text: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41071166130856021752019-01-16T06:45:45.134-05:00Juanita Sauve Art QuiltsJuanita Sauve Art Quilts: With fabric and paints I capture landscapes, people and ideas, designing colourful, one-of-a-kind hand-stitched wall hangings. Inspiration is everywhere around us. My work tells a story - about me, about my world, and my ideas and values.Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-31802799959997098732018-11-12T15:10:00.000-05:002018-11-12T15:10:23.500-05:00It's Showtime!!Here we are again at that time of the year. I am taking part in three shows this month in the Ottawa area. I will have hand and machine stitched fibre art, felt and stitched items, fabric jewelry, lots of embroidery and hoop art. 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A snow dyed piece of fabric by Pat Hardie was hand stitched intoJuanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-43891691674988146492018-04-09T13:55:00.002-04:002018-04-09T13:55:43.735-04:00Interesting TimesI have had a busy winter creating, presenting a trunk show of my work to a local Guild and making music. After a very successful Fibre Fling 7 art show, sale and fundraiser, I am settling in to updating my blog, entering exhibitions and songwriting. Oh yes, and tax time!! Here are some photos from my recent trunk show at the Richmond Quilters' Guild. Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-72146255439962394642017-11-11T15:11:00.000-05:002017-11-12T11:51:08.354-05:00Fall Shows Time for Fall Shows and I have been busy making new art works and jewelry. Lots of needle felted and hand stitched embroideries, stitching on satin backgrounds, hoop embroideries, embroidered mini hoop necklaces, and new ideas for fabric under glass pendants (adding foiled fabrics for a little glitz:) Go to Exhibitions section for more details. Here are a few new pieces. The Days Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-63662734930688945792017-04-17T13:29:00.000-04:002017-04-17T13:29:02.357-04:00Winter Art and Exhibition PiecesI have been busy this winter working on lots of embroideries and some new machine and hand stitched pieces (see also last post). Wildflowers in the Bog - hand stitched embroidery framed to 8 x 10 Pathway to the Beach - tiny 2.5 x 3.5 embroidery A Riot of Blooms - hand embroidery Into the Blue - hand embroidery mounted on silk covered gallery canvas 8 x 8" Gently Down Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-83628264729037452842017-04-02T16:11:00.000-04:002017-04-02T16:11:06.761-04:00New WorkHere are a few brand new pieces I will be exhibiting at Fibre Fling 6. My last sunset piece called Red Sky at Night; Sailors' Delight was sold at the Textile Museum show recently and there was a lot of interest in it. So I am working on a new series of Sunsets, each one a different scene. This is the first. This second piece is called Autumn's Fine Dress - a machine stitched piece. Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-45026358454679925082017-04-02T16:04:00.002-04:002017-04-02T16:04:29.796-04:00Fibre Fling 6 It's time again for our 6th annual Fibre Fling, a fibre art exhibition and sale by Out of the Box Fibre Artists in partnership with Kitchissippi United Church in Ottawa. This year's show promises to be a wonderful exhibition of fibre work from Out of the Box members with a special showing of work by alumni artists. There will be a sales area of smaller items and a high tea is available on Juanitahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-43653127315341664622016-11-07T18:13:00.001-05:002016-12-16T20:46:24.668-05:00Shows and Exhibitions***Please note - Colour Unboxed at Textile Museum in Almonte, Ontario - NEW HOURS The museum will be CLOSED from Dec 23 to Jan 9, 2017. Opening hours changed to 10 am to 2 pm. I am gearing up for three weekends of shows starting on November 18 but first I decided to take a weekend off and attend a quilt retreat. I can't believe I am doing this the weekend before a show but I have worked hard Juanitahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-34262785480808651792016-09-01T16:33:00.002-04:002016-09-01T16:33:57.521-04:00Upcoming Shows - Preparations My two art works are off to Fibre Content at the Burlington Art Gallery and now I am concentrating on preparing for the fall shows - working on some major pieces as well as smaller framed work, embroidered and landscape necklaces, and even some painted jewelry. I have been hampered by ongoing dental work which was supposed to finish today with a permanent bridge but a problem with the bridge Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-40006844643510777732016-07-07T11:37:00.001-04:002016-07-07T11:37:18.858-04:00FibrationsI was very pleased to receive word that my two pieces - Sunset Over Cavendish Beach and Look Up; Autumn's Last Hurrah - have been accepted into this year's Fibre Content exhibition at the Art Gallery in Burlington. Yeah!! Here are detail shots of sections of the pieces. The beautiful hand dyed background on the second piece is by Pat Hardie. Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-28256421127396596852016-07-04T12:07:00.000-04:002016-07-07T11:43:17.632-04:00UFOs and Other FunThis summer I am determined to work on a few projects that were started then put on hold until my skills caught up to my ideas (mostly around free motion stitching). I still need to work on my free motion but I realize that I have been using it whenever I needed without thinking about it too much. And as I stitch I am improving....slowly. My biggest issue still is getting a smooth movement Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-82958626110185999772016-06-28T13:21:00.000-04:002016-06-28T13:29:41.296-04:00Quilt of BelongingI had the good fortune to see the Quilt of Belonging when it was in Kingston recently. I had seen it several years ago when it came to the Museum of Civilization (now Museum of History). The venue at the Curling Club in Kingston was perfect for seeing a panoramic view of the whole quilt. Here are a few different views - think of it - 130 feet long! Each square represents one country of the Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-16836303436338203032016-06-26T15:47:00.000-04:002016-06-26T15:47:07.424-04:00Canada Post BluesI am holding my breath hoping that a Canada wide postal strike or lock out will be averted. Just in case it happens I have placed my Etsy shop on vacation mode. I don't sell a lot through Etsy but you never know and customers do contact me from time to time to purchase from my blog or website. Unless customers are in the Ottawa area it looks like I will not be able to sell any small items Juanitahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-60704693361426278412016-04-28T14:09:00.000-04:002016-04-28T14:09:08.342-04:00Threadworks Exhibition and Travelling ShowI just received word that two of my three art works on exhibit in Wellington County Museum and Archives have been chosen to travel around Ontario with Threadworks. How exciting is that! I have seen the catalogue of the beautiful array of work presently at the Wellington County show and am very happy to be joining some of these wonderful pieces in the travelling exhibition (my art gets to Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-24674693345296856322016-04-12T15:17:00.000-04:002016-04-12T15:17:17.542-04:00Great Happenings!! Fibre Fling 5, Threadworks and My Heritage!Last weekend was Out of the Box Fibre Artists' Fibre Fling 5. It is our most successful show to date. We had a great turnout and sales were high! Of course, we are always so happy to hear the enthusiasm of visitors for Fibre Art. What a diversity of work using every kind of fibre imaginable! Many took part in the high tea served on Saturday as well. The final numbers are not calculatedJuanitahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-56898521687766583282016-02-27T13:03:00.002-05:002016-02-27T13:03:41.318-05:00Fabric Journal Covers, Postcards and Stitching on Satin It has been a busy winter so far but I finally finished a few journal covers. I hope to add some to my Etsy shop and will bring a few to Fibre Fling 5 in April as well. The way I assemble these is kind of complicated (for me!) but works well. The only problem is that I need to add the landscape first so very careful measuring needs to happen all the way along. I always forget to take Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-13401094678630137532016-02-16T13:39:00.001-05:002016-02-16T13:39:37.503-05:00Here Comes Fibre Fling 5Out of the Box Fibre Artists are getting ready for our fifth annual Fibre Fling Show and Sale in Ottawa on April 8 and 9. And if last night's meeting is any indication, it promises to be the best ever!! Lots of wonderful Show and Tell at the meeting which will hopefully find its way to our show! Last year 44 artists exhibited 253 pieces including art quilts, embroidery, mixed media, rug Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-12703548732780115022016-01-09T17:10:00.000-05:002016-01-09T17:10:06.119-05:00January Always Brings Renewed InspirationI find that my creativity takes a nose dive around holiday time with so many other things crowding my mind so I confess that I love to see January and February arrive - bad weather and all! After my shows were finished for the year, I finished working on an art quilt I had started in the summer. It has been a long time since I made an actual quilt. I entered it in the SAQA show - My Corner ofJuanitahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-84681288860938369552015-11-23T23:52:00.000-05:002015-11-23T23:52:15.621-05:00$100 and Under Christmas Sale Stitched Journals Here are a few examples of items I plan to bring to the $100 and Under Christmas Sale in Carp, Ontario December 4-6. This is a unique show with all items priced at $100 or less. See show details below. My Unique Fabric Under Glass Jewelry Fabric Beaded Necklaces Framed Stitched Art Don't forget this Juanitahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-37406052549058440822015-11-19T13:02:00.000-05:002015-11-19T13:02:34.076-05:00Recent Workshop with Mary Pal, Glebe Craft and Artisan Fair and Baz'ARTThis weekend I will be selling my textile art and jewelry at the Glebe Community Centre in Ottawa. This is a great juried show with a variety of quality handmade items - jewelry, art work, wood turning, clothing, glass art, products made from recycled items, paper art - just to name a few. I will post details of the show in my Exhibition section. Next weekend - November 28 and 29 - I will Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-24374051133772197042015-10-01T11:00:00.000-04:002015-10-01T11:00:12.531-04:00West Carleton Arts Society ShowIt looks like I took the summer off blogging! It wasn't intentional. I spent the summer creating new work, went camping in Quebec at Mont Megantic to visit the observatory there, and I just came back from my annual Hike the Highlands festival in Cape Breton. I am taking part in several shows this fall and the first of these is Expressions of Art with the West Carleton Arts Society. This showJuanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-38838025855005602522015-06-05T15:38:00.000-04:002015-06-05T15:38:11.582-04:00Images from The RockOh, how I love Newfoundland!! I just returned from 12 fabulous days of music and hiking in Gros Morne Newfoundland. Why so early in the season? I went for the Trails Tales and Tunes Festival, a celebration of music, storytelling, readings and hikes. We hiked every morning, sometimes in deep snow, sometimes with the ground under our feet. However, the weather was so good (yes I did say Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-46729655950904528722015-04-13T13:05:00.000-04:002015-04-13T13:05:47.215-04:00Fibre Fling 4 was a Great Success!Our Fourth Annual Fibre Fling held last weekend was a great success! We had lots of visitors, received many positive comments, sold lots of beautiful pieces and even signed up new members for Out of the Box. We haven't got all the figures yet but I am guessing we raised many $$ for the Stephen Lewis Foundation. The high tea was certainly popular! I sold most of the necklaces that I had at Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-17923698424496924462015-04-01T11:06:00.002-04:002015-04-01T11:06:51.062-04:00Fibre Fling 4 is Fast Approaching - Some New Jewelry DesignsAnother week till Fibre Fling 4 - our fourth annual fibre arts show. For more details please see my Exhibitions Page. I have submitted all my lists and information sheets so all that's left is to do a final check and pack up the work. Whew!! This winter I worked on some new jewelry designs and ordered some new and different metal 'trays' for them. These ones are all machine stitched, Juanitahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107116613085602175.post-49019152884386654462015-02-26T14:24:00.002-05:002015-02-26T14:24:22.275-05:00How Time FliesAs you can see from my last post, we have been busy with preparations for Fibre Fling 4. Now I need to get down to work and prepare some pieces for the sales table at the show. I haven't done much lately but I did finish my colour challenge - magenta - piece. It is machine stitched and covered with a layer of fine tulle. Then mounted on a stretched canvas. The truth is I got my inspirationJuanitahttp://email@example.com


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If I had to describe the experience in one word, I think I'd use love. Our tour guide, Betsie, was as kind, gentle, and soft-spoken as I imagined Betsie ten Boom was. Lovingly, patiently, she told the story of the family and their work with the underground during the German occupation of Holland. She described each family member and told stories about the ways they worked together to help those in need -- and the ways they supported one another, always extending grace, believing the best. With expert skill, Betsie took us back to the time of The Hiding Place, during WWII.
We stood around the table where Father, "Papa ten Boom", read the Bible aloud every day. We followed Betsie up the narrow, winding staircase -- but not before she showed us the secret hiding place where they kept extra ration cards. We visited each tiny bedroom, barely large enough for a narrow twin bed (European-standard twin; smaller than in the States), some of the rooms with two or more people sleeping in the same space.
As we entered Corrie's room, Betsie described the events of that day on February 28, 1944 when the Gestapo raided their home. The moment when Corrie lay sick in bed, while in a
"fevered dream a buzzer kept ringing. On and on it went. Why wouldn't it stop? Feet were running, voices whispering. 'Hurry! Hurry!'
I sat bolt upright. People were running past my bed. I turned just in time to see Thea's heels disappear through the low door. Meta was behind her, then Henk.
...Five, six. Yes, that was right with Leendert away."1
We explored each nook and cranny -- even the rooftop where "the ten Boom's would sit in the sunshine and peel potatoes."
We stood in a room full of mementos from the War. Food Ration Cards, lists of names, newspaper clippings, a Nazi flag...
I continuously blinked back tears as we walked from room to room, but once we got to the room that Tante Jans once occupied -- the large parlor where Willem later conducted Bible Studies and worship services -- well, I sobbed my ridiculous eyes out.

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Divine envoys. This is the traditional definition of an angel. The western traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, are full of legends and tales of humankind's relationship with these messengers. Their numbers vast, and in some writings, considered countless, and each with task that aligns with certain attributes of that particular angel. There are good angels and bad angels (usually called demons). There are angels of water, of death, of the moon, of the streams, of alchemy, of sea creatures, etc. If it can be conceived, most likely there is a legend that connects an angel to it.
Traditionally perceived as soft, fluffy, ethereal things that float through clouds like butterflies huffing helium, I decided to reinterpret these strange beings. Since they were allegedly created before the tangible universe, it seemed to me that these creatures might need to make certain adjustments in order to enter the physical realm. My goal was to transform these messengers into a combination of physical and supernatural manifestations. Like mystical mechanisms, they remain ethereal and otherworldly yet with a dose of the familiar and tactile.


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Lectin from green speckled lentil seeds (
Lens culinaris
) triggered apoptosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines
Yau Sang Chan
Huimin Yu
Lixin Xia
Tzi Bun Ng
The green speckled lentil seed (
Lens culinaris
) lectin (GSLL) exhibits hemagglutinating activity, and possesses some properties distinct from those of other lentil lectins (e.g., molecular size, biological activities) that deserve further investigation. This study aims to investigate the basic properties (e.g., molecular size, amino acid sequence, sugar specificity) and biological activities (e.g., antiproliferative activity) of GSLL.
GSLL was purified by successive fractionation on SP-Sepharose, Affi-gel blue gel, Mono Q, and Superdex 75. The biochemical properties of GSLL were investigated by SDS-PAGE, mass spectrometry, N-terminal amino acid sequencing, and sugar inhibition tests. For the biological activities, purified lyophilized GSLL was sterilized, adjusted to concentrations from 1 to 0 mg/mL (by twofold serial dilution) in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium with fetal bovine serum, and examined by using the MTT assay, flow cytometry, and western blotting after treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE1 and CNE2 cell lines with the lectin.
GSLL appeared as a 21-kDa band in non-reducing SDS-PAGE. It was composed of two subunits with molecular sizes of 17 and ~4 kDa. It exhibited specificity in binding to glucose and mannose, as well as glucosides and mannosides. Mass spectrometry and N-terminal amino acid sequencing revealed similarity of GSLL to
L. culinaris
lectin (LcL), especially higher coverage of the β-chain of LcL.
A 48-h treatment with GSLL exerted antiproliferative effects on nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE1 and CNE2 cell lines with significant inhibition at 0.125 mg/mL (
< 0.001) and 1 mg/mL (
= 0.004), respectively, and these effects were attenuated in the presence of glucose and mannose. GSLL induced apoptosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE1 cells, with detectable phosphatidylserine externalization, mitochondrial depolarization, and cell cycle arrest. Western blot analysis suggested that GSLL triggered the extrinsic apoptotic pathway involving caspase 3, 8, and 9 in CNE1 cells.
GSLL possessed some different properties from LcL (e.g., lower pI), and increased caspase 3, 8, and 9 activity in CNE1 cells.
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Isoflavones Extracted from Chickpea
Cicer arietinum
L. Sprouts Induce Mitochondria-Dependent Apoptosis in Human Breast Cancer Cells
Hua Chen1,2,3,
Hai-Rong Ma1,2,*,
Yan-Hua Gao1,2,
Xue Zhang4,
Madina Habasi1,2,
Rui Hu1,2,3 and
Haji Akber Aisa1,2,*
Isoflavones are important chemical components of the seeds and sprouts of chickpeas. We systematically investigated the effects of isoflavones extracted from chickpea sprouts (ICS) on the human breast cancer cell lines SKBr3 and Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 (MCF-7). 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assays showed that ICS (10–60 µg/mL) significantly inhibited the proliferation of both cell lines in a time-dependent and dose-dependent fashion. Wright-Giemsa staining as well as annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate and propidium iodide (Annexin V/PI) staining showed that ICS significantly increased cytoclasis and apoptotic body formation. Quantitative Annexin V/PI assays further showed that the number of apoptotic cells increased in a dose-dependent manner following ICS treatment. Semiquantitative reverse transcription PCR showed that ICS increased the expression of the apoptosis-promoting gene Bcl-2-associated X protein and decreased the expression of the antiapoptotic gene Bcl-2. Western blot analysis showed that treatment of SKBr3 and MCF-7 cells with ICS increased the expression of caspase 7, caspase 9, P53, and P21 in a dose-dependent manner. Flow cytometry assays using the fluorescent probe 3,3′-dihexyloxacarbocyanine iodide showed a dose-dependent decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential following ICS treatment. Treatment using ICS also induced a dose-dependent increase in reactive oxygen species production.
This is the first study to demonstrate that ICS may be a chemopreventive or therapeutic agent against breast cancer.
Source : Phytotherapy Research
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In the heart of TriBeCa s landmark historic district, 250 West Street the monumental former warehouse built in 1906 is being transformed into a unique collection of 106 luxury condominium residences by developer El Ad Group and designed by GNA Architects. Overlooking the Hudson River and Hudson River Park s new Piers 25 and 26, offering activities including, a children s playground, a miniature golf course, beach volleyball courts and more, the building s majestic exterior will return to its early 20th century origins including two magnificent iron gates and the restorations of its cornice, arched windows and grand entryways. Residents will pass through the buildings iron gates and into a magnificent lobby with separate library lounge. In addition to its huge size and soaring height, the lobby ends at an exquisite window wall that looks onto a beautifully designed and unique 61-foot pool and lounge. The two-level amenity areas also include a state-of-the-art fitness center and a delightful children s playroom To complete this amenity package, 250 West will also offer a 5000 sq ft common roof terrace with panoramic views, sundeck, lounge and dining area.
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The Accra Regional Police Command has cautioned some driver groups in Accra not to demonstrate on the streets of the capital lest they "face the full rigours of the law".
The group which comprises the True Drivers Union, Concerned Drivers Association and the National Concerned Spare Parts Dealers,had planned to organise a demonstration today, Wednesday, December 20, 2017, but a statement signed by ASP Effia Tenge said the police believe the act "will cause serious traffic congestion and lead to chaos".
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text: NO EXCESS ALS DEATHS AT KELLY AIR FORCE BASE, INITIAL STUDY FINDSSamson, KurtNeurology Today: February 2003 - Volume 3 - Issue 2 - p 31–32 ARTICLE Article OutlineOutline STUDY FINDINGS UNUSUAL HIGH INCIDENCE REPORTED OTHER EXPLANATIONS POSSIBLE INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE FUTURE DIRECTIONS ARTICLE IN BRIEF: The first epidemiological study of a suspected cluster of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) among civilian workers at Kelly Air Force base in Texas has found no evidence that ALS mortality is any higher than would be expected. However, because many workers and former workers are still alive and younger than when symptoms typically appear, an advisory panel that reviewed the study design and results recommended re-examining mortality rates in five or 10 years. Independently conducted for the Air Force by Applied Epidemiology of Amherst, MA, the investigation was assisted by several other interested parties, including the ALS Association (ALSA), its South Texas chapter, the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, and the Texas Department of Health. Although the Air Force paid for the study, active and retired service members were not included. Back to Top | Article Outline STUDY FINDINGS The review of death certificates found 3,264 deaths among nearly 32,000 employees who had worked at Kelly for at least one year between 1981 and 2000, 13 of which were categorized as motor neuron disease, which includes ALS. This rate was lower than the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for the US and Texas. Figure Normal ALS mortality for the 20-year study period would have been between one and two deaths per year. The only notable difference was among Hispanic men, where five ALS deaths were confirmed. Hispanics typically have lower ALS rates than the general population. The results were published in the November 2002 Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (44(11): 989–996). "The study cohort worked at the base for a long time – three-quarters for 10 years and half for 20 years or more," said Carmel Armon, MD, Professor of Neurology at Loma Linda University in California, who serves on ALSA's Medical Advisory Panel. "Most of the workers are still alive and younger than we usually see at onset. We recognize this as an inherent limitation of the study and recommend examining mortality again in five years," he said. "Even if a full-scale study is not warranted in five years' time, we advise that one be performed in 10 years." Back to Top | Article Outline UNUSUAL HIGH INCIDENCE REPORTED Concern was raised after media reports of what appeared to be unusually high incidence of ALS among base workers who met at a support group sponsored by the San Antonio ALSA chapter. In 1999, the South Texas chapter of the ALSA reported a suspected cluster of cases to the Air Force and regional health authorities. The Air Force Institute for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Risk Analysis and the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District then launched an investigation into mortality from all causes at the base, including cancer and ALS. An initial informal survey by the ALSA chapter found 39 workers and former workers with ties to Kelly who said they or a family member had been diagnosed with ALS or ALS-like symptoms. Ultimately, Kelly families reported 140 deaths from ALS but the researchers were unable to confirm most cases because ALS was not cited on the death certificates. Including these would have biased the study because national and state comparison figures were exclusively based on death certificate data, Dr. Armon explained. Figure Mary Lyon, PhD, ALSA's Vice President of Patient Services, said the organization is very pleased with the cooperation and openness with which the study was conducted and believes additional research will further clarify the issue. A separate study is now under way examining shared characteristics and providing descriptive information about confirmed ALS patients. The results are expected later this year. "This started out as face-to-face encounters at the support group," Dr. Lyon said. "People began to meet each other and the local chapter developed a [basic] questionnaire. A case series is now in progress based on the questionnaire, and more than 100 persons have reported symptoms or a diagnosis of ALS over an unlimited time period, but there's no guarantee of ascertainment." The Air Force has created a more extensive questionnaire, but ALS is "very difficult to investigate," she added. "We at ALSA are very pleased the study was done. From our point of view, it is most important to answer this basic question of excess mortality. Like any study, there were limitations, but we are grateful the study was even conducted in the open way that it was." Back to Top | Article Outline OTHER EXPLANATIONS POSSIBLE Air Force officials worried that an ALS cluster – if one did exist at Kelly – might have been caused by exposure to unknown toxic chemicals, radiation, or environmental contamination from the base. Over the past decade, several studies have examined reports of elevated neuromuscular disease rates among Gulf War veterans and servicemen exposed to Agent Orange and other defoliants in Vietnam. A 2001 Veterans Administration study found ALS incidence in Persian Gulf combatants was twice that for non-combatants, but the paper describing those results has not yet been published (Neurology Today 2002; 2(11): 1,6,8). Dr. Armon called the Kelly study a "benchmark" for future collaborative research efforts, adding that there might be other explanations for the appearance of a cluster at Kelly. The patients could be living longer as a result of better-than-average supportive treatment, while a comparison of local mortality to national figures may understate the rate of disease occurrence over the short term, he explained. In addition, greater attention to ALS among the Kelly cohort could also mean a diagnosis of ALS would be more likely to appear on their death certificate than would national and local populations. Back to Top | Article Outline INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE ALS researcher and neurology professor Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD, Director of the Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ALS Center at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, said a mortality study at this stage resolves little. "I don't think these findings are conclusive. A death certificate-based study may not capture a significant portion of patients, and many may have developed the disease but left the area. We need to see all incidence and prevalence cases, as well as deaths." The incidence of ALS in the United States is estimated at two new cases per 100,000 persons each year, while its prevalence is believed to be about six cases per 100,000. Incidence is the rate at which new ALS cases occur in a population over a specific period, while prevalence is the proportion of a population that is affected at any given time. An estimated 5,000 new cases are reported each year and there are up to 30,000 people with ALS at any given time. Dr. Mitsumoto believes ALS is a syndrome rather than a single disease – a number of diseases rather than just one. "Because of this, epidemiological studies just can't capture true incidence; you have to look at all the subsets. It is like a diagnosis of headache – it could be fatigue, inflammation, or eye strain, but it could also be a tumor or a stroke; it could even be psychosomatic." Back to Top | Article Outline FUTURE DIRECTIONS "ALS remains an enigma," said Dr. Armon. "Even in the five to 10 percent of individuals who have inherited a gene for the disease we don't know how the gene triggers disease onset. We don't understand what causes the delayed development of the disease over a person's lifetime, or why there are acute and chronic versions. Whether ALS can be caused by environmental exposure to neurotoxins is still in the hypothesis stage. For the nearly 95 percent of patients who have 'sporadic' ALS, the mystery is baffling and frustrating." Dr. Mitsumoto, who has published numerous studies on ALS, said he is "passionate" about learning more about genetic susceptibility to ALS and possible environmental triggers, emphasizing that he believes science is on the cusp of a much fuller understanding of the syndrome and its causes. "Large, multicenter DNA studies of ALS patients and families will also shed light on other possible genetic variables that might predispose persons to developing ALS," he added. Dr. Mitsumoto and other researchers met with National Institute of Environmental Health and Safety in November to discuss the need for a large-scale genetic study of ALS. "The agency committed to a national study of the genetics, a case-control study using DNA samples. Some people may consider it a fishing expedition, but I see it as a start. If 20 years from now we have genetic data on, say, 2,000 ALS patients, we're going to have answers to some of these questions." Back to Top | Article Outline ARTICLE IN BRIEF: ✓ The first epidemiological study of a suspected cluster of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) among civilian workers at Kelly Air Force base in Texas found no evidence that ALS mortality is any higher than would be expected. ✓ However, because many workers and former workers are still alive and younger than when symptoms typically appear, an advisory panel that reviewed the study design and results recommended re-examining mortality rates in five or 10 years. ✓ Dr. Carmel Armon of Loma Linda University, who reviewed the data, said there could be other reasons for the appearance of a cluster at Kelly. The patients could be living longer as a result of better-than-average supportive treatment, while a comparison of local mortality to national figures may understate the rate of disease occurrence over the short term. ✓ Dr. Hiroshi Mitsumoto, Director of the Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ALS Center, believes the mortality study findings would not be conclusive, however, and said researchers need to see all incidence and prevalence cases, as well as deaths. © 2003 American Academy of Neurology


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Sometime in the last few weeks, I made another major breakthrough. My goddess of a therapist pointed it out to me this week. I finally started owning myself. Not owning my bad deeds or my failures (I'm pretty decent at that, these days), but owning my place in my relationship with James. Sometime recently, I stopped wondering why he is with me or whether he will stick around or whether I can trust that what we're creating is real rather than fantasy. As my therapist pointed out to me, I am finally owning my place in this relationship. I am finally owning what it is he sees in me and what I bring to our relationship and allowing myself to believe that I am worthy of this kind of happiness. I have finally relaxed and allowed ease and joy and acceptance into my view of this relationship.
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I am currently watching many of my friends struggle with relationships that range from "kinda" to "almost" what they want and I am amazed at how we all do the same things. How we rationalize and excuse and ignore the stuff we don't want to see in favor of the stuff we do.
Just to be clear, I do this as much as anybody. In fact, once I realized it last year, I became over-vigilant about not doing it. It has been exactly this tendency that has held me back in my relationship with James — I was so busy trying to avoid rationalizing and excusing and ignoring things I shouldn't about him that I wasn't really letting myself go. I had become so aware of my tendency to fall for the fantasy, that I couldn't accept that the reality could actually be good… or even better. I didn't trust myself to make good choices because I'd made some pretty lousy ones before.
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I guess a lot of dating, at least for women, involves trying to turn a relationship that isn't what we want into something that we do want. I don't know why we do this, but we do. It's a phenomenal waste of our time, but I guess it's also good practice for relating when we finally do stumble upon someone who wants what we want.
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I thought I saw it once. A college friend of mine, "Tracy," dated this amazing guy off and on all the way through college. He was hot and sexy and enough of a bad boy that you could totally understand why Tracy couldn't let go of him despite the lying and cheating and general disrespect she endured. Finally, in senior year, he appeared to have an epiphany and righted his ways. We were all floored and happy for her. Two years later they married. Four years after that, they divorced. Because he was lying, cheating, and being generally disrespectful. Sad, yes. Shocking, no.
I realize now, looking back, that one of the necessary steps for me in my process in the last year has been to walk away from relationships that weren't offering me what I wanted and needed, even though the men involved didn't want me to go. It was tempting to stay and imagine that things would get better… that he would change… that I would change… that it would all work out and be wonderful. But deep down, I knew it wasn't real. I knew if I stayed, I'd be selling myself short and selling out my dream. So, as scared as I was, I turned and walked. And damn, it was hard.
I know that all of my friends who are balancing all these feelings and needs and wants and desires will get there too. We all sell ourselves short sometimes. I am certainly not extraordinary; I am just ahead chronologically. And when they reach the other side, I will delight in their healthy, fulfilling, happy relationships and laugh with them about what they hell they were thinking. Just as they have with me.
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Dr Jan van Tol (right), President of International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) who will be based at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, which is headed by Prof Peter Ng (left). ICZN has found steadier footing in the form of a $1.35 million; the ICZN Secretariat Endowment Fund, almost all funded by the Lee Foundation will ensure its sustainability, and help better coordinate its scientific research.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), a global organisation which advises and arbitrates the standardisation of scientific names of animals, has partnered NUS to set up an endowment fund to protect the long-term viability of the ICZN. When the body faced financial difficulty two years ago, the University offered to host it at a cost of S$100,000 a year.
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The endowment will help ICZN set up a Secretariat to coordinate cases involving rules for naming animals, conflicts over scientific naming and other associated issues. The interest generated by the fund will also go towards operating the Secretariat based at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum at NUS.
Prof Peter NG, Head of the Museum and ICZN Commissioner, started the endowment fund with the strong backing of the whole Commission. He said the endowment comprising gifts from public and private benefactors worldwide represented a unique approach similar to the funding model of the Museum, which will allow ICZN to enjoy long-term operational sustainability.
Prof Ng highlighted that basing the Secretariat in Singapore has been considered appropriate by the community of zoological taxonomists since "this is a part of the world in which science is growing at a rapid pace and the challenges associated with biodiversity discovery and conservation are especially acute".
ICZN President Dr Jan VAN TOL noted, "The establishment of the Secretariat at NUS in Singapore is also an implementation of my vision that ICZN has to evolve into a truly international organisation, with a strong representation in the megadiverse regions of the world."
This article was first published on 4 January 2016 in NUS News.


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Canadian Geese in Canada!!:D
Bonjour tout le monde :)
The weeks are always so full I never know where to focus when I sit down to email.. but the weeks are always good :) Things have been slowing down a bit, as most of our other investigators haven't really been progressing too much or had time to meet with us. I feel like everyone has either been sick lately or out of town for weeks at a time. Tons of kids in the ward have had chicken pox the last month :|
It's pretty crazy... we're trying really hard to work with the members to find their friends and neighbors who might be ready and open to learn more about the gospel.
I didn't realize until my mission just how important the members are in missionary work. But really... do you realize how important you all are? The goal is for members to lead out in the missionary efforts, to guide the missionary work in their ward. And it's amazing how much better it is when we're able to teach in a member's home, when the investigators already have friends in the church, and have been prepared before learning with the missionaries... so please, everyone, do your member missionary work :) It doesn't have to be giving Book of Mormons to your friends or inviting them to church or even to meet with the lovely missionaries yet.... just thinking of the next small thing you can do to help them come closer to Christ. The first principle of the gospel is faith-- so my invitation to everyone is to choose one friend or family member or neighbor and think of one thing you can do to help them increase their faith, and bring them a step closer to Christ. I know the Lord sees our efforts when we show we want to help in his work, and he gives us those missionary opportunities :) So seek them out and then give the missionaries those referals! :)
This week we also had our zone conference.... SOO GOOOD! My goodness, whenever we have conferences or trainings or studies I just want them to keep going forever. WE always learn so much :) Sister Prince and I actually got to do one of the trainings... pretty cool considering it was her very first zone conference. But it was great... we definitely learned a lot that we've been applying to our own work here.
But at one point we were discussing the Atonement of Jesus Christ. One missionary talked about how Christ's ATonement should be the air we breath, the water we swim in... it should surround us and be the center and lifeforce of everything else we do. I thought a lot about that. How in life it's so easy to focus on everything else... but really that Atoning Sacrifice of our Savior is the most important of anything else. It makes EVERYTHING ELSE possible. Each of us were challenged to look for the power of Christ's Atonement in our lives each day. And I wanted to invite you to do the same :) Christ's grace and mercy is available to each of us, but we have to seek us out. His power and his spirit really is all around us... but if we don't pay close attention it's easy to forget or ignore. But I hope that we all can learn to recognize and utilize the power of Christ's Atonement always. That we remember him in all that we do. That we honor our baptismal covenants, keep taking the sacrament, and always do those things to be worthy of his name. To always be worthy of the powerful protection and strength given by his spirit.... that's what ultimately will make us clean and pure, and will let us enter his presence. But it starts with recognizing that power Christ offers us every day. It starts with gratitude and love for him and that infinite sacrifice he made. Gratitude and love for him and for everyone else :) Those two things go a long way....
So hopefully that makes sense :) I invite you all to really look for the influence the ATonement of Christ has on your life every day this week and for the rest of your life :) Christ is there, we only have to let him in :)
Also... Sandra is getting baptized in less than 2 weeks! She's doing so well... really working to stop smoking, but has come so far. And she's SO EXCITED for her baptism. I wish everyone could meet her and be there on the 23.... she is amazing. I love her so much :)
I love you all and hope you have a good week! Trust in the Lord and I know he will take us further than we could ever do alone. Moi je vous aime mais le Seigneur encore plus :)
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Common Cruelty to Livestock
There are many things done to animals that are often considered cruel. Since there are so many issues of cruelty to animals I will write 3 articles, one on cruelty to wild animals, one on cruelty to livestock, and one on cruelty to pets. This article is in regards to cruelty to livestock and farm animals. Please add your comments to share any other areas of cruelty to farm animals that concern you.
Every year roughly 140 billion animals are killed to become food for humans. Many of these animals are killed relatively young, before first birthday. In the UK alone over 900 million poultry (birds) are slaughtered yearly for human consumption. There are no humane slaughter laws in some countries, of which the USA is one, for poultry, rabbits, and fish. Even if they are killed humanely, killing in itself is cruel.
Mulesing is the act of slicing off the rump of a weaned sheep while it is fully awake and without any painkillers. This is done mostly in Australia to prevent fly strike, but less cruel methods, such as crutching, also reduce fly strike, and are not painful to the sheep, nor leave its bloody rump exposed to heal on its own.
Feeding Dead Animals to Herbivores
A herbivores is basically an animal that is a natural vegetarian. In the past feeding dead sheep to cattle result in Mad Cow Disease, but animals are still being fed to other animals even now. Mostly fish, and ground up day old male chicks, are rendered down into supplements that can be fed to cattle, or other farm animals, as meat and bone meal.
Battery Hens
Battery hens are kept sometimes 3 to a cage, the entire floor space of the cage might be equal to the size of an opened magazine. They have nothing to do except peck each other, but to reduce the risk of injury they have their beaks cut at age day one. Roosters are discarded (often ground up) at age day one as they are not needed to produce eggs. The hens are sometimes forced into an early, fast, moult so they lay again, they are often slaughtered following this second lay.
Factory Farms
Some cattle are kept in feed lots standing in their own filth with nothing to do other than eat, pigs do not have it much better, with many pigs being confined to small indoor pets, with nothing do do except eat. It is worth noting that pigs are said to be as intelligent as dogs; having the same level of thought and understanding as a three year old child.
Foie Gras
Ducks and geese are tortured to make Foie Gras, a food considered to be a delicacy. They are kept virtually immobile in tiny cages and have a tube stuck down their throat up to three times a day so they can be forced fed way more grain than they would ever eat, causing them to develop "fatty liver" disease. The feeding tubes often damage their throat and cause pain.
Dairy and Veal
Many people assume the dairy industry is cruelty free, but in order to get milk, the calf is usually taken from its mother and kept in a tiny pen, its movement is limited and it is often slaughtered young to be used as veal. Dairy calves are also slaughtered for rennet, a product from their stomachs that is used to make some types of cheese.
When livestock animals are transported to slaughter they are often crowded into transport trucks, they do not have water, and if they fall they are subject to being stepped on by other animals. It is not uncommon for livestock to arrive at a slaughter yard with injuries as the result of transportation.
Karakul Lambs
Although they are used for the fur industry, Karakul sheep are still considered livestock which is why they are listed here. Pregnant Karakul ewes are sometimes kicked a few days before they are set to deliver their lambs. The lambs are slaughtered and skinned. Older ewes are often slaughtered a few days prior to giving birth, again so their fetal lambs can be harvested. The pelts are sold usually as broadtail or Astrakhan fur.
Livestock animals (horses, cattle, sheep, goats) are used in the rodeo. The intention may not be to hurt the animals, but it does occur, particular in calf roping events.
Author's Note: This is not an attack on the food industry, or people who want to eat meat. This article is simply pointing out some of the unnecessary cruelties that occur in the livestock industry, with suggestions that consumers who are concerned buy their meat from organic producers and local farms.
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Brenda, this is just plain cruelty and there is no justification for such inhumane treatment of animals, so sad. Voted, this must have been a difficult article to write.
I could only read about half of this article. It's well written but just can't read these horrible things that humans do. I had no idea people cut off the rump of a lamb while it is alive. Just awful! Well done on this article Brenda.
Interesting and informative. I learned a lot from your expertise. Thanks Brenda
Only if you swat them humanely! I personally let them land on me if I am indoors and then walk to the door to let them outside, I do not get reactions from their bites, and I have loads of bats and barn swallows waiting to eat them - swatting would be such a waste!
Another great article. This series has been quite a comprehensive look at the way that humans interact with the other species on the planet. Except that you didn't mention mosquitoes - can we still swat mosquitoes?
It's so sad that most of the fast food in my country offers buttered chicken. I am just unaware of how poultry owners respond to the increasing demand in the market. It's so sad to hear from your statement Maam Brenda, "Many of these animals are killed relatively young, before first birthday." I'ts so sad...=(


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