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Doctors Transplant Vein Grown from Patient's Own Cells
Scientists built a vein made entirely of human tissue for a 10-year-old girl.
June 13, 2012 -- Scientists in Sweden are reporting a medical first: a vein grown in a lab for a 10-year-old girl using her body's own cells.
Doctors are hailing the step as a milestone in tissue engineering, a field in which doctors grow windpipes, bladders, lungs and other organs to replace faulty ones while avoiding the dangerous, lifelong complications of organ transplants.
While a handful of doctors around the world have had success growing blood vessels and other organs and transplanting them into patients, doctors said this is the first time a vein has been lab-grown and successfully transplanted using cells and parts taken entirely from the human body.
"To many of us working in this field, it is a validation of what we believe will be a revolution in medicine," said Dr. Adam Katz, director of plastic surgery research at the University of Florida.
Suchitra Sumitran-Holgersson, one of the authors of a report on the transplant published today in the Lancet journal, said the experimental procedure could someday bring promise to patients needing new blood vessels for dialysis or coronary bypasses.
"It is very difficult to find suitable arteries and veins to use for these patients," she said. "It would be good to create a personalized artery and vein for them."
Sumitran-Holersson and her colleagues grew the vein for a 10-year-old girl who had a blockage in the vein connecting her intestines and spleen with her liver. The rare condition can cause life-threatening bleeding, delayed development and even death. The patients often need a graft of a vein to replace the blocked one.
But traditional vein grafts are complicated. Doctors usually cut deep into patients' legs or necks to harvest their own veins to replace defective ones elsewhere, putting the patients at risk of an additional, traumatic surgery. Another option is using man-made vessels as replacements, but those are prone to dangerous clots and blockages and virtually guarantee that the patient will need a lifelong course of drugs to keep their immune system from attacking the vessel.
In this new approach, doctors took about 3.5 inches of a vein from the groin of a 30-year-old deceased donor and, in the lab, scraped away all of the donor's cells, leaving just the protein scaffolding of the vein. Doctors then took cells from the bone marrow of the 10-year-old girl and seeded the vein scaffolding with them. Then, for two weeks, they waited for the cells to grow.
The result was a blood vessel engineered entirely from human tissue. When surgeons took the vein and used it to replace the faulty vein leading to the girl's liver, normal blood flow was restored almost immediately, the researchers said.
The vessel had to be repaired after nine months when hardened scar tissue in the girl's body put too much pressure on the transplanted vessel.
A year after the transplant, the girl has grown nearly 2.5 inches, gained 11 pounds and has even taken up light gymnastics. So far, her body also shows no signs that it will reject the vein. But doctors will have to make sure that the vein and the liver stay healthy.
"When we met her last week, she was somersaulting and talking away," Sumitran-Holgersson said. "So far, she is doing very well."
The vein graft was a riff on a technique being put into action by scientists around the world to get around typical problems of organ transplantation. In 2008, European researchers stripped cells from a donated wind pipe and seeded it with a patient's own cells before transplanting it into a 30-year-old woman. In 2010, scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital did the same thing with a donated pair of lungs. A team at Wake Forest School of Medicine used a biodegradable mold smeared with bladder cells to grow bladders for a group of children in the 1990s.
Dr. Christopher Breuer, an associate professor of surgery at Yale School of Medicine, has also worked on growing blood vessels using a synthetic vessel skeleton lined with patients' bone marrow cells. He said the Swedish team will need to do more experiments to prove that their vessels are durable enough to replace high-pressure vessels close to the heart and to withstand the rigors of dialysis. But he said their achievement is a major step forward.
"The fact they were able to do this safely on a patient is fantastic," Breuer said.
Even though the results are exciting, doctors remain cautious about their implications for patients who need vein grafts for more common conditions, such as dialysis or coronary bypasses. The process of harvesting a donor's vein and covering it with the girl's own cells was nearly as complicated and costly as the process for an organ transplant.
"The organization and resources required for this process are significant and would severely limit the applicability of the treatment strategy to large groups of patients," said Dr. William Marston, chief of vascular surgery at University of North Carolina Hospitals.
Some cardiovascular surgeons said many patients having coronary bypasses have no shortage of their own arteries and veins that can be used in those surgeries. And many patients can't wait for treatment while doctors grow a vein for them.
Also, the fact that the graft needed repair after a year is a concern.
"A uniform conduit such as a perfectly sized and available bioengineered vein would be of great utility, but it needs to last closer to a lifetime, not a year," said Dr. John Calhoon, a professor of head and thoracic surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center.
Sumitran-Holgersson said more work will need to be done to work out the kinks in the process and to test it in other patients. But she remains optimistic about scientists' ability to create personalized blood vessels and other organs, reducing the need for a lifetime of drugs and surgeries.
"This is a very exciting technique and one that can greatly improve a patient's quality of life after transplantation," she said. "I think we're going to see quite a bit of this in the future."


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Without IOLTA, nominal or short term client funds held in non-interest bearing, pooled checking accounts benefit neither the client nor the lawyer. Under IOLTA, these same nominal or short term funds are still pooled into one account. However, with changes in the banking laws and the explicit permission of federal regulators, banks may remit interest on these pooled accounts to a not-for-profit organization: the KBF's IOLTA program.
No matter how small individual IOLTA accounts may be, the aggregate of interest collected from all IOLTA accounts allows the KBF to annually fund many charitable programs.
The mechanics of setting up an IOLTA account or converting and existing client trust account to IOLTA are simple: complete an IOLTA Application Form provided by the KBF and deliver it to the bank for completion, then mail it to the KBF. That's it!
A lawyer or law firm need not change the way client trust deposits are managed. The bank will handle the paper work and the KBF will absorb bank service charges and fees related to participating in the IOLTA program from the interest earned.
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Once an IOLTA account is established, there is no further effort required by the lawyer. The bank and the KBF will do the work!
The Kansas IOLTA program, approved by the Supreme Court in 1984, has generated more than $3 million in grant funds. IOLTA grants are primarily aimed at funding programs that provide civil legal services for the poor, law-related education, and administration of justice. In the past, nearly 80 percent of the funds have gone for civil legal to low income people, with the largest share going to provide direct legal services for victims of domestic violence.

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SENIOR POWER... the dark lady of DNA
Herstory was coined to emphasize that women's and girls' lives, deeds, and participation in human affairs have been neglected, undervalued, or distorted in standard works. "Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics" is the theme of this year's Women's History Month, March 2013.
Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920-1958) exemplifies herstory to the hilt. Scientific American published an article, "As the 2008 laureates are announced, SciAm looks back at some of Nobel history's also-rans. No Nobel for You: Top 10 Nobel Snubs." Three of the ten snubees were women: Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Rosalind Franklin, and Lise Meitner.
Brenda Maddox, Franklin's biographer, refers to the dark lady of DNA. Franklin was a very capable scientist. She was also unmarried, childless, from an affluent Jewish family, a Cambridge University graduate, keen on hiking and outdoorsy stuff. And female. A British molecular biologist, biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer, her work on X-ray diffraction images of DNA led to the double helix discovery. Shakespeare's Rosalind (As You Like It) is one of his most recognized characters, admired for her intelligence, quick wit and beauty.
In molecular biology, the double helix refers to the structure formed by double-stranded molecules of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA. James Dewey Watson and Francis Crick were awarded the 1962 Nobel Laureate in Physiology-Medicine for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nuclear acids and its significance for information transfer in living material. Ten years after Franklin's death, Watson published his The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA. Sexism pervades his memoir, an international best-seller. He denigrates her work and refers to "Rosy" in patronizing terms, a name she never used. Much later, Crick acknowledged, "I'm afraid we always used to adopt – let's say, a patronizing attitude towards her." Watson's 2001 biographical Genes, Girls, and Gamow: After the Double Helix identifies him as "co-discoverer of the structure of DNA."
Franklin died in 1958 at age thirty-eight, four years before Watson, Crick and Maurice Wilkins shared the 1962 Nobel Prize. Franklin continues to be overlooked (e.g. currently by PBS News) in accounts of the discovery of the double helix. When the guys got their Nobel Prize, which is never awarded posthumously, she was dead. (Ovarian cancer.)
Maddox argues that Watson and Crick appropriated Franklin's work without her permission and without proper acknowledgment. And she acknowledges that Rosalind Franklin was herself "not immune to the sexism rampant in these circles." In a letter to her parents in January 1939, Franklin called one lecturer "very good, though female."
Suffragist Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977) believed that "There will never be a new world order until women are a part of it. This world crisis came about without women having anything to do with it. If the women of the world had not been excluded from world affairs, things today might have been different." With Lucy Burns and others, she led a campaign for women's right to vote that resulted in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920. Like the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), it mentions neither women nor men: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."
After the Nineteenth Amendment provided women with the right to vote, the National Woman's Party turned its attention to passage of an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution. Congress passed and most states ratified the amendment, but at the last minute in 1982 it was stopped by the coalition of conservatives' STOP ERA campaign, which, according to organizer Phyllis Schlafly (1924- ), is an acronym for Stop Taking Our Privileges.
Under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, using a male rather than human standard, the courts have been able to justify discrimination. In 1995 the National Organization for Women (NOW) held an ERA Summit to draft language for a new ERA, contending that to achieve true equality, paradigm (a contemporary euphemism) shift was needed. NOW members resolved to proceed with an expanded constitutional amendment strategy that would eliminate discrimination based on sex, race, sexual orientation, marital status, ethnicity, national origin, color or indigence. Members also called for further study of age and disability as classes to be included in the struggle for constitutional equality... I'll drink to that.
"March 5, 2013: WASHINGTON – In recognition of Women's History Month, the Centennial Anniversary of the Women's Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C., and the upcoming International Women's Day, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today reintroduced the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution as well as legislation to award its original author, New Jersey native and renowned suffragette [sic] Alice Paul, with a Congressional Gold Medal."
xxxxOlder Women's Health News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug to treat postmenopausal women who experience pain during sexual intercourse. The drug Osphena (ospemifene) mimics the effects of estrogen on vaginal tissue, which can become thinner, drier and more fragile from menopause. The pill, taken with food once a day, makes vaginal tissue thicker and less fragile, reducing pain during sex (dyspareunia). …
What about Premarin vaginal cream, which has been around for a while, I wonder?
And "Oral estrogen hormone therapy [appears to be] linked to increased risk of gallbladder surgery in menopausal women" according to a large-scale study of more than 70,000 women in France published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Women who took estrogen therapy through skin patches or gels did not appear to be at increased risk. Gallstone disease is common in developed countries, and women age 50+ are most at risk. Other risk factors include obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, poor diet and having given birth to two or more children. A large study of 70, 928 menopausal women in France between 1992 and 2008 looked at whether hormone therapy increased the risk of gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy) for complications of gallstones. In France, hormonal therapy is usually administered topically rather than orally. North America and the United Kingdom prefer oral hormone therapies.
Post-menopausal women, who often suffer from joint pain, could find some long-term relief by taking estrogen-only medication, according to a new study based on the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) that was released online yesterday by the journal, Menopause.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has entered the debate over the two vitamins that are thought to strengthen bones to prevent breaks. According to the government-backed panel, older women should not take vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent broken bones, and there is insufficient evidence to say whether it would help anyone else either. Approximately 1.5 million Americans annually suffer from breaks tied to brittle bones. And about half of all women over 50 years old will end up with a break linked to the bone-weakening osteoporosis disease. The Task Force links broken bones to chronic pain, disability and increased risk of sickness and early death. Based on reviews, the panel found there were no benefits but some risk for post-menopausal women taking low-dose, below 400 international units, vitamin D and 1,000 milligrams of calcium supplements daily.
The Urogynecologist's domain includes urinary incontinence and numerous female pelvic floor dysfunctions and disorders, among them the infamous UTI — urinary tract infection. The elderly are especially susceptible to frequent UTIs, which occur more commonly in women than men, with recurrences common. Complications of untreated chronic UTI in the elderly are great. Because they are more likely to have other chronic health problems or pre-existing conditions, such as a weakened immune system or heart valve problems, they are more prone to sepsis if their UTI is left untreated.
People with pregnancy-related concerns fill OB/GYNs' waiting rooms, while the postmenopausal woman waiting for the urologist can pass the time reading Esquire, Golf, Men's Journal, Playboy, Popular Mechanics magazines… Be of good cheer, ladies. There is a medical doctor who specializes in your needs.
Breast cancer incidence has increased in all European countries, whether or not national screening programs are in place. However, mortality experienced an annual decrease from 1997-2006. The number of deaths linked to breast cancer since 1992 in Spain has decreased among young and middle aged patients but not among the elderly. Spanish researchers predict that it will continue to decline over the next decade, although more slowly. This tendency is attributed to mammography and effective hormone treatments, chemotherapy and advances in radiotherapy and surgery.
For women ages 66-74, a mammogram every two years appears as good as one every year. Risk of having breast cancer detected at a later stage is no greater if one screens every two years compared to every year, according to University of California, San Francisco Dejana Braithwaite, an assistant professor of cancer epidemiology at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. She compared annual with every-other-year screenings and the effect on whether the cancer was diagnosed at a late stage. She also compared how the two intervals affected the number of "false-positive" test results, in which mammograms interpreted as possibly showing cancer actually did not after further testing. Women screened every year were more likely to have false-positive results than women screened every two years. Braithwaite's study is published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, online Feb. 5, 2013.
Access to long-term care insurance is being reduced. It is likely to become much more difficult to afford, especially for women. Long-term care is a women's issue because they live longer and are the disproportionate beneficiaries of long-term care insurance. On average, women outlive men by five years. Those who reach age 80 will require three years of assistance. In nursing homes, 7 of 10 residents are women, and they represent 76% of assisted living facilities residents and two thirds of home care recipients. Medicare does not pay for this. Insurance companies are hiking premiums for existing policies, have stopped selling new ones, and are requiring blood tests and home visits instead of phone interviews for applicants.
"Enhanced underwriting" refers to more stringent qualifying standards. The change that has generated the most public attention is "gender-distinct pricing," a new strategy that raises rates for single women by as much as 40% beginning April 2013. Difficulty in obtaining new policies and rising costs should not be attributed to gender or to sex.
Women with Alzheimer's-linked gene show faster cell aging. Some women with a gene linked to Alzheimer's disease may have rapidly aging body cells, even when they are in apparently good health. On the other hand, researchers found, there were no signs of accelerated cell aging when those same women were on hormone replacement therapy. It is not clear what can be made of the findings, said senior study author Dr. Natalie Rasgon, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. No one can say whether hormone therapy could lower the risk of Alzheimer's, or any other disease, in women who carry the gene variant — known as ApoE4.
A study has found that women are at greater risk than men for hip implant failure. The majority of total hip replacement surgeries are successful, but women are at greater risk for implant failure after this procedure. Researchers noted this was true even after taking other individual risk factors into account. "The role of sex in relationship to implant failure after total hip [replacement] is important for patient management and device innovation," the study authors wrote in the report published online Feb. 18, 2013 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Postmenopausal women who have smoked are at much higher risk of losing their teeth than women who never smoked, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association by University at Buffalo researchers. The study involved 1,106 women who participated in the Buffalo OsteoPerio Study, an offshoot of the Women's Health Initiative, the largest clinical trial and observational study ever undertaken in the U.S., involving more than 162,000 women across the nation.
But a new study offers evidence that life expectancy for some U.S. women is actually falling, a trend that experts cannot explain. Research found that women age 75 and younger are dying at higher rates than previous years in nearly half of the nation's counties - many of them rural and in the South and West, especially among disadvantaged white women. Men's life expectancy has held steady or improved in nearly all counties. Some theories blame higher smoking rates, obesity and less education, but several experts said they simply do not know why nor exactly how many women are affected. An estimate is 12%. The study, released by the journal Health Affairs, found declining life expectancy for women in about 43% of the nation's counties.


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Structure: The Body
Vertebrae should be aligned evenly and symmetrically along the length of the spine, including the tail. The tail tapers. The spine is flexible, thus allowing cats to assume an arched position. A fixed spinal curve is not considered normal.
Fixed Deviation of the Tail (Kink) – Deviated or misshapened vertebrae felt anywhere from the base to the tip of the tail. Although a "kink" in the tail is not likely to affect the cat, it is possible that similar undetectable abnormalities occurring further up the spine could exert pressure on the nerves within the spinal column and thus cause discomfort.
Stiff Tail – Tail that is lacking in flexibility; it may be due to abnormally thick vertebrae.
Foreshortened Tail – A tail which is abnormally short, ending abruptly.
Rib cage should either be rounded or oval in cross-section. There should be a very gentle outward curve, running almost unnoticeable into the softer contour of the abdomen, with no protrusion or dip at the rear end of the sternum.
Abnormal Angulation of Rib Cage – A triangular tendency (if viewed in cross section) can be an expression of flat-chestedness or "swimmer's" chest. It is also considered abnormal for the ribs to flare outward.
Fixed Deviation of the Sternum or Xiphoid Process – This is a distinct hook outward or a bend inwards at the rear end of the sternum, or the asymmetrical alignment of the entire sternum.
Patellar Luxation – The kneecap (patella) freely moves away from the front of the joint. In an adult cat only very slight movement should be possible. Recurrent luxation can cause lameness.
Hip Dysplasia – Abnormal development of the hip joint affecting the close fit of the femur to the pelvis. Seen in larger breeds, it is an inherited disorder and diagnosed by x-ray. Painful, it affects gait and back leg mobility.
Bowed legs occur when the hocks are further apart than the feet
Cow-hocked legs – The hind hocks turn inward and cause the feet to point outwards rather than straight forward.
Splayed Toes – Toes spread too far apart.
Polydactyly – abnormal number of toes. True polydactyly caused by a dominant gene does not occur in pedigreed cats; however, an unconnected condition of having "dew-claws" on the hind legs as well as the front is sometimes seen. Absence of Toes and other Toe Abnormalities – The cat has five toes in front and four behind, all separate digits. Abnormal fusion of two or more toes may impair balance/movement.
Umbilical Hernia – a bulge or soft swelling at the navel (umbilicus) caused by protrusion of abdominal contents through the navel.
Inguinal Hernia – a bulge or soft swelling in the groin area caused by protrusion of abdominal contents through the inguinal canal. (This is less common and more difficult to detect than an umbilical hernia.)
Adult whole males 8 months of age and older should have both testicles fully descended into the scrotum. Scrotal development may be delayed in some breeds.
Unilateral Cryptorchid – a male with two testicles; one descended into the scrotal sack, the other undescended.
Cryptorchid – a male with testicles which have not descended into the scrotal sack.
Monorchid – a male having only one testicle.
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It takes time to change : An interview with Naimur Rahman Durjoy
by Khondaker Mirazur Rahman
Published: 20th November, 2007
Naimur Rahman Durjoy is one of those rare cricketers who have led their country in a maiden Test. Durjoy captained Bangladesh in its inaugural Test match and led from the front, bagging 6 wickets with his offspin. Despite his bright debut at the highest level of international cricket, Durjoy could only manage 6 more Test wickets his 8 match career; one which was never the same after his bowling underwent ICC mandated remedial action. Durjoy's brief Test tenure lasted just over one year. Along with his Test career, Durjoy was also a regular in the Bangladeshi ODI setup during the pre-test era, playing 29 ODIs with modest success, over a 7 year span (ending in 2002). After continuing to perform well in domestic cricket, he retired from cricket in 2004 to focus on his business interests. In August 2007, Durjoy was made a member of the National Selection Panel that also consists of Akram Khan and is led by Rafiqul Alam. In this interview with Bangla Cricket editor Khondaker Mirazur Rahman, the man who was arguably Bangladesh's last international-class off-spinner, reveals his thoughts about selection policy, domestic infrastructure, and Bangladesh's struggle in Test cricket.
Khondaker Mirazur Rahman: You were the captain of Bangladesh in their debut Test in November 2000. Now seven years later, again in November 2007, you are part of the Test set up, this time picking the national squad as a selector. What made you interested in taking up this role?
Naimur Rahman: It was a great honor to lead the country in the debut Test; nothing is comparable to that feeling. When I started as a player we all dreamt about playing Test cricket one day. It (maiden Test) was a great occasion for Bangladesh cricket, the beginning of a new era and I was lucky that I was picked to lead the team. My Test career was rather short due to a number of reasons but I am happy to be back again as a selector. Cricket is my passion and the offer to associate myself with Bangladesh cricket was too good to turn down.
KMR: Do you think Bangladesh cricket has made satisfactory progress over the last 7 years?
NR: We started playing Test cricket without even knowing its full ramification or demands. There was no first class league, no experience (for our players) in the longer version game and no infrastructure to support Test match cricket. The scenario is completely different now; we have developed a pretty strong cricket culture in Bangladesh in this short period of time. We might have failed to achieve significant success in Test cricket but we have managed to strengthen our almost non-existent base. Now we will be able to progress (more) smoothly. It (early days of Test status) was a difficult time for Bangladesh cricket, but as a whole I am not disappointed. At the same time, we have made significant leaps in One Day cricket. Our boys are quite capable of beating any team in the world on a good day. This is a huge difference compared to 2000 when we played international cricket just to be a part of the cricket atmosphere.
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They may look blissful now — but it was not love at first sight for Rebecca Meyer and Daniel Wright. Rebecca, who met Daniel while filming season eight of The Biggest Loser, was not pleased to see him returning to the show for a second chance.
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But after a heart-to-heart in week eight, they started to see each other differently.
"We push each other," explained Daniel, 20. "She makes me see I can be a better version of myself, and that's what drew me to get involved with her."
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Vigil Games scaled down its ambitions for Darksiders II by around one fifth.
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Vigil: Wii U to be "easy" to develop for
Although the developer was nervous about the new hardware at first, Vigil's Darksiders 2 Wii U demo took three programmers just five weeks to create.
Darksiders II on Wii U won't make use of "gimmicky stuff" like with Wii
Vigil Games' general manager David Adams has said that he and the firm are looking forward to bringing Darksiders II,to Wii U.
Joe Madureira and Vigil's David Adams to give presentation at DICE tomorrow
Vigil Games' GM, David Adams, and comic book artist Joe Madureira will be present at DICE tomorrow, giving a talk on how to launch a new IP.
Darksiders Avatar goodies hit Xbox Live Marketplace
Darksiders item and clothing goods for your XBL Avatar popped up on the Marketplace today, and for those who love all things horses (us), there's even a Ruin mask.
Darksiders won't have demo, no DLC planned
The apparently excellent Darksiders won't be getting a demo, Vigil GM David Adams has told VG247."We aren't doing a demo," said the exec, speaking to Steph Nunneley in an interview published today."We didn't have the time our resources to prepare one – finishing the game came right down to the wire."Adams went on to say […]
Interview: Vigil boss David Adams on Darksiders
Launching new IP in today's gaming environment is one of the riskiest moves developers and publishers ever make. Facing no guarantee of return, giant outlays, genre saturation and clogged release schedules, pushing out a newborn can be terrifying for all concerned parties.Fortunately, though, well-considered assaults on the core market still work. Borderlands busted US sales […]
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CAIRO, June 24 (UPI) -- The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi was elected as Egypt's next president, the first Islamist head of state to emerge from the Arab Spring, officials said.
But a conflict already emerged Sunday.
Saad el-Husseini, of the executive bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party confirmed the president-elect would take his oath of office before Parliament, not before Egypt's High Constitutional Court, Ahram Online reported.
The lower house of Egypt's Parliament was dissolved by the ruling military council, and the constitutional court ruled that the new president must be sworn in before the court, not the Parliament.
But the report said Morsi's oath before the court would imply acceptance of the dissolution of Parliament. The Muslim Brotherhood strongly opposed the dissolution, Ahram Online said.
Tens of thousands of Morsi's supporters in Cairo's Tahrir Square cheered shouts of jubilation Sunday afternoon seconds after Farouq Sultan chairman of the Presidential Election Committee made the announcement.
Morsi's win puts an end to the country's 60-year military monopoly of presidents, Ahram Online said, noting all his predecessors rose from the army's ranks.
Sultan said Morsi's opponent, former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq, won more than 12 million votes constituting 48.27 percent; and Morsi 51.73 percent with more than 13 million votes. He said the turnout for the second presidential runoff was some 51 percent.
The thousands of Morsi's supporters who rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square and Shafiq's supporters who rallied in Nasser City in Cairo waited tensely for the results as Sultan delivered an hourlong speech that was televised throughout the world. The speech detailed the entire electoral process of each region and the work conducted by the commission, whose members were faced with having to investigate multiple allegations of election rigging and forgery.
Fearing possible violence, shortly before the election results were announced, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued a warning, saying it would treat anyone seeking to challenge the result "with an iron fist."
Egypt's Interior Ministry issued a statement saying it would not tolerate any turmoil and said police forces had been given orders to shoot to kill anyone who attempts to attack the police after the results are delivered, CNN reported.


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To get grounded in yoga, Louisville's looking up.
Sangha Studios yoga studio opened its doors Dec. 1, in Downtown Louisville and one of the classes offered is aerial yoga, taught by co-owner and instructor Raven Elise Roth.
In August, Roth trained with Michelle Dortignac, founder of Unnata Aerial Yoga, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to get certified in aerial yoga training.
Roth is the first instructor in Colorado to have aerial certification, she said, and she has a hunch why people are attracted to the unique form of yoga.
"I have this theory we love it because that's how we came into the world, upside down," she said.
Roth makes it look easy — and with her positive attitude and willingness to assist those taking her class — she makes you believe you can do it.
On Monday, Jan. 28, Roth demonstrated some of her skills on the aerial silks that hang from the beams in Sangha Studios, at 917 Front St.
The silk hammocks support the weight of the body as students practice traditional — and maybe not so traditional — yoga postures. The class also employs some work on the yoga mat.
Roth explained that students are really only a couple feet from the ground, depending on the pose — though some moves she demonstrated had her head inches from the floor as she hung upside down.
"It brings more awareness with certain postures, with the silk. That's what teaches you to be more grounded," she said.
But, because the class is new to Louisville, the only class offered for the time being is a beginner aerial class.
Superior resident Stephanie Carter has taken the aerial class twice, but studied with the Sangha owners at CorePower Yoga facilities for more than a year.
"I was nervous (for aerial). In my own yoga practice I haven't done a lot of inversions. I'm still building up that strength in my body," she said.
By the second class, Carter said she already noticed increased flexibility and confidence. And, if a pose was a bit intense for her, she was comfortable going at her own pace.
The aerial form allows students to experience a natural feeling of being open — some moves make it so the hips naturally align, the body becomes "stacked" in its proper alignment and the heart is open, a common theme in yoga — living that way through thought and emotion, but also physically opening the heart space through practice.
Aerial also requires an even higher level of attention to keep balance with the moving aerial silk.
But those adjustments and focus make the student stronger, Roth said.
"It's having confidence to feel your way through life," she said, adding that people sometimes get bogged down with the fear of losing their grip or becoming unsure of how they will keep their balance while using the silk — and this reflects life's challenges. "We all do that, we all get into binds."
Roth and Sangha co-owner Rob Ingle taught at CorePower Yoga for nearly five years and seven years, respectively.
Roth, who has practiced yoga for two decades, said she and Ingle committed to opening their own studio because they wanted to create their own yoga community.
In addition to aerial yoga, they offer a variety of classes including yoga tone, a candlelight radiant flow — yoga by candlelight — kundalini — yoga based on the understanding of the body's ecology — barre method and even a teen yoga club and yoga story time for kids. There is also a yoga boot camp and meditation among other offerings.
Sangha Studios not only uses its main yoga studio but also has a smaller room on the building's second level which will be used for classes and as a healing body work room for massage. A kitchen adjacent to the room will allow for nutrition and cooking classes, Roth said.
For more information or for a complete class schedule, visit thesanghastudios.com.


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Conservation and Environment in Ecuador: Monthly Updates
Conservation in Ecuador Monthly Update - October 2013
Our work conserving the unique ecosystems of Galapagos has continued this month and we have been working closely with the National Park Agency (PNG). We have been concentrating a lot on the eradication of introduced plants, such as the "supirrosa" (Lantana camara). Cerro Colorado is an area where the endemic plant Legocarpus darwinii is historically found, but which now borders on extinction. We have been clearing away the introduced supirrosa and reforesting the Legocarpus from the nearby plant nursery. We have been working with the national parks to cultivate saplings and have had a good success in germinating the seeds.
In addition to the Legocarpus we have been working in the park's nursery, growing many other native and endemic species of plant. We produce our own compost in large plastic sacks, which we use to plant both seeds and saplings that will later be transferred to many areas under attack from invasive species. We have been clearing trails around the nursery and been heavily involved in its upkeep and day-to-day operation.
At the Galapaguera tortoise breeding centre, we have been feeding the giants and carefully controlling their diet. Large adults receive different quantities and plants from the juveniles and fortunately their natural inclination to co-habit with individuals of a similar age means we can simply place the different meals at the relevant sites within the large two hectare enclosure. We have been cleaning their pools where they drink and rest, to escape the heat, and have been removing invasive plants form their preferred nesting areas.
Higher up the island in the rocky hills we have been working hard to eliminate the rat populations, which prey on the eggs of the dark-rumped petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia). These birds are under threat and are protected by international law and the arrival of humans and their increasing activity has caused a boom in rat populations (Rattus rattus) and scavenge on young birds and eggs of the petrel and, of course, many other species found only in Galapagos.
Back in Puerto Baquerizo we helped out in a school that hosts some of our fellow volunteers by reforesting with saplings of two endemic species of plant (Legocarpus darwinii and Scalesia pedunculata). By giving the school a wild garden to tend and cultivate we hope to install sound conservation principles in the young children who hold the future of the island in their generation. We also pitched in and helped them paint one of the classrooms, which was in serious need of a face-lift!
On 29 September we joined forces with some local institutions to do a beach clean-up. The aim was to raise environmental awareness in the community and the activity was run jointly by the National Park Agency, the Ecuadorian Navy and local dive schools. All the rubbish collected was separated and taken away for recycling.
We have been working hard on our own plant nursery also and we have been building the germination beds ready for the plant bags with seeds. This secondary nursery has been created with the aim of working closer with the local community in reforesting areas such as parks and schools. The larger government nursery where we help out produces plants solely for reforesting the national park itself.
Continuing our on-going research we performed several animal censuses this month with the two species of interest the endemic Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki), and marine iguans (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). All the data was entered into our newly generated databases.
Elsewhere we have been working with a farming community making compost to reduce their usage of chemicals, which can harm the ecosystem. Farmers are often open to new ideas, but lack both time and funds to do anything other than the things they know. To help strengthen our relationship with the community we helped build an outdoor bathroom for a very poor family.
As we continue to work hard, the community is becoming more aware of our efforts. This is essential if we are to get them on board and aid our efforts to keep the Galapagos safe and how it has always been….
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Last time I reviewed an exciting book by this man's son (Engine 2 Diet, Rip Esselstyn). This book is more technical but in its way, just as exciting.
Dr Esselstyn Jr doesn't waste any time. He starts with a colleague's heart attack experience. Right there on the first page of the first chapter, he says, "coronary artery disease need not exist, and if it does, it need not progress." That's a powerful message given the heartbreaking disease statistics in this country – accounting for 40% of deaths.
The basics
In just four pages he simply summarises all the information you need to make yourself heart attack proof.
You may not eat:
• anything with a mother or a face (no meat, poultry, or fish)
• dairy products
• oil of any kind – not a drop
• (generally) nuts or avocados.
You can eat:
• All vegetables, legumes, and fruits except avocado
• All whole grains and products (as long as they have no added fat)
You don't actually need to read the rest of the book. But it helps.
Current medical model
He continues with the case study of this colleague and his cure from cardiovascular disease through diet. Then he exposes an inside view on how the current medical model nearly excludes nutrition in favour of drugs and surgery – and how patients continue to sicken and die. Yet successful nutrition therapy is called radical.
Next is the history chapter. Dr Esselstyn Jr's father and father in law were both also prominent doctors – but between them "they had diabetes; strokes; prostate, colon, and lung cancer; and coronary artery disease." He describes his own "epiphany" where he decides to follow a diet along the lines of his own research.
Diet on trial
Then we learn about the clinical trial with patients suffering advanced coronary artery disease. Dr Esselstyn provided an unusual amount of personal support for his patients to help them achieve such a radical change in diet. The individual patient histories make sobering reading – except where one hospital dietician had prescribed a stick of corn oil margarine a day!
Dr Esselstyn has coined the phrase "Moderation Kills." This chapter gets quite biological (some may not want to know about nitric oxide and the effect on your endothelial cells) but it thoroughly explains why the popular attitude of "everything in moderation" has led directly to chronic disease. Cutting back to 29% fat does not promote health.
The results chapter is amazing – according to the cholesterol levels and angiograms (photos included), all compliant patients halted or reversed their disease and increased their quality of life. For some perspective, the study was performed in the mid '80s and this book in 2007. Almost all the compliant patients are now in late life and healthy. The control group receiving standard medical treatment experienced the standard steady worsening of cardiovascular disease.
Politics and power
Next is some big picture analysis of the politics of medicine and the power of the status quo. National health policy is set not according to scientifically known facts but to a blend of financial and cultural pressure. The animal industry is in charge of health and diet information. Dr. Esselstyn and his colleagues (in particular including Dr T Colin Campbell) want to stop diluting the message based on what people might want to hear and instead tell the simple truth about the optimal diet. I'm sure that philosophy will resonate with many committed vegans!
He then supplies more details about exactly what his curative diet contains: "no" foods, "yes" foods, and a few supplements. A handy FAQ chapter includes some questions familiar to any vegan.
Healthy oils?
The myth of healthy oils is debunked next. He specifically addresses the study used to promote some oils as healthy choices and introduces further comprehensive data. While diets minus animal products but including oil show health improvement, removing oil improves health markedly again. Consuming "healthy oils" can lead to as much disease as saturated fats.
I enjoyed his salute to other professionals in his industry who deliver the nutrition-based approach to health against the tide of the Western approach. Dr Campbell, Pritikin, Dr McDougall, Dr Ornish, Dr Attwood, Dr Demas. He also presents an inspiring vision of health care aimed at eliminating chronic illness (instead of simply treating the symptoms with expensive drugs).
The diet prescribed for a healthy heart has been shown to prevent many other chronic diseases often simply blamed on aging, including weight gain, stroke, impotence and even dementia. And he presents some hope with increasing signs that the message is slowly getting through.
The food
Part two is all about the food itself. First are a few useful strategies for making major dietary changes with no exceptions, including advice from Ann Esselstyn. Then comes the usual wide-ranging and tasty recipe book. Nearly all recipes are strictly vegan, with honey mentioned as one option in several desserts.
I highly recommend this book as an accessible route to a plant-based diet for anyone concerned with their health (or the health of a loved one).
Read an excerpt or buy the book.
Originally published in Autumn, V Magazine, Vegan Society of Aotearoa, New Zealand.


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CHERETHITES or CHERETHIM.(Redirected from CARIANS.)
Probably the name of a part of the Philistines; usually, however, designating the whole nation, as in Zeph. ii. 5, where "the nation of the Cherethites" evidently means the Philistines in general. Similarly, Ezek. xxv. 16 and xxx. 5 belong here. A. V. translates "the children of the land [that is in] league." But the true reading after the Ethiopic and partly after the LXX. (which omits the word "land") is: "the children of the Kerethi" (compare Cornill's "Ezekiel"). In Ezek. xxx. 5, where "the children of the land that is in league" are mentioned among the allies of Egypt, the whole of the Philistines must be meant. For the original special meaning compare the earliest passage, I Sam. xxx. 14, which mentions the Cherethites as living in a strip in the southwest of Palestine (the Negeb), near the territory of Judah and of Ziklag. This strip is called the "South" (Negeb) of the Cherethites. From verse 16, where the same district is designated as "the land of the Philistines," it may be inferred that the Cherethites belonged to the Philistines, or that the two terms were used promiscuously.
The name is also found in the frequent phrase "Cherethites and Pelethites." By this phrase was designated the corps d'élite and body-guard (thus correctly, Josephus, "Ant." vii. 5, § 4) of David; compare II Sam. viii. 18 (= I Chron. xviii. 17), xv. 18 (with "the Gittites"; i.e., men from Gath), xx. 7 (among "all the mighty men"), ib. verse 23 (Ket.,
- W. R. Smith, The Old Testament in the Jewish Church, ii. 262;
- Driver, Notes on the Hebrew Text of the Books of Samuel, p. 172;
- Kittel, Hist. of the Hebr. ii. 153, No. 164.
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- cohort study, disparities, drug use, epidemiology, global health, longitudinal study, military & veterans, PTSD, suicide & suicidality, trauma & injury prevention
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Dr. Price's research interests encompass a range of psychiatric, substance abuse, and genetic epidemiology topics. In the past, she worked in four areas:
1) Cross-cultural and international substance abuse and psychiatric epidemiologic studies involving Asian (Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam) and other countries;
2) Longitudinal studies and methodologies related to a cohort of Vietnam veterans with a history of illicit drug addiction;
3) Health disparity research on epidemiology of substance abuse and mental health within US racial/ethnic populations;
4) Attempting to integrate advances in biomarker research into social/behavioral health disparity research.
Dr. Price's more recent research is focused:
5) Trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and suicidality, by working with a newer generation of U.S. military service members and their families.
6) Exploring collaborative research agenda on human trafficking with a focus on global and domestic tracking and identification and prevention/intervention strategies on PTSD and substance abuse.
Her advocacy activities include education of causes and consequences of psychoactive substance abuse from a rational choice approach and improving science and scientist disparities in the psychological trauma and substance abuse fields.


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Hi, and thanks for reading our very first blog post. Our names are Flat Stanley and Flat Stella, and we are very excited to be two of the newest employees at FEMA. You'll be seeing a lot of us as we help kids learn more about disasters and emergencies – a job Administrator Fugate asked us to do!
FEMA does a lot of cool things that you may not know about. By following our adventures around FEMA, we hope to share all sorts of fun facts and photos about staying safe.
So as we start our first day at FEMA, we did what any new employee does – we got our pictures taken for our official badge!
Here we are making our way through security and to our new offices. Our new badges work!
We're so glad to be here!
Now that we are set up and working, we hope you will continue following our adventures as we travel around FEMA and visit with other people who help keep America safe. When we have some fun and interesting things to share, we will post them on this blog.
If you would like to suggest an adventure or ask us a question, you can comment below, find us on the Flat Stanley Facebook page, the FEMA Facebook page, or even e-mail us at our new e-mail address (email@example.com)!
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FRISCO, Texas – The Philadelphia Union are heading to their first final in club history, thanks in large part to Zac MacMath's two saves in a penalty shootout to give the Union a 4-3 win from the spot after they battled FC Dallas to a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes in the semifinals of the 2014 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
MacMath saved both Blas Perez and Victor Ulloa's attempts to add to a five-save performance on the evening, whereas the Union scored all four of their attempts.
The 23-year-old's heroics came after the Union gave up an 81st minute equalizer to Fabian Castillo off a feed from Blas Perez, having led for nearly all of the second half.
Both teams fielded close to first-choice lineups for the game, with Argentine playmaker Mauro Diaz getting the call for Dallas after making his first start back from injury over the weekend.
Injuries would throw a wrench into Dallas head coach Oscar Pareja's plans, though – Walker Zimmerman was substituted off with a knock in the 37th minute, and Diaz and Adam Moffat followed at halftime, leaving Pareja with no substitutes for the remainder of the game.
Though injuries were the big talking point of the first period, the game opened up early in the second half with the Union getting two quality chances. The first, in the 47th minute, was converted into the game's first goal when Vincent Nogueira took a free kick quickly to Sebastien Le Toux, who then fed Amobi Okugo into the Dallas area for a simple finish.
Minutes later, Le Toux nearly added to his Open Cup-record 14 goals when he rang Fernandez's post.
After what seemed a long run of time where neither team could get traction to put pressure on either goalkeeper, Castillo and Perez worked to create some late magic with a midfield breakaway that put the Colombian alone in on goal in the 81st minute. MacMath came well out of his area to try to break up the play but missed the ball, leaving Castillo alone to put it home.
The tying goal opened up the game considerably as both teams fought to win the game first in regulation, and then in extratime, but neither side could find a winner.
Dallas came into the match having won at home over the San Antonio Scorpions, and then on the road against the Houston Dynamo and the Carolina Railhawks of the NASL. Philadelphia had beaten the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL PRO and New York Cosmos of the NASL, before beating the New England Revolution in the quarterfinals to set up Tuesday night's game.
The Union now will host the final against the winner of the Seattle Sounders vs. Chicago Fire semifinal scheduled for Wednesday night.


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Source & Story Credit: Fox News Latino – Rosy Cordero
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Posted: Friday April 13, 2012 @8:37 p.m. PST
goHe is a Latin Grammy Award winner and one of the pioneers of the reggaeton movement, but life almost led Daddy Yankee down a different path.
Ramon Ayala, who today is known all over the world today as Daddy Yankee, was derailed from a career in the Major Leagues after suffering a leg injury. He was caught in the middle of a crossfire and was shot in the leg in Puerto Rico, ending his hopes of becoming a major league baseball player.
That was the moment that he decided to immerse himself what would become reggaeton—a new sound blending hip hop, Jamaican reggae and reggae en Español from Panama.
Fox News Latino spoke with Daddy Yankee this week about his excitement over performing at the inaugural concert at Marlin's Park on Friday when the Miami Marlins go head-to-head against the Houston Astros.
"Baseball has always been a love of mine, and so being able to combine both passions for this performance is so exciting," he said. "Usually when I do a show, I sit in the dressing room waiting to go on. This time I get to watch a baseball game live. I can't complain!"
As part of the "Miami Marlins Friday Night Live Concert Series," Daddy Yankee will perform a variety of the songs to please his die-hard fans as well as those who will be getting an introduction to his music for the first time.
"I'm bringing my full show to Miami on Friday. It will be a mix of both my new material off of my upcoming album Prestige as well as some of my hits from over the years such as "Pose," "Rompe, " and today "Lovumba" and many more.
A release date for "Prestige" is yet to be announced, but Daddy Yankee promises he is working hard to wrap things up in the studio. When asked about his next single, he confirmed its release is not too far out of reach.
"I'm still busy in the studio putting the finishing touches on the album, we don't have a release date yet but I will be dropping the next single soon. Be on the look out!"
With more than 2million fans following him on Twitter and 11.4 million following him on Facebook, Daddy Yankee has embraced social media as a way to reach fans on a more personal level. He will be the special guest speaker during the Billboard Latin Music Conference panel entitled, "Being Social" on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012.
"Over the past few years, I've seen how much the music industry has been influenced by social media. I constantly use it to communicate with my fans and see what's new and upcoming. I'm going to share my experiences and how it's helped my business and career grow."
His excitement over his performance tonight led him to talk to his fans directly via Twitter.
"I haven't had a chance to see the Marlins' new ballpark yet, but I've heard that it looks amazing," he said. "I actually just posted on Twitter what an honor it is to be the first performer to take the stage at the new stadium. It's historic!!"


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Former Mercury Interactive Country Manager Joins Typemock
Typemock, the leading provider and pioneer of automated unit testing solutions, has announced that Yuval Tsuk will be joining Typemock as Head of Global Enterprise Sales. Mr. Tsuk established and headed the Sales Division at Mercury Interactive Israel (Mercury Interactive was later acquired by HP for $4.5 Billion). He also served for nine years as the EMEA Regional Manager of Wind River (later acquired by Intel).
Yuval Tsuk said: "Despite the wide acceptance of agile methodologies in software development, automated unit testing - which is an essential part of Agile - is not a common enough practice among enterprises and developers. The fully automated unit testing solution offered by Typemock allows enterprises to advance their business goals through rapid development and by saving on QA resources, while fully maintaining the high quality of the product. Having begun my career as a programmer and having lived and breathed the high-tech industry for more than two decades, I have no doubt that Typemock's unit testing solutions can contribute significantly to organizations, by saving both time and resources, and by preserving the quality and flexibility of their software code for many years."
Eli Lopian, CEO Typemock, said: "I am delighted that a professional of Yuval Tsuk's caliber will be joining Typemock. I have no doubt that he will contribute a great deal to achieving Typemock's mission, that automated unit testing become an integral part in software development methodologies. Yuval has an impressive record in software sales management and I'm sure that he will assist Typemock in enhancing its position and market share in the software enterprise world."
Typemock's automated unit testing solutions enable fast and easy testing of all code written on .NET and C / C + + in both old (legacy code) and new code. The company's flagship product: Typemock Isolator for .NET, features the advanced and unique SmartRunner, the first tool to handle automatic duration-based test sorting – quicker tests run first – so programmers get the important feedback they need quickly. Typemock Isolator also includes enhanced visual coverage capabilities. In addition, Isolator V7.4 continues to be the most advanced mocking framework for .NET.
About Typemock
Typemock was conceived in 2004 to help programmers become agile through easy unit testing. Since the launch of the first version of Typemock Isolator in 2006, thousands of companies around the world use Typemock's unit testing tools to ensure software agility and quality as well as to prevent code decay. Typemock users are developers from a wide range of sectors – such as defense, medical, and finance – that demand exceptionally high standards of quality and minimum bugs.


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I have noticed this problem on my system for a while. The solution, which I haven't taken the time to do, is probably uninstall and re-install. But just in case it is a common problem, I post this for narrowing down the cause.
Win XP home SP2, BW7, some Norton stuff, 1 Gb ram, plenty of hard drive space.
First time I run BW7 from Start Menu after turning on, BW splash screen stays on even after BW comes up behind it. Processor is 100% loaded. When I can get BW to close by using the window close button (top right) or the File/Exit menu, I can restart BW a couple seconds later and it comes up just fine--splash screen splashes and then disappears. Also, I've found if I can use the BW program and redraw that particular area of the screen, then once the whole splash screen has been drawn over, the processor usage immediately drops from 100% usage to idle levels and program is fine.
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Horseradish Amoracia rusticana
One of the Brassicaceae family - which includes better known members such as broccoli and cabbage, horseradish grows up to around 5 feet tall in the wild.
It's the root of the plant however that produce the amazing taste and scent.
Only when cut do the plants enzymes break down and produce the mustard oil so familiar to most of us.
Horseradish is used in our elderberry syrup.


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Walton County economic development efforts are threatened by a �lack of creative and strategic thinking� and weakened by a limited pool of skilled labor, strategic planners have found.
Walton County economic development efforts are threatened by a �lack of creative and strategic thinking� and weakened by a limited pool of skilled labor, strategic planners have found.
County officials must outline clear goals for the future, commit financially to economic growth and consider partnering with a neighboring economic development organization �that could provide expertise and assistance,� the planners said.
Developed by the Institute for Senior Professionals from Northwest Florida State College, the Walton County Economic Development Alliance Strategic Plan 2013 will be presented to county commissioners Tuesday.
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�As sobering as self-examination is, the intent is not to find fault, but to find ways to improve outcomes; not to fix blame, but to fix problems,� the senior professionals warn before launching into a sometimes scathing 23-page critique.
The report was prepared several weeks ago, and its publication and discussion were put on hold while the county searched for a new economic development director.
Steve Jaeger was hired last week to fill the post.
Jaeger said he�d had time only to look over the report and, while he noted the amount of work the Senior Professionals put into the document, he said he did not feel comfortable addressing the details.
Jaeger said the plan will be discussed at the Economic Development Alliance board meeting June 6.
�My job is to implement policy set by the EDA board,� he said.
Quality of life and cost of living are noted in the report as positives for Walton County, as is the availability of land, access to Interstate 10, improvements being made to U.S. Highway 331 and an active group of experienced retirees willing to volunteer their time.
Weaknesses included an inexperienced and underfunded economic development team and a lack of involvement in economic development efforts from key sectors of the community.
The limited labor pool also was noted as a weakness, as was the lack of county-wide strategic planning and accountability, a �slow and uncompetitive county permitting process� and an � �us� and �them� mentality between sections of the county.�
The Strategic Plan calls for the county to fund and staff its economic development organization and to draw up clear goals that are measurable and achievable.
County Commission Chairman Ken Pridgen also chairs the EDA board. He said any decision to devote �increased resources� to economic development would have to be made by the County Commission.
�I believe that will be better discussed once the board as a whole has had a chance to review the plan,� Pridgen said in an email.
�I also look forward to receiving the recommendations and hearing from the EDA director on what additional resources he feels may be beneficial,� he said.
The report noted great opportunities for farming and agribusiness ventures, and found hope that a widened U.S. 331 would attract development. Developing an industrial complex in Mossy Head also would be beneficial.
But the report also listed a lack of creative and strategic thinking; a lack of long-term planning for health care, water and electricity; a lack of shared vision among people in all parts of the county; a lack of cooperation between public and private sectors; and a lack of coordination in bringing in business.
The planners assessed economic development efforts in Okaloosa, Jackson and Bay counties, and suggested Bay would make a great partner for Walton County to work with and learn from.
�Bay and Walton are heavily oriented toward tourism. Bay County has a deep-water port and commercial airport, which has cargo capabilities. Walton does not. Walton has much rural land, and Interstate 10 crossing the county. Bay County does not, the study said.
It noted that Neal Wade, Bay County�s EDA executive director, �has outstanding experience � and �is open to a cooperative venture.�
The study suggested a two-year partnership with Bay County, after which, �if Walton County decided to end the partnership, it would have gained valuable experience.�
The Senior Professionals ended the assessment with 25 suggestions to stimulate economic development. Many suggestions were agriculturally based, such as harvesting wood pellets or seeking opportunities for �value-added agribusiness.�
Contact Daily News Staff Writer Tom McLaughlin at 850-315-4435 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @TomMnwfdn.


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A while back, a fake Facebook "dislike" button scam tricked people into giving out their personal information. Users have been wanting a "dislike" button for the longest, but the friendly folks at Facebook offer nothing beyond the "like" button for one-click response to other people's posts.
That got me to thinking of other buttons I wish Facebook had:
- The Yawn button. Enough already with the "on the way to the post office" posts.
- The "Kanye West" button. For that special friend who insists on sharing raw-edged opinions about politics, religion or other touchy subjects in hopes of ticking people off.
- The "Tiger Woods" oversharing button. Here's an authentic, I-did-not-make-this-up example: "Thought twice was enough. She's insatiable."
- The "get a room" button. A Motel 6 icon for those lucky-but-annoying couples who just insist on cooing and sweet-talking each other on Facebook.
- The "And...who are you again?" button. (Like it hasn't happened to you too!)


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas has had only two full practices since a loss last week to Michigan State, the byproduct of a hectic travel schedule and a game squeezed in against Chattanooga.
The Jayhawks sure must have gotten a lot out of those workouts.
Travis Releford had 17 points, Perry Ellis added 12 and No. 12 Kansas finally looked like the Big 12's team to beat while roaring to a 78-41 victory over Washington State on Monday night in the semifinals of the CBE Classic at the Sprint Center.
Kansas (3-1) will play Saint Louis in Tuesday night's championship game.
"We did a really good job moving the ball the first half, and of course, we made shots, and everything looks better when you make shots," Kansas coach Bill Self said.
The Jayhawks shot 64 percent from the field in the first half, when they romped their way to a 50-21 lead, and then coasted down the stretch to a stunningly lopsided victory.
The Cougars shot just 29.1 percent from the field, went 4 of 22 from beyond the 3-point line and committed 14 turnovers while dishing out just seven assists.
They didn't attempt a free throw until Brock Motum converted a three-point play with 13 minutes left in the game.
"The plan was to keep them out of the paint as best we could, and to get a hand up on 3-point shooters," Washington State coach Ken Bone said. "We were hoping they weren't confident hitting 3s, but they came out and made 3s, and made free throws and lit us up."
Motum had 14 points for the Cougars (2-2), but he didn't get a whole lot of help. Mike Ladd was 2 for 10 from the field, Dexter Kernich-Drew was 1 for 6, and the team hit only one 3-pointer in the second half as the Jayhawks pushed the lead beyond 40 points.
"We got down big, but we had goals within the team," Motum said. "Never was it too far in the first half, but toward the end of the game it was."
Releford was a big reason why.
The senior has earned a reputation for being a lockdown defender, and was a key piece of the team that advanced to last year's national championship game.
But despite showing scoring ability, he's never become one of the Jayhawks' dependable offensive threats.
He was Monday night, hitting two 3-pointers and finishing 6 of 7 from the field.
"The lid's been on the basket, and then he comes out and drove the ball hard," Self said. "He was probably our best performer throughout the majority of the game."
While the veteran was taking care of his business, the Jayhawks' talented freshman class was doing its part. McLemore followed up a miss by Ellis with a thunderous dunk during their big first half and unveiled a silky-smooth outside jump shot.
McLemore opened the game with a 3-pointer, and added another moments later, as the Jayhawks shredded Bone's zone defense with the kind of perimeter accuracy they've been lacking this season.
"One thing we did better was we ran offense to score in the first half," Self said, "rather than run offense to run it."
Elijah Johnson got into the act on offense with a 3 to give Kansas a 21-6 lead, which forced Bone to call timeout. The Jayhawks ended up starting 8 of 10 from the field, and wound up 5 of 10 from beyond the arc over the first 20 minutes.
Washington State tried to get back into the game behind Motum, last year's Pac-12 scoring leader. He scored six straight to keep the Cougars within 36-21, but the last basket with 6:44 left represented the final points Washington State would score before the break.
Kevin Young made a couple of free throws for Kansas, Releford made a 3-pointer and Ellis got to work inside. He stuck a put-back and twice down the stretch got to the foul line, where he was 6 of 6 in the first half, helping the Jayhawks close it with a 14-0 run.
"They just missed shots," Self said, "but we played scouting report pretty well."
Jeff Withey added a put-back of his own miss to make it 52-21 early in the second half, and Motum finally ended a 10-minute drought for the Cougars with his 3-pointer with 16:40 remaining.
"You know, they got off to a great start and it never really ended," Bone said.


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Entertain your team and have a good time with each other.
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This is a simple exercise to lift people out of habitual thought patterns, and to encourage deep evaluation of personal aims, values, purpose and meaning.
Modern day-to-day life and work for many people becomes a chaotic fog, in which personal destiny is commonly left in the hands of employers and other external factors. It is all too easy to forget that we are only on this earth once. We do not have our time again. So it is worth thinking about making the most of ourselves and what we can do, while we have the chance.
Focusing on how we would want to be remembered (who and what we want to be, and what difference we have made) helps develop a fundamental aim or idea from which people can then 'work back' and begin to think about how they will get there and what needs to change in order for them to do so.
Follow-up exercises can therefore focus on 'in-filling' the changes and decisions steps necessary to achieve one's ultimate personal aims.
Most things are possible if we know where we want to be and then plan and do the things necessary to get there.


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CAIRO — A senior EU official urged Egypt on Sunday to conclude its talks with the International Monetary Fund on a US$4.8 billion loan agreement, saying the deal would help restore international confidence in its wrecked economy.
Already struggling after two years of unrest following Egypt's 2011 revolution, the economy has been hit by a new bout of turmoil in recent weeks, with tensions over a new constitution damaging people's confidence in the government.
Economists now fear Egypt is running out of foreign currency reserves too fast, making the IMF deal vital to stabilizing its finances. Egypt has already spent more than $20 billion over the past two years to defend its currency.
"An agreement with the IMF will open the door to further lines of credit and will help reestablish the confidence of international investors and economic partners," European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on a visit to Cairo.
"I welcome therefore the fact that important discussions with the IMF are continuing," he said after talks with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy.
Egypt won preliminary approval from the IMF in November but subsequent turmoil forced the government to delay a series of bitterly unpopular austerity measures deemed necessary to win the IMF board's final approval.
On 29 December its central bank alarmed investors when it said its foreign reserves had reached a "minimum and critical limit".
Adding to pressure on the Egyptian pound, violent protests in late November and early December set off a rush to convert the local currency into dollars, sending the pound to record lows on fears of a messy devaluation.
Importers have also warned that the weakening currency and uncertainty about how low it can go could lead to sharp rises in the prices of imports — a decisive factor for a desert country which depends on food imports.
Prime Minister Hisham Qandil told a Cairo business forum that a "home-grown fiscal and financial program" agreed with the fund in November had to be tweaked, delaying implementation, but said talks with the IMF would resume soon.
"Because of the domestic situation we had to postpone that (plan), so we are doing a quick evaluation. We are going to be back on track very soon," he said.
"We are committed to reform. We are committed to deal with the budget deficit."
Officials said earlier an IMF team was expected to visit Cairo in two to three weeks. Egypt's newly named central bank chief said last week there was no need to be worried about the currency situation.
Speaking alongside Morsy, Van Rompuy said the European Union and other institutions had offered Egypt over 5 billion euros to support its transition but gave no breakdown.
In September, the EU said it was pledging 700 million euros in aid to Egypt. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has also announced a fund to invest in Egypt and other Arab states, saying those investments would reach 2.5 billion euros a year by 2015.
Qandil said on Sunday that Egypt planned to hold an international economic forum in coming months to highlight investment plans, and would also hold business roadshows to attract investors.