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The Laboratory of Biological Modeling is defined by both its methodologies and its areas of application. We use mathematical modeling in many forms and apply it to a diverse array of problems, mostly related to diabetes, obesity, and metabolism.
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The laboratory's principal investigators are theorists who are trained in mathematics and physics who apply mathematical modeling to a variety of biological problems. We develop models in concert with experiments carried out either by our fellows or experimental collaborators and validate the models by generating and testing predictions. A common theme across these efforts is the study of systems as they change over time using differential equations and stochastic simulations. The equations we study are more complicated than, but similar in spirit to, Newton's laws of motion. They enable us to unify a wide range of phenomena and relate them to fundamental physical principles, such as the laws of conservation of mass, charge, and energy. We also pay close attention to model fitting and statistics, both to aid in model selection and to analyze experimental data in order to find correlations that can suggest mechanistic models.
The diseases and conditions we study are systemic in nature. We do not expect the related causes and solutions to revolve around single genes or environmental stressors, rather to arise from the interaction of multiple genes, cell types, and organs. It is easy for investigators to find dysfunction in particular sub-systems and to attribute the disease process to that element. On the other hand, putting these specific perturbations into context requires methods that can integrate data coming from multiple sources, including cells in vitro, animals, and human subjects. Mathematics is essential for success in such a program of research. In many cases, casting hypotheses in the form of mathematical models enforces quantitative consistency that can be overlooked when making verbal hypotheses: that is, making the numbers add up can expose problems in data collection and inconsistencies in proposed explanations.
Our research covers a wide range of phenomena in cell biology, genetics, and physiology with a primary common focus on diabetes, obesity, and metabolism. One specific project area addresses the mechanisms and regulation of insulin secretion, including cell electrical activity, calcium homeostasis, metabolic oscillations, and vesicle exocytosis.
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Other work on metabolism in the lab examines how mitochondria produce ATP and by-products, such as reactive oxygen species, which both play positive signaling roles and cause cell stress and damage. We approach metabolism through genetics as well. This is a difficult problem, as large numbers of genes contribute to obesity and other risk factors for type 2 diabetes, such as insulin resistance and defects in insulin secretion. This work has led to the study of genes for other diseases, such as autism, and to the regulation of gene transcription in order to understand which genes present are actually expressed.
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Fayhan Al Gamdi, a Saudi preacher who raped his five-year-old daughter and tortured her to death has been sentenced to pay "blood money" to the mother after having served a short jail term.
Lama Al Ghamdi was admitted to hospital with multiple injuries, a crushed skull, broken ribs and left arm, extensive bruising and burns. Child's rectum had been torn open and the abuser had attempted to burn it closed. She died.
'The judge had ruled the prosecution could only seek blood money and the time the defendant had served in prison since Lama's death suffices as punishment. The ruling is based on Islamic laws that a father cannot be executed for murdering his children, nor can husbands be executed for murdering their wives.'
A father cannot be executed for murdering his children, nor can husbands be executed for murdering their wives. But a mother should be executed for murdering her children and wives should be executed for murdering their husbands. Right?
Will Muslims continue to tolerate misogyny, barbarism, inequalities and injustices of Islam?

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Oregon's youngest guns will get the state's first shots at waterfowl beginning Saturday, Sept. 22, as part of the statewide youth waterfowl hunt.
Kids 15 and younger can take part in the two-day hunt as long as they hold the necessary permits, have a Hunter Education Certificate and are accompanied by a nonhunting adult age 21 or older.
Places such as the state-owned Denman Wildlife Area are open, as well as most area public lands, but hunters are urged to check with the land-managing agency to make sure they are open.
All ducks and geese bag limits apply locally. However, hunters in the Northwest Zone will see goose hunting closed in most areas.
Hunters in Lake County also will see a bag limit of no more than one white-fronted goose each day of the hunt.
Youth-only hunts such as this one do not qualify under the Mentored Youth Hunter Program.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will come to Medford Thursday as part of a series of workshops to help members of the public apply for all-terrain-vehicle grants.
Parks-department ATV staffers will use these workshops to demonstrate a new, online, grant-application system and explain how the grant process works.
The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Santo Community Center, 701 N. Columbus Ave., Medford.
Participants in this free workshop will create their own online account to use for future grant requests. Attendees should bring a laptop computer with Wi-Fi access and a current or recent grant to use as reference while building their online account.
A 30-minute lunch is scheduled, and participants should bring their own food.
Similar workshops are planned for Tuesday, Sept. 25, in Salem, Oct. 2 in La Grande and Oct. 4 in Bend.
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Firefighters have gotten enough of a handle on the Fort Complex fires that some trails and roads within portions of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest in California have reopened.
Forest roads 1040, 1030, 1035, 1055 and 1050 opened last week just in time for last weekend's start of the black-tailed deer season in California.
However, four trails in the Red Buttes Wilderness Area will remain closed because of firefighting in the Azalea Lake area. Those trails are the No. 954 Shoofly Trail, the No. 955 Glade Trail, the No. 956 Goff Butte Trail and the No. 957 Butte Fork Trail between those other closed trails.
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deluxe necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 304 diseños de 88 diseñadores freelance.
We are an Australian company who specialises in importing high-end consumer and household products to sell via our web site, eBay and mail order. Due to the growth of our business, we now need to establish a branding of our different products.
Our new brand "Luxo" will be used for our outdoor furniture and leather beds. We are also thinking of importing sofas and similar products in the future and this brand will also applied to these prospective products.
"Luxo" is derived from an Italian word "Lusso" meaning luxury. We sell luxury lifestyle items at wholesale prices to customers.
I would like to keep in touch with the top 3 or 4 designers for future projects if you agree.
We have at least one more logo competition coming up very shortly for our Patio Heaters and Bio Ethanol Fireplaces. We are still in the process of selecting a brand name for this product range.
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We need a logo designed for our new "Luxo" brand.
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Top 5 Highway Cruisers
With all the talk these days about fuel economy and downsizing, the affordable full-size sedan seems to be an endangered species. Sure, there will always be luxury barges like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class for those with means, but today's average driveway is more likely to contain a compact hatchback than a traditional large sedan. We think that's a shame, as there's really no substitute for the magic carpet ride of a big, softly sprung, powerful cruiser-you know, the kind that ruled our highways for decades until OPEC got involved.
But don't count the big dogs out just yet. Thanks to both efficiency gains in the engine room and sustained demand from American buyers, the large-sedan is thriving. We never pass up an opportunity to rule the road like Americans used to, so we examined the current crop and attempted to pick a winner. That plan failed because all of these cars are pretty darn good, but we were able to narrow the field down to a handful of finalists. Here then, in no particular order, are the top 5 large sedans you can cruise in for 2012.
Nearly identical underneath, the recently redesigned 300 and Charger reveal rather different personalities from the driver seat. The 300 is the stately one, boasting an exceptionally refined interior and a soothing ride no matter the speed or surface. The Charger, with its colorful cabin and sportier tuning, has a little edge. But either way, you're getting a whole lot of burly rear-wheel-drive goodness for well under $30,000 to start. A word of advice: absolutely ante up for the $1,000 eight-speed automatic transmission if you want the base 3.6-liter V6. The rudimentary five-speed unit (still mandatory in V8 models, by the way) is incongruous in such a well-executed product. Otherwise, you really can't go wrong with these cars. Close your eyes in the 300's palatial backseat at speed and you could be in a $70,000 Lexus LS.
Eagle-eyed automotive observers will note that the LaCrosse shares its underpinnings with the current Chevrolet Malibu, a strictly middle-of-the-road family sedan. Trust us: the LaCrosse is nothing like the Malibu, unless you count its oddly narrow trunk. Wafting down the highway on the LaCrosse's marshmallow dampers, one gets the sense that Buick benchmarked an old Park Avenue. We mean that as a sincere compliment; outside of perhaps a Rolls-Royce or an S-Class, we can't think of a car with a more agreeable highway demeanor. But get this-if you lose your mind and dive into a corner like you're driving a Corvette, the LaCrosse actually evinces some balance and bite. What's more, the LaCrosse has one of GM's nicest interiors ever, and surely one of its largest backseats ever. We wish all Buicks were this true to the brand's historical identity, though we're not sold on the new-for-2012 "eAssist" four-cylinder model, which is fuel-efficient but lacks the grunt that Buick devotees may expect. Fortunately, the robust 3.6-liter V6 rectifies this problem and you won't have to pay extra for the more powerful V6 version - both versions of the LaCrosse have the same price tag.
Forgive our short-windedness here; Hyundai hasn't let anyone pilot a production-ready version of the completely redesigned 2012 Azera yet, so we can't comment on how it drives. We've seen and sat in one, however, and our educated guess is that the competition is going to have its hands full. The Azera's exterior styling seems better-resolved than the LaCrosse's, with tighter proportions and more dynamic curves. Inside, materials quality is very good, and the backseat is-like all others in this segment-a first-class place to be. Hyundai says the only engine for now will be a reworked version of the old Azera's 3.3-liter V6 that's good for 293 horsepower this time around; we wish the formerly optional 3.8-liter V6 were offered as well, though 293 hp would still put the Azera at the front of the V6 class. Stay tuned for driving impressions and pricing information once we get our hands on a test car.
The granddaddy of this group, the current Avalon debuted way back in the 2005 model year. Not surprisingly, it lacks some of the whiz-bang gadgetry of its newer rivals. Nonetheless, it's still got the most satisfying V6 of the bunch, and its interior quality matches that of some Lexus relatives. Stylistically, the Avalon is akin to the LaCrosse: its overall appearance is bland, and the elongated rear doors make it look more like a livery taxi than a civilian sedan. But the backseat is sublime, and the Avalon eats highway miles with the best of them. If you drive one and like it, keep in mind that it's been around for a while, so there may be some great deals out there on low-mileage pre-owned specimens.
We were tempted to put the Ford Taurus here instead, as the redesigned 2012 Passat technically competes with smaller family sedans like the Ford Fusion and Nissan Altima. But whereas the hefty Taurus drives more like a crossover SUV, the Passat-engineered specifically for the U.S. this time around-feels for all the world like Germany's idea of a Buick Roadmaster. Oh, sure, the Passat can corner a little, but its strongest trait by far is its hushed, pillowy ride. Apparently the good volks at Volkswagen concluded that Americans like big soft cars, and we're certainly not complaining. There's also big-time V6 power available if you're not moved by the offbeat standard inline-5, as well as a novel turbodiesel option that returns 34-35 mpg combined. Add the available Fender stereo and we'd take this thing cross-country in a heartbeat.


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HZ-UNIVERSE A world ravaged by war and pollution, a post-apoc universe where hope had no place, this is the world of HELLZAUBER. Extreme levels of pollution caused mutations and created a new race of mutants, self-proclaimed "Nereids",these mutants have began to colonize territories. The government sealed huge areas to contain the Nereid infestation by erecting gigantic barricades. This was the creation of the bigger prison ever created,the penitentiary alpha primus class, HELLZAUBER. However, the Nereids reproduce quickly, the spores that they are secreting are more aggressive and the level of contamination is total. Sentenced to death are conscripted to serve as guardians, promising them a pardon in exchange for a huge kill ratio of Nereids .The most infamous psychopaths and criminals are enrolled in sections of extermination responsible for preventing the spread of the Nereids.
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Includes map of the Mouse Territories, GM Record and Conflict Sheets, blank Character Sheet, and filled sheets for Kenzie, Lieam, Sadie, and Saxon. [Download (6.6MB Zip)]
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Fan-made worksheet to help track character creation steps. [Download (247 kB )]
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Oh, Best Buy, really? Your website is down on the Monday before Black Friday?
If you are looking to do a little prep for Black Friday shopping by comparing TV prices online, Best Buy is not going to be much help today. The site has been showing a notice: "Our site is incredibly busy! Please be patient while we shovel you a path." But it is not even snowing.
And guess what? If the site is overwhelmed today, I am guessing this is not a good sign for Black Friday or Cyber Monday. (Well, it might be a good sign for Amazon and Wal-Mart.)


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Almost the entire world is captivated with the 2012 Olympics in London at the moment and I have lost hours of sleep over it as well. I suspect that the irony is that these sports event do nothing to increase our participation in sports. At least not until AFTER the event.
Not gonna bore you with the sporting results or my opinions about any sports or sports person. Instead I hope to share some juicy bits I managed to gather from the Internet about this London Olympics.
Perhaps these pictures are the real reason why we wanna watch these sport events in the first place? Just kidding.
Suffice to speculate that the porn industry will take a back seat for the moment and we can expect Tenga sales to dip significantly during this period. I expect to see some real discounts for these sex toys.
The only exception is if you find it thrilling to masturbate while watching the more erotic sporting events like diving, wrestling, and so on… or indulge in the sexy sporty boyish looks of some really hot men (or women), and if that's your cup of tea, by all means, have a blast with your Tenga masturbators!
That said I am gonna post some of the gorgeous pictures at my other blog at tumblr (http://sexytenga.tumblr.com) and on FaceBook (http://www.facebook.com/sexytenga). Wink!
Other noteworthy mentions related to the 2012 Olympics:
- Olympic torch bearer, Chris Basiurski, kisses his boyfriend for onlooking cheering crowd and announces that they intend to get married next year. http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-olympic-torch-bearer-kisses-boyfriend-cheering-crowd260712
- A televised lesbian kiss at the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony sparked praises as well as furies (from some of the most homophobic countries in the world). http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lesbian-kiss-olympic-opening-ceremony-sparks-praise-fury280712
- Gay Australian Olympian Ji Wallace publicly revealed his HIV status. The trampolinist was the silver medal winner at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/australia-news/new-south-wales-news/2012/08/08/aussie-olympian-reveals-hiv-status/82378
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A council candidate dressed as a penguin called Professor Pongoo has received more votes than the Liberal Democrats in Edinburgh.
Professor Pongoo (real name Mike Ferrigan) was an independent candidate who had pledged to wear the penguin outfit to every council meeting if he was elected.
Prior to the election, he told STV that he wanted to bring some "lightness and humour to the affair."
It was reported in the same article that Pongoo was "a six foot penguin from planet Piper [who] stands little chance of getting elected."
As results came in, it was revealed that Professor Pongoo polled 444 votes, beating the Liberal Democrats' 370 and the Green party candidate's 322 in the bid for Pental Hills Ward for the City of Edinburgh council, reports STV.
And with support for Liberal Democrat turning distinctly frosty, Twitter users wouldn't let this humiliation go unnoticed. Pongoo's triumph marched on to Twitter in an explosion of penguin jokes.
Even Larry the cat, a spoof account for the Number 10 feline, joined in, writing: "A penguin named Professor Pongoo got 74 more votes than the Lib Dems in Edinburgh How embarrassing; he should have beat them by at least 500"
On Pongoo's Facebook page 'Vote for Professor Pongo' the description reads "I'm standing as a candidate because I'm confused. You see, I'm a penguin called Professor Pongoo.
"On the planet that I come from humans do things differently and us penguins, polar bears and all living things have the food we need and the humans leave us alone by respecting our rights to co-exist alongside them in harmony. "
Seemingly Professsor Pongoo was not the only arctic animal to bring embarrassment to the coalition on Friday. BBC radio 5live reported that the Conservative Mayoral Candidate for Liverpool came 7th, behind an independent candidate dressed up a polar bear. However this is unconfirmed.
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Born and raised in Chicago, Renee started her comedy career at the world renound Second City. A conservatory graduate, she continued her comedic education at Improv Olympic and The Annoyance Theater. Continuing to be a part of writing and performing with several Chicago sketch groups, Renee expanded her comedic skills by taking on stand up comedy. After only 6 months, Renee won 2 stand up competitions and was one of the first female comics to be asked to join underground comedy coalitions. A member of Second City's first ever House Ensemble Improv team, one of three females to be a part of Chicago Underground Comedy, Renee co-founded SpitFire, The Comedy Broad Squad. Renee has been mentioned in the Chicago Tribune as a "stand out", in The Chicago Reader as "chatty and fun", and received an editorial in the comedy section of Time Out Magazine. Up until October 2006, Renee was a frequent performer at Zanies, Chicago and Schaumburg, IL, Improv. Now residing in LA, Renee has been seen on several LA underground stages, along with the famous Laugh Factory, Comedy Store, Ha Ha Comedy Caf.., and the Ontario Improv.
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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Friday that he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate death sentences for two brothers over the fatal shooting of four people in snow-covered soccer field and another man convicted of murdering a couple.
Schmidt notified the state Supreme Court that he is appealing its rulings in the cases of Jonathan and Reginald Carr and Sidney Gleason.
The Carr brothers were sentenced to lethal injection for the four killings, which occurred in Wichita in December 2000 and followed dozens of other crimes, including robbery and rape. Gleason was sentenced to die over the couple's deaths, in the central Kansas town of Great Bend in February 2004.
"In each case, we doubt the U.S. Constitution compelled the Kansas court to set aside the death sentences that were recommended by juries of the defendants' peers," Schmidt said in a statement.
An attorney who represented both Gleason and Jonathan Carr did not immediately return a telephone message seeking comment.
The Kansas court hasn't upheld a death sentence since the state enacted a new capital punishment law in 1994, and the state's last legal executions, by hanging, were in 1965. It has another five men on death row.
The rulings in the Carr brothers' cases prompted criticism from the Republican-dominated Legislature because the crimes were among the most notorious in the state since the 1959 killings of a western Kansas farm family that inspired the classic book, "In Cold Blood."
Authorities said the Carr brothers broke into a Wichita home and forced the three men and two women inside to have sex with each other and repeatedly raped the women. The brothers forced them to withdraw money from ATMs before taking them to the field, where one woman survived a gunshot wound to the head and ran naked through the snow for help.
The Kansas court ruled that the brothers should have had separate sentencing hearings, instead of a joint one.
In Gleason's case, the same court said the presiding judge gave flawed instructions to jurors about weighing evidence in favor and against recommending a death sentence. One victim was a woman who'd witnessed a robbery in which he was involved. The other was her boyfriend, and authorities said Gleason shot him as he sat in a Jeep.
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Odd as it may seem, a four-footed land mammal named Pakicetus, living some 50 million years ago in what we know as Pakistan today, bears the title of "first whale."
Straddling the two worlds of land and sea, the wolf-sized animal was a meat eater that sometimes ate fish, according to chemical evidence. Pakicetus also exhibited characteristics of its anatomy that link it to modern cetaceans, a group made up of whales, porpoises, and dolphins.
A resin cast of Pakicetus, based on fossils found in Pakistan, can be seen in the special exhibition Whales: Giants of the Deep, now on view.
First discovered by paleontologists in 1983, Pakicetus lived along the margins of a large shallow ocean, the Tethys Sea. Although it had the body of a land animal, its head had the distinctive long skull shape of a whale's.
Over time, fossils also revealed that Pakicetus had an ear bone with a feature unique to whales and an ankle bone that linked it to artiodactyls, a large order of even-toed hoofed mammals that includes hippos, pigs, sheep, cows, deer, giraffes, antelopes, and even cetaceans, the only aquatic artiodactyls.
Though rare, mammal species adapting to life in the sea has happened at least seven times in different major groups of mammals.
Still, this reverse pattern accounts for some 100 living mammal species that inhabit the oceans today, from three major groups.
The groups are cetaceans within Artiodactyla, as noted above; Carnivora, specifically seals, sea lions, and walruses (the "pinnipeds") and an independent invasion of the oceans by sea otters; and Sirenia, which includes several species of aquatic manatees and dugongs—which live in rivers and shallow coastal waters and eat mainly seagrasses.
Learn more in Whales: Giants of the Deep, now on view at the Museum.
Developed and presented by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. This exhibition was made possible through the support of the New Zealand Government.
The Museum gratefully acknowledges the Richard and Karen LeFrak Exhibition and Education Fund.
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A native of Ireland, Mr. Isdell joined The Coca-Cola Company in 1966 in Zambia. In 1972, he became general manager of Coca-Cola Bottling of Johannesburg. Mr. Isdell was named region manager for Australia in 1980. In 1981, he became president of the bottling joint venture between The Coca-Cola Company and San Miguel Corporation in the Philippines. In 1985, he became president of the company's Central European Division. In 1989, he was elected senior vice president of the company and appointed president of the Northeast Europe/Africa Group and led the company's re-entry into new markets in India, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. In 1995, he was named president of the Greater Europe Group.
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As the U.S. and Europe grapple with slowing growth, more businesses are turning attention to emerging markets for expansion and profits. Foreign direct investment (FDI) into countries such as Brazil, Russia, and Indonesia are at record highs, with Brazil attracting $48.4 billion dollars in 2010, an increase of 87 percent over 2009.
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Can Pets Help Keep us Healthy?
By Marie Parks
A quick search on Google using the search term "pets" produces thousands of books and articles covering everything from how pets see only certain colors and have a supernatural sense of smell, to how best to train and breed them. However, a whole new area of research has popped up — the study of pets and their influence on human disease and longevity.
Owning a pet is associated with various health benefits. The benefits that are of the most interest to the medical community are: 1
- Helping people lose weight
- Reducing blood pressure
- Improving mood and relieving anxiety
Pets Can Promote Well-BeingNot only are they cute and fun, many pets are considered a part of the family. Pets have shown to provide love and loyalty to their owners. The sense of companionship to a pet can have positive impacts on individuals of all ages, such as teaching children responsibility.
However, this human-animal bond may be even more important as an individual gets older. A study on older females showed a decrease in the negative relationship between loneliness and general health among those who were attached to a pet.2
Pets can provide increased opportunities to meet and interact with other people, which can be especially important for people living alone.3 Also, a one year study done on Medicare enrollees conveyed that those owning pets were able to better handle stressful life events, such as the loss of a job or a loved one.4
Can Pets Help Us Lose Weight?
This is significant because obesity is the underlying factor for many diseases and conditions. While poor diet and lack of exercise are the major culprits behind the obesity epidemic, certain other lifestyle behaviors factor into the equation.
For example, pet owners with energetic dogs tend to be more active than people with lazier breeds or no dogs at all. Several research studies have shown that dog owners quite simply walk more and have higher levels of activity compared to people without dogs.5,6,7 Increased physical activity, such as walking, not only helps with weight control, but has also been associated with a decrease in the risk for fractures.8
Bone fractures are a common occurrence among elderly individuals, especially women, and can result in potentially lethal health issues. Could it be that one day your doctor prescribes a dog for better bones and healthy weight? It's really not that far "fetched" at all.
Pets are Good for Your HeartThe research is pretty clear: People with pets have healthier cholesterol and blood lipid measurements, as well as lower blood pressure.9 One particular study even showed that pet owners were less likely to die following a heart attack than patients without pets.10
Owning a pet can bring not only joy but also better health to your life. Pets do not judge you and they offer unconditional love. The peace of mind that comes from owning a pet cannot be measured in any study.
Do you have a pet? If so, tell us all about your "best friend" and the benefits you gain from such an amazing life companion.
- Jennings LB. Potential benefits of pet ownership in health promotion. J Holist Nurs. 1997 Dec; 15(4):358-72.
- Krause-Parello CA. The mediating effect of pet attachment support between loneliness and general health in older females living in the community. J Community Health Nurs. 2008 Jan-Mar;25(1):1-14.
- Beck A., Meyes N. Health enhancement and companion animal ownership. Annu Rev Public Health. 1996;17:247-57.
- Siegal, Judith M. Stressful life events and use of physician services among the elderly: The moderating role of pet ownership. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1990 Jun;58(6): 1081-1086.
- Raina P, Waltner-Toews D, Bonnett B, Woodward C, Abernathy T. Influence of companion animals on the physical and psychological health of older people: an analysis of a one-year longitudinal study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999 Mar;47(3):323-9.
- Serpell J. Beneficial effects of pet ownership on some aspects of human health and behaviour. J R Soc Med. 1991 Dec;84(12):717–720.
- Thorpe, R. J., Simonsick, E. M., Brach, J. S., Ayonayon, H., Satterfield, S., Harris, T. B., Garcia, M., Kritchevsky, S. B. and for the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study (2006), Dog Ownership, Walking Behavior, and Maintained Mobility in Late Life. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 54: 1419–1424. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00856.x
- Feskanich D, Willett W, Colditz G. Walking and leisure-time activity and risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women. JAMA. 2002 Nov 13;288(18):2300-6.
- Arhant-Sudhir K, Arhant-Sudhir R, Sudhir K. Pet ownership and cardiovascular risk reduction: supporting evidence, conflicting data and underlying mechanisms. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2011 Nov;38(11):734-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2011.05583.x.
- Friedmann E, Thomas SA. Pet ownership, social support, and one-year survival after acute myocardial infarction in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST). Am J Cardiol. 1995 Dec 15;76(17):1213-7.


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Russia seeks to seize Berezovsky's Serbian assets
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Moscow has demanded the seizure of assets in Serbia allegedly belonging to the late Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky in an apparent attempt to claim some of what may be left of the fortune of Vladimir Putin's once bitter foe, Serbian authorities said Thursday.
Acting on the Russian demand, a Serbian court last month quietly froze the assets of several Serbian-based enterprises allegedly partly owned by Berezovsky and valued at about $270 million. But an appeals court that made the case public Thursday announced it has annulled the court's decision and ordered a re-trial.
The appeals court ruled that not enough evidence was presented to prove ownership ties between Berezovsky and the Serbian companies.
Once a member of Russian President Boris Yeltsin's inner circle, Berezovsky fell out with Yeltsin's successor, Putin, and fled to Britain in the early 2000s to escape fraud charges that he said were politically motivated. He was found dead in the bathroom of his London home last March after an apparent suicide.
Russian prosecutors insist that all of Berezovsky's assets from his former business empire must be returned to Russia, and they have tried without much reported success to track them down. He was convicted in absentia in Russia of embezzlement and fraud.
Serbia, a Russian ally, is one of the few countries that has acted on Russian requests regarding Berezovsky's alleged assets. Ukraine also granted a similar request by Russian authorities to freeze Berezovsky's assets.
Berezovsky was reportedly financially ruined when he died, and owed about $150 million in unpaid British taxes.
Russian prosecutors believe Berezovsky had a stake in at least seven Serbian-based companies including a candy factory, a mineral water producer, a dairy and an amusement park.
His heirs are also involved in legal battles over the remains of his estate.
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If you've been looking to downsize and want to take your home on the road with you, Canadian small space builder Leaf House has slashed the price on its Version.2 tiny home to $44,500.
The 20-foot-long Version.2 is an upgraded model of Leaf House's original project, Version.1, and has a surprisingly open feel in a tiny footprint of 215 square feet. Features include a living area with sofa bed, dining area, full size kitchen, full bathroom with a compact bathtub and composting toilet, and another bed stashed in a loft.
The luxury rolling house was built with FSC-certified tongue-and-groove cedar siding and hardwood oak flooring, low and zero-VOC wood finishes and paint, triple-pane Northern Windows, Energy Shield wrap, and a number of amenities including a skylight, Kohler sink and Pegasus shower.
It's currently stored in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, and even if you don't happen to live in Canada... Can you say road trip?
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Heart health isn't just about removing certain ingredients, such as trans fats and hydrogenated oils. Its also about adding ingredients, such as omega3s, fiber, antioxidants, CoQ-10 and phytosterols.
Globally, heart and vascular disease, including hypertension, is expected to affect about 250 million people by the middle of the next decade. But the real tragedy is that much of it is preventable.
A healthful diet and at least moderate daily activity goes a long way to reduce risk of disease or death from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Food and beverage processors can't help much with the latter, but they've been making strides in developing products for cardiovascular health. At the heart of these heart-smart offerings are a number of ingredients known to play specific roles in cardiovascular protection.
Some of the most significant phytochemicals hitting the mainstream are plant sterols, (phytosterols). Research shows they can lower LDL cholesterol associated with heart disease risk without affecting HDL cholesterol levels. Plant sterol esters (or "stanols") are more soluble in fat and during digestion compete with cholesterol and thereby reduce their uptake.
The FDA has approved the following food health claim for phytosterols: "Foods containing at least 0.65g per serving of plant sterol esters or 0.4g of plant sterols, eaten twice a day with meals for a daily intake of at least 1.3g of plant sterols or 0.8g of sterols as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease."
According to an assessment published by Enzymotec Ltd., (www.enzymotec.com), Migdal HaEmeq, Israel, phytosterols are now "among the strongest market leaders in terms of functional, science-based ingredients capable of addressing specific health benefit or health concern." The company's CardiaBeat brand sterol formulation is suitable as a fat replacer in such food applications as bars, dairy products, spreads, cooking oils and dressings. Products using the phytosterol can also be eligible to include functional claims for cholesterol or CVD risk reduction.
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ConAgra Foods Inc. R&D manager Elizabeth Arndt explains that one of the greatest challenges for processors is finding ways to deliver efficacious amounts of ingredients without affecting the taste or the appearance of the product. With Sustagrain, for example, formulators have to ensure the product delivers the required amount of soluble fiber in the reference serving. To formulate heart healthy bread, formulators need to ensure 51 percent of the product weight should consist of Ultragrain -- whole grain material. ConAgra has developed a series of particle sizes and particle shapes for various product types for ease of application and reformulation.
Cincinnati-based Cognis Corp. (www.cognis.com) makes Vegapure natural plant sterols for use in food and beverage formulations. "Phytosterols offer a safe, natural and clinically proven way to create products that command a real competitive advantage in the heart healthy sector," says Laura Troha, marketing manager.
The Vegapure line of plant sterol esters is available in liquid and water-dispersible powder forms suitable for a wide variety of products, including bread spreads, dressings, bars, yogurts, beverages, cereals, pastas, sauces, snacks, confections and even ground roasted coffee. The company offers co-branded consumer marketing support under its Heart Choice brand.
MultiBene Products Ltd. (www.multibene.com), Espoo, Finland, makes MultiBene, an ingredient that combines plant sterols with calcium or other beneficial mineral nutrients such as potassium or magnesium. The patented combination has proven effective in clinical trials at lowering elevated serum cholesterol and elevated blood pressure, and can also help to maintain bone health. The FDA has approved three health claims relating to increased amounts of phytosterols, calcium and potassium: "May reduce the risk of coronary heart-disease," "May reduce the risk of osteoporosis" and "May reduce the risk of high blood pressure and stroke."
Cargill Inc. (www.cargill.com), Minneapolis, is covering multiple ingredient angles of heart health with its highly successful Corowise plant sterols, as well as its Prolisse brand of soy protein isolate and its Barliv barley beta-glucan. Corowise plant sterols have been clinically shown to lower cholesterol, and products with Corowise are eligible to make the following approved health claim: "Foods containing at least 0.4g per serving of plant sterols, consumed twice a day with meals for a daily total intake of at least 0.8g, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease."
Antioxidants have a solid scientific track record for exhibiting positive effects on heart health. Antioxidants, especially those derived from newly popular "superfruits" such as açai, mangosteen, goji and pomegranate, are only getting more play as processors catch on to their suitability for a variety of products.
These fruits are all very high in antioxidant compounds, especially anthocyanins. Research has shown that not only do anthocyanins protect against oxidative damage to cells, they can help reduce inflammation in epithelial tissues, such as those which line arterial walls, counteracting the build-up of arterial plaque. (For more on these superfruits and their healthful compounds, see "Caution: Botanicals at Work")
Pomegranate, one of the hottest of the superfruits, may be effective at reducing atherosclerosis, hypertension and other cardiovascular disease in amounts as little as 50ml of pomegranate juice per day. One of the main pomegranate antioxidant compounds is a polyphenol called punicoside. PL Thomas Inc. (www.plthomas.com), Morristown, N.J., developed P40p, a pomegranate extract containing a minimum of 40 percent punicoside. The calorie-free product suitable for a wide range of functional foods is the only kosher-certified pomegranate extract available.
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text: firstname.lastname@example.comĀHANOVER Ś With a knock at the door, Siebert will be the first to greet any visitor to Casey and Linsay WykoffÆs rural Hanover homestead with a lick.ĀSiebert, a 10-year-old retired military working dog, was adopted by the Wykoffs and their two children Rhiannon and Elias a year ago. Siebert, a friendly black Labrador Retriever, served four tours of duty as an Improvised Explosives Detection Dog (IEDD). Siebert served two tours in Afghanistan and two in Iraq.ĀSiebert has been recognized as the best dog of his class and received his name in memory of his operations chief, Capt. Todd Siebert, who was killed in Iraq in 2007.ĀLinsay Wykoff said when she learned about the program it was important for her family to adopt a dog from the organization. Casey and Linsay are U.S. Marine Corps veterans ŚĀCasey served as an IEDD handler during three tours of duty in Iraq. Linsay was a criminal investigator at the U.S. Marine base in Twentynine Palms, Calif.ĀLinsay said Siebert is an extremely laid-back dog since they adopted him. The family was so happy they recently adopted their second dog Berry, a yellow Lab, from the program.ĀBerry was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He was a training dog for recruits learning to be handlers.ĀōHe is a really good dog,öĀLinsay said.ĀLinsay recently entered Siebert in the American Humane SocietyÆs Hero Dog awards program. If Siebert wins the contest, $5,000 will be donated to the United States War Dog Association.ĀAfter entering the contest Linsay made Siebert his own Facebook page, www.facebook.com/herodogsiebert. The site features several pictures of Siebert and information about the contest.ĀThe winner of the contest will be the one with the most votes by July 30. To vote for Siebert visit www.herodogawards.org/contestant?nominee=8511138567.ĀLinsay said Siebert is currently in third place.ĀThrough the contest, Capt. SiebertÆs wife contacted Linsay after seeing the Facebook page.ĀLinsay said she enjoyed talking with Capt. SiebertÆs wife.ĀWhen he is not lying around, Siebert enjoys playing with Rhiannon and Elias.ĀōHe has been really good with the kids,ö Linsay said.ĀOn one of his deployments, Siebert found over 20 explosives, three of which were directly in the line of troops he was leading. He had four different handlers during his four deployments.ĀThere are currently around 400 dogs in the retired military working dog program. To learn more about the program visit www.militaryworkingdogadoptions.com.


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With the comfort and security of a raised deck saloon, everyone - the pilot included - can shelter from the elements while still enjoying 360 degree views.
The sailing performance is excellent with the same rig as the Vancouver 38 but with a self tacking staysail for convenience.
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Hi Folks,
so I've got this weird problem but I'd need some input/ideas to pin it down enough for a proper bug report, so I'm asking you for help.
First I need to introduce you to my admittedly non standard harware configuration which probably plays a big role in the bug since it happned on it since the beginning (so every Kernel Version from pre 3.0 to 3.3-rc3).
I've got a Tyan Dual G34 Motherboard with 2 8-Core Magny Cours Opterons
with 8*2 GB RAM one stick for each memory channel of the Opterons.
Added to that I've got a Radeon HD 5770.
On the software side I've been running Arch Linux and Windows on this system and am running 3.3-rc3 at the moment.
So here is the different situations which trigger a sudden reboot of the system:
- Running OpenCL programs with Catalyst (only ones with higher memort traffic trigger it) on Linux, it works on Windows
- Sometimes when using (with the Open Source driver) Gnome 3.x or KDE 4.x it just happens out of the blue
e.g. when maximizing a Youtube Video or even just clicking on a link, it seems to be related to the amount of change on the screen
- In earlier versions I could trigger it quite reliably by scrolling through my photo collection in F-Spot or Shotwell but the thing is only when using Gnome or KDE it works without problems in Xfce 4.8 even though I use Xfwm with compositing
The bug is triggered only in Gnome and KDE not when using Xfce 4.8 even though I use compositing in Xfwm.
So I've been running Xfce for most of the time and the system is rock stable with it not a single crash in the past few months.
It seems that some obscure GL command or something used by both KDE and Gnome makes the system unstable.
On the other hand I can play Games on Windows without problems though I've done that a lot less then using Linux so there is some chance it just didn't trigger but on the other hand the machine made it through one game night without crashes on Windows.
As the title says the bug looks like a sudden reboot and there is absolutely nothing in the logs.
The screen just freezes for 2-3 seconds and sometimes the sound stutters and then the system just reboots.
All this is much to weird and unclear for a proper bug report so I'm asking here if anyone got an idea.
No announcement yet.
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Hi guys, though it seems no one seems to have any real idea what could be the problem I've kept investigating.
I have been running with a friends Radeon HD 4670 and no crash nor any other malfunction has happened since then.
Any idea how to further investigate whats happening with my other card and why it's not playing well with my other hardware?
The only thing I can think of is trying my card in a friends computer for a while to see whether it's really the combination of hardware that's causing problems.
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Ok, so after coming home I just tried running LuxMark 2.0 which is an OpenCL benchmark using both GPU and CPU and it runs completely stable in Windows so it seems even at full load the power supply handles the system just fine...
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I've got a 1000 Watt power supply but I'll test it again with maximum load on the CPUs and GPU on Windows, though I already know that there is no problem even with X-Plane 10 which hogs quite a bit of CPU und GPU.
Also note that when the crashes happened there was barely any CPU load.
On the ATI OpenCL forums a while back I saw a post from a guy who also experienced sudden reboots with OpenCL programs and high PCI-E bandwidth he could fix it by turning on some RAM access barriers in the BIOS but I couldn't find anything equivalent with my board and suspect that Opterons are different in this regard compared with the desktop phenom he was using...
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Make sure you have a large enough power supply.
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text: Slavery in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, to aid in the production of such lucrative crops as tobacco. Slavery was practiced throughout the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries, and African-American slaves helped build the economic foundations of the new nation. The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 solidified the central importance of slavery to the South's economy. By the mid-19th century, America's westward expansion, along with a growing abolition movement in the North, would provoke a great debate over slavery that would tear the nation apart in the bloody American Civil War (1861-65). Though the Union victory freed the nation's 4 million slaves, the legacy of slavery continued to influence American history, from the tumultuous years of Reconstruction (1865-77) to the civil rights movement that emerged in the 1960s, a century after emancipation.


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Ways to cozy up your home
With more long, frigid winter months ahead of us, we offer a few simple decorating touches that can add warmth to just about any home.
Try an area rug. Nothing shows winter faster than cold floors on bare feet. Ward off chilly toes by placing area rugs in well-traveled areas of your home.
Add a throw blanket. Nubby knits are excellent companions for chilly nights at home with a movie. They're also a good way to incorporate seasonal color. Place throws on sofas and chairs and keep a few folded for the floor. Warm up your windows. Switch out summer sheers for heavier drapes. Heavy drapes keep out drafts and lend an air of opulence to the room. For added energy savings, check out the variety of thermal window treatments available. Create an inviting entry. Make visitors feel comfortable from the moment they step through your door. Put out a welcome mat-literally. Decorate your front door with a seasonal accent and an attractive mat. Gather around the hearth. A crackling fire naturally draws people to it. Rearrange your furniture to create a conversation area around your hearth. If your home doesn't have a built-in fireplace, today's gel fuel fireplaces score high marks for charm, with no mess or need for an outside vent. Carve out a reading nook. Now is the time to pull out your favorite tomes and lose yourself for hours in a good book. Pick a well-lit corner of your home and put a comfy armchair, lamp and end table into it. Sequester your private space with a freestanding screen. Pull out the candles. Any room feels warmer and cozier by the glow of candlelight. Use candles liberally to add seasonal color and scents throughout your home. Accent with black. Black, the universal symbol of sophistication, can add elegance to your home. Use it sparingly-just enough to make a statement, but not so much that it makes the room dreary.
Now, cozy up in your warm, comfy surroundings and enjoy the rest of your winter season!