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An aneurysm is a weak point in a blood vessel wall, most commonly in an artery. Blood pressure tends to push the weakened section of an arterial wall outward, forming a balloon-like projection. This condition by itself isn't especially harmful, but the artery is prone to rupture. A ruptured aneurysm breaks the artery and allows uncontrolled bleeding to occur, which can be fatal.
Aneurysms can form in different places. The most common type of aneurysm is an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The aorta is the body's largest artery, carrying blood from the heart to every organ except the lungs. It leaves the heart flowing upwards in the chest, makes a U-bend, and flows down the spine from the chest to the abdomen. Several branches leave the aorta in the abdomen, going to the kidneys, liver, and intestines. These branch points are prime sites for aneurysms.
Other locations for aneurysms are:
Aneurysms tend to occur in older Caucasian men; women are less at risk. By age 80, over 5% of Caucasian men have developed an aneurysm. People of African descent rarely develop aneurysms.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms occur in 2% to 13% of men 65 and older and in approximately 6% of women 65 and older. These numbers gradually increase with age. They rarely occur in people under age 60. As many as 80% of people who experience a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm die from it before reaching the hospital.
A person's risk of developing an aneurysm may be inherited. Ascending aortic aneurysms and berry aneurysms are especially likely to run in families. The men of an affected family are more likely to develop aneurysms than are the women. Scientists haven't yet identified the responsible genes in humans, though they have identified some in mice.
About half of all people with ascending aortic aneurysms are born with deformations known as Marfan's syndrome. Such people are unusually tall with long extremities. Abraham Lincoln is thought to have had Marfan's syndrome. They also have a weakness in the aortic wall, just where the aorta leaves the top of the heart.
Two other types of aneurysms are mycotic and atherosclerotic aneurysms. Mycotic aneurysms are caused by a bacterial or fungal infection. Almost any such organism can damage the arteries, but the infection must be very deep and severe. The bacteria salmonella and syphilis both seem to have a special liking for arterial walls.
Atherosclerotic aneurysms are linked to the process that causes coronary artery disease, which is the buildup of fatty deposits on the inner wall of the arteries. However, even someone with severe atherosclerosis may not develop an aneurysm if they are not already genetically predisposed.
Risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, inactivity, smoking, and obesity, are also risk factors for aneurysms. Severe aneurysms are probably due to a combination of genes and poor cardiovascular health. Occasionally, aneurysms develop where stab or gunshot wounds have perforated an artery.
Aneurysms often cause no pain. They're sometimes detected accidentally in body scans. The most likely way you will notice a cerebral, thoracic, or abdominal aneurysm is if it grows big enough to press against nerve-bearing tissue. Unfortunately, this means the aneurysm has grown recently, so the warning comes late. Fast-growing aneurysms are the ones most likely to rupture. Even large aneurysms often cause no symptoms.
Cerebral (brain) aneurysms occasionally cause some of these symptoms as they start to swell:
With thoracic aneurysms, symptoms are rare but may include:
Abdominal aneurysms are more likely to cause symptoms that:
The symptom of a ruptured abdominal aneurysm is intense pain and tenderness in the stomach or lower back area. Ruptured thoracic aneurysms cause excruciating pain in the upper chest that spreads to the back and sometimes down the trunk. Blood loss and failure of vital organs such as the kidneys can lead to fatal consequences in cases of thoracic and abdominal aneurysms. Ruptured cerebral aneurysms cause a hemorrhagic stroke, with all of its symptoms.
Sometimes, you'll feel symptoms that will alert your doctor to a possible
aneurysm, or your doctor may feel the pulsations of the larger abdominal
aneurysms with their hands when they examine the upper abdomen. In either case,
your doctor will order a scan. Ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
and computed tomography (CT) scans can all locate aneurysms.
If the aneurysm is discovered while it is still small and there are no
symptoms, your doctor will generally recommend a watch-and-wait approach. This includes repeat exams and scans every 6 to 12 months.
The treatment for a ruptured aneurysm is emergency surgery. The aneurysm is
usually replaced with a synthetic graft or closed off with a clip. Treatment of
a mycotic aneurysm involves taking antibiotics for a certain period of time,
followed by removal of the aneurysm. Surgery is a lot safer if the aneurysm
hasn't ruptured yet. If you're a man over 65 years of age and your family has a
history of aneurysms or hemorrhagic stroke, you should ask for a screening
Aneurysms under a certain size (their size depends on their location) rarely
rupture. Abdominal aneurysms over 5.5 cm and thoracic aneurysms over 6 cm in
diameter pose a real risk of rupture and are best treated surgically. Surgery
to repair an aneurysm is major surgery and involves an incision. In some cases,
surgeons have developed new techniques to close off the aneurysm without a
large incision, by approaching them from the inside the artery (endovascular approach).
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm can be an effective way to help
detect aneurysms early, especially for people who may be at risk (e.g., people
with a history of smoking). If necessary, elective surgery can be performed to
help prevent rupture of the aneurysm. Screening in men aged 65 to 74 years old
can be effective to reduce the number of ruptures.
Whatever your genetic profile, you can reduce your risk of aneurysm and
rupture by:
The blood pressure-lowering medication propranolol* and other types of
beta-blockers may reduce the risk of enlargement and rupture of detected
*All medications have both common (generic) and brand names. The brand name is what a specific manufacturer calls the product (e.g., Tylenol®). The common name is the medical name for the medication (e.g., acetaminophen). A medication may have many brand names, but only one common name. This article lists medications by their common names. For information on a given medication, check our Drug Information database. For more information on brand names, speak with your doctor or pharmacist.
All material copyright MediResource Inc. 1996 – 2019. Terms and conditions of use. The contents herein are for informational purposes only. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Source: www.medbroadcast.com/condition/getcondition/Aneurysm


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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I could find no photos of pink elephants, but I did stumble on this oddity in the Christian Science Monitor. I thought it would be a perfect addition to the April Fool's Day event that Beverly is hosting on her blog, How Sweet the Sound, for Pink Saturday. The photo was taken on April Fool's Day in 2010 on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Turkey. For reasons I have not been able to divine, the municipality released 100,000 pink balloons as part of its April Fool's Day celebration. Go figure. Truth is stranger than fiction.
One Year Ago Today: Peanut Butter Bread with Streusel Topping
Two Years Ago Today: Lemon Cheese Buns

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Feinstein comment on U.S. drones likely to embarrass Pakistan
The Predator planes that launch missile strikes against militants are based in Pakistan, the senator says.
That suggests a much deeperrelationship with the U.S. than Islamabad would like to admit.
By Greg Miller
February 13, 2009
Reporting from Washington — A senior U.S. lawmaker said Thursday that unmanned CIA Predator aircraft operating in Pakistan are flownfrom an air base in that country, a revelation likely to embarrass the Pakistani government and complicate its counter-terrorismcollaboration with the United States.
The disclosure by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, marked the first time a U.S. official hadpublicly commented on where the Predator aircraft patrolling Pakistan take off and land.
At a hearing, Feinstein expressed surprise over Pakistani opposition to the campaign of Predator-launched CIA missile strikes againstIslamic extremist targets along Pakistan's northwestern border.
"As I understand it, these are flown out of a Pakistani base," she said.
The basing of the pilotless aircraft in Pakistan suggests a much deeper relationship with the United States on counter-terrorism mattersthan has been publicly acknowledged. Such an arrangement would be at odds with protests lodged by officials in Islamabad, the capital,and could inflame anti-American sentiment in the country.
The CIA declined to comment, but former U.S. intelligence officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of theinformation, confirmed that Feinstein's account was accurate.
"Even though the US does not rate highly Zardari's leadership qualities, it prefers him to Nawaz because of his willingness to maintainMusharraf's policy of co-operation with the US in its so-called war against terrorism in Afghanistan and his perceived amenability to pressureby the US because of its role in persuading Musharraf, when he was the President, to issue the NRO ( National Reconciliation Ordinance).The US is also hopeful that, unlike Nawaz, Zardari will avoid any humiliation of Musharraf and will let him continue to live in Pakistan withoutfearing any harassment by the Government. Well-informed PPP sources say that the entire scenario has been proceeding according to atacit understanding reached with US officials during the visit of Yousef Raza Gilani, the Prime Minister, and Rehman Malik, his Advisor onInternal Security, to Washington DC, in the last week of July, 2008. According to these sources, this understanding provided for: launching ofa special land-cum-air operation by the Pakistan military against Al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuaries in the Bajaur Agency, permission to beaccorded by the Gilani Government for continuing unmanned Predator strikes by the US intelligence agencies on terrorist hide-outs in theFederally-Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and US pressure on Musharraf to resign thus paving the way for the election of Zardari. Theobject of the entire exercise was to keep Nawaz out of power, marginalise him and keep up the present level of US-Pakistan co-operationagainst terrorism. ...... After 9/11, the US tried to project Musharraf as its frontline ally in the war against terrorism. He did co-operate, but notwhole-heartedly. It is now hoping that if elected as the President, Zardari will co-operate with it without reservations. Zardari is giving theimpression that he will. It is most likely that he will turn out to be as insincere as Musharraf. He will give the impression of co-operating whileavoiding it in effect. "
Extract from my article of August 27, 2008, titled "AFTER TRICKY MUSH, TRICKY ZARDARI" athttp://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers29/paper2824.html
"The same well-informed sources of the Pakistan People's Party cited in the above-mentioned article of August 27, 2008, say that it iscorrect that Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari had been kept in the picture by officials of the Bush administration, including President George Bush himself, about the new rules of engagement approved by Bush in July before the visit ofGilani to Washington DC. Under these new rules of engagement, the US has been allowed to step up aerial attacks on suspected terroristhide-outs in Pakistani territory by the Predator pilotless planes and undertake ground operations through special forces within a depth ofnot more than five kms if warranted by precise intelligence without informing the Pakistan Army beforehand. According to them, these rulesof engagement also lay down that ground operations would be undertaken in such a manner as not to involve an accidental confrontationwith the Pakistani security forces. As against three Predator strikes and no ground strike during the whole of last year when PervezMusharraf was the President and the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), there have already been 12 Predator strikes and one ground strikesince the Gilani Government came to office on March 18, 2008."
Extract from my article of September 13,2008 titled PAK-US SNAFU http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers29/paper2843.html
( The writer is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and, presently, Director, Institute For TopicalStudies, Chennai. E-mail: email@example.com )
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Turn Your Child Into a Smart Snacker
With a little encouragement, your kids will learn to love healthy snacks.
There's nothing wrong with eating between meals. In fact, many doctors and nutritionists recommend snacking to curb hunger and prevent overeating at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Children in particular often need snacks because their little tummies aren't designed to take in a ton of food at mealtimes. In fact, snacking can be a way for you to ensure that your child is getting the nutrients that he or she needs.
Healthy Snacks: Great Ideas for Children's Health
As with regular meals, the food that makes a healthy snack is whole-grain, unrefined, and low in fat and added sugars. "Snacks should consist of foods that combine protein and high-fiber fruit or carbohydrates," says Jatinder Bhatia, MBBS, professor and chief of the section of neonatology at the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia. Kid-friendly healthy snacks include:
- Apple slices with peanut butter
- Carrot sticks with hummus
- Grapes and cheddar cheese
- Sliced turkey on wheat bread
- Snack mix made with raisins, nuts, and whole wheat cereal
- Whole grain tortilla or bagel with low-fat cheese or cream cheese
- Bean burrito on a whole-wheat tortilla
- Small salad with lean meat or tuna
- Cut-up fruit or easily portable whole fruit, such as apples, oranges, or clementines
- Steamed sliced sweet potato with cinnamon
- Whole grain cereal, dry or with milk
- Low-fat yogurt with fresh berries
Healthy Snacks: Keep Them Convenient
A key to encouraging healthy snacking habits is to make the right foods readily available to your child. Follow these tips to make your household healthy-snack central:
- Allow your child to help you choose healthy snacks at the grocery store.
- Have easy-to-eat fruits such as apples and bananas within view on the counter.
- Keep unhealthy options like chips and cookies on hard-to-reach shelves and tucked into the back of cabinets. Or better yet, don't bring them into the house at all!
- Put whole-grain crackers and other smart choices for children's health on the shelves that your child can reach.
- Prepare cut-up vegetables like carrots or celery sticks in advance for easy munching.
Healthy Snacks or Stealthy Snacks?
Some parents work around their children's aversion to vegetables by sneaking them into more "fun" foods. This includes pureeing vegetables like broccoli or sweet potatoes and hiding them in muffins, breads or other foods children find easier to stomach. While this is a viable last resort for getting a child to eat the daily essentials, many pediatric dieticians encourage a more above-board approach, to set the best example for future decision-making.
"When I first heard about this technique, my response was it's better to serve vegetables outwardly. If you hide them your child will never want to eat them," says Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD, a nutrition education specialist at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. "But being a mom, my kid doesn't eat all the vegetables I want her to. So while I have used the hiding technique, I also still serve a vegetable on my child's plate at every lunch and dinner. Even if she doesn't always eat it, I keep offering."
So make sure you surround your child with healthy snacks, be patient if she rejects some choices, and keep trying. You're bound to come up with some healthy choices she'll love to snack on.
Last reviewed: March 2, 2009 | Last updated: March 2, 2009 This section created and produced exclusively by the editorial staff of EverydayHealth.com. © 2009 EverydayHealth.com; all rights reserved.


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
Hi everyone. A few days ago I successfully upgraded our production database to the new version -SQL Server 2012. Actually, all installation process went ok, and after running Upgrade Advisor I restored the database onto a new server without any problems. The "challenge" was to upgrade existing SSRS reports and SSIS packages. I migrated the entire solution of our reports and it looked ok but trying open the data source or even click on Properties ,I was kicked off and prompt to close or restart SQL Data Tools solution.What I would recommend is to open a new project in SQL Data Tools (yes BIDS is gone) ,creating a new data source and adding report by report to the project. SQL Server will automatically upgrade them for first time you run it. Also ,SSIS package migration process went smoothly where I just needed to replace connection string for OLEDB source only.Another good thing is that now you can much easily configure SSRS and even if you specified not to "install and configure" during the installation.More over, I have not noticed any performance degradation since we moved from SQL Server 2005 after running Update Statistics on all user databases. So lets enjoy new features that were introduced and happy working with SQL Server 2012 to everyone.
I have been asked recently to help to one of my friends with "strange behaviour" as he described...He has SQL Server 2008 where sql job copies .BAK files (database backup) into his local disk drive with requirement to keep those file only for one month. So as he has SQL Server 2005 (SP3) installed on his machine the first idea was to create Maintenance Clean Up task to delete the files. But as you imagine that did not work. Surely, when I came to help, I did not know that those files are created in SQL Server 2008 and has been copied to his local machine and after cheching all possibilities I launch up SQL Server Profiler to see what is going on... I saw the below command to be executed for each file to be deleted .
exec sp_executesql N'RESTORE LABELONLY FROM DISK=@P1',N'@P1 nchar(27)',N'X:\DB\Log\log010411PM.bak'
Well, I put that statement in Query window and obviously got the error which leads me to the root of the problem.
Msg 3241, Level 16, State 7, Line 1
The media family on device 'X:\DB\Log\log010411PM.bak' is incorrectly formed. SQL Server cannot process this media family.
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
RESTORE LABELONLY is terminating abnormally.
What do you think guys? Does SQL Server need to check out the version of the files need to be deleted or just delete files with .BAK extension regardless on version they were created ?
Recently I have talked to our developer who wanted to delete TOP x rows from the table. I pointed him to the below artcile http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlcat/archive/2009/05/21/fast-ordered-delete.aspx where a tip – a view with ORDER BY.
As alternative he wanted using a derived table but cannot understand why all rows are deleted from the table instead of TOP(x). See the below demo.
create table #t (c int)insert into #t values (1)insert into #t values (1)insert into #t values (2)insert into #t values (3)insert into #t values (3)
delete #t from (select top (2) c from #t order by c) t
How does DELETE extension in T-SQL work?. The FROM clause after the DELETE specifies the target table to delete. The second optional FROM clause specifies the qualifying rows. But if I change 't' alias to '#t' as original name of the temporary table that would work...
delete #t from (select top (2) c from #t order by c) #t
Now, SQL Server 'sees' that derived table has the same name as a target and thus deletes only TOP(x) rows
There is no goal of this post to get into a discussion about how to write correlated subquery to perform such operations, I just wanted you to pay attention on if you choose using derived tables to perform deletion please make sure that alias you specify for derived table is the same as a target table..
PS. If you are testing and not sure about the result please use BEGIN TRAN... before executing the script.If you see that rows affected by the script is too many issue ROLLBACK TRAN to back to original data.
If you have ever dealt with projects where you need to script out the objects and the recreate them on the destination database you first always have been thinking of sys.sql_dependencies system table (if you are on SQL Server 2005 and onwards) . At our company we have a project to create script on many client machines that have variuos versions of SQL Server Express Edition from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2008 R2. The team has automated script that creates all objects on the client by using old syscomments table. They could not rely on sys.dependencies table because it has some critical bugs as you are aware of. They did script out all views into a text file and run it for more than once because it is possoble that for the first run it is failed (if you have nested views.).It is very complicated script and in narrow down we can reproduce the problem as the following.
USE AdventureWorksGOCREATE TABLE t1 (c INT)GOCREATE VIEW v1ASSELECT c FROM v2GO/*
Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Procedure v1, Line 3Invalid object name 'v2'*/CREATE VIEW v2ASSELECT * FROM t1--Clean upDROP VIEW v1,v2DROP TABLE t1
It worked well for a while but very slowely and they look for improvment. I would like to share with you very reliable and fast option developed by colleague of mine by using VB.NET. Please test it before running on production server.
This script reads the view definition, find the level of dependecy, and then set priority to create.
Var_dsV – Data table of views and column of "PL" – Place or priority_dsD - data table of dependences (view on view ) _dsC –context of views
FunctionCreateDependence(_dsV.Tables(0), _dsC.Tables(0), _dsD) - find on context of view if exist other viewsCheckChildViews(_dsV.Tables(0), _dsD, _dsD.Select(), 0) - recursive function which set priority of views.On the start all view with priority 1000 (it's don't have dependence) . When view has some dependence then it gets priority = 0 or parent priority + 1. All child views (nested view) get higher among (parent priority +1) or its priority. GetViews(_dsV.Tables(0), _dsC.Tables(0)) - get all view by sort of priority descending
Private Sub CreateViews() Dim cldb As clDB ' class - connection to database Dim _dsV As DataSet Dim _dsD As New DataTable("DEP") Dim _dsC As DataSet lblResultSqlScript.Text = "" Try cldb = New clDB cldb.ConnectionString = conectionString Dim tmp As String = "" 'all views tmp = " SELECT ID,NAME,1000 as PL " tmp &= " FROM dbo.sysobjects " tmp &= " WHERE xtype = 'V' and category=0 " tmp &= " order by name " & vbNewLine _dsV = cldb.GetDataSet(tmp)
'context of views tmp = " SELECT text ,COLID,ID " tmp &= " FROM syscomments " tmp &= " ORDER BY COLID " & vbNewLine _dsC = cldb.GetDataSet(tmp) 'depandences CreateDependence(_dsV.Tables(0), _dsC.Tables(0), _dsD) ClearIndex(_dsV.Tables(0), _dsD) CheckChildViews(_dsV.Tables(0), _dsD, _dsD.Select(), 0) -----GetViews(_dsV.Tables(0), _dsC.Tables(0)) RunViews (_dsV.Tables(0), _dsC.Tables(0)) Catch ex As System.Exception Finally cldb = Nothing End Try End Sub
Private Sub CreateDependence(ByVal dsV As DataTable, ByVal dsC As DataTable, ByRef dt As DataTable) 'create datatable Dim cl1 As New DataColumn("PNAME", System.Type.GetType("System.String")) Dim cl2 As New DataColumn("PID", System.Type.GetType("System.Int32")) Dim cl3 As New DataColumn("CNAME", System.Type.GetType("System.String")) Dim cl4 As New DataColumn("CID", System.Type.GetType("System.Int32")) dt.Columns.Add(cl1) dt.Columns.Add(cl2) dt.Columns.Add(cl3) dt.Columns.Add(cl4) Dim cur As Integer = -1 Dim tmp As String = "" 'load view Dim bs As New Text.StringBuilder For Each ddr As DataRow In dsV.Select("", "PL DESC") Try bs.Length = 0 For Each dr As DataRow In dsC.Select("ID=" & ddr("ID"), "COLID") Try bs.Append(dr("TEXT").ToString) Catch ex As System.Exception End Try Next 'find dependence 'loop on all view without current For Each ddr1 As DataRow In dsV.Select("ID<>" & ddr("ID"), "PL DESC") cur = bs.ToString.IndexOf(ddr1("NAME").ToString) If cur > -1 Then 'check if it's real name and not peace of name tmp = bs.ToString.Substring(cur + ddr1("NAME").ToString.Length, 1) If tmp = "" Or tmp = "." Or tmp = " " Or Asc(tmp) = 13 Then 'add to dependence Dim newdr As DataRow = dt.NewRow newdr("PNAME") = ddr("NAME") newdr("PID") = ddr("ID") newdr("CNAME") = ddr1("NAME") newdr("CID") = ddr1("ID") dt.Rows.Add(newdr) End If End If Next Catch ex As System.Exception End Try Next End Sub Private Sub GetViews(ByVal dsV As DataTable, ByVal dsC As DataTable)
txtSQLScript.Text = "" Dim bs As New Text.StringBuilder bs.Append(" SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF " & vbNewLine) bs.Append(" GO " & vbNewLine) bs.Append(" SET ANSI_NULLS OFF " & vbNewLine) bs.Append(" GO " & vbNewLine) For Each ddr As DataRow In dsV.Select("", "PL DESC") bs.Append(" IF EXISTS (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id = object_id(N'" & ddr("NAME") & "') and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsView') = 1)" & vbNewLine) bs.Append(" DROP VIEW " & ddr("NAME") & vbNewLine) bs.Append(" GO " & vbNewLine) For Each dr As DataRow In dsC.Select("ID=" & ddr("ID")) Try bs.Append(dr("TEXT").ToString) Catch ex As System.Exception End Try Next bs.Append(vbNewLine & " GO " & vbNewLine) bs.Append(vbNewLine & "--------------------------------" & vbNewLine) Next txtSQLScript.Text = bs.ToString End Sub Private Sub ClearIndex(ByRef dsV As DataTable, ByVal dsd As DataTable) For Each ddr As DataRow In dsV.select If dsd.Select("PID=" & ddr("ID").ToString).Length > 0 Then ddr("PL") = 0 End If Next End Sub Private Sub CheckChildViews(ByRef dsV As DataTable, _ ByVal dsd As DataTable, _ ByVal dr() As DataRow, ByVal index As Integer) For Each ddr As DataRow In dr Try Dim pd As DataRow = dsV.Select("ID=" & ddr("PID").ToString)(0) If pd("PL") < index Then pd("PL") = index CheckChildViews(dsV, dsd, dsd.Select("PID=" & ddr("CID").ToString), index + 1) Catch ex As System.Exception End Try Next End Sub
Private Sub RunViews(ByVal dsV As DataTable, ByVal dsC As DataTable) txtSQLScript.Text = "" Dim bs As New Text.StringBuilder Dim cldb As New dbAdministration.clDB For Each ddr As DataRow In dsV.Select("", "PL DESC") bs.Length = 0 bs.Append(" IF EXISTS (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id = object_id(N'" & ddr("NAME") & "') and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsView') = 1)" & vbNewLine) bs.Append(" DROP VIEW " & ddr("NAME") & vbNewLine) cldb.Execute(bs.ToString()) 'run delete if exist view bs.Length = 0 For Each dr As DataRow In dsC.Select("ID=" & ddr("ID")) Try bs.Append(dr("TEXT").ToString) Catch ex As System.Exception End Try Next cldb.Execute(bs.ToString()) 'run create view Next End Sub
Our DBA was very busy today, he helped out our developers to write efficient code,explained to the programmer how to launch the old DTS package on SQL Server 2005 and etc. You know how it is, someone comes in and asking the question and you answer the question at the same time you are busy to do something. So today answering one of such questions he deleted by mistake very ctitical database. Fortunately, we had zero data loss,thanks to our backup/recovery strategy.
I think that is acceptable to say that you are busy right now ,please ask the question later on, what do you think? How do you respond if someone asks you a queston while you are doing something on the server/database and etc.?
Perhaps I am 'breaking in' Aaron's bad habits series of blogs or Alex's defensive programming but I would like to share with you the style I have seen recently on the client's side and how it affects perfromance.
There is long lines stored procedure that has many DML operations but I have seen that repeated many times within the stored procedure.
If you turn on an actual execution plan you will see that SQL Server uses CI index SEEK to get to the range and intresting , Filter operator to check variables and also Sort operator to select the first few rows based on a sort order.
On the other hand running the below you will see only CI Delete operator only. And running then secod one takes on my laptop slightly faster.
I would like to hear from you friends how you deal with such programming styles and how it affects performance at your company. Would it be much better to write IF..ELSE block to check for deletion which I proposed to the client in that case?
Hello every body. This is my first blog on that great site so I am really exciting.
I have recently met our client who uchecked the sysadmin rights of BUILTIN\Administrators group before given any permissions to another account. That was NOT such problem if the BUILTIN\Administrators group was removed from sysadmin role accidentally/by mistake, then you must login with another sysadmin login. If there is no other sysadmin login, you must login with SQL authentication as sa with the password that was set during setup to sa. Once logged in as a member of sysadmin, you are able to add BUILTIN\Admisnitrators back to sysadmin role.However everything above does not work for the client. Uhhh,the client also disabled SA accoount as well as DAC connection.Moreover, there is no domain controller where you can create a sysadmin domain acoount and grant the access to the machine running SQL Server,that was a stand alone computer with single instance installed on.The solution we found was to start SQL Server with single user mode. As Raul said that using the single-user mode, SQL Server 2005 prevents a Windows Administrator to abuse this privilege to act on behalf of the sysadmin without being noticed. This allows Windows Administrator accounts to perform certain maintenance tasks, such as installing patches. To someone who is not familiar how to start the instance in single user mode and adding login to the server role being system administrator please read the below link describing step by step the procedure.http://blogs.msdn.com/raulga/archive/2007/07/12/disaster-recovery-what-to-do-when-the-sa-account-password-is-lost-in-sql-server-2005.aspx


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Grant Apologists Are Loud, But Wrong
Just had the opportunity to read J. Douglas Allen-Taylor's Jan. 28 column in the Daily Planet ("Justice Coalitions Fracturing in Oscar Grant Case") about the BART Police officer's accidental shooting of the convicted criminal Oscar Grant on New Year's Day.
You noted:
"[I]t was a second BART officer—identified by KTVU as Tony Pirone—who appears to have precipitated the events that led up to the shooting, walking aggressively across the Fruitvale BART platform to confront Mr. Grant and then punch him in the side of his head. Prior to Mr. Pirone's appearance, Mr. Grant and two Latino companions were standing up against the platform wall and being detained by a female BART police officer, with no apparent problems."
I realize that yours is an opinion piece, and as such does not require being rooted in facts; you can guess and be right.
The problem is that Tony Pirone didn't precipitate the events. Oscar Grant did.
Oscar Grant was a convicted felon who was in possession of drugs. He continually antagonized and resisted the female officer's attempts to detain him. He continually reached in his pockets, despite being warned not to.
The sympathy for poor Oscar Grant is compelling. I agree that he did not deserve to die for his criminal actions that night. There is no death penalty for simply being a petty criminal.
But Oscar Grant was not an innocent bystander that night. He was the reason the police were there. And is anybody stupid enough to think the police went to the Fruitvale station to murder Oscar Grant that night?
I have heard many of the angry comments about this poor family man being victimized that night.
Why wasn't the family man home with his wife and child that night instead of being out with his friends? If Oscar Grant was such a devoted family man, why had he been incarcerated for two of his child's four years?
Oscar Grant had twelve separate police cases in the span of the past four years. (New Year's morning was to be his lucky thirteenth, had he lived.)
I know Tony Pirone. He is a stand-up guy with a great wife and two young daughters. He is a family man, and he is an outstanding police officer. For the few years that our family has known him, he has always shown himself to be an intelligent, friendly, caring person— a great family man and a great friend.
And he is everything that a police officer should be.
That this case is being tried in the press and in public is just the way it is; you can't stop it from happening. But to make Tony Pirone out as something he isn't because you think you know what happened is wrong. You weren't there. You saw some grainy videos. You heard people say some things. And you guessed at the truth.
Your opinion is your opinion, and the truth is the truth. And there is a difference between the two.
There are quite a few people angry about what happened that morning. But many more are angry about how the officers are being portrayed, rather than what happened to Oscar Grant. The Oscar Grant apologists are louder and more destructive, and they make a better story, but that doesn't make them any less wrong.
David Jackson is an East Bay resident.


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The policy dialogue on natural resource-based development has two aims: building capacity in policy making via peer learning and helping countries identify possible policy options through comparative evidence-based analysis. Hence, Africa's agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent's economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according to the African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2013.
At the Africa Down Under Conference, 28 August in Perth, Mario Pezzini presented the latest AEO's findings on structural transformation and natural resource management in Africa. The report proposes a 4-pronged approach to harness the continent's natural resources for structural transformation.
More information on the African Economic Outlook.
Logistics, the ability to rapidly and reliably move goods and services within and across borders, has paramount implications for economic development. Countries with strong logistics benefit from higher levels of labour productivity, stronger trade performance, deeper regional and global links, as well as lower transaction costs. Furthermore, improved logistics are especially important for vulnerable actors, as they increase the social and economic inclusion of rural areas, as well as raising the competitiveness of SMEs.
These topics will be addressed at the upcoming Ibero-American Forum of Logistics and Ports and the Ibero-American Summit Preparatory Meeting taking place in Panama City on 16-25 September.
What are the key structural policy challenges in emerging Asia at the moment? During the ASEAN Business Investment Summit on 20 August in Brunei several key issues were discussed: human capital development, infrastructure development, tax reforms, SME development, inequality and informality.
One of the main arguments of the discussion was that capital flows need to be managed carefully. There is room to improve macro prudential policies, but further development of corporate bond markets would help reduce risks from capital inflows. Domestic demand will be the major driver for growth. The expansion of the middle class is likely to continue to boost domestic demand, but this expansion will require a shift in policies. Fiscal capacity is one of the areas where action must be taken. Fiscal capacity needs to be strengthened and structural policies are necessary to enhance productivity.
Around 300 policy makers and business people participated in the ASEAN Summit.
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What is creativity? Where does it come from? The workings of the creative mind have been subjected to intense scrutiny over the past 25 years by an army of researchers in psychology, sociology, anthropology and neuroscience. But no one has a better overview of this mysterious mental process than Washington University psychologist R. Keith Sawyer, author of the new book Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation (Oxford; 336 pages). He's working on a version for the lay reader, due out in 2007 from Basic Books. In an interview with Francine Russo, Sawyer shares some of his findings and suggests ways in which we can enhance our creativity not just in art, science or business but in everyday life.
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- Q: When is the best time to visit Koh Rong?
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1) Lonely Beach – Possibly the best beach on the islands (even bettering Lazy Beach on Koh Rong Samloem), is Lonely Beach to the northern side of Koh Rong Island. Although it is not in the most convenient location, it really is absolutely stunning. The small alcove feels like a real island-paradise, with crystal clear ocean waters, soft white sandy beaches, and tall palm trees all around. The atmosphere is quite serene – so peaceful and quiet with just a few crickets chirping in the background. There are very few people around, so you feel quite isolated and secluded out in a truly beautiful setting.
2) 4K Beach (Long Set Beach) – We would say that 4K beach is number two on the list, though there are now several resorts built along this wonderful stretch of white sand, sparkling turquoise ocean, and tropical jungle wilderness. What's great about this beach, apart from the stunning scenery and inviting pristine waters, is that it's a short walk away from the main tourist area on Koh Rong Island (Koh Touch).
3) White Beach – At number 3 we are going to put White Beach – A 10 minute walk from the main pier on Koh Touch. Admittedly, there are probably better beaches, but the convenience of White Beach and the quality of the resorts around this area push it up a place or two. Despite what you might read elsewhere, this far side of Koh Touch is not a party location and does not suffer from the same setbacks that other more popular areas experience. The beach on this part of the touristy stretch is clean and well-kept, with soft white sands and beautiful clear ocean waters.
For example, those that visit during the rainy season get to enjoy half-priced accommodation and beautiful rainy scenes, and because it never gets too cold in Cambodia, swimming in the ocean is still a very pleasurable experience (the water rarely drops beneath 25°C). Take a look at this article for more information: 5 Reasons to Visit Koh Rong Island in Rainy Season
In 2012, a special edition of the French Survivor ('Koh Lanta') was filmed near Sok San Village with an All-Star cast. The production team returned in 2013 and again in 2016 to film the regular editions.
In 2015, the American version of Survivor produced Season 31 (Survivor: Cambodia – Second Chance) and season 32 (Survivor: Kaoh Rong – Brains vs Brawn vs Beauty) on Koh Rong Island.
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The Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) recently adopted these three core beliefs – Community. Education. Advocacy.
The organization is a community of over 3,000 like-minded genealogists who believe in helping people who want assistance in finding their Ontario ancestors.
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The organization believes in education. Each branch holds free meetings you are encouraged to attend. The OGS hold an annual spring conference at various points in the province at a very reasonable price, and they offer courses through the National Institute for Genealogical Studies at a reduced rate if you are a member of the OGS.
Over the past, the OGS has advocated the Library and Archives Canada on our behalf for the release of the 1921 Census, and the Ontario government for the restoration and registering of cemeteries within the province. Without this action, neither one would have received as much support as they did from members of the public.
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As we all know, America's foremost satirist Jon Stewart will unfortunately be leaving "The Daily Show" in August after 16 years, but he's not taking his snazzy suits with him.
The comedian will be auctioning off his Armani suits, which he wore every night on the show, on eBay from now until July 31.
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What Credit Score Do I Need to Buy a House?
One of the pervasive questions people always ask when inquiring about purchasing a home is, 'What credit score do I need in order to buy a house?' As with most questions in the mortgage world, there is no definite answer. Your credit score is basically a blueprint of your finances that lending institutions use to determine if you should qualify for a home loan.
Typically, the higher your credit score, the greater chance you have of getting approved and obtaining a lower interest rate. Again, this is only typical, not a hard-fast rule.
Your credit score is comprised of five factors, each bearing different weights in totaling your score. The first and most weighty factor is your payment history, followed by the length of your history, the outstanding amounts you owe on credit, new credit lines opened and the types of credit lines open.
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"If you're in the developed world, [maintaining economic growth] might mean embracing "geoengineering" schemes: filling the atmosphere with sulfur to block sunlight (on purpose smog), or filling the seas with iron filings to stimulate the growth of plankton that would soak up carbon. But the early tests have found only "negligible" results, and the costs are huge, measured in the tens of trillions of dollars. Not only that, but we'd be experimenting on the same scale that we've experimented with carbon, and look how well that turned out." (p. 100)
This is shocking in its inaccuracies, distortions, and outright laziness. For such a prominent environmentalist to dismiss geoengineering on this basis borders on the irresponsible. The mainstream green movement deserves much better than this.


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Nobody could accuse the Independent Statutory Maori Board of lacking ambition in its blueprint for Maori development over the next 30 years in Auckland. Its plan sets 49 cultural, social, economic and environmental goals, backed by a set of activities. This, it says, will "give direction, guidance and information to the Auckland Council for developing investment and budget bids in those specific areas". Inevitably, many goals - those for education and health, in particular - will not progress further; even the board seems to accept that. Yet it can hardly be blamed for being drawn into this approach.
Board chairman David Taipari says the straying into areas much removed from traditional council roles - roading, water, rates and suchlike - reflects the message from consultation hui. And if those taking part in the hui were looking for inspiration for a wide-ranging approach, they needed look no further than the Auckland Council's own 30-year city plan. The draft, in particular, could hardly have traversed more territory. Its first chapters dwelled not on the likes of transport infrastructure and public services but on the city's social welfare, education and climate change.
It is little wonder the Maori board followed this lead, asking, for instance, for the council to support the establishment of a te reo Maori working group to promote the use of Maori, and to give its backing to compulsory te reo in all Auckland schools. It also wants the council to support financial literacy programmes to ensure Maori business success and to facilitate Maori engagement in trade delegations, foreign direct investment, and so on. "We didn't want to set the bar too low," says Mr Taipari.
Already, however, the Government is resetting that very bar. The type of thinking encapsulated in the Auckland Plan and the Maori board's programme reflects law passed by the Labour Government a decade ago. It broadened local bodies' role to providing for "the social, economic, cultural and environmental wellbeing of their communities". The Key Government takes a different view through legislation that instructs councils to focus on providing "good-quality local infrastructure, public services and regulatory functions" that are "most cost-effective for households and business".
The Government may well be going too far with the adamancy of its stand. A shrinking of local-body autonomy will be the outcome, yet councils are, in many instances, best placed to know what their communities want and need. But the clear message is that the Government is not about to delegate its authority in education or other social spheres, no matter what the Auckland Council or the Maori board would like to happen. The final version of the council's 30-year plan appeared to reflect that reality.
The board may have been late coming to that recognition but, again, there are mitigating factors. The royal commission on local governance recommended that Maori should have three seats at the full Auckland Council table to reflect the distinctive character and interest of that community. Having been denied this by the Government, the iwi-selected statutory board has had to make the best of a far inferior hand. It was hardly surprising that it sought the best possible foothold on council committees by bypassing the council's view on the skills and experience that its appointees should have. Now, it is no less surprising that its 30-year plan to improve the wellbeing of Maori is so far-reaching.
"This," says Mr Taipari, "is what Maori want." It is not what they will get. The Government, let alone the council, will ensure that.


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Quoting from an article in Ynetnews.com <http://www.ynetnews.com/artic
"[Gilad claims that] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are extremely concerned by the Iranian threat. . . .'You need to know what issues to prioritize. In my opinion – it's the Iranian front,' he told students at the Ashkelon College. His statements were made in response to a Yedioth Ahronoth article claiming that Netanyahu and Barak were seemingly pushing for action against Iran. "
What is interesting about this article is that it also quotes Israeli military figures, who oppose action against Iran.
"According to a Nahum Barnea article in Yedioth Ahronoth, published on Friday, the heads of the armed forces – Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz, Mossad Chief Tamir Pardo, Military Intelligence Chief Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi and Shin Bet Chief Yoram Cohen share the opinion of their predecessors and are opposed to taking action against Iran at this time. Former Mossad Chief Meir Dagan had previously stated that a strike against Iran was 'a foolish idea' and warned against the disastrous consequences that would follow such action – an all out regional war."
It would thus seem that there is a split between the politicians and the military on the advisability of an attack on Iran.
This makes the rise in rumors about such an attack highly suspicious. Either they are specious, or if true, the seem to show a political rather than a military or security necessity. The Washington Times quotes Amir Oren, military analyst for Ha'aretz:
"Mr. Oren offered another insight that he says may point Mr. Netanyahu toward military action against Iran. Although the prime minister failed to make any enduring mark on history during his previous term or so far during his present term, Mr. Netanyahu may see Iran as an opportunity to achieve his Churchillian moment,' Mr. Oren wrote. 'The day is not far off, Netanyahu believes, when Churchill will emerge from him.' <http://www.washingtontimes.co
Bill Beeman
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Bereavement Support
Follow the links below to find information and organizations available to you.
Online newsletter subscriptions are available from some and many have Facebook pages set up for current information.
Not comfortable attending a support group, but would like to access information on the computer?
You may find the following helpful:
- www.griefnet.org
- An internet community of persons dealing with grief, death and major loss.
- Also Group for those working with the bereaved.
- www.widownet.org, online information and self-help resource for, and by widows and widowers.
- http://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/managing-grief/
- Students coping with grief and loss at school
Fernside, Cincinnati, www.fernside.org
Hospice of the Western Reserve, Northern Ohio, www.hospicewr.org
Cleveland & Columbus
Cornerstone of Hope, www.cornerstoneofhope.org
Evergreen Program, www.mountcarmelhealth.com/hospital-programs/bereavement-counseling
GriefShare, www.srumc.org
Hospice of the Valley, Inc., www.hospiceofthevalley.com
Bereavement Professionals
Centering Corporation, www.centering.org
GriefWatch/Perinatal Loss, www.griefwatch.com,
Doug Manning, www.thecarecommunity.com
James Miller, Willowgreen, www.willowgreen.com
Sherry Williams-White, www.newleaf-resources.com
Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D., www.centerforloss.com
Marta Felber, LifeWords, www.lifewords.com
Children/Family Grief
Linda Goldman, Children's Grief and Loss Issues, www.childrensgrief.net
Infant Loss
GriefWatch/Perinatal Loss, www.griefwatch.com
Men's Grief
Tom Golden, LCSW, www.webhealing.com
Music and meditation
Paul Alexander, www.griefsong.com
AARP Grief and Loss, www.aarp.org/relationships/grief-loss
Grief Awareness Guide, http://www.learnpsychology.org/now/grief/
Grief and Renewal, www.griefandrenewal.com
Grief Healing, www.griefhealing.com
LegacyConnect, www.connectlegacy.com
National Funeral Directors Association, www.nfda.org
Remembering a Life http://rememberingalife.com/
The NAMES Project Foundation, www.aidsquilt.org
Adult Sibling Grief
Adult sibling grief community,www.myadultsiblinggrief.com
Children/Family Grief
The Dougy Center, www.dougy.org
Children's Grief and Loss Issues, Linda Goldman, www.childrensgrief.net
National Alliance for Grieving Children, www.childrengrieve.org
Death of a Child
The Compassionate Friends, www.compassionatefriends.org
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, www.madd.org
Parents of Murdered Children, www.pomc.com
M.I.S.S., www.misschildren.org
Infant Loss
CLIMB, Center for Loss in Multiple Birth, Inc., www.climb-support.org
SHARE Atlanta, www.shareatlanta.org
Military Loss
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, www.taps.org
Pet Loss
Grief Healing, www.griefhealing.com
First Candle (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance), www.sidsalliance.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, www.afsp.org
SOS, Survivors of Suicide, www.survivorsofsuicide.com
WidowNet, www.widownet.org
Young widow/widowers, www.ywbb.org
Educational Opportunities
American Academy of Bereavement, an affiliate of CMI Education Institute, www.cmieducation.org
Association for Death Education and Counseling, www.adec.org
Certified Celebrants, In-Sight Institute, Doug Manning & Glenda Stansbury, www.InSightBooks.com
The Center for Loss & Life Transition, Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D., www.centerforloss.com
Mount Ida National Center for Death Education, www.mountida.edu
Children's Grief Education Association, www.childgrief.org
Jan Warner, www.griefspeaksout.com
Memorial resources
BEAReavementbears, Acton, MA, www.bereavementbears.com
MemoryBEARS4U, Jean Scott, Tontogany, OH, www.memorybears4u.com
Bereavement magazine, www.bereavementmag.com


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This could be the sad assessment of world inaction while more that two hundred thousand Syrians have been massacred in less than four years. This has also been the silent banner of much of the Left and the so-called Peace and Just Us movement that has been quick to rush to the defense of Bashar and blame the carnage on NATO somehow. Over a year ago Assad got called out for killing with sarin after he used it on a massive scale just outside of Damascus. He then made a deal with NATO that saw him give up his chemical weapons but continue to kill with chlorine gas and everything else in his arsenal with impunity.Syrian Lives Don't Matter
Eight months ago, I sat in an audience at USC and listened to David Swanson ridicule the idea that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was responsible for the chemical deaths of over 1400 people in East Ghouta. He and others who took this pro-Assad stand, probably hadn't heard of East Ghouta before the sarin attack and haven't been following the struggle there since. They just popped up to throw smoke in the air after Assad's sarin attack because that attack made international headlines. Swanson didn't mention that Assad had been killing the people of East Ghouta with conventional bombardment for more than a year before that and he probably could care less that East Ghouta remains unconquered now and Assad is still killing there big time. Nevermind. On Saturday we received this report from the Syrian American Medical Society [SAMS]:
More than 30 people, including 6 children, were killed in airstrikes from Syrian government planes in the Eastern Ghouta suburb of Damascus yesterday. At the same time, Eastern Ghouta continues to experience a deadly siege - food, water, heat, and electricity are rarely available.Assad's slaughter in Syria continues to be ignored today, even as US war planes join him in bombing his adversaries. The Media still spikes the stories and the Left all but ignores them, and for all the coverage of ISIS you might be forgiven for thinking that the jihadists are the biggest threat to civilian life and liberty in Syria, but that is far from the case, as this chart produced by The Syria Campaign too graphically illustrates:
SAMS is proud to support critical field hospitals, ICUs, and birth centers inside Eastern Ghouta. These doctors are among 12 we support in one field hospital, performing lifesaving emergency surgeries. In December alone, the doctors in their field hospital saw 716 trauma cases and performed over 240 surgeries.
Join these brave doctors, and help give the citizens of Eastern Ghouta and the citizens of Syria hope: http://bit.ly/1pmh8ZR
The regime of Bashar al-Assad may still have its friends on the Left, and it may not be the main enemy of Obama and NATO in Syria but it remains the main enemy of the Syria people and the main obstacle to peace in Syria and Iraq. Ignoring this reality is precisely what has led to the sorry state of affairs we see in the region today.


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Feeling the Heat
Decline in turf quality for creeping bentgrass during summer is a common problem on many golf courses, especially in warm climatic regions. One of the primary causes of summer bentgrass decline is high soil temperature. The optimum soil temperature is 10°C to 18°C for the growth of cool-season turfgrasses. However, soil temperatures often reach above 25°C during summer months in many areas. High soil temperature is more detrimental than high air temperature in causing growth and physiological inhibition of shoots and roots in creeping bentgrass. Summer bentgrass quality decline under high soil temperature conditions is largely because of limited root growth and root death during summer. Root growth is more sensitive to high temperature than shoots because of their low optimum temperature requirement, and therefore root growth tends to decline before shoot growth is affected. Our studies found that decreased root biomass and increased root mortality occurred prior to decline in turf quality and shoot growth in response to high soil temperature, suggesting that the adverse effects of high soil temperature on shoot growth could be initiated by the decline in root growth and viability. Root growth inhibition reduce the supply of water, nutrients and root-produced hormones such as cytokinins to the shoots, which is probably a major factor leading to the decline in turf quality.
Root growth is positively associated with the performance of creeping bentgrass during summer because an extensive root system facilitates water uptake, increases transpirational cooling and promotes heat avoidance. In a 2001 study, we found that heat-tolerant 'L-93' bentgrass maintained a higher root-to-tiller number ratio than Penncross, suggesting that L-93 had more roots to provide water, nutrients and hormones to support each individual tiller. This suggests that maintaining a large root system relative to shoots would help bentgrass plants survive heat stress. Healthy roots are essential for maintaining high-quality turfgrass during the summer months.
Root growth of creeping bentgrass exhibits seasonal patterns, with slowing root growth and weakening rooting ability during summer. Summer root decline of creeping bentgrass is associated with decreased new root production and increased root mortality, but to a greater extent with increased root mortality (see Figure 1 and Figure 2 on page 40). Root mortality of creeping bentgrass ranges from 40 to 60 percent during midsummer, which means about half of the roots produced prior to the summer die during the hot periods. However, limited numbers of new roots are still produced during summer months. New root production does not cease during summer, but is minimal during warmest periods (see Figure 1 on page 40). Midsummer decline of root production and increased root mortality are closely related to increases in soil temperatures.
Root death under high temperature is believed to be associated with carbohydrate starvation among other physiological changes. High soil temperatures generally increase the respiration rate in roots, which might cause carbohydrate starvation and root dieback. Our recent studies have shown that the increase in root respiration in creeping bentgrass was mainly because of increases in maintenance respiration with increasing temperatures, which may result in insufficient carbohydrate levels needed for growth respiration and, thus, decreased root growth under high temperature conditions. Carbon allocation to roots also decreases under heat stress. Carbohydrate content in roots decreases more in roots than in shoots of creeping bentgrass when exposed to high temperatures. These results suggested that roots may have lower priority than shoots when carbohydrates become limited during heat stress. Limited carbon allocated to roots and low carbohydrate storage in roots may result in the limited growth and death of roots that occur under high temperature conditions in creeping bentgrass.
The death of roots initiates the decline of shoot growth, which might result from high temperature-labile processes in the roots. Among the three major functions of roots for turfgrasses, hormone synthesis may be the most sensitive, although water and nutrient uptake are also limited. We recently reported that cytokinin content of creeping bentgrass showed the most severe and rapid decline in response to high soil temperature at the earliest time of the stress period, followed by decreases in nutrient content, and water content. Cytokinins are predominantly produced in roots, and are involved in shoot and leaf formation, cell division, chlorophyll biosynthesis and leaf senescence. The early dysfunction of cytokinin metabolism may be a major factor leading to shoot growth inhibition and leaf senescence under high soil temperature conditions. Our earlier studies found that cytokinin levels in both leaves and roots of creeping bentgrass decreased at high soil temperature, but increased when cytokinin was applied to the root zone. Applying cytokinin (10 µmol) to the root zone improved turf quality of plants exposed to high soil temperatures (95 °F) to the level similar to that exposed to optimum temperatures. These results suggest that the inhibition of cytokinin biosynthesis in roots could contribute to decline in shoot and root growth, and cytokinin application to the root-zone could help alleviate summer bentgrass decline.
Nutrient uptake of roots is also limited under heat stress. Our recent studies showed that among the three major nutrient elements (nitrogen-N, potassium-K, and phosphorus-P), K accumulation was the most sensitive to changes in root temperature compared to N and P, and high soil temperatures reduced K content earlier and more severely than for N and P contents. Low K content may lead to stomatal closure, and thus result in decreased photosynthetic rate and reduced transpirational cooling under heat stress. Application of K significantly alleviates heat injury in creeping bentgrass.
Decline in leaf water content has been observed with increasing soil temperature, but does not reach to the physiologically detrimental level. When roots of creeping bentgrass were exposed to high soil temperature (95 °F), no leaf wilting was observed within 30 days of heat stress and only slight wilting was observed at 40 days of stress. Our results suggest that water uptake of roots may also be inhibited under heat stress, but water deficit may not be a major factor involved in heat injury in creeping bentgrass.
Development of deep, extensive root systems (big root mass or length) is often emphasized as an important factor in plant growth and adaptation to environmental stresses. Persistent production of new roots and maintenance of low root mortality could contribute to creeping bentgrass adaptation to summer stress. As discussed above, high soil temperature initially inhibits root growth and then shoot growth decline. Root growth decline or death under high temperature conditions could contribute to limited carbohydrate supply under heat stress. Decline in shoot and root growth of creeping bentgrass induced by high soil temperatures is related to the limitation of water and nutrient status, as well as the interruption of cytokinin metabolism of the root system. However, cytokinin metabolism in roots is most sensitive to high soil temperature, followed by the changes in nutrient and water content.
Based on the physiological causes of root growth decline and factors affecting root functions, several cultural practices could be developed to prevent or alleviate heat stress injury in creeping bentgrass:
Keep mowing height at highest level allowed. It is generally accepted that high mowing promotes carbohydrate production in leaves and increases carbohydrate supply to roots. Maintaining higher cutting increases root longevity during summer months.
Lowering soil temperature to reduce root respiratory consumption and increase carbohydrate availability in roots. When soil temperature was lowered to 75°F, creeping bentgrass cultivars grown at high air temperature (95°F) maintained the same turf quality as those grown under optimum air and soil temperature conditions. The results clearly demonstrated that reducing soil temperature is an effective means to prevent summer bentgrass decline. Studies have shown that the combined use of fans and syringing (cooling via application of a light spray of water) is effective in reducing soil temperature to below the injurious level. Soil cooling with fan and syringing simultaneously is more effective than using fan or syringing alone. Soil cooling could also be achieved using sub-surface air cooling.
Manipulation of cytokinin metabolism of roots could prevent further heat injuries in shoots or improve heat tolerance for creeping bentgrass. This could be achieved by exogenous application of cytokinins or through modification of endogenous level of cytokinins. Applying cytokinin (10 µmol) to the root zone has been found to be effective in improving root growth and turf quality of creeping bentgrass exposed to high soil temperatures.
Increasing N, P and K fertilization, particularly K, may alleviate heat stress injury in creeping bentgrass. Seasonal growth habits of roots should be a consideration in developing effective turfgrass management practices, particularly the timing of fertilization that is critical in the culture of creeping bentgrass.
Bingru Huang is an associate professor with the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology at Rutgers University (New Brunswick, N.J.).
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Fluffernutter S'mores Recipe
While I used 1 cup of chocolate chips and 1 cup of peanut butter chips, you can adjust the ratio depending on your preference.
From Cookie Madness
Note for Salt Fiends: Substituting some of the chocolate chips with peanut butter chips increases the saltiness of the treat and tones down some of the sweetness of the cereal.
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- Yield:24
- Active time: 20 minutes
- Total time:3 hours
- 8 cups of Golden Grahams cereal (or the store generic version)
- 3 cups mini marshmallows or chopped marshmallows
- 2 /3 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, optional
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup each chocolate sundae topping and peanut butter sundae topping for drizzling (optional)
Heat honey, butter, and vanilla (if used) in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently until bubbling, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat, and add peanut butter and chocolate chips a handful at a time, stirring until fully melted.
Add cereal and stir to coat. Add marshmallows, and stir until melted. Spread mixture into rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper, pressing down with back of spoon to created even layer. Drizzle the bars with chocolate and peanut butter sundae topping, if desired. Let cool to room temperature, then chill in refrigerator for 2 hours until hard. Cut into 24 bars and serve. Bars can be stored in sealed container for up to 3 days at room temperature.
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Youtube, Creative Commons And Why It's OK For You To License Your Artwork Any Way You Want
from the it's-still-yours-isn't-it dept
Youtube (finally) introduced a Creative Commons licensing option for uploaders on June 2nd, allowing users to make their original works freely available to others to remix and build upon without worrying about infringement charges down the road. At this point it's only implemented a CC-BY option, but it expects to introduce others further down the road. The key to this license is that it allows others to use these licensed videos commercially, which has proven to be a sticking point for certain parties with a vested interest in keeping uploaded contributions licensed solely to the creator.
Two dissenting opinions appeared nearly immediately. The first argument against the CC-BY license appeared at the Viralfier blog, where Scott Burke has decided that CC licensing is the worst thing ever (or "evar"), running down 6 reasons why you shouldn't use this new option:
Take another example. MasterCard wants to use your sweet snowboarding video in a worldwide advertising campaign. Great! Except you already gave the rights away, when you tagged it with a Creative Commons license. You might get a brief attribution at the bottom of the ad — but wouldn't you also want a licensing fee?
Well sure, Scott. Who wouldn't? But it's not as if the video was doing much on its own, all locked down and whatnot. And hindsight, while having perfect 20/20 vision, is hardly what one would call a "business model." There's also exposure and the fact that the original video still belongs to you.
His next point deals specifically with the "exposure" aspect, showing how that doesn't work either:
klaatu42's recent hit viral video, Ultimate Dog Tease (you know, "The maple kind?"), has received 35 million views to date, and his channel has 385,000 subscribers. The source video that it's based off of, is by IcePrincessXXIV. klaatu42 gives her about as prominent a link as you can get in the video.
How many subscribers did that translate into for IcePrincessXXIV? 600. A full 0.15% of the action.
Those are admittedly terrible numbers, but is counting subscriptions really a viable measurement? I watch tons of videos (and see tons of overlaid ads) on Youtube and I think I'm subscribed to maybe two channels. (And that's just me. Add in my family and everything goes exponential.) Does this mean that someone's successful use of your video instantly translates to jacksquat on your end? I hardly think so.
Points 3 and 4 deal with two familiar "arguments," the first being that if you give something away for free, you obviously think your artwork is worth nothing. This fallacy is hardly worth arguing but can anyone out there think of anything valuable that's being given away for free as part of a hugely successful business model? (Try Googling it.) The other has to do with your limited legal recourse in cases where your video has been misused or infringed upon. Good point. Regular copyright holders never have these problems and their legal battles run very smoothly because of that fact!
The real reason for this post emerges in point 5, where Scott encourages readers to join Viralfier's closed beta. Because Viralfier is "a startup which is developing a 'game-changing toolkit for creating and marketing viral videos.'" Hmmm. Suddenly, this advice seems a tad off. (Point 6 seems to have something to do with making an 8-bit cat "cry." Double-hmmm.)
The second opinion is more of the same, but much briefer: Won't work. Too crowded. Not interested. I ingested several grains of salt (80% of my RDA for sodium) when greeted with "ReelSEO: The Online Video Marketing Guide" upon opening this link.
Of course, anti-CC sloganeering and misinformation-spreading is old news at this point. Another conflicted and interested party, ASCAP, spent part of last year trying to build a warchest to fight Creative Commons. The Portuguese Socialist Party attempted to outlaw CC licensing, thus making it illegal for artists to give their work away for free. Several others have also stepped up to the plate to take a swing at Creative Commons, claiming that it is "anti-artist" and that Creative Commons licensing "has put a large number of creatives out of business."
Why do they care? Or, more realistically, why do they pretend to care?
Two reasons:
1. In their minds, art is always zero-sum. If someone takes your artwork and builds on it successfully, then it must logically follow that no one but this "someone" will ever be able to make money from that particular piece of art. Apparently, artwork can be "used up."
2. The gatekeepers and artists tied to these systems can't compete with free. This isn't necessarily the kept artists' fault. They often have no say in the matter. But because the industries aren't interested in competing with free, then the free option needs to be removed.
It gets uglier when you, as an artist, go head-to-head with this mindset. The accustations will fly. "You obviously feel your artwork is worth nothing." "Don't you care what happens to something you created?" "There's no legal recourse with Creative Commons." "You must be an idiot/untalented hack if you don't do things the way they've always been done."
I wonder why they just can't let artists distribute their art the way they want to, rather than using hyperbolic statements to FUD-up the debate or humiliate underinformed artists into doing things their way. Is creative work inherently "worthless" if you can't immediately apply a price tag to it? Why does it all boil down to "price" and "control"?
But the most irritating aspect of this so-called "debate" is the hypocrisy. All this effort on "behalf" of artists is nothing more than a completely condescending effort to save "ignorant" artists from themselves. And for what? A chance to play ball with a bunch of gatekeepers who care more for their profit margins and quarterly sales than they do about 99% of the artists they "represent?" It's one thing to run your own industry into the ground. It's quite another when you disparage other options solely to benefit your own system.
That goes for you, too, Viralifier and ReelSEO.
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