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Brave New Schools. This is horrifying.
Teachers hurled insults like "bastard," ''tard," ''damn dumb" and "a hippo in a ballerina suit." A bus driver threatened to slap one child, while a bus monitor told another, "Shut up, you little dog." They were all special needs students, and their parents all learned about the verbal abuse the same way — by planting audio recorders on them before sending them off to school. In cases around the country, suspicious parents have been taking advantage of convenient, inexpensive technology to tell them what children, because of their disabilities, are not able to express on their own. It's a practice that can help expose abuses, but it comes with some dangers. This week, a father in Cherry Hill, N.J., posted on YouTube clips of secretly recorded audio that caught one adult calling his autistic 10-year-old son "a bastard." In less than three days, video got 1.2 million views, raising the prominence of the small movement. There have been at least nine similar cases across the U.S. since 2003. "If a parent has any reason at all to suggest a child is being abused or mistreated, I strongly recommend that they do the same thing," said Wendy Fournier, president of the National Autism Association.
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- Methodology
- Open Access
Intravital spectral imaging as a tool for accurate measurement of vascularization in mice
© Arranz et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2010
- Received: 20 May 2010
- Accepted: 25 October 2010
- Published: 25 October 2010
Quantitative determination of the development of new blood vessels is crucial for our understanding of the progression of several diseases, including cancer. However, in most cases a high throughput technique that is simple, accurate, user-independent and cost-effective for small animal imaging is not available.
In this work we present a simple approach based on spectral imaging to increase the contrast between vessels and surrounding tissue, enabling accurate determination of the blood vessel area. This approach is put to test with a 4T1 breast cancer murine in vivo model and validated with histological and microvessel density analysis.
We found that one can accurately measure the vascularization area by using excitation/emission filter pairs which enhance the surrounding tissue's autofluorescence, significantly increasing the contrast between surrounding tissue and blood vessels. Additionally, we found excellent correlation between this technique and histological and microvessel density analysis.
Making use of spectral imaging techniques we have shown that it is possible to accurately determine blood vessel volume intra-vitally. We believe that due to the low cost, accuracy, user-independence and simplicity of this technique, it will be of great value in those cases where in vivo quantitative information is necessary.
- Microvessel Density
- Perfusion Compute Tomography
- Laser Doppler Flowmetry
- Vascularization Area
- Speckle Imaging
The development of new blood vessels or neoangiogenesis is a hallmark process in several biological stages but also in the progression of numerous diseases, including cancer [1]. It is known that in healthy adults angiogenesis occurs mainly during wound healing and the female reproductive cycle [2], in which case its regulation is strictly held by the balance of angiogenic activators and inhibitors. However, during tumor development this balance is disrupted and inclined towards the pro-angiogenic side: this ensures blood supply to the tumor cells and contributes to the transport of malignant cells through blood and/or lymph vessels for the development of distant metastasis [3]. It is due to this change in balance that the development of anti-angiogenic treatments as a therapeutic target in oncology has raised great interest [4]. Taking this into consideration, experimental methods to estimate tissue vascularization are crucial for the observation of blood vessels changes in the course of in vivo models, as well as the development of potential treatments.
Currently, optical methods exist that can provide information on oxygen saturation and blood volume in vivo in the intact animal [5] and functional optical spectroscopy has also been successfully applied to humans [6–9]. These techniques provide very important information and can be directly applied in a clinical environment and thus are extremely valuable. However, they suffer from low spatial resolution (>1 mm in the best of cases) as might be needed in small animal imaging studies. Other non-optical methodologies employ significantly more expensive techniques such as positron emission tomography (PET), dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI), perfusion computed tomography (CT), and ultrasound (US) (see Ref. [10] for a review on the subject). However, the availability of these systems is limited and they are therefore not suitable for studies where large numbers need to be analyzed. For this purpose, ex vivo, histological analysis of sections with immunohistochemical staining of endothelial cell markers is probably the most recurrent method used. Nevertheless, the appearance of blood vessels in these sections is greatly influenced by their thickness and it is restricted on a small part of the tissue, limiting the accuracy of the method [10].
In order to obtain measurements as accurate as possible in vivo in a simple and efficient manner, we studied the potential of intravital spectral imaging for vascularization measurements. Our results demonstrate that the choice of the proper pair of exctitation/emission wavelengths allows an accurate discrimination between blood vessels and the surrounding tissues. This, together with a user-friendly software developed in-house, makes possible the quantitative determination of the area occupied by blood vessels per squared millimeter of tissue. In this work we put forward the experimental setup and approaches used, finally presenting a validation of our approach in a 4T1 breast cancer in vivo model by comparing with a more established technique such as microvessel density of histological sections.
Balb/c mice were purchased from the Hellenic Pasteur Institute (Athens, Greece) and were housed at the University of Crete School of Medicine, Greece. All procedures described below were approved by the Animal Care Committee of the University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Greece, and by the Veterinary Department of the Heraklion Prefecture, Heraklion, Greece.
In vivo model of breast cancer cell
The mouse mammary tumor cell line 4T1 was cultured and then used for the development of the in vivo model. Cell culture took place in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) medium supplemented with 10% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum (FBS) and 1% penicillin/streptomycin (all purchased from GIBCO) at 37°C in a 5% CO2 humidified atmosphere.
To develop the in vivo model, one million 4T1 cells were implanted in the mammary fat pad of Balb/c mice [11]. A control group was subjected to the same surgical procedure, without the injection of tumor cells. The tumors were let to grow for 6 weeks at which point the mammary glands were visualized intravitally to determine the extent of neoangiogenesis following the procedure described above. Once finalized the image acquisition process, samples were collected from the different groups and histological analysis was performed.
Histological analysis and microvessel density measurement
Mammary pad samples were surgically removed and fixed in formalin. Sections were stained with Haematoxylin-Eosin using standard techniques. For determination of microvessel density (MVD) immunohistochemical staining to detect CD31 expression was performed. Tissue sections were deparaffinized, rehydrated and then heated in a microwave oven at 600 W for 30 min in Target Retrieval Buffer, pH = 6.0 (DakoCytomation). After cooling for 20 min, standard immunohistochemistry procedures were performed using rabbit anti-mouse CD31 (dilution 1:100, Acris Antibodies, Germany) and the UltraVision Quanto Detection System HRP DAB kit (Thermo Scientific, CA, USA), following the manufacturer's recommendations.
In each case, 3-6 optical fields × 200 were selected. Each positive endothelial cell cluster of immunoreactivity within the selected field was counted as an individual vessel in addition to the morphologically identifiable vessels with a lumen.
Statistical analysis
Comparison between groups was made using the Student's t-test and ANOVA test, and p < 0.05 was considered significant.
Imaging Setup and Measurements
Selection of the optimal contrast
Validation of the method on an in vivo breast cancer model
The great interest in the study of angiogenesis as an essential process involved in tumorogenesis, as well as in other physiological events like wound healing, makes necessary the development of accurate methods capable of measuring changes in vascularization.
Current in vivo optical methods such as functional optical spectroscopy are not appropriate for small animal imaging studies due to their low spatial resolution. On the other hand, more traditional in vivo imaging modalities such as PET, MRI, CT and US require expensive infrastructure, and typically have a limited availability. In order to obtain higher resolution at the cost of obtaining ex vivo information one could make use of other traditional methods such as Immunohistochemical staining. However, Immunohistochemical staining is a time-consuming method, which requires the fixation and process of the sample, not allowing their use for other kind of analysis.
Herein we describe a simple, fast and cost-efficient method to measure the vascularization area of exposed tissue with pixel size resolution (in the order of 0.001 cm2 in our case). Any technique capable of producing images that clearly represent the blood vessels present would be very useful in vascularization studies. In this paper, we explore the approach of using the high tissue autofluorescence and high blood absorption to obtain such an image, in which case blood vessels appear very dark surrounded by a bright (auto-fluorescent) background. We have shown that it is possible to accurately determine the blood vessel area of exposed tissue by using the appropriate combination of excitation/emission filter pairs, due to the enhanced contrast between the blood vessels and the surrounding autofluorescent tissue. Even though this technique has been applied here to the specific case of mammary fat pads, it can be used in any region where the blood vessels are accessible, such as the skin, the intestinal epithelium, solid tumors and other tissues. Even though this technique only probes superficial tissue, it has the advantage of being user-independent and can allow scanning of the entire tissue studied. This approach can also be extended to the analysis of human surgically removed specimen such as tumors, since it allows to accurately analyze the entire sample without any processing. Additionally, considering the simplicity of our experimental setup and the methodology described here, it should be in principle possible to incorporate other optical techniques such as laser Doppler flowmetry [13], or laser speckle imaging [14] which would enable quantitative measurement of spatio-temporal dynamics of blood flow. One drawback of these techniques when used for imaging large tissue sections is that they render grainy images due to the difficult task of obtaining a significant number of spatially different speckle patterns. The combination of the methodology presented here with laser Doppler flowmetry or speckle imaging would alleviate this fact rendering, in principle, high resolution images with dynamic information.
We have presented a study of the effect that different combination of appropriate excitation/emission pairs have on enhancing the contrast of hemoglobin against surrounding tissue, finding that by selecting an excitation wavelength in the 488 nm range and an emission in the 550 nm range we obtain the maximum contrast. This enhanced contrast has enabled the measurement of vascularization area with pixel-size resolution. We have presented an imaging setup and software which enables such measurements, yielding a technique which is simple and fast, involving commercial laser sources. We believe this approach will serve as an accurate tool in biological studies where measurements of changes in vascularization over large sample populations are crucial. Additionally, due to the characteristics of the experimental setup it can be combined with other optical imaging approaches to offer quantitative information of blood flow.
This work was supported by the FP7 EU Collaborative Project "FMT-XCT". A. Arranz and A. Androulidaki acknowledge support from US-DOD-BC062715 CA.
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Workout of the Day (9/15/10)
by Racer X Virtual Trainer
Wednesday is a work day, so today we get after it with more high intensity work.
Tonight's workout will be a 5 mile run followed by endurance sets on the TRX. Warm up for 1 mile at a very slow pace (heart rate zones 1 and 2). Gradually increase pace over the next mile to upper heart rate zone 3. For miles 3-5, work as hard as you can in upper zone 4 and some zone 5. If you don't have a heart rate monitor, perceived exertion will be an 8 or 9 on a scale of 1 to 10.
TRX - 3 sets of 25 reps (3x25)
Low Rows
Atomic Pushups
Bicycle Crunches
Check out my Garmin Data for this workout.
That's it for now, until next time, good luck with your training and remember, if you have a question, log on to the Virtual Trainer Expert Forum and have your question answered by a panel of experts. In addition, be sure and check out the Racer X Virtual Trainer archive section. Your complete one-stop information zone for motocross fitness.


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Seven Royal Opera performances are to be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 as part of the station's Opera on 3 summer season.
The run of broadcasts recorded at Covent Garden begins on 19 May with Judith Weir's Miss Fortune which received its British premiere earlier this year. The opera, based on a Sicilian folk tale stars Emma Bell, Jacques Imbrailo and chart-topping Noah Stewart.
As well as a number of core repertory pieces, there will also be an opportunity to hear Covent Garden rarities including Rusalka - conducted to acclaim by Yannick Nézet-Séguin - and Falstaff, currently on stage.
Broadcast dates are as follows:
- 19 May Miss Fortune Judith Weir
- 26 May The Marriage of Figaro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 2 June Rusalka Antonín Dvořák
- 9 June Rigoletto Giuseppe Verdi
- 16 June La bohème Giacomo Puccini
- 23 June Don Giovanni Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 30 June Falstaff Giuseppe Verdi
The season also features broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera, New York and English National Opera. All programmes will begin at 6pm.


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Breaking News!!!!
Here's a piece of news it's been hard not to share - 'Accepting The Boss's Proposal' has been shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association's 'Romance' Prize.
Click here to see my competition. :)
I'm really thrilled and very flattered at the company I find myself in. Exciting, isn't it!
Now if ever a girl had a good reason to stick to eating vegetables this has to be it. What shall I wear to lunch at the Savoy in London?


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April 30, 2000%^$%^$
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – %^$The Ohio State baseball team (29-18 overall, 10-10 in the Big Ten) lost to the Illinois Fighting Illini (31-18 overall, 15-9 in the Big Ten), 6-3, in front of 1,047 at Illinois Field. OSU stranded eight base runners including the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning. The Buckeyes end with a 2-2 tie in the season series and remain in fifth place in the Big Ten standings.%^$
%^$"Obviously we didn't get the job done today," head coach Bob Todd said. "Getting a split in Illinois is tough, but when you have the opportunity to win the series – you have to take advantage of it. We fell behind early but couldn't capitalize on the opportunities we had."%^$
%^$In the bottom half of the second inning, Illinois took a 4-0 lead. Chris Basak drove in a pair of runs with a double down the left field line. Creston Whitaker followed and scored on a wild pitch by OSU starting pitcher Brandon Steen (So., Hendersonville, Tenn.). OSU third baseman John Mayor (Jr., Chesterfield, Mo.) then gave Illinois its final run of the inning when he threw wide of first base on a grounder by Craig Marquie that allowed Basak to score.%^$
%^$The Fighting Illini added another run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Basak drove in his third run of the game with a sacrifice fly to score Jeff Gertz and increase the UI lead to 5-0.%^$
%^$The Buckeyes added their first run of the ballgame in the top of the sixth inning. Jason Driscoll (Sr., Middlefield, Ohio) led off and reached base on a throwing error by UI shortstop Basak. Later in the inning and with two outs, Mayor drove in Driscoll with a single to centerfield to cut the UI lead to 5-1. In the bottom half of the inning, Illinois threatened to add more runs when the first three batters loaded the bases on Steen. OSU then made the call to Kevin Wynk (Fr., Coldwater, Ohio) in the bullpen who proceeded to work out of the jam by striking out Craig Marquie, D.J. Svihlik and Andy Schutzenhofer.%^$
%^$Illinois added another run to its lead in the bottom of the seventh inning. Whitaker lined a one-run single to right field to increase the UI lead to 6-1.%^$
%^$In the top of the eighth inning, OSU added a pair of runs. Chad Ehrnsberger (Jr., Kalida, Ohio) led off with a walk off Illinois reliever Matt Vorwald. Jason Turner (Sr. Versailles, Ohio) immediately followed and sent a 1-1 offering over the right field wall for his 11th home run of the season. The two run shot cut the Illinois lead to 6-3.%^$
%^$In the top of the ninth, Driscoll and Mike Check (Jr., Bay Village, Ohio) led off with back-to-back singles. Two batters later, Mayor was hit by a pitch from Vorwald to load the bases with two outs. But Vorwald escaped unscathed as he struck out Nick Swisher (Fr., Parkersburg, W.Va.) to end the game.%^$
%^$Steen (5-4) was the losing pitcher. He went five innings, threw 88 pitches, gave up seven hits, five runs, four earned runs and recorded two strikeouts. Wynk was outstanding in relief going three innings, giving up four hits, one run and striking out four. Andy Dickinson (6-2) gave up one run in 5.2 innings of work to earn the win.%^$
%^$On Wednesday, Ohio State plays host to Youngstown State at 6:35 p.m. in Bill Davis Stadium.


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Those who are not so blessed with ample home space may have to practice a little creativity when designing it. One mistake many people make is shopping for furniture only on the basis of what they find attractive in the furniture shop, whether online or off. Sometimes, it is very easy to give in to the lure of wonderfully crafted pieces. Different colors, shapes and designs will have a way of distorting our perception of the realities surrounding our planned purchase. But it's important to remember that with little space to put the furniture in, there could be more details that need to be addressed as to the choice of furniture to buy.
Space dynamics require certain proportions of furniture against the space it goes into. For example, a king size bed may physically fit a small bedroom, but that doesn't mean it's a good fit altogether. Aside from leaving very little room for the dweller to move about, furniture too large can also be very uncomfortable to look at, if not, at all, a reflection of the owner's poor taste. Very often, furniture looks fantastic on a virtual or traditional store window yet absolutely disastrous when brought home where it just doesn't jive with everything else.
Hence, when shopping for furniture, it is important to look at the pieces not as separate items but as one with the space it will soon occupy. If you're working to furnish or decorate limited space, your need for a plan is all the more emphasized. Then you can start thinking about what type of furniture goes into each room.
Remember, your space is small, so there is a natural need to buy furniture that is also small relative to the space you have. There is no significant aesthetic difference among differently-sized furniture. After all, the most important factors that will be considered are shape, weight, color and finish. Huge cherry wood bedroom furniture doesn't necessarily make it grander as compared to anything smaller but made of the same material. In other words, you don't necessarily lose aesthetic value with moderately-sized furniture so there is no reason to force a humongous sofa in a room that is barely enough for the people who can be seated on it.


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My relationship with Baz Luhrmann films has evolved over time. When I first saw his take on Romeo + Juliet at summer camp when I was 14, I absolutely hated it. Then when we had to watch it in my freshman English class, I hated it a little less. It took me three tries watching Moulin Rouge! to get past the first half hour. When I finally saw the rest of Moulin Rouge! last year, I absolutely fell in love with it. After hearing Luhrmann planned to take on the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic The Great Gatsby, I was cautiously optimistic. The more I heard about his plans to have Jay-Z lead the soundtrack, the more I planned to just separate the book from the film adaptation in my mind.
Ultimately, I was pleasantly surprised. I have not read Gatsby since my junior year of high school, but I remembered that I loved it. I had every intention of rereading it before seeing the film, but that did not happen. I remembered a lot of symbolism with eyes and lights. I read all the articles questioning how Luhrmann would translate the narrative structure of the novel into a quality film. Although it has been six years since I read the novel, it seemed like Luhrmann stuck close to the source material.
The biggest difference was in how Nick (Tobey Maguire) tells the story. In the novel, Nick is essentially treated like the author of the story. In the film, we see Nick writing a novel based on the summer, but he is in a mental institution while doing so. Luhrmann's Nick is suffering from anxiety, depression, alcoholism, and several other things. I don't really think that change was necessary, but it did not ruin the film for me.
As soon as Luhrmann signs his name to any film, the audience can be certain the movie is going to be a spectacle. It will be filled with vibrant production design, a mixture of modern and historical music, and sweeping cinematography. Many people were worried the use of a modern soundtrack would take away from the setting in the Jazz Age. However, Luhrmann actually used the music to highlight that. Although Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Kanye West are all on the soundtrack, their music really only appears during party scenes and is often mixed with jazz. It's a really cool melding of the historical and modern that helps to illustrate how the story is still relevant. The music that stood out the most to me, though, was the songs used during the more dramatic portions of the film. In particular, Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" might as well have been subtitled "Daisy's Theme." The haunting repetition of "Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful" helped to give Daisy (Carey Mulligan) more depth and better communicate her motives.
My biggest problem with the film was with the casting of Maguire, however. Nick is supposed to be this naive, idealistic young man. He makes a remark during the course of the film that he has just turned 30 years old. He is clearly supposed to be younger than Gatsby. Maguire was simply too old to play this part. Although he looks younger than his 37 years, there was not enough of an age difference between him and Gatsby. Leonardo DiCaprio was absolutely perfect for Gatsby's part. He had the perfect mix of maturity and youthful hope that was needed to make his role believable. I would have much rather seen someone like Andrew Garfield, Jeremy Jordan, or Emile Hirsch as Nick.
There is no denying that Daisy is not exactly the most developed character in the story. She is essentially a prop for Gatsby's hope and affection. Her role is to be beautiful and unattainable. However, Mulligan did a phenomenal job in making her more well-rounded. Her inner battle between her love for Gatsby and her attachment to her husband Tom (the fantastically terrifying Joel Edgerton) made me truly feel for her. I also wanted her entire wardrobe because everything she wore was completely beautiful.
The bottom line with this film is you'll like it if you like Baz Luhrmann films. If you don't want anything modern mixed in with the text of the novel, you probably will not care for this. I saw the film in 3D because of scheduling, but I don't feel seeing it in 2D would detract from the experience. I will say the final ten minutes were absolutely astounding in 3D, but I think it would be just as powerful in 2D. I left the theater completely breathless and anxiously awaiting the next time I can go see it. It probably won't be until it gets to the $3 theater near my apartment, but I'll be there as soon as it gets there.


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I have had such a great time reading lots of poetry books for last week's post and today's post. The smiles have been nonstop!
the Sea by
David Elliott, illustrated by Holly Meade
woodcut illustrations perfectly match these short poems about sea life. The
shark and moray eel are terrifying. The dolphins and whales soar in and out of
the water. I'd love every double-page spread as a poem-illustration poster.
Why War is Never a Good Idea by Alice Walker, illustrated by
Stefano Vitale
reaction when I finished reading this book was a quiet wow. Every page is beautiful, in words and pictures. Beautiful,
sad, scary, powerful… perfect.
Other Side of the Door by Jeff
Moss, illustrated by Chris Demarest (sorry, no link)
Moss is a new poet to me and I'm glad to have discovered him. His poems are
silly and just bounce around on your tongue. You have to read them aloud.
Pearl Verses the World by Sally Murphy, illustrated by
Heather Potter
is a middle grade novel in verse. Pearl lives with her mother and grandmother.
Her grandmother is fading and is no longer the grandmother who taught Pearl
about lots of stuff, including that poems don't have to rhyme. Pearl feels like
a group of one at school and hates that her teacher keeps bugging her to write
poems that rhymes. This is a lovely book.
That Dog by
Sharon Creech
is another middle grade novel in verse. Jack tells his teacher that he cares
nothing about poetry and sees no point in it. Still, he likes what his teacher
is reading to the class. He starts to accept poetry is good and uses it to
express himself.
Time I Climb a Tree by David
McCord, illustrated by Marc Simont
clear that David McCord remembers what it's like to be a kid. Reading these
poems, I remember, too. I can't wait to find someone to read The Pickety Fence to!
Runs: Baseball Poems and Paintings by Douglas
lovers – be glad! This book covers all bases (J) Poem
titles include Pitcher, Catcher, Base Stealer, The Season is
Over and 11 more. The paintings are very baseball.
Follow: A Book of Reverso Poems by Marilyn
Singer, illustrated by Josée Masse
liked the first book, Mirror Mirror
quite a lot, and I like this book even more. Each poem involves a fairy tale.
In each, the characters speak through poems that can be read backward and
forward, and with hugely different meanings. Very clever and thought provoking.
It's hard to describe and easy to enjoy.
love haikus because they go right to the point. Each haiku in this small book
is a love song. They cover so many subjects – Valentines, teddy bears,
lemonade, pets, s'mores… This would be a great gift book.
unBEElievables by Douglas
poem in this book is about honeybees: Bee
Anatomy, Worker Bees, Waggle Dance, and others. For readers who are
interested in learning more about bees, there is a short paragraph with each
poem, giving a little more information. Sweet!
of the Farm by
Dia Calhoun
lives on a farm in the state of Washington. She loves it and considers it a
place of magic. It inspires her poems. Eva never wants to leave but when hard
times come, it looks like her parents may need to sell the farm. This middle
grade novel is told entirely in verse.
If you love poetry and especially if you are a poet, this is a perfect
book for you.
You! C'mere: A Poetry Slam by
Elizabeth Swados, illustrated by Joe Cepeda (sorry, no link)
book sings! The words sing. The
pictures sing. Together, they really
sing. This is my favorite of the bunch – at least for today!
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Thank goodness people are more focused than I am. James over at Example Media has been vigilant in pushing his artists, and I've been incredibly busy. I usually already know the artists or labels I post about, or hear an incredible release that sends me sniffing out the producers. It's nice when people put these things in my hands.
Skittles has 5 years in the game, and has been taking quick stabs at the industry. He has his next single Dot to Dot coming out in a few weeks, but 'The Lesson' is set to drop on Camo and Crooked's album October 3rd on Hospital Records.
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2012 forecast: Food riots, ghost malls, mob rule, terror
Trends chief says people should brace for 'the greatest depression'
A trends forecaster says the current economic "rebound" from last winter's Wall Street collapse of banks, insurance companies and automobile manufacturers is an artificial blip created by "phantom money printed out of thin air backed by nothing."
And Gerald Celente of TrendsResearch.com says people right now should be bracing for "the greatest recession" which will hit worldwide and will mark the "decline of empire America." Crop failures could be among the minor concerns.
"Here we are in 2012. Food riots, tax protests, farmer rebellions, student revolts, squatter dig-ins, homeless uprisings, tent cities, ghost malls, general strikes, bossnappings, kidnappings, industrial saboteurs, gang warfare, mob rule, terror," he writes for a quarterly publication that is available through subscription on his website.
The recent surge in Wall Street indexes back to near the 10,000 level, still far below the 14,000 prior to the crash, should be no reassurance for anyone, he said.
"There's no recovery. This is merely a cover-up," he said. "The market crashed in March of 2009 and around the world they papered over the damage from the collapse with phantom money printed out of thin air backed by nothing," he said.
This is "much bigger" than an economic collapse, he said. "This is the decline of empire America."
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"Look what's happened to the dollar," he warned. "Gold prices are surging forward. That's the evidence. The rest that's coming from Washington and Wall Street is rhetoric."
"This is the beginning of the greatest depression. We're telling our readers to take pro-active measures in anticipation of much worse to come," he said.
USA Today says Celente "has a knack for getting the zeitgeist right," and CNBC says, "The man knows what he's talking about."
The Wall Street Journal has said, "Those who take their predictions seriously … consider the Trends Research Institute."
He said during the Radio America–WND interview that retail sales this coming Christmas season will be the "real nail in the economic coffin."
"The second American revolution has already begun; it just hasn't been announced yet by the mainstream media," he said. "Anybody waiting for hope to show up at the door with a big bag full of money is going to be in for a shock."
Tim Barello in the Examiner noted that since 1980 Celente has made at least 40 accurate predictions about major world events, such as the 1987 stock market crash.
"Throughout the 1990's, many other forecasts came true, including the collapse of the Soviet Union, surges in global terrorism, the popularity of spiritual and new age philosophies, public backlash against globalization, upsurges in online shopping, and the 1997 Asian financial crisis, to name a select few," he wrote.
Now comes his forecast for a global depression and for the United States, "Obamageddon."
"We want to make it very clear that the policies leading to the decline of 'Empire America' have been long in the making," Celente told Barello. "What has happened in the Obama administration is that they have taken policies far beyond even what Bush took with the TARP program; for example, with his stimulus package, with the buyouts, with the bailouts, the rescue packages, these are unprecedented in American history.
"Never before has so much phantom money been printed out of thin air, backed by nothing, producing practically nothing," Celente continued. "You don't even have to be a student of history to know the outcome of this. All you have to do is have your eyes open, and start thinking for yourself."
In his conversation with the Examiner, Celente warned with the "bubble" bursts, U.S. taxpayers will be slammed because, unlike during the dot-com bubble, the stock market bubble and the real estate bubble, they are stockholders in a long list of major companies.
He forecasts the possibility of a civil war, and says if people want to see what Main Street America will look like, they should "drive around Detroit. Look at all the blown out houses and empty neighborhoods. Look at the violence that's increasing. … Look at the types of heinous crimes being committed by people – some blowing their whole families away."


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|This breaching Humpback welcomed us into Autralian waters
After the wind swung and the seas built we were effectively booted out of
. It was against our will, as we loved it there
and I could have happily spent weeks counting and photographing the nesting
birds. Then the wind stayed in the SSW
so we could not stop at Chesterfield Reef which was likely to be another
amazing wildlife spot. So we had a week
at sea with perfect sailing breezes, but we couldn't set full sail and carry on
because that would have meant making landfall in Australia on a weekend and the
officials make it prohibitively expensive when that happens. So we continued to shorten sail and leisurely
make our way west. Our autopilot motor
finally died shortly after the wind died, so we had to tie the tiller and hand
steer more than usual. We could have
arrived two days earlier than we did, but managed to slow ourselves down enough
to arrive at midnight on a Sunday. Huon
Our arrival into Australian waters was heralded by a wonderful show. Lots of breaching, pectoral slapping and breeding Humpback Whales!
It is hard to believe that this amazing adventure has come to an end, for now anyways. We have mixed emotions as we start preparing to leave Narama for a while. What a magnificent journey it has been!
|Lunch at sea
|Our sea berth, the lee cloth holds us in bed.
Trip Stats Luganville,
Days on passage: 10.5
Total distance: 1101 nm
Average 24 hour run: 98 miles
Best day: 143 miles (en route to
Worst day: 77 miles (en route to Bundaberg, when we had to slow down)
Engine Hours: 42.7
Number of Humpback Whales seen en route: 12
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Food waste has been in the news quite a bit recently. As I've previously mentioned, it is unlikely economically optimal to completely eliminate food waste. That said, one thing that most folks can probably agree on is that we do not want to enact government policies that encourage more food waste.
Yet, according to a couple recent papers by Cornell economists, the school lunch program is doing just that.
The first study, in the journal Public Health Nutrition, the authors (Just and Price) used in-school experiments and found that requiring schools to place additional servings of fruits and vegetables on kids' plates in a school lunch line (as is required by new standards), causes a small increase in fruit and vegetable consumption but also a huge increase in waste. The authors report (from one of their two studies) that:
However, as more items were served the fraction of items being thrown away more than doubled for those students taking just one serving (from 39 % up to 82 %) and also increased for those students taking two or more servings (from 45 % up to 60 %).
Some of the media discussion surrounding the article suggests that:
For every one to two children who eat fruits or vegetables under the new federal guidelines, five throw them away, the researchers said.
Which results in $3.8 million being thrown away each year. The authors other research suggest that it may make more economic sense to provide financial incentives for kids to eat fruits and veggies rather than simply requiring more be placed on a tray.
In another study by David Just (this time with co-authors Andrew Hanks and Brian Wansink) appearing in PLoS ONE, looked at the effects of another school lunch policy: banning chocolate milk. Again, the authors compared treatment and control schools that had different policies (or before and after policy changes) and found the following:
Removing chocolate milk from school cafeterias may reduce calorie and sugar consumption, but it may also lead students to take less milk overall, drink less (waste more) of the white milk they do take, and no longer purchase school lunch.
Although more students took white milk after the chocolate milk ban, they wasted about 29% more than before the ban.
David Just and his colleagues at Cornell have been studying all kinds of ways to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among school children by doing things link re-orienting lunch lines, placing kid-friendly stickers on fruits and veggies, providing economic incentives, changing payment methods, etc. I like this experimental approach to seeing what works - particularly when paired with research on cost-effectiveness. But, as their research shows, simply banning foods or mandating that schools plate more fruits and veggies is largely ineffective and wasteful.


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Perhaps you've always wanted to move where idyllic farmland surrounds wide open spaces; it seems like a great place to raise a family…or not.
Unless organic farms border the home you're considering, rethink that move.
A recent study links pesticides commonly used in agricultural areas to an increased risk of autism in children whose mothers reported exposure to these chemicals before or during pregnancy.
The U.S. Rate of Autism is Approximately One in 68 Children
Scientists followed 970 two-to-five year olds diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a group of developmental disabilities that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges.
The research, part of the Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and the Environment (CHARGE) study, collected data over ten years on 970 California children diagnosed with ASD. Focused on subjects living within a two-hour drive from the Sacramento area, the study correlated all family addresses prior to and during pregnancy with poison applications listed in Pesticide Use Reports. They then calculated autism risks in relation to normally developing children of the same age.
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Approximately One-third of Subjects Lived Near Pesticide Applications
These families' homes were located less than a mile from documented agricultural usage of toxins during the time the mother was pregnant with a child who was later diagnosed with ASD. Farms often use more than one insecticide at the same time, making the researcher's task more complex. The scientists studied three classes of the most commonly used chemicals, using the criteria of having been applied within a mile radius of the homes during pregnancy.
Second and Third Trimester Exposures Were Associated With Risk
You may have heard that the first trimester is when your baby is most vulnerable, but problems can occur at other times as well.
The research surprised the scientists with evidence that pesticide harm was not confined to the first trimester of pregnancy alone, according to Janie F. Shelton, of the University of California at Davis and lead researcher for the study. The CHARGE scientists looked for any correlations between toxin applications and gestation in order to further pinpoint high risk timing:
- Exposure to organophosphates was associated with a 60% increased risk of ASD, especially when applications took place during the third trimester of pregnancy.
- Exposure to chlorpyrifos, a specific type of organosphosphate, was also associated with developmental harm when applications took place during the second trimester of pregnancy.
- Exposure to pyrethroids in the three months prior to conception, as well as for applications during the third-trimester, significantly increased ASD risk.
- Exposure to carbamates during pregnancy elevated risks that those children would suffer developmental delays.
Decoded Pregnancy asked Shelton for more information about these specific chemicals. She confirmed that they are all still currently in use, with newer, but not necessarily safer, pyrethroids replacing organophosphates for indoor use. Only organochlorine compounds like DDT have been gradually phased out, not so much because they were strongly linked with ASD in earlier studies but because of environmental concerns.
Previous Research Linked Exposure to Pesticides With Fetal Harm
Earlier studies measured metabolites in the mother's urine, the levels of toxins in umbilical cord blood, or tested children born to mothers employed in the floriculture industry in Ecuador. Each concluded that there was an association between elevated risks for ASD and exposure to insecticides. The CHARGE study helped to confirm these findings.
In utero, a baby's brain is developing nerve cells and synapses, finger-like structures that grow until they connect with another synapse, allowing the message from one cell to get to the next.
The development of firm connections is dependent partly on stimuli the baby receives in the prenatal environment, which is why experts believe that interacting with your unborn is important, and why some mothers sing, talk, read to and play with their babies before they are born.
In Insects, Paralysis and Death is the Result of Pesticide Exposure
When applied near the homes of pregnant women, however, pesticides may interfere with the growth and development of fetal nerve cells and synapses, disrupting signaling in the nervous system.
In the current study, the scientists evaluated only agriculture use, leaving the door open for more research on other potential sources of exposure, such as home and garden, schools or other institutions, and food. In addition, authors of the study suspect that some children could be more susceptible to toxins in the environment because of some poorly understood or as yet undiscovered genetic factors.
Limiting the Risks to Unborn Children
It is important to avoid direct exposure to insecticides while pregnant.
Scientists linked commonly-used agricultural chemicals to an increased risk of autism in children who live near farms. Heightened awareness of the dangers of pesticide exposure may help you to avoid or limit the risk to your unborn. Be alert to planned applications where you live and work, and consider choosing organic products whenever possible.
Shelton, Janie, et al. Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Prenatal Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticides: The CHARGE Study. (2014). Environmental Health Perspectives. Accessed on July 02, 2014
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years. (2014). Accessed on July 02, 2014


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Controlling Hunger During a Fast
Nicotine is one of the known appetite-suppressants. (Photo by lanier67)
During the past few days, I've been searching for studies and articles on how to suppress hunger to aid me in the intermittent fasting experiment. Eating foods with a higher satiety index will obviously keep the hunger away longer, but I'm looking for something with zero calories to drink while fasting. Unfortunately, there seems to be very little information available on the subject.
Caffeine is often said to be helpful, and while my own experience suggests these claims may have some merit, there isn't much data to back them up. All I could find on the subject was one study that mentions that the appetite-suppressant effect of nicotine is enhanced by caffeine - so be sure to have a cup of coffee with your cigarette! It remains unclear whether caffeine by itself has appetite-suppressant effects or whether it simply enhances those of nicotine.
The study referred to in this article says that chewing gum may help reduce cravings and control appetite. The reductions in calorie intake after chewing gum were not that big, but I suppose even a little is helpful. Chewing gum also improved the subjects' mood by reducing anxiety and stress.
It is reported here that the main green tea catechin, called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), caused rats to lose weight by up to 21% by suppressing appetite. However, the catechin was injected into the rats, and the study spesifically mentions that oral administration was not effective.
To find out whether there is anything helpful out there, I'll be experimenting with different substances in the coming weeks. Green tea, black tea and coffee are definitely on the list, but any other suggestions are also very welcome.
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The Dr. Pat Show: Talk Radio to Thrive By!: The Antidote to Animosity with Dr. Roger B. Lane, author of The Money Workbook
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The Money Workbook takes you on a thirty-day exploration of your life and how you work it. Through text and exercises, Dr. Lane makes the reader aware of patterns and beliefs running through his/her life. By working the workbook each and every day for thirty days, the reader comes face-to-face with these truths and is then given many opportunities to decide how you would like your life to be and new approaches to take.
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One of the best ways to teach kids about helping others is to offer opportunities to engage in social action. The Jewish Education Project, an organization that provides educational tools and resources for Jewish families, has partnered with The Pajama Program to hold two local events where kids can help other kids.
The Pajama Program non-profit organization gives new pajamas and book to kids in need. Many of these children are waiting to be adopted and may have never experienced the joys of parents reading them a book and tucking them into bed at night. The Pajama Program strives to make "better bedtimes" for children across Long Island.
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Jump In for Justice Pajama Bounce
Kids can come in their pajamas and have fun jumping, playing, and creating at the Pajama Bounce. The session includes bounce time, pizza, and packaging pajamas and books for distribution to at-risk children. Partnership is with the PJ Library and funding is provided by the Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life.
When: Sunday, March 18, 2012 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Age Group: 3-6 years with parents
How Much: $5/child or $10/family
Where: Pump It Up, 135 Dupont Avenue, Plainview, NY 11803
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Jump in For Justice Super Sport Event
Have fun in several play spaces in the sports area with play time, snacks, and a program that emphasizes the role little hands can have to help others. The event fee goes to The Pajama Program. Partnership is with the PJ Library and funding is provided by the Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life.
When: Sunday, March 25, 2012 from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Age Group: 3-8 years with parents
How Much: $5/child or $10/family
Where: The Sports Arena, 620 Middle Country Road, St. James, NY 11780
Contact Info: 631-361-9288 or firstname.lastname@example.com www.bit.ly/jumpinevent2
To register for these events, please visit www.jewishedproject.org/EarlyChildhood/Jump-Justice.


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Scientists have recently discovered fossilized footprints on the Mediterranean island of Crete that might change the way we think about human evolution. These footprints are about 5.7 million years old, made at a time when we had previously established our early evolutionary African ancestors had ape-like feet.
As a matter fact, the African humanity lineage has been the common theory since the middle of the 20th century. At that time, it was the discovery of Australopithecus fossils in South Africa and East Africa which led to the conclusion. And with the discovery of other fossil discoveries in the same region, the theory continues to hold true. For example the famous find of a 3.7 million year old set of Laetoli footprints, in Tanzania, certainly suggests the presents of hominims; though these early ancestors probably came out of Europe or Asia and not originating in Africa.
Now, human feet is distinct among the land animals. The [modern] human foot has a long sole with five, short, forward-pointing toes—sans claws—and an identifiable hallux (or big toe). Our closest evolutionary relative—the Great Apes—have foot that more closely resemble human hands, most notably with opposable thumbs.
The new footprints were found in the western Crete region of Trachilos, and have obvious human-like features. However, the study abstract lists, "The interpretation of these footprints is potentially controversial. The print morphology suggests that the trackmaker was a basal member of the clade Hominini (human ancestral tree), but as Crete is some distance outside the known geographical range of pre-Pleistocene (2.5 million to 11,700 years ago) hominins we must also entertain the possibility that they represent a hitherto unknown late Miocene primate that convergently evolved human-like foot anatomy."
Essentially, the conclusion from the study supports that this is most likely another human-like creature who walked the Earth—an as yet unidentified species—long before we had originally thought it was possible.
Released by the Geologist's Association, Per Ahlberg comments about the study: "This discovery challenges the established narrative of early human evolution head-on and is likely to generate a lot of debate. Whether the human origins research community will accept fossil footprints as conclusive evidence of the presence of hominins in the Miocene of Crete remains to be seen."


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If you stop to reflect about when you cave and scarf down a meal from the drive-thru window, what are the circumstances? Often times, it's when we fail to plan ahead. Whether you've just got done cheering on your kids at their basketball game, putting in overtime at work to finish end of the year tasks, or enjoying conversation with your local church group, most of us find ourselves in the fast food line when we're tired, hungry, and are ready to be home. Instead of spending your money on food that is going to block you from reaching your New Year's Resolutions, make a Hummus Veggie Wrap when you get home instead.
- 2 tsp. Coconut Oil
- 1 cup mixed fresh vegetables (we like onions, broccoli, snap peas, and red peppers)
- 2 Tbsp. Hummus
- 1 spinach tortilla wrap (or substitute your favorite whole grain wrap)
Heat the coconut oil in a skillet on medium. When the coconut oil is heated, add the mixed vegetables. Cook until vegetables are thoroughly cooked – about 5 minutes. While vegetables are cooking, spread hummus onto tortilla wrap. Place cooked vegetables on the wrap and fold the wrap burrito style. Enjoy!


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Working Hand in Hand with Terminal Operators
Just how versatile and productive the Seaports of Niedersachsen are, becomes evident, when you look at recent projects. A good example: Through consistent expansion, we have developed the port location Cuxhaven into one of the leading offshore base ports in Europe. Today, this is a hub, where key logistical tasks for the construction of offshore wind farms are tackled. Owing to the well-developed infrastructure and the available surface areas, the Siemens Group recently decided to establish a production facility for turbines at the Port of Cuxhaven.
Available areas and capacities in each port location make a continued expansion of the port facilities possible. This way, existing key industries are strengthened. And the expansions of the infrastructure and the superstructure go hand in hand: Niedersachsen Ports collaborates closely with each terminal operator.


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One interaction I distinctly recall from the Appalachian Trail was in Virginia, with a fellow thru-hiker who was outwardly critical of my approach. I had been moving at a relatively quick clip, in the hopes of finishing the entire trail in about three months, before the start of my fall semester.
"You're hiking too fast to enjoy it. You're missing the point. The trail is not supposed to be speed-hiked. You should just get off the trail if you're going to do it that way. You're wasting your summer." Yada yada yada.
Before I could tell this guy to f— off, another hiker interjected with an oft-heard refrain within the backpacking community that put an end to his diatribe: "Hike your own hike." Needless to say, I never saw the jerk again after I resumed my northward trajectory.
My record of respecting the "Hike Your Own Hike" (HYOH) creed is not perfect, admittedly. Especially in my early years, I struggled to understand why other backpackers did not embrace the same things that I did, like split shorts, poncho-tarps, 40-mile days, and seasonal employment.
But I became more realistic and less naive as I got older. And I gained perspective by guiding trips, giving clinics, listening to readers, and backpacking with a spouse. Over time, I came to see the validity in low-mileage days, a double-wall freestanding tent, and a fishing pole.
The first edition of The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide forced me to think hard about my backpacking philosophy. I felt that what I finally articulated was consistent with HYOH, while also giving me space to explain what had worked best for me.
HYOH is a healthy attitude to have about the wide-ranging trip objectives that backpackers have. But on the issue of tactics or methods in achieving those objectives, HYOH's inclusivity reaches its limit.
Actually, there is a "right way" and a "wrong way" to backpack.
In this sense, backpacking is like driving a car, learning to play the violin, baking a cake, or installing a toilet. I suppose you could do it your own way, but you may get hurt, you will not improve as quickly as you should, you may be unsatisfied with the end product, and you may have to mop up sewage that leaked through the wax gasket.
What is the right way to backpack?
Ready for it? Here it is:
Backpackers should have gear, supplies, and skills that are appropriate for their trip objective and the conditions. Period.
I have backpacked "the wrong way," when I lacked the proper tools and techniques, and it was less pleasant and more expensive than it should have been. But I learned from those experiences, and now backpack "the right way" to the best of my abilities.
Let me break this down a little bit more:
Gear, supplies, and skills
- Gear = Clothing, shelter, stove, etc
- Supplies = Food, maps, stove fuel, etc
- Skills = Trip planning, navigation, and campsite selection
Trip objective
What is the ratio of time you will spend hiking relative to the amount of time you will spend in camp or doing extracurricular activities like photography, birding, and socializing?
On intense trips, pack light and efficient gear so that you can be comfortable on the trail, and learn skills so that you can remain comfortable with less. On casual trips, you still want to limit extraneous gear, but mostly so that you can carry the in-camp comforts that will serve you best. On 'tweener outings, balance these two approaches.
Temperatures, precipitation, ground cover, water availability, bug pressure, daylight, natural hazards, and frequency & quality of campsites. Learn to research environmental and route conditions.
How can you learn to backpack the right way?
Gear & supplies
Obtaining the proper gear and supplies is fairly easy. This blog is a good resource, and so are these. Books are more comprehensive and better organized, but not free; consider mine, Justin's, and Mike's. (My second edition will be released in March.) Finally, REI offers well balanced gear information with its Expert Advice.
Unlike gear and supplies, skills cannot be bought with a credit card after reading a few blogs and books. They are the "black arts" of backpacking. I've written a few skill posts and have produced a few videos, but I'm sure they are not as effective as my guided trips (which I did not offer this year). If you poke around, you might find a few other good online resources, too. In addition, backpack with a knowledgeable and patient veteran, and/or take a course with REI, NOLS, or BPL.
The very best thing you can do, however, is to simply go. There is no better teacher than experience.
Agree or disagree? Leave a comment.
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While botnets suffered a major setback late last year, the networks of hacker-controlled PCs are beginning to make their return, researchers said.
The Net's major botnets -- Storm and Srizbi -- seem to have been dealt a crippling blow when their chief Web host, McColo, lost its access to the Internet. But a number of successors are already spreading rapidly and sending out increasing amounts of spam and malware.https://o1.qnsr.com/log/p.gif?;n=203;c=204660766;s=9477;x=7936;f=201812281312070;u=j;z=TIMESTAMP;a=20392931;e=i"Srizbi and Storm don't seem to be able to send out code any more, and we've got new botnets out there now," Matt Sergeant, senior anti-spam technologist at MessageLabs, told InternetNews.com. He added that said he believes that botnet operators are regrouping and will begin launching more attacks later in the year.
Sergeant's conclusions illustrate the difficulties facing security vendors and the online community at large in stopping the spread of botnets and spammers. Storm worm had been the biggest botnet through 2007 and most of 2008, infecting up to 50 million PCs. It was later overtaken by Srizbi, which battled with Rustock, another up-and-comer, for the No. 1 position.
When McColo's ISPs shut off its Internet access, Storm and Srizbi largely went dormant and worldwide spam levels fell by up to 70 percent. But spam levels began increasing within weeks as new players emerged.
Google, for instance, told InternetNews.com that it expects botnets' spam activity to equal pre-McColo levels by the end of the month.
Behind the resurgence are a rogue's gallery of botnets that include names like Mega-D, Xarvester and Donbot, according to MessageLabs' research.
Of the group, Mega-D has emerged as the most prolific botnet, sending out about 26 million spams per minute on average. Each PC infected by this virus sends more than 589,000 e-mails a day.
Others are proving less of a threat -- for the moment. Xarvester, for instance, looks like an old version of Storm but isn't proving as dangerous, Sergeant said.
"It's probably owned by the same people, but is not as capable as the newer versions of Storm we saw last year," he said.
Yet others seem to be lying low. Donbot is a new botnet that has not yet begun sending out much spam, but MessageLabs said it has the potential to be more dangerous than it now is.
Likewise, Cutwail, also known as Pandex, existed before the McColo takedown. While it controls more infected PCs than Mega-D does, it only sends out five million spams a minutes on average, MessageLabs found. Sergeant added that it's is a key botnet to watch.
This article was first published on InternetNews.com. To read the full article, click here.


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Lit Café
We rang in the new year with a laugh - in January, Lit Café presented "A Load of Wack!: Literature of the Absurd, Eccentric, and Silly." Now join us Thursday June 13 for Lit Café 18.
Lit Café is a quarterly event, marking the change of the seasons. The evenings feature five authors reading from their original works, structured around a theme and/or genre, followed by a panel discussion with the authors, and an open mic. Refreshments are provided by donation, and many of the authors bring their works to sell. Lit Café is offered at no cost, and no registration is required. If you would like to be a featured author contact Neil at email@example.com.
Lit Café gathers upstairs in the Lodge (formerly the Longhouse) at 7 pm. Refreshments are provided. Admission by donation, no registration necessary. Email firstname.lastname@example.com to get on the mailing list!
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Leamington Lawn Tennis and Squash Club is opening its new squash court on Saturday with a day of celebration, culminating in an exhibition match featuring some of the world's best players.
World number one Mohamed Elshorbagy and former world number one James Willstrop will be joined by Australia's top-ranked player Cameron Pilley, women's world number two Laura Massaro, world number 12 Sarah-Jane Perry and Welsh number one Tesni Evans.
The day will include a team tournament for members, using the new court for the first time and playing for the chance to take on the professionals in a final match.
Squash chairman Ming Lee said: "As sport becomes more and more commercial it's refreshing that squash players at the very top of the game are willing come to Leamington to support a grass-roots club like ours.
"The opening day will be fantastic, but more importantly the new court will enable us to extend our excellent coaching and community outreach activities, social sports programmes and competitive teams.
"My aim is to build a lasting squash club community which encourages local people to play and enjoy the game."
Leamington Squash club has grown membership from 325 to 500 in the past three years. To maintain the momentum the club was awarded £75,000 of National Lottery funding by Sport England and £30,000 by England Squash to help finance another state-of-the-art squash court and upgrade the existing courts.
The new court will bring the total to six alongside its 12 tennis courts, making it one of the leading volunteer-run member's racket sport clubs in the West Midlands.


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GMVA - Spikezone
Come along to get a taste of what volleyball is and how much FUN it can be.
Training will cover a range of skills that you will learn and we do some modified games with SpikeZone Play to put your new skills into action. You should expect a physical and FUN training to become your best.
SpikeZone Play is how we finish each session, for about 30 minutes. We have different types of modified games, 2 on 2, 3 on 3 up to 6 on 6. With 1, 2 or 3 touches depending on the goal of the drill.
This Program is aimed at Primary school to Year 7 boys and girls.
To register online, please click here.
The next pathway step is the GMVA Youth Program
Training Times: TERM FOUR Starting MONDAY 8th of October
Mondays, 4:30pm to 5:55pm at the State Volleyball Centre, with the last 30 minutes being modified game play
Wednesdays, 4:30pm to 6pm at the State Volleyball Centre, with the last 30 minutes being modified game play
Mondays or Wednesdays:
$15 per session payable on the night for a casual session
$115 for the school term including T-Shirt, Shorts and Wrist Band
BOTH Mondays and Wednesdays:
$180 for 2 nights per week for the school term including T-Shirt, Wrist Band and Shorts
Head Coach:
Andrew Papalaskaris, State Indoor Team head coach & GMVA Junior program assistant coach
Assistant Coaches:
Tomas Olak, 4 year GMVA athlete
Harrison McBean, 4 year GMVA athlete
Luke Campbell, GMVA Director and Olympian


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Who is affected by Computer Vision Syndrome? (CVS)
Studies prove that 88% of Computer users in a work place suffer from computer eyestrain. Prolonged computer use can stress one's eyes and impact his or her vision development.
What are the Symptoms of CVS?
If you or your child spend more than two hours each day in front of a computer screen, you are likely to experience some degree of computer vision syndrome. CVS includes:
- Headaches
- Loss of focus
- Burning / tired vision
- Double / blurred vision
- Neck and shoulder pains
What causes Computer Vision Syndrome?
CVS is caused by our eyes and brain reacting differently to characters on the screen than they do to printed characters. Our eyes have little problem focusing on most printed material, which is characterized by dense black characters with well-defined edges. Healthy eyes can easily maintain focus on the printed page. Characters on a computer screen, however, don't have this contrast or well-defined edges. These characters (pixels) are brightest at the center and diminish in intensity toward their edges. This makes it difficult for our eyes to maintain focus and remain fixed onto these images. Instead our eyes drift out to a point called the "resting point of accommodation" or RPA. Our eyes involuntarily move to the RPA, and then strain to regain focus on the screen. This continuous flexing of the eyes' focusing muscles creates fatigue, burning and tired-eyes feeling that is so common after long hours at the computer.
What can I do about it?
The solution is simple: see an eye care professional that specializes in computer vision care. In most cases, standard reading glasses or over-the- counter readers are not accurate enough, because viewing a computer is usually at a different distance (18? – 28?) than reading distance (16? – 21 H). Once an eye doctor accurately diagnoses your computer vision problem and determines your correct computer working distances, it's a simple matter to prescribe computer eye glasses that will allow you to work comfortably and productively.
Will Glare Screens Prevent CVS?
Glare screen filters may help somewhat, but they will not solve your computer vision problems because they only affect glare from the computer screen – not the visual problems related to the constant refocusing of your eyes when working at a computer. Only when your eyes can focus clearly at the plane of proper distance on the computer screen they can experience relief from the fatiguing effects of CVS. An anti-reflective coating (AR) is also highly recommended on all computer eye glasses. An AR coating prevents glare and reflections on the front and the back of the lenses that would interfere with focusing on the screen.
Will Computer Eyeglasses make the Screen Clearer?
Yes, because they will eliminate the constant refocusing effort that your eyes go through when viewing the screen. It has also been proven clinically that having the correct prescription in computer eyeglasses increases productivity and accuracy.
Do Computer Eyeglasses look like Safety Glasses?
No, almost any style of frame can be used for computer eyewear. More important are the lenses that your eye doctor chooses for your computer eyeglasses. Ninety percent of the time, multifocal or progressive lenses will be your best choice, as they are designed specifically for working at a computer. They allow you to see clearly at your correct computer screen distance and can give you some distance vision beyond the computer. But whether the lenses are progressive or single vision, you and your eye doctor must determine the best lenses for your work environment.
What about the Tints I've heard of for Computer Lenses?
If you work in a brightly lit office, you may benefit from a light tint applied to your computer lenses. This can cut the amount of light that reaches your eyes and provide relief in some cases. But tints and filters don't address the underlying cause of computer eye strain.
Does Every Computer User Need Computer Glasses?
More than 70% of computer users need computer eye glasses. In fact, according to a study at the University of California, Berkeley, 25% – 30% of children would benefit from computer eyewear.
If I Don't Have Symptoms of CVS, Do I Still Need Computer Eyewear?
Maybe. According to a University of Alabama study (2004), computer users who are not experiencing symptoms of computer vision syndrome may also need computer eyewear. The study reports that it does not matter whether subjects reported symptoms of CVS. The fact is that viewing a computer screen is a different stimulus for the eyes than reading printed materials. It is much more difficult for the eyes to focus on pixels than on printed characters. Individuals with no visual problems may still be losing productivity and accuracy at the computer. This is the number one reason to get a regular eye exam from a computer vision specialist.
Will my reading Glasses work at the Computer?
Not necessarily, as with anything else you do in life, it is important to have the right tool for the job. You would not use a hammer when you need a screw driver. The same goes for your vision; you would not use distance glasses for doing close work. So in most cases your reading glasses are probably not going to do the job. The correct computer eyeglasses will optimize your comfort and productivity at the computer screen while also allowing you to read and see out at some determined distance (10 – 13 feet). Reading glasses are usually prescribed to read at a distance of 16? – 18?, but computer glasses are usually designed to work at 18? to 28?.
Is it true that if a Person Doesn't see the Computer Screen clearly, He may not be as productive?
Yes, but in cases where the correction is only slightly off, the computer user may think he is seeing the screen clearly. Yet a recent study at the University of Alabama found that over time even the smallest miscorrections can cause big problems down the road, including loss of productivity and accuracy in the workplace. The eyes viewing a computer for many hours a day is analogous to the eye muscles being forced to do push – ups for hours and hours. Over time, these push-ups will significantly affect productivity, accuracy and comfort.
Isn't Ergonomics the solution to Computer Eye strain?
Ergonomics is important – changing one's computer workstation can certainly help to minimize other physical symptoms. But ergonomics cannot fix a visual problem. The proper prescription computer eyeglasses at the proper computer distance (18" to 28") are most important. This can be done only with the right computer lens prescription.
Is it true that wearing Computer Eye glasses will make my Eyes Worse?
This is not true. In fact, prescription eye glasses can prevent further damage to the eyes. Depending on your prescription, an eye care professional will probably fit you in either single vision or progressive lenses. The single vision lens is designed to optimize your vision at one distance only: near for reading or work at the computer; or far for distance (watching a movie or driving). Many eye care professionals are now fitting computer users with a progressive lens that has a wide intermediate zone, which optimizes computer work. This lens also allows the wearer to read printed material while working at the computer and see a limited distance (10 to 13 feet). It is true that your eyes will get worse if you continue to stress the eye muscles and do not wear prescription eye glasses.
What is special in Eye Foundation about Computer Vision Care?
The Eye Foundation has a specialised "COMPUTER VISION CLINIC", the first of its kind found in this part of the country specifically dedicated to the care of Computer Vision professionals. A customized thorough examination of each Computer user in carried out and his / her problem indentified and advice is given. If necessary specific eye wear for the individual is also prescribed. Advice is also given on the ergonomics, seating, positioning of the Computer, key board and general lighting. Our endeavor is to make Computer use a pleasure for our patients. At our Computer vision Clinic, we offer a customized thorough examination of each computer user and his or her problem is first identified. Advice is given on the ergonomics, seating, positioning of the computer, keyboard and general lighting. Necessary specific eyewear is also prescribed.


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A Message from our 2018 Captains.
We feel honoured and privileged to be Captains of Mannan Castle Golf Club in 2018 a year when the Club will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its formation.
We are presently planning a number of events throughout the year to mark this special occasion.
We would like to thank Thomas Gartlan and Esther Durcan for giving us the privilege to represent Mannan Castle Golf Club as Captains for 2018.
We would like to thank our members for their continued support of Mannan Castle Golf Club, and we very much appreciate the good wishes and pledges of support for the coming year.
We are lucky to have strong, active club members, with many members who give freely of their time to help sustain and develop our club, and we look forward to working with all of you this year.
We would like to thank all the team captains for taking on the roles and to wish them and all who represent Mannan Castle Golf Club in any way all the best for 2018.
We extend a very warm welcome to all visitors to our club. Mannan Castle Golf Club offers visitors a wide range of facilities and opportunities from green fees to open competitions, from our pro-shop to our clubhouse with its superb restaurant and bar facilities.
As a golf club our greatest asset is our course, driving range, and putting areas, thanks to the excellent standard of works carried out over the past 25 years and on a continuous basis. Mannan Castle located north of Carrickmacross just off the N2 is a challenge to play in Patrick Kavanaghs Stoney grey hills of Monaghan.
Our sponsors have been very loyal to Mannan Castle Golf Club, we would like to thank them past and present for their great support.
The staff in Mannan Castle Golf Club have been very supportive and loyal over the years they have given great service to the club, we look forward to working with them all in 2018.
Finally we would like to thank all the Captains, Presidents and their families for their great contribution over the years, starting from very humble beginnings to the great facilities we enjoy today.
Our best wishes to you and your families for a great year on and off
The Golf Course during 2018.
Tommy Duffy & Gill Rouiller
2018 Captains
Captain Tommy Duffy & Lady Captain Gill Rouiller
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