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Your server infrastructure should be your strongest defence, armed with the latest innovations to guard against and recover from security attacks. Limiting security to firewalls is no longer enough. Protect your enterprise with innovations in firmware protection, malware detection and firmware recovery – right down to the silicon.
Arm yourself in the battle against ransomware
Ransomware attacks, which hold your data hostage, are increasingly prevalent and hard to avoid. Blunt their impact with HPE Gen10 servers, which enable you to you preserve your data and run your business without the risk of paying criminal hackers.
The world's most secure industry-standard servers1
With the HPE Secure Compute Lifecycle, you have a new security foundation to protect against malicious threats that target server firmware, resulting in denial of service and data loss.
Silicon root of trust
HPE is the only vendor to provide silicon root of trust, which creates a digital fingerprint in the silicon and ensures the server will never boot with compromised firmware.
Firmware threat detection
With HPE firmware threat detection, you will know on a daily basis whether your firmware has been compromised. In the event of a breach, you can automatically recover to a known trusted state and quickly get your sever operational again.
Server data security
Data protection shouldn't be limited to data in the network. By implementing the highest level of security algorithms, known as CNSA-suite, you can keep your most confidential information within your server protected.
How tape can support GDPR
The higher data protection standards of the GDPR demand that organisations fortify their cybersecurity and risk management portfolios. This brings opportunities to streamline IT, enhance infrastructure security and improve data management.
HPE ProLiant Gen10 server platform
Protect your most sensitive data with the high performance and secure silicon of HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers.
- JASON SHROPSHIRE, Senior Vice President and CTO, InfusionPoints
HPE's unique capability to produce its own custom silicon and anchor the firmware directly into that silicon provides greater security than competitor servers we tested.
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Protect your most confidential information with the high performance and secure silicon of the world's most secure industry-standard servers. 1
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Drive security and continuity transformation that reduces risk and helps meet compliance mandates with HPE Pointnext. Our security risk management services will help you design, integrate and transform so you have the digital protection and flexibility to compete in the digital economy.
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Speak with a security expert from HPE to learn how you can make the move to secure, agile hybrid infrastructure.
Webinar : How to prepare for and recover from a ransomware attack
How to prepare for and recover from a ransomware attack
White Paper : Comprehensive server restoration with HPE
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Patrick Osborne & Bob Moore, HPE | HPE Discover 2017 Madrid
Reference Guide : HPE customer guidance pack – microprocessor vulnerability 2018
Recently, an industrywide vulnerability was identified that involves modern microprocessor architectures. To address this vulnerability, hardware and software vendors from across the industry, including HPE, have been working together to publish the appropriate resolutions. This HPE document is a guidance package for customers designed to simplify the task of mitigating risk from this vulnerability.
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Video : Check out the HPE Data Centre Infrastructure video playlist
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Reference Guide : A comprehensive guide to HPE Gen10 security
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Video : How HPE built the silicon root of trust and the most secure industry-standard servers
How HPE built the silicon root of trust and the most secure industry standard servers
Article : Exploring innovative server security for CTOs
Exploring Innovative Server Security for CTOs
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Bertrand Goldberg did not believe in preservation. He said so. If he were still here we would be having a disagreement. Goldberg was, of course, the architect of the original Prentice Hospital as well as the much-loved Marina City; he died in 1997.
It's a surprise to few reading this: There is a fight over Prentice between its owner, Northwestern University, which wants to demolish the building, and the preservationists who want to protect it.
The building should be saved.
Prentice meets three — arguably four — of the city's seven criteria for landmark designation:
•It is a rare and innovative example of hospital design and of a thread of modernism characterized by expressive forms.
•It is the work of a well-known architect and engineer whose work is strongly identified with Chicago and who was influential internationally.
•It represents an architectural and social theme of humanism that was particular to its era.
•Its distinctive appearance is a neighborhood landmark in Streeterville.
That there is an argument has more to do with Chicago's elastic interpretation of a plainly written ordinance when a powerful institution is leaning on the city than it does with Prentice. It does not help that the extravagantly unconventional Prentice is not easy for everyone to love. But, preservation is not and never has been about pretty: Landmark designation is about protecting important architecture.
That's because pretty is mutable: It changes over time. Fifty to 100 years is distance enough for nostalgia and scarcity — as older buildings are demolished and replaced by new ones — to make buildings embraceable. That is how yesterday's outdated and ugly becomes today's beautiful and irreplaceable. Exceptional architecture is not mutable.
There is no question that Prentice is important. Goldberg's work is characterized by sculptural forms of concrete and by extreme engineering ingenuity. He was an early adopter of computers and used them to engineer complex structures. Goldberg was both an engineer and architect, an increasingly rare combination, which gave him a special ability to envision a building as wholly integrated, structurally and aesthetically.
Goldberg pushed the architectural envelope when he designed Prentice, completed in 1975. The flower-shaped concrete structure that blooms above the rectangular base is a structural marvel of nearly 50-foot-long floors that extend out from the building core without support columns. The four arches that spring from the building core help support the outer, petal-shaped concrete shell. The complexity of this structure is breathtaking, the chutzpah of its architect staggering.
Goldberg was not taking these structural risks to show off. A philosophy that formed the foundation of all his work was rooted in sociology and psychology. At Prentice, Goldberg designed the floors so that women would be able to see, from their beds, the nurses who were stationed in the middle of the floor. Goldberg's notion was to establish a direct relationship between patient and caregiver. It was a radical departure from conventional hospital design.
Northwestern has inadvertently provided proof of Prentice's uniqueness by way of its mediocre replacement, the new Prentice, a boilerplate building that is inhuman in scale and tedious in design.
In a period when four-square modernism was the dominant architecture, Goldberg took a different tack. Along with other Chicago architects like Harry Weese, Walter Netsch and Myron Goldsmith, Goldberg was expressive and restlessly innovative in his work. Internationally, he was related to Kenzo Tange and futurist movements such as the metabolists of Japan and Archigram in London. Goldberg, however, was far more successful than either of the latter groups at getting his work off paper and into construction. It was an adventurous time. Architecture was imagining a future enabled by new technology and growing knowledge. Prentice, with its air of retro-futurism, is an expression of that period and all its heady optimism.
Goldberg did not turn his back on modernism without considering it. He was a student of one of modernism's and Chicago's greatest architects, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Rather, Goldberg rejected the rectilinear steel-and-glass constructions of his teacher deliberately in favor of sculptural forms that he believed were better suited to human beings.
His thinking and his architecture was celebrated by critics and embraced by clients; aside from Northwestern Hospital there was the Chicago Housing Authority and others in the 1960s,1970s and 1980s. An exhibition that closed in January at the Art Institute of Chicago was devoted exclusively to Goldberg's work, demonstrating his importance in architectural history.
Northwestern wants to demolish Prentice in order to build a laboratory building that makes full use of the site — that is to say, a much bigger building than Prentice. Northwestern has argued that no site other than the one Prentice occupies will do.
Prentice was pulled from the agenda of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks in June 2011 in order to let the talks concerning the building to proceed between the university and the city. Preservation groups have been excluded from the conversations about Prentice. The content and course of the talks has not been disclosed.
Northwestern is quick to list what it does for the city. But it overlooks what Chicago does for the university. Part of the reason Chicago is a desirable, beautiful place to live is because of its varied architecture. Northwestern is being asked to be a good citizen, to give back to the city that has given it so much, by preserving Prentice.
Once a building is officially labeled a Chicago landmark, the owner must demonstrate financial hardship to evade the constraint of keeping the building. Since Northwestern University's financial solvency is not in doubt, and Goldberg's vote does not count, Prentice is headed for landmark status unless the university continues to succeed in circumventing the city's landmark process.
Chicago has more to regret than celebrate by way of protecting important architecture. In 1968, Chicago adopted landmark legislation. Under that window dressing, the Chicago Stock Exchange by Adler and Sullivan was allowed to go down in 1972.
Just three years later, Prentice was completed. In less than one decade, Chicago promised to protect its glorious built heritage, destroyed a masterpiece and built another. What now?
If Prentice is demolished, it will be for reasons other than its worthiness as a landmark.
To lose it would be to remove yet another remarkable work from the architectural history of this city.
In 2010, Cheryl Kent appeared as an unpaid expert in a video about Prentice Hospital for the not-for-profit organization Preservation Chicago.

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The Smart City Architect
Steve Reneker
CIO, Riverside, Calif.
Few CIOs get the opportunity to influence their cities' growth like Steve Reneker has.
The Riverside, Calif., native took the city's top IT job in 2006, after a two-year stint working at Dell Inc., and has become an integral figure in a project called SmartRiverside.
"The goal is to make us more of a high-tech city," explained 47-year-old Reneker, who has been named SmartRiverside's executive director. The economic development aspect started as a portal to attract and retain business to the Southern California city of approximately 300,000, known as state's citrus industry birthplace. The effort grew into a task force providing high-tech companies with assistance, including tenant improvements, helping with company relocations and low-interest mortgages for employees.
Reneker is also leading an ambitious wireless broadband Internet access network project with AT&T, for which the city government is the anchor tenant. As of spring 2008, the network is 80 percent built and in testing, he said. Coinciding with the Wi-Fi project, Reneker is leading a digital-inclusion program to offer citizens refurbished PCs so they can take advantage of the free Wi-Fi access. "I thought if we're going to do this, we should make sure we're benefiting the entire community," he said. "We expect 20,000 to 25,000 households to take advantage."
Reneker, who previously served as Riverside County's CIO, said he took the city CIO post because he saw a "dream team" of talented people leading the city. "A lot of it comes down to being in the right place at the right time," he said. "We have the dynamics of an elected official base that is technology oriented as well as other leaders who understand its importance."
Besides his work on the SmartRiverside project, Reneker has made sweeping changes to how the city handles IT. He renegotiated some IT outsourcing contracts and established a project-management office and a new governance process. "Now all IT projects are prioritized by an executive technology committee," he said. "I think it's been very effective."
The city has a new data center and through virtualization, the city has reduced its number of servers from 225 to 75. Riverside is also working on a service-oriented architecture.
Priorities for the rest of 2008 include expanding the number of online services available to the public and focusing on how technology can better serve public safety officials.
Reneker is most proud of the digital inclusion project and hopes it can be replicated across the country. "In a way, it's part of a larger effort to make sure our citizens can compete with workers in Asia and Europe," he said. "We have to work to improve our standards of literacy and computer skills."


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Preparing to Register for IGHR:
1) Select the course you want to take from the list of 2014 courses available here. You can click through to the course schedules if you want details on what topics are covered in each course. Note: The Advanced Methodology course will not be offered in 2014, but will return in 2015.
2) Check to see what time registration begins for the course you have chosen in the registration schedule below. Be sure to convert to your time zone if you are not on Central Time.
2) Create a member profile in the registration system NOW. This will help make your registration process go faster. See https://www.123signup.com/
3) Download the IGHR Navigating the Online Registration PDF and read through the instructions so you can get through the registration process quickly. Many of the courses sell out in minutes, so you will want to be as fast as possible.
4) Decide on a backup course, or add your name to the waiting list if the course you choose if full. Sometimes people have to cancel and you may be able to get in at a later date.
Good luck getting in the course of your choice! I look forward to seeing many of you at IGHR in June.
IGHR Registration Schedule for January 21st
To prevent an overload of the online registration system, the opening of course registration is staggered with different courses being opened each half-hour.
Opening at 10:00 AM CST:
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- Course 7: Researching African American Genealogy: 20th Century Research
- Course 2: Intermediate Genealogy and Historical Studies
- Course 9: Advanced Library Research: Law Libraries & Government Documents
- Course 4: Writing and Publishing for Genealogists
- Course 8: The Trans-Mississippi South
- Course 5: Military Records I
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Dobbs Challenge: One Month Left!
Things have been quiet (perhaps a little too quiet) over at The Dobbs Challenge and particularly in the forums, which makes us pretty sure that you're all too busy beavering away at your entries to talk! However, we'll still like to remind you all that time is now of the essence, with the contest to close in less than one month's time on June 13th. Categories still open for entry include Best Windows Game, with a $4,000 prize, and Best Windows Mobile Game, with a $2,000 prize, so there's still some serious scratch on offer!
Other categories still open include Best One Button Game ($1,000), Best Game Starring Dr Dobbs And The Defy All Challenges Crew ($1,000), and Best Total Conversion ($1,000) -- for making something that's completely different in genre/style from the original Dr. Dobbs Challenge, but still keeps 'collect Visual Studio icons' as the mechanic and starts from the same codebase.
We already awarded our first prize, for The Dobbs First Month Challenge ($1,000) which closed on April 14th - from a set of challengers that are downloadable for potential entrants to check out.
The First Month Challenge prize went to entrant Punkle for his One Button/Total Conversion mod Dobbs Derby, which turned the original platform game Dr. Dobbs Challenge into a slot car racer with all new graphics -- including a particle system.
If you're interested, firstly download the specially created 'Dr. Dobb's Challenge' games for either Windows and Windows Mobile. Then you can can win from a remaining prize pool of $9,000 by modifying the games using a trial version of Visual Studio 2008, in association with competition sponsor Microsoft.
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Attention Walmart Shoppers! Syringes Found in Clothes in Georgia [VIDEO]
Someone is playing a rather dangerous — not to mention sadistic — prank on holiday shoppers.
Several buyers at the Walmart in Cartersville, Georgia have reported finding syringes with the needles attached in items like socks and pajamas.
The discoveries were, needless to say, horrifying, with one woman who was stabbed by one of the needles telling the local NBC affiliate:
"Everything started going through my mind. Whose arm was this in; whose body – was this a used needle; am I going to die based on this being in someone's body? I've been on a rollercoaster all weekend."
She said she'll have to be tested for hepatitis and HIV in six months and that she's "scared to death."
The Bartow County Sheriff's Office and management at the Walmart store said they had found syringes in other items at the store and are investigating. Watch a report on this alarming news below. And check all Wal-Mart purchases thoroughly this holiday season.


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Marion County Special Education Cooperative will screen children from birth through age 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 25 at Marion Presbyterian Church.
Vision, hearing and development in learning, motor, language, and social areas will be checked.
The free screenings usually take at least an hour. Appointments are needed and may be made by calling (620) 382-2858.


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text: Large and luminous, glowing from within their trademark light boxes, the photographs of Jeff Wall do not lend themselves to casual appreciation. The Canadian artist, who has described his subject matter as the "unswept corners of everyday life," produces images that do not strike you so much as seep into you. His pictures—or reconstructed memories—seem to be uncomposed, chaotic, a little random. Spend enough time gazing into them, though, and unexpected reactions occur: Wall is a master at making the ordinary seem ethereal, even spooky. Starting this month, some of his major works go on display at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art. The Destroyed Room alone is worth the trip. MAY 1


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Used 2012 GMC Canyon Extended Cab Pickup
Used 2012
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2012 GMC Canyon Extended Cab Pricing
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2012 GMC Canyon Extended Cab KBB Expert Review
With the demise of the Ford Ranger, the 2012 GMC Canyon pickup truck (and its sister vehicle, the Chevrolet Colorado) are the sole domestic occupants of the compact-pickup market. And, while at first glance competing with the two biggest names in the Japanese auto industry (Toyota and Nissan) may seem a daunting task, the 2012 GMC Canyon actually has some attractive prospects. The GMC Canyon pickup truck's 4-cylinder engine has significantly more horsepower and torque than the 4-cylinder engines of the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier, and unlike the Nissan Frontier, the Canyon offers a regular-cab model. You can also opt for a V8 engine, something neither the Tacoma nor Frontier provides. And, while it's true that the 2012 GMC Canyon pickup is not as wide as its competition, it can still do most jobs required of a compact pickup for a lot less money.
You'll Like This Car If...
If you're looking for a simple, clean and inexpensive compact pickup to be used the way a compact pickup was intended (working, not cruising), the 2012 GMC Canyon is about as no-nonsense as you can get.
You May Not Like This Car If...
If you're looking for a more upscale interior big on roominess and comfort, the upper-end models from Nissan and Toyota make a better choice. Those who need to tow more than 6,000 pounds will be better served by a full-size GMC pickup.
What's New for 2012
For 2012, GMC adds improved Bluetooth connectivity to the Canyon's option list, while a sliding rear window becomes standard on the SLE-2 4WD Extended Cab model. All 4WD and Crew Cab models gain an automatic locking rear differential.
Driving It
Driving Impressions
The 2012 GMC Canyon's greatest strength can be found in its unique engine offerings and rigid frame. The 2012 GMC Canyon pickup's rigid chassis contributes to the truck's excellent road manners, as well as its stability off-road. Even over washboard roads, the Canyon exhibits none of the dash-rattling or squeaks that might be expected, although the rear axle does hop around quite a bit. On the flip side, the Canyon does have an unusually wide turning radius that sometimes requires a 4- or 5-point maneuver when making a 180-degree direction change. Power for the 2012 GMC Canyon pickup is provided by a peppy 4-cylinder engine that easily out-powers the base engines from Toyota and Nissan. A 242-horsepower 5-cylinder engine is optional, as is a stump-pulling 300-horsepower V8. Fuel economy is also impressive, especially on 4-cylinder models equipped with a manual transmission.
Favorite Features
Tailgate Design
The 2012 GMC Canyon's tailgate can be set at a 55-degree angle that aligns the top of the tailgate with the tops of the wheel housings, thus allowing easy loading and hauling of large, flat panels.
Side-Curtain Airbags
Standard side-curtain airbags are an important safety feature that can protect occupants in the event of a side-impact accident.
Vehicle Details
While we wouldn't call the 2012 GMC Canyon pickup truck's interior innovative or elegant, it is clean and functional, with simple-to-read gauges and essential switchgear placed within easy reach of the driver. We like the Canyon's seats as they offer firm foam that provides good lumbar and lower thigh support; the seats are also covered in a durable and easy-to-clean cloth fabric. In the Crew Cab models, a rear seat is offered, but we think its upright seatback will be a bit uncomfortable on long trips. Extended Cab models feature two flip-down seat bottoms intended for passengers looking only for a quick lift to the job site or, preferably, their own vehicle. Upper-level models offer a bit more contrast and upgraded seating, but the overall hard plastics and drab primer-gray color aren't very uplifting.
The 2012 GMC Canyon distinguishes itself by its slab-sided sheet metal punctuated with bulging fender flares and big, bright alloy wheels. A sort of miniaturized GMC Silverado, the Canyon has the definitive look common to all of GMC's work trucks. Rolling on a 111.3-inch wheelbase, Regular Cab Canyon models are shorter than the Extended and Crew Cab trucks, which ride on a 126-inch wheelbase. Bed lengths vary too, with Regular and Extended Cab models supporting a 6-foot bed, and Crew Cab models offering a 5-foot bed. The 2012 GMC Canyon pickup truck's tall bed walls allow more storage and give the Canyon best-in-class cargo volume. Another clever and useful feature is the Canyon's 2-stage tailgate that can be opened flat or propped at a 55-degree angle. This prop feature allows long items such as plywood or sheet rock resting on the tops of the wheel housing to remain level as they pass over the tailgate's top edge.
Notable Standard Equipment
The 2012 GMC Canyon SLE-1 comes standard with a 2.9-liter 4-cylinder engine that develops a healthy 185 horsepower. You'll also find a 5-speed manual transmission, air conditioning, cruise control, anti-lock brakes (ABS), StabiliTrak stability control, head-curtain airbags, chrome front and rear bumpers, dual outside mirrors, automatic headlights, a tilt steering wheel, AM/FM stereo with SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and tachometer. Various additions for the SLE levels of trim include a CD/MP3 player and upgraded upholstery, as well as engine-upgrade options for the SLE-1.
Notable Optional Equipment
Options include 4-wheel drive, a 4-speed automatic transmission, power windows, power door locks, power mirrors, auto-dimming rearview mirror, running boards, automatic locking rear differential, the Z71 off-road package, a tow package, Bluetooth hands-free phone connectivity, a chrome package featuring chrome fuel door and exhaust tips, power and heated leather seating, ZQ8 sport suspension and 17- and 18-inch wheels.
Under the Hood
Engine choices for the 2012 GMC Canyon compact pickup include 4- and 5-cylinder powerplants, as well as an optional V8. The standard 2.9-liter 4-cylinder and the optional 3.7-liter 5-cylinder might seem small, but they are both big on power. The 2.9-liter produces an impressive 185 horsepower and offers up most of its 190 pound-feet of torque between the ranges of 1,200 and 5,600 rpm. That's enough power to muscle any lightly equipped 4-wheel-drive vehicle through the toughest terrain. The optional 3.7-liter engine makes 242 horsepower. Both of these engines produce class-leading horsepower while returning outstanding fuel economy. While the 5.3-liter V8 offers impressive power, its fuel-economy figures fall far short of its smaller stablemates.
2.9-liter in-line 4-cylinder
185 horsepower @ 5,600 rpm
190 lb-ft of torque @ 2,800 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 18/25 (2WD), 18/24 (4WD, manual), 17/23 (4WD, automatic)
3.7-liter in-line 5-cylinder
242 horsepower @ 5,600 rpm
242 lb-ft of torque @ 4,600 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 17/23 (2WD), 17/23 (4WD), 16/21 (4WD, Crew Cab)
5.3-liter V8
300 horsepower @ 5,200 rpm
320 lb-ft of torque @ 3,600 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 14/20 (2WD), 14/19 (4WD)
Pricing Notes
The 2012 GMC Canyon Regular Cab Work Truck, which features slightly less content than the SLE-1, has a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) starting just over $18,000, while the Extended Cab starts closer to $20,000. A fully loaded, 4-wheel-drive SLT Crew Cab with 4WD tops out around $35,000. A look at kbb.com's Fair Purchase Price shows the Canyon selling for slightly less than MSRP. When compared to the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier, the 2012 GMC Canyon holds a less-than-average projected residual value over time.
GMC Canyon Extended Cab Consumer Reviews
big lee
September 16, 2015
reliable, tough and outstanding gas mileage (5 cyl
great 5 cyl. wish they still made it. favorite for mailmen in rural areas. tough and dependable. hauled heavy loads. no tranny problems....
August 25, 2015
extremely reliable. Great value
I have never had any engine problems. Never tuned up. Just regular oil changes. A new belt, battery and brakes here and there. 200,000...
August 23, 2015
Good performance, descent fuel mileage.
It has been a very dependable vehicle, never been in the shop. I put on a k&n cold air intake and changed the muffler to a more free...
July 01, 2015
Best vehicle that I have ever owned! Love it!
My Canyon has never let me down in bad weather or good! I make sure that oil is changed regularly, all fluid levels are maintained, new...
June 02, 2015
Very comfortable and powerful, would drive anywher
The best small pickup I have owned. Previously had a Nissan and a mitsubishi
April 24, 2015
best truck I have ever owned
2009 Canyon SLE 4cyl 4WD. No major repairs after 150000 miles.The ride is as comfortable as any full size car. I live in the Ponoco...
March 24, 2015
Great purchase back in '04
I've had this truck for 11 years and driven it everywhere. It has been very reliable, both as my main vehicle and then as my daughter's...
March 09, 2015
best first truck has reliability of gmc
this truck is great it is easy to work on fun to drive and gets around 21 mpg on the high way it has room for lots of things since its...
January 01, 2015
Love this truck!
I just purchased this truck. I previously owned a 2005 Canyon 4WD crew cab. I like the Bluetooth feature on this truck, although the...
October 24, 2014
minor warranty work done otherwise great vehicle
I was pleasantly surprised on how great this truck handled on gravel roads, even quite rough roads. 5 cylinder may be a bit under...
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The purpose of this part of the report is to identify content
needed to translate the Committee's findings into policy and
dietary guidance for consumers. This information should be
useful to nutrition-related program providers, healthcare
providers, and educators as well as to the groups charged
with the responsibility of producing policy statements and
the 2005 edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
The Committee provides specific recommendations for the content
of main messages and supporting details, but we leave the
wording of consumer documents to communication experts.
Good nutrition is vital to good health—both in the present
and the distant future. Good nutrition is absolutely essential
for the healthy growth and development of children and adolescents.
A basic premise of the Committee is that nutrient needs should
be met primarily through consuming foods. Foods provide an
array of nutrients and of other compounds that may have beneficial
effects on health. In some cases, fortified foods may be useful
sources of one or more nutrients that otherwise might be consumed
in less than recommended amounts. Nutrient supplements cannot
replace a healthy diet. Supplements are useful when they fill
a specific identified nutrient gap that cannot or is not otherwise
being met by the individual's intake of food. Individuals
who are already consuming the recommended amount of a nutrient
will not achieve any recognized health benefit if they also
take the nutrient as a supplement. In fact, in some cases,
supplements and fortified foods may cause intakes to exceed
the Tolerable Upper Intake Level for nutrients.
In brief, the Committee's findings support nine major messages:
Consume a variety of foods within and among the basic
food groups while staying within energy needs.
Control calorie intake to manage body weight.
Be physically active every day.
Increase daily intake of fruits and vegetables, whole
grains, and nonfat or low-fat milk and milk products.
Choose fats wisely for good health.
Choose carbohydrates wisely for good health.
Choose and prepare foods with little salt.
If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation.
Keep food safe to eat.
list of major messages includes a major departure from previous
editions of Dietary Guidelines for Americans in that
it does not include a message specifically directed toward
sugars. This omission does not mean that the current Committee
views the topic of sugars as unimportant. On the contrary,
the Committee provides a strong rationale for limiting one's
intake of added sugars. The Committee's intent is to make
this point clearly under the new topic "Choosing Carbohydrates
Wisely for Good Health" and under the first and second topics
that address energy needs and controlling calorie intake,
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Many Americans consume more calories than they need without
meeting recommended intakes for a number of nutrients. This
circumstance means that most people need to choose meals and
snacks that are high in nutrients but low to moderate in energy
content; that is, meeting nutrient recommendations must go
hand in hand with keeping calories under control. Doing both
offers important benefits—normal growth and development of
children, health promotion for people of all ages, and reduction
of risk for a number of chronic diseases that are major public
health problems.
Dietary data suggest that, in general,
Adults do not consume enough vitamins A, C, and E; calcium;
magnesium; potassium; and fiber.1
Children do not consume enough vitamin E, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and fiber.
At the same time, in general, Americans consume too many
calories and too much saturated and trans fat, cholesterol,
added sugars, and salt.
Eating a variety of food within and among the basic food
groups helps one achieve recommended nutrient intakes
while maintaining appropriate energy intake.
Adults who consume the amounts of fruits and vegetables,
whole grains, and nonfat or low-fat milk and milk products
that are recommended in the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) food intake pattern (see Table D1-13 and the Dietary
Approaches To Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, Table D1-18)
will achieve the levels of intake of these foods that
are associated with a reduced risk of chronic disease.
Diets can be planned to meet recommended nutrient intakes
while considering the food preferences of different racial/ethnic
groups, vegetarians, and others.
A few special nutrient recommendations apply to the elderly,
women in the childbearing years, and groups susceptible
to vitamin D insufficiency.
Combining a physically active lifestyle with an eating
pattern that features foods high in nutrient density helps
to achieve recommended nutrient intake without excess
calorie intake.
It is essential to convey the concept "a variety of foods
from within each of the basic food groups" accurately
to consumers. The food groups consist of fruits, vegetables,
grains, milk, and meat and beans. The term foods
refers to agricultural commodities such as wheat, corn,
green beans, oranges, beef, eggs, fish, poultry, milk,
and cheese. A meal that includes salmon, brown rice, spinach,
sliced tomatoes, and nonfat milk includes five different
food commodities. Bread, pasta, crackers, bulgar, and
wheat cereal represent only one food commodity (wheat).
Consuming different forms of the same commodity has not
been associated with improved nutrient intake.
The recommended nutrient intakes that are based on Dietary
Reference Intakes are listed in Table D1-1. The calorie
level that is generally appropriate for each age/gender
group at a specified physical activity level is shown
in Table D8-1.
The use of the revised USDA food intake pattern is one
method to plan to meet recommended nutrient intakes considering
age, gender, and physical activity level. The food intake
pattern in Table D1-13 includes suggested amounts to eat
from each of the basic food groups and subgroups. Oils
and trans fat free soft margarines also are included in
the food intake pattern to provide essential fatty acids
and vitamin E.
When using the food intake pattern to plan diets, one
must pay close attention to the forms of food described
in footnote 1 to Table D1-13 and to Table D1-14, which
provides additional information about discretionary calories.
The pattern assumes that the meats and poultry are in
their lowest fat form, the milk is nonfat, and the foods
from all of the food groups contain no added sugars or
fats. These are not the forms of food eaten by most Americans.
Discretionary calorie values listed in Table D1-13 and
D1-14 are the maximum amounts that can be accommodated
at each calorie level. Discretionary calories are available
to use for increasing variety, for example, having more
fruits or vegetables or having medium-fat meat or cheese
sometimes—or low-fat or whole milk, sweetened low-fat
yogurt, sweetened cereal, or cake. Most people will exceed
calorie recommendations if they consistently choose medium-fat
meat and full-fat milk products in the amounts specified
in the table—even if they do not have dessert, sweetened
beverages, or alcoholic beverages.
Eating the amounts of foods from each food group listed
in the food intake pattern table each day (or averaged
over a week in the case of vegetable subgroups) will enable
most people to meet their recommended nutrient intakes
at a calorie level that does not exceed their energy needs.
Eating in accordance with the food intake pattern also
will keep intakes of saturated fat, total fat, and cholesterol
within the limits recommended below under "Choosing Fats
Wisely for Good Health".
The food intake pattern that is designed to meet currently
recommended nutrient intakes differs in important ways
from commonly consumed food patterns. In general, they
More dark green vegetables, bright
orange vegetables, legumes, fruits, whole grains, and
Less enriched grains, total fats (especially
solid fats), added sugars, and calories
Americans need to increase their consumption of vitamin
E- (α-tocopherol-) rich foods while decreasing their intake
of foods high in energy but low in nutrients. The USDA
food intake pattern does not provide for meeting the recommended
intake of vitamin E unless vitamin E-rich sources are
selected. Foods that can help increase vitamin E intake
are listed in Table D1-8a along with their calorie content.
Breakfast cereal that is fortified with vitamin E is an
option for individuals seeking to increase their vitamin
E intake while consuming a low-fat diet.
Most Americans of all ages also need to increase their
fiber intake. Diets rich in fiber help reduce the risk
of coronary heart disease (CHD) and promote healthy laxation.
Table D1-11a identifies foods that help increase fiber
intake. Substituting whole grains for refined grains is
a good way to increase fiber intake without increasing
energy intake.
Most Americans of all ages need to increase their potassium
intake. Diets rich in potassium can lower blood pressure,
lessen the adverse effects of salt on blood pressure,
may reduce the risk of developing kidney stones, and possibly
decrease bone loss. Blacks have a lower intake of potassium
than do whites and a higher prevalence of elevated blood
pressure and salt sensitivity. Thus, this subgroup of
the population especially would benefit from an increased
intake of potassium. Table D1-10a identifies foods that
can help increase potassium intake and provides information
about their calorie content.
Many Americans need to increase their intake of vitamins
A and C and/or magnesium. Tables D1-5a through D1-7a identify
foods that help increase the intake of each of these nutrients
along with their calorie content.
A number of approaches can be used to increase the flexibility
of the meal pattern while still meeting the recommended intake
values. Such flexibility is to be encouraged to accommodate
individual preferences, cultural preferences, cost, and availability.
Vegetarian Choices. Vegetarians
can achieve recommended nutrient intakes through careful
selection of foods, especially if they give special attention
to their intakes of protein, iron, vitamin B12,
and calcium and vitamin D (if they avoid milk products).
One way for
a lacto-ovo vegetarian who needs 2,200 kcal to make daily
selections from the meat and beans group would be to
1 egg, 1.5 oz nuts, and 2/3 cup legumes instead of 6
ounces of meat, poultry, and/or fish (further information
available in Appendix G-2).
1 egg
1.5 oz of nuts
2/3 cup of legumes
Enriched Grain Substitutions.
Whole grains can be substituted for enriched grains on
an ounce-for-ounce basis. They are comparable in energy
content and will provide for meeting nutrient recommendations
nutrient adequacy in the food intake pattern. (Further
information is available in Appendix
Legume Substitutions. For
people who don't like legumes, several other food choices
can be substituted in the food intake pattern and still
provide for meeting nutrient recommendations. (See Appendix
Substitutions for Milk and Milk Products.
Since milk and milk products provide more than 70 percent
of the calcium consumed by Americans, guidance on other
choices of dietary calcium is needed for those who choose
not to consume the recommended amount of milk products.
(Tables D1-9a and D1-19 include information on calcium
content and bioavailability from a variety of foods).
Those who avoid milk may need to choose rich sources of
the nutrients shown in Table D1-20 as well. Foods that
can help increase intake of some of the nutrients provided
by milk appear in Tables D1-5a, D1-7a, D1-9a, and D1-10a.
Those who avoid milk because of its lactose content may
obtain all the nutrients provided by the milk group by
using lactose-reduced or low-lactose milk products, taking
small servings of milk a number of times a day, taking
the enzyme lactase before consuming milk products, or
eating other calcium-rich foods such as calcium-fortified
orange juice, fortified soy milk, broccoli and oranges.
For additional information, see Tables D1-9a through D1-19
and http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/
Women of childbearing age can reduce the risk of iron
deficiency by eating foods high in iron (preferably meat,
poultry, fish, shellfish) and/or consuming iron-rich plant
foods, such as iron-fortified breakfast cereals, with
a food rich in vitamin C (e.g., orange juice). Table D1-22a
lists foods that can help increase iron intake and gives
their calorie content.
To reduce the risk of a pregnancy being affected by a
neural tube defect, daily intake of 400 µg of synthetic
folic acid (from supplements or fortified food) is recommended
for women who are capable of becoming pregnant and those
in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Because many persons over age 50 have reduced ability
to absorb naturally occurring vitamin B12,
consuming vitamin B12 in its crystalline form is recommended
for this age group. The goal for those over age 50 is
to eat foods fortified with vitamin B12, such as fortified
breakfast cereals, or to take vitamin B12 supplements
to achieve a B12 intake of at least 2.4 mcg
per day. (This equals about 40 percent of the Daily Value
expressed on food labels.)
The elderly, persons with dark skin, and persons exposed
to insufficient ultraviolet band (UVB) radiation are at
risk of being unable to maintain vitamin D status. Persons
in these groups may need substantially more than the 1997
Adequate Intake (AI) for vitamin D from vitamin D-fortified
foods and/or vitamin D supplements. Three cups of vitamin
D-fortified milk (300 IU), one cup of vitamin D-fortified
orange juice (100 IU), and 600 IU of supplemental vitamin
D would provide 1,000 IU of vitamin D daily.
Nutrient-dense foods are those that provide substantial
amounts vitamins and minerals and relatively fewer calories.
Foods that are low in nutrient density are foods that
supply calories but relatively small amounts of micronutrients
(sometimes none at all).
The greater the consumption of foods or beverages that
are low in nutrient density, the more difficult it is
to consume enough nutrients without gaining weight, especially
for sedentary individuals.
The consumption of added sugars, solid fats, and alcohol
provides calories while providing little, if any, of the
essential nutrients.
The prevalence of obesity has doubled in the past two decades.
Nearly one-third of adults have a body mass index (BMI)
the obese range of 30 or greater. The prevalence of overweight
among both children and adolescents has increased substantially
as well. A high prevalence of overweight and obesity among
adults is of great public health concern because excess
fat leads to a much higher risk for premature death, diabetes
mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease,
stroke, gall bladder disease, respiratory dysfunction, gout,
osteoarthritis, and certain kinds of cancers. Ideally, the
goal for adults is to achieve and maintain a BMI in the healthy
weight range. However, even modest weight loss (e.g., 10
has health benefits, and the prevention of further weight
gain is very important. For overweight children and adolescents,
the goal is to slow the rate of weight gain to achieve healthy
growth. Maintaining a healthy weight throughout childhood
will reduce an individual's risk of becoming an overweight
or obese adult. Eating fewer calories is a key method of
body weight. Increasing physical activity also is very helpful
in weight control, but because physical activity has additional
beneficial effects on nutrition and health, it is covered
separately. (See below—"Be Physically Active Every Day.")
Persons who follow typical American eating and activity
patterns have used up all their discretionary calories
and are likely to be consuming diets well in excess of
their energy requirements for their age, gender, and physical
activity level. To stem the obesity epidemic, most Americans
need to reduce the amount of calories they consume. When
it comes to weight control, calories do count—not the
proportions of carbohydrate, fat, and protein in the diet.
Since many adults gain weight slowly over time, even
small decreases in calorie intake can help avoid weight
gain. Decreasing intake or increasing expenditure by 50
to 100 calories per day would enable many adults to maintain
their weight rather than continuing to gain weight each
year. For children who are gaining excess fat, a similar
small decrease in energy intake can reduce the rate at
which they gain weight so as they age they will grow into
a healthy weight.
Focusing on the prevention of overweight is critical
because the behaviors required to lose weight are more
challenging than the behaviors required to prevent weight
gain. For most people, a reduction of 50 to 100 calories
per day will prevent weight gain, but a reduction of 500
calories or more per day is a common goal in weight loss
programs. Similarly, 30 to 60 minutes of moderate physical
activity per day is recommended to prevent weight gain,
but up to 60 to 90 minutes of physical activity per day
is recommended to sustain weight loss among persons who
have been overweight. (See below—"Being Physically Active
Every Day.")
Weight maintenance depends on balancing energy consumed
and energy expended. Weight loss requires taking in fewer
calories than expended. Small decreases in calorie intake
can lead to big benefits if sustained over time, especially
if accompanied by increased physical activity. (See "Essential
Elements for Weight Loss" in Table E-1.)
Calories come from fat, carbohydrate, protein, and alcohol.
The healthiest way to reduce calorie intake is to reduce
one's intake of added sugars, solid fat, and alcohol—they
all provide calories, but they do not provide essential
nutrients. Table E-2 gives some examples of how calories
can be decreased by choosing foods that are lower in saturated
fats. Table E-3 gives examples of how calories can be
decreased by decreasing alcoholic beverage intake.
When making changes to improve nutrient intake, one
needs to take care to make substitutions to avoid excessive
calorie intake. For example, foods such as fruits, vegetables,
and whole grains—all of which provide fiber—might be eaten
in place of more refined foods such as fruit drinks and
refined grain products.
Monitoring body weight regularly is a useful strategy
for identifying weight changes and the need to decrease
one's energy intake, increase physical activity, or both.
Such changes are fundamental to controlling one's weight.
Reduced calorie diets that provide fat, carbohydrate,
and protein within the recommended ranges can be safe
and efficacious for weight loss. Diets that provide very
low or very high amounts of protein, carbohydrate, or
fat are likely to provide low amounts of a number of nutrients
and are not advisable for long-term use.
Eating foods that are high in calories and low in volume
may make it hard to avoid excessive calorie intake. Eating
foods that are low in calories and high in volume (such
as many kinds of vegetables and fruits and some soups)
may be a useful strategy to reduce energy intake.
Controlling portion sizes helps limit calorie intake,
especially when eating energy-dense foods (foods that
are high in calories for a given amount). Table E-4 provides
information on how portion sizes have grown over the past
20 years.
Diets rich in whole grains, fruits, and vegetables may
help with weight maintenance.
It is unclear whether consuming milk products helps control
body weight, but consuming three servings of milk products
daily is not associated with increased body weight.
Table E-5 gives examples of some simple ways to cut calories
from your diet.
Use the BMI chart (Figure E-1) to determine your BMI
using your height and weight. If your BMI does not fall
into the "Healthy Weight" section, set your weight goal
as a weight corresponding to your height and "Healthy
Weight" on the BMI chart.
Table D3-1 will help you estimate your current energy
requirements on the basis of your gender, age, and physical
activity level so that you can know what your caloric
intake limit is to maintain a healthy weight.
Americans tend to be relatively inactive. In 2002, 38 percent
of adult Americans engaged in no leisure-time physical activity,
and in 1999, 43 percent of students in grades 9 through 12
viewed television nearly 3 hours per day. Regular physical
activity and physical fitness make a big contribution to one's
day-to-day health and sense of well-being. Lack of physical
activity puts many people at risk. In particular, a sedentary
lifestyle poses risks for coronary artery disease, hypertension,
type 2 diabetes, overweight and obesity, osteoporosis, certain
types of cancer, anxiety, depression, decreased health-related
quality of life, and decreased cardiorespiratory, metabolic,
and musculoskeletal fitness. All-cause mortality rates are
lower in physically active than in sedentary persons.
Thirty minutes of at least moderate physical activity
on most days provide important health benefits in adults
in part by reducing the risk of chronic disease. More
than 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity
on most days provide even more health benefits.
Participating in up to 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous
physical activity on most days is recommended to prevent
unhealthy weight gain among adults. After losing weight,
adults who obtain 60 to 90 minutes of moderate physical
activity daily are more successful at maintaining their
reduced weight than those who rely only on limiting calorie
The recommendation for children and adolescents is at
least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity
on most days to maintain good health and fitness and for
healthy weight during growth. Increasing physical activity
can lower the BMI of overweight children.
Regular physical activity is essential to the maintenance
of a healthy weight for children and adults and a useful
component of weight control programs. Physical activity
increases total energy expenditure and thus the number
of calories needed in a day. Energy expenditure increases
with increases in both the duration and the intensity
of physical activity. Table E-6 provides examples of physical
activities and the calories expended by performing these
physical activities.
Physical fitness requires regular physical activity
that involves cardiovascular conditioning, stretching
exercises to enhance flexibility, and weight work or calisthenics
to develop strength and muscle endurance.
Vigorous-intensity physical activity (e.g., jogging or
other aerobic exercise) provides greater benefits for
physical fitness than moderate physical activity, and
it burns more calories per unit time.
During leisure time, it is advisable for all individuals
to limit sedentary behaviors, such as television watching
and video viewing, and replace them with activities that
require more movement. Engaging in physical activity will
increase a person's caloric requirement for weight maintenance.
Therefore, a person who engages in regular physical activity
may have more discretionary calories available to him
or her than a sedentary individual.
Activity counted toward the 30 minutes should not include
usual activities at work or at home.
The physical activity counted may include short bouts
(e.g., 10-minute bouts) of moderate activity. The accumulated
total is what is important—both for health and for burning
calories. Setting aside 30 to 60 consecutive minutes for
planned exercise is one way to obtain physical activity,
but it is not necessary. Physical activity can be accumulated
through three to six 10-minute bouts over the course of
a day. The accumulated total is what is important—both
for health and for burning calories
The body adapts to physical activity by building muscle
and by increasing the maximum amount of work than can
be done and the use of oxygen. Regular aerobic exercise
improves the cardiovascular system.
Two steps help avoid dehydration during prolonged physical
activity in conditions of heat stress, whether for work
or leisure: (1) consuming fluid regularly during the activity
and (2) drinking several glasses of water or other fluid
after the physical activity is completed.
Most persons can safely increase their physical activity
without consulting with a healthcare provider. However,
it is advisable for men over age 40, women over age 50,
and those with a personal history of chronic diseases
such as heart disease or diabetes to consult with a healthcare
provider before starting an exercise program.
Resistance exercise (such as weight training, using weight
machines and resistance band workouts) increases muscular
strength and endurance and maintains or increases lean
body weight. These benefits are seen in adolescents, adults,
and older adults who perform 8 to 10 resistance exercises
2 or more days per week.
Exercise that loads the skeleton has the potential to
reduce the risk of osteoporosis by increasing peak bone
mass during growth, maintaining peak bone mass during
adulthood, and reducing the rate of bone loss during aging.
Regular exercise can help prevent falls.
Increased intakes of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and
milk products are likely to have important health benefits
for Americans. Compared with the many persons who consume
only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who eat
more generous amounts are likely to have reduced risk of chronic
diseases, including stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular
diseases, type 2 diabetes, and cancers in certain sites (oral
cavity and pharynx, larynx, lung, esophagus, stomach, and
colon-rectum). Diets rich in dietary fiber and in whole grains
can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Diets rich
in milk and milk products can reduce the risk of low bone
mass throughout the life cycle, but many Americans have low
intakes of milk products. The consumption of milk products
is especially important for children and adolescents who are
building their peak bone mass and developing lifelong habits.
Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and milk products are
all important to a healthy diet and are a good source
of the shortfall nutrients.
A range of 5 to 13 servings (2½ to 6½ cups) of fruits and vegetables each
day is recommended for daily energy intakes of 1,200 to 3,200 calories.2
For a 2,000-calorie daily energy intake, 9 servings (4½ cups) are recommended, with
increases or decreases depending on energy intake. Table E-7 provides the daily amounts
of fruits and vegetables by calorie level.
One goal is to consume a variety of fruits and vegetables
each day. Over a week, eating vegetables from all five
vegetable subgroups (dark green, bright yellow, legumes,
starchy vegetables, and other vegetables) is recommended.
For persons who require 2,000 calories daily to meet their
energy needs, the recommended combined intake is 4½
cups (or the equivalent) of fruits and vegetables each
day. Greater amounts are recommended for those with higher
calorie requirements, and somewhat smaller amounts are
recommended for those with lower calorie requirements.
Table E-8 provides a list of fruits and vegetables that
are the best sources of vitamins A and C, folate, and
potassium. Table E-9 provides recommendations for ways
to increase fruit and vegetable intake.
The goal for whole-grain intake is at least three servings
(approximately 3 ounces) per day, preferably by eating
whole grains in place of refined grains. Table E-10 lists
the whole grains that are widely available in the United
For people who require 1,600 kcal per day or more, the
goal for milk and milk products is three servings (3 cups)
of nonfat or low-fat milk or milk products or the equivalent
per day. The goal is 2 cups per day for those with lower
calorie needs. Table E-11 provides recommendations for
ways to increase milk and milk product consumption.
When increasing intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains,
and nonfat or low-fat milk and milk products, it is important
to decrease one's intake of other less-nutrient-dense
foods to control calorie intake.
As illustrated by the comparison of whole wheat and enriched
white flours in Table E-12, whole grains are richer in
many nutrients, but they are not richer in folate unless
they have been fortified with folic acid, which currently
is allowed for only a few types of whole grain products.
Enriched refined grains are required to be fortified with
folic acid. Label reading is important.
Young children and others with low energy needs are encouraged
to include three servings of whole grains daily, one of
which is a folic acid-fortified breakfast cereal.
One cannot identify whole grains by the color of the
food; label-reading skills are needed. Table E-10 identifies
names of whole grains that are widely available in the
United States. Table E-13 provides tips to consumers for
obtaining information about whole grains from food labels.
The strength of the evidence for the association between
increased intake of fruits and vegetables and reduced
risk of chronic diseases is variable and depends on the
specific disease, but a wide array of evidence points
to beneficial health effects.
Adults and children should not avoid nonfat or low-fat
milk and milk products because of concerns that these
foods are "fattening." Even the lowest calorie (1,000
calorie) USDA food pattern includes them.
When considering milk alternatives, the most reliable
and easiest way to derive the health benefits associated
with dairy consumption is to choose alternatives within
the dairy food group, such as lactose-free milk or yogurt.
Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and milk products
contain sugars and/or starches. These sugars and starches
(like those provided by added sugars and refined cereals)
provide fermentable substrates for bacteria that, in turn,
can cause dental caries. However, good oral hygiene and
fluoridation protect against caries.
Fats and oils are a part of a healthy diet, but the type
of fat makes a difference to heart health, and the amount
of fat consumed also is important. High intakes of saturated
fats, trans fats, and cholesterol increase the risk
of unhealthy blood lipid levels, which, in turn, may increase
the risk of coronary heart disease. A high intake of fat (greater
than 35 percent of energy) generally increases saturated fat
intake and makes it more difficult to avoid consuming excess
calories. A low intake of fats and oils (less than 20 percent
of energy) increases the risk of inadequate intakes of vitamin
E and of essential fatty acids and may contribute to unfavorable
changes in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and
triglycerides. Fish contains oils that may have beneficial
effects on mortality from coronary artery disease.
To decrease their risk of an elevated low-density lipoprotein
(LDL) cholesterol, most Americans need to decrease their
intakes of saturated fat and trans fat, and many (especially
men because of their high cholesterol intake) need to
decrease their dietary intake of cholesterol.
Recommended goals are less than 10 percent of calories
from saturated fat and less than 300 mg of cholesterol
per day for adults with an LDL cholesterol less than 130
mg/dL. Even lower intakes (less than 7 percent of calories
from saturated fat and less than 200 mg of cholesterol)
are recommended for adults with an elevated LDL cholesterol
(greater than 130 mg/dL). Persons with an elevated LDL
cholesterol value should be under the care of a healthcare
Trans fatty acid consumption should be kept as low as
possible—about 1 percent of energy intake or less.
Decreasing one's intake of saturated fat and of trans fat is the recommended way to reduce fat intake so that
total fat intake does not exceed 35 percent of calories.
Consuming two servings of fish per week (approximately
8 ounces total) may reduce the risks from cardiovascular
disease, especially mortality from coronary heart disease.
The intake of salmon, trout, light tuna, mackerel, or
other fish that are high in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
and docosahexanoic acid (DHA) may be especially beneficial.
Other sources of EPA and DHA may provide similar benefits;
however, more research is needed.
Recommended total fat intake is between 20 and 35 percent
of energy for adults. Few Americans consume less than
20 percent of calories from fat.
General information about fatty acids appears at the
beginning of Part D, Section 4, "Fats."
Because dietary intake of saturated fat is much higher
than that of trans fat and cholesterol, it is
most important to decrease one's intake of saturated fat.
However, intake of all three should be decreased. Table
E-14 shows, for selected calorie levels, the maximum amounts
of saturated fat to consume to keep saturated fat intake
below 10 percent of total calorie intake. This box may
be useful combined with label reading guidance. Table
E-2 gives a few practical examples of the differences
in the saturated fat content of different forms of commonly
consumed foods.
Table E-15 provides the dietary sources of saturated
fats in the U.S. diet, listed in decreasing order. Table
E-16 provides strategies for decreasing saturated fat
Since trans fatty acids are produced in the
hydrogenation of vegetable oils and account for more than
80 percent of total intake, the food industry has a large
role to play in helping consumers decrease their trans
fat intake. Table E-17 provides dietary sources of trans
fat, listed in decreasing order.
Table E-18 provides dietary sources of cholesterol.
Consumer advisories provide current information about
lowering exposure to environmental contaminants, such
as methylmercury, in fish. For more information on the
latest methylmercury advisory, see www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/
Carbohydrates are part of a healthy diet. Sugars and starches
supply energy to the body in the form of glucose, which is
the only energy source for red blood cells and is the preferred
energy source for the brain, central nervous system, placenta,
and fetus. Dietary fiber has been shown to have a number of
beneficial effects including decreased risk of type 2 diabetes
and of coronary heart disease, and improvement in laxation.
Although the body's response to sugars does not depend on
whether they are naturally present in a food (such as the
fructose in fruit or the lactose in milk) or added to the
food, there is a concern that people should not consume excessive
amounts of foods that supply calories but few or no nutrients.
This is the case for many foods that contain added sugars.
As described above under "Increasing Daily Intake of
Fruits and Vegetables, Whole Grains, and Nonfat or Low-Fat
Milk and Milk Products," consuming foods from the basic
food groups that provide carbohydrates can promote health
and reduce chronic disease risk. Foods in these groups
are important sources of many nutrients.
When selecting foods from the fruit, vegetable, and grains
groups, it is beneficial to make fiber-rich choices often.
This means, for example, choosing whole fruits rather
than juices and whole grains rather than refined grains.
Table D1-8 lists some of the best sources of dietary fiber.
Reducing intake of added sugars (especially sugar-sweetened
beverages) may be helpful in achieving recommended nutrient
intakes and weight control.
A combined approach of reducing the frequency of consuming
sugars and starches (e.g., limiting snacking on foods
that contain these carbohydrates) and optimizing oral
hygiene practices is advised to reduce caries incidence.
The concern about added sugars is not the sugar itself
but rather with many of the foods in which added sugars
are found. Individuals who consume food or beverages high
in added sugars tend to consume more calories than those
who consume low amounts of added sugars, and also tend
to consume lower amounts of micronutrients.
The major sources of added sugars are listed in Table
E-19. Decreased intake of such foods is recommended.
Moderate amounts of sugars added to nutrient-dense foods
such as breakfast cereals and reduced-fat milk products
may increase a person's intake of such foods and thus
improve nutrient intake without contributing excessive
Table E-20 lists ingredients that are included in the
term added sugars. Nutritional
labels list the amount of total sugars, but not added
sugars. To find out whether a food contains added sugars,
one must examine the ingredient list (Table E-21).
On average, the higher one's salt intake, the higher one's
blood pressure. Keeping blood pressure in the normal range
reduces one's risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, congestive
heart failure, and kidney disease. Nearly all American adults
will develop hypertension (high blood pressure) during their
lifetime. Lifestyle changes can prevent or delay the onset
of high blood pressure and can lower elevated blood pressure.
These lifestyle changes include reducing salt intake, increasing
potassium intake, losing excess body weight, increasing physical
activity, and eating an overall healthy diet (such as diets
based on the revised USDA food intake pattern or the DASH
diet described in this report).
Nearly all Americans consume substantially more salt
than they need. Decreasing salt (sodium chloride) intake
is advisable to reduce the risk of elevated blood pressure.
Expressed in terms of sodium, the general goal is for
adults to aim to consume less than 2,300 mg of sodium
per day.
Many persons will benefit from reducing their salt intake
even more. Such persons include hypertensive individuals,
blacks, and middle- and older-aged adults.
At the same time, individuals are encouraged to increase
their consumption of foods rich in potassium. Potassium
lowers blood pressure and blunts the effects of salt on
blood pressure.
Since sodium added during the processing of foods provides
more than three-fourths of total intake, the food industry
has a large role to play in helping consumers decrease
their sodium intake.
Salt is sodium chloride.
Food labels list sodium rather than salt content. Sources
of sodium in the food supply are provided in Figure E-2.
Many processed foods and foods served by food establishments
are high in sodium. See Table E-22 for examples of these
foods and Table E-23 for examples of strategies to decrease
sodium intake.
One's preference for salt is not fixed. After consuming
foods low in salt for a period of time, one's taste for
salt tends to decrease. Alternative flavorings may help.
Table E-24 provides examples of alternative flavorings
and foods to pair with seasonings.
The consumption of alcohol can have beneficial or harmful
effects depending on the amount consumed, the age and other
characteristics of the person consuming the alcohol, and specific
situations. The lowest all-cause mortality occurs at an intake
of one to two drinks per day. The lowest coronary heart disease
mortality also occurs at an intake of one to two drinks per
day. Morbidity and mortality are highest among those drinking
large amounts of alcohol.
Those who choose to drink alcoholic beverages should
do so sensibly, and in moderation.
Abstention is an important option; approximately one
in three American adults do not drink alcohol.
Moderation is defined as the consumption of up to one
drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for
men. One drink is defined as 12 ounces of regular beer,
5 ounces of wine (12 percent alcohol), or 1.5 ounces of
80-proof distilled spirits.
Drinking alcoholic beverages should be avoided before
or when driving, or whenever it puts anyone at risk.
The definition of moderation, including the size of one
drink, requires emphasis. (Some investigators and apparently
many individuals interpret "moderate drinking" to cover
higher levels of intake than shown in Table E-25. Many mixed
drinks actually provide several servings of alcohol per
drink. (See Table E-3.)
Studies suggest adverse effects even at moderate
alcohol consumption levels in specific individuals and situations.
Some people should not drink alcohol (e.g., individuals
who cannot restrict alcohol intake, children and adolescents,
individuals taking medications that can interact with alcohol,
and individuals with specific medical conditions).
In some situations, alcohol should be avoided (e.g., women
who may become or are pregnant; women who are breastfeeding;
and individuals who plan to drive, operate machinery, or
take part in other activities that require attention, skill,
or coordination).
Factors other than moderate alcohol consumption
that may reduce the risk of chronic disease include a healthy
diet (see above), physical activity, avoidance of smoking,
and maintenance of a healthy weight.
Compared with nondrinkers, women who consume one
drink per day appear to have a slightly higher risk of breast
The consumption of one to two alcoholic beverages
per day is not associated with macronutrient or micronutrient
deficiencies or with overall dietary quality. Nonetheless,
the calorie content of alcoholic beverages should be considered.
(See Table E-3.)
Foodborne illness results from eating food contaminated with bacteria (or their toxins) or
other pathogens such as parasites or viruses. The signs and symptoms range from upset stomach
to diarrhea, fever, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and dehydration. It is estimated that every
year about 76 million people in the United States become ill from pathogens in food; of these,
about 5,000 die. The foodborne illness listeriosis, although rare, has very serious public health
consequences—it can be life threatening for vulnerable groups. Consumers can take simple measures
to reduce their risk of foodborne illness, especially in the home.
The most important food safety problem is microbial foodborne illness. The behaviors
in the home that are most likely to prevent a problem with foodborne illnesses are
Cleaning hands, contact surfaces, and fruits and vegetables. (This does not apply to meat
and poultry, which should not be washed.)
Separating raw food from cooked and ready-to-eat foods while shopping, preparing, or storing
Cooking foods to a safe temperature
Chilling (refrigerating) perishable foods promptly
Avoiding higher-risk unsafe foods also is an important protective measure, especially
for high-risk groups (the very young, pregnant women, elderly, and those who are immunocompromised).
For more information on cleaning, separating, cooking, chilling, and consumer messages,
see www.fightbac.org.).
Table D9-1 provides a protocol for washing hands.
Table D9-2 provides a protocol for washing fruits and vegetables.
Figure E-3 provides information for temperature rules for proper cooking.
Refrigerated leftovers may become unsafe within 3 to 4 days. Despite the appearance of
a food, it may not be safe to eat. Not all bacterial growth causes a food's surface to discolor
or smell bad. It may be unsafe to taste fresh or leftover food items when there is any doubt
about their safety. Safe disposal of the food is indicated if there is a question about
whether or not a food is safe to eat.
Those at risk of listeriosis (pregnant women, the elderly, and those who are immunocompromised)
should avoid high-risk foods, including deli meats and frankfurters that are not reheated
to a safe temperature. See Table E-26 for tips for those at increased risk of foodborne
Guidance is evolving on reducing dietary exposure to environmental contaminants, including
methylmercury in fish. Thus, referring to consumer advisories is recommended to obtain updates
on this topic. (For more information on the latest methylmercury advisory, see www.fda.gov/bbs/
Refrigerator surfaces can become contaminated from contact with high-risk foods such as
raw meats, poultry, fish, uncooked hotdogs, certain deli meats, or raw vegetables. If not
cleaned, affected refrigerator surfaces can, in turn, serve as a vehicle for contaminating
other foods.
Chilling should take place at any stage of food handling during which raw foods are not
being cleaned or cooked. For example, when shopping, it is advisable to buy perishable foods
last, take them straight home, and chill them. Until cooking takes place (e.g., while other
foods are being prepared), chilling is indicated after handling or preparing perishable
foods (especially raw meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, or eggs).
also was identified as a shortfall nutrient by the studies
cited in Part D; however, the data used were for these
studies were collected prior to the mandatory fortification
of enriched grains with folate. See further discussion
in Part D, Section 1, "Aiming To Meet Recommended
Intakes of Nutrients."
2See tables D1-13 and D1-16 for information
on 2-3 year olds.
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A. Executive Summary
B. Introduction
C. Methodology
D. Science Base
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Phil Berg, the attorney who filed the first birther lawsuits, said today that the release of President Barack Obama's birth certificate does not resolve the issue of his presidential eligibility.
Obama may have been born in Hawaii, Berg says, but he renounced his American citizenship when he was adopted by his stepfather Lolo Soetoro while living in Indonesia. Berg claims Obama's Indonesian school records list him as an Islamic Indonesian named Barry Soetoro.
"I'm not that concerned with the birth certificate," Berg told TBI this morning. "Unless there is evidence that he renounced his Indonesian citizenship, we believe he is an illegal president."
The release of the birth certificate is a "good first step," Berg said. "But I don't think it solves all of our problems. At best, he is naturalized citizen, and a naturalized citizen cannot be president."
Berg has changed his tune on the birth certificate issue after courts dismissed his 2008 and 2009 law suits that claimed Obama was actually born in Kenya. He says he is now getting ready to file a new suit that asserts Obama is an illegal alien.
Bear in mind, the former Pennsylvania prosecutor also sued President George W. Bush, claiming in 2004 that the president was complicit in the September 11 attacks.


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Fox News Anchor Makes Baby Cry On Live Television [VIDEO]
You may remember Titus. I wrote about him in February. This kid is an awesome shot when it comes to basketball. Since becoming a YouTube sensation, Titus has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Katie Couric show and most recently FOX News. Watch as the FOX reporter makes little Titus cry on national television.


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NEW LONDON, CT-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's outdoor track and field team swept the competition at the Silfen Invitational at the Silfen Track Saturday.
Both teams finished first in a 12-team field. The women had 121 points to second place Connecticut College's 117.33, while the men scored 175, outdistancing second place Coast Guard, which had 156.
For the women, freshman Katie Sheehan (Scituate, MA/Scituate HS) and junior Jillian Van Ness (Agawam, MA/Agawam HS) each won twice. Sheehan set a school record in winning the 3000 meter steeplechase in 12:01.38, and turned in the fourth best time at UMass Dartmouth when she won the 400 meter hurdles in 68.64 seconds. Van Ness won at 100 meters in 12.66 seconds, and at 200 in 26.25.
Sophomore Jessica Masse (Somerville, MA/Somerville HS) won the shot put with a toss of 39 feet, 8 1/4 inches, senior Brittany Cole (Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth HS) was third in the shot put at 35-8 1/4, third in the hammer at 133-6 (the fifth best throw at UMD) and was fourth in the discus at 109-5 (the 10th best throw for the Corsairs). Freshman Bailey Burke (South Yarmouth, MA/Dennis-Yarmouth HS) was fourth in the hammer at 124 feet, the sixth best throw at UMD.
In the javelin, senior Emily Migre (Whitman, MA/Whitman-Hanson HS) was third at 102-11, senior Courtney Testa's (Hopkinton, MA/Hopkinton HS) second place finish at 1500 meters (4:53.23) was the eighth best finish at UMD, senior Megan Oliveira (Somerset, MA/Somerset HS) was eighth at 800 meters in 2:31.98, junior Jamie Zizza (Stoneham, MA/Stoneham HS) was fourth in the pole vault at 7-6 1/2 and sixth in the high jump at 4-7, freshman Mary Shaw (Conway, MA/Frontier Regional HS) was sixth in the pole vault at 7-0 1/2, and sophomore Caitlin Dorr (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro HS) was fifth in the high jump at 4-9. The 4 x 100 meter relay team of sophomore Lauren Roche (Norfolk, MA/King Philip Regional HS), Van Ness, junior Morgan Cooper (Sunderland, MA/Frontier Regional HS) and sophomore Isabel Pierre (Port-au-Prince, Haiti/West Roxbury HS) was third in 52.10 seconds, while the 4 x 400 meter relay team of Dorr, Oliveira, freshman Leslie Martin (Pittsfield, MA/Pittsfield HS) and Cooper was fourth in 4:29.5.
For the men, freshman Phito Gondre (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS) won at 100 meters in 11.04 (the third best time at UMD) and at 200 meters (the best time recorded by a Corsair runner). Sophomore Chris Perry (Providence, RI/Dighton-Rehoboth HS/Bristol CC) won the long jump at 21-10 3/4 and the triple jump at 45-7 1/4 and was fourth at 100 meters in 11.45 seconds and was fourth at 200 meters in 23.21 seconds. Senior Hymlaire Lamisere (Newton, MA/Newton North HS/Iona) was fifth at 100 meters in 11.50 seconds.
In the long jump, freshman Jon Williams (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS) was second at 19-11 1/2. Freshman Adam Jones (Amesbury, MA/Triton Regional HS) was fifth in the triple jump at 41-7 3/4 and seventh in the high jump at 6-2, while freshman Aaron Amado (Randolph, MA/Thayer Academy) was sixth in the triple jump at 41-6 1/2 and fourth in the high jump at 6-2.
In the javelin, sophomore Joe Texeira (Seekonk, MA/Seekonk HS) was first at 186 feet, sophomore Chris Jordan (Taunton, MA/Taunton HS) was fifth at 159-9 and Kainoa Culverhouse (Salisbury, MA/Triton Regional HS) was sixth at 158-3. Freshman Jacob Texeira (Seekonk, MA/Seekonk HS) was second in the 400 meter hurdles in 55.97 seconds, the ninth best mark at UMD, while sophomore Kyle Costa (Somerset, MA/Somerset HS/Vermont) was fifth in 59.)3 seconds. Jordan was second in the 3000 meter steeplechase in 10:53.50.
Senior Robert Yarbough (Fall River, MA/Durfee HS) won the hammer at 158 feet, was third in the shot put at 44-2 1/2, and sixth in the discus at 121-3. Freshman Cody Lusas (Melrose, MA/Melrose HS) was fifth in the discus with a collegiate-best toss of 124 feet, and seventh in the shot put at 41-2 1/2. Freshman Matt Ferro (Halifax, MA/Silver Lake HS) was fifth at 800 meters in 1:58.80, sophomore Matt Hinthorne (Braintree, MA/Braintree HS) was fourth at 400 meters in 50.79 seconds and junior Gerald Arneaud (Dorchester, MA/Newton South HS) was sixth in 51.50 seconds. The 4 x 100 meter relay team of Lamisere, Perry, Culverhouse and Gondre was first in 43.45 seconds, while the 4 x 400 meter relay team of Hinthorne, Ferro, Costa and sophomore Zach Switaj (Tamworth, NH/Kennett Regional HS) was second in 3:30.13.
"I was very pleased that both teams won," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Steve Gardiner. "It's the first time the women have won an invitational at a track other than our own. We had some people get themselves back on track, we did some things a bit differently today to find out things for next week, and hopefully, we'll be ready for the conference meet."
The Corsairs will return to action at the Little East Conference and New England Alliance Championships at Westfield State next Saturday.


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Kings rally to squeak past Timberwolves
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Barring a change of heart from the league offices, Sacramento center DeMarcus Cousins has played his last game of the season.
He definitely went out with a bang.
Cousins recorded his eighth straight double-double with 35 points and 15 rebounds but picked up his 16th technical foul of the season late in the fourth quarter of the Kings' 106-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.
By NBA rules, Cousins must sit out Sacramento's final regular season game at home against Phoenix on Wednesday.
"I'm not going to talk about it," said Cousins, who had sat for several minutes in front of his locker with his head hung low.
Kings coach Mike Malone was willing to discuss it and said the team might contact the NBA to get the technical removed, citing Cousins' most recent behavior. The technical was his first since Feb. 25 and ended the longest stretch of his career without one.
"I feel for him," Malone said. "He has made a concerted effort to handle his emotions and not get that last tech. We'll try to do whatever we can to get that rescinded but it's disappointing because I know it meant a lot to him."
The Kings trailed by 11 in the third quarter and were down 82-81 before going on an 11-2 run to go in front for good. Cousins started the surge with a thunderous dunk and McCallum followed with consecutive 3-pointers, one from the left corner and the other from the right.
The Timberwolves pulled to 100-98 with 1:13 left to play on three free throws by Kevin Love after Cousins was charged with the technical foul. Cousins then drove the baseline and dunked with 24.2 seconds remaining, helping Sacramento end a five-game losing streak while evening the season series with Minnesota.
"We're still a team trying to grow and find ourselves," said Cousins, breaking his silence. "I think we took steps forward today. We've been in those situations a couple times this season. Sometimes it went well, sometimes it didn't. We did a pretty good job tonight of handling the situation and overcoming adversity."
J.J. Barea missed a 3-pointer and Love was off on a 16-foot jumper in the final 20 seconds for the Wolves.
Love had 43 points and 11 rebounds for Minnesota after sitting out Friday's 112-110 win over Houston because of a hyperextended right elbow.
"Our defense just wasn't good enough in the second half," Love said. "Offensively we were fine, but they kind of went on a run and never looked back."
The Timberwolves lost after leading 62-51 with eight minutes left in the third in what might have been former Kings coach Rick Adelman's final appearance at Sleep Train Arena. The 67-year-old Minnesota coach remains a beloved figure in the state's capital, having guided the Kings from 1998-2006. Sacramento made the playoffs in each of his eight seasons and haven't been back since.
Adelman clearly has fond memories of those glory days in Sacramento and he's been back numerous times as a visiting coach as well.
This game, however, might hold special significance since it might be Adelman's last. He has taken time away from coaching each of the past two years to take care of his wife, Mary Kay, who has had health problems. Speculation around the NBA now is that Adelman will step away for good at the end of the season.
"I've always said that the eight years here were a tremendous experience," Adelman said. "We had a lot of fun, we had really good team and the fans during that run were terrific."
Minnesota trailed by 11 early before going on a 12-0 run in the second quarter capped by Dante Cunningham's three-point play that put the Wolves up 40-32.
Love finished the half with 13 points, including two free throws to give Minnesota a 52-47 halftime lead.
The Timberwolves extended their lead to 62-51 with 8:03 left in the third, then Sacramento went on its big run.
Notes: Kings F Rudy Gay (lower back strain) sat out for the third time in four games. . . . Cousins moved past Vlade Divac for eighth on Sacramento's career scoring list.


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Welcome to the National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) website. NAPB began as an initiative of the Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee (PBCC). The PBCC (official committee SCC 080) is a forum for leadership, regarding issues, problems, and opportunities of long-term strategic importance to the contribution of plant breeding to national goals. The NAPB is the outreach group that represents plant breeders in federal, state, commercial and non-government organizations.
Through this site we strive to inform our members of events and opportunities, and educate the public on what plant breeding is and what plant breeders do.
Our Mission:?The National Association of Plant Breeders strengthens plant breeding to promote food security, quality of life, and a sustainable future.
Our Vision:?The NAPB works to help create a future in which 1) Strong public and private sectors work independently and together to deliver varieties and improved germplasm to society, 2) The value and importance of plant breeding to food security, quality of life, and a sustainable future are known and appreciated by the public, and 3) Plant breeding is viewed as dynamic, problem solving, and creative. The NAPB intends to become a recognized and valued advocate for plant breeding research and education, helping to guide and implement a cohesive national plant breeding agenda.
Publications: Communication with the public, policy makers, potential students, scientists and additional stakeholders is an important component of the NAPB and PBCC. This is done through publications and documents for communications. We hope to share the excitement, opportunities as well as challenges and needs of plant breeding with you.


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This is what I will be selling in the next week or so and thought I would offer it here first to the members of this great site.
1-Aquatica D100 housing with single bulkhead
1-8" dome port and shade and the cover for the shade ( very nice & an EXTRA )
1-EXTENSION port for the 17-35mm
1-Zoom gear ring for the 17-35
1-Flat port and cover
2-NEW Sea &Sea YS 90DX strobes + the diffusers ( 8 months old with the invoice from B&H )
1- Sea & Sea dual sync cord
and a full set of TLC arm from 8" to the 12"
these arms are a great set and can be used with wide and macro in mind. There are three seperation sections per side and the ball head adpt. for the strobes. Each side of the camra has the following; A baase plate to connect the arm to the camera, 3 per side knobs and then there are two sections that messure 7" ( I think ) and another 10-12" section, the ball head adapter for the strobe ead and the knob for the strobe it's self. Please realize that this is for both sides of the camera...you get intotal:
6 knobs
6 arm sections
2 base plates
and the connecting arms/ ball head to the strobes.
Truely everything you would need.
All the manuals and directions. The strobes are 8 months old and like I said have had 10-12 dives on them. Everything is really well taken care of and very new to the eye. Anything else that I use with this set up I will throw in. I just have to look in the cases and see what is lying around. You will not be sorry.....extra greese, caps, cords...ect
It is a FULL set up ready to go. I will be posting an up date with images. At this point I am taking offers ( 2000-3000 $ I think is fair ). PLEASE NOTE, I would like to sell this as ONE SET UP...just easier to ship and deal with. If I have no takers, I will relist seperate items.
You all know what the housing and ports, arms,strobes are worth...EVERYTHING is MINT-. I use it once a year and just have no reason for keeping it anymore. The housing and strobes have been on 12 dives and not more.
Feel free to email me ALL questions. The pics are quick and dirty...if any SERIOUS buyer would like a close up of something, I will take the close up for you. The item is as represented. This housing is LESS then 1 year old.
Thanks. THIS IS A USD SALE
Aquatica D100 w/ports and DUAL YS 90DX TLC ARMS..UPDATE PICS
Started by waterworldimages, Jan 27 2004 02:24 PM
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Posted 27 January 2004 - 02:24 PM
Posted 27 January 2004 - 04:32 PM
You didn't post your email address!
Posted 27 January 2004 - 04:35 PM
sorry, my email is email@example.com
Posted 27 January 2004 - 04:54 PM
BTW, you may just click on the "email" button/link just below a user's post (or in the user's profile page) to e-mail users on the board. Don't need to actually post an e-mail address for spammer spiders to pick up!
Posted 27 January 2004 - 04:57 PM
thats what i thought Eric, I love the new look...very smooth and easy on the eyes. Nice work and KUDOS to you.....


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HANG TIME CAPITAL BUREAU —The Boston Celtics' hopes of keeping Ray Allen will have to wait a few days.
The 36-year-old free-agent guard will visit the Miami Heat on Thursday and the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, according to a source, and listen to their pitches.
The Heat can only offer Allen their mini mid-level exception that starts at $3.09 million next season, the same exception Miami used last year to sign free-agent forward Shane Battier. The Clippers have their full mid-level available at $5 million. Boston has offered Allen a two-year deal for $12 million.
Miami will no doubt entice Allen with the opportunity to win another ring, as he did in 2008 with the Celtics and as the Heat did this past season. He would be a perfect fit for the Heat, given the team's success at spacing the floor during the playoffs and The Finals with LeBron James drawing attention in the post. But Allen is still looking for a starting job; he was not happy when he lost his starting spot in Boston to Avery Bradley after suffering an ankle injury that required surgery, and it's not clear if the Heat would be willing to alter its starting lineup for him.
Mario Chalmers made several major contributions for Miami at the point, as did Battier at small forward, though it's conceivable Miami could play small next season with Allen or Dwyane Wade seeing time at small forward, with Battier coming off the bench.
The Clippers, who had coveted Allen last season, would likely have a starting job for him. Chauncey Billups started alongside Chris Paul until suffering a season-ending achilles' tear in February. Randy Foye, an unrestricted free agent himself, started for L.A. at the two most of the rest of the season and in the playoffs.
Boston is hopeful that Allen will want to return after the Celtics were able to reach agreement with Kevin Garnett to come back next season to start a three-year, $34 million deal. The Celtics also are close to re-signing forward Jeff Green, who missed all of last season after heart surgery, and drafted rookies Jared Sullinger and Fab Melo in the first round last week. They have also targeted free agent guard Jason Terry.


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Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, stopped by The Daily Show on Wednesday to discuss his agency.
"Our job is to see that people are treated fairly in the market place and it's an important job, I think." Cordray said.
The interview ranged from new rules implemented following the financial crisis, as well as punitive measures for those who break them.
"It's pretty back-to-basic stuff," he said. "That there should not be debt traps peddled to the American people."
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