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Cooler Master CSX Stacker 830 Red Flame Edition Review
Buying a case can be a trying experience for some, while others will just slap their components in the most inexpensive case they can find - regardless of looks or functionality. Then there's the other side of the fence that really wants to have something more along the lines of good looking and functional. This category can go from the best stock looking and functional case, all the way up to a custom painted, custom built PC that costs somewhere along the lines of your left leg and right arm for a system - even though you could build it thousands less. It just does not sit right with me, but some folks have more money than sense. There is another alternative - you can customize your PC case and come up with a wonderful, well executed theme and paint job. Or, you could look into the offerings that Cooler Master's CSX division. Cooler Master and Smooth Creations have teamed up to provide custom painted cases for those one-off buildups. Each series is a limited run, so why not put your top of the line components in a top of the line case - one that instantly delivers on that "WOW!" factor?
The Cooler Master CSX Stacker 830 Red Flame Edition case is custom painted and built upon the Cooler Master Stacker 830 chassis. The case is truly custom painted - it takes over 12 hours just to do the airbrushing work alone. The finish is reminiscent of a fine custom painted car, with the clear coating and fine polish work. Let's take a look and see just how beautiful this case is, and how it performs in comparison to some of the other cases in its class.
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The CSX Red Flame Edition chassis comes shipped in black box with the Cooler Master logo, and - CSX underneath just to let you know that this case is a little something special. The little sticker on the top of the case lets you know just what resides in the package. The side panels mirror the look of the front and rear, offering the CSX and Cooler Master logos. Black boxes usually contain nice surprises, so let's see if that holds true.
Opening the box shows just how well the chassis is protected from the rigors of shipping, with foam blocks holding the chassis tightly in place. The chassis is wrapped in plastic, as well as a cloth bag under that, providing yet another level of protection. Included in the box is a Cooler Master CSX designed shirt - just so you can show your colors. Inside the shirt is the certificate of authenticity; this verifies that your chassis is indeed part of a limited run.
The cloth enclosure surrounding the Stacker Red Flame Edition is a little special in its own right - not only is it for protection. You can use it to cover the case at the end of that all night frag fest, so that little paws don't play havoc with the artwork. Instead of just a silk screened logo on the front of the cover, CSX has embroidered its logo on the cloth, for that extra touch.
Let's take a look and see what this piece of artwork really looks like.


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1,362 Miles from Wall Street…But Still Not Far Enough to Escape "Strangling" Red Tape of Dodd-FrankPosted by on July 06, 2012
With this month marking the second anniversary of passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Financial Services Committee is focusing attention throughout July on the burdens this law's 2,300 pages and more than 400 new rules layer on American companies, financial markets and consumers.
Supporters of Dodd-Frank sold it to the public as "tough Wall Street reform," but in reality its red tape hurts businesses and small town banks far from Wall Street that had nothing to do with the 2008 financial crisis.
Small town banks like Gothenburg State Bank in Gothenburg, Nebraska. This bank is 1,362 miles from Wall Street. But listen to what its chairman and president, Matthew H. Williams, said in testimony to the Committee about the pressures resulting from the "hundreds of new regulations" of Dodd-Frank:
"These pressures are slowly but surely strangling the traditional community banks, and handicapping their ability to meet the credit needs of their communities."Stay tuned throughout July for more information from the Committee on the consequences of Dodd-Frank…
The opinions expressed below are those of their respective authors and do not necessarily represent those of this office.
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Nokia's Trolltech renews Windows mobile vows
No Symbian monogamy
LinuxWorld Nokia-owned Trolltech has re-committed its Qt cross-platform application framework and toolkit to Windows.
Trolltech's developer tools community manager Knut Yrvin told The Reg deep in the bowels of LinuxWorld it made healthy business sense to continue supporting Microsoft.
"It would be unwise not to take Microsoft's mobile software initiative seriously," he said. Trolltech has 5,500 customers on Windows.
"You don't dismiss those - that would be an unhealthy commercial decision."
According to Yrvin, Trolltech's role is to continue bridging open- and closed-source platforms. He pointed out open source applications can run on Windows.
Nokia announced it was buying Trolltech in January in what soon became clear was the first step in a strategy to ramp up its own mobile software efforts and shake-up the Symbian alliance primarily in a bid against Apple's iPhone and Microsoft's Windows.
The world's largest handset manufacturer went on to announce its purchase of, and plans to open source, the Symbian operating system that it and other handset and service providers have adopted.
Nokia makes no use of Windows on phones and devices, so the question has to be asked why it would wish to continue funding Trolltech's work on a mobile platform it does not support.
The more speculative among you might even conjecture that keeping Qt on Windows leaves the door open for Nokia to put Windows on its phones, providing a ready-made framework, toolkit and developer ecosystem. Continued support for Windows would also benefit those in the new Symbian world order also backing Windows.
Turning to the iPhone, Yrvin, said it would be simple from a technology perspective to put Qt on Apple's device, as it already works on the Mac. He was not aware of any talks with Apple, though, to put the framework and toolkit on Apple's closed mobile platform.®


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Atlanta, GA – Documents released in a Kansas court case, which include what a judge called "evidence of crimes" by Planned Parenthood, require an immediate Congressional investigation of the abortion organization said Dr. Alveda King today.
"It appears from released copies of Planned Parenthood records that the organization performed abortions in violation of Kansas law and that it may have manufactured documents to cover its actions," said Dr. King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "These revelations are incriminating, but not surprising."
"This year alone, it's been revealed that Planned Parenthood is willing to accept donations to abort only black babies, that it's being sued for overbilling taxpayers in California, and that it may have violated state laws protecting minors from sexual predators. And while all this is happening, Congress is giving Planned Parenthood hundreds of millions of dollars a year," added Dr. King. "Enough is enough; not only should Planned Parenthood not get another penny from the government, it should be investigated by Congress."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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July 31. 2014 9:43PM
Meriam Ibrahim welcomed to NH; family says U.S. is offering asylum
By TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
Meriam Ibrahim watches her husband Daniel Wani give an interview at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester on Thursday. (Thomas Roy/Union Leader)
MANCHESTER — Meriam Ibrahim arrived at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Thursday night, leaving Sudan, and her death sentence for refusing to renounce her Christian faith, behind.
"Thank you so much," her husband, Daniel Wani of Manchester, said to a horde of reporters while tears streamed down his cheeks. "I am so relieved."
A throng of supporters from Manchester's Sudanese community cheered the family's entrance and sang songs while Ibrahim, who declined to give a statement to the media, greeted the cheering crowd before getting into an SUV and leaving the airport.
Her brother-in-law, Gabriel Wani, said Ibrahim has been granted asylum by the U.S. government and that she was to meet with officials from the U.S. State Department either Thursday night or this morning.
He said the family plans to "relax," but isn't sure what their plans are in the immediate future. He has said the Manchester Sudanese community will throw the family a party.
Daniel Wani, a U.S. citizen since 2005, met his wife on a trip to Sudan in 2011. He went to Sudan last summer to arrange for his wife and child to move to New Hampshire, where the Wani brothers immigrated in 1998 after fleeing the war-torn African country.
However, she was jailed in February after a member of her family told authorities she recently converted from Islam to marry her Christian husband. In May, while eight months pregnant, Ibrahim was given a death sentence by a Sudanese court.
Her conviction was quashed in June, but Sudan's government accused her of trying to leave the country with falsified papers, preventing her departure for the United States with her husband and two children.
She was initially detained, then released and moved into the U.S. embassy in Khartoum. After Ibrahim's release, the family met Pope Francis at the Vatican July 24.
The family flew from Rome to Philadelphia on Thursday, then to New Hampshire.
"It's a beautiful day," Daniel's brother, Gabriel, said Thursday before their arrival. "There is a lot of happiness today. There was way too much stress. Right now, everything is released."
Ibrahim's sentence drew international condemnation. New Hampshire Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte intervened on the family's behalf to secure Ibrahim's release.
"I'm so glad to know that Meriam and her family have finally arrived safely in Manchester," Shaheen said in a statement. "No one should ever have to undergo the hardships they've experienced in recent months because of Meriam exercising her basic right of religious freedom. Her imprisonment and death sentence represented an abhorrent violation of fundamental human rights, but her strength in the face of such adversity was truly inspirational."
"I'm so happy that Meriam and her family are safely home in New Hampshire," Ayotte said in a statement. "She has inspired the world with her extraordinary courage and resilience, and I join all Granite Staters in extending a warm welcome to Meriam and her family."


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Toothy Truths
Solving Mysteries Through Forensic Dentistry
In the latest edition of the Manual of Forensic Odontology, 5th Edition (2013: CRC Press), co-editor Richard A. Weems, D.M.D. (UAB School of Dentistry), and some 25 chapter authors discuss new techniques and technologies, including advances in age estimation and bitemark analysis that lead to better and faster identification of unidentified individuals. The book was sponsored by the American Society of Forensic Sciences, and all proceeds from book sales go to that organization.
UAB Magazine: Why are teeth such useful forensic tools?
Weems: Long after we're deceased and decomposed, the teeth are the last thing to survive. Even in a fire they're very resistant, while fingerprints are gone in seconds. Also, almost everybody has some dental records, whereas not everybody has fingerprints on record. Interestingly, what we find most useful are fillings.
UAB Magazine: How did you first become interested in this field?
Weems: During my training I went to a lecture about forensic dentistry and thought it would be interesting. It's never dull; there always seem to be twists and turns. I won't say it's like television, but it's close.
UAB Magazine: Do you find that students are interested in entering the field, especially after the popularity of shows such as CSI and Bones?
Weems: Sometimes I'll show them an interesting case, and one or two will say, 'I would consider doing this as a community service.' But the truth is, there aren't very many opportunities to do the job. Large-scale disasters aside, I probably do 20 cases a year. I think there's one full-time forensic dentist in the entire United States.
UAB Magazine: You're a dental section leader for the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT) and helped identify bodies after the World Trade Center attacks and Hurricane Katrina. How do you cope with witnessing tragedies up close?
Weems: My first deployment with DMORT was to go to New York and help identify victims of the attacks, so there you are in the morgue in Manhattan with body bags and people in them who have suffered horrendous injuries. It's not for everybody. But when you're able to attach a name to the person, it's fulfilling in a way. If you lose a loved one and know they're deceased but never get confirmation the body was found, that's very tough on a family. So a good part of what we're doing is trying to give them some closure so they can have a funeral and begin the grieving process.
Check out these other books by UAB faculty:
Walk this Way
Pedestrian Safety: A Road Safety Manual for Decision-Makers and Practitioners
By David Schwebel et al
(2013: World Health Organization)
In some countries, pedestrians account for two-thirds of all road traffic deaths—an annual toll estimated at 270,000 people. Although these events are called "accidents," most pedestrian injuries are preventable with a combination of enforcement, engineering, and education, says Schwebel (Psychology), director of UAB's Youth Safety Lab. Schwebel is one of 11 international contributors to this practical text, which offers information on planning, implementing, and evaluating pedestrian safety programs and is designed for engineers, planners, police, public health professionals, and educators worldwide.
Dog Days
The Films of John G. Avildsen: Rocky, The Karate Kid and Other Underdogs
By Larry Powell and Tom Garrett
(2013: McFarland)
Powell (Communication Studies) goes behind the scenes of some of the most beloved films of the late 20th century in this examination of the work of Oscar-winning director Avildsen. The two men met when Avildsen came to UAB as a guest lecturer in the early 2000s. Powell has been working on the book ever since, collecting anecdotes about Avildsen's firing from Saturday Night Fever and turbulent relationship with Burt Reynolds in the cult comedy W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings, for example.
Health Plans
Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations, 7th Edition
By Peter M. Ginter, W. Jack Duncan, and Linda E. Swayne
(2013: Jossey-Bass)
As the American health-care industry undergoes a sea change, the need for executives with high-level strategic planning and management skills is greater than ever. In the latest edition of their widely adopted text, Ginter and Duncan (Health Care Organization and Policy) and co-author Swayne offer a practical guide to strategic analysis on every level, from the industry as a whole to competitors to an organization's own internal structure. Case studies on implementation are included throughout, many drawn from the authors' own research and consulting for hospitals, physician practices, public health departments, and more.
Party's Over
The Irony of the Solid South: Democrats, Republicans, and Race, 1865–1944
By Glenn Feldman
(2013: University of Alabama Press)
Before it became the quintessential Republican stronghold, the South was solidly Democratic through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In this new examination of partisanship and region, Feldman (History) homes in on his native Alabama, but addresses the Southern states at large, combing both primary and secondary sources to parse the region's shifting loyalties. Feldman argues that race and hot-button "emotional and cultural issues" were the primary forces behind the South's move to the Republican party, and still fuel the GOP's own deepening conservative streak—a conclusion that counters other prevailing notions in contemporary academic history and political science.


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Posts tagged love
First kopimist wedding14
Now the satellite's confused
'Cause on Saturday night
The airwaves were full of compassion and light
And his silicon heart
Warmed to the sight of a billion candles burning
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
So at last, it was unavoidable.
The first kopimist wedding took place this weekend in Belgrade at the Share conference. A woman from Romania and a man from Italy have engaged in a holy Kopimist act.
We are very happy today. Love is all about sharing. A married couple share everything with each other.
Hopefully, they will copy and remix some DNA-cells and create a new human being. That is the spirit of Kopimism. Feel the love and share that information. Copy all of its holiness.
The missionary leader of the Church of Kopimism, Isak, attended as a witness durring the wedding.
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Could someone please walk me through how to install a USB to Ethernet Adaptor on my OLPC?
This is really urgent for me so I would appreciate it if someone helped. According to the wiki webpage, th Belkin USB 10/100 was listed as a compatible device. When I recieved it in the mail after buying it, it said it's meant for windows only and it comes with an installation CD.
Should I buy a different adapter or is it possible I can get this one to work? Please shed some light for someone not great with computers.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel today applauded a move to nearly double the number of citywide selective enrollment seats at a South Loop high school, even as the local aldermen argued what's really needed is more spots for high school students who live in the neighborhood.
Emanuel appeared with Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett at Jones College Prep, characterizing the move to keep the school's old building operational when a new selective enrollment campus opens as a way to stop parents across the city from moving to the suburbs in search of quality high schools.
"More parents will have the choice to stay in the city and send their kids to a high quality high school or a high quality education than before," he said. "Because we all know, when those letters arrive, sometimes there's a for sale sign."
But Ald. Robert Fioretti, 2nd, argues the explosive growth in housing around downtown in the past 15 years requires a new neighborhood high school to keep people from selling their homes.
"Census data shows what many residents have said, that more than 40 percent of the families with children are leaving this area when the children reach school age," Fioretti said in a news release. "Converting the current Jones building into a neighborhood school will help to keep more families in the City, which will benefit the economy of the entire City."
The mayor's plan will increase the total student population at Jones from 900 to 1,700 by 2016. Jones will add programs focusing on pre-engineering and pre-law, and neighborhood residents will be given first shot at those 300 seats, according to a city news release.


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You might think that it was bad enough to be locked up on an automated spaceship and sent off on a one-way journey to an unknown destination in the company of people even nastier than yourself... but that's only the start of it. Science-fiction meets horror meets prison drama in this game - and digging a tunnel to freedom is not an option.
Chapter 1: History sets the scene, explaining the political, historical and societal changes on Earth that have led to the development of this rather drastic solution to the age-old question of what do you do with those people too mad, bad or inconvenient to fit in to normal society. Based on rather dodgy psychological theory, people were assessed for their potential to commit violent crime and those deemed most likely to become violent got locked away before they even had a chance to do something wrong. Naturally, that led to rather a lot of prisoners and the need to find somewhere secure to put them - a massive completely-automated colony ship that's been pointed off towards an unexplored direction of space and set going, containing some ten million convicts, a few thousand robots and an AI called the Warden in charge of the lot. Now if you just wanted a science-fiction prison drama, you could stop there, but no. This ship, the Gehenna, has encountered some kind of anomaly that has flipped him into another dimension, a distorted one full of unimaginable strangeness and horror... and one which has damaged both structure and control mechanisms of the Gehenna so that he too is coming apart.
Next, Chapter 2: Characters provides the systems necessary to create characters for the game. It's very freeform and wide-ranging, empowering players to decide exactly who they are and why they ended up part of the prison population. To start with, a 'Convict Identification Number' is rolled, a randomly-generated 7-digit number by which the individual is known to shipboard systems. As well as being an ID, it is used to determine (from a table) whether a character is an 'old lag' with plenty of prison time served or has been incarcerated recently and has little experience of life behind bars. Note that this is nothing to do with whether or not you deserved to be banged up... but it does have a profound effect on your character, as your attributes are rolled up using different tables depending on how long you've been in prison. There are six of these attributes - Prowess, Reflexes, Wit, Willpower, Social and Intimidation - covering the usual abilities attributes do: more interesting are the 'Guages.' These are based on the psycho-social theories that have arisen in this setting, a measure of the character's ongoing psychological state (and which landed him in this situation in the first place!). Called Despair, Guilt and Insanity, they vary during play according to circumstances that affect the character and the choices that they make.
Once these have been determined, by die rolls on tables, you then get a bunch of Build Points with which to equip your character with Traits - his abilities, the things that he can do and knows about. You also need to decide on the character's Conviction Record (and this may affect some of the Traits available to you). While these are broadly-defined - murderer, vice offender, dissident or anarchist - there is scope for you to define it in as much detail as you wish, much of this impacting on character Traits as well as aiding you in role-playing the character once the game begins. Note that 'murderer' includes those who served in the armed forces of former nation-states prior to the current regime's rise while 'anarchists' include those with such dangerous ideas as religious belief as well as the sort of thugs you might normally picture when you hear these terms. Many of the traits listed are things your character learned in prison, or which prove useful - including an impressive collection of prison-specific martial arts styles! Each character also needs to select a Personal Goal, which is known only to the player and the Warden (GM), as well as driving the storyline at times and giving a focus to your role-playing, it also can bring bonus Build Points when your actions in-game serve to further your goal. Finally, creation of a back-story is encouraged, not just for the normal role-playing reasons but to give the Warden inspiration when devising personal and psychological challenges to throw into what is intended to be an intense game.
Character created, we next come to Chapter 3: Contraband. This covers items legitimately in possession as well as those that would be disapproved of, did anyone in authority know you had them... and that universal currency, smokes! Yes, even in the far-distant future, people still puff away, and - in prisons - trade cigarettes for other items of value. Many items are basic, while others are improvised. Weapons are, given the environment, hard to obtain but there's quite a variety from stolen riot control gear to 'home-made' shivs and clubs. There's also a range of drugs from medical to recreational. Comprehensive rules for salvaging and constructing, well, whatever you can dream up are provided.
Next, Chapter 4: Gangs looks at prison society, in particular gangs. Originally discouraged aboard the Gehenna, they have risen in prominence since the dimensional shift. There are quite a few, conferring various benefits on those who join as well as a ready-made group of allies and protectors. Naturally, they also make fearsome adversaries... which leads neatly on to Chapter 5: Combat in which the rules for resolving violent situations within the game are discussed. The intent of the game - role-playing in a very suspense-filled atmosphere - is stated, but sometimes things will get out-of-hand and a brawl will result. Using a turn-based system, characters can do pretty much anything they please, although moving and/or using one of their Traits (which include combat skills both armed and unarmed, of course) are the most common actions. The order in which combatants act is resolved by a d12 roll to which the Reflexes attribute is added, highest result going first. When you make an attack you roll 1d12 and add your Prowess, any apposite Traits may add to this, and for your attack to succeed the total must be more than the defending individual's roll of 1d12 + Reflexes (again some Traits may help). Damage done by successful attacks depends on whatever weapons were used. Despite the open nature of combat, with participants able to perform a wide range of actions in their turn, the actual mechanics are so simple that this is one of the shorter 'combat' chapters I've read in a while! More importantly, it makes combat flow fairly quickly so a game session does not get bogged down resolving brawls, and yet they are exciting and dramatic, with scope to become a real part of the ongoing plot.
Next is Chapter 6: Warden Only! This contains information intended for the Game Master alone. It starts off by explaining the GM's role with particular reference to the sort of game that this is: it is all about setting the correct mood of the alternate reality in which the characters find themselves. An atmosphere of tension, with moments of excitement and plenty of out-and-out terror... yet presented so that the players have fun, whatever their characters might be thinking about it all! Next comes a run-down of the physical setting: the Gehenna. There is plenty of detail about what the ship was intended to be like as well as its present state following the dimension shift - useful if you decide to begin play as a regular science-fiction prison drama and spring the strangenesses on your characters later. A key thing to remember is how automated the ship is - the only human beings aboard when it was launched were the prisoners. Following fine lists of random finds and individuals to help populate wherever the characters explore (marred only by a lack of proofreading, the only part of the book where mistakes have crept through) there are further details on injuries, diseases and healing. There is also detailed guidance on how the Ludvico Guages of Despair, Guilt and Insanity can be used to drive the game to new heights of horror.
Next comes psychic powers. Some people have found that the dimension shift has awakened them, and taking the Guages to extremes or nearly getting killed off can also cause them to manifest. Extreme physical or mental stress can cause anyone to display a psychic power while those who are aleady 'awakened' to their abilities can call them at will as well as being able to develop psychic Traits used in the same manner as any other.
Then comes Chapter 7: Demons. In this strange dimension, there are frequent manifestations of horrible beings, hideous to behold and terrifying to confront - these have come to be known as 'demons' and appear to be summoned into existence by the emotions of the trapped human beings aboard Gehenna. Whatever they really are nobody knows, but they appear to be alien intelligences that live in this wierd dimension and 'feed' on, or at least relish, strong negative emotions, creating horror, death and corruption themselves. Naturally, this brings on a degenerative spiral, demonic manifestations triggering the very feelings that bring about yet more manifestations. The mechanics for when they appear, details of how to create your own and a collection of vile examples are presented here. These examples are many and varied, all horrific beyond belief...
... and then follows Chapter 8: Other Threats! As if terrifying malign manifestations were not enough, this chapter details the automated 'custodians' designed to control the prison population - and which, being robots, carry on with their assigned duties however inappropriate in the current situation. So flee from a demon into a restricted area and be greeted for a demand for your work permit! Oh, and the other convicts are often likely to pose a threat to the characters as well, so quite a few examples are provided. Then there are 'natural' hazards such as fires, radiation, hard vacuum and all the other perils of life on a spaceship that is battered and not being properly maintained.
Finally comes Appendix: Inspiration. This contains lists of movies and other games (a curious unsorted mix of role-playing games and computer games) that were used to fire the authors' imaginations in the creation of this game and which may help you set the scene as you run your own adventures in this setting.
For claustrophobic horror gaming in a clearly-defined setting this game presents a wealth of potential. It's not going to be for everyone but if a science-fiction prison drama with episodes of terror and despair appeals, this is the ruleset for you. As presented, adventures will revolve about exploration and survival, open-ended but with no scope for final resolution (save the grim one of all the characters ending up dead), it will be interesting to see the extensions in scope provided by published adventures.


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IFF School Curriculum & Street/Urban Floorball3+
The International Floorball Federation (IFF) has published a School Curriculum that helps Associations and School Authorities to introduce Floorball. The Curriculum also includes information about Street/Urban Floorball3+ and Points Master.
IFF Street Floorball 3+ (ESP)
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IFF School Curr.Urban.pdf
Floorball Points Master An easy and fun way to play floorball, where the teams change every 3-4 minutes. Floorball Points Master can be played anywhere with a minimum of six players. Available in English, German and Swedish.
The Floorball Points Master is also available as a mobile app for iOS and Android.
Floorball Points Master
Floorball Points Master.pdf
Tabellinnebandy SWE.pdf
Taulukkosähly FIN
Floorball Points Master Spanish
Floorball Points Master in German with instructions
IFF Event Handbook 2016
How to organise successful Floorball Events. The updated IFF Event Handbook can be accessed in several ways:
PDF: Each section can be individually downloaded in PDF from the links below.
Issuu: The whole Event handbook can be read or downloaded on issuu: http://issuu.com/iff_floorball/docs/iff_event_handbook_2016
CD: A copy of the Event Handbook can be ordered on CD from the IFF office: office(at)floorball.org for the minimum postage cost of 5CHF.
00 Introduction.pdf
01 General Information.pdf
02 Competition.pdf
03 Logistics & Materials.pdf
04 Finance & Marketing.pdf
05 Media.pdf
06 Staff & Volunteers.pdf
07 Anti-Doping.pdf
08 IFF Officials.pdf
09 VIP Services.pdf
10 Adjacent events.pdf
IFF Events Mobile App - download free!
Follow the game with live scores, game notifications and real-time game statistics. Get the latest news from IFF, socialise by guessing game winners and personalise your App by making your favourite list of games and teams.
Follow the following IFF Events on the IFF Mobile App: > Men´s & Women´s World Floorball Championships> Men´s U19 & Women´s U19 World Floorball Championships> Champions Cup
GoGirls! Floorball
The IFF´s project to help Clubs, Local Organisations, National Associations, Parents and Coaches develop and encourage girl´s and women´s participation in Floorball.
Afternoon Club
Go Girls! Afternoon Club start-up.pdf
Buddy Training
Go Girls! Buddy Training.pdf
Designing Programmes
Go Girls! Designing Programmes for Girls.pdf
Financing Programmes
Go Girls! Financing new programmes.pdf
Parents, Coaches & Role Models
Go Girls! The Important People.pdf
Understanding Participation
Go Girls! Why do girls participate & what makes them stop.pdf
Barriers to Participation
Go Girls! Barriers to participation.pdf
Benefits of Participation
Go Girls! Benefits of participation.pdf
Encouraging Participation - Clubs, National Associations, Leaders & Schools
Go Girls! Encouraging participation.pdf
Encouraging Participation - Quick Guide
Go Girls! Encouraging participation - Quick Guide.pdf
Guide for Parents
Go Girls! Parent´s Guide.pdf
GoGirls! Floorball in GERMAN
Flyer presenting floorball and the IFF
Floorball & Floorball historyIFF & IFF Development workIFF Events & IFF Materials
Also available on issuu.com/iff_floorball
IFF flyer high resolution (print)
IFF flyer low resolution (web)
This is Floorball - 25th Anniversary edition
This material presents the histiory of the IFF and Floorball from the start until the IOC recognition. The Floorball player profiles from the past, the present and the future are also presented, giving a face to Floorball.
Individual Technique and Goalkeeping coaching DVDs can be ordered from the IFF office (office(at)floorball.org). The price for the DVD´s is 25 CHF/double DVD (+postal fee 10 CHF).
Coaching DVD´s includes Guidance for players and coaches, as well as practical drills. Two DVD's with English commentary and subtitles in: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Japanese (only individual technique DVD).
Basic referee education material
The material is meant for basic training and will give more tools for the referee trainers when training referees.
It can be loaded as PDF or PPT. For more information you can contact the IFF operations coordinator Mr. Veli Halonen
Material Arbitral Básico
Material Arbitral Básico 2012.ppt
Osnovi izobrazevalni prirocnik za sodnike
IFF Osnovi izobrazevalni prirocnik za sodnike.ppt
L´Essentiel de l´arbitage
IFF - LEssentiel de lArbitrage_1.pdf
Basic IFF Referee Educationa Material 2014 PPT
IFF Basic ref mat 2014 update.ppt
Basic IFF Referee Educational Material 2014 PDF
IFF Basic ref mat 2014 update [Compatibility Mode].pdf
Special Situations and Goalkeeping Includes Instructions and Drills.
The web-magazine version of the material can be read on issuu (www.issuu.com/iff_floorball).
Special Situations and Goalkeeping
Special Situations and Goalkeeping in Polish
Sytuacje specjalne oraz gra bramkarza_polish version.pdf
Learn, Start, Play Learning the game, starting up the organisation and playing in different ways.
This material can be downloaded in English, Spanish and in Mongolian.
The web-magazine version of the material can be read on issuu (www.issuu.com/iff_floorball).
The printed version of the Learn, Start, Play material, can be ordered from the IFF Office (office(at)floorball.org) and the price is 8 CHF (5€), (+minimum 5 CHF postal fee)
Learn, Start, Play
Printable version of Learn-Start-Play
Learn, Start, Play in Mongolian
Learn, Start, Play in Spanish
Individual Technique and TacticsTeaching Individual Technique and Tactics in Floorball/Instruction and Drills- available in English, Estonian, Polish and for the Bosnia–Herzegovina/Serbia/Montenegro/Croatia Language area
Treenerite tasemekoolitus Saalihoki
Individual Technique and Tactics_Estonian version08.pdf
Invidualne tehnike I taktike (Bosnia–Herzegovina etc)
Individualne tehnike i taktike.pdf
Individual Technique and Tactics in Polish
Individual Technique and Tactics - Polska wersja_1.pdf
Team Tactics Teaching team tactics in Floorball; Instructions and Drills
Team Tactics
Rules of the GameNewest version of the official IFF Rules of the Game. Valid from 1st of July 2014.
Rules of the game
Rules of the Game Edition 2014 (ENGLISH).pdf
Rules of the game (in Ukrainian)
Rules of the Game in Ukrainian.pdf
IFF Social Media Guide 2014
IFF Social Media Guide
IFF Social Media Guide 2014.pdf
Floorball Youth Start Up Kit. A Manual of how to teach Floorball to juniors.
This booklet is found in several languages:
Opstartkit voor de Jeugdspelers- Floorball leren aan Jeugdspelers - Dutch version Guía de Comienzo. Enseñar Floorball A Jóvenes.esp.pdf Unihockey für Jugendliche. Ein Handbuch für Unihockey-Trainer.pdf Kit de démarrage pour jeunes - kit_français.pdf Guia de Iniciacao. Ensinar Floorball a Jovens.pdf Manuale D´Inizio per i Giovani. Insegnare il Floorball ai giovani.ita.pdf Youth Start Up Kit_Slovenian version.pdf Youth Start Up Kit in Russian.pdf Youth Start Up Kit in Mandarine Chinese.pdf Youth Floorball Kit up polska wersja.pdf Mladi Početna obuka - Bosnia – Herzegovina/Serbia/Montenegro/Croatia Language area
Floorball Start Up Kit
Floorball Youth Start Up Kit.pdf
Download the Special Olympics Digital Coaching Guide here: digitalguides.specialolympics.org/floorball
The Individual Skill Contest (ISC) is developed for the divisioning in Special Olympics Flooorball, but can also be used as a tool for measuring individual floorball skills with for example junior players. The score sheet is used as a tool for evaluating the players´ performance.
Individual Skill Contest (ISC)
ISC 2013_1.pdf
Score Sheet ISC
Score sheet ISC_1.pdf
Peace and Sport Adapted Sport Manual - Floorball- Basics about floorball and how the game can be adapted for different players, areas and team spirit goals. Available in English and French.
Peace and Sport Adapted Sport Manual ENG
EN_Floorball (electronic version).pdf
Peace and Sport Adapted Sport Manual FRA
FR_Floorball (version electronique)(1).pdf
Floorball Highlights Video
Floorball Highlights
IFF Alakiventie 2, 00920
Helsinki, Finland Phone: +358-9 454 214 25 Fax: +358-9
454 214 50 E-mail: office(at)floorball.org


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Canine housetraining challenges
A well-housetrained dog is a requirement for most pet owners. In fact, behavior problems are a common cause of relinquishment to animal shelters, and inappropriate elimination has been reported to make up 15% to 24% of the behavior problems seen in veterinary behavior clinics.1 While keeping a poorly trained dog confined outdoors is one solution, it does little to maintain or establish a strong bond between a dog and its owner. And keeping a social species such as the domesticated dog confined and alone is likely to result in a relatively poor quality of life for the dog.
General practitioners should be prepared to assist pet owners by inquiring about housetraining issues at the first puppy visit. Teaching acceptable elimination habits is much easier when an animal is still young; changing the behavior of an adult dog with objectionable habits will only get more difficult the longer the dog practices the unacceptable behavior. Basic puppy housetraining has been covered well elsewhere, so this article focuses on some of the more complex challenges that can arise when trying to housetrain dogs of any age.
NORMAL CANINE ELIMINATION BEHAVIORHousetraining a dog will be more easily accomplished with a basic understanding of normal canine elimination behavior. During the first few weeks of life, the bitch licks the urogenital area of her pups to initiate elimination and then ingests the waste. By about 3 weeks of age, the puppies begin moving away from the nest to eliminate, and by 5 weeks of age, they begin choosing a specific location for elimination.2 By 8 to 9 weeks of age, the elimination location and substrate have become more established.3 So 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 weeks of age is the best time to housetrain a puppy.4 Dogs acquired after that age can still be housetrained, but they may have already established some location and substrate preferences that are unacceptable to their owners. These dogs may simply require more time and patience.
The principles of housetraining apply regardless of a dog's age or experience. Briefly, these principles include closely supervising the dog and confining it when supervision is not possible, providing food and water on a consistent schedule, giving rewards for appropriate behavior, teaching a cue for elimination, and avoiding punishment. Use the handout to review these principles with pet owners.
When presented with an adult dog that is housesoiling, first determine whether the dog was ever completely housetrained. If the owner can verify that the dog was at one time completely housetrained, then the next step is to rule out any medical conditions that might lead to increased frequency of elimination, urgency, incontinence, or difficulty in accessing the proper site for elimination.
Once you've ruled out medical problems, consider other causes of housesoiling. Anxiety disorders (e.g. separation anxiety, environmental or storm fear or phobia), age-related cognitive decline, inclement weather (making a dog reluctant to go outdoors), and changes in the owner's schedule leading to poor timing in taking the dog outside to relieve itself are just a few examples of problems that can contribute to a lapse in housetraining.
Dogs with anxiety disorders or age-related cognitive decline are unlikely to benefit from typical housetraining approaches alone; these conditions will need to be treated first to resolve the housesoiling issues. Treatment for these conditions has been well-covered elsewhere.5
A dog's natural tendency to avoid soiling its den area is just one of several behavioral features that can be used to aid in housetraining. However, for a variety of reasons, a pet owner may be faced with a dog that does not seem to mind lying in its own waste. One of the most common reasons this occurs is the pet owner repeatedly leaves the dog confined for too long, and the dog eventually eliminates because it is uncomfortable and cannot hold it any longer. In these cases, the dog learns to tolerate lying in urine and feces and may even develop a substrate preference.


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After University of Florida's Bridget Sloan was named SEC Freshman Gymnast of the Week after only a week of action this season, it comes to no surprise that the Gators squad consists of the top freshmen gymnastics class in the nation. According to CollegeGymFans.com the elite four-member freshmen class is the nation's top freshmen class for the 2013 year.
Bridgette Caquatto, Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto and Bridget Sloan all began training with the Gators in the fall while Morgan Frazier joined the Gators squad this spring.
Caquatto and Sloan both have tremendous experience as they both have represented the U.S. in international meets before. Sloan was the youngest member of the U.S.'s 2008 silver-medal Olympic team, showing her talent at an early age. In 2009, the freshman superstar won the 2009 World Championships' all-around title.
Both Sloan and Caquatto were apart of the U.S.'s 2011 Pan American Games gold-medal team as Caquatto took home gold for the all-around and uneven bars. Sloan and Dancose-Giambattisto both competed at the 2010 World Championships as Dancose-Giambattisto was part of Canada's team. Frazier competed at the Junior Olympic Level 10 Championships and was apart of the Orlando Metro club team.
The Gators are 1-1 for the 2013 season so far after winning their season opener but then losing on the road. In Florida's first meet of the season and home opener, the No. 3 Gators defeated Ball State 196.575-190.55 in the O'Dome. Unfortunately when the Gators traveled to Baton Rouge, La. on Friday evening, they fell to No. 8 LSU Friday evening in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
The Gators face off next January 18th at 7 p.m. against SEC foe No. 21 Missouri in Stephen C. O'Connell Center. The meet will be streamed live through GatorVision.com and will be aired on Sun Sports January 27th at 10:30 a.m.
Gator Country reporter Elizabeth Rhodes can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Creative Commons just released a new spec: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Ccplus that has markup in this form: <a xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" rel="cc:morePermissions" href="#agreement">below</a> (in HTML4, one assumes, since they don't specify XHTML, and this is what the vast majority of users will presume). However, it appears that they adopted this practice from RDFa; http://www.w3.org/TR/rdfa-syntax/#relValues which, in turn, *does* rely upon XHTML. However, XHTML does *not* specify the @rel value as a QName (or CURIE, as RDFa assumes); http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-xhtml-modularization-20081008/abstraction.html#dt_LinkTypes "Note that in a future version of this specification, the Working Group expects to evolve this type from a simple name to a Qualified Name (QName)." So, that's an expectation, not a current specification. Of course, this conflicts with the Link draft; http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-nottingham-http-link-header-04.txt which we've worked pretty hard to come to consensus on across a broad selection of communities (Atom, POWDER, OAuth, HTTP, and optimistically, HTML5). A few observations and questions; 1) I'm more than happy to specify in the Link that in XHTML, a link rel value is indeed a QName, if XHTML chooses to take that position (although I believe a URI is a better fit than a QName here, as in most other places). Can we get a current reading from the XHTML world on this? 2) However, it seems like RDFa is jumping the gun by assuming @rel is a CURIE right now. This is not promoting interoperablity or shared architecture, because no XHTML processor that isn't aware of RDFa can properly identify these link relations. My preference would be an erratum to RDFa removing this syntax, replacing them with a self- contained identifier (i.e. a URI). Thoughts? 3) CC's adoption of *proposed* XHTML conventions from RDFa into HTML4 via CURIEs further muddies the waters; xmlns has no meaning whatsoever in HTML4, so they're promoting bad practice there by circumventing the specified Profile mechanism. I find this aspect of this the most concerning, and it needs clarification (more colourful words come to mind, but I'll leave it there for now). Thanks, P.S., I realise that this involves at least three additional communities, but the TAG seems like the logical place for the initial discussion and eventual coordination of this issue. -- Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/Received on Friday, 27 February 2009 07:16:28 UTC
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shweb needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 24 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
ctyres is one of the largest online tyre retailers in the uk. Customers can purchase tyres online and have them fitted at one of our nationwide fitting centres or have them delivered for free. We offer savings of upto 40% compared to the fast fit chains.
People who own and run cars..
we require designers to create banners in the sizes listed below. The adverts will be placed on various websites for advertising purposes therefore have to be eye catching using the colour theme of our website.
We require banners in jpeg or gif format, however we would perfer them to be animated similar to this bannner
we would also require banner designs with html forms embeded. essentialy a widget it needs to have the layout similar to the files attached wereby the user is albe to select three values and clikc the go button please refer to mytyrebanner1.jpg and mytyrebanner3.jpg
refer to pic 1 and 3 for html form embeded examples
refer to the links below for jpeg banner examples
Sizes are as Follows:
468x60 - one animated gif and also one in html form.
120x60 - just animated banner.
120x600 - one animated version and one in
html format
300x250 - one animated style and also one done in a html type as in the attached file mytyrebanner3.jpg
if you wish to download our logo you can from our here http://www.tyresdirect-online.co.uk/logo.html
The banners need to be appealing interms of wording a few examples are:
we need to mention the following text in the bannner.
Mail order - Free Delivery
Fully Fitted - Over 500 Fitting Centres Nationwide
The text below you can select which to include.
Save 40% on New Tyres
Buy you're car tyres Online
order now in 4 easy steps


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- Reins of the Cobalt War Talbuk
- Item Level 40
- Binds when picked up
- Mount
- Requires level 40
- Requires Riding (150)
- Requires The Mag'har - Exalted
- Use: Teaches you how to summon this mount. This is a very fast mount.
- Vendor 100
This item is a reputation reward; you must be Exalted with The Mag'har to purchase it for 100 from Provisioner Nasela <Mag'har Quartermaster> in Garadar, Nagrand.
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January/February 2013
The British HIV Association (BHIVA) and the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS (EAGA) recently issued a position statement on the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) by HIV positive individuals to reduce HIV transmission.
The statement cites the HPTN 052 trial -- that showed 96% reduction in transmission of HIV through vaginal sex -- and notes that successful ART use by the HIV positive person is as effective as consistent condom use in limiting transmission.
It stresses that this is provided the following conditions are fulfilled: absence of other STIs in both partners; the HIV positive person has sustained viral suppression below 50 copies/mL for over 6 months and regular viral load testing (3-4 monthly) is performed.
Published data are largely from heterosexual couples and there is insufficient evidence to conclude that ART offers similar levels of protection with other sexual practices -- including unprotected anal intercourse (whether heterosexual or gay/MSM). The statement gives expert opinion that an "extremely low risk" of transmission can be anticipated where the conditions described above are met.
Health care professionals are recommended to discuss the impact of ART on transmission with HIV positive people as well as the possibility of starting ART for this purpose.
Fidler S et al. Position statement on the use of antiretroviral therapy to reduce HIV transmission January 2013. The British HIV Association (BHIVA) and the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS (EAGA).
Links to other websites are current at date of posting but not maintained.
No comments have been made.
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NetWellness is a global, community service providing quality, unbiased health information from our partners. NetWellness is commercial-free and does not accept advertising.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Ferretti, DDS, MS, MPH
Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
School of Dental Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Dr. Gerald A. Ferretti is a professor and Chair of the Pediatric Dentistry Department at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dentistry. He also serves as the Chief of Dentistry at Rainbow and Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been awarded following degrees and certifications: MPH, University of Kentucky, Certificate in Medical Management, Gatton College of Business & Economics, University of Kentucky, NRSA Fellowship, National Institute of Dental Research University of Connecticut, MDS University of Connecticut Graduate School, Certificate: Pediatric Dentistry, University of Connecticut, GPR Southbury Training School and Hospital for the Handicapped; Southbury, Connecticut, DDS Georgetown University, Washington DC, BA, Cum Laude, Assumption College, Worcester, MA. Dr. Ferretti's research interests include: Longitudinal Study of Dental Caries in VLBW Infants, Xylitol for Caries Prevention in Inner-City Children.


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Total inspections: 6
Last inspection: July 21, 2008
Classification: Electric and Other Services Combined
Last enforcement: Unknown
Formal enforcement: 0
Informal enforcement: 0
This facility has been out of regulatory compliance 5 of the past 12 quarters.
View detailed information from the Environmental Protection Agency. Note: There are no mandated limits for power plant discharges into waterways for many common chemicals such as arsenic, lead and mercury. However some facilities are monitored for these pollutants by state regulators and report the findings to the E.P.A.


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LaunchBar 5 by Objective Development is one of the programs available as part of the MacLegion Spring Bundle.
LaunchBar is a smart and powerful, keyboard driven productivity utility that lets you access and control every aspect of your digital life. Whatever you want to get done on your Mac – with LaunchBar it's only a few keystrokes away.
|Abbreviation Search
LaunchBar's powerful, blazing fast adaptive abbreviation search technology allows you to find items just by typing short acronyms of their name.Keyboard Shortcuts
Invoke LaunchBar quickly with a system wide hotkey, or just by tapping a modifier key.
Clipboard History
Web Searches
Quick Look
Instant Open
Navigate folders, contacts, bookmarks, recent items, libraries or any other kind of hierarchy with the arrow keys to reveal related information.File Operations
Manipulate your files efficiently with the keyboard. Move, rename, compress, assign color labels, create folders and much more.
Address Book
Instant Send
You can read more about LaunchBar 5 on the Objective Development site. Normally, it retails for $39 for a family licence or $24 single user licence. The promo site says $35 so maybe the price has changed very recently.
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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake (West #2) started the Western Conference Championship series on the right foot on Sunday night, beating the Portland Timbers (West #1) 4-2 at Rio Tinto Stadium to take a two-goal advantage into the series' decisive second leg.
The Claret-and-Cobalt will now have two weeks off before playing the second leg at Portland on Sunday, Nov. 24. The winner of the RSL-Portland Western Conference Championship will advance to MLS Cup 2013, which will be played on Saturday, Dec. 7 against the winner of the Houston Dynamo-Sporting Kansas City Eastern Conference Championship series.
Portland took the early advantage in Sunday's match, getting a free kick goal from former RSL MF Will Johnson in the 14th minute to go up 1-0. RSL hit back with a vengeance, getting goals from DF Chris Schuler, FW Robbie Findley and FW Devon Sandoval in the 35th, 41st and 48th minutes to take a 3-1 lead. Real Salt Lake MF Javier Morales made it 4-1 to the Claret-and-Cobalt in the 82nd before Portland FW Frederic Piquionnne pulled one back for the Timbers deep into second half stoppage time to make it 4-2.
Johnson gave Portland the lead in the 14th. RSL DF Chris Wingert fouled Timbers MF Diego Valeri outside the box on the right side, giving Johnson a dangerous set piece opportunity. The Timbers captain took full advantage, hitting a dipping, 25-yarder past RSL GK Nick Rimando and into the lower-right corner to silence the Rio Tinto Stadium crowd. Wingert injured his ribs on the foul that led to the free kick and had to be subbed out of the match in the 33rd minute.
RSL created a couple of half chances soon after Johnson's goal before eventually finding the equalizer in the 35th minute through Schuler. Morales curled a corner kick in from the right side, with Schuler rising above Portland DF Futty Danso in the center of the area before tucking his eight-yard header inside the right post to make it 1-1. The goal marked the second time in as many games that Schuler – who had two goals in his career prior to last Thursday's win over the LA Galaxy – finished a Morales set piece for an RSL goal.
Portland nearly put one into their own net three minutes after Schuler's equalizer. Morales curled another corner in from the right side, again finding Schuler in the center of the box. Schuler's header deflected off of Portland DF Pa Modou Kah in the middle of the area, bouncing toward goal and forcing Valeri to clear it off the line.
RSL had another great look in the 39th. Captain Kyle Beckerman collected a through ball on the left side, chipping a cross toward DF Nat Borchers at the back post. Borchers got on the end of it at the top-right corner of the six, bouncing a header on goal that Timbers GK Donovan Ricketts pawed away. Borchers had a second bite at the apple, but couldn't keep the rebound on frame, side-volleying the chance over the bar from close-range.
Findley put RSL on top in the 41st minute, taking advantage of a Portland error to make it 2-1. Beckerman started the play, hitting a long ball over the top of the Timbers defense just right of center. Danso looked like he had things under control, but he misplayed his back pass to Ricketts and Findley – pressuring hard – made him pay, sneaking around the center back and collecting the ball just outside the area before taking a touch and slotting his 15-yarder past the onrushing Ricketts and inside the right post.
RSL kept the pressure on at the start of the second half, with Sandoval finishing off a lightning-quick counterattack in the 48th to put the Claret-and-Cobalt up 3-1. MF Sebastian Velasquez started the play, intercepting a Portland pass on the left side of RSL's half before finding MF Luis Gil on the touchline. Gil played a first-time ball inside to Morales, allowing the Argentine maestro to take a touch into space before playing a gorgeous through ball to Findley on the right flank. Findley ran onto the pass and hit a low cross into the box, finding Sandoval at the top of the six. The rookie striker did the rest, taking a touch away from goal before firing a low-right footer past Ricketts and into the left side of the net.
Real Salt Lake continued attacking after Sandoval's goal, registering chances in the 52nd and 57th minutes before getting robbed of a fourth goal by a tremendous Ricketts save in the 81st. Morales clipped a ball in from the left side to Gil just inside the penalty spot, with the 19-year-old flicking a majestic header toward the back post that Ricketts pushed around the far post with a diving stop.
RSL punished Portland on the ensuing corner kick, with Morales heading home to make it 4-1. Substitute FW Joao Plata curled in a corner from the right side, with Morales – RSL's normal corner kick taker – powering a header from the top-right of the six past Ricketts and a Portland player stationed at the near post to give RSL a three-goal advantage.
Portland pulled one back in the final minute of stoppage time. DF Jack Jewsbury hit an early cross in from the right wing, picking out Piquionne at the back post. The veteran striker rose above a pair of RSL defenders and headed home inside the far post from 10 yards out.
RSL and Portland will play the series' decisive second leg in two weeks on Sunday, Nov. 24 at JELD-WEN Field. The match will be broadcast live on nationally ESPN and ESPN Deportes and locally on ESPN 700 AM and 102.3 La Gran D FM/1600 AM.
Click here to access video highlights and the RealSaltLake.com MATCHCENTER for RSL 4-2 POR
Real Salt Lake Match Notes – RSL 4-2 POR
- Tonight's match was the first Sunday home game in Real Salt Lake's nine-year, 351-game history. Despite the unique nature of hosting a Sunday game in Utah and only having three days' notice between tonight's match and Thursday's Western Conference Semifinal second leg against the LA Galaxy, RSL drew a solid crowd of 17,333 to Rio Tinto Stadium.
- Tonight's match was the first playoff meeting between Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers and fifth meeting between the sides in all competitions this calendar year. RSL is now 3-0-2 against Portland in all competitions this year, winning all three of its home matches against Portland and drawing both matches at JELD-WEN Field.
- Real Salt Lake is unbeaten in its last nine matches across all competitions against Portland Timbers. RSL is 6-1-3 all-time against the Oregon side, with the Claret-and-Cobalt's lone loss against the Timbers coming in the first-ever meeting between the sides at JELD-WEN Field on April 30, 2011.
- With tonight's win, Real Salt Lake ended Portland's 10-game unbeaten streak across all competitions. Portland's last two losses have been against RSL, with the Claret-and-Cobalt beating the Timbers 4-2 at Rio Tinto Stadium on Aug. 30 just prior to the start of the Cascadia club's 10-game unbeaten run.
- Real Salt Lake will travel to Portland to face the Timbers at JELD-WEN Field in the second leg of the Western Conference Championship on Nov. 24 at 7:00 p.m. MT. MLS will take a two-week break to observe the upcoming FIFA international window. RSL's U.S. internationals, GK Nick Rimando and Captain Kyle Beckerman, are not expected to be called up to the USMNT for its friendlies against Scotland and Austria.
- RSL has had a very diverse attack against Portland this year, with nine different players scoring and seven different players assisting in the Utah side's five matches against the Timbers. RSL MF Javier Morales leads the way for RSL with three goals, followed by FW Alvaro Saborio with two goals, while FW Robbie Findley, FW Devon Sandoval, MF Luis Gil, DF Chris Schuler, DF Nat Borchers and MF Cole Grossman all have one tally against the Cascadia club. Captain Kyle Beckerman, Morales and FW Joao Plata lead the way for RSL with three assists each against the Timbers; Gil, Findley, Saborio and MF Ned Grabavoy all have one assist against Portland.
- The last time Real Salt Lake scored four goals was against Portland Timbers on Aug. 30 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Prior to Thursday's 2-0 win over LA Galaxy, RSL had scored only four goals in its last eight games across all competitions since Sept. 1, suffering five shutouts and recording only one multi-goal game in that span.
- Real Salt Lake MF Javier Morales continued his success against Portland tonight, recording one goal and two assists to give him three goals and three assists in four games played in all competitions against Portland this year. Morales now has one goal and three assists in the 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs.
- Chris Schuler's goal in the 35th minute marked his second goal of the playoffs. Schuler scored his first goal of 2013 in RSL's 2-0 win over LA Galaxy on Thursday. Prior to Thursday's match, Schuler only had two career MLS goals.
- With his goal tonight, RSL FW Robbie Findley now has five career goals in MLS Cup Playoff action. He remains Real Salt Lake's all-time leading scorer in the postseason.
- Real Salt Lake was without leading scorer FW Alvaro Saborio tonight. Saborio suffered a right hip flexor strain in the second period of extra time in Thursday's win over LA and was ruled out of Sunday's match by RSL Head Coach Jason Kreis on Saturday.
- Starting tonight in place of the injured Saborio, rookie FW Devon Sandoval recorded his first career playoff goal and seventh goal of the year in MLS regular season, MLS Cup Playoff and Open Cup action. Prior to tonight, Sandoval last started in RSL's 1-0 win at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Sept. 28, scoring the match's lone goal in the ninth minute of play.
- RSL MF Sebastian Velasquez earned his second consecutive start for RSL tonight. Velasquez scored his first career goal in Thursday's win over LA Galaxy at Rio Tinto Stadium.
- RSL MF Ned Grabavoy returned to the 18 tonight after being sidelined in Thursday's match against LA with a left hamstring strain initially suffered at LA on Nov. 3. The midfielder subbed on for Javier Morales in the 86th minute. The 30-year-old Grabavoy had a career year in 2013, scoring five goals and tallying five assists in 32 appearances – 29 of which were starts – for the Claret-and-Cobalt.
- RSL DF Chris Wingert suffered a rib injury while making a tackle on Portland's Diego Valeri in the 13th minute. He was subbed out due to the injury in the 33rd minute.
- With tonight's full shifts, Real Salt Lake Captain Kyle Beckerman and GK Nick Rimando have played all 1,620 minutes in RSL's 17-game playoff history.
Goals by Period 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake 2 2 4
Portland Timbers 1 1 2
Scoring Summary:
POR – Will Johnson – 14'
RSL – Chris Schuler (Javier Morales) – 35'
RSL – Robbie Findley – 41'
RSL – Devon Sandoval (Robbie Findley, Javier Morales) – 48'
RSL – Javier Morales (Joao Plata) – 82'
POR – Frederic Piquionne (Jack Jewsbury) – 94'
Misconduct Summary:
POR – Jose Adolfo Valencia (Yellow; Foul) – 90'
Real Salt Lake (4-1-2-1-2): Nick Rimando; Chris Wingert (Lovel Palmer, 33'), Chris Schuler, Nat Borchers, Tony Beltran; Kyle Beckerman (C), Luis Gil, Sebastian Velasquez, Javier Morales (Ned Grabavoy, 86'), Robbie Findley (Joao Plata, 66'), Devon Sandoval
Substitutes not used: Jeff Attinella, Cole Grossman, Khari Stephenson, Olmes Garcia,
Portland Timbers (4-3-3): Donovan Ricketts; Jack Jewsbury, Mamadou Danso, Pa Madou Kah, Michael Harrington; Diego Chara, Will Johnson, Diego Valeri (Kalif Alhassan, 53'), Darlington Nagbe, Ryan Johnson (Jose Adolfo Valencia, 59'), Rodney Wallace (Frederic Piquionne, 75')
Substitutes not used: Milos Kocic, Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Ben Zemanski, Sal Zizzo
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistant Referees: George Gansner, Frank Anderson
4th Official: Baldomero Toledo
Attendance: 17,333
Weather: Clear and 47 degrees


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NEW YORK (AP) — Worries about Europe are sending stocks slightly lower as investors look to see whether Cyprus can stave off panic when its banks reopen.
They are also keeping an eye on Italy, where political parties are struggling to form a new government.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 36 points, or 0.3 percent, at 14,523 at noon Wednesday. The index rallied 111 points Tuesday on better U.S. housing news.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell three points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,560. The Nasdaq composite fell five points, 0.1 percent, at 3,248.
Cyprus is working out details for how to reopen its banks after a nearly two-week shutdown. An international bailout agreement calls for large deposits to be used to help pay for the rescue of its banking system.


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JLS, Mo Farah and Tulisa team up for a good Claus!
CELEBS from the world of telly, sport and music are rallying round to spread some Christmas cheer to those in need.
To be recognised by Text Santa this year means so much to me
While the festive season is time to eat, drink and be merry, it's also important to remember those in real need in our communities.
The bumper ITV Text Santa live appeal show on December 21 will see loads of big names come together for a night to remember, all in aid of six UK charities.
Presenting this year's appeal are Ant and Dec, both 37, Phillip Schofield, 50, Holly Willoughby, 31, and Christine Bleakley, 33, alongside TV funnyman Paddy McGuinness.
Paddy, 39, says: "Every penny does count. Christmas is what you make it. I'm fortunate enough to be in a position to have my family around to enjoy the festivities but you do forget that some people don't even have that.
"Text Santa is a fun show with a serious message behind it.
"Hopefully we will raise a lot of money for our charities and I want Christine and I to raise more money than Ant and Dec, Phillip and Holly. It's my personal mission!"
Stars from the small screen such as the casts of TOWIE and Coronation Street, Olympian Mo Farah, 29, and chart-toppers like Tulisa, 24, Little Mix and JLS have dedicated their support to the cause.
Last year the appeal raised £4.1million to help worthy causes and this year it is hoped that record will be smashed.
But who does the money go to support and why does it matter so much?
We interviewed four people and their families who have benefited from the Text Santa appeal.
Wheel-life success
George Fielding, 17, from Dorking, Surrey works as an ambassador for Whizz-Kidz after he benefitted from the work of the charity himself.
He has cerebral palsy and was given a bespoke motorised wheelchair two years ago to help him have the independence he so desperately wanted.
Whizz-Kidz strives to give disabled children the equipment, support and life skills they need.
George says: "I joke that I've made my mum redundant now that I have a new wheelchair.
"It's made things possible that I never thought would be. I'm even planning on going to university next September. I used to be quiet and shy but now I'm confident and dream of being a politician.
"My new wheelchair also means that I now have a social life. When you have a disability you can sometimes feel a hindrance to your friends and family. I thought I'd need to rely on someone else for the rest of my life. That's all changed now and I want every disabled child in the country to have the same opportunities.
"Although Whizz-Kidz has done a fantastic job, there are still 70,000 disabled children in the UK who don't have the equipment they need.
"With the support of Text Santa we can start to make that a reality."
It means a lot to me
Mary Williams, 52, from Penrhyndeudraeth in north Wales is a Marie Curie nurse.
She has worked every Christmas and Boxing Day for the past eight years helping terminally-ill patients to spend the festive season with their families rather than in hospital.
She says: "To be recognised by Text Santa this year means so much to me. Not a lot of people really know about the work Marie Curie do.
"Sadly people don't stop being sick just because it is Christmas Day. My job is to support the terminally ill as much as possible, medically and emotionally.
"I also provide support and a rest for the families who are caring for them too. Often people with life-limiting illnesses don't want to be in hospital or a hospice – they want to be where they feel most comfortable with their families around them.
"I have to be a good listener as well as have an understanding of what people go through.
"The majority of our patients have cancer which I can relate to as I lost my brother and my father at a young age.
"My brother Emlyn didn't want to stay in hospital but at the time we didn't know that there were other options out there.
"Now I am keen to raise awareness that there is."
Brave Becky's vow
Becky Pierney, 18, from Redcar, North Yorks, was diagnosed with leukaemia on December 30, 2011.
When chemotherapy failed, Becky was put in touch with the Anthony Nolan charity who found her a life-saving donor for a blood stem cell transplant.
Becky says: "It happened so quickly. One minute I was spending Christmas with my family and friends and by New Year's Eve I was in hospital.
"As a teenage girl losing my hair was hard. It knocked my confidence. Chemotherapy makes you feel sick and the side effects are terrible.
"When I was told that my cancer was too aggressive and I needed a stem cell transplant I was devastated.
"Luckily Anthony Nolan found me a match really quickly. I had the transplant in April but it meant six weeks of treatment in isolation first."
Becky has made an amazing recovery and will be home this Christmas and New Year. "I'm so grateful to Anthony Nolan for helping me," she says.
"I want to raise awareness to the amazing work they do. It's been a really tough year.
"My hair is growing back and I've beaten the record for how quickly I could go home after treatment. I'm back at college and feel confident that I'm beating cancer now, which is the best feeling in the world."
A break's welcome
Little Ellie and Alex Watson from Witney, Oxfordshire, have a genetic condition called cortical displaysia.
This results in them having little verbal communication and limited physical ability.
They receive respite care at the Helen & Douglas House Children's Hospice in Oxford, supported by the charity Together For Short Lives.
Now aged 10, Ellie was diagnosed at 13 weeks old after she started to cry incessantly.
Her parents Jay and Annette went on to have twins Alex and Peter, aged three, and while Alex was diagnosed with the same condition, Peter was unaffected.
Looking after all three children can be exhausting for Jay and Annette and things such as bathing the children can be difficult.
Dad Jay says: "Helen House phoned and said they had spare capacity for three nights.
"We thought here is an opportunity to have a full night's sleep.
"We know people are friendly and they will do their best to make things smooth and organise everything.
"At Helen House Ellie gets that one-on-one care which she can't have at home."
Mum Annette says: "It's just knowing it's there and that you can ask for advice.
"We quite often use Helen House at a time when Jay is away on business and I can't quite cope with all three children so sometimes we send either Ellie or just Alex or both together."
Jay added: "Without places like this families like us would be in huge difficulty."


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (September 8, 2011) – Following a tough weekend at the Blue Raider Bash against three NCAA Tournament opponents from a year ago, the ETSU volleyball team looks to get back to its winning ways at the Country Inn & Suites Invitational hosted by Chattanooga, this weekend.
The Bucs begin the two-day tournament against longtime rival UNC Asheville on Friday morning at 11:00 a.m. inside Maclellan Gym, before taking on host Chattanooga at 6 p.m. The Bucs conclude the tournament on Saturday against Tennessee Tech at 2 p.m.
ETSU heads into the weekend with a 3-5 overall record after dropping four matches at the Blue Raider Bash over the weekend. The Bucs dropped matches against 2010 NCAA Tournament participants, MTSU (3-0), Missouri (3-0) and Austin Peay (3-1), while also falling to FIU (3-1).
Sophomore outside hitter Megan Devine (Kingsport, Tenn.) continues her early season dominance following four straight matches of 10 or more kills at the Blue Raider Bash. She has recorded 10 or more kills in seven of the eight matches this season. In addition, her performance earned her all-tournament honors for the second straight week. After two weeks of play, Devine ranks second in the league in both points (4.76 p/set) and kills (4.21 p/set).
As a team, the Bucs rank at the top of the league once again in blocks at 2.13 blocks per set. In addition, the Bucs rank second in the A-Sun in opponent's hitting percentage at .212.
After finishing second in the A-Sun in blocks last season behind former teammate Alysa Long, senior Jamie Stancliff (Advance, N.C.) currently leads the league in blocks at 1.00 per set. She is coming off of a stellar 10 block performance against FIU, which also tied her career-high for blocks in a match.
Admission for the entire tournament is free of charge. Parking for the event can be found in the garage off of Third Street or any of the McKenzie Arena lots. For fans unable to make the trip, live stats and live video for all matches of the invitational can be found on the tournament page or volleyball schedule page at GoMocs.com.
Scouting the Opponents
UNC Asheville heads into the weekend with a 3-4 record after going 2-2 last weekend at the Gamecock Invitational. The Bulldogs defeated Elon and Gardner-Webb, while falling against Davidson and South Carolina. Cindi Miller leads UNCA offensively with 3.20 kills per set. ETSU defeated UNCA in the Buccaneer Classic last season, 3-1, as the Bucs finished the match with a 19-7 advantage in blocks. ETSU leads the all-time series against UNCA 21-20.
Chattanooga enters the weekend with a 1-6 record after most recently dropping three matches at the Kennesaw State Owls Invitational. The Mocs won their first match of the year against Northwestern State. A balanced attack of Christina Teter (2.52 k/s), Ellie Kuhn (2.37 k/s), Jennifer Kuroski (2.59 k/s) and Heather Parman (2.27 k/s) lead the Mocs on the offensive end. The Bucs defeated the Mocs 3-1 last season in Chattanooga. The win for the Bucs last year against the Mocs tied the all-time series, 29-29. The Bucs have played the Mocs more than any other opponent in the team's history.
Tennessee Tech is still looking for its first win of the season after opening 0-7. The Golden Eagles have faced some stiff competition against the likes of Louisville, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Lipscomb, Arkansas State, Charlotte and Belmont. Natalie Penrod leads the Tennessee Tech offense with 2.46 kills per set. Allison May leads the Golden Eagles defensively with 4.21 digs per set, which also ranks fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference. Tennessee Tech leads the all-time series against the Bucs 10-3. The two teams have not faced each other since 1997 as Tennessee Tech earned a 3-1 victory over ETSU.
Country Inn & Suites Invitational Full Schedule
Friday, Sep. 9:
ETSU vs. UNC Asheville – 11:00 a.m.
UNC Asheville vs. Tennessee Tech – 3:00 p.m.
ETSU vs. Chattanooga – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sep. 10:
Tennessee Tech vs. Chattanooga – 10:00 a.m.
Tennessee Tech vs. ETSU – 2:00 p.m.
UNC Asheville vs. Chattanooga - 4:00 p.m.
For more information on ETSU volleyball please go to ETSUBucs.com and click on the volleyball link.


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Here is a range of lessons from Facing the Future for grades K-12, including some projects for university level students.
In this entertaining talk, Sir Ken Robinson asserts that to get the best out of people, schools need to nurture creative thinkers rather than good workers.
Be inspired by Malawian teenager William Kamkwamba. After being forced to drop out of school, William teaches himself how to build a windmill to bring power to his village.
Images, photos, and pictures stimulate the mind. For the viewer, they offer a chance to connect and question. They also offer potential for play and imagination, and pulling the observer into purposeful messages.
Here's a resource to connect your students' learning with their local community, culture, and environment. Also learn how knowing yourself can translate to being an even better teacher.
This Visual Learning Lesson will get your students thinking about the dilemmas of poor countries with rich natural resources.
Here are lessons plans and curriculum to help your students better understand the cause and effects of the current housing upheaval, the concepts of work (what kind of work is paid?) and workplace, and definitions of wealth.
United for a Fair Economy's (UFE) economic education curricula and workshops are dynamic resources for high school and adult continuing education teachers, and college faculty.
This Visual Learning Lesson will get your students thinking about the pros and cons of bottled water.
What would you eat for only $3 each day? What's the difference between freshwater and farm raised fish? You and your students will take your eating awareness to another level with these two resources. Your new knowledge will make you think before you buy.
The multi-media resources from Sustainable Table are designed to awaken consumers to the problems with factory farming and to promote sustainable food as a desirable and more responsible alternative.
Use this photo to ask your students what they notice and are wondering. Then share the facts behind the image to connect to greater understanding and discovery.
Here's an array of colorful, practical, and compelling materials that you can use not only in your classroom but also in your profession and everyday life.
Raising youth: growing food, justice, and leadership in your classroom. These articles from the Food For Everyone issue of YES! Magazine embody the possibilities when we take our health and our food into our own hands.


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Has God answered those questions? Yes, in the pages of the Bible. ( 2Timothy 3:16 ) 'But how,' you may ask, 'can I be sure that the Bible really is from God?' From a scientific point of view, what the Bible says about the world around us must harmonize with scientific fact, for God does not contradict himself. Does the Bible reflect such harmony? Consider a few examples.
Scientifically Ahead of Its Time
When the Bible was being written, many people believed that various gods inhabited the world and that those gods, not natural laws, controlled the sun, the moon, the weather, fertility, and so on. But that was not the case with the ancient Hebrew prophets of God. Of course, they knew that Jehovah God could directly control the natural world and that he did so on specific occasions. ( Joshua 10:12-14; 2Kings 20:9-11 ) Nevertheless, John Lennox, professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford, England, observed that those prophets "did not have to have their universe de-deified [of mythical gods]..., for the simple reason that they had never believed in the gods in the first place. What had saved them from that superstition was their belief in One True God, Creator of heaven and earth."
How did that belief protect them from superstition? For one thing, the true God revealed to them that he governs the universe by precise laws, or statutes. For example, more than 3,500 years ago, Jehovah God asked his servant Job: "Have you come to know the
of the heavens?" (
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Hence, all who lived in ancient times and had faith in the writings of the Bible prophets could know that the universe was governed, not by mythical, temperamental deities, but by rational laws. As a result, those God-fearing individuals neither bowed down to created entities, such as the sun, the moon, or the stars, nor did they have a superstitious attitude toward them. (
Deuteronomy 4:15-19
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In harmony with the views of many scientists today, the ancient Hebrews also believed that the universe had a beginning. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth," says
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. Also, some 3,500 years ago, God revealed to his servant Job that the earth 'hangs on nothing,' or is suspended in space. ( Job 26:7 ) And finally, more than 2,500 years ago, the prophet Isaiah wrote that the earth is a circle or sphere.— Isaiah 40:22 .
Real-time RT-PCR of selected genes from the microarray. Twelve genes identified from the microarray data were assayed by real-time RT-PCR. cDNAs for these experiments were synthesized using the same RNA samples as in the microarray. The data were normalized relative to the gene expression values of the planktonic samples, which were arbitrarily assigned a value of 1 and are not shown in the graph. White bars are results from the "+/− saliva" experiments, and the bars shaded in gray are the results from the "saliva +/− lysine" experiments. Shown here is one representative data set. This experiment was performed three times with similar results each time.
Centrifugation can induce a similar response as autoaggregation.
Given the large change in cell density that occurs as a result of autoaggregation, we were curious as to whether centrifuged cells would exhibit a similar gene response as aggregated cells. As described in Materials and Methods, we centrifuged 25586 using a low-speed spin and resuspended 1 set of samples in SDM. The cell pellets were incubated in either fresh SDM, SDM plus 25% saliva, or SDM plus 25% saliva plus 50 mM
lysine. Since we previously assayed the response to ∼1 h of autoaggregation, we incubated the dispersed and pelleted samples for 1 h before extracting RNA. As shown in Fig.
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, half of the genes we previously tested by RT-PCR were also responsive to 1 h of incubation as a cell pellet. As expected, we saw no evidence that saliva could specifically alter the expression pattern of any of the 12 genes we tested. Interestingly, l- lysine was still able to inhibit the induction of FN1989, FN1988, FN1586, and FN0941 despite the extremely high cell density of the cell pellets. However, this was not the case for both FN0085 and FN0078, which were similarly responsive to high cell density regardless of medium composition. FN0085 and FN0078 also exhibited a greater induction in cell pellets compared to precipitated autoaggregates (Fig. 6 and 7 ), which suggests that both genes probably exhibit greater expression with increasing cell density.
Real-time RT-PCR of genes induced by centrifugation. Of the 12 genes tested from the autoaggregation microarray, 6 were found to be inducible by centrifugation. Cell pellets were incubated for 1 h after centrifugation before the RNA was extracted to be used for the RT-PCR analysis. The data are normalized relative to the gene expression values of the dispersed samples, which were arbitrarily assigned a value of 1 and are not shown in the graph. White bars are representative of gene expression in cell pellets incubated in SDM, gray bars represent data from cell pellets incubated in SDM plus 25% saliva, and black bars represent data from cell pellets incubated in SDM plus 25% saliva plus 50 mM lysine. Shown here are the averages of three independent experiments.
Autoaggregation seems to be a common phenomenon among oral bacterial isolates, although it appears to be largely strain specific. The species
F. nucleatum
is perhaps best known for its prodigious repertoire of coaggregations; however, little has been reported regarding the autoaggregation of this species. In
F. nucleatum
ATCC strain 25586, we found a rapid autoaggregation response in the presence of saliva but found no evidence for this ability in the closely related strain ATCC 23726. Recently, two separate reports examining multiple fresh clinical isolates of
F. nucleatum
both reported autoaggregation in their strains (
), and a similar finding was recently reported with canine fusobacterial isolates as well (
). Thus, it may be that some laboratory strains of
F. nucleatum
have lost this ability upon subculturing, similar to what is routinely seen with
A. actinomycetemcomitans
). Certainly, strain-specific differences in genetic content may also account for differences in autoaggregation. Surprisingly, we found autoaggregation in 25586 to be inhibited by lysine, similar to its coaggregation with streptococci (
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). In addition, our microarray data suggest that autoaggregation impacts the expression of a large number of genes in a relatively short time frame. Since we assayed the effect of autoaggregation using two different conditions and found strikingly similar transcriptional responses, there is reason to suspect that these genes are indeed regulated by some signal(s) related to aggregation. Whether this signal occurs as a result of changes in nutrient availability, short-range gradients of diffusible molecules, or direct cell-cell contact remains to be determined. In addition, many of these same transcriptional responses could be recreated simply by centrifuging the cells and incubating them as a cell pellet. Interestingly, under these conditions, lysine was still able to function as an inhibitor. It should also be noted that the microarray data exhibited no changes in any typical stress response genes, suggesting the transcriptional responses were unlikely to be attributable to either starvation or toxicity derived from saliva or lysine. To the best of our knowledge, these are also the first microarray data for F. nucleatum .
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Legionella
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Legionellales; Legionellaceae
Legionella pneumophila, L. feeleii, L. sainthelensi
Legionella is related to the genus Coxiella . Legionella is best known for causing Legionnaire's disease. The bacteria are ubiquitous. Although largely aquatic, they can thrive in areas other than lakes and streams (see below). Legionella has a bad reputation because of its pathogenicity, although complete recovery from Legionnaire's is probable upon proper diagnosis.
Research on the Legionella genome structure is underway. Legionella pneumophila subsp. pneumophila str. Philadelphia 1 was completed in 2001. Plasmid pLPP of Legionella pneumophila str.Paris was completed in October of 2004; the full genome was completed around the same time. Plasmid pLPL of Legionella pneumophila str. Lens was also complete in October of 2004, in addition to the complete genome .
Legionella are Gram-negative. They can be rod- or coccoid-shaped. Most species are motile, and have one to three polar or lateral flagellae.
Legionella are aerobic bacteria. They use amino acids for energy. In addition, many Legionella species, such as Legionella lytica , are parasites of eukaryotic cells, and aquire energy from their hosts.
Legionella do not form spores. There are two major phases to the life cycle. The first is called the replicative phase. During this period, the bacteria are nonmotile and have a low toxicity. In the second phase, called the infectious phase, the bacteria are shorter and thicker. They have developed flagella and are highly toxic.
Legionella have the capability of surviving within biofilms, particularly in man-made water systems. In these types of environments, extracellular growth is often a necessity, and the biofilms permit this growth. Evidence suggests that a majority, if not all, legionella are associated with biofilms.
Legionella pneumophila is the bacteria that causes Legionnaire's disease. The is a pneumonic illness. It was first discovered in Philadelphis in 1976, when it caused an outbreak of pneumonia at an American Legion Convention, infecting 221 people and killing 34. Legionnaire's disease is difficult to distinguish from any other type of pneumonia. The four major methods for diagnosis are: determination of antibody level, demonstration of the bacterium in tissues or body fluids by using immunofluorescent microscopy, actual isolation of the organism on culture media, and detection of antigenuria. If left untreated, the disease has a 5-80% mortality rate. Immunocompromised individuals are less likely to survive an infection than immunocompetent patients. Risk factors for Legionnaire's disease include: immunosuppression, cigarette smoking, renal failure, age greater than 50 years, AIDS, hematologic malignancies, and lung cancer. In addition, males are more likely to become infected with L. pneumophila than women. Alcohol abuse may be a factor, but that has not yet been determined. Legionnaire's disease is most commonly spread through aerosols. Air-conditioning cooling towers, whirlpool spas, sink taps and shower heads are all major sources for L. pneumophila . Because Legionella form symbiotic relationshiops with amoebas, outbreaks of the disease are often correlated with the presence of amoebas.
Here is a scenario I keep hearing over and over: A woman is labouring away and all is good. She begins to push with contractions, and her midwife encourages her to follow her body. After a little while the midwife checks to 'see what is happening' and finds an anterior cervical lip. The woman is told to stop pushing because she is 'not fully dilated' and will damage herself. Her body is lying to her – she is not ready to push. The woman becomes confused and frightened. She is unable to stop pushing and fights her body creating more pain.Because she is unable to stop pushing she may be advised to have an epidural. An epidural is inserted along with all the accompanying machines and monitoring. Later, another vaginal examination finds that the cervix has fully dilated and now she is coached to push. The end of the story is usually an instrumental birth (ventouse or forceps) for an epidural related problem – fetal distress caused by directed pushing ; 'failure to progress'; baby mal-positioned due to supine position and reduced pelvic tone. Themessage the woman takes from her birth is that her body failed her, when in fact it was the midwife/system that failed her. Before anyone gets defensive – I am not pointing fingers or blaming individuals, because Ihave been that midwife. Like most midwives I was taught that women must not push until the cervix has fully dilated. This assumption has been taught to midwives since the 1930s and Ina May herself warned against 'early pushing' in Spiritual Midwifery.This post is an attempt to prompt some re-thinking about this issue, or rather this non-issue.
Anatomy and Physiology
Birth is an extremely complex physiological process but very simplistically 3 main things occur:
But this is not a step-by-step process – it's all happening at the same time, and at different rates. So whilst the cervix is dilating the baby is also rotating and descending.
1. Dilatation of the cervix
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). It opens from the back to the front like an ellipse. The 'os' (opening) is foundtucked at the back of the vagina in early labour and opens forward.At some point in labour almost every woman will have an anterior lip because this is the last part of the cervix to be pulled up over the baby's head. Whether this lip is detected depends on whether/when a vaginal examination is performed. A posterior lip is almost unheard of because this part of the cervix disappears first. Or rather it becomes difficult to reach with fingers first.
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