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Excessive infant crying is common, distressing, but without proven effective prevention or management options. Probiotics may be a promising solution.
To examine whether probiotics are effective in the prevention/management of crying ("colic") in infants 3 months or younger.
Data Sources
A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library, supplemented by the metaRegister of Controlled Trials.
Study Selection
Studies that randomized infants 3 months or younger to oral probiotics vs placebo or no or standard treatment with the outcome of infant crying, measured as the duration or number of episodes of infant crying/distress or diagnosis of "infant colic." Twelve of the 1180 initially identified studies were selected.
Data Extraction and Synthesis
This review/meta-analysis was conducted according to guidelines from the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, with reporting following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines. Data were independently extracted by 3 of us.
Main Outcome(s) and Measure(s)
Infant crying, measured as the duration or number of episodes of infant crying/distress, or diagnosis of "infant colic."
Of the 12 trials (1825 infants) reviewed, 6 suggested probiotics reduced crying, and 6 did not. Three of the 5 management trials concluded probiotics effectively treat colic in breastfed babies; 1 suggested possible effectiveness in formula-fed babies with colic, and 1 suggested ineffectiveness in breastfed babies with colic. Meta-analysis of 3 small trials of breastfed infants with colic found that Lactobacillus reuteri markedly reduced crying time at 21 days (median difference, −65 minutes/d; 95% CI, −86 to −44). However, all trials had potential biases. Meanwhile, of 7 prevention trials, 2 suggested possible benefits. Considerable variability in the study populations, study type, delivery mode/dose of probiotic supplementation, and outcomes precluded meta-analysis.
Conclusions and Relevance
Although L reuteri may be effective as treatment for crying in exclusively breastfed infants with colic, there is still insufficient evidence to support probiotic use to manage colic, especially in formula-fed infants, or to prevent infant crying. Results from larger rigorously designed studies applicable to all crying infants will help draw more definitive conclusions.
Infant colic, or excessive infant crying/fussing for no apparent cause, is a major medical and public health issue because it is common, distressing, and costly and can have significant long-term consequences. Affecting up to 20% of infants younger than 3 months,1 it is detrimental to maternal mental health and family quality of life2 and is the most common proximal risk factor for child abuse.3 Infants whose crying persists beyond age 3 months are more likely to have later mental health problems4 including anxiety, aggression and hyperactivity, sleep disorders, and allergy.5,6
The etiology of infant colic remains unclear, impeding development of effective prevention and management strategies. Various psychosocial and gastrointestinal causes have been proposed but not proven to contribute to colic. Food allergy has perhaps the strongest association with infant irritability,7- 9 with gut inflammation from cow's milk protein or alteration of gut microbiota postulated as underlying causes.10
Recently, studies have reported gut microbial differences between infants with and without colic,11- 13 suggesting these could be responsible for pathophysiological changes such as inflammation, gas production, bloating, and gut dysmotility, in turn leading to infant distress. These new developments are particularly exciting given that systematic reviews have shown other treatments to have either limited efficacy (eg, hypoallergenic or extensively hydrolyzed formula in infants, maternal elimination diets in breastfeeding mothers, improved parental responsiveness, reduced stimulation, and use of sucrose, herbal mixtures, and anticholinergic medications) or be ineffective (eg, simethicone, antireflux medications, antacids, parental counseling, carrying, spinal manipulation, and car ride stimulators).14- 16 The logical next step is to determine whether intervening to alter gut microbiota can effectively prevent or reduce infant crying.
Probiotics, defined as live microorganisms that confer health benefits, have emerged as one major contender. Probiotics colonize the bowel, competitively inhibit other bacterial adhesion, strengthen mucosal barriers, suppress intestinal inflammation, and modulate infant gut microbiota.17,18 Animal studies indicate probiotics change pain perception mediated by the gut and dampen gut contractile activity.19,20 Based on these effects, various probiotic bacteria have been evaluated in the treatment and prevention of infant colic.
To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review to determine the effectiveness of probiotics in the prevention and management of infant colic. We hypothesized that probiotic supplementation in these infants will be effective in reducing and preventing infant crying. We aimed to determine whether probiotic supplementation, when compared with no or standard treatment, in randomized trials of infants younger than 3 months is effective in reducing the (1) duration of infant crying/distress, (2) number of episodes of crying/distress, and/or (3) proportions with "infant colic" (crying/fussing ≥3 hours of the day for ≥3 days per week for ≥1 week).
This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted according to guidelines from the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions,21 with reporting following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines.22 Searches of the databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library, including the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, were completed in June 2012. Articles from 1950 to June 2012 were initially searched using the following Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms and key words and limited to "all infants (birth to 23 months)": (1) MeSH terms: colic or crying or irritable mood and probiotics or lactobacillus or bifidobacterium or streptococcus or saccharomyces or Escherichia coli or Enterobacteriaceae and (2) key words: colic* or cry* or irritab* and probiotic* or lactobacil* or bifidobac* or streptococ* or saccharomyc* or Escherichia* or bacilli* or enterobacter*. When the initial search suggested that infant crying was frequently a secondary outcome in articles investigating the safety and tolerance of probiotics in infants, a further search was performed using the MeSH terms and key words for the various probiotic strains and the following: (1) MeSH terms: safety or drug tolerance or growth and (2) key words: safe* or toleran* or grow*; a limit of the last 20 years was applied because most studies on probiotic use occurred in this time frame. Furthermore, reference lists from articles were explored for other potential studies. Article authors were contacted by e-mail to clarify any relevant article queries. We also searched for ongoing trials using the terms probiotic and colic through the metaRegister of Controlled Trials on controlled-trials.com, including the National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov and the International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number Registers, in September 2012. Non–English language literature and unpublished data were not included.
Three of us (V.S., S.C., and T.dG.) independently identified appropriate articles through examining relevant abstracts, reviewed trials for eligibility, and assessed the quality of trials. Inconsistencies were resolved by discussions between the 3 of us.
The systematic review included randomized clinical trials involving infants who were younger than 3 months at the commencement of oral probiotic supplementation vs placebo or standard care or no care. Studies were included that investigated the effectiveness of any probiotic given to either mothers or infants in both term and preterm infants. The primary outcome was infant crying/distress, measured as duration or the number of episodes, or the diagnosis of "infant colic," defined by the modified Wessel criteria of crying/fussing for 3 hours or more of the day for 3 days or more per week for 1 week or more.
Using a standardized data extraction form, the following information was captured for each included study: (1) the characteristics of infants (age at recruitment, sex, gestation, feeding method, delivery type, whether prevention or treatment, and method of diagnosis of colic); (2) the type of intervention (strain, dose, frequency, and duration of probiotic use) vs placebo or vs standard treatment (including dose, frequency, and duration of treatment) or vs no treatment; (3) the outcome measures (crying duration or frequency of bouts of crying or diagnoses of infant colic, whether they were primary vs secondary outcomes, and timing of outcomes measured); and (4) reported adverse effects.
Trial quality and risk of bias were assessed according to the criteria outlined in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.21 This included rating the adequacy of randomization; allocation concealment; blinding of participants, data collectors, and outcome assessors; and extent of loss to follow-up.
Meta-analysis was performed using version 5.0 of RevMan.23 Identified studies were included in the meta-analysis that (1) reported on the duration of infant crying/distress as minutes per day as the daily crying time or the difference in daily crying time between intervention and control groups; (2) measured the outcome at the same point postintervention; and (3) used the same probiotic strain with the same dosage and route of delivery. The median difference in daily crying time between treatment and control groups at 21 days of intervention was the primary measure of treatment effect, because this outcome measure was available in all trials included in the meta-analysis. The continuous outcomes for individual trials and pooled statistics were reported as median differences and 95% confidence intervals. For trials that did not report the median difference, the median difference was calculated as the difference in median crying time between intervention and control groups. The 95% confidence intervals were calculated from the provided P values using the Altman and Bland method,24 assuming the variance of crying times was the same in both groups. We also pooled results by converting median to mean crying times to investigate whether outcomes may differ. The random-effects model and the inverse variance method were used for pooling data, and statistical heterogeneity between outcomes for trials was evaluated using the t2, χ2, and I2 statistics. I2 of 30% to 60%, 50% to 90%, and 75% to 100% represented moderate, substantial, and considerable heterogeneity, respectively. Heterogeneity was regarded to be substantial if t2 was greater than zero or the P value was low (<.10) in the χ2 test for heterogeneity. The random-effects model was selected as the method to pool data because of important clinical heterogeneity between trials identified a priori. Analysis was repeated using the fixed-effects model to ascertain whether similar conclusions were reached.
The eFigure in the Supplement details the trial selection processes. Eighteen trials were extracted for review of eligibility, comprising 16 from the 1173 potentially relevant studies identified in the database search and a further 2 from a search of the metaRegister of Controlled Trials. Of these 18, 6 were excluded because of unclear outcome measures or inappropriate age groups; the remaining 12 met inclusion and exclusion criteria, and of these, 3 also met inclusion criteria for a single meta-analysis. Five authors were contacted for clarification of details of the outcome measures, but no additional relevant information was able to be obtained.
Table 1 summarizes the characteristics of each of the 12 included trials. eTable 1 in the Supplement describes the characteristics of the excluded trials.
All included studies were randomized clinical trials. Five trials examined the effectiveness of probiotics in the management of infant colic18,25,30- 32 and 7, the effectiveness of probiotics in the prevention of infant crying.26- 29,33- 35 The included trials totaled 1825 infants, of whom 271 were term infants with the diagnosis of colic, 1534 were term infants without colic, and 20 were preterm newborns without colic. Study sample sizes ranged from 9 to 1018. Six trials studied formula-fed infants only,25,26,29,33- 35 3 included breastfed infants only,18,28,32 1 examined both breastfed and formula-fed infants,27 and 2 investigated breastfed infants with mothers on dairy-free diets.30,31
Two studies included 1050 mother-infant pairs with high risk of allergy, where the intervention was given to both pregnant mothers antenatally during the last 4 weeks of pregnancy and postnatally to mothers or infants for 6 months as capsules or capsule contents suspended in liquid.27,28 The remaining trials involved postnatal probiotic supplementation to infants younger than 3 months as drops,30- 32 capsule contents suspended in liquid,18 or formula.25,26,29,34,35 Six trials used a single probiotic,26,28,30- 33 5 included multiple probiotics,18,25,27,34,35 and 1 trial used a probiotics/prebiotics mixture.29
The dosage of probiotics varied widely between trials, in particular when probiotics were administered within formula because the amount of formula ingested by infants could vary greatly. The duration of intervention ranged from 2 weeks to 6 months. All but 1 trial compared a probiotic intervention with placebo; this trial compared a probiotic with simethicone,30 a medication known to be ineffective in the management of colic.36,37
The most common outcome reported was daily infant crying time (mean or median duration), which was the primary outcome in 3 trials30- 32 and a secondary outcome in 6 trials.18,26,28,29,33,34 The remaining 3 trials each reported a different crying-related outcome: number of infants with a 25% reduction in daily crying duration,25 number of infants diagnosed with infant colic,27 and number of episodes of crying per day.35 Most trials used diaries completed by participant parents as a measure of crying time; however, 2 used questionnaires,27,35 1 involved an interview,29 and in 2, the method of measure was unclear.18,33 Six trials measured outcomes at 1 month26,29,30,32,33,35 and 3 measured outcomes at all of 7, 14, and 21 days.30- 32
None of the studies reported adverse effects of probiotic supplementation. Three trials did not include adverse effects as outcomes.18,30,32 The others concluded no adverse effects in gastrointestinal tolerance, growth, or infections.25- 29,31,33- 35
The process of determining risk of bias for each individual trial is described in eTable 2 in the Supplement. Five trials adequately described the process of randomization sequence generation,27,29,31,32,34 6 defined the procedures of allocation concealment,26,27,29,31- 33 and 3 adequately blinded participants, research personnel, and outcomes.27,29,32 The 2010 Savino et al trial31 blinded participants and research personnel, but the statistician who generated the randomization list was not blinded to the outcome. The 2007 Savino et al trial30 was inadequately blinded, because the control group received a medication at a different dosing regimen than the intervention group. The remaining trials did not describe the blinding processes. Ten trials reported rates of incomplete outcome data as less than 20%.25,27- 35 All trials presented outcomes appropriately and avoided selective outcome reporting.
Three trials did not describe baseline characteristics.25,26,35 Because the reported outcome in 2 of these trials26,35 was total duration of crying in each group, this could result in important bias if the baseline crying time was by chance remarkably different in each group. Three trials reported markedly different baseline characteristics between groups.28,32,33 In the Rinne et al trial,28 fewer infants were born by cesarean section in the probiotic than the placebo group, and this was not adjusted for in the analysis. This may affect results because the gut microbiota profile is known to be different in infants born by cesarean section from those born by vaginal delivery.38 In the Szajewska et al trial,32 the probiotic group had a higher percentage of infants with a family history of allergy than the control group, and this was not adjusted for in the analysis.32 In Vendt et al trial,33 the placebo group had higher baseline crying time than the probiotic group; however, the reported outcome was change in crying time. Overall, only 2 trials27,29 had low risk of bias.
Table 2 summarizes the results of each trial reviewed, by the type of study and probiotics used. Of the 7 prevention trials, 2 reported the mean daily crying time to be less in the probiotic compared with the placebo group.26,29 In one, formula-fed preterm infants were supplemented with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri26; in the other, term infants received a combination of probiotics and prebiotics in an α-lactalbumin–enriched formula.29 None of the other 5 prevention trials found a significant difference between the probiotic and control groups.
Of the 5 management trials for infant colic, 3 trials30- 32 reported a significant reduction in median daily crying time in the probiotic compared with the placebo group30- 32 and were sufficiently homogenous to meta-analyze (see later). The Dupont et al trial25 could not be included in the meta-analysis because of its dichotomized outcome; although it found no difference between groups in the number of infants with a reduction of daily crying time of more than 25% at 2 weeks, irritability and agitation without crying decreased more in the probiotic than the control group. The Mentula et al trial18 reported no difference in crying duration between the 2 groups at 2 weeks; it could not be included in the meta-analysis because of the vastly different intervention (a combination of different probiotics), dosing of intervention, mode of intervention delivery (capsules), unclear measure of crying outcomes used, and small sample size (n = 9).18
The 3 trials included in the meta-analysis30- 32 examined the effectiveness of the probiotic L reuteri in the management of colic in term infants. All 209 infants were breastfed only, and in 2 trials, mothers were also on dairy-free diets.30,31 All used the same dose of L reuteri at 109 colony-forming units per day, in the form of 5 drops per day; the controls received a placebo in 2 trials and simethicone in the third. All 3 trials reported the median daily crying time at 21 days of intervention as the primary outcome.
Figure 1 shows results of the meta-analysis. Supplementation with L reuteri in breastfed term infants with colic reduced the daily crying time at day 21 of intervention by a median difference of 65.10 minutes per day (95% CI, −85.82 to −44.38) compared with the placebo group (z = 6.16; P < .001) (Figure 1A). However, there was substantial heterogeneity (I2 = 55%) between the few included trials (P = .11) in the random-effects model. Results were very similar when median crying times were converted to means to pool results using mean difference as the primary measure of treatment effect (Figure 1B). Results were also similar when the fixed-effects model was explored (Figure 2).
A, Meta-analysis of treatment trials using median difference as the primary outcome, with a random-effects model. B, Meta-analysis of treatment trials using mean difference as the primary outcome, with a random-effects model. IV indicates inverse variance.
A, Meta-analysis of treatment trials using median difference as the primary outcome, with a fixed-effects model. B, Meta-analysis of treatment trials using mean difference as the primary outcome, with a fixed-effects model. IV indicates inverse variance.
Whether probiotics have any role in the prevention of infant colic is unclear, because existing trials differ vastly in their populations of infants, probiotic strains supplemented, and types and points of outcome measures. Supplementation with the probiotic L reuteri in breastfed term infants younger than 3 months with colic may appear to be effective in reducing crying; however, this conclusion is tempered by the presence of substantial heterogeneity in the 3 treatment trials included in the meta-analysis and some methodological concerns that may bias outcomes, including inadequate blinding of the intervention,30,31 unequal baseline characteristics,32 and lack of information about sequence generation and allocation concealment.30 Further, the measure of crying using "diaries" was unclear in all 3 trials and possibly prone to recall bias; no study used a validated cry diary such as the Barr et al diary.39 Two of the 3 trials30,31 involved infants whose mothers were on dairy-free diets so their results may not generalize to breastfed infants whose mothers are on unrestricted diets, because cow's milk protein allergy is a known cause of distress in some infants.7- 9 Of the 2 trials with low risk of bias, both were prevention trials that did not examine infant crying as a primary outcome; 1 suggested the probiotic group to have less crying/agitation than the placebo group,29 and the other concluded no difference between groups.27
To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review to investigate the effectiveness of probiotic supplementation for the management and prevention of infant colic. It involved a rigorous review process with adherence to internationally recognized Cochrane and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines. Conclusions were able to be drawn from pooled data of randomized clinical trials using probiotic supplementation for the management of infant colic in a meta-analysis. A possible limitation is the exclusion of non–English language trials, when probiotic effects could potentially differ in children from different racial or cultural backgrounds.
This review reflects current general consensus that, even though the use of a specific strain of probiotic (L reuteri) in breastfed term infants with colic is promising, there is still insufficient evidence to support the general use of probiotics in all infants with colic or to recommend its use in preventing colic. Larger and more rigorously designed randomized clinical trials are needed to examine the efficacy of the probiotic L reuteri in the management of breastfed and particularly formula-fed infants with colic and in the prevention of colic in healthy term infants. Currently, at least 5 unpublished trials in progress in different parts of the world are designed to examine the effects of probiotics in the management of breastfed and formula-fed infants with colic.40 The pending results will better inform future meta-analyses that may be able to provide more definitive conclusions about the management of such an important clinical condition.
Corresponding Author: Valerie Sung, MPH, Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia (email@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: March 27, 2013.
Published Online: October 7, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.2572.
Author Contributions: Dr Sung had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Study concept and design: Sung, Collett, de Gooyer, Wake.
Acquisition of data: Sung, Collett, de Gooyer.
Analysis and interpretation of data: All authors.
Drafting of the manuscript: Sung, Hiscock, Tang, Wake.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors.
Statistical analysis: Sung, Collett, de Gooyer.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Sung, Wake.
Study supervision: Hiscock, Tang, Wake.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Tang is a member of the Nestlé Nutrition Institute Medical Advisory Board Oceania and the Nutricia Medical Advisory Board Australasia and received honoraria for speaking at symposia sponsored by the Nestlé Nutrition Institute and Nutricia (Danone). She also received probiotic and placebo research products from Nestlé Research Centre Switzerland and Dicofarm Italy for studies unrelated to this systematic review. No other conflicts of interest were reported.
Funding/Support: Dr Sung is supported by National Health and Medical Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship 607447, and Drs Hiscock and Wake are supported by National Health and Medical Research Council Population Health Career Development Awards (grants 607351 and 546405). Murdoch Childrens Research Institute is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.
Role of the Sponsor: The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Additional Contributions: We thank Michael Abramson, PhD, and Andrew Forbes, PhD, Monash University, John Carlin, PhD, University of Melbourne, and Michael Coory, PhD, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, for advice on statistical measures.
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Edvard Armas Järnefelt (August 14, 1869 – June 23, 1958), was a Finnish composer and conductor.
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In a few days from now, the country will go to the polls to pick a government to represent their needs. And even as politicians intensify their campaign efforts, activists representing a motley crew of causes urge their candidates to focus on issues that matter the most to them.
However, there is one cause that Congress, BJP and AAP are singularly united on—women empowerment.
And with India's recent track record of crimes against women, it comes as no surprise that AAP, Congress and BJP, who probably have little common ground to agree on, would prioritise women rights and development at the center of their campaign.
Civil society leaders and activists decided to benefit on this opportunity, and in process launched the Womanifesto, a six point plan to ensure women's freedoms and development.
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"Election time is the moment when voters have the greatest power to demand change," they explain. "Politicians should hear from citizens that priorities have changed, and now that over half voters are women, the Womanifesto shows how India's mood has evolved," they add.
"Also while there are existing measures, broader reforms are the need of the hour," says Nundy. "For instance, public education is needed to challenge the anti-women attitudes that lie behind the rape crisis and equal pay should be secured for men and women doing a similar job. Womanifesto sets out a comprehensive road map towards women's protection, equality and freedom," she elaborates.
Nundy, adds in conclusion, "This election presents a historic opportunity to vote for candidates who truly commit to the freedoms and equal power for women. It's time for politicians to stop taking women's votes for granted. The AAP's leader, plus MPs from several parties have thrown down the gauntlet, and now all eyes are on Congress, BJP and the others in the next few days to see if they will back this agenda to transform the lives and prospects of India's 600 million women."


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MegaTransect was the name for a project conducted in Africa in 1999 by J. Michael Fay to spend 455 days on the expedition hike of 2000 miles across the Congo Basin of Africa to survey the ecological and environmental status of the region.
A transect is a term in ecology that denotes a survey of the natural vegetation through a particular area. The concept of a megatransect was conceived as a vegetation transect on a large scale that could be used to take an ecological census of the natural vegetation and ecosystems.
Shortly after the hike, Fay successfully lobbied alongside the President of Gabon to create 13 new national parks. In 2002, US Secretary of State Colin Powell and other Bush Administration members gave 53 million dollars to help preserve the Congo Basin.[citation needed]
Mike Fay later went on to carry out the MegaFlyover in 2004.
Madagascar megatransect[edit]
Also in 2004, an international team conducted a "Megatransect" of the island of Madagascar. Dubbed "Hike Madagascar", the journey covered the entire island. Members met with rural farmers to help them improve their agricultural techniques and discuss their impact on the environment.
History of USA megatransects[edit]
One of the first megatransects in the United States, was conducted by Dr. Robert R. Humphrey when he rephotographed 535 miles of the natural vegetation along the United States and Mexico border at the 1890s permanent border monument locations, spaced about five miles apart, and published the work in "90 Years and 535 miles: Vegetation Changes along the Mexican Border" (1987, pub. Univ. of NM Press, 448 pages).
Craig C. Dremann, in 1997, conducted a megatransect surveying over 3,000 miles and at each mile-marker, noting the roadside vegetation, the perennial native grass, and exotic grass status, through the Great Basin ecosystem. The route was from Reno, Nevada eastward to Hot Springs, South Dakota, and from South Dakota, through Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada and returning westward to Bishop, California, and then north to Reno.
In 2005, Dremann conducted another vegetation megatransect, this time of the California portion of the Mojave desert, mapping over 1,000 miles on a mile-by-mile basis, for a fast-spreading exotic mustard species, Brassica tournefortii, noting the locations and density of the Mojave desert Mustard infestation in California.
Dremann suggests that a method of remotely conducting a large-scale vegetation megatransect, is with photographs. Photographs that have been taken at ground-level at intervals from known locations, can be stitched together, to create large-scale to Continent-scale megatransect pictures of the ecosystems.
In 2007-2008 J. Michael Fay and Lindsey Holm completed a 1300 mile Redwood Transect of 333 days. This was a transect that spanned from the southernmost to the northernmost redwood tree in California and Oregon. They walked extensively on private timberland and public land recording data on historical exploitation, current forest stand characteristics, silviculture and many other aspects of the redwood ecosystem. The results will be published in National Geographic in 2009.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the National Park Service are adapting the idea of a megatransect for the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) Like other megatransects, the A.T. MEGA-Transect aims to monitor the natural resources along the trail, understand the status and trends of these resources, and inform and engage the public and stakeholders. The 2,178 mile long trail crosses 14 states, from Georgia to Maine, and is visited by one to two million people, and completed by about 400 people each year. Volunteer citizen scientists are beginning to implement monitoring protocols to track natural resources such as wildlife presence, water quality, forest health, invasive plants, endangered species, mountain birds, phenology, and air quality. Professional scientists are also using the transect for independent research. Because the A.T. is oriented along the predicted migratory direction of species responding to climate change, it is a particularly important megatransect to establish and maintain.
MegaTransect future[edit]
For a rapidly changing planet, megatransects establish baseline data from which to draw future trends, and they can focus attention on particular ecosystems which are disappearing faster than others.
Establishing standard megatransects on specific regions or through various ecosystems of each continent, and periodic re–measurement of the ecological conditions along routes, every five to ten years, would provide very valuable measured data on environmental trends.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- National Geographic page on the transect
- Account of "Hike Madagascar" transect
- 1987 Dr. Robert Humphrey's megatransect
- 1997 Great Basin megatransect
- 2005 Mojave desert Mustard infestation in California
- Continent-sized photographic vegetation megatransects
- 2007-2008 transect of the entire range of the redwood tree


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- Publisher: THQ
- Release Date: Nov 13, 2007
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Jun 18, 2011This is my first wrestling game so from what I've played, the game is alright. It's good in multi-player and the graphics are pretty much what I expected so for a wrestling game, it ticks all the boxes.
Apr 24, 2011While 2008 doesn't innovate the series in any way, fans will be more than enthralled with the new ECW roster to play with. Pros: Additional ECW roster; excellent graphics and controls; improved online play. Cons: Doesn't take a step back or forward since its predecessor; limited roster.
Everything else is pretty much the same as the PS3 version, though, sadly, the online play has been stripped out. [Dec 2007, p.73]
As solid as ever but lacks next-gen dazzle and is inevitably weaker online. [Dec 2007, p.44]
The graphics are stale, single-player 24/7 Mode is a step backward for the series, the Create-A-Superstar and GM 24/7 are basically rehashes of last year's product, and the same complaints we've had for years -- awful AI, lame commentary, poor collision detection -- are still rampant.


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Dr. Frederick Hanna
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Doctor of Musical Arts
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, Massachusetts
Master of Music
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Bachelor of Science in Education
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Frederick Hanna is the Fine and Performing Arts Department Chair at Creighton University where he conducts the Creighton University Symphonic Band and University Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Hanna holds degrees from the University of Arkansas, Northwestern University and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.
Dr. Hanna has composed the musical score to Lewis & Clark Part One: Manifest Destiny, a musical theater production which was produced at Creighton University as well as Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington. He has also composed the musical score to 'King of Kings' for the Robert M. Gewald Management in New York City.
With several compositions to his credit, Dr. Hanna composed the 'Suite for Symphonic Band' which includes 'Fantasy on the Blue and the Gold', 'Scherzo', and 'Soundtrack'. Dr. Hanna has premiered his first three symphonies on the Creighton campus and has conducted the first two in China at the Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing, China.
The premiere of his 4th Symphony is scheduled to take place in the Fall of 2015 in Yongzhou, China at the 2,500-year anniversary of Yongzhou.
Compositions are available exclusively from Aux Arcs Music, Fayetteville, Arkansas. www.auxarcsmusic.com
He is married to his wife, Laurie and has four children, Kristin, Kevin, Megan and Brian.
Symphony No. 5 (Tibet) - In Process
Ignatius' Saga - In Process
(For Full Orchestra and Narrator)
Symphony No. 4 (The Grand Canal) - 2015
A Creighton Exhibition - 2014
Symphony No. 3 (Beijing) - 2014
Symphony No. 2 (Shanghai) - 2012
Processus de Facundia - 2011
Hunting Wabbits, transcription - 2010
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Celebration Fanfare - 2002
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Suite for Symphonic Band - 2007
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Laurel Brigade - 2002
A Spring Fanfare - 2002
Where Rainbows Fly - 2000
Contrasts - 1999
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Procession (Violin/Viola) - 2001
Fanfare No. 1 (Trumpet Duet) - 2001
Scherzo (Woodwind Quintet) - 1999
Blue Eyes (Voice/Piano) - 1999
Breakfast! (Manuscript)
King of Kings (Manuscript) 2004/5
Lewis & Clark Manifest Destiny: Part One - 2003
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Another team clinched a playoff spot, and several upsets kept divisional races tight in Week 15 of the 2013 NFL Season. Here are five things we learned:
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Florida State's freshman phenom Jameis Winston won the 2013 Heisman Trophy by one of the largest margins in history.
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Detective to detail investigation into Jackson doc
FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, file photo, Michael Jackson's former doctor Conrad Murray sits in a courtroom during his involuntary manslaughter trial in Los Angeles. Jurors hearing a civil case on Wednesday May 1,2013 against Jackson's concert promoter that Murray was more than $500,000 in debt and his finances were "severely distressed." (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, Pool, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury will hear more Wednesday about the troubled finances of Michael Jackson's doctor from a police detective who investigated the physician and saw his mounting debts as a possible motive for improper treatments on the pop superstar.
Los Angeles Police Detective Orlando Martinez on Tuesday told jurors hearing a civil case against Jackson's concert promoter that Conrad Murray was more than $500,000 in debt and his finances were "severely distressed."
FILE - In this April 27, 2011 file photo, Katherine Jackson poses for a portrait in Calabasas, Calif. Opening statements are scheduled to begin Monday April 29, 2013, in Jackson's lawsuit against concert giant AEG Live over her son Michael's 2009 death. Katherine Jackson claims the company failed to properly investigate the doctor who was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter for the singer's death, but the company denies all wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
The doctor's Las Vegas home was in foreclosure proceedings, he owed back child support and had liens and judgments spread across several states.
Martinez said that led him to believe Murray's actions were motivated by the $150,000 a month he expected to be paid by AEG.
"He may break the rules, bend the rules, do whatever he needed to do to get paid," Martinez said. "It might solve his money problems."
Murray's finances were not a factor in the criminal case that ended with his 2011 conviction for administering a fatal dose of propofol to Jackson.
Randy Jackson and Rebbie Jackson, background right, brother and sister of late pop star Michael Jackson, arrive at a courthouse for Katherine Jackson's lawsuit against concert giant AEG Live in Los Angeles, Monday, April 29, 2013. An attorney for Michael Jackson's mother says AEG Live owed it to the pop superstar to properly investigate the doctor held criminally responsible for his death. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
The former cardiologist is not a party to the case, but he is a key figure in Katherine Jackson's negligent hiring case against concert giant AEG Live. The Jackson family matriarch contends AEG did not properly investigate Murray before allowing him to serve as Jackson's tour physician for the ill-fated "This Is It" shows planned for 2009.


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The flood-ravaged villages of several areas in Odisha's Jajpur district have been gripped by a snake scare as it has become a habitat of poisonous reptiles.
"As many as 12 cases of snakebite have been reported from the flood-affected areas across the district but there is no casualty. Anti-snake venom injection and other medicines are available at block and the district headquarters hospitals," said Chief District Medical Officer Binayak Prusty.
Thousands of flood-hit people are spending sleepless nights following the menace, particularly in Dasarathapur, Korei, Jajpur and Bari blocks as snakes are sneaking into homes. "I was awake for the past couple of nights to guard against snakes as my aged parents, wife and two children are scared to sleep at home. Poisonous snakes are sneaking into our house," said Rabindra Parida of Kanyan village of Dasarathapur block. The entire flood-ravaged village is gripped by a snake scare as it has become a habitat of the reptile. "At least 16 snakes were killed by villagers in the past 10 days," said Radhakanta Das of the same village. As human habitations in these areas are on a high land, snakes sneak into the habitat to take shelter during floods. "The floodwater has forced snakes to come out of their habitat in search of higher ground. They like to go somewhere warm and in the process enter houses. They will not attack anyone who get in their way unless they are provoked," said Anirudha Samantray, an environmentalist. - PTI


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Moore leads Lynx past Dream 84-59 in Game 1
MINNEAPOLIS Their disappointing experience last year showed the Minnesota Lynx the danger of a loss at home to open the WNBA Finals.
This time, they left no doubt about who's in early control of the series.
Maya Moore had 23 points, including three 3-pointers in the first quarter to fuel a strong start, and the Lynx delivered a dominant 84-59 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Game 1 on Sunday night.
"I think we're setting ourselves up for success," said Monica Wright, who pitched in 20 points off the bench and teamed with Rebekkah Brunson to fluster league scoring leader Angel McCoughtry into 6-for-24 shooting for 17 points plus five turnovers.
Moore shot 10 for 16 from the floor and grabbed seven rebounds, and Seimone Augustus scored her usual 19 points. The Lynx led the entire game, shot 49.4 percent from the field and stymied the Dream into 0-for-15 shooting from 3-point range.
"People will doubt us already, but that's OK. We'll be back for a dogfight on Tuesday," McCoughtry said. "Everybody has cold days. This is a cold day."
Aneika Henry added 14 points, but Jasmine Thomas shot 3-for-15 from the floor. The Dream fell to 0-7 in the finals since 2010. They were swept by Seattle in 2010 and the Lynx in 2011.
Game 2 is here in Minnesota again on Tuesday night, with the best-of-five matchup shifting to Georgia for Game 3 on Thursday night.e
"They looked really good. They were sharp. And we got hit in the mouth," said Dream guard Armintie Herrington.
Their four-game loss to Indiana in the finals last season not forgotten, the Lynx have played with even more of an edge this season, welcoming the tenacity, strength and slick passing ability of center Janel McCarville to the lineup to join her old pal Lindsay Whalen from their days together at the University of Minnesota.
Henry and Erika de Souza gave the Dream some early production inside, but the Lynx didn't bother tussling much with them in the post. They snagged the defensive rebounds they needed, enjoying a 31-19 advantage in that category, and simply launched swish after swish from the corners and the wings with some hustling, highlight-reel fast breaks mixed in.
"She knows that the starters, they're going to go head to head and beat each other up, and it's really about the peripheral players," Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said.
The Lynx went on a 15-0 run in the second quarter to pull away, with five players scoring during the spurt. They had 14 assists in the first half, to four for the Dream.
McCoughtry started the third quarter by clanking a 3-pointer off the rim. Then she had a fast-break layup stolen by Whalen on the next possession, her complaint to the officials for a foul call ignored. A little later in that period, McCarville leveled McCoughtry with a jarring screen. Then she peeled off, caught a pass and swished a jump shot for a 48-31 lead. The players ran by as McCoughtry sat on the court, still dazed from the collision.


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I just finished the game with my 4th char, an Elementalist. I tamed a Phoenix, as this fits the Fire Elementalist theme very well.
Now they are quite large buggers, and I compared my lousy level 5 Phoenix to a Level 20 Hearty Phoenix.
Result: Absolutely same size. 3 people could not see any difference in size.
I also believe this is also true for level 15 and level 3/5 Tigers.
Tyrian pets grow in size as they evolve, but Canthan pets do NOT seem to grow at all.
Can someone check/confirm this? I can offer Tigers, a Black Moa and a low level Phoenix for size comparison purposes.


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Vick resumed his starting role after missing three games with a rib injury and provided the difference for the Eagles (5-3). His TD run with 13:47 to go in the game put Philadelphia up 26-17.
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Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas mark 3.
Cream the margarine and sugar. Mix in the syrup and vanilla. Sift in the flour, salt and baking powder, alternating with soy milk. Beat until smooth. Add the rolled oats and almonds.
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Our entire housing track had these ovens installed as standard appliances. My control board lasted 12 years, but everyone is telling me that the control boards routinely fail. One neighbor told me they replaced theirs three times! I encountered two problems when I did the repair: 1) the board is no longer manufactured and has a slightly different replacement. Unfortunately, this new board has to be wired in differently. I can't just unplug the twelve cables and plug in the new board. 2) The instructions appear to be very sparse. Even worse. The instructions were a faded copy. I can read about 50% of it. So, far I haven't gotten it completely installed. I'm going to need to call someone for either directions or a fresh copy of the instructions.
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LAWRENCEVILLE - Police believe the triggerman in a Dec. 11 convenience store shooting is someone who goes by the street name "Mikey D."Informants have told police the black man might live anywhere from Norcross to Winder, but searches have come up empty thus far, Gwinnett police Detective J. Rowell said Friday. Rowell testified in a probable cause hearing for Raymone Cook, who's charged with murder for accompanying the mystery shooter in Cook's white GMC Yukon when gunfire broke out at Jenny's Food Mart, a stand-alone store on Club Drive. The shooting left Leo Fletcher III, 21, dead and Dion Harris Jr., 20, injured. Both men are from Sacramento, Calif. Police have said bullets flew that night when a marijuana deal went sour. Rowell testified that more than $3,000 in cash and a small amount of marijuana was in the Chevrolet Malibu where Fletcher's body was found. Cook was serving a 60-day sentence at the Gwinnett County Correctional Complex for violating probation when an anonymous tipster told police his vehicle was at the murder scene. He was charged with murder late last month. Gwinnett Magistrate Court Judge Gene Cantrell bound murder charges against Cook to Superior Court. He remains jailed without bond.
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Petra Nemcova and Friends Celebrate the 'Happy Hearts Fund Land of Dreams: Thailand' Event This Saturday at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City
NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Join Petra Nemcova, Quincy Jones, The Edge, Jennifer Hudson, Russell Simmons, Karolina Kurkova and other celebrity guests as Happy Hearts Fund (HHF) kicks off the holiday season in style with their annual benefit titled "Happy Hearts Fund Land of Dreams: Thailand" This Saturday, Nov 20th at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City (6-10PM). This meaningful, fun and educational event is part of a series that will travel to different countries where Happy Hearts Fund rebuilds happy, self -sustaining schools after natural disasters. This year we will take 500 guests on a journey to Asia, where they will experience the magic of Thailand without ever leaving New York through simulated sights, authentic cuisine and traditional Thailand entertainment.
This year, Happy Hearts Fund honors champions of business and entertainment who have shown exemplary generosity even through the toughest of economic times. This year's "Heart of Gold " confirmed honorees are:
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"Thailand was grateful to Happy Hearts Fund and Petra Nemcova who poured in help and support for Thai children after the 2004 Asian Tsunami. We whole-heartedly support the noble mission of HHF to help children in disastrous areas around the world."- Piriya Knempon
- Quincy Jones, Grammy Award winning music icon (He will receive a Lifetime Humanitarian Achievement award):
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"Being an honoree of the Happy Hearts Fund (HHF) is a wonderful tribute to the passion of both the employees of ING Latin America and of Petra and the Happy Hearts team to one sole purpose – the positive transformation of the lives of children affected by natural disasters" – Carlos Muriel
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In Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's new book Home Cooking with Jean-Georges: My Favorite Simple Recipes, explores one chef's kitchen and the everyday food he prepares in it. The recipes do not require esoteric ingredients, special equipment- they are simple but delicious dishes that can be made with minimum effort. He emphasizes quick and seasonal cooking. Some of the Vongerichten family favorites that the home cook will learn how to prepare include: watermelon and blue cheese salad, parmesan-crusted chicken, fresh corn pudding cake, butternut squash with balsamic and chile panko crumbs, fettuccine with Meyer lemon cream sauce, and tarte tatin. With Easter just around the corner, we've decided to share a lamb recipe. Instead of a traditional lamb roast, Chef Vongerichten braises lamb shanks in soy, ginger and lemongrass. The flavors of this dish sing of Asia and will be a totally unexpected meal for Easter Sunday.
Soy-Braised Lamb Shanks Serves 4
Grapeseed or other neutral oil
4 whole (2-pound) lamb shanks, trimmed and patted dry
2 medium yellow onions, sliced
2 medium shallots, sliced
13 garlic cloves, sliced
Kosher salt
2 Asian pears, cored and cut into 2-inch chunks
1 bunch scallions, green parts only
2 lemongrass stalks, smashed and thinly sliced
5-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
1 fresh long red (finger) chile, stemmed, seeded, and sliced
4 whole star anise
1 ¼ cups semidry Gewurztraminer or Riesling
1 cup champagne vinegar
¾ cup soy sauce
½ cup honey
Preheat the oven to 325°F.
Heat a large Dutch oven over high heat until very hot. Add enough oil to generously coat the bottom of the pan and heat until almost smoking. Carefully slide in the lamb shanks in a single layer. Do not crowd the pan; cook in batches if necessary. Cook until golden brown on one side, about 4 minutes. Turn on another side and continue cooking and turning to evenly brown all sides and the top, about 8 minutes longer. Drain all of the fat from the pan.
Meanwhile, heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add enough oil to generously coat the bottom of the pan and heat until shimmering. Stir in the onions, shallots, and garlic. Season with a pinch of salt. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and tender, about 10 minutes.
Add the onion mixture to the pan with the lamb, along with the pears, scallions, lemongrass, ginger, chile, anise, wine, vinegar, soy sauce, and honey. Add enough water to cover the lamb by ½ inch. Cover and bring to a boil. Transfer to the oven and braise until the meat is completely tender and falling off the bone, about 3½ hours. Uncover and carefully transfer the lamb shanks to a dish. Raise the oven temperature to 375°F.
Strain the braising liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a large saucepan, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Bring to a boil and continue to boil over high heat until reduced by a third. Return the shanks to the Dutch oven, meat side down, and pour the reduced liquid over them. Transfer to the oven and cook, basting every 5 minutes, until lacquered with a mahogany glaze, about 15 minutes. There should still be syrupy sauce left in the pan.
Serve the lamb shanks with the sauce spooned over the meat.
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Individual Round Steak Roasts
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Try this alluring Individual Round Steak Roasts. An easily prepared non-vegetarian recipe, this Individual Round Steak Roasts is a dish which you will always love to serve in your party.
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|Herb and cheese seasoned croutons
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|Dried parsley flakes
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|Thinly sliced round steak
|2 Pound, pounded (4 Steaks)
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|Canned tomato sauce with mushroom bits
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In a small, heat-resistant, non-metallic mixing bowl, heat bacon and onion on full power 4 to 5 minutes or until onion is tender and bacon is cooked.
Bacon will not be crisp.
Add croutons and parsley flakes to bacon.
Toss to combine.
Season round steaks with seasoned salt and pepper.
Spread some of bacon mixture on each of the four steaks.
Roll as for jelly roll and fasten with toothpicks.
Arrange steak rolls in a deep, 2 quart, heat resistant, non-metallic casserole.
Pour bouillon over steak rolls and heat, covered, on simmer for 15 minutes.
Turn steak rolls over.
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A couple of things. (OK - more than a couple)
This is from a close reach / close hauled position.
If you're sailing in heavy conditions the reality is you're probably running deep reefs and shortened sails. Surely if you heave to immediately someone falls over the side, it is better just to let the boat get pushed down onto the MOB? Rather than risk crash gybes etc running back to him? Yes I get the cold water scenario and the need for speed but then the MOB should be kitted to withstand the cold as well.
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BTW - downwind is a whole different story as you have to come about. But we still heave-to at the end.
The picture presented makes more sense to me if you're sailing off the wind - then there is a need to get back upwind and around the windward side of the MOB so that you can drift back onto him (as above)
Anyway this is all semantics, I agree that the best medicine is staying on the boat and I have many times in earlier discussions said that there is no place on my boat for ballet dancers who move around the boat like it was the USS Ronald Regan. On my boat in heavy weather, you don't leave the cockpit if there is no-one else around and when you do, you move around on your hands and knees. Walk, dance, pirouette from point to point and you'll earn yourself a solid rebuke, maybe even a tight slap when you return to the cockpit.
Sorry, a little off the point, yes I suppose crotch straps on harnesses will do some good but staying on the boat is better.
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