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If you have chronic insomnia, but no octher psychiatric illnesses, will melatonin help you? This is the question addressed by a recent multi-center study by Geert Mayer and co-workers.
Chronic insomnia affects a large chunk of the population; papers cited by the authors have found a prevalence around 1 in 3 adults. It is a notoriously persistent condition and treatment is difficult. Many sleeping pills have unacceptable side effects (such as daytime drowsiness) and/or can only be used for short times. Behavioural interventions are difficult to sustain in the long run.
Hence the great interest in understanding how sleep is regulated, so that we can develop medications targeting the sleep cycle itself. Our circadian rhythms, i.e. the rhythms that tell us when it is morning, midday and night, are regulated by a brain area called the suprachiasmatic nucleus, where there is a collection of "clock cells", that keep time in cycles of approximately 24 h. Another important component is melatonin secretion from the pineal gland, which synchronises the clock to the light/dark cycle of our environment. When it gets dark in the evening, melatonin secretion goes up.
So, why not give some extra melatonin 30 minutes before bedtime and see what happens to the sleep patterns? This is what Mayer et al did, with a placebo control group getting an identical-looking pill. Both groups kept doing it for 6 months, and the researchers recorded sleep patterns regularly as well as the subjective experiences of the patients, assessed by a questionnaire. Towards the end, they switched the treatment group over to placebo to see if there were any withdrawal symptoms. The drug they used was not melatonin itself but a synthetic compound called Ramelteon which binds to the same receptor.
What happened? Nothing, pretty much. The researchers monitored 20 different parameters, and found a statistically and clinically significant difference only in one: the latency to persistent sleep after going to bed. Patients on Ramelteon fell sleep faster. But they did not sleep better or longer. They did not have improved alertness or memory and they did not feel better in any way that the researchers asked for. On the other hand, there were just as many "adverse events" in the treatment and control groups, and no signs of withdrawal symptoms, so Ramelteon treatment seems not to be a risky business.
Now, it is necessary to exercise a bit of caution when interpreting a study that has many endpoints at the same time. The more endpoints you include, the higher is the likelihood that one of them will show a significant result purely out of chance. We should therefore be a little skeptical against the positive finding. Ramelteon seems to be in the league of making sacrifices to the god Hypnos – it doesn't hurt, it could be a little expensive, and it's not likely to help.
Melatonin could be great for some other uses that weren't tested in this study – against jetlag, perhaps, or if you are having a manic episode and can't sleep for that reason. The blogosphere's number one chronobiologist Coturnix has an excellent overview post on sleep, including a bit on melatonin and its potential therapeutic uses.
Full reference:
Mayer G, Wang-Weigand S, Roth-Schechter B, Lehmann R, Staner C, & Partinen M (2009). Efficacy and safety of 6-month nightly ramelteon administration in adults with chronic primary insomnia. Sleep, 32 (3), 351-60 PMID: 19294955


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Congress is on the verge of ending a year-long struggle with the White House over a contentious intelligence surveillance bill.
In one of the toughest votes of the 110th Congress, the House on Friday backed a compromise that expands the government's capacity to eavesdrop without a warrant. The Senate this week is expected to do the same.
Most House Democrats did not back the compromise. But in a break with previous statements, their leaders did.
"So again, a difficult decision for all of us," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a floor statement before the vote. "If not good enough for some," the bill is "certainly preferable to the alternative that we have, which is the Senate bill, which must be rejected," she said.
At issue between the Senate and House versions is whether to grant legal immunity to telecommunication companies for their role in the secret surveillance program after the 9/11 attacks – a key White House demand. The Senate version of the bill includes immunity for telecoms.
Under the terms of the House bill, a federal district court will decide whether immunity is granted. Only companies, not government officials, could be shielded.
"The issue really was whether we would have a compromise that would involve the court in determining whether or not the telecom companies had received justification ... or simply a bill that gave them immunity," said House majority leader Steny Hoyer (D) of Maryland after Friday's vote.
The bill would protect companies that can show they had received assurances from the executive branch that the program was legal and authorized by the president.
The bill passed by a vote of 293 to 129, with 105 House Democrats joining all but one Republican in favor of the bill and 128 Democrats, including most committee chairs, opposing it.
"This bill is a fig leaf, granting blanket immunity to the telecom companies for possibly illegal acts without allowing the courts to consider the facts or the law," said Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D) of New York, who chairs the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, in a statement after the vote.
Trolling the aisles during the vote. Rep. José Serrano (D) of New York, who opposed the bill, told colleagues voting for it: "Don't worry, government will give us back our freedoms later."
"I was in New York when the terrorists attacked the towers," he said afterward. "If they terrorize us into stepping on the Constitution and throwing it away, don't they win?"
On the Senate side, opponents of the House bill see little prospect of stopping it. "It's the election cycle that we're in," explained Sen. Christopher Dodd (D) of Connecticut. "Senators are thinking about November and January next."
On the campaign trail, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the presumptive Republican nominee, endorsed the House compromise, as expected. "For months, House Democrats, the ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union], and the trial lawyers have held up legislation to modernize our nation's terrorist surveillance laws. Today, the House passed a compromise bill to end this impasse," he said in a statement.
Sen. Barack Obama (D) of Illinois, in a break with many liberal party activists, said he would support it.
"Given the legitimate threats we face, providing effective intelligence-collection tools with appropriate safeguards is too important to delay," he said in a statement after the House vote.
"So I support the compromise, but do so with a firm pledge that as president, I will carefully monitor the program," he added.
The votes in favor of the bill by top House Democrats, including Speaker Pelosi, majority leader Hoyer, and majority whip James Clyburn (D) of South Carolina, could lend Senator Obama political cover in this week's vote, say aides on both sides of the aisle.
In the end, House Democrats didn't have the votes to keep a compromise off the floor indefinitely.
In the run-up to the vote, 21 conservative "Blue Dog" Democrats sent party leaders a letter insisting on immunity for telecom companies.
With the Blue Dogs, "there were 230 votes to bring the Senate bill [including immunity] to the floor," said Hoyer after the vote. That calculus forced a compromise that many party leaders had been reluctant to make.
"They didn't have the votes to keep the Senate bill off the floor indefinitely," said Rep. Roy Blunt (R) of Missouri, the Republican whip.
Democrats, including their likely presidential nominee, are "very hesitant to reinforce the post-Vietnam era image that Democrats are not prepared to defend the country," said Mr. Blunt, the lead Republican negotiator on the bill.
Another element that sealed a compromise deal was the inclusion of language declaring the "exclusivity" of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) as a legal basis for surveillance for intelligencegathering purposes. This provision, first introduced by Reps. Adam Schiff (D) of California and Jeff Flake (R) of Arizona, aimed to rein in President Bush's claim of constitutional authority to eavesdrop on Americans without court approval – and in violation of the FISA law.
"Congress is set to pass a measure that says otherwise," says Congressman Schiff.
On the Senate side, the chief opponent of the House compromise, Sen. Russ Feingold (D) of Wisconsin, says that while there are some improvements in the bill, "The proposed FISA deal is not a compromise; it is a capitulation."


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text: Nebraska: Latest Ground Zero for Extreme Drought October 23, 2012 01:26 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Fran Howard AgWeb Contributing Writer Email Nebraska is the new ground zero for the worst U.S. drought in nearly eight decades, and the drought is likely to persist into at least early 2013. Severe to extreme drought is spreading through the High Plains and worsening in Minnesota and parts of Iowa. While no one has yet predicted the drought will linger into the 2013 planting season, no one has called an end to what has become a multi-year drought in large portions of the country either. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Winter Outlook released Oct. 18, the western half of the country is expected to be warmer than normal in the December through February winter season, while Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, northern Missouri, eastern North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and western Illinois are expected to have drier-than normal conditions. Drier-than-average conditions are also expected in the Pacific Northwest, Northern California, Idaho, western Montana, and portions of Wyoming, Utah, and most of Nevada. "This is one of the most challenging outlooks we've produced in recent years because El Niño decided not to show up as expected," says Mike Halpert, deputy director of NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. "In fact, it stalled out last month, leaving neutral conditions in place in the tropical Pacific." However, an El Niño watch remains in effect. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor Index shows drought is worsening in Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa, where conditions are rated mostly severe to exceptional. The high-pressure ridge that set up over the country during the growing season, which was partly responsible for this summer's drought in the heartland, is still there. "The high-pressure ridge has not been as persistent lately, but it is still part of the picture with what's going on over the High Plains," says Mike Timlin, regional climatologist with the Midwest Regional Climate Center, Champaign, Illinois. Fall rainfall and winter snowpack will be critical to the High Plains and a large portion of the Midwest. "Seventy-eight percent of Nebraska is in exceptional drought," says Natalie Umphlett, regional climatologist with the High Plains Regional Climate Center, Lincoln, Nebraska. Soil moisture is definitely compromised across much of the country. In Nebraska, 72% of the topsoil and 80% of the subsoil are rated very short. Another hard-hit state, Kansas is doing better, but 30% of the state's topsoil and 48% of the subsoil are rated very short, according to USDA. In much of the Midwest, above-normal precipitation is also needed prior to next spring's planting season. "The areas still in drought need a significant amount of moisture to replenish soil moisture," says TImlin. Climatologists take three things into account when ranking droughts: peak of the drought length of the drought spatial advance of the drought "Part of the problem with this drought is that it covers such a big expanse," says Timlin. Currently, more than two-thirds of the country is experiencing dry to exceptional drought conditions. Back to news


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Welcome Officially To The Irwin Family, Chandler Powell!
If Chandler Powell wasn't firmly part of the Irwin family before, he is now.
Bindi Irwin's American boyfriend was initiated into the Irwin clan with his first crocodile jump!
Powell joined the family on their annual croc trip through the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve and took to it like a duck to water.
The 19-year-old wakeboarder seemed pretty impressed with himself and his new skill, too.
"Cannot describe how excited I am to have jumped my first saltwater crocodile," he wrote on Instagram with a pic of him in action.
"Stanley was 9 feet 10 inches long and was last caught in 2013.
"Blessed to be a part of this awesome work."
Of course Bindi was on hand to measure the large croc.
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CAC hosts low-cost figure drawing & painting labs every Sunday. A live model will be provided for each 3 hour lab and you do not need to make a reservation.
Live Figure Drawing
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Introducing the latest addition to our list of games – Who Got Brains? – a game that'll stretch your grey cells and show you how brainy you really are!
Who Got Brains is a mind training game designed to keep your brain cells sharp and active. It tests your brain through a series of mini-games in 4 key areas: Analytical, Memory, Math and Visual.
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- The scores from each category are summed up to give you an overall rating- your Brain Power!
- Login with Facebook to see your rank on the local and global Leaderboards. Compare your Brain Power with friends and see where you stand amongst them.
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Relaxity needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 35 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
Simple and creative business card created for gold company.
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A winner was selected from 96 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
A company logo is required for a new business selling fountains, water features, outdoor furniture and nursery products. The logo will be used on business cards, the company website and various other locations.
Fountains and Statues
The business requires a new elegant, stylish and appealing logo for general use on a variety of media, eg on the website, business cards, pricing tags and for advertising purposes.
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The vast majority of late-night comedy airtime Wednesday was spent on Barack Obama's Tuesday
State of the Union address
. Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon both took an opportunity to mock Obama's somewhat awkward
fist bump with Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk
. On Comedy Central, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart was very distressed about Obama's mentions of problematic bridge infrastructure, while Stephen Colbert has a suggestion as to how to avoid said bridges.
Fast forward to 4:15 to see Stewart explain what will happen if our government continues its current level of dysfunction.
Play of the Day: The State of Our Union is Actually Pretty Funny
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Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Library digitization efforts
I argue that this is not the right approach for most libraries. That impact libraries are looking for as a result of digitization of local collections is achieved through the right ratio of benefit to users versus costs to the library. While the costs to the library are lower to digitize already-described, published books sitting on the shelves, the benefits are also lower than focusing on other types of materials (more on which materials I'm thinking of later...). We already have reasonable access to the books in our collection. I'll be the first to go on and on ad infinitum about the poor intellectual access we currently provide to our library materials. But there is some intellectual access. For books a library doesn't own, interlibrary loan is a slightly cumbersome but mostly reasonable method of delivering a title to a user. There are also a (comparatively) great many digitized books out there, without good registries of what's digitized and what isn't, or good ways to share digital versions when they do exist and the institution that owns the files is willing to share. Take the Google project - they're digitizing collections from five major research libraries, yet libraries planning digitization projects don't have access to lists of materials that are being digitized as part of this project, even though we expect to have some (not complete) access to these materials through Google's services at some point in the next few years. Even though library collections have surprisingly less duplication than one might expect, a library embarking on a digitization project for published books would be duplicating effort already spent to some non-negligible extent.
Libraries in the aggregate hold almost unimaginably vast amounts of material. We're simply never going to get around to digitizing all of it, or even the proportion we would select given any reasonable set of selection guidelines. An enormously small proportion of these materials are the "easy" type - books, published, with MARC records. The huge majority are rare or unique materials: historical photographs, letters, sound recordings, original works of art, rare imprints. These sorts of materials generally have grossly inadequate or no networked method of intellectual discovery. While digitizing and delivering online these collections would take more time, effort and money than published collections, I believe strongly that the increase in benefit greatly outweighs the additional costs. In the end, the impact of focusing our efforts on classes of materials that we currently underserve will be greater than taking the easy road. Our money is better spent focusing on those materials that are held by individual libraries, held by only few or no others, and to which virtually no intellectual access exists. Isn't this preferable to spending our money digitizing published books to which current access is reasonable, if not perfect?
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- Thom said...
Wow--sounds logical to me!
I like your phrase: "networked method of intellectual discovery." Human beings with eyes and ears and memories just can't get those darned USB cards to fit in a slot to upload their information (yet).
I am curious what your opinion would be on images. It seems that many libraries now are converting slides to digital images most of these images can be loctaed some where else digitally. Do you think it is possible to create one repository for digital images with good metadata?
I understand that there are many copyright issues but if that issue can be ignored.....is it possible for a library to obtain a free subscription to a semantic digital image database?
The appeal of bringing rare and wonderful special collections material to a wider audience is clear, and most digitization programs in the big research libraries are trying to figure out the right balance between that and conversion of print collections. We're trying to get the most benefit for not only our users but for the world-wide community (both scholars and non-scholars) from our institution's limited digitization resources. And just to be the Devil's advocate: as valuable (and sexy!) as special collections material is, full-text searching across large collections of books and serials will expose for retrieval tremendous amounts of information never revealed by the access points of our catalogs.
About wanting a list of what's being digitized through Google Books: For all the press that this project has received, it is still in its early stages. Even if digitizing books is "about as easy as it gets", doing it on this scale poses some daunting logistical problems. However, participants are actively working together with each other and with OCLC and RLG to insure that both Google's versions and the versions at the contributing libraries will be visible in WorldCat and in the RLG Union Catalog. The plan is that the versions for which libraries take archival responsibility will be marked for inclusion in the Registry of Digital Masters. So, we can only ask for patience. The information will be available to the community as soon as we can manage it.


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The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) announced that four new members have joined its National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council. The council serves as the principal advisory body to NINDS regarding the Institute's research program planning and priorities.
"I am delighted to welcome these distinguished new appointees to the advisory council," said NINDS Director Story Landis, Ph.D. "They include a world-renowned stroke investigator and leader in thrombolytic therapy, a specialist in pediatric neurology and neonatal brain disorders, a neurologist and director of multi-disciplinary research in evidence-based treatment, and a long-time advocate for neurological research who helps families affected by serious diseases."


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Six Ground Balls, Five Caused Turnovers for Doherty
ITHACA, N.Y. – A late comeback attempt by the Yale women's lacrosse team came up short Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field, as Cornell held on for an 8-7 win over the Bulldogs. Junior midfielder Christina Doherty had six ground balls and five caused turnovers, junior midfielder Erin Magnuson had three goals and an assist, and senior goalkeeper Erin McMullan made 10 saves, but Cornell clinched a spot in the Ivy League tournament by topping the Bulldogs.
"We played hard, but unfortunately a few plays did not go our way," said Anne Phillips, Yale's Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Women's Lacrosse. "Christina Doherty played an amazing game, Erin Magnuson had a four-point day, and Erin McMullan had some big saves. Our defense did a great job, and we cleared the ball well, but as a team we shot poorly [7-for-26] and lost the draw control battle, and that was costly."
With the two teams separated by only one game in the Ivy League standings entering the day -- Cornell was tied for third, Yale was tied for fifth -- the game had major implications for spots in the Ivy League Tournament. Under sunny skies at Schoellkopf, the Big Red donned pink uniforms as part of its annual Pink Game to raise money for breast cancer awareness, and Yale showed its support by wearing pink shoelaces.
Neither Cornell nor Yale could get much separation at any point in the game, as the largest lead for either team was two goals. The Big Red led by two goals twice in the second half, ultimately hanging on for a one-goal win that clinched a spot in the Ivy tournament with one game left in the regular season.
Both teams struggled offensively in the early going, with five of Yale's first six possessions ending in turnovers and one ending with a shot that hit the post. Cornell took a 1-0 lead when attacker Lindsay Toppe drove in for her 41st goal of the year at the 20:57 mark. That was the only goal allowed by the Yale defense in the first 19:26 of the game.
After a save by McMullan, Yale caught the Big Red in transition to tie the game. Sophomore midfielder Kelly Anne Sherlock fed senior attacker Jen DeVito in front for a goal at 15:24.
Shortly after McMullan denied a free position shot by Cornell -- the Big Red was 0-for-3 on free positions in the half -- Yale went ahead on a great individual effort by Magnuson. She drove to goal, dodged several defenders, and put the Bulldogs up 2-1 at the 11:10 mark.
Cornell tied the game again 36 seconds after Magnuson's goal, but after another McMullan save on a free position shot the Bulldogs went back ahead. After taking a high pass up top from DeVito down low, Magnuson fired it right back to DeVito in front for a goal.
Once again, though, Cornell tied the game quickly. The Big Red got the draw control after the Yale goal, and raced down to catch Yale's defense with a 2-on-1. Attacker Emily Tripodi scored to make it 3-3.
Junior midfielder Cathryn Avallone then put Yale back ahead, side arming in a free position shot at 3:34. A defensive stand by the Bulldogs on Cornell's final possession -- with senior defender Adrienne Tarver forcing Toppe into a tough shot that hit the post -- enabled Yale to head into halftime with the lead.
That was part of an excellent day for Yale's captain, as Tarver helped hold Toppe -- Cornell's leading scorer -- to just two goals on six shots.
"The defense as a whole played very well, and Tarver did an amazing job guarding Lindsay Toppe," said Phillips. "Most of the other teams that played Cornell have face-guarded Toppe, but we decided just to put Tarver on her and it worked."
Cornell (7-7, 4-2 Ivy League) tied the game again at 27:17 of the second, with attacker Chelsea Rowe scoring shortly after a Yale turnover in the midfield. The Big Red then appeared to go ahead a minute later, catching Yale in transition with a goal by midfielder Amanda D'Amico, but the goal was disallowed when D'Amico's stick was found to be illegal.
Goals by midfielder Sarah Hefner (on a free position) and attacker Chelsea Rowe then put Cornell ahead 6-4 at 21:32, prompting a Bulldog timeout.
Yale responded with two goals of its own to tie the score. First, a pass from DeVito in front enabled Magnuson to draw a free position attempt, and she fired in the shot low with 19:42 to play to get Yale within 6-5.
Magnuson then drew another free position attempt -- this one after a feed in front from Sherlock -- and converted to tie the score 6-6 with 15:38 remaining. That was Magnuson's 20th goal of the season, giving her a career high in that category.
Attacker Catherine Ellis knocked in the rebound of her own shot to give Cornell a 7-6 lead with 13:21 to play. After the Big Red got the draw, Toppe drove in for a goal to make it 8-6 with 11:36 left.
That wound up being the final goal for the Big Red, as the Yale defense hunkered down to hold Cornell scoreless for the final 11:36 while the Bulldogs attempted a comeback. The Big Red got the next draw control, but McMullan stopped a point-blank shot by attacker Rachel Moody to keep the Bulldogs within striking distance. Yale called timeout with 9:45 remaining.
Magnuson curled around for another apparent goal with 8:01 to play, but that crucial tally was taken off the scoreboard after Magnuson's stick was ruled illegal. That call also gave the Big Red possession at midfield, but McMullan stopped a Toppe shot and the Bulldogs cleared the ball.
DeVito got a free position shot with 5:48 left but Cornell goalie Carly Gniewek made the save, one of seven stops on the day for her. The Big Red then attempted to work the clock down, but after a Big Red turnover in the Yale zone with 3:45 to play Doherty grabbed the ground ball, initiating a frantic final few minutes.
As the Bulldogs were attempting to set up in Cornell's zone they turned the ball back over to the Big Red, but Doherty then gave Yale another chance by generating a turnover in the midfield. Junior midfielder Kerri Fleishhacker scored on a free position to get Yale within 8-7 with 1:47 to play.
Cornell midfielder Sarah Hefner then got the crucial draw control, but the Big Red turned the ball over under heavy pressure from Doherty at the end line in Yale's zone. That was Doherty's fifth caused turnover -- the second time in the last three games that she has tied Yale's single-game record with five CTs.
Yale cleared, and Avallone drew a yellow card on Toppe for tripping with 57.5 left, but a pass in front sailed over the stick of a wide-open DeVito and out of bounds. With 27.2 seconds left Cornell turned the ball over again, but Gniewek grabbed Fleishhacker's shot in the final seconds to seal the win.
This marked the third time this season Yale has lost an Ivy League game by three or fewer goals.
Yale (8-6, 2-4 Ivy League) hosts Brown Friday at 7:00 p.m. in the season finale.
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JUSTICE ARLEIGH M. WOODS was the first Black woman to be appointed to the California Second Appellate District Court of Appeal; she served in the Court's Division Four and Division Seven during her 15-year tenure and also served as the presiding justice. She came to the appeals court after having served as a judge in the Los Angeles Superior Court from 1976 to 1980. Prior to her appointment as a judge, she was in private practice in Los Angeles.
Born in Los Angeles, Woods earned B.S. degree in 1950 at Chapman College and her law degree at Southwestern University in 1953. The following year, she was admitted to the California State Bar. While in private practice, she specialized in civil law dealing with Construction, Medical Issues, Labor and Workers' Compensation as a partner at Levy, Koszdin & Woods. In addition, she handled all tort litigation and employment law regarding wrongful termination, insurance coverage conflicts, environmental issues and real property.
With a diverse background in general and complex civil litigation, Woods brought solid legal experience to the bench when she was first appointed to the then Los Angeles Municipal Court by former governor, Edmund "Jerry" Brown. As a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, Woods handled hundreds of settlement conferences in the civil trial department; directed the pilot program for Fast Track, Law and Motions, and civil trials; and also served as the supervising Judge of the North Central District.
In March 1980, Judge Woods was appointed to Second Appellate District as an associate justice. During her tenure in the appeals court, she created a settlement program and used her previous experience as an expert in settlement cases to function in a similar capacity. She was named "Appellate Justice of the Year" by the California Trial Lawyers Association in 1983, and in 1989, was honored by the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association. She earned an LL.M (Master of Laws) degree from the University of Virginia in 1984.
Justice Woods was a member of the California Commission on Judicial Performance from 1986 to 1993, serving as chairwoman of the commission from 1988 to 1993. She authored hundreds of published opinions while on the Court of Appeal and lectured at legal and judicial seminars on various aspects of civil law, discovery and writs. She has received numerous awards and honors, and has volunteered as a board member of the American Cancer Research Foundation and the Constitutional Rights Foundation.
Since retiring from the bench, Woods has served as a mediator/settlement judge. Her clients have praised her ability to quickly and thoroughly read and comprehend briefs, and her devotion to detail and consistent fairness. She was recently selected as one of the top twenty mediators in California by the prestigious Daily Journal.
JUSTICE VAINO SPENCER, now retired, served as an attorney, Judge, Justice and Pioneer of Women's Rights. When she retired from the Second Appellate Division of the California Court of Appeal in 2007, she had been one of the longest-serving judges in California history. Governor Edmund "Jerry" Brown, appointed Judge Spencer to the Court of Appeal August1980.
She was born in Los Angeles, attended L.A.'s elementary and high school, and then went to Los Angeles City College where she graduated summa cum laude. She received her law degree at Southwestern University School of Law in 1952 and was admitted to the Bar the same year, the third African American woman to be so distinguished. She went into private practice focusing on civil litigation until she was appointed a Municipal Court judge in 1961 by Governor Edmund "Pat" Brown. Judge Spencer presided over court and jury trials in civil, criminal, traffic and small claims cases.
In 1976, Governor Edmund "Jerry" Brown elevated Judge Spencer to the Los Angeles Superior Court where she was again assigned not only civil and criminal cases, but also juvenile and family law matters until 1980, when she ascended to the California Appeals Court – the second Black woman to be so appointed. During her time on the bench, she was engaged in many civic causes and community activities. She became a member of the California Law Revision Commission, the Judicial Council of California, the Attorney General's Advisory Committee and co-founded the National Association of Women Judges.
Justice Spencer was the only woman among the Brotherhood Crusade's list of Pioneers of Black Legal Leadership in 1979 – which including legal scholars such as the late Justice Wiley Manuel, Edwin Jefferson, Earl Broady, Sr. and Johnnie Cochran – who were honored, "For establishing a level of excellence in the legal field that has given a new breath of confidence and security to Black Americans everywhere and for providing unparalleled leadership in fighting for true and equal justice under the law."
Division One, over which she presided, was reported to be the most efficient division in the Second Appellate District, the largest appellate district in the state. That appeared to be consistent with her judicial ethic and her "no-nonsense" judicial, yet liberal temperament. At one time, GOP members targeted her for ouster from the bench.
As a justice in the appeal court, though Justice Spencer had the ability to publish some of her opinions, reports show that in a two-year period – between 1996 and 1998 – she only published 11 opinions, and some of those were at the parties' request. She has never been tagged by any controversial ideological dogma or agenda. In one of her decisions, "Potvin v. Metropolitan Life Insurance, she ruled, "a doctor has a common law right to fair procedure before an insurance company can terminate his membership in a health provider network, even when the membership is at will." Without going into the merits of the case, insurance companies wield enormous power in society and normally have had their way in many judicial arenas except in "Potvin."
Justice Spencer blazed a trail, though particularly significant for women of color, can easily be seen as a tribute to all women. Former Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke – herself a lawyer – has given much of the credit for her own entry into the field to Justice Spencer, and so do many other women, in general.
She typified the characteristics of many African American judges and justices: they did not plan on retiring. She, like the others, saw herself as the protector and defender of the rights of African Americans, the down-trodden, the forgotten and the voiceless, and stayed "overtime on the bench" to rid society of the scourge of in all of its dimensions. She knew that though this society has made progress, via major steps taken by the Courts, it still has a long way to go.
JUSTICE CANDACE COOPER recently stepped down from Division Eight of California Second Appellate District after almost 28 years on the bench. She had served on the Court of Appeals since 1999 and also as Presiding Justice since 2001. Before ascending to the appeals court, she served on the Los Angeles Superior Court for 12 years and on the then Municipal Court since 1980.
She was born in Los Angeles and graduated from Susan Miller Dorsey High School. Cooper then went on to earn her B.A. summa cum laude in 1970 and also her law degree in 1973 from USC. She launched her legal career in private practice as an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher the following year after being admitted to the California State Bar.
She was first appointed to the Los Angeles Municipal Court by Governor Edmund "Jerry" Brown in 1980 where she handled complex felony preliminary hearings including numerous high publicity cases. Then in 1987, Governor George Deukmejian appointed Judge Cooper to the superior court. There she handled cases ranging from felony criminal and death penalty trials to juvenile dependency and delinquency, and civil trials.
She also served as supervising judge of the West District, and as president of the California Judges Association. Judge Cooper was also active in the National Association of Women Judges, the California Association of Black Lawyers, the California Women Lawyers Association, and other national, state and local bar groups. Judge Cooper has been an outspoken advocate of diversity on the bench and State Bar.
Governor Gray Davis tapped Judge Cooper to become a justice on Division Two of the Second Appellate District in 1999 in his first group of judicial appointments. Two years later, he selected her to become presiding justice of the newly created Division Eight.
Justice Cooper has been honored by many organizations for her work on and off the bench including her work in education and her professional involvements. She has been a frequent teacher and lecturer at judicial education courses for new and experienced judges. In addition, she has received awards by the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, the Langston Bar Association, USC Alumni Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Foundation and the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles.
In 2004, Chief Justice Ronald George appointed Justice Cooper to serve on the Judicial Council where she oversaw a study of judicial retirement and compensation issues, and efforts to eliminate bias in the administration of justice. Citing her work on the council, Chief Justice George said he had been very pleased when she accepted his appointment.
One of her colleagues, Justice Laurence Rubin said that Justice Cooper would be missed not only as a colleague, but also as a mentor and a close personal friend. He praised her for setting a tone of "incredible collegiality," and credited her for the smooth function of Division Eight since its creation remarking, "She basically started the division from scratch."
Former Justice Vaino Spencer who has retired from the Second Appellate District and had testified in support of Justice Cooper at the 2001 hearing, said that she had "validated all the confidence everyone had in her and there is no way anyone who is intelligent and honest could say anything negative" about her.
Presiding Justice Joan Dempsey Klein also of the Second Appellate District's Division Three said that Justice Cooper, as a "first-class" judge and an African-American woman, had served as an important role model, and lamented losing her from such a high profile position.
And Rachelle James, one of Justice Cooper's longtime friends said, "She has been a friend of nearly 50 years, she has maintained the highest level of integrity, compassion and truly a great sense of justice and fair play in her legal and judicial career from her initial appointment to the municipal bench to her recent retirement from the appellate bench. Of all her glowing attributes, she has most steadfastly remained true to herself as a mother and an active member of her community."
Though Justice Cooper has retired from the bench, she has continued to use her legal and judicial expertise; she has joined the Los Angeles Resolution Center where she will serve as a mediator and arbitrator focusing on appellate, family law and a host of resolution issues akin to those she presided over while she wore judicial robes.


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A Closer Look at Anesthesia and the Brain
Over 40 million people have surgery in the US each year so most people will have at least one general anesthetic during their lifetime, and many will have multiple anesthetics.
Patients have many different concerns about anesthesia, and hundreds of these questions have been published in the form of questions and answers on the NetWellness website. Common concerns include what I call the "big question" ("will I wake up after the surgery?"), and also its near-opposite ("will I wake up during the surgery!?") It's good to know that, while never risk-free, anesthesia has definitely become safer over the years. Although fatalities (about 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 200,000) or complications still occur as a direct result of anesthesia, anesthesiology has often been held as an example of an area of medical practice in which there has been a deliberate, and successful, attempt to improve safety.
Another concern, paraphrased and summarized, is this: "Doc, will I lose my mind?" With the administration of anesthesia being so common, the issue of whether there are persistent, long-term effects on the brain, deserves attention.
Revisiting the Effects of Anesthesia
Until recently, anesthetic gases were thought to produce no long term effects on the central nervous system. New studies have changed this view quite substantially. About a decade ago, we discovered that as many as 40% of elderly patients (over 65 – 70 years of age) experience a decline in mental function immediately after surgery. Most of these patients recover fully within 3 months but a small portion seems to have dysfunction that persists longer – for 6 months or more. Patients with problems that persist for longer than 6 months are even more likely to die before those who recover without brain dysfunction. This "syndrome" is now known as postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) and is the subject of ongoing research in the lab, on experimental animals, and in people.
General anesthesia is not the same as ordinary sleep and is more like a kind of carefully controlled coma, with profound effects on the brain and other vital organs. The anesthetic drugs that cause this controlled coma are eliminated from the body over a period of hours to days. After general anesthesia, short-term (hours) impairment of cognitive (thinking) and psychomotor (movement associated with mental processes) performance is common and expected. However, until recently we have assumed that there are no long term effects on the brain after the disappearance of measurable amounts of the anesthetic drugs from the body. Instead, we have learned that anesthetics can have prolonged effects on brain function through alteration of receptors or of the expression of DNA (genes). There is even a phenomenon known as apoptosis or "programmed cell death", which has been shown in animal experiments to occur after the administration of gas anesthetics during certain vulnerable periods of brain development.
Easy to See, Hard to Study
One of the main difficulties with POCD research is that patients who have general anesthesia are patients having surgery! Major surgery has major effects – on the cardiovascular system, and on the immune system, for example. The body is flooded with the chemical mediators of stress as it responds to the injury of surgery and mobilizes its resources for healing and recovery. Nobody is volunteering for surgery without anesthesia these days, so how can we possibly differentiate between the impact of surgery and the impact of anesthesia when we decide on the causes (and prevention) of the POCD syndrome?
Perhaps the most serious concern is that elderly patients with mild or undiagnosed dementia, a common disorder in our aging population, will somehow be "pushed over the edge" into full-blown dementia as a result of anesthesia and surgery. There are many anecdotal reports that suggest this is possible, but again we do not know whether anesthesia is the cause or whether it is simply an inevitable accompaniment of surgery.
One study that compared the incidence of POCD in patients who had regional anesthesia (i.e. nerve blocks and the like) versus those who had general anesthesia did not find a difference. This study makes it hard to believe that it is the anesthesia and not the surgery that is the culprit.
So far it has not been possible to determine whether there is a particular anesthetic drug that is worse (or better) in respect of POCD than others. This would allow us to modify the technique we use and limit any harmful effects. There is some evidence that the group of drugs called benzodiazepines – Valium and Versed are examples – are not a good choice in the elderly, however there are no clear best choices when it comes to drugs used for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia (a newer drug called dexmedetomidine is one possibility).
Finding the Cause of POCD
POCD is a problem with more questions than answers. The cause of POCD remains unresolved, but it is clearly an unfortunate and real outcome after surgery in a significant number of elderly patients. Fortunately, most people do recover. What is not clear is whether there is a connection between POCD and general anesthesia, how to predict those most at risk of a persistent decline in mental function (though age is clearly a factor in POCD, as is a previous stroke), and how to prevent it, other than by avoiding the surgical procedure altogether. Finally, in terms of POCD, there is currently no recognized limit to the number of properly conducted anesthetics that a healthy younger person may safely receive over a lifetime, or over any specified period of time. We simply do not know whether the same applies to mentally impaired elderly people.
Similar concerns have emerged with regard to the effects of anesthesia on the immature, developing brain (i.e. young children). Again, the evidence from clinical studies is hard to interpret and we await more answers from ongoing research. However this is a topic for another day.
Anesthesia arrived on the scene in 1846. Today we sometimes forget the enormous benefits and alleviation of suffering it provides, focusing only on possible harm. Anesthesia is a necessary accompaniment of surgery and the risks (and benefits) of anesthesia need to be considered every time a surgery, minor or major, is embarked upon. Patients should be sure to consult with their anesthesiologist and their surgeon prior to their operation and explain all of their concerns. The more information these doctors have about your medical history and about your concerns, the more likely your procedure will lead to successful short and long-term outcomes, and the more likely you are to awake and be fully returned to normal function.
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Only two teams have rushed for more yards than Seattle this season; only four teams have allowed fewer yards on the ground than Washington. The team that wins this battle of strengths is going to be a step ahead Sunday.
Seattle goes as Lynch goes. That was clear not only this season when Seattle went 11-5 and Lynch rushed for 1,590 yards, but last year as well when the Seahawks started out 2-5 and their running game was like an oxymoron.
Lynch was sputtering. Acquired in a trade from Buffalo a quarter of the way into the 2010 season, Lynch didn't surpass 100 yards rushing in any of his first 18 regular-season games as a Seahawk. Heading into Seattle's eighth game last season, Seattle was 2-5. Lynch was averaging 43.8 yards and he came to Cable with a simple request: Tell me what to do.
"It's a big deal to me that he was willing to do that," Cable said.
To say it was a turning point for Lynch is more than a metaphor. He committed to the zone-running scheme implemented by Cable, a system that doesn't allow for a running back to hesitate and react, but asks him to make one cut and go.
"Once he grabbed onto it with both hands, he had tremendous success," Cable said.
Seattle has played 25 regular-season games since then, and Lynch has surpassed 100 yards rushing 16 times. He went from averaging 3.5 yards per carry his first 16 starts as a Seahawk to 4.8 the past 25. Seattle has gone 16-9 in those games, and Lynch has now rushed for more than 1,000 yards in two successive seasons.
Some of that improvement was the result of the maturation along an offensive line that had two starters named to the Pro Bowl: center
and left tackle
. A great deal of that improvement is due to Lynch.
"He has been just a pillar of strength in terms of consistency," coach Pete Carroll said. "He just has done it game after game after game after game."
This is exactly what Carroll hoped for when he acquired Lynch, a punishing back who had gained more than 1,000 yards for Buffalo in each of his first two seasons after he was drafted in the first round out of California.
Lynch has resuscitated his career in Seattle.
It's not an accident Seattle had the highest percentage of run plays in the league this season. This is the way Carroll wants to play, and Lynch is the kind of physical back that allows Seattle to do it.
Two years ago, Lynch was responsible for one of the most indelible moments in NFL playoff history with a 67-yard touchdown run that triggered a celebration so raucous that seismic meters near CenturyLink Field detected the crowd's reaction.
Lynch hasn't lost any toughness. This still is a player who'd rather knock a defender into the end zone than cut inside to go untouched.
If Seattle's team has developed any semblance of a swagger, it is reflective of Lynch's slightly wide-legged, high-stepping running style.
"The man walks aggressively," fullback
likes to say.
He carried the ball a career-high 315 times in this, his sixth NFL season, making the most of this second chance in a career that seemed in danger of stalling out in Buffalo in 2010.
On Sunday in Washington, he returns to the postseason stage that was the scene for his unforgettable performance against the Saints two years ago.
"He's strong, he's physically right," Carroll said. "He's tuned in, and he trusts everything he's seeing upfront so he's hitting it. I think it's really his consistency, every game he has answered the bell. It's been really fun to watch."
That will especially be true Sunday when there will be no mistake about either Seattle's intent on running the ball with Lynch, nor Washington's intention to stop that ground game.
-- Danny O'Neil, Sporting News. This article originally appeared on SportingNews.com


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You wouldn't expect a defensive play to be the game winner in a 51-50 shootout, but that was what decided the fate of the Crestview Rebels victory over St. Thomas Aquinas in a Region 17 1st round playoff game. The victory sets up a re-match between the Rebels and 2011 State Champions Kirtland.
With only 1:42 remaining in the game, the Knights Josiah Moore scored on a 60-yard run, his third score of the evening, pulling the Knights to within one-point at 51-50. After the Knights had converted on two previous two-point attempts, they attempted to go for the win with one more try.
However, Knights quarterback Anthony Moeglin rolled to his right and fired the ball toward the end zone, but Rebels lineback Matt Hardenbrook stepped up to pick off the aerial and preserve the Rebels one-point advantage.
"I knew when they lined up that they were going to go for the two-points," Hardenbrook explained. "They wanted the win. I read the ball, I saw the quarterback, and I picked the ball. I could even belive that I had picked it."
"There was no guarantee that we would have stopped them," Knights Head Coach Tim Budd remarked. "We never stopped them. Heck yeah I'm going to go for two. We laid it all on tthe line, but it wasn't enough."
"They score every time they touch the ball," Budd added. "Heck we had a defensive breakout, we held them to five points below their average. They are faster than us."
The Rebels jumed out to a 17-0 lead early in the second quarter on two touchdown runs by quarterback Collin Gilbert (33 and 31 yards), and a 29-yard filed goal by Caleb McGath. But it was on the kickoff following the field goal that sparked the Knights.
On the kick, Moore would race through the Rebels special teams for an 89-yard touchdown, and cut the rebels lead to 17-7. More importantly it seemed to waken the Knights.
The two teams would trade scores in the second quarter, and the rebels would come up 1-yard short of scoring before halftime when Gilbert was tackled at the one as time expired. The Rebels held a 24-14 lead at intermission.
The Rebels scored again to start the second half on Nick Blower 13-yard run, and it seemed the Rebels had the game in control at 31-14. But once again the Knights showed their resilency as Moore broke loose for at 75-yard touchdown run and 2-point conversion to make it 31-22.
The Rebels once again would score as Blower would blast into the end zone from 3-yards out to make it 38-22. And once again the Knights would answer. This time it was 53-yard scamper by Bryan Wilkins to cut it to 38-29 at the end of the third quarter.
The Rebels would a fatal mistake on their next possession when Gilbert would cough up the ball at the Rebels 30-yard line. From there the Knights Wilkins would score on a 11-yard run. The two-point conversion knotted the game up at 38-38.
The Rebels would score on a 1-yard run by Blower at the 8:49 mark, before the Knights answered on a 13-yard pass from Moeglin to receiver Gina Tortora with 7:05 remaining. Again the game was tied, now at 45-45.
Then the Rebels went on a sustained drive to re-capture the lead once again. This time it was Hardenbrook who would score on a 40-yard run around right end.
"On the one play I got caught, and I just remembered that I should have run as hard as I could," Hardenbrook said. "I'm so tired right now. I just ran as hard as I could."
On the following possession the Knights would score on the 60-yard run by Moore to pull to within one at 51-50. Setting up the big defensive effort on the PAT.
"I knew it was going to be a four quarter game," Rebels Head Coach Paul Cusick said. "They are a great team, and we made enough plays at the end to get it (win). We made some mistakes along the way, but our guys showed a lot of guts and a lot of heart tonight."
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Normally a bad or misleading article on rabbit raising wouldn't bother me . . . but three?
Now please don't get the impression that I'm down on MOTHER EARTH NEWS. On the contrary, I think you have an excellent publication that provides me and my Peace Corps volunteer friends with a lot of interesting reading and some good ideas. It bothers me, therefore, when an otherwise fine magazine puts out poor information on a subject I know something about.
My credentials as a rabbit expert? Well, first, I've had extensive experience with raising these animals in the United States and three African countries. Since my background is in microfarming techniques, I've devoted a lot of time to correctly running inexpensive rabbit projects. In fact, I've raised the critters commercially for years and have written three books and a number of articles on the subject. I think, then, that I ought to know bad advice when I see it.
Let's begin with the reprint from the HAVE-MORE Plan. I realize that you published this material with a statement that some of the original info was out of date . . . but, even when you add such a warning, I'm not sure it's wise to print incorrect information for MOTHER EARTH NEWS' eager readers.
Take this statement on the rearing of young by foster mothers: "Wally rubbed a little Mentholatum on (the doe's) nose so she couldn't smell the difference between her own and the young one from another litter." Well, Wally shouldn't have done that. Mentholatum really burns tender tissue and you could actually peel a mother rabbit's nose by using it. If you want an aromatic substance for this purpose, peppermint oil from the drugstore is a better choice.
In fact, though, scent of any kind is probably unnecessary when you're transferring a litter. There's no need to destroy the smell either of the human hand or of the dam whose offspring are being moved, because does are not choosy in this respect and don't distinguish among the young even if they're of different colors. Evidently, when the young to be adopted are moved to the foster mother's nest and come in contact with her own litter and the nesting material, any distinct scent that might be discernible to the doe is destroyed.
Of course the young rabbits should not be over-handled, and some breeders suggest that those to be adopted be picked up with a clean cloth or a piece of paper. Also, when selecting litters for fostering, it's wise to watch carefully for any evidence of infection among the young or the does so the transfer won't become a means of spreading disease.
I'd like to move on now to the HAVE-MORE Plan's suggestions about feeding, which are as inaccurate as those about handling the young. For example, rabbits don't need "hayracks full of hay." Two feedings — grain in the morning and greens in the evening — are all that's necessary.
Concerning grain feeds, the article says that rabbits "don't seem to like any grain that's ground up too fine" . . . whatever that means. Not so! I've fed the beasties poultry mash (formulated for laying hens) moistened with a little water and have always finished out strong litters of eight. If any of MOTHER EARTH NEWS' readers are using poultry rations already, they might as well be giving this chicken feed to their rabbits too. Generally 1/2 cup of grain daily is sufficient for bucks and dry does, and 3/4 to 1 cup for pregnant or nursing females.
To balance their morning grain ration, the rabbits can be fed fresh grass or other greens each night (when they eat more and are more active). A liberal quantity should be allowed (generally as much as the animals can consume by morning). If stale greens are left in the cage the next day, though, the food should be removed and less given the following evening.
It's best to put green food in a simple chicken-wire holder open at the bottom and top. This container is placed on the outside of the hutch door . . . which should have an opening near the bottom of the feeder through which the rabbits can pull the grass. Such an arrangement is much better than heaping a pile of greens on the floor where they quickly become fouled with urine and pellets.
Remember that grass/weed feeding is how you keep your cost of production down. Greens are cheap — often free — and once the rabbits get used to them, they'll eat a lot and reduce your overall expense for feed. (Start the animals slowly on this food and increase the amount over a couple of weeks.) On many projects I've been involved with here in Ethiopia — and earlier in Nigeria — rabbits were maintained in good breeding prime on the diet I've outlined: 1/2-3/4 cup of grain in the morning and all the greens they could eat overnight.
There are other blatant mistakes in the HAVE-MORE article, but let's end with its suggestion for hutch management. The Robinsons say, "We keep our metal hutch in the barn. We clean it out once a week, keep plenty of straw on the floor and in the next box." This is very poor practice, as well as being too much work. For the best sanitation and prevention of hutch burn, coccidiosis, and other diseases, the animals' quarters should be single-tiered and provided with a floor of 1/2-inch wire mesh.
To compound the HAVE-MORE Plan's errors, further misinformation on rabbit housing appeared not long afterward in MOTHER EARTH NEWS under the title "Pequoda's Rabbit Hutch." Even if Pequoda has been living in the woods for 30 years, his article was a disaster.
The sketch accompanying Pequoda's piece headed, "Here is an inexpensive coop with which you can gain maximum results from rabbits." Well, it's nothing of the kind and the author's calling a hutch a coop gives a clue to the quality of the advice.
First of all, I don't see how such a building could be called "inexpensive" . . . all that black building paper, shingle cement, etc., just aren't needed. And as for "gaining maximum results," the sketch shows a two-unit hutch . . . one for the buck, I suppose, and the other for the doe. Now, I can't believe that anyone would want to start with only two compartments, when you can build a considerably cheaper and better three-unit hutch for half the effort and expense. What's more, three animals are just as cheap as two considering building costs for the hutch, the meat raised from the feed, etc. Also, two does are a benefit in that they'll provide the buck with more exercise (fat males are not good breeders) and will permit a staggered breeding program to insure meat on the table year round.
One final comment on the Pequoda hutch: I'm very much surprised that Mr. Peterson likes to bend over every time he breeds, inspects or feeds his animals. Rabbit shelters should be waist high for easy and practical management.
You see, MOTHER EARTH NEWS, printing this kind of information is giving a lot of eager homesteaders a false start in an amazingly easy practice.
I'll finish my remarks with some comments on the excerpt from Grow It! in MOTHER EARTH NEWS. Now, this article wasn't bad . . . it was the best of the three but still, unfortunately, by no means complete. Like the other two pieces, Grow It! is especially misleading on the subject of housing the animals.
The worst omission in Langer's advice is the failure to mention the correct sizes for individual cages. This is a serious matter, for I can't begin to tell you how many people have failed with rabbits because they think these animals need only a minimum of space. The truth is that the project is doomed if the rabbitry is overcrowded.
Adequate space for rabbits varies with the breed: heavy, medium and small. For medium-sized varieties, the space per doe and nest box should be around 3 X 2-1/2 feet. The cost of hutch building can be greatly reduced, though, if the nest boxes are attached to the doe's cage to leave the floor space completely available to the mother and the 6-8 young that will be sharing her quarters for several weeks. (Though its dimensions were sufficient, by the way, the nest box in the Grow It ! article was a bit too elaborate. I much prefer a nail keg — or the model I've drawn — for the purpose.)
While we're on the subject of nesting, I think Langer's suggestion that clean scraps of cotton be provided for the doe must have been left over from some former experience with raising kittens. If straw is supplied about three or four days before the female rabbit kindles, she'll make a comfortable nest, and will also pull hair from around her teats to make the bed even warmer and cozier. Save yourself the time and trouble of offering her special materials.
After kindling, when the doe is ready to breed again, she'll give signs of being in heat. Since a lot of people aren't around their rabbits enough to catch these signals, I thought I'd mention that the female can in fact be bred any time (except for a couple of days before and after estrus . . . but don't worry about that). If she's not in heat, however, it may be necessary to restrain her by the loose skin over the shoulders until the buck mounts. (He'll get used to this help in no time.) Also, many breeders assist in mating by sliding their free hand under the belly of the doe and pushing the tail back with a finger on each side of the vulva. Though such restraint is often not necessary, it's useful when working with a nervous or young female.
Just one last point about the Grow It! excerpt: The automatic feeder was grossly imaginative, and I don't understand the use of the screen bottom, which eventually becomes a good resting place for stale or wet feed and the grains that rabbits don't care for. Leave the screen out and have the feeder easy to clean . . . or forget the whole idea and use a heavy earthernware dish or bowl. A small coffee can nailed to a piece of board also works well and is cheap.
And speaking of automatic devices, I don't see why self-waterers weren't mentioned in any of the three articles. They keep a constant supply of fresh water available and are easy to make.
In conclusion, there are many points of confusion in all three articles, and I'm sorry my time doesn't permit me to write a better, more comprehensive paper for you. I hope, though, that this letter will prompt a more thorough review of your contributions for accuracy and practicality. Don't skim over your subject matter, but give the reader what he will need to know to make a correct and knowledgeable start.
Harlan H.D. Attfield
Agricultural Program Representative
Peace Corps, Ethiopia


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Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Let's take a history stroll.....
American History
Been watching the news about hurricane season in the US? Check the Ike of the past – Galveston's 1900 storm - from Scott at The Edge of the American West. On the same topic of American storms, check out Hoover's involvement in the 1927 Mississippi flood at the American Presidents' Blog.
Sewer-Sewist talks about WPA sewing projects to help employ women during the Great Depression.
Progressive Historians discuss if this is the end of the American Empire.
You can read about Gil Martin's "ghost" and what the real story was at the Virtual Dime Museum.
EHT at History is Elementary discusses the "Disease of Washington."
It's Election Time!
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for US President and you can read about her disabled son from Penny at Disability Studies, Temple U.
Another interesting American candidate is Eugene V. Debs, who Jonathan Rees talks about at Milestone Documents.
Jennie at Adam's Brag Book (this is me, let's be honest here) posted a letter Mamie Eisenhower wrote during the 1952 presidential election.
Lisa at Ramblings of a pseudo intellectual tried to figure out whether executive experience makes a good president. See what you think!
World History
Okay, that's enough time in the US! Let's "stroll" to some other interesting historical places!
As a way to move from the US to the rest of the world, Lauren at History Hoydens tells us about the South Sea Bubble as a way to make the current US mess not look so bad!
Miland at World History Blog muses on the importance of the horse in history.
Elizabeth Chadwick offers information on Mahelt Marshal.
For a look into Byzantium, you can check out Philobiblon.
Cardinal Wolsey blogs about Saint-Malo and the "Infernal Machine."
Barista shares the beginnings of television starting with the first public broadcast from Nazi Germany.
Brett at Airminded has an entire series on the 1938 Sudeten Crisis up on his blog, complete with newspaper excerpts.
Think your navigation system is outdated? Check out this early one at Strange Maps.
Research and Writing
Check out Mercurius Politicus for information about digital history and early modern studies. You can continue this discussion with Gavin at Investigations of a Dog.
Larry Ferlazzo shares with us some tools for Online Timelines.
Check out Elizabeth's post at Scandalous Women on the feud between Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy.
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For something fun to end with, try some Bath Buns by going over to The Old Foodie.
We'll see you at next month's carnival, which will be hosted by Penny at Disabilities Studies. You can submit to the history carnival here.
4 comments:
- M said...
Well done. Thanks for the links.
- EHT said...
I can't wait to get started on all this reading. The carnival is the one best way I know to find more intersting blogs to visit!
- Francisco Solares-Larrave said...
Thanks for all the blogs and the information!
- Elizabeth Kerri Mahon said...
Well done Jennie. Lots of great links to look through. I had no idea Victoria Woodhull had a disabled son.
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Lemon curd (crème au citron in French) is thickened custard made from lemon juice and zest, sugar, butter and egg yolks. I used the fruits from our Meyer lemon tree in the garden and added ginger to conceal the egg yolk flavor.
It's one of my favorite spreads for tea time and breakfast. I also use lemon curd as a filling in crêpes and croissant but you could use it in Meyer lemon bars, cheesecake or a lemon meringue pie. Lemon curd is easy to make, incredibly versatile and delicious. It's also a great way to introduce kids to cooking. I've made it several times with the girls, and they always have a lot of fun. If you're looking to get your kids involved in the kitchen, this lemon curd recipe is a great place to start.
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