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2.14: Guess and Check, Work Backward
Suppose that you and your brother both play baseball. Last season, you had 12 more hits than 3 times the number of hits that your brother had. If you had 159 hits, could you figure out how many hits your brother had? In this Concept, you'll learn how to guess and check and work backward so that you can solve problems such as this.
This lesson will expand your toolbox of problem-solving strategies to include guess and check and working backward. Let's begin by reviewing the four-step problem-solving plan.
Step 1: Understand the problem.
Step 2: Devise a plan – Translate.
Step 3: Carry out the plan – Solve.
Step 4: Look – Check and Interpret.
Develop and Use the Strategy: Guess and Check
The strategy for the "guess and check" method is to guess a solution and use that guess in the problem to see if you get the correct answer. If the answer is too big or too small, then make another guess that will get you closer to the goal. You continue guessing until you arrive at the correct solution. The process might sound like a long one; however, the guessing process will often lead you to patterns that you can use to make better guesses along the way.
Here is an example of how this strategy is used in practice.
Example A
Nadia takes a ribbon that is 48 inches long and cuts it in two pieces. One piece is three times as long as the other. How long is each piece?
Solution: We need to find two numbers that add to 48. One number is three times the other number.
However, you can see that the previous answer is exactly half of 48.
Multiply 6 and 18 by two.
Develop and Use the Strategy: Work Backward
The "work backward" method works well for problems in which a series of operations is applied to an unknown quantity and you are given the resulting value. The strategy in these problems is to start with the result and apply the operations in reverse order until you find the unknown. Let's see how this method works by solving the following problem.
Example B
Anne has a certain amount of money in her bank account on Friday morning. During the day she writes a check for $24.50, makes an ATM withdrawal of $80, and deposits a check for $235. At the end of the day, she sees that her balance is $451.25. How much money did she have in the bank at the beginning of the day?
Solution: We need to find the money in Anne's bank account at the beginning of the day on Friday. From the unknown amount, we subtract $24.50 and $80 and we add $235. We end up with $451.25. We need to start with the result and apply the operations in reverse.
Start with $451.25. Subtract $235, add $80, and then add $24.50.
Anne had $320.75 in her account at the beginning of the day on Friday.
Plan and Compare Alternative Approaches to Solving Problems
Most word problems can be solved in more than one way. Often one method is more straightforward than others. In this section, you will see how different problem-solving approaches compare when solving different kinds of problems.
Example C
Nadia's father is 36. He is 16 years older than four times Nadia's age. How old is Nadia?
Solution: This problem can be solved with either of the strategies you learned in this section. Let's solve the problem using both strategies.
Guess and Check Method:
We need to find Nadia's age.
We know her father is 36 years old.
Work Backward Method:
Nadia's father is 36 years old.
To get from Nadia's age to her father's age, we multiply Nadia's age by four and add 16.
Working backward means we start with the father's age, subtract 16, and divide by 4.
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Guided Practice
Hana rents a car for a day. Her car rental company charges $50 per day and $0.40 per mile. Peter rents a car from a different company that charges $70 per day and $0.30 per mile. How many miles do they have to drive before Hana and Peter pay the same price for the rental for the same number of miles?
Solution: Hana's total cost is $50 plus $0.40 times the number of miles.
Peter's total cost is $70 plus $0.30 times the number of miles.
Guess the number of miles and use this guess to calculate Hana's and Peter's total cost.
Keep guessing until their total cost is the same.
Notice that for an increase of 10 miles, the difference between total costs fell from $15 to $14. To get the difference to zero, we should try increasing the mileage by 140 miles.
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- Nadia is at home and Peter is at school, which is 6 miles away from home. They start traveling toward each other at the same time. Nadia is walking at 3.5 miles per hour and Peter is skateboarding at 6 miles per hour. When will they meet and how far from home is their meeting place?
- Peter bought several notebooks at Staples for $2.25 each and he bought a few more notebooks at Rite-Aid for $2 each. He spent the same amount of money in both places and he bought 17 notebooks in total. How many notebooks did Peter buy in each store?
- Andrew took a handful of change out of his pocket and noticed that he was holding only dimes and quarters in his hand. He counted that he had 22 coins that amounted to $4. How many quarters and how many dimes does Andrew have?
- Anne wants to put a fence around her rose bed that is one-and-a-half times as long as it is wide. She uses 50 feet of fencing. What are the dimensions of the garden?
- Peter is outside looking at the pigs and chickens in the yard. Nadia is indoors and cannot see the animals. Peter gives her a puzzle. He tells her that he counts 13 heads and 36 feet and asks her how many pigs and how many chickens are in the yard. Help Nadia find the answer.
- Andrew invests $8000 in two types of accounts: a savings account that pays 5.25% interest per year and a more risky account that pays 9% interest per year. At the end of the year, he has $450 in interest from the two accounts. Find the amount of money invested in each account.
- There is a bowl of candy sitting on our kitchen table. This morning Nadia takes one-sixth of the candy. Later that morning Peter takes one-fourth of the candy that's left. This afternoon, Andrew takes one-fifth of what's left in the bowl and finally Anne takes one-third of what is left in the bowl. If there are 16 candies left in the bowl at the end of the day, how much candy was there at the beginning of the day?
- Nadia can completely mow the lawn by herself in 30 minutes. Peter can completely mow the lawn by himself in 45 minutes. How long does it take both of them to mow the lawn together?
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Does fly line color matter?
I have seen many reels with different color lines (green, orange, yellow). Does the color of line really make a difference to the fish when fishing?
I notice the "beginner combo" reels tend to strung in orange and the higher scale reels are matched with green line, always.
Any relevant info is appreciated.
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I'd have to say that it depends on what type of fishing you'll be doing.
For most fishing, the color of the line really doesn't matter. There are some specialized situations (saltwater flats, for example) where a clear line has a serious advantage with spooky fish, but for many anglers those aren't a normal situation.
What kind of fish will you be chasing?
I have to agree with Dble Haul, unless you are fishing extremely spooky fish in crystal clear water, the color of the fly line is not an issue. Atleast that's my experience. With the proper amount of leader on (we use 12-14' for Atlantics) it's no problem. We usually use Maxima chameleon leader, and I do think the type and color leader is important. One advantage to the bright orange and green fly lines is they are easier to see, both in heavy water and low light conditions. So that may be something you may wish to consider. Hope this helps some.
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I would say that brightly colored lines are really useful for anyone who is learning to cast or learning to improve their casting as they are easier to see in the air than the more subtle colors. I don't think there are too many freshwater situations where line color is a big issue, although I have heard that the trout in New Zealand don't like bright lines. A friend of mine was down there in the mid 90s and he took along a Wulff Triangle Taper. It was white and he couldn't catch fish. A guide he met said "dye it grey" so he did and suddenly he was getting fish. When I was first starting out I went to the Montana spring creeks and did fine (well, fine for a guy who was just starting out) with a bright yellow line, so I guess it depends on where you are. In practice when you are casting to a fish you shouldn't be rolling the line over them anyways, just the leader on the final delivery cast. Any false casting should be done so that the line is not passing directly over the fish. Make your false casts off to the side of the fish to measure the length, then make your delivery cast so that you show the fish leader only. Jack Dennis has a good video out that shows his approach to dry fly fishing and false casting over rising fish. I forget what it is called but your flyshop my have one in their lending library.
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When fishing down stream, bright lines have never been a handicap for me, as the fly and leader reach the fish (when target fishing) before the line passes over head; this is particularly helpful on some of the waters that I have fished in the South where the fishing pressure was quite high. Fishing upstream with a bright line has been tricky for me when there are a lot of fish on the surface and the current is swift, as I end up casting ahead of the fish by some distance to get a longer drift (with practice I imagine I could just get the fly and leader over them and have this be effective, however). In these cases, I've found that a subdued or clear line has been more beneficial. Some of the colors I've used in freshwater are chartruese, bright yellow, white, gray, tan, and clear/camo. Of these, I feel more confident with the gray and clear/camo lines; of course, this means that I fish them more...
I'm convinced that line colour can, in some situations, make a difference. I don't know whether John Goddard and Brian Clarke's book 'The Trout and the Fly' was published in the US, but it's well worth getting your hands on a copy, IMO. They have a section on fly line colour, illustrated with some underwater shots. It mainly deals with floating lines, btw, but on the whole sinking lines tend to be dull coloured anyway.
In brief, Goddard & Clarke's conclusion is that while the line is in the fish's 'window' (ie the cone of water immediately above them in which anything is viewed against a background of sky) the colour of line is more or less immaterial, as they will all appear dark. Of course, it might be said that your line should, as far as possible, not enter this zone at all - only the leader.
But outside the 'window' is the area they call the 'mirror', where light hits the water at too acute an angle to pass through the water's surface, and is reflected off it. In this area, which extends considerably further than the 'window', any fly line will be seen against a background of a reflection of the river bed. In this area, a green or brown line is significantly less visible than a white or brightly coloured one.
If you fish places where the water's surface tends to be rippled, I suspect there's sufficient disturbance to the 'mirror' that a line will appear broken up and not make so much impact. On the other hand, if you fish very flat water or are covering very spooky fish, I think line colour can make a difference. Dana has mentioned New Zealand as one place where this view is widely held, and there are other examples. In the World Championships in Aragon last year, for example, one British competitor noticed that his catch rate increased when he switched to a dark grey floater, but that that the most successful teams were using silk lines (which tend to be dull-coloured). They reckoned this gave them 3-4 casts at ultra-spooky trout, where a plastic line generally allowed only one shot.
When a similar topic occurred recently on another board, the most sensible advice given, IMO, was to use as dull a line as you can manage, without compromising other aspects of your fishing. Thus, if you find a bright line helps your casting, or allows you to detect delicate takes at distance, then by all means use one. But if you use a dull line you certainly won't harm your chances of success, and may well actually improve them.
Gardener, I agree with your points as they apply to trout and other fish in easily spooked conditions (spring creeks, saltwater flats, etc.)
But as applied to other fishing situations, I have to reiterate that the fly line color really doesn't matter. Dana has mentioned bright lines as good learning tools for beginners, and there is plenty of merit to that idea. But for general fishing, there is little bearing on fly line color.
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Just think of this.The Heron is a bird that relies on standing in water & catching fish that swim up close with his bill.All the time he is in view of the fish & what colour is his plumage nearest the water? That's right, it's WHITE.So I buy white or light coloured fly lines.If it's good enough for one of natures great anglers, it's good enough for me!
a topic to stir up the pot for sure, ,,i DO remember reading a book on Montana or was it Wyoming?,,,the writer's were adamant about dying the line green,i'm certain certain types of leader material can make a fish hesitate to bite,and many times that's all it takes to be refused,i'd say anything that would draw attention away from your offering would cost you fish,but,since i can't toss a camera out to test the theory,we'll just have to fight it out here at least until the water clears before research can resume ,,just kidding!
Line color is something I harly ever think about anymore. Yes, as Gardener so aptly explained there are some situations where a dark colored line is best, these have been rare in my 46 years of fly fishing. During the 12 years I lived in Montana, I never had a problem hooking fish with bright yellow, chartreuse, hot orange, or white fly lines, including on public spring creeks like Poindexter Slough where there is a large number of people fishing on any given day. I also used bright yellow, hot orange, or chartreuse lines on Montana's Big Horn and Missouri, which can hardly be called uncrowded, with no ill effects from having a too bright line.
I also fished Pennsylvania's public spring creeks like the Letort, Yellow Breeches, Penn's Creek, and Little Lehigh without a problem with bright yellow and hot orange lines, as did my father (heck he and my brother still fish these with bright lines).
I also had two very good friends spend six weeks fishing in New Zealand two different years and they fished with bright yellow lines. Guess what? They had no trouble catching fish, despite being told they needed dark colored lines if they wanted to get fish. Granted, they spent most of their time on the south island; but they had excellent fishing with the bright lines, and they did it without hiring a guide. Perhaps if they spent their time on the more heavily fished north island things would have been different.
These experiences have convinced me that in most situations and on most streams, line color is not of much importance. Yes, there are times and places when it might well be important, but 90% or better of the time most fisherman will not encounter those. That is why I don't pay much attention to fly line color.
Interestingly, the least visible colors underwater were found to be white and silver. Black, medium to dark grey, medium to dark green, and brown were found to be most visible. Yet, I've never seen a white sinking line or sink tip in use on a river. And sinking and sink tip lines are also used with much shorter leaders of 3'-6' compared to the 9'-15' or longer used with floating lines.
I think it does matter. In my experience fish always spook sooner when I'm using a yellow line than when I use a green line. I think it's a simple case of the unknown to them. A green line could be a big string of algae or grass. Even if it's not a close match, at least there's something that looks related to the line in the water. A yellow line is a yellow line.
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Country music legend George Jones, who died on Friday, had his share of ups and downs during 81 years on this earth.
Some of his good and bad times took place in Northeast Mississippi.
Mickey Jolly, 66, of Sherman, caught a packed show in the 1970s at the Trace Convention Center in Tupelo. Jones' wife at the time, Tremont's own Tammy Wynette, was on the bill, too.
"Tammy was pregnant. They sang together, I remember that," Jolly said. "They had a good crowd. It was a good country music show."
Jones' hits, including "White Lightning," "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "She Thinks I Still Care," are treasured pieces of the country music canon.
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Mo Livingston, 57, of Tupelo, worked on a sound and light crew for Jones during the early 1980s.
"There were some fun interspersed with some not-so-fun weekends," Livingston said.
He didn't want to get into specifics, but described Jones as a "rascal."
"He could be a pain to work for," Livingston said, "but I never lost my admiration or respect for his ability to sing a country song."
Frank "Pat" Patterson, former Monroe County sheriff, was a fan leading up to an incident near Hamilton in 1981.
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Patterson became a minor celebrity.
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Jones eventually cleaned up. In 1995, he and Wynette returned to Tupelo to perform at Tupelo Coliseum, now called the BancorpSouth Arena.
Patterson, who never lost his appreciation, caught Jones' show in late 2011 at the Davis Event Center at Itawamba Community College.
Buster Davis of Fulton arranged that show as a fundraiser to build a park in memory of Wynette. Davis was told to expect a one-hour performance, but Jones must have caught the spirit of the occasion.
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"Our cause is the participants," said Lawndale Elementary P.E. coach Bo Boatner, who is co-directing the race along with Lawhon Elementary's Terry Leigh Clayton. "The mission is to make it really cheap and make it as good as a race that costs more money.
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The challenge will be held at Ballard Park in Tupelo in conjunction with "Boerner Be Wild Day," which honors the life of former North Mississippi Medical Center Wellness Center Director Hank Boerner, who died in December.
"The race is in memory of Hank Boerner, but it also carries on his cause," Boatner said. "A big part of his life was leading fitness in Northeast Mississippi."
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Some non-Tupelo schools have made arrangements to collect forms for Boatner. Students at those schools can turn forms in to their P.E. teacher. Other students can bring forms to the Tupelo Park and Recreation Department.
The packet pickup is at 8:15 a.m. on race day, and races begin at 9. Kindergarten to second-graders will run a half mile, and third- to sixth-graders will go one mile.
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While the idea of a fashion show taking place in a bowling alley certainly struck some partygoers as curious, those who attended Fashion Alley: A Vintage Fashion Show at the The Charleston Rifle Club Bowling Alley found the old-fashioned lanes to be the perfect backdrop for an evening of vintage finery. Guests dusted off their best thrift store or vintage finds to compete in the costume contest, and the results made for some great people-watching.
Gentlemen in hats and suspenders milled about the Auto Bahn Vietnamese Sandwich food truck outside, while ladies in sweeping maxi dresses and chic shift dresses grabbed a drink and perused the extensive pop up shop in the lobby.
Though the fashion show got off to a bit of a late start due to a medical situation, DJ Suds of Creative Sound turned the beats back up and got the party started. Partygoers enjoyed vintage looks from the likes of Jess James, Textured Vintage, JLINSNIDER, Rogue Wave Surf Shop, Thimbles, Rhett Boyd Vintage Collection, and Groove Girl Vintage.
As the last of the vintage ensembles stepped from the catwalk, partygoers were invited to hang out, shop, and bowl. The runway quickly turned back into a bowling alley, and guests were welcome to try their luck.
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Cream Crop Top - American Apparel
Floral Skirt, Brown Hat, Red Hat - Vintage
White Singlet - Stylestalker
Jewellery - MHQ, markets, vintage etc
Over the Christmas and silly season I had the pleasure of hanging out with
the stylish and gorgeous Nadia, who you would know from her blog Frou Frouu.
So sad to be so far away from this amazing beauty...still plotting my trip to London...
..purely to kidnap this girl and bring her back to Australia !
I am sure you all already follow her blog because she is the shit, but if not head HERE and do so!
Had another amazing weekend....
friends, beach, sunshine, drinks and midnight K-Mart adventures.
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The University community is invited to celebrate the holiday season by singing Handel's "Messiah" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, in the University Chapel.
Audience members will sing the Christmas portion and other selected choruses. Scores may be borrowed at the door.
The conductor will be Penna Rose, director of chapel music. The group will be accompanied by interim University organist Joan Lippincott, strings and trumpet.
Tickets are $5 for general admission and free for students.
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I've just moved to a new home , same village, other street, greater rooms and (most relevant) finally a room for my hobby...
Your grandchilds will not remember, whether your windos were neat and clean, when they sleep under your quilts....
I'm so happy for you....and LOVE the yellow walls. It will be like having a sunny day every day. Good for you!
We are here to learn how to live in heaven - I'm still learning.
Nice! Look at all that sunshine! Love the color of your walls and all your greenery! Like your lighting and your fabric wall.
Go forth and sew!
How beautiful! I love the yellow walls, too. Lucky you.
Really a wonderful room. I would be spending a LOT of time in that one! Good luck and happy sewing!
Great room,light, view, etc. Some day I hope to have a studio. Since I am 70, hope it won't be to long!
It's is so pretty. I did my design wall like you too. Oh and your lighting fixture looks nice, I've been looking for a new light fixture in my sewing room.
Wonderful! Happy dance for you!
I sure do wish I had a space like yours.!!!!!
Oh it is lovely. Nice you even have a balcony!! Can drape a quilt over the side to it "show off".
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|From L to R: Anne Kinney, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.; Vera Rubin, Dept. of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institute of Washington; Nancy Grace Roman Retired NASA Goddard; Kerri Cahoy, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.; Randi Ludwig. University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
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|In 1995, the majestic spiral galaxy NGC 4414 was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope as part of the HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. An international team of astronomers, led by Dr. Wendy Freedman of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, observed this galaxy on 13 different occasions over the course of two months.
|Dr. Heidi Hammel
Heidi Hammel is known as an excellent science communicator, researcher, andleader. She earned her B.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii in the 1980s. At NASA she led the imaging team of the Voyager 2's encounter with Neptune and became known for her science communication for it. She returned to MIT as a scientist for nearly a decade. Among her honors, she has received Vladimir Karpetoff Award , Klumpke-Roberts Award, and the Carl Sagan Medal. She is currently at the Space Science Institute with a research focused on ground- and space-based studies of Uranus and Neptune.
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The NASA Group Achievement Award is given for accomplishment that advances NASA mission.
The Harvard Centennial Medal is given to graduates of Harvard who have contributed to society upon graduation.
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Well it looks like David Arquette has no more Cox because some sources say that the 11-year married Hollywood couple has just quit each other! Yesterday, reports circulated that their relationship has been in the rocks for quite a few months now and it's believed that Courteney has allowed David to dip his balls into some other chick's punani. Well, not only is this shit as solid as a rock, the pussy-naming game has begun! Apparently, David has slept with a waiter and an aspiring actress named Jasmine Waltz after Courteney ok'ed to the 'they can see each other people' rule. Arquette claims he did this after his wife stopped rolling over to give him a blowjob each night and that pretty much made things even worse for their marriage. Via TMZ:
"David claims he still loves Courteney — and calls her one of the most amazing people on the planet.
David is also adamant that he never cheated on Courteney before the split — but admits he has had sex with rebound chick Jasmine Waltz … his "one conquest."
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I have a girlfriend asking about Pixelmator vs. Photoshop Elements. I mainly work in PhotoShop CS, so I really don't know the ins and outs of Elements. From what I understand, Pixelmator is much less expensive (about $30) and should do almost everything Elements does. Does anyone know first-hand if that is true?
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Seahorses Threatened by Climate Change (PHOTOS)
Seahorses, those rainbow-hued, color-changing fish that seem to scoot through the ocean, are some of the ocean's most charismatic creatures. Sadly, a host of factors, from climate change to water pollution, are causing population declines. "Seahorses are especially vulnerable to disturbances," reports conservation organization Oceana. "They commonly live in seagrass beds, mangroves and coral reefs in coastal shallow waters, which are all highly sensitive [ecosystems]."
While something like the hedgehog seahorse may be the first to come to mind, nearly 50 species of seahorse exist — 14 of which were discovered in just the past decade. In all of these species, the males are the ones that get pregnant and give birth. Seadragons, pipehorses and pipefishes are also members of the Syngnathidae family.
Though we don't have specific data on many seahorse species, for those we have studied, the outlook doesn't look good: All but one are vulnerable or threatened, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The two seadragon species are both near threatened, one due indirectly to climate change.
Seahorses are a good indicator of the health of our oceans, according to Project Seahorse. To help protect them, we must first learn about them.
The first question Christopher Paparo, director of Stony Brook Southampton's Marine Sciences Center typically gets is, "Are they fish?"
"They are true fish," he says. They have fins for steering and gills to breathe, though no scales, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA). But unlike other fish, they also have a coronet and a snout. "The coronet, the crown-shaped piece of skin on top of its head, is the unique 'thumbprint' of each individual seahorse," notes an MBA factsheet. "The toothless snout of a seahorse is used to slurp up food that it spots with its special eyes."
Seahorses, which are native to the waters off of 130 different countries, are predators, so they use their large eyes and camouflaging ability — they can change colors and skin texture — to hook onto and blend in with seaweed, Paparo says. "They're hunting small little fish and shrimp. By holding onto a piece of seaweed and looking like seaweed they can easily hunt down their favorite prey items." They, themselves, are prey for bigger fish, so the disguise also protects them.
It also makes differentiating between species difficult. "Because of this [camouflaging], some researchers previously thought there were as many as 200 seahorse species in the world, while others thought there were as few as 20," according to The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
Then there are pipehorses, pipefishes and seadragons. Only two true seadragons exist: the weedy and the leafy. "Like seahorses they have chameleon-like eyes, a horse-like head, and a fused jaw. They feed by sucking tiny marine animals such as sea lice and mysid shrimp through these snouts," according to Project Seahorse. "Unlike seahorses, they swim in a horizontal position and the males do not carry their eggs in pouches, instead using a brood patch under their tails to transport them."
Importantly, there are threats to all these fish, including exploitation for medicine and as souvenirs, Project Seahorse reports. In parts of Asia, for example, seahorses are thought to help treat ailments like asthma, sexual dysfunction and pain, according to Oceana. "The demand for seahorses has exploded in the past few decades, mirroring China's economic growth."
Plus, habitat degradation and accidental bycatch in shrimp trawl nets are playing a role, too. Human activity and climate change have severely depleted the places where seahorses thrive. "Seahorses are flagship species, charismatic symbols of the seagrasses, mangroves, coral reefs, estuaries and seaweeds where they make their homes," Project Seahorse explains. "Protecting seahorses means protecting these diverse habitats all of the marine life that lives therein."
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Study of Total Body Irradiation in Combination With Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell or Bone Marrow Transplantation Followed By Cyclosporine and Mycophenolate Mofetil in High Risk-Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1
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I. Determine the safety of total body irradiation and post-transplant cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil in high-risk patients with human immunodeficiency virus-1.
II. Determine whether this regimen results in stable mixed donor lymphocyte chimerism (5-95% donor CD3) in this patient population.
III. Determine the kinetics of immune reconstruction following this treatment regimen in this patient population.
IV. Determine the effect of this treatment regimen on viral load in this patient population.
HIV Infections
Drug: Cyclosporine
Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil
Procedure: Total body irradiation and stem cell or bone marrow transplantation
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Induction of Mixed Hematopoietic Chimerism in Patients Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Using a Non-Marrow Ablative Conditioning Regimen Containing Total Body Irradiation in Combination With Post-Transplant Immunosuppression With Cyclosporine and Mycophenolate Mofetil
- Mortality due to infection, donor chimerism [ Time Frame: Days 14, 28, 56, 80, 180, and 360 ]
- CD4, viral load [ Time Frame: Days 14, 28, 56, 80, 180, and 360 ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2000
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
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Participants will receive a stem cell transplantation along with a non-marrow ablative conditioning regimen containing total bdoy irradiation combined with post-transplant immunosuppression with cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil
Drug: Cyclosporine
Oral or IV cyclosporine 2 to 3 times daily on Days -1 to 50Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil
Beginning within 6 hours of transplantation, oral mycophenolate mofetil every 12 hours until Day 27.Procedure: Total body irradiation and stem cell or bone marrow transplantation
Assuming donor is available, total body irradiation followed by allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell or bone marrow transplantation on Day 0.
Detailed Description:
Patients receive oral or IV cyclosporine 2-3 times daily on Days -1 to 50. Patients undergo total body irradiation followed by allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell or bone marrow transplantation on Day 0 (assuming donor is available). Beginning within 6 hours of transplantation, patients receive oral mycophenolate mofetil every 12 hours until Day 27.
Patients with an unstable level of chimerism may receive 1-2 donor lymphocyte infusions.
Patients are followed at Days 14, 28, 56, 80, 180, and 360.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 64 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
--Disease Characteristics--
- Diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus-1 not responsive to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART); treated with HAART for at least the past 6 months; viral load less than 50 copies/mL plasma; CD4 count less than 100/mm3
- Lymphoma or other HIV-associated malignancy allowed with the following criteria: malignancy is in complete remission or very good partial remission, defined as a significant reduction of disease with therapy and no evidence of continued tumor growth; viral load has decreased by at least 1.5 logs OR to less than 5,000 copies/mL plasma while on HAART; CD4 count is allowed to be greater than 100/mm3
- HLA genotypically identical donor available (under 75 years of age)
--Prior/Concurrent Therapy--
- No concurrent growth factors during mycophenolate mofetil administration; concurrent continuation of anti-retroviral therapy required
--Patient Characteristics--
- Life expectancy: At least 30 days
- Other: No positive serology for Toxoplasma gondii; no other disease or organ dysfunction that would preclude survival; not pregnant or nursing; fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 1 year after study
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00010348
|United States, Washington
|Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109
|Contact: Ann Woolfrey 206-667-4453
|Study Chair:
|Ann Woolfrey
|Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
|Responsible Party:
|Ann Woolfrey / Associate in Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00010348 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|February 2, 2001
|Last Updated:
|May 13, 2009
Keywords provided by Office of Rare Diseases (ORD):
human immunodeficiency virus infection
immunologic disorders and infectious disorders
rare disease
viral infection
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Mycophenolate mofetil
Mycophenolic Acid
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Antineoplastic Agents
Antifungal Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Calcineurin Inhibitors
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About Jeff Masters
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 02:40 PM GMT am 05. März 2012
A blanket of snow 2 - 4 inches deep fell yesterday on the regions of Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky pounded by deadly tornadoes on Friday, adding to the misery of survivors. The violent tornado rampage killed 39 and injured hundreds more, wreaking property damage that will likely exceed $1 billion. Hardest hit were Kentucky and Southern Indiana, which suffered 21 and 12 dead, respectively. Three were killed in Ohio, and one each in Alabama and Georgia. The scale of the outbreak was enormous, with a preliminary total of 139 tornadoes touching down in eleven states, from southern Ohio to Northern Florida. The National Weather Service issued 297 tornado warnings and 388 severe thunderstorm warnings. At one point, 31 separate tornado warnings were in effect during the outbreak, and an area larger than Nebraska--81,000 square miles--received tornado warnings. Tornado watches were posted for 300,000 square miles--an area larger than Texas.
Video 1. Spectacular video of the EF-4 tornado that devastated Henrysville and Marysville, Indiana on March 2, 2012. You can see small satellite vorticies rotating on the side of the main vortex.
Video 2. Another video of the EF-4 tornado that devastated Henrysville and Marysville, Indiana on March 2, 2012, taken from a gas station.
The deadliest and most violent tornado: an EF-4
The deadliest and most violent tornado of the March 2, 2012 outbreak was an EF-4 with winds up to 175 mph that demolished much of Henryville, Chelsea, Marysville, and New Pekin, Indiana. Ten minutes after that tornado demolished much of Henryville, a weaker EF-1 tornado hit the town. The twin tornadoes killed twelve people. The Henryville tornado was the only violent EF-4 tornado of the outbreak.
Figure 1. Radar reflectivity image (top) and Doppler velocity image (bottom) of the two tornadoes that hit Henryville, Indiana on March 2, 2012. The first (rightmost) hook echo on the reflectivity image belonged to the only violent tornado of the outbreak, an EF-4 with winds of 166 - 200 mph. Ten minutes after that tornado demolished much of Henryville, a second tornado hit the town. These tornadoes also caused severe damage to the towns of Chelsea, Marysville, and New Pekin, and killed twelve people.
At least eleven other tornadoes in the outbreak have been classified as EF-3s with winds of 136 - 165 mph. Capitalclimate.com reports that the EF-3 tornadoes that crossed three Eastern Kentucky counties were the first tornadoes that strong ever observed, since tornado records began in 1950. The deadliest of the EF-3 tornadoes hit West Liberty, Kentucky, killing eight. Here's a summary of the deadly tornadoes of the outbreak taken from Wikipedia:
EF-4, 12 deaths, Henrysville, Indiana
EF-3, 8 deaths, West Liberty, Kentucky\
EF-2, 5 deaths, East Bernstadt, Kentucky
EF-3, 4 deaths, Crittenden, Kentucky
EF-3, 2 deaths, Holton, Indiana
EF-3, 3 deaths, Peach Grove, Ohio
EF-3, 2 deaths, Blaine, Kentucky
EF-3, 2 deaths, Salyersville, Kentucky
EF-2, 1 death, Jackson's Gap, Alabama
Figure 2. Damage in West Liberty, Kentucky after the March 2, 2012 EF-3 tornado. Image taken from from a Kentucky National Guard Blackhawk helicopter, while landing in West Liberty, KY (Morgan County).
Figure 3. Radar image of the West Liberty, Kentucky EF-3 tornado of March 2, 2012, showing a classic hook echo. The tornado carved a 60-mile-long path through Eastern Kentucky, causing extreme damage in West Liberty. The tornado killed six in West Liberty and two near Frenchburg. At least 75 people were injured. It was the first EF-3 tornado in Eastern Kentucky since 1988.
Video 3. A woman prays for deliverance of West Liberty as the ominous wall cloud of the developing tornado approaches the town.
Incredibly fast-moving storms
The speed with which some of the storms moved was truly exceptional, thanks to jet stream winds of up to 115 mph that pushed the thunderstorms forward at amazing speeds. A number of the tornadoes ripped through Kentucky with forward speeds of 70 mph, and two tornado warnings in Central Kentucky were issued for parent thunderstorms that moved at 85 mph. NWS damage surveys have not yet determined if one of the tornadoes from the outbreak has beaten the record for the fastest moving tornado, the 73 mph forward speed of the great 1925 Tri-State Tornado, the deadliest U.S. tornado of all-time.
Video 4. A family gets in their car in an attempt to flee the Borden, Indiana tornado of March 2, 2012. Unless you know what you're doing, fleeing a tornado in a car can be extremely dangerous, especially when the tornadoes are moving at speeds of 50 - 70 mph, as many were doing during the March 2, 2012 outbreak. Most tornado fatalities occur in mobile homes and cars.
Largest 5-day and 2nd largest 2-day tornado outbreak for so early in the year?
The March 2 tornado outbreak spawned 128 tornadoes, according to preliminary reports as of 8 am EST March 7 from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center. An additional 11 tornadoes (preliminary) touched down on March 3, in Florida and Georgia; 3 additional tornadoes touched down on March 1 (Wikipedia does a great job tallying the stats for this tornado outbreak.) These preliminary reports are typically over-counted by 15%, but a few delayed reports will likely come in, bringing the total number of tornadoes from the March 2 - 3 outbreak to 115 - 125, propelling it into second place for the largest two-day tornado outbreak so early in the year. The top five two-day tornado outbreaks for so early in the year, since record keeping began in 1950:
January 21 - 22, 1999: 129 tornadoes, 4 deaths
March 2 - 3, 2012: 139 tornadoes (preliminary), 39 deaths
February 5 - 6, 2008: 87 tornadoes, 57 deaths
February 28 - March 1, 1997: 60 tornadoes, 10 deaths
January 7 - 8, 2008: 56 tornadoes, 4 deaths
Though the 36 tornadoes that occurred during the February 28 - 29 Leap Day outbreak were part of a separate storm system, the five-day tornado total from February 28 - March 3, 2012 is likely to eclipse the late January 18 - 22, 1999 five-day tornado outbreak (131 tornadoes) as the most prolific five-day period of tornado activity on record for so early in the year.
Figure 4. A key ingredient for tornado formation is the presence of warm, moist air near the surface, which helps make the atmosphere unstable. On the day of the March 2, 2012 outbreak, record warm air surged northwards into the tornado formation region, setting or tying daily high temperature records at 28 airports in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia.
Ingredients for the tornado outbreak
This year's unusually mild winter has led to ocean temperatures across the Gulf of Mexico that are approximately 1°C above average--among the top ten warmest values on record for this time of year, going back to the 1800s. (Averaged over the month of February, the highest sea surface temperatures on record in the Gulf between 20 - 30°N, 85 - 95°W occurred in 2002, when the waters were 1.34°C above average). Friday's tornado outbreak was fueled, in part, by high instability created by unusually warm, moist air flowing north from the Gulf of Mexico due to the high water temperatures there. This exceptionally warm air set record high temperatures at 28 airports in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia the afternoon of the tornado outbreak (March 2.) Cold, dry air from Canada moved over the outbreak region at high altitudes. This created a highly unstable atmosphere--warm, low-density air rising in thunderstorm updrafts was able to accelerate rapidly upwards to the top of the lower atmosphere, since the surrounding air was cooler and denser at high altitudes. These vigorous updrafts needed some twisting motion to get them spinning and create tornadoes. Very strong twisting forces were present Friday over the tornado outbreak area, thanks to upper-level jet stream winds that blew in excess of 115 mph. These winds changed speed and direction sharply with height,imparting a shearing motion on the atmosphere (wind shear), causing the air to spin. High instability and a high wind shear are the two key ingredients for tornado formation.
Figure 5. The other key ingredient for tornado formation is the presence of very strong winds aloft that change speed and direction sharply with height. This change of wind imparts a shearing motion on the atmosphere (wind shear), causing the air to spin. Here, we see the upper-level wind speeds at the peak of the March 2, 2012 tornado outbreak. The jet stream can be seen as the U-shaped belt of strong winds. Jet stream winds in excess of 100 mph (deep blue colors) were present over the tornado outbreak area in this analysis of data from the NOAA North American Model (NAM) from 7 pm EST March 2, 2012. Image credit: NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory.
Another bad year for tornadoes in the U.S.--what's going on?
Last year's tornado season was incredibly severe, and we are off to one of the worst early-season starts to tornado season on record now in 2012. However, it is too soon to ring the alarm bells on climate change being responsible for this. The tornado data base going back to 1950 doesn't show an increasing trend in strong tornadoes in recent decades. While climate change could potentially lead to an increase in tornadoes, by increasing instability, it could also decrease them, by decreasing wind shear. I'd need to see a lot more bad tornado years before blaming climate change for the severe tornado seasons of the past two years. One thing that climate change may be doing, though, is shifting the season earlier in the year. The 5-day total of tornadoes from February 28 - March 3 will probably break the record of 131 set in 1999 for the largest tornado outbreak so early in the year. Warmer winters, and an earlier arrival of spring due to a warming climate, will allow tornado season to start earlier--and end earlier. This year's early start to tornado season is consistent with what we would expect from a warming climate. I have a more extensive article on this subject that has just been published by Weatherwise magazine, and a 2008 post, Are tornadoes getting stronger and more frequent? Dr. Jonathan Martin of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is doing interesting research on the type of situation we saw with some of the recent severe tornado outbreaks, when two branches of the jet stream, the polar jet and the subtropical jet, merge to form a "superjet." In a December 2011 interview with sciencedaily.com, he said: "There is reason to believe that in a warmer climate, this kind of overlapping of the jet streams that can lead to high-impact weather may be more frequent."
I don't see any storm systems coming over the next 10 days that could cause a major tornado outbreak, though March weather is too volatile to forecast reliably that far in advance. There is a storm system expected to develop on Thursday in the Plains we will have to watch, but so far, indications are that it will not be capable of generating a major tornado outbreak.
Portlight disaster relief charity responds to the tornado disaster
The Portlight disaster relief charity reports that volunteers from colleges and churches made a strong showing in tornado-devastated Harrisburg, Illinois on Sunday. Team Rubicon and Portlight will push east to Indiana, where volunteer work is still restricted because of gas leaks and continuing SAR (search and rescue) operations.
I'll edit this post with new stats on the tornado outbreak as they become available, and have an entirely new post on Wednesday.
Jeff Masters
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin.
Two different types of vitamin A are found in the diet. Preformed vitamin A is found in animal products such as meat, fish, poultry and dairy foods. The other type, pro-vitamin A is found in plant-based foods such as fruits and vegetables. The most common type of pro-vitamin A is beta-carotene.Vitamin A is also available in dietary supplements, usually in the form of retinyl acetate or retinyl palmitate (preformed vitamin A), beta-carotene (pro-vitamin A) or a combination of preformed and pro-vitamin A.
Retinol; Retinal; Retinoic acid; Carotenoids
Vitamin A helps form and maintain healthy skin, teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, mucus membranes, and skin. It is also known as retinol because it produces the pigments in the retina of the eye.
Vitamin A promotes good vision, especially in low light. It may also be needed for reproduction and breast-feeding.
Retinol is an active form of vitamin A. It is found in animal liver, whole milk, and some fortified foods.
Carotenoids are dark-colored dyes (pigments) found in plant foods that can turn into a form of vitamin A. There are more than 500 known carotenoids. One such carotenoid is beta-carotene.
Vitamin A comes from animal sources, such as eggs, meat, fortified milk, cheese, cream, liver, kidney, cod, and halibut fish oil. However, all of these sources -- except for skim milk that has been fortified with Vitamin A -- are high in saturated fat and cholesterol.
Sources of beta-carotene include:
The more intense the color of a fruit or vegetable, the higher the beta-carotene content. Vegetable sources of beta-carotene are fat- and cholesterol-free.
If you don't get enough vitamin A, you are more likely to get infectious diseases and vision problems.
If you get too much vitamin A, you can become sick. Large doses of vitamin A can also cause birth defects.
Acute vitamin A poisoning usually occurs when an adult takes several hundred thousand IUs of vitamin A. Symptoms of chronic vitamin A poisoning may occur in adults who regularly take more than 25,000 IU a day. Babies and children are more sensitive to vitamin A, and can become sick after taking smaller doses of vitamin A or vitamin A-containing products such as retinol (found in skin creams).
Large amounts of beta-carotene will not make you sick. However, increased amounts of beta-carotene can turn the skin yellow or orange. The skin color will return to normal once you reduce your intake of beta-carotene.
The best way to get the daily requirement of essential vitamins is to eat a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, fortified dairy foods, legumes (dried beans), lentils, and whole grains.
The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine -- Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) Recommended Intakes for Individuals of Vitamin A:
Infants (average intake)
The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamins is how much of each vitamin most people should get each day. The RDA for vitamins may be used as goals for each person.
Children (RDA)
Adolescents and Adults (RDA)
How much of each vitamin you need depends on your age and gender. Other factors, such as pregnancy and your health, are also important. Ask your doctor what dose is best for you.
Sarubin Fragaakis A, Thomson C. The Health Professional's Guide to Popular Dietary Supplements. 3rd ed. Chicago, IL: American Dietetic Association, 2007.
Hamrick I, Counts SH. Vitamin and mineral supplements. Wellness and Prevention. December 2008:35(4);729-747.
Mason JB. Vitamins, trace minerals, and other micronutrients. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 237.
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Cycling around Toronto helped author recreate childhood
One writer's own private T.O.
As a child growing up near Bathurst St. and Davenport Rd., Kirshner says she stuttered so badly she rarely spoke. Speech therapy eventually cured her but for a long time she found talking embarrassing.
"It's a strange sensation," she recalls. "The words are in your mouth but not coming out."
To compensate she used her eyes – "like little computers storing stuff" – a visual orientation that led to her research-by-bicycle method.
As she rode, Kirshner also picked up smells. Gliding south on Gladstone Ave. from College St., she sensed the Cadbury chocolate factory from its aromas and worked those into the book.
"You don't really smell things if you're walking slowly," Kirshner says. "I don't know if it's true but scent seems to travel at the exact speed as a bicycle. It's like the wind is carrying it into your face or something."
Near the chocolate factory, she also saw "a house where I want to make something wonderful happen," she says. For her next book, her eyes filed it away.
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Emery Blagdon and His Healing Machine
In an unheated shed near Stapleton, Nebraska in the late 1950's Emery Blagdon began twisting old wire and foil, threading hundreds of beads, and shaping everyday castoff materials with one purpose – to generate natural energy to heal. Spurred on by personal tragedy, Blagdon's obsession to create a "Healing Machine" was life-long as he believed people could be cured by his artful chandlers, cascades of wire, and geometric paintings. All which he deemed gave off healing power.
Now, 40 years after his death Emery Blagdon is considered to be a man with boundless visionary creativity: an American artist of great significance. Blagdon's work is part of the permanent collection at John Michael Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. www.netNebraska.org/emeryblagdon


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What exactly do you think is wrong with my Arduino? Did the software get corrupted?
If you are using FLIP, you do not want to upload the COMBINED version of the hex file.This version has the DFU bootloader and the USBserial firmware in one hex file.Using FLIP you only want to upload the USBSerial version of the hex file.This is why you are getting the address out of range error.
I got the reflash to work, but unfortunately it didn't fix the problem. It still fails the loopback test, and uploading a sketch won't work either, do you have some more things I could try or should I write this one off?
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Bits per second: 115200Data bits: 8Parity: NoneStop bits: 1Flow control: None
I'm running Win7 in 64 bits, does this could be the reason? (i.e. no atmel dfu driver for win7 64bits?)
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text: For many Israelis, Nahariya means rest and recreation, a place where one can enjoy an active vacation amidst an atmosphere of serenity. Something about Nahariya catches one's eye from the first instant. With the city's center always bustling, its cafés never empty, its beaches full of activities, Nahariya captivates you with its lingering charm.Nahariya is Israel's northernmost coastal city and a pioneer among the newer settlements of the Western Galilee. In 1934, German immigrants introduced industry and tourism to the city. Since then, these branches have grown significantly, and today, Nahariya is a major tourist city whose innovative approach is evident year-round.Nahariya's main thoroughfare, Sderot HaGa'aton, crosses the city from east to west. Flowing through the center of the boulevard is the Ga'aton River and during the rainy winter it is a pleasure to observe its waters rushing towards the sea. Along the length of this lively street are dozens of coffee houses, restaurants and shops. Lined up on the street during the summer and holiday seasons are beautiful horse-drawn carriages which have become the Nahariya's symbol. Their pleasant drivers will be happy to take you on a tour of the city and the coast.Another feature of the city is its tourist train which runs during summer evenings just when the pleasant sea breeze comes up. The train – a replica locomotive with two wagonettes – can carry about fifty passengers and is mostly suitable for youngsters. It departs from Sderot HaGa'aton and makes round trips from the city center to the beach. Other sites worth seeing include: Bielefeld Street where remains of a Byzantine church with its colorful mosaic floor were discovered; Beit Lieberman at 21 Gdud Street in the city's south, built around 1860, which houses the Nahariya Historical Museum; the botanical and zoological garden at Ben Ga'on Street; and the wonderful playground near the beach. The city recently built a new Olympic-sized sports arena which hosts games and international conferences. You can also take advantage of the many accommodations available in Nahariya. For your convenience, there are a variety of hotels, boarding houses and guest rooms, as appropriate for a pastoral resort town.Nahariya's proximity to the sea is beneficial to residents and visitors alike. The beautiful, long beach boasts a wonderful promenade lined with restaurants and coffee houses. An open bathing beach runs along the promenade, and nearby are lawns and playground equipment. A large sports and recreation compound was built at the southern end for those who enjoy roller skating, basketball and mini-soccer. The municipal bathing beach is located north of the promenade in the country club complex which offers sports and recreation facilities.The promenade extends southward till the edge of Acre, and is good for walks, and for bicycling. Diving fans will be interested in the popular spot with the remnants of the Kidon missile boat at the bottom of the sea. Nature lovers and others will enjoy the sites and beautiful nature reserves in the surrounding area, including Akhziv, The Bahai Gardens, Betset Beach and Rosh Ha-Nikra.


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California Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch: Provider Outreach
The local childhood lead poisoning prevention program (CLPPP) serves as the primary resource for the practitioner (eg. case management, staff-in service training, educational materials, environmental investigations and on-site fingerstick sampling programs). The following categories represent general guidelines. Primary management of lead poisoning is source identification and removal from exposure. Recommendations for medical treatment of children and adults differ significantly. Treatment decisions should be made in consultation with a physician knowledgeable about lead poisoning medical management.
Management Guidelines For Blood Lead Levels In Children and Adults
BLOOD LEAD LEVELS (BLLs) IN CHILDREN
*Screening may be on capillary specimens. Confirmatory and follow-up BLLs should be on venous draws.**See Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Managing Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Young Children. Atlanta, GA: US Dept. of Health and Human Services, March 2002.***Contact the local childhood lead poisoning prevention program or the Health Officer, California Department of Public Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, (510) 620-5600.BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN ADULTS
Consult Cal/OSHA General Industry and Construction Lead Standards for occupational exposure.
For more information, call the California Department of Public Health, Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at (510) 620-5757, or your nearest University of California Occupational and Environmental Health Clinic (San Diego, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento).
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Steamboat Springs The Routt County Board of Commissioners is leaning toward approving the request of Sheriff Garrett Wiggins to promote a sergeant to the new position of patrol lieutenant, but a potential issue with the job description is likely to require some attention.
Routt County Human Resources Director Chris Hensen and County Manager Tom Sullivan told the commissioners Monday they were not comfortable with the job description as written because it would create a lieutenant who would be eligible for overtime, when the only other lieutenant at the Sheriff's Office is exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Wiggins told the commissioners Monday of his need for a flex position that would allow a patrol-level sergeant be promoted to take some of the pressure off his investigators during the busiest times of year, as well as relieve other patrol sergeants of administrative chores that have too often taken them out of their patrol cars.
"Last summer it was very rare that the investigators were getting any time off," Wiggins said. "Our guys were just getting slammed. At times it was almost overwhelming. … We're not asking for an additional employee, but pulling someone off patrol."
Wiggins envisions that the new lieutenant, who would cost the county about $7,500 more in salary and benefits, could fill in for investigators and relieve the sergeants of some of their desk work while reverting to patrol duties about 62 percent of the time.
However, Hensen said the new position as written would not be exempt from overtime, potentially creating an inconsistency with the other lieutenant's job at the jail.
"I reviewed the job description and the Fair Labor Standards Act exemption criteria and discussed the duties that the position is expected to perform," Hensen wrote in a memo. "As written, the primary duty of the position is not the management of a customarily recognized department or unit … thus the position would be non-exempt under the FLSA and subject to payment for overtime."
Hensen noted that the detention lieutenant is a woman, creating the possibility that inconsistent job descriptions for two lieutenants could be characterized as a gender issue.
Sullivan recommended that the new job description as written be for an employee at the sergeant level, or it should be re-written to fit a lieutenant's role.
"The request for the new position creates an FLSA overtime non-exempt position due to the primary (patrol) duties as written; while the detention position is approved as FLSA overtime exempt. The two lieutenant positions are to be on the same pay scale, but one will be eligible for overtime or compensating time off, while the other will not," Sullivan wrote in a memo. "I believe the patrol (lieutenant) position should be written and managed so that the primary duties are managerial and high level administrative."
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http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports...ins-dline.htmlAre the 2009 Miami Dolphins better than last year's version of the team, which IS presently the AFC East's reigning champs?
That's a question I'm often asked (usually daily). However, I think it can only be answered on paper (toilet paper at that) until the team kicks off the regular season because.... you never know.
All we have to go on right now are clues, and projections. We can look at what was there at each unit last season and analyze the changes made (if any), and the possible improvements coming (younger players get better, old ones usually get worse). But it's impossible to identify if a Chad Pennington is going to fall out of a tree before the exhibition opener, or if an afterthought like Greg Camarillo is going to blossom into a solid starter.
All we can do is project, and that's the goal of this Progression or Regression blog series, which will take a look at one unit (backfield, receivers and tight ends, offensive line, defensive line, linebackers, secondary) every day this week.
To start it off I'm pointing out why I think the defensive line is the unit this regime has dropped the ball with (I understand you can't address everything in one offseason).


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Not having slept too well during the past few nights is taking its toll now. Felt overly tired and sleepy during the day. So I think I'll just make an early retirement to bed in a couple of a minutes and keep on reading Dune (well, yes, even for just five minutes, I'm sure that's just as long as I can keep my eyes open once I tuck into bed).
Anyway, early afternoon finished the codebase for the third Computers Networks assignment and commented it all. I might change a detail or two but I'll see about tomorrow or doing the weekend. Only thing left to do is writing a small report on the design decisions taken. Again, something for the weekend or so, even if I'll be away for the time being.
Also, late afternoon gathered with a couple of colleagues for some brainstorming on the second Operating Systems assignment. Basically it's for us to exercise the use of IPC through the regular fork() and pipe() system calls. Anyway, the underlying subject is basically receving a signal and a filter and computing the resulting convolution function between them. As you probably know, the convolution induces a lot of elementary calculations, namely sums and multiplications so distributing work among child processes makes sense for this. We came up with some cool ideas, usually with performance in mind and you can actually see the result of that brainstorming here. The deadline is within a week, next wednesday, so there's not much time to devote to it considering I'll only be back online by next monday...


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I finished Deadwood Season one, loved it, looking foward to season 2 hopefully soon. At any rate, I have been watching alot of movies lately. One that really suprised me and I actually enjoyed it is Sky high about the superhero High School. Not a over the top great movie, but alot better than I thought.
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I remember thinking that looked like a pig terd, then the creators were on the Disney panel with Bruce Campbell at last year's Comic-Con. I recall thinking, "Man, why aren't they hyping these guys instead of making this look like the latest kiddie tripe from Disney?" Still haven't seen it, but I do want to.
That's my jacket!
On my "To Watch" list this week are two DVD's i got from the Buy of Best this morning:
"United 93" 2 disc SE
"Robin Hood: Men In tights" (FINALLY!!!)
"Woke up at 9.55am. Soon as I woke up, I looked at Suzanne and she looked at me. I said, 'Did I tell you about the immune system?' Suzanne starting laughing, I said, 'it's amazing.' She said, 'Not now.'"
Caught Belle de Jour on IFC the other night. This 1967 French film follows a newly-married doctor's frigid housewife as she explores her masochistic sexual dreams and desires by working in a small neighborhood brothel. The line between her dreams and reality become blurred at times, which allow for different interpretations of the film - fact, fantasy or a combination of the two.
Demi Moore is haunted by more than her deceased child in Half Light, a surprisingly enjoyable supernatural thriller. I admit I wasn't expecting much from this one, but found it better than such recent ghostly tales as Darkness, White Noise, and Dark Water.
Someone is stealing secret recipes from denizens in the enchanted forrest and it's up to Flipper the Frog to get to the bottom of the case in Hoodwinked. Centering around the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale, this poorly animated film leaves a lot to be desired. The only one who gets Hoodwinked is the viewer.
Weird War Tales: Featuring the Creature Commandos #105 November 1981 (DC Comics)
Yesterday I watched Dawn Of The Dead, the Extended Cut. Excellent film. Last night I watched a movie called Face, which is part of the Tartan Asia Extreme series. There were definitely some pretty creepy moments during the movie and it had a pretty good plot, but I wasn't overly impressed with it. It was alright I suppose.
"That's the best deal you're gonna get. I won't tell you you can save yourself, because you can't."
I finished Deadwood S2 last night and it was awesome!!!! One of the best finales I have seen in a while. I can't wait to dive into the Season 3!!!
I watched the premeire of House S3 on Fox last night (recorded) which was amazing! Excellent stuff! I put on Kill Bill Vol.1 while I went to sleep. Great film and I'm still waiting for a 4 disc edition to hit the shelves. Two discs films, two discs, extras. Would that not kick arse or what? Speaking of Kill Bill, did you all like Vol1 or Vol2 better? I'm still leaning towards Vol.1.
"That's the best deal you're gonna get. I won't tell you you can save yourself, because you can't."
Watching Dane Cook Vicious Circle right now on HBO for the second time.
Started watching LOTR again last night, should get TTT in today
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Saw "Posieden" tonight.
After the first few minutes, I was hoping they'd all drown.
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Before ZZ Top became a blues-rock band known for gritty, boogie-based rhythms, sizzling guitar flights, humorous lyrics and luxuriously long beards, it was a Houston-based psychedelic proto-punk garage band called the Moving Sidewalks. And though its following was decidedly regional at the time – its biggest hit, "99th Floor," was a chart-topper in Houston for six weeks in 1967 – the group's recordings can be found on more than half a dozen compilations of 1960s garage band tracks, not to mention the ZZ Top anthology "Chrome, Smoke & BBQ: The ZZ Top Box."
The group also recently released its own archival trove, "Moving Sidewalks – The Complete Collection" (Rockbeat Records), which brings together its only album, "Flash" (1969), a handful of singles (including a bruising cover of the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand") and several outtakes. And now, with ZZ Top between tours, Billy Gibbons, the guitarist and founder of both bands, has reconvened the Moving Sidewalks for a gig – its first in 44 years – at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in Manhattan on March 30.
For Mr. Gibbons, the transition from the Moving Sidewalks to ZZ Top occurred fairly smoothly.
"The Vietnam War was in full swing," Mr. Gibbons said in a telephone conversation, "and it captured our bass player, Don Summers, and our keyboardist, Tom Moore. That left me and the drummer, Dan Mitchell, trying to figure out how in the world we were going to keep this together. We played with other people, and then the drummer twisted off, and the result was what you know as ZZ Top.
my dad played bass in this band:
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psych of the south
Rayburn was an amazing hard rock band from Little Rock, Arkansas that formed in 1970 and played in a moody and technical style with inventive songwriting. Their unreleased recordings are must for fans of underground psych and prog sounds. They recorded for Mega Records, an RCA records subsidiary, and got signed to the label. However their success was cut short when Steve Stephen's father, who was co-owner of one of the biggest investment banks in the country, went to the label and bought Rayburn's recording contract out from under them in order to derail his son's music career.
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Jul 19, 2014
When it comes to cybersecurity, perhaps nothing has been as highly touted as the answer to every executive's prayers as big data. Cybercrime, being inherently technical, can provide vast droves of data to be analyzed.
The real challenge is translating complex, technical cyber data into practical information that can be easily understood by the business as well as security pros. Many variables come into play when it comes to understanding cyber risk: your industry sector, infrastructure, company size, supply chain, location, your online presence, and many more factors. At the core of it, cyber data needs to be relevant and useful to its audience. There are a ton of operations furiously collecting and combing through huge bins of packet data and terabytes of log files, and they serve their purpose. But focusing too much at that lower level provides only partial context to the business and can be a disservice to those who want to know what attacks are hitting their organization, how, and what's happening as a result.
This paper explores the good, bad and ugly of big data in cybersecurity and provides tips for understanding cyber risk in complete context of the business.