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I have always reassured my patients that taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy would not increase their risk of having children with major malformations. A recent warning from Health Canada, based on results of a study from GlaxoSmithKline, stated that infants exposed to paroxetine might be at higher risk of congenital malformations, specifically cardiovascular defects. Some of my pregnant patients who are taking paroxetine heard the warning and asked me whether they should stop taking it. What should I tell them?
The new warning is based on unpublished, non-peer-reviewed studies. It ignored 2 published studies that failed to show any association between exposure to paroxetine and cardiovascular malformations, and no association with cardiovascular malformations has been shown by SSRIs as a class. Even if there is risk, it is minimal, and the warning does not disclose details of the cardiovascular malformations. Many cases of ventricular septal defect, the most common cardiac malformation, resolve spontaneously. Concerned pregnant women should know that, if taken after the first trimester, drugs cannot cause cardiac malformations. Failure to treat depression during pregnancy can have severe consequences for both mothers and babies and is the strongest predictor of postpartum depression.
J'ai toujours rassuré mes patientes que l'administration des inhibiteurs sélectifs du recaptage de la sérotonine (ISRS) durant la grossesse n'augmenterait pas le risque d'avoir des enfants ayant des malformations majeures. Un récent avertissement de Santé Canada, fondé sur les résultats d'une étude par GlaxoSmithKline, indique que les nouveau-nés exposés à la paroxétine pourraient avoir des risques plus élevés de malformations congénitales, en particulier des anomalies cardiovasculaires. Certaines de mes patientes qui prennent de la paroxétine ont entendu cet avertissement et me demandent si elles devraient cesser leur médicament. Que devrais-je leur répondre?
Ce nouvel avertissement se fonde sur des études non publiées qui n'ont pas fait l'objet d'une critique par les pairs. Il ne tenait pas compte de 2 études publiées qui, elles, n'avaient pas établi de lien entre l'exposition à la paroxétine et les malformations cardiovasculaires, ni entre les malformations cardiovasculaires et les ISRS comme classe de médicaments. S'il y a un risque, il est minime et l'avertissement ne divulgue pas les détails des anomalies cardiovasculaires. Plusieurs cas de communication interventriculaire, la malformation cardiaque la plus courante, se règlent d'eux-mêmes. Les femmes enceintes qui s'inquiètent devraient savoir que, s'ils sont pris après le premier trimestre, les médicaments ne peuvent pas causer de malformations cardiaques. L'omission de traiter la dépression durant la grossesse peut avoir de graves conséquences pour la mère et l'enfant et elle est le facteur de prédiction le plus important de la dépression postnatale.
To date, no selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) has been associated with increased risk of major congenital malformations, including cardiovascular anomalies.1 Recently, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) released an advisory2 that was subsequently incorporated into a Health Canada advisory3 indicating that infants exposed to paroxetine at the time of organogenesis were at a higher risk of congenital malformations, particularly cardiovascular (ventricular septal) defects. This information was based on an unpublished, retrospective, epidemiologic study, conducted by GSK, and 3 abstracts presented at scientific conferences.
The GSK study claimed that the prevalence of major malformations associated with use of paroxetine was 4% overall and that the prevalence of cardiovascular malformations was 2%.2 Alwan et al4 presented a case-control study that showed an increased risk of major malformations in general with SSRIs, but no association with cardiovascular defects. Wogelius et al5 reported a small increase in cardiovascular malformations based on a prescription database study where it was not known whether pregnant women actually took the medication. Finally, Diav-Citrin et al6 presented a prospective comparative study that also showed a small increase in rates of cardiovascular defects (1.9%) associated with use of paroxetine. As these data are based on unpublished, non-peer-reviewed studies, we cannot accept their results as definitive conclusions. It should also be noted that cardiovascular malformations are common in the general population; they occur in approximately 1% of all newborns.
A large proportion of ventricular septal defects (of the muscular type) are considered minor and resolve spontaneously. The data suggest that, even if there is a risk of malformations, it is minimal. As well, it is likely that more tests, including echocardiograms, would be carried out on depressed and anxious women than on non-depressed women, which would create a bias in the rates of cardiac malformations.
An association with cardiovascular malformations has not been found with other SSRI drugs. To date, no evidence has emerged to show that only one agent in a class of drugs is associated with increased risk of birth defects or other adverse effects, while the others are not. For example, all angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors have been implicated in causing fetal hypocalvaria, renal defects, and renal failure.7
The suggested association has not been found in previously published studies on paroxetine. Ericson et al8 published a study that included 122 cases of embryonic exposure to paroxetine. There was no difference in rates of cardiovascular defects between paroxetine and control groups. Motherisk published a study of 267 women whose fetuses were exposed to SSRIs in which 2 cardiovascular defects were described. One defect occurred among 97 fetuses exposed to paroxetine, a rate similar to that of the other SSRIs (1/169).9 Also, we re-analyzed our recent meta-analysis of associations between congenital anomalies and SSRIs compared with controls1 and could not detect an increased risk of cardiac malformations associated with SSRIs as a class. Last, a large case-control study from Sweden also failed to show an association between cardiac malformations and SSRIs (odds ratio 0.95, 95% confidence interval 0.62 to 1.44).10
Three published, peer-reviewed studies show no increase in rates of cardiovascular malformations with use of paroxetine.8-10 In 4 recent unpublished reports, no increased risk of cardiovascular malformations was found. Three reports found a small apparent risk.
Failure to treat depression during pregnancy can have severe consequences for both mothers and babies. Most notably, untreated depression during pregnancy is the strongest predictor of postpartum depression, which can sometimes have tragic consequences.11
Women and their physicians should discuss this information and make informed decisions about whether to continue paroxetine during pregnancy (Table 1). Concerned patients can be offered ultrasound and echocardiographic investigations that can detect and rule out fetal cardiac problems in early pregnancy. Antidepressants should never be stopped abruptly12; if women decide, following discussion with their physicians, that they want to discontinue paroxetine, they should taper off dosage slowly over several weeks.
- . Einarson TR, Einarson A. Newer antidepressants in pregnancy and rates of major malformations: a meta-analysis of prospective comparative studies. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2005;14(12):823-7.
- GlaxoSmithKline. New safety information regarding paroxetine: findings suggest increased risk over other antidepressants, of congenital malformations, following first trimester exposure to paroxetine. GSK advisory September 2005. Mississauga, Ont: GlaxoSmithKline; 2005. Available at: http://www.gsk.ca/en/health_info/PAXIL_PregnancyDHCPL_E-V4.pdf . Accessed 2006 March 23.
- GlaxoSmithKline. Health Canada endorsed important safety information on Paxil (paroxetine) and possible increased risk of birth defects. Health Canada advisory October 2005. Ottawa, Ont: Health Canada; 2005. Available at: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/medeff/advisories-avis/prof/2005/paxil_3_hpc-cps_e.html. Accessed 2006 March 23.
- Alwan S, Reefhuis J, Rasmussen S, Olney R, Friedman JM. Maternal use of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors and risk for birth defects [abstract]. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2005;73:291.
- Wogelius P, Norgaard M, Muff Munk E, Mortensen PB, Lipworth L, Sorensen HT. Maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes [abstract]. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2005;14:S72.
- Diav-Citrin O, Shechtman S, Weinbaum D, Arnon J, Gianantonio E, Clementi M, et al. Pregnancy outcome after gestation exposure to paroxetine: a prospective controlled cohort study. Presented at the Teratology Society 45th Annual Meeting; 2005 June 25-30; St Pete Beach, Fla.
- Briggs G, Freeman R, Yaffe S. Drugs in pregnancy and lactation. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005. p. 553.
- Ericson A, Kallen B, Wilholm BE. Delivery outcome after the use of antidepressants in early pregnancy. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 1999;55:503-8.
- Kulin NA, Pastuszak A, Sage S, Schick-Boschetto B, Spivey G, Feldkamp M, et al. Pregnancy outcome following maternal use of the new selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: a prospective controlled multicenter study. JAMA 1998;279:609-10.
- Kallen BA, Otterblad Olausson P. Maternal drug use in early pregnancy and infant cardiovascular defects. Reprod Toxicol 2003;17:255-61.
- Beck CT. Postpartum depression predictors inventory (revised). Adv Neonat Care 2003;3(1):47-8.
- Einarson A, Selby P, Koren G. Abrupt discontinuation of psychotropic drugs during pregnancy: fear of teratogenic risk and impact of counseling. J Psychiatry Neurosci 2001;26(1):44-8.
Motherisk questions are prepared by the Motherisk Team at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ont. Ms Einarson is Assistant Director and Dr Koren is Director of the Motherisk Program. Dr Koren is supported by the Research Leadership for Better Pharmacotherapy during Pregnancy and Lactation and, in part, by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He holds the Ivey Chair in Molecular Toxicology at the University of Western Ontario in London.
Published Motherisk Updates are available on the College of Family Physicians of Canada website (www.cfpc.ca).


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The Board of Trustees of The Recording Academy has extended President/CEO Neil Portnow's contract through 2015, it was announced today by Chair of the Board George J. Flanigen IV. At its semiannual meeting in November 2010, the Board voted unanimously to keep Portnow at the helm of The Academy for four more years.
"Neil's extensive experience and relationships across all aspects of the music and entertainment business combined with his collaborative, inclusive spirit are just a few of the qualities that make him an exceptional leader," said Flanigen. "As a member and volunteer elected leader of The Academy for more than 25 years, and as a musician himself, he has an innate understanding of the needs of our constituents and how best to serve them — especially in an ever-evolving industry. He continues to innovate and expand the scope of programs, events and services we offer regionally, nationally and internationally, always advancing The Academy's profile and mission and always with its best interests at heart. Neil's vision, humility, compassion, and creativity have served the organization well and I, along with our Board, look forward to continuing to work alongside him."
"It is truly an honor and a privilege to have the continued confidence and support of our Board in steering and guiding this remarkable organization," said Portnow. "Along with our extraordinary staff and elected leaders from across the country, we will continue to raise the bar on the level of excellence and achievement that can be attained by our Academy with a spirit of collaboration, diligence and innovation on behalf of and for the betterment of our creative community, both domestically and globally."
Portnow has served The Academy as a volunteer leader in a variety of roles, both locally and nationally, for more than 25 years. He began his career as a musician/producer/publisher. He previously served as senior vice president of West Coast operations for the Zomba Group of Companies, including Jive Records and Zomba Music Publishing, responsible for the overall vision and direction of Zomba's businesses on the West Coast, including sales and marketing, corporate and talent acquisitions, and management of all of Zomba's creative talent, the film and television music division, Zomba Music Services, Segue Music, and Ingenuity Entertainment. Prior to Zomba, he was vice president of A&R at EMI America Records; vice president/general manager, West Coast at Arista Records; and president, 20th Century Fox Records. In 2003 he was honored with City of Hope's Spirit of Life award, the highest philanthropic honor bestowed upon an individual by the world-renowned cancer treatment and research center. He has a bachelor of arts in communications from George Washington University.
Portnow became President of The Academy in December 2002, and was promoted to President/CEO in September 2007. In addition to being President/CEO of The Academy, Portnow is President/CEO of MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation, as well as Chair of the Board of the GRAMMY Museum. He will continue to serve as the lead executive of The Recording Academy, working closely with the Board of Trustees and its Chair, as well as The Academy's senior management team to advance the organization's goals and purpose, including the creative and strategic vision and the operations of The Academy and its related entities (the GRAMMY Awards, the Latin GRAMMY Awards, The Latin Recording Academy, MusiCares, the GRAMMY Foundation, the GRAMMY Museum, the Producers & Engineers Wing, and other programs).
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Age 67 was when I declared to myself that I was an atheist. Two more years before I came-out to my family.
It's still embarrassing to admit it took me that long to see the truth. The only reason I can see is that I was thoroughly brainwashed as a child into the cult of Mormonism, and the fear of satan and hell kept me believing for 67 years.
I had doubts as far back as I can remember (age 8), but I put them on the back shelf. The doubts started coming off the back shelf and flying around my brain strongly at about the age of 50. I stopped going to church, but still had lingering fear that satan might be deceiving me.
I finally overcame my fear enough to study evolution (a big no-no in Mormonism). I found evolution much easier to understand than I thought I would, and it became obvious that's how life came about.
I watched several hours of Richard Dawkins lectures on evolution, and read The God Delusion. Dawkins was the one that finally convinced me absolutely that there were no Gods. I now have no belief in or fear of hell, satan, or death.
Spud, that is a really moving story. I feel like sharing it with some of my family members, particularly my kids of course. Glad you came around.
Thanks Pheonix.
I see my last sentence is not exactly right. I don't fear death, but I do believe in it. lol.
I told my friend that I couldn't stand Jesus and she crunched her head down as if something was going to hurt her for my comment. Religion makes you fear any thought not theirs; the biggest bullies on Earth.
I think I officially thought of myself as an atheist in my freshman year of high school, so I was probably 15-ish then I actually told my parents I was atheist during my sophomore year at 16. I got an interesting reaction. I'm 19 now so this was all 3 years ago more or less.
My more religious parent (my mom) was actually more... accepting. She wasn't necessarily understanding, but she just went with it. My dad however actually told me "You don't get to decide what you believe until you're 18" which was weird because he's never been particularly religious. That and he's never been particularly irrational either. In fact we have conversations about reason, atheism, religion, etc all the time so I still have no idea why he forced me to continue to go to church until I was 18.
Brendon, religion makes people do stupid things. "You don't get to decide what you believe in" at any age is absurd. Can someone else make you experience thoughts that you don't experience? Hopefully he's more accepting now.
Oh man, that is such a ridiculous statement! Glad you are accepted now that you are of age.
I was about 16. The book by Bertrand Russell "Why I am not a Christian" pushed me over into declaring it. The odd thing was my parents did not tell me they were atheists. They belonged to a church and I went to Sunday school. My dad would chastise me when I came home and questioned religious dogma. I think their attitude was it was not safe to publicly push back against religion. This convinced me that I was rebelling and they were Christians.
The other funny thing was after I left home my dad began a big push for atheism by writing to the local papers. I didn't realize how much until I got home from the reason rally and opened a big box of his stuff I have had for 18 years after he passed away. He had quite a few very long letters published. He also clipped out the letters from people who wrote complaining about him and some of them are hilarious.
Interesting story. Were they ashamed for being atheist or scared? Happy for you to find out who you parents really were.
14, it happened during my Confirmation ceremony. ah, God must work in mysterious ways :)
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TransCanada signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) to develop, own, and operate a 900-MW natural gas-fired power plant at the site of Ontario Power Generation's Lennox generating station, near the village of Bath in eastern Ontario. OPA and TransCanada aim to finalize a contract by year-end, based on the terms of the MOU. The Lennox power plant would replace a canceled facility that was planned for construction in Oakville.
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Journal Journal: Hacking the NHL All-Star Game
With Montreal hosting the 2009 NHL All-Star Game, Canadiens fans are obviously excited to vote online to get their players into the starting lineup for the Eastern Conference. The league found, however, that after barely a day of voting, the "Flying Frenchmen" were in position for all six starting spots, with vote totals that were often 200% higher than rival stars like Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin, who are widely regarded as the biggest names in the sport. A script posted on a Habs fan forum enabled users to automatically hammer away at the NHL's balloting site, in violation of the rules.
The league has belatedly added a captcha to the voting page to confound the Greasemonkey crowd, but this episode begs a question: since the NHL boasts that its avid fans are exceedingly techno-savvy, isn't this exactly the sort of competition they'd like to see? For example, alliances could be formed between cities in opposite conferences to get each other's players into the honored slots.
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Spent the day hacking on the DBRI ISBN/audio driver used on the SS10, SS20 and LX SPARC workstations. The audio chipset is actually a cs4215. Pete Zaitcev and I figured out why the driver (as a module) wasn't loading and unloading properly, but that didn't change the fact that the driver wasn't working... though it has made debugging a lot easier since I can now load and unload the module at will. :) Apparently the driver is written with a "ring buffer", just an array that's treated in a circular fashion... only, things break when it attempts to go to the second set in the buffer. Finding that this was the issue was non-trivial. A work-around is simple - limit it to just one set... but I'll just go ahead and fix the problem with the ring buffer and mail it over to anton and davem. Nonetheless, I'm listening to the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" album on my SS10 running 2.4.0-test10pre1 right now, so I'm at least partially satisfied. It's such a silly bug, though, that I'm wondering how it got submitted in it's non-working state for inclusion (this driver, though pretty different, works in the 2.2.x kernels).
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Yaws is a long-term (chronic) infection that mainly affects the skin, bones, and joints.
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Yaws is an infection caused by the spiral-shaped bacteria, Treponema pallidum, subspecies pertenue. It is closely related to the bacterium that causes syphilis, but this disease is not sexually transmitted. Yaws mainly affects children in rural, warm, tropical areas, such as the Caribbean Islands, Latin America, West Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.
Yaws is transmitted by direct contact with the skin sores of infected people.
About 2 - 4 weeks after infection, the person develops a sore called a "mother yaw" where bacteria entered the skin. The sore is a growth that may be tan or reddish and looks like a raspberry. It is usually painless but does cause itching.
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I use the Humminbird SmartCast RF-30 Wrist Sonar. Got it for $80 right after it came out.
For those who aren't familiar with this: You put a watch on your wrist that is the reciever/display. Then you put the sender on a pole and cast it out to the area you want to fish. It floats on the surface and sends a signal back to the wrist watch. Very cool.
I have a friend who calls it, "Dick Tracy."
It works well in most situations but the electronics aren't real fast. By that I mean if you cast the sending unit into a medium speed rapid it can't get a good reading because the bottom is going by so fast and the unit is bouncing in the rapid.
Also, I have noticed that you have to wipe off the metal contacts on the sending unit between each cast. They sense when the sender is in water and turn it on. If you don't wipe off the contacts they get crud on them and the sender doesn't turn on.
I use it from my pontoon boats. It did result in one chinook hookup last fall but I didn't get the hook set very well and lost it.
It was cool because I knew exactly where to set the depth on my bobber. The bite was within seconds of casting to the fish. It happened so fast that I wasn't ready.
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Description The rock beauty, Holacanthus tricolor, is a species of marine angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae. The adult Rock Beauty angelfish's overall body color can be described as yellow in the facial region of the body with blue towards the tail end of the fish. Its tail, however, will retain the yellow coloration. Their pectoral fins and ventral fins are also yellow but their lips and the edges of their dorsal fins and anal fins are dark blue. An adult Rock Beauthy angelfish can measure up to 10 inches (25 cm).
The Rock Beauty Angelfish feeds primarily on sponges. It may also feed on small amounts of tunicates, jellyfish, and corals, as well as plankton and algae. In home aquariums, aquarists have had limited success in providing the Rock Beauty Angelfish a diet of meaty and algae-based foods. Without some amount of sponge in the diet, however, most Rock Beauty Angelfish perish in captivity.
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Habitat Ocean or bay shallows, Estuaries, tidal flats & salt marshes, Tidepools.
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That's the message Florida legislators sent to law enforcement official both at a federal and state level, as well as defense and national intelligence agencies when it came to
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Under the bill drones could only be used by law enforcement in a handful of scenarios -- for example searching for a kidnapped child, managing hostage situations, searching for a dangerous fugitive, or tracking hurricanes/wildfires to prevent serious property damage. But any use in a criminal case will now require surveillance to be ordered via a warrant -- ensuring due process. Illegally gathered evidence, under the law, will not be admissible in court and may lead to penalties for the collecting department.
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Fort Nelson will ring to the sound of a mighty 13-inch Land Service Mortar on Sunday (September 29) in the latest of Royal Armouries' spectacular free gun firings.
Uniformed gunners from the Portsdown Artillery Volunteers will fire the historic gun at 11.30am, 1pm and 3pm at the Victorian fort, home to the national collection of artillery – the big guns.
Weighing in at 4.5 tons, the mortar is of a type designed to fire bombs over obstacles, such as fortress walls. It was manufactured around 1810, by the Low Moor Ironworks near Bradford in Yorkshire.
Curator of Artillery Philip Magrath said, "As they're able to send a 200lb bomb to a maximum range of 2,700 yards, or up to one and a half miles, these mortars pack a powerful punch.
"They could also be deployed in fortification defence and hidden, so they provided exploding fire around or above the heads of attacking troops or amongst their siege works. The Portsdown Hill Forts were originally going to have 40 of these mortars – with nine at Fort Nelson in three batteries.
"Interestingly enough, these mortars were never positioned within the Portsdown Hill Forts due to excessive reverberation around the battery in firing and the preference for the much more accurate 6.6-inch howitzer, introduced in 1883."
Fort operations manager Nigel Hosier added, "The demonstration will be followed by a chance for visitors to inspect the mortar, and to ask the volunteer gunners for more information, and questions. Museum admission and parking are free and it's a fascinating day out for all the family."
Standing high on Portsdown Hill near Fareham, Fort Nelson showcases one of the world's finest collections of artillery and cannon, from across the ages and from all corners of the globe.
In 2011, this unique heritage attraction underwent a £3.5m redevelopment to create a museum for the 21st century, supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, complete with new galleries, state-of-the-art education centre and visitor facilities.
There's also a 19-acre site to explore, complete with underground tunnels – and the Café 1871 is open every day.
For more details about Fort Nelson, please visit www.royalarmouries.org
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- Royal Armouries is the national museum of arms and armour and has sites in Leeds, HM Tower of London, Fort Nelson and Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first British national museum to open a permanent presence in another country
- Admission to the museum is free. However, there may be a small charge for some special events.
- Open all year daily, 10am-5pm. Closed 24-25 December
- Information Line: 0113 220 1999
- Website: www.royalarmouries.org
- The Royal Armouries Museum should not be confused with Royal Armouries International plc, the private sector corporate hospitality business.
To find Fort Nelson, follow the brown Tourist signs from the M27. The Fort is open seven days a week, from 10am to 5pm.
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The vibrant city of Mamshit, first settled 2,000 years ago, still amazes visitors as they tour the 350-acre Mamshit National Park, located just east of Dimona on the main Negev road to Eilat.
Among Mamshit's highlights is "the wealthy house" with spacious rooms built around a courtyard, and a three-story guard tower you can still climb for a fabulous view of the surroundings. Two churches with mosaics date from the time Mamshit attracted Christian pilgrims crossing the Negev. You'll also see a typical dwelling in the style of the Nabateans, the people who founded the city, including a stable for 16 horses (the raising of which was an important part of Mamshit's economy). On some holidays, when the market street is recreated, you'll experience the sights, sounds and aromas of yesteryear. You can even camp overnight at the park's Nabatean Khan (caravansary).
The nomadic Nabateans made Mamshit a station along on the Incense Route, over which they brought frankincense and myrrh out of Arabia to market via the Mediterranean. They also tamed their harsh desert surroundings by harvesting every drop of precious water into a complex system of channels and cisterns. Their agricultural achievements even inspired Israel's first prime minister David Ben-Gurion to urge settlement in the Negev, with the understanding that this region could (and would) produce bumper crops again. Once you've experienced Mamshit, you'll know why its ancient cultural, social and economic impact on the region has placed it, together with its Negev sister-cities of Avdat and Shivta, on UNESCO's prestigious list of World Heritage Sites.


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Fred F. Daily
Fred F. Daily age 82 of Mauston, WI, formerly of Ladysmith, WI was born May 21, 1930 at Bruce, WI. He died Jan. 30, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hillsboro, WI. Fred was born in Bruce, WI, the youngest child of seven, born to John and Flossie (Ammerman) Daily. He graduated from Bruce High School, class of 1948. He joined the Navy in 1950, serving on the USS Oriskany and was a veteran of the Korean War. Fred married Janet Theesfield in 1953. They were married for 59 years. Fred spent his career working in the telephone industry. He worked for the Bruce Phone Company, Henkels & McCoy, Chibardun Telephone Company, Bentheimer Engineering, and finally retiring from Cen Com Telephone in 1986. He had worked his way up from climbing poles with slivers in his legs to fix lines during thunder storms to being a manager who got to fly to Alaska to work out deals with the Inuit Indians. After his retirement he returned to Ladysmith and took on a second career as a woodworker. Fred was an avid sportsman, who loved fishing and hunting. He got a hole in one golfing and perfect game in bowling. He also enjoyed gardening and had a passion for roses. He was best at telling stories. He was a lifetime member of the Weyerhaueser VFW Post 5780.
Fred is survived by his wife Janet of Mauston; daughters Kathy (John) Green of Mauston, and Diane Thompson (Dan Engler) of Oshkosh, son James (Barb) Daily of Chatfield, MN, grandsons, Brandon Green and Joseph Daily, granddaughter Shannon Daily, brother-in-law Walter Weinert of Bruce, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives, extended family and friends. Fred was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers Jack, Art, Bill, Robert and sisters Gene, Geneva.
The family would like to thank the staff at Milestone Memory Care Center in Hillsboro for the excellent attention they showed to Fred over the past 10 months. Alzheimer's is a horrid disease and they made him feel like he was home and loved. A memorial celebration of Fred's life will be held in Ladysmith on May 4th (opening fishing season!) at Faith United Methodist Church in Ladysmith with visitation at 10 and service at 11. In lieu of flowers a memorial may be sent to the Weyerhaueser VFW Post 5780, P. O. Box 277, Weyerhaueser 54895 The Crandall Funeral Home of Mauston is assisting the Family.


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It's official!! I have an Etsy shop!
Etsy is something I've been meaning to be a part of for ages, and I finally bit the bullet. My goal is to gradually add more and more items as time allows (as a wife, mom, friend, event planner, and personal trainer, there's only so much time for crafting!)
I plan to add paper goods and party-planning essentials, wall art, etched glass items, handmade books and journals, maybe even some textile pieces. The sky is the limit, really!
As I'm building up my shop, I'd love for you to swing by and check it out!
For those of you who asked about this wall art…
…there are now TWO available in my shop. Choose which frame style you like best, submit your order, and it can be YOURS in just a few days! They are ready to go, just need to be shipped to a loving home.
Thanks for loving Z as in Zebra and inspiring me to expand my horizons. Cheers!


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The president of SCE Worldwide Studios (WWS) explains the background to the development process for PS Vita.
How do you feel the reception to PS Vita from the public and the media has been?
It's been fantastic. We have worked hard on the PS Vita platform from the software development and creative standpoint, and judging from consumer and media feedback, our belief on various aspects of developing PS Vita has been well founded. The feedback we have been getting from game developers has been enormously positive, too. Overall, the reception has been hugely energizing.
How long have you been discussing and developing games for PS Vita?
Since the beginning of 2008, WWS have been officially involved in the development of PS Vita by SCEI, and not just with developing games, but in the development of the various aspects of the platform itself too, such as hardware performance and component choices, form factor, usability tests, connectivity, user interface and features, target audience, business models and software product portfolio. In short, everything.
What key learnings were you able take from your work on PSP?
PSP was an impressive piece of hardware when it debuted, with the core performance and the screen enabling PlayStation 2 quality games on the go. However, as the home console generation moved to PlayStation 3, consumers felt games of a similar quality should be playable on handheld consoles too. PSP suffers from the lack of dual analog input, which limits the types of games that play well and PlayStation Network was not supported at launch, although this was added at a later date. Clearly, we have given a lot of thought to this and developed the network plans for PS Vita based on our experience with PSP.
How does PS Vita open up the portable PlayStation experience to new genres?
Various unique user interfaces and digital distribution will help developers experiment with many different types of games, whether they be intuitive, casual games using dual touch; augmented reality games; location based fun activities or network only, free to play, online games. The possibilities are endless for creative developers.
How much storage will the new physical media allow and what kind of content will be included on it?
Games will be made available via the new game media, which is based on flash memory, the storage capacity of which will be larger than Universal Media Disc. As it is flash memory based, you will be able to store game saves on it, not just the game itself, as well as some downloadable content if space allows.
What games are you most looking forward to?
I'm looking forward to playing action adventure titles and first person shooters with gorgeous graphics using the dual analog sticks, as well as some new, unique titles which will make use of the PS Vita user interface. I'm intrigued to see what developers will come up with using the rear touch pad too. Finally, I'm looking forward to seeing how the location based info will be used to enhance games. It is exciting to think how you can integrate your location data into the actual gameplay.
How much input has there been from non-SCE developers?
The PS Vita development team visited many developers and publishers globally with an early prototype of the hardware to get direct feedback. I also personally joined some of the meetings to discuss various aspects of PS Vita and the options we were looking at. The input of other developers outside of WWS has been essential for us to make final decisions on PS Vita. As a result of this, we went through many iterations of PS Vita. It reminded me of the early days of the original PlayStation, when we visited many developers and publishers to get feedback during the development of that product. It's almost as if SCE has gone back to basics, which should be a good thing
Are you planning to provide bespoke games for PlayStation Suite?
Yes, we are looking to provide short form games on PS Suite, which will run on both PlayStation Certified Android devices and PS Vita. However, the true heroes on PS Suite will be small, independent developers, who are much more nimble and have some creative ideas that have never been seen before. I'm very excited to see what kinds of game these small developers will provide via PS Suite later this year.
How will the types of game in development progress over time?
We are working on our popular series as well as brand new concepts, large games and short form games, augmented reality games, touch only games and network only games. We are also looking to expand over time from hardcore to casual games, games for younger consumers and non-game applications as well. We understand traditional games are not the only entertainment that people look for, and PS Vita allows us to develop various types of entertainment on the same hardware platform, which is very exciting.
Thanks to Yoshida-san for taking the time out to answer our questions. Keep an eye on au.playstation.com for the second part of our exclusive interview with Shuhei Yoshida, president of SCE Worldwide Studios.
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K-1 World MAX Final 8: Tournament Line-up
- Written by Dave Walsh
K-1 has announced the match-ups for their MAX Final 8 tournament happening on December 15 in Athens, Greece.
The 8 man single-elimination tournament will culminate in 7 fights over the course of one day, with the winner receiving a grand prize of $300,000. The tournament will operate in bracket form, with the winner of fight one facing the winner of fight two, the winner of fight three facing the winner of fight four, and the winners of fights five and six meeting in the finals.
Official Fight Card
Mike Zambidis (Greece) vs. Reece McAllister (UK)
Yasuhiro Kido (Japan) vs. Murthel Groenhart (Netherlands)
Artur Kyshenko (Ukraine) vs. Chris Ngimbi (Congo)
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SUNY BEST presents "Emerging Trends for New York State's Workforce Development Efforts"
BINGHAMTON, NY -- The SUNY Business and Education Cooperative of the Southern Tier (SUNY BEST) will host John Twomey, who will present "Emerging Trends for New York State's Workforce Development Efforts" at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 2, at the Binghamton University Downtown Center. Pre-registration is required.
Twomey, executive director of the New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals (NYATEP), will discuss emerging trends in New York State's workforce development and pending congressional actions. Twomey will also discuss the impact of the state's financial position on training and employment opportunities.
SUNY Best is a volunteer group comprised of senior staff members from key economic and educational institutions in the Southern Tier. The group works to forge strong alliances, strengthen industry specific needs and provide information and outreach for business. SUNY Best also seeks to explore and support the business community workforce needs for traditional and emerging industry clusters such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, energy, photonics, energy conservation and renewal.
For more information and to pre-register, contact Thomas Kowalik, director of Continuing Education and Outreach, Binghamton University at (607) 777-2792 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Theatre~Intime presents 'Hysteria!,' Sept. 18-20 and 25-27
Posted September 15, 2003; 05:49 p.m.
Theatre~Intime will present "Hysteria!," a play by Terry Johnson, at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, Sept. 18-20 and 25-27, in Murray-Dodge Hall. A matinee performance will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27.
The play, directed by Princeton senior Rosemary Rodriguez, is a comedy about Sigmund Freud's dying days and the visitors who drop by, including one holding a dark secret.
Tickets are $6 for students, $10 for faculty/staff/seniors and $12 general admission. Students can use their Passport to the Performing Arts. For tickets in advance, call the Frist Box Office at (609) 258-1742.
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Family: Sciaenidae, Drums view all from this family
Description Sciaenidae is a family of fish commonly called drums, croakers, or hardheads for the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. The family includes the weakfish, and consists of about 275 species in about 70 genera; it belongs to the order Perciformes.
Sciaenids have a long dorsal fin reaching nearly to the tail, and a notch between the rays and spines of the dorsal, although the two parts are actually separate. Drums are somberly colored, usually in shades of brown, with a lateral line that extends to the tip of the caudal fin. The anal fin usually has two spines while the dorsal fins are deeply notched or separate. Most species have a rounded or pointed caudal fin. The mouth is set low and is usually inferior.
They are found worldwide, in both fresh and saltwater, and are typically benthic carnivores, feeding on invertebrates and smaller fish. They are small to medium-sized bottom dwelling fishes that live primarily in estuaries, bays, and muddy river banks. Most of these fishes avoid clear waters such as coral reefs and oceanic islands with a few notable exceptions (i.e., Reef Croaker, High-hat, and Spotted Drum). They live in warm-temperate and tropical waters and are best represented in major rivers in S.E. Asia, Plymouth UK, N.E. South America, Gulf of Mexico, and Gulf of California.
They are excellent food and sport fish and are commonly caught by surf and pier fishers.
The sounds are produced by the beating of abdominal muscles against the swim bladder. In the Mississippi Valley region of the U.S., there is a widespread but inaccurate belief that the drumfish makes the sounds by rattling two loose bones inside its cranium. There are, in fact, no such bones.
Dimensions Up to 24" (61 cm).
Habitat Estuaries, tidal flats & salt marshes, Ocean or bay shallows.
Range New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Florida, Texas.


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Greensky Bluegrass stretches boundaries of genreJanuary 22, 2014 4:17 PM
If you want to hear something that stretches the boundaries of bluegrass music, you have to think outside the cigar box guitar.
Tonight, Pittsburgh welcomes festival favorites Greensky Bluegrass back to the Rex Theater on the South Side.
"We've played the Rex Theater four or five times," said Anders Beck, who plays the dobro. "We just love that place. Great people, great venue, great sound system, and the crowd there is always awesome."
Mr. Beck points out that Greensky Bluegrass hails from "the bluegrass hotbed of Kalamazoo, Mich." Formed in 2000, the group's other members are Michael Arlen Bont on banjo, Dave Bruzza on guitar, Mike Devol playing the upright bass, and Paul Hoffman on the mandolin.
What attracts Michigan men to what many consider to be "mountain music"?
"It's kind of a player's music," Mr. Beck said. "It has a jazz aspect, in that a lot of it is based on improvisation, but in bluegrass, as opposed to jazz, those improvisations are done in short 30-second spurts. Of course, we've decided to lengthen them to more like the jazz length because we enjoy improvisation and that nature of music.
"We got into bluegrass by listening to albums, and a lot of the guys who were our heroes have now become our friends, which is kind of cool. Sam Bush, David Grisman.
"And then there's the Grateful Dead influence, you know, Jerry Garcia playing the banjo, and the way that band sort of turned on an entire generation to bluegrass."
So it's not a genre limited to the hills of Appalachia. In fact, Mr. Beck said, Greensky Bluegrass has played to packed houses and festivals all across the country.
"It's amazing," he said. "There's something about the music that people really enjoy."
But what you'll hear tonight at the Rex ain't your grandpappy's bluegrass. Jambase.com reviewed the band, saying "Greensky Bluegrass hits timeless targets with deadly accuracy while simultaneously veering off the tired and true highway."
"To be clear," Mr. Beck warned, "we stretch the boundaries of bluegrass relatively significantly. Perhaps that's why people enjoy what we're doing. But the bottom line is that we're still doing it on banjos and mandolins.
"There's many subgenres. I can only speak to what we do, taking bluegrass and using it as a voice to do our own original music. And I think that that is growing. You think about bands like Mumford & Sons — while they sort of started playing bluegrass music, they also became a top pop band the last couple years as well.
"I don't liken us exactly to that, but we're closer to that than we are to the traditional bluegrass festivals. The ones that we sort of jokingly call 'the bluehairs in lawnchairs.' Those aren't our people
"Our crowds are young, and it's a big old dance party. A unique thing, for sure."
Still, the band has yet to take this traditional American music outside of America.
"We haven't gone overseas, but we've threatened to," Mr. Beck said. "Since it's 0 degrees in Pittsburgh right now, I'm thinking it's about time we started breaking some boundaries and started playing in the Southern Hemisphere."
Greensky Bluegrass, four shows into a three-week tour, is joined tonight by Tumbleweed Wanderers.
Doors to the show at the Rex, 1602 E. Carson St., open at 7 p.m. It's a show for those 17 and over, and admission is $20.
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I am working with a collaborator that is not on the NEEShub (not an earthquake engineer). The work that we are doing uses some of the data on the NEEShub project warehouse. I am using indeed to look at some of the data and I wanted to quickly share this information with my collaborator. However, she does not have a NEEShub account and I was not able to share the indeed session. It would be nice to be able to invite people to open a NEEShub account directly from the "share" portion of the tool to facilitate this process. Alternatively, it would be nice to share a session with an e-mail address only (although it might be more difficult to achieve).
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Self-made Gubuntu
In 2010 the world was still in order: Kubuntu for KDE, Xubuntu for XFCE, Lubuntu for LXDE, Ubuntu for Gnome. This has changed now. The latest Ubuntu LTS release (And the two previous Non-LTS releases) are using Unity as user interface instead of Gnome. Unity is based on Gnome 3 but it is pretty different to a standard Gnome 3 environment (Which uses Gnome Shell). Hopefully some day there will be something like a Gubuntu distribution which focuses on a standard Gnome environment with Gnome Shell as user interface. But for now we have to get rid of Unity manually. This article explains how to do it and also describes some additional tweaks and hacks to make Gnome more usable.
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Topics: "Minnesota Moose Are Disappearing" & "Duluth Schools Update"
Description: A startling drop in Minnesota's moose population has resulted in the DNR cancelling moose hunting season. Department of Natural Resources biologists are trying to determine what is causing the moose die-off.
And Duluth public school students are enjoying a number of new school buildings this year, but the school board has a budget deficit to deal with.
Guests: Bob Kirsch, Minnesota DNR Area Wildlife Manager; Ron Moen, NRRI Research Biologist; Bill Gronseth, Duluth Public School Superintendent; Tom Kasper, Duluth School Board Chair


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let's have a discussion of poison bird blinds.
Here's some questions to consider, but the discussion doesn't need to be confined to them; (silly me- this IS RTF. LMAO!!!)
-How do you train for them?
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-How frequently? in training, in tests/trials
-What are the judges looking for? in tests/trials
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You are in a bad situation; those fish will push the nitrites through the roof and water changes will take a while since the substrate is packed with waste, as well. As for the nitrate readings, from the algae cover, your nitrates (and phosphates) are high. If you are getting any ammonia reading and since you have well water (hence your filter was not harmed), the only conclusion is that you are under filtering!
Two choices: continue the very large (50% at least bi-weekly) water changes and get another filter on the tank.
Or, add a algae scrubber system - it will eat the nitrates (and phosphates) and remove any extra ammonia that the filter does not handle. Your water changes can be reduced a great deal (to just a 50% weekly would most likely work well.)
This will solve the waste build up (nitrates are a toxic waste at those levels) but the fish in that small tank is an issue. A 75 gal has a identical length and height but a greater deapth, so that might work. A 90 can be identical to a 75 gal except much higher. These might work for your situation.
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A 75 gal with eight Discus, fake plants, and a lot of wood also with sand substrate. Clean up crew is down to just two Sterba's Corys. Filters: continuous new water flow; canister w/UV, in-tank algae scrubber!! Finally, junked the nitrate removal unit from hell.
For Fishless cycling:http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ead.php?t=5640
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My substrate are medium to large rocks and are now vacuumed up pretty well every week not leaving much solid waste behind. My filtration is for a 150 gallon tank and my water isn't well water (its town tap water that is conditioned at home to remove hardness and any chlorine and some added salt) so my water changes were under before hence the build up along with the large fish. But a 2nd filter or algae scrubber would be a good idea once i see at how my new larger water change maintenance helps out.
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Why pretend there are no stupid questions? Actually, There are many stupid questions: "Should I drink this bleach?" Is just one example.
Having said that, Just because it's a stupid question doesn't mean that it shouldn't be asked. It's better to know.
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yeah lol i've smacked it around on desks and everything to shake it up real good and will continue to do so. I will keep you guys posted on how well the large biweekly water changes goes over the coming weeks as i am hoping this will help eliminate the build up from not enough WC in the past. Thanks!
Get a water changer for these water changes. It will make your life a whole lot easier.
In order to reduce the nitrates to a readable level, your going to have to do 50% water changes everyday until you see the test actually dip below 80ppm.
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So to the OP, if its a test kit thats been almost used up, you could be seeing high test results simply because you didnt shake it enough in previous tests.
I always compare readings of my old test kit with my newly purchased test kit and the old one always reads high by a significant amount. Enough so that I routinely throw out a kit and buy a new one when it gets about half used.
broken-record1.jpg............When I go fishing I just throw sharp rocks in the water and wait for the dead fish to float to the top... Kingfisher
Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes that reason is you are stupid and make bad decisions.
I think my fish is adjusting well to the four gallon, He's laying on his side attempting to go to sleep on the bottom of the gravel.
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Update: As of right now.. 24h after 60% WC the Nitrates have drop down to 30>40ppm. I have a Aqueon Water Changer coming in on Friday which will make the rest of my changes fairly simple. As far as space for the koi goes I am looking into finding a reliable person locally to adopt him in to their Koi pond this summer!
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Update: ~4 days after 50% WC and Nitrates are at 20>40ppm Nitrites 0ppm and Ammonia is still at .25ppm though. (next 50% WC tomorrow as well as cleaning the filter) hopefully this will drop down the ammonia.
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A 75 gal with eight Discus, fake plants, and a lot of wood also with sand substrate. Clean up crew is down to just two Sterba's Corys. Filters: continuous new water flow; canister w/UV, in-tank algae scrubber!! Finally, junked the nitrate removal unit from hell.
For Fishless cycling:http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ead.php?t=5640