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fabmol necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 155 diseños de 42 diseñadores freelance.
i'm looking for a logo for a new tennis site called myTENNIStracker.com. Its a tennis players portal for managing their career. They will mainly be able to record info on matches,opponent & goals.
myTENNIStracker.com is is at the final stage of development and is looking to clean up its front end. We are starting by getting logo designed, following the logo design, will be a little clean up for the front end incorporating new logo.
The website names is self explanatory, a user can track their tennis career from anywhere in the world, once there is a web connection and a web enabled device!
We are currently moving server so coming soon page should be back up this evening(Monday 9th) or tomorrow (Tuesday).
I would like a logo that is cluster free, minimal but striking. I'm open to ideas, the blue used in tennis will be provided.
I'm open to suggestion, so you can start with any concept and we can work on it. I'm near a Computer most of the time so will give quick, honest feedback asap.
- blue to be used #096ACB (for 'TENNIS' wor d only)- The simplier the better- myTENNIStracker should be one word but easy to readwith pref TENNIS been in CAPS
- Should be easy to read, clear & fresh- In Vector format- Fonts included- Each designer must present a unique concept- Designers, please put different coloured versions on the same entry
- Designers copying each other, had an issue with this before- Mascot- A Corporate feel
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Compare the second bullet item to the ''WSJ'' description. When 4% of your respondents mention radical redistribution of wealth, and you characterize this as a large majority , you are not "lying with statistics", you are just lying outright.
Compare the second bullet item to the ''WSJ'' description. When 4% of your respondents mention radical redistribution of wealth, and you characterize this as a large majority , you are not "lying with statistics", you are just lying outright.
# What does a statistician mean by a ''systematic random sample''? How do you think Schoen's firm actually conducted the poll?
# What does a statistician mean by a ''systematic random sample''? How do you think Schoen's firm actually conducted the poll?
# How would you propose to conduct a poll of a crowd of protesters?
# How would you propose to conduct a poll of a crowd of protesters?
Revision as of 13:03, 30 October 2011
"Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom." -- Clifford Stoll
Submitted by Steve Simon
"Conclusion. Lose your inhibitions: Put probabilities on parameters without embarrassment." -- Christopher A. Sims (new Nobel Laureate in Economics)
Submitted by Paul Alper
"Humans are hard-wired to deny low-probability, high-impact events. ...If you want to sell earthquake preparation in a way that it affects human behavior, you have to sell it like Coca-Cola." --Dennis Mileti (emeritus professor of behavioral science, University of Colorado at Boulder)
Submitted by Bill Peterson
"Can anyone legitimately deny that replacing that year of geometry, chemistry, or the third or fourth year of foreign language with a year of entrepreneurship education would be more beneficial to our students and, in turn, to society, in thinking skills and in additional jobs created?"
But what evidence is offered for this claim? One personal quote, from a consulting engineer who says, "In my 20 years as an engineer for Chevron and Conoco-Phillips, I never used geometry. A course in entrepreneurship would have been far more valuable." Meanwhile, the online article includes interactive voluntary response poll (dutifully labeled "unscientific"), where readers can weigh in on the question "Should high schools replace geometry with entrepreneurship class?"
Submitted by Paul Alper
Cheerful tweets in the morning
Twitter Study Tracks When We Are :) by Benedict Carey, The New York Times, September 29, 2011
If you read the mood of people on Twitter, they are happy in the morning, but then things go downhill.
However grumpy people are when they wake up, and whether they stumble to their feet in Madrid, Mexico City or Minnetonka, Minn., they tend to brighten by breakfast time and feel their moods taper gradually to a low in the late afternoon, before rallying again near bedtime, a large-scale study of posts on the social media site Twitter found.
How can you measure this? The researchers
analyzed the text of each message, using a standard computer program that associates certain words, like "awesome" and "agree," with positive moods and others, like "annoy" and "afraid," with negative ones. They included so-called emoticons, the face symbols like ":)" that punctuate digital missives.
It's not an accurate sample, though, as the researchers admit.
For starters, Twitter users are computer-savvy, skew young and affluent, and post for a variety of reasons.
You might think that going to work causes a decline in mood, but the same burst of enthusiasm occurs on Saturday and Sunday mornings, but two hours later than on weekdays. There is, however, no evidence for Seasonal Affective Disorder, the tendency of people to become depressed near Christmas when the days are the shortest. Here's a graph showing the daily trends.
- What aspects of Twitter make you nervous about these findings?
- Can sentiments like happiness be discovered adequately by text analysis? Does the 140 character limit in Twitter make this more difficult or easier?
Submitted by Steve Simon
With all the publicly available data, a new wave of "social media" research is gaining momentum. As indicated in the preceding story, statisticians, computer scientists, and social scientists are joining forces to tackle the massive amount of social data available through websites such as Twitter and MySpace. The NPR story Using Twitter to Tap Into the Mood of the Planet by Christoper Joyce (29 September 2011) reports on a recent study by Scott Golder and Michael Macy, social scientists at Cornell, published in the 30 September 2011 issue of Science (Vol. 333, Issue 6501, pp. 1878-1881). Golder and Macy asked "How do peoples' moods go up and down — positive or negative — through the day?" The researchers scanned text for key words that reflect the writer's mood in tweets by more than 2 million people in 84 countries. They found two peaks in positive moods during the day – first thing in the morning and late at night. They point out that it is hard to draw any causal connections due to the nature of the data.
Social media data research also appeared in Hans Rosling's documentary The Joy of Stats, broadcast by BBC in 2010. Dr. Rosling's documentary interviews Sep Kamvar, Professor of Computational Science at Stanford University, who, along with Jonathan Harris, runs a social media research project called We Feel Fine. Since 2005, this study goes beyond tweets alone, and collects blog data from over nine sources measuring fourteen variables including feeling, time, date, gender, age, and country. We Feel Fine's data includes several million human feelings, and increases by 15,000-20,000 feelings per day. The data is stored in a database and can be searched across a number of demographic slices using their applet.
It is becoming easier and easier to access social media data. In addition to the "We Feel Fine" applet, the R library twitteR by Jeff Gentry includes R functions to pull live data from Twitter through R. This bulk of data provides great opportunities for student projects and interdisciplinary research.
Each observation in a social media data set includes a user name, date/time, and a "sentence." Often, you can obtain demographic data about each user as well, such as location, gender, and age. Think of possible research questions we might be able to examine with this type of data.
Submitted by Stacey Hancock
Fool's gold standard
"Buy low, sell high and "avoid trauma" are good aphorisms to live by. So is "never take medication or have a medical procedure performed that has been in use for less than twenty-five years." And, that is even if said medication or procedure has been approved by the so-called gold standard, a clinical trial. In Chance News 76 one type of what might be called a "fool's gold standard," seeding trials, is discussed.
Another version of the fool's gold standard is the subject of an article entitled The Other South American Drug War, by Kelly Hearn in The Nation (print version to appear 11 October 2011). Hearn describes the subverting of clinical trials by means of "offshoring" clinical trials and Independent Review Boards to South America.
Foreign clinical trials for US-bound drugs have been commonplace for decades, and ethical breaches are a frequent side effect.
A generation ago, most human testing took place in American academic institutions. Now it's a global game dominated by corporations, called contract research organizations (CROs), that help Big Pharma bring new molecules from the lab to your medicine cabinet. More and more drug companies are turning to CROs for assistance with trial design and recruitment, regulatory compliance, marketing and branding—last year the CRO market was worth $20 billion, an estimated 100 percent jump from a decade ago. And CROs, in turn, are increasingly running trials in the developing world because doing so is cheaper and faster: regulations aren't as onerous, patient recruitment is easier and informed consent is less clearly defined.
Peru, a nation of 30 million where few people have health insurance and one in three lives in poverty, has the highest number of volunteer patients in South America and ranks among the world's leaders in total number of clinical trials. In 2008 more than 13,000 Peruvians took part in trials testing drugs intended for the United States. The FDA did not send a single inspector.
It is unnerving to read how easily the system is being gamed.
- Hearn quotes someone who states, "A big fear is that reckless researchers or firms may find it easy to go far from regulatory scrutiny and conduct preliminary, early-phase research off the record to find out whether to abandon the idea or to pursue it in the licit, on-the-record procedures." Why is this a big fear?
- How does number 1 relate to the so-called "file drawer problem of statistics"?
- According to Hearn, "the number of trials in developing countries has grown 8 percent a year since 1997. A 2010 report by the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notes that 40 to 65 percent of clinical trials on FDA-regulated products in 2008 took place overseas. Of nearly 6,500 foreign trial sites that year, the FDA inspected only forty-five—less than 1 percent." If Hearn's allegations are on the mark, why have we not heard more about them in the mainstream media?
- In the news last month has been criticism of an earlier ethically indefensible use of a clinical trial in Guatemala here.
Submitted by Paul Alper
Saw palmetto and LUTS
As most older men will attest, lower urinary tract symptoms or LUTS in the form of BPH or benign prostatic hyperplasia, is at minimum annoying, and often quite painful. The most common plant extract for treating BPH is the fruit of the saw palmetto dwarf palm tree. Saw palmetto is relatively inexpensive, around 20 to 30 dollars for a so-called month supply and according to The Saw Palmetto Trading Company
Numerous double-blind clinical studies on the Saw palmetto extract have shown it to be effective in nearly 90% of patients usually in a period of 4 to 6 weeks. Detailed toxicity studies in animals, as well as the results from clinical trials, indicate that the Saw palmetto extract is without toxicity or side effect. Despite the impressive clinical effectiveness, safety, and popularity of Saw palmetto extract in the treatment of BPH in the United States, manufacturers are prohibited from making any medical claims by the FDA.
Clinical studies demonstrating the efficacy of Saw palmetto in BPH:
|Type of Study
|No. of patients
|Length of study
|Boccafoschi, et al
|60 days
|Significant difference for volume voided, maximum flow, mean flow, dysuria, nocturia
|Cirillo,et al
|4 months
|Significant difference for: dysuria, nocturia, urine flow
|Tripodi, et al
|30-90 days
|Significant difference for: dysuria, nocturia, volume of prostate, voiding rate, residual urine
|Emili, et al
|30 days
|Significant difference for: number of voidings, strangury, maximum and mean urine flow, residual urine
|Greca, et al
|1 to 2 months
|Significant difference for: dysuria, perincal heaviness, nocturia, volume of urine per voiding, interval between two dumal voidings, sensation of incomplete voiding
|Duvia, et al
|Controlled trial vs. pygeum
|30 days
|Significant difference for voiding rate
|Tasca, et al
|31 to 90 days
|Significant difference for: frequency, urine flow measurement
However, a recent JAMA study indicates that a popular remedy for LUTS might be worthless:
In conclusion, we found that saw palmetto extract used at up to 3 times the standard daily dose had no greater effect than placebo on improving lower urinary symptoms or other outcomes related to BPH.
1. According to Science Daily, the JAMA "study was a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial conducted at 11 North American clinical sites from June 2008 to October 2010. A cohort of 369 men aged 45 years or older participated."
The group average change in AUASI score [a lower score is better] from baseline to 72 weeks between the saw palmetto and placebo groups was 0.79 points, favoring placebo. Saw palmetto was not more effective than placebo in reducing urinary symptoms for any of the secondary outcomes.
See the JAMA graph below for a more vivid overall description.
2. When the results are disaggregated, they appear thusly and the placebo almost always outperforms saw palmetto:
3. The JAMA article says "1-sided P = .91." Why was a 1-sided hypothesis test done in place of a 2-sided test? And why is the p-value so ridiculously high?
4. The many clinical studies cited by the Saw Palmetto Trading Company seem to indicate that saw palmetto is effective in treating BPH yet the JAMA article concludes otherwise. Why might the JAMA article be more persuasive than the previous studies?
5. The following link What to ask about prostate cancer accompanied the recent NYT Magazine article Can cancer ever be ignored? (by Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer, 5 October 2011). See also the following video from the website healthcrossroads.com, which gives a balanced assessment about the value of PSA testing. Do you think any of this will persuade urologists or their patients to change their behavior?
Submitted by Paul Alper
Breast cancer screening conundrum
Mammography is 'terribly imperfect,' though recommended
by Liz Szabo, USA Today, 9 October 2011
The article presents the following graphic juxtaposing benefits and risks from breast cancer screening:
Lisa Schwartz (co-author on the above analysis) is quoted in the article as saying "The cancers that screening is really best at finding are the 'good' ones that are never going to kill you anyway."
On the other hand, we read that "Many women feel pressure to get mammograms; it's seen as the "responsible" thing to do, Schwartz says. "Women don't want to (skip screening, then) feel like, 'Now I have this terrible cancer and it's all my fault.'"
Submitted by Paul Alper
Just plain lies
As statisticians, we are all too familiar with the famous dictum about lies, damned lies and statistics. A recent blog post by Andrew Gelman (27 Oct 2011) makes the important point that The #1 way to lie with statistics is . . . to just lie!
Gelman credits blogger Jay Livingstone for catching the following misleading report from pollster Doug Schoen. Writing in the Wall Street Journal (Polling the Occupy Wall Street crowd, 18 October 2011), Schoen had the following to say about the movement:
The protesters have a distinct ideology and are bound by a deep commitment to radical left-wing policies. On Oct. 10 and 11, Arielle Alter Confino, a senior researcher at my polling firm, interviewed nearly 200 protesters in New York's Zuccotti Park. Our findings probably represent the first systematic random sample of Occupy Wall Street opinion...
What binds a large majority of the protesters together—regardless of age, socioeconomic status or education—is a deep commitment to left-wing policies: opposition to free-market capitalism and support for radical redistribution of wealth, intense regulation of the private sector, and protectionist policies to keep American jobs from going overseas.
The WSJ article does not give the actual polling results. However, Schoen did share these with Azi Paybarah, who posted them here. Responses to the open-ended question "What would you like to see the Occupy Wall Street movement achieve?" are reproduced below:
- 35% Influence the Democratic Party the way the Tea Party has influenced the GOP
- 4% Radical redistribution of wealth
- 5% Overhaul of tax system: replace income tax with flat tax
- 7% Direct Democracy
- 9% Engage & mobilize Progressives
- 9% Promote a national conversation
- 11% Break the two-party duopoly
- 4% Dissolution of our representative democracy/capitalist system
- 4% Single payer health care
- 4% Pull out of Afghanistan immediately
- 8% Not sure
Compare the second bullet item to the WSJ description. When 4% of your respondents mention radical redistribution of wealth, and you characterize this as a large majority , you are not "lying with statistics", you are just lying outright.
Submitted by Paul Alper
- What does a statistician mean by a systematic random sample? How do you think Schoen's firm actually conducted the poll?
- How would you propose to conduct a poll of a crowd of protesters?

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Meet Elite Rider Dana Martin
Age: 38
USCF: Category 1
Hometown: Morris, NY
Current: Atlanta, GA
Profession: Consultant
Dana discovered her passion for cycling in the sport of triathlon. After reaching her goal of qualifying in the National Triathlon Olympic distance for her age group, she then joined a regional women's team – Peachtree Bikes – where she was able to gain experience in road racing. In 2008, she finished the Athens Twilight criterium as a Cat 3. Soon after, she upgraded to a Cat 2 and began finishing NRC races. She looks forward to building her abilities in national level racing with the women of SpokesWomen Syndicate as an elite member of the Performance Bicycle Racing Team in 2010.
Dana is already off to a strong start, placing second in the Rock Hill Bicycle Club Classic Overall (behind teammate Evie Boswell-Vilt) after winning the Road Race and taking 3rd place in the Sprints race.
How long have you been racing?
8 years, running, triathlon and cycling for the last 3.
Who or what inspired you to start racing?
The intensity is a bit higher than other forms of racing I've experienced.
What do you do for a living?
Marketing, communications consulting work.
What race are you most proud of?
My first time racing Athens Twlight criterium and finishing as a Cat 3.
What do you do for fun when you're off the bike?
Lounge on my couch, hang with my homies, and try to contribute in some useful way to Society.
What was your first bike?
My Dad's steel Trek complete with down tube shifters.
What's your dream spot to go for a ride?
Would like to go back to do Alpe d'Huez a little faster than the first time.
Any pre-race rituals or routines? Something you can't race without (pre-race meal, warm-up, lucky charms)?
Oatmeal and Red Bull (sugar-free) not mixed together 😉
Favorite music to train to?
Led Zeppelin.
Any nicknames for other team members? For yourself?
Kirsten is KK or lil' chica. Evie is Evster, Gina is G and Cara is Care Bear of course! My nickname always seems to come back to DM.
What are your goals for this upcoming season?
For me and my teamies to finish strong and in the fun.
Any advice for an aspiring racer?
Stick with it.


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Ross can't find rhythm after rain delays start
PHILADELPHIA -- The mere sight of Tyson Ross struggling on Thursday night hardly resonated with manager Bud Black, mostly because it had been so long since he had seen the Padres' starting pitcher scuffle so badly.
"I saw Adam Wainwright give up nine runs a while back in a game against the Reds," Black said. "Adam Wainwright is a pretty damn good pitcher. So is Tyson Ross. It happens to the best of them."View Full Game Coverage
PHILADELPHIA -- The mere sight of Tyson Ross struggling on Thursday night hardly resonated with manager Bud Black, mostly because it had been so long since he had seen the Padres' starting pitcher scuffle so badly.
"I saw Adam Wainwright give up nine runs a while back in a game against the Reds," Black said. "Adam Wainwright is a pretty damn good pitcher. So is Tyson Ross. It happens to the best of them."View Full Game Coverage
Ross, who had been the most dependable pitcher in the team's rotation during the second half, got only two outs before being lifted as the Phillies scored six runs en route to a 10-5 win over the Padres before a crowd of 29,986 at Citizens Bank Park.
In a game that was delayed at the outset by 55 minutes because of rain, Ross' good stuff never arrived for his start against the Phillies (68-78), as he opened the game by allowing five consecutive hits.
"It wasn't a good outing by me at all," Ross said. "Today, I wasn't able to minimize the damage and Buddy had to come out in the first."
Ross entered the game with a 2.16 ERA in nine starts since he went back into the rotation in July. He was coming off a start where he tossed seven scoreless innings in a no-decision against the Rockies.
Which is why Ross and the Padres were treating this poor start as more of an outlier than anything else.
"It wasn't his night at all," Black said. "It started with a checked-swing, infield chopper. The next three hitters, he fell behind and threw some fastballs to the middle part of the plate. He couldn't make that one pitch to limit the damage."
Ross allowed singles to Cesar Hernandez (three hits), Jimmy Rollins and then an RBI single to Chase Utley for a 1-0 lead. Carlos Ruiz, who had three hits and drove in three runs, had a two-run double. Darrin Ruf followed with an RBI single. Ross walked Cody Asche, but then appeared to settle down, as he struck out Kevin Frandsen and Freddy Galvis.
But the final straw occurred when he walked his counterpart, Roy Halladay, to force in a run after being ahead in the count, 1-2. In all, Ross threw 41 pitches in the first inning, getting two outs.
"Anytime you walk the pitcher, you're not happy about it," Ross said. "Looking back on it, that's the one thing I regret. I get him out and maybe I come back out in the second."
Like Ross, Black felt the Halladay at-bat was critical.
"If he does [get Halladay out], it's a 3-1 game," Black said. "That was critical there. That was a big one. I had to go get him."
Despite being staked to a big lead early, Halladay struggled with his command as well. In position for the victory, Halladay couldn't finish the fifth inning. In fact, he walked four consecutive hitters, one to Chase Headley that forced in a run.
"He just seemed to lose control of the strike zone. He seemed to be just missing with pitches. He had three chances to get a ground ball, get a double play and get through that inning," said Phillies interim manager Ryne Sandberg.
San Diego rookie first baseman Tommy Medica, who got his first Major League home run on Wednesday, followed with an infield single that Halladay threw away, allowing two runs to score. Medica had a double earlier in the game and now has three hits in his first two big league games.
"Halladay's tough, but we laid off some borderline pitches," Black said. "It's 7-5 in the fifth and we're back in the game. We felt pretty good about it. But we didn't pitch [well] after that. We didn't pitch well the whole game."
Mark Kotsay added a sacrifice fly to center field, cutting the Phillies lead to 7-5. But the Phillies scored twice in the bottom of the fifth inning off Padres reliever Tim Stauffer for a four-run cushion.
"It was good to see us get back in the game like that," said Jedd Gyorko, who had one of the walks in the inning against Halladay. "That's all you can really ask for."
As for Halladay, he was left with a no-decision, allowing five earned runs on four hits with five walks and also six strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
The Padres started fast on Thursday, as leadoff hitter Will Venable hit the third pitch of the game into the right-field seats for his 22nd home run of the season and the ninth leadoff home run of his career.
But that lead proved to be short-lived, as Ross uncharacteristically struggled in the bottom of the inning.
"I'm looking forward to getting past this," Ross said.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter.


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San Francisco's Clocktower Leads Neighborhood Revival
In the midst of San Francisco's gritty South Market district sits one of the city's most historic and interesting properties: a former lithograph plant called the "clocktower" that now houses 127 apartments. Nancy Keates has more. Photo: Drew Kelly for The Wall Street Journal.
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Formulation: Articulation Folio II, Folder 5
Josef Albers
Josef Albers (1888-1976) was born in Bottrop, Germany. In 1905 he enrolled in a seminary at Beuren, and began teaching elementary school in 1908. He created his first abstract painting in 1913 while enrolled at the Royal Art School in Berlin. He produced his first lithographs and woodcuts at the School of the Applied Arts in Essen. In 1920 Albers gave up his position as a teacher in order to become a student at the Bauhaus in Weimar. After taking preliminary courses, Albers began to make "glass pictures." On the strength of his glass work, he was asked to organize the glass workshop. Within three years Albers became a member of the faculty at the Bauhaus and between 1928 and 1930 he was the head of the furniture workshop. When the Bauhaus moved to Berlin in 1932, Albers was placed in charge of the preliminary courses. Twenty of his glass pictures were included in the Exhibition of Bauhaus Masters of 1929. In 1933 the Bauhaus was closed by the Nazis and, on the recommendation of Philip Johnson at the Museum of Modern Art, Josef Albers was hired to head the art department at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. He and his wife Anni Albers served as faculty at the College until 1949. Albers was named visiting professor at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University and Director of the Department of Design at Yale University in 1950. Josef Albers was noted as an important teacher, artist and color theorist. His book "Interaction of Color" was published in 1963 is still used in college art classes around the world.
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A Well-Kept Secret
Breastfeeding's Benefits to Mothers
Alicia Dermer, MD, IBCLC
Old Bridge NJ USA
From: NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 18 No. 4, July-August 2001, p. 124-127
Very few people are unaware of the benefits of breastfeeding for babies, but the many benefits to the mother are often overlooked or even unknown. From the effect of oxytocin on the uterus to the warm emotional gains, breastfeeding gives a mother many reasons to be pleased with her choice. These documented effects are outlined in this excerpt from Breastfeeding Annual International 2001, a recently published anthology which was edited by Dia Michels, co-author of the classic breastfeeding advocacy book, Milk, Money, and Madness. Both books are available from LLLI.
One of the best-kept secrets about breastfeeding is that it's as healthy for mothers as for babies. Not only does lactation continue the natural physiologic process begun with conception and pregnancy, but it provides many short and long-term health benefits. These issues are rarely emphasized in prenatal counseling by health care professionals and all but ignored in popular parenting literature. Let's look at all the benefits breastfeeding provides mothers and speculate as to why so few are finding out about them.
Physiologic Effects of Breastfeeding
Immediately after birth, the repeated suckling of the baby releases oxytocin from the mother's pituitary gland. This hormone not only signals the breasts to release milk to the baby (this is known as the milk ejection reflex, or "let-down"), but simultaneously produces contractions in the uterus. The resulting contractions prevent postpartum hemorrhage and promote uterine involution (the return to a nonpregnant state).
Bottle-feeding mothers frequently receive synthetic oxytocin at birth through an intravenous line, but for the next few days, while they are at highest risk of postpartum hemorrhage, they are on their own. As long as a mother breastfeeds without substituting formula, foods, or pacifiers for feedings at the breast, the return of her menstrual periods is delayed (Lawrence and Lawrence 1999). Unlike bottle-feeding mothers, who typically get their periods back within six to eight weeks, breastfeeding mothers can often stay amenorrheic for several months. This condition has the important benefit of conserving iron in the mother's body and often provides natural spacing of pregnancies.
The amount of iron a mother's body uses in milk production is much less than the amount she would lose from menstrual bleeding. The net effect is a decreased risk of iron-deficiency anemia in the breastfeeding mother as compared with her formula-feeding counterpart. The longer the mother nurses and keeps her periods at bay, the stronger this effect (Institute of Medicine 1991).
As for fertility, the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) is a well-documented contraceptive method, with 98 to 99 percent prevention of pregnancy in the first six months. The natural child-spacing achieved through LAM ensures the optimal survival of each child, and the physical recovery of the mother between pregnancies. In contrast, the bottle-feeding mother needs to start contraception within six weeks of the birth (Kennedy 1989).
Long-Term Benefits of Breastfeeding
It is now becoming clear that breastfeeding provides mothers with more than just short-term benefits in the early period after birth.
A number of studies have shown other potential health advantages that mothers can enjoy through breastfeeding. These include optimal metabolic profiles, reduced risk of various cancers, and psychological benefits.
Production of milk is an active metabolic process, requiring the use of 200 to 500 calories per day, on average. To use up this many calories, a bottlefeeding mother would have to swim at least 30 laps in a pool or bicycle uphill for an hour daily. Clearly, breastfeeding mothers have an edge on losing weight gained during pregnancy. Studies have confirmed that nonbreastfeeding mothers lose less weight and don't keep it off as well as breastfeeding mothers (Brewer 1989).
The above finding is particularly important for mothers who have had diabetes during their pregnancies. After birth, mothers with a history of gestational diabetes who breastfeed have lower blood sugars than nonbreastfeeding mothers (Kjos 1993). For these women who are already at increased risk of developing diabetes, the optimal weight loss from breastfeeding may translate into a decreased risk of diabetes in later life.
Women with Type I diabetes prior to their pregnancies tend to need less insulin while they breastfeed due to their reduced sugar levels. Breastfeeding mothers tend to have a high HDL cholesterol (Oyer 1989). The optimal weight loss, improved blood sugar control, and good cholesterol profile provided by breastfeeding may ultimately pay off with a lower risk of heart problems. This is especially important since heart attacks are the leading cause of death in women.
Another important element used in producing milk is calcium. Because women lose calcium while lactating, some health professionals have mistakenly assumed an increased risk of osteoporosis for women who breastfeed. However, current studies show that after weaning their children, breastfeeding mothers' bone density returns to prepregnancy or even higher levels (Sowers 1995). In the longterm, lactation may actually result in stronger bones and reduced risk of osteoporosis. In fact, recent studies have confirmed that women who did not breastfeed have a higher risk of hip fractures after menopause (Cummings 1993).
Non-breastfeeding mothers have been shown in numerous studies to have a higher risk of reproductive cancers. Ovarian and uterine cancers have been found to be more common in women who did not breastfeed. This may be due to the repeated ovulatory cycles and exposure to higher levels of estrogen from not breastfeeding. Although numerous studies have looked at the relationship between breastfeeding and breast cancer, the results have been conflicting. This is largely due to flaws in study design and lack of uniform definition of breastfeeding, resulting in difficulty comparing the data. (In some studies, breastfeeding has been defined as having breastfed at least once a day, while in others it is defined as exclusive breastfeeding, using no supplements or artificial nipples.) Despite this, it is now estimated that breastfeeding from six to 24 months throughout a mother's reproductive lifetime may reduce the risk of breast cancer by 11 to 25 percent (Lyde 1989; Newcomb 1994). This phenomenon may also be due to suppressed ovulation and low estrogen, but a local effect relating to the normal physiologic function of the breast may also be involved. This was suggested by a study in which mothers who traditionally breastfed on only one side had significantly higher rates of cancer in the unsuckled breast (Ing, Ho, and Petrakis 1977).
In two studies, there appeared to be an increase in flare-ups of rheumatoid arthritis in breastfeeding mothers (Jorgensen 1996; Brenna 1994). However, in another study, overall severity and mortality of rheumatoid arthritis was worse in women who had never breastfed (Brun, Nilson, and Kvale 1995). There have been no other studies showing any detrimental health effects to women from breastfeeding. Bottom line: Breastfeeding reduces risk factors for three of the most serious diseases for women-female cancers, heart disease, and osteoporosis-without any significant health risks.
Psychological Issues for Breastfeeding Mothers
How do you measure the peace of mind of having a healthy baby who is developing optimally? Where do you factor in the financial burden of formula prices and increased medical costs?
Public health agencies advocate for breastfeeding because of its well-documented health advantages to babies, but they fail to convey to individual mothers and families the potential emotional impact of this very crucial infant-feeding decision. In Western society, the decision about breast or bottle is still seen very much as a personal choice based on convenience. The potential stress of living with a child with recurrent illnesses, or the loss of the unique bond that comes from breastfeeding, are often omitted from the decision-making process.
There is much more to breastfeeding than the provision of optimal nutrition and protection from disease through mother's milk. Breastfeeding provides a unique interaction between mother and child, an automatic, skin-to-skin closeness and nurturing that bottle-feeding mothers have to work to replicate. The child's suckling at the breast produces a special hormonal milieu for the mother. Prolactin, the milk-making hormone, appears to produce a special calmness in mothers. Breastfeeding mothers have been shown to have a less intense response to adrenaline (Altemus 1995).
This calming effect is hard to measure in a society largely unsupportive of breastfeeding such as the United States, where breastfeeding beyond the early weeks is not the norm. Mothers who try to breastfeed in this climate often experience physical and emotional problems. These problems result from a lack of breastfeeding role models among family and friends, and are compounded by the easy availability of formula and a lack of access to knowledgeable and supportive health care professionals.
Even if a mother overcomes physical problems, she may still encounter negative comments, such as "Are you still nursing?" or "Your milk may not be strong enough-why don't you add formula?" Or her employer may make it impossible for her to continue breastfeeding on returning to work. Or she may be harassed for breastfeeding in public. No wonder that few mothers get to fully experience the relaxing effects of breastfeeding.
New motherhood is a time fraught with emotion. The baby blues are common, often exacerbated by lack of support and a sense of isolation. The role of breastfeeding in postpartum emotional upheavals has not been well studied, but breastfeeding mothers with depression need treatment just as much as any other mother. Such women present a unique challenge to health care professionals. Since medications may pass into breast milk, many physicians believe the safest solution is to wean the child. However, in most cases of depression, women do better if they continue to breastfeed. Unfortunately, too often physicians insist that mothers wean their child in order to take antidepressant medicines.
A review of the literature, however, has demonstrated that several antidepressants pose minimal, if any, risk to the nursing child. A mother who feels that her nursing relationship with her child is the only thing going right in her life can now continue to breastfeed while receiving appropriate medications for her depression.
Why Don't More People Know How Good Breastfeeding Is?
Clearly, breastfeeding is good for mothers both physically and emotionally. And yet, many mothers decide to breastfeed based solely on the benefits to the baby. Breastfeeding in the context of a bottle-feeding society tends to be perceived as inconvenient and uncomfortable.
Often, mothers see breastfeeding as martyrdom to be endured for their baby's health. If they stop early, they may feel guilty about depriving the baby of some health benefits, but their guilt is often soothed by well-meaning people who reassure them that "The baby will do just as well on formula." Perhaps if they knew that continuing to breastfeed is also good for their own health, some mothers might be less likely to quit when they run into problems.
Many mothers are not being told how good breastfeeding is for their health. Whether out of ignorance or due to the influence of the artificial baby milk industry, many health care providers fail to inform mothers of the facts. It's time for this well-kept secret to come out. As word spreads about these little-known facts, more mothers will not merely choose to breastfeed briefly to provide early disease protection for their baby, but will continue to breastfeed, providing optimal outcomes both for their children and for themselves.
Alicia Dermer, MD, IBCLC, is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She has a special interest in wellness and health promotion. As part of this interest, she has gained expertise in breastfeeding education and promotion. She successfully sat for the certifying examination of the International Board of Lactation Examiners in 1995. She lectures extensively on the subject of lactation, is actively involved in health care professional and lay education about breastfeeding, and has several publications on the subject.
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Brenna, P. Breast-feeding and the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 1994; 6: 808.
Brun, J., Nilssen, S., Kvale, G. Breast feeding, other reproductive factors and rheumatoid arthritis: A prospective study. Br J Rhemmatol 1995;34:542.
Brewer, M.M., Bates, M.R., Vannoy, L.P. Postpartum changes in maternal weight and body fat deposits in lactating vs. lnonlactating women. Am J Clin Nurs 1989; 49: 259.
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Since mobile platforms and embedded systems has some differences compared to Desktop systems in how they initially start up and boot this post will discuss the initial boot stages of an Android phone in some detail. Since we have used the Beagle Board as reference in some previous examples any specifics here are related to a similar system.
1. Power on and boot ROM code execution
At power on the CPU will be in a state where no initializations have been done. Internal clocks are not set up and the only memory available is the internal RAM. When power supplies are stable the execution will start with the Boot ROM code. This is a small piece of code that is hardwired in the CPU ASIC. For more information on boot ROM and configurations study the initalization chapter in
the Omap 3530 TRM.
* A. The Boot ROM code will detect the boot media using a system register that maps to some physical balls on the asic. This is to determine where to find the first stage of the boot loader.
* B. Once the boot media sequence is established the boot ROM will try to load the first stage boot loader to internal RAM. Once the boot loader is in place the boot ROM code will perform a jump and execution continues in the boot loader.
2. The boot loader
The boot loader is a special program separate from the Linux kernel that is used to set up initial memories and load the kernel to RAM. On desktop systems the boot loaders are programs like GRUB and in embedded Linux uBoot is often the boot loader of choice. Device manufacturers often use their own proprietary boot loaders. The requirements on a boot loader for Linux running on an ARM system can be found in the Booting document under /Documentation/arm in the kernel source tree.
* A. The first boot loader stage will detect and set up external RAM.
* B. Once external RAM is available and the system is ready the to run something more significant the first stage will load the main boot loader and place it in external RAM.
* C. The second stage of the boot loader is the first major program that will run. This may contain code to set up file systems, additional memory, network support and other things. On a mobile phone it may also be responsible for loading code for the modem CPU and setting up low level memory protections and security options.
* D. Once the boot loader is done with any special tasks it will look for a Linux kernel to boot. It will load this from the boot media (or some other source depending on system configuration) and place it in the RAM. It will also place some boot parameters in memory for the kernel to read when it starts up.
* E. Once the boot loader is done it will perform a jump to the Linux kernel, usually some decompression routine, and the kernel assumes system responsibility.
3. The Linux kernel
The Linux kernel starts up in a similar way on Android as on other systems. It will set up everything that is needed for the system to run. Initialize interrupt controllers, set up memory protections, caches and scheduling.
* A. Once the memory management units and caches have been initialized the system will be able to use virtual memory and launch user space processes.
* B. The kernel will look in the root file system for the init process (found under system/core/init in the Android open source tree) and launch it as the initial user space process.
4. The init process
The init process is the "grandmother" of all system processes. Every other process in the system will be launched from this process or one of its descendants.
* A. The init process in Android will look for a file called init.rc. This is a script that describes the system services, file system and other parameters that need to be set up. The init.rc script is placed in system/core/rootdir in the Android open source project.
* B. The init process will parse the init script and launch the system service processes.
5. Zygote and Dalvik
The Zygote is launched by the init process and will basically just start executing and and initialize the Dalvik VM.
6. The system server
The system server is the first java component to run in the system. It will start all the Android services such as telephony manager and bluetooth. Start up of each service is currently written directly into the run method of the system server. The system server source can be found in the file frameworks/base/services/java/com/android/server/SystemServer.java in the open source project.
7. Boot completed
Added this part to the post on 20090831 since it is very useful and something I should not have left out from the beginning. Once the System Server is up and running and the system boot has completed there is a standard broadcast action called ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED. To start your own service, register an alarm or otherwise make your application perform some action after boot you should register to receive this broadcast intent.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
The Android boot process from power on
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3 comments:
I have an Android tablet. I want to open browser automatically whenever I started. Can you please help on this.ReplyDelete
create an application with on boot completed intent in on recieve we can can what ever u want right.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 30, 2011 at 4:40 AM
Does the process "power on" means pressing the long power-on key (or a off-hook key in a keypad based phone)or is it connecting of the battery in the system.ReplyDelete
I am trying to explore how to get the "power on" key implemented.
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BASF Plant Science is continuing to strengthen its focus on plant biotechnology solutions to achieve higher yield in plants.
BASF will expand its fungal resistance research platform by adding corn as a target crop. At the same time, research activities in Nutritionally Enhanced Corn will be stopped and the European approval processes for potato products will be discontinued.
Main focus on yield and stress
BASF will continue to focus on the development of crops that deliver higher yields and improved resistance to stress conditions. A key component of these activities in plant biotechnology is an industry leading collaboration with Monsanto for key row crops such as soybeans and corn.
Both companies have jointly developed the first genetically modified drought tolerant corn, Genuity DroughtGard Hybrids, which received approval for cultivation in the U.S. at the end of 2011 and was in Monsanto's Ground Breakers trials in 2012. The full commercialization is expected in 2013-14.
"BASF Plant Science is where innovation yields results. Our 'Trait Technology Partner' strategy has proven to be successful. We continue to expand into fields where we can leverage our understanding of a plant's behavior to achieve more yield through plant biotechnology approaches," said Peter Eckes, President of BASF Plant Science.
Expansion of fungal resistance platform into corn
The new research and development activities for fungal resistant corn will be located at BASF Plant Science's global headquarters in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Field testing sites will be located in North Carolina and in the Midwest region of the United States.
"We will expand our fungal resistance platform into corn because of the attractive long-term market potential as well as the fit to our strategy to deliver more yield. In our expanded program, we can build upon our top-quality technology platform for fungal resistance in soybeans in Limburgerhof, Germany," said Eckes.
Nutritionally Enhanced Corn and potato projects discontinued
As part of a continuous review of the project portfolio for strategic fit and attainment of project milestones, BASF Plant Science will no longer pursue research and development activities into Nutritionally Enhanced Corn in the United States. The company will also discontinue the pursuit of regulatory approvals for the Fortuna, Amadea, and Modena potato projects in Europe because continued investment cannot be justified due to uncertainty in the regulatory environment and threats of field destructions.
The discontinuation of the Nutritionally Enhanced Corn activities will result in the closure of six BASF field sites in Olivia, Minnesota, Henderson, Nebraska, Weldon and Sycamore, Illinois, Estherville, Iowa, and one of two sites in Ames, Iowa. In total, around 40 positions will be eliminated.


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All but 4 Illinois Counties now a Disaster Area
The U.S Department of Agriculture has declared nearly all of Illinois a disaster area because of the drought and excessive heat.
Federal disaster assistance is now available to help farmers in 98 of Illinois' 102 counties, that includes all counties in Central Illinois.
Farmers who think they may be eligible for the assistance should contact their county Farm Service Agency office. Loan applications are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Bob Flider said the yield losses being projected could cause farmers cash flow problems and the low interest, emergency loans would help them recover. The funds can be used on production and living expenses.
The USDA said in this week's crop report that 71 percent of the corn crop and 56 percent of the soybean crop is in poor or very poor condition.
According to the Illinois Water Survey, precipitation in Illinois average 12.6 inches in the first six months of the year, making it the sixth driest on record. Topsoil moisture in Illinois is rated 85 percent very short and 15 percent short of moisture.
More than half of all counties in the U.S have been declared disaster areas by the USDA because of the drought.


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US aiding intervention efforts in Mali but clear about what its involvement won't entail
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has declared it cannot accept new terrorist sanctuaries in Mali or anywhere else and has promised to support French and African efforts to restore security. Yet after almost a year of disorder in the West African nation, Washington is still keeping the conflict at arm's length.
France has been engaged in a weeklong fight to eradicate Islamist extremists in northern Mali. But the U.S. ambivalence reflects several factors, foremost the U.S. government's desire to avoid being dragged into yet another war in a desolate, impoverished Islamic country. It also doesn't want to shoulder the financial burden of a potentially lengthy fight against extremists, and distrusts a Malian government dominated by military officials who've chased out a president and a prime minister over the last 10 months.
That leaves the United States hoping France can get the job done. American officials say they are providing intelligence to its European ally and are considering deploying American aircraft to land in Mali for airlift or logistical support. The U.S. is offering possible surveillance drones, too, but won't entertain notions of sending American troops to keep terrorists from carving out a safe haven like they did in Afghanistan before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
"We have a responsibility to make sure that al-Qaida does not establish a base of operations," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said this week. The U.S. must pursue the terrorist network "wherever they are," he said, including Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and North Africa.
But Washington is taking different approaches in different parts of the world. It has maintained a frustrating but durable alliance with Pakistan against terrorists and insurgents hiding along the Pakistani-Afghan border. In Yemen, it has successfully taken out a series of high-ranking al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula leaders and pushed through a political transition. In Somalia, the U.S. has footed the bill for Ethiopian efforts to root out al-Shabab, another al-Qaida-linked group.
In all three places, the United States has used unmanned drones to fire on adversaries.
In Mali, however, the U.S. has held back on drone strikes against members of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, the regional offshoot of the terrorist organization created by Osama bin Laden. And it has cut most ties with Mali's government — a caretaker body still being influenced by the military's Capt. Amadou Sanogo, who ousted the country's democratically elected president in March and helped kick out its interim prime minister last month.
The coup creates complex legal questions for the administration.
By law, the U.S. cannot provide any military assistance to Mali's regime until democracy is re-established. That means it must work indirectly through its French and African partners to help fight extremists in the country, making it difficult to sort out what the U.S. can provide, for whose benefit and under what conditions.
The U.S. decision to provide assistance to France comes several days after receiving a direct request for aid from Mali's government, a senior administration official revealed Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Previously, the State Department had said no such request was received.
The administration doesn't see any legal problems with transporting African troops into Mali, and legal issues related to U.S. assistance are still being worked out.
"One thing I've learned is, every time I turn around I face a group of lawyers," Panetta told reporters in Rome on Wednesday. "It's no different now. Lawyers basically have to review these issues to make sure that they feel comfortable that we have the legal basis for what we're being requested to do."
Still, he said the U.S. would have sufficient legal authority to help out because the enemy in Mali is al-Qaida.
"They are a threat to our country, they are a threat to the world," Panetta said.
Questions related to limited American involvement are important because Washington doesn't want to play a more direct role.
AQIM isn't seen as an imminent threat to U.S. national security, given its engagement in Mali's civil war and its primary focuses on kidnapping, drug smuggling and extortion in the region, said Jennifer Cooke, Africa director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
But by jumping into the fight, she said, the U.S. risks making Mali a magnet for would-be jihadis from across the region. That could lead to the emergence of the same assortment of international fighters who have challenged American and allied forces in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.
That leaves the French, whose troops pressed northward in Mali on Wednesday. Insurgents were gaining ground and pushing closer to Mali's capital, Bamako, in the last week and nearby African countries were still unable to work out a deal for a local intervention. France has 800 troops in Mali but plans to increase its force to 2,500. The offensive was to have been led by thousands of African troops pledged by Mali's neighbors, but they have yet to arrive, leaving France alone to lead the operation.
President Francois Hollande says France won't leave until Mali is safe.
The U.S. doesn't want to be pulled into a mission with such a difficult long-term goal. And, as State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, stabilizing Mali will require a government and a military that is strong enough to hold the territory and keep the peace after extremists are defeated. For that reason, the administration had long demanded progress toward the restoration of democracy before an intervention — a position it only recently tempered as Touareg rebels in the north and their Islamist extremist allies rapidly gained ground.
"We have tried to play a useful diplomatic role and we continue to do so," Johnnie Carson, the top diplomat for Africa, said Wednesday. But, given the immediate crisis, he added: "We support the French efforts in Mali. We believe that it is important that AQIM be defeated, that we give support to the region."
The U.S. also has spoken of helping the "immediate deployment" of an African-led mission that would work with the French, but that force has been repeatedly delayed by disputes over how many troops each country contributes and for how long, and who pays.
It is unclear, anyhow, how much can be expected of some 3,000 soldiers from Nigeria and other Western African nations against extremists who since April have seized an area of desert the size of France.
The early evidence suggests it will be tough going. French officials have indicated that the rebels are better armed than expected, aided by caches of weapons stolen from the abandoned arsenal of the Moammar Gadhafi, the Libyan leader killed by rebels in 2011, and Mali's army after it abandoned the north. And despite far superior air power to anything West African nations might muster, France's initial effort hasn't been conclusive.
"Anytime you confront an enemy that is dispersed and that is not located necessarily in one area makes it challenging," Panetta said Tuesday. Stopping the extremists "represents a difficult task," he said, "but it is a necessary task."
Associated Press writer Lolita C. Baldor in Rome contributed to this report.


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After nearly beating Alberto Contador in 2007, last year's Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans goes into this year's race as one of the top favourites. And he'll be doing it on a Ridley Helium, the lightest frame that his team sponsor makes.
Evans' team, Silence-Lotto, is somewhat of a rarity in that it aims to win on all fronts: from the high-octane sprinting in the spring classics all the way through to overall victory in the Grand Tours. As such, team bike sponsor Ridley needs to supply the team with different machines to suit each rider's own aims and characteristics. Where the sprinters and classics riders like fellow Australian Robbie McEwen and Belgian Leif Hoste typically ride the company's powerhouse Noah frame, all-rounder Evans prefers the lighter weight Helium as the road heads skywards.
Ridley launched a redesigned Helium at the end of last season, just in time for Evans' overall ProTour victory. Much of the bulk around last year's bottom bracket has been shaved away and the new head tube is full-carbon, right down to the headset bearing races. Even though the new frame is lighter than the previous incarnation, Ridley claims it's also more rigid thanks to more efficient use of the remaining material and more careful selection of carbon fibre types.
The Helium's more rounded tubes look far different from the deep aero tubes of the recently overhauled Noah but the two frames share a number of features nonetheless. Both use a fully integrated seatpost for modestly lighter weight and a firmer pedaling platform as well as a tapered-and-oversized 1 1/8"-to-1 1/2" front end for more precise handling. According to Evans, the slightly curved forks were personally selected by both himself and McEwen over Ridley's more commonly used straight-bladed models, so those were the ones that the company ultimately decided to spec as standard.
Despite weighing a claimed 900g for the medium size with an uncut mast (Evans' small-sized frame is even lighter), Ridley claims that its tests show that the Helium is "the most durable lightweight carbon bike on the market." Not surprisingly, Evans appreciates the reliability saying that it's no good building something 200g lighter and then having to change it halfway up the mountain because it's broken.
Having said that, the Australian's bike tipped the scales at a barely-legal 6.81kg (15.01lb) without the benefit of weight-weenie extras. The full 10-speed Campagnolo Record groupset is only interrupted by a pair of smoother-spinning and slightly lighter FSA jockey wheels with ceramic bearings. Standard 53- and 39-toothed chainrings on the Record Ultra Torque chainset and a fairly wide-ranged 11-25T cassette provide Evans with a good descending and sprinting gear at one end of the range and a comfortable climbing one at the other.
Evans rides with Campagnolo Red Ergopower levers
Like most Campagnolo-sponsored riders in the peloton, Evans has a pair of Record Ergopower levers with those distinctive red graphics that show they have a slightly stiffer action than standard. With the recent launch of Campagnolo's new 11-speed groupsets, this will presumably be the last season we'll see this current-generation lever shape among the top pros, although a number of holdouts lingered after the last shape change several years ago. It may even be possible that some will be riding the upcoming Tour de France with the new components but we'll have to wait and see.
Campagnolo also supplies Silence-Lotto with wheels, and its Hyperon Ultras are some of the lightest available. With carbon-bodied hubs and full-carbon rims they are a claimed 1120g per pair for the tubular version that Evans uses. The team uses 21mm-wide Vredestein Fortezza Pro Tricomp tubular tyres, which at 270g each compare favourably with most of the other brands out there in terms of weight.
Bars and stems are provided by Oval Concepts
Team bars and stems are provided by Oval Concepts, a company better known for its time trial and triathlon cockpit components and unique Jetstream forks. Evans' bits are slightly unusual in that the handlebar clamp diameter is 26.0mm rather than the oversized 31.8mm that has fast become the norm industry-wide. The larger diameter isn't necessary according to Oval's Morgan Nicol, who insists it came about mostly because other companies had difficulties making a bar that was strong and light enough with the standard size. Regardless, the smaller diameter components are slightly lighter and so the entire Silence-Lotto team (as well as the Slipstream-Chipotle boys) are outfitted as such.
This Ridley Helium carried Evans to second place in last month's Dauphiné Libéré, just 39 seconds behind winner Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne). Come the Tour's finish at the end of July, the ProTour champion will be hoping that his greater consistency and experience over the more gruelling three weeks will help to reverse that result in Paris. If all goes according to plan, Evans will not only move up a step on the podium but will also go down as the first Aussie ever to win.


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Aultman Hospital, a non-profit hospital that opened in 1892, houses 682 beds, 530 active physicians and 43 medical specialties. Concerned about slip / fall accidents in their facility, the hospital wanted to minimize the risk by careful space and flooring design.
The slip-resistant properties of Johnsonite's resilient flooring, made it a perfect choice for the hospital, while also creating an aesthetic environment that was calming, soothing and inviting. Taking advantage of Johnsonite's generous collection of healing colors, Aultman was able to coordinate flooring, treads and wall base throughout the entire facility, from Emergency and Trauma Rooms, the NeoNatal and Cardiac Care Centers to the Hallways, Nurse's Stations and Heliopad entrance.
"I am a true supporter of Johnsonite's resilient flooring options," said Ed Friedel, Vice President of Engineering Services at Aultman. "I did try a competitive product in a mock-up room for testing purposes. In the end, I felt it was not as durable as Johnsonite and found no reason to walk away from a proven performer."
Country: USA
City: Canton, Ohio
Type of Project: Hospital Renovation
Installation Period: 2006
Designer: Leilani Barken
Architect: Hasenstab Architects Inc.
Service Provider: Martin Interiors
Total Flooring Surface Installed: 2,600 Square Feet
Products Installed:
Safe-T Sheet,
Wall Art Wall Base,
Traditional Wall Base,
Stair Treads


text: hello, i installed ispconfig184.108.40.206 /ubuntu 10.04 with the perfect server guide from howtoforge, everything works fine, only with the mailboxes i habe troubles. if i send from external a mail to a user on the server postfix dont deliver the mails, they are in queue with this error: temporary failure. Command output: ERR: authdaemon: s_connect() failed: Permission denied /usr/bin/maildrop: Home directory owned by wrong user. any ideas? regards juergen


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With a Southern summer in full swing around our offices in North Carolina, we're always looking for new ways to stay cool on our lunch rides. Riding in the heat of the day, when June temps can reach 95 with 90% humidity can really take it out of you, especially if you wear the wrong clothes.
While some of the new mesh climbing jerseys are great, on really sunny days we still want something that will keep us from getting a sunburn. So when the clothing guys showed us our new Sugoi RP Ice jersey and RP bib shorts— available exclusively from Performance Bicycle– we figured we'd test it out to see if it actually works.
The idea behind the jersey is that it uses Icefil technology that helps block thermal infared light (the kind that makes you feel hot) and wicks away sweat to speed evaporative cooling. It also has a Xylitol fabric treatment that generates a cooling effect when it comes into contact with moisture, helping to draw away some heat. Sugoi claims that it will keep you cooler, even though the jersey has significantly fewer mesh panels than comparable hot-weather jerseys.
The big thing we noticed about the jersey is how remarkably light it feels. In fact, it feels about as light as some breezy, sunburn-prone mesh jerseys we have. The light feeling goes a long way towards how cool the jersey feels on a hot day.
The day we took the jersey out was about 96 F with 89% humidity. It was the kind of day when you start feeling like an egg on a skillet the minute you walk outside. The RP Ice jersey was more than equal to the ride though. The first thing we noticed immediately was that the fabric didn't feel like it was soaking up heat in the sun. Normally you can just feel a jersey getting hot, but the jersey felt fairly cool while just sitting in the sun waiting for everyone else in the ride to show up.
Where we really noticed the cooling effect was while riding. Usually our test day would have been an open-jersey ride, but we stayed pretty much zipped up during most of the ride (except for the long climb) without feeling like we were overheating or suffocating. While we did kind of miss feeling of airflow you get from some thinner jerseys, we found we didn't really need it. The Sugoi jersey was plenty breathable, and wicked away sweat really well and dried very fast, so we didn't get that wet towel feeling.
The jersey has a locking zipper, and back pockets that give you plenty of room to store tubes, tools, food and a phone.
The RP Ice jersey also features a pro-fit, which means it will be a tight, aerodynamic cut. Our tester found he probably could have gone down a jersey size as well, but that could vary depending on your body type. The body-hugging, contoured fit actually felt really nice, without the cloying, clingy feeling you sometimes get from jerseys that fit like this.
The Shorts
As great as jersey's are, it's the shorts that can really make or break a kit, since that's the part actually contacting the saddle. The Sugoi RP shorts feature an excellent molded, multi-density chamois pad, which is perfect for longer rider with plenty of padding. It provided plenty of padding in all the right places, especially on the sit bones, which can sometimes be an issue—given our tester's preference for minimally padded saddles.
The lycra is a little bit heavier than we were expecting, but actually breathes quite well. The material also provided plenty of compression, without feeling overly constrictive—it felt like it was giving our muscles support, which actually felt really great toward the end of our ride when we started to feel a little fatigued. The leg gripper has a really solid feel, and stayed in place no matter how much we sweated, even when our sunscreen started to run off.
The Verdict
The Sugoi RP Ice jersey and RP shorts are definitely a go-to summer combo.
The Sugoi RP jersey, as far as cooling goes, is right up there with some of the best summer-weight jersey's we've tried, with the added bonus that it provides a lot more sun protection. It's definitely one a good one for hot, sunny days, when not just overheating, but getting sunburned can be an issue.
The shorts are very comfortable, with a good mix of compression and support, and a pretty solid (not literally) chamois. We found them to be pretty ideal for rides of any length– be it a short hour-long hammer ride where the compression can help prevent fatigue, or a longer weekend ride where the chamois can prevent soreness and keep you comfortable.
The Sugoi jersey and shorts are also available in a women's version, available here.


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Tai Chi - Yang Style - Free Taster
Kevin Moloney
Event Details
Tai Chi Class in Crystal Palace/ Upper Norwood – try a free taster class
Reduce stress and improve fitness and general well being
All levels of Tai Chi are catered for from beginners to expert
The class is an hour to an hour and a half depending on level of ability.
We also run a Tai Chi combat class on the last Sunday of each month.
The main focus of the class is Yang Style Long Form Tai Chi
The class also covers:
Gung Jing: energy building exercises which incorporate dynamic breathing and movement.
Chi Gong (氣功): breathing exercises, including the "Eight Treasures Chi Gong", that are also forms of meditation helping to build energy levels.
Pushing Hands (推手): two man exercises which build awareness of the body structures used in the Tai Chi form.
Tai Chi Combat: practical applications of Tai Chi as a martial art.
Weapons forms of Tai Chi are also optionally taught. Currently we are learning the Sword Form. Additional Tai Chi forms will be added as the class progresses.
Where and When:
Tai Chi Classes take place every Tuesday evening from 8pm to 9 / 9:30 pm at
Harris City Academy, Maberley Rd, London, SE19 2JH
What happens after the taster?
Cost of the class is £35 per four week block
What about Tai Chi combat?
Tai Chi Combat Classes take place on the last Sunday of every month from 11am to 12:30pm
Anerley Methodist Church, Oakfield Road, Anerley, SE20 8QA
Combat class costs £10 per session. You don't have to attend the Tuesday evening class to be able to attend the combat class, but you do need to be doing the Tai Chi form with an instructor.
When & Where
Harris City Academy
Maberley Rd
SE19 2JH London
United Kingdom
Kevin Moloney
Kevin Moloney has been teaching Tai Chi for the last 18 years. He is a registered advanced instructor with the Tai Chi Union of Great Britain. He is also a member of the Independent Martial Arts Sports Association.


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Beaufort County Councilman Jerry Stewart has joined what looks like a three-way Republican race for S.C. House District 120.
Rep. Bill Bowers of Hampton County represents the district now, but when lines were redrawn for reapportionment he's now in District 122 with another Democrat, Rep. Curtis Brantley of Jasper County.
That leaves District 120, which now includes much of greater Bluffton and part of Jasper County, without an incumbent and a number of candidates who would fill the void.
Laura Sterling of Bluffton was the first to file with the Beaufort County Republican Party, paying her fee Friday.
Stewart, of Sun City, announced his candidacy in January and officially filed Monday.
County Council Chairman Weston Newton also has announced for District 120 and said he will file this week.
"This new district means that Beaufort and Jasper counties will have an additional voice in Columbia," Stewart said in a statement after filing Monday.
"Beaufort and Jasper counties have significant areas of common interest. As chair of the Beaufort County Governmental Committee, I have come to understand the issues and to appreciate the excellent relationship which exists between our two counties in such areas as public safety (like the fire departments and EMS), legislative affairs and economic growth. I have worked hard to build bridges in these areas," Stewart said.
"Economic development is critical to both counties and I have long been committed to a regional, cross-county approach," he said. Stewart was chairman of the Lowcountry Economic Alliance and is on the Lowcountry Economic Network board.
Rep. Bill Herbkersman of Bluffton, who represents District 118, also filed Monday, according to county Republican Party Chairman Jerry Hallman.
He said Rep. Andy Patrick of Hilton Head Island, who represents District 123, and Rep. Shannon Erickson of Beaufort, who represents District 124, are expected to file soon.
Incumbent Sen. Tom Davis, who represents most of Beaufort County in District 46, has filed with the GOP to run for re-election.
At the county level, incumbent Jerri Ann Roseneau and challenger Ray Garza have filed to run as Republicans for Beaufort County Clerk of Court, according to Hallman.
Also, Dan Duryea filed with the Republican Party to run for the newly redrawn District 7 seat on Beaufort County Council.
"I haven't heard of anybody else, although I hear there are some people thinking about filing," Hallman said Tuesday. "They better kind of make up their mind by next week."
Filing for primary candidates in both the Republican and Democratic parties opened at noon Friday and closes at noon March 30; primary elections will be held June 12, according to Scott Marshall, director of the Beaufort County Board of Elections and Voter Registration.
The Republicans have two offices open for primary filing, one on either side of the Broad River. Candidate filings are being accepted at 97-A Towne Drive in Bluffton and at 481 Parris Island Gateway in Beaufort. The offices will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, March 23, 26, 28 and 29; and from 8 a.m. to noon March 30. Candidates who want to file for the Republican primary may contact Hallman at 301-9222 or Jim Dickson at 271-0805.
County Democratic Party Chairman Blaine Lotz said candidates can file for his party's primary at the Moss, Kuhn & Fleming law offices, 1501 North St., Beaufort. The office will be open from noon to 5 p.m. March 16 and from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. through noon March 30, including from 9 a.m.-noon Sunday. Candidates interested in filing for the Democratic Party primary also may call 524-3373 for more information or to schedule an appointment at another time, according to Lotz.
So far, only incumbent County Councilman Herbert Glaze has filed for the Democratic Party primary.
Glaze is in District 1, which covers the northern Beaufort County communities of Sheldon, Dale, Lobeco and Burton. Councilman Gerald Dawson, another incumbent Democrat, also lives in District 1 after reapportionment. Dawson had not filed for re-election as of Tuesday.
Lotz said no other Democrats have filed.
"We're trying to recruit lots of people," Lotz said. "But I'm not going to share who the potential candidates are until they decide."
Filing fee amounts are set by state law at a percentage of the salary for the elected office: U.S. House of Representatives, $3,480; State Senate, $416; State House of Representatives, $208; 14th Circuit Solicitor, $5,212.48; sheriff, $3,960.95; clerk of court, $3,102.66; coroner, $2,742.10; Beaufort County Council, $441.52.
Beaufort County Board of Education elections are non-partisan so candidates are not selected in party primaries.
May 12 is the last day to register to vote in party primaries, Marshall said. The county elections office runs primary elections for both parties, he said.


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Bruce Taylor, Fred Franklin, Joy Korman, Oscar Munoz, Myron Pincomb, Patrick Plumlee, Lanny Russell
Hugh Greene, Carlo Fassi, Rad Lovett, Joannie Newton, Lynn Pappas, Sharon Wamble-King
Chair Taylor documented a quorum and called the meeting to order.
Chair Taylor thanked students for their comments.
Chair Taylor asked President Delaney to speak about this item.
President Delaney clarified this discussion, stating that the Legislature assumed all universities would approve new funding based on 15 percent. In assuming, the Legislature cut UNF funding by about $3M. Although the Governor has strong opinions about increasing tuition costs, several members of the Board of Governors were willing to vote for some increases and a 13 percent increase for UNF.
President Delaney stated that new funding, based on 15 percent, would have brought new tuition funding to around $5.5M, compared to about $4.8M at 13 percent. He noted that the tuition differential fee would have been $40.13 at 15 percent, but will be $37.63 at 13 percent. With 30 percent allocated to Financial Aid, the net difference would be $414,312. He clarified that the university could work within the difference.
Chair Taylor stated that this regulation would be processed as an emergency regulation and the Board would see it again in October, as a permanent regulation. Chair Taylor asked for a MOTION for approval of the Emergency Regulation – Schedule of Tuition and Fees. Trustee Plumlee offered the MOTION and Trustee Korman seconded. Chair Taylor asked for a vote and the regulation was unanimously approved.
Chair Taylor stated that, since this item was not made available within the 24-hour original posting, trustees could decide whether or not to accept the item. Chair Taylor asked for a MOTION that trustees were willing to take action on this item. Trustee Russell offered a MOTION and Trustee Pincomb seconded. Chair Taylor asked for a vote and the action was unanimously approved.
Chair Taylor stated that the Board had established thresholds of authority, in terms of change orders. He clarified that any order up to $100,000 could be authorized by the President. Any order between $100,000 and $1M would require approval by the chair of the Finance and Audit Committee. And, any order over $1M would require approval by the Finance and Audit Committee. Chair Taylor stated that the currently sitting full Board would take up this item. Chair Taylor asked President Delaney to speak about this item.
President Delaney stated that the university needed $2.5M in additional dollars to complete UNF's new dining facility. He clarified the university did not receive the requested PECO funds for the third and fourth floors of the dining facility. And, instead of just shelling out those floors, the university had worked to identify additional dollars to complete the project. Trustee Munoz clarified that, as chair of the Finance and Audit Committee, he was informed of this item and did approve the change order.
Chair Taylor asked for a MOTION for approval of the change order for $2.5M for UNF's new dining facility. The MOTION was offered by Trustee Munoz and seconded by Trustee Plumlee. The MOTION was unanimously approved, as presented.
Chair Taylor offered appreciation to all trustees who were able to participate in the call, at such short notice. He adjourned the meeting.
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The enigmatic boto has long been protected from human persecution due to various myths and superstitions surrounding the river dweller, including some which state that bad luck will forever befall upon anyone who kills one. The species has thrived throughout much of the Amazon basin, and is one of the most widespread of the river dolphins.
Now, a team of scientists from Projeto Boto have reported that this protection has largly disappeared. The boto is being threatened by an unusual form of fishing, fuelled by demand for a catfish species known as the piracatinga, or mota.
Fishing for piracatinga
The piracatinga is a necrophage, making a living by scavenging on the remains of other animals which have died. This habit has earned it the colloquial name of 'water vulture'. The species will even attack the bodies of people who have drowned, and so is considered inedible in Brazil. But piracatinga is highly prized in neighbouring Colombia, and traders will cross the border in search of it. Unfortunately, their hunting methods have followed, where dolphins are killed for the purposes of bait to trap the scavenger catfish.
Standing in the water at night with a characteristic wooden box, a large piece of boto flesh is submerged and soaked to attract piracatinga. The fish quickly come to take bites from the carcass, lured in by the scent of fat and blood. Once inside the box, large piracatinga are trapped and can be removed by hand, while the design allows smaller ones to escape.
Boto bait
To obtain boto meat, hunters encircle groups of the dolphins in bays and inlets using nets, then remove individuals from the water with harpoons. Surplus botos are often tied to trees using a rope or cable around the tail until needed later. The whole practice is illegal and abhorred by the vast majority of local people.
In one night, use of a large adult boto as bait may afford a skilled fisherman more than one tonne of piracatinga. Taking this into account, Projeto Boto was able to determine that up to 1,650 botos may be killed every year near the city of Tefé; only a tiny portion of the range of the boto. The true scale of hunting of the species is likely to be far greater given that the fishing for piractinga is now commonplace in the Amazon basin.
'Little goldfish'
Around Brazilian cities, the catfish is often sold as 'douradinha', meaning 'little goldfish'. Many Colombian and Brazilian people do not realise they are eating this scavenger fish, which is readily available in a variety of main supermarkets and fish markets.
At present, no significant action is being taken to prevent this inhumane and unsustainable practice in spite of many efforts to raise awareness. Projeto Boto continues to work with Brazilian authorities in the hope of ending the hunt, which, at its current rate, is likely to threaten the survival of the boto as a species.
Find out more about Projeto Boto's work at their website: www.projetoboto.com.
View images and videos of the boto on ARKive.
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The Menaion is the collection of service books of the Orthodox Church that provides the texts for the moveable portions of the divine services corresponding to the daily commemorations of the Church year. The Menaion is usually divided into twelve volumes—one for each month of the year. Each volume is further divided by day of the month and services of the day.
External links
- Russian Orthodox Genral Menaion in English - in Traditional King James English
- The Menaia
- General Menaion
- Russian Orthodox Christian Menaion Calendar
- The General Menaion or the Book of Services Common to the Festivals of our Lord Jesus of the Holy Virgin and of Different Orders of Saints
- Menaion from the Diocese of the West (OCA)
- Menaion
- http://www.orthodox.net/services/index.html
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