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I've selfishly used this space before to chide drivers who don't always display the best of practices or courtesy to their fellow motorists. A year or so ago I honked the horn at drivers who I saw using their turn signals as simply an option when making a left- or right-hand turn.
Several readers agreed with the problem, pointing out that even fewer people use their signals before or after initiating a pass or lane change.
I still see a lack of turn-signal use but a near-accident a few weeks ago raised a new complaint, one you may have seen, too: Pets riding a little too closely alongside drivers, obstructing their view.
I was nearly hit at a four-way intersection at 19th and Tell streets by a man who failed to see me. His problem wasn't a cell phone but a large German shepherd on his lap that was doing its best to peer out the window.
The dog apparently didn't pass on the news to his master that another driver (me) reached the intersection first and was proceeding. I hit the brakes and the driver turned in surprise when he saw my car halfway through the intersection. He tried to wave me on, but I let him go ahead.
I have nothing against dogs riding in vehicles, though I think some drivers give their pooches too much freedom. I've seen cases when dogs hang so far outside of windows I wonder how they avoid falling out. I witnessed one small terrier riding in a truck jump repeatedly through a rear-cab window, finding it quite the treat to check out things from the bed of the truck and then from the passenger-side window.
I'm guilty of doing lots of things while driving, talking on my cell phone, texting – though I try to avoid it in town or while in traffic – and sometimes driving a bit too quickly or tailgating. Shame on me, but I have to think having a pet jumping around in a car or truck, especially sitting in one's lap or peering out of the driver's-side window, is about as dangerous a distraction as they come.
Maybe some dog owners will disagree. I'm sure the dogs love the ride and owners enjoy getting out and about with their animals, but pets in the car can go too far.
I don't have pets but if I had a dog or cat that I really loved, I think I would worry about its safety. What would happen to the unrestrained animal in the event of an accident? I know some owners who are so safety-conscious they place their dogs in back-seat kennels before setting off on a journey, even if it's only a few blocks to a walking trail.
I'm not knocking pet owners, but it might be safer for everyone to keep the dog on the passenger side of the vehicle, not the driver's side. I'm sure the view is just as good and the ride just as enjoyable.
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ALAMEDA — The Raiders announced on Monday that they have fired offensive coordinator Greg Knapp and three other assistant coaches.
The Raiders also fired offensive line coach Frank Pollack, special teams coordinator Steve Hoffman and linebackers coach Johnny Holland, the team announced.
"Decisions like this are very difficult," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said in a press release. "I have a great deal of respect for all of these men and I appreciate their contributions to the Oakland Raiders this season."
The decision to fire Knapp had much to do with a drastic drop-off in the running game, particularly by running back Darren McFadden, whose yards per carry dipped from 5.4 in 2011 to 3.3 this season. He averaged 5.2 in 2010.
There was a slight increase in passing yardage this season, with the Raiders jumping from 11th in 2011 under Hue Jackson to eighth this season. The passer rating of the quarterbacks also surged from 79.4 to 82.4.
Beyond that, the Raiders endured noticeable drop-offs in yards per game, points per game, rushing yards per game and rushing touchdowns.
The Raiders dipped from seventh in the league in rushing in 2011 to 28th this season, with a drop of more than 43 yards per game. They also tied for the fewest rushing touchdowns (4) after tying for seventh with 16 in 2011.
Coach Dennis Allen hired Knapp and offensive line coach Frank Pollack with the understanding that the Raiders would switch to the zone-blocking scheme favored by Knapp and Pollack.
McFadden and the offensive line struggled in the new scheme, though Allen and Knapp remained steadfast in their support of the change.
Knapp pleaded patience, saying it takes time for the scheme to take hold. McFadden looked nothing like the player that flourished in Jackson's scheme, and his frustration surfaced toward the end of the season.


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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California air regulators passed Friday sweeping auto emission standards that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California air regulators passed Friday sweeping auto emission standards that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.
The California Air Resources Board unanimously approved the new rules, which require that one-in-seven of new cars sold in the state in 2025 be an electric or other zero-emission vehicle.
The plan also mandated a 75-percent reduction in smog-forming pollutants by 2025, and a 34 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over roughly the same time.
Automakers worked with the board and federal regulators on the greenhouse gas mandates in an effort to create one national standard for those pollutants.
California's auto emissions standards are often more strict than federal ones. Currently 14 other states have adopted the California rules as their own.
Companies including Ford Motor Corp., Chrysler Group LLC, General Motors Co., Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and others submitted testimony Thursday in support of the new standards during a meeting of the board.
Industry groups representing auto dealers worried that the new regulations would increase the costs of vehicles for consumers and stifle the industry's growth.
The California New Car Dealers Association and other industry groups representing those who sell cars said the board is overestimating consumer demand for electric vehicles and other so-called "zero-emission vehicles."
Some dealer groups have estimated that $3,200 would be added to the average cost of a car because of the technological changes, and that consumers have been slow to adopt them.
Jonathan Morrison, of the state dealers' association, said car retailers are supportive of new technologies that are accepted by their customers but the acceptance of electric and other vehicles has been slow.
"Consumers do not make purchasing decisions based upon regulatory mandates," he said.
The board's research staff disputes those estimates and says increases in hybrid and other sales continue to rise as more cars hit the market. They argue that fuel cost savings will make up for any vehicle price increase.
"Our research shows a $1,400 to $1,900 car price increase. But over the life of the vehicles, the owners save $6,000 in reduced fuel and maintenance costs," board spokesman David Clegern said.
One of the nation's foremost consumer groups, the Consumers' Union, the policy and advocacy division of Consumer Reports, supported the changes.
The rules will "protect consumers by encouraging the development of cleaner, more efficient cars that save families money, help reduce the American economy's vulnerability to oil price shocks and reduce harmful air pollution," according to a letter from the group.


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The force acting on an object equals the rate of change of momentum of the object.
While this is not a complete answer, the examiner picks on on a word equal and says that it is proportional instead.
Now I understand that $F=\frac{dp}{dt}$ where both $F$ and $p$ are vectors — what is "proportional" about it?
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RICHMOND, Mass. — A 28-year-old man was struck and killed by a train in Richmond late Tuesday afternoon. The man's name had not yet been released pending notification of kin.
According to an eyewitness, it appeared that the man jumped in front of the moving train.
State police detectives assigned to the district attorney's office, in charge of the investigation, say the CSX freight train struck the man about 4 p.m. in the vicinity of Town Beach Road. Dr. Benjamin Glick, a local state medical examiner, pronounced the man dead at the scene.
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RICHMOND, Mass. — With Thursday's high winds, it wasn't a good day to do any outside burning but apparently, one Richmond resident didn't think so — with terrible results.
Police Officer Tom Grizzy said volunteer firefighters from Richmond, Hancock, West Stockbridge and Canaan, N.Y., responded to the 1 p.m. call after sparks from a controlled burn landed on an abandoned cottage on Richmond Shores.
The cottage was totally destroyed by the blaze. After the fire was knocked down, a backhoe was brought in to level the smoldering ruins. Police said action against the neighbor who decided burn yard waste in high winds may be pending.
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Oracle, SAP under attack: How cloud upstarts steal their lunch
Biz bosses can't wait to offload gear to rivals, or so we're told
'Customers cannot tolerate paying maintenance at that level'
Another threat to Oracle's maintenance business comes not from customers haggling down prices, but from consultants offering to keep Oracle installations ticking over without Oracle getting a look in. It's a threat Oracle has taken seriously and is defending its turf through the US courts.
The database giant launched actions against Rimini Street in 2010 and CederCrestrone in 2012; Oracle accused the former of a "massive theft of its software and materials" through an "illegal business model" in supporting Oracle customers. Oracle partner CederCrestrone is accused of illegally supporting the E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft and Fusion Middleware apps and making "false claims" to prospective customers by saying it developed updates independently of Oracle.
CedarCrestone has denied any wrongdoing and claims the action is part of Oracle's "broader war on competition" against third parties supporting Oracle software. Rimini said it acts within the rights granted under Oracle customers' licences and accuses Oracle of trying to scare off customers by claiming Rimini is engaged in illegal conduct. Oracle's claims have echoes of the case hurled at defunct SAP subsidiary TomorrowNow; Rimini's chief executive is the TomorrowNow co-founder Seth Ravin.
CedarCrestone and Rimini are small compared Oracle and SAP, but depending on the ongoing legal wrangling, they stand to grow: collectively they can take some serious bites from the maintenance cake.
Scavo said the fact Rimini, and others, is thriving shows there's a quiet revolution and that Oracle cannot afford Rimini, CedarCrestone and others to break out.
"The fact there is only a few of them and doing so well is a sign customers cannot tolerate paying maintenance at that level," he said. "The thing that's holding this industry back is the legal challenge. If Rimini Street prevails of Oracle that will establish the legal precedent and framework for other providers."
All this means pressure is growing on Oracle and SAP, which have compromised on maintenance to keep the customers. "They say they never negotiate on maintenance, but people behind the scenes have seen Oracle and SAP negotiate on maintenance. This business model is at risk," Scavo told The Reg.
Maintenance revenues will come under further pressure if Oracle and SAP let their fledgling online cloud businesses grow and adopt the subscription model of Salesforce and NetSuite, which gives you all the updates and support in one package.
According to research from IDC - a study sponsored by Flexera - 43 per cent of applications makers polled reckon their licensing policies must change to adapt to delivering software as a service; 48 per cent want to rewrite their licences for the cloud; 50 per cent want to address virtualisation; a quarter said they'd add subscription or term-based licensing; and 24 per cent said they'd offer a pay-as-you-use licence in the next 18 to 24 months.
Flexera's Schmidt wouldn't say whether Oracle and SAP were among the 200 software companies sampled, but IDC's survey did include "enterprise application software companies". Even if SAP and Oracle didn't participate, its competitors probably did - and that means those rivals are among those considering adopting potentially cheaper and more flexible licensing within the next two years. It piles further pressure on Oracle and SAP.
"The change in the market today is happening - it's happening now," Schmidt said. "Based, on our data, it seems to be accelerating and [subscriptions and user-based pricing] is something these software companies need to be looking at now, or are looking at. This will take quite a while to play out but it will pick up speed and become meaningful through that transition. We are in the early stages."
Schmidt reckons SAP and Oracle will eventually end up offering subscriptions or user-based pricing in addition to their traditional approach to sales. "Based on the results of our IDC survey, there's a clear mix of ideal licence types requested by the companies' customers," he added.
These are changing times in business software. The web offers customers a new hope of usability and way out of paying large and complex licensing and maintenance bills. The result is phenomenal and enviable growth for Salesforce, NetSuite and the other software-as-a-service providers.
Oracle and SAP are no longer setting the enterprise software agenda and cannot rely on fat maintenance revenues to keep them going.
But this isn't the end for SAP and Oracle: for all their growth, their cloudy competitors remain tiny. Oracle and SAP can also rely on the sticky nature of enterprise software to keep them in business. Customers won't chuck out their Oracle or SAP systems - instead they'll add to them. And the fact Oracle and SAP applications hold so much customer data means the Goliaths will be relevant to government and business for a long time.
Also, Oracle and SAP have shown a willingness to change, with their own subscription-based services or by riding Amazon's AWS platform. There have been mis-fires, with Fusion and Business ByDesign, but this has come as Oracle and SAP have tried to protect their on-premises businesses.
But the evidence is there: Oracle and SAP are changing, either through their own willingness or the result of external pressures. What's not clear is how far they'll go and what they'll look like once this era is over. ®


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Bruins are battling restlessness during lockout
Ten of their teammates have gone overseas. They are forbidden to speak with their coaches or general manager. They are biding their time in North America, hoping their stretch of unemployment will lift in short order.
They are at the stay-at-homers, the Bruins players who have elected to remain either in Boston or at their offseason base camps. They are growing restless.
"I've talked to a number of guys around the league that I'm close with. Everybody says they're bored,'' said Gregory Campbell. "I try and look for things to do, things that I've always wanted to do, to pursue those things. But I'm a hockey player. I want to get back to playing.''
Of the players expected to make the 2012-13 roster, Campbell is one of the eight who have opted not to sign with European teams. The others are Johnny Boychuk, Nathan Horton, Milan Lucic, Brad Marchand, Adam McQuaid, Daniel Paille, and Shawn Thornton. Their reasons for not bolting include wanting to stay with family, the challenge of finding the right foreign team and securing proper insurance policies, and the uncertainty of how long a European stint would last.
Recently at Boston University's Agganis Arena, Campbell and Paille participated in an on-ice session. Former BU standout Mike Grier, who retired from the NHL following the 2010-11 season, led the Bruins' fourth-liners through the paces. Only three other skaters joined Campbell and Paille for the lonely skate: three ex-Terriers in Jay Pandolfo, Brandon Yip, and Chris Higgins.
Following the session, the players hustled off the ice for yet another workout. During the summer, players train with a purpose. The upcoming season is the carrot. They build up their bodies to peak for pre-camp fitness training and kick off the regular season at full tilt.
Now, with the lockout not providing any clarity to their once-highly structured schedules, those workouts have become more of a grind.
"Right now, it's trying to change it up every once in a while,'' Paille said. "You don't want to peak. You want to maintain.''
In 2004-05, Campbell and Paille were just beginning their pro careers. Both were on entry-level contracts and eligible to play in the AHL. Campbell was in San Antonio, Florida's AHL affiliate. Paille played for Rochester, Buffalo's stacked farm club. Paille's teammates included Ryan Miller, Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy, Jason Pominville, and Paul Gaustad — future core players for the Sabres.
Paille is the Bruins' player representative to the NHL Players Association. All players have been welcome to attend bargaining sessions and participate in conference calls with NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr. They can access a smartphone app that provides regular updates.
But Paille has proven to be the Bruins' best link to remaining informed on the collective bargaining process. He has been busy answering calls and texts from teammates while trying to stay ready for the lockout's conclusion.
"I think when the season does start, it might take a few more days than normal,'' Paille said. "But I think I should be able to get right up there in terms of intensity.''
The players are faithfully sticking to their workouts, both on and off the ice. All the skating and weightlifting, however, cannot replicate game action. Think of a runner diligently performing intervals and speed work during solo workouts. Those sessions are productive, but do not compare with kicking past — or being passed by — another runner during a race.
"If you ask an injured player during the season, they can work out as hard as they want. They can get bag-skated as hard as they want by a coach,'' Campbell said. "But unless you're actually thrown into a game, you're never in game shape.''
Campbell is fighting his restlessness by taking occasional shifts with the Boston Police Department. One of Campbell's acquaintances works on a gang unit. On several nights, Campbell has participated in ride-alongs. When Campbell played for the Panthers, he made similar visits to Miami's Liberty City neighborhood.
As intense as those ride-alongs may be, playing hockey provides the adrenaline Campbell misses the most. He is exploring an opportunity to play for Ceske Budejovice in the Czech Republic, the team that employs Andrew Ference.
There are risks to playing in Europe. Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask left a game early because of a groin strain. Patrice Bergeron missed time because of a hand injury. The European game on bigger rinks does not translate to the NHL's in-tight battling.
But there is no substitute for game action. When the lockout ends, teams will have shortened training camps. They are assuming they will need approximately a week of tune-ups before regular-season games begin. Only a handful of players from Providence and junior teams will be invited to camp. No preseason games will take place.
Because the regular season will be condensed, every game will become more crucial. In theory, the Bruins should have an advantage because they have had so little roster turnover. A good start, from the Bruins who have been working to the stay-at-homers, is required.
"We won't have much time when this thing gets settled to prepare for the regular season,'' said coach Claude Julien. "We're going to have two different groups here: one that's been playing, and the group that hasn't played. We're going to have a gap there.
"It's going to be about working with those guys and have them catch up as quickly as possible. We'll focus more in practice on team things — five-on-five versus one-on-one and two-on-one. It will be more about getting our whole game and system together.''
How the Bruins players in Europe have fared:
PlayerTeam (league)Key statisticsZdeno CharaLev Praha (KHL)11 games, 2-5—7Anton KhudobinAtlant Mystichi (KHL) 3-9-2, 3.02 GAA, .908 save percentageRich PeverleyJYP Jyvaskyla (Finnish SM-Liiga) 14 games, 2-11—13David KrejciPardubice (Czech Extraliga) 12 games, 7-7—14Andrew FerenceCeske Budejovice (Czech Extraliga)7 games, 1-2—3Tuukka RaskPlzen (Czech Extraliga)6-2-0, 1.85 GAA, .936 save percentageTyler SeguinBiel (Swiss National League A)15 games, 13-10—23Patrice BergeronLugano (Swiss National League A) 8 games, 8-8—16Chris KellyRed Ice (Swiss National League B)0 games, 0-0—0Dennis SeidenbergAdler Mannheim (Deutsche Eishockey Liga)10 games, 0-3—3


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With so many first responders working around the clock to help flood victims and clean up the damaged parts of Boulder and surrounding areas, the University of Colorado decided the last thing the community needed was a football game.
On Friday, CU made the decision to postpone its scheduled game against Fresno State. The game was slated for a 12:07 p.m. kickoff on Saturday at Folsom Field. There has been no make-up date scheduled.
"One thing I did not want to do was put more pressure on our community," CU chancellor Philip DiStefano said. "From a safety issue, we need to make sure those citizens of Boulder County, especially our students, staff and faculty, have the resources that they need during this period of time. I did not want to divert those resources for the game."
DiStefano said that roughly 60-70 police officers are needed on game days, to handle traffic, crowd control and other issues. The men and women who would be used for the game, however, have been working tirelessly during the past several days as rain and flooding have hit the area.
"They've been working 24/7 and it would be very, very difficult to get that number of officers at the game tomorrow," DiStefano said. "Safety is first in my estimation and I didn't want to put any of our students or fans in a position where safety is not No. 1."
CU did explore other options for getting the game in, including playing in Denver, but officials did not feel that was a viable option.
"We looked at just about any scenario you could look at it," CU athletic director Rick George said.
DiStefano said that many in the Denver area are dealing with the same types of issues and said, "We need to make sure that the first responders are there for citizens of Denver and the surrounding area."
Colorado (2-0) was eager to take on Fresno State (2-0), which handed the Buffs a 69-14 loss a year ago. Playing much better so far this season, the Buffaloes were looking forward to testing themselves against the Bulldogs.
Now, they're going to wind up with three weeks in between games. The Buffs are off next week and don't play again until Sept. 28 at Oregon State.
"They will respond well and we'll be ready to play whenever we get back out on that field again," head coach Mike MacIntyre said. "I promise you we'll be ready to go."
CU's practice field is still flooded, so the team will practice at Kittredge Field for now, MacIntyre said. He also said that the team and coaching staff will have to juggle their plans because of the unexpected off week. He added that the team will do some type of scrimmage during the break.
As for the game against Fresno State, there is no telling at this point when, or if, it will be played this season.
CU is off on Sept. 21 and Oct. 19, but Fresno State has games scheduled for both dates. The Bulldogs' two bye weeks are Oct. 12 and Nov. 16, but CU plays other teams those weeks.
The next open date at this point is Dec. 7, but one or both teams could be playing in conference championship games that weekend.
"We will reconvene with Fresno State in the next couple days to talk about the future and evaluate how we're going to reschedule this game," George said.
One or both teams might have to try to juggle their schedules to get the game in, but Fresno State athletic director Thomas Boeh said that is a difficult task at this point in the season.
"Moving games around at this point in the year, it would have been hard three months ago; right now it's very difficult," Boeh said. "We have a responsibility to explore every option. Our job will be to exhaust all of those possibilities."
Charter flights, hotels, television schedules, season ticket holders and other issues make moving a single game tough. Trying to move several games "adds a whole other complexity to it," Boeh said.
"Football games by definition in many places are the largest public events in town and they're very difficult to move around," Boeh said.
There's a chance this game won't be played at all.
"I think we have to accept that as a possibility," Boeh said, "but before we do that, we'll explore every option. If it came to that, it would be very disappointing, but hopefully neither team would be put at a disadvantage later in the year if it came to access to postseason play and that kind of stuff."
The CU athletic department will communicate with ticket holders as soon as possible about how to utilize the tickets they have for the Fresno State game.
This is just the third time in CU history that a football game has been postponed.
In 1963, a game against Air Force was pushed back two weeks after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In 2001, the Buffs were scheduled to play at Washington State on Sept. 15, but all college games were canceled that week after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. The game with Washington State was made up in 2004 in Seattle.
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A quarter-century after the appearance of signature hits "Wanted Dead or Alive," "Livin' on a Prayer," and "You Give Love a Bad Name," [lastfm]Bon Jovi[/lastfm] is not only still touring, but the group actually tops the list of best-selling concert tours. According to Pollstar's mid-year 2010 report, Bon Jovi is the top-grossing concert tour in North America (followed by [lastfm]James Taylor[/lastfm]/[lastfm]Carol King[/lastfm], [lastfm]Taylor Swift[/lastfm], and [lastfm]Paul McCartney[/lastfm], among others).Bon Jovi is also second worldwide, bested only by [lastfm]AC/DC[/lastfm].
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Assuming the world doesn't end on Friday, as some believe was prophesied by Mayan astronomers, there will be interesting trading opportunities.
In an odd coincidence, the so-called doomsday looming this Friday also happens to be a triple witching day on Wall Street.
A trading session that takes place four times each year, triple witching marks the simultaneous expiration of S&P Index futures, stock options and index options. Triple-witching remains a closely-watched indicator by some as a signal for volatility in the equity market.
Jeffrey Hirsch, editor-in-chief of the Stock Trader's Almanac, said the last triple witching day of the year tends to be favorable for stocks.
"Since December triple witching day is the best of the triple witching coven, perhaps it is a good omen that Dec. 21 is merely the end of the Mayan calendar and not the end of the world," Hirsch said in an email to MarketWatch. "A historically bullish day for the market and the last trading before the Santa Claus rally, I'd consider going long, at least for the short term, through early January."
On average, however, stocks tend to be bearish after triple witching takes place.
Since the first quarter of September, 2000, stocks rose in only 17 out of 48 instances in the week following triple witching, according to the almanac.
And the market sometimes makes huge moves around triple witching. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 666 points during the triple-witching week in the first quarter of 2000. One year later, the index dropped 821 points in the same week of first-quarter triple witching, according to the almanac.
Meanwhile, talk of possible doomsday at the end of the ancient Mayan calendar on Dec. 21 continues to buzz around the Internet.
NASA even went so far as to publish a web page entitled "Why the World Won't End" to explain the source of the rumors and point out that no celestial body is about to hit the Earth. Dec. 21st is the day of the Winter Solstice, which is the longest night of the year (in the northern hemisphere) and the start of winter.
"Just as the calendar you have on your kitchen wall does not cease to exist after Dec. 31, the Mayan calendar does not cease to exist on Dec. 21," NASA said. "This date is the end of the Mayan long-count period but then -- just as your calendar begins again on Jan. 1 -- another long-count period begins for the Mayan calendar."
Jitters continue around the globe, nevertheless.
The Wall Street Journal reported candle and matches hoarding in China, where a local businessman spent about $160,000 of his own money to build a house boat in case his home flooded out.
Well, it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark, as they say.
But like other doomsday predictions, this Friday's date will likely come and go with little to show for it. Then it'll be back to fretting over the fiscal cliff.
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Can the right lighting shorten hospitalisation?
It was one of the questions at the forefront of a study at Södra Älvsborgs Hospital in Borås. Can variations in the colour and intensity of light help intensive care patients to find their way back to their circadian rhythm?
The circadian rhythm of patients in intensive care is often disrupted by heavy medication or anaesthesia. With the assistance of lighting, the research team hope to help patients find a faster means of achieving a good balance between sleep and wakefulness.
The four year research project is led by Berit Lindahl, Senior Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences at the University of Borås.
A room with indirect light
"In the hospital's intensive care unit we have designed a test room; a calm environment equipped with indirect light that mirrors the pattern of daylight in regards to colour temperature and intensity.
An approach, we hope, will help patients maintain their circadian rhythm. We also hope that this "circadian lighting solution" will help limit the occurrence of postoperative delirium, the use of painkillers and, in an ideal world, shorten the length of stay.
Due to the design of the lighting solution, the staff had to make some concessions in terms of light levels during the night. We use lower light levels than normal in order not to stimulate cortisol production but, of course, without compromising patient safety," says Berit Lindahl.
Imitates daylight
In addition to supplying the luminaires for the test project, Fagerhults Head of Research, Tommy Govén, worked with Torbjörn Laike at Lund University to provide the industry expertise.
"The lighting imitates daylight. In the early morning the light is more intense and cold, then slightly reduced for the rest of the morning. Between 11 am and 1 pm the light is dimmed down to a warmer colour temperature and lower light levels. The intensity of light and colour temperature is reduced gradually in the late afternoon to make the patient ready to face the night," says Tommy Govén.
Avoid high and stressful light levels during night. — Tommy Govén, Research Director, Fagerhult
Adjustable colour temperature
The luminaires are equipped with "tuneable white", which enables the colour temperature to be adjusted from 2700 Kelvin to 6500 Kelvin, or from warm to cold light. The intensity can also be controlled from 0 lux to 1,000 lux.
Ambient light
"The light is mainly ambient, i.e. directed to walls and ceilings. The idea is that we will help the body to get started with the production of the stress hormone cortisol. The production of melatonin, which controls our sleep, is more difficult to influence. Therefore, it is important to avoid high and stressful light levels at night as much as possible."


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Accessing Maryland State Archives Collections Stored at the Baltimore City Archives
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- In the case of court records, the researcher may place a request for the record through the Clerk of the originating Court. The Court will request the record from MSA, who will return the record through its normal processes. The Reference Services archivist should advise the researcher that MSA cannot estimate the availability date for the record at the Court, or the date that the Court might return the record to MSA.
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USA Badminton is proud to announce that The Orange County Badminton Club (OCBC), which operates the OCBC/Yonex Training Center, is officially recognized as an USAB High Performance Training Center. The OCBC USAB High Performance Training Center will bring together top domestic and international players to improve the skill level of US athlete so they can compete effectively at the international competitions level.
OCBC coaches Cai Zi Min, Rudi Gunawan, and Ignatius Rusli will train OCBC USAB High Performance Training Center participants. All three coaches have served USA Badminton at the highest level of coaching including leading the US Olympic badminton teams and the US national teams. Additional coaches will also be added to the program as it expands.
The United States Olympic Committee appointed OCBC as a National Training Center in 2002 and OCBC has agreed to follow USAB training center criteria and fulfilled its responsibilities as a USAB High Performance Training Center. Onsite housing is an integral part of an elite training center so OCBC now has dorm rooms that may be available for short-term or long-term rentals.
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Do you take nutritional supplements? If so, be sure to discuss everything you are taking with your facial plastic surgeon well in advance of surgery.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, more than half of Americans take dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, amino acids, and metabolites. Because these substances are considered natural, many people do not think of them as drugs. However, natural substances do affect the body, and your surgeon needs to know exactly what you are taking.
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Many people don't discuss nutritional supplements with their doctor, thinking it doesn't matter or that their doctor won't approve. Not doing so before surgery, however, may place you at risk. Many herbal substances including St. John's wort, yohimbe, and melatonin intensify the effects of anesthesia. Others such as gingko biloba, vitamin E, and selenium may increase bleeding. Ginseng causes high blood pressure or rapid heartbeat in some individuals, and ginger, garlic, and cayenne reduce platelet activity and delay clotting time.
Unlike prescription drugs, natural supplements do not need FDA approval, nor are there any established standards to ensure their purity and safety.
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Journalistic IntegrityApril 02, 2003
Considering the spin jobs performed by the modern media to appease advertisers, I find the L.A. Times' moral high–road a bit strained.
However, journalism is about reporting the facts, not making them up, and I'm forced to agree with their decision to dismiss photographer Brian Walski for digitally manipulating a front page photo.
It's a minor change to adjust composition, but any editing of news imagery is deplorable. 'Breaking news' should not be edited for the sake of a portfolio.
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Yeah, his simple hack job really changed the whole tone of the pic into what was seemingly a very charged moment.
I agree with you. It seems that much of the mainstream N. American media is reluctant to obey it's journalistic integrity in the face of the 'non-partisan' and 'never-ending' war on abstractions where all reasonable and fair critique of foriegn policy ceases for fear of being deemed 'unpatriotic'. The 'Big Picture' has seemed to have undergone some distortion.
They, or at least their audience and advertisers, are falling for a brilliant but diabolical neo-conservative tactic designed to 'justify' an action without actually making any concrete justification. The problem with the tactic, and of the population and media falling in line with it, is, ofcourse, that it's a downward spiral – a symptom of which is people protesting outside the planetarium to support a unilateral war that has been unjustified, breaks the UN charter, turns up the heat on a region already set to boil, etc, etc. for fear of being seen as "not a true friend of the Americans" and other hair-brained, vague, pap concerns.
Just one reporter's opinion… ;-)
Ah, the recent remarks of U.S. Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci got you riled up too, I see.
I was spammed by a guy conducting a research study on weblogs this week. He wanted to discuss potential commercial applications of such. It got me thinking — weblogs have been touted as an alternative to traditional, mainstream reporting. The eye on the street for the people, by the people; Sallam Pax being the latest big story.
So if they start becoming muses for the corporate world (as is, inevitably, inevitable) then what happens to this resurgent vox populi? I see the old media embracing the new form, and while it may stay fresh for a while, we'll inevitably see a lapse right back into the old habits.
I think traditional journalism is looking rather shaky, with the publishing power that average Joe now has. Given corporate sponsorships and almost willful censoring, the internet is casting a lot more doubt than ever on old-school reporting techniques. But they'll find a way to survive; through homogenizing, no doubt. Their livelihood depends on it.
You are correct, Celluci dropped a thorn in my shorts. He also seemed to have slipped the Yankee goggles on some dumb white Canadians, too. Sneaky feller.
(The Yankee goggles are similar to the night vision goggles used by the heroic 'Coalition of the Willing" troops down yonder in that there Iraq, `cept they're powered by bullshit – not rechargeable AA's – and are no good to Canadians at any level of ambient lighting.)


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In many ways, the current battle between Israel and Hamas is a familiar one. Hamas persists in launching rockets into Israel; Israel responds by targeting Hamas' leaders and its rockets, and amasses troops for a possible invasion; Hamas launches potentially deadly but largely ineffective missile attacks at Israeli population centers; the world fixates on inadvertent Palestinian civilian casualties; and the U.S. publicly supports Israel while privately trying to defuse the situation.
But there's something new and different this time — the context, specifically the "Arab Spring."
The New York Times makes this point in story captioned "An Outgunned Hamas Tries to Tap Islamists' Growing Clout." That headline and the opening paragraph say it all:
Emboldened by the rising power of Islamists around the region, the Palestinian militant group Hamas demanded new Israeli concessions to its security and autonomy before it halts its rocket attacks on Israel, even as the conflict took an increasing toll on Sunday.
Hamas hopes that, given the rise of Islamists in the region, it can negotiate a long-term cease fire that, in the words of the Times, will "put Hamas in a stronger position than when the conflict began" by, among other things, "ending Israel's five-year-old embargo of the Gaza Strip." Hamas will expect the new Islamist regime in Egypt to help broker such a deal. And the Egyptian regime will want to meet that expectation both for its own ideological reasons and to satisfy the Egyptian public.
In other words, to quote the Times again, "Hamas's aggressive stance in the cease-fire talks is the first test of the group's belief that the Arab Spring and the rise in Islamist influence around the region have strengthened its political hand, both against Israel and against Hamas's Palestinian rivals, who now control the West Bank with Western backing."
It follows that the stakes are enormously high for Israel. To the extent it makes concessions, the unmistakable signal will be that the "growing clout" of Islamists in the Middle East extends beyond the internal affairs of particular states (or crumbling former states) to the point that it constrains and weakens Israel. And to the extent that the rise of Islamists stemming from the "Arab Spring" can be viewed as turning the tide against Israel, the movement will become both irresistible and increasingly focused on defeating Israel. Indeed, failing regimes, such as Egypt is likely quickly to become, will be better able to mask or circumvent failure by pointing to their role in assisting anti-Israeli militants in an increasingly fruitful struggle against Israel.
That's why Israel must make sure that this iteration of the battle between Hamas and Israel ends badly for Hamas. Concessions on the embargo of Gaza should be out of the question. But so too should anything short of the serious degradation of Hamas in Gaza.
There are many givens in the current confrontation. World opinion is against Israel; journalists are against Israel; Obama is probably neutral at best. Israel can't control any of that. But it can control the outcome of the confrontation. And the outcome will, in turn, determine whether this first great test case of the Arab Spring as applied to Israel encourages or discourages Arabs to believe that the triumph of their extremism will lead to triumph over Israel.


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