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Sprouted Amaranth Bread - Tartine Book 3
It's been awhile since I've played with any sprouts so this week I decided to try one of the sprouted breads from Tartine Book No. 3. I also wanted to try working with a grain I've never tried sprouting before so I went with amaranth which is an extremely tiny pseudograin related to quinoa.
I've used toasted amaranth in breads before (see: this post. ) and very much liked the flavor. It brought a delicious nuttiness to the bread. Sprouting the amaranth led to a completely different flavor that had the aroma of sweet and fresh grass. It was very strong smelling coming out of the oven but the actual taste was very mild and subtle. It was actually pretty refreshing when paired with the slight sourness of the crumb.
As with the Oat Porridge Bread I made last week the crumb on this bread was extremely soft and had a really pleasant chewiness. I believe this is due to how wet the dough is and getting the proofing exactly right.
I would love to keep experimenting with different sprouted grains with this same base dough. There is honestly not a lot I would change about the texture, flavor and crust.
Formula - Sprouted Amaranth Bread
Final Dough
Note: For instructions on how to sprout grain see post here: Sprouted Country Bread. For this bread I skipped the last step and did not process the grain in a food processor before adding to the dough.
|Baker's %
|2 x 800g. Loaves
|Bread Flour
|Whole Wheat Flour
|Sprouted Amaranth
- Combine the flours, leaven and water(holding back 50g.) in a bowl with hands. Desired dough temperature: 76F. Autolyse for 30 mins.
- Squeeze in salt and 50 g. of remaining water into the dough with hands. Dough will breakdown and then come back together.
- 30 minutes later, squeeze in the sprouted amaranth and fold the dough on itself until the sprouted grain is fully incorporated and well distributed throughout. I felt the sprouted amaranth added a lot more moisture to the dough and this resulted in a very slack and wet dough. It ended up being just the right consistency I was looking for.
- Fold the dough every 30 minutes until you've reached six folds. I felt like this dough could take as many folds as I could give it. All my folds were very strong and it needs all the strength it can get because it's such a wet dough. My bulk fermentation ended up being around 4 hours.
- Divide the dough into 800g. pieces and pre-shape into boules. Let rest 30 mins.
- Final shape the dough into a boule or batard and place seam side up in a basket dusted in rice/bread flour.
- Proof over night in the refrigerator or, if your temperatures are right, do what I did and proof it outside. I find that my refrigerator runs a bit cold so I put my dough outside on my roof over night(where temperatures have been between 50F and 55F. I find that this results in much nicer proofing if timed right. My dough ended up being outside for around 12 hours. Make sure you wake up in time to bring it inside before the sun comes out and starts warming everything up!
- Preheat your oven and a dutch oven(I use this Combo Cooker) to 500F
- When the oven is up to temperature, flip your dough into the preheated dutch oven and score with a razor. Put the lid on the dutch oven and bake for 30 minutes with the lid on and 20 minutes with it off or to your desired color. Make sure to turn the temperature of the oven down to 450F after the first 10 minutes of the bake.
- Allow bread to cool for at least an hour before trying to slice. This bread is pretty delicate inside initially.
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He appears Saturday at Printers Row Lit Fest. The following is an edited version of a longer phone conversation:
Q: Your fiction has the same tattered, lived-in feel of your movies. The characters in your short story "The Anarchist's Convention," for example, are aging activists. Everything always feels so dug in and rooted.
A: Yes, but I think what you mean is that I'm interested in how people deal with change — are they going to have to really change their lives, or just be put out to pasture? Like, in (his 2007 movie) "Honeydripper," Danny Glover is this rhythm-and-blues player and we find him right at the beginning of rock and roll.
Q: "Brother from Another Planet," "Lone Star," "Return of the Secaucus 7" — all about upended worlds.
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Q: With a book this sprawling, with so many characters, do you let it go on tangents, then scale back or …
A: I don't go on big tangents. But there were a lot of little ones I cut. Generally it's like sending a scouting party out — if there's something about this era that I want to get into, who is the perfect character to find for this? If I want someone to get into the movie business, who could I find in Wilmington who can go north and would also be tied to the other characters? It's something I do in my movies as well — have a little bit of glue.
Q: How often do you work on a book?
A: Well, the last couple came 15 years apart or so. I had a short story collection out about five years ago called "Dillinger in Hollywood," but that collected stories from the past 15 or 20 years. Basically if I have a great idea I want to approach as fiction, I do. "A Moment in the Sun," I started writing five years ago then was interrupted by writing screenplays for other people, working on movies. About two and a half years ago there was a big Writers Guild of America strike and I couldn't write for anybody else, so I had six or eight months with nothing to do but write for myself. Then it was another two years just looking for a publisher.
Q: Did you write it at all with a movie in mind?
A: Way before, I had written a screenplay called "Some Time in the Sun," which followed one of the characters in the book, Royal Scott, this guy in the 25th Infantry (the black regiment known as the "buffalo soldiers"), following him from Wilmington to Cuba to the Philippines. I even scouted (locations). But it was one of those times when we realized that no one was ever going to give us the money to do it well.
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Q: And so you've really spent the better part of the past 30 years selling yourself.
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-- He used his MacArthur "genius" grant in 1983 to partly fund his film "Brother From Another Planet."
--He's written the screenplay for three of the best low-budget rip-offs ever: "Piranha" (1978) and "Alligator" (1980), both made in the wake of "Jaws," and the "Star Wars"-ish "Battle Beyond the Stars" (1980).
--His 1987 movie "Matewan" co-starred a 17-year-old Will Oldham, now better known as singer-songwriter Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
--He directed the videos for Bruce Springsteen's "Glory Days" and "I'm on Fire."
--His uncredited script work includes "The Fugitive," "Apollo 13" and "Jurassic Park III."
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's ruling party changed its platform on Sunday to allow for private investment in the oil industry, paving the way for a possible overhaul of a state-owned company that is seen as a pillar of the nation.
Nearly 5,000 members of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, also known as the PRI, voted unanimously at their national convention to remove language in the party's platform that for years had opposed injecting private money in the sector. Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, is the only company that can carry out oil refining. The party also erased its opposition to sales taxes on food and medicines.
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"The party is leaving behind its old taboos to be able to discuss the reality of the country," said Alejandro Schtulmann, head of research of the firm Emerging Markets Political Risk Analysis.
During the PRI's 12-year hiatus from presidency, its members firmly opposed such measures proposed by then-ruling National Action Party, arguing the country would lose sovereignty by allowing foreign investment in Pemex. They also alleged that taxing for food and medicines' purchases would severely affect the poor.
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The National Library of Medicine has adopted the Extensible Markup Language (XML) as a standard format for its data files. The MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) vocabulary file is available in an XML format that is similar to the format and DTD developed for MEDLINE. (See MEDLINE®/PubMed® Data.) This format will be of particular interest to those who previously received MeSH data in the NLM ELHILL format and of interest to PubMed and UMLS® developers. ASCII MeSH users and new users of MeSH data may also wish to consider use of vocabulary data in the XML format.
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* Note that this document often refers to 'element' as generic term for database field content. In XML 'element' is a technical term denoting the primary components designated by beginning and end tags See next numbered item, below.
2. Tagged elements: "human-legible and reasonably clear."
Instead of short mnemonics, such as 'DA' and 'EV', XML MeSH uses XML beginning and end tags, for example, <DateCreated> and <EntryVersion>. These data markers unambiguously indicate the beginning and ending of each data element instead of relying on invisible end-of-line characters. This allows data to wrap to the next line within an element, making it easier for a human (vs. a computer) to read an XML document. The possibility of wrapping data also allows tags to be more descriptive, since there is no longer a great need for minimizing the length of tags. This contributes to the goal of the official XML specification that "XML documents should be human-legible and reasonably clear." 1 One cost of this advantage is that data files are much larger than in the past but, as the XML specification also says, "Terseness in XML markup is of minimal importance." 2
3. Concepts, synonyms, and Descriptor structure
3.1 Concepts locate synonymy.
Some data elements are new in XML MeSH, independently of the new structure, primarily those elements pertaining to concepts. The concept-centric nature of MeSH is described elsewhere. 3 A concept is the common meaning shared by synonymous terms. MeSH and other vocabularies have long used concepts implicitly. With the new MeSH maintenance system introduced with 2000 MeSH, a concept can now be represented simply and precisely by a concept Unique Identifier (<ConceptUI>). Synonymous terms are those terms which share the same <ConceptUI>.
3.2 Descriptors as a class of Concepts
A Descriptor is often broader than a single concept and so may consist of a class of concepts. Concepts, in turn, correspond to a class of terms which are synonymous with each other. Thus MeSH has a three-level structure:
Descriptor Concept Term
XML format, with its hierarchical sub-element structure, lends itself to represent these levels. See example below.
3.3 UIs are persistent names for Concepts and other objects
We normally refer to each of these objects by a specific term which names the object, e.g., 'Heart', but since this name can be changed, a unchanging numeric code (UI) is assigned to each Descriptor, Concept, and most Terms.* We take advantage of this persistence, using the UI in referring to an object in another record. For example, the "See Related" reference in a record tells the user to consider another Descriptor record. Since the UI is the persistent name of the Descriptor in the SeeRelated element, the UI is included but the Descriptor name is also included.
* Permuted Terms (terms automatically generated by manually entered terms) are on the same level as manually created terms but are importantly different in that the associated <TermUI> element does not identify the term but rather refers to the term from which the Permuted Term was generated.
3.4 Data elements attach to the appropriate object
The Descriptor/Concept/Term structure also makes it possible to attach various data elements in MeSH to the appropriate object. For example, the Scope Note belongs to the concept rather than the Descriptor - a Descriptor may have several different concepts and so several different scope notes. Similarly, thesauri have long distinguished between "broader terms" and "narrower" terms, but it is clear that these are relations between concepts and only derivatively between terms of the respective concepts. The Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Metathesaurus® has a similar structure, and this has had a significant influence on the design of XML MeSH.
4. An example
One of the most noticeable differences between previous MeSH data structures and XML MeSH is the several levels of XML elements. (The indented sub-element structure in any XML files can be viewed by using an XML browser, such as Internet Explorer 5.x.) This hierarchical structure is inherent in the XML but lends itself to the concept-oriented structure in MeSH and replaces the sub-element structure. Consider, for example, this fragment of an XML Descriptor record:
<DescriptorRecord ...><!-- Descriptor --> <DescriptorUI>D000005</DescriptorUI> <DescriptorName><String>Abdomen</String></DescriptorName> <Annotation> region & abdominal organs... </Annotation> <ConceptList> <Concept PreferredConceptYN="Y"><!-- Concept --> <ConceptUI>M0000005</ConceptUI> <ConceptName><String>Abdomen</String></ConceptName> <ScopeNote> That portion of the body that lies between the thorax and the pelvis.</ScopeNote> <TermList> <Term ... PrintFlagYN="Y" ... ><!-- Term --> <TermUI>T000012</TermUI> <String>Abdomen</String><!-- String = the term itself --> <DateCreated> <Year>1999</Year> <Month>01</Month> <Day>01</Day> </DateCreated> </Term> <Term IsPermutedTermYN="Y" LexicalTag="NON"> <TermUI>T000012</TermUI> <String>Abdomens</String> </Term> </TermList> </Concept> </ConceptList> </DescriptorRecord>
The corresponding data in ELHILL format are:
UI - D000005 MH - Abdomen AN - region & abdominal organs ... BX - Abdomens:0:00000000:0000000:@@@@@@ MS - That portion of the body that lies between the thorax and the pelvis.
The XML example illustrates the following features.
4.1 Descriptor structure
The descending order of the Descriptor/Concept/Term objects corresponds to the Descriptor structure.
4.1.1 The <String> element
In addition to the <Term> element there is also a <String> element. Why both? Why not make the term itself the content of the Term element, e.g.,
One reason is a technical XML reason. The element <Term> has sub- elements and the practice of including both element content as well as sub-elements is considered "mixed content" and is generally considered a "poor design practice" 4 in XML. Another reason, specific to MeSH, is that the <String> element is useful in the definition of the heavily used element <DescriptorName>. Using <String> in the definition is not strictly necessary - #PCDATA could have been used, but using the same sub-element for <Term> as for several other elements (<DescriptorName>, <ConceptName>,<SupplementalRecordName>, <QualifierName>,<SupplementalRecordName>) indicates that both elements have the same content, which is in fact the case.
Note that the <String> and <Term> elements are not exactly the same as the similarly named elements in the UMLS Metathesaurus. In XML MeSH there is one <Term> element for each term-string in the database, while in the UMLS Metathesaurus there can be multiple strings corresponding to a given term. Thus, the XML MeSH <Term> element is more like the UMLS string element. There is no XML MeSH element that directly corresponds to the UMLS Term data element. The MeSH <String> element is similar to the UMLS String but note that the element used in XML MeSH is used for reasons specific to XML, as noted above, not because it is a narrower type of object than the <Term> element.
4.1.2 Inheritance
As a general rule in the MeSH Descriptor structure, each child element inherits the properties of its parent and higher objects. This rule is nicely represented by the XML element hierarchy but there is nothing in the XML specification that requires inheritance. (In the language of computer science, the hierarchy is a "directed graph", which could just as well represent a flow-chart or maze diagram.)
4.2 Data Elements
Data elements are attached to the appropriate object For example, the <Annotation> element is a Descriptor property so it is a sub-element of the <DescriptorRecord> element. The Scope Note belongs with the concept and so it is a sub-element of the <Concept>
4.3 Repeating elements representing by list elements
Sub-elements are created not only by the MeSH Descriptor structure, but also by the use of "List" elements, for example, <TermList>. This is NLM's practice for handling multiply-occurring data elements. While additional levels are introduced, it has the advantage that every element at a given level is unique, which makes it simpler for both computer parsers as well as human readers to navigate the hierarchy. For example, in processing Descriptor sub-elements, you can be sure you have all the subordinate Concept elements once you have located the <ConceptList> tag.
4.4 XML attributes
There are properties which are not XML elements but appear within an element, for example, Term ... PrintFlagYN="Y". These are XML "attributes" and apply to the element with which they appear. These could have been elements instead but one advantage of attributes in these cases is that we can specify all possible values. This provides the user with additional information so the XML attribute representation was adopted where all possible values could be reasonably specified.
4.5 Reference to other records
As in the past, several MeSH data elements refer to other records, for example, the 'See Related' and 'Heading Mapped-To'. Since the UI (Unique Identifier) is the name of the record which never changes, these references employ the UI. In addition, since the familiar name of the record is the current preferred term for the preferred concept in the record, the name is included as well. For example in the Descriptor for 'Abnormalities, Drug-Induced' there is a "See Related" reference to 'Teratogens'. In XML this is represented by the following.
<SeeRelatedDescriptor> <DescriptorReferredTo> <DescriptorUI>D013723</DescriptorUI> <DescriptorName> <String>Teratogens</String> </DescriptorName> </DescriptorReferredTo> </SeeRelatedDescriptor>
The element <SeeRelatedDescriptor> is needed in order to group each pair of <DescriptorUI> and <DescriptorName> elements. The element <DescriptorReferredTo> is not strictly necessary for grouping but is used in elements which refer to both a Descriptor and Qualifier to separate the two references, for example:
<HeadingMappedTo> <DescriptorReferredTo> <DescriptorUI>D000117</DescriptorUI> <DescriptorName> <String>Acetylglucosamine</String> </DescriptorName> </DescriptorReferredTo> <QualifierReferredTo> <QualifierUI>*Q000031</QualifierUI> <QualifierName> <String>analogs & derivatives</String> </QualifierName> </QualifierReferredTo> </HeadingMappedTo>
An XML processor does not need <DescriptorReferredTo> to distinguish <DescriptorUI> from <QualifierUI>, even if they were not contiguous with the <DescriptorName> and <QualifierName>. Nevertheless, the division clearly distinguishes the Descriptor from the Qualifier portion. This applies not only to the <HeadingMappedTo> element but also to the <EntryCombination> since reference is also to both a Descriptor and Qualifier. The same rationale for <DescriptorReferredTo> does not apply to elements which refer to just Descriptors, such as the <SeeRelatedDescriptor>, and <PharmacologicalAction> elements, but the element is included for them as well for the sake of consistency.
In the XML specification the attribute type IDREF (along with the type ID) provides a similar function of referring to another unique identifier elsewhere in the database. 5 XML MeSH does not use this mechanism primarily to provide data which is similar to previous formats.
5. Unification of elements across record types
While XML MeSH includes more data elements than previous formats, the XML MeSH structure actually eliminates some elements, or unifies them in common elements. For example, the MH, NM, SY, BX, SH, and QX are all different kinds of terms and so are all represented by the <term> and <string> elements in XML MeSH.
6. Special characters
6.1 XML characters
Some MeSH data contain the ampersand ('&') and corner brackets ('>' and '<' ), which are data in MeSH but which XML processors treat as special symbols rather than as data. Therefore these symbols are represented by XML character entities:
|left angle bracket
|right angle bracket
6.2 Non-ASCII characters
Data in XML MeSH files are encoded in the Unicode character set, specifically UTF-8. However, most of the data are in 7-bit ASCII format, a subset of UTF-8. A relatively small number of terms and Annotations contain one or more diacritical characters, such as the acute e (é). These are coded in UTF-8 format and will be correctly displayed by UTF-8 applications. Otherwise they may appear differently in different displays. Codings for diacritics in NLM data can be found in the table MEDLINE Character Database.
1 Item 1.1.6 in version 1.0 of XML. See. DuCharme B. XML: The Annotated Specification. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1999, p. 52. Specification is also at: http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml. Viewed Oct. 5, 2004.
2 Item 1.1.10. Ibid.
3 For further discussion of MeSH as concept-centered, see Johnston WD et al., "Redefining a Thesaurus: Term-Centric No More." Poster presentation at: AMIA 1998 Annual Symp.; 1998 Nov 10; Orlando FL.
4 Dick K XML: A Manager's Guide. (Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley, 1999) p. 29.
5 See Item 3.3.1 (Attribute Types) in the XML specification in note 1.
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is ordering most of its approximately 400,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work.
The decision by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is based on a Pentagon legal interpretation of a law called the Pay Our Military Act.
That measure was passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama shortly before the partial government shutdown began Tuesday.
The Pentagon did not immediately say on Saturday exactly how many workers will return to work. The Defense Department said "most" were being brought back.
The law ensured that members of the military, who have remained at work throughout the shutdown, would be paid on time. It also left room for the Pentagon to keep on the job those civilians who provide support to the military.


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Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Cohen, November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), was an American comedian, and actor, known for the catchphrases "I don't get no respect" or "I get no respect, I tell ya" and his monologues on that theme. He is also famous for his 1980s film roles, notably in Easy Money, Caddyshack and Back To School.
Dangerfield was born on Long Island in the town of Deer Park, the son of Jewish parents, the vaudevillian performer Phil Roy (Philip Cohen) and Dotty Teitelbaum. His ancestors came to the United States from Hungary. He would later say that his father "was never home—he was out looking to make other kids," and that his mother "brought him up all wrong."
At the age of 15, he got his start writing jokes for standup comics, and started performing himself at the age of 20 under the name Jack Roy. He struggled financially for nine years, at one point performing as a singing waiter until he was fired, and also working as a performing acrobatic diver before giving up show business to take a job selling aluminum siding to support his wife and family. He later said that he was so little known then that "at the time I quit, I was the only one who knew I quit!"


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Police take part in simulated school shooting drill
Cumberland County deputies, Gorham, Windham police take part
Members of law enforcement from Cumberland County received some very important training Friday on how to handle a school shooting.
The training exercise involved the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department and Gorham and Windham police.
They simulated an active shooter scenario at White Rock Elementary School in Gorham.
The goal of the training is to better prepare officers for a real-life emergency involving a shooter in a school.
"None of us ever want to do this, but we can't bury our heads in the sand and think it won't happen. It's happening all across the U.S., (and) we need to pre-plan, we need to be prepared so that if it does happen, the officers know how to respond," said Detective Brian Ackerman, of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department.
The scenario includes blank bullets and fake explosive, as well as students playing roles of dead bodies and screamers, authorities said.
"Police officers respond to what they have been trained to do. It's second nature, (and) we want to drive that home. Fortunately in Maine, we haven't seen this, (but) that's not to say that we're immune to it," said Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce.
"I'm hoping that would never happen to my school, but I know what the cops would do. I mean, they're all different, but I know basically what to say and what to do," said eighth-grader Lauren Tufts.
"You know what's going to happen, you know what's going to be coming and you know what is actually going to be happening, so you're going to know what to do," said seventh-grader Patrick Schnupp.
Deputies said even if the training was held in a school, it could also apply to a mall or hospital or workplace.
Law enforcement agencies are planning another exercise in April.


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The only good news to come out of Sunday's game is that Greg Jennings' ankle injury is not serious. McCarthy said at his press conference that Pat McKenzie said it was a mild ankle sprain.
That's great. But it would be crazy, given Jennings history of injuries and trouble with that ankle, to play him against the Lions. Just sit him. We'll need him in our first playoff game.


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The Wall Street Journal dropped by the other day to have a look at our research on making job ads easier for you to read and understand.
Reporter Lauren Weber has been following our research for quite a while now, and was very intrigued last year with our study that showed recruiters spend about 6 seconds looking at the typical resume. Our head of product and user experience, Selena Hadzibabic, shared studies we've done with some very cool eye-tracking technology to watch users like you surf job ads in their search.
Selena Hadzibabic makes your job search easier at TheLadders
The key insight she shared was:
"Even when subjects determined that an opening was appropriate for them, reviewing the actual requirements for the job appeared to be a low priority — results showed they spent only 14.6 seconds, on average, in that section. Applicants spent the most time reading the job description (25.9 seconds) and the company description (23 seconds). In addition, participants' eyes tended to skim the job description rather than read it closely, and often skipped the bottom section of the description entirely."
We use computer eye-tracking technology in our labs to study how you read job ads
You can read Ms. Weber's article "How We Really Read Job Ads" over at the Wall Street Journal.
We're very pleased to have our research highlighted by the Wall Street Journal, and see the great work that Selena and her team and colleagues do here at TheLadders get kudos and nationwide recognition.
And we'll keep trying to making your job search shorter, easier, more successful and less painful.
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text: ThisIsMelissa 2 Report post Posted April 3, 2012 I'm too young to have these kinds of issues! Since I got my wheel at home, I'm noticing that my right shoulder has an ache.... kinda right inside the joint and sometimes the dull pain goes down to my elbow. I'm 100% certain it's related to more time on the wheel. I asked my friend, an orthopedist's assistant, about it, she said it was probably tendonitis/bursitis of that shoulder tendon/bursa.... But there's not a lot that can be done, short of surgery, which I'm not anywhere close to needing.... that, and NSAID pain relievers (Advil does help). Surely, some of you all suffer from the same issues. Does anyone know any exercises that can help reduce stress on that joint? I'd rather not grow reliant on Advil. I don't like to take meds if I don't have to, and would prefer a more proactive route to helping with this. Suggestions? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) November 20, 2013
Three health departments this week joined the growing ranks of those accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). The decisions bring the number of public health departments now recognized by PHAB as high-performing health departments to 22.
PHAB is the independent organization that administers the national public health accreditation program, which aims to improve and protect the health of the public by advancing the quality and performance of the nation's Tribal, state, local, and territorial health departments.
Five-year accreditation status was awarded Nov. 19 to the Kane County Health Department in Aurora, Ill.; the Kenosha County Division of Health in Kenosha, Wis.; and the Licking County Health Department in Newark, Ohio.
"Each of the accredited health departments announced this week demonstrated a consistent and continued commitment to improving public health in their communities," said PHAB President and CEO Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN. "Preparing for accreditation is not easy, but these health departments rolled up their sleeves and got it done. They are to be commended for working to serve their communities in new and improved ways."
The national accreditation program sets standards against which the nation's more than 3,000 public health departments can continuously work to improve the quality of their services and performance. The peer-review process provides valuable feedback to inform health departments of their strengths and areas for improvement so that they can better protect and promote the health of the people in the communities they serve.
"Congratulations to these newly accredited health departments," said PHAB Accreditation Committee Chair F. Douglas Scutchfield, MD. "They join others who have demonstrated, by their adherence to the high PHAB standards, that they are committed to quality in their efforts to protect and improve the health of their communities. They have demonstrated to their communities that they are capable of making a major contribution to improving the health of the people they serve in an efficient, effective, and transparent way. In leading the accreditation movement for health departments, these health departments are demonstrating that public health is leading the effort to make our nation and every community healthier."
PHAB-accredited agencies range in size from small health departments serving communities of 45,000 to those serving large metropolitan areas of millions, such as the Chicago Department of Public Health. Hundreds of health departments are currently preparing to seek national accreditation through the program, which launched in September 2011 after more than a decade in development.
Kane County Health department was "energized and strengthened" through the accreditation process, said Barbara J. Jeffers, MPH, executive director of the newly accredited Kane County Health Department in Aurora, Ill.
"We used the process as an opportunity to critically assess our effectiveness, improve our processes, and continuously improve the quality of our public health programs for the residents of Kane County," Jeffers said. "The constant support of the Kane County Board and community partners was vital to this historic accomplishment. Achieving accreditation opens the door to a number of benefits, including increased credibility, accountability, and possible funding advantages. Our journey of continuous process and quality improvement moves forward each day."
Public health departments play a critical role in protecting and improving the health of people and communities. Across the nation, health departments provide a range of services aimed at promoting healthy behaviors; preventing diseases and injuries; ensuring access to safe food, water, clean air, and life-saving immunizations; and preparing for and responding to health emergencies.
For more information, contact Teddi Nicolaus at (703) 778-4549 ext. 118, or e-mail tnicolaus(at)phaboard(dot)org. Learn more about PHAB and accreditation at http://www.phaboard.org.
About the Public Health Accreditation Board
The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) was created to serve as the national public health accrediting body and is jointly funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The development of national public health accreditation has involved, and is supported by, public health leaders and practitioners from the national, tribal, state, local, and territorial levels. Learn more about PHAB or sign up for the PHAB e-newsletter by visiting http://www.phaboard.org.
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The Wanted Talk Boy Band 'Stigma,' Favorite One Direction Song + Perform at AOL Sessions
The Wanted recently stopped by AOL Sessions while visiting New York City. While there, the guys not only performed a slew of their songs (including their new single 'Chasing the Sun' and their hit 'Glad You Came') but also talked about the stigma that comes with the "boy band" label, as well as their favorite song from rival boy band One Direction and their chances of collaborating with them.
Jay McGuiness started off the interview by talking about the "boy band" label. He said: "I think the view [of boy bands] changed slightly because people realized as much as a lot of young girls like our songs, we're not just tailoring it to those people. We want to … we make songs that I think if it wasn't five guys singing it … if it was one guy singing it, then everyone would buy it. And so somehow we always have that stigma, but we don't care about those people — we care about the people that buy our albums and songs and we are very happy with the songs we do, I think."
Although they've been asked time and time again about the whole One Direction "feud," this time around, the guys actually dished on which 1D song was their favorite jam and the possibility of collaborating with the 'What Makes You Beautiful' singers. While Max George wasn't quick to answer the favorite song question, replying, "That's something we have not thought about," McGuiness gave some props to the 1D boys. "Ok, the one that I like most is 'It's Gotta Be You' because I just think those harmonies they do in the back, it's just uplifting. It's cool," he said.
Even though they'll admit to being familiar with One Direction's catalog, the Wanted squashed any hopes of a collabo, and with good reason. George said, "It would be hard to do a collab with them because it's sort of mixing two genre's … you're in the same genre, but the music's so different … we're allowed to make sexual innuendos where I'm guessing they wouldn't. But we like to do that sort of thing, so we'd have to make a compromise which would fit …which would fit both sets of bands I think."
Siva Kaneswaran then pointed out the most logical reason as to why the group's will never meet: "There would be 10 people singing on our song which is just a crowd, that's like a crowd. No one wants to listen to a crowd sing. No one!"
Max, Siva, Nathan, Jay and Tom then took to the AOL Sessions stage for a performance of hits. Watch them perform 'Chasing the Sun' and 'Glad You Came' below, and head over to AOL Sessions to check out the Wanted sing 'All Time Low' and 'Gold Forever.'
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To avoid a meltdown in 2006, Ford Motor Co. mortgaged the farm putting up its assets -- including its Blue Oval logo, and F-150 pickup and iconic Mustang trademarks -- to secure $23.5 billion in credit.
The big gamble paid off and Ford was the only Detroit car maker that didn't accept government bailouts two years later. This week, Moody's Investors Service became the second credit rating service to raise Ford's credit from junk status back to investment grade. Fitch Ratings upgraded Ford's credit rating in April.
The upgrades move control of Ford's famous scripted Blue Oval -- first used on a Model A in 1928 -- back to Dearborn, Mich.
"The Blue Oval is back where it belongs with the Ford family of 166,000 employees around the world," said Ford executive chairman Bill Ford in a statement. "This is a great day for us and is the result of several years of hard work and progress by everyone associated with Ford."
Ford used its line of credit to retool and develop the new products that are now selling well, but the automaker still had $16.6 billion in debt on its balance sheet at the end of March. It also had $23 billion in cash from its auto unit, CNNMoney said.
Ford President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally praised Moody's evaluation and the resulting release of the debt's collateral.
"The key factor in our considering an investment-grade rating for Ford was whether or not the company would be able to sustain its strong performance. We concluded that the improvements Ford has made are likely to be lasting," said Moody's senior vice president Bruce Clark in a statement.
Ford posted an operating profit of $2.1 billion in North America in the first quarter of 2012 and paid its first dividend to shareholders in nearly six years in March.
Just what do U.S. auto companies have to do?
Sales are up and GM, Ford and Chrysler have improved their products in almost every way -- cutting weight, improving designs and materials and retooling to get the most mileage they can from their bread and butter family cars without turning them into skateboards.
Despite becoming more competitive, data compiled in the past three years by Polk Automotive indicates domestic automakers have lost market share to foreign imports in nine of the 10 largest U.S. states.
When Americans think luxury, they still think BMW and Mercedes not Cadillac or Lincoln, and when they think economical they look at Hyundai and Kia, a major victory for South Korean automakers.
Sales of European vehicles were up 3.3 percent in California, 1.9 percent in Texas, 2.2 percent in Florida, 0.5 percent in New York and 1.6 percent in Pennsylvania, data showed. Sales of the Detroit Three slipped 2.9 percent in California, 1 percent in Texas, 5.8 percent in Florida, 1.8 percent in New York and 3.1 percent in Pennsylvania.
Asian brands picked up market share in 7 of the 10 largest states from 2008 to 2011, Polk said. Market share of American car companies shrank 1.4 percent nationwide during the same period while European brands gained 1.6 percent.
"This data show that while domestic automakers have improved in so many areas including quality, styling and safety, this is an extremely competitive market," Polk's senior automotive analyst Tom Libby told CNBC. "The reality is the domestic brands need to do more if they want to change this and gain market share.
"Frankly, to reverse this share loss, they are going to have move forward at a faster and more aggressive pace," he added. "The challenge is changing the perception to match reality. There is no doubt the U.S. brands make much better cars and trucks, but it takes years for the perception to catch up to reality."
A Consumer Reports survey found fuel economy is the No. 1 concern of buyers. Thirty-seven percent of people shopping for a new vehicle said mileage was the top issue, 17 percent said quality, 16 percent safety, 14 percent value and only 6 percent performance.
That's a major shift from the days of cheap gasoline when horsepower and 0-60 mph times ruled, and fuel efficiency was an afterthought.
The survey showed two-thirds of vehicle owners expect to get better mileage in a new vehicle.
Fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States hit 24.1 mpg in March before slipping to 23.9 mpg in April, the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute said.
"These results make it clear that high fuel prices are continuing to impact driver behavior and influencing future purchase considerations," said CR deputy auto editor Jeff Bartlett. "While quality, safety and value are still important, this may be foreshadowing a market shift by folks seeking relief at the pump."
Despite the desire for better mileage, sales of hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles are lagging.
Toyota ended production of the Lexus HS 250 h compact hybrid in January because of poor sales. Lexus sold about 2,864 HS 250h sedans last year.
The $38,000 HS 250 h began life as a 2009 model and Lexus will offer the all-new ES 300h in 2013.
"The ES 300h is not replacing HS in our lineup," Lexus said. "It's merely part of the hybridization of many of our existing vehicles in the Toyota and Lexus lineups."
Does less traffic = a bad economy
If there's less bumper-to-bumper traffic during your daily commute you may have a slow economy to thank.
The New York Times says as much as drivers hate stop-and-go traffic, road congestion can mean a booming economy with more trucks and vehicles clogging the roads.
Inrix's Traffic Scorecard, which analyzes traffic data, says overall traffic congestion in the United States was down 30 percent last year from 2010 levels -- and 70 of the 100 largest U.S. cities saw a drop in traffic congestion.
"I think we're seeing it here in traffic numbers, the stop-and-go economy," Inrix President and Chief Executive Officer Bryan Mistele told the Times.
U.S. cities with the worst traffic were Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Bridgeport, Conn.
Russia key to Nissan's revival of Datsun brand
Japan's Nissan Motor Co. is hoping Russia will love its new Datsun.
Nissan plans to build low-cost, affordable Datsun vehicles in a joint venture with AvtoVAZ, Russia's top automaker. The new Datsuns also will be sold in the emerging markets of India and Indonesia, but will not be available in the United States.
Nissan has proposed buying control of AvtoVAZ with partner Renault SA in 2014 in a $750 million deal, The Detroit News said, and an executive said Datsun eventually could account for one-third of all Nissan sales inside Russia.
"Russia is Nissan's largest European market and is going to grow significantly in both size and importance," said Nissan executive vice president Colin Dodge.
Toyota's chief picks his favorites
Japanese automaker Toyota recently announced it has sold 4 million hybrids since the first gas-electric Prius liftback hit the streets in Japan 15 years ago.
U.S. motorists have bought 1.5 million Prius vehicles (Prii or Prius) since they reached U.S. shores in 2000. With success like that -- 65 percent of all U.S. hybrid sales were Toyotas -- it's surprising the little hybrid was not among company president Akio Toyoda's favorite Japanese vehicles.
On Toyoda's "fun to drive" Japanese vehicles list were the Honda NXS, Mazda Cosmo Sport, Mitsubishi Pajero, Isuzu Bellet and the Nissan Skyline, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. The Skyline is sold under the Infinity brand in the United States and soon will be available in Australia.
The Cosmo Sport, Mazda's first sports car, was the first Mazda with a Wankel rotary engine, Honda's NSX sports car is being revived as a performance hybrid, Mitsubishi's Pajero is a rival to Toyota's off-road LandCruiser and the Isuzu Bellet, popular in the 1960s and '70s, was succeeded by the Isuzu Gemini.


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Rutgers University Press, 2002 - 282 páginas
Does biology help explain why women, on average, earn less money than men? Is there any evolutionary basis for the scarcity of female CEOs in Fortune 500 companies? According to Kingsley Browne, the answer may be yes.
Biology at Work brings an evolutionary perspective to bear on issues of women in the workplace: the "glass ceiling," the "gender gap" in pay, sexual harassment, and occupational segregation. While acknowledging the role of discrimination and sexist socialization, Browne suggests that until we factor real biological differences between men and women into the equation, the explanation remains incomplete.
Browne looks at behavioral differences between men and women as products of different evolutionary pressures facing them throughout human history. Womens biological investment in their offspring has led them to be on average more nurturing and risk averse, and to value relationships over competition. Men have been biologically rewarded, over human history, for displays of strength and skill, risk taking, and status acquisition. These behavioral differences have numerous workplace consequences. Not surprisingly, sex differences in the drive for status lead to sex differences in the achievement of status.
Browne argues that decision makers should recognize that policies based on the assumption of a single androgynous human nature are unlikely to be successful. Simply removing barriers to inequality will not achieve equality, as women and men typically value different things in the workplace and will make different workplace choices based on their different preferences.
Rather than simply putting forward the "nature" side of the debate, Browne suggests that dichotomies such as nature/nurture have impeded our understanding of the origins of human behavior. Through evolutionary biology we can understand not only how natural selection has created predispositions toward certain types of behavior but also how the social environment interacts with these predispositions to produce observed behavioral patterns.
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Clinical, Behavioral & Outcomes Research
The major focus of the section on Clinical, Behavioral and Outcomes Research is to elucidate the underlying genetic and environmental determinants of types 1 and 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T1D and T2D) and its complications, and to develop effective new treatment strategies to prevent or delay the development of diabetes and diabetes complications in high-risk individuals. We maintain an active clinical research environment to train future investigators. The scope of ongoing investigations range from small physiologic projects to large NIH-funded multi-center trials.
There are over 240 unique active IRB approved human protocols at the Joslin, of which over 150 involve active patient participation, with others based on medical record review, the study of biospecimens, or those closed to enrollment but under data analysis. The over 150 active studies include a wide range of investigations that can be described as observational (70%) or interventional (30%); single site (60%) or multicenter (40%); and involve participants who are adult (75%), pediatric (10%), or both (15%). Studies are lead by more then 45 Principal Investigators. Investigators in the section collaborate extensively with members of basic research sections at the Joslin and with investigators in the surrounding Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals and at other academic institutions.
Recent "highpoints":
Long term follow-up of patients in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC) demonstrates no evidence for substantial long-term decline in cognitive function in a large group of patients with type 1 diabetes, despite relatively high rates of recurrent severe hypoglycemia. NEJM, 2007.
In collaboration with Kahn (Obesity), Cypess has demonstrated the presence of functionally active brown adipose tissue in adult humans that can be quantitated by PET-CT. The amount of brown adipose tissue correlates with body mass index, suggesting a potential role of brown adipose tissue in human metabolism. NEJM, 2009.
During extended 10 year follow-up of the cohort involved in the Diabetes Prevention Program, cumulative incidence of new onset diabetes remained lowest in the lifestyle group and prevention or delay of diabetes with either lifestyle or metformin can persist over a decade. Lancet, 2009.
In collaboration with Shoelson (CMP), Goldfine is leading multi-center trials to target inflammation with salsalate in order to lower glycemia in patients with T2D, to improve insulin sensitivity in patients with impaired glucose tolerance, and to reduce the progression of cardiovascular plaque in patients with coronary artery disease and metabolic syndrome, using novel imaging techniques of multi-detector computed tomographic angiography (MDCTA). (U01DK074556; Veterans Administration Merit Award; and P50 HL083813). Clinical and Translational Science, 2008. Diabetes Care, 2008. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2010
In the multicenter Look AHEAD trial, Horton and collaborators have demonstrated intensive lifestyle intervention can produce weight loss and improvements in fitness, glycemic control, and CVD risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes that can be sustained over four years. Additionally, maximal graded exercise tests are abnormal in a large proportion of patients who do not have cardiovascular disease symptoms. Long term follow-up will determine the clinical significance of the abnormal exercise tests. Archives of Internal Medicine, 2010. Diabetes Care, 2010.
Continuous glucose monitoring technology has been shown to improve glycemic control in adult patients with type 1 diabetes by Wolpert and collaborators of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Continuous Glucose Monitoring Study Group. NEJM 2010.
Goldfine and young investigator collaborators at the Children's Hospital Informatics Program at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, demonstrate that exposure to fine particulate matter of air pollution is associated with increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes, even in multivariate models that adjust for age, gender, ethnicity, BMI, physical activity, fast food restaurant density, per capita income, and education. This is now being studied by Horton in greater detail as part of an NIH-funded program-project grant in collaboration with investigators at the Harvard School of Public Health. Diabetes Care, 2010.
Gaglia lead proof of concept trials to develop a noninvasive method to visualize T1D at the level of the target organ in patients with active insulitis, by specifically visualizing islet inflammation, manifest by microvascular changes and monocyte/macrophage recruitment and activation using magnetic resonance imaging of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). Novel non-invasive imaging opens techniques could provide important methodology to follow T1D progression and monitoring the ability of immunomodulatory agents to clear insulitis. JCI, 2011.
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Renovated Historic House With Appealing Design Features in Connecticut
Stonington Residence is a renovated historic house neighboring a large meadow in Connecticut, USA. Initially developed by architect John Lincoln in 1945, the project encapsulates some interesting features: "Frank Lloyd Wright's influence is evident in Lincoln's use of stone, corner windows and a flat roof. Due to the nature of the materials and construction methods used on the original building, the design process was akin to an archaeological investigation, revealing the home's unique details, and incorporating its materials and methods into a new design". The outdoor areas-garage, swimming pool, studio and patios- were organized with the help of natural rock outcroppings.
As you step inside, you will notice how a stone wall acts as the primary organizing device and contributes to an original interior design. A variety of colors and textures make this place feel like a real home. The positive vibes of the surrounding natural landscape are allowed inside through extensive glass openings in every room. [Photography: David Sundberg | Esto]


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Weekend Retreat Showcasing Authentic Shabby Chic
Away from the crowded metropolis of New York, the architects Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown spotted a farmer's cottage and transformed it into a beautiful weekend retreat. The house, located in the breezy area of Rhinebeck, NY, spreads over 1,200 square feet, entirely surrounded by luxuriant vegetation. A walk through the woods and you're back in time, when simplicity and refinement went hand in hand. The site is beautiful especially during fall, when the hallucinating shades of copper and yellow dominate the landscape. Bordered by trees, the house accommodates antique pieces of furniture along with smooth elements of contemporary design.
The architects insisted on a shabby chic design, simple furniture and elements of décor with sentimental value. The house seems cut off from an Emily Brontë book, with rocking chairs, oil lamps and candles. A covered terrace, perceived as an extension of the original house offers a magnificent view upon the mystical woods. What a nice place for dreaming! As you wander throughout the house, you'll notice the lack of technological devices. The architects imagined a place that disconnects from the city vibe, so they went for…the whole package. No 3D technologies, no surround sound, just a good old library with dusty bookshelves and a central study table for hours of lecture. The bathroom is reduced to a bathtub, placed in a simple, plain room. Enjoying the simple things would be the perfect phrase that describes the feeling that gives me this warm and cozy house, located in the middle of the woods, "a million miles away" from the phrenetic city vibe. Isn't this lovely?


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There are two things that scare "Lost" fans: 1) Smoke monsters, and 2) Postponing the season 6 premiere.
Fortunately for Losties, one of those things is now off the table.
Flashback to early last week, the White House was still deciding on a date for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. The two dates being kicked around were Jan. 26 and Feb. 2.
Any good "Lost" fan will tell you Feb. 2 is not to be messed with. That's the date of the season 6 premiere.
As with any populous outrage, Facebook groups (example Aand B) started popping up and outrage filled the tweets of America.
But on Friday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs calmed the storm.
"I don't foresee a scenario in which the millions of people that hope to finally get some conclusion in 'Lost' are preempted by the president," said Gibbs.
Producer Carlton Cuse was in good spirits about the news on his Twitter page.
"In exchange for moving his speech, Damon (Lindelof) and I promise to answer ANY questions the President has about LOST," he tweeted.
The White House hasn't confirmed a new date for the speech, but for now, it appears Obama and "Lost" fan have made nice.


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Google's head of Android@Home, Joe Britt (right) showed off a prototype of the company's new cloud entertainment device at its developers conference in May 2011.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The tech world is all abuzz about Google's mysterious new "entertainment device."
Nicknamed "Project Tungsten," the device serves as a music hub that connects to speakers or a home stereo. Running Google's Android operating system, the device can play digital music files stored online at Google Music or on assorted devices.
The device can be powered by a smartphone or tablet, and multiple devices can be linked to simultaneously play music on speakers throughout a house.
Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) unveiled a prototype of the device at its I/O developers conference in San Francisco last May. Joe Britt, head of Google's Android@Home connected device team, called the gadget "a totally new kind of Android device."
Britt also demonstrated another Tungsten device that was able to read RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags embedded in CD cases. If a user had uploaded that CD to his or her Google Music digital locker, the device would automatically begin playing that album.
At the time, Google described the devices as concepts and not actual products. But Google filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission last week to test "an entertainment device" over home Wi-Fi networks. It was the first indication that Google is actually developing the product it showcased eight months earlier.
According to the filing with the FCC, Google's device will be able to connect to stereo systems and other devices via Bluetooth. The application did not reveal any other specifics about the device.
Several media reports indicated that Motorola Mobility (MMI), the hardware company that Google is buying, is building the device. Google's $12.5 billion purchase of the company is expected to be completed next week. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Becoming a maker of consumer devices pits Google even more squarely against Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500), which also sells connected entertainment devices that interoperate with its iPhone, iPad, iPod and Macintosh devices.
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