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I have enclosed the following studies and articles to help providers understand the need for the Turley Backboard pad. This information should help your department or agency see just how much of a difference the Turley Backboard Pad can make to patients. It will also educate providers on the most current trends in best helping the patients that we take care of.
Evidence Based Practice
Evidence based practice is a "total process beginning with knowing what clinical question to ask, how to find the best practice, and how to critically appraise the evidence for validity and applicability to the particular care situation.. The best evidence then must be applied by a clinician with expertise in considering the patient's unique values and needs. The final aspect of the process is evaluation of the effectiveness of care and continual improvement of the process." (DePalma, 2000)
"Any adverse mental or physical condition induced in a patient by effects of treatment by a physician or provider. Term implies that such effects could have been avoided by proper or judicious care on the part of the provider." (Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary Edition 17)
Use of the Turley Backboard Pad for patient comfort
"Pre-hospital spinal immobilization is one of the most frequently performed procedures for trauma patients in the field. Approximately five million patients in the United States receive spinal immobilization every year. Despite the widespread use, the clinical benefits of pre hospital spinal immobilization have been questioned. Spinal immobilization is not a benign procedure. The adverse effects of spinal immobilization have been well documented… (and/or produce skin ulcerations)… In addition, the studies described here suggest that spinal immobilization in patients with suspected spinal injury who are conscious, might reposition themselves to relieve the discomfort caused by ischemia.
Theoretically, this repositioning could worsen any existing spinal injury. Patients who are unable to move or feel pain due to trauma can be at risk for soft tissue injuries… Controlled trials to compare different immobilization strategies on trauma patients need to be considered in order to establish an evidence base for the practice of pre-hospital spinal immobilization ( Effects of Pre hospital Spinal Immobilization: A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials on Healthy Subjects). (http://pdm.medicine.wisc.edu Pre hospital and Disaster Medicine, author Irene Kwan, MSc;1 Frances Bunn, MSc 2, January - February 2005)
"Increasing the amount of padding on a backboard decreased the amount of ischemic pain caused by immobilization. (Pre hospital Emergency Care 2000;4:250-252 www.sciencedirect.com)
This study shows that over time, standard immobilization causes a
false-positive exam for midline vertebral tenderness...Furthermore,
backboards should be modified to reduce patient discomfort to prevent the
iatrogenically induced midline vertebral tenderness. PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 2002;6:421-424
"Conclusion: This study shows that over time, standard immobilization causes a false-positive exam for midline vertebral tenderness, the authors recommend that initially on arrival to the emergency department, immediate evaluation occur of all immobilized patients. Furthermore, backboards should be modified to reduce patient discomfort to prevent the iatrogenically induced midline vertebral tenderness, thereby reducing subsequent false-positive examinations. (Pre hospital Emergency Care 2002;6:421-424 www.sciencedirect.com)
"Conclusion: The spinal board should be removed in all patients soon after arrival in accident and emergency departments, ideally after the primary survey and resuscitation phases." (www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articalerender.fcgi?artid=1725508 Emergency Medical Journal 2001 by David Vickery)
Pressure Sores
"I believe many problems start in the E.R.," she says, "For example, patients should be cleared from the backboards within 20 minutes." (Barbara Braden, RN, PhD, FAAN, developer of the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Soar Risk, http://include.nurse.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080505/NATIONAL01/80503001)
"Pressure sore development is multi-factorial with localized mechanical pressure being the integral component-"where there is no pressure, there is no sore"...the rate of pressure sore necrosis is directly related to the level of applied pressure and to time." (The Use of spinal board after the pre-hospital phase of trauma management. by D. Vickery www.emjonline.com)
"Pressure is a common cause of structural damage to a muscle and its peripheral nerve supply. There is a definite time-pressure relationship in the development of pressure sores. Skin can tolerate minute pressure indefinitely, but great pressure for a short time is disruptive. Microscopic tissue changes secondary to local ischemia occur in less than 30 minutes. Pressure interferes with arteriolar and capillary blood flow...Pressure necrosis can begin from within the tissue over a bony prominence, where the body weight is greatest per square inch."
(Critical Care Nursing, A Holistic Approach: Seventh Edition: pages 733-734)
"Presently, treatment of pressure sores in the United States is estimated to cost in excess of $1 billion annually....Many factors contribute to the development of pressure sores, but pressure leading to ischemia is the final pathway. Tissues are capable of withstanding enormous pressures when brief in duration, but prolonged exposure to pressures slightly above capillary filling pressure initiates a downward spiral towards ulceration...Irreversible changes may occur after as little as 2 hours of uninterrupted pressure." (Decubitus Ulcers by Don R. Revis,Jr. May 15, 2008 www.emedicine.com/med/topic2709.htm)
"Factors known to be associated with the risk of bedsore development include: advanced age, immobility, poor nutrition and incontinence. Such risk factors have been quantified in the Norton Scale and the Braden Scale. 13 Allman 14, using related but different criteria, found that 17% (14%-20% with 95% confidence) of hospitalized patients are at risk. Certainly all paralyzed and otherwise immobile patients are included in that group." (Cost Saving Through Bedsore Avoidance - National Decubitus Foundation: http://leedergroup.com/bullitins/bed-sores)
This and previous studies suggest that immobilization on rigid spine
boards is painful and may produce tissue-interface pressure high enough to
result in the development of pressure necrosis.
Ann Emerg Med 1995 Jul;26(1):31-6
"Passive re-warming methods, to be used in mildly hypothermic victims and as an adjunct in moderate-severe hypothermia, include heat packs to arms and groin areas, heating lamps, warmed blankets and warm-air-heated "sleeping bag" devices." (Hypothermia Prevention, Recognition and Treatment. Weinberg AD: Hypothermia. Annals of Emergency Medicine Feb.1993;22 (Pt. 2):370-377 www.hypothermia.org/weinberg.htm)
Hypothermia in Trauma
"Hypothermia is a serious problem in the management of a trauma patient." (PHTLS 6th edition Pg. 99.)
"Over 4% of the patients arriving by air at the Trauma Center in Las Vegas, Nevada are hypothermic. This is greater than 10 times the rate of hypothermia in patients arriving by ground. Hypothermia is a major cause of death in trauma victims." (Navy STTR FY2004 Topic # NO4-T021: www.rockyresearch.com)
"Although hypothermia was more common in more seriously injured patients, stratified analysis revealed that hypothermic patients have a significantly higher mortality than patients with the same severity of injury who remain normothermic." (Journal of Trauma-Injury, Infection and Critical Care 59(5):1081:1085, Nov. 2005 www.jtrauma.com/pt/re/jtrauma/abstract00005373-200511000-00010.htm)
"Hypothermia in trauma patients is generally considered an ominous sign" (www.jtrauma.com/pt/re/jtrauma/abstract00005373-198709000-00011.htm)
Trauma Triad of Death
The Trauma triad of death is a medical term describing the combination of hypothermia, acidosis and coagulopathy. This combination is commonly seen in patients that have sustained severe traumatic injuries and results in a significant rise in the mortality rate
Significance of Hypothermia
"Pre hospital Care: Immediate cooling and support of organ-system dysfunction is essential.
"Heat Injuries: A. Move to a cool environment, remove clothing. B. Attempt to reduce temperature (fan, mist with water, ice packs) while rapidly transporting." (Patient Care Protocols-Pierce County, Washington and the Emergency Medical Program Director Jan. 2008)
Therapeutic Induced Hypothermia:
"During the last 5 years there has been considerable research on the use of therapeutic mild or moderate hypothermia for the treatment of cerebral ischemia and traumatic brain injury to preserve central nervous system tissue and improve functional outcome." (Critical Care Nursing-A Holistic Approach Seventh Edition)
"Conclusion: Our preliminary observations suggest that treatment with moderate hypothermia appears to improve outcomes in patients with coma after resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest." (The New England Journal of Medicine, Treatment of comatose survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest with induced Hypothermia. Volume 346:557-563 February 21, 2002
Number 8; http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/346/8/557)
"The incidence of cardiomegaly as seen on chest X-ray was actually less in patients randomized to field cooling, suggesting that field cooling did not worsen cardiac function." (Hypothermia induced pre hospital shown feasible, safe in resuscitated cardiac arrest.) (June 4, 2007 by Steve Stiles, Seattle, WA http://www.theheart.org/article/794537.do)
"Our study results indicate that therapeutic hypothermia represents a major step in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, allowing cardiac arrest patients to survive with better neurological function," says lead author Mauro Oddo, M.D. from the department of critical care medicine at Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland. "We now have the ability to better restore brain function and improve quality of life." Mild hypothermia to 33 degrees C(91.4 F) was induced with external cooling using ice bags and a cooling mattress....Based on our data, therapeutic hypothermia should become the standard of care for the treatment of comatose patients after cardiac arrest...."This treatment is easy to implement, has a low cost, and has no significant side effects"....."Therapeutic hypothermia is one of the most exciting new therapies for cardiac arrest patients in the last decade,"Dr. Merchant comments, "It has already begun to have a major impact on outcomes from cardiac arrest. It is only a matter of time before we see patients not only survive cardiac arrest, but survive it well." (Cooling Body Temperature in Cardiac Patients: Society of Critical Care Medicine http://www.csrt.com/e_news.php?display&419&item)
"Animal studies suggest that the induction of therapeutic hypothermia in patients after cardiac arrest should be initiated as soon as possible after ROSC to achieve optimal neuro-protective benefit." (Pre hospital cooling; May 28, 2008: http://lib.bioinfo.pl/auth:Kerner,T)
"Cooling was initiated on-site with application of ice packs at the groin and neck and was continued in the ICU....Conclusion: This small study suggests that a simple therapeutic hypothermia protocol is easy to implement and may increase the likelihood of survival to discharge after pre hospital cardiac arrest. (Rapid implementation of therapeutic hypothermia in comatose out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors) (Emergency Medicine Spring Conference April 24-26, 2007 San Diego, CA)
"Davis, 50, thinks he owes his recovery to therapeutic hypothermia- an intervention Wake County paramedics began pioneering last year. Last October, Wake County EMS became on of the first in the nation to use hypothermia in the field for cardiac arrest patients...The fire department was the first to arrive at their North Raleigh home, followed a moment later by Wake EMS. An EMS supervisor brought in ice-cold saline solution and medicines to keep Mr. Davis from shivering during the hypothermia treatment. After jump-starting him heart, paramedics placed ice packs around his head, armpits and groin and started him on the cold saline, then took him directly to WakeMed on New Bern Avenue.....Thirty nine days after his heart stopped, Mr. Davis left the hospital Aug. 31. He made it to the car on his own steam, using a walker." (When the Heart Stops, Hypothermia Helps; N.C. EMS pioneers cooling patients to save lives, protect brains "Perfect Health" by Jean Fisher JEMS Magazine http://www.jems.com/news)
"Cooling the patient reduces the brain's need for oxygen, helping to minimize the damage that typically occurs after the heart stops and blood flow to the brain is interrupted...Surprisingly, most the damage to the brain actually occurs after the heart is restarted," said Dr. Laurence Katz, an emergency physician at UNC Hospitals who has been researching the use of hypothermia therapy for 17 years. "During cardiac arrest, the brain is like a smoldering fire," Katz explains. "The blood returning to the brain carries toxins that act like gasoline being poured on a smoldering fire, igniting a pathway of devastation that causes irreversible brain damage over a 24 hour period. Hypothermia helps put out that fire so the brain has a chance to recover function." (UNC Hospitals using hypothermia therapy to prevent brain damage after cardiac arrest; Oct. 2, 2007 http://www.unchealthcare.org/site/newsroom/news/2007/Oct/hypothermia/ )
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Man who spent 15 years behind bars on sexual assault charge, accused of having child porn
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) � An Augusta man who spent almost 15 years in prison for gross sexual assault is facing new charges of possessing sexually explicit materials of young children.
Jeffrey Smith pleaded not guilty this week at his arraignment in Kennebec County Superior Court on a charge of possession of sexually explicit materials.
According to the indictment, Smith was in possession of material depicting a child under age 12 engaging in sexual conduct.
The Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/XGaBxE ) reports the 46-year-old Smith was ordered held on $1,000 cash bail. He's also barred from using a computer and from accessing the Internet.
Smith was convicted in 1994 of gross sexual assault in Androscoggin County Superior Court.
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June 12, 2014
LAWT News Service
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously on June 10, to name South Region Elementary School #10 after the late, distinguished School Board Member Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte.
The Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary School, located in Los Angeles at 4410 Orchard Ave., will be opened for students in fall of 2012.
"Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte was a dear friend and cherished colleague," LAUSD Board President Dr. Richard Vladovic said. "She was passionate about supporting the South Los Angeles community and the entire District. Over Ms. LaMotte's lifetime, she accomplished many things, including establishing and nurturing life-long relationships that will succeed her. By naming this school after Ms. LaMotte, we are honored to preserve her amazing legacy for future generations for years and years to come."
LaMotte was born in Louisiana, the youngest of seven children. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Southern University in 1961, graduating summa cum laude. She later earned a master's in Education in 1965 from Louisiana State University, where she was also the first African American woman to serve as a visiting professor in the undergraduate school of education. In 1973, she continued her career in education in Los Angeles.
Assigned first to Drew Junior High School as a teacher, she continued to receive promotions, serving L.A. Unified as a counselor, assistant principal, principal, and regional administrator. Though her career was on a fast track, she yearned to return to the front lines, where she could directly impact students.
She was appointed principal of Washington Preparatory High School in 1991. Under her leadership, the school received an outstanding accreditation review by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges for the maximum six-year period.
She retired as an administrator in 2002. Still wanting to impact students, her "babies" as she called them, she ran for the Board of Education, District 1, in 2003 and was re-elected in 2007 and 2011. She spent her last days working for the children at an educational conference in San Diego.
The Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary School includes classrooms, a library, multi-purpose room, food service area, lunch shelter, administrative offices, playfields and surface parking. Community members can use the facilities at the new, state-of-the art school both during and afterschool hours.
The school is part of LAUSD's $19.5 billion New School Construction and Modernization Program. This allows students to attend a safe and healthy neighborhood school that operates on a traditional, two-semester calendar. For more information, please visit www.laschools.org.


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4th International Bemisia Workshop
Bemisia Workshop Objective & Overview
The University of Florida/IFAS and the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service will organize the 4th International Bemisia Workshop. The objectives of this workshop are multifaceted. First and foremost is to maintain the established global forum for sharing information and progress on research and management of Bemisia spp. and the viruses they transmit. The workshop will provide a framework to promote teamwork between private and public sector scientists in conducting research and in technology development so as to maximize synergy and minimize duplication of effort. The workshop forum will allow participants to review advances, review and recommend research priorities, develop strategies for accelerating work, and provide guidance for future efforts. The workshop will foster national and international networking to achieve these goals and we invite you to attend.
Invited and volunteer speakers will address programmatic topics over the course of the symposium during plenary sessions. The workshop will consist of keynote presentations by recognized authorities in each of the subject areas with plenty of time for shorter presentations. Poster presentations are welcome and everyone will have opportunity to present their findings. Adequate time will also be allotted for interaction during Q&A, topical discussion periods and during many networking functions.
Who Should Attend the Bemisia Workshop?
Participation will be open to all those interested in addressing the problems caused by Bemisia spp and the challenges faced in controlling this world wide pest. Workshop participants will come from:
Why Should You Attend the Bemisia Workshop?
With the recent detection of the "Q"
biotype (Dec 2004) in the United States discussion of this and other
biotypes, some of which may be very difficult to control with key
insecticides, will
Bemisia Workshop Programmatic Topics
Biology and Ecology
Life history
Population dynamics
Damage Potential and Vector Relations
Epidemiology of whitefly borne viruses
-Virus Movement and host determinants
-Virus transmission
-Virus-vector relationships
Emerging viruses
Plant resistance
Disease and damage expression
Plant disorders
Chemical Control and Resistance Management
Susceptibility and tolerance among populations
Strategies for impeding selection for resistance
Mode of action and selectivity
Integration with other management practices
IPM and Biological Control
Conservation and augmentative biological control
New biological control agents
Other non-chemical control methods
-Plant resistance
-Insect netting and UV absorbing plastics
Biotypes and Genomics
Geographic ranges and distribution of biotypes
Biological distinctions
Methodology for characterization and identification
conducting research on all aspects related to Bemisia are
strongly encouraged to submit an abstract representing an oral or
poster presentation. Some oral presentations will be chosen from
submitted abstracts by session chairs based on relationship to
programmatic topics. Those not selected for oral presentation are
encouraged to present their work in poster format. ALL abstracts,
both oral and poster, will be published in the book of abstracts and
will also be posted on the Bemisia website following the
Bemisia Workshop Final Program Agenda
Printable Final Program Agenda (PDF format)
Workshop Abstract Book (PDF format)
Monday, December 4, 2006 (Day I)
Tuesday, December 5, 2006 (Day II)
Wednesday, December 6, 2006 (Day III)
Thursday, December 7, 2006 (Day IV)
- Bemisia Field Trip OR Join the Whitefly Genomics Workshop* (December 7 & 8, 2006)
*Bemisia Workshop attendees not participating
in the Bemisia Field Trip are
Bemisia Workshop Speaker Instructions
Bemisia Workshop Poster Directory
(Abstract titles are listed in alphabetical order by the presenting author's last name. Presenting author names are indicated in bold.) [Printable Poster Directory (PDF format)]
Impact of Temperatures and Plant Species on the Biological Features of the Castor Bean Whitefly, Trialeurodes Ricini Misra (Himeptera: Alyrodidae) — Nagdy F. Abdel-Baky, Economic Entomology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura
Host Plants, Geographical Distribution and Natural Enemies of Sycamore Whitefly, Bemisia afer (Priesner & Hosny) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) as a New Economic Pest in Egypt — Shaaban Abd-Rabou, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Isolation of
Bacillus thuringiensis Strain from Kuwait's Soil Effective
against Whitefly Larvae
Genetic Distance Analysis Among a Large Set of B. tabaci Samples — Petra Bleeker1,2, Suzan Gabriëls1, Kai Ament2, Paul Diergaarde1,2, Isa Lesna2, Michel Haring2, Michiel de Both1, Robert Schuurink2; 1Keygene NV, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 2University of Amsterdam, Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences, Dept. Plant Physiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Monitoring Bemisia Resistance to Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Floriculture Crops — Terry Junek, Carlos E. Bográn, and Patricia Pietrantonio, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Control Strategies for Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) Biotype B and Other Insect Vectors in Tomato Lycopersicum esculentum (Mill.) — Arlindo L. Boiça, Júnior1, M.A.A. Macedo2, N.R. Chagas Filho1, M.R. Angelini1, and A.L. Boiça Neto3; 1- Departamento de Fitossanidade – Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias – Campus de Jaboticabal/SP, Brasil; 2- Departamento de Proteção de Plantas – Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias da Unesp – Campus de Botucatu/SP, Brasil; 3- Pontifícia Universidade Católica – PUC, Campinas/SP, Brasil
Resistance of Common Bean Genotypes to Bemisia tabaci (Genn. 1889) Biotype B (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Two Growing Seasons — Arlindo L. Boiça Júnior1, F. Gonçalves de Jesus1, R. M. Pitta1, M. C. Salvador 1, and C. P. Stein2; 1- Departamento de Fitossanidade – Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias – Campus de Jaboticabal/SP, Brasil; 2- Setor de Entomologia, Instituto Agronômico-IAC, Campinas, SP. BR
Bayesian Phylogenetic Analysis of Mtochondrial COI DNA Sequence from Global Samples of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) — L.M. Boykin1, R.G. Shatters Jr.1, R.C. Rosell2, C.L. McKenzie1 R.A. Bagnall2, Paul De Barro3, and D.R. Frohlich2. 1USDA US Horticultural Research Laboratory, Ft. Pierce, FL, USA, 2Biology Department, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, USA, 3 CSIRO Entomology, Indooroopilly, Australia
Out of Africa:
Diversity and Host Plant Utilization in Sub-Saharan Bemisia
tabaci —
Positive Evidence for Interbreeding and Differential Gene Flow between Three Well Characterized Biotypes of the Bemisia Tabaci Complex (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Excludes Geographic and Host Barriers as Isolating Factors — Rafael De J. Caballero and J.K. Brown, 1Department of Entomology, and 2Department of Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Fertility of Bemisia tabaci and Sex Ratio Determination According to Male Availability — S. J. Castle, USDA, ARS Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ, USA
Bemisia tabaci Nymphal Feeding Pathway in Cotton — C. C. Chu1 T. P. Freeman2 J. S. Buckner3and T. J. Henneberry1; 1USDA, ARS, Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, Marcopa, AZ, USA;2Electron Microscopy Center, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA; 3USDA, ARS, Biosciences Research Laboratory, Fargo, ND, USA
Effects of Heat Shock on Survival and Fecundity of Two Whitefly Species, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) and Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) B-biotype (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) — Fang-Hao Wan1, 2*, Ming Xie1, 2, and Xu-Hong Cui1; 1 State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; 2 Center for Management of Invasive Alien Species, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
Guidelines for Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Arizona —
J. C. Palumbo1,
Ellsworth, P. C.1,
Novel Measurement of
Group Adoption of IPM in Diverse Cropping Communities —
Ellsworth, P. C.1,
A Molecular Phylogeny of Indo-Australian Aleyrodidae — P. DeBarro1, M. Coombs1, R. Rosell2, H. Costa3, and D.R. Frohlich2; 1CSIRO, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2Biology Department, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, USA, 3Entomology Department, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
Activity of some Biorational and Conventional Insecticides against Bemisia tabaci and their Compatibility with Whitefly Parasitoids — Judit Arnó, J. Roig and R. Gabarra, Departament de Protecció Vegetal. IRTA, Cabrils (Barcelona), Spain
Microsatellite Markers in the Entomopathogenic Fungus Paecilomyces Fumosoroseus for Monitoring of Isolates Introduced against Bemisia Tabaci, Epidemiological and Population Genetics Studies — Nathalie Gauthier 1a, Marie-Claude Bon 2, Cécile Dalleau-Clouet 1B, Jacques Fargues 1B; 1 Campus International de Baillarguet, Centre de Biologie et de Gestion des Populations, A Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) and B Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Montferrier sur Lez, France; 2 European Biological Control Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Montferrier sur Lez, France
Distribution of Secondary Symbionts in Israeli Populations of Bemisia tabaci — Murad Ghanim1, Yuval Gottlieb1, Elad Chiel2, Einat Zchori-Fein3; 1 Institute of Plant protection, Department of Entomology, the Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel; 2Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, University of Haifa, Haifa; 3Laboratory of Genetics, Newe-Ya'ar research center, ARO, Ramat-Yishai
Biotype Monitoring and Genetic Relationships of Bemisia tabaci in Greece: Mitochondrial DNA and Microsatellite Polymoprhism — A. Tsagkarakou1, C. S. Tsigenopoulos2, K. Gorman3, J. B.Kristoffersen1 J. Lagnel2, and I. D. Bedford4. ; 1National Agricultural Research Foundation, Plant Protection Institute, Heraklion, Greece; 2Institute of Marine Biology and Genetics, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Heraklion, Greece; 3Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom; 4John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) Instar Preference by the Parasitoids Eretmocerus mundus and Encarsia pergandiella (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) — S. M. Greenberg1, W. A. Jones2, and T.-X. Liu3; 1Beneficial Insect Research Unit, Kika de la Garsa Subtropical Agricultural Research Center ARS-USDA, Weslaco, TX, USA; 2Current address: European Biological Control Laboratory ARS-USDA, France; 3Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University, Weslaco, TX, USA
Performances of Three Types of Insect Screens as a Physical Barrier Against Bemisia Tabaci and their Impact on Tylcv Incidence in Greenhouse Tomato in the Souss Valley of Morocco — Hanafi A., IAV HASSAN II, Complexe Horticole d'Agadir, Department of Plant Protection, IPP Unit; Agadir Morocco
Pest Situation and Biological Control of Bemisia tabaci in Canary Islands — A. González1 A., R. Martin1, M.A. Reyes1, I. Jiménez1, V. Suárez1, I. De Paz1, I. Echevarría1, A. Carnero2, J.M. Rodríguez3, E. Hernández – Suárez2; 1Plant Plant Protection Service, Gov.of Canary Islands, Spain; 2Plant Protection Dpto. ICIA. Canary Islands, Spain; 3Agriculture Service of Cabildo. Gran Canaria, Spain
Looking for
Bemisia tabaci Biotype Q in Florida: Results of Biotype Sampling
from 2005-2006 —
Within Plant Distribution of Bemisia tabaci and its Principal Parasitoids on Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) Resistant and Susceptible Varieties — S. Kyamanywa1, P. Asiimwe1, 2, M. Otim1, D. Gerling3 and J. Legg4, 5; 1Department of Crop Science, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; 2International Institute of Tropical Agriculture - Uganda, Kampala, Uganda; 3 Zoology Department, Tel Aviv University, Israel; 4International Institute of Tropical Agriculture - Tanzania, Dar es salaam, Tanzania; 5Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime
Symptoms and Complete Nucleotide Sequence Analysis of Sweet Potato Leaf Curl Virus Transmitted by Bemisia tabaci — Hae-Ryun Kwak1, Mi-Nam Jung2, Mi-Kyeong Kim1, Minho Lee1, Jin-Woo Park1, Su-Heon Lee1, and Hong-Soo Choi1; 1Department of Agricultural Biology, NIAST, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea; 2Mokpo Experiment Station, NICS, RDA, Mokpo, Republic of Korea
Comparison of Performance on Different Host Plants between the B biotype and a non-B Biotype of Bemisia tabaci from Zhejiang, China — Lian-Sheng Zang1,2 and Shu-Sheng Liu1, 1Institute of Insect Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2College of Agriculture, Jilin Agricultural University, Jilin, China
Oviposition, Development, and Survivorship of Eretmocerus melanoscutus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) Parasitizing Nymphs of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) — Tong-Xian Liu, Vegetable IPM Laboratory, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, Weslaco, TX, USA
Fitness of Encarsia sophia (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) Parasitizing Trialeurodes vaporariorum and Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) — Chen Luo12 and Tong-Xian Liu1. Vegetable IPM Laboratory, Texas A&M Agricultural Experiment Station, Weslaco, TX, USA; 2Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing USA
Impact of Insecticide Residue on Bemisia tabaci (B-Biotype) — Scott W. Ludwig1 and Cindy McKenzie 2; 1Texas Cooperative Extension, Overton, TX, USA; 2 U. S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce, FL, USA
Development, Longevity, Fecundity, and Survivorship of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) Biotype 'B' on Six Cotton Cultivars — Chen Luo1*, Qing-Gang Gao1,2, Tie-Lu Mo2, Fan Zhang1, and Zhi-Li Zhang1; 1Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China; 2Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taia, China
Influences of Bt Cotton on Population Dynamics of Bemisia tabaci —R.S. Mann1, University of Florida/IFAS, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC), Wimauma, FL, USA
Monitoring of
Imidacloprid Resistance in Biotype B of Bemisia tabaci in
Florida —
D. J. Schuster1,
Current Situation of Bemisia tabaci in Vegetable Crops in Portugal — Mateus, C., Amaro, F., Louro, D.and Mexia, A.; Plant Protection Department. Estação Agronómica Nacional, Oeiras, Portugal
Monitoring the U. S Ornamental Industries B's and Q's — C. L. McKenzie1, Jim Bethke2, Laura Boykin1, Frank Byrne2, Joe Chamberlin3, Dan Gilrein4, Paula Hall1, Scott Ludwig5, Ron Oetting6, Lance Osborne7, Lin Schmale8, Robert G. Shatters, Jr.1; 1Subtropical Insect Research Unit, U. S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Fort Pierce, FL, USA; 2Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA; 3Valent USA Corporation, Snellville, GA, USA; 4Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, New York, USA; 5Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University, Overton, TX, USA; 6College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, USA; 7Mid-Florida Research and Extension Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Apopka, FL, USA; 8Society of American Florists, Alexandria, VA, USA
Progress in Positional Cloning of CMD2 the Gene that Confers High level of Resistance to the Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) — Isabel Moreno1; Jeffrey Tomkins2; Emmanuel Okogbenin3 and Martin Fregene1; 1Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia. 2Clemson University Genomics Institute (CUGI), Clemson, South Carolina, USA.3International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, Africa
Mating Behavior and its Effect on Reproductive Potential of
the B and Q Biotypes of Bemisia tabaci —
Effects of SB Plant InvigoratorÒ
on Bemisia tabaci Development in Tomato Plants —
Establishment and
Impact of Exotic Aphelinid Parasitoids in Arizona: A Life Table
Approach —
Resistance to Silverleaf Whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Gossypium thurberi, a Wild Cotton Species — Greg P. Walker1 and Eric T. Natwick2; 1Department of Entomology University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA, USA 2Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources University of California Cooperative Extension Holtville, CA, USA
Induced Plant Responses in the Bemisia tabaci-Tomato System — Mariano Muñiz, G. Nombela, D. Alonso and A. Gómez, Plant Protection Department, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias - Centro de Ciencias Medioambientales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
Greenhouse Whitefly Eggs and Nymphs Density on Gerbera jamesonii Under Different Nitrogenous Fertilizer Regimes — Laura D. Ortega-Arenas1, D. A. Miranda A.1, and M. Sandoval-Villa2; 1Programa en Entomología, and 2Programa en Edafología, Campus Montecillo, Colegio de Postgraduados, Montecillo, Estado de México. México
Influence of Weeds
on the Whitefly-Virus-Parasitoid Complex in Veracruz, Mexico
— Salomón Medina1,
Interaction Between Two Entomopathogenic Fungi with the
Parasitoid Encarsia formosa Gahan in the Greenhouse Whitefly
Control —
Félix García-Valente1, L. D. Ortega-Arenas1,
H. González-Hernández1,
Managing Bemisia on Organically Grown Herbs — L.S. Osborne1; G.J. Hochmuth II2; R.C. Hochmuth3; and D. Sprenkel4; 1Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Apopka, FL, USA 2Office of the Dean for Research, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 3North Florida Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Live Oak, FL, USA 4North Florida Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Quincy, FL, USA
Spiromesifen: A New Pest Management Tool for Whitefly Management — Nilima Prabhaker and Nick C. Toscano Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA,USA
CORAGENTM SC (DPX-E2Y45): A Novel Anthranilamide Insecticide: Pest Spectrum with Emphasis on Whitefly Control in Vegetables — 1Hector Portillo; 1Paula G. Marçon, 2Robert W. Williams, 3Danny Tamayo, 4Daniel W. Sherrod 1Fred W. Marmor 1DuPont Crop Protection, Stine Haskell Research Center, Newark, DE, USA 2DuPont Crop Protection, Bradenton, FL 3DuPont Crop Protection, Yuma, Arizona, USA 4DuPont Crop Protection, Memphis - TN, USA
Arthropod Predation on Bemisia tabaci on Cassava in Uganda: Preliminary Results from Molecular Gut Analysis — Daniel P. Rowley1, Peter Asiimwe2, James P. Legg3,4, and Matthew H. Greenstone1 1Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, USA 2International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Uganda, Kampala, Uganda 3International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 4Natural Resources Institute, Chatham Maritime, Kent, UK
DuPont RynaxypyrÔ (DPX-E2Y45): A Novel Anthranilamide Insecticide for Managing Bemisia
tabaci and Interfering with Transmission of Tomato Yellow Leaf
Curl Virus on Tomato Transplants —
Development of a Management Program against Silverleaf Whitefly (SLW), Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), using Chemical Insecticides — D. R. Seal (dak) University of Florida-IFAS, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL, USA
A Knottin-Like Putative Antimicrobial Gene Family in the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci 'B: Cloning and Transcript Regulation — Robert G. Shatters, Jr.1, C. L. McKenzie1, Laura M. Boykin1, Shirley Gazit2, Xiomara Sinisterra3, A. A. Weathersbee III1, J. K. Brown4 and Henryk Czosnek2; 1 Subtropical Insects Research Unit, U. S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Fort Pierce, FL, USA 2The Robert H. Smith Institute for Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel 3 IRREC, IFAS, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL USA 4Department of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Wild Germplasm: Plant Resistance for Watermelon — Alvin Simmons1, Amnon Levi1, Angela Davis2, Kai-shu Ling1, Rolando Lopez3, D. Michael Jackson1, Chandrasekar Kousik1, B. Merle Shepard3, and Judy Thies1; 1USDA, ARS, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, SC, USA; 2USDA, ARS, Lane Research Center, Lane, Oklahoma, USA; 3Coastal Research and Education Center, Clemson, University, Charleston, SC, USA
Biologically Based Management of Whiteflies in Greenhouse Vegetable Production — P. A. Stansly, University of Florida/IFAS, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC), Immokalee, FL, USA
Cotton Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) (Hom., Aleyrodidae) Degree-Hour Model for Predicting Phenological Development — B. Tafaghodinia1, and S. Iranmanesh2 1Entolomology department, Agricultural Research Center, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran 2 Entomology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tehran University, Karaj, Iran
Oberon® 2SC: A New Resistant Management Tool for Whitefly Control in Vegetables — Marco Toapanta1, David Schuster2, Rajinder Mann2, Roberto Cordero2, Lamar Buckelew3, Robert Steffens3, Shane Hand3, Richard Rudolph3, and Ralf Nauen4; 1Bayer CropScience, Brandon, FL., USA 2Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma, FL., USA 3Bayer CropScience, Research Triangle Park, NC., USA. 4Bayer CropScience, Monheim, Germany
Occurrence of Bemisia tabaci B- and Q-biotypes in Korea — Minho Lee, Ki-Baik Uhm, Sunyoung Lee, Heeyong Park, Hong-Soo Choi, and Jin-Woo Park, Department of Agricultural Biology, NIAST, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea
Host Plant Infection by a Plant Pathogen Changes Parasitoid Host-Searching Behavior: A Case Study Using Whiteflies and Encarsia Formosa — Liande Wang1,2, Stefan Vidal2; 1 Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, MOE. Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou, P.R. China 2Department of Crop Science, Entomological Section, Georg-August-University, Goettingen, Germany
Response by a Whitefly Predator, Delphastus catalinae to Toxins from Verticillium lecanii and Mass Rearing Techniques for the Ladybeetle — Liande Wang1,2, Jian Huang1, Hongwei Luo1; 1 Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, MOE. Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou, P.R. China 2 Department of Crop Science, Entomological Section, Georg-August-University, Goettingen, Germany
Responses of Two Whitefly Species, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) and Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) B-biotype (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), to Lower Temperature — Ming Xie1, 2, Yan-Hua Chen1, Fang-Hao Wan1, 2 ; 1 State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China 2 Center for Management of Invasive Alien Species, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
Situations and Researches of Bemisia and Other Whiteflies in China — Fengming Yan, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
Bemisia Workshop Poster Presenter Instructions
Bemisia Workshop Abstracts to be Published
The Journal of Insect Science (JIS)
has offered to publish abstracts submitted to the Bemisia
Workshop. This would be in addition to the abstract book being
prepared for distribution at the workshop. Inclusion in the JIS
publication will be contingent on author's written consent. This is
a great opportunity to disseminate information presented at the
The crowning achievement of the First
International Bemisia Workshop in Shoresh Israel was the
publication of the book Bemisia: 1995, Taxonomy, biology, Damage,
Control, and Management (Dan Gerling and Richard T. Mayer [Eds.]
Intercept 1996). Much has happened in the whitefly world since
appearance of this definitive work, and it seemed fitting to use the
occasion of the 4th Workshop to summarize progress in Bemisia
research over the last 10 years. Plans are to divide the book into 5
sections, corresponding to the 5 sessions of the workshop, with
session organizers editing their respective sections. Chapters
within each section would include, but not necessarily be limited
to, session presenters, and would review research within a
particular subject area. These chapters will provide yet another
opportunity to present information shared at the workshop to the
widest possible audience.
Bemisia Workshop Organizing Committee
Phil Stansly
International Whitefly Genomics Workshop
Whitefly Genomics Workshop Objective & Overview
The overall goal of this workshop is to provide a venue to bring leading whitefly researchers together to develop a concerted effort to advance whitefly genomics research. Specific objectives within this goal are as follows:
Whitefly Genomics Workshop Structure
The meeting will be structured to provide speakers representing successful genomics programs to provide insight into "what works and what doesn't". Forums will also be presented to allow interaction between industry and researchers that include realistic presentations of how the research will be applied to industry relevant issues, and to allow granting institution representatives to present formulas for successful genomics grants. Then planning sessions will be held to develop research priorities and coordinate efforts at securing whitefly genomics funds. This planning session will be used to outline a whitepaper that will be developed and provided to interested participants as a tool to aid in grant writing and to provide an overall whitefly genomics agenda. Methods of sharing genomics data (sequence data, mapping data, clones, and microarrays) will also be discussed and established.
Who Should Attend the Whitefly Genomics Workshop?
Researchers interested in whiteflies, the diseases they vector and their interaction with the plants they feed upon, industry personnel with interest in whitefly control strategies and pesticide resistance issues, and scientists involved in regulatory and monitoring issues related to invasive whitefly biotypes.
Why You Should Attend the Whitefly Genomics Workshop
Funding for "-omics" research is highly competitive and a major factor in funding support for a genomics program is the impact of the organism on human activity (industry needs), the level of organization and cooperation of researchers worldwide, and the development of researcher infrastructure that will use the vast amount of "-omics" data generated to target well defined problems. Successful genomics programs have addressed these criteria by developing genomics consortiums that meet annually to report progress and coordinate the next steps of the research, and openly share the data generated. We are coordinating an International Whitefly Genomics Workshop to initiate a worldwide coordinated effort in whitefly genomics.
Benefits of Attending the Whitefly Genomics Workshop
Whitefly Genomics Workshop Preliminary Agenda
Thursday, December 7, 2006 (Day IV)
Friday, December 8, 2006 (Day V) – Whitefly Genomics Workshop Continues
A major outcome of the Whitefly Genomics Workshop will be the production of the Whitefly Genomics Whitepaper to be published in the Journal of Insect Science, and the journal's editor has enthusiastically agreed to accept it for review. Whitefly Genomics Workshop participants will have the opportunity to provide input and thus be a co-author on this publication. Genomics Whitepapers provide. . .
The whitepaper also identifies collaborating personnel and presents contacts for those interested in participating in the international effort. Genome whitepapers are a great resource to the scientific community since they function, in part, as a review of the current state of knowledge about an organism and then interface this with a conceptual pathway for future genomic research and how to integrate it into other research disciplines. All individuals who want to be involved in a collaborative international whitefly genomics effort are encouraged to attend this workshop and participate in the development of this white paper.
Whitefly Genomics Workshop Organizing Committee
Judith Brown
Henryk Czosnek
Cindy McKenzie
Robert Shatters,
General Information for Both Workshops
Registration Information
The REGISTRATION FEE includes almost ALL meals in conjunction with both workshops.
GALA DINNER (Wednesday, December 6)
What Does the Registration Fee Include?
Bemisia Workshop Registration
Meeting & Student Attendee: The Bemisia Workshop Meeting & Student Attendee registration fee, combined with funds contributed by our generous sponsors, provides full participation in the workshop, conference materials, an abstract book, a customized conference portfolio and a canvas tote along with almost all meals throughout the workshop including: Early morning Refreshments, Mid-day and Afternoon Refreshment Breaks, the Sunday Early Bird Social, the Monday Welcome Reception, the Tuesday Networking Reception, the Wednesday Gala Dinner Event and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday's lunch.
Guest Fee: The Bemisia Workshop guest fee allows guests 10 years of age and older to attend the Sunday Early Bird Social, the Monday Welcome Reception, the Tuesday Networking Reception and the Wednesday Gala Dinner Event. The Guest Fee is not for use by co-workers.
Whitefly Genomics Workshop Registration
Meeting & Student Attendee: The Whitefly Genomics Meeting & Student Attendee registration fee, combined with funds contributed by our generous sponsors, allows full participation in the workshop, including conference materials, early morning refreshments, mid-day and afternoon refreshment breaks, the Wednesday Gala Dinner Event, the Thursday Networking Social and the Thursday and Friday lunch.
Guest Fee: The Whitefly Genomics Workshop guest fee allows guests 10 years of age and older to attend the Wednesday Gala Dinner Event and the Thursday Networking Social. The Guest Fee is not for use by co-workers.
Click here for a printable version of the Registration Fee Schedule
Before clicking on the Register Now! link below, we recommend that you have payment information on-hand, such as credit card, check number or purchase order number, if we are to invoice your institution.
Advance registration closes at 6am on Monday, November 20. After this date, advance registration closes, and all further registrations will be accepted onsite at the workshop.
Sponsor Recognition & Opportunities
Sponsorship Opportunities: The University of Florida/IFAS and the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service are organizing the 4th International Bemisia Workshop and Whitefly Genomics Workshop as a collaborative effort. If you are interested in becoming one of the diverse institutions worldwide to support this endeavor, click here to print a form containing more information on sponsorship opportunities or contact Phil Stansly or Cindy McKenzie.
A Special Thank You to the following Sponsors:
Hotel Accommodations and Workshop Site
The Keys — a 156-mile long chain of islands — extend like stepping-stones from the tip of Florida's mainland to Key West, the southernmost city in the United States. Nestled amongst this tropical paradise of rare birds, majestic palms and a magnificent coral reef is Hawk's Cay Resort - 90 miles south of Miami between Islamorada and Marathon in the heart of the Florida Keys. Situated on 60 acres, Hawk's Cay is a picture perfect island experience you'll never forget. An elegant hotel with a Caribbean flair, the resort offers a 177-room inn and 295 charming villas reminiscent of days gone by. Featuring a waterfront conference center, a marina, award-winning restaurants and saltwater lagoon, at Hawk's Cay on Duck Key, things just feel good. And so will you.
The Hawk's Cay Resort is offering two types of beautifully appointed guest room accommodations for our group: regular hotel guest rooms and two-bedroom conch villas. Conference participants will primarily be housed in guest room buildings located closest to the main conference center where our meetings and poster sessions will be held.
HOTEL GUEST ROOMS ($135 single or double)
The resort's regular hotel guestrooms feature 420 sq. ft. of spacious accommodations with separate bath and vanity areas, balcony porches, small refrigerators and coffee makers. These rooms are available at the group rate of $135 a night with one or two people in a room, and $145 a night with three or four people in a room. A $10 charge applies for each additional occupant.
TWO BEDROOM CONCH VILLAS ($230 single or double)
A very limited number of Conch Villas are available if you are traveling with multiple colleagues from your organization and wish to share accommodations. Individually furnished and decorated, the two bedroom, two bath Conch Villas offer 950 sq. ft. and sleeping space for up to five. Amenities include a full kitchen, washer/dryer, living room, and water view porch with an optional spa upon request. Conch Villas with balcony spas are based on availability and are located farthest from the conference center. Housekeeping service is provided after each 3rd night of stay. ADA compliant villas are available on request. Conch Villas are available at a special group rate of $230 a night with one or two people in a room. A $10 charge applies for each additional occupant with a maximum of five occupants per villa. If you wish to book a Conch Villa, we encourage you to make your hotel reservation as soon as possible.
The Hawk's Cay
nightly resort fee of $10 per guest room or $20 per villa is also
incorporated in the guest room rates quoted above. The resort fee
includes: parking, unlimited tennis court time (reservations
required in advance), daily access to the fitness center, daily
access to the boat ramp, coffee daily in all accommodations,
complimentary use of all pools, the lagoon and chaise lounge chairs
and towels, complimentary local and toll free calls up to 15 minutes
and a daily newspaper. NOTE: All room rates are quoted exclusive
of applicable state and local taxes, currently 11.5%. (To
receive tax exempt status, payment must be made in the form of a
government issued check, credit card or purchase order, and, be
accompanied by a Florida sales tax exemption certificate
presented at check-in. Tax rates are subject to change.)
To make a hotel reservation, contact the reservations department at 954-252-5200, or on their toll free reservations line at 800-432-2242 (U.S. & Canada), or call them directly on the Resort Telephone at 305-743-7000. Be sure to specify you are attending the Bemisia Workshop.
The group rate will be honored two days prior and two days following the conference, based on availability. The deadline to make your reservation and still receive the discounted group rate is November 1, 2006. After this date, guestrooms and the group rate may no longer be available. As this is a discounted group rate, it is not commissionable to travel agents and Frequent Traveler Points do not apply.
Cancellation Policy for Guest Room Reservations:
Cancellations must be made no later than 8 days prior to arrival or one night's lodging will be charged to your credit card.
Getting to the Keys
primary option for getting to Duck Key, FL is by flying into
Miami International Airport
in Miami, Florida and driving 90 miles south to the Hawk's Cay
Resort, or, flying into Key West (usually via Miami) and driving 61
miles north to the resort. The drive to Duck Key is 2.5 hours south from
Miami and one hour north from Key West.
rates have been negotiated through Avis Rental Car. A seven-day
rental is estimated to cost about US$135 for a compact car. A drivers license and
major credit card is required to reserve a car.
Click here for more information. In order to receive our
discounted group rate, specify group code: J907675
2.) Take a Shuttle Service from the Airport to the Resort.
A new shuttle service is now available in the Keys, and we highly recommend this company. Their staff and drivers are courteous, timely and their bus accommodations are very relaxing and provide a comfortable ride to and from the airport.
Between-the-Seas offers a comfortable ride on a leisure bus (click
here to view photos of the bus) and for added enjoyment, they
offer complimentary snacks and drinks during the trip. Taxes are
included in their price of $75 per person one-way, and $150
round-trip. If a majority of you schedule a ride on this same
shuttle, you will have a unique opportunity to visit with each other
in a comfortable setting on the ride to and from Duck Key.
The Keys Shuttle also provides door-to-door service from Ft. Lauderdale and Miami International Airports to Duck Key. Apparently, however, they do not service Key West. The shuttle to the Middle/Upper Keys where Duck Key (Marathon) is located, is estimated to cost US$60 ONE-WAY for a single-person reservation and US$96 ONE-WAY for a two-person reservation. Once you know your flight schedule, call 1-888-765-9997 or 305-289-9997 -OR- Click here to visit their web site.
Heading to Key West? Choose to use the world's first official Mobile
Embassy of the Conch Republic! Food & drinks all inclusive! Non-stop
between Miami International Airport and Key West. Phone:
Makes numerous scheduled stops between Miami International Airport
IF you happen to be visiting family or friends on the west coast before the workshop, you can take the Key West Bight Ferry Terminal Passengers from Ft. Myers Beach and Marco Island on Florida's southwest coast can arrive at this facility in approximately 3.5 hours aboard state-of-the-art ferries operated by the company Key West Express. The 12,500-square-foot terminal is equipped with an information desk, a gift shop specializing in local products and a café offering local fare. Even the walls are decorated with works of local artists. The terminal is the gateway to the island's Historic Seaport District, known locally as The Bight. From here, visitors can stroll along a wooden Harbor Walk lined with charter boats, restaurants and shops and arrive on the fabled Duval Street in about 15 minutes. Numerous local transportation options are also available. Car ferries do not currently serve Key West.
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COLUMBUS Chris Zeigler, former chief of staff to Congressman Pat Tiberi, is the Ohio Petroleum Councils new executive director, the American Petroleum Institute announced.
Zeigler joins the council at one of the most exciting times in Ohios energy history, said API Senior Director of State Relations Rolf Hanson. Ohio is poised to become one of the nations leading energy producers, which can be an enormous economic benefit for the state. Zeigler will be focused on fostering smart regulations and fiscal policies to sustain the economic prosperity that shale energy development offers hard working Ohio families.
Zeigler, who brings over 20 years of experience in successfully bringing together diverse groups of government, civic and business stakeholders, will lead OPCs advocacy efforts and serve as principal spokesperson. In addition to serving as Congressman Tiberis chief of staff since 2001, Zeigler has worked for several Ohio legislators, including former Ohio House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson.
He received a BA in political science from The Ohio State University. He begins work with OPC on March 11.
OPC is a division of API, which represents all segments of Americas technology-driven oil and natural gas industry. Its 500-plus members provide most of the nations energy. The industry also supports 9.2 million U.S. jobs and 7.7 percent of the U.S. economy, delivers $86 million a day in revenue to the government, and since 2000, has invested over $2 trillion in U.S. capital projects to advance all forms of energy, including alternatives.


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There's an old song that begins, "What a difference a day makes. 24 little hours..."
That's the time left until the California Department of Finance reveals the latest projections for state revenues during the 2010-2011 fiscal year which ends June 30.
If the "whisper" numbers are anywhere near accurate, California's budget crisis will spin in an entirely new direction.
Some people believe that the state may take in as much as $6 billion more in income taxes than previously predicted.
That's good news and bad news, depending upon who you are and how you view the state's fiscal problems.
For the legislative Republicans who have steadfastly rejected calls for an election to continue three temporary tax increases, the news offers an "I told you so" refrain. The GOP has said that California should live within its means, and $6 billion in extra money will close much of the remaining $14 billion gap left after the legislature made $12 billion in cuts a couple of months ago.
For Democratic Governor Jerry Brown and his Democratic colleagues in the state legislature, the news is bad in a perverse sort of way. Of course, it's wonderful that revenues exceed expectations, but the extra money undercuts Brown's claim that the state will politically disintegrate without the election and continued temporary tax increases.
Even if the $6 billion is real, that covers only part of the shortfall, but will other funds be found, too?
Other players are likely to benefit and suffer as well. Taxpayer groups will crow that once again Democrats have cried "wolf," and once again there is none to be found. This, of course, ignores the draconian budget cuts already made.
Educators may sense a bit of a reprieve, especially if schools gain the extra funds, but the relief will strain the alliance between educators, higher education leaders, health experts, and representatives of the aged and infirm who, until now, have all been in the same camp and singing the same tune.
Put it all together and tomorrow's news could have major repercussions for just about everyone.
Still, the question remains, will the news be enough to save the state, or was the state ever in jeopardy to begin with?
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encircling in the manner of a crown; said of anatomical structures such as vessels, ligaments, or nerves.
coronary arteries two large arteries that branch from the ascending aorta and supply all of the heart muscle with blood (see also table of arteries).
coronary artery disease (CAD) atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, which may cause angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, and sudden death. Both genetically determined and avoidable risk factors contribute to the disease; they include hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, smoking, diabetes mellitus, and low levels of high density lipoproteins (HDL).
coronary heart disease (CHD) ischemic heart disease.
coronary occlusion the occlusion, or closing off, of a coronary artery, usually caused by a narrowing of the lumen of the blood vessels by the plaques of atherosclerosis. Sometimes a plaque may rupture and release vasoactive or thrombogenic substances that lead to clot formation. If there is adequate collateral circulation to the heart muscle at the time of the occlusion, there may be little or no damage to the myocardial cells. When occlusion is complete, however, with no blood being supplied to an area of the myocardium, myocardial infarction results.
Abbreviation for coronary artery disease.
1. computer-aided design
2. coronary artery disease
CADAbbreviation for
Canadian Association for the Deaf
carotid artery disease
caspase activated deoxyribonuclease
chronic actinic dermatitis
chronic airways disease
coenzyme A dehydrogenase
cold agglutinin disease, see there
collision-activated dissociation (Spectrometry)
compensatory articulation disorder
complete axillary dissection
computer-assisted design
computer-assisted diagnosis
coronary artery diameter
coronary artery disease, see there
Council on Anxiety Disorders
cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, dacarbazine
cystic adventitial disease
cytarabine, daunorubicin
A gene on chromosome 2p22-p21 that encodes a trifuctional enzyme linked to the activities of the first 3 enzymes—carbamoylphosphate synthetase, aspartate transcarbamoylase and dihydroorotase—in the 6-step pathway of pyrimidine biosynthesis. It is regulated by the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade, indicating a link between MAPK cascade activation and synthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides.
1. Cold agglutinin disease, see there.
2. Computer-assisted design.
3. Coronary artery disease, see there.
Abbreviation for coronary artery disease.
Abbreviation for coronary artery disease.