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Aorati Melani is the blogger, which is Invisible Ink in English.
In front of the theater, another crowd had gathered, and another group of policemen was preventing them for approaching. Behind the police, there were a few people, priests, monks, a lady with a scarf on her head and some men in suits, three of which, as I learned later, were parliament members of the Golden Dawn party.
The air smelled of tear gas and my eyes stung, but generally there was relative calm. I approached the officers and said that I wanted to enter the theater.
"Go away, ma'm. Please, go away"
"Has the play been cancelled?"
"We don't know. Please step back."
I did step back, but I didn't leave. I tried, in vain, to locate my friends with whom we had arranged to meet. I walked around the ring of police officers, trying to get through, all the while explaining that I wanted to enter the theater to see the show, but without success. My efforts, and the Atheist Union t-shirt I was wearing, attracted the attention of protesters who started to comment:
"What does she want? To see the play?"
"She's a lesbian and wants to see the fags?"
"Look at her t-shirt! Atheist Union!"
"She's an atheist!"
Their interest turned onto me and they started talking, their words mostly full of tension: logical fallacies, insults and threats. I tried to stay calm and steady, to respond rationally and coolly, and to engage the others, and while I succeeded, I can not say the same thing for them. I will try to convey some of the comments here, somewhat out of order, because I can no longer remember exactly who said what, with a few exceptions.
"Go away, you fucking commie!"
"Why did you come? To see the fags? What are you, a lesbian?"
"It's none of your business."
"She's a lesbian, don't you see? You have no man with you, no children, no grandchildren, you're a lesbian!"
"Look at the t-shirt, she's an atheist! Get the hell outta here!"
"I want to see the play."
"You want to see the faggots? They're faggots! Perverts!"
"They swear against our Christ, our Virgin Mary!"
"How do you know? Have you seen it?"
"No, but so they told me. They told me it swears against our Christ. It must be banned!"
"If you don't want to see the play, don't. Why shouldn't I?"
"They blaspheme against our God! We have the one true God!"
"He'll strike you down with lightning and burn you! You'll see what God will do to you!"
"Since God will do it, why are you worrying about it? Go home, rest, and trust in God."
"You'll go to Hell!"
"There is no God, nor is there a Hell."
"There isn't? Then I won't talk to you, you're not worth it."
"I want to talk to you. I believe you are worth it."
"Hey, don't waste your time on her, she's not worth it. She's trash."
"Get out of here, Albanian!"
"I'm Greek."
"Greek? True Greeks don't do such things! You're Albanian!"
"You're trash! May God have mercy on you."
"Is this the religion of love?"
"Christ threw out the merchants from his house with a whip! That's how we're going to throw you out!"
"This isn't a church, this is a theater. You are stopping us, not the other way around."
"Christ said, "I did not come to bring love, but a sword". He said, "Bring me my enemies, and slay them before me!""
"In other words, you want to slay me?"
"Listen here, bitch, we are Greek Christian fascists! 90% of Greeks are Christian fascists, understand? As a fascist, i have the right to tell you to get out of here."
"As a fascist, you have the strength, but not the right."
There's a lot more. Read on.


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Sales up 2.9 percent to 12.663 billion euro, 8.4 percent increase in sales after adjusting for exchange rate effects
Operating profit* up 5.4 percent to 2.555 billion euro, 10.3 percent increase in operating profit after adjusting for exchange rate effects
Proposed increase in dividend from 1.70 euro to 1.80 euro per share
Munich, 03 March 2009 - The Executive Board of the technology group The Linde Group today presented the financial statements for Linde AG and the Group financial statements for the 2008 financial year and recommended the approval of these financial statements by the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board meeting to approve the financial statements will take place on 13 March 2009.
The most important performance indicators for the Group in the 2008 financial year, based on figures which have already been audited, demonstrate that Linde's strategy of earnings-based growth has continued to be successful. "We have achieved our targets in full, although even we began to feel the effects of the global recession at the end of the year," said Professor Dr Wolfgang Reitzle, Chief Executive Officer of Linde AG. "Due to our focus on our worldwide gases and engineering business and our global orientation, we are better able to cushion the impact of unfavourable economic conditions than we were previously."
Linde increased Group sales in the 2008 financial year by 8.4 percent after adjusting for exchange rate effects and operating profit by 10.3 percent after adjusting for exchange rate effects. On the basis of reported figures, i.e. if there is no adjustment for exchange rate effects, Group sales rose by 2.9 percent to 12.663 billion euro compared with the prior year figure of 12.306 billion euro. On the basis of reported figures, Group operating profit* of 2.555 billion euro was 5.4 percent higher than the figure for 2007 of 2.424 billion euro.
Earnings before tax (EBT) were 1.006 billion euro, which was below the prior year figure of 1.375 billion euro. When comparing these two figures, it should be noted that in 2007 there was a profit on the disposal of businesses of 607 million euro which was disclosed as a non-recurring item. In the 2008 financial year, Linde made a book profit on the disposal of businesses of 59 million euro.
Earnings after tax in the 2008 financial year were 776 million euro (2007: 996 million euro, relating to continuing operations). The amount attributable to Linde AG shareholders was 717 million euro (2007: 952 million euro). This corresponds to earnings per share of 4.27 euro (2007: 5.77 euro, relating to continuing operations). The profit on the disposal of businesses in 2008 and 2007 also had an impact on these figures. On an adjusted basis, i.e. after adjusting for this effect and for the amortisation of fair value adjustments identified in the course of the purchase price allocation, Linde improved its earnings per share from 5.02 euro in 2007 to 5.46 euro in 2008.
The Executive Board of Linde AG recommends to the Supervisory Board that it proposes a resolution at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 15 May 2009 to increase the dividend from 1.70 euro to 1.80 euro per share.
Detailed information about the 2008 financial year, the performance of the individual divisions and the short-term and medium-term prospects of the Group will be presented by Linde at its press conference on the annual results on 16 March 2009 in Munich. ´
The Linde Group is a world leading gases and engineering company with almost 52,000 employees working in around 100 countries worldwide. In the 2008 financial year it achieved sales of EUR 12.7 billion. The strategy of The Linde Group is geared towards sustainable earnings-based growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business with forward-looking products and services.
Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment - in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. Linde is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.
For more information, please see The Linde Group online at http://www.linde.com
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In article <545m4l$gqh at fremont.ohsu.edu>, Matt Jones <jonesmat at ohsu.edu> wrote: > In article <542fb3$ht0 at falcon.le.ac.uk> Dr E. Buxbaum, EB15 at le.ac.uk > writes: > >On the other hand we have considerable problems in our society with > addictive > >drugs. Amplifying > >those by creating a legal market for jet another one of them should be > >considered only in dire > >emergency, if all other options are exausted. Opiates and > benzodiazepines show > >how easy it is > >to divert such substances from legal to illegal use. And cannabis IS an > addictive drug, > >contrary to the long disproved claims of its proponents. It can cause > >psychological dependency > >in "normal", and physical dependency in very high doses. > > Dr. Buxbaum, > > Would you mind providing citations to support your statement that > marijuana is addictive? I tend to agree here, the bulk of scientific evidence suggests that cannabis is not addictive, either in the outdated traditional framework you refer to (that it produces physical dependence) or in a more modern framework (that it is compulsively reinforcing). Moreover, your claims about opiates and benzodiazepines are also questionable; how many valium or tylenol-3 users can you produce which will give up their family and belongings for another hit of the drug? Clearly your definition of addictive needs some modification, or the entire country of Canada would be in serious trouble. For example, the fact that a drug activates the opiate receptor does not mean that it is addictive. Drugs like codeine, which act weakly and are taken up very slowly in the brain actually show very little addictive potential and even don't produce much dependence. THis is in contrast to other drugs which the medical community insists on using, e.g., dilaudid & fentanyl, which have almost no safety margin, and are by all indications more addictive than heroin! This aside, I don't tend to think that marijuana should be entirely legal to use, at least in the smokeable form, solely (for me) because it contains many potent carcinogens. <Obviusly, you can guess that I don't think cigarettes should be legal either> On the other hand, I certainly think that terminal cancer patients (and others with incurable bowel problems, like UC/IBD patients) should have access to as much as they want. More importantly, the scientific development of synthetic THCs and their medical use should not be hindered, specifically because these drugs have a much better safety margin and less abuse liability than very highly addictive opiates which are being used in medical settings (e.g., sublimaze & dilaudid; certainly this is not the case with p.o. codeine, which is almost entirely harmless). At the very least the proven superiority of THC as an antiemetic to both phenergan and tigan at the very least should justify its use in patients with severe GI distress, particularly those who are terminally or chronically ill (e.g., cancer+chemo/radio, or IBD patients). More importantly, they would not need to be smoked, the way hemp needs to be. At the very least, doctors should have the discretion to prescribe marinol, given the evidence is that this drug is much safer than other drugs they can prescribe <e.g., sublimaze, barbiturates, ritalin, dexadrine, etc.). Just my 2c worth, Stephan > > I think that Patricia and Bill Skaggs raise excellent points. Aside from > all the loaded issues surrounding whether cannabis is "moral" or even > "safe" (which it is, relatively speaking), there are the practical issues > of drug development procedures and cost to consider. Cannabis is a > substance that millions of people in this country, and probably billions > of people throughout history, have used for either medical or > recreational reasons. It literally grows on trees, and there're plenty of > people who would absolutely love to help grow it for medical and private > purposes. It's right here in front of our faces, and has the possibility > of being a clinically useful agent, but we'll never know unless we study > all aspects of its use scientifically. Ignoring its existence, or > forbidding people from studying it, or jailing people for growing or > using it, is a waste of time and money (to say the least) because it > grows like a weed anyway. > > I would also point out that derivatives of the opium poppy are addictive > (I'm sure I can find references for this if I need to), but that doesn't > prevent us from making excellent use of these compounds in operating > rooms or cough syrup. > > Cheers, > Matt Jones


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1. Click the link, select [ Save ], specify "Save As", then click [ Save ] to download the file.
Memo :
If you select [ Run ] ( or [ Open ] ) instead of [ Save ], the file will be automatically installed after it is saved.
2. The downloaded file will be saved in the specified place in the self-extracting form ( .exe format ).
3. Double-click the downloaded EXE file to decompress it, then installation will start automatically.
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After the installation, the decompressed file is left in the temporary folder. (Approx. 45.9MB) Perform the disk cleanup to delete the unnecessary files.
Printer Driver:
1.With Internet Explorer 11, a web site containing Japanese may not be printed properly. In Windows Update, update the OS and Internet Explorer to the latest version.
2.If the printer driver is installed in Windows 8, and if Windows 8 is upgraded to Windows 8.1 while keeping the printer driver installed, Enable bidirectional support in the printer properties may be deselected, disabling detection of the ink level, etc. Re-install the printer driver after upgrading to Windows 8.1 and Enable bidirectional support is selected.
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Loquat Respiratory Syrup
Planetary Herbals Loquat Respiratory Syrup traditional Chinese herbalists have used the leaves of the loquat tree to support respiratory health since at least 500 A.D. Planetary Herbals Loquat Respiratory Syrup combines loquat leaves with other key botanicals including the inner barks of slippery elm and wild cherry, two botanicals long used by traditional western herbalists for supporting respiratory health.
The elegant, exotic loquat tree has long been loved by ornamental horticulture fans worldwide—its glossy, dark leaves cradle clusters of white, fragrant flowers and small, pale orange, red-blushed fruits that look like mini-apricots. The tree has been cultivated by gardeners in Europe, the U.S., and Asia since at least the 1700s. Numerous cultures also enjoy the loquat fruit, which tastes similar to apple and is used in jams, jellies, and desserts. But in its homeland of China, the loquat is not only celebrated for its beauty and taste, but its leaves (called Pi Pa Ye) are famed for their bounty of health benefits.
Loquat leaves are traditionally used for respiratory health. The leaves are harvested year-round, and are used in teas and syrups to support a calm and clear chest and lungs. Planetary Herbals Loquat Respiratory Syrup combines the properties of loquat with other botanicals such as wild cherry bark and slippery elm for a unique and highly effective syrup for respiratory health.
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In traditional Chinese herbalism, the loquat leaf has been used to help keep lungs clear. Planetary Herbals combines the famous benefits of the loquat with herbal extracts from worldwide sources for a powerful, effective, and soothing respiratory tonic. The extract of the loquat is combined with two American botanicals and a number of herbal extracts from Asia and the Middle East.
Slippery elm bark has been known in the U.S. for centuries, not only by Native Americans, but also by early pioneers. Slippery elm forms a soothing coating over delicate membrane linings. In the 1840s, a Massachusetts company made slippery elm lozenges that soon became the rage of church choir singers and voice teachers-they soothed the throat after singing. Wild cherry bark, likewise, has a long American history. It was used as an ingredient in root beer. It helps maintain calm mucous surfaces.
Additional Benefits
The syrup also contains licorice, appreciated throughout history and used worldwide by traditional herbalists—pharaohs, emperors, prophets, czars—who have been beneficiaries of the licorice root's tonic properties.
For respiratory health, vitamin C and zinc are recommended. Remain as active as possible because moving around helps to loosen built-up mucus and fluids. Wash your hands often.
Planetary Herbals has searched the world for the finest botanicals for your health, and is pleased to introduce this effective and unique syrup for your family's health and well being.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C works throughout the body as it enhances immunity, reduces the symptoms of colds, and speeds up the healing of wounds.
A trace mineral that is needed for the immune system.


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John McNally & Owen King: Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories
My story "The Pentecostal Home for Flying Children" is in this anthology.
John McNally, Will Clarke and Others: When I Was A Loser
Cumberland, RI parents called this the "pornographic" retelling of my high school loserdom. Trust me, I was there, my high school days were nothing like a porno.
Will Clarke: The Worthy: A Ghost's Story
Will Clarke: Lord Vishnu's Love Handles : A Spy Novel (Sort Of)
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Proceeds Benefit Parkinson's Disease Research


text: Dear coreboot readers! This is the automatic build system of coreboot. The developer "stepan" checked in revision 5336 to the coreboot repository. This caused the following changes: Change Log: fix some amd k8 warnings Signed-off-by: Stefan Reinauer <stepan at coresystems.de> Acked-by: Stefan Reinauer <stepan at coresystems.de> Build Log: Compilation of asus:p2b-d is still broken See the error log at http://qa.coreboot.org/log_buildbrd.php?revision=5336&device=p2b-d&vendor=asus&num=2 Compilation of asus:p2b-ds is still broken See the error log at http://qa.coreboot.org/log_buildbrd.php?revision=5336&device=p2b-ds&vendor=asus&num=2 If something broke during this checkin please be a pain in stepan's neck until the issue is fixed. If this issue is not fixed within 24h the revision should be backed out. Best regards, coreboot automatic build system


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It's a game like Tetris. But, in this game you have to click at least the 2 same color to take out the blocks.
From Ubuntu Terminal screen (Applications > Accessories > Terminal), type:
taufanlubis@toshiba:~$ sudo apt-get install klickety
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 147kB of archives.
After unpacking 520kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main klickety 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu1 [147kB]
Fetched 147kB in 2s (56.3kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package klickety.
(Reading database … 158053 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking klickety (from …/klickety_4%3a3.5.8-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) …
Setting up klickety (4:3.5.8-0ubuntu1) …
How to play?
Open Applications > Games > Klickety
Take out the blocks: click on blocks with the same color (at least 2). But, it's not easy as you think. The worst part is the Remaining Blocks. If you still have Remaining Blocks, you loose.


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A port of the hybrid RTS-sports title originally from developer Cyanide. Chaos League brings together sports, fantasy and brutal, chaotic action on a playing field where the primary objectives are typical but the gameplay is anything but. Players must score points, win games, advance to championship rounds, and of course play for the ultimate trophy, but Chaos League serves up some extra excitement with its absence of rules, corrupt referees and mythical, powerful opponents from a very different type of league.
This adaptation of the PC game has been made more action-packed and easier to play, with new content and more polished gameplay for easy accessibility.
Developer Neko Entertainment had announced that it was working with partner Cyanide on console and handheld editions of Chaos League, but a publisher had not yet picked up the game, and the title was still a work-in-project concept rather than a fully-committed game. A settlement of rights with Games Workshop and Cyanide of the Chaos League license unfortunately made this project unlikely to see light of day, although the two did commit instead to titles in the Blood Bowl franchise.
Release Region: United States
Release Date: Canceled
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: Canceled
Also available on: PC


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Our OSU Buckeyes Longboard is tough enough for daily cruising, yet perfectly proportioned and versatile enough for the serious skater. Our components, wheels and trucks, are absolute top of the line and USA Made! - Randal Trucks and ABEC 11 Wheels! Our Ohio State longboard decks are manufactured here in the USA using 100% North American Hard Rock Maple. They are pressed with glue specially designed for skateboards. All of our Ohio State longboards are pressed using a cold-press technique with 60 tons of pressure. Three Ohio State Longboard or Cruiser decks are pressed per mold to ensure concave consistency. We use the best glue available on the market which gives the boards the best balance of pop and flexibility. We use 7plys per deck : 1/16th thickness for our core and face grade veneers in combination with cross-band veneers that are 1/24" thick. This combination gives the thinnest, lightest, strongest board possible.
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Following up my previous question I wonder if
resumable exceptions make any sense. It looks like nobody uses them in
Java. Don't they use
resumable exceptions because of Java limitations or just because they don't really need them?
Suppose, I want to create a file in a directory, which should exist but does not. I would probably prefer use a
resumable exception (i.e. throw an exception, catch it and create the directory, and resume the execution) instead of testing if the directory exists every time I create a file. Does it make sense in general ?


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Vancouver is planning a substantial expansion of the city's inventory of edible-fruit and nut trees.
The city has committed to planting 150,000 more trees on boulevards and in parks and city-owned lands by 2020.
Vancouver city council and the park board will consider motions next week that would incorporate planting food-bearing trees into the Urban Forest Management Plan, due to be completed next year.
"We will have a plan to plant the trees, care for the trees and harvest the fruit," said Vision Vancouver park commissioner Niki Sharma, who introduced the notice of motion at park board Monday. Mayor Gregor Robertson introduced the notice to council Tuesday.
"Street trees play an important role in helping Vancouver adapt to climate change, manage stormwater run-off, support biodiversity and even provide food," said Robertson in a statement.
The urban forest plan won't set specific targets for the number of food-bearing trees that will be planted. City staff will be instructed to plant where they deem a tree can thrive, said Sharma.
"We will direct staff to look for those opportunities and plant wherever possible," Sharma told The Vancouver Sun.
Sharma hopes to enlist schools to steward the growing urban orchard.
The city's street tree inventory lists about 600 fruit and nut trees. Another 425 food-bearing trees are scattered throughout the city's parks and in community gardens and pocket orchards, mainly cared for by community and environmental groups.
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Today as yesterday Venice still draws visitors from every where, all of them wishing to experience its elusive dream-like ambience: it remains a city without wheels, built on rafts on wooden piles, located in the middle of a vast lagoon and still looking as it did centuries ago. Part eastern, part western, half land, half sea, Venice fits into no convenient category of place. It is bathed in mystery and wonder through the tales of countless visitors and travellers, each one adding some of his own, trying to seize the city's indefinable nature. The millenary history of Venice then unfolds before you through an unparalleled variety of centuries-old palaces and their great array of architecture and world class fine art collections.
First you have to fit into the particular texture of the city: join in on your own or as part of a small group or party and walk around unhurriedly through the maze of waterways and alleys. Second, let a professional guide show you around the landmarks, tell you the stories of the past and bring you into the living scenes of the present. A gondola gliding on a canal, a grocery market in full swing, a bar where you'll sip a glass of wine and taste local food, a workshop to see how expert artisans produce their traditional handcrafts and varied works. This is what you can experience with our Venice Tours; a city bustling with the joy of unexpected sights and sounds to be experienced at a walking, human and friendly pace.
From us, A Guide in Venice. Fernando Viotto Rubira, Sabrina Scaglianti and Hélène Salvadori are three official licensed guides who offer private guided tours either through set itineraries or customized tours specially designed for small groups and independent travellers. And then, besides the art and cultural scene, A Guide in Venice is also eager to introduce you to the actual life of Venice as well sharing useful advice on food, local crafts, leisure and main events so they won't be just blurred images for you, our guests. Whether it's a first, second or even third time in Venice , we'll be pleased to show you around according to your own preferences.


text: Picture yourself lying in the sun, sipping your favorite beverage, kids playing nearby, soft music playing, and everything on your to-do list and every household chore is already done. That's the same feeling you'll get from this lovely floral stamp set. It really is just delightful. Photopolymer stamps* Are totally transparent for perfect image placement.* Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time. * Cling like crazy to our clear blocks so you don't have to worry about slipping.* Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your photopolymer stamps (blocks sold separately). * Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference.Quantity: 16 photopolymer stampsSuggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, d, g, h


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I have an Okuma Sierra S4/5 reel and spare spool that is in need a good new home.
This reel was purchased earlier this spring and has seen very light use. The reel is in excellent working condition and the spare spool has never even been used. If interested, and depending on what you might have, I can include an excellent condition Scientific Angler Headstart WF5F line that is currently on the spare spool.
I don't have anything specific in mind for a trade but let me know what you've got in the way of equipment (tying equipment included). Main interest is lighter gear (3/4) but could be interested in other stuff as well. If necessary, I can always include some $$ to even things out.
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8-bit low-power microcontrollers
Microchip Low-Cost 8-bit PIC Microcontrollers have eXtreme Low Power Technology and Integrated LCD Control. MCUs enable low-cost LCD control with low-power capabilities.
Microchip Technology's expanded 8-bit segmented LCD microcontroller (MCU) family has five new devices—the PIC16LF1902/3/4/6/7 (PIC16LF190X) MCUs. Using Microchip's Enhanced Mid-range architecture, the PIC16LF190X family provides fundamental features and performance without burdening customers with the cost of unused peripherals.
The eXtreme Low Power (XLP) technology provide sleep currents down to 20 nA, and a typical active current of 35 microamperes per MHz. The MCUs extend battery life while maintaining accurate timing with a RTC and driving a segmented LCD. XLP also has up to 14 KB of Flash program memory, up to 512 Bytes of RAM, up to 14 10-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) channels, serial communication, temperature indicator, and the capability to drive up to 116 LCD segments.
The PIC16LF190X family supports many general-purpose applications and enables the implementation of LCD into low-power and cost-sensitive designs, such as security tokens, smart cards, medical devices, home appliances, key fobs, or any application involving a segmented LCD.
"With industry-leading low power and an optimized feature set, the PIC16LF190X family is designed for any low-power segmented LCD or general-purpose application," said Steve Drehobl, vice president of Microchip's Security, Microcontroller & Technology Development Division.
Samples: www.microchip.com/get/FKLT
microchipDirect: www.microchip.com/get/P5NK
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When a woman first flirts with the idea of becoming more sexy, it's usually because of a man.
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HDR announced three key appointments to its water business group leadership team.
T. David Chinn, P.E., has been named senior vice president, Michael Principe, Ph.D., will serve as section manager/business group leader for water resources in the New York metropolitan area, and John Plattsmier, P.E., has been appointed national business class director of pipelines.
Chinn's responsibilities will include leading the company's water treatment desalination initiatives. Prior to rejoining HDR, Chinn was vice president for global initiatives with ZENON Environmental, Inc. Chinn held various positions within HDR from 1995 to 2003, including national director of drinking water. His prior experience also includes serving as assistant director for governmental affairs for the American Water Works Association. He serves on the AWWA International Relations Committee and Arsenic Task Force, and is active in the National Society of Professional Engineers and American Society of Professional Engineers, where he serves as the Texas state director.
Plattsmier will lead HDR's programs in the water transmission/distribution and collection/conveyance disciplines, and will be responsible for developing technical resources and responding to client needs from planning through construction. Prior to joining HDR, he was the design services director of MWH, where his responsibilities included managing a team of engineers and designers on a wide range of global projects. He also served as civil design discipline director, where he established civil discipline design standards and provided staff training.
Prior to joining HDR, Principe was the deputy commissioner/director of the Bureau of Water Supply with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. He is a member of AWWA and the Water Environment Federation and has served on several regional organizations including the Delaware River Basin Commission and New York City Watershed Partnership & Protection Council.


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We managed to score a ton of script pages from the upcoming season of nerd-spy show Chuck, and we're summarizing them in depth, all in the name of spoiler pride. We also have new spoilers about the ending of The Dark Knight, and a second trailer for Viking/alien throwdown movie Outlander. And there are new hints about Star Trek, Transformers 2 and Watchmen. We found out more about what to expect from Heroes, Kyle XY, The Middleman, Sarah Connor Chronicles and the American Life On Mars. Plus our craziest Doctor Who rumors yet. Stand up (or rather, sit down) for spoiler pride!
Star Trek:
Star Trek director J.J. Abrams was willing to reveal a few scraps of info about his film. The sequences featuring baby Spock and kid Kirk are not "flashbacks." And Leonard Nimoy is a major presence in the film. [Coming Soon]
Are you excited about Outlander, the Vikings vs. alien monster movie, yet? How about if we show you a second trailer, featuring a voice-over narration from Sophia (Doctor Who) Myles? How now?
As we've reported before, the movie of Alan Moore's celebrated Watchmen graphic novel remains the same as the original, squid and all. [MTV Movies]
Transformers 2:
In Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, as we mentioned before, Megan Fox's character Mikaela is left behind in L.A. when Sam Witwicky goes off to college. But the two do finally reunite. And there are some hair-raising scenes where they're zooming along in Bumblebee, and he's going 120 miles per hour without anyone driving him, and with no seatbelts. [Sci Fi Wire]
The Dark Knight:
World's most minor spoiler: good cop Jim Gordon has a daughter who looks about eight or nine years old in the new Batman movie, and she has a creepy encounter with a supervillain. Could she be Barbara Gordon, fated to become Batgirl? Nobody's saying, probably because that's an issue for the ninth or tenth movie in the series. [MTV Movies]
Also, here are even more message-board spoilers. The Joker pretends to kill Rachel in an explosion, but instead he ties her up and burns her to death. (It's mostly off-camera.) The Joker kills a ton of mobsters and cops in gruesome ways, and there's a broadcast of him torturing a fake Batman to death which is pretty horrifying. You think the Joker is going to die, but then he survives. But Harvey/Two-Face does die at the end. [Agony Booth]
Volume III of Heroes would have focused on the actual villains of the show if the writers' strike hadn't happened, but the retooled version this fall will be much more about the good guys facing the temptation of their powers. And romance. There'll be lots of romance. And weird murals. And a turtle. And when Adam/Kensei comes back from being buried in that coffin, he'll be pretty pissed at Hiro. [TV Guide]
Life On Mars:
Some changes to the American version of the British cult hit Life On Mars. The time-traveling cop will be in New York, not Los Angeles as in the earlier U.S. pilot. And whereas the earlier pilot made it very clear that Sam is actually in a coma, and not really transported back to the 1970s, the new version will be much murkier. It'll get more mysterious and confusing as to what's really going on with Sam, in each passing episode. (Although it will eventually make sense, promise the producers, who worked on Alias and are aware of the perils of too much confusion.) [TV Guide again]
Doctor Who:
Yes, it's true. There will be Doctor Who spoilers every day between now and Christmas, when the British time-travel programme actually returns. Today, some crazy rumors about the 2009 one-off specials. One of the Doctor's companions will be a "heroic cyberman" (named five of eight perhaps?). One of the special episodes will take place entirely within the TARDIS, so we'll finally see the massive scope of the Doctor's craft. And we're not done with the Time War, by any means. [Veidt.com]
So we were lucky enough to dig up some actual script pages from the fifth and sixth episodes of the new season of spy-database-brain comedy Chuck. They're "casting sides," which means they're for audition purposes. But they appear to be actual pages from the scripts.
In the fifth episode, we start off in 1983, where Jeff Barnes, sporting a mullet and mustache, has just won the Moto Industries Missile Command championship. He's asked what's next for him. Flanked by two bikini babes, he says: Why decide, when I've got so many tasty options? Then it's 25 years later, and he's working at the Buy More, wistfully muttering to himself about his "tasty options."
Some terrorists have taken over Moto Industries. Casey and Chuck show up to infiltrate the place, and Chuck tries to use his nerd skills to talk his way in with the geeks up front. But the PhDs at Moto Industries are not impressed with Chuck's paltry nerd-fu. "Why don't you help some old lady log onto AOL or something?" So Sarah has to go in and flash some cleavage to get the nerds' attention. The nerds fall all over each other to help fix her computer. Meanwhile, Casey decides to sneak around, leaving Chuck where it's safe - but as soon as Casey's gone, a terrorist turns up. But Chuck talks his way into Mauro Moto's penthouse.
A Moto Industries satellite is going to destroy everything unless Chuck can get the control codes, which can only be found on the last level of every Missile Command game, as we explained before. Maury Moto explains that the mathematics underlying Missile Command are too complex for anyone else to reach that level: "the music of the universe." "As much as I loved making games, I hated making weapons," he adds. The terrorists have forced Maury to play Missile Command, so they can access those codes. "How many will die for my weakness?" he asks. But Maury has to keep playing the game, or it'll explode. "The kill screen doesn't end," he explains. So Chuck and Casey have to escape, leaving Maury to explode.
Casey mistakenly believes that anybody who was into Missile Command would now be in their 30s and have jobs, wives and kids, but Chuck mouths: "No they don't." Meanwhile, he sees a TV broadcast about someone trying to beat the Missile Command high-score record, and "flashes" on the information. He realizes the terrorists are using the local TV station to control the satellite. Sarah heads over there.
Jeff explains the secret of Missile Command is "all about patterns. Heavy duty math. Before I play, I like to listen to Rush, and when I listen to Rush, I like to partake of a certain 100% natural, but not altogether legal, herbal enhancer... It's gotta be outta this world." Meanwhile, literally out of this world, the satellite is preparing to strike. Morgan is jealous of all the attention Chuck is paying to Jeff. It turns out Rush's music follows the exact same time signature as the game. And Rush's sheet music is in the "intersect," the spy database in Chuck's head. Because they're Canadian.
But Morgan gets over his jealousy enough to announce Chuck on-stage, with flashing lights, as "the King Of Sting, the Dancing Destroyer," etc. Chuck jumps up on stage and brandishes a single quarter. Chuck loses the first time, to the amusement of a crowd of jeering nerds who call him "king of the losers." But then he gets Morgan to play some Rush, and this time he beats the game, reaching the "kill screen" and then "beating the kill screen," finally getting to the satellite codes.
Meanwhile, Sarah takes out two terrorists holding the TV relay station, catching one unawares with a bag of chips in his mouth. She catches both their machine guns and brandishes them. Chuck gets her the codes just in time to stop the countdown, as Casey is preparing to try and shoot the satellite down.
And then episode six starts off with a flashback to 2003, with Chuck wearing a slightly different version of the Buy More uniform. He's at a Tri Delt sorority party at Stanford, and people are whispering about how he got kicked out for "stealing." He insists he didn't cheat. Then he throws a pebble at his ex-girlfriend Jill's window. Her bitchy friend Shari opens the window and says that if Jill wanted to talk to Chuck, she would have answered his 28 phone calls. Chuck says it's only 20 phone calls, because for eight of them, he hung up before her voice mail picked up.
A bunch of frat guys gather around, and it's getting embarrassing. Chuck says he drove 346 miles on his break from his purely temporary job because he loves Liz. She finally pokes her head out and says "it's over." Chuck hopes she means the public conversation is over, to be replaced with a private chat at Starbucks. But no. She's dating Bryce Larkin now. "Deal with it," says Shari.
In the present day, Chuck is in a hotel conference center, when he spots Jill. He hides under the desk, and begs the hotel clerk to pull the fire alarm as a distraction, so he can get away. Then Jill walks up and asks for help setting up her computer. The hotel clerk gives up Chuck's location.
Chuck takes Jill out for a stroll and a fancy dinner, where everybody else in the restaurant is CIA. Casey is the maitre d', and this gives Chuck a chance to act like a big shot, giving Casey a rolled up dollar bill and patting his cheek. Sarah is the waitress. Just when Chuck is trying to convince Jill he's a big shot now, the rest of his Nerd Herd coworkers show up. He tries to pretend they're his ex-coworkers who just won't let go. Then a valet shows up with a Ferrari, and Chuck tries to pretend its his. Lester bursts his bubble: "He makes eleven dollars an hour at the Buy More. Do the math."
Some time after that, Chuck is standing outside the door of Jill's hotel room, giving a long speech about his life, and the fact that he rented a car he couldn't drive, because of the transmission, and his ability to quote movies, and the fact that he still hasn't gotten over Jill. A middle aged woman across the hall is quite impressed and tells Chuck she has a bubble bath running. Chuck says he'll play this hand out first. Then Jill opens the door and asks if it's really true that Chuck hasn't gotten over her. He says yes and she invites him in. Casey and Sarah are watching the hotel room, and Casey owes Sarah ten bucks.
Later, Chuck listens in on Jill's phone line in the spy van, and hears Jill talking to her bitchy friend Shari about how Chuck came to her hotel room to apologize, and she let him in. He's like a cute puppy that she couldn't turn away. Shari says Chuck is a loser who only makes $10 an hour, and Chuck can't resist piping up to say he actually makes $10.75. Jill is like, "Why are you on my phone line, Chuck?" Chuck tries to pass it off: "I just tried to call, I guess our wires got crossed. Is this a party line?"
Chuck spots an assassin named Fox Den getting into an elevator, and Casey and Sarah follow. It turns out the assassin is really named Rommell, and he kills someone named Guy Lafleur.
Sarah has to give a talk on toxicology at a scientific conference, pretending to be an Australian scientist named Dr. Eva Anderson. She stalls, talking about how great the buffet was. Meanwhile, a man named Rommell pulls out a vial of deadly virus, with a thin membrane covering it. The membrane starts smoking away. Casey thinks it's a wet dog, then realizes: "The virus has been released. Don't inhale!"
They find Rommell, who tells them he's really CIA and the mission is much more complex than they could have realized. Then Chuck runs up and announces that he's their only hope for survival. "Just when I thought things couldn't get worse," Casey gripes. [Casting sides]
Meanwhile, here's a new promo photo from the upcoming episode where Chuck goes to Sarah's 10th high school reunion. And here's a brief new clip about Nicole Richie appearing on the show, which includes a tiny amount of new footage. [Chuck Online]
In an upcoming episode, Casey answers a knock at the door from a man dressed in a FedEx uniform who gives the correct passcode. But then the man surprises Casey and leaves him coughing up blood. The man's partner tells him they have two more targets, and shows pictures of Chuck and Sarah. [TV Remote]
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles:
John Connor flips over a car, says star Thomas Dekker. And something happens to John in the first episode to harden him, and he becomes more of a bad-ass out of rage. Also, if you care about his feelings on Hayden Panettiere's love life, he addresses that issue. [EW]
The Middleman:
Wendy has to put on high heels and pearls to go undercover at Omega Theta Nu sorority house, going against all of her moral fibers to track down a ghostly apparition. But she begins to suspect something other than a haunted sorority house is going on. Meanwhile, Tyler, the cute guy who lost his memory after the Lucha Libre attack, comes looking for the soulmate he met that day. But he mistakenly thinks it's Lacey, Wendy's roommate. [SpoilerTV]
Kyle XY:
Ally Sheedy's super-mom character will appear in the season opener of ABC Family's show about a teen with strange abilities. But then you probably won't see her again until the season finale. [TV Guide again]


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Painting in a variety of styles, from the lush Saints and Angels series reminiscent of European old master works, like "Madonna and Two Angels", to his whimsical and humorous works of satire like "Resistance Training", Christensen artwork appeals to a broad range of collectors.
"My aim," says Christensen, "always begins with a desire to connect with another imagination." He adds, "My work is an invitation to let your imagination run wild, explore, and make interpretations spontaneously."
James Christensen was born in Culver City, California. He grew up two blocks from the MGM studio; he and his friends often played in the back lot of the studio in Tarzan's pond or on sets for movies such as Gone With the Wind. James loved to tell stories and use his imagination in play and drawing.
Christensen attended Santa Monica City College, UCLA, and Brigham Young University, where he received his MA. After graduation, he worked as a freelance illustrator but continually worked on his own painting. Christensen created fantasy images for his own amusement, but he only displayed what he thought other people would like. However, he soon discovered that others liked his imaginative, magical worlds as much as he did. The universal predicaments of his fanciful characters touch a chord in their own lives and bring a wry smile of recognition. "Poofy Guy on a Short Leash" stars one of Christensen's overdressed, self-important little characters that deep down, we can all relate to!
Christensen was a faculty member of BYU's art department in Provo, Utah, from 1976 to 1997. He traveled with students in Mexico, Europe, and in Madrid, Spain. He returns to Europe frequently, and his art often reflects his travels.
Weaving dreams, hopes, fears, and humor into the fabric of everyday life, Christensen has created many enchanting works of art. "My paintings are meant to excite the imagination and invite the viewer to become a participant in the creative process," says Christensen.
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Despite the overwhelming demand for the iPad 2 and the supply shortages across the U.S., it seems the device isn't too hard to get hold of if you have a friend high up in the Apple camp.
English writer, director, and funny-man Ricky Gervais got his iPad 2 courtesy of Jony Ive, Apple's Senior Vice President of Industrial Design.
Gervais announced in a post on his blog this week:
So I got two parcels today. One was the new iPad 2 from its genius inventor Jony Ive (it's a work of art).
So, if you're finding it hard to get your hands on Apple's second-generation iPad, or you don't want to stand in line for the international launch this Friday, all you need to do is write a Bafta winning sitcom, perform a sell-out stand-up comedy show, make a record-breaking podcast and become friends with Jony Ive.


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When you think of a heart attack victim, it's very likely that an older man comes to mind. But the reality is that heart disease continues to be the most common cause of death among women. And according to new research, younger women in the U.S. are suffering heart attacks at a higher rate today compared with 20 years ago, reports the journal Circulation.
The reason for the increase in heart attacks among women younger than 55 isn't exactly known. But researchers suggest that rising rates of heart disease risk factors—including high blood pressure and diabetes—among this population likely play a role.
Despite the disappointing news for women's heart health, there's a lot you can do to safeguard your ticker at any age:
Eat a healthy diet with foods that are low in saturated fat, trans fat, and sodium. Choose fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, legumes, fish, and low-fat dairy products.
Aim for 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity, such as brisk walking, each week and do 2 or more days of muscle-strengthening exercises.
Don't smoke; quit smoking if you do.
Visit your healthcare provider regularly for wellness exams.
Keep in mind that heart attack symptoms can be different for women than they are for men. For instance, in addition to chest pain, women are more likely to experience at least one of these other symptoms:
Shortness of breath
Back or jaw pain
Nausea and vomiting
Heavy pressure on the chest
Cold sweats unrelated to menopause
Dizziness or lightheadedness
Sudden tiredness (fatigue)
If you notice any of these heart attack signs, call 911 and get to an emergency room right away.


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The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling
Random House, 1996 - 334 pages
A journey into the essential mystery at the center of every life--the search for calling--The Soul's Code takes a new look at age-old themes, providing a radical, frequently amusing, and highly accessible path to realization through an extensive array of examples. Hillman ecnourages readers to discover the "blueprints" particular to their individual lives, certain that there is more to life than can be explained by genetics or environment.
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Liberty News
Best-selling Christian author Karen Kingsbury visits Liberty
America's top author of Christian fiction Karen Kingsbury told students in Liberty University's Convocation on Wednesday that it isn't about the books she is writing now that are the most important, but the fact that "we can use the days of our lives to write a story that will change the world."
Kingsbury has written over 50 books that have made it to the top of The New York Times' best-sellers list. She is also a public speaker, reaching more than 100,000 women annually through various national events. Kingsbury last spoke at Liberty in 2011, but she has been a friend of the university for many years. In a brief interview before Convocation, she said she always enjoys coming back to visit "Heaven's university."
"I am so excited that God has poured out His blessings on Liberty. This is a school that follows the Lord, prays daily, administrators pray for the students, and the students are here because they desire to go out and change the world after they graduate," Kingsbury said.
Kingsbury also commented on the new Jerry Falwell Library and the campus growth she has been following.
"Liberty students have sent me Instagram and Twitter pictures of my books on the shelves in the library, and I was absolutely blown away by the beautiful structure, and their excitement over reading my books," she said.
Kingsbury's son, Tyler, is a Liberty graduate. She also has a nephew currently attending Liberty. Her son-in-law, alumnus Kyle Kupecky, a Christian recording artist, sang the special music before her message on Wednesday.
Kingsbury began by telling students that we only get one chance to take the "finite number of pages in our stories" and write a story that will impact the world.
"At the end of my days, I do not want people to look at me and say, 'Wow, you are a great storyteller.' I want them to look at me and say I wrote a great story with the days of my life," Kingsbury said.
|Best-selling author Karen Kingsbury meets with students and signs copies of her books during a special event at Liberty University's Barnes & Noble bookstore.
Using personal anecdotes from her own family life and from her success in the publishing industry, she told students how they can follow three main points to write their own life stories: "love well," "laugh often," and "look for the miraculous."
She called Liberty students "the best of the best."
"I am so excited to be here with you because God is going to use you to change the world; I have no doubt about that. You are the hope for this nation, for this generation, and for the globe," she said.
Students had a chance to meet Kingsbury later in the day, as she signed copies of her books at Liberty University's Barnes & Noble bookstore.


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Vancouver Sun – The Many Faces of Autism
One fundamental point which is repeatedly ignored in discussions, debates and arguments over autism is that "autism" as discussed in the media is a spectrum of disorders which includes autism disorder and other related disorders eg. PDD-NOS, Aspergers. There are many faces of autism, many different characteristics. The Vancouver Sun has published a balanced and understandable overview of autism disorders and promises to present a series of stories portraying different aspects of the spectrum of autism realities.
"To understand the many faces of autism, first consider what it is not
Pete McMartin, Vancouver Sun
Published: Saturday, April 21, 2007
Simply put, there is no one profile that fits those diagnosed with autism. So, to define what autism is, it might be best by pointing out what it is not.
It is a neurological and, ultimately, a biological disorder that affects the normal development of the brain in areas of social interaction, communication and sometimes cognitive skills. Usually, that disorder manifests itself before the child reaches three. (More on those symptoms and their diagnosis in a later instalment.)
It is a spectrum of disorders. On that spectrum are five related disorders, the three most common of these being classic autistic disorder (AD), pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) and Asperger's syndrome. They share some behaviours but not others. Those with AD, for example, are often withdrawn and can be completely non-verbal, while those diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome can have normal verbal and academic skills but have extreme difficulty interacting socially with others.
Some have below-average intelligence, some are average and some are above average.
Additionally, mental abilities can be uneven. A person on the autism spectrum might be able to do complex math but be unable to tie his or her own shoes.
Some are capable of holding jobs and of living independently or semi-independently; some have the intellectual capacity to work but not the social skills to make their way in the work environment; some must receive 24-hour care their entire lives.
It is a life-long condition. As one parent of a 12-year-old girl diagnosed with severe autism said:
"Parents have to understand:
"This isn't a sprint. It's a marathon."
The initial symptoms, however, can be ameliorated through a combination of intensive early childhood therapy and, it has to be said, the fierce and protective love of parents and family.
See http://www.VancouverSun.com for more from the six-day special feature
The story of a severe case, and life at home with an autistic child.
Two mothers, their tears, and the sacrifices they must make living with autism.
How the health care system discriminates against those on low income.
Immigrants and the special challenges they face in dealing with autism.
The high cost of therapy, and a mother's determination.
Two autistic teens and their families face an uncertain future."
Combating Autism Act Spurs Autism Research
The following article from the Psychiatric Times gives a good, digestible, overview of some of the autism studies currently being conducted even as the Combating Autism Act spurs more research.
New Act by Congress Gives Boost to Autism Research
By Arline Kaplan
February 2007, Vol. XXIV, No. 2
The passage and signing in December of the Combating Autism Act (S. 843), which authorizes $945 million over 5 years for research, screening, intervention, and education on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and developmental disabilities, has been hailed by the advocacy group Cure Autism Now (CAN) as a "federal declaration of war on the epidemic of autism," a disorder that affects 1 in 166 children. 1 Yet, some battles are already under way at NIMH's Intramural Research Program, with patient recruitment proceeding for 3 major autism studies.
In a press statement, Jonathan Shestack, father of an autistic child and cofounder of CAN, a large private funding organization for autism research, said S. 843 (now Public Law 109-416) "creates a congressionally mandated road map for a federal assault on autism, including requirements for strategic planning, budget transparency, congressional oversight, and a substantial role for parents of children with autism in the federal decision-making process."
Key provisions of the law, subject to the availability of appropriations, call for the following:
* Expanded research on ASD, including basic and clinical research in such fields as pathology, developmental neurobiology, genetics, pharmacology, nutrition, immunology, neurobehavioral development, and toxicology.
* The CDC to increase and update its efforts to monitor autism incidence and prevalence around the country and to support the establishment of regional Centers of Excellence in the epidemiology of ASDs and other developmental disabilities.
* Development of a curriculum for continuing education to assist in recognizing the need for valid and reliable screening tools and in using those tools.
* Early screening of individuals at higher risk for ASD and other developmental disabilities.
* Congressional oversight of the Autism Centers of Excellence.
* Expansion and reauthorization of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, composed of relevant government officials, experts, families of those with ASD, and at least one individual who has ASD.
Autism trials
The NIMH studies on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md, are the first products of a new, integrated focus on autism. One study, "Clinical and Immunological Investigations of Sub-types of Autism," seeks to learn more about autism and its subtypes. "It is actually two studies in one," said Susan Swedo, MD, chief of NIMH's Pediatrics and Developmental Neuropsychiatry Branch.
The first is a study of regressive versus nonregressive autism to determine whether there is an immune or other systemic trigger of children's neurologic regression, she said. It involves 50 children with idiopathic autism and regression, 50 children with idiopathic autism and no history of regression, 25 children with Rett syndrome, and 50 healthy children. The age range of all 4 groups is between 12 months and 48 months at first visit.
The second component to the study, Swedo said, is part of the Autism Phenome Project, a pilot investigation being conducted in collaboration with David Amaral, PhD, Beneto Foundation Professor and director of research at the M.I.N.D. Institute at the University of California, Davis. Between the 2 sites, the pilot phase of the phenome study involves 50 to 100 children with autism, 50 children with developmental delays, and 50 to 100 children without disorders. The purpose is to identify clinically meaningful subtypes of autism, which could lead to better understanding of the etiology and pathophysiology of the disorder.
Increasingly, researchers are considering that autism may be multiple disorders. The regressive subtype is well characterized, Swedo said, although there is some debate about how common it is. The reports vary from indicating that as few as 10% to as many as 40% of children with autism have a pattern of regression.
With regressive autism, Swedo explained, you have a history of the child developing typically until age 12 to 18 months with appropriate development of language and social skills and then the child loses words and social skills and begins to look indistinguishable from children who have had autistic symptoms from birth or early on."Some investigators have found that the regressive subtype actually has a worse prognosis," she said.
To explain the regression, Swedo said that the research team's working hypothesis is that there are environmental triggers or perhaps genetic aberrations that are expressed at this particular point in the child's development. One possibility based on Swedo's work with obsessive-compulsive disorder and the pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections subgroup is that regressive autism develops following a viral or bacterial infection that triggers an autoimmune response and neuropsychiatric symptoms.
The phenome study includes questions related to a child's exposure to environmental toxins and household products; neuroimaging (structural MRI); and biomarkers; as well as very careful behavioral, neurologic (eg, via electroencephalograms administered while the child sleeps in the hospital overnight), and physical assessments. "The children will be monitored every 6 months to a year until they are age 5, and then intermittently after that time" to examine the validity of their diagnosis and how their symptom course evolves over time, Swedo added.
Minocycline study
In another small-scale intramural study, Treatment of Childhood Regressive Autism With Minocycline: An Anti-Inflammatory Agent Active Within the CNS, NIMH researchers are examining the use of the antibiotic minocycline (Dynacin, Minocin, Myrac) in children aged 3 to 12 years with regressive autism.
"We are using minocycline, a tetracycline derivative, not for its effectiveness as an antibiotic but rather for its ability to modulate the immune system," Swedo said. "It has fairly specific effects on NF-kappa B and therefore inhibits the initiation of the cascade that leads to inflammation. Published data from the Johns Hopkins group [2,3] demonstrate that brains of individuals with autism have evidence of chronic neuroinflammation. We hope that by stopping that process, the children will be able to recover some of their skills. We are conducting an open-label trial in 10 children and are accepting referrals. If the results are encouraging, we will do a placebo-controlled trial in a larger cohort of subjects."
Asked about other pharmacologic approaches being investigated at NIMH, Swedo responded, "We have a few in [the] pipeline, but it is premature to talk about them. Eric Hollander, MD, has been doing some work with oxytocin, reported at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology's annual meeting."
Hollander, chairman of psychiatry at the Mt Sinai School of Medicine in New York and director of the Seaver and New York Autism Center of Exellence, and Jennifer Bartz, PhD, found that pitocin (synthetic oxytocin), administered intravenously or nasally, may have significant positive effects in adults with autism. Oxytocin, a hormone that is best known for activity during birth and lactation, is also a brain neurotransmitter involved in social recognition and bonding.
Chelation therapy
The third NIMH study, "Mercury Chelation to Treat Autism," seeks to address whether chelation therapy can be helpful for autism. The chelation study is a placebo-controlled trial that involves use of meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA, succimer), an orally adminstered chelating agent that binds to all metals including mercury and lead but also to some beneficial metals, such as zinc and iron, according to Swedo. DMSA is commonly used to treat autism, with some surveys estimating that 1 in 12 children with autism has undergone chelation, although it has never been tested in a controlled study and there is no proof that it helps children with the disorder. Support for its use is based on single-case reports of benefits of chelation with DMSA.
Children aged 4 to 10 years in whom autism, Asperger disorder, or pervasive child developmental disorders have been diagnosed; who weigh at least 33 lb; who have detectable, but not toxic, levels of mercury or lead in the blood; and who have not previously received chelation therapy may be eligible for this study.
"The chelation study is based on the hypothesis that mercury toxicity is responsible for at least some cases of autism," Swedo said. She explained that extensive controversy surrounds the issue of mercury toxicity in autism. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) conducted a comprehensive study of the question of whether thimerosal, an ethylmercury-based compound used previously in the United States as a vaccine preservative for routine childhood immunizations, contributed to the apparent increase in the prevalence of ASDs. 4 The IOM panel concluded that there was no evidence for an association, but the report has been dismissed by some parents who report "toxic mercury levels" among their affected children and who have observed benefits of open-label DMSA administration.
To answer the question in a controlled fashion, the NIMH will enroll about 120 children in the chelation study, with half randomized to placebo and half to DMSA. The trial will last for 6 months, and researchers are enrolling participants now. "We would love to receive referrals," Swedo said, adding that psychiatrists can find out more by going to http://www.clinicaltrials.gov or by contacting Lorraine Lougee, LCSW, research coordinator. Lougee's e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
Incidence and prevalence
Because of recurrent questions about whether autism is increasing, Swedo was asked about incidence and prevalence. "We have absolutely no data on incidence," she said. "We can say the disorder appears to be more prevalent now than it has been reported in the past. However, there was a major change in diagnostic criteria and case-finding methods, so it is unclear [whether] it represents a true change in rates of affected individuals. . . . The CDC is conducting several studies currently to address that question."
There is increasing agreement on what true autism is, using the Autism Diagnostic Observational Schedule, a semistructured observational scale developed to assess social interaction, communication, and play in persons suspected of having autism, and the Autism Diagnostic Interview, Swedo said.
"Those 2 give you nice, reliable cutoffs where you can say a child has autism, is on the autism spectrum, or is developing typically. Including children on the autism spectrum will increase apparent prevalence rates," Swedo said. "The figure of 1 in 166 children having autism was recently confirmed in a CDC study that reviewed school records and confirmed the diagnosis from medical records. But the study included all children with an ASD as having 'autism'—this included not only severely affected individuals with full-blown autism but also those with a pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified and those with Asperger disorder, a condition [that] is not as impairing."
"In order to determine the true prevalence of autism and to know whether there is an 'epidemic' as some have asserted," Swedo continued, "we need to have better data about the current prevalence of autism and related disorders and then compare those data with comparable data from previous studies. The CDC is conducting surveillance studies at a number of US sites, and the NIH is sponsoring longitudinal investigations here and abroad to address those questions."
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How common are autism spectrum disorders (ASD)? Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/asd_common.htm. Accessed January 5, 2007.
2. Pardo CA, Vargas DL, Zimmerman AW. Immunity, neuroglia and neuroinflammation in autism. Int Rev Psychiatry. 2005;17:485-495.
3. Vargas DL, Nascimbene C, Krishnan C, et al. Neuroglial activation and neuroinflammation in the brain of patients with autism [published correction appears in Ann Neurol. 2005;57:304]. Ann Neurol. 2005;57:67-81.
4. Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine. Immunization Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism (2004). Available at: http://www.nap.edu/books/030909237X/html/1.html. Accessed January 5, 2007.
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Brown sugar adds a deep, rich flavor to the soft filling. The nutty, slightly salty topping is the perfect finishing touch.
- Yield
- Makes 8 servings
- Topping:
- 1/2 cup walnut pieces
- 1/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of fine sea salt
- Crust:
- 1 12-inch round Pie Crust
- For filling:
- 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup canned pure pumpkin
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- For topping:
- Combine all ingredients. Using on/ off turns, blend to fine crumbs. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.
- For crust:
- Position oven rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to 350°F. Transfer crust to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Fold edges under and crimp decoratively. Freeze crust 20 minutes.
- Line crust with nonstick foil and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake until crust is set, about 20 minutes. Gently remove foil and beans. Return crust to oven and bake until partially cooked and golden brown around edges, pressing down on crust with back of spoon if bubbles form, about 15 minutes. Cool crust on rack. Maintain oven temperature.
- For filling:
- Whisk brown sugar, eggs, sea salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves in medium bowl. Add pumpkin and cream and whisk until well blended and smooth.
- Pour filling into crust. Bake pie until filling is firm, covering crust with foil collar if browning too quickly, about 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle topping evenly over top of pie. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F; continue to bake pie until filling is set and slightly puffed in center, about 15 minutes longer. Transfer pie to rack and cool completely. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Tent with foil and chill. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.
Per serving: 482.1 kcal calories, 52.6 % calories from fat, 28.2 g fat, 14.6 g saturated fat, 124.1 mg cholesterol, 53.8 g carbohydrates, 2.6 g dietary fiber, 38.5 g total sugars, 51.2 g net carbohydrates, 6.3 g protein 6.3


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - At the request of a federal mediator, Boeing Co (BA.N) and the union representing its 23,000 engineers suspended talks on new labor contracts for the rest of the year.
The move came Wednesday, a day after the mediator joined the negotiations in Seattle. The two sides have been bargaining since April to replace contracts that expired October 6. A 60-day extension ran out November 25, giving the union the ability to strike. Union leaders have said they would not call a strike until January at the earliest.
"At the request of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, negotiations between The Boeing Company and the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001 are being suspended until after the first of the year," the FMCS said in a statement Wednesday. "Both sides agreed to this mediator request."
Talks between the two sides broke off briefly last week, and resumed Tuesday with the mediator present.
The talks broke off when Boeing said the sides were too far apart to continue talks without mediation. Boeing said it had upped its wage offer from a proposal it made in September.
The union considered that offer too low, and countered with a proposal that asked for larger raises than it sought in its previous proposal, and larger than those contained in its previous contract.
Boeing and the SPEEA were not immediately available for a comment.
Reporting by Alwyn Scott; Editing by Nick Zieminski


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