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These experiments were performed with a team of nano quadrotors at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania. Vehicles developed by KMel Robotics. I strongly encourage you to watch the whole video as it gets increasingly impressive.
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Caring for your
ostomy is an important part of maintaining your
quality of life. You will need to:
You may also
irrigate a colostomy, which helps you control when you
eliminate waste. Irrigation requires your doctor's approval and
Wound, ostomy, and continence nurses (WOCNs) are
available in some medical centers to help you learn how to care for your
This topic covers care for a
colostomy or ileostomy only. It does not cover care
for a
ostomy is a surgical procedure. When a part of the
digestive system is diseased or damaged and not able to work normally, a hole
is made in the abdomen and a portion of the small or large
intestine is brought to the surface of the skin. This
opening is known as the ostomy, and the end of the exposed intestine is known
as the stoma. A
colostomy and ileostomy are cared for in a similar
manner with similar products.
When you have a colostomy or ileostomy, waste leaves the
body through the stoma, the end of the intestine that is attached to the
abdominal wall, instead of the
anus. Since there is no muscle around the stoma, you
are not able to control when waste or gas passes out of the body. An odor-proof
plastic pouch (an ostomy pouch) surrounds the stoma to collect the waste. It is
held to your skin with an adhesive. Pouching systems may be one-piece or
Other accessories may include:
When you have had an ostomy, you are not able to
control waste leaving your body.
When you have had an ostomy, you are not able
to control waste leaving your body. An ostomy pouch collects the waste as it
leaves your body. One exception is a continent ileostomy, in which a pouch and
a valve are made in the lower end of the small intestine (the ileum). The
surgeon then connects the valve to an opening (stoma) in the skin of the lower
abdomen. After this surgery, you can insert a tube into the valve to release
stool from the intestines.
Continue to Why?
You need to
care for your ostomy because:
One reason you need to care for an ostomy is to
prevent skin irritation.
Proper care helps prevent skin
Without proper care, skin irritation can
develop, making it difficult to keep a good seal between the skin and the
Continue to How?
Proper care for your
ostomy includes learning how to empty and replace the pouch and watching for
skin irritation.
If you have abdominal cramping or little or no
waste output into your pouch, call your doctor.
Some people choose
irrigate a colostomy. Irrigation is a procedure in
which you stimulate and flush the intestines at a regular time to control when
you eliminate solid wastes.
Note: If caring for an infant or child
with an ostomy, the same information and procedures generally apply. But the
ostomy pouch will be smaller and will most likely need to be replaced more often.
Different adhesives may be used to attach the pouch because a child's skin is
more sensitive than an adult's skin. Your wound, ostomy, and continence nurse
(WOCN) will help you learn how to care for your child with an ostomy.
Irrigation is not appropriate for children.
Ostomy pouches can be
drainable or closed. A drainable pouch opens at one end to allow you to empty
it. A closed pouch is disposed of and replaced with a new one as needed.
The pouch fills with waste and gas. It is best to empty the pouch
when it is one-third to one-half full. This prevents the pouch from getting too
full and heavy and pulling off. Many people routinely empty the pouch each time
they urinate.
How often you change your ostomy pouch depends on many things, including the type of stoma you have and what you prefer. Some pouching systems are changed daily. Others are changed every 3 to 7 days. You may need to change your pouching system more often if there is a leak in the pouch or
itching or burning under the barrier. The pouch itself is usually emptied or replaced
after each bowel movement.
The stoma is normally
pink to red. Call your doctor if your stoma:
If the skin under your pouch is red, irritated, or itchy,
you need to treat your skin. Follow these steps:
If you continue to have skin irritation, consult your
wound, ostomy, and continence nurse (WOCN) or another nurse or a doctor.
Irrigating a colostomy
allows more control over the elimination of waste, because it stimulates the
intestine to function at a regular time. It is typically done at the same time
every day or every other day. If you irrigate, you may need only a cover or pad
over your stoma and may not need an ostomy pouch.
Children do not
use irrigation.
Only a colostomy can be irrigated. You cannot
irrigate an ileostomy.
To irrigate a colostomy, you need to have
all of the following equipment and supplies ready, including:
See a picture of
colostomy irrigation.
A two-piece pouch system is usually used for
irrigation. A nurse or doctor will show you how to irrigate your colostomy. The
basic procedure is as follows.
Getting ready
Preparing the equipment
An adult should change the pouching
How often you change your ostomy pouch depends on many things, including the type of stoma you have and what you prefer. Some pouching systems are changed daily. Others are changed every 3 to 7 days. You may need to change your pouching system more often if there is a leak in the system or itching or
burning under the barrier.
You should empty or dispose of your pouch when:
Emptying the pouch when it is one-third to
one-half full prevents the pouch from getting too full and heavy and pulling
Empty the pouch when it is one-third to
one-half full. Doing so prevents the pouch from getting too full and heavy and
pulling off. The correct answer is a.
Continue to Where?
Now that you have read this
information, you are ready to care for your ostomy. If you have any questions
about caring for your ostomy, contact your doctor or a wound, ostomy, and
continence nurse (WOCN).
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Other Works ConsultedDeitz D, Gates J (2010). Basic ostomy management, part 1. Nursing, 40(2): 61–62. Deitz D, Gates J (2010). Basic ostomy management, part 2. Nursing, 40(5): 62–63.
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Questions (& Answers) about Cards' O-line
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But before you continue to re-enact "A Few Good Men" with the guy in the neighboring cubicle (Hanrahan: "You want answers? You: "I want the truth!"), let's go to the source and see if we can handle the truth from the O-line Coach of the AZ Cardinals.
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A: Well, you're anxious every year. But any debates were turned in two weeks prior to the draft. We turned in all the evaluations and went up in the room with the GM, Steve Keim, the head coach, the scouts�we discussed grades and who's better�and we had 3 players sitting there when we picked #13 and one of those was the WR Floyd, who had the highest rating. We had an OL and LB sitting there, but we discussed that situation going in and said if this guy (Floyd) was here, we were going to take him.
Q: So, in hindsight�
A: �the biggest thing with the draft is - needs are one thing, but you can't move somebody up a bunch of slots just for the need, because now you're passing up on other outstanding football players.
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A gang-related drive-by shooting in the heart of the Pico-Robertson neighborhood late Sunday night left members of the Jewish community rattled and shocked.
No one was injured when 13-15 shots were fired on the 1600 block of Wooster Street, which is one block east of Robertson Boulevard and two blocks south of Pico Boulevard. The heavily Jewish neighborhood has seen a rise in gang activity recently, with graffiti tagging popping up on buildings and signs and a shooting at a neighborhood park last year.
Neighborhood activists organized a candlelight vigil at the park Thursday night, and are working to galvanize rabbis and members of the Jewish community to help stop the infiltration of violence.
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PAUL'S BRAIN TRUST is a group of friends close to Paul Prischman and his family, who have come together to coordinate auctions, movie screenings and other spectacular fundraising events, with all proceeds going to support Paul's family. Our dear friend Paul lost his two-year battle with brain cancer on December 20, 2009.
The one-of-a-kind items in this auction were donated by Paul's friends and colleagues in the film and home entertainment industry in the hope that the funds they generate could provide some financial support for Paul's wife and daughters.
There's something in the auction for everyone! From one-of-a-kind cinema history items like screenwriter Hampton Fancher's original first draft of BLADE RUNNER, prop replicas, and original production artwork signed by Ridley Scott, and Guillermo del Toro, to signed DVD's, books, posters and soundtracks. (Be sure to check out some of the images below.) The 7-day auction starts on Sunday June 3rd and ends on Sunday June 10th.
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Thanks from all of us at Paul's Brain Trust
A message from Paul's wife Cristin...
As some of you may remember my husband Paul Prischman was diagnosed with a rare and deadly brain tumor back in 2008. Our dear friends came together and created a group called PAUL'S BRAIN TRUST, and threw a benefit screening of Ridley Scott's science fiction classic BLADE RUNNER. The screening was held on the back lot of Warner Brothers Studios, and attended by Ridley Scott and other cast members from the film. It was a huge success, more than Paul and I could have ever possibly imagined. We were so very grateful for everyone's support, hope and generosity. Unfortunately, Paul passed away in December 20th 2009 leaving myself and our two beautiful girls. Our friends in the entertainment industry have generously donated items from their personal collections to auction off in the memory of my husband and support of his children's future.
I would like to personally thank everyone for your love and support.
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Alumnus wins Academy Award for doc 'Undefeated'
TJ Martin. Photo courtesy of The Weinstein Company
Western Washington University alumnus TJ Martin has won an Academy Award for his documentary "Undefeated." The award was announced at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony Sunday, Feb. 26, in Los Angeles.
Martin will be on Western's campus March 1 for an exclusive screening of the film; the event is sold out.
With "Undefeated" having won the Oscar for Best Feature Documentary, Martin is the first African-American director of a full-length feature film to win an Oscar. John Singleton, Lee Daniels and Spike Lee have received nominations for directing full-length features, but none has won an Oscar statue. Among black directors, only Roger Ross Williams has claimed the golden statue, in 2009 for best documentary short subject.
Martin, 32, won the Oscar alongside fellow director and editor Dan Lindsay.
The documentary, considered by many an underdog to win the Oscar Sunday night, created a huge buzz on social media channels. The film's announcement as the Oscar winner was the "most tweeted Oscars moment," according to Twitter.
"Undefeated" first received critical acclaim at its SXSW debut in March and was signed by The Weinstein Co. for distribution soon after.


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Special Education Services
Annual Special Education Directors' Conference 2013
August 7-9, 2013
Crowne Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, Springfield, Illinois
Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education works toward improving the performance of Special Education programs and the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education programs throughout the state in relation to our State Performance Plan.
Our continuing goal for the conference is to provide districts and cooperatives with the needed information to meet the ongoing compliance issues required by the federal government, along with the best possible learning environment for students with disabilities.
Registration is now open.A few notes before you go to the registration link:
- Each registrant will be required to have an individual email. No longer will a cooperative or school district be able to register multiple participants under one email address. An email address will be required for each registrant.
- Registration will end at close of business on August 2, 2013. Please, as soon as you register, put the check in the mail (no purchase orders or credit cards are accepted).
The registration fee is $150 per person this year.
Hotel Information:
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center and the Holiday Inn Express. These rooms are available on a first-come, first-serve basis at the conference rate of $100 plus tax per night. For making your hotel accommodations at the Crowne Plaza, please click on the link below.
- The Crowne Plaza Hotel 217/529-7777
- Holiday Inn Express 217/529-7771
Other hotels in the area:
- Hilton Garden Inn 217/529-7171
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- Hampton Inn 217/529-1100
- Comfort Suites 217/753-4000
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Jesus, your voice is beautiful
tekgnosis, great work! but can you make some more vocals about this "game"? i use it for a remix. here is the link to hear it: http://soundcloud.com/joel-pijper/my-remix-in-progress
Hello buddeh, I've just used your Vocals in a track, https://soundcloud.com/djswante/welcome-stranger
Thats the full song :)
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E-force & Frequencerz - Attention. Your vocals;)
great voice man i am using it right now for a track should i send you the track wen it's done?
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Areas of the United States with the highest number of MRIs have the highest incidence of surgery for lower-back pain, despite a lack of evidence showing that the surgeries are beneficial, Stanford researchers reported on Oct. 14 in the journal Health Affairs. Previous studies have shown that increased surgery rates for back pain do not improve patient outcomes, "so heading in this direction is concerning," said senior author Laurence Baker, a professor of health research and policy at Stanford University School of Medicine.
From 2000 to 2005, the availability of MRI scanners in the United States more than tripled, from 7.6 machines per 1 million people to 26.6 per million. A state-of-the-art scanner costs more than $2 million, so scans are expensive -- about $1,500 for one low-back scan. The increased use of the scanners and the growing number of surgeries that result from such scans are one component in the increase in health care costs, Baker said.
Baker and Jacqueline Baras, a medical student,obtained Medicare claim data from 1998 to 2005 for about 20 percent of patients with nonspecific low-back pain and compared it with data on the availability of MRI scanners, as determined by IMV Ltd., a health care consulting firm for the medical industry.
They found that the number of scans for low-back pain and the number of resulting surgeries in an area were directly proportional to the availability of scanners. About two-thirds of the scans, moreover, occurred in the first month after the onset of pain, despite clinical guidelines that recommend at least a one-month delay because of the large number of patients who spontaneously recover.
"The net result is increased risks of unnecessary surgery for patients and increased costs for everybody else," said Dr. John Birkmeyer, a professor of surgery at the University of Michigan who was not involved in the study.
About the study:
Using Medicare claims from 1998 to 2005, researchers examined 666,455 episodes of lower-back pain, of which 15.6 percent led to a lower-back MRI and 2.7 percent resulted in lower-back surgery within a year. When they broke the data up into 318 metropolitan statistical areas, they found the rates correlated directly with the local increase of MRI scanners.
Source: Thomas H. Maugh II, Tribune Newspapers
When this story was initially published on courant.com, it misreported the date of publication of the Stanford researchers' study.
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A Summery Martha's Vineyard Wedding by Jocelyn Filley Photography
From the lemonade stand cocktail bar to the bunches of hydrangeas, this Martha's Vineyard wedding is quintessentially summer romance. I love the low key, rustic feeling with New England country charm that fits in perfectly with the vibe of the setting. The couples' color palette was inspired entirely by one flower -- the hydrangea --... read more


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I was reading through my neighborhoods CCR's. They do not allow wood burning. I think I'm toasted before I can even begin.....:mad:
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Not even in a fireplace or woodstove?
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yes i would check - - there are often exceptions... do they allow backyard barbecue's?
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They do allow backyard barbeques....charcoal and gas....I'm curious if I can make the case that I'm making my own charcoal? :)
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Land of thr free, indeed...be like the Govt. plead ignorance, and beg forgivness....just tell them that you use charcoal in it......till they leave....Tell them its part of your religion and you will sue if you can't exercise your rights....
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I believe that neighborhood ordinances like this are intended to reduce smell and contaminants from impacting other neighbors - which I actually support because I have a neighbor that in winter burns low temperature fires with green, low quality wood. And it stinks.
For Pizza ovens you make very hot fires with high quality dry wood (like seasoned oak). If I make my fires right I only get dark smoke for the first 2-3 minutes. After that the smoke is thin and white - and my 8 foot chimney takes it high enough not to worry anyone.
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Tight race seen for PBA season 36 MVP award
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Talk 'N Text may be the most successful team in the PBA's 36th season, but none among the Tropang Texters are among the contenders for the league's highest individual honor.
B-MEG's Joe Devance, Petron's Arwind Santos and Meralco's Sol Mercado are currently in a three-way fight for the coveted Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, the winner of which will be known on Sunday in Game 4 of the Petron-Talk 'N Text Governors Cup Finals.
Devance, acquired by the Llamados in the Jay-R Reyes trade before the opening of the season-ending conference, currently leads the statistical points (SP) race with 31.89 or just .80 SPs ahead of Santos, who is in close second and expected to claim the Best Player of the Conference award.
Mercado, taken by Meralco in a trade with Rain or Shine in exchange for Ronjay Buenafe, Beau Belga and Ronnie Matias before the Governors Cup, occupies the third spot with 29.41 SPs.
Rounding up the top five of what could be the closest and wide-open MVP race is Petron's injured forward Jay Washington (28.25 SPs) and two-time winner James Yap of B-MEG (28.17 SPs).
For all the titles it won this season, no player from Talk 'N Text landed in the top five with 2006-07 season MVP Kelly Williams the Tropang Texters' best bet for the top honor at seventh place with 26.64 SPs. Jimmy Alapag, Williams' teammate, follows at eight with 25.28 SPs.
Both are expected to contend for the award owing to the Tropang Texters' successful title campaigns in the All-Filipino Conference and the Commissioner's Cup.
The fight for the Best Import award is a toss-up between Rain or Shine's Arizona Reid and Alaska's Jason Forte.
Reid leads Forte in race with 52.08 SPs compared to the 47.69 of the Aces' reinforcement.
With the winner expected to emerge out of the two, this marks the first time in the last 14 years that the Best Import winner will not be coming from the two teams currently playing in the Finals.
Larry Robinson was the last import to do the feat in 1997 for San Miguel, edging out Sean Chambers of Alaska.
Anthony Grundy of Petron (47.69) and Ginebra's Donald Sloan (40.43) are long shots for the award.
Members of the media, players and the PBA committee will vote for the winners.
Also to be named during the Annual Leo Prieto Awards night are the Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Mythical Team and Sportsmanship. - JVP, GMA News
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The 404 1,450: Where we play by ear (podcast)
That story about the shipwrecked woman who was spotted and saved by Google Earth? Total BS. We'll tell you how Weblore spreads online, an app that uses 'algorithms' to transcribe any song into sheet music, how to game Spotify, and a new teen pregnancy text-message campaign sweeping the nation.
Leaked from today's 404 episode:
- That story of the marooned woman on a Hawaiian island getting saved thanks to Google Earth is totally fake.
- Chordify makes it easy to cover any song by transcribing sheet music from YouTube and Soundcloud links.
- Funk band games the Spotify system to fund upcoming nationwide tour.
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The Go-Getter 4/5 – A friend recommended this movie to me knowing how much I like films like Harold & Maude and Garden State. I watched it on instant watch without knowing anything about it so I shocked that I knew so many of the actors and actresses (including Nick Offerman, Jena Malone and Zooey Deschannel). The story follows Mercer who's mother has died. He steals a strangers car to go on a road trip to find his estranged brother and tell him of their mother's death. He begins to start up a friendship with the woman who's car he stole when she starts talking to him over the cell phone she left in the car. It has some weird dream sequences, bizarre side-characters, a folk-rock soundtrack and great dialogue. It's basically an indie film by numbers. I'm a huge fan of lead actor Lou Taylor Pucci and have mostly loved all the films I've seen him in (except Southland Tales). If you're into weird Indie films like Thumbsucker or Charlie Bartlett, you'll probably enjoy this movie too.
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Filton Rolls-Royce plant opens
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The final piece of a £75 million jigsaw fell into place last week with the official opening of the new plant at Rolls-Royce's factory.
The whole project has taken over six years to complete and has been one of the biggest of its kind ever seen in the West Country.
But remarkably the mammoth and complex undertaking to bring the sprawling factory into the 21st century has been completed with the minimum of fuss and without disrupting the constant flow of work which has been taking place at Filton.
This week, the new defence aerospace building was officially opened by Princess Anne, marking the final part of the massive overhaul of the site which employs 3,500 people.
And the men behind the scheme are undeniably proud of their mammoth achievement.
Barry Hayes has the job of running the newly-opened factory which makes the incredibly sophisticated and complex engines that power fighter jets such as the Eurofighter and the Hawk.
He said: "What we have here is an incredibly flexible factory which can adapt itself to the needs of the market. It is undoubtedly one of the leading plants of its kind in the world and the jewel in the crown of Rolls-Royce.
"We have one of the most skilled workforces in the world operating in one of the most sophisticated and advanced factories."
Walking around the new plant is something of a surprise. The atmosphere is light and airy with high ceilings and plenty of space. And rather than a bustling, noisy factory, the feeling you get is more of a calm and studied approach.
Everything is spick and span – with all the complex and sophisticated tools and machinery neatly stored away in their allocated places. This is manufacturing 21st century-style.
The factory will turn out around 100 engines every year but each of the thousands of components which are used in the assembly process are checked and double- checked as they are put into place by some of the finest and most skilled craftsmen to be found anywhere in the world.
Bill Cullen was the man charged with overseeing the whole project and his job started with designing the factory from scratch.
Although the opportunity has been used to cut out waste and make the whole process more efficient, the needs of the people working in the new factory were also taken into account from the outset. Staff were encouraged to express their opinions on the plant.
Mr Cullen said: "This was the project of a lifetime and probably one of the biggest I will ever work on. The move meant that we could take a look at the way we did things and improve on them.
"For example the new factory is next to our testing beds which meant that we no longer have to move the engines around the site. In the past it used to mean a two kilometre journey in order to get to the testing beds.
"But one of the things we did from the beginning was to talk to the workforce and to involve them in the whole process. We wanted to take on board their views and incorporate them in what we were doing here."
Half the land once used by Rolls-Royce now stands empty and the derelict factory buildings are set to be demolished. A developer has been appointed and will market the empty land for mixed industrial use.


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Since Daz has moved all hysterically to Genesis I'm afraid the site have nothing to offer for me. So I will not renew my membership like many others. I have been a member for many years and really love V3-V4 and poser stuff, the platinum club stuff has decreased dramatically and not releasing props like they used to do.And I'm not a DS person. This is so sad, cause I enjoy this store. Good luck!
I think if you will stick with us over the next couple of months, you will be very pleasantly surprised with the direction we are going with Genesis. I can't give any details, but you Poser users will be in heaven. Stay tuned to the DAZ 3D Channel.
What about DS3A users? Will it include a relief for US? (Please answer this . . . or give a page number, because I'm not able to read 10 pages at this time. Thanks. )


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1986 XR600R Basket case - Hope to revive!
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[QUOTE=Zombie_Stomp;19867376]Hah! no pitting, no scoring, what kind of "basket case" is this really? Not much, looks like the only basket involved is the one full of parts. Really though, wouldn't hurt to replace that cam chain and tensioner spring. With this bike, once it's together, there's no adjusting the cam chain, and really impossible to tell if there's stretching. As for your kickstarter, here's a photo:]
I think I'll soak the parts in salt water for 2 weeks, just to get some pitting/scoring if it makes you feel any better!
The kickstarter link was helpful. The one washer was superceded by another. I'll order it today.
I 'think' I can determing stretching on the chain by reassembling to that point, and verifying the marks lining up at cylinder head and timing mark on flywheel? If it's off then chain is stretched? Still debating but your suggestion is definitely being considered,and moving up the scale of 'do'.
Any ideas of why timing chain guide would break off? That's the only thing 'what has' me puzzled right now...
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A swimming pool would look dry and dull without floor tiles because it can alleviate the look of this feature in your house. If you think getting floor tiles for your pool is just about color, design and aesthetics, you are totally wrong. There are still different aspects that you need to consider before getting one.
So we will be giving you some tips on how you can get the right pool tiles. This will not just give your swimming pool a stunning appearance and a welcoming aura but it can also make it safe for usage especially if there are kids around. Now, scroll down and look into the tips that we are about to give you. In the end, you will be have enough know-how in picking swimming pool tiles for your home's most loved feature.
1. Establish a budget.
2. Prioritize safety.
3. Choose tiles with lifetime guarantee.
4. Choose a design.
5. Pick durable tiles inside the pool.
6. Choose tile colors.
7. Inquire about maintenance.
8. Tile installation.
9. Use mosaic tiles.
10. Ask for samples.
The size of your tiles would also matter. Bigger ones would give your pool a commercial look while smaller ones can give it a more detailed look. Do not forget to your budget when looking at sizes. When your tiles are installed, maintain them well so it will last longer and would retain its beautiful look. Read on some tips in keeping your pool safe and clean.


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October 12, 2006
With neither side budging over choice of president, students block access to campus and professors call for her to step aside.
October 12, 2006
In last 2 weeks, 4 universities announced campaigns to raise at least $3 billion each. Those institutions will gain. Will higher education?
October 12, 2006
The phrase "graduate student life" has traditionally been something of an oxymoron in higher education. Doctoral students train diligently, often siloed in their academic departments, spend most of their non-classroom hours either teaching or studying solo in the library, and typically live in off-campus apartments. While many institutions have improved how they pay and prepare graduate students in recent years, fewer have paid significant attention to their lives as people, too.
October 11, 2006
Tiny College of the Atlantic has resolved that none of its activities will add to world's greenhouse gas problem.
October 11, 2006
Dickinson College urges students to participate in fewer activities – but to do them better.
October 11, 2006
Growing guide series abandons practice of giving colleges choice of paying to include their views or publishing blank pages about them.
October 11, 2006
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D.C. weather forecast: Warmer Sunday, showers Monday
Winds out of the south will bring a push of warmer air across the D.C. area Sunday.
Overnight: Mainly Clear and Cool
Lows: 44°-52° | Wind: South 5-10 mph
Sunday: Partly Sunny and Breezy
Highs: 68°-75° | Wind: South 10-20 mph
Monday: Mostly Cloudy, Showers Likely
Highs: 70°-75° | Wind: Southwest 5-10 mph
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High pressure will drift off the Atlantic coast during the overnight hours allowing for southerly winds to return. This will keep temperatures in the 40s and 50s.
Sunday will bring increasing afternoon clouds and breezy conditions with daytime highs reaching the upper 60s in the mountains to lower to middle 70s in the District and southern Maryland. A cold front will bring showers and a chance for thunderstorms on Monday along with cooler air by Tuesday.
For the latest weather headlines, stay with ABC 7 News, NewsChannel 8, WJLA.com and WeatherNOW.


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Doric arranges, structures and manages investments from the aviation, real estate and energy sectors.
Our investment focus lies in acquiring and managing assets with long-term value for institutional and private investors.
Doric has an asset management portfolio with an investment volume in excess of USD 8 billion.
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A new report from The Entertainment Software Association has found that women make up nearly half (45 percent) of all gamers. The findings are part of the 2013 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry, conducted by Ipsos MediaCT and based on a poll of more than 2,000 "nationally representative" households.
The report also found that adult women (31 percent) represent a "significantly" greater portion of the gamer population that boys 17 and younger (19 percent). In addition, according to the group's findings, women are 46 percent of the time the most frequent game purchasers.
The report also highlighted trends regarding how closely parents monitor what their children purchase. According to the findings, parents are present when games are purchased 89 percent of the time, while children receive parents' permission to purchase or rent a game 80 percent of the time.
Overall, 52 percent of parents believe video games are a positive part of their child's life.
Other notable findings from the Essential Facts report include 58 percent of all Americans describing themselves are gamers in one way or another. In addition, 51 percent of all United States households own a dedicated game console; and those that do, own an average of two.
The full report is available at the ESA website.


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Slay Seeks Tougher Regulations To Combat Surge In Gun Violence
"We need to send a message" to criminals, St. Louis mayor says.
As More Salt Goes On Roads, Costs Go Through Roof
Costs for road salt have more than doug since mid-90's, local official says.
City Hall Launches Assault on Lingering Snow and Ice
50 trucks will be out this weekend, spreading salt and sand to clear city streets.


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Tried to post pics but I'm new posting here so I wasn't allowed. If anyone has a 99 cent store, they've got two military guys (trash) with awesome arsenal all ML size, but cast in green. Mine had two assault riffles, a smaller riffle, my favorite a rocket launcher with removeable rocket, a scope and removeable stand and a flaming bottle, which kinda is nice that its cast in green. Slap some paint on these and you have a new arsenal for your figures for only a buck! I'm gonna pick up the other guy and multiples tomorrow, he has different accessories.
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You can't turn on the TV or read the news without hearing about more cuts to education or teacher layoffs. These continuing blows exacerbate the already overcrowded classrooms and further challenge teachers' ability to reach students intimidated by the sheer class size and lack of personal interaction. Enter stage right, Twitter to the rescue.
Twitter and other microblogging technologies are being used by teachers in K-12 and universities for many reasons yet, a top one is to increase student participation in classroom discussion. In the New York Times article on "Speaking up in the Class, Silently, Using Social Media", Trip Gabriel reports, "With Twitter and other microblogging platforms, teachers from elementary schools to universities are setting up what is known as a "backchannel" in their classes. The real-time digital streams allow students to comment, pose questions (answered either by one another or the teacher) and shed inhibitions about voicing opinions. Perhaps most importantly, if they are texting on-task, they are less likely to be texting about something else."
By using Twitter in the classroom, teachers are re-engaging students, enriching the classroom discussion, igniting student debate, and increasing comprehension. In the article, "Tweeting Students Earn Higher Grades Than Others in Classroom Experiment", Paige Chapman of The Chronicle of Higher Education highlights a study on "The Effect of Twitter on College Student Engagement and Grades". The results of this study shows students using Twitter earned grade point averages a half point higher than those not using Twitter.
Is it all upside? The jury is out. The most critical issue voiced is the lack of context or analysis in a 140 character tweet. Lack of context, worry about bullying, and general abuse of the tweeting are all concerns. When balanced with the upside it is worthwhile? Let us know your position and experience. Post your thoughts here or to the Curriki Facebook page.
If you're interested in exploring Twitter in the classroom or are new to Twitter, check out the great resources below to get you started and provide interesting ways to use Twitter and social media in your classroom.
- Using Twitter In and Out of the Classroom
- 100 Ways to Teach with Twitter
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This is my second post in a series on sleep. My first post explained why the controversy around CIO concerns me and told the story of how sleep training helped our family. The purpose of this series is to take an honest look at the research on the risks and benefits of sleep training in babies.
In this post, I review the research on sleep deprivation in babies and their parents, because I think this topic often gets lost in the debates about how our babies should sleep. This post is not about sleep training and contains no shocking confessions, but this topic needs to be a part of the conversation.
Sleep deprivation is a part of parenthood. It doesn't matter what sleep "secrets" you may have discovered. It doesn't matter if your baby was sleeping through the night at 8 weeks. Regardless of our children's sleep habits or our parenting philosophies, we parents know sleep deprivation all too well.
We now have a great sleep routine with BabyC, and she usually sleeps through for 12 hours at night. Still, we go through tough patches when she wakes during the night for one reason or another – because she is teething or sick or going through a growth spurt. I do my best to parent during the night just as I do during the day: being responsive and sensitive to her needs. And that means that some days, the morning comes way too soon and starts in a bleary-eyed fog with a headache that screams for coffee – two cups, ASAP!
All of this is completely normal.
Yes, sleep deprivation is a normal part of parenting. But when babies and parents suffer from chronic sleep deprivation, we need to be seriously concerned. Babies need sleep to support healthy development. Parents need sleep to maintain sanity. Sleep is a universal human need.
As parents, we have all witnessed first-hand the effects of a missed nap, a delayed bedtime, or travel-induced jet lag in our kids. I know that I consider BabyC's sleep one of my primary responsibilities, because when she is tired, I see that she has shorter attention and is less able to engage with the world in a positive way. My observations are supported by the scientific literature as well. Here's why sleep is important to babies:
Learning. Sleep has been shown to be important for maturation of infants' brains and consolidation of their memories [1]. Several studies have shown that babies with more efficient nighttime sleep (greater percentage of time spent asleep during the night) had higher cognitive scores [2].
Here's one striking example of sleep affecting learning: Dr. Rebecca Gómez and colleagues at the University of Arizona played a 15-minute recording of a fake language to 15-month-old infants. Four hours later, the infants were tested for their memory of the new language. Those that napped after hearing the recording had better abstract memories of the language, which gave them more flexibility in learning, compared to those that didn't nap after hearing the language [3]. Twenty-four hours later, the nappers still remembered the grammatical structure of the language, while the napless babies had no memory of the language at all [4].
Mood. Babies that sleep more at night have been found to have an "easier" temperament, being more approachable, less distractible, and more adaptable [5]. In a study of well-rested vs. fatigued infants (i.e. missed nap), the fatigued infants were more easily frustrated and more distressed by a brief separation from their mothers [6]. In multiple studies of interventions that improved infants' sleep, parents noted that their babies were more secure, predictable, less irritable, and less fussy [7].
Growth. Several studies have shown that babies that get less sleep gain more fat as infants [8] and are at higher risk of being overweight at 3 years of age [9].
Of course, there is plenty of normal variation in the amount of sleep that a given child needs. Some children have high sleep needs and others don't, and parents are the best judge of whether or not their kids are getting enough sleep. I know my daughter is getting enough sleep if she falls asleep easily and wakes up happy.
Why do parents need sleep?
When infants don't sleep, their mothers don't either. And mothers of infants with sleep problems are at higher risk of postpartum depression. Approximately 10-15% of U.S. mothers report being depressed during the first year of their baby's life (and how many more go undiagnosed?). The association between infant sleep problems and maternal depression has been shown in study after study [10-12]. Studies that have specifically tested sleep interventions have found that when baby's sleep improved, so did mom's symptoms of depression [13, 14]. [Dads: Sorry to leave you out here. I know you are probably short on sleep, too, but the research in this field has focused on moms.]
Postpartum depression is hard on moms, but it is also hard on babies. A mother suffering from depression may not be able to be emotionally available, sensitive, and responsive to her baby, day in and day out. A meta-analysis (analysis of many studies combined) showed that infants of depressed mothers had less secure attachment [15]. Mothers suffering from depression are more likely to report behavioral problems with their children, particularly issues with eating, sleeping, temper tantrums, and separation difficulties [16]. Infants with depressed mothers grow up to have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol in preschool [17] and higher risk for depression in adolescence [18].
By the way, remember Darcia Narvaez, the author of the Psychology Today article, Dangers of "Crying It Out", that warns that CIO causes neurons to die? This same author tells her readers that for her, "shampooing with cool water seems to prevent depression." I don't think Dr. Narvaez understands the seriousness of depression.
Sleep deprivation puts a mother at risk for postpartum depression and can affect her parenting. Of course, missing sleep affects our lives in countless other ways. It increases the odds of getting into a car accident [19] and impacts work performance, marriages, health… I could go on and on.
Sleep is important for parents and their babies. If a mother-infant dyad is suffering from sleep deprivation, the consequences are serious. I say this not to promote sleep training or any other type of sleep practice in particular. I just think we need to recognize it is not always enough to tell a sleep-deprived parent to suck it up for another month or year or two. Sleep-deprived parents need solutions.
But wait! Maybe we just need to adjust our attitudes and expectations about infant sleep. Perhaps it is just our modern Western culture that is the problem. I often see this claim, and there is something to it. It is completely normal for a newborn to wake every couple of hours during the night, and it is vital for parents to know this and be responsive to their baby's needs. But what if my 9-month-old wakes and needs my attention every two hours, night after night? Is it only in Western cultures that this is perceived as a problem?
To answer these questions, Dr. Jodi Mindell of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and colleagues from around the world asked parents of over 29,000 infants and toddlers (0-3 years) from 17 countries to complete a questionnaire about their children's sleep [20]. This survey revealed striking cross-cultural differences, particularly between predominantly Caucasian and Asian countries.
In the Caucasian families, most babies fell asleep independently and in their own beds. In the Asian families, babies usually fell asleep with a parent present, and co-sleeping was the norm. Asian babies had later bedtimes, more night wakings, and about 40 minutes less sleep per day compared to babies from the predominantly Caucasian countries. These sleep practices are the norm in Asian cultures, and Asian parents probably don't have to worry about their pediatricians or the well-meaning lady next door telling them that they have a problem.
So how did the Asian parents feel about their children's sleep? Interestingly, 52% of parents in the predominantly Asian countries self-reported that their children had a sleep problem. In predominantly Caucasian countries, 26% of parents reported a sleep problem [21].
I'm including these cross-cultural data not to say there is anything wrong with Asian sleep customs or with co-sleeping. What these data tell us is that, regardless of cultural expectations, parents around the world struggle with sleep. Sleep is a universal human need.
My husband and I fell into a common trap in how we got BabyC to sleep. Our bedtime struggles and frequent night wakings meant that neither BabyC nor I were getting enough sleep, and it affected both of our moods. I did not suffer from postpartum depression, but I do remember how sleep deprivation affected my attitude about my job as a mother. On the mornings when I awoke after only a few hours of fragmented sleep, I can remember feeling a certain kind of despair. Even though I loved being with BabyC and everyone told me that I should savor this beautiful time with her, there was a voice in my head that said, "I don't know if I can do all of this – all this patient feeding, changing, caregiving, and soothing – all over again today." I did not like that feeling and knew that I needed to make a change to improve things for all of us.
When parents look for advice about their children's sleep, recognizing that what they are doing isn't working, I think we need to take that call for help seriously. Instead, I see a lot of responses like this, particularly from those that insist that we should never let babies cry:
"This too shall pass. One day you will miss these sweet nights with your baby."
"Just sleep when the baby sleeps. Leave the dishes, and take a nap."
"Ask for help. Find someone to hold the baby while you take a break."
Don't get me wrong – all of this is good advice, especially during the first few months of parenthood, but it only goes so far to help a family struggling with chronic sleep deprivation. Yes, it is good to keep perspective when things get tough. Yes, naps can save the day. And yes, we need to be better at asking for help when we need it, and we as a culture need to do more to support new parents. But in my experience, nobody – no matter how close a friend or relative – is willing to stay up all night with your baby, unless they are paid to do so. Even if they were, my baby wanted nobody but mama (maybe Daddy) in the middle of the night.
The struggle for sleep is a legitimate concern, and this is the context in which sleep training methods were developed. Parents don't turn to sleep training because they are lazy, insensitive, or because they think babies should be seen and not heard. They turn to sleep training because they and their babies need more sleep, and they recognize that sleep deprivation can take a serious toll on their family's health. To those that are tempted to judge, please remember this.
I loved reading all the comments on my previous post. To those currently struggling with sleep, my heart goes out to you, because I have been there and know how tough it is. To those that have found a solution – whether it is co-sleeping, sleep training, or something in between – I say BRAVO.
{Next up in my sleep series, I'll discuss the research on efficacy and benefits of sleep training, and the following post will be about the risks.}
How does sleep deprivation affect you? How does it affect your child? What do you do to ensure that your family gets enough sleep?
Check out other posts from my infant sleep series:
- The Cry-It-Out Controversy and My Family's Sleep Story
- The Importance of Self-Soothing to Infant Sleep (and how to support it!)
- Sleep Solutions for Every Baby
- Infant Sleep Research: Cosleeping, Self-Soothing, and Sleep Training
- Helping Babies Cope with Stress and Learn to Sleep
- 6 Little Secrets of a Sleeping Baby
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2. Scher, A. Infant sleep at 10 months of age as a window to cognitive development. Early Hum Dev. 81(3): p. 289-92. 2005.
3. Gomez, R.L., R.R. Bootzin, and L. Nadel. Naps promote abstraction in language-learning infants. Psychol Sci. 17(8): p. 670-4. 2006.
4. Hupbach, A., R.L. Gomez, R.R. Bootzin, and L. Nadel. Nap-dependent learning in infants. Dev Sci. 12(6): p. 1007-12. 2009.
5. Spruyt, K., R.J. Aitken, K. So, M. Charlton, T.M. Adamson, and R.S. Horne. Relationship between sleep/wake patterns, temperament and overall development in term infants over the first year of life. Early Hum Dev. 84(5): p. 289-96. 2008.
6. Ross, C.N. and K.H. Karraker. Effects of fatigue on infant emotional reactivity and regulation. Infant Mental Health Journal. 20(4): p. 410-428. 1999.
7. Mindell, J.A., B. Kuhn, D.S. Lewin, L.J. Meltzer, and A. Sadeh. Behavioral treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in infants and young children. Sleep. 29(10): p. 1263-76. 2006.
8. Tikotzky, L., D.E.M. G, J. Har-Toov, S. Dollberg, Y. Bar-Haim, and A. Sadeh. Sleep and physical growth in infants during the first 6 months. J Sleep Res. 19(1 Pt 1): p. 103-10. 2010.
9. Taveras, E.M., S.L. Rifas-Shiman, E. Oken, E.P. Gunderson, and M.W. Gillman. Short sleep duration in infancy and risk of childhood overweight. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 162(4): p. 305-11. 2008.
10. Wake, M., E. Morton-Allen, Z. Poulakis, H. Hiscock, S. Gallagher, and F. Oberklaid. Prevalence, stability, and outcomes of cry-fuss and sleep problems in the first 2 years of life: prospective community-based study. Pediatrics. 117(3): p. 836-42. 2006.
11. Martin, J., H. Hiscock, P. Hardy, B. Davey, and M. Wake. Adverse associations of infant and child sleep problems and parent health: an Australian population study. Pediatrics. 119(5): p. 947-55. 2007.
12. Bayer, J.K., H. Hiscock, A. Hampton, and M. Wake. Sleep problems in young infants and maternal mental and physical health. J Paediatr Child Health. 43(1-2): p. 66-73. 2007.
13. Hiscock, H., J. Bayer, L. Gold, A. Hampton, O.C. Ukoumunne, and M. Wake. Improving infant sleep and maternal mental health: a cluster randomised trial. Arch Dis Child. 92(11): p. 952-8. 2007.
14. Hiscock, H. and M. Wake. Randomised controlled trial of behavioural infant sleep intervention to improve infant sleep and maternal mood. BMJ. 324(7345): p. 1062-5. 2002.
15. Martins, C. and E.A. Gaffan. Effects of early maternal depression on patterns of infant-mother attachment: a meta-analytic investigation. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 41(6): p. 737-46. 2000.
16. Murray, L. and P. Cooper. Effects of postnatal depression on infant development. Arch Dis Child. 77(2): p. 99-101. 1997.
17. Essex, M.J., M.H. Klein, E. Cho, and N.H. Kalin. Maternal stress beginning in infancy may sensitize children to later stress exposure: effects on cortisol and behavior. Biol Psychiatry. 52(8): p. 776-84. 2002.
18. Murray, L., A. Arteche, P. Fearon, S. Halligan, I. Goodyer, and P. Cooper. Maternal postnatal depression and the development of depression in offspring up to 16 years of age. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 50(5): p. 460-70. 2011.
19. Connor, J., R. Norton, S. Ameratunga, E. Robinson, I. Civil, R. Dunn, J. Bailey, and R. Jackson. Driver sleepiness and risk of serious injury to car occupants: population based case control study. BMJ. 324(7346): p. 1125. 2002.
20. Mindell, J.A., A. Sadeh, B. Wiegand, T.H. How, and D.Y. Goh. Cross-cultural differences in infant and toddler sleep. Sleep Med. 11(3): p. 274-80. 2010.
21. Sadeh, A., J. Mindell, and L. Rivera. "My child has a sleep problem": a cross-cultural comparison of parental definitions. Sleep Med. 12(5): p. 478-82. 2011.


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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A Cedar Rapids man originally charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his friend last June pleaded guilty last month to a lesser charge.
Stephen Jerred Johnson, 39, pleaded guilty Jan. 31, to voluntary manslaughter and carrying weapons, an aggravated misdemeanor.
He was also sentenced following the plea to 12 years in prison.
Johnson will have to serve five years before being eligible for parole.
Johnson stabbed Clifton West, after the two had spent the day barbequing and drinking June 25, 2013 , Assistant Linn County Attorney Jason Besler said. West was stabbed after starting the fight and continuing the fight with Johnson.
Besler said Johnson didn't set out to kill West. There was a witness to the fight, who was a friend of West's, and after going through depositions in the case this was the appropriate resolution to the crime.
Somer Lekin,a former girlfriend of West's, told KCRG-TV9 after Johnson was charged that the two were friends and she couldn't believe what happened. Lekin had seen West earlier that day.
The judge also ordered Johnson to pay $150,000 to West's estate and $12,000 to the state crime victim's assistance program.
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What are "the Bush tax cuts" ?
In 2001, the Congress passed and the President signed into law a wide range of tax provisions affecting individual income tax rates, tax rates on shareholder dividends, capital gains tax rates, and the per-person exemption from the federal estate tax. These tax provisions have come to be known as "the Bush tax cuts."
What did the Bush tax cuts do to federal income tax rates?
In 2001, the maximum federal income tax rate was 39.6 percent. Under the Bush tax cuts, the maximum rate was reduced to 35 percent.
What did the Bush tax cuts do to the tax on shareholder dividends?
In 2001, the dividends were taxed as part of a person's income and could have been taxed at a rate as high as 39.6 percent. Under the Bush tax cuts, the maximum rate on shareholder dividends was reduced to 15 percent.
What did the Bush tax cuts do to the federal capital gains tax?
In 2001, the maximum federal income tax rate on the sale of capital assets, such as stock market investments, was 20 percent. Under the Bush tax cuts, the maximum rate was reduced to 15 percent.
What did the Bush tax cuts do to the federal estate tax?
In 2001, each person had a $1.0 million exemption from the federal estate tax, which could be used during life or at death. A married couple who planned properly could pass $2.0 million to the next generation free of estate tax. Once the tax applied to a decedent's estate, it began at a rate of about 37 percent and went as high as 55 percent for very large estates. Under the Bush tax cuts, the per-person exemption rose from $1.0 million to $1.5 million (2004), then to 2.0 million (2006), then to 3.5 million (2009). In 2010, the estate tax has been completely eliminated for persons dying in this calendar year.
Why do the Bush tax cuts automatically expire on January 1, 2011 ?
It has to do with the rules of the Senate, particularly the Byrd Rule. Budget legislation cannot be fillibustered during the "reconciliation" process, but if a tax cut is proposed during the reconciliation process, it needs at least 60 votes to be a permanent tax cut. Otherwise, it must sunset after 10 years. The Bush tax cuts passed with less than 60 votes during the reconciliation process in 2001. Thus, on January 1, 2011, the tax laws as they existed on 2001 will automatically become, once again, the law of the land.
Will there really be only a $1.0 million per-person estate tax exemption in 2011 and in future years?
Unless Congress passes and the President signs a new law, the $1.0 million exemption will return on January 1, 2011. I think it is very unlikely this President and this Congress (or the next Congress) will be able to agree on any changes.


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Melting sea ice is driving mother polar bears onto land in northern Alaska to give birth, scientists have found.
Pregnant polar bears build snow dens to protect new cubs from the Arctic winter. The researchers found that between 1985 and 1994, 62% of polar bear dens were built on sea ice - but that number dropped to 37% between 1998 and 2004.
"In recent years Arctic pack ice has formed progressively later, melted earlier, and lost much of its older and thicker multi-year component," says Anthony Fischbach of the US Geological Survey (USGS) and one of the research team. "Together, these changes have resulted in pack ice that is a less stable platform on which to give birth and raise new cubs."
Fischbach's study of the breeding habits of polar bears follows efforts to raise awareness of the fact that dwindling ice is making it increasingly difficult for polar bears to hunt.
Signal drop
In 1985, USGS researchers began putting collars with satellite transmitters onto polar bears to the north of Alaska.
They soon realised the data collected from these collars could provide information on where pregnant females chose to build their dens. The collars transmit less well through the packed snow of a den, causing a noticeable drop in the signal while a female is inside.
Using this method, Fischbach and his colleagues tracked the dens made by 383 females between April 1985 and June 2005. As well as changes in sea ice, they considered other possible explanations for the changing behaviour observed.
For, example, Alaskan polar bears can be attracted to the remains of bowhead whales killed by humans, and the number of bowhead whales that Alaskan natives are allowed to kill each year increased twice during the USGS study.
However, the team found that female bears only rarely visited the remains of these human hunts. The scientists also ruled out changes in the bears' hunting habits as the reason for the migration.
Thinning ice
The team concludes that more bears are building their dens on land because the Arctic ice is diminishing and becoming less stable. In fact, their satellite tracking revealed that those bears that continued to den on ice tended to shift their dens eastwards, moving away from the western regions where the ice was thinning faster.
The scientists also suggest that thinning sea ice may one day leave the bears stranded at sea, and unable to regain dry land to build their dens.
"Right now, pregnant females foraging offshore in summer must wait up to a month longer than they did just 10 years ago for new sea ice to form so they can travel to denning areas on land," says Steve Amstrup of the USGS. "Alternatively, they must swim ever greater expanses of open water to reach suitable land, or they must den on ice that may not be stable enough to survive the winter."
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing the polar bear as a threatened species under the US Endangered Species Act. The World Conservation Union has already placed the polar bear on its Red List of endangered species.
It projects that polar bear numbers will drop 30% by 2050 due to continued loss of Arctic sea ice.
Journal reference: Polar Biology (DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0300-4)
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The current population of Elbert County is 20,220 with the median age of 41. Elbert County's median household income is $35,548, and the average household net worth is $266,127. 49% of Elbert County's population are long term residents having lived in their homes for more than 5 years, while 13% of Elbert County's population have moved in the last year.
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Age distribution represents the distribution of the population in Elbert County by age group. In Elbert County, the male-to-female ratio is 9,673:10,547, which is 4% lower than the ratio of Georgia, which is 4,858,299:5,092,772. Age demographic data is sourced from census, 2015.
Crime rate index represents the average crime rate for a local area in comparison to nearby areas and the national average. A crime index of 100 represents the national average. Elbert County, has 34% less property crime than Georgia, and is 24% below the nation's average. Elbert County, has 1% more personal crime than Georgia and when compared to that of United States, Elbert County is 6% below the national average.
Marital status represents the percent of residents in Elbert County that are single, married, widowed and divorced. In Elbert County, 69% of people are married and 31% of people are single. The percent of people married is 1% lower than the ratio of Georgia, which is 70%. Marital data is sourced from census, 2015.
Household income distribution represents the distribution of Elbert County income brackets at the household level. Overall, the median household income for Elbert County is $35,548, which is 28% lower than that of Georgia ($49,276). Income data for Elbert County is sourced from census, 2015.
Education data represents the highest level of education attained by residents in Elbert County. In Elbert County, 24% of residents 18 and over graduated from high school and 12% completed a Bachelor's degree or higher, which is 16% lower than that of Georgia. Education statistics is sourced from census, 2015.


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OVER 60 years ago, evolutionary biologist Bernhard Rensch calculated that males are typically the larger sex in big-bodied species such as humans, whereas females outdo them in small-bodied species such as spiders. Now it turns out that many plants obey Rensch's rule too.
Most plants produce both male and female sex organs, but around 7 per cent are dioecious, meaning individuals are purely male or female. Kevin Burns and Patrick Kavanagh at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand measured the leaf and stem sizes of 38 dioecious plant species and discovered that they follow the sex-size rule (The American Naturalist, in press).
Why? "Females need to hold the seeds and the fruit," Burns says, adding that female stems also must be large enough to display fruit and support animals that spread the ...
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As head of UTA Online, Jason Nadler scours for the homegrown talents who make YouTube hits and then he tracks the auteurs for potential commercial deals. In short, he's a Web starmaker.
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Jason Kilar didn't set out to best YouTube. In crafting Hulu, he leveraged access to a library of premium content, stayed away from user-generated video, offered limited commercials and created a uniquely clean cinematic experience. Who's winning now?
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