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Summer Pasta Salad with Tomatoes and Zucchini
Servings: 16 • Size: 1 cup • Points +: 3 pts • Smart Points: 3
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16 oz uncooked elbows
4 cups grape tomatoes, cut in half
2 cups (1 small) zucchini, sliced and quartered
1/2 cup red onion, finely chopped
7 tbsp light mayonnaise (Hellman's)
2 1/2 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tbsp fat free Greek yogurt
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
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Over the last decade mobile payments have started to become a reality in many markets. According to the TM Forum, depending on the conditions of the market communications service providers operate in, different value chains and opportunities can present themselves. Below are excerpts from TM Forum's Quick Insights Report, "Mobile Money in Action: Exploring the Value Chain" which covers markets ranging from M-PESA in Kenya to the Google Wallet in the United States.
M-PESA in Kenya
Over the last decade mobile payments have started to become a reality in many markets. According to the TM Forum, depending on the conditions of the market communications service providers operate in, different value chains and opportunities can present themselves. Below are excerpts from TM Forum's Quick Insights Report, "Mobile Money in Action: Exploring the Value Chain" which covers markets ranging from M-PESA in Kenya to the Google Wallet in the United States.
M-PESA in Kenya
Perhaps the world's most famous mobile payments solution is Kenya's M-PESA. M-PESA is provided by Safaricom, a Kenyan mobile operator that is part-owned by Vodafone. Vodafone owns the M-PESA solution and licenses Safaricom to use it. M-PESA is currently operationally run by IBM.
In August 2011, the Wall Street Journal reported Vodafone earned $21 million through its Kenyan subsidiary, with $15.6 million coming from M-PESA in license fees. As of November 2011 M-PESA had over 14 million subscribers (out of a population of about 40.5 million, according to the World Bank) and more than 28,000 agents across the country versus around 600 ATMs.
About a third of Kenya' gross domestic product passes through M-PESA and Safaricom earns more money from M-PESA than it does from SMS – although this is in part because SMS tends to be bundled, free of charge, in the payments system.
M-PESA is operator-centric, working through a SIM toolkit application that sits on all Safaricom SIM cards. To put money on your phone, you walk into an authorized agent, hand over your money, then receive an SMS saying that the money has arrived on your phone. To send money to someone, you go to the pay menu on the phone, look for the person in your phonebook, or add their details, then send them the amount. They get a message saying, in effect, "If you have an M-PESA account, you now have 50 shillings [say] on your phone. If you are not an M-PESA account holder, go to any agent and they will give you the money."
According to TM Forum's Quick Insights Report, certain industries suffered from the success of M-PESA, including bus drivers, who were previously often paid by city dwellers to take money back to their home villages each week. Other network service providers suffered too, as many people moved to Safaricom because none of the others operators offered a similar service. For example, before M-PESA, Safaricom had about 45% of the market share; while today the mobile operator has about 70%. Other service providers have since launched mobile payments services, but none reach the scope and scale of M-PESA, says the report.
Although it is often perceived that the banks suffered the most from M-PESA, some have gained greatly. According to the report, all revenues from providing the service go to Safaricom, from which it pays its agents, license fees to Vodafone and other operational expenses. Originally, Safaricom had one big bank account (although it now has a second), with the Commonwealth Bank of Kenya, through which all the transactions pass – the bank provides a sort of wholesale service, from which it too makes money.
In April 2010, the Central Bank of Kenya issued new agent banking regulations allowing banks to engage a wide range of retail outlets for transaction handling (cash in and out) and product promotion (receiving account applications, though applications must be approved by a bank staff). This paved the way for banks to start using M-PESA outlets as a channel.
The final point on M-PESA states that if Vodafone and its partners were building the service from the ground up today, one thing they would include is open application program interfaces (APIs) so that applications, including those from banks, could be plugged into the platform more easily.
A good example of where integrating M-PESA with banking applications would provide savings and efficiencies is bars and shops. Subscribers can use M-PESA to pay for goods in supermarkets and buy drinks in a bar. This is because it massively cuts the cost and time involved in handling and banking cash, as well as greatly reducing the risk of robbery. According to the report, it would be hugely convenient for those running small businesses if they could plug M-PESA into a simple payroll application linked to a bank account to pay staff, without having to enter the information manually into separate, typically web-based software.
Including open APIs could enable unforeseen new services, as well as allow banks and individuals to work in concert with other M-PESA-type schemes, which at the moment generally operate in silos.
It's no accident that one of the driving forces behind the European Commission's thinking on payments is ultimately to enable a single, contiguous payments area for Europe, although that still faces stiff competition from embedded national payments systems, such as iDEAL for debits, which is unique to the Netherlands.
NTT DoCoMo iD DCMX in Japan
In Japan, the mobile money market started more than a decade ago when NTT DoCoMo introduced i-mode phones and their supporting payments ecosystem.
Although there are six or seven contactless card payment systems in the market place, there are relatively few debit and credit cards in circulation; Japan is still a heavily cash-based economy. Japanese people typically go to the cash till, take out substantial sums, pay for things in cash and, in the evening, they go and put what is left back in the bank.
The proximity payments sector is very competitive. The transit companies have a contactless card whose use has been extended to enable people to pay in convenience stores, at newspaper stands, other stores and venues such as swimming pools.
The biggest point about the Japanese market is how DoCoMo has navigated the situation. DoCoMo has about 80 million handsets in circulation with near proximity payment interfaces. To achieve this, DoCoMo decided that the portfolio of services that it would run over the phones would be very wide. Below, David Birch, director at Consult Hyperion, walks through the DoCoMo value chain.
"I walk into a shop in Tokyo and buy something with my phone – pay using my DoCoMo iD DCMX credit card, issued by Sumitomo Mitsui bank, which is part-owned by DoCoMo – that is, the operator decided to buy into a bank rather than get tangled up in regulation. In Japan, like the U.S., if you want to issue a credit product, you have to be a bank," says Birch. "I walk into a store, I buy a dress for the equivalent of $100. The merchant charge is $2.50, so $97.5 goes to the merchant, the $2.50 goes to the acquirer, DoCoMo ultimately, which has to pay about $1.25 in interchange fees to the issuer, which of course is DoCoMo. Then the issuer and acquirer both pay a card scheme to the scheme manager, DoCoMo."
This is a good example of a simple, closed value chain similar to M-PESA; as both systems control the entire process. NTT DoCoMo has been successful in introducing a credit product into Japan, which is not a credit-oriented society.
"In Japan you have a phone with iD [wallet], then there are a number of 'slots' that consumers can load different services into – so any bank is free to offer a credit product that fits into iD, although most of them are from DoCoMo, called DCMX. When you buy a DoCoMo phone, they all come with the DCMX product loaded into them and ¥100 of credit, which you can call up and extend if you wish," says Birch. "To the consumer, it looks like it's being done by the operator, although it's all being done by Sumitomo Mitsui. They probably have 15 million DCMX users active now – it's gone through the roof, relative to the market norm. So if you marry the product to the mobile properly, like DoCoMo, then the predilection of the customer to use those products soars."
There are two other very interesting elements to this strategy. Contrary to common perception, it appears- according to a Consult Hyperion blog- that the number of mobile proximity payments made in Japan fell during 2010 (with about 10% of all mobile subscribers making a mobile proximity payment during December 2010, or about 9.8 million users). It seems that consumers found that mobile payments involved pushing too many buttons on their phone and having to wait for software to load. This appears to explain why e-payments continue to be dominated by proximity prepaid cards – except that these payments too appear to be falling.
Prepaid cards are generally only used for public transport and convenience stores as all the other shops also accept payments from the credit facility embedded in the card's integrated circuit. Most of these other stores also award 3 percentage point rewards for credit-based payments, instead of just 1% that is usual for prepaid transactions. Also, these stores often don't bother to ask for a PIN entry for credit-based payments.
The second interesting aspect of this Japanese example, and perhaps the more important, is that the Japanese aren't flocking to buy proximity-enabled phones because they want to make payments, but rather because they enable people to do all sorts of other interesting things.
The most striking example is McDonald's Club: one out of every eight Japanese are members. Every week their mobile phone receives a voucher for extra fries or a free Coke. Club members go to McDonald's, place their order including the goods covered by the voucher and tap their phone on the terminal. Within 300 ms, the coupon is transferred from the phone to the PoS terminal, where it is instantly accounted for. The terminal then requests the balance, which is paid from the phone.
Google Wallet and Isis in the United States
When Google first looked at providing payments services, it discovered that it's hard to make money from payments if you aren't already part of the established processes, something that NTT DoCoMo realized and hence the way it went about introducing credit – through well-established channels.
Secondly, Google also understood that while payments are an essential element of the m-commerce process, the best way to make money is through the other services that can be offered around them, such as vouchers, loyalty programs and promotions.
The Google Wallet, launched in September 2011, uses near field communications (NFC) standard and the economics are essentially the same as if it were a card-based payment. The value chain is not changed by the fact that the transaction is taking place via a mobile phone, but it runs in parallel with a new marketing and promotion value chain, with the payments people capturing the added value. The piece Google is building out is all around the consumer engagement, distributing the coupons, enabling consumers to redeem those coupons in retailers through a single tap of their phones on an NFC-enabled PoS terminal and completing the payment in one go.
The launch partners for Google Wallet were Citi, MasterCard, First Data and Sprint. To use Google Wallet, a user opens up the application on their phone and enters their 16 digit card number, as well as a small number of identifying features like the year they were born and their ZIP code. Citi then fulfills the request, putting that credit card into the Secure Element on the phone, and the card is now visible in the Google Wallet application, and the consumer is ready to pay. If a customer does not have a Citi MasterCard, then there's a Google prepaid card. The subscriber can link any card they have, regardless of the brand or issuer, to fund the prepaid account.
But, how do the operators make money out of the Google Wallet value chain? The short answer is they continue doing what they are doing already, with the economic incentive being just the same as for other phones – getting people to sign up.
One of the big questions that has been asked around mobile money is could operators use their charging and billing systems for payment of goods (regulation allowing), transferring their success at selling digital goods into payments for physical goods? It would seem that the answer is no: being able to take 30% of the cost of a ringtone, for instance, is one thing, but, as many have discovered to their cost, disrupting the existing payment chain is all but impossible. While customers don't even realize the operators are taking a 30% cut delivery of a ringtone, neither they nor the merchant are prepared to pay an extra 30% for being able to make or accept payment for a candy bar through a mobile phone.
"Let's examine the value chain, so we understand the magnitude of it. I'm walking down the street. I get a message on my phone that says 'it's two for one at Taco Bell'. I go in and order whatever, tap the terminal to redeem the voucher or coupon and pay. It costs $5 and I walk out. How much money did the bank get from that? The answer is $0.21," says Birch.
According to Birch, this $0.21 profit is due to the Durbin Amendment, which was an addition to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The amendment came into force on October 1, amid much controversy, capping the interchange rate at 21 cents plus 0.05% of the transaction, with the possibility of an additional cent if certain criteria are met.
"There are a lot of mouths to feed from that $0.21," says Birch. "How much did Taco Bell pay Google for distributing the offer information/coupon – I'd say about 10 times more than the bank got. So the telcos and the banks are arguing about splitting the difference between a merchant service charge of between 2.75 % and 2.8%, while Google is charging 8 or 9%– and for getting a customer in the door, the retailer will always be prepared to pay."
Google is not sharing revenue with its launch partner, Sprint, which arguably is doing little more than acting as an NFC-enabled phone distribution channel for Google Wallet.
As one observer remarks, "Whether it will enable [Sprint] to sell more phones or a different kind of phone so they can change their product mix remains to be seen, but probably they are hoping to attract more people to becoming smartphone users. In the U.S., right now, 72 to 73% of the phones sold by telcos are smartphones, and it goes up a little bit more every month."
Isis was formed on a different basis. It is the joint venture initiated by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, with partners MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express. It will launch in 2012, and has the clear intention of making money from mobile payments by owning the mobile wallet, albeit relying on established payment mechanisms, and the economics and scale they bring.
Whether one model prevails over the other remains to be seen, it seems likely there is room for both models, although one might work better than the other in certain markets. ABI Research reckons mobile operators will own 75% of electronic wallets next year, but predicts this will fall to 63% by 2016, if Google Wallet makes an impact and Apple joins the NFC fray next year, as is widely expected.
This article is an excerpt from TM Forum's Quick Insights Report, "Mobile Money in Action: Exploring the Value Chain." TM Forum research and publications help the communications and associated industries with every aspect of their on-going transformation and business evolution. TM Forum research and publications are available at no charge to TM Forum members. Non-members may purchase TM Forum's research and publications through TM Forum's website at www.tmforum.org.
Annie Turner is Publications Managing Editor for the TM Forum. She has been reporting on the communications industry since the 1980s. Before joining the TM Forum in August 2010, she worked as a freelancer for 15 years, contributing to many British national newspapers, particularly The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Financial Times and international press such as The International Herald Tribune and The European.


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Cappuccinos and croissants from Sarabeth's make a delightful mid morning snack.
6. RED ROOSTER CAFE | 310 Malcolm X Blvd.
As morning turns to noon, meet up with some friends and enjoy the American Classic Bloody Mary and corn bread served with honey, butter and tomato jam at this traditional Southern, soul cafe.
7. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM | 5th Ave. & 82nd St.
After lunch, immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Museum Mile! Visit the colorful collections in the Art of Arab Lands wing at the world-renown Metropolitan Museum of Art.
8. NEUE GALLERIE | 5th Ave. & 86th St.
A few blocks down from the Met is the Neue Gallerie, another cultural stop which features excellent Austrian and German art.
9. CAFÉ SABARSKY | 5th Ave. & 86th St.
Ever been to a true Vienna coffee house? Cafe Sabarsky is located within the Neue Gallerie and serves authentic Austrian coffee and the best apple strudels in Carnegie Hill.
10. PAOLA'S RESTAURANT | Madison Ave. & 92nd St.
Finish the day at Paola's with an exquisite dinner of Carciofi al Giudea – a version of baby artichokes fried in the style of the Roman ghetto.


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The show is called "Scandal" for a reason.
When the ABC drama returns Thursday after a few weeks off, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) has a doozy of a case on her hands. Her new client is CEO Sarah Stanner (guest star Lisa Edelstein), who's accused of having an affair with President Grant's Supreme Court justice nominee.
When Olivia and the gladiators sweep into Sarah's home, they warn her to close the blinds and take in the trash. Her husband protests that they're just "normal people."
"Normal is over. Normal ended hours ago," Olivia sternly tells them.
"Sarah, they're going to dig up anything and everything about you they can get their hands on -- your trash, your voicemail, your bank statements, your prescription history -- it's all fair game."
Elsewhere in the gladiator-verse, Harrison and Abby struggle to repair their friendship (which was damaged when he helped Olivia fake David Rosen's abusive past), and Huck takes Quinn on as a protégé. Over at the White House, Cyrus and Mellie are still vying for Fitz's trust, but he may give it to someone else. And Jake is still hanging around to flirt with Olivia.
"Scandal" airs Thursdays at 10 PM on ABC.


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IRS Scandals Raise Doubts Over HHS Mandate Judgment
The way the regulation is written, it is the IRS that determines whether an organization qualifies for full exemption from the HHS mandate.
WASHINGTON — The targeting of conservative, pro-life and religious non-profits by the Internal Revenue Service is drawing concern over the agency's authority to decide exemptions to the HHS mandate.
"The HHS mandate hinges on what constitutes a religious entity," said Ashley McGuire, a senior fellow at the Catholic Association and editor of AltCatholicah, a Catholic women's web magazine.
McGuire explained to CNA during a May 10 interview that the IRS has "authority in determining what a religious entity is" for purposes of deciding which employers must comply with the controversial mandate.
Issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, the mandate requires employers to offer health insurance covering free contraception, sterilization and some drugs that can cause early abortions.
A wave of protest against the regulation has sparked a multi-step process to issue a revision that takes religious objections into account. As currently proposed, this revision would allow a small percentage of religious organizations to be exempt from the mandate, based on their tax status with the IRS.
Late last month, however, the IRS admitted that certain non-profit organizations' applications for tax exempt status received increased scrutiny due to their names and political themes. Additionally, some targeted groups were required to disclose lists of donors, blog and newsletter content, and prayers used at events.
These groups included politically conservative organizations as well as pro-life groups and religious organizations and charities such as Christian Voices for Life, Family Talk Action and Samaritan's Purse, among others.
Pointing to a recent article in the Weekly Standard, McGuire explained that in the midst of this new controversy, the IRS will become responsible for deciding whether or not organizations are forced to abide by the mandate if it violates their consciences.
She explained that the "way the regulation is written, it is the IRS that determines whether an organization qualifies for full exemption from the HHS mandate."
"So the very enforcers at the IRS, whose own inspector general admits they systematically targeted conservative and religious groups, will now get to decide who is entitled to ladle soup into a bowl for a homeless person without violating his or her conscience," McGuire wrote in the Weekly Standard.
In the midst of the scandal in which "religious values were indeed scrutinized by bureaucrats," the IRS will "gain new authority to determine what constitutes religious activity and which religious employers are entitled to conscience rights," she continued.
"If the case for repealing this unjust intrusion on the free exercise of religion was always strong, in recent weeks it's gotten stronger still," she added.
McGuire told CNA that the only way to ensure that the sort of political targeting that has occurred already by the IRS does not result in an infringement on religious freedoms via the contraception mandate is to either "completely repeal the mandate" or give a religious exemption to "anyone who asks for an exemption."


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Albert Oscar Wyrick Sr. 1923 - 2009 Tonganoxie
Services for Albert Oscar Wyrick Sr., 86, Tonganoxie, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Tonganoxie
Mr. Wyrick died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at his home.
He was born Oct. 16, 1923 in Tuscumbia, Mo., the son of John C. and Cora Hawkins Wyrick. Mr. Wyrick was retired from Perks Dog Food Co., Kansas City, Kan.
On Dec. 25, 1941, he married Gertrude O. Thomas in Kansas City, Kan. She died Jan. 23, 2003.
Survivors include eight sons, Albert Jr. and Thomas, both of Tonganoxie, Billy, Riley, James and John, both of Eastland, Texas, Richard, Langdon, N.D., and Floyd and Ronald, both of Eudora; seven daughters, Dixie Lattin and Sharon Beggs, both of Langdon, N.D., Doris Eastlin, Alton, Mo., Virginia Haff, and Bonnie Jacobs, both of Kansas City, Kan., Margie Wheeler, Independence, Mo., and Cindy Ramdorsingh, Oskaloosa; a brother, Johnnie, Jefferson City, Mo.; a stepsister, Eldonna Ernshaw, Bonner Springs; 42 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be one hour before the funeral service at the funeral home.
- E-mail this obituary
- Send an online condolence
- Contact Quisenberry Funeral Home regarding Albert Oscar Wyrick Sr.
- Contact Quisenberry Funeral Home by phone: 913-845-2740


text: Zune vs. iPod Video vs. iRiver Clix December 31, '06 Comments [15] Posted in Gaming | Movies | Musings | Reviews Sponsored By Due to a number of amazing events this last few weeks I somehow find myself back in the states with: An iPod 80gig Video A 2gig iRiver Clix A 2gig iPod Nano A 30gig Black Zune A Playstation Portable (PSP) Now I certainly don't need 5 things that play music and show pictures (and some show video) so I need to do some analysis to see which is right for me, and which is right for the wife (and brother, and parents, etc). iPod Video The iPod is usually considered the device to beat, but since iTunes 7 was/is such a phenomenal POS (on both the Mac and PC, there is virtually no one who thinks it doesn't suck exponentially more than the very reasonable iTunes 6) it's possible that the iPod is losing its status as "de facto MP3 player" as in "just buy an iPod." I saw a skater kid in the Amsterdam Airport last week with a Brown Zune and I asked him "why'd you buy a Zune" and he immediately answered "because it's not an iPod." Apparently Apple is starting to feel like Microsoft has for years. Sucks to be on top, eh? Good Stuff Video: I'm using the Video feature way more than I thought I would. It made the 25 hours of flights (each way) tolerable. The screen is bright and clear. Massive: The 80gig iPod is expansive to say the least. I've got my entire audio collection of over 6500 songs as well as 5 feature length movies and every digital photo I've ever taken on this thing, and I've still got 15 gigs free. Easy: It's so incredibly easy to buy music off of iTunes and get it on the device. That's a +1 for the WAF. Buying movies and TV shows works great also. Flexible: I bought a bunch of TV shows for pay-cable channels I don't have and took them with me to Tanzania this year. The iPod supports a standard Camcorder Video Cable (just swap the Yellow and Red RCA wires) and outputs PAL and NTSC. We used it as a one-way Tivo while we were there and had a blast. No less than three spontaneous dance parties broke out while using my iPod in Africa, and because I had my entire music collection with me, I was able to blow the minds of the folks who asked if I had Pitch Black Afro on my 'pod. I said, "please. Who are you talking to. Of course." and proceeded to party the night away. Bad Stuff DRM: The DRM can be confusing if you have more than one computer. I've personally gotten confused while "authorizing and deauthorizing" computers, especially during OS upgrades. There used to be a program to turn the songs you bought into MP3s, but it's not working anymore with iTunes 7. Slow: It's pretty slow if you have 6000+ songs and you say "shuffle songs." It tends to lock up and scrolls slowly. iTunes is virtually unusable on Vista in the current version without disabling Vista indexing and a bunch of other crap I shouldn't have to sweat. Battery Life: Video just sucks the life out of this thing. I have a "backpack" that has 4 AA batteries that at least quadruples the battery life. Still, a hassle. iPod Nano Good Stuff Tiny: It's small. Not Shuffle small, but "wife's small purse; isn't that cute" small. I find myself using this device the most so far for around town, walking and such. It's just so a great size. Bad Stuff Storage: There's an 8gig version now, but most are 1, 2 or 4 gigs. I find the 2 gig one just a little cramped. Wife doesn't notice though. No Video: A nit, and the screen is small, so it doesn't really matter. They included tiny photos though, why not video? iRiver Clix What a surprisingly fun little device! It's an odd size compared to the Nano, much thinker (like 3 times as thick) but comfortable. It feels familiar in its size, but I'm not sure what it reminds me of. It has a very interesting interface in that the whole front screen "click-tilts (my word)" in each direction to provide navigation. Right is "forward" and left is "back." Good Stuff Tiny: It's small and pocket-sized. Not as easy to drop in as the Nano, and not something you'd want in your front shirt pocket, but still, small. Video: It's the smallest video player I've seen, and it's got a great screen. The video is about 15fps by my reckoning, and it's kind of complex to get video on to the thing in the format it wants. I'm still struggling with some obscure messages from Windows Media Player 11 about converting some of my video. Photos: It's also a nice little photo viewer. Both Music and Photos - using Windows Media Player - are downsized automatically in order to squeeze as much as possible on the 2 gig version. The screen is very clear and Album Art looks great. Radio: There's a built-in FM Radio that supports recording of the stream. A surprising and very nice feature, I say. Games: It includes an implementation of Flash and there's a number of downloadable Flash Games to check out. Most are lame, but Sudoku is nice. Windows Media Player: The Clix is perfectly integrated with Windows Media Player and was the easiest device to sync of all these. I just say "fill it up as much as you can with a random 2gigs from my collection." And it was handled. That's all I ever wanted from iTunes. Bad Stuff Storage: There's a 4gig version, as the 2gig is a little cramped, but if you don't mind 64kbps audio (many don't - do be such an elitist!) then you can automatically get a LOT more on as the Windows Media Player 11 stuff gets one thing right - auto squishing of audio while copying works great. That's about it. It's a great little device. Urge: Urge is the music marketplace for everything but Zune. It's aight. Zune The OOBE (Out of the Box Experience) on the Zune is very familiar. It's iPod-like, but it does have a different, more organic gestalt. I like it. It's the bizarro iPod from another parallel dimension. The interface is similar to Windows Media Center, but different, smoother, faster, cleaner. I was, and continue to be, impressed. It's more intuitive than the roll/scroll interface of the iPod, and it's faster and more responsive with thousands of songs loaded. Good Stuff Decent Size: It's probably the same mass as an iPod, it's just a little less wide, and a smidge taller. The round directional button does beg to be rubbed like an iPod, but maybe that's me. The whole device has a nice texture that's very matte - not gloss like the iPod - so I suspect while the screen will likely scratch, the Zune itself doesn't show many fingerprints. XBox 360: It plugs in and is charged by the Xbox360. Works great and the Xbox recognizes it as a Zune. Of course, the Xbox recognizes ALL the devices I've got here, but the Zune gets a cute little icon on the Xbox. :P Screen: The screen is very nice, and is rotatable portrait/landscape. Album Art fills the screen and looks great. It comes with a clear sticker on the screen that I wanted to use as a screen protector, but they put text all over it, so that was a bummer. Radio: The iPod requires an adapter for FM, the Zune has a tuner built in that includes RDS (Radio Descriptive Service) that gives you the name of the current song. The iPod also has RDS. WiFi: The Zune will find other Zunes and you can send or receive music over them. While the music is shared, there's DRM added that lets the receiver only listen to the song THREE times, then it disables that song. They can later buy that song. Odd, but better than nothing. WiFi can be turned off to save batteries. Zune Marketplace: Includes an all-you-can-eat feature where you get complete access to every song on the marketplace for a timed period. I'm doing the 14-day trial. A nice way to find new artists, like Rhapsody. iTunes should take notice to this. Bad Stuff WiFi: See above. Odd Stuff Software: The Zune software is Windows Media Player 11, but it's not. You do Zune stuff in Zune but you kind of know you're talking to your Windows Media Player Library. There's a whole separate Zune Sharing thing, but it's unclear if you're configuring standard Windows Media Sharing from an alternate interface. You can run both Windows Media and Zune thingie at the same time, but when I tried to sync the Clix in one and the Zune in the other at the same time, I had to reset them both with a paper clip. Not sure if that's USB or the software freaking out. Also odd, the Clix shows up in Vista in My Computer as well as in the "Sync Center" but the Zune is no where to be found in either. Note that you need an upgrade to the Zune software to work on Vista. The Zune desktop software has crashed twice for me in one day, so something will likely be fixed on Vista soon. PSP Good Stuff Screen: Seriously, drink in the screen. It's amazing. Glorious. Perfect. Wireless/Browser: It includes 802.11 and a very capable Web Browser, as well as support for Podcasts (RSS with attachments). UMDs: The industry hates UMDs as a proprietary media, but I love their size and relative cheapness. If you spend a lot of time on planes, grab a few movies (or rip and squish DVDs) and you're set from LA to New York (or PDX to JRO). Games: Of course. Oft-updated Firmware: You can update the Firmware over wireless and it's always adding new features. It includes Sony Location-Free TV now, as well as a features for connecting to PS3s. Homebrew: This thing is forever being hacked into, and you can run Linux and all sorts of MAME Emulators and such. (added from comments from Laust M. Ladefoged) AUTO-Podcast Downloading: I think you left out the single most important feature of the PSP and what basically sets it apart from the other devices in your list (at least for now), namely its ability to wakeup from standby and automatically download all the podcasts you have subscribed to via WiFi. This feature was added with the recent v3 firmware and has completely changed the way I have access to my prefered podcasts. My PSP wakes up about 6 in the morning, automatically downloads the latest podcasts, ready for my listening when I put it in my pocket on my way out the door - no longer any need for syncing with my computer anymore, so nice. Bad Stuff Music and Storage: You can get a 2gig 4gig memory stick and there are 4-8gig hard drive add-ons, but it's not a very great music player. It IS a great movie machine though. Conclusion I'd say this: You want the ultimate media player? Get a Zune or iPod video and base your decision on a combination of your politics and the features. Both kick ass. The wireless social Zune stuff is slick, but I have only met one other person with one. That'll eventually change. Buying TV Shows and Movies on iTunes is fabulous and seamless. My Mom and Dad run around the country in their RV, and I think they could use an iPod Video as a "disconnected Tivo" very easily, connected to their little 13" TV. However, the screen on the Zune is larger and nicer than the iPod. Both a great. I'm still torn on this one. You want a little media player? You want video? Get an iRiver Clix. It's got a great screen, a smooth interface and long battery life. (I haven't run out yet). You don't care about video? You might still get a Clix, unless you want a really thin player, then get a Nano. You only care about the screen? You want games first, video second and music third? Get a PSP. The PSP has a fantastic screen, but it's max 2gig capacity (unless you get an external hard drive) and poor battery life make it a niche device for geeks. Of course, I am a geek, so I take it everywhere as well. The combination of Videora and a DVD Ripper makes it nice for up to 4 feature length films. You hate DRM and are concerned about using iTunes or Urge or Zune Marketplace? Don't use them. Buy CDs and Rip. About Scott Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, consultant, father, diabetic, and Microsoft employee. He is a failed stand-up comic, a cornrower, and a book author. About Newsletter Sponsored By Hosting By Comments [15] Share on: Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or use the Permalink


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Two abortion doctors have been charged with murder for performing illegal late-term abortions. The case highlights the need for safe, legal, accessible abortion — but many will probably take the opposite message from it.
According to the Cecil Whig, Dr. Steven Brigham and Dr. Nicola Riley came under suspicion when Riley brought a woman to a Maryland hospital for complications of a late-term abortion. Investigators concluded that this abortion violated Maryland law, which prohibits abortions after viability (unlike other states, it doesn't specify a time period after which the fetus is considered viable), and they charged Brigham and Riley with murder. Officials then investigated Brigham and Riley's clinic, and found 36 aborted fetuses in a freezer. Thirteen of them appeared to have reached viability — of these, one had abnormalities and seven others had actually been terminated in New Jersey via injection. Brigham now faces murder charges for the remaining five fetuses.
The case is grisly and disturbing, and I certainly don't envy the medical examiner who had to determine the fetuses' cause of death. Abortion after viability makes many people cringe, but as Irin Carmon recently pointed out on Salon, women who seek late-term abortions tend to be young and dealing with multiple life crises. In some cases, they aren't able to get the money for an abortion, or find a provider, until they're relatively far along. These women would benefit from safe, readily available abortion providers they could trust, so that they could terminate their pregnancies early when the risk of complications is smaller. They would also benefit if abortion providers could do their work in hospitals rather than stand-alone clinics, so if complications did arise they could be treated promptly. Instead, the stigma of abortion means many women actually think it's illegal, so they're willing to accept substandard care. None of this excuses those who operate unsafe clinics — but if women were able to access good care when they needed it, they'd be less likely to get late-term procedures at sketchy facilities. No doubt anti-abortion advocates will take the case against Brigham and Riley as an argument for further crackdowns on abortion rights — but it's really an argument for the opposite.
Abortion Doctors Charged With Murder [Cecil Whig]
Abortion Doctors Charged With Murder In Md. [CBS]


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Letter, Tho. Ewing, Jr. to Dear Sir [Wm. S. Reyburn]
Author: Ewing, Jr., Thomas , 1829-1896
Date: November 23, 1858
In his capacity as attorney for H. B. Denman, who had just "bought of [John A.] Halderman the interest of the latter in the ferry, Ewing wrote Reyburn, Philadelphia, to encourage "an amicable settlement" to avoid taking their disagreement to court. The nature of their dispute was not entirely clear, but Ewing insisted that if not settled it could undermine the legitimacy of the ferry company's charter in the eyes of the soon to be constituted State government.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Thomas Ewing, Jr. Collection, #341, Letter Press Book #2
Item Number: 100523 Number of images: 2
Keywords: Courts; Denman, Hamp B.; Ewing, Thomas, 1829-1896; Ferries; Halderman, John Adams; Lawsuits; Lawyers; Leavenworth County, Kansas Territory; Leavenworth, Kansas Territory; Philadelpia, Pennsylvania; Reyburn, William S.
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Enjoy Fruity Desserts Year-Round
Feb 08, 2016 12:31AM
By Family Features
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(Family Features) During late winter and early spring, limited availability of fresh produce can make it more difficult to enjoy your favorite fruity desserts. Richer, heartier recipes featuring canned or frozen fruits are an easy way to satisfy your cravings until fresh fruits fill the produce aisles again.
If not being able to see and smell the packaged fruit makes you uneasy, just follow this advice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ensure your canned and frozen fruit meet your expectations.
- Remember that heavy syrups and sugars add calories. Look for fruits canned or frozen in light syrup or juice instead.
- Avoid severely dented cans, which may have holes in the metal or loosened seams. Similarly, ensure any twist-off jars are firmly sealed (you should hear a pop when you open them).
- Be wary of soft frozen fruit; a solid freeze helps retain quality. Also skip stained or damaged packaging, which could be a sign the fruit was thawed and refrozen during transport.
- Know your labels. Grade A fruits (also called Fancy) offer the best flavors and appearance; Grade C (Standard) fruits are ideal for desserts in which looks matter less, such as cobblers, pudding, etc. Grade B (Choice) falls somewhere in between.
Cobblers and crisps are a delicious way to enjoy fruity desserts during the off season. Or take a less conventional approach to a basic cake, with this quick and simple recipe:
Easy Fruit Cake
- 2 cans fruit pie mix (such as cherry or peach)
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1/2 pound butter, melted
- Whipped topping (optional)
- Pecans or walnuts (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 13-by-9-inch baking pan.
- Pour pie mix into baking pan. Spread dry cake mix over mix and top with butter. Scatter small indentations too allow butter to reach bottom.
- Bake 45 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve topped with whipped topping and nuts, if desired.


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Exciting news. Our app has a new name – Healthily. Learn more
Eating too much sugar can make you gain weight and can also cause tooth decay.
The type of sugars most adults and children eat too much of are "free sugars". These are:
Sugar found naturally in milk, fruit and vegetables doesn't count as free sugars. We don't need to cut down on these sugars, but remember that they are included in the "total sugar" figure found on food labels.
It's recommended that free sugars – sugars added to food or drinks, and sugars found naturally in honey, syrups, and unsweetened fruit and vegetable juices, smoothies and purées – shouldn't make up more than 5% of the energy (calories) you get from food and drink each day.
This means:
Free sugars are found in foods such as sweets, cakes, biscuits, chocolate, and some fizzy drinks and juice drinks. These are the sugary foods we should cut down on.
For example, a can of cola can have as much as nine cubes of sugar – more than the recommended daily limit for adults.
Sugars also occur naturally in foods such as fruit, vegetables and milk, but we don't need to cut down on these types of sugars. Be aware that these are included along with free sugars in the "total sugars" figure that you'll see on food labels.
For a healthy, balanced diet, cut down on food and drinks containing free sugars.
These tips can help you to cut down:
Reducing sugar in drinks
Reducing sugar in food
Find more ways of cutting out sugar from your diet.
Look at the information on nutrition labels and ingredients lists to help reduce your intake of free sugars.
Nutrition information can be presented in different ways, including on the front and the back of packs.
It's important to look for the "of which sugars" figure on nutrition labels, which is part of the carbohydrate information. While this doesn't tell you the amount of free sugars, it's a useful way of comparing labels and can help you to choose foods that are lower in sugar overall.
Look for the "Carbohydrates of which sugars" figure on the nutrition label as shown in the image below.
Products are considered to either be high or low in sugar if they fall above or below the following thresholds:
If the amount of sugars per 100g is between these figures, that is regarded as a medium level.
The "of which sugars" figure describes the total amount of sugars from all sources – free sugars, plus those from milk, and those present in fruit and vegetables.
For example, plain yoghurt may contain as much as 8g per serving, but none of these are free sugars, as they all come from milk.
The same applies to an individual portion of fruit. An apple might contain around 11g of total sugar, depending on the size of the fruit selected, the variety and the stage of ripeness. However, sugar in fruit is not considered free sugars unless the fruit is juiced or puréed.
This means food containing fruit or milk will be a healthier choice than one containing lots of free sugars, even if the two products contain the same total amount of sugar. You can tell if the food contains lots of added sugars by checking the ingredients list.
Sometimes you will see a figure just for "Carbohydrate" and not for "Carbohydrate (of which sugars)". The "Carbohydrate" figure will also include starchy carbohydrates, so you can't use it to work out the sugar content. In this instance, check the ingredients list to see if the food is high in added sugar.
You can get an idea of whether a food is high in free sugars by looking at the ingredients list on the packaging.
Sugars added to foods and drinks must be included in the ingredients list, which always starts with the ingredient that there's the most of. This means that if you see sugar near the top of the list, the food is likely to be high in free sugars.
Watch out for other words used to describe the sugars added to food and drinks, such as cane sugar, honey, brown sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice concentrate/purées, corn syrup, fructose, sucrose, glucose, crystalline sucrose, nectars (such as blossom), maple and agave syrups, dextrose, maltose, molasses and treacle.
For more information on terms you might see on food label terms, such as "no added sugar", see Food labelling terms.
Eating too much sugar can contribute to people having too many calories, which can lead to weight gain. Being overweight increases your risk of health problems such as heart disease, some cancers and type 2 diabetes.
For a healthy, balanced diet, we should get most of our calories from other kinds of foods, such as starchy foods (wholegrain where possible) and fruits and vegetables, and only eat foods high in free sugars occasionally or not at all.
The Eatwell Guide shows us how much of what we eat should come from each of the main food groups in order to have a healthy, balanced diet.
Learn more about how to have a balanced diet.
Sugar is one of the main causes of tooth decay.
To prevent tooth decay, reduce the amount of food and drinks you have that contain free sugars – such as sweets, chocolates, cakes, biscuits, sugary breakfast cereals, jams, honey, fruit smoothies and dried fruit – and limit them to mealtimes.
The sugars found naturally in fruit and vegetables are less likely to cause tooth decay, because they are contained within the structure. But when fruit and vegetables are juiced or blended into a smoothie, the sugars are released. Once released, these sugars can damage your teeth.
Limit the amount of fruit juice and smoothies you drink to a maximum of 150ml (a small glass) in total per day, and drink it with meals to reduce the risk of tooth decay.
Squashes sweetened with sugar, fizzy drinks, soft drinks and juice drinks have no place in a child's daily diet. If you're looking after children, swap any sugary drinks for water, lower-fat milk or sugar-free drinks.
It's better for your teeth to eat dried fruit as part of a meal, such as added to your breakfast cereal, tagines and stews, or as part of a healthy dessert – a baked apple with raisins, for example – and not as a between-meal snack.
Important: Our website provides useful information but is not a substitute for medical advice. You should always seek the advice of your doctor when making decisions about your health.


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Sara Ludy, Acid Cloud (2015, digital video) embedded on rhizome.org.
Sara Ludy's video works will be on the front page of rhizome.org all week as part of the ongoing online digital painting exhibition "Brushes," presented by Rhizome and the New Museum for the First Look series.
For this series of abstract video works, originally created for the online collaborative w-a-l-l-p-a-p-e-r-s.net, Sara Ludy begins with images created in Adobe Photoshop using the "Difference Clouds" feature, which alters color levels in an image according to cloud-like patterns. This software-generated image is then imported into Adobe Aftereffects, where Ludy adjusts preset parameters to create these swirling cloud patterns. In part, the works are an investigation of the aesthetics inherent in the software tools—but unlike artists such as Cory Arcangel, who previously explored such "default" aesthetics in his Photoshop gradient series, Ludy allows more latitude for her own improvisation, seeking out visual complexity that transcends the seemingly mundane origins of her imagery.


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Neuromuscular Disorders
Large Animals
Spastic paresis is seen in many breeds of cattle and has been referred to as "contraction of the Achilles tendon," "straight hock," and "Elso heel." (Also see Lameness in Cattle.) It can be divided into two syndromes, one that affects calves and one that affects adults. In calves, the condition appears to be familial and can be seen in many breeds, with signs beginning between 1 wk and 1 yr of age. It is characterized by extension of the stifle and tarsus and by spastic contracture of the muscles of one or both pelvic limbs. Spasticity primarily affects the gastrocnemius and superficial flexor muscles; in some cases, other muscles of the pelvic limb are involved. The leg is usually held in extension behind the calf and does not touch the ground during walking. The disease is progressive but usually responds to neurectomy of the tibial nerve. The cause is unknown. No lesions are seen in peripheral nerves, and the condition is thought to involve excessive activity of the neuromuscular spindle reflex arc. Adult cattle are affected at 3–7 yr of age. Extensor muscles of the back and pelvic limbs are affected, causing lumbar lordosis and caudal extension of the limbs. This condition is also thought to be familial and is usually progressive. Mephenesin (30–40 mg/kg, PO, for 2–3 days) may produce variable control of signs. Quadriceps muscle hypoplasia as a cause of congenital lameness has been described in Holstein calves. Reduced numbers of spinal cord motor neurons suggest that there is failure to innervate the muscle on the affected side.
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (see Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis) is seen in Quarter horses 2–3 yr old and is due to an inherited mutation of the sodium channel. It causes episodes of muscle tremor and sometimes recumbency, both of which may be precipitated by exercise. Hyperkalemia is usually present during an attack, and electromyography can also be helpful for diagnosis. Acetazolamide (0.5–2.2 mg/kg, PO, bid) or hydrochlorothiazide (0.5 mg/kg, PO, bid) may lessen the frequency and severity of attacks.
Myotonia congenita is an inherited/familial disorder in goats and Shropshire lambs and is occasionally seen in horses. It causes muscle rigidity; marked dimpling on percussion of the muscle belly; and a stiff, stilted gait. Electromyography is a useful aid to diagnosis. This disease results from a mutation in a chloride channel.
Muscular dystrophy is an inherited disease in Merino sheep. It results in a slowly progressive stiffness that affects the limbs and neck from 3–4 wk of age onward. Clinically affected sheep have high resting and postexercise concentrations of serum CK and lactate dehydrogenase.
Porcine stress syndrome or malignant hyperthermia (see Malignant Hyperthermia) is a hypermetabolic and hypercontractile syndrome that, when triggered by anesthesia or stress, produces a sustained increase of intracellular calcium levels within skeletal muscle fibers. This in turn causes muscle stiffness, hyperventilation, hyperthermia, and pale exudative pork. It results from a mutation in a calcium-channel gene that is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, usually in Landrace pigs.
Small Animals
Hypertrophic neuropathy of Tibetan Mastiffs is an autosomal recessive disease that has been recognized in the USA, Switzerland, and Australia. It causes paraparesis by 8 wk and may progress to tetraparesis. Hyporeflexia is marked, but sensory function is preserved. Demyelination and remyelination are seen on nerve biopsy. Prognosis is guarded. Some puppies regain the ability to walk but remain weak. There is no treatment.
Alaskan Malamute polyneuropathy affects Alaskan Malamutes 10–18 mo old. Clinical signs include exercise intolerance, paraparesis progressing to tetraparesis, muscle atrophy, hyporeflexia, and, in some cases, laryngeal paralysis. Electromyography shows diffuse fibrillation potentials and positive sharp waves. On nerve biopsy, there is axonal necrosis with demyelination. There is no effective treatment, although clinical signs stabilize in some dogs. In most affected dogs, however, progressive disability leads to euthanasia.
Congenital laryngeal paralysis is seen in Bouvier des Flandres (autosomal dominant) and Siberian Huskies, Rottweilers, and Bull Terriers <1 yr old. It results in exercise intolerance and inspiratory dyspnea. Diagnosis is confirmed by visualization on laryngoscopy. Congenital laryngeal paralysis with diffuse peripheral neuropathy is seen in several breeds, including Dalmatians, Rottweilers, and Pyrenean Mountain Dogs (Great Pyrenees). Prognosis is guarded to poor.
Primary hyperoxaluria (l-glyceric aciduria) is a rare, inherited (autosomal recessive) neurofilament disorder of domestic shorthaired cats that results in renal disease and also produces weakness due to a peripheral neuropathy. Signs develop at 5–9 mo of age. A plantigrade stance is the most prominent sign, and spinal reflexes are sometimes reduced. Urine contains increased oxalate and l-glycerate levels. There is no treatment.
Neuropathy of hereditary hyperchylomicronemia (hyperlipidemia) is a suspected autosomal recessive disorder that causes a generalized peripheral neuropathy in cats. Clinical signs do not develop until at least 8 mo of age. The hyperlipidemia results in deposition of lipid granules within nerves, and there is evidence that the clinical signs can be controlled by a low-fat diet. Blood samples from affected cats have the appearance of "cream of tomato soup."
Sensory neuropathy of longhaired Dachshunds (probably autosomal recessive) causes pelvic limb ataxia at 8–12 wk of age. Urinary and GI function may also be disturbed. Paw position sense, spinal reflexes, and pain sensation are depressed, and self-mutilation can occur. There is a loss of myelinated fibers in sensory nerves and in selected areas of the spinal cord. There is no treatment, but affected dogs may have a relatively normal quality of life, provided self-mutilation does not occur.
Sensory neuropathy of Border Collies manifests as ataxia, lack of proprioception, and abnormal sensory testing. Onset is usually at 5–7 mo of age and progresses relentlessly. Euthanasia is the common endpoint. The genetics of this disease are not yet known.
Sensory neuropathy in Pointers is seen in English Pointers (autosomal recessive) in the USA and Shorthaired Pointers in Europe. Self-mutilation of the digits is the main clinical sign, and disease onset is before 6 mo of age. Pain perception is absent in the pelvic limbs and depressed in the thoracic limbs. There is neuronal loss in dorsal root ganglia. Prognosis is poor. There is no treatment.
Inherited polyneuropathy of Leonberger dogs is a distal neuropathy, with an age of onset of 1–9 yr in this breed. Clinical signs include weakness, exercise intolerance, change in bark, and dyspnea. Pedigree analysis suggests an X-linked inheritance.
Musladin-Lueke syndrome is a connective tissue disorder affecting muscles, bone, heart, and skin. Clinical signs most prominently reflect muscle fibrosis and contractures. The resulting posture is that of the animal walking on its "tip-toes." This is an inherited recessive disorder, reported in Beagles, for which the genetic mutation has been identified. The abnormal posture is present shortly after birth. Other clinical signs include thickened cartilage of the ear and wide-set eyes. Seizures may occur concurrently. It is not yet known whether the seizures are related to the primary disorder or are a concurrent disorder. There is no treatment. The human counterpart to this disease is progressive and frequently fatal; however, the disease appears to stabilize in dogs.
Congenital myasthenia gravis (autosomal recessive) has been described in Parson Russell Terrier, Smooth-haired Fox Terrier, and Springer Spaniel puppies. It is due to either a deficiency or dysfunction of the acetylcholine receptor, and there is none of the circulating antireceptor antibody seen in the more common acquired form of the disease. Clinical signs usually start at 5–10 wk of age. The characteristic finding is an exercise-induced weakness, often associated with megaesophagus. The prognosis is more guarded than in acquired myasthenia gravis. The congenital disease has also been described in cats. A presynaptic form is seen in 12- to 16-wk-old Gammel Dansk Hønsehund dogs (autosomal recessive). Treatment consists of anticholinesterase drugs.
Scotty cramp (autosomal recessive) causes episodes of muscular hypertonicity in Scottish Terrier puppies. These episodes are exacerbated by excitement, exercise, stress, and poor health and are characterized by a hypermetric gait and arching of the spine, which can cause the dog to somersault when it runs. The disorder seems to be related to faulty serotonin metabolism. Diazepam and promazines help to relieve signs.
Congenital myoclonus of Labrador Retrievers (familial reflex myoclonus) causes muscle spasms/hypertonicity from an early age. Puppies may be unable to walk or even maintain a sternal position due to extensor rigidity. The prognosis is very poor.
Hypokalemic myopathy of Burmese cats (autosomal recessive) causes periodic paralysis or weakness with ventral flexion of the neck. Cats are affected at 3–4 mo of age. Serum CK is markedly increased. Dietary supplementation of oral potassium usually produces a favorable response (eg, potassium gluconate solution at 2–4 mEq or mmol/cat/day, PO, until serum potassium levels are stable).
Myotonia congenita is seen in Chow Chows, Staffordshire Terriers, Great Danes, and Miniature Schnauzers (autosomal recessive) and causes signs similar to those seen in myotonic goats. There is often a degree of muscle hypertrophy, and marked stiffness is seen when dogs first rise. Dimpling is seen on percussion of several muscles, including the tongue. Diagnosis can usually be confirmed by electromyography (characteristic "dive bomber" sound); muscle biopsy changes are mild and nonspecific. Prognosis is guarded, although membrane-stabilizing drugs (procainamide, mexiletine) result in significant improvement.
X-linked muscular dystrophies have been described in Irish Terriers, Golden Retrievers, Miniature Schnauzers, Rottweilers, Samoyeds, German Shorthaired Pointers, Groenendaeler Belgian Shepherds, Brittany Spaniels, Rat Terriers, Labrador Retrievers, Japanese Spitz dogs, and also in cats. All are due to mutations in the dystrophin gene. Males show muscle stiffness, dysphagia, and weakness at an early age, along with a plantigrade stance and muscle atrophy as the animal gets older. Initial muscle hypertrophy may be marked, particularly in cats. Diagnosis is facilitated by the initial massive increases in serum levels of CK and by demonstration of hyalinized and mineralized muscle fibers on biopsy. Prognosis is guarded to poor. Currently, there is no treatment. A novel congenital muscular dystrophy has been reported in cats associated with deficiency of merosin (laminin α2), in which degenerative changes occur in both muscles and peripheral nerves.
Labrador Retriever myopathy (autosomal recessive) causes a stiff gait and marked muscle atrophy in puppies of both sexes. Signs worsen with cold, stress, or exercise, and affected dogs may be unable to keep their heads elevated in a normal position from as early as 3 mo of age. Tendon reflexes are usually absent. Signs stabilize by 6–8 mo of age, and the prognosis is favorable, so affected dogs can make good pets. There is preferential atrophy of type II muscle fibers.
Dermatomyositis of Collies and Shetland Sheepdogs (inherited as a dominant trait with variable expressivity) causes atrophy and weakness of the masticatory and distal limb muscles from a few months of age, sometimes associated with trismus and megaesophagus. These signs are combined with a dermatitis over the face and extremities. The clinical signs may wax and wane and, in general, do not become severely debilitating. Polymyositis and dermatitis are evident on histopathologic examination. This disorder has also been seen in Beauceron Shepherds, Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Australian Cattle Dogs, Lakeland Terriers, Chow Chows, German Shepherds, and Kuvasz dogs.
Glycogen storage diseases can cause muscle weakness and exercise intolerance in young dogs and cats. Examples include glycogenosis types II (Lapland dogs), III (German Shepherds and Akitas), IV (autosomal recessive in Norwegian Forest cats), and VII (English Springer Spaniels).
Mitochondrial myopathy has been described in Clumber and Sussex Spaniels and in Old English Sheepdogs. Mitochondrial myopathies result in exercise intolerance and collapse, and blood lactate and pyruvate levels are often increased after exercise. Ragged red fibers, indicating increased numbers of mitochondria, may be seen on muscle biopsy. Inherited disorders of carnitine metabolism are another cause of mitochondrial myopathy; they may cause accumulation of lipid vacuoles within muscle fibers.
Nemaline rod myopathy (probable autosomal recessive) in cats causes weakness and later a hypermetric gait at 6–18 mo of age. Patellar reflexes are depressed, and muscle atrophy develops progressively. Large numbers of nemaline rods are found in skeletal muscle fibers. The prognosis is poor. A similar disorder is seen sporadically in young dogs.
Central core myopathy has been described as a cause of weakness, muscle atrophy, and exercise intolerance/collapse in young Great Danes in the UK. Signs begin at approximately 6 mo of age. Prognosis is poor.
Congenital megaesophagus is inherited in Wirehaired Fox Terriers and Miniature Schnauzers and possibly also in German Shepherds, Great Danes, Irish Setters, Newfoundlands, Chinese Shar-Pei, Greyhounds, and Siamese cats. Clinical signs include regurgitation and aspiration pneumonia. Prognosis is guarded.
Devon Rex cat hereditary myopathy (autosomal recessive) is seen in kittens around 4–7 wk old and is characterized by exercise intolerance and passive ventroflexion of the head and neck, which is especially noticeable during locomotion, urination, or defecation. Some cats assume a "dog-begging" position. Megaesophagus is present. Prognosis is guarded.


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Artists Mathew Lynn and Joan Ross both live at Blackheath in the Blue Mountains. "At the pool one day I was inspired by the fur-like haircut she had then, and I asked if I could paint her somehow clothed in kangaroo fur, as this has been an important material in her own work, along with colonial imagery," says Lynn. "As we talked, this became the catalyst for her to make this colonial style dress, an artwork which she wore at the opening of her recent solo exhibition, Come a little closer. Eventually we had sittings and she became the 'Heiress', an image that is meant to resonate with all the complexities of the meeting of Indigenous and European culture and experience in our country.
"The Heiress could be many things," says Lynn. "She is a beneficiary, possibly unaware of what she is actually wearing, perhaps in the process of becoming something else, but only seeing a beautiful fabric dress in her mirror. Is she a Bunyip Infanta of her own grass castle who has literally and shockingly 'fashioned' her reality in terra nullius, the victor of her own history war? Perhaps she is drifting nowhere, tradition-less, oblivious to a greater universe that is obscured by her 'success'? Alternatively, she may be fully aware of her change, and the decorative shell may actually be growing from her body as a result of her evolution. Is she now a custodian? Perhaps she is of the past and the future, is she something new?
"Beyond these possibilities, she is fundamentally the powerful and massive originary female, and the dress becomes the rock of the towering escarpments of sandstone and ironstone found in the beautiful place we both live, the upper Blue Mountains. And, of course, it is also Joan, who people will know as wonderfully eccentric and a prominent contemporary artist."
Ross currently exhibits with Gallery Barry Keldoulis and teaches at the College of Fine Art, UNSW.
Born in Sydney in 1963, Lynn has been an Archibald finalist on 11 previous occasions. In 1997 he was runner-up and voted People's Choice for his portrait of Jeanne Ryckmans. He was also Highly Commended in 1998 for a painting of artist Guan Wei. He has been a finalist in the Wynne and Sulman Prizes.


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The Amazing Snakeheads | 07/10/13
Domino's recent signings, The Amazing Snakeheads will be joining Cerebral Ballzy on the road across the UK this November as part of the NME Radar tour. The thirteen day tour will see them performing at London's Hoxton Bar & Grill on November 21st.
The Glaswegian rock n' roll three-piece are also touring the UK this month as special guests to the Jim Jones Revue and will play their hometown on October 16th at King Tut's.
The Amazing Snakeheads have also announced a Christmas Party at Kinning Park Complex in Glasgow on December 14th, with Future Glue and more special guests TBA.
Full dates with ticket links are as follows:
Wed 9 Oct – Manchester, Ruby Lounge *
Thu 10 Oct – Edinburgh, The Caves *
Fri 11 Oct – Birmingham, Institute *
Sat 12 Oct - Newcastle, Hoults Yard *
Sun 13 Oct - Liverpool East Village Arts Club *
Mon 14 Oct - Leeds, Cockpit *
Tue 15 Oct – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms *
Wed 16 Oct – Glasgow, King Tuts *
Thu 7 Nov – Les Inrocks Festival, Paris, France
Fri 15th Nov – Cambridge Portland Arms #
Sat 16th Nov – Coventry Kasbah #
Sun 17th Nov – Liverpool East Village Arts Club #
Mon 18th Nov – Sheffield Leadmill #
Tue 19th Nov – Edinburgh Electric Circus #
Wed 20th Nov – Manchester Deaf Institute #
Thu 21st Nov – London Hoxton B&K #
Fri 22nd Nov – Brighton Bermuda Triangle #
Sat 23rd Nov – Nottingham Rock City Basement #
Sun 24th Nov – Bristol Exchange #
Mon 25th Nov – Birmingham Hare and Hounds #
Tue 26th Nov – Southampton Joiners #
Wed 27th Nov – Leeds Cockpit #
Sat 14th Dec – Glasgow Kinning Park Complex – The Amazing Snakeheads Christmas Party
* = with Jim Jones Review
# = NME Radar Tour with Cerebral Ballzy
Keep up to date on all The Amazing Snakeheads information here:
Debut double A sided 7"– Testifying Time/The Truth Serum out now digitally (RUG528D) and on 7" (RUG528). Available through iTunes and Dom Mart.
Listen here: http://www.dominorecordco.com/TheAmazingSnakeheads


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"Newton in Space" – youngsters from Germany, Ireland and Spain star with ESA astronaut in a film for schools
INFO 06-2004. On Friday 10 September some 50 pupils from three countries will join ESA astronauts and ISS Education Fund Board members for the launch of the 'Newton in Space' DVD, in the Erasmus User Centre at ESTEC in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
On this occasion Spanish ESA astronaut Pedro Duque will explain why he wanted to be involved in the education exercises and how he hopes his contribution will make a difference for young people. The audience at the premiere of the 17-minute programme on the DVD will include the young people who play leading roles in the film. After the showing the three classes from Germany, Ireland and Spain will explain how they found clever ways of demonstrating Newton's laws in everyday situations.
'Newton in Space' is the first in a series of educational DVDs ESA is releasing to demonstrate basic scientific principles in ways children can relate to. The lessons on Newton's laws were filmed both in space on board the International Space Station and on Earth. ESA astronaut Pedro Duque worked with his Russian colleague Alexander Kaleri to perform related experiments in space, while 48 pupils used skating rinks, swimming pools and snooker halls as their 'test laboratories'.
The DVD has been designed for use in the classroom and to encourage group exercises for students of twelve to eighteen years of age. The lessons on Newton's laws are available in eleven European languages*. The edition comes in a handy case also containing a Teacher's Guide, a brief introduction to the International Space Station (ISS), interdisciplinary classroom activities, and web and reading references. Exercises from the Teacher's Guide can of course also be distributed to youngsters as copied material.
"In offering this entertaining resource we want to help teachers motivate their classes," says Elena Grifoni, Head of the ISS Education Office, "and one of the ways we can do this is by using human spaceflight examples. We hope the pupils will find the DVD fun to watch while learning the essentials of science". Over 10,000 copies will be distributed to secondary schools in ESA Member States.
Joining the DVD 'stars' on Friday 10 September will be the board members of the ISS Education Fund, who are coming to ESTEC for their annual meeting. This Fund has been set up by ESA for external organisations and individuals to contribute to and aims to encourage more young people in Europe to study scientific subjects. Fund members include Nobel prizewinners, planetariums, space-sector companies and the entire ESA astronaut corps.
The 'launch event' in the Erasmus User Centre at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, takes place from 13:00 hrs. to 17:00 hrs.
For more information on the event please contact:
Mrs Elena Grifoni
ESA, ISS Education Office
Tel.: + 31 71 565 55 39
Fax : + 31 71 565 44 99
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
* Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Finnish
To receive a copy
If you are a teacher of pupils aged 12-18, and you would like a copy of the ISS DVD Lessons to use in your school, please complete the request form linked below.


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- You may be looking for British Actor John Franklyn-Robbins.
John Franklin (born 16 June 1959; age 61) is the actor who played Kipp in the Star Trek: Voyager seventh season episode "Critical Care".
Franklin is best known for playing Isaac Chroner in the 1984 horror film Children of the Corn. He later costarred in the 1988 hit thriller Child's Play (with Brad Dourif, Catherine Hicks, and Chris Sarandon). Franklin was cast in the telefilm Tower of Terror (1997, with Kirsten Dunst and Lindsay Ridgeway). That very same year, Dunst and Franklin were cast in the political comedy Wag the Dog (alongside Geoffrey Blake, John Cho, Andrea Martin, J. Patrick McCormack, Phil Morris, Suzie Plakson, Rick Scarry, and Jack Shearer). Franklin's next film role was in the straight-to-video The Killing Grounds (1998, with Charles Rocket). Franklin never made it to the big screen even in his next film, Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999, with Paul Popowich). Telefilms followed, first with 2000's Python (with David Bowe, Ed Lauter, and Wil Wheaton) and 2004's Tales of a Fly on the Wall (directed by Brian Tochi and costarring Jason Marsden). Franklin's most prominent work was in The Addams Family movie series portraying the diminutive Cousin Itt (a role first played by Felix Silla in the original TV series) sharing the big screen success with Christopher Lloyd and Carel Struycken with them alone in the first film released in 1991, but Franklin, Lloyd, and Struycken were joined in the 1994 sequel Addams Family Values by Ian Abercrombie, Camille Saviola, and Rick Scarry.


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If you are one of the few people who haven't read this Rosie nominated book yet, do so as soon as possible! Filled with creepy black and white photos, this mesmerizing story centers on sixteen-year old-Jacob Portman and the events following the mysterious death of his grandfather. To help him overcome his grief, Jacob travels with his father to a remote island off the coast of Wales to find answers about his grandfather's childhood. He discovers much more than he bargained for when he finds a "time loop" from 1940 where the children from his grandfather's stories hide from the rest of the world. These children are not ordinary children; each has a unique special talent that makes them a target for a group of monsters intent of world domination. Soon enough, Jacob learns about his grandfather's past and discovers that he has inherited his own special talent that has placed him and his new friends in grave danger.
If you read the book and are interested in looking at some more bizarre photographs; the author, Ransom Riggs published a collection of vintage photographs called Talking Pictures: Images and Messages rescued from the past.
If you are looking for another spooky novel with a more historical setting, try In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters. This is another novel filled with chilling photographs that takes place during the 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic. Mary Shelley Black has been sent to live with her aunt in San Diego, a city filled with gauze wearing citizens fearful of getting sick. Mary's true love, Stephen, dies while fighting in the trenches in Europe around the same time that she is electrocuted. This accident causes Mary to have strange side effects such as causing compass needles to spin, being able to taste emotions, and visitations from Stephen's ghost. Mary comes to believe that there is more to Stephen's death than she has been told and that uncovering the truth will allow his spirit to rest.
For more supernatural adventures with a lighter tone check out another Rosie nominee, Lish McBride's Hold Me Closer Necromancer. This book tells the story of Sam, a college dropout and fry cook, who discovers that he can raise the dead. This makes him a prime target for slavery or death by an evil and powerful necromancer. With the help of some other supernatural friends, Sam must figure out how to escape the evil necromancer while learning how to use his newfound powers.
There are even more spooky and fun supernatural fiction novels to be found. For some more suggestions come visit us at the library.


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'Salute to Senior Service' program honors volunteer work
Anyone 65+ can be nominated; Winner gets money for favorite nonprofit
Senior volunteers rarely get the thanks they deserve for working hard for no pay, but a national program is working to change that while continuing to support other nonprofits.
Home Instead Senior Care understands the value of volunteers, especially those 65 and older who often have the time to help the elderly across Maryland get the care they need at home.
"They don't expect anybody to say thank you or whatever to them, and we want to make a concerted effort to recognize these people," said Home Instead spokesman Jerry Depetris.
So the nationwide company started the Salute to Senior Service program, where anybody can nominate someone over the age of 65 to win the award for outstanding volunteer.
The winner, who is chosen by the public, will receive $500 to give to their favorite nonprofit. That person will then go on to compete at the national level for the chance to win $5,000 for that same organization.
Martie Squitero, of Silver Spring, was the Maryland winner last year for the variety of work she performs at Holy Cross Hospital. Clark and Jean Paradise, of New Jersey, were the national winners.
"When God tapped me on the shoulder and said, 'Do something about the homeless people living in the motels,' I didn't even know there were homeless people living in motels. But it turns out there were 300 or more," Clark Paradise explained after his win.
Nominations must be registered online by March 31. Voting will end April 30.
The nominated person doesn't have to work in the senior care or health care industry. Officials said he or she can work for any organization in the community.
To find out how to nominate someone, click here or on the link above.