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Public Health News Roundup: April 28
Tornadoes Kill At Least 17 in South Central U.S. Over the Weekend
Multiple tornadoes, damaging winds and hail storms over the weekend resulted in 17 deaths in Arkansas and Oklahoma, according to reporting by the Weather Channel. More severe weather is expected in the South and Midwest through Wednesday. According to reporting by Reuters, the hardest hit area was Faulkner County in Arkansas, where 10 people died and cars and homes were destroyed. The Red Cross has opened several shelters in the area. Read about preparedness.
Study: Almost Half of Homeless Men Previously Suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury
Almost half of all homeless men who took part in a study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto had suffered at least one traumatic brain injury (TBI) in their lives and 87 percent of those injuries occurred before the men lost their homes, according to the study authors. Some men suffered more than one TBI and the researchers found that assaults accounted for 60 percent of the injuries; sports and recreation accounted for 44 percent; and car accidents and falls accounted for 42 percent.
The fact that so many homeless men suffered a TBI before losing their home suggests such injuries could be a risk factor for becoming homeless, said lead researcher Jane Topolovec-Vranic, PHD, a clinical researcher in the hospital's Neuroscience Research Program. Topolevec-Vranic said the study underscores the need to monitor young people who suffer TBIs such as concussions for health and behavioral changes. In men under age 40, falls from drug/alcohol blackouts were the most common cause of traumatic brain injury, while assault was the most common in men over 40 years old. The study was published in the journal CMAJ Open. Read more on injury prevention.
People on Statins More likely to Eat Foods that Can Lead to Obesity Related Illnesses
A new study led by researchers from UCLA suggests that people who took statins in 2009–10 were consuming more calories and fat than those who used statins 10 years earlier. There was no similar increase in caloric and fat intake among non-statin users during that decade according to the study in JAMA Internal Medicine. "We believe that this is the first major study to show that people on statins eat more calories and fat than people on those medications did a decade earlier," said the study's primary investigator, Takehiro Sugiyama, a visiting scholar at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. "Statins are used by about one-sixth of adults. We may need to reemphasize the importance of dietary modification for those who are taking these medications..."
The study authors used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to compare fat and caloric intake among statin users and non-users in 1999–2000 and 2009–10. They found that caloric intake among statin users had risen by 9.6 percent over that decade and that fat consumption had jumped by 14.4 percent. In contrast, caloric and fat intake by non-statin users did not change significantly during the 10-year period. Read more on obesity.
Public Health News Roundup: April 24
FDA Proposes Rule for Regulation of E-cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today released its long-expected proposed new rule that would expand its authority to include the regulation of e-cigarettes. Under the proposed rule, FDA would also be able to regulate products that meet the statutory definition of a tobacco product, including cigars, pipe tobacco, nicotine gels, waterpipe (or hookah) tobacco and dissolvables not already under the agency's authority. "This proposed rule is the latest step in our efforts to make the next generation tobacco-free," said U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Read more on tobacco.
Study: 1 in 13 U.S. Kids Take Prescription Drugs for Emotional or Behavioral Issues
One in 13 U.S. schoolchildren take medication for emotional or behavioral issues, with more than half of the parents of these children reporting that the drugs have helped "a lot," according to a new report from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. Only about one in five parents said the medication had not helped at all. The report also found that among youth ages 6-17 years, a higher percentage of children insured by Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program used such prescribed medication than did children with private health insurance or no health insurance, and that a higher percentage of children in families having income below 100 percent of the poverty level used prescribed medication for emotional or behavioral difficulties than did children in families at 100 percent to less than 200 percent of the poverty level. Read more on prescription drugs.
Study: Genetic Risk for Obesity Rises as Kids Age
The genetic risk for obesity rises as children age, according to a new study in the journal Obesity. Researchers analyzed data on 2,556 pairs of twins in England and Wales at ages 4 and 10, finding that the influence of genetic variants rose as they got older, with genes accounting for about 43 percent of the difference in size among the four-year-olds, but 82 percent of the difference at the age of 10. "Our results demonstrate that genetic predisposition to obesity is increasingly expressed throughout childhood," said study co-leader Clare Llewellyn, MD, of the department of epidemiology and public health at University College London, in a release. "This underlines the importance of intervening at an early age to try to counteract these genetic effects and reduce childhood obesity." Read more on obesity.
Public Health News Roundup: April 21
Study: Monday the Best Time to 'Reset' and Improve Personal Health Regimens
People are more likely to think about their health earlier in the week, which could help researchers and officials determine how to better improve public health strategies, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Researchers from San Diego State University (SDSU), the Santa Fe Institute, Johns Hopkins University and the Monday Campaigns analyzed Google searches that utilized the term "healthy" and were health-related in the United States from 2005 to 2012, finding searches for healthy topics were 30 percent more frequent at the beginning of the week than later in the week; Saturday saw the fewest searches. The findings correspond with previous research indicating Mondays offered the opportunity for a "heath reset"—a chance to get back into healthy habits. "Many illnesses have a weekly clock with spikes early in the week," said SDSU's John W. Ayers, lead author of the study. "This research indicates that a similar rhythm exists for positive health behaviors, motivating a new research agenda to understand why this pattern exists and how such a pattern can be utilized to improve the public's health." Read more on prevention.
Despite Recommendations Against, Codeine Still Prescribed to Many Kids During ER Visits
Codeine is often prescribed by emergency room physicians to treat coughs and other pains for children, even though the powerful opioid is not recommended for use in children by groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. For the new study, the researchers used data from 189 million ER visits by children and teens between the ages of three and 17 years old. The visits took place between 2001 and 2010. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco analyzed data from 189 million ER visits for youth ages 3-17, finding that while emergency room prescriptions were down slightly from 2001 to 2010, as many as 877,000 children are still taking the drug each year. Codeine can slow breathing and breaks down differently in children of different ethnicities, increasing the chance of overdose. Read more on prescription drugs.
Rates of Childhood Obesity Keeps Rising, Especially Among the Most Obese
A recent study out of the University of North Carolina (UNC) finds that childhood obesity is up for all classes of obesity in U.S. children over the past 14 years, with more severe forms of obesity—a body mass index (BMI) 120 to 140 percent higher than the averages—seeing the greatest increase. The study appeared in JAMA Pediatrics. "An increase in more severe forms of obesity in children is particularly troubling," said Asheley Cockrell Skinner, PhD, lead author of the study and assistant professor of pediatrics in the UNC School of Medicine, in a release. "Extreme obesity is more clearly associated with heart disease and diabetes risk in children and adolescents, and is more difficult to treat." Researchers analyzed data on 26,690 children ages 2-19 years from 1999 to 2012 collected as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Read more on obesity.
Public Health News Roundup: April 15
Urban Gardeners May Be Unaware of Harmful Soil Contaminants
In their quest to consume healthier foods, urban gardeners may actually be unaware of the presence of soil contaminants and how to deal with the issue, putting both gardeners and consumers at risk, according to a new study in PLOS One. Potential contaminants include heavy metals, petroleum products and asbestos, which can result when urban soil is near pollution sources, such as industrial areas and roads with heavy traffic. "Our study suggests gardeners generally recognize the importance of knowing a garden site's prior uses, but they may lack the information and expertise to determine accurately the prior use of their garden site and potential contaminants in the soil," said Keeve Nachman, PhD, senior author of the study and director of the Food Production and Public Health Program with the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. "They may also have misperceptions or gaps in knowledge about how best to minimize their risk of exposure to contaminants that may be in urban soil." Read more food safety.
Study: 1 in 10 U.S. Adults Have Diabetes
Nearly one in 10 U.S. adults had diabetes in 2010, nearly double the percentage a little more than two decades ago, in 1988, according to a new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study determined that 21 million American adults—or 9.3 percent of all American adults—had either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in 2010. As many as 95 percent of diabetes cases are type 2 cases. "This study also highlights that the increase in diabetes really tracks closely with the epidemic of obesity," said Elizabeth Selvin, the study's lead author and an associate professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "The diabetes epidemic is really a direct consequence of the rise in obesity." However, the report did find that cases of undiagnosed diabetes were down, indicating new screen techniques are effective. It also found that overall blood sugar control was improved. Read more on obesity.
U.S. Health Care Costs Climbed 3.2% in 2013, to $329.2 Billion
The cost of new medicines, price increases on some branded drugs and patent expirations helped cause the first rise in the overall cost of health services in the United States in three years, according to a new report from IMS Health Holdings Inc., a health care information company. Americans spent a total of $329.2 billion on health services in 2013, up from 3.2 percent from 2012, which had seen a 1 percent decline. However, the report noted that expanded use of cheaper generic drugs—86 percent of all prescription drugs—did help costs from rising even higher. Read more on access to health care.
Public Health News Roundup: April 7
CDC Identifies Rare U.S. Case of Lassa Fever
A severe viral disease common in West Africa has been confirmed in a person returning to the United States from the region, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The patient was admitted to a Minnesota hospital for Lassa fever on March 31, with the CDC confirming diagnosis on April 3 and the patient now recovering and in stable condition. The last case of Lassa fever in the United States, of which there have been seven confirmed and all related to travel, was in Pennsylvania in 2010. The virus is not transmitted through direct contact with a sick person's blood of bodily fluids and cannot by transmitted by casual contact; there are up to 300,000 cases and 5,000 deaths each year in West Africa. "This imported case is a reminder that we are all connected by international travel. A disease anywhere can appear anywhere else in the world within hours," said CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH. Read more on infectious disease.
Public Health Officials in Developing Countries Use Social Marketing to Promote Health Behaviors
Public health officials in developing countries are successfully using social marketing strategies to educate people about the importance of behaviors related to water and sanitation, according to a new study in the journal Social Science & Medicine. In a systematic review of 32 studies, researchers led by W. Douglas Evans, PhD, a professor of prevention and community health at Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, looked at how public health officials utilized social marketing tools such as door-to-door visits and public education campaigns for school children to promote behaviors such as regular hand washing and water purification. Read more on global health.
Depression, Anxiety Linked to Poor Diabetes Management
Depression and anxiety can be significant impediments to proper management of diabetes, according to a new study in the journal BioMed Central. Researchers from The University of Texas School of Public Health examined 500 Mexican-American adults from the Cameron County Hispanic Cohort in Brownsville, Texas, each of whom had been diagnosed diabetes and were taking medication for diabetes. Each t was interviewed about symptoms of depression and anxiety, and researchers also took measurements for body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, physical activity, fasting glucose and average blood sugar levels over time. "Unfortunately, greater depression and anxiety are associated with higher BMI and greater waist circumference, both indicators of obesity, as well as engaging in less physical activity and having less favorable indicators of glycemic control," said Darla Kendzor, PhD, principal investigator and assistant professor at the School of Public Health Dallas Regional Campus, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Eighty one percent of Mexican-Americans are obese or overweight nationwide, with a nationwide diabetes rate of 16.3 that climbs to 30 percent for those who live along the U.S.-Mexico border. Read more on obesity.
Public Health News Roundup: March 31
Study Finds Many Older Adults Often Not Prepared for Disasters
A recent University of Iowa study finds that, compared to younger adults, older adults are more vulnerable when natural disasters, hit yet most U.S. adults ages 50 and older may not be prepared for a serious flood, earthquake, tornado, or other natural disaster. The report is based on a 2010 survey that was part of the Health and Retirement Study, which collects social, economic, and health information on adults age 50 and older in the United States. The survey did not include older adults living in nursing homes or other institutional settings. Among the findings:
- Only about one-third of the 1,304 adults interviewed said they had participated in an educational program or read information on how to prepare for a disaster.
- Fewer than 25 percent had an emergency plan in place, although the same percentage lived alone.
- Almost one-third reported being disabled or in fair or poor health.
"Our analysis underscores that older adults living at home often have special needs and situations that put their health and safety at risk in the face of natural disasters," said Tala Al-Rousan, MD, the study's primary author and a graduate student in epidemiology at the UI College of Public Health. "The oldest respondents, 80- to 90-year-olds, were significantly less prepared than 65- to 79-year-olds."
>>NewPublicHealth will be on the ground at the 2014 Preparedness Coverage this week. Follow our coverage here.
Healthy Foods Can Increase Concession Stand Sales A new small study by researchers at the University of Iowa found that adding healthy foods to a football game concession stand appears to increase sales. The researchers asked a college club to add healthy foods such as apples and string cheese to its concession stand menu open during football season, as well as put healthier ingredients into other items including nachos and popcorn. Sales rose four percent over the previous year, and the healthier foods making up almost ten percent of sales. The study was published in the Journal of Public Health. Read more on nutrition.
Study: Gastric-Bypass Surgery Linked to Remission of Type 2 Diabetes
People who undergo gastric-bypass surgery to deal with their weight are more likely to see their type 2 diabetes go into remission without medication that are people who undergo a sleeve gastrectomy, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. "One-third [of patients] in the gastric bypass group had remission of diabetes—meaning they had normal blood sugar control—and a quarter of the people in the sleeve gastrectomy group had remission of type 2 diabetes," said study co-author Sangeeta Kashyap, MD, an endocrinologist at the Cleveland Clinic's Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute, according to HealthDay. "These effects are real, and they're persistent for at least three years. Essentially, these patients have had a vacation from diabetes for three years." The study included 150 people with type 2 diabetes, with an average age of 49 and two-thirds female. Read more on obesity.
Public Health News Roundup: March 25
Overweight Teens Should Start Healthy Eating by Cutting Down on Salt
Overweight or obese teenagers who eat lots of salty foods shows signs of faster cell aging, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology & Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity & Metabolism Scientific Sessions 2014. Previous research found that protective ends on chromosomes (telomeres) naturally shorten with age, but the process is accelerated by smoking, lack of physical activity and high body fat. This study is the first to examine the impact of sodium intake on telomere length.
In the study, 766 people ages 14-18 were divided into the lowest or highest half of reported sodium intake. Low-intake teens consumed an average 2,388 mg/day, compared with 4,142 mg/day in the high-intake group. Both groups consumed far more than the 1,500 mg/day maximum (about 2/3 teaspoon of salt) recommended by the American Heart Association. After adjusting for several factors that influence telomere length, researchers found that in overweight/obese teens, telomeres were significantly shorter with high-sodium intake. In normal weight teens, telomeres were not significantly different with high-sodium intake.
"Even in these relatively healthy young people, we can already see the effect of high sodium intake, suggesting that high sodium intake and obesity may act synergistically to accelerate cellular aging," said Haidong Zhu, MD, PhD, lead author of the study and assistant professor of pediatrics at Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Ga. "Lowering sodium intake may be an easier first step than losing weight for overweight young people who want to lower their risk of heart disease. The majority of sodium in the diet comes from processed foods, so parents can help by cooking fresh meals more often and by offering fresh fruit rather than potato chips for a snack." Read more on heart health.
DOT Awards Grants to Improve Transportation for American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes
The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $5 million to 42 American Indian and Alaska Native tribes in 19 states for projects to improve transit service, in addition to $25 million in funds announced recently to help improve public transit service on rural tribal lands and better connect tribal members and other residents with jobs, education, and other opportunities.
"We fully recognize that residents on tribal lands and in surrounding communities often face significant transportation challenges, as many cannot afford to own a vehicle, or fill the tank, and yet must travel long distances to reach basic services," said Federal Transit Administration head Therese McMillan. "We want to ensure that everyone who needs a ride to earn a paycheck, attend school, see the doctor, or buy groceries has that opportunity." Read more on transportation.
Health Providers Should Prescribe Sleep for People with Metabolic Disorders
A new study in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology finds that insufficient or disturbed sleep is associated with metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and obesity, and addressing poor quality sleep should be a target for the prevention—and even treatment—of the disorders. According to the study authors, addressing some types of sleep disturbance—such as sleep apnea—may have a directly beneficial effect on patients' metabolic health, but a far more common problem is people simply not getting enough sleep, particularly due to the increased use of devices such as tablets and online games. The authors say that early studies are starting to provide evidence that there is a direct causal link between loss of sleep and the body's ability to metabolize glucose, control food intake, and maintain its energy balance. Read more on obesity.
Public Health News Roundup: March 18
Study: Prescriptions for Opioids Steadying After Nearly Tripling over Two Decades
After nearly tripling from 1991 to 2010—from 76 million annually to 210 million annually—prescriptions for opioid analgesics in the United States are stabilizing, according to a new reporting in the journal Public Health Reports. Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health attributed much of the success to stopping the soaring number of prescriptions to state-implemented prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs). "We found that PDMPs administered by state health departments appeared to be more effective than those administered by other government agencies, such as the bureau of narcotics and the board of pharmacy, " said senior author Guohua Li, MD, professor of epidemiology and director of the Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention. Read more on prescription drugs.
Study: Mother's Monitoring of Kids' Media Consumption Tied to Changes in Weight
Children whose mothers pay more attention to their kids' media habits—how much time they spend watching television or playing video games—are more likely to weigh less than children who do not receive the same sort of supervision, according to a new study in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers found that kids with mothers who monitored their media consumption were thinner at age seven and gained less weight over the following few years. While the authors said they cannot point to the exact reason for the relationship, possibilities include vigilant mothers who encourage more physical activity and the fact that the kids are exposed to fewer food advertisements. The study used a questionnaire to asses 112 mothers, 103 fathers and their 213 children; media monitoring by fathers was not linked to weight gain or loss. Stacey Tiberio, the study's lead author from the Oregon Social Learning Center in Eugene, told Reuters Health that the results emphasize the important role that early adolescence plays with weight. "It's basically a one-way door," she said. "If you are obese by middle childhood, you have an increased likelihood of staying in that group." Read more on obesity.
Finding Unlisted Milk Protein, FDA Announces Recall of Certain Simply Lite Chocolate Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall of certain lots of Simply Lite brand dark chocolate bars after finding significant amounts of milk protein, which the product does not list as an ingredient. FDA testing found more than 3,500 parts per million of milk protein in single 3-ounce bars of the chocolate—or the equivalent found in about 4 teaspoons of whole milk. People with milk allergies or sensitivity to milk could have serious or even life-threatening reactions to the product. Consumers with questions about food safety can contact the FDA at 1-888-SAFEFOOD Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Go here for complete information on the recall. Read more on food safety.
Public Health News Roundup: March 13
Hypertension Often Untreated in U.S. Hispanic Community
A new study in the American Journal of Hypertension finds that there is too little recognition and control of hypertension among the Hispanic population of the United States.
The new data comes from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latino, a longitudinal study of 16,415 Hispanics/Latinos, ages 18 to 74 years from four communities in the U.S. (Bronx, Chicago, Miami, and San Diego). Measures including hypertension levels and whether patients were on hypertension medications were collected between 2008 and 2011 and then followed up last year.
The study also found that the prevalence of hypertension in the Hispanic community increased with age, and was highest among those with Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican backgrounds.
Read more on heart health.
USDA Funds News Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs at Three Universities
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has given grants to childhood obesity prevention projects at three U.S. universities:
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. for "Get Fruved:" A peer-led, train-the-trainer social marketing intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake and prevent childhood obesity
- Tufts University, Boston, Mass., for a "kids-only" retail coupon study to promote healthy snack options among adolescents in convenience stores.
- Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, N.C., for a program works with 10-12 year-old children from low income families.
Read more on obesity.
Almost Half of U.S. Population Lives in Jurisdictions that Strengthened Gun Laws in 2013
Fifteen states and the District of Columbia strengthened their gun laws in the year following the Newtown school shooting, according to a new review from the Johns Hopkins University press, Updated Evidence and Policy Developments on Reducing Gun Violence in America.
Among the changes in the last year was legislation at the state level to reduce intimate partner violence offenders' access to firearms.
Read more on injury prevention.
Public Health News Roundup: March 5
Georgia State University College of Law Names Ten Faculty Fellowships to Promote Public Health Law Education
The Georgia State University College of Law and its Center for Law Health & Society have announced ten faculty fellows to participate in the Future of Public Health Law Education: Faculty Fellowship Program. "This fellowship program is an extraordinary opportunity to promote innovative teaching, create a supportive community of practice and share best practices in teaching public health law," said Charity Scott, JD, MSCM, Catherine C. Henson Professor of Law and director of the Center for Law, Health & Society. "The fellows' projects will serve as models for innovation in public health law education and the resources developed will be shared with other law and public health faculty nationally." The program is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Among the five faculty members serving as mentors will be Mary Crossley, JD, professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, who NewPublicHealth previously spoke with about her role in the Scholars in Residence program. Read more on public health law.
Study: Better Boundaries, Enforcing Rules Can Improve Kids' Sleep Health
Parents can improve their children's sleep habits and overall health by setting boundaries around electronics use, enforcing rules and setting a good example, according to new findings from the National Sleep Foundation's (NSF) Sleep in America poll. The annual study began in 1991, with the 2014 poll focusing on sleep practices and beliefs of the modern family with school-aged children. "For children, a good night's sleep is essential to health, development and performance in school," said Kristen L. Knutson, PhD, University of Chicago. "We found that when parents take action to protect their children's sleep, their children sleep better." The NSF recommends that children ages 6-10 get 11 hours of sleep per night, although the poll found that parents estimate their kids in that age group only get about 8.9 hours. The poll also found averages of 8.2 hours for kids ages 11-12, 7.7 hours for ages 13-14 and 7.1 hours ages 15-17; NSF recommends between 8.5 and 9.5 hours for each of those groups. Read more on pediatrics.
Stress of Racism Tied to Obesity in Black Women
Frequent experiences of racism are associated with a higher risk of obesity among African-American women, according to a new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology. Researchers analyzed data from the Black Women's Health Study, a longitudinal study of approximately 59,000 African-American women who were tracked beginning in 1995, finding that the psychosocial stress associated with long-term experience with racism can result in dysregulation of neuroendocrine functions that influence the accumulation of excess body fat. Yvette C. Cozier, DSc, MPH, assistant professor of epidemiology at Boston University who led the analyses, said in a release that work-place- and community-based programs to combat racism and interventions to reduce racism-induced stress could help prevent and combat obesity in high-risk communities. Approximately half of African-American women are obese, which raises their risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, orthopedic problems, and death. Read more on health disparities.


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- Publication date: 6 March 1968
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First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as "a trenchant book, full of vigor and bite," A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land. Written with an unparalleled understanding of the ways of nature, the book includes a section on the monthly changes of the Wisconsin countryside; another part that gathers informal pieces written by Leopold over a forty-year period as he traveled through the woodlands of Wisconsin, Iowa, Arizona, Sonora, Oregon, Manitoba, and elsewhere; and a final section in which Leopold addresses the philosophical issues involved in wildlife conservation. As the forerunner of such important books as Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire, and Robert Finch's The PrimalPlace, this classic work remains as relevant today as it was forty years ago.
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Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) began his professional career in 1909 when he joined the U.S. Forest Service. In 1924 he became Associate Director of the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin, and in 1933 the University of Wisconsin created a chair of game management for him.
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"One of the seminal works of the environmental movement."--The Boston Globe"I have used this text for twenty years and will continue to use it....It should be required reading for every high school senior."--Walter L. Cook, Jr., University of Georgia"An inspirational classic--as relevant today as it was when first published in 1949."--Paul S. Miko, University of New Mexico"We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir."--The San Francisco Chronicle"It is safe to assume that A Sand County Almanac will be read for decades, and probably centuries to come."--William Vogt"Any student of the natural resources and the environment is not yet educated if he or she has not read A Sand County Almanac."--Paul T. Tueller, University of Nevada at Reno"A classic book, good to have in a [relatively] inexpensive edition."--Professor Marshall Spector, State University of New York"A fine book--Robert Finch's introduction enhances a classic text."--Luther Erickson, Grinnell College"Beautiful edition!"--Abby Lito, Middlebury College"Special edition comments put this classic in needed perspective for modern students."--Burton E. Vaughan, Ph.D., Washington State University
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Essays - slight and charming enough- which range from the descriptive to the philosophical, and which would have very limited appeal to those who enjoy random bits of nature. The book falls into three sections:- Part I- the Almanac of a week-end refuge on a Wisconsin farm, round the seasons; II- sketches taking issue with conservation as it is practised, based on some forty years of observation; III- his creed of conservation, as an extension of ethics from people to land. The second section expands the regional interest from the Wisconsin locale of the first section, to the far cry of Mexico to Manitoba. He pulls no punches in his attack on the degeneration of sports, with bigger and better gadgets, in his opinion that most conservation is local alleviation, and that land health is better than land doctoring. But unfortunately, the general flavor of his writing, and the appearance of the book, with its charming sketches by Charles W. Schwartz, do not give one a sense of actually challenging the reader. (Kirkus Reviews)

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Title: | big space, little place and 11 retro-fit, future-fit strategies for emerging airports |
Author: | Truitt, Alane Lynette |
Advisor: | Bell, Michael |
Degree: | Master of Architecture thesis |
Abstract: | Air traffic has experience worldwide exponential growth which has in turn sparked off another chain reaction of new expanded facilities for air travel. Although the individual's radius of action continues to expand, space itself is being steadily reduced to a zone that is traversed, an interval in a continuous movement interrupted at most for a brief stopover. Scarcely anybody has a clearly formulated opinion about this transit zone, accepting it as inevitable. Within the last decade, airports have become such complete facilities dedicated to commerce or exploiting commerce opportunities based on the necessity of passing through and waiting. Within this system of shifting scales, economic intricacies, infrastructural units and individual experience, there is an opportunity in the expansion of airport facilities to exploit the inherent qualities through means that are more responsive to and change the individual experience of airports. |
Citation: | Truitt, Alane Lynette. (1999) "big space, little place and 11 retro-fit, future-fit strategies for emerging airports." Masters Thesis, Rice University. http://hdl.handle.net/1911/17303. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1911/17303 |
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Prettier in Plymouth
Yews out, rhododendrons in at memorial
PLYMOUTH — A half dozen Japanese yews that for years grew rampant around the veteran's memorial in Baldwin Park were no match for heavy equipment and a chain saw Friday morning.
The Plymouth Beautification Committee, which has worked to spruce up plantings around town for the past two years, had them ripped out. In their place, public works employees Cheryl Armbruster and Alan Dominy and Jerry Milne, a volunteer, planted rhododendrons.
The rhododendrons come May will flank the memorial, which lists names of locals lost in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam, with red and white flowers.
"One of the ways to measure the vitality of a town is (looking at) how it maintains its green spaces," said Milne. "The Beautification Committee is trying to improve the look of the town by improving its green spaces."
Milne, a Department of Energy and Environmental Protection forester by trade, said the yews drew attention from the monument. "They were planted too close," he said. "They don't flower. They were just there."
After cutting down the yews that stretched up to eight feet tall behind the monument at the eastern end of the park, Dominy department ripped out their roots with a back hoe and dragged them away.
A few soda and beer cans littered the ground, shaken from the bushes. "It just became a dumping ground for garbage," said Milne.
The trio also planted blue flowering alliums so red, white and blue flowers should bloom each Memorial Day.
Mayor Vincent Festa Jr. said the committee, which has doubled over the year from four to eight members, is making an impact on town. The committee has an annual budget of about $2,000.
"It is another positive step in the direction we have tried to instill in people, pride in our community," Festa said. "They are making great strides."
Festa said the public works department in the spring also will repair flags that hang from utility poles on both sides of Main Street.
He said the new plantings will help tie the memorial into the theme of the partially remade downtown area. Sidewalks on the south side of Main Street were replaced and ornate lighting, benches and trash cans were added over the summer. Plans are in the works to fix up the north side of the street as funds become available.
"It doesn't have to be great big projects," Festa said. "It is little things like this that can make this town a better place to live and work."


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HENDERSON COUNTY -- A man wanted in connection with a triple homicide in Henderson County, N.C. has been found dead, according to sister station WYFF in Greenville, S.C.
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SMU's new coach makes the Washburne connection
Whether it's Chris Christie and Jerry Jones or the football coaches of TCU and SMU, Ray Washburne knows how to put people together.
Whether it's Chris Christie and Jerry Jones or the football coaches of TCU and SMU, Ray Washburne knows how to put people together.
Part 3: Despite a near-fatal 1943 heart attack, Dallas' Toddie Lee Wynne would outlive all of his contemporaries and become the sole owner of the lower third of Matagorda Island. In the 1980s, he harnessed his fortune to finance the world's first private space launch at his island compound.
Reese Witherspoon and her husband, CAA agent Jim Toth, made a surprise visit to Highland Park Village on Tuesday. It was a pleasant surprise to spot Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon in Highland Park Village yesterday.
David Boies represented Al Gore in the 2000 election battle, and Ted Olson worked for George W. Bush. But they were honored together at Dallas' Black Tie Dinner.
After an extensive and elaborate restoration, they are now on display throughout the oilman's downtown hotel.
Dallasite George Poston's former watch will be auctioned by Christie's in Geneva. He purchased it in 1965 for $5,500.
The "Rizzoli & Isles" and the former New York Giants cornerback were wed in Dallas in 2001 and lived here before relocating to North Carolina.
T. Boone Pickens was headed to his car in the rain in D.C. when a paparazzo asked him for "a bet I can take right now." Pickens said to put money on Brandon Weeden.
Many eyes were on the former Yankee great at Monday's rumble between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins at AT&T Stadium.
The sale at Saturday night's annual AIDS and Art benefit shattered the previous Two x Two record of $1 million.
So Wednesday's column generated some questions about the Kidd Kraddick Morning Show's in-studio producer "Psycho" Shanon Murphy. On Nov. 8, she's walking in the DFW Brain Tumor Walk and she has named her team Bruce Willis SUCKS.
The late Kidd Kraddick told the world that his in-studio producer Shanon Murphy's brain was a bit different when he dubbed her "Psycho" Shanon. Last October, just a few weeks after Kraddick's sudden death, Murphy had a more tangible brain problem-a tumor.
The gala moved indoors to avoid bad weather, so naturally it was a beautiful night with Kenny Chesney playing in a massive tent behind Gilley's.
Linda Gray was among the celeb types at the Cattle Baron's Ball and even though TNT's Dallas has been cancelled, it is all set to pick up right where it left off should the social media #SaveDallas campaign be successful.
The Preston Hollow estate of financier Tom Hicks made national news last year with its asking price of $135 million. But there is another price for someone who wants those 42,500-square-feet of improvements with less grass to mow and fewer trees to trim.
"Where is Katy Perry?" That was the question when La Belle Teenage Dream hit Dallas Thursday for a two-night stand at American Airlines Center.
Friday night, the word was that Katy Perry would surely show up at The Travis, the private club that began life as the Rio Room.
Pierce Bush and his cousin George P. Bush will take part in the event for their grandmother's Barbara Bush Family Literacy Foundation.
While the architect and Patty Beck agreed on the exterior of her Strait Lane house, the inside was another matter.
The day after getting his Aggie Ring at AT&T Stadium, a subdued Johnny Manziel watched football with friends at the Katy Trail Ice House. It was a bye week for his new Cleveland team.
Before he appeared on "Opening Bell," the energy titan and the business correspondent dined at Al Biernat's steakhouse.
Staggering in its modernist opulence, one of the greatest estates in Dallas will hit the market this week. Built in 1964, 10210 Strait Lane is the only house in Dallas designed by influential American architect Philip Johnson.
Vogue and Vanity Fair photographer Mario Testino spotted a familiar face in the crowd at the after party following his Saturday-night exhibit opening at the Dallas Contemporary.
Before having him on her show Friday morning at the Dallas Fed, Maria Bartiromo got to have some relaxed time with energy financier T. Boone Pickens.
Thursday night at the Bush library, both former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, attended a seated dinner for Oscar de la Renta without Oscar. It's no secret that the fashion designer has been battling cancer.
Florida's Gov. Rick Scott was back in his old Park Cities stomping grounds Thursday night and he met the other Gov. Rick.
Deborah Norville looked like a candidate for mayor as she shook countless hands in Dallas on Tuesday. But somehow, she missed meeting her show's picks for (drumroll, please) "Dallas Hottest Bachelors."
After 20 years on CNBC, she's the new star of Fox Business Network. She talks about why she moved to the competition.
The hotel will open its new bar, Midnight Rambler, with a private party for the photographer after his opening at the Dallas Contemporary.
There's a palpable hum of anticipation preceding the weekend visit of photographer Mario Testino and the arrival of his show Alta Moda at the Dallas Contemporary.
The weekend arrival of photographer Mario Testino, famed for his work in Vogue and Vanity Fair, will bring some ancillary commerce.
It's not impossible to get in to see Jon Stewart when he brings The Daily Show to Austin Oct. 27-30, it's just challenging. The show's website says all tickets are currently booked.
With the first anniversary of her jump from CNBC to Fox Business approaching, Maria Bartiromo (a.k.a. The Money Honey) is planning to broadcast from Dallas.
The days when the 49ers president Carmen Policy railed against Jerry Jones as a "snake-oil salesman" have long past.
Deion Sanders' 30,000-square-foot home in Prosper has a new owner. And if those walls could talk, they could give the real story on his divorce from Pilar Sanders, much of which was tried in the court of TMZ.
On Sunday, locally-raised singer Ashlee Simpson got a new husband and a new mother-in-law by the name of Diana Ross. Less than two months after big sister, Jessica Simpson, got married to Eric Johnson, Ashlee wed fianc Evan Ross at the Greenwich, Conn.
Friday night, CMT's reality series Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, pulled out a rare word known mostly to runners: thutt.
More than 50 years ago when Nancy Myers danced at Jack Ruby's Carousel Club, she worked under the stage name Tammi True.
His passion for the game led him to make a spur-of-the-moment private jet trip to inspect the courts at a Forest Lane health club.
Women in Film Dallas shoots and scores with the honoree at its upcoming Topaz Awards. Allison Tolman, star of the FX series Fargo will be honored at the Nov. 22 event.
Model Hannah Ferguson and Hilton appear in an "I Love Texas" spot for Carl's Jr. and Hardees' Texas BBQ Thickburger
Here's a Dancing With the Stars assessment from one Dallas eyewitness: "Tony Dovolani is totally hotter than Maksim Chmerkovskiy."
Three years after Caroline Rose Hunt sold the Rosewood hotel, she and former Mansion chefs gathered there to sample some beef.
The $19.5 million replica is not the first jaw-dropper. An even bigger house was built there and demolished without being occupied.
The magazine's new list of the wealthiest families in America includes six others from the D-FW area.
We've all had some good times watching Jessica Simpson's arc from J.J. Pearce High School kid to celebutante-fashion mogul.
The event's committee is adding some gender diversity to the lineup. VIP packages featuring meals cooked by the likes of Dean Fearing and Kent Rathbun have raised more than $10 million.
From 1937 until 1960, Washington was the closest thing the former Confederate states had to an NFL team. And then came the Dallas Cowboys, integration of the Redskins and the irrelevance of the Redskins' once-mighty owner.
Basketball, football and hockey stars plus assorted local celebs played baseball in front of a sold-out crowd.


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March 11, 2009
STARKVILLE -- Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen has suspended his second player in a little more than a week.
After disciplining signee Maurice Langston last Monday, Mullen has suspended wide receiver Arceto Clark (5-10, 165) for an undisclosed violation of team policy.
Mississippi State spokesman Joe Galbraith confirmed Clark''s suspension, and MSU athletic director Greg Byrne said Tuesday the school will release information on suspensions, but woulnd''t comment because of the "sensitivity of the issue."
Former Mississippi State coach Sylvester Croom removed Clark''s redshirt status last season.
Clark, who was rated the No. 36 cornerback prospect in the nation at Shannon High School, played in five games as a freshman at Mississippi State this past season, catching three passes for 11 yards and rushing three times for 21 yards.
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US 5070654 A Abstract An arrangement for grinding the hardmetal pins of drill bits, e.g. the tungsten carbide buttons (31) of button bits (1), comprises means (parallel arms pairs 9 and 10) for adjusting the position of a grinding pin (15) in relation to the drill bit (1) and also journalling means (4) operative to cause the grinding machine (3) to move relatively slowly in a circuit path around the button on the drill bit (1) to be ground and to cause the grinding pin (15) to rotate rapidly around its longitudinal axis. The drill bit is clamped securely in a stationary holder arrangement (2) which includes a tiltable table (35) which can be adjusted to and locked in selected angular positions.
Claims(9) 1. A self-centering arrangement for grinding the hardmetal pins of drill bits of the kind used within the mining industry for drilling wells and like down-the-hole drilling operations, in which the drill bits (1) are clamped in a holder arrangement (2) including a liquid coolant collecting vessel (18) and which grinding arrangement includes a grinding machine (3) equipped with a grinding pin (15) driven by motor (23 to rotate about its longitudinal axis and further includes a grinding machine journalling device (4) which is positioned at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said grinding pin (15) and which is operative to allow the grinding machine (3) to move in an orbital path with the center of rotation lying in the grinding center of the grinding pin (15), characterized in that the grinding machine journalling device (4) is moveable in the horizontal and the vertical plane relative to the holder arrangement (2), which is stationary; and in that the journalling device is mounted on parallel arm pairs (5, 7) pivotally mounted on a vertical stand (6) said parallel arm pairs (5, 7) comprise an inner and an outer arm pair (9 and 10 respectively) which are pivotally connected together; in that the arm pairs (9, 10) coact with a piston-cylinder device (11, 12) acting on one pivot arm of said arm pair; in that the inner arm pair (9) is carried by the vertical stand (6) and the outer arm pair (10) is carried by the grinding machine journalling device (4); and in that the route of the supply pressure to the piston-cylinder-devices can be switched by means of a valve switch (14) to provide a vertically acting grinding pressure during an automatic grinding operation and to provide a compensating auxiliary pressure during normal manual movement of the grinding machine.
2. An arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the stationary holder arrangement (2) includes at least one tiltable table (35) having at least two holders (19) for a corresponding number of drill bits (1); in that the said at least one tiltable table (35) can be locked in a desired angular position for grinding both axially directed tungsten carbide buttons (31) on the drill bit (1) and buttons which are directed at an angle to the axis of said bit.
3. An arrangement according to claim 2, characterised in that the stationary holder arrangement (2) includes two separate tiltable tables (35) each of which includes two holders (19); and in that each table is assigned one journalling device (4) and an associated grinding machine (3).
4. An arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the grinding machine journalling device (4) includes a housing which is mounted on the free end of the outer arm pair (10) of said parallel arm pairs and which houses a drive motor (23) for effecting said orbital movement, said motor (23) having a shaft direction which, by means of the parallel arm pairs (5, 7), is held parallel with the vertical stand (6) carrying the inner arm pair (9) of said parallel arm pairs, and in that the grinding machine is attached to the shaft (24) of the drive motor by means of an attachment (25) which can be locked in mutually different positions, therewith obtaining said angular position between the longitudinal axis of the grinding pin (15) and the grinding machine journalling device (4).
5. An arrangement according to claim 4, characterised in that the attachment (25) includes a casing in which there is formed at least one arcuate groove (32) in which a locking pin (33) extending from the grinding machine (3) protrudes such as to fixate the grinding machine in a desired angular position relative to the shaft (24) of the drive motor.
6. An arrangement according to claim 5, characterised in that each of the holders (19) of the table (35) has the form of a recess provided in the table top and fitted with a corner piece against which the stem of a drill bit (1) inserted in the recess is held clamped by means of a piston-cylinder-device (36) located beneath the top of the table (35).
7. An arrangement according to claim 6, characterised in that each recess (12) in the table top has an area sufficiently large to accommodate drill bits (1) of a broad dimensional range; and in that the table (35) has mounted therein a bottom plate (39) which can be displaced in said recess and which functions to support the short stems of drill bits (1) of smaller dimensions.
8. An arrangement according to claim 4, characterised in that the drive motor shaft (24) is configured with a plurality of passageways intended for supplying air and cooling liquid to hoses (A, B, C) provided on the grinding machine, via swivel couplings (28).
9. An arrangement according to claim 2, characterised in that the vertical stand includes a tubular post on which the inner arm pair (9) is mounted for pivotal movement in a horizontal direction; and in that the outer arm pair can be moved manually between different drill bits (1) in the stationary drill bit holder arrangement (2) and also to drill bits clamped outside the stationary holder arrangement.
Description The present invention relates to a self-centering grinding arrangement for grinding the hardmetal pins or working tips of drill bits and more specifically, but not exclusively, for grinding the tungsten carbide buttons of button bits of the kind used, e.g., for drilling wells or like down-the-hole drilling operations in the mining industry. The arrangement includes a stationary holder arrangement in which the drill bits are clamped and which accommodates a liquid-coolant collecting vessel. The arrangement also includes a grinding machine equipped with a grinding pin which rotates about its longitudinal axis, and a grinding machine journalling device which extends at an angle to the longitudinal axis of said pin. The journalling device functions to impart rotary motion to the grinder, with the center of rotation lying in the center of the grinding pin. Examples of self-centering grinding arrangements intended for grinding the tungsten carbide buttons of button bits of the aforesaid kind are described in Swedish Patent Application No. 8604159-7. The grinding pin of these known grinders executes two distinct forms of movement, i.e. the pin rotates about its own longitudinal axis and also carries out a superposed circuitous or orbital movement. The grinding machine and its drive means are mounted on a column-carried jib arm which can be raised and lowered, up and down the column. The bit to be ground is clamped in a fixture or jig which can be moved freely on an electromagnetic table, when the table is not magnetic. Initially, the fixture in which the bit is clamped is brought into approximate alignment with the grinding machine, whereafter the jib arm is lowered, so as to bring the grinding pin into engagement with the carbide button of the bit to be ground. Since, at this stage, the fixture is able to move freely on the table, it is said that the carbide button will center itself in relation to the grinding pin. Subsequent hereto, the table is brought to its magnetic state, such as to lock the fixture in position on the table. This known grinding arrangement thus includes a holder arrangement which can be moved in the horizontal plane. A similar grinding arrangement is described and illustrated in Swedish Patent Application No. 8702950-0, in which the bit holder arrangement includes a carriage which runs on a platform and which can be raised and lowered relative to the grinding machine. The grinding machine is attached to the top of a stand or frame and is mounted for limited vertical movement therein. Such known grinding arrangements, however, do not permit bits to be ground in a rational manner, since only one bit can be clamped in the holder at any one time. It is also doubtful that effective self-centering of the button actually takes place, since the holder and the load carried thereby, i.e. the bit, constitute a heavy and relatively sluggish unit which has to be acted upon by the grinding pin itself, in order to center on the pin. Another problem which is not solved satisfactorily by the known grinders is one of controlling the force at which the grinding pin is intended to bear against each individual button on the bit. In the case of known grinder constructions, it would appear that this problem is solved through the intermediary of the weight exerted by the grinding machine and its journalling devices. All of the aforesaid problems are solved by the inventive self-centering grinding arrangement, in that the grinding machine journalling device is moveable both horizontally and vertically in relation to the bit holder, which is stationarily mounted. The grinding machine journalling device is carried on pairs of mutually parallel arms which are journalled for rotation on a vertically extending stand or frame structure and which co-act with pneumatic piston-cylinder devices. The cylinder infeed pressure can be switched to a grinding pressure mode, in which grinding pressure acts vertically during a grinding operation, and a compensating, auxiliary pressure mode for facilitating manual movement of the grinding machine. The inventive grinding arrangement enables the grinding pin setting to be readily adjusted manually, due to the fact that the weight of the grinding machine is counteracted by the compensating functions of the piston-cylinder devices, i.e. the aforesaid auxiliary pressure mode. A self-centering effect, or fine adjustment of the grinding pin setting, is achieved automatically, by switching the cylinder input pressure to the grinding pressure mode. Due to the full freedom of movement of the inventive grinding machine journalling device in all space planes, it is possible to grind a multiple of drill bits in a rational manner. For instance, the stationary bit holder arrangement can be provided with two bit holders for a corresponding number of bits. The grinding machine journalling device can be swung to a position in which it is located above respective holders, or above a drill bit which, because of its dimensions, has been located outside the holder arrangement, and the cylinder input pressure then switched to its grinding pressure mode. The holders provided in the holder arrangement preferably have the form of recesses located in at least one tiltable table which is capable of being stopped and locked in desired angular positions and which has mounted beneath its upper surface, i.e. the table top, a pneumatically operated piston rod for each holder. A well-defined location of the drill bit in respective holders can be achieved by providing each recess with a corner piece and by directing piston movement towards said corner piece, the stem of the bit being inserted into the recess and clamped against the corner piece by means of the activated piston rod. In order to enable drill bits of widely varying dimensions to be held firmly in respective bit holders, the tiltable table is provided with a bottom plate which can be displaced positionally beneath the recess, such as to allow smaller drill bits having relatively short stems to rest against the plate. Although two separate tiltable tables, each provided with two drill-bit holders, can be served by one and the same journalling device, an advantageous and preferred embodiment is one in which each table is provided with an individual journalling device and therewith with an individual grinding machine. This embodiment greatly rationalises the handling of drill bits to be ground, since two bits can be ground simultaneously, while the operator is able to remove a ground bit from one table and insert in the adjacent holder a fresh bit to be ground, in respective tables. The holder arrangement and associated collecting vessel are constructed so as to function as a transport container for transportation of the grinding arrangement in its dismantled state, the grinding arrangement components being accommodated in the transport container. The self-centering grinding arrangement according to the present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to a preferred embodiment thereof and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which FIG. 1 is a side view illustrating the principle construction of an inventive grinding arrangement; FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the journalling device operative in imparting orbital movement to the grinding machine; FIGS. 3a-b illustrate a preferred embodiment of the inventive grinding arrangement; and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a multi-bit holder arrangement. FIG. 1 illustrates the principle construction of a grinding arrangement according to the present invention. The grinding arrangement comprises a bit holding arrangement for those bits whose tungsten carbide buttons 31 are to be ground. The arrangement also includes a journalling device 4 which is intended to carry a grinding machine 3. The grinding machine 3 includes a drive motor which rotates a grinding pin 15 at high speed about its longitudinal axis. The journalling device also includes a further drive motor which has a shaft 24 on which the grinding machine 3 can be adjustably mounted, by means of an attachment means 25. The drive motor of the journalling device 4 is operative to impart circuitous or orbital movement to the grinding machine 3 and its grinding pin 15, with the center of rotation in the grinding center 30 of the grinding pin 15 (FIG. 2). The journalling device is carried by parallel arm pairs 5, 7 which are journalled on a post or column 6 for rotation through an angle of 360�. The post 6 is mounted on a floor frame 17. Each of the parallel arm pairs 5, 7 includes an inner and an outer arm pair 9 and 10 respectively, such that the journalling device 4 and the grinding machine carried thereby can be moved freely, both vertically and horizontally, within the span of the parallel arm pairs 5, 7. The grinding pin 15 is brought manually into alignment with the tungsten carbide button to be ground, by gripping a handle 8 and moving the grinding pin 15 to a position immediately above the button 31. This manual movement is facilitated by a double-acting, pneumatic compensating piston-cylinder device 11, 12 provided between the pivotal arms within respective arm pairs 9, 10. When pressure is fed to the pneumatic piston-cylinder-devices 11, 12, the pistons exert a compensating force on the parallel arm pairs 5, 7, such that the journalling device 4 will remain stationary in the position to which it was adjusted manually by the operator. An adjustable pressure regulator 13 is included in the supply circuits of respective piston-cylinder devices 11, 12, for the purpose of achieving a correct balancing effect. The supply circuits of the piston-cylinder-devices also include a switch 14 which is operative to switch the direction of air supply, such as to cause the parallel arm pairs 5, 7 to exert a vertical downward force on the journalling device 4 and the grinding machine 3. This facility is utilised for the automatic, continuous grinding operation described herebelow. FIG. 2 illustrates the principle construction of the journalling device 4. The main components of this device include a housing 22, which houses the further drive motor 23 and its output shaft 24. The drive motor is supplied with air under pressure from the same conduit as that used to supply air under pressure to the grinding machine 3. Arranged in the branch leading to the drive motor 23 is a throttle valve 26, by means of which the operator can regulate the flow of air to the further drive motor 23 and control the speed of said motor from zero to maximum values. The output shaft 24 is journalled in the housing 22 on two ball bearings 27 and has provided therein three passageways which are supplied with air to and from the grinding machine 3 and with cooling water to said machine, via a swivel switch 28. The passageways are connected to the grinding machine 3 by hoses 29. The grinding machine attachment 25 is attached to the lower end of the output shaft 24 at a given angle which is so adapted that the grinding center 30 of the grinding pin 15 will coincide with the rotational axis of the output shaft 24, despite the fact that the grinding machine is angularly positioned. As a result hereof, the drive motor 23 will drive the grinding machine 3 in a circuit path during a grinding operation, therewith providing a highly satisfactory grinding result. As mentioned above with reference to FIG. 1, the attachment 25 can be adjusted to mutually different angular positions for adaptation to the angular position of the drill bit to be ground. FIGS. 3a and 3b illustrate a preferred embodiment of the inventive grinding arrangement. The arrangement is shown in side view in FIG. 3a and in front view in FIG. 3b. The majority of the reference numerals used in FIGS. 3a and 3b are found in FIG. 1 and identify mutually corresponding components of the two embodiments. In the case of the illustrated and described preferred embodiments, the journalling device 4 suspended from the parallel arm pairs 5, 7 includes supply devices for air supply A, B and cooling water supply C, each said supply device being connected, via the swivel switch or coupling, to the grinding machine by a respective pivotal pipe A', B', C', these pipes corresponding to the hoses 29 of the FIG. 1 embodiment. The conduit A incorporates the throttle valve 26 referred to with reference to FIG. 2. FIGS. 3a and 3b ilustrate more clearly the preferred embodiment of the adjustable attachment means 25. This attachment means includes a casing which has formed therein two arcuate grooves or channels for coaction with locking pins and locking devices 33 associated therewith, thereby enabling the position of the grinding machine to be fixated relative to the journalling device 4. The angle subtended between the longitudinal axis of the grinding pin 15 and the longitudinal axis of the drive shaft 24 can therefore be controlled, which is desirable for effective control of the amplitude of the orbital or circuitous movement before mentioned. FIG. 4 illustrates a preferred embodiment of a drill-bit holder arrangement 2 intended for holding the drill bits whose tungsten carbide buttons 31 are to be ground. The holder arrangement comprises a box 18 having an upwardly facing opening 34 in which one or more tables 35 are pivotably mounted, as indicated by the axle 20 and the arrow 21 in FIG. 1. Each table 35 includes two or more holders 19 in the form of substantially rectangular recesses, into which the stem of the drill bit 1 is inserted. The holder 19 also includes a pneumatic piston-cylinder device whose piston 36 functions to hold the drill bit 1 locked effectively against the walls of said recesses. The piston-cylinder device of respective holders 19 is preferably arranged such that the piston of each said device will operate in the direction of one diagonal of the recesses, therewith to lock the drill bit 1 effectively against one corner of the recesses, as will be seen from the table 35 shown to the left in FIG. 4. The piston-cylinder devices of the holders 19 are operated by means of a valve 37, which is housed in a casing 38 in order to shield the valve against unintentional activation. Consequently, the operator can only activate the valve 37 from the mutually opposite open sides. When activated from one side, the valve 37 will operate to impart locking movement to the piston cylinder-device, and when activated from the other side will impart a release movement to said device. As will be seen from FIG. 4, the holder 19 is provided with a displaceable floor 39, which enables the holder to accommodate drills of small dimensions in a ready manner. The floor 39 is displaced with the aid of a lever 40. In the FIG. 4 illustration, the floor 39 of the left-hand table 35 is shown to be displaced to a position in which it will support drill bits 1 of small dimensions. The floor 39 of the right-hand table of the illustration has been moved away, so as to enable drill bits 1 of large dimensions to be fitted, the head diameters of these bits being so large as to allow the heads to rest on the surface of the floor 39, when the drill stem is inserted into one of the holder recessess of the table. As mentioned above, each table can be adjusted to a desired angular position. This adjustment is facilitated by means of a lever 41, which can be pulled or drawn up in the manner shown at the right-hand table in FIG. 4. The table can be locked in its selected position, by means of a locking device 42. The box 18 serves as a collecting vessel for the liquid coolant delivered to the grinding location from the grinding machine during a grinding process. Detachable splash guards 43, of which only one is shown in FIG. 4, can be fitted to all side walls of the box 18. The box 18 is connected to a circulation pump and filter arrangement, for recycling the liquid coolant to the grinding machine 3. A further advantage afforded by the box 18 is that the box is adapted to accommodate the whole of the grinding arrangement. Subsequent to being dismantled to a given extent, the grinding arrangement can be packed into the box 18, which then serves as a transportation crate. It is indicated in FIG. 4 that the illustrated preferred embodiment of the holder arrangement 2, comprising two tables 35 which can be manouvered independently of one another, can be assigned two grinding machines 3, each journalled in parallel arm pairs 5, 7. This enables drill bits of mutually different dimensions to be ground separately at one and the same time. By providing each table with two holders 19, the possibility is afforded of switching bits in one of the holders while grinding a bit in the other. Naturally, it lies within the purview of the invention to fit the box 18 with only one tiltable table 35 and also to use only one grinding machine 3 with each box 18. When the inventive grinding arrangement is to be brought into use and is transported to its place of use in the box or crate 18, the various components are removed from the box and assembled together, whereafter liquid coolant is introduced into the grinding arrangement and the arrangement is connected to suitable compressed air sources. The grinding arrangement is now ready for use. The drill bits 1 whose tungsten carbide buttons 31 are to be ground are clamped in respective holders 19 on the tables 35. The tables are then inclined to positions for grinding the buttons located on the crown or periphery of respective bits. The grinding pin 15 of the grinding machine 3 is then moved forwards to the first button 31 to be ground. During this adjusting movement of the grinding pin 15, compressed air is supplied to the compensating piston-cylinder devices 11, 12 of the parallel arm pairs 5, 7, so as to enable the operator to bring the grinding pin 15 manually into position, centrally above the button 31, in a ready and easy fashion. Subsequent to bringing the grinding pin into alignment with the button 31, the operator manipulates the switch 14, so as to switch the supply of compressed air from the compensating piston-cylinder devices 11, 12 to the grinding pressure facility, while starting the drive motors 3 and 23 at the same time. The grinding pin 15 will automatically find its correct grinding position on the tungsten carbide button 31, through a self-centering action, and grinding is commenced. As the drill bit is being ground, the operator is able to exchange ground bits for fresh, worn bits in a holder located adjacent the holder containing the bit being ground. Subsequent hereto, there remains nothing else for the operator to do, other than to switch off the grinding arrangement when grinding of said bit is completed. Upon completion of this working operation, the switch 14 is turned to its compensating position and the grinding pin 15 is moved manually to a fresh button to be ground. The aforesaid automatic self-centering action and subsequent grinding procedure are then repeated. When the drill bits to be ground have large dimensions, such that the drill stems are too large for the holders 19, the parallel arm pairs can be rotated on the post 6 to a position externally of the box 18. The drill bits of excessively large dimensions can be clamped in this position with the aid of suitable means and the tungsten carbide buttons thereof ground with the aid of the same machine used to grind the drill bits of smaller dimensions. In those instances when the button of a drill bit to be ground is excessively worn and it is consequently necessary to grind down material located around the button, there is used a grinding pin which is particularly intended for this purpose. This particular grinding pin requires the grinding machine to be held firm in one and the same position. Such locking of the grinding machine can be achieved readily with the inventive construction, by closing the throttle valve 26 and therewith stopping rotation of the rotating journalling device 4. All types of rock drilling equipment, i.e. drills of different profiles and different sizes, etc., can be ground with the aid of the inventive grinding machine, and the invention is not therefore restricted to button bits provided with tungsten carbide buttons. It will also be understood that the invention is not limited to the described and illustrated embodiments thereof and that modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the following claims. For example, the drill bit holder can be configured in a manner which will tailor the holder to a drill bit of particular manufacture. Furthermore, the arrangement may include a pump system operative to pump liquid coolant from the collecting vessel 18 back to the grinding machine 3. Patent Citations
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I created a HelloWord.exe (application interface gtk 2.0) in Mono within my Lubuntu 13:04
I caught this one Release executable tried run it on a machine with Win XP .. ...
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error executing the compiled EXE edited Mono Inside Windows Environmen
I caught this one Release executable tried run it on a machine with Win XP .. just curious, with. NET installed.
and returns an error like "Unable to start HelloWord.exe ..."
how do I create an application within my Lubuntu Mono that runs on both Windows Environments with. NET installed or Linux environments that have the Wine or Mono runtime installed?
I have to have installed on my Mono Winforms? makes if yes how?
help me , please
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Just because the toolkits are cross compatible, doesn't mean that the executable itself is. So yes, you can install GTK on both XP and *buntu, but an application that you compile in Linux will most likely be compiled as an ELF format, while an application compiled with Windows will most likely be compiled as a Win32 application (this is all cross-linking aside).
So basically what it comes down to, is just because you're making use of a toolkit (ie. GTK) that is cross platform, the application itself is not. So you compiled it and it runs on your Lubuntu box, so it's an ELF formatted binary executable. Windows has no idea what the hell to do with that. As far as Windows is concerned, it's corrupted. The same applies vice-versa if you had compiled it on Windows with the Visual Studio compiler.
.NET has no correlation with GTK, so having .NET won't do anything for you if your dependency is on GTK.
The lack of binary compatibility (ELF vs Win32) is the reason for the error message you're getting.
I don't know what mono is so I can't help you there, but the WINE compatibility layer runs Win32 executables. So if you compile it using the MS compiler (or cross compile the application to Win32) it will run natively on Windows and will run through WINE on Linux. It will not, however, run natively on Linux.
I don't know anything about WINE's support for toolkits, so I can't say one way or the other, but if you make an application (Win32 executable) which makes calls to the GTK library, it should work natively on Windows (Windows with the GTK library installed on it, of course) and through WINE (that would most likely be Ubuntu or something using ELF). I believe the calls into GTK should be fine.
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Posted by mappel on Oct 06, 2014
I bought the honeybee garden pressed powder after reading positive reviews on it online and watching numerous reviews on YouTube. Considering the ingredients and the price level, I simply had to try it for myself! The colour geisha would suit fair skin. It has a slight pink tone to it. For those with warmer skin tone this might not be a suiting color. The packaging is definitely ok for storage at home, there is no need to buy the compact. However, for travelling or keeping it in your purse I would recommend storing it in a different container. The finish is matte but too powdery on my dry skin and I will not repurchase. I will probably not finish it either. I'm rating it two stars due to the ingredients and the price (you'll get what you pay for), but I wouldn't recommend a buy for DRY SKIN if you could afford something else.
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By the time December 31st rolls around, we're all pretty spent. Thanksgiving seems like yesterday, you barely got your shopping done, and suddenly there's another holiday coming down the pike. A man might resort to an overpriced prix fixe sit-down dinner at a time like this. But why settle for three mediocre courses and a champagne substitute when you can throw the best party of this year, or next? Follow these suggestions, and make an early resolution to kick off 2011 in style.
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[Uros "Vader" Pavlovic]
11:44 am EST @ December 06th, 2014
Destiny - two weeks in. Level 19. Still, no Legendary loot.
Bungie, you are the Black Garden. And I will kill you.
[Uros "Vader" Pavlovic]
06:39 am EST @ August 20th, 2014
A few months ago we've learned that composer Martin O'Donnell sued developer Bungie over unpaid benefits and subsequently won a legal battle. When he settled the lawsuit, it was announced that O'Donnell will get $95,000.
Venturebeat reports that when the composer left Bungie they also took his founders' shares...
[Uros "Vader" Pavlovic]
07:13 am EST @ July 22nd, 2014
Early last month, composer Marton O'Donnell (best known for this work on the epic Halo musical score) sued development studio Bungie for damages due to unpaid benefits.
It was announced that the composer settled the lawsuit with the developer's chief executive Harold Ryan...
[Uros "Vader" Pavlovic]
04:41 am EST @ June 07th, 2014
After being kicked out of Bungie, composer Martin O'Donnell is now suing the well-known development studio. O'Donnell is suing for damages due to unpaid benefits. The suit is directed at Bungie prez, Harold Ryan. The composer has reiterated that he was let go "without cause" and the developer gave no particular reason for his termination...
[Keri "Pwny" Honea]
08:35 am EST @ April 16th, 2014
Marty O'Donnell, composer well known for the music in the Halo and Myth series, was fired by Bungie's Board of Directors last week.
I'm saddened to say that Bungie's board of directors terminated me without cause on April 11, 2014...
[Uros "Vader" Pavlovic]
05:13 am EST @ December 13th, 2013
Yeah, yeah, it's the same E3 gameplay demo, only this time with commentary from the folks at Bungie (occasionally funny too... not all the time, just occasionally - ya know, like our comics):
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Destiny is in development for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4 and PS3 platforms and is scheduled to arrive on September 9, 2014.
[Uros "Vader" Pavlovic]
07:00 am EST @ February 21st, 2013
During Sony's NYC PS4 press conference, Bungie was ready to divulge just a bit more info regarding their MMO shooter, Destiny. That's right, the makers of Halo (one of the most popular 360-exclusives) are now creating an online shooter set in a persistent world...
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05:21 am EST @ February 19th, 2013
About two years ago, it was reported that Bungie, the makers of games like Myth and Halo, are working on a brand new project simply referred to as 'Destiny'. In November last year, several captivating art images from the game have surfaced. More concept art showed up (including the impressive-looking image above), so have a looksy if you wish...
[Uros "Vader" Pavlovic]
06:34 am EST @ November 28th, 2012
Thanks to a loudmouthed reader, IGN grabbed hold of leaked concept art from Bungie's mystery project called Destiny, which represents the developer's follow-up to the Halo franchise. Apart from that, they got hold of a document that contains plot descriptions and more...
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09:56 pm EST @ June 30th, 2011
Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia said, "...expansion packs for Starcraft and World of Warcraft, a new Diablo game, a new casual MMO, new properties from Bungie, etc. will likely be released in the next 12 to 24 months..." and understand that I'm quotemining, but that's all one can do with Anal Cysts...
[Uros "Vader" Pavlovic]
01:18 am EST @ March 04th, 2011
During a panel session at the Game Developers Conference 2011 Bungie lead network
engineer David Aldridge officially confirmed that the well-known developer is
indeed working on a "massively multiplayer action game," which coincides with
all those rumors (yep, everyone's been whispering about this for quite a while
[Uros "Vader" Pavlovic]
01:50 am EST @ October 15th, 2010
That's right, Halo: Reach sold 3.3 million copies in the United States alone
during the game's launch month (September), as seen in NPD's latest figures.
Bungie's latest shooter -- which is also the company's last tribute to the Halo
franchise -- is only the 3rd game this...
[Uros "Vader" Pavlovic]
04:05 am EST @ September 20th, 2010
As expected, in United Kingdom Halo: Reach blows every other title out of the
water when it comes to sales. Games that were in the top of the UK weekly chart
are now pushed down by Bungie's recently launched shooter.
Halo: Reach sold 330,000 copies in that particular region and also generated
million globally in the first 24h on sale...
[Uros "Vader" Pavlovic]
05:29 am EST @ September 16th, 2010
Halo: Reach is already being regarded as the "biggest entertainment launch
of 2010 in just a few days on sale," as confirmed by publisher Microsoft.
The game was released on Tuesday and its sales surpassed every game, movie and
entertainment launch in 2010 (apparently, even the opening weekends of Iron
Man 2 and Toy Story 3)...
[Uros "Vader" Pavlovic]
06:51 am EST @ September 13th, 2010
Microsoft releases another addition to one of its most powerful franchises
for the Xbox 360. Halo:
Reach is a prequel actually, introducing a new chapter in the story of humanity's
fight against the overwhelming forces of the alien race known as the Covenant...