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I have heard that there is no limit on the growth of trees, but then why do some trees, such as boxelders and poplars, tend to live shorter than redwoods, for example? Some advertisements for improved lombardy poplars state that their trees have an extended life span, up to 75 years? The trees with shorter life spans seem to weaken at a certain age, and then contract diseases more easily.
The answer to this could be that there are many factors contributing to the length of the life of tree species.
Climate: You can see that trees that have a reputation of becoming really old live in environments that have low moisture levels and much sunlight over the course of the year.
For example, you can see that the most long-lived trees in America are located in California, where the temperatures are relatively high, while moisture levels are low. If you have one without the other trees don't tend to live that long. Cold climates make growth harder for each individual, yet hot and moist climates tend to help trees grow easier, but also die easier. Think of the amazon. It is one of the richest forests in the world, yet the growth of bacteria and high competition in the areas of the equator make life a lot harder for the longest living and slowest growing species.
As you can see, the vast majority of the longest-living trees are located in California, or other regions of the same latitude! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_trees
Other species and the life around it/Its Ecosystem: Individual trees tend to be less likely to be destroyed by a fire, as they are less likely to catch fire. At some instances, forest trees or dried-out grass can catch fire and pass it on to other individuals. Microbes and bugs found in some parts of the world are known to their abilities to destroy trees!
Current size of the tree: Larger trees are generally less likely to die of causes like drought or damage to their trunks, as they have greatly extensive nets of roots and thick trunks and thus are able to, even partly, recover these incidences.
If a rockfall for example causes damage to one side of the tree, some of the brunches will probably die, but the rest of them, that have their own network to the roots, will probably survive.
This means that luck is involved and if the tree is lucky enough to avoid dying for a certain amount of time, regular fluctuations in the environment do not kill it as they would kill a younger, less robust tree.
Biology of tree species: Debate is held as to whether tree cells have telomeres working the same way as they do in animals. Research published in 2001 suggests that telomeres don't work the same way, as plants developed without telomeres after six generations continue living and growing without problems. But even if they do use telomeres, they may use them in a different way. This is an area where research is still being conducted, though, and you may find controversies in the bibliography! For example in the paper "Analysis of telomere length and telomerase activity in tree species of various life-spans, and with age in the bristlecone pine Pinus longaeva" Barry E. Flanary & Gunther Kletetschka which can be found in the rep
we can see that sometimes, short lived trees have longer telomeres than long lived ones! (Look in the second paragraph of the section "Results"). This means that actually, nobody really knows!! It may be the telomeres, it may be something else, it may be a combination of factors.
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2002-04/1019349924.Bt.r.html (notice that this post has links to pages that are no longer available).
Distillation and the most important point: The way that the tree is adapted to its environment determines its longevity in it. Planting an olive tree in the amazon is a great way of making sure it will not survive! Some trees are better at surviving in a certain climate (even if it is at your own garden) simply because they have evolved to live there.
That means that the trees probably don't have a defined lifetime in general, but the life expectancy is defined in each environment, depending on the circumstances!
This means that species we currently think of as short-lived can reach get really old: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11295506
What some companies may have done is try to combine characteristics of individuals through selective breeding - and yes, it works for trees as well!- to match the climate and terrain characteristics found in the certain country or region! Or they may have selected for resistance against the most common pests in your area!
I hope I answered you question adequately!
Everything has a life span. When it comes to trees, there are significant variations between species (see here some examples).
Apart from the external factors, these variations seem to be related to telomeres length and telomerase activity [1]:
Also, the lower metabolic rate of some trees increases life span [2]:
Leaf longevity is also correlated to shoot growth [3]:
Although most plants can potentially reproduce sexually, there are some plants that effectively always reproduce by shedding off branches which, when they fall in the right conditions, grow into new 'clones' of the same tree, which the exact genetic material. In these cases, it is advantageous for the tree to be able to survive as long as possible. Plants that reproduce sexually by the cross of two different individuals have a recombined genetic material in every generation, and the survival of that plant with that new genome is usually shorter.


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- Date: September 7, 2012
- PIO Number: 12-9-7
BSO joins forces with the taxi fleet
Port Everglades Terminal 18, Friday 10 am
The Broward Sheriff's Office is joining forces with Yellow Cab and the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association (TLPA) to launch a new program that will train cabbies and limo drivers to watch for trouble when they're on the road.
The Transportation on Patrol, or TOP program, will kick off at Port Everglades with an announcement Friday morning and the first training session that afternoon. The port was chosen because of its high volume of cabs and limos and the fact that it's the world's busiest cruise passenger port and is a major hub for cargo and fuel, all combining to make it a potential target for terrorism.
Once a driver is trained he will get a TOP sticker for his cab or limo. Drivers will be instructed to dial 911 if they see emergencies, such as a crime in progress, a fire, a person having a heart attack, a serious crash or accident, etc. For non-emergencies, such as unusual activity or a disabled vehicle, they will have a list of contact numbers to call.
BSO's TOP program is modeled after a similar initiative in Denver that scored several successes during its first year of operation. The program will be expanded beyond Port Everglades in coming months.
Media note: Ride-alongs in taxis and BSO patrol cars can be arranged after the news conference and reporters can observe the first training class starting at 1 pm.
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I don't want to do link exchanges or anything shady. I just want some legitimate ways that I can direct a little bit more traffic to my site. How do I do that?
Provide content that people value, and the links will come naturally. This is the slow, free way to drive traffic over time.
If you have some particularly valuable or interesting content, submit it to news organizations that relate to your content (Slashdot is a good example for technology content). If they pick up your content it will help to drive traffic.
Participate in public forums and message boards (sort of like this one ) and people who value your input will visit your site and potentially link to it (hint, hint!).
If you want traffic NOW, you can purchase advertising in a number of places including Google, Facebook, and many other high-traffic sites that will be happy to drive traffic. This is the quick, expensive way to get traffic fast.
Always ensure your content is fresh and updated often. Then use RSS and other syndication methods to allow others to embedd your content into their site.
Widgets for other peoples sites can help draw traffic without seeming too much like an add. If you can think of an innovative way to attach other people's sites to yours so that value is added to both the attacher and attachee then you are ahead of the game.
Maybe try partnering with sites that are not competitors and in the same user demographic, see if you have help eachother grow by cross linking.
I would also suggest you register your site with Stumbleupon, I have found that people do visit through those links. Keeping them there is your responsibility.
Additionally, I've used ProjectWonderful.com for some really low-cost advertising. You can bid pennies and dimes on sites related to your content. You can host a PW adspace, and other people can bid against each other to advertise on your site. (You can either approve them one by one or set up some exceptions and let the service screen for you. The money you earn on your ads can go into buying more ads.
It's worth checking out.
It depends a lot on the type of site you have and what you're willing to spend.
If you have a commercial site it may be worth it to you purchase advertising space such as Google Adwords. If you target the proper keywords and/or advertise on the right sites this can greatly increase your daily traffic. Of course, this comes at a price so you have to make sure the ROI is there.
For gaining unpaid traffic from search engines (aka SEO) the key is getting links from other sites, especially more influential sites. There are a number of clean and legit ways to accomplish this such as guest posts, using industry/press connections and so forth. There are also a lot of less than clean and legit ways to do this as well but those are best left for sites you don't intend to keep long term.
Social networking via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, StumbleUpon and so forth may work for you as well. How well depends a lot on your site. For example, a site about people/pets doing stupid stuff is going to have more success in this area than one about natural athletes foot cures.
Lastly, online community involvement helps a lot. For example, being involved in online forums on your topic can drive traffic and, for a commercial site, customers. This not only will get you links but traffic directly from the site(s) in question. Of course, you can just walk in and start spamming/promoting, you have to actively participate.
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This version of HOn3 scale Tie racks are Slightly Misaligned to reproduce the random nature of tie placement common to narrow gauge railroads. Very Misaligned and Moderately Misaligned versions are also available.
Fast Tracks Tie Racks:
Each Tie Rack package includes two 10" lengths. Puzzle like locking tabs allow you to connect Tie Racks together to create a jig of any length. Some assembly required.
HOn3 scale Tie Racks are also available for Mainline trackwork.
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What is an abstract?
An abstract is a short summary of the contents of an article given in a database or in the text of an article itself. Abstracts are useful for two reasons:
- They help you to understand quickly whether an article contains information on your research topic.
- They often contain keywords that can be used to improve your searches.
Abstracts can be found in two places:
- The description of an article found in a library database often contains an abstract:
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Young Frankenstein - Blu-ray for $4.99 + free shipping
Determined to live down his family's reputation, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Wilder) insists on pronouncing his name "Fronckensteen" and denies interest in replicating his grandfather's experiments. But when he is lured by Frau Blucher (Leachman) to discover the tantalizingly titled journal "How I Did It" in his grandfather's castle, he cannot resist. With the help of voluptuous Inga (Garr), wall-eyed assistant Igor (Feldman), and a purloined brain, Frankenstein creates his monster (Boyle). Igor, however, stole the wrong brain, and the monster tears off into the countryside, encountering a little girl and a blind hermit (Hackman). Frankenstein finds the monster and trains him to do a little "Puttin' On the Ritz" soft-shoe, but the monster escapes again, this time seducing Frankenstein's uptight fiance Elizabeth (Kahn) with his, ahem, sweet mystery. His love life and experiment in shambles, Frankenstein finally finds a way to create the being he had planned.
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Great price, I love Blazing Saddles.....should I get this one? I remember borrowing this movie years ago from a friend but my kids freaked out during a scene where they were panning over a shelf and all the sudden they came to a head in a bottle! We turned if off right away but they had nightmares for a week!They are older now so I wonder if I should try again?
I'm a little worried about this movie being "enhanced for 16x9 TVs"......I wouldn't want any cropping...
Great price and it looks like one can pick it up in-store, assuming they have it in stock. Oh anyone know how long this deal is on for?
@jjeff: Definitely give the movie a shot again, it's a classic! Regarding the 16X9 Enhanced, that is Best Buy's way of saying it is widescreen format. No idea why they insist on not saying that simply.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: What knockers!
Inga: Oh, thank you doctor.
@nivram: "Let me out. Let me out of here. Get me the hell out of here. What's the matter with you people? I was joking! Don't you know a joke when you hear one? HA-HA-HA-HA. [bleep], get me out of here! Open this [bleep] door or I'll kick your rotten heads in! Mommy!"
@funkadelic78: Thanks for verifying the aspect is original, I really like OAR.
Oh my local BB ad has this title listed for $9.99 this week........maybe I should just order it online instead of going to the store....
Funny thing is when I clicked the link and checked store availability it didn't say it would more than the $4.99.....
The link in the previous comment says the movie has a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. That's just a tiny bit wider than 16:9 (1.78:1), so you should just see tiny black bars (or whatever color you've selected) at the top and bottom. It won't be dramatically letterboxed the way 2.35:1 movies are.
@craigthom: Ah, that's the original, then. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072431/
@jjeff: It is good, but honestly goes on a little too long...One of Mel Brooks traits though I guess.
I think it's a watchable movie right up until they put the monster on stage, and then it feels a little like filler right until the very funny end scene.
That said, I think it's overall his best movie.
@breaddrink: "That said, I think it's overall his best movie."
Wow thats a good recommendation! Tomorrow I'm going to see if BB has it on the shelf for $4.99(as I said before this weeks BB ad showed it $9.99) and if it isn't or they won't match their online price then I'll order it online. That is assuming they still have it for $4.99 online tomorrow.
@jjeff: From experience Order it online and have it shipped to store. I have had issues with getting a coupe of my local Best Buy stores price matching online prices on the spot. They have told me I should have shipped to store. They always cave, but it usually takes an extra 15 minutes to check out and is a total pain.
Well, this is pretty darn frustrating. . . Best Buy has it, but the website won't allow me to sign on, or even put any items in my cart. I had to call customer service where she pointed out that this item isn't available for shipping, but that I could drive 45 miles to pick it up at the nearest store. She suggested that I call the store, ask them to ship it to my local store so I could pick it up there. My question is if they have to ship the damn thing, why can't they just ship it to me. This might be a symptom to the reason Best Buy is going under.
Love this movie. Got it from Frys when it was the same price. Jump on this deal,it's a classic.
Same here. I don't really understand the free shipping thing. It won't give me that option. Pick up only.
abbie something.
Picked up the BD on my lunch hour at BB, it was the last one left. Note this weeks BB ad showed it on sale for $9.99(which looked like the regular price.....) anyway it was listed as being on sale for $4.99 so I snatched it up.
Oh for those complaining about BB only shipping to the store, lots of other stores(including W/M) does this, site to store is free but to your house incurs a slight shipping fee. I see nothing wrong with this, I mean for $4.99 it's hard to justify free shipping and shipping to the store is probably done through their regular channels and comes in with other stocking items.


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Officials at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center say a heart surgeon unwittingly infected five patients during valve replacement surgeries earlier this year.
The Los Angeles Times reports the infections occurred after tiny tears in the surgeon's latex surgical gloves allowed bacteria from a skin inflammation on his hand to pass into the patients' hearts. Four of the patients needed a second operation and are still recovering.
The newspaper says the outbreak in June led to investigations by the hospital and both the LA County and state departments of public health. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was also consulted.
Hospital officials tell the Times the infections were caused by an unusual confluence of events: the nature of the surgery, the microscopic rips in the gloves and the surgeon's skin condition.
The Times writes:
"The infections raise questions about what health conditions should prevent a surgeon from operating and how to get the best protection from surgical gloves. Surgeons with open sores or known infections aren't supposed to operate, but there is no national standard on what to do if they have skin inflammation, said Rekha Murthy, medical director of the hospital's epidemiology department. She added that there were also no national standards on types of gloves used, whether to wear double gloves or how many times surgeons should change those gloves during a procedure."


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Jodi covered the 2004 presidential campaign, following Howard Dean and then John F. Kerry, and has written extensively about the Columbine shootings, the debate over intelligent design, charter schools, vouchers and affirmative action. While working in Metro, Jodi was an executive producer on the multimedia series "One in 8 Million," which won nytimes.com's first Emmy Award, in the category "New Approaches to Documentary." She later created "Metropolitan," a Sunday feature section about New York that launched in 2009.
Before joining The Times, Jodi spent six years at the Los Angeles Times, covering the 1994 Orange County bankruptcy and spending two years in Los Angeles City Hall and one in the paper's Washington bureau.
In November 2012, Jodi was included in the "Forward 50," a list of the world's 50 most influential Jews.
Formerly Jodi Wilgoren — she and her husband, Gary, combined their last names — she grew up in Newton, Mass., where she got her start in journalism at The Newtonite, Newton North High School's award-winning newspaper, and graduated in 1992 from Yale University with a degree in history.
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The Lenawee County Department of Veterans Affairs will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 21, through Friday, Nov. 23, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular business hours will resume Nov. 26, according to a news release. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and by appointment on Fridays. The office closes for lunch.
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Let $\mathcal{A}$ and $\mathcal{B}$ be two sub-$\sigma$-algebras in a measure space. To each one, there is a conditional expectation associated, respectively $E^\mathcal{A}$ and $E^\mathcal{B}$. Given the two $\sigma$-algebras, we can form a third one, $\sigma(\mathcal{A},\mathcal{B})$, generated by both, and consequently, its conditional expectation $E^{\mathcal{A},\mathcal{B}}$.
My question is: knowing only the first two conditional expectations as projection operators in the measurable function space, can we obtain the third one as an algebraic expression of the first two, as the limit of a polynomial, for example?
A first try was to think about them as geometrical projections and try to find a complementar conditional expectation and calculate it in a similar fashion to $A\cup B=(A^C\cap B^C)^C$, and define the intersection as the limit of $(E^\mathcal{A}E^\mathcal{B})^n$. But the expected complementar $1-E^\mathcal{A}+E$ fails to be a conditional expectation.
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CADIZ - There's nothing like a Game 7 in sports to get the juices flowing.
But in prep football?
The seventh meeting is on tap at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Wagner Field between Harrison Central and Bellaire and the series is knotted at three apiece with the Big Reds having taken the last two showdowns.
There is certainly more riding on this game than just series bragging rights as both the Huskies and Big Reds are in the thick of playoff chases in their respective regions.
"Without a doubt, this is a must-win game for us," said Bellaire head coach Jose Davis. "Our goal is to be playing in Week 11, which is what need for our program to take the next step, so this is most definitely a game we need."
The Big Reds are currently ranked sixth in Division V, Region 17 and are trying to snap a two-game losing streak, which has included lopsided setbacks to once-beaten Indian Creek and unblemished St. Clairsville.
"St. Clairsville has one hell of a football team," Davis said. "Are we disappointed in the outcome? Certainly, but you can just throw us in the same boat as everyone else who's played them. The biggest thing our kids need to realize is that regardless of last week, we've got more games to play."
The Huskies, meanwhile, were in the boat of lop-sided loser to the Red Devils, but regained their momentum with an impressive road victory at Edison. Harrison Central finds itself in sixth place in Division IV, Region 15.
"I don't know what it is, but everytime we play (Bellaire), the games always turn into a dandy," said Huskies' head coach Justin Kropka. "I always like playing against Bellaire and it's good for Ohio Valley football when Bellaire is good."
Both teams come into the game with high-powered offenses, but as Kropka quickly pointed out, you probably won't find two teams who go about their business anymore differently than the Big Reds and Huskies.
"I really don't think you can find two more opposing styles than us and Bellaire," Kropka said. "There are certainly more ways than one to skin a cat. Having said that, we have to be able to mix it up and take what Bellaire gives us. We've been able to both run and pass this season and we'll need that again."
The Huskies rely on the ground game first and who can blame them with a running back like Maurtice Hython on the backfield?
Hython is coming off a 330-yard performance last week. For the season, he's ran 130 times for 1,156 yards and 10 touchdowns.
"It's all about Maurtice Hython," Davis said when asked about Harrison's offense. "They go as he goes. If we're able to slow him down and bottle him up some, we've got a good chance to compete."
If the Big Reds elect to stack the box, the gameplan shifts to senior quarterback Rashaen Mitchell, who's passed for 853 yards and nine touchdowns. His receiving corp is led by senior Nick Pelegreen (9-145-2td) and Nate Olmstead (14-398-4td).
"Bellaire's defense is much improved," Kropka said. "They've made steady improvement and I think they're going to continue to get better. I've seen the improvement they've made already with my own eyes since they played four straight home games. The thing about Bellaire is people don't realize how young they are. This is by no means a senior-dominated team."
The Big Reds' offense, meanwhile, turns to the no-huddle, spread, pass-happy approach that's worked well.
Junior quarterback Spencer Badia leads the way with 1,388 yards and 12 touchdowns.
He's completed 102-of-198 passes, but he's been picked off eight times.
His bevy of receivers is led by senior Nick Patrone (32-477-3td), Quinton Crosby (18-306-2td), Kenny Hess (17-186-2td) and Hunter Westlake (12-234-3td).
"We have to mix up our looks on defense," Kropka said. "Jose is a good enough play caller to where if you give him the same thing, he's going to figure it out. We've have to limit the yards after the catch and the big plays. If they're going to score touchdowns, we'd like to make them snap the ball 12 or so times to do it, which can be tough in high school football."
The Huskies' defense is led by Pelegreen at the linebacker spot. Tyler Rose and Niko Williams have also been solid on the defensive side.
"We expect a very tough, competitive game since there's so much riding on it for both sides," Davis said. "We need to be firing on all cylinders on both sides of the ball. We can't afford a lapse in any area."


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Prostaglandin Analogs for Glaucoma
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These medicines are given in eyedrop form.
Prostaglandin analogs have turquoise bottle caps. If you need to use more than one type of eyedrop, you may need to take each medicine in a certain order. You can use the color of the bottle cap to help you keep track of each type of eyedrop.
If you are using more than one type of eyedrop, wait 5 minutes between the different eyedrop medicines.
How It Works
Prostaglandin analogs reduce pressure inside the eye (intraocular pressure, or IOP) by increasing the removal of fluid (aqueous humor) from the eye.
Why It Is Used
Prostaglandin analogs are used to reduce intraocular pressure in people who have glaucoma or high intraocular pressure (ocular hypertension). They can be used alone or in combination with other glaucoma medicines.
How Well It Works
Prostaglandin analogs are effective in lowering the pressure inside the eye, which lowers the risk of damage to the optic nerve. These medicines typically lower IOP by 25% to 30%.1
Prostaglandin analogs are the most frequently used medicines for glaucoma treatment.
Side Effects
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
- Usually the benefits of the medicine are more important than any minor side effects.
- Side effects may go away after you take the medicine for a while.
- If side effects still bother you and you wonder if you should keep taking the medicine, call your doctor. He or she may be able to lower your dose or change your medicine. Do not suddenly quit taking your medicine unless your doctor tells you to.
Call911or other emergency services right away if you have:
- Trouble breathing.
- Swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor if you have:
- Hives.
- Blurred vision or tearing.
- An allergic reaction in or around your eyes (redness, itching, swelling).
Common side effects of this medicine include:
- Burning, itching, or stinging in the eye.
- Feeling like something is in the eye.
- Eyelashes growing longer.
- Upper respiratory tract infections, such as colds and flu.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
What To Think About
The colored part of your eye (iris) may change color if you take prostaglandin analogs. It's most likely to occur if you have hazel eyes. These medicines may also cause the eyelid to darken and eyelashes to grow longer. These changes could last forever. They would affect only the eye that's being treated.
Latanoprost may cause your eyes to become more sensitive to light. You may want to avoid bright light or wear sunglasses.
Prostaglandin analogs should be used with caution by people who have infections or inflammation in the eye, who have had cataract surgery or other problems with the lens of the eye, or who are at risk for swelling in the macula at the back of the eye.
People who wear contact lenses need to take their contacts out before putting these eyedrops into their eyes. The contacts can be reinserted 15 minutes after using the eyedrops.
Taking medicine
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Advice for women
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerAdam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerChristopher J. Rudnisky, MD, MPH, FRCSC - Ophthalmology
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The 40 Most Insane Easter Eggs Ever Found
Easter eggs: the ultimate symbol of man- and bunnykind's insatiable need to hide neat things in plain sight. For the last ... our entire existence, Cracked has cataloged the craziest Easter eggs ever hidden in film, television, ancient art, religion, and even the very websites you use every day. Think of this as our obsessive love letter to the obsessed maniacs responsible for all of this ...
Much of the art made during the Italian Renaissance was specifically commissioned by the Catholic Church to adorn the walls of Catholic cathedrals for the everlasting edification of Catholic God lovers. And up until the mid-1500s, the Catholic Church was pretty cool with artists getting a free hand on their walls.
Sometimes "free hand" meant tastefully rendered imaginings of the heroes of the Bible. And sometimes "free hand" meant literally having a free hand to masturbate with after viewing said pictures.
Wait, What the Hell?
Renaissance artists often used their art to get their freak on.
At least until the Counter-Reformation, when the church put the kibosh on the flagrant display of holy genitalia and hired a loincloth painter to cover the most offending penis action, such as the scene above, from Michelangelo's "Last Judgment." Prior to the cover-up, Mr. Red Robe back there was full-on naked and looking down at the badonkadonk of St. Lady Gun, who was also naked. And considering her bent-over posture, it totally looked like he was getting some from the backside.
But the Catholic Church wasn't the only game in town, and plenty of other Renaissance artists used their prodigious talents to prove it. Once these guys were out in the secular world, things started getting explicit. Such as:
Giulio Romano
Snaky guy on girl.
School of Fontainebleau
Girl on girl.
Alonzo Cano
Hans Baldung
Jusepe de Ribera
And finally:
You'd think that was piss until you noticed that curators catalog it under "Ejaculating." If you are one of those people who never really appreciated old-timey artwork before now, we beg you: Look at the expression on that horse's face. Who among us hasn't worn that very expression, in that very situation?
#39. Call of Duty: Black Ops -- Subtle Reactions and Secret Codes Reveal the Main Twist
Call of Duty: Black Ops is a heartfelt and touching look at the physical and psychological cost soldiers pay to defend their country told while you mow down seven or eight thousand foreigners across several decades. But the plot has a clever, Shyamalan-esque twist at the end.
You play a gruff badass called Alex Mason, who early on gets captured and imprisoned in a Russian gulag alongside a man called Viktor Reznov, but (SPOILER!) it turns out Reznov is only a figment of Mason's imagination. The real guy died years earlier. See, you thought you were just shooting a bunch of dudes in the head, but it was your mind that just got blown (sorry).
The Foreshadowing:
Sure, astute players might have noticed that, aside from Mason, not one single person in the entire game talks to Reznov. Mason and Reznov are accompanied by several other soldiers, but none of them so much as even look at Reznov, let alone question why a freaking Russian is hanging around guys tasked with exterminating as many of his countrymen as possible, one shotgun shell at a time.
They could've at least asked him where he got that sweet-ass jacket.
But then there are the little touches. For instance, not only do they not talk to him, but on several occasions while you and Reznov are talking, the other soldiers will stare at you like you've lost you fucking mind (which you totally have). They'll interrupt the "conversation" with noises like "Huh?" "Hmm ..." and the incredibly succinct "What the fuck's wrong with you?" This is exactly how most of us would react if we witnessed one of our comrades talking to his imaginary friend during a goddamn shootout.
But the game also drops its own hints in a manner entirely appropriate for a game set in the espionage-filled Cold War era: by using code. At the beginning of each level, a small briefing appears on screen, revealing your location, your mission, the date, and a few items your wife wants you to pick up at the market on your way home.
"And don't forget ears. That necklace is almost finished."
Now, see that circled word next to "Designate"? That word changes every level. If you take the first letter of each designation ("X" in this case) and arrange them in the order they appear in throughout the game, you get XREZNOVXXISDEDX: "Reznov is dead." Or "gzreznovgkzgkzisdedix" if you're an asshole who takes everything literally.
#38. Black Swan -- The Club Scene Tells You the Whole Movie
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In the 2010 ballet thriller Black Swan, Natalie Portman is Nina, a dancer who can't stand the pressure of playing the main role in Swan Lake and goes a little funny in the head. Before her breakdown, she has some fun times with fellow dancer Lily (Mila Kunis) when the two go to a rave party together and later have sex. We'll save you a trip to YouTube and show you the part of the previous sentence you immediately felt like looking up (the rave party, of course):
Did you get all that? OK, because that one-minute scene just told you the entire movie. The shots are too fast to see, but if you keep your finger firmly pressed on your pause button (or watch this handy frame-by-frame version), you can see weird stuff like Nina being stalked by the characters of the ballet, including the one she plays:
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Well, hopefully the continuity person got fired over this mishap.
Or Nina dancing with the theater director, who isn't actually in the club at all. Adding to the confusion, he later morphs into Rothbart, Swan Lake's feathery villain. This represents his negative influence on Nina.
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And also the fact that he sometimes dresses up like Cher.
Then Nina suddenly appears dancing as the Black Swan, which she doesn't do until the end of the film. We also see another scene from the end of the film -- the closing of the Swan Lake performance (although in a slightly more drug-induced version).
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Um, spoilers?
Then come some what-the-fuck disembodied eyes and faces from people in another dimension:
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It's not a ballet movie until you've got some abject horror in there.
And then suddenly everyone in the room is Nina, and we get the wallpaper from Nina's bedroom, which tells you where we're all headed next. She's basically surrounded by different versions of herself from other points in the movie.
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You also see Doc Brown running around in the back.
What does it all mean? Well, it's pretty much walking you through all of the twists that are coming later in the film. All of the plot and imagery squeezed into a single minute, and all the things Nina does here (getting intimate with people who aren't there, seeing her face on everyone, hallucinating the characters as real people) will happen again as the movie continues. In other words, the movie is telling us that Nina doesn't go off the rails because of the pressure of getting the part -- she was pretty much loony from the beginning.
Community's Accidental Sexy Easter Egg
#37. Creepy Hidden Messages in Your Web Browser
There's a creepy hidden message in the Web browser you're using right now. Assuming it's Mozilla Firefox. If it isn't, then kindly open Firefox and read that sentence again. We'll wait.
Every Mozilla browser includes a special "about" feature that allows you to configure certain sections just by typing "about:whatever" into the address bar. For example, if you type "about:about," you'll see a list of all the menus they offer. Some of the menus are actually cute Easter eggs, like "about:robots," which takes you to a page referencing things like Blade Runner, Futurama, and the eventual annihilation of all mankind.
See? It's cute, and not at all sinister foreshadowing.
However, if you type "about:mozilla," perhaps looking to learn a bit more about the browser, you'll come across a red screen with ominous Bible-like text written on it:
What the complete hell? What you've just read is an excerpt from the Book of Mozilla, an ongoing text of apocalyptic literature secretly inserted by Mozilla into each of its Web browsers dating back to when the company worked on AOL's Netscape in 1995. So if you typed "about:mozilla" 17 years ago, you'd see this:
And in 1998, when the next version came out, it looked like this:
When Mozilla launched its own browser, Firefox, they kept including the secret messages to maintain the tradition, and possibly preserve their pact with Lucifer. Here's the passage from 2003:
Apparently, each verse is a metaphor for one of the updates Mozilla has released. Hidden developer commentary in the code of the 1998 page confirms that the beast "Mammon" is actually Mozilla's main competitor, Microsoft Internet Explorer. The first verse we showed you says that Mammon has become "naught but a follower," a reference to the fact that the latest editions of Internet Explorer straight up ripped off several features from Mozilla. Among them was the "about:mozilla" page -- if you type that in some versions of Explorer, it takes you to a blank blue screen.
Or it might just be IE crashing.


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Better living through nature
by Anne-Marie Faiola
Anne-Marie Faiola, Belly Butter, Stretch Marks, Belly Balm, Pregnancy, Make Beauty Products, Beauty Recipes, Body Care, DIY, Eco-Friendly, How To, Instructions
Anne-Marie Faiola owns Bramble Berry, a company specializing in raw materials to manufacture soap and toiletries, and has been making soaps, lotions and all manner of bath and body products since she was 16 years old. She lives in Bellingham, Washington with her husband and son, and when she's not blogging here or for Soap Queen or filming free soapmaking videos for Soap Queen TV, she loves to read, scuba dive and hike.
Try my Whipped Belly Butter tutorial below. Click here to read more about which essential oils are best for belly balms.
This therapeutic balm moisturizes stressed and stretched pregnant bellies.Photo by Anne-Marie Faiola
Whipped Belly Butter
Here's what you'll need:
• 6 ounces cocoa butter• 3 ounces calendula-infused jojoba oil• 1 1/2 ounces unrefined hemp• 14 ounces shea butter • 0.3 ounce equal parts: German chamomile, carrot seed, frankincense (optional) and helischryum (optional)
Wondering why I chose all the ingredients I did? I wrote an explanation here. Curious about how to infuse oils? Check out my tutorial here.
This is a photo of German chamomile, which is a dark and beautiful blue.Photo by Anne-Marie Faiola
1. Weigh out all of your ingredients (volume doesn't provide the same).
2. Warm your liquid oils in the microwave and put the cocoa butter in with them. Melt until the cocoa butter is melted in. You might need to stir it a bit to get the last of the cocoa butter melted in. Do not melt the shea butter.
3. Add your warmed oils onto the shea butter.
4. Using a stick blender, "trap" the shea butter chunks under your stick blender and blend them up until they incorporate into the mixture.
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5. Turn your stand mixer on low. (It can splatter oils otherwise.) Slowly start to increase the speed to medium and whip until all the butters are fully mixed in. The mixture looks lighter and fluffy, sort of like a warm frosting.
6. Pour into containers.
7. Allow to harden before use.
This balm melts almost instantly on contact with skin and is incredibly skin loving and nourishing. Amber in the office swears that it has cured her dry and cracking fingers (darn that cold spell) and my belly looks moisturized (albeit a bit larger than normal). No more itchy, peeling skin for me!
Note: This is designed to be a more therapeutic recipe. It won't smell delicious and fruity. If you're going for sweet and fruity smells, stick with fragrance oils.
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Charlotte, N.C. - Behind two goals by Jennings Rex and another goal by Giuseppe Gentile, the Charlotte 49ers (15-3-3) defeated the UAB Blazers (10-8-3), 3-2, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Transamerica Field.
"It was an incredible game," Charlotte coach Kevin Langan said. "It was a valiant effort by our team today."
Rex gave the 49ers an early 1-0 lead when he knocked in a Tyler Gibson corner kick in the seventh minute for his tenth goal of the season.
Rex then gave the 49ers a 2-0 lead when he banged in a Donnie Smith corner kick in the 29th minute for his 11th goal of the season. Rex has now scored 24 goals in his career.
UAB answered when a shot by Kofi Gyawu banged off the cross bar and down toward the goal line. The ball accidentally hit Charlotte defender Biko Bradnock-Brennan in the arm creating a penalty kick for the Blazers. Mladen Lemez cut Charlotte's lead in half when he converted the penalty kick in the 50th minute.
Charlotte quickly answered when Owen Darby played a beautiful through ball toGentile near the top of the box on the right side. Gentile then blasted a shot into the lower left corner of the goal in the 52nd minute. Gentile's goal was his ninth of the season and the 19th of his career.
UAB cut Charlotte's lead down to 3-2 when Diego Navarrete put the ball in the back of the net off a Chase Wickham assist in the 85th minute.
Over the final five minutes of the game, UAB had two shots and two corner kicks but they were never able to get the equalizing goal.
Each team finished the game with 10 shots. Rex led the 49ers with five shots. Gentile recorded two shots.
Charlotte advances to the second round of the NCAA Tournament where they will face third-seed Georgetown on the road, Sunday, November 18 at 1 pm.


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The 30 Strangest Movie Posters of All Time
Along with unwashed, yellowing sheets, movie posters are the most popular choice for decorating a college dorm room. Whether you preferred Luke Skywalker wielding his lightsaber, Vince Vaughn offering you a martini, or Clockwork Orange brandishing his dagger, if you went to college, you probably had a movie character watching over you as you studied, slept and explored your body quietly so that your roommate wouldn't hear.
Everyone had a Swingers poster. Everyone had Star Wars posters. But there are hundreds of movies made every year, and there have been for close to a century. What happened to all their posters? Are they still around? Are any of them really stupid and weird?
The answer (Oh lord, yes.) may surprise you.
Katherine Hepburn is menaced by two floating heads, who offer her unsolicited advice on the subjects of jogging and anal sex, in this 1952 classic.
We're glad to see a monster movie that finally answers the difficult question: What happens to all their bowel movements?
He' all pants, yet no sleeves can contain him. She' pantsless, but adores sleeves. Together, they fight crime.
Ronald Reagan, seen here in bed with someone who isn't his wife, and a monkey, who also probably isn't his wife.
Also interestingly, it looks like people went to bed fully clothed in"� the '20s, we're guessing.
Remember back in the good old days, when everyone assumed that mixed martial arts would be nothing but heavily-oiled dudes leaping around and kicking each other in the chest, all for the amusement of secretive Chinese billionaires?
Now, thanks to the UFC, we know that mixed martial arts fighting is basically a couple of barely-oily guys rolling around on the ground and punching each other, all for the amusement of Joe Rogan.
We guess we're just sad that mixed martial arts had to grow up.
Kind of a hastily assembled, somewhat metaphorical poster here featuring a car that for some reason is able to express pain. We gather that the black triangle represents the road, the white background represents cocaine, and John Belushi represents John Belushi.
This poster honestly looks like it took someone five minutes to make. This is the movie poster equivalent of a kid doing his homework on the school bus. Chuck Norris used to make such rad posters (see below). He should hang his beard in shame.
When she wasn't working in films, Ms. Bow rented out space on her head for local advertisers.
"Ted, it' a good script, okay! But I don't care what she did, we can't call this movie My Wife is a Huge Bitch. People won't know what you're talking about. Also, I think you've got a lot of anger issues to work out."
Times change, I suppose. Compared to most hip hop videos these days, Lambada dancing looks pretty tame. In fact, according to the Supreme Court, the only dance today that' legally forbidden is the Batdance.


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Cuomo Seeks an Overhaul in Gun Control
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing for a five-part package of new gun-control laws in negotiations with state legislative leaders, including making the assault-weapons ban stricter and requiring gun owners to renew their licenses every five years, according to people familiar with the talks.
Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, is eager to be among the first governors to sign new gun laws in the aftermath of the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Conn., and a Christmas Eve shooting in Webster, N.Y. He hopes to propose a new package of gun laws in his annual state of the state address Wednesday.
Mr. Cuomo is pushing for five items, according to people close to the negotiations.
The one that could generate the most opposition is requiring gun owners to periodically renew their licenses. Currently, gun licenses in New York state are "generally valid until revoked," except in New York City where they must be renewed every three years, and in suburban Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, where they must be renewed every five years, according to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
Mr. Cuomo also plans to propose broadening the definition of what kind of gun falls under the state's assault-weapon ban and would seek to limit the size of gun ammunition magazines, the people said.
They also said Mr. Cuomo is pushing for a law that would require single sales of large quantities of ammunition to be flagged for law enforcement, and that his plan would increase criminal penalties for crimes committed with illegal weapons, something the Senate Republican conference has pressed for as a requirement of any deal.
Mr. Cuomo is also seeking a new law to address the role mental health can play in gun crimes. The talks on these issues were still fluid Tuesday evening, but Mr. Cuomo had considered requiring mental-health screening and more rigorous background-check requirements for gun owners, people familiar with the matter said. Late Tuesday, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, the leader of the Democrat-led Assembly, said the gun-control negotiations also included talks on strengthening Kendra's Law, a 1999 law that requires people court-ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment to comply with that treatment or risk a period of involuntary commitment.
Mr. Cuomo talked about some of the gun-control proposals at a fundraiser birthday party he held on Monday at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, according to a person who attended the party. In his remarks, he didn't mention the five-year interval for gun permitting, although he did call for licenses to be made renewable statewide. He also didn't mention increased penalties for gun crime, an attendee said.
New York already has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, and is one of only seven states with an assault-weapons ban.
Gun-rights advocates are expected to fight efforts to tighten the state's laws. "The solution is not more control of guns," said Tom King, president of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association. "The solution is control of the mentally ill and placing armed guards in the schools."
Mr. Cuomo has been discussing possible gun legislation in interviews and news conferences since the Newtown shooting. Late on Tuesday, the governor's aides and legislative leaders were still holding meetings to discuss the gun proposals.
Late on Tuesday, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said Democrats were willing to consider Republican ideas on increasing penalties for illegal gun crime. "That has always been there," he told reporters outside the Assembly chamber.
Mr. Silver offered few specifics of the gun laws package but said it would include changes to the assault-weapons ban.
"I think we'll come up with a reasonable definition [of assault weapons] and a reasonable closing of loopholes," he said, adding that he believed a deal on the gun legislation was close at hand. "I think it's achievable."


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NCAA Championship: Best Team vs. Best Conference
ATLANTA—The NCAA tournament doesn't always reflect the regular season. More often than not, it baffles the masochists who have been studying college basketball since October and rewards the guy in the office who scratches out his bracket over a croissant on Thursday morning.
As it turns out, though, Monday's national championship between Louisville and Michigan strips the sport to the bone: This season of college basketball comes down to the best team vs. the best conference.
Louisville is the NCAA tournament's No. 1 overall seed. Its defense is meaner than any in recent history. Its offense better in transition than a conjunction. The last time the Cardinals lost was Feb. 9, almost two months ago, and that took all of five overtimes. Their average margin of victory since then is 15.8 points—and it's even higher in the NCAA tournament.
Louisville is also a throwback to an era before NBA policy changes sanded college basketball down to a five-month farm system. After losing to eventual champion Kentucky in last year's Final Four, Louisville complemented its returning stars with a fresh shipment of talent and is here only to cut down the nets, a party favor the Cardinals declined after winning last month's Big East tournament and last week's Midwest region. Louisville guard Peyton Siva summed up the team's expectations in the NCAA tournament right before it began: "No sleep till Atlanta," he said.
Now the only thing between Louisville and its twine jewelry is the Big Ten Conference.
The Big Ten has reigned for the past three regular seasons before flopping in the postseason. The only national champion from the Big Ten in the past two decades was Michigan State in 2000. Michigan wasn't the most likely Big Ten candidate this year—the Wolverines were the No. 5 seed in the conference's tournament behind Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan State and Wisconsin—yet no team from the Big Ten is as suited for the occasion.
Many teams grind their teeth over questions about their next game as they pay homage to the gods of cliche and avoid even the slightest temptation of fate. But fourth-seeded Michigan has harbored the audacious goal of winning the NCAA tournament all season. At the end of each practice, the Wolverines perform a call-and-response routine right out of church. The coaches ask: "What are we gonna be?" The players reply: "National champions."
Michigan is staring down the nation's most efficient defense with an evil eye of its own: the country's most potent offense. The Wolverines already beat a whopping five other teams in the defensive top 10: Florida, Kansas, Syracuse, Michigan State and Ohio State. Michigan clobbered Virginia Commonwealth, another defense that heats up guards like a microwave and leads the country in steal and turnover rates. The way it survived Syracuse and its dogged zone defense Saturday also helped Michigan get ready to handle Louisville, Wolverines forward Glenn Robinson III said.
Getting through the grinder of Big Ten play prepared the Wolverines long before the tournament. The league is not only the nation's strongest statistical conference, according to kenpom.com, but also one hailed for its savage defense. Wisconsin ranks second nationally in defensive efficiency, behind Louisville. The ferocious guard Russ Smith and shot-blocking maven Gorgui Dieng are just as much of a picnic for Michigan as facing waterbug guard Aaron Craft of Ohio State and pterodactyl defender Victor Oladipo of Indiana.
A win for Michigan would be as much a triumph for Big Ten homers. Robinson said he saw a recent Twitter message from Minnesota star Trevor Mbakwe rooting for Michigan to come through and snag that elusive title for the sake of the league. "I believe the Big Ten is one of the best, if not the best, conferences in the nation," he said. "Maybe this will kind of solve some of those arguments."


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United States Department of Agriculture
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Soybean Genomics and Improvement
1a.Objectives (from AD-416)
The discovery of genes or quantitative trait loci (QTL) that control yield per se in elite soybean germplasm.
1b.Approach (from AD-416)
The high yield reference genotype, IA3023, was crossed to 25 diverse accessions to create 25 populations with 200 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) each. Thus, each population shares the reference genotype as one of the parents. The 5000 RILs will be phenotyped by collaborators and genotyped with SNPs as per a typical QTL population analysis. The 25 diverse accessions will be extensively genotyped or sequenced which allows for high marker density which can be extrapolated to all the RILs in the 25 populations, thus greatly increasing the power to detect and fine map QTL. Using this approach, essentially all SNPs present in all 5000 RILs can be determined and the most common QTL among the 25 diverse lines can be discovered.
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Is there any metaphoric antonym to "pay check to paycheck living"?
In Japanese we have the word, 'Kirigirisu zoku' – people who live like a grasshopper who squanders money and not prepare for winter as against 'Ari zoku' – people who live like an ant who works hard and saves money to brace for hardship. This came from Ant and Grasshopper episode of Aesop Fables. But I don't think "Kirigiris-like" living analogy applies to "paycheck to paycheck" living, because it merely refers to unwise spendthrift life.


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Are there existing/approved studies proving that one is better in readability than the other in these 2 layouts? Which one offers more chance to be read completely?
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Are there existing/approved studies proving that one is better in readability than the other in these 2 layouts? Which one offers more chance to be read completely?
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I assume you're speaking about which of your layouts is faster to perceive by the user. This depends on what you want to achieve with your layout.
If you want to tell that there are 3 equally weighed points the users should know on the page, the second example is the way to go. If you want to say: "Here are some interesting things", page one gets the bonus.
Reading on the web
The thing about reading on the web is: You cannot make the user read. You can lead him to read more by following for example these Guidelines by Nielsen, but if you read further, you will find out that users do not read that much and scan the page (most likely in an F-shaped pattern for text that interests them
That means, hey, if you're still reading this, my answer must interest you.
So, both of your answers will get read if they meet the user's expectation on what he will find on this page. The layout to the left may ooze a little bit more creativity than the layout to the right, which has more of a factual appearance.
At last, help is on the way
Therefore I will just tell you on an easy to perceive list what I thought when I saw the two layouts:
So I would use the linear layout if you want to sell something (an idea, a product, etc) and the right if you have to deliver some facts the user wants to know.
I am not aware of any studies but people usually like grids. Grid allows users finding content in in the same location. For example, in your mockup on the right the description is always displayed right under the block. On the left, the description is sometimes on the left and sometimes on the right; so users' eyes will have to jump all over the screen versus scanning left to right. In the left example, it is also less clear which block the text corresponds to: the one on bottom/top or on the right/left? In the right example it is very clear since the the text appears much closer to the corresponding block (Gestalt psychology)


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The NYU Center for Multicultural Education and Programs has received awards and acknowledgments for our commitment to creating a welcoming environment for everyone interested in developing their understanding of Diversity and Social Justice. Here is a list of some of our achievements, we have included awards received by individual staff and students as well as the Center itself.
NASPA 2012 Excellence Award
NASPA 2010 Excellence Award
Silver Award: Administrator Cultural Training Institute (ACT-I), New York University
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Chestnut Stuffing
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Rich, flavorful, and traditional, creamy chestnut stuffing is perfect for a festive roast bird since it complements but doesn't overpower the meal.
Prep Time: 10M
Cooking Time: 15-20M
Serves: serves 4-6
Egg & nut free
- 1 cup cooked chestnuts, peeled
- 3/4 cup (6 oz) pork sausage
- 1 cup fresh white breadcrumbs
- 2 shallots or 1 small onion, very finely chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 tsp salt
- a good grating of nutmeg
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 2-3 tbsp light cream
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- Drop the chestnuts into a food processor and finely chop (or do it by hand).
- Mix with the remaining ingredients, adding enough cream to bind the mixture. Use to stuff the neck end of the bird. (Never put stuffing in the body cavity since it prevents air from circulating and therefore the bird from cooking. Also, the stuffing may be undercooked.) Or, for stuffing balls, roll into 12-15 walnut-sized 1-inch balls. Place on a lightly oiled baking tray and roast in the oven for 15-20 minutes, turning once.
Dairy free also egg & nut free: Follow the recipe for Egg & nut free, but substitute dairy-free spread for the butter and use soy cream alternative in place of the cream.
Gluten free also egg & nut free: Follow the recipe for Egg & nut free, but substitute stale (or lightly toasted) gluten-free breadcrumbs for the ordinary ones. If using with sausage, make sure the sausage is gluten-free too. Please note that this version makes a smaller quantity than the others since gluten-free bread is denser. Pictured here
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This is probably the only place where stalking won't get you thrown in jail, so have at it!
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This is probably the only place where stalking won't get you thrown in jail, so have at it!
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 12:25 AM
Hi Melissa,
I think you're my first poster! Welcome!
You're welcome to ask any questions here, and I'll also announce trip details here as soon as Disney confirms my dates (they've been swamped, but said they would try to confirm by the end of next week).
Also, if you haven't subscribed to my mailing list (see http://www.carolinah...acommunity.html), that's also a great way to get the latest trip announcements via email.
Posted 09 February 2013 - 12:34 AM
WooHoo! Let the Disney stalking begin!!!
Posted 09 February 2013 - 12:39 AM
And it will! Someone just asked me if he could upload his photos from the 2012 trip. I wonder if he'd mind uploading to the gallery to see if it works okay?
Posted 09 February 2013 - 12:50 AM
Really really hoping to be able to join y'all this year. I am waiting the dates and other pertinent info about the trip to approach my dh. So, hopefully even though we may possibly have to go without him that we may be able to afford it and not hurt us financially. Praying all goes with the finalization of everything in the coming weeks.
Thanks for (hopefully) making thisw possible.
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 12:57 AM
Melissa, you're welcome. It shouldn't be much longer. Universal and SeaWorld are set. Usually Disney is the first to confirm, but they've been swamped with a lot of spring break school groups wanting to register at the last minute, so they have to take care of them first.
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 03:08 AM
Hi Dianna,
Our family really want to join you. But I have to confess, I'm unfamiliar with sorting accommodations, particularly overseas, too much if there's a little miscommunication. Is this year the first that accommodation will need to be arranged by families themselves? If so, we might be out of the picture.
Kind regards,
Becky, are you the family from Australia? I usually don't do group rooms, but did in 2011 because we got a great deal at the Contemporary. And last year, the Swan gave us a good rate. But I can't find a good rate (under $200) this year for a hotel on Disney property.
Even if I had a group hotel (and I still might if they change their mind and go low enough for me), then you would still need to call them to make your reservations (using our group code). But I can still help you. Let me know what kind of accommodations you're looking for and I can give you recommendations. Do you want to be on property, or off-property? How many are in your family? What amenities are important to you? What is your budget?
Posted 09 February 2013 - 10:46 AM
Mornin Dianna,
This may be to early to ask but are we able to choose the food option for Disney or not? I would like to have that so we can budget better.
Posted 09 February 2013 - 11:07 AM
Mornin Dianna,
This may be to early to ask but are we able to choose the food option for Disney or not? I would like to have that so we can budget better.
Debra, you can do the free dining if it's offered while we're there, or you can pay for the dining plan if you want it. However, in order to get either, you'll have to pay for a 2-day ticket on top of what you pay for our tickets. We've found that we spend less, and eat better, by not eating on Disney property and using the dining plan, even if it's free. I think I have more dining info in a file somewhere. I'll dig it up and post it here, too.
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Posted 11 February 2013 - 09:47 PM
Just a note that I've moved the posts that talked about where to stay to the Hotels, timeshares, whatever folder. (Hey, I'm over 40, so I can't remember anything past a minute... but the title is something like that. ).
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Posted 12 February 2013 - 11:32 AM
Rebecca, no worries! We'll be here whenever you need us.
Posted 13 February 2013 - 02:13 PM
Proud to be a Stalker!! Did I just type that?? haha...
Posted 13 February 2013 - 02:26 PM
LOL, Theresa! Everyone, feel free to start new topics. You're not limited to the ones I've created... chat all you like.
Posted 20 February 2013 - 01:02 AM
Has a date been set yet? I may have missed this and I just want to be sure I didn't...
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Posted 20 February 2013 - 01:11 AM
Not yet - still waiting for Disney to confirm my dates. I'll announce via my mailing list (http://www.carolinah...acommunity.html) and here, and Facebook, when it is.
Posted 20 February 2013 - 12:13 PM
Thank you very much...
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Forest "Woody" Belval
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Woody was born on June 14, 1947, in Waterbury, Conn., to Irene (Forest) and the late Ernest Belval. He graduated from Chase Elementary School and Croft High School. He earned his bachelors, masters and sixth-year degrees from Southern CT State University.
He was a toolmaker for five years at his father's Company, Diecraft Tool. He then became a physical education teacher and later went on to become the supervisor of Health & Physical Education Department for the City of Waterbury. In addition, Woody coached swimming and cross-country at Kennedy High School for a number of years.
Woody was the beloved husband of Donna Ring for over 33 years, father of Kristen Gaudiosi and her husband, Richard, and grandfather of Gabriella and Sophia Gaudiosi. In addition, he leaves two brothers, Peter and Gilles Belval, a sister-in-law, Deborah Bevvino, and a niece, Caitlin Bevvino-Ring. He also leaves other family members and friends.
Woody loved life, family and nature. He was a man of exceptional character and integrity; he graciously shared his expertise and enthusiasm for gardening to cooking to living a meaningful life. He will be greatly missed by many: friends, family, former students and colleagues but most especially by his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughters.
Heartfelt thanks to the staff of the VITAS unit.
Arrangements are private and at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home, 430 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made in his name to: White Memorial Conservation Center, 80 Whitehall Road, Litchfield, CT 06759.
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First: Is there a precise meaning to the term "model for (oo,n)-categories"? A related question, which might actually be the same question, is: what exactly do we want to get out of (oo,n)-category theory for general n? Whatever definition of (oo,n)-categories we use, what are the desired things it should satisfy? What should the main examples be, for general n? I know that bordism categories should be examples. What else? Actually, aside from the cobordism hypothesis and other TQFT-y things I don't really know what the motivations are for (oo,n)-category theory for general n (or at least n bigger than 1), so I hope that people can say some words about that as well. (For n=1, there seems to be a lot of motivation, see for example this or this or this or this or ...)
Second: Presently, what are the models that we have for (oo,n)-categories? Which models have been proven to be equivalent? Of course, there's already a lot about this on the nLab:
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Bhakti Marga Activities
Bhakti Marga Art was formed through the teachings of Sri Swami Vishwananda. With Swamiji's blessing it has become a form of sadhana (spiritual practice) that allows us to express our devotion to the Divine through art. It is an active meditation in which we connect with the Saints and Deities as we paint them from our hearts and in the stillness of the mind.
Prayers and Puja can be the way in which we connect to the Divine through the outpouring of Love from the heart. On our path of Bhakti (Devotion) prayers are often offered through ritual ceremonies. As we connect the spiritual traditions of East and West, both Christian and Hindu ceremonies are conducted.
Bhakti Study Circles, as they are known, are gatherings of devotees with the goal to study, reflect and grow in understanding of the teachings of Sri Swami Vishwananda and the spiritual path as a whole. Devotees are encouraged to share experiences related to the passages being read and share any personal interpretations and understandings to fully profit from the richness of the communities' collective experiences.
Regular Group Actvities can be found throughout the world of Bhakti Marga. We come together to share our Love for the Divine, be it through OM Healing, Atma Kriya Yoga, communal prayers, singing or Bhakti Study Circles. Coming together allows us to feel the connecting factor between all humanity, that spark of the Divine that resides within each one of us, in a much stronger and palpable way.


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FORT RILEY, Kan. (WIBW) -- Army senior leaders ended their week-long tour of six installations at Fort Riley Friday.
They visited the "Home of the Big Red One" as they worked to assess the overall health of those serving in the Army's ranks.
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army General Lloyd J. Austin III along with Surgeon General of the Army Lieutenant General Patricia Horoho, Lieutenant General Howard Bromberg, Deputy Chief of Staff, G1, Lieutenant General Michael Ferriter, Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III and Fort Riley Senior Commander Brigadier General Don MacWillie held at press conference Friday afternoon at the Mission Training Complex.
General Austin says the fight in Afghanistan, where thousands of "Big Red One" soldiers are currently deployed, is a top priority. Equally important, he added, is the health of the soldiers.
"This is absolutely central to the readiness of our Army, not only with respect to the current fight but also the next fight," he said.
The senior leaders met with commanders and health professionals to look at different programs, services and resources, including the evaluation of disabilities, suicide and sexual assault prevention and Wounded Warrior care efforts.
"Here at Fort Riley, folks are doing a great job at partnering with local colleges and academic institutions such as Kansas State to study ways to improve the health and resiliency of our soldiers, veterans and family members. That said, we recognize that we still have a lot of work to do," General Austin said.
Officials say suicide is one of the toughest enemies faced by the Army and our country.
"It takes courage and strength to come forward and say I need some help so if we can break through that at that very bottom level, we'll see success. The second piece is, we've got to educate and empower some leaders across the board to not only know their solders but also indicators and stressors. We watch out for one another on the battlefield, we're going to look out for one another here at home," MacWillie said during the press conference about the practices at Fort Riley. MacWillie says there are 214 behavioral health providers at Fort Riley.
Lieutenant General Patricia Horoho, Surgeon General of the Army, said since 2007, the the number of behavioral health providers has increased by 83 percent.
"We're now moving forward with embedding behavioral health in our brigade combat teams so that we have that capability in the footprint of where the soldiers actually work. We've embedded behavioral health in our primary care so that it's part of the fabric of when people come in for primary care visits," she said.
"It is about building resiliency in soldiers and families. It is about engaging soldiers early on and building that network of trust and support that's required to keep folks on the right track," Austin added.
By seeing the impact of the Army's practices firsthand during their "Health of the Force" tour, the leaders say they're assessing where the Army may need to apply more resources or create policy changes.
"The goal of all of these visits has been to identify the best practices but also to identify friction points and figure out how we at the Headquarters Department of the Army can help by getting the word out or by making needed policy changes or by applying additional resources," General Austin added.
The tour of Army installations also included Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Hood, Texas, Fort Benning, Georgia, Fort Stewart, Georgia and Fort Gordon, Georgia.