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Obstetric hemorrhage and shock management: using the low technology Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment in Nigerian and Egyptian tertiary care facilities
© Miller et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2010
- Received: 9 July 2010
- Accepted: 18 October 2010
- Published: 18 October 2010
Obstetric hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality globally. The Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG) is a low-technology, first-aid compression device which, when added to standard hypovolemic shock protocols, may improve outcomes for women with hypovolemic shock secondary to obstetric hemorrhage in tertiary facilities in low-resource settings.
This study employed a pre-intervention/intervention design in four facilities in Nigeria and two in Egypt. Primary outcomes were measured mean and median blood loss, severe end-organ failure morbidity (renal failure, pulmonary failure, cardiac failure, or CNS dysfunctions), mortality, and emergency hysterectomy for 1442 women with ≥750 mL blood loss and at least one sign of hemodynamic instability. Comparisons of outcomes by study phase were assessed with rank sum tests, relative risks (RR), number needed to treat for benefit (NNTb), and multiple logistic regression.
Women in the NASG phase (n = 835) were in worse condition on study entry, 38.5% with mean arterial pressure <60 mmHg vs. 29.9% in the pre-intervention phase (p = 0.001). Despite this, negative outcomes were significantly reduced in the NASG phase: mean measured blood loss decreased from 444 mL to 240 mL (p < 0.001), maternal mortality decreased from 6.3% to 3.5% (RR 0.56, 95% CI 0.35-0.89), severe morbidities from 3.7% to 0.7% (RR 0.20, 95% CI 0.08-0.50), and emergency hysterectomy from 8.9% to 4.0% (RR 0.44, 0.23-0.86). In multiple logistic regression, there was a 55% reduced odds of mortality during the NASG phase (aOR 0.45, 0.27-0.77). The NNTb to prevent either mortality or severe morbidity was 18 (12-36).
Adding the NASG to standard shock and hemorrhage management may significantly improve maternal outcomes from hypovolemic shock secondary to obstetric hemorrhage at tertiary care facilities in low-resource settings.
- Mean Arterial Pressure
- Maternal Mortality
- Hypovolemic Shock
- Uterine Atony
- Severe Maternal Morbidity
Obstetric hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality globally. In low-resource settings, delays in identifying hemorrhage, delays in transport to facilities from a home birth or from primary care centers, and delays in receiving definitive therapies upon arrival at tertiary facilities contribute to high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity secondary to hypovolemic shock [1]. Access to definitive therapies, such as blood transfusions and surgery, necessary to manage severe hypovolemia, is limited to major medical centers (tertiary facilities), which are often located in large cities. Even in advanced university teaching hospitals, there may be hours of delay awaiting blood transfusions, there may be no blood bank or no electricity for the blood bank, and/or a lack of blood donors. In the absence of hemodynamic stability provided by those transfusions, anesthetists and surgeons (if they are available) will not consider performing necessary hemostatic surgery. Further, in some settings, if the woman is eligible for surgery, it is more feasible to perform an emergency hysterectomy than the more time and skill intensive devascularization. A woman may unnecessarily lose her uterus and suffer infertility, which in certain cultures may lead to divorce and increasing poverty. In a 2003 Bellagio meeting on the problem of maternal mortality and morbidity due to hemorrhage, experts suggested trying anti-shock garments (ASG) for stabilization to help women survive delays [2].
We conducted non-randomized pre-intervention/intervention studies in four tertiary care facilities in Nigeria from March 2004 - December 2007 and in two tertiary facilities in Egypt from June 2006 - May 2008. The following analysis combines data from these facilities, which had equivalent pre-intervention and NASG data collection periods. The objective of this analysis is to examine whether adding the NASG to the standard protocol for managing hypovolemic shock secondary to obstetric hemorrhage of any etiology would improve maternal outcomes at the tertiary care level. While we have previously published the outcomes of interim analyses of a small (n = 169) study at one of the Nigerian facilities [7] and a larger one in Egypt (n = 990) [5], being able to combine the data from the two studies that were methodologically similar (using the same clinical diagnoses, protocol, and outcomes) allows us to be able to conduct more rigorous, robust regression analyses on a rare outcome: maternal mortality.
The studies were approved by Institutional Review Boards at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), the National Reproductive Health Research Committee of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health, the El Galaa Maternity Teaching Hospital and Assiut University Women's Health Center.
The four sites selected from Nigeria were tertiary level teaching facilities, with 1,250-10,000 deliveries annually. The eight other facilities that were included in the project in Nigeria were implementation/intervention sites only and did not have a pre-intervention phase; therefore their data were not used in this analysis. The sites in Egypt comprised two tertiary teaching facilities, which had combined 31,990 deliveries in the pre-intervention and 31,176 deliveries in the NASG phase.
The methods of the studies have been described in more detail elsewhere [5, 7]. Briefly, in both countries, non-randomized intervention studies with a pre-intervention phase for controls were conducted. Women with hypovolemic shock secondary to obstetric hemorrhage from any etiology were eligible for enrollment if they had an estimated blood loss of ≥750 mL and one or more clinical signs of hypovolemic shock (systolic blood pressure [SBP] <100 mmHg and/or pulse >100 beats per minute [BPM]). Women were eligible regardless if they began to hemorrhage outside the facility and were transferred in, or began to hemorrhage in the facility. All etiologies of obstetric or pregnancy-related hemorrhage were included: complications of abortion, ectopic pregnancy, trophoblastic disease of pregnancy, problems of placentation, ruptured uterus, abruption, uterine atony, and lacerations. Women with ante-partum hemorrhage >24 weeks with a living fetus (based on presence of fetal heart tones) were excluded.
During the pre-intervention phase in all facilities, women were managed with a standardized, evidence-based hemorrhage and shock protocol [5]; the intervention phase included the NASG into this protocol. The standardized protocol for both phases included: administration of oxygen, IV crystalloid fluids (>1500 mL in the first hour), and establishing the etiology of the hemorrhage. If the hemorrhage was due to uterine atony, uterotonics were administered, including: oxytocin, methergine, and misoprostol, and uterine massage or bimanual compression was performed. Depending on the source of the bleeding, the protocol included repair of lacerations, vaginal procedures such as manual vacuum aspiration or curettage to remove retained products and manual removal of retained placenta. Exploratory laparotomy was conducted and procedures performed, such as a salpingectomy for a ruptured ectopic, repair of a ruptured uterus, or an emergency hysterectomy. The protocol included laboratory investigations, such as complete blood count, creatinine, type and cross matching, and tests to rule out coagulopathies. Urine output was measured using either a Foley to a calibrated drainage bag or a straight catheter to a graduated collection bottle. Finally, the protocol called for a blood transfusion for all women with signs of shock.
Blood loss after study entry in both phases was measured using a closed-end, calibrated, plastic blood collection drape (BRASSS-V Fixable Drape™ Madurai, India). If the woman required a vaginal procedure, the NASG was left completely in place. If she required a laparotomy, the abdominal and pelvic segments were opened immediately prior to making the incision, and then replaced when the surgery was completed. Staff in the facilities were trained in the standardized protocol, blood collection and measurement, NASG use, and completion of data collection forms.
Definitions: For the purpose of the study, mortality refers to the death of a woman who was pregnant, post-partum or post abortion within the period of time of hospitalization for hemorrhage. Following the definition by Mantel et al.[10] severe maternal morbidities were defined as organ system dysfunctions related to severe obstetric hemorrhage: acute respiratory distress syndrome (impairment of respiratory function needing ventilation, oxygen supplementation or decreased physical activity level as compared to pre-pregnancy), cerebral impairment (seizures, unconsciousness, or cognitive/motor loss), renal failure (creatinine >1.5 mg/dL or increased >1.0 mg/dL above baseline, oliguria; <120 mL output in 4-hour intervals) and heart failure (impairment of cardiac function according to New York Heart Disease Classification [11]). The severity of the woman's condition at study admission was calculated by her mean arterial pressure (MAP); those with MAP <60 were in more severe condition. The formula for MAP is [2*diastolic blood pressure + systolic blood pressure]/3 [12].
Treatment variables included adherence to the clinical protocol of administering >1500 mL crystalloid fluids in the first hour after study admission, administration of blood transfusions, and administration of uterotonics for uterine atony. Outcomes of the study were mortality, severe end-organ dysfunction morbidity, measured blood loss, and emergency hysterectomy for uterine atony cases.
Paper and pen data collection forms were completed by trained clinician/data collectors at the time of treatment or shortly after. Data supervisors in each country reviewed the data forms for completeness and accuracy. Data forms were sent to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), entered into a Microsoft Access database (Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA), checked for errors and inconsistencies and analyzed. In Egypt, the paper forms were sent electronically to UCSF through a data fax system (Clinical DataFax Systems Inc., Ontario, Canada).
Data Analysis: The analysis used combined data from the four largest Nigerian tertiary facilities (n = 452) and from two facilities in Egypt (n = 990); the total sample for analysis was 1442. The demographic characteristics, condition on study entry and treatment received for women in the two study phases were compared using two-sided t-tests of differences in the means of continuous variables (assuming unequal variances in the two study phase populations); the Wilcoxon rank sum test was used for non-normally distributed continuous variables (normality was tested using qnorm and sktest in Stata.), and chi-square tests of independence were used for dichotomous variables (with Fisher's exact tests used where required).
Relative risks (RR) with 95% confidence intervals were computed for the primary outcomes, mortality and severe maternal morbidity, and for the secondary outcome of emergency hysterectomy (for cases of primary or secondary diagnosis of uterine atony). From the RRs, we calculated the number needed to treat for benefit (NNTb) to prevent each of these outcomes, including an NNTb to prevent a case of either mortality or morbidity. An additional secondary outcome, the volume of measured blood loss in the drape (mL), was compared across study phases with the Wilcoxon rank sum test. To estimate the independent effect of the NASG intervention on mortality and severe maternal morbidity while controlling for other characteristics, we fitted a multiple logistic regression model for each of the two outcomes.
The independent variables included in the two models, in addition to study phase, were selected on the basis of their significant associations with the outcomes in bivariate analyses. These were severity of shock (MAP <60); parity (0-4 vs. 5 or more live births); primary definitive diagnosis of uterine atony vs. another diagnosis; and whether the woman began bleeding outside the facility or not (for the morbidity model only, as this variable was not significantly associated with mortality in bivariate analysis). In addition, facility was included as a control variable in order to hold constant the effect (on the outcomes) of any unmeasured systematic differences in the characteristics of the six clinical populations or in the quality of care provided in the six settings. We anticipated violations of the independent and identically distributed (I.I.D.) assumption in the data because of clustering at the facility level, which would cause standard errors in the regression models to be biased; therefore, we used robust standard errors (using vce (robust) post estimation command for logistic regression in Stata) to address this problem. The confidence level for all tests was set to 95%. Data were analyzed using Stata/SE (version 10).
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Demographics, diagnoses, and condition on entry to study (N = 1442)
Pre-intervention N = 607
Study sites
Egypt (2 referral hospitals)
Nigeria (4 referral hospitals)
Demographic characteristics
Age: Mean years of age (SD)
29.0 (6.4)
29.3 (6.2)
Median age (IQR)
28 (25-33)
29 (25-35)
Parity: Mean live births (SD)
3.2 (2.8)
3.3 (2.8)
Median parity (IQR)
2 (1-5)
3 (1-5)
Pregnancy duration: Mean weeks (SD)*
37.0 (4.1)
37.4 (3.6)
Median weeks (IQR)
38 (36-40)
38 (36-40)
Primary definitive diagnosis
Uterine atony
190 (33.0)
319 (38.2)
Ectopic pregnancy
95 (15.7)
85 (10.2)
Complications of abortion
45 (7.4)
93 (11.1)
Abruption of placenta
79 (13.0)
98 (11.7)
Vaginal, cervical or genital lacerations
25 (4.1)
65 (7.8)
Retained placenta or tissue
71 (11.7)
83 (9.9)
Ruptured uterus
46 (7.6)
32 (3.8)
Placenta previa
40 (6.6)
31 (3.7)
Placenta accrete
6 (1.0)
9 (1.1)
Molar pregnancy
7 (1.2)
11 (1.3)
Condition on study entry
Where hemorrhage began
Transferred in bleeding
382 (72.9)
333 (56.4)
Began bleeding in hospital
142 (27.1)
258 (43.6)
Estimated revealed blood loss at study entry+
Mean mL (SD)
1210.0 (507.7)
1327.5 (480.7)
Median mL (IQR)
1000 (1000-1500)
1200 (1000-1500)
Women with MAP < 60 or non-palpable BP ‡
181 (29.9)
321 (38.5)
Treatments for shock and hemorrhage administered during two study phases (N = 1442)
Pre-intervention N = 607
p value
Any uterotonics administered*
217 (96.9)
345 (97.7)
≥1500 mL IV fluids within 1st hour‡
491 (81.2)
548 (65.6)
≥1500 mL IV fluids within 2nd hour
531 (87.5)
723 (86.6)
Blood transfusion within 1st hour
438 (72.2)
509 (61.0)
Blood transfusion anytime after study admission
566 (93.3)
785 (94.0)
Minutes from study admission to 1st blood transfusion §
Mean (SD)
119.1 (326.7)
117.5 (281.5)
Median (IQR)
35 (29-59)
33 (28-110)
Outcomes between standard hemorrhage and shock management (pre-intervention) and standard management plus NASG (intervention) (N = 1442)
Pre-intervention (N = 607)
Relative Risk (95%CI)
Measured vaginal blood loss in drape:
Mean mL (SD)*
443.5 (346.1)
240.0 (199.4)
Median mL (IQR)
400 (250-500)
200 (150-250)
Emergency hysterectomy+
20 (8.9)
14 (4.0)
20 (11-138)
Morbidity ‡
21 (3.7)
6 (0.7)
0.20 (0.08-0.50)
34 (22-78)
38 (6.3)
29 (3.5)
0.56 (0.35-0.89)
36 (20-202)
Multiple logistic regression models of factors predictive of mortality and morbidity
Dependent variable: mortality
Dependent variable: morbidity
Severity of shock
MAP < 60 (or non-palpable BP)
MAP 60 or higher
5 or more live births
0-4 live births
Primary Diagnosis
Uterine atony
Other condition
Where bleeding began*
Transferred in bleeding
Began bleeding at RH
Study Phase
Because the odds of morbidity and of mortality were so strikingly high for women with MAP <60, independent of the study phase, we also conducted a stratified analysis by severity of condition (MAP <60 vs. MAP ≥60) for each of the two outcomes, using the same model specification from Table 4. An ameliorative effect of the intervention for reduced morbidity was seen in both women with MAP <60 (aOR 0.20, 95% CI 0.05-0.80,) and MAP ≥60 (aOR 0.18, 95% CI 0.04-0.90). For the stratified mortality model, the NASG intervention was significantly associated with a reduced odds of death in women with MAP <60 (aOR 0.46, 95% CI 0.26-0.80), but not in women with MAP ≥60 (aOR 0.68, 95% CI 0.14-3.22). (Data not shown)
In these six tertiary care facilities in Nigeria and Egypt, women with hypovolemic shock secondary to obstetric hemorrhage treated with standard protocol plus the NASG had improved outcomes, despite being in worse condition on study entry than those in the pre-intervention phase.
The results of multiple logistic regression modeling of the independent associations of the NASG with mortality and morbidity respectively, suggest that the NASG intervention shows promise for reducing the incidence of extreme adverse outcomes in women with hypovolemic shock secondary to obstetric hemorrhage. The concern motivating our stratified analysis of factors associated with morbidity and mortality by MAP grouping was to determine if the intervention was only effective in women in less severe shock; the findings underscored the NASG's association with reduced morbidity and mortality even in women with MAP <60, and supports the intervention's potential efficacy. The lower rates for mortality and severe morbidity among women with MAP ≥60 may account for the lack of significance for that variable.
An interesting finding among this large sample of women with severe hemorrhage is the relatively low rates of uterine atony. While the contribution of uterine atony to complications of pregnancy and maternal mortality have been described as anywhere from 40-70% [14, 15], in this study where only women suffering severe hemorrhage and shock were entered, uterine atony accounted for less than 40% of the sample. This study began before the practice of the Active Management of Third Stage Labor (AMTSL) was well established in either country, so it is possible that as AMTSL becomes more widely practiced, uterine atony will be seen as contributing even less to maternal mortality from obstetric hemorrhage. Nearly all the women with uterine atony in both phases received uterotonics for treatment. In terms of outcomes, significantly fewer women in the NASG phase underwent emergency hysterectomy for uterine atony, which may be attributable to the lack of panic among providers who were caring for women with decreased bleeding and stable vital signs. A recently published sub-analysis of 854 women from the combined Egypt and Nigeria dataset, all of whom had a PPH diagnosis, revealed similar findings to the obstetric hemorrhage outcomes shown here, with a mortality decrease from 9% pre-intervention to 3.1% in the NASG phase (RR 0.35, 95% CI 0.19-0.62) [16].
It is also interesting to note the worse condition of the women on study entry into the NASG phase. We believe that this was due to the clinician/data collectors hesitancy to put on the NASG until the woman was severely compromised, given that the NASG was a new technology, and the clinicians had not yet incorporated it into their emergency response repertoire. They may have delayed putting it on until it was clear that the women really needed it. While an alternative explanation could be that the women became more ill during the time the NASG was applied, it is unlikely, given that the NASG can be applied in less than 3 minutes. Another finding, the lower rate of women receiving the correct volume of IV fluids for shock resuscitation, may have been due to a developed complacency after placing women in the NASG. Once the woman, regardless of her state of shock, is placed in the NASG, the response is seen almost immediately: the pulse slows, the BP rises, the woman regains consciousness, and the bleeding diminishes. It may be that clinicians seeing this response to placement of the NASG may have been less anxious. If this is the case, it means that training must be modified to stress that all women with hypovolemic shock need the same immediate standard resuscitation, and that placement of the NASG is supportive of, but does not replace the need for IV fluids, blood, and other hemorrhage and shock management. While NASG use decreases mortality, women still die with the NASG, particularly if there are major delays in supplying blood [17].
There are limitations inherent in the pre-post study design. The effect of time and experience managing women in hypovolemic shock could have improved over time, as the intervention succeeded the pre-intervention. Selection bias is always a risk in a non-randomized trial, where not every patient in a facility is enrolled. It may have been that there were patients who were not enrolled despite meeting entry criteria. Given the large number of patients in each facility and the lack of staffing, some patients' data may not have been entered. Another limitation to this study was that there was an imbalance between patients based on both etiology of hemorrhage and on where patients began bleeding. More patients in the NASG phase had uterine atony, while more patients in the pre-intervention phase began bleeding outside the facility. In bivariate analysis, where bleeding began was not significantly associated with mortality, but it was associated with morbidity; however, it did not remain significantly associated with morbidity in the multiple logistic regression model. Uterine atony diagnosis was associated with both adverse outcomes in bivariate analyses, but the association did not remain statistically significant in either of the multiple logistic regression models.
There are limitations to the applicability of these findings to the real world of maternal mortality and morbidity due to obstetric hemorrhage in low-resource settings. With the majority of the world's women delivering outside of tertiary facilities and without skilled attendants, there may be greater implications for public health in a study conducted outside the tertiary care level. A randomized trial with women entered into the study at peripheral levels is now being conducted in Africa (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov: NCT00488462).
Obstetric hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality globally, particularly in low-resource settings where long delays contribute to adverse outcomes that would not occur in higher resource settings. The use of the NASG, a low-technology, circumferential counter pressure first-aid device, appears to mitigate the effect of the delays. More rigorous research is warranted to better understand the potential of this device.
Appreciation to the MacArthur Foundation for their financial support of these studies, the clinician data collectors and project data supervisors at all sites, the hospital directors of the facilities, and to Kemi Role, Nancy Samit Thabet, Ahmed Mohammed Abbas, Titiola Duro-Aina, Lyndsay McDonough, Paul Hensleigh, Jessica Morris and the Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria.
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I am catching up on posting my projects. I have made a lot of things at the beginning of the year that I never posted here – but I want to have a record of my projects, so I am doing quick posts to catch up.
Lift the moose's head for a surprise! This is based off of a wonderful design by Darryl Fenton, inventor of The Original Poop Moose, and replicated with his permission. The back of the moose opens to hold small candy such as M&Ms or chocolate-covered raisins, and the candy is dispensed through the moose's backside. Makes a great gift and conversation piece.
I had given one of these to Steve Carmichael and Marc Spagnuolo as thank you gifts for their inspiration. They were both kind enough to show these on one of their web casts.
To see it in action visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40D7q7c-0BE
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Here we are: the final day at the 2017 ASCLS Annual Meeting. The day kicked-off with the Member Awards Ceremony, were exemplary members of the organization were recognized for their achievements and service. A full role call will be posted to the Region V website as soon as I get a chance (there were many awardees from Region V, so it may take a while!)
After the Awards Ceremony, we had a couple of keynote presentations. The first was on "Recognizing and Counteracting Bias to Increase Diversity and Inclusion" given by Olivia Herriford, who started her career as a hardware engineer in the 1970s (a rare post, given that Ms. Herriford is a black woman). Her talk focused on how we all can use mindfulness and education to erase our own tendencies toward bias and stereotyping. Thank you for sharing your experiences and perspective with us all.
The second talk addressed the need for laboratorians to better promote our profession, for the good of patients and for our own benefit as well. This presentation was given by author and ASCLS member Dr. Alan Wu. Dr. Wu has published a series of science fiction books featuring stories of what can go grow when laboratory testing is not used as effectively as possible (wrong tests ordered, erroneous results, etc.). They are only considered fictional because the actual stories are embellished, but the science in real. Dr. Wu believes his books are his way of bringing recognition to our profession and the niche where we fit in healthcare, and he encourages us to find our own way to do the same. Not everyone can write and publish books, but everyone has a skill set, everyone has an audience, and it is time we make them listen.
After lunch, it was time for the ASCLS House of Delegates. At this event, the state-appointed delegates convene to discuss and vote on various amendment/issues relating to governing the organization. It is certainly a site to behold. After all was said and done, ASCLS had a new president in ASCLS-MN member Deb Rodahl. Congratulations Deb!
Thank you to everyone who worked tirelessly to make this event happen.
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In a move that marks a major shift in U.S. agriculture and drug policy, House and Senate lawmakers have come to an agreement over the status of industrial hemp in H.R. 2, The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. Known as the 2018 Farm Bill, H.R. 2 includes far-reaching provisions that lift the ban on hemp, authorize hemp production and research and amend the Controlled Substances Act. Furthermore, the reconciled version of the Farm Bill paves the way for the federal regulation of hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) extracts. For hemp CBD consumers, that would mean both better product consistency and quality and an end to the legal ambiguity of hemp CBD.
Congress Lifts Hundred-Year-Old Prohibition on Commercial Hemp
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has consistently opposed the legalization of cannabis. But in Congress, McConnell has been nothing short of a champion of industrial hemp. "It is a different plant," McConnell told reporters back in May. "It has an illicit cousin which I choose not to embrace."
Yet the longest-serving Republic Senator in the history of the U.S. has fully embraced industrial hemp. Already back in 2014, McConnell led the effort to add hemp-related provisions to that year's Farm Bill. Those provisions allowed states


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The police state gets privatized. Of course, the sanest thing for Briton to do would be to allow its citizens to bear arms but that's illegal. Instead, they are considering outsourcing the local police to Halliburton.
Giant US military-industrial company Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) is in the running to win a slice of a controversial £1.5 billion (US$2.43 billion) contract to transform the West Midlands and Surrey police forces in Britain, The (London) Times reported. Hailed as the largest police privatization scheme in the UK, it has been suggested the private companies who win the contract will be tasked to perform several police functions -- including patrols, detention and criminal investigation. KBR, a former subsidiary of the Halliburton group, has attracted its share of criticism over the large contracts it won with the US government during the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The corporation also helped to build the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
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Glasnevin Cemetery Museum
Awarded Best Cultural Experience in Ireland, Glasnevin Cemetery is one of Ireland's most popular visitor attractions and it is firmly established on the list of best things to do in Dublin. TripAdvisor lists it as a top attraction in Dublin, highlighting Glasnevin as a cemetery of historic importance. Glasnevin Cemetery Museum proudly tells the story of modern Ireland through interactive exhibitions and engaging cemetery tours delivered by personable, well informed guides affording visitors a heightened sense of understanding, and a deeper appreciation of its never forgotten residents. Celebrating history, heritage and culture, join this intriguing journey through Ireland's past! The famous speech delivered by Patrick Pearse at the grave of Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa on 1st August, 1915, is re-enacted daily at 1430 by an actor dressed as Patrick Pearse in full uniform.
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Lite Box Gallery at Pepper Place
I'll be exhibiting this month at the Lite Box Gallery located in the Pepper Place: 2825 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham.
Closing May 2nd were featured artists Joe DeCamillis along with Chris Lawson. Additionally, Alabama Chanin featured limited edition, hand crafted designs of Natalie Chanin.
The YWCAs Fourth Annual Art of Passion was very successful. I contributed several pieces for their auction and was happy to have had an opportunity to participate.
Three weeks have passed since Panoply (Huntsville). The festival was wonderful and I'm glad that I made the decision to step outside my comfort zone of remaining in Birmingham to participate in the local two day festival. As always, I have to tip my hat to my favorite guy, Tom.
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Choosing an Easy Reader
Here's some ideas to help you and your child pick out easy readers that they enjoy. There are books that focus on phonics, non-fiction, fiction and favorite characters from children's literature.
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Pretty Pretty: the Derbyshire Dales (Cycling)
We have travelled around England and Wales a fair bit this year, with our bikes but not always cycling. Some places lend themselves to it more than others—our kind of cycling anyway (that's me and Sandra). This week, in the Derbyshire Dales, where strangely I have never been before, we rode our bikes in the most gorgeous autumn weather imaginable. And the prettiest countryside imaginable. Why I've not been there before I can't imagine.
In March 2012 we cycled the Monsal Trail to Bakewell and back from near Buxton. This week we were further south on the lower fringe of the Peak District National Park where the hills are more gentle. The Tissington Trail and High Peak Trail (which we cycled) are mostly in the National Park but they run off the bottom near Ashbourne and Middleton. Then the land flattens out towards Derby. Derbyshire Dales is actually a UK Parliament constituency which overlaps the National Park and somebody might tell me they are the same thing, but to me the Derbyshire Dales is different to the Peak District (where I have been before). The High Peak Trail has no peaks as such, nor has the Tissington Trail. Like the Monsal Trail they run along former railway lines. But they are better than the Monsal Trail in my opinion although that has a more interesting history.
The Peak District is a great place for walking. The southern part of the Peak District less so I think. It depends partly on the roads. We stayed in a place on the A515. Only a fool would cycle on that road, beautiful as it is—a motorcyclist's paradise I would guess, and truck drivers seem to enjoy thundering their vehicles along its sweeping curves and rises and falls. For push-biking you need to go into the country lanes or on the official trails. That's what we did. The Tissington Trail was literally at the bottom of the garden and across the A515 are winding lanes with surprisingly steep inclines and tiny villages as lovely and well-kept as anything you'll find in the Cotswolds. We have been to the Cotswolds this year and were shocked at the number of tourists wandering about shops full of junk with signs written in Chinese. In comparison the Derbyshire villages of Alstonefield, Ilam, Tissington, Parwich, Bradbourne and others are the genuine English article, and no shops.
I've tended to sneer at official trails but I'm changing my mind. You are struck by the fact that you are travelling along an old railway line and what fun it must have been to ride on the trains. They were not tourist railways either but served a purpose in the industrial development of the nation. You are struck by the beauty of the limestone walls and the little bridges and signal boxes and other remnants of steam railway engineering. Couples glide by on electric bikes and everyone smiles hello. The sun goldens the autumn haze lying over the landscape layering groups of hills one in front of the next as they fade into the distance. The air is still, sheep munch grass and the world is peaceful.
A couple of other things I should mention. I am very impressed with ViewRanger (1:50,000 Ordnance Survey maps) on my Nexus tablet. I mean very impressed. The other thing: I fell off my bike. I didn't just fall off—I fell off in front of a crowd of people watching. We were cycling along a lane towards Tissington and came to a ford. Immediately on the far side of the ford was a steep hill. A crowd of elderly cylists were gathered on our side of the ford and I asked them if this was the way to Tissington. Yes, they said. Through the water and up that hill. We've just come through the water and it's no problem. An especially attractive (and younger) woman said we'd need to be super fit to climb the hill and we'd probably have to push. It'll be fine I said and set off through the ford. As they watched, about halfway across, my front wheel began to slide and I fell off sideways, crashing down into about a foot of water. Sandra cruised by as I grabbed my bike and pretended I wasn't hurt. I had bent a fingernail back and it hurt (it's still hurting now) but I rode my bike up the hill as if nothing had happened. I suppose it's a male thing, pretending you aren't hurt.
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Halloween Spooktacular
What better way to spend a crisp October evening than a haunted party at the Linscheid Library? Okay, there may be better ways. However, they don't involve seeing the library workers & patrons dressed up in their Halloween costumes, or watching awesome spooky movies in the library.
Join us on Oct. 29 for a creepy night of fun. You'll be treated to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, a silent horror movie, with live musical accompaniment. Take pictures in a real coffin with a selection of our scariest books, and find out your future with amazing fortune-telling.
Younger children are welcome, with fun Halloween mask and frame decorating set up especially for them. Make sure to stay to the end of the night to enter the costume contest, complete with fabulous prizes for the best student, staff, and child costumes.
The Halloween party will take place on Oct. 29th from 4pm—7pm.
DVDs Available for Checkout
Did you know that the Linscheid Library has thousands of DVDs? You can now browse all the library's DVDs, at any time the library is open, and check out any DVD in the library. They are located just past the Circulation Desk to the left, near the Oklahoma Studies Collection.
We've made it even easier for you to find what you're looking for by sorting the DVDs into two sections, called Education and Entertainment. TV shows and movies are in Entertainment, and documentaries and instructional films are in Education. Use the DVDs to catch up on classes, watch the latest Oscar winners, or to brush up on the classics.
Students can check out three DVDs for three days at a time, which means your weekends can be spent watching things like Game of Thrones, Inception, and Blazing Saddles from Entertainment, or films like Human Planet, Walking With Dinosaurs, and Ken Burns' The War from Education. Faculty have 14 days to enjoy their DVDs, and they can put DVDs on reserve or check them out at any time–just call the Circulation Department and they'll make sure that you have what you need for your classes.
Library Open House
Come check out our improved student lounge, open during all library hours! Through a generous donation from Tommy Wayne Quaid Jr. (ECU alumni '88) and a matching gift from his employer (HP Global Solutions) the library was able to purchase new window shades, rugs, and comfortable furniture. Now you have leather couches, chairs, and love seats as well as two tables for your use. The room also includes snack and beverage machines, access to the Wireless, and beautiful plants (provided and cared for by the ECU's Physical Plant).
The lounge is named in honor of Mr. Quaid's father, Tommy Wayne Quaid Sr. (ECU alumni '61) Tommy Sr. transferred to ECU from Murray State College, played basketball here at ECU, and graduated with Biology and Chemistry degrees. The lounge includes a beautiful plaque naming the lounge in honor of Quaid Sr. The library is hosting a reception to honor the Quaid family and their contribution to ECU on October 26th, at 10:00 AM.
The library did a flip!
The staff of Linscheid Library flipped the library during the May intersession!
The fourth floor now houses call numbers A-P, while call numbers Q-Z can be found on the second floor. The flip is the first step in an ongoing effort to consolidate the collection and provide better and more relevant spaces for students.
Need help figuring out the new layout or finding a book? Stop by the Circulation Desk or the Reference Desk! We're here to help!
Robin Murphy Book Signing
Tuesday, March 13,
Dr. Robin Murphy, Assistant Professor of English
How Social Trauma Affects How We Write : Post 9/11 Rhetorical Theory and Composition Pedagogy
Dr. Robin Murphy, Assistant Professor in ECU's Department of English and Languages, will be discussing her dissertation as a book and recent chapter in The Philosophy of Joss Whedon on March 13 @ 3PM in the Library Atrium as a part LLAF's spring events.
The book, How Social Trauma Affects How We Write: Post 9/11 Rhetorical Theory and Composition Pedagogy, extends the role of composition to civic education with a focus on 21st Century literacy practices. The co-authored chapter applies Nietzsche's theory of the 'overman' to select characters of popular culture producer, Joss Whedon, creator of cult-classics such as Buffy, Dr. Horrible, and Angel, among others.
In 2014, the Linscheid Library celebrates 100 years of participation in the Federal Depository Library Program. This program has one main goal: making government information available to the public.
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Automatic system for virtual human reconstruction with 3D mesh multi-texturing and facial enhancement
R. Pagés, D. Berjón, F. Morán
Signal Processing: Image Communication, vol. 28, no. 9, pp.1089-1099, Oct. 2013.
I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin. I did my PhD on 3D reconstruction at Technical University of Madrid (UPM), but my research also includes areas such as Computer Vision, Computer Graphics or Image Processing. Before that, I received my Engineering degree, also at UPM (Integrated BSc-MSc accredited by ABET). I'm in love with technology in general and AR/VR in particular. I'm on a mission to 3D scan everything and everyone around me!
R. Pagés, F. Morán, L. Salgado, D. Berjón
IS&T/SPIE Int. Conf. on 3D Image Processing (3DIP) and Applications 2012, San Francisco Airport (CA), USA, SPIE vol. 8290, pp. 82900J-1-8, 24-26 Jan. 2012.
D. Fuentes, R. Pagés, F. Morán
IEEE Visual Communications and Image Processing, VCIP 2011, Tainan, Taiwan, pp. 1-4, 6-9 Nov. 2011.
R. Pagés, D. Fuentes, F. Morán
ACM Int. Conf. on 3D Web Technology, Web3D 2011, Paris, France, pp. 31-37, 20-22 Jun. 2011.
R. Pagés, S. Arnaldo, F. Morán, D. Berjón
Eurographics Italian Chapter Conf., EG-IT 2010, Genoa, Italy, pp. 123-128, 18-19 Nov. 2010.


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Varsity Math Summer Camp is here, finally. By the end I hope to have an interesting answer to the question "what happens when you have no official curriculum?" In addition, I get to see what's it like to teach small groups for the first time in a while. Around 35 kids/class has become the norm. Long ago when I was less adept I maxed out at 20. What could I do with small numbers now? Session 1 has 20 kids, Session 2 not but 16. My room is going to feel massive.
Big Ideas: Space Travel, Computer Science
Small Projects: Quadcopter mechanics, engineering scenarios, financial literacy
I have 2.5 hours for four days with each crew. In my planning, the first thing on my list bolded and underlined was "OMG you better not lecture for 45 minutes on any of this." A lot of what we're studying the students have limited prior knowledge, so it would be easy to sit there and wax on about the nature of the Apollo launch system or whatever, but it'd be far more productive to let them find out how it worked on their own.
Second, I like the results when students are given multiple passes on a topic. Each 2.5 hour session is broken into small pieces to facilitate one talking point. Rather than spend a marathon on space, we'll do a little space over the course of the camp.
I thought we'd have a little fun at the beginning of each day. I subdivided the room into 4 groups. Each team competing for a varying number of Starbursts. Through happenstance, I found out about the Remote Associates Test, a old instrument for measuring creative thinking. Given three words, what's a fourth word that ties them all together?
In addition to that, a BrainQuest pack of 7th grade trivia. Should be fun with a group that just finished 11th grade.
You can find a billion of these of Amazon. I bought four of a model that was highly rated and not super expensive. Handy bonus, the radio is 4-channel allowed all four to operate simultaneously. The batteries last 5-7 minutes, but extras are easy to come by.
For roughly 30 minutes for 3 days, I will hand each group a radio, copter, and manual. They figure out how to fly it, why the propellers are oriented the way they are (two spin clockwise, two counterclockwise), what "six-axis" motion means, and how the copter might be changing its orientation in any axis. Then we race them. And I show them the big one.
This batch of students was in 7th grade when the Shuttle retired. They don't know much about it, or the litany of vehicles that get things into space, or even where we've been in space.
For two days, the students will do some research on the methods NASA and others have used to fling things into space. Plus we'll throw in some Flappy Space Program. Day 1, the variety of launch platforms used since the 60s. What were the payloads? Which ones had manned missions? Who are the new players? Can anyone find the sweet video of the SpaceX auto landing? Day 2, we get more specific and discuss the missions that went to Mars. Which ones failed? Which ones are currently ongoing? How did they get the vehicles to the surface? How insane is that Curiosity landing rig anyway?h
Each group will have a chunk of research to do and then they'll present to rest of their group. Initially I wanted to make some display pieces, but this is summer and anything we put in the halls will eventually be destroyed in the back to school cleaning. Though maybe we do something here.
Lastly, we spend some time on the STS specifically and a look at the technical problems that lead to its retirement.
I might modify this section a bit for Session 2, perhaps with a focus on the International Space Station, for the sake of variety.
A brief paper airplane contest, then a spaghetti construction project. Teams will be given an objective. Supplies will have costs associated with them. Structures of different heights will have different profit payouts. It's like Hotel Snap but with pasta.
Financial Literacy
Over two days we'll run through the basics of a spreadsheet, learning how to manipulate cells with formulas, sorting things, etc. In the end we'll look at how to build a budget, how recurring expenses affect a budget, and how you can determine the amount of money you make each day.
Second, we'll do a overview the housing market. Why are they so expensive? Am I really a sucker for renting?
Computer Science
The big one. We explore the Snap programming language. Everyone is a novice with programming, so there's going to be a lot of start up exercises. Eventually I hope to get them to the point where they can develop a maze. Or at a minimum draw some geometrically styled art.
I really want to value students time here. The kind of learning you do of your own free will should be engaging, interesting, and active. Bringing kids to school in the summer just to do all the talking would be a waste of this opportunity. I'm hoping this experience trickles its way into the regular school experience. The quadcopters already have me thinking about new ways to introduce 3D Vectors. What else could benefit?


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Western Price Survey
June 3, 2005
Mild weather and moderate system loads kept power prices mostly calm until Friday, when prices for off-peak power spiked as peak power bottomed out.
Because of the holiday, both Monday and Tuesday deliveries were traded the previous Friday. South of Path 15, peak power started the week at around 48 mills/KWh and breezed down to 41.50 mills and back to 47.75 mills/KWh in Wednesday trading. It finished at a Friday low of 40 mills/KWh. Off-peak power traded slightly above 20 mills/KWh most of the week, before spiking to about 31.50 mills/KWh in Friday trading.
The Arizona-California border, which has experienced peak-price volatility as to temperatures have climbed past 100 degrees, found relief this week. Peak power at Palo Verde started the week at between 43 mills and 50 mills/KWh. The spread tightened midweek to around 48 mills/KWh and dropped to a low of 42.50 mills/KWh for Monday deliveries. Nighttime power traded at around 20 mills/KWh for most of the week before rocketing to around 30 mills/KWh Friday.
Prices for North of Path 15 peak power dropped like a slowly deflating balloon. It traded between 45 mills and 49 mills/KWh through midweek, lost a few mills in Thursday trading, and finished the week between 40 mills and 46 mills/KWh. Off-peak power traded at around 20 mills/KWh through midweek before reaching a spread of 21 mills to 33 mills/KWh on Friday.
California-Oregon border peak power followed a a bell-curve pattern this week. It started the week at around 39 mills/KWh, climbed to 44 mills in Tuesday trading, and finished the week between 36 mills and 42 mills/KWh. Off-peak power traded at around 12 mills/KWh for Monday deliveries, 20 mills at midweek, and 30 mills/KWh Friday.
Mid-Columbia daytime power began the week at between 30 mills and 35 mills/KWh and reached 41 mills/KWh in Tuesday trading before shaving a few mills on Friday. Low-demand power gathered steam after trading for bargain prices the past few weeks. The price was set at a low of 10 mills/KWh at the start of the week, around 20 mills on Wednesday, and between 23 mills and 27.25 mills/KWh for weekend deliveries.
Jim Detmers, vice president of grid operations for the California Independent System Operator, recently warned that aging power plants in Southern California could break down this summer and cause blackouts in the area. During the Silicon Valley Leadership Group's annual energy summit on May 20, he said Cal-ISO would not be pulling people off the grid, but Northern California should conserve so energy could be sent south [Chris Raphael].
Natural Gas Prices Rise, Then Drop
How traders are setting the price of natural gas these days is anybody's guess.
Many energy analysts have been pegging the price of natural gas to that of crude oil, which ran past $55 a barrel Friday. Natural gas prices initially mimicked the week's rise, climbing in Thursday trading. But then they fell sharply on Friday.
Prices are also dependent on supply and demand of the commodity itself, and on Thursday the U.S. Department of Energy had good news to report: last week an additional 86 Bcf of natural gas moved into storage in the lower 48 states from the previous week, bringing total supplies to 1,778 Bcf--20.6 percent above the five-year average.
On Friday, natural gas prices took notice and dropped from price spikes set Thursday. Permian Basin natural gas started the week at a low of $5.35/MMBtu and climbed to $5.94 in Thursday trading before settling to between $5.45 and $5.82/MMBtu in Friday trading.
San Juan Basin gas started at a low of $5.07/MMBtu, rose to a high of $5.50 in Thursday trading, and subsided to $5.16 to $5.28/MMBtu in Friday trading. Southern California border gas started at a low of $5.41/MMBtu Monday and hit a high of $5.79/MMBtu for Friday deliveries, before ending the week slightly above where it started.
Considering sound inventories, some energy observers blamed the cost spikes on trader interference. New legislation introduced in the US House of Representatives last week would limit daily trading prices of natural gas to an 8 percent increase or decrease. The legislation, sponsored by U.S. Congressmen Sam Graces (R-Mo.) and John Barrow (D-Ga.) would also require the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission to review future natural gas contracts for approval.
"Hedge funds and other paper traders on the NYMEX continue to enrich themselves while US gas consumers are forced to endure the world's highest and most volatile natural gas prices," Peter Huntsman, president and CEO of Huntsman Corp., said in a press release on Thursday. (Huntsman Corp. worked closely with Graves on the bill.) "In the last two trading sessions the price of gas on NYMEX shot up more than 65 cents and closed up 44 cents," Huntsman said. "On an annualized basis that costs the US economy between $10 billion and $15 billion" [C. R.].
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At 08:45 AM 10/31/2004 +0000, Ian Hickson wrote: > > 9 Vector effects > >While I am sure there is demand for such features, and while I am sure >such features can be used to create great effects, it still seems like >this is feature creep. Many of the effects achievable by the >mechanisms described in this section are also possible by careful use >of <path>, use of different markers, and existing options on the >"fill" and "stroke" attributes. > >It would seem better to have the authoring tools effectively >"prerender" the vector effects than to require that all the SVG user >agents support an entire chapter's worth of additional features. The solutions that you suggest were all reviewed and rejected because they do not address the problems that vector effects are trying to solve. There is a very strong demand for these features from the mapping and schematics community. In short: - there is a need to scale stroke outlines and stroke/fill patterns differently from the rest of graphics - there is a need to assign multiple strokes and fills to an object (drawing tools had this for long time) - there is a need to "set back" strokes around the markers while preserving actual path data - there is a need to reuse edges in several shapes (esp. on maps) - all of the above should integrate with animation (e.g, path animation) and not cause substantial file size bloat. PeterReceived on Friday, 5 November 2004 20:49:54 UTC
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When the test and measurement process is key to the success of your project, your CarlisleIT partners get to work. Our crew of challenge-hungry engineers offer Test & Measurement solutions specifically designed for RF/microwave, high-speed analog, digital equipment, wireless, semiconductor and general purpose test equipment. They include multimeters, oscilloscopes, digital analyzers, logic analyzers, network analyzers and more.
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Windows 7 has had people talking about it for some time now ever since the beta version was officially released earlier this year and some 8 million testers were on it likes bees to honey. Till this date, there has been an influx of positive reaction to the new OS, a stark contrast to its predecessor, Vista. In fact, so popular is Windows 7 that a queue started forming 9 hours before the official launch which culminated with more than 200 people vying for the first 177 copies to get their hands on Windows 7 at a special launch price on the midnight of 22nd October. How much cheaper you ask? How does S$77 from the original upgrade price of $219 sound?
On the other side of the spectrum, Snow Leopard was unveiled during the Apple's WorldWide Developer Conference on 8th June this year which was finally released publicly on 28th August. What was met as good news by the Apple fans was that Snow Leopard underwent several improvements over its predecessor, the Leopard OS, with features such as support for Microsoft Exchange and other user interface enhancements.
To give you a better overview of where these two crucial new operating systems stand at the moment, we've lined up a special HWM ViewPoint interview video (from www.hardwaremag.com) where we speak to the respective gurus in charge of the to better understand their new directions, expectations, key functionality features and environmental friendliness of their new products. So join us in this highlight video:-
Next up, a demo session of Windows 7 with Matthew Hardman, Group Manager, Group Client, Business & Marketing Organization of Microsoft Singapore. Matthew walked us through the top usability features of the fresh new Windows 7 OS and we've captured it all here:-
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We hope you enjoyed these videos. Be sure to check out HWM's October issue for a full spread coverage of Windows 7 and how to get on the bandwagon, while HardwareZone has the key features and performance aspect covered this recent article. And those who are on the OS X platform and haven't yet seen the full list of advancements with the Snow Leopard update, we detail the main improvements in this article.


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Once upon a time there was an artist called Louise who had a dream of opening a gallery to show and sell her own work and that of other artists. In 2011 she and Peter opened Studiofourseven in Redruth with this ethos:
We love art. Absolutely adore it. And so we wanted to create a fantastic environment for artists to display their work and for people who love art as much as us to come and buy some.
So, after much thought and a fair amount of hard work, Studiofourseven was born.
The gallery was an immediate success, with an eclectic mix of arts including lino prints, textiles, ceramics, paintings, photography, jewellery and mosaics.
Fast forward to January 2012 and Louise had a new dream - to form a collective of 16 artists from Studiofourseven who would take the gallery to a new level at the brand new project that is Heartlands.
So, after much thought and a huge amount of very hard work, Fourseven Collective was born:
A Collective of 16 artists offering Art, Paintings, Print Making, Photography, Ceramics, Glass, Jewellery and much more all under one roof at number 2 Artist's Terrace, Heartlands - the new regeneration on the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site centred around the old Robinson Shaft at Pool, Cornwall.
At the heart of the collective and the gallery at Heartlands is the same ethos that made Studiofourseven gallery so great to be part of as an artist, and for the customers who came to the shop: a love of art.
On Friday 20th April Heartlands and the Fourseven Collective gallery and shop opened with three days of celebrations following.
So come and visit - you'll be sure of a very warm welcome:)


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Existentialist literature has never been a big hit with kids, and let's face it, would you slip Jean-Paul Sartre's
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London Bridge Office – closed Monday 5 June
The Mental Health Foundation is deeply saddened by the tragic attack on London Bridge and Borough Market and our thoughts are with everyone affected.
Our London Bridge office will be closed on Monday 5 June, with staff doing their best to respond to emails remotely.
Information on the impact of traumatic events on mental health and support available.
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Research Survey: Cultivating Capabilities
Key Drivers of Success and Well-Being for High Ability Students
Welcome to the Cultivating Capabilities Research Study
This research study is being conducted by the Institute for Positive Psychology (IPPE) at ACU and the Department of Education to find out what drives the success and well-being of high ability Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students.
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This beautiful, iconic picture is what comes to mind when people think of Hollywood Park Casino. Sadly, the recent story of the casino is anything but beautiful. On March 4, 2013, the scene was filled with grief, strife, and uncertainty as 600 workers lost their jobs. Many of these workers had been there since the Casino first opened. Now they were being cut loose with little warning. Clergy met with the workers and heard the fear in their voices as they asked, " How will I continue to pay my son's tuition?" "How will I afford my mortgage?"
Why did this all happen? A new operator, Eric Swallow, took over the Casino and broke an existing union contract. He quickly and quietly hired a new staff while firing majority of the existing one. He has had closed door, intimidating meetings with new workers, strongly discouraging them from unionizing. Many have come to believe that he is fundamentally opposed to paying a living wage or allowing workers to have a voice on the job.
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Nasu (那須) [1] is a sprawling rural town in northern Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Parts of it are within the boundaries of Nikko National Park.
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Nasu-Shiobara (那須塩原) on the JR Tohoku Shinkansen line is the nearest station, about 1:15 from either of Tokyo or Sendai. A free bus shuttles passengers to some hot spring resorts from here; alternatively, it's 10 minutes on the JR Tohoku Main Line to Kuroiso (黒磯) station.
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Because of its hilly terrain and the large area it covers, Nasu is probably best seen by car.
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Nasu is highly volcanic and there are no less than seven hot springs in the Yumoto (湯本) area alone. The Nasu Onsen Ryokan Association [2] has a handy booking engine, but alas, only in Japanese.
Mount Nasu is a good spot for hiking and, in winter, skiing and snowboarding is available at Mount Jeans ski resort on the slopes of the mountain.
The Nasu Kogen (Nasu Highland) region is home to numerous "attractions", some more dubious than others, including a Monkey Park, Teddy Bear Museum, Car Museum and Animal Kingdom, where dogs can be rented by the hour (complete with authentic New Zealanders hosting a sheep shearing show).
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text: My Mother brought me several bell peppers out of her garden. I've been trying to find a way to use them all while they are still nice and ripe. I found this recipe for Southwestern Stuffed Peppers on the blog Barbells and Bellinis. This recipe is husband approved. I love that you add a cup of Quinoa to the mix. It's protein rich, and you never even know it's there. I easily cut the recipe in half, and we still had leftovers. Also, I browsed the rest of her blog, and it's one I plan on visiting more often. Her recipes and pictures look amazing.


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CULLMAN – The Cullman County Animal Shelter's Donna Ruttkay introduces us to The Cullman Tribune's Pet of the Week.
Dixie is described by Ruttkay as "an introverted blue heeler" close to 2 years old. She's a sweet and very submissive low-energy pet who would make a great companion or comfort dog. She's good on the leash and will stay close by her human's side when walking. She'll even get in your lap if you let her!
Ruttkay says that Dixie is a "real people dog!"
Animal shelter staff and volunteers work with their dogs to make sure they are accustomed to being around people, walking on a leash and practicing good behavior. Several of the shelter's dogs have even been "hired" to work as special needs service dogs.
Dixie's adoption fee is $90, which includes: DHLPP vaccine, Bordetella vaccines, rabies vaccine, wormer, general exam at the vet, spaying, microchip, free 45-day health insurance policy issued by 24PetWatch (with valid email only) and a free bag of food from Cullman Pet Depot (you must pay sales tax).
Please consider adopting to give a rescued pet a chance at a happy and healthy life.
Contact the Cullman County Animal Shelter at 256-734-5448 or visit them at 935 Convent Road NE. Reach them by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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I personally believe some grids have crossed the fine-line between protection and censorship. Many residents may not even know that their grid has these censorship rules, so I am just going to point out the grids I know of straight quotes from their own Terms of Service. This is one of the biggest reasons I actually encourage people who are going to be investing their money in these grids to read your grids Terms of Service and Active User Agreements.
Island Oasis
"Any efforts to bribe or otherwise entice Island Oasis land owners to abandon their land holdings in order to move to another grid is expressly prohibited. This practice is unethical and will not be condoned. The provision of evidence of this type of activity to the Island Oasis staff or management team will result in the immediate banning of the offending account(s) avatar and IP address."
What this means: "Island Oasis if you are deemed trying to convert residents to go to another grid, you are banned." Why do I say it this way? Because this: "…bribe or otherwise entice… …to abandon their land holdings…" They are saying if you speak to someone about coming to another grid and they "decide" to get rid of their land because they like your grid better, well you just violated the policy.
Sadly this is the only grid I know that has a policy in place like this, I have heard that InWorldz did, but when I checked again today I saw no such thing. This kind of policy doesn't even make much since to me when grids like SecondLife even allow it. Many grids even have a presence in other grids like SecondLife, including Island Oasis. Which to me seems hypocritical, I have attached their official location in SecondLife below:
Not only are they having this sign which says "lower cost, lower lag" which is doing exactly what is agianst their own Terms of Service. They go on in their profiles:
Just please be weary of the grids you join, and be sure to read the Terms of Service. I am not saying IO is a bad grid, or even not to join it. I am merely saying do you think this policy is fair? And lastly is it right for them to go to another grid and do exactly what they forbid? Just ask yourself these questions.


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11. Verkehr mit Kleinfahrzeugen (MFP) in the Black Sea
The Marinefährprahm (MFP) , "naval ferry barge", was the largest landing craft operated by Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. It served a variety of roles (transport, minelayer, escort, gunboat) in the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas as well as the English Channel and Norwegian coastal waters. Originally developed for the proposed invasion of England (Operation Sea Lion), the first of these ships was commissioned on 16 April 1941, with approximately 700 being completed by the war's end in May 1945.
The Germans had some very nice coastal barges and lighters. The MFP (Marinefährprähme) which did not begin construction until December 1940. Another famous type was the MAL (Marine-Artillerie-Leichter) which first appeared in 1943.
By 1942 the Allies had taken their toll of Axis merchant shipping in the Mediterranean. The shortage of ships to carry supplies to Rommel's army led the Axis to use landing craft to ferry supplies across the Mediterranean. These landing craft were known variously as F-boot, F-lighter, Seibel ferrys, Marinefährprähme and etc. The Italians had copied these as the Motozattera or MZ-1.
The KRIEGSMARINE built the following types of Marinefährprähme (MFP):
type A: only 5 units
type A1: adopted to use former Soviet heavy tanks of 52 t weight
type AM: minelayer with a capacity of 52 mines and 25 t loading
type B: greater height (3,19m instead of 2,74m)
type C: greater height of the loading room (3,29m)
type C2: similar to type A1 for heavy tanks
type C2A:
type C2M: similar to type AM with mine loading capacity
type D:
type DM: minelayer with a capacity of 54 mines
Moreover there were special rebuilds as repair ship, tanker, Q-ship, etc.
According to GRÖNER, the only MFP rebuilt into a Q-ship was F368 (type A), which was armed with 2 x 7.5 cm guns and a S-device.
The MZ were either type A (virtual copies of the German MFP Type A-C) or Type B, where the 3" gun was repositioned behind the steering position. They were used for coastal transport and to transport tanks to North Africa from the continent. Many were later used by the Germans up until the end of the war.


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There are still people who think, a massage treatment center is only for people with bad backs, necks or recovering from serious injuries.Well, let me try to broaden your horizons.
Massage therapy is the practice of massage by accredited professionals to achieve positive health and well-being in their clients. A good massage can improve and affect your psychological and physical being.
Like most people you have had a hard day at work, school or you have been running around all day trying to get things done. You neck is stiff, your back is aching, and you have a pounding head ache. You can take all of those drugs you have in your medicine cabinet or you can go to the Beach Health and Healing Center. Where you will receive a body and mind relaxing treatment your body deserves.
Our massage is more than just taking away the pressures or stress of your daily life, it based on a variety of proven forms of healing massages in which the hands are used to apply pressure at acupuncture points on the body in order to stimulate and redistribute your energy, loosen the muscle tissues and allow your blood to flow more freely.
A good message can help you recover from strained hamstrings or back muscles, in half the time. It can also help you get a good nights sleep, loosen your joints, help your digestive system and improve your over all mood and health.
First things first, I was overtly happy receiving their services. After so many days spent in absolutely a no man's place, this the only thing that could give me back my senses. So, when I heard of this place through a friend, there was no looking back. I booked my appointment instantly and trust me the eagerness and attentiveness that these people showed was commendable.Read More...
ou lie on the table under fresh, clean, crisp sheet and quiet, soft relaxing music playing in
the background. The light smell of sage scent fills the air. As you lie there on your stomach, your arms relaxed next to you body and you begin to feel relaxed. Next, your therapist gently begins massaging your shoulder area with warmed oil. Your overstressed muscles begin to fade away with each touch or rub of your therapist's hands. You slowly start to feel your muscles start to loosen under the perfect amount of pressure of your therapist's hands. Once it gets underway, your problems and stress begin to fade into oblivion, 45 minutes of relief and pour relaxation and you don't want to it end.
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Young Tailoring Brand Debuts On High Street
Fast fashion tailoring brand Noose And Monkey has unveiled its latest collection as bosses ready to enter the high street for the very first time.
The AW14 formal menswear range comprises of blazers, trousers, waistcoats, shirts and accessories in bold designs such as all-over floral and polka dot prints.
In a bid to separate stand-out and more classic pieces, the range has been split in to two lines. The larger, dubbed Evil Monkey, contains trend-led evening wear in skinny cuts and fabrics such as velvet. Meanwhile, the smaller Loveable Chimp line houses relaxed pieces in traditional British tweeds, herringbones and tartans.
The launch also signals the brand's first move into footwear and outerwear through studded Chelsea boots, dress slippers and Oxfords as well as single and double-breasted coats in mixed fabrics and camouflage prints.
Company founder, Russell Gerrard, told FashionBeans: "SS14 was a record season for us on ASOS, having introduced formal shirts & accessories to our range of suits."
"Part of our ethos at Noose is to push, season after season, the limits and boundaries of tailoring design," he added.
Gerrard also revealed work is currently underway on a collaboration with an existing high street brand, due to be announced within the next few weeks.
Earlier in the year the label secured a deal with Arcadia-owned Topman to sell the collection, along with two exclusive blazers, in the menswear chain's flagship on Oxford Street and online.
Tailoring and accessories from Noose And Monkey's AW14 collection will be available to buy from next week via both ASOS and Topman, with footwear and outerwear to follow before Christmas.
Prices start from £50 for waistcoats, £60 for trousers, £130 for blazers and £170 for outerwear.


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This guy has got be hooked at the moment and this album has been on constant rotation for the last week, in particular "Mountains Of Ashes". You need this in your life:
From Last.fm:
Co-ran Skull Disco with Appleblim. Shackleton's unconventional take on big basslines and complex beats doesn't fit into easy categories and that's how it's going to stay. Shackleton has been carving out his own brand of eclecticism on Skull Disco releases so far with intricate, snaking percussion, hypnotic melodies, seriously deep bass lines and dubwise sensibilities.
1. (No More) Negative Thoughts
2. Let Go
3. It's Time For Love
4. Mountains Of Ashes
5. There's A Slow Train Coming
6. Moon Over Joseph's Burial
7. Asha In The Tabernacle
8. Trembling Leaf
9. Something Has Got To Give
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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One of the top-ranked schools of public health in the U.S., Pitt Public Health was the first fully accredited school of public health in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with alumni who are among the leaders in their fields. A member of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Pitt Public Health currently ranks fourth among schools of public health in National Institutes of Health funding received. Pitt Public Health is a leader in research related to women's health, HIV/AIDS, and human genetics, among others.
Donald S. Burke
Read a message from the dean
Behavioral and Community Health Sciences: Steven Albert
Biostatistics: Shyamal Peddada
Environmental and Occupational Health: Sally Wenzel
Epidemiology: Anne Newman
Health Policy and Management: Mark Roberts
Human Genetics: Eleanor Feingold (interim)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology: Charles Rinaldo
Multidisciplinary Master of Public Health: David Finegold (program director)
There are 592 degree-seeking students with primary enrollment at the Graduate School of Public Health.
Behavioral and Community Health Sciences:110
Biostatistics: 72
Environmental and Occupational Health: 31
Epidemiology: 122
Health Policy and Management: 87
Human Genetics: 71
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology: 74
Multidisciplinary Master of Public Health Program: 25
Primary full-time: 171
Secondary: 117
Adjunct faculty: 105
Emeriti: 27
MPH, PhD, DrPH
Public Health and Anthropology: MPH/PhD (School of Arts and Sciences Department of Anthropology)
Public Health and International Development: MPH/MID (with Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA))
Public Health and Public and International Affairs: MPH/MPIA (with GSPIA)
Public Health and Public Administration: MPH/MPA (with GSPIA)
Public Health Social Work: MPH/PhD, MPH/MSW (with School of Social Work)
MS, PhD
MPH, MS, PhD
MS, MPH, PhD, DrPH, MD/PhD (with School of Medicine)
MS, MHA, MPH, PhD
Health Policy and Law: MPH/JD (with School of Law)
Health Services Research and Policy: PhD
MS, MPH, PhD
Genetic Counseling: MS
Public Health Genetics: MPH
Dual MPH/MS-genetic counseling
MD/PhD (with School of Medicine)
MPH, MS, PhD
MPH Concentration: Infectious Disease Pathogenesis, Eradication and Laboratory Practice (PEL)
MPH Concentration: Infectious Disease Management, Intervention, and Community Practice (MIC)
MD/PhD (with School of Medicine)
MPH Peace Corps Master's International Track with MIC concentration
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Center for Aging and Population Health
Center for Bioethics and Health Law
Center for the Environmental Basis for Human Disease
Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health
Center for Health Equity
Center for Healthy Environments and Communities
Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Research
Center for Lung Regeneration
Center for Occupational Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Center for Public Health Practice
Center for Research on Health Care
Comparative Effectiveness Research Core
Concept Mapping Institute
Diabetes Prevention Support Center
Epidemiology Data Center
Health Policy Institute
Heinz Chemistry and Nutrition Laboratory
HIV Prevention and Care Project
Institute for Evaluation Science in Community Health
Laboratory of Environmental Health, Reproduction, and Development
Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
Pennsylvania/MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center
Pharmaceutical Economics Research Group
Physical Activity Resource Center for Public Health
Pitt Men's Study
Project Silk
Public Health Dynamics Laboratory
Telehealth AETC Appalachian Project
Ultrasound Research Laboratory
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Community-Based Participatory Research and Practice
Environmental Health Risk Assessment
Evaluation of Public Health Promotion and Health Education Programs
Global Health
Health Care Systems Engineering
Health Equity
Health Systems Leadership and Management
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals' Health and Wellness
Public Health Genetics
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On the suggestion of his wife ATAI, ABASSI invented the first humans and somewhat nervously introduced them into the wild.
As he feared, the first couple quickly discovered sex, and pretty soon were doing their own creating. This created a terrible over-population problem, and made ABASSI feel rather insecure. So ATAI gave humanity two gifts, Argument and Death, to keep the numbers under control.