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Low red blood cell count.
A medication that reduces pain by dulling sensation.
A drug that aids in protecting the digestive system and relieves heartburn and digestive discomfort.
A protein produced by the body to eliminate foreign substances, such as bacteria.
A foreign molecule or substance, such as a transplant, that triggers an immune response. This response may be the production of antibodies, which, in turn, try to inactivate or destroy the antigen (transplanted organ).
Arteriogram (angiogram)
An x-ray of the arteries taken with the aid of a dye.
A non-surgical procedure that opens blocked coronary arteries or vein grafts using a device on the end of a catheter to cut or shave away atherosclerotic plaque.
A buildup of fats in the lining of the arteries that may interfere with the flow of blood.
B Cell
A specialized white blood cell responsible for the body's immunity. B cells play a central role in antibody production.
Small organisms (germs) that can cause disease.
Balloon Angioplasty
A procedure using a catheter with a balloon at the tip that is inserted into an artery narrowed by fatty deposits. When the ballon is inflated, the artery is widened and the blockage is cleared.
A measure of how much of an administered drug is absorbed into the bloodstream, actually reaching the intended site of action in the body.
Brain Death
When the brain has permanently stopped working, as determined by a neurological surgeon, artificial support systems may maintain functions such as heartbeat and respiration for a few days.
Cadaveric Donor
An individual who has recently died of causes that do not affect the function of an organ to be transplanted. Either the person or the person's family has generously offered organs and/or tissues for transplantation.
Carotid Artery Stenting
A procedure during which a catheter is used to unblock a narrowed carotid artery to prevent a stroke.
An immunosuppressive drug used with other immunosuppressants to prevent the rejection of the transplanted organ. Also known by its chemical name, myophenolate mofetil.
A form of fat that performs necessary functions in the body but can also cause heart disease; cholesterol is found in animal foods such as meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy products.
Blood clotting.
A test in which donor and recipient blood samples are mixed together. A "positive" crossmatch shows the donor and recipient are incompatible. A "negative" crossmatch shows there is no reaction between the donor and the recipient. This means that the donor and recipient are compatible and the transplant may proceed.
CMV (Cytomegalovirus)
A virus infection that is very common in transplant recipients; it can affect the lungs and other organs as well; a member of the family of herpes viruses.
Deep Vein Thrombosis
The formation of a blood clot in a deep vein within the body, such as internal jugular veins, the radial veins in the arms or the femoral veins in the legs.
To change a harmful substance into a safer form.
A condition in which an insufficient amount of insulin is produced by the pancreas, resulting in high levels of glucose in the blood.
Diagnostic Angiography
An x-ray examination of the blood vessels made possible by an injection of a radiopaque substance— a substance that provides contrast in the x-ray image so that the blood vessels are more visible.
Diagnostic Venography
An x-ray examination of the leg veins made possible by an injection of a radiopaque substance— a substance that provides contrast in the x-ray image so that the leg veins are more visible.
The bottom of two blood pressure numbers, which measures blood pressure when the heart is at rest.
Excess fluid in body tissues; swelling of the ankles, for example, is a sign of edema.
A recording of the electrical activity of the heart.
Generally refers to the dissolved form of a mineral such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, chlorine, etc.
A procedure that prevents or stops hemorrhage by inserting an object such as a balloon into a blood vessel to block the flow of blood.
A metallic stent covered in fabric that is placed inside an aneurysm to prevent rupture.
A protein made in the body and capable of changing a substance from one form to another.
A type of sugar found in the blood.
An organ or tissue that is transplanted.
Graft Survival
When a transplanted tissue or organ is accepted by the body and functions properly. The potential for graft survival is increased when the recipient and donor are closely matched, and when immunosuppressive therapy is used.
The heart is a myogenic muscular organ that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions.
Helper T Cell
The specialized white blood cell that tells other parts of the immune system to combat infection or foreign material.
A measure of the red-blood-cell content of blood.
Excessive bleeding from a blood vessel.
An excessive increase in hair growth – especially male-pattern hair growth in a female. Hirsutism is a common side effect of corticosteroids and can also occur with cyclosporine therapy, but is easily treated with depilatory creams or other methods of hair removal.
High blood pressure.
Immune Response
Any defensive reaction to foreign material by the immune system.
Immune System
The system that protects the body from invasion by foreign substances, such as bacteria and viruses, and from cancer cells.
A condition of being able to resist a particular infectious disease.
Prevention or suppression of immune response. Transplant patients receive immunosuppressive drugs in order to prevent rejection.
Immunosuppressive Agents
Medications given to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ.
An immunosuppressive drug used with other immunosuppressive drugs to help prevent the rejection of a transplanted organ. Also known by its chemical name, azathioprine.
No likeness or similarity between donor or recipient blood type or organs.
Indiana Organ Procurement Organization (IOPO)
IOPO serves as the integral link between the potential donor and recipient and is accountable for the retrieval, preservation and transportation of organs for transplantation. IOPO is an UNOS members as are all Organ Procurement Organizations.
Inferior Vena Cava
A large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower body to the right atrium of your heart.
IV Catheter
A small needle with a hollow tube inserted into a vein and used to give medicines or fluids.
IV or Intravenous
Refers to giving medicines or fluids directly through a vein.
The compatibility between recipient and donor. In general, the more closely the donor and recipient "match", the greater the potential for a successful transplant.
A type of white blood cell.
Failure to follow the instructions of one's health care providers, such as not taking medicine as prescribed or not showing up for clinic visits.
By mouth.
Organ Preservation
Between organ procurement and transplant, organs require special methods of preservation to keep them viable. The length of time that organs and tissues can be kept outside the body varies, depending on the organ, the preservation fluid and the temperature.
Organ Rejection
An attempt by the immune system to reject or destroy what it recognizes to be a "foreign" presence.
Panel Reactive Antibody (PRA)
A way of measuring immune system activity within the body. PRA is higher when more antibodies are being made.
Pelvic Congestion Syndrome (PCS)
A condition associated with chronic pelvic pain near the lower abdomen that is most common in women. It's believed that PCS is caused by varicose veins—veins with defective valves that cause blood to flow backward and accumulate—that often develop during pregnancy.
A deposit of fat and other substances that accumulate in the lining of the artery wall.
A small blood cell needed for normal blood clotting.
Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP)
A type of pneumonia seen primarily in patients whose immune systems are suppressed.
A mineral essential for body function.
A manufactured steroid hormone taken by most transplant recipients to help prevent rejections medication that helps prevent disease.
Pulmonary Arteriogram
An x-ray examination of the lungs that uses a catheter inserted into a vein, through the heart, and into the pulmonary artery to assess blood circulation to the lungs.
An immune response against grafted tissue, which, if not successfully treated, results in failure of the graft to survive.
Due to organ rejection or transplant failure, some patients need another transplant and return to the waiting list. Reducing the number of retransplants is critical when examining ways to maximize a limited supply of donor organs.
Sandimmune® (cyclosporin)
An earlier formulation of cyclosporine. An immunosuppressive drug used with other immunosuppressive drugs, that acts specifically to inhibit helper T cells, thereby helping prevent the rejection of a transplanted organ. Sandimmune and Neoral are not bioequivalent and cannot be used interchangeably without physician supervision.
Being immunized, or able to mount an immune response, against an antigen by previous exposure to that antigen.
A component of table salt (sodium chloride); an electrolyte that is the main salt in blood.
Indicates the degree of medical urgency for patients awaiting transplants.
A plastic or metal tube used to prevent blood vessels from closing.
Stricture or Stenosis
A narrowing of passage in the body.
Survival Rates
Survival rates indicate how many patients or grafts (transplanted organs) are alive/functioning at a set time post-transplant. Survival rates are often given at one, three and five years. Policy modifications are never made without examining their impact on transplant survival rates. Survival rates improve with technological and scientific advances. Developing policies that reflect and respond to these advances in transplantation will also improve survival rates.
The top of the two blood pressure numbers, which measures the maximum blood pressure reached as blood is pumped out of the heart chambers.
T Cells
A white blood cell responsible for the body's immunity. T cells can destroy cells infected by viruses, graft cells, and other altered cells.
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
A weakened and often bulging area in the upper part of the aorta—a major blood vessel that supplies blood to the body—that is at risk of rupturing and causing life-threatening bleeding.
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
A condition in which blood vessels and nerves coming from the spine or major blood vessels of the body that pass through a narrow space near the shoulder and collarbone on their way to the arms don't have enough space. Pressure on these blood vessels and nerves can cause pain in the neck and shoulder, numbness in the fingers, and a weak grip.
The breakdown of blood clots with the use of medication.
Tissue Typing
A blood test (performed prior to transplantation) to evaluate the closeness of tissue match between donor's organ and recipient's HLA antigens.
A form of fat that the body makes from sugar, alcohol, and excess calories.
Vena Cava Filter
A device placed in the inferior vena cava — the large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower body to the right atrium of the heart — in the abdomen that traps blood clots and prevents them from reaching the lungs.
Venous Sampling
A procedure in which a sample of blood is taken from a vein and examined for substances released by nearby tissues and organs to help determine if said tissues or organs are suffering from disease.
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
A mechanical pump used for blood circulation support. It decreases the workload of the heart while maintaining adequate flow and blood pressure.
Vertebral Arteries
The main arteries of the neck.
A very small agent (germ) that causes infection.
Waiting List
After evaluation by the transplant physician, a patient is added to the national waiting list by the transplant center. Lists are specific to both geographic area and organ type: heart, lung, kidney, liver, pancreas, intestine, heart-lung, kidney-pancreas. Each time a donor organ becomes available, the UNOS computer generates a list of potential recipients based on factors that include genetic similarity, organ size, medical urgency and time on the waiting list. Through this process, a "new" list is generated each time an organ becomes available.
White Blood Cells
Cells in the blood that fight infection; part of the immune system.


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Punished for dodging an assigned clean-up, Taylor's punishment was to haul buckets of water. Her response: Call out to Zach, her nemesis, then purposely dump the water and say, "Oops, my bad." It's time to just ignore beauty pageant girl.
That Taylor remains a focal point merely shows how weak this program is. Her prima dona attitude is getting old. The echoing complaints about her from the rest of Kid Nation are becoming more annoying. So, why do they keep coming back to this theme? Cuz the show has become as boring as a 13-1 Red Sox blowout of the Rockies.
Greg update: I said last week that after he won the gold star, I expected him to bring back surly Greg. No evidence of that in Episode 6, which had Greg hauling trash and digging a pit and enthusiastically diving into a vat of beans and "live pork" during the weekly Showdown.
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Cerdanya has a land area of 1,086.07 km² (419.33 sq. miles), 50.3% being Spanish territory, 49.7% being French territory. In 2001 the population of Cerdanya was approximately 26,500 inhabitants (53.4% on Spanish territory, 46.6% on French territory), which means a density of only 24 residents per km² (63 per sq. mile), one of the lowest densities in western Europe. The only urban area in Cerdanya is the cross-border urban area of Puigcerdà-Bourg-Madame: 10,900 inhabitants in 2001 (41% of the whole population of Cerdanya).
The area enjoys a high annual quota of sunshine - around 3000 hours per year. For this reason, pioneering large-scale solar power projects were built in French Cerdagne.
In Cerdanya they mixed with the native inhabitants, and the resulting people were known as the Kerretes, from the native word ker or kar, meaning rock, related to old Basque karri (modern Basque harri), stone. The Kerretes were probably essentially of Basque and Aquitanian-related stock, as the Iberian clans who mixed with the native inhabitants can have comprised only small numbers of people. The Kerretes retained a language related to old Basque and Aquitanian, although some Iberian words may have entered the language, and Iberians probably occupied positions at the top of the Kerrete society.
The main oppidum of the Kerretes, commanding the whole country, was called Kere and was built on the hill above the modern-day village of Llívia (a Spanish exclave in French territory). Later the Kerretes came under Roman rule, and the Romans renamed the oppidum Julia Libyca, with a significant number of Roman citizens settling there. During the Roman Empire, the area of Cerdanya was a pagus known as pagus Liviensis (a name derived from its capital Julia Libyca), part of the province of Hispania Tarraconensis. The pagus Liviensis was itself divided in two: the eastern part around Julia Libyca was known as Cerretania Julia, while the western part was known as Cerretania Augusta. The name Cerdanya comes from Cerretania, itself coming from the old name of the inhabitants, the Kerretes. As for Julia Libyca, the name evolved into Julia Livia and then Llívia.
The Kerretes seem to have kept their old language until very late, probably as late as the 8th or 9th century. Romanization in the area was extremely slow, even though eventually the native language gave way, and the people in Cerdanya ended up speaking Catalan, a language derived from Latin. At the end of the Roman Empire, Julia Libyca entered a period of decadence, and lost much of its importance. It is around this time that the town of La Seu d'Urgell (in Catalonia, but outside of Cerdanya) started to replace Julia Libyca as the main center of population in that area of northern Catalonia, and in the 6th century when the diocese (bishopric) of Urgell was founded, Cerdanya was inside its limits.
Devastated by the Vandals and other Germanic tribes, Cerdanya was part of the Visigothic kingdom of Toulouse and later Toledo, until eventually it was conquered by the Arabs, although they did not really settle in the area. Then in the end of the 8th century the Franks defeated the Arabs, and conquered the area of Catalonia.
The sovereign county of Cerdanya bordered the county of Urgell, the county of Barcelona, the county of Besalú, the county of Roussillon, and the county of Razès. The county of Cerdanya was made up of Cerdanya proper with the addition of other areas which it managed to acquire over time through inheritance, such as Capcir and Conflent. Thus, the county of Cerdanya was actually quite an important county. The counts of Cerdanya were great patrons of abbeys, most famously Saint-Michel de Cuxa (Catalan: Sant Miquel de Cuixà), dating back to the 10th century and located in Conflent, and Saint-Martin-du-Canigou (Catalan: Sant Martí del Canigó), dedicated by Count Guifred of Cerdanya in 1009.
However, the line of the counts died out in 1117 and the county was inherited by the counts of Barcelona, later to become kings of Aragon.
Cerdanya proper was split between Spain and France by the Treaty of the Pyrenees of 1659, with the north of Cerdanya becoming French, while the south of Cerdanya remained Spanish. The counties of Rosselló, Capcir and Conflent also became French at that time.
Today, the Spanish side of Cerdanya is a Catalan comarca known as Baixa Cerdanya (i.e. "Lower Cerdanya"), and whose capital is Puigcerdà. Puigcerdà was already the capital of Cerdanya before the division of 1659, having replaced Hix in 1178 as capital of Cerdanya. Hix, the place where the counts of Cerdanya resided, is now a village inside the commune of Bourg-Madame on the French side of the border. Hix had itself replaced Llívia, which was the ancient capital of Cerdanya in Antiquity. At the Treaty of the Pyrenees it was decided that Llívia would remain Spanish (allegedly because the treaty stipulated that only villages were to be ceded to France, and Llívia was considered a city and not a village, due to its status as the ancient capital of Cerdanya), so Llívia is now an exclave of Spain inside French territory.
The French side of Cerdanya is part of the département of Pyrénées-Orientales and has no particular status. People in France refer to it as Cerdagne française (that is, "French Cerdanya"), or just Cerdagne, while people on the Spanish side refer to it as Alta Cerdanya ("High Cerdanya" or "Upper Cerdanya"). Its main towns are Bourg-Madame and the ski resort of Font-Romeu.
Like neighboring areas of the Pyrenees, Cerdanya relies upon tourism to provide a strong support for the economy. Spa, skiing, and hiking are long-established activities. In addition the Yellow train is a major tourist attraction.
Known as Cerdagne française (Catalan: Alta Cerdanya).


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The entertainment in the cue will involve excitement from the first moment you step in; the first thing disney guests will experience is the 'mining office'. The mining office is about how you would start you day mining, and it might even gives some clues to if it's some kind of mystery! There will also be an explosive magazine room-which will have dynamo sticks-, lenses which let you see the shaft, and much more!
I have made a collection over the years and thought I would share some with you. I don't know where all of the info came from, but I did get it of the several different websites. Hope you enjoy!
1. The 180-foot-tall Spaceship Earth at the entrance to Epcot weighs approximately 16 million pounds.
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I lost my first tooth at Animal Kingdom. I had eaten an apple several days before. My tooth had been really loose, and I refused to pull it and wouldn't let anyone else pull it either. That day, we ate at Pizzafari, and when we left, we discovered that I had no tooth. My parents say that I swallowed it, but I maintain that it got lost and thrown...
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The Western History Association strives to be a congenial home for the study and teaching of all aspects of North American Wests, frontiers, homelands, and borderlands. Our mission is to cultivate the broadest appreciation of this diverse history.
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The Western History Association has announced that beginning 1 January 2016, the Western Historical Quarterly editorial offices will move to the University of Oklahoma's Department of History, and Anne F. Hyde will become the journal's new editor. Oxford University Press will manage the journal's production and distribution. David Rich Lewis will continue at Utah State University as executive editor during the transition period.
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WHQ Prizewinning Articles
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"The American West in the Age of Vulnerability," by Donald Worster (WHQ Spring 2014)
"Finding the American West in Twenty-First Century Italy," by Renee M. Laegreid (WHQ Winter 2014)
Winner of the 2015 Spur Award for Best Western Short Nonfiction is the Western History Association's past president Richard W. Etulain for an essay in Montana The Magazine of Western History.
Since 1953 the WWA Spur Awards have honored the best in Western fiction, nonfiction, song lyrics, poetry, and film scripting. For a complete list of award winners see http://westernwriters.org/winners/. The Spur Awards Luncheon will be held on 26 June 2015 at the WWA Conference in Lubbock, TX.
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Health experts in Iowa said there are plenty of flu shots available in the state this season and it's causing competition to rise between local pharmacies.
"We're stunned at seeing the competition from our local pharmacies," said Suellen Novotny, executive director of the Visiting Nurse Association of Johnson County.
Novotny's group uses money made from their flu shot clinic to serve Medicaid patients and uninsured people, she told The Gazette newspaper in Cedar Rapids.
"There's a profit to be had and it brings in people to shop," she said.
Deb Janechek, the nurse association's senior coordinator in Linn County, said she doesn't expect the large crowds that typically turn out when there's a shortage of the flu vaccine. She said stores have a financial incentive to offer flu shots.
"It's getting to be a business like everything else," she said.
Dr. Patricia Winokur, an associate dean at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, said pharmacies started selling flu shots earlier this season because the vaccinations have been available.
"This is a very plentiful year," Winokur said. "They can get the shot anywhere."
Last year there were long lines at pharmacies because of a shortage of both the seasonal flu shot and the swine flu vaccination. This year the two are together in one shot. Winokur predicts fewer cases of flu this year because she said those who had swine flu last year will still have some immunity.
Iowa had 41 deaths and 659 hospitalizations from the swine flu in 2009.
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We are glad to announce this new cooperation with Marc Rico. From now on Marc will be publishing pictures on our website.
As a start he sent us some of the amazing shots he took last year during his trip to Levi, Finland.
Levi in the north of Finland operates the country's largest ski area. Although that's still not vast compared to the big regions in the Alps, the large number of lifts per piste kilometre – most of them drags – means that queues are rare.
However most guests only spend part of their winter sports holidays on the slopes here anyway, as other part and full day activities such as reindeer safaris, dog sledding and snowmobiling are all very popular.
Levi is quite a large ski resort with first class hotels, restaurants and shops. The resort's northerly latitude, within the Arctic Circle, means the snow cover is more-or-less guaranteed from October to May; there's an extensive snowmaking system in place in case Mother Nature fails to deliver to order.
The Arctic Circle location of course means it can sometimes be very cold in winter, so good thermal cover for every bit of your body is important here, and there are plenty of snug cafes to head to if you get too cold. You also have a very good chance of seeing the Northern Lights.
Lift opening hours can extend with the rapid increase of daylight hours through the winter and in to spring, but generally all lifts open at 10am, with the majority open until 5pm. Lifts 2 and 3, the Levi North and Levi Express lifts are open until 8pm however, with lifts 6, 7, 8, 13 and 14 open until between 6 and 7pm. Many of the ski runs are floodlit, useful after the short daylight hours of midwinter.
The Eturinteet sector (Front pistes) in the heart of Levi Center contains the resort's super pipe, halfpipe and boxes. The gondola area in the Eturinteet sector (the south pistes) is floodlit and also has a snow park and banked slalom track. Throughout the resort there are excellent carving pistes with powder in between but, other than the gondola, most lifts are T bars.


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After a week of good news, Derek goes back to his regularly scheduled (humorous) crankiness.
9x22 is more than just a place to see dance. It's a place to become part of the local dance family.
Clowning from the Mediterranean to Mpls
New Arab American Theatre Works is testing your stereotypes--about clowns, among other things..
Some nice things that happened this week
Derek is decidedly upbeat in this week's News and Notes (though he adds a dash bitterness to taste at the end).
Today's cover: Flipping the switch
When the light and the set design are one. Or are "practicals" practical?
Based on E.B. White's award winning book, this delightful and touching story was named the Best American Children's Book of the past 200 …
Summer isn't complete without seeing a spectacular musical at the Guthrie. You know the story about the fast-talking salesman and his money-making …
Guess who's coming to town. Why is a groom missing? Why did a bride discard her wedding gown? Why is there a dead body in the ice palace? …
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Face paced, funny, and vibrant with the passion of youth, Romeo and Juliet is a romantic comedy until it's not. Shakespeare's most familiar …
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A couple blog posts with theater advice about making it in New York provide unexpected insight into Minnesota.
While Garrison Keillor seems like Minnesota's essential national representative, don't forget that Penumbra Theatre nurtured the equally famous August Wilson.
Wendy Knox and Bain Boehlke. Michelle Hensley and Lou Bellamy. Do they have anything in common? Quinton Skinner tracks it down.
Decentralized, political, process-oriented, and anti-fashion: Does that sound like the dance you've seen around town?
How are Minnesota playwrights like weeds and kittens? Poole's #2 post considers the unique legacy of the Playwrights' Center. Plus, Craig Wright pipes in.
"We are on the cusp of a change in what Twin Cities theater is, or at least, what it is willing to do."
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Stravinsky A Creative Spring : Russia and France, 1882-1934 (Paperback)
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|Widely regarded as the greatest composer of the twentieth century, Igor Stravinsky was central to the development of modernism in art, yet no dependable biography of him exists. Previous studies have drawn too heavily from his own unreliable memoirs and conversations, and until now no biographer has possessed both the musical knowledge to evaluate his art and the linguistic proficiency needed to explore the documentary background of his life--a life whose span extended from tsarist Russia to Switzerland, France, and ultimately the United States.
In this revealing volume, the first of two, Stephen Walsh follows Stravinsky from his birth in 1882 to 1934. He traces the composer's early Russian years, laying bare the complicated relationships within his family and showing how he first displayed his extraordinary talents. Stravinsky's brilliantly creative involvement with the "Ballets Russes "is illuminated by a sharp sense of the internal artistic politics that animated the group. Portraying Stravinsky's circumstances as an emigre in France trying to make his living as a conductor and pianist as well as a composer, Walsh reveals the true roots of his notorious obsession with money. He also describes the nature of his long affair with Vera Sudeykina.
While always respecting Stravinsky's own insistence that life and art be kept distinct, "Stravinsky "makes clear precisely how the development of his music was connected to his life and to the intellectual environment in which he found himself. But at the same time it demonstrates the composer's remarkably pragmatic psychology, which led him to consider the welfare of his art to be of paramount importance, before which everything else had togive way. Walsh, long established as an expert on Stravinsky's music, has drawn upon a vast array of material, much of it unpublished or unavailable in English, to bring the man himself, in all his color and genius, to glowing life.
"Sometimes the details grow wearisome--we learn of every stop on every concert tour. But it's entertaining to see Walsh weigh the evidence from his contrary sources about even the smallest of them. Finally we are left with an image of this overbearing, dapper, ugly little man, whose unorthodox conducting style communicated the essential thing about his music--a rhythmic propulsion as inexorable and as liberating as the spring thaw. It is Stravinsky seen from the outside. To get some idea of what made such a genius tick you have to search out the Stravinsky-Craft books, however suspect and unreliable. But Walsh's is a useful and honorable portrait. It leaves you wanting to listen again and again to every piece, from the tiny shards of the 'Pribaoutki' to the curlicued grandeur of 'Oedipus Rex.''' - Lawson Taitte 1/16/00


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Oh cahoot, does that mean thorough testing and coding of any changes they make before actually implementing them and forcing them on users, if so; microsoft, arch linux team, nokia, et al. please take note.
Why bother? Canonical kernel team manager Leann Ogasawara explained in a Google hangout today that this proposal is on the table because Canonical thinks it can deliver both stability and cutting-edge features with rolling releases.
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Debian has (or at least had last time I messed with it) a rolling branch, unstable (Sid).
Could it ever truly be rolling if debian is not rolling?
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Yea Chakra's doing this too (via Arch).. the core system is released in 'stages' or however you want to word it, the applications themselves (stuff that won't kersplode your system) is rolling. Actually a pretty good setup I think.. system's stable yet you're constantly up to date with the "regular" software.. in theory the worst that'll happen is the one application will crash, no more "holy god what did I do" moments with an update. Arch had a few major doozies if you weren't paying attention to their news feeds and what the updater is doing.
Several distros like Bodhi Linux do a semi-rolling release where they update the software but only update the system when they get system updates from Ubuntu.


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This discipline focuses not only on the biology and behavior of common urban rodent species, but also addresses scientific approaches for their management.
As is likely obvious, mammalogy is the scientific study of mammals. About 5,419 species of mammals exist and they are classified into about 29 orders. Rodentology is a branch of mammalogy that examines the study of rodents (the word rodent means "gnawing mammal"). The Rodentia is the largest order of mammals and among the most successful. The order Rodentia contains about 2,277 species with a few new species being added every couple of years. This equates to 42 percent of all species of mammals on Earth being a rodent! For comparison, humans belong to the primates within the family Hominidae, which contains but six species, (i.e., only 1 percent of all mammal species).
Urban rodentology is a sub-discipline of rodentology, (as urban entomology is a sub-discipline of general entomology). Urban rodentology focuses not only on the biology and behavior of the rodent species most commonly associated within and impacting cities and towns, but also addresses scientific approaches for their management.
As with most sciences, urban rodentology is a complex subject. However, the following points present a capsule view of this study:
The purpose of this article is to examine more closely the complex but fascinating science of urban rodentology. But more importantly, we want to consider why an understanding of urban rodentology is so essential to pest professionals the world over in ensuring successful (i.e., effective and profitable) management programs of rodent pests.
Inter-Disciplinary Sciences and Trades Involved With Urban Rodentology
Here is a partial list of scientific disciplines, trades and skills that interface with urban rodentology on an ongoing basis:
Associated Trades and Skill Sets:
For the purpose of urban rodent management programs, we can divide urban rodent pests into two groups: primary and secondary urban rodents.1 In order of significance, the primary urban rodent species in many parts of the world are: 1) House mouse, Mus musculus; 2) Norway (brown) rat, Rattus norvegicus, and, 3) Roof (black) rat, Rattus rattus. These three species are often referred to as "commensal," "domestic" and "old world rats and mice." These rodents belong to the mammalian subfamily, Murinae, after the early Latin word origin of "mur" meaning "mouse." In this subfamily alone, there are 519 species. Worldwide, within the mouse genus Mus, there are about 38 species, while about 64 species occur within the rat genus Rattus.
Our urban rodents are well recognized for being among the most successful of the successful rodents. In fact, the everyday house mouse has been characterized by some scientists as perhaps the second most successful mammal on Earth, right behind Homo sapiens.
So how can we scientifically explain the success of these mammals? There are at least six impressive reasons: 1) a high degree of adaptability to many different structural and infrastructural environments; 2) very fast reproductive rates when resources are plentiful; 3) ability to squeeze families or a local colony into relatively small spaces; 4) some members of local colonies possess highly secretive, elusive behaviors; are active at night; remain alert and immobile per any strange sound, etc. 5) body shapes and colors to avoid detection and predation (i.e., same color as shadows and the ground); capable of scurrying quickly from shadow to shadow; and, 6) intelligence and cognitive abilities. (Among animals, intelligence is difficult to precisely define. However, general indications of intelligence include the ability to learn, matched with behavioral flexibility. Rats, for example, are considered to be highly intelligent, because research has proven they can learn and perform new tasks — an important asset when entering a new building or area for the first time.)
In addition to the six general qualities discussed above, each of the three primary species also possess a number of individual qualities that make them successful.
The House Mouse
The Norway Rat
The Roof Rat
Depending on the location, there are other rodents of significance in and around urban areas. In fact, as urban sprawl continues, any one or more of the secondary urban rodents listed below can emerge as a primary rodent pest species. These rodents also are capable of significantly damaging buildings, contaminating food or posing health threats to humans, their pets and/or their livestock.
Similar to other aspects of urban pest management, working with urban rodents necessitates involvement in other scientific disciplines as well as other trades and skill sets. Urban rodentology is, for sure, a science but also an art requiring the honed skills of a craftsman.
You can't provide excellent mouse control, say, in a large commercial office building if you don't possess a modicum of knowledge about how an office building is put together. This is because city rodents learn, memorize and mark various utility pipes and chases that allow them to move up and down between floors, as well as which are the safest and fastest routes to go from nest to food (e.g., the office building's coffee break room, or the messiest desks among 100 others). So this involves convincing humans how to maintain desks (altering behavior) so as to not allow mice to proliferate and spread.
If you have ever tried to control roof or Norway rats infesting ceiling areas of a large vertical apartment complex you understand the level of difficulty. Knowing how to read a blueprint to identify various utility chases is more than half the battle. It's fair to say this kind of knowledge is a prerequisite of being able to gain control.
Moreover, the skill sets of pest proofing and building repairs are essential in being involved in rodent pest management (i.e., weather stripping a door is not the same as pest proofing a door; plugging a small hole to exclude rodents isn't as simple as stuffing steel wool into a hole or spraying from a can of expanding foam).
Finally, for those involved in the management of urban rodents, the art and the science of being keenly observant is critical. Greatness in eliminating pest rodents is not about using only great baits and traps, it's about being a great inspector via keen observational skill as to where to place the baits and traps.
Arthur Conan Doyle wrote in his Sherlock Holmes series, "You must be trained to see what others overlook." The clever rodents of our cities and towns require nothing less.
Pause for a moment to consider the professional management of the "every day" house mouse among various urban structures that occur on a typical service route for a pest professional anywhere — i.e., a mouse infestation in the following: supermarket; warehouse; suburban home with a garage and a basement; suburban home next door without garage and basement; an office building with hundreds of cubicles and suspended ceilings; an old restaurant in the old part of the city; an elementary school; and so on. Certainly there is no single template of service for any of these situations. In urban rodentology there aren't too many "service templates" from which to push the "repeat button."
Perhaps after reading this, you will be inclined to agree — urban rodentology is as deep a study as is urban entomology, acarology, microbiology or any other of the sciences inter-connected to urban pest management. This science demands site specificity and situational analysis. It is truly a science requiring dedicated, astute and enthusiastic professionals.
The author is an urban rodentologist with RMC Pest Management Consulting, Richmond, Ind.
1Depending on the global city or region, other species of rats and mice are also important pests. For example, the Bandicoot and Polynesian rats are important in many parts of Asia and the Pacific Rim countries. Wood mice invade buildings during cold seasons in many European countries and so on.


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Thursday (well Friday) again! This week it's buttons and bows on Cute Card Thursday. I've used a Bildamarna image coloured with Copics and Promarkers. The sentiment is Paper Makeup and paper is MME.
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But it isn't all about the techie stuff, we can also support the presenter themselves, ensuring that they have all the skills and resources to make their time 'in the spotlight' as stress free as possible. To do this we have teamed up with UK partners Sales Engine and internationally with 2Win! Global, who share the same ethos as we do – that excellent presentations should be available to everyone.


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Roberts' demos DOCSIS 3.0 at NCTA; execs envision business migration
LAS VEGAS - Comcast Chairman/CEO Brian Roberts , in a flashy introductory segment for the "State of the Industry" session Tuesday morning, unveiled what he called "the first public demonstration of a wideband cable modem." He downloaded an entire encyclopedia, including photos and a visual dictionary, in barely four minutes - a two-week task via dial-up modem, Roberts said.
"With wideband, we're going to unleash a whole new era of video," Roberts predicted, as Arris Chairman and CEO Robert J. Stanzione, seen onscreen from a remote location, transmitted hefty visual and multimedia files at 150 Mbps, using DOCSIS 3.0 technology, onto screens on stage at the Mandalay Bay Conference Center ballroom, where about 4,000 attendees witnessed the demonstration.
There is no current schedule for DOCSIS 3.0 deployment, Roberts said after the conference session. But he emphasized that "the best part that it is incremental and backward compatible" so it will be "quite easy" to implement.
After the wideband demonstration, Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons echoed the view that "the prospects for cable have been "enhanced exponentially" by broadband. He said that broadband technology helps all of his company's businesses, including distribution and production.
Parsons also noted that "scale" is an inevitable part of the industry's future, suggesting that more consolidation and vertical integration are on the horizon.
News Corp. President/CEO Peter Chernin agreed: "This is a world where the big get bigger," and that more acquisitions are likely.
Philippe Dauman, president/CEO of Viacom Inc. in response to a question from session moderator William Kennard (managing director of the Carlyle Group and former FCC Chairman) about bypassing cable delivery and going directly to consumers, said that "we want to [reach] consumers wherever they are."
Earlier, NCTA President Kyle McSlarrow opened the session with a rebuttal to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's Monday remarks.
"We appreciate his offer to engage in a dialogue," McSlarrow said, adding that he had welcomed Martin's acknowledgement that cable is bringing broadband to rural areas of America.
The NCTA chief executive's remarks focused on the convention theme of "competition," pointing out that, "When the government encourages growth and regulates with a light touch, consumers win." McSlarrow emphasized that competition enabled telephone companies to break into video service.
"It is puzzling that Chairman Martin does not take the same approach to open [an] open marketplace," McSlarrow concluded.


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James Richardson is joined by Paul Doyle, Barry Glendenning and Kevin McCarra for an extended football chat about: Chelsea's faltering title bid; Celtic's Old Firm derby win; Fabio Capello's role in Aids awareness in Lesotho; a roundup of the midweek action in France, Germany and Italy; Totti-gate; a preview of the weekend's Premier League matches; and your posts.
Sid Lowe in Spain comments on Johann Cruyff's kidnap revelations while Ewan Murray assesses the impact of Celtic's win on the SPL title race and whether Rangers can overcome fixture congestion.
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The Pesticide Handbook by Peter Hurst, Alastair Hay and Nigel Dudley, Pluto, pp 358, £22.50
There is a great deal of public anxiety about chemicals designed to kill pests, especially those that protect our crops from viruses, fungi, worms, insects and so on. These fears are fuelled by misinformation from an often uninformed media and the irrational extrapolation of the dangers from accidents to residues in our food.
The Pesticide Handbook is described by the publishers as a 'unique and practical guide for trade union members, health and safety workers, doctors, agricultural workers and farmers, and environmental campaigners'. It does not exactly add a balanced, scientific viewpoint to an already complex issue. Often more damage to public health results from the scaremongering than from ingesting small quantities of pesticide residues.
There is nothing like a good dose of media exposure to turn people off a healthy food. Think of Alar ...
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The transmission is a 1991 Chevrolet 700R4, rebuilt by Charlie. The converter is a D&P Products 2000 stall speed unit with a custom valve body. The rear end is a Chevrolet 12-bolt, narrowed 2 inches and carrying 3.70 gears. The running gear is complete with American Torque Thrust II wheels and Toyo Proxis tires. The fronts are 17x7 shod with 215/50 rubber, while the rears are 18x8 with 275/40 shoes. The driveline and dual exhaust system was built by Kenny at ADCO Muffler and Driveline.
The interior was next on the list.A set of '63 Impala bucket seats and the '61 rear bench seat were covered by Charlie, with help from Justin at West Coast Customs in Snowstorm White pleather, while the door and side panels are matching white vinyl. The carpet is grey loop. All of the glass is new, from Breaker Glass. The gauges are Auto Meter Ultra-Lite units and the steering wheel is from Billet Specialties. Tunes are generated through an Alpine 9820XM head unit and Alpine amp.
Charlie says that one of his biggest problems was getting the original stainless steel trim straight and dingless. All of the chrome work was done by Sherm's Plating in Sacramento.
Charlie Freeland's '61 SS clone is definitely one of a kind and, although it is not an original SS, it sure fools a lot of folks at car shows and rod runs. It is truly a vehicle that reflects the owner's passion for early '60s Impala's. Charlie and his wife Cynthia truly have a ride to be proud of.


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Dutch company develops self-heating baby bottle
|The bottle stores powdered baby formula and vitamins in one compartment and spring water in another, so that the formula can be prepared immediately before consumption.
An innovative self-heating package specifically designed for semi-liquid food like baby formula has been developed by Dutch company Aestech, Food Production Daily has reported.
The start-up firm, located in Eindhoven, has initially designed a bottle that stores powdered baby formula and vitamins in one compartment and spring water in another, so that the formula can be prepared immediately before consumption. The technology combines three different, comparatively new trends. On the one hand, there is the dispensing cap for controlled doses of vitamins. On the other hand, the bottle also has self-heating packaging and is designed to be as convenient as possible.
According to the manufacturer, self-heating technology has so far been used for heating coffee and tea in various types of beverage cans. However, the latest development of the technology allows the storage and self-heating of semi-solid and solid food. The new bottles will spare parents the inconvenience of carrying around boxes of baby formula, measurement spoons and a baby bottle, while looking for ways to warm the food up. Instead, they can now take advantage of the convenience of having baby formula prepared and kept in an optimal condition while they are on the go, Aestech said.
The secret of self-heating lies in an aluminum heating element, placed at the bottom of the chamber containing the spring water. It is put on small columns to make sure that water surrounds it from all sides and allows even distribution of heat for the entire amount of liquid. The fact that it is elevated and does not touch the sides of the bottle also ensures that the plastic would not be melted during the heating process, which can be started by pressing a button at the top of the bottle.
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The heating element is filled with calcium oxide, which reacts with the water and turns into calcium hydroxide that generates heat. The water needed for the exothermal reaction runs through a tube from the activating button to the heating element. The button is protected from accidental activation by a cover seal. When pressed, the button ruptures the film seal between the two separate chambers holding the powdered baby food and the spring water, thus allowing the powder to drop into the compartment below. Meanwhile, by pushing the button, the water in the tube is pushed toward the heating element and the heat gets transferred to the mixture of powder and water.
Aestech explained that the technology is also energy saving because baby formula only needs to be heated to 37 degrees Celsius, whereas self-heating packaging for coffee, for instance, requires energy to heat the liquid to 62 degrees Celsius. The new technology takes about two minutes to heat the baby food to the required temperature, the company added.


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We are regularly bombarded with the message that our world is getting smaller. We have more information about more people and cultures than we've ever had before. Yet our sense of disconnectedness continues to grow. How is it that we know people in other cities or even other countries, yet know nothing of the lives of the people next door? New Neighbor challenges our assumptions about what a neighbor is, who our neighbors are and what a neighborhood could be. This vivid gallery of words and images gives us a glimpse into what Leroy Barber and many of his Mission Year team members are discovering about being a New Neighbor. It is an invitation to join this movement. To explore, question, wonder and wrestle with others who are longing to be New Neighbors.
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He has dedicated more than 20 years to eradicating poverty, confronting homelessness, restoring local neighborhoods, healing racism and living what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called "the beloved community."
Leroy starts projects that shape society. In 1990, burdened by the plight of Philadelphia's homeless, he founded Restoration Ministries, to serve homeless families and children living on the streets. In 1997, he joined FCS Urban Ministries serving as the founding Director of Atlanta Youth Academies, a private elementary school, to provide quality Christian education for low-income families in the inner city.
He is currently the President of Mission Year, a national urban initiative introducing 18-29 year olds to missional and communal living in city centers for one year of their lives. Rev. Barber is the Pastor of a church plant, Community Fellowships Church and on the boards of Atlanta Youth Academy and DOOR.
Leroy is married to Donna and together they have three children: Jessica, Joshua and Joel.
Brian T. Murphy's interest in photography began over a decade ago, and through the years he has enjoyed watching his style unfold. He often feels himself gravitate toward certain recurring themes. Big, colorful and often empty places. The absence of people. The breadth and depth of human emotions. Each offers the opportunity to capture something underneath. His search for that something, whether on an empty street or in a person's eyes, keeps him diving in further with photography.
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Keys Hair Care Products, Inc. filed as a Domestic for Profit Corporation in the State of Florida on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 and is approximately three years old, according to public records filed with Florida Department of State. The filing is currently active as of the last data refresh which occured on Sunday, June 7, 2015.
Leonard Burnett serves as the Director and has interests in other corporate entities including Keys Airport Business, Inc., The Covenant Community Development Corporation of Orlando, Inc. and two more corporations. Leonard's past corporate affiliations include Keys Technology Group Inc., Keys Brueggers Orlando, Inc and three others.
Brady Keys is the Director of Keys Hair Care Products, Inc.. Brady's additional corporate interests include Keys Airport Business, Inc., Keys Family Foundation, Inc. , and Keys Films, LLC . Brady's past corporate affiliations include Keys Group Medical Delivery, Inc., Keys Group, Inc. and three others.
The Vice President of Keys Hair Care Products, Inc. is Rodney Keys. . Rodney has other corporate interests including Keys Films, LLC, Keys Family Foundation, Inc. Rodney's past corporate affiliations include Keys Group Medical Delivery, Inc., Keys Group Distribution Company and two others.
Rodney M. Keys is also the registered agent for the company. Also known as a statutory or resident agent, the registered agent is responsible for receiving legal notifications regarding court summons, lawsuits, and other legal actions involving the corporate entity.
Key roles for Keys Hair Care Products, Inc.
Leonard E. Burnett
Director, Vice President
Brady Keys
Director, President, Treasurer
Rodney M. Keys
Vice President Director
Anna Keys
Director, Secretary
Jamie A. Keys
Director, Secretary
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In 2003, photographer Bob Soltys adopted Lucky, a Jack Russell Terrier, changing the course of his photography and of his life. The book documents images taken at home and during travels throughout Northeast Ohio and across America.
One half of the proceeds from this book will be donated to Jack Russell Rescue, a non-profit dedicated to finding homes for Jack Russell Terriers that are in shelters or up for adoption.
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text: Aria Systems lets merchants offer subscription services via PayPal May 25, 2010 5:00 AM Dean Takahashi 0 Got email marketing? We've got best practices from LivingSocial and estate sale guru Everything But The House in our next Insight webinar. Online payment vendors such as eBay's PayPal have become popular for one-time purchases. But Aria Systems is expanding PayPal's repertoire to subscription management. PayPal has handled the payments part of subscriptions for years. But to date, subscription management systems have been clunky and hard to use. Aria wants to enable vendors such as PayPal to offer subscription management as a self-service option for merchants, said Lance Walter, vice president of marketing for Aria Systems in San Mateo, Calif. The service is now live and the company has been running a pilot for a few weeks. That could be important for online merchants that are looking for more predictable revenue streams and long-term customer relationships. And subscription options are important in markets from games to publishing. Aria Systems automates the process of invoicing customers and notifying subscribers for renewals. PayPal itself has more than 84 million active accounts in 190 markets. It handled $71 billion in payments in 2009. The company has to keep on adding new services such as Aria's in order to stay ahead of rivals entering its home turf. Aria was founded in 2003 and launched its first billing system service in 2006. It has raised $14 million in two rounds from Hummer Winblad and Venrock. Rivals include Amdocs, Portal Software (owned by Oracle) and a number of other software-as-a-service vendors. "What we've learned so far is that online billing is about a lot more than just billing," said Walter.


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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Doug McMillon, head of its international business, will replace Mike Duke as chief executive officer when he retires as the world's largest retailer struggles to ignite growth at home and abroad.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mike Duke said he sees no conflict between paying low prices to suppliers that source merchandise from overseas and being able to maintain safe conditions at garment factories.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mike Duke told employees and shareholders at the company's annual meeting today that the retailer, whose executives are accused of bribing Mexican officials, is committed to ethical behavior.
President Barack Obama met today with Wal-Mart Stores Inc . Chief Executive Officer Mike Duke and former Procter & Gamble Co. CEO Alan Lafley at the White House as part of an outreach to U.S. businesses.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s board, as it prepares for new leadership at the company, has identified two internal candidates to succeed Chief Executive Officer Mike Duke, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retail chain, named board member Greg Penner to the new role of vice chairman, putting him in position to be a successor to Chairman Rob Walton.
Almost one-third of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s non-Walton-family shareholders voted against Chief Executive Officer Mike Duke and three other board members.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, drew fresh criticism from shareholder-advisory firms over topics ranging from executive compensation to its handling of a foreign-bribery scandal.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retail chain, announced the retirement of two directors, including former Chief Executive Officer Lee Scott, shrinking its board to 14 members.
"As you would expect, we're following this situation very closely."
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November 30, 2012 - Millwood, VA — Life skills education in Namibia is a crucial component of the country's efforts to shield students from HIV/AIDS and could potentially save lives and improve the future of youth nationwide, says global NGO Project HOPE on World AIDS Day.
Namibia has one of the highest burdens of HIV/AIDS in the world. HIV infection among people aged 15-49 was estimated to be 13.5 percent in 2010, and there were about 25 new infections each day. While approximately 40% of new infections in Namibia were among young people aged 15-24, 60 percent of them were among young women.
"There is a need for effective HIV/AIDS prevention messages at all levels of the education system," said Steve Neri, Project HOPE's Regional Director for Africa.
Project HOPE, a global health education and humanitarian assistance organization, was recently awarded over $663,000 by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to help the Namibian Ministry of Education improve its response to the HIV/AIDS crisis. The MCC is an innovative and independent U.S. foreign aid agency that is helping lead the fight against global poverty. Project HOPE is partnering with Creative Associates International, a US-based nonprofit organization, and Legal Assistance Center, a Namibian nongovernmental organization, in these efforts.
Life skills teachers are being appointed to teach a wide range of skills to foster informed attitudes about HIV/AIDS and critical thinking to help Namibia's youth protect themselves from HIV/AIDS.
"It's important that all school age children develop knowledge and skills to make informed choices on issues of health, especially sexual health, including how to avoid or change risky behaviors," said Geoffrey Shakwa, Team Leader for the MCC Project. "I believe the Ministry of Education's life skills curriculum is vital if we are to reach, and ultimately protect, the country's most vulnerable - young people."
But, says Shakwa, the teachers need help too. It is estimated that one in seven Namibian educators were infected with HIV in 2002. Teacher absenteeism in Namibia is mostly due to chronic sick leave - 46 percent of all leave taken was due to health issues related to HIV/AIDS and 31percent of all leave was due to absence that occurred when teachers attended the funerals of victims of the disease.
Project HOPE and its partners will assist the Ministry of Education to develop effective training materials that include strong prevention messaging, and guidelines about matters related to teachers who are infected with HIV, particularly how to address the stigma and discrimination suffered by HIV-infected teachers.
Other HOPE programs in Namibia include a partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Services in support of tuberculosis control and an effort to improve the well-being of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in partnership with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare.
In Mozambique, Project HOPE has implemented a program to assist AIDS orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). The program aims to strengthen the ability of families and communities to care for these vulnerable children. The program addresses the increased economic needs of an OVC household by providing economic strengthening opportunities, micro-credit loans or savings groups, along with health and parenting education. In Malawi, HOPE has focused on health education to increase awareness of Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. HOPE has trained TB clinicians and nurses and its programs have increased access to TB screening and testing for HIV positive patients.


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It's Been Bobcat Equipment Since the Beginning of Up-and-Coming Landscaping Company
LandTec Services
The latest addition to the Bobcat lineup at LandTec Services is this M-Series E35.
LandTec Services, in Austin, Texas, is a commercial landscaping company that specializes in landscape installations, retaining walls, irrigation and residential landscaping. Manager/Member Brandon Parrish oversees the equipment acquisitions and usage for LandTec. He says the company sets itself apart from other companies by proactively monitoring its equipment use, cost of ownership and cost of rental. He helps LandTec keep the right mix of Bobcat� equipment and employees for its landscape services.
In 2010 the company purchased a new M-Series E35 compact excavator and an S650 skid-steer loader. For many companies, the Great Recession meant keeping compact equipment longer simply because the jobs weren't available and they couldn't afford to purchase new machines. Parrish and the employees have weathered the storm and continue their landscaping efforts by maximizing their equipment's productivity.
Parrish says the E35 is used on excavating projects to dig footings, build retaining walls, create drainage areas and break up concrete. The new M-Series S650 skid-steer loader is a real workhorse for the landscape crews who use it for nearly everything: excavating, grading (rough and fine), moving heavy materials with a bucket or pallet fork, lifting and carrying hard-to-handle materials with a grapple, digging holes with an auger and cleaning the jobsites with a sweeper.
Project spotlight: This retaining wall projects was built by LandTec Services employees, using Bobcat compact loaders and excavators.
LandTec employee Ric Bergara says the S650 complements two other Bobcat loaders (an S185 and an S250) well on the jobsites. Bergara spends much of his time in the field, keeping an eye on the many LandTec jobs. He says changes between the previous generation and the M-Series model make a significant difference, including big ones like the new cab-forward design, and small ones like a stronger front step mounted to the lift arms that provides for easy entry and exit of the cab.
"From the first day I sat in the cab, I could tell the visibility improved; the operators can see much better in every direction," Bergara says. "They tell me the S650 is much quieter, which makes for a more comfortable workday."
The company also owns an MT55 mini track loader. It's matched with a trencher attachment for use in confined spaces, to install underground irrigation systems. It digs the trenches, and then employees attach a bucket to backfill, complete fine grading or move materials in and out of restricted areas. "It's one of our most versatile machines," Parrish says.
Quality equipment and service
Manager/Member Larry Quinn agrees with Parrish and Bergara about the versatility and durability of the Bobcat machines, and he attributes the company's success, in part, to the Bobcat equipment and his local dealer � Bobcat of Austin. "A Bobcat loader was the first piece of equipment that we bought," he says. "We continue to be impressed with the quality of the equipment and the service we receive from our dealer. I think everyone here would agree that we're working with the best and there is no reason for us to change.
"Our company sets itself apart from others with good relationships, by setting expectations with our customers and delivering on our expectations. Our customers know that we're going to deliver a good product."


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House Votes to Prolong Economic Problems for American Families
Center for Responsible Lending
July 22, 2011
Last night a majority of House members voted against a strong, independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and in favor of the flawed lending and weak oversight that sparked our economic meltdown. In doing so, they sided with Wall Street lobbyists and big-money financial firms, and against Americans' wallets and our economic recovery.
These lawmakers are clearly out of touch with most Americans, who by a 4 to 1 margin support a single agency to protect consumers from deceptive financial products.
The cost of the national economic crisis is already enormous: trillions of dollars in lost wealth, billions of dollars in taxpayer bailouts, and millions of lost homes. The House vote yesterday ensures that the price tag will climb even higher.
For more information: Kathleen Day at (202) 349-1871 or firstname.lastname@example.com; or Charlene Crowell at (919) 313-8523 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
About the Center for Responsible Lending
The Center for Responsible Lending is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization dedicated to protecting homeownership and family wealth by working to eliminate abusive financial practices. CRL is affiliated with Self-Help, one of the nation's largest community development financial institutions.


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Rodent Infestation at Kosher Food Warehouse in Queens
The mission of KosherEye is to make our readers aware of trends and developments related to the kosher culinary world. Sometimes this is difficult to report – because the news may not be positive. We feel that we are obligated to share the following story that broke last week about a product many of us have in our pantries - KoJel.
Inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration seized more than $1 million worth of foodstuff after finding widespread rodent infestation in a Ridgewood, Queens warehouse. The company previously had been notified multiple times to correct the situation.
Among other publications, this disturbing story was reported in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal Online and The New York Post. KoJel is manufactured by V.I.P Foods. In addition to KoJel, V. I. P. Foods produces instant pudding, hot chocolate mix and instant noodle soup.


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A delectable cuisine for what is believed to be more than 40 thousand years, seafood is a hot commodity and tasty treat around the world. Exquisite seafood restaurants are located in dozens of countries, but it takes an extraordinary restaurant and chef to be considered one of the world's top seafood restaurants.
Mul Yam
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Garnered as one of the world's best seafood restaurants by esteemed critics such as the New York Times, Mul Yam is a quaint Cape Cod-style restaurant that happens to be located thousands of miles away in Tel Aviv, Israel. The restaurant flies in high quality seafood several times a week, guaranteeing that it is always fresh. The fantastically creative kitchen serves up a range of appetizers and main courses on the ever-changing menu. One day's menu may include crispy gnocchi with a pumpkin cream and the next will offer up cold lobster salad. Dessert is a separate affair at Mul Yam and is not to be missed.
website: http://www.mulyam.com/indexEn.html
Asador Extebarri
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Situated in a tiny village in Spain, Asador Extebarri is the brain child of self-taught chef Victor Arguinzoniz. Described as "The Grill Genius of Spain", Arguinzoniz smokes and grills his seafood on charcoal that he prepares himself daily, using equipment that he built with his own two hands. Guests of Asador Extebarri can expect to dine on anything from oysters to caviar, all grilled without recipes and using only Arguinzoniz's instincts. Listed as one of the World's 50 Best Restaurants, baby eel season runs during the winter months and is one of the restaurant's most popular cuisines.
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|Lure fishbar
A combination raw bar and fish house dotted with decor reminiscent of a luxury yacht, Lure is situated beneath the bustling streets of SoHo in New York City. Although Lure's menu changes often, there are some popular staples that guests are sure to find each and every time they visit. Sushi and sashimi can reliably be found, as can the restaurant's popular bluepoint oysters and tuna burgers. Lure serves lunch and dinner daily with brunch specials on the weekend. The restaurant's daily specials and extensive cocktail menu brings in a sophisticated crowd looking to relax after a long day at the office.
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Lulu's at Homeport Marina
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Jimmy Buffett isn't the only talent in his family. His sister, Lucy, is owner of Lulu's at Homeport Marina, a casual and laid back seafood restaurant located along Alabama's shorelines. The Southern-style restaurant serves up a variety of kid-friendly dishes that will have the whole family drooling. Fried green tomatoes, a Southern staple, are on the menu daily. The fun restaurant is great for families and features family-friendly musicians performing every evening.
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A state psychiatric board heard testimony Friday on whether it should allow some limited freedom to a man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity for beating his pregnant wife to death in front of their 5-year-old son in 1998.
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GTKDynamo is free/open source software which, together with pDynamo, transforms PyMOL into a powerful interface for molecular modeling. The interface has been designed to facilitate determining reaction pathways in biological systems, specially using hybrid QC/MM (or QM/MM) methods. Pymol has been chosen as a graphical interface to pDynamo because it has a python API with wide documentation available. The code has been written by José Fernando R. Bachega, under advertisement of prof. Richard Charles Garratt and Dr. Troy Wymore, and a tremendous contribution from Dr. Martin Field.
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J. F. R. Bachega, L. F. S. M. Timmers, L. Assirati, L. B. Bachega, M. J. Field, T. Wymore. J. Comput. Chem. 2013, 34, 2190-2196. DOI: 10.1002/jcc.23346


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Shoganai is a Japanese word that literally means "there is no way of doing, it can't be helped - nothing can be done". It is interesting word, because it shows the culture of restraint in Japan - people should not complain. Indeed, complaining in Japan has been always kind of a taboo. Complaining is a sign of weakness. Relative word to shoganai is gaman, which means something like "Be patient".
Shoganai is something like c'est la vie. However, shoganai demonstrates the inability of the person to change the outside circumstances. Summer is hot and humid. Shoganai. Government workers are not friendly. Shoganai.
Japanese Mind | See also: Ikuji, Childbearing in Japan, aimai, gambari, shoganai, mottainai , Sempai-Kohai, Lifestyle of the Japanese, Silence of the Origami, katachi, ikiru


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New Year's Resolution Solution
By Dr. Keith Kantor Sc.D., PhD and Dana Yarn, RDLDThe most common time of the year to initiate positive change is typically January, and we tend to initiate change in the form of New Year's resolutions. One of the most typical New Year's resolutions is weight loss. Weight loss in itself has many health benefits the mindset around weight loss can often be unhealthy. Our mentality may become obsessive compulsive resulting in only short term weight loss due to a reduced quality of life and the end result is a backslide of weight gain when the will power runs out, another name for this is yo-yo dieting.
In January the health clubs become crowded and individuals set lofty weight loss goals for themselves. They tend to do whatever it takes to reach those goals like extreme low calorie dieting, maybe even diet pills, dangerous detoxification programs and extensive hours exercising. All of these behaviors are not strategies for success long-term, naturally as humans we do not have a will power tank that big. There has to be another focus besides weight loss.
The challenge this year is to avoid focusing on the scale needle instead focus on health and improving quality of life. When health and overall quality of life becomes the focus weight loss will naturally follow and it is an added benefit rather than an obsession.
Start out by asking yourself, "What is health?" Does it mean that next time you go to your doctor he takes you off of your diabetic medication because you have controlled your blood sugars through eating a remaining active? Or how about setting time each day to be active and play with your children, getting them out from behind the television or computer and outside and moving with you? There are several different areas that we can choose to focus on improving our overall health and quality of life. Here are some additional examples of lifestyle and healthy goals and strategies you can work on this year and weight loss will naturally be a benefit of adhering to these goals.
Nutrition contributes to over 70% of your health status. Look at the different areas that you struggle with and try to build on making improvements in these areas. Some examples include taking a healthy cooking class, reducing the amount of times you eat out each week. Aim to have the recommended 9-11 servings of fruits and vegetables per day, eat a "helmet" full of vegetables each day. Remove or limit any beverages with added sugars or artificial sweeteners, and increase water intake to at least half your body weight in ounces of water per day.
Stress management can be tricky especially if your stress comes from your career. Aim to turn all devices off by a certain time each evening and unwind with a good book, a bath or simply conversing with your spouse and children. Get a meditation app, book or video and try to meditate daily for at least 5 minutes.
Sleep is something that we often take for granted and do not get enough of it. Lack of sleep has so many detrimental health effects on hormones, insulin levels, weight and overall mental clarity and ability to focus. If you are not sleeping at least 7 hours per night aim to go to b a half an hour earlier each evening until you hit at least 7 hours of sleep. Some natural supplements that can help with sleep include melatonin, 5-HTP and even sleep/nighttime herbal teas.
Exercise and movement are also very important to overall stress management and hormone balance. Exercise releases the good mood hormone serotonin; this is the same hormone that is released when we eat comfort foods. Keeping serotonin levels up from exercise can reduce our cravings for comfort foods and with also improve our overall energy and quality of life. There is no need to set lofty goals with exercise 30-45 min. of strength training a few times of week along with daily movement from activities you enjoy like tennis, dancing, walking, running, swimming etc. is the best way to see long term goals without damaging the metabolism with endless hours in the gym. Incorporate your family into your daily movement, like playing at the park, going for walks, etc. it will not only improve your health but it can also improve your relationships.
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