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Breed-specific ancestry studies and genome-wide association analysis highlight an association between the MYH9 gene and heat tolerance in Alaskan sprint racing sled dogs
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Alaskan sled dogs are a genetically distinct population shaped by generations of selective interbreeding with purebred dogs to create a group of high-performance athletes. As a result of selective breeding strategies, sled dogs present a unique opportunity to employ admixture-mapping techniques to investigate how breed composition and trait selection impact genomic structure. We used admixture mapping to investigate genetic ancestry across the genomes of two classes of sled dogs, sprint and long-distance racers, and combined that with genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify regions that correlate with performance-enhancing traits. The sled dog genome is enhanced by differential contributions from four non-admixed breeds (Alaskan Malamute, Siberian Husky, German Shorthaired Pointer, and Borzoi). A principal components analysis (PCA) of 115,000 genome-wide SNPs clearly resolved the sprint and distance populations as distinct genetic groups, with longer blocks of linkage disequilibrium (LD) observed in the distance versus sprint dogs (7.5–10 and 2.5–3.75 kb, respectively). Furthermore, we identified eight regions with the genomic signal from either a selective sweep or an association analysis, corroborated by an excess of ancestry when comparing sprint and distance dogs. A comparison of elite and poor-performing sled dogs identified a single region significantly associated with heat tolerance. Within the region we identified seven SNPs within the myosin heavy chain 9 gene (MYH9) that were significantly associated with heat tolerance in sprint dogs, two of which correspond to conserved promoter and enhancer regions in the human ortholog.
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- Breed-specific ancestry studies and genome-wide association analysis highlight an association between the MYH9 gene and heat tolerance in Alaskan sprint racing sled dogs
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Mammalian Genome
Volume 23, Issue 1-2 , pp 178-194
- Cover Date
- 2012-02-01
- 10.1007/s00335-011-9374-y
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- 0938-8990
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- 1432-1777
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- Springer-Verlag
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- Alexandra M. Byers (1)
- Jonathan A. Runstadler (2)
- Heidi G. Parker (1)
- Elaine A. Ostrander (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Cancer Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, 50 South Drive, Building 50, Room 5351, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
- 2. Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, 99775, USA
- 3. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA


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It was literally a tale of two halves for the Lynchburg-Clay girls basketball team on Thursday night as their tournament run was ended by No. 3 seed South Point (20-4). The Lady Mustangs (16-7) were playing their usual in-your-face defense on the night and had an abundance of scoring in the first half, but things changed in the second half as South Point made a run after the half and ended up winning 46-40.
The game started with South Point going to the line after a foul on a shot attempt where they made one of two to give the Lady Pioneers the one point advantage. This was the last time South Point would see the lead until late in the fourth quarter. McKayla Binkley put the Lady Mustangs onto the board with a layup with was followed later with a three point basket from her sister Hannah. By the end of the first quarter, Lynchburg had the 19 win Lady Pioneers with their back against the wall with a 14-5 lead.
In the second quarter, the Lynchburg squad only added to their lead, outscoring South Point 11-4 in the second frame. They went into the half with a comfortable 25-9 lead.
After the ten minute break, the Lady Pioneers of South Point came out with a look of determination on their faces. They decided to start pressing the Lady Mustangs and it worked as they outscored Lynchburg14-10 and brought themselves back to within 12 points.
The fourth quarter was where the wheels fell off for the Lynchburg girls team. Roles were reversed from the first quarter as the Lady Mustangs were only able to mount five points in the eight minute frame. On the other hand, South Point erupted for 23 in the final quarter taking back the lead and ultimately, the win.
The quarter started with the Lady Pioneers picking up right where they left off scoring the first six points. Lynchburg's Lexi Waits was then subbed in and, shortly after, buried a three point basket from the side to douse the hot streak of South Point. This put the score at 38-29 in favor of the Lynchburg girls with 4:42 left to play. The Lady Pioneers came right back on their next possesion to score a layup for two points to bring them back to within seven points, but Sarah Rosselott came back down the floor on a press break and put up a shot from under the basket to extend the lead to nine, 40-31. Unfortunately, Rosselott was the last Lady Mustang to score. The Lady Pioneers went on a 15-0 run in the final four minutes of play, regaining the lead (their first since the very beginning of the game), and going on to win 46-40.
"We came out in the first half and played phenomenal defense," Lady Mustangs coach Whitney Lewis said after the tough loss. "[South Point] scored nine points the whole first half and, in a district game, you don't see that that often. Second half, I don't know what happened. We still played great defense, they just came out and played a lot better. You don't get this far (in the tournament) by being a mediocre team. They came out in the second half ready to go. We turned the ball over too much in the second half when they put that press on. We also didn't finish some easy shots there at the end to put us back up when [South Point] was making their run and that hurt us. I think that was the difference in the game."
The Lady Mustangs only have one senior on the team in Sarah Rosselott. Lewis commented on her improvement from last year to this year and her leadership on the floor.
"Sarah is out senior," Lewis said of Rosselott. "I've been saying all year that she's a leader on this team. She had a great game tonight. She just battles and never gives up. She had nine points tonight and ended up fouling out because she was playing hard and going after the ball."
"It always sucks to lose the last game in tournament," Lewis continued. "It just does. As a senior, to have it end like this, especially when we were playing so well there in the first half. She has nothing to hang her head about though. She doubled her points from last year and really stepped up as a leader. You can't ask for much more than that."
The Lady Mustangs are now 16-7 on the year with a make up game this Saturday against Peebles. Lewis had encouraging things to say about her team on the year as a whole.
"We're 16-7 now with a league make up game on Saturday and, as young as we are, that's great," Lewis said of her team's success. "From the first game to this game, we've definitely improved on all ends of the ball, especially defensively. I'm looking forward to what we have coming up and we'll kind of see what happens."
South Point: Bradburn 6 – 12, Rawlins 2 5/8 – 9, Justice 1 6/6 – 8, Carey 2 2/7 – 6, Winkler (1) 3/4 – 6, Badge 3/4 – 3, Bacon 1 – 2. Totals: 12(1) 19/29 – 46.
Lynchburg-Clay: Rosselott 3 3/4 – 9, Little 4 1/2 – 9, H. Binkley 1(2) 0/2 – 8, Fittro 1 2/2 – 5, Creighton 2 – 4, Waits (1) – 3, M. Binkley 1 – 2. Totals: 11(4) 6/10 – 40.
Robert Stegbauer is a staff reporter for the Times-Gazette. He can be reached by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him on Twitter at @RStegbauer.

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|Sep 27, 2006, 05:30 PM
mac OSX won't boot and now the flashing folder
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Here's the story, bear with me.
Last week, I powered on my computer after having properly shut it down the night before...after the startup chime, the apple icon and progress indicator came on...that's it. My login doesn't show up, it won't boot into the os, and basically froze at the grey apple icon screen. I tried everything.
I ran disk utility from the macosx installation cds...ran the hardware test...s.m.a.r.t was dandy...everything was fine. I went into single user mode, i got something like this...disk0s2: 0xxxxxxxxxx (UNDEFINED). I tried to do a safe boot, it won't even let me.
It just wouldn't boot into the os no matter what i tried, so finally i gave in and reinstalled the os from the installation cds. I back up my data, so it wasn't a complete tragedy to reformat.
However, just last night as I was browsing the internet, I notice that my computer was lagging. Trying to save images from the internet onto my desktop was taking way too long and the progress indicator would run for seconds before the "save" dialogue came on. I couldn't even drag the image straight to my desktop like i use to. So I decided to do a restart to see if that would cure the lag.
Big mistake. Now the grey flashing folder icon with the question mark comes on instead of the apple icon. Ran disk utility from the installation cds again. Now nothing even shows up in disk utility. No, not that the hd isn't found, but disk utility isn't even working! The progress indicator just runs and runs and runs...it doesn't even stop to show me the image of the install cds. And the only way to stop this was to force power off with the power button.
I can hear the clucking and clicking in the hard drive while the computer was lagging. Is it my hard drive? Is it dead? Do I need to buy a new one, take the laptop apart, and install it? I read several forums, but no one has my exact case. I understand if it's just my hard drive I'm willing to replace it, but should I worry about my motherboard too? I heard some people had their ram fail too, how do i check that and to see if any other hardware is failing? I want to make sure I cover all my bases so I can have it all checked at once and don't have this problem ever again.
I need to know all the possible causes with this. Thank you so much for your time and expertise.
|Sep 27, 2006, 06:20 PM
Indeed a bit of a stumper on this - I can only offer two bits of info, hopfully others will have more:
* Excessive clicking in a HDD is often a precursor to death (AKA "the click of death"), especially if the Disk Utility can't find the HDD and your laptop won't boot. Also, OS X tends to use some portion of your HDD for "virtual memory", so if there's issues accessing the drive in the first place, the OS will have difficulty using it as well, which could cause an OS lag.
* If you've got memory installed that is not Apple RAM, take it out and try rebooting. Generally, the best way to test RAM is to remove sticks one at a time and try to get the machine to function. However, I'm not familiar with the RAM setup in the new Intel laptops, so if there's RAM soldered onto the motherboard this would of course be impossible to do. Ditto if the only RAM in the machine is a single stick of Apple RAM that shipped with it.
In either case, isn't your laptop new enough that it should still be under AppleCare? I know dealing with the so-called "Genius Bar" at the store can be a bit of a PITA, but it would be a waste to have you spend your own money and time trying to fix it if Apple could fix, exchange, or repair it for you.
Good luck!
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|Sep 27, 2006, 06:55 PM
Not simply to repeat the advice you've already received... but I would also vote for a failed HD, which Apple should replace under warranty. The fact that you can boot from the install DVD and the results you got in single user mode both suggest this as the problem.
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framing a small storage shed
How much could I expect to spend on just the labor to have a 10x12 shed framed and decked(roof) on a concrete slab. Please include two windows and a door. Thank you
Can not answer, depends on where you are and many other factors, contact local carpenter.
It looks like you can buy one from the big orange box for between $400 and $3500.
#1 If that slab is not at least 6" as a bare minimum above grade plan on the siding rotting out shortly.
Why not just frame it up yourself?
If you going to go to the expence of paying someone to do all the work you may as well just go buy a premade shed and be able to use it the same day.
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Swedish ISP, Payment Site Say They'll Keep WikiLeaks as Client
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Swedish internet services provider Bahnhof AB and payment website Flattr said they will keep WikiLeaks as a client after companies including Amazon.com Inc. and PayPal Inc. cut off the whistleblower.
Flattr, which allows its users to donate a monthly sum and divide it between internet content providers by clicking Flattr buttons, is open to anyone who wants to use it, Jonas Birgersson, who heads the Malmoe, Sweden-based company's advisory board, said today by phone. WikiLeaks added the button from its website, he said.
The U.S. has condemned the website after it published thousands of classified State Department documents. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces extradition to Sweden related to alleged sex crimes. PayPal, the payment processor owned by EBay Inc., cut access to WikiLeaks website on Dec. 4 citing violation of the acceptable use policy. MasterCard Inc., the world's second largest payments processor, and Visa Europe Ltd. also cut off the website.
"We treat WikiLeaks just like any other customer," Bahnhof Chief Executive Officer Anna Mossberg said in an interview. "Like any other Swedish ISP, the two things that would cause us to drop a client would be if they stop paying invoices or if the Swedish police would contact us and say that the customer is doing something illegal according to Swedish law."
No Contact, Pressure
Flattr and Bahnhof haven't been contacted or pressured to drop WikiLeaks as a client or seen any signs of attacks against the operations, Birgersson and Mossberg said. Bahnhof hosts two servers for WikiLeaks in a mountain cavity in Stockholm's Soedermalm district. To minimize damage in case of an attack, WikiLeaks' servers are kept separate from those of other clients, Mossberg said.
Assange was denied a Swedish residency and work permit by the Swedish Migration Board in October. The residency would have allowed Assange to establish WikiLeaks as a Swedish publication, protected by the constitution. Sweden shares the top placement in the 2010 global Press Freedom Index with five other European countries, Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said on its website.
Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Laila Freivalds was forced to resign in March 2006 after it became known she had been involved in discussions that led to the closing down of the Sweden Democrats' website. At the time, the website featured cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Assange's sex crimes are alleged to have occurred in August when he was in Sweden lecturing about WikiLeaks' release of documents related to the war in Afghanistan. Assange has been in custody in London since Dec. 7 after Swedish police issued a European arrest warrant. He denies the allegations.
The Swedish Broadcasting Company yesterday reported it has been "very difficult" for Swedish prosecutor Marianne Ny and Assange to agree on a date for him to be questioned. Ny refused to talk over the phone or videolink and offered Assange to come "discreetly" to Sweden since there was no warrant for his arrest. After Assange failed to respond for a month, she requested a court to issue an arrest warrant.
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Aug. 29, 2009: Heavyweight prospect Todd Duffee began his brief Octagon stint with a 7-second knockout of Tim Hague at UFC 102. Photo by Dave Mandel. Read more
Mike Chiappetta Joins Press Row
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Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member of the mixed martial arts media into "Press Row" on the Sherdog.com blog. This week, Breen is joined by Mike Chiappetta of MMAFighting.com.Read more
Breen and Chiappetta discuss testosterone replacement therapy and its place within MMA, springboarding off of Chiappetta's recent takeout feature on TRT. The two discuss the moral implications of these powerful hormones in sport, their usefulness outside of athletics, and the essential philosophical question of what kinds of people are "suitable" to take performance-enhancing drugs.
The two also discuss what can be done on the regulatory side, the idea of an "even playing field" in sports, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Lasik eye surgery, scar tissue removal and much, much more.
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Primer: New Year's in Japan
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If Ryan Seacrest happened to be a major celebrity in Japan, he would eventually be offered a substantial sum to be beaten severely in any number of the country's traditional New Year's Eve fighting events. The Japanese watch television in huge numbers that night, and promotions have hired everyone from actors to pro wrestlers to fighters dressed in costumes in order to draw attention away from the standard music and variety programming.
Does it work? For a long time, it did: any combination of Sumo, Bob Sapp, or Olympic champions would usually produce tremendous ratings. But the decline of real fighters and the increasing reluctance (possibly related to the shrinking pay stubs) of the "special attractions" has taken its toll.
It's a real sign of MMA's erosion in Japan that only one event -- K-1's Dynamite -- is actually airing New Year's Eve; the more serious Sengoku takes place Dec. 30. In both cases, fans can see a series of competitive fights. But in K-1's arena, the need for ratings will prompt the usual stunt work: Shinya Aoki will be facing Yuichiro Nagashima in a fight that alternates kickboxing rounds with MMA rules and Bob Sapp will be wrestling Sumo great Shinichi Suzukawa in an orchestrated entertainment-only intermission. Both are likely to dwarf the night's most legitimate bout, a lightweight meeting between Strikeforce's Josh Thomson and Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Stateside, most of the attention has been directed at Todd Duffee taking a late-notice bout against Alistair Overeem. Duffee was touted as a UFC prospect before a shock KO at the hands of Mike Russow; reported head-butting with UFC management led to his release. But Duffee can strike, and he's a few levels above the kind of competition you'd expect Overeem to accept only three weeks after a grueling K-1 tournament. Too good to believe, actually. Like most of the Japanese product, it's subject to change. Read more
ESPN MMA Live: UFC 114 Preview
MMA Live recaps Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery. Alistair Overeem retains his title with ease. Will Fedor Emelianenko be next for the champion?
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Today we released Security Advisory 2896666 regarding an issue that affects customers using Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office 2003 through 2010, and all supported versions of Microsoft Lync. We are aware of targeted attacks, largely in the Middle East and South Asia. The current versions of Microsoft Windows and Office are not affected by this issue. The exploit requires user interaction as the attack is disguised as an email requesting potential targets to open a specially crafted Word attachment. If the attachment is opened or previewed, it attempts to exploit the vulnerability using a malformed graphics image embedded in the document. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the logged on user.While we are actively working to develop a security update to address this issue, we encourage our customers concerned with the risk associated with this vulnerability, to deploy the following Fix it from the advisory:
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The Red Cross has closed their shelters at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs campus and the Elbert County Fairgrounds.
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A fire broke out Monday morning in a Denver apartment building and sent people scrambling out of their homes.
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The American Red Cross along with Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday honored the medical professionals and first responders who helped the victims from last summer's Aurora movie shooting.
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Now that Colorado is getting quite a drop in temperatures, it's recommended drivers get their vehicles prepared for the winter.
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Xcel Energy crews departed on Wednesday morning from the central Denver distribution center on what will be a long trip east to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.
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As the bomb squad worked to secure James Holmes' apartment, the Red Cross provided shelter for 83 people, including 43 children who were forced to leave their homes.
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The latest in Xplane's Did You Know? series of animated explainer videos. This one advances the conversation about how organizations can adapt and prosper by changing the way they work. Find out more on the supporting page for the video.Continue Reading
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Most who hire movers do it without major incident, but taking some precautions will avoid a 'gotcha'
MINNEAPOLIS — "What an idiot I was," said Kim Schmid. Even 22 years of experience as a litigator didn't prevent her from making several costly mistakes during a move from south Minneapolis to Edina, Minn., this year. In the flurry of activity when three trucks and five movers arrived, she signed papers saying that she did not want supplemental coverage for damage to her possessions. "I assumed negligence was covered," she said.
It's a mistake that many consumers make, hoping that everything will arrive in one piece. Unfortunately, Schmid watched as her dining room table crashed from the edge of the moving truck to the asphalt. Later that day, Schmid asked her mover, Local Motion of Eden Prairie, Minn., to deliver the damaged table to nearby EuroNest in St. Louis Park, Minn., to be repaired.
Schmid didn't realize that without the supplemental coverage she was covered for only 60 cents per pound per item. Since the table weighs about 100 pounds, she can collect no more than $60, even though the repair bill was $400.
Damaged furniture is one of the most common complaints about movers at the Better Business Bureau. Nationwide, the number of complaints to Better Business Bureaus jumped from 3,800 in 1997 to 9,200 in 2007. Consumers in Minnesota generally fare better. In 2008 the Minnesota bureau received 59 complaints on moving and storage companies. About 80 percent were resolved.
Besides furniture damage, other common complaints include movers arriving late and charging higher than anticipated fees, said Barb Grieman, vice president of the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota.
Schmid got four bids to pack up all her household items, store them for two months, then move them after her remodeling was completed. Allied's bid was about $8,000. Local Motion provided a phone bid after asking questions about each room. She chose that bid because it was not the least or most expensive.
Schmid regrets that her mover did not physically inspect her house before providing a bid. Local Motion's original bid range was $4,000 to $4,800, but after packing, storing and moving were completed, the price rose to nearly $6,000, said Schmid. Local Motion will do in-home bids at a customer's insistence, but rarely finds it necessary, based on historical accuracy, said Matt Meyer, the mover's regional vice president.
Meyer said Schmid's final cost reflected changes she made, not an inaccurate bid. Schmid added two weeks of storage, and she also asked Local Motion to pick up and deliver furniture from Durr Ltd. in addition to delivering her stored items to her new place in Edina, Meyer said.
"We accommodated her request for the new items, but we had to go back to the warehouse to get more pads," which added time and expense, he said. Local Motion also took the damaged table to EuroNest for repair at Schmid's request.
Schmid confirmed the add-ons she requested (two extra weeks of storage and pickup and delivery of additional furniture), but she doesn't believe that the extra labor and storage should be nearly $1,500. As for the 100-pound dining room table that the movers dropped, Schmid paid for the repairs. Because she refused additional coverage, she'll get about $60 from Local Motion. (Due to her dispute of the final bill, the amount has not yet been paid. Local Motion expects to make payment soon.)
Local Motion, incidentally, gets an "A" rating from Angie's List. Twin Cities Consumers' Checkbook gave the company an average rating. Sixty-eight percent of customers surveyed (97 subscribers) rated Local Motion "superior" for "overall performance." Companies that Checkbook gave its highest rating to had 70 to 91 percent of its customers rating a mover "superior." The company has an "A-" rating from the Better Business Bureau. It has received 10 complaints in the past three years with three being resolved and seven administratively closed by the BBB, which means the company met the contract in the BBB's estimation but the consumer was not satisfied.
When choosing a mover, consumers can take steps to ensure quality and eliminate miscommunication. Check with your local Better Business Bureau for complaints. To find out if a mover is licensed, call your state department of transportation or consumer affairs.
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Gareth Hinds
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Gareth Hinds is an electrochemist/material scientist with research interests in electrochemical energy conversion and corrosion.
Gareth is Principal Research Scientist in the Electrochemistry Group at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington, Middlesex. He joined NPL in 2002 following a primary degree in Experimental Physics and a PhD on magnetic field effects on copper electrolysis at Trinity College Dublin.
Gareth has established and continues to lead NPL's fuel cell research programme, which is focused on the development of novel in situ measurement techniques, modelling tools and test methods to support commercialisation of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Recent highlights include an innovative reference electrode that allows mapping of the spatial variation in electrode potential across the active area of a PEMFC; a novel galvanostatic technique for simultaneous measurement of electrochemical active surface area of each cell in a fuel cell stack; and the development of a multiphysics model of PEMFC performance in accessible software platform. More recently, the remit of this work has expanded to incorporate electrolysers, lithium ion batteries and redox flow cells.
On the corrosion side, Gareth is heavily involved in the development and standardisation of novel test methods for materials selection in the oil and gas industry, including the slow strain rate, four point bend, drop evaporation and underdeposit corrosion tests. Recent achievements include the development of a novel method for measurement of pitting susceptibility of materials in representative oilfield environments; a multi-electrode technique for evaluation of the performance of inhibitors for underdeposit corrosion; and the adaptation of the drop evaporation test method to the determination of the threshold temperature for coating of duplex stainless steels in evaporative seawater conditions.
Gareth is the author of over 50 publications in the fields of electrochemistry, corrosion and fuel cells. He sits on international standards committee IEC TC 105 (Fuel Cell Technologies) and ISO TC 67 (Materials, equipment and offshore structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries). He is a Trustee, Council Member and Fellow of the Institute of Corrosion and Past Chair of its Corrosion Science Division. He is also a member of several NACE technical committees and sits on the Corrosion Committee of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and the UK Corrosion Coordination Group.
Selected publications
- In situ mapping of potential transients during start-up and shut-down of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, E. Brightman, G. Hinds, J. Power Sources, Vol. 267, 160-170 (2014)
- Parameter sensitivity analysis of cylindrical LiFePO4 battery performance using multi-physics modeling, L.Q. Zhang, C. Lyu, G. Hinds, L.X. Wang, W.L. Luo, J. Zheng, K.H. Ma, J. Electrochem. Soc., Vol. 161, A762-A776 (2014)
- Novel method for determination of pitting susceptibility in aggressive environments at elevated temperature and pressure, G. Hinds, L. Wickström, J. Abda, A. Turnbull, V. Smith, R. Woollam, Corros. Sci., Vol. 85, 33-41 (2014)
- Non-uniform temperature distribution in Li-ion batteries during discharge - A combined thermal imaging, X-ray micro-tomography and electrochemical impedance approach, J.B. Robinson, J.A. Darr, D.S. Eastwood, G. Hinds, P.D. Lee, P.R. Shearing, O.O. Taiwo, D.J.L. Brett, J. Power Sources, Vol. 252, 51-57 (2014)
- Spatially resolved diagnostic methods for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: a review, C, Kalyvas, A. Kucernak, D.J.L. Brett, G. Hinds, S. Atkins, N. Brandon, WIREs Energy Environ., Vol. 3, 254-275 (2014)
- Influence of acoustic cavitation on the controlled ultrasonic dispersion of carbon nanotubes, A. Sesis, M. Hodnett, G. Memoli, A.J. Wain, I. Jurewicz, A.B. Dalton, J.D. Carey, G. Hinds, J. Phys. Chem. B, Vol. 117, 15141-15150 (2013)
- In situ mapping of electrode potential in a PEMFC, G. Hinds, ECS Transactions, Vol. 58, 1565-1587 (2013)
- In situ measurement of active catalyst surface area in fuel cell stacks, E. Brightman, G. Hinds, R. O'Malley, J. Power Sources, Vol. 242, 244-247 (2013)
- Impact of surface condition on sulphide stress corrosion cracking of 316L stainless steel, G. Hinds, L. Wickstrom, K. Mingard, A. Turnbull, Corros. Sci., Vol. 71, 43-52 (2013)
- In situ mapping of electrode potential in a PEM fuel cell, G. Hinds, E. Brightman, Electrochem. Commun., Vol. 17, 26-29 (2012)
- Novel multi-electrode test method for inhibition of underdeposit corrosion Part 1: Sweet conditions, G. Hinds, A. Turnbull, Corrosion, Vol. 66, 046001 (2010)
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 2,/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) will webcast presentations the company will make to the investment community on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
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Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) is the parent company of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Conwood Company, LLC and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc.
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is the second-largest U.S. tobacco company. The company's brands include five of the 10 best-selling cigarettes in the United States: Camel, Pall Mall, Winston, Kool and Doral.
- Conwood Company, LLC is the nation's second-largest manufacturer of smokeless tobacco products. Its leading brands are Kodiak, Grizzly and Levi Garrett. Conwood also sells and distributes a variety of tobacco products manufactured by Lane, Limited, including Winchester and Captain Black little cigars, and Bugler roll-your-own tobacco.
- Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. manufactures Natural American Spirit cigarettes and other additive-free tobacco products, and manages and markets other super-premium brands.
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The biography of Lu You. This page has biographical information on Lu You, one of the best poets of all time. This PoetrySoup page also provides access to the poet's poems, best poetry, quotes, and video biographies...if available.
Lu You (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Lù Yóu; Wade-Giles: Lu Yu, 1125–1209), was a Chinese poet of the Southern Song dynasty.. Chinese Song Dynasty poet
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Indiana Department of Education Receives Innovation In Education Award
Department being recognized by Lightspeed Systems for its commitment to creating dynamic learning opportunities for students.
Bakersfield, CA (PRWEB) July 25, 2013
Lightspeed Systems is pleased to recognize the Indiana Department of Education with the company's second annual Innovation in Education Award. The award honors schools districts and educational agencies that exemplify innovative educational practices. These organizations place high priority on creating collaborative, mobile learning environments and improving the educational experience for students and teachers.
With a fervent commitment to embracing educational technology, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has named 2013 the Year of the Digital Learner. The Department recognizes the amazing learning power the right tools—combined with the right solution—can have in the hands of students. The IDOE is dedicated to equipping educators with proper training and providing students with the opportunities for engaged and dynamic learning. Indiana's enthusiasm for education is infectious and Lightspeed Systems is honored to acknowledge their achievements.
The IDOE has implemented new policies and adopted new pedagogy in their quest to change the classroom culture. The Department's Office of eLearning was established to make innovative digital learning the reality in all Indiana schools and already they have made strides in this effort. The Imagining and Creating eLearning Grant was instituted this past year to identify three main areas in which the IDOE is aiming their focus: Digital Content, Customized Learning, and Flexible Scheduling. Over fifty districts in Indiana applied for the grants—that means over fifty districts are making innovative changes in the way teachers teach and students learn.
Changes are also happening in regards to classroom resources. Instead of using funds to purchase cumbersome and quickly outdated textbooks, the IDOE has allocated money to equip students with digital devices loaded with online content. This allows students to receive relevant information and curriculum anytime, anywhere—truly creating digital learners. Using My Big Campus, the collaborative Learning Management System from Lightspeed Systems, the IDOE is able to provide students with access to both NBC Learn and NROC content—enriching the classroom experience with media-rich content and creating a safe mobile learning environment.
All of these changes could not be possible without the full support of Indiana educators. The IDOE has committed to comprehensive training and professional development opportunities to ensure teachers are comfortable with and excited about the new technology-driven learning opportunities. The Summer of eLearning 2013 will bring together educators and thought leaders to connect and engage in discussion, best practices, and new ideas—all focused on ways to bring technology into the classroom.
Lightspeed Systems partners with schools to accomplish amazing things in the classroom. The company shares Indiana's vision of making sure schools are empowered to use transformative classroom solutions.
"It is clear Indiana is leading the way when it comes to innovative digital education," says Joel Heinrichs, CEO of Lightspeed Systems. "Their passion for equipping students with the tools and skills they will need for a digital future is inspiring. We are excited to present them with this well-deserved award."
About Lightspeed Systems
Education needs the technology revolution that has transformed every other industry. How do we get there? By engaging students in meaningful projects, by creating learning communities, by extending learning beyond the class walls and school bells, and by making sure that schools are empowered to safely and easily use transformative technologies.
That's where we come in… Lightspeed Systems partners with schools to make learning safe, mobile and collaborative. We've helped thousands of schools around the world protect and engage more than 10 million students.
Lightspeed Systems + Your School. Together we do amazing things.
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Appeals court throws out same-sex marriage ban
SAN FRANCISCO Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California's ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to "lessen the status and human dignity" of gays.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave gay marriage opponents time to appeal the 2-1 decision before ordering the state to allow same-sex weddings to resume.
"I'm ecstatic. I recognize that we have a ways to go yet. We may have one or two more legal steps," said Jane Leyland, who was gathered with a small crowd outside the federal courthouse in downtown San Francisco, cheering as they learned of the ruling.
Leyland married her longtime partner, Terry Gilb, during the five-month window when same-sex marriage was legal in California.
"But when we first got together, I would have never dreamed in a million years that we would be allowed to be legally married, and here we are."
The ban known as Proposition 8 was approved by voters in 2008 with 52 percent of the vote. The court said it was unconstitutional because it singled out a minority group for disparate treatment for no compelling reason.
The justices concluded that the law had no purpose other than to deny gay couples marriage, since California already grants them all the rights and benefits of marriage if they register as domestic partners.
"Had Marilyn Monroe's film been called `How to Register a Domestic Partnership with a Millionaire,' it would not have conveyed the same meaning as did her famous movie, even though the underlying drama for same-sex couples is no different," the court said.
The lone dissenting judge insisted that the ban could help ensure that children are raised by married, opposite-sex parents.
The appeals court focused its decision exclusively on California's ban, not the bigger debate, even though the court has jurisdiction in nine Western states.
Whether same-sex couples may ever be denied the right to marry "is an important and highly controversial question," the court said. "We need not and do not answer the broader question in this case."
Six states allow gay couples to wed - Connecticut, New Hampshire, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont - as well as the District of Columbia. California, as the nation's most populous state and home to more than 98,000 same-sex couples, would be the gay rights movement's biggest prize of them all.
The 9th Circuit concluded that a trial court judge had correctly interpreted the Constitution and Supreme Court precedents when he threw out Proposition 8.
The measure "serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially reclassify their relationships and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples," Judge Stephen Reinhardt, one of the court's most liberal judges, wrote in the 2-1 opinion.
Opponents of gay marriage planned to ask the Supreme Court to overturn the ruling, which came more than a year after the appeals court panel heard arguments in the case.


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Prosoft debuts Drive Genius disk utility for Mac OS X
updated 02:10 pm EST, Mon January 17, 2005
Drive Genius disk utility
for Mac OS X, a new disk utility that features a drive optimizer/defragmentation tools, a comprehensive repair facility for analyzing, repairing and rebuilding volumes, and several testing tools, including media surface scanning, performance benchmarking and data integrity checking. It can be used to initialize drives, create and delete partitions, or erase them securely (with the Department of Defense's standard). Drive Genius can also hide partitions, duplicate volumes or drives, fix permissions, verify volume structures, and more. It also features advanced tools for resizing and moving of volumes without reformatting, and sports a sector-editing tool to modify the data on any sector of the drive. The utility is available for $100 and supports Mac OS X Jaguar/Panther.


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EODT to Provide Munitions Clearance at Nevada Test and Training Range
LENOIR CITY, Tenn., March 4 /PRNewswire/ — EOD Technology, Inc. (EODT), an industry leader in munitions response services, has been contracted to provide surface clearance to locate and remove munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) at the Tonopah Test Range, an area within the Nevada Test and Training Range controlled by the U.S. Air Force. The clearance will be conducted over several different target areas within a 1,200-acre section of the test range during a four-month period.
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The Tonopah Test Range, located midway between the cities of Las Vegas and Reno in south-central Nevada, was used by the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct historic non-nuclear yield testing of weapon systems, research rockets, and artillery. As a result, the area is currently contaminated by unexploded ordnance, radioactive constituents, and other hazardous materials.
"As a Department of Defense site, the Tonopah Test Range also serves as a specialized Department of Energy testing site, and EODT is qualified and prepared to operate in this unique environment," said Matt Kaye, EODT president and CEO. "Our extensive past experience is supported by an outstanding safety record, so we are confident we will complete this project safely and successfully."
The contract, valued at $800,000, is in support of the Navarro Nevada Environmental Services contract with the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office. Funding for the project is provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the recent act signed into law by President Obama to revitalize the economy.
To find out more information about the historic Department of Energy activities conducted at the Tonopah Test Range, visit http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/factsheets/DOENV_1056.pdf
About EODT
EOD Technology, Inc. (EODT) is an employee-owned, ISO 9001:2008 registered professional services company providing strategic stability operations support and integrated critical mission solutions that ensure the safety and operational readiness of government and corporations worldwide. Headquartered in Lenoir City, TN, EODT has a global presence with offices in Washington, D.C.; Huntsville, AL; Tucson, AZ; Baghdad, Iraq; Kabul, Afghanistan; Lagos, Nigeria; Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town, South Africa; and San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Today, I'm inspired by this image designed by William Morrissey. The bold red + white floral pattern combined with the soft chiffon-like pink dancing across the image made me feel the strength of being a woman. Strong yet gentle. I love how bold and lovely it is.
This image inspires me to be more bold today, to just stand up and go for what I believe in, to go where no (wo)man has gone before, to strive to be totally, 100% FIERCE. But first, I'm heading to Starbucks and I need to go pick up some gallon water and buy some socks at Target.
See you guys soon! :)
You are about to learn 3 alarmingly scary things about my childhood.
1) I absolutely loved the Karate Kid movies and thought I would someday marry Ralph Macchio. I had posters and scrapbooks upon scrapbooks filled with his photos that I collected from Teen Beat magazine. When he married that nurse in real life, I was so upset that I cried for days. Really.
2) My mother and I designed an entire barbie dream house, complete with duvets, pillows, rugs, and mini-towels with trim, all handmade. I designed little clothing templates and she'd stay up sewing until the wee hours. Once a design freak, always a design freak, I guess.
3) I collected scratch and sniff stickers, including those nasty pizza ones, in a series of I don't know how many photo albums, along with various other stickers ranging from Hello Kitty to puffy stickers.
Anyone else care to share?
Next topic. Based on the above #3, how did I miss these Jack + Lulu scatch and sniff cards? Aren't they the cutest? I just spotted them for the first time today, and they smell positively yummy.
Available at Vellum in Boston, or online at Fred Flare.
Peppermint shown above.
(photos from Jack & Lulu.)
If you were on Jonathan Adler's earlier this morning checking out his groovy sale, did you happen to read his bio? I didn't want you guys to miss it, it really made my day!
Sometimes I really surprise myself with how lavish I can lean when it comes to interior design. On one side, I completely adore hardwood floors, exposed brick, clean lines, and open spaces. Then, polar opposite of that, I love floor-to-ceiling windows with vintage bubble glass, chandeliers, french doors opening to a wrought-iron patio, with a bedroom of black, white, tiffany blue, and mirrored furnishings on a dark walnut floor. Do you battle with loving both of these looks equally, too? I guess a lot of us do, since "vintage modern" is all the rage.
Inside Avenue is a great design haven for vintage modern lovers to select luxury and modern home furnishings and accessories. They're located in beautiful Agoura Hills, California, which is about 20 minutes north of LA, with a stunning showroom and a great website for shopping from home. Some of their items are a bit on the expensive side, but then again, in a society where people consider $800 handbags and $200 pairs of jeans to be the norm, maybe you won't bat a pretty little eyelash.
I love the circular pattern on this chandelier. I don't usually go for gold/brass, but this is very lovely…
the detailing at the bottom of the bedskirt is sooo pretty
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James D. Boone
CHILLICOTHE — James Dempsey Boone, 80, of Chillicothe, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 in Vernon.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Chillicothe with Rev. Wallace Clay officiating. Burial will be in Chillicothe Cemetery under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home/Smith Chapel in Chillicothe.
Mr. Boone was a farmer and served in the Army during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria; his daughters, Melissa Gfeller and husband Ray of Farmers Valley, Tex., and Pamela Jones and husband Troy of Stephenville, Tex.; his brother, Daniel of Hallettsville, Tex.; his sister, Oletta Knight of New Mexico; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. today at Smith Chapel in Chillicothe.
Memorials can be made to Cillicothe 4-H, Chillicothe Volunteer Fire Department or Wilbarger County Humane Society.
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Has anyone heard of an artist by the name of Hollrock who did etchings of fire fighting apparatus in the 1950`s?
I have 18 black and white prints by him for the National Union Insurance Company
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'Bad apples' tarnish reputation of USPTO telework program
Tech Matters: November 23, 2014
Federal employees can opt for unscheduled leave or telework
As per the Office of Personnel Management, federal agencies in the Washington, D.C. area are open and employees have the option for either unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework.
March on Washington: Federal workers encouraged to telework
During Wednesday's celebration of the anniversary of the March on Washington, the federal government is encouraging employees to telework.
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If teleworking is something that's good enough for federal workers across the D.C. area, shouldn't it be good enough for Congress?
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The county commissioners agreed that two Open Meeting Law complaints filed over the board's Nov. 14 meeting were meritorious and sought to take remedial action to correct the record this week.
After reorganizing Jan. 2, County Commissioner Mary Pat Flynn of Falmouth was reelected to serve as chair for the coming year.
County Commissioner Bill Doherty of Harwich intends to offer a motion shifting some of the administrative functions of the three-member board to the county administrator.
The Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee will hear about plans for restoration of Boston-Hyannis...
After receiving a verbal response regarding its inquiry into the disapproval of an ordinance on Nov. 14, the Assembly of Delegates authorized its chair to seek a written response that can be reviewed.
It looks as though the first summer of passenger service from Boston to Hyannis won't include a traditional stop in West Barnstable.
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There are people out there who WANT YOU!
Yesterday morning at 10 am I added an enhancement to the forum to 'block' anyone who completed the registration screen in 10 seconds or less.
A Human being cannot possiblY complete the screen in less than 11 seconds - it's impossible.
However a SpamBot can and they do - my stats show than a spambot often does it in 1 to 2 seconds and then they post spam that the moderators have to delete and then the moderators have to ban them.
We've always had an interface that checks a new members username, email address and ip address against a database of known spammers and they would get blocked - but this add-on heads them off first and oh yes - then it redirects to the
by the way - between 10:22 am on 5/16/13 and 9 am on 5/17/13 we blocked 94 spambots from registering here and possibly exposing you to their great deals on Cell Phones, Viagra etc...LOL
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