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The Future of Oil: Energy Security, Climate Risks and Market Opportunities
Jun 06, 2007
- June 2007 - The report from Ceres and the Civil Society Institute highlights key findings from an October 2006 oil analyst briefing at JPMorgan Chase in which Wall Street analysts, institutional investors, and oil industry experts examined how the future of oil will be affected by geopolitics, climate change, and new technologies. The report summarizes the briefing and analyzes several trends that could affect the valuation of oil companies' securities. The report concludes that there are many clean tech investment opportunities that lie ahead as the US government and other governments worldwide move to reduce oil dependence and greenhouse gas emissions.
May 23, 2007
- May 23, 2007 – Two dozen leading institutional investors are pushing for the removal of ExxonMobil board member Michael Boskin due to the company's inaction on the serious business risks from climate change.
The Quiet Revolution in Business Reporting
May 06, 2007
- May 2007 - This report discusses the limitations of business reporting under today's accounting rules, chronicles the progress made by a variety of disclosure initiatives since the 1990s, and identifies the Global Reporting Initiative as the emerging standard in comprehensive non-financial reporting. The report anticipates a future where comprehensive business disclosure has become a core component of good corporate governance, enabling corporate executives and boards to anticipate new challenges, make effective long-term investments, and respond to the increased complexity of an interdependent global economy.
Vancity and Bristol-Myers Squibb Receive Top Sustainability Reporting Awards at Ceres Conference in Boston
Apr 25, 2007
- Vancity Group and Bristol-Myers Squibb received the top sustainability reporting awards today in an international competition hosted by the Boston-based Ceres coalition and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). The winners, selected from a record 102 nominations, also included Vermont-based Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Vancouver, B.C.-based Mountain Equipment Co-op. The four winners were announced at the Ceres annual conference today at Boston's Seaport Hotel, where a report providing guidance to companies on sustainability disclosure was also released.
U.S. Mutual Funds Ignoring Business Risks of Climate Change
Apr 23, 2007
- April 23, 2007 – None of the nation's 100 largest mutual funds voted in 2006 to support shareholder resolutions calling for more corporate disclosure on the financial impacts from global climate change, according to proxy voting data compiled by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) for Ceres
CFO Sink: Florida Treasury Joins Investor Network on Climate Risk
Apr 17, 2007
- April 17, 2007 – Fresh off the heels of hosting the first in a series of "Conversations on Climate Change," Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced today that as the state treasurer, she will join the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a national network of investors focused on the business impacts of climate change. CFO Sink is the first Florida-based institutional investor to join the three-year-old organization, which now includes more than 50 public and private institutional investors managing more than $3.7 trillion in assets that focus on the future financial risks and investment opportunities posed by climate change.
U.S. Mutual Funds Critical Missing Link in Supporting Climate Change Shareholder Resolutions
Apr 06, 2007
- April 2007 - ese disclosure requirements are designed to show how fund managers are voting to protect shareholder interests and promote companies' long-term financial performance.
2006 Ceres ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards Judges Report
Apr 06, 2007
- April 2007 - The judges report for the 2006 Ceres-ACCA North American Sustainability Reporting Awards. The winners were announced at the April 2007 Ceres annual conference in Boston, MA.
TXU's Expansion Proposal: A Risk for Investors
Feb 06, 2007
- February 2007 - The report concludes that TXU's investors &mdash whether as public shareholders or private investors - will face a multitude of financial risks if the company moves forward with its plans to build 9,000 megawatts of pulverized coal-fired capacity. The report cites construction cost over-runs, burdensome regulatory costs as climate regulations take hold and a slowing of power demand in Texas as state legislators aggressively push energy efficiency and other energy-saving programs.
S&P 500 Companies Faulted For Poor Climate Disclosure
Jan 31, 2007
- January 31, 2007 – Despite growing financial losses in various business sectors from climate change, over half of the nation's 500 largest publicly traded companies are doing a poor job of disclosing climate change risks to their investors, according to a first-ever report analyzing climate disclosure practices among S&P 500 companies last year.
Climate Risk Disclosure by the S&P 500
Jan 06, 2007
- January 2007 - This report assesses how S&P 500 corporations from 11 key industries disclose the risks and opportunities they face from climate change. The report finds that over half of the nation's largest companies are providing inadequate disclosure to investors, despite growing financial losses in multiple sectors from climate change.
Power to Save: An Alternative Path to Meet Electric Needs in Texas
Jan 06, 2007
- January 2007 - This study finds that a comprehensive effort to promote efficiency and other cost-saving demand reduction measures can meet Texas' electricity needs more reliably, at a lower cost and at a tremendous net economic benefit compared to building a new fleet of expensive and heavily polluting power plants. Over the next 15 years, boosting markets for more efficient products, lighting, cooling, heating and industrial processes can eliminate over 80% of forecast growth in electricity demand, while lowering consumer's energy bills. With additional measures to further reduce electricity demand and enhance reliability, Texas can completely eliminate its "load growth," resulting in a gradual decline in total electricity demand to more than 9% below current levels by 2021.
Shareholders Challenge TXU on New Coal Plants and Energy Efficiency
Dec 08, 2006
- December 8, 2006 – Leading institutional investors this week filed shareholders resolutions with the TXU Corp. regarding the company's plan to build 11 new pulverized coal-burning power plants in Texas at an estimated cost of $10 billion.
Ceres Annual Report: 2005 and Beyond
Dec 06, 2006
- December 2006 - By engaging directly with companies, by promoting leading-edge environmental and social disclosure, by leveraging our unique access to investors, Ceres is finding smart, workable solutions to society's most pressing sustainability challenges &mdash not the least among them, global warming.
Questions and Answers for Foundations on Proxy Voting
Nov 06, 2006
- November 2006 - A growing number of foundations are taking ownership of their proxies. Investors are looking with increasing favor on shareholder proposals asking companies to disclose potential liabilities related to global warming, issue broad-based reports on sustainability impacts, monitor their political contributions, or report on their fair employment policies. This guide serves as a reference for foundations seeking to ensure their endowments generate income as well as align with their principal mission.
Global Framework for Climate Risk Disclosure
Oct 06, 2006
- October 2006 - A unique global partnership of 14 leading institutional investors and other organizations representing trillions in assets today released the Global Framework for Climate Risk Disclosure to provide specific guidance to companies regarding the information they provide to investors on the financial risks posed by climate change.
Guide to Using the Global Framework for Climate Risk Disclosure
Oct 06, 2006
- October 2006 - The Guide is a companion tool for using the Framework. For each of the four elements of the Framework, the Guide provides specific guidance for companies about how to disclose using the most common reporting mechanisms for climate risk: securities filings, the Global Reporting Initiative, and the Carbon Disclosure Project. The Guide also contains examples of disclosure from leading companies using these disclosure mechanisms.
Best Practices in Climate Change Risk Analysis for the Electric Power Sector
Oct 01, 2006
- October 2006 - With input from investors, financial firms and electric power companies, this report outlines actions that power companies and Wall Street firms should take to address the financial risks posed by climate change. The report highlights best practices in climate risk disclosure by electric power companies and specific steps that investors, analysts and companies should take to improve their analysis of the risks that future climate change regulations pose for power companies.
From Risk to Opportunity 2006: How Insurers Can Proactively and Profitably Manage Climate Change
Aug 06, 2006
- August 2006 - Dozens of new insurance activities, such as 'green' building credits and incentives for investing in renewable energy, are emerging to tackle the causes of climate change and rising weather-related losses in the U.S. and globally, according to a major new report issued today by the Ceres investor coalition.
Ceres 2004-2005 Sustainability Report
Aug 06, 2006
- August 2006 - Sustainability reporting can benefit all organizations and companies, regardless of their size or type of organization. This new report focuses on Ceres' 2004 and 2005 operations and impacts.
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Eradication challenges - Gambian Rats in Florida Keys
The original news article that touched off the recent round of multiple pickups by media outlets was a March 24, 2012 Keysnet news article, More huge Gambian rats found on Grassy Key By RYAN McCARTHY. It is no longer available free at the original html link but is available in this downloadable pdf version http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/09/05/13/00540/03-24-2012.pdf
After extensive bait trapping and surveillance in 2007 and 2008, state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials thought the fight against Gambian giant pouch rats on Grassy Key was over. .....
..... Hardin said another round of trapping is planned for July or August. Some 200 traps are baited primarily with cantaloupe and some peanut butter.
Gambian rats were identified as one of several nonnative invasive predators in the Florida Keys along with feral and free roaming cats. See the February 4, 2012 Feral Cat Blog! Post titled Florida Keys Refuges Feral Cat Removal Update
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Gambian Rats in Florida Keys
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Related reports and articles by Witmer and/or others at the USDA/APHIS/National Wildlife Research Center:
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Attempting to eradicate invasive Gambian giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) in the United States: lessons learned
GW Witmer… - Island invasives: eradication and management, 2011 - issg.org
Evaluating commercially available rodenticide baits for invasive Gambian giant pouched rats (< i> Cricetomys gambianus)
[PDF] from usda.gov
GW Witmer, NP Snow… - Crop Protection, 2010 - Elsevier
Potential attractants for detecting and removing invading Gambian giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus)
[PDF] from unl.edu
GW Witmer, NP Snow… - Pest management science, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying Effective Attractants and Rodenticide Baits for Gambian Giant Pouched Rats
G Witmer, NP Snow… - 2010
and presented at the 2010 24th Vertebrate Pest Conference
Challenges and Unique Solutions to Rodent Eradication in Florida.
G Witmer, J Eisemann, P Hall, ML Avery… - 2010 - ddr.nal.usda.gov
The path to eradication of the Gambian giant pouched rat in Florida
[PDF] from unl.edu
R Engeman, GW Witmer, JB Bourassa, JW Woolard… - 2007 - digitalcommons.unl.edu
Rapid assessment for a new invasive species threat: the case of the Gambian giant pouched rat in Florida
R Engeman, JW Woolard, ND Perry, G Witmer… - Wildlife Research, 2006 - CSIRO
New invasive species in southern Florida: Gambian rat (Cricetomys gambianus)
[PDF] from tamu.edu
ND Perry, B Hanson, W Hobgood, RL Lopez… - Journal of Mammalogy, 2006 - BioOne
USDA >> APHIS >> Wildlife Services >> National Wildlife Research Center NWRC)
Economic Research of Wildlife-Caused Agricultural, Public Health, and Natural Resource Impacts
PROJECT GOAL: Quantify the benefits and costs of NWRC products and Wildlife Services activities that aim to mitigate the impacts of wildlife diseases, wildlife damage to agriculture and natural resources, and wildlife risks to public health/safety.
Project Accomplishments 2006--Monitoring and Tracking:
Gambian Giant Pouched Rats in the Florida Keys
The Gambian giant pouched rat (GGPR) has become an invasive species of concern for the State of Florida. An NWRC researcher worked with Florida WS in 2006 to develop information for planning the species' eradication from Grassy and Crawl Keys, where it is currently established. A pilot eradication campaign on Crawl Key, employing population monitoring methods developed by NWRC, was carried out in spring of 2006.
Recent camera surveys indicated no GGPR survival on Crawl Key following Hurricane Wilma and the pilot eradication effort. As a result, eradication efforts will now focus on the primary population on Grassy Key. The first step in the eradication process will be to monitor Grassy Key using a camera-indexing methodology cooperatively developed by NWRC and WS Operations personnel. This setup will determine current GGPR distributions and relative abundances throughout the island. Subsequent steps this fall will include the construction and deployment of bait stations especially designed to exclude native species. Bait-station density will be based on the results of the camera survey, with a higher density of bait stations in areas where GGPRs are found. Prebaiting will be done at all bait stations with nontoxic bait to acclimate GGPRs prior to using toxic bait.
The researcher has also been working with economists from the U.S. Department of Interior's U.S. Geological Survey who are attempting to model this invasive species' impacts should it escape the Keys and become established on the mainland. Work has focused on developing methods to place monetary values on imperiled natural resources, such as rare species and habitats. GGPRs likely would negatively impact agriculture through direct crop losses, contamination of harvested crops, reduced marketability of damaged produce, and contamination and consumption of livestock feed. GGPRs also could negatively impact populations of some threatened and endangered species, especially the endangered Key Largo woodrat, the Key Largo cotton mouse, and the Lower Keys marsh rabbit. GGPRs also have been associated with a variety of pathogenic diseases that could be spread to humans, livestock, or other wildlife.
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Bulls will be late risers
BY JOHN JACKSON email@example.com
The NBA season is a marathon, not a sprint -- and that's good news for the Bulls.
They open the regular season tonight in Oklahoma City, but the Bulls are very much a work in progress and will be without a key player for roughly the first month. We really won't begin to see what this team can be until power forward Carlos Boozer -- the top offseason acquisition -- returns from a broken right hand suffered in the first week of training camp.
While the Bulls have enough depth to withstand the loss of Boozer in the short term, that task is made more difficult by a brutal October/November schedule.
They open against an up-and-coming Thunder team that features the best young player in the league in Kevin Durant. The Bulls also have a tough road game next week against a Boston Celtics team that pushed the Los Angeles Lakers to a seventh game in the NBA Finals in June.
Then in mid-November, the Bulls hit the road for nearly two weeks during the always-difficult ''circus trip.'' Having such a long road trip so early in the season is an annual challenge because teams are still finding their way, but this season's slate is the toughest in years.
It starts Nov. 16 with the Texas three-step, three games against all the Texas teams in four days. After back-to-back games against the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs, the Bulls face the Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 19 after a day off.
Then after three days off, the Bulls head west for a date with the Lakers. That begins a stretch of four games in five nights with matchups against the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets and Sacramento Kings.
Of the seven games, only one is against a team with a losing record last season -- and that's the finale of the trip Nov. 27 against the Kings when the Bulls' tank could be close to empty.
Compiling two wins on such a trip could be considered a success, which means the Bulls would do well to be around the .500 mark when November ends and Boozer is close to returning.
Further complicating matters are these facts: The Bulls have a rookie coach and eight new players, and everyone is learning new offensive and defensive systems.
Coach Tom Thibodeau is highly regarded around the league, and his hiring should prove to be a positive. But this is Thibodeau's first head-coaching job, and there's little doubt he'll need an adjustment period.
There's also little doubt the players will need an adjustment period before they develop into the type of defensive team Thibodeau wants.
''The first thing was establishing the style of play, the second was trying to figure out what the rotation would be, who's healthy, who can go, then the big thing was how quickly we could get on the same page,'' Thibodeau said. ''We have [eight] new players, a new coaching staff and a tough early schedule. The biggest challenge was putting the system in.''
But despite all the early-season adjustments and challenges, the Bulls are poised to take a step up in class this season. They should battle the Milwaukee Bucks for first place in the Central Division and should earn the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.
The biggest reason for optimism is point guard Derrick Rose, who's entering his third season and seems primed for a big season.
Rose was an All-Star last season and should be even better now. He's better at finding ways to score, and his improving jump shot will make defenders think twice about slacking off and letting him shoot wide-open jumpers.
His biggest area of improvement will come on the defensive end, where he wasn't much of a factor the last two seasons. Rose got a head start on playing the type of ball-pressure defense Thibodeau wants during the FIBA world championship this summer and has carried it over to training camp and the preseason.
Rose, 22, is emerging as a team leader, and he won't let the Bulls struggle early.
''We have to go out there and play with a lot of confidence,'' Rose said. ''We know we're missing a key member of our team, but this is the NBA, and teams are not going to take it easy on you when you go out there.
''We still have to go out there and try to play hard. We have to be this grimy team. We want other teams to know that every time they play us, it's going to be a hard game, and we're willing to do whatever it takes to win.''


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The DGH Technology, Inc. Pachmate (DGH 55) is the ultimate in portable pachymeters. Only 6.9 inches long and 3.6 ounces in weight. The Pachmate is a handheld pachymeter that gives accurate reliable corneal thickness measurements. The Pachmate will easily fit in a lab coat or shirt pocket. The Pachmate is rugged in design and one of the worldåÕs smallest portable pachymeters.
Every Pachmate will rapidly store and recall up to 25 measurements bilaterally. The display shows a running average and the standard deviation in microns. The Pachmate can be permanently configured to meet the operatoråÕs requirements Audible feedback indicates both valid measurements and the completion of each measurement group.
The Pachmate is designed for aiding in glaucoma screening. When IOP correction is enabled, press and hold the ENT button after obtaining measurements and an IOP correction value will appear on the display.
The probe offers two additional features. The angle of the probe is adjustable to aid in proper applanation. The probe is detachable for easy cleaning and replacement.
Each Pachmate is delivered in a handsome carrying case with a battery charger, extra rechargeable batteries and a calibration verification device.
The Pachmate is simple to use. Power up and start taking measurements.
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The one thing i hate about painting my nails is the drying time, i always end up messing them up within five minutes, until i found these fab three products! When i use at least two of these products after i have painted my nails i find that they are dry within five minutes meaning i can get on with my day without having to worry about them getting messed up within five minutes!
If im in a rush to get out the order i will apply OPI Rapidry Top Coat (shown on the right in the picture above), this stuff is amazing. A thin coat over each nail will have your nails at least touch dry within a few minutes, i will then spray the OPI Rapidry spray, about three sprays per hand and then they will be completely dry within five minutes! The OPI Rapidry spray has a lovely scent to it and makes my hands feel super soft after i use this. You can get both of these products from Very.co.uk as well as places like Amazon, which 7 times out of 10 you can find them for at least 50% cheaper!
If im just sat watching netflix i will just use Sally Hansen Dry Kwik. I got this from fragrance direct for £1.50 a while ago so i use this to save my OPI bits for more special occasions. I just warn you that this stuff is mega oily but is does do an amazing job at making my nails dry quickly. Ill leave it on for 10-20 minutes then wash my hands and and my hands are dry!
What do you use to get your nails dry quickly?
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I have used a few instant dry nail sprays but never the OPI one. I need to try this one out.ReplyDelete
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If you see an error in your submission, please don't hesitate to email me. I'm just sitting here, yanno, writing. And keeping one eyeball on the contest.
Some good stuff, yes?
And now, back to my WIP...
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Some awesome stuff! Thanks for this opportunity. I just noticed my entry (#1 way at the bottom) disappeared. Was it's time up? Thanks!
- May 19, 2010 at 3:11 PM
- Authoress said...
No! It just got bumped to the next page. I'll fix it so it stays on the first page. :)
- May 19, 2010 at 3:14 PM
These are totally awesome! Makes me have second doubts as to my own abilities.
Yeah, #1 is gone, and it's a great one, but I know you'll fix it.
- May 19, 2010 at 3:15 PM
I started browsing here in March and then checking this site once a day. This SA contest is my first and its already been quite memorable (rejected then accepted!). I am craving any feedback, even the nasty, heartless, cold-clawed stuff, even though I know people here are super nice and supportive. I'm glad this site and this super Authoress exist so we can get feedback—if it hurts or helps.
- May 19, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Don't forget the entries in the middle!
For some reason they don't seem to get a lot of comments like the beginning and ending entries.
Love it! I've almost read all the entries!
- May 19, 2010 at 3:37 PM
- Authoress said...
27, 28, 31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 45, 51, 52, and ALT-4 all have fewer than 3 comments as of this posting.
I may try to hit some later.
- May 19, 2010 at 3:41 PM
Are the comments part of the contest? How exactly does this work?
- May 19, 2010 at 3:44 PM
- Authoress said...
The comments are the heart of the contest. The feedback is a prize unto itself. :)
However, our Secret Agent will soon make an appearance, leaving feedback on each of the entries. Winners will be chosen by the SA and announced on Monday.
- May 19, 2010 at 3:49 PM
- Authoress said...
The comments are the heart of the contest. The feedback is a prize unto itself. :)
However, our Secret Agent will soon make an appearance, leaving feedback on each of the entries. Winners will be chosen by the SA and announced on Monday.
- May 19, 2010 at 3:49 PM
- Amanda said...
I totally agree with everyone. These are really good entries! I'm really enjoying reading them ^_^
- May 19, 2010 at 4:12 PM
In general, I have to say the caliber of this contest is probably one of the best, if not the best, you've put on. Hard to find problems, and then I find nit-picky problems, which is a very good thing. Thanks so much!
- May 19, 2010 at 5:24 PM
- Michelle said...
Some VERY good stuff! I'm really enjoying reading these!
- May 19, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- Trish said...
Authoress, the comments on my page says I have seven comments, but I can only see five. When the last one was added, I checked and I still can't see it. It's post 30. Could there be a gremlin in my box?
- May 19, 2010 at 9:55 PM
- Authoress said...
I've definitely noticed a lag in the comment boxes today. The others will probably show up in a little while. (Blogger is so challenged!!)
- May 19, 2010 at 9:58 PM
- Trish said...
This is really weir, Authoress. In my email I received your reply to this post, but I can't see in on here. I just made a comment in my own post and it didn't show up either. But when I comment on other posts, they show up? Have I done something weird in the window of my post, or hit a wrong button? I can feel a hot flush coming on. Now where's my Black Cohosh capsules?
- May 19, 2010 at 10:24 PM
- Authoress said...
LOL! Don't take it on. This is totally Blogger's neurosis, not yours. :)
- May 19, 2010 at 10:28 PM
- Trish said...
Authoress, sorry to be such a pain, but what is that little envelope for with a black arrow in it for? (The one next to post a comment.) I might have hit that. Could that have done it?
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After last week's article many of you asked about a natural alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners: stevia. It is widely used in the low carb community to satisfy sugar cravings or simply add a touch of sweetness to a hot beverage or dessert, but should it be? What is stevia? Is it safe? What is its effect on insulin, if any, and does it have a place in a Primal Blueprint eating strategy? Let's investigate.
Stevia is an herbaceous family of plants, 240 species strong, that grows in sub-tropical and tropical America (mostly South and Central, but some North). Stevia the sweetener refers to stevia rebaudiana, the plant and its leaves, which you can grow and use as or with tea (it was traditionally paired with yerba mate in South America) or, dried and powdered, as a sugar substitute that you sprinkle on. It's apparently quite easy to grow (according to the stevia seller who tries to get me to buy a plant or two whenever I'm at the Santa Monica farmers' market), and the raw leaf is very sweet.
Most stevia you'll come across isn't in its raw, unprocessed form, but in powdered or liquid extract form. The "sweet" lies in the steviol glycosides — stevioside and rebaudioside — which are isolated in these extracts. Some products use just one, while others use both stevioside and rebaudioside. Stevioside is the most prevalent glycoside in stevia, and some say it provides the bitter aftertaste that people sometimes complain about; rebaudioside is said to be the better tasting steviol glycoside, with far less bitterness. Most of the "raw or natural" stevia products use the full range of glycosides, but the more processed brands will most likely isolate one or more of the steviol glycosides. The popular Truvia brand of stevia products uses only rebaudioside, as do both PureVia and Enliten. Different brands provide different conversion rates, but compared to sucrose, stevioside is generally about 250–300 times as sweet and rebaudioside is about 350–450 times as sweet.
Does Stevia Affect Insulin?
There is one in vitro study that showed stevioside acts directly on pancreatic beta cells to stimulate insulin secretion and another which shows similarly insulinotropic effects of rebaudioside, which may give you pause. Insulin secretion sounds like an insulin spike, no? And since we tend to be wary of unneeded insulin spikes, maybe we should avoid stevia. It's not so simple, of course. For one, this was an in vitro study, performed in a super-controlled laboratory petri dish type setting; this was not an in vivo study of animals or people eating stevia in a natural, organic way. The results of in vitro studies are notorious for not panning out when you try to replicate them in vivo. Secondly, insulin secretion isn't necessarily a bad thing. I mean, we need it to shuttle nutrients into cells, and we'd die without it. As I mentioned in the dairy post a few weeks back, insulin is millions upon millions of years old. It's been preserved throughout history because it's an essential hormone. It's not always the bad guy, especially if you're insulin sensitive.
In fact, the evidence is mounting that stevia actually is an insulin sensitizer that can aid in glucose tolerance and clearance after a meal. The Japanese have been using stevia for decades in the treatment of type-2 diabetics. Let's look at a few recent studies. In fructose-fed rats, a single instance of oral stevioside increased insulin sensitivity and reduced postprandial blood glucose in a dose-dependent manner. The same study also found that diabetic rats given stevioside required less exogenous insulin for the same effect. Taken together, these results suggest that stevia may not just be a good sugar substitute for diabetics, but an effective supplement for treatment of their insulin resistance.
Another study looked at the postprandial effects of stevia, sucrose, and aspartame in human subjects. Compared to sucrose eaters, stevia eaters showed lower postprandial blood sugar levels. Compared to both sucrose and aspartame eaters, stevia eaters had far lower postprandial insulin levels. Furthermore, eating stevia did not induce increased appetite throughout the day, indicating stable blood sugar and satiety levels. Another strike in stevia's favor.


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"I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone."
"What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what is a theatre? are they two and not one? Can they exist separate? Are not religion and politics the same thing? Brotherhood is religion. O demonstrations of reason dividing families in cruelty and pride!"
"Now I'm seen by more people in one episode than I was in 20 years of theatre and movies. It's gratifying to have an impact on 25 million people a night, but I can say goodbye to my lunch-pail life as a working actor. I'm scared I might be a celebrity."
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Wanamaker's Airship: That one time in 1911 they launched a hydrogen balloon from Astor Place
A view of the balloon launch, looking north towards the Metropolitan Life Tower, which can be seen jutting up in the background. The Met Tower was the world's tallest building in 1911.
Philadelphia retailer John Wanamaker turned an abandoned train station in Philadelphia into the lavish department bearing his name in 1876, just in time for America's 100th anniversary. He would become one of Philadelphia's largest employers, with 5,000 people working in the store, "the most valuable piece of property of its size in the city." [source]
Meanwhile, in New York City, when shoppers weren't flocking to Ladies Mile, they headed to A.T Stewart's equally grand 'Iron Palace' department store in Astor Place, with over thirty departments specializing in every sort of modern necessity, making it one of the largest stores of any kind in America.
Stewart's store was located on Fourth Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets and was called the 'Iron Palace' as it was New York's largest cast-iron building at the time. (But not the first; that title goes to its neighbor, the American Bible Society building, at 51 Astor Place.)
Below: The original Wanamaker's between 9th and 10th Streets. The building no longer exists.
It would take two decades for Wanamaker to make his way to New York, eventually buying up an old Iron Palace in 1896 and reopening it as New York's first Wanamakers.
But a man who had filled an entire train station in Philadelphia would not simply be content with one lavish store; across the street, between 8th and 9th, he built another in 1902, using one of the world's most revered architects -- Daniel Burnham, who had just completed work on the Flatiron Building. Customers could go between the buildings using a fanciful 'bridge of progress'.
That is all, of course, to set this scene for the curious publicity stunt which occurred on the rooftop of Wanamaker's on July 8, 1911. For three days, a large hydrogen balloon (48 feet in diameter) sat tethered upon the rooftop of the new building, filling up with copious amounts of gas for a journey to Philadelphia -- with a planned landing near Wanamaker's other store.
In 1911, that old train-station store would be replaced with a new Wanamaker's in Philadelphia's Center City, also built by Burnham. No better way to grab headlines for his new store in Philadelphia than to float a gigantic eye-catching object from one store to the other!
The balloon (called the Wanamaker No. 1), imported from Paris, was launched at 6 pm and gracefully floated over the city, across the Hudson, fadeing into the mists of Weehawken.
Unfortunately for the balloon's two pilots, things went immediately awry, the balloon being a tricky one to control. Instead of floating southwest, it headed due north. After an hour and a half of wandering blindly through the clouds, the balloon ungraciously came down -- in Nyack, New York.
But it wasn't considered a failure by any means. Wanamaker's wanted a publicity stunt and got one. The launch made the front page of newspapers. For a moment, the whole region seemed transfixed. "Crowds turned out to gaze at the big airship as it passed over the Hudson River villages," crowed the New York Times.
Some even claimed this was the beginning of a new phase in New York travel. Rooftops could regularly be used to launch airships of all sorts. "This is the first step towards making the roofs of the Wanamaker buildings in New York and Philadelphia into permanent aerial stations," claimed the Evening World. "Landing platforms and hangars for balloons and aeroplanes are to be built on the roofs of the department stores in both cities."
Not to be outdone, the following month, Gimbels Department Store would stage a marvelous airplane race over the streets of Manhattan.
By the way, Mr. Wanamaker wasn't even in the country when all this happened. He rolled into town the following week aboard the White Star liner Oceanic, having celebrated his 73rd birthday in style by traveling to England and meeting King George and Queen Mary.
The original Wanamaker's building is no longer there, but the south building, the one designed by Burnham and the one from which the balloon was launched, still exists today as the home of K-Mart.
Below: That same week, one could run into the store below the balloon and purchase this swell Victrola. This ad is from the July 10, 1911 issue of the Evening World
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Scalamandre: Amazing Wallpaper, Fabric and Trim
A few weeks ago, on one of those warm end of summer days, I jumped in the back of a yellow taxi to visit the legendary Scalamandre townhouse.
To be very honest, many moons ago, I saw the name Scalamandre and thought it was pronounced "salamander." Say it with me, Scal-uh-mahn-dray.
This legendary house of design has a very rich history. In brief, the grandaddy of it all, Franco Scalamandre, sailed to New York from Italy in 1923 in search of freedom and opportunity. In 1929, he met his wife Flora Baranzelli who studied at Parsons School of Design. She painted some of their earliest patterns.
I am a sucker for the finest crafted trimmings and details. The hand-made tassels that can be found in this house are fit for royalty; they use classic techniques and only the finest silks. On staff they have a tassel expert—yes, a person whose sole purpose is to design and create tassels and trims. Can you say amazing!?
Check out the pink fluffy trimming above—it belongs on the legs of a dear old friend of ours.
Yes! Big Bird is a client! I mean, come on. I always knew that bird had high-end gams. Scalamandre is truly a multi-faceted resource!
I was loving the wallpaper on the left; it looks like ruched fabric, so billowy. Personally, I love using sophisticated products in children's rooms.
Leafing through the flats of fabric, I fell in love with this rainbow of possibilities. Scalamandre's Moiré fabric and wall covering are so soft, textural and elegant.
These zebras are a Scalamandre classic! Remember them from the 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums?
I just love these zebras. They are the epitome of cute and chic!
This silvery nail head design is sparkling in person and available in many colors.
The graphic florals are available in several colorways and remind me of lace—so perfect for an accent wall.
The giraffe pattern fabric is so rich—the photos do not do it justice. Safari nurseries are so popular, and I rarely see a giraffe print used. This would make striking drapery, throw pillows or a custom crib skirt.
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I love turtles!
This pattern just makes me so happy!
The climbing florals and bows below would look striking with a spindle crib.
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There are so many styles and colorways available; be sure to check out the rest of their collection.
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Wow. Wow. Wow. Did I say wow? Really, this is every crafty mom's fabric haven!
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Though very similar to computed tomography (better known as CT scanning), muon tomography offers one key advantage: Instead of assembling images with radioactive X-rays, it uses particles created naturally in the upper atmosphere by the cosmic rays that constantly bombard Earth. These particles, known as muons, penetrate much more deeply than X-rays, which means they can pass through shielding materials like leadand that makes them perfect for detecting nuclear material hidden in shipping containers. Virginia-based Decision Sciences, working with Los Alamos National Lab, has developed the Multi-Mode Passive Detection System, which can scan a 40-foot shipping container in 30 seconds, looking for the telltale ways in which muons are deflected by uranium and plutonium. And before year's end, the company plans to introduce a software upgrade that will enable the device to detect conventional electronics and other contraband. It comes as no surprise that the departments of Defense and Homeland Security have already signed up to use the technology.
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I have been terrible about keeping this blog updated, but I have had some great adventures. I'm not going to write about any of them right now, though, because I almost died last Monday.
That is a bit melodramatic, and I admit that I used it primarily to grab your attention. However, I thought now would be a good time to update my blog, so that my family and friends have an idea of what has happened.
I spent the weekend in Córdoba, Argentina, with Erin, a friend from my study abroad program. I hunted the area's world-famous doves and shot 1,302 in two and a half days, but that's another story (and a happier one—though not for the doves, I suppose).
We had flown back to Santiago and spent the day in the capital. We had lunch in the Bellavista neighborhood and went to one of Chile's famous café con piernas. A café con piernas is a type of coffee shop in which the waitresses dress revealingly and cater primarily to businessmen. Though the outfits may have been risqué for Chile, they were hardly racy. The waitresses wore a tight skirt that melded into a long-sleeved shirt. Scandalous. Afterward, we spent some time soaking in the sights in the Plaza de Armas.
At about 9:20 p.m., we were walking in La Alameda Terminal in Santiago and were getting ready to take our overnight bus back to Valdivia. All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my chest and a crippling pressure on the upper-left side. I didn't know what it was, and I tried to continue walking, but Erin could tell that something was wrong from my gritted teeth and grimace. I refused to let her take my backpack, and we stowed our packs on the bus and actually went to our seats. The bus left on schedule at 9:40 p.m.
Erin called a friend in Valdivia and had her use WebMD to look up my symptoms. Every single result advised me to "seek immediate medical attention." I didn't want to go to a hospital for no reason, but I finally relented and told Erin that I needed to go to the hospital, because the pain had not diminished for over a half hour. My left hand had also gone cold, which was frightening. We weren't sure what it could be, but "heart attack" was never far from my mind.
Erin got to fulfill one of everyone's life wishes by yelling out, "Is there a doctor in the house?" though in Spanish. Predictably, there wasn't, but the bus employees came over and talked to me. We told them we needed to go to a hospital immediately.
They waited a few minutes in order to drop us off at their next pick-up site. They had to pick up more passengers anyway, so it was more convenient for them. They told us to take a taxi, because waiting for an ambulance would take too long. I asked them for some sort of help—anything—but they responded with, "Sorry, we have a schedule" and left us on the side of the highway in what we later found out was one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Santiago. If you would like to personally boycott a Chilean bus company on my behalf, the company that left me on the side of a highway, doubled up in pain, was Pullman Bus.
Erin and I crossed the highway on a bridge, with her lugging both of our packs out in front and me trailing behind, gasping for breath. I had to stop three times on the bridge, in order to breathe. We found a taxi right away, and the driver took us to the nearest hospital. He began winding through darkened streets and through neighborhoods that looked a little flaite (sketchy, with connotations of poverty). Erin and I both admitted to each other afterward that we had been afraid he was going to take us somewhere and rob us.
He didn't, and we soon arrived at what he assured us was a hospital. The Hospital Parroquial de San Bernardo was surrounded by a flimsy, metal fence whose old, blue paint was chipping away, revealing the rusty metal underneath. We hurried to the front desk, where we told them that I needed help immediately. The lady behind the desk looked flustered and took a copy of my Chilean ID. She sent me back past the desk and told me that's where the doctor would be.
I looked around in confusion, but no one seemed to be in any particular hurry to help me. I kept asking people for help, but they said that I would get some eventually. It was maddening. Finally, they sent me to a dirty room, where I laid down and waited for help.
Erin came rushing in and told me that they would not do anything unless I paid them upfront, so I gave her my credit card. She rushed to reception with my wallet in hand and quickly brought me back a receipt to sign. I continued to wait, with the unrelenting pressure crushing my chest. I was furious with the absolute lack of hurry or, really, concern. Nurses walked by making jokes and when I confronted them, they seemed offended that I expected immediate help. I don't mind that Chileans arrive late to social gatherings, but this lack of respect—when I was sure that I was in danger—was infuriating.
We didn't know how much time I had to get help. The entire ordeal was surreal, partly because—contrary to my expectations of a "hospital"—I was not surrounded by modern medicine. I was surrounded by a filthy white room, with bloody tissues on the ground, a used bandage stuck to the wall, and people screaming out in pain the other rooms. I decided that I had to rely on my own strength and, without knowing whether my condition was serious or not, firmly refused to die. Not knowing was the scariest part.
Finally, a nurse came and gave me an electrocardiogram; she told me the results were good. My heart was OK. I then had to get X-rays. Of course, I had to pay up front and sign my receipt, and afterward, they told me to follow a red line down the hallway by myself and wait outside the door. I did so and had to wait 15 minutes to get the X-rays and another 15 to get the results. As I was waiting on the bench to get my results, a young man about my age was brought in on a wheelchair. His clenched teeth and the sweat on his forehead belied the calm manner in which he was trying to tell his nurse about his injury. I saw a bullet wound in his leg.
While I was waiting for the doctor, the nurses hooked me up to a saline drip. I made sure that, despite the general lack of cleanliness in the hospital, the needles came in a sterile package.
The doctor looked at my X-rays and then came to talk to me. He said that I had a pneumothorax, which is "neumotórax" in Spanish. Unfortunately, I didn't know the word in English, so he had to explain it to me. He told me that San Bernardo was a very poor hospital—which I had no trouble believing—and that I should go to a different one. He said that he could probably stick a tube in my side and drain it there, but I told him I definitely wanted to go to a different hospital.
He called La Clínica Alemana, who told him that they would have an ambulance there to pick me up within an hour. In the meantime, they hooked me up to oxygen and sat me down. I was out of it, but Erin was getting itemized lists of everything they had done and of all the costs for me and my insurance.
While I was sitting in the back room with the oxygen, we heard gunshots outside. Someone ran into the hospital, grabbed Erin's bag, and tried to run out with it; luckily, she had it around her arm, and they gave up and retreated outside right away. No one in the waiting room moved a muscle to help her. From what she has told me, everyone in the entire room was staring at her, and someone even asked her if she had a lot of money.
This incident is one of the most disgusting aspects of Latin American culture I have ever had the misfortune to witness. Trying to take advantage of someone who is in the hospital—no matter your own economic misfortune—is absolutely repulsive. I realize that poverty breeds desperation and crime, but to try to take advantage of someone in a hospital—where people die all the time and where your victim could be dying—is worthy of a special circle in Dante's Inferno.
Soon, the ambulance arrived, and they strapped me to a gurney and hooked me up to oxygen. I could tell immediately from their equipment and their crisp, green uniforms that this hospital was worlds apart. As I was being carried out, I heard someone mutter "cuico," which is a pejorative word that carries implications of being rich, having wealthy parents, going to private schools, and, in some places, being a foreigner.
The ambulance ride was uneventful, and I nearly fell asleep, because I was exhausted. Soon, we arrived at the hospital, and, though I couldn't see it, Erin tells me that it is an impressive building from the outside. On the inside, the floors go from something like 5 to -4.
They took some of my information and transferred me to a different gurney, while removing most of my clothing. A doctor came to talk to me, and I was thankful at 2 a.m. to hear that he spoke English well. They sent me downstairs to have new X-rays taken, because the ones from San Bernardo were so bad as to be unusable. The X-ray machine in La Clínica was obviously top notch.
A second doctor came in and talked to me—all in Spanish, this time. He told me that I had a pneumothorax, which, in my case, basically means that the upper part of my left lung had collapsed and the air was leaking out, in between my lung and the surrounding membrane. He said that it happens most often in tall, skinny people and that it can happen spontaneously. Since I have no history of lung problems (or, really, health problems) and I do not smoke, he said that my case was likely spontaneous.
My family had found out by this point, so they called me on my Chilean cell phone via Skype and I assured them that I was OK and in good hands.
The doctor told me that we needed to insert a tube that night and that we would discuss my options the next day. So, at about 2:30 a.m., they gave me some local anesthesia in my side and inserted a plastic tube into my chest cavity. They covered my body and my face with heavy, green cloth, but I was fully awake when they inserted the tube. It was painful at times, but more than anything, having someone jam a plastic tube in between your lung and the surrounding membrane is an incredibly uncomfortable sensation.
They finished at about 3 a.m., and everything went well. I was allowed to go to bed, but my mobility was restricted, because I was hooked up to a drainage tube, oxygen, and two IV drips. I slept well, but the nurses woke me up every couple of hours to check my blood pressure, my temperature, my heart rate, and other vital signs.
I got a nice breakfast of tea, juice, crackers, bread, and a muffin, but it took me until about 11 a.m. to eat it, because any movement hurt. I found out that if I kept my left hand above my head, it seemed to hurt less; I think this may have been because it gave my chest room to expand with the tube in it.
The doctor came in and explained my situation. He said that if I wanted to live a sedentary lifestyle, simply draining my lung would probably be OK, but if I wanted to travel, play sports, or hike, I should have the surgery. Without the surgery, there is a 35 percent chance that this will happen again; with it, the likelihood drops to under 1 percent.
I agreed, and he said I would undergo surgery at about 4 p.m. that day. I couldn't eat or drink anything until then. I passed the day in my bed, without much movement, but with Erin keeping me good company. Laughing hurt with the tube in my chest, so Erin's perennial good mood and sense of humor kept me clutching my side—literally.
I talked to my parents before going into surgery and assured them that this was one of the best hospitals in Latin America and that Santiago was one of the best places for me to be on the whole continent. Erin also talked with Raquel, the director of our study abroad program, and many other people.
At almost 5 p.m., someone came into my room to bring me to the operating room. We arrived quickly at an upper floor, and I said goodbye to Erin.
The doctors helped me move off my bed and onto the operating gurney. He told me that he was going to put me under with general anesthesia. He warned me that first, I would get dizzy, then sleepy, and then I would be out. I laid back, surrounded by high-definition TV's, bright lights, and shiny metal equipment. The Spanish chatter around me slowly muted until I drifted out of consciousness. Being put under was much more interesting when everyone was chattering away in Spanish; it required unconditional trust of a group of doctors and nurses in a foreign country I've lived in for only three and a half months.
I woke up about an hour later with all of the nurses and doctors staring down at me. It appeared that they had been waiting for me to wake up at a predetermined time. They put an oxygen mask on me, lifted me onto my bed, and moved me to the recovery room. If speaking Spanish in Chile is difficult to begin with, speaking it after just having had a major surgery and while still highly sedated is much harder still. I was still fairly lucid and asked if everything went well, and they assured me that it did.
I spent two hours in the recovery room and remember wanting nothing more than to continue sleeping, but nurses kept coming in to check on me and take my vital signs. It seemed like 20 minutes instead of two hours.
I returned downstairs to my room and got to eat dinner. I talked with Erin, but was still in quite a bit of pain and discomfort. Raquel, my study abroad program director in Valdivia, had traveled to Santiago to help me.
Throughout the night, I talked with my family to assure them that the surgery went well and that I was OK. The nurses came in to check on me every hour or two, and Erin stayed on the foldout couch next to my bed.
The next morning, I was feeling better and ate another breakfast of juice, bread, and muffins. One of the nurses helped me take a shower and wash my hair, so I felt much better after that. I was allowed to get up out of my bed and take a couple walks as well. Throughout the day, two kinesthesiologists visited me and gave me a mediciser—a plastic box with three balls in it. I had to blow in through one end and get one, two, and three balls to rise at different times to exercise my lungs.
I was doing better by lunch and was pleasantly surprised to see that the hospital even brought me once (afternoon tea) before a decent dinner. The pain had diminished significantly by the end of the day.
Wednesday night, the nurses came in at 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. and made quite a lot of noise, turning on all of the lights. I woke up at about 9:30 and ate the breakfast that had been left for me. I did much better that day. My therapist told me not to stay in bed all day, so I took occasional walks and sat up on the couch, writing. When I breathed deeply, I still had some discomfort, and I had some pain still when I coughed, but when I just sat or walked, I felt pretty well. I ate without problems and had a good appetite, despite not doing much. I also was able to use my left hand better; at first, it hurt to move, because the drainage tube was in my left side.
On Thursday, I was given even more mobility and took a number of walks with my kinesthesiologists and on my own. I spent that day up and out of bed as well, as they had encouraged me to do. I was still attached to the drainage tube, and nurses would come in occasionally and make me cough in order to expel more fluid.
Finally, the doctor showed up that afternoon and announced that they were going to take the drainage tube out. Raquel and Erin joked that they would just yank it out of me.
After another wait for the doctor, he came back in with a few nurses and they prepared to remove the tube. I stayed on my bed, and they prepared everything off to the side. The doctor told me that what he was going to do wasn't going to hurt, but that what the nurse was going to do would hurt.
With this deliciously vague explanation, he told me to take in a big breathe of air and slowly expel it. I did so, and, as I was breathing out, he yanked the tube out of my chest. The nurse had been waiting for this and quickly stitched me up in a matter of seconds. Having a plastic tube pulled out of my chest was an incredibly uncomfortable and strange feeling, but it was not particularly painful.
I spent the rest of Thursday with Erin and Raquel, until they had to leave. Friday passed slowly in the hospital. I spent that day alone, but the nurses came in to check on me often. They were all very sweet to me and loved getting me to speak Spanish to them.
I feel incredibly lucky to have been in Santiago when this happened. If I had been in a more remote part of Chile—or many other countries in Latin America—this would have been much more dangerous. I am also incredibly lucky to have been traveling with Erin, who took excellent care of me and alerted my family, friends, and study abroad advisors to my situation.
Since looking at this as a life-threatening surgery in South America with my family literally a continent away (not to mention visiting a hospital in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Santiago), is obviously far too serious to be good for my health, I have developed other ways of looking at it. More than anything, I am trying to look at it as a cultural experience. I got to see one of the poorest hospitals in Chile and one of the best. I heard gunshots outside a hospital and had a major surgery in South America, and Erin and I did it all on our own.
I also view it as a test of my Spanish abilities. If I can successfully communicate my symptoms and get adequate medical care (not to mention a major surgery), my Spanish can't be that bad, despite any grammatical slip-ups I may make.
I am not a melodramatic person, but I will admit that the thought of "death" flitted across my mind once or twice—especially in San Bernardo. I wished that my family could have been with me to help me. Despite the seriousness of the situation, I was determined not to let those thoughts occupy my mind. With Erin's help, I kept a positive mood and tried to laugh about everything I could, as can be seen in a picture one of my friends christened "The Rocky Horror Hospital Show."
I don't feel as unfortunate as some people seem to think I was: I just kept going and doing what I needed to do to fix what was wrong—nothing more and nothing less.


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About 3 minutes before this pic was taken a white cube van tried to drive thru ATM lane and smashed overhang. He drove away quickly when he saw me getting ready to take pics. He then sped north on Genesee St., Utica
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|Pubic of pelvis
Pelvic girdle
Male pelvis
|Os pubis
|Anatomical terms of bone
|Pubic of pelvis
Pelvic girdle
Male pelvis
|Os pubis
|Anatomical terms of bone
In vertebrates, the pubic bone is the ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis.
It is covered by a layer of fat, which is covered by the mons pubis.
It is divisible into a body, a superior ramus and an inferior ramus.
In the female, the pubic bone is anterior to the urethral sponge.
The left and right hip bones join at the pubic symphysis.
The pubis is the lower limit of the suprapubic region.
The body forms one-fifth of the acetabulum, contributing by its external surface both to the lunate surface and the acetabular fossa. Its internal surface enters into the formation of the wall of the lesser pelvis and gives origin to a portion of the obturator internus.
The clade Dinosauria is divided into the Saurischia and Ornithischia based on hip structure, including importantly that of the pubis.[1] An "opisthopubic" pelvis is a condition where the pubic bone extends back towards the tail of the animal, a trait that is also present in birds.[2] In a "propubic" pelvis, however, the pubic bone extends forward towards the head of the animal, as can be seen in the Saurischian pelvic structure pictured below. The acetabulum, which can be thought of as a "hip-socket", is an opening on each side of the pelvic girdle formed where the ischium, ilium, and pubis all meet, and into which the head of the femur inserts. The orientation and position of the acetabulum is one of the main morphological traits that caused dinosaurs to walk in an upright posture with their legs directly underneath their bodies.[3] The prepubic process is an bony extension of the pubis that extends forward from the hip socket and toward the front of the animal. This adaptation is thought to have played a role in supporting the abdominal muscles.
This article uses anatomical terminology; for an overview, see anatomical terminology.
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.


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Like father, like sonMay 5th, 2009 | By Elections2009 | Category: Campaign trail
Indrani Dutta, Kolkata
Suvendu and Sisir Adhikari have become the two trump cards for the Trinamool Congress
As a small boy, he spent hours at the Ramakrishna Mission, leading his parents to worry that he would become a monk. Today, Suvendu Adhikari is a name to reckon with in Nandigram. Along with father Sisir, the duo is providing serious opposition to the CPI(M) in two constituencies in Purbo Medinipur in West Bengal. The Trinamool Congress considers the two as its trump cards.
Credited as the man who galvanised the people of Nandigram under the umbrella of the Bhumi Ucched Pratirodh Committee, when rumours of land acquisition for a chemical hub had triggered a movement, Mr. Suvendu, a sitting MLA, says people will give a fitting reply to the CPI(M)'s sitting MP from the Tamluk constituency Lakshman Seth, who is seen as the main architect behind the Nandigram episode. Nandigram is one of the Assembly segments under Tamluk.
"I am not an astrologer," says the 39-year-old Mr. Suvendu when asked if he will win against the CPI(M) strongman. "But I am asking people to vote for me, for a stable Centre and a peaceful Nandigram."
Over 30 people died and scores have gone missing in the last two years of strife over land acquisition in this predominantly rural and semi-rural area.
And the Nandigram cauldron still seems to be boiling over even a year after Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee announced his government's decision to shift the proposed project.
Part of a family of zamindars (feudal landlords), his father Sisir was with the Congress before shifting to the Trinamool. The 69-year old Sisir will take on Prashanta Pradhan of the CPI(M) in Kanthi in an effort to wrest a seat that has been a red bastion since 1980 barring two interruptions.
The father sees himself and his son as the torch-bearers in the struggle against the CPI(M).


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