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Apparently multi-focal lenses such as the Tri-Elmar 16-18-21mm went out of fashion but I was wondering if the reasons for that were technical or commercial.
Are multi-focal harder to build compared to zooms?
Would it be economically viable to build a bifocal or trifocal lens with say 35[/50]/85mm steps and a (preferably fixed) aperture such as 2.8 or even 2.0?
While a set of primes in the same focal steps would probably have the upper hand, would such a multi-focal lens be able to provide enough image quality in order to compete with a 35-85mm zoom?
Have the manufacturers found out that a zoom in the same range would be a better deal for them and simply started selling only primes and zooms?


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H. Schulzrinne
Columbia U.
June 2002
Reliability of Provisional Responses
in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright © The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.
This document specifies an extension to the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) providing reliable provisional response messages. This extension uses the option tag 100rel and defines the Provisional Response ACKnowledgement (PRACK) method.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction ........................................ 2 2 Terminology ......................................... 3 3 UAS Behavior ........................................ 3 4 UAC Behavior ........................................ 6 5 The Offer/Answer Model and PRACK .................... 9 6 Definition of the PRACK Method ...................... 10 7 Header Field Definitions ............................ 10 7.1 RSeq ................................................ 10 7.2 RAck ................................................ 11 8 IANA Considerations ................................. 11 8.1 IANA Registration of the 100rel Option Tag .......... 11 8.2 IANA Registration of RSeq and RAck Headers .......... 12 9 Security Considerations ............................. 12 10 Collected BNF ....................................... 12 11 Acknowledgements .................................... 12 12 Normative References ................................ 13 13 Informative References .............................. 13 14 Authors' Addresses .................................. 13 15. Full Copyright Statement............................. 14
1 Introduction
The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) (RFC 3261 [1]) is a request- response protocol for initiating and managing communications sessions. SIP defines two types of responses, provisional and final. Final responses convey the result of the request processing, and are sent reliably. Provisional responses provide information on the progress of the request processing, but are not sent reliably in RFC 3261.
It was later observed that reliability was important in several cases, including interoperability scenarios with the PSTN. Therefore, an optional capability was needed to support reliable transmission of provisional responses. That capability is provided in this specification.
The reliability mechanism works by mirroring the current reliability mechanisms for 2xx final responses to INVITE. Those requests are transmitted periodically by the Transaction User (TU) until a separate transaction, ACK, is received that indicates reception of the 2xx by the UAC. The reliability for the 2xx responses to INVITE and ACK messages are end-to-end. In order to achieve reliability for provisional responses, we do nearly the same thing. Reliable provisional responses are retransmitted by the TU with an exponential backoff. Those retransmissions cease when a PRACK message is received. The PRACK request plays the same role as ACK, but for provisional responses. There is an important difference, however. PRACK is a normal SIP message, like BYE. As such, its own reliability is ensured hop-by-hop through each stateful proxy. Also like BYE, but unlike ACK, PRACK has its own response. If this were not the case, the PRACK message could not traverse proxy servers compliant to RFC 2543 [4].
Each provisional response is given a sequence number, carried in the RSeq header field in the response. The PRACK messages contain an RAck header field, which indicates the sequence number of the provisional response that is being acknowledged. The acknowledgments are not cumulative, and the specifications recommend a single outstanding provisional response at a time, for purposes of congestion control.
2 Terminology
In this document, the key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [2] and indicate requirement levels for compliant SIP implementations.
3 UAS Behavior
A UAS MAY send any non-100 provisional response to INVITE reliably, so long as the initial INVITE request (the request whose provisional response is being sent reliably) contained a Supported header field with the option tag 100rel. While this specification does not allow reliable provisional responses for any method but INVITE, extensions that define new methods that can establish dialogs may make use of the mechanism.
The UAS MUST send any non-100 provisional response reliably if the initial request contained a Require header field with the option tag 100rel. If the UAS is unwilling to do so, it MUST reject the initial request with a 420 (Bad Extension) and include an Unsupported header field containing the option tag 100rel.
A UAS MUST NOT attempt to send a 100 (Trying) response reliably. Only provisional responses numbered 101 to 199 may be sent reliably. If the request did not include either a Supported or Require header field indicating this feature, the UAS MUST NOT send the provisional response reliably.
100 (Trying) responses are hop-by-hop only. For this reason, the reliability mechanisms described here, which are end-to-end, cannot be used.
An element that can act as a proxy can also send reliable provisional responses. In this case, it acts as a UAS for purposes of that transaction. However, it MUST NOT attempt to do so for any request that contains a tag in the To field. That is, a proxy cannot generate reliable provisional responses to requests sent within the context of a dialog. Of course, unlike a UAS, when the proxy element receives a PRACK that does not match any outstanding reliable provisional response, the PRACK MUST be proxied.
There are several reasons why a UAS might want to send a reliable provisional response. One reason is if the INVITE transaction will take some time to generate a final response. As discussed in Section 126.96.36.199 of RFC 3261, the UAS will need to send periodic provisional responses to request an "extension" of the transaction at proxies. The requirement is that a proxy receive them every three minutes, but the UAS needs to send them more frequently (once a minute is recommended) because of the possibility of packet loss. As a more efficient alternative, the UAS can send the response reliably, in which case the UAS SHOULD send provisional responses once every two and a half minutes. Use of reliable provisional responses for extending transactions is RECOMMENDED.
The rest of this discussion assumes that the initial request contained a Supported or Require header field listing 100rel, and that there is a provisional response to be sent reliably.
The provisional response to be sent reliably is constructed by the UAS core according to the procedures of Section 8.2.6 of RFC 3261. In addition, it MUST contain a Require header field containing the option tag 100rel, and MUST include an RSeq header field. The value of the header field for the first reliable provisional response in a transaction MUST be between 1 and 2**31 - 1. It is RECOMMENDED that it be chosen uniformly in this range. The RSeq numbering space is within a single transaction. This means that provisional responses for different requests MAY use the same values for the RSeq number.
The reliable provisional response MAY contain a body. The usage of session descriptions is described in Section 5.
The reliable provisional response is passed to the transaction layer periodically with an interval that starts at T1 seconds and doubles for each retransmission (T1 is defined in Section 17 of RFC 3261). Once passed to the server transaction, it is added to an internal list of unacknowledged reliable provisional responses. The transaction layer will forward each retransmission passed from the UAS core.
This differs from retransmissions of 2xx responses, whose intervals cap at T2 seconds. This is because retransmissions of ACK are triggered on receipt of a 2xx, but retransmissions of PRACK take place independently of reception of 1xx.
Retransmissions of the reliable provisional response cease when a matching PRACK is received by the UA core. PRACK is like any other request within a dialog, and the UAS core processes it according to the procedures of Sections 8.2 and 12.2.2 of RFC 3261. A matching PRACK is defined as one within the same dialog as the response, and whose method, CSeq-num, and response-num in the RAck header field match, respectively, the method from the CSeq, the sequence number from the CSeq, and the sequence number from the RSeq of the reliable provisional response.
If a PRACK request is received by the UA core that does not match any unacknowledged reliable provisional response, the UAS MUST respond to the PRACK with a 481 response. If the PRACK does match an unacknowledged reliable provisional response, it MUST be responded to with a 2xx response. The UAS can be certain at this point that the provisional response has been received in order. It SHOULD cease retransmissions of the reliable provisional response, and MUST remove it from the list of unacknowledged provisional responses.
If a reliable provisional response is retransmitted for 64*T1 seconds without reception of a corresponding PRACK, the UAS SHOULD reject the original request with a 5xx response.
If the PRACK contained a session description, it is processed as described in Section 5 of this document. If the PRACK instead contained any other type of body, the body is treated in the same way that body in an ACK would be treated.
After the first reliable provisional response for a request has been acknowledged, the UAS MAY send additional reliable provisional responses. The UAS MUST NOT send a second reliable provisional response until the first is acknowledged. After the first, it is RECOMMENDED that the UAS not send an additional reliable provisional response until the previous is acknowledged. The first reliable provisional response receives special treatment because it conveys the initial sequence number. If additional reliable provisional responses were sent before the first was acknowledged, the UAS could not be certain these were received in order.
The value of the RSeq in each subsequent reliable provisional response for the same request MUST be greater by exactly one. RSeq numbers MUST NOT wrap around. Because the initial one is chosen to be less than 2**31 - 1, but the maximum is 2**32 - 1, there can be up to 2**31 reliable provisional responses per request, which is more than sufficient.
The UAS MAY send a final response to the initial request before having received PRACKs for all unacknowledged reliable provisional responses, unless the final response is 2xx and any of the unacknowledged reliable provisional responses contained a session description. In that case, it MUST NOT send a final response until those provisional responses are acknowledged. If the UAS does send a final response when reliable responses are still unacknowledged, it SHOULD NOT continue to retransmit the unacknowledged reliable provisional responses, but it MUST be prepared to process PRACK requests for those outstanding responses. A UAS MUST NOT send new reliable provisional responses (as opposed to retransmissions of unacknowledged ones) after sending a final response to a request.
4 UAC Behavior
When the UAC creates a new request, it can insist on reliable delivery of provisional responses for that request. To do that, it inserts a Require header field with the option tag 100rel into the request. A Require header with the value 100rel MUST NOT be present in any requests excepting INVITE, although extensions to SIP may allow its usage with other request methods.
Header field where PRACK ___________________________________ Accept R o Accept 2xx - Accept 415 c Accept-Encoding R o Accept-Encoding 2xx - Accept-Encoding 415 c Accept-Language R o Accept-Language 2xx - Accept-Language 415 c Alert-Info R - Alert-Info 180 - Allow R o Allow 2xx o Allow r o Allow 405 m Authentication-Info 2xx o Authorization R o Call-ID c m Call-Info - Contact R - Contact 1xx - Contact 2xx - Contact 3xx o Contact 485 o Content-Disposition o Content-Encoding o Content-Language o Content-Length t Content-Type * CSeq c m Date o Error-Info 300-699 o Expires - From c m In-Reply-To R - Max-Forwards R m Min-Expires 423 - MIME-Version o Organization -
Table 1: Summary of header fields, A--O
Header field where PRACK __________________________________________ Priority R - Proxy-Authenticate 407 m Proxy-Authenticate 401 o Proxy-Authorization R o Proxy-Require R o Record-Route R o Record-Route 2xx,18x o Reply-To - Require c Retry-After 404,413,480,486 o 500,503 o 600,603 o Route R c Server r o Subject R - Supported R o Supported 2xx o Timestamp o To c m Unsupported 420 m User-Agent o Via c m Warning r o WWW-Authenticate 401 m Table 2: Summary of header fields, P--Z
If the UAC does not wish to insist on usage of reliable provisional responses, but merely indicate that it supports them if the UAS needs to send one, a Supported header MUST be included in the request with the option tag 100rel. The UAC SHOULD include this in all INVITE requests.
If a provisional response is received for an initial request, and that response contains a Require header field containing the option tag 100rel, the response is to be sent reliably. If the response is a 100 (Trying) (as opposed to 101 to 199), this option tag MUST be ignored, and the procedures below MUST NOT be used.
The provisional response MUST establish a dialog if one is not yet created.
Assuming the response is to be transmitted reliably, the UAC MUST create a new request with method PRACK. This request is sent within the dialog associated with the provisional response (indeed, the provisional response may have created the dialog). PRACK requests MAY contain bodies, which are interpreted according to their type and disposition.
Note that the PRACK is like any other non-INVITE request within a dialog. In particular, a UAC SHOULD NOT retransmit the PRACK request when it receives a retransmission of the provisional response being acknowledged, although doing so does not create a protocol error.
Once a reliable provisional response is received, retransmissions of that response MUST be discarded. A response is a retransmission when its dialog ID, CSeq, and RSeq match the original response. The UAC MUST maintain a sequence number that indicates the most recently received in-order reliable provisional response for the initial request. This sequence number MUST be maintained until a final response is received for the initial request. Its value MUST be initialized to the RSeq header field in the first reliable provisional response received for the initial request.
Handling of subsequent reliable provisional responses for the same initial request follows the same rules as above, with the following difference: reliable provisional responses are guaranteed to be in order. As a result, if the UAC receives another reliable provisional response to the same request, and its RSeq value is not one higher than the value of the sequence number, that response MUST NOT be acknowledged with a PRACK, and MUST NOT be processed further by the UAC. An implementation MAY discard the response, or MAY cache the response in the hopes of receiving the missing responses.
The UAC MAY acknowledge reliable provisional responses received after the final response or MAY discard them.
5 The Offer/Answer Model and PRACK
RFC 3261 describes guidelines for the sets of messages in which offers and answers [3] can appear. Based on those guidelines, this extension provides additional opportunities for offer/answer exchanges.
If the INVITE contained an offer, the UAS MAY generate an answer in a reliable provisional response (assuming these are supported by the UAC). That results in the establishment of the session before completion of the call. Similarly, if a reliable provisional response is the first reliable message sent back to the UAC, and the INVITE did not contain an offer, one MUST appear in that reliable provisional response.
If the UAC receives a reliable provisional response with an offer (this would occur if the UAC sent an INVITE without an offer, in which case the first reliable provisional response will contain the offer), it MUST generate an answer in the PRACK. If the UAC receives a reliable provisional response with an answer, it MAY generate an additional offer in the PRACK. If the UAS receives a PRACK with an offer, it MUST place the answer in the 2xx to the PRACK.
Once an answer has been sent or received, the UA SHOULD establish the session based on the parameters of the offer and answer, even if the original INVITE itself has not been responded to.
If the UAS had placed a session description in any reliable provisional response that is unacknowledged when the INVITE is accepted, the UAS MUST delay sending the 2xx until the provisional response is acknowledged. Otherwise, the reliability of the 1xx cannot be guaranteed, and reliability is needed for proper operation of the offer/answer exchange.
All user agents that support this extension MUST support all offer/answer exchanges that are possible based on the rules in Section 13.2 of RFC 3261, based on the existence of INVITE and PRACK as requests, and 2xx and reliable 1xx as non-failure reliable responses.
6 Definition of the PRACK Method
This specification defines a new SIP method, PRACK. The semantics of this method are described above. Tables 1 and 2 extend Tables 2 and 3 from RFC 3261 for this new method.
7 Header Field Definitions
This specification defines two new header fields, RAck and RSeq. Table 3 extends Tables 2 and 3 from RFC 3261 for these headers.
7.1 RSeq
The RSeq header is used in provisional responses in order to transmit them reliably. It contains a single numeric value from 1 to 2**32 - 1. For details on its usage, see Section 3.
Header field where proxy ACK BYE CAN INV OPT REG PRA ______________________________________________________ RAck R - - - - - - m RSeq 1xx - - - o - - -
Table 3: RAck and RSeq Header Fields
7.2 RAck
The RAck header is sent in a PRACK request to support reliability of provisional responses. It contains two numbers and a method tag. The first number is the value from the RSeq header in the provisional response that is being acknowledged. The next number, and the method, are copied from the CSeq in the response that is being acknowledged. The method name in the RAck header is case sensitive.
8 IANA Considerations
This document registers a new option tag and two new headers, based on the IANA registration process of RFC 3261.
8.1 IANA Registration of the 100rel Option Tag
This specification registers a single option tag, 100rel. The required information for this registration, as specified in RFC 3261, is:
Description: This option tag is for reliability of provisional
responses. When present in a Supported header, it indicates that the UA can send or receive reliable provisional responses. When present in a Require header in a request, it indicates that the UAS MUST send all provisional responses reliably. When present in a Require header in a reliable provisional response, it indicates that the response is to be sent reliably.
8.2 IANA Registration of RSeq and RAck Headers
The following is the registration for the RSeq header:
RFC Number: RFC3262 Header Name: RSeq Compact Form: none
The following is the registration for the RAck header:
RFC Number: RFC3262 Header Name: RAck Compact Form: none
9 Security Considerations
The PRACK request can be injected by attackers to force retransmissions of reliable provisional responses to cease. As these responses can convey important information, PRACK messages SHOULD be authenticated as any other request. Authentication procedures are specified in RFC 3261.
10 Collected BNF
The BNF for the RAck and RSeq headers and the PRACK method are defined here.
PRACKm = %x18.104.22.168.4B ; PRACK in caps Method = INVITEm / ACKm / OPTIONSm / BYEm / CANCELm / REGISTERm / PRACKm / extension-method RAck = "RAck" HCOLON response-num LWS CSeq-num LWS Method response-num = 1*DIGIT CSeq-num = 1*DIGIT RSeq = "RSeq" HCOLON response-num
11 Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Jo Hornsby, Jonathan Lennox, Rohan Mahy, Allison Mankin, Adam Roach, and Tim Schroeder for the comments on this document.
12 Normative References
[1] Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., Camarillo, G., Johnston, A., Peterson, J., Sparks, R., Handley, M. and E. Schooler, "SIP: Session Initiation Protocol", RFC 3261, June 2002. [2] Bradner, S., "Key Words for Use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. [3] Rosenberg, J. and H. Schulzrinne, "An Offer/Answer Model with SDP", RFC 3264, June 2002.
13 Informative References
[4] Handley, M., Schulzrinne, H., Schooler, E. and J. Rosenberg, "SIP: Session Initiation Protocol", RFC 2543, March 1999.
14 Authors' Addresses
Jonathan Rosenberg
72 Eagle Rock Avenue
First Floor
East Hanover, NJ 07936EMail:
Henning Schulzrinne
Columbia University
1214 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027-7003EMail: email@example.com
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Vigorous Activity May Be Better for Women Than Moderate Workouts
While any exercise at all is certainly better than living a couch-potato lifestyle, women might see lower blood pressure and less depression with hard-core exercise compared to moderate physical activity, according to the results of a new study.
Conducted by researchers in Australia, the study found that middle-aged women who reported a mix of moderate and vigorous activity compared to those who only reported moderate activity saw a lower risk of both hypertension and depression. According to the authors, depression and hypertension were chosen as outcomes because they are the most common health concerns seen by primary care providers in Australia.
The study featured 11,285 participants in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, who were surveyed in 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, and 2010.
Participants were age 45 to 50 at the start of the study, and were asked questions regarding their treatment or diagnosis for hypertension and were assessed by the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, which measures patients for symptoms of depression.
Women were also asked about their exercise regimen, including brisk walking, moderate activities such as golf, gardening, and swimming, and high-intensity exercise such as competitive sports, running, or aerobics.
Researchers found that the risk of developing hypertension declined as physical activity increased, as did the risk of developing depression, suggesting that exercising for a more elevated heart rate offers more substantial health benefits.
A 2007 report out of Britain agreed that the higher the intensity the better when it comes to exercise, belying the belief most Brits had that a short walk around the block was enough to keep them fit and healthy.
When surveyed, a majority of British believed that moderate exercise – walking, housework or gardening – was better than jogging or competitive sports, thanks to new government guidelines released in the 1990s.
"Time and time again, the largest and most robust studies have shown that vigorously active individuals live longer and enjoy a better quality of life than moderately active individuals and couch potatoes," said Dr. Gary O'Donovan of the University of Exeter. "It's extremely worrying that British adults now believe that a brief stroll and a bit of gardening is enough to make them fit and healthy. The challenge now is to amend Britain's physical activity guidelines so that they emphasize the role vigorous activity plays in fighting obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease."


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A removable bridge, more commonly known as a denture, is a removable replacement for missing teeth and adjacent tissues. It is made of acrylic resin, sometimes in combination with various metals.
Types of Dentures
Complete dentures replace all the teeth, while a partial denture fills in the spaces created by missing teeth and prevents other teeth from changing position.
Candidates for complete dentures have lost most or all of their teeth. A partial denture is suitable for those who have some natural teeth remaining. A denture improves chewing ability and speech, and provides support for facial muscles. It will greatly enhance the facial appearance and smile.
Complete or full dentures are made when all of your natural teeth are missing. You can have a full denture on your upper or lower jaw, or both.
Complete dentures are called "conventional" or "immediate" according to when they are made and when they are inserted into the mouth. Immediate dentures are inserted immediately after the removal of the remaining teeth. To make this possible, the dentist takes measurements and makes the models of the patient`s jaws during a preliminary visit.
An advantage of immediate dentures is that the wearer does not have to be without teeth during the healing period. However, bones and gums can shrink over time, especially during the period of healing in the first six months after the removal of teeth. When gums shrink, immediate dentures may require rebasing or relining to fit properly. A conventional denture can then be made once the tissues have healed. Healing may take at least 6-8 weeks.
An overdenture is a removable denture that fits over a small number of remaining natural teeth or implants. The natural teeth must be prepared to provide stability and support for the denture.
Partial dentures are often a solution when several teeth are missing.
How are dentures made?
The denture process takes about one month and five appointments: the initial diagnosis is made; an impression and a wax bite are made to determine vertical dimensions and proper jaw position; a "try-in" is placed to assure proper color, shape and fit; and the patient`s final denture is placed, following any minor adjustments.
Getting used to your denture
For the first few weeks, a new denture may feel awkward or bulky. However, your mouth will eventually become accustomed to wearing it. Inserting and removing the denture will require some practice.
Start out by eating soft foods that are cut into small pieces. Chew on both sides of the mouth to keep even pressure on the denture. Avoid sticky or hard foods, including gum. You may want to avoid chewing gum while you adjust to the denture.
If your denture no longer fits properly, if it breaks, cracks or chips, or if one of the teeth becomes loose, see your dentist immediately. In many cases, dentists can make necessary adjustments or repairs, often on the same day. Complicated repairs may require that the denture be sent to a special dental laboratory.
Denture adhesives
Denture adhesives can provide additional retention for well-fitting dentures. Denture adhesives are not the solution for old, ill-fitting dentures. A poorly fitting denture, which uses constant irritation over a long period, may contribute to the development of sores. These dentures may need a reline or need to be replaced. If your dentures begin to feel loose, or cause pronounced discomfort, consult with your dentist immediately.


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The Personal Genome Project, initiated in 2005, is a vision and coalition of projects across the world dedicated to creating public genome, health, and trait data. Sharing data is critical to scientific progress, but has been hampered by traditional research practices. The PGP approach is to invite willing participants to publicly share their personal data for the greater good.
The Global Network of Personal Genome Projects includes researchers at leading institutions around the globe:
Founded in August 2005, the Harvard Personal Genome Project is the pilot PGP site, and is based in George Church's laboratory at Harvard Medical School.
Go to the Harvard PGP websiteFounded in December 2012, PGP Canada is operated by the McLaughlin Centre at the University of Toronto, and The Centre for Applied Genomics at the Hospital for Sick Children.
Go to PGP Canada websiteFounded in November 2013, PGP UK is led by Stephen Beck at University College London.
Go to the PGP UK websiteFounded in November 2014, Genom Austria is based at the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Go to Genom Austria website (German language)Announced in October 2017, The Personal Genome Project in China (PGP China) is led by Professor Li Jin at Fudan University, Shanghai. PGP China is now collecting contact information from interested participants and potential collaborators.
Go to the PGP China website (in Chinese and English)Members of the Global Network of Personal Genome Projects adhere to the following guidelines:
Public Data. Participants are invited to publicly share their genomic and trait data in an integrated, publicly-accessible format using a CC0 waiver or equivalent public domain license.
Non-anonymous. The risks of participant re-identification are addressed up front, as an integral part of the consent and enrollment process; neither anonymity nor confidentiality of participant identities or their data are promised to research participants.
Our genomes today: time to be clear
Jeantine E Lunshof and Madeleine P Ball. Genome Med. 2013 Jun 27;5(6):52. (full text)
RNA-guided human genome engineering via Cas9
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Genetic Privacy Needs a More Nuanced Approach
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26. The Committee took note of document SC-87/CONF.005/8 presenting the promotional activities undertaken in 1987 and those foreseen for 1988. The Committee congratulated the Secretariat on its work and emphasised the need to expand this promotion programme.
27. It was recalled that States Parties have a responsibility in strengthening promotional activities. Several members of the Committee mentioned the activities undertaken in their respective countries, such as the production of stamps or pamphlets on world heritage sites in Yugoslavia and India, or the publication and sale at news-stands of a series of booklets on world heritage sites in Brazil, or the printing and the distribution of the folding poster on the World Heritage Convention in China. The bulletin produced in the United Kingdom "International Heritage" was also mentioned as a particularly successful type of promotional material which could serve as an example to other States Parties.
28. The Committee requested the Secretariat to ensure that there were close links with the promotion of the international campaigns to safeguard the cultural heritage. The Committee also suggested that better use could be made of technical cooperation activities to make the Convention better known, particularly by systematically marking equipment provided under technical cooperation with the World Heritage emblem. It requested the Secretariat to mention how useful this procedure could be in identifying work carried out thanks to the Convention.
29. The representative of Brazil indicated that there was an error in the siting of a Brazilian property in the World Heritage folding brochure and was assured that this would be corrected in the future.
30. Finally, as concerns the technical cooperation requests for promotional activities, the Committee accepted the Bureau's recommendation whereby the Bureau could consider as receivable only requests aimed at making the Convention better known in general and not for promoting a specific site, and to grant only amounts not exceeding US$5,000 for such requests. However, amounts up to US$10,000 could be granted in exceptional cases on condition that the Chairman of the Committee gave his approval.
The Secretariat was entrusted with modifying the Operational Guidelines to include these points.
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Brown's new book is The Healing Gods: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Christian America.
Recently I asked the author about what she was reading. Brown's reply:
As a professor of religious studies, much of my reading is goal-directed: focused either on research or teaching. I just finished Steven Green's The Bible, the School, and the Constitution, a fascinating book that offers fodder for both my writing and my classrooms. The book reveals that many of today's controversies over religion in public schools have been stewing since the nineteenth century. I came to this book having just finished testifying as an expert witness in a trial of yoga in public schools in Encinitas, California. The judge accepted the defense's argument that yoga can be taught in public schools—even though it is religious—because it is not limited to any single religious sect or denomination and its moral character teachings align with universal values. What caught my attention is that these exact same arguments were used to promote prayer and Bible reading in public schools in the nineteenth century. But in the 1960s, the Supreme Court ruled that public schools cannot promote religion—including nonsectarian prayers and moral character teachings such as the Bible's Ten Commandments, even if they are almost universally accepted. It will be interesting to see whether courts will learn from historians such as Green to see parallels between today's controversies over yoga and meditation and earlier debates on prayer and Bible reading.Learn more about The Healing Gods at the Oxford University Press website, and follow Candy Gunther Brown on Facebook and Twitter.
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A Heart That Is Ready for Anything ~
When the Buddha was dying, he gave a final message to his beloved attendant Ananda, and to generations to come: "Be a lamp unto yourself, be a refuge to yourself. Take yourself to no external refuge."
In his last words, the Buddha was urging us to see this truth: although you may search the world over trying to find it, your ultimate refuge is none other than your own being.
There's a bright light of awareness that shines through each of us and guides us home, and we're never separated from this luminous awareness, any more than waves are separated from ocean. Even when we feel most ashamed or lonely, reactive or confused, we're never actually apart from the awakened state of our heart-mind.
This is a powerful and beautiful teaching. The Buddha was essentially saying: I'm not the only one with this light; all ordinary humans have this essential wakefulness, too. In fact, this open, loving awareness is our deepest nature. We don't need to get somewhere or change ourselves: our true refuge is what we are. Trusting this opens us to the blessings of freedom.
Buddhist monk Sayadaw U. Pandita describes these blessings in a wonderful way: A heart that is ready for anything. When we trust that we are the ocean, we are not afraid of the waves. We have confidence that whatever arises is workable. We don't have to lose our life in preparation. We don't have to defend against what's next. We are free to live fully with what is here, and to respond wisely.
You might ask yourself: "Can I imagine what it would be like, in this moment, to have a heart that is ready for anything?"
If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We can grieve our lost loves, our lost youth, our lost health, our lost capacities. This is part of our humanness, part of the expression of our love for life. As we bring a courageous presence to the truth of loss, we stay available to the immeasurable ways that love springs forth in our life.
If our hearts are ready for anything, we will spontaneously reach out when others are hurting. Living in an ethical way can attune us to the pain and needs of others, but when our hearts are open and awake, we care instinctively. This caring is unconditional—it extends outward and inward wherever there is fear and suffering.
If our hearts are ready for anything, we are free to be ourselves. There's room for the wildness of our animal selves, for passion and play. There's room for our human selves, for intimacy and understanding, creativity and productivity. There's room for spirit, for the light of awareness to suffuse our moments. The Tibetans describe this confidence to be who we are as "the lion's roar."
If our hearts are ready for anything, we are touched by the beauty and poetry and mystery that fill our world.
When Munindraji, a vipassana meditation teacher, was asked why he practiced, his response was, "So I will see the tiny purple flowers by the side of the road as I walk to town each day."
With an undefended heart, we can fall in love with life over and over every day. We can become children of wonder, grateful to be walking on earth, grateful to belong with each other and to all of creation. We can find our true refuge in every moment, in every breath.
Adapted from True Refuge.
Enjoy this audio talk: Spiritual Empowerment ~ "a heart that is ready for anything"


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Rome-SSPX - Fellay speaks in Vienna: the words of Pope Benedict XVI
Following his visit to Salzburg, the Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X (FSSPX / SSPX), Bishop Bernard Fellay, was in Vienna yesterday, for confirmations of local faithful. He had additional words on the current relationship with Rome, including some words of Pope Benedict XVI:
"You have surely heard that, in the last few months, Rome has offered us a solution - we could rather say, a recognition.
"This structure that is being offered to the Society is in fact entirely appropriate. That is, if it actually takes place, you will feel absolutely no difference between now and afterwards. We will remain as we are, so to speak. The problem is the [existence of] safeguards: will it actually happen this way? The fear is great that we will be transformed. ...
"It is quite clear that this offer is also very, very controversial in the Church at large. I can assure you: It is the will of the Pope. This must not be doubted. But it is certainly not the will of everyone in the Church.
"Whether this will come to fruition depends on terms that are not yet clear terms. There are still points that remain unclear. It could happen that, in the upcoming days, weeks - it is very hard to ascertain this - the Pope will decide directly. It could be that he takes the case back to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. There is a lot of pressure in Rome. Which is why I couldn't say more than this. That is the current status.
"One must not think that things will be easy afterwards. To use the words of the Pope that describe the situation quite well: 'I know,' he said, 'that it would be easier both for the Society and for myself to leave the situation as it currently is.' This describes very well the situation, and also that the Pope himself knows that he, when he does it, will be attacked. And also that the situation will not be easy for us. That which will arise out of this situation will be with Rome or against it. Both of which will be difficult.
"Yet we have trust in the good God. He has guided us very well so far. We must not think that, praying so much, He would abandon us in the moment of greatest danger. That would be [a thought] against hope. We are counting on God's assistance. His will be done.
I am refraining from serious comment until a final decision is rendered or it becomes clear that no decision will be rendered. But this is good news...at least from my point of view.


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Vito Scaletta, Mafia II's conflicted leading man, does not lead an easy life. War, murder, and betrayal are common themes in his complex existence--the prices paid for booze, money, status, and sex. Like most aspiring made men, Vito knows the risks of his lifestyle, but the lure of earthly pleasures is too great to ignore. Mafia II, the game he stars in, is also an earthly pleasure, as well as a cerebral delight that any fan of great storytelling will revel in. The twisting narrative is almost certain to draw you in, and superb dialogue spoken by a talented voice cast brings the characters they portray to life. It's easy to get engrossed in this world of tenuous allegiances and pompous personalities, though there are a few oddities scattered about that may occasionally yank you back to reality. Most notably, Mafia II's detailed open city is curiously underutilized, giving you few reasons to explore it and providing precious little to do outside of the main story. Yet while Mafia II is not the fully featured open-world game it seems to be at a glance, the tremendous story, the fantastic action, and the lovely city overflowing with striking visual touches make for an exciting mob drama.
The story kicks off in 1945, and you meet Vito Scaletta, the son of Italian immigrants who, along with his smart-mouthed best friend Joe, seeks out the fastest ticket to a big fortune. The duo starts small: a jewelry store heist, black-market sales of gas coupons, working over some uncooperative dockworkers, and so on. Eventually, the stakes are raised, and Vito and Joe prove they've got the guts to whack a guy just because a mafioso with the moola tells them to. Vito's occasionally stoic, occasionally fiery demeanor makes him an excellent leading man. He and his cohorts are not Italian caricatures, but are thoughtful and (yes) moral men who adhere to principles that may seem barbaric to most people but provide a strict ethical framework within "the family." Mafia II never holds back when depicting this world's everyday violence. Whether the murder is a cold-blooded, no-questions-asked assignment or a vicious execution driven by Vito's seething rage, the killing is typically accompanied by copious spurts of blood and profane deathbed curses. Vito and Joe are showered with hedonistic rewards--alcohol, women, even houses--and never delude themselves with a greater purpose. At one point, Vito reminds Joe why they do what they do: to have stuff. And you have to appreciate his honesty.
But of course, a life of crime has consequences, and a few plot twists ensure that Vito is intimately aware of them. Allegiances change, underhanded intentions are exposed, and eventually, the macho duo find themselves in over their heads. Vito asks his associate Henry if he has ever considered getting out of the business, and Henry responds that this life is a part of who he is. This excellent dialogue expresses Vito's dilemma in a nutshell; his moral compass demands he rise above his reckless behavior before it's too late to turn back, yet mob life is increasingly irresistible. Every line of dialogue sounds authentic while still always driving story and character, and there are even subtle and satisfying winks to the audience. (Joe's remark about how Vito's diet must help him heal so quickly is one such delightful reference.) The pressure builds in the final chapter, only for a somewhat unfulfilling conclusion to turn down the heat. The ending is thematically consistent in a game that depicts a difficult lifestyle that comes with cruel consequences. Yet too many story threads and emotional strands go unresolved for the finale to feel particularly satisfying.
Empire City plays a supporting role in Mafia II, rather than taking center stage. That isn't to say it isn't a beautiful place to roam, however. The game's initial chapters take place in the winter of 1945, when the streets are coated with snow, and ladies in overcoats stroll with gentlemen sporting fedoras and chain-smoking cigarettes. This first act seems as if it were lifted from a Norman Rockwell painting and represents an idealistic wartime America. The radio spouts gasoline conservation propaganda declaring that "when you ride alone, you ride with Hitler," while black-market ration coupons provide organized crime syndicates yet another source of income. As you drive a variety of old-timey vehicles about the town, it's hard not to notice all sorts of pitch-perfect visual details--the couple struggling to get their dead car started, the way the snow that accumulated on your vehicle's trunk slips away in the wind, the lamps hanging above the street in Chinatown. It's a United States as imagined through old Life magazine photos: a memory you don't have, but one that you wish you did.
The clock eventually ticks forward to 1951, and the visual touches transform but are no less impressive. Pink flamingos now bedazzle your pal Joe's apartment, and the bulbous vehicles get a little more streamlined. The radio announcers aren't concerned with carpooling but rather with recent scientific studies suggesting that smoking might be hazardous to your health. The music you hear on car radios changes as well, from Frank Loesser standards to hits from The Monotones and Rusty Draper. The music is evocative, but much of it is anachronistic; many of the tunes you hear didn't exist until six or seven years after the time period portrayed in the game, which is an odd blemish in a game so concerned with meticulous period detail. But Mafia II nevertheless layers on the fine points. Rain showers cast a gloomy pall over the later, more violent missions. Screeching to a halt in a speeding convertible produces a cloud of dark smoke. The creaking of bedsprings betrays a nearby couple's intimacy. There are some minor differences here and there, but the game looks and sounds fantastic regardless of which version you buy.
It's with this explorable world that Mafia II commits its most egregious crime, however: Empire City goes largely underutilized. As with almost any open-world game, you can make your own fun (get the cops on your tail and then engage in a shoot-out) and pursue a few side activities (collect Playboy magazines and view the centerfolds in all their naked glory). Otherwise, you simply move from one story mission to the next without following any tangents along the way. There are no side missions to take. You can sell vehicles, but there isn't much to do with the funds you earn. You can buy new clothing from the freaky-looking, unblinking shopkeeper, but there aren't a lot of outfits to pick up. You can buy guns, but because your enemies drop ammo and a healthy variety of weaponry, there's no reason to ever visit the weapon shop. You can pick up one of the pay phones marked on your minimap, but unless the mission demands it, there is never anyone to call. This is essentially a linear, story-focused game that happens to take place in a big, beautiful city that incessantly teases you with potential never brought to fruition. If you're a PlayStation 3 owner, you'll be glad for the free day-one downloadable content (The Betrayal of Jimmy) that puts you into the shoes of another character and sends you off on a series of timed side missions. It's excellent, action-packed stuff, but it also underlines how limited Mafia II feels in the company of games like Just Cause 2, Red Dead Redemption, and Grand Theft Auto IV, which put their big worlds to good use.
The good news is that the missions are generally excellent and emphasize Mafia II's three pillars of gameplay: shooting, hand-to-hand combat, and stealth. The shooting is similar to what you would find in a third-person cover shooter. Most encounters are best tackled by sliding into cover behind a wall or under a window and popping out to blast away at your potty-mouthed enemies with a tommy gun, or peeking out long enough to lodge a bullet in your foe's brain with a Magnum. A great sense of weight, powerful sound effects, and convincing animations make shoot-outs incredibly satisfying, and your enemies put up a tough fight. Memorable shoot-outs occur in a Chinese restaurant, in a hotel bar and hallways, and in a meat-packing plant. These are thrilling sequences made even more exciting by the destructible environments; glass flies everywhere, boxes providing cover may splinter, and vehicles explode, which gives the action just the right amount of chaos. Outstanding orchestral swells in the soundtrack, and scripted events like sprinklers going off and fires spreading through the building, contribute to the tension. The only downside to the gunplay is the need to press a button to extricate yourself from cover. This is the most minor of quibbles in standard gunfights, but it's a bigger nuisance in a boss fight of sorts in a dock warehouse, during which you may wish you could move out of cover with greater ease.
Your fists also do some damage in Mafia II. Hand-to-hand combat is simple, but as with the shooting, great animations and potent sound effects give one-on-one brawls a great sense of impact. You land light and strong jabs, block incoming strikes, and finish off your opponent with a ferocious series of slow-motion punches. Smartly, the missions requiring you to flex your muscles in this manner are those in which Vito has a particularly personal stake, such as in a confrontation with an unfaithful husband. The camera pulls in close and might obscure your view during some of these encounters, but the outcome of your fight won't likely be affected by this bit of clumsiness. Not every mission requires brute force, however: you get a few chances to sneak your way to success, using the cover system to your advantage and choking unsuspecting victims from behind. You can even drag bodies and hide them where you hope they won't be seen. It's too bad there are so few opportunities to put your stealth techniques to good use, but it's hard not to appreciate how fully fleshed out this element is. In fact, it's a wonder that all three of these ingredients--the shooting, the melee action, and the stealth--feel absolutely complete and never half-baked.
It's unfortunate that you don't do more of those things in Mafia II. You spend more time driving from one place to the next, often only to trigger a cutscene, rather than to engage in some of these action-packed activities. Luckily, the vehicles strike a good balance between feeling authentic and being fun to drive. The driving in the original Mafia often felt like a chore rather than a pleasure. Fortunately, the sequel's vehicles are speedier and handle better (it's a few decades later, after all), and the police no longer pull you over for running a red light. They will, however, be none too pleased if you roar past the speed limit. You can lose them, pay a fine or bribe them, or resist arrest. If you've run over a pedestrian, robbed a jewelry store, or committed some other serious offense, the cops even set up blockades, though if you're chased down, it's not usually too difficult to shoot your way out of a bind. Or for the easy way out, lose the cops and change clothes, or steal a new vehicle.
If you aren't driving to and fro, you may instead be loading some crates, selling contraband smokes, cleaning a men's room urinal, or mopping up a puddle. The story offers good reasons for these tasks, but they're as thrilling as they sound. Yet while some undertakings might have you longing for Mafia II to deliver more action, the context granted by the story gives some of these mundane jobs an intriguing sense of urgency. A drive to the doctor's house may not seem all that interesting, but it is when you believe someone's life is on the line. Cleaning a window with a squeegee isn't all that electrifying, but it feels a lot more tense when you know an explosive turn of events is imminent. A few car chases with Joe hanging out the window taking shots at your target help speed up the pace. You might run into some weird annoyances during these vehicle-focused sections, however; the cops could arrest the driver you're discreetly following if he collides with a police car, for example, which ends the mission through no fault of your own.
Mafia II is an excellent return of a franchise with great promise. Vito and his associates are memorable characters in a city bursting with subtle visual details and violent undertones. The story pulls no punches, neither glorifying nor demeaning the difficult lives its protagonists lead--just presenting them with brutal honesty and letting you reach your own conclusions. After the 15-or-so hours it might take you to gun through Vito's story, it's hard not to come away with the sense that there should have been more to do in this beautiful city. Yet while you might be disappointed with what Mafia II doesn't do, it's hard to be disappointed by what this excellent game does do: deliver fun shoot-outs and pockets of shocking brutality in a world you're delighted to be a part of.


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Driving climate action. fast
Our mission is to drive climate action. Fast.
Our goal is a world of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with greater prosperity for all.
We focus on systems with the highest emissions and where our networks - both governments and businesses - have the greatest opportunity to drive change.
We do this by building large and influential networks and holding organisations accountable, turning their commitments into action. We share what we achieve together to show more organisations what they could do.


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LAKE JACKSON, Texas — Dashcam video captured a mom in Lake Jackson, Texas, tackling a man suspected of peeping in her daughter's window.
According to an incident report emailed to E.W. Scripps, Zane Hawkins, 19, was arrested on Jan. 31 on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance. NBC News reported Hawkins was also arrested for evading and resisting arrest.
NBC affiliate KPRC reported that Phyllis Pena had returned home from the store when she saw Hawkins allegedly peeking into her 15-year-old daughter's bedroom.
Pena said she called the police after Hawkins ran off after trying to confront him, ABC affiliate KABC reported.
After police arrived, KABC reported, they found Hawkins nearby. As Hawkins tried to run away from officers, Pena saw that Hawkins was running towards her, and that's the moment the dashcam camera captured her tackling Hawkins to the ground.
The video shows Pena and her daughter holding down the suspect until officers caught up.
Pena told KPRC that neither she nor her children know the suspect.


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For the first time on The National Archives' website you can view complete public information films from 1945 -2006. Joining with the Central Office of Information (COI) to celebrate their 60th Anniversary. This film collection can be used to provide social, economic, and political context for 20th Century British History topics.
This resource has been archived as the interactive parts no longer work. You can still use the rest of it for information, tasks or research. Please note that it has not been updated since its creation in 2006.
Go to Public Information Films
You can find more content on this topic in our other resources:
Themed collections
- Attlee's Britain 1945-1951
Planning for the future? - Fifties Britain
Never so good? Or too good to be true? - Sixties Britain
A social and cultural revolution? - Commonwealth migration since 1945
What was the context and impact of migration in modern Britain? - Cold War on File
Why did the Cold War emerge?
Finding aid
- Women's Histories
This resource contains a hyperlinked list of National Archives current resources for Women's histories on The National Archives website.


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By Thomas Clouse
Strong demand for loans and higher interest rates boosted profits at several Chinese banks to record levels.
Record-high net profits at China Construction Bank |
Strong demand for loans and higher interest rates boosted profits at several Chinese banks to record levels in the first half of the year. China Construction Bank, the country's second-largest bank by assets, reported a record-high net profit of 92.8 million yuan ($14.5 million) in the first six months, an increase of 31% over the same period in 2010.
The Bank of Communications, the nation's fifth-largest lender by assets, also posted a record-high profit, up 32% year on year, while listed banks China Minsheng Bank and Shenzhen Development Bank both saw profits grow by more than 56%. Policymakers have repeatedly raised interest rates to rein in bank lending and inflation, which rose at a three-year-high rate of 6.5% in July. Those increases have widened loan margins for banks, however, offering incentives for the banks to keep lending.
Chinese online video content provider Tudou raised $174 million in its August IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The company decided to push ahead with its US stock offering despite weak equity markets globally. The IPO raised far less than the $203 million mark set by its competitor Youku in its US IPO last December, and the company lost more than a quarter of its value in the first few days of trading.
Tudou is not the only Chinese Internet company to struggle in recent weeks. Sina Corp, China's largest Internet portal, reported a drop of 60% in net profit in the first half of the year after rising costs related to its microblogging service cut into the company's profitability. Baidu, China's most popular search engine, saw its stock price fall after negative news reports about the company appeared in state-controlled media.
The Chinese government has agreed to shut a plant near the northeastern coastal city of Dalian after an estimated 12,000 people took to the streets to protest. The controversy started when storm waves breached a dike near the Fujia Chemical Plant, which makes paraxylene, a toxic chemical used in polyester. Though the dike was repaired with no evidence of chemical danger, rumors of a leak prompted protests around the city with many of the participants among China's growing middle class.
Despite governmental efforts to contain news of the protest, pictures and comments spread across the Internet. In response to increasing pressure from the public, the government agreed to shut the factory and move it to another location.


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Today I'm back with my DT card for All Abour Magnolia Challenge reminder!
You have 13 days to enter your "Summer" project using one or more Magnolia stamps.
This is Summer Buzz Tilda from Pink Lemonade 2014 Collection.
I've coloured the image with Distress inks.
For this card I chose yellow and light blue colours... I think that they are perfect for this card and challenge theme.
Papers are from Maja Design Coffee in the Arbour collection.
Dies used are:
Joy crafts
Magnolia Doohickey
Go Kreate and
The sentiment stamp is also from Magnolia...
Other ingredients are:
Liquid pearls
Perfect Pearls Mists
Magnolia flower from Craft heaven shop...
Hope you enjoy!
Barbara GR


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Seoul, Korea – 19 /03/2024 – (SeaPRwire) – NACIFIC, the K-beauty brand, has revealed a new product 'Black Seagrass Body Series' release featuring brand new ambassadors xikers for hair & body care products in March.
Additionally, NACIFIC will launch a photocard event starting on the March 22th to celebrate the release of the new body care products and the selection of the boy group xikers as brand models.
The event will be held exclusively through the online NACIFIC official shops (Shopee, Amazon, Lazada, Walmart, etc.). xikers photocards will be given with the purchase of new products Black Seagrass Body Series, Blackhead All-Kill Black Block, and Shower Ball Set.
The newly launched NACIFIC Black Seagrass Body Series features key components derived from pristine deep-sea seaweed and contains 10,000ppm of seawater, effectively nurturing and hydrating dry skin. Comprising Body Scrub Wash (250ml), Body Lotion (250ml), and Body Mist (80ml), the body care product line offers a comprehensive skincare solution.
Hyunjun Roh, CEO of NACIFIC, stated, "xikers were selected as our new models based on their diverse charm, freshness, and vibrant energy, which effectively resonate with the values of our brand, promoting healthy beauty. We believe their image will effectively convey the essence of the brand. With the launch of this xikers photocard event, we anticipate a range of exciting collaborations between xikers and NACIFIC, and sincerely request your continued interest and support."
Meanwhile, xikers has received a warm reception following their successful comeback with their 3rd mini-album, "HOUSE OF TRICKY: Trial And Error," released on March 8th.
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The Supreme Council of Antiquities is pleased to present to
you the newly created website which was launched on the
23rd of April 2008.
What makes this website unique is the fact that it provides
a kaleidoscope of impressions on the Coptic Museum and
historic churches in Old Cairo as well as various aspects
of the Coptic heritage by means of multimedia: Panoramic
views of churches, interviews with church fathers, virtual
tours through the churches and Old Cairo, interactive
audio-instruction for the pronunciation of the Coptic
alphabet, reading of a Coptic script and photos of Old
Cairo from the bird's eye view. A selection of artefacts
from the Coptic Museum exemplifies its rich holdings.
Outstanding articles on Marcus Simaika - the Founder of the
Coptic Museum, the museum's history, Coptic language, monks
and monasticism, art, music, customs and traditions reveal
Coptic culture in all its diversity.
The contributors are mainly members of the Coptic community
who supported the realisation of the website with great
enthusiasm: The Bishop from Old Cairo, monks and nuns,
fathers of churches and monasteries, professors from the
Institute of Coptic Studies, curators and restorers of the
Coptic Museum and Copts living abroad. All of them create a
vital picture of Egypt's Christian culture that is complex
yet simple. A few contributions were made by Non-Copts who
take a special interest in the Coptic culture either
professionally or for its mere admiration.
Please bear
with us for the next few months until all updates have been
added to the website.
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Q: My dog just came up positive on a Lyme test. What does that mean?
— Alan
A: Many veterinarians are now recommending an annual test called the 4dx test. This test screens for heartworm disease, Lyme and two other tick borne diseases called ehrlichia and anaplasma.
In order to understand this test better, we need to start by talking about what an antigen is versus an antibody. An antigen is basically a foreign substance that gets in the body and stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies. For example, when you get exposed to the cold virus, the virus is the antigen and your body will produce antibodies against this antigen.
In the 4dx test, the heartworm part of the test is an ANTIGEN test. If this part of the test comes back positive, it means that the dog has adult heartworms in her heart.
The Lyme's test (and the ehrlichia/anaplasma test) is a different type of test. It is an ANTIBODY test. If this test comes back positive, it is most appropriate to say that your dog has been exposed to the Lyme bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, rather than saying your dog has Lyme's Disease.
When we say a dog does have Lyme's Disease, it means the dog is clinically ill from the bacteria. This bacteria can be very serious when it does cause illness. Not only can it cause an infection, it can aggravate the immune system resulting in an autoimmune problem where the body starts to attack itself. In particular, these autoimmune problems can affect the joints and kidneys leading to chronic inflammation and disease in these areas. Luckily, only 5 to 10 percent of dogs that get exposed to the Lyme bacteria ever become clinically ill.
On the 4dx test, what we see a color change on the test to show that there are antibodies. The color change is graded on a scale of one to five. A very dark color (5) means that there are a lot of antibodies in the system. A very light color (1) means that there are not as many antibodies. We presume that a dark color change means a more recent exposure, and a light color change means that the pet was exposed a while ago, but that is not necessarily always the case. One animal may just produce more antibodies then her counterpart.
The Lyme bacteria is spread by deer ticks, and it is fairly common for this test to come back positive in dogs that are not vaccinated for Lyme's Disease, particularly if that dog travels to northern Minnesota or Wisconsin. It should be noted that there is not a consensus within the veterinary community about what the best course of action is when the test does show up positive, and the recommendations can vary widely.
What I typically recommend in this situation is to first determine if the pet is currently not feeling well. If the dog has symptoms of Lyme's Disease (fever, lethargy, achy joints), then I will treat with a course of antibiotics. My treatment of choice is an antibiotic called doxycycline. For a while doxycycline was not available to veterinarians. Then when it did become available again, it came back at a new improved price that was about 100 times more expensive then it was before. If doxycycline doesn't make financial sense to treat a certain pet, there are other antibiotics that have been shown effective for Lyme's Disease, including minocycline, amoxicillin, and a long lasting injectable antibiotic called Convenia.
If the pet is not ill, then I typically recommend a urine sample to check to see if the kidneys are leaking protein. This is an early indicator of kidney disease. If this test is negative, then the only treatment I typically recommend is good tick control going forward. The products Frontline and Certifect are my tick protection of choice. There are other products available for tick control, but I just don't think they are as effective or last as long. The most important thing to note when using a tick control product on a dog is to begin using the product early in the tick season. Tick eggs hatch as soon as the temperature gets above freezing. t is always a shock when we see ticks out and there is still snow on the ground, but it can happen. If we are having a mild winter, it is safest to use tick control even during the winter months.
Dr. Teresa Hershey is a veterinarian at Westgate Pet Clinic in Linden Hills. Email her your pet questions at [email protected].


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If you are having problems with pages that use plugins (such as Adobe Flash, Java and others) to display content, you may need to check to see whether a plugin is causing the problem.
Common problems caused by plugins include:
- Crashing or Hanging
- Images or multimedia items do not load
- Problems downloading
This article describes how to troubleshoot plugins. If you are having a problem with an extension or theme, see Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems. For general information on plugins, see Use plugins to play audio, video, games and more.
Table of Contents
Determining if a plugin is the problem
You can selectively disable plugins while Firefox is running. If you suspect a certain plugin, disable it first, then test for your problem. If you don't know which plugin to disable:
- Click the menu button , click and select .
- Select a plugin in the list and then select in its drop-down menu. Repeat this step for each plugin in the list, until all of them are disabled. You do not need to restart Firefox for the changes to take effect.
- Test for your problem. If it does not occur, go back to the Add-ons Manager tab and re-enable plugins one-by-one with the drop-down menu until you find which one causes your problem to occur.
If you find that disabling a plugin fixes your problem, continue following the steps in this article.
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And guess what I have to do now. I HAVE to APOLOGIZE for this apology for apologizing! (I'm not starting off very well, am I?) PLEASE HELP ME! laurie
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And guess what I have to do now. I HAVE to APOLOGIZE for this apology for apologizing! (I'm not starting off very well, am I?) PLEASE HELP ME! laurie
33 comments:
- Helen said...
I am laughing out loud ... this is worthy of an Andy Rooney segment on 60 Minutes ... I love you!
- January 15, 2010 at 7:37 PM
- The Muse said...
Oh i got steamed after this!
And Muse's who are steamed are tough cookies let me tell you!
I cannot even imagine someone writing that to anyone...
I apologize for their rude behavior.
You and everyone...have a right to have a voice ... and if others don't care what you have to say...then the choice is...
Don't visit your blog!
LOL I say this from experience..and lost followers...lost readers...lost commenter's...
They decide the prose is not their cup of tea...and they place all my work in that one box...
They categorize me, you...and many others, who do not fit their mold.
But people are not jello...we don't fit into MOLDs!!
so, my friend..BLOG BLOG and then BLOG some more!!!
HUGS - January 15, 2010 at 7:39 PM
- Salmagundi said...
I'll always wait eagerly for your next blog. No need to apologize for any thing. We like you just the way you are! Sally
- January 15, 2010 at 7:44 PM
- susan said...
Laurie--And the wheel goes round and round :)I do know how you feel. Sometimes I look at other people's posts and wonder what in the world I have to offer when compared to others...and yes, yours is one of those! The point is I do this because I enjoy it. It soothes the frustrated writer in me and I enjoy the interaction and "meeting" new friends. I'm just sorry that you're sorry that you're sorry :) Have a fun remorseless weekend!!
- January 15, 2010 at 7:46 PM
- susan said...
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- January 15, 2010 at 7:46 PM
- artis1111 said...
nEVER APOLAGISE FORE SOMETHING THATN YOU HAVEN'T DONE. With 20 -30 people leaving comments after every post ,that sould tell you people want to read what you have to say. There are thousands of blogs, so if they don't want to read this blog,let them surf on. Kathy
- January 15, 2010 at 7:46 PM
- KK said...
I know what you mean about lack of confidence. I recently started blogging and linked to two blog parties. I was really nervous about my writing and my pictures. Worried about are they interesting enough or are the pictures something anyone would be interested in. I did receive comments that my entries were good. So I will continue and try to get better. It is fun. From what I have seen so far on your blog, you are doing a great job~KK
- January 15, 2010 at 7:47 PM
- Foley said...
Laurie - don't you DARE stop blogging! The person who made the comment in itself tells you much about tht individual..which I'm too much of a lady to say anthing further...
Your blog makes me laugh, cry and I look forward to it!
As far as apologizing - when you showed a cluttered closet etc..it's the way we were brought up.. And there is no reason to apologize by being raised properly!!!
Hang in there..you have lots of readers and the others can just mosey on down the road. - January 15, 2010 at 7:48 PM
- The Muse said...
i am calmer..but my sentiment is the same... :)
please do not stop blogging/writing...we would miss you terribly. - January 15, 2010 at 8:02 PM
- Carol said...
Dear Laurie,
You know it's weird, but I've never noticed you apologizing, and I read you new posts faithfully! I suppose when I did read a post where you were apologizing I knew you were being funny. Besides, what's wrong with apologizing?
I love your positive attitude, decorating, collections, and much more! I've always thought if you and I lived in the same town we would be good friends.
Smiles & Hugs,
Carol - January 15, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- Mama said...
I've never noticed the apologies, either. So, whatever. Just keep blogging, because I'd miss you if you didn't.
These days, I'm doing more browsing and reading than posting. Don't have much to say that wouldn't sound like whining, so I guess I can identify with your comment about whining.
Keep on doing what you're doing. - January 15, 2010 at 8:49 PM
- Mid-Atlantic Martha said...
Oh gosh woman! You do make me laugh! I love the "space you take up" -- nobody does it like you!!!! -- If I can't be your next door neighbor --- or long lost cousin -- or something---I'm sure glad that we're blogging neighbors -- with you it's always a "wonderful day in the neighborhood" -- you always make us smile.
- January 15, 2010 at 8:58 PM
- Marty@A Stroll Thru Life said...
Laurie, I am laughing so hard that DH came in to see what was so funny. You are a scream. I love reading your blog and everyone of your posts are wonderful. Keep up the good humor, I really need a good laugh. Hugs, Marty
- January 15, 2010 at 9:20 PM
- vignette design said...
I must be missing something. First of all, I haven't noticed you apologizing at all! If you do, it's all in fun! I think you are a very talented writer and blogger. But more important, a good person. I feel like I know you!
Is that weird? Taking up space? Now that makes me mad. I feel like the blog world is sometimes like high school. All I know is that I showed up as the "new girl" and you welcomed me and showed me around! Thank you for being my blog mentor, neighbor and friend.
--Delores - January 15, 2010 at 9:27 PM
- Kat said...
Laurie, I've never really noticed the apologizing either. Your blog is funny, interesting and beautiful - reflects you perfectly, I'd say! As Frank Burns said to Margaret - "it's nice to be nice to the nice"! Hugs, Kathy
- January 15, 2010 at 9:34 PM
- Glenda/MidSouth said...
Due to some emails/comments I had to finally activate Comment Moderation the week before Christmas. Probably the same ones. It is the Cyber World! Love your posts - Keep up the good work. You are appreciated!
We are having a Heat Wave! Love the warmer temps. Hope you have a great weekend.
Glenda - January 15, 2010 at 9:46 PM
- Treasia Stepp said...
Laurie, don't you dare go anywhere lady. I am just getting to know you and have found a blogger friend that is close enough to actually meet. I'm looking forward to that one day soon and a day filled with flea markets, thrift stores and more. You can't quit blogging now!
- January 15, 2010 at 9:59 PM
- Ceekay-THINKIN of HOME said...
I must really be out of the loop...cuz you KNOW I am here all the time. I don't care if you apologize...or you don't. And it is a good thing I don't know who told you you were taking up space...give me an absolute break....you take all the space you need...who appointed them the blog police...
Whatever...you know that saying pretty much covers almost every thing in life.
Blog away girlfriend...blog, blog, blog!!! - January 15, 2010 at 10:31 PM
- Marigene said...
Maybe someone else should apologize for their rude comment, instead of you...I don't have the confidence, either, that others have, but that is ok, it may come and it may not. Don't let someone you don't know dictate what you are posting, if they don't care for it, they don't have to read it! I happen to like you blog, therefore I will keep coming back.
Have a great weekend, Laurie - January 15, 2010 at 11:36 PM
- bj said...
WELL...I NEVER !! I just hate it when some people are so rude and they seem to be just WAITING to hurt someone's feelings. I left RATE MY SPACE for the rudeness there and everyone has been so nice here in Blogland. It has made blogging so much fun for me.
I agree with THE MUSE...if your readers don't like what you are saying, they can just move their butts on over to another blog!
I love reading your blog and hope you will continue to write what your heart tells you!!
xo bj
And, besides all that...we're gonna have a high ole time at your Valentine party..woo hoo - January 16, 2010 at 12:49 AM
- aimee said...
i enjoy every visit to your blog. keep up the good work my friend.
aimee - January 16, 2010 at 1:44 AM
- Four Paws and Co said...
Don't feel bad Laurie, I have the same problem. Maybe it's a reflex with me, I didn't realize I said I'm sorry so often until a friend mentioned it, but it's a hard habit to break. You're in good company! ☺♥☺
- January 16, 2010 at 2:47 AM
- Cindy (Applestone Cottage) said...
Dear Laurie,
I am so irritated that someone left you a comment about taking up space etc. You are and always will be one of my favorite blogs, your smart, interesting and VERY TALENTED, even if you don't always know it! I am a bit like you, well maybe a lot, I feel insecure about my posts but in my opinion your just a very humble person and that is one of the things I love about you!!!!! Hugs, Cindy - January 16, 2010 at 7:39 AM
- Elle Jay Bee said...
You (and your blog) are lovely, and don't ever forget it!!
Rudeness should be ignored. It stinks, in every way!
Make no apologies, as our blogs are (first and foremost) for ourselves as writers. Long after we eventually close them, our words and memories will remain, and they will be ours to keep. Write from the heart and you won't go wrong.
Linda :-) - January 16, 2010 at 8:41 AM
- Silvia said...
you are great, i love your blog, soooo who cares what others think. talking about nothing to offer?? then visit my blog,now thats taking out a space!lol,but i dont care cause it is my space!..have a great weekend my friend..
xxSilvia. - January 16, 2010 at 8:53 AM
- Cindy J. said...
You, my clever girl are simply amazing! I was laughing so hard until the space comment..but really that is funny too..so ridiculous, and sad..gosh some people must be miserable! You are so talented in every way..I've never seen anyone with so much creative energy and Laurie, you are the friend we all wish we lived near, and you know already that I love you! Cindy
- January 16, 2010 at 10:01 AM
- Decor To Adore said...
Oh Laurie! My heart is breaking at the thought that someone would be so thoughtless. You are truly one of my favorites.
Note to commentors: A blog is a web log. An online journal. A diary. Everyone has the right to write.
I have always said that I write for myself as therapy and a way of keeping track of my life for scrapbooking purposes. That people read my blog is still a source of amazement to me.
But the one thing that is true is that each blog is that persons blog. No one forces anyone to read any particular blog. If a blog is not your cup of tea then (this is to commentors) DON'T read it!
I visit you because you are genuine and I think talented in the way of domestic beauty.
Keep up the grand work my friend! - January 16, 2010 at 10:23 AM
- Decor To Adore said...
Oh Laurie! My heart is breaking at the thought that someone would be so thoughtless. You are truly one of my favorites.
Note to commentors: A blog is a web log. An online journal. A diary. Everyone has the right to write.
I have always said that I write for myself as therapy and a way of keeping track of my life for scrapbooking purposes. That people read my blog is still a source of amazement to me.
But the one thing that is true is that each blog is that persons blog. No one forces anyone to read any particular blog. If a blog is not your cup of tea then (this is to commentors) DON'T read it!
I visit you because you are genuine and I think talented in the way of domestic beauty.
Keep up the grand work my friend! - January 16, 2010 at 10:23 AM
- Melissa Miller said...
What a mean comment they left you. I think so anyway.
Don't ever worry about apologizing about anything Laurie. We all love you sweet lady and your wonderful blog too! :) - January 16, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- Diann @ the Thrifty Groove said...
This little part of the blogoshere belongs entirely to you and only you. and you have nothing to apologize for EVER. It's your place and you do what you want.
You did have me laughing with all the "sorry" pics!
I love all your posts! I look forward to popping over here and getting cauht up on posts!
And you don't really have any "great ideas"? Um..hello?! After seeing about one gazillion and one beautiful pictures posted by a million bloggers out there of their stunning Christmas decorations, your Christmas kitchen was the most amazing kitchen I saw! I will never forget it! As a matter of fact, I bookmarked that post just to look at and get inspiration from for next year! - January 16, 2010 at 9:53 PM
- {Bellamere Cottage} said...
I love you AND your sense of humor.....don't ever stop blogging....YOU would be MISSED!
Spencer - January 18, 2010 at 2:04 AM
- GardenOfDaisies said...
Oh dear. Maybe that commenter got up on the wrong side of the bed that day.
It's your blog, and you should be able to do whatever you want to with it. - January 18, 2010 at 11:42 PM
- Bridget said...
In the theme of this post, I'll apologize for not having visited in so long. It's great to visit with you again.
Hugs, B. - January 24, 2010 at 10:41 PM


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