text: Slide 10. Counseling Strategies Presentation describes the methods used by the US Preventive Services Task Force to develop recommendations. Counseling StrategiesTailor teaching to patients needs.Purpose, effects and when to expect effects.Suggest small changes.Use influence of profession.Encourage comments from patient.Combine strategies.Involve office staff.Monitor progress.Be specific.Add new behaviors rather than eliminate established behaviors.Link the new to old behaviors.Listening.Assess readiness for change.Cultural sensitivity.Community resources.Refer appropriately.Notes:PPP xxvBecause behavioral choice is critical to most of these risk factors, clinician counseling that leads to improved personal health practices may be more valuable to patients than conventional clinical activities such as diagnostic testing. The bullets on this slide are general guidelines to consider when providing clinical counseling.Frame teaching to patient's perceptions Counseling should be culturally appropriate. Present information and services in a style and format that are sensitive to the culture, values, and traditions of the patient and at a level of comprehension consistent with the age and learning skills of he patient. Use a dialect and terminology consistent with the patient's language and communication style.Purpose, effects and when to expect effects Describe the purpose of the intervention, what effects are expected and when the effects may be anticipated.Suggest small changes Although desirable, dramatic changes should not be expected. Instead, changes such as weight loss occur slowly over time and require dedication and perseverance.Be specific The physician should address explicit requirements for successful outcomes and to develop realistic patient expectations.Add new behaviors rather than change old ones It may be more acceptable to add a new behavior (fruits and vegetables to a diet) and not insist on eliminating red meat, eggs and other foods that contribute to cholesterol and therefore CHD and stroke.Link the new and old behaviors During the process of counseling it will be appropriate to link the new behavior with the old to demonstrate the beneficial effects of the changes in lifestyle with the changes.Previous Slide Contents Next Slide Page last reviewed October 2014 Internet Citation: Slide 10. Counseling Strategies. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/ppip/ppipslides/ppipshortsl10.html


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UFC Raises Marijuana Testing Threshold, NSAC May Follow
The UFC has decided to take a progressive step towards tolerance when it comes to the use of Marijuana by its fighters.
There seems to be a divide among athletes, some of which prescribe heavily to the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes and who ultimately pay for that use with hefty fines and suspensions.
The new UFC regulation is not making marijuana an all out legal substance, but it is raising the levels in which a fighter can have in their system before being flagged for using while in competition.
This new Cannabis allowance will not be used here in the United States unless the governing bodies in the different territories follow suit and add the amended levels to their own rule book. However, in areas, such as Germany, and several other countries, the UFC acts as the promoter and sanctioning body and in those instances, adheres to only the rules they set out for themselves.
MMAJunkie has more details:
UFC officials have decided to raise the testing threshold for marijuana metabolites from 50 ng/mL to 150 ng/mL – a mark the World Anti-Doping Agency also recently deemed sufficient.
UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner revealed the company's decision during today's meeting of the Nevada State Athletic Commission's Steroid and Drug Testing Advisory Panel, which took place in Las Vegas.
"When we self-regulate around the world, we are going to go the WADA standard of 150," Ratner said. "So we're starting that immediately."
The NSAC's Steroid and Drug Testing Advisory Panel also discussed potential suggestions for revisions to the commission's policy on performance-enhancing drugs, including testosterone and steroids. The committee is expected to draft an official recommendation in the next few weeks in hopes of bringing those to the full commission in July.
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Life's a beach in Nottingham's Slab Square
Posted: July 23, 2009|
A beautiful thing happened as Nottingham Lord Mayor Councillor Jeannie Packer counted down from ten to zero while opening the new Life's a Beach attraction in Nottingham.
The sun came out and lit up the scene like a nostalgic postcard just as hundreds of visitors clambered over the barriers onto the sand.
With dozens of deck chairs scattered around the newly-instigated beach area, there was only one thing on everyone's mind.
Grab a spot close to the paddling pool and stake your claim before anyone else.
The honour of setting the first foot on the beach went to 15-year-old Alison Hillyard-Burnett, from Bilborough.
She was already in her swimsuit and had braved the waters by the time I caught up with her minutes later.
She giggled: "It's wicked to be first on the beach. I've been here since 9.30am. The beach looks great and I was one of the first in the water, too. It's freezing in there!"
Further into the throng, Yvonne Charles, from Basford, and daughters Isabelle, seven, and Abigail, three, had produced a picnic blanket and were making themselves comfortable with buckets and spades.
"We've really been looking forward to it," said Yvonne. "It's very busy, but it's something different isn't it? We've always loved playing in the fountains and now we've got this big pool, too. We'll definitely be coming back over the summer."
Abigail agreed: "This is the best for kids."
Close by, brother and sister Kevin and Wendy Sheldon, from Clifton, were getting into the spirit of the occasion.
Kevin was sporting a Nottingham by the Sea tee-shirt.
"I can't wait to come back tonight," said Wendy. "I want to see it all lit up for the evening."
The city council and promoters the Mellors Group have certainly gone to town creating an authentic beach experience at the site.
As we bathed in the brief spell of sunshine, the sounds of seagulls were being piped through loudspeakers and a steel drummer played calypso music to entertain us.
The seaside playground includes beach cafes, helter skelter, canoes, stalls, races on the Pony Adventure ride and old-fashioned swinging chairs.
There's a bar until 10pm, which is where I bumped into 21-year-old Nottingham Trent University student Rebecca Brown – fresh from her graduation ceremony (2:1 in Business Studies).
"I'm celebrating with a pear cider," she explained. "I think the beach is a great idea. A bit random, but why not? The bar is a nice place to sit."
Half an hour into the opening, I spotted the first potential problem. A pesky dog had wandered onto the sand.
It was Scooby Doo, with his pal, Shaggy, plugging his appearance at the Royal Concert Hall in August.
"It's great!" said Scooby in his inimitable style.
"It's better than California," added Shaggy. "Nottingham has never been famous for its beach before. But it is now!"
I asked Scooby if he fancied something to eat – maybe a hot dog.
"No thanks!" he growled.
"We'd love a Scooby snack though," said Shaggy as they wandered off to greet the crowds.
The smell of flame-grilled sausages at the Beach Hut BBQ was becoming more and more alluring by this stage.
A sign nearby was sensibly advertising a "winter warmer," featuring a hot chocolate topped with whipped cream, just in case that long hot summer we've been promised fails to materialise.
One lady on the beach got a ticking off from a security guard for daring to bring her own picnic – only food from the surrounding stalls is permitted.
Jo Devonshire, from Hucknall, and daughter Yvonne Haywood, from Kimberley were having a chilled out experience.
"I'm astounded at what they've done," said Jo from deck chair. "It's all so lovely and authentic. I bet Skeggy wishes it was as good as this. It'll give Skeggy a run for its money."
Yvonne's children Sophie, six and Philip, eight, were testing out the sand's castle-making properties.
"The sand is good, it's really soft," said Philip. "It's proper sand for sand-castle making."
"Yeah, but you keep knocking it down on me," moaned Sophie.
"No I don't," argued Philip.
"Yes you do," said his sister.
Yep, the authentic seaside experience – always ends in a massive family argument.
Life's a Beach will be open every day until September 5 from 10am to 10pm, with free entertainment including Punch and Judy, dance and music.
Find out more at www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/whatson.


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Lawmakers looking to kill driver surcharge program
Two Texas lawmakers who rarely see things the same way are teaming up in an effort to repeal the controversial Driver Responsibility Program. More than 1.2 million Texans have seen their driver's license suspended after not paying surcharges on traffic tickets. Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, one of the most conservative legislators, is author of HB […] [Read More]


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ABC7 in San Francisco, CA is following a story of a Christian group and an atheist group fighting against each other. Dueling billboards have left the two groups at odds with one another… if they weren't already. Apparently, Jesus is returning next month and a Christian group wants everyone to know. I think this story […] [Read More]


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Ex-Import Commercial Company was established in 1958, and has been supplying dehydrated raw materials to the food industry for fifty years. It specializes in the processing, producing, trade and distribution of all kinds of herbs, seeds, spices, dried vegetables and fruits.
Fruits and vegetables contain 75% to 95% water, and the removal of this water through dehydration has many advantages such as reducing weight, saving cost on storage and transportation, a long shelf life without refrigeration, while maintaining good color, taste and aroma.
As a dried onion supplier, we at E.I.C. maintain the highest standards, using approximately 25, 000 tons of the finest quality of fresh Egyptian white onions.
E.I.C.'s dried onion products are available in different cuts and sizes, and may also be produced to meet the specific requirements of our customers.
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Dark Knight Wins Box Office for the Fourth Week in a Row!
The Dark Knight Passes $400 Million Mark
Sugar Bits — Morgan Freeman in Serious Car Accident
Box Office: The Batman Still On Top
Will Mummies Bump Batman From the No. 1 Box Office Spot?
The Dark Knight Presses On Overseas
Christian, Maggie and Aaron Bring their No. 1 Knight to Tokyo
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His tireless study of the world's music led Mickey to many great teachers and collaborators, including his partners in Planet Drum. Planet Drum's self-titled album not only hit #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart, remaining there for 26 weeks, it also received the Grammy for Best World Music Album in 1991 the first Grammy ever awarded in this category. Planet Drum is one of twenty-nine recordings released on Mickey's the WORLD series on Rykodisc. The WORLD offers a wide variety of music from virtually every corner of the globe with releases like Voices of the Rainforest from Papua New Guinea and Living Art, Sounding Spirit: The Bali Sessions. In 2002, Mickey established The Endangered Music Fund to return royalty payments from many of these recordings to the indigenous people that produced them, and to further the preservation of sounds and music from around the globe.
Mickey's experiences have paved the way for unique opportunities beyond the music industry. He composed a major drum production performed by an assembly of 100 percussionists for the opening ceremony of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Additionally, Mickey has composed scores, soundtracks and themes for movies and television including Apocalypse Now, Gang Related, Hearts of Darkness, The Twilight Zone, the 1987 score to The AmericaÍs Cup: The Walter Cronkite Report, Vietnam: A Television History, and The Next Step. In 1994 Mickey was inducted with The Grateful Dead into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Mickey has written four books documenting his lifelong fascination with the history and mythology of music. These include Drumming at the Edge of Magic, Planet Drum, Spirit into Sound: The Magic of Music, and Songcatchers: In Search of the WorldÍs Music.
Long a social activist, Mickey appeared in August, 1991 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Aging, speaking on the healing value of drumming and rhythm on afflictions associated with aging. Since joining the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function at Beth Abraham Hospital in 2000, Mickey is continuing his investigation into the connection between healing and rhythm, and the neural bases of rhythm.
In 1999, Mickey was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress where he heads the sub-committee on the digitization and preservation of the Center's vast collections. In October of 2000, the Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center conferred an honorary doctorate of humane letters upon Mickey for his work in advancing the preservation of aural archives.
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The current population of Cuming County is 9,402 with the median age of 43. Cuming County's median household income is $48,181, and the average household net worth is $342,598. 41% of Cuming County's population are long term residents having lived in their homes for more than 5 years, while 14% of Cuming County's population have moved in the last year.
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Age distribution represents the distribution of the population in Cuming County by age group. In Cuming County, the male-to-female ratio is 4,662:4,740, which is 0% lower than the ratio of Nebraska, which is 941,562:956,186. 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. Cuming County, has 80% less property crime than Nebraska, and is 80% below the nation's average. Cuming County, has 83% less personal crime than Nebraska and when compared to that of United States, Cuming County is 90% below the national average.
Marital status represents the percent of residents in Cuming County that are single, married, widowed and divorced. In Cuming County, 86% of people are married and 14% of people are single. The percent of people married is 8% higher than the ratio of Nebraska, which is 78%. Marital data is sourced from census, 2015.
Household income distribution represents the distribution of Cuming County income brackets at the household level. Overall, the median household income for Cuming County is $48,181, which is 6% lower than that of Nebraska ($51,185). Income data for Cuming County is sourced from census, 2015.
Education data represents the highest level of education attained by residents in Cuming County. In Cuming County, 12% of residents 18 and over graduated from high school and 18% completed a Bachelor's degree or higher, which is 10% lower than that of Nebraska. Education statistics is sourced from census, 2015.


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A capnometer adaptor includes a nanostructure sensor configured to selectively respond to a gaseous constituent of exhaled breath, such as to carbon dioxide. In certain embodiments, the adaptor includes an airway adaptor having at least one channel configured for the passage of respiratory gas; at least one nanostructure sensor in fluid communication with the passage, the sensor configured to selectively respond to at least one gaseous constituent of exhaled breath comprising carbon dioxide; and electronic hardware connected to the nanostructure sensor and configured to provide a signal indicative of a response of the sensor to the at least one gaseous constituent of exhaled breath. The sensor may be provided as a compact and solid-state device, and may be adapted for a variety of respiratory monitoring applications.
1. A capnometer; comprising: an airway adaptor having at least one channel configured for the passage of respiratory gas; at least one nanostructure sensor in fluid communication with the passage, the sensor configured to selectively respond to at least one gaseous constituent of exhaled breath comprising carbon dioxide; electronic hardware connected to the nanostructure sensor and configured to provide a signal indicative of a response of the sensor to the at least one gaseous constituent of exhaled breath;
wherein the at least one nanostructure sensor comprises: a substrate; a first nanostructure over the substrate; at least two conducting elements in electrical communication with the first nanostructure; and at least one recognition material operatively associated with the first nanostructure, wherein the at least one recognition material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of benzylamine, naphthalenemethylamine, antracene amine, and pyrene amine.
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wherein the at least one nanostructure sensor comprises: a substrate; a first nanostructure over the substrate; at least two conducting elements in electrical communication with the first nanostructure; and at least one recognition material operatively associated with the first nanostructure, wherein the at least one recognition material comprises poly(ethylene imine) in mixture with a starch.
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This application claims priority pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to Provisional Application No. 60/531,079, filed Dec. 18, 2003, entitled "Nanoelectronic Capnometer Adapter," and to Provisional Application No. 60/564,248, filed Apr. 20, 2004, entitled "Remotely Communicating, Battery-Powered Nanostructure Sensor Devices". This application is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 10/940,324, filed Sep. 13, 2004, entitled "Carbon Dioxide Nanoelectronic Sensor," and of patent application Ser. No. 10/656,898, filed Sep. 5, 2003 now abandoned, entitled "Polymer Recognition Layers For Nanostructure Sensor Devices." Each of the above-identified provisional and non-provisional patent applications is specifically incorporated herein, in its entirety, by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for mainstream patient airway medical monitoring, such as by using a capnometer.
2. Description of Related Art
The measurement of carbon dioxide levels in respiration is a standard procedure during intensive care and anesthesia and is a primary tool in the diagnosis and management of respiratory function. A need in this medical monitoring is to measure and track CO2 concentration in the breath, sometimes referred to as capnography.
To meet the necessary specifications of such capnography device, current technology relies on bulky and expensive non-dispersive infrared absorption (NDIR) sensors to determine CO2 concentration. The high cost and limitations of this technology restrict the use of capnography to high value, controlled environments, such as surgical wards. In addition, it has been shown that capnography is particularly important in determining the proper placement of endotracheal tubes in emergency medical response.
There are two approaches to implement this detection method, mainstream and sidestream. Mainstream devices make use of a sensor located at the patient airway by means of an airway adapter. In contrast, sidestream device requires connection of a sample line to the airway, and a sensor located away from the patient. Notwithstanding the advantages of these approaches, each may be subject to certain limitations that may compromise the effectiveness of CO2 monitoring.
A comparison of exemplary limitations of prior-art apparatus and methods are listed below:
It is desirable, therefore, to provide an apparatus and method for monitoring CO2 or other gases in a patient's airway, that overcomes the limitations of the prior art.
The present invention overcomes the limitations of the prior art using a novel capnometer apparatus. A nanoelectronic capnometer system having aspects of the invention offers: (i) performance that matches or exceeds that of infrared technology, (ii) plug-and-play simplicity in a disposable package, (iii) the small size and low power consumption needed for wireless integration and (iv) the ability to incorporate arrays of sensors on a single chip. This CO2 sensing technology offers an order of magnitude reduction in the cost of the sensor component.
The capnometer comprises a nanoelectronic gas sensor integrated into an airway adapter for mainstream capnometry. The nanoelectronic sensor may comprise a solid-state nanotube or other nanostructure sensor, for example, as described in the parent application Ser. No. 10/940,324. The capnometer apparatus may further comprise an appropriate adapter fitting that maximizes sensor performance. Both the adaptor fitting and the sensor may be incorporated into a compact and relatively low-cost assembly. Instead of sterilizing the capnometer after use, the sensing unit may be discarded, thereby avoiding difficulties and costs associated with sterilization.
The nanoelectronic gas sensor may be configured to respond to a chemical of interest, for example, carbon dioxide, oxygen or anesthesia gases. It may be integrated into a fitting designed to be inserted into an intubated or non-intubated patient airstream, such as, for example, during anesthesia application and/or respiratory monitoring. The nanoelectronic gas sensor ("nanosensor") itself may comprise a small packaged solid-state device incorporating a nanstructure sensor that is exposed to airflow on the inside of the tube and electronically connected to the outside of the tube. The fitting together with the enclosed nanosensor may be designed as a disposable device. A potentially reusable external electronics package that contains signal processing electronics may be socketed or snapped into place to make a secure connection with the sensor. This electronics module may include a microprocessor, memory cell, power supply (including a battery) and a wired or wireless connection to a monitor where the sensor output is stored and/or displayed.
Being extremely small with a nanometer-scale active sensing area, the sensor may readily be protected from contamination, and can therefore be located in the more desirable mainstream configuration for faster response times. At the same time, the low cost of the chip-scale sensor can make it possible to dispose the sensor and its associated adaptor after each use, thereby eliminating the problem of disinfection. The capnometer adaptor with its sensor may be very compact, cost-effective and convenient to use in a clinical setting. It is anticipated, therefore, that the invention will greatly facilitate and enhance the beneficial practice of capnography.
One exemplary capnometer embodiment having aspects of the invention comprises: an airway adaptor having at least one channel configured to permit the passage of respiratory gas; at least one solid-state nanostructure sensor arranged adjacent the airway adaptor in communication with the passage, the sensor having a sensitivity to at least one gaseous constituent of exhaled breath; electronic circuitry connected to the solid state sensor and configured to receive at least a signal indicative of the concentration of the at least one gaseous constituent of exhaled breath; and an output device connected to the electronic circuitry and configured to provide at least one of a qualitative and a quantitative measure of the concentration of the at least one gaseous constituent of exhaled breath. Preferably, the at least one gaseous constituent of exhaled breath includes carbon dioxide and the solid-state sensor incorporates a nanostructure as a sensing element responsive to the at least one gaseous constiuent.
In certain embodiments, the at least solid-state nanostructure sensor comprises: a substrate; a first nanostructure over the substrate; at least two conducting elements in electrical communication with the first nanostructure; and at least one recognition material operatively associated with the first nanostructure, the at least one recognition material configured for interacting with carbon dioxide.
In alternative embodiments, the airway adaptor is configured to be mated so as to transmit at least a portion of the exhalation flow of at least a one of: a respirator/resuscitation system, a endotracheal ventilator system, an sleep apnea treatment system, a sleep apnea diagnostic system, an anesthesia system, a cardiac function diagnostic system, a metabolic function measuring system, an asthma monitoring system, and a gastro-intestinal testing system.
A more complete understanding of the capnometer adaptor will be afforded to those skilled in the art, as well as a realization of additional advantages and objects thereof, by a consideration of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment. Reference will be made to the appended sheets of drawings which will first be described briefly.
The embodiment of the invention incorporates a nanoelectronic capnometer into an adapter for patient airway monitoring. The resulting device seamlessly integrates into a mainstream capnography setup and delivers performance advantages over that of today's mainstream and sidestream NDIR capnometers.
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The nanoelectronic sensor 12 may be disposed in fluid communication with respired air passing through channel 19. In order to provide a sample volume to the capnometer, a small window or opening 13 may be provided between the sensor 12 and channel 19. The sample window may be provided with membranes and/or filters 18 to reduce condensation, block patient secretions, and overall maintain stability of the sensor. For example a gas-permeable hydrophobic membrane, e.g. a PFC membrane, may be used.
When using a nanotube electronic sensor, it is not necessary to maintain a clear optical path between a transmitter and receiver, unlike prior-art NDIR sensors for carbon dioxide sensing. Furthermore, the active sensing area of a nanotube sensor is extremely small, so one may readily protect the sensor from contamination in the patient airstream. For example, very little power is required to heat the sensor to a stable temperature at which condensation is prevented. And the sensor may be protected from non-volatile contaminants by a simple mechanical filter and/or gas permeable membrane, which need only be large enough to minimize the likelihood of excessive filter blockage during the anticipated life of the sensor. For reusable sensors, filter units may be removed and disposed between use, and then replaced with a new filter unit. For most applications, however, it may be desirable to dispose and replace the entire unit 10, including any associated filters.
The unit 10 may be comprised primarily of a mechanically stable housing 14. Housing 14 may be comprised of any suitable plastic or other material with similar chemical and physical properties for use in medical tube fittings, as known in the art.
The capnometer sensor 12 may be based on nanoscale components as described in the parent patent application Ser. No. 10/940,323 and herein, for selectively sensing carbon dioxide. Sensing of other gases may also be achieved using a suitably configured nanotube sensor, for example, a sensor as described in U.S. provisional applications Ser. No. 60/457,697 filed March 2003 and Ser. No. 60/468,621 filed May 2003, and U.S. non-provisional applications Ser. No. 10/177,929 filed June, 2002, Ser. No. 10/656,898 filed Sep. 5, 2003, Ser. No. 10/655,529 filed Sep. 4, 2003, Ser. No. 10/388,701 filed Mar. 14, 2003, and Ser. No. 10/345,783 filed Jan. 16, 2003; each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Sensing for two or more gases, for example, carbon dioxide and oxygen, may be accomplished using one or more sensors like sensor 12. A single sensor may include a plurality of nanotube sensors, each configured to sense a different gas. In addition, or in the alternative, a plurality of nanotube sensors may be each configured to sense the same gas, for purposes of redundancy. It should be appreciated that the extremely small scale of a nanotube sensor makes it possible to cost-effectively incorporate numerous nanometer-scale sensors in a single gas sensing unit 12, which may essentially consist of a very compact silicon chip or other device. In the alternative, one or more nanotube sensing devices may be assembled together into a sensing unit with multiple sensors. Since each device may be quite small, space and/or cost need not be limiting concerns.
A capnometer according to the invention may readily be configured to operate wirelessly.
In the alternative, a capnometer 30 may be designed to function with all electronics 31 separate from the sensor 32, as shown in
It also is desirable to provide disposable capnometer sensing adaptors, wherein the sensing package is installed directly in the main air channel of the respiratory stream.
Alternatively, one may dispose the sensing unit more directly in the airstream. For example,
Note that the examples of
Embodiments of this invention include a new sensing technology for carbon dioxide (CO2) that uses nanoelectronic components. A tiny, low-cost nanosensor chip can offer: (i) performance that matches or exceeds that of infrared technology, (ii) plug-and-play simplicity with both digital and analog control systems, and (ii) the small size and low power consumption needed for wireless integration.
Field effect transistors made from semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (NTFETs) have been used as the platform for sensitive chemical sensors.
Two conductive elements 808, 810 may be disposed over the substrate and electrically connected to nanostructure 806. Elements 808, 810 may comprise metal electrodes in direct contact with nanostructure 806. In the alternative, a conductive or semi-conducting material (not shown) may be interposed between elements 808, 810 and nanostructure 806. A functionalization material 815 reactive with carbon dioxide is disposed on nanostructure sensing device 802 and in particular, on nanostructure 806. Material 815 may be deposited in a continuous layer, or in a discontinuous layer. Material 815 may comprise more than one material and/or more than one layer of material.
Device 802 may further comprise a gate 812. Device 802 may further comprise a layer of inhibiting material 814 covering regions adjacent to the connections between the conductive elements 808, 810 and the first nanostructure 806. The inhibiting material may be impermeable to at least one chemical species, such as carbon dioxide. The inhibiting material may comprise a passivation material as known in the art, such as silicon dioxide. Further details concerning the use of inhibiting materials in a NTFET are described in prior application Ser. No. 10/280,265, filed Oct. 26, 2002, which is incorporated by reference herein.
In addition, system 800 may further comprise a second nanostructure sensing device (not shown) like device 802. It may be advantageous to provide the second device with a functionalization layer that incorporates a material different from that incorporated into layer 815.
System 800 may further include a nanostructure sensing device circuit 816. Circuit 816 may include one or more electrical supplies 818, a meter 820 in electrical communication with the electrical supply or supplies 818, and electrical connections 822 between the first nanostructure sensing device 802 and both the electrical supply and the meter. System may further comprise a signal control and processing unit (not shown) as known in the art, in communication with the first nanostructure sensing device circuit.
The carbon nanotube acts not as the sensing element itself but as a sensitive transducer. There are various designs for the basic platform; these include devices with one or only a few nanotubes and devices with a network of nanotubes. A useful nanotube network device architecture has been described in commonly-owned application Ser. No. 10/177,929, filed on Jun. 21, 2002, which is included by reference herein. The nanotube transducers can be chemically functionalized to provide desired sensitivity and selectivity. They can even be made sensitive to a variety of inert gases. The functionalization approach relies on the ability of basic inorganic compounds and organic polymers as well as aromatic compounds with electron-donating functionalities to provide electrons to nanotubes, thus resulting in n-doping of NTFETs.
Sensitivity to CO2 can be achieved through functionalization also. The functionalization layer has two main functions: 1) it selectively recognizes carbon dioxide molecules and 2) upon the binding of CO2 it generates an amplified signal that is transferred to the carbon nanotube transducer. In the presence of water, carbon dioxide forms carbonic acid which dissociates and alters the pH of the functionalization layer, thus protonating the electron donating groups and making the NTFET more p-type. Basic inorganic compounds (e.g., sodium carbonate), pH-sensitive polymers, such as polyaniline, poly(ethyleneimine), poly(o-phenylenediamine), poly(3-methylthiophene), and polypyrrole, as well as aromatic compounds (benzylamine, naphthalenemethylamine, antracene amine, pyrene amine, etc.) can be used to functionalize NTFETs for CO2 sensing. The functionalization layer can be constructed using certain polymeric materials such as polyethylene glycol, poly(vinyl alcohol) and polysaccharides, including various starches as well as their components amylose and amylopectin.
Materials in the functionalization layer may be deposited on the NTFET using various different methods, depending on the material to be deposited. For example, inorganic materials, such as sodium carbonate, may be deposited by drop casting from 1 mM solution in light alcohols. The functionalized sensor may then be dried by blowing with nitrogen or other suitable drying agent. Polymeric materials may be deposited by dip coating. A typical procedure may involve soaking of the chip with the carbon nanotube device in 10% polymeric solution in water for 24 hours, rinsing with water several times, and blowing the chip dry with nitrogen. Polymers which are not soluble in aqueous solutions may be spin coated on the chip from their solutions in organic solvents. Values of polymer concentrations and the spin coater's rotation speeds may be optimized for each polymer. Further details pertaining to polymer recognition layers may be described in commonly-owned parent application Ser. No. 10/658,898, filed Sep. 5, 2003, which is also incorporated by reference herein.
Capnometers having aspect of the invention may be included in many different sorts of medically useful system, both as permanent, semi-disposable, or completely disposable components. Likewise, a variety of different arrangements of the sensors, signal and power circuitry and data display and recordation subsystems are practical.
Note that capnometers having aspects of the invention may include a wide variety of data acquisition, storage, processing and output devices. For example, the capnometer signal may be used to determine respiration rate, and inhaled gas composition, in addition to exhaled breath composition, such as end-tidal CO2 values. In addition to discrete point values, a real-time and continuous profile of breath composition may be determined and displayed, e.g as a plot of CO2 concentration versus time.
Additional Medical Applications
Capnometers having aspects of the invention can be embedded into standard embodiments for breath monitoring commonly found in emergency medicine, ex: airway adapters, masks, ambubags, and laryngeal masks etc. The construction of the sensor assembly is flexible to address most airway monitoring environments. The sensor may be used in hospital, prehospital, and out-of-hospital settings, so as to provide highly valuable monitoring information to all health care providers whether they are doctors, nurses, respiratory technicians or EMTs.
Among the applications where the capnometers having aspects of the invention could provide significant healthcare benefits are:
Table 1 shows example specifications of a disposable capnometer adapter having aspects of the invention, configured to provide a typical Emergency Medical Services/Emergency Department with a small, noninvasive, and disposable in-line sensor that continuously monitors varying CO2 levels and delivers accurate measurement of end tidal carbon dioxide concentrations. For example, the device may have a bar graph to continuously track CO2 concentration. The operating lifetime of the sensor, 6 hours, is more than sufficient to accommodate long transport times.
Having thus described a preferred embodiment of the nanoelectronic capnometer sensor, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that certain advantages of the within system have been achieved. It should also be appreciated that various modifications, adaptations, and alternative embodiments thereof may be made within the scope and spirit of the present invention. A wide variety of support structure and/or adaptor geometries may be suitable, and the invention is not limited to the particular shapes depicted in the schematic diagrams.
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The Greening of Ukraine
Thu, June 7, 2012 • 6:30 PM • The University of Texas, Parlin Hall, Room 301, Austin, TX 78701
Austin Welcomes Delegation of Young Ukrainian Environmental Leaders
Austin, TX – Five prominent environmental leaders from organizations across Ukraine will speak on the UT Campus about their ecology work and contemporary life in Ukraine. The group is visiting Austin for one week and is sponsored by the Open World Program of the U.S. Congress (http://www.openworld.gov <http://www.openworld.gov/> ). The talk is in conjunction with UT's Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies.
While in Austin, June 2-10, 2012, the delegates will meet with their environmental NGO counterparts, such as Texas Campaign for the Environment, Keep Austin Beautiful and Ecology Action, to address sustainable development, alternative energy and environmental youth programs, as well as with government agencies and representatives to learn how they work with constituents and organizations on environmental causes.
The delegates are from cities and town across southern and eastern Ukraine – Dnipropetrovs'k, Kherson, Kostyantynivka, Zaporizhzhya, and Odessa – and work with local environmental organizations that focus on issues such as energy efficiency, alternative energy, ecotourism, environmental youth activities, recycling, wildlife preservation, clean water and pollution prevention.
The delegation is coordinated by the Berkeley-based Center for Safe Energy (CSE), a project of the Earth Island Institute. They are sponsored by the Open World Leadership Program, the only international exchange program funded by the U.S. legislative branch of government.
The delegates are available for interviews. For more information, please contact CSE Austin-based program manager, Tamara Kowalski, at (510) 520-8434. For more information on the Open World program, please contact Maura Shelden at (202) 707-8943 or visit http://www.openworld.gov <http://www.openworld.gov/> .


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››Click here for details about our special Christmas Day Snowshoe Tour
Experience a world away from the crowds and lift-lines and explore the silence of Hakuba's more removed areas on snowshoes. The Hakuba area has endless trails on mountain ridges or through old growth forests and shrines, with truly some of the best Alpine views in all of Japan.
We run snowshoe full day and afternoon half day tours everyday from December 10th to the end of the season.
Minakami area snowshoe tours are provided by Canyons.
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The Christmas Day Snowshoe is a great activity that can be enjoyed by the whole family from ages 3 and up. On this non strenuous but very fun trip into the Japanese winter wonderland you can relax sipping hot mulled wine over a brandy Christmas cake while the children search for presents dropped by Santa on his whirl wind tour of the Japan Alps.
HALF DAY: 10:00 sign-in ~ 12:30 finish
Adult: ¥5,900
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Snowshoe rental, local guide, insurance, tax, mulled wine and brandy Christmas cake for the adults, hot cocoa and cookies for the children and of course as many gifts and goodies as the little ones can search out on the Treasure Hunt.
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For snowshoe tours, we offer a complimentary shuttle service to and from your hotel before and after lessons provided you are staying within our pick-up area. Click here for details of this service.


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8 Pasta Dishes We Love in Chicago
For the past year, Roger has explored Chicago's dining scene the best way he knows how: one bowl of noodles at a time. But these are the ten pastas that stood out from the rest, and they make for a great introduction to Chicago's amazing Italian restaurant scene. More


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Cancer Kills More African-Americans – African American men are twice as likely to die from prostate cancer. Black women die at higher rates from breast cancer.
Haiti: Cholera Down But People Still "Living Like Stray Dogs"
Study Links Poorer Hospital Care to Racial Segregation
For years, doctors and researchers have found that African-Americans with heart disease tend to receive lower-quality care, part of a larger problem of health disparities in America. Racial segregation may account for some of those differences, according to an article published on the Health Affairs Web site yesterday by researchers at the University of Iowa […]


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Chris Murphy cheers Biden's 'smackdown'
Via the vice presidential pool report from Connecticut's Litchfield County, a nice illustration of Democratic glee over Joe Biden's hyper-aggressive debate performance:
Biden was introduced by Chris Murphy, who is locked in a tight race with former wrestling CEO Linda McMahon for the Senate. "All of our thanks to the vice president for what he did Thursday night,'" Murphy said. "I've been hanging around Linda McMahon a little bit...and I think what Linda McMahon would say what Joe Biden did to Paul Ryan Thursday night is a smackdown."
In his day job as a Senate candidate, Murphy characterizes McMahon's WWE background in less lighthearted terms.
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8 More Examples Of Insane Hand Painting
Photographer Ray Massey has captured these beautiful painted hands that depict unlikely subject matter through the use of human hands and body paint. Massey is known for his publication works, both personal and commercial. In this case, the hands were painted by body painter Annie Ralli (not Massey himself), and used for an ad campaign for Ecclesiastical insurance company for the "You're In Good Hands" campaign that featured eight images in total. The concept behind the campaign is quite clever – watch the video above for more information.
Massey's his clear and poignant photography plays an integral role in the overall effectiveness of the imagery. We love the soccer player hands. And we can't help but wonder what it the hand model must feel like having to pose in a stationary position for an extended period while the paint is applied, and then while the photographs were taken. Ouch. Seems like a hand cramp would be inevitable. Either way, the final products are so much fun, we're glad to share them with you, dear reader.


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On April 16, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued proposed regulations on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") to wellness program incentives. The release was followed closely by FAQs and a fact sheet. Other agencies similarly provided guidance, including joint FAQs from the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services… Continue Reading
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Stephanie Roth Authors Article on Applicant Screenings for McKnight's Long-Term-Care NewsPosted in Hiring and Recruiting
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Stephanie Roth wrote an article on the pressure employers are facing to forgo inquiring about applicants' criminal convictions during the initial stages of the hiring process. Stephanie notes that the legal landscape is rapidly changing and the requirement of applicants to disclose their criminal conviction records when first submitting an… Continue Reading
Tim Garrett Authors Article on KBR Settlement for Employee Benefit AdviserPosted in Employment Agreements/Non-Compete Policies and Practice
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Tim Garrett wrote an article summarizing the SEC's April 1 announcement that it had settled an enforcement action over an employer's use of a restrictive confidentiality agreement. Tim made the point that the SEC's action was consistent with similar efforts by the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Employment… Continue Reading
Tim Garrett Comments on Supreme Court Decision Related to Policies on Pregnant EmployeesPosted in Discrimination and Harassment Law and Practice
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Tim Garrett commented on the Supreme Court decision, Young vs. UPS, questioning whether an employer must provide equal accommodations regarding limited duty to employees who have pregnancy-related limitations and those whose limitations are not pregnancy-related. The Supreme Court referred the case back to the 4th Circuit for review. In light… Continue Reading
Tim Garrett Authors Article on Policies to Safeguard the WorkplacePosted in Discrimination and Harassment Law and Practice
Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Tim Garrett authored an article outlining steps that companies should consider to provide a safe workplace. In the wake of recent incidents of violence at the workplace, Tim asserts, employers should adopt policies and procedures to foresee issues and be prepared when situations arise. The article discusses some factors contributing… Continue Reading
Wellness Programs Face Muddy Regulatory WatersPosted in Employee Benefits
Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Sarah Krause and Stephanie Roth authored the article "Wellness Programs Face Muddy Regulatory Waters," that was published by Employee Benefits News on December 23. In the article, the authors discuss the EEOC's recently filed complaints alleging that employers' wellness programs violate the ADA. To read the full article, click here…. Continue Reading
EEOC Targets Voluntariness of Employer-Sponsored Wellness ProgramsPosted in Employee Benefits
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") recently filed complaints against three employers alleging that the employers' wellness programs violate the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") due to the penalties imposed on employees who chose not to complete the wellness programs' requirements. The ADA prohibits employers from asking employees disability-related questions or requiring employees to… Continue Reading
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Court's Authority to Review EEOC's Conciliation EffortsPosted in Discrimination and Harassment Law and Practice, Labor Board Proceedings and Practice
Can an employer challenge whether the EEOC has done its job in defense of a case brought by the EEOC? The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide that question. The issue is whether courts have authority to review whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) properly engaged in efforts to "conciliate" a case prior… Continue Reading
Release Language Hazards and How to Fix ThemPosted in Uncategorized
The EEOC has been challenging the legality of releases, attacking certain language that some employers consider standard. The EEOC responds that it is merely acting consistently with its 1997 Enforcement Guidance on what it considers "non-waivable rights." So, what has drawn the EEOC's adverse attention?
Rigid Application of Light-Duty Policy May Discriminate Against Pregnant EmployeesPosted in Discrimination and Harassment Law and Practice
A federal court recently ruled that an employer's rigid application of its light-duty policy could be used as evidence of pregnancy discrimination. The employer had a policy of providing light-duty jobs only to employees with on-the-job injuries, which the Court here, and the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) in general, have blessed as not showing… Continue Reading
Religious Accommodation Ruling Confirms Employment Law Trend Toward Candid Interactive DiscussionPosted in Uncategorized
A federal circuit court's recent ruling provides more evidence of a prevalent employment law trend that has developed in the last few decades. The trend? Candid interactive communication about an employee's rights and an employer's responsibilities. Over the past few decades, attentive employers have seen courts favor those who communicate forthrightly concerns or issues and… Continue Reading
EEOC Continues Attack on Employer Practices that "Automatically" DisqualifyPosted in Uncategorized
A trucking company has a practice of not returning any trucker to a driver position if that trucker has admitted to being an alcoholic, even if the trucker completes a treatment program. The EEOC sued on behalf of a trucker and challenged this practice. In this instance, however, the trucker did not complete a treatment… Continue Reading
EEOC Continues Aggressive Look at Employer Leave PoliciesPosted in Leaves of Absence/FMLA Law and Practice
The EEOC recently announced two multi-million dollar settlements relating to the targeted employers leave of absence practices. In November, the EEOC announced a $4.5m settlement with Interstate Distributor Company, based on claims that the trucking company did not provide reasonable accommodation to scores of employees who were terminated upon exhausting available leave time. The EEOC… Continue Reading
EEOC Approves Strategic Plan, Focus Includes Equal Pay and Systemic EnforcementPosted in Leaves of Absence/FMLA Law and Practice
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has approved its strategic plan for fiscal years 2013 to 2016 to set the agency's national enforcement priorities. The Plan identifies the following six national priorities: eliminating barriers in recruitment and hiring; protecting immigrant, migrant, and other vulnerable workers; addressing emerging and developing employment discrimination issues; enforcing equal pay… Continue Reading
Requiring Employee to Seek Counseling May Violate ADAPosted in Uncategorized
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits a covered employer from requiring an employee to undergo a "medical examination," unless the examination is shown to be job-related and consistent with business necessity. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an employer's demand that an employee seek psychological counseling as a condition of continued… Continue Reading
EEOC Issues Guidance on Domestic Violence ResponsesPosted in Discrimination and Harassment Law and Practice
The EEOC recently issued guidance on how an employer's stereotypical responses to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking could run afoul of the discrimination laws. The guidance, here, gives some examples which, to the savvy employer, may appear obvious examples of inappropriate (and unlawful) stereotyping. However, the guidance is worth the read. Why?… Continue Reading
Last Chance Agreements – Asking for Waiver of Discrimination Claims PerilousPosted in Employment Agreements/Non-Compete Policies and Practice, Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining
Some employers use last chance agreements ("LCA"), particularly in union settings, to allow hourly employees "one last chance" to improve performance. In return, the employee waives the right to use the union's grievance and arbitration process if later termination is due to continued failure to improve performance or due to another policy violation. Employers will… Continue Reading
EEOC Issues Guidance on Criminal Background ChecksPosted in Discrimination and Harassment Law and Practice
On April 25, the EEOC approved enforcement guidance on an employer's use of criminal background checks in making hiring decisions. By a 4-1 vote, the EEOC clarified that a criminal background check is not unlawful. BUT, the Commission explained its view that the use of criminal histories can be discriminatory in "impact" on minorities and… Continue Reading
Transgender Status Now Protected Under Title VIIPosted in Discrimination and Harassment Law and Practice
The EEOC recently ruled that Title VII's prohibition of discrimination "because of . . . sex" now includes protection for any transgender individual. With this ruling, the EEOC expressly overturns earlier EEOC decisions to the contrary dating back to 1984, 1994 and 1996. Employers should be aware that, according to the EEOC's current interpretation, any… Continue Reading
Texas Court Rules Against EEOC – "Lactation Discrimination" Is Not Unlawful Sex Discrimination But …Posted in Discrimination and Harassment Law and Practice, Doing Business in Tennessee, Leaves of Absence/FMLA Law and Practice
A Cautionary Reminder for Employers A Texas Federal Court recently ruled that terminating an employee because she wanted to pump breast milk at work is not sex discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued on behalf of an individual employee who had mentioned her need to pump breast milk at work and soon thereafter was… Continue Reading
ADA Developments – "How Much Leave Is Required?" Is the Wrong QuestionPosted in Leaves of Absence/FMLA Law and Practice
Based on recent developments, employers wonder how much leave is really required under the ADA. It seems that employers with even generous policies and practices have run afoul of the EEOC either in individualized cases, or, worse yet, in class claims. Most recently, Verizon Communications Inc. settled for a record $20 million payout based on… Continue Reading
Why the Renewed Debate on Criminal Background Checks?Posted in Discrimination and Harassment Law and Practice
The EEOC has renewed the debate recently on an employer's use of background checks in hiring. Nothing new right? You know you cannot use arrest records but only convictions because in this country, all are innocent until proven guilty. But the renewed debate is whether use of conviction records is unlawfully discriminating against minorities. In… Continue Reading
What are the Protected EEO/Non-Discrimination Categories in Tennessee?Posted in Discrimination and Harassment Law and Practice, Doing Business in Tennessee
The Tennessee Human Rights Act (THRA) applies to employers with eight or more employees within the state and prohibits discrimination based on race, creed, color, religion, sex, age or national origin. The interpretation and enforcement of the THRA follows closely that of Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The Tennessee Human… Continue Reading


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Ther-Biotic Infant Formula is a probiotic specifically designed for infants. Infants have different gut flora than adults, and certain strains, like Bifidobacterium Species are really important for infants under 2 years of age. If you can't find Ther-Biotic from Klaire Lab, I would go with GI Flora by Allergy Research Group, which my son has been on since he was 18 months old. Visit the Ther-Biotic Infant Formula product page to find out why the different strains are important. According to Klair Lab:
"Lactobacillus Rhamnosus is important for the maturation of the immune system."Probiotics are especially important for infants who have been on antibiotics or infants whose mothers have been on antibiotics or taken birth control pills, since you inherit your gut flora from your mother.
"Lactobacillus Casei is critical for the proper differentiation of immune dendric cells as the infant's immune system learns to distinguish between harmful antigens and toxins and pathogens. It increases the number of intestinal cells secreting IgA. L. Casei contains enzymes that facilitate the break down of milk proteins and polypeptides as well as gluten."
"Bifidobacterium Lactis enhances normal immune function" and "modifies gut microflora to support against allergic inflammation and increase IgA response to toxins."
"Bifidobacterium Bifidum supresses total and allergen-specific IgE secretion and its populations are often low in infants with allergies."
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When a white congressional candidate recently referred to a black news reporter as "uppity," he coincidentally joined company with another white politician who, later that day, applied the same description to Sen. Barack and Michelle Obama.
Both of the Georgians claimed ignorance of the racial history of the word "uppity," a derogatory term applied throughout the Jim Crow South to blacks who dared to climb the socioeconomic ladder.
But for contemporary critics of the word, ignorance of the potential offense is little excuse in many cases, particularly for older white Southerners who are most likely steeped in the traditions of the old social order.
"Being from the South, people of an older generation tend to have that phrase at least ringing in the back of their head whenever the term 'uppity' is used," said Susan Tamasi, a specialist in sociolinguistics at Emory University in Atlanta.
The word "uppity," which means haughty, or arrogant, made its first appearance in the 1880s in the "Uncle Remus" stories, a series of black songs and folk tales written in slave dialect. By the 1950s, the word had adopted a virulent racial element, Tamasi said.
The 1952 edition of the Oxford dictionary listed the term "uppity (N-word)" with this definition: "Above oneself, self-important, 'jumped up,' haughty, pert, putting on airs" -- although there is race-neutral usage spanning the dictionary's history.
U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga., said earlier this month he had no idea he was using such an incendiary term when, as reported by The Hill, he said: "Honestly, I've never paid that much attention to Michelle Obama. Just what little I've seen of her and Sen. Obama is that they're a member of an elitist class ... that thinks they're uppity."
Westmoreland, 58, and raised in the South during the height of the civil rights movement, said he never heard the term used in a demeaning manner toward blacks.
"It is important to note that the dictionary definition of uppity is 'affecting an air of inflated self-esteem -- snobbish,'" the two-term legislator said in a statement. "That's what we meant by uppity when we used it in the mill village where I grew up."
Non-Southerners who make that argument find more sympathy among critics who say it's hard to believe that people of a certain age and raised in the South have never heard "uppity" used in a racial context.
"The implication is … there's a certain racial order to the world and this particular black man is not adhering to that," said Tina Harris, a professor at the University of Georgia who specializes in interracial communication.
Hours before Westmoreland's comments on Sept. 4, Republican congressional candidate Rick Goddard referred to a black reporter as "uppity" on a morning radio show in Macon, Ga.
"Last night, Newt Gingrich disarmed a very uppity newscaster who tried to question him on the capabilities and leadership of Gov. [Sarah] Palin," Goddard, 64, said, referring to MSNBC's Ron Allen.
Like Westmoreland, Goddard stood by his remarks and referred to the dictionary's definition of the word in deflecting criticism.


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The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last December sparked a major debate about guns on campus.
Following the tragedy Oregon Representative Dennis Richardson wrote a letter to southern Oregon school districts asking them to consider overturning gun bans on school property.
Richardson said if just a small number of teachers at each school properly knew how to use guns, they could easily fight off any threat to the school.
"If I were a school administrator, if I were on a school board and I continued to take the position that that there will be no ability to utilize lethal force against a mass murderer and what occurred in Connecticut were to occur in my school I would feel I have blood on my hands for failing to take action that would save the lives of our children," Richardson told NBC in December.
On Wednesday the Eagle Point School District considered allowing teachers to carry weapons on campus.
Laura Atwater has several grandchildren in the district and is former educator she said if she was still teaching she would volunteer to protect the students with a weapon.
The district has established a committee to look further at the issue.
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WD Raptor - Replace Orginal G5 HD?
as the title states, i want to replace the 160gig standard drive with a Western Digital Raptor 36gig drive. i know its a drop in size but i am soon to be sorting out 1TB of external storage. what i would like to know is:
First off, can it be done? i assume it is just a case of swapping the 2 drives and installing OSX on the new 1?
Secondly, will i benefit from the increased speed of the Raptor drive, as its one of the only SATA drives that have an increased spin speed of 10,000 RPM (at least it used to be)
the raptor is in my old windows based machine and as thats now unused and i certainly dont need 160gig of space with 1TB of external space i want to bung the raptor in, although if i wont make use of the speed of the drive then i may reconsider.
Any advise would be appreciated
I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Not a massive increase in data transfer rates. It will be faster but the biggest benefits come from striped RAIDs.
I run a striped RAID on my G4 and it is very fast, all Adobe apps launch in a few seconds. I would suggest looking into these options. The WD Raptor drives are excellent though and I swear by WD for reliability.
as much as i know about computers, my knowledge on RAID setups is awful. certainly speed is something that im after (ex overclocker of amd's :D) and im a student doing media so running FCP as fast as it can is very usful. is a RAID setup something i can afford? as i mentioned i was looking at getting a 1TB external setup (1 500gb hdd for music and general stuff to share with my windows laptop and the other 500gb hdd for my mac, mainly editing) is this a wise move? apologies if this has moved too far from the subject, let me know and i will start a new thred.
thanks for the replys, i may bung the raptor in my mac just to see if there is much benefit
All you need is 2 drives...
Just for the sake of asking lil, why are you running striped RAIDs? Is it just for the space? All of mine are mirrored for data backup, so that is why I am curious. Also, are you using OSX Disc Utility to build them or another App? Any special cards? Internal or external? FW or USB2? I don't find many folks who know what RAID is, much less actually have one (or 3 in my case) set up.
I'm running two 'standard' WD Caviar 160GB drives, ATA/133 spec through a Sonnet Tempo ATA133 RAID card. I'm using striped RAID for the extra speed boost, well massive speed boost it gives. I could potentially use mirroring but I have chosen speed over backup, and I do a weekly backup anyway. It's an internal PCI card which can also operate as a standard ATA133 card.
For those unaware:
RAID 0 is Striped RAID, essentially two drives working in tandem. The Mac says, I want some info, it goes to the RAID controller card and it tells the two drives to get certain parts of the file, the drives get the info and pass it back to the controller, it stitches it together and sends it down to the Mac. Most drives cannot sustain a transfer of 66MB/s let alone get up to 100MB/s or 133MB/s (ATA100/133) nor SATA150/300. Two drives working together does not double the speed but it gets close. www.xlr8yourmac.com has a number of good articles. On a RAID 0 (Striped RAID)if one drive fails, data is lost on both hard drives.
RAID 1 or Mirroring is where you are running two drives off the RAID controller that mirror each other, there is no speed benefit but the peace of mind that should one drive fail, you can remove it, plonk in a new drive and it will automatically copy over, giving you some backup security.
I'm not aware of any RAID cards for Firewire or USB2. The only ones I know are PCI/PCI-X/PCI-E cards.
In terms of cost:
2 x 160GB WD Drives = £100
RAID Controller card (PCI, you will need a PCI-Express card since yours is a new PowerMac G5 Dual Core) = £70.
£170 all told, lots of space and very fast too.
Not too bad really.
thanks for that quick explanation, it turns out i did know the basics of that. my only issue is that i really want a LOT of space, hence the ideas of 1TB and im pretty sure this needs to be external as i need to access data on 1 drive from a windows based laptop and i may also require to transport the drives every so ofton.
anyone know of a way to set this sort of thing up with external drives?
also is there a huge problem with loosing data, while the idea of backing up everything sounds great to me, it would also mean (with my setup idea) that i loose 500gig of space in mirroring it or i run the risk of loosing the lot if somthing goes down.
thanks agin for your help, very much appreciated.
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russell who? he just mad that his ladie left him for a boy that dont need viagra.
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I would give Russell some credibility when he apoligizes for marrying baby PHAT.
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Katrina was simply handled wrong, and Bush admitted it.
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GW Bush doesn't LIKE POOR PEOPLE! So technically he isn't racist so much as an elistist A hole. Some thing Kanye and Russell are also guilty of.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Easter weekend
Here are some pictures!
Riley dressed up and ready to go
Aquarium visit:
After the aquarium we went out for dinner at Red Robin (Olive Garden was our 1st choice but had a 2 hour wait, as opposed to immediate service at Red Robin...so we modified our plans. 2 hours, with five hungry adults and four hungry children? Seriously, people). While there I determined that Riley loves french onion soup!
Here he was snarfing it down:
And here he was between bites, mad at me for taking so long:
with Auntie Cherilyn
And Easter itself;
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- Dana said...
Very fun!!
Riley looks so big and long! And I love his shoes!
- April 15, 2009 at 4:17 PM
- Asheya said...
Great pics - such cute kids! Love th Easter photos. Have to say those flowers are making me insanely jealous! We are just happy up here that all the snow on the sidewalks has melted and Elias can ride his tricycle (with mitts on, of course).
The aquarium is so awesome! We are really looking forward to going again when we are down in October. And going to some cool restaurants too. Oooooh, I totally have urban envy right now!
- April 15, 2009 at 5:18 PM
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Yay for cool jellyfish pictures! I really like jellyfish. Well, I don't like them when they hug me. I like to look at them from afar.
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I really like the jellyfish pics too, and the kids looking with stunned awe at the aquarium stuff.
When I see kids hunting for eggs, I am filled with childlike glee. Whoever came up with that gem of an activity gets two thumbs up from me.
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Love all the pics. CUTE kids and lovely spring flowers.
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