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Points on Pets: The eyes are now cloudy all day
by R.G. Elmore, D.V.M.
Q: Is it possible for dogs to have cataracts? Our 12-year-old miniature schnauzer does not seem to see as well as she did when she was younger. She used to sit in front of the window and watch the birds and rabbits in our backyard. She does not do this any more. We have also noticed that her eyes look cloudy. We wonder if there is a connection between her cloudy eyes and her lack of interest in looking out of the window.
A: It is impossible to tell whether or not your dog has cataracts without actually seeing her. However, it is possible that she does have them. A cataract is simply an opacity or cloudiness within the lens of the eye. Cataracts are categorized as developmental or degenerative, depending on their cause and when they are diagnosed.
Cataracts categorized as developmental are most often seen in young dogs and are usually due to inheritance, poor nutrition, or infections within the eyes. Although the breeds in which developmental cataracts are most common are miniature and toy poodles, cocker spaniels, wire-haired fox terriers, miniature schnauzers, Boston bull terriers, golden retrievers, beagles, German shepherds, pointers and Afghan hounds; the exact mode of inheritance is not fully understood.
Common causes of degenerative cataracts include old age or senility, diseases such as diabetes, injuries to the eye, radiation and a large group of toxins.
You should have your dog examined by your veterinarian and/or a veterinary ophthalmologist located at a veterinary teaching hospital associated with a veterinary college or at a referral veterinary hospital located in a large city. While surgery to correct cataracts in dogs is common, it should only be done by a veterinarian with specialized training.
Before having cataract surgery performed, any predisposing diseases or conditions should be diagnosed and treated. Because many dogs with cataracts have predisposing diseases, not all dogs fully recover their sight following cataract surgery. Your veterinarian can give you more advice regarding your dog.
Q: During the last several weeks our small mixed breed dog has had several seizures. These do not last very long and our dog seems to be normal following these episodes. Is it possible that our dog has epilepsy? We are very attached to our little dog and would hate to lose him.
A: Although uncommon in dogs, it is possible your dog has epilepsy. However, because there are many causes for seizures in dogs, you should have your dog examined by your veterinarian as soon as possible.
Your local veterinarian might refer you to a veterinary neurologist for additional diagnostic procedures and recommendations. After a definitive diagnosis is determined your veterinarian will prescribe an appropriate treatment for your four-footed family member.
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There's little doubt that Uber will, once again, be seeing negative headlines for weeks.
On June 13, Yahoo! Finance leaked an audio recording of an Uber board meeting called to announce CEO Travis Kalanick's leave of absence and to address Uber's problematic workplace culture. But a sexist remark by now-ousted board member David Bonderman (pictured above) may have undermined any positive outcomes of the meeting itself.
At the board meeting, Ariana Huffington—who joined Uber's board April 27—announced the addition of another woman to the board, Wan Ling Martello. Huffington pointed to "data that shows with one woman on a company board, it's much more likely that there will be a second woman on the board." Bonderman's response that this would lead to "more talking" (and his subsequent resignation from the board following social media outrage) is yet another reminder of Uber's discriminatory work culture.
This is a signal that despite recent efforts to reform, Uber's discriminatory culture is still deeply ingrained at the highest levels, according to Jessica Fish, senior consultant at Leader Networks. The incident is a reminder for communicators to examine their own personal beliefs and workplaces for implicit and unconscious biases about race and gender long before they are exposed in a public setting. (And, as many PR pros and media trainers now warn, with the advent of smartphones, everything said at a company meeting should be considered public.)
Fish, who is also the founder of startup Inclusiv Us, regularly trains organizations on how to implement inclusivity programs. She says addressing implicit bias in the workplace "necessitates a sustained approach."
"A one-time training isn't going to eradicate biases—especially when sexism or other forms of prejudice are rampant within an organization, as we're seeing with companies like Uber," she says. "Getting to the root requires leadership buy-in and training efforts that are funded, required, compelling and actionable. Doing that requires in-depth personal work as well as a sustained investigation around how implicit biases present themselves inside the workplace."
Analyzing implicit bias isn't just a job for HR or internal communications—it needs to be taken seriously at every level of the organization, Fish says. She recommends the following resources for internal communicators committed to enacting inclusivity programs with staying power:
- Google's re:Work articles on "unbiasing"
- A 2016 study on unconscious bias by University of North Carolina Executive Development program director Horace McCormick
- Taking and disseminating one of Harvard's implicit bias tests
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Saint Mary's University purchases south Minneapolis landmark
MINNEAPOLIS – Saint Mary's University of Minnesota announced today that it has finalized its purchase of the Harrington Mansion and Events Center, located adjacent to the university's Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs (SGPP) in Minneapolis. Saint Mary's University plans to use the property, formerly owned by the Zuhrah Shriners, for expansion of its graduate programs, community outreach, and alumni event venues.
"This is an investment both in our campus and in the Twin Cities community," said Brother William Mann, president of Saint Mary's University. "Saint Mary's is expanding to meet our growth in educational offerings. We see this as an investment to not only provide educational access to those who increasingly are excluded from it, but also a commitment to help revitalize the Phillips West neighborhood."
A growing university
Saint Mary's University opened its Minneapolis campus at 2500 Park Avenue South in 1984 to focus primarily on graduate education, as well as meeting the needs of adult students through baccalaureate degree completion programs. Saint Mary's helped pioneer the accelerated programming format and has experienced significant growth over the past few decades. Today Saint Mary's SGPP is enjoying record enrollment, with more than 4,300 students enrolled.
Saint Mary's latest expansion is the Harrington Mansion and Events Center purchase, which includes the historic mansion, carriage house, modern events center, and 100 parking spaces, encompassing 1.66 acres at 2540 Park Avenue. The mansion and carriage house consist of 30,000 square feet, and the event center has 54,000 square feet. The purchase significantly increases the size of Saint Mary's campus footprint on Park Avenue. The purchase price of the properties is $2.75 million. A $2 million gift from an anonymous donor made the purchase possible for Saint Mary's. Saint Mary's will begin a campaign to raise funds for renovations of the buildings.
The mansion and carriage house will be used for online learning opportunities, office space, gatherings of alumni and friends, and performing and visual arts space. The center will be used for university events and will continue to be available for public rental. The space is ideal for meetings, corporate functions, and receptions.
Harrington Mansion history
The Harrington Mansion is an Italian Renaissance-style home built in 1902 for the family of Charles Harrington, who owned a grain processing and distribution business. The home's architects were Frederick Kees and Serenus Colburn, who also designed the Minneapolis Grain Exchange Building and the Loring Theater (now the Music Box Theater).
The Harrington family resided in the mansion from 1902 until 1929. The property was then sold to the Zuhrah Shrine fraternal organization, which owned the property until Saint Mary's purchased it.
"Zuhrah Shriners enjoyed more than 80 years as a vital part of the Phillips West area of Minneapolis," said Gary Sibben, Potentate of the Zuhrah Shriners. "Rising costs and declining membership have caused us to look for a more suitable home. We are glad the property will remain an integral part of the area's revitalization."
The Harrington Mansion was designated historic by the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission in 1988. This designation protects the external integrity of the historic property while allowing Saint Mary's to make modern internal renovations.
"We are grateful to the donor for enabling us to make this purchase," said Brother William. "We are proud to become a part of the rich history of the Harrington Mansion. Saint Mary's University intends to preserve that history while making the property highly functional for today's learners and guests."
To view photos, go to www.flickr.com/photos/64409651@N02; To view a fact sheet about the buildings, go to http://saintmary.posterous.com/harrington-mansion-fact-sheet or scroll to the next blog entry. To read a feature from the Minneapolis Star Tribune, go to www.startribune.com/local/blogs/124707849.html.


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Guild Wars' developer started out with three former Blizzard employees working out of a spare bedroom. See how far they've come in this video retrospective celebrating ten years of ArenaNet.
With the eagerly anticipated Guild Wars 2 on the horizon, ArenaNet could become bigger than it's three founders ever imaged. It's astonishing to think that this major operation was once just a small group of guys working out of a spare bedroom or an apartment in Seattle.
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At the heart of this historic village lies the handsome Square - one of the largest in the country covering almost two acres and always alive with residents and visitors.
The nearby naturally formed water meadows form a tranquil oasis in the middle of the village, offering a peaceful place to walk, picnic or simply spend some time by the water's edge.
One of the village's most impressive buildings is St Nicholas Church which dates back to 1120 and sits perched on a very large sacred mound.
If you've an eye for a bargain or simply like to browse, make sure you allow time to visit Chesapeake Mill which is filled to the brim with exclusive collections of antiques, home furnishings, art and jewellery. Why not stop for a drink in the tea room and soak up the surroundings of this extraordinary Grade II listed mill which was built in 1820 incorporating timber from the US Frigate Chesapeake, captured by the British HMS Shannon in 1813
Farmland north of Wickham serves as the venue for the award winning Wickham Festival, which is an annual 4 day music event. The first Wickham Festival was held from 3–6 August 2006 in the Community Centre and environs.


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ARMAGH FOOTBALL SELECTOR Kieran McGeeney has accepted an invitation from Tipperary senior hurling manager Eamon O'Shea to join his backroom team for the 2014 campaign.
Former Kildare boss McGeeney, who captained the Armagh footballers to All-Ireland glory in 2002, will therefore adopt a dual intercounty mandate next year, as he is already on board in his native county alongside manager Paul Grimley.
It is understood that O'Shea will ask McGeeney to work on the mental aspects of preparation with the Tipperary senior hurlers.
O'Shea is a keen admirer of McGeeney's work and a motivational speech by the Mullaghbawn native was used on a mental skills DVD distributed to the Tipperary players last season.
Naturally, the vast majority of McGeeney's time will be spent in Armagh but the three-time All Star will also provide an ear for O'Shea, his management team and the Tipperary players over the coming months.
The acquisition of McGeeney is another major coup for O'Shea, who recently enlisted former Olympic sprinter Gary Ryan as physical trainer.
Tipperary county board officials are also anxious to ensure a degree of continuity as a number of exciting young players are bedded into the senior squad.
Liam McGrath has been called up to the Tipperary senior squad
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And that led to them appoint O'Shea, assistant manager Michael Ryan and coach Paudie O'Neill for another two years at the most recent county board meeting.
As he runs the rule over an extended winter training squad, estimated to be in the region of 45 players, O'Shea will maintain a fluid, open-ended approach until well into the New Year.
As well as retired goalkeeper Brendan Cummins, other players not part of the panel at the moment are 2012 All Star nominee Pa Bourke, Johnny Ryan, Brian O'Meara, Thomas Stapleton, John O'Keeffe and Donagh Maher.
But some of these players could earn a recall, as a number of players may be ineligible for Tipperary during the Waterford Crystal Cup campaign, due to third-level commitments.
16 players have been added to the extended Tipperary squad, namely: Michael Breen, Steven O'Brien (Ballina), James Logue (Ballingarry), Conor Kenny (Borrisoleigh), Tom Treacy (Cappawhite), David Collins (Drom & Inch), Cathal Barrett (Holycross/Ballycahill), Colin O'Riordan (JK Brackens), Tadhg Gallagher (Kildangan), Niall O'Meara, Jack Peters (Kilruane MacDonaghs), Liam McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney), Paddy Murphy (Nenagh Éire Óg), Seamus Kennedy (St Mary's, Clonmel), Denis Maher, Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields).
Some of Tipperary's more experienced players, including 2010 All-Ireland winning captain Eoin Kelly, will not resume training until the New Year.
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Photographer's Note
The Gulf Islands lie just off the mainland of British Columbia between Georgia Strait and Vancouver Island. These islands are officially the only areas in Canada designated with a Northern Mediterranean climate. Thinly populated for much of the year, the population of these islands soars during the summer months as parr-time residents as well as tourists flock to the sunny shores.
In the distance lies Salt Spring Island, largest of the Gulf Islands. It is seventeen miles long and nine miles wide, with a permanent population of some 10,000 people. The average annual sunshine measures well over 2000 hors, rainfall is 34 inches, and the mean temperature for the year is 17 degrees C (64 degrees Fahrenheit.) Its only town is called Ganges.
The view is from a small ferry which has just traversed Georgia Strait. The interesting cloud formations caught my eye and I daydreamed of island summers, washed up like Ulysses or Robinson Crusoe on some glorious isolated island shore.
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Cormac (26565) 2005-08-09 10:40
Good one John. As ususal, you have a very strong eye for composition. This has great horizontal elements - the ship rail, the mountains and the sky. At first glance the sky looks like blue mountains with a peak on the left, but it's actually blue sky with clouds above - very interesting. Well done!
betogrein (2232) 2005-08-09 10:41
Wonderful landscape. Great composition, POV and colors.
Beto Grein
jmdaoudal (82) 2005-08-09 10:48
The Iron marine object is just like a cradle to the landscape, and it is its attractive presence that makes the composition.
Very good lights and deep view to this blue window in the sky.
Again a nice work.
jean Michel
ayobami (1353) 2005-08-09 11:31
Wonderful image! The lighting and cloud formations really caught my eye! This photo has such a good feeling of movement in it as well, truly wonderfully composed!
Ina (2687) 2005-08-09 12:11
Lovely light and colors... Composition looks fine too...TFS...Ina...
Graal (103038) 2005-08-09 12:17
Hi John!
Interesting composition. Ugly foreground and the beautiful - background, unusual contrast. Interesting two horizontal lines. Nice colours. Good job.
Rgs, Aleksander
sarju (5324) 2005-08-09 12:39
Hi John
nice capture of sky and clouds ... I like the way you included this iron structure from the ferry and showed us how lifeless structures can be used to induce life into a photo
thanks for sharing ... cheers ... sarju
designsoul (17843) 2005-08-09 13:05
John, a fine shot, very carefully balanced, beutiful. I love your DoF, excellent choice for sharpness, clarity.
ndb1958 (9289) 2005-08-09 13:39
Hi John,
beautiful composition and wonderful sky!
Fixfocus (9385) 2005-08-09 13:41
Hi John,
Interesting foreground in this shot,-from the thumbnail I really thought it was on of these japanese gates.Nice lightmood and beautiful cloud formations.
Hi John,Nicely captured,simple foreground subject then onto the BIG sky with wonderful texture and shapes.
Well done.
Tue (71822) 2005-08-09 14:22
Hi John,
Great picture! The sky looks really wonderful and you had a good lighting too. I like the composition, well done!
Mishe (3533) 2005-08-09 16:44
Hi John!
Excellent photo.Extraordinary composition.
Very well done.
Best wishes and regards,
danby1 (3697) 2005-08-09 17:03
hey john, another very nice capture, great light control and a great sky! did you use a polorizer? great shot, everything seems to be in focus and nice and crisp! icant say anymore, its a very nice shot!
huynt (5079) 2005-08-09 19:32
Hi John
Bravo for your wonderful POV. Well composition. Thanks
singuanti (15250) 2005-08-09 23:02
Hi John. Another jaw-dropping shot from you. The whimsical clouds really do capture my imagination. To me it looks like the blue of the sky is a mountain and the cloud on top is the snow. Do you see that? At any rate I really like the strong foreground. Excellent shot John!!
oochappan (4880) 2005-08-09 23:09
A strong sober compo with the post towards this view bathingin the sun refelcted in the water and an impresionant cloud formation, a special light atmosphere you catched here.
Gregtom (7169) 2005-08-10 1:56
Hello, John! Very interesting composition with the cleat on the first plane! It is deeply associated with water so this composition really works! Good lighting and pretty weather situation. Good idea!
pnphan (3957) 2005-08-10 2:14
Cloud formation like this sure add a special affect to any landscape scene. well capture John
sam224 (6215) 2005-08-10 3:38
Excellent shot indeed. Good framing and fantastic depth here. I like the way you managed to capture the horizon. Good colours.
Very well done!!
cessy (13647) 2005-08-10 3:44
woww... fantastic sky,
very excellent capture John
the blue sky looks like a mountain, with marvelous clouds
very nice composition too
fabio_ts (13696) 2005-08-10 6:38
WOW!!! great POV for this fantastic and very original composition... and the sky is terrific beauty...
Lisas_world (1232) 2005-08-10 7:44
Hello, John, What and interesting sky! and lovely reflections on the water. I like the detail of weathering and rust around the clete, like the point of view of human time looking out on a timeless scene.
Regards, Lisa
kebek (5438) 2005-08-10 7:48
Serwus John !
Excellent use of this solid and strong element to create adequate depth for this view.
I especially like "opening" skies here and clouds finishing the frame.
Best regards,
t0mmm1 (5442) 2005-08-10 10:34
Hi John,
Very good composition and nice POV. When I saw the thumbnail I thought that iron thing it's some kind of strange boat..., well now is clear. Excellent photo.
weswang (18223) 2005-08-10 10:45
Hi John, This island is much green than the one I have been last week. The green and blue mountain ranges are very attractive. You have done an excellent job to have captured the beautiful white clouds in the blue sky. A beautiful shot.
feather (51130) 2005-08-10 11:10
I take my hat off to you John; you manage to create a beautiful image out of nothing. A truly amazing shot. The unusual cloud formation with the mountain-shaped sky was the first thing I noticed. Superb!
annagrace (2469) 2005-08-10 14:43
Great capture of those lovely clouds. You have such a good eye for unusual lighting and your composition is always spectacular. The rusted rail adds a nice spot of contrasting color against all the blue.
Well done, John!
Stepan (27210) 2005-08-10 14:50
It's almost a japanese atmosphere !
Your pov is really interesting and getting close to this "thing" creates an original shot.
Well done
PS : and I don't speak about the sky !
kikvel (4784) 2005-08-10 21:12
nice shot John!
I love the rust just at the front
a slightly tilted horizon?
good shot!
apache (1426) 2005-08-10 23:13
Hi John,
Looking at the thumbnail I thought the blue was actually a moutain...! The clouds beautifully outline the shape of a mountain. I like the way you have included the iron structure in the frame. Reminds me of the japanese gateways (I forgot what they call it). I like your excellent perspective.
danielswalsh (13597) 2005-08-11 0:29
Hey John;
A different angle on this scenic shot, makes for an interesting composition. You captured the sky quite well, with the beautiful blues, and the wind swept clouds.
Did you happen to get any photos of the usuall Ferry jumpers?
- Dan
danyy (0) 2005-08-11 2:14
Bonjour John,
c'est bien d'avoir inclut cet élément au premier plan pour meubler un peu la photo.
Un magnifique ciel et une photo bien réussie malgré ce contrejour partiel.
De trsè jolies îles avec un climat apparement agréable.
ChrisJ (152324) 2005-08-11 6:18
Hi John
I like the juxtapositioning of the foreground curves with those on the horizon, & in the clouds. The red rust alsp contrasts nicely with the blue sky. Well done!
aloyho (6798) 2005-08-11 7:19
Hi John,
From the thumbnail the sky and the cloud look like a giant wave approaching and about to crash on the shore. It is interesting to see how deceiving it can be. It is this quality of being able to appear like certain thing to certain people that makes this shot unique. The heavy iron structure helps to stabilize this composition. Simply amazing!! Regards.
A fine combination of sky and sea, John. I like your idea to place the clamp in the foreground.
jbweasle (9393) 2005-08-11 14:13
John, a great picture from "nothing"! It's a fabulous sky and I love the way the curve of the metal is repeated in the line of the cloud above. It's like a big smile.
jjbach (9326) 2005-08-11 19:30
Hi John,
Splendid compostion like a painting. The sky is incredible, like sea waves!! A very well balance shot with perfect lighting. Excellent work!!
Regards John
Well John right from the heavy iron foreground to the swirl shaped clouds and sky this is a very plaesant view. I love it. I would have never thought of placing the iron anchor in such a photo. It really adds interest and it compliments the sky lines as well. Nice work John.
quantabeh (5205) 2005-08-12 1:41
hello John,
very interesting composition. The sky is really something. Great exposure. I like the lights and tones you have captured here.
nice work!
Jeppe (18654) 2005-08-12 2:59
Hi John - Seems that photography the favorite pastime when traveling by ferries :-) You did a very fine job here by combining the close objects on the ferry with the special and interresting sky view - seems like a giant mountain behind the real - Thanks for sharing.
devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-08-12 3:52
hI jOHN
The iron structure is perfectly composed with the clouds. Nice light too.
It's well done
sayzey (2358) 2005-08-12 8:33
Hey John, very simple foreground interest, to make a photo out of a rather normal island shot. it works very well! You have a sky which i think is very interesting. I can see a seperate horizon in the lines of the clouds, i.e. where the blue ends and the cloud begins!
Well done : ) As you might say " You nailed it!"
capthaddock (28790) 2005-08-12 11:00
Hi John - so simple yet so stunning, brilliantly composed idea, and that sky is just incredible.
colinbrenchley (6431) 2005-08-13 5:23
Great sky! Great colours! Great shot. All the elements in this picture in balance to give a good compostion.
Regards Colin
cam (9043) 2005-08-13 19:22
Hi John
REally a beautiful composition
I like the fact that you have included this strong horizontal item in the foreground which is repeated on every layers.
Well done
Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-08-14 10:28
Great composition, I like the colours and the sky looks like mountains, well done
mumek (20226) 2005-08-15 19:01
Good evening John!
Very impressive shot. Beautiful very interesting sky, dark islands, colours of the Strait's water and the most charming for me, the part of the ferry in the foreground.Very, very good work.
best regards
robiuk (10807) 2005-08-16 13:07
Excellent, John!
Very tasteful compo, good DOF and sky-work, the light is VERY natural - my congratulations!
MvS (4163) 2005-08-18 16:06
The shape of the cleat goes very well with the supernice sky. I love the format.
Xalkida (11744) 2005-09-19 4:45
What a marvelous shot! Great superb sky, excellent POV! Very nice!
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Logistics and Distribution: JIT and other advantages in logistics
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Just in time {JIT} is not just about reducing inventory. Discuss in full details
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{A} what is competitive advantage in Logistics?
{B} how can it be gained using Logistics Management?
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The Just-In-Time (JIT) concept is a "process for optimizing manufacturing processes by eliminating waste including wasted steps, wasted materials, and excess inventory" (Damiano, 2003). The JIT concept is also known as lean production or stockless production. This process should improve profits and return on investments. "This is done by reducing inventory levels, increasing the inventory turnover rate, improving product quality, reducing production and delivery lead times, and reducing other costs such as those associated with machine setup and equipment breakdowns" (Tubular Steel, Inc., 2004).
One of the key components of JIT is to reduce waste and add value. There are several activities that a company must monitor as targets for reducing waste. Among these are, excessive waste times, inflated inventories, unneeded people or material movement, unnecessary processing steps, numerous variability's throughout a firm's activities and any other non-value adding activity. A key example of this is a new plant that Caterpillar is bringing on-line in the near future. By reducing the number of times a bucket had to be repositioned while it was being welded, Caterpillar was able to reduce the time the bucket spent in the welding line, reduce labor costs by limiting idle time at the welding station and increase the efficiency of the entire manufacturing process.
JIT II is a way to improve the customer-supplier relationship. JIT II uses "systems integration" which allows, "sharing of information so that the relationship is more like a partnership" (Pragman,1996). Essentially this equals more and more visibility throughout the supply chain, which equals better responsiveness and lower costs, the two main goals of supply chain management.
Other systems that cater JIT principles are frequently used by large regional companies, or companies that expand nationally or even globally. Take for instance Sears Department store. Whenever a sale is made, that information is transferred to the computer and stored, to later be submitted to various computers that use the information to update inventory, calculate sales and create other statistical reports. Another example would be a restaurant such as Applebee's. When food is ordered, the waiter submits this into a computer. At the present time, the information is used for the cooks and for check calculation. Later, the stored information is used in reports for management to clearly see what items have been sold and need to be reordered. The uses span far, as management can also use this data to see sale progressions of certain items and to see what sells the most at various times of the day, week or month. Using the Internet, this information can be sent to several locations and management and accounting teams can access the data and analyze it, to project a much larger picture for the restaurant chain instead of just one store.
The JIT principle and uses span much farther than just inventory. It is a common practice that many companies have adopted and many more are realizing the need to pursue the concept. The process ...
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One lack of LaTeX and friends that I have NEVER understood is that there are no character-manipulation tools.
In many languages, there are a large number of such tools.
substr - get part of a string
scan - break string into pieces by several markers (usually can specify)
index - determine if string has substring
and there are 20-30 more too
Admittedly this goes toward making LaTeX more of a programming language, but it is a thought of something missing.
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Subject: comma lists, semicolon lists, vbar lists
There is currently a module in the expl3 bundle for dealing with lists of tokens separated by commas. While there is a small application of these things in areas such as XeTeX's font feature selection, this is generally designed to offer convenient ways for users to input lists of things.
My question for LaTeX3 is, "are commas enough?".
The current l3doc macros define the {function} environment that uses vertical bar separated lists of function names:
\begin{function}{ \seq_push:Nn | \seq_push:NC }
I've written a LaTeX2e package called mlist that deals with "math lists" that I define as two-d lists of items that eventually turn out to be functions or matrices or vectors or whatever:
\matr{ a , b ;
c , d }
Whether we're dealing with commas, semicolons, or vertical bars, the basic functions for manipulating the data would be largely identical.
There are two points of view here. One is that we should avoid making things more complex than they already are and highly suggest that if lists like this are going to be defined, then it's comma-lists or it's nothing.
The other point of view is that we should allow some flexibility in how users may end up needing to input list-like data, and providing a range of delimited list types will be more convenient for (a) multi-dimensional lists such as used by mlist, and (b) not having to escape the delimiting characters as much; say if the list is likely to contain commas then you can delimit it with vertical bars instead.
I lean towards the second philosophy. My tentative proposal is to rename the clist module to, er, something else, and for it to generalise the functions in clist such that functions for new "delimiter"-lists can be instantiated with a single command.
I.e., the hypothetical command
\def_delimiter_list:nn {clist} {,}
would generate the suite of functions that are currently defined in l3clist;
\def_delimiter_list:nn {slist} {;}
might then define equivalent commands for dealing with semi-colon delimited lists.
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Alternatively, maybe I'm taking this way too far and all we need is a generalised mapping function that can loop through a token list using an arbitrary substring as a delimiter. That would probably cover the majority of the cases that \def_delimiter_list would be useful for.
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The open spin-1/2 XXZ quantum spin chain with general integrable boundary terms is a fundamental integrable model. Finding a Bethe Ansatz solution for this model has been a subject of intensive research for many years. Such solutions for other simpler spin chain models have been shown to be essential for calculating various physical quantities, e.g., spectrum, scattering amplitudes, finite size corrections, anomalous dimensions of certain field operators in gauge field theories, etc. The first part of this dissertation focuses on Bethe Ansatz solutions for open spin chains with nondiagonal boundary terms. We present such solutions for some special cases where the Hamiltonians contain two free boundary parameters. The functional relation approach is utilized to solve the models at roots of unity, i.e., for bulk anisotropy values eta = i pi/(p+1) where p is a positive integer. This approach is then used to solve open spin chain with the most general integrable boundary terms with six boundary parameters, also at roots of unity, with no constraint among the boundary parameters. The second part of the dissertation is entirely on applications of the newly obtained Bethe Ansatz solutions. We first analyze the ground state and compute the boundary energy (order 1 correction) for all the cases mentioned above. We extend the analysis to study certain excited states for the two-parameter case. We investigate low-lying excited states with one hole and compute the corresponding Casimir energy (order 1/N correction) and conformal dimensions for these states. These results are later generalized to many-hole states. Finally, we compute the boundary S-matrix for one-hole excitations and show that the scattering amplitudes found correspond to the well known results of Ghoshal and Zamolodchikov for the boundary sine-Gordon model provided certain identifications between the lattice parameters (from the spin chain Hamiltonian) and infrared (IR) parameters (from the boundary sine-Gordon S-matrix) are made.
Integrable Models; Bethe Ansatz; Quantum Spin Chain
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Murgan, Rajan, "Bethe Ansatz and Open Spin-1/2 XXZ Quantum Spin Chain" (2008). Open Access Dissertations. 69.


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The Return of the Russian Villain
'Cold War 2: Cold Harder'
Uncategorized June 8, 2014 Matthew Gault 0
Lately, it seems every news cycle includes at least one story that points out the growing divide between Russia and the West. The news media made much of photos of world leaders commemorating the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6.
The Guardian pointed out the three-person distance between Pres. Barack Obama and Pres. Vladamir Putin. CNN acted as if the pair were ex-lovers, cattily ignoring each other during an event they were both obligated to attend.
Various news outlets trumpet round two of the Cold War. Moscow imprisons dissident pop stars, controls vast oil reserves and invades its neighbors. It's as if the 1980s never ended and the Evil Empire never crumbled.
There is one good thing about the mounting tension. Hollywood filmmakers can now access Cold War tropes and stereotypes not seen in over a decade. Russian baddies are back—and this time it's personal.
Remember the '80s?
The movie villains were so pure then. So simple. So evil. Many were Russian. Ivan Drago beat Apollo Creed to death in Rocky IV. Charlie Sheen and Patrick Swayze defended their town from communist hordes in Red Dawn. Chuck Norris stopped the Russian military in Invasion USA.
Now the '80s are back. On screen, at least.
I first noticed this trend in 2008 while watching Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Everyone knows Indiana Jones movies are about two things—putting stuff in museums and beating up Nazis. Crystal Skull replaced the Nazis with commie Russians.
Now the Russkies are everywhere. Kenneth Branagh plays a Russian oligarch villain in the new Tom Clancy movie Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. Bruce Willis fights the Russians in the latest Die Hard film. Paul Giamatti plays a ridiculous Russian thug in the new Spider-Man movie.
The newest Mission Impossible? Russian villain. Tina Fey dressed up like a Cold War stereotype for Muppets Most Wanted, complete with a gulag and Soviet uniforms.
One of FX's most popular shows—The Americans—is a spy thriller about a Russian sleeper cell operating in the suburbs of Washington D.C. Malcolm Gladwell and Mark Wahlberg recently shot a pilot about Russian spies in communist East Berlin for HBO.
Russian baddies are everywhere. Audiences love them. But why? And what's behind their resurgence?
Fond feelings
Part of it is nostalgia. Anyone who grew up during the first round of the Cold War remembers living with the fear of nuclear Armageddon. Every American lived under a cloud. Russia might invade at any moment. The just might use their nukes.
Hollywood exploited that fear and for decades Russians were the bad guys in entertainment. Every antagonist with a Muscovite accent now invokes that old fear. It's a comfort. Audiences like knowing who the enemies are.
But communism collapsed and the Iron Curtain fell. The news reported on the unpleasant living conditions of the Russian people. Kremlin villains faded from pop culture.
Terrorists—both foreign and domestic—and evil businessmen replaced the Russians. But they were unsatisfying. Audiences missed having a powerful foreign power to rail against, to cast as its villains. The British became a safe stand-in.
After 9/11 Hollywood cast Islamists as the villains in multiple movies and TV shows. It didn't work. They're too complicated. The labyrinth of political and religious motivations behind them make Hollywood uncomfortable.
Audiences want simple stories. A nation full of godless communists representing darkness in the ancient fight between good and evil is an easy sell. Violence rooted in religious extremism is not.
Hollywood made passing efforts to cast China in the role. But not all communist countries are created equal. China is a major market for Western entertainment—movie ticket sales are over $36 billion—and no one wants their product to fail in that market.
Red Dawn is a great '80s action movie about Russia invading America. The 2009 reboot replaced Russia with China. That movie never made it to theaters. The Chinese press criticized the film during production, worrying that it would demonize the Chinese people. Studio execs at MGM feared the film would tank in China and they'd lose money.
So they pulled the film and changed the invading force into North Koreans in post production. The film finally released in 2012, three years after the end of principal filming.
Russia is also a major market for Western entertainment, but it doesn't wring its hands and ask for re-shoots. And so Hollywood—lacking a decent replacement—brought back the Russian villain.
Second wave
Moscow spent the past decade expanding its sphere of influence. It has attempted to reclaim territory lost during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Moscow went into Chechnya in 1994 and 1999. It took a chunk of Georgia in 2008. Now it's annexed Crimea.
The Kremlin also uses its vast oil reserves as a weapon. It often cuts off the gas to neighboring countries considering pro-European policies. Behavior like that makes the West uncomfortable. Russian villainy in pop culture stems not just from the familiar fear of the Soviets, but also the West's growing perception that Moscow is an agitator on the world stage.
During a recent lecture during National Security Seminar week at the Army War College, Dr. Craig Nation—the director of Russian and Eurasian studies at the War College—lectured on the West's perception of Russia.
Nation argued that Russia wants to be a superpower again. He said Moscow will continue to exert control over the Eurasian zone and fight against what it views as the west attempting to squeeze Russia out by surrounding them with NATO backed countries. The ousting of the Kremlin's man in Ukraine and the election of a moderate, NATO friendly leader just serves to enforce this narrative.
Nation is optimistic. He does not believe that America and Russia will come to blows. But that didn't stop him from resurrecting an old threat. "[Russia] has a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons," he said. "It's a country that could attack and destroy the United States in a matter of minutes."
That old Cold War itch persists. The thought that there's another massive world power out there with values and interests at odds with America. A clash between the two feels inevitable. The creeping dread and fear of geopolitics is easy fodder for Hollywood.
There's one more reason for the return of Russkie antagonists—the President of the Russian federation.
Big bad
Russian president Vladimir Putin goes horseback riding shirtless, hunts tigers, writes books about Judo and explores the ocean in a submarine. His cult of personality is impressive. His approval rating is an incredible 80 percent. He's so popular in his country that pop stars write songs about him.
There's a lot of great Putin jokes out there. It's easy to mock Russia's leader and play along with the cult of personality. People love to mock what they fear. Pop culture villains that stick around too long often find themselves sliding into parody and comedy. It's why Abbot and Costello met Frankenstein. It's why a Google image search of Putin returns page after page of Photoshopped pictures of the prez riding bears and hugging puppies.
"Maybe it's not so funny," Nation pointed out during his lecture. "He's a leader to be reckoned with."
Which is true. Behind the cleverly-crafted public persona is a hardened politician and former spy who fought his way into power. This is a man who imprisons or disappears people that don't agree with him, whether their musicians or oligarchs. Anna Politkovskaya—a journalists critical of Putin—was murdered on his birthday.
Oh, and he's conquering the Arctic. Putin is basically Doctor Doom—the Marvel Universe's power-mad dictator bent on world domination.
If Hollywood put a baddie like Putin in a movie, audiences would reject the film for being unrealistic. With Putin in charge of Russia, it's no wonder pop culture has returned to the old well of Russian villainy. He's an archetype for the kind brash yet sophisticated Russian supervillain Hollywood loves using these days.
The West's fear of Russia and tendency to use them as villains is deeply ingrained in the culture. Their return to the forefront isn't surprising. It's more shocking that they went away at all. Maybe Western audiences needed a break after the long decades of the Cold War.
But now the Cold War is back and so are its villains. Russia seeks to expand its influence, Putin eyes a fourth term as president and the West frets. So long as the tension between Russia and the West grows, Hollywood will continue to portray Russians as bad guys.


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|I have a quick question: is it possible to download a website depth-first? For example, if I have a webpage a.htm, and it contains links to b.htm, m.htm, and s.htm, then b.htm contains links to g.htm and h.htm, OE is going to load in this order: a, b, m, s, g, h. I want to mimic the way a user would manually download, e.g., a->b->g & h, then back-up to a to get m & s (which each have their own children).
The way this would work within OE would be to place URLs extracted from a page at the top of the queue instead of at the bottom. To make it work perfectly, I would also have to download one page at a time and insert a delay between pages so that there was time to parse.
The reason I need it is that there are some websites that offer CGI links that create the requested content in a temporary file, but as soon as you hit the next CGI link, the previous temporary file gets deleted. OE handles one case of this automatically: when the CGI returns a redirect. But if the CGI instead returns a page with a link, and accessing another page invalidates the previous page`s link, I can`t download it.
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Yes, there is such option. You need to select your Project, click the Properties button on toolbar and add the following line to the URLs field:
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E-publishing vs. Mainstream
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- emily veinglory said...
I think it's a 'horses for courses' thing. I like to write m/m erotic romance novellas -- epublisher love it and sell it in pretty good numbers. When I wrote something novel length and in a publisher category, perhaps I'll look at larger romance presses. It isn't a main priority for me right now. Most of my novel length stuff is firmly in the fantasy genre instead...
- Vincent Diamond said...
The great majority of my sales have been to print publishers. I'm kinda the oddball in the online m/m community because so many folks do focus on e-publishers.
As far as worth it. Well, it has been for me because I don't write novel-length material and the flat fee for short stories is usually at least $100. Few e-publishers pay that kind of money upfront for a short story.
Print publishers are slower, too. It takes them longer to do the paperwork, get the edits back, go to print, blah blah blah. But there's something very satisfying about picking up an antho in a bookstore and seeing your story there.
It's been good to see MJ Pearson and JM Snyder making the transition with print publishing. It's just a matter of time before there's a breakout m/m novel the way that Brokeback did in the theatres.
I just wonder exactly how long a print publisher takes from acceptance to release. Seems like epubs are getting slower all the time and there may not be that much of a differnce anymore.
One of my books, for example, won't release for 14 months. And that's with an epub.
- Kis Lee said...
I mostly write short stories, and I like the immediacy of e-publishing. Quicker response and (usually) quicker payment.
I have a handful of stories in print (or soon-in-print) and it really is cool to see your name in a print book. I'll probably continue what I'm doing: submitting to both e-publishers and print publishers.
- Jules Jones said...
I've got the problem of writing m/m cross-genre -- the romance print publishers don't want m/m, and the GLBT print publishers don't want romance and/or speculative fiction. Being a natural novella writer doesn't exactly help, although I've sold a couple of shorts to print markets. When I manage to bring something in under the maximum length for a print anthologies it goes to thhose slushpiles first, but I just don't write that many pieces that are short enough or long enough for the print markets.


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This black silk eye patch is adorned by a skull and crossbones worked in silver thread.
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I know this is a little late, but sorry! This summer the kids had so much fun; they never thought about school starting. Then 2 days (Tuesday) before KatieLynn's first day, we went to Meet the Teacher night; that was when she got excited! She was able to see all her friends, meet her teacher, and check out her classroom. Wednesday night she told me she didn't think she could go to sleep because she was so excited, and the next morning she got up almost an hour earlier than usual! Thursday was a fabulous day for her.After KatieLynn's first day, Dean started asking every day when he was going to school... it was nearly 3 weeks away! But we filled our days with Daddy, errands, taking lunch to KatieLynn, playdates, and of course playing! On his first day, he asked me if any of his friends from last year would be in his class, and I told him no, they were all going 3 or 4 days a week this year (instead of 2 -Dean goes Tuesday/Thursday). He had a great first day too! Though the second week of school, he told me that next year, I should sign him up for just 1 day a week! I laughed, but broke it to him that next year would be kinder and 5 days a week! He was comforted by the fact that he would be at the same school as KatieLynn.Most mornings, the kids spend 15 -30 minutes outside playing, before loading up for school. The mornings are when they play the best together!KatieLynn is ready to get to work!Dean is ready for centers.Neither of them shed a tear, and actually barely told me good-bye! I fared pretty well too; no tears.
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Colin started Sunbeams on Sunday. The last few weeks his nursery class has been coming in to Primary for singing time to get them used to being with the bigger kids. They were quite the energetic group! We had only 5 kids on Sunday in his class and 4 of them could not stay in their seats for anything. Finally one of their teachers went to the nursery, grabbed some goldfish crackers and got them to sit and eat. Colin was a handful but he is also a pretty good listener so by the end he was sitting pretty well. After church, when we got home Colin was walking in the door singing the Sunbeam song and then when I asked how he liked his new class he said, "I had a good Sunbeam class." I did feel a little badly for Trevor, though. His teachers let us know through e-mail on SATURDAY they had moved out of the ward early. So who knows when we'll get teacher for him....we got five new teachers just to start the year and now we need one more....oh the joys of being the Primary President! All in all it was a fun Sunday that kept me busy. We are learning a new song though and I love it! The kids were learning it so well and it sounded great. It's called "The Family is of God" (go here to listen to it). I can't wait until they have the whole thing learned. There are such great songs this year I think the program in September will be a big success just from the music.
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3 comments:
- Jess said...
That is such a cute picture of Trevor and Colin. It is hard to believe that Colin is a Sunbeam already. I bet this Sunday was busy for you and it is always a challenge filling all those positions in primary.
- January 5, 2009 at 7:46 PM
- Steph said...
Hold on... you are primary president?
- January 6, 2009 at 2:27 PM
- Heidi said...
Wow, I didn't know that you were the Primary Pres.!! That is cool! I am the Primary Chorister! I am stressed out with all the songs we have to learn this year!!! They are very good songs though. I need to see what you guys do for music time... get some new ideas! We have 15 sunbeams this year! My daughter is one of them! It is going to be a LONG year!
- January 8, 2009 at 2:58 PM
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Braz. J. Microbiol. vol.43 no.2 São Paulo Apr./June 2012
Vibrio cholerae O1 from superficial water of the Tucunduba Stream, Brazilian Amazon
Sá, L.L.C.I, *; Vale, E.R.V.I; Garza, D.R.I; Vicente, A.C.P.II
ILaboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental e Biologia Molecular, Seção de Meio Ambiente, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Belém, PA, Brasil
IILaboratório de Genética Molecular de Microrganísmos, Departamento de Genética, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Isolation and genetic characterization of an environmental Vibrio cholerae O1 from the Amazon is reported. This strain lacks two major virulence factors - CTX and TCP - but carries other genes related to virulence. Genetic similarity with epidemic strains is evaluated and the importance of V. cholerae surveillance in the Amazon is emphasized.
Key words: Vibrio cholerae O1, environment, Amazon, virulence genes, PFGE.
Vibrio cholerae is a ubiquitous bacterium of aquatic ecosystems and some of its strains are the etiological agents of the Asian cholera disease. It is classified into 206 serogroups (O1-O206) on the basis of an outer-membrane O antigen and, further, into biotypes - e.g. El Tor and Classical - considering several biochemical and genomic markers (1, 2). The ongoing cholera seventh pandemic, as well the previous one, and most of the cholera epidemics up to date, is due to V. cholerae from the O1 serogroup.
Cholera emerged in South America in 1991, reaching Brazil at the same year through the Amazon region. V. cholerae O1 strains from the El Tor biotype - the lineage determinant of the seventh cholera pandemic - were isolated and characterized from clinical cases since the beginning of the epidemic (3, 4). Two distinct V. cholerae O1 El Tor strains were also identified from cholera-like diarrhea in the Brazilian Amazon during the 1991 - 1996 epidemic: a non-toxigenic strain called the Amazonia variant (5) and a sucrose late fermenting variant (6). The Amazonia strain was responsible for outbreaks during 1991-1992, but remained restricted to small villages in the westernmost Amazon. While the sucrose late fermenting variant spread quickly all over the region accounting for most of the cholera cases registered during 1994 to 1995.
The last case of cholera recorded in the state of Pará was in 1995, since then no other clinical or environmental V. cholerae O1 strain was isolated in the Brazilian Amazon. By September 2007, in the context of environmental monitoring (8), a V. cholerae O1 strain was isolated from a superficial water sample. For this isolation, 10 L of superficial water collected in the Tucunduba Stream (Terra Firme district, Belém - PA) was concentrated. All the culture and identification procedures were done as previously described (8). Briefly, the LMA 3984-4 isolate was obtained from the second alkaline peptone water enrichment (6h at 35ºC) plated on TCBS agar (18-24h at 35ºC). This strain was submitted to several biochemical tests: Kliger Iron Agar (KIA) - MERCK -K/A-, Lysine Iron Agar (LIA) - DIFCO® -K/K-, oxidase-positive, sensitivity to the vibriostatic agent O:129 (10 µg-R) e (150µg-S), glucose fermentation (+), lactose (-), lysine/ornithine decarboxylase (+), arginine dehidrolase (-), indole (+), H2S (-), urease (-), triptophan-deaminase (-), and motility (+), besides positive serology through fast agglutination screening test employing the somatic O1 antiserum and the Ogawa serotype from DIFCO® .
Polymerase chain reactions (PCR) was performed for a set of specific virulence genes associated with the choleragenic El Tor lineage: ctx, zot, ace, orfU, tcpA, pTLC, toxR, hlyA, hlyC, hlyB, rtxA, rtxC and stn/sto (9). Positive results were achieved for toxR, hlyA, hlyC, hlyB, rtxA e rtxC and confirmed by sequencing. Although it doesn´t harbor the major V. cholerae virulence determinants - cholera toxin (CT) and the toxin-corregulated pilus (TCP) - LMA 3984-4 strain could potentially express several toxins with well described biological functions and identified in several clinical V. cholerae strains, as those coded by the hly and rtx genes.
In order to determine the genetic similarity of the LMA 3984-4 strain with other epidemic V. cholerae O1 strains, NotI digested genomic DNA was separated by pulsed field gel electrophoresis and analyzed as previously described (10, 11). Five reference strains were used in this comparison: strain N16961 from Bangladesh and 121 from India, both representatives of the current seventh cholera pandemic El Tor biotype; strain 200, O1 representative of the classical biotype; strain Amazonia L34, described above and; a clinical isolate from the recent Brazilian cholera epidemic (VC816). All strains used in this comparison were obtained from the V. cholerae Collection of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Microorganisms/Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.
Two clusters were defined by the PFGE patterns: one grouping strains from the classical biotype, LMA 3984-4 and the El Tor biotypes and the other with the Amazonia variant (L34) (Figure 1). The LMA 3984-4 differs genetically from the El Tor strains at the approximate rate of 15,4%. The similarity between the Amazonia strain (L34) and the others (N16961, 121, V816, LMA3984-4 and 200) was of 80,8%. When comparing the LMA 3984-4 and the classical biotype, the similarity was of 92,9%. These similarity rates did not reveal a clonal relation in between the LMA 3984-4 strain and other epidemic V. cholerae strains. Concerning the set of virulence associated genes tested, the LMA 3984-4 isolate shares the same profile as the Amazonia strain (Figure 1).
Studies have shown that even without the major virulence determinants some V. cholerae strains are the causing agents of severe diarrhea and are considered a potential threat to human health (12, 13, 14). Some strains could also acquire the TCP and CTX genes - determinants of choleragenic virulence - that are mobile genomic elements that can transit in between susceptible strains (15). Further extended genomic analysis, such as complete genome sequencing, is necessary to determine if the differences in the LMA 3984-4 and the epidemic strains reflect the acquisition, loss, or alteration of mobile genomic elements or, alternatively, if it´s not directly related to known epidemic lineages but acquired the O1 antigen through horizontal gene transfer (HGT).
This isolation reinforces the concept that the O1 serotype label is not absolute in the identification of epidemic V. cholerae strains (15) even though it is largely used as the major routine monitoring element for pathogenic isolates. The identification of an environmental V. cholerae O1 strain, carrying a set of virulence related genes, clustering by PFGE pattern with pandemic isolates and probably adapted to the fresh water ecosystem of the Amazon, emphasizes the importance of the environmental surveillance of this bacterium in the region.
We thank Evandro Chagas and Oswaldo Cruz Institute for financial suport, Raimundo Pio Girard, Geralda Amélia Rezende, Ritangela Santos and Rita Felix for technical support and to the program of Biology of Infecctious and Parasite Agents (BAIP) from the Federal University of Pará.
1. Cameron, D.N.; Khambaty, F.M.; Wachsmuth, I.K.; Tauxe, R.V.; Barrett, T.J. (1994) Molecular characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 strains by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. J Clin Microbiol. 32, 1685-1690. [ Links ]
2. Chatterjee, S.; Ghosh, K.; Raychoudhuri, A.; Chowdhury, G.; Bhattacharya, M.K.; Mukhopadhyay, A.K.; Ramamurthy, T.; Bhattacharya, S.K.; Klose, K.E.; Nandy, R.K. (2009) Incidence, virulence factors, and clonality among clinical strains of non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae isolates from hospitalized diarrheal patients in Kolkata, India. J Clin Microbiol. 47(4), 1087-95. [ Links ]
3. Chun, J.; Grim, C.; Hasan, N.; Lee, J.; Choi, S.; Haley, B.; Taviani, E.; Jeon, Y.; Kim, D.; Lee, J.; Brettin, T.; Bruce, D.; Challacombe, J.; Detter, J.; Han, C.; Munk, A.; Chertkov, O.; Meincke, L.; Saunders, E.; Walters, R.; Huq, A.; Nair, G.; Colwell, R. (2009) Comparative genomics reveals mechanism for short-term and long-term clonal transitions in pandemic Vibrio cholerae. PNAS. 106 (36), 15442-47. [ Links ]
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13. Sá, L.L.C. (2009). Diversidade genética de isolados ambientais de Vibrio cholerae da Amazônia brasileira. Belém, Pará, Brasil, 137. (D.Sc. Tesis. Biologia de Agentes Infeciciosos e Parasitários, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas. UFPA). [ Links ]
14. Sá, L.L.C.; Vale, E.R.; Santos, E.C.O.; Jesus, I.M.; Mendonça, N.M.; Theophilo, G.N.D.; Ferreira, F.S.F.; Hofer; E. Loureiro, E.C.B. (2007) Vigilância ambiental para cólera na região metropolitana de Belém, Pará, no período de 1999 a 2006. Cad Saude Colet. 15 (4), 449-466. [ Links ]
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Submitted: March 20, 2011
Approved: January 16, 2012
* Corresponding Author. Mailing address: Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental e Biologia Molecular da Seção de Meio Ambiente do Instituto Evandro Chagas/Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde do Ministério da Saúde, Belém-PA, Brasil.; E-mail: email@example.com


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WATERVILLE, Maine -- Colby College's seniors came up big on senior day in the Mules' 18-7 win over Williams College in a key NESCAC women's lacrosse game Saturday at Bill Alfond Field.
Four teams -- Colby, Williams, Hamilton and Bates -- came into Saturday with 2-5 league records. The Mules and Hamilton left with 3-5 records, while Bates was idle. Colby, if the season ended Saturday, would be the eighth seed in the NESCAC playoffs.
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* The seniors put up big numbers in a game 15th-ranked Colby (7-5 overall) had to win. Kendall Smith (pictured right) had six goals and three assists, while fellow senior Sasha Fritts (pictured right) had five goals and one assist.
* Colby senior defender Jackie Brokaw had five ground balls and four caused turnovers. Senior midfielder Maddie Hatch scored, had five ground balls, and three caused turnovers.
* Sophomore defender Melinda Edie led all players with five caused turnovers and four ground balls. Kelsey Otley added two caused turnovers.
* Grace Langmuir had two goals and two assists for Colby. Emma Banks added two goals and one assist, while Grace Crowell and Kate Burkett each had one goal.
* Emma Tenbarge had four goals, 10 draw controls, and four ground balls for the Ephs (5-7, 2-6 NESCAC). Kara Wollmers had the other three goals for Williams.
* Claire Fitzpatrick had two assists, four draw controls, four ground balls, and two caused turnovers for the Ephs.
* Colby goaltender Izzy Scribano had seven of her 11 saves in the second half while playing 57:20. Mule senior Sam Burch played the final 2:40 and was not credited with a stop.
* Kami Cisneros stopped seven shots, had three caused turnovers, and three ground balls in net for Williams. Ana Alvarenga played the final 17:10 and made two saves.
* The Mules were 7-for-12 on free-position attempts, while the Ephs were just 1-for-8.
Game highlights
* Colby got off to a terrific start and led 4-0 after 10:46 of action on two goals from Fritts, one from Smith, and another from Langmuir.
* Williams chipped away at the lead behind the play of Tenbarge and Wollmers. Trailing 6-3, the Ephs scored three straight goals in a span of less than four minutes to tie the game at 6-6 with 1:33 to halftime.
* DeWan was inserted to take the draw controls and she helped change the momentum around. The Mules scored two goals in the final 27 seconds to take an 8-6 halftime lead. DeWan won a draw and had the assist on Smith's goal with 19 seconds remaining.
* Colby's defense held Williams to just one goal in the second half. Meanwhile, the Mules' offense steadily pulled away in the half. Smith played a part in five straight goals to help the Mules break the 6-6 tie and take an 11-6 margin.
* Colby seniors Kelsey Bowen, Brokaw, Burch, Fritts, Hatch, Rebecca Moore, Hannah Newhall, and Smith were honored before Saturday's game.
* The Mules do have one more home game, but the contest is this Tuesday against University of Southern Maine at 5:30 p.m. Colby closes out the regular season with big league games at Trinity College (April 21) and Bates College (April 25).


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The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 1.8 percent in September 2012, the same rate as in July and August.
In July 2012, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to change various interest rates. The most important ECB rate, the repo rate, was lowered by 0.25 of a percentage point to 0.75 percent on 11 July 2012.The deposit rate, often considered as the bottom rate of the financial market, was also reduced by 0.25 of a percentage point on 11 July, to 0.00 percent. Both rates had also been lowered by 0.25 of a percentage point in November and December 2011.
One of the main guidelines for the ECB's decision to change or refrain from changing the interest rate is the level of inflation in the eurozone. According to the ECB, eurozone prices are stable if the inflation rate is close to 2 percent. Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, recorded an inflation rate of 2.6 percent in the eurozone in September, the same as in August.
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Light and fun, this abstract board game strikes a perfect balance of luck and strategy that all gamers will really enjoy.
Battle to claim spaces, control them to score points. But be prepared… a well timed action card can support or hinder any player's game — including your own!
Stratagem is simple game perfect for family fun night, but also substantial enough to be a go-to game even for the avid gamer.
How to Play
Stratagem™ is a roll and move based game. Players take turns moving their pawns around the board, claiming each contiguous space they enter with hexagon tiles. Points are scored for each claimed space that survives a round and is converted to a controlled space. Action cards may be played during the game to a player's advantage.
Prefer Skill Over Luck?
Avid gamers may prefer a more strategic rule-set, one that relies more heavily on the player's skill than the luck of a die roll. In this variant, players must move three spaces instead of rolling a die for movement, putting the player's fate in their own hands.
- Instruction Booklet
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- 6 Player Pawns
- 1 Custom Die
- 2 Standard Dice
- 36 Action Cards
- 60 Hexagon Tiles
- Problem Solving
- Strategic Thinking
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- Cooperation
- Probability
I'm certainly not pretentious enough to lift up Stratagem alongside storied classics like Chess or Checkers. However, like those games, Stratagem's simple yet deceptively complex nature makes it easy to recommend to almost anyone. This is approachable, unassuming fun. True, Stratagem doesn't have a theme. It doesn't need it. It's got character.
— Jason Dobson, Indie Cardboard
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When making a turn, a player will perform each of the following phases, in order, skipping the phases that are not applicable during the turn. For example, a player would not yet have any tiles on the game board during their first turn, so the Clear and Control phases should be skipped.
- CLEAR all hexagon tiles you have on the game board that are in the Control position.
- CONTROL claimed spaces by flipping the hexagon tiles you have on the board to the Control position. Score points for each newly controlled space.
- CLAIM new spaces by rolling the movement die and placing a tile onto each space your pawn enters.
Action Cards
Each player is dealt two action cards before the start of the game and will receive an additional card each time they control one of the six "action card" spaces during play.
Players may play one action card on each player's turn, provided they have a card to play. Each card specifies when it may be played, such as after a die roll.
Action cards are used to help or hinder any player's game. For example, one card may add +1 to a die roll while another may send a player back to their home space.
There's a new board game on the way, and after spending a few weeks with it I find [Stratagem is] one of the first things I grab when friends are over.
We liked [Stratagem] a lot, more than we thought we would. Strangely addictive, and still quite simple.
Stratagem at its heart is an abstract strategy game. It presents some very unique strategic decisions. With the variants, the level of random gameplay elements can be tuned to appeal to the strategy "purist."
The easy to learn rules and the high player interaction made Stratagem a win in my book. I think this makes a great game for when you have 4+ players and are looking for something casual and engaging.
The game has a simple set up, easy to learn rules and it plays pretty quickly: features that make it a great family game.
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