis, writer, Sara Pichelli, artist; inspired by the character created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (Marvel)
Best female character: Adrienne, Princeless; created by Jeremy Whitley, writer, and M. Goodwin, artist (Action Lab Entertianment)
Rising star award for best self-publisher: Whit Taylor, Watermelon
Best comic strip or webcomic: Fungus Grotto, by Ms. Shatia Hamilton


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Introducing MINChar—a new community initiative to support effective material characterization in nanotoxicity studies.
Here's a tough one: Imagine you have a new substance—call it substance X—and you run some tests to see how toxic it is. But you're not quite sure what substance X is.
You know that it is a powder, and it is supposed to have chemicals x y and z somewhere in it. But you don't know how small the particles are, what shape they are, whether chemical z is on the surface of the particles or inside them, whether the particles all clump together when shoved into the test system or whether they can't get far enough away from each other after being administered, or whether there is something else present in substance X that really shouldn't be there.
Now imagine your tests show that substance X looks like it could be rather dangerous. How do identify which aspect of the material is causing the problem, so you can go about fixing it?
Or imagine someone else wants to repeat your work. Or they want to compare your data with another study. How do you know that the substance being used in other studies is the same as substance X, and not simply a crude approximation?
The scenario is somewhat hypothetical, but the issues are very real. And they have dogged the field of nanotoxicology for over a decade.
The problem is, toxicologists are used to working with substances where chemical identity and mass of material are all that are needed to establish the concentration at which the material becomes harmful. These folks aren't used to dealing with materials that "do what they do" because of a complex set of physical and chemical characteristics, and that may change from one environment to another.
But the toxicology community is becoming increasingly aware of the new challenges of studying the harmfulness of engineered nanomaterials. Which is why a new grass-roots initiative has just been launched to try and change things for the better.
The Minimum Information on Nanomaterial Characterization initiative—MINChar for short—has its roots in a workshop held in Florida back in 2004. At the time, materials scientists and toxicologists were well aware of the disconnect between conventional toxicology and the new challenges presented by engineered nanomaterials. But they weren't clear what to do about it. And it rapidly became apparent that the research community wasn't ready to take radical action to change the habits of a lifetime—the ideas were there, but the timing wasn't right.
Four years on though, the landscape has changed—an increasing amount of nanotoxicology research is being funded and published, and more people are realizing that for the work to be useful, the materials being tested need to be characterized appropriately.
But there is a problem: what constitutes "appropriate." Or rather, to the toxicologist who is easily scared by long lists of incomprehensible parameters that require fancy (and expensive) instruments to measure—what is the minimum material characterization that is achievable in practice.
This is what the MINChar initiative set out to address. Over the course of two days in October, a group of people involved with generating, assessing and using toxicology data got together and hashed out a minimum set of information they thought was necessary for effective studies. The idea was to put something in place as a community that would compliment initiatives from more august bodies—and start to improve the quality of nanotoxicology studies from the laboratory outward.
The result was a list of nine physical and chemical parameters, and three overarching considerations—available on the MINChar website.
But just as importantly, the meeting spawned a community of people interested in improving the state of material characterization in nanotoxicology studies.
And if you are involved in any way with nanotoxicology—as a researcher, a reviewer, a program manager, a data-user—you can sign up as a member of MINChar Community. This is something that is being strongly recommended by the organizers of the October workshop—because the more people there are involved in improving the quality of nanotoxicology research, the more likely it is that approaches to using new and potentially useful nanomaterials safety will be developed.
And understanding how to use substance X safely will no longer be like groping in the dark.
- Further information on the MINChar initiative can be found at http://characterizationmatters.org
- If you are interested in being a part of the MINChar community, you can sign up at http://characterizationmatters.org/community/
- This week's copy of Chemical & Engineering News has a great article on MINChar [accessible from here]
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Elizabeth is the User Research Program Lead for Lifion, an ADP company. She's spent the last 7+ years honing her craft with a focus on designing and facilitating a wide range of user research activities. The breadth of her experience spans numerous industries and a variety of device types. Having spent the bulk of her career in agencies, Elizabeth is now tackling the exciting challenges of product user research in her role at Lifion.
Outside of work, Elizabeth co-founded the NYC based UX Researchers Meetup with a focus on knowledge sharing and providing opportunity for researchers at all levels to share their work and ideas. Entering its second year and 300 members strong, the Meetup has been a successful outlet for NYC researchers.
Elizabeth earned a Masters degree in Interaction Design and Information Architecture from the University of Baltimore and was the Graduate Fellow for the University's User Research Lab.


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Tithonia diversifolia
Common Name: Mexican Sunflower
Tithonia diversifolia, commonly known as Mexican Sunflower is a large, perennial shrub in southern California climates, up to 12′ tall, and as wide, on mature plants. This is a big plant when it's full grown! So plant it in areas where there's plenty of room. The reward? Spring, summer, fall, and even winter explosions of bright, cheerful, sunflower-like blossoms that just don't stop! Frost can damage plants in winter, but is mostly temporary and cosmetic, for a brief time. Established plants grow right back. Usually likes regular watering, but established plants can be pretty tough for periods of dryness.
- Type: Perennial, Shrub
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Height: 8-12 Feet
- Width: 8-12 Feet
- Hardy To: 25° F
- Blooms: Yellow or White, Year-Round
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Random walk
I know a mathematician's an unlikely survivor. But it's not axiomatic. By the time I realized I was in trouble, there was only one way to go: up. I locked the door, made sure the windows were secure, and ran up to the second floor. I peeked...
The flash was barely noticeable, seen askance. Ancient reflexes acted; I whipped my arms to turn myself. Maybe I did. I couldn't perceive it. The light was gone before I could react, and all was black once again. I sighed in mind if not in practi...
Space pocket
For one terrifying fraction of a second, just long enough to register in my brain, I found myself surrounded by sky, staring at the outside skin of the aircraft. Then, just as rapidly, everything snapped back to normal. Holding my breath, I glanced ner...


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BACK IN TIME, A SPACE ODYSSEY produced by Chris Abbot (http://www.c64audio.com). This is the third in a series of full orchestra arrangements of video game soundtrack music which was originally performed on the SID synthesizer chips of Commodore C64 computers. "Ancestors" from AUDION was often appropriated for C64 game themes back in the 1980s. Chris Abbot has provided three outstanding full orchestral versions of "Ancestors" on this British CD released in 2001. Visit their website, or email them (firstname.lastname@example.com) for information about purchasing the CD.
Tuesday, August 15, 2000
Wednesday, August 2, 2000
Rounder Records has finally issued in the United States the solo piano and synthesizer album that I co-produced for Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan. The CD has two new solo piano tracks and a new name "Lunar Eclipse" in place of the old title "On A Full Moon". Otherwise it's the same great record that got overlooked a few years ago getting the new chance that it deserves. David is a terrific pianist and uses this CD to perform in ways that just don't fit into his role in Bon Jovi. There's one piano track with Synergy synth orchestra arrangement, and a few more electronic pieces which we both worked on. e openminded.
Tuesday, August 1, 2000
I was asked to give the music and audio keynote talk at the July 2000 MacWorld in New York. There might still be information posted at this site: www.apple.com/creative/musicaudio/showcase/ It went so well that It's possible that I'll be talking more about my computer platform of choice at future conferences. Maybe even a little virtual synth live performances off of a PowerBook. Stay tuned for more info in the coming months.


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Makeup and Fashion: Weapons in the Fight Against Cancer
By Jackie Clark
Medical research has shown that there is a direct correlation between looking good and feeling good. Even in cases of traumatic illness, studies have shown that patients who try to make an effort to look better are often able to motivate themselves to better fight the course of their disease as well.
For instance, a woman diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer due to asbestos exposure may be prescribed a course of chemotherapy. While this is a serious diagnosis, mesothelioma doctors are able to give their patients a better prognosis today because of radiation and chemotherapy treatments. These treatments have changed the survival rate of mesothelioma and other cancers considerably, and have given new hope for sufferers of these diseases. Nevertheless, women undergoing chemotherapy might experience hair loss as well as other physical changes that are often emotionally debilitating, and it's tremendously important to keep up one's motivation and self-confidence throughout this ordeal.
Because of this, women who undergo chemotherapy treatments are encouraged to continue to take an interest in their appearance. If hair loss is a concern, there are hats, scarves, and wigs specially made to help patients deal with the feelings of low self-esteem that might result from this particular side effect. Some makeup artists also offer specialized makeover sessions and makeup kits for women who might have skin rashes or other side effects from their therapy.
Quite often, cancer patients also have to deal with body image issues, because the impairment and disability of the disease, coupled with the treatments, can sometimes cause weight gain or weight loss. It's difficult to try to look good when you feel that you're severely underweight or overweight, but it's important to remember that a great many clothing styles are designed specifically to camouflage figure imperfections.
If you're undergoing treatment for mesothelioma cancer or any other type of cancer, it's crucial to keep your spirits up. Even if you're on a strict budget, picking up something that makes you look good is a tremendous boost, even if it's just an attractive shade of lipstick from a dollar store counter or a dress from the clearance rack. If you have stamina issues or you're simply not well enough on some days to get out and about, then do your shopping from a catalog or the Internet. Likewise, a hair or makeup stylist would probably be happy to make a home visit and give you a makeover or new hairstyle.
For women who are battling cancer, confidence and self-esteem are two important weapons in the fight. Toward this end, makeup and fashion can be used to achieve an optimum outer beauty, which in turn can help promote feelings of health and overall well-being.
My personal note on this post: I thought it was really important to help Jackie encourage this message on my blog. I have had family members suffer from cancer, and it truly is awful. I hope this post has allowed you to realise that everyone deserves to feel beautiful and confident. Repost this on your blogs to spread the word <3


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11 January 2017
Science is fusing with art in a collaboration between USC and regional artists to display the outstanding beauty and ecology of World Heritage-listed Fraser Island.
In the first stage of the project, members of Fraser Coast RATS (Regional Artists and Tutors) recently teamed up with visiting scientists based at USC's Fraser Island Research and Learning Centre to join in field studies of the island's dune systems and lakes.
Visual artist Kelli McGregor said RATS members documented the experience in a series of drawings, sketches, open air paintings and collage collections that would form the inspiration for a curated body of original, site-specific artworks for exhibition.
"At the heart of the project lies a common desire to showcase the diversity of Fraser Island's natural environment and to enhance understanding of its unique World Heritage values," Ms McGregor said.
"There is a historical connection between scientific research and art that we wish to explore, and we want to show researchers how we respond to this incredible landscape in an artistic way."
She said the final body of work would range from traditional landscape painting to mixed media works prints, pressings, collage, sculpture and installations.
USC Vice-Chancellor Professor Greg Hill said the curated exhibition would go on display at USC's Art Gallery as part of the biennial Fraser Island Conference, hosted by the University.
The conference, on 17-18 August, will mark 25 years since Fraser Island's listing by UNESCO on the World Heritage Register.
"USC is pleased to support this innovative art project that captures what scientist do and see as part of their field studies and translates these qualities into creative works," Professor Hill said.
"It offers a new, inspired perspective to scientific research and will help to promote the significant cultural and ecological values of the whole Fraser Coast region."
The exhibition will tour next year to the Aspire Art gallery in Paddington, Brisbane and USC campuses at South Bank and the Fraser Coast.
RATS members are producing a documentary on the project, which is funded by the Fraser Coast Regional Arts Development Fund and Arts Queensland. Video footage and photographs will document the project's various stages from concept design to exhibition.
— Clare McKay


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Dungeon of Doom
You wake up blindfolded and hands tied. The stench of stale air and rot hit your nose. The last thing you remembered was you and your friends attacked by a group of people while your party was camping in forest. You realize that the legends are true - a death-worshipping cult has kidnapped your party and is planning to perform a ritual that will transform you and your friends into mindless walking corpses - that is if you don't escape within 45 minutes.


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(At Rise: FRANCOfranco's mother's basement. FRANCOfranco is watching Pirates-Cubs on WGN. Lastings Milledge is up.)
(FRANCOfranco's mother walks through with a laundry basket.)
Look, it's the one good player, the one you like!
No, Mom...that's just his body double.
(FRANCOfranco's mother watches Milledge swing wildly at something well off the plate. She exits.)
(Milledge pops up to first.)
(The haunting flute motif plays, as the lights fade.)
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
After 18 years, they all look the same
Posted by FRANCOfranco at 1:07 PM
Labels: Andrew McCutchen, baseball, failure, Pirates
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- Matt said...
We need more of this. We really do.
- July 6, 2010 at 11:18 PM
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Confidence Boot Camp is focused on teen girls who are directed to succeed. However, they are lacking the inner awareness, skills and abilities needed to self-improve so they can develop that certainty and confidence that is required for success andovercoming obstacles in Life. We strive to increase their awareness to identify who they are and what they want. We develop their abilities so they can grow and we equip them with life skills so they can succeed.
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Missions are an important part of the ministry at the Evangelical Free Church of Bozeman (EFCB). We support over 40 missionaries, who are serving in about a dozen countries around the world. New missionaries, both long- and short-term, head out from our congregation on a regular basis.
To see more information about our Missionaries and Mission Organizations, click here.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matt. 28:19-20, NIV
Sending Missionaries
If you are considering missions, whether for one week or the rest of your life, we want to know about it so we can support you in whatever way possible.
Download the "Short-term Missions Application" if you are going on a short-term (less than 2 years) missions trip and are looking for financial support. If you are going to serve long-term (over 2 years) and are looking for financial support download the "Long-term Missions Application".
Please Note: Only fill out an application if you have already made contact with an E-Free Missions representative who has invited you to do so. We don't want to waste your time. Thank you for understanding that all resources are finite and must be prioritized.
If you have a heart for missions and would like to check out the Missions Committee, call Kate Holiday at 406-586-6918.
How To Be A Part of Missions Without Leaving Bozeman
Missions is not just about the missionary halfway across the globe in a remote location surrounded by bugs and humidity. It is about understanding God's love for the world, His unwillingness that "any should perish." It is about supporting those whom God has sent to minister directly with the lost. It is about reaching out to the lost whom God has placed around you. Here are some practical ways to participate in missions right here in Bozeman.
Reading. Read biographies of missionaries. Read about other countries and cultures. Read the newspaper. Learn about the world beyond your doorstep. Read the missionary letters that are posted on the bulletin board at church. Visit the church library.
Studying. Study the Bible and learn what it has to say about reaching the lost, about serving and loving one another. Apply what you learn in your life.
Writing. Missionaries are far from home, often in a different culture. Letters and emails are a welcome break. A simple card on a birthday can mean a lot. When writing, be careful about what you say to missionaries in sensitive countries. For email, keep your notes small and personal. Missionaries abroad may have to pay for download time. Plain text is fine, but watch images and attachments.
Giving. Missionaries always need financial support. The funds they raise cover both their salary and their ministry expenses. There are regular needs and special onetime needs. Any gift, no matter how small, is appreciated
Meeting. Take advantage of opportunities to meet missionaries who are passing through. Get to know them, their ministry, and the people they minister to.
Serving. When missionaries on home assignment come to visit they need a place to stay. For those who have a prolonged visit, they may need furniture and other basic necessities during their stay. Missions &More (Ann Yocom 587-2919) meets regularly to sew for the benefit of missionaries overseas. Joining the Missions Committee is another way to serve missionaries.
Partnering. There are many opportunities to meet missionaries where they live by going on a short term mission trip or by visiting a missionary during a trip abroad. Even Spring Break Mission will take you out of your comfort zone and give you a taste of what missionaries go through. Local ministries can always use volunteers.
Praying. The two main prayer requests for missionaries are the missionary's personal walk with God and the openness of the people they are ministering to. If you do not know what to pray, pray through scripture such as Philippians 1:9-11. Come to the Missions Prayer time during the Sunday Classes hour to learn what is happening in the lives of our missionaries and to pray for them. Pray for the missionaries listed in this booklet. The more you are involved in learning about missions and missionaries, the better informed your prayers will be.
Any of these steps can be undertaken here in Bozeman. But be forewarned. If you've read through these opportunities you will find that any one of them could be the first step towards full time missions work. Many have gone forth from our congregation. Perhaps you will be the next?


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Situated across Avenue A Park along the banks of Cow Creek, the giant 35 by 150 foot wall is the backdrop to many of Hutchinson's parades and community celebrations. It's in such a prominent location that I knew back then that the finished mural would become a part of Hutchinson's identity for residents and visitors. Gulp, it was the biggest and most important project I'd ever taken on. When I first visited with artists, students, and community leaders in '02, I heard over and over again a chorus of Wheat, Cosmosphere, and State Fair. The challenge was how to create something unique, meaningful, and beautiful out of these icons that didn't feel like a billboard for the convention and visitors bureau.
Further discussions at design meetings focused on Hutchinson's relationship to space exploration and how we could create an evocation of the wonder of the starry sky that was different, and perhaps more personal, than what had already been done very well in the Cosmosphere itself. Some suggested that a twilight sky was all that was needed, others wanted to depict the constellations. The constellations, that's it I thought, and asked the group "What constellations do you mean?"
|Camille Bachand in 2002 working on the mural design.
This poetic take on constellations led me to the great Kansas poet William Stafford, who grew up in Hutch, and to a stanza in his beautiful poem Keepsakes that reads, Any star is enough if you know what star it is. Perfect, I thought. How to incorporate that line of the poem into the design led to the final element in the central part of the mural. Stafford the poet would be there in the mural looking up as he wrote. And he would be joined by an astronomer looking at the same sky through the lens of science, while a young boy perched on his parent's shoulders would touch a constellation that us grown-ups could only imagine.
But the mural is much more than just this panel. The constellations are framed on the left by a giant shock of wheat symbolically aflame at its base and supported by recognizable Kansas quilt patterns, and on the right by a nearly life size State Fair Ferris wheel illuminated in the twilight. Below the wheat and Ferris wheel panels are six smaller panels two of which were designed by Hutchinson school kids and their counterparts visiting for the summer from Northern Ireland.
|Student panel with visitors from Northern Ireland.
|Charlie and Trey on the scissor-lift.
|Charlie Roberts working on the Cosmoshere panel.
|Ashley Laird in 2012 repairing the mural.
|Me in front the mural in 2012.
|"Ad Astra" 2012


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Preview: Leeds United vs. Millwall
MICHAEL Tonge will sit out Millwall's visit to Leeds because he is not allowed to face his parent club under the terms of his loan stay at The Den.
Ian Holloway will pick either Jimmy Abdou, Ed Upson or Angel Martinez to replace Tonge but is not expected to make any further changes to the side that beat Birmingham on Tuesday.
Lee Martin returned to the starting XI at St Andrew's after a rib injury and came through unscathed, meaning he will continue in a wide-right role at Elland Road.
Holloway has youngster Sid Nelson available to him after a three-game suspension and could name the young defender on the bench.
Paris Cowan-Hall, Nicky Bailey and Carlos Edwards are injured.
Leeds will be without Tomasso Bianchi (knee) and Granddi Ngoyi (thigh), while Liam Cooper (hip) is at doubt.
Rudy Austin and Gaetano Berardi missed the midweek win at Reading through illness but are back in the squad.


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Gallery: A Sunset Park Food Crawl: Beyond the Taco
La Flor Bakery
If you're feeling less than yourself—sick, hungover, or just in need of a sandwich hug—check out the breakfast-ish torta at La Flor Bakery. The pillowy soft, slightly sweet bread is stuffed with creamy eggs, bits of ham, refried beans, onions, avocado, lettuce, tomato, and a generous squirt of crema. It's all about creaminess four ways: tender egg, ripe avocado, beans, and slightly tangy cream. This isn't the most flavorful or balanced torta you'll find, but it's total comfort food in the best of ways. Crisp iceberg adds just enough crunch to keep it interesting.
4021 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232 (map); 718-633-1254
Orange juice
Freshly squeezed orange juice is frothy to the point of creamy, just sweet enough and almost like an Orange Julius all on its own.
El Tesoro Ecuatoriano
Right next door to La Flor is El Tesoro Ecuatoriano, an Ecuadorian restaurant with purple lighting, a disco ball, and interior design not out of place in a Doctor Who episode from the '70s. It's just the place to visit once you've settled your stomach with an egg monster sandwich. A plate of popcorn comes free before your order, along with a cup of fruity, creamy, slightly hot sauce. This is a common beach snack in Ecuador, and it's easy to see why. It went real fast at our table.
4015 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232 (map); 718-972-3756
Shrimp Ceviche
More of a ketchup-spiked cold soup than the ceviche we're used to, this is an Ecuadorian version of the dish with crisp, tender shrimp, onion, tomato, and crunchy corn nuts. It comes with rice, but it's better augmented by leftover popcorn (and that addictive hot sauce). This is the antidote to all the gross heat summer has to offer.
Puebla Mini Market
Our Mexican Eats columnist Scarlett Lindeman has already told you about the stuffed tortas at Puebla Mini Market. We stopped in for a quick snack and a couple bottles of Squirt (why don't we see this drink more often?) for the road.
3908 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232 (map); 718-435-3326
Barbacoa Taco
The small, straightforward tacos make a decent snack on the way to larger meals. The barbacoa is tender with crisp edges; not the most goat-y, but that's what lime juice and pickled chilies are for.
Taqueria El Maguey
Okay, some more tacos—from Taqueria El Maguey, which has some cute benches outside for eating on the sidewalk. Of the four we sampled (toungue, ear, carnitas, and nopales), crisp, chewy pig's ear was the clear winner. Cartilage lovers, rejoice.
3910 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232 (map); 718-768-2846
Tacos El Bronco
Does anyone else really love sopes? The small shallow fried masa snacks are like little disks of love. "Regulares" here are topped with refried beans and two kinds of cheese: simple bites with crisp exteriors and moist innards. They're satisfying plain, but sing with the verdant green hot sauce. Tacos El Bronco also has a truck with a limited menu of tacos and birria on the weekends; you'll need to head to the taqueria for these sopes.
4324 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220 (map); 718-788-2229; tacoselbronco.com
Shaved Ice
You'll see vendors scraping blocks of ice by hand all over. The sno-cones are a little more chunky than your ideal shaved ice, but they're plenty refreshing. Tamarind and coconut work well together.
Tacos Ricos
Last stop: Tacos Ricos, home to the smoky, porky taco orientales. And this really happy pig in a pot.
505 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220 (map); 718-633-4816
Taco Arabes
The same excellent chipotle sauce as the Orientales, but with gamey lamb in a larger flour tortilla that's better suited to the messy filling. It also solves the major problem at Ricos: stiff, stale corn tortillas that aren't worth eating. This is one of the best tacos I've had in Sunset Park.
It's also worth noting that the outdoor seating at Ricos is lovely. If I lived nearby, I'd hang out there weekly with a soda and a taco while watching the summer go by.
Served in a goblet to make Robert Baratheon proud, the "Mamey" tastes a little like a raspberry-cereal smoothie. There are several blended fruit drinks at Ricos; the mamey tastes a little unexpected, perhaps more creamy than you want on a hot day, but a nice drink nonetheless.
Raccoon Man
Case in point for the outdoor seating: the chance to meet this dude, who rescued a baby raccoon when its mother died and now strolls around the neighborhood with his adorable "pet" on his shoulder.


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Uh, anyway.
I've been thinking about everyone other than the 'big' pattermakers (which I count as Butterick-McCall's-Vogue-Kwik Sew, and Simplicity.)
You recognize this pattern, right?
Do you consider BurdaStyle a 'big' patternmaker or not? I'm inclined to think of them a big but maybe that's only from my perspective of going on their website pretty much all the time.
Sometimes I just forget about the smaller patternmakers. I have to admit that I mostly just download BurdaStyle patterns but there are so many great pattern designers out there! Maybe it's time for me to branch out?
What about this one?
What are your favorites?
Here's a list of the smaller/less well-known patternmakers I'm more of less familiar with. I really just wanted to have a list all in one spot that I could refer to when I need inspiration. I'll add to this list as I discover/remember/am reminded of others.
- Colette
- Lisette
- Sewaholic
- Lekala
- Cake
- Victory Patterns
- Amy Butler
- Madalynne
- Lolita Patterns
- Ohhh Lulu
- Papercut patterns
- Grainline Studio
- Jalie Patterns
- Hot Patterns
So help me out - what designers have I missed?
Am I the last home sewer that doesn't own this pattern?
What is your go-to designer? What do you love about them?
Is there anything about these little pattern makers that you don't like?
As I mentioned above, I don't buy many patterns from these designers but I'm not entirely sure why. I guess some of the designs look a little 'homemade' but it's not like I don't know I can add interesting details and use great fabric to make a plain pattern look more sophisticated. And certainly, with my pear shape I should be all over Sewaholic's Thurlows. Maybe it's just the price? And shipping to Canada isn't cheap but many independent designers have download options. I can't figure it out!