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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Feltman, Natalie Ruth firstname.lastname@example.com URN etd-02222012-172210 Document Title Development of the polygalacturonase inhibiting protein (PGIP) for delivery of foreign proteins to the surfaces of plant cells Degree MSc Department Plant Science Supervisor
Advisor Name Title Dr M Cloete Co-Supervisor Prof D K Berger Supervisor Keywords
- phytopathogenic fungi
- plant cells
- foreign proteins
- polygalacturonase inhibiting protein
Date 2006-09-07 Availability unrestricted AbstractPolygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins (PGIPs) are cell wall-associated plant proteins that inhibit endopolygalacturonases (endo-PGs) from phytopathogenic fungi. For proteins to confer resistance to invading plant pathogens, it is preferred that they are either associated with the plant cell wall or secreted into the intercellular spaces where they can act almost immediately upon pathogen attack. The bactericidal efficacy of the Hen Egg White Lysozyme (HEWL) has previously been unequivocally demonstrated in transgenic plants; however, most of the protein remains intracellular. It was hypothesized that bean PGIP1, that has previously been expressed correctly in transgenic tomato plants and was found to inhibit the endopolygalacturonase activity of Stenocarpella maydis in a reducing sugar assay, would deliver the HEWL protein to the intercellular spaces due to its inherent translocation to the plant cell wall by means of a translational fusion between bean pgip1 and hewl genes.
In this study, the efficacy of such a translational fusion was determined. The bean pgip1-hewl fusion was inserted into the binary vector pCAMBIA2300 and transformed into Nicotiana tabacum cv. LA Burley 21 plants by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Phenotypically normal transgenic plants were produced. Stable transgene insertion into the transgenic N. tabacum genomes was verified by PCR and Southern blot analyses.
To demonstrate the efficacy of the bean PGIP1-HEWL fusion, independent homogenate and intercellular fluid protein extracts were prepared from transgenic N. tabacum leaf material. Protein extracts prepared so as to enrich for PGIP activity were tested in vitro for inhibition of S. maydis endo-PGs whereas protein extracts for HEWL activity were tested for lysis of Micrococcus luteus cells. Biochemical assays showed that bean PGIP1-HEWL inhibited S. maydis endo-PGs and cleaved M. luteus cell walls sufficiently to suggest that the PGIP1- HEWL fusion was structurally and functionally stable. Total protein extracts from the PGIP-HEWL and HEWL transgenic plants showed similar levels of HEWL specific activity, whereas intercellular fluid samples from PGIP-HEWL transgenic plants showed high activity in contrast to HEWL plants. With the success of showing protein activity in vitro of HEWL in intercellular spaces, bean PGIP1 can be recommended as a vehicle for delivery of other proteins to cell surfaces.
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Play MP3s from the command line on Mac OS X
For maybe a year on and off I've been using a command-line music player from Hieper software called Play.
It's not always what you want, like if you want to browse your music and pick one song at a time to play, or if you want to build a custom playlist. But if you want to play all songs in a directory, or a bunch of songs with some word (e.g. band or album name) in the file name, it's great because you can be playing the song in about 5 seconds, without starting up iTunes and doing a search within the GUI.
Here's how I'm using it at the moment, to play all the songs I have by Foals:
cd ~/Music
find . -type f |grep -i foals|play -vr
First I change directory to my music directory, then use
find with
grep to find all files that have the word 'foals' in their filename; and then just pipe that list to
play -vr. Pretty quick, pretty simple.
The command line options
-vr are "v" to display the name of the song currently playing, and "r" to play the list in a random order.
I became bored with typing all that
find and
grep guff, so I thought I would take a few minutes and quickly write a shell script that does it for me, all I wanted to have to do is type
play search1 search2 and it would go.
A couple of hours of feature creep later, it now lists and counts the songs before playing them, and you can put an
-r argument before or after the search keywords for a randomly ordered playlist. Here's the script source:
So now, with the script in my path and a symlink named
path, if I want to hear, say, Day 'N' Nite by Kid Cudi, I can just type:
play cudi.*nite
It's still pretty nerdy cause you have to do regex-style search expressions. If I want to hear every song with "bass" in the title in random order, I do:
play bass -r
Here's an example of it in use playing some British India:
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Her response was, I can't connect you to the doctor, but I can leave him a message to call you. WTF???
So I waited until 10 am before heading for bed. I figured now he will call as soon as I fall asleep.
The doctor finally called me back about 3 pm.
Good News: It was a benign cyst.
Bad News: It was a some what rarer version that had something to do with the hair folickles that could cause it to grow back again. Also he read of one account where it caused a skin cancer. A slow growing type, so I shouldn't worry.
Options: If I am really worried about it, I could come back in and have more skin/area cut out. Or I oculd let it go and come back in 9 months to a year and have things checked out again.
I am choosing to go with the wait and see.
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TAMPA, Fla., July 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Walter Investment Management Corp. (NYSE: WAC) ("Walter Investment" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into a strategic relationship with UFG Holdings, LLC ("UFG"), a company controlled by an investor group led by Brian Libman, Walter Investment's Chief Strategy Officer, which has agreed to acquire 100% of the membership interests of Urban Financial Group, LLC ("Urban") from KCG Holdings, Inc. Pursuant to the terms of its agreement with UFG, and subject to the closing of the purchase of Urban, Walter Investment will invest approximately $15 million in UFG in the form of an unsecured loan and will receive warrants entitling Walter to purchase up to 19% of the common units of UFG. In addition, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. ("RMS"), will enter into a forward flow agreement to purchase mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs") originated by Urban. Effective with the closing of the transaction, which is expected during the fourth quarter of 2013, Mr. Libman will resign his position with the Company.
Mark J. O'Brien, Chairman and CEO of Walter Investment, said, "Urban is a significant player in the reverse mortgage originations sector with a track record of operational excellence and a highly respected management team. We believe the development of this strategic relationship with Brian and Urban will result in a long-standing and mutually beneficial relationship for both entities."
"We greatly appreciate the contributions that Brian has made to Walter Investment since joining the Company in 2011 with the acquisition of Green Tree. He has provided significant value as a senior member of the team as we have transitioned and grown the company over the past two years. We look forward to extending our relationship with Brian through the Urban transaction and participating in the solid growth and operating performance we know he will deliver. We wish him great success in this endeavor," continued O'Brien.
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"Mr. Houlihan, are you ready to push the button and publish?" "Yes Pat, damn the torpedoes; full speed ahead."
It is no secret that I'm a G I T, aka, a Geezer-In-Training. I wear my 63 years on this planet like a loose suit. Whatever seems to work, I'll roll with it. I write, I talk, and write and talk; there is a pattern here I guess, I love books also.
My boyo Martin Donovan, with his benign countenance, and benevolent way, is the "Prince of Puns" in Point Judith. His puns will dazzle you, but you must wait as patiently as a possum to catch one of these precious pearls of perceptive punnyness.
This story is not about Martin's pearly puns and geezers, and Martin's benevolent ways; however, this is about Kindles. Martin won a Kindle at the ferry Christmas party last year and I was jealous. But, ever the gentleman that I am, I surpressed my angst with Bess Eaton Coffee and plain doughnuts. Til one day, I decided to download my books on to a Kindle format.
Well, I really didn't do it, a former student Pat did all of my tech stuff. Pat was a favorite literature and theatre beast in my classes; now he is mentoring his old teacherman into the future of digital opportunity. After doing all the tech protocols, Pat said, "Mr. H, are you ready to push the button and publish?" The above title says the rest.
My other motivation, was that my boyo Martin the "Heathen" Donovan, would not go down to sunny Florida with beautiful Canna, and have to carry lots of books. So now he can have along with War and Peace, Dante's Inferno, The Monkey's Fist and Sheds on his Kindle, while he is inbibing in his favorite Celtic drink, An Irish Car Bomb, whilst he expounds upon, absorbs and immerses himself, and understands the fine engineering as well as the function of the Monkey's Fist, or he explores the existential meaning of having a Shed, or Shed-ness (to be Aristotilian about it). He will, most assuredly come back from Florida with many questions of said books. He will also be passing out my business cods to anyone who will take them. In a way, he'll be doing some great PR for Block Island; he's soooooo charming as all the ladies know. He'll need lots of cods to hand out and charm; it's his ticket for a cheap flirt and a quick sale of my books. ( I told Martin, no Speedos when repping the books by the pool; after all, we are Celts and have morals and must comport ourselves with a modicum of civility).
So kiddies, go to www.celticlegendbooks.com or simply go to Amazon.com e-books, punch in J.V. Houlihan, Jr. Sheds, or The Monkey's Fist and please buy this Bardic Heartbeat's book. I'm selling them for short money and Martin may even let you get your car on the boat last, and hey, I might even sign my buisness cod for you, which may be a collector's item when I win my first Pulitzer. Just think what my buisness cods would be worth if Oprah wanted to have me on her show, so she could tell me about her Shed.
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Morocco's desert region a widescreen backdrop for Hollywood films
Speaking about the Ouarzazate region in Morocco, The Global Post reports:
Chances are you've unwittingly seen this region's wild vistas in any number of movies. Among other locales, the desert was billed as Iraq in "Body of Lies," dressed up as Jerusalem in "Kingdom of Heaven" and transformed into ancient Egypt in "The Mummy Returns."
An array of ready-built sets, cheap labor and stunning landscapes has helped turn this sleepy provincial capital into a Third World Hollywood.
Production remnants abound, from concrete castles and plaster villages, to an American gas station falling to pieces beside a two-lane road. Featured in the horror film "The Hills Have Eyes," its English sign offers non-existent beer to the Muslim drivers passing by.
But veterans of the country's film trade say they wish more of their studios were in use this year. The global downturn has caused several big films to cancel or push back start dates, delaying cash upon which a growing population of technicians, actors and extras have come to depend.
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BSOD everytime I start my netbook in normal mode(I can't open)
Please help me with this BSOD thing. I can see that you're the best in this field.
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Hopefully, it will easy to stop your BSODs. Your reports were consistent and gave a driver as the cause. Please go to the company website and update this driver. Use the computer and then report back.
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Friday, May 23, 2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
~ Where are my pictures ?~
It seems that with the exception of one or two. my post pictures have disappeared. If I can't fix this I shall start a new blog. Please comment here, if you visit, and let me know if you see any photos. Thank you
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Friday, May 16, 2014
~ A long weekend ~
We are getting rain with the sunshine,
but the weather has improved in leaps and bounds
since the beginning of May.
This is the Victoria Day Weekend and when we usually plant annuals.
The Spring bulbs are all flowering,
though I don't think all of them came through the winter.
The cherry trees have flowered, and in today's breeze
the petals are falling like snowflakes !
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Friday, May 9, 2014
~ At Last ~
At last, after a few days of sun, and warm rain, the bulbs are starting to flower.
Not many yet, but a promising start.
I was beginning to fear the extreme cold we had this Winter had killed them.
Even the cherry trees are showing signs of coming back to life.
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Sunday, May 4, 2014
~ Selfie ~
I don't often post photos of myself.
It seems the thing to do nowadays is to take a 'selfie'.
So that's what I did.
Five minutes later, I took a fall and cut my eyebrow open
(when my head hit the floor and my glasses dug in,)
and bruised my knees and an elbow.
Mum always said,
"Pride comes before a fall"
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Friday, May 2, 2014
~ Waiting for Spring ~
Rain, rain and more rain.
Very little in the garden, still no leaves on the trees.
Instead I create Spring indoors, myself.
Thank you for silk flowers, a wonderful invention.
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
I am a huge Edward Rutherfurd fan.
His latest book PARIS is wonderful.
I have to limit myself to one chapter a night, since I don't want it to end.
If you have never read any of his books, treat yourself to one today.
You won't regret it.
If you are already a fan, which book is your favorite?
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
~ Welcome Robbie..~
My sister Jane's new horse.
His name is Robbie.
She already has a Quarter Horse called Lucky, and a donkey called Daisy.
This one is an American Paint Tobiano.
I've yet to meet him, but I'm told he's a sweet gentle animal.
I haven't counted lately, but I think I have more animal 'nephews and nieces' and 'grands' than I have human ones!
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Sunday, April 27, 2014
~ Slowly, but surely... ~
|A view of the old cemetery, across the street from our back garden.
After a very cold night, today is balmy and dare I say it, very Spring like!!
So nice to sit in the back garden and enjoy my breakfast cuppa!
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and it makes me happy!
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Saturday, April 26, 2014
~ A few tulips..~
I treated myself to a bunch or two of tulips this week.
The ones I planted in the Fall are still struggling....
Pink and Purple flowers in my Wal*Mart bargain mason jars.
Great for candles in the garden and wild flowers.
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
~ A late, cool Spring ~
A late cool Spring.
It reached 9°C today, but that is still below normal.
The garden is greening up slowly, but very little to show for the dozens of bulbs I planted last Autumn.
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Friday, March 28, 2014
~ 46 Years ago today...~
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
~ Sleep ~
We were up very early yesterday.
At 6 am the alarm went off and we prepared to go to the
local hospital for my husbands cancer check up.
At 6 am the alarm went off and we prepared to go to the
local hospital for my husbands cancer check up.
This has been his first check up after a full year, and happily he is clear!
I had forgotten how good it feels to get up early and see the sun rise and the moon set.
I wonder if I can get back into the habit, I'm going to try.
Are you an early riser?
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Monday, February 3, 2014
Garden ♥ Porch ♥ Patio
This is how my garden looks today. Although the sky is blue and the sun is shining it is so cold. We have more snow on the way later this week. It really has been the coldest,
snowiest Winter for many years.
Beneath the snow there are dozens of Spring bulbs, snoozing away and building up their strength to put a smile on my face in a few short months.
I have been browsing all the gardening boards on Pinterest. There are so many to look at, and inspiration and envy accompany most of them!
Like these for instance...
These are Mouse Ears Hosta, aren't they lovely. I wonder if they are available here?
How about this for a neat idea?
and this, for a splash of colour in an otherwise forgotten corner.
I love these rustic little fences, planted with old fashioned flowers.
All these photos came from Pinterest. Now all I need is for the snow to melt, the grass to grow, and the bulbs to start peeping through!
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Friday, January 17, 2014
~ A visitor to the garden ~
These pictures are not as clear as I would like, but were taken through the window.
This little black squirrel has been visiting us for a few weeks now.
He's hard to photograph as he moves very quickly.
He doesn't have the usual 'question mark' for a tail.
More like a rabbit's tail.
I'd be interested to know if he was in an accident or if he was born without a tail.
He is rather sweet!
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013
~Christmas Eve~
We may not get a white Christmas this year, but we will have a sparkly one.
An ice storm came through on the weekend, and because of continued low temperatures,
the ice remains on all the trees.
There was lots of damage, and may people in South Western Ontario are still without power,
but it does look pretty.
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Saturday, December 21, 2013
~ Tidings of Comfort and Joy ~
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Monday, December 2, 2013
~One Happy Island~
In November my sisters and I had a week in Aruba together.
Sitting just a few miles off the northern coast of Venezuela,
we arrived in Aruba after a four and a half hour plane ride.
We left Canada in cold weather and arrived to a tropical steaminess.
Fortunately there is a constant breeze (wind) off the ocean to make it comfortable.
Aruba is Dutch territory, but most people there (pop.100,000) speak up to four languages. Papiamento, Dutch, English and Spanish.
Here are a few of the photos I took ..............
|Our hotel, the Riu Palace.
|A view of the pool and the Caribbean from the terrace.
|A view of the hotel from the beach.
|Grey parrot...very entertaining.
|Lizards abound in Aruba.
|Beautiful sunsets...
|That's all folks!
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Monday, November 11, 2013
From left to right; my Great Grand parents holding a collage of their sons who were serving in WW 1 and their regimental badge.
My Grandfather, Horace, who was injured and invalided out in WW 1; Great Uncle Herbert who served in WW 1 and WW 2 and was a career soldier. Uncle Clem, served in the Royal Air Force in WW 2. My father Maurice, served in the Royal Engineers in WW 2
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Friday, November 1, 2013
~Road Trip~
In October, Ivo and I had a short road trip, just to get away for a few days, to breathe some fresh air, see the Autumn leaves and take a few photos. We drove to Ottawa, our nation's capital, and from there drove down to Kingston and then home.
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
~Autumn Day~
"Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love - that makes life and nature harmonise. The birds are consulting about their migrations, the trees are putting on the hectic or the pallid hues of decay, and begin to strew the ground, that one's very footsteps may not disturb the repose of earth and air, while they give us a scent that is a perfect anodyne to the restless spirit. Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
― George Eliot
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
~Happy Thanksgiving~
Babes in the Wood...............
My grand daughters and grand dog took me for a walk in the woods yesterday afternoon.
It was a gorgeous day.
I forgot my camera and had to use my (useless) cell phone.
The pictures came out really bright, but since the woods had such a magical quality
I decided to edit the photos to reflect this.
I like how they turned out!
It's a beautiful sunny Autumn weekend here, and it's Thanksgiving.
We are going to spend some quality time with family and friends.
Even if it is not Thanksgiving where you live, I hope you do the same.
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Breakfast Symposia
Held in the morning at the New Orleans Marriott, they are free of charge and most are approved for CRCE credit. The schedule below shows the companies hosting the symposia. Please note that the companies provided all topics, speakers, and descriptions, and they are fully responsible for information presented at these sessions.
Complimentary breakfast. Attendance is limited, first-come, first-served once registration opens.
Sunday, November 11
6:00 am – 8:00 am
Presented by
Protecting the Ventilated Patient from Hospital-Acquired Infections
David Vines MHS, RRT, FAARC, Chicago, IL
Program Overview
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a major cause of morbidity, mortality, and increased cost of care. HAIs that cause pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients are difficult to diagnose because many conditions can mimic symptoms of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Strategies to minimize VAP risk are preferred to treating an infection. As such, adherence to the VAP bundle set forth by the Institute for Health Improvement is recommended.
Learning Objectives:
- List common HAI's associated with the ventilated patient
- Discuss the impact of HAI's on clinical outcomes and cost
- Define filtration the clinical significance of the filter specifications
- List best practices related to VAP reduction
The American Association for Respiratory Care has approved this course for 1.25 CRCE. Course Number: 128922000.
Register for the Teleflex Symposium
6:00 am – 8:00 am
New Orleans Marriott
Grand Ballroom (Acadia/Bissonet)
Presented by
Mechanical Ventilation Strategies
Presentation #1
Capnography: The Ventilation Vital Sign
Michael Gentile MS, RRT, FAARC Durham NC
Program Overview
Capnography is a noninvasive method of monitoring the level of carbon dioxide in exhaled breath to assess patient ventilatory status. It also provides information regarding CO2 production, pulmonary perfusion, alveolar ventilation, respiratory patterns, and elimination of CO2. Clinicians can use this information to make informed treatment decisions, assess ventilatory strategies, as well as predict outcomes. This presentation will review published evidence and discuss clinical scenarios.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the use of capnography in conscious sedation.
- Discuss the role of capnography in intubation and resuscitation.
- Identify the significance of capnography in the mechanically ventilated patient.
Presentation #2:
PAV vs. PSV: Liberalism or Interventionism?
Marcelo Amato, Prof., MD
Program Overview
This talk will review the main targets to help guide professionals during mechanical ventilation. Three major physiological constrains have to be properly composed to assist the ventilated patient recovering from acute respiratory failure. They include maintenance of:
- Low driving inspiratory pressure
- Respiratory muscle activity
- Good patient-ventilator synchrony
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how to improve the matching between neural inspiratory time versus ventilator inspiratory time during PSV or PAV
- Discuss why PSV provides more control to the physician, while PAV gives more control to the patient
- Understand when a liberal control of ventilation pattern or when too much interventionism may lead to bad outcomes
The American Association for Respiratory Care has approved this course for 2.0 CRCE. Course Number: 128926000.
Register for the Covidien Symposium
Monday, November 12
6:00 am – 8:00 am
Presented by
First Do No Harm—Techniques to Help Promote Lung Protection and Patient Synchrony
Dr. Robert Kacmarek PhD RRT FCCM FCCP FAARC Boston, MA
Dr. Dean Hess PhD, RRT, FAARC Boston, MA
Program Overview
This educational symposium will provide attendees with the current evidence as it relates to the management of patients with ARDS and patient-ventilator asynchrony. Experts in the field of mechanical ventilation will discuss current technologies that are applicable during lung protective ventilation and methods to improve patient ventilator interaction.
Learning Objectives:
Patient Ventilator Synchrony
Dr. Robert Kacmarek PhD RRT FCCM FCCP FAARC Boston, MA
- Discuss issues related to patient ventilator asynchrony.
- Discuss the evidence related to patient ventilator interaction.
- Compare different technologies that help improve patient ventilator interaction.
PEEP Selection for Patients with ARDS
Dr. Dean Hess PhD, RRT, FAARC Boston, MA
- Discuss issues related to alveolar over-distention and recruitment.
- Discuss the evidence related to higher versus lower PEEP in patients with ARDS.
- Compare approaches to PEEP selection in patients with ARDS.
This course is pending approval from the American Association for Respiratory Care for 2.0 CRCE credits.
Register for the Maquet Symposium
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Presented by
Advancements in Noninvasive Monitoring & The Benefits for The Respiratory Therapist
Thomas Lamphere BS RRT RPFT, Sellersville PA
Mike McEvoy, PhD, RN, CCRN, Albany, NY
Program Overview
The first half of this presentation will review some of the most important measurements that are directly related to a patient's oxygenation and ventilation. Attendees will learn how existing and new technologies can improve their ability to care for patients in critical and non-critical areas. The second half of the presentation will provide an in-depth view on detecting bleeding sooner through noninvasive and continuous hemoglobin monitoring.
Learning Objectives:
- Review the importance of functional hemoglobin in oxygenating the body.
- Review the various methods for measuring and monitoring dyshemoglobin and total hemoglobin.
- Discuss the implication of continuous non-invasive oxygen content in patient management.
- Review the currently available methods of non-invasively monitoring a patient's spontaneous ventilation.
- Discuss late detection of bleeding, its cost and risks to patients.
- Explain iatrogenic anemia, risks to patients and challenges for clinicians.
- Recall current research on accuracy & clinical applications of non-invasive hemoglobin.
This course is pending approval from the American Association for Respiratory Care for CRCE credit.
Register for the Masimo Symposium
Tuesday, November 13
6:30 am – 8:00 am
New Orleans Marriott
Mardi Gras Ballroom, Salons D–H
Presented by
From VAP to VAE: Implications for the Respiratory Therapist
Dr. Dean Hess PhD, RRT, FAARC Boston, MA
Program Overview
Because there is no reliable definition for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), the CDC convened a multidisciplinary group to develop a new surveillance definition. The result is a tiered approach that focuses on ventilator-associated events (VAE). VAE prevention presents many opportunities for respiratory therapists. These include use of noninvasive ventilation, implementation of lung-protective ventilation strategies, ventilator discontinuation protocols, and VAP prevention strategies. The presenter will review the newly created definitions by the CDC.
Learning Objectives:
- Compare ventilator-associated pneumonia and ventilator-associated events.
- Describe the tiered approach used to identify ventilator-associated events.
- Discuss opportunities for respiratory therapists to implement strategies that prevent ventilator-associated events.
Register for the Covidien/Hollister Symposium
This course has NOT been applied for CRCE credit with the American Association for Respiratory Care


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|India tour of New Zealand, 2014
Auckland, 2014/01/27 04:29:07India were involved in their first ever tied game against New Zealand while it was their seventh overall in ODI cricket.
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Auckland, 2014/01/24 20:36:27With India's tour to New Zealand having started in the worst possible start with two consecutive defeats, the visitors need to regroup quickly and find the right combination as they go into a must-win match against a gutsy New Zealand in the third one-dayer
Auckland, 2014/01/24 20:08:23Suresh Raina suffered an elbow injury during a practice session and is likely to miss India's do-or-die encounter against New Zealand in Auckland.
New Delhi, 2014/01/24 05:33:24Ishant Sharma's indifferent performances came in for sharp criticism from former players who said it was high time the lanky paceman was dropped as he has "stopped learning".
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Auckland, 2014/01/24 05:33:36Tim Southee asked India to be ready for some short-pitched stuff in the third one-dayer, given that the pitch at Eden Park in Auckland is expected to offer the quicks some assistance.
Hamilton, 2014/01/22 09:39:36New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum said his team delivered at "key times" under pressure during their 15-run victory (via D/L method) against India in the second one-dayer in Hamilton
Hamilton, 2014/01/22 09:30:30MS Dhoni, while mentioning that India did manage to start well in terms of not losing early wickets, pointed out that the slow start by the openers made things difficult for the batsmen to follow.
Hamilton, 2014/01/23 23:47:15India were dethroned from the number one spot in ODI rankings for teams after they suffered an agonizing 15-run defeat in a rain-truncated second ODI against New Zealand.
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Jun. 22, 2009, at 5:30pm
Note: After our recent event on human sexuality, recordings of which are now freely available on our site, there was a lively question and answer session. Rather than posting that entire session online, we decided to excerpt four questions from it that are likely to interest many. These questions are posted individually so that they can be discussed separately (in the respective comment boxes).
The first question concerns the comparison that Christopher West sometimes makes, and for which he has been severely criticized (especially since his TV interview), between Hugh Hefner and John Paul II. Click on the link below, and you will hear what West and Healy had to say about the issue.
• On JPII and Hugh Hefner (opens in a small popup window)
John Paul II, Hefner, and West
I guess that I have been somewhat shocked at the vehement way some of my fellow Catholic Christians have spoken about Hugh Hefner. It seems to me that we should be able to see in him a very wounded man who is looking for God but in all of the wrong places. Was it not Chesterton who said that the man going into a brothel was looking for God?
My hope is that Mr. Hefner may hear about the things that CW has said about him and it might make him ponder a bit about his life. We seem to want to place the blame for pornography and the many evils that flow from it onto Mr. Hefner but he would not have a business if it were not supported by millions of people. Some of whom I'm thinking may be sitting next to us in the pews.
I have also (in my head) compared what West is saying with that line attributed to Chesterton.
On the one hand it shows that West is in good company. At least one important element in the Hefner/JPII comparison that many find shocking, is also expressed by other great Catholic thinkers. And expressed in a way, I should add, that is purposely designed to "jolt" an audience.
On the other hand, I have always found Chesterton's line deeply flawed. It fails to notice the radical difference between two loves, described by St. Augustine as: the "love of self to the contempt of God" and the "love of God to the contempt of self". In other words, though there are exceptions, generally speaking what moves a person to visit a brothel is emphatically not his desire to be with God.
This is, I think, what many find so objectionable to the said comparison. It tends to attribute the same noble motives to both Hefner and JPII. And that is a bit hard to swallow, don't you think?
yes and no Jules depending on perspective. While love of self to the contempt of God is far inferiour and even the oposite of Love of God to the contempt of self seen in the objective light.
I think the baby analogy is all wrong. It completely fails to capture the most salient fact, which is that in the one case everything is seen as an object of use and desired for the pleasure it can give, whereas in the other, things are appreciated (or "valued") for what they are and the delight grows out of this appreciation.
The baby would be delighted if his mother replaced his thumb with her breast. But the person knocking on the door of the brothel would be horrified to find God.
You don't like my baby analogy, Waahhhhh! Insert picture of crying baby.
I think the analogy holds and illustrates the difference between taking for ones self and receiving as a gift. I learned this in fact from CW reflecting JPII's concept of the gift. This has also helped me greatly to grow in distinguishing between ordered and disordered desires and appetites. Some things I used to think were completely acceptable I can see with further growth are really a failure to trust in God.
Augustine himself would say, "our hearts are restless until they rest in thee", and he of all people would know how his restless heart led him to many a brothel while really looking for God to fill his emptiness.
You may think that you would be shocked to find God at the door of the brothel but then that is why you are not likely to be found there looking. Most men at the doors are much more in the darkness and they have not tasted the goodness of the Lord. They only know their hunger and the one easy way they think they can fill it. For them, to find God in the experience of their emptiness we should not at all find shocking. Far from being horrified, they would be in a good place to receive him. Mary Magdelin found Him there and what did our Lord say of her response? She who has been forgiven much, loves much.
So I see those men knocking at the brothel door more like babies not knowing what they are looking for rather then horrified adults with full knowledge of their own inner drives. They don't know what really motivates them and how God designed them to have that very hunger filled by Him alone. This is in a sense the real challenging and positive message Christopher West preaches. And no wonder it makes such waves!
Don't you think, Bill (if you can just stop crying for a minute!), that there is a distinction between looking to fill the emptiness (or restlessness) inside, and looking for God? The former, understandable as it is, is nevertheless completely self-centered, whereas the latter (even where it involves my own happiness) is mediated by transcendence (i.e. a concern for truth and goodness). The difference between the two cannot be reduced to a knowing or not-knowing where to look. A much deeper conversion is required.
I am reminded of Augustine saying that, although all men want to be happy, those who achieve happiness do not do so as a result of desiring it, but because they also desire to live rightly.
Sorry, it took me this long to stop crying. I swear, Every time I hear Augustine I love him more and more! He is like (your not going to like this Jules) Gandalf, so wise in an inspiring in a comforting way! This quote is simple but so profound in its clarity!
I guess we are both emphasizing 2 different true aspects and both are really going on. What you say is certainly true and this is the "grown up" or mature response required. But I doubt that one is capable of transcendence before one has experienced love. That desire to find God is a seed that germinates. The scripture says we love because he first loved us. This is the baby side of the problem.
Augustine stood at the door of the brothel knowing full well what he was doing as he prayed, "God give me purity, but not yet." But for every Augustine at the door there are thousands more men who have no clue whatsoever that God could give them something so much more because they have yet to experience it. It is the experience of God that allows one to transcend and seek him for his own sake.
This same psychological truth is easily seen in criminals who are love cripples never having experienced proper love from their parents. Of course , there are some that do experience God and still reject him but as I will reply to Katie, this is an advanced stage of corruption not common in my belief, not now at least.
Here is my better explanation.
There are still 2 perspectives here I think are valid but I will attempt to reconcile them. In a sense it can be seen that my attempt was a long winded effort to justify avoiding the difficult choice of the 2 extremes. Ultimately there are only 2 choices but in the here and now we appear to be between the 2 and have other options. Does not the gospel challenge us however to bring that ultimate reality down to earth here and now in the present? No more excuses. Today is the day of salvation. Chose this day whom you will serve, ect. I was prepared to say that our choice was not like that of the angles but gradual over time but I also see that we ARE, indeed perched on the brink and our every choice has eternal consequences.
Then I thought of Augustine and Jules (don't get a big head Jules, I'll explain the connection). Jules saying with Augustine that there are only 2 choices and Augustine also saying our hearts are restless until the rest in you.
What is this restlessness? What is this man at the brothel door seeking? Jules says he is not seeking God, he is not transcending, he is seeking his own comfort. But why is he seeking at all. He is uncomfortable. Why? It is because as Augustine says, "You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you." We are restless because we are missing God and we are looking for what we are missing but we do not know what it is we are looking for.
So I see that of course Jules is right that the man is not explicitly or directly looking FOR God. But if God is not the WHAT of the man's immediate seeking he is the WHY. He is why the man is looking, and ultimately, he is also what he has lost and what he needs to find. It is in this sense I think that Chesterton said every man at the door of a brothel is looking for God.
An other aspect is to say that he is looking for himself, his true self that he has lost and that is only found in God. As long as he looks for himself within himself only, he can not transcend to find himself, outside himself in God. He who looses his life will find it.
Bill, just so you know I'm not ignoring you :), I promise to respond to these thoughtful comments before the day is over (July 3rd, start of the Tour de France).
Sorry, still working on it.
Well, it's July 7th, 4 days too late, but I did just post a response in the Linde. Hope it makes sense.
West's explanation in the audio clip helps, I think, to understand how he meant his comparison. Just as Marx responded badly to a real problem in the world, so also did Hugh Hefner. And while in both cases we must reject the "solutions" offered, we must also recognize that there was/is a real problem, and try to develop our own response to it. That, West is saying, is what John Paul II did so successfully.
There's one thing in West's clarification (in the audio clip) that could be better expressed. He says that the Church agrees with Marx's diagnosis of the problem. But it is one thing to perceive or react to a problem, and quite another to correctly diagnose it. Neither Marx nor Hefner came even close to a correct diagnosis. (It is not just John Paul II's solution to puritanism, but also his diagnosis of it which is infinitely superior to that of Hefner. It is that diagnosis, in fact, which reveals that Hefner's solution is only a worse form of the same disease.)
Back to my baby analogy, both know they need something to suck. Hefner is like the baby who does not either perceive the mothers breast or does not yet know how to get it. JPII is the mature child who knows the mother is available and also knows the self control necessary to receive the superiour gift.
Let's stipulate that we're speaking of adults who make free choices, rather than babies acting out of instinct.
I don't know that you can make that clear distinction. I tend to think that most adults act like babies a lot of the time. Is there also an adult awareness of the responsibility being offended against? Probably yes, to a more or less degree depending on the individual. But Chesterton's comment referred to the underlying deep motivation, the little boy or baby inside the man. Adult choices are free but many times when they sin they are motivated by fear, insecurity and lack of awareness of God.
Isn't this why God meets us most powerfully in our most weak and vulnerable moments? Out of the depths? Rather then in the adult to adult correspondence of correct choices? We are not adults before God, we are babies! Now let me get back to my crying
I agree with you mostly, Bill. But let me ask you this: Do you not agree that there is a kind of acting wrongly that is not well characterized as a search for God, but is rather a conscious act of "love of self to the contempt of God"? Would you agree that there is a difference in terms of culpable evil between the person who sins because he is longing for love and connection and the person who frankly uses others for his own pleasure or ambition?
Katie, I think that this "conscious act of "love of self to the contempt of God" is an advanced stage of corruption that is relatively uncommon at least presently.
I don't think most men Chesterton had in mind were at this stage. I think I share his perspective most of them are "acting out" and are blind to their actions. They are in bondage and need a saviour. They are not knowingly rejecting God in contempt.
Hm. I don't see it as an advanced stage of corruption. I see it as quite a normal human experience.
Let me expand a little. Augustine says there are two loves, which we could also consider two basically different motivations for moral acting. This parallels the Scripture verse: "Whoever is not for me is against me and whoever is not against me is for me." It parallels von Hildebrand's distinction between value and the merely subjectively satisfying.
Katie, I figured this all out now! Hey what was that lightning bolt? WHey that was close! No I do think I have a solution all will like. I'm posting it under Jules original comment about the Chesterton quote.
Please see http://www.drjudithreisman.com/archiv... for one of many articles containing evidence against any claim that Hefner was reacting against "puritanism". Hefner may have liked to hold up puritanism as a shield, but was in fact inspired by Alfred Kinsey, the Eugenics-Industrial Complex, and, frankly, greed. West's defense of Hefner is naive and exactly the mythological soft-focus that Hefner would desire to have perpetuated.
"1953 December, Playboy is launched: Publisher Hugh Hefner claims Alfred Kinsey's Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948)2 radicalized, inspired and instructed him on human sexuality. Hefner began the Playboy empire, bringing Kinsey's "scientific" view of human sexuality from academia to Joe College. By 1954 child abuse was glamorized in cartoons, by the 70s in photographs, and by 1977 the nude "Playmate" also appeared in child biography photographs (3,042 child characters, 1,323 photographs, 1,196 cartoons, 523 illustrations) typically in sexual scenes."
I agree, for the reasons given before and her new evidences, with Susan's assessment very much and hope that C West and all personalists and defenders of the theology of the body will bury and eliminate any (however faint and conditional) comparison between Hefner and John Paul II once and for ever. It would greatly help their case and remove what scandalizes very good people in West's statements.
Have been following this thread with interest and thought I would add a couple of questions/comments. First, what does Hefner's connection with Kinsey have to do with any reaction to Puritanism? From what I understood from CW's presentation, Hefner was reacting to the Puritanism from his childhood. Since he was born in 1926 that was quite a while before Kinsey published his material.
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From the moment Israel was reborn as a modern nation, neighboring Arab countries and soon after other worldwide countries started to work overtime on a plan to thwart her growth if not her very existence. As it turned out, the UN, the very organization used as a platform to Israel's rebirth out of the ashes of the Holocaust, has passed more resolutions against Israel since 1948 that any other country in the world.
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Three recurring options can be defined.
1. A Two-State Solution
Based on direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the Two-State Solution envisions two countries side-by-side: Israel and Palestine, carved out of the Land currently know as the State of Israel. Constant disagreements pertaining to borders and sensitive areas such as the Temple Mount have rendered the Two-State solution very unlikely. Yet it continues to be pursued.
Regardless of the numerous geographical, political and spiritual roadblocks, many countries have pushed for Israelis and Palestinians to "get along" and live side-by-side. Just about all American presidents have tried to bring about a Two-State Solution since the first attempt was presented by the Peel Commission Report of 1937 under the British Mandate of Palestine.
Beyond governments, grass root movements such as Christ at the Checkpoint (CatC) have organized conferences (2010 and upcoming in March 2012) at the Bethlehem College of the Bible. Under the guise of hope, peacemaking and reconciliation, this gathering turns out to be a hateful parade of politically correct pro-Palestinians and anti-Zionists wanting nothing less than Israel admitting her "colonialist" approach to the middle east crisis. Their agenda is only fueled further by recent movies such as With God on Our Side or Little Town of Bethlehem were Israel is clearly (but inaccurately) represented as the oppressor or "New Nazi of the Middle east" creating an "apartheid nation". Both movies are boldly endorsed by an array of Evangelical Christians.
Even though many Israelis and Palestinian might genuinely be in favor of a Two-State Solution, the Palestinian leadership has made it impossible to achieve, especially when one looks at their unilateral demands. The Two-State solution is NO SOLUTION!
2. A One-State Solution
Another way to possibly solve the volatile situation in the middle east is to create a One-State Solution. The current boundaries of the State of Israel being used as the One State where both Israelis and Palestinians would coexist. This solution is usually favored by Israeli Arabs while it receives very little support from Israeli Jews. It has found much support in academic circles worldwide where for ideological reasons if nothing else, it seems to be the most viable option. Incidentally, if Israel remained the sole nation under the One-State Solution, Israeli Arabs would benefit from the perks of the only democracy in the middle east (not to mention the treatment of women under Muslim rule).
The One-State Solution with both Palestinian and Israeli receiving identical citizenship would only lead to an steady increase in Palestinian birthrate thus forwarding the Palestinians to the forefront demographically and eventually politically, giving them a majority in Israeli government. I will let you imagine the rest of the story.
As ludicrous as the solution might be, it is very popular in academic circles as we can see by the upcoming conference to be held at Harvard University on March 3 and 4, 2012 known as the One State Conference. This conference of hatred includes speakers such as Ilan Pappe (a radical Jewish leftist), Ali Abunimah, Executive Director of The Electronic Intifada and many other highly biased pro-Palestinians.
The One-State solution is NO SOLUTION but a DISSOLUTION of the State of Israel waiting to happen!
2. A No-State Solution
Then of course we can always go for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's solution, the "NO STATE SOLUTION. in 2005, he was quoted saying that he wanted Israel to be "wiped off the face of the map", a statement highly reminiscent of the one made by the enemies of Israel in Psalm 83:4:
They have said, "Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation, That the name of Israel be remembered no more."
Ahmadinejad is laughing at Western Civilization's impotence as he fine tunes his nuclear arsenal.
A No-State solution is obviously NO SOLUTION, yet all factors indicate that Iran is months away from having enough nuclear power to eradicate Israel and even parts of the United States.
What a relief though, that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob holds Israel in the palm of his hands and considers the Jewish people as "the apple of my eye" (Zechariah 2:8).
Yet, there is one state that is most important to all, and that is the state of one's heart.
We must all give our heart to God by accepting the free gift of salvation and the only possible reconciliation between Jews and Arab, and that is the death and resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah for all people. (Isaiah 52:13-53:12, John 1:12, Romans 6:23). Only through Yeshua's love can enemies be reconciled.
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Well, if "the world" is defined as "Oracle" and "calls" is equivalent to telling his boss, then, sure, he did.
After 9 years (nine years. NINE YEARS!) at Oracle, Kris finally told them he was done. He finally let me push, prod, cajole, nag, encourage, insist and bully him into leaving the job that was slowly but surely sucking him dry.
And we don't like dry husbands. We like them lively.
Okay, Kris just read that and said, "Ooof."
To which I explain "sucking him dry" to mean "giving Kris a wonderful, dynamic, exciting, fulfilling means to satisfy his disc habits, where he is challenged in delightful and interesting ways on a daily basis."
Of course.
Seven years ago, I was complaining to him about how much I hated my job. In reality, at the time, I didn't hate my job, I hated the politics of the workplace of my job. The work was unbelievably exciting and interesting. The people I worked with were amazing, fantastic people.
The people above me, perhaps less so.
The culture of the company? Ick.
The pay? Pay? What pay?
So, Kris encouraged me to quit my job. He would take care of me while I worked on my own projects, found my own calling, became happy. We would move into an "affordable" apartment and live happily ever after.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Didn't work out that way. I didn't really know how to properly quit a job that time. I didn't realize that keeping in touch with friends and ex-coworkers was vital to one's sanity.
Sure, with a little practice, though, I became much better at it (well, except leaving VA, but that was difficult for much different reasons), and began enjoying the time off between work engagements as a chance to relax and look around.
Kris has since allowed me that luxury twice again.
I took the opportunities gingerly, realizing that I was taking his turn. He seemed willing, if not also a little humoured, to let me quit (again!), so quit I did.
But now it's his turn.
Thank you, Kris, for finally taking that step. For leaving the comfortable world of guaranteed paychecks, underwater stock options, affordable health care, and cushy hours. Welcome to my world of uncertainty, change, excitement, adventure and expensive health insurance.
Thank you for finally realizing that the
projects were no longer interesting and that it was time to move on, time to see what else is out there.
Thank you for holding my hand and jumping.
You missed the last boom. It was quite the ride. Catch the front end of this one, love. It's going to be another fun ride.
You cannot fail. You have me. We're a team.
I love you.
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Was timed 4.7 40 the summer going into my senior year. It's now a year and a half later..... I'm faster.
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CADCA's Drug Free Kids Campaign Honors IMN Solutions CEOWashington, DC - CADCA is pleased to announce the honorees for the 2013 Drug Free Kids Campaign. Stacie Mathewson, a philanthropist and founder of the Stacie Mathewson Foundation, has been named this year's Humanitarian of the Year for her personal commitment to raising awareness of substance abuse and addiction and the need for prevention, treatment and recovery services for young people. Jack Sammis, Chief Executive Officer of IMN Solutions, Inc., has been named the Champion for a Drug-Free Kids for helping CADCA realize its mission of creating safe, healthy and drug-free communities.
Thursday, March 07 2013
TripAdvisor Says Traveler Spending, Hotel Profitability to Rise in 2013
Traveler spending and hotel profitability in the U.S. are expected to rise in 2013, according to the just-released TripBarometer by TripAdvisor, a biannual trend study of more than 35,000 travelers and accommodations from around the world.
Friday, March 01 2013
Las Vegas Plans 'Global Business District' Around Convention Center
Although it's one of the nation's most visited destinations for meetings and conventions, Las Vegas has a reputation for being no work and all play. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) wants to change that. On Tuesday, therefore, it unveiled its plans for the Las Vegas Global Business District.
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